Joined-up Thinking Needed for Japan"™s Air Transport Infrastructure Olympics are an Opportunity to Drive Critical Change
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) called on Japan to prepare its airport infrastructure for the 2020 Olympics and future growth of the tourism industry using joined-up thinking and extensive consultation with industry. Japan has set aggressive targets for attracting international tourist arrivals. In 2016 Japan welcomed some 24 million international tourists. In the 2020 […]
IATA Welcomes Reduction in Austrian Air Travel Tax
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) welcomed the announcement that the Austrian Air Travel Tax will be halved from 1 January 2018. The Austrian Ministers Council confirmed that the decision was taken to increase the attractiveness of Austria as a business and tourism destination, to secure the future of Vienna airport as an international aviation […]
Wings of Changes reúne CEOs de aéreas no RJ; confira
Pela primeira vez acontecendo no Brasil, o evento Wings of Change deve discutir as expectativas e tendências do futuro do mercado da aviação. Marcado para 30 e 31 de março de 2017, o encontro internacional reúne alguns dos principais líderes da indústria de transporte aéreo, como CEOs e executivos de companhias aéreas e aeroportos, além […]
Legal Symposium 2017: Reshaping the industry
A number of conflicting factors are influencing air travel"™s future, said Brian Pearce, IATA"™s Chief Economist. World growth remains lacklustre, but demand for air connectivity is still strong. Consumers are seeing increasing value as fares fall in real terms, and investors are experiencing returns above the cost of capital. But the industry"™s profits are not […]
IATA Welcomes Entry into Force of WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) welcomed the entry into force of the Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA). This follows the ratification of the treaty by two-thirds of the members of the World Trade Organization (WTO). «The Trade Facilitation Agreement will cut red tape at the border for faster, cheaper and easier trade. That"™s great news […]
Wizz Air abre su primera base en Europa occidental, Londres Luton
Wizz Air, la mayor aerolínea de bajo coste y de tarifas bajas en Europa Central y del Este, abrirá su base número 28 en el aeropuerto de Londres Luton en Reino Unido el 18 de junio de 2017 con un nuevo avión de Airbus A320. Londres Luton lleva operando vuelos de Wizz Air desde hace […]
Another Strong Year for Air Travel Demand in 2016
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced full-year global passenger traffic results for 2016 showing demand (revenue passenger kilometers or RPKs) rose 6.3% compared to 2015 (or 6.0% if adjusted for the leap year). This strong performance was well ahead of the ten-year average annual growth rate of 5.5%. Capacity rose 6.2% (unadjusted) compared to […]
Primeira edição da International Brazil Air Show começa em 29 de março
Esperando movimentar cerca de R$1bi em negócios, o IBAS "“ International Brazil Air Show acontecerá nos dias 29, 30 e 31 de março para empresários do setor e nos dias 01 e 02 de abril aberta ao público em geral no Aeroporto Internacional Tom Jobim "“ RIOgaleão. O IBAS contará com uma programação desenvolvida especialmente […]
American Airlines group reporta ganancias del cuarto trimestre y del año completo
American Airlines Group Inc. (NASDAQ: AAL) reportó hoy sus resultados del cuarto trimestre y del año completo de 2016. Los puntos más destacados de las ganancias de la compañía incluyen: "¢ Ganancias previas a impuestos para el cuarto trimestre de 2016 de $500 millones, o $773 millones excluyendo cargos especiales netos, y unas ganancias netas […]
Mexicana MRO Services Joins Latin American and Caribbean Air Transport Association
Mexicana MRO Services, a specialized maintenance services provider based in Mexico City, has joined the Latin America and Caribbean Air Transport Association’s (ALTA) growing affiliate membership. Mexicana MRO is the first company providing exclusively MRO services to join ALTA’s membership. ALTA’s affiliate members are airline-related organizations that work collaboratively with the association on aviation industry […]
