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Civil aviationFinalisation of "Open Skies" program
Brussels, Belgium - Barrot: agreement "Like no other"
The expectations for March 22nd are always increasing. In that day, Jacques Barrot, vice-president to European Commission, will introduce UE ministers the details about "Open Skies" program, agreement... more
Civil aviationBarrot: final decision for the "Open Skies" program between USA and Europe
Brussels, Belgium - A spokesman of EU vice-president stated it
"Barrot expressed satisfaction for the progresses achieved that will allow him to submit a design of agreement to EU Transport Minister Council in the meeting of on March 22", Michele Cercone, spokesman... more
Civil aviationEU: air traffic in the ETS system (3)
Brussels , Belgium - How to affect on the costs of the flight tickets
As from 2011, all the domestic and international flights realized between the EU airports will belong to the ETS - Emission Trading System, and as from 2012 this system will be extended to all the international... more
Civil aviationEU: air traffic in the ETS system (2)
Brussels, Belgium - The directive will warrant the same conditions to all the air operators
To include the air transport in the ETS - Emission Trading System a market-based cost-effective scheme to achieve a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions. Due to its failure to efficiently price carbon,... more
Civil aviationEU: air traffic in the ETS system
Brussels, Belgium - To reduce the Co2 emissions of 46% by 2020
European Committee proposed extending to air traffic the Co2 emissions' market. Air transport is one of the Co2 emissions' source to ever quickly expanding in Europe and the plan proposed to take the... more
Civil aviationJapan lines up to Europe and reduces the possibility to take on board liquids
Tokyo, Japan - Also on domestic flights
Starting from the day after tomorrow, on March 1st, also Japan lines up to Europe, preventing to passengers to introduce on board liquids that exceed the quantity of 100 ml. The limitation, that until... more
Civil aviationEUROCONTROL's Software Team in Karlsruhe celebrated 30 years of operations
Karlsruhe, Germany - Operational since 26 February 1977
"EUROCONTROL’s Software Team celebrated 30 years of software development and maintenance for the Karlsruhe Automatic Data Processing and Display System (KARLDAP). Operational since 26 February 1977, t... more
Civil aviationPiaggio delivered two P-180 to financial police
Genoa, Italy - In the hands of Com. Gen. Roberto Speciale
The delivery cerimony of two P-180 Avanti airplanes by Italian Piaggio Aero, took place in front of the Com. Gen. of Financial Police, Gen. Roberto Speciale. Piero Ferrari, President of the industry, was... more
Civil aviationEurocontrol: airlines join in ADS-B trials
Brussels, Belgium - In 2007, eleven carriers will apply them
"In 2007, with the support of EUROCONTROL, eleven airlines will apply for EASA airworthiness approval for their existing ADS-B (Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast) installations. EASA will accept... more
Civil aviationDHL expansion in the Pacific Asia
Beijing, China - The German company announces remarkable investments for the future
DHL, leading express and logistic German company, has announced investments for over USD 110 m in China in order to promote the infrastructural development and to maintain the positive trend shown by the... more
Civil aviationEurocontrol: air traffic in the Benelux and Germany continues to grow
Maastricht, The Netherlands - Some 80,000 additional flights were recorded
"Traffic demand in the upper airspace of the Benelux countries and the North West of Germany increased by 5.8 % in 2006, the EUROCONTROL Maastricht Upper Area Control Centre (MUAC) declared. Some 80,000... more
Civil aviationIndonesia: Adam Air has grounded six Boeing 737
Kuala Lumpur, Indonesia - The measure is related to a third of the airline's fleet
Indonesian budget carrier Adam Air has grounded six Boeing 737/300 planes for safety inspections after the fuselage of one of its aircraft cracked during a hard landing, an airline official said on Thursday.... more
Civil aviationIATA: UN guidelines on emissions trading welcomed
Geneva, Switzerland - The Organization accepted the successful conclusion of a landmark two week long meeting, Caep, by Icao
"The International Air Transport Association (IATA) welcomed the successful conclusion of a landmark two-week-long meeting of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)’s Committee on Aviation E... more
Civil aviationEurocontrol: number of flights up 5,6% in January 2007
Brussels, Belgium - They were 741,432
"There were 741,432 flights in January 2007, an increase of 5,6% compared to January 2006 when there were 702,149 flights. This growth is bigger than EUROCONTROL’s forecast, which predicts an average a... more
Civil aviationRussia: Tupolev aircraft to be disused between five years
Moscow, Russia - Transport Minister of Russia, Igor Levitin, stated it
According to Russian Transport Minister, Igor Levitin, in charge of the inquiry of the Tupolev Tu-154's disaster, the aircraft crashed near Donetsk, Ukraine, in August 2006, Russia to be disused all Tupolev... more
Civil aviationICAO: participants of environmental meeting agreed on guidance for aviation emissions trading
Montreal, Canada - The seventh meeting of CAEP has held from 5 to 16 February
"The Committee on Aviation Environmental Protection (CAEP) of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) last week agreed by consensus on proposed guidance to the Organization’s 189 Member S... more
Civil aviationPeru: by auction the presidential aircraft, "Frivolity symbol"
Lima, Peru - Each flight hour costs about USD 6000
Between charity and an austerity policy. The Peruvian government has decided to auction the presidential aircraft, and Alain Garcia announced the proceeds will go to National Children Health Institute. The... more
Civil aviationDassault Aviation record order of 158 Falcon
Saint-Cloud, France - In 2006 the net profit decrease 8%
Charles Edelstenne, president and CEO of Dassault Aviation, French aviation industry, announced the record results for Falcon business jet. In 2006, Dassault received a total of 158 fixed orders worth... more
Civil aviationPassengers up will be the future of Civil Aviation?
Paris, France - Airbus wants to propose this solution to some Asian airlines
What would the passengers think on the idea to voyage up? Should this one be the solution for the growth of air traffic? Could a solution be to reduce the polluting emissions? Airbus is already testing... more
Civil aviationCharter flights will link Bolzano to Hannover
Bolzano, Italy - As from next April 21 and until October 20
"North Germany to Alto Adige results to be a market of great importance with a large potential to develop", with these words Thomas Widmann, Province's councillor, has welcomed the activation of new route... more
Civil aviationIndia ejects 25 pilots for poor English
New Delhi, India - This problem provoked the collision between two aircraft in 1996
India's Ministry of Civil Aviation has sent home 25 foreign pilots over the past year as their poor English posed safety risks. India Security Aviation Agency made known it and invited the operators to... more
Civil aviationAir Madrid Case: the European Consumer Center suggests the procedure for the refund
Rome, Italy - AVIONEWS adds some piece of advice
The European Consumer Center - ECC suggests the consumers victim of the Air Madrid's bankruptcy that have time to recuperate the ticket's prize of which have not made use up to next February 20, 2007. This... more
Civil aviationIATA. Bisignani: air traffic efficiency=environmental responsibility
Geneva, Switzerland - Every minute of flying-time that we can save, reduces fuel consumption by an average of 62 litres and CO2 emissions by 160 kilogrammes
"The International Air Transport Association (IATA) called for improvements in air traffic management to further improve aviation’s good environmental performance in a speech delivered to a Civil Air N... more
Civil aviationEurocontrol at ATC Maastricht
Maastricht, Netherlands - It takes place from today to next Thursday
"With the number of flights expected to grow by around 4% in Europe in 2007 and to reach 16 million by 2020, EUROCONTROL is working together with the aviation industry to accommodate this growth safely,... more
Civil aviationIATA: the 63rd AGM and WARS will take place on next 3-5 June in Canada
Geneva, Switzerland - Over 150 airline CEOs will gather in Vancouver
"The 63rd IATA Annual General Meeting (AGM) and World Air Transport Summit is the biggest gathering of the airline industry's top leaders. Over 150 airline CEOs will gather in Vancouver, Canada on 3-5... more
Civil aviationFrance: AIRSET society offers a lot of services for the second-hand aircraft
Paris, France - In the Clermont-Ferrand/Auvergne Airport
AIRSET society, created in 2006, offers to the customers in the Clermont-Ferrand/Auvergne Airport services of storage, check, maintenance, remarketing and financing for the market of the second-hand aircraft. Among... more
Civil aviationICAO: worldwide symposium on performance of the air navigation system with exhibition
Montreal, Canada - The SPANS will take place on March 26-30
"This global event is intended to create awareness among government policy makers and regulators, air navigation services providers, airport operators and airspace users of the need to create a performance... more
Civil aviationAir France scraps an EUR 7 fuel surcharge increase
Paris, France - This decision arrived for the decrease of crude oil
Air France will cut fuel surcharges on some of their international routes after crude oil prices stayed below USD 60 a barrel. Air France said it would scrap an EUR 7 fuel surcharge increase on its long-haul... more
Civil aviationIATA: results for 2006 show slower but more profitable growth
Geneva, Switzerland - Global passenger growth slowed to 5.9% last year
"The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released full-year traffic results for 2006 showing slower but more profitable growth. Global passenger growth slowed from the 7.6% recorded in 2005... more
Civil aviationRights to Russia for making a new airplane model
Moscow, Russia - Within 2015 Russian air trade could considerably raise
The Minister of Economic Development and Trade of Russian Federation, German Gref, during the meeting of military-industrial commission of the Government reported that at the Davos Forum, Russian officials... more
Civil aviationAlitalia: Bianchi's hopes
Rome, Italy - He also demands an agreement between Unions and Company
To the following of the preliminary bids, a lot of commentaries were on Alitalia's situation. During a meeting on the legality in Catanzaro's Prefecture, Italian Transport Minister, Alessandro Bianchi,... more
Civil aviationRussia: KiAAPO industry will produce every year between 30 and 40 RRJ aircraft
Moscow, Russia - From today to 2022
KiAAPO aeronautical industry of Russia, based on Komsomolsk of Amur, wants to take 30% the production of the civil aircraft in next two years, thanks to the Sukhoi SuperJet 100 (RRJ) program, which contemplates... more
Civil aviationAviapartner enlarges its network as supplier of handling services
Rome, Italy - The society serves the Finnair on Fiumicino and Malpensa's airports from February
The handling society is in constant development, since it has begun its activity in Italy. In its clients network, in fact, includes also Finnair that follows the recent acquisition of Spanish Iberia. From... more
Civil aviationSuperJet-100 will realize the ground tests in Moscow province
Moscow, Russia - Arrived onboard of an Antonov An-124
Last Sunday, the first Sukhoi SuperJet-100 aircraft arrived in the city of Zhukovski, near Moscow, onboard of an Antonov An-124 "Ruslan" cargo aircraft. Antonov An-24 took off from Komsomolsk del Amur... more
Civil aviationRussia: it was proposed the introduction of prohibitive import duties on foreign-made aircraft
Moscow, Russia - To safeguard Russian aeronautical industry
Vice-premier and Defense Minister of Russia, Serguej Ivanov, proposed to impose prohibitive import duties on foreign-made aircraft older than 10 years. According to Sergei Ivanov, who is also Defense... more
Civil aviationRussia: renewal of the air park with national-made aircraft
Moscow, Russia - The speech of vice-Premier Serguej Ivanov
Russian Vice-Premier and Defense Minister, Serguej Ivanov, in the statements of last days, affirmed the air park of Russia must be renewed with national-made aircraft. Last Monday, Ivanov presided over... more
Civil aviationA new A-320 for TAM
Sao Paolo, Brazil - The Brazilian airline expects its fleet to have 109 airplanes at the end of 2007
TAM received this weekend a new Airbus A-320 aircraft that is already operating on domestic routes. This is the 2nd Airbus from the A-320/319 family incorporated this year into TAM's operational fleet.... more
Civil aviationATM-PP: strike of four hours tomorrow
Rome, Italy - By flight controllers and ENAV's staff
ATM-PP (Air Traffic Management Professional Project) communicates a national strike by flight controllers and ENAV SpA staff (Italian Flight Assistance Authority) for tomorrow, Tuesday January 30, 2007... more
Civil aviationThe risk of terrorism does not stop
Washington, USA - Security improves but more control is needed
After more than five years from the terrorist attacks against USA on September 11, 2001, a report executed by the General Accounting Office (GAO) affirmed that, despite the air transport situation improved,... more
Civil aviationEurocontrol: 2006 one of best years ever for European air traffic management
Brussels, Belgium - Despite special events occurred last year
"2006 was one of the best years ever for air traffic management, EUROCONTROL, the European Organisation for the Safety of Air Navigation, said. The number of flights reached an all-time high in 2006... more
Civil aviationEU: a draft legislation for the increase of the fees
Brussels, Belgium - It will be presented to the European Commission
European Union states should establish national regulators to settle disputes between airports and airlines over infrastructure fees, the EU executive proposed on Wednesday. The European Commission... more
Civil aviationLombards prefer the airport of Lugano
Lugano, Switzerland - Malpensa and Linate too much difficult to reach
Official data 2006 reports that Agno, the small airport of Lugano is the favourite of the Lombards. Most of the clients come from Milan (25%), Varese (25%) and Como (45%) and represent the 10% of the traffic... more
Civil aviationAircastle Limited awarded a contract with Guggenheim Aviation for 38 aircraft
Stamford, USA - The deal worth USD 1,595 billion
Aircastle Limited announced today that it has entered into a definitive purchase agreement with certain subsidiaries of Guggenheim Aviation Investment Fund LP ("GAIF") to acquire 38 aircraft for approximately... more
Civil aviationIATA: the flight tickets will be only on-line by 2008
London, United Kingdom - Giovanni Bisignani announced it in London
In 2008, who will fly in any Country of the world, will no have to worry to retreat, keep and take the flight ticket in the airport. All members of the International Air Transport Association (IATA)... more
Civil aviationFirst US commercial flight with anti-missile system
Los Angeles, USA - Experimental poof; the system is made by Northrop Grumman
A FedEx Express Cargo aircraft took off two nights ago at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). It is the first aircraft provided of anti-terrorism system, made by Northrop Grumman. It furnishes laser... more
Civil aviationEurocontrol prepares for the use of traffic situation picture in the cockpit
Brussels, Belgium - In partnership with Airbus
"EUROCONTROL, in partnership with AIRBUS, DSNA and Sofréavia, has taken a further step towards providing a real-time traffic situation picture to aircrew as a means of improving their situational awareness.... more
Civil aviationIt is Rome the favourite destination by Americans
Rome, Italy - Follow Chinese, German and Russian tourists
According to the data of the presences and arrivals in the Capital in 2006, Rome is the favourite destination of Americans, but also of Chinese, German and Russian tourists. As regard North America,... more
Civil aviationChina: 160 million of passengers transported in 2006
Beijing, China - An increment equal to 15%
According to statistics from the General Administration of Civil Aviation of China (CAAC), 160 million passengers and 34.1 billion tons of cargo were transported in 2006, up 15% and 11.2% over the previous... more
Civil aviationEU: the Ombudsman calls on a correction on the passenger information materials
Brussels, Belgium - Commission must to reply up to March 31, 2007
A correction's request was presented by Nikiforos Diamandouros, the EU Ombudsman, to the EU Transport Commission as regard the information on the passenger rights, materials published by Brussels. Mr... more
Civil aviationEUROCONTROL achieves the 20th air navigation service provider
Brussels, Belgium - The Enhanced Tactical Flow Management System will be expand to 37 States
HungaroControl has now become the 20th air navigation service provider to provide real-time flight information including radar data to EUROCONTROL’s Central Flow Management (CFMU). The real-time d... more