Alexandre de Juniac Aviation

Air Transport to Lift 4.6 bn Passengers in 2019

  Air transport 4.6 billion people from one destination to another in 2019; it would also transport 66 million tonnes of cargo in the same period. This was disclosed by the Director General and CEO of the International Air Transport Association (IATA), Alexandre de Juniac in his remarks at the CAPA Aeropolitical and Regulatory Affairs […]

Qatar Airways Aircraft Aviation

Qatar, EU Conclude Negotiations on Air Transport Agreement

European Commissioner for Mobility and Transport, Mrs. Violeta Bulc has announced that the European Union and the State of Qatar have concluded negotiations for a landmark Comprehensive Air Transport Agreement. The State of Qatar and the European Union today announced that they have concluded negotiations for a landmark Comprehensive Air Transport Agreement. This historic agreement […]

Airbus facility in Tolouse Aviation

Airbus, Dassault Systèmes Embark on Strategic Partnership

Airbus and Dassault Systèmes have signed a five-year Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) to cooperate on the implementation of collaborative 3D design, engineering, manufacturing, simulation and intelligence applications. This will enable Airbus to take a major step forward in its digital transformation and lay the foundation for a new European industrial ecosystem in aviation.      Under the […]

In this Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2019 file photo, United Airlines jets are seen as a plane approaches Newark Liberty International Airport, in Newark, N.J. United Airlines will woo high-fare passengers by retrofitting more than 100 planes to add more premium seats on key routes. United announced the moves Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2019. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File) Aviation

United Courts the Well-heeled with more Premium Seats

United, Delta and American Airlines are engaged in an airlines arms race to grab the most affluent customers. Now highly profitable after losing billions in the 2000s, they are plowing money into new planes, fancy seats with more legroom, airport lounges and other perks, many of which are aimed squarely at well-heeled travelers. United raised […]