Our message to women in aviation… Thank you!
Source: ALTA We are together to achieve an industry as diverse as our beautiful region. We invite all to click here to watch a commemorative video!
2022 IATA Diversity & Inclusion Awards Open for Nominations
Source: IATA The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced the opening of the nomination period for the 2022 IATA Diversity and Inclusion Awards. IATA member airlines and organizations from across the aviation value chain can put themselves forward or nominate others within the aviation industry until 18h00 CET on 24 April 2022. The Awards recognize three categories of leadership in the area of diversity and inclusion: Inspirational Role Model Award: recognizes a woman holding a senior position within the air transport industry who has had a significant impact on the aviation agenda through her strong contribution to business delivery, as well as her ongoing support of the diversity and inclusion agenda. Nominees are welcome from across the aviation industry. High [...]
Elevate Aviation’s 2022 Virtual Cross Country Tour of Canada
Source: Elevate Aviation This year marks our 6th annual Cross Country Tour! We have made the decision to once again present the tour virtually over five days, featuring incredible guest speakers from coast to coast, and reaching thousands of young girls and women. From March 7-11th, our virtual tour will present from different regions across Canada. Each day will host 3 one-hour sessions, with an opportunity to hear from three different speakers per session. Attendees must register in advance for each session. Women’s contributions to aviation and aerospace are crucial to the future of the industry. With looming occupational shortages and a desire for greater diversity, the need to promote aviation careers to women and girls is more important than [...]
Viva Air joins TSA PreCheck®
Source: TSA The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced the expansion of its TSA PreCheck® expedited screening program with the addition of Viva Air. The airline is based in Colombia and currently serves Orlando International Airport and Miami International Airport. TSA PreCheck is an expedited screening program for low-risk travelers at more than 200 U.S. airports. Travel with ease by enrolling in TSA PreCheck and avoid removing shoes, belts, liquids, laptops and light jackets. In January, 97% of all TSA PreCheck members waited less than five minutes. TSA PreCheck is available for eligible passengers when departing from Nassau, Bahamas and U.S. airports, including when connecting on domestic flights after returning to the United States. Travelers who are U.S. citizens, U.S. nationals and U.S. lawful [...]
FAA Proposes $175,500 Fine Against Airtronics, Inc., For Allegedly Conducting Unapproved Maintenance Operations
Source: FAA The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has proposed a $175,500 civil penalty against Airtronics in Watkins, Colorado, for allegedly conducting unapproved maintenance operations. The FAA alleges that Airtronics performed maintenance on approximately 20 aircraft between Aug. 15, 2019, and Nov. 20, 2020. The FAA alleges the company conducted these maintenance operations at a facility not approved under the company’s FAA-issued operations specifications. These outline what a company is allowed to do and where a company is allowed to operate. The FAA further alleges that the company continued to perform unapproved maintenance operations at that facility despite receiving warnings from the FAA that its operations may violate Federal Aviation Regulations. Airtronics has 30 days to respond [...]
Joint FAA and United Kingdom CAA Statement on eVTOL Aircrafts
Sources: FAA/UK-CAA The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the United Kingdom Civil Aviation Authority recognize the potential of electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) and other Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) aircraft to significantly benefit the public. To support future eVTOL aircraft development and operation, the US and UK civil aviation authorities are engaged in a range of bilateral and multilateral discussions focused on facilitating certification and validating new eVTOL aircraft, production, continued airworthiness, operations, and personnel licensing. As these aircraft enter into the aviation ecosystem, we must continue to maintain the high safety standards that the public expects. To streamline and expedite integration, this technology should use existing regulatory frameworks on which that strong safety record is founded. Both regulators recognize AAM is a [...]
EASA Launches European Information Sharing and Cooperation Platform on Conflict Zones
Source: EASA The European Union Aviation Safety Agency launched the European Information Sharing and Cooperation Platform on Conflict Zones, an initiative which ensures that participating EASA member states and their operators have easy access to the best information when planning flights near or over areas of conflict. The launch of the platform, developed together with Osprey Flight Solutions, is the latest operational step in Europe’s multi-layered strategy to improve conflict zone information sharing. This was initiated in response to the tragic shooting down of MH17 over eastern Ukraine in July 2014 and its momentum reinforced by the loss of UA752, shot down over Tehran in January 2020. The aim of the Platform is to enable its members to carry out [...]
We keep growing at ALTA: welcome Flybondi!
Source: ALTA The Latin American and Caribbean Air Transport Association (ALTA) is pleased to announce that the Argentine Flybondi joins the association as a member airline. Flybondi is the first ultra-low-cost carrier in Argentina, operating since 2018 focused on achieving high efficiency in its processes to offer low prices.Since the beginning of its operations, Flybondi has carried over 3.9 million passengers with a 20% rate of first-time passengers. For more than a year and consecutively, it has been the airline with the highest load factor in Argentina and a 13% domestic market share (January 2022). The company, which has more than 700 employees, has recently launched a growth plan to double the number of passengers. Today it has 5 Boeing [...]
Uso de combustible de las aerolíneas de EEUU en enero de 2022 disminuyó un 17 % comparado con enero de 2020
Fuente: Departamento de Transportes de EEUU En tanto, el costo por galón alcanza el máximo en 7 años La Oficina de Estadísticas de Transporte (BTS, por sus siglas en inglés) del Departamento de Transporte publicó hoy las cifras de consumo y costo de combustible de enero de las aerolíneas estadounidenses, lo que indica que las aerolíneas de servicios programados de EEUU utilizaron 1.210 millones de galones, lo que representa un 10,5% menos que en diciembre del año pasado y una disminución de 17,4% que en enero de 2020 (pre-pandemia). El costo por galón de combustible en enero de 2022 ($2,36) aumentó 22 centavos (10,3%) desde diciembre de 2021 y 38 centavos (19,2 %) desde enero de 2020. El gasto total [...]
U.S. Airlines’ January 2022 Fuel Use Down 17% from Pre-Pandemic 2020; Cost per Gallon Hits 7-Year High
Source: US DOT The Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) today released U.S. airlines’ January Fuel Cost and Consumption numbers indicating U.S. scheduled service airlines used 1.21 billion gallons of fuel, 10.5% less fuel than in December 2021 and 17.4% less than in pre-pandemic January 2020. The cost per gallon of fuel in January 2022 ($2.36) was up 22 cents (10.3%) from December 2021 and up 38 cents (19.2%) from January 2020. Total January 2022 fuel expenditure ($2.84B) was down 1.2% from December 2021 and down 1.8% from pre-pandemic January 2020. At $2.36, the cost per gallon of fuel in January was the highest since November 2014’s $2.57. Since January 2004, U.S. airlines’ fuel use in every January [...]