Winter storm grounds more than 1,300 US flights, airlines waive change fees
Airlines canceled more than 1,300 flights on Wednesday as a mix of snow, sleet and heavy rain crossed the U.S. American Airlines said it canceled 700 flights scheduled to depart Wednesday, mostly those on smaller, regional aircraft. American and other carriers, including Delta Air Lines, United Airlines, JetBlue Airways and Spirit Airlines said they would […]
US airlines working to add gender options for non-binary passengers when booking trips
Major airlines will soon offer passengers who don’t identify as «male» or «female» more options when booking tickets to travel. The announcement came after an industry trade group, Airlines for America (A4A), and International Air Transport Association members recently approved a new standard to account for non-binary IDs. «U.S. airlines value a culture of diversity […]
Flybondi continues its expansion in South America
Flybondi continues its expansion in the Region. After starting its international operation in December 2018 for Paraguay and Uruguay, it has just started the administrative, contractual and regulatory process to start its operations in Brazil. On Friday, February 15, the company received the authorization of legal operation from the aeronautical authority of the country, ANAC […]
Emirates to link Dubai to Porto
Dubai-based Emirates has confirmed that it is to launch a four times a week connection from its home hub to Portugal’s second-largest city, Porto. On July 2, Porto will become the airline’s second Portuguese destination, adding to the current twice-daily service to the national capital of Lisbon. The link will be operated by Boeing 777-300ER […]
Sebastián Pereira assumes as new CEO of Flybondi
Flybondi announces the appointment of Sebastián Pereira as Chief Executive Officer of the company. Pereira is an international executive with more than 20 years of experience in transport and in the aviation industry developed in different countries such as Argentina, Brazil and the United States. In his experience, he has an important career in the […]
New routes help Turkish Cargo grow rapidly in 2018
Turkish Cargo saw air cargo volumes grow by more than 20% last year, according to figures from analyst World ACD. Figures from the data provider show the airline noted a 21.7% increase in the chargeable weight of cargo transported, which the airline pointed out is 10 times higher than the average market growth rate for […]
Aeroméxico Launch New Routes to Colombia
Mexico’s flag carrier announced at Routes Americas 2019 that it is launching a new route from Mexico City to Cali, Colombia. The new route will be flown four times a week, with the first flight scheduled for May 16 on a Boeing 737-700 with capacity for 124 passengers. Cali becomes the carrier’s third destination in […]
Aeromexico posts 2018 net loss on fuel costs, inflation
Grupo Aeromexico reported a net loss for 2018 of MXP1.9 billion ($98.6 million), reversed from a MXP18 million net income a year earlier. Headwinds faced by the Mexico City-based carrier in 2018 included a 35.6% year-over-year (YOY) increase in fuel costs and a 4.8% annual inflation rate. The airline’s full-year revenue rose 14.3% to MXP70.3 […]
Norwegian to cease French Caribbean routes in optimization strategy
LCC Norwegian will withdraw from the Caribbean market in March after concluding that its flights to the region are not financially viable. The airline provides seasonal services from New York JFK, Fort Lauderdale and Montreal to the French overseas territories of Guadeloupe and Martinique, as well as from Guadeloupe and Martinique to Cayenne in French […]
CHAMP Cargosystems launches EmissionsCalculator solution
CHAMP Cargosystems has launched ian EmissionsCalculator to help airlines, shippers and forwarders measure accurately their supply chain emissions The calculator leverages information flowing through CHAMP’s IT solutions and from third-parties to provide a breakdown of emissions by flight or air waybill number. It reports on the key greenhouse gasses of carbon dioxide (CO2); nitrogen oxides […]
