http://www.egynews.net/ مصر للطيران تتعاقد مع شركت BOCعلى 8طائراث جديدة من طراز البوينج B737-800 ()1 طشح شش٠ف فزذ ٝسئ١ظ اٌششوخ اٌمبثضخ ٌّظش ٌٍغ١شاْ أٔٗ رُ اٌزؼـــــبلذ ِإخــــشًا ِغ شــــشوخ ٚ ،BOC Aviationاٌز ٟرؼذ ِٓ وجش٠بد اٌششوبد اٌّإجشح ٌٍغبئشاد ػٍٝ ْ عبئشاد ِٓ عشاص B737-800ألعغٛي ِظش ٌٍغ١شاْ ٚرٌه ِغز ٞٛاٌؼبٌُ ،إلضبفخ صّب ِ ثٕظبَ اإل٠جبس اٌزشغٌّOperating Lease ٍٟ١ذح ػشش عٕٛاد. ٚأٚضخ فزذ ٝأٔٗ ٠جش ٜدبًٌ١ب اٌزج١ٙض ٌٍزٛل١غ ػٍ ٝاٌؼمذ إٌٙبئٌ ٟإل٠جبس ػٍ ٝأْ ٠ى ْٛثذا٠خ ئعزالَ اٌغبئشاد اػزجبسًا ِٓ ئغغغظ ٚ 2016دز ٝد٠غّجش ٚ 2016رؼًّ اٌششوخ ػٍٝ رٛف١ش وبفخ اإلِبوبٔ١بد ٚأدذس اٌٛعبئً اٌزشف١ٙ١خ ٚعجً اٌشادخ ٚاٌشفب٘١خ ثبٌغبئشح ثّب ٠زٕبعت ِغ اٌّؼب١٠ش اٌذ١ٌٚخ ٌٍجٛدح ٚاٌغالِخ اٌج٠ٛخ د١ش ع١زُ رج١ٙض وبثٕ١خ دسجخ سجــــــــــــــــــــبي االػّــــــــــــــبي( )Business classثؼذد (ِ )16مؼذًا ٚػذد ()144 ٌٍذسجخ اٌغ١ــــــــبد١خ ( )Economy Classأ ٞثاجّبٌِ 160 ٟمؼذاً. ٠ؼذ ٘زا اٌزؼبلذ اٌّشدٍخ األ ٌٟٚضّٓ خغخ اٌزغ٠ٛش ٚرذذ٠ش أعغٛي ِظش ٌٍغ١شاْ دزٝ ػبَ 2025اٌغبئشاد ٚرٌه إلدالي ػذد ( )8عبئشاد ِٓ عشاص اال٠شثبص A320-200. جذ٠ش ثبٌزوش أْ ِظشٌٍغ١شاْ رّزٍه 20عبئشح ِٓ ٘زا اٌغشاص (اٌجٕ٠ٛج )B737-800 وبٔذ لذ رؼبلذد ػٍ ٟصّبٔ١خ ِٕ ُٙف ٟػبَ ٚ 2006ػذد اصٕ ٟػششح عبئشح ف ٟػبَ 2009 ٚأضّذ أخش ٘زٖ اٌغبئشاد ئٌ ٟأعغٛي اٌششوخ ف ٟشٙش عجزّجش ِٓ ٛ٘ٚ ، 2012األوضش اٌغشاصاد ِج١ؼب دٛي اٌؼبٌُ د١ش رؼذ ٘زٖ اٌغبئشح ِٓ اٌغبئشاد اٌّزٛعغخ اٌّذٚ ٜاٌز ٝرؼًّ ػٍ ٝخغٛط أٚسٚثب ٚاٌششق األٚعظ ٚأفش٠م١ب ِ ٛ٘ٚب ع١غبُ٘ ف ٟرذػ ُ١رٍه اٌٛجٙبد ٚرٛف١ش ِضا٠ب أوضش ئٌ ٝاٌّغبفش ٓ٠ػٍِ ٝزٓ سدالد ِظش ٌٍغ١شاْ. ِٓ ٔبد١خ أخش ٜطشح شش٠ف فزذ ٟسئ١ظ اٌششوخ اٌمبثضخ ٌّظش ٌٍغ١شاْ أْ اٌششوخ رٛاطً ِغ١شرٙب ٔذ ٛاٌزغ٠ٛش ثبٌزؼبِ ْٚغ ‖ع١جش― ٚٚفمًب ٌزٛجٙ١بد اٌذىِٛخ اٌذبٌٚ ، ٗ١اٌزٟ رٙذف ف ٟاٌّمبَ األٚي ئٌ ٝاػبدح ثٕبء ِظش ٌٍغ١شاْ ٌزذظً ػٍِ ٝىبٔزٙب ٚعظ ششوبد اٌغ١شاْ اٌؼبٌّ١خ ٚرظجخ ادذ اٌششوبد اٌشائذح ثبٌششق األٚعظ ٚأفش٠م١ب ٟ٘ٚخغخ عٍ٠ٛخ اٌّذ ٜرٕفز ػٍِ ٝذاس 10عٕٛاد. ٚأضبف فزذ ٟلبئالً ― :ئْ ٘ذفٕب ٘ ٛرذم١ك اٌشثذ١خ ٌٚىٓ ثشىً عّٛح ِّٕٙٚج دز ٝال ٠زؼبسع ِغ األ٘ذاف عٍ٠ٛخ اٌّذٌٍ ٜششوخٚ ،لذ رُ ثبٌفؼً االٔزٙبء ِٓ ِشدٍخ جّغ اٌج١بٔبد ٚرذٍٍٙ١ب ٚئطذاس اٌزٛط١بد ٌزغج١ك اٌؼذ٠ذ ِٓ اٌزغ١شاد خبطخ فِ ٝجبي اٌزجبسٌ ٜض٠بدح اٌؼبئذ ثبإلضبفخ ئٌ ٝرؼذ٠الد أخش ٜف ٝشجىخ خغٛط اٌششوخ―.
http://www.egynews.net/ ()2 ٚأٚضخ أْ ٕ٘بن اٌؼذ٠ذ ِٓ اٌّذبٚس اٌز ٟرم َٛػٍٙ١ب خغخ اٌزغ٠ٛش ٚأٌٙٚب رّٕ١خ اٌؼبًِ اٌجشش ٞػٓ عش٠ك ئعزضّبسٖ ٚرذس٠جٗ ِٓ خالي رٍمٌ ٗ١ذٚساد رذس٠ج١خ ِزمذِخ ػٍّ١بً .وزٌه ٕ٘بن أ٘ذاف لظ١شح اٌّذٔ ٜؼًّ ػٍ ٝرٕف١ز٘ب ِٕٙ ٚب ادخبي عبئشاد جذ٠ذح ٌ١زُ ئدالي 8عبئشاد لذّ٠خ ثـ 8عبئشاد جذ٠ذح ٚدذ٠ضٗ ٌٍؼًّ ٚ ،لذ رُ ثبٌفؼً اٌزفبٚع ِغ ػذد ِٓ اٌششوبد اٌّظٕؼخ ٌٍغبئشاد ٌزٕضُ 8 عبئشاد جذ٠ذح ألعغٛي اٌششوخ ف ٟإٌظف اٌضبٔ ِٓ ٟػبَ ِ ٛ٘ٚ 2016ب ع١ؼٛد ػٍ ٝاٌششوخ ثشىً ئ٠جبث .ٟوّب رؼىف دبٌ١بً ػٍ ٝرذغ ٓ١إٌّزج اٌّٛجٛد ػٍ ٝاٌغبئشح ٚاٌز٠ ٞشًّ اٌخذِخ اٌّمذِخ ٚرذغ ٓ١اٌٛججبد ٚرٕ٠ٛغ ِغزّش ٌٍّٕزجبد اٌّمذِخ ٚرذس٠ت اٌؼبٍِ ٓ١ثغشق ِخزٍفخ. ٚاعزغشد ِٛضذًب أْ ٕ٘بن اعزشار١ج١خ ٌزغ٠ٛش شجىخ خغٛط ِظش ٌٍغ١شاْ ِٓ خالي دساعٗ وً اٌّذْ ا ٚاٌٛجٙبد اٌز ٟرظً ئٌٙ١ب اٌششوخ دبٌ١ب ٚ ،لذ رُ ارخبر خغٛاد ف٘ ٟزا اٌظذد وّب ٠جشٜ دساعبد أخش ٜػٍ ٝفزخ خغٛط جذ٠ذح ف ٟأعٛاق جذ٠ذح ٌُ رىٓ ِٛجٛدح ف ٟشجىخ خغٛط اٌششوخ. ٚلبي فزذ‖ : ٟإٔٔب ٔؼًّ ثبٌزٛاص ٞػٍِ ٝذٛس ٓ٠فّ١ب ٠خض شجىخ اٌخغٛط دساعخ فزخ خغٛط جذ٠ذح ٚدساعخ و١ف١خ رذغ ٓ١اٌخغٛط اٌذبٌ١خ ِٓ خالي اٌؼًّ ػٍ ٝرغ٠ٛش اٌؼٍّ١بد اٌج١ؼ١خ ٚرغ٠ٛش األعغٛي ٚاألٔظّخ ٚاٌؼًّ ػٍ ٝرذغٔ ٓ١زبئج ٘زٖ اٌخغٛط لجً اٌزفى١ش ف ٟغٍك ثؼضٙب ٌّب ف ٟرٌه ِٓ رأص١شاد عٍج ٗ١ػٍ ّٛٔ ٝاٌششوخ ٚلذسرٙب اٌزٕبفغ ٗ١ػٍ ٝاٌّذ ٜاٌغ.ً٠ٛ ٕ٘بن أ٠ضًب اعزشارج١خ رغ٠ٛش جذ٠ذح ٠خضغ ٌٙب اٌمغبع اٌزجبسٌ ٞزغ٠ٛش وبًِ فِ ٝجبي رخغ١ظ اٌشجىبد ٚاألعؼبس ٚرؼظ ُ١اٌؼبئذ ٚاٌّج١ؼبد خبطخ اإلٌىزش١ٔٚخٚ .ثبٌفؼً ٔذٓ ثظذد اإلرفبق ػٍٝ ششاء 3أظّخ جذ٠ذح فِ ٝجبي اٌزغؼ١ش ٚرؼظ ُ١اٌؼبئذ ٌشفغ وفبءح أداء ٘زٖ اإلداساد ٌٚىٔ ٝزّىٓ ِٓ سؤ٠خ ِٕبفغٕ١ب ثشىً أفضً. ٚعٕؼًّ ػٍ ٝرمذ ُ٠أفضً جٛدح ثأفضً عؼش ِٓ خالي ٔغجخ ٚرٕبعت ث ٓ١إٌّظِٛز ٓ١ف١جذ اٌشاوت ِمبثً ِب ٠ذفؼٗ خذِخ ج١ذح ثغؼش ِؼمٛي فغشح أعؼبس رٕبفغ١خ رخضغ ٌٍؼشع ٚاٌغٍت فٙزا ٔظبَ رؼظ ُ١اٌؼبئذ ٌٍزٛاؤَ األفضً ث ٓ١اٌؼشع ٚاٌغٍت فىٍّب لً اٌغٍت لً اٌغؼش ٚوٍّب صاد اٌغٍت صاد اٌغؼشٚ .أوذ فزذ ٝأٔٗ ثذٍٛي اٌّٛعُ اٌشز ٞٛاٌمبدَ عزظٙش رٍه اٌزؼذ٠الد ػٍ ٝاسع اٌٛالغ ٚعٕمذَ ٔظُ عؼش٠خ وض١شح ٌٍزٕش١ظ ٚػشٚع ِزؼذدح. ٚف ٟع١بق ِزظً ،طشح اٌغ١بس دغبَ وّبي ٚص٠ش اٌغ١شاْ اٌّذٔ ٟأْ ئٔشبء ِغبس ساط عذس ع١مذَ دفؼخ وج١شح ٌٍزّٕ١خ ٚاالعزضّبس فِٕ ٟغمخ جٕٛة عٕ١بء اٌز ٟرزّزغ ثبٌؼذ٠ذ ِٓ اٌّمِٛبد اٌغج١ؼ١خ ٛ٠ٚفش فشص ػذ٠ذح أِبَ اٌّغزضّشٌ ٓ٠ذػُ اٌزّٕ١خ اإللزظبد٠خ ٚخبطخ ِذٕ٠خ سأط عذس اٌز ٟرؼزجش ِذٕ٠خ ٚاػذح ٌمشثٙب ِٓ ِذٛس رّٕ١خ لٕبح اٌغ٠ٛظ .وّب أْ اٌّذٕ٠خ رزّزغ ثؼٕبطش اٌجزة اٌغ١بد ٟاٌّزجبٕ٠خ ٌزٍج١خ اٌؼذ٠ذ ِٓ اٌشغجبد اٌغ١بد١خ اٌّخزٍفخ وبٌغ١بدخ اٌزشف١ٙ١خ ٚاٌؼالج١خ . ٚأضبف اٌٛص٠ش أٔٗ رُ االرفبق ػٍ ٝأْ رم َٛاٌٍجٕخ اٌٛصاس٠خ اٌّشىٍخ ثٛضغ خغخ ٌٍزّٕ١خ اٌشبٍِخ ٌٍّٕغمخ ػٍ ٝأْ ٠أر ٟاٌّغبس وأدذ ِششٚػبد ٘زٖ اٌخغخ. جبءد رظش٠ذبد اٌٛص٠ش ػمت ٌمبئٗ ٘زا االعجٛع ثبٌغ١ذ إٌّٙذط سئ١ظ ِجٍظ اٌٛصساء إلعزؼشاع ِششٚع ئٔشبء ِغبس سأط عذس ثذضٛس ٚص٠ش اٌغ١بدخ ِٚذبفظ جٕٛة عٕ١بء ِّٚضٍٟ اٌٛصاساد ٚاٌ١ٙئبد اٌّؼٕ١خ.
http://en.starafrica.com/ Egypt Air to fly African passengers to Europe and Arab states – minister
Egypt Air has agreed with private airlines to fly African passengers to Cairo, where other Egyptian airlines will take them to Europe and Arab states, and increasing flights between Egypt and United Arab Emirates, Egypt’s Civil Aviation Minister Hossam Kamal said on Tuesday. He added during a press conference that Egypt Air will cooperate with private airlines that travel to places where Egypt Air does not function to ―expand into the African market. A memorandum of understanding on increasing the operational capacity of air transport between Egypt and the United Arab Emirates by 20 percent has been signed, Kamal noted. The minister said that in light of the growing EgyptianUAE economic relations, Egypt Air and Emirates Airlines have operated a third flight on daily basis each on top of the two basic flights.
http://thepeninsulaqatar.com/ Qatar Airways to roll out New Distribution Capability DOHA: Qatar Airways will shortly roll out its own New Distribution Capability (NDC) initiative with Farelogix following a successful pilot programme, Akbar Al Baker, Group Chief Executive, Qatar Airways said yesterday. He disclosed the new initiative in an interview by BBC correspondent Rajan Datar. ―The passenger experience is key when it comes to governing the operations of an airline. In a world of growing choice, travel classes, routes and airline alliances, we must drive forward the overall passenger experience to make journeys as seamless, safe and smooth as possible,‖ said Al Baker. ―It is in this same regard that Qatar Airways is pleased to announce its pilot programme with Farelogix, whereby we would now extend this experience to our travel agent partners and intermediaries on the ground. This will enable everyone to experience our airline’s premium products before passengers have even stepped onto a plane.‖ Aimed at enhancing the capability of communications between airlines, travel agents and intermediaries, the NDC will provide all users with a richer, personalised and dynamic interface, allowing Qatar Airways to showcase its products. Qatar Airways has been actively engaged in the evolution of the IATA NDC programme since it was first introduced in 2012. Qatar Airways NDC initiative with Farelogix focuses on showcasing the airline’s premium products across all class of cabins, supported by the additional content made available via the NDC standard messaging format. ―Working with Qatar Airways on this NDC initiative provides us with a tremendous opportunity to showcase the flexibility, scalability, and speed to market of our proven technology for enabling airline-controlled distribution and merchandising,‖ says Jim Davidson, President and CEO of Farelogix. ―We look forward to seeing the results Qatar Airways will achieve by implementing dynamic offers and taking advantage of personalisation
— two core tenets of NDC,‖ Davidson said.
http://news.kuwaittimes.net/ Etihad Airways appoints 3 UAE nationals at airports in US, Egypt (1) KUWAIT: Omar Al-Memari has been named Etihad Airways’ Airport Manager at San Francisco Airport and Khaled Al-Mazrouei has been named Assistant Airport Manager at Los Angeles Airport. Rashed Al-Sharji, has been appointed to the role of Assistant Airport Manager for Etihad Airways in Cairo. More than 190 UAE nationals now hold airport management roles at Etihad Airways’ destinations across the Middle East, Europe, Asia, Australia and the Americas. Geert Boven, Etihad Airways’ Senior Vice President, Airport Services, said: ―Etihad Airways is pleased to announce the appointments of Omar, Khaled and Rashed to key positions within the airline in San Francisco, Los Angeles and Cairo. Their appointments will greatly support the continued growth and success of our US and Egypt operations.‖ Prior to his appointment to Airport Manager, Omar Al Memari served as Assistant Airport Manager at San Francisco Airport. He joined Etihad Airways in 2010 where he served as Duty Manager in Sydney, Geneva and Dulles International Airport in Washington, DC. .
http://news.kuwaittimes.net/ (2) In his new role, he will be responsible for Etihad’s day-to-day operation at San Francisco, ensuring that Etihad guests receive truly world-class service-from check-in to boarding to arrival. He will also serve as the airline’s key liaison with airport authorities, local government agencies and third-party service providers to ensure Etihad’s seamless and efficient operation in the region. Khaled Al-Mazrouei was appointed Assistant Airport Manager at Los Angeles from his previous role as Graduate Manager, Airport Operations, where he will be responsible for all facets of airport operations and guest services. He began his career at Etihad Airways in 2013 in the Graduate Management Development Program, now named Future Leaders Program, where he was trained in all aspects of Etihad Airways operational departments from check-in to boarding. Khaled previously served on Etihad Airways’ team in Chicago at O’Hare International Airport before being selected to assist the team at San Francisco. Rashed Al-Sharji joined Etihad Airways in 2009 as a Ground Services Agent looking after VIPs as well as Hajj and Umrah operations at Abu Dhabi airport. He was then assigned as Airport Duty Manager in Inchon in South Korea before moving to Cairo and being appointed to his new post of Assistant Airport Manager. .
http://www.foodnavigator.com/ Egyptian producers plan investments, but infrastructure hinders growth (1) Egypt’s Galina and Domty plan major expansions and IPOs, as the country suffers from currency and airfreight constraints on food exports, and falling rice and grain production. The firm’s CEO, Abdel Wahid Soliman, said an IPO was on the cards to finance the expansion. According to him, strawberry and artichoke products make up around half of Galina’s exports, with the rest made up mostly from beans, peas, mixed vegetables, cantaloupes and pomegranates. Domty’s $13m factory Also looking to grow is Domty, whose chairman Omar El-Domaty announced at a press conference a project to build a new US$13m factory in 6th October City. The factory will cover 27,000 square metres and create 500 jobs, with a capacity to produce 300 million units of various products every year. The firm’s CEO, Abdel Wahid Soliman, said an IPO was on the cards to finance the expansion. According to him, strawberry and artichoke products make up around half of Galina’s exports, with the rest made up mostly from beans, peas, mixed vegetables, cantaloupes and pomegranates. Domty’s $13m factory .
http://www.foodnavigator.com/ (2) According to new data released this month from Egypt’s statistics bureau, the country’s rice production fell 4.5% last year, at 5.5m tonnes, while grain production fell 9% to 21.9m tonnes in 2013/14. But production of both fruits and vegetables rose 8.7% and 3% respectively, with 10.5m tonnes of fruit and 21.8m tonnes of vegetables produced in the year. According to some firms, though, Egypt’s developing fresh produce sector may struggle to capitalise on its export opportunities, because of a lack of airfreight capacity. Ayman AlSheikh, deputy chairman of the Air Transport and Logistics Services division in the Alexandria Chamber of Commerce, said fruit and vegetable exports made up 20% of Egypt’s air cargo – but was struggling to grow further, in part because of a lack of space on aircraft. He also said 20% of fresh produce exported as damaged because of the poor infrastructure of Egyptian airports – with poor-quality packaging contributing to problems with fruit and vegetable exports. EgyptAir, which controls 80% of the country’s airfreight capacity, said it was investing in new freighter aircraft, including two Airbus A330-200F cargo planes.
http://www.thecairopost.com/ Egypt Air to fly African passengers to Europe, increase flights to UAE: minister
CAIRO: Egypt Air has agreed with private airlines to fly African passengers to Cairo, where the Egyptian airlines will take them to Europe and Arab states, and increasing flights between Egypt and United Arab Emirates, Civil Aviation Minister Hossam Kamal said Tuesday. Egypt Air will cooperate with private airlines that travel to places where Egypt Air does not function to “expand into the African market,� Youm7 quoted Kamal in a press conference. Further, a memorandum of understanding on increasing the operational capacity of air transport between Egypt and the United Arab Emirates by 20 percent has been signed, according to Kamal. In light of the growing Egyptian-UAE economic relations, Egypt Air and Emirates Airlines have operated a third flight on daily basis each on top of the two basic flights, the minister said.
http://www.atn.aero/ Action plan for safer aviation following accident of Germanwings Flight 9525 (1) Today the European Commission is taking another step towards safer aviation by releasing an Action Plan implementing the recommendations made in July by the Task-Force led by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) on the accident of Germanwings Flight 9525. Convened at the request of EU Commissioner for Transport Violeta Bulc, the Task-Force had primarily called for better checks on crew members . Today's Action Plan has been developed by EASA and outlines how the agency now intends to implement these recommendations, in collaboration with the Commission. EU Commissioner for Transport Violeta Bulc said "I am grateful for
the comprehensive work carried out by EASA. The safety of European citizens is at the heart of the Commission's transport policy and today's action plan is a valuable contribution. By providing a clear roadmap for EU action, it will help preventing future accidents or incidents." EASA's Director Patrick Ky added: "The Germanwings tragedy reminded the international aviation community that the medical and psychological conditions of flight crews, if not detected, can lead to a catastrophic outcome. This demonstrates that the regulators have the duty to quickly adapt to a variety of challenges. EASA’s mission is to make air travel ever safer for European Union citizens in Europe and worldwide. With this action plan we are fully committed to fulfil this mission." EASA intends to use both existing rules and innovative regulatory solutions for the implementation of the recommendations. Concrete actions will be launched in the areas of air operations, aircrew, Information Technology (IT) and data protection. The next steps will be: .
http://www.atn.aero/ (2) An Aircrew Medical Fitness workshop to be organised in early December 2015. The workshop will gather European and world-wide experts to discuss the implementation of the recommendations. The results of this workshop will be a draft proposal of concrete actions to implement the recommendations, to be further discussed and approved among all the interested parties: European Commission, EASA, airlines, crews, doctors, etc. Operational Directives in the area of air operations and aircrew might be published by EASA in the first quarter of 2016 to address specific safety issues and prepare proposals for new rules. Operational Directives are a new regulatory tool which may be used for the first time on this occasion. They will provide operators and national aviation authorities with indications on how to pro-actively implement the recommendations, and what are the actions required. New rules such as new acceptable means of compliance (AMC) and guidance material (GM) to existing regulations will be developed as needed before the end of 2016. The full action plan . Background Following the crash of Germanwings flight 9525 on 24 March, the French Civil Aviation Safety Investigation Authority (Bureau d'EnquĂŞtes et d'Analyses (BEA)) issued a preliminary investigation report on 6 May 2015. The same day, Transport Commissioner Violeta Bulc asked the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) to set up a task force to look into the findings set out in the BEA report. These areas include the cockpit door locking system and cockpit access and exit procedures, as well as the criteria and procedures applied to the medical monitoring of pilots. Chaired by Patrick Ky, EASA Executive Director, the Task Force consisted of 12 senior representatives from airlines, flight crew associations, medical advisors and authorities. Additional contributions were provided by invited experts and representative bodies. Last 17 July the report from the Task Force was released, issuing six recommendations.
http://www.atn.aero/ ICAO Clarifies International Conflict Zone The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) today clarified the legal framework in place governing the roles and responsibilities of States, airlines and international organizations with respect to risks to civil aviation arising in national airspace. The UN specialized agency for international civil aviation has issued the explanations subsequent to a number of misinterpretations which surfaced after the release of the MH17 Final Report. Summary of Clarifications - Under the Convention on International Civil Aviation (Chicago Convention), States and States alone maintain sovereign authority over their airspace. - This authority carries with it the responsibility to issue risk advisories regarding any threats to the safety of civilian aircraft operating in their airspace. Said threats may include, but are not limited to, armed conflicts, ash clouds due to volcanic eruptions, missile tests and rocket launches, etc. - States also have authority to close their airspace where certain safety threats may warrant that action. - Aircraft and airline operators are responsible for assessing global airspace risks communicated by States, and/or third parties, before deciding where they fly. - Under this international framework, ICAO does not possess the authority to over-ride sovereign States in order to close their airspace or reroute airline traffic. - With respect to conflict zone risk specifically, recommendations to assist States and airlines with a more effective means of sharing risk information were already proposed by the 2014 conflict zone risk task force which ICAO established, immediately after the loss of MH17. - These recommendations were later agreed to at ICAO’s High-level Safety Conference (191 Member States participating) in February of this year, and then were adopted formally by the ICAO Council. A keyrecommendation identified the need for an online risk information repository to be established, and ICAO launched that publicly-available tool in April of this year.
http://www.atn.aero/ Air France - Strike action on 22 october: flight schedule maintained Strike action has been called for by some ground staff unions for this Thursday, 22 October. Air France plans to operate all of its 994 flights. However, some delays may be possible at French stations. Passengers are advised to check in and print their baggage tag online. Before going to the airport, it is advisable to check the flight information, available on the website airfrance.fr in the “flight times in real time� section. Air France is doing all it can to limit any inconvenience. Its teams present at the airport and its commercial services are mobilized to assist customers with their travel plans.
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