Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) director general Andrew Herdman has labelled the condition of a number of the region’s airlines as “critical” as the organisation revealed new data showing passenger numbers continued their lower trend during August. Compared to the same time last year, scheduled passenger traffic was down by 2.9 per cent in
Mexicana will be inducted into the oneworld alliance on November 10, boosting the alliance’s presence in Latin America. Mexicana Click and MexicanaLink will also be accepted as affiliate members.
Jetstar has announced that it is extending its ‘price beat guarantee’ to the range of packages offered through Jetstar Holidays. This will mean that Jetstar will beat lower priced, comparable holiday package by 10 per cent, subject to verifying the competing holiday package and the Jetstar Holidays package is available.
IATA pledged to cut the aviation industry’s carbon dioxide emissions by half by 2050 in a presentation to the United Nations Secretary General’s Summit on Climate Change in New York on September 22. IATA presented a paper outlining three key emissions reduction targets for the industry. The first is to improve carbon efficiency with a
Japan Air Lines is seeking a bailout from the Japanese government, raising the prospect that the airline will be forced to make major cuts to its network to survive. JAL chief executive Haruka Nishimatsu is understood to have met with new Transport Minister Seiji Maehara and requested that the government make a capital injection into
Flights from Sydney and airports this morning have been disrupted due to major dust storms around in the area which has reduced visibility at the airport. The combination of the dust storms and strong winds reduced Sydney Airport’s operations to only one runway. The airport issued a public information notice that while some flights have
