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2017 safest year for post-war civil aviation

Washington - Muslimchronicle

Last year was the safest year for civil aviation since plane crash statistics were first compiled in 1946, two industry studies have found. A total of 10 crashes of civil passenger and cargo planes claimed 44 lives, said the Aviation Safety Network in a statement published Monday. "The year 2017 turned out to be the safest year ever for commercial aviation," ASNRead more

Air transport net profits to soar

Geneva - Muslimchronicle

Led by US airlines, net profits in the aviation industry are set to rise by some 11 percent in 2018, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) said on Tuesday as it presented economic forecasts for the industry. According to the forecast by the industry's global trade association, combined net profits will hit $38.4 billion, from a revised $34.5 billion inRead more

Middle East carriers’ freight volumes record slower rise in September

Dubai - Muslimchronicle

Middle East carriers’ freight volumes rose 8.9 percent in September while capacity increased 2.6 percent, but were slower compared with the previous month’s expansion rates, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) said on Wednesday. “A short-lived weak patch in demand in Q3 2016 has meant that recent months have produced volatility in the year-on-year growth rate,” IATA said, although seasonally-adjustedRead more

Laptop ban hot topic as airlines meet in Cancun

Cancún - AFP

Top airline industry players are meeting Monday and Tuesday in Cancun to seek alternatives to the US and British bans on laptops and tablets on certain flights, which they say is hurting business. The computer bans are looming large over the agenda as the International Air Transport Association (IATA) holds its annual meeting in the Mexican resort city. Alternative proposalsRead more

IATA: Laptop Cabin Ban Ineffective

Montreal - QNA

The ban imposed by the United States and the United Kingdom on laptops in cabin baggage on certain flights will not be an effective security measure, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) said. In a strongly worded speech, IATA chief executive Alexandre de Juniac said the ban also caused commercial distortions, according to the (BBC). The ban covers inbound flightsRead more

IATA: Laptop Cabin Ban Ineffective

Montreal - QNA

IATA: UAE airlines’ profits may decline this year

Abu Dhabi - Arab Today

The profitability of airlines based in the UAE, the Middle East’s main aviation hub, is likely to fall this year amid limited growth in demand, the head of the International Air Transport Association (IATA) said on Tuesday. “The UAE carriers will have a year that is probably below 2016,” Alexandre de Juniac, director-general and chief executive of the IATA, toldRead more

IATA ‘heavily concerned’ about protectionist rhetoric

Abu Dhabi - Arab today

The International Air Transport Association (IATA), a trade group of the world’s airlines, said on Tuesday it was “heavily concerned” about protectionist policies gaining momentum across the world, as such policies hurt industry and economic growth. Alexandre de Juniac, director-general and chief executive officer of IATA, said the association is even lobbying against such policies and is in discussions withRead more

Profit of UAE airlines expected to fall this year

Abu Dhabi - Arab Today

The profitability of airlines in the United Arab Emirates, one of the Middle East's two big aviation hubs, is expected to fall this year, the director-general of the International Air Transport Association (IATA) told reporters on Tuesday. "The UAE carriers will have a year that is probably below 2016," IATA Director General and Chief Executive Alexandre de Juniac told reportersRead more

Some flight crews barred from entering US

California/Dubai - Arab Today

A new ban on US travel for nationals of seven Middle Eastern countries caught the airline industry unprepared, with flight crews from those states also barred from entering, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) said on Saturday. US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has briefed the global trade group that passport-holders from states such as Iran and Iraq, including cabinRead more