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PeopleBisignani (IATA): "Cautious optimism" for air transport
Paris, France - Decreasing losses for rising fuel price and increasing revenues
In occasion of IATA (International Air Transport Association) general conference in Paris, the President, Giovanni Bisignani, has announced today that, though rising fuel price heavily affects airlines... more
PeopleA service agency for US air transport operators
Washington, USA - Its name is Passur
Passur is a US agency offering software, hardware and radar services and real-time information to air transport operators, airlines and airports first of all. Its database contains flight data of any kind... more
PeopleIATA: strong demand and hight load factors
Paris, France - For January to April 2006
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released international traffic data for January to April 2006 showing 6.9% growth in passenger demand and 5.7% growth for freight over the same period... more
PeopleNew fire B-747/200
Los Angeles, USA - The aircraft is able to contain a big quantity of water
It was presented in San Bernardino, near Los Angeles, USA, a new prototype of the Boeing B-747/200 cargo modified in a fire aircraft. The plane was realized by a US company, Evergreen, and it could become... more
PeopleCommission's reaction to the ECJ judgement on personal data retention
Brussels, Belgium - The Commission organised for today a technical briefing with experts
The Commission will respect the Court’s judgement and is currently analyzing its full implications. The Commission remains committed to the fight against terrorism while fully respecting fundamental h... more
PeopleStrong growth of the aeronautical sector in China
Beijing, China - The number of the aircraft for common use increased in the Asian Giant
It continues the strong growth of the aeronautical sector in China. In particular it was registered an increase also of the aircraft for common use, that ones destined to the civil aviation, but not for... more
PeopleICAO: world airlines improve operating profits in 2005 despite fuel cost increases
Montreal, Canada - The positive operating results occurred in a year when average fuel prices increased by some 49 per cent compared to 2004
"Preliminary estimates for 2005 released yesterday by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) show that scheduled airlines of the Organization’s 189 Contracting States posted a combined o... more
PeoplePassenger data. Frattini: we are working now to warrant security to passengers between USA and Europe
Brussels, Belgium - That is the comment by the Vice-President of European Commission, Franco Frattini, on the sentence by the European Justice Court
"We are working now to warrant continuity to air transport security between Europe and United States in function of terrorism prevention and obviously of passenger security. We cannot imagine that after... more
PeopleFuel tax used to finance the air safety
Zurich, Switzerland - It was proposed by Swiss Minister of Transports
Swiss Minister of Transport, Moritz Leuenberer, speaking in a meeting in Kloten about the air traffic, said that a part of the fuel tax, which in Switzerland is used for the maintenance of the streets,... more
PeopleRecord of the fuel cost for the airlines in 2006
Paris, France - It was announced to "La Tribune" newspaper by IATA's President, Giovanni Bisignani
The fuel bill for the 2006 will be more expensive that it was forecast. It should have to surpass USD 100 billion, engraving the losses of the air carrier, assessed in USD 2.2 billion, and that instead... more
PeopleAfrican air transport: today an high governmental meeting starts
Rabat, Morocco - It was made known by Moroccan newspaper "Le Matin"
Since today to tomorrow, the most important politicians and diplomatic and economic officials of Africa will club in Tunis to talk about the current state of the air transports in the continent. At the... more
PeopleEuropean Court of Justice rejected the EU-USA agreement of the 2004
Luxembourg, Luxembourg - It is illegal to supply to US Authorities the personal data of European passengers
European Court of Justice, which is based in Luxembourg, rejected the agreement between USA and UE which obliged the airline to supply to US authorities the personal data of the European travellers of... more
PeopleChina in the sights of great alliances
Beijing, China - Air China in Star Alliance, China Eastern in Oneworld and China Southern in SkyTeam
Chinese air transport market is more and more desirable for global alliances. After the recent entry of Air China in Star Alliance (see AVIONEWS for details), Oneworld, which Cathay Pacific is already... more
PeopleAlitalia. Italian Antitrust started an enquiry about the purchase of Volare
Rome, Italy - It was made known by a statement of the Competition Authority
Italian Antitrust Authority, led by Antonio Catricalà, made known in a statement to have started an enquiry about the Alitalia’s purchase of Volare. The enquiry, according to the Authority, will have to... more
PeopleIAC expands its presence in the Middle East
Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Contracts signed with Qatar and Cyprus
International Air Charter (IAC), a private aircraft charter broker (business jets and helicopters) at world level, has just signed agreements with Qatar and Cyprus to establish its own representative offices... more
PeopleIATA: 62nd annual general meeting & world air transport summit
Geneva, Switzerland - It will be held in Paris from next 4-6 June
The IATA 62nd Annual General Meeting and World Air Transport Summit will be held in Paris from 4-6 June 2006. The tremendous surge in aircraft orders is encouraging for the future of the air transport... more
PeopleUSA-China understanding on air Police
Washington, USA - A cooperation aimed at security on passenger airplanes
In the last days China and USA signed a Memorandum in Washington for promotion of cooperation between the two Countries on the field of air Police, according to which Chinese and US agents will be operative... more
PeopleICAO and ACI join forces on airport training
Montreal, Canada - Multi-year agreement covers wide range of subjects
The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and Airports Council International (ACI) have signed an agreement to develop and deliver a joint training programme encompassing a broad range of airport... more
PeopleFAA upgrades Ecuador's airlines
Washington, USA - Removing security restrictions
US FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) decided to remove restrictions concerning security degree for Ecuadorian airlines, which pass from the second to the first category. The decision has been taken... more
PeopleAlitalia: the airlines' workers are clubbed in a permanent assembly at Elmas airport
Cagliari, Italy - They ask strongly that the management of the carrier went to the island to talk about the future of 108 jobs
After the news of the sentence of the Council of State, favorable to Air One against the admission of Alitalia to the race for the purchase of the burdens of service for the flights to and from Sardinia,... more
PeopleLow-cost airlines Germanwings and Centavia in Serbia
Belgrade, Serbia - New Summer routes in the Balkan Capital
News from Serbian skies. The first concerns Serbian airline Centavia, the second is about Germanwings. Centavia, the one and only Serbian low-cost carrier, makes known that it will start operations next... more
PeopleANSV report 2005: the enquiries
Rome, Italy - The riskiest sector is the touristic and sport one
In 2005 the ANSV, the Italian agency for the flight safety, received 783 signals of events that concerned the flight safety. From these signals 137 enquiries started divided in: 106 about aircraft (49... more
PeopleEurocontrol launches new air-ground communications safety actions
Brussels, Belgium – A series of the initiatives together with stakeholders
EUROCONTROL, the European Organisation for the Safety of Air Navigation, together with stakeholders from across the aviation industry, has recently launched a series of new air-ground safety initiatives... more
PeopleAgreement in Louisiana to make safer the air traffic in the Gulf of Mexico
Lafayette, USA - The agreement signed among FAA, HAI and the aeronautical industries
It was signed in Lafayette Louisiana, USA, an agreement among FAA, Federal Aviation Administration, the industry of the aeronautical sector and the Helicopter Association International (HAI), to develop... more
PeopleAir China to join Star Alliance
Beijing, China - The alliance network will grow to 20 members
At a joint ceremony held in Beijing today, Air China and Star Alliance announced that the Chinese carrier has decided to join Star Alliance. Star Alliance recently also extended an invitation to Shanghai... more
PeopleICAO: forum from 24-26 May
Montreal, Canada - About safety, security of air transport
Ensuring the safety, security and sustainability of air transport in an era of growing liberalization is the underlying theme of the three-day Forum (24-26 May) at which more than 100 participants from... more
PeopleUSA: more controls on cargo flight
Washington, USA - t was announced by US Government
The introduction of new security measures on cargo flight has been announced by the US Government. They will include also penal verify about the 100,000 workers of the sector. Contemporary the Transportation... more
PeopleAlitalia-Spinetta. Rossi: the Air France's President is not reliable
Rome, Italy - The Filt-Cgil's General Secretary, Fabrizio Solari, said it
"Perhaps Spinetta is not reliable because he is an involved part in it, to Air France and KLM can be comfortable to pick up the Alitalia’s crumbs. For Alitalia an international alliance is fundamental a... more
PeopleNats strengthens its technical top team
London, UK - They are Stephen Hale and Stephen Winter the two key appointments
NATS, the UK’s leading air traffic management provider has strengthened its engineering team with two key appointments to lead the delivery of its ten year, £1 bn investment programme. Stephen Hale ha... more
PeopleEconomic class syndrome: thin air inside planes does not cause thrombosis
Leicester, United Kingdom - A new research published on "Jama" medical magazine reveals that
A new research made by English, Scottish and German scientists and leaded by William Toff from Leicester University reported that long-time flights do not increase risks on developing leg blood embolus,... more
PeopleA flock of birds perforates an airplane wing
Tokyo, Japan - And it causes dents on the pod
A Boeing 767 of Air Do Japanese airline had a clash against a flock of birds during a night flight from Tokyo to the Northern city of Sapporo. The collision, which happened shortly before the start of... more
PeopleIATA: airlines reach 49% ET in first quarter
Hong Kong, China - Electronic ticketing growth rates must increase to meet industry targets
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) today announced that global electronic ticketing (ET) penetration in its billing settlement plans (BSPs) rose by 10.4% points during the first quarter... more
PeopleEUROCONTROL launches "Banned" aircraft alerting function
Brussels, Belgium – For safety reasons
EUROCONTROL has today begun providing an alerting service to those European states which are the departure or arrival point for an aircraft deemed by national authorities to pose a safety risk. Since... more
PeopleOpens skies agreement between USA and EU postponed
Brussels, Belgium - Before it is necessary to change an American law
It was postponed to the Summer of the 2007 the liberalization of the civil aviation markets between USA and EU, agreement known as open skies. It was announced yesterday in Brussels by the responsibles... more
PeopleNATS: late Easter slows air traffic growth
London, UK - But in April there was a record for flights
NATS, the UK’s leading air traffic management provider, handled a record 187,788 flights in April, but the late Easter slowed the rate of growth to 2.1 per cent over April 2005. The Oceanic Area Control C... more
PeopleEASA: the Agency launched Airworthiness Directives notification website
Cologne, Germany - It's active from yesterday at the ad.easa.eu.int
The European Aviation Safety Agency now provides direct on-line access to all EU Airworthiness Directives (AD). The new website ad.easa.eu.int also enables visitors to search for specific ADs and to subscribe... more
PeopleFalse alarm on an Aegean Airlines Athens-Rome flight
Athens, Greece - The on-board computer signals a mechanic damage
Greek Aegean Airlines flight 650, taken off yesterday morning in Athens and headed to Rome, went back to the departure airport shortly after its lift-off, because an alarm signalled a possible mechanic... more
PeopleFAA passes to Red Hat Enterprise Linux system
Washington, USA - Thanks to the new computing system, the Authority saves USD 15m
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the civil aviation authority of US Transportation Department which manages more than two million passengers on national airlines everyday, has recently passed... more
PeopleInternet on US airplanes
Washington, USA - License concession called for bids
Internet is about to appear on American flights too. While in Europe some airlines already offer "Connexion", wireless connection service developed by Boeing, US carriers have been stopped until now by... more
PeopleHungarian authorities scheduled a double raise of the air transport within the 2020
Budapest, Hungary - It was retailed by Istvan Mudra of HungaroControl
During a press conference which took place yesterday in Budapest, Istva Mudra, General Director of HungaroControl, the Hungarian Agency for the control of the air traffic, retailed that the same could... more
PeopleManera: the centre of mass for European air traffic could move to Middle-East
Rome, Italy - After the conclusions at Salisbourg's meeting among Transport Ministers
The Director General of ENAC (Italian National Civil Aviation Authority), Silvano Manera, expressed his worry for the conclusions made by European Transport Ministers gathered May 4 and 5 in Strasbourg.... more
PeoplePrivate airplanes pilots protest against Sardinia decision to tax executive flights
Rome, Italy - It is said in a statement by AOPA Italia
AOPA Italia (Aircraft owner and pilot association) published a statement Saturday against the decision of the Regional Committee leaded by Renato Soru to tax all the non-scheduled flights landing on Sardinian... more
PeopleWithin the 2010 China will double its civil aircraft's fleet
Beijing, China - It was declared by the Chinese Civil Aviation Vice-Minister Gao Hongfeng
In an interview to the Chinese newspaper "China Daily" the Chinese Civil Aviation Vice-Minister, Gao Hongfeng, announced that in the next four years China will double its civil aircraft’s fleet. The p... more
People"Single European Sky": more 10 partners sign
Salisburg, France - 8 South-Eastern Europe Countries plus Iceland and Norway
An agreement between EU and Transport Ministers of eight South-Eastern Europe Countries (Albania, Bosnia, Bulgaria, Croatia, Macedonia, Romania, Serbia and Kosovo), plus Iceland and Norway, has been signed... more
PeopleEurofly Milan-New York route stopped
Milan, Italy - US authorities do not give consent
The inaugural flight of Milan-Linate/Manhattan route, which should have taken off today with Italian airline Eurofly, has not been authorized by US Department of Transportation because of the lack of reciprocity... more
PeopleAn agreement for new Pescara-Moscow route
Pescara, Italy - The flights will be operated with a TU-154
Russian Charter Center-ICS Group and Baltour Tour Operator made an agreement according to which a charter line linking Pescara (Italy) and Moscow will be activated starting from July 1. The two companies... more
PeopleNATS: new tower is virtually real for Heathrow air traffic control
London, UK - 87 metres above the runways of the world’s busiest international airport
"One of Europe’s most realistic air traffic control (ATC) simulators has gone live, preparing controllers at Heathrow for life in their new tower, 87 metres above the runways of the world’s busiest int... more
PeopleMumbay and New Delhi airports privatized
New Delhi, India - The new owners are Australian and South African
Mumbay (ex-Bombay) and New Delhi Indian airports are officially private-owned and not public-owned anymore since yesterday midnight, when AAI, Airport Authority of India, got down 26% of joint stock of... more
PeoplePresident Bush gave the green light to European investments to control US carriers
Washington, USA - It is probable now the signature of an open skies agreement between USA and EU
President Bush gave the green light, passing the doubts regarding the national security, to the plan which will allow to the foreign investors to take the control of US air carriers for a share also larger... more
PeopleSwitzerland will join "Single European Sky"
Bern, Switzerland - Helvetic Government decided that
Helvetic Government has agreed on join within the end of the year the so-called "Single European Sky" (SES), the project which aims to increase efficiency and safety in European air traffic management,... more