Sabre Corporation has signed a new distribution agreement with Bangladesh start-up airline Air Astra. The Dhaka-based carrier has joined Sabre’s global distribution family to support its indirect retailing strategy as it plans for future growth. The new deal further expands Sabre’s footprint within Bangladesh, while enabling Air Astra to sell its domestic and future
The Federal Aviation Administration has granted Aeronautical Engineers ETOPS 120 approval for its B737-400/-300SF freighter-conversion. This approval validates the AEI freighter-conversion STC on ETOPS-approved 737-400 and 737-300 aircraft. The ETOPS 120 approval allows the B737-400/-300SF freighter to fly 120-minute extended operations over water and remote regions. “This latest ETOPS approval on our B737-400SF and B737-300SF
In an attempt to get U.S. carriers to eliminate “junk fees” the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) has confirmed that three airlines will not be charging family seating fees. American Airlines, Alaska Airlines and Frontier Airlines will now include a guarantee in customer service plans. In so doing, they have committed in writing to eliminate
Indicating a new baseline for the cargo market Global air cargo capacity increased for the eleventh consecutive month in February, up 11% on the same period last year. The global average air freight spot rate of USD 2.73 per kg declined -35% year-on-year but remained +52% ahead of the pre-Covid level seen in 2019 according
Air cargo tonnages from Asia Pacific recovered strongly in the beginning of February from the annual Lunar New Year holiday downturn and the following three weeks have shown a worldwide market stabilisation, after months of demand and rate declines, the latest preliminary figures from WorldACD Market Data indicate. Figures for week 8 (20 to 26
Fraport AG Ground Services is currently trialling an autonomous baggage and cargo tractor. The electric vehicle will operate on an eight-kilometre-long test route within Frankfurt Airport’s secure area. The aim of the trial, which will take several weeks, is to determine whether and under what conditions an autonomous vehicle can support regular baggage and cargo
Sabre has announced a new agreement with Korean low-cost carrier (LCC) Jin Air. The deal will support Jin Air in powering future revenue growth, while enriching content for Sabre-connected travel agents around the world. Under the multi-year agreement, Jin Air will be able to put its offers and fares in front of hundreds of thousands of Sabre-connected travel agents globally, while agencies
In 2022, Swissport International (Swissport) aggressively ramped up operations as large parts of the world emerged from the COVID-pandemic. The summer months were characterised by extreme spikes in travel demand that coincided with a dried-up labour market, global uncertainty over post-COVID travel regulations and an operational environment which was characterised by growing pains as global
Neste has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with European carrier Wizz Air, for the supply of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from 2025. The MoU gives Wizz Air the opportunity to purchase 36,000 tonnes of SAF from Neste per annum for the supply across the airline’s route network in Europe and the UK. This co-operation ensures
Emirates currently has 115 Boeing 777X and 50 Airbus A350-900s on order which are due for delivery from 2024 onwards. In anticipation of their arrival, the flag-carrying airline is to build new training facilities which will incorporate six new full-flight simulator (FFS) bays. This will expand the annual throughput of new pilots at Emirates’ training
