Emirates and South African Airways to expand codeshare agreement
Emirates and South African Airways agreed to expand a codeshare partnership and explore other areas of bi-lateral co-operation in a boost to the state-owned African carrier, struggling to turn a profit since 2011. The expanded commercial partnership will see the two airlines leverage one another’s route networks, cargo services and flight schedules to increase passenger […]
Air France considers A380 fleet reduction
Air France is evaluating a reduction of its Airbus A380 fleet as the carrier is preparing a cabin refurbishment programme for the widebody type. French news outlet Les Echos has reported that the airline decided not to renew the leases for two of its five leased A380s, and to return the pair to their owners […]
Avianca Cargo adds Brussels freighter flights
Avianca Cargo has become the latest airline to add freighter flights to Brussels Airport as the hub continues to gain cargo volumes. The new Avianca service will fly to the Belgian hub twice a week – on Fridays and Sundays – utilising an Airbus A330F aircraft. The service will operate on a Bogota, Miami, Brussels, […]
Southwest Airlines Adding New Route to Punta Cana
Southwest Airlines is adding another new route to the Caribbean, this time to the heart of the Dominican Republic’s most popular destination. The carrier has announced plans to launch new weekly service between its growing hub at Houston Hobby and Punta Cana International Airport…
St Thomas Gets New Spirit Nonstop Flights
One of the Caribbean’s most popular destinations has gotten a major new boost from low-cost carrier Spirit Airlines. Spirit has launched its newest nonstop flights from Orlando to St Thomas in the United States Virgin Islands. The new nonstop flights are running three times each week, part of a wider expansion for Spirit in Orlando […]
Delta sees big ops gains from small improvements in northeast
Delta Air Lines aims to improve its operations in the congested northeastern USA by 10% next year, with a focus on educating controllers and staff on how much small changes can benefit operations. The improvements target the northeast corridor from Boston to Washington DC where the Atlanta-based carrier faces its most challenging operational environment, said […]
Venezuela Airline Revives Direct Flight from Caracas to New York
Venezuelan airline Aerolineas Estelar Latinoamerica CA will begin to offer a direct flight from Caracas to New York more than two years after the route disappeared from its itineraries. Isolated Venezuelans have few options when flying. Carriers such as Delta Air Lines Inc., Latam Airlines SA and Avianca Holdings SA have scrapped flights to Caracas […]
Learn how to prevent ADMs related to Chargebacks by following these Guidelines!
An industry working group, the ADM User Group (ADMUG) comprised of over 300 Airlines, Travel Agents and Associations, GDSs, and experts from ATPCO, ARC and IATA, has been working together since 2016 in order to identify areas of improvement in the ticketing distribution chain where it would ultimately result in the reduction of Agency Debit […]
Icelandair Group to take over budget rival Wow Air
Icelandair Group has agreed to acquire the entire share capital of its budget rival Wow Air. The group says the share purchase agreement is subject to shareholder approval. Icelandair Group states that Wow Air shareholders will receive the equivalent of 5.4% of the group’s shares after the transaction. It states that the two companies will […]
Jet fuel prices move solidly up, average $92 in Sep: IATA
Driven by supply concerns, jet fuel prices have moved solidly higher, increasing by around 3.5% and averaged $92 a barrel for September, a new IATA report has shown. Oil prices have risen nearly 40% over the past year and jet fuel prices averaged more than $90/b last month, it said. Crude prices reached their highest […]
