Longtime Airlines for America SVP and General Counsel Announces Retirement
After a career spanning more than three decades, tackling issues that ranged from taxation and regulation to protecting the safety of airline passengers and crewmembers, David Berg, Airlines for America"™s senior vice president, general counsel & secretary announced his intent to retire at the end of June. During his career at A4A, Berg managed industry […]
Airline tickets in Spain rose by 3.4% in 2017, despite falling rates
Airlines operating in Spain rose 3.4% on ticket prices in 2017 compared to 2016, although the Aena airport fees charged for the use of airports fell by 2.2% last March 1 . This is reflected in the data extracted by Servimedia December CPI published by the National Statistics Institute (INE), which seems to indicate that […]
Air cargo set for another solid year in 2018
Air cargo is expected to have another «solid» year in 2018, although growth is expected to slow and there are some potential challenges ahead. Speaking at the IATA Cargo Media Day in Geneva, the airline association"™s chief economist Brian Pearce said he expected e-commerce and inventory restocking to drive "good growth" in cargo revenues of […]
Airbus month in review: November 2017
During November, the order book for Airbu"™ best-selling A320 Family increased by 45 jetliners, while 74 aircraft were delivered to international customers from all of the company"™s current-production single-aisle and widebody product lines. The new business in November involved 30 single-aisle A320neo and 15 A321neo aircraft for CDB Aviation Lease Finance (CDB Aviation), adding to […]
CAPA airline profit outlook: margins slipping as cost reduction intensity dims. Discipline needed
The latest six monthly update of the CAPA world airline industry operating margin model increases its forecasts to 2018 relative to the Jan-2017 update. 2016 was probably a cyclical peak, but the current outlook is for a more sustained period comfortably in excess of previous peak margins of around 6% – whereas previous peaks were […]
Norwegian airline could spell better air access to Dominica
Dominica"™s minister for tourism and urban renewal has revealed that the government is putting plans in place to engage the low-cost airline Norwegian in efforts to improve air access into Dominica. The carrier is providing flights to the neighbouring French islands of Guadeloupe and Martinique from the US, and there are discussions with Air Antilles […]
American Airlines is offering its pilots and flight attendants a raise
Hoping to satisfy employees’ demands to close the big gap between their salaries and what counterparts make at Delta and United, American is giving an 8% raise to pilots and a 5% increase to flight attendants. «As our industry has rapidly evolved and pay increases at other airlines have accelerated, some of our colleagues have […]
