EU Renewable Energy Directive Must Prioritize Sustainable Aviation Fuels

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) welcomed the European Commission"™s revision of the Renewable Energy Directive (RED) to incentivize sustainable fuels, and urged policy-makers to go even further in prioritizing their use for air transport. The largest user of renewable fuels, the road transport sector, has increasing options to move towards electrification; however, aviation has […]

Infrastructure, Taxes and Charges, Consumer Protection and Security Top IATA Agenda at AACO

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) highlighted four priorities in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) which must be addressed for aviation to deliver maximum economic and social benefits. These are: Sufficient and affordable infrastructure capacity (including air traffic management), aligned with user needs Curbing the spate of unprecedented increases in taxes and charges […]

Infrastructure and investment key to continued sustainability of Latin American civil aviation

ICAO Council President Dr. Olumuyiwa Benard Aliu stressed to an audience of Latin American Directors General of Civil Aviation that "the strong traffic growth forecast for Latin America clearly underscores the pressing need for infrastructure development and modernization, and to ensure that aviation development remains a priority in national development plans." President Aliu further highlighted […]

IBA identifies key investment trends in the Asian aviation market

With the aviation finance community converging next week in Hong Kong for the annual Airline Economics Growth Frontiers and Asia Pacific Airfinance Conference, IBA, a leading aviation advisory firm, has been actively tracking Asian aviation investment trends. IBA says that while some sectors are experiencing a slowing for Asian, and specifically Chinese, outbound investments "“primarily […]

Just two weeks remains until the ACI Latin America-Caribbean Annual General Assembly, Conference and Exhibition, the year"™s premier airports event in the region

Airports Council International Latin America-Caribbean (ACI-LAC) Annual Assembly, Conference and Exhibition, organized this year under the theme "25 years of airport management: innovation and changes, the challenge for the future" and graciously hosted by INFRAMERICA, is just one week away. From 08 to 10 November, airport leaders from Latin-American and the Caribbean will gather in […]

New Partnership for Aviation Security in Europe

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) and the Secretariat of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen, promote, and develop cooperation on aviation facilitation and border integrity issue"”two of the key components for governments to fulfill their national security responsibilities. Under the MoU, IATA and […]

ICAO announces 2017 opportunities for young aviation professionals

The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) is launching the recruitment campaign for the 2017 Young Aviation Professionals Programme (YAPP) today. The programme, which is managed under ICAO"™s leadership, is a joint initiative with the International Air Transport Association (IATA) and Airports Council International (ACI). It provides a unique professional development opportunity as selected candidates will […]