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Alain St.Ange Captures All Attention at Uganda Civil Aviation Conference
Kampala (Uganda) – December 7, 2018 (travelindex.com) – Seychelles former Minister for Tourism, Civil Aviation, Ports and Marine, Alain St. Ange, was invited to deliver the keynote address at…
New Aviation Show Launches in Dubai
Dubai (United Arab Emirates) – November 12, 2018 (travelindex.com) – Reed Travel Exhibitions organiser of the annual Arabian Travel Market showcase in Dubai, has boosted its travel portfolio, having…
Kayak Partners with Quicket for Seating Data
Munich (Germany) – October 29, 2018 (travelindex.com) – Metasearch company expands customer services thanks to big data services from Munich. A novel approach forms base for lucrative additional…
Ethiopian Airlines to Resume Flights to Asmara
Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) – 10 July 2018 – July 10, 2018 (travelindex) – Ethiopian Airlines, the largest Aviation Group in Africa and SKYTRAX certified Four Star Global Airline, is pleased to announce…
Air Travel Increases by 7% IATA
Montreal (Canada) – October 9, 2017 (travelindex.com) – The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced industry performance statistics for 2016 showing that system-wide, airlines carried…
Up Up and Away on Thai Airways’ Brand New A350
Toulouse–Blagnac (France) – October 5, 2017 (travelindex.com) – Fear of flying? Not me. I am more of a plane-spotter and sometimes I like to drop big words like propeller, airframe, fuselage and…
Thailand Ratifies Montreal Convention 1999 for Airline Liability
Montreal (Canada) – September 6, 2017 (travelindex.com) – Thailand has become the 127th country to ratify Montreal Convention 1999 (MC99) legislation. MC99 establishes airline liability in the case of…
Finnair Joins PATA as Newest Aviation Member
Helsinki (Finland) – May 29, 2017 (travelindex.com) – Finnair, the flag carrier for Finland and a member of the oneworld alliance, has joined the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA). The carrier,…
Air Seychelles Srong Performance Demonstrates Benefits of Aviation
Victoria (Seychelles) – May 17, 2017 (travelindex.com) – Roy Kinnear, Air Seychelles CEO, tells Graham Newton the carrier’s strong performance demonstrates the benefits of aviation
How important…
Air Zimbabwe Grounds Flights and Close Routes
Harare (Zimbabwe) – April 14, 2017 (travelindex.com) – ATQ News from Nigeria writes on the difficulties facing Air Zimbabwe as the country’s Tourism Minister Walter Mzembi looks for greener pastures…
Urgent Call for Alternatives to Large Electronic Restrictions
Montreal (Canada) – March 29, 2017 (travelindex.com) – The International Air Transport Association (IATA) called on governments to urgently find alternatives to recently announced measures by the…
The Worlds Most Travelled Person Joins Travelindex as Brand Ambassador
London (United Kingdom) – March 27, 2017 (travelindex.com) – Fred W Finn, the ‘Worlds Most Travelled Person’ has joined Travelindex as Global Brand Ambassador. Fred Finn is a well-known public figure.…
IATA Forecasts Passenger Demand to Double Over 20 Years
Geneva (Switzerland) October 19, 2016 – (travelindex.com) – The International Air Transport Association (IATA) expects 7.2 billion passengers to travel in 2035, a near doubling of the 3.8 billion air…
Onboard Connectivity Tops Agenda at World Passenger Symposium
Geneva (Switzerland) – September 18, 2016 (travelindex.com) – The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that the 2016 World Passenger Symposium (WPS) will focus on key initiatives…
IATA Calls for Solution on Schengen-US/Canada Visa
Dublin (Ireland) – June 3, 2016 (travelindex.com) – The International Air Transport Association (IATA) called on EU and North American governments to resolve a looming crisis for the EU–US/Canada visa…
IATA Releases 2015 Safety Performance
Montreal (Canada) – February 15, 2016 (travelindex.com) – The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for the 2015 safety performance of the commercial airline industry.– The 2015…
U.S. Enables Space Commercial Exploration
Wahington DC (United States) – December 3, 2015 (travelindex) – President Obama Signs Law Enabling Commercial Exploration and Use of Space Resources. The U.S. Commercial Space Launch Competitiveness…
Teamwork, Innovation & Industry Unity for Sustainable Future
Geneva (Switzerland) – October 1, 2015 (travelindex.com) – The International Air Transport Association (IATA) co-signed an open letter calling on governments to act to help the industry reduce its…
Airlines, Strong Traffic Growth Continues
Geneva (Switzerland) – July 3, 2015 – The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced global passenger traffic results for May showing strong demand growth compared to May 2014 for both…
IATA Pauses Rollout of Cabin OK to Reassess Initiative
Geneva (Switzerland) – June 18, 2015 – The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that it was pausing the rollout of its Cabin OK initiative and beginning a comprehensive…