Air Canada, Porter among airlines asking court to quash new passenger rights rules
Canadian airlines are among hundreds of carriers asking the Federal Court of Appeal to quash new rules that beef up compensation for passengers subjected to delayed flights and damaged luggage. Air Canada and Porter Airlines Inc., along with 17 other applicants that include the International Air Transport Association — which has some 290 member airlines […]
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 […]
Boeing takes new technologies out of the lab and onto ecoDemonstrator flying test bed
Boeing [NYSE:BA] is launching its latest round of flight-testing to assess new technologies that could address real-world challenges for airplane operators and passengers — from enhancing safety and sustainability to improving the flying experience. The company is debuting a Boeing 777 that will serve as the 2019 flying test bed for 50 projects. «This is […]
ACI: European airports see slower traffic growth
After a period of dynamic growth, the increase in traffic at Europe’s airports is slowing, with freight traffic weighing on the performance of the region’s airports, Airports Council International (ACI)-Europe said June 27. In 2018, Europe’s airports set a record of handling more than 2.34 billion passengers, while in the past five years traffic has […]
Qatar Airways Touches Down in Lisbon for the First Time
Qatar Airways’ first ever passenger flight to Portugal landed at Lisbon Airport on Monday 24 June 2019, as the airline adds to its rapidly expanding European network. Operated by a Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft, flight QR343 was greeted with a water cannon salute on arrival. Present on board the inaugural flight to Lisbon was the […]
Ontario International Airport continued strong growth in passenger and cargo volume in May
Passenger and cargo volumes at Ontario International Airport (ONT) grew at a robust pace of approximately 8% last month, according to figures released by the airport authority. Statistics compiled by the Ontario International Airport Authority (OIAA) show the number of airline passengers who traveled through ONT was more than 475,000 in May, an increase of […]
Air Canada Named Best Airline in North America for Third Straight Year at 2019 Skytrax World Airline Awards
Air Canada was named Best Airline in North America for the third consecutive year and recognized for the world’s Best Business Class Lounge Dining, Best Airline Staff in Canada, Best Business Class in North America and Best Airline Cabin Cleanliness in North America at the 2019 Skytrax World Airline Awards ceremony held at the International […]
A Strong Month for JetBlue
It was another strong month for JetBlue Airways, according to the New York City-based airline’s latest passenger data. JetBlue reported 4.587 billion revenue passenger miles in May, which represented a 5.7 percent increase compared to the same month last year. Available seat miles rose by 5.4 percent to 5.335 billion, while load factor saw a […]
CAE and Air Europa extend pilot training agreement for another 5 years
At the 2019 International Paris Air Show, CAE and Air Europa announced the extension of CAE’s exclusive long-term pilot training contract with Air Europa for five more years. Under the terms of the agreement, Air Europa’s Airbus A330 and Boeing 787 pilots will train at various CAE European training centres including CAE Madrid, CAE Rome […]
Air Italy becomes first European airline to introduce non-binary gender option on bookings
Air Italy is the first airline in Europe to implement and make available a non-binary gender option for passengers booking flights. Starting from today, customers will be able to select M (male), F (female) or X (other), to correspond with gender-neutral passports that are issued by some States. Last year, the International Air Transport Association, […]
