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AirlinesBrazil militarizes airports
Objective: to guarantee passenger safety and fight drug traffickers
The Brazilian government is militarizing two of the country's main international airports: the "Antonio Carlos Jobim" of Rio de Janeiro-Galeão and the "André Franco Montoro" in São Paulo-Guarulhos. Th... more
AirlinesITA-Lufthansa: agreement in 2024
For the Germans, acquisition is a fundamental step towards transforming into a global airline Group
The green light from the European Commission for Competition to the privatization of the Italian flag carrier ITA Airways is closely linked to the fact that the acquisition by Lufthansa, with a 41% stake... more
AirlinesFedEx has a new union representative
Until March 2025 he will protect the interests of around 6000 pilots
Having failed the agreement between the unions and the multinational shipping company FedEx, in recent days the company has elected a new president of the corporate representative body at the Air Line... more
AirlinesEindhoven Airport relies on AI
Cameras on the apron to plan activities that prepare the aircraft for the next flight
The management company of the Dutch Eindhoven Airport is using artificial intelligence (AI) to further improve aircraft handling procedures and minimize delays. The Deep Turnaround system consists of a... more
Airlines"Ciaran" (2). UK, 100 flights cancelled
Disturbances across the entire transport sector, from trains to ships, with fallen trees and floods
Over 100 flights have been cancelled in the UK today due to Cyclone 'Ciaran'. There is severe disruption throughout the transport sector, from trains to ships, due to fallen trees and floods. Due to strong... more
Airlines"Ciaran": dozens of flights cancelled in Amsterdam
Air carrier KLM stopped connections due to storm
The Dutch national carrier KLM has today cancelled dozens of flights to and from Amsterdam-Schiphol airport. This is a preventive measure decided due to the passage of cyclone "Ciaran", which is lashing... more
AirlinesITA-Lufthansa: Brussels opinion in 2024
Spohr: "The dialogue with the European Commission continues and we are confident"
The documents of the negotiation for the privatization of the national carrier ITA Airways, signed by the Italian Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF) and the Lufthansa aviation Group, will be sent to... more
AirlinesLufthansa Group: results of the third quarter of 2023
And it expects continued strong demand for air travel
Lufthansa Group unveiled the results of the third quarter of 2023 (3Q2023).The highlights are:Passenger airlines carried 38 million travellers between July and September; All Group airlines report double-digit t... more
AirlinesBrescia Airport reopens today at 12:00
The closure yesterday afternoon after an emergency landing
The "Gabriele D'Annunzio" international airport of Brescia-Montichiari reopens today at 12:00. This is what is reported in a Notam (Notice to airmen) notice issued yesterday, Wednesday 1st November, after... more
AirlinesSAF fuel could reduce microparticles
Result of a joint study between a research centre, an airline and an oil company
Using Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) could reduce ultrafine particle emissions by 30% compared to traditional kerosene. This is what emerges from a joint study on air quality conducted by the German aerospace... more
AirlinesUSA: towards blocking JetBlue-Spirit merger
American government would like to stop acquisition due to competition fears
The US government wants to block the planned acquisition of the low-cost airline Spirit Airlines by the airline JetBlue Airways. This is a deal worth 3.8 billion dollars. The US Department of Justice wants... more
AirlinesUSA: fine to Southwest Airlines
Transport Department imposes penalty for flights cancelled at Christmas 2022
The US Department of Transportation is about to impose a heavy fine against the US carrier Southwest Airlines, which during the 2022 Christmas holiday period cancelled 16,700 flights and left two million... more
AirlinesTAP: stop the privatization decree
President does not sign and sends text back to Parliament
The President of Portugal, Rebelo de Sousa, in recent days did not sign the government decree on the privatization of the national carrier Transportes Aéreos Portugueses (Tap), blocking it and sending... more
AirlinesITA-Lufthansa: notification to Brussels in mid November
The sale of some airport slots or the disposal of some assets is expected
The official notification of the privatization operation of the national carrier ITA Airways is expected in the first half of November, of which the current sole shareholder, the Italian Ministry of Economy... more
AirlinesPre-emptively denied boarding (2). EU JC: passengers have the right to compensation
Even if they did not present themselves for boarding
And even if they have been informed at least two weeks before the scheduled time of departure of the flight that they will be denied boarding more
AirlinesDenied boarding: EU Court defends air passengers
Airlines not exempt from paying compensation to passengers informed in time
The Court of Justice of the European Union has ruled in favor of a German passenger who had turned to a national court to ask for 250 euros in compensation from the air carrier Latam Airlines, which had... more
AirlinesUSA: Michael Whitaker at the helm of FAA
US Senate gives green light to Biden's candidate
Michael Whitaker will be the new administrator of the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). After rumors in recent days regarding support from the Republican opposition in the United States Congress,... more
AirlinesPoland finds partner for new airport
Franco-Australian consortium puts 1.79 billion euros on the table
Poland has selected a Franco-Australian consortium (Vinci Airports and Ifm Global Infrastructure Fund) as an investment partner in the construction project of a large and modern airport. This is Solidarnosc... more
AirlinesIsrael: you can fly sitting on the ground on a plane
National airline El applies emergency solutions to ensure service
The Israeli air carrier El Al is significantly changing its capacity to accommodate stranded passengers. To date, over 50 companies around the world have been forced to suspend scheduled flights to and... more
AirlinesWhich airlines carried the most passengers
Around 3 billion customers have bought a ticket to fly in 2022
The 2023 "Big Book of Travel Data" study commissioned by the insurance group Allianz Partners and carried out by IdeaWorksCompany has lined up companies from all over the world based on passenger traffic... more
AirlinesNepal bets on new Stol aircraft
Notice for the purchase of aircraft capable of operating at high altitude on very short runways
The national carrier Nepal Airlines has launched a tender to find an aircraft manufacturer that can supply Stol (Short Take-Off and Landing) aircraft, that is capable of taking off on short runways. A... more
AirlinesLondon-Luton Airport: away the cars from the parking
Some vehicles will be saved after the fire destroyed the structure
The management company of London-Luton airport has announced that up to 100 cars will be removed from the multi-storey car park which was severely damaged by a fire on the evening of October 10th. Company... more
AirlinesCroatia Airlines purchases new planes
Deliveries of the first ones in June 2024 and then will end in 2027
The management of the national carrier Croatia Airlines has announced that it will buy 15 new aircraft: 12 A-220/300 airplanes with 149 seats and three A-220/100 aircraft with 127 seats. The company is... more
AirlinesPortugal: towards privatization of TAP carrier
The Government plans to sell at least 51%, but will evaluate proposals
The privatization of the national carrier Transportes Aéreos Portugueses (Tap) comes to life. The Government plans to sell at least 51% of the airline's capital, but in recent hours it has made it known... more
AirlinesAeroitalia. The logo "is different in every way" (2)
The Company response to ITA's complaint asking it to renounce the trademark
The Aeroitalia company responded to the complaint made today by the national carrier ITA Airways, which asked the Italian airline to renounce its brand, as it "obviously" recalls the one present on old... more
Airlines"Aeroitalia gives up its brand"
The request to the Patent Office by the company ITA Airways
The Italian ITA Airways has requested that the company Aeroitalia give up its trademark. A move that would aim to protect the intellectual property of the national flag airline. It emerges from a letter... more
AirlinesAustralia: stop to the Qantas-Alliance Aviation deal
Decision following a negative opinion from the Sydney Competition Commission
The management of Australia's national airline, Qantas Airways, will abandon its acquisition of national charter operator Alliance Aviation Services. The value of the deal was 387 million dollars. The... more
AirlinesFrance: Ryanair attack Government
Irish company is targeting the minimum prices it would like to introduce in Paris
The low-cost airline Ryanair returns to attack ticket prices regulation by European governments. After having threatened retaliation on the Italian market (the cancellation of 10% of flights scheduled... more
AirlinesIsrael (2): various airports closed
Civil Aviation Authority of Israel (CAAI) bans airspace for tourist flights
Israel strengthens its internal security apparatus. To do so, it may interrupt transport services with little or no notice. A squeeze is likely at all seaports, border crossings, airports, motorways and... more
AirlinesFrance: bomb alerts at eight airports
The alarm has been lifted at the Nice-Côte d'Azur airport
Bomb scares multiply throughout France. Today the airports of Lille-Lesquin, the "Saint-Exupéry" of Lyon, that of Toulouse-Blagnac, Biarritz--Basque Country, Pau-Pyrenees, the "Saint-Jacques" of Rennes-Bretagne,... more
AirlinesBrussels: aid to the former airline Alitalia was regular
EU judges reject two appeals presented by Ryanair
The European Union court has ruled that the economic subsidies granted by Italy during the Covid-19 pandemic to the former national airline Alitalia, now in extraordinary administration, constitute aid... more
AirlinesFiumicino Airport: handling services awarded
Cub announces mobilization to ask for renewal of the national labor contract which has expired seven years ago
Turnaround after the closing of the tender for the assignment of the airport handling service at the Italian "Leonardo da Vinci" airport of Rome-Fiumicino. The international operator Swissport is out:... more
AirlinesGeneral strike on Friday 20 October in Italy
Public, air, rail, motorway and maritime transport are affected
A 24-hour general strike at Italian level in the public and private sectors proclaimed for Friday 20 October. The mobilization is called by the unions Confederazione Unitaria di Base (CUB), Unione Sindacale... more
AirlinesAthens Airport on the stock market in 2024
A 30% stake will be privatized for a value of up to one billion euros
By the end of 2023, Greece is expected to start the sale of a major stake in the management company of the "Eleftherios Venizelos" international airport in Athens. This is an operation that is part of... more
AerospaceBoeing, NASA, United Airlines to test SAF benefits with Air-to-Air flights
Studying how SAF can reduce soot and impact contrails
In a collaboration to strengthen sustainability in aviation, Boeing is partnering with NASA and United Airlines for in-flight testing to measure how Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) affects contrails and... more
AirlinesIndia: thousands of jobs at the airport
Manager announcement after opening of new Terminal 2
After the opening last September 12th of the new Terminal 2 of the "Kempegowda" international airport in Bangalore, India, a modern building equipped with new technologies, the airport company announced... more
AirlinesEasyJet will purchase 157 planes
The announcement at the close of the financial year
British low-cost airline EasyJet today announced an agreement to purchase 157 new aircraft produced by the European Airbus Group. The proposal contains an option to acquire an additional 100 aircraft,... more
AirlinesIsrael (2): stop to ITA planes until Saturday
Repatriations carried out by Neos and Italian Air Force
The State carrier ITA Airways does not carry out air bridges for the repatriation of Italian citizens stranded in Israel. However, these are guaranteed by the private Italian airline Neos. A paradoxical... more
AirlinesIsrael: repatriation to Oslo failed
Norwegian Air's insurance does not cover flights to and from Tel Aviv
The low-cost carrier Norwegian Air today cancelled a flight organized specifically for the planned evacuation of Norwegian citizens. The reason? The airline's insurance company no longer covers routes... more
AirlinesLondon-Luton airport reopened
After the fire in the parking lot, it resumed flights in the afternoon
The normal schedule of flights at London-Luton airport resumed yesterday afternoon. They were temporarily suspended after a huge fire, which broke out on Tuesday evening around 9pm local time, devastated... more
AirlinesITA Airways at the "TTG Experience International Fair" in Rimini
It launches Winter season: 52 destinations
Over 11 million passengers in the 2023 January-October period more
AirlinesSpain: hacker attack on airline
Air Europa has suffered a payment system breach
The Spanish airline Air Europa has suffered a cyber attack on its on-line payment system in recent hours. The company said the breach allowed hackers to reveal the credit card details of some of its customers.... more
AirlinesIsrael (4): flights suspended until December
The announcement from American Airlines
American Airlines announced in the last few hours that it had temporarily suspended all air connections between the US airports and the "David Ben Gurion" international airport in Tel Aviv. It's a move... more
AirlinesItaly: three drunks, flight diverted
The aircraft had departed from Dalaman airport in Turkey and was headed to Liverpool
The pilot of a plane was forced to divert the flight and make an emergency landing at the Italian "Marco Polo" International airport of Venice-Tessera. It was due to the harassing behavior of three drunk... more
AirlinesVirgin Australia Airlines sees again profit
For the first time in 11 years the carrier reports a profitable balance sheet
Virgin Australia Airlines today communicated the official economic data recorded by the company for the fiscal year 2023 (from 30 June 2022 to 30 June this year): revenues amounted to 3.21 billion dollars,... more
AirlinesAircraft and transport: sector at pre-covid levels
In four years operating costs have grown dramatically
The number of air passengers transported around the world has returned to the same record level recorded in the period before the pandemic. However, in these four years operating costs have grown dramatically... more
AirlinesEasyJet for the carbon removal solution
The carrier signs up to Airbus’ pioneering initiative
easyJet has become the first airline in the world to sign a contract with Airbus for its carbon-removal initiative. Available through the Airbus Carbon Capture Offer, the technology uses Direct Air Carbon... more
AirlinesIsrael: Tel Aviv airport under attack
Columns of smoke and panic among passengers lying on the ground - VIDEO
Several rockets have been launched in the past few hours from the Gaza Strip towards the Israeli "Ben Gurion" International airport in Tel Aviv. Some of these missiles were not intercepted by the Israeli... more
AirlinesIsrael (2): airlines suspend flights
Measure will last until security conditions in Israel improve
Various airlines around the world have suspended air connections to and from Tel Aviv's "David Ben Gurion" international airport, after several rockets have been launched from the Gaza Strip towards the... more
AirlinesIsrael (2): possible airspace closure
Wizz Air cancels all flights between Italy and Tel Aviv airport
The airspace above Israel is "potentially dangerous". It's the warning issued to pilots of US airlines by the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). This is due to the escalation of violence in the... more