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PeopleAmerican domestic flights respect timetables
New York, USA - More domestic flights are on time
Air Travel Consumer Report bu the U.S. Department of Transportation reported tha about 82% of U.S. domestic flights arrived on time last year, a good goal if compared with the 72.6% value of the 2000.... more
PeopleStrike in Paris: severe hardships at Orly
Paris, France - Volareweb announces schedule of guaranteed flights
The strike called by Parisian flight controllers for 17th, 18th and 19th February has been causing severe hardships, especially at the Paris-Orly airport, where all long-range flights are guaranteed, while... more
PeopleStrike and a sit-in for Alitalia's employees
Rome, Italy - They are folding their arms from 10 am to 6 pm, a sit-in in front of the Treasury
Alitalia's employees are protesting today against the air company reorganization plan with a strike from 10 am to 6pm and a sit-in in front of the Treasury building in via XX Settembre in Rome. The protest,... more
PeopleActivists protest about Nato radar
Budapest, Hungary - Greenpeace and other conservation groups against a radar provided by Alenia
In these days on mount Mecsek on a protected nature reserve in the southern Hungary, Greenpeace and other conservation groups are protesting against a NATO radar. The radar station will be provide by Alenia,... more
PeopleBritish pilots exasperated by security measures
London, UK - They are meeting today in the USA
A delegation of British civil pilots is meeting today in the USA to discuss the hardships caused by the tightening of anti-terrorism safety measures. Pilots are exasperated by the obligations imposed by... more
PeopleBomb on the flight Ancona-Roma: notice of judicial investigation for the two artificers and a physician
Ancona, Italy - The mystery starts to clear up
The investigation into the case of the bomb found onboard an Atr operated by Alitalia leaving from Ancona to Rome, has come to an end. Three people are being investigated: two artificers, Giuseppe Cocci... more
PeopleFAA Commercial Space Office is developing Crew Safety Guidelines for RLVs
Usa - Public safety requires regulations
The FAA’s Office of Commercial Space Transportation (AST) is developing crew safety guidelines for Reusable Launch Vehicles (RLVs). Existing regulations meets only minimal requirements such as crew r... more
PeopleEurocontrol wins ATC Maastricht 2004 Award with its tactical control system
Maastricht, Netherlands - Enhanced Tactical Flow Management System (ETFMS) allowed Eurocontrol to win an important prize.
Eurocontrol, the European Organisation for the Safety of Air Navigation, won the 2004 ATC Maastricht Jane’s Award for its Enhanced Tactical Flow Management System (ETFMS). The ETFMS introduced on February 2... more
PeopleEmbraer 190: beyond the regional jet
Sao Paulo, Brazil - The production of this new airplane to start even in the next weeks
The production of the new Embraer civil airliner, the 190 which belongs to the Embraer 170's family, is going to start during the next weeks. This new Brazilian 100 seats plane has been designed and produced... more
PeopleBAA: increase of passenger traffic in January
London, UK - Traffic raises by 4.8% with peaks for low-cost companies' hubs
The BAA group, which manages some of the major British airports, recorded an increase in passenger traffic by 4.8% in January, reaching 9.3 million units, with peaks of 10% for long-distance flights. The... more
PeopleEverything is in order for Gee Bee Air
Palermo, Italy - ENAC inspectors have not found irregularities for the Greek airline' s activities in Sicily
The Greek carrier Gee Bee Air is still being examinated by ENAC inspectors after its competitive tender victory for social routes among Palermo's, Catania's, Lampedusa's and Pantelleria's airports. Last... more
PeopleAVIONEWS at the release of the "Airport Certification" for Fiumicino and Malpensa's management companies: Presidents of ENAC, AdR, SEA and Assaeroporti have attended
Rome, Italy - The release of conformity certification for the new ICAO safety standard has happened at ENAC's central office
The release ceremony of "Airport Certification" has happened at ENAC's central office for Roma- Fiumicino "Leonardo da Vinci" e Milano-Malpensa's airport management companies. AdR and SEA can respectively... more
PeopleThere is still disagreement between UE and United States regarding privacy guardianship for European passengers
Rome, Italy - Privacy warrantors expect for greater willingness by USA on basic rights
The group of European Privacy Warrantors is not satisfied of American policy concerning the personal data management of European passengers. The main problem would deal with the shortage of security regarding... more
PeopleMalaysia Airlines's aircrew effectiveness is increasing
Washington, USA - The EFB system has been adopted: it will provide important information for pilots in a smart way
Malaysia Airlines has signed an agreement with Boeing to provide some of its 777-200 with the EFB system (Electronic Flight Bag), a system able to preserve a noteworthy amount of data dealing with aeronautical... more
PeopleDisable person sues Ryanair
London, UK - Compelled to pay for a wheelchair use
Ryanair air company has been summoned by a disable person obliged to pay in order to avail of a wheelchair at Stansted London airport. The London Court magistrate has considered the airline answerable... more
PeopleIATA disagrees with EU decision for passengers' compensations
Rome, Italy - They impair both passengers and the industry
The International Air Transport Association totally disagrees with the new laws fixed by EU to protect passengers, offering compensations concerning denied boarding, delays and cancellations (see AVIONEWS).... more
PeopleChina speeds up the aviation liberalisation process
Beijing, China - In order to avoid the monopoly of the main Chinese carriers
Chinese governmental sources informed that the authority for civil aviation is considering to allow also local carriers to make international flights. In this way the aviation liberalisation process is... more
PeopleSpain begins sky marshalls' training
Madrid, Spain - It's a been diffused by the Spanish newspaper 'El Mundo'
Following the US government decision to ask foreign airlines the presence of armed officers on their flights going directly to USA, Spain started the training of the so-called "sky marshalls". The news... more
PeopleContracts: "Air transport services. Transport tickets. Montpellier (France)"
Rome, Italy - The notice publicated on the Official Journal of the European Union
Official Journal of the European Union S9 of 14 January 2004. F-Montpellier: tickets Contract notice - Services I. 1) Official name and address of the contracting authority: Rectorat de l'académie... more
PeopleEU: black list for airlines
Brussels, Belgium - It will only concern single aircraft
An European Commission spokesman has referred today that the sort of black list that the European Union is currently drawing up to prevent another tragedy like Saturday’s one in the Red Sea (see AVIONEWS)will o... more
PeopleEnac expresses its condolences for the families of the air crash victims
Rome, Italy - The Helvetic authorities have been contacted
Vito Riggio, Chairman of Enac, the Italian civil aviation body, while expressing his condolences to the families of the people dead on Saturday's air crash, informed that his institution has already contacted... more
PeopleAfter a two-year-break India-Pakistan flights start again
Islamabad, Pakistan - It happened yesterday
Pakistan International Airlines flight number PK-270 carried yesterday 42 passengers from Lahore to New Delhi, and 114 on the way back. This is the first commercial flight after the break started after... more
PeopleIata in 2004 aims to turn recovery trend into sustained growth
Geneva, Switzerland - After the war in Iraq and the Sars in 2003
"In 2003, the combination of war in Iraq, ongoing security concerns and SARS has tested the mettle of the air transport industry in an unprecedented manner", said IATA Director General & CEO Giovanni Bisignani.... more
PeopleBrindisi: second humanitarian flight for Iran
Brindisi, Italy - It carries 35 tons of biscuits and 7 tons of first-aid kits
After the one which took off in the night between December 28 and 29, the second humanitarian flight has left today from Brindisi in aid of Iranian peoples affected by the earthquake; the flight has been... more
PeopleArmed sky marshall on English flights: pilots and British Airways are doubtful
London, Uk - They don't like the idea of having armed people on board
The decision of the London government of using armed sky marshall on the English flights considered at risk (see AVIONEWS) has been received with doubts and critics by pilots and British Airways. The former,... more
PeopleThe English government will use armed sky marshall on the airline flights
London, Uk - As a measure against the terrorism
The English government, as a result of the continuous terrorism alarms of the last days, has decided to use on some airline flights considered at risk armed sky marshall dressed as normal passengers, with... more
PeopleIcao: air traffic figures for 2003
Montreal, Canada - Another weak year for the field
Preliminary traffic figures for 2003 released a few days ago by the International Civil Aviation Organization (Icao), show little change over 2002 for total and international scheduled traffic of the world's... more
PeopleUsa: biometric checks in the airports next January
Washington, Usa - With the Us-Visit program
Its name is Us-Visit (United States Visitor and Immigrant Indicator Status Technology) and it is the system that on January 5 is going to introduce in 115 Usa airports the biometric controls on the visa... more
PeopleUe ratifies the overbooking compensations
Brussels, Belgium – They will be activated in 2005
Last week Ue has officially ratified the agreement about the compensations for the overbooking cases. Since 2005 passengers who will not be able to get on board because the airline accepted too many reservations... more
PeopleUsa and Ue reached an agreement about the air passengers personal data
Brussels, Belgium - Reducing their number and the period of conservation in the archives
The European Union and the United States have finally confirmed the achievement of an agreement regarding the transmission of the personal data of the air passengers who enter the American territory, within... more