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2024 Flight Cancellation Rate Below Pre-Pandemic Levels Heading into Labor Day Weekend

Source: US DOT The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) shared that the year-to-date flight cancelation rate for 2024 is 1.6% heading into the Labor Day holiday weekend. Despite significant flight disruptions in July brought on by the global CrowdStrike outage, summer storms, and record-breaking air travel volumes, the year-to-date cancelation rate remains below 2022 and pre-pandemic levels. Air travel volumes this summer are the highest on record. The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has already screened 239.8 million people since Memorial Day weekend, which is an average of 2.7 million per day. The top ten busiest travel days in the agency’s history have all occurred this year since May 2024, and a new milestone was reached on July 7, when more than 3 [...]

2024-08-30T09:46:35+03:00August 30th, 2024|News, ORGANISATIONS|

Air Canada helps welcome new Canadians during citizenship ceremony at Calgary’s GlobalFest

Source: Air Canada "Welcome to Canada. Welcome home," is what Canada's newest citizens heard from GlobalFest's Chief of Operations, Ken Goosen, in Calgary's Elliston Park last Tuesday. The ceremony has been held every year at the festival since 2014, marking its 10th anniversary this year.   Air Canada proudly supported GlobalFest's citizenship ceremony in Calgary as the official airline of the event. Also known as the OneWorld Festival, it welcomes tens of thousands people over the course of five days, every year. Since 2017, Air Canada's partnership with the festival, in particular the citizenship ceremony, is a testament of the airline's deep commitment to celebrate and promote Calgary's ethno-cultural diversity and artistic excellence with an objective of bringing the community [...]

2024-08-30T09:16:04+03:00August 30th, 2024|AIRLINES, News|

Grants Help Fast Track Travelers With Their Luggage

Source: FAA To date the FAA has awarded over 25 airports with more than $465 million in grant funding for the replacement or upgrading of baggage handling systems. This unique funding program was made possible by President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and gives airports the opportunity to make improvements and modernize facilities for a more efficient passenger experience at a moment when some systems are 30 years old and nearing the end of their usefulness. For example, the Denver International Airport in Colorado was recently awarded $124 million to replace the baggage handling system with a more energy efficient system to accommodate additional passengers. With record air travel this month and passenger growth predicted for years to come, the Biden-Harris [...]

2024-08-30T09:19:48+03:00August 30th, 2024|News, ORGANISATIONS|

‘A guardian angel’: Chance encounter at airport restores woman’s faith in humanity

Source: Houston Airports Passenger Tanna Swanson felt completely lost and confused during a recent visit to Bush Airport. She said, "but then Mark appeared like a guardian angel."  Mark Batson, Custodial Supervisor at IAH and 20-year Houston Airports employee. In the quiet hours between night and morning, when the five terminals at George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) are often empty, a simple act of kindness transformed what could have been a nightmare into a story of compassion and humanity. And if it weren't for a letter written by Tanna Swanson and sent to Houston Airports, this story would have never been told. Tanna Swanson flew into Houston to attend a funeral. "I was already feeling emotionally drained and overwhelmed," she [...]

2024-08-30T09:41:43+03:00August 30th, 2024|AIRPORTS, News|

Iberia Maintenance begins to use Cepsa’s sustainable aviation fuel in its engine test benches

Source: Iberia ​ Sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), has been produced in Cepsa’s Huelva Energy Park, from organic waste and used cooking oils. This milestone, which will save 115 tonnes of CO2 per year, reinforces the objectives of both companies for the decarbonisation of the aviation sector. It is the first time that this type of sustainable fuel has been used continuously on a test bench in Spain for commercial airlines.  This initiative is part of Iberia Maintenance’s sustainability strategy, which is structured into five pillars: water, waste, energy, CO2, and volatile organic compounds. Iberia Maintenance will use 5% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) throughout the year in its engine test bench at the La Muñoza facilities, near the Adolfo Suarez Madrid-Barajas [...]

2024-08-29T10:25:25+03:00August 29th, 2024|AIRLINES, News|

IATA: Passenger Demand Up 8% in July

Source: IATA The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for July 2024 global passenger demand with the following highlights: Total demand, measured in revenue passenger kilometers (RPK), was up 8.0% compared to July 2023. Total capacity, measured in available seat kilometers (ASK), was up 7.4% year-on-year. The July load factor was 86.0% (+0.5ppt compared to July 2023). There was no significant negative demand impact from the CrowdStrike IT outage on 19 July. International demand rose 10.1% compared to July 2023. Capacity was up 10.5% year-on-year and the load factor fell to 85.9% (-0.3ppt compared to July 2023). Domestic demand rose 4.8% compared to July 2023. Capacity was up 2.8% year-on-year and the load factor was 86.1% (+1.7ppt compared to [...]

2024-08-29T14:30:36+03:00August 29th, 2024|AIRLINES, News, ORGANISATIONS|

IATA: Strong Air Cargo Demand Growth Extends into July

Source: IATA The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for July 2024 global air cargo markets showing continuing strong annual growth in demand. Total demand, measured in cargo tonne-kilometers (CTKs*), rose by 13.6% compared to July 2023 levels (14.3% for international operations). This is the eighth consecutive month of double-digit year-on-year growth, with overall levels reaching heights not seen since the record peaks of 2021. Capacity, measured in available cargo tonne-kilometers (ACTKs), increased by 8.3% compared to July 2023 (10.1% for international operations). This was largely related to the growth in international belly capacity, which rose 12.8% on the strength of passenger markets and balancing the 6.9% growth of international freighter capacity. It should be noted that the increase [...]

2024-08-29T10:04:52+03:00August 29th, 2024|News, ORGANISATIONS|

United Goes Back to School with $1.25 Million Contribution to DonorsChoose

Source: United Airlines As students get ready to start another school year, United will triple the total donations to DonorsChoose aviation projects in Chicago, Denver, Honolulu, Houston, Los Angeles, Newark/New York, Phoenix, San Francisco, and Washington, D.C. Eligible projects are posted on DonorsChoose now under donorschoose.org/united United is kicking off the school year with a $1.25 million donation through education nonprofit DonorsChoose, funding aviation and science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) classroom projects across the country. United will triple the amount of donations for DonorsChoose aviation projects submitted by teachers in nine markets and match funding for STEM projects at Equity Focus Schools. For the second year in a row, United's contributions will help bring aviation and select STEM-focused projects [...]

2024-08-29T09:55:48+03:00August 29th, 2024|AIRLINES, News|

Air Canada Comments on the End of Federal Conciliation in Negotiations with Air Line Pilots Association

Source: Air Canada Air Canada recommits to seek a negotiated agreement with ALPA during the 21-day cooling off period Operations of the airline to continue as normal Flexible rebooking policy introduced for customers with booked travel coinciding with the end of the cooling off period Air Canada issued the following update in its ongoing contract negotiations with the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA). Air Canada's intention remains to reach a negotiated settlement with its pilots, one that recognizes their professionalism and contributions to the airline. During the talks, there has been significant progress and the three-week cooling off period gives the parties more than sufficient time to address any outstanding issues. Air Canada is fully committed to bargaining meaningfully throughout [...]

2024-08-29T09:59:19+03:00August 29th, 2024|AIRLINES, News|

Shaping the Skies of Tomorrow: ICAO Conference Sets Bold Agenda for Global Air Navigation

Source: ICAO Salvatore Sciacchitano, President of the ICAO Council Aiming to reshape global aviation through heightened performance and sustainability, the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) opened the 14th Air Navigation Conference at its Montréal headquarters. Bringing together over 750 delegates from 93 countries, including government officials, industry leaders, and other aviation experts from around the world, this Conference will play a critical role in charting the course for improving global air navigation systems. It comes as ICAO commemorates its 80th anniversary through a series of events and initiatives designed to reimagine aviation in a context of unprecedented change and accelerating innovation. Zero emissions, Zero fatalities  With global air traffic rebounding to pre-pandemic levels and expected to more than double in [...]

2024-08-28T08:36:08+03:00August 28th, 2024|News, ORGANISATIONS|