Passengers Want Technology to Give Them More Control Over Their Travel Experience
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced the results of its 2017 Global Passenger Survey (GPS) which revealed that passengers expect technology to give them more personal control over their travel experience. Based on 10,675 responses from around the globe, the survey provided insight into what passengers want from their air travel experience. Topping the […]
American Airlines opens vastly bigger hub control center at DFW Airport
American Airlines has opened a $10 million nerve center at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport designed to improve efficiency by consolidating several functions formerly housed in different parts of the airport. I got a sneak peek and an exclusive tour Friday from Matt Eggers, managing director of what Fort Worth-based American (Nasdaq: AAL) calls its […]
Gatwick named the top airport
GATWICK has scooped three top awards at separate ceremonies. It won: – Airport of the Year at the National Transport Awards – Global environmental award for its world-first waste plant at the Digital Impact Awards – Digital In-house Team of the Year at the Digital Impact Awards. Chris Woodroofe, Chief Operating Officer, Gatwick Airport, said:"These […]
Australia to tighten airport security
SYDNEY Australia will introduce random searches of workers entering and inside its airports as it increases security after a recent foiled terrorism plot, officials said. «These measures strengthen existing controls to ensure airport workers are authorised, properly identified and appropriately trained before entering secure airside areas,» Minister for Infrastructure and Transport Darren Chester said in […]
IATA supports passenger service charge equalization in Malaysia
IATA is supporting the Malaysian Aviation Commission"™s (MAVCOM) efforts to bring passenger service charges (PSC) at Kuala Lumpur International Airport 2 (KLIA2), in line with the city"™s primary airport terminal. The Malaysian government had set the PSC for KLIA2"”which opened in May 2014"”at the same level as the previous Low-Cost Carrier Terminal at Kuala Lumpur […]
Logan to launch nonstop flights to Brazil next year
For the first time ever, Bostonians will be able to fly nonstop from Logan International Airport to Brazil starting next year. Chile-based LATAM Airlines Group S.A. said on Tuesday that it will offer nonstop flights from Boston to its hub in São Paulo, the most populated city in the southern hemisphere with over 12 million […]
LATAM announces new European and US destinations for 2018
LATAM Airlines Group announced today that it will offer three new international destinations in 2018 "“ Rome (Italy), Lisbon (Portugal) and Boston (United States) "“ from its São Paulo/Guarulhos hub in Brazil, increasing Latin America"™s connectivity with Europe and North America. Starting 16 March 2018, LATAM Airlines Brazil will operate three weekly flights (increasing to […]
Ethiopian Airlines: A Bright Future for a Growing Airline
A nation whose GDP per capita totals only $846. One that has only been governed by its current constitution since 1995. A country that ranks 174 out of 188 in terms of Human Development Index. All of these stats at first glance run counter to the ideal place from which to run a continent"™s largest […]
Copa Airlines welcomed as DIA’s newest airline
Copa Airlines was celebrated as Denver’s newest airline at a branding event Wednesday morning. Denver Mayor Michael Hancock welcomed Copa Airlines and its CEO Pedro Heilbron to the Mile High City. Copa Airlines will operate nonstop service to Panama City’s Tocumen International Airport from Denver International Airport beginning December 11. The airline will fly four […]
ASUR Provides Update On Colombian Acquisition
Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste, (ASUR), the first privatized airport group in Mexico and operator of Cancun Airport and eight other airports in southeast Mexico, as well as a JV partner in Aerostar Airport Holdings, LLC, operator of the Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport in San Juan, today announced that it has received regulatory approval to […]
