Managing Safety Risk Using Simulation Tools & Policies Needed to Enable Aviation’s Decarbonization

Welcome back! Let's catch you up on the?Third Conference on Aviation Alternative Fuels (CAAF/3), take a look at the most in-demand IATA Training courses in 2023, and review how the air passenger recovery has continued in Q3 2023. Let's get to it.

Strengthened Global Framework for Accelerating Aviation’s Decarbonization

IATA looks forward to governments delivering the supportive policies needed to enable aviation’s decarbonization, as agreed at the?Third Conference on Aviation Alternative Fuels (CAAF/3) hosted by The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) in Dubai.

CAAF/3 delivered critical agreement on:

• A global framework to promote Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) production in all geographies around the world. The aim is?that aviation fuel in 2030 is 5% less carbon intensive than fossil fuel used today by the industry.?
• Acknowledging that certain States have the capacity to progress as a faster pace, and that others do not.
• Capacity building, a "Finvest Hub", and voluntary technology transfer, are all among the measures put forward to ensure that all countries can partake in a global SAF market.
• The need for a solution that can foster a global SAF market while enabling airlines to claim the environmental attributes of their SAF purchases against their decarbonization obligations, based on a global and robust SAF accounting framework.?

Learn more about CAAF/3 and policies to support SAF production.

Regulating French Airports – Where ART We a Year Later?

The Autorité de Régulation des Transports?(ART) has published its findings concerning independent regulation of French airports - including a number of specific recommendations on how to fix the system for everyone’s benefit.

In this interview with Adam Rudny, Assistant Director Airport and ANSP charges at IATA, we explore what these recommendations could mean for the industry.

News in Brief

? The most in-demand IATA courses in 2023

? PLACI: The new security regulation changing air cargo industry dynamics

? ICYMI: FACE UP! 2024 Competition

? Webinar: Managing safety risk using simulation tools

Video of the Week: What It's Like To Work at IATA

Discover what it takes to work in the Information & Data division at IATA in this short video with Bogdan Pasol, Head Data Engineering and Operations based in our Geneva office.

And if you have the necessary skills and the know-how, check out all the different IT-related job postings - including this position in Geneva, Switzerland as Senior Manager, Data Engineering. Apply now!

Chart of the Week: Strong Air Passenger Recovery Continues in Q3 2023

Industry-wide RPKs rose by 28.4% compared to Q3 2022, bringing overall passenger traffic to just 3.7% below its 2019 level.

While international traffic recovery progressed in Q3 - total international RPKs reached 90.3% of the 2019 level - the recovery was driven predominantly by resilient domestic markets.

On average, global domestic traffic expanded by 24.7% year-on-year in the third quarter, surpassing the pre-pandemic level by 7.4%. Key domestic markets, including the US, China, India, and Brazil, exceeded their 2019 domestic RPK figures in the third quarter.

China stood out with a doubling of domestic traffic compared to 2022, and a 17.4% increase over 2019 levels.

Overall, the outlook for 2024 remains broadly positive, with a full traffic recovery across all regions expected to be achieved.

Learn more about traffic recovery and the #WeeklyChart.

Welcome Link Airways!

We're happy to announce that Link Airways has become IATA's latest airline member!

Link Airways is an Australian regional carrier, operating scheduled passenger services throughout Eastern and Southern Australia.

Its main fleet of Saab 340B Plus aircraft is supported by a fleet of Metro 23 aircraft which operate from Brisbane, Canberra, Melbourne and Sydney to destinations in New South Wales, Queensland and Tasmania.

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