Source: Transport Canada The air sector plays a crucial role in connecting Canadians from coast to coast to coast and to the world. The sector also helps create good, middle-class jobs and build an economy that works for everyone. However, following the COVID-19 pandemic, recovery has been difficult, and travellers have experienced many flight delays and cancellations that are unacceptable. These travellers have rights, and the Government of Canada will continue to ensure that they are respected by the airlines. Today, the Minister of Transport, the Honorable Omar Alghabra, announced $75.9 million in additional funding over three years, starting in 2023-24, to ensure the Canadian Transportation Agency (Agency) has the resources to address passenger rights complaints, and strengthen the operation [...]

Source: IATA The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced the opening of nominations for the 2023 IATA Diversity and Inclusion Awards. Nominations will be accepted from all individuals or organizations working in the aviation value chain and will close at 23:59 CET on 19 April 2023. The annual awards program recognizes excellence in diversity and inclusion in three categories: Inspirational Role Model Award: Recognizes a woman holding a senior position within the air transport industry who has had a significant impact on the aviation agenda through her strong contribution to business delivery, as well as her ongoing support for the diversity and inclusion agenda. Nominees are welcome from across the aviation industry. High Flyer Award: Recognizes a woman aviation professional under [...]

Source: US DOT U.S. Airline Employees Headcount (Full-time and Part-time Employees) U.S. airline industry (passenger and cargo airlines combined) employment increased to 787,328 workers in January 2023, 3,093 (0.39%) more workers than in December 2022 (784,235) and 56,944 (7.80%) more than in pre-pandemic January 2019 (730,384). U.S. scheduled-service passenger airlines employed 503,754 workers in January 2023 or 64% of the industry-wide total. Passenger airlines added 4,583 employees in January 2023 for a twenty-first consecutive month of job growth dating back to May 2021. Delta led scheduled passenger carriers, adding 1,499 employees; United added 1,256; and Southwest added 1,058. U.S. cargo airlines employed 279,337 workers in January 2023, 36% of the industry total. Cargo carriers lost 964 employees in January. FedEx, [...]

Source: ICAO In Geneva, ICAO Council President Salvatore Sciacchitano delivered the keynote address to the CANSO Executive Summit at "Airspace World," where he advocated for greater cooperation between air navigation service providers and ICAO to heighten the sustainability and resilience of the global flight network. Highlighting the outcomes of the 41st Session of the ICAO Assembly (A41) and recent ICAO Council deliberations, the President underscored that achieving these priorities for ICAO and for the global aviation sector as a whole will require integrating the lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic, and effectively addressing challenges related to environmental protection, in particular climate change. The President's mission to Switzerland was preceded by a series of bilateral discussions that took place in Brussels on [...]

Source: ALTA The Latin American and Caribbean Air Transport Association (ALTA) is pleased to welcome Equair, an airline based in Quito, as a new member. In its first year, Equair flew over 4,700 mainland and island flights, achieved a 95% passenger satisfaction rate and a 98% on-time percentage on flights to major cities in Ecuador, including Quito, Guayaquil, Baltra and San Cristobal, the latter two located in the Galapagos Islands. "Equair and ALTA members share a common goal of working in an environmentally sustainable manner. Under its commitment to being carbon neutral, it has applied policies such as 100% recovery of carbon emissions since the beginning of its operations, it also highlights its responsible use of water, non-polluting materials, and [...]

Source: ACI-LAC The ACI AIRPORT DAY PURA VIDA will bring together in Costa Rica, the main executives of the airport market and specialists to discuss the main benefits of the introduction of new technologies to streamline airport processes For the first time in Costa Rica, the Airports Council International (ACI) Latin America and the Caribbean brings together the main executives of the Costa Rican airport industry, civil aviation authorities and international experts to discuss the benefits of introducing new technologies to streamline airport processes and improve the passenger experience. Costa Rican airports seek to promote the incorporation of new technologies to streamline their processes, learning about the experiences of the world's leading airports. Likewise, this event seeks to highlight the [...]

Source: ACI ACI World and CANSO sign a Memorandum of Understanding Airports Council International (ACI) World and the Civil Air Navigation Services Organization (CANSO) have today announced the development of the Airport System Capacity Enhancement (ASCE) program aimed at removing the barriers to unlocking airport capacity and supporting the sustainable growth of air travel demand. The ASCE program is one of the core areas of cooperation to come from a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed today at Airspace World by the Director Generals of ACI World and CANSO, representing airport operators and air navigation service providers (ANSPs) respectively. The MoU will see closer levels of collaboration between both organizations to promote the safe, efficient, and sustainable development of civil aviation. Challenges of air [...]

Source: IAWA The International Aviation Womens Association (IAWA), a worldwide organization for women who hold leadership positions across the entire spectrum of the aviation and aerospace industry, celebrated International Women’s Day (IWD) today. IWD honors the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women. This year’s IWD theme - “Embrace Equity” - marks a call to action to embrace diversity and inclusion by aiming to create a global discussion on why “equal opportunities are no longer enough.” By focusing on equitable opportunities instead, we recognize each person’s unique circumstances in relation to creating equal outcomes. IAWA Board Members Karen Blanks Ellis and Sheila Remes share their thoughts on embracing equity below. Karen Blanks Ellis, Managing Director, Strategic Environmental Management & [...]

Source: IATA The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that the recovery in air travel demand is continuing in 2023, based on January traffic results. Total traffic in January 2023 (measured in revenue passenger kilometers or RPKs) rose 67.0% compared to January 2022. Globally, traffic is now at 84.2% of January 2019 levels. Domestic traffic for January 2023 rose 32.7% compared to the year-ago period, helped by the lifting of the zero-COVID policy in China. Total January 2023 domestic traffic was at 97.4% of the January 2019 level. International traffic climbed 104.0% versus January 2022 with all markets recording strong growth, led by carriers in the Asia-Pacific region. International RPKs reached 77.0% of January 2019 levels. “Air travel demand is off to a [...]

Source: ALTA 31.3 million passengers were carried during January 2023 in the Latin America and Caribbean region. This figure represents 3.6% below January 2019 levels, reports the Passenger Traffic Report prepared by the Latin American and Caribbean Air Transport Association (ALTA). While this figure represents 21% more passengers than January 2022, it represents a slight slowdown from December 2022, when the region reached its 2019 levels with 32.3 million passengers. Also, for the first time, Latin America and the Caribbean did not lead passenger recovery globally. This month Africa achieved the best recovery with 99.6%, and LAC ranked as the second region in the world with the highest recovery, followed by the Middle East and North America, both regions with [...]