DIRS.INFO The most relevant business & tech news

☆ EU Strikes Deal to Unjam European Air Traffic Reform
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-06 | by ( March | At A.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +1 min

PARIS (Reuters) - The European Union on Wednesday agreed on a deal to unjam air traffic reform in a bid to bring order to the mosaic of airspace regulations that is blamed for chronic delays and unnecessary emissions across Europe. The Belgian EU presidency said on Wednesday that negotiators from the European Council presidency and European Parliament had reached provisional agreement on reforming the "Single European Sky", aiming to increase capacity, lower costs and increase the air traffic control system's adaptability, while also trying to reduce aviation's environmental impact. The deal comes after decades of foot-dragging, political divisions and union opposition, and still needs to be approved by the Council and the European Parliament. Under the agreement, member states will set up national supervisory authorities to assess air traffic control's structure and financial sustainability. Member states can merge economic and safety oversight functions in the same administrative entity, cutting red tape and conforming to common organisational models.

Persons: Georges Gilkinet, Eurocontrol, Geert De Clercq, Tim Hepher Organizations: PARIS, European Union, European Council, Council, Parliament Locations: Europe, Belgian

☆ U.K. Airports Hit by Flight Delays Over ‘Technical Issue’
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-28 | by ( The New York Times | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

The British air traffic control service experienced a “technical issue” on Monday, causing delays to flights and significant disruption to air travel in and out of Britain. “We are currently experiencing a technical issue and have applied traffic flow restrictions to maintain safety,” the National Air Traffic Service said in a statement. “Engineers are working to find and fix the fault.”The European air control agency, Eurocontrol, reported that Britain was experiencing “a flight data processing system failure” with “very high individual delays.”“Currently there is no indication of when a solution for the failure will be available so no improvements for flights entering U.K. airspace are foreseen in the near future,” the agency added.

Organizations: National Air Traffic Service, “ Engineers Locations: Britain

☆ Factbox: Europe's ongoing strike-related travel disruptions
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-10 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

The travel industry is on high alert for disruption after Europe's peak season last year was hit by cancellations, causing chaos at airports. This summer, air traffic control issues are likely to be the weak spot, according to warnings from Eurocontrol, which manages European airspace. Heathrow Airport security workers on June 23 called off 31 days of strikes planned at Britain's busiest hub. At Birmingham Airport, around 100 security officers and terminal technicians will begin continuous strike action from July 18. The strikes will severely impact the airport's security and terminal maintenance, leading to flight delays, the Unite union said.

Persons: Hannah McKay, Tiago Brandao, Pierre John Felcenloben, Antonis Triantafyllou, Milla Nissi Organizations: British Airways, Heathrow Airport, REUTERS, BELGIUM Ryanair, BRITAIN, Heathrow, Birmingham Airport, Glasgow, FRANCE Air, ATC, Nantes, Ryanair, Reuters, SPAIN Pilots, Iberia Regional Air Nostrum, Air Nostrum, Air Europa, Swedish Transport Workers, Union, Geneva, Thomson Locations: London, Britain, BELGIUM, Belgium, Charleroi, Europe, Gatwick, France, Paris, Orly, Lyon, Marseille, Nice, Toulouse, Bordeaux, ITALY, PORTUGAL, Portugal, Iberia, Spain, SWEDEN

Air India, which is revamping itself under new owner Tata Group, has been rapidly growing its international presence with new non-stop flights to Europe and the United States. Being able to use Russian airspace has come as a boon as it looks to capture a bigger share of the market. IATA Director General Willie Walsh called for an opening up of Russian airspace. "What we would like to see is everybody using Russian airspace. But airlines that can are unlikely to stop using Russian airspace after this diversion, said James Halstead, managing partner at Aviation Strategy.

Persons: Stringer, Campbell Wilson, Wilson, Scott Kirby, Kirby, Willie Walsh, Walsh, James Halstead, Vinod Kannan, India's, it's, Air India's Wilson, I'm, Aditi Shah, Mark Potter Organizations: REUTERS, United Airlines, Air, Air India, International Air Transport, Tata Group, Reuters, Airlines, Aviation, Singapore Airlines, Thomson Locations: Sheremetyevo, Russia, Ukraine, Moscow, Stringer ISTANBUL, U.S, India, Europe, Asia, Brussels, Air India, Istanbul, Air, United States, Russia's Far

☆ Airlines say ready to avoid repeat of summer travel chaos
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-04 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Airline leaders attending IATA's annual meeting in Istanbul this week remain concerned about air traffic control disruption in Europe and the United States, however. "But as far as they are concerned, they have fulfilled their obligation to get their resources in place for this summer. Rising numbers of disputes between travellers and airlines globally have led to calls for passenger compensation. Some passenger groups have accused airlines of skirting compensation by invoking an exemption for exceptional circumstances. Airlines have reported strong bookings for this summer as air traffic returns towards pre-COVID levels.

Persons: Willie Walsh, they've, Walsh, Eurocontrol, Tim Hepher, Joanna Plucinska, Aditi Shah, David Holmes Organizations: Airlines, International Air Transport Association, Sunday, Airline, Reuters, European, Thomson Locations: ISTANBUL, Istanbul, Europe, United States, North America, Canada, U.S, European Union, Ukraine

☆ No flight cancellations expected during largest NATO air drill in history
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-25 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Air Defender 23 will be one of the largest air drills in NATO history, with 25 countries taking part in the joint exercise in German, Dutch and Czech airspace. It will use air corridors that have often been used for training purposes, according to the German air force. Air traffic control strikes in France and elsewhere have exacerbated that limited airspace, increasing fears of costly cancellations and delays across the continent. Germany's aviation sector in particular was concerned about the exercise's detrimental impact on commercial aviation. "Coordinated action will allow this major military event to take place while, at the same time, accommodating civil air traffic with the lowest possible impact in terms of air traffic delays and re-routing actions," Eurocontrol added.

☆ Russian Cyberattack Continues to Affect Europe’s Air-Traffic Control
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-21 | by ( Bojan Pancevski | Benjamin Katz | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Aircraft at Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport. Photo: ANP/Zuma PressA cyberattack blamed on pro-Russia hackers continued to disrupt operations at Europe’s top air-traffic agency Friday, though officials said some systems were stabilizing and air-traffic safety remained unaffected. Eurocontrol, the agency that coordinates commercial traffic between national air-traffic control entities, has suffered through days of technology disruption, including a blackout of some communications. Some smaller airlines were forced to use older technology, including a telefax-era backup system, to manage flight schedules.

London CNN —Europe’s air traffic control authority says it has been battling an ongoing attack, claimed by pro-Russian hackers, since Wednesday. There hasn’t been any impact on flights, though access to its website has been affected, according to the European Organization for the Safety of Air Navigation, or Eurocontrol. “There has been no impact on European aviation.”The International Air Transport Association also said air traffic was operating normally. “There has been no inconvenience to commercial air traffic, no disruption and no delays because of the cyberattack,” the industry group said. European countries have provided military assistance to Ukraine and imposed a raft of sanctions on Russia aimed at crippling its ability to wage war.

☆ Europe’s Air-Traffic Agency Under Attack From Pro-Russian Hackers
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-20 | by ( Bojan Pancevski | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

The Charles de Gaulle airport in Roissy, France. Photo: jacky naegelen/ReutersEurope’s air-traffic control agency said Thursday that it was under attack from pro-Russian hackers amid fears that Moscow could interfere with the region’s critical infrastructure as its confrontation with the West escalates. The cyberattack on the agency’s website started on April 19, a spokeswoman for the European Organisation for the Safety of Air Navigation, also known as Eurocontrol, said, adding that it wasn’t affecting the agency’s air-traffic control activities.

Charles de Gaulle airport is negatively affected, both as a destination and as a hub," said Olivier Ponti, VP of Insights at travel data firm ForwardKeys. Some 33,300 flights were cancelled this year over Easter, compared with 7,800 last year, while 9,000 flights were delayed by more than three hours, compared to 6,800 last year. Around 73% of flights were on time, compared with 76% in 2022 and 81% in 2019. There were 33,700 flights cancelled, compared with 26,600 last year, while 10,800 flights, which made up 1% of all total flights, were delayed by more than three hours, up from 9,500 last year. Air traffic authority Eurocontrol previously warned that delays could continue into the northern hemisphere summer, especially if strikes keep going.

Strikes have rolled through France, Portugal, Britain and Germany in recent weeks and could cause air travel disruption in parts of Europe through the Easter holidays, officials at airlines, airports and air traffic authorities told Reuters. There's no doubt about it," said Steven Moore, who is in charge of air traffic management operations at Eurocontrol. Airlines say they have to pay compensation without themselves getting compensated for air traffic delays. Consumer groups say air traffic control strikes are not new and airlines should be quicker to react and pay compensation. He called last week on the European Commission to do more to stop such strikes hitting overflights, by introducing minimum service rules, though industry experts say strikes are a national issue.

LONDON/MOSCOW, Feb 27 (Reuters) - Central Asian airlines are seizing opportunities from Russia's closed airspace, with airline traffic into the region booming in the year since Russia's invasion of Ukraine, executives and analysts said. "The Russian airlines themselves are severely constrained in what they can do because of equipment shortages, they can't maintain the aircraft to sufficient standards," said James Halstead, an aviation analyst and managing partner at Aviation Strategy. It will grow since the restrictions are lifted," one Russian airlines industry source said. If the war drags on in Ukraine, there could also be further opportunities for tourism in central Asia as Russian tourists look for alternatives to Europe for their holidays. The main tourist destinations were Turkey, with 5.2 million trips or about 25% less than in 2019, the United Arab Emirates, with 1.2 million trips or 21.2% more than in 2019, Egypt and Thailand.

☆ Moldova Reopens Airspace After Brief Closure Over Security Issues
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-14 | by ( Benjamin Katz | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Moldova shut its airspace and reopened it to flights a few hours later Tuesday, a day after its president accused Russia of plotting to overthrow the government. Eurocontrol, which manages Europe’s airspace, said Moldovan airspace had been temporarily closed due to “security issues.” It later said the airspace had been reopened.

☆ Ryanair will be lucky to get 40 new Boeing jets by June - CEO
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-29 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

DUBLIN, Nov 29 (Reuters) - Ryanair (RYA.I) will be lucky to receive 40 Boeing (BA.N) 737 MAX aircraft by the end of June from the 51 due for delivery, Chief Executive Michael O'Leary said on Tuesday, potentially impacting the airline's planned growth for 2023. "We're contracted to get 51 aircraft from Boeing before the end of April. We will be lucky to get 40 aircraft by the end of June next year and that's critical to our continued growth," O'Leary told a Eurocontrol event. Ryanair plans to grow from a record 168 million passengers this financial year to 185 million next. O'Leary said earlier this month that he was concerned Boeing might fall 5-10 aircraft short, knocking 1 or 2 million from that target.

☆ Avioanele companiilor belaruse nu vor mai putea survola şi ateriza în UE. Când va intra în vigoare decizia
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-04 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +1 min

Ambasadorii statelor membre UE au adoptat vineri un plan care interzice avioanelor companiilor belaruse să aterizeze pe aeroporturi din Uniunea Europeană sau să survoleze spaţiul aerian european, au declarat trei diplomaţi pentru Reuters. Această măsură, căreia statele membre UE nu i-au adus nicio obiecţie de ultim moment, urmează să intre în vigoare de la miezul nopţii de vineri spre sâmbătă - ora Europei Centrale -, potrivit diplomaţilor citaţi. UE recomandă - dar nu interzice - compamiilor aeriene europene să nu survoleze spaţiul aerian belarus. Potrivit agenţiei europene de control al traficului aerian Eurocontrol, aproximativ 400 de avioane civile survolează spaţiul aerian zilnic. Companiile aeriene Lufthansa, SAS, Air France, LOT, Finnair şi airBaltic au anunţat deja că nu mai survolează spaţiul aerian belarus.

Persons: Reuters, Aleksandr Lukaşenko, Roman Protasevici Organizations: Uniunea Europeană, Ryanair, Lufthansa, SAS, Air France Locations: UE, Belarusului, Minsk, Roman, Europei, LOT, Belarus, Europa, Helsinki, Amsterdam, Milano, Varşovia, Frankfurt, Berlin, Paris, Roma, Viena

☆ Țările UE au convenit o reformă a traficului aerian. Comisia Europeană a cerut o reducere cu 10% a emisiilor
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-03 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +2 min

Reforma, cunoscută sub denumirea „Cer unic european” include mai multe iniţiative precum extinderea rolului autorităţii de reglementare Eurocontrol în coordonarea şi optimizarea fluxurilor de trafic aerian. Acordul convenit joi permite preşedinţiei portugheze a Consiliului European să demareze discuţii cu Parlamentul European cu privire la textul final. Comisia a lansat în 1999 iniţiativa Cerul unic european pentru a îmbunătăţi performanţa managementului traficului aerian şi a serviciilor de navigaţie aeriană printr-o mai bună integrare a spaţiului aerian european. Ultima iniţiativă legislativă majoră din cadrul SES, şi anume SES 2, a fost încheiată în 2009. Actuala propunere modificată datând din septembrie 2020 vine ca urmare a unei actualizări intermediare a normelor SES, denumită SES 2+, care a fost propusă de Comisie în 2013, dar nu a fost niciodată finalizată pentru că Marea Britanie şi Spania nu au ajuns la un acord cu privire la aeroportul din Gibraltar.

Persons: Reuters, Pedro Nuno Santos Organizations: Uniunii Europene, Comisia Europeană, Transporturilor, Consiliului, Parlamentul European Locations: Statele, Portugalia, Luxemburg, Spania, Gibraltar

☆ Detalii privind traficul aerian între UE şi Belarus şi impactul măsurilor europene
▼ + stars: | 2021-05-26 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +1 min

Lufthansa, SAS, Air France, LOT, Singapore Airlines, Finnair şi airBaltic sunt printre operatorii aerieni care au anunţat că nu vor mai zbura deasupra Belarusului. Respectiv Lufthansa (Germania), LOT (Polonia) şi airBaltic (Lituania), operau 14 zboruri pe săptămână către Belarus. Cursele pe distanţe lungi între Asia şi Europa, inclusiv cele efectuate de Aeroflot, Air China şi Turkish Airlines, care foloseau spaţiul aerian belarus, vor fi mai puţin afectate, potrivit aşteptărilor. Pentru cursele mai scurte, din cadrul Europei, schimbarea rutelor către statele baltice ar putea mări durata călătoriilor şi mări costurile. Amintim că Uniunea Europeană a cerut operatorilor aerieni să evite spaţiul aerian belarus şi a decis să interzică accesul operatorului naţional Belavia în spaţiul aerian şi pe aeroporturile europene, ca reacţie la deturnarea avionului Ryanair pentru arestarea unui jurnalist de opoziţie.

Organizations: Lufthansa, SAS, Air France, Singapore Airlines, Air, Airlines, Uniunea Europeană Locations: LOT, Singapore, Belarusului, Germania, Polonia, airBaltic, Lituania, Belarus, Asia, Europa, Air China, Europei, Helsinki, Amsterdam, Milano, Varşovia, Frankfurt, Berlin, Munhen, Paris, Roma, Viena

☆ Cum a reacționat Rusia în scandalul deturnării avionului de către Minsk
▼ + stars: | 2021-05-25 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +5 min

Sursa foto: mid.ruCum a reacționat Rusia în scandalul deturnării avionului de către MinskRusia, principalul aliat al Belarusului, acuză Occidentul de ipocrizie pentru modul în care reacționează la deturnarea la Minsk a avionului în care se afla jurnalistul de opoziție Roman Protasevici. „Ar fi trebuit să fie șocați atunci când avionul președintelui Boliviei a fost forțat să aterizeze în Austria la cererea Statelor Unite. La Viena, avionul lui Evo Morales a fost percheziționat, iar președintele Boliviei a fost nevoit să-și petreacă o noapte în Austria înainte ca aeronava să primească permisiunea de a decola. Blinken a spus că „actul şocant” comis de regimul Lukaşenko a pus în pericol viaţa a peste 120 de pasageri, inclusiv cetăţeni americani. Acesta a fost, de altfel, pretextul folosit ca justificare de autoritățile de la Minsk, „dar chiar și așa, momentul interceptării ar fi fost mai aproape de Vilnius decât de Minsk”, a arătat Adina Vălean.

Persons: Maria Zaharova, Edward Snowden, americanul, Snowden, Evo Morales, Dmitri Peskov, Anthony Blinken, Blinken, El, Jens Stoltenberg, Lukașenko, Adina Vălean, Ea Organizations: MAE, Boliviei, Evo Morales, CIA, Evo, Moscovei, Consiliul European, NATO, Ryanair, KGB, Siguranță Europeană Locations: Rusia, Minsk Rusia, Belarusului, Minsk, Austria, Statelor Unite, Boliviei, Viena, Belarus, Lituania, Belarusul, UE, Bruxelles, Statele Unite, Vilnius

☆ Сотрудники Moldaeroservice грозят забастовкой. Они требуют выплатить им зарплату
▼ + stars: | 2021-03-25 | by ( ) newsmaker.md time to read: +2 min

Сотрудники государственной вертолетной компании Moldaeroservice пригрозили устроить забастовку, если им не выплатят задолженность по зарплате. Руководство Moldaeroservice утверждает, что денег нет из-за отсутствия спроса на услуги компании и кризиса, вызванного эпидемией коронавируса. Люди заявили, что не получали зарплату с начала осени, а руководство просит их подождать еще. Администратор Moldaeroservice рассказал ProTV, что виной всему засуха и коронавирус. Компания выполняет полеты санитарной авиации, наблюдательные, поисково-спасательные, рекламные полеты и полеты для отдыха.

Persons: Валерий Урсу, Вячеслав Фрунзе Locations: Молдова, Бельцах, Кишинев

☆ Angajații companiei aeriene de stat „Moldaeroservice” nu și-au primit salariile de aproape opt luni
▼ + stars: | 2021-03-18 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +5 min

Sursa foto: moldaeroservice.mdAngajații companiei aeriene de stat „Moldaeroservice” nu și-au primit salariile de aproape opt luniPeste 50 de angajați ai companiei aeriene de stat „Moldaeroservice” nu și-au primit salariile de aproape opt luni. De vină ar fi Întreprinderea de Stat ”MoldATSA” care, pentru anul 2020, trebuia să transfere pe contul companiei peste 3 milioane de lei, bani ce vin din conturile organizației internaționale „Eurocontrol”. Sergiu Rusu este pilotul-șef al Întreprinderii de Stat ”Moldaeroservice” din Bălți. SERGIU RUSU, pilot șef al Î.S „Moldaeroservice” din Bălți: ‚Noi l-am întrebat de ce nu am primit banii de atâta timp? În caz contrar, angajații întreprinderii vor intra în grevă activă, ale cărei consecințe ar putea costa scump Republica Moldova.

Persons: Sergiu Rusu, SERGIU RUSU, MoldATSA, Veaceslav, Nicolăescu, Viorel Organizations: Autoritatea Aeronautică Civilă Locations: Bălți, Republica Moldova, Europa, Republicii Moldova, Egipt, Algeria, Irak, România, Bulgaria, Turcia, Corea de Sud

☆ Ex-directorul Autorității Aeronautice Civile a fost repus în funcție prin Hotărârea instanței de judecată
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-22 | by ( Diana Severin | ) www.zdg.md time to read: +2 min

Octavian Nicolaescu, fostul Director al Autorității Aeronautice Civile, demis la data de 15 octombrie 2019, a fost repus în funcție prin Hotărârea Judecătoriei Chișinău, sediul Râșcani, cu executare imediată din 21 ianuarie 2021. Nicolaescu a mai deținut această funcție în perioada octombrie 2018- septembrie 2019, reușind în perioada mandatului său să impulsioneze dezvoltarea aviației civile pe domeniul extern. Începând cu octombrie 2018 (momentul numirii în funcție a lui Octavian Nicolaescu), echipa Autorității Aeronautice Civile a avut mai multe ședințe de lucru reprezentanții Comisiei Europene și autoritățile de reglementare din domeniul aviației civile din alte state UE pentru a evalua și elimina lacunele depistate în activitatea operatorilor aerieni naționali și a AAC. Potrivit ACC, după demiterea Octavian Nicolaescu planul de acțiuni nu a mai fost implementat, operatorii naționali rămânând în continuare în Lista de Siguranță a UE. Octavian Nicolăescu a fost suspendat din funcție în luna septembrie 2019, iar șef interimar a fost numit Alexandru Fiti.

Persons: Octavian Nicolaescu, . Nicolaescu, . Nicolăescu, Eurocontrol, Octavian Nicolăescu, Alexandru Organizations: Autorității Aeronautice Civile, Europene, UE, Autoritatea Aeronautică Română Locations: Chișinău, Republica Moldova, UE, Austria

☆ Securitatea cibernetică în domeniul Managementului Traficului Aerian, pe agenda discuțiilor la Moldova Cyber Week 2020
▼ + stars: | 2020-11-27 | by ( Onixmedia Srl | ) diez.md time to read: +6 min

Prevenirea lor necesită un sistem integrat și o abordare critică față de noile provocări, inclusiv în domeniul Managementului Traficului Aerian (ATM). Subiectul a fost discutat pe larg la cel mai important eveniment regional dedicat securității cibernetice – Moldova Cyber Week 2020 – alături de Veaceslav FRUNZE, administrator al Î.S. „MOLDATSA” și Patrick MANA, manager EATM-CERT, EUROCONTROL. Patrick MANA, Manager EATM-CERT, EUROCONTROL: „Sectorul aviației este una dintre țintele preferate ale infractorilor și se confruntă cu un număr enorm de atacuri. „MOLDATSA” colaborează îndeaproape cu EUROCONTROL (EATM-CERT) prin furnizarea de informații despre amenințări cibernetice, alerte, cursuri de instruire etc.

Persons: Patrick Organizations: Organizația Europeană, Aeriene, Week, Universitatea Tehnică a Moldovei, UTM, Uniunii Internaționale, Europei Locations: Moldova, Veaceslav, Republica Moldova, Republicii Moldova

Search resuls for: "Eurocontrol"

23 mentions found