State of Yucatán Continues Proactive Campaign to Recover U.S. Connectivity
Yucatán’s Tourism Minister, Michelle Fridman Hirsch, continues to spearhead a proactive campaign to not only reestablish airport and cruise port connectivity but add new routes as part of the state’s Economic and Tourism Recovery Plan. Last week, it was announced that Yucatán has already seen the return of 100% of U.S. flights and the return […]
Inflight connectivity remains a long-term strategic driver, according to American Airlines and Aeroméxico
The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the way customers travel and airlines are finding new opportunities to reinvent themselves and their products. This week, FTE tuned in for a virtual thought-leadership session, hosted by the Airline Passenger Experience Association (APEX), to hear how leaders from American Airlines, Aeroméxico and Viasat are adapting their inflight propositions to […]
Airbus-led alliance works on improved connectivity experience
The Seamless Air Alliance, an Airbus-led consortium of airlines, communications equipment manufacturers and operators of mobile networks and satellites, is working toward a technology demonstration for improved passenger connectivity experience this year. The Seamless Air Alliance aims at enabling every traveler to use his or her own device “to automatically connect to the Internet with […]
Safety, Connectivity, Blocked Funds, ATM & Human Capital Top Agenda for Africa
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) highlighted five priorities which must be addressed for aviation to deliver maximum economic and social benefits in Africa. These are: Enhancing safety efforts Enabling airlines to improve intra-Africa connectivity Unblocking airline funds Avoiding air traffic management re-fragmentation and over-investment Ensuring that Africa has the professionals it needs to support […]
Spirit Airlines becomes first ULCC in the Americas with connectivity
Spirit Airlines, an ultra low-cost carrier (ULCC) serving the US, Latin America and the Caribbean, has announced that it will be fitting the Thales FlytLIVE connectivity system across its fleet of A319, A320 and A321 aircraft. Spirit and Thales are partnering to offer Ka-band high-throughput connectivity, with the FlytLIVE service using SES"™ and Hughes Network […]
Qatar Airways and Iberia expand codeshare partnership to Latin America, Middle East and Asia
Qatar Airways and Iberia are pleased to announce the expansion of their codeshare partnership, offering Iberia customers increased connectivity to destinations across the Middle East and Asia, as well as providing enhanced accessibility for Qatar Airways passengers to key destinations across Latin America, including Brazil, Colombia, Uruguay and Panama. Further strengthening the airline"™s codeshare partnership […]
American Airlines is first retrofit customer for Airbus"™ new Airspace XL luggage bins on its A321 fleet
American Airlines (AAL) has chosen Services by Airbus to provide cabin upgrades for 202 of its A321s in-service "“ the largest retrofit project in Airbus history. The airline will be the first retrofit customer for Airbu"™ new Airspace XL bins. The larger bins provide a 40 percent increase in storage space for carry-on bags, reducing […]
Safety, Connectivity, Blocked Funds, ATM & Human Capital Top Agenda for Africa
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) highlighted five priorities which must be addressed for aviation to deliver maximum economic and social benefits in Africa. These are: Enhancing safety efforts Enabling airlines to improve intra-Africa connectivity Unblocking airline funds Avoiding air traffic management re-fragmentation and over-investment Ensuring that Africa has the professionals it needs to support […]
2036 Forecast Reveals Air Passengers Will Nearly Double to 7.8 Billion
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) expects 7.8 billion passengers to travel in 2036, a near doubling of the 4 billion air travelers expected to fly this year. The prediction is based on a 3.6% average Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) noted in the release of the latest update to the association"™s 20-Year Air Passenger […]
Delta Air Lines (DAL), Aeromexico to Launch Joint Cooperation Agreement
Grupo Aeroméxico, S.A.B. de C.V. (Mexico: AEROMEX.MX) and Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) today begin their joint cooperation agreement (JCA) to operate transborder flights between the United States and Mexico. Delta and Aeromexico have confirmed with the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) and Mexico’s Federal Economic Competition Commission (COFECE) that they have completed the steps […]
