Air Transport News.Nov 20, 2006 EU adviser says court should ban bilateral open-skies pacts. An adviser to the EU's Court of Justice says member countries cannot sign "open-skies" bilateral agreements with the U.S. If the court adopts that view, it could undermine the legal rationale for global airline alliances. Bilateral agreements undermine key principles of the EU's single market, the adviser says. Nov 17, 2006 Research center to focus on U.S. transportation. A new DOT-sponsored research facility at Purdue University Purdue University (pərdy  `, -d`), main campus at West Lafayette, Ind. will look for ways to boost the efficiency of America's airports, rail lines, highways and waterways. The center's main focus is to develop a system to coordinate passenger and freight travel. Nov 16, 2006 Eurocontrol's Maastricht Upper Area Control Center, which provides air traffic services in the upper airspace of the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg and northwestern Germany, was formally certified as compliant with European Community European Community: see European Union. European Community (EC) Organization formed in 1967 with the merger of the European Economic Community, European Coal and Steel Community, and European Atomic Energy Community. requirements for the provision of air navigation air navigation, science and technology of determining the position of an aircraft with respect to the surface of the earth and accurately maintaining a desired course (see navigation). services. MUAC's certification represents "a unique example of a multi-States joint service and a precursor to Functional Airspace Blocks," Eurocontrol DG V?ctor Aguado said. "The fact that in addition it is one of the first to be certified under the Single European Sky The Single European Sky is a European Commission initiative that is intended to change the future structure of air traffic control across Europe. The aim is to use more efficient air traffic management that is more closely based on actual flight patterns, rather than using the legislation demonstrates our commitment to being in the forefront of providing high-standard air traffic control services." Nov 14, 2006 Assn. of European Airlines expressed "strong disappointment" in the European Commission European Commission, branch of the governing body of the European Union (EU) invested with executive and some legislative powers. Located in Brussels, Belgium, it was founded in 1967 when the three treaty organizations comprising what was then the European Community Transport Directorate's decision not to include a revision of the 1996 Ground Handling Directive as part of the Airport Package of planned regulatory measures governing airline-airport relationships. While main airports and trade organizations argue that they opened the market and lowered prices, Europe's major airlines believe the opposite. Nov 13, 2006 EC's transportation package, due to be adopted by the before year end, will include only a report on the effects of the 1996 Directive. The EC has indicated that the issue will be revived in 2007. "We hope that the proposed report will recognize how shortcomings A shortcoming is a character flaw. Shortcomings may also be:
tr.v. pe·nal·ized, pe·nal·iz·ing, pe·nal·iz·es 1. To subject to a penalty, especially for infringement of a law or official regulation. See Synonyms at punish. 2. the airlines," AEA AEA Atomic Energy Authority AEA n abbr (BRIT) (= Atomic Energy Authority) → consejo de energía nuclear; (BRIT) (SCOL) (= Advanced Extension Award) → Secretary General Ulrich Schulte-Strathaus said. "We urge the Commission to acknowledge that the revision of the Directive is long overdue, and should take place in the near future. In the meantime Adv. 1. in the meantime - during the intervening time; "meanwhile I will not think about the problem"; "meantime he was attentive to his other interests"; "in the meantime the police were notified" meantime, meanwhile , we insist that their resolve to tackle airport charges and capacity is as strong as ever." Nov 13, 2006 US FAA To Help India Update Aviation Standards. The Indian government on Monday signed an agreement with the US Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) to help it develop and modernize its nascent but booming aviation sector. Nov 13, 2006 Z Editor: Aram Gesar, eMail: edit@AirGuideOnline.com For more global news, reviews, features and analysis, please go to: http://www.airguideonline.com/onlinenews.htm To Subscribe to our Newsletters: http://www.airguideonline.com/order_formsubs.htm#news To Advertise: advert@AirGuideOnline.com Nov 13, 2006 |
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