2018 price adjustment across Airbus"™ modern product range reflects continuous investment and customer value
Airbus has increased the average list prices of its aircraft by two percent across the product line, effective from January 1st 2018. John Leahy, Chief Operating Officer Customers, Airbus Commercial Aircraft said: "Our new 2018 pricing reflects Airbu"™ continuous investments into its aircraft programmes to maximise their value for our customer"™ satisfaction "“ with the […]
Leading a sound digital and innovation strategy in the airline business
Today, one can observe that airlines around the globe are testing and rolling out new technology including chatbots, machine learning, artificial intelligence, biometrics, and fingerprint scanning among others to ease check-in flows, boarding processes and in-flight experience in order to improve passenger travel experience while optimizing revenues and containing costs. Chatbot technology powered by Artificial […]
LATAM predicts surge in international, Brazilian, SSC capacity in 2018
Santiago-based LATAM Airlines Group plans to revive domestic capacity growth in its Spanish-speaking country (SSC) affiliates in 2018, projecting a 6%-8% rise in ASK growth for the sector following a [0%] halt in capacity growth during 2017. The company made its projections in preliminary guidance for 2018 released Jan. 5 The South American airline group"”which […]
Aeromexico Reports December 2017 Traffic Results
Grupo Aeromexico S.A.B. de C.V. («Aeromexico») (BMV: AEROMEX) today reported December 2017 operational results. Grupo Aeromexico transported 1 million 832 thousand passengers in December 2017; a 3.9% year-on-year increase. International passenger numbers increased by 19.5%, while domestic passenger numbers decreased by 4.4%. Demand, measured in Revenue Passenger Kilometers (RPKs), increased by 15.2%, year-on-year. Aeromexico’s capacity, […]
Alexandre de Juniac: The Need for Reform
"‹We are headed for an infrastructure crisis. Many of the world"™s airports are operating at or beyond their design capacity. The provision of air navigation services in major markets like the United States, Europe and China is struggling to keep pace with the technical capabilities to manage demand at optimum efficiency. And we don"™t see […]
Asia-Pac carriers en route to higher profits, says Iata
The airline industry is already a ferociously competitive one but the battle for passengers and cargo will become even more intense this year. The upside for carriers is that profits are tipped to rise, but earning the extra bucks will require nimble pricing and slide-rule precise planning, particularly in the ultra-aggressive region of South-east Asia. […]
Air Canada inició su primer vuelo directo entre Lima y Montreal
Con la llegada del vuelo AC1942 al Aeropuerto Internacional Jorge Chávez de Lima, la madrugada del último domingo 17 de diciembre, se inició el exitoso lanzamiento del servicio sin escalas de Air Canada entre Montreal y Lima. Pocas horas después, otro vuelo, el AC1943 con salida de Lima a Montreal, a las 03.15 horas, hacía […]
IATA to UK Transport Select Committee: Cut APD on domestic flights
In comments to the UK Transport Select Committee, IATA Regional Vice President for Europe, Rafael Schvartzman, called for Air Passenger Duty to be cut on UK domestic return journeys, in order to encourage the regional connectivity that an expanded Heathrow airport could offer. «Airlines in Europe are operating on a 5% margin, so any additional […]
Boeing, Neos and AerCap Celebrate Delivery of Airline’s First 787 Dreamliner
Boeing (NYSE: BA), Neos and AerCap today celebrated the delivery of the leisure carrier’s first Boeing 787 Dreamliner. Neos is leasing the 787-9 through an agreement with AerCap and becomes the first Italian operator of the airplane. «With a significant portion of the 787 produced in Italy we are proud to be the country’s first […]
Lufthansa logra el sí de sus pilotos y un 15% de ahorro en costes
Los pilotos de Lufthansa, Lufthansa Cargo y Germanwings han aprobado los acuerdos firmados por el Grupo Lufthansa y el sindicato Vereinigung Cockpit (VC) en octubre pasado con, aproximadamente, el 80% de los votos, por lo que la empresa augura que se podrán mantener relaciones laborales estables a largo plazo, adicional a que el nuevo convenio […]
