SpiceJet joins IATA
SpiceJet has joined the International Air Transport Association (IATA), it has been announced. In December 2018, IATA Director General and CEO Alexandre de Juniac told reporters in India that the carrier had applied for IATA membership. The airline is the first Indian low-cost carrier to join the trade association representing more than 290 airlines. IATA […]
Passenger Demand Moderates in February: IATA
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced global passenger traffic results for February 2019 showing total revenue passenger kilometers (RPKs) rose 5.3%, compared to February 2018. This was the slowest rate of growth in more than a year but still in line with long-term demand trends. Monthly capacity (available seat kilometers or ASKs) increased by […]
Air Freight Demand Continues Downward Trajectory in February 2019: IATA
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for global air freight markets showing that demand, measured in freight tonne kilometers (FTKs), decreased 4.7% in February 2019, compared to the same period in 2018. This was the fourth consecutive month of negative year-on-year growth and the worst performance in the last three years. Freight capacity, […]
Free In Flight Wifi Coming To Delta By 2021
According to CEO Ed Bastian, Delta is planning to invest billions of dollars in improving the customer experience when flying Delta Airlines. This includes providing free in-flight WiFi by 2021. WiFi accessibility has seen significant growth in airlines across the industry, and Delta is hoping to set a new standard with their service. In Flight […]
GOL Announces Six New Destinations
GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes S.A. («GOL» or «Company»), (NYSE: GOL and B3: GOLL4), Brazil’s premier domestic airline, announces six new destinations in the Company’s domestic network. As of the second half of this year, the cities of Cascavel, in the State of Paraná, Passo Fundo, in the State of Rio Grande do Sul, Vitória da […]
LATAM debuts new cabin interior in Peru
LATAM Airlines Group has debuted a new cabin interior that will roll out across two-thirds of the airline’s fleet, in a $400 million investment the Oneworld carrier says is «upping the game» in offering an industry-leading experience onboard. The new interior entered service on a LATAM Airlines Peru Boeing 767-300ER, registered CC-CXC, in recent weeks. […]
Wow Air ceases operations and cancels all flights
Icelandic budget carrier Wow Air has ceased operations and cancelled all flights, hours after suspending services while it attempted a last-ditch financial rescue. The struggling carrier had been trying to arrange a debt-to-equity conversion with bondholders after talks with potential investment partners collapsed. But the airline, which had called a temporary halt to flights on […]
Delta Increases Capacity Between Atlanta and San Juan
Holiday travel to San Juan is on the rise and Delta Air Lines is prepared to accommodate increased demand by upgauging the aircrafts used to serve the Atlanta-San Juan route. The route will operate one of its four daily flights with an Airbus A330-300 aircraft. “From Thanksgiving through the winter season, visitors flock to Puerto […]
Cathay Pacific to buy HK Express in HK$4.93bn deal
Cathay Pacific has agreed to take over budget rival Hong Kong Express Airways in a HK$4.93 billion ($628 million) deal that is set to close by the end of the year. A stock exchange disclosure states that Cathay entered into the deal on 27 March with HNA Aviation Group to buy the carrier for HK$2.25 […]
Viva Air Labs empowering an ecosystem of innovation in Latin America
The aviation industry in Latin America is booming and it is expected to contribute $322 billion to the regional GDP by 2034. Viva Air Colombia, Colombia’s first low-cost airline, is one of the main vehicles behind this growth. Launched in 2012 as VivaColombia, in a short period of time the airline has drastically improved connectivity […]
