Source: ACI-LAC ACI-LAC invites all its members to the webinar on SITA's "Baggage IT Insights 2023". In 2022, the recovery of air travel surpassed expectations, with traffic surging to 3.42 billion passengers. Despite this positive news, the swift comeback took the industry by surprise, resulting in increased disruptions as airports, airlines, and ground handlers navigated the surge in traffic with reduced staff. What does this mean for baggage? The mishandling rate has surged, highlighting a pressing need for the industry to accelerate the digitalization and automation of baggage operations. In this webinar, Dr. Carlos Kaduoka, FRAeS, SITA's Head of Strategy and Business Transformation will explore trends and insights shaping baggage operations over the year. Date: Wednesday, June 14, 2023 Time: 10:00 AM (Panama / [...]

Source: ALTA The award includes a cash prize and a travel to the award ceremony in Cancun From June 12th, registrations will be open for the first edition of ALTA - Periodismo de Altura Award. The contest organized by the Latin American & Caribbean Air Transport Association (ALTA) aims at disseminating, encouraging and rewarding journalistic pieces regarding the aviation industry and its impact on the economic and social development of Latin America and the Caribbean. According to ALTA's Executive Director & CEO, José Ricardo Botelho, the objective is to recognize the contribution of the professionals that help society have a more comprehensive picture of the advances in the industry and the importance of this activity for the economy, politics, and [...]

Source: US DOT U.S. airline financial reports are filed quarterly with the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS). See the tables that accompany this release on the BTS website for additional first-quarter (Tables 1-6) financial results. 1Q 2023 Results for All 26 Scheduled U.S. Passenger Airlines U.S. scheduled passenger airlines reported a first-quarter 2023 after-tax net loss of $1.2 billion and a pre-tax operating gain of $32 million. One year earlier, in the first quarter of 2022, the airlines reported an after-tax net loss of $5.1 billion and a pre-tax operating loss of $5.2 billion.    After-tax net income $1.2 billion loss in 1Q 2023 Compared to $2.1 billion gain in 4Q 2022 Compared to $5.1 billion loss in 1Q 2022 Pre-tax [...]

Source: TSA Site will expand training location options for newly-hired TSA officers The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) marked the official launch of the TSA Academy West in Las Vegas. TSA Administrator David Pekoske joined federal, county and local officials for the ribbon cutting event this morning. TSA Academy West is a 26,000-square-foot facility that features six classrooms, two large multipurpose rooms and virtual instruction space. The building is located near Harry Reid International Airport (LAS), where Transportation Security Officers (TSOs) will have easy access to a dedicated training checkpoint where they can apply what they have learned in the classroom. The training checkpoint is adjacent to the "Innovation Checkpoint" at LAS, which features the latest upgrades in aviation security technologies designed [...]

Source: ICAO Canada’s Safer Skies initiative is crucial to avoiding repeats of the shooting down of civilian aircraft, ICAO Council President Salvatore Sciacchitano advised delegates at a recent forum on the topic, but States must ramp up the political momentum around implementation and exchange of expertise. The Third Safer Skies Forum was convened by the Governments of Canada and the Netherlands in support of progress “towards preventative conflict zone risk management practices,” and took place in Rotterdam and the Hague on 5 and 6 June. It was attended by ministers, diplomats, and other delegates, who represented Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Kenya, Morocco, the Netherlands, the Republic of Korea, and the United States. Operators and labour were also represented through the attendance of [...]

Source: IFALPA The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) and the International Federation of Air Line Pilots’ Associations (IFALPA) have secured significant steps forward in the goal to advancing labour standards at a tripartite meeting at the International Labour Organization (ILO) in Geneva, Switzerland. The conclusions of the April meeting, which recommend measures to progress labour standards, will be formally adopted when approved by the ILO’s Governing Body later this year. The meeting brought government officials of ILO member countries and employers and workers’ representatives together to examine labour issues in the aviation industry. The goal was to discuss opportunities and challenges in occupational safety and health and the promotion of good jobs to shape the post-pandemic recovery of a sustainable aviation industry. [...]

Source: ACI-LAC The concession Aeropuertos de Oriente S.A.S., responsible for the airport management of six Colombian airports (three international and three domestic) located in the north and east of the country, becomes a member of ACI-LAC, strengthening its commitment to the progress of the airport sector and as a managing operator in Colombia. “We are very pleased to welcome Aeropuertos del Oriente as a new member of ACI-LAC. Their experience and dedication to excellence in airport operations will undoubtedly enrich our association. We look forward to their active participation in our collaborative efforts to promote sustainable growth and innovation in the aviation industry throughout Latin America and the Caribbean,” commented Dr. Rafael Echevarne, Director General, ACI-LAC. On the other hand, Nelson Rodriguez [...]

Source: ALTA For the first time in its history, ALTA will hold a conference in Chile The Latin American and Caribbean Air Transport Association (ALTA) is pleased to announce the 12th ALTA Pan American Aviation Safety & Ops Summit to be held June 12-14, 2023 in Santiago, Chile. The event will bring together safety, crew, personnel and operations professionals, as well as industry leaders to address current and future challenges in aviation safety and operations. “Latin America and the Caribbean is one of the safest regions in the world where operators keep the highest levels of safety, including technologies and processes that make it a fatality-free region today. The industry's commitment to continue raising these standards is very strong and [...]

Source: EASA The European Union Aviation Safety Agency and Google have joined forces to explore concepts for the provision of reliable, trustworthy data about the carbon footprint of flights to the traveling public, so they can make informed choices about their travel. Through this pilot project, EASA and Google are investigating ways to establish a standardised framework for estimating emissions, with the goal of producing consistent and reliable calculations for flights offered by different airlines. They are also examining how this information can be made available to passengers in a way which is intuitive and easily understood. The Lufthansa Group, as pilot partner, has provided data for this initiative for calibration and assessment. The leading European airline group is also [...]