Civil aviation
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Civil aviationAirplanes. Sweden: new ecological tax on transport
Surcharge on connections from April 1st
Born in order to limit emissions from transport, the measure adopted by Sweden imposes a new ecological tax on national and international connections operated by airplanes. The cost of each flight, proportionally... more
Civil aviationEurocontrol updates on failure: on the way to recovery
Identified the problem that has tilted Europe's air traffic
Regarding the failure occurred yesterday to the Etfms system (Enhanced Tactical Flow Management System), which controls European air traffic, and which caused considerable delays in about half of the 29,500... more
Civil aviationAirplanes grounded. Air France staff strike today
Another protest next Tuesday
Air France communicates it in a note that:Due to several Air France staff unions call for strike on Friday 30 March 2018, its flight schedule is disrupted.It expects to operate 76% of its flight schedule:-... more
Civil aviationEurocae and Iaopa sign Memorandum of Understanding
To include general aviation in development of standards
EUROCAE (European Organization for Civil Aviation Electronics) and the International Council of Aircraft Owner and Pilot Associations (IAOPA) formalized and signed agreements on March 26th concerning... more
Civil aviationIATA: airport expansion plans at Heathrow
"The right place, at the wrong price"
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) welcomed the UK Transport Select Committee’s endorsement of Heathrow as the right location to expand airport capacity, but warned that the costs could s... more
Civil aviationItalian Enav: strike on Monday cancelled
For four hours at local level
"Enav informs that the local strike on the Bergamo-Orio al Serio airport, organized by the Filt-Cgil, Fit-Cisl, Ugl-TA and Unica unions for next Monday March 19 from 1pm to 5 pm, has been revoked". The... more
Civil aviationICAO: new amendment enabling more integrated global ATM
Adopted during its 213th session of the Council
In an important step toward a more integrated and responsive global Air Traffic Management (ATM) system, the ICAO Council, during its ongoing 213th Session, has adopted a new amendment to Annex 15 to the... more
Civil aviationAircraft and transport. Calendar upcoming strikes in Italy
Scheduled for next week
The Italian Transport Ministry has announced the calendar of the next strikes that will involve air transport.The list of protests scheduled for next week are:19/03/2018 Filt-Cgil/Fit-Cisl/Ugl-Ta/Unica... more
Civil aviationItalian Enac, air traffic data 2017
Passengers in Italian airports increase - ATTACHMENT
174,628,241 those transited, with an increase of 6.2% compared to 2016 more
Civil aviationAci Europe: passengers up 7.4% in January
Freight up 8.4%
European airport trade association, ACI EUROPE today releases its traffic report for January 2018 – the first indication of air traffic performance in Europe for this year. Average passenger traffic in... more
Civil aviationIndra: contracts for centers and air control towers
In the last year at worldwide
Indra has been awarded contracts in the last twelve months to modernize 20 centers and 40 air traffic control towers. The new projects strengthen its position as one of the providers of automated air traffic... more
Civil aviationIATA: NewGen ISS Goes Live in Norway
Four pillars; it will be implemented in other Countries
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that Norway became the first market to implement the New Generation of IATA Settlement Systems (NewGen ISS). NewGen ISS was adopted by the... more
Civil aviationAircraft and transport. IATA: passenger growth slows in January
Results were affected by temporary factors
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced global passenger traffic results for January 2018 showing traffic (revenue passenger kilometers or RPKs) rose 4.6% compared to January 2017.... more
Civil aviationAci Europe-Aoa: European Council's draft guidelines
For the future EU-UK relationship
Airports Council International Europe and Airport Operators Association diffused a joint statement:"Yesterday’s draft EU guidelines for the post-Brexit relationship confirm that specific air transport an... more
Civil aviationICAO highlights new era emerging for global ATM
At Canso's sixth "World Air Traffic Management congress"
Speaking yesterday at CANSO’s Sixth "World Air Traffic Management" (ATM) Congress in Madrid, Spain, ICAO Council President Olumuyiwa Benard Aliu told the gathered experts and leaders that airspace design a... more
Civil aviationIATA-ACETA: cooperation to strengthen Spanish strategy with Enaire
Transport contributes 7% to Spain’s GDP and supports around 400,000 jobs
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) and ENAIRE, the Spanish air navigation services provider, together with ACETA, the Spanish Airlines’ Association, have agreed to further reinforce their c... more
Civil aviation2036: over 8.7 bn baggages in flight thanks to the artificial intelligence
The double compared to the 4.5 billions today
Data from a Sita survey on management and irregularities more
Civil aviationAir traffic management improvement
TAS and Inmarsat together to make it
Partnership with Esa for Iris programme more
Civil aviationAircraft and transport in Italy. The strikes on Thursday
Six protests scheduled for March 8th
The Italian Ministry of Transports has released the list of strikes in air transport.The list of protests scheduled for next Thursday, March 8th are: 08/03/2018 Fit-Cisl/Ugl-TA Aviation Services company... more
Civil aviationIATA: Bulgarian EU Presidency reinforces European aviation competitiveness
It is necessary to strategically plan the capacity of global connectivity
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) called for a renewed policy focus on strengthening Europe’s aviation competitiveness under the upcoming Bulgarian Presidency of the EU. There is an u... more
Civil aviationSkyTeam: new lounges in Santiago and Istanbul
Announced first one in South America
Global airline alliance SkyTeam has announced two new branded lounges: one in Santiago, Chile and one at Istanbul’s new international airport. Both facilities are scheduled to open by the end of the y... more
Civil aviationAirplanes. IATA-Bulgaria: to develop an airspace strategy
Based on five elements
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) and BULATSA, the Bulgarian Air Navigation Service Provider, have agreed to develop and implement a Bulgarian National Airspace Strategy.Both will strengthen... more
Civil aviationAircraft and strikes: protest by Air France staff
Cancellations and reduction of frequencies. Bookings at risk
Air France informs that due to a strike announced for today on Thursday 22 February 2018 by different unions of its staff, the flights schedule is disrupted.The French airline expects to operate today:... more
Civil aviationAircraft. Morocco. 2017 record for air traffic
Passengers +11.63% in domestic airports
According to the data released by the Office National Des Aéroports (Onda), an increase of 11.63% in the number of passengers in transit for Moroccan airports was recorded in 2017. There were 20,357,866... more
Civil aviationAirplanes. Italian Enav: strike at Fiumicino airport tomorrow
The protest for eight hours
Enav (Italian Flight Assistance Company) announces that UGL-TA and Unica unions have called a strike for tomorrow, on Feburay 10, from 10am to 6pm on the Rome-Fiumicino airport.The essential services will... more
Civil aviationAircraft and transport. The strikes in Italy
There are 14 protests scheduled mainly on Saturday
MIT (the Italian Infrastructures and Transport Ministry) has announced the list of strikes expected in the coming days in the air transport sector.The list includes several protests:09/02/2018 Usb LP Atitech... more
Civil aviationIATA and CAAS to launch Global SPARC in Singapore
The first area of focus for it will be runway safety
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) and the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) announced the signing of a Memorandum of Collaboration (MoC) to establish a Global Safety Predictive... more
Civil aviationItalian Enav: 30mln kg of fuel saved in 2017 and 95mln kg reduction of CO2 emissions
New traffic attracted to Italian airspace
In 2017, airlines that flew over the skies of Italy saved approximately 30 million kg of fuel with a lower emission of CO2 into the atmosphere of about 95 million kg.Considering an average cost of jet... more
Civil aviationPlanes and results. Iata: 2017 marked by strong passenger demand
Record load factor
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced global passenger traffic results for 2017 showing that demand (revenue passenger kilometers or RPKs) for the year ended 31 December rose 7.6%... more
Civil aviationEurocae and Ifatca: MoU to strengthen cooperation
Signed yesterday in Geneva
The International Federation of Air Traffic Controllers’ Associations (IFATCA) and the European Organization for Civil Aviation Equipment (EUROCAE) have agreed to work together on develo... more
Civil aviationA single air transport market for Africa
23 African Countries adhered, aiming to favor investments, jobs and tourism
The Single African Air Transport Market (SAATM) was officially born on Sunday, January 28th, on the occasion of the 30th African Union Summit which is currently taking place in Addis Ababa (Ethiopia);... more
Civil aviationAirplanes. A-350/1000 begins demo tour in the Middle East and Asia-Pacific
Airbus shows the world’s most advanced widebody aircraft
The A-350/1000, the newest member of Airbus’ widebody family, has embarked on a three-week demonstration tour to the Middle East and Asia-Pacific region. It follows the completion of a successful flight t... more
Civil aviationENAV-IATA to develop an airspace strategy for Italy
Both will strengthen their existing cooperation for this initiative
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) and ENAV, the Italian Air Navigation Service Provider, have agreed to develop and implement an Italian National Airspace Strategy.Both will strengthen... more
Civil aviationStar Alliance enhances "Round the world" fare product
Globetrotting with just two stopovers is now possible
A whirlwind globetrotting trip, stopping only at two destinations for at least 24 hours, is now possible using selected Star Alliance (SA) Round the World (RTW) fares; up to now, a minimum of three stopovers... more
Civil aviationAircraft and transport. The ongoing strikes in Italy
Three protests for 24 hours
The Italian Transports Ministry communicates the strikes ongoing today, on January 19, 2018, in transport by airplane. - Filt-Cgil/Fit-Cisl/Uilt-Uil/Ugl-TA unions, employees of the airport handling companies,... more
Civil aviationPlanes and results. Icao: continued passenger traffic growth in 2017
And robust cargo demand
A new record 4.1 billion passengers were carried by the aviation industry on scheduled services in 2017, according to the preliminary figures released yesterday by the International Civil Aviation Organization... more
Civil aviationAircraft and transport in Italy. Unions: 4 hour handling strike next Friday
Four organizations jointly declared it
"A 24-hour national strike in all the airports of all the handling companies (luggage loading and unloading services, passenger transport, check-in) for next Friday, on January 19". Filt Cgil, Fit Cisl,... more
Civil aviationAirplanes and training. Indra acquires 35.07% stake in GTA
With a potential path to control in the future
Indra has acquired a 35.07% stake in GTA with a potential path to control in the future.Through this transaction, the company aims to consolidate its offering in aviation simulation and take advantage... more
Civil aviationAircraft and data. IATA: demand growth strengthens in November
For international and domestic passenger markets
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced global passenger traffic results for November 2017 showing continued robust demand. Total revenue passenger kilometers (RPKs) rose 8.0% compared... more
Civil aviationAircraft and crashes (2). 2017 commercial aviation's safest year: Icao's comment
Montreal, Canada - Its own official safety data for the year just finished will be released later 2018
Following the Aviation Safety Network’s release of its data showing “to be the safest year ever for commercial aviation", the Secretary General of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), Fan... more
Civil aviationAircraft and transport. Transavia France: a five day strike (January 1-5)
Paris, France - The protest fixed by a not representative union of hostess and steward
The management of Transavia France has received a notice of strike deposited by a not representative union of crew staff for the commercial flights (PNC, Personnels Navigants Commerciaux) and by an organization... more
Civil aviationAirplanes and diplomacy. Tunisia suspends Emirates' flights
Tunis, Tunisia - The decision came on Monday after that authorities of the UAE banned Tunisian women from boarding the aircraft
On Monday 25th of December the government of Tunisia suspended flights between the capital Tunis and Dubai (United Arab Emirates, UAE), by the Emirates airline; the decision came after that since last... more
Civil aviationAirplanes and ATM. Qatar and SESAR to cooperate on global aviation interoperability
Brussels, Belgium - To work towards more efficient Air traffic management and aviation between both regions and worldwide
The Qatar Civil Aviation Authority (QCAA) and SESAR Joint Undertaking (SESAR JU) have signed a new cooperation agreeing to work towards more efficient air traffic management (ATM) and aviation between... more
Civil aviationAirplanes. Iata to UK Transport Select Committee: cut APD on domestic flights
London, UK - In order to encourage the regional connectivity that an expanded Heathrow airport could offer
In comments to the UK Transport Select Committee yesterday, IATA Regional Vice President for Europe, Rafael Schvartzman, called for Air Passenger Duty (APD) to be cut on UK domestic return journeys, in... more
Civil aviationAirplanes and carriers. Star Alliance: MoU signed for joint cooperation
Beijing, China - With Air Chiana and Beijing Capital International Airport
In a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed during the Star Alliance Chief Executive Board (CEB) meeting in Beijing, the same alliance, member carrier Air China and Beijing Capital International Airport... more
Civil aviationAirplanes and events. ICAO signs new agreements to better align international aviation standardization
Montreal, Canada - With RTCA, EUROCAE, SAE and ARINC
ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organization) concluded new technical information sharing agreements yesterday to help ensure greater alignment between its global standards for international aviation... more
Civil aviationAircraft and transport in Italy. All strikes announced for next December 15
Rome, Italy - The protests fixed for Friday are over ten
The Italian Transport Ministry unveiled the updated calendar of the strikes fixed in the air sector for next Friday, on December 15. 15/12/2017 Cub workers of airplane, airport and satellite activities... more
Civil aviationIndustry nominee receives ICAO Walter Binaghi Air Navigation Commission Laurel Award
Montreal, Canada - Since 1999, seven other individuals have received this prestigious award
At the opening session of ICAO’s Second Global Air Navigation Industry Symposium (GANIS/2) yesterday, David Nakamura received the ICAO Walter Binaghi Air Navigation Commission Laurel Award. ICAO’s Air... more
Civil aviationAci Europe: airports issue reminder of real value of the EU Aviation Strategy
Brussels, Belgium - External markets as primary focus; responding to airlines' reaction
Following the publication by the European Commission of the Inception Impact Assessment on the EU airport charges directive, the European airport industry today expressed its view on the document, as well... more
Civil aviationAircraft and transport in Italy. ENAV: strikes next December 15
Rome, Italy - The national protest for four hours (1pm-5pm); other two ones at local level in the same time slot
Enav (Italian Flight Assistance Company) communicates that the Italian unions (Fit-Cisl and Ugl-TA) have announced a national strike for four hours (1pm-5pm) of next Friday, on December 15, 2017. Also... more