Outlook for Air Cargo Stabilizes Growth Accelerates in May
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for global air freight markets showing air cargo growth accelerated in May, with 4.7% growth compared to a year ago. This is up from the 3.8% year-on-year growth recorded in April. Cargo volumes, measured by Freight Tonne Kilometers (FTKs) were up across all regions, but with significant […]
French Air Traffic Controllers Strike to Keep Borders in the Sky
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) strongly condemned the strike action by French air traffic controllers which targets vacationers at the start of the busy summer holiday season. "Unions bent on stopping progress are putting at risk the hard-earned vacations of millions of travelers, and from the public"™s perspective, the timing of the strike could […]
Air Astana extends PBH contract with AJW Aviation for five years, including three factory new Boeing 767s
In a move that recognises the dependable on-going power-by-the-hour support provided by AJW Aviation for its fleet of A320, B767 and B757 aircraft over the past six years, Air Astana has extended its contract for a further five year term until April 2019. The new agreement with AJW also covers an additional five A320 aircraft, […]
AJW Aviation signs two year PBH contract with Air Peace
AJW Aviation, the independent complete aircraft spares support specialist with extensive start-up airline experience, has signed a two year contract with Nigerian airline Air Peace to provide power-by-the-hour support for its four B737-500 aircraft. Although this is AJW"™s first contract with the airline, their Boeing fleet joins over 500 aircraft which AJW currently has under […]
Air Freight Markets in Modest Slowdown
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for global air freight markets in April showing demand (measured in Freight Tonne Kilometers or FTKs) was 3.2% above previous year levels. Demand has not, however, grown in recent months. Traffic levels in April were slightly below those of January and 1.1% lower than what was recorded […]
Demand for Air Travel Decelerates in March
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced global passenger traffic results for March showing a moderation of the pace of growth in demand. Total revenue passenger kilometers (RPKs) increased 3.1% compared to March 2013. Although this represented a slowdown in comparison to the February year-over-year traffic increase of 5.6% , cumulative traffic growth for the […]
Solid Demand for Air Travel Continues
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced global passenger traffic results for February showing demand growth of 5.4% compared to February 2013. Although this represented a slowdown compared to the January traffic increase of 8.2%, cumulative traffic growth for the first two months of 2014 was 6.9%, which compares favorably with the 5.2% overall growth […]
Japan Transocean Air ordena 12 unidades del Boeing 737 Nueva Generación
Boeing y Japan Transocean Air (JTA) han anunciado que la aerolínea ha ordenado 12 unidades del 737-800 Nueva Generación. Esta selección, valorada en 1.100 millones de dólares a precios de catálogo, marca el inicio del programa de renovación de flota de la aerolínea. Está previsto que los nuevos aviones entren en servicio a partir de […]
Air Freight Markets Make Strong Start to Year
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released January performance data showing a strong rise in air freight growth compared to a year ago. Global freight tonne kilometers (FTKs) rose 4.5% in January compared to January 2013. This is a significant acceleration on the 2.2% year-on-year growth rate recorded in December, and is well above the […]
Air Cargo Continues Moderate Recovery Uneven Growth across Regions
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released figures showing a 6.1% growth in demand (measured in freight tonne kilometers or FTK) for air freight in November 2013 over the same month in the previous year. November"™s performance is an improvement on the 4.4% year-on-year demand expansion recorded in October. This continues an improvement trend in […]
