Alexandre de Juniac: The Need for Reform
"‹We are headed for an infrastructure crisis. Many of the world"™s airports are operating at or beyond their design capacity. The provision of air navigation services in major markets like the United States, Europe and China is struggling to keep pace with the technical capabilities to manage demand at optimum efficiency. And we don"™t see […]
Ignacio Cueto, presidente de Latam Airlines: "Debiéramos seguir avanzando a que existan muchas menos líneas aéreas en el mundo"
"Estamos como en sus marcas, listos, ¡ya!". Así describe Ignacio Cueto -presidente de Latam Airlines y miembro de la familia controladora de la línea aérea-, el momento que viven hoy en la compañía. Y continúa: "Estamos partiendo un muy buen 2018, no quiero pecar de optimismo, porque nos quedan muchas cosas por hacer, pero las […]
Airlines cancel 4,000 flights Thursday for East Coast snowstorm; more expected Friday
Airlines canceled 4,000 flights Thursday because of the winter storm spanning the East Coast, and hundreds more Friday, according to FlightAware.com, an online tracking service. The New York area was among the hardest hit. John F. Kennedy International Airport suspended flights about 11 a.m. in white-out conditions, high winds and nearly 5 inches of snow, […]
Japan Ranks Top in List of Most Punctual Airlines of 2017
When it comes to arriving to your destination on time, Japanese carriers have emerged the most reliable, taking up the top two spots on a ranking of the most punctual airlines in the world. With an on-time performance (OTP) of 85 percent, Japan Airlines was the most punctual airline of 2017 in the category of […]
LATAM Airlines inaugura dos nuevos destinos internacionales para la temporada de verano 2018
LATAM Airlines Chile inauguró hoy el primer vuelo desde Santiago a San Carlos de Bariloche, Argentina, que conectará ambas ciudades de forma directa hasta el 28 de febrero de 2018. La ruta, que será operada por aviones Airbus A320- con capacidad para 168 pasajeros- tendrá una frecuencia de tres vuelos semanales los días lunes, miércoles […]
Lufthansa Prepares for Low-Cost Competition After a Banner 2017
Travelers flying between Germany"™s political and financial capitals this fall have been in for an occasional surprise: boarding a humpbacked 747 jumbo jet for the one-hour hop from Berlin to Frankfurt. While the massive planes are typically reserved for long-haul flights to, say, Tokyo, Denver, or Rio de Janeiro, Deutsche Lufthansa AG trotted out its […]
Airline safety: 2017 was safest year in history for passengers around world, research shows
In a year when more people flew to more places than ever, 2017 was the safest on record for airline passengers. The Dutch-based aviation consultancy, To70, has released its Civil Aviation Safety Review for 2017. It reports only two fatal accidents, both involving small turbo-prop aircraft, with a total of 13 lives lost. No jets […]
International Airlines Group to buy Niki assets
International Airlines Group (IAG) is to buy assets of the Austrian airline NIKI, which was formerly part of the Air Berlin group, for €20 million and provide liquidity to NIKI of up to €16.5 million. The transaction is being made by a newly formed subsidiary of Vueling which will be incorporated as an Austrian company […]
U.S. airlines reduced Caribbean capacity by 10% in December
With portions of the Caribbean still struggling to recover from massive hits by hurricanes Irma and Maria in September, U.S.-based airlines flew nearly 10% fewer seats to the region in December than they had a year earlier. Still, the factors that airlines consider when deciding how much to pare down service to islands and other […]
Hawaiian Air Flight That Took off in 2018 Will Land in 2017
As we cross over into 2018, a Hawaiian Airlines flight reminds us that time is actually fake. The flight, HA446, left Auckland, New Zealand at 12:05 am, January 1st, 2018, and will land in Honolulu, Hawaii at 9:45 am on December 31st, 2017. The incredible time traveling flight was pointed out by the flight tracking […]
