Laptop ban, Brexit implications to affect Mideast airlines "“IATA
Middle East airlines witnessed a 9.5 percent demand increase, but the laptop ban and the implications of Brexit are expected to weigh on further growth through 2017, said the International Air Transport Association (IATA) on Sunday. IATA said, globally, the underlying growth rate was estimated at 8.6 percent, just under January"™s increase of 8.9 percent. […]
ALTA TRAFFIC REPORT FEBRUARY 2017
"‹"‹ "‹ The Latin American and Caribbean Air Transport Association (ALTA) announced today that Latin America and Caribbean airlines carried 12 million passengers in February, up 8.2% from the previous year, excluding domestic traffic in Brazil, marking the 66th consecutive month of passenger traffic growth for Latin America and Caribbean airlines. Traffic (RPK) grew 8.4% […]
Austrian Airlines Launches New Service to Los Angeles
Occasion marks the airline"™s first direct flights between the U.S west coast and Vienna, Austria Today, Austrian Airlines began its new, non-stop service between Vienna, Austria and Los Angeles, California. Flight OS 081 departed from Vienna (VIE) at 10:03 a.m. local time, and is scheduled to arrive at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) at 1:20 […]
Northern Ireland works with aviation industry to increase International Flights
Routes Europe provides a meeting place for airlines, airports, tourism authorities and government bodies that want to plan new flights and increase existing services. It moves to a new city every year to highlight different aviation markets to Europe’s leading airlines. Increased investment in Northern Ireland and a tourism boom have helped to stimulate the […]
Airbus launches new offer: Airbus Interiors Services
Airbus has launched a new offer: Airbus Interiors Services (AIS). Based in Toulouse, AIS is built on the engineering know-how, experiences of the former Airbus Corporate Jet Centre (ACJC) AIS is part of Services by Airbus, and its innovative spirit is now dedicated to supporting airlines with their cabin upgrade development strategies. AIS offers through […]
Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance Joins Latin American and Caribbean Air Transport Association
ALTA (the Latin American and Caribbean Air Transport Association) today announced that Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance (AFI KLM E&M) has become the association"™s newest affiliate member. ALTA"™s affiliate members are airline-related organizations that work collaboratively with the association on aviation industry initiatives throughout the Latin America and Caribbean region. "We are pleased […]
Airbus and SITA join forces to provide advanced cybersecurity services for the air transport industry
Airbus and SITA have launched new Security Operations Center Services customized for the specific needs of the air transport industry. This new incident detection services will provide airlines, airports and other air transport industry stakeholders with information about unusual cyber activity that may impact their businesses. These services have been developed to specifically meet an […]
Leo, el robot para equipajes de SITA, ha llegado al aeropuerto más concurrido de RÃo
Leo, el innovador robot para equipajes, ha llegado al Aeropuerto Internacional Tom Jobim de Río, donde en los próximos días ayudará a los pasajeros ocupados a registrar sus maletas. La llegada de Leo al aeropuerto más transitado de Río coincide con el International Brazil Air Show (IBAS), que recibirá a más de 80 mil visitantes […]
Austrian Airlines Adorns Boeing 777 Jet with the Blue Danube Waltz
The Blue Danube Waltz is not only on board Austrian Airlines flights, but now also on the exterior of one of the airline"™s aircraft. Just in time to commemorate the launch of flight service to Los Angeles, Austrian Airlines adorned a Boeing 777 with the name "Spirit of Austria" with an 148-footlong line stave of […]
Urgent Call for Alternatives to Large Electronic Restrictions
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) called on governments to urgently find alternatives to recently announced measures by the United States and the United Kingdom to restrict the carry-on of large electronic items on certain flights departing the Middle East and North Africa. The Case for Alternative Measures «The current measures are not an acceptable […]
