The most recent Airbus Global Market Forecast has indicated a potential need for 2,030 single-aisle and 540 widebody passenger and freighter aircraft in South America by 2035. According to Airbus President Latin America and Caribbean, Rafael Alonso, the region’s passenger and freighter fleet should surpass 3,000 in that time. The projections are based on an
Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Airways has announced it is to provide business-class and first-class passengers with iPads. At the same time, Doha-based Qatar airways has decided to offer the use of laptops for business-class passengers. Meanwhile, Dubai-based Emirates is to provide all passengers with a specialist handling service whereby passengers can keep their large electronic devices
In a press release issued from its headquarters in Montreal, Canada, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) has confirmed that it is looking to the U.S. and U.K. to reconsider their recently announced restrictions on the carry-on electronic items permissible on certain flights departing the Middle East and Africa. The demand was made in a
Two industry giants, American Airlines and China Southern Airlines, have created the foundation for a long-term relationship, with American Airlines’ commitment to make a US$200 million equity investment in China Southern Airlines. Currently, China Southern’s primary hub is located in Guangzhou (CAN) with the majority of its transpacific flights positioned there, while American flies to
At the Global Aviation Safety forum on Regional Safety Oversight Organizations in Swaziland, The European Union (EU) and South Asian states announced the launch of a new project to enhance the two regions’ ties in civil aviation. The four-year project will include the South Asian countries of Afghanistan, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri
The FAA released its annual Aerospace Forecast Report Fiscal Years 2017 to 2037 in which it has predicted sustained and continual growth in most aspects, from general aviation private flying to large commercial passenger airlines. It has predicted a 2.4 percent annual growth in RPMs (Revenue Passenger Miles) between 2016 and 2037 for mainline and
Since the merger between Alaska Airlines and Virgin America in December last year, the combined company has chosen to adopt Alaska’s name, while retaining a good number of the Virgin America brand elements which were so popular with the carrier’s fans. Alaska has also been adding to the airlines’ combined networks, announcing 21 new markets
A comprehensive capital improvement to transform the passenger experience at Reagan National Airport kicked off at the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority board meeting on Wednesday, March 22. Expected to last several years and understood to be mobilizing this summer, Project Journey, as it has been called, will see the construction of two new security checkpoints
In the wake of the U.S announcing a ban on electronic devices larger than a smartphone being allowed in cabins of U.S-bound flights originating from any of ten airports in eight predominantly Muslim countries, the U.K has announced similar plans. In the case of the UK, items such as tablets and laptops will be banned
With the Italian flag-carrying airline running at a purported loss of one million euros per day (US$1.07m), Alitalia’s 2017-2021 business plan has revealed the company’s board has approved the cutting of staff numbers by 2,000 by the end of 2019. This is based on a 50 percent reduction in office staff and 20 percent in
