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IATA: Passenger Demand Accelerated In June

Up Nearly Eight Percent Over The Same Period Last Year

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced global passenger traffic results for June showing that demand (measured in total revenue passenger kilometers or RPKs) rose by 7.8% compared to June 2017. This was up from 6.0% year-over-year growth recorded in both May and April. June capacity (available seat kilometers or ASKs) increased by 6.5%, and load factor rose 1.0 percentage point to 82.8%.

Frontier Pilots Say Carrier Pays More Than 50 Percent Less Than Competitors

ALPA Asks National Mediation Board To Declare An Impasse In Negotiations

Frontier Airlines pilots, represented by the Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l (ALPA), have warned airline CEOs at a major industry conference in Denver today that their airline’s bottom-of-the-industry pay rates create an unfair playing field for competing carriers.

Gulf Air Becomes The First National Carrier To Fly The A320neo In The Region

First Of 29 Of The Type Ordered During Bahrain International Airshow

Gulf Air, the flag carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain, has taken delivery of its first A320neo. The aircraft, powered by CFM LEAP-1A engines, made its maiden journey from Toulouse to Bahrain, landing at the Bahrain International Airport at 16:00 local time.

Kentucky Youth Group Runs Into Check In Snafu At KCVG

Arrived Late At Gate, Denied Boarding On Mission Trip

A church youth group consisting of 40 kids missed a flight to Mexico after a check-in experience that the youth pastor described as "chaotic" at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (KCVG).