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ACI-LAC awards airports for good environmental practices and innovative design for terminal accessibility

Source: ACI-LAC On Monday afternoon (6), during the ACI-LAC Annual Assembly, Conference & Exhibition 2023 in Miami, the Airports Council for Latin America and the Caribbean celebrated the commitment of airports in the region to developing and implementing innovative projects in two key areas for the airport industry: decarbonization and improving the passenger experience. The Green Airport Recognition aims to promote initiatives by airports in Latin America and the Caribbean in various areas of airport environmental management, such as waste management, energy efficiency, carbon emissions management and adaptation to climate change. This year's Green Airport Recognition has the support of ACI-LAC's business partner (WBP) TAV Technologies, one of the main technology providers in the airport market. Fourteen initiatives from airport [...]

2023-11-08T20:31:41+02:00November 7th, 2023|News, ORGANISATIONS|

Miami Declaration: ACI-LAC calls on governments to take urgent action for air transport liberalization and improved air connectivity

Source: ACI-LAC Airports are natural engines of socio-economic and tourism development around the world, triggering net economic benefits for surrounding communities, providing air connectivity to shippers, travelers, and businesses, and ultimately enhancing the competitiveness of countries, regions, and cities. We believe that the aviation ecosystem in the Latin American and the Caribbean region has much to gain from a liberalized framework that provides airlines the freedom to operate international air services without being burdened by market access restrictions. To achieve this vision, it is necessary to deploy greater efforts towards the achievement of a fully liberalized framework and a competitive business environment that fosters greater air connectivity in the LAC region and provides airports the tools to further enhance current [...]

2023-11-07T17:46:29+02:00November 7th, 2023|News, ORGANISATIONS|

Junrong Liang appointed President of the ICAO Air Navigation Commission

Source: ICAO The Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) has appointed Mr. Junrong Liang to a one-year term as President of the ICAO Air Navigation Commission (ANC). The Commission develops international aviation Standards and Recommended Practices (SARPs) and Procedures for Air Navigation Services (PANS) for the Council’s adoption or approval. It is comprised of 19 independent commissioners appointed for their technical expertise in civil aviation. Mr. Liang’s mandate begins on 1 January 2024. As President of the ANC, he will lead the Commission's work on the development of ICAO's global plans for safety and for air navigation capacity and efficiency. A member of the Commission since September 2018, Mr. Liang’s ANC positions have included serving as its First Vice-President [...]

2023-11-07T17:52:37+02:00November 7th, 2023|News, ORGANISATIONS|

FAA Schedules Next Series of Runway Safety Meetings

Source: FAA The Federal Aviation Administration continues to address runway safety risks with 16 runway safety meetings for the remainder of the year. These meetings are in addition to the 90 Runway Safety Action Team meetings across the country already held.  The meetings, held annually at each airport with a control tower, are the primary forum for pinpointing and addressing airport-specific risk in the surface environment. The product of the meeting is a Runway Safety Action Plan where stakeholders agree to pursue specific actions to improve surface safety. During a Runway Safety Action Team meeting, airport stakeholders identify unique risks to surface safety at that airport and develop plans to mitigate or eliminate those risks. Representatives from the FAA’s air traffic organization, airlines, [...]

2023-11-07T18:12:00+02:00November 7th, 2023|AIRPORTS, News, ORGANISATIONS|

Latin America and the Caribbean is the first region in the world to surpass pre-pandemic air traffic levels in 2023

Source: ACI-LAC By 2024, the trend is for a 10.5% increase over 2019; the data was announced during the ACI-LAC Annual Assembly Conference & Exhibition The volume of air passengers in Latin America and the Caribbean is expected to reach 708 million by the end of 2023, 3% more than in 2019. It was the region that showed the fastest recovery after the pandemic and the one that first surpasses the 2019 air traffic volume.  Fifty-five percent of the region's airports have already exceeded 2019 air traffic. The highlights were Mexico and Colombia, with growth of 17% and 5% respectively. It is estimated that 2024 in Latin America and the Caribbean will follow this positive trend, with 759 million passengers [...]

2023-11-07T18:26:55+02:00November 7th, 2023|AIRPORTS, News, ORGANISATIONS|

U.S. Airlines’ September 2023 Fuel Cost per Gallon Up 11.4% from August 2023; Aviation Fuel Consumption Up 2.8% from Pre-Pandemic September 2019

Source: US DOT The Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) today released U.S. airlines’ September 2023 fuel cost and consumption numbers indicating U.S. scheduled service airlines used 1.518 billion gallons of fuel, 9.2% less fuel than in August 2023 (1.672 billion gallons) and 2.8% more than in pre-pandemic September 2019. The cost per gallon of fuel in September 2023 ($3.14) was up 32 cents (11.4%) from August 2023 ($2.82) and up $1.19 (60.6%) from September 2019. Total September 2023 fuel expenditure ($4.77B) was up 1.1% from August 2023 ($4.72B) and up 65.1% from pre-pandemic September 2019. Year-over-year changes in fuel consumption and cost for September 2023 include 6.0% increase in domestic fuel consumption, 4.2% decrease in domestic fuel [...]

2023-11-06T20:06:07+02:00November 6th, 2023|News, ORGANISATIONS|

The International Air Cargo Association (TIACA) announced that the 4th Annual Air Cargo Sustainability Survey has been launched.

Source: TIACA 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 are proud to see the results of the industry's investment into sustainability. Through TIACA's Sustainability Program, we are able to shine a spotlight on all of the work we as an industry are doing through the Insights Report, the Sustainability [...]

2023-11-06T18:52:43+02:00November 6th, 2023|News, ORGANISATIONS|

Peak summer months at Europe’s airports drive strong recovery amidst challenges

Source: ACI Europe ACI EUROPE today releases its air traffic report for September and the third quarter (Q3) of 2023 - a peak period for European air travel. Passenger traffic across the European airport network increased by +12.1%in Q3 compared to the same period last year. Despite persistently higher air fares and enduring pressures from rising inflation, the summer months showed a very robust performance overall. When compared to pre-pandemic (Q3 2019) levels, passenger traffic in Q3 stood at -3.1%, marking a significant improvement over the first half of the year (-7.7%), and signifying continued progress towards reaching 2019 traffic levels. Milestones were reached during Q3, when London-Heathrow - Europe's busiest airport by passenger volume - surpassed its 2019 traffic [...]

2023-11-06T20:24:47+02:00November 6th, 2023|AIRPORTS, News, ORGANISATIONS|

ASA and Mexico’s sugarcane agribusiness sector met to discuss sustainable aviation fuels

Source: Aeropuertos y Servicios Auxiliares - ASA (Airports and Auxiliary Services) Mexico With the participation of officials from the Secretariats of Agriculture and Rural Development and Infrastructure, Communications and Transportation, as well as the National Committee for the Sustainable Development of Sugar Cane (CONADESUCA), the country's potential to develop sustainable aviation fuels aviation from sugarcane ethanol was addressed. As part of the work carried out by the Secretariat of Infrastructure, Communications and Transportation, led by Airports and Auxiliary Services (ASA), to achieve the goal that the Member States of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) have set, of zero net greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 (Net Zero), a working meeting was held, coordinated with the Ministry of Agriculture and CONADESUCA, [...]

2023-11-03T07:19:02+02:00November 3rd, 2023|News, ORGANISATIONS|

Technology, Sustainability and Aviation Regulatory Liberalization are the key topics for the premier event of the Airport Sector in Latin America and The Caribbean

Source: ACI-LAC In 2023, the ACI-LAC Annual Assembly Conference and Exhibition will be held in Miami, United States. The Airports Council International Latin America and the Caribbean (ACI-LAC) will hold the ACI-LAC Annual Assembly, Conference & Exhibition, the most important event for the airport sector in the region, on November 6 and 7, 2023. The event will bring together key authorities, senior executives from Latin America and the Caribbean and aviation experts to discuss key current issues in the airport industry. Under the theme "The Future is Now", speakers will share experiences on the state of airport concession processes, the new airport commercial paradigm, air transport liberalization in Latin America and the Caribbean, the development of the accessibility culture at [...]

2023-11-02T21:30:49+02:00November 2nd, 2023|AIRPORTS, News, ORGANISATIONS|