Airport industry reaffirms commitment to climate action as aviation takes first steps towards post-COVID-19 recovery
As the aviation sector looks towards initial greenshoots of recovery, airports have renewed their commitment to climate action as a cornerstone of rebuilding an industry dealt a devastating blow by the global pandemic. Through its Airport Carbon Accreditation programme first launched in 2009, the airport industry laid down the gold standard for carbon management in […]
How Top Aviation Leaders See The Future Of The Airline Industry
At the end of April a virtual event by the name of FlightPlan was held, in which the future of aviation was discussed by 50+ contributors including aerospace and airline executives from around the world. The discussions, put together by Inmarsat Aviation in collaboration with APEX, touched on everything from digitalization in the industry to […]
The continued shutdown of Latin America and Caribbean is hurting regional airlines
With COVID-19 infections accelerating, the majority of Latin America and Caribbean countries still closed to commercial travel, and Europe imposing travel restrictions, the tourism and aviation industry risks losing millions of jobs and seeing more airlines filing bankruptcy, two leading industry organizations say. On Thursday, the International Air Transport Association and the World Travel & […]
ACI and IATA Call for Governments to Bear Costs of Public Health Measures
Airports Council International (ACI) World and the International Air Transport Association (IATA) have today urged that costs related to public health measures aimed at mitigating the spread of communicable diseases should be borne by governments. The COVID-19 pandemic’s effect on the industry and broader economy has halted aviation at global level, leading to multi-billion losses […]
Delta CEO Ed Bastian at Milken Institute conference: Resilience and commitment at the intersection of two crises
Delta CEO Ed Bastian discussed redefining “business as usual” in a time of multiple crises during a panel discussion last week sponsored by the Milken Institute’s Summer Series virtual conference. Ed appeared with the chair of the editorial board and editor-at-large, U.S. of the Financial Times, Gillian Tett; President at the University of California, Janet […]
European aviation unites in calls for support for green recovery from COVID-19
With the gradual restarting of passenger air transport in the coming weeks, leaders from over a dozen air transport associations representing Europe’s aviation sector today issued an urgent call for EU leaders to prioritise specific decarbonisation initiatives in their allocation of future COVID-19 recovery funding. European aviation continues to reel from the sudden collapse of […]
UK government announces creation of Jet Zero Council
During a daily UK government coronavirus briefing on 12 June 2020, the UK’s Transport Secretary, Grant Shapps, announced the creation of the Jet Zero Council – a group that will be responsible for making net-zero carbon emissions a reality for all flights in the future. During the briefing, Shapps said: “The challenge is to make […]
IATA re-ups calls on Latin American governments to support airlines
Commercial aviation association IATA has strengthened calls for Latin American governments to assist their respective airline industries in order to help them survive the coronavirus crisis that has brought the sector to a near-standstill. IATA, which represents 290 airlines worldwide, on 15 June strongly urged governments in Latin America to intervene on behalf of the […]
Trump Administration to Block Chinese Airlines From Flying to the U.S.
The Trump administration on Wednesday said it planned to block Chinese airlines from flying into or out of the United States starting on June 16, after the Chinese government effectively prevented U.S. airlines from resuming service between the countries. The dispute stems from a March 26 decision by China’s aviation regulators that limited foreign carriers […]
Urgent Implementation of ICAO COVID-19 Guidelines Needed
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) urged governments to quickly implement the International Civil Aviation Organization’s (ICAO’s) global guidelines for restoring air connectivity. Today, the ICAO Council approved Takeoff: Guidance for Air Travel through the COVID-19 Public Health Crisis (Takeoff). This is an authoritative and comprehensive framework of risk-based temporary measures for air transport operations […]
