Airbus nombra a C. Jeffrey Knittel nuevo Chairman y CEO de Airbus Americas a partir de 2018
El experimentado profesional del sector aeroespacial C. Jeffrey Knittel, anteriormente Chief Executive de C2 Aviation Capital y Presidente de CIT Transportation Finance, se incorporará a Airbus a principios del año que viene tomando las riendas de la actividad de la compañía en el continente americano. Knittel aporta a esta responsabilidad más de 25 años de […]
Flota aérea mexicana, la más grande
En la actual administración se han creado 849 nuevas rutas aéreas nacionales e internacionales, y en promedio, los precios de los pasajes se han mantenido estables, afirmó el secretario de Comunicaciones y Transportes, Gerardo Ruiz Esparza. Adicional a ello, las aerolíneas mexicanas renuevan sus aviones, por lo que las principales empresas tienen equipos con una […]
MIA wins two awards for environmental conservation from the Florida Airports Council
In recognition of its efforts to reduce its environmental footprint and conserve natural resources, Miami International Airport received two awards today at the 2017 Florida Airports Council Specialty Conference in Orlando. The 2017 J. Bryan Cooper Environmental Award was given to the Miami-Dade Aviation Department (MDAD), which operates MIA, and the 2017 J. Bryan Cooper […]
OAG"™s On-time Performance Star Ratings Highlight North America"™s Most On-Time Airlines and Airports
OAG, the global leader in flight information, has released its On-time Performance (OTP) Star Ratings, accrediting the top airlines and airports around the world for superior performance. Delta Air Lines once again demonstrated on-time excellence, finishing as the only legacy carrier to achieve 4 stars. Among North American airlines, Delta trailed only Hawaiian Airlines "“ […]
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 […]
Jetex and CFly Aviation to Develop First Private Terminal at Guarulhos International Airport
Jetex Flight Support and Brazilian operator CFLY Aviation have won a tender to develop and manage a new private terminal and FBO at São Paulo Guarulhos International Airport (GRU/SBGR), Brazil, over the next 15 years. The new partnership venture reflects the growing importance of business aviation in the region, and further extends Jetex"™s footprint in […]
Embraer to establish major aviation training center in Johannesburg
Embraer announced the establishment of a new training center at O.R. Tambo International Airport, Johannesburg. The Embraer Training Centre will open in the first half of 2018 and will be the first facility of its kind in Africa to provide this range of training all under one roof, for qualified pilots, maintenance technicians, and cabin […]
Henrik Hololei: Post-Brexit EU-UK aviation relationship still an unknown
It is still too early to say what the EU-UK aviation market will look like after Brexit, a senior European Commission aviation official has acknowledged. For the time being, because the UK remains in the EU, all international negotiations undertaken by the bloc include the interests of the UK, says Henrik Hololei, director general of […]
Greater Urgency Required to Tackle Emissions Challenge
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) called for greater urgency in the partnership between governments and airlines to keep aviation at the leading edge of industries in managing their climate change impact. The call came on the eve of the first anniversary of the historic global agreement on a Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for […]
UATP: msts selected to facilitate IATA Easypay system in 24 markets
Multi Service Technology Solutions (MSTS) has won a contract to a newly launched remittance service that modernizes payments between accredited travel agencies and airlines. MSTS has been awarded 24 of IATA"™s Billing and Settlement Plan (BSP) markets, and it will process payments in those markets by partnering with UATP, the airline-owned travel payment technical solution […]
