Flybe chief executive Christine Ourmieres-Widener, who is leaving her position, will create a new scholarship for female students of air transport management.
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Lufthansa CEO becomes IATA board chairman
Carsten Spohr, chief executive of Lufthansa Group, has begun his one-year term as chairman of the board of governors of the International Air Transport Association.
Read More »Airlines squeezed by slowing demand, rising costs
Rising costs including labour, fuel and infrastructure are biting into margins right across the board, IATA says, with European airlines suffering too.
Read More »Travelport spotlights NDC in Europe
The fine balance between recognising the benefits of NDC and the potential challenges it may create is ever-present, admits the company’s head of NDC.
Read More »United is first with non-binary gender option
The US airline now allows passengers to make bookings with the gender option X, for those who do not identify as male or female.
Read More »Lower oil to boost airline profits in 2019
Airline profits are ready to return to growth on the back of lower oil and expanding economies, IATA predicts.
Read More »Travelport chief on airlines, agents and NDC
In the second part of an interview, Travelport’s global head of new distribution has further comments on airlines, travel agents and NDC.
Read More »Airlines demand “spirit of change” from EU governments
Change is needed from governments in Europe to improve competitiveness in the face of rivals in the rest of the world.
Read More »Travelport’s NDC breakthrough: what next for agents?
Now it's become the first GDS to manage a live flight booking using NDC, Travelport has some further advice for travel agents.
Read More »Growth in air traffic demand slows in Europe
The latest stats from IATA show passenger traffic growth in Europe and the rest of the world slowing down.
Read More »Travelport is first GDS to offer NDC content
IATA hails a “new era” in airline retailing as a travel agency makes the first New Distribution Capability booking.
Read More »Finnair, BA, Delta and others link up with sellers
New technology gives airlines access to all connected travel sellers, and sellers access to all connected airlines.
Read More »Finding new talent in aviation is a challenge
A new IATA study says that significant growth in aviation jobs is expected, and skilled staff are hard to find.
Read More »First airport-passenger symposium to launch
The inaugural Global Airport and Passenger Symposium will look at how to transform the passenger-airport experience.
Read More »Farnborough Air Show day 1, airlines announced new aircraft orders for more than USD 20 billion.
The bi-annual airshow at Farnborough airport outside London is the world’s largest display of aircrafts, both civil and military, together with the bi-annual Paris Air Show, at Le Bourget airport. The Farnborough Air Show is on during July 16-22 and Standby Nordic will report on relevant news.
Read More »Airlines urge airports to ease capacity crunch
IATA weighs into the debate about the growing squeeze at airports, saying airports and governments “must do more”.
Read More »Qatar CEO: Only a man can run an airline
The new chairman of the International Air Transport Association embarrasses his colleagues.
Read More »Airlines cut profit forecasts as costs soar
Rising costs such as fuel, staff, rising interest rates and trade tensions are adding to airlines' woes in 2018.
Read More »Europe air passenger demand sharply down
The factors behind the trend are a slowing of economic growth and fewer discounts due to higher costs.
Read More »Airlines to test sales without credit cards
In a pilot project overseen by IATA, some airlines will soon start to allow payments direct from bank accounts.
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