Source: US DOT The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has fined Air Canada $250,000 for operating flights carrying United Airlines’ designator code in regions in which a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) flight prohibition was in effect for U.S. operators. The airline was ordered to cease and desist from future similar violations. An investigation by the Department’s Office of Aviation Consumer Protection (OACP) revealed that between October 2022 and January 2023, Air Canada operated a significant number of flights carrying the United Airlines code between the United Arab Emirates and Canada in airspace prohibited by the FAA to U.S. operators. Several flights took place after OACP issued an investigation letter to Air Canada regarding this issue. By operating these flights in [...]

Source: IATA The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that Delta Air Lines (Delta) will use and contribute operational data to the IATA CO2 Connect emissions calculator, for both passenger and cargo flights. The agreement with Delta was signed at the IATA World Sustainability Symposium (WSS) currently taking place in Miami. Delta will contribute fuel-burn data from its 4,000 daily flights—the largest of the over 40 airlines that currently contribute operational data to IATA CO2 Connect. With CO2 Connect, Delta will be able to provide all customers, regardless of whether they are individual travelers, corporate customers, or cargo customers, with greater transparency of their impact on the environment through flying. “With Delta’s participation, IATA CO2 Connect will become an even [...]