06 October, 2021
United now has PayPal QR codes as an inflight payment option
New routes, new planes and more choice than ever - Delta's Boston Bonanza
Five new routes and more modernized, fuel-efficient aircraft are set to debut at Logan International Airport in 2022, as Boston’s No. 1 global airline continues building up a premier hub and international gateway.
Introducing new service to Athens, Tel-Aviv, Baltimore, Denver and San Diego in summer 2022.Welcoming new Airbus A321neos into Delta’s fleet with first flights out of Boston in spring 2022.Offering more Delta flights from Boston than ever before – a +20% capacity increase from pre-pandemic height.
New global destinations to explore......
Infrastructure Costs Increasing $2.3 Billion in a Crisis is Outrageous says IATA
Alaska Airlines agrees codeshare deal with Iberia Airlines
05 October, 2021
New service between Toronto and Dublin from WestJet
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China Eastern Airlines to host 2022 IATA Annual General Meeting
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BOC Aviation announce orders for 10 firm and 15 option shipsets of Pratt & Whitney GTF™ engines
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Losses Reduce but Challenges Continue.......
- Net industry losses are expected to reduce to $11.6 billion in 2022 after a $51.8 billion loss in 2021 (worsened from the $47.7 billion loss estimated in April). Net 2020 loss estimates have been revised to $137.7 billion (from $126.4 billion). Adding these up, total industry losses in 2020-2022 are expected to reach $201 billion.
- Demand (measured in RPKs) is expected to stand at 40% of 2019 levels for 2021, rising to 61% in 2022.
- Total passenger numbers are expected to reach 2.3 billion in 2021. This will grow to 3.4 billion in 2022 which is similar to 2014 levels and significantly below the 4.5 billion travelers of 2019.
- Robust demand for air cargo is expected to continue with 2021 demand at 7.9% above 2019 levels, growing to 13.2% above 2019 levels for 2022
IATA’s Director General, Willie Walsh said: “The magnitude of the COVID-19 crisis for airlines is enormous. Over the 2020-2022 period total losses could top $200 billion. To survive airlines have dramatically cut costs and adapted their business to whatever opportunities were available. That will see the $137.7 billion loss of 2020 reduce to $52 billion this year. And that will further reduce to $12 billion in 2022. We are well past the deepest point of the crisis. While serious issues remain, the path to recovery is coming into view. Aviation is demonstrating its resilience yet again,”
The air cargo business is performing well, and domestic travel will near pre-crisis levels in 2022. The challenge is international markets which remain severely depressed as government-imposed restrictions continue.
“People have not lost their desire to travel as we see in solid domestic market resilience. But they are being held back from international travel by restrictions, uncertainty and complexity. More governments are seeing vaccinations as a way out of this crisis. We fully agree that vaccinated people should not have their freedom of movement limited in any way. In fact, the freedom to travel is a good incentive for more people to be vaccinated. Governments must work together and do everything in their power to ensure that vaccines are available to anybody who wants them,” said Walsh.
Re-establishing global connectivity, the 11.3 million jobs (pre-COVID-19) in the aviation industry, and the $3.5 trillion of GDP associated with travel and tourism should be priorities for governments.
“Aviation is resilient and resourceful, but the scale of this crisis needs solutions that only governments can provide. Financial support was a lifeline for many airlines during the crisis. Much of that—approximately $110 billion— is in the form of support that needs to be paid back. Combined with commercial borrowing the industry is now highly leveraged. We don’t want handouts, but wage support measures to retain critical skills may be necessary for some airlines until governments enable international travel at scale. And regulatory alleviations—like continued slot wavers while international traffic recovers—will be needed well into 2022,” said Walsh.
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Demand
Global demand, measured in RPKs, is recovering steadily.
Avolon to partner with IAI, world’s leading independent freighter conversion company, as launch customer for the IAI A330-300 P2F cargo conversion programme
Avolon commits to 30 Airbus A330-300 P2F conversion slots between 2025 and 2028Air cargo revenues forecasted to be over US$150 billion in 2021 with traffic expected to double over next 20 years reflecting growth in e-commerce
IAI A330 Freighter
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‘Change for Good’ continues to support children’s education - HK$1.56 million in 2020 despite huge disruption to global air travel
ATOL renewals statement October 2021 from UK's CAA
ATOL Licences as of 30 September 2021 - 1,133Did not apply 2021 - 144 *Granted 2021 - 871Applied but not yet renewed - 1 October 2021 - 118 **
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To seek out new life and new civilizations, to boldly go where no man has gone before......... Captain Kirk to venture into space next week.....
William Shatner (left; photo: Gary Marschka) and Audrey Powers (right) |
Jeff Bezos's space travel company Blue Origin has confirmed that Captain James T Kirk will be blasting off into space next week. Veteran actor William Shatner who is 90 years young will take his first journey into space on 12th October decades after the makers of Star Trek sent him to 'seek out new life and new civilizations, to boldly go where no man has gone before'.
Photo Blue Origin |
Photo Blue Origin |
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Aviation Capital Group selects Pratt & Whitney GTF™ engines to power 17 more Airbus A320neo family aircraft
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Volga-Dnepr Airlines and Albion Aviation Group have worked together to find the most effective solution for the transportation of dedicated equipment for the Dubai Expo
Volga-Dnepr Airlines and Albion Aviation Group have worked together to find the most effective solution for the transportation of dedicated equipment in support of the Dubai Expo 2020 which opened on Friday.
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Flight Safety Foundation calls for accelerated global deployment of digital health certificates
Flight Safety Foundation has called on the aviation industry, regulators and health authorities around the world to accelerate development of standardized and internationally accepted digital health certificates and to have them widely deployed within the next 12 months.
"Commercial aviation has begun the long, slow climb out of the travel trough created by the COVID-19 pandemic, but even the most routine international trip is fraught with confusion and frustration about acceptable documentation, testing requirements and the specter of quarantines, never mind the risk of fake COVID test results or vaccine status fraud," said Foundation President and CEO Dr. Hassan Shahidi. "To maximize passenger health safety we need a secure, globally accepted digital tool that enables travellers to upload and carry with them their vaccine status, recent test results or COVID-19 recovery status, and that will be recognized and accepted wherever they go," he said.
04 October, 2021
50th Anniversary of Southwest Airlines and Walt Disney World Resort celebrated with special aircraft livery and tons of giveaways!
Russian airline Aeroflot starting key holiday flights
The Russian airline Aeroflot has opened regular flights from Moscow to key holiday destinations including Hurghada and Sharm El Sheikh in Egypt. The carrier has started daily services using Airbus A320 aircraft.
Flights will be operated daily from October 1 on the following schedule:
Route | Flight | Departure | Arrival |
Moscow — Hurghada | SU0422 | 11:40 | 15:55 |
Hurghada — Moscow | SU0423 | 17:25 | 23:50 |
Moscow — Sharm El Sheikh | SU0426 | 12:05 | 16:20 |
Sharm El Sheikh - Moscow | SU0427 | 17:50 | 00:10(+1) |
The resumption of international air service between Russia and Egypt has been long-awaited. Egypt is one of favourite leisure destinations for Russians. Tourists are mostly attracted by the resort cities of Hurghada and Sharm El Sheikh. In addition to beach holidays, travellers go on short sightseeing tours to Cairo and to visit the Pyramids of Giza and the Valley of the Kings.
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Flights will be operated on Airbus A350, the most advanced wide-body aircraft in Aeroflot’s fleet. Aeroflot’s A350 has a three-class cabin layout with 28 private business class Suites, 24 Comfort economy seats, and 264 Economy class seats. The business class cabin design featuring 2-metre full-flat beds in each Suite offers an unprecedented level of comfort, rivalling the first-class cabins of most major carriers. The Suites provide a high level of privacy and personal space.
Transport Secretary agrees high-level principles with G7 leaders to support international and transatlantic travel
futureproofing the transportation sector against future health threatsensuring the fair treatment and safety of essential transport personnelrespecting privacy and data protection in implementing vaccination certification solutionsreaffirming the pre-eminence of scientific evidence in planning international travel policyensuring fairness and equity in respective national responsesmaintaining regular international and multilateral engagementdelivering a safe, sustainable and resilient recovery
"Under the UK’s presidency of the G7, we are determined to get people travelling abroad as freely and safely as possible and the progress made today between all G7 nations is testament to this vision.By sharing information, working together on common standards and solutions for vaccine certification, and keeping a focus on a sustainable recovery for our travel sector, we will build a resilient and long-lasting recovery now and for generations to come."
"Global cooperation on healthcare is crucial, especially during a pandemic and the strong links we have with our G7 partners continue to help protect people around the world.The UK’s world-leading clinical trials have saved lives. We owe a huge debt to those volunteers who stepped forward to help break new medical and scientific boundaries by taking part in these trials, so we must make sure they are not disadvantaged when travelling.I am pleased that we have agreed steps to support the safe return of international travel, and I look forward to working with my G7 colleagues further."
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British Airways bringing the Airbus A380 back to life?
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