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“The shortages we are experiencing today are a symptom of the longer- term challenges to achieve a stable talent base in ground handling.”
Nick Careen, senior vice-president for operations, safety and security, IATA
ACI advocates for advanced air mobility and drone risk mitigation
On 25 May 2022, Airports Council International (ACI) World launched its first policy brief on advanced air mobility (AAM), advocating for seamless integration into airports, alongside a knowledge centre on drone risk mitigation to promote safe and secure airport operations.
The policy brief – ‘Advanced Air Mobility: Integration into the Airport Environment’ – sets forth ACI’s positions and key policy statements on the integration of AAM into airports. This is timely, as the growth in development of electric and hybrid aircraft is rapidly advancing.
In parallel, ACI World has launched an online Counter Drones Knowledge Centre, supported by Vigilant Drone Defense, which is to provide airports with resources and information on the prevention of unauthorised drone and unmanned aircraft system (UAS) activities that would interfere with safe airport and air traffic operations. “As these advanced mobility technologies continue to rapidly evolve, we are laying the groundwork for their safe and seamless integration into the airport operations now,” said Luis Felipe de Oliveira, director-general of ACI World.
FAA invests $608m to build safer, more accessible airports
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has granted over $608m to build safer, more accessible airports serving a wide swath of the US. The first round of 2022 Airport Improvement Programme (AIP) grants will go to 441 airports located across 46 states, American Samoa and the Northern Mariana Islands. General aviation airports will receive more than half of these first investments, with 272 grants in amounts up to $4.6m. This funding is in addition to the $20bn
the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is investing in US airports.
“In communities of all sizes, airports are vital to regional economies, sustaining jobs and getting people and goods where they need to go,” commented US Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg. “These Airport Improvement Programme grants will help make airports better, safer and more accessible, so they can better serve people in every community for decades to come.”
Air travel
passenger traffic recovery continues
through Q1 The air travel recovery continues, according to March 2022 passenger data from the International Air Transport Association (IATA). The effects of the conflict in Ukraine on passenger numbers were limited overall, while Covid-19- related effects remained largely confined to Asian domestic markets. Total traffic in March 2022 was up 76% compared with March 2021. Although that was lower than the 115.9% rise in February year-over-year demand, volumes in March were the closest to 2019 pre-pandemic levels, at 41% below. Domestic traffic was up 11.7% compared with 2021 levels, far below the 60.7% year-over-year improvement recorded in February. This largely was a result of the Covid-19-related lockdowns in China. Domestic figures were down 23.2% on March 2019 numbers. International traffic rose 285.3% versus March 2021, exceeding the 259.2% gain experienced in February versus 2021 levels – yet still down 51.9% compared with 2019. “With barriers to travel coming down in most places, we are seeing the long- expected surge in pent-up demand finally being realised,” said Willie Walsh, director general of IATA. “Unfortunately, we are also seeing long delays at many airports with insufficient resources to handle the growing numbers. This must be addressed urgently to avoid frustrating consumer enthusiasm for air travel.”
European airports welcome update to health safety rules
The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) have updated their Aviation Health Safety Protocol, which provides advice to European states and industry on the progressive de-escalation of protective measures aimed at limiting the risk of Covid-19 infection during air travel.
The updated guidance advises that mask wearing rules at airports and
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on-board aircraft should align with national rules on public transport both in arrival and departure states. This means that whenever mask wearing is no longer mandatory on public transport in any given member state, this should also be the case at airports and on-board aircraft. The update also removed the requirement to ensure physical distancing within terminals and other airport areas, along with easing access restrictions to airport terminals.
“Over the past two years, the EASA- ECDC Aviation Health Safety Protocol has been essential to ensure risk-based and uniform Covid-19 protective measures for air travel across Europe,” said Olivier Jankovec, director general of ACI Europe. “This remains the case with the update, with guidelines that continue to be effective, proportionate and practical, and which reflect the fact that an increasing number of states no longer mandate wearing face masks nor social distancing for travel.”
Future Airport /
www.futureairport.com
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