Airlines see improving profits in Q4 2017: IATA survey
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) said Tuesday that 75 percent of airlines surveyed early in January indicated an improvement in year-on-year profitability in the fourth quarter of 2017 compared with the same period in 2016. In its latest business confidence survey of airline chief financial officers (CFOs) and heads of cargo, IATA found that […]
Air Freight Demand up 9% in 2017, Strongest Growth Since 2010
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released full-year 2017 data for global air freight markets showing that demand, measured in freight tonne kilometers (FTKs) grew by 9.0%. This was more than double the 3.6% annual growth recorded in 2016. Freight capacity, measured in available freight tonne kilometers (AFTKs), rose by 3.0% in 2017. This was […]
Airline Business Confidence Survey – January 2018
We are pleased to send you herewith our latest business confidence survey of airline CFOs and heads of cargo. Key points: When surveyed in early-January, 75% of airline CFOs and Heads of Cargo indicated an improvement in year-on-year profitability in Q4 2017 compared with the same period in 2016. The majority (56%) reported that they […]
Implementation is key for Single African Air Transport Market "“ IATA
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) welcomes the launch of the Single African Air Transport Market (SAATM) initiative by the African Union (AU) to open up Africa"™s skies and improve intra-African air connectivity. Enhanced connectivity will stimulate demand, improve the competitiveness of the African airline industry, and make air travel more accessible. In turn, this […]
Celebra IATA liberalización del sector aéreo africano
Luego de que el pasado 26 de enero de este año representantes de 23 países de la Unión Africana (UA) firmaran el acuerdo para crear el Mercado Único Africano de Transporte Aéreo (SAATM por sus siglas en inglés), la Asociación de Transporte Aéreo Internacional (IATA) se congratuló por la concreción de este tratado, el cual […]
Recibe Aeromar certificación IOSA de la IATA
Como parte del compromiso con sus pasajeros, Aeromar renovó la certificación Operational Safety Audit (IOSA), que otorga la Asociación de Transporte Aéreo Internacional (IATA) y se posiciona como una de las más seguras de la industria aérea nacional. La IATA otorgó a Aeromar la renovación de su certificación IOSA hasta el 22 de enero del […]
Lufthansa now offering automatic check-in
Lufthansa passengers will now benefit from an automatic check-in procedure for all flights within Germany and to destinations in Europe. The boarding pass for flights booked up to 24 hours before departure will then be sent automatically to the passenger 23 hours before departure "“ with no need for any manual check-in, thus saving time […]
Handler de LATAM Cargo recibe certificación CEIV Pharma
Tras ser la primera aerolínea en el continente americano en obtener la certificación CEIV Pharma entregada por la asociación internacional de transporte aéreo IATA (por sus siglas en inglés), recientemente LATAM Cargo fue reconocida con la misma acreditación para su servicio de handling en Miami. Este logro es el resultado del trabajo conjunto y coordinado […]
Entrevista a Bruno Claeys, Director General de Evelop
Bruno Claeys es, desde hace más de un año, el director general de Evelop, la línea aérea integrada en el Grupo Barceló. Anteriormente, "˜era director comercial y subdirector general del grupo, y cuando el anterior director general, Emeterio Lorente, decidió jubilarse, me ofrecieron ese puesto, que acepté con mucho gusto"™, nos explica. A lo largo […]
The Boeing Company Looks Set for Another Great Year
The Boeing Company (NYSE:BA) stock had an outstanding 2017 as the company benefited from ongoing strength in the industry and internal execution on its aircraft platforms. In order to assess whether the company will have a similarly successful year in 2018, it’s useful to look at what went right last year and the trends going […]
