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PeopleAgreement in Louisiana to make safer the air traffic in the Gulf of Mexico
Lafayette, USA - The agreement signed among FAA, HAI and the aeronautical industries
It was signed in Lafayette Louisiana, USA, an agreement among FAA, Federal Aviation Administration, the industry of the aeronautical sector and the Helicopter Association International (HAI), to develop... more
PeopleAir China to join Star Alliance
Beijing, China - The alliance network will grow to 20 members
At a joint ceremony held in Beijing today, Air China and Star Alliance announced that the Chinese carrier has decided to join Star Alliance. Star Alliance recently also extended an invitation to Shanghai... more
PeopleICAO: forum from 24-26 May
Montreal, Canada - About safety, security of air transport
Ensuring the safety, security and sustainability of air transport in an era of growing liberalization is the underlying theme of the three-day Forum (24-26 May) at which more than 100 participants from... more
PeopleUSA: more controls on cargo flight
Washington, USA - t was announced by US Government
The introduction of new security measures on cargo flight has been announced by the US Government. They will include also penal verify about the 100,000 workers of the sector. Contemporary the Transportation... more
PeopleAlitalia-Spinetta. Rossi: the Air France's President is not reliable
Rome, Italy - The Filt-Cgil's General Secretary, Fabrizio Solari, said it
"Perhaps Spinetta is not reliable because he is an involved part in it, to Air France and KLM can be comfortable to pick up the Alitalia’s crumbs. For Alitalia an international alliance is fundamental a... more
PeopleNats strengthens its technical top team
London, UK - They are Stephen Hale and Stephen Winter the two key appointments
NATS, the UK’s leading air traffic management provider has strengthened its engineering team with two key appointments to lead the delivery of its ten year, £1 bn investment programme. Stephen Hale ha... more
PeopleEconomic class syndrome: thin air inside planes does not cause thrombosis
Leicester, United Kingdom - A new research published on "Jama" medical magazine reveals that
A new research made by English, Scottish and German scientists and leaded by William Toff from Leicester University reported that long-time flights do not increase risks on developing leg blood embolus,... more
PeopleA flock of birds perforates an airplane wing
Tokyo, Japan - And it causes dents on the pod
A Boeing 767 of Air Do Japanese airline had a clash against a flock of birds during a night flight from Tokyo to the Northern city of Sapporo. The collision, which happened shortly before the start of... more
PeopleIATA: airlines reach 49% ET in first quarter
Hong Kong, China - Electronic ticketing growth rates must increase to meet industry targets
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) today announced that global electronic ticketing (ET) penetration in its billing settlement plans (BSPs) rose by 10.4% points during the first quarter... more
PeopleEUROCONTROL launches "Banned" aircraft alerting function
Brussels, Belgium – For safety reasons
EUROCONTROL has today begun providing an alerting service to those European states which are the departure or arrival point for an aircraft deemed by national authorities to pose a safety risk. Since... more
PeopleOpens skies agreement between USA and EU postponed
Brussels, Belgium - Before it is necessary to change an American law
It was postponed to the Summer of the 2007 the liberalization of the civil aviation markets between USA and EU, agreement known as open skies. It was announced yesterday in Brussels by the responsibles... more
PeopleNATS: late Easter slows air traffic growth
London, UK - But in April there was a record for flights
NATS, the UK’s leading air traffic management provider, handled a record 187,788 flights in April, but the late Easter slowed the rate of growth to 2.1 per cent over April 2005. The Oceanic Area Control C... more
PeopleEASA: the Agency launched Airworthiness Directives notification website
Cologne, Germany - It's active from yesterday at the ad.easa.eu.int
The European Aviation Safety Agency now provides direct on-line access to all EU Airworthiness Directives (AD). The new website ad.easa.eu.int also enables visitors to search for specific ADs and to subscribe... more
PeopleFalse alarm on an Aegean Airlines Athens-Rome flight
Athens, Greece - The on-board computer signals a mechanic damage
Greek Aegean Airlines flight 650, taken off yesterday morning in Athens and headed to Rome, went back to the departure airport shortly after its lift-off, because an alarm signalled a possible mechanic... more
PeopleFAA passes to Red Hat Enterprise Linux system
Washington, USA - Thanks to the new computing system, the Authority saves USD 15m
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the civil aviation authority of US Transportation Department which manages more than two million passengers on national airlines everyday, has recently passed... more
PeopleInternet on US airplanes
Washington, USA - License concession called for bids
Internet is about to appear on American flights too. While in Europe some airlines already offer "Connexion", wireless connection service developed by Boeing, US carriers have been stopped until now by... more
PeopleHungarian authorities scheduled a double raise of the air transport within the 2020
Budapest, Hungary - It was retailed by Istvan Mudra of HungaroControl
During a press conference which took place yesterday in Budapest, Istva Mudra, General Director of HungaroControl, the Hungarian Agency for the control of the air traffic, retailed that the same could... more
PeopleManera: the centre of mass for European air traffic could move to Middle-East
Rome, Italy - After the conclusions at Salisbourg's meeting among Transport Ministers
The Director General of ENAC (Italian National Civil Aviation Authority), Silvano Manera, expressed his worry for the conclusions made by European Transport Ministers gathered May 4 and 5 in Strasbourg.... more
PeoplePrivate airplanes pilots protest against Sardinia decision to tax executive flights
Rome, Italy - It is said in a statement by AOPA Italia
AOPA Italia (Aircraft owner and pilot association) published a statement Saturday against the decision of the Regional Committee leaded by Renato Soru to tax all the non-scheduled flights landing on Sardinian... more
PeopleWithin the 2010 China will double its civil aircraft's fleet
Beijing, China - It was declared by the Chinese Civil Aviation Vice-Minister Gao Hongfeng
In an interview to the Chinese newspaper "China Daily" the Chinese Civil Aviation Vice-Minister, Gao Hongfeng, announced that in the next four years China will double its civil aircraft’s fleet. The p... more
People"Single European Sky": more 10 partners sign
Salisburg, France - 8 South-Eastern Europe Countries plus Iceland and Norway
An agreement between EU and Transport Ministers of eight South-Eastern Europe Countries (Albania, Bosnia, Bulgaria, Croatia, Macedonia, Romania, Serbia and Kosovo), plus Iceland and Norway, has been signed... more
PeopleEurofly Milan-New York route stopped
Milan, Italy - US authorities do not give consent
The inaugural flight of Milan-Linate/Manhattan route, which should have taken off today with Italian airline Eurofly, has not been authorized by US Department of Transportation because of the lack of reciprocity... more
PeopleAn agreement for new Pescara-Moscow route
Pescara, Italy - The flights will be operated with a TU-154
Russian Charter Center-ICS Group and Baltour Tour Operator made an agreement according to which a charter line linking Pescara (Italy) and Moscow will be activated starting from July 1. The two companies... more
PeopleNATS: new tower is virtually real for Heathrow air traffic control
London, UK - 87 metres above the runways of the world’s busiest international airport
"One of Europe’s most realistic air traffic control (ATC) simulators has gone live, preparing controllers at Heathrow for life in their new tower, 87 metres above the runways of the world’s busiest int... more
PeopleMumbay and New Delhi airports privatized
New Delhi, India - The new owners are Australian and South African
Mumbay (ex-Bombay) and New Delhi Indian airports are officially private-owned and not public-owned anymore since yesterday midnight, when AAI, Airport Authority of India, got down 26% of joint stock of... more
PeoplePresident Bush gave the green light to European investments to control US carriers
Washington, USA - It is probable now the signature of an open skies agreement between USA and EU
President Bush gave the green light, passing the doubts regarding the national security, to the plan which will allow to the foreign investors to take the control of US air carriers for a share also larger... more
PeopleSwitzerland will join "Single European Sky"
Bern, Switzerland - Helvetic Government decided that
Helvetic Government has agreed on join within the end of the year the so-called "Single European Sky" (SES), the project which aims to increase efficiency and safety in European air traffic management,... more
PeopleDirect air link Aosta-Brussels? For the moment only a hypothesis
Aosta, Italy - The President of Valle d'Aosta Region and the Commissioner for public relations of the French Community of Belgium have discussed about it
Luciano Caveri, Valle d’Aosta self-governing Region’s President, and Philippe Suinen, Commissioner for public relations of the French Community of Belgium, have signed yesterday a triennial programme of... more
PeopleIn the next 10 years the aircraft's number in Europe will increase of the 50%
Brussels, Belgium - It was made known by an EUROCONTROL's study
Yesterday EUROCONTROL, the European Organization for the Safety on Air Navigation, made known a study according with in the next 10 years the number of the commercial aircraft in the old continent will... more
PeopleTomorrow in Rome a new company for the management of special flights will be presented
Rome, Italy - There will be present the representatives of Italian and foreign airlines
Tomorrow at the Best Western Hotel Mondial of Rome, in the Esedra room, it will be presented officially Splitgest, a new company for the management of special flights. There will be present at the meeting... more
PeopleIn the USA the air traffic control will pass from radars to satellites
Washington, USA - It was announced by FAA
In USA started the revolution of the air traffic control. FAA announced the start of the passage from the radar air traffic control to the satellite and GPS one. This is an epochal event if we think that... more
PeopleENAV: the 12th international symposium on radio-electric measurements will take place from June 3-7
Rome, Italy - The inauguration cerimony of the event to occur next June 3
"The 12th international symposium about the radio-electric measurements organized by ENAV SpA (Italian Flight Assistance Authority) will take place from June 3-7 at the Auditorium of the Technics in Viale... more
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