IATA Wings of Change Americas Conference heads to Bogotá
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that this year’s Wings of Change Americas (WOCA) Conference will be taking place on 25-26 June at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Bogotá, Colombia, with avianca as the host airline. The aviation industry’s premier event in Latin America and the Caribbean is being held under the theme “The Connectivity […]
45 Years Advancing Aviation in Latin America and the Caribbean
By Peter Cerdá, CEO ALTA On April 8, 1980, twelve airlines gathered in Bogotá to establish what was then known as AITAL, driven by the vision of increasing connectivity across our countries. Today, as the Latin American and Caribbean Air Transport Association (ALTA), we honor this legacy with an eye toward the future, committed to […]
IAG and Microsoft strengthen partnership with largest and longest Scope 3 Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) agreement to date
International Airlines Group (IAG) and Microsoft are strengthening their efforts to reduce lifecycle carbon emissions across the industry by extending their 2023 co-funded purchase agreement for Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF)* by five years. Under the new terms, Microsoft will co-fund an additional 39,000 tonnes of SAF that will help reduce lifecycle carbon emissions by approximately […]
DB Schenker targets scope 3 CO2e reductions with Finnair
Freight forwarder DB Schenker will purchase nearly 400 tons of scope 3 CO2e reductions, equalling approximately 120 tons of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), from Finnair. By co-funding SAF with Finnair, DB Schenker will receive a verified scope 3 emissions reduction certificate to confirm its contribution to decreasing air cargo-related emissions. Scope 3 emissions are not […]
IATA airlines chief warns aviation industry falling behind on net zero
Global airlines have issued their bluntest warning yet that efforts to reach net-zero emissions by 2050 are sliding off course, as the head of their main trade body accused oil firms and the rest of the aviation sector of dragging their feet. Airlines agreed in 2021 to target net-zero emissions in 2050 based mainly on […]
SAF Registry Goes Live
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has launched the Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) Registry with its release to the Civil Aviation Decarbonization Organization (CADO). The Registry, now live under CADO management, will enable a global market for SAF that will accelerate the transition to net zero emissions by 2050. “Aviation’s decarbonization is a team effort. In releasing […]
Europe’s airlines urge policymakers to boost competitiveness and connectivity
CEOs from 17 major European airlines are calling on policymakers to take urgent action to protect the competitiveness of the aviation sector. A new report by Steer Economics, commissioned by Airlines for Europe (A4E), highlights that regulatory costs for airlines have tripled over the past decade to €15 billion in 2024, with projections reaching €27.5 […]
Protect satellite navigation from interference, UN agencies urge
Increasing incidents of interference with aviation, maritime and telecommunications services mean States must urgently enhance their protection of the critical radio-frequency band, the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and International Maritime Organization (IMO) have said with “grave concern” in a joint statement to UN Member States. These cases of harmful interference […]
PACIFIC, a new European project led by Airbus, will advance research on contrail mitigation and non-CO2 impacts
Airbus, within a consortium of 10 partners from four European countries, has launched PACIFIC, a project to study the impact of aviation’s non-CO2 emissions on Local Air Quality and Climate with a focus on contrails. Recent studies suggest that the use of Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF) could reduce both soot particles and contrail ice crystals. […]
Airbus showcases hydrogen aircraft technologies during its 2025 Airbus Summit
During the 2025 Airbus Summit, Airbus provided an update on its roadmap to pioneer the future of commercial aviation in the decades to come, outlining plans to prepare a next-generation single-aisle aircraft that could enter service in the second half of the 2030s, as well as its revised ZEROe project roadmap to mature the technologies […]
