Source: ALTA The award includes a cash prize and a travel to the award ceremony in Cancun From June 12th, registrations will be open for the first edition of ALTA - Periodismo de Altura Award. The contest organized by the Latin American & Caribbean Air Transport Association (ALTA) aims at disseminating, encouraging and rewarding journalistic pieces regarding the aviation industry and its impact on the economic and social development of Latin America and the Caribbean. According to ALTA's Executive Director & CEO, José Ricardo Botelho, the objective is to recognize the contribution of the professionals that help society have a more comprehensive picture of the advances in the industry and the importance of this activity for the economy, politics, and [...]

Source: US DOT U.S. airline financial reports are filed quarterly with the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS). See the tables that accompany this release on the BTS website for additional first-quarter (Tables 1-6) financial results. 1Q 2023 Results for All 26 Scheduled U.S. Passenger Airlines U.S. scheduled passenger airlines reported a first-quarter 2023 after-tax net loss of $1.2 billion and a pre-tax operating gain of $32 million. One year earlier, in the first quarter of 2022, the airlines reported an after-tax net loss of $5.1 billion and a pre-tax operating loss of $5.2 billion.    After-tax net income $1.2 billion loss in 1Q 2023 Compared to $2.1 billion gain in 4Q 2022 Compared to $5.1 billion loss in 1Q 2022 Pre-tax [...]

Source: TSA Site will expand training location options for newly-hired TSA officers The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) marked the official launch of the TSA Academy West in Las Vegas. TSA Administrator David Pekoske joined federal, county and local officials for the ribbon cutting event this morning. TSA Academy West is a 26,000-square-foot facility that features six classrooms, two large multipurpose rooms and virtual instruction space. The building is located near Harry Reid International Airport (LAS), where Transportation Security Officers (TSOs) will have easy access to a dedicated training checkpoint where they can apply what they have learned in the classroom. The training checkpoint is adjacent to the "Innovation Checkpoint" at LAS, which features the latest upgrades in aviation security technologies designed [...]