Airlines for America Expecting 47.5 Million Passengers During Winter Holiday Travel Period

As travelers prepare for the always busy holiday season, Airlines for America (A4A) announced its research shows an estimated 47.5 million passengers are expected to fly in the United States over the 18-day winter holiday travel period. The 2019-2020 winter holiday travel period runs from Thursday, December 19, through Sunday, January 5, and A4A officials […]

A4A, IATA join forces on flying’s green messaging

US airline lobbying organization A4A has joined with IATA to communicate the environmental and sustainable efforts initiated by commercial aviation and explain why flying is a responsible transport choice. Airlines are coming under pressure as global concerns grow about carbon emissions and climate change. In the past six months, a flygskam, or “flight shame,” movement […]

US airlines working to add gender options for non-binary passengers when booking trips

Major airlines will soon offer passengers who don’t identify as «male» or «female» more options when booking tickets to travel. The announcement came after an industry trade group, Airlines for America (A4A), and International Air Transport Association members recently approved a new standard to account for non-binary IDs. «U.S. airlines value a culture of diversity […]

Las aerolíneas agregarán nuevas opciones de género para pasajeros no binarios

Los pasajeros de las aerolíneas estadounidenses que no se identifican como hombres o mujeres pronto tendrán más opciones de género para elegir al reservar boletos. Las nuevas opciones de género que se agregarán incluyen sin especificar y sin revelar. Airlines for America (A4A), el grupo comercial de la industria, hizo el anuncio de que los […]

A4A Urges Continued Construction of Mexico City’s International Airport

Airlines for America (A4A), the industry trade organization for the leading U.S. airlines, today wrote to President-Elect Andrés Manuel López Obrador voicing support for the continued construction of the New Mexico International Airport (NAIM). In the letter, A4A President and CEO Nicholas E. Calio explained why the new airport is necessary to meet the needs […]

A4A: US airlines 1H profits fall on fuel, infrastructure challenges

With jet fuel prices continuing to climb, profitability for US commercial carriers declined in the first half of 2018, according to Washington DC-based Airlines for America (A4A). Pre-tax profit margins fell to 7.2% in 1H from 11.5% during the year-ago period, as fuel expenses increased 31%, airport expenses rose 7.1% and labor costs grew 5.7%. […]

Longtime Airlines for America SVP and General Counsel Announces Retirement

After a career spanning more than three decades, tackling issues that ranged from taxation and regulation to protecting the safety of airline passengers and crewmembers, David Berg, Airlines for America"™s senior vice president, general counsel & secretary announced his intent to retire at the end of June. During his career at A4A, Berg managed industry […]

Technology plays critical role in airlines"™ year of "˜all-time highs"™

"All-time best ever" was the catchphrase of the day in Airlines for America"™s 2017 Review & Spring 2018 Air Travel Forecast teleconference. A4A, the trade group representing most US major airlines, presented a litany of records from 2017: the lowest ever number of fatal accidents; best ever recorded performance for baggage handling (99.5%); the fewest […]

A4A Urges Lawmakers to Reject Unnecessary Tax Hikes on Airline Customers

-Airlines for America (A4A), the industry trade organization for the leading U.S. airlines, today urged Congress to reject increases to Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) security fees just as the administration rejected an unwarranted increase in the passenger facility charge (PFC), a move A4A strongly applauds. That said, Congress should […]

Canaero y A4A firman acuerdo para promover transporte aéreo

El convenio busca estrechar los lazos de cooperación entre las cámaras de aviación de México y EU, con el fin de promover la adopción de mejores prácticas internacionales en materia de competencia. La Cámara Nacional de Aerotransportes (Canaero) y Airlines for America (A4A) firmaron un acuerdo de colaboración para promover el transporte aéreo y el […]