Airlines and Air Transport Workers Call for Urgent Government Assistance to Prevent Jobs Catastrophe
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) and the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) issued a joint statement calling for urgent government intervention to prevent an employment catastrophe in the aviation industry. Estimates from the Air Transport Action Group suggest some 4.8 million aviation workers’ jobs are at risk as a result of air travel demand […]
ACI and IATA call for urgent industry-wide support to underpin recovery
Airports Council International (ACI) World and the International Air Transport Association (IATA) reinforced the urgent call for governments to use testing as a means to safely re-open borders and re-establish global connectivity and to prevent the systemic collapse of the aviation industry with non-debt generating financial support. The dual measures would protect countries from the […]
Green Recovery of Air Transport a Priority for Industry Leaders
Despite the current crisis facing the global aviation industry, its commitment to pursuing sustainability remains strong, particularly as the sector starts to recover. Speaking at the Global Sustainable Aviation Forum, industry leaders reiterated that long-term climate action should be a priority alongside economic recovery in the coming years. Executive Director of the cross-industry Air Transport […]
American Airlines Launches New Travel Advisors Account Management Platform
American Airlines announced travel advisors now have more control over their clients’ tickets through a new AirPass account management platform. Launched on September 1, American’s new online tool gives agents the ability to make real-time decisions for customers through updates, including enhanced fare transparency, full itinerary visibility and control of ticket from the time of […]
LATAM Airlines Group reports second quarter results and advances in chapter 11 process
LATAM Airlines Group today reported its financial results for the second quarter of 2020, with revenues of US$571.9 million, representing a 75.9% fall year-on-year due to unprecedented reductions in operations following COVID-19-related border closures and travel restrictions. This decrease was partially offset by an 18.4% increase in cargo revenues. During the quarter (April-June 2020), total […]
OPINION: Spirit of cooperation is needed
COVID-19 has thrown aviation into survival mode overnight but the industry should use this crisis to learn from the past and find ways to improve in the future, according to IATA regional vice president for the Americas Peter Cerdá. The COVID-19 pandemic has had a devastating effect on the global aviation industry, but one region […]
ACI World Governing Board calls for urgent COVID-19 industry relief
Airports Council International (ACI) World Governing Board has called for urgent relief measures for airports to assist in dealing with the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and also urged a globally coordinated programme of measures to aid in a balanced recovery for the aviation industry. The resolution passed by the board calls for coordinated industry […]
ITF and IATA: Support from Governments Essential to Protect Jobs and Preserve Aviation Industry
The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) and the International Air Transport Association (IATA) called for support from governments to the aviation industry, to protect jobs and ensure that air services can be maintained. The economic situation facing the aviation industry is severe. Air passenger demand is down 80%. Airlines are facing a liquidity crisis which […]
Joint effort to deliver additional environmental benefits during the traffic downturn: CANSO
The aviation industry is using the downturn in air traffic as a result of COVID-19 to implement additional measures to reduce the environmental impact of aviation. CANSO – the Civil Air Navigation Services Organisation – in association with IATA, A4E, ERA, AIRE, IFATCA and the EUROCONTROL Network Manager, is launching an ambitious environmental initiative to […]
U.S. Senate approves big rescue for struggling aviation sector
The U.S. Senate voted late Wednesday 96-0 to give the U.S. aviation industry $58 billion in a coronavirus-rescue package, half in the form of grants to cover some 750,000 employees’ paychecks, in a badly needed lifeline for an industry facing the worst travel downturn in history. The $2 trillion economic rescue package awards passenger airlines […]
