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Civil aviationICAO: new resource package for countries establishing COVID-19 PHC
To assist States during their recovery phases
To assist countries seeking to establish public health travel corridors during their COVID-19 recovery phases, ICAO has just released a new implementation package (iPack) on Establishing a Public Health... more
HelicoptersAVIONEWS interviews Saverio Urso, head of the first Police Flight Department
Focus on the activities carried out and the use of aircraft - VIDEO
AVIONEWS interviewed Saverio Urso, director of the first flight department of the Police in Pratica di Mare (province of Rome). He deepened the various aspects concerning the Department to which he belongs,... more
HelicoptersS-100 unmanned helicopter enhances maritime surveillance in Spain with Emsa
Stationed in the north-west of the Country, it supports the authorities in different tasks
The Spanish maritime safety and rescue body SASEMAR is operating the CAMCOPTER S-100 for maritime surveillance over the coming months. The Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (RPAS) service is delivered by... more
AirportsFrankfurt Airport: face coverings, documentation and timely arrival essential
Air travel in Summer 2021 needs to be well planned
Many people are longing to revive their travel plans. Demand for flights, in particular, is growing. As the summer travel season begins, Frankfurt Airport anticipates a significant rise in passenger numbers... more
AirportsIstanbul Airport first to earn ACI reaccreditation for COVID-19 health measures
It is granted for 12 months
Airports Council International (ACI) World and ACI EUROPE have today announced that Istanbul Airport is the first airport in the world to be reaccredited through the Airport Health Accreditation programme.Accreditation... more
Military aviationEuropean Parliament. Question on Italian aircraft blocked in the UAE
By Fulvio Martusciello
"Parliamentary questions 16 June 2021 Question for written answer to the Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Rule 138Fulvio Martusciello... more
IndustryTurkish Aerospace is building wind tunnel for local fighter aircraft
The facility will have three different test sections
Turkish Aerospace is building Turkey's biggest and Europe's second largest subsonic wind tunnel facility. The facility is underway for the purpose of carrying out wind tunnel tests of Turkish Fighter.... more
Civil aviationPlanes. Transport sector welcomed update EASA-ECDC Aviation Health Safety Protocol
Calling for harmonised and risk-based COVID-19 travel measures -ATTACHMENT
Leading aviation associations welcomed the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC)’s latest COVID-19 Aviation Health Safety Protocol, w... more
Civil aviationICAO: update on fact-finding investigation into Ryanair flight FR4978
An interim report will be presented to the Organization's Council
In response to the ICAO Council’s decision that its Secretariat establish a fact-finding investigation into events surrounding Ryanair flight FR4978, official Requests for Information (RFIs) have now b... more
DefenseFincantieri to support Daewoo in the design of the new Korean aircraft carriers
Contract signed during "Madex 2021"
During "Madex" (International Maritime Defense Industry Exhibition) 2021, one of the main naval exhibitions in the Asia Pacific area, Fincantieri has signed a contract with Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine... more
Airlines"Single European Sky". Council agrees its position on Air Traffic Management reform
This agreement allows the presidency to launch talks with the EP on the final text
The Council today agreed its position (‘general approach’) on the reform of the "Single European Sky". The aim of the reform is to improve European airspace management and the air navigation services sys... more
Civil aviationEve announces Halo as launch partner in the Urban Air Mobility market
With an order for 200 eVTOL aircraft
Eve Urban Air Mobility Solutions, Inc. (Eve) and Halo today announced a partnership focused on developing Urban Air Mobility (UAM) products and services in the United States and the United Kingdom. This... more
AirportsAci Europe: airports send stark warning over potential Summer chaos
Due to Covid-19 checks
ACI EUROPE warned yesterday about the risk of travellers having to spend hours at Europe’s airports over the summer due to COVID-19 checks. With the on-going and expected further easing of travel restrictions bo... more
Civil aviationIcao: implementation of passenger data exchange standards crucial
To counter terrorism and prevention of serious crime
At the ICAO/Interpol Passenger Data Exchange Forum, held virtually from 27-28 May in conjunction with this year’s ICAO TRIP Symposium, ICAO Secretary General Fang Liu highlighted the vital importance o... more
Civil aviationICAO Council to pursue fact finding investigation into Ryanair FR4978
The Authority expressed its strong concern
The ICAO Council expressed its strong concern yesterday at the apparent forced diversion of Ryanair Flight FR4978, a commercial passenger aircraft flying in Belarus airspace on Sunday, 23 May 2021. At... more
Civil aviationIata. Digitalization needed for smooth restart
The certificates in this format have several advantages
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) warned of potential airport chaos unless governments move quickly to adopt digital processes to manage travel health credentials (COVID-19 testing and... more
AirlinesIATA: optimism when borders reopen
Forecast highlights and short term restart
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) and Tourism Economics released a long-term view for post-COVID-19 passenger demand recovery which demonstrates that people remain eager to travel in the... more
AirlinesIberia Maintenance returns into service 29 aircraft for its Group
They are all narrow body airplanes -VIDEO
This month of June, Iberia resumes flights to several summer destinations in Italy, Croatia, Portugal and USA. That’s why Iberia Maintenance is working intensively to overhaul a total of 46 IAG Group a... more
Civil aviationEASA: results of study on citizens' acceptance of Urban Air Mobility
The Agency will use it to impact assessment and regulatory proposal in Europe in 2022 -ATTACHMENT and VIDEO
The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) published results of the first study conducted in the European Union on Urban Air Mobility (UAM), showing that the majority of those questioned broadly... more
Civil aviationRyanair Flight 4978 (2). The opinion by global pilots
Ifalpa and Eca fully share the concerns expressed by Icao
"The International Federation of Air Line Pilots’ Associations (IFALPA) and the European Cockpit Association (ECA) fully share the concerns expressed by the International Civil Aviation Organization (... more
Civil aviationEU Covid Certificate: provisional deal between Parliament and Council
It will be available in either digital or paper format
European Parliament (EP) and Council negotiators reached on Thursday a provisional deal for an EU digital Covid certificate to facilitate free movement in Europe during the pandemic.The certificate will... more
AirportsAirport Industry reconfirms and accelerates net zero CO2 targets
235 airports across Europe committed by 2050
At the second ACI EUROPE Aviation Sustainability Summit yesterday, the airport trade body made a series of announcements reaffirming the commitment of Europe’s airports to climate action and significantly r... more
Civil aviationAircraft. IATA: accepting vaccinated passengers global best practice to reopen borders
Recent polling shows strong support for a digital solution
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) applauded the growing number of countries making data and evidence-driven decisions to open their borders to vaccinated travellers. The latest data collected... more
Civil aviationICAO-ICC on pandemic public/private cooperation priorities
Both authorities issued new joint statement
Highlighting that efficient vaccine distribution and the sustainable recovery of air transport require extensive and global public-private cooperation, ICAO and the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)... more
AirlinesFrankfurt Airport to reopen Northwest Runway
Fraport expects aircraft movements to rise again this Summer
On Tuesday, June 1, the Northwest Runway (07L/25R) at Frankfurt Airport (FRA) will recommence operations. Fraport – the company that operates Frankfurt Airport – has decided to reopen the runway in ant... more
DefenseFincantieri and AWS together into Cloud Computing
Platform of services for the digitalization and competitiveness of Italy
Cooperation to develop the digital transformation of the Country’s economic, institutional and social frameworks more
AirlinesBritish Airways tests "virtual queue" right at home
Air carrier is offering this system to passengers
British air carrier British Airways has "beaten" the other airlines in the world over time with regard to a particular check-in system. In fact, based on what has been learned in the last few hours, a... more
Civil aviationAircraft. Faa confident in the safety of the B737 Max
It is still at the center of controversy
After controversies and perplexities, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) took care of throwing water on the fire of the discussions that are still concerning the B737 Max airplane. Despite the lengthy... more
AirportsAmsterdam says goodbye to manual baggage checks for passengers
Schiphol Airport will use scanners
No more manual checks: this is the watchword of the Dutch airport of Amsterdam-Schiphol (read also the article published by AVIONEWS), the airport that has decided to modify the operations concerning the... more
AirlinesIATA. "Irresponsible" rise in Spanish airport charges
It will damage economic recovery and jobs
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) warned that proposals by AENA to increase user charges at the 46 airports it operates across Spain could damage Spain’s economic and employment recovery f... more
Civil aviationIATA: high testing costs could stall the recovery
An its sampling in 16 countries showed wide variations by markets
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) called on governments to ensure that high costs for COVID-19 testing don’t put travel out of reach for individuals and families. To facilitate an efficient r... more
AirportsSan Francisco Airport opens new Covid testing site, available to all passengers
The new service from tomorrow, on May 6
The San Francisco International Airport (SFO) announced the opening of a new on-site COVID-19 testing facility, which uses the “gold standard” of tests… the real-time reverse transcription-polymerase chain... more
IndustryEuroDass consortium signs contract to equip new German Typhoon aircraft
With protective electronic warfare system
Leonardo, on behalf of the EuroDass Consortium, has signed a contract to supply the Praetorian Defensive Aids Sub-System (DASS) for the new Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft being supplied under the German... more
AirportsEU Covid-19 certificates must facilitate free movement without discrimination
They are not travel documents
On Thursday, European Parliament (EP) adopted its negotiating position on the proposal for a certificate to reaffirm the right to free movement in Europe during the pandemic.MEPs agreed that the new “EU C... more
Civil aviationAirbus and Lufthansa Technik partner to offer temporary “Cargo in the Cabin” solutions
They have signed a cooperation agreement to the development -DATA SHEET
Airbus and Lufthansa Technik (LHT) have signed a cooperation agreement to co-develop temporary “Cargo in the Cabin” solutions for A-330 airplanes. This new Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) solution wil... more
HelicoptersAdvanced autonomous features on helicopter Flightlab tested
The integration of the technologies onto it has begun ahead of a complete demonstration in 2023
Airbus is introducing autonomous features to its helicopter Flightlab through a project code-named Vertex. These technologies aim to simplify mission preparation and management, reduce aircraft pilot workload,... more
Civil aviationIATA statement on EC President comments regarding US-EU travel
The declarations by its DG Willie Walsh
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) is encouraged by the comments of Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission (EC), that the EU will grant unrestricted access to vaccinated... more
CargoFincantieri and Almaviva together for safe and sustainable mobility
The agreement will promote the Made in Italy also in this highly competitive sector
Fincantieri, through its subsidiary Fincantieri NexTech, and Almaviva, the reference Italian group in digital innovation, signed a collaboration agreement to support and boost the digitalization process... more
AirlinesCJ EU: mere diversion of a flight to a close-by airport does not grant a right to flat-rate compensation
The carrier must offer the passenger to bear the cost of transfer either to the destination airport for which the booking was made
An Austrian Airlines passenger is seeking from that air carrier flat-rate compensation of € 250 for the diversion of his flight between Vienna and Berlin. While the flight was initially supposed to land i... more
Civil aviationCamcopter S-100 performs maritime surveillance for EMSA in Estonia
It is currently supporting the Police and Border Guard Board
The Estonian Police and Border Guard Board (PPA) is operating the CAMCOPTER S-100 for enhanced maritime surveillance in the Baltic Sea. The Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (RPAS) service is delivered... more
CargoAircraft and transport. Iata: reduced losses but continued pain in 2021
The immediate priorities
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) expects net airline industry losses of $47.7 billion in 2021 (net profit margin of -10.4%). This is an improvement on the estimated net industry loss... more
AirlinesRyanair-Sas. EU GC: aid measures introduced by Sweden and Denmark comply with EU law
For SAS for damage from cancellation or rescheduling of flights in the wake of travel restrictions caused by pandemic
Given that SAS’s market share is much higher than that of its closest competitor in those two Member States, the aid does not amount to unlawful discrimination more
Civil aviationAirbus further reduces its Beluga aircraft fleet’s environmental impact
Maiden flight of an airplane using SAF
Airbus has taken the next step in reducing its industrial carbon footprint with the maiden flight of a Beluga super-transporter using Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) from the aerospace company’s Broughton p... more
Civil aviationSolar Impulse Foundation ready to 1000+ profitable solutions to fix climate change
Four years after announcing the goal of identifying them -VIDEO
Today, the Solar Impulse Foundation, led by explorer and psychiatrist Bertrand Piccard, has passed the mark of 1000+ identified solutions to protect the environment in a financially profitable way. By... more
AirportsClosure of SFO’s longest runway for improvements is set to begin this month
Project scheduled for 2022 accelerated to be completed during reduced flying
An accelerated runway improvement project at the San Francisco International Airport (SFO), involving a four-month closure of the Airport’s longest runway, is on track to begin on April 26, 2021. SFO p... more
Civil aviationAircraft. Embraer assists the development of private air transport for COVID-19 vaccines
The company has released technical information for customers
As demand for the COVID-19 vaccine transportation increases around the world, Embraer has released technical information to assist customers on how its business jets can be optimized to transport these... more
AirportsAvinor: investment in Autonomous Runway Sweepers at Oslo Airport
Signed contract worth up to EUR 40 million
Avinor is stepping into the future of Winter operations and committing itself fully to autonomous runway sweepers. Following a rigorous procurement process, a framework contract for a period of 8 years... more
Airports"Modular Airplane" receives International Design Award
Flexcraft, a modular and remotely piloted aircraft concept, with quick reconfiguration of the cabin for many missions -PHOTO
The FLEXCRAFT, a modular and remotely piloted aircraft concept, which allows quick reconfiguration of the cabin for multiple missions, won the "International Design Awards" ("IDA") in the Transport Design... more
HelicoptersR-66 Police helicopter joins Polk County Sheriff’s Aviation fleet
Some technical specifications and dimensions
Robinson Helicopter Company delivered last days R-66 Police Helicopter serial number 1025 to Florida’s Polk County Sheriff’s Office (PCSO).PCSO’s R-66 Police helicopter is the first R-66 Police helicopter confi... more
AirlinesSingapore accepts IATA Travel Pass
From next May; more than 20 carriers have announced trials of it
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) welcomed Singapore’s acceptance of pre-departure COVID-19 PCR test results on the IATA Travel Pass.From 1 May 2021, passengers travelling to Singapore w... more