Industry Insights
The U.S. and The Bahamas Sign New Air Transport Agreement
Pack your sunscreen—the Bahamas is open for business! Today, U.S. State Department Assistant Secretary for Economic and Business Affairs Manisha Singh joined Bahamian Minister of Tourism and Aviation Dionisio D’Aguilar in Nassau, The Bahamas, to sign the first bilateral air transport agreement between the two countries. The Agreement will increase accessibility for U.S. airlines and […]
U.S. Airlines Continue to Grow Greener as Sustainability Takes Center Stage in Davos
Leaders from around the world gathered at the 50th World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland this week to discuss key global issues including the economy, security and – of course — sustainability. Environmental concerns, including the importance of addressing climate change, are not new to WEF, and the public-private approach WEF champions for action […]
Soaring Through the Glass Ceiling with Airlines for America
Airlines for America (A4A) is proud to join six leading stakeholders in the aviation and aerospace industry to release “Soaring Through the Glass Ceiling,” a comprehensive study about gender diversity and the role of women within the industry. The study, which is the first global survey of its kind, was spearheaded by Korn Ferry. From […]
Talking Sustainability at a Transportation Summit
What are airlines doing to fight climate change? That’s the central question that Nancy Young, A4A’s Vice President for Environmental Affairs, was invited to answer at Blueprint: An Atlantic Summit on Infrastructure and Transportation. The airline industry has “environmental interests in avoiding and minimizing climate impacts,” Nancy said, pointing out that those environmental interests also […]
Customer Satisfaction Continues to Rise as Construction Booms
U.S. airlines fly a record 2.4 million passengers and more than 58,000 tons of cargo every day, and U.S. passenger airlines serve over 800 airports in 80 countries. As Americans and foreign visitors are filtering in and out of the nation’s airports, they’re seeing and experiencing the improvements, and it shows: the overall customer satisfaction […]