KLM Becomes First Non-Chinese Airline to Accept WeChat Pay
Dutch airline KLM has begun allowing Chinese passengers to use WeChat Pay to buy airfare. It starting doing so quietly on Monday, without advertising the new functionality, or even sending a press release. And yet, in the last few days, the airline estimated 20 to 30 percent of its Chinese customers used WeChat Pay for […]
Air New Zealand Rides Airline Boom
Competition might have stiffened in the past year, but Air New Zealand has confirmed that the boom in airline profitability continues in this part of the world (and Qantas will add to that confirmation when it reports its 2016-17 figures on Friday). The Kiwi"™ favourite airline Wednesday reported its second highest profit on record – […]
Airline launches pre-select dining service
Qatar Airways (QA) is rolling out a bespoke service for its premium class passengers, giving them even more choice and freedom to create a personalised dining experience every time they travel on long-haul flights from Doha. The new Pre-Select Dining service is being introduced on select flights to Europe, North and South America, Australia and […]
Airline investor Woehrl interested in Air Berlin
Airline entrepreneur Hans Rudolf Woehrl is interested in insolvent Air Berlin (AB1.DE), a spokeswoman for his company INTRO-Verwaltungs GmbH told Reuters, responding to a media report saying he was planning a bid. She said it was the only way to avoid creating a German monopoly. Lufthansa (LHAG.DE) is the sole major player remaining. German magazine […]
Chile’s Sky hunts for more A320neos
Chile’s Sky Airline is on the lookout to lease more Airbus A320neos, as it embarks upon a fleet renewal and expansion. The Santiago-based carrier has already committed to six A320neos, for delivery in the second half of 2018. Three of the aircraft are being leased from SMBC Aviation Capital, and the remaining three will come […]
British Airways owner IAG launches mobile pay on new airline Level
British Airways owner IAG is rolling out mobile pay on new low-cost, long-haul airline Level so passengers can browse and buy products on board from their personal devices. IAG said the platofrm was a universal one that it is looking at rolling out across its other airlines in the future. The new carrier, which started […]
Russian court declares Aeroflot subsidiary Donavia bankrupt
A Russian court has declared Aeroflot Airline subsidiary Donavia insolvent following a bankruptcy filing in January when Aeroflot filed on behalf of its two subsidiarie"”Orenburg-based Orenair and Rostov-on-Don-based Donavia. Orenair was declared bankrupt in February 2017. In November 2011, Aeroflot received shares of five Russian regional carrier"”including Orenair, Donavia and Saint Petersburg-based Rossiya Airline"”from Russian […]
IATA wants to set new standards by developing CEIV for perishables sector
With the Center of Excellence for Independent Validators in Pharmaceutical Logistics (CEIV Pharma) concept gaining traction in the industry, IATA is looking at the viability of developing similar certification programmes for other commodities. In light of its recent and projected growth and the need for special processes, the perishables sector is one area under consideration, […]
Is Delta ‘The Best Positioned’ Airline?
Bernstein analyst David Vernon said on Tuesday that Delta Air Lines ( DAL) is the best-positioned airline to take advantage of industry trends related to charging more for flights, as airport capacity becomes constrained and operating costs increase. «DAL is best positioned to over-earn at capacity constrained airports. Marrying data on yields, airport costs, and […]
Malaysia Airlines moves a step ahead in digital aviation
DIGITAL technology is changing how companies operate in the business industry not only in the country but also the rest of the world, and it will continue to do so at an even greater speed. In embracing the digital revolution, Malaysia Airlines recently launched its first in-house Innovation Lab, dubbed the iSpace, as it enters […]
