Willie Walsh seeks to put cargo centre stage

While the airfreight industry transports over $6.4 trillion worth of goods, 35% of world trade by value, it has often been a neglected part of the aviation sector, with the more glamourous world of passenger travel taking centre stage. “I think that’s probably a fair assessment. I think airlines traditional were primarily passenger focused, having […]

British Airways commits to 42 Boeing 777Xs

British Airways parent company International Airlines Group has committed to 42 Boeing 777Xs, including 18 orders and 24 options, in a deal worth $18.6 billion. The airline is modernising its fleet with the introduction of aircraft including 787 Dreamliners, and the new 777-9s will primarily replace older 747s. The 777-9 is larger and slightly wider […]

Air Berlin negotiations with Lufthansa and easyJet to continue

Air Berlin says negotiations with Lufthansa and easyJet will now continue until 12 October 2017 with the aim to takeover units of the German carrier. Air Berlin has received offers from Lufthansa for the subsidiaries Luftverkehrsgesellschaft Walter (LGW), the Austrian airline Niki and parts of Air Berlin, while low-cost carrier easyJet has submitted an offer to […]

Singapore Airlines CEO picked as IATA Board of Governors chairman

Singapore Airlines chief executive officer (CEO), Goh Choon Phong has assumed the position of chairman of the IATA Board of Governors for a one-year term. He assumed the duties at the end of the 73rd International Air Transport Association (IATA) Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Cancun, Mexico, succeeding International Airlines Group CEO, Willie Walsh. Goh […]

IAG Cargo appoints Embleton as chief executive to replace Crawley

IAG Cargo has appointed Lynne Embleton as its new chief executive with immediate effect – replacing Drew Crawley – who becomes chief executive of Avios. Embleton moves from her role as British Airways managing director at Gatwick Airport and will also join the IAG management committee, reporting directly into its chief executive Willie Walsh. She has over 25 years of […]

IAG Cargo sees first half revenue and tonnage fall

International Consolidated Airlines Group (IAG) has seen cargo revenue fall by 6.9 per cent in the first half of 2016 and tonnage has also declined. The cargo division, IAG Cargo has seen revenue fall to 503 million euros ($557.3 million) compared to 540 million euros in the first half of 2015. Cargo volumes have fell […]

AF-KLM’s de Juniac confirmed to succeed Tyler as IATA head

Alexandre de Juniac has been confirmed to succeed Tony Tyler as director general and chief executive officer (CEO) of the International Air Transport Association (IATA), and Willie Walsh will be chairman of the board of governors. De Juniac, who is the chairman and CEO of Air France-KLM will take over at IATA on 1 September. […]

IAG makes 1.5b euro profit despite cargo challenges

International Consolidated Airlines Group (IAG) has made a profit of 1.5 billion euros ($1.6 billion) with cargo revenue increasing despite volumes falling. IAG Cargo’s revenue increased by 3.2 per cent from 992 million euros in 2014 to one billion euros in 2015. Cargo handled fell by 2.6 per cent from 897,000 tonnes to 874,000 tonnes. […]

Airlines for Europe association launched

The association, Airlines for Europe (A4E) has been launched by Air France KLM, easyJet, International Airlines Group (IAG), Lufthansa Group and Ryanair, to lobby for lower costs and increased efficiency. It was launched on the eve of the European Union (EU) Aviation Summit in Amsterdam to lobby for the lowering of costs at EU airports, […]

LATAM signs joint business ventures with American and IAG

LATAM Airlines Group has signed joint business ventures with its oneworld partners, American Airlines and IAG. As a result of the agreement, IAG and American Airlines customers will get access to LATAM’s network of over 100 destinations with more than 1,000 flights a day. LATAM, which consists of LAN and TAM, and its affiliates will […]

Andrew Crawley to become IAG Cargo chief executive

British Airways chief commercial officer, Andrew Crawley is to become the chief executive of IAG Cargo from January 2016. Crawley is taking over from Steve Gunning, who is leaving IAG Cargo to become British Airways’ chief financial officer. Crawley will report to the IAG chief executive, Willie Walsh and become a member of the Group’s […]

More speakers announced for AOA conference

IAG Cargo new hires

More speakers have been announced for the Airport Operators Association (AOA) UK Aviation Conference, which takes place on 23-24 November. The AOA’s annual event will see airports, airlines and aerospace come together to discuss the key aviation issues of the day. Speakers confirmed for the line-up include the chief executive of International Airlines Group Willie Walsh; […]