Airline industry braces for record-high summer travel
The airline industry is bracing for a record-high number of travelers this summer. About 234 million passengers, or approximately 2.5 million travelers per day, are expected to fly on U.S. airlines between June 1 and Aug. 31, according to Airlines for America (A4A). That travel volume would be a 4 percent increase from the previous […]
New Partnership to Enhance Quality Assurance and Safety in Global Aviation Fueling
The International Air Transport Association (IATA), the Joint Inspection Group (JIG), and Airlines for America (A4A) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen and promote Safety and Quality Assurance in global aviation fueling activities. «Maintaining the quality of the aviation fuel supply and the supporting infrastructure and operations is vital to the safe and […]
A4A airlines will no longer remove boarded passengers from aircraft
All Airlines for America (A4A) member airlines are now committed to not removing a boarded passenger from an aircraft in a bumping situation and all are committed to ensuring crew being transported are booked in advance, A4A president and CEO Nicholas Calio said. Speaking at the IATA Wings of Change conference in Miami, Calio said […]
EE.UU. movilizará 2.4 millones de spring breakers al día
En esta temporada alta de primavera y pascua, las aerolíneas de la Unión Americana prevén movilizar un aproximado de 144.9 millones de viajeros (conocidos comúnmente como spring breakers) entre el 1 de marzo y el 30 de abril, es decir, un promedio de 2.4 millones de pasajeros por día, tanto en vuelos locales como internacionales. […]
IATA pide a Trump que baje los impuestos a la aviación
La Asociación Internacional de Transporte Aéreo (IATA) ha pedido a la Administración norteamericana una reducción de la carga impositiva soportada por la aviación y los viajeros aéreos, así como un nuevo enfoque para la prestación de servicios de tráfico aéreo. "En Estados Unidos, el sector de la aviación aporta 680.100 millones de dólares al PIB […]
