Lufthansa is now the only five-star airline in Europe
Today, as the first airline outside of Asia, Lufthansa received a five-star certification from the British aviation consulting specialist, Skytrax. This honor places Lufthansa in a select group of ten airlines that have been given this coveted rating. While the Skytrax jury has awarded five stars to Lufthansa"™s First Class for a number of years […]
El tráfico de pasajeros crece en la UE un 20% durante los últimos tres años
Los aeropuertos de la Unión Europea han experimentado en los últimos una expansión en su tráfico de pasajeros de más del 20% en los últimos tres años, según ha asegurado Olivier Jankovec, director general de ACI Europe, quien ha advertido de que "ese crecimiento también ejerce mucha presión sobre las instalaciones y el personal del […]
Australia’s Qantas hops ahead with first nonstop flight to Europe
Finally, after 97 years, Australian airline Qantas gets to fly the way it’s always wanted. The Australian airline on Monday took delivery of the first of eight 787-9 Dreamliners from Boeing. It’s a jet that Qantas is pinning its future to — part of a years-long turnaround from record losses. Next March, Qantas will inaugurate […]
More than 7% increase in Air Travel Compared to Last Year 2017 Edition of IATA World Air Transport Statistics Released
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced industry performance statistics for 2016 showing that system-wide, airlines carried 3.8 billion passengers on scheduled services last year, an increase of 7% over 2015, representing an additional 242 million air trips. This information is included in the 2017 edition of the IATA World Air Transport Statistics (WATS), the […]
United Airlines Extends its European Route Network
United Airlines today announced new nonstop seasonal service to four popular European destinations including Reykjavik, Iceland, Porto, Portugal, Edinburgh, Scotland, and Zurich, Switzerland. United"™s 2018 summer schedule offers more options for United customers from more than 100 North American cities to conveniently connect to Europe with just one stop in New York/Newark, San Francisco or […]
IAG Cargo 2017 Q2 financial results
IAG Cargo has today announced its Q2 2017 results, reporting commercial revenue of €260m over the period from April 1 to June 30, 2017, an increase of 7.6 per cent on 2016 at constant exchange. Overall yield for the quarter was up 1.1 per cent at constant exchange. Volumes were up 6.4 per cent, while […]
UAE airline Etihad announces loss of $1.87B in 2016
Etihad, the flag carrier of the United Arab Emirates, says it lost $1.87 billion in 2016. The Abu Dhabi-based airline announced the massive loss in a statement Thursday. Etihad blamed "one-off impairment charges and fuel hedging losses weighed against a solid performance of the core airline." The announcement of the loss comes after the January […]
EasyJet Europe opera su primer vuelo
EasyJet ha recibido su certificado de operador aéreo (AOC) y licencia de explotación de líneas aéreas de las autoridades de Austria, asegurando sus futuras operaciones con la Unión Europea y dentro de la región después de que se materialice el Brexit. Así lo ha anunciado la low cost británica, al reportar a la Bolsa de […]
Europe faces an infrastructure crisis, SES is ‘failing’ – IATA
European governments need to help aviation overcome an infrastructure crisis, with congestion adding to problems stemming from a ‘failing’ Single European Sky (SES) initiative, according to Alexandre de Juniac, IATA"™s director general and ceo. The number of slot-co-ordinated airports is a good indicator, de Juniac said. "This tells us where there is not sufficient capacity […]
Sea Freight constraints see demand take off for IAG Cargo on Europe-APAC routes
IAG Cargo has seen a boom in demand on key routes from Europe into Asia Pacific (APAC) over the first two months of the year. Cargo volumes from Europe to APAC over this period have increased by 23% when compared to the same timeframe in 2016, with fashion, spare parts, fresh fish and leather goods […]
