Climate change will impact aviation
Earlier this summer, dozens of flights were grounded at Phoenix Sky Harbor airport. The skies were perfectly clear but it was so hot. Planes literally could not take off in the 118-degree heat. Researchers from Columbia University say the scenario could become more common all over the world. «At the hottest hours of the day, […]
ALTA traffic report june 2017
The Latin American and Caribbean Air Transport Association (ALTA) announced today that Latin America and Caribbean airlines carried 13 million passengers in June, up 5.5% from the previous year, excluding domestic traffic in Brazil, marking the 70th consecutive month of passenger traffic growth for Latin America and Caribbean airlines. Traffic (RPK) grew 8.7% and capacity […]
Airline Stock Roundup: Q2 Earnings at American Airlines, Southwest, Spirit Airlines & Others
The past week was dominated by earnings data with airline heavyweights like Southwest Airlines LUV , American Airlines Group AAL , Spirit Airlines SAVE and Alaska Air Group ALK reporting their respective second-quarter 2017 respective earnings numbers. While there was an improvement on the unit revenue front, higher labor costs continued to hurt the bottom […]
Strong Demand Growth Continues in June
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced global passenger traffic data for June showing that demand (measured in total revenue passenger kilometers or RPKs) rose by 7.8% compared to the year-ago period. This was in line with the 7.7% growth recorded in May. All regions reported growth. June capacity (available seat kilometers or ASKs) increased […]
Boeing Contemplates Big Benefits From India"™s Aviation Boom
India is the world"™s fastest growing aviation market with the number of air passengers likely to cross 100 million this year. Till June this year, Indian aviation industry had clocked 18.3% growth in domestic passenger market, thanks to the subsidized regional connectivity scheme named UDAAN, which provides one hour flight at approximately $38. Going by […]
A Las Vegas Flight Was Delayed Because a Passenger Got Naked
A Spirit Airlines flight from Las Vegas to Oakland was delayed Saturday after a passenger reportedly stripped naked shortly after boarding. «He removed his clothes and then approached a flight attendant,» McCarran International Airport spokesman Chris Jones told a local NBC News affiliate about the passenger. The police were called to the scene and officials […]
American rolls out new bag tracking and alert feature for passengers
American Airline"™ passengers are set to get more and better insight into their checked baggage as it routes through the airline"™s network. The company today officially launched Customer Baggage Notification (CBN), an enhanced tracking and alert feature to notify passengers of the status of their checked luggage if the bag is not on the same […]
IATA: Airlines to report higher Q2 profits
More than three-quarters of airline chief financial officers and heads of cargo indicated that profitability increased in the second quarter of 2017 versus a year earlier, according to a quarterly airline business confidence index survey conducted by the International Air Transport Association (IATA). Seventy-seven per cent of respondents reported that profitability increased year-on-year in the […]
Vegas Airport 500K Ahead of Half-Year 2016 Passenger Tally
McCarran International Airport is reporting that it handled 500,000 more passengers in the first half of 2017 than the first six months last year. Clark County aviation officials reported Wednesday that the Las Vegas airport logged just under 4.2 million arriving and departing people in June. That was up 1.5 percent compared with June 2016, […]
Airline that hasn’t flown a single passenger in 27 years may take off
For a long time Baltia"‹ Air was known as the joke airline of the industry. The company was registered for 27 years and owned one of the biggest jets in the world but it never flew a passenger, sold a seat or delivered any cargo. It was even forced to sell its only plane – […]
