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Aena Group airports recorded almost 27.7 million passengers in November

Source: Aena 4.7% more than in the same month in 2024 Between January and November, the number of passengers exceeded 356 million, 4.2% up on the same period in 2024 The airports handled 244,057 aircraft movements in November 146,297 tonnes of freight were transported Within Spain, airports handled 22.5 million passengers The airports of the Aena Group (comprising of 46 airports and two heliports in Spain, London Luton Airport and 17 airports in Brazil) closed the month of November 2025 with 27,681,817 passengers, 4.7% more than in the same month in 2024; they handled 244,057 aircraft movements, 1.6% more than in 2024; and they transported 146,297 tonnes of cargo, 12.2% more than last year.In cumulative terms, from January to November, [...]

2025-12-12T20:11:37+02:00December 12th, 2025|AIRPORTS, News|

American Airlines is ready to welcome millions of holiday travelers

Source: American Airlines Airline’s enhanced customer experience takes flight during one of the most-traveled times of the year. American Airlines is ready to welcome more than 12 million customers this winter holiday season across more than 119,000 flights — a larger schedule that provides customers more choices than in 2024. “Our more than 130,000 team members are committed to making our customers’ journeys on American this holiday season safe, reliable and enjoyable,” said David Seymour, American’s Chief Operating Officer. “Our team did an incredible job caring for customers during the recent Thanksgiving holiday and is excited to be serving them again wherever they’re headed for the holidays. We have been closely coordinating with our federal partners at the FAA, TSA [...]

2025-12-12T19:47:26+02:00December 12th, 2025|AIRLINES, News|

Airline Service Quality Performance Data – September 2025

Source: US DOT The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today released its Airline Service Quality Performance data compiled for the month of September 2025 for on-time performance, mishandled baggage, mishandled wheelchairs, and scooters. For additional information and interactive charts on transportation's role in aviation, please visit BTS' Aviation Facts and Figures. BTS regularly updates TranStats, with both Marketing Carrier On-Time Performance (Beginning January 2018) and the Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance (1987-present).

2025-12-12T19:43:58+02:00December 12th, 2025|News, ORGANISATIONS|

On the ground and in the air, we Keep Climbing: Delta’s year of sustainability progress

Source: Delta Air Lines Delta made meaningful progress toward its decarbonization goals in 2025, including investing in next-generation aircraft, improving operational efficiency and scaling sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). Delta’s sustainability strategy is built on three pillars: “What We Fly, How We Fly, and The Fuel We Use.” As the global airline closes out its centennial year, Delta made meaningful progress across all three, including investing in next-generation aircraft, improving operational efficiency and scaling sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). These milestones reflect Delta’s ongoing commitment to transforming the future of flight and achieving net-zero emissions by 2050, and were instrumental in driving cost savings for the company. Check out the progress Delta made toward its decarbonization goals this year: What We Fly [...]

2025-12-12T20:04:26+02:00December 12th, 2025|AIRLINES, News|

New White Paper: How Stronger Air Cargo Networks Could Unlock Multi-Billion Dollar Opportunities and Healthcare Access

Source: TIACA A white paper published today by Pharma.Aero and TIACA (The International Air Cargo Association) reveals that structural gaps in global air cargo capacity allocation are constraining one of the world's fastest-growing regions and limiting access to essential medicines for hundreds of millions of people.  The document makes a contrast between Africa and the strong growth of Asia and Latin America. The Food and Farm for Health White Paper presents compelling evidence that the current distribution of airfreight capacity - where Sub-Saharan Africa receives just 2% of global cargo availability - not only restricts pharmaceutical accessibility, but also suppresses the region's ability to scale high-value agricultural exports. Drawing on a 10-year trends analysis, extensive market research, and an economic impact study, the white [...]

2025-12-11T21:05:46+02:00December 11th, 2025|AROUND THE WORLD, News, ORGANISATIONS|

Frontier Adds Special Inflight Holiday Fun for Kids

Source: Frontier Airlines Frontier is spreading some special kid-focused holiday cheer this season with limited-edition holiday trading cards featuring four of the airline's famous plane tail animals. Kids flying Frontier through the end of January can request one of the cards, which highlight Blanco the Polar Bear, Flo the Flamingo, Ruby the Reindeer or Verde the Resplendent Quetzal, from a crew member during their flight. The back of each card contains information on the featured animal species, along with details on which Frontier aircraft has the animal on its tail.   Families flying Frontier over the next few weeks can also request a Letter to Santa Cardduring their flight which they can complete and return to a crew member. Some lucky [...]

2025-12-11T19:31:46+02:00December 11th, 2025|AIRLINES, News|

September 2025 U.S. Airline Traffic Data Down 0.9% from the Same Month Last Year

Source: US DOT Systemwide (domestic and international), U.S. airlines carried 76.8 million systemwide (80.9 million seasonally adjusted) scheduled service passengers in September 2025, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS). When adjusted for seasonality, September enplanements are down 1.2% from August and down 2.8% from the all-time high reached in June 2024. BTS reported 67.4 million domestic passengers and 9.4 million international passengers on U.S. airlines flights in September, not adjusting for seasonality. U.S. airline traffic reports are filed monthly with BTS. See the tables that accompany this release on the BTS website for summary data since 2016 (Tables 1-24) and complete data since 2000. Trends (not seasonally adjusted) in U.S. airlines passenger enplanements September unadjusted  Systemwide enplanements (76.8M) were [...]

2025-12-11T19:37:29+02:00December 11th, 2025|AIRLINES, News, ORGANISATIONS|

Airbus and partners complete successful wake energy retrieval trials

Source: Airbus Illustration of real-time tracking and pairing management of flights (c) @Flightradar24 Airbus in partnership with Air France, Delta Air Lines, French bee, and Virgin Atlantic, and operations partners, AirNav Ireland, DSNA, EUROCONTROL and NATS, has successfully completed a new phase of trials for Airbus’ fello’fly project. Fello’fly takes inspiration from migrating geese and showcases the power of collaboration by pairing flights to reduce fuel consumption. With this flying technique, the first aircraft creates an uplift that drives fuel efficiency for the following aircraft, called ‘wake energy retrieval’. Once operational, wake energy retrieval has the potential to make fuel savings of up to 5% on long-haul flights. These trials, eight flights over the North Atlantic Sea between September and [...]

2025-12-11T19:54:08+02:00December 11th, 2025|MANUFACTURERS, News|

Star Alliance Named World’s Leading Airline Alliance Once Again

Source: Air Canada Star Alliance has once again been recognised as the World's Leading Airline Alliance at the World Travel Awards 2025, continuing its six-year winning streak. This year's recognition reflects the Alliance's continued focus on shaping a more seamless experience across the customer journey — from booking and airport to connections and loyalty. The honour was announced at the Grand Final Gala Ceremony, held in Bahrain. Commenting on the achievement, Star Alliance CEO Theo Panagiotoulias said, "We are truly honoured to be named the World's Leading Airline Alliance once again, especially knowing it reflects the trust of travellers and industry peers. Our focus has always been on making customer journeys feel effortless, and our lounges bring the experience to [...]

2025-12-09T20:57:58+02:00December 10th, 2025|AIRLINES, News, ORGANISATIONS|

Boeing and United Airlines Test Advanced Digital Communications for the Future of Flight

Source: Boeing Boeing ecoDemonstrator Explorer airplane, a United 737-8, tested advanced digital communications to enhance operational efficiency Collaboration also included government agencies, Boeing suppliers, communications service providers and academia Boeing and United Airlines have conducted flight tests to evaluate a modernized data communication system designed to improve information flow between the flight deck, air traffic control and airline operation centers. With a United 737-8 jet serving as Boeing's 2025 ecoDemonstrator Explorer, the airline's pilots conducted test flights to assess Internet Protocol Suite (IPS) standards. The internet-based communications aim to enhance operational efficiency and flight safety while reducing air traffic congestion, fuel use, cost and emissions. The 2025 Boeing ecoDemonstrator Explorer began flight testing in late October for about two weeks, [...]

2025-12-10T19:50:57+02:00December 10th, 2025|AIRLINES, MANUFACTURERS, News|