Mexicana subsidiary Click, which recently became Mexico's largest low-cost airline and the third-largest domestic airline, is set for another round of network and fleet growth in 2007.
Airlines need to monitor their reputations online, experts say, because consumer usage of social computing tools, such as blogs, online peer reviews and RSS feeds, is skyrocketing.
Emirates recently decided to join a work group that aims to develop a jet fuel futures contract, which will be traded on the Dubai Mercantile Exchange (DME). The working group was formed in August in cooperation with the ENOC Supply & Trading LLC. The group expects to start its work within weeks and aims to have a draft proposal on the basic parts the contract by the yearend. The ultimate goal is to list a jet fuel contract on the DME during the second half of 2007.
Eighty percent of airlines are feeling more pressure to respond to IT-related security threats, said a new survey released by Geneva-based SITA. The pressure comes at a time when airlines are on the way to becoming the first totally web-enabled industry worldwide, forcing them to examine closely their current IT security arrangements, according to the Global Airline IT Security Survey.
Bombardier plans to make a decision soon about launching a larger CRJ-900X while the fate of the 110 to 130-seat C-series aircraft should become clear by the end of the company's fiscal year on Jan. 31. Earlier this year, Bombardier opted to devote more resources to stretching the CRJ-900 after scaling back its plans to develop the C-Series. Aerospace President Pierre Beaudoin said during an earnings call yesterday that any C-series decision would have no bearing on the fate of the CRJ-900X.
Osaka Kansai International Airport this winter will see the most scheduled flights since the island airfield opened more than 12 years ago, and with the opening of a second runway now planned for Aug. 2, 2007, the airport believes it is positioned to become a large Asia/Pacific hub.
A handful of senior House lawmakers believe the U.S. Transportation Dept. is about to approve its controversial proposed rule regarding foreign investment in U.S. airlines, and the lawmakers are again urging the Bush Administration to shelve the rule.
Delta yesterday announced it will recall another 200 pilots in 2007 to help support the airline's planned international expansion. This latest move will almost double the number of pilots who have been recalled since June 2005. This year, 130 pilots have been recalled. Delta VP-Flight Operations Steve Dickson said the airline hopes to "offer recall to all remaining pilots on furlough this year based on Delta's plans for international flying."
Four airport operators -- Munich Airport, Singapore's Changi Airport, Vienna Airport and the British Airport Authority -- are in the running for the contract to manage Abu Dhabi International Airport (ADIA). The four were selected to undergo final evaluations for the contract. Abu Dhabi Airports Authority (ADAC) Chairman and Managing Director Khalifa Al Mazrouel said the successful bidder will be advised next month.
SkyEurope inked a deal with Hahn Air that includes its participation in four GDS systems -- Amadeus, Galileo, Worldspan and Sabre. SkyEurope flights will appear in those systems under Hahn flight numbers, without SkyEurope paying for credit card transaction costs. In the first stage of the deal, 16 SkyEurope routes will be available GDS.
TAM this week launched a significant restructuring project at 54 Brazilian stations, which includes the elimination of contracts with third-party companies handling airport work and ticket offices.
The Ottawa International Airport Authority posted a profit of C$3.6 million (US$3.1 million) in the third quarter ended Sept. 30; the authority's profits hit C$9 million (US$7.2 million) in the first nine months of 2006.
Days after asking DOT for authorization to fly from Fort Lauderdale to Caracas, Spirit Airlines won the nod from the U.S. regulator to launch flights in April.
As part of its campaign to get its members to embrace technological advances such as electronic ticketing, IATA released the results of a new survey showing travelers' preference for tools to simplify travel.
Maxjet last week named Chairman William Stockbridge president and CEO after Gary Rogliano left the carrier with little notice. The all-business-class carrier said Rogliano left to "pursue other opportunities." The transition should be smooth, sources said, because Stockbridge has been involved with the carrier since its conception in November 2003. He became chairman in 2004.
FAA Administrator Marion Blakey, along with Associate Administrator Nicholas Sabatini and other agency officials, plans to be in Toulouse in mid-December for a ceremony observing the type certification of the Airbus A380. The final route-proving flights for the A380 are scheduled to be completed Nov. 30.
Cleveland-Hopkins Airport will aggressively pursue non-airline revenue sources in an effort to lower its operating costs and attract more new service to the facility.
India will start negotiating a multilateral air services agreement with the European Union in 2007, the European Commission announced last week after the EU-India Aviation Summit held in New Delhi.
Australian carrier Virgin Blue is teaming with Hawaiian Airlines through a new interline deal that allows travel on both airlines with a single ticket just as its rival Jetstar prepares to launch its new service to Hawaii.
