Auctioning of air traffic rights anti-competitive, says global airlines body
India’s proposal to auction air traffic rights could be anti-competitive and result in concentration of the market in a few powerful hands, global airlines body International Air Transport Association (IATA) warned on Thursday. Emphasising that such a proposal, made in the draft civil aviation policy, has never been heard of before, IATA Director General Tony […]
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 […]
EEUU: FAA Prepares for Super Bowl 50 Traffic
With the end of the NFL regular season, preparations are in full swing for the golden anniversary edition of the Super Bowl, which will be played on February 7 at Levi’s Stadium, Santa Clara, in the San Francisco Bay area. While the championship is traditionally a magnet for business aircraft, the FAA will not be […]
Ryanair reverses 5 years of Irish airport declines
The world"™s leading international scheduled airline Ryanair has released its 2015 Irish traffic numbers to December 29, showing a reversal of five years of Irish airport traffic declines, having delivered 70% of all traffic growth at Cork, Dublin, Knock and Shannon airports in 2015 "“ a record growth year for Irish tourism. The airline says […]
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) […]
International and domestic traffic powers Middle East growth
Aviation growth in the Middle East has been so impressive; few regions of the world can match it. In the last decade, travel to from and within the region has quadrupled earning the region the title of today"™s aviation crossroads. Thanks to aircraft like the A380, the A350 XWB, the A330 and A330neo, now well […]
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 […]
Robust Passenger Demand Continues
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced global passenger traffic results for July showing robust demand growth compared to July 2014 for both domestic and international traffic. Total revenue passenger kilometers (RPKs) rose 8.2%, which was an improvement on the June year-over-year increase of 5.5%. July capacity (available seat kilometers or ASKs) increased by 6.5%, […]
Air traffic controllers pinned errors on fatigue
Many of America’s air traffic controllers suffer from chronic fatigue, potentially putting fliers at risk, according to a study conducted by NASA. Air traffic controllers are responsible for making sure skies over the United States are safe so commercial planes come in at the right speeds, to the right places, at the right time, and […]
IATA: Premium traffic growing in line with trend, but developing market indicators a concern
IATA issued (May-2015) its Premium Traffic Monitor for Mar-2015: Passenger travel on international markets rose 4.6% year-on-year, in line with Feb-2015 growth. The growth trend over the past several months, particularly for premium travel, has flattened; There was some positive impact from the Lunar New Year. The holiday provided a boost for leisure travel for […]
