The coronation of King Charles III looks set to add up to 11% to UK passenger traffic, according to numbers collated by Cirium, an aviation data analytics company. The week preceding the event on May 6 should see 18,881 flights land at UK airports, according to...
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WestJet and Toronto Pearson staff put pen to paper on tentative agreement
WestJet and the union representing the carrier's employees at Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) have reached a tentative agreement on their first collective bargaining deal. "WestJet is pleased to have reached a tentative agreement that recognizss the...
Surf Air expands board in effort to boost links with regulators
Surf Air Mobility, which aims to manufacture electric aircraft, has named Tyrone D. Bland to its board of directors. Bland is head of government affairs for Creative Artists Agency, a role in which he "provided strategic advocacy to the entertainment industry’s effort...
Cargojet reports revenue fall in Q1 2023
Cargojet reported C$231.9 (US$ 170.5) million revenue in first quarter 2023 (Q1 2023) revenue, down on the C$233.6 million for 2022. Gross margin for the quarter was C$45.5 million compared to Q1 2022's C$66.9 million, with adjusted EBITDA at C$75 million compared to...
Sabre names new head of legal
Sabre Corporation has hired Ann J. Bruder, "a seasoned legal executive and travel industry veteran", to replace Chadwick Ho as executive vice president and chief legal officer. "We are thrilled to have Ann join our executive team at Sabre. Ann is an excellent...
Post expansion Delhi International Airport to handle 100 million passengers per annum
The Delhi International Airport will be able to handle 100 million passengers per annum once expansion work gets completed this year. The airport currently has three terminals and handles around 65.33 million passengers, including 15.65 million international...
Emirates resumes second daily flight connecting London Stansted to Dubai
Emirates has added a second daily flight from London Stansted (STN) to its hub at Dubai International Airport (DXB) to offer greater connectivity to passengers from North London and the East of England to Dubai and further destinations. The airline has deployed its...
Swissport extends Morocco arrangement with Air Arabia
Swissport has announced the renewal of its ramp-handling and passenger services tie-up with Air Arabia in Morocco. Swissport said the renewal came after it had been "successfully serving" the airline in Morocco for over ten years. The deal started with five Moroccan...
Etihad Cargo expands China capacity with weekly flights to Wuhan
Etihad Cargo has added a fourth gateway destination to its Chinese network with the introduction of weekly flights to Wuhan Tianhe International Airport in the Hubei province of China. The inaugural flight arrived in the Hubei Province on April 29. As of now, Etihad...
Sichuan Airlines launches cargo flights between Chengdu and Budapest
Sichuan Airlines has launched a cargo service between Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport in Sichuan Province and Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport. This new route will play a vital role in Chinese-Hungarian trade relations. The cargo flight will be...
Bristol Airport announces resumption of Cork route
Emerald Airlines has restarted flights between Bristol and Cork, Bristol Airport announced on May 2. The six flights a week will add to connections between the south of Ireland and the south-west of England and will complement the route connecting Bristol and...
New York airports see record first-quarter passenger traffic
During the first quarter of 2023, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey's commercial airports reported a record 32 million passengers. John F. Kennedy, Newark Liberty International, and LaGuardia airports combined "all-time record high" was an increase of...