El piloto comercial español Juan Velarde cumple su sueño en Red Bull Air Race
Juan Velarde viene de una familia amante de la aeronáutica, por lo que no es raro que sea un piloto comercial para una aerolínea en vuelos entre Madrid y Latinoamérica. Sin embargo, lo que sí es una novedad es que Velarde sea uno de los 14 mejores pilotos del mundo que recorren por el cielo […]
WOW Air llega a Montreal y Toronto, con vuelos para Europa a partir de $99
¿Un boleto aéreo -one way- para Islandia, desde Montreal o Toronto, por sólo 99 dólares? ¿Otros destinos europeos por $149? Esto será posible a partir del año 2016, cuando entre en el mercado canadiense la línea aérea a bajo costo WOW Air. Los precios incluyen impuestos y otras tarifas, pero sólo representan el de ida […]
Teamwork, Innovation and Industry Unity for a Sustainable Future
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) co-signed an open letter calling on governments to act to help the industry reduce its carbon footprint. The letter was organized by the Air Transport Action Group (ATAG), which brings together all the major players in the aviation sector (airlines, airports, aerospace manufacturers, and air navigation service providers) with […]
IATA To Deliver Specialized Aviation Security Training in Sherbrooke
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced an agreement has been signed with Centre en sûreté Alerte to provide a three-year schedule of aviation security training at its newly established Airpole training facility in Sherbrooke, Quebec. The IATA courses will be delivered in English and in French for aviation security professionals in a unique combination […]
Tony Tyler speaks at the IATA World Financial Symposium, Barcelona
It"™s a pleasure to be with you in this historic center of culture, free-thinking, commerce and manufacturing. I would like to add my thanks to our sponsors for their strong support, which makes events such as these possible. 2015 is a special year for the airline industry. Seventy years ago, the leaders of 57 airlines […]
Over 40% of International Traffic Touched Asia-Pacific in 2014 59th Edition of IATA World Air Transport Statistics Released
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced industry performance statistics for 2014 showing the growing demand for air transport. Asia Asia-Pacific has clearly established itself as the industry"™s largest market. In 2014 that was demonstrated by several measures: "¢ International traffic to, from and within the Asia-Pacific region represented 42% of total international revenue passenger […]
Wizz Air confirma su pedido de 110 aviones A321 neo
Wizz Air, el mayor operador de tarifas bajas que cubre Europa Central y del Este, ha confirmado el compromiso firmado en junio, con ocasión del Salón Aeronáutico Internacional de Le Bourget, para la adquisición de 110 aviones A321 neo. Se trata del mayor pedido hasta ahora del popular A321 neo. Con este, los pedidos y […]
Aerolínea Nature Air invierte $2,5 millones en su nueva flotilla
La línea aérea costarricense Nature Air, anunció la tarde de este jueves la compra de cuatro nuevas aeronaves. Esto significa para la firma una inversión de $2,5 millones. Las nuevas aeronaves, modelo LET- L410 y fabricadas en el 2004, permitirán a la aerolínea ofrecer al pasajero mayor espacio en cabina y reducir sus tiempos de […]
Air Freight Demand Falls in July
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for global air freight markets showing a fall in air cargo demand in July compared to the same month last year. Air freight volumes measured in freight tonne kilometers (FTK) fell 0.6%, in line with weaker global economic growth. The decline was broad-based across all regions with […]
Robust Passenger Demand Continues
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced global passenger traffic results for July showing robust demand growth compared to July 2014 for both domestic and international traffic. Total revenue passenger kilometers (RPKs) rose 8.2%, which was an improvement on the June year-over-year increase of 5.5%. July capacity (available seat kilometers or ASKs) increased by 6.5%, […]
