Avianca Cargo leads flower transportation from Colombia to North America and doubles its regular capacity, focused on quality, on-time performance and a premium service

Avianca Cargo, leader in air cargo transportation, announces the closing of a new Valentine’s Day season, providing its customers with the highest levels of quality, service and punctuality. With close to 18,000 tons transported from Colombia and Ecuador to the United States, Avianca Cargo doubles its regular capacity for this product, operating around 300 flights […]

North America to dominate global SAF production capacity by 2030, says GlobalData

Globally, sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) is gaining importance as it is environmentally friendly and is relatively purer when compared to conventional jet fuel. As a result, global SAF production is expected to witness remarkable growth, with North America dominating its production capacity by 2030, says GlobalData, a leading data, and analytics company. GlobalData’s latest report, […]

SAA Deepens Footprint in USA and Canada

South African Airways (SAA) is expanding its reach into North America through the appointment of a General Sales Agent (GSA) for the region. The appointed agent, Discover the World (DTW) will sell passenger space on behalf of South Africa’s national flag carrier. This partnership is expected to see the airline grow revenue across North America by raising awareness with more trade […]

Addressing North American Air Traffic Control Shortcomings

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released the following statement by its Director General, Willie Walsh, on the performance of the United States and Canadian air traffic control (ATC) organizations. “Over the past 12-18 months airlines have responded to the very strong post-pandemic travel demand by adding tens of thousands of employees to their workforces. […]

175 destinations including 9 new routes from Brussels Airport

There’s plenty to choose from at Brussels Airport this summer. Whether a family holiday at the seaside, a city break in one of the European capitals, a discovery journey outside the old continent, a visit to see the family, whatever their plans and desires, holidaymakers are bound to find the summer offer from Brussels Airport […]

Etihad Cargo appoints general manager – Americas

Etihad Cargo has appointed Caroline Pappas as general manager – Americas. Based in Chicago, Pappas will report directly to Etihad Cargo’s director – cargo commercial west, Mark Faulkner. She will be responsible for establishing new and further developing existing relationships with Etihad Cargo’s customers based in North and South America. Pappas joins Etihad Cargo with […]

Edelweiss flies to North America again

After a break of two years, leading Swiss holiday airline Edelweiss resumed non-stop flights to North America on Wednesday, 2 March. Tampa Bay (Florida) is the first holiday destination to be served on Wednesdays and Fridays. The resumption of flights was celebrated at Zurich Airport with a ribbon cut. Bernd Bauer, CEO of Edelweiss and […]