Airline Industry News - Latin America Regional News

Frontier Airlines today announced it will extend its seasonal nonstop service between Kansas City International Airport (MCI) and Cancún International Airport (CUN) through Aug. 28, 2010, the first time the airline has offered summer nonstop service on the route. - More

US Airways (NYSE:LCC) is gearing up for the busy summer travel season by announcing four new routes, allowing customers to escape to cool days in Canada and hot summer nights in Mexico. The new service will originate from the airline’s Philadelphia and Charlotte, N.C. hubs. Customers can start booking their summer travel beginning March 13. - More

With almost 50% of traffic numbers available, the February pax numbers are down by more than (2.4%) - More

As the recession sapped demand for travel, hotel operators got creative. They shut down restaurants, closed floors and even cut back on newspaper delivery to ride out the downturn. - More

When the economy slows, many businesses react by retrenching and cutting costs in order to weather the downturn.
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Working together to ensure that global policies are supportive of the sustainable growth of tourism and position travel and tourism as one industry speaking with one voice were some of the challenges highlighted by UNWTO Secretary-General, Taleb Rifai, speaking on the occasion of the opening of this year’s ITB Travel Trade Show (Berlin, Ger... - More

During February 2010, total terminal passengers decreased 4.5% compared to the previous year; domestic passenger traffic decreased 6.0%, while international passenger traffic decreased 2.4% compared to February 2009. - More

Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico, S.A.B. de C.V. (NYSE: PAC; BMV: GAP) announced that on February 23, 2010, the Company’s Board of Directors decided to submit the following items for consideration at the Annual Shareholder Meeting to be held April 27, 2010: - More

Aurora Flight Sciences has completed the fabrication and initial tests of an advanced wing design that could revolutionize solar-powered aircraft - More

The report states the civil air transportation sector in Brazil has posted a growth rate of 146 percent since 1998. - More