JFK storm crisis prompts better communications initiative
IATA is coordinating efforts to ensure airlines, airport authorities, air traffic control (ATC) authorities and other key aviation stakeholders communicate critical information better when there is an incident that causes severe operational disruption at a major airport. The effort stems from the chaos that was experienced at New York JFK Airport in early January when […]
Air travel technology predictions for 2018
The pace of technological change is accelerating. Over the last few years the travel experience has become more efficient thanks to new technologies such as mobile internet, artificial intelligence, virtual reality, big-data, internet of things and biometrics. But we are only scratching the surface of their potential. Many more benefits are yet to be realized. […]
IATA Releases 2017 Airline Safety Performance
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for the 2017 safety performance of the commercial airline industry showing continued strong improvements in safety. The all accident rate (measured in accidents per 1 million flights) was 1.08, an improvement over the all accident rate of 1.68 in 2016 and the rate of 2.01 for the […]
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 […]
Aviação teve 6 quedas fatais em 2017; mortes caem 90%
A Associação Internacional de Transporte Aéreo (Iata) divulgou nesta quinta (22) os dados de desempenho de segurança de 2017 da indústria aérea. Em destaque, a taxa de todos os acidentes (medida em acidentes por um milhão de voos) foi de 1,08, uma melhora contra a taxa de acidentes de 1,68 em 2016, e a média […]
EE.UU. debe prepararse para mil millones de pasajeros en 2036: IATA (Galería)
Los Estados Unidos deben prepararse para un crecimiento en el número de pasajeros del 57 por ciento en los próximos 18 años, lo cual hará que anualmente atienda a más de mil millones de viajeros, señaló Alexandre de Juniac, CEO de la Asociación de Transporte Aéreo Internacional (IATA), en un discurso que dio en Nueva […]
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, […]
Qatar Airways Group first to test electronic baggage tags with IATA
Hamad International Airport (HIA) and Qatar Airways have successfully completed the International Air Transport Association"™s (IATA) electronic bag tag (EBT) readability tests, giving passengers a smoother and seamless travel experience, it was announced. HIA also becomes the first airport in the Middle East and North Africa region ready to accept EBTs. The programme aims to […]
"Hoy volar en avión es algo mucho más tangible y cercano para el mundo en general", Peter Cerdá- IATA
A casi un mes y medio de una nueva edición de la Conferencia de IATA, Wings of Change, encuentro que reúne a los principales líderes de la industria aérea en la región donde se discuten temas relevantes relacionados a los beneficios, impactos y desafíos que tendrá esta competitiva industria en el futuro próximo, AeroLatinNews conversó […]
Congreso Nacional de Turismo: "Perú necesita estrategia para mejorar conectividad aérea"
El transporte aéreo nacional e internacional movilizó a más de 22,6 millones de pasajeros en el 2017 y creció 9.2% con respecto al 2016. Según las proyecciones, Perú podría llegar a 62,7 millones al 2035, pero dependerá del trabajo que se haga para mejorar su competitividad en infraestructura, normatividad, facilidades para proveedores y viajeros, precios, […]
