ABU DHABI, UAE – At the IATA’s 11th Annual World Cargo Symposium, the largest and most prestigious annual event of its kind and the only one to bring together key stakeholders from the entire air cargo supply chain, optimism was in the air from the very start with a positive message about the industry. At the opening address, IATA Director General and CEO Alexandre de Juniac said that he wanted to share a positive view, which is far too rare in the air cargo industry. In his … [Read more...] about IATA, optimistic about Air Cargo growth
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Ethiopian Airlines on track to achieve Vision 2025
Tewolde GebreMariam is running the largest and most profitable airline in Africa. This fact alone is a testament to his focus and capability. After talking to him, I am convinced thatunder his leadership, he has already laid a solid foundation on which to exceed the objectives of Vision 2025, a 15-year strategic plan to transform Ethiopian Airlines. Tewolde also wears many other hats. He is on the board of many of the major Ethiopian state-owned enterprises; leads Pan-African aviation … [Read more...] about Ethiopian Airlines on track to achieve Vision 2025
Is your dress code flight appropriate?
We couldn’t help but jump onto the bandwagon discussing the recent debacle that United Airlines found themselves in after two teenage girls were not allowed to board a flight from Denver to Minneapolis; because they were wearing leggings. A bystander, who witnessed the exchange between the gate attendant and the young ladies quickly took to the twitter verse. It wasn’t long before other social media platforms also caught wind of the story and had the masses commenting, condemning and sharing the … [Read more...] about Is your dress code flight appropriate?
ICAO Council adopts new CO2 emissions standard for aircraft
The 36-State ICAO Council has adopted a new aircraft CO2 emissions standard which will reduce the impact of aviation greenhouse gas emissions on the global climate. Contained in a new Volume III to Annex 16 of the Chicago Convention (Environmental Protection), the aircraft CO2 emissions measure represents the world’s first global design certification standard governing CO2 emissions for any industry sector. The Standard will apply to new aircraft type designs from 2020, and to … [Read more...] about ICAO Council adopts new CO2 emissions standard for aircraft
Asia Pacific outlook for 2017 remains positive
Preliminary traffic figures for the full calendar year 2016 released by the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) reaffirmed continued solid growth in demand for international air travel, whilst air cargo markets showed renewed strength in the second half of the year after a weak start. Boosted by the widespread availability of competitive airfares and continued expansion in network connections, the region’s airlines carried a combined total of 293 million international passengers … [Read more...] about Asia Pacific outlook for 2017 remains positive
More than 90 percent of cross border e-commerce was carried by air transport
Preliminary figures released by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) indicated that the total number of passengers carried on scheduled services reached 3.7 billion in 2016, a 6.0 percent increase over last year. The number of departures rose to approximately 35 million globally, and world passenger traffic, expressed in terms of total scheduled revenue passenger-kilometres (RPKs), posted an increase of 6.3 percent, with approximately 7,015 billion RPKs performed. This … [Read more...] about More than 90 percent of cross border e-commerce was carried by air transport
