Airlines should be braced for tougher conditions: IATA

IATA chief economist Brian Pearce believes the industry should be braced for more difficult conditions over the next 12 months, amid continued market challenges and the heaviest falls in air freight demand since the financial crisis a decade ago. Speaking at the Airlines 2050 event in London on 17 October, Pearce flagged that conditions faced […]

IATA: UK must increase capacity, cut taxes and visa restrictions

The UK risks losing up to 120,000 jobs from the aviation sector over the next two decades if it does not improve competitiveness, according to a new IATA report. Lack of airport infrastructure in southeast England, the world’s highest rate of passenger charges and taxes, together with a relatively restrictive visa regime are the main […]

Colombia’s Viva Air mines data to improve air travel

Colombia-based LCC Viva Air, through its innovation lab, is working with universities to harness data and develop new ways to increase revenue, improve the passenger experience and drive operational efficiency. The airline wants to become the world’s first “open data” carrier by sharing its information and analyses, Viva Air Labs head of innovation Clyde Hutchinson […]

See which airlines are the largest on a state-by-state basis

Each state has a different relationship with the airlines that service its airports. In some states, one or two airlines dominate the market, while in others it’s more diversified. In Texas, unsurprisingly, the two home-state carriers, American Airlines Group Inc. (Nasdaq: AAL) and Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE: LUV), accounted for more than half of total […]

OECS and IATA: Working together to improve air travel in the Eastern Caribbean

The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Commission and the International Air Transport Association (IATA) have met recently to discuss the aviation challenges facing the Eastern Caribbean region and what steps need to be taken to improve intra-regional travel for everyday citizens. A delegation from IATA, including IATA’s Caribbean Area Manager, Security and Facilitation Manager […]

Cerda calls on Caribbean to address excessive aviation taxes

Excessive taxes across the Caribbean aviation industry are counter-productive, according to Peter Cerda, International Air Transport Association (IATA) Regional Vice President, The Americas. «While there is no denying the budgetary challenges facing many governments in the region, imposing heavy fees and taxes on aviation and air travel negatively affects levels of tourism and business travel—the […]

Air travel technology predictions for 2018

The pace of technological change is accelerating. Over the last few years the travel experience has become more efficient thanks to new technologies such as mobile internet, artificial intelligence, virtual reality, big-data, internet of things and biometrics. But we are only scratching the surface of their potential. Many more benefits are yet to be realized. […]

Canadian government to trial biometrics and blockchain in air travel

The government of Canada has announced the launch of a Known Traveller Digital Identity prototype, which will test the application of biometrics and blockchain technology in the area of air travel. The prototype, developed in collaboration with Accenture, was launched at the World Economic Forum"™s (WEF) 48th Annual Meeting. The government is collaborating with the […]