Corporate Travel Analysis Reports

Passenger traffic at Dubai International Airport (DXB) surpassed 43 million in the first half of 2017, according to official traffic reports from operator Dubai Airports. The facility handled 43,054,268 passengers during the first half, up 6.3% compared to the corresponding period in 2016. This was despite a relatively quiet June when levels were up just 3.9% due mainly to the holy month of Ramadan falling in June, a traditionally slow month.

Andrew McEvoy:Adelaide can sustain capacity growth by tapping into inbound visitors

The municipality of Bad Taxenheim in rural Germany has announced plans to construct a vast virtual airport and aerotropolis designed to transform the way the airline industry works, bringing thousands of new virtual jobs to the region.

Cebu Pacific Air is hoping Tourism Australia to will commence marketing activities in the Philippines and if Australia reduced the price of a visa for Philippine citizens, leading to a further boost in Filipino visitor numbers.

With continued slow sales - or should that be non-existent sales - of the Airbus A380 over the past two years and it looking increasingly likely that the manufacturer will not proceed with an updated A380neo version in favour of the minor A380plus upgrades revealed at the Paris Air Show this year, Emirates Airline now faces a major dilemma. How to you replace the largest capacity aircraft currently in the market?

US major Delta Air Lines will add a three times weekly link to the Nigerian city of Lagos during summer 2018, complementing its existing flight into the city from its Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport hub, which will celebrate its 10th anniversary of service in December. The route, flown using an Airbus A330-200, will commence from March 24, 2018 and will mark the return of regular flights in the city pair after Arik Air ended its own flights earlier this year at the height of its financial crisis.

The Blue Swan Daily recently caught up with Carlson Wagonlit Travel chief data scientist Dr Eric Tyree, to discuss technology innovations to enhance business travel, artificial intelligence and how this is assisting its clients.

Air New Zealand released its 2017 financial year results today. This included information on its network development, loyalty programme, and outlook for FY2018. Blue Swan has pulled together all the key highlights from the results into an easy to read snapshot for your reference.

Two of the world's leading providers of vital information for airlines and airports, ForwardKeys and CAPA - Centre for Aviation, have teamed up to provide a unique insight into what lies ahead for the sector. Their "Data Fuel Station" at World Routes 2017 in Barcelona will provide airport delegates with a comprehensive personalised intelligence pack ahead of meetings with airlines.

Australia's Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics (BITRE) released the Jun-2017 Australian domestic aviation activity report. Highlights include: