IBS Software (IBS) has been selected by Etihad Airways to implement iCargo - its award-winning cargo management solution. The engagement will see iCargo system manage the airline’s air cargo sales and operations worldwide, automating its network-wide booking, pricing and capacity management functions with real-time revenue management based evaluation capabilities. iCargo will also perform real-time shipment status monitoring and quality management as shipments traverse its extensive … [Read more...] about IBS and Etihad ink multi year contract
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A year of sustained growth for Etihad Airways in 2016
Etihad Airways delivered another year of sustained growth in 2016, helped by new aircraft, additional frequencies and the introduction of further world-class products. The airline carried 18.5 million guests during the year, up six percent on 2015. The airline was also part of the evolution of Etihad Aviation Group, a wider aviation and tourism business which now also includes Etihad Airways Engineering; Airline Equity Partners; Etihad Airport Services and Hala Group. The … [Read more...] about A year of sustained growth for Etihad Airways in 2016
Etihad to end SAmerican pax flights from March 2017
Etihad Airways has confirmed it will be discontinuing flights between Abu Dhabi Int'l and São Paulo Guarulhos, Brazil with effect from 26 March next year. In a statement Etihad said that the route - its only scheduled service to South America - had been severely affected by the Brazilian economic downturn, as well as a weakening Real. "The performance of the route has fallen short of company expectations and the difficult decision has been made to indefinitely suspend operations," it said. … [Read more...] about Etihad to end SAmerican pax flights from March 2017
Virgin Australia shareholders become strange bedfellows
Chinese companies have upped their stake in Virgin Australia Holdings as a second mainland conglomerate bought a stake in the carrier. The Nanshan Group will buy about 20 per cent of Australia’s second-largest airline from Air New Zealand, the Auckland-based carrier said in a statement recently. Nanshan’s assets stretch from aluminium to property and include the two-year-old Qingdao Airlines. HNA Group, the owner of Hainan Airlines, last month said it plans to buy 13 per cent of Virgin … [Read more...] about Virgin Australia shareholders become strange bedfellows
EU to negotiate aviation pacts with ASEAN, UAE, Qatar & Turkey
European Union governments have given EU transport chief Violeta Bulc the go-ahead to negotiate aviation agreements with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Qatar and Turkey. An agreement with ASEAN will be historic as it will be the first European Union (EU) bloc-to-bloc aviation agreement. Agreements with the Arabian Gulf states are more controversial and set up a potential clash over alleged unfair subsidies to airlines based in the UAE and … [Read more...] about EU to negotiate aviation pacts with ASEAN, UAE, Qatar & Turkey
EU to negotiate aviation pacts with ASEAN, UAE, Qatar & Turkey
European Union governments have given EU transport chief Violeta Bulc the go-ahead to negotiate aviation agreements with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Qatar and Turkey. An agreement with ASEAN will be historic as it will be the first European Union (EU) bloc-to-bloc aviation agreement. Agreements with the Arabian Gulf states are more controversial and set up a potential clash over alleged unfair subsidies to airlines based in the UAE and … [Read more...] about EU to negotiate aviation pacts with ASEAN, UAE, Qatar & Turkey
