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MONTREAL/BOGOTA Dec 16 (Reuters) - Latin America is drawing early investment for jet fuel produced from materials like forest residues and palm oil as emission-conscious airlines scour emerging markets for less-polluting fuel to power flights, industry executives say. While most sustainable aviation fuel, or SAF, is produced in the United States, Europe, and Singapore, Latin America is emerging as a budding market. "Latin America right now is really a hot spot for Honeywell." Producing and distributing SAF in regions with faster-growing traffic like Latin America is key to meeting industry targets, said Landon Loomis, Latin America president for U.S. planemaker Boeing (BA.N). And Vibra Energia (VBBR3.SA) is working with Brasil BioFuels (BBF) to produce palm oil-based jet fuel in 2025.

☆ Global airlines see return to profitability in 2023
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-06 | by ( Emma Farge | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

[1/2] Global airline industry body International Air Transport Association (IATA) Director General Willie Walsh attends an interview with Reuters in Doha, Qatar, June 19, 2022. Airlines lost tens of billions of dollars in 2020 and 2021 due to the pandemic, but air travel has partially recovered and some airports have struggled to cope. DOWNSIDE RISKIATA believes global air traffic levels will return to pre-COVID or 2019 levels by 2024, led by the United States and with Asia-Pacific "notably lagging." If China does not loosen restrictions, airlines' profitability would be affected. Walsh said airlines had survived the worst of the downturns, though Europe's fragmented market remained an area to watch.

☆ Airlines to return to profitability in 2023 - IATA
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-06 | by ( Emma Farge | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Airlines lost tens of billions of dollars in 2020 and 2021 due to the pandemic but air travel has partially recovered and some airports have struggled to cope. The International Air Transport Association (IATA) now expects a net profit of $4.7 billion for the industry next year, with more than 4 billion passengers set to fly. For 2022, IATA narrowed its forecast for industry-wide losses to $6.9 billion from $9.7 billion. "That is a great achievement considering the scale of the financial and economic damage caused by government imposed pandemic restrictions," said IATA Director General Willie Walsh, commenting on the projected return to profit in 2023. IATA said that its forecast is based on a gradual reopening of China to international traffic and the easing of domestic zero-COVID restrictions.

☆ IATA: 2023 Airline passenger numbers will exceed 4 billion
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-06 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailIATA: 2023 Airline passenger numbers will exceed 4 billionWillie Walsh, director general at IATA, discusses his 2023 outlook for the airline industry, and how demand will be affected by macroeconomic pressures.

London CNN Business —The global airline industry is expected to return to profitability in 2023 for the first time in four years. In a forecast released Tuesday, the International Air Transport Association predicted that airlines will earn a net profit of $4.7 billion, despite fears of a global recession. Consumer demand for air travel has been boosted by the reopening of borders closed by the pandemic, as well as a strong US dollar that’s encouraged more Americans to travel overseas. “While we are mindful of macroeconomic headwinds, the travel industry is experiencing a counter-cyclical recovery,” Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian said when delivering the company’s earnings results in October. “Global demand is continuing to ramp [up] as consumers shift spend to experiences, businesses return to travel and international markets continue to reopen.”— Chris Isidore contributed reporting.

☆ Airlines will return to profitability in 2023 after three-year slump, industry body says
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-06 | by ( Karen Gilchrist | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

The global airline industry is set to return to profitability again next year following a near-three year downturn fueled by the Covid-19 pandemic, an industry body said Tuesday. The International Air Transport Association (IATA) said it expects the industry to post a "small" net profit of $4.7 billion in 2023, with more than 4 billion passengers set to take to the skies. Director General Willie Walsh told CNBC the predictions marked a "step in the right direction" for an industry clobbered by pandemic-induced travel restrictions and resultant staff shortages. "The recovery is going well," Walsh told CNBC's Julianna Tatelbaum. For 2022, IATA also reduced its forecast for industry-wide losses to $6.9 billion from $9.7 billion in June's outlook.

☆ Explainer: Why U.S. airline pilot wages are outpacing global rises
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-05 | by ( Jamie Freed | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

U.S. domestic demand was only 0.8% below than 2019 levels in October, while globally, domestic travel demand was 22.1% lower. REGIONAL PILOT SHORTAGEThe steep pay rise on offer to Delta pilots follows a series of large increases at U.S. regional airlines that serve as feeders to major carriers. Uniquely among world markets, the United States requires pilots even at regional airlines to have a minimum of 1,500 hours of flying experience. Faced with growing shortages of entry-level pilots and rapid attrition of more experienced ones to major airlines, U.S. regional carriers have lifted pay rapidly. The increases put pressure on major airlines to ensure their entry-level pay attracts joiners from regional carriers to cover retirements and planned fleet growth.

☆ Taxation is a blunt instrument, IATA chief Willie Walsh says: 'The carrot is far more effective than the stick'
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-07 | by ( Anmar Frangoul | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

watch nowThe aviation industry requires more carrot and less stick going forward to become more sustainable, according to the director general of the International Air Transport Association. "Quite honestly, all of the evidence that we have available shows that the carrot is far more effective than the stick," Walsh replied. Among other things, this would see both maritime and aviation fuels taxed. "So for us, the key to our goal is the use of sustainable aviation fuels — the science there is proven." "What we've got to do is turn what is very low levels of production of sustainable fuels into widespread availability."

☆ IATA: Environmental taxes are a 'blunt instrument' to provide a sustainable footprint in aviation
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-04 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailIATA: Environmental taxes are a 'blunt instrument' to provide a sustainable footprint in aviationWillie Walsh, director general at IATA, says environmental taxes are a 'blunt instrument' to provide a sustainable footprint in aviation.

☆ Super-rich keeping flying private despite surging fuel costs making charters even more expensive
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-16 | by ( Stephen Jones | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Surging fuel, inflation, and labor costs have sent private jet charter prices up significantly. It's a similar story for flyExclusive, another private jet charter firm. "So far it hasn't negatively impacted demand," Seagrave tells Insider, but admits that further price rises may have an impact sooner or later. For flyExclusive passengers, fuel represents between a quarter and 37% of the charter cost, Seagrave tells Insider. VistaJet runs a membership service which means its customers pay an hourly fee, but they still have to pay a fuel surcharge, Qi says.

☆ Asia-Pacific airline traffic recovery to accelerate as rules ease -IATA
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-11 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

SYDNEY, Oct 11 (Reuters) - Passenger airline traffic in the Asia-Pacific region should recover to around 73% of 2019 levels by year-end as travel restrictions relax, up from 53% in August, the Asia-Pacific head of airline industry group IATA said on Tuesday. "There is no mistaking I think the momentum is very strong especially with all major markets in the Asia-Pacific now open except for China," IATA Regional Vice President, Asia Pacific, Philip Goh told reporters on a webinar. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterThe year-end traffic estimate is based on China opening its borders soon, though the actual date remains unclear, Goh said. International passenger traffic in the region was at 35% of 2019 levels in August, according to IATA, which estimates it will take until 2025 to reach pre-pandemic levels. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Jamie Freed; Editing by Tom Hogue, Kirsten DonovanOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Hong Kong Covid: Airlines race to add flights to the city, reviving hopes for its recovery as an aviation hub
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-26 | by ( Michelle Toh | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Hong Kong CNN Business —International airlines are scrambling to add more flights to Hong Kong as the city ends two and a half years of quarantine measures, leading to a surge in demand for travel. “As Hong Kong’s home airline, we are fully committed to rebuilding the connectivity of the Hong Kong aviation hub,” it said in a statement. This will absolutely increase the demand for travel to and from Hong Kong,” Christoph Meyer, Lufthansa’s general manager of sales for Hong Kong, Macao and South China, said in a statement. International Air Transport Association Director General Willie Walsh said last week that China’s zero-Covid policy had “devastated” Hong Kong. Friday’s news puts Hong Kong back on “the right track,” said Dr. Kam Hung Ng, assistant professor of aviation engineering at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University.

☆ Airlines add flights to Hong Kong but the aviation hub won't be back to normal anytime soon
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-26 | by ( Michelle Toh | Cnn Business | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Hong Kong (CNN Business) International airlines are scrambling to add more flights to Hong Kong as the city ends two and a half years of quarantine measures , leading to a surge in demand for travel. This will absolutely increase the demand for travel to and from Hong Kong," Christoph Meyer, Lufthansa's general manager of sales for Hong Kong, Macao and South China, said in a statement. International Air Transport Association Director General Willie Walsh said last week that China's zero-Covid policy had "devastated" Hong Kong. Friday's news puts Hong Kong back on "the right track," said Dr. Kam Hung Ng, assistant professor of aviation engineering at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. He told CNN Business that Hong Kong still had advantages that could allow its aviation industry to recover to pre-pandemic levels, "or even more."

☆ Hong Kong will scrap COVID hotel quarantine from Sept. 26
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-23 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Travellers queue up for shuttle bus to quarantine hotels at the Hong Kong International Airport, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Hong Kong, China, August 1, 2022. REUTERS/Tyrone SiuHONG KONG, Sept 23 (Reuters) - Hong Kong will scrap its controversial COVID-19 hotel quarantine policy for all arrivals from Sept. 26, more than 2.5 years after it was first implemented, in a long-awaited move for many residents and businesses in the financial hub. The former British colony is a global outlier outside mainland China in imposing hotel quarantine for international arrivals, in line with the country's "dynamic zero" COVID strategy. Both events have been widely seen as a bid to show that Hong Kong can resume business as usual. Hong Kong has reported more than 1.7 million COVID infections and 9,934 deaths since the pandemic began.

☆ Airline tickets could become even more expensive, aviation execs warn
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-22 | by ( Lee Ying Shan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Walsh added that while consumers are paying higher ticket prices, airlines are not necessarily making a profit. watch nowAirline ticket prices have spiked by 25% in the past year — the biggest annual jump since 1989. Russia-Ukraine warBut another factor could contribute to even higher ticket prices — Russia's announcement of a military mobilization, said Qatar Airways CEO Akbar Al Baker. Oil prices jumped by more than 2% after Putin's announcement, following concerns of an escalation of the war in Ukraine and squeezing oil and gas supplies. Hopes for affordable sustainable fuelAl Baker called for more investments in alternative fuel, and that Qatar Airlines is "ready to invest in sustainable aviation fuel" on the condition that it is "reasonably priced."

☆ IATA: There’s not a lot airlines can do about high fuel prices
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-21 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailIATA: There’s not a lot airlines can do about high fuel pricesWillie Walsh, IATA’s director-general, says that “ultimately, it will find its way to consumers in the form of higher ticket prices.”

☆ 'Political will' needed to help the aviation industry achieve true net zero by 2050: IATA
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-21 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via Email'Political will' needed to help the aviation industry achieve true net zero by 2050: IATAWillie Walsh, IATA director-general, says structural inefficiency needs to be eliminated.

☆ Watch CNBC’s full interview with IATA Director General Willie Walsh
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-21 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailWatch CNBC’s full interview with IATA Director General Willie WalshWillie Walsh, IATA director general, speaks to CNBC’s Hadley Gamble at the IATA World Financial Symposium in Doha about fuel prices and their impact on the aviation industry. Walsh tells CNBC inflation is now a “tsunami that's coming at consumers,” paired with higher energy prices, and increased interest rates.

☆ Watch CNBC’s full interview with Qatar Airways CEO Akbar Al Baker
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-21 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailWatch CNBC’s full interview with Qatar Airways CEO Akbar Al BakerQatar Airways CEO Akbar Al Baker speaks to CNBC’s Hadley Gamble at the IATA World Financial Symposium in Doha about the aviation industry’s recovery post-pandemic and the impact of Russia’s war in Ukraine ahead of Qatar’s World Cup.

☆ IATA director-general says he expected more airlines to fail in the wake of the pandemic
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-21 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailIATA director-general says he expected more airlines to fail in the wake of the pandemicWillie Walsh, IATA director-general, says the World Health Organization's guidance of "don't close your borders" was the right one.

Medicii spun că o viață intimă armonioasă este foarte importantă pentru evoluția cu succes a sarcinii, dar și a viitoarei nașteri. În plus, la multe femei în timpul sarcinii apar hemoroizii, ceea ce creează dureri și disconfort”, explică Iraida Snigur. Care sunt beneficiile sexului în timpul sarciniiMedicii sunt unanimi în părerea că sexul în timpul sarcinii este necesar pentru ambii parteneri. Iată câteva avantaje de a face sex în timpul sarcinii:Buna dispozițieAbstinența prelungită în timpul sarcinii nu este benefică nici viitoarei mame, nici viitorului tată. Plăcere mai mareÎn timpul sarcinii fluxul de sânge către pelvis crește, vaginul se îngustează și clitorisul crește.

Persons: Ginecologii, paterni, Snigur Organizations: Universitatea Leiden

☆ Moldovenii aduc în ţară tot mai multe maşini. În prima jumătate a acestui an au fost vămuite de două ori mai multe automobile decât anul trecut
▼ + stars: | 2021-07-10 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +2 min

Datele statistice arată că în prima jumătate a acestui an au fost vămuite peste 20 de mii autoturisme, de aproape două ori mai mult faţă de aceeaşi perioadă a anului trecut. Avem o încasare de 10 milioane de lei, e o cifră nesemnificativă per total din cifra de 590 de milioane încasate pe toate autoturismele. Totodată, doar puţin peste 1600 dintre ele sunt mai vechi de 10 ani. "Când vorbeşti cu oamenii, îi întrebi, vreai să cumperi maşină mai veche de 10 ani? Şi expertul economic Veaceslav Ioniţă consideră că actuala formulă de calcul pentru determinarea costului de vămuire a maşinilor mai vechi este inechitabilă.

Persons: Importatorii, Veaceslav Ioniţă Locations: Germania, Elveţia, Italia, Franţa, România

☆ Iarmarocul de flori din Capitală, fără vânzători. La târg au venit cu marfă doar zece comercianți
▼ + stars: | 2021-07-09 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +1 min

A suflat vântul astăzi în iarmarocul de flori şi răsad amenajat special pentru producătorii autohtoni în Piaţa Centrală din Capitală. Deși au solicitat în mod repetat deschiderea târgului pentru a-şi putea vinde marfa, am surprins doar 10 vânzători. "Băiatul meu a stat o săptămână şi a vândut într-o săptămână de 75 de lei, dar locul e 75 pe zi. Administrația Pieţei Centrale spune că iarmarocul a fost deschis la insistenţa vânzătorilor. Iarmarocul de flori şi răsad va fi deschis până în 31 iulie.

Persons: Veronica Ion, Ion Pîntea Organizations: Centrale Locations: Piaţa, Capitală

☆ Electorala în 5 minute. Platforma „DA-da-da, votați-ne” — Moldova.org
▼ + stars: | 2021-07-09 | by ( Tatiana Beghiu | Autor Invitat | ) www.moldova.org time to read: +2 min

Nu e mare scofală să-i detectezi, pentru că au nasul lung ca Pinocchio ori de câte ori denaturează cu bună știință realitatea. În campania pentru parlamentarele anticipate, blocul înstelaților, sau cum li se mai spune la Văleni, al steluțarilor, s-a apucat să apere familia tradițională. Numai că eu, bunăoară, care am o familie tradițională, nu i-am împuternicit să mă apere. Am impresia că nicio familie tradițională nu i-a împuternicit cu acte de la notar să o apere de pericolul trâmbițat de steluțari. Și aici e întrebarea: nu cumva asta e normalitatea tradițională pe care o ocrotiți cu înverșunare periodică, în cicluri electorale, domnilor flagomani?

Persons: Carlo Collodi, Pinocchio, Vasile Botnaru Organizations: OSCE, Radio Europa Liberă Locations: Văleni, poftim, Chișinău

☆ VIDEO/ De la nord la sud. O călătorie prin toate „zonele politice” ale R. Moldova
▼ + stars: | 2021-07-09 | by ( Aliona Ciurca | ) www.zdg.md time to read: +15 min

Au stat câte 20 și ceva de ani deputați, Diacov a stat atâția ani, Voronin – de când e mâca și bunica a fost deputat. A făcut cât de cât, alții nu-s de acord, mă rog… Se împarte lumea, îs diferite păreri, dar în Orhei e frumos și e făcut bine. Tot de pe spinarea omului și a țăranului”. Într-adevăr, ne-au dus într-o eroare, că lumea a fost dezamăgită de toți… Mi-aș dori să fie mai bine decât cum a fost. De-atâta și toți pleacă.

Persons: ZdG, Renato Usatîi, Ilan Șor ., Edineț, cela, Totul, Diacov, Voronin, ., Sandu, Dodon . Organizations: DNA, Partidul Locations: Moldova, Nord, Bălți, Găgăuzia, Cahul, Chișinău, n.r ., Edineț, Sângerei, Europa, Telenești, Orhei, treucă, . Moldova, Ialoveni, Cimișlia, România, Comrat, URSS, Partidul Agrar, Congaz, Colibași

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