//ORGANISATIONS

IATA Condemns Spanish Cabin Baggage Decision

Source: IATA The International Air Transport Association (IATA) condemned a decision by the Spanish government to override European law, remove cabin baggage fees for passengers in Spain and fine airlines EUR 179 million. The move undermines freedom of pricing which is fundamental to consumer choice and competition, a principle that has been long upheld by the European Court of Justice. “This is an appalling decision. Far from protecting the consumer interest, this is a slap in the face of travelers who want choice. Prohibiting all airlines from charging for cabin bags means that the cost will be automatically priced into all tickets. What’s next? Forcing all hotel guests to pay for breakfast? Or charging everyone to pay for the coat-check [...]

2024-11-22T20:18:31+02:00November 25th, 2024|News, ORGANISATIONS|

Cleared for Take-off: oneworld debuts its global marketing campaign

Source: oneworld oneworld has launched its first marketing campaign in five years This coincides with oneworld's new alliance-first signature sonic oneworld® has taken to the skies with its newest global marketing campaign, as it continues to soar during its 25th anniversary year. The campaign, targeted at premium globetrotters travelling for business and leisure, marks the alliance's first major initiative in five years. With the aim of expanding its reach to new audiences globally, oneworld's latest promotion is set to engage over 40 million travellers worldwide up until early December, with new digital out-of-home advertising at a number of key airport locations across the world, including at member airline hubs. Customers can catch the new campaign at London Heathrow, Los Angeles, and [...]

2024-11-22T20:45:48+02:00November 25th, 2024|AIRLINES, News, ORGANISATIONS|

ICAL Aviation and ICAO 4 Pilots Join ALTA’s Educational Hub to Enhance Aviation Language Proficiency Across the Region

Source: ALTA These collaborations enrich ALTA’s growing catalogue of aviation-focused educational resources, designed to drive industry professionalization, improve human capital, and support operational safety across the region. The Latin American and Caribbean Air Transport Association (ALTA) proudly welcomes two new partners to its Educational Hub: ICAL Aviation and icao4Pilots APP. These collaborations enrich ALTA’s growing catalogue of aviation-focused educational resources, designed to drive industry professionalization even more, improve human capital, and support operational safety across the region. ALTA’s Educational Hub centralizes top-tier aviation training programs that benefit the entire industry by equipping professionals with the skills necessary to meet the demands of modern aviation. The addition of ICAL Aviation and icao4Pilots APP brings a specialized focus on improving aeronautical English [...]

2024-11-21T23:46:36+02:00November 22nd, 2024|News, ORGANISATIONS|

TIACA Welcomes New Member to the Board

Source: TIACA The International Air Cargo Association (TIACA) announced that Adrien Thominet has been appointed to serve on the Board of Directors filling the seat for a Global GSA. Adrien Thominet brings diverse experience and knowledge begininning at the start of his career where he worked as Commercial Director at FICOFI, a luxury brand promoting Bordeaux 'grands crus' fine wines globally. Adrien then worked for UniFrance Film in Tokyo where he managed the Yokohama Film Festival. Adrien joined the air cargo industry in 1995 as Commercial Manager for ECS Group and continued on a path to Chief Operating Officer in 2011. "The Board is very purposeful when selecting new Board members as we must have a clear representation across the [...]

2024-11-21T23:39:40+02:00November 22nd, 2024|News, ORGANISATIONS|

FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration Efforts to Ensure Air Travel is Safe, Efficient, and Fair

Source: US DOT TSA expects to screen record-breaking number of passengers this Thanksgiving travel season How DOT and FAA are working to ensure smooth holiday travel To lessen inland volume and reduce delays during holiday travel, the FAA will use special airspace off the East Coast and Gulf of Mexico that the military releases to the FAA for commercial planes to use. Throughout the year, FAA collaborates with airlines to understand where they will increase operations and identify efficient and safe traffic flow management strategies. DOT’s Office of Aviation Consumer Protection has met with nearly all ten large U.S. airlines to ensure they are operating realistic flight schedules ahead of the holiday travel season. This year saw the largest air [...]

2024-11-22T00:16:22+02:00November 22nd, 2024|News, ORGANISATIONS|

TSA readies for busiest Thanksgiving travel period on record, provides passengers with time-saving travel tips

Source: TSA The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is prepared for the busiest Thanksgiving travel period on record and is projected to screen 18.3 million people from Tuesday, Nov. 26 to Monday, Dec. 2, representing a volume increase of approximately 6% from this time in 2023. Passenger volumes have reached record highs in 2024, with an increase of 17% since 2022. TSA projects the three busiest travel days will be Tuesday and Wednesday before Thanksgiving and the Sunday after the holiday. The agency expects to screen more than 2.8 million people on Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2.9 million for Wednesday, Nov. 27, and more than 3 million people on Sunday, Dec. 1. "This holiday season is expected to be one of the [...]

2024-11-20T01:50:47+02:00November 20th, 2024|News, ORGANISATIONS|

TIACA Launches the 5th Annual Air Cargo Sustainability Survey

Source: TIACA The International Air Cargo Association (TIACA) announced that the 5th Annual Air Cargo Sustainability Survey has been launched.  This year's survey will continue to monitor air cargo's progress towards a sustainable future. We are calling on the entire industry to respond to allow us to get a full understanding of the work we are doing. The results and recommendations of the air cargo sustainability survey are published annually in the Insights Report.  The first report was published in 2020 and serves as a benchmark to measure year-on-year progression of the air cargo industry's sustainability activities. "We look forward to hearing the progress the industry makes toward a sustainable future each year. While we have a lot to do, [...]

2024-11-18T12:04:04+02:00November 18th, 2024|News, ORGANISATIONS|

FAA Updates BasicMed Program

Source: FAA The Federal Aviation Administration updated its BasicMed regulations to allow pilots to operate larger aircraft and carry more passengers. BasicMed, which took effect in 2017, allows pilots to fly without holding an FAA medical certificate provided they meet certain conditions. The FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024 required the FAA to expand BasicMed to: Increase the number of allowable passengers to six from five, and the number of occupants to seven from six. Increase the maximum aircraft takeoff weight to 12,500 lbs. from 6,000 lbs., excluding transport category helicopters. Allow pilot examiners to conduct flight checks using BasicMed in aircraft that are covered by the BasicMed rule. Information for examiners is available here. Pilots must meet specific conditions to operate under BasicMed. [...]

2024-11-18T12:47:56+02:00November 18th, 2024|News, ORGANISATIONS|

Aruba Airport obtains “Green Airport” recognition from ACI-LAC

Source: Aruba Airport Aruba Airport Authority N.V. (AAA) is excited to share that Queen Beatrix International Airport (Aruba Airport) proudly received its 1st ever ACI-LAC Green Airport Recognition in honor of its impeccable sustainability leadership and efforts olast week. Director of Health and Sustainability, Angeline Flemming, accepted this award on behalf of AAA and the entire Airport community. The ACI-LAC Green Airport Recognition program by Airport Council International (ACI) aims to promote environmental best practices to minimize aviation’s impact on the environment and to recognize airport members who have achieved outstanding accomplishments in their environmental projects. This year, ACI-LAC Airport Members were able to submit their outstanding projects under the category of Circular Economy encompassing efficient use of resources by [...]

2024-11-18T12:32:36+02:00November 18th, 2024|AIRPORTS, News, ORGANISATIONS|

TIACA’s ACF 2024 a Resounding Success

Source: TIACA The International Air Cargo Association (TIACA) announced that its Air Cargo Forum was a resounding. The ACF this year succeeded in its mission to deliver a first-class event that brings the global air cargo industry together to discuss, debate and network. This year's event was held in Miami, Florida. The event held in Miami, Florida focused on bringing leaders from across the globe to Miami for 4 days of conference, networking and exhibition. The event drew over 3500 delegates from over 80 countries across the globe to discuss issues that affect the global air cargo community. The exhibition featured over 300 booths from trucking, ULDs, IT companies, airports and airlines. Plenty of networking opportunities with new event features [...]

2024-11-15T18:21:45+02:00November 15th, 2024|News, ORGANISATIONS|