NEWS IATA AGM 2015: Foxx to deliver keynote as aviation industry meets in Miami
The International Air Transport Association has announced that US secretary of transportation Anthony Foxx will deliver a keynote address at the 71st IATA Annual General Meeting today. Up to 1,000…
NEWS Flybe flight grounded by a bee on Southampton to Dublin journey
Flybe aircraft was forced to turn back to Southampton after a bee became stuck in one of the instruments. Flight BE384 from Southampton to Dublin had faced two hour delay…
NEWS IATA AGM 2015: Mexico City airport receives official support
The International Air Transport Association and Mexico’s ministry of communications and transportation have signed a memorandum of understanding in which IATA will provide technical and operational assistance for the design…
NEWS IATA AGM 2015: Domestic traffic drives aviation demand higher
The International Air Transport Association announced global passenger traffic results for April showing robust demand growth compared to April 2014. Total revenue passenger kilometers rose 5.9%. April capacity increased by…
NEWS IATA AGM 2015: Bright future ahead for Latin American carriers
The International Transport Association has said passenger growth in Latin America and the Caribbean could reach 385 million within ten years if the region’s governments address infrastructure bottlenecks, embrace smarter…
NEWS Etihad signs multi-million dollar deal with Accenture
Etihad Airways is signing a collaboration agreement with Accenture to support the implementation of its business transformation program to improve productivity, efficiency and enable growth. As part of the multi-million…
NEWS Aeromexico begins Boston service
Aeromexico has launched a new service between Mexico City and Boston, the carrier’s 16th destination in the U.S.
NEWS SAS increases capacity to London
SAS is launching several all-new routes for its winter schedule. Larger aircraft will also be deployed on its existing routes from Copenhagen, Stockholm and Oslo to London Heathrow. The Gothenburg-London…
NEWS Emirates adds flights to Bali
Emirates has commenced a daily nonstop service to the island of Bali in Indonesia. The new service between Dubai and Bali is operated by a Boeing 777-300ER aircraft in a…
NEWS Lufthansa appoints new chief information officer
Josef Bogdanski has been appointed the new Chief Information Officer/Chief Process Officer (CIO/CPO) of the Lufthansa Group. In his new role he will report to Harry Hohmeister, Chief Officer Group…
NEWS Qatar Airways in US focus
Qatar Airways, the Global Launch Customer of the A350 XWB, has revealed that Philadelphia will be the first destination it will fly to in the USA using the state-of-the-art aircraft.
NEWS Ryanair steps up flights to Copenhagen
Ryanair will increase flights on its London Luton to Copenhagen service from 3 to 4 times daily, as part of its winter 2015 schedule.