Ethiopian airlines, the leading African carrier is pleased to announce that its Group CEO Mr. Tewolde GebreMariam has been re-appointed to the IATA (International Air Transport Association) Board of Governors for a three year-term at the 72nd IATA Annual General Meeting (AGM) held in Dublin, Ireland. Moreover Mr. Tewolde has also been appointed to the […]
By Ricardo Aitken and Stuart Matheson With the streamlining of operational costs and consumers looking for ever more customised services, airports are increasingly looking towards new ground services providers to assist day-to-day operations. But introducing ground handling competition can inevitably alter a business’s dynamic. Ricardo Aitken and Stuart Matheson, from IATA, believe that […]
New business logged by Airbus during May involved 77 orders for the popular single-aisle A320 Family, as well as six A350 XWBs to raise total bookings for this new Xtra Widebody jetliner above the 800 mark. The month’s 57 deliveries included aircraft from across the company’s product lines. All six A350 XWBs added to the […]
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced the launch of the New Distribution Capability (NDC) Certification Registry to recognize those companies that have implemented part or all of the NDC technical standard. The Registry lists airlines, travel agents and aggregators (such as global distribution systems) that have achieved NDC certification as well as those […]
United Airlines and its flight attendants have agreed to extend mediated contract talks this month after discussions ended last week without a deal for unified work rules and benefits. US federal mediators directed the parties to resolve contract language issues next week ahead of a new final mediation session during the week of June 20, […]
