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Civil aviationItalian airports ask for TrackJet
Mellrichstadt, Germany - The aim is to clean runways from rubber deposits or paint
Increased demand for the TrackJet® system is being reported from Italy by its German manufacturer Weigel, particularly for the removal of rubber deposits or paint markings from airport runways. One such... more
Civil aviationAEA welcomes results of climate change talks
Brussels, Belgium - After difficult negotiations
The Association of European Airlines, AEA, which represents Europe's leading 35 network airlines, congratulated the EU negotiators on a global political agreement on how to curb aviation emissions. The... more
Civil aviationObama administration has increased fines to US airlines
Washington, USA - Some of them will pay million of dollars
Air travelers ask for more transparency and authorities are at their side. Here are some decisions which are very important for all the air transportation. AirTran Airways paid a US fine for promoting... more
Civil aviationIATA applauds ICAO agreement on aviation and climate change
Montreal, Canada - Next steps
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) applauded the 190 contracting states of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) on achieving the first global governmental agreement with... more
Civil aviationFrance: tomorrow's general strike will involve air transport
Paris , France - Probable chaos in the airports. Dgac's recommendations
Dgac, French general directorate of civil aviation, announces that tomorrow heavy inconveniences could happen because of the public employees general strike, involving the air transport sector also, due... more
Civil aviationBigger airlines means bigger salaries? CEO's mega-incomes
Chicago, USA - The merge United-Continental has soared managers' pay and bonuses
CEOs at airlines worldwide have high commitments but huge salaries: Jeff Smisek will face more challenges in his new role as CEO of United Airlines, the world's largest carrier now that it has merged with... more
Civil aviationCanso joins Aci Europe and Eurocontrol's partnership to combat airport congestion
Istanbul, Turkey - And reduce fuel burn and C02 emissions
The threat of climate change, the global economic crisis and the resulting changes in the structure of the European aviation market have led to a renewed focus on efficiency and performance for Europe’s a... more
Civil aviationStrike in Greece: today cancellations of air links at domestic and international level
Athens, Greece - In the ambit of a general protest against the measures anti-crisis by the Government
15 domestic flights have been cancelled and delayed or postponed dozens of other ones at international and national level by Aegean Airlines SA. Olympic Airways has cancelled 27 national connections... more
Civil aviationDublin Aerospace: signed agreement with easyJet
Dublin, Ireland - For the maintenance of landing gear of the Airbus fleet and for control on other nine planes
Dublin Aerospace, Irish aircraft maintenance group, reached an important agreement with easyJet. It is a five-year contract and Dublin Aerospace will provide landing gear maintenance for easyJet Airbus... more
Civil aviationUS carriers reached and agreement with 9 European airlines to curb government subsidies
Washington, USA - Some receive public financial aids, others do not
US carriers reached an agreement in principle with nine European airlines on efforts to curtail aircraft subsidies for rivals in other nations. ATA (Air Transport Association), the Washington trade... more
Civil aviationThe first flight of the 6th airplane Boeing 787 Dreamliner
Everett , USA - Employed in the test flight fleet
The number of Boeing 787 Dreamliners employed in the flight test fleet is up to 6. ZA006 airplane flew for the first time on Monday, October 4, departing from Everett, USA. This is the second 787 equipped... more
Civil aviationRyanair: air traffic controllers should be denied the right to strike
Brussels, Belgium - Theirs is a fundamental service and in case of agitations are carriers and passengers that lose out, O'Leary insists
The low-cost Irish airline Ryanair recently did a personal cause against the strikes of European air traffic controllers, which are arising, Country after Country, in a series of labor agitations disturbing... more
Civil aviationEU and Vietnam sign a deal to liberalize air operations
Brussels, Belgium - It will remove nationality restrictions in bilateral air services agreements
An aviation agreement has been signed by the European Union and the Vietnamese authorities which will remove nationality restrictions in the bilateral air services deals between EU Member States and Vietnam.... more
Civil aviationTransport by plane. SITA: increased request for new services to improve the journey
Rome, Italy - The fifth edition of the PSS unveiled it, conducted on a sample of 2490 passengers interviews at the gate in seven main airports worldwide
The most comprehensive global survey ever undertaken of passenger use of air transport (by airplane) self-service technology has found popular demand is now reaching out into non-traditional areas of self-service... more
Civil aviationNew general strike in Greece: tomorrow stop also for airplanes
Athens, Greece - From 3 pm to 7 pm
A new general strike will take place tomorrow, on October 7th, in Greece. This will probably create many difficulties to citizens in different sectors. The air transport sector will participate at... more
Civil aviationRegional aircraft manufacturers will provide 4,016 regional aircraft in 10 years worldwide
Newtown, USA - The total value is 123 billion dollars
In a new study, “The Market for Regional Transport Aircraft” Forecast International projects that 4,016 regional aircraft, valued at some 123 billion dollars, will be produced from 2010 through 2019. The... more
Civil aviationAena pays backlogs to Spanish flight controllers, who are likely to receive the highest salary in Europe
Madrid, Spain - The public company will give a total of 24.3 million euros
In Spain, air traffic controller on duty before 5th February 2010 have started to receive their backlogs on the base of the sign of the collective labor agreement, which take place on 13th august 2010... more
Civil aviationBA, Airbus joing forces with Cranfield University to accelerate availability of algae for planes fuel
London, UK - The first commercial quantities will become available within three years
Several powerhouses of the aviation industry are backing Cranfield University’s pioneering project to solve how to harvest algae to produce jet fuel in commercial quantities. The Sustainable Use of Renewable F... more
Civil aviationIATA: agreement for launch of the Global Safety Information Exchange
Montreal, Canada - Together with ICAO, US DOT and European Commission
The International Air Transport Association (IATA), along with three governmental aviation safety organizations (ICAO, DOT and EC), signed an agreement to launch the Global Safety Information Exchange.... more
Civil aviationIATA pushes for agreement on management of airplanes's emissions at ICAO assembly
Montreal, Canada - Opportunity for a global framework on environment
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) urged the governments of the world to reach an agreement on a global framework to manage international aviation’s emissions at the 37th Assembly of t... more
Civil aviationEthiopian Airlines as future Star Alliance member carrier
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia - Further development of the Africa strategy
Star Alliance (SA), the way the Earth connects, today announced that the Chief Executive Board (CEB) has unanimously approved the application of Ethiopian Airlines (EA) to join Star Alliance, becoming... more
Civil aviationBelgocontrol confirms strike by Belgian air traffic controllers
Brussels, Belgium - A last meeting held this morning with no successful conclusion
In spite of various attempts at reconciliation, Belgocontrol regrets to announce that the NOTAM announcing the closure of the Belgian civil airspace from Tuesday 28 September 2010 at 2 p.m. to Wednesday... more
Civil aviationAEA: now is the time for global reductions of emissions of airplanes
Brussels, Belgium - The exigency will be riaffirmed on the occasion of the 37th Assembly of the ICAO from tomorrow in Montreal
On the occasion of the 37th Assembly of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), taking place in Montreal from September 28th, the Association of European Airlines, representing Europe’s 3... more
Civil aviationS7 Airlines officializes the data of its entry into oneworld
Milan, Italy - It's the 12th partner of the alliance
S7 Airlines, Russia's domestic carrier, will become part of oneworld with effect from Monday 15 November, offering the alliance's full range of services and benefits from then. Its addition will substantially... more
Civil aviationSuccessful SESAR seminar in Turkey
Istanbul, Turkey - The 150 participants agreed on some conclusions
On the occasion of a high level SESAR seminar organised by the Turkish Directorate General for Civil Aviation, EUROCONTROL and the SESAR Joint Undertaking together with the industry presented the most... more
Civil aviationIata: new steps for Indian aviation
New Delhi, India - Developing a common vision
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) called for a more coordinated cross-ministry government approach to shoring-up the gains made in India’s aviation industry. Giovanni Bisignani, IATA’s Dir... more
Civil aviationTransport by airplane in France: today's strike will create more inconvenience than the previous...
Paris , France - ...that on September 7th caused 25% flights cancellation on Paris-Orly's and Roissy's airports
Forecasts about the impact that today's strike of public employees will have on the sector of aviation indicate a considerably more uncomfortable scenario compared to the strike against pension reforms... more
Civil aviationIATA revised its forecast. Travel by airplanes will bring 8,9 billion dollars profits
Singapore , Republic of Singapore - Downward profits in 2011: they will drop to 5,3 billion
IATA, International Air Transport Association, updated its estimates for air transport profits in 2010: profits forecast was 2,5 billion Dollars in June, while at now it is 8,9 billion. The change of... more
Civil aviationAirbus could renew its A-320 airplane with more fuel-efficient engines
Toulouse , France - Agreements with possible suppliers haven't been signed jet, but negations would be close to final
Fabrice Bregier unveiled that a more fuel-efficient version of A-320 airplane could be announced by Airbus within next month, "Bloomberg" said on Sunday, September 19th. Negotiations with the two engines'... more
Civil aviationNTU and IATA work together for global aviation industry
Singapore, Singapore - Into the development of human capital
Singapore’s Nanyang Technological University (NTU) and the Geneva-based International Air Transport Association (IATA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to collaborate on the development a... more
Civil aviationSuperjet 100 plane in Italy for noise tests
Moscow, Russia - The Cuneo-Levaldigi the site chosen for them
Sukhoi Civil Aircraft (Scac) reports today that the regional scheduled airplane of the next generation from 75-100 seats developed in collaboration with Alenia Aeronautica (Finmeccanica Group) has begun... more
Civil aviationIATA launches iFlex program to shorten routes by airplanes
Geneva, Switzerland - To reduce carbon emissions and fuel burn by up to 2%
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced the launch of the iFlex program which will allow airlines to reduce carbon emissions and fuel burn by up to 2% on certain long-haul flights.... more
Civil aviationIATA: strategic priorities for Peruvian aviation
Lima, Peru - Safety, infrastructure, liberalization and the environment
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) yesterday outlined key focus areas for Peru’s aviation community including safety, infrastructure, liberalization and the environment as it works to s... more
Civil aviationAVIONEWS at Italia, civil aviation authority press-conference : body-scanners, airport of Comiso, Agrigento (VIDEO, ita. only)
Rome, Italy - ENAC chairman Vito Riggio and ENAV director Garbini talking
Meeting with the press off the spectrum, this morning in Rome, at the headquarters of ENAC (Italian civil aviation authority). In this VIDEO (ita. lang. only), ENAC chairman Vito Riggio, on requests by... more
Civil aviation"OAG": air service in the Middle East continues to grow
Washinghton, USA - The growth in the region was 11% in September
According to OAG, the Official Airline Guide, there's a strong air service growth to the Middle East, increasing 11% in September. The increase comprehends both seat capacity and flights frequency. Seat... more
Civil aviationFrench travel agencies: air tickets sales rise in Summer 2010
Paris, France - July and August up 10% on 2009
Record sales of air tickets for French travel agencies during high season. According to the transport committee of SNAV, the French national association of travel agencies, in two central Summer months... more
Civil aviationMuac: air traffic rebounds in European airspace
Maastricht, The Netherlands - Despite flights reductions due to the Icelandic volcanic eruption
"An average air traffic growth of 4% in the airspace controlled by the Maastricht Upper Area Control Centre (MUAC) in the last four months clearly shows that the aviation industry is starting to recover",... more
Civil aviationAviapartner obtains IATA Isago certification
Rome, Italy - After Malpensa, Turin and Venice will be next airports to reach it
Aviapartner has obtained for that concerning its activity in Italy the International Air Transport Association (IATA) Safety Audit for Ground Operations (ISAGO) certificates in Nice, Milan-Malpensa and... more
Civil aviationEuropean passenger traffic up 6.3% during July
Brussels, Belgium - Cargo +20.1%; movements +2.9%
The overall passenger traffic at European airports increased by +6.3% in July 2010 compared with July 2009. The overall freight traffic among European airports increased +20.1% in July 2010 when compared... more
Civil aviationGermany to introduce a tax on air passengers
Berlin, Germany - One of the austerity measures approved by the Government to reduce public debt
Yesterday the German Government approved a four-year plan to save 80 billion euros, in order to reduce public debt, placing the deficit under 3% by 2013. Austerity plan was presented in June to resolve... more
Civil aviationIATA: carriers recovery in second quarter 2010
Geneva, Switzerland - After last year losses, budgets back to positive: total growth of $ 4.8 billion for 47 among major carriers
Back to clear skies for air transport, after the losses shown in 2009 budgets: for 47 of the largest companies in the second quarter results show net income of $ 3.9 billion, an increase of 4.8 billion... more
Civil aviationAir transport in Italy: burst of strikes planned in September
Rome, Italy - 4 in sight only in the last 10 days of the month, other 2 on 6th and 9h
Black September in sight with several air trasport strikes. It begins in Rome next week: Monday, September 6th, will stop the Cobas union workers of Enav-control center of Rome, from 12:00 to 4:00pm. On... more
Civil aviationStrike on UK airport from BAA workers
London, UK - Date still to be set
Thousands of British Airports Authority (BAA) workers will strike in a dispute over pay that could cause disruption to flights at the end of the summer holidays. Under the common flag of Unite union workers... more
Civil aviationIATA: avoid Spanish air traffic control strike
Geneva, Switzerland - Giovanni Bisignani, the Association's DG and CEO, invites to make it
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) urged AENA, the Spanish air navigation service provider, and the Spanish air traffic controllers to take all measures possible to avoid strike action.... more
Civil aviationAEA workshop addresses lessons learned from volcanic ash crisis in Malta
Brussels, Belgium - Air Malta : “Consumer satisfaction must be given highest priority"
The Secretary General of the Association of European Airlines, Ulrich Schulte-Strathaus, met with the Chairman, and the CEO of Air Malta, as well as the airline’s senior management, to discuss if all l... more
Civil aviationMexico fails to meet ICAO Standards
Mexico City, Mexico - FAA downgrade Mexican civil aviation authority's rating to "Category 2"
Mexico has failed to meet international air standards set by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), according to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) statement released today. The... more
Civil aviationAir carriers capacity in growth: North America 4%, Asia 10% Europe 7%
Miami, USA - Data by OAG survey, August 2010
The increase in capacity on routes to and from North America is 4%, although this market is worth about a quarter of the total area. The data is shown on the last search "Our Aviation" (OAG, a UBM business),... more
Civil aviationHolidays at risk: Spanish air controllers' strike voted, date yet to set
Madrid, Spain - Protest for increased working hours and reduced salaries (until now over € 260k/year)
Spanish air traffic controllers declared a strike, but have not yet set a start date. It's a long dispute, triggered when the government - last week - cut radar-men's salaries as part of the austerity... more
Civil aviation"Single European Sky", begin the process Community
Brussels, Belgium - Yesterday the European Commission adopted Regulation
The European Commission yesterday adopted a new regulation that gives the go-ahead for the creation of the "Single European Sky". The "Single European Sky (SES) will become operational from January 1,... more
Civil aviationIATA: demand continues recovery in June
Geneva, Switzerland - 11.9% (passengers) and 26.5% (freight)
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced international scheduled traffic statistics for June which showed continued strong demand growth as the industry recovers from the impact of... more