2021 IAWA Board Announcement – Meet IAWA’s Newest Board Member – Cristiane Dart
The International Aviation Womens Association (IAWA), a global network committed to connecting, inspiring and leading women in the aviation industry, welcomes the addition of Cristiane Dart as its newest member to the IAWA Board of Directors. Cristiane has accepted the position to serve as the Vice President of Marketing & Communications, in which she’ll lead […]
Ontario International Airport: Optimism for 2021 after a challenging 2020
As the year of the unimaginable came to close, Ontario International Airport (ONT) took stock of the challenges of 2020 and expressed a sense of optimism for the possibilities of the New Year. In the closing days of the year – what many consider the worst in the history of commercial aviation – officials noted […]
Canadian Government Urged to Support Aviation Industry
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) expressed deep disappointment and frustration that the Canadian government has failed to provide concrete support measures for Canada’s air transport sector in the government’s Fall Economic Statement. IATA continues its call for the Canadian government to provide financial support to keep the sector viable and to safely re-establish connectivity […]
Aviation Industry Agrees Vital Slot Use Relief
The Worldwide Airport Slot Board (WASB), comprising Airports Council International (ACI World), the International Air Transport Association (IATA), and the Worldwide Airport Coordinators Group (WWACG) released a joint recommendation for airport slot use relief for the northern summer 2021 season. The organizations called on regulators worldwide to temporarily adopt more flexible slot rules in line […]
How Latin American Governments Are Hampering Aviation’s Recovery
The International Air Travel Association (IATA) said that Governments in Latin America and the Caribbean are hampering aviation’s recovery. They are doing it by using the airline industry “as a cash cow,” said Peter Cerdá, regional vice-president of IATA in the Americas. How are they doing it? Governments are increasing taxes at the worst time […]
ACI World Annual General Assembly urges global climate change effort
In a resolution, the Airports Council International (ACI) World Annual General Assembly has emphasized that climate change, adaptation, and resilience should be included in airport recovery plans and remain key issues for the sector despite the pandemic. Climate change is a global challenge that requires worldwide collaboration and action. ACI World recognizes the unprecedented impact […]
IATA calls on Latin American countries to lower travel barriers
Aviation trade group IATA is calling on Caribbean and Latin American governments to implement more coronavirus testing, reduce taxes and quit restrictive quarantine requirements in order to kick-start travel as carriers prepare for a high season beginning with end-of-year holidays. Peter Cerda, IATA’s regional vice-president for the Americas, says on 12 November that though the […]
ACI World Annual General Assembly resolution supports industry recovery
Airports Council International (ACI) World Annual General Assembly has published a resolution pledging support for the industry in recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic. Aviation is major catalyst in supporting growth in other industries and is essential to the social and economic welfare across the world; it will be a key driver of the global economic […]
Singapore-Hong Kong travel bubble could set global standard
Singapore (SIN) believes a potential air travel bubble (ATB) with Hong Kong (HKG) and its border restriction protocols and COVID-19 testing could be used as a reference point for the global aviation industry. Singapore’s transport ministry also hopes that its unilateral relaxation on quarantine restrictions with some countries will be a starting point for future […]
Aviation needs ‘unprecedented collaboration’ to survive COVID
Airports, airlines and the wider industry must collaborate more closely than ever before to survive the threat posed by COVID-19, according to Huntley Lawrence. Lawrence, aviation director at the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, said the “unprecedented events” seen so far since the virus emerged must be matched by “unprecedented collaboration” between […]
