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PeopleWoodward Governor collaborates for the production of the GEnx engine destined to the 7E7
Rockford, USA - It will provide components related to the fuel system for the General Electric's turbofan under development
Woodward Governor, the US company competent for fuel systems with reference in particular to the ones which resort to aeronautics fuel, signed an agreement recently with General Electric, aiming to ensure... more
PeopleIndia: it is necessary domestic airlines are more competitive
New Dheli, India - In order to allow foreign carriers entry into the local market
India’s government policy of barring foreign airlines buying stakes in local carriers seems last not much (see for details AVIONEWS): it could be reviewed in a year or two after domestic carriers are s... more
PeopleUnited Kingdom: air traffic charges to decrease
London, United Kingdom - The sector data improve following downturn due to Iraq war and Sars virus
Airlines using British air space face lower air traffic control charges, thanks to the improved number of flights respect of last year's downturn. Such lowering follows a steep 11 per cent rise the previous... more
PeopleShanghai: the government formulated a strengthening plan of the air activity
Shanghai, China - The project will mostly involve the two airports of the city
Shanghai government assert that a ten-year strategic plan has been formulated in the way to increase infrastructure and operativity of the two airport of the city, Pudong Airport and Hongqiao Airport.... more
PeopleChina: the 41th annual conference of the civil aviation started yesterday in Hong Kong
Hong Kong, China - More than 170 members coming all over the world would attend at the meeting
The 41th conference for the Director generals of Civil Aviation started yesterday in Hong Kong and would continue in the next days in the Asia and Pacific region. More than 170 members, coming from Asia,... more
PeopleRussia: new flights are to start to Vladivostok from Bangkok
Vladivostok, Russia - According to an agreement between the two countries would start soon regular commercial flights
"Ria Novosti" reported the news, according to which, Thai Ambassador who visited lately the Russian country, seems to have signed, after a meeting with the Vladivostok governor, Sergei Darkin, an agreement... more
PeopleChina's air transport market has the best development opportunity
Beijing, China - Thanks to country large home territory and high amount of people
The Deputy Director of China's Civil Aviation General Administration has affirmed during the "China International Airspace Fair" (see for details AVIONEWS), that the Chinese air transport is the market... more
PeopleEASA certification for the Rolls Royce Trent 900 destined to the A-380
London, UK - Singapore Airlines to be the launch customer starting in 2006
Rolls Royce achieved recently the EASA European Aviation Safety Agency) airworthiness certification with reference to the new Trent 900 engine, destined to equip the Airbus A-380 long-range airliner. After... more
PeopleIata: traffic improves but the bottom line is worsening with the extraordinary price of fuel
Geneva, Switzerland - The Director General and CEO of the Association, Giovanni Bisignani, declared it
The International Air Transport Association (Iata) released industry traffic data for the first three quarters of 2004 demonstrating sustained traffic increases across all regions. International scheduled... more
PeopleEU gives a green light to the territorial continuity in Sardinia
Brussels, Belgium - The current six routes will turn into nineteen towards several airports through the country
It seems sure that air transport from Sardinia Region (Italy) has obtained some facilities after the meeting occurred yesterday in Brussels among EU transport officials, the Sardinia Region President,... more
PeopleEU could give a green light to the territorial continuity in Sardinia
Brussels, Belgium - It will be based on air transport services provided by just one carrier whose selection will follow the EU's approval on the step
European Commission would be ready to give a green light to the territorial continuity for Sardinia region (Italy), a solution hoped by regional Government which is trying to make accept for Sardinia the... more
PeopleEU and the USA ready to negotiate on the air free flight zone
Brussels, Belgium - Nevertheless, European Union appears to think one should wait for the American Presidential election
The United States and European Union are ready to analyse the matter regarding the creation of an air free flight zone, an area which, as both sides hope, should put the several bilateral agreements among... more
PeopleCanada: changes on weight standard of aircraft
Ottawa, Canada - The new measure originated from the aeroplane crash happened last January
The proposal of make some changes on weight standard of aircraft, comes from "transportation safety board" of Canada and it is directed to the federal government: the agency pointed out, in fact, that... more
PeopleCommercial difficulties for the 7E7 Dreamliner
Washington, USA - Boeing still appears to be far from reaching the 200 orders by the end of the year and the A-350's competitiveness is rising
The 7E7 Dreamliner, the new Boeing’s medium-range airliner, would be facing a particularly delicate moment from a commercial point of view. First of all, some US analysts would have underlined that the A... more
PeopleIndia: the air transport system reform
New Dheli, India - Government would intend to favour the participation by foreign companies and the denationalization of some airports
Indian Government would be seriously thinking to start a remarkable modernization process for the country's air transport system. The main measures currently under the analysis by the New Dheli Government's... more
PeopleTax exemption for air services: EU Court of Justice deepens the matter
Luxembourg - A sentence would practically admit Cimber Air is right against Danish Government, though the national Judge has to perform further checks
It seems that the Danish carrier Cimber Air succeeded in win against Copenaghen's Government, with reference to the tax exemption related to the transfer of goods and services such as for example the victualling... more
PeopleAsia: little availability of passenger planes
Singapore - That would increase airline operating costs
Southeast Asia airlines forced to face shortage passenger aircraft increase more and more: that carries higher leasing costs on top of rising fuel prices. Many of these airlines prefer A-320 from Airbus... more
PeopleThe Chinese Aviation Industry announced notable profits
Beijing, China - The profits have been facilitated by fares stability
The General Administration of Civil Aviation announced today that the industry achieved large profits, in the last three quarter of the year, for the amount of USD 1.24 bn, much more high then the target... more
PeopleRolls Royce selects Goodrich for the Trent 1000's control system
Birmingham, UK - The two companies carry on so a long-standing collaboration
Rolls Royce decided to opt for the solution offered by Goodrich concerning the control system for the new Trent 1000 engines. After carrying on a deep cooperation in the aeronautics powerplant sector for... more
PeopleEADS faces the rising oil cost problem
Paris, France - According to the European consortium, fleets renewed with last generation airplanes can take advantages from lower consumption
The current situation of the international air transport sector related to the rising aeronautics fuels cost was recently considered also by EADS' CEO, Philippe Camus. According to Camus, the European... more
PeopleBrussels to Washington: "Let's analyse the matter of subsidies for the 7E7 in Geneva at the end of October"
Brussels, Belgium - Meanwhile, the USA criticize the Airbus' initiative aimed to gain public funds for the A-350 programme
After the announcement by Airbus about the intention for resorting to public funding in order to produce one third of the programme related to the new A-350 airliner (see for details AVIONEWS), the United... more
PeopleAll Nippon Airways, the Rolls Royce Trent 1000 to power the Dreamliners (2): Airbus' comment
London, UK - According to European group, this would be a signal of the realization in Japan that the USA are going to lose on the subsidies matter
British press analyses the situation related to the trade war between Boeing and Airbus following the appeals to the WTO (World Trade Organization), to which respectively the USA and EU resorted against... more
PeopleAll Nippon Airways: the Rolls Royce Trent 1000 to power the Dreamliners
Tokyo, Japan - A contract worth EUR 1bn was signed to provide engines for some 50 new airliners
Japanese airline, All Nippon Airways, one of the first customers of the new Boeing 7E7 Dreamliner medium-range airliner, has decided to rely upon the Rolls Royce Trent 1000 engines rather than opting for... more
PeopleAirbus A-350: public funding worth EUR 1bn?
Toulouse, France - They could be requested on the basis of the chances scheduled by the 1992 agreements and unilaterally abrogated by the USA
Airbus’ forecasting for the next two years appear particularly positive for the orders which the European aerospace group could achieve by 2006. According to the board of the company owned by EADS and B... more
PeopleAll the routes to only one airline in Sardinia?
Cagliari, Italy - As the Portugal model which links the Azores Islands
After the proposal from a regional councilman to restore the Sardinia inner flights, the Region launches a new plan: to offer all the routes to only one airline. It is a Portuguese model which seems to... more
PeopleThe Airbus' industrial presence in China
Toulouse, France - More than a 25% of the European group's planes in service at a worldwide level would be fitted with components manufactured in China
Airbus analyses the situation regarding its presence in China. From an industrial point of view the european aerospace group progressively strengthened in recent years the collaboration activities with... more
PeopleTaiwan: direct flights towards China?
Taipei, Taiwan - Formosa's Government would have suggested an agreement to Beijing for setting direct routes between the two countries
Taiwan would be trying to lower tension for the diplomatic relations with China, and it would have decided to promote the restore of the flight activities between the continental country and the island,... more
PeopleThe ICAO 35th Assembly ended
Montreal, Canada - Safety, security and environment in the centre of attention but many countries do not honour the rules regarding such matters
The ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organization) 35th Assembly ended on last October 8, after starting in Montreal, Canada (see for details AVIONEWS). At the end of this event, the major issues on... more
PeopleSkyguide: planned redundancies to face reorganization
Zurich, Switzerland - Which will diminish the take off, landing and overflying fees
The Board of Directors of Skyguide - the Switzerland air traffic control society - would have established a cost reduction plan which should have to diminish the take off, landing and overflying fees.... more
PeopleChirac visiting China: no positive signs for the A-380 have appeared yet
Beijing, China - However, Airbus group would seem to forecast orders by a new customer from the Asian country by the end of this year
French President, Jacques Chirac, while visiting China yesterday, would have promoted a series of relevant French industrial products aiming to increase the export of aerospace sector's solutions. Besides... more
PeopleThe USA-EU struggle for the aerospace industry subsidies: first effects on the competition between the A-350 and the 7E7
Toulouse, France - Decisions by the WTO could affect the funding destined to the two aircraft
The development of the new Airbus A-350 transport airplane (see for details AVIONEWS), would appear to be already subjected to the first effects of the recent appeal to the WTO (World Trade Organization)... more
People7E7 Dreamliner: Alenia will have to choose between Puglia and Campania to manufacture its components
Naples, Italy - Campania's unions would be promoting their territory while Puglia Region's President asks for waiting for company's decision
Alenia Aeronautica will have to decide soon where to manufacture the structural components destined to the new Boeing 7E7 Dreamliner medium-range airliner, as it seems that there are two Italia regions... more
PeopleThe immortal 747 challenges the A-380
Washington, USA - A new version called Advanced tu enjoy the technology employed for the 777s and the 7E7s
A 747 in order to seize the market segment of the Airbus A-380: it would appear as foregone, as Boeing would not intend to produce a new long-range airplane to compete with the European group's flying... more
PeopleBoeing 7E7 "Dreamliner": Mitsubishi to cooperate for the production of the Rolls Royce's engines
Tokyo, Japan - The participation share by the Japanese company would consist of a 7%
Rolls Royce is constantly searching for new partners in order to carry on the designing of the new engine destined to the 7E7 "Dreamliner", the leading edge programme of Boeing concerning the civil aviation... more
PeopleEU Commission: more rigidity on the State aids for the air transport sector
Brussels, Belgium - It would have ben underlined by the new European Commissioner for Transport, French-native Jacques Barrot
Absolute rigidity regarding State aids in favour of the air transport sector: this is the policy that the new European Commissioner for Transport, French-native Jacques Barrot, would intend to implement... more
PeopleA-380: there are 21 Japanese companies cooperating for the Airbus’ programme
Tokyo, Japan – Meanwhile, the representatives of the European aerospace group would have revealed that a new customer from China could be indicated by this year
There would be some 21 Japanese companies, competent and operating for the aerospace sector, cooperating for the production of the new Airbus’ long-range airliner, the A-380, a 555 seats giant of the s... more
PeopleICAO's 35th Conference begins
Montreal, Canada - Safety/security, pollution and increase of the transport capabilities in the centre of attention
The ICAO’s (International Civil Aviation Organization) 35th Conference officially began today, after the first talks occurred during the last days such as for example the one performed by IATA (International A... more
PeopleA-350: Airbus confirms the name of the new rival of the Dreamliner
Toulouse, France - A medium-range 270 seats transport airplane, with technologies deriving from the A-380 and new engines
A-350: no more doubts would exist now about the name of the new medium-range transport airplane under development by Airbus. It would have recently been announced by Airbus’ CEO Noel Forgeard himself, b... more
PeopleIATA: five major sectors to involve in order to improve the air transport market
Montreal, Canada - Director General and CEO Bisignani would have underlined them during the ICAO's 35th Assembly
Giovanni Bisignani, IATA’s (International Air Transport Association) Director General and CEO, has recently analysed the situation of the air transport market and what he considers as the necessary interventions a... more
PeopleBoeing selects Parker Hannifin for its 7E7 Dreamliner
Washington, USA - The hydraulic subsystem provided by the new partner would be able to ensure higher pressure with a limited structural weight
The 7E7 Dreamliner, the new Boeing's medium-range airliner, will be endowed of hydraulic subsystems provided by Parker Hannifin. Such enterprise would have been chosen on the basis of criteria which are... more
PeopleIata: increase of the traffic for first eight months of this year
Geneva, Switzerland - USD 3-4bn industry loss for 2004
IATA announced increases of 18.7% for international passenger traffic and 14.2% for international cargo traffic for the first eight months of 2004 over 2003. "The increase in traffic is well beyond our... more
PeopleSwiss and German greens against the air transport
Kostanz, Germany - Nocturnal pauses for the airports and taxes over kerosene: ecologists met today in Kostanz talk about it
Today the "Greens without frontiers" talks have kept in Kostanz, where representatives of German and Swiss ecologists has discussed about the air traffic, and they would have demanded a nine hours nocturnal... more
PeopleBoeing: two hundred 7E7 Dreamliners have been ordered
Washington, USA - The names of the purchaser airlines to be unveiled by the end of this year
According to Boeing's representatives, the rivalry with Airbus is significantly destinated to increase when considering the economic trend of the worldwide air transport sector. Boeing would in fact think... more
PeopleA decree on civil aviation in Italy: division of competences and safety
Rome, Italy - As the major aspects of the future country's air transport sector, according to Italian Vice-Minister for Transport
Italian Vice-Minister for Infrastructures and Transport, Mario Tassone, would have recently underlined the importance of the decree concerning civil aviation, aimed to ensure significant improvements for... more
PeopleA-380: Boeing will develop a competitor plane if the Airbus' product proves a winning one
Washington, USA - It would have been unveiled by President of such US aerospace company
During a recent interview, Boeing's President and CEO Harry Stonecipher would have firmly criticized the competitors and, at the same time, unveiled an important aspect. According to Stonecipher, Airbus... more
PeopleTU-334: challenge with the short-range commercial airplanes started
Moscow, Russia - The noise-level certificate has been awarded and the production activity constantly goes on
Tupolev is ready to challenge the winning products of the competitors which have so far conquered the international market, concerning the short-range commercial airplanes sector. The Tu-334 would have... more
PeopleEuropean Single Sky: a dedicated conference in Sicily
Selinunte, Italy - Opened today, it will end tomorrow by an analysis on the passage from the current different air spaces to a single one
A conference on the "European Single Sky" has been opened today at Selinunte, in Trapani province. The event, whose conclusion has been scheduled for tomorrow, involve some 25 countries. Some 130 delegates... more
PeopleBombardier: no problems for deliveries despite the US Airways' crisis
Toronto, Canada - The delivery of 12 CRJ aircraft by January 2005 should warrant the Canadian group to conclude the fiscal year without damages
The crisis affecting some carriers produced particularly negative effects for the airplanes orders previously performed, but this problem does not seem to worry Bombardier. The Canadian aerospace group... more
PeopleFAA welcomes the UFAC's development with favour
Berne, Switzerland - The Swiss civil aviation agency's activity aimed to strengthen the sector's efficiency and safety has been positively considered
UFAC (Swiss Federal Civil Aviation Office) is performing an important functional and operative development, aimed to separate between the activities dedicated to flight safety and the ones regarding a... more
PeopleEU and Chile sign an air transport agreement
Santiago of Chile, Chile - The South American country can choose to operate the routes used by the old continent by CLAC carriers
Yesterday it has been signed the "Horizontal Agreement for the air transport services" between Chile and European Union. The accord would establish that the South American country can choose whichever... more