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ACI EUROPE President puts fiscal support for decarbonisation front and centre in unflinching annual industry address

Source: ACI Europe SAF production in Europe MUST ramp up – requiring more direct regulatory and financial support to bridge the price gap with conventional fuels Fit for 55 needed but regional connectivity and cohesion vulnerable – corrective measures required or risk climate action backlash Airport access to green energy a prerequisite for aviation decarbonisation – with no airport left behind Regulatory focus should shift from squeezing airport revenue - and look at airfares rising sixfold over consumer inflation rate ACI EUROPE President Javier Marín today delivered an unflinching analysis of the current policy and regulatory challenges faced by European airports as they build a resilient and sustainable industry for the future. Interviewed at the association's 33rd Annual Congress and General [...]

2023-06-27T17:45:43+03:00June 27th, 2023|News, ORGANISATIONS|
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Airports nudge back into black – with business transformation challenge ahead

Source: ACI Europe After more than €50 billion in foregone revenues and over €20 billion in accumulated losses since 2019, Europe’s airports were back in the black last year – posting a net profit of €6.4 billion. This opening salvo from ACI EUROPE’s Director General, Olivier Jankovec, in his annual State of the Industry address today opened the 33rd Annual Congress and General Assembly in Barcelona with a much-needed message of positivity. This performance was achieved in a context where passenger volumes still remained 21% below pre-pandemic (2019) levels. It was primarily driven by airports delivering cost efficiencies despite unprecedented inflationary pressures and significantly slashing investments - with capital expenditure decreasing by -€5.5 billion. Another key contributing factor was airports [...]

2023-06-27T18:59:24+03:00June 27th, 2023|News, ORGANISATIONS|
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Global airport leaders gather in Barcelona with sustainable connectivity, transformative business models and the aviation policy landscape in focus

Source: ACI Europe and ACI World Leaders of the global airport industry are gathering in Barcelona today as Airports Council International's ACI World and ACI EUROPE join forces to combine their Annual Congress and General Assemblies – and create the most significant event of the industry calendar. The ACI EUROPE / ACI WORLD "WAGA" event, which runs from 26–28 June, is hosted by Spanish airport operator Aena, one of the world's leading operators managing 46 airports and 2 heliports in Spain as well as other airports in the UK, Brazil and Mexico. As C-suite executives, policymakers, regulators, business partners, analysts, and innovators touch down in the Catalonian city tonight, the stage is set for the freshest data and analysis as [...]

2023-06-26T19:17:55+03:00June 26th, 2023|News, ORGANISATIONS|
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IATA Launches World Sustainability Symposium

Source: IATA The International Air Transport Association (IATA) will launch the IATA World Sustainability Symposium (WSS) in Madrid, Spain on 3-4 October. With governments now aligned with the industry's commitment to decarbonize aviation by 2050, this symposium will facilitate critical discussions, in seven key areas: The overall strategy to achieve net zero emissions by 2050, including Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF) The crucial role of government and policy support Effective implementation of sustainability measures Financing the energy transition Measuring, tracking and reporting emissions Addressing non-CO2 emissions The significance of value chains "In 2021 airlines committed to net zero emissions by 2050. Last year governments made the same commitment through the International Civil Aviation Organization. Now the WSS will bring together the [...]

2023-06-26T19:22:05+03:00June 26th, 2023|News, ORGANISATIONS|
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Star Alliance Named World’s Best Airline Alliance at the Skytrax 2023 World Airline Awards

Source: Star Alliance Star Alliance Los Angeles Lounge also won World's Best Airline Alliance Lounge Award for the seventh consecutive year 13 member airlines claim a total of 35 top honours, including Singapore Airlines as World's Best Airline 2023. Star Alliance has once again won the title of World's Best Airline Alliance at the prestigious Skytrax World Airline Awards this year. The Alliance's famed Los Angeles lounge has also maintained its position of World's Best Airline Alliance Lounge for the seventh year running. Star Alliance CEO Theo Panagiotoulias received the awards at a ceremony held at the Paris Air Show.   Delighted at the win, Mr Panagiotoulias said: "Star Alliance offers a robust network and promises seamless journeys. We are [...]

2023-06-22T20:34:27+03:00June 22nd, 2023|AIRLINES, News, ORGANISATIONS|
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Latest air travel outlook reveals strong northern hemisphere summer season ahead

Source: ACI Airports Council International (ACI) World has today published its latest quarterly airport traffic outlook showing strong air travel demand will continue to improve into the northern hemisphere summer season. Highlights from ACI World's 13th Advisory Bulletin on the impact of COVID-19 on the airport business—and the path to recovery include: The easing of inflation and rising consumer confidence in most OECD countries combined with declining jet fuel prices, suggests sustained strong air travel demand that will continue to improve into the summer season. Airports are forecasted to welcome 2.7 billion passengers in Q2 2023 and 2.9 billion in Q3 2023. Global passenger volume is projected to reach 8.4 billion in 2023, representing 92% of 2019 levels. The reopening of [...]

2023-06-19T20:30:54+03:00June 19th, 2023|News, ORGANISATIONS|
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ANAC and ALTA advance unprecedented collaboration for aviation safety and efficiency

Source: ALTA Technical exchange will streamline regulation of take-off procedures Within the framework of the 12th ALTA Pan American Aviation Safety and Operations Summit, held in Santiago de Chile, the National Civil Aviation Agency of Brazil (ANAC) and the Latin American and Caribbean Air Transport Association (ALTA) signed on Wednesday, June 14, a Technical Cooperation Agreement that represents the advancement of an unprecedented alliance for the promotion of flight safety and efficiency. The main objective of the agreement is the exchange of technical knowledge, experiences and information between ANAC, ALTA and its partners, with the purpose of subsidizing the construction of a Supplementary Instruction that establishes rules applicable to the Required Navigation Performance Authorization Required (RNP AR) procedures in takeoff [...]

2023-06-16T18:24:46+03:00June 16th, 2023|News, ORGANISATIONS|
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ACI World Emphasizes the Importance of the Slot Guidelines and Calls for Local-Level Engagements

Source: ACI World Involvement at the local level needed for optimal implementation of framework Airports Council International (ACI) World, the global voice of airports, reiterates the significance of the Worldwide Airport Slot Guidelines (WASG) in providing global guidance to effectively manage scarce airport capacity. While recognizing the important role of the guidelines, ACI World emphasizes the need for local-level involvement to ensure optimal utilization of resources and seamless operations. The WASG, developed collaboratively by airports, airlines, and slot coordinators through the Worldwide Airport Slot Board (WASB), provides a framework for allocating limited airport capacity among airlines and ensuring that capacity allocated is indeed used by airlines through the Use-It-Or-Lose-It Rule and tight slot performance monitoring. ACI World highlights the critical [...]

2023-06-16T17:53:46+03:00June 16th, 2023|AIRPORTS, News, ORGANISATIONS|
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ACI EUROPE rejects call for entrenchment of outdated airport slot regime, highlighting need for urgent European reform

Source: ACI Europe Reacting to the statement released by IATA and a number of regional airline associations which called for a global alignment of slot regulations by strictly abiding only to the Worldwide Airport Slot Guidelines (WASG), ACI EUROPE reiterated its call for urgent reform of airport slot rules in Europe. The WASG have been the foundation for airport slot allocation rules the world over, and have served as a useful tool in this regard. While they have evolved both in substance and governance, they need to further reflect the reality of today’s European aviation market and to adequately balance the needs of all interested stakeholders – in particular airports and their communities. Working closely with ACI World and the [...]

2023-06-16T19:11:06+03:00June 16th, 2023|News, ORGANISATIONS|
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Airline Associations Join Together to Call for Global Alignment of Slot Regulations

Source: IATA Airline associations around the world called for governments to ensure the global alignment of airport slot regulations to safeguard the consistent, fair, and transparent allocation of slots under the Worldwide Airport Slot Guidelines (WASG). In a joint statement (pdf), the African Airlines Association (AFRAA), Airlines for America (A4A), Airlines International Representation in Europe (AIRE), Arab Air Carriers Organization (AACO), Association of Asia-Pacific Airlines (AAPA), European Express Association, European Regions Airline Association (ERAA), International Air Transport Association (IATA) and Latin American and Caribbean Air Transport Association (ALTA) set out the benefits of the WASG, which has ensured decades of stability and consistency in the application of slot management. Under the WASG, consumers have benefitted from a consistent growth in reliable schedules [...]

2023-06-16T03:19:49+03:00June 16th, 2023|News, ORGANISATIONS|
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