American Airlines saw 15 percent surge in cargo traffic in 2017
January 24, 2018: American Airlines witnessed an overall cargo traffic growth for 2017, up 15 percent compared to previous year. This significant improvement followed a year-long effort to continue streamlining the customer experience with the introduction of new self-service tools to automate and improve the booking process, besides implementation of new services like proactive shipment […]
Award winning Aviation Consultancy IBA identifies key aviation themes for 2018
IBA, the new winner of the Airline Economic"™ "˜Appraiser of the Year "˜award, presented its latest market update on Jan 17th. While comprehensive details are available at www.iba.aero, the key themes are summarised below by Dr Stuart Hatcher, Chief Intelligence Officer, Mike Yeomans, Head Analyst "“ Commercial Aircraft & Leasing, and Paul Lyons, Head of […]
ICAO notes record passenger volume in 2017
A new record 4.1 billion passengers were carried by the aviation industry on scheduled services in 2017, according to the preliminary figures released on Jan. 17, 2018, by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). This indicates a 7.1 per cent increase over 2016. The number of departures rose to approximately 37 million globally, and world […]
Lufthansa again selects sita to support its service center communication network
Lufthansa InTouch, responsible for managing customer service across the Lufthansa Group, has again selected SITA to manage its service center communication network and key infrastructure elements, ensuring that more than 11-million customers are connected to service agents every year. SITA, a long-standing partner to Lufthansa InTouch, will continue to manage and maintain its service center […]
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, […]
Arizona airport targets Mexican e-commerce traffic with new cargo facility
Plans have been revealed for the development of a cargo facility housing a joint US-Mexican Customs post at Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport as it targets e-commerce traffic between the two countries. Arizona governor Doug Ducey announced that SkyBridge Arizona planned to open the country"™s first international air cargo hub to have a joint Mexican and US […]
Lufthansa Prepares for Low-Cost Competition After a Banner 2017
Travelers flying between Germany"™s political and financial capitals this fall have been in for an occasional surprise: boarding a humpbacked 747 jumbo jet for the one-hour hop from Berlin to Frankfurt. While the massive planes are typically reserved for long-haul flights to, say, Tokyo, Denver, or Rio de Janeiro, Deutsche Lufthansa AG trotted out its […]
Volaris Obtains Foreign Air Carrier Permit in the United States of America for its Costa Rican Operations
Volaris* (NYSE:VLRS)(BMV:VOLAR) the ultra-low-cost airline serving Mexico, the United States and Central America, announced today that its affiliate, Vuela Aviación, S.A., was awarded by the Department of Transportation of the United States of America a Foreign Air Carrier Permit to provide: 1) Foreign scheduled transportation of persons, property, and mail from points behind Costa Rica […]
Brussels confirms UK flights to the EU WILL be grounded in 2019 if Brexit deal isn"™t agreed
BRITISH airlines will lose all flying rights to the European Union if there is no transition agreement after Brexit, Brussels has warned. In a notice to all airlines, the European Commission said UK air carriers would no longer enjoy traffic rights under any air transport agreement to which the EU is a party. This means […]
ALTA traffic report october 2017
The Latin American and Caribbean Air Transport Association (ALTA) announced today that Latin America and Caribbean airlines carried 20.9 million passengers in October, up 3.9% – or 790,546 more passengers – from the previous year. Traffic (RPK) grew 8% and capacity (ASK) increased 4.3%, bringing up the load factor to 85.8%, 3 percentage points higher […]
