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IATA: Decline in Air Freight Volumes Bottoms Out

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for global air freight markets showing air cargo volumes (measured in Freight Tonne Kilometers) were down 1.2% in November 2015, compared to November 2014. Total cargo volumes, however, expanded compared to October 2015, and were highe...

Air France says Paris attacks cost 70m euros in December

Franco-Dutch airline group Air France-KLM said Monday that the November 13 terror attacks in Paris reduced its December turnover by an estimated 70 million euros ($76.42 million, Dh280.5 million). But the effect had largely tailed off over the past two weeks, it added. “The negative impa...

Turkish Airlines arrives in Nigeria without passenger luggage for the second time

Turkish Airlines has arrived at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport for the second time without any passenger luggage, All Africa has reported. Last month it was reported that the carrier arrived at the airport without luggage, leading to protests from passengers and compensation having to be paid. Passengers besieged the airline’s flight on the tarmac in attempt to stop t...

ANALYSIS: Europe gears up for intensive Clean Sky push

As preparations continue for the second phase of Europe’s Clean Sky technology development initiative, the first phase predecessor has reached its “most intensive” period – in terms of what has been achieved so far and what is about to be demonstrated. “This year or next year we will have achieved almost all of [the Clean Sky 1 demonstrations] as anticipated at the...

Relatives of A321 Crash Victims Prepare Lawsuit Against Aircraft Owner

Some 100 relatives of the A321 passenger jet crash victims have prepared a class-action lawsuit to the New York Court against the US leasing company International Lease Finance Corporation (ILFC), from which the Russian Kogalymavia airline rented the airbus, the Russian Izvestia newspaper reported Monday. The Russian Airbus A321 with 224 people on board crashed on October 31 whil...

Four Qantas flights prove IATA’s point: crew are the #PaxEx decider

Cabin crew make or break a flight — it’s as simple as that. “The airline with a great seat and a bad crew will get a bad score no matter how fancy the seat is,” IATA director of marketing and sales Tim-Jasper Schaaf said when speaking of the association’s Airs@t survey program. “The crew drives passenger satisfaction so much that the other factors are less impor...

Alaska-Denver Flight Diverted To Vancouver

A United Airlines flight en route to Denver from Anchorage, was diverted on Saturday to Vancouver where a suspect was arrested due to "security concerns," authorities said. United flight UA1104 landed safely at about 4:30 am local time in Vancouver, where it was met by law enforcement authorities, the airline said. There were 131 passengers and six crew members aboard the Boeing 737....

The world’s safest low-cost airlines for 2016

Responding to public interest, the AirlineRatings.com editors also identified their top ten safest low cost airlines. Unlike a number of low cost carriers, these airlines have all passed the stringent International Air Transport Association Operational Safety Audit (IOSA) and have excellent safety records. They are in alphabetical order: Aer Lingus Flybe HK Express Jetblue Jets...

Ryanair: The first airline to carry over 100m passengers in one year

Ryanair has become the first scheduled airline in the world to carry more than 100m international passengers in a single year, after reporting that 101.4m chose the airline to travel in 2015. This follows the official release of the carrier’s December 2015 passenger numbers, showing that traffic grew by 25% to 7.5m customers, representing a 12-month rolling annual traffic result of 101.4m...

Aviation Expert Agrees with Indonesia Airlines Poor Rating Report

Aviation expert Samudra Sukardi said that he agrees with the ratings given by AirlineRatings.com that named eight of the country’s airlines as the least safe in the world. "It’s true. The fact is, we have accidents and others,” Samudra to Tempo on Saturday (9/1). Samudra considered that the low rating could not be separated from the government’s role, w...

Aviation sector instructed to spread wings in ASEAN

Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai asked Viet Nam's aviation industry to create breakthroughs in building and upgrading airports in a bid to elevate it to a position among ASEAN's top four. Speaking at a ceremony in Ha Noi yesterday to evaluate the sector's development over the last 60 years, the Deputy PM said the industry made crucial contributions to national construction and...

British Airways flight evacuated after 'female passenger boards with fake passport'

A British Airways flight to London City Airport from Ibiza was evacuated after a female passenger was discovered with a 'fake passport'. Police were called onto the plane at Eivissa airport after crew became suspicious of very nervous-looking woman, reports Periodico de Ibiza. Gabriel Gimenez, who was travelling on the flight to Dublin via London, said the crew removed...

United Fined $2.75 Million for Mistreating Disabled Passengers

The U.S. government is fining United Continental Holdings Inc. $2.75 million for mistreating passengers with disabilities and for six instances of stranding aircraft on the tarmac. The Department of Transportation began receiving a “significant increase in the number of disability-related complaints” about how United treated customers in wheelchairs or who needed additional assistan...

Spirit Air’s Ousted CEO Walks Away With $1 Million and Free Flights for Life

Ben Baldanza resigned his position as Spirit Airlines CEO and also his board position on January 4. His separation agreement with the airline was revealed Friday evening in an SEC filing by the company. Baldanza will receive $1 million divided into monthly payments over the next two years and he will consult for the airline for one year. His annual salary at Spirit had been $500,000 as...

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