• Another Strong Year for Airline Profits in 2017

    The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that it expects the global airline industry to make a net profit in 2017 of $29.8 billion. On forecast total revenues of $736 billion, that represents a 4.1% net profit margin. This will be the third consecutive year (and the third year in the industry’s history) in which…

  • Heliservicio Signs 20 Bell Helicopters for Innovative Customer Support Solution.

    Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, today announced Heliservicio as the launch customer in Latin America for its Customer Advantage Plan – signing its large fleet of 20 Bell 412EPs for the innovative support solution. Heliservicio is an oil and gas company in the Gulf of Mexico, based at Ciudad Del Carmen. Since its…

  • Alitalia wins ‘Best Airline Cuisine’ award for seventh year in a row

    Alitalia has won for the seventh consecutive year the highly coveted ‘Best Airline Cuisine’ award by the readers of US publication ‘Global Traveler’. The major accolade for the Italian airline follows a large, in-depth air traveller survey in the magazine by nearly 30,000 frequent flyers who were asked to comment on excellence in the travel…

  • Air France welcomes its first Boeing 787

    At 9 am on Friday 2 December, Air France welcomed its very first Boeing 787. On this occasion, and as is our custom, firefighters at Paris-Charles de Gaulle gave the aircraft the traditional water salute. Franck Terner, Air France CEO stated: “It is with great pride and honour today that Air France takes delivery of…

  • ACJ320neo Family continues to win orders

    New aircraft build on success of Airbus corporate jets. Airbus Corporate Jets has won another commitment for an ACJ320neo, highlighting the continuing success of its new aircraft family. The latest deal adds to the seven orders already won by the ACJ320neo Family, taking total orders and commitments to eight, comprising six ACJ320neo and two ACJ319…

  • Brussels Airlines offers 24/7 social media service

    Going the extra smile, that’s what all 3500 Brussels Airlines employees aim at every day – also on social media. More than ever, the Belgian airline wants to offer the most personal service to its customers and therefor extends its customer service via social media to a full-fledged 24/7 service, promising a reply within 30…

  • 7,500 enthusiastic fans attend Europe’s biggest indoor youth football tournament Local teams square up to young talent from the top clubs Eintracht Frankfurt beats Barcelona ‘Grana’ FC 4:2 to win the final The MTU Indoor Soccer Cup was held for the 14th time on December 3 and 4. The tournament has developed a reputation as…

  • Make Your Miles Count! Donate your Aeroplan Miles to the Air Canada Foundation to help children across Canada

    Aeroplan Miles donated to the Air Canada Foundation between December 5 and 11, 2016 will be matched by Aeroplan up to 500,000 Aeroplan Miles. This week is the Air Canada Foundation and Aeroplan Miles Matching Week in support of the Air Canada Foundation Hospital Transportation Program. This program redistributes the Aeroplan Miles donated by Air…

  • FAA Proposes $218,700 Civil Penalty Against Resorts World Companies for Allegedly Conducting Unauthorized Air Carrier Operations

    The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) proposes a $218,700 civil penalty against Resorts World Aviation and Resorts World Bimini for allegedly flying passengers without an FAA air carrier certificate or with pilots who had not been trained and checked for commercial operations. The FAA alleges that Resorts World Aviation provided Resorts World…

  • Hajime Yoshimura of Japan appointed new president of the ICAO Air Navigation Commission

    The Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) has unanimously appointed Commissioner Hajime Yoshimura to a one-year term as President of the ICAO Air Navigation Commission (ANC), the UN civil aviation Organization’s main technical body. Mr. Yoshimura was nominated for the appointment by Japan and his mandate begins on 1 January 2017. He has…