Atlanta is in the flight plan for Kenya Airways, a SkyTeam partner of Delta Air Lines Inc. which could eventually fulfill the latter’s decade-old effort to link its hometown and Nairobi, Kenya’s capital. Kenyan Ambassador to the U.S. Robinson Njeru Githae told Global Atlanta that his country’s the flag carrier is eyeing links with Washington, […]
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Thailand Courts Georgia Aviation, Manufacturing Investors With Incentives
Georgia’s business relationship with Thailand operates with little fanfare, with only a few Thai-owned companies working here and little public knowledge of how locally based multinationals are tapping into the Southeast Asian economy of 70 million people. But the Thailand Board of Investment sought to change that this week. Officials held an Atlanta event on the sidelines of […]
Hartfield-Jackson Hopes Prague Airport Agreement Will Spur Nonstop Flight
A new agreement between the Atlanta airport and its counterpart in Prague aims to improve aviation collaboration, but it was clear during Friday’s signing ceremony that both sides had an ulterior motive: spurring business interaction. Not one speaker let the prospect of reviving a nonstop flight to the Czech Republic capital, which Delta postponed for […]
PVH Corp. to Hire Nearly 600 at Warehouse Near Atlanta Airport
The company that owns Calvin Klein, Tommy Hilfiger and other iconic clothing brands is set to invest $77.6 million in a new distribution center near the Atlanta airport that will create 575 jobs. New York City-based PVH Corp. has operations in 40 countries and imports products sourced from all over the world through the Port […]
Canadian Airline WestJet to Begin Atlanta-Calgary Flights
Canadian airline WestJet is set to begin flights April 7 from Calgary, Canada, to Atlanta in April as it eyes a joint venture with codeshare partner Delta Air Lines Inc. Delta and the low-cost carrier signed a joint venture agreement last August that is pending government approval in both countries. The flight, which brings the […]
Delta Vies for More Flights to Tokyo’s Haneda Airport, Including From Atlanta
Delta Air Lines Inc. is once again vying for new service into Tokyo’s Haneda Airport from key U.S. hubs including Atlanta, arguing that the more centrally located hub will be beneficial for business travelers and spur more U.S.-Japan trade and tourism. Most Delta flights land in Narita Airport, which lies 36 miles outside the city […]
Hartsfield-Jackson Remains World’s Busiest Airport for 21st Year With 107M Passengers
It never gets old for those who would promote Atlanta as a business destination, even after 20 years: Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport is yet again the busiest airport in the world, according to preliminary numbers compiled by the airport. The airport handled nearly 107.4 million in 2018, an increase of 3.33 percent over the previous […]
Delta Fires New Salvo in Qatar Airways Feud, This Time Over Italy Routes
Delta Air Lines Inc. has fired a new salvo in an ongoing battle with Middle Eastern air carrier Qatar Airways, reigniting a conflict a year after the two sides reached a fragile ceasefire. At issue this time is Qatar’s 49 percent stake in Italy’s Meridiana, which has been rebranded to Air Italy and is now […]
Aerotropolis Atlanta in Talks With New Beijing Airport
The Atlanta Aerotropolis Alliance is in talks with Beijing to cross-promote their airport areas for investment in a partnership similar to what the city has maintained with Paris in recent years. Alliance President and CEO Shannon James traveled to China in October for a Sustainable Airport Areas seminar hosted by Hubstart Paris, the economic development […]
Bullish on Atlanta, Turkish Airlines Opens New Buckhead Sales and Operations Office
Turkish Airlines opened a new sales and operations office in Buckhead Thursday as part of a broader plan to provide more hands-on service in the Atlanta market, where it flies five days per week from Istanbul. “As the latest destination of Turkish Airlines in the U.S., one of our major goals is to increase our […]
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