2019 Starts on a Positive Note for Passenger Demand: IATA
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced global passenger traffic results for January 2019 showing traffic (revenue passenger kilometers or RPKs) rose 6.5% compared to January 2018. This was the fastest growth in six months. January capacity (available seat kilometers or ASKs) rose 6.4%, and load factor inched up 0.1 percentage point to 79.6%. «2019 […]
International Women’s Day: This is What Airlines are Doing To Celebrate
The traditionally male-dominated world of aviation is one of many industries celebrating International Women’s Day today (8 March). Just this week, airlines have started to loosen strict rules around cabin crew beauty standards. Virgin Atlantic and Aer Lingus both announced they were dropping their mandatory makeup rule for female cabin crew. Other airlines are shining […]
Alitalia most punctual company in the world in February according to FlightStats
Alitalia has ranked most punctual airline in the world in February 2019 with 90.12 per cent of flights landed on schedule, according to the report published by FlightStats, the authoritative US independent society which every month drafts the list of the major airlines in the world for on-time performance, comparing the data of equivalent airlines […]
GOL discloses preliminary traffic figures for February 2019
GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes S.A. (NYSE: GOL and B3: GOLL4), Brazil’spremier domestic airline, announces today preliminary air traffic figures for the month of February, 2019. Comparisons refer to the same period of 2018. Highlights GOL’s domestic supply (ASK) increased by 1.3% and demand (RPK) increased by 6.9%. GOL’s domestic load factor was 82.4%, a 4.3 […]
Air Freight Makes Weak Start to 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 1.8% in January 2019, compared to the same period in 2018. This was the worst performance in the last three years. Freight capacity, measured in available freight tonne kilometers (AFTKs), rose by […]
Air Canada Rouge to commence operations in Quito
According to a press release, Air Canada Rouge, an affiliate of Air Canada, announced non-stop flights between Toronto and Quito beginning in December of this year. The airline will use a Boeing 767-300 wide cabin aircraft to cover the route with three weekly frequencies initially. The arrival of a new leisure airline such as Air […]
Delta to base A330neos in Seattle from July
Delta Air Lines will base its first Airbus A330-900neos at its Seattle Tacoma gateway, with flights to Asia beginning in July. The Atlanta-based SkyTeam carrier says it will use the aircraft for flights to Shanghai Pudong from 1 July, Seoul Incheon from 31 July, and Tokyo Narita from 31 August. «Delta will nearly double the […]
TSA Pre✓ expands to include 9 more airlines
The Transportation Security Administration announced the expansion of its TSA Pre✓ expedited screening program to nine additional domestic and international carriers. The new partnering airlines are Air India, Asiana Airlines, China Airlines, Eastern Airlines, Elite Airways, EVA Airways, Japan Airlines, TAP Air Portugal, and Volaris. Today’s announcement brings the number of airlines participating in TSA […]
How Vueling is addressing business needs through the use of innovative technology
“Innovation is happening in every corner of Vueling,” says Simone van Neerven, Head of Innovation at the Spanish airline. Indeed, the low-cost carrier has an impressive track record of introducing creative new solutions to drive the passenger experience forward. As van Neerven explains: “We were the first airline in the world to launch Google Pay, […]
Qantas sees domestic market ‘well balanced’
Qantas has attributed a strong performance from its domestic network to having its capacity aligned with demand, and has characterised the market as well balanced. The Oneworld carrier’s mainline domestic segment produced record underlying earnings of A$453 million for the half-year to the end of December 2018, as unit revenue grew 7.5%. Capacity, meanwhile, fell […]
