NEWS Thousands of flights canceled as storm descends on the East
Airline travelers are going nowhere fast because of the blizzard bearing down on the Northeast on Monday, and Tuesday doesn’t look much better. Link
NEWS American Airlines reports record profit following US Airways merger
American Airlines Group has reported a record GAAP net profit of $597 million for the fourth quarter of financial 2014. This compares to a GAAP net loss of $2 billion in the fourth quarter 2013, which includes the results for US Airways only for the period from the completion of the merger on December 9th,…
NEWS American Airlines reports record profit following US Airways merger
American Airlines Group has reported a record GAAP net profit of $597 million for the fourth quarter of financial 2014. This compares to a GAAP net loss of $2 billion in the fourth quarter 2013, which includes the results for US Airways only for the period from the completion of the merger on December 9th,…
NEWS Reinventing Alitalia boosted by Sabre deal
One of Europe’s leading carriers, Italy-based Alitalia, has selected Sabre technology to help drive its newly announced ‘Reinventing Alitalia’ modernisation program. Under the long-term agreement, Alitalia will migrate to Sabre’s integrated Software-as-a-Service platform for all critical airline operations, including its industry-leading SabreSonic Customer Sales & Service passenger reservations system.
NEWS Dubai Airports takes position as world’s top international airport
Dubai Airports has released its year-end traffic report which confirm that Dubai International has secured its position as the number one airport for international passenger numbers. Full year passenger numbers totalled 70,475,636, up 6.1 per cent from the 66,431,533 recorded in 2013. This followed robust passenger traffic growth of 7.5 per cent in December with…
NEWS IAG Reveals First Details of Its Aer Lingus Plan
Aer Lingus would keep its brand and rejoin oneworld if International Airlines Group (IAG) succeeds in acquiring the Irish carrier. Link