Global airline share prices up 1.7% in October, says IATA
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) in its October 2017 Airlines Financial Monitor said the initial financial data for Q3 point to a healthy industry EBIT margin of 16.3%, down only slightly on a year ago. In the report released yesterday, IATA said European airlines posted the widest profit margin on this occasion, overtaking their […]
The Airline with the Most Legroom Is This Little-Known Carrier
Wondering what"™s the airline with the most legroom? Seat pitch, the distance from any point on an airline seat to the corresponding point of the seat in the next row, is the most reliable measure of total front-to-rear seat space, and therefore legroom. These days, the average economy seat pitch is 30 to 31 inches […]
IndiGo to be 5th largest Asian airline with 1,000 daily operations
IndiGo, the country"™s largest airline by market share and also in terms of fleet, will soon be joining the big league of airlines with 1,000 daily departures, becoming the fifth Asian carrier to do so. According to Capa (Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation) data for the week, the top three Asian airlines operating over 1,000 […]
Singapore Airlines Q2 net profit nearly triples
Singapore Airlines Ltd said on Tuesday second-quarter net profit nearly tripled on the back of stronger operating results. The carrier, a benchmark for Asia’s full-service airline industry, earned S$190 million ($139.26 million) in the three months to Sept. 30, up from S$65 million a year before, it said in a stock exchange filing. UOB Kay […]
Qatar Airways to buy 9.6% stake in Cathay Pacific
Hong Kong’s Kingboard Chemical Holdings on Monday said it had agreed to sell its 9.6 percent stake in Cathay Pacific Airways to Middle Eastern carrier Qatar Airways for HK$5.16 billion ($661 million). Kingboard, an investment holding company, said it would recognise a gain of HK$800 million on the sale which represented its entire stake in […]
The best travel hacks, according to a top airline CEO
We spoke to KLM Royal Dutch Airlines CEO Pieter Elbers to find out his best travel hacks and tips. Following is a transcript of the video. Pieter Elbers: Well, beating jet-lag for me is an early morning run. So, wherever I go, I wake up early, I do my run, and that’s, for me, the […]
Air Canada Named Best Long Haul Airline in the Americas
Air Canada today was named the Best Long Haul Airline in the Americas for 2018 by AirlineRatings.com, an airline safety and product rating agency that promotes excellence in the industry. AirlineRatings.com gives Air Canada its top seven-star rating for both safety and product. «Air Canada’s strategic focus has been on long-haul, international flying through our […]
Sweden or Switzerland? Airline to end confusion with "˜Swederland"™ campaign
For many people, Sweden and Switzerland seem almost impossible to tell apart. And on occasion, the two European countries are even merged into the one and same, or "Swederland". Now, a Swiss airline is offering tickets to the mysterious "Swederland" in a bid to teach people the difference. Ask any Swede, or Swiss person for […]
A Current Ranking Of The Longest Airline Flights In The World
Earlier this week, United Airlines launched a new route: non-stop from Los Angeles to Singapore. The flight covers nearly 9,000 miles and takes almost 18 hours in the direction from Los Angeles to Singapore, making it one of the longest flights in the world. Not only is this the first time the two cities are […]
IAG Is Serious About Growing Its Low-Cost, Long-Haul Airline
IAG"™s testing of the low-cost, long-haul market with a virtual airline seems to have paid off. Its success shows that the model is here to stay. We"™ll be keeping a close eye on how this affects the legacy carriers, including those in IAG"™s own brand stable. When IAG launched Level, its low-cost, long-haul airline in […]
