Longtime Airlines for America SVP and General Counsel Announces Retirement
After a career spanning more than three decades, tackling issues that ranged from taxation and regulation to protecting the safety of airline passengers and crewmembers, David Berg, Airlines for America"™s senior vice president, general counsel & secretary announced his intent to retire at the end of June. During his career at A4A, Berg managed industry […]
Qatar Airways receives special award for Its Contribution to the Success of the IATA Operational Safety Audit
Qatar Airways was again recognised for its outstanding safety performance record at the International Air Transport Association (IATA) Safety and Flight Operations Conference 2018, held in Montreal this week. The airline was the first to complete the IOSA in 2003, doing so voluntarily and achieving 100 per cent compliance, before the safety programme became mandatory […]
Mexico Looks to Boost Air Connectivity
Airline industry executives believe that Mexico holds the potential for enormous growth over the next few years. Tourism to the country is growing exponentially and having the means to bring more travelers into Mexico is an important part of keeping tourism on an upward trajectory. The number of nonstop routes, including routes to Japan, China, […]
Airlines inspecting Boeing planes after Southwest engine ripped apart mid-air
Airlines are inspecting Boeing 737 planes after an engine on a passenger flight ripped apart mid-air and killed a woman who came close to being sucked through a broken window. Jennifer Riordan, 43, was on a Southwest Airline flight from New York to Dallas when a part of the engine shattered into the window and […]
Colombia aviation: taxation to hurt national competitive stature
Colombia"™s domestic passenger levels fell in 2017, driven in part by a pilot strike at the country"™s largest airline Avianca. But the country has posted impressive growth in its domestic air travel market during the past seven years, with passenger levels expanding by more than 60% from 2011 to 2017. The country"™s aviation sector has […]
IATA Airlines Financial Monitor – March 2018
We are pleased to send you herewith the March report of the Airlines Financial Monitor. Key points: * The final data for Q4 2017 confirms the stabilisation in airline financials in 2H17. The industry-wide EBIT profit margin was a robust 8.7% of revenues in Q4 2017 "“ effectively unchanged from Q4 2016. * The broad-based […]
Venezuela: IATA espera pronta reanudación de operaciones de Copa Airlines
La Asociación Internacional de Transporte Aéreo (IATA) espera que pronto se reanuden las operaciones de la aerolínea panameña Copa Airlines. El gobierno del presidente Nicolás Maduro suspendió por 90 días prorrogables, los vuelos de la aerolínea desde el pasado 6 de abril a territorio venezolano donde operaba vuelos con destino a Caracas, Maracaibo y Valencia, […]
Eurocontrol warns airlines of possible missile strikes into Syria
Pan-European air traffic control agency Eurocontrol on Tuesday warned airlines to exercise caution in the eastern Mediterranean due to the possible launch of air strikes into Syria in next 72 hours. Eurocontrol said that air-to-ground and cruise missiles could be used within that period and there was a possibility of intermittent disruption of radio navigation […]
Revealed: America"™s cheapest, most comfortable and best airlines
When it comes to flying, choosing an airline that is comfortable, affordable, and above all else, reliable can be of the utmost importance, whether you are travelling for business or pleasure. With that in mind, personal finance website WalletHub has shared a recent study that outlines the very best airlines in the United States of […]
Demanda internacional de United despega 9.9% en marzo
Durante marzo pasado, United Airlines trasladó 12 millones 989 mil pasajeros, un alza del 4.6 por ciento respecto al mismo mes de 2017 en que transportó 12 millones 414 mil usuarios. A este resultado ayudó el alza interanual en su demanda de vuelos internacionales, que se elevó en 9.9 por ciento, medida en pasajeros-milla reservados […]
