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ACI-LAC Welcomes OAG as New World Business Partners

Source: ACI-LAC OAG is a leading data platform for the global travel industry, offering an industry-first single source for supply, demand, and pricing data. Airports Council International – Latinoamérica y el Caribe (ACI-LAC) is pleased to welcome OAG as its newest World Business Partner (WBP), strengthening the regional aviation ecosystem with high-quality, data-driven solutions. OAG is a leading data platform for the global travel industry, offering an industry-first single source for supply, demand, and pricing data. With comprehensive datasets that span the entire passenger journey—from planning to customer experience—OAG empowers airlines, airports, travel tech, and government stakeholders to make more informed, efficient decisions. Headquartered in the United Kingdom, OAG operates globally with offices in the United States, Denmark, France, Germany, Singapore, [...]

2025-09-11T18:58:03+03:00September 12th, 2025|News, ORGANISATIONS|

Caribbean Airlines Suspends Flights Between Trinidad And Venezuela This Month

Source: Caribbean Airlines Caribbean Airlines advises that flights between Trinidad and Caracas, Venezuela will be suspended for the month of September 2025. The affected flights are as follows: DATE FLIGHT NUMBERS ROUTING SEPTEMBER 13 BW 300 TRINIDAD - CARACAS BW 301 CARACAS - TRINIDAD SEPTEMBER 20 BW 300 TRINIDAD - CARACAS BW 301 CARACAS - TRINIDAD SEPTEMBER 27 BW 300 TRINIDAD - CARACAS BW 301 CARACAS - TRINIDAD Passengers who are already booked on these services are being contacted by the airline and may rebook without any change fees, subject to the following conditions: Waiver of all fees for tickets rebooked in the same cabin. Passengers whose flights would have been impacted may be rebooked on any future available Caribbean [...]

2025-09-11T19:44:48+03:00September 12th, 2025|AIRLINES, News|

WTTC announces the return of Gloria Guevara, former President & CEO on an interim basis

Source: WTTC Guevara will lead the global tourism body through to the end of its Global Summit at the end of this month The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) regrets to announce that due to illness, WTTC President & CEO Julia Simpson is unable to attend the Global Summit in Rome on 28th -30th Sep. WTTC and its Members sends its best wishes to Julia during her recovery. WTTC announces Gloria Guevara, former President & CEO will return to the helm on an interim basis and will lead the global tourism body through to the end of its Global Summit. The WTTC board and its Members thank Gloria Guevara for her support during this interim period. Greg O’Hara, WTTC [...]

2025-09-11T18:59:05+03:00September 12th, 2025|News, ORGANISATIONS|

Fraport Traffic Figures In August 2025: Passenger And Cargo Volumes On The Rise South America Included

Source: Fraport 6.3 million passengers traveled via Frankfurt Airport in August – Growth of 4.1 percent over previous year – Total passengers of the Fraport Group up 6.4 percent to 23.6 million The airports at Fortaleza (FOR) and Porto Alegre (POA) in Brazil, combined, served 1.2 million passengers, for a 98.8 percent increase due to a special effect: a year earlier, massive flooding around Porto Alegre had made it necessary to close the airport for several months, negatively impacting the overall passenger volume. The number of passengers using the airport at Lima (LIM), Peru, grew by 2.4 percent to around 2.3 million. In August 2025, some 6.3 million passengers traveled via Frankfurt Airport (FRA), 4.1 percent more than a year [...]

2025-09-11T19:17:44+03:00September 12th, 2025|AIRPORTS, News|

Avelo Airlines Orders Up To 100 Embraer E195-E2

Source: Embraer Firm order for 50 E195‑E2s with purchase rights for 50 additional aircraft. US$4.4 billion - firm order list price value. Short‑field enhanced takeoff capability expands access to constrained airports and longer‑range destinations. Avelo Airlines has placed a firm order for 50 Embraer (NYSE: ERJ; B3: EMBR3) E195‑E2 aircraft, with purchase rights for 50 more, supporting the airline’s strategy to deliver affordable and convenient travel across the United States. Aircraft deliveries are expected to begin in the first half of 2027. The list-price value of the order is US$4.4 billion, excluding purchase rights. Avelo will be the first U.S. carrier to operate Embraer’s largest and most advanced commercial aircraft, making this a significant milestone for Embraer’s flagship E2 program. [...]

2025-09-11T19:50:56+03:00September 12th, 2025|AIRLINES, MANUFACTURERS, News|

Iberia Prepares For Winter With New Routes And Increased Frequencies In The Americas

Source: Iberia Orlando (USA), Recife and Fortaleza (Brazil) are the airline’s new destinations Iberia will increase frequencies to the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Rio de Janeiro, Santiago de Chile, New York and Boston Washington becomes a year-round destination, with three weekly flights scheduled for the winterFrequencies also increase to Amsterdam, Paris and Rome Seasonal winter destinations return: Innsbruck, Tromso and Rovaniemi Iberia is launching its winter season (from 26 October 2025 to 28 March 2026) with new routes, increased frequencies to destinations in Latin America, North America and Europe, and the return of seasonal winter routes. This attractive range of destinations will allow customers to plan their getaways over the coming months. Three New Routes in the Americas  One of [...]

2025-09-11T18:12:29+03:00September 11th, 2025|AIRLINES, News|

iGA Istanbul Airport to host the 2026 ACI World Airport Experience Summit

Source: ACI World Türkiye's flagship hub to spotlight excellence in airport customer and employee experience Airports Council International (ACI) World has announced that iGA Istanbul Airport will host the 8th edition of the ACI World Airport Experience Summit from 31 August–4 September 2026 in Istanbul, Türkiye. The ACI World Airport Experience Summit is the premier global event dedicated to airport experience. The event brings together executives and experts from around the world to share insights, strategies, and solutions that shape the customer and employee experience. iGA Istanbul Airport highlights Opened in 2019; now one of the world's leading aviation hubs at the crossroads of Europe, Asia-Pacific, and the Middle East Named the world's best-connected airport in ACI EUROPE's 2025 Airport Industry Connectivity [...]

2025-09-11T16:44:18+03:00September 11th, 2025|AIRPORTS, AROUND THE WORLD, News|

Going Global – New Destinations Take Flight as Air Canada Expands Network for Summer 2026

Source: Air Canada   New Montréal – Catania, Italy New Montréal – Palma de Mallorca, Spain Return of Toronto–Shanghai; Toronto–Budapest Extension of Vancouver–Bangkok to year-round Air Canada has announced its international network for Summer 2026 with new destinations taking flight in Europe and Asia. Beginning next year, the airline will launch new routes from Montréal to Catania in Sicily, Italy and, as unveiled yesterday, to Palma de Mallorca, Spain.  From Toronto, Air Canada re-establishes non-stop flights to Shanghai and Budapest, and increases flights to Prague. Air Canada's popular seasonal Vancouver-Bangkok route will now become year-round, strengthening the airline's position as the only North American carrier offering direct, non-stop service to the Thai capital. "Air Canada's continued international expansion reflects our [...]

2025-09-11T18:20:37+03:00September 11th, 2025|AIRLINES, News|

Alaska Air Group Announces Leadership Transition at Hawaiian Airlines and Executive Promotion at Alaska Airlines

Source: Alaska Air Group Diana Birkett Rakow to be named CEO of Hawaiian Airlines, succeeding Joe Sprague who will retire this Fall after a distinguished career in aviation. Kyle Levine to be promoted to Executive Vice President, Corporate & Public Affairs, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary and assume responsibility for Public and Government Affairs. Alaska Air Group today announced that Diana Birkett Rakow, senior vice president of public affairs and sustainability at Alaska Airlines, will become CEO of Hawaiian Airlines effective Oct. 29, succeeding Joe Sprague who will retire after a long career at Alaska Airlines, Horizon Air and Hawaiian Airlines. Birkett Rakow will be based in Honolulu, the company’s second largest hub after Seattle, and will be responsible [...]

2025-09-11T17:15:45+03:00September 11th, 2025|AIRLINES, News|

Airline Service Quality Performance Data for June 2025 Released

Source: DOT BTS The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today released its Airline Service Quality Performance data compiled for the month of June 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). To receive updates from BTS directly to your email, please consider subscribing to our GovDelivery service.

2025-09-11T18:47:07+03:00September 11th, 2025|News, ORGANISATIONS|