Delta Cargo successfully transports 4 million COVID-19 vaccines to Colombia
Delta recently shipped its 4 millionth COVID-19 vaccine dose from the U.S. to Colombia. As a part of the critical supply chain, Delta is supporting global efforts to end the pandemic and reconnect the world. “I was born in Colombia but have lived in the U.S. for sixteen years, and my parents live in Bogota, […]
Make Brazil a first-world aviation country
John Rodgerson, CEO, Azul, calls for a level playing field for Brazilian carriers. What did it take for the airline to survive the crisis? The crisis has been the most challenging in any airline’s history. But there some problems specific to Brazil. We didn’t get any government support, for example, while carriers in the United […]
British Airways to welcome back its A380 as it launches its biggest schedule since march 2020
British Airways is set to welcome back its first A380 aircraft in November and operate its biggest schedule since March 2020, with additional services to cities across the globe, including the US. British Airways’ A380 will initially operate to a number of short-haul destinations to allow for crew service familiarisation in November, shortly followed by […]
Six More Airlines Implement IATA Travel Pass
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that Etihad Airways, Jazeera Airways, Jetstar, Qantas, Qatar Airways and Royal Jordanian, will implement IATA Travel Pass in a phased rollout across the airlines’ networks. These five airlines join Emirates Airline as IATA Travel Pass implementation pioneers. The announcement, made on the sidelines of the 77th IATA Annual […]
Losses Reduce but Challenges Continue – Cumulative $201 Billion Losses for 2020-2022 –
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced its latest outlook for airline industry financial performance showing improved results amid the continuing COVID-19 crisis: Net industry losses are expected to reduce to $11.6 billion in 2022 after a $51.8 billion loss in 2021 (worsened from the $47.7 billion loss estimated in April). Net 2020 loss estimates […]
Governments’ Response to Delta Variant Slams August Domestic Traffic Demand
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that the recovery in air travel decelerated in August compared to July, as government actions in response to concerns over the COVID-19 Delta variant cut deeply into domestic travel demand. Because comparisons between 2021 and 2020 monthly results are distorted by the extraordinary impact of COVID-19, unless otherwise […]
United Airlines and Airlink Announce Commercial Agreement to Help Customers Explore Southern Africa
United Airlines and Airlink, a South African airline, announced a new codeshare agreement that will offer customers more connections between the U.S. and Southern Africa than any other airline alliance. The new agreement, which is subject to government approval, will offer one stop connections from the U.S. to more than 40 destinations in Southern Africa. […]
oneworld named World’s Best Airline Alliance by Skytrax
The oneworld® Alliance has won the World’s Best Airline Alliance title in the Skytrax World Airline Awards 2021, in recognition of the alliance’s popularity among customers. oneworld was named the World’s Best Airline Alliance following a 23-month-long customer survey from September 2019 to July 2021, representing a mix of travel periods before and during the […]
Air Cargo Up 7.7% in August Versus Pre-COVID Levels; Capacity Lagging Demand
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released August 2021 data for global air cargo markets showing that demand continued its strong growth trend but pressure on capacity is rising. As comparisons between 2021 and 2020 monthly results are distorted by the extraordinary impact of COVID-19, unless otherwise noted, all comparisons below are to August 2019 […]
Air France unveils its first Airbus A220-300
Air France took delivery of its first Airbus A220-300, the company’s latest jewel in the fleet on its short and medium-haul network. Since introducing the Airbus A350 on its long-haul network, the company is continuing its fleet renewal and by 2025 will have integrated the 60 A220-300s ordered in 2019 to gradually replace its Airbus […]
