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Civil aviationDoes US-China trade tensions pose a risk to Airbus aircraft?
Tariffs could be imposed on the importation of non-Chinese planes
The trade war between the United States and China could also create difficulties for companies in other countries, as in the case of Airbus in fact the European aircraft manufacturer is also suffering... more
Civil aviationBoeing will send a bulletin to help the pilots of the B-737 MAX aircraft
It would explain how to deal with an identical situation of Lion Air
Probably Boeing will send a bulletin to the airlines to explain to the B-737 MAX pilots how to handle the situation on board the aircraft, in case of the detection of incorrect data regarding the speed... more
Civil aviationBoeing: optimism of a solution in the China-US contrast
An aggravation would be a risk for the sale of aircraft
The trade war between the United States and China could create big problems for the aerospace company Boeing, which has one of the main markets for its aircraft in Chinese carrier. Beijing has repeatedly... more
Civil aviationAircraft and transport. IATA: traffic growth slows in September
A slowdown from that one recorded in August
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced global passenger traffic results for September showing that demand (measured in revenue passenger kilometers, or RPKs) rose 5.5% compared to... more
Civil aviationTurkey: refused to supply aircraft from Iranian companies
Decision taken to respect the new US sanctions
Some Iranian airplanes in the last days would have been refused to refuel at Turkey's airports, forcing carriers to cancel connections or operate them with a reduced number of passengers on board so they... more
Civil aviationAirbus: problems for the payments of aircraft ordered by the Hna group
The European aerospace company would be trying to reach an agreement
Airbus may soon be faced with some problems related to deliveries of the A-380/800 to be paid by the Chinese HNA Group, which due to financial problems would be trying to find a separate agreement with... more
Civil aviationIATA forecast predicts 8.2 billion air travellers in 2037
Key facts and regional growth
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) revealed that present trends in air transport suggest passenger numbers could double to 8.2 billion in 2037. The latest update to IATA’s 20-Year Air P... more
Civil aviationIATA outlines urgent priorities to minimize "Brexit" impacts
The Association has called for action by UK and EU
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has called for urgent action by the UK and the European Union to put in place contingency planning for the continuation of air services in the event of... more
Civil aviationTrains, strike on October 25-26 in Italy: Rome-Termini/Fiumicino ensured
The protest from 9pm of tomorrow at the same time of Friday
Trenitalia's "Frecce" will regularly circulate during the strike of the staff of the FS Italiane Group proclaimed by some independent trade unions -from 9pm tomorrow, Thursday 25th to the same hour of... more
Civil aviationPlanes. Germany: will there be soon a law to set up company committees?
The government goal would be to increase the weight in Ryanair
Relations between Germany and Ryanair are destined to become even more tense as the Minister of Labor has spoken about the possibility of a new law for personnel will be presented, which will establish... more
Civil aviationAircraft and transport in Italy. The strikes for next Friday 26
There are four protests fixed in this day, three of 24 hours and one for 4
Mit (Italian Transport Ministry) has published the list of next Friday's strikes in the airline industry.The protests are in detail:10/26/2018 Cub Trasporti staff company Sea Milan-Linate and Malpensa... more
Civil aviationAirplanes and transport. Italian unions proclaim strike Air Italy
Fixed for November 9, for four hours
We receive and publish the full text of the letter dated 18/10/2018 by the three Italian unions (Filt-Cgil, Uiltraporti and Ugl Trasporto aereo) and having as its object the proclamation of the Air Italy... more
Civil aviationPlanes. Is the future of the Airbus A-380 marked?
Airlines are increasingly oriented towards twin-engines
The reopening of the no-stop flight between Singapore and New York with an Airbus A-350/900ULR aircraft could mean -with the Qatar Airaways' Doha-Auckland connection and Qantas' Perth-London- a major change... more
Civil aviationEASA paves the way to enable safe air travel of urban mobility and air taxi aircraft
The proposal is open for comments until 15th November
On 15th October, the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) opened a public consultation on its proposal of airworthiness standards which will enable the certification of small vertical take-off and landing... more
Civil aviationBoeing: by December the offers for the engines of the new aircraft
The decision should arrive at the latest next year
During the opening of a new plant of CFM International in Hamburg, the CEO of the Safran engine company Philippe Petitcolin said to the press to wait the Boeing's decision in the next year, for know which... more
Civil aviationMalaysian A-400M aircraft transported emergency supplies to Indonesia
To support the victims of earthquake and tsunami of last days
The Indonesian Government, the Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) and the Airbus Foundation have been working together to support humanitarian relief efforts in Palu, Indonesia with the deployment of a RMAF... more
Civil aviationCan Norwegian rewrite the rules of air transport?
British Airways unseats from the primacy for connections to New York
For the first time, British Airways is no longer the main European carrier for connections to New York, because the low-cost Norwegian Air has transported more passengers than the UK company in the last... more
Civil aviationAircraft. USA: today Trump signs new civil aviation act
A new regulation will be drawn up by the FAA
The United States President Donald Trump will sign today the act that will give the police and armed forces the ability to take down drones (UAVs, unmanned aerial vehicles) considered threatening for national... more
Civil aviationNorway: biofuel will be mandatory since 2020
The cost of fuel will rise but it permit to contain emissions
The decision of the Norwegian Ministry for Climate and Environment is set to be discussed as it will force carriers to use more environmentally friendly fuels and blended with biofuels from 2020. A maneuver... more
Civil aviationFedEx: problem in the number of pilots for the carrier
Proposed to remain to those who should retire
The FedEx freight company is trying to keep employees in service who should retire next year, offering them a bonus of $ 40,000 and more than $ 110,000 a year to continue piloting aircraft waiting for... more
Civil aviationA4E-IATA: re-negotiating concession agreement airports in Portugal
Charges applied today by the national airport operator (ANA) criticized
Airlines for Europe (A4E) and the International Air Transport Association (IATA) have called on the Portuguese government to improve the prospects for lower airport charges at Portuguese airports by re-negotiating... more
Civil aviationAircraft and environment. IATA: aviation marks ten years of emissions strategy
And reaffirms carbon commitments; a four pillar plan
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) joined air transport businesses and associations to reaffirm its commitment to a sustainable future as the aviation industry marked ten years since agreeing... more
Civil aviationPrimera Air failure (2): flights no longer repayable
Discontinued activities for the Scandinavian carrier
After the failure of the Primera Air carrier, Roberta Fichera, spokesperson for AirHelp Italia, explains what the passengers who fly with the airline should know:"Primera Air has confirmed the end of all... more
Civil aviationAircraft. USA: today or tomorrow a act to reorganize the FAA
Difficult to imagine new standards for the space between the seats
Between today and tomorrow, the Senate of United States will vote an act which reorganize the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), refinancing it for five years and giving it back tasks that had been... more
Civil aviationAirplanes. IATA: transport supports jobs and economic activity
Key facts and figures -ATTACHMENT
The global air transport sector supports 65.5 million jobs and $2.7 trillion in global economic activity, according to new research released today by the Air Transport Action Group (ATAG). The report,... more
Civil aviationEU-LAC project office in Costa Rica inaugurated by Violeta Bulc
The EU enhances cooperation on civil aviation with Latin America and the Caribbean
The EU-LAC project (EU – Latin America and Caribbean Cooperation on Civil Aviation), officially opened in the last days its field office in the Latin America and Caribbean region, in the presence of E... more
Civil aviationAircraft and results. IATA (2): load factor highlights passenger demand in August
All regions recorded increases
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced global passenger traffic data for August 2018 showing that demand (measured in total revenue passenger kilometers or RPKs) climbed 6.4% compared... more
Civil aviationPlanes. Ryanair: Italian unions confirm strike tomorrow
Presidia at the airports in Bergamo, Catania, Rome-Ciampino, Milan-Malpensa, Naples and Pisa
The Italian Filt Cgil and Uiltrasporti unions declared that they have "confirmed for tomorrow, on Friday 28th, the 24-hour strike of all Ryanair's flying personnel and associated interim agencies, based... more
Civil aviationBrexit: May seeks an agreement for air transport
The goal is to prevent a paralysis
A British government study that warns Her Majesty's government about the eventuality of a Brexit without agreement, since in this case the normal airport operations and flight operations for airlines could... more
Civil aviationAirplane transport. USA: bill for new regulation
Victory of the companies that will keep the price increases on the tickets
A bill was presented on Saturday to the US Congress that would give the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) the task of imposing the minimum dimensions inside the passenger cabins of the airplanes -like... more
Civil aviationIata. Aviation drives economic prosperity for Mauritius
Key elements of a comprehensive strategy
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) called on the government of Mauritius to continue to focus on aviation as a strategic enabler of the country’s economic and social development. Key e... more
Civil aviationSingapore Airlines: drunk pilot, plane does not take off
Possible compensation for the flight cancelled to passengers?
Last Saturday a Singapore Airlines plane that was supposed to take off from Melbourne could not make the connection with Wellington, since the pilot was in a state of drunkenness, causing the cancellation... more
Civil aviationSupport to South East Asia's aviation ambitions
By ICAO, EU and South East Asia working together
Cheaper, safer and more environmentally sustainable aviation with less delays will be enabled by the ASEAN Single Aviation Market and Seamless ASEAN Sky. Challenges and opportunities were discussed at... more
Civil aviationAntonov: agreement to try to sell the An-148 and An-158 aircraft
They will be leased from a Cypriot company
During a press conference today, Ukrainian aerospace sales vice president Antonov, Yuliy Kiselev, announced that it has reached an agreement to lease the An-148 and An-158 -the extended-range version.... more
Civil aviationUSA: for FAA it is necessary to face the potential deficit of pilots
Numbers down worryingly
For the head of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Dan Elwell it is necessary that "carriers, government agencies and academies work to address the potential deficit of commercial and military... more
Civil aviationBrexit. Ryanair: for O'Leary there is a risk that airplanes won't be able to fly
The CEO of the low-cost little confident in an agreement
The Ryanair's CEO Michael O'Leary warned yesterday -during a press conference in London- about the risks of air travel between the UK and the EU following the Brexit, scheduled for next March. The real... more
Civil aviationBoeing: in one year the first flight of the B-777X / 9 plane
An aircraft that will rewrite the history of aviation?
The first exemplary of the Boeing B-777X/9 aircraft was assembled and will now be tested for about a year to verify the structural strength and efficiency of the project. This is how the world's largest... more
Civil aviationMC-21: 870 orders for the Russian aircraft
Deputy Prime Minister Borisov announced it
After the first flight on Irkutsk on 28 May 2017, the Irkut MC-21 aircraft will make its international debut in the autumn in Asia awaiting the European certification for the flight in 2019 (see AVIONEWS).... more
Civil aviationICCT study: fuel efficiency improved by 1% per year
Best company is Norwegian. Below the average Alitalia -ATTACHED
In a study by the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) published today, it is clear that the efficiency of the fuel used by airlines on transatlantic flights has improved by 1% per year... more
Civil aviationSeptember 11, 2001: 17 years of changes in civil aviation
And today the World Trade Center metro station reopens
Today 17 years have passed since September 11, 2001, a day that everyone will probably have well impressed in the memory and that marked an era on the false line of the "date which will live in infamy",... more
Civil aviationChina: tests on the AG-600 amphibious aircraft have been completed
Once in service it will be the largest seaplane in the world
Military ambitions steadily growing for Beijing, especially as regards the South China Sea quadrant where the Chinese Air Force will soon be able to develop the largest amphibious aircraft ever built,... more
Civil aviationAirplanes and transport. Ryanair: towards European strike this month
The joint note issued by the Italian Filt Cgil and Uiltrasporti unions
"Towards an European strike by all Ryanair personnel within the end of the month". Italian Filt Cgil and Uiltrasporti unions announced it unanimously that today they brought together European ones from... more
Civil aviationAircraft and transport. IATA releases data at "WATS"
The "World Air Transport Statistics" (passenger, cargo and airline alliances)
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced industry performance statistics for 2017. Worldwide annual air passenger numbers exceeded four billion for the first time, supported by a broad-based... more
Civil aviationAeroméxico: the bad weather caused the plane crash
The final report will be published by the end of the month
Aeromexico's Embraer ERJ-190 plane crashed on August 1 during take-off from Durango airport fell due to bad weather. This was stated by the man who runs the investigative group of the Mexican civil aviation... more
Civil aviationRussia: Tupolev close to the design of a supersonic aircraft
To be evaluated again how to reduce the sound impact of the engines
According to what the Deputy General Director for Design of Tupolev Valery Solozobov said at "Sputnik" the Russian aviation company would have almost completed the project for the future supersonic passenger... more
Civil aviationAircraft and transport (2). IATA releases report on Indian aviation
Potential and challenges
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released a comprehensive report on India’s aviation market. The report focuses on the challenges of realizing the economic and social benefits of an I... more
Civil aviationAircraft and transport. Iata: strengthening Indian aviation
Preparing for a trebling of passengers
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) called on the government of India to maximize the potential contribution of aviation to India’s development by addressing infrastructure constraints t... more
Civil aviationAirplanes and results. IATA: solid traffic growth in July
Record load factor
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced healthy global passenger demand for July with all regions reporting growth. Total revenue passenger kilometers (RPKs) rose 6.2%, compared to... more
Civil aviationWill become mandatory defibrillators on board the aircraft?
An important question in the light of what happened yesterday on the Beirut-Rome flight
On yesterday's Alitalia plane flying from Beirut to Rome where a child died -from the first news it looked like a child- due to a heart attack, caused by a serious kidney disease, for which the parents... more
Civil aviationItalian Anpac: first Ryanair pilots contract based in Italy
Signed and approved by majority, after eight months of negotiations
After 8 months of negotiations Anpac (Italian Professional Association of Civil Aviation) announces today that it has signed the first collective labor agreement for the pilots employed by the company... more