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PeopleUsa: air traffic recovery
American air carriers to increase flights
Four months after September 11th tragedy, main american airlines are progressively coming back to a full activity. As the Ata, the american air traffic association, confirmed, Us airlines will restore... more
PeopleConcorde never ending story
Evironmental associations against supersonic jet flights
Ciel Bleu and Advocnar, two french environmental protection organizations, asked for the Concorde to be stopped again. Last November 7th the French-British aircraft came back up in the skies after being... more
PeopleAre Open Skies agreements illegal ?
The opinion of the Advocate General of the European Court of Justice
The agreements known as "Open Skies" are illegal, according to Antonio Tizzano, Advocate General of the European Court of Justice. The parts of the agreement subject to revision would be the fare levels... more
PeopleAlmost all Aer Lingus pilots vote for strike
over 97% voted in favor of action
Almost all of the 489 Irish carrier Aer Lingus pilots have voted (by 97 percent) for industrial action which could include a strike, in protest at compulsory redundancies which they called "discriminatory... more
PeopleFAA admits "power groups" existence in spere parts traffic in USA
They would hamper investigations on this traffics
After that in Italy the fake aircraft spare part case is arisen, it seems that in USA, according to a FAA spokesman, there are some "power groups" able to hamper the investigations of the same FAA and... more
PeoplePresident Spano statements, immediate Unions reply
Air space controllers on the contrasts inside Enav management
The reactions of Enav staff, concerning the hard contrast between Enav President and CEO have found a very quick response by the unions. D'Alessio (Cgil union) stated that "President Spano begun his work... more
PeopleDuel between Enav managers on flight safety
Contrasts involving Spano and Gualano
During a hearing held in the parliamentary transport commission, Parliament members have been obliged to assist to a duel between Giulio Spano, Enav president, and Giulio Gualano, CEO of the same organization. The... more
People200 russian planes risking ban in Europe
More stringent environmental rules are a serious concern for eastern carriers
Russian transport minister Serghiei Frank is trying to convince UE authorities to postpone the rules that may involve the ban of about two hundred russian jet planes, for environmental reasons. The new... more
PeopleOver 1000 passengers blocked in Madagascar due to a strike
Departure flights stopped
Over 1000 passengers could be transported by ship in Reunion, if the strike which has blocked them in Madagascar will not end. Only Air Madagascar reached an agreement to fly from Antananarivo airport,... more
PeopleEGYPTIAN ARRESTED WITH FAKE PILOT'S UNIFORM AND PAPERS FOUND GUILTY
USA, Egyptian Wael Abdel Rahman Kishk, 21, who was found carrying a fake pilot's uniform and license one week after the September 11 terrorist attacks was yesterday found guilty by a federal Court. Now... more
PeopleIN FORCE TODAY THE NEW U.S. AIR TRANSPORT SECURITY RULES
USA, According to a FAA spokesman declarations, today goes in force the new rules on the air transport, which said that all baggages have to be inspected, either manualy or with dog or machines, searching... more
PeopleNEW RULES FOR CANADIAN PASSENGERS TO THE US
MONTREAL. CANADA, According to an Air Canada release, passengers traveling from Canada to the United States will be required to provide air carriers with basic personal information, starting from tomorrow.... more
PeopleEC: OVER 250.000 PASSENGER DENIED TO BOARD AIRPLANES DUE TO OVERBOOKING
BRUSSELS, BELGIUM, According to European Commission estimates, about 250,000 passengers a year are denied boarding at European airports due to overbooking. Declaration comes after the European Regions... more
PeopleASTRONAUT EUGENE CERNAN OBTAINS PILOT’S WINGS FOR BOMBARDIER LEARJET 45
MONTREAL, CANADA, Astronaut Eugene A. Cernan, commander of Apollo 17, the last NASA mission to the moon, has received his pilot’s wings to fly the Bombardier Learjet 45 super-light business aircraft f... more
PeopleBRITISH AVIATION INDUSTRY CALLS INVESTMENTS
LONDON. GREAT BRITAIN, The Great Britain aviation industry, in accordance with unions and tourism groups, lobbies the UK governement to obtain heavy investments to augment airports capacity, in order to... more
PeopleFEDERAL BACKING TO AMERICA WEST CARRIER
DALLAS, The US carrier America West will receive federal backing for a 429 USD millions loan. Obviously conditions to obtain such backing were too stringent, as only two carriers applied for in loan... more
PeopleWORLD TOURISM FALL WILL CAUSE A NEAR 9 MILLION JOBS CUT
USA, According to Graham Wason, vice-president of the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC), in a tourism forum in Sofia, following the attacks on the United States last September 11, the... more
PeopleU.S. CONGRESSMAN ATTACKS AA/BA ALLIANCE
WASHINGTON, USA, According to U.S. transport department sources, the agreement between American Airlines and British Airways is a risk, after the heavy attacks from an one of the country's leading... more
PeopleCHARTER FLIGHTS USED TO RETURN STREET WALKER WOMEN TO THEIR COUNTRY
ROME, 4.600 street walker women, mostly Albanian, Rumanian and Nigerian, have been returned to their own countries by charter flights organized by the Ministry of Internal Affairs in the year 2001. The... more
PeopleFAA MOVES ON LIGHT AIRCRAFT SECURITY
USA, A list of non-compusory eleven new security recommendations for flights schools and airfields have been listed by the US Federal Aviation Administration after a 15-year-old student pilot... more
PeopleOVER 8000 AIRCRAFT OUT OF CONTROL IN AUSTRALIA
AUSTRALIA, It could be over 8000 aircraft in Australia which face few or no security checks despite strengthened safeguards at airports worldwide in the wake of the September 11 attacks. Sparse... more
PeopleBELGIUM: 2001 HARD YEAR FOR TRANSPORT SECTOR
BRUSSELS, BELGIUM, According to the report shown today by the Secretary of Transport Department, Roger De Borger, 2001 has been a very difficult year for Belgian air sector. This is due both to recession... more
PeopleGENERAL ELECTRIC INVOLVED IN ''SECRET AGREEMENTS'' WITH U.S. GOVERNMENT
USA, According to U.S. sources, General Electric could be involved in "secret agreeements" in the operation for funding american carriers in difficulties. These sources said that GE has in one of its... more
PeopleU.S. FLIGHT SCHOOLS REVIEWED SECURITY PROCEDURES
USA, According to a FAA note, flight schools have been requested to review their security measures to avoid that the accident of last days could be repeated. Few flight schools have security measures... more
PeopleFOR COSTS AND SECURITY REASONS, BA SAID NO TO AIR MARSHALS
LONDON, GREAT BRITAIN, According to a British government spokesman, transport minister Stephen Byers proposals to employ air marshals on British airways flight, in order to oppose to terroristic actions,... more
PeopleEL-AL GROUND AMERICAN FOR PC IN THE BAGGAGE
EL CAIRO, EGYPT, The crew of El-Al airline grounded an american man boarding a flight to Tel Aviv due to his baggage containing a laptop pc and a television camera; the passenger refused to leave it and... more
PeopleINDIA-PAKISTAN: MUSHARRAF IN NEPAL PROBABLY AN INFORMAL MEETING WITH INDIAN PRESIDENT WILL BE HELD
KATMANDU, NEPAL, Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf is arrived to Katmandu, Nepal. His flight has been a big delay of four hours for dense fog. Nepal establishment is obliged to defer tomorrow the summit... more
PeopleSWITZERLAND AUTHORIZES SMALL KNIVES TRANSPORTATION ON FLIGHTS
ZURICH, SWITZERLAND, Switzerland has been relaxed the ban on airline passengers carrying knives on board flights: passengers can take knives in their carry-on baggages if the blade is shorter than 2.36... more
PeopleINDIA-PAKISTAN CRISIS: LAST FLIGHTS BEFORE AIRSPACE CLOSING
KARACHI, PAKISTAN, Last flights before the next closing of the airspace between India and Pakistan, this fact is a further worsening of the situation between these two countries for the disputed Kashmir... more
PeopleACCORDING UK POLICE, WITH EVERY GIAMAICAN FLIGHT ARRIVE 30 KGS OF COCAINE
LONDON, GREAT BRITAIN, According to UK police spokesman declarations, with very flight coming from Giamaica could be smuggled in Great Britain up to 30 kgs. of cocaine. This is the concerning data from... more