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Civil aviationCALC and the great business of aircraft disassembling
Hong Kong, China - 1,800 aircraft will be dismantled around the world in the next three years
The China Aircraft Leasing Group (CALC) is holding a press conference in Hong Kong today to explain its project for the construction of the China’s largest disassembly plant in Harbin, in the northeast o... more
Civil aviationAirplanes and airlines. Star Alliance: Air India hosts forst CEB meeting in India
New Delhi, India - Member carrier CEOs reflect on busy 2014, set priorities for 2015
Air India played host to the first ever Star Alliance Chief Executive Board Meeting (CEB) held in India. This follows the national carrier’s joining the world’s longest serving and most comprehensive air... more
Civil aviationAirplanes and transport. Aci Europe: Europe's airports welcome EC review of aviation policy (3)
Brussels, Belgium - It is based on 23 new priority initiatives focused on jobs, growth and investment
The European Commission adopted yesterday its 2015 work programme, signalling clear political discontinuity and charting a new course for Europe. The Commission’s work programme is based on 23 new priority i... more
Civil aviationAircraft and controls. FAA: India aviation safety standards are insufficient
New Delhi, India - The Indian civil aviation does not meet standards established by ICAO
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) had downgraded the Indian Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) security systems from Category-I to Category-II last January. The American authority... more
Civil aviationAircraft and transport. AEA: EC, a new momentum with announcement of "Aviation Package" (2)
Brussels, Belgium - Ground Handling and Security Charges
The Association of European Airlines (AEA) welcomes the Commission’s announcement of an Aviation package as part of its Work Programme 2015. The package will include a Communication identifying challenges a... more
Civil aviationAircraft and strikes: today the general protest in Italy and others in the sector
Rome, Italy - Some already ongoing, others will begin shortly
AVIONEWS communicates the list of the strikes in the air transport, announced for today, December 12. Some protests are already ongoing, while others will start shortly: - Planes. CGIL UIL unions... more
Civil aviationQatar Airways cancels first A-350 delivery
Doha, Qatar - The ceremonial transfer was scheduled for Saturday 13 with a VIP flight to Doha
On Wednesday 10, Qatar Airways cancelled the delivery of the first Airbus A-350/XWB, which was scheduled for Saturday 13 with a VIP flight to Doha. The Arab airline did not give explanations but added... more
Civil aviationAircraft and transport. EU to invest in a common European air navigation service
Brussels, Belgium - Near € 2 million
The EU's TEN-T Programme will co-finance with near € 2 million a study on the new generation of communications infrastructure for the European air traffic management. The project is to analyse the future r... more
Civil aviationAircraft. Italian Transport Ministry: list of the protests announced for tomorrow. Regular trains
Rome, Italy - Four ones by Alitalia and ENAV personnel, from airport workers and satellite activities
The Italian Transports Ministry communicates the list of the strikes planned for tomorrow, on Friday December 12, 2014. This in particular is about the air transport sector. - CGIL-UIL union. Aircraft:... more
Civil aviationAircraft and transport. IATA: airline profitability improves with falling oil prices
Geneva, Switzerland - Financial health drives consumer benefits
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced an outlook for improved industry profitability in its Economic Performance of the Air Transport Industry report. Airlines are expected to post... more
Civil aviationAirplanes and safety. Tyler (IATA): international rules on anti-aircraft weapons needed
Geneva, Switzerland - IATA General Director highlighted the lesson that industry must learn from the accidents at Malaysia Airlines flights
Tony Tyler, the General Director of IATA (International Air Transport Association) proposed the UN agency ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organization) to implement international law regulating weapons... more
Civil aviationAircraft and transport. ACI EUROPE ensures effective airport participation in SESAR Deployment
Brussels, Belgium - After the partnership agreement signed with the EC for the modernisation of ATM system
Last Friday, a unique industry consortium representing airlines, airports and Air Navigation Service Providers (ANSPs) signed a partnership agreement with the European Commission for the modernisation... more
Civil aviationAirplanes and transport. IATA: passenger traffic maintains strong growth in October
Geneva, Switzerland - Capacity increased by 5.5%, causing load factor to rise 0.1 percentage points to 79.1%
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced global passenger traffic results for October showing a strengthening in demand growth compared to September 2014 and to the year-ago period.... more
Civil aviationAirplanes and rules. Single European Sky: Spain says no to Gibraltar
Brussels, Belgium - The new regulation was approved thanks to the mediation of Italian presidency between Madrid and London
Spain has obtained the exclusion of Gibraltar from the new rules for the “Single European Sky” called SES, voted yesterday by the European Council of transport ministers. The Spanish minister of Public Wor... more
Civil aviationCALC will realize a 2 billion dollars aircraft disassembly operation
Beijing, China - The Chinese leasing firm has also closed a deal with Airbus announced in November
China Aircraft Leasing Group (CALC) has been working on two important deals between Tuesday and today. The first provides for the purchase of 100 aircraft from Airbus Group, the second is a vast airplane... more
Civil aviationAirplanes and international treaties. Contrasts between USA and EU over the open-skies deal
Brussels, Belgium - Europe accuses the United States to thwart the opening of transoceanic routes by Norwegian Air
The European Union accuses the United States to violate the open skies treaty signed by the two counterparts in 2007. The debate is focused on a European airline’s application to establish new transoceanic r... more
Civil aviationAircraft and transport. ACI Europe: EU airport traffic outpacing Non-EU for the first time in 8 years
Brussels, Belgium - Freight traffic reported growth of +3.1% while aircraft movements were up +2.2%
European airport trade body, ACI EUROPE today released its traffic report for October. The report is the only air transport report which includes all types of civil aviation passenger flights: network,... more
Civil aviationAirplane and airlines. Lufthansa: pilots on strike today and tomorrow
Berlin, Germany - Short and medium haul flights grounded from midday. Long haul and cargo stop starts tomorrow
Lufthansa pilots called another two-day strike. Short and medium haul flights will be grounded from today, Monday December 1, at midday. The protest will be expanded to long haul and cargo services from... more
Civil aviationSukhoi and Alenia get VNAV certification for Superjet 100 airplane
Moscow, Russia - The certification has been obtained only for the basic version at the moment
The Sukhoi Superjet 100 (SSJ-100) airplane got the VNAV certification by the Interstate Aviation Committee (IAC), the official civil aviation authority in Russia, recognized as a certification body by... more
Civil aviationAircraft and transport in Italy: the calendar of the strikes fixed for next weeks
Rome, Italy - The general protest announced for December 12
The Italian Transport Ministry communicates the strikes of the next days. Among the protests: Aircraft. November 28, 2014: by CUB Trasporti, IT division staff of the Alitalia-CAI for 24 hours (from... more
Civil aviationAircraft and transport. IATA: preparing for growth challenges for Asia Pacific
Tokyo, Japan - Three critical factors: safety, infrastructure and environment
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) identified continuous safety enhancement, the availability of cost-efficient infrastructure and environmental responsibility as critical factors to ensure... more
Civil aviationStrike in Italy on December 5. Representative: partially illegal, trains and TPL excluded from the protest
Rome, Italy - Announced by CGIL with general context
"The general strike of next December 5, announced by the Italian CGIL, is partially illegal. The Authority of guarantee for strikes decided it, specifying that some sectors will be excluded from the... more
Civil aviationFor the first time in history China sells a civil airplane to the United States
Zhuhai, China - The Harbin Y-12 will be used for sightseeing tours and the route from Las Vegas to the Grand Canyon
The Y-12 is the best-selling Chinese civilian airplane: 200 units have been delivered so far, 130 of which on foreign markets. The Harbin Aircraft Industry has signed a contract to supply 20 more to a... more
Civil aviationMoscow is working to put more “Made in Russia” parts on MS-21 commercial airplane
Irkutsk, Russia - If production respects the schedule, the first delivery will be done in 2107
Russia is working to replace imported components with homemade parts for the Irkut MS-21 commercial airplane, as stated by the Russian Industry and Trade Minister Denis Manturov during a visit to the Irkutsk... more
Civil aviationAirshow China 2014 (2): Chinese company COMAC signs an order for 30 C-919 civil airplanes
Zhuhai, China - Production delays do not dishearten China’s ambitions over commercial aviation market
Commercial Aircraft Corp of China Ltd (COMAC) singed a contract to provide 30 C-919 airplanes to CMB Financial Leasing, a unit of China Merchants Bank. The announcement was given today, November 11, during... more
Civil aviationAircraft and transport in Italy: calendar of the strikes announced for next November 14
Rome, Italy - The list of the protests
The Italian Infrastructures and Transport Ministry communicates the list of the strike announced for next Friday. November 14 - Airplanes: workers of air, airports and satellite activities of the... more
Civil aviationAsia’s richest man to conquer airplane leasing market
Hong Kong, China - Li Ka-Shing, Hong Kong businessman, wants to create a 160 aircraft fleet
Cheung Kong Holdings, a Hong Kong corporation, announced on November 6, the intention to buy sixty Boeing and Airbus airplanes from leasing companies: 21 from Gecas, aircraft leasing world leader owned... more
Civil aviationAirplanes. AEA-"Single European Sky" (2): it saves 8 million t of CO2 in unnecessary fuel burn
Brussels, Belgium - Tomorrow the European Transport Ministers will meet in Rome during a conference
On the eve of the EU Transport Ministers’ Rome Conference on the much needed "Single European Sky", AEA urges Europe’s national governments to strive to achieve the best outcome for the environment and... more
Civil aviationAircraft and transport. IATA: strong passenger growth continues in September
Geneva, Switzerland - “The three big stories in September were Europe, Russia and India", said <b>Tony Tyler</b>, its DG and CEO
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced global passenger traffic results for September showing demand growth of 5.3% (measured in revenue passenger kilometers or RPKs) over September... more
Civil aviationAircraft and transport. IATA: the infrastructure challenge
Toronto, Canada - Strong partnerships and solid ground rules
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) called for a partnership approach guided by clearly defined success factors to build the global infrastructure needed for aviation to continue supporting... more
Civil aviationAircraft and transport. Qantas, Melbourne Airport, IATA and ACI: agreement for "Smart Security"
Geneva, Switzerland - The fourth one globally, following of Amsterdam, London, and Doha airports
Australia’s Melbourne Airport, Qantas Airways, Airports Council International (ACI), and the International Air Transport Association (IATA) signed an agreement to work together to develop a "Smart Security" p... more
Civil aviationAirbus creates A-321 airplane long-haul version
Paris, France - The Group aims at launching the new model in the American market
Kiran Rao, Airbus Executive Vice-President Sales and Marketing, is touring the United States to present a modified long-haul version of the commercial A-321neo airplane. The move was made to gain market... more
Civil aviationItalian Transport Ministry about the general strike of tomorrow in the different sectors (airplanes, railways, maritime)
Rome, Italy - In detail the modalities
The Italian Transport Ministry unveils the calendar of the strike announced for tomorrow. The ways are in particular: October 24 Railway and cargo transport sectors: staff by the railways companies... more
Civil aviationAirplanes and industry. Boeing clinches deal with Iran Air
Seattle, USA - It’s the first aviation dealing between Washington and Tehran since 1979
Boeing announced on Wednesday October 22 having clinched and agreement with Iran Air in the third quarter of 2014. It’s the first commercial dealing between a US aerospace company and Tehran since 1979 A... more
Civil aviationItalian railway network on strike of tomorrow (3): connection Fiumicino airport by "Leonardo Express" ensured
Rome, Italy - "Frecce Trenitalia" regular in the occasion of the protest (from 9am to 5pm) of October 24 by Orsa and USB unions
The "Frecce Trenitalia" will be in service tomorrow, in the occasion of the strike by FS Group's staff fixed by Orsa and USB unions from 9am to 5pm on October 24, adherent to the general strike. The... more
Civil aviationFAA proposes civil penalty against Shanghai Yancui Import and Export Co for alleged hazardous materials violations
Atlanta, Usa - For USD 227,500
The US Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is proposing a $227,500 civil penalty against Shanghai Yancui Import and Export Co., of Shanghai, China, for allegedly violating H... more
Civil aviationFAA proposes civil penalties against five companies for allegedly violating hazardous materials regulations
Atlanta, Usa - From USD 54,000 to 66,000
The US Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is proposing civil penalties ranging from $54,000 to $66,000 against five companies for allegedly violating Hazardous Materials r... more
Civil aviationAirplanes and airlines. Pilots’ strike will cost Lufthansa at least 200 million
Berlin, Germany - And the Union threatens new protests this week
Lufthansa pilots’ strike held on Monday October 20 and Tuesday 21 (for details see AVIONEWS) lead to the cancellation of 1511 flights over 2333; in other words, 65% of the airplanes were grounded. Inconveniences d... more
Civil aviationAirplanes. Tens of flights cancelled in Heathrow for "Gonzalo" hurricane
London, United Kingdom - Heavy rains and gusts at more than 100 km/h are moving across the UK
One flight over ten will be cancelled today, October 21, in Heathrow airport due to the passage of "Gonzalo" hurricane. British Airways will suffer the majority of disruptions, all of them on domestic... more
Civil aviationAirplanes and labour. Lufthansa: pilots’ strike today and tomorrow
Berlin, Germany - The union protests against changes in retirement scheme
The German pilots’ union Vereinigung Cockpit called a strike against changes in Lufthansa retirement scheme. Employees will walk off from 11:00 am GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) to 9:59 pm Tuesday October 2... more
Civil aviationAircraft and transport. New IATA passenger forecast reveals fast-growing marked of the future
Geneva, Switzerland - Numbers are expected to reach 7.3 billion by 2034
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released its first 20-year passenger growth forecast, projecting that passenger numbers are expected to reach 7.3 billion by 2034. That represents a 4.1%... more
Civil aviationAircraft and transport. Aci Europe: airports support EU coordinated response on Ebola
Brussels, Belgium - Such coordination should involve clear and unequivocal communication of risk assessment as regards the possible spread of the virus in Europe
In the midst of the ongoing Ebola outbreak in West Africa, rising public concerns about its potential spread and an evolving array of national responses in Europe, the European airport trade association... more
Civil aviationNatural disasters on Japan and India: hundreds of airplanes grounded
Tokyo, Japan - Typhoon Vongfong and cyclone Hudhud ravaged the two Asian countries
After Panphone (for more details see AVIONEWS), another typhoon has stricken Japan. Its name is Vongfong and, after crossing the country from South to North, it is leaving the country to release its last... more
Civil aviationLufthansa Cargo to operate all flights despite strike of tomorrow and Thursday
Frankfurt, Germany - Positive news for customers of the airline
Good news for customers of Lufthansa Cargo: the airline plans to operate all of its flights despite the walkout announced by the pilots’ union, Vereinigung Cockpit. The strike was set to ground all cargo f... more
Civil aviationAirplanes and airlines. 24 hour strike on Wednesday, October 8 in easyJet
Rome, Italy - The protest will affect flights to and from Italy
EasyJet Italian cabin crew will walk out all day on Wednesday, October 8. Travellers will suffer great inconveniences as many employees are likely to participate in the protest. The strike will last 24... more
Civil aviationAircraft and transport. ACI Europe: airports welcomed 7% more passenger traffic during August
Brussels, Belgium - Freight traffic +3.3% while aircraft movements grew by +3.4%
European airport trade body, ACI EUROPE today released its traffic report for the month of August. The report is the only air transport report which includes the full range of civil aviation passenger... more
Civil aviationBoeing: 24 million dollars compensation to Air India for Dreamliner airplanes
New Delhi, India - But the airline asked for 48
Boeing offered a compensation of 24 billion dollars to Air India for the repeated technical snags of -787 Dreamliner airplanes. The carrier has reported 318 delays till June, due to problems with the aircraft. But... more
Civil aviationTyphoon "Phanfone": Japanese carriers ground hundreds of airplanes
Tokyo, Japan - 600 flights cancelled at Tokyo airport
A violent typhoon hit Japan with winds gusting to more than 180 km/h and heavy rains. It headed towards Tokyo yesterday. A US Air Force military died in the sea near Okinawa, while two of his comrades... more
Civil aviationAircraft and transport. IATA: demand for air travel picks-up in August
Geneva, Switzerland - WHO evaluates the risk of Ebola transmission occurring on an aircraft as "Very low"
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced global passenger traffic results for August showing a slight pick-up in demand over the previous month. Total revenue passenger kilometers (RPKs)... more
Civil aviationAirplanes and airlines. Air France: union calls of the strike but does not sign the agreement
Paris, France - After one night of negotiations, pilots rejected the airlines’ new plan
On Sunday, September 28, the Snpl (National union of airline pilots) withdrew the longest strike in the airline’s history. Most of Air France flights have been grounded since September 15. As reported b... more