Egypt repays $250million owed to foreign airlines- IATA
Egypt has cleared a backlog of nearly $250 million owed to international airlines for flight ticket sales, according to a statement from the International Air Transport Association (IATA). The IATA last year warned Egypt it risked damaging its aviation industry if it did not unblock the release of funds owed to foreign carriers, with the […]
Airline profits could feel squeeze from Tropical Storm Harvey
Tropical Storm Harvey has already caused thousands of flight cancellations around Houston and could cripple regional aviation through the U.S. Labor Day holiday, taking a bite out of airline profits during one of the year"™s busiest travel periods. Since making landfall on Friday, the deadly storm has dumped several feet of rain on Houston and […]
IATA Elects Qatar Airways"™ CEO as Chairman Of The Board
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has just elected Qatar Airway"™ Chief Executive, Akbar al-Baker, as the new chairman of the board, effective June 2018. Akbar al-Baker will take over from current chairman, Goh Choon Phong, current Chief Executive Officer of Singapore Airlines on the rotating one-year term position. Akbar al-Baker will commence his term […]
Harvey causes airlines to delay or cancel more than 12,000 flights
Since Hurricane Harvey reached land in Texas, the ensuing flooding has forced the delay or cancellation of more than 12,000 flights across the U.S., mostly in hardest-hit Houston and nearby airports. From Saturday through Monday morning, the storm delayed 7,547 flights across the country and forced the cancellation of 4,539 flights, according to the monitoring […]
Will Hurricane Harvey impact your flight? Airlines offering re-bookings
Ahead of Hurricane Harvey’s anticipated landfall on the Gulf coast, several airlines are working with customers to rebook travel to and from airports throughout the region: AMERICAN AIRLINES will work with customers traveling to or from Austin, Beaumont, Brownsville, College Station, Corpus Christi, Harlingen, Houston, Lake Charles, McAllen or San Antonio, to re-book travel free […]
Aerolínea panameña Copa Airlines cumple 70 años volando bien alto
La compañía de bandera panameña Copa Airlines cumple 70 años de operaciones al servicio de las conexiones aéreas siendo una de las aerolíneas más importante del mundo. Copa Airlines fue fundada en 1947 como la Compañía Panameña de aviación e inició vuelos a tres ciudades de Panamá utilizando aviones Douglas DC-3/C47. Hoy día la aerolínea […]
SITA, Latam Airlines and Nuevo Pudahuel Showcase Leo – The Innovative Baggage Robot in Santiago, Chile
Leo, the innovative baggage robot developed by global air transport IT provider SITA, was showcased today at Comodoro Arturo Merino Benitez Airport in Santiago, Chile, as part of a presentation on next generation technologies for the first step of the passenger journey at the terminal. Leo is a fully autonomous and self-propelling robot which looks […]
Low-cost international airline WOW Air coming to CVG
The Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport is adding a new airline, the airport said Tuesday. WOW Air will begin operating at CVG in May 2018. The low-cost international airline offers one-way flights to Iceland starting at $99 and other international destinations for $149. Before today, many had never even heard of Wow Airlines. «They will begin […]
Avianca Hopes a Stronger Partnership With United Will Help It Dominate Latin America
Avianca"™s strongest competitor, Latam Airlines, hasn"™t had the easiest time since 2012, when two proud national carriers "“ Argentina"™s LAN and Brazil"™s TAM "” closed their merger. But Latam is finally making money, and it"™s likely Latin America"™s leading carrier. Avianca has some work to do to keep pace. Latin America"™s airline industry is moving […]
Airline CEO Calls For Airport Access Reforms
Ensuring fair access to highly contested major airports is an issue that global policymakers have grappled with for decades. However, one U.S. airline chief says current rules are proving insufficient, and recent industry trends make new solutions imperative. Hawaiian Airlines CEO Mark Dunkerley believes access for new entrants is a growing problem at many major […]
