Tag: industry

New forecasts from Airports Council International (ACI) World show the path to recovery in 2021 will be slow and uncertain and, without government policy support and assistance, the industry continues to face collapse. ACI World’s most recent COVID-19 impact analysis revealed...

The consulting firm OAG predicts that the Latin American airline industry will have a reduction in the recovery of its capacity within the next few weeks, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as the second and third...

At the end of April a virtual event by the name of FlightPlan was held, in which the future of aviation was discussed by 50+ contributors including aerospace and airline executives from around the world. The discussions, put together by...

The situation with the COVID-19 coronavirus is currently very fluid and unpredictable. Around the globe, governments are banning large public gatherings, the 2020 Olympic Games are under threat, and stock markets are in freefall. Few industries will feel the impact...

The main trade association of global airlines ended 2019 with pledges to address two of the biggest issues facing the industry: the glaring shortage of women in leading positions and the growing “flight-shaming” movement. The International Air Travel Association (Iata),...

PayCargo LLC which operates a patented web-based payment platform serving the freight and logistics industry, announced an agreement with the International Air Transport Association (IATA), the trade association for the world’s airlines, to jointly offer the Air Cargo Industry an...

The Latin American and Caribbean Air Transport Association (ALTA) announced today that Latin America and Caribbean airlines carried 22.8 million passengers in October, and up 9% – or 1,884,258 more passengers – from the previous year. Traffic (RPK) grew 7.8%...

Uncertainty over what would happen to flight bookings in the event of Britain leaving the European Union without a deal next year is “very concerning”, a senior International Air Transport Association (IATA) official said on Wednesday. “I assume you can...

The ongoing shortage of commercial pilots is an area of “critical urgency” whose effects reach far beyond the airline industry, a Republic Airline Inc. executive said Thursday. “This is a real challenge that’s affecting economies across the country,” said Matt...

Biofuels have been on the radar for commercial airlines for more than a decade. Virgin Atlantic and Air New Zealand both tested Boeing 747s in 2008 using a blend of regular aircraft fuel and biofuel. Dutch airline KLM operated the...