The Blue Swan Daily Aviation News

INDUSTRY ANALYSIS
Travel prices are expected to rise sharply in 2019, driven by a growing global economy and rising oil prices
Travel prices are expected to rise sharply in 2019, with hotels going up 3.7%, and flights 2.6%, driven by a growing global economy and rising…..
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Etihad Airways targets more revenue diversification following corporate restructuring
The Etihad Aviation Group recently embarked on a total restructure, covering both the group’s organisational structure and the operating model of Etihad Airways. Along with…..
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Did you know? Top 10 Domestic Routes
Nine of the top 10 busiest domestic routes in the world can be found in the Asia Pacific region, and this doesn’t seem likely to…..
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Advantage Africa – an update on latest travel developments across the Continent
Is the African market finally ready to fulfil its full potential? Will a new more open approach to air connectivity finally open the door to…..
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Airline Insight: Gol Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes SA
Each day this year The Blue Swan Daily uses the extensive insights available to CAPA – Centre for Aviation members to deliver a data snapshot on the…..
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Airport Insight: Jeddah King Abdulaziz International Airport
Each day this year The Blue Swan Daily uses the extensive insights available to CAPA – Centre for Aviation members to deliver a data snapshot on the…..
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Bitcoin Watch – Bitcoin slips back to USD8,000 and into overbought territory
Bitcoin’s value dipped slightly overnight back down to USD8,221, after reaching a two month high of USD8,395. According to MarketWatch the pace of Bitcoin’s recent…..
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DAILY NEWS BRIEFS
El Al withdraws high court appeal against flights via Saudi airspace
El Al withdrew a petition to Israel‘s Supreme Court that sought to restrict any new services to the country via Saudi Arabia‘s airspace until it could also use…..
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Transavia launches baggage home pick up and check-in service
Transavia partnered (25-Jul-2018) with PostNL to offer passengers a remote baggage check-in service, in a pilot project running from 25-Jul-2018 to the end of 2018. Baggage…..
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SWISS to operate A220-100 to London City from winter 2018/19
SWISS plans to replace Embraer 190 with Airbus A220-100 aircraft on Geneva–London City service from 29-Oct-2018 (Routes Online, 25-Jul-2018). The E190 was leased from Helvetic Airways. The route will operate up to three times daily in…..
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Bosnia and Herzegovina Govt to invest EUR4.3m in country’s airports
Bosnia and Herzegovina‘s Government plans to invest BAM8.4 million (EUR4.3 million) in the country’s airports to increase operational capacity (SeeNews, 25-Jul-2018). Investments include BAM2.5 million…..
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