Source: ACI-LAC The Airports Council International Latin America and the Caribbean reports that Amazonia Airports Concessionaire has just joined ACI-LAC's network of member airports The Airports Council International Latin America and the Caribbean reports that Amazonia Airports Concessionaire has just joined ACI-LAC's network of member airports. The new subsidiary operates seven airports in the Amazon region, which together accounted for just over 18,000 flights and handled more than 1.1 million passengers in the first three months of 2022. The airports are located in the cities of Manaus, Tefé and Tabatinga, in Amazonas; Rio Branco and Cruzeiro do Sul, in Acre; Porto Velho, in Rondônia; and Boa Vista, in Roraima. Amazonia Airports Concessionaire is part of VINCI Airports, the largest private airport [...]

Source: ALTA The Association continues to reinforce its efforts to expand access to training for aeronautical personnel in the region The Latin American and Caribbean Air Transport Association (ALTA) formalized the signing of a cooperation agreement with the Universidad Provincial de Ezeiza (UPE) that will allow both institutions to collaborate in order to expand access to academic offerings and robust training in the region, as well as to develop academic activities, research and technical know-how projects. During the meeting at the university's facilities, Daniel Galli, Rector of UPE; Macarena Forneris, Academic Secretary; Nicolás Klauss, Co-Director of the Air Transport and Tourism Observatory; Florencia Ursino, Teacher and member of the team responsible for the Coordination of Aeronautical Studies; José Ricardo Botelho, [...]

Source: IATA The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced the launch of AVSEC Insight, an online platform offering users a comprehensive range of timely, open-source, information to aid in identifying potential security risks and threats to their operations and businesses. "Monitoring risks is both difficult and time-consuming, particularly for airlines with international operations. Adding destinations means more intelligence collection and monitoring is required. AVSEC Insight responds to this challenge by gathering risk-related information from a wide variety of sources, including niche and local-language news media as well as NOTAMs (Notice to Air Missions) and other official sources. It enables users to manage and identify business risks at early stages, monitor them in real time, and conduct post event analysis. The tool [...]

Source: ICAO At ICAO we serve as the global forum for States for international civil aviation. We develop policies and Standards, undertake compliance audits, perform studies and analyses, provide assistance and build aviation capacities through many activities and the cooperation of its Member States and stakeholders. As new priorities are identified by these stakeholders, the ICAO secretariat convenes panels, task forces, conferences and seminars to explore their technical, political, socio-economic and other aspects. We then provide governments with the best advice as they collectively and diplomatically establish new international standards and recommended practices for civil aviation internationally. Industry and civil society groups and other concerned regional and international organizations, also participate in the exploration and development of new standards at [...]

Source: ALTA The program for the 14th edition of the event includes: public policies, investments, passenger rights, operations, blockchain and legal uncertainty One of the most outstanding conferences on aviation law is already set to take place. ALTA Aviation Law Americas will be held on September 14 to 16 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It will be three days of discussion about the legal challenges for aviation, financial issues and aeropolitical aspects. The meeting will bring together leading experts from the legal area, airlines, authorities and regulatory agencies to exchange experiences and initiatives that will contribute to the regulatory future of civil aviation in the region. To join, just register through the website: altaaviationlaw.com. Places are limited. ALTA’s Executive Director & [...]

Source: IATA The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced passenger data for June 2022 showing that the recovery in air travel remains strong. Note: We have returned to year-on-year traffic comparisons, instead of comparisons with the 2019 period, unless otherwise noted. Owing to the low traffic base in 2021, some markets will show very high year-on-year growth rates, even if the size of these markets is still significantly smaller than they were in 2019. Total traffic in June 2022 (measured in revenue passenger kilometers or RPKs) was up 76.2% compared to June 2021, primarily propelled by the ongoing strong recovery in international traffic. Globally, traffic is now at 70.8% of pre-crisis levels. Domestic traffic for June 2022 was up 5.2% compared to [...]

Source: US DOT Today, the U.S. Department of Transportation (Department) announced a proposed rule for public comment, which if adopted, would significantly strengthen protections for consumers seeking refunds for airline tickets. Since early 2020, the Department has received a flood of air travel service complaints from consumers with non-refundable tickets who did not travel because airlines canceled or significantly changed their flights or because the consumers decided not to fly for pandemic-related reasons such as health concerns. "When Americans buy an airline ticket, they should get to their destination safely, reliably, and affordably," said U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg. "This new proposed rule would protect the rights of travelers and help ensure they get the timely refunds they deserve from [...]

Source: IATA The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for global air cargo markets showing healthy and stable performance. Note: We returned to year-on-year traffic comparisons, instead of comparisons with the 2019 period, unless otherwise noted. Global demand, measured in cargo tonne-kilometers (CTKs*), was 6.4% below June 2021 levels (-6.6% for international operations). This was an improvement on the year-on-year decline of 8.3% seen in May. Global demand for the first half-year was 4.3% below 2021 levels (-4.2% for international operations). Compared to pre-COVID levels (2019) half-year demand was up 2.2%. Capacity was 6.7% above June 2021 (+9.4% for international operations). This was an increase on the 2.7% year-on-year growth recorded in May. Capacity for the first half-year was [...]