Delta names its first Chief Digital Officer as company accelerates digital enhancements, investments
Delta has named Eric Phillips S.V.P. and Chief Digital Officer as the airline continues to deliver more personalized, seamless, and premium experiences for customers through its digital channels. In the newly created role, Phillips will lead a matrixed team focused on enhancing customer interactions with Delta’s digital tools and channels, including developing new and better […]
Jet Airways may sell minority stake to raise funds: Sources
Jet Airways is working on a big fund-raising plan. Sources tell CNBC-TV18 that several interested suitors are in talks with Naresh Goyal’s aviation firm for investments. The aviation company is in talks with investors to raise funds via minority stake sale, sources say. People privy to the development have told the channel that Abu Dhabi […]
Aviation key to enhancing UAE-Mexico relations
UAE Minister of Economy Sultan bin Saeed Al Mansouri recently received Francisca Elizabeth Mendez Escobar, Mexico’s new Ambassador to the UAE, with whom he discussed ways to enhance cooperation in a number of priority areas for both countries. The meeting held at the ministry’s Dubai headquarters touched on the results of the recent visit of […]
Star Alliance commits to major baggage and self-service investments to help create more seamless travel experience
Star Alliance has announced that it will invest in multi-million dollar technology projects to help improve and align back-end systems for its 28 member airlines, which will help to create more seamless travel experiences for passengers. An Alliance IT hub for baggage will be created and is scheduled to enter operation by the end of […]
Kellstrom Materials CFO: "We think there is a huge unexploited window of business opportunity in Latin America"
It is no secret to anyone that the airline industry interest to reach the Latin American market is increasing but also faces a difficult economic scenario across the region, especially in some development areas such as Brazil, where the decline in the local currency and its negative impact on emerging economies, have generated uncertainty among […]