Millions of Travelers in a Metropolitan Area Spanning Three States Now Have a New Choice for Nonstop Travel to London and Across the Globe. British Airways (BA) today announced it has officially arrived at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG) with the airline’s inaugural flight from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) touching down just before 7:30 p.m. […]
The expected SAF production has a wide geographic footprint covering North America, Europe and Asia Pacific. The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced its expectation for overall renewable fuel production to reach an estimated capacity of at least 69 billion liters (55 million tons) by 2028. Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF) will comprise a portion of […]
Pegasus Airlines started 2022 well-prepared and became the airline with the highest operational profitability in the world. Pegasus Airlines held a press conference on Tuesday 6 June 2023 as part of the 79th IATA General Assembly and World Air Transport Summit, hosted by Pegasus. Presenting the latest developments at Pegasus, plans for 2023 and future […]
Focus Africa will strengthen aviation’s contribution to Africa’s development and improve connectivity, safety and reliability. The International Air Transport Association’s (IATA) “Focus Africa” drive is gaining momentum, spurred on by the African Civil Aviation Commission (AFCAC) and the Airlines Association of Southern Africa (AASA) as its newest partners. Focus Africa will strengthen aviation’s contribution to […]
The agreement was signed between Willie Walsh, IATA’s Director General and Alex Zoghlin, President and CEO of ATPCO during IATA’s 79th AGM. The International Air Transport Association (IATA) and ATPCO have announced a partnership which will see ATPCO use IATA’s CO2 Connect data in its Routehappy API offering later this year. Routehappy is an API […]
IATA and UNEP sign Memorandum of Understanding to address sustainability challenges in the aviation industry. The International Air Transport Association (IATA) and the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aligned with the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development to address sustainability challenges in the aviation industry. Reduction of problematic […]
Demand for cross-border flights by business travelers from Russia in the first four months of this year increased by 87% compared to last year. However, the demand for international flights was 54% lower than in 2019. Experts report that the share of foreign flights reached 15% of the total number of booked tickets for business […]
Spain saw a significant increase in foreign tourist arrivals between January and April, with 21 million visitors, a 32.4% increase from last year and just 1.8% shy of the 2019 record. Tourists spent 25,681 million euros, a 36.6% increase from 2022 and a 14.5% increase from pre-pandemic levels, according to surveys by Frontur and Egatur. […]
In 2022, Uzbekistan received more than 5.2 million foreign tourists, 2.5 million more than expected and almost three times more than in 2021. As a result, the tourism revenue in 2022 reached $1.61 billion, a significant increase from the previous year’s $296.4 million compared to $1.55 billion and $951 million in 2017 and 2019, respectively. […]
Online travel platforms are incorporating AI algorithms at an accelerating rate. Incorporating OpenAI’s artificial intelligence technology into Microsoft’s offerings is something tourism industry stakeholders are quickly embracing. According to Microsoft, more than 50 new plugins will be released in the coming weeks. The news that artificial intelligence plugins, such as those already enabled in ChatGPT, […]