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Starting August 19, 2021, United customers can access even more COVID testing locations, including more than 3,000 new Walmart and Albertson Companies locations across the U.S., through the airline’s website and mobile app in the Travel Ready Center. Customers can now easily book COVID-19 testing appointments at more than 3,800 total testing providers powered by Accenture technology and the CLX …
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has urged governments to abide by international agreements and treaty obligations to enable airlines to repatriate close to $1 billion in blocked funds from the sale of tickets, cargo space, and other activities. According to IATA, approximately $963 million in airline funds are being blocked from repatriation in nearly 20 countries. Four countries namely …
The International Air atransport Association (IATA) has confirmed that the much-awaited 77th IATA Annual General Meeting (AGM) and World Air Transport Summit (WATS) will be held, in-person, at the Boston Park Plaza Hotel, in Boston, USA, from 3 to 5 October 2021. The IATA AGM is the most senior gathering of aviation leaders. It is also a unique opportunity to …
Airline companies are still far from pre-pandemic profit and sales as some of their businesses, like business travel, are not even comparable to normal levels. However, the growing number of COVID-19 cases, fears of new travel restrictions due to Delta variant and concerns about the economic recovery caused a new hit to airlines stocks. According to data presented by BuyShares.co.uk, …
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released the IATA World Air Transport Statistics (WATS) publication with performance figures for 2020 demonstrating the devastating effects on global air transport during that year of the COVID-19 crisis. IATA said 1.8 billion passengers flew in 2020, a decrease of 60.2% compared to the 4.5 billion who flew in 2019, while industry-wide air travel …
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has announced that Qatar Airways will become the first airline in the Middle East to join the IATA Turbulence Aware platform. IATA said its Turbulence Aware helps airlines mitigate the impact of turbulence, a leading cause of passenger and crew injuries and higher fuel costs each year, by pooling and sharing anonymized turbulence data …
United Airlines has announced the purchase of 270 new Boeing and Airbus aircraft – the largest combined order in the airline’s history and the biggest by an individual carrier in the last decade. According to the airline, the ‘United Next’ plan will have a transformational effect on the customer experience and is expected to increase the total number of …
Turkish Airlines said it has successfully ended the fiscal year 2020 with 6.7 billion USD revenue, which accounts for 50% of the preceding year’s level, with a net loss of only 836 million USD. The airline stated that it was also able to maintain its robust route network during these uncertain times. In April 2021 Turkish Airlines operated an average …
David Shepherd, who is joining from Aer Lingus, is well known in the industry having previously held a variety of leadership roles at IAG Cargo including the positions of Commercial Director and Director of Digital Ventures. Shepherd will report to David Podolsky, who will continue in his role as Chief Executive of the business, having served in the interim …
Qatar Airways Cargo has announced the approval of Envirotainer’s latest innovation – The Releye® RLP container. The airline said it now offers 16 temperature-controlled container leasing options for life science and health care products to maintain a secure and seamless cool chain. It has been already offering customers Envirotainer’s RAP and RKN active pharma containers since 2014. Guillaume …
