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Statement from Airlines for America on FAA NOTAM Outage

Source: A4A The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has notified U.S. airlines through an ATC advisory that the FAA is experiencing a technology issue related to the Notice of Air Missions (NOTAM) system, which provides airlines with real time safety information for flight planning. This technology issue is causing significant operational delays across the National Airspace System. A4A is working with the FAA and awaiting further information regarding when these issues will be resolved. For real time updates related to any potential delays or cancellations caused by the FAA’s system disruptions, travelers should download their airline’s app, visit the carrier’s website and ensure their contact information is accurate on travel records.

2023-01-13T22:42:09+02:00January 11th, 2023|News, ORGANISATIONS|

Aena’s network airports close 2022 with a 88.5% recovery of 2019 traffic and over 243.6 million passengers

Source: Aena December ended with an almost full recovery of 98.1% compared to the same month in 2019, before the outbreak of the pandemic The airports in the Aena network closed 2022 with a total of 243,681,775 passengers, representing an 88.5% recovery in passenger traffic compared to 2019, the last year before the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. For the month of December, the recovery was close to 100%, standing at 98.1% compared to the same month in 2019, with a total of 17,897,162 passengers. Annual Balance Sheet Throughout the year, the number of aircraft movements was 2,216,327, representing a recovery of 93.9% over 2019; and 1,000,356 tonnes of cargo were transported, 6.5% less than in 2019. Of the total [...]

2023-01-10T18:09:02+02:00January 11th, 2023|AIRPORTS, News|

Double the number of travellers at Schiphol in 2022

Source: Royal Schiphol Group Last year, 52.5 million passengers travelled to, from or via Schiphol. That's a 106% increase compared to 2021 (25.5 million travellers) but still 27% fewer than in 2019 (71.7 million travellers) The Netherlands Antilles (Curaçao and Bonaire) were very popular destinations last year. Travellers to Curaçao increased by 19% and travellers to Bonaire increased by 59% relative to 2019 Amsterdam Airport Schiphol Out of the 52.5 million travellers in 2022, 37% had a connecting flight at Schiphol - that's 9.6 million transfer passengers. In accordance with the international counting method, these travellers were counted twice; once as an arriving traveller and once as a departing traveller. Last year, there were 397,646 air transport movements. That's a [...]

2023-01-11T18:46:21+02:00January 11th, 2023|AIRPORTS, News|

Hawaiian Airlines Creates $100,000 Scholarship Fund for Hawai‘i Residents Attending Arizona State University’s IT Program

Source: Hawaiian Airlines Hawaiian Airlines is encouraging Hawai‘i students to pursue careers in information technology with the establishment of a $100,000 scholarship fund in partnership with Arizona State University’s W. P. Carey School of Business. The Hawaiian Airlines New Horizons Scholarship will provide $10,000 awards each year for up to two undergraduate students enrolling in the school’s Information Systems program, starting in the fall 2023 semester. “Information technology touches every aspect of Hawaiian Airlines. We will continue to grow our technology team with a focus on improving our operations and the guest experience,” said John Jacobi, senior vice president and chief information officer at Hawaiian Airlines. “We are delighted to partner with Arizona State’s exceptional IT program and offer Hawai‘i [...]

2023-01-11T18:50:10+02:00January 11th, 2023|AIRLINES, News|

Real Madrid fly better to Riyadh on Emirates A380 with bespoke livery

Source: Emirates Emirates, the world’s largest international airline and Official Main Sponsor of Real Madrid, welcomed the Spanish football club onboard a specially chartered A380 flight from Madrid to Riyadh yesterday. The iconic double-decker aircraft featured a new livery with some of the club’s top players. The club made their way to the Saudi capital ahead of the Spanish Super Cup semi-final match versus Valencia on 11 January 2023. The bespoke decal includes a group shot of renowned Nacho Fernández, Dani Carvajal, Thibaut Courtois, Karim Benzema (center), Luka Modrić, Tony Kroos and Vini Jr and covers more than 125 square metres on each side of the aircraft. The decal will remain on the A380 aircraft for five months with scheduled [...]

2023-01-11T18:51:49+02:00January 11th, 2023|AIRLINES, News|

TAP increases flights to the United States, Brazil, Faro, Caracas and Tel Aviv

Source: TAP Faro will have one more daily flight, increasing from three to four frequencies Ten new flights a week to five North American cities Brazil with six more flights a week Tel Aviv will have one daily flight, two more per week than in summer 2022 Company resumes summer seasonal offer to Porto Santo, Tangiers and Naples Palma de Mallorca and Menorca join Ibiza in the seasonal offer of flights to the Balearic Islands TAP presents the main summer news at Lisbon airport, highlighting the offer of ten more flights per week to the United States of America, six more to Brazil and one more daily flight to Faro during summer peak. In the United States, TAP will increase [...]

2023-01-11T16:48:51+02:00January 10th, 2023|AIRLINES, News|

Airbus and VDL Group join forces to produce an airborne laser communication terminal

Source: Airbus Airbus and VDL Group have signed a partnership agreement for the development and manufacturing of a laser communication terminal for aircraft, known as UltraAir. Based on the development led by Airbus and the Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research (TNO), the two companies will now prepare a demonstration of a prototype and a first flight test in 2024. As of 2024, Airbus and VDL Group – a Dutch high-tech industrial supplier – will further industrialise the prototype in order to make it ready for integration with a hosting aircraft. VDL brings design for production to the partnership and will manufacture critical systems. A flight test of this industrialised prototype is planned in 2025 on an aircraft. UltraAir will [...]

2023-01-11T16:55:08+02:00January 10th, 2023|MANUFACTURERS, News|

NAV CANADA launched public consultations on airspace enhancements around Vancouver International Airport​

Source: NAV Canada NAV CANADA, in collaboration with Vancouver Airport Authority, has launched a public consultation on a proposal for airspace modernization surrounding Vancouver International Airport (YVR) The consultations are an opportunity for the public to get information about the proposed changes and to provide their feedback on the NAV CANADA proposal. NAV CANADA is proposing changes to approach procedures at YVR including the addition of new satellite-based procedures, known as Required Navigation Performance Authorization Required (RNP AR), and changes to existing arrival routes and procedures. RNP AR is designed to provide aircraft with shorter, more direct routes on approach to YVR and is supported by a new International Civil Aviation Organization separation standard. This allows an aircraft’s flight management [...]

2023-01-10T16:28:55+02:00January 10th, 2023|AIRPORTS, News, ORGANISATIONS|

Passenger Recovery Continues in November

Source: IATA The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that the air travel recovery continued through November 2022. Total traffic in November 2022 (measured in revenue passenger kilometers or RPKs) rose 41.3% compared to November 2021. Globally, traffic is now at 75.3% of November 2019 levels. International traffic rose 85.2% versus November 2021. The Asia-Pacific continued to report the strongest year-over-year results with all regions showing improvement compared to the prior year. November 2022 international RPKs reached 73.7% of November 2019 levels. Domestic traffic for November 2022 was up 3.4% compared to November 2021 with travel restrictions in China continuing to dampen the global result. Total November 2022 domestic traffic was at 77.7% of the November 2019 level. “Traffic results in November reinforce [...]

2023-01-10T16:42:36+02:00January 10th, 2023|News, ORGANISATIONS|

Azul Reports December 2022 Traffic

Source: Azul  Azul S.A., “Azul”, the largest airline in Brazil by departures and number of cities served, announces today its preliminary traffic results for December 2022. Consolidated passenger traffic (RPKs) was essentially stable compared to December 2021 on a capacity (ASKs) increase of 6.7%, resulting in a load factor of 77.6%. "2022 was a remarkable year for us. Azul was the most on-time airline in the world in 2022 while demand for our products and services remained extremely strong. We ended the year with record fares and RASK, and we are even more excited about the opportunities ahead of us as we enter in 2023,” says John Rodgerson, Azul’s CEO.

2023-01-10T16:57:17+02:00January 10th, 2023|AIRLINES, News|