33 billion US$: The investment by airports and airlines this year
Airlines and airports are estimated to spend nearly US$33 billion on IT this year, according to the SITA 2017 Air Transport IT Trends Insights. And they are focusing their technology investments on similar priorities. Top of the agenda for CIOs at both airlines and airports, are investments in cyber security and cloud services. In addition, […]
Federal government awarding $2.6 million to 2 NY airports
Two upstate New York airports are getting more than $2.6 million in federal grants. Sidney Municipal Airport in Delaware County will receive $1.8 million and Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport in Tompkins County is being awarded $870,000. The infrastructure funding from the Federal Aviation Administration will go to construct a new taxiway at Sidney Regional Airport. […]
Dubai Airports voted Aviation & Transport Company of the Year at Gulf Business Awards
Dubai Airports, operator of Dubai International (DXB), the world’s number one airport for international passengers, and Dubai World Central (DWC), was voted as the Aviation & Transport Company of the Year at the Gulf Business Awards 2017, which were announced at a ceremony held in Dubai on Sunday evening. The Gulf Business Awards recognise the […]
Hurricane Irma: Airlines expand change-fee waivers to include Florida airports
Airlines began expanding their Hurricane Irma change-fee waivers to include Florida airports as the storm appeared increasingly likely to track toward the state. American, JetBlue, Spirit, Southwest and Air Canada were among the carriers that now included at least some Florida airports in their Irma-related rebooking policies. Most airlines already had included some Caribbean destinations […]
United Airlines set to resume some Houston flights
United Airlines was preparing Wednesday to resume some passenger flights in and out of Houston, and the city expected to reopen its airports before Thursday. The Houston Airport System said it planned to resume limited domestic airline passenger service at 4 p.m. Wednesday as the city continues to deal with the impact of Hurricane Harvey […]
Airline CEO Calls For Airport Access Reforms
Ensuring fair access to highly contested major airports is an issue that global policymakers have grappled with for decades. However, one U.S. airline chief says current rules are proving insufficient, and recent industry trends make new solutions imperative. Hawaiian Airlines CEO Mark Dunkerley believes access for new entrants is a growing problem at many major […]
British Airways signs new codeshare agreement with Loganair
British Airways has announced a new codeshare agreement with Scottish airline Loganair. The new agreement, which comes into effect on 1 September when Loganair begins operating as an independent airline, will enable customers from the Highlands and Islands to book directly onto services on British Airway"™ global network at London"™s Heathrow, Gatwick and City Airports, […]
Is Delta ‘The Best Positioned’ Airline?
Bernstein analyst David Vernon said on Tuesday that Delta Air Lines ( DAL) is the best-positioned airline to take advantage of industry trends related to charging more for flights, as airport capacity becomes constrained and operating costs increase. «DAL is best positioned to over-earn at capacity constrained airports. Marrying data on yields, airport costs, and […]
Ryanair calls for two-drink maximum at airports
yanair has waded into a debate on how to curb drunken behaviour on flights by suggesting passengers should be limited to only buying two drinks each at the airport. The budget carrier says the problem passengers are those who "preload" in the departure lounge rather than those who drink once onboard flights, in response to […]
Governo oficializa concessão do aeroporto de Salvador
O contrato de concessão do Aeroporto Internacional de Salvador Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães, que será administrado pela empresa francesa Vinci Airports nos próximos 30 anos, foi anunciado nesta quinta-feira, 27, pelo governo federal em cerimônia no Palácio do Planalto. A assinatura, revelou o ministro dos Transportes, Portos e Aviação Civil, MaurÃcio Quintella, acontece nesta sexta-feira, […]
