Source: ALTA Mexico exceeds Brazil In April 2023, the Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) region achieved an outstanding recovery in air passenger traffic carried, exceeding other regions of the world. According to the Traffic Report prepared by the Latin American and Caribbean Air Transport Association (ALTA), 29.1 million passengers were carried in LAC during that month, reaching 99.8% of passengers carried in April 2019. “Throughout 2022 Latin America and Caribbean remained as the region in the world with the highest passenger recovery; an impressive milestone given that it was a region that did not receive any financial support during the pandemic. 2023 has presented significant economic challenges, which directly impacts the travel and tourism sector, both for operators and users. [...]

Source: ACI-LAC The Airports Council International Latin America and Caribbean (ACI-LAC) is pleased to welcome Dassault Systèmes as a new World Business Partner (WBP). Dassault Systèmes provides companies and individuals with collaborative 3D virtual environments for the creation of sustainable innovations. The company has more than 300,000 customers of all sizes, in all industries, in more than 150 countries. The 3DEXPERIENCE platform from Dassault Systèmes offers a wide range of technology capabilities to integrate all data from the end-to-end product development process. Through technologies such as 3D simulation and the creation of virtual twins, with complete virtual replicas of products, the 3DEXPERIENCE platform enables stakeholders to collaboratively experience and assess issues virtually before these products reach the real world, from the design [...]

Source: IATA The International Air Transport Association (IATA) and ATPCO have announced a partnership which will see ATPCO use IATA's CO2 Connect data in its Routehappy API offering later this year. Routehappy is an API that helps airlines and sales channels to convey expected "Amenities" of the onboard experience, including seat pitch and type, Wi-Fi, power, entertainment, and more, to consumers at the time of booking.  ATPCO plans to create a new Amenity that will use IATA CO2 Connect data to help shoppers understand the carbon cost of various itinerary options. The agreement was signed between Willie Walsh, IATA's Director General and Alex Zoghlin, President and CEO of ATPCO during IATA's 79th Annual General Meeting. "We know travelers want to [...]

Source: IATA The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced its expectation for overall renewable fuel production to reach an estimated capacity of at least 69 billion liters (55 million tonnes) by 2028. Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF) will comprise a portion of this growing output which is being achieved through new renewable fuel refineries and the expansion of existing facilities. Importantly, the expected production has a wide geographic footprint covering North America, Europe and Asia Pacific. "The expected production increase is extremely encouraging. Seeing this, we need governments to act to ensure that SAF gets its fair production share. That means, in the first instance, production incentives, to support aviation's energy transition. And we need continued approval for more diversification of [...]

Source: ACI World Airports Council International (ACI) World, as one of the contributing organizations, today welcomes the launch of the International Air Transport Association (IATA) Net Zero Roadmaps and calls for continued collaboration of aviation stakeholders in building a sustainable aviation industry. ACI and airports have been leaders in the decarbonization transformation, being the first to commit to a long-term environmental goal of net zero carbon emissions at airports by 2050, made on 8 June 2021. This was followed by the cross-industry commitment in October 2021 and that by the ICAO States in October 2022. The IATA Net Zero Roadmaps highlight the type of collaboration and actions needed to achieve both the aviation industries' and governments' goal of net zero carbon [...]

Source: IATA The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that Emirates will host the 80th IATA Annual General Meeting (AGM) and World Air Transport Summit in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on 2-4 June 2024. "We look forward to gathering the aviation industry in Dubai for the 80th IATA AGM in 2024. Dubai is a dynamic city and a major aviation hub connecting the world. The UAE's positive approach to aviation has built a strong airline with a strong hub airport. Together, these make an enormously powerful and positive contribution to the society and economy of the UAE. Holding the AGM in Dubai will be a showcase of what can be achieved by aviation with supportive government policies and decisions," said [...]

Source: IATA The International Air Transport Association (IATA) called on governments to live up to longstanding international treaty obligations to publish timely and thorough aviation accident reports. Safety is aviation's highest priority. Failure to publish prompt and complete accident investigation reports deprives operators, equipment manufacturers, regulators, infrastructure providers and other concerned stakeholders of critical information that could make flying even safer. "The accident investigation process is one of our most important learning tools when building global safety standards. But to learn from an accident, we need reports that are complete, accessible and timely," said Willie Walsh, IATA's Director General. The requirements of the Convention of International Civil Aviation (Chicago Convention) Annex 13 are clear. States in charge of an accident [...]

Source: IATA The International Air Transport Association (IATA) unveiled a series of roadmaps aimed at providing step-by-step detailing of critical actions and dependencies for aviation to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2050. These roadmaps address aircraft technology, energy infrastructure, operations, finance, and policy considerations leading to net zero. With the adoption of a Long Term Aspirational Goal (LTAG) at ICAO's 41st Assembly, governments and industry are aligned to reach the same net zero CO2 emissions goal by 2050. As policy initiatives lay the foundation on which many of the needed innovations and actions will rest, these roadmaps will be a critical reference point for policy makers. "The roadmaps are the first detailed assessment of the key steps necessary to accelerate [...]

Source: IATA The International Air Transport Association (IATA) unveiled a series of roadmaps aimed at providing step-by-step detailing of critical actions and dependencies for aviation to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2050. These roadmaps address aircraft technology, energy infrastructure, operations, finance, and policy considerations leading to net zero. With the adoption of a Long Term Aspirational Goal (LTAG) at ICAO's 41st Assembly, governments and industry are aligned to reach the same net zero CO2 emissions goal by 2050. As policy initiatives lay the foundation on which many of the needed innovations and actions will rest, these roadmaps will be a critical reference point for policy makers. "The roadmaps are the first detailed assessment of the key steps necessary to accelerate [...]

Source: IATA The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced an expected strengthening of airline industry profitability in an upgrade of its outlook for 2023. Highlights include: Airline industry net profits are expected to reach $9.8 billion in 2023 (1.2% net profit margin) which is more than double the previous forecast of $4.7 billion (December 2022). Airline industry operating profits are expected to reach $22.4 billion in 2023, much improved over the December forecast of a $3.2 billion operating profit. It is also more than double the $10.1 billion operating profit estimated for 2022. Some 4.35 billion people are expected to travel in 2023, which is closing in on the 4.54 billion who flew in 2019. Cargo volumes are expected to [...]