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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|

WestJet and Scandinavian Airlines System strengthen partnership with reciprocal codeshare

Source: WestJet WestJet today announced a reciprocal codeshare partnership with Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS), offering guests on both sides of the Atlantic enhanced access to a broader network of destinations all with the ease of a single booking. Available today, guests travelling from Calgary International Airport (YYC) on WestJet's non-stop transatlantic flights to Paris and London Heathrow, can expand their horizons to some of SAS' most popular destinations. This new codeshare agreement allows guests to book their entire journey on one ticket, while offering seamless single connection, baggage transfers and the ability to earn WestJet Rewards on any WestJet marketed itinerary with SAS. "Deepening our commercial connection with SAS means more seamless connections for guests on both sides of the [...]

2025-12-10T19:52:59+02:00December 10th, 2025|AIRLINES, News|

SAF Production Growth Rate is Slowing Down, Essential to Correct Course Ahead of e-SAF Mandates

Source: IATA   The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released new estimates for Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) production showing that: In 2025, SAF output is expected to reach 1.9 million tonnes (Mt) (2.4 billion liters), double the 1 Mt produced in 2024. However, in 2026, SAF production growth is projected to slow down and reach 2.4 Mt. SAF production in 2025 represents only 0.6% of total jet fuel consumption, increasing to 0.8% the following year. At current price levels, the SAF premium translates into an additional USD 3.6 billion in fuel costs for the industry in 2025. The estimated SAF output for 2025 of 1.9 Mt is a downward revision from IATA’s earlier forecasts due to lack of policy support [...]

2025-12-09T20:46:02+02:00December 9th, 2025|News, ORGANISATIONS|

Delta to recognize 100,000 acts of kindness to celebrate 100 years of service

Source: Delta Air Lines To tie a bow on the airline’s Centennial year, Delta will celebrate those who show care and generosity with limited-edition Holiday Medallion cards, redeemable for exclusive gifts  Every holiday season, Delta welcomes hundreds of thousands of customers to the skies who are eager to reconnect with loved ones or recharge on vacation. While holiday travel brings its own share of pressure, Delta is shifting the spotlight to the simple acts of humanity that make our journeys memorable. To celebrate 100 years of flight, Delta will highlight the simple acts of care that connect us all – the true reason for the season. For the winter holidays, the global airline is introducing Centennial Cheer, a program that [...]

2025-12-09T20:48:06+02:00December 9th, 2025|AIRLINES, News|

U.S. Cargo and Passenger Airlines Gained 17,187 Jobs in October 2025

Source: US DOT U.S. Airlines: Total Number of Employees (both Full-Time and Part-Time) U.S. airline industry (passenger and cargo airlines combined) employment increased to 1,049,241 workers in October 2025, 17,187 (1.67%) more workers than in September 2025 (1,032,054). U.S. scheduled-service passenger airlines employed 550,170 workers in October 2025, or 53% of the industry-wide total. Passenger airlines gained 1,911 employees in October 2025. American Airlines led scheduled passenger carriers, adding 783 employees; United Air Lines added 663, and Southwest Airlines added 268. U.S. cargo airlines employed 494,738 workers in October 2025, or 47% of the industry-wide total. Cargo carriers gained 15,288 employees in October. FedEx, the leading air cargo employer thanks in part to inclusion of its ground operations, increased employment [...]

2025-12-09T19:26:17+02:00December 9th, 2025|AIRLINES, News, ORGANISATIONS|