Stronger Regulation of Powerful Airports Needed to Protect Consumers: IATA
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) welcomed the European Commission’s evaluation of the Airport Charges Directive (ACD) which highlights the need to further strengthen the Directive to protect consumers. Nearly 60% of passengers in Europe pass through just 25 airports. Many airports are able to charge prices that would otherwise not be achieved in a […]
Delta Air Lines records double-digit drop in cargo revenues
Delta Air Lines saw cargo revenues drop for the second quarter in a row on the back of traffic declines. The Atlanta-headquartered airline registered a 17% year-on-year decline in second-quarter cargo revenues to $186m. Revenues were also down in the first quarter of the year. Meanwhile, cargo traffic for the Q2 period was 12.2% behind […]
Colombia: Batalla por pasajeros aéreos se intensifica
Ni la fuerte volatilidad de los precios del petróleo ni el encarecimiento del dólar (la devaluación del peso es cercana al 8 por ciento), variables que afectaron el balance de las principales aerolíneas en el primer trimestre, han sido una barrera para que las compañías que operan rutas locales y desde el país hacia el […]
IATA: UK must increase capacity, cut taxes and visa restrictions
The UK risks losing up to 120,000 jobs from the aviation sector over the next two decades if it does not improve competitiveness, according to a new IATA report. Lack of airport infrastructure in southeast England, the world’s highest rate of passenger charges and taxes, together with a relatively restrictive visa regime are the main […]
IATA Statement – On French Eco Aviation Tax
This tax is misguided. Since 1990, airlines have reduced carbon emissions per passenger 50%, and from 2020 will be paying to offset all the growth in emissions. A tax will not help the industry to invest in cleaner fuels and technology. It will also damage EUR 100 billion that aviation generates for the French economy, […]
IATA ve «errónea» la ‘ecotasa’ en Francia y advierte que pondrá en riesgo nuevos empleos
La Asociación Internacional de Transporte Aéreo (IATA) ha subrayado este martes que la decisión de Francia de implantar un impuesto ecológico a las aerolíneas es «errónea» y ha advertido que su implantación perjudicará la economía y pondrá en riesgo nuevos empleos. En una declaración, IATA, que agrupa a las aerolíneas que mueven el 82% del […]
IATA: Aerolíneas latinoamericanas muestran el mayor crecimiento
La Asociación de Transporte Aéreo Internacional (IATA,en siglas en ingles) reportó que durante mayo, la demanda mundial de pasajeros aumentó 4.5% en comparación con el mismo mes del 2018, no obstante, esta cifra se encuentra por debajo del crecimiento promedio. IATA destacó el rendimiento de las aerolíneas latinoamericanas, las cuales a pesar del contexto económico […]
Passenger Demand Stays Solid but the Trend has Slowed: IATA
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced global passenger traffic results for May showing that demand (measured in revenue passenger kilometers, or RPKs) rose 4.5% compared to the same month in 2018. This was in line with the revised April traffic growth of 4.4% and above the recent trough of 3.1% year-on-year growth recorded in […]
Continúa la debilidad en el sector del transporte aéreo de carga: IATA
La Asociación de Transporte Aéreo Internacional (IATA, por sus siglas en inglés) ha publicado los resultados globales sobre el mercado mundial carga aérea relativos al mes de mayo de 2019. La demanda, medida en toneladas de carga por kilómetro transportadas (FTK, por sus siglas en inglés), se contrajo un 3,4% en mayo de 2019, en […]
A4A, IATA join forces on flying’s green messaging
US airline lobbying organization A4A has joined with IATA to communicate the environmental and sustainable efforts initiated by commercial aviation and explain why flying is a responsible transport choice. Airlines are coming under pressure as global concerns grow about carbon emissions and climate change. In the past six months, a flygskam, or “flight shame,” movement […]
