Users shouldn’t be pre-funding airport expansion: IATA chief
Governments and airports should not expect users to pre-fund expansion projects, said the chief of a global airline body yesterday. He was commenting on plans by Singapore to likely do this for the future Terminal 5 at Changi Airport. Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of the Singapore Airshow Aviation Leadership Summit 2018, the chief […]
Airline to launch direct flight between SLC and Guadalajara
Utahns will soon have more options for traveling between the United States and Mexico. Aeromexico is celebrating the launch of a new route between Salt Lake City and Guadalajara. The new direct flight is a joint cooperation agreement between Aeromexico and Delta to increase connectivity between the two cities. Since travelers will have access to […]
Airline Business Confidence Survey – January 2018
We are pleased to send you herewith our latest business confidence survey of airline CFOs and heads of cargo. Key points: When surveyed in early-January, 75% of airline CFOs and Heads of Cargo indicated an improvement in year-on-year profitability in Q4 2017 compared with the same period in 2016. The majority (56%) reported that they […]
Dubai to Santiago de Chile on Emirates
Emirates, the world"™s best airline according to TripAdvisor 2017, today announced its plan to launch a new, five times a week, service from Dubai to Santiago International Airport (SCL), via the Brazilian city of Sao Paulo, starting on July 5, 2018. The new service will see Emirates fly an additional five times a week to […]
Norwegian Air Argentina is granted AOC
Norwegian Air Argentina received its air operator certificate (AOC) from the Argentinian government Jan. 26. The much-delayed milestone is a major step for the airline to finally be able to start commercial flights later this year. The carrier has already been granted the authority for 72 domestic and 80 international routes now that Argentina has […]
New easyJet boss takes salary cut as airline faces gender pay gap
The new easyJet chief executive, Johan Lundgren, has voluntarily taken a £34,000 pay cut to match the salary of his predecessor, Carolyn McCall. The budget airline said Lundgren took the helm on 1 December on an annual salary of £740,000, but is now reducing it to the £706,000 McCall was on when she left last […]
Embraer Says Boeing, Airbus Know Their Smallest Jets Are Too Big
Boeing Co. and Airbus SE are seeking to buy regional planemakers because their own entry-level jets are too big to be efficient, according to Embraer SA, which is in takeover talks with the U.S. manufacturer. The Boeing approach and Airbu"™s agreement to take a stake in Bombardier Inc."™s C Series model show they accept that […]
Airline body IATA in talks with Angola over blocked $500 mln
Angola is withholding repatriation of over $500 million in revenues generated in the country by international airlines, airline industry body IATA said in a statement on Thursday. Africa"™s No. 2 crude producer, which is facing a shortage of foreign currency reserves, has previously not paid airlines, including South African Airways and Emirates the money due […]
American Airlines plans dozens of new routes in 2018, including several from DFW Airport
American Airlines announced dozens of new routes Thursday, including several from DFW International Airport. The Fort Worth-based company plans 52 new nonstop flights in 2018 as well as schedule changes to improve flight connections. That includes new daily service from DFW Airport to Panama City, Fla., and South Bend, Ind., destinations the airline does not […]
Airline Smart Luggage Ban Goes Into Effect
Six weeks after U.S. carriers unilaterally moved to ban smart luggage from travel in or under airplane cabins, the ban has gone into full effect as of Monday — with little movement from hardware manufacturers. «We are still fighting,» Tomi Pierucci, the CEO of Bluesmart admitted to FORBES this week. At the time the luggage […]
