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Gulfstream G700 Exceeds 65 City-Pair Speed Records

Source: Gulfstream Demonstrated Performance Drives Continued Interest Around the World Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. has announced the ultralarge-cabin Gulfstream G700 recently exceeded 65 city-pair speed records. The latest record-breaking flights include a trip from Savannah to Honolulu using a blend of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and traveling 4,090 nautical miles/7,574 kilometers in 8 hours and 52 mins at an average speed of Mach 0.90. The aircraft also set a speed record traveling 6,507 nm/12,051 km from Los Angeles to Sydney in just 14 hours and 26 minutes. “Gulfstream continues to see remarkable interest in the G700 around the world, and we are pleased to take it directly to our customers to showcase the extensive capabilities this industry-leading aircraft has to offer,” [...]

2024-11-18T12:26:38+02:00November 18th, 2024|MANUFACTURERS, News|
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TIACA’s ACF 2024 a Resounding Success

Source: TIACA The International Air Cargo Association (TIACA) announced that its Air Cargo Forum was a resounding. The ACF this year succeeded in its mission to deliver a first-class event that brings the global air cargo industry together to discuss, debate and network. This year's event was held in Miami, Florida. The event held in Miami, Florida focused on bringing leaders from across the globe to Miami for 4 days of conference, networking and exhibition. The event drew over 3500 delegates from over 80 countries across the globe to discuss issues that affect the global air cargo community. The exhibition featured over 300 booths from trucking, ULDs, IT companies, airports and airlines. Plenty of networking opportunities with new event features [...]

2024-11-15T18:21:45+02:00November 15th, 2024|News, ORGANISATIONS|
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American Airlines is ready to welcome nearly 8.3 million customers for Thanksgiving travel

Source: American Airlines Photo provided by @Albany_Aviation on Instagram American Airlines is ready for the Thanksgiving holiday and expects to welcome nearly 8.3 million customers across more than 77,000 flights. This comes on the heels of a strong fall travel season, when the airline canceled the fewest flights in the industry during October. “Thanks to the hard work of our 130,000 team members, we canceled fewer flights than any of our major competitors this October and beat our own records for on-time departures and arrivals,” said David Seymour, American’s Chief Operating Officer. “When you purchase a ticket on American, you’re trusting us to provide a safe and reliable journey. We are ready to continue delivering on that promise this Thanksgiving.” [...]

2024-11-15T18:25:47+02:00November 15th, 2024|AIRLINES, News|
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ATR Reinstates Core Business Focus

Source: ATR Following an extensive market review and in light of lingering tensions on its supply chain, ATR has decided to focus efforts on further boosting the competitiveness of its current product portfolio. As a consequence, ATR will stop the development of its Short Take-Off and Landing variant (STOL), the ATR 42-600S, reflecting the company’s commitment to aligning operations with evolving market dynamics. The comprehensive review of market conditions, technological advancements and future projections shows a reduced addressable market for the variant compared to the initial forecast. In Southeast Asia, for instance, the number of targeted airports requiring STOL-capable aircraft has significantly decreased, primarily because of runway extensions or the construction of nearby alternative airports, and this trend is mirrored [...]

2024-11-15T18:27:41+02:00November 15th, 2024|MANUFACTURERS, News|
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FedEx joins ALTA to support the development of air transportation across Central America and the Caribbean

Source: ALTA FedEx membership in ALTA comes at a key moment, as the region seeks to strengthen its commercial ties and logistics network via air transportation to the rest of the world Federal Express Corporation, the world's largest express transportation company, has become the newest associate member of the Latin American and Caribbean Air Transport Association (ALTA). FedEx membership in ALTA comes at a key moment, as the region seeks to strengthen its commercial ties and logistics network via air transportation to the rest of the world. “We are excited to work with FedEx to continue driving the development in the region. Their ability to facilitate the flow of goods and services, especially in key sectors such as agriculture and [...]

2024-11-15T18:40:09+02:00November 15th, 2024|News, ORGANISATIONS|
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TIACA Announces AAT and Alpha Augmented Services Win the 2024 Sustainability Awards

Source: TIACA The International Air Cargo Association (TIACA) announced the results of the sixth edition of the Air Cargo Sustainability Awards, run in partnership with one of the leading industry IT solution providers CHAMP Cargosystems. The Awards aim to recognize outstanding businesses and industry initiatives seeking to make air cargo more sustainable.  There were two categories being judged, one for Start-Up/Small Business and the second for Corporate and established businesses. The jury, comprised of 5 industry leaders, Chris McDermott, CHAMP Cargosystems; Liana Coyne, Coyne Airways; Andrea Tang, FIATA; Patricia Varela, IATA; and Ariaen Zimmerman, are all sustainability champions and evaluated the submissions on a number of criteria, including impact on society and industry, ease of implementation, innovation and the wow factor. [...]

2024-11-16T13:05:14+02:00November 15th, 2024|News, ORGANISATIONS|
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Latin America and the Caribbean’s most important airport industry conference concludes with discussion on the future of airports

Source: ACI-LAC In 2025, Trinidad and Tobago to host ACI-LAC Assembly and Conference ACI-LAC Annual Assembly Conference & Exhibition 2024 concluded on Tuesday (12) with discussions on the future of airports. The panel that brought together airport CEOs from Latin America, North America and the Middle East discussed contemporary demands that are shaping the airport business models of the future, such as best practices in concession contracts. Another topic discussed on Tuesday (12) was the optimization of airport infrastructure capacity with a focus on the best passenger experience, from the perspective of airlines, immigration authorities, technology experts and operational security. The ACI-LAC Assembly, Conference and Exhibition also dedicated part of the day to the potential of regional airports, the prospects [...]

2024-11-27T12:38:47+02:00November 13th, 2024|News, ORGANISATIONS|
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Boeing: Air Cargo Traffic to Double by 2043 as Emerging Markets Drive Growth

Source: Boeing Global freighter fleet to grow to 3,900 airplanes over the next 20 years, including production and converted airplanes Demand boosted by e-commerce and geographically shifting supply chains Express carrier traffic to more than triple With a strong air cargo market exceeding pre-pandemic levels, Boeing [NYSE: BA] forecasts continued long-term growth, saying air cargo traffic will increase by an average of 4% per year through 2043. These projections appear in Boeing's 2024 World Air Cargo Forecast (WACF), the biennial overview and long-term outlook for the air cargo industry. "As the quickest and most reliable way to move goods, air cargo's sustained growth has returned the industry to its long-term trend," said Darren Hulst, Boeing vice president of Commercial Marketing. [...]

2024-11-15T19:27:59+02:00November 13th, 2024|MANUFACTURERS, News|
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ACI announces new ACI Fund Scholarship for Women in Aviation 

Source: ACI World ACI and Dr. Luigi G. (Joe) Sulmona partner as award originators and financial co-contributors Airports Council International (ACI) is proud to announce the creation of a new ACI Fund scholarship for Women in Aviation. ACI and Dr. Luigi G. (Joe) Sulmona will serve as the award originators and financial co-contributors for this prestigious scholarship initiative. The new scholarship aims to provide targeted support to women in aviation who hail from countries designated by the United Nations as Least Developed Countries (LDC), Small Island Developing States (SIDS), or Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDC) – all nations that are supported by the ACI Fund. The one-time scholarship will recognize five outstanding women who have demonstrated exceptional achievement while participating in [...]

2024-11-13T11:58:04+02:00November 13th, 2024|News, ORGANISATIONS|
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TD elevates 10th anniversary of Aeroplan partnership by announcing contest prizing of over 20 million Aeroplan points

Source: Air Canada Beginning on November 7, the contest will feature a grand prize of 10 million Aeroplan points To continue its celebration of a historic 10-year milestone as the primary credit card issuer for Aeroplan, The Toronto-Dominion Bank has announced a contest with over 285,000 prizes of Aeroplan points, including a grand prize of 10 million Aeroplan points. In addition, 10 prizes of 1 million Aeroplan points each are available to be awarded. The contest celebrates the anniversary of the partnership between TD and Aeroplan since January 2014, which has seen over 1 million Canadians earn over 300 billion points and travel to over 1,800 destinations worldwide with Air Canada and 45+ partners. TD and Aeroplan are excited about [...]

2024-11-13T12:08:21+02:00November 13th, 2024|AIRLINES, News, SUPPLIERS|
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