Customers love to join the club on domestic flights
British Airway"™ new business class cabin on domestic UK flights is proving a real hit with nearly 70,000 customers choosing the premium service in the first six weeks of its operation. Alex Cruz, British Airway"™ chairman and CEO, said: "Club Europe is proving incredibly popular with our customers on domestic services. In just a month-and-a-half […]
Sabre launches in Uruguay new headquarters office for Travel Network focused to Latin America and the Caribbean
Sabre Corporation, leading technology provider for the global travel industry with operations across Latin America for over three decades, opened a new regional headquarters in Montevideo, Uruguay, for Travel Network, its global travel marketplace which processes more than US$120 billion of global travel spend annually by connecting travel buyers and suppliers. The technology support the […]
The development of China’s aviation industry
Chinese contributions to global aviation history include the inventions of the first flying object, the kite, and, years later, the rocket. Despite these technological achievements, China’s airline industry has fallen behind its international competitors. Air travel volumes are expected to peak within twenty years, so China is looking to increase its capacity by building its […]
Emirates airline profits plunge 82.5% in past year
Emirates airline has blamed fierce competition, currency devaluations and US travel restrictions as it reported an 82.5 percent plunge in annual profits for the last fiscal year. The Dubai-based company said net profit at its airline business dropped to $340m in the year to March 31, down from $1.9bn in the previous 12 months – […]
Fights break out in Ft. Lauderdale airport after Spirit airlines cancels 9 flights
Hundreds of people’s tempers flared in a Fort Lauderdale International Airport terminal for Spirit Airlines Monday night after several flights were canceled. In footage captured by witnesses, airport security is seen moving in quickly and a number of people are arrested. It all started after nine flights were canceled. Spirit Airlines is currently negotiating with […]
Sabre inaugura en Uruguay su nueva sede central regional
Una moderna sede en Montevideo, equipada con tecnología de vanguardia, será el "headquarter" regional para el principal negocio de Sabre "“la línea de negocio Travel Network"“. Las instalaciones, en el parque tecnológico Zonamerica, serán inauguradas el 10 de mayo con la presencia de miembros de la alta gerencia de la compañía. El miércoles 10 de […]
Sabre designa nuevos ejecutivos para liderar los negocios Travel Network y Airline Solutions
Sabre Corporation (NASDAQ: SABR) designó recientemente a Wade Jones como vicepresidente ejecutivo y presidente de Sabre Travel Network, y también suma a sus filas de senior management a Dave Shirk como vicepresidente ejecutivo y presidente de Sabre Airline Solutions. Previo a este anuncio Jones ocupó el cargo de presidente interino de Travel Network, el sistema […]
Fixing airline customer service: Lawmakers should treat disease instead of symptoms
The Tuesday congressional hearing on airline"™ consumer practices might feature a lot of talk on issues like overbooking and passenger compensation, but one major issue underlies major carrier"™ recent foibles: dwindling choice in the aviation marketplace. One of the four biggest domestic airlines (American, Delta, Southwest and United) currently controls over 50 percent of seat […]
ALTA TRAFFIC REPORT FEBRUARY 2017
"‹"‹ "‹ The Latin American and Caribbean Air Transport Association (ALTA) announced today that Latin America and Caribbean airlines carried 12 million passengers in February, up 8.2% from the previous year, excluding domestic traffic in Brazil, marking the 66th consecutive month of passenger traffic growth for Latin America and Caribbean airlines. Traffic (RPK) grew 8.4% […]
Inicia Panama Sale Travel Show
Este 7 y 8 de abril de 2017 se llevará a cabo la quinta versión del Panama Sale Travel Show, que este año busca incentivar el concepto de conocer a Panamá con ofertas turísticas de primer nivel en un solo recinto, informaron sus organizadores. El evento, creado por Maru Gálvez y Úrsula Kiener, reunirá a […]
