Source: ALTA Aiming to “keep the opportunity to fly alive, generating connectivity and development,” Viva, the ‘Super Low Cost’ carrier, joins the Latin American and Caribbean Air Transport Association (ALTA) as new member. Honoring its name, transforming and adapting itself, Viva has set growth goals, among which it is to open 30 new international routes in the coming years, as well as committing to offer the lowest unit cost per passenger in the world, in an effort to always offer low prices that echo its winning Low Cost model. Just this month, Viva celebrates 10 years of operation in Colombia and 5 years in Peru, where through its ‘Super Low Cost’ model it has managed to consolidate 46 domestic routes [...]

Source: TIACA The International Air Cargo Association (TIACA) announced the launch of the Regional Symposium series. The series is aimed at engaging and bringing the air cargo community together to discuss issues that we are facing at a regional level. The kick-off event will be held in Amsterdam and will be hosted by Amsterdam Airport Schiphol. The Regional Symposiums are designed to identify specific issues on a regional level that TIACA can incorporate into our overall work on behalf of the industry. The program will include important discussions on sustainability, market challenges, people issues and the economic outlook.  Digitalization, safety and security issues will also feature highly on the program.  Each Symposium will develop a Regional Action plan that will [...]

Source: FAA The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration has released the Final Environmental Assessment (EA) for a new satellite-based approach procedure to Runway 4-Left at Boston Logan International Airport. The EA found that the procedure would have no significant impact in any environmental category, including aviation noise. The new procedure closely follows the path of the existing visual approach for Runway 4-Left. By providing vertical and lateral guidance to pilots and by enabling air traffic controllers to more precisely monitor arriving aircraft, planes stay in a more narrow approach path. It will also enhance safety and flight efficiency, especially in bad weather. When visibility is low, flights will be able to land on Runway 4-Left, helping to reduce delays [...]

Source: House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Following the terrorist acts of September 11, 2001, Secretary Mineta guided the creation of the Transportation Security Administration The agency with more than 65,000 employees was the largest mobilization of a new federal agency since World War II The Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR) released the following statement on the passing of Norman Y. Mineta: “Norm was the Chair of the Subcommittee on Aviation and one of my mentors when I first came to Congress, and I benefited tremendously from his leadership and guidance. His example inspired me to vigorously oversee the aviation industry and FAA, and insist on safety for the traveling public before all [...]

Source: ACI-LAC The Airport Council International (ACI) announced today, during the ACI AIRPORT DAY BRAZIL, at São Paulo's Guarulhos International Airport, the adhesion of Infraero (Empresa Brasileira de Infraestrutura Aeroportuária) as the newest airport member of ACI-LAC, the regional office of ACI in Latin America and the Caribbean. Announcements were made during the ACI AIRPORT DAY BRAZIL The Airport Council International (ACI) announced, during the ACI AIRPORT DAY BRAZIL, at São Paulo's Guarulhos International Airport, the adhesion of Infraero (Empresa Brasileira de Infraestrutura Aeroportuária) as the newest airport member of ACI-LAC, the regional office of ACI in Latin America and the Caribbean. On the occasion, it was also announced the certification of Santos Dumont Airport, in Rio de Janeiro, by [...]

Source: IATA The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced passenger data for March 2022 demonstrating that the recovery of air travel continues. Impacts from the conflict in Ukraine on air travel demand were quite limited overall while Omicron-related effects continued to be confined largely to Asian domestic markets. 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 March 2022 (measured in revenue passenger kilometers or RPKs) was up 76.0% compared to March 2021. Although that [...]

Source: IATA The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released March 2022 data for global air cargo markets showing a drop in demand. The effects of Omicron in Asia, the Russia – Ukraine war and a challenging operating backdrop contributed to the decline. Global demand, measured in cargo tonne-kilometers (CTKs*), fell 5.2% compared to March 2021 (-5.4% for international operations). Capacity was 1.2% above March 2021 (+2.6% for international operations). While this is in positive territory, it is a significant decline from the 11.2% year-on-year increase in February. Asia and Europe experienced the largest falls in capacity. Several factors in the operating environment should be noted: The war in Ukraine led to a fall in cargo capacity used to serve Europe [...]

Source: US Department of Transportation U.S. scheduled passenger airlines reported a 2021 after-tax net loss of $2.8 billion, declining for the second straight year after seven consecutive annual after-tax profits and a pre-tax operating loss of $17.3 billion, declining for the second straight year after 11 consecutive annual pre-tax profit. U.S. airline financial reports are filed quarterly with the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS). See the tables that accompany this release on the BTS website for additional 2020 annual (Tables 1-6) and fourth-quarter (Tables 7-12) financial results. 2021 Annual Results for All 25 Scheduled Passenger Airlines After-tax net income $2.8 billion loss in 2021 Compared to $35.0 billion loss in 2020 Pre-tax operating profit/loss $17.3 billion loss in 2021 Compared [...]

Source: CANSO CANSO has announced the shortlisted candidates for the CANSO Global Safety Achievement Award 2021. The award recognises those individuals, teams, or companies that have made a significant contribution to aviation safety in the past 12 months. Four nominations have been shortlisted this year from To70, ENAIRE, and two from NAV CANADA. The winner will be announced at the World ATM Congress in Madrid, Spain, in June. Osman Saafan, DFS Deutsche Flugsicherung GmbH Director of Corporate Safety & Security / CSO and Civil-Military Affairs, and Chair of the CANSO Safety Standing Committee, said: “Our industry is seeing a rapid return to pre-COVID-19 levels of flying around the world. In fact, in some areas, we are now even exceeding pre-pandemic levels. “As flying [...]