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 […]
IATA: Airlines to report higher Q2 profits
More than three-quarters of airline chief financial officers and heads of cargo indicated that profitability increased in the second quarter of 2017 versus a year earlier, according to a quarterly airline business confidence index survey conducted by the International Air Transport Association (IATA). Seventy-seven per cent of respondents reported that profitability increased year-on-year in the […]
Southwest Airlines gana 936 millones en el primer semestre, un 17,7% menos
Southwest Airlines ha obtenido un beneficio neto de 1.097 millones de dólares (936,2 millones de euros) en el primer semestre, un 17,7% menos que en el mismo periodo del año 2016, ha informado la aerolínea. De enero a junio, la compañía facturó 10.627 millones de dólares (9.069,2 millones de euros), un 4,1% más que en […]
Airlines see biggest slump in customer experience ratings
Participants in the study by Engine Service Design, which surveyed 1,025 adults online last month, were asked to name the three sectors from a list of 14 with the worst service. In last year"™s survey, air travel was named by only 12.8% of respondents "“ with only hotels and hospitality (8.8%) and technology (12.4%) on […]
Top 10 best value short haul airlines
Is that cheap airfare really that cheap? What about baggage charges, seat allocation and on-board refreshments? Love that feeling that you have bagged yourself a bargain flight only to find out the price ramps up once you add on baggage charges and seat reservations? Well we have been busy looking at the top 10 value […]
Ryanair profits take off but airline reissues Brexit warning
Ryanair made £11.40 profit from every passenger it carried in the three months to June "“ up more than £3 a head on the same time a year ago. However the airline remained cautious, issuing another warning about the disruption that could be caused by Brexit to UK flights in 2019. The Irish budget airline […]
Delta Wants To Offer The Option To Replace Boarding Passes With Fingerprints
If you need more proof that the future is now (and that Big Brother is always watching), Delta airlines have announced that it’s trying a new biometric check-in feature that allows passengers to forego boarding passes. Instead, they scan their fingerprints to get on the plane, Engadget reports. The pilot program is already being tested […]
New aircraft for Level
International Airlines Group (IAG) is converting three Airbus A330-200 longhaul aircraft options into firm orders for LEVEL, its new low cost longhaul airline brand which started operations in early June. The aircraft will be delivered in summer 2018 and will facilitate LEVEL"™s expansion. Willie Walsh, IAG"™s chief executive, said: "LEVEL has already been incredibly successful […]
