Civil aviation
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Civil aviationIata launches EasyDGR to create accurate documentation for dangerous goods air shipments
Montreal, Canada - An online solution to save money and increase safety
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced the official release of "EasyDGR", an online integrated application for shipping dangerous goods by air in compliance with industry regulations.... more
Civil aviationDot: JetBlue fined for Violating Disability, Code-Share Disclosure Rules
Washington, Usa - For USD 600,000
The US Department of Transportation (DOT) yesterday assessed a civil penalty against JetBlue Airways for violating rules protecting air travelers with disabilities and for failing to disclose when flights... more
Civil aviationIATA: improved profitability but margins still pathetic
Geneva, Switzerland - Revised its projections for 2010 and 2011
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) revised its industry outlook for 2010 to a net profit of $15.1 billion (up from the $8.9 billion forecast in September). Similarly the Association revised... more
Civil aviationAci Europe on recent air traffic disruptions caused by massive snowfall
Brussels, Belgium - Responding to the statement issued yesterday by the AEA
Responding to the statement made yesterday by the Association of European Airlines (AEA) on the alleged responsibilities of unspecified airports in dealing with extreme weather conditions, ACI EUROPE -the... more
Civil aviationAEA: snow chaos at airports, shared responsibility for passengers
Brussels, Belgium - Airlines cannot be burdened with all responsibilities when services disrupted
As in the years before, this year’s winter has come with freezing temperatures and heavy snowfall causing havoc for air travellers in many parts of Europe. A number of airports have been closed for extended p... more
Civil aviationIndia tests new air navigation procedure reducing the routes by airplanes
Delhi, India - It will reduce by an average of 40 nautical miles paths from/to the Country
A new navigation procedure that would straighten up the flight path of an aircraft and make air traffic management smoother is being tested at Cochin airport by prominent Indian carriers, along with its... more
Civil aviationNepali civil aviation scraps the air operation permit of Air Arabia
Katmandu, Nepal - Because it would have affected Nepal Airlines profits on the Katmandu-Kuala Lumpur route
The Nepali parliament's international relations and human rights committee has directed the Ministry of Tourism and Civil Aviation to scrap the operation permit of United Arab Emirates-based Air Arabia,... more
Civil aviationAENA clarifies a doubt on the general contract of Spanish air controllers
Madrid, Spain - "Unions lie when saying that they don't get their pay during a illness, maternity or mourning"
AENA, Spanish authority in charge of airport management and air traffic, stated that union USCA "Lies when saying that flight controllers don't have the right to receive their part of salary during illness,... more
Civil aviationIndia: soon a quicker conversion from airplane pilot licence in that for helicopter
Delhi, India - Authorities are also working about a civil aviation advisory council to be set up for air transport safety
With terror threats looming large over the civil aviation sector, an advisory council of experts will be set up soon in India to deliberate on and recommend measures to step up aviation security. This... more
Civil aviationEmbraer confirms to have received from Lufthansa an order for eight further 195 airplanes
São José dos Campos, Brazil - For a total of 338 million dollars
German Lufthansa and Brazilian Embraer, Empresa Brasileira de Aeronáutica SA, announced it has signed a confirmation order for eight additional aircraft model 195, which served the airline to operate... more
Civil aviationUAE General Civil Aviation Authority announces its strategic plan for the years 2011-2013
Dubai, United Arab Emirates - The operations will be secured in accordance with ICAO's standards
The UAE General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) announced its new strategic plan for the years 2011-2013 under the theme "Towards Golden Horizons". The plan is also expected to contribute towards establishing... more
Civil aviationICAO has evaluated Iran's aviation performance as satisfactory
Tehran, Iran - In terms of flight capabilities and operations
The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) has evaluated Iran's aviation performance as satisfactory in terms of flight capabilities and operations, head of Iran's Civil Aviation Organization... more
Civil aviationIndia: airlines cut fares by 20-25%
Delhi, India - Following the threat of the government to take action against carrier for unreasonably high ticket prices
Last-minute fares on domestic flights have fallen 20-25% from the previous high levels. This follows the Ministry of Civil Aviation and Directorate-General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) threatening to take... more
Civil aviationContinental Airlines condemned for the air crash occurred more than 10 years ago
Pontoise, France - In which 113 people died
Today, December 6, 2010, the French court of Pontoise pronounced its ruling on the criminal and civil responsibilities of "Continental Airlines", of one of its mechanics and of "EADS" in the plane crash... more
Civil aviationMissing Solomon islanders found safe by Hercules airplane crew and a helicopter
Honiara, Solomon Islands - The successful rescue for five people
An overnight dash by a Royal Australian Air Force C-130H Hercules airplane supporting the Australian Maritime Safety Authority's Rescue Coordination Centre (RCC) has contributed to the successful rescue... more
Civil aviationSpanish air space reopens after the end of the strike of air traffic controllers
Madrid, Spain - Government declared the state of alert
Spanish air space has been reopened from 4 p.m. today. Air controllers, who suddenly decided a strike on Friday evening paralysing the entire traffic all over the country, marched back to work after the... more
Civil aviationIATA: two steps forward and one step back on SES
Geneva, Switzerland - Political Leadership Needed
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) praised the European Commission for pushing forward Europe’s long-delayed Single European Sky (SES) with two important achievements this week: (1) the s... more
Civil aviationMacau airport company to sign protocol with Portuguese civil aviation companies
Macau, China - The aim is a cooperation protocol for future work in China
Macau’s airport management company, CAM, and Portugal’s ANA – Aeroportos de Portugal and NAV – Navegação Aérea, on 9 December are due to sign a preferential cooperation protocol for future work in China a... more
Civil aviationThe FAA has restored Mexico's air-safety rating to the highest level
Washington, USA - From category 2 to category 1
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has restored Mexico's air-safety rating to the highest level, concluding that the country once again meets international standards. The FAA said the decision... more
Civil aviationBerlusconi and Medvedev will examine the new Superjet 100 aircraft
Moscow, Russia - Developed by SCAC in collaboration with Alenia Aeronautica
Today, at the end of the seventh Italian-Russian inter-governmental summit scheduled in Sochi, in the Krasnodar region in southern Russia, Silvio Berlusconi and Russian President, Dmitry Medvedev, will... more
Civil aviationISTAT: air transport in Italy in 2009 had a negative trend ("Specials")
Rome, Italy - Decreasing arriving and departing airplanes and passengers, cargo and mail carried
ISTAT, the Italian statistical institute, today released some data -with related tables- about the trend of air transport in Italy in 2009, which results to be globally in decline respect to the previous... more
Civil aviationAEA: aviation industry united in plea for "Focus on competitiveness"
Brussels, Belgium - Joint letter to all national European transport ministers in support of recent EU initiative
The Belgian Presidency of the EU Council recently undertook an initiative to host an Aviation Summit in Bruges, Belgium. The so-called ‘Bruges Declaration’ summarizes the findings of the aviation stakeholders and... more
Civil aviationBudapest: tourism and the airport hand in hand
Budapest, Hungary - A strategic cooperation agreement signed today
The Hungarian National Tourism Organization (HNTO) and Budapest Airport Zrt. (BA) signed a strategic cooperation agreement on 1 December 2010. The aim of the cooperation is to boost inbound air traffic... more
Civil aviationBoeing, contract with Copa Airlines for 22 airplanes
Seattle, Usa - Model 737/800 Next Generation
On Tuesday, November 30, 2010, Boeing and Copa Airlines, a Panama's airline, unveiled they have signed an agreement for the supply of 22 B-737/800 Next Generation airplanes with a purchase option for 10... more
Civil aviationLufthansa: slimmer seats to gain more space on the airplanes
Berlin, Germany - Daring to the low-cost airlines
The airline Lufthansa recently announced changes to be implemented by next year for its fleet operating on the short-haul routes. The German airline wants to restrict the seats on board its 200 aircraft,... more
Civil aviationAerolíneas Argentinas joins SkyTeam
Buenos Aires, Argentina - Alliance expands its reach in South America and the southern hemisphere
Aerolíneas Argentinas (AA), the flag carrier of Argentina, signed an agreement to join SkyTeam (ST) in 2012. Aerolíneas will be ST’s first South American member, adding 38 new destinations to the ST net... more
Civil aviationIndia has set up a tariff analysis unit to monitor air fares
Delhi, India - Carrier must furnish details of any change in prices
India's aviation regulator has set up a "Tariff analysis unit" to monitor air fares and has asked airlines to publish route wise ticket prices on its website or newspapers, Federal Civil Aviation Minister... more
Civil aviationItaly, updating of the strikes scheduled for December 17th in the air transport sector
Rome, Italy - Besides pilots and flights assistants of Alitalia-Cai and AirOne, will protest the airport personnel of Sea, Sea Handling and Aviapartner and Meridiana Fly's pilots
We had already announced the 24-hour strike of pilots and flight attendants of the Group Alitalia-Cai ("Compagnia aerea italiana", that is "Italian airline") and of AirOne scheduled for Friday, December... more
Civil aviationAudit of Philippine aviation standards postponed by ICAO
Manila, Philippines - Due to operational concerns related to the reforms being undertaken by local civil aviation authority
The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) has postponed the much-awaited audit of Philippine aviation standards, a positive result of which could lead to the lifting of the ban imposed by Europe... more
Civil aviationAir transport. Alitalia: on December 17th another 24-hour-strike
Rome, Italy - Called by Filt Cgil, Ipa and Avia
"Another 24-hour strike of pilots and flight assistants of the Alitalia-Cai (Italian airline) Group has been called, for Friday 17 December, by the professional associations Ipa and Avia. It was unveiled... more
Civil aviationIATA: passenger demand strengthens
Geneva, Switzerland - Freight at a turning point?
The International Air Transport Association announced international traffic results for October showing a 10.1% year-on-year increase in passenger demand and a 14.4% year-on-year increase for international... more
Civil aviationBoeing investigates on the in-flight electrical fire on its 787
Seattle, USA - A source assumes that is due to a "Foreign object" left behind by a mechanic
Boeing investigators are looking into a theory the in-flight electrical fire two weeks ago that has grounded the 787 Dreamliner test fleet may have been caused by material a worker inadvertently left inside... more
Civil aviationItaly, air transport: Matteoli delays Friday's strike
Rome, Italy - Flights will be regular
"With his own decree, the Italian minister of infrastructures and transports Altero Matteoli, implementing the article number 8 of the 146/90 law and further modifications, has delayed the strike called... more
Civil aviationGaruda Indonesia Joins SkyTeam
Jakarta, Indonesia - Alliance expands its reach in Southeast Asia and Australia
Garuda Indonesia, the flag carrier of Indonesia, today signed an agreement to join the SkyTeam (ST) airline alliance in 2012. Garuda will expand ST’s presence in Southeast Asia, adding 30 new destinations t... more
Civil aviationACI EUROPE calls for “Normalisation” of EU-Russia aviation relations
Moscow, Russia - On the occasion of the 10th DME Connections Forum
On the occasion of the "10th DME Connections Forum" taking place in Moscow today, organised by Moscow Domodedovo airport with the support of ACI EUROPE, the European airport trade body called for closer... more
Civil aviationStar Alliance strengthens its offer in Italy
Milan, Italy - Two new members in 2010: TAM and Aegean Airlines on Milan-Malpensa and Rome-Fiumicino
Despite of the continuation of a world difficult economic scenario, Star Alliance (SA) continues its growth strategy in Italy and further strengthens its offer compared to the Winter schedule of 2009,... more
Civil aviationSukhoi Superjet 100: the testing of the Flight Management System of the aircraft have been completed
Moscow, Russia - It provides multi sensor based navigation
The testing of the flight management system (FMS) for Russia's Sukhoi Superjet 100 passenger airliner was completed on Friday. The FMS CMA-9000 was developed by Canada's Esterline CMC Electronics for... more
Civil aviationIATA: Latin American aviation priorities
Panama City, Panama - Safety, taxes and Brazil
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) called on Latin American governments to address regional challenges of safety, rising taxes and inadequate infrastructure in Brazil. The Association also... more
Civil aviationRosoboronexport, 100 new RD-93 engines for Chinese fighter airplanes?
Zhuhai, China - The news was announced yesterday on the occasion of the "China Air Show 2010" in Zhuhai
Yesterday, on the occasion of the "China Air Show 2010" currently ongoing in Zhuhai, China, the state intermediary agency for Russia's exports/imports of armaments, announced it is preparing a contract... more
Civil aviationChina will require more than 3,750 new passenger jet aircraft in the next 20 years
Beijing, China - About 800 of which will be twin-aisles
China will require more than 3,750 new passenger jet aircraft in the next 20 years, says the Commercial Aircraft Corp of China (Comac). Of these, 2,950 will be single-aisle jets while the remaining 800... more
Civil aviationZhuhai. Avic international signs a contract to purchase 100 ARJ-21 airplanes from Comac
Zhuhai, China - The two companies will form a marketing partnership
AVIC International has signed an agreement with the Commercial Aircraft Corp of China (Comac) to purchase 100 ARJ-21 regional airplanes to market to international customers. AVIC International is the... more
Civil aviationCOMAC ARJ-21 airplane completes flight tests
Bejijng, China - The news was unveiled on the occasion of "Air China 2010" in Zhuhai
On the occasion of "Air China 2010", the event taking place these days (16-21 November) in Zhuhai, China, Chen Yong, chief designer of ARJ-21 of "COMAC", "Commercial Aircraft Corp of China", said that... more
Civil aviationS7 Airlines is now part of oneworld
Milan, Italy - The Russia's domestic carrier added to the airline alliance
S7 Airlines became part of oneworld, adding Russia's domestic carrier to the global airline alliance. Its subsidiary Globus joined at the same time, as an affiliate member of oneworld. They now offer... more
Civil aviation"China Air Show 2010" (2): COMAC communicates specifications of its new passenger airplane C-919
Shanghai, China - Will it compete with the aircraft of Boeing and Airbus?
During the "Airshow China 2010" inaugurated on Tuesday in Zhuhai, China, COMAC ("Commercial Aircraft Corp of China"), has announced its new airliner, the C-919, and announced that it has signed contracts... more
Civil aviationCanada signs agreement with Qatar to allow direct flights
Ottawa, Canada - Emirates and Etihad are ready to start operations
Canadian officials have confirmed the country has signed an air services agreement with Qatar to allow direct scheduled flights between the two countries. Transport Canada admits the agreement "Comes amid... more
Civil aviationCOMAC signs orders for its new passenger airplane C-919
Zhuhai, China - Presented today at the aviation Chinese Expo "China Air Show 2010"
During the "China Air Show 2010", the aviation and aerospace exhibition opened on Tuesday in Zhuhai, China (see AVIONEWS), COMAC, Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China, the Chinese state-owned aircraft... more
Civil aviationColombia becomes 100th US Open-Skies partner
Washington, Usa - Full OS takes effect at the end of 2012
Colombia became the United States’ 100th Open-Skies partner as representatives of the two countries reached agreement to liberalize US-Colombia air services for airlines of both countries. Once full O... more
Civil aviationAlitalia: today strike of the ground personnel scheduled
Rome, Italy - For four hours, from noon to 04:00 pm
In view of its ground personnel's strike, scheduled on November 15, from noon to 04:00 pm, Alitalia has set up preventive measures aimed at minimizing the inconveniences for the passengers involved. In... more
Civil aviationAea welcomes EU's renewed focus on cargo security
Brussels, Belgium - A sector essential element of international trade
The Association of European Airlines, whose members carry 6 million tonnes of cargo annually in addition to their 350-million passenger head-count, has commended recent initiatives by the Belgian Presidency... more
Civil aviationEmbraer: within the end of 2011 first flight and delivery of the airplane ERJ-145 modified
Sao Paulo, Brazil - With the "Airborne Early Warning and Control System" developed by India
Embraer (Empresa Brasileira de Aeronáutica SA), the Brazilian aircraft manufacturer, has announced that the first flight of its medium-range "ERJ-145" airplane modified with the airborne warning and control... more