ACI World issues new guidance for airport industry restart and recovery

Airports Council International (ACI) World has today published comprehensive guidance for airports as they prepare to restart operations to assist them in sustaining a business recovery in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a systemic crisis resulting in unprecedented disruption to global air transport. ACI World estimates that, in 2020, […]
Colombia: La industria aérea se prepara para retomar operaciones

Aunque el Gobierno tomó la decisión de mantener las operaciones aéreas restringidas al menos hasta que termine junio, tanto las entidades rectoras del sector como las empresas de esta industria vienen trabajando para estar listas en el momento en que se retomen los vuelos comerciales de pasajeros. La Aeronáutica Civil trabaja en un plan de […]
Las aerolíneas en Ecuador recuperarán el 100% de su capacidad operativa en 2022

Las medidas de bioseguridad, la crisis económica y la demanda de vuelos harán que el transporte aéreo tenga que reinventarse en lo que se ha denominado como ‘nueva normalidad’, es decir, tras la pandemia de coronavirus. En Ecuador, antes de la pandemia, operaban cuatro aerolíneas, pero la coronacrisis precipitó la liquidación de Tame por lo […]
Airline Debt to Balloon by 28% Heavy New Debt Levels Will Weigh Down Airline Recovery

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released analysis showing that the airline industry’s global debt could rise to $550 billion by year-end. That’s a $120 billion increase over debt levels at the start of 2020. $67 billion of the new debt is composed of government loans ($50 billion), deferred taxes ($5 billion) and loan guarantees […]
El Consejo de Gobierno de IATA declara los principios para la reanudación de la industria

La Asociación de Transporte Aéreo Internacional (IATA, por sus siglas en inglés) anunció el acuerdo de los directores generales de las aerolíneas que forman parte de su consejo de gobierno, por el que se comprometen a cumplir con cinco principios para la reconexión del mundo por medio del transporte aéreo. Estos principios son: 1.- […]
EASA/ECDC Guidelines Welcomed – Essential that European States Adopt Harmonized Measures

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) welcomed the release by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) of the COVID-19 Aviation Health Safety Protocol guidelines for the safe restart of air transport in Europe. The EASA and ECDC guidelines are aligned with recommendations provided by both […]
ACI and IATA Outline Roadmap for Aviation Industry Restart

Airports Council International (ACI) World and the International Air Transport Association (IATA) have called on governments to ensure any new measures introduced for airports and airlines in the wake of COVID-19 are supported by scientific evidence and are consistent across the world. The aviation sector has been brought to a standstill and a balanced and […]
IATA propone una estrategia de seguridad multinivel para la reanudación de la industria

La Asociación de Transporte Aéreo Internacional (IATA, por sus siglas en inglés) ha publicado una hoja de ruta que aborda una serie de medidas temporales de bioseguridad basadas en un enfoque de seguridad multinivel para la reanudación de los viajes aéreos de pasajeros en medio de la crisis por el COVID-19. La hoja de ruta […]
IATA Board Declares Principles for Industry Re-start

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced a commitment by the airline CEOs on its Board of Governors to five principles for re-connecting the world by air transport. These principles are: 1. Aviation will always put safety and security first: Airlines commit to work with our partners in governments, institutions and across the industry to: […]
IATA Outlines Layered Approach for Industry Re-Start

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) revealed details of its proposed temporary layered approach to biosecurity for re-starting passenger flights amid the COVID-19 crisis. IATA has published Biosecurity for Air Transport: A Roadmap for Restarting Aviation (pdf) which outlines IATA’s proposal for a layering of temporary biosecurity measures. The Roadmap aims to provide the confidence […]