Source: ALTA The program “The Most Important Flight”, has as its central theme taking care of the mind and emotions as part of the integral health of people, especially pilots, co-pilots, flight attendants, flight mechanics, air traffic controllers, ground staff as well as partners and users in the civil aviation industry Guided by the commitment to work to continue raising aviation safety standards and ESG-oriented commitments, ALTA launched on Monday (19), in Brasília, a project in partnership with the Brazilian psychologist, psychiatrist, professor and writer Augusto Cury, which will focus on knowing fundamental aspects of mental and emotional health and how to act preventively to maintain the well-being of employees, partners and users of the civil aviation industry. Since the [...]

Source: ACI-LAC Universal Weather & Aviation, Inc is the global leader in general and corporate aviation mission management, now becoming ACI-LAC’s newest World Business Partner Universal Weather & Aviation, Inc is the global leader in general and corporate aviation mission management, now becoming ACI-LAC’s newest World Business Partner. Universal Weather & Aviation, Inc. has operations centers in Houston, Sao Paulo, London, and Hong Kong, facilitating of missions since they were founded in 1959. Today, the Universal Aviation ground support division averages 30,000 handlings per year. Dr. Rafael Echevarne, General Director of ACI-LAC, states, "General Aviation is an important part of the airport business in many Latin American and Caribbean airports. Our airports in the region currently face many challenges, so we are delighted [...]

Source: ALTA Latin America and the Caribbean continues to be the world's region with the fastest recovery from pre-pandemic levels Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) passenger traffic continues to recover faster than the rest of the regions, reaching 90.5% of its July 2019 levels, followed by Africa with 87% and North America with 85%. For July 2022, in the international market, three countries in the region stand out as having surpassed the levels reached in 2019: Dominican Republic, which reached 116% compared to 2019, representing a 16% growth. Followed by Colombia (109%) and Mexico (106%). ALTA's Traffic Report shows that in the month of July 2022, 29.7 million passengers were transported in the region and, in the accumulated January-July, [...]

Source: ACI Asia-Pacific China's tougher border measures and Japan's cautious approach towards relaxation of inbound travel restrictions could displace Asia-Pacific as the world's largest air passenger market for the year 2022. Asia-Pacific which has dominated the civil aviation market for several years prior to the pandemic, is estimated to finish second, behind Europe in terms of passenger share, and at a comparable level with North America. The latest ACI Asia-Pacific forecast indicates that by the end of 2022, passenger traffic will only recover by about 55% as compared to pre-pandemic levels. This is in stark contrast to other regions where recovery is substantially higher, and indeed estimated to be approximately between 70% and 80%, respectively. In 2019, 3.38 billion passengers [...]

Source: ALTA The Latin American and Caribbean region has experienced a significant recovery in the number of air passengers after the hiatus caused by the pandemic. However, the international context continues to pose considerable challenges, such as war-related fuel price increases, inflation, exchange rate volatility and the risk of recession by 2023. At this juncture, how can governments and the airline industry work together to reduce the current uncertainty? The Latin American and Caribbean region has experienced a significant recovery in the number of air passengers after the hiatus caused by the pandemic. However, the international context continues to pose considerable challenges, such as war-related fuel price increases, inflation, exchange rate volatility and the risk of recession by 2023. At [...]

Source: ICAO ICAO’s latest analyses reveal that air transport seat capacity and passenger totals globally have reached an estimated 80% of pre-pandemic levels, with passenger revenue at around 72% of its 2019 high point. The number of air passengers carried from January to August of this year increased by an estimated 55% compared to the same period in 2021. Aircraft flight departures increased by 28%, with overall seat capacity growing by 32% over the same period. In terms of passenger revenues, and keeping yield and exchange rates at 2019 levels, there was an estimated 70% growth achieved for the first eight months of 2022 compared to the same period of 2021. The number of passenger aircraft in service during the [...]

Source: IATA The International Air Transport Association (IATA) successfully concluded its 4th Caribbean Aviation Day, which was held under theme “Recover, Reconnect and Revive” and brought together more than 250 delegates from across the wider aviation and tourism value chain. The event was an integral part of a series of tourism and aviation focused events hosted by the Caribbean Tourism Organization and the Government of the Cayman Islands. In his opening remarks, Peter Cerdá, IATA’s Regional Vice President for the Americas stated that the region was on a good recovery track following the devastating effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and that with the right business environment, aviation could once again become a strong contributor to the socio-economic wellbeing of the [...]

Source: ALTA During the first day of ALTA Aviation Law Americas, Santiago Balbi, Legal Counsel at TravelX shared with attendees a presentation on the Blockchain-based business model for the airline industry. The company, a member of the Latin American and Caribbean Air Transport Association (ALTA) since April 2022 and a pioneer in developing tradable solutions for aviation based on blockchain technology, proposes the distribution of airline products or tickets as non-fungible tokens (NFTs). Solutions that will bring more efficiency and immediacy to purchase operations, refunds, cancellations or insurance collection, exponentially improving the user experience and generating efficiency and profitability to airlines. And although talking about Blockchain may still seem foreign to the airline industry, Balbi assured that this technology will [...]

Source: ALTA Sustainable aviation fuel, also known as SAF, is a cornerstone on the route to meeting the environmental goals set by the aviation industry to achieve zero net emissions by 2050. It is also a powerful economic engine with the prospect of generating significant socioeconomic contributions for countries in the short, medium and long term. Sustainable aviation fuel, also known as SAF, is a cornerstone on the route to meeting the environmental goals set by the aviation industry to achieve zero net emissions by 2050. Aviation industry is also a powerful economic engine with the prospect of generating significant socioeconomic contributions for countries in the short, medium and long term. In the Latin American and Caribbean region, the development [...]

Source: TSA Earlier today, the U.S. Senate voted to confirm David Pekoske for a second term as the Transportation Security Administration's (TSA) seventh Administrator. President Joe Biden nominated Pekoske for a second term in May 2022, and the U.S. Senate voted to confirm him this afternoon. He leads a workforce of approximately 60,000 employees, the security operations at nearly 430 airports throughout the United States and has federal responsibility for the security of surface transportation in the United States including pipelines, rail and mass transit systems. "It is a privilege to continue serving the American people alongside an incredible workforce of dedicated and highly skilled professionals," Pekoske said. "I will continue to work tirelessly to ensure our nation's transportation system [...]