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, […]
Pittsburgh to Panama? Airport authority in talks with Copa Airlines
After landing nonstop flights to Iceland and Frankfurt, Pittsburgh International Airport is turning its eye south to Panama. The Allegheny County Airport Authority is talking to Copa Airlines about starting service to Panama City. Christina Cassotis, the authority"™s CEO, has had conversations with the airline about flights between Pittsburgh and Panama City, spokeswoman Alyson Walls […]
Emirates named "˜Best Airline"™ at ULTRAS Awards
Emirates took home "Best Airline in the World" and "Best Middle Eastern Airline" awards at the ULTRAS 2017 Awards, as voted by the well-traveled readers of The Telegraph"™s luxury travel magazine in their annual survey. Sir Tim Clark, president of Emirates, received the awards at the ceremony held in London. Hosted at the Savoy hotel […]
Lufthansa Group now able to send groups off for travel with just one click
The Lufthansa Group airlines: Austrian, Lufthansa and SWISS, launched their very own integrated group booking tool that is exclusively available to tour operators, consolidators and travel agents. With just one online tool, groups of ten or more people can request any flight combination between the three network airlines and receive an immediate confirmation after booking. […]
ICAO in race to finalise CORSIA details as it concludes latest global outreach initiative
With barely 18 months before all countries with aircraft operators undertaking international flights are required to start monitoring carbon emissions, ICAO faces a major challenge in finalising the important standards that will underpin its global CORSIA carbon offsetting scheme. While 69 Member States have so far agreed to participate from the beginning of the pilot […]
Why Little Alaska Airlines Has the Happiest Customers in the Skies
The Western-U.S.-based airline has one of the most valuable loyalty programs in the business. Now it"™s expanding routes across the continent. It practically goes without saying: American airlines have a public-relations crisis on their hands. Almost every week since a passenger was bloodied and dragged off a United Airlines Inc. flight in early April, another […]
IATA: Terror attacks cost European airlines $2.5 billion in revenue
European airlines lost approximately $2.5 billion in revenue as a result of the 2015-2016 terrorist attacks in Paris and Brussels, according to a new IATA study. European international passenger traffic fell approximately 1.6% in the year following the incidents. The impact of the incidents proved temporary, however, as European airline"™ international traffic began recovering in […]
Aircraft Ground Support Equipment Market Set to Grow Exponentially During the Forecast, 2027
Aircraft ground support equipment and vehicles are used to transport passengers, freight & baggage and support repair & maintenance functions. In airports, equipment fall into two broader categories, i.e. land side (passenger entry side of airport) and air side (boarding/departure side). Ground support equipment includes vehicles used for fueling on the air-side and airplane maintenance. […]
