Sea-Tac Airport Unveils Electrification Project to Save Airlines Millions in Fuel and Dramatically Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Airplanes get most of the attention at an airport, but a new project to convert the rest of the vehicles on the airfield from fossil fuels to electric power is about to save millions of dollars and tons of greenhouse gases at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. The Port of Seattle, along with Alaska Airlines, Western Washington … Dowiedz się więcej

flydubai to operate direct flights to Moscow

Dubai-based flydubai today announced the launch of daily flights to Moscow, to start in September 2014, during the Moscow International Travel & Tourism Exhibition (MITT). Commenting on the launch, flydubai’s Chief Executive Officer, Ghaith Al Ghaith, said: “We are pleased to announce the launch of direct flights to Russia’s capital marking the airline’s commitment to … Dowiedz się więcej

Ryanair Statement On French ATC Strike (Tuesday)

Ryanair, Europe’s favourite low fares airline, regrets to advise passengers of a French Air Traffic Control strike which will cause 26 flights to/from France to be cancelled tomorrow (Tuesday 18th March). Regrettably, this ATC strike will also affect flights overflying France, and further flight delays and cancellations should be expected. Passengers due to travel on … Dowiedz się więcej

Copa Holdings Announces Monthly Traffic Statistics For February 2014

Copa Holdings, S.A. (NYSE: CPA), today released preliminary passenger traffic statistics for February 2014: Operating Data February February % Change YTD YTD % Change 2014 2013 (YOY) 2014 2013 (YOY) Copa Holdings  (Consolidated)   ASM (mm) (1) 1,562.5 1,423.8 9.7% 3,305.8 3,013.8 9.7%   RPM (mm) (2) 1,226.3 1,086.2 12.9% 2,624.3 2,351.4 11.6%   Load … Dowiedz się więcej

JetBlue Airways Reports February Traffic

JetBlue Airways Corporation (NASDAQ: JBLU) reported its preliminary traffic results for February 2014. Traffic in February increased 5.2 percent from February 2013, on a capacity increase of 6.3 percent. Load factor for February 2014 was 81.6 percent, a decrease of 0.8 points from February 2013. JetBlue’s preliminary completion factor was 94.5 percent and its on-time … Dowiedz się więcej

Transaero Airlines CEO Olga Pleshakova Tops the Ranking of Most Influential Business Women in Russia

CEO of Transaero Airlines Olga Pleshakova tops the ranking of the 50 most powerful business women in Russia, recently published by the Russian business magazine Kompania (Russian for “company”). The annual ranking has been published by the magazine since 2010. The publication time is traditionally linked to International Women’s Day. The results of this year’s … Dowiedz się więcej