Seniors, not disabled people, drive airline assistance provisions
A commonly quoted industry statistic is that one in every 100 air travel passengers requires assistance either at the airport or on the airc... Continue Reading
Tag Archives: IATA
Lufthansa leverages PRM experience for Paralympic flight
What does it take to fly nearly 300 Paralympic athletes from Germany to Rio de Janeiro? Careful preparation, coordination with the national ... Continue Reading
#PaxEx TV: Indian carriers face off for foodies in the sky
In this episode of #PaxEx TV, Mumbai-based correspondent Neelam Mathews reports on how Indian carriers are tempting passengers’ taste buds i... Continue Reading
Terrorism likely slowing passenger demand, IATA and experts say
The International Air Transport Association’s concerns that recent aviation and other terrorism incidents are slowing the growth of pa... Continue Reading
Watch #PaxEx Minute: Dealing with airline disruption meltdowns
In this episode of the #PaxEx Minute, RGN contributing editor John Walton looks at global airline IT resilience in a week where a power fail... Continue Reading
Aviation weighs challenges of post-Brexit environment
The votes have been tallied and the #Brexit die is cast. Even as uncertainty over the impact of the UK’s decision to depart the EU rem... Continue Reading
SkyTeam seeks ancillary revenue answers for alliance
Ancillary fees are the heart and soul of airline profits today but hard to sell, particularly across multi-carrier itineraries. SkyTeam is b... Continue Reading
New international union, Airports United, decries rise in outsourcing
Early this month, as airline trade group IATA’s annual general meeting began in Ireland’s capital, a new international union group represent... Continue Reading
IATA favors new, better, lower cost solution to global tracking
DUBLIN – On the eve of the IATA Annual General Meeting, the world of aviation safety services received some good news: French authorit... Continue Reading
Fly Blue Crane CEO on breaking the aviation glass ceiling
Sizakele Mzimela is the co-founder, CEO and shareholder of South African-based regional airline Fly Blue Crane. She is a veteran aviation an... Continue Reading
2015 marks banner year for airlines selling ancillaries through OTAs
Just 18 short months ago, most airlines were attempting to grasp how they would craft merchandising strategies in order to fully exploit exp... Continue Reading
Crew drives passenger satisfaction more than any other factor: IATA
What’s the most important contributor to airline customer satisfaction? One traveler might think it’s a deluxe seat while another might gues... Continue Reading
Policymakers move at snail’s pace on fast jet emissions
Aviation is a fast-paced industry. From the rapid technological advances seen over the last 100 years, to the speed at which modern-day airc... Continue Reading
Executive Travel App gets first NDC Innovation Fund investment
Last fall, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) put out a call to all travel startups, alerting them that it had partnered wit... Continue Reading
Airlines should copy Amazon’s model, say distribution experts
As airlines work with their travel and technology partners to bring IATA’s New Distribution Capability (NDC) to life in a bid to ensure thei... Continue Reading
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