Source: US DOT Review will look at airline policies and training to ensure that passengers' sensitive personal information is not improperly monetized or shared with third parties U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg announced the Department of Transportation (DOT) will undertake a privacy review of the nation's ten largest airlines regarding their collection, handling, maintenance, and use of passengers' personal information. The review will examine airlines' policies and procedures to determine if airlines are properly safeguarding their customers' personal information. In addition, DOT will probe whether airlines are unfairly or deceptively monetizing or sharing that data with third parties. As DOT finds evidence of problematic practices, the Department will take action, which could mean investigations, enforcement actions, guidance, or rulemaking. [...]

Source: NAV Portugal Measures implemented by NAV Portugal over the past years have led to a reduction in the company's annual water consumption by more than 20%, representing a saving of three million liters of water each year - equivalent to the daily consumption of more than 22 thousand people. Aware of the important role that companies have to play in responding to the climate emergency, NAV Portugal has intensified efforts to minimize the environmental impacts of its activities. And today, bearing in mind that the depletion of water resources is one of the main climate challenges affecting our country, the focus is on water consumption. Thus, taking the last five years as a reference period, NAV Portugal managed to [...]

Source: TIACA The International Air Cargo Association (TIACA) announced that the floorplan and registration sites have opened as planning for the Air Cargo Forum 2024 (ACF) goes into full swing with a strong start and is moving quickly with nearly 40% of the exhibit space sold.  The official housing portal has also opened.  The ACF 2024 will be held November 11-14, 2024 in Miami, Florida. The event is set to draw the industry to Miami this fall and is already exceeding expectations with nearly 40% of the exhibition space sold, with exhibitors such as Air Canada, Avianca Cargo, Boeing, Bringer Air Cargo, Challenge Aviation Services, Changi Airport, Miami International Airport, Neutral Air Partner, TAP Air Cargo, United Air Cargo, Unisys, Worldwide [...]

Source: European Parliament After a decade of negotiations MEPs and the Belgian Presidency of the Council have agreed on new EU rules to optimise flight routes, reduce flight delays and cut CO2 emissions. A provisional agreement was reached on Wednesday morning between Parliament, led by rapporteurs Marian-Jean Marinescu (EPP, Romania) and Bogusław Liberadzki (S&D, PL), and Council negotiators on the reform of the so-called Single European Sky rules. Better performance The agreed text introduces performance plans for air navigation services to improve network management of EU airspace, with binding targets and incentives to make flights more efficient and environmentally friendly. An independent advisory Performance Review Board would be set up to help Commission and member states take decisions on the implementation of these [...]

Source: US DOT U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg announced a new proposed rule from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) that would ensure airline passengers who use wheelchairs can travel safely and with dignity. The proposed rule would require that airlines meet rigorous standards for accommodating passengers with disabilities safely and with dignity.  The proposal will set new standards for prompt, safe, and dignified assistance, mandate enhanced training for airline employees and contractors who physically assist passengers with disabilities and handle passengers’ wheelchairs and specify actions that airlines must take to protect passengers when a wheelchair is damaged during transport. Notably, the proposed rule also would make it easier for DOT to hold airlines accountable when they damage or delay [...]

Source: ICAO At the occasion of today’s International Day Commemorating Air Crash Victims and their Families, ICAO Council President Salvatore Sciacchitano has issued the following statement: "Safety is and has always been the top priority for aviation and ICAO. This has resulted in remarkable progress achieved by international air transport over the decades of its development. However, despite these advances, aircraft accidents remain a sobering reminder of the persistent need to continue progress towards our zero fatality goal. The ICAO Council established 20 February as the International Day Commemorating Air Crash Victims and their Families in coordination with associations representative of victims and their families to provide governments and industry with an annual reminder of the onus upon them to improve [...]