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PeopleA "softer" GEnx for the 747-8
Washington, USA - It will be the same engine scheduled for the Dreamliner but with some differences in terms of thrust, turbine stages and fan
General Electric is setting a special version of its GEnx turbofan to be destined to the new variant of the Boeing 747 Jumbo, the 747-8. It deals with a solution which practically proves similar to the... more
PeoplePuglia: funds to open new international air routes
Bari, Italy - There will be at least EUR 600,000 for European destinations
Italian Puglia Region approved recently a measure to support among the other things its air transport. Part of the concrete EUR 42m provided for real steps will be an advantage for the airport system in... more
PeopleThe A-380 proves too "Turbulent" in ICAO's opinion
Montreal, Canada - Organization's assessments would have highlighted remarkable turbolences compared to the average so that distances could be increased
In-flight turbolences generated by wakes produced by the A-380’s wingtips could need a significant increase of distances by other aircraft from the flying giant, according to recent estimations provided b... more
People787 Dreamliner: entertainment services by Panasonic Avionics Corporation
Washington, USA - The company selected by Boeing to provide wireless entertainment and communications systems
Boeing chose Panasonic Avionics Corporation for the provision of entertainment systems and services for passengers on board with reference to the 787 Dreamliner programme. The new medium-long range aircraft... more
PeopleCharter from Russia: ENAC granted carriers stopping at Rimini with an authorization to land with passengers on board
Rimini, Italy - This measure just regarded November 27, while waiting for a meeting between Italian and Russian authorities today
Aeradria operator made know that ENAC (Italian National Civil Aviation Authority) granted carriers stopping at Rimini Airport with an authorization to land with passengers on board, while waiting for a... more
PeopleMost important news of the week: Alitalia suffered at the Stock Exchange but Air France is closer
Rome, Italy - The AB-139 is a totally AgustaWestland-owned programme; first foreign customer for the Sukhoi RRJ with the real entrance in the world market
Here follow the most important news for the civil aviation sector from November 20 to 27 with Alitalia, the RRJ and AgustaWestland as the major issues. Airlines- A suffering week affected the Alitalia... more
PeopleRolls Royce Trent 1000 engine assembly started
London, UK - The launch customer to be ANA with the Boeing 787 Dreamliner
Rolls Royce started assembling the first Trent 1000 turbofan, devoted to the Boeing 787 Dreamliner medium-long airliner. The ground test bench will be deployed in February 2006, whereas the test flight... more
PeopleNo-frills carriers tripled their presence in Poland
Warsaw, Poland - Poland's Civil Aviation Agency (ULC) said it
Over 2004 first three quarters they carried 580,000 passengers; in the same period of 2005 low-cost carriers carried more than 2 million people according to ULC, the Poland’s Civil Aviation Agency. LOT w... more
PeopleEuropean Court denied the transfer of personal details to US authorities
Brussels, Belgium - EU General Lawyer Philippe Leger asked for cancelling European Commission and Council's decision
European Court denied the transfer of personal details to US authorities as scheduled by both European Commission and Council. There is a lack of protection for sensitive data and a shortage of proper... more
PeopleEuropean Court denied the transfer of personal details to US authorities (2)
Brussels, Belgium - European Parliament decided for an appeal
One must appeal after the Court’s sentence. EU Commission’s press office reacted with a no comment but then expressed as above mentioned. EU Parliament members instead commented in a different manner suc... more
PeopleFrench Government said yes for air ticket's tax
Paris, France - Parliamentary approval is now expected
The Government of Paris has approved the plan introducing a new tax on air tickets to increase aid for the poor nations (see for details AVIONEWS). The tax, which needs parliamentary approval, will add... more
PeopleNATS launches "FirstBrief", the automated briefing system
London, UK - It will be available to the international aviation marketplace for the first time at the 2005 Dubai International Airshow
National Air Traffic Services (NATS), the UK’s leading air navigation service provider, has launched FirstBrief, a revolutionary automated briefing product in partnership with Real Time Engineering Ltd (... more
PeopleOpen Sky: negotiations reached significant progress
Brussels, Belgium - Stefaan De Rynk, spokesperson for EU Transport commissioner, reported it
There was important progress made this week mostly about safety cooperation. One of the more delicate aspects, however, remains the review of the rules on the ownership of US airlines, that cannot be held... more
PeopleMost important news of the week: EU Parliament provided a go-ahead to the airline black list
Rome, Italy - Unions prove doubtful about Alitalia Stock Exchange performance and threatened a strike but Cimoli believes in the possibility of relaunching the carrier
Alitalia is still in the centre of attention in civil aviation sector, together with a "long range" competition between Boeing and Airbus and the approval of the project for the EU airline black list by... more
PeopleEasa ready to take on new responsibilities
Cologne, Germany - Patrick Goudou, Executive Director, has welcomed the Commission's proposal to extend the Agency´s regulatory powers
"Patrick Goudou, Executive Director of the European Aviation Safety Agency, has welcomed the Commission's proposal to extend the Agency´s regulatory powers to air operations, flight crew licensing and... more
PeopleAVIONEWS' Surveys: will the decree on system requirements favour or damage air transport in Italy?
Rome, Italy - A useful rule is in line with the new Italian Code of Air Navigation, according to respondents
The Italian Decree on the so called Systems Requirements appears a useful one for the Italian air transport, provided that it is adapted to the Air Navigation Code as recently reformed. The large part... more
PeopleSesar: Nats and partners today signed contract for definition phase with Eurocontrol
Brussels, Belgium - Following the signature of the agreement, the consortium now is launching the first step of the study
"Today, National Air Traffic Services (NATS) and its 29 consortium partners, the European Commission and EUROCONTROL announced in Brussels the signature of the contract for the definition phase for a Single... more
PeopleDubai 2005: that is why local carriers are growing
Dubai, EAU - Minor effects due to a rising fuel cost and regional centralness in sorting of constantly increasing traffic flows
Dubai Air Show (November 20-23 2005) will highlight the minor effects suffered by the local airlines with reference to the rising oil cost. Carriers such as Emirates, Etihad and Qatar Airways can behave... more
PeopleAll business: traffic over the Atlantic Ocean is growing
New York, USA - After services offered by US carriers, also European airlines interest for flights devoted to businessmen is increasing such as in the case of Eurofly
Analysts are focusing on a sector which appears rapidly growing in the civil aviation field, the one related to flights devoted to businessmen. The so called all business services are usually based on... more
PeopleLufthansa and Boeing in search for Bulgarian partners to open aviation maintenance bases
Sophia, Bulgaria - Bulgaria's Transport Minister, Petar Mutafchiev, has said
Lufthansa and Boeing are in search for Bulgarian partners to open maintenance and repair bases in Bulgaria according to Bulgaria’s Transport Minister, Petar Mutafchiev. Negotiations have been started w... more
PeopleEuropean Parliament gave the green light to airlines black list (3):
Brussels, Belgium - EU commission's statement
"The way is now clear for adopting this ambitious rule by the end of the year. European citizens will all be able to consult the black list of airlines that do not meet European safety criteria. After... more
PeopleItaly: air transport excluded from nationwide strike scheduled for November 25
Rome, Italia -The Italian Transport MInistry's statement
Italian Transport Minister Pietro Lunardi, said yesterday that the air sector would be excluded from an upcoming general strike on November 25. The MInister has also disposed the postponement of following... more
PeopleItaly: air transport excluded from nationwide strike scheduled for November 25
Rome, Italy - The walk-out will affect both private and public workers
In order to "Avoid that customers constitutional right to free circulation is seriously and irreparably endangered", Italian Minister of Infrastructures and Transport, Pietro Lunardi, disposed that aviation... more
People"Open Skies": US-European meetings going on all the week long
Washington, USA - Cabotage and European stakes in US carriers are still affected by doubts
The United States and European Union are carrying on negotiations concerning air traffic liberalization between the two Northern Atlantic sides all the week long. Despite progress reported during the last... more
PeopleTo penalize airlines emitting more than the permitted amount of pollutants
London, United Kingdom - But passengers will bear the brunt of it
"London Sunday Telegraph" newspaper has wrote that Blair’s administration -which controls EU presidency untill the end of the year- will introduce a law to penalize airlines whose aircraft emit more t... more
PeopleLow-cost and short haul: that is how Japan is going to revolutionize the A-380
Tokyo, Japan - Airbus and some Japanese carriers are studying this hypothesis for the domestic market
One must not think about a low-cost flight in Japan as unavoidably based on a short range aircraft provided with 100-150 seats as it seems. Airbus would be analysing together with some Japanese airlines... more
PeopleOneworld named world's leading airline alliance again
London, UK - For the third year running in the World’s Travel Awards
"Oneworld has been named the world’s leading airline alliance for the third year running in the World’s Travel Awards. In the top worldwide categories, besides oneworld take the alliance award, member air... more
PeopleBoeing launched the 747-8
Washington, USA - The new version of the Jumbo will have up to 558 seats, GEnx engines, new avionics and interior with Dreamliner-derived technology
The new version of the Jumbo will be called 747-8. Boeing intends to produce two versions: one for passengers transport and one for cargo services. Two companies have already ordered the Freighter variant,... more
PeopleIraqi Airways: Baghdad-Teheran flight has been suspended indefinitely
Teheran, Iran - Iranian aviation authority's spokesperson communicated it
After 25 years an Iraqi Airways plane landed at Teheran coming from Baghdad last November 6 (see for details AVIONEWS). The Iraqi carrier was expected to ensure two-weekly connections between Baghdad and... more
PeopleEuropean Parliament likely to approve the Regulation proposal on the EU "Black List" tomorrow
Brussels, Belgium - Text under analysis is quite rigid when compared to the proposal put forward by EU Commission
European Commission will set common rules and each state member, on the basis of such rules, will set the prospective black list. A list which will be notified to EU authorities that will release a European... more
PeopleEurocontrol: Sesame press conference next Thursday morning in Brussels
Brussels, Belgium - On the occasion of the launch of the definition phase of the programme
EUROCONTROL announces the press conference (at 9:30 am on Thursday 17 November 2005 at its headquarters in Brussels) on the occasion of the launch of the Definition Phase of the Single European Sky Implementation... more
People"Open Skies" historic agreement between USA and Canada
Washington, USA - There are not more restrictions on flights number, the kind of aircraft to use, and prices
Canada and United States have reached an open skies agreement which removes all restrictions on air services previously existing that airlines had to observe. The agreement, completed after 3 days of talks... more
PeopleChina to import at least 100 planes per year
Beijing, China - The almond-shaped eyes giant is about to monopolize the market
Considering growth standard of country’s economy, China’s civil aviation sector will continue to keep a strong momentum during the next five years. CAAC, Chinese Civil Aviation Authority, has already inf... more
PeopleA-350: Airbus to avoid to indicate the break-even
Toulouse, France - Company's representatives would consider a mistake what done with the A-380 while hope for 200 orders by the end of 2005 for the A-330 derivative
Airbus’ officers would think that to unveil the number of orders needed to achieve the break-even with regarding the A-380 programme (orders for 250 airframes, some 159 have been done so far) and they w... more
PeopleEmbraer shows its new "Phenoms"
Brasilia, Brazil - The Light and the Very Light became respectively the Phenom 300 and the Phenom 100
The Light and the Very Light jets of Embraer will be respectively named Phenom 300 and Phenom 100. The Brazilian company revealed not only the new names of the two executive airplanes, but also some basic... more
PeopleAVIONEWS' Specials: Captain Renzo Dentesano analysed the Italian Air Station Regulation
Rome, Italy - Aspects concerning terms, safety and effects on the Airport Director
Captains Renzo Dentesano analysed some aspects concerning the new Italian Code of Navigation and the Air Station Regulation. ENAC (Italian National Civil Aviation Authority) President, Vito Riggio, commented... more
PeopleA-380 seizing Asia-Pacific region
Sydney, Australia - The hige Airbus airliner started testing at airport structures in several sites both in Asian and Oceania
A week-end spent in the Pacific Ocean for the Airbus A-380. The European maker’s huge 555-840 seats airliner started testing for compatibility with some air stations in the wide region beginning at Singapore I... more
PeopleMost important news of the week: a EUR 1bn recapitalization for Alitalia
Rome, Italy - The Boeing 777-200LR performed the longest flight in history by travelling for some 2,300 km without stopping
Alitalia, ADR and Boeing have been in centre of attention for civil aviation from November 7 to 13. Airlines - Alitalia’s recapitalization achieved a go-ahead up to EUR 1bn. Banca Intesa will do i... more
PeopleAirbus launched an "Elite" A-318
Toulouse, France - It will be part of the ACJ series and produced in cooperation with Lufthansa Technik
The Airbus A-318, as the smallest in the A-320 family, even becomes a business jet and joins the ACJ (Airbus Corporate Jetliner) series. A special version of the aircraft will be produced with 14 or 18... more
PeopleIcao convenes conference to develop global strategy for aviation safety
Montreal, Canada - It will be held at the Organization’s Headquarters from 20 to 22 March 2006
Transparency and sharing of information will be among the major issues to be discussed at a worldwide safety conference of Directors General of Civil Aviation (DGCAs) convened by the International Civil... more
PeopleA-380: Airbus ready to compensate customers for delivery delay
Toulouse, France - On the basis of single contract clauses with the various airlines affected by this problem
Airbus consortium decided to compensate customers which purchased the new A-380 555-840 seats long range airliners and which have been affected by delays for the aircraft deliveries. Among the first carriers... more
PeopleNats handled yesterday two millionth flight of the year
London, UK - The connection was a CityJet flight from London City to Dublin
National Air Traffic Services (NATS), the UK’s leading air traffic management provider, handled its 2,000,000th flight of 2005 yesterday (November 8), 20 days earlier than last year. The flight was a... more
PeopleWorldliner: an in record 777
Hong Kong, China - The aircraft is trying to achieve the objective concerning the longest commercial flying trip from Chinese territory to London-Heathrow Airport
Fying for 23 hours on a 20,300 km distance: this is the record that the Boeing 777-200LR (Longer Range) is about to set today in flight from Hong Kong to London-Heathrow. There are some 35 persons on board... more
PeopleSmall-bodied and point-to-point, the magic words to dominate air traffic according to Boeing
Washington, USA – Group forecasted orders for 7200 commercial airplanes in the Asia-Pacific area by the next 20 years
Boeing forecasted orders for some 7200 new commercial airplanes in the Asia-Pacific area by the next 20 years. The relevant growth of passenger and cargo traffic is likely to practically triplicate the... more
People787 Dreamliner: Goodrich to produce the fuel injection system
Washington, USA – Company extended its own contribution to the design of the new airplane
Goodrich extended its own collaboration for the programme related to the new Boeing’s medium-long range airliner. After efforts devoted to the powerplant (the Rolls Royce Trent 1000), gear, cargo section a... more
PeopleAir connections between Iraq and Iran have been resumed
Teheran, Iran - The two countries put 8-year-war behind them
After 25 years, the first Iraqi civil plane landed at Teheran yesterday: it was an Iraqi Airways Boeing 737 coming from Bassora carrying 65 passengers, all politicians and journalists. The event signalled... more
PeopleBush administration intends to allow a larger presence of foreign investors in US carriers
New York, USA - "Wall Street Journal" US financial newspaper affirmed it
US air transport is armoured against possible foreign "Raider" incursion in national airlines: foreign companies or citizens cannot own more than 20% stakes in US carriers. To the "Wall Street Journal"... more
PeopleA-380: third prototype flew
Toulouse, France - Test Flight successfully ended on last November 3 while Rolls Royce is analysing the reasons for overheating for a Trent 900 engine on another aircraft
Test flight for the third Airbus A-380 was successfully accomplished on last November 3. The huge airliner flew for three hours over Southern France. The previous flight performed by another aircraft would... more
PeopleRome November 9: "Enhancing Safety in the European Context" seminar (2) has been postponed
Rome, Italy - Because some European participants were unavailable
"ENAC, the Italian Civil Aviation Authority, informed that the expected international seminar ’Enhancing Safety in the European Context’ scheduled for next November 9 in Rome, has been postponed due to... more
PeopleMost important news of the week: Alitalia recapitalization process has been boosted up
Rome, Italy - SEA privatization started but Varese and Milan Provinces decided to appeal to Administrative Court
Alitalia, SEA and the accident occurred at Orio al Serio Airport on last October 30 appear to be the most important issues for the period included between October 30 and November 6 2005. Airlines -... more