Flown more than 1M passengers over 2,500 destinations all over the worldFlown over 228M milesGrown revenue by 549%Held nearly 6,700 active Card OwnersOffset a total of over 1,339,235 metric tons of CO2 emissions
18 April, 2024
25th Anniversary of the invention of the private jet card
Aviation net zero roadmaps comparative review
Key findings from this analysis include:
Disinformation actors spreading 1.5bilion fake news posts each day....
- Facebook users create the highest level of daily disinformation posts (1 billion posts)
- X has the highest proportion of disinformation actors (8.7% of all active users)
- LinkedIn has the most rampant disinformation actors (each creating 6.6 posts per day)
- Instagram and YouTube produce the least amount of daily disinformation
ID Crypt Global has analysed data from Code of Practice on Disinformation report from TrustLab to understand the rate at which disinformation is being spread through the six main social media platforms - Instagram, Facebook, X, LinkedIn, TikTok, and YouTube - before conducting its own analysis estimating how many disinformation posts are being created each day, and which platforms are most responsible for the spread of fake news and media.
The most recent available data* estimates that there are an estimated total of 10.5 billion social media users across the six main platforms.
Facebook boasts the most users with 3 billion people logging onto the platform each month. Facebook is followed by YouTube (2.5bn), Instagram (2bn), TikTok (1.5bn), LinkedIn (771m), and X (619m).
1.5bn fake news posts created or shared every day on social media
Across all platforms, it is estimated that 5% of users are disinformation actors, which means all in all, there are 516 million users actively spreading fake news and media.
It is estimated that each disinformation actor creates an average of 3.9 posts per day, meaning that across all platforms, 1.5 billion pieces of disinformation are created or shared every single day.
Facebook and X host highest volume of disinformation content
ID Crypt’s research reveals that Facebook creates the most pieces of fake news.
It is estimated that disinformation actors account for 7.8% of all of the platform’s users and that each of them creates an average of 4.3 daily posts. This means Facebook alone is responsible for over one billion fake news posts every single day.
When it comes to the highest proportion of users being disinformation actors, X is the worst platform.
8.7% of all X users are disinformation actors and each of them is creating 3.8 daily posts. This means the hugely influential platform is spreading 205 million fake news posts every single day.
17 April, 2024
United Airlines reports first-quarter 2024 results
First-quarter diluted loss per share of $0.38; first-quarter adjusted diluted loss per share1 of $0.15 - ahead of expectations
Updates fleet plan - allowing for a more consistent delivery schedule of approximately 100 narrowbody aircraft yearly 2025 through 2027
Achieved second-best first quarter on-time departure performance in the company's history
Fleet Update
Viva Las Vegas! 10 must-see stops on a West Coast road trip
Delta Air Lines and Aeromexico celebrate new route between Boston and Mexico City
Nine Airline companies comprise a $30 billion club courtesy of co-branded credit cards
CarTrawler-sponsored research explores the jumbo economics of loyalty programs at Air Canada, Alaska, American, Delta, IAG, JetBlue, Qantas, Southwest, and United.
Delta Air Lines, with 7.5 million SkyMiles credit cards, saw payments from AmericanExpress jump by 24% to $6.8 billion for 2023. IAG (British Airways and Iberia), navigated Europe’s prevalent merchant feerestrictions and achieved outstanding Avios partner revenue of £1 billion. Southwest generated more than 22% of its 2023 total revenue from its RapidRewards program and Chase-issued credit card. Qantas achieved a revenue result of $96 per Frequent Flyer Program member withhelp from nearly 40 credit card options available to consumers in Australia.
British Airways Executive Club members can book flights for £1
16 April, 2024
Virgin Galactic Reports Inducement Award
Security incident halts flights at Birmingham Airport
New Aerozone and Academy launched at EMA
Sigurður Örn named as Chief of Business Development of PLAY
Air France is putting its know-how in transporting sports equipment to work for the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games
Velocity Frequent Flyer amps up Points possibilities with new AGL partnership
Velocity Frequent Flyer and one of Australia’s leading energy retailers, AGL Energy, have entered into a new strategic partnership giving millions of Australians the opportunity to earn Velocity Points through electricity and gas plans.The partnership will benefit eligible new and existing residential AGL customers who make the switch to the ‘AGL Velocity offer’^, opening up a new way for members to boost their Velocity Points balance and turn their energy plans into holidays.
Congratulating Hong Kong Int Airport.......
Celebrating the city's achievement and reaffirming its commitment to contributing to its home hub’s continued success.
Finnair adds flights to Lapland: Experience a unique summer destination via Helsinki Airport
Follow Vesku the Reindeer’s adventures and get inspired for your trip (Visit Finland).
Learn more about Ivalo, Rovaniemi and Kittilä.
There are also daily flights to Kittilä, to which Finnair flies up to 9 times a week. For those who do sports, Kittilä is a fantastic destination where some of Finland’s most famous holiday resorts serve daredevils all year round. Ylläs, for example, offers 190 kilometres of mountain bike trails in the national park’s old-growth forests and fells. It’s also worth visiting the nearby Pallastunturi fells, which have been proven to have the purest air in the world.
Marriott International accelerates growth across europe
Growth plans across the continent reflect the confidence owners continue have in the company
Brussels Airlines and Skywings Flight Training start new training for cadet pilots
Future pilots can be recruited by Brussels Airlines even before their pilot training starts.
Future pilots can be recruited by Brussels Airlines even before their pilot training starts.
BOC Aviation latest results
15 April, 2024
Cathay Cargo congratulates Hong Kong International Airport on being named world’s busiest cargo airport for the 13th time in 14 years
Celebrating the city's achievement and reaffirming its commitment to contributing to its home hub’s continued success.
Cathay unveils new Cathay Dining brand
Exemplifying Cathay’s commitment to delivering unparalleled service to its customers
Annual passenger numbers across MAG airports increase by 13%
More than 61m passengers travelled through MAG airports in the 12 months to the end of March - up 13.4% year-on-year.
61.3m passengers travelled through a MAG airport in the 12 months to MarchUK’s largest airports group welcomed 4.6m passenger in MarchLondon Stansted had its busiest 12 months on record – with 28.5m passengers travelling through the airport
RAF Fighter Squadron arrives in Romania
Defence Secretary Grant Shapps said: “Our NATO air policing deployment helps to keep Europe’s skies secure, and I pay tribute to the dedicated personnel delivering this important mission.Ready to launch at a moment’s notice for the next four months, the Typhoon pilots will respond with professionalism to threats and incidents in support of our collective security.We’re showing the scale of our commitment to NATO in its 75th year, with deployments like this and thousands of personnel operating and exercising across the alliance to keep the UK and our allies safe.”
Improved load factor and on-time performance reports icelandair
Icelandair boosting passenger numbers |
In March 2024, Icelandair transported 297,552 passengers, which represents a 25% increase in passenger traffic as measured by Revenue Passenger Kilometers (RPK) on a capacity increase of 22% compared to March 2023. During the month, 39% of passengers were travelling to Iceland, 19% from Iceland, 34% were via passengers, and 8% were travelling within Iceland. Load factor was 83.1% and on-time performance was 88.5%, increasing by 4.7 ppt from the already solid performance in March 2023.