Boeing duplica la compra de combustible SAF para sus operaciones comerciales
El fabricante estadounidense Boeing ha llegado a acuerdos para adquirir 21,2 millones de litros (5,6 millones de galones) de combustible de aviación sostenible mezclado (SAF) producido por Neste, el principal productor mundial de SAF, para apoyar sus operaciones comerciales en EE.UU. hasta 2023. Estos acuerdos suponen más del doble de las adquisiciones de SAF realizadas […]
Pilot shortage a blow to regional airports
Prior to June 2014, residents of Klamath Falls in south-central Oregon had access to one flight daily to San Francisco and Portland from the Crater Lake Klamath Regional Airport. But in that month, United Express, in conjunction with flight operator SkyWest, ended the flights, leaving the seat of Klamath County, population 65,000, without commercial air […]
32,600 new planes worth nearly US$5 trillion in the next 20 years
From the world"™s first commercial flight in 1914, to today"™s 32 million flights annually, aviation has become part and parcel of our everyday lives. With some three billion air passengers, and 50 million tonnes of freight carried every year by planes, it is estimated that aviation contributes US$2.4 trillion annually to global GDP. In the […]
A Global Mindset for Commercial Aviation"™s Next Century Partnerships and Global Standards
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) called for airlines, governments, and industry stakeholders to guide the development of the commercial airline industry into its next century with a global mindset and based on a foundation of global standards. «The key to unlocking aviation"™s future potential is a global mindset supported by strong partnerships. Aviation connects […]
Iata AGM in Doha to celebrate 100 years of commercial flights
The 70th International Air Transport Association (Iata) Annual General Meeting (AGM) and World Air Transport Summit, which Qatar Airways is hosting next month, take place as the aviation industry celebrates 100 years since the first scheduled commercial flight. The event will be held in Doha from June 1 to 3. It was in January 1914 […]
Partnering to Shape Commercial Aviation"™s Next Century
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) emphasized the importance of industry-government partnership as the industry embarks on the second century of commercial aviation. «The most salient lesson of commercial aviation"™s first century is the value of partnerships. Through partnership, industry and government made flying the safest way to travel. This is a good guide as […]
