IATA AGM | 3-5 Jun 2018
LOT Polish Airlines Update – An Eye Into The Future With An Expanded Fleet, A Growing Network, A New Polish Hub Airport And A Central European Outlook
July 12, 2018 | CAPA
LOT Polish Airlines president and CEO Rafał Milczarski says market conditions support the creation of additional airport infrastructure in the Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) region as the capacity of current airports is not sufficient. He acknowledges there are “several … Read More
ALTA Update – A New Strategy To Deliver Cost Savings And The Growth Potential For The Latin American And Caribbean Aviation Industry
July 12, 2018 | CAPA
ALTA executive director Luis Felipe de Oliveira describes the organisation’s role in the development of the Latin American and Caribbean aviation industry as basically working in cost saving. He says: “That’s why we have an area that works very close with … Read More
AFRAA Update – Africa’s On The Road To Liberalisation
July 12, 2018 | CAPA
African Airline Association (AFRAA) secretary general Abderahmane Berthe says the organisation is committed to bring Africa’s airlines together to bring an industry solution to the obstacles that continue to impact growth across the Continent. He sees the launch of the Single … Read More
APEX Update – Understanding That The Passenger Experience Starts From That First Search Onwards
July 11, 2018 | CAPA
Airline Passenger Experience Association (APEX) CEO Joe Leader says “the most important thing as we move to a new generation of airline passenger experience is recognising that your relationship starts from that first search forward, and it’s about end-to-end passenger … Read More
Saudia Plans Rapid Expansion As Saudi Arabia Opens Up To Tourism, Targets 45 million Passengers By 2020
June 25, 2018 | CAPA
Saudia Director General Saleh bin Nasser Al-Jasser discusses the airline’s transformation and the group’s rapid growth trajectory. Saudia grew international passenger traffic by 14% in 2017 as it took delivery of a record 33 aircraft. Domestic growth was a more modest … Read More
SaudiGulf Airlines Plans Fleet Of 35 A320 Family Aircraft, First Widebodies In 2022
June 25, 2018 | CAPA
SaudiGulf CEO Samer Majali discusses the airline’s expansion plans and the outlook for the overall Saudi Arabian market. SaudiGulf launched domestic services in late 2016 and international services in early 2018. It currently serves four domestic and one international destination … Read More
Bangkok Airways Issues RFP For CSeries, 737 MAX And A319neo/A320neo
June 24, 2018 | CAPA
Bangkok Airways president Puttipong Prasarttong-Osoth discusses the airline’s evaluation of new generation aircraft and network expansion plans. Bangkok Airways is issuing an RFP this month to Airbus, Boeing and Bombardier and plans place an order later this year for new … Read More
Kansai Airports Co CEO On Growth Opportunities And The LCC Market
June 22, 2018 | CAPA
Kansai Airports co CEO Emmanuel Menanteau talks new growth opportunities including the booming South East Asia market, as well as the impact LCCs have had on Japan. According to Mr Menanteau, LCCs represent almost half the market at Osaka Kansai International Airport (KIX) and … Read More
Vietnam Airlines CEO: A321neo First Delivery Delayed Until At Least Dec-2018, Regional Jet Wet Leases To Fill Capacity Void
June 20, 2018 | CAPA
Vietnam Airlines CEO Duong Tri Thanh discusses delays in A321neo deliveries, growth projects for 2018 and market conditions in Vietnam. Delivery of the airline’s first A321neo has been postponed from 1Q2018 to Dec-2018 and could potentially be pushed to 2019. Vietnam Airlines … Read More
Philippine Airlines President: New Routes To Delhi, Mumbai, Sapporo And Potentially Chicago, Seattle And Tel Aviv
June 18, 2018 | CAPA
Philippine Airlines president Jaime Bautista discusses PAL’s new fleet of A321neos and A350-900s. The first A321neo, featuring 12 lie flat business class and 154 economy seats, was delivered at the end of May-2018. PAL will take six 166-seat low density … Read More
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