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The International Air Transport Association (IATA) reported that full year 2011 passenger demand rose 5.9% compared to 2010, in line with long-term growth trends. In contrast, cargo markets contracted by 0.7% for the year; but recorded positive demand growth in December of 0.2%. Growth in demand lagged capacity increases at 6.3% (passenger) and 4.1% (cargo) [...]

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Lufthansa German Airlines wings back to Tripoli

February 3, 2012

With confidence on a high, the leading German airline resumes operations in the Libyan capital with up to three times weekly flights between Frankfurt and Tripoli ; Future plans to increase capacity; Airport staff and town office are back in full swing to serve inbound and outbound passengers After almost a year, Lufthansa German Airlines [...]

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Air Transport Market Analysis

February 3, 2012

Air freight markets turned up at the end of 2011, with year-on-year growth in FTKs worldwide at 0.2% in December; Air travel also rose in December to a level 5.4% higher than the same month in the previous year, although the trend since mid-year has slowed; During the year as a whole, passenger travel markets [...]

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LAN Colombia Launches Miami-Bogota Service

February 3, 2012

LAN Colombia launched service today between Miami International Airport and Bogota, Colombia. The airline will operate four flights per week onboard modern Boeing Airbus A320 aircraft with connections to 22 destinations in Colombia including Cartagena, Medellin, Cali, Pereira, and Monteria. “LAN Airlines and its affiliates are committed to growth, while providing passengers an increased number [...]

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Airlines Financial Monitor

February 2, 2012

Airlines share prices rallied at year-end, but remain 30% down on the start of 2011. Financial markets continue to expect further downward pressure on airline profits; Airline profits worldwide in Q4 were down 55% on last year, but North American airlines in contrast to other regions improved performance; Cargo volumes appeared to stabilize at year-end, [...]

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Orbitz.com Launches New “Hotels by Orbitz” App for iPhone

February 2, 2012

Building on the popularity of its powerful suite of mobile travel planning services, Orbitz.com announced the launch of the Hotels by Orbitz App for iPhone, a native application that gives customers an intuitive search-and-book experience designed specifically for iPhone and offers travelers powerful comparison tools, secure booking in just three taps and Orbitz Mobile Steals [...]

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Flight accident compensation claims

January 31, 2012

Of all potential accidents, airplane ones are amongst those that people least want to consider might happen to them; after all when it comes to flight related accidents, the majority will think of catastrophic scenarios such as plane crashes and collisions. However flight accidents can just as easily mean comparatively minor incidents such as falls, [...]

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Condor Partners with Discover the World Marketing in Greece and Cyprus

January 27, 2012

Condor, Germany’s most popular leisure airline, has partnered with Discover the World Marketing to handle its sales and marketing in Greece and Cyprus effective January 2012. According to Tobias Schnitker, Head of International Sales at Condor, “We selected Discover the World Marketing because they have such valuable industry knowledge about these two great destinations, which [...]

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