The earth’s climate has been warming and, in our lifetimes, we have seen undeniable evidence of climate change, from tragic severe weather events such as forest fires, hurricanes, and flooding, the melting of glaciers and sea ice to reveal rising sea levels and the quickening drop in the numbers of various species due to ecosystem […]
The vast majority of large and medium size Corporations operate in SILOs and this is very true in Aviation. Finance, Operations, Administration, Human Resources, Maintenance, Sales and Marketing all operate within their own semi or fully independent spheres within the Company whole’ Each of these SILOs may be exceptional efficient and strong leadership in the
First, an incredibly Happy Thanksgiving to all my American Friends! May you have a happy, safe and positive Holiday weekend celebration. Despite the devastation brought on by the extraordinary spread of COVID19 and the economic challenges it precipitated; most Governments have put stimulus packages in place that has softened the blow. Front line health care
Large international airports are the source of a substantial amount of traffic in surrounding areas and also a large amount of revenue for taxi and shuttle services. Just arriving at the airport you will usually see long lines of taxis, vehicles picking up and dropping off loved ones and shuttle services all waiting for the
Have you ever just come back from being abroad and are weighed down with all of the foreign money that can’t be changed back over into your country’s currency? Wouldn’t it be nice if you could just get rid of it? This is a problem of the vast majority of international passengers, and the foreign
The profitable revenue recovery for the Aviation Industry is fraught with pessimistic prognostications predicting a 3 to 5-year recovery. Why do I believe these thoughts are pessimistic? Having a safe viable alternative to, the 14 day quarantine imposed for international travel, in place before the end of 2020 (the alternatives are being tested as we
With the aviation industry under scrutiny by many environmentalists and governments for generating 2% of the world’s total carbon emissions, there are many ways to mitigate produced carbon emissions, such as in airport ground handling operations. One such technological innovation to mitigate carbon emissions in ground handling operations is the transition into electrification. Ground support
We all know how this pandemic we are currently living in has been changing our lives significantly in the past few months. Home office became a common thing and people have been depending more and more on technologies on their everyday lives. But what does it mean for airports? It is common knowledge that airports
Countless articles write about the negative impact on humanity of COVI19 from health, death and economic perspective. The greatest scientific minds in the world are racing to develop a vaccine that will stop this pandemic in its tracks. People in the world will rejoice when that day arrives and will be lining up to receive
Fatigue is known as one of the most common causes of human performance errors as stated in the “Dirty Dozen of Human Factors”. It is also recognized as an occupational hazard, and it can directly influence both physical and mental work performance capabilities. During AVCON.WW team’s research and analysis, of the 34 pilot fatigue related
