Ethiopian to upgrade its Sao Paulo services to non-stop direct flights
eading African airline, Ethiopian Airlines Group has announced that it is all set to start nonstop direct services to Sao Paulo, Brazil from Addis Ababa, currently operated via Lome, Togo, effective September 16, 2017. Sao Paulo, the biggest city in the Brazil and in the southern hemisphere, is the economic and financial hub of the […]
New Customer Experience Director for British Airways
British Airways has named Carolina Martinoli as its new Director of Brand and Customer Experience. She will take up the role in August. Martinoli will join from BA’s sister airline Iberia in Madrid, where she has worked for the past six years, and currently serves as Chief Customer Officer. During her time with the airline, […]
Ryanair to offer flights to Brazil with Air Europa deal
Ryanair will soon offer flights to Brazil and other Latin American countries. The Irish low-cost carrier struck a deal with Spain"™s Air Europa, as part of its strategy to widen its network of long-haul partners. During the first stage of the partnership, Ryanair will allow customers to book Air Europa tickets from Madrid to 20 […]
Azul and SKY Airline: How to prosper as Latin American LCCs
In emerging South American domestic markets dominated by two of Latin America"™s biggest carriers, LATAM and GOL, Brazil"™s Azul Linhas Aéreas Brasileiras and Chile"™s SKY Airline have prospered as fast-growing low-cost carriers even though growth in their respective national economies hasn"™t been smooth. In an interview session conducted at the 37th Annual North America Airfinance […]
Punctuality rules challenged in Brazil and China
IATA is challenging punctuality rules that will affect slot allocation processes in Brazil and China. IATA will be seeking to further engage with Brazil"™s ANAC (National Civil Aviation Agency) after a number of airlines were told they had lost slots at Sao Paulo-Guarulhos International Airport, due to not meeting punctuality targets. The Worldwide Slot Guidelines […]
ALTA Supports ANAC Resolution 400/2016 on New Airline Passenger Rules
During participation at the Wings of Change conference today in Rio de Janeiro, ALTA (the Latin American and Caribbean Air Transport Association) reiterated that the association supports Brazil"™s National Civil Aviation Agency"™s (ANAC) proposed airline passenger rules and regulations under Resolution 400/2016. The new proposed rules benefit consumers and bring Brazil closer to more airline […]
IATA: Air Transport Generates 1.1M Jobs in Brazil
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced new data showing that aviation and aviation-induced tourism support 1.1 million jobs and contribute $32.9 billion to Brazil"™s GDP, an amount equivalent to 1.4% of the country"™s GDP. These findings are among the highlights of "˜The Importance of Air Transport in Brazil"™ study conducted by Oxford Economics on […]
Presidente da Anac defende cobrança de bagagem para crescimento do mercado aéreo
O diretor-presidente da Agência Nacional de Aviação Civil (Anac), José Ricardo Botelho, defendeu que a cobrança por parte das companhias aéreas pelo despacho de bagagens dos passageiros pode favorecer o crescimento do mercado brasileiro. Botelho participou da abertura do International Brazil Air Show (Ibas), no Aeroporto Internacional Tom Jobim, e disse que os americanos adotaram […]
Primeira edição da International Brazil Air Show começa em 29 de março
Esperando movimentar cerca de R$1bi em negócios, o IBAS "“ International Brazil Air Show acontecerá nos dias 29, 30 e 31 de março para empresários do setor e nos dias 01 e 02 de abril aberta ao público em geral no Aeroporto Internacional Tom Jobim "“ RIOgaleão. O IBAS contará com uma programação desenvolvida especialmente […]
Ipeco receives Supplier of the Year award from Embraer for E2 development programme
Ipeco Holdings Limited ("Ipeco"), based at Southend Airport, has received a major supplier award at the 2016 Embraer Suppliers Conference recently held at Embraer"™s facility in São José dos Campos, Brazil. Ipeco was named Supplier of the Year for development work it has performed in support of the new Embraer E2 family of aircraft. It […]
