Civil aviation
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Civil aviationThe second part of the meeting with SITA (3)
Rome, Italy - Journalists' questions
The presentation of Francesco Violante has been followed by the debate with journalists: firstly, the level of digitalization of the Italian airports, which is in the average for Rome-Fiumicino and Malpensa;... more
Civil aviationNew version of aircraft Airbus ACJ-380
Melbourne, Australia - It will carry 1000 passengers
A new generation of Airbus will soon be put into production: Australian sources say a new version of the aircraft Airbus ACJ-380 will be stretched in order to carry one thousand passengers. Currently... more
Civil aviationEurocontrol has compiled a list of the 20 most frequented European routes in 2010
Madrid, Spain - The record remains of the link between Barcelona and Madrid-Barajas
According to the annual report of Eurocontrol, which drafted the list of the 20 most frequented routes in 2010, that between Madrid-Barajas and Barcelona is the link with the greatest frequency in Europe... more
Civil aviationSpecial flights at the airport of Barcelona this weekend
Barcelona, Spain - 157 additional links for final of Champions League which will be played in London
AENA (Aeropuertos Españoles y Navegación Aérea), the company that handles the majority of Spanish airports, issued a statement according to which during the final of Champions League, played in London th... more
Civil aviationBoeing delivers to American Airlines the first B-737/800 airplane
Seattle, USA - Equipped with BSI, Boeing SkyInterior
Boeing has delivered to American Airlines the first 737/800 Next Generation airplane with the new BSI, Boeing Sky Interior. This is one of the initiatives established by the American carrier in the... more
Civil aviationItaly: civil airplanes, strikes into the air transport scheduled for June
Rome, Italy - On 16, 19 and 27 of next month
The Italian Transportation Ministry unveiled data and details of a series of strikes scheduled for June in the field of air transport, which could cause disruptions for whom is going to move by aircraft... more
Civil aviationSITA (2) presents the news of air transport (VIDEO)
Roma, Italy - Attractive perspectives for future
SITA, the multinational company which is a joint project between 550 airlines, and that provides information technology (IT) for aviation industry, presented today in Rome at the "Hotel de la Minerve",... more
Civil aviationAVIONEWS at the meeting with Francesco Violante, CEO of SITA
Rome, Italy - Looking to the Brussels event
It took place this morning at the 'Hotel de la Minerve", in Piazza della Minerva in Rome, a meeting between journalists and Francesco Violante, CEO of SITA, a company with status of cooperative of 550... more
Civil aviationCivil aircraft. Iata: Europe’s response to Grimsvotn
Geneva, Switzerland - Formal agreements needed to cement progress
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) is encouraged by the improved coordination of European authorities thus far in managing its airspace in light of the Grimsvotn volcanic eruption. IATA... more
Civil aviationThe FAA proposes remedies to the oscillations of the Boeing 757
Washington, USA - Occur shortly before landing in windy conditions
The US FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) is proposing that operators of 686 US-registered Boeing 757 perform corrective actions on the twin-jets within five years to prevent possible unintended roll... more
Civil aviationQatar Airways: great changes for its fleet
Paris, France - It will increase its ACJ-380 and will convert its ACJ-330
Qatar Airways plans to increase its orders for the Airbus ACJ-380 at next month's "Paris air show" and should also conclude a deal for the freighter conversion of its ACJ-330 passenger fleet (for the new... more
Civil aviationSukhoi will present a stretched version of the Superjet aircraft in June
Nashville, USA - It might being called Superjet 130
Sukhoi Superjet marketing specialist Superjet International affirmed that a stretched version of the twin-airplane could be unveiled in June, as it prepares to hand over Aeroflot's first baseline model. During... more
Civil aviationGrímsvötn: CAA issues update on volcanic ash arrangements
London, UK - The definition of the three levels of density: low, medium and high
The UK Civil Aviation Authority today said that new arrangements put in place since last year’s volcanic ash cloud would ensure high levels of public safety while helping to limit any disruption in the e... more
Civil aviationSingapore Airlines set up its aircraft ACJ-380s with 409 seats
Singapore, Singapore - SIA will operate with one of the lowest-density in the global fleet
Singapore Airlines (SIA) wants to reduce the seating density on aircraft Airbus ACJ-380s (for the new nomenclature of the Airbus see the press of AVIONEWS) by 13%, slashing the economy-class in favour... more
Civil aviationB-787 aircraft: tests powered by Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 "Package B" engine
Chicago, USA - The plane returned to fly on May 20
The test aircraft ZA004 model Boeing 787 returned to flying on 20 May with the first Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 'Package B' engine hung under its right wing, marking the beginning of flight tests for the upgrade... more
Civil aviationBombardier begins installing of CSeries wing jigs in Belfast
Belfast , Ireland - Production is scheduled for the end of the year
It has begun at the airframer's Belfast facility in Northern Ireland the installation of wing jigs for the Bombardier CSeries. The Belfast plant is responsible for the CS100 and CS300 composite wings and... more
Civil aviationThe Indian Air Works for the first time at "EBACE 2011"
Geneva, Switzerland - Many projects announced
Air Works, a maintenance center based in Mumbai, has made ??its appearance for the first time at the event "EBACE 2011 "(see AVIONEWS) represented by Vivek Gour, manager director of the company, specializes... more
Civil aviation"EBACE 2011": Comlux America authorised cabin outfitter for Airbus (VIDEO)
Geneva, Switzerland - American society will open to Middle-East market
During the eleventh edition of the "EBACE 2011" (European Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition), in Geneva, May, from 17 to 19 (see AVIONEWS), has been a deal between Airbus and Comlux America, for... more
Civil aviation"EBACE": ABS and Avcon will set up an aircraft Embraer maintenance facility
Geneva, Switzerland - They will establish it at the airport of Kiev
Czech firm ABS Jets and its Austrian counterpart Avcon Jet have joined forces to set up an Embraer line maintenance facility at Kiev "Borispol" airport in Ukraine. Both partners in this project operate... more
Civil aviation"EBACE": Cessna plans first flight of Citation ten for the end of the year
Geneva , Switzerland - It will be delivered in the second half of 2013
New Citation Ten of Cessna will make its first flight later this year ahead of certification in the first half of 2013, with delivery following in the second half of 2013. The Citation Ten is a long-... more
Civil aviationGreenpoint Technologies selects Boeing to make modification to 747-8 VIPs
Wichita, USA - It will be installed the new project Aeroloft
Boeing Company has been selected by Greenpoint Technologies Inc. (GTI) to install Aeroloft modification on four new 747/8 Intercontinental VIP airplanes purchased by customers of Boeing Business Jets.... more
Civil aviationNew WAM system for the control of Austrian airspace
East Syracuse, USA - The entire Country will be supervised
Sensis Corporation, an American company specializing in radar and passive sensors for airport surveillance and air defense, announced that it has been selected by Austro Control, the body responsible for... more
Civil aviationDenied boarding on a plane to Romania to a paraplegic girl
Bergamo, Italy - Italian ENAC has started investigations about the case
Last Thursday at the airport of Bergamo-Orio al Serio to a paraplegic girl of 25 years, forced on a wheelchair due to an accident, was not allowed to embark on a plane of Carpatair. The staff of the company... more
Civil aviationBoeing: China can transform the management of air-traffic
Beijing, China - Neil Planzer speaks at the 2011 China Civil Aviation Development Forum in Beijing
Neil Planzer, vice-president of Air Traffic Management of Boeing Commercial Airplanes stated yesterday at the 2011 China Civil Aviation Development Forum in Beijing that the China aviation market is ready... more
Civil aviationAgreement between BA and the trade union United, puts an end to a dispute that has lasted 18 months
London, United Kingdom - Next month will be voted on its approval
Was reached an agreement between the air carrier British Airways (BA) and the Unite union who declared this morning that will be restored the travel benefits for employees who had conducted unrest that... more
Civil aviationLifePort awarded contract with Aveos to equip Canada’s Department of National Defence Airbus
Washington, USA - A-310 will be provide of 5 medical beds
LifePort, Inc. yesterday announced the signing of an agreement with Aveos –a Canadian full-service Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) aviation company– to provide five custom-designed medical beds for... more
Civil aviationGreece: general strike blocks today civil airplanes
Athens, Greece - Intervened German Chancellor Angela Merkel
Black day in Greece: the second strike since the beginning of the year has slowed all the sectors, primarily in the one of transports. Aircraft traffic was interrupted for most of the day and flight controllers... more
Civil aviationPatria Pilot Training receives new Tecnam P-2002 JF trainer
Helsinki, Finland - The order is for 9 copies globally, to replace its 7 AS-202 Bravos
Patria Pilot Training unveiled it has recently received at Helsinki-Malmi airport, Finland, a Tecnam P-2002 JF trainer equipped with modern avionics, based on Garmin 500. The aircraft, registration... more
Civil aviationDegradation of airports in Nigeria requires the intervention of local authority
Lagos, Nigeria - Air is able to land without damage to the passenger
Last Sunday, a plane of the Nigerian airline Arik Air Flight, bounded to Lagos, managed to land at the "Murtala Muhammed International Airport" even if the second engine was knocked out for the impact... more
Civil aviationTraining program reform for American pilots
Atlanta, USA - The current program dates back to World War II
The American Safe (Society of Flight Aviation and Educators) issued on 4 May 5 and the General Aviation Pilot Training Reform Symposium, a conference for the reform of the program of pilot training, which... more
Civil aviationCommercial pilots are the most stressed
Carlsbad, USA - Rank from CareerCast.com
According to a research conducted by the website CareerCast.com, that one of the pilots of commercial aircraft is the category most stressed in the United States. The survey was carried out looking... more
Civil aviationInquiry into contaminated fuel that paralyzes the "Ben-Gurion International Airport"
Tel Aviv, Israel - Molds and bacteria found in the reserves
The Israeli government has today opened an investigation to determine the cause and the nature of the contamination discovered last Thursday in the reserves of fuel, that has blocked the "Ben-Gurion International... more
Civil aviationNASA is experimenting with a biofuel from chicken fat on the DC-8 aircraft
Milan, Italy - Cleaner fuels that release less polluting substances into the atmosphere
Between late March and early April at the Dryden Flight Research Center in California, NASA has carried on an engine of a DC-8, a four-engine airliner and freighter produced by Douglas Aircraft Company... more
Civil aviationFAA against the Emission Trading Scheme
Virginia , USA - "We must reduce emissions of CO2 "
The US FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) and organizations representing the airlines have rejected the introduction of aviation in the European Emission Trading Scheme (ETS) which will take place next... more
Civil aviationDelivered to TRIP Linhas Aereas 1st Embraer 190 airplane
São José dos Campos , Brazil - Nine copies of this model should be consigned to the airline within the end of the year
TRIP Linhas Aereas has recently received the first Embraer 190 of its fleet and, within the end of 2011, it should receive globally 9 copies of this model. It was unveiled by EMBRAER, Empresa Brasilera... more
Civil aviationIndian DGCA suspends the activities of Pawan Hans Helicopters north-east India
Guwahati, India - Further to two tragic incidents occurred in April
Pawan Hans Helicopters, an Indian helicopters' provider, has been suspended from commercial services in north-east regions, according to a provision of the DGCA, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation... more
Civil aviationDirectorate General of Civil Aviation of India against corruption
New Delhi, India - Investigation has already led to the arrest of fifteen people
Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) of India has launched an operation to cross the phenomenon of corruption and nepotism which undermine a large part of the sector: numerous cases have been reported... more
Civil aviationItalian general strike of workers
Rome, Italy - In the article the list of schedules and means involved in the strike
Day strike across Italy, today workers take to the streets against the price hikes data from the government and the relentless precariousness that grips the youth of today. The reasons for the strike that... more
Civil aviationItalian Filt-Cgil ENAV adheres at the strike of today
Rome, Italy - Ongoing from 10am to 2:00pm by the operating staff
The Italian FILT-CGIL ENAV (National Flight Assistance Society) adheres at the general strike by CGIL fixed for today, on May 6, 2011 (the operating staff from 10am to 2:00pm). The essential services... more
Civil aviationIATA urges joined-up policy thinking in South Africa
Johannesburg, South Africa - The aviation involved to changement of targets
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) praised South Africa for its strategic focus on tourism as a key driver in the nation’s New Growth Path plan. IATA urged the government to use joined-up p... more
Civil aviationCivil aircraft: EC signs Memorandum of Cooperation with the ICAO
Brussels, Belgium - For strategies and rules in the fields of safety, security, environment and aircraft traffic management
European Commission Vice-President Siim Kallas has signed yesterday, together with the Hungarian State Secretary for Infrastructure Pál Völner, a Memorandum of Cooperation providing a framework for enhanced c... more
Civil aviationNew A-320 for Vueling Airline
Shannon, Ireland - The order is part of a contract signed with Airbus by Gecas
The airline Vueling will receive from GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS), a new A-320 already ordered by the Irish company to Airbus. The aircraft will be leased by low-cost Spanish company that already... more
Civil aviationA plane departing from Milan-Linate leaves 13 passengers on the ground
Milan, Italy - No one warned the pilot of a delay during the boarding
As reported by the site of "Corriere della Sera of Milan" on Thursday the Meridiana flight IG00243 started from Milan-Linate without waiting for the last 13 Passengers who, due to a delay of the bus used... more
Civil aviationAENA must to prove that has reduced number of aircraft that pass over the area of Ciudad Santo Domingo
Madrid, Spain - Should have halved the number of flights that starting from Madrid-Barajas pass on the small town
In a judgment of 2008 the Supreme Court had recognized to the inhabitants of the fraction Ciudad Santo Domingo, near the airport of Madrid-Barajas, the right to see decreased the amount of aircraft that... more
Civil aviationSecond Boeing 747/8 Intercontinental plane completed flight test
Washington, USA - This copy, RC021, will be employed above all for tests of internal systems
Boeing announced that also the second 747/8 Intercontinental of the fleet has completed its first flight test. The aircraft took off on Tuesday at 9:26, Pacific time, from Pan Field in Everett, Washington,... more
Civil aviationAmerican Airlines has requested 10 additional flights for links with Brazil
Fort Worth, USA - From the airport of Miami to those of Brasilia, Belo Horizonte and a new route to Manaus
In March, Obama, the U.S. president, has visited Brazil where he signed an agreement in which is scheduled to open the skies between the two nations. When, within October 2015, the pact will enter into... more
Civil aviationStatement by the NBAA President regarding the recent questions relating to USA air traffic controllers
Washington, USA - Commends the Administrator of the FAA for having faced these problems promptly
National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) President and CEO, Ed Bolen, issued the following statement on issues of American air traffic controller fatigue and scheduling: "For years, fatigue and... more
Civil aviationThe first flight which connects the airport of Rome-Fiumicino to that of Granada
Rome, Italy - This route will have a frequency of 2 times a week, 3 during the Summer
Left today the first flight, carrying 80 passengers, which connects the airport of Granada to Rome-Fiumicino. The new service operated by the airline Blu-express will have a frequency of two times a week,... more
Civil aviationUSA: New rules to protect airline passengers
Washington, USA - Measures relating to baggage, the transparency of fares and flight delays
Yesterday the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), Ray LaHood, who states that “Airline passengers have a right to be treated fairly,” has announced new rules to protect passengers. In... more
Civil aviationFirst passenger flight for the Sukhoi Superjet 100 plane
Moscow, Russia - It's landed at "Sheremetevo" in Moscow at 4:45 am
The Armenian Armavia company has completed the first flight of the new Russian plane Sukhoi Superjet 100 with passengers on Thursday. The aircraft, which transported 90 passengers, landed at "Sheremetevo"... more