We are used to the ever-increasing figures of air transport, wholesale and for the year 2025, 5 billionpassengers, 1,000 billion dollars in turnover, more than 15,000 aircraft in regular operation by 1,200carriers, 800 of which carry 98% of the market. And growth continues at the same rate of 5% peryear, which leads to a doubling […]
This question leads to an obvious answer: to transport passengers. Of course, this is its primaryvocation and the success of air transport is the most striking demonstration of this. Nearly 5 billionpassengers in 2025 and a demand that continues to grow. Let’s remember that the inhabitants ofmore than 2/3 of the planet still do not […]
GDS (Global Distribution Systems) are not new in the world of air transport. Created by the majorairlines between the late 1970s and the early 1980s, following the deregulation of American airtransport decided by President Carter in 1978, they have established themselves as the essential toolof distribution by linking travel agents to carriers’ inventory systems. It […]
LUFTHANSA GROUP’s NDC connection is now available on the APG Platform, APG’s NDC portal.APG, the world’s largest and most successful airline representation network with over 100 offices globally, ispartnering with Lufthansa Group, to offer Lufthansa Group’s full content via the APG NDC platform, withoutany surcharge. “APG is excited to leverage its integration via Travelsoft, who […]
The title is a bit provocative, but the question deserves to be asked. Of course, “low-cost” carriers arenot going to disappear, but their product and their way of operating are in line with the methods oftraditional airlines and moreover, the latter have also largely evolved their operation towards the“low-cost” model. From then on, and at […]
APG, a global leader in airline representation, is pleased to announce that Air North, Yukon’s airline, has extended its partnership with APG and appointed the company as its General Sales Agent (GSA) in China, Finland, Hong Kong, Portugal, Singapore, South Africa, Thailand, Türkiye, and the UAE. As Air North’s GSA, APG will oversee all sales […]
Pieter Elbers, CEO of India’s IndiGo, which has placed the largest order for aircraft ever with 1,021planes all at Airbus, pointed out that the only real difference between airlines was the quality of thecrew. Is this really true? Air transport is organised in such a way that all operators have the same opportunities because theyare […]
APG is delighted to announce that it has been selected by EL AL Israel Airlines as their General Sales Agent (GSA) in Singapore. This strategic partnership underscores APG’s commitment to providing comprehensive sales and marketing services to leading airlines globally. APG will be responsible for the promotion and sales of EL AL’s flights and services […]
On July 3 and 4, 2025, a small minority of French air traffic controllers: 272 on Thursday, July 3 and 251 onFriday, July 4, 2025 out of a total of 3,462 air traffic controllers employed by the air navigation service DSNA,which depends on the DGAC, the French Civil Aviation Directorate, went on strike. The result […]
There are powers vested in certain international organizations that are greater than those of sovereign states. This is the case of the ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organization) created in November 1944 by the historic Chicago Convention which laid the foundations of modern commercial aviation. Originally 52 countries were part of this organization, there are now […]
