New Guidance to Improve Transportation of Mobility Aids
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced new guidance to assist airlines and handling agents to transport mobility aids safely and efficiently and improve the travel experience for passengers with disabilities. Providing safe, reliable and dignified transport for passengers with disabilities is a priority for airlines that was reinforced by a unanimously approved Resolution at […]
GOL discloses preliminary traffic figures for January 2023
GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes S.A. (NYSE: GOL and B3: GOLL4), Brazil’s largest domestic airline, announces today preliminary air traffic figures for the month of January 2023, compared to the same period in 2022. Highlights: GOL’s total supply (ASK) increased 6.2%. Total seats increased 7.3% and the number of departures increased by 7.9%. GOL’s total demand […]
Air Cargo Closes 2022 Near Pre-Pandemic Levels
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that the recovery in air travel continued in December 2022 and for the full year. Total traffic in 2022 (measured in revenue passenger kilometers or RPKs) rose 64.4% compared to 2021. Globally, full year 2022 traffic was at 68.5% of pre-pandemic (2019) levels. December 2022 total traffic rose 39.7% […]
Air Cargo Closes 2022 Near Pre-Pandemic Levels
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for global air freight markets showing that 2022 full-year demand for air cargo took a significant step back from 2021 levels but was close to 2019 performance. Global full-year demand in 2022, measured in cargo tonne-kilometers (CTKs*), was down 8.0% compared to 2021 (-8.2% for international operations). […]
Samba and Tango: Delta to launch JFK to Rio de Janeiro and Buenos Aires service
New Yorkers will soon be able to jet nonstop to another city that never sleeps, Rio de Janeiro, when Delta launches seasonal service between New York-JFK and Rio Galeão Airport (GIG) in Brazil starting Dec. 16. The new route — the third that Delta and LATAM have announced since the Joint Venture was approved in […]
Delta named World’s Most Admired Airline by Fortune
Delta has been named the World’s Most Admired Airline by Fortune, with the company ranking No. 1 across the board in the industry for values including innovation and people management. Delta also rated higher than any other airline on the overall list of Most Admired Companies, climbing to No. 12 this year. “I couldn’t be […]
Ampaire Receives Order for Up to Six Eco Caravan Upgrades from Azul Conecta
Ampaire, a leader in electric aviation, announced today a letter of intent to upgrade Conecta’s Grand Caravans to Ampaire Eco Caravans. The core of the Eco Caravan is the AMP-H570 hybrid-electric powertrain and battery pack. The regional airline is a subsidiary of Azul, Brazil’s largest airline by passenger volume, departures, and cities served. The Azul […]
U.S. airlines stay cautious on China and Japan despite COVID exit
America’s largest airlines are expecting a strong 2023 with or without the help of the Chinese market, as executives cater to surging global travel demand while cautiously resuming flights into China after three years of zero-COVID policy. «We’re not going to get ahead of ourselves in terms of capacity to China. We’re going to be […]
Vueling, primera aerolínea europea en certificarse en la última versión del estándar NDC de IATA
Vueling, compañía perteneciente al grupo IAG, es la primera aerolínea europea en adoptar la última versión – 21.3 – del estándar NDC (New Distribution Capability) tras recibir la certificación ARM Index de IATA. Con este hito, Vueling avanza en su objetivo de convertirse en una aerolínea 100% digital en 2024. La aerolínea, que ya ofrecía […]
Alaska Airlines eliminates inflight plastic cups: West Coast-based airline becomes first U.S. carrier to replace plastic with planet-friendly alternative
Alaska Airlines announced today the completion of our transition to paper cups for inflight beverages, a move which eliminates more than 55 million plastic cups annually and replaces them with a more planet-friendly alternative. The change to paper cups makes Alaska Airlines the first U.S. airline to eliminate plastic cups. Combined with our Boxed Water™ […]
