Airports (Like Carriers) Use Twitter to Ease Travelers"™ Concerns
Before arriving at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, Joe Carella, the assistant dean of executive education at the Eller College of Management at the University of Arizona"™s Phoenix campus, checks the airport"™s Facebook page. The airport also has a Twitter handle, @PHXSkyHarbor, with more than 21,000 followers. That account toggles between passenger needs and promotion […]
Latam Airlines group reports consolidated operating income of us$48.2 million for second quarter 2017
LATAM Airlines Group S.A. (NYSE: LTM; IPSA: LTM), the leading airline group in Latin America, announced today its consolidated financial results for the second quarter ending June 30, 2017. "LATAM" or "the Company" makes reference to the consolidated entity, which includes passenger and cargo airlines in Latin America. All figures were prepared in accordance with […]
Delta marks 30 years in Mexico, poised for growth alongside partner Aeromexico
Together, the two airlines carried over 7 million customers to and from Mexico during the past year, offering over 160 daily flights between the United States and Mexico This year Delta Air Lines marks 30 years of service in Mexico, where it is celebrating by implementing the recently announced Joint Cooperation Agreement (JCA) with alliance […]
IAG seeks disruptive start-ups for its second hangar 51 programme
After the huge success of the first Hangar 51 global start-up accelerator, International Airlines Group (IAG) is launching a second programme which will be based in Spain. Working with Cink Emprende, a consulting company specialising in entrepreneurship already consolidated in the local ecosystem, the accelerator will develop new entrepreneurs to revolutionise the aviation industry and […]
Boeing Global Services Begins Operations
Boeing (NYSE: BA) tomorrow will launch its third major business unit when Boeing Global Services begins operating alongside Commercial Airplanes and Defense, Space & Security. This new dedicated services business focuses on the needs of government, space and commercial customers worldwide. Boeing Chairman, President and CEO Dennis Muilenburg announced the formation of Global Services in […]
Lufthansa Innovation Hub voted Best in Germany
The Lufthansa Innovation Hub in Berlin has been voted the best Innovation Lab in Germany. The business magazine Capital, and the Hamburg management consultancy Infront Consulting, compared 34 Innovation Labs. The prize was awarded on June 21 at a formal event in Berlin. What are Innovation Labs actually for? Which strategies are successful? How well […]
Star Alliance takes best alliance title at Skytrax world airline awards
June 20, 2017 "“ In its 20th Anniversary year, Star Alliance has claimed the Best Airline Alliance title at the Skytrax World Airline Awards for the second year running. The Alliance"™s prestigious Los Angeles Lounge also received the Best Airline Alliance Lounge Award for the third year in row. Accepting the award at the Paris […]
Viva Air commits to 50 A320 Family aircraft
Viva Air, the Latin America low cost carrier group owned by Irelandia Aviation, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Airbus for 50 A320 Family aircraft, comprising 35 A320neo and 15 A320ceo. The agreement paves the way for the group"™s airlines VivaColombia and Viva Air Peru to base its fleet renewal and network growth on […]
Boeing, United Airlines Announce Order for 100 737 MAX 10s
Boeing [NYSE: BA] and United Airlines [NYSE: UAL] today announced an agreement at the 2017 Paris Air Show to convert 100 of its current 737 MAX orders into 737 MAX 10s, becoming the largest single 737 MAX 10 customer in the world. United also announced an order for four additional 777-300ER aircraft. «The 737 MAX […]
M25 could de-rail Heathrow expansion plans
Bridging the M25 to build Heathrow"™s third runway could de-rail the airport"™s expansion plan due to the scheme"™s cost and complexity says International Airlines Group (IAG) which is raising its concerns with the Government. In its submission to the Government"™s consultation on its Airports National Policy Statement, which closes tomorrow (May 25, 2017), IAG says […]
