But it’s possible airlines might not be ready to change flight attendant job descriptions in such a way, and this is the only one of the four applications Air Canada does not plan to use.
“There is a huge market and demand for travel [from China] to the U.S.,” Dunkerley told Aviation Daily at the International Air Transport Association (IATA) annual general meeting (AGM) here.
IATA continues to argue the money is being trapped in Venezuela in violation of international treaties. “This must stop,” CEO Tony Tyler said during a session at the IATA annual general meeting. “The government is circumventing its international obligations.”
Brazil is a particular problem for carriers, both for its tax policy and regulatory framework, said Peter Cerda, IATA’s regional vice president for the Americas. About 75% of the aviation fuel sold in Brazil is produced locally, Cerda noted, and yet it is priced as if imported. “It’s artificial pricing,” Cerda said during a briefing at the IATA Annual General Meeting (AGM).
“Natca’s number one concern is the lack of an agency owning the safety management system process,” said James Keith, a Natca representative at a recent Air Traffic Control Association discussion about remote towers.
South African Airways has looked at a “reset-the-clock” scenario, but at “this point in time there is no such action or need to take such action” to bring the embattled airline to commercial sustainability, acting CEO Nico Bezuidenhout said.
The looming conflict about alleged state subsidies for Gulf carriers reached the International Air Transport Association (IATA) Annual General Meeting (AGM) on June 8, with Qatar Airways CEO Akbar Al Baker calling for the association to stand up against “protectionism.”
AEA has taken a massive hit as a result of the recent exit of International Airlines Group (IAG) carriers British Airways (BA), Iberia, Alitalia, and Air Berlin, a move the airlines made after voicing their disagreement in key policy areas, such as how to deal with the Gulf carriers.
United Airlines plans to increase capacity by just 1-2% this year, mainly through upgauging and the addition of slimline seats, CFO John Rainey told analysts this week. Slimline seats allow the carrier to add a “couple of rows” per aircraft without added staff or fuel costs, he said. Separately, the carrier is watching its Star Alliance partner Lufthansa’s move to add a €16 ($18) surcharge to tickets booked through global distribution systems (GDS). “It is probably too early to say what will happen at this point,” Rainey said.
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Alaska Airlines is expected to conduct a biofuel demonstration flight next year using alcohol-to-jet fuel produced from forest residues, through a project to use waste left over from logging and reduce the risk of wildfires in the Pacific Northwest.
“We’ve probably seen over 30 customers and talked to them about really what they are looking for in an airplane bigger than the 737 MAX family,” Boeing Commercial Airplanes Senior Vice President John Wojick says.
“A majority of regions posted strong increases in April compared to a year ago,” IATA noted, singling out the Asia-Pacific region’s 9.0% rise in international markets, India’s 20.7% domestic-market jump, and the 8.2% increase posted by Middle Eastern carriers as particularly noteworthy.
By the interiors specialist’s own figures, it landed 90% of super-first-class and food-and-beverage handling orders placed last year, and 60% of all business-class seats.
AirAsia X senior executives say they are optimistic the carrier will return to the black, due to positive trends they are seeing in passenger demand and financial performance so far this year.
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) plans to extend the authority for the two carriers to cooperate on routes between the U.S. and Australia, and on domestic routes beyond their respective gateways.
