Source: ALTA ALTA’s newest Affiliate Member that will help tackle the growing pilots demand The Latin American & Caribbean Air Transport Association (ALTA) is pleased to welcome ProSim Training Solutions as a new Affiliate Member, a flight simulation software development and technology company founded in 2011. The company mission of ProSim Training Solutions is to develop the best solutions for flight simulation needs with a consolidated position in the field of professional pilot training, thanks to its expert team, technological developments and known efficiency in overcoming challenges. ProSim Training Solutions offers its solutions to a wide range of customers, airlines, flight schools and training organizations that are currently facing new challenges and opportunities, especially in terms of regulatory requirements in [...]

Source: ALTA São Paulo will host over 200 industry executives and 37 exhibitors seeking to strengthen safety in Latin America & Caribbean aviation industry Safety is a key component of the aviation industry; it is the cornerstone of the operation and the main objective of this essential service: to carry millions of people and goods safely to their destination. To support advances in this area, the Latin American and Caribbean Air Transport Association (ALTA) created the ALTA Pan American Aviation Safety Summit, a meeting of experts from airlines, suppliers, organizations, civil aviation directorates, flight schools and airports which will celebrate, after a two-year pause due to the pandemic, its 11th edition. This conference will take place on June 6-8 in [...]

Source: ICAO The ICAO Assistance, Capacity-building and Training for Sustainable Aviation Fuels (ACT-SAF) programme was officially launched at a Stockholm+50 associated side event held at ICAO Headquarters in Montreal on 1 June 2022. ICAO ACT-SAF will provide opportunities for States to develop their full potential in sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) development and deployment, in line with ICAO’s No Country Left Behind initiative, the 2050 ICAO Vision for SAF, and the three main pillars of sustainable development recognized by the United Nations: economic, social and environmental. The importance of SAF to the decarbonization of the aviation sector has recently been shown in the ICAO Committee on Aviation Environmental Protection (CAEP) report on the feasibility of a long-term global aspirational goal (LTAG) for international civil aviation CO2 [...]

Source: US Department of Transportation The Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) today released airline Fuel Cost and Consumption information for April 2022.  U.S. scheduled service airlines used 1.35 billion gallons of fuel, 2.3% less fuel than in March 2022 (1.38B gallons) and 9.5% less than in April 2019. The monthly cost per gallon was $3.59, up 55 cents (18.0%) from March 2022 ($3.04) and up $1.53 (74.3%) from April 2019. April 2022 airline fuel expenditure ($4.82B) increased 15.3% from March 2022 ($4.18B) and was up 57.8% from April 2019. For April 2022 domestic operations, the cost per gallon ($3.58) posted a 103.3% year-over-year increase and was the highest for April since record keeping began in 2000.  A [...]

Source: IATA The International Air Transport Association (IATA) is teaming up with Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University–Worldwide (ERAU) to launch a Master of Business Administration in Aviation (MBAA) as well as a stand-alone certificate in Airline Management. The jointly developed program aligns with ERAU’s modular degree program and IATA’s aviation management expertise. Through three blocks consisting of 36 credit hours, the program applies modern business concepts, methods, and tools to the challenges and specifics of the aviation business, creating an academic degree which combines core business competencies with a strong aviation foundation. The first block of this virtual program will focus on the importance of creating high-reliability organizations by teaching the fundamentals of risk, managing risk and creating resiliency. The second block will concentrate [...]

Source: TIACA The International Air Cargo Association (TIACA) announced that two new members have been appointed to serve on the Board of Directors creating one of the most diverse Boards in our history.  The new Board members bring a fresh perspective from the Forwarding and GSSA sectors. New Board members include Priscilla Bueno, CRAFT Group and Joseph Lawrence, Airline Services International. Priscilla Bueno is the Chief Transformation Officer of CRAFT Group - Craft has built the largest operating wholesaler in ocean and air freight in South America from the ground. Their presence is in fifteen South American cities and has four offices in North America (Chicago, Los Angeles, Miami, and New Jersey) Click here to view biography. Joseph Lawrence is [...]

Source: ACI-LAC ACI-LAC and NACO - Netherlands Airport Consultant invite all members to the webinar on "GRF 6 months after implementation – challenges and opportunities". Runway excursions make up over 25% of all aviation-related accidents. Introduced in November 2021, ICAO's new Global Reporting Format (GRF) is set to improve runway safety globally. During this session, we'll share the lessons learnt 6 months after its implementation. Join us for the webinar and get more insights into the challenges and opportunities of GRF Date: Tuesday, June 7, 2022 Time: 10:00 AM (Panama / Quito / Bogota) Moderator:  Pim Meyboom, Senior Project Manager Airside Automation at NACO, Netherlands Airport Consultants. Speakers:  David Almeida, SMS Manager, Quiport Pedro Vieira, Safety Analyst , RIOGaleão To participate, you have to register [...]

Source: A4A Senior leaders from Airlines for America and U.S. Travel Association had a meeting at the White House where they once again stressed the need for the Administration to end the pre-departure testing requirement for vaccinated travelers. Airlines for America issued the following statement after the meeting: "A4A appreciated the opportunity to reiterate our call for the Administration to eliminate the pre-departure testing requirement for vaccinated travelers, which is no longer aligned with the current epidemiological environment. For months, our industry has urged Washington to sunset this pandemic-era policy, which continues to harm our nation’s economy and hinder air travel to the U.S." “Science has shown time and time again that the pre-departure testing requirement is not effective and [...]

Source: IATA The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has written to the Canadian Government urging the ministers in charge to take immediate action to reduce the massive delays at immigration and security which are presently occurring at the country’s main international airports. Over the past weeks, Toronto’s Pearson International Airport alone reported that passenger wait times at security screening doubled and, in some instances, even quadrupled. Meanwhile, passengers on nearly every second international arriving flight were subjected to immigration delays, which in some cases included waiting on the airplane for up to three hours before they were allowed to disembark. Over the past four weeks, the travel plans of around 100,000 passengers per week have been disrupted. Barring the option [...]

Source: ALTA Dear readers, I am pleased to share with you an interview with Jim Davidson, CEO of Accelya, ALTA affiliate member since 2015, which allowed me to reflect on how many times we talk about the industry in numerical, statistical, operational terms… we talk about companies and, sometimes, not so much about the people. But it is not possible to separate aviation from people and Jim highlighted it from the beginning of this conversation: “aviation has an important impact on human nature and happiness”. Air transport is an essential service for daily life in a region like ours where there are not as safe and efficient transport alternatives. It is a service that generates opportunities through jobs creation – [...]