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PeopleFT: the Us carriers received remarkable government grant
London, UK - The Congress approved a measure to refund the costs
According to what writes the Financial Times today the American government would have rescued the carriers in difficulty after the September 11, when the terroristic attacks on American targets had literally... more
PeopleTerrorism alert: English Government stops all flights for Kenya
London, UK - On its knees the economy of the African Country
The attacks happened in Riyadh at the beginning of this week could be only the tip of an iceberg, and to testify it the terrorism alarm is released in London, from which they do not leave anymore, since... more
PeopleUS legislators propose to resume the connections with Cuba
Washington, Usa - It would be a way to export the democracy
A group of American legislators has proposed a new approach in order to face the Cuban crisis, having sharpened after the embitterment of the regimen of Fidel Castro. According to them the true arm to... more
PeopleFaa raises the weigh limits both for passengers and for baggages
Washington, Usa - The average man is more and more cumbersome
The tragic incident happened on January 8 at the airport of Charlotte-Douglas (North Carolina), when an airplane crashed because of the excessive weight killing the 21 persons on board, has shaken both... more
People"Sars Emergency ": Russian airlines stop selling tickets for flights to China, Hong Kong and Taiwan
Moscow, Russia - Decision comunicated by Russian aviation authority
The confirmation of the first Sars case in Moscow has convinced Russian Government to take precautionary measures. Russian aviation authority Friday ordered all Russian airlines to stop selling tickets... more
PeopleThe law changes in the Usa: dogs, cats and monkeys can be boarded
Washington, Usa - But they cannot be a nuisance for the activity of the plane
According to the American authorities of the air transport all the animals are not equal, therefore those that are considered of some usefullness for the passengers, can be brought on board. This is... more
PeopleAir France employees go on strike on Tuesday 13
Paris, France - More than half of continental flights cancelled
According to the first forecasts at least 65% of the flights operated by French carrier Air France will be grounded tomorrow because of the general strike against the pension reform. Although the air... more
PeopleFirst commercial flight lands at Iraqi capital
Amman, Jordan - It has been set by a South-African businessman
Although very few they started the commercial air connections on Baghdad, and the first one is dated just yesterday, when an flight charter organized by a South African businessman took off from Amman... more
People"Sars Emergency": WHO advices against travels in Tianjin, in inner Mongolia and in Taiwan
Geneva, Switzerland - It remains the invite to not go to Beijing, in the Shanxi, to Hong Kong and in the Chinese province of Guangdong
Taiwan and two provinces of the Northern China (Tianjin and inner Mongolia), are the new localities where the World Health Organization has adviced against travels, for Sars (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome).... more
PeopleRussia to stop all flights to and from China
Moscow, Russia - The fear came with the first Sars victim
After the first person died for Sars this night, also the Government of Moscow means to take drastic precautionary measures before it's too late, in order to be able to reject a possible disease spreading.... more
PeoplePassengers involved in an incident sue their tour operator
Cardiff, UK - The holidaymakers would have suffered psychological injuries
According to an English judge, who yesterday addressed to a group of passengers seeking for a compensation after the airplane on which they travelled was been involved in an incident, has declared these... more
PeopleFirst flight Kabul-Moscow to come back to normality
Moscow, Russia - The connections were suspended in 1996
As more times repeated also by AVIONEWS in the past editions, the resumption of the air connections is presupposition of fundamental importance for whichever country that exited from a war or from a regimen... more
People"Sars Emergency": North Korea has suspended all the routes with China
Pyongyang, North Korea - Provision will have the duration of a month
North-Korean regimen's press agency has communicated today that North Korea has decided the suspension of all the flights in arrival and departure for the Republic of China, in order to try to check the... more
PeopleIn the Usa the one-way flight bookings soar
Washington, Usa - But the demand is increasing more than the supply
The turbulent situation in the field of the air transport in America is carrying to a fast change of those that had been, by now, the normal application of the rates. Indeed, according to a study of... more
People"Sars Emergency": Taiwan almost isolated, the most important carriers don't fly
Taipei, Taiwan - 10 days of quarantine for whom comes from the danger zones
Cathay Pacific, Dragonair and Eva Airways are only few of the Asian airlines that have reduced drastically their operativity because of the Sars phenomenon (Serious Acute Respiratory Syndrome), also because... more
PeopleIt will be once again Northrop Grumman to support Faa in the next seven years
Reston, Usa - A cooperation of USD 50m a year
The reliability of the systems developed by Northrop Grumman in the field of the civil aviation in tuned as the Faa's necessities(Federal Aviation Administration), has been the fundamental key that has... more
PeopleUE: temporary measures to aid the field of air transport
Brussels, Belgium - The changes will deal with the rules to assign the slots
The European Community is trying to put in action some measures "ad hoc" for the field of the air transport, hit heavily by the war in Iraq previously and by the phenomenon of Sars later. Indeed, as... more
People"Sars Emergency": there is not risk of contagion on board of the aircraft
Bangkok, Thailandia - It emerged in yesterday summit between Iata and the Who
After yesterday summit in Bangkok about Sars emergency with leaders of Who, the world-wide organization for the health, Iata, International Air Transport Association have assured there is not risk of contagion... more
PeopleIdentified just before the take off a drunk pilot of American Eagles
Michigan, Usa - Another pilot put in his place
He had to come down from the airplane little before the departure, when he was already inside his cockpit, the pilot of American Eagles whose level of alcohol in the blood turned out to be four times more... more
PeopleAirspace over Lemano Lake will be closed for the G8 of Evian
Bern, Switzerland - Summit will be on June from 1 to 3
Yesterday Swiss federal Council decided to close Lemano Lake's air traffic on May 29 to June 5, in order to guarantee the security of G8 Summit in Evian, in the French border of the lake, next June 1 to... more
PeopleRussia opens its airspace for the route that connects Europe and Asia
Moscow, Russia - To benefit of this situation the Swedish hub of Kallax
It was yesterday the Swedish Government to announce the opening from part of Russia of its airspace for the passage of cargo planes of Lufthansa, Air France and Korean Air. A decision of incredible... more
PeopleA first agreement to help Us airlines has been reached
Washington, Usa - It's waiting for a Bush' confirmation
Some steps ahead have been made in the attempt to lavish to the moribund American airlines a substantial economic aid that, although the losses are still high, will turn out to be a vital puff of oxygen.... more
PeopleNtsb opens an inquiry on a charter company that lost 2 planes in one day
Ohio, Usa - No a specific accusation, but since 2003 there were 3 other incidents with the same plane
Ntsb (National Transportation Safety Board) has decided to open an inquiry on Wednesday after that the day before two Falcon-20 airplanes, owned by the same airline, crashed killing 3 persons on board... more
People"Sars Emergency": sick embarked for 7 flights
Hong Kong, China - All the airplanes were of Lufthansa
A man suffering by Sars (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome) embarked for seven times on board of international flights. News has been communicated by official sanitary of Hong Kong. "Last Tuesday - sanitary... more
PeopleFaa announces 10,000 cockpits are now safer
Washington, Usa - An expense of USD 250m, but not everybody is satisfied
Very pleased Faa Administrator (Federal Aviation Administration), Marion Blankey, who yesterday has verified the deadline set up from the American authority, has been respected and on Wednesday there were... more
PeopleIt ended the era of supersonic flight (2): Concorde's technical sheet
Rome, Italy - Flying beyond 2000 km/h on board one of the most tecnological aircraft
The first Concorde, constructed in Folton, raised in flight on December 17, 1971, and it was withdrawned for being exposed in the Imperial War Museum of Duxford in August 1977, while in the 1973 they began... more
PeopleIt ended the era of supersonic flight: Concorde retires
London, UK - A downturn revenue and a lack of reliability the main causes
Little melancholy has spread among the operators but also among the fans to the news that Air France and British Airways will abandon the Concorde as airplane for the civil flights, after 27 years of honored... more
PeopleRussia and Afghanistan in talks about a cooperation in the air transportation
Moscow, Russia - Soony a resumption of the fights between the 2 countries
The Minister of the Afghani Civil Aviation Mirwais Sadeq has had, last week, important talks with his Russian peer, the Minister of Transport Sergei Frank, on the possibility of a cooperation in the field... more
PeopleIsraeli civil aircraft will fly with an anti-missile defense system
Tel Aviv, Israel - System has been developed by military industry
It will be installed soon, on the Israeli air companies' aircraft El To and Arkia, an antimissile defense system for civil aviation. It has been developed by Israeli military industry. News appeared on... more
PeopleBush administration judges as too high the aid plans for the airliners
Washington, Usa - According to the White House the situation is under control
By now it's completely cleared the position of Bush administration, that does not think as legitimate an appropriation of USD 3,2bn to the American airline because, according to official declarations,... more
PeopleAir traffic controllers strike in France, chaos for all the carriers
Paris, France - Maybe 20% of the service will be assured
The strike of the greater part of the French air traffic controllers will today affect strongly the European air companies. The Transalpine workers, indeed, go on strike in order to protest against the... more
PeopleKamikaze-airplane alarm in Frankfurt, but was an authorized flight
Frankfurt, Germany - The small plane had to make photo and video of the city
Yesterday in the afternoon, a small tourism plane has provoked an alarm, in Frankfurt. Aircraft has crossed the German city's skies, not far from skyscrapers, alarming people inside the buildings and... more
People"Sars emergency": plane kept in quarantine at Us airport
California, Usa - There're some suspicious cases aboard of a Tokyo flight
It' very high the emergency for the atypical pneumonia, or Sars (Serious Respiratory Strict Syndrome), that is putting under pressure the abilities of reaction of the sanitary organisms of all the countries,... more
PeopleAea releases the figures of carriers that lose more baggages
Brussels, Belgium - But 85 percent of suitcases arrive to destination in 48 hours
The majority of the passengers are careful about choosing the most reliable airlines, and the selection is done according to many criteria: the services offered, the punctuality of the flights, the good... more
PeopleUsa: all aircraft to be equipped with reinforced cockpit doors for April 9
Washington, Usa - Almost ready the planes of Us carriers, doubts about the foreign ones
They're three the most important changes tied to the anti-terroristic security measures that the American civil aviation has decided to take after the September 11 attacks: armed pilots, the so-called... more
PeopleFaa: less noise when flying over Grand Canyon
Washington, Usa - A Faa delivers a specific directive, but maybe to be applied at national level
It was attended for a long time and finally it has arrived the proposal from part of Faa (Federal Aviation Administration) of a rule to discipline to the acoustic pollution care the tourist flights. In... more
PeopleFinancial aids could come from the war funds to save the Us aviation field
Washington, Usa - But the problem is not fixed with temporary measures
A financial recovery plan for the field of the American civil aviation could be included in the USD 74,7m package Bush president has asked the Conference yesterday in order to support war expenses. But... more
PeopleIata says the airlines liberalization is needed
Montreal, Canada - Iata identified three obstacles to the change the industry needs
The war in Iraq comes at a time when the airlines, having accumulated USD 30bn of losses since September 11, are still struggling with the effects of the worst crisis in the history of the industry. The... more
PeopleNew Icao conference about the safety of flights
Montreal, Canada - They also debate about liberalization of international air transport
The President of the Icao, Assad Kotaite, has called a new conference to provide un update on the contingency plan to ensure the safety of civilian flights during the period of military activity in the... more
PeopleUE will intervene to support the air field if crisis spreads (2): ok for public aids but without distorcions
Brussels, Belgium - But Us carrier could benefit of public support
It will be only a matter of contingent measures and for a limited period of time, they let to know from the European Commission that today has discussed on the provisions that will be adopted in order... more
PeopleCaac will allow Taiwan airlines to use its air routes for emergency reason
Benjing, China - The provision is for civil flights only
The General Administration of Civil Aviation of China, Caac, has emitted an official notice in which the airlines of Taiwan are invited to use the Chinese air routes for emergency needs. An a must-deed,... more
PeopleUE will intervene to support the air field if crisis spreads
Brussels, Belgium - Insurance premiums will be increased too
The European Commission will know to take part in appropriate way as after the September 11 attacks in order to support the aerial field in the case the war in Iraq will have negative effects. It has... more
PeopleWar risk insurance cover is available for the aviation industry
Washington, Usa - Insurers think aircraft losses stem from isolated events
While airlines are putting into place contingency plans, war risk cover is still available for the aviation industry at certain specified and varying limits in premium, according to a senior source. "Insurers... more
PeopleCarriers flying via Hong Kong to apply a fuel surcharge
Hong Kong, China - A temporary measure to last three months
Because of the elevation of the price of the oil some airlines that operate from the international airport of Hong Kong will apply proportioned to the increase on the ticket price. The approval has been... more
PeopleIcao completed an analysis about aviation safety
Montreal, Canada - In 2002 there were 14 aircraft accidents
The Icao (International Civil Aviation Organization) has completed its analysis of the preliminary information available on aviation safety and aviation security for 2002. Regarding safety in 2002, there... more
PeopleIata previews a decrease of world air traffic in case of war
Rome, Italy - The decrease would be comprised between 5% and 20%
Iata (International Air Transport Association) says that the world air traffic, in case of Iraqi war, will entail a decrease from 5% to 20%. This arc percentage has been assumed on the base of the previous... more
PeopleFaa announces some restrictions for commercial and private flights
Washington, Usa - New York and the capital are to be considered as possible targets
In an official notice circulated yesterday by Faa (Federal Aviation Administration) they have been evidenced as sensitive some zones on the American territory, which will be subordinated to flight restrictions.... more
PeopleUK Government gives GBP 65m to Nats
London, Great Britain - It will renew the UK air traffic control
The UK government is to pump GBP 65m into the cash-strapped National Air Traffic Services (Nats). "It will enable us to get on with a very demanding investment programme which will, in effect, renew the... more
PeopleIcao conference on challenges and opportunities of liberalization of air transport
Montreal, Canada - It will be at the end of March in Montreal
The International Civil Aviation Organization (Icao) will host a worldwide air transport conference on "Challenges and opportunities of liberalization", from 24 to 29 March 2003, at its Montreal headquarters. The... more
PeopleUs Government ready to support civil aviation
Washington, Usa - Catastrophic consequences if the war last for more than 90 days
It does not seem that the crisis of the civil aviation, since the September 11 attacks, can find in these months the sprint in order to invert the destiny: the war in Iraq will be lethal for the fates... more