Passenger traffic in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) grew 4.4% in July
In July 2025, air passenger traffic across the region reached 42.8 million, a year-on-year increase of 4.4% compared with July 2024, equivalent to 1.8 million additional travelers. This pace of growth outperformed June, adding one percentage point, and was driven primarily by LAC-based carriers, which for the second consecutive month led global expansion with a […]
LATAM Airlines Group reports preliminary monthly statistics for August 2025
During August, LATAM group increased its consolidated capacity, measured in available seat-kilometers (ASK), by 9.4% compared to the same period of 2024. This growth was mainly driven by a 12.0% increase in the group’s international operations, as well as an 11.3% increase in LATAM Airlines Brazil’s domestic capacity. During the month, the Brasilia–Campinas route was […]
Air traffic in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) grew 3.4% in June
The region’s overall performance was largely driven by LAC-based airlines, which, according to IATA’s latest report, posted the highest traffic growth globally in June (+7.9%) In June 2025, air traffic in Latin America and the Caribbean reached 38.3 million passengers, marking a 3.4% year-over-year increase, equivalent to 1.3 million additional travelers. This represents an acceleration […]
Air Traffic in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) Grew 2.6% in May
In May 2025, 37.76 million passengers traveled across Latin America and the Caribbean—a 2.6% year-over-year increase, with 959,000 additional passengers. Growth continued but at a slower pace than in previous months (5.3% in April, 4.0% in March, 5.0% in February). According to ALTA’s Traffic Report, in May 2025, 37.76 million passengers traveled across Latin […]
CAE inaugurates its first Air Traffic Services Training Centre in collaboration with NAV CANADA
Global aviation training leader CAE has inaugurated its first Air Traffic Services (ATS) Training Centre, on its campus in Montreal, Canada. As the largest provider of civil aviation training worldwide, CAE trains pilots, aircraft maintenance technicians, and cabin crew. Last October, CAE started partnering in the training of air traffic controllers (ATC) and flight service […]
Europe: Air traffic finally above pre-pandemic levels in the first half of 2024
European airport trade body ACI Europe released its air traffic report for the month of June, as well as Quarter 2 (Q2) and the first half (H1) of 2024. Passenger traffic across the European airport network increased by +9% in H1 compared to the same period last year, with the paceof growth in Q2 (+8%) […]
US airline group urges government action to address air traffic challenges
The group representing major U.S. airlines on Wednesday urged the Biden administration to take swift action to address a long-standing air traffic controller shortage and out-of-date facilities and technology. Airlines for America CEO Nick Calio said «more urgency» is required to address the shortage in air traffic controllers that has resulted in airlines cutting flights […]
Improving air traffic service communications between Europe and South America
Anew air traffic services (ATS) interconnection has strengthened the exchange of information between Europe and South America, safeguarding the transmission of critical data such as flight plans and meteorological forecasts. On 23 February 2023, a new ATS Message Handling Service (AMHS) Protocol for transferring messages (P1) between the Caracas and Madrid Communications Centres became operational. […]
GOL discloses preliminary traffic figures for January 2023
GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes S.A. (NYSE: GOL and B3: GOLL4), Brazil’s largest domestic airline, announces today preliminary air traffic figures for the month of January 2023, compared to the same period in 2022. Highlights: GOL’s total supply (ASK) increased 6.2%. Total seats increased 7.3% and the number of departures increased by 7.9%. GOL’s total demand […]
Air traffic control in Somali airspace has been restored, after a 30-year gap
The airspace over and around Somalia was reclassified as Class A at one minute past midnight on Thursday morning. This marked the operational restoration of air traffic control (ATC) services in Somalia and the adjacent airspace over the Indian Ocean – formally known as the Mogadishu Flight Information Region (FIR) – for the first time […]
