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Minister of Transport introduces new funding programs to support Canada’s airports

Source: Transport Canada The global COVID-19 pandemic has had an unprecedented impact on the air sector in Canada. Airports have been significantly affected, experiencing major decreases in traffic over the past 15 months. Despite these consequences, airports have played a crucial role since the start of the pandemic by continuing to provide essential air services, including traveling to medical appointments, air ambulance services, community resupply, getting goods to market, search and rescue operations, and forest fire response. Today, the Minister of Transport, the Honourable Omar Alghabra, launched two new contribution funding programs to help Canada’s airports recover from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic: The Airport Critical Infrastructure Program (ACIP) is a new program providing close to $490 million to [...]

2021-05-12T18:47:46+03:00May 12th, 2021|News, ORGANISATIONS|

LATAM and Delta Air Lines receive approval of Joint Venture from Colombia

Source: LATAM LATAM Airlines Group S.A., its subsidiary LATAM Airlines Colombia S.A. and Delta Air Lines received the approval of their Joint Venture without conditions by the Civil Aviation Authority of Colombia (Aeronáutica Civil de Colombia). The Joint Venture will improve air connectivity and provide passengers and cargo customers a seamless travel experience between North and South America once regulatory approvals have been obtained. As of today, the agreement has also been granted the authorization of regulatory entities in Brazil and Uruguay, while the review process continues in other countries, including Chile.

2021-05-12T18:46:40+03:00May 12th, 2021|AIRLINES, News|

Azul Reports April 2021 Traffic

Source: Azul Azul S.A., “Azul”, (B3: AZUL4, NYSE: AZUL), the largest airline in Brazil by number of cities served and departures, announces today its preliminary traffic results for April 2021. Compared to 2019, domestic passenger traffic (RPKs) recovered 76%, while domestic capacity (ASKs) recovered of 80%, resulting in a load factor of 79%. “In April, we continued to actively manage capacity according to the demand, which was impacted by the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic and the quarantine measures implemented across the country. Despite these challenges, our unique network combined with our fleet flexibility allowed us to recover 80% of our domestic capacity, one of the highest recovery rates in the world. Recent trends are positive and capacity recovery [...]

2021-05-11T19:26:48+03:00May 11th, 2021|AIRLINES, News|

Aeromexico Cargo inaugurates route between Wuhan and Mexico

Source: Aeromexico Aeromexico Cargo inaugurated a direct route between the Wuhan-Tianhe International Airport and the Mexico City International Airport for exclusive cargo transportation. This was celebrated at an event held at Wuhan airport, in the presence of the Mexican Ambassador to the People's Republic of China, airport authorities and airline business partners. The route will be operated with Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft, which has a load capacity of more than 30 tons or 130 m3, depending on the type of cargo. Wuhan is one of the fastest growing cities in China and has become a hub for air transport in the central region of the country. The growth of e-commerce, medical supplies and high-tech products shipping from this city to [...]

2021-05-11T19:23:25+03:00May 11th, 2021|AIRLINES, News|

Lufthansa Group Airlines extend option to change reservations without a rebooking fee

Source: Lufthansa Anyone planning a trip in the coming weeks and months can book flights with the Lufthansa Group Airlines without worrying, despite the pandemic, because Lufthansa, SWISS, Austrian Airlines, Brussels Airlines and Eurowings continue to offer flexible rebooking options. If passengers want to rebook their trip, they do not even have to decide immediately on a new travel date or destination. Since the end of August, all fares of the Lufthansa Group Airlines can be rebooked without a rebooking fee. This fare offer was valid for both new and rebooking until the end of May. Now the offer is being extended again: all airline fares can still be rebooked free of charge as often as desired until July 31, [...]

2021-05-11T18:19:08+03:00May 11th, 2021|AIRLINES, News|

A4A and UK Airlines Join Together To Encourage Safe Reopening of U.S.-UK Air Corridor

Source: A4A Airlines for America (A4A), the industry trade organization for the leading U.S. airlines, has joined with a number of U.S. and UK passenger airlines in the following letter to Department of Transportation Secretary Buttigieg and UK Transport Secretary Schapps encouraging the development of a path to safely and expeditiously reopen transatlantic travel. https://www.airlines.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/US-UK-Summit-Letter-Safe-Restart-of-Transatlatic-Travel-final.pdf

2021-05-11T18:16:55+03:00May 11th, 2021|News, ORGANISATIONS|

Delta Air Lines and LATAM receive approval of Joint Venture from Colombia

Source: Delta Air Lines Delta Air Lines, LATAM Airlines Group S.A. and its subsidiary LATAM Airlines Colombia S.A. received approval of their Joint Venture without conditions by the Civil Aviation Authority of Colombia (Aeronáutica Civil de Colombia). The Joint Venture will improve air connectivity and provide passengers and cargo customers with a seamless travel experience between North and South America once regulatory approvals have been obtained. As of Tuesday, the agreement has also been granted the authorization of regulatory entities in Brazil and Uruguay, while the review process continues in other countries, including Chile.

2021-05-11T18:13:33+03:00May 11th, 2021|AIRLINES, News|

Aeromexico Cargo inaugurates route between Wuhan and Mexico

Source: Aeromexico Aeromexico Cargo inaugurated a direct route between the Wuhan-Tianhe International Airport and the Mexico City International Airport for exclusive cargo transportation. This was celebrated at an event held at Wuhan airport, in the presence of the Mexican Ambassador to the People's Republic of China, airport authorities and airline business partners. The route will be operated with Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft, which has a load capacity of more than 30 tons or 130 m3, depending on the type of cargo. Wuhan is one of the fastest growing cities in China and has become a hub for air transport in the central region of the country. The growth of e-commerce, medical supplies and high-tech products shipping from this city to [...]

2021-05-10T23:06:03+03:00May 10th, 2021|AIRLINES, News|

FAA Proposes Civil Penalties Against Two Passengers for Allegedly Interfering with Flight Attendants

Source: US FAA The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) proposes civil penalties of $10,500 and $9,000 against two airline passengers for allegedly interfering with flight attendants who instructed them to obey cabin crew instructions and various federal regulations. The cases are as follows: $10,500 against a passenger on a Dec. 27, 2020 jetBlue Airlines flight from Ft. Lauderdale International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport. The FAA alleges the passenger repeatedly ignored, and was abusive to, flight attendants who instructed him to wear a facemask. At one point, while not wearing a mask, he coughed and blew his nose into a blanket. The passenger’s disruptive behavior diverted flight crewmembers from their duties. $9,000 against a passenger on a March 16, [...]

2021-05-10T21:41:25+03:00May 10th, 2021|News, ORGANISATIONS|