Latam Cargo continues its pharma expansion
Latam Cargo has continued to expand its pharma services, adding a passive option to its London Heathrow flights. The airline said that Heathrow was already included in its active pharma product but that from October customers using the airport would also be able to use its passive service. Latam Cargo senior sales manager Europe, Middle […]
Azul Reports September Traffic
Azul S.A., “Azul,” (b3:AZUL4) AZUL, +0.69% the largest airline in Brazil by number of cities served and flight departures, announces today its preliminary traffic results for September 2018. Consolidated passenger traffic (RPKs) increased 16.0% compared to September 2017 on a capacity increase (ASKs) of 16.1%. As a result, load factor remained flat at 83.2%. Domestic […]
Republic Airline exec: Industry’s pilot shortage has wide-ranging implications
The ongoing shortage of commercial pilots is an area of “critical urgency” whose effects reach far beyond the airline industry, a Republic Airline Inc. executive said Thursday. “This is a real challenge that’s affecting economies across the country,” said Matt Koscal, chief administrative officer for the Indianapolis-based carrier. Koscal was among several speakers at the […]
Group Traffic and Capacity Statistics
Group traffic in September, measured in Revenue Passenger Kilometres, increased by 5.9 per cent versus September 2017; Group capacity measured in Available Seat Kilometres rose by 7.2 per cent. STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENTS On 12 September, Aer Lingus announced two new North American routes that will start next summer. Its flights between Dublin and Minneapolis-St. Paul commence […]
Senate approves bill that would regulate airline seat sizes
Legroom on many airlines has been shrinking over the years. A new bill in Congress is looking to change that. Buzz60 The government appears all but certain to regulate minimum seat sizes for airline flights after the Senate voted 93-6 to pass legislation that extends funding for the FAA for another five years. The legislation […]
Delta, Boston’s No. 1 global airline, to offer nonstop Lisbon service in summer 2019
New nonstop is the eighth international destination from Boston served by Delta and its partners Delta is giving Boston customers even more trans-Atlantic choices beginning next summer when the airline inaugurates new nonstop service to Lisbon, Portugal on May 23. «Delta has significantly grown Boston’s direct access to the world in the past five years, […]
Air France’s Joon to further expand network
Air France announced five more of its routes that will transfer to hybrid airline Joon from mid-2019. Starting from next summer, Joon will fly from Paris Charles de Gaulle to Madrid, Stockholm, Prague, Manchester, UK; Quito, Ecuador, and the Caribbean island of Saint-Martin. The Stockholm, Prague and Manchester flights will be operated with Airbus A320 […]
Argentina commercial air traffic halted by one-day general strike
A nationwide strike action will shut down much of Argentina’s air travel capabilities Sept. 25, as aviation-sector employees are expected to join the country’s public transportation and port workers in a full-day protest called by Argentina’s major labor unions. As of 6 p.m. EST Sept. 24, at least 440 flights have been preemptively canceled, with […]
Government will set airline seat standards
Congressional conferees have agreed upon a measure funding the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), and it contains a few perks for air travelers. The measure funding the agency for the next five years requires the FAA to set minimum standards for the width of seats and for legroom. Currently, airlines can make the configuration of the […]
LATAM becomes the first airline group in the Americas to offer augmented reality tool
LATAM Airlines Group today launched an augmented reality tool as part of the LATAM mobile application, which enables passengers to check in advance if their hand luggage meets the dimensions of the cabin allowance. LATAM is the first airline group in the Americas to implement this digital tool and is the only airline group to […]
