Source: A4A Airlines for America’s (A4A) President and CEO Nicholas E. Calio urged Health and Human Services Sec. Xavier Becerra and CDC Director Rochelle Walensky in a letter to end the pre-departure testing requirements for international air travel and to end the federal mask mandate in light of data and science currently supported by today’s public health environment. Download [127.35 KB]
Source: Sesar Within the scope of the EU - Latin America and Caribbean Aviation Partnership project (EU-LAC APP), the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) organised the “Conference on Cybersecurity in Aviation – Taking stock!” at the International Air and Space Fair (FIDAE) in Chile (April 5 – 7, 2022). The purpose of the event was to strengthen the exchange and dialogue with partners in the region. Given the increasing importance of cybersecurity and the need to protect the aviation system against new threats, EASA gave an overview of the European approach towards Cybersecurity and exchanged experiences with representatives from CAA Brazil, CAA Argentina, Airbus and Leonardo. During the conference, areas of mutual interest and future cooperation on the management [...]
Source: ALTA The Latin American and Caribbean Air Transport Association (ALTA) is pleased to welcome a new airline as a full member: Sky High Dominicana. Sky High Aviation Services Dominicana, S.A. is a passenger carrier based in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic operating scheduled flights to Aruba (2 weekly flights), Bonaire (1 weekly flight), Curaçao (2 weekly flights), Anguilla (1 weekly flight), Antigua (1 weekly flight), St. Maarten (4 weekly flights), St. Kitts (1 weekly flight), Martinique (2 weekly flights), Guadeloupe (2 weekly flights) and Tortola (2 weekly flights). Founded in March 2011, the carrier began operating air tours within the Dominican Republic and, over the years has expanded its range of operations, becoming the first Dominican carrier to offer scheduled [...]
Source: FAA The FAA's Zero Tolerance policy against unruly passenger behavior and its public awareness campaign has decreased the rate of unruly incidents by nearly 60 percent. But as today’s announcement demonstrates, more work remains The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) proposed the largest-ever fines ever against two passengers for alleged unruly behavior. The fines of $81,950 and $77,272, respectively, are part of the approximately $2 million the agency has proposed since Jan. 1, 2022. “If you are on an airplane, don’t be a jerk and don’t endanger the flight crews and fellow passengers. If you do, you will be fined by the FAA,” U.S. Transportation Sec. Pete Buttigieg told THE VIEW today when he announced the fines. The $81,950-fine involves [...]
Source: CANSO CANSO and ATCA are pleased to announce the 2022 Maverick Awards, to be presented at World ATM Congress. The Awards recognise outstanding achievement in innovation, collaboration, resilience, and sustainability in air traffic management (ATM). They showcase the brightest ideas for the future, recognise positive contributions to the environment and conservation, celebrate the cooperation between partners and stakeholders, and promote overall excellence in the aviation industry. The Awards also enable ATCA and CANSO to further their partnership in recognising and showcasing the great work individuals, teams, and organisations are doing across sectors, and acknowledging those who have made outstanding contributions. As ever there are four categories in this year’s competition: Collaboration Award – Recognises the importance of effective relationships and collaborations [...]
Source: ICAO ICAO and the International Forum for Aviation Research (IFAR) will scale-up their cooperation and information sharing to promote innovation through a new agreement concluded in Montreal. The agreement was signed on the occasion of a high-level meeting between the Secretary General, the President of the ICAO Council and Council members and IFAR Principals. Both parties acknowledged the need for the independent assessment of innovations to frame and protect the notion of general interest, within the context of a variety of transformative changes within the aviation industry. Focusing on the promotion of the innovative and sustainable development of international civil aviation globally, the Memorandum of Understanding calls for ICAO and IFAR to cooperate toward their respective safety, security, and [...]
Source: A4A Airlines for America (A4A), the industry trade organization for the leading U.S. airlines, joined a coalition of travel-industry groups in a letter on Friday urging White House Coronavirus Response Coordinator Dr. Ashish Jha to lift the requirement for pre-departure testing for vaccinated passengers traveling to the United States as well as the federal mask mandate. Download [76.62 KB]
Source: Association of Flight Attendants - CWA AFA Spirit Airlines Flight Attendants picketed outside of Orlando International Airport (MCO) to demand Spirit Airlines acknowledge the concerns of flight crew and stop violating the Flight Attendants' contract. The picket comes just one week after Spirit Airlines canceled just over 30% of their flights due to weather in Florida last weekend. This mass cancellation is Spirit’s fourth since August, and with each operational meltdown, passengers and Flight Attendants are left stranded without answers. With staff shortages already straining the system, Spirit Airlines does not have the staff to quickly recover from mass cancellations and delays, which leaves Spirit Flight Attendants burdened with picking up the pieces. Flight Attendants are on the frontlines [...]
Source: ACI Initial data shows many previous busiest airports have now re-joined top ranks as recovery continues Airports Council International (ACI) World has today published the top 10 busiest airports worldwide for 2021 showing encouraging signs of traffic recovery as many previous busiest airports re-join top ranks. The world airport rankings are based on the preliminary compilation of 2021 global data from airports around the world. Due to ACI's reach as the trade association of the world's airports, the rankings reflect the most updated airport data used by the industry and include passenger traffic, cargo volumes, and aircraft movements. Passenger traffic Total global passengers in 2021 is estimated to be close to 4.5 billion, representing an increase of almost 25% [...]
Source: ALA News The fifth largest air and space fair in the world, and the most important in Latin America, for the first time in four years brought together 46 countries, more than 420 exhibitors and almost 200 official delegations from around the world Among its objectives was to promote the development of space and the security of the aviation industry, both military and civil With great success and having fulfilled the mission of repositioning itself as the fifth exhibition of its kind worldwide and the most important in Latin America, the 2022 International Air and Space Fair (FIDAE) concluded in Santiago de Chile. This year's version, which, according to its biannual schedule, should have been held in 2020 but [...]
