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PeopleAbout 30 million baggages lost every year in the airports
Geneva, Switzerland - USD 2,5 billion is the cost of the re-fund sustained by the carriers in 2005
According to a research of SITA, which is a company owned by the international industry of air transports, about 30 million baggage are lost every year during the air trips. The most part of them are found... more
PeopleEuropean black list of carriers compiled
Brussels, Belgium - Strong restriction for the carriers which don't respect safety rules
Carriers’ black list was drafted by European Union and when it will be approved it prohibit to the airlines which are included in to operate in the 25 EU countries’ territory (see for details AVIONEWS 1,... more
PeopleEurocontrol: global safety effort gathers pace
Athens, Greece - The 18th Annual European Aviation Safety Seminar held on 13-15 March with over 200 participants
EUROCONTROL (European Organisation for the Safety of Air Navigation), together with stakeholders from across the aviation industry, has identified key initiatives to improve safety in the main risk areas... more
PeopleICAO released preliminary safety and security statistics for air carrier operations in 2005
Montreal, Canada - A conference will be convened from 20 to 22 March 2006
The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) has completed its analysis of the preliminary information available on aviation safety and aviation security for 2005. Regarding safety in 2005, there... more
People2005 ACI account: 4 billion passengers in world airports
Geneva, Switzerland - The report on world air transport registers a 6% growth
Yesterday Geneva-based ACI (Airports Council International) published several numbers on air transport. Passengers passing through world air stations were totally about 4 billion, 6% up on 2004. Travellers... more
PeopleUsa-Venezuela air transport dispute
Caracas, Venezuela - FAA replies to INAC's threats
Venezuela’s civil aviation authority, INAC, last month had threatened to restrict or totally deny the access to its national air stations for American carriers, if United States had not lifted decade-old l... more
PeopleScajola: about Volare now we have an other element to evaluate the situation
Brussels, Belgium - Italian Minister of Productive Activities' comment to the Court of Rome's decision
Italian Minister of Productive Activities, Claudio Scajola, who yesterday was in Brussels for the EU Council on energy commented the decision of the Court of Rome about Volare. "Now we have an other element... more
PeopleNATS: air traffic continues steady growth
London, UK - It has handled 167,818 flights in February with a rise of 5.1 per cent
National Air Traffic Services (NATS), the UK’s leading air traffic management provider, handled 167,818 flights in February, a rise of 5.1 per cent over February 2005. NATS’ London Area Control Centre at... more
PeopleInterviews USA-China to increase the frequency of the flights between the two countries
Beijing, China - "The China Daily" newspaper wrote so
In newspaper "The China Daily"’s opinion interview between US and Chinese officials should be in progress to increase the air traffic between the two countries. According to the newspaper at the end o... more
PeopleUS Congress towards foreign airlines
Washington, USA - Temporary suspension of any decision is requested
The US Congress budget commission pronounced itself about foreign control of American airports, verbally approving a resolution, without any loyal value, which asks Transports Office to suspend for 120... more
PeopleAerolineas Argentinas: unannounced strike by pilots grounded 102 passengers in Fiumicino
Rome, Italy - The first serviceable flight for Argentina will be operative for tomorrow evening
An unannounced strike caused numerous hardships to the passengers departing this morning from Rome-Fiumicino’s airport with a flight by the South American carrier, Aerolineas Argentinas. 102 passengers d... more
PeoplePrague chooses Airbus for State flights
Prague, Czech Republic - Governmental fleet's updated scheduled
Czech Defence Ministry announced its intention to purchase two Airbus 319 aircraft for the transport of Prague’s Government representatives. Monica Machtova, spokeswoman of the Ministry, said that with t... more
PeoplePublication of the "Air transport black book" in France
Paris, France - "You can't fly to America paying EUR 2"
French Henri Marnet-Cornus, ex-captain, and Francois Nenin, journalist, wrote the "Air transport black book", an accuse against airlines, mostly low-cost but not only, guilty, according to the authors,... more
PeopleGerman airlines excluded from negotiations on pollutant emissions
Berlin, Germany - At least for the 2008-2012 plan
German Government seems to want exclude airlines from its restrictive plans on carbon dioxide emissions at least until 2012. Sources familiar with Environment Minister, Sigmar Gabriel, said that negotiations... more
PeopleIndia and Pakistan talk about the increase of the air traffic
New Delhi, India - Long negotiations between two countries
Indian and Pakistani civil aviation’s officials, in New delhi, are talking about the way to increase the routes and the flight’s frequency between two countries. This is the third of a series of preparatory int... more
PeopleFull-open skies agreement between USA and Camerun
Yaounde, Camerun - No restriction for the carriers of both the countries
The Government of Cameroon and the US one signed a full-open skies agreement which will allow to the carriers of both the country to operate air services between the two nations without restrictions. Satisfaction... more
PeopleItalian-Indian air transport agreement
Rome, Italy - More weekly flights linking the two Countries
Alitalia and Air India currently operate 24 weekly flights between Italy and India. The two flag airlines have just signed a new bilateral agreement for air transport, which will allow them to activate... more
PeopleAfter IATA, ERA contests "Fly tax" too
Brussels, Belgium - "We oppose the political expedient to impose a tax on an essential industry as ours"
Also ERA (European Regions Airline Association) joins IATA’s (International Air Transport Association) protest (see for details AVIONEWS) against French President Chirac’s initiative, aimed to tax air... more
PeopleIndia: about 5,000 plane pilots needed
New Delhi, India - Investment for training by foreign industries
In the next five years India could have serious problems to find pilots for its aircraft. This is the reverse side of the tumultuous growth that aviation sector had in these last years in the sub-continent.... more
PeopleAlitalia: the wedding with Air France is necessary
Rome, Italy - Doubts about Cimoli's industrial plan
In David Jarach’s opinion, who is a lecturer of marketing and business at Bocconi University of Milan, Alitalia’s future is not full of promise, unless that there was a fusion agreement with Air France-KLM. Wit... more
PeopleIATA: 6.2% traffic's growth in January compared to the same month in 2005
Rome, Italy - IATA, International Air Transport Association, states that
Last Friday IATA (International Air Transport Association) said in a press release that in January 2006 passengers and cargo traffic increased by 6.2% compared to the same month last year. "In January... more
PeopleTax of solidarity (2): the "no" of the German Tourist Federation
Berlin,Germany - Populist proposal
The representatives of the German tourist sector had hardly protested against the decision took by 13 countries, on the initiative of the French President of the Republic Jacques Chirac, to apply a tax... more
PeopleBulgarian Government decreases fly over tax on its national skies
Sophia, Bulgaria - "Sofia News Agency" related so
Bulgarian Government decided to decrease the tax paid by carrier for the right to fly over Bulgarian skies from EUR 52.83 to 48.85. The news has been related by press agency "Sofia News Agency" and the... more
PeopleFAA: in 2006 US skies still more congested by air traffic
Washington, Usa - Passengers increasing
The prediction arrives by FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) that writes it in its annual report of projections regarding 2006. Carriers still in growth but with difficulty and skies more congested... more
PeopleInternational enquiry on cargo lines
London, UK - General and sudden prices' raises
Cargo lines’ British customers have welcomed the announcement of a US-Euro enquiry about the presumed existence of a price-fixed cartel among the airline that offer this kind of service. Last week, competition a... more
PeopleA-380 will be in UK next Spring
Toulouse, France - The test on the sky giant continues
The new Airbus 380, which is with its 555 seats the biggest planes of the world, will make its first appearance in UK when, according with the tests’ plan decided by Toulouse’s industry for the aircraft, the... more
PeopleAgain a no IATA to the French proposal for aviation tax to fund development of poor countries
Geneva, Switzerland - The Association has confirmed its refusal at the Ministerial Conference on Innovative Taxation to Fund Development
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) yesterday urged governments to reject French President Chirac’s proposal for a global tax on aviation to fund development. "Airlines make a massive c... more
PeopleSITA Group signed a five year agreement with Cargoitalia
Milan, Italy - It's the first Italian carrier for air cargo transport for long range with entirely private capital
"SITA, world leader society for infrastructures and information technology solutions to the air transport industry, has signed a five year agreement with Cargoitalia, first Italian carrier for air cargo... more
PeopleArmenia joins EUROCONTROL
Brussels, Belgium – The country became the 36th member state
Armenia today became EUROCONTROL’s 36th Member State. Armenia has been a member of the international civil aviation community since 1992, when it joined the International Civil Aviation Organization (... more
PeopleOpen Skies: agreement between USA and EU at sea
New York, USA - "Wall Street Journal" wrote so
In an article on "Wall Street Journal" the agreement hardly achieved by European Union and Usa called "Open Skies" could be called into question by American side. In fact there are strong oppositions by... more
PeopleUKAB: UK airprox Board published yesterday fourteenth report
London, UK - 92 incidents during the first six months of 2005
It covers the 92 Airprox reported by pilots and air traffic controllers between January and June 2005 which were subject to full investigation. The 92 incidents reported during the first six months of... more
PeopleEurocontrol presents a new focus on safety
Brussels, Belgium - The ESP is designed to follow up on the success of the Strategic Safety Action Plan (SSAP)
EUROCONTROL, the European Organisation for the Safety of Air Navigation, today launched the new European Safety Programme (ESP) for Air Traffic Management (ATM). The aim of the Programme is to focus on... more
PeopleIATA: freight traffic recovers and passenger growth strong in January
Geneva, Switzerland - About 5.3% and 6.2% respectively
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released January traffic results showing that international passenger traffic for the month grew by 6.2% over the same month in 2005. International freight... more
PeopleBritish Civil Aviation Authority criticizes BAA
London, United Kingdom - Airport group's financing arrangement questioned
Britain’s Civil Aviation Authority, CAA, the regulator controlling economy, aerospace policy, security and consumer protection in the field of civil aviation, admonished airport operator BAA (British A... more
PeopleAmerican flight controllers' negotiation on contract renovation is in impasse
Washington, USA - Without any agreement between union and federal authority, Bush administration could intervene
The negotiation on American flight controllers’ contract renovation is in talks since last Summer, but agreement hasn’t been reached between the unions, the National Air Traffic Controllers Association, and... more
PeopleMalaysia ratified Cape Town Convention
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - IATA expressed its satisfaction
Malaysian Government decided to ratify Cape Town Convention and the Aircraft Protocol (treaties that cover all the fields of air mobility) that will be in progress since next March first. IATA (International... more
PeopleFlight all business Milan-New York
Milan, Italy - In "The Big Apple" by A-319
A-319 will fly soon from Milan to New York. In the next May 8 flight will take off from area Ata of Linate. The partner of Club Milano Manhattan to which the service is reserved could start in the late... more
PeopleNats doubled the size of its Hampshire headquarters
London, United Kingdom - The construction works completed last Monday
Construction work to double the size of National Air Traffic Services’ (NATS) headquarters at Whiteley, Hampshire completed last Monday when contractors formally hand over two new buildings. Developers A... more
People"Asian Aerospace" (5): Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp. will supply the maintenance of the ATR aircraft of Air Deccan
Singapore, Singapore Republic - It is also scheduled the construction of an assistence center in India
Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp. (P&WC) has signed an agreement with ATR, for five years, for the maintenance and accessory coverage for the engines of Air Deccan’s ATR-42 and ATR-72. P&WC further will build a... more
People"Asian Aerospace" (4): soon on the market the new Airbus 330-200F cargo
Singapore, Republic of Singapore - Interest also for the military version of the aircraft
Airbus will present probably next months the new cargo aircraft A-330-200F. European consortium has not previously offered a mid-size cargo plane, while Boeing, that is its direct competitor, has just... more
PeopleAustralia says no to Singapore Airlines
Canberra, Australia - The government rejects SIA's partecipation to trans-Pacific route
Australian government rejected a bid by Singapore Airlines to join the Sydney-Los Angeles route for unspecified time, as it is currently monopolized by Australian Qantas Airways and U.S. United Airlines,... more
PeopleIata: "Airlines have lost USD 42 billion since 2001 and we expect another USD 4 billion in losses again this year"
Singapore, Singapore Republic - Bisignani has declared it at the opening of the second Aviation Summit
"Airlines have lost US$42 billion since 2001 and we expect another US$4 billion in losses again this year. Something is wrong with the air transport industry", said Giovanni Bisignani, Director General... more
PeopleControls intensified at Rome-Fiumicino, but currently no emergency signal
Rome, Italy - Inspections for passengers, crews and aircraft
The airport Police of the Roman hub of Fiumicino declared, answering to an article of a Roman newspaper that denounced a particular alarm, that in point of fact, there is not, and there was not, a specific... more
PeopleAlitalia: Scajola wants to convoke trade unions before of March first
Rome, Italy - Also Minister of Welfare Maroni will be present to the board
Today it has been made known that Minister for Productive Activities, Claudio Scajola, has the intention to convoke trade unions to talk about Alitalia’s problem before of the end of the month, on March 1... more
PeopleProblems for A-380
Toulouse, France - Failure of a wing during stress tests
Yesterday Airbus unveiled that during stress tests its superjumbo A-380 suffered a rupture of a wing. The company anyway said it will not have consequences for the delivery plan. "There was a rupture while... more
PeopleAgreement signed yesterday between Italy and India for seven new air connections
New Delhi, India - Aldo Sansone, General Director of the Ministry of Transports was there for Italy
Yesterday in New Delhi an agreement, which counts seven new air connections between Italy and India, was signed. Aldo Sansone, General Director of the department of Navigation and Air and Maritime Transport... more
PeopleEuropean Parliament approved a directive bill for air-traffic controllers' European licence
Brussels, Belgium - The measure is included in regulations for Single European Sky
In the order of Parliament voting for achievement of ambitious Single European Sky project, a Community directive bill has been approved for the introduction in Member States of air-traffic controllers’ E... more
PeopleNew anti-missile system on El Al's aircraft
Tel Aviv, Israel - The decision after many efforts to destroy the planes of the Israeli carrier
Since yesterday all the aircraft of the Israeli flagship carrier, El Al, are equipped with a new defence anti-missile system created by ELTA, an Israeli Aeronautic Industry’s company. This decision is t... more
PeopleEU: unexpected investigation by Community Antitrust Authority towards suspicious cargo carriers' cartel
Brussels, Belgium - The inquiry involves US Authorities too
An almost unexpected investigation started the day before yesterday, by the European Antitrust Authority and American Justice Department, involving the greatest cargo air companies in the world. Korean... more
PeopleNATS won landmark contract with the Ministry of Defence
London, UK - Its worth GBP 724.6 million to provide air traffic control systems for the next 15 years
National Air Traffic Services (NATS) and the Ministry of Defence have last Tuesday announced the signing of a landmark contract worth £724.6 million to provide air traffic control systems for the next... more