Source: ACI-LAC Campbell-Hill Aviation Group, LLC (Campbell-Hill), a Washington DC-based consulting firm with a 29-year track record of offering a wide range of services in the aviation field, joins ACI-LAC's commercial partners Campbell-Hill Aviation Group, LLC (Campbell-Hill), a Washington DC-based consulting firm with a 29-year track record of offering a wide range of services in the aviation field, joins ACI-LAC's commercial partners. With this alliance, the group aims to strengthen its presence in Latin America and bring its product and service offerings to a greater number of airports in the region. Campbell-Hill's president and CEO, Kevin Healy, described the alliance with ACI-LAC as very valuable and considered it a key part of its expansion in Latin America and the Caribbean. Likewise, [...]

Source: EUROCONTROL EUROCONTROL’s 41 Member States have today selected Raúl Medina Caballero, Director General of Civil Aviation of Spain as the next Director General of EUROCONTROL. Raúl Medina Caballero will take up his new function on 1 January 2023. Raúl Medina Caballero said “I would like to thank the EUROCONTROL Member States for the trust that they have put in me. I look forward to working with all the States as well as the stakeholders over the coming years to continue to support and improve aviation in Europe and to build on the achievements of Eamonn Brennan over the past 5 years.” Raúl Medina Caballero will replace Eamonn Brennan who took up his functions on 1 January 2018 and who, over [...]

Source: UK - CAA The UK Civil Aviation Authority is today (27 June) announcing the appointment of eight members of its new Environmental Sustainability Panel to act as a ‘critical friend’ to the Civil Aviation Authority, providing expert technical advice on the delivery of our environmental sustainability strategy. The Panel will work with us to support and challenge us as we work with industry, consumers and local communities to better understand and mitigate the impacts of aviation and drive improvements in its environmental performance relating to emissions, noise and other environmental impacts. It will work alongside our existing Consumer Panel to better understand consumers’ needs as we develop our plans to report on aviation’s environmental performance and to provide consistent information [...]

Source: A4E The European Parliament’s Transport Committee voted on a key piece of the future regulatory landscape that will enable airlines to meet their decarbonization pledges. The upscaling of sustainable aviation fuels (SAFs) is a pivotal measure to decarbonise aviation in the short to medium term. A4E supports large parts of ReFuel EU. We particularly welcome Rapporteur Gade's desire to introduce a flexibility mechanism to supply SAF in a cost-efficient way across the Union in the spirit of a book and claim system, and his proposal for a mechanism to limit the price gap with conventional jet fuel. A4E however urges MEPs to keep the volumes of SAF mandated at a reasonable level, in particular when it comes to synthetic [...]

Source: ACI World Uncertainties remain against the background of an uneven recovery Airports Council International (ACI) World has today published its quarterly assessment analyzing the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on airports, revealing a positive and immediate impact on global air travel demand. The recent momentum created by the lifting of many health measures and the relaxation of most travel restrictions in many European countries and in the Americas has renewed industry optimism. It however exposed even more the uneven recovery as major aviation markets in Asia-Pacific lag behind their Western counterparts as they continue to be in part closed to international traffic. Airport traffic recovery There is positive news on this front as global passenger traffic is expected to improve significantly [...]

Source: US Department of Transportation The U.S. Department of Transportation today released its Air Travel Consumer Report (ATCR) on airline operational data compiled for the month of April 2022 for on-time performance, consumer complaints received, 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 protected fairly and is concerned about recent cancellations and flight disruptions. It uses the data from the ATCR, consumer complaints, and other information it secures from the airlines to inform its enforcement activities and the adequacy of existing rules. Flight Operations In April, the COVID-19 pandemic continued to result in significant changes to [...]

Source: ACI Europe ACI EUROPE President Javier Marín today called upon the EU Institutions, European Governments and regulators to work with industry so that aviation policy enables a strong and sustainable reset for the entire sectoral ecosystem. Speaking at the 32nd ACI EUROPE Annual Congress and General Assembly in Rome, Marín tackled issues as diverse as slot regulation, regional air connectivity, airport charges, decarbonisation and the handling of resurgent viral variants. Marín, who is Managing Director - Airports for AENA and oversees 47 airports across Spain, opened by tackling staff shortages and the severe disruptions suffered by air travellers in several European markets. The root cause, he said, is the combination of a stronger than expected surge in demand alongside very tight [...]

Source: ACI Europe Olivier Jankovec paints a bleak financial picture as debt-ridden airports will struggle to invest – and sets out 'new value creation business model' in response Opening the 32nd ACI EUROPE Annual Congress and General Assembly in Rome, Director General Olivier Jankovec described an industry with a clear vision for its future societal and economic role – but fighting for the financial stability to get there. Continued and systemic financial weakness Europe's airports are still reeling from the unprecedented revenue collapse caused by the pandemic, which resulted in historic losses reaching cumulatively over €20 billion1 over the past 2 years – a seismic economic shock to any industry. With Governments having mostly focused their financial support on airlines and [...]