Colombia, sede del Foro Global de Facilitación 2024 de la OACI
La capital colombiana es la sede de uno de los eventos más importante de la aviación civil a nivel mundial, que se lleva a cabo del 21 al 23 de octubre, donde destacados exponentes, representantes de autoridades de aviación y del sector aeronáutico, participan de una amplia agenda académica bajo el lema «El cielo sin […]
Innovation, Technology & Global Challenges Key Themes of IATA’s World Safety and Operations Conference
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that the theme for the 2024 World Safety and Operations Conference (WSOC) is “Embracing Innovation and Technology for Safe and Efficient Operations.” WSOC will take place from 1-3 October 2024 in Marrakech, Morocco, hosted by Royal Air Maroc. This year’s event takes place against a backdrop of growing operational challenges, regional […]
IATA Announces First Safety Leadership Charter Signatories
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced the launch of the IATA Safety Leadership Charter at the IATA World Safety and Operations Conference taking place in Hanoi, Vietnam. Safety leaders from more than 20 airlines are the first signatories: Air Canada Emirates Airline Philippine Airlines Air India Ethiopian Airlines Qantas Group Air Serbia EVA Airways Qatar Airways […]
IATA’s World Cargo Symposium to Focus on Sustainability, Safety and Digitalization
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that the IATA World Cargo Symposium (WCS) will focus on sustainability, safety and digitalization. WCS is taking place in Istanbul, Türkiye from 25 to 27 April 2023. “Air cargo is operating at nearly pre-pandemic levels. But the way it operates has changed dramatically. This is due to a […]
Emirates reaffirms its industry-leading safety standards
Emirates, the world’s largest passenger airline, has completed its latest IATA Operational Safety Audit (IOSA) with zero findings – the equivalent of a perfect score, and a rare occurrence in the industry given the complexity of airline operations. Sir Tim Clark, President Emirates Airline said: “Safety is one of Emirates’ core values, and since day […]
ACI forges new partnership supporting airports’ operational safety management
Airports Council International (ACI) World has today signed a cooperation agreement with World Business Partner, Gallagher Aerospace to help foster enhancements in the fundamental industry priority of airport operational safety. Gallagher Aerospace is the leading insurance broker in the airline and airport sectors. In pursuit of promoting safer airport operations as members prepare for the […]
FAA Announces Safety Rating for Costa Rica
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) today announced that the Republic of Costa Rica does not comply with International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) safety standards and has been assigned a Category 2 rating based on a reassessment of the country’s civil aviation authority. A Category 2 International Aviation Safety Assessment (IASA) rating […]
Ravn Alaska Approved by International Air Transport Association (IATA) to join the IATA Safety Registry Following Highly Successful International Operational Safety Audit (IOSA)
Ravn Air Group («Ravn») President & CEO, Dave Pflieger, announced today that after successfully completing the IATA operational safety audit, Corvus Airlines (d/b/a Ravn Alaska), was added to the IOSA Registry. Ravn Alaska completed its on-site IATA Safety audit on May 4th, 2018 and this week, the airline was notified by IATA that the audit […]
CAAS, EASA and Airbus collaborate to advance safety of unmanned aircraft systems in urban environment
The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS), the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and Airbus have agreed to collaborate in the development of safety standards and regulatory requirements for unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) in urban environments. The tripartite Project Document, which lays out the areas of collaboration, was signed by representatives from CAAS, EASA and […]
Safety, Connectivity, Blocked Funds, ATM & Human Capital Top Agenda for Africa
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) highlighted five priorities which must be addressed for aviation to deliver maximum economic and social benefits in Africa. These are: Enhancing safety efforts Enabling airlines to improve intra-Africa connectivity Unblocking airline funds Avoiding air traffic management re-fragmentation and over-investment Ensuring that Africa has the professionals it needs to support […]
