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Boarding Pass and TAP Miles&Go Card now available on Samsung Wallet

Source: TAP TAP Air Portugal partners with Samsung to offer new digital features. TAP Air Portugal is taking another step in the digital transformation of the Customer experience by becoming the launch airline for Samsung Wallet in Portugal. The partnership with Samsung allows the Portuguese national carrier to offer new digital features that make its Customers' journey simpler, faster and safer. TAP Customers using Samsung devices can now take advantage of exclusive features on the Samsung Wallet, an application that works as a digital wallet, which allows various types of digital information to be stored and used in a practical and secure way - from boarding passes to credit and debit cards, digital keys and more. All this is supported [...]

2025-08-05T19:50:18+03:00August 5th, 2025|AIRLINES, News|

IATA Launches 2024 World Air Transport Statistics Report

Source: IATA Bogota-Medellin (BOG-MDE) was the busiest route in Latin America with 3.8 million passengers New York John F. Kennedy International Airport-Los Angeles (JFK-LAX) was the busiest route in North America with 2.2 million passengers Barcelona-Palma de Mallorca (BCN-PMI) was the busiest within Europe with 2 million passengers. The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has released the latest edition of the World Air Transport Statistics (WATS) with comprehensive statistical data for 2024. Updated annually with data from over 240 international airlines, the WATS database provides a complete overview of airline metrics related to demand, supply, and performance. The report includes a detailed breakdown of scheduled passenger and cargo traffic demand, scheduled passenger and cargo capacity, overview of the global airline [...]

2025-08-04T16:34:18+03:00August 4th, 2025|News, ORGANISATIONS|

Aena earns 893.8 million euros in the first half of 2025

Source: Aena EBITDA stands at 1,692.3 million euros, an increase of 8.8% compared to the same period in 2024 The Aena Group’s passenger traffic (Spain, London-Luton and Aena Brasil, which includes Congonhas Airport in São Paulo) grew by 4.7% compared to the same period in 2024, to 180.9 million passengers In Spain, Aena traffic reached 150.6 million passengers up to June, 4.5% more than in 2024 Aena's Board of Directors has approved a proposed aeronautical charge update for 2026 equivalent to 68 euro cents per passenger Aena's net profit for the first half of 2025 stood at 893.8 million euros, compared to 808.6 million euros in the same period last year (an increase of 10.5%). Between January and June 2025, Aena [...]

2025-08-04T17:08:11+03:00August 4th, 2025|AIRPORTS, News|

Alaska Airlines announces new routes connecting California and the Pacific Northwest

Source: Alaska Airlines Alaska is further expanding our network connecting destinations across the Pacific Northwest and California with new routes that start flying in October. Summary We’ll launch seven new city pairs starting in late October, including three in Burbank. New seasonal service from San Diego will take winter sports lovers to Idaho’s popular Sun Valley. Alaska Airlines is further expanding our network between California and the Pacific Northwest with seven new routes starting this October. We’ve added three new flights from Hollywood Burbank Airport, located north of downtown Los Angeles, to destinations in Oregon and Washington state. As the holiday season gets underway, we’ll offer new wintertime service linking sunny San Diego and snowy Sun Valley. Boise lands a [...]

2025-08-04T16:44:57+03:00August 4th, 2025|AIRLINES, News|

Avianca adds the best content from HBO Max, Formula 1 TV and much more to its in-flight entertainment

Source: Avianca Avianca now has content from HBO Max, Formula 1 TV and more than 350 free titles to its in-flight entertainment, Avianca on air. The new titles have been available since July on personal devices, for flights on Airbus A320 aircraft and on the integrated screens of Boeing 787s. Because the connection begins on board, Avianca is now also renewing itself by adding content from HBO Max, Formula 1 TV and much more in its on-board entertainment catalog, Avianca on air. In this way, customers can enjoy, for free, more than 350 titles, including children's content, movies, documentaries and recognized series, Formula 1 competitions, among others. “The connection begins on board and we have taken a step forward in [...]

2025-08-04T17:27:42+03:00August 4th, 2025|AIRLINES, News|

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines sees revenue growth, but no profit due to higher costs

Source: KLM The KLM Group reported a revenue of €6.3 billion in the first half of 2025, an increase of 5.7% compared to the same period of 2024. Despite improvements in the operating result and a 3% increase in capacity, KLM did not achieve an operational profit. Higher costs further reinforce the need to continue the structural savings plans for the remainder of 2025. The operating result for the first half of the year was –€2 million. Although this is an improvement compared to the first half of 2024 (–€31 million), this is a disappointing outcome given the €6.3 billion in revenue. This is a direct result of a 4.3% increase in costs per unit. Marjan Rintel, CEO KLM: ‘We [...]

2025-08-05T20:17:50+03:00August 4th, 2025|AIRLINES, News|

Jose Ignacio Dougnac resigns as CEO of SKY Airline

Source: ALA News José Ignacio Dougnac, who has been the CEO of Sky Airline since 2019, will leave his position after a rising career at the Chilean low-cost airline. Previously, the senior executive had served as the company's Chief Financial Officer (CFO), which led him to remain linked to it for over a decade. Dougnac will step down from his current responsibilities later this month and will reportedly retain an advisory role to the airline's Board of Directors. Among the milestones that stand out from his six-year tenure at the head of Sky Airline, Dougnac is recognized as someone who was able to maximise the positioning of the brand, increase the number of passengers, substantially renew the fleet, confront the [...]

2025-08-02T02:41:18+03:00August 1st, 2025|AIRLINES, News|

Delta cares for customers following turbulence event

Source: Delta Air Lines  Thursday, July 31, 2025 at 12 p.m.: Delta continued to actively care for its customers and people Thursday morning after significant turbulence led to a flight diversion to Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport (MSP). All seven crew members who were taken to area hospitals after the flight landed were treated and released by Thursday morning. All customers who were evaluated at the hospital and willing to share their status with Delta have also been released. We appreciate the response and support of first responders in caring for our customers and crew. Delta is cooperating with the National Transportation Safety Board on an investigation. Delta flight 56 from Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol [...]

2025-08-01T07:14:38+03:00August 1st, 2025|AIRLINES, News|

Embraer finished 2Q25 with a US$29.7 Billion Backlog

Source: Embraer Commercial Aviation reported an 8-year backlog record of US$13.1 billion and the division book-to-bill reached 1.8x over the past 12 months, The E175 celebrated an important milestone – 1,000 units sold since its 2005 launch; Executive Aviation delivered 38 aircraft during the quarter, up 41% year-over-year; The backlog for Defense & Security reached US$4.3 billion, 2x higher than last year; Services & Support registered a new backlog record, up 55% year-over-year. Embraer, a global leader in the aerospace industry, registered a US$29.7 billion backlog in the second quarter of 2025 (2Q25) – the highest level ever recorded by the company. Embraer delivered 61 aircraft in 2Q25 across all its business units. The result reflects a 30% increase compared [...]

2025-08-01T16:53:32+03:00August 1st, 2025|MANUFACTURERS, News|

Sun Country Airlines Reports Second Quarter 2025 Results

Source: Sun Country Airlines Revenue of $264 million, highest second quarter on record(1) GAAP diluted EPS of $0.12, operating income of $16 million and margin of 6.2% Adj. diluted EPS(2) of $0.14, adj. operating income(2) of $18 million and margin(2) of 6.8% Sun Country Airlines Holdings, Inc. (“Sun Country Airlines,” “Sun Country,” the “Company”) reported financial results for its second quarter ended June 30, 2025. “Sun Country is pleased to report our twelfth consecutive profitable quarter with GAAP EPS of $0.12 and adjusted diluted EPS of $0.14(2),” said Jude Bricker, President and Chief Executive Officer of Sun Country. “We are steadily incorporating our eight additional cargo aircraft throughout the second and third quarters. As of the end of the second [...]

2025-08-01T07:07:43+03:00August 1st, 2025|AIRLINES, News|