Guyana’s Minister of Tourism, Industry and Commerce, Manniram Prashad, announced that three major air carriers Delta Airlines from the United States of America, Zoom Airlines from the United Kingdom and Skyservice Airlines from Canada will be entering the Guyanese market this year.
Amadeus announced that Iberia has chosen Amadeus as their selected partner for the worldwide distribution of destination content on Iberia.com.
American Airlines apologized for its flight cancellations that may have impacted 200,000 passengers over the past three days. American said it canceled more than 900 flights on Thursday as it works to complete the inspections of its MD-80 fleet. On Wednesday, American said it canceled 1,094 flights in addition to the 460 canceled on Tuesday.
Brazil’s Embraer said its board had approved plans to invest $750 million to develop two new business jets, its latest foray into one of the fastest growing niches of the aviation market.
Ryanair said it would close its Dublin telesales operation, affecting up to 40 jobs, because phone bookings have been eclipsed by Internet reservations, and to help offset high fuel costs.
David Neeleman, the chairman and founder of JetBlue, plans to start up his fourth airline, a domestic carrier in Brazil. Mr. Neeleman, who was born in Brazil, has raised $150 million to finance the carrier, which doesn’t have a name yet.