What is the IATA schedule conference all about?
Main goal is to optimize the airlines schedules at most major airports around the world well in advance. During the Conference, schedules are adjusted mainly through several bilateral discussions between airlines and coordinators regarding alternatives offered, or between airlines to exchange slots offered or accepted.
How often does IATA hold a slot conference to determine the allocation of airport slots to airlines?
twice-yearly
Supporting the implementation of one single global standard. Running the twice-yearly Slot Conference to allow airlines and coordinators to meet face-to-face to review their slot portfolio and finalize their future schedules.
What is airport slot Coordination?
When airline demand exceeds the capacity of an airport, coordination is introduced to manage planned operations. Coordination involves the allocation of limited airport capacity to aircraft operators through ‘slot coordination’ to ensure viable operations.
What is IATA season?
IATA Season means either a Summer Season or Winter Season as such seasons are defined by IATA.
What are airport levels?
Five roles are utilized: National, Regional, Local, Basic, and Unclassified.
What is a Level 3 airport?
When the number of flights increases to a level that creates regular and significant flight delays, and infrastructure improvements to manage the capacity are not feasible in the near future, the airport may be declared a Level 3 airport by the FAA.
How are runway slots allocated at congested airports?
Incumbents have good reason to hoard the best slots. They are allocated according to IATA’s guidelines at no cost, but the money they generate goes to the carrier, which pays the same airport fees in both busy and quiet times.
What are Level 3 airports?
In the U.S., the Level 3 airports are John F. Kennedy International Airport ( JFK ), LaGuardia Airport ( LGA ), and Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport ( DCA ).
What is a Level 2 airport?
Level 2 airports are airports where there is potential for congestion at some periods of the day, week or year. At such so-called schedules facilitated airports temporary congestions are amenable to resolution by voluntary cooperation between air carriers and airports.
Do airlines pay for airport slots?
Airlines may operate ghost or empty flights to preserve slot allocations. Allocated landing slots may have a commercial value and can be traded between airlines. Continental Airlines paid US$209 million for four pairs of landing slots from GB Airways at London Heathrow Airport, $52.3m each.
What is a cat C airport?
Category C airports require specific crew and pilot training as they have unusual and often stunning approaches. Pilots may have to consider weather conditions and aircraft performance and are required to have passed specific and specialised training courses which can include ground training, simulator and airborne.
How many delegates are at the IATA slot Conference?
Regularly attracting over 1200 delegates, from over 230 airlines and representatives of over 85 schedules-facilitated or fully coordinated airports this twice-yearly meeting is one of IATA’s largest events. The conference operating procedures are published in the Worldwide Airport Slot Guidelines (WASG).
What’s the local time for the IATA Conference?
To give the conference an official format we will use the local time in Rome, Italy (UTC+1). 07:00 – 19:00 UTC as core hours for planning of presentations and meetings. These will start at the most convenient time for all attendees and ensure there are playback opportunities for time zones outside of these hours.
What is the name of the IATA Ground Handling Conference?
The IATA Ground Handling Conference (IGHC) is the premier annual ground handling industry conference in the world. The Global Airport, Passenger and Accessibility Symposium (GAPAS) provides a forum to examine the passenger journey on the ground and in the air and airport processes.
When is the next IATA convention in Dublin?
The 2021 edition will take place in Dublin in October 2021. The Airline Industry Retailing Symposium (AIRS) and the Aviation Data Symposium (ADS) are merged under a brand-new name: Digital, Data & Retailing Symposium (DDR).