Airlines warned against complacency after dream safety run
Global airlines, coming off a record-low accident rate in 2017, need to guard against complacency over safety as heavy growth in travel demand stretches the air transport system, industry leaders warned at a conference last week. There were no jet crashes in 2017 and 19 fatalities across the sector, while some 301 passengers have died […]
Global airline share prices up 2.1% y-o-y in May, says IATA
Airline financial data continue to show that industry profitability improved in Q1 2018 relative to the same period a year ago, according to the International Air Transport Association (IATA). However, it said global airline share prices fell by a further 2.8% in May "“ the fourth monthly decline in a row "“ to leave them […]
EyesOpen campaign aimed at human trafficking in the aviation industry
The International Air Transport Association (Iata) is continuing efforts to mobilise the global airline industry in the fight against human trafficking, the organisation said at its recent 74th annual general meeting in Sydney. Staff in the transport industry can play a key role in helping to combat the problem, it said. Iata"™s EyesOpen campaign focuses […]
IATA Airlines Financial Monitor – May 2018
We are pleased to send you herewith the May report of the Airlines Financial Monitor. Key points: The latest airline financial data continue to show that industry profitability improved in Q1 2018 relative to the same period a year ago. The pick-up in industry-level performance was driven by a turnaround for European airlines. Nonetheless, investor […]
Avior Airlines volará de Caracas a Ciudad de México
La aerolínea venezolana Avior Airlines anunció que busca volar de Caracas a la Ciudad de México, probablemente a partir de agosto de 2018. Las autoridades aeronáuticas de ambos países dieron el aval para la ruta en abril de este año y, de darse la conexión, sería la primera vez que haya frecuencias directas entre México […]
Latin America and Caribbean airlines passenger Traffic Up 6.1% in April 2018
The Latin American and Caribbean Air Transport Association (ALTA) announced today that Latin American and Caribbean airlines carried 20.6 million passengers in April 2018 and increased 6.1% (1,193,015 more passengers) compared to the previous year. (see table 1) Traffic measured in RPK grew 8.2% and capacity (ASK) increased 8.4%, bringing up the load factor to […]
LATAM Airlines Group reporta estadísticas operacionales preliminares para mayo 2018
LATAM Airlines Group S.A. y sus filiales ("LATAM Airlines Group", "Grupo LATAM Airline" o "la Compañía") (NYSE: LTM / IPSA: LTM) el grupo de aerolíneas líder de Latinoamérica en el transporte de pasajeros y carga, dio a conocer hoy las estadísticas preliminares de tráfico para mayo de 2018 comparadas con mayo de 2017. El tráfico […]
United se convierte en la primera aerolínea norteamericana en volar el Boeing 737 MAX 9
Este 7 de junio marcó el inicio de operaciones del primer Boeing 737 MAX 9 de la compañía United Airlines, en un vuelo (UA686) entre el Aeropuerto Intercontinental George Bush hacia el Internacional de Orlando en Florida. Es así como United se convierte en el primer operador en Norteamérica del equipo. United Airlines, ha sido […]
Aerolíneas caen con fuerza en bolsa golpeadas por devaluación de moneda brasileña
Las acciones de las principales aerolíneas latinoamericanas operan con fuertes caídas este jueves, afectada por la fuerte devaluación que está mostrando el real brasileño. En concreto, los tÃtulos más golpeados son los de la aerolínea brasileña Gol, que retroceden un 6,6% en la Bolsa de Sao Paulo, mientras que su principal competidora, LATAM Airlines, retrocede […]
The Best and Worst Airlines and Airports of 2018
Last summer, on a bucket list trip through Southern Africa, I took a total of six flights with South African Airways. On the first one, a 15-hour trip from New York"™s JFK Airport to Johannesburg, my air vent and seat-back screens were both broken. On my next five flights, the situation was only marginally better. […]
