25 diciembre, 2012
Pegasus selects up to 100 A320neo Family Aircraft
Pegasus Airlines, the second largest airline in Turkey, has signed for up to 100 A320neo Family aircraft (58 A320neo and 17 A321neo models), of which 75 are firm orders. Pegasus becomes a new Airbus customer and the first Turkish airline to order the A320neo. This... Seguir leyendo...
7 diciembre, 2012
Airlines to welcome 3.6 billion passengers in 2016
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released an industry traffic forecast showing that airlines expect to welcome some 3.6 billion passengers in 2016. That’s about 800 million more than the 2.8 billion passengers carried by airlines in 2011. These... Seguir leyendo...
3 diciembre, 2012
Barceló buys Orizonia
The spanish group Barceló has agreed to buy the touristic company Orizonia. The agreement has been signed last night in Palma (Mallorca), where both companies are based, even though the negotiations were declared broken last Friday. Barceló will inject 40 million... Seguir leyendo...
27 noviembre, 2012
Volotea joins the European Low Fares Airline Association ELFAA
The European Low Fares Airline Association, ELFAA, announced that Volotea will be their new airline member. John Hanlon, Secretary General of ELFAA, said: “We are extremely pleased to welcome Volotea as an airline member of ELFAA. Volotea, operating exclusively... Seguir leyendo...
19 noviembre, 2012
IATA announces successful trials of electronic consignment security declaration
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced successful trials of the Electronic Consignment Security Declaration, (e-CSD). The e-CSD meets regulatory demands for evidence that appropriate security measures have been applied to air cargo and mail by detailing... Seguir leyendo...
13 noviembre, 2012
U.S. Travel Market Tops $300 Billion as Fiscal Cliff Looms
he U.S. travel market remains strong despite a murky economic outlook for 2013. Aided by rising prices and corporate travel demand, the industry will grow 8% in 2012 to reach a record $303 billion, according to travel industry research authority PhoCusWright, in the new... Seguir leyendo...
4 noviembre, 2012
Barceló ponders to enter in Orizonia
Spanish travel holding Grupo Barceló ponders its entrance in Orizonia, the second main Spanish travel group, according to several sources from both holdings and from the financial sector involved in the conversations that preferente.com has been able to reach. Orizonia’s... Seguir leyendo...
2 noviembre, 2012
Traffic growth continues to slow in September
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced global traffic results for September showing a continued slowdown in the rate of traffic growth. Demand for passenger traffic was 4.1% above the level of September 2011. For air cargo, demand growth was even weaker... Seguir leyendo...
1 noviembre, 2012
Aeroflot takes delivery of its 100th Airbus aircraft, an A330
Aeroflot, the Russian national carrier, has taken delivery of another A330-300, which will become the 100th Airbus aircraft to enter service with the airline. Powered by Rolls-Royce Trent 700 engines, Aeroflot’s A330-300 features a spacious and comfortable two-class... Seguir leyendo...
15 octubre, 2012
Greeley S. Koch, new Acte Executive Director
The Association of Corporate Travel Executives announced last night that Greeley S. Koch will replace Ron DiLeo as ACTE Executive Director, effective 1 December 2012. The announcement was made at the opening general session of the ACTE Global Education Conference taking... Seguir leyendo...