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Taxes v Tourism: A battle for the Bahamas airports

21 June 2018 By Seth Miller 1 Comment

Can the Bahamas pay for the necessary and significant airport upgrades without raising taxes or passenger fees? It seems that’s unlikely. And so the growth of the island nation’s tourism sector is at risk. Damned if you do and damned if you don’t. Hear from the Minister Tourism & Aviation Dionisio D’Aguilar on how the country plans to address these challenges.

This story is about: AvGeek, Bahamas, CaribAvia, CaribAvia18, Caribbean, fees, IATA, IATAAGM, IATAAGM18, taxes, WandrRTW18 Filed Under: Airplanes and Airports

SkyTeam grows a Digital Spine

7 June 2018 By Seth Miller 1 Comment

How can global alliances increase their relevance to member airlines? Better data sharing is good but enabling ancillary sales on top of that is great. SkyTeam’s SkyLink Digital Spine delivers that new connectivity and sales opportunity.

This story is about: ancillary fees, fees, IATA, IATAAGM, IATAAGM18, revenue, SkyTeam, Star Alliance Filed Under: Distribution, Loyalty

Everyday sexism, Aviation edition

5 June 2018 By Seth Miller 4 Comments

Qatar Airways GCEO Akbar Al Baker is known for making controversial statements. Now he is doing so representing both his airline and IATA, the global aviation trade group. So when he suggests that airline CEOs must be men because “It is a very challenging position” that creates all sorts of new problems.

This story is about: Air Canada, IATA, IATAAGM, IATAAGM18, Qantas, Qatar Airways Filed Under: OpEd

Star Alliance teases increased award availability, new top tier for travelers

3 June 2018 By Seth Miller 3 Comments

More award seats? Better elite status recognition? Star Alliance hopes to deliver both thanks to its new digital middleware platform. But can these improvements be delivered without eroding the inherent value of points or the existing status tiers??

This story is about: awards, elite status, frequent flier, frequent flyer, IATA, IATAAGM, IATAAGM18, loyalty, Star Alliance Filed Under: Loyalty

Fiji Airways signs on as inaugural oneworld connect member

3 June 2018 By Seth Miller 1 Comment

Oneworld wants to grow its route network and it is willing to take on smaller airlines to deliver on that plan. Fiji Airways is the inaugural member in the new “oneworld connect” program allows limited alliance membership and limited benefits for passengers. But locking up the new connect member airlines is a smart move for the group.

This story is about: American Airlines, British Airways, Cathay Pacific, Fiji Airways, IAG, IATA, IATAAGM, IATAAGM18, LCCs, LEVEL, Norwegian, oneworld, oneworld Connect, Qantas Filed Under: Airplanes and Airports, Loyalty

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