The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released another grim prediction for the developments in the aviation industry in 2020. The newly-issued downfall of passenger revenues is almost ten times more than the one issued in late-February 2020....
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has released the latest, preliminary data for the 2019 safety performance of the commercial airline industry, indicating a decrease in worldwide fatal accident rate compared to the gloomy 2018 statistics. As of December 2, 2019, there were six fatal accidents, which resulted in the deaths of 227 passengers and crew, as well as 10 fatalities on the ground....
As Boeing nears the end of the 737 MAX software update, the question remains whether aviation authorities will follow the FAA’s example in clearing the aircraft to fly again ‒ as it is a custom in the industry. The discussions and speculation on the topic has intensified in the last week, as global authorities gathered to the ICAO tri-annual assembly session on September 24, 2019. While media reports indicate that regulators authorities are...
The French government will implement an eco-tax of 1.50 to 18 euros on air tickets from 2020. The tax will be applied to all flights departing from French airports, except for connecting flights and those to Corsica or French overseas territories....
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) downgrades its 2019 outlook for the global air transport industry as fuel prices rises and world trade “substantially” weakens. It now expects th...
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The International Air Transport Association (IATA) launched its Turbulence Aware data resource, which augments an airline’s ability to forecast and avoid turbulence by pooling and sharing (in real time) turbulence data generated by participating airlines. ...
“Safety improvement is a marathon with no finish line,” says Gilberto Lopez Meyer, IATA senior vice president of Safety and flight operations....
Unruly passenger incidents are not only increasing, but also becoming more serious, IATA warns. In 2017, one incident was reported every 1,053 flights, while a year earlier one incidents was reported per 1,424 flights....
As there are still no consensus in UK parliament on the current Brexit deal and with the March 2019 deadline approaching fast, aviation industry is in uncertainty....
New technology encourages to rethink training processes and learning experience, especially when it comes to adaptation of VR and AR in training. At Air Convention 2018, Kim Kian Wee, Assistant Director of Training and Innovation at IATA, talked to Rūta Burbaitė from AeroTime about the introduction of new innovative solutions in training and how it can be enhanced with the use of VR and AR. ...
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