Gatwick named the top airport
GATWICK has scooped three top awards at separate ceremonies. It won: – Airport of the Year at the National Transport Awards – Global environmental award for its world-first waste plant at the Digital Impact Awards – Digital In-house Team of the Year at the Digital Impact Awards. Chris Woodroofe, Chief Operating Officer, Gatwick Airport, said:"These […]
Air Transport Supports Job Creation in Peru, $4.4B in GDP
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced new data showing that aviation and aviation-induced tourism support 280,000 jobs and contribute $4.4 billion to Peru’s economy, equivalent to 2.1% of the country’s GDP. The findings are among the highlights of «The Importance of Air Transport in Peru’» study conducted by Oxford Economics on behalf of IATA. […]
Thousands stuck in New Zealand after digger punctures airport fuel pipe
New Zealand has been hit by a severe shortage of jet fuel, with thousands of domestic and international passengers stranded after a digger struck the sole supply pipe in Auckland, the country"™s biggest city. Flights have been affected, with airlines told to fill plane tanks to capacity at other airports before flying to Auckland, and […]
ALTA traffic report July 2017
vThe Latin American and Caribbean Air Transport Association (ALTA) announced today that Latin America and Caribbean airlines carried 23.2 million passengers in July, up 6.1% – or 1,330,000 more passengers – from the previous year. Traffic (RPK) grew 11.6% and capacity (ASK) increased 10.9%, bringing up the load factor to 85.4%, 0.6 percentage points higher […]
Dubai Airports voted Aviation & Transport Company of the Year at Gulf Business Awards
Dubai Airports, operator of Dubai International (DXB), the world’s number one airport for international passengers, and Dubai World Central (DWC), was voted as the Aviation & Transport Company of the Year at the Gulf Business Awards 2017, which were announced at a ceremony held in Dubai on Sunday evening. The Gulf Business Awards recognise the […]
IATA Elects Qatar Airways"™ CEO as Chairman Of The Board
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has just elected Qatar Airway"™ Chief Executive, Akbar al-Baker, as the new chairman of the board, effective June 2018. Akbar al-Baker will take over from current chairman, Goh Choon Phong, current Chief Executive Officer of Singapore Airlines on the rotating one-year term position. Akbar al-Baker will commence his term […]
American Airlines is eliminating U.S. jobs, say hundreds of protesters at MIA
About 400 demonstrators picketed in front of American Airline"™s Terminal D at Miami International Airport Thursday afternoon, marking the second time the airline"™s workers have protested job outsourcing this summer. The protest, organized by the Transport Workers Union, is the latest in the ongoing saga to settle a new contract between American and its aircraft […]
Qatar waives visas for 80 nationalities amid Gulf boycott
Qatar announced on Wednesday a program to allow visa-free entry for citizens of 80 countries to encourage air transport and tourism amid a two-month boycott imposed on the Gulf state by its neighbors. Nationals from dozens of countries in Europe and elsewhere including India, Lebanon, New Zealand, South Africa, and the United States only need […]
ALTA traffic report june 2017
The Latin American and Caribbean Air Transport Association (ALTA) announced today that Latin America and Caribbean airlines carried 13 million passengers in June, up 5.5% from the previous year, excluding domestic traffic in Brazil, marking the 70th consecutive month of passenger traffic growth for Latin America and Caribbean airlines. Traffic (RPK) grew 8.7% and capacity […]
American Airlines entra a formar parte del club IBTA
American Airlines entra a formar parte de la Asociación Ibérica de Viajes de Negocio "“IBTA-, engrandeciendo todavía más el selecto número de empresas asociadas que con su apoyo incentivan los programas de la Asociación. Nombrada "Línea aérea del año 2017" por Air Transport World, American Airlines es la compañía más grande del mundo ofreciendo casi […]
