News from Travel Technology Update: Amadeus is moving into a global structure of three customer-facing commercial business units that will report directly to president and CEO Luis Maroto.
All Nippon Airways (ANA) announced it will supply all 6,000 cabin attendants with iPads, technology it said will “improve the quality of the passenger service offered and raise cabin attendant productivity.”
IATA has warned that both passengers and freight demand are slowing significantly with a warning from its DG and CEO Tony Tyler that “the industry is shifting gears downwards.”
Governments of more than 20 countries—including the US, China, Russia, India and Brazil—have agreed on a joint declaration opposing the inclusion of aviation in the EU's Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) starting in 2012, India Ministry of Civil Aviation joint secretary Prashant Sukul confirmed to ATW at the World Route Development Forum in Berlin.
Intra-European airlines are beginning to show signs of recovery from the global economic crisis, but economic uncertainly in Europe and anticipated regulatory proposals remain concerns, European Regions Airline Assn. (ERA) DG Mike Ambrose said Thursday.
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) on Thursday gave final approval for the Joint Business Agreement (JBA) between Qantas (QF) and American Airlines (AA).
Hong Kong’s Civil Aviation Department (CAD) on Tuesday said it is conducting an investigation into Sunday’s loss of separation incident between a Cathay Pacific (CX) Boeing 777-300ER and subsidiary Dragonair (KA) Airbus A330-300.
US Air Transport Assn. president and CEO Nicholas Calio said Tuesday that new airline flight taxes/fees proposed by President Barack Obama amount to "an all-out assault" on the industry, which he said is already greatly overtaxed by the federal government.
Latest news from ATW’s Eco-Aviation Today: Australian bio-fuel producer Jatenergy has sold 200 tonnes of crude Jatropha oil to Lufthansa for use on the airline’s trial using biofuels on its Hamburg to Frankfurt services, according to BioFuel International.
The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) and the Russian Federation’s Ministry of Transport have jointly denounced the European Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS), saying it violates sovereignty and is a breach of the Chicago Convention.
As the project to build the world's largest airside facility dedicated to the Airbus A380 continues on track at Dubai International, Dubai Airports is reaching out to world class food and beverage operators and service providers to submit expressions of interest for providing services at the upcoming Concourse 3.
MNG Technic has begun converting three MNG Airlines Airbus A300-600 aircraft to freighter configuration. MNG said it will become the first and only MRO in Turkey capable of passenger-to-freighter conversion. A J Walter Aviation signed a three-year service contract with RAK Airways to provide full power by the hour and MBK lease support for the UAE carrier’s Airbus A320 fleet.
Southwest Airlines (SWA) announced that SWA and AirTran pilots have reached a tentative agreement on seniority. SWA finalized closing of the acquisition of AirTran Holdings May 2.
The European Commission (EC) will permit airlines to take 85% of their emissions allowances free of charge in 2012, dropping to 82% in 2013, it was announced Monday.
The Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), representing nearly 7,000 Air Canada flight attendants, lifted its call for the cabin crew to strike last week after reaching a tentative agreement with airline management on a new labor contract.
IATA’s DG and CEO Tony Tyler has urged Indonesia to implement coordinated policy measures to reap the economic and social benefits of a successful aviation industry and put behind it the record of 33 accidents between 2005 and 2010.
Oxford Aviation Academy (OAA) concluded a new five-year training services and support agreement with Norwegian Air Shuttle. Under terms, OAA will construct a dedicated three-classroom facility in Oslo solely for the use by the LCC and will purchase a new Boeing 737-800 full-flight simulator. The new simulator is expected to be certified and fully operational by the third quarter 2012.
A wide range of aviation-related trade groups urged the US Congress to reject any proposed tax increases or new user fees that would be imposed on air travel, reacting to deficit reduction plans put forward by President Barack Obama this week.
The Australian International Pilots Assn. (AIPA) on Monday said that 22,000 travelers signed an online petition supporting Qantas (QF) long-haul pilots, who are taking industrial action.
The Australian International Pilots Assn. (AIPA) on Monday said that 22,000 travelers signed an online petition supporting Qantas (QF) long-haul pilots, who are taking industrial action.
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