August 31, 2018 8:00 am ET
July 5, 2018 7:07 am ET -
TBT (Throwback Thursday) in Aviation History: Transportes Aéreos Nacional
In 1946, Brazilian airline Transportes Aéreos Nacional was created by two former pilots and two shareholders. By 1948, the airline took to the skies for the first time, launching service from its headquarters in Belo Horizonte, Brazil to three initial…
July 3, 2018 11:00 am ET -
Europe’s Airports Will Fail to Accommodate 160 Million Passengers by…
By 2025 Europe’s airports will fail to accommodate 1.5 million flights, an equivalent of 160 million passengers unable to travel, according to a recent report from Eurocontrol. The Financial Times (FT) reports that this gap is an improvement on a…
June 30, 2018 6:15 am ET -
ICAO Redefines Fossil Fuels in Attempt to Reduce Global Aviation…
Much to the dismay of environmentalists, the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), an agency of the United Nations, came to an agreement to declare fossil fuels as “green alternative fuels” to help reduce carbon emissions by the global aviation industry.…
June 22, 2018 12:00 pm ET -
WestJet Encore Celebrates its Five-Year Anniversary
WestJet Encore, the regional arm of Canadian low-cost airline WestJet, is celebrating its five-year anniversary. The airline started in 2013 with two Bombardier Q400 turboprop aircraft. Since it’s inception, the airline has been serving Canada’s regional markets and providing low-cost airfare…
June 8, 2018 2:00 pm ET -
South African Airways to Begin Restructuring to Combat Financial Woes
South African Airways (SAA) CEO Vuyani Jaraya has admitted that "tough decisions" are required in order to save the continent's largest carrier from financial ruin. On the verge of collapse, Jaraya indicated a streamlining of the airline's 10,000-plus workforce, as well…