Source: ALTA Tianguis Turístico takes place in Mexico from March 26 to 29 The Latin American and Caribbean Air Transport Association (ALTA) and Amadeus will participate in the 47th edition of the Tianguis Turístico México, to be held in Mexico City from March 26 to 29. During his speech, Juan Camilo Guerrero, ALTA's Head of Economics, will present the Air Transport Competitiveness Index for Latin America and the Caribbean, developed by both organizations. This report, whose second edition was released in the last quarter of 2022, studies a series of factors that determine the competitiveness in the region for air transport and suggests what actions can be taken to generate better conditions to attract more and more investors, develop operations, jobs, connectivity [...]

Source: US DOT The U.S. Department of Transportation today released its Air Travel Consumer Report (ATCR) on airline operational data compiled for the month of January 2023 for on-time performance, mishandled baggage, and mishandled wheelchairs and scooters. The ATCR is designed to assist consumers with information on the quality of services provided by airlines. DOT remains committed to ensuring airline passengers are treated fairly and is concerned about recent flight cancellations and flight disruptions and difficulties families are experiencing in sitting together with no fees. The Department is currently investigating several domestic airlines to ensure that they are not engaging in unrealistic scheduling of flights. DOT uses the data from the ATCR, consumer complaints, and other information it secures from [...]

Source: ICAO The ICAO Council has updated a range of international aviation environmental standards as it continues to make progress during its 228th session. A new amendment to Annex 16 of the Chicago Convention helps to importantly clarify the monitoring, reporting, and verification requirements relating to the ICAO Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA). The same amendment defines a new CORSIA offsetting threshold for smaller airlines, confirms the offsetting calculation to be applied by new operators that don’t qualify as ‘new entrants’, and formalizes alignment adjustments relevant to related and recently updated ISO Standards, and the outcomes of the 41stICAO Assembly last October. Additional progress was made by the Council on new Annex 16 amendments to address [...]

Source: ALPA Leaders of the world’s largest pilot organizations today announced a global coalition to prevent airlines and manufacturers from pushing ahead with plans to remove pilots from the flight deck, a profit-driven scheme that poses a significant safety risk. Pilot representatives from the International Federation of Air Line Pilots’ Associations (IFALPA), the European Cockpit Association (ECA), and Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l (ALPA) vowed to take collective action to protect the flying public and counter an aggressive corporate-led lobbying campaign targeting regulators around the world, including the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). “Whether you depart from New York, San Francisco, or Atlanta bound for London, Paris, or Tokyo, a crew of at least two qualified, experienced, trained, and rested airline pilots [...]