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Archive for March, 2009

Southwest CEO Gary Kelly says the airline is sticking to its no-hidden-fees mantra. But the carrier would consider charging for extra services through its website.

Southwest is looking to increase revenue by charging for items such as onboard Wi-Fi, and possibly in-flight food. Read the rest of this entry »

Increasing numbers of business travellers are foregoing executive class seats and flying economy, especially in Europe, an industry body said on Tuesday.

Airline revenues from business and first class tickets were down by at least a quarter in January from the same month a year ago, due to lower demand amid gloomy economic prospects, according to the International Air Transport Association (IATA). Read the rest of this entry »

Airlines around the world are going green as they push to cut their fuel costs — one of their biggest expenses — in a struggle to widen margins.

There will likely be an alternative to traditional kerosene on the market within the coming three to five years, said Billy Glover, Boeing’s director of environmental strategy for commercial aircraft, at the ITB travel fair on Friday. Read the rest of this entry »

Biofuels could be used to fly commercial airlines within the next decade as a viable alternative to kerosene, although costs and concerns over environmental impact remain big barriers.

Airlines including Virgin Atlantic, Continental, Air New Zealand and Japan Airlines have already flown on routes with one engine part-powered by a range of biofuels including algae and jatropha. Read the rest of this entry »

Anguilla’s Chief Minister, the Honorable Osbourne B. Fleming, led the welcome team on the tarmac at Wallblake Airport to greet the arrival of the first Anguilla Air Express service into the island on Saturday, February 14. The inaugural flight was carrying a select group of travel industry VIPs to experience first hand the new service and enjoy a special Valentine’s weekend hosted by the Anguilla Tourist Board. Special festivities were held at the airport to celebrate the occasion. Read the rest of this entry »

The losses of world airlines in 2009 are likely to exceed the USD$2.5 billion forecast previously, as the global economic crisis eats up passenger and cargo traffic, an industry body said on Thursday.

“Our last industry forecast made in December was for a USD$2.5 billion loss in 2009 based on a 3 percent fall in passenger demand and a 5 percent demand in cargo,” said Giovanni Bisignani, Director General and CEO of the International Air Transport Association (IATA). Read the rest of this entry »

The Air Transport System of St. Maarten
Structure, Development and Policy

by

drs. Eugene B. Holiday
President
Princess Juliana International Airport

Presented at the Seminar on
Air Transport Policy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands
In A Regional and Global Context

Held at the
Marriot Beach Resort Hotel
in Willemstad Cuaracao
January 26-27, 2009

1. Introduction¹ 

To begin, I would like to thank the organizers of this conference for the invitation to make this presentation thus enabling me to play a part in shaping the future of air transport policy in a restructured Kingdom. Read the rest of this entry »

AIRPORT: In 2008 developments in traffic at PJIA were mixed. Passenger movements amounted to 1,714,987 in 2008; that is an increase of 3.8% compared to 2007. In contrast the number of aircraft handled declined by 3.8% to 71,936 compared to 2007. As a result we at PJIAE are relatively pleased with the realized results in 2008. The development in traffic is illustrated in the graph below.

The divergent traffic data can be ascribed to the timing of the impact of the different global economic events. Read the rest of this entry »