Civil aviation
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Civil aviationJapan and Usa sign an "Open sky" agreement
Tokyo, Japan - Carriers of the 2 countries will be free to operate on trans-pacific routes
Japanese and American authorities have officially signed an "Open sky" agreement, which will allow to any carrier of the 2 countries to start air connections between the 2 coasts of the Pacific. In particular,... more
Civil aviationAlitalia postpones its strike: 25 October air transport will be regular
Rome, Italy - The carrier announces it's ready to resume negotiations
The Italian ministry of infrastructure and transportation announced yesterday that Alitalia airline pilots and flight attendants belonging to labor unions Cgil, Ipa and Avia have agreed, accepting the... more
Civil aviationFAA imposes 10 miles distance to avoid turbulence from the Boeing 747/800 plane
Washington, USA - It takes effect November 1
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has reinstated an interim rule requiring that planes landing after Boeing's new 747-8 keep their distance to avoid turbulence from the jumbo airplane. The 10-mile... more
Civil aviation"GE Aviation": more details about TechX engine of Global 7000 and 8000 airplanes
Atlanta, USA - Unveiled yesterday morning in the course of the penultimate day of 63rd "NBAA" event
Yesterday morning, in the course of the penultimate day of the 63rd event organized by "National Business Aviation Association, NBAA", in Atlanta, the company "GE Aviation", a subsidiary of US "General... more
Civil aviationIATA about the MENA challenge: coping with growth
Cairo, Egypt - The annual general meeting by AACO in Cairo
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) called for coordinated efforts to deal with the challenges of growth in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), during the Arab Air Carriers Organization... more
Civil aviationAENA is ready to fire those air controllers who will strike tomorrow
Gran Canaria, Spain - Employees claim a lack of training on the new VORs which are being installed
AENA -Spanish authority in charge of air space and civil aviation- said that it is ready to start disciplinary actions against those employees hired at Canary islands airports who will strike, tomorrow... more
Civil aviationAir transport: Ukraine hopes to join the "Single European Sky"
Kiev, Ukraine - Already from 2011
During a press-conference held this morning in Kiev, the Ukrainian minister of Transports, Konstantin Efimenko, said that his Country hopes to join the "Single European Sky". The issue, he noted, had already... more
Civil aviationAci Europe: regional airports prioritise reducing "Visiting cost" for return to growth
Brussels, Belgium - The first annual conference will take place in Sardinia from 9 to 11 May 2011
The 12th meeting of ACI EUROPE’s Small and Medium Sized Airport Action Group (SMAG) took place last Monday in Santiago de Compostela, hosted by Spanish airports group, Aena. Currently comprising over 1... more
Civil aviationAir transport strike in Italy: Monday 24-hour-stop of the board personnel by Alitalia
Rome, Italy - The action of 25 October has been confirmed
The 24-hour-strike of pilots and of flight attendants of Alitalia-Cai Group (Italian airline) has been confirmed for Monday 25 October. To announce the protest, Filt Cgil labor union and Ipa-Anpac professional... more
Civil aviationSkyTeam to welcome Aerolíneas Argentinas as future member
Amsterdam, Holland - Agreement by the end of October for the first South American member into the alliance
Aerolíneas Argentinas (AA), the flag carrier of Argentina, will sign an agreement by the end of October to officially start the process of joining SkyTeam (ST) as the first South American member of the... more
Civil aviationNetJets to buy Phenom 300 airplanes from Embraer
Atlanta, USA - The sign of the contract on the occasion on "NBAA" event in Atlanta
On Monday, on the occasion of the 63rd anniversary of the event organized by NBAA, National Business Aviation Association, in Atlanta (for further details, see AVIONEWS), NetJets -a business aviation society... more
Civil aviationAir traffic controllers at Canary islands paralyzes flights with an excuse
Madrid, Spain - With the pretext of a change of a VOR
The "War" between AENA (Spanish authority in charge of civil aviation) and air traffic controllers is always tougher. Latest news come from Canary Islands, where the staff of air traffic controllers paralyzed... more
Civil aviationAirline chiefs issue call to establish European competitiveness
London, UK - Global initiatives for emissions and a new approach to ash contamination key topics for AEA Assembly
Europe’s competitiveness was the thread which ran through the discussions at the Presidents’ Assembly of the Association of European Airlines, which took place in London last Friday. The imminent inc... more
Civil aviationFrance, air transport: tomorrow another strike
Paris, France - Public employees continue their action against the pensions reform
French DGAC, Directorate General of Civil Aviation, unveils that for tomorrow is scheduled another national strike of the public employees, involving also the air traffic controllers, as announced by the... more
Civil aviationIn the commercial offensive between UAE and Western countries, Canada joins the dispute
Ottawa, Canada - Ottawa rejoices the grow of the oeprations of Gulf carrier to north America
Canada is playing an important role in the commercial offensive with Gulf airlines (see AVIONEWS). At this point, the country is about to give up to a "Secret air base" on the soil of UAE, as support to... more
Civil aviationBoeing delivered yesterday the first B-777/300 ER airplane to Turkish Airline
Washington, USA - Of an order of 12 aircraft
On Wednesday October 13, 2010, Boeing delivered to Turkish Airline (THY) the first B-777/300ER ("Extended range") airplane. The consignment, which took place in the factory of Everett, Washington, falls... more
Civil aviationIATA disappointed with ANSP's response to Ses targets
Geneva, Switzerland - Labeled "Unrealistic"
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) is disappointed that Europe’s air navigation service providers (ANSPs) labeled the proposed Single European Sky (SES) performance targets for 2010-2014 a... more
Civil aviationFAA announces major gains in airport runway safety
Washington, USA - Incursions dropped from 12 in 2009 to six this year
US Transportation secretary Ray LaHood and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) administrator, Randy Babbitt, announced that the number of serious runway incursions at the nation's airports dropped 50%... more
Civil aviationWhistleblowers: EU Aviation Authorities refuse to protect them
Hamburg, Germany - They report violations of security measures
Europe's Aircraft Engineers International (AEI) is concerned about the consequences suffered by people who report safety violations. During AEI's 38th Annual Congress in Hamburg people could see how... more
Civil aviation"Newly hired first officers: 500 hours flight time should be enough to pilot an airplane"
Washington, USA - A recommendation from ad advisory group to FAA
An air-safety advisory group has lobbed a political hot potato into the lap of FAA chief Randy Babbitt: recommendations undercutting Congressionally-mandated experience requirements for new airline co-pilots.... more
Civil aviationTwo years after the withdrawal of Alitalia, Malpensa and Linate fly again
Milan, Italy - Milan airports grow, in term of passengers and profits, reaching the figures of 2008
Mission accomplished: 2 years after the withdrawal of Alitalia from Milan-Malpensa, the airport succeed in overtaking the situation. Well, the level of passengers is still lower if compared with 2008,... more
Civil aviationEuropean airlines call for rule change to fight Gulf carriers' growth
London, UK - Many western carrier do not receive financial aid
European airlines are believed to be preparing for a massive push to constrain Gulf Carriers from their mission to create super-hubs in Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Doha. Air France Chief Executive Officer... more
Civil aviationItalian airports ask for TrackJet
Mellrichstadt, Germany - The aim is to clean runways from rubber deposits or paint
Increased demand for the TrackJet® system is being reported from Italy by its German manufacturer Weigel, particularly for the removal of rubber deposits or paint markings from airport runways. One such... more
Civil aviationAEA welcomes results of climate change talks
Brussels, Belgium - After difficult negotiations
The Association of European Airlines, AEA, which represents Europe's leading 35 network airlines, congratulated the EU negotiators on a global political agreement on how to curb aviation emissions. The... more
Civil aviationObama administration has increased fines to US airlines
Washington, USA - Some of them will pay million of dollars
Air travelers ask for more transparency and authorities are at their side. Here are some decisions which are very important for all the air transportation. AirTran Airways paid a US fine for promoting... more
Civil aviationIATA applauds ICAO agreement on aviation and climate change
Montreal, Canada - Next steps
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) applauded the 190 contracting states of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) on achieving the first global governmental agreement with... more
Civil aviationFrance: tomorrow's general strike will involve air transport
Paris , France - Probable chaos in the airports. Dgac's recommendations
Dgac, French general directorate of civil aviation, announces that tomorrow heavy inconveniences could happen because of the public employees general strike, involving the air transport sector also, due... more
Civil aviationBigger airlines means bigger salaries? CEO's mega-incomes
Chicago, USA - The merge United-Continental has soared managers' pay and bonuses
CEOs at airlines worldwide have high commitments but huge salaries: Jeff Smisek will face more challenges in his new role as CEO of United Airlines, the world's largest carrier now that it has merged with... more
Civil aviationCanso joins Aci Europe and Eurocontrol's partnership to combat airport congestion
Istanbul, Turkey - And reduce fuel burn and C02 emissions
The threat of climate change, the global economic crisis and the resulting changes in the structure of the European aviation market have led to a renewed focus on efficiency and performance for Europe’s a... more
Civil aviationStrike in Greece: today cancellations of air links at domestic and international level
Athens, Greece - In the ambit of a general protest against the measures anti-crisis by the Government
15 domestic flights have been cancelled and delayed or postponed dozens of other ones at international and national level by Aegean Airlines SA. Olympic Airways has cancelled 27 national connections... more
Civil aviationDublin Aerospace: signed agreement with easyJet
Dublin, Ireland - For the maintenance of landing gear of the Airbus fleet and for control on other nine planes
Dublin Aerospace, Irish aircraft maintenance group, reached an important agreement with easyJet. It is a five-year contract and Dublin Aerospace will provide landing gear maintenance for easyJet Airbus... more
Civil aviationUS carriers reached and agreement with 9 European airlines to curb government subsidies
Washington, USA - Some receive public financial aids, others do not
US carriers reached an agreement in principle with nine European airlines on efforts to curtail aircraft subsidies for rivals in other nations. ATA (Air Transport Association), the Washington trade... more
Civil aviationThe first flight of the 6th airplane Boeing 787 Dreamliner
Everett , USA - Employed in the test flight fleet
The number of Boeing 787 Dreamliners employed in the flight test fleet is up to 6. ZA006 airplane flew for the first time on Monday, October 4, departing from Everett, USA. This is the second 787 equipped... more
Civil aviationRyanair: air traffic controllers should be denied the right to strike
Brussels, Belgium - Theirs is a fundamental service and in case of agitations are carriers and passengers that lose out, O'Leary insists
The low-cost Irish airline Ryanair recently did a personal cause against the strikes of European air traffic controllers, which are arising, Country after Country, in a series of labor agitations disturbing... more
Civil aviationEU and Vietnam sign a deal to liberalize air operations
Brussels, Belgium - It will remove nationality restrictions in bilateral air services agreements
An aviation agreement has been signed by the European Union and the Vietnamese authorities which will remove nationality restrictions in the bilateral air services deals between EU Member States and Vietnam.... more
Civil aviationTransport by plane. SITA: increased request for new services to improve the journey
Rome, Italy - The fifth edition of the PSS unveiled it, conducted on a sample of 2490 passengers interviews at the gate in seven main airports worldwide
The most comprehensive global survey ever undertaken of passenger use of air transport (by airplane) self-service technology has found popular demand is now reaching out into non-traditional areas of self-service... more
Civil aviationNew general strike in Greece: tomorrow stop also for airplanes
Athens, Greece - From 3 pm to 7 pm
A new general strike will take place tomorrow, on October 7th, in Greece. This will probably create many difficulties to citizens in different sectors. The air transport sector will participate at... more
Civil aviationRegional aircraft manufacturers will provide 4,016 regional aircraft in 10 years worldwide
Newtown, USA - The total value is 123 billion dollars
In a new study, “The Market for Regional Transport Aircraft” Forecast International projects that 4,016 regional aircraft, valued at some 123 billion dollars, will be produced from 2010 through 2019. The... more
Civil aviationAena pays backlogs to Spanish flight controllers, who are likely to receive the highest salary in Europe
Madrid, Spain - The public company will give a total of 24.3 million euros
In Spain, air traffic controller on duty before 5th February 2010 have started to receive their backlogs on the base of the sign of the collective labor agreement, which take place on 13th august 2010... more
Civil aviationBA, Airbus joing forces with Cranfield University to accelerate availability of algae for planes fuel
London, UK - The first commercial quantities will become available within three years
Several powerhouses of the aviation industry are backing Cranfield University’s pioneering project to solve how to harvest algae to produce jet fuel in commercial quantities. The Sustainable Use of Renewable F... more
Civil aviationIATA: agreement for launch of the Global Safety Information Exchange
Montreal, Canada - Together with ICAO, US DOT and European Commission
The International Air Transport Association (IATA), along with three governmental aviation safety organizations (ICAO, DOT and EC), signed an agreement to launch the Global Safety Information Exchange.... more
Civil aviationIATA pushes for agreement on management of airplanes's emissions at ICAO assembly
Montreal, Canada - Opportunity for a global framework on environment
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) urged the governments of the world to reach an agreement on a global framework to manage international aviation’s emissions at the 37th Assembly of t... more
Civil aviationEthiopian Airlines as future Star Alliance member carrier
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia - Further development of the Africa strategy
Star Alliance (SA), the way the Earth connects, today announced that the Chief Executive Board (CEB) has unanimously approved the application of Ethiopian Airlines (EA) to join Star Alliance, becoming... more
Civil aviationBelgocontrol confirms strike by Belgian air traffic controllers
Brussels, Belgium - A last meeting held this morning with no successful conclusion
In spite of various attempts at reconciliation, Belgocontrol regrets to announce that the NOTAM announcing the closure of the Belgian civil airspace from Tuesday 28 September 2010 at 2 p.m. to Wednesday... more
Civil aviationAEA: now is the time for global reductions of emissions of airplanes
Brussels, Belgium - The exigency will be riaffirmed on the occasion of the 37th Assembly of the ICAO from tomorrow in Montreal
On the occasion of the 37th Assembly of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), taking place in Montreal from September 28th, the Association of European Airlines, representing Europe’s 3... more
Civil aviationS7 Airlines officializes the data of its entry into oneworld
Milan, Italy - It's the 12th partner of the alliance
S7 Airlines, Russia's domestic carrier, will become part of oneworld with effect from Monday 15 November, offering the alliance's full range of services and benefits from then. Its addition will substantially... more
Civil aviationSuccessful SESAR seminar in Turkey
Istanbul, Turkey - The 150 participants agreed on some conclusions
On the occasion of a high level SESAR seminar organised by the Turkish Directorate General for Civil Aviation, EUROCONTROL and the SESAR Joint Undertaking together with the industry presented the most... more
Civil aviationIata: new steps for Indian aviation
New Delhi, India - Developing a common vision
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) called for a more coordinated cross-ministry government approach to shoring-up the gains made in India’s aviation industry. Giovanni Bisignani, IATA’s Dir... more
Civil aviationTransport by airplane in France: today's strike will create more inconvenience than the previous...
Paris , France - ...that on September 7th caused 25% flights cancellation on Paris-Orly's and Roissy's airports
Forecasts about the impact that today's strike of public employees will have on the sector of aviation indicate a considerably more uncomfortable scenario compared to the strike against pension reforms... more
Civil aviationIATA revised its forecast. Travel by airplanes will bring 8,9 billion dollars profits
Singapore , Republic of Singapore - Downward profits in 2011: they will drop to 5,3 billion
IATA, International Air Transport Association, updated its estimates for air transport profits in 2010: profits forecast was 2,5 billion Dollars in June, while at now it is 8,9 billion. The change of... more