LATAM Airlines and Aerolíneas Argentinas have signed a comprehensive codeshare agreement to jointly market flights across more than 140 destinations in South America. This partnership will cover domestic routes in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, and Peru and regional connections linking…
India’s domestic airline capacity jumped the highest in October of all major global regions, according to airline grouping International Air Transport Association (IATA). The airline capacity measured in average seat kilometer (ASK) was up 9.6%, while Brazil was the second…
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), the Indian aviation watchdog, is to streamline regulations for Indian airlines to wet lease aircraft to boost their operations. The new streamlined rules will entail enhanced oversight of the leased aircraft. There are…
India’s largest airline, IndiGo, has the world’s fifth-most valuable market capitalization. However, Germany-headquartered passenger rights group AirHelp Inc. ranked it among the worst airlines globally. The surveyor ranked 109 airlines for their punctuality, customer opinion, and claim processing based on…
Air India appointed Captain Basil Kwauk as its new Chief Operations Officer (COO), replacing Captain Klaus Goersch, who will move on by the end of the month. Air India’s CEO, Campbell Wilson, announced Kwauk’s appointment in an internal note…
South African Airways (SAA) has no immediate plans to increase its domestic routes or frequencies. Its current focus is on where it can have a comparative advantage and competitive edge with the right aircraft, namely on profitable regional intra-African routes…