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Civil aviationAirplanes grounded due to the protests. AEA strongly condemns French Air Traffic Control strike
Brussels, Belgium - Once more passengers and airlines hijacked
Once again passengers and European airlines are being seriously affected by strike action by air traffic controllers(ATC) in France. The Association of European Airlines (AEA) strongly condemns this unjustified... more
Civil aviationWho reacts of an airplane's delay? Court Justice EU sentences on notion "Claim" of the passengers
Luxembourg, Luxembourg - The national authorities supervise but are not required to act on individual complaints; that power may be given to them by national legislations
When an airplane flight is cancelled, the air carrier is required under EU law to provide care for the passengers concerned as well as compensation (between €250 and €600, depending on the distance). Moreover, eac... more
Civil aviationAircraft and transport. The strikes in Italy in March
Rome, Italy - Different protests announced for next Friday
The Italian Transport Ministry unveiled the list of the strikes predicted in the air transport. The protests announced for next Friday are: 18/03/2016, Uilt-Uil/Anpav+Rsa, staff of Mistral Air company,... more
Civil aviationAirplanes. SESAR 2020 membership reflects growing Europe-wide commitment to ATM modernisation
Brussels, Belgium - 19 members will participate in the industrial research, validation and demonstration activities
The SESAR Joint Undertaking (SESAR JU) has announced the 19 members that will participate in the industrial research, validation and demonstration activities of SESAR 2020, the next wave of the European... more
Civil aviationAmsterdam Airport: presentation of "2015 Schiphol Aviation Awards"
Amsterdam, Holland - Six winners announced
The annual "Schiphol Aviation Awards" were awarded this week amid great interest. Chief Commercial Officer Maarten de Groof and Chief Operations Officer Birgit Otto announced the six winners in the new... more
Civil aviationAirplanes. Inmarsat and ESA to enhance ATM in Europe with Iris Service Evolution
Rome, Italy - Consortium of over 30 companies have joined the project (Airbus, Boeing, NATS, TAS, and Alitalia)
Inmarsat, one of the world’s providers of global mobile satellite communications, has been awarded a contract by the European Space Agency (ESA) to enhance Air Traffic Management (ATM) in Europe with a... more
Civil aviationAirplanes and figures. IATA: strong passenger demand continues into 2016
Geneva, Switzerland - RPK rose 7.1% compared to January 2015
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced global passenger traffic results for January 2016 showing demand (revenue passenger kilometers or RPKs) rose 7.1% compared to January 2015.... more
Civil aviationAirplanes. AEA and Commissioner Bulc move forward on new EU Aviation Strategy
Brussels, Belgium - The CEOs expressed their appreciation for the long-awaited project
A delegation of AEA (Association European Airlines) CEOs met with EU Transport Commissioner Violeta Bulc to discuss the Aviation Strategy for Europe. During the meeting the CEOs expressed their appreciation... more
Civil aviationAirplanes. United Airlines applies to serve Cuba from four global gateways
Chicago, Usa - They are New York, Houston, Washington and Chicago
United Airlines submitted yesterday its formal application to the US Department of Transportation (DOT) for authority to provide service from four of its largest US gateway cities -Newark/New York, Houston,... more
Civil aviationAircraft and transport. IATA: strengthening Russian aviation with global standards
Moscow, Russia - The Association proposes agenda for Russia, signs agreement with Russian Association of Air Transport Operators
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) proposed an agenda to strengthen aviation in Russia based on the further implementation of global standards and best practices. Tony Tyler, IATA’s D... more
Civil aviationAircraft and transport. Italian ENAV: two four hour strikes today at Rome-Ciampino airport
Rome, Italy - Both protests in the same time band: 1pm-5pm
ENAV (Italian Flight Assistance company) communicates that today, February 29, the UNICA and UGL Trasporto Aereo unions have fixed two different strikes, both at the ACC in Rome-Ciampino, from 1pm to 5pm... more
Civil aviationAircraft and transport. EU and China launch aviation cooperation project
Cologne, Germany - Take-off of a new technical cooperation managed by the European EASA and by the Chinese CAAC
A new chapter in EU-China aviation relations started today, with the official launch of the EU-China Aviation Partnership Project (APP). The 5-year, €10 million project, managed by the European Aviation S... more
Civil aviationGermanwings' tragedy instructs. Germany controls aircraft pilots. The human life before the privacy
Berlin, Germany - An amendment to the current law will be submitted to the green light by the Federal Parliament
The German Federal Government is studying a measure addressed to introduce recurring checks as example on the aircraft pilots, aimed at the identification of the use of drugs, alcoholic drinks and medicines.... more
Civil aviationEurope-Russia: competence fight on the airspace in Crimea. Who decides on the routes that fly over Sinferopoli and the Black Sea?
Rome, Italy - Easa makes agreements with Ukraine, but Moskow don't legitimate its competence
One month ago Easa, the European Aviation Safety Agency announced to have concluded the agreements with Saau (State Aviation Administration of Ukraine) started last 18th January. A step forward in the... more
Civil aviationAircraft and transport. IATA calls on Thai Government to shore-up competitiveness
Bankgkok, Thailandia - Safety, capacity and cost issues to keep local aviation sector competitive
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) called on the government of Thailand to address urgently safety, capacity and cost issues to keep Thailand’s aviation sector competitive. Safety: it o... more
Civil aviationUnited, PAFCA reach tentative agreement for dispatchers
Chicago, Usa - The contract extends the current one through the end of 2021
United and the Professional Airline Flight Control Association (PAFCA) reached a tentative agreement yesterday on a contract extension for the company's more than 420 dispatchers. The tentative agreement... more
Civil aviationAirplanes. Agreeement on recovery commercial links USA-Cuba
Chicago, Usa - DOT opens offer for 110 daily flights
A historical signing between the US and Cuba Governments happened yesterday. It is about the official agreement that approves the recovery of the commercial links by airplanes between the two Countries.... more
Civil aviationAircraft and carriers. AEA member airlines increase seat capacity by 5.5% in summer 2016
Brussels, Belgium - 3.8% more flights and 254 new routes launched
The members of the Association of European Airlines (AEA) will offer 3.8% more flights and 5.5% more seats in the upcoming summer season. In total 254 new routes will be launched. During the upcoming... more
Civil aviation"Singapore Airshow": Iran will purchase 100 SSJ-100 airplanes?
Singapore, Republic of Singapore - The potential there is and Vladislav Masalov of UAC hopes to close the deal
The UAC (United Aircraft Corporation) Vice-President, Vladislav Masalov, is hopeful to place a maxi-order for 100 airplanes - the modern Superjet 100 of Sukhoi- on the Iranian market. He declared it during... more
Civil aviationIATA welcomes new CO2 emissions standard for aircraft -Specials
Geneva, Switzerland - After six years of paintstaking negotiation and technical work
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) welcomed the decision by representatives at the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) to agree a CO2 efficiency Standard for commercial aircraft. The... more
Civil aviationAircraft and transport. IATA: demand for air travel in 2015 surges to strongest results in five years
Geneva, Switzerland - Annual capacity rose 5.6% last year
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced global passenger traffic results for 2015 showing demand (revenue passenger kilometers or RPKs) rose 6.5% for the full year compared to 2014.... more
Civil aviationAirplanes and environment. Emirates Group releases 5th Annual report -Specials
Dubai, UAE - The document presents performance data across a range of activities
The Emirates Group, comprising Emirates airline and dnata, has released its fifth annual environmental report for 2014-15. Audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers, the report presents environmental performance... more
Civil aviationAirplanes. Ryanair against strikes of the radar men. Petition launched. EU intervention
Rome, Italy - To deny the strike right to the category, and it is equal to Police and military corps
Ryanair appealed yesterday, January 25, to the French Government and to the European Union in order to they would take immediate measures to prevent that thousands of users in Europe would see their travel... more
Civil aviationAircraft and transport. IATA: Italian aviation tax to cost 2,300 jobs a year
Geneva, Switzerland - The Association condemned a sudden increase of it that damages our economy and traffic
"The International Air Transport Association (IATA) condemned a sudden increase in the Italian Council Tax levied on air passengers which will damage Italian economic competitiveness, and result in 2,300... more
Civil aviationSuperjet SSJ-100: IAC privatization put at risk export of the aircraft in Europe and not only
Moscow, Russia - To examine the previous agreements for export between the Russian body and the civil aviation authorities, ENAC included?
The "Kommersant" Russian daily reported it today. The impact of the privatization by IAC -(Interstate Aviation Committee), the Authority that manages and supervises the civil aviation in the CIS- on the... more
Civil aviationUnited pilots vote to ratify a two year contract extension
Chicago, Usa - Until January 2019 and it covers more than 12,000 pilots
United Airlines announced that the company's pilots have voted overwhelmingly to ratify a two-year contract extension. The agreement provides significant improvements for United pilots and an extended... more
Civil aviationAirplanes and transport. European associations call on the Dutch Presidency to drive forward the EU Aviation Strategy
Amsterdam, Holland - On the eve of the EU Aviation Summit
On the eve of the EU Aviation Summit, the European airspace user associations (AEA, EBAA, EEA, ELFAA, ERA and IACA) are urging the Dutch Presidency to strengthen the European Commission’s (EC) Aviation S... more
Civil aviationAircraft and transport. Italian ENAV: an eight hour strike next January 25
Rome, Italy - Other two protests planned in the same day
ENAV (Italian flight assistance company) communicates that the operating staff of the Fata-Cisal union has announced a strike for eight hours (10am-8pm) next January 25. The essential services will be... more
Civil aviationAirplanes. Top managers of Flybe and Blue Air join ERA's board
London, UK - Members are in Dublin for first meeting of 2016
Saad Hammad, Chief Executive Officer of Flybe, and Gheorghe Racaru, Director General of Blue Air, have been elected to the board of the European Regions Airline Association (ERA), further strengthening... more
Civil aviationCuba and China sign MOU on air links between the two Countries
Havana, Cuba - Three direct flights per week Havana-Beijing, just to start
Some local media diffused yesterday the news about a MoU (Memorandum of Understanding) signed by the Governements of China and Cuba, in order to intensify the links by airplanes after the introduction... more
Civil aviationLufthansa Group achieves record number of passengers in 2015
Frankfurt, Germany - Seat load factor of 80.4 per cent is a historical high
The airlines of the Lufthansa Group transported 107.7 million passengers in 2015, which is a new record. The Group carried 1.6 per cent more passengers than in the previous year. At the same time the company... more
Civil aviationAirplanes and transport. IATA: healthy November traffic demand
Geneva, Switzerland - International and domestic markets
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced global passenger traffic results for November showing continued strong traffic growth above the 10-year average rate of 5.6%. Total revenue... more
Civil aviationAirplanes and figures. In 2015 AEA member airlines achieve highest rate of growth since 2011
Brussels, Belgium - 307 million passengers, +12.6 million over 2014, a growth of 4.3%
According to first estimates of its research team, AEA (Association of European Airlines) member carriers in 2015 achieved the highest rate of growth in passenger traffic since 2011, carrying more passengers... more
Civil aviationAirplanes. The air links reopened between Russia and Egypt? Moscow imposes a condition
Rome, Italy - The reactivation from January 10, if Egypt will accept the Russian control in its airports
The Russian Federation suspended last October 31 all the air links with Egypt. The decision taken immediately after the terrorist attack to the A-321 airplane of Metrojet that will cause the death of 224... more
Civil aviationAircraft at ground. Istanbul, in Turkey: the bad weather doesn't give a break
Rome, Italy - Hundreds of flights cancelled, as predicted. The "Ataturk" airport paralysed
As the meteorologists forecast, a strong snow storm hit in these hours Turkey causing serious hardships, and the cancellation of hundreds of links, and airplanes at ground as consequence (see for details... more
Civil aviationThe aircraft pilots subject to tests on alcohol, drug and medicines: to talk about it in Germany
Berlin, Germany - The German Transport Minister, Alexander Dobrindt, faced the issue after the Germanwings tragedy
Privacy yes, privacy no. Where the discretion right for personal information ends, and where the public safety one begins? A matter to discuss that to subject or less to recurring tests on the dependences... more
Civil aviationAirplanes and transport. 2015 European ATM Master Plan gives further boost to Europe’s leading role in aviation
Brussels, Belgium - The members of the Administrative Board of the SESAR JU have approved this year edition of it
The members of the Administrative Board of the SESAR Joint Undertaking (SESAR JU) have formally approved the 2015 edition of the European ATM Master Plan, the main planning tool for air traffic management... more
Civil aviationAircraft. SAAB delivers advanced wing component to Clean Sky project
Linkpoping, Sweden - The wing component is now ready for delivery
Defence and security company Saab has participated in Europe’s Clean Sky Smart Fixed Wing Aircraft (SFWA) project since 2008. Saab’s task was to produce an advanced natural laminar flow wing that reduces fue... more
Civil aviationAircraft and transport. IATA: airlines continue to improve profitability
Geneva, Switzerland - 5.1% net profit margin for 2016
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced its airline industry outlook for 2016 which sees an average net profit margin of 5.1% being generated with total net profits of $36.3 billion.... more
Civil aviationAirplanes. SESAR and Clean Sky strengthen coordination for innovative aviation
Brussels, Belgium - In order to foster closer links between the two research and innovation programmes
The Clean Sky and SESAR Joint Undertakings (JUs) have signed a Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) in order to foster closer links between the two research and innovation (R&I) programmes. The purpose of the... more
Civil aviationAircraft and transport. Star Alliance: during the CEB, member carrier CEOs review 2015 and agree priorities for 2016
Chicago, Usa - United hosted it this year in Chicago
The Star Alliance Chief Executive Board (CEB) met this week for its annual review of the aviation industry landscape, the performance and competitive positioning of the Alliance and to analyse progress... more
Civil aviationAirplanes and transport (5). AEA welcomed long-waited One Stop Security agreement with Canada
Brussels, Belgium - From 1st March 2016 onwards
The Association of European Airlines (AEA) welcomed the announcement by the European Commission on the conclusion of a One Stop Security agreement with Canada. From 1st March 2016 onwards, all passengers... more
Civil aviationAirplanes and transport (4). Aci Europe: airports welcomed Bulc's new aviation strategy
Brussels, Belgium - It includes a set of actions aimed at opening up access to key external markets
The airport industry welcomed the adoption by the European Commission of a new strategy for European aviation. This strategy in based on a long-term vision for the airplane transport sector, with a primary... more
Civil aviationAirplanes and transport (3). EC's Aviation strategy: Europe's airspace users' associations call for more concrete measures
Brussels, Belgium - The joint reaction by six ones to it
The European airspace user associations (AEA, EBAA, EEA, ELFAA, ERA and IACA ) welcome the European Commission's initiative to develop and implement an "Aviation Strategy for Europe". The associations... more
Civil aviationAirplanes and transport (2). EU Package sends a positive signal by stressing that aviation is a “Key enabler”
Brussels, Belgium - Drones represent a sector with a significant growth potential
The EU Commission’s long-awaited ‘Aviation Package’ published sends a positive signal by stressing that aviation is a “Key enabler” of economic growth, job generation, and connectivity. Together with the... more
Civil aviationAirplanes and transport. IATA: passenger traffic maintains strong growth trend in October
Geneva, Switzerland - For both domestic and international markets
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced global passenger traffic results for October showing continued strong demand growth for both domestic and international traffic compared to... more
Civil aviationAirplanes and environment. Aci Europe: European industry pledges 50 carbon neutral airports by 2030
Paris, France - On the occasion of the presentation today of the ACA programme at COP21
On the occasion of the presentation today of the Airport Carbon Accreditation (ACA) programme at COP21, the European airport industry committed to increase the number of carbon neutral airports to 50 by... more
Civil aviationAirplanes and conference. IATA: ministry of Transport Aviation Day maximizing the benefits of the sector for Spain
Madrid, Spain - Five presentations and an agenda in six points
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) held an aviation day in partnership with the Ministry of Transport, to investigate the present strength and the future prospects for air transport in... more
Civil aviationFAA announces revised safety rating for the Kingdom of Thailand
Washington, Usa - It does not comply with ICAO standards
The US Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) today announced that the Kingdom of Thailand does not comply with International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) safety standards a... more
Civil aviationAirplanes. EU support for better air traffic management project given green light today
Brussels, Belgium - The plan is supported under the CEF with a grant worth EUR 318.5 million
Today, the Innovation and Networks Executive Agency (INEA) green lighted a key project to improve the management of the European airspace. The project, which is supported under the Connecting Europe Facility... more