The US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced May 1 it would allow citizens from Argentina to enroll in Global Entry, CBP’s trusted traveler program.
Global air travel demand is more robust than expected so far in 2017 because of growing business and consumer confidence, according to IATA chief economist Brian Pearce.
African airline lobby group the African Airlines Association (AFRAA) is seeking a new secretary general to replace Elijah Chingosho, who has held the role since 2011.
US airports designated for Global Entry program participation, as of May 1, 2017. Global Entry is a voluntary program that allows for dedicated US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) processing of pre-approved travelers arriving in the US at Global Entry kiosks located at designated airports.
Calgary-based low-cost carrier (LCC) WestJet said it has become the first Canadian airline to receive IATA New Distribution Capability (NDC) level 2 certification, confirming the LCC’s ability to send and receive NDC messages.
An Aeroflot Boeing 777, en route from Moscow Sheremetyevo to Bangkok, encountered turbulence 40 minutes before landing at Bangkok International Airport May 1, injuring more than 20 out of 313 passengers.
As US Congress prepares to hold hearings on airline customer service, the practice of overbooking flights is coming under scrutiny with airline policies being closely watched.
Lufthansa Group subsidiaries Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS), Austrian Airlines and Lufthansa will abolish a rule requiring two people in the cockpit, effective May 1.
American Airlines is offering mid-term pay raises to its pilots and flight attendants so they are compensated in line with their peers at Delta Air Lines and United Airlines—a voluntary move almost unprecedented in US airline labor history.
United Airlines’ CEO has provided US lawmakers with a detailed account of events leading up to and during the incident that notoriously ended up with a passenger being brutally dragged off an aircraft to make way for a United regional airline employee.
Italy is preparing an emergency bridge loan to keep Alitalia going, in hopes of finding a buyer, after employees derailed the carrier’s turnaround plan by rejecting a labor agreement.
American Airlines wins Airline of the Year. Air Serbia, United Airlines, Singapore Airlines, Volaris and Pittsburgh International Airport also among winners.
UK-based cabin trainer manufacturer EDM has introduced virtual reality (VR) headsets in cabin crew training to meet an increasing demand from airlines for the modern technology.
Canada’s Transportation Safety Board (TSB) is looking into an incident in which an Air Canada aircraft lost one of its undercarriage wheels prior to takeoff on a transatlantic flight April 16.
Alaska Air Group regional subsidiary Horizon Air and its pilots, represented by the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, reached a tentative agreement April 14 to amend their existing eight-year contract.
An effective flight optimization program relies on three elements: reliable data collection, effective analytics that generates meaningful results, and translating those results into actionable steps that are communicated throughout an operation.
US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) searched approximately 4,600 electronic devices, or 0.008%, of approximately 58 million incoming international air passengers and crew in the first six months of the US government’s FY 2017 (October 2016-March 2017), according to CBP statistics released April 11.
UK security firm Smith Group has completed the acquisition of Safran’s US-based subsidiary Morpho Detection, combining two global providers of threat detection equipment.
The president of the ICAO Council, Olumuyiwa Benard Aliu, has welcomed a declaration restating the air transport sector’s commitment and unity toward achieving resilience against cyber attacks.
Kuwaiti national carrier Kuwait Airways is to complete switching over its booking, ticketing and reservations system to the Amadeus Altéa Suite of products within the next six months.
