The global air travel map is being redrawn as new markets evolve, traditional markets decline and the airline industry reshapes itself to accommodate changing conditions, according to James Hogan Etihad Airways’ president and chief executive officer.
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Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) transported 3,610,298 passengers in the first three months of 2013, compared to 3,611,817 passengers in the prior-year period.
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Rizon Jet, corporate and VIP operator based in Doha, State of Qatar, is increasing the company's managed fleet of business jets to include a Bombardier Global 5000, based at Doha International Airport. The aircraft is scheduled to be available to the VIP charter market in June 2013.
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London, A J Walter Aviation (AJW), in partnership with British Airways Engineering, has been selected by Azerbaijan Airlines to provide power-by-the-hour component support for its new fleet of Boeing 787 aircraft which will commence flight operations in 2014.
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Geneva, Airline baggage handling improved last year with the rate of mishandled bags dropping 1.78%, according to the ninth annual SITA Baggage Report. In 2012, 8.83 bags per thousand passengers were mishandled, down from 8.99 in 2011.
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Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, has appointed Viviane El Hajj as its new general manager for Lebanon. El Hajj replaces Joseph Chamoun who moved to the airline’s hub in Abu Dhabi in August 2012 to become General Manager for the home market.
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Hamburg, Germany South African Airways has selected Rockwell Collins’ PAVES™ 2 in-flight entertainment (IFE) with embedded Airshow® 3D Moving Map, including connecting gate information, for 20 new and two existing Airbus A320 aircraft.
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