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AirlinesThe first easyJet aircraft fly on the Rome-Fiumicino/Milan-Linate route: Alitalia's monopoly ends
Rome, Italy - Five daily flights for the English carrier
On Monday March 25 Alitalia's monopoly over the route between Rome-Fiumicino and Milan-Linate airports ended officially: today easyJet's aircraft started flying between the two cities, thanks to a ruling... more
SecurityFAA AD on Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc, model 412 and 412EP helicopters (2013-05-14)
Washington, Usa - To prevent failure of an outer ring because of cracking, which could lead to the loss of main rotor (M/R) blade pitch control and subsequent loss of helicopter control
[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 56 (Friday, March 22, 2013)] [Rules and Regulations] [Pages 17593-17594] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc... more
Finance and economyAircraft and finance. Lufthansa ready to acquire 100% of Brussels Airlines
Frankfurt, Germany - The operation will be finalised when the Belgian carrier's restructuring is completed
Lufthansa Group, which includes the Europe's largest airline in terms of passengers carried and number of aircraft in the fleet and numerous subsidiaries, will finalize the acquisition of Brussels Airlines... more
AirlinesAircraft and transport. Lufthansa unions: new strikes are possible, but not over Easter
Berlin, Germany - Second round of negotiations had no positive outcome
Ver.di, the union which represents roughly 33,000 Lufthansa employees, announced that the second round of negotiations with the management of the airline, which took place on Friday 22 March 2013, had... more
AirlinesWill Japan Airlines be next Airbus' customer for the A-350XWB aircraft?
Tokyo, Japan - Possible agreement of more than 3.2 billion Euro, simulation facilities included
According to rumours relaunched by the Japanese media, Japan Airlines is considering the purchase of 20 Airbus A-350XWB, the new wide-bodied long-haul aircraft of the European aerospace company, for an... more
Civil aviationAircraft and transport. FAA releases list of the 149 towers which will have to close
Washington, USA - "Unfortunately we are faced with a series of difficult choices", Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood claims
The Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) reached the decision that 149 federal contract towers will close beginning April 7 as part of the agency’s sequestration implementation pla... more
Weather forecastsBad weather on Italy: new alert on central-South
Rome, Italy - In particular on Sicily, Calabria, Basilicata and Marche
The Atlantic perturbation that is interesting part of the Northern regions of the Peninsula, will bring today a general worsening on Central-South, with more marked phenomena on the meridional Tyrrhenian... more
AirlinesAirplanes and carriers. Jean Cyrill Spinetta president and general manager of KLM-Air France leaves in July?
Paris, France - Alexandre de Juniac in "Pole Position"
Alexandre de Juniac, according to the French sources, should be in "Pole position" to replace Jean Cyrill Spinetta to lead the French giant of air transport KLM-Air France. According to the same sources,... more
PeopleF-35 airplane by Lockheed Martin: first international student-pilot flies
Eglin, Usa - It is United Kingdom Royal Air Force Squadron Leader Frankie Buchler
The first international student aviator at the 33rd Fighter Wing, training to be an F-35B Lightning II instructor pilot, completed his first sortie in the Joint Strike Fighter aircraft in the last days. United... more
Finance and economyMBDA: results 2012, a year of contrasts for the industry
Rome, Italy - Order intake at EUR 2.3 billion
MBDA, European and global player in the missile and missile system sector, achieved a turnover of 3 billion euros in 2012, equaling the figure recorded in 2011. Order intake at 2.3 billion euros as compared... more
IndustryAirbus: Vueling receives its first A-320 airplane with Sharklets
Toulouse, France - Becoming the first Spanish carrier
Vueling, the low-cost airline in Spain, has taken delivery of its first A-320 aircraft equipped with Sharklet fuel saving wing tip devices, becoming the first Spanish carrier to do so. Including this delivery,... more
AirlinesAircraft and transport. EasyJet to get rid of its check-in desks in the airports
London, United Kingdom - "We try to be a bit more customer friendly than Ryanair"
The English low-cost company easyJet is about to close its check-in desks in the airports where it operates, in an attempt to encourage more passengers to check in online. Starting from April 30, they... more
Civil aviationAircraft and transport. EC refers Portugal to the Court of Justice over ground-handling services
Brussels, Belgium - Lisbon, Porto and Faro airports are not complying with the EU rules
The European Commission referred Portugal to the Court of Justice of the European Union, since the rules regarding baggage handling, ramp handling and freight and mail handling are not being complied with... more
AirlinesAircraft and airlines. Serbian government to assume JAT Airways' debt
Belgrade, Serbia - Workforce downsizing and introduction of new airplanes expected
On Friday 22 March 2013, speaking with journalists in Belgrade, Serbian Minister for Transportation Milutin Mrkonjic announced that the government will support the recovery of the state-owned carrier JAT... more
IndustrySAAB: second development order for Gripen E aircraft
Linkoping, Sweden - For SEK 10.7 billion for operations during 2015-2023
Defence and security company Saab has, within the framework of the agreement with the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) that was made public on February 15, 2013, received a development order... more
IndustryLM: Corps' first operational F-35B aircraft conducts first vertical landing
Yuma, Usa - Maj. Richard Rusnok, an F-35B Lightning II test pilot, conducted it
Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 121 watched in amazement and satisfaction as the Corps' first operational F-35B Lightning II squadron conducted its first Short Take Off, Vertical Landing operations aboard... more
CargoFedEx: thirty 757 aircraft from United Airlines to be converted in cargo planes
Memphis, USA - The cost of converting the airplanes might be around 5 million dollars each
US' global courier delivery services company FedEx Corporation announced it is planning to purchase some Boeing 757 aircraft (up to 30) which were previously operated by United Airlines, in order to reconvert... more
HelicoptersErickson Air-Crane: agreement for the purchase of Evergreen Helicopters Inc.
Portland, Usa - This transaction would provide EAC with a fleet of 64 aircraft (helicopters and airplanes)
Erickson Air-Crane Incorporated, operator and the manufacturer of the powerful Erickson S-64 Aircrane heavy-lift helicopter, has announced that it has executed a stock purchase agreement for the purchase... more
AirlinesAircraft and airlines. Tarom to cut 10% of its workforce to switch on profit from 2015
Bucharest, Romania - "We want to introduce a new marketing strategy, at the same time with a new route system"
Tarom, the airline owned by the Romanian government, is implementing a new marketing plan which forecasts a return to profitability starting from 2015, also thanks to a 10% downsizing of its workforce,... more
SecurityUS' flights attendants fight against TSA's decision to permit again knives on aircraft
Los Angeles, USA - "The new rules make everyone in the cabin less safe"
The flight attendants of the US' airlines are strongly criticizing the decision of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to permit again to transport on board small knives and other items which... more
AirlinesSAS introduces two new alternatives: "GO" and "Plus"
Stockholm, Sweden - The airline launches a new travel concept, replacing the previous onborard service classes
SAS is launching a new service concept, replacing the previous service classes with two brand new alternatives: SAS Go for customers who want to have a lot and SAS Plus for customers who want to have more.... more
Civil aviationAircraft and transport. ECJ: environmental assessment is required if airport traffic is expected to raise
Luxembourg, Luxembourg - Austrian legislation is contrary to EU law
On Thursday 21 March 2013 the European Court of Justice stated that Austrian legislation is contrary to EU law in that, when an airport is modified, it provides for an environmental assessment only for... more
IndustryBoeing: roll-out of the first B-737NG at higher production rate (38 airplanes a month)
Washington, Usa - Copa Airlines will take delivery of the /800 in early April
Boeing has rolled out the first Next-Generation 737 built at the new production rate of 38 airplanes a month. Panamanian customer Copa Airlines will take delivery of the B-737/800 in early April. The... more
Industry7500th B-737 aircraft delivered: Malindo Air to operate the B-737/900ER NG with Sky Interior
Seattle, Usa - To launch its low-fares service
Boeing has delivered the 7,500th B-737 to come off the production line to Malaysia-based Malindo Air. Malindo Air is a joint-venture by Jakarta, Indonesia-based Lion Air and Malaysia's National Aerospace... more
Press releaseItalian Anpac-Avia-Anpav confirm strike of tomorrow by Alitalia-Cai flight assistants and CityLiner pilots
Rome, Italy - For four hours, on all national territory
"ANPAC, AVIA and ANPAV (the Italian Associations of pilots and flight assistants) confirm the strike fixed for tomorrow, on March 22, for four hours (12am to 4:00pm) on all the national territory, by Alitalia-Cai's... more
AccidentsHelicopter crash in Berlin (2): the victim is one of the pilots (VIDEO)
Berlin, Germany - The Interior Minister arrived on site
The casualty of the collision between two helicopters which occurred in Berlin in the morning of Thursday 21 March 2013 is one of the pilots of the two aircraft. The accident occurred near the Olympic... more
AirlinesAircraft and airlines. Waiting for EC's response, Estonian Air posts record losses
Tallinn, Estonia - The Baltic carrier closed 2012 almost 50 million Euro in the red
For a long time Estonian Air has been in the list of State-owned carriers, like LOT, Scandinavian Airlines, B&H Airlines, Jat Airways, just to name a few, which are experiencing a deep financial crisis. The... more
AerospaceESA: Planck, the space telescope, reveals an almost perfect Universe
Rome, Italy - The image is based on the initial 15.5 months of data
Acquired by ESA’s Planck space telescope, the most detailed map ever created of the cosmic microwave background – the relic radiation from the Big Bang – was released on March 21 revealing the existence of fe... more
IndustrySAAB: support contract for surveillance system
Linkoping, Sweden - Over 2013-2017
Defence and security company Saab has today signed a support contract for airborne surveillance system. The contract amounts to MSEK 1,100 over 2013-2017. The contract concerns a comprehensive set of... more
AirlinesOngoing talks for Delta with Airbus and Boeing over aircraft purchase
Atlanta, USA - Possibility of a 6-billion-dollar order for narrow and wide-body airplanes
According to rumours, Delta Air Lines is in talks both with Airbus and Boeing for an order for some aircraft, both narrow and wide-bodied, with a possible overall value of roughly 6 billion dollars (about... more
Finance and economyAirbus: MoU signed on aircraft financing and leasing
Blagnac, France - With ADNL, the Abu Dhabi partner
Airbus signed on March 21 a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on cooperation in aircraft financing and leasing with Abu Dhabi National Leasing Company (ADNL), the wholly owned lease finance arm of the... more
SecurityFAA AD on Eurocopter France model AS-332C, L, and L1 helicopters (2013-05-23)
Washington, Usa - To detect deterioration of the MRH bearing and to prevent overloading the scissor links which drive the main rotor system, failure of the scissors links, and subsequent loss of control of the helicopter
[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 54 (Wednesday, March 20, 2013)] [Rules and Regulations] [Pages 17076-17078] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR... more
AerospaceExpedition funded by Amazon's CEO recovers engines of the Apollo missions
Washington, USA - "This is a historic find", NASA Administrator Charles Bolden states
An expedition funded and led by Jeff Bezos, Chief Executive Officer of Amazon, recovered in the Atlantic Ocean two engines of the Apollo missions which, between the '60s and the '70s, helped boost US'... more
AccidentsTwo helicopters collide in Berlin: at least one casualty (VIDEO)
Berlin, Germany - Five persons were injured, four of them seriously
Two Eurocopter AS-332 Super Puma helicopters of the German police collided today, Thursday 21 March 2013, near Berlin's Olympic Stadium, causing the death of one person: at least another five were injured,... more
AirlinesStrike of Lufthansa employees leaves 688 aircraft grounded
Berlin, Germany - The industrial action will end at noon, but its effects will continue also during the afternoon
The seven-hour strike called by ver.di, the union which represents roughly 33,000 Lufthansa employees, between 5:00 am and 12:00 am on Thursday 21 March 2013 is harshly hitting the operations of the largest... more
AirlinesAircraft and airlines. Ryanair fined in the Netherlands for violations in the booking system
The Hague, Netherlands - "It is important that consumers know at the start of the booking process what they need to pay in any case"
ConsuWijzer, the Netherlands Consumer Authority, imposes a total fine of 370,000 Euro on Irish airline Ryanair for four violations that were found in its online booking system. The carrier offered airfares... more
Weather forecastsBad weather in Italy: strong winds on the meridional regions and Sicily
Rome, Italy - On Marche, Abruzzo, Molise, Puglia, Basilicata and Calabria
The Italian Civil Defense Department, on the basis of the available forecasts, has issued a bulletin for adverse weather conditions. The notice announced strong north-western winds, with reinforcement... more
AirportsLondon City Airport: growth in passengers' number on the Italian routes
Milan, Italy - Destinations as Linate (Alitalia), Florence (CityJet) and Venice (British Airways)
2012 a record year for the London City Airport that decided to bet on Italy as one of the key-countries through an ambitious growth plan aim at reaching 6 million passengers per year within 2030 (from... more
AirportsSagat: new Turin-Casablanca flight by RAM
Turin, Italy - Three times per week, from next June 11, 2013 by a B-737/800 airplane
The Turin airport and Royal Air Maroc (RAM), the Moroccan flag carrier, announced the new Turin-Casablanca flight, as of next June 11, 2013. The link will be served with three weekly frequencies (Tuesday,... more
AirlinesAircraft and transport. Strikes in Germany, Lufthansa cancels 500 flights for Thursday 21
Berlin, Germany - Short-haul and domestic flights will be the most affected operations
Ver.di, the union which represents roughly 33,000 Lufthansa employees, called a seven-hour strike, between 5:00 am and 12:00 am, for Thursday 21 March 2013 for the workers of the largest European airline... more
AirportsAeroporti di Roma: more than 500,000 passengers in Rome for the Pope Francesco's inauguration day
Rome, Italy - During the days over March 19
Great flow of pilgrims in Rome in the occasion of the Bergoglio Pope's inauguration day. The Roman airport system (42 million passengers in transit between Fiumicino and Ciampino last year) welcomed about... more
IndustryLM: four F-35A arrived in Nevada for operational testing
Fort Worth, Usa - USAF received 24 CTOL and 58 to the DoD
Four Lockheed Martin F-35A conventional takeoff and landing (CTOL) aircraft were officially welcomed by the US Air Force Warfare Center at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. during a commemorative ceremony. The... more
AirlinesAlitalia: passengers' increase from and to Argentina
Rome, Italy - For the Pope Francesco's election
The passengers number increases from and to Argentina on the Alitalia's flights due to the election of the Pope Francesco. In the days before the ceremony of his inauguration's day, from March 15 to... more
AirlinesAircraft and transport. Blue Panorama Airlines launches its low-cost flight between Rome and Moscow
Rome, Italy - The new route for the next Summer season
The main new route for Summer 2013 for Blu-express.com is the first low-cost flight which will connect Rome with Moscow. Blue Panorama Airlines, through its no-frill brand, has won the public tender for... more
SecurityAirbus: American Airlines selects ROPS technology for its A-320 Family aircraft fleet
Blagnac, France - The system was first approved by the EASA on the A-380 in October 2009
American Airlines has decided to equip all of its A-320 Family fleet with Airbus’ innovative Runway Overrun Prevention System (ROPS) technology. This on-board cockpit technology, which Airbus has pioneered i... more
IndustryAirbus: Wizz Air Ukraine receives its first A-320 with Sharklets
Toulouse, France - The local low-cost airline serves with a fleet of four models
Wizz Air Ukraine, the Ukrainian low-cost airline, has taken delivery of an A-320 aircraft equipped with Sharklet fuel saving wing tip devices, becoming the first Ukrainian carrier to do so. Sharklets... more
Civil aviationAircraft and transport. Iata: modest improvement in its outlook for the 2013 financial performance
Geneva, Switzerland - Confidence in the airline industry is rising around several factors
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced a modest improvement in its outlook for the 2013 financial performance of the global airline industry primarily based on stronger revenues.... more
AirlinesSAS: Stockholm-Madrid, the new destination from July 1st
Stockholm, Sweden - The route served by a B-737 airplane
On 1 July Scandinavian Airlines launches a new route between Stockholm-Arlanda and Madrid. This new route will complement the service that SAS already offers from Copenhagen to Madrid. SAS will now... more
PeopleAirbus. New Head of Communications: it is Véronique Creissels
Blagnac, France - She will take up the position in early June
Véronique Creissels has been appointed Airbus’ Head of Communications and will take up the position in early June. Reporting directly to the industry's President and CEO, Fabrice Brégier, she will ove... more
IndustryBoeing: B-747/8 airplane serves 100th airport just 16 months after entering service
Washington, Usa - The cargo model arrived in Hanoi, Vietnam from Kuwait
The B-747/8 has served its 100th airport just 16 months after entering service. The airplane, a 747/8 Freighter operated by launch customer Cargolux, arrived in the last days in Hanoi, Vietnam, from Kuwait. Cargolux... more