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Turkish Airlines announces new appointment decisions

Source: Turkish Airlines Turhan Özen, who was appointed to the position of Chief Cargo Officer at Turkish Airlines with the decision of the Board of Directors dated 7 October 2016, has decided to pursue his career outside our Incorporation after more than seven years of successful service. He will hand over his duties to Ali Türk as of 1 January 2024. Turhan Özen, who joined Turkish Airlines with over 25 years of experience in supply chain management and logistics sectors, significantly increased the revenues and global market share of the airline's cargo brand, Turkish Cargo. In early 2022, Turkish Cargo moved to SmartIst, Europe's largest air cargo facility, and recorded significant improvements in customer focus, service quality, and product range [...]

2024-01-02T02:00:23+02:00January 2nd, 2024|AIRLINES, AROUND THE WORLD, News|

Sintra gives name to TAP’s aircraft

Source: TAP Reinforcement of the airline's regional fleet continues to promote Portugal's regions TAP Air Portugal has named an aircraft from its regional fleet as "Sintra". The enchanting town of Sintra, known for its historic palaces and mythical gardens, is located about 25 kilometers from the city of Lisbon and, with its magical and romantic aura, is one of the favorite destinations for tourists visiting Portugal. To mark the naming of "Sintra", Portugália's Embraer 195 with the registration number CS-TAW, a symbolic ceremony was held at Sintra Town Hall with the Deputy Mayor, Bruno Parreira, to whom the Managing Director of Portugália, Mário Lobato de Faria, presented a model of the aircraft. This is a TAP initiative that follows on [...]

2024-01-02T02:08:16+02:00January 2nd, 2024|AIRLINES, News|

Virgin Atlantic increases capacity to its heartland in the USA for summer 2024

Source: Virgin Atlantic The airline will increase flights from London Heathrow to the USA with extra services to both New York JFK and Boston Customers will benefit from its newest aircraft, A330neo and A350-1000 Virgin Atlantic is delighted to announce plans to increase capacity to its heartland in the USA, adding frequencies from London Heathrow to both New York JFK and Boston for summer 2024. These new services complement the airline’s recent announcements of increasing Miami services from 11 flights per week to twice daily year-round and a new seasonal summer service from Manchester to Las Vegas. Next summer, the airline will offer a record number of flights between London and New York, with a seventh daily flight to JFK, [...]

2024-01-02T02:04:47+02:00January 2nd, 2024|AIRLINES, News|

Air France unveils new destinations for summer 2024

Source: Air France New non-stop flights between Paris-Charles de Gaulle and Verona (Italy), Narvik-Lofoten Islands (Norway) and Kalamata (Greece). Resumption of service to Minneapolis (Minnesota, USA). Extension through summer of service to Raleigh-Durham (North Carolina, USA), Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates) and Tromsø (Norway). Air France is maintaining its course to diversify its network. The airline will be adding 7 destinations to its summer 2024 schedule (April to October 2024), including 3 new cities, from its Paris-Charles de Gaulle hub. Medium-haul Next summer, Air France will add 3 new cities out of its Paris-Charles de Gaulle hub: Verona (Italy): up to 3 flights a week, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, as of April 2, 2024, on Embraer 190 Narvik, gateway to [...]

2024-01-02T01:41:30+02:00January 2nd, 2024|AIRLINES, News|

Year-end Reflections from ALTA’s CEO

By José Ricardo Botelho* 2023 is coming to an end and, as I look at the results of the work done by all the sectors that make up the civil aviation ecosystem in Latin America and the Caribbean, I feel a deep sense of pride for being part of a sector that - even without support and, in many cases, with headwinds - has managed to recover in a spectacular and exemplary manner to offer users the safest and most efficient means of transportation. In this same exercise of introspection, I also feel a deep concern. Despite the remarkable efforts of the industry in the region, we see how in many cases aviation is still perceived as a luxury service, [...]

2023-12-29T18:53:42+02:00December 29th, 2023|Expert Opinions & Industry Trends|

MIA ready to ring in the New Year with record crowds

Source: MIA Miami International Airport (MIA) has been serving a historic number of travelers since its winter travel season began, and more records may be broken as the New Year’s Day and Three Kings Day holidays quickly approach. MIA set a new single-day record of 194,866 passengers on December 23, and six other days since December 16 have been among MIA’s 10 busiest ever, all of them surpassing 167,000 travelers. MIA has averaged 170,000 daily passengers since its winter travel period officially began on December 21, which is 11% higher than last year’s record season and far above the 162,000 per day average that the airport projected. “These record-breaking numbers prove once again how important MIA is to our tourism [...]

2023-12-29T18:59:55+02:00December 29th, 2023|AIRPORTS, News|

2023: A Year of Success and Pride through Piedmont Proud Moments

Source: Piedmont Airlines With the new year just days away, Piedmont Airlines has a lot to be proud of what has been accomplished in 2023. Over the past year, whether through a social post, a news story, or while talking to a team member at one of our airports, you may have encountered the phrase “Piedmont Proud,” which, while utilized as a hashtag on social media, holds a deeper significance to our company, leadership team, and overarching mission. At Piedmont we strive to create an environment focused on “Caring, Compliance, Communication and Community,” and we truly believe the accomplishments and events showcased in the video below highlight the efforts that have gone into that. Our more than 10,000 aviation professionals [...]

2023-12-29T19:16:17+02:00December 29th, 2023|AIRLINES, News|

Southwest Airlines Reached Settlement With Department of Transportation (DOT)

Source: Southwest Airlines Airline Introduces Industry-Leading Policy to Compensate Customers During Significant Delays and Cancellations Southwest Airlines Co. has announced that it has reached a global settlement with the Department of Transportation (DOT) relating to the DOT's investigation into the December 2022 Winter Storm Elliott disruption. A link to the full Consent Order can be found here, which includes Southwest's position relating to the DOT's investigation. Southwest shares with the DOT the goal of delivering the highest standard of service to the traveling public and is grateful to have reached a consumer-friendly settlement that both credits past compensation that went above and beyond requirements for Customers and incorporates a future commitment for Southwest Customer care with a new industry-leading compensation [...]

2023-12-29T19:30:41+02:00December 29th, 2023|AIRLINES, News, ORGANISATIONS|

This winter, Houston Airports is connecting you to some of the best beaches

Source: Houston Airports From the Caribbean to Central America, this winter who else is wishing for warm sand, blue waters and cold piña coladas? Winter break invites an opportunity to travel to some of the best beaches. Fortunately, Houston Airports is making direct connections to some of the hottest destinations in Aruba, Cuba, Jamaica, Costa Rica and Florida. Last minute travelers can board flights bound for sandy shores from both George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) and William P. Hobby Airport (HOU). If you’re open to travel during the first quarter of 2024 but aren’t necessarily wanting to slip on a bathing suit, our airline partners – like Singapore Airlines, Turkish Airlines, Emirates, Aeromexico and VivaAerobus – have you covered. Tulum [...]

2023-12-29T19:26:41+02:00December 29th, 2023|AIRPORTS, News|

Sustainability Forum in Tampere gathers Aviation, Innovation, and Environmental experts

Source: airBaltic At the end of November 2023, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, in cooperation with Business Tampere and the Latvian airlineairBaltic, joined forces to address and discuss the challenges aviation is facing and to explore more sustainable ways of flying. The event, Sustainability Forum: Shaping the Future of Aviation, the first of its kind in the city, took place in Tampere. It drew together diverse professionals and decision-makers from the fields of aviation, innovation, and environment. The forum was expertly moderated by Stephen Wright, a renowned commercial aviation expert and Professor at Tampere University. Marja Aalto, Senior Specialist, Aviation Investments and Global Operations at Business Tampere, emphasized the significance of the event: “The Sustainability Forum in Tampere was an exceptional platform for collaboration and ideation on [...]

2023-12-29T19:04:05+02:00December 29th, 2023|AIRLINES, AROUND THE WORLD, News|