Source: ALTA The 2021 edition of the ALTA CCMA & MRO Conference concluded successfully After three days of academic agenda and multiple networking spaces, ALTA celebrates the closing of another successful ALTA CCMA & MRO. A historic edition, reaching post-pandemic milestones with 520 on-site participants, among which 100 were representatives from 31 airlines, as well as more than 400 people who followed the academic agenda via YouTube streaming. “We are honored to offer aviation representatives from the Americas and the Caribbean a safe and productive meeting space. These three days of conference allowed colleagues to meet again after many months, share best practices, close deals and also send a message that it is possible to resume face-to-face events with all [...]

Source: ALTA The Latin American and Caribbean Air Transport Association (ALTA) is pleased to announce the participation of Wingo and its team as an ALTA full member airline, the group of airlines in the region serving domestic and international destinations. Founded in October 2016, Wingo operates domestic flights to destinations such as Bogota, Barranquilla, Cartagena, San Andres, Cali, Medellin and Santa Marta, as well as to international destinations including Quito, Guayaquil, Havana, Caracas, Cancun, Mexico City, Curaçao, Lima, Oranjestad, Panama, San Jose, Punta Cana and Santo Domingo. Wingo has IOSA certification involving over 900 standards and practices in air safety operations, flight and ground operations, engineering and maintenance, cargo and special goods transportation, in addition to dispatch and operational control. [...]

Source: ALTA Punta Cana: the scenery for the premier event for aviation maintenance and technical purchasing representatives in the Americas and the Caribbean. ALTA CCMA & MRO Conference reaches record post pandemic numbers with the participation of nearly 100 airline representatives and more than 160 industry supplier companies. The first day of the academic agenda of the ALTA CCMA & MRO Conference has successfully concluded. ALTA’s CEO José Ricardo Botelho welcomed over 500 participants recalling the work that ALTA has carried during the last year and a half. “We had meetings with authorities, associations, companies, and key stakeholders to demonstrate the importance of this industry that manages to transport millions of doses of vaccines and carry people who need it, [...]

Source: ALTA The Latin American and Caribbean Air Transport Association (ALTA), the Dominican Civil Aviation Institute (IDAC) and the Superior Academy of Aeronautical Sciences (ASCA) signed today a memorandum of understanding (MoU) whereby the organizations commit to jointly work on initiatives that support the development of aviation in the Latin America and Caribbean region. Under this agreement, the organizations will promote the development and distribution of educational programs and courses, as well as the research and publication of statistical information and trends on safety that stimulate the sustainable development of air transport. "We are honored to welcome the Superior Academy of Aeronautical Sciences, an institution with a path specialized in aeronautical training programs among our partners; and continue strengthening ties [...]

Source: ALTA The ALTA CCMA & MRO Conference, the premier and longest-standing maintenance and technical purchasing conference within the aviation industry in the Americas and the Caribbean, took-off yesterday, August 22, 2021. After a successful in-person edition last December 2020, the ALTA CCMA & MRO Conference 2021 brings together over 500 executives from 31 airlines and 169 suppliers companies. “The in-person event allows us to send a powerful message that it is possible to resume travel, events and meetings following the biosafety protocols established by the airline industry, and also that aviation has a very promising path ahead with a recovery process driven by its people and the willingness to always make available the safest and most efficient means of [...]

Source: ACI-LAC Airports Council International – Latin America and the Caribbean (ACI-LAC) announces that Chile’s Carriel Sur International Airport (CCP) has received certification from the Airport Health Accreditation (AHA) program, which evaluates how aligned they are with the health protocols proposed by the ACI Business Restart and Recover guidelines and that they are aligned with the recommendations of the Aviation Recovery Task Force (CART) of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). Sociedad Concesionaria Aeropuerto Carriel Sur S.A. has taken a fundamental step for the airport sector today by acquiring this accreditation, which demonstrates that they are committed to health safety protocols to safeguard the public health of their employees, passengers and the general public at their airport. “The ACI Sanitary [...]