Breeze Adds Long Island, Palm Beach To Network
US startup Breeze Airways will add service from New York’s Long Island (ISP) and Palm Beach (PBI), Florida, in February 2022, bringing its network to 18 destinations. From Feb. 17 Breeze will launch 4X-weekly service between ISP and Norfolk (ORF), Virginia. From Feb. 18, it will start 2X-weekly service between ISP and Charleston (CHS), South […]
IATA’s new head of cargo outlines the challenges ahead
IATA’s new head of cargo, Brendan Sullivan, praises the sector’s response to Covid and outlines the challenges ahead, writes Roger Hailey. Airline passenger divisions may ‘put bums on seats’ but air cargo’s stakeholders went one better during the pandemic, they placed life-saving PPE on seats and launched the preighter. The airfreight industry has never been […]
Volaris Reports November 2021 Traffic Results: 26% demand growth versus 2019 with an 89% Load Factor
Volaris (the «Company») (NYSE: VLRS and BMV: VOLAR), the ultra-low-cost airline serving Mexico, the United States, Central and South America reports its November 2021 preliminary traffic results. In November 2021, passenger demand (RPMs) in the domestic Mexican and international markets for Volaris increased 30.4% and 14.2%, respectively, as compared to November 2019. The Company capitalized […]
British Airways becomes the first UK airline to trial new technology to transform the customer experience for travellers using british sign language
British Airways has become the first UK airline to trial a new video service transforming the experience for customers that use British Sign Language (BSL). The initiative is being trialled as part of the airline’s continued efforts to make travel simple and easy for customers with additional assistance needs. The airline’s new partnership with SignLive […]
Customers Honor American Airlines with APEX Five Star Rating for Fourth Consecutive Year
Customers have spoken, and American Airlines has won the prestigious Five Star rating in The APEX Official Airline Ratings™, Global Airline category for the fourth consecutive year. The award is based on customer feedback on their overall travel experience. Airline Passenger Experience Association (APEX) is a global nonprofit and one of the world’s largest international […]
Air Cargo Demand Up 9.4% in October
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released October 2021 data for global air cargo markets showing that demand continued to be well above pre-crisis levels and that the capacity constraints have eased slightly. As comparisons between 2021 and 2020 monthly results are distorted by the extraordinary impact of COVID-19, unless otherwise noted, all comparisons below […]
British Airways and Phillips 66 agree first ever UK produced Sustainable Aviation Fuel supply
British Airways will become the first airline in the world to use sustainable aviation fuel produced on a commercial scale in the UK after signing a multi-year agreement with Phillips 66 Limited. Thousands of tonnes of SAF will be produced for the first time in the UK at the Phillips 66 Humber Refinery near Immingham […]
American Airlines Makes Additional Commitment to Sustainable Aviation Fuel
American Airlines announcedthat it has finalized a new sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) offtake agreement with Aemetis. The agreement brings the airline’s total SAF commitment to more than 120 million gallons, a signal of the integral role SAF will play in American’s efforts to reduce carbon emissions and achieve its ambitious sustainability goals. The airline’s agreement […]
Avianca emerges from chapter 11
Avianca announced today that it has successfully completed its financial restructuring process and emerged from Chapter 11 as a more efficient and financially stronger airline, with significantly reduced debt and over $1 billion of liquidity. After advancing through the Chapter 11 process in 18 months, Avianca has revamped its business model to be more significantly […]
Government Response to Omicron Threatens Emerging Recovery
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that the recovery in air travel continued in October 2021 with broad-based improvements in both domestic and international markets. It also warned that the imposition of travel bans by governments, against the advice of the WHO, could threaten the sector’s recovery. Because comparisons between 2021 and 2020 monthly […]
