Archive for May, 2009
Princess Juliana International Airport has attached a brandname to its retail product. St. Maarten’s airport, which in its 65 years of existence metamorphosed from a modest airstrip into an ultramodern gateway, has adopted “So Much More” as its brand. The new brand, its logo and associated media efforts was launched on Monday March 30, 2009.
“Designing and developing an airport is much, much more than creating facilities for the handling of departing and arriving passengers. It is like creating a complete city with an array of amenities to meet the wishes of the increasingly demanding airport inhabitants: the travelers,” said drs. Eugene Holiday, President of the Airport Operating Company (PJIAE). He explained that to meet the demands, when the decision was made to expand and modernize the airport facility, PJIAE now has a diverse offering of services, ranging from parking, to taxis and limos, to tour buses and beauty salon, banking and Wi-Fi, as well as conference rooms, to food and beverage and shopping. “Name it and you can most likely find it; if not, we are working on it,” he said. Read the rest of this entry »
In light of the effects of the Influenza A (H1N1) virus is having on travel, both Continental and United Airlines have altered their Mexico flights to accommodate the decline in demand.
CONTINENTAL AIRLINES
Continental today announced significant, temporary reductions in capacity to Mexico, effective May 4, 2009, in response to lower demand. Initially, for the month of May, the company has reduced capacity to Mexico as measured by available seat miles (ASMs) by approximately 50 percent, compared to its original May 2009 flight schedule. Read the rest of this entry »
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) said on Thursday airlines were prepared to deal with the swine flu outbreak and noted the World Health Organisation was not calling for restriction of regular travel.
The industry body warned earlier this week that swine flu will compound financial problems for airlines, already hard hit by the global economic crisis, which pushed passenger numbers down 11.1 percent in March compared with a year ago. Read the rest of this entry »
SITA has reported consolidated revenues of $1.47 billion for the year 2008, up 3.5% on the previous year’s figure of $1.42 billion.
Francesco Violante, SITA’s Chief Executive Officer, said, “In the context of the worsening economic downturn, SITA performed well in 2008. Not only were overall revenues up at $1.472 billion but for the third year in a row we have won over $1 billion worth of new business. This is because IT and communications are now such an essential part of the daily operational life of the air transport industry and play a crucial role in managing costs and increasing productivity. Read the rest of this entry »
Boeing mechanics and engineers are working round the clock to make sure the new 787 Dreamliner, already two years behind schedule, makes its first test flight before the end of June.
The carbon composite aircraft — assembled near Seattle from parts made around the world — was supposed to fly in the summer of 2007, but has been pushed back four times by production problems and delayed by a two-month mechanics’ strike. Read the rest of this entry »