Source: ICAO ICAO’s 2021 Air Services Negotiation (ICAN) event took place last week in Bogota, Colombia, from 6–10 December, providing both an in-person and virtual platform for countries finalizing new international air transport agreements. The Bogota ICAN was the first to be hosted in South America since the unique global negotiation events were established by ICAO, in 2008. Over 300 in-person and 170 virtual participants, representing 70 countries, took advantage of the cost-effectiveness and efficiency of this year’s hybrid gathering. In his opening remarks to the international negotiators, ICAO Secretary General Juan Carlos Salazar highlighted that the work they were undertaking was “critical to all aspects of ICAO’s current air transport recovery objectives, as well as to the future sustainable [...]

Source: ACI North America Scholarship Endowment to Support Professional Development Globally Airports Council International – North America (ACI-NA), the trade association representing commercial service airports in the United States and Canada, announced the creation of the ACI-NA Educational Foundation. “Running a modern, competitive, and resilient airport industry requires continuing education and professional development,” said ACI-NA President and CEO Kevin M. Burke.  “The ACI-NA Educational Foundation will assist our members by providing additional resources to further promote industry excellence, learning, and networking, particularly among the young professionals soon to lead our industry in the future.” The ACI-NA Educational Foundation will provide scholarships for courses or educational programs beneficial to airport administration to qualified students, including ACI-NA member employees. With the launch [...]

Source: ALTA The Latin American and Caribbean Air Transport Association (ALTA) is pleased to welcome Aeropuertos y Servicios Auxiliares (ASA) as its new affiliate member, joining the ALTA’s group of over 50 affiliated industry suppliers committed to working together for the recovery of the aviation industry. ASA is a decentralized Federal Government of Mexico organization, created in June 1965 to design, build and operate airport terminals. With over 55 years of experience, Aeropuertos y Servicios Auxiliares (ASA) operates, manages, builds and preserve airports; markets and provides aviation fuel storage and supply services at Mexico’s main airports; offers technical assistance and consulting, as well as instruction and research in aeronautical and airport matters; participates in technological development and collaborates with the [...]

Source: ALPA In response to the airworthiness directive (AD) issued by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l (ALPA) once again called on the mobile wireless industry to work cooperatively with the aviation community on implementing mitigations that will ensure an equivalent level of safety by protecting against radio altimeter interference. Aviation industry representatives recently proposed a safety risk mitigation strategy for the Federal Communications Commission’s and mobile wireless industry’s consideration, which would reduce power levels in the vicinity of airports and heliports that are seen by aircraft, to reduce the safety risks of interference when the 5G signals are activated. “Maintaining U.S. aviation’s high standard of safety is our primary goal, and aviation experts agree [...]

Source: ACI ACI World joins the call for coordinated travel measures "Travel bans and border closures are not the solution as variants emerge", said ACI World Director General Luis Felipe de Oliveira Airports Council International (ACI) World expresses its frustration that calls to governments for coordination and collaboration for the safe resumption of travel continue to go unheeded. With public health as the priority, ACI World urges governments to greatly improve coordination for travel measures between countries and implement risk- and evidence-based approaches for a safe return of travel. The current patchwork of travel restrictions around the globe continues to affect the global aviation system and the millions of livelihoods that depend on the trade, tourism and investment that air transport [...]

Source: Tenerife Tourism Among the many reasons for being present at the main event of the year organized by USTOA, stands out increasing the number of visitors from the United States and Canada to the island. At the same time, the Tenerife delegation will meet with representatives of United Airlines with a view to promoting the three direct flights a week that will link New York with the island, starting in June 2022 From yesterday and until December 10th, Turismo de Tenerife is participating in the Annual Congress of the Association of Tour Operators of the United States (USTOA). The event will allow the island to come into contact with the North American tourism industry and thus open up to [...]

All ACI-LAC members are invited to the second ACI-LAC & InteVISTAS Consulting Inc. webinar on “COVID Air Travel Recovery and Trends in Air Service Development” This webinar will review industry capacity and demand trends since COVID-19 with a special focus on Latin America, progress towards recovery, and impacts of government action/inaction on carriers.  The presentation will also provide insights on potential recovery focus areas from an air service development perspective. Date: Thursday, December 09, 2021 Time: 10:00 AM (Panama / Quito / Bogota) Speaker:  Daniel Skwarek, Senior Vice President, InterVISTAS Consulting Inc. To participate, you have to register here: https://bit.ly/3Gjpa5j NOTE: Simultaneous Interpretation available