http://m.atwonline.com/ Sabre first to deploy NDC technology to sell American‟s seat options
Sabre Corp. has deployed new distribution capability (NDC)technology to sell American Airlines‟ Preferred and Main Cabin Extra Seats. This launch represents both companies‟ first implementation of NDC technology standards for ancillaries sold through a global distribution system (GDS). American managing director-distribution Cory Garner said Sabre‟s new capability “moves us closer to our longtime goal of offering our products through as many channels as possible.” Beginning in February, American Airlines Preferred and Main Cabin Extra Seats have become available to travel agents using Sabre, making Sabre the first GDS to deliver this content to the marketplace. Main Cabin Extra provides customers with up to six inches of more legroom and Group 1 Boarding. Preferred Seats allow customers to select seats located toward the front of the cabin or closer to the window or aisle.
http://m.atwonline.com/ Turkish Airlines, Boeing sign long-term agreement Turkish Airlines and Boeing have signed a collaboration agreement to strengthen the carrier‟s industry position, as well as Turkey‟s aerospace and technology capabilities. Turkish Airlines chairman M. Ilker Ayci and Boeing Commercial Airplanes president and CEO Ray Conner signed the agreement in Seattle at Boeing‟s latest 777-300ER and 737-800delivery to the Turkish flag carrier. In the agreement, Turkish and Boeing identified several potential areas of new cooperation. Suppliers across Turkey currently support all five Boeing Commercial Airplanes programs delivering Turkish-made components valued at more than $120 million annually. The agreement identified several additional areas of cooperation, including development and training, activities to enable the global competitiveness of Turkey‟s aviation manufacturers, and support for Turkey‟s research and technology capabilities and aerospace infrastructure. Turkish and Boeing share a long history that goes back to 1945, with the arrival of the airline‟s first DC-3/C-47 airliners. ATW understands the Turkish government wants to develop its own airline manufacturing business. “It‟s really important that we build our own aircraft and we don‟t see anything that would prevent this. First of all, Turkish companies have played a part in the world‟s aviation industry for decades. We already have considerable expertise in the production of aircraft parts and systems,” former Turkish Minister of Transportation, Maritime and Communications, Lütfi Elvan, told ATW in an earlier interview. Turkey is evaluating the potential development of a national aircraft and is looking at short-, middle- and long-range aircraft. “Turkey certainly has the capability and potential to build its own aircraft and it will. An aircraft development program would meet our national 2023 targets,” Elvan said. According to its website, Turkish Airlines operates 136 Boeing aircraft, including 24 777-300ERs, 94 737-800s, three 737-700s, 15 737-900s out of a total fleet of 299 that also includes Airbus and Embraer aircraft.
http://www.iata.org/ Demand for Air Travel in 2015 Surges to Strongest Result in Five Years
Geneva - The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced global passenger traffic results for 2015 showing demand (revenue passenger kilometers or RPKs) rose 6.5% for the full year compared to 2014. This was the strongest result since the post-Global Financial Crisis rebound in 2010 and well above the 10year average annual growth rate of 5.5%. While economic fundamentals were weaker in 2015 compared to 2014, passenger demand was boosted by lower airfares. After adjusting for distortions caused by the rise of the US dollar, global airfares last year were approximately 5% lower than in 2014. “Last year‟s very strong performance, against a weaker economic backdrop, confirms the strong demand for aviation connectivity. But even as the appetite for air travel increased, consumers benefitted from lower fares compared to 2014,” said Tony Tyler, IATA‟s Director General and CEO. Annual capacity rose 5.6% last year, with the result that load factor climbed 0.6 percentage points to a record annual high of 80.3%. All regions experienced positive traffic growth in 2015. Carriers in the Asia-Pacific region accounted for one-third of the total annual increase in traffic.
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Dec 2015 vs. Dec 2014
RPK Growth
ASK Growth
PLF
International
%5.6
%5.9
78.1
Domestic
%5.1
%4.2
79.9
Total Market
%5.4
%5.3
78.8
YTD 2015 vs. YTD 2014
RPK Growth
ASK Growth
PLF
International
%6.5
%5.9
79.7
Domestic
%6.3
%5.2
81.5
Total Market
%6.5
%5.6
80.3
http://www.iata.org/ International Passenger Markets International passenger traffic rose 6.5% in 2015 compared to 2014. Capacity rose 5.9% and load factor rose 0.5 percentage points to 79.7%. All regions recorded year-over-year increases in demand. Asia Pacific carriers recorded a demand increase of 8.2% compared to 2014, which was the largest increase among the three largest regions. Demand was stimulated by a 7.3% increase in the number of direct airport connections in the region, resulting in time-savings for travelers. Capacity rose 6.4%, pushing up load factor 1.3 percentage points to 78.2%. European carriersâ€&#x; international traffic climbed 5.0% in 2015. Capacity rose 3.8% and load factor increased 1.0 percentage point to 82.6%, highest among the regions. The healthy result in part was attributable to a pick-up in consumer spending in the Eurozone as well as a moderate increase in flight frequencies. Traffic growth slowed toward the end of the year owing to strikes at Lufthansa and the shutdown of Russiaâ€&#x;s Transaero. North American airlines saw demand rise 3.2% in 2015, broadly unchanged from the growth achieved in 2014. Capacity rose 3.1%, edging up load factor 0.1 percentage points to 81.8%. Middle East carriers had the strongest annual traffic growth at 10.5%. As a result, the share of international traffic carried by Middle East airlines reached 14.2%, surpassing their North American counterparts (13.4%). Capacity growth of 13.2% exceeded the demand gains, pushing down load factor 1.7 percentage points to 76.4%. Latin American airlinesâ€&#x; traffic rose 9.3% in 2015. Capacity rose 9.2% and load factor inched up 0.1 percentage points to 80.1%. While key regional economies, particularly Brazil, have been struggling, overall traffic has been robust. African airlines had the slowest annual demand growth, up 3.0%, although this was a significant improvement over the 0.9% annual growth achieved in 2014. With capacity up just half as much as traffic, load factor climbed 1 percentage point to 68.5%. International traffic rose strongly in the second half of 2015, in conjunction with a jump in trade activity to and from the region.
http://www.iata.org/ Domestic Passenger Markets Domestic air travel rose 6.3% in 2015. All markets showed growth, led by India and China but there was wide variance. Capacity rose 5.2% and load factor was 81.5%, up 0.9 percentage points over 2014.
Dec 2015 vs. Dec 2014
RPK Growth
ASK Growth
PLF
Australia
%3.2
%1.2
77.9
Brazil
%5.4-
%4.0-
80.1
China P.R.
%8.2
%8.2
76.7
I ndia
25.0%
%25.2
87.5
J apan
1.2%
%2.9-
64.7
R ussian Federation
%3.4-
%8.0-
70.0
US
%4.9
4.1%
84.1
D omestic
%5.1
%4.2
79.9
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Brazil‟s domestic air travel rose just 0.8% in 2015, reflecting the country‟s deteriorating economic situation. Traffic trended downward throughout the year. US domestic traffic climbed 4.9% last year, helped by solid economic growth. This was the fastest rate of increase since 2004 and the first time since 2003 that domestic traffic growth surpassed international growth. The load factor reached a domestic record high of 85.4%. The Bottom Line: “Aviation delivered strong results for the global economy in 2015, enabling connectivity and helping to drive economic development. The value of aviation is well understood by friends and families whom aviation brings together, by business travelers meeting clients in distant cities, and particularly by those for whom aviation is a lifeline in times of crisis. “It is very disappointing to see that some governments still wrongly believe that the value of taxes and charges that can be extracted from air transport outweighs the benefits—economic and social—of connectivity. The most recent example is the dramatic increase in the Italian Council Tax levied on air passengers. This 33-38% hike will damage Italian economic competitiveness, reduce passenger numbers by over 755,000 and GDP by EUR 146 million per year. An estimated 2,300 jobs a year will be lost. At a time when the global economy is showing signs of weakening, governments should be looking for ways to stimulate spending, not discourage it.”
http://www.iata.org/ Air Freight Growth Slowed to 2.2% in 2015 Geneva - The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released figures for global air freight markets showing cargo volumes measured in freight tonne kilometers (FTKs) expanded 2.2% in 2015 compared to 2014. This was a slower pace of growth than the 5.0% growth recorded in 2014. The weakness reflects sluggish trade growth in Europe and AsiaPacific. After a strong start, air freight volumes began a decline that continued through most of 2015, until some improvements to world trade drove a modest pick-up late in the year. Cargo in Asia-Pacific, accounting for around 39% of freight traffic, expanded by a moderate 2.3%. The key markets of Europe and North America, which between them comprise around 43% of total cargo traffic, were basically flat in 2015. Latin America suffered a steep decline (-6.0%) while the Middle East grew strongly, up 11.3%. Africa also saw modest growth of 1.2%. The freight load factor (FLF) was at times the lowest for some years, falling to an average 44.1% compared to 45.7% in 2014, driven down by weak demand and capacity expansion. “2015 was another very difficult year for air cargo. Growth has slowed and revenue is falling. In 2011 air cargo revenue peaked at $67 billion. In 2016 we are not expecting revenue to exceed $51 billion. Efficiency gains are critical as the sector adjusts to shortening global supply chains and evermore competitive market conditions. We have to adjust to the „new normal‟ of cargo growing in line with general rates of economic expansion. The industry is moving forward with an e-freight transformation that will modernize processes and improve the value proposition. The faster the industry can make that happen, the better,” said Tony Tyler, IATA‟s Director General and CEO. The industry‟s key challenges will be discussed in detail at the World Cargo Symposium (WCS) in Berlin, 15-17 March. The world‟s largest gathering of air cargo professionals, the 10th WCS will bring together 1,000 delegates under the theme of „The Value of Air Cargo‟ to debate solutions for strengthening air cargo and the vital service it performs for the world economy.
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Dec 2015 vs. Dec 2014
FTK Growth
AFTK Growth
FLF
International
%0.7
%6.6
47.4
Domestic
%1.4
%6.2
30.8
Total Market
%0.8
%6.5
43.9
YTD 2015 vs. YTD 2014
FPK Growth
AFTK Growth
FLF
International
%2.5
%6.4
47.6
Domestic
%0.1
%4.6
29.6
Total Market
%2.2
%6.1
44.1
http://www.iata.org/ Regional Analysis in Detail The global freight growth rate in December was 0.8% compared to December 2014. Within that range there were considerable regional fluctuations. African airlines FTKs declined by 8.4% in December although for 2015 as a whole the region grew by 1.2%. The FLF in 2015 was 29.7%, the lowest of any region. The underperformance of the Nigerian and South African economies was a challenge throughout the year, but trade growth to and from the region was sufficient to drive a modest expansion in FTKs. Asia-Pacific carriers were basically flat in December, expanding just 0.1%. For the whole of 2015, the region grew 2.3%. The FLF for 2015 was 53.9%, the highest of any region. Cargo expansion in the region has been hampered by a shift in Chinese economic policy to favour domestic consumption. A mid-year fall of 8% in trade to/from emerging Asia also led to declines but this appears to have bottomed out, with a rebound in the second half of the year. European airlines grew by 1.2% in December but the performance for 2015 in total was a fall of 0.1% compared to 2014. The FLF in 2015 was 44.9%. Economic conditions in the Eurozone have been subdued, leading to suppressed demand for air freight, but imports have improved in recent months. Latin American carriers continued the weak performance of recent months, declining by 6.2% in December and by 6.0% for 2015 as a whole. This was the weakest performance of any region. The average FLF for 2015 was 38.3%. Economic and political conditions in Brazil have worsened, and regional trade activity has been volatile. Middle Eastern carriers grew 4.0% in December and for 2015 in total the region expanded 11.3% compared to 2014. The FLF was 42.8% for 2015. The region enjoyed a strong year as network expansion into emerging markets was supported by economic growth in local economies. Political instability and the fall in the oil price may impact on some economies in the region but growth as a whole remains robust enough to support further expansion in 2016. North American airlines saw FTKs expand 1.4% in December compared to December 2014. For the year as a whole, North America grew just 0.1%. The 2015 FLF was 34.3%. Growth in 2015 faded after a strong start that was flattered by the West Coast ports strike. Recently there have been mixed signals from economic data, indicating an uncertain outlook for air freight in the coming months.
http://www.stattimes.com/ ICAO Council president conducts bilateral meetings to advance aviation cooperation in Africa Feb 06, 2016: International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) Council president Dr. Olumuyiwa Benard Aliu conducted many high-level meetings and consultations while on a visit to Ethiopia recently. A key goal of the president‟s visit was to continue to generate political will in support of African States‟ fundamental capacities for aviation safety and security oversight, air transport infrastructure modernisation, training and skilled human resources development, and improved liberalisation and open skies through greater multilateralism. President Aliu was in Addis Ababa for the 28th Ordinary Session of the African Union (AU) Executive Council, and the 26th Ordinary Session of the AU Assembly. President Aliu took the opportunity of the high-level AU Addis Ababa events to hold a number of bilateral meetings in support of these and other goals with Heads of State, UN secretary general Ban Kimoon, and a number of other senior government, UN and international and regional officials. Throughout these many discussions, president consistently emphasised the need to strengthen regional and sub-regional cooperation in Africa, in order to achieve the objectives of ICAO‟s “No Country Left Behind” initiative and better enable African States to be able to access and prosper from the benefits of safe and rapid global air transport connectivity. There was also general agreement in many instances on the need for intensified cooperation between ICAO and the many agencies now focused on optimising African development cooperation and coordination. President Aliu also met the minister of Transport of the Federal Republic of Ethiopia, Workneh Gebeyehu, senior management of the Ethiopian Civil Aviation Authority, Ethiopian Airlines and the Ethiopian Airport Enterprise, and was pleased to be provided a visit to Ethiopian airport, maintenance and training facilities. “ICAO is grateful to Ethiopia for hosting this visit, and for the determined cooperation it and other African states offer towards finding multilateral solutions to civil aviation challenges. Like all ICAO Member States, African countries will face significant but surmountable challenges as the air transport sector doubles its passenger and flight volumes over the next 15 years. They will, however, be able to count on our cooperation to foster conditions that enable the necessary infrastructure modernisation and skilled personal development to take place, consistent with our „No Country Left Behind‟ priorities,” Dr. Aliu commented.
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