Weak March Air Freight Volumes Point to Another Difficult Year
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released demand growth data for global air freight markets for March 2016 showing a 2.0% drop in volumes measured in freight tonne kilometers (FTKs) compared to the same period last year. In contrast, freight capacity (measured in available freight tonne kilometers or AFTKs) rose by 6.9%, putting increased pressure […]
SATAIR Group opens new facility in Miami
ALTA participated in the opening of the new Satair Group facility in Miami on April 19, 2016. The new facility will host Airbus proprietary parts commonly used by the region"™s customers. In addition, it will accommodate a dedicated repairs area, a HAZMAT (hazardous material) center of excellence, and it will feature modernized production of aerospace […]
IATA: Driving African Economies through the Power of Aviation
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced the theme for the 2016 Aviation Day Africa (Abuja, Nigeria, May 23 – May 24, 2016): «Driving African Economies through the Power of Aviation.» The conference will bring together regional stakeholders to address current issues affecting aviation in Africa including the proliferation of taxes and charges, public-private partnerships, […]
February Demand Growth Stays Strong
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced global passenger traffic results for February showing continuing strong demand growth for domestic and international travel. Total revenue passenger kilometers (RPKs) rose 8.6%, compared to the same month last year. Monthly capacity (available seat kilometers or ASKs) increased by 9.6%, and load factor declined 0.7 percentage points to […]
The EUR 245 Billion Question – Why Everybody Has a Stake in European Airspace Modernization
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released a study projecting a one million job and EUR245 billion boost to European prosperity in 2035 from airspace modernization. Europe is well-served by air connectivity, which today supports 11.7 million European jobs and $860 billion of European GDP. But it is inefficient. Average flights are nearly 50 kilometers […]
ICAO Driving move for adoption of global climate agreement for air transport
ICAO launched a series of regional outreach and education sessions as negotiations continue towards the adoption of a global climate agreement for air transport. The regional events, under the title global aviation dialogues (GLADs), are a key part of the agency"™s work in the lead up to the ICAO Assembly in September. The aviation industry, […]
Airlines are United for Wildlife
On behalf of the aviation industry, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) signed a declaration aimed at reducing the illegal trafficking of wildlife and underlining the aviation industry"™s commitment to sustainability. The interconnected air transport network is being exploited by criminal gangs to smuggle animals or their products from the killing field to the market […]
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 […]
Amazon alquila 20 aviones de Boeing para arrancar su empresa de transporte
Amazon y Air Transport Services Group han anunciado el alquiler de 20 aviones Boeing 767 especializados en transporte de cargas. Aunque no han explicado para qué son estos aviones, este anuncio encaja con las informaciones que publicamos en Omicrono, que decían que Amazon quiere crear su propia empresa de transporte, competidora de FedEx, UPS, Seur […]
Air Freight Makes Solid Start to 2016
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for global air freight markets in January showing a rise in freight tonne kilometers (FTK) of 2.7% compared to January 2015. This continues the improving trend witnessed toward the end of 2015, and is the fastest pace since April of last year. The freight load factor (FLF) […]
