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ALPA Commends FAA for Issuing Secondary Barrier Final Rule

Source: ALPA At a press conference together with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and other pilot unions, the Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l (ALPA), commended the aviation regulator for issuing the final rule for the implementation of secondary barriers. Published today, the long-overdue final rule will mandate the installation of secondary barriers on all newly manufactured aircraft within two years. “Twenty-two years ago this September, terrorists used passenger aircraft to kill nearly 3,000 of our fellow Americans and shattered our sense of safety and security. We responded to these attacks decisively and put multiple measures in place to prevent another tragedy like this from happening, but until now have failed to act to install secondary flight deck door barriers,” said [...]

2023-06-15T00:41:33+03:00June 15th, 2023|News, ORGANISATIONS|

FAA Requires Secondary Flight Deck Barrier

Source: FAA The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will require a secondary barrier on the flight deck of new commercial airplanes to ensure the safety of aircraft, flight crew and air passengers. The final rule mandating the additional barrier will protect flight decks from intrusion when the flight deck door is open. “Every day, pilots and flight crews transport millions of Americans safely - and today we are taking another important step to make sure they have the physical protections they deserve,” said U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg. Aircraft manufacturers are required to install secondary barriers on commercial aircraft produced after the rule goes into effect. “No pilot should have to worry about an intrusion on the flight deck,” said Acting FAA Associate [...]

2023-06-15T20:31:37+03:00June 15th, 2023|News, ORGANISATIONS|

Kingston, Jamaica will host the first ACI General Aviation event

Source: ACI-LAC ACI-LAC is holding its first General Aviation event in Kingston, Jamaica. The event, which is being held for the first time globally, will bring together leading industry executives and specialists to discuss key general aviation challenges in Latin America and the Caribbean and share best practices. Kingston will host the first ACI General Aviation Day, a free event organized by Airports Council International (ACI), in conjunction with the Airports Authority of Jamaica. The event will bring together leading industry executives, national civil aviation authorities and general aviation experts. The event will take place on June 20, at the AC Hotel Kingston. Among the different topics of the ACI General Aviation Day are the main operational challenges posed by [...]

2023-06-14T19:13:38+03:00June 14th, 2023|News, ORGANISATIONS|

FedEx Pilots’ Union Leadership Approves Tentative Agreement

Source: ALPA The FedEx Master Executive Council (MEC), the governing body of the FedEx unit of the Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l (ALPA), yesterday voted to approve a tentative contract agreement reached on May 30 with FedEx management. The next step is a membership ratification ballot, which will open on July 5 and close on July 24. The new agreement would provide major pension improvements with alternative pension options, significant hourly pay rate increases, an amendable period recovery payment, and other improvements to pilots’ quality of life. The agreement includes a 30 percent pay increase, a 30 percent increase to the pilots’ legacy pension, and a fully developed and equally valuable company-funded Market Based Cash Balance Pension to provide a durable [...]

2023-06-14T00:16:59+03:00June 14th, 2023|AIRLINES, News, ORGANISATIONS|

ACI-LAC Webinar Today: SITA “Baggage IT Insights 2023”

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 / [...]

2023-06-14T00:18:43+03:00June 14th, 2023|News, ORGANISATIONS|

ALTA launches Journalism Award

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 [...]

2023-06-12T20:30:14+03:00June 12th, 2023|News, ORGANISATIONS|

US Airlines lose $1.2 billion in first quarter 2023, an improvement over first quarter 2022

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 [...]

2023-06-12T20:43:34+03:00June 12th, 2023|News, ORGANISATIONS|

TSA opens state-of-the-art training academy in Las Vegas

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 [...]

2023-06-09T20:56:15+03:00June 9th, 2023|News, ORGANISATIONS|

WestJet Group and ALPA agreement ratified

Source: WestJet Airline to begin integration of ultra-low-cost subsidiary, Swoop into WestJet Today, the second collective bargaining agreement between WestJet and the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA), the certified union representing WestJet and Swoop pilots, was ratified. "The WestJet Group is pleased to have reached an industry-leading agreement in negotiation with ALPA that recognizes the value and instrumental contributions of our current and future pilots," said Alexis von Hoensbroech, WestJet Group, Chief Executive Officer. "This agreement bolsters our ability to provide certainty and career opportunities across our organization for years to come while ensuring the competitive sustainability of the WestJet Group." The agreement is in effect from January 1, 2023, and will be in place until December 31, 2026. As negotiated in [...]

2023-06-09T20:26:01+03:00June 9th, 2023|AIRLINES, News, ORGANISATIONS|

Safer Skies initiative integral to preventing shooting down of civilian aircraft

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 [...]

2023-06-09T20:50:47+03:00June 9th, 2023|News, ORGANISATIONS|