UK government opens consultations on Heathrow Airport expansion and airspace modernisation
The UK government has published a draft Airports National Policy Statement (NPS) that lays down the planning and decision-making framework for a third runway at Heathrow Airport and has opened it to a 16-week public consultation. The draft NPS sets out the measures that Heathrow will have to comply in order to get development consent […]
United commits to a lower carbon footprint during the coming year than its American and Delta rivals
United Airlines has pledged it will have a lower gross carbon footprint this year than its two main US rivals, Delta and American, as part of its 2017 Global Performance Commitment to corporate account customers. If the airline fails to meet the target then it will compensate eligible accounts in the form of United Services […]
Lufthansa y Etihad alcanzan un acuerdo global de cooperación
Lufthansa Passenger Airlines y Etihad Aviation Group han concluido un acuerdo global de catering por valor de 100 millones de dólares y un Memorándum de Entendimiento (MoU) para cooperar en mantenimiento, reparación y revisión de aeronaves a través de la filial del grupo alemán Lufthansa Technik y anuncian planes de ampliar esta nueva asociación comercial. […]
Aerolínea emiratà Etihad Airways anuncia la salida de su director
La aerolínea Etihad Airways, de Emiratos Ãrabes Unidos, anunció el martes que su director James Hogan dejará sus funciones en el segundo semestre de 2017 tras más de 10 años en el cargo. Etihad Airways, controlada por el gobierno de Abu Dabi, indicó en un comunicado que la salida de Hogan formaba parte de un […]
IATA Brasil: Debemos tener una aviación menos regulada y más impulsada por las fuerzas del mercado
La Asociación de Transporte Aéreo Internacional (IATA, por sus siglas en inglés) celebró ayer el Día de la Aviación en Brasilia., el cual reunió a los principales líderes de la aviación de Brasil. El evento fue realizado en colaboración con la Asociación Brasileña de Aerolíneas (ABear), la Asociación de Transporte Aéreo de América Latina y […]
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 […]
