Source: ANAC Brazil Agency will gather suggestions for themes for event that takes place in September this year The ANAC (Brazilian National Civil Aviation Agency) proudly announces that the 16th TSO Workshop will be held on September 28th - 30th, 2021 via virtual meeting platform. This is the first time that this event will be organized and hosted by the Brazilian Civil Aviation Authority. The workshop is a forum for manufacturers, installers and operators of TSO articles as well as the regulatory authorities (EASA, FAA, Transport Canada, ANAC, and others) to present and discuss policy and technical initiatives and issues related to approvals, installation and operation of TSO articles. The workshop was first held in 2004 and since then it [...]

Fuente: Aerocivil El economista Jair Orlando Fajardo Fajardo fue nombrado como nuevo director de la Aeronáutica Civil de Colombia. Entre sus retos está continuar con la reactivación del sector aéreo tras la pandemia y seguir aumentando la conectividad del país. "El conocimiento que tiene Jair Orlando Fajado del sector aeronáutico y su experiencia en temas de planeación serán claves para que la Aeronáutica Civil siga consolidando las labores que realiza para mejorar la conectividad aérea del país. Debemos potenciar el proceso de reactivación del sector y seguir apoyando la recuperación  de sectores conexos, como el turismo. Estos, entre otros, son los retos del nuevo director" aseguró la Ministra de Transporte de Colombia, Ángela María Orozco. Fajardo es economista de la [...]

Source: Airlines for America Airlines for America (A4A) Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary Patricia N. Vercelli has been re-appointed to serve on the Department’s Aviation Consumer Protection Advisory Committee (ACPAC) by Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg. “I’m honored to continue to serve in this important role on behalf of the U.S. airline industry, and I thank Secretary of Transportation Buttigieg for the opportunity,” said Vercelli. “The Committee is a valuable tool and an effective forum for considering data and evidence relating to consumer protection issues in a transparent and public manner.” The ACPAC is made up of representatives of U.S. airlines, airports, state and local governments and consumer groups and is charged with evaluating and providing recommendations for improving aviation [...]

Source: ACI-LAC Airports Council International for Latin America and the Caribbean (ACI-LAC) is pleased to announce that Salvador Bahia Airport (SSA) obtains Airport Health Accreditation (AHA). The AHA accreditation is based on the recommendations of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) CART (Aviation Recovery Task Force) documents and the ACI Business Restart and Recover recommendations guide. The program, which provides airports with guidance to align with international best practices, is open to all ACI member airports of all sizes and in all regions. To ensure the protection of its users, Salvador de Bahia airport increased the frequency of cleaning common areas, demarcated safety distances, installed protective barriers at check-in counters, made alcohol gel available in the terminal and implemented the mandatory use of face masks. In [...]

Source: ACI World Optimism for long term recovery but global harmonization and coordination needed New Airports Council International (ACI) World data shows the lasting adverse impact of the COVID-19 crisis is forecast to remove an additional five billion passengers by the end of this year compared to the pre-COVID-19 forecast. Compared to 2019 levels this is expected to be -47.3% by year end with domestic passenger traffic recovering faster than international traffic. Globally, domestic traffic will continue the recovery started in 2020 to reach close to 3.3 billion passengers by the end of 2021 (61.4% of 2019 levels). Linked to traffic reductions, ACI World estimates that, globally, airports will suffer the reduction of more than $108 billion (figures in US [...]

Source: General Directorate of Civil Aviation of Chile It was created as a cultural organization, with the purpose of being in charge of the protection and promotion of the aeronautical heritage of Chile The National Aeronautical and Space Museum is part of the General Directorate of Civil Aviatiation of Chile. In the premises of the old War Academy of the Chilean Air Force, in July 1944, the Aviation Museum was inaugurated with only ten heritage objects: the propeller of the Bleriot XI “Manuel Rodríguez”, airplane of the first martyr of Chilean military aviation, Lieutenant Francisco Mery and the record sheet of the crossing of the Andes mountain range written by Lieutenant Dagoberto Godoy, on December 12, 1918, among other important [...]