Aim for 1 Billion Passengers to Fly on Sustainable Aviation Fuel Flights by 2025
The International Air transport Association (IATA) set out an aim for one billion passengers to fly on flights powered by a mix of jet fuel and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) by 2025. This aspiration was identified on the tenth anniversary of the first flight to blend sustainable aviation fuel and ordinary jet fuel. On 24 […]
Port authority chief vows New York-area airports will improve
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey hasn’t always been up to the task in its management of LaGuardia, Kennedy and Newark airports, said Huntley Lawrence, the agency’s aviation director. But that will change, starting now, he promised. «Every day more and more customers arrive and every day those same customers tell us […]
Common Principles Urged to Help Aviation Continue to Deliver its Benefits
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) urged the US government and industry stakeholders to agree upon a set of common principles in order to enable aviation to continue to increase the level of benefits it delivers in the US and around the globe. Speaking at Aviation Day USA organized by IATA and the Wings Club, […]
Miami International becomes a foreign free trade zone
The Miami-Dade Aviation Department (MDAD) has announced it has gained final approval from the U.S. Department of Commerce to designate Miami International Airport"™s entire 3,230-acre land parcel as a Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ) magnet site. The magnet site designation allows existing or prospective airport tenants to operate manufacturing, warehousing and/or distribution centres on airport property, […]
United Airlines & O"™Hare Invest Big in Zero-Emissions Ground Support with Grant from EPA
United Airlines and the Chicago Department of Aviation (CDA) will invest a total of $1.43 million to purchase 26 new pieces of zero emissions ground support equipment, replacing older, diesel-fueled equipment at Chicago O"™Hare. Grant funding for the project from the EPA"™s Diesel Emissions Reduction Act "“ a total of $640,000 "“ will help O"™Hare […]
USA: 2017 Airline Bumping Rate Lowest in Decades
The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today released its February 2018″Air Travel Consumer Report»on air carrier data compiled for the month of December 2017 and calendar year 2017. In 2017, the carriers posted a bumping rate of 0.34 per 10,000 passengers, the lowest annual rate based on historical data dating back to 1995. The previous […]
Challenges the Aviation Industry Faces
The global aviation industry’s problem is clear. Infrastructure is not being built fast enough. As demand grows in many key places, the lack of supply is causing significant challenges. "All the optimism supporting strong aircraft orders will mean nothing if we don"™t have the capability to manage traffic in the air and at airports," Alexandre […]
Singapore Airshow 2018: IATA opens new regional office; signs deal to establish analytics research facility with CAAS
The International Air Transport Association (Iata) is growing its footprint in Singapore with the opening of its new regional office, and its collaboration with the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) to establish a research facility that uses predictive analytics to improve aviation safety. With the move to its new Asia-Pacific Regional Office at Mapletree […]
IATA call for Attention to Address Infrastructure Crisis to Secure Aviation"™s Future
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) is calling for urgent attention to address infrastructure challenges in order to secure the industry"™s future. «Having the infrastructure to grow is vital to our industry"™s future. But in many key places, it is not being built fast enough to meet growing demand. And there are worrying trends which […]
Aviation sector welcomes emphasis on airport infrastructure
The aviation industry has welcomed the proposal in the Union Budget to enhance airport capacity by five times but has demanded swift execution to meet the infrastructure shortfall. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in his budget presentation said that the government proposes to expand airport capacity by more than five times to handle a billion passengers […]
