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CAPA Airline Leader Summit Americas 2024

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Calgary: CAPA Airline Leader Summit Americas 2024

CAPA returns to North America in 2024 with the CAPA Airline Leader Summit – Americas. To be held in Calgary (Canada) over 9-10 May 2024, the summit will provide unparalleled insight into the strategic landscape of a region that is of vital importance.

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Miami: GAD Americas 2024

The leading conference for airport strategy and finance. The community of airport infrastructure and business developers looks forward to re-establishing its home in Miami 2024. GAD Americas returns to Miami 30-31 May 2024.

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Etihad Airways launched (03-May-2024) reciprocal interline partnerships with JEJU air, Kam Air, Myanmar Airways International, Rex Airlines and SKY express. The interline agreements support connectivity to destinations across the carriers' networks, enabling passengers to book their entire journey on a single ticket and check through baggage to the end destination. Etihad now has 123 interline, codeshare and strategic partnerships with other airlines. [more - original PR]

IATA criticised (02-May-2024) the increase in the German Government's passenger tax from 01-May-2024, warning it "will weaken the German economy and damage aviation's ability to decarbonise". The tax increased by 19% to between EUR15.53 and EUR70.83 per passenger, depending on the route. IATA stated the tax will make Germany "less competitive in key economic areas such as exports, tourism, and jobs" and will "further affect Germany's air transport recovery from the pandemic, which is one of the slowest in the EU". IATA noted the German Government coalition agreement originally stated revenues from aviation taxes would directly fund production of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), but claimed that this commitment was broken. IATA stated the tax "makes it harder for airlines to invest in SAF, in a more fuel efficient fleet and other decarbonisation efforts". IATA director general Willie Walsh said the German Government "is also in favour of a European jet fuel tax which will make it even more expensive to do business in Germany or for families to go on holiday". Mr Walsh stated: "The government should be prioritising measures to improve Germany's competitive position and encouraging trade and travel. Instead, they have gone for a short term cash-grab which can only damage the economy's long term growth". [more - original PR]

Argentina and Ecuador signed (02-May-2024) an MoU to develop an open skies agreement The meeting included representatives from LATAM Airlines, JetSMART, SKY Airline and Aerolineas Argentinas. [more - original PR - Spanish]

CAPA - Centre for Aviation, in a report entitled: 'European airports struggle to claw back passengers; reductions at 56% of airports in 2023 vs 2019', stated (03-May-2024) the majority of European airports failed to grow passenger traffic in 2023, compared to 2019. Comparing the top five European airports by passenger numbers with three smaller airports in each of their countries suggests the primary gateway/hub airports are struggling to regain the pre-pandemic status quo, while small regional and especially low cost airports are doing quite well. International traffic in Europe is growing much faster than domestic, with low cost carriers gaining ground in passengers flown and future capacity. [more - CAPA Analysis]

Lufthansa Group announced (01-May-2024) the first scheduled service with the Lufthansa Allegris cabin from Munich to Vancouver on 01-May-2024. Toronto will be the second Allegris destination from 02-May-2024, which will be served alternately with Vancouver on select flights for "the first few months". As further A350s are delivered, Allegris will also be made available on services to Chicago and Montreal in summer 2024. From late summer 2024, Allegris will be available to Shanghai and San Francisco, which will initially replacing the existing Allegris destinations. From summer 2024, Allegris will be offered for booking for winter 2024/25 with the entire product range. [more - original PR]

Malaysian Aviation Commission (MAVCOM) announced (02-May-2024) air traffic recorded a "significant" 16.1% year-on-year increase to 22.6 million passengers in 1Q2024. Growth was primarily driven by international air traffic, which increased 39.9% to 11.9 million passengers. Domestic traffic decreased 2.3% to 10.7 million passengers. Traffic reached 85.5% of 2019 levels, with international recovery at 89.3% and domestic at 81.7%. The share of international air traffic exceeded domestic for the first time since the pandemic. MAVOM stated it is optimistic about the continued recovery and growth of the aviation industry, despite recent cancellations and rerouting of flights due to conflict in the Middle East. [more - original PR]

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