China’s airlines’ growing presence in Latin America: China Eastern considers Mexico City
Chinese airlines are turning their focus to Latin America at the direction of their government, which wants a global presence from its airlines. Air China serves São Paulo and Havana (which it considers part of Latin America), and in Apr-2017 China Southern launched Mexico City as a tag from Vancouver. HNA partially owns Brazil’s Azul […]
Airlines Commit to Air Cargo Modernization
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) 73rd Annual General Meeting (AGM) adopted a resolution to accelerate the modernization and transformation of the air cargo industry. The resolution builds on the momentum created by the entry into force of the World Trade Organization"™s (WTO"™s) Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA). «The TFA commits governments to making trade faster, […]
Strong Profits Continue Labor, Fuel and Supplier Costs on the Rise
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) revised its 2017 industry profitability outlook upwards. Airlines are expected to report a $31.4 billion profit (up from the previously forecast $29.8 billion) on revenues of $743 billion (up from the previously forecast $736 billion). «This will be another solid year of performance for the airline industry. Demand for […]
IATA: Latin American aviation industry needs government support
IATA regional VP for the Americas Peter Cerda, at the IATA AGM, said (05-Jun-2017) Latin America has all the necessary elements to become an aviation success story, but many of the region’s governments are not treating air carriers as partners that drive social and economic development. Mr Cerda said air transport generates USD167 billion in […]
IATA close to agreements in revised Single European Sky effort
IATA is "two or three weeks away" from announcing its first agreements with national air navigation service providers (ANSPs) under a revised effort towards achieving its Single European Sky (SES) goal. Speaking at the association"™s AGM in Cancun today, Rafael Schvartzman, IATA’s regional vice-president Europe, says: "It"™s good that we work together [with national authorities] […]
Cierra Thomas Cook Airlines Bélgica, vendida a trozos
La aerolínea vacacional Thomas Cook Bélgica, que transporta un millón de viajeros anuales se vendió ayer a dos compañías: Brussels Airlines, parte del grupo Lufthansa y el operador regional VLM. La medida es una de las muchas que tiene en marcha el grupo Thomas Cook para reducir sus pérdidas y rentabilizar el tour operador. Según […]
China to raise mandatory retirement age for pilots
The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) plans to raise the mandatory retirement age for pilots from the current 60 as part of a strategy to ease the shortage faced by Chinese airlines. The agency has yet to arrive at a decision on the exact age, but it plans to implement the change in two […]
Robotic kiosks and other new tech coming to your airport
There"™s some cool new technology "” and creative uses of emerging technologies "” poised to make your trip through the airport less painful and, possibly, more rewarding. That"™s the takeaway from the Air Transport IT Summit held in Brussels last week, convened by SITA, a global air transport IT provider owned by airlines and other […]
Grupo Cueto acude a aumento de capital para pagar dividendos
Un aumento de capital por $ 84.125 (unos US$ 125 millones) inscribió ante la Superintendencia de Valores y Seguros (SVS) Costa Verde Aeronáutica, sociedad a través de la cual la familia Cueto controla Latam Airlines. El uso de los fondos, de acuerdo con la solicitud de inscripción de la operación, los fondos que se obtengan […]
HEICO Recognized as the Top 2016-2017 Supplier by ALTA"™s Airlines
HEICO Corporation was selected by the airlines of Latin America and the Caribbean to receive the 2016-2017 Top Supplier Recognition. HEICO was ranked Number 1 out of over 200 suppliers evaluated. This recognition is presented to industry suppliers that have demonstrated their dedication to the highest standards in categories such as customer support and documentation, […]
