Source: Chair of the House Committee on Transportation - US House of Representatives The Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR) issued the following statement after Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Administrator Steve Dickson announced his resignation effective March 31, 2022. “While Administrator Dickson and I didn’t always see eye to eye, I thank him for his dedicated service to our country during such a challenging time for aviation. President Biden must now nominate a new leader committed to the highest standards of aviation safety, which means someone who will aggressively implement our landmark certification reform legislation, hold Boeing accountable for the tragic consequences of their decision to put profits over people when rolling out the [...]

Source: ACI-LAC Airports Council International Latin America and the Caribbean welcomes Lima Cargo City as a new World Business Partner – WBP. Lima Cargo City, owned by the real estate company Koricancha, was developed in Lima, Peru, as a business initiative of the Sandoval Group. It is currently the main logistics business center that provides all players in international air trade with strategic workspaces in the central area of the country’s first airport, with modern and secure infrastructure, making their operations more efficient. At this moment, they are hospitality providers, offering the following services: Warehouses (Talma being their main client), administrative offices, coworking offices, commercial premises, and other complementary services. “We are pleased to have Lima Cargo City as a [...]

Source: ACI Airports Council International (ACI) World, in collaboration with the Airport Services Association (ASA), have released a new Ground Handling Service Provider (GHSP) and Airport Operator Agreement Template to facilitate and promote a safe and efficient aviation ecosystem. The Agreement Template is a crucial guidance document to improve collaboration between airport operators and GHSPs, by helping to formalize the relationships between the organizations as well as to harmonize requirements and standards for operating at an airport and around an aircraft. The guidance document can also help overcome some of the additional safety challenges brought on by the social and economic impact of the pandemic, namely the capacity to offer services according to defined service levels. Together, through improved operational [...]

Source: IATA The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data showing growing momentum in the recovery of air travel as restrictions are lifted. Improved Ticket Sales IATA reported a sharp 11-percentage point increase for international tickets sold in recent weeks (in proportion to 2019 sales). In the period around 8 February (7 day moving average) the number of tickets sold stood at 49% of the same period in 2019. In the period around 25 January (7 day moving average) the number of tickets sold stood at 38% of the same period in 2019. The 11-percentage point improvement between the January and February periods is the fastest such increase for any two-week period since the crisis began. Progressive Alleviation of COVID-19 [...]

Source: European Organisation for Civil Aviation Equipment (EUROCAE) EUROCAE appoints Anna von Groote as new Director General. She assumed her new role on 14 February 2022 and succeeded Christian Schleifer-Heingärtner.  “It was an amazing flight, where I was able to act as pilot in command over nearly eight years. This journey was full of adventures, sometimes rain and snow, we experienced strong winds at times, including headwind, thunderstorms, and other reasons that caused a diversion. At cruising level, over the clouds, we had sunshine, smooth air and had good range with the chosen power setting. After this long-haul flight, we have safely landed at the destination. Now it is time to change the cockpit crew, refuel the airplane, do a [...]

Source: US Department of Transportation December 2021 Passenger Enplanements up 118% from December 2020, down 16% from December 2019 For the calendar year 2021, U.S. scheduled service airlines carried 670.4M passengers (preliminary), an increase of 303.6M passengers (83%) from 2020 and a decrease of 245.9M passengers (27%) from pre-pandemic 2019. In 2019, the last full calendar year before the onset of COVID-19, domestic flights accounted for 88% of all passengers, and international flights accounted for 12%. In 2021, domestic flights accounted for 91% of all passengers, and international flights accounted for 9%. U.S. airlines carried 66.3 million scheduled service passengers in December 2021 (preliminary), 118% more than in December 2020 and 16% fewer than in pre-pandemic December 2019, according to [...]

Source: ALTA After almost two years since the start of the pandemic, there are many lessons we have learned both personally and professionally. Without a doubt, many priorities were rearranged and today we have a highly thoughtful view on family, work, communities, the planet. As I have the opportunity to visit different destinations in the region, I feel even more strongly the conviction that travel and tourism are the great enhancers of the socioeconomic well-being of our countries. We have history and unique natural beauty, a warm and friendly population, quality and authentic services. Although technology and digital communications have become an essential part of our daily lives, we know that enjoying a destination with all our senses, falling in [...]

Source: ACI-LAC Airports Council International Latin America and the Caribbean (ACI-LAC) and Peruvian airports are urging the government to remove operating and capacity restrictions to accelerate the recovery of air transport in the country. ACI’s preliminary data for December 2021 indicates that Peru’s airport traffic ended 36% below December 2019. The 2021 year ended with a 53% drop in traffic in Peru and 40% in the entire region. Peruvian airports have been very responsible in implementing all sanitary protocols recommended by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), Airports Council International (ACI) and the major international health organizations. Multiple studies have shown that the most effective way to combat the COVID-19 pandemic is through the use of facemasks and vaccination. The [...]

Source: ICAO ICAO Secretary General Juan Carlos Salazar recently signed a new cooperative agreement with the United Nations Counter-Terrorism Office (UNOCT) to further advance joint counter-terrorism cooperation to strengthen the security of international air transport, trade, and border management. Formalized on 12 February 2022 with UNOCT Under-Secretary-General, Mr. Vladimir Ivanovich Voronkov, the agreement builds on ICAO’s key role in supporting the implementation of the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy (A/RES/75/291) and numerous Security Council resolutions on counter-terrorism, aviation security, and facilitation (identity and border control management). It is additionally expected to maximize related deliverables to Member States in a variety of areas of ICAO/UNOCT focus, including initiatives pertaining to unmanned aircraft systems (drones) and cybersecurity. Highlighting ICAO’s commitment to continue [...]

Source: Air Transport Awards Leader of the Year: Pieter Elbers, President & CEO, KLM Alliance of the Year: Star Alliance Airport of the Year: iGA Istanbul Airport Airline of the Year: Air Arabia This year’s awards ceremony for the Air Transport Awards took place next to the inaugural 2022 Air Transport Symposium with the participation of industry leaders. The 2022 Air Transport Awards are in partnership with Hermes - Air Transport Organisation and ATN - Air Transport News. Welcoming the participants, Dr Kostas Iatrou, President of the 2022 Air Transport Awards: “This year we celebrate the tenth anniversary of the awards. I am pleased that all these years we recognised the leaders, companies and organisations that contributed to the development of air transport”. Dr Yiannis Paraschis, CEO, Athens International Airport said: “It is indeed with great [...]