Aviation panelists urge broader biometrics adoption to relieve passenger capacity crunch
roader adoption of biometric technologies to reduce passenger processing times is necessary to manage a looming capacity crunch facing airlines in busy markets, a panel of aviation industry leaders told the A4E Aviation Summit, Apex reports. Inefficient passenger security clearance processes could limit the capacity available in certain markets, panelists said during a discussion on […]
Airlines could generate €6 million more ancillary revenue per year with comtrade digital services"™ Adnexa platform
Comtrade Digital Services today announced that it has developed a digital platform that could make airlines €6 million in ancillary revenue per year*. Adnexa is a fully automated system which pairs passenger data with relevant advertising content. The application, unveiled at the Aviation Festival in Singapore on 27th-28th February, enables advertisers to create custom-made campaigns […]
Perth stopover on world-first flight linking South America and Asia to boost WA tourism
A world-first air route is planned to link South America and Asia, with Perth the critical hub linking the two big travel markets. The fastest route is via the South Pole but a stop in Perth would be needed for fuel, creating exciting stopover tourism potential. Argentine airline Norwegian Air Argentina has applied and been […]
Airbnb reveals secret plan to launch an airline to help company become "˜one-stop shop for travel"™
AIRBNB has revealed plans to launch an airline to help it transform into a "one-stop shop for travel". The company"™s 36-year-old billionaire founder Brian Chesky made the announcement in a recent interview. Mr Chesky told the Sunday Times: «We’ve seriously considered a lot of things around aviation and we’ve spent a lot of time exploring […]
Airlines Reporting Corporation and British Airways successfully test enhanced settlement
Airlines Reporting Corporation (ARC) is pleased to announce the successful testing and implementation of enhancements to its settlement platform, initially announced late last year. In October, ARC began the testing process with airline partner British Airways to ensure the functionality and flexibility of these enhancements. As a result of this collaboration, ARC"™s settlement platform is […]
Trump wants higher TSA fees on airline tickets
President Trump proposed again Monday in his budget blueprint to raise Transportation Security Administration fees on airline tickets, which has been a non-starter in Congress. But TSA technology has been supported by lawmakers, and Trump proposed to invest $71 million in new equipment to make airport screening more effective and faster. Trump proposed to raise […]
Hainan Airlines to launch direct flight from Beijing to Mexico
Hainan Airlines, one of China’s four largest carriers, announced at a meeting on February 2 that it will launch a direct route from Beijing to Mexico on March 21. The launch will mark the first-ever non-stop route from China to Latin America operated by a Chinese airline. The flight will first stop in Tijuana, a […]
USA: 2017 Airline Bumping Rate Lowest in Decades
The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today released its February 2018″Air Travel Consumer Report»on air carrier data compiled for the month of December 2017 and calendar year 2017. In 2017, the carriers posted a bumping rate of 0.34 per 10,000 passengers, the lowest annual rate based on historical data dating back to 1995. The previous […]
España, entre los países europeos donde más subirán las tarifas aéreas y hoteleras en 2018
España será uno de los países europeos donde más crecerán las tarifas aéreas y hoteleras este año, con subidas de hasta un 4% y un 5,3%, respectivamente, según el Global Business Travel Forecast 2018, que revela que estos incrementos se producirán en todas las regiones. La mejora de la economía a nivel global y el […]
Estados Unidos pierde empleos en Turismo
"SÃ, han perdido 45 mil empleos en el sector turístico, debido a sus restricciones migratorias, pero en cuanto se enteraron del negativo, las autoridades americanas, buscaron contrarrestarlo, ahà estriba la diferencia". Este es el diagnóstico del Doc (le falta poco para su doctorado) Benjamín Díaz, un estudioso del turismo. Ben "“como le dicen sus amigos- […]
