Source: ACI-LAC Gallagher Aerospace, a recognized insurance brokerage, risk management services and human capital firm, joins ACI-LAC’s World Business Partners as Regular Platinum member. Gallagher is headquartered in Illinois, United States and has more than 90 years of experience, serving 150 countries with 900 offices around the world. In the aerospace industry, Gallagher Aerospace is the leading broker in the airline and airport sectors, as it represents more than 45% of the airlines worldwide, and in excess of 500 airport and aviation service providers to the industry at large. It also offers risk management services and space insurance. Dr. Rafael Echevarne, Executive Director of ACI-LAC stated, “I am very pleased to have Gallagher Aerospace join ACI-LAC and be part of [...]

Source: ACI-LAC Airports Council International Latin America and the Caribbean welcomes MHIRJ Aviation Group (MHIRJ) as its newest World Business Partner (WBP). MHIRJ was created following the acquisition of the CRJ Series program by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI), last year.  MHIRJ provides comprehensive critical operational, engineering and customer support solutions to the aircraft industry. Their extensive network of Service Centers, Support Offices and Parts Depots are positioned in important aviation hubs around the world. MHI’s acquisition of the CRJ Series program last year strengthened the company’s position as a global leader in aviation. Dr. Rafael Echevarne, Director General of ACI-LAC, commented “We are pleased to welcome MHIRJ as a new WBP Regular member of ACI-LAC. As a company that provides support and [...]

Source: ACI-LAC Airports Council International – Latin America and the Caribbean (ACI-LAC) announces that Rosario International Airport “Islas Malvinas” (AIR) located in the Province of Santa Fe, Argentina, has received certification from the Airport Health Accreditation (AHA) program. The AHA program provides airports with an assessment of how aligned they are with the health protocols, in all areas and stages of the passenger process, proposed by the ACI Business Restart and Recover guidelines and that are aligned with the recommendations of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Aviation Recovery Task Force (CART). This program is designed to assure travelers that certified airport facilities remain safe and are committed to complying with sanitary protocols to prevent contagions and is valid for 12 [...]

Source: ICAO ICAO Council President Salvatore Sciacchitano told Latin American civil aviation leaders today that the sector should expect to encounter a range of challenges as air travel begins its return to normal. The President’s comments were part of the Keynote remarks he provided to the Hermes Air Transport event on ‘Resilience and efficiency through Leadership and Cooperation’ in the post-COVID era for Latin American aviation. “We are back to 2003 levels in terms of global seat capacity,” President Sciacchitano commented, explaining that ICAO is projecting an overall global reduction in passengers of between forty-one and fifty percent for 2021, compared to the sixty per cent reduction it monitored for 2020. “The significant downturns being withstood in global and regional [...]

Source: ACI-LAC Airports Council International – Latin America and the Caribbean (ACI-LAC) announces that Diego Aracena Airport in Iquique and Andres Sabella Airport in Antofagasta, both operated by APORT, received the certification of the Airport Health Accreditation (AHA) program, which evaluates how aligned they are with the health protocols proposed by the ACI Business Restart and Recover guidelines and that they are aligned with the recommendations of the Aviation Recovery Task Force (CART) of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). APORT, since the beginning of the pandemic, has developed innovative measures for the safety of passengers, workers, and the general public. It has maintained continuous improvement processes and implementations to strengthen sanitary measures. Technological equipment has been incorporated to reduce [...]

Source: ACI-LAC. The Covid-19 pandemic has thrown air transport into the biggest crisis of its history. In Latin America and the Caribbean alone, more than 700 million passengers were lost in 2020, a 61% drop from 2019. However, this dramatic reduction in air traffic presents a unique opportunity for many airports that need to expand their capacity. Although it will take several years to reach the total traffic volume of 2019, the peak hour demand at many airports could recover much sooner. This is critical for infrastructure planning purposes, as peak hour demand is crucial in determining airport capacity. The size of air terminals, as well as the capacity of runways, taxiways and aircraft parking aprons, is determined by peak [...]