Ethiopian retira escala e voará direto de SP para Adis Abeba

A Ethiopian Airlines anunciou que, a partir de 17 de setembro, vai operar voos diretos entre São Paulo e Adis Abeba, na Etiópia. Até a data, os voos rumo ao destino manterão as escalas em Lomé, no Togo. "Com o voo sem escala ficará mais fácil para o passageiro se conectar com a África e […]

IATA FIATA Air Cargo Program Launces In Canada

The new IATA FIATA Air Cargo Program (IFACP) has been launched in Canada. The new program, which will be rolled out globally following the Canadian pilot, replaces the existing Cargo Agency Program, and will be jointly managed by forwarders and airlines as equal partners in the decision-making process. A new IATA-FIATA Governance Board (IFGB) has […]

Too hot to fly? How heat affects airlines

Hot weather has forced dozens of commercial flights to be canceled at airports in the Southwest this summer. This flight-disrupting heat is a warning sign. Climate change is projected to have far-reaching repercussions "“ including sea level rise inundating cities and shifting weather patterns causing long-term declines in agricultural yields. And there is evidence that […]

ALTA traffic report june 2017

The Latin American and Caribbean Air Transport Association (ALTA) announced today that Latin America and Caribbean airlines carried 13 million passengers in June, up 5.5% from the previous year, excluding domestic traffic in Brazil, marking the 70th consecutive month of passenger traffic growth for Latin America and Caribbean airlines. Traffic (RPK) grew 8.7% and capacity […]

Pilotless planes could save airlines $35 billion, UBS says

«Reducing the intervention of human pilots on aircraft could bring material economic benefits and improve safety,» a UBS note said. The bank stated that there could be a material profit opportunity of over $35 billion per year for the aerospace and aviation industry. A recent UBS Evidence Lab Survey of 8,000 people however showed that […]

Copa Airlines continuará "volando con normalidad en Venezuela"

La aerolínea panameña, informó este lunes mediante un comunicado oficial que "continúa volando con normalidad en Venezuela", pese a los "retos operacionale" que han tenido que superar. (Copa Airlines encarga a Boeing 15 aviones 737 MAX 10) En el mismo explican que sus rutas diarias a: Caracas, Valencia y Maracaibo, seguirán operando con total normalidad. […]

Realignment of the Lufthansa Group leads to significant profit improvement

The Lufthansa Group increased its total revenues by 12.7 percent to EUR 17.0 billion in the first six months of 2017 (prior-year period: EUR 15.0 billion). Traffic revenues were up by 14.2 percent to EUR 13.3 billion (prior-year period: EUR 11.6 billion). The key earnings indicator Adjusted EBIT was roughly doubled to over EUR 1 […]