Avianca and Viva increase connectivity Colombia-Mexico
Month January 2022
IATA cautiously optimistic after another difficult year
Last year, air travel recovered to 41.6 percent of 2019 levels mainly thanks to domestic travel, but the past year was another difficult one for the airline industry, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) reported on January 25. Cargo outperformed…
IATA boss worried about Qatar-Airbus feud
IATA Director General Willie Walsh is worried about the feud between Airbus and Qatar Airways of the A350 paint quality issue, with the airframer terminating the contract for fifty A321neo’s that the airline placed in 2017. He commented on the…
Airbus offers Beluga for commercial outsized cargo operations
Airbus will launch a dedicated airline next year for the transportation of oversized cargo, offering its Beluga ST-aircraft fleet. The airline will operate on a commercial basis to ferry odd-sized and voluminous goods like helicopters, boats, structures, or military equipment,…
Lufthansa bid on ITA Airways could start more consolidation
Africa’s aviation to stimulate $1.5 billion economic growth
Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, which has ravaged many economies with Africa among the worst hit, the continent’s air travel could help to create at least 160.000 jobs and $1.5 billion more in economic growth, according to African Airlines Association (AFRAA).…