06 October, 2024
Frontier Airlines aircraft fire at Las Vegas.
Man arrested after getting on wrong flight in Manchester
05 October, 2024
Norwegian carried 2,263,270 passengers in September while Widerøe transported 356,259 people.
Norwegian Group had 2.6 million passengers in September
Oman Air restarts seasonal flight to Zurich
New Mariners themed aircraft livery......
Oman Air Holidays launches exclusive Maldives packages
STARLUX Airlines and Alaska Airlines agree codeshare deal
Porter adds new nonstop flight from Toronto to Phoenix
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04 October, 2024
A4E warn against more French air taxes
French Government’s plan to raise €1 billion through increased taxes on aviation would harm the economy and citizens' claims trade bodies
SAS appoint Peter Cabello Holmberg as new Chief Information Officer
Contract awarded for runway repairs at Mount Pleasant Complex in the Falkland Islands
Maj Brad Southall, DIO’s Project Manager, said: "Working on the other side of the world requires even closer collaboration than normal. We are working closely with UK Strategic Command, British Forces South Atlantic Islands, Mitie and Dyer and Butler to ensure the success of the project.We’re also lucky to have the support of 8 Engineer Brigade Royal Engineers, who have supplied military engineers. They will undertake quality control and liaise between the construction team and the airfield personnel so we can ensure that we can work effectively around continuing air operations."
Charlie Antelme, Managing Director, Defence, Mitie, said: "We are proud to support the UK Armed Forces in their crucial operations both at home, and overseas. Building on our previous successful refurbishment works at the Mount Pleasant Complex, we look forward to applying the same specialist expertise to this project, ensuring the safety of aircraft arrivals and departures for years to come."
KLM presents key measures to improve operational and financial performance....job losses expected
Increasing labour productivity by at least 5% by 2025, including through automation, mechanisation and reducing absenteeism,Measures to resolve the impact of the pilot shortage and ensure that we can operate all flights with our pilots, with a better balance between intercontinental and European flights,Due to the shortage of technicians and ongoing supply problems of parts, KLM can operate fewer flights. Measures are being taken at Engineering & Maintenance to reduce the number of cancellations. If this does not yield sufficient results, options to partly outsource maintenance will be examined,All investments (except those in (occupational) safety and compliance) will be reconsidered and postponed, such as the new headquarters and Engineering & Maintenance buildings. We will strive to maintain our fleet investments as much as possible,Improvement of existing, and introduction of new products on board. Trials are underway with an expanded catering offer and optimisation of aircraft layout, aimed at increasing revenues by at least €100 million a year,Measures to simplify the organisation, achieve more synergy, get rid of overlap and overhead. One example is the planned reorganisation of flight services and training organisations,Finally, KLM will explore options for outsourcing, divesting or discontinuing activities that do not directly contribute to flight operations.
Volaris Reports September 2024 Traffic Results: 85% Load Factor
Volaris, the ultra-low-cost carrier (ULCC) serving Mexico, the United States, Central, and South America, reports its September 2024 preliminary traffic results.
In September 2024, Volaris' ASM capacity decreased by 12.8% year-over-year due to the accelerated Pratt & Whitney engine inspections and the resulting aircraft groundings. Volaris transported 2.3 million passengers during the month at a load factor of 85.0%, a 1.2 pp increase compared to last year. RPMs for the month decreased by 11.5%, with Mexican domestic RPMs down by 18.5%, while international RPMs increased 2.1%.
Enrique Beltranena, Volaris’ President and CEO said: “Volaris finished the third quarter with strong demand in both domestic and international markets. As we enter the final quarter of the year, we will have more normalized comparables, considering the timing of the accelerated engine inspections and the recovery of Cat 1 in the fourth quarter of 2023. The engine inspections’ process has evolved according to our forecast, and the Company continues to perform in line with our expectations.”
Ninth Straight Months of Double-Digit Growth for Air Cargo in August
• Total demand, measured in cargo tonne-kilometers (CTKs*), rose by 11.4% compared to August 2023 levels (12.4% for international operations). This is the ninth consecutive month of double-digit year-on-year growth, with overall levels reaching heights not seen since the record peaks of 2021. • Capacity, measured in available cargo tonne-kilometers (ACTKs), increased by 6.2% compared to August 2023 (8.2% for international operations). This was largely related to the growth in international belly capacity, which rose 10.9% on the strength of passenger markets. Industry-wide capacity has reached an all-time high. “We continue to see very good news in air cargo markets. The sector recorded a second consecutive month of record high demand year-to-date. Even with record levels of capacity, yields are up 11.7% on 2023, 2% on the previous month, and 46% above pre-pandemic levels. This strong performance is underpinned by slow but steady growth in global trade, booming e-commerce, and continuing capacity constraints on maritime shipping,” said Willie Walsh, IATA’s Director General. Several factors in the operating environment should be noted: • Industrial production stayed level in August month-on-month and global cross-border trade fell marginally with -0.3%. • In August both the Purchasing Managers Index (PMIs) for global manufacturing output and the PMI for new export orders were below the 50-mark at 49.9 and 48.4 respectively, indicating contraction. • Inflation saw a mixed picture in August. In the US and EU, inflation rates fell to 2.6% and 2.4% respectively, the lowest rates since 2021. In contrast, Japan’s inflation ticked up 0.3 percentage points to 3.0%, the highest rate in ten months. China’s inflation rate continued its moderate upward trend, growing by 0.1 percentage points to reach 0.7%, the highest rate in six months. |
Air cargo market in detail - August 2024 |
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1% of industry CTKs in 2023 |
August Regional Performance |
Asia-Pacific airlines saw 14.6% year-on-year demand growth for air cargo in August – the strongest of all regions. Demand on the Asia-Africa, Asia-Europe and within-Asia markets grew by 21.2%, 18.4% and 16.1% respectively. Intra-Asia demand growth decreased by 5.0 percentage points from the previous month, partially linked to the social unrest in Bangladesh and Typhoon Shanshan in Japan. Both events impacted local logistics operations with airport closures and flight cancellations. |