WCS trabaja con la aviación para prevenir y detectar el tráfico de vida silvestre
Latinoamérica y El Caribe albergan una gran variedad de plantas, animales y formas de vida. De hecho, esta es una de las regiones con mayor biodiversidad del mundo. Sin embargo, enfrenta amenazas para la supervivencia de las especies como el comercio ilegal de vida silvestre, que incluye animales y plantas y es uno de los […]
Air Canada Commends the Governments of Canada, USA and Mexico on Reaching a new Trade Agreement
Air Canada today commended the Governments of Canada, the United States and Mexico on reaching a new trade agreement, thereby removing much of the uncertainty overhanging trade and business between the three countries. «While the details of the agreement need to be fully assessed, the proposed USMCA should not only promote greater trade and economic […]
Air Freight Up 6.8% in February but Protectionist Risks Remain
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released demand growth results for global air freight markets for February 2018 showing a 6.8% increase in demand measured in freight tonne kilometers (FTKs) compared to the same period last year. Adjusting for the potential Lunar New Year distortions by combining growth in January 2018 and February 2018, demand […]
Lufthansa Inaugurates Direct Flight Between San Jose, Costa Rica and Frankfurt, Germany
As it was announced in July 2017, airline Lufthansa will inaugurate this Thursday, March 29, 2018 its non-stop flight between Frankfurt, Germany and San Jose, Costa Rica. Back when the announcement was made, Tamur Goudarzi-Pour, vice-president of Sales for the Americas of Lufthansa had stated: "Beyond tourism, the Lufthansa Group offers a world of travel […]
Digitization, Trade Facilitation, Safety and People Development Top Agenda at WCS
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) highlighted four priorities for the future success of the air cargo industry: accelerating the digitization of the supply chain, enforcing regulations for lithium batteries, more efficient trade facilitation and developing the next generation of air cargo leaders. «Air cargo had an exceptional year in 2017 with 9% growth. And […]
A great year but challenges ahead
Last year will go down as a great one for air cargo, with traffic increases outstripping capacity growth, and as we closed the year, IATA estimated that demand, measured in freight tonne kilometres (FTKs) grew by over 9% in 2017 compared with 2016, writes Glyn Hughes, head of cargo at IATA. The higher growth in […]
African carriers"™ post 15.6% growth in freight volumes-IATA
African carrier"™ posted the fastest growth in year-on-year freight volumes, up 15.6% in December 2017 and a capacity increase of 7.9% boosted by strong growth in Africa-Asia trade, latest data from the International Air Transport Association (IATA) shows. This contributed to an annual growth in freight demand of 24.8% in 2017 "“ the fastest growth […]
Airlines group IATA vows to work against protectionist agenda
Airlines across the world should counter protectionist narratives to ensure seamless operations, the lobby group for global carriers said, as an «open skies» deal in South-east Asia is set to increase connectivity in the region. «Aviation needs borders that are open to people and trade,» Alexandre de Juniac, chief executive officer of International Air Transport […]
Emirates celebrates 10th year of connecting Brazil to the world
In October 2007, Emirates became the first airline to link Brazil and the Gulf region with non-stop flights between Sao Paulo and Dubai. Now serving the two main cities in Brazil daily "“ São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro "“Emirates, the world"™s largest international airline, has carried over 2 million passengers in 10 years of […]
Globalia prepara grandes investimentos no Brasil
O Grupo Globalia é uma das maiores empresas do Turismo da Europa, com um faturamento anual de 4 bilhões de euros, 14 milhões de clientes e 25 mil funcionários em empresas de diversos segmentos. No Brasil, a maior presença do grupo é de responsabilidade da Air Europa, que conta com voos de Salvador e de […]
