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Civil aviationMexico: Presidential aircraft sold
López Obrador: "Two hospitals will be built with the proceeds from the B-787"
The government of Mexico announced in the past few hours that the luxurious 80-passenger Mexican presidential plane TP01 Boeing Dreamliner 787 has been purchased by the Tajikistan executive for 83.3 million... more
AirlinesGermany: air strike also in Stuttgart
Half of the flights to Cologne-Bonn cancelled; inconvenience until Saturday morning in the airports
Even today day of inconvenience in the air transport sector in Germany. The main inconveniences, including delays and canceled flights, will be registered at the airports of Cologne-Bonn, Duesseldorf,... more
AirlinesEurope: incentives on aviation biofuel
EU Parliament approves updated CO2 compensation mechanism
The European Parliament approved the update of the compensation mechanism for CO2 emissions in the EU yesterday. The system provides for the use of the proceeds deriving from the recognition of 20 million... more
AirlinesAfrica: carriers to build the single market
Conference of the African Airlines Association (Afraa) from 7 to 9 May
The air carrier Ethiopian Airlines will organize the 11th conference of the African Airlines Association (AFRAA), that brings together the airlines belonging to the African Union. The event will be held... more
AirlinesGermany: air strike 20-21 April
Inconvenience especially at the airports of Cologne-Bonn, Duesseldorf and Hamburg
National strike by airport security personnel in Germany from 20 to 21 April. Inconvenience to be expected at numerous airports throughout the country. To avoid long queues, passengers departing from or... more
AirlinesUSA: record of unruly passengers in 2023
The analysis for the first quarter reveals an increase in complaints to the FBI
In the first quarter of 2023, the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) reported a record number of cases of unruly passengers to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), therefore asking the federal... more
Civil aviationSlovenia develops fleet of firefighting aircraft
Purchased four airplanes from the manufacturer Air Tractor Europe
In 2022 the forests of Slovenia were devoured by a tremendous fire that kept men and vehicles busy for days. So much that the European Union activated the joint fight against the flames, sending some planes.... more
Civil aviationNew UN helicopter in Africa
Mil Mi-8Mtv1 aircraft of the World Food Program
The United Nations declared in the past few hours that it has introduced a new helicopter in the fleet of the World Food Program (WFP). It will operate in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of... more
AirportsAmsterdam Airport stops private planes
Banned use of the take-off and landing runways from 2025
Stop from 2025 to private flights arriving and departing from the Dutch airport of Amsterdam-Schiphol. The airport management company Royal Schiphol Group will formalized the ban by 2026. The decision... more
AccidentsFlight AF447 crash: Air France and Airbus acquitted
The French judges: "No certain causal link with the accident has been demonstrated"
The European manufacturer Airbus and the airline Air France were acquitted of manslaughter charges. It was decided today by the criminal court of Paris. The case on which the French judges ruled is that... more
AirlinesITA Airways: code-share with Hainan Airlines
Major connectivity and travel options for the customers
ITA Airways, the National carrier of Italy and Hainan Airlines, the company based in Haikou, Hainan, People's Republic of China, have signed a code-share agreement linking the networks of the two carriers. This... more
AirlinesPortugal (2): privatization of the TAP airline
Three international companies to acquire the carrier: there is also Lufthansa
At least three airlines are evaluating the partial or total purchase of the Portuguese carrier Tap Air Portugal. Potential buyers are the German Lufthansa, the Franco-Dutch Air France-KLM and the International... more
AirlinesOld planes to fly new ones
Used aircraft deprive of components while airlines wait for new jets
Deliveries of new aircraft to airlines have been subject to continuous delays due to the pandemic. The phenomenon affected all the main manufacturers: Airbus, Boeing, Embraer, Bombardier. With the beginning... more
AirlinesPortugal: new CEO for TAP carrier
Luís Rodrigues takes over the reins of the airline in a very delicate period
As of today, the national air carrier Tap Air Portugal has a new CEO. He is Luís Rodrigues. The manager takes over the reins of the airline in a very delicate period for two reasons: the financial scandal... more
AirlinesITA Airways launches a new communication campaign for the North American market
After Boston, now it will roll out in Los Angeles, Washington, and San Francisco
ITA Airways continues to invest on its intercontinental network and launches a new communication campaign with focus on the North American market. Today the advertising campaign kicks off in Boston, which... more
AirlinesWhy pilots are almost all men
The number of women in the sector is growing, but they remain a minority
In the United States, women are less than 20% of the workforce in most aviation professions. This is what emerges from the recent monitoring by the American Women in Aviation Advisory Board (Wiaab), according... more
AirlinesLazzerini (2): brand Alitalia will back to the skies
"A couple of interesting projects for the relaunch it on the aviation market"
The CEO of the national air carrier ITA Airways, Fabio Lazzerini, said yesterday that "a couple of interesting projects" are being studied for the relaunch of the old Alitalia brand, which will therefore... more
Civil aviationBoeing: making European airspace more sustainable
The industry collaborates in research projects
Boeing will collaborate with major European air carriers on seven new SESAR 3 Joint Undertaking research projects aimed at making Europe's safer airspace managed in a more integrated way for all users.The... more
AirlinesITA Airways: the future of the airline
Lazzerini: "Intercontinental flights, an opportunity that brings benefits to medium and short-haul"
The flag carrier ITA Airways will bet more and more on intercontinental air connections and intermodality. Not ideas, but concrete projects with new investments to enhance train-plane integration. The... more
AirportsBelgrade Airport will open new terminal
Completion of all works expected in 2023
The management company of the Belgrade airport has announced the imminent opening of the central area of the new terminal. It is a space of over 11,000 square meters equipped with modern technologies capable... more
AirlinesFlight attendant boom in China
Air carriers overwhelmed by candidates CVs with travel resumed
With the intense travel demand in the post-pandemic, especially in view of the Summer 2023 high season, Chinese air carriers have launched the most massive recruitment campaign in recent years. And so... more
AirportsAthens Airport inaugurates solar plant
Maxi installation made up of 29,214 photovoltaic panels on the roof of the airport
The manager of the Athens "Eleftherios Venizelos" international airport has inaugurated a new solar plant, with a power of 15.8 MW, installed on the roof of the infrastructure. According to some estimates,... more
AirlinesTap Portugal: fired, but remains in office
Finance Minister dismisses CEO, but she sues
In Portugal there is a surreal story involving the government and is shaking up the air transport sector. After a manager of the national airline Tap Air Portugal was involved in a scandal, the public... more
AirportsAtlanta airport the busiest in the world
ACi data 2022: London-Heathrow gives the scepter to Istanbul in Europe
Hartsfield-Jackson international airport in Atlanta, in the United States, will continue to be the busiest airport in the world in 2022. This is what emerges from the preliminary data of Airports Council... more
Civil aviationChina’s GDAT, signed for 50 H-160 helicopters
During French President Macron’s visit to China - DATA SHEET
During French President Macron’s visit to China, Airbus Helicopters has signed a contract with GDAT, one of China’s most prominent helicopter lessors and operators, for 50 H-160 helicopters. This contract is... more
AirlinesAirbus-China: signed next phase in partnership
General terms agreement to allocate 160 aircraft to Chinese airlines
During a French State visit to China, Airbus signed new cooperation agreements with China Aviation industry partners. Witnessed by Chinese President Xi Jinping and French President Emmanuel Macron, Airbus C... more
AirlinesAzerbaijan Airlines orders 12 A-320neo aircraft
The engine choice will be announced later -DATA SHEET
The Azerbaijan flag carrier, Azerbaijan Airlines, has placed a firm order with Airbus for 12 A-320neo Family aircraft including A-320neo and A-321neo. The contract was signed at a ceremony held in Baku.These... more
AirlinesFedEx reorganizes its structure
Towards unification of land, air and logistics activities by 2024
The multinational FedEx, a transport company specializing in the sectors of road and air shipping and logistics, has announced that it will merge almost all of its land, air and other activities within... more
AirlinesLufthansa sells catering company
All Lsg Group assets sold after three years
German airline Lufthansa announced yesterday evening that it will sell airline catering business LSG Group. It is bought by the private equity company Aurelius, based in Germany and other European countries.... more
AirlinesFrance: wave of strikes today
Expected delays and cancellations at Paris-Orly and other airports
A national mobilization proclaimed today in France to protest against the pension reform wanted by President Emmanuel Macron. More than a million demonstrators are expected in the streets in various cities... more
AirportsNew York airport: two workers died
The victims were working on the expansion of the "JFK" terminal
All work to expand the "John Fitzgerald Kennedy" airport in New York has been suspended. It was decided by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, the management company of the US airport, following... more
AirportsLondon-City Airport: no limit on liquids
Thanks to the installation of new 3D scanners at security gates
London City Airport has become the first airport in the British capital to lift regulations that limited the volumes of liquids that can be transported by plane (100 millilitres). An important decision... more
AirlinesAirplane-train. ITA Airways towards an integrated and sustainable mobility
In collaboration with Aeroporti di Roma and Trenitalia
ITA Airways towards an increasingly integrated and sustainable mobility: launching today is a new "rail+plane" product developed in cooperation with Aeroporti di Roma and Trenitalia. This new product offering... more
AirlinesEurocontrol raises alarm over air chaos
Easter and Summer test benches for airports, companies and national organizations
The Eurocontrol organization, which promotes and monitors the efficiency of the air traffic control system in Europe, has warned that the Easter holidays and the spring holiday bridges will put airports... more
Civil aviationAVIONEWS at the "Sun 'n Fun" 2023
Hit with the public at the Florida Aerospace Expo (March 28-April 2) - VIDEO
Thousands gathered in Florida for the 49th annual "Sun 'n Fun Aerospace Expo 2023 air show". Over 4000 square meters of space, hundreds of exhibitors, thousands of aircraft and great shows in the skies.... more
AirlinesUSA: Spirit Airlines hires 4,000 workers
There are 57,000 fewer employees in the United States than in 2019
The American air carrier Spirit Airlines has announced that it will hire over 4,000 new workers during 2023. Among the sought-after professional figures there are above all pilots, flight attendants and... more
AirlinesSpain: summer 2023 higher than 2019
The busiest markets will be Italy and France with an increase of +10%
The Iberian airport management company Aeropuertos Españoles y Navegación Aérea (Aena), which controls more than 40 airports throughout Spain, said that the total number of seats scheduled by the companies at... more
AirportsHamburg Airport invests in the environment
Over the next 12 years, the airport will gradually convert to renewable energy
The management company of the German Hamburg airport plans to invest 250 million euros in its environmental sustainability program "Net Zero 2035". It was announced by the company on the occasion of the... more
AirlinesHeathrow Airport: 10-day strike begins
Abstention from work of over 1000 airport security personnel
A ten-day strike by security personnel at the British airport kicks off today at London-Heathrow airport. Approximately 1,400 employees, belonging to the Unite trade union, abstain from work until 11.59... more
AirlinesThree solutions to improve air transport
Lounges, technologies and fleets to better compete with other airlines
Airport lounges, technological services, fleets and seats: these are three realistic solutions on which some US air carriers are focusing to improve the User Experience of the passenger transport service.... more
AirlinesIf air carriers lengthen flight times
"Schedule Creep" is a relatively common practice
Occasionally an air connection arrives at its destination an hour earlier than expected. Situation greeted with jubilation by the passengers, with lots of applause for the pilot upon landing, after the... more
AirlinesReplacing engines in aircraft
How often companies do it
When is the right time to replace aircraft engines? It all depends on the number of times the aircraft took off and landed. Scheduled aircraft used in the passenger transport service must be adequately... more
AirlinesITA Airways: waiting for new Lufthansa offer
According to the German press, manager Spohr will put 200 million euros at stake
Important news on the confidential negotiation for the privatization of the national air carrier ITA Airways. The definitive economic offer of the German aviation group Lufthansa should be formalized today... more
AirportsThe aviation in Russia is floundering
Missed 90% international flights, airlines depend on government subsidies
As a result of the war in Ukraine the Russian air travel suffered severe collateral damage. A few days after the military invasion ordered by the Kremlin (which began on February 24, 2022) European countries... more
AirportsFrance: airport protests against Macron
Evacuated after raid by demonstrators fighting for pension reform
The anger of some demonstrators in France, who are protesting against the pension reform desired by President Emmanuel Macron which will raise the minimum age for leaving the job from 62 to 64, breaks... more
AirlinesSurprises Lost and Found at Orlando Airport
Among the shelves there are ordinary objects and really imaginative things - VIDEO
Lightsabers, hundreds of glasses and keys, a wedding dress, hats and bags as far as the eye can see, a dozen palmtops, jackets and furs, a portable fridge, a karaoke. It is the little treasure kept in... more
Civil aviationNew Zealand: firefighting helicopters in action
A dozen aircraft engaged in putting out a huge fire
At least 10 firefighting helicopters and four teams of ground firefighters are currently engaged in putting out a major fire in New Zealand. The fire front is really large and according to estimates it... more
Civil aviationNATO Agency orders additional A-330 MRTT aircraft
Increasing the MMF fleet to 10 airplanes -DATA SHEET
The NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) has ordered an additional A-330 Multi-Role Tanker Transport (MRTT), increasing the Multinational MRTT Fleet (MMF) to 10 aircraft.This announcement follows... more
Civil aviationAirbus achieves in-flight autonomous guidance and control of a drone from a tanker aircraft
A second campaign is expected towards the end of 2023
Airbus Defence and Space and the company’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Airbus UpNext, have achieved in-flight autonomous guidance and control of a drone using an A-310 MRTT (Multi-Role Tanker Transport).In a... more
AirlinesBrussels Airlines expands fleet
Initiative in view of a new CEO assignment
The air carrier Brussels Airlines (controlled by the German aviation group Lufthansa) has recently signed an agreement with the Irish regional company CityJet for the wet-lease (rental of air transport... more