National Airlines announces major expansion with new destinations
Just three months after launching scheduled passenger service, and one week after announcing more flights between Orlando and San Juan, National Airlines announced a significant expansion to meet customer demand for new service. Starting July 1, 2016, National Airlines will launch service between Long Island MacArthur Airport (ISP) in Islip, New York, and two destinations […]
IATA: Healthy November Traffic Demand
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced global passenger traffic results for November showing continued strong traffic growth above the 10-year average rate of 5.6%. Total revenue passenger kilometers (RPKs) rose 5.9% compared to the year-ago period. Although below the October rate of 7.1%, this largely was owing to the impact of factors that are […]
Interview with interCaribbean Airways CEO
Aviation Tribune talks to Trevor Sadler, Chief Executive Officer of interCaribbean Airways, a successful passenger airline based in the Turks and Caicos Islands. The airline offers scheduled domestic and regional services from its hub at Providenciales, Turks & Caicos, to multiple destinations in the Bahamas, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica and Puerto Rico. It all […]
Passenger Traffic Maintains Strong Growth Trend
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced global passenger traffic results for October showing continued strong demand growth for both domestic and international traffic compared to the year-ago period. Total revenue passenger kilometers (RPKs) rose 7.5%, which was in line with the 7.4% year-over-year expansion seen in September. October capacity (available seat kilometers or ASKs) […]
‘Worst ever’ air rage passenger jailed for drunken rampage
An air rage passenger branded one of the worst ever has been jailed after drunkenly abusing cabin crew on a flight from Dubai to Birmingham. Jasbir Singh Bharaj, 46, was labelled by a flight attendant as the «worst passenger he had ever encountered» after he went on a rampage which included: Threatening to punch a […]
September Shows Continued Strong Traffic Demand
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced global passenger traffic results for September showing solid demand growth compared to September 2014 for domestic and international traffic. Total revenue passenger kilometers (RPKs) rose 7.3% compared to the year-ago period, slightly above the 7.1% growth achieved in August. September capacity (available seat kilometers or ASKs) increased by […]
Keeping passengers happy is not what makes airlines profitable, study finds
Airlines are struggling to keep customers happy but according to a new survey from the International Air Transport Association (IATA), those efforts may not result in higher profits. IATA surveyed 60,000 fliers from around the world and measured their satisfaction across 75 "individual passenger experience factor" including crew interactions, available services and products for 30 […]
Qatar reveals cargo ambitions for Doha hub
Already one of the "Big Three" Gulf carriers in terms of passenger traffic, Qatar Airways is intent on becoming a much larger player in the cargo business. At a press event this week, the Doha-based carrier unveiled plans to build a new airfreight terminal at Hamad International Airport (DOH) that will be able to handle […]
Deeper Partnership to Improve Passenger Experience
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) called for a deeper partnership with governments to improve the passenger experience of security and facilitation processes. Implementation of Smart Security and better use of passenger information provided to governments have the potential to contribute to the dual goals of heightening the effectiveness of security measures and increasing passenger […]
Qatar Airways CEO sees end of in-flight movie systems
The CEO of Qatar Airways has said he believes traditional in-flight entertainment (IFE) units found in the back of seats will be replaced by passengers using their own devices in the next few years. Akbar Al Baker said removing seat-back systems would save weight and therefore costs for airlines. In comments made at the IATA […]
