Gatwick has reported revenue increased 6.1 per cent to £811 million for the financial year just ended.Combined with careful cost management, this resulted an EBITDA increase of 7.3 per cent, to £441 million, and a profit after tax of £208…
British Airways is celebrating its big birthday weekend in August with the first ever Flying with Confidence course at London City Airport.The course, which has run for three decades and helped more than 50,000 people overcome their fear of flying,…
The launch of new long-haul services to Israel and China signals the continuing expansion of RwandAir.Beginning today, the Kigali-based airline will now start flying to Guangzhou, three times a week; RwandAir’s first Chinese destination.Tagged to the existing Mumbai route, the…
Shamwari Private Game Reserve has opened reservations for Sindile, its new flagship tented camp in South Africa’s Eastern Cape.The camp offers nine elevated tents and will open on December 20. Sindile is set in deep bush and on a ridge,…
Approximately 6.62 million international tourists visited Brazil in 2018. The number is basically the same as it was over the last three years, showing that the tourist flow has stagnated. To compare, Argentina, the neighboring country welcomed 7.5 million foreign…
There are winners and loses as Qantas announced the biggest overhaul in the 32-year history of its Frequent Flyer program.Addressing media in Sydney on Thursday, Qantas chief executive Alan Joyce and divisional head Olivia Wirth unveiled the huge changes to…
A strong commercial aviation industry, stable defence spending and the need to service all platforms throughout their life-cycle are driving a growing aerospace market, according to the Boeing Market Outlook.Released at the Paris Air Show, the outlook values the aerospace…
A key stage in the construction of Britain’s newest and most contemporary cruise ship has been marked at the Meyer Werft shipyard in Papenburg.The team building P&O Cruises 180,000-ton ship, Iona, which will be powered by liquefied natural gas, making…
The Government of Ecuador expects to surpass 1.6 million foreign tourists in 2019, increasing its international arrivals by 15% in comparison to last year’s figure (1.4 million), taking into account the positive figures recorded up to May, when the number…
Saudi Arabian Airlines has expanded its existing A320neo order from 35 to as many as 100 neo aircraft, including 35 options.The additional firm order takes Saudi’s order of A320neo family aircraft to 65, of which 15 are A321XLRs.Passenger demand in…
