Qatar Airways receives special award for Its Contribution to the Success of the IATA Operational Safety Audit
Qatar Airways was again recognised for its outstanding safety performance record at the International Air Transport Association (IATA) Safety and Flight Operations Conference 2018, held in Montreal this week. The airline was the first to complete the IOSA in 2003, doing so voluntarily and achieving 100 per cent compliance, before the safety programme became mandatory […]
Mexico Looks to Boost Air Connectivity
Airline industry executives believe that Mexico holds the potential for enormous growth over the next few years. Tourism to the country is growing exponentially and having the means to bring more travelers into Mexico is an important part of keeping tourism on an upward trajectory. The number of nonstop routes, including routes to Japan, China, […]
IATA advocates global approach to data security and commercial drones
The association representing the world"™s airlines says developing a global approach to data security and the development of commercial drones will help to safely accommodate an extra 3.8 billion air travellers expected by 2036. "What worries our airlines, and we"™re working a lot on that, is to see that in terms of data protection, data […]
Embraer delivers 14 commercial and 11 executive jets in 1Q18
During the first quarter of 2018 (1Q18), Embraer delivered 14 jets to the commercial aviation market across the U.S., Europe and Asia Pacific. In the business aviation market, 11 aircraft were delivered in the same period, being eight light jets and three large jets. See the details below: Deliveries by Segment 1Q18 Commercial Aviation 14 […]
NAICM no debe someterse a agenda política: IATA
Para Peter Cerdá, vicepresidente regional de la Asociación de Transporte Aéreo Internacional (IATA), la ampliación de la infraestructura, concretamente en la construcción del Nuevo Aeropuerto Internacional de la Ciudad de México (NAICM), "no debe someterse a la agenda política" electoral. "Hay un candidato que está cuestionando la construcción del aeropuerto, esto tendría enormes consecuencias para […]
IATA México da a conocer un completo programa de cursos para 2018
Con el apoyo de la oficina local de la Asociación de Transporte Aéreo Internacional (IATA, por sus siglas en inglés) en México, CIIASA (Centro Internacional de Instrucción de Aeropuertos y Servicios Auxiliares "Ing. Roberto Kobeh González"), y Regional Training Partner de IATA, dictará durante 2018 una serie de cursos dirigidos a personas vinculadas a la […]
LATAM Airlines would seek to create a low-cost airline
LATAM Airlines, the largest air transport group in Latin America, would be looking to create a new low-cost airline, amid the boom in flights in that segment. LATAM has been pressured by the entry into the market of «low cost» firms but had ruled out joining the model, despite applying certain of its rules on […]
Reuters: Boeing-Embraer proposal brings tie-up closer but not imminent
Embraer (ERJ -1.1%) pulls back following a Reuters report that its proposed tie-up with Boeing (BA +2.2%) that was submitted on Tuesday to Brazilian authorities has brought a deal closer but some issues still need to be ironed out. The companies still must define BA"™s final stake in a new joint venture containing ERJ"™s commercial […]
IATA bats for new international airport in Mexico
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has pledged its strong support to construct a new international airport in the Mexico City that was launched in 2014, to replace Benito Juárez International Airport. "The current airport is bursting at the seams. It serves 47 million passengers, which is almost 50 percent higher than its design capacity […]
Brazil aviation: airlines expand international & domestic capacity
Brazil"™s three largest airlines are forecast to grow their domestic capacity in 2018 at varying degrees as demand in the country appears to be on a stable upswing, after plummeting during the country"™s recession that began in 2015. Azul, GOL and LATAM Airlines Brazil believe the country"™s domestic market is in a period of stabilisation, […]
