Source: US DOT The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today released its Air Travel Consumer Report (ATCR) on airline operational data compiled for the month of June 2023 and the first six months of 2023 for on-time performance, mishandled baggage, mishandled wheelchairs and scooters, and second quarter oversales. The ATCR is designed to assist consumers with information on the quality of services provided by airlines. DOT remains committed to ensuring airline passengers are treated fairly and flights operate as scheduled.For the first six months of 2023, 1.6% of flights have been canceled, far below the 3.2% cancellation rate for the first six months of last year and the 2.4% cancellation rate for first six months of pre-pandemic 2019. DOT uses [...]

Source: ALTA The ALTA Aviation Law Americas Conference (Quito 20-22 September 2023) featured a discussion on the status of decarbonization in Latin America and the Caribbean The aviation industry plays an important social role in connecting people, transporting essential inputs quickly and safely, and providing socioeconomic opportunities through an extensive value chain. However, this activity comes at an environmental cost. Therefore, the panel "Addressing Legal and Governance Considerations in Aviation for Climate Change and Sustainability," included as part of the academic agenda of ALTA Aviation Law Americas 2023, discussed the issue in depth. Existing advances in Brazil and Ecuador deserve special attention. When it comes to effective sustainability actions, LATAM Airlines is at the forefront. Ligia Sato, Sustainability Manager of [...]

Source: ALTA Ecuador is an example of how the promotion of aviation infrastructure contributes: meeting commitments and making changes in legislation and necessary taxes leads to improved connectivity and growth. This is a historic moment for the aviation industry in Ecuador. This year, the country estimates to receive over 8 million passengers by air. "That figure is the result of the nation's work, which, in recent years, has been working more and more with the industry and, consequently, while in 2000 61% of international tourists arrived by air, in 2023 this figure will be around 90%," noted José Ricardo Botelho, Executive Director & CEO of the Latin American and Caribbean Air Transport Association (ALTA), during the opening of the ALTA [...]

Source: ALTA From September 20 to 22, Ecuador will host over a hundred representatives from the legal areas of air service providers and the main law firms of the American continent, within the framework of the international conference ALTA Aviation Law Americas 2023. This meeting is held to share points of view on aeropolitical matters, legal and financial challenges and best practices faced by the aviation industry in the region. The Minister of Tourism, Niels Olsen, pointed out that this conference is an opportunity to address issues of interest on the development of the industry. “For Ecuador, it will be a space to make known the progress in the generation of policies to drive air connectivity for tourism aims,” he [...]

Source: IATA The International Air Transport Association (IATA) marked the first 20 years of the IATA Operational Safety Audit (IOSA) at the IATA World Safety and Operations Conference taking place in Hanoi, Vietnam. “Over the past two decades, IOSA has made a major contribution to improving safety, while reducing the number of redundant audits. While it is a condition of membership in IATA, more than 100 non-IATA member airlines also see the value of participating and we welcome others. Likewise, while more than 40 governments use or are intending to use IOSA in their safety oversight programs, many more do not,” said Nick Careen, IATA’s Senior Vice President Operations, Safety and Security. The safety data confirm that in aggregate, airlines [...]

Source: Joint Authorities for Rulemaking on Unmanned Systems (JARUS) JARUS Secretariat and Transport Canada Civil Aviation (TCCA) are pleased to host the JARUS Plenary Meeting 2023/02 during this week (September 18-22) in Ottawa, Canada. The Plenary Meeting is currently undergoing at 4-Points Sheraton, a 20-minute walk from Canada’s Parliament and part of the core of Canada’s National Capital Region. The Vision of JARUS is to provide timely consensus recommendations of UAS , including RPAS, that meet the common needs of JARUS members and stakeholders, including ICAO. The Mission of JARUS is to develop technical and operational requirements for the safe, secure, and efficient operations of UAS, to serve as a common reference for use in respective JARUS member regulations and [...]