Canada’s air transportation and accommodation industries are expected to stage slim recoveries this year, although the strong Canadian dollar will benefit the former while weighing on the latter, the Conference Board of Canada said Tuesday.
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The domestic aviation is set to be the only sector to benefit from this June’s World Cup as Kenya Airways remains upbeat about the African airlines this year owing to the expected surge in passengers going in and out of South Africa.
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Delta Air Lines Inc., the world’s largest carrier by traffic, said its domestic and international flights were experiencing “minimal” delays Saturday after Friday’s alleged terrorism incident aboard one of its Detroit-bound Northwest Airlines flights from Amsterdam.
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Despite extensive spending since 2001 on intelligence and counterterrorism programs, sophisticated airport scanners and elaborate watch lists, it was something simpler that averted disaster on a Christmas Day flight to Detroit: alert and courageous passengers and crew members.
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It now seems that air travel over the holiday season will fall by 2.5 percent when compared to last year. The Air Transport Association of America said that it expects 41 million passengers to fly on United States airlines over a 21 day period from December 17th to January 6th. The busiest travel days are expected to be Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday after Christmas on December 26th through the 28th.
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Rising demand will reduce carriers’ red ink to $5.6 billion, the International Air Transport Assn. predicts. A U.S. group, citing volatile fuel prices, is not so optimistic.

The airline industry will rebound modestly next year, losing only about half of what it is expects to lose in 2009, a trade group predicted Tuesday.
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The holiday season can be a difficult time for many, especially during an economic downturn. It is also the darkest time of the year. Yet there are many signs of generosity and light which affirm our humanity and universal bonds. We came across several good news stories involving San Diego International Airport, American Airlines, and Southwest Airlines that we’d like to share. May they brighten your day, and also help you to think about helping others. (continue reading…)

A “core group” of 15 airlines have agreed to buy alternative aviation fuel from two producers, the Air Transport Association of America announced Tuesday.

One of the companies, Seattle-based AltAir Fuels, announced it had entered into a memorandum of understanding to negotiate the purchase of up to 750 million gallons of renewable jet fuel and diesel derived from camelina with Air Canada, American Airlines, (continue reading…)

Air Austral, which links islands in the Indian and Pacific Ocean with France, became the first airline to order the Airbus SAS A380 super-jumbo in an 840- passenger configuration for budget class trips to Paris.

The airline has ordered two of the world’s largest passenger plane, with an option for two more, Airbus Chief Operating Officer John Leahy said at the Dubai Air Show today. The first of the double-deck aircraft enters service in 2014. (continue reading…)