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PeopleChina-Taiwan direct connections
Beijing, China - The project has been in the pipeline for a long time but bad relations between two governments hampered it
A delegation of Taipei opposition party Kuomintang met China’s Taiwan Affairs Office Director, Chen Yunlin, last days: they talked about direct non-stop flights (see for details AVIONEWS). The idea has b... more
PeopleUPS orders ten Airbus A-380 superjumbo freighter jets
New York, Usa - The company has an option in the deal which would permit it to buy further ten aircraft of the same type
UPS (United Parcel Service) announced it ordered 10 Airbus A-380 super-jumbo freighter jets to enlarge its capacity so as to increase its international service. The famous package delivery company said... more
PeopleAVIONEWS interviewed Sardinia Region Transport Councillor, Sandro Broccia, on the Alghero Flight School
Rome, Italy - "Region can aim to encourage the single units of the flight school favouring a transfer to other firms"
AVIONEWS interviewed Sardinia Region Transport Councillor, Sandro Broccia, on the Alghero Flight School, with reference to the delicate situation of the structure which is risking to be closed by Alitalia.... more
PeopleAlghero flight school: AVIONEWS interviewed UGL-Trasporto Aereo union Regional Secretary Umberto Della Chiesa
Rome, Italy - "Sardinia Region is not honouring the deals in favour of employment with reference to the flight school"
Representatives from Italian trade union UGL Trasporti met Sardinia Region Transport Councillor Sandro Broccia on last January 3 in order to analyse the situation about the Alghero flight school, as it... more
PeopleItaly: dates from Istat show a 33,7 per cent increase in air ticket
Rome, Italy - In the month of December compared to the same period a year ago
The price of the air tickets in Italy registered a 33,7 per cent increase in December 2004 in comparison with the same period last year. According to some preliminary Istat's dates (National Institute... more
PeopleChina and Taiwan presumably close to a deal
Beijing, China - Concerning direct flights between the island and the mainland
China and Taiwan are presumably close to a deal concerning direct flights between the island and the mainland during the Chinese Lunar New Year. Taiwan has abolished direct transport interconnections since... more
PeopleIn Usa only 34 person over three years died because of air incidents
Washington, Usa - Ellen Engleman Conners (President woman of the National Transportation Safety Board) announced
According to some dates announced yesterday in Washington by Ellen Engleman Conners (President woman of the National Transportation Safety Board) only 34 person died in Usa over three years because of... more
PeopleChina: "The first Chinese large airliner to be produced in 2018"
Beijing, China - The Asian country intends so lower its Boeing and Airbus' products dependence
Great newness in the Chinese aeronautics industry sector. The country would intend to design and produce a new medium-sized airliner, or even a larger one, able to meet the future exigencies of air transport... more
PeopleInternet is fundamental to the firms which operate in the travel sector
Rome, Italy - According to some dates furnished by Nielsen/NetRatings
According to some dates furnished by Nielsen/NetRatings, it can be inferred that Internet furnishes a fundamental service to the firms which operate in the travel sector: thanks to the web in fact these... more
PeopleAirbus A-380: official exhibition for the first airframe to occur on January 18
Toulouse, France - Chirac, Blair, Schröder and Zapatero to attend on such occasion
The first complete airframe of the A-380, the new Airbus' long-haul airliner able to carry up to some 555 passengers, will be officially shown to the major institutional representatives from the members... more
PeopleENAC: the number of passengers has doubled in Italy in ten years
Rome, Italy - An effect related to the denationalization process which has not been completed however with a real companies' consolidation
Number of passengers doubled (almost a +94%) and growth of the low-cost carriers in the Italian air transport during the last ten years: it is what ENAC (Italian National Civil Aviation Agency) found following... more
PeopleIndian Government announces: even private national carrier could effectuate international routes
Bombay, India - Until last year only two Indian state airlines were allowed to fly overseas
Indian Government announced that it would allow even private domestic carriers to fly to international routes: Praful Patel, Civil Aviation Minister, said. Until last year only two Indian state carriers... more
PeopleMandate for certification of pilots at Lugano-Agno Airport
Berna, Switzerland - Following the new approaching procedures
Under new approaching procedures, the care on the correct training of pilots landing at Lugano-Agno Airport, will attend to air station operator from January 1st, 2005. Civil Aviation Federal Office (UFAC)... more
PeopleChina: "We will not purchase new airplanes in 2005"
Beijing, China - The negative effects would be already clear for Boeing but analysts would think that even Airbus is likely to suffer for some consequence
Chinese Government unveiled recently that no additional commercial airplanes will be purchased in 2005. According to the competent authorities in Beijing, the national air traffic exigencies can be met... more
PeopleTerritorial continuity (2): Meridiana and Air One to grant soft fares connections in indipendent way
Rome, Italy - The assertions of Sardinia Region President
Meridiana and Air One signed a deal to grant from January 1st, 2005, the territorial continuity with the traditional routes and they reported thier intention to extend it to other routes scheduled under... more
PeopleTerritorial continuity: soft fares to go on
Rome, Italy - Meanwhile also Air One participates in the tender
Meeting with Sardinia Region President, Renato Soru, councillor Sandro Broccia, airlines management, representatives of Transport Ministry and ENAC -Italian Civil Aviation Authority- gave the green light... more
PeopleTerritorial continuity: meeting with ENAC, Transport Minister and airlines to occur today
Rome, Italy - On the low fares for flights from and to Sardinia
ENAC (Italian Civil Aviation Authority) will meet in the afternoon the Transport Minister, Pietro Lunardi and management of airlines which are interesting in acquire the route for territorial continuity... more
PeopleTerritorial continuity stopped (2): nobody was acquainted with Alitalia appeal
Rome, Italy - At meanwhile Meridiana did not received official communication about respite
Italian Transport Ministry and ENAC (Italian Civil Aviation Authority) were not unaware of Alitalia appeal: the airline had in fact taken part to meeting for new routes arrangement last days. "Why did... more
PeopleItaly: territorial continuity stopped by administrative tribunal of Lazio Region
Rome, Italy - Alitalia appeal to suspend Transport Ministry decree has been upheld
Alitalia had lodged an appeal to Lazio Region Administrative Tribunal asking for territorial continuity decree suspension: so the Administrative Tribunal granted a respite up to January 20, 2005, in order... more
PeopleTerritorial continuity stopped (3): "Sardinia is within rights to have equal opportunities"
Rome, Italy - Administrative Tribunal measure based on false premise
Alitalia is ready to grant its service with territorial continuity fares from January 1st, and Sardinia Region President, Renato Soru, claims that Lazio Region Administrative Tribunal is based on the false... more
PeopleUS Government planned to hire more than 12,000 air controllers
New York, Usa - In order to prod a wave of upcoming retirements
US Government seems to have planned more than 12,000 air controllers over 10 years in order to prod aging controller work force's retirement. The union representing the employees' category said the American... more
PeopleJapan Airlines selected the 7E7 Dreamliner
Tokyo, Japan - Some 30 airplanes have been ordered in addition to 20 options but the choice of the engine must still be performed
The 7E7 Dreamliner has a new customer: it deals with Japan Airlines (JAL) which would have ordered some 30 airplanes and proven willing to appraise the hypothesis of having an option on further 20. The... more
PeopleChina to export its Xinzhou MA-60 aircraft
Beijing, China - Feeder passenger planes
Twenty Xinzhou MA-60, airplanes planned and manufactured in China, will be sold through the world by next year: they are passenger planes for national back lines. The airplane purchase deal would have... more
PeopleBoeing: "The A-350? Airbus recognizes our forecast was the right one"
Washington, USA - This would be the US firms' comment on the competitor's choice to produce an aircraft aimed to compete with the 7E7
"The Airbus A-350? It shows that our forecast regarding the international air transport evolution is the right one". This would be the Boeing's opinion regarding the new Airbus' airliner under development.... more
PeopleAn-148: Antonov showed its regional jet
Kiev, Ukraine - The starting production schedules 15 airframes per year beginning in 2005
The Antonov An-148, the new regional jet produced by the well known Ukrainian aerospace company, performed recently its maiden flight, so representing the first new product in the sector in a former Soviet... more
PeopleItalian Anti-trust started investigating on aeronautics fuels supply
Rome, Italy - Several oil companies would be subjected to appraisal in order to make sure no deals violating competition rules exist
Italian Anti-trust decided to start investigating on several oil companies operating also in the air transport sector by providing aeronautics fuels to the carriers in Italy. The reason would have been... more
PeopleVolvo Aero to cooperate for the production of the GEnx engine
Stockholm, Sweden - Such turbofan is destined to power both the 7E7 Dreamliner and the A-350
General Electric selected Volvo Aero as a partner for the production of the new GEnx engine, destined to power two rivals in the medium-long haul air transport sector: the Boeing 7E7 Dreamliner and the... more
PeopleEU Commission ready to investigate on insurance activities for air transport
Brussels, Belgium - Doubts would still exist regarding the reasons of the rising insurance tariffs following the events occurred on September 11 2001
European Commission could start an exhaustive investigation concerning tariffs with reference to the insurance activities, also related to the ones involving the air transport. Actually, such investigation... more
PeopleItaly, Austria, Finland, Germany and Luxembourg in the sights of EU due to air noise pollution
Brussels, Belgium - It is necessary a common line about the withdrawal of noisy planes
Five state members -Italy, Austria, Finland, Germany and Luxembourg, have been called before the Court of Justice by the European Commission because they have not re-ordered in their national legislation... more
People7E7 Dreamliner: a new ice protection system
Washington, USA - To be provided by GKN and Ultra Electronics Holdings and Boeing would consider such solution as a particularly cost/effective one
Boeing announced recently that British company Ultra Electronics Holdings and GKN Aerospace will attend to the wing ice protection system for the new 7E7 Dreamliner medium-range airliner. The partners... more
PeopleItalians abroad on holiday at Christmas? Thanks most of all to low-cost carriers
Rome, Italy - According to Assoturismo, just such airlines prove able to support, among the other factors, Christmas period tourism
Assoturismo analysed the situation related to the Italians' choices for travelling on the occasion of Christmas period. Fear for the current economic situation and the lack of trust with reference to the... more
PeopleSubsidies to the aerospace industry: the first effects of the A-350 programme
Brussels, Belgium - The possibility that EADS asks for public support in order to produce the new airplane has already worried the USA
The debate on subsidies for the aerospace industry involving Airbus and Boeing does not seem destined to be solved so easily. The worsening of the EU-USA relations about such a delicate matter would be... more
PeopleIATA: high-fuel USD 15bn more for airlines
Rome, Italy - Air traffic growed by 14 per cent
The high fuel costs caused to world airlines a USD 35bn in losses between 2001 and 2004: the high oil price will cost USD 15bn more than last year. The International Air Transport Association's (IATA)... more
PeopleRRJ: a Russian-French programme
Moscow, Russia - The new Sukhoi regional jet to be produced by a major contribution provided by French aerospace industry
Russia and French seized recently a chance to analyse carefully the development of the new regional transport airplane designed by Sukhoi, in order to play a major role in the international market in such... more
PeopleAVIONEWS at "Università&Volo" presentation (2): ATPL and PPL licences
Rome, Italy - There will be focus on English aeronautical language
The University of Flight foresees the possibility to obtain PPL licence (Private Pilot Licence) and ATPL licence (Airline Transport Pilot Licence). "Università&Volo" offers the following courses which... more
PeopleAVIONEWS at "Università&Volo" presentation: to create an University of Flight
Rome, Italy - Courses and masters for pilots, ground staff and technicians
The consortium "Università&Volo", University of Flight, promotes and organizes with the support of University of L'Aquila (Abruzzo Region, Italy) courses and masters for pilots, ground staff and technicians... more
PeopleAir traffic growth equal to 150 per cent by 2025
London, United Kingdom - But European air stations to not be able to support flight increase
Eurocontrol, the European air safety organization, has put forward a study called "Challenges to Growth" yesterday: from the research emerges that due to air traffic will increase by 150 per cent by the... more
PeopleAirbus: the future is "Wide-bodied"
Paris, France - According to the European aerosapce group, the average number of seats aboard the airplanes is expected to rise from 181 to 215 by 2023
Airbus released recently the forecasting data related to the 2005-2023 period concerning the air transport and commercial airplanes market. From such report one can realize about the meaning of the European... more
PeopleA-380's production cost has rosen
Toulouse, France - According to French press, it would be an effect of the weight problems which the technicians would be currently solving
The Airbus A-380 is presently subjected to a series of interventions aimed to solve a weight problem which French press had indicated some days ago (see for details AVIONEWS). It would seem that such a... more
PeopleGoodrich to attend to the 7E7 Dreamliner's cargo handling system
Washington, USA - The company was selected to provide innovative solutions in order to lower both operating and maintenance costs
Goodrich will attend to the production of the cargo handling system and all the related components for the new Boeing 7E7 Dreamliner medium-range airliner. It is what has recently been unveiled just by... more
PeopleThe Airbus A-350 unveiled
Toulouse, France - The new commercial plane quite looks like the A-330 from which it stems though it will be produced with all-new devices
Airbus released the first official images (as computer-generated frames) of the new A-350 medium-long haul airliner belonging to the 250-300 seats commercial airplanes segment (see for details AVIONEWS).... more
PeopleAirbus A-350 (3): the missing link in the Airbus products range
Amsterdam, Holland - According to its producer, it will fully meet the exigencies related to the progressive fragmentation of the 250-300 seats long-haul class
Airbus-EADS made clear the meaning of the new A-350 programme (see for details AVIONEWS). It would seem in fact that the aerospace group considers the new airplane as the missing link compared with the... more
PeopleAirbus A-350 (2): "The new plane to seize part of the orders previously destined to the Boeing 7E7"
Amsterdam, Holland - Airbus board would prove convinced of it as it hopes to gain orders for at least 50 airplanes by June 2005
The new Airbus A-350 airliner (see for details AVIONEWS) will have to prove capable to seize at least a 50% share of the entire international market concerning the 250-300 seats commercial aircraft class.... more
PeopleItalian decree for supporting air transport employment has become an act
Rome, Italy - Integrations schedule a direct commitment by Italian Ministry of Welfare and a special fund through two separated contributions
Italian Government decree n. 249/2004 concerning urgent measures related to social and employment policies, was recently approved by Italian Parliament by a series of integrations for the air transport... more
PeopleAirbus A-350: two versions in order to seize the long-haul market as well
Amsterdam, Holland - The 245 seats variant to have a 15.900 km range and new General Electric engines
After the approval of the Airbus A-350 programme by EADS and BAe on last Friday (see for details AVIONEWS), additional details on the new airliner were unveiled. Actually, the A-350 will have not only... more
PeopleUSA resume commercial flights to Vietnam
Washington, USA - United Airlines Boeing 747-400 is expected at Tan Son Nhat International Airport
For the first time since the war ended, 30 years ago, a US plane takes off towards Ho Chi Minh, in Vietnam. An United Airlines jumbo, UA-869 flight, leaving from San Francisco with 347 passengers on board,... more
PeopleA-350: EADS and BAe ensured a green light for the new Airbus' programme
Amsterdam, Holland - The "sister" of the A-330 to enter service in 2010 and to be fitted with a maximum of 285 seats
EADS and BAe ensured their green light for the new Airbus' programme named A-350 and intended to the production of a medium-range airliner able to compete with the Boeing 7E7 Dreamliner properly. The two... more
PeopleBridgestone to provide tyres for the 7E7 Dreamliner's gear
Washington, USA - Nevertheless, Boeing announced it intends to select a second producer in order to ensure customers with a larger choice opportunity
Bridgestone will provide the tyres for the gear of the new Boeing 7E7 Dreamliner medium-range airliner. Thanks to the long-time cooperation between the two companies (practically, the entire range of products... more
PeopleMaiden flight for the Airbus A-318 with the new Pratt & Whitney engines
Hamburg, Germany - The choice depended on the advantages in terms of lower acquisition and maintenance costs
Airbus announced that the first of the A-318s powered by two Pratt & Whitney PW6124A turbofans accomplished its maiden flight. The short-haul transport airplane took off from the runway at the Hamburg's... more
PeopleChina wants the A-380 before the beginning of the Olympic Games 2008
Beijing, China - However, EADS group would have asked the Asian country for formally ordering it as soon as possible
The EADS aerospace group unveiled recently that China would intend to purchase some Airbus A-380s, without indicating to which carrier the new transport long-haul 555 seats airplanes could be devoted.... more