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PeopleCargo transports: UPS increases flights to China
Shanghai, China - New direct routes to Shanghai
United Parcel Service Inc. (UPS), the global air courier which manages national and international deliveries, develops its connections with Asia and announces new direct routes between Shanghai and Europe,... more
PeopleAustralia: anti-drugs and anti-alcohol tests for civil aviation staff
Canberra, Australia - One in 13 is alcohol addict
Australian Transport Federal Minister, Warren Truss, has announced that the national civil aviation staff, including pilots, cabin staff, flight controllers, fuel supply, luggage and security screening... more
PeopleEBACE2006: the award to Geneva officers and FlightSafety International
Geneva, Switzerland - It will take place at Geneva Palaexpo from May 3 to 5
2006 edition of EBACE European Business Aviation Award, the event dedicated to commercial aviation, will take place at Palaexpo congress center in Geneva from May 3 to 5. This year the award, organized... more
PeopleEUROCONTROL's seminar about airport safety
Brussels, Belgium - It is necessary to improve the runways of the air stations
Last week at Brussels a seminar by Eurocontrol, European Organization for the Safety of Air Navigation, took place, to find the better way to improve the European Action Plan for the Prevention of Runway... more
PeopleNTSB Member to leave board
Washington, USA - Ellen Engleman Conners leaves board after two years
This week, after two years as President of the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), Ellen Egleman Conners announced she intends to leave the Board on May 31st, 2006. During her presidence, Egleman... more
PeopleAir lift between Pompei's and Lourdes' sanctuaries
Pompei, Italy - From August 1 to September 26, 2006
An air lift between Naples and Lourdes will be operative from August 1st to September 26, 2006 in order to promote tourist flows from Campania Region and France and viceversa, mostly for what concerns... more
PeopleIATA: +5.9% passenger traffic in the first quarter of 2006
Geneva, Switzerland - USD 2.2bn losses because of high oil price
IATA (International Air Transport Association), which gathers 265 airlines worldwide, made known international air traffic data for the first quarter of 2006. An increase of 5.9% for passenger traffic... more
PeopleThe travellers reject the proposal to travel standing on the plane
Rome, Italy - The aversion of the Rome-Fiumicino airport's passengers
The Airbus’ proposal to the airlines, to adopt a new aircraft’s configuration in which, during the travel the passengers should have to stay standing, didn’t obtain a success (see for details AVIONEWS). This... more
PeopleEurocontrol launched environment awareness e-learning package
Brussels, Belgium - It has been launched to the press in Geneva during a summit
As part of its focus on contributing to a better understanding and awareness of the environmental impact of aviation, EUROCONTROL, the European Organisation for the Safety of Air Navigation, has yesterday... more
PeopleGreece referred to the European Justice Court for the State aids to two carriers
Brussels, Belgium - The decision has been taken by EU Commission
EU Commission decided to refer to the European Justice Court of Luxembourg Greece because it didn’t respect a decision taken on September 2005 concerning State aids. On last September 14 in fact it was a... more
People"European Aviation Summit" will take place in Salzburg
Brussels, Belgium - The air sector has to become an engine for the progress of the old continent
On next May 4-5 the "European Aviation Summit", wanted by AEA, the association which club European carriers, will take place in Salzburg, Austria. The goal of the meeting is to achieve a real regulation... more
PeopleShall we travel standing on plane?
Washington, USA - The proposal could become soon reality
In a upcoming future there will be the unpleasant possibility, for the economic class passengers of the airlines, to be obliged to travel standing. In this way the carriers should decrease notably the... more
PeopleNATS announces Italian Taranto's airport contract
London, UK - It has a worth nearly EUR 2 million
NATS, the UK’s leading air traffic management provider, has won its first overseas civilian contract to supply, install and commission navigational aids. The contract, worth nearly € 2 million, was... more
PeopleFinal tests for the A-380
Toulouse, France - First class passengers will be able th take a shower
The test of the Airbus 380, the "Skies steamer" which within the end of this year should put in service by Singapore Airlines, are in progress. Until now 159 aircraft of this type have been ordered by... more
PeopleBAE Systems confirmed its intention to leave Airbus
London, UK - Contrasting Reaction in Great Britain
BAE Systems confirmed its intention to exit from Airbus, of which it owns the 20% of the stock. The share of the British company will be purchased by EADS, the French-German consortium which owns the remaining... more
PeopleBoeing will project the new European air traffic control system
Seattle, Usa - It was made known by an US industry's statement
Boeing announced that it will lead a group os us and European company to project the new European air traffic control system. Seattle industry will have the duty to guarantee the interoperability of the... more
PeopleEuropean Antitrust's investigation on SkyTeam Alliance
Brussels, Belgium - It was announced by European Competition Commissioner, Neelie Kroes
European Competition Commissioner, Neelie Kroes, announced today, during a speech at Leiden University, that European Antitrust started investigations on SkyTeam, the carriers’ alliance which clubs among t... more
PeopleAgreement between Delta Airlines and Sabre Holdings
Atlanta, USA - Also a deal with Travelocity was signed
Delta Airlines and Sabre Holdings announced to have achieved a seven-year agreement which will allow to the clients of the Sabre’s GDS local distributions system to have an access to the published fares a... more
PeopleTwo new flights from Paris "CdG" to Lisbon
Paris, France - New routes beginning on April 21st, 2006
On April 21st, 2006 the airport "Charles de Gaulle" will offer two new flights to Lisbon operated by the Portuguese airline TAP, which has just joined the carriers of Star Alliance. These two new flights... more
PeopleOlympic Airlines chairman's resignation
Athens, Greece - New summit of the Hellenic company
Greece, under two separate European Court rulings, must recover about 701 milion of Euros (Usd. 865 milion) in illegal subsides handed to Olympic Airlines over the years or face EU fines. Country’s t... more
PeopleBritish Airways halves ticket fares
London, Great Britain - Up to 50% of save on 65 European destinations to contrast low-cost carriers
The British flag company British Airways (BA), to contrast rivalry of no-frill carriers like Ryanair, brought a reduction on ticket fares up to 50%, with one-way ticket fares starting at Gbp 29,00 (Euro... more
PeopleProblem to the air traffic control system of South California
San Diego, USA - No consequences for airports' activities
Yesterday there was a damage to the power system of the air traffic control center of Southern California, but authorities said that the backup generating system took over and there were no consequences... more
PeopleSyria's air traffic increased
Damascus, Syria - A plan to improve country's airport structures
Syrian Government made known to have a plan for the upgrade and the improvement of the already existing air stations and the construction of new airports. In 2005 more than 3 million passengers passed... more
PeopleAir transport: passengers ask for reliability, punctuality and assistance
Rome, Italy - It is what emerges from an enquiry made by consumers associations
"Altroconsumo",Italian consumers association, made an investigation on satisfaction level among European travellers about airlines and airports, in collaboration with other analogue associations in France,... more
PeopleSeminar in Helsinki about low-cost carriers
Helsinki, Finland - A support for tourist operators
In June a seminar about low-cost carriers and the changes they created in travel trend will take place in Helsinki, Finland capital. In the last five years the flight of no-frills airlines are more than... more
PeopleNegotiations in China between the carriers and fuel suppliers
Beijing, China - The airlines have a negotiable margin of the 8%
Four Chinese carriers, Southern Airlines, Shanghai Airlines, Eastern Airlines and Air China, started negotiations with the most important fuel supplier of the country, Caohc, to establish a just price... more
PeopleFAA's initiatives for the fuel's save
Washington, Usa - The aircraft will be able to fly to higher quotes
Yesterday the FAA, Federal Aviation Administration, touted a year-old plan to solve the airlines’ problems linked to the rais of fuel’s cost. Marion Blakey, FAA’s administrator, made known that the carri... more
PeopleICAO launches new magazine on ePassports
Montreal, Canada - It's a bi-annual and in English language
The International Civil Aviation Organization has launched an English-language, bi-annual magazine ─ ICAO MRTD Report ─ designed to help its Contracting States with the issuance of Machine Readable Pas... more
PeopleOnly the Indian carriers will be able to operate on domestic market
New Delhi, India - Civil Aviation Minister, Patel, declared it
Indian Government announced that it will not change its decision to don’t allow to the foreign carriers to provide their services on domestic routes of the country. Civil Aviation Minister, Praful Patel, d... more
PeopleCuba buys five new Russian airplanes
Havana, Cuba - They are two Il-96-300s and three Tu-204s
Cuba has signed a contract for the purchase of five new Russian passenger jets: it is about two long-haul, wide-body Ilyushin Il-96-300s and three medium-range Tupolev Tu-204s. The aircraft, which will... more
PeopleNew Indian national plan for the air sector
New Delhi, India - Nagpur will be the new national hub for cargo flights
Indian Government announced the launch of a new plan which will have to carry to the upgrade, to the regulation, and to the expansion of country’s air sector. Such as the previous Green Revolution, Telecom R... more
PeopleEurocontrol carries on the Gate-to-Gate project
Bretigny, France - Also ENAV participates to the project
Eurocontrol Experimental Center has just completed yesterday a six-weeks simulation as part of the process to validate solution to the predicted increase of air traffic in Europe. The Gate-to-Gate project,... more
PeopleICAO and Eurocontrol's seminary about the just culture in air transport
Baku, Azerbaijan - Judicial systems' lacks
In the last days an ICAO and Eurocontrol’s seminary about the just culture in air transport took place in Baku, Azerbaijan’s capital city. It is clear that, according with the speeches of the seminary, whi... more
PeopleNew route between China and Europe
Geneva, Switzerland - It was announced by IATA
IATA, International Air Transport Association, made known today to have achieved the approval of the Chinese Government for the creation of a new route for the international air traffic which will decrease... more
PeopleAir tickets' price increased for Chinese domestic flights
Beijing, China - The increase is due to fuel cost raise
Since today the passengers of Chinese air carriers have to pay a surcharge on the tickets’ for the domestic routes because of the raise of fuel cost. Travellers will pay USD 1,25 more for the connections l... more
PeopleA European Directive for airports efficiency
Brussels, Belgium - It is IATA's appeal to European Commission
IATA (International Air Transport Association) appealed to Jacques Barrot, vice-President of European Commission and Commissioner responsible for Transport and Energy, for a Europe’s Directive regulating a... more
PeopleDifficult situation for African airlines
Bamako, Mali - The carriers are too small to compete on the world market
African Airlines Association (AFRAA) made known yesterday, at the end of the first forum of the "Black continent"’s airlines which took place at Bamako, Mali’s capital, to be afraid because of the sca... more
PeopleTax to use airports in rush hours
Brussels, Belgium - It is an EU's hypothesis
It seems that European Commission was evaluating whether to impose a tax to can use the airports during the rush hours. The hypothesis emerged yesterday during a meeting, which will finish today, claimed... more
PeopleEurocontrol: a collective look at safety
Brussels, Belgium - The workshop "How to do safety business together" was held from 4 to 5 April 2006 in the Belgian city
One of the key issues facing European air traffic management safety over the next few years is the shortage of skilled resources needed to support the implementation of Safety Management and Safety Regulation... more
PeopleLow-cost air traffic increased
London, UK - Doubled respect 2001
Oag Worldwide, which is a British content management company specialising in travel and transport, published a study according which low-cost carriers in the month of March 2006 increased their transport... more
PeopleIncreasing air passengers discontent
Washington, USA - An American research reveals that
A research made by Wichita State University (Kansas) on air passengers’ dissatisfaction shows a 17% increase of complaints compared to 2004. At the top among discontent reasons there is unfulfilled luggage a... more
PeopleTourism: CAA introduces Consumer Protection Charge
London, United Kingdom - It should replace the current bonding system
CAA (Civil Aviation Authority), the British regulator, announced a reform of the complex bonding system, used to refund travellers whose clauses with tour operators were not respected. In United Kingdom... more
PeopleIata: passenger and freight traffic growth continues on pace with forecast promising start to 2006
Geneva, Switzerland - Load factors also improved
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced today that international passenger traffic grew by 6.8% and international freight traffic by 5.4% in February. The year-to-date passenger traffic... more
PeopleICAO and IATA agree to share information from safety audits
Montreal, Canada - To better identify potential safety risks and prevent aircraft accidents
The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and the International Air Transport Association (IATA) have agreed to share safety-related information from their respective audit programmes to better... more
PeopleAirbus seriously damaged by bad weather in Brazil
Sint Paul, Brazil - The aircraft anyway took land without problems
Yesterday an Airbus of TAM, one of the most important Brazilian carriers, in flight from Belo Horizonte to Saint Paul, hade serious damages during tha flight because odf the bad weather that from some... more
PeopleENAC. Manera: the carriers' black list isn't selective
Bergamo, Italy - But we don't want to make discounts on the safety
After the declarations by ENAC’s (Italian Civil Aviation Board) President, Vito Riggio, marginal of the Authority’s Board at Bergamo-Orio al Serio’s Airport, at the meeting with the press there was also... more
PeoplePriority landing for an aircraft at Palermo airport because a defective indicator
Palermo, Italy - After a verification the aircraft re-take off without problems
Yesterday Wind Jet flight 3248 Catania-Malaga has been obliged to a "Priority" landing at "Falcone-Borsellino" Palemo’s airport after that the pilot noticed that the indicator of the oil in one of the e... more
People33rd Directive Committee of SAFA program: European skies and aircraft are sure
Olbia, Italy - Benedetto Marasà, President of the International Committee, declared so
Yesterday in Porto Cervo a meeting of the Directive Committee of SAFA, (Safety Assessment of Foreign Aircraft), operative program of ECAC (European Civil Aviation Conference) took place. The summit had... more
PeopleNegotiations in progress to achieve an open skies agreement between Usa and EU
Brussels, Belgium - The understanding should allow to attract capitals and should re-launch the carriers
EU is trying to achieve an agreement with the US Government for the signature of an open skies pact within next June. Currently talks are in progress with Washington officials to try to pass with reciprocal... more
PeopleStrikes are forecast in air and rail sectors
Rome, Italy - Transport will be guaranteed in Easter and electoral periods
April could be an hot month for transport in Italy. Despite the long break for the elections and the Easter holiday, since April 6 to 20, and the respite for the Liberation Day (Italian celebration for... more