Gender diversity in aviation improving, but more to be done

The industry’s commitment to improving the gender balance is starting to deliver results. Since 2013, the percentage of active pilot licenses (including student, private, and commercial) held by women in the US increased from 4.9% to 13.8% in 2023. Importantly, the share has been increasing steadily, by up to 1.3 percentage points each year, and […]

US Leads Global Travel & Tourism Rebound says WTTC

The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC), together with WTTC members ForwardKeys and Mabrian Technologies, today unveiled new insights into the strong expansion of the U.S. Travel & Tourism sector. According to WTTC’s Travel & Tourism Economic Impact 2023 Global Trends Report, the GDP contribution of the U.S. Travel & Tourism sector grew by 16.9% […]

Arajet Requests DOT Authorization To Launch Flights To The US

The Dominican carrier Arajet has requested US Department of Transportation (DOT) authorization to begin operating scheduled commercial passenger services to three destinations, San Juan (SJU), Miami (MIA), and New York John F. Kennedy (JFK) or New York Stewart International Airport (SWF). If approved, this would be Arajet’s entrance to the largest market in the Americas; […]

U.S. airlines stay cautious on China and Japan despite COVID exit

America’s largest airlines are expecting a strong 2023 with or without the help of the Chinese market, as executives cater to surging global travel demand while cautiously resuming flights into China after three years of zero-COVID policy. «We’re not going to get ahead of ourselves in terms of capacity to China. We’re going to be […]

Etihad Cargo to benefit from increased US belly capacity

Etihad Cargo is set to benefit from increased US belly capacity with Etihad’s plans to introduce an additional three weekly flights to New York’s JFK International Airport from April 24. The flights will be operated with both Airbus A350 and Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft and are set to bring Etihad Cargo’s total cargo capacity to […]

TAP Ups Transatlantic Offering With More Flights To Brazil, Venezuela, & The US

TAP Air Portugal will strongly increase its flight offer to the Americas in the summer of 2023. The Portuguese State carrier will be offering a total of 17 additional flights during the peak period of operation between June and September compared to the same period in 2022. Additionally, TAP Air Portugal will be restoring its […]

European and US regulations need fine tuning

Presenting at IATA’s Global Media Day, Conrad Clifford, IATA’s Senior Vice President and Deputy Director General, gave an overview of European and US regulatory issues, noting that these two regions are influential globally. He stressed that IATA seeks to be a trusted partner of governments, and that the industry supports smart regulation that enables connectivity. […]

Ecuador, US Formally Commence Open Skies Pact

Ecuador and the US have signed an Open Skies agreement, allowing for the expansion of passenger and cargo flights between the two countries. According to the US State Department, the US and Ecuador had already been applying the terms of the agreement on the basis of comity and reciprocity since negotiations concluded in December 2021. […]

WTTC reveals new data signaling the recovery of international travel to the U.S.

New data released today by the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) and its partner ForwardKeys on international flight booking trends, reveals the long-awaited recovery of international traveler spending in the U.S. is finally underway. According to the research, inbound travelers are returning in droves after the U.S. government dropped the requirement to COVID test […]

Alaska Air Group to invest $2.3bn on infrastructure at four US airports

Alaska Air Group, the parent company of Alaska Airlines, plans to invest $2.3bn to improve infrastructure across four airports in the US. The company plans to invest in airports in Seattle, Portland, San Francisco and Los Angeles. At Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA), the group plans to kick off the first phase of a major terminal […]