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PeopleSwiss International employees to be on strike provokes little discomforts
Geneva, Switzerland - One flight has been cancelled
Nineteen employees at Swiss international Airlines went on strike yesterday in the morning provoking little discomforts to the company, including the cancellation of one flight: a spokesman of Swiss said.... more
PeopleAssaereo: to watch out the Charter of passenger rights
Rome, Italy - It gives airlines a warning on possible unexpected expenses
Assaereo (Italian Arlines Association) warns that the new Charter of passenger rights could cause undesired effects as the fare raising: the general secretary of Italian association, Cesare Stumpo, said... more
PeopleFilt Cgil/Anpav and Livingstone Aviation Deal reached a deal
Rome, Italy - Concerning work conditions of 300 flight assistants
It has been reached yesterday, with great satisfaction of the unions Filt Cgil and Anpav, the deal with Livingstone Aviation Group concerning work conditions of 300 flight assistants. The employees work... more
PeopleGood hopes for a permanent direct air connections between Taiwan and China
Beijing, China - Though problems may come from the ratification by the Chinese government of a proposed anti-secession law
The temporarily direct air connections between Taiwan and China attracted many people and may transform into a permanent service not only interested to holiday period such as the Chinese Lunar New Year... more
PeopleChina gives ok to the activity of private carriers
Beijing, China - It seems to be impending the approval for the carrier Okay Airways
China seems to be on the line to give approval to private carriers to operate in the country: it seems to be impending in particular the authorization for the carrier Okay Airways which would become this... more
PeopleA-380: structural problems for the new airplane?
Toulouse, France - Airbus, however, gave the lie to the fact that the aircraft's gear and rear section are revealing problems to the groups' engineers
German press has recently unveiled that the A-380 programme could suffer for delay within its development due to structural and designing problems which would be affecting both the rear section and the... more
PeopleThe first test flight for Tupolev Tu-204/300 passenger
Vladivostok, Russia - On board of the plane there were 45 specialists in oder to analyse the performance of all onboard systems
The first test flight for Tupolev Tu-204/300 long-range passenger was effectuated yesterday on the route Moscow-Vladivostok; on the plane there were 45 specialists in oder to analyse the performance of... more
PeopleEurocontrol: major ATM players agree future direction for aircraft performance modelling
Brétigny-sur-Orge, France - The meeting has held on 16 and 17 February at Eurocontrol's Experimental Centre
Aircraft performance models have a central role to play in developing future Air Traffic Management (ATM) systems, according to a meeting of representatives from across the air traffic management world.... more
PeopleWorldliner: the future of long haul according to Boeing
Washington, USA – The latest version of the 777 endowed with a maximum range of almost 17,500 km has been unveiled
Boeing ha recently shown the latest version of its 777 long-range airliner, the 777-200LR Worldliner whose maiden flight is scheduled early next March. Such version is characterized by the extended range... more
PeopleAir Transport (5): the EU 261/2004 Regulation text on passenger rights
Rome, Italy - Released in the AVIONEWS Specials section
AVIONEWS releases the full text of the EU Regulation 261/2004 on "Common rules on compensation and assistance to passengers in the event of denied boarding and of cancellation or long delay of flights"... more
PeopleENAV and IBAR welcomed the new changes for the Italian navigation code
Rome, Italy - Changes decided for the navigation code are useful for the air sector
Both Italian National Flight Assistance Agency (ENAV) and Italian airlines Association (IBAR) consider positive the rules adapted for the aviation section of the Italian navigation code. Some comment still... more
PeopleThe tax on jet-fuel may weaken European airlines
Brussels, Belgium - EU Finance Ministers to talk about it today
The tax on jet-fuel to finance develop programmes destined to poor countries, had been introduced by the German Finance Minister, Hans Eichel, during the G7 meeting occurred at beginning of this month... more
PeopleAirplanes have to cut in half the CO2 emissions for 2020
Brussels, Belgium - It is necessary building quieter and clean engines
Yesterday the Kyoto Protocol entered into force in order to reduce the polluting emissions through all developed countries so the air traffic as well will have to conform with this model due to the aero-engines... more
PeopleA probable further reason to hate air travel
New York, Usa - According to an information technology firm's dates
The forecast coming from an information technology firm which is operating in oder to allow the use of mobile phones on air travel show as the service would attract hundreds of millions of users. Great... more
PeopleDassault celebrates the production of the Falcon 7X together with its partners
Paris, France - EADS Socata provided in particular a relevant contribution for the new executive jet project
Dassault Aviation celebrates the production of the new Falcon 7X executive jet (see for details AVIONEWS) together with its more than 70 partners all over the world among which there is also EADS Socata.... more
PeopleAir Transport (4): the new proposals of EU
Brussels, Belgium - In order to prevent discrimination in the airports
Brussels has already drawn the additional proposals to improve the travel quality for comfortless people as persons with reduced mobility who are to be assisted free of charge in hubs and on board airplane.... more
PeopleAir transport (3): protection on incidents, strikes and lost baggage
Brussels, Belgium - The new European legislation does not concerns helicopter flights
The new regulation defines the entire course of action in the event of flights being cancelled: the airline will not be liable to pay compensation if the reason for the cancellation is due to exceptional... more
PeopleAir transport (2): the Charter of passenger rights
Brussels, Belgium - The rates of compensation depends on the length of the flight
Today the new Charter of air passenger rights comes into force involving 590 million of European travellers (see for details AVIONEWS). The new EU legislation forces the European airlines to refund their... more
PeopleENAC Director General, Manera, and Assaereo President, Cereti, on the new Italian navigation code
Rome, Italy - Proposals on sanctions, roles, air transport strategy and deals among carriers
ENAC (Italian National Civil Aviation Agency) Director General, Silvano Manera, and Assaereo (Association of Italian carriers) President, Fausto Cereti, have recently commented on the reform of the Italian... more
PeopleAir transport: Europe reinforces passengers’ rights
Brussels, Belgium - As of today February 17, citizens will enjoy new rights when flying
"As of toady February 17, citizens will enjoy new rights when flying. Thanks to a new Regulation applicable in all the Member States, greater protection is being afforded to air passengers in the event... more
PeoplePassengers facing cancelled or delayed flights to be more protected
Brussels, Belgium - The New European Union rules
New European Union rules concerning passenger compensation for cancelled of delayed flights are set to come into force tomorrow. The 261/2004 rule aims to defend air transport passengers whose compensation... more
PeopleAeradria: meeting about the air transport next Friday morning
Rimini, Italy - From 9:30am to 1:30pm
Aeradria, management society of the Rimini-San Marino Airport and the same Province communicate that next Friday, February 18, 2005, (at 9:30am near Sala Polivalente of the Province, via D. Campana 64)... more
PeopleGood recovery of air transport sector according to Blue Panorama
Milan, Italy - The Chaiman of the carrier claimed there is a strong recovery of the sector even in the areas hit by tsunami
The Chairman of the carrier Blue Panorama Airlines, Franco Pecci, during an interview at the show Bit currently on in Milan, interviewed by Italian press, said air transport sector is in good recovery,... more
PeopleAlitalia flight Brindisi-Milan cancelled because of a technical problem
Brindisi, Italy - The plane remained for half an hour on the runaway
Alitalia flight Brindisi-Milan which was taking off on last Saturday at 6:20 a.m. from the Airport "Papola Casale" (Brindisi) was cancelled because of a technical problem. It seems the plane which had... more
PeopleAVIONEWS at forum on: "The airport cities, the new role of the airports in the economy of the area" (11). Vitrociset surveillance system
Rome, Italy - Intelligent Video Surveillance System
Vitrociset, represented by Dr. Francesco Mataloni, showed the new airport smart video surveillance system. This system uses IT Network flexibility to transmit data from far places towards fix and mobile... more
PeopleAVIONEWS at forum on: "The airport cities, the new role of the airports in the economy of the area" (10). Adr's speech
Rome, Italy - The challenge of Fiumicino Airport
Adr’s Chief Executive (Rome’s Airports), Francesco Di Giovanni, explained that infrastructures at the Romanian airport are already to adapted to the law of the sector between 1999 and 2000 and there is... more
PeopleAVIONEWS at forum on: "The airport cities, the new role of the airports in the economy of the area" (8): Tassone's comment
Rome, Italy - "The planet's challenge is to restrict the route space and time"
"We are living in a major turning point period for civil aviation: after more than 60 years a deep reform has been performed for the navigation code", Italian Vice-minister of Infrastructures and Transport... more
PeopleAVIONEWS at forum on: "The airport cities, the new role of the airports in the economy of the area" (9). Catania: the heart of the Mediterranean Sea
Rome, Italy - Vittorio Fanti's speech, as SAC CEO, the related airport operator
Catania-Fontanarossa Airport is trying to improve the quality and increase the safety standards. Catania city is located among seven provinces, that is why it represents an important destination area.... more
PeopleAVIONEWS at forum on "The Airport cities the new role of the airports in the economy of the area" (6). The benefits of the privatization
Rome, Italy - The different business models in Usa and Europe
The consultancy society, Examblea, represented by Dr David Feldman, was present at the forum. The industry operates since twenty years in France and in Switzerland in the air transport field. In Pacific-Asiatic... more
PeopleAVIONEWS at forum on: "The airport cities, the new role of the airports in the economy of the area" (7). A-380: tribulation or delight?
Rome, Italy - We asked three international airports for understanding their opinions
AVIONEWS, during the forum on the airport cities, asked Malaysia Airports (MAS), Dato Bashir Ahmad bin Abdul Majid, for describing the setting of the new A-380 and the prospective changes to be performed... more
PeopleAVIONEWS at forum on: "The airport cities, the new role of the airports in the economy of the area" (5). A comparison among sales in the airports
Rome, Italy - Results from four cases under analysis
Kris Leturneur considers four cases regarding retail sale: Vancouver, Dubai, Hong Kong and Amsterdam airports. The Canadian air station had some 16 million passengers and gained EUR 105 m by airport sales:... more
PeopleAVIONEWS at forum on: "The airport cities, the new role of the airports in the economy of the area" (3). The Airport of Athens
Rome, Italy - "The way in which it is possible to build an airport starting from zero"
Doctor Yiannis Paraschis, Vice-Chief Executive of the International Airport of Athens illustrated the way in which it was built and developed the Airport of the Greek capital, which started officially... more
PeopleAVIONEWS at forum on: "The airport cities, the new role of the airports in the economy of the area" (4). Retail sale in the air stations
Rome, Italy - "It is necessary to analyse what passengers need"
Chris Leturneur from Thomas Consultants Inc., an expert in development and retail sale in the Vancouver International Airport, focused on the opportunities provided by this sector to the airport cities.... more
PeopleAVIONEWS at forum on "The Airport cities the new role of the airports in the economy of the area" (2). The MAp investments
Rome, Italy - "We are present in the operative management of long term projects"
Today has participated Kerrie Mather, ceo of the Macquarie Airports (MAp), Australian society from 2002 quoted on the stock exchange and that possesses the stocks of five Airports in the world: Bristol... more
PeopleAVIONEWS at forum on: "The airport cities, the new role of the airports in the economy of the area" . The airports of Malaysia
Rome, Italy - The results of privatization
This morning during the second day of the forum "The airport cities, the new role of the airports in the economy of the area", the director of Malaysia Airports (Mas), Dato’ Bashir Ahmad bin Abdul Majid, e... more
PeopleAVIONEWS at forum on: "The airport cities, the new role of the airports in the economy of the area" (9). The second part of Riggio's speech
Rome, Italy - "It is necessary finding new marketing strategies"
"There are plenty of new opportunities for airports to provide non-aviation services: to succeed this new challenge means making use of creative thinking in finding new marketing strategies", Professor... more
PeopleAVIONEWS at forum on: "The airport cities, the new role of the airports in the economy of the area" (8). Riggio's speech
Rome, Italy - "Air transport demand increases so new infrastructures are required"
Enac’s President, professor Vito Riggio, talked about the great change occurred to the Italian civil aviation. Starting nast November, Enac became Italy’s Civil Aviation Authority with tasks including reg... more
PeopleAVIONEWS at forum on: "The airport cities, the new role of the airports in the economy of the area" (6). The third part of Maniscalco's speech
Rome, Italy - "Airport city as a attraction and meeting place "
Maniscalco explained that airport city is a new urban model where synergetic interdependence between airport and territory work at its best. "On the one hand the presence of a modern and efficient airport... more
PeopleAVIONEWS at forum on: "The airport cities, the new role of the airports in the economy of the area" (7). Manera’s speech
Rome, Italy - The general director of Enac
General director of Enac (Italian Board for Civil Aviation), Captain Silvano Manera explained that in Italy Civil Aviation is based on a system of 102 airports: some of them are only used for the general... more
PeopleAVIONEWS at forum on: "The airport cities, the new role of the airports in the economy of the area" (4). Maniscalco's speech
Rome, Italy - The double aspect of the airport Italian system
"The Airport Italian system is characterized by a double aspect: on the one hand the numbers show a structural weakness given by the fragmentation of the sector, in which mixed with the two biggest airports,... more
PeopleAVIONEWS at forum on: "The airport cities, the new role of the airports in the economy of the area" (5). The second part of Maniscalco's speech
Rome, Italy - According to the chaiman of Assaeroporti Italian airport system stands in a situation of fragmentation
Giovanni Maniscalco, Chaiman of Assaeroporti, said Italian airport system stands in a situation of fragmentation due to the lack of the constitution of a national plan for air transport [...] and for the... more
PeopleAVIONEWS at forum on: "The airport cities, the new role of the airports in the economy of the area" (3). John Kasarda's speech
Rome, Italy - "The epoch of the 'aerotropoli'"
Professor Kasarda of the University North Carolina claims that airport cannot be no more simply lead to aeronautical activities but it has to become a complex organization and promote even the development... more
PeopleAVIONEWS at forum on "The Airport cities, the new role of the airports in the economy of the area" (2). Lunardi's opening speech
Rome, Italy - "The Airports can't consider the commercial activities as an optional and a secondary activity"
Athens, Brussels, Detroit, Doha, Dubai, Frankfurt, Hong Kong, Infraero Brazil, Kuala Lampur, London-Gatwick, Munich, Sydney, Paris and the Italian main Airports take part at the conference. To open it,... more
PeopleAVIONEWS at forum on "The Airport Cities, the new role of the Airports in the economy of the area"
Rome, Italy - To discuss the importance of the Airports in the economy of the countries
Today and tomorrow in Rome (Palazzo della Cancelleria) the civil aviation authorities, the Airports management operator coming from all the world, carriers, industries and numerous societies of the sector,... more
PeopleInternational carriers which fly to Kazakistan must operate routes to Astana
Astana, Kazakistan - The main international airlines operate instead services to the old capital of the country
The carriers Air France-KLM, Lufthansa, British Airways, Turkish Airlines and Transaereo, which are the main foreign carriers which operate air services to Kazakistan, will be forced presumably from next... more
PeopleAustralian regulator gave approval BA/Qantas for their alliance to continue
Sydney, Australia - The cooperation between the two carriers started in 1995 and would go on at least for five years
Australian regulator announced they gave approval to Qantas and British Airways to continue for five years effectuating their operations on the route "Kangaroo", between Sydney and London, under their... more
PeopleThe cargo carrier Ocean Airlines doubles its air line
Rome, Italy - Ocean Airlines, an Italian carrier which operates in order of cargo transport, started operating with a second plane Boeing 747–200F
Ocean Airlines, Italian airline based in Montichiari (Brescia), owns a second cargo carrier, a Boeing 747–200F, currently operating on its transport air line. Some airline’s sources said that this pur... more
PeopleLebanon air traffic control on strike for seven hours
Beirut, Lebanon - Due to the break down of a pay rise request
Lebanon air traffic control announced a seven hours strike today after the local authorities broke down their pay rise request. The category of employees suspends services for six hours from 2:00 p.m.... more
PeopleLate flights rose in Usa in 2004
New York, Usa - 20 per cent of all arrivals in 2004 were late
According to some dates furnished by the US Transport Department more than 1,4 million US domestic flights were late in 2004, which means 20 per cent of all arrivals. The Department said as well that the... more
PeopleAir transport: Aea's dates
Rome, Italy - The number of passenger who chose the means with wings rose 9 per cent
Air transport rose 9 per cent in last time according to some Aea’s dates. The greatest contribute to air traffic’s recovery comes from the routes to Extreme Orient which registered 19,2 growth after Sar... more