American Airlines Launches New Travel Advisors Account Management Platform

American Airlines announced travel advisors now have more control over their clients’ tickets through a new AirPass account management platform. Launched on September 1, American’s new online tool gives agents the ability to make real-time decisions for customers through updates, including enhanced fare transparency, full itinerary visibility and control of ticket from the time of […]

LATAM Airlines Group reports second quarter results and advances in chapter 11 process

LATAM Airlines Group today reported its financial results for the second quarter of 2020, with revenues of US$571.9 million, representing a 75.9% fall year-on-year due to unprecedented reductions in operations following COVID-19-related border closures and travel restrictions. This decrease was partially offset by an 18.4% increase in cargo revenues. During the quarter (April-June 2020), total […]

OPINION: Spirit of cooperation is needed

COVID-19 has thrown aviation into survival mode overnight but the industry should use this crisis to learn from the past and find ways to improve in the future, according to IATA regional vice president for the Americas Peter Cerdá. The COVID-19 pandemic has had a devastating effect on the global aviation industry, but one region […]

ACI World Governing Board calls for urgent COVID-19 industry relief

Airports Council International (ACI) World Governing Board has called for urgent relief measures for airports to assist in dealing with the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and also urged a globally coordinated programme of measures to aid in a balanced recovery for the aviation industry. The resolution passed by the board calls for coordinated industry […]

ITF and IATA: Support from Governments Essential to Protect Jobs and Preserve Aviation Industry

The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) and the International Air Transport Association (IATA) called for support from governments to the aviation industry, to protect jobs and ensure that air services can be maintained. The economic situation facing the aviation industry is severe. Air passenger demand is down 80%. Airlines are facing a liquidity crisis which […]

Joint effort to deliver additional environmental benefits during the traffic downturn: CANSO

The aviation industry is using the downturn in air traffic as a result of COVID-19 to implement additional measures to reduce the environmental impact of aviation. CANSO – the Civil Air Navigation Services Organisation – in association with IATA, A4E, ERA, AIRE, IFATCA and the EUROCONTROL Network Manager, is launching an ambitious environmental initiative to […]

U.S. Senate approves big rescue for struggling aviation sector

The U.S. Senate voted late Wednesday 96-0 to give the U.S. aviation industry $58 billion in a coronavirus-rescue package, half in the form of grants to cover some 750,000 employees’ paychecks, in a badly needed lifeline for an industry facing the worst travel downturn in history. The $2 trillion economic rescue package awards passenger airlines […]

ASA and ACA call for global task force to limit aviation impact of COVID-19

As the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak continues to spread at an alarming rate, and begins to significantly impact additional countries across the globe, the Airport Services Association (ASA) and the Airline Catering Association (ACA) have highlighted the devastating economic and social impact of this crisis for the entire aviation industry. As a result, the aviation services […]

UK aviation industry promises to be carbon neutral by 2050

The UK aviation industry has pledged to cut carbon emissions to zero in the next 30 years. Aviation industry executives from airlines and airports will commit to cut carbon emissions from 30 million tonnes of CO2 to zero by 2050. It comes despite a projected 70 per cent growth in passenger numbers over the next […]

Etihad appoints Duncan Bureau as senior vice president of global sales and distribution

Etihad Aviation Group (EAG) has announced the appointment of Duncan Bureau as senior vice president, global sales and distribution, who will report directly into the group’s chief commercial officer, Robin Kamark. The role will be instrumental in driving the group’s commercial strategy globally. Duncan Bureau, a well-known and respected figure in the aviation industry, joins […]