Lufthansa to open services to Canadian capital
Star Alliance carrier Lufthansa is to open a new transatlantic connection to Canada, with services to the capital Ottawa. It is to operate to the city from its Frankfurt base from 16 May next year. Lufthansa says it will operate Airbus A340-300s on the route, configured with 279 seats in three classes including a premium-economy […]
Spirit Airlines Aims to Maximize Comfort and Legroom with Brand New Seats
Spirit Airlines has just announced the latest facet of its “Invest in the Guest” brand commitment by unveiling plans for new, more comfortable jet cabin seating that will maximize useable legroom. The announcement was made onstage at the Airline Passenger Experience Association (APEX) EXPO. Spirit Airlines officials indicated that the carrier will share its plans […]
KLM transfers A350 order to Air France
KLM has formally transferred an order for seven Airbus A350-900s to its SkyTeam and corporate partner Air France. Airbus’s latest official orders data, covering the period to 31 August, shows that the seven A350s have been removed from the Dutch airline’s backlog. Air France’s orders for the twinjet have correspondingly risen from 21 to 28. […]
Emirates Airline makes top management changes
Emirates Airline has promoted two long-time management team members to top leadership positions as president Tim Clark indicated he will stay in his position for longer. The airline named Adel Al Redha as its new COO and Adnan Kazim as its new chief commercial officer. Sheikh Majid Al Mualla is running the company’s government affairs […]
JetBlue considers serving ‘multiple’ London airports
JetBlue Airways is evaluating the possibility of serving more than one London airport under its plan to start transatlantic flights to Europe in 2021. Speaking at the Aviation Festival in London on 5 September, JetBlue chief operating officer Joanna Geraghty said that the airline is looking at London Heathrow, Gatwick, Luton and Stansted as potential […]
A Soft Start to the Peak Travel Period
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced slowing global passenger demand growth for July. Total revenue passenger kilometers (RPKs) rose 3.6%, compared to the same month in 2018. This was down from 5.1% annual growth recorded in June. All regions posted traffic increases. Monthly capacity (available seat kilometers or ASKs) increased by 3.2% and load […]
Five ways Delta is making it easier to travel with its global airline partners
Delta is focused on providing customers across the globe with a consistent and seamless experience when they travel between the airline and its partners. By looking at all aspects of the customer journey from booking right through to bag collection at your destination, Delta has found innovative, industry-leading ways to improve and ease the travel […]
Trade War Impacting Air Freight Demand
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for global air freight markets showing that demand, measured in freight tonne kilometers (FTKs), contracted by 3.2% in July 2019, compared to the same period in 2018. This marks the ninth consecutive month of year-on-year decline in freight volumes. Air cargo continues to suffer from weak global […]
Low-cost carrier Volotea to aid hybrid aircraft design
Spanish carrier Volotea is to co-operate in the development of a hybrid electric aircraft for regional transport, a project which will involve newly-established specialist Dante Aeronautical. Volotea says it will assist with refining the concept by providing market and technical data. Dante Aeronautical, originally founded in Madrid, says Volotea will help to «define the specifications» […]
Jamaica: Tourism Minister Announces New Flights from South America and Russia
Speaking at a press conference to provide updates on industry developments, Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett said come December 2, LATAM Airlines will commence service between Lima, Peru and Montego Bay, with three flights per week. This, he pointed out, will increase the number of flights out of South America to 14, with COPA Airlines […]
