Istanbul New Airport: IATA set to undertake major employee training initiative
IATA set to undertake largest ever training project and will partner with a Turkish university to train more than 10,000 employees for Istanbul"™s new airport. The program will see IATA work in partnership with Hasan Kalyoncu University (HKU), in Gaziantep. It will be the largest training project IATA has ever undertaken. Scheduled to open in […]
Sydney may not need a second airport: expert
Sydney may not need a second airport at Badgery’s Creek as aviation technology continues to develop, according to expert Geoffrey Thomas. Speaking with Sky News, Mr Thomas said that cities around the world have seen a trend back to downtown city airports. ‘(We’re) going to start seeing a diminishing of Sydney’s role as the big […]
Austrian Airlines Launches New Service to Los Angeles
Occasion marks the airline"™s first direct flights between the U.S west coast and Vienna, Austria Today, Austrian Airlines began its new, non-stop service between Vienna, Austria and Los Angeles, California. Flight OS 081 departed from Vienna (VIE) at 10:03 a.m. local time, and is scheduled to arrive at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) at 1:20 […]
IATA, Aeroflot, Russian VTB Bank Implement CASS Russia
The International Air Transport Association (IATA), announced the successful implementation of IATA"™s Cargo Accounts Settlement Systems (CASS) in Russia in partnership with Russian bank VTB and Aeroflot. CASS is designed to simplify the billing and settlement of accounts between airlines and freight forwarders. It operates through CASSlink, an advanced, global, web-enabled e-billing solution. At the […]
SITA provides nice airport the tools to manage aircraft traffic more predictably
Nice Côte d"™Azur Airport has taken another significant step towards streamlining aircraft movements across the airfield with the implementation of SITA"™s Airport Management solution, providing a more predictable flow of aircraft departures and minimizing delays. By combining its market leading Pre-Departure Sequencing (PDS) module with SITA"™s AirportPulse "“ an intuitive, intelligence portal powered by an […]
Urgent Call for Alternatives to Large Electronic Restrictions
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) called on governments to urgently find alternatives to recently announced measures by the United States and the United Kingdom to restrict the carry-on of large electronic items on certain flights departing the Middle East and North Africa. The Case for Alternative Measures «The current measures are not an acceptable […]
Aeroporto de Guarulhos recebe primeiro voo regular do A380 da América Latina
A chegada do A380 ao GRU Airport aconteceu ontem, dia 26 de março. Além de ser a primeira operação diária deste avião na América do Sul, ela também é marcada pelos dez anos da Emirates no Brasil. «Para que o aeroporto pudesse receber o gigante pela primeira vez, em 2015, algumas obras de modernização foram […]
IATA recognises Pharma Gateway Amsterdam for its contribution to the CEIV Pharma program
IATA has recognised the Cargo Community at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol for their contribution, support, and endorsement of its CEIV Pharma Program. Nick Careen, Senior Vice President, Airport, Passenger, Cargo and Security, IATA, handed the Certificate to Jonas van Stekelenburg, Cargo Director at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, during the World Cargo Symposium. "The European freight market is […]
Remembering Brussels: Aviation still "˜No. 1"² target of terrorists
A year ago, a terror attack in Belgium rattled western aviation security officials to the core. The aftershocks continue today as they try to make adjustments to prevent a similar or worse disaster from occurring. On the morning of March 22, 2016, 32 civilians and three terrorists were killed, and 300 people were injured in […]
Aeropuerto de Quito, elegido como el mejor de Sudamérica
Durante la gala de los premios Skytrax, los cuales destacan la calidad aeronáutica, el aeropuerto de Quito obtuvo 3 reconocimientos. El aeródromo ubicado en la parroquia Tababela (nororiente de Quito) ganó -por segundo año consecutivo- en la categoría de mejor aeropuerto regional de Sudamérica. También fue reconocido en el área de mejor personal aeroportuario de […]
