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Ready for the Kickoff: What GA Pilots Need to Know about Super Bowl LVIII

Source: FAA General aviation pilots flying near Las Vegas from Feb. 7-12, 2024, must be aware of temporary flight restrictions, follow special air traffic procedures and comply with additional operational requirements that will be in effect for Super Bowl LVIII. The FAA will issue a Notice to Air Missions (NOTAM) later in January about the procedures for the game and specific arrival and departure route requirements. Information about Las Vegas-area airports and airspace is available on the FAA's Super Bowl webpage, which will be regularly updated as additional information becomes available. Special air traffic procedures to minimize delays and ensure safety will be in effect for the following airports:  Las Vegas Harry Reid International Airport (LAS) North Las Vegas Airport (VGT) Henderson Executive Airport [...]

2024-01-23T10:53:12+02:00January 22nd, 2024|News, ORGANISATIONS|

RESQTEC Joins ACI-LAC as a World Business Partner

  Source: ACI-LAC RESQTEC, a global leader in pioneering aircraft recovery equipment, training, and services, becomes a new World Business Partner to Airports Council International Latin America and Caribbean (ACI-LAC). Rafael Echevarne, Director General of ACI-LAC, expressed his enthusiasm for this partnership, stating, "We warmly welcome RESQTEC as a valued World Business Partner within ACI-LAC. Their commitment to innovation and education aligns perfectly with our mission to enhance safety standards and operational excellence in aviation." Dennis Beck, Global Sales Director of RESQTEC, echoed this sentiment, saying, "We are excited to join ACI-LAC as a World Business Partner. The opportunity to contribute to aircraft recovery preparedness in the dynamic Latin America and Caribbean region is both exciting and rewarding. I believe [...]

2024-01-23T10:51:52+02:00January 18th, 2024|News, ORGANISATIONS|

TIACA and ALTA strengthen cooperation

Source: ALTA This is the announcement the signature of an Memorandum of Understanding aimed at consolidating cooperation between the two organizations. The International Air Cargo Association (TIACA) and the Latin American and Caribbean Air Transport Association (ALTA) announce the signature of an Memorandum of Understanding aimed at consolidating cooperation between the two organizations. Key points of the MoU signed between TIACA and ALTA will allow the two organizations to work together: to facilitate understanding on the contribution of aviation to economic and social development within the Latin American and Caribbean region; to work collaboratively to enhance an increasingly safe air transport system across the region; to work towards educating and developing projects with governments and entities to achieve an efficient [...]

2024-01-23T10:49:05+02:00January 17th, 2024|News, ORGANISATIONS|

ACI and China to strengthen cooperation of Chinese airports

Source: ACI World Guangzhou Airport announced as the host of the 2025 ACI World Customer Experience Summit & Exhibition ACI World Director General Luis Felipe de Oliveira and CCAA Chairman Mam Wang Ruiping sign MoU on strengthened collaboration. Airports Council International (ACI) World, ACI Asia-Pacific & Middle East (ACI APAC & MID), and the China Civil Airports Association (CCAA) sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen the cooperation of Chinese airports. ACI World's Director General, Luis Felipe de Oliveira, has wrapped up a five-day tour around China from 9–15 January, which included meetings with top level representatives from CCAA, Beijing Capital International Airport, Daxing International Airport, and Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport, as well as Government representatives including Civil Aviation [...]

2024-01-23T11:04:16+02:00January 17th, 2024|News, ORGANISATIONS|

ACI-LAC announces new members of its Board of Directors

Source: ACI-LAC The Dominican Republic's Mónika Infante, CEO of AERODOM, assumes the presidency of the Board of Directors of the Airports Council International for Latin America and the Caribbean (ACI-LAC) for the period 2024 - 2025. She is the first woman to lead the association since it was founded in 1991. Infante will be joined on the Executive Committee by Ezequiel Barrenecha, president of TAGSA and former president of ACI-LAC; Juan José Salmón, CEO of Lima Airport Partners; Evans Avendaño, CEO of Airports Peru; Raúl Revuelta, CEO of Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico; and Jorge Rosillo, CEO of ECOGAL. The new Board of Directors was elected by ACI-LAC's member airports during the last Annual General Meeting, held on November 6, 2023. [...]

2024-01-15T19:44:18+02:00January 15th, 2024|News, ORGANISATIONS|

2023 Year in Review: TSA highlights a year of innovation and improvements to security effectiveness, efficiency and the passenger experience

Source: TSA The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) marked another successful year in 2023, making significant strides to improve transportation security effectiveness, efficiency and enhance the aviation passenger experience. In 2023, TSA screened a record 858+ million passengers, an average of 2.4 million daily passengers at airport security checkpoints across the country. In 2023, TSA set a new record by screening 2.9 million passengers the Sunday after Thanksgiving, while seven of the ten busiest days in TSA's history took place in 2023. "I am very proud of the work we accomplished together as an agency and with our partners in 2023, starting with the long-awaited goal of paying our employees fairly, at the same levels as their federal counterparts," said TSA [...]

2024-01-15T12:30:58+02:00January 15th, 2024|News, ORGANISATIONS|

FAA Increasing Oversight of Boeing Production and Manufacturing

Source: FAA After taking decisive and immediate action to ground approximately 171 Boeing 737-9 MAX planes, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) today announced new and significant actions to immediately increase its oversight of Boeing production and manufacturing. These actions come one day after the FAA formally notified Boeing that the FAA has launched an investigation into the company as a result of last Friday’s incident on a Boeing Model 737-9 MAX in which the aircraft lost a passenger door plug while in flight. The actions announced today include the FAA conducting: An audit involving the Boeing 737-9 MAX production line and its suppliers to evaluate Boeing’s compliance with its approved quality procedures. The results of the FAA’s audit analysis will [...]

2024-01-15T20:11:55+02:00January 14th, 2024|News, ORGANISATIONS|

ALTA launches Colombia Aviation Insight 2023: a statistical compendium showing the performance of air transport in the country

Source: ALTA "Air transport in Colombia has been growing steadily and still has enormous potential; performance figures prove it. However, there are still significant challenges that impact the cost of flying," said José Ricardo Botelho, ALTA's Executive Director and CEO, who today launched Colombia Aviation Insight 2023. It is a statistical compendium with key indicators of passenger demand and aviation capacity in Colombia, such as the main airports and city pairs in the country, in terms of volume and growth. According to other data, the document reports that, in 2023, the passenger traffic on domestic routes was 29.7 million, almost three times the 10.7 million carried in 2009. Meanwhile, international traffic grew from 5.6 million to 19.8 million passengers in [...]

2024-01-12T09:24:03+02:00January 12th, 2024|News, ORGANISATIONS|

ACI World welcomes its first woman Chair: Ms. Candace McGraw, CEO of Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport

Source: ACI World Airports Council International (ACI) World welcomes its first woman Chair, Ms. Candace McGraw, CEO of Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG), bringing her vast industry knowledge to lead the trade association of the world's airports. Ms. McGraw will chair the ACI World Governing Board  (WGB) that consists of  28 leading airport CEOs nominated by the regional ACI Boards, plus the Immediate Past Chair. The ACI WGB directs the organization through strategic discussions on key subjects for airport operators that reflect the concerns and interests of ACI members for the benefit of travellers and communities worldwide. Ms. McGraw's appointment was approved at the ACI World Annual General Assembly in June 2023, and her two-year term will run until December [...]

2024-01-11T15:56:41+02:00January 11th, 2024|AIRPORTS, News, ORGANISATIONS|

Aviation Stakeholder Letter to Address the Pilot Shortage

Source:RAA The Regional Airline Association joined 65 other aviation stakeholders in encouraging the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee to pass an FAA reauthorization bill that addresses the pilot shortage and improves and modernizes pilot training to enhance safety. “The pilot shortage is a devastating crisis and is resulting in hundreds of parked regional aircraft. However, regional airlines aren’t the only ones grappling with this crisis. Small communities across the country are dealing with the negative economic consequences of a loss of air service. Travelers are also facing higher airfare and loss of options, forcing them to drive to their destinations, which is a far less safe form of travel. Now is the time to act and advance solutions that [...]

2024-01-11T16:04:30+02:00January 11th, 2024|News, ORGANISATIONS|