Source: IATA The International Air Transport Association (IATA) and the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) have extended their long-standing cooperation on setting and implementing global standards for the safe carriage of dangerous goods by air. An agreement to this effect was concluded at the IATA Executive Offices in Geneva during a visit by ICAO Secretary General Juan Carlos Salazar during which greater collaboration between the two organizations was discussed. IATA began issuing guidance for the carriage of Dangerous Goods on aircraft back in 1956 and has been updating and devising standards ever since. A more formalized approach on this subject was taken at a regulatory level by the adoption of ICAO Annex 18 in January 1984. This outlines the broad principles for [...]

Source: CANSO At Palexpo in Geneva, Switzerland, the CANSO Executive Summit, the chance for leaders from CANSO Member organisations to debate and discuss the issues facing their industry, took place last week. The event marked the start of Airspace World 2024, the world’s largest air traffic management event. The Summit begins with a keynote speech titled ‘The Great Remobilisation’ from world-leading artificial intelligence (AI) expert, Dr Mark Esposito. Dr. Esposito, who is sometimes known as The Global Agitator, is a thought leader on the Fourth Industrial Revolution, a Harvard professor and advisor to national governments. Following his speech, Dr. Esposito will be joined by a panel of experts from NASA, Cirium, Thales, NAV CANADA and the European AI Forum to [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]