5% Growth For TAP Portugal In First Half Of 2019
Over the first six months of 2019, Portuguese flag carrier TAP Air carried almost eight million passengers, 4.8% higher than the year before. Growth was recorded in all network sectors apart from Central and South Atlantic, with particular success noted in North America. The carrier notes that some of its newest routes were launched partway […]
Passenger Demand Stays Solid but the Trend has Slowed: IATA
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced global passenger traffic results for May showing that demand (measured in revenue passenger kilometers, or RPKs) rose 4.5% compared to the same month in 2018. This was in line with the revised April traffic growth of 4.4% and above the recent trough of 3.1% year-on-year growth recorded in […]
Solid Passenger Demand Growth in April: IATA
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced global passenger traffic results for April 2019 showing that demand (revenue passenger kilometers or RPKs) rose by 4.3% compared to April 2018. April capacity (available seat kilometers or ASKs) increased by 3.6%, and load factor climbed 0.6 percentage point to 82.8%, which was a record for the month […]
March Passenger Demand Growth Slows on Later Easter Holiday: IATA
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced global passenger traffic results for March 2019 showing that demand (measured in revenue passenger kilometers, or RPKs) rose 3.1%, compared to the same month a year ago, which was the slowest pace for any month in nine years. This largely was owing to the timing of the Easter […]
Norwegian reports passenger growth and improved on-time performance in April
Norwegian carried more than 3.1 million passengers in April, an increase of three percent compared to the same month previous year. The figures for April are not directly comparable with the same month last year due to the Easter effect. However, the combined development for March and April, is positive. A total of3,137,608 passengers chose […]
VINCI Airports reportes Q4 and FY 2018 traffic
VINCI Airports’ network handled close to 48 million passengers in Q4 2018 (7.2% more than in Q4 2017 on a like-for-like network base) and a total of 195.2 million passengers in FY 2018 (6.8% more than in 2017). Europe Traffic at the 10 assets operated by VINCI Airports in Portugal rose 6.2% to 12.4 million […]
Houston and Cabo Frio airports team-up to target energy sector
Houston Airport System and Cabo Frio Airport are teaming up to target air cargo flows between two of the largest oil, gas and energy clusters in the Americas. The two airport groups said the co-operation would promote the air cargo traffic between the airports; identify synergies with potential partners, clients, and products; share knowledge and […]
Passenger Demand Moderates in February: IATA
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced global passenger traffic results for February 2019 showing total revenue passenger kilometers (RPKs) rose 5.3%, compared to February 2018. This was the slowest rate of growth in more than a year but still in line with long-term demand trends. Monthly capacity (available seat kilometers or ASKs) increased by […]
ICAO Global Reporting Format is key to greater airfield safety, efficiency and capacity
As the increase in traffic calls for greater airfield efficiency and capacity, Airports Council International (ACI) World today emphasized the importance of implementing the new International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Global Reporting Format (GRF), a new methodology for assessing and reporting runway surface conditions. The GRF, which will be applicable in November 2020, was published […]
JetBlue Off to Strong Start in 2019
JetBlue is off to a surging start so far in 2019, according to the New York City-based carrier’s latest numbers. The company reported 3.913 billion revenue passenger miles in February, a 6 percent traffic surge compared to February 2018. That came on a capacity increase of 7.5 percent. Load factor was 81.5 percent, which represented […]
