Reading Time: < 1 minute Star Alliance partners Air Canada and Avianca Brasil announced yesterday they have implemented the first stage of a codeshare agreement. Initially, Air Canada will sell, in all its channels, tickets for flights operated by its partner Avianca Brasil under the AC code, significantly expanding its distribution in the local Brazilian market. The agreement includes flights […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Allegiant celebrated Teacher Appreciation Day today by giving away two round-trip tickets to every teacher and support staff member at Helen Herr Elementary School in Las Vegas. Allegiant worked with Clark County School District personnel to plan a surprise evacuation drill at the local elementary school, after which airline representatives surprised more than 70 unsuspecting […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Aeroflot subsidiary Aurora Airline—which serves Russia’s Far East—carried 276,827 passengers in the first quarter, up 22% year-over-year (YOY), as a result of network and fleet growth. In the first quarter, Aurora carried 216,454 domestic and 60,373 international passengers. It carried 1,638 tonnes of cargo, up 33% YOY. Total flying hours for the quarter were up […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Some of Europe’s largest airline groups have unveiled their Q1 financial results in the past week, serving up a varied set of earnings but nevertheless giving credence to IATA’s prediction that 2016 will see a jump in the continent’s profitability. For some, reduced fuel prices and higher customer demand are still aiding improved performance […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Firefighters were helpless to stop the raging wildfire in the city of Fort McMurray, Alberta as the strong, shifting winds drove the flame out of control on Wednesday. The province has declared a state of emergency. A mandatory order was issued to evacuate the entire population of Fort McMurray. So far, about 88,000 people have […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Air France-KLM Group has reported a first-quarter net loss of €155 million ($175.3 million), narrowed from a €559 million net loss in the year-ago period. “Air France-KLM is continuing to deliver a clear improvement of its financial indicators in the first quarter of 2016, leading to a significant increase of its operating result while continuing […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Ryanair, Europe’s leading low-cost airline, said on Wednesday it carried a total of 9.9 million passengers in April this year, up 10 percent over a year ago. The Irish budget airline also said its load factor — how many seats it fills on each flight — rose by 2 percent to 93 percent. Ryanair attributed […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes In what has been described as a bizarre situation by the airport operator, increased security measures at Brussels airport have caused many flight delays and a good number of passengers to miss their flights. This includes the former Belgian Prime Minister, Yves Leterme, who missed his Budapest flight after being delayed by two hours and […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes The city of Adelaide today welcomed the first Qatar Airways flight to arrive at its international airport from Doha, Qatar. The inaugural flight was greeted by a delegation of VIPs including South Australia’s Minister for Tourism, Hon. Leon Bignell; Adelaide Airport Managing Director, Mr. Mark Young; the Governor of South Australia, His Excellency the Hon. […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Frankfurt airport operator Fraport said it had mixed financial results in a challenging business environment in its interim report for the first quarter of 2016. With passenger traffic still growing – up 3.3% year-on-year, Fraport achieved higher revenue from airport and infrastructure charges as well as from aircraft handling, but this was offset by a […]