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Military aviationRussian Aviation plans renewal of its fleet
Moscow, Russia - "Purchases of foreign equipment do not interest us"
Russian Military Transport Aviation (VTA) is planning a sweeping renewal of its fleet, as service's commander Lt. Gen. Viktor Kachalkin declared to the Russian press agency "Ria Novosti". "From... more
Civil aviationAircraft and transport: experts reject project for the new Thames Estuary London airport
London, United Kingdom - "It would be like a heart transplant, with all the risk of that"
The main topic in the debate about the air transport in the United Kingdom in these days is deeply focused on the London airport system, which is in crisis because of Heathrow's traffic limit reaching. The... more
AirportsItaly. New direct link Bologna-Chisinau by Air Moldova
Bologna, Italy - Great news for Summer season as of next June 5
GS Air, general agent for Italy of the Air Moldova, and "Marconi" airport in Bologna inform that the airline will begin a new direct connection between Bologna and Chisinau, Moldova, from next June 5,... more
AirlinesAircraft and transport, Airfrance-KLM: Hollande asks former CEO to hand back part of his golden handshake
Paris, France - The Minister of Finances opposed to the gratuity as well
The French Minister of Finances Pierre Moscovici, representing the main shareholder of the Air France/KLM group, that is to say the French State, communicated today that president Francois Hollande is... more
IndustrySelex continues to equip Royal Air Force Chinooks
London, United Kingdom - New batch of sensor systems for the type
Selex Galileo, the Finmeccanica's hi-tech subsidiary, has signed a follow-on contract to supply electro-optical/infrared sensor packages to equip Royal Air Force CH-47 Chinook twin-rotor helicopters. The... more
AirlinesIberia Express inaugurates Madrid-Naples route
Naples, Italy - As of next Saturday
The Iberia Express airline will begin a new route Naples-Madrid next June 2, 2012 with two weekly flights and added a third in July and August. The carrier, with the route to Naples, will operate two... more
AirlinesAircraft and transport: numerous Turkish Airways employees on all-out strike
Ankara, Turkey - After the approval of the bill which denies strike right to airlines workers
Hava-Is (the Turkish aviation workers union) called an all-out strike for its members who are employees of Turkish Airlines after the approval by the Turkish parliament of a bill which denies air transport... more
AirlinesAlitalia: tomorrow closure of the access roads to the Milan-Linate airport
Rome, Italy - The airline advises its passengers to depart in advance to get to the airport
The temporary closure of the main approaches to the Milan-Linate Airport will be fixed for tomorrow on Friday June 1, from 3:30pm to 6:30, on the occasion of the arrival of the Pope in Milan for the "VII... more
IndustryHelicopters. Eurocopter’s EC-135 simulator receives Full Flight Simulator Level B certification
Donauwörth, Germany - To provide fully comprehensive training operations in Germany
The EC-135 simulator operated by Eurocopter’s Training Academy in Germany has obtained Full Flight Simulator (FFS) Level B certification from Luftfahrtbundesamt, the German Aviation Administration. The s... more
PeopleEADS confirms top management changes
Amsterdam, The Netherlands - The complete list of the names
EADS Confirms Top Management Changes • Annual General Meeting appoints new Board of Directors • Board of Directors appoints Arnaud Lagardère as Chairman and Thomas Enders as Chief Executive Officer of E... more
AirlinesAircraft and transport: United Airlines announces 1300 dismissals because of the new Houston International Airport (2)
Houston, USA - Joint project between Municipality and Southwest Airlines recently approved
Just a few hours ago Houston City council approved the funding plan of Southwest Airlines for the development as an international hub of the "William P. Hobby" Airport (AVIONEWS), United Airlines, which... more
HelicoptersEurocopter Tiger light gunships return to the air
Canberra, Australia - A brief history of the well-known European attack helicopter
The Australian Army has reported that its Eurocopter Tiger attack helicopter fleet returned to the air after its grounding on May 16, 2012 related to cockpit fumes in one of the Australian fleet light... more
AerospaceNew space flights? Boeing has been more than a year in orbit
Washington, USA - Classified payload and mission for the mini Space Shuttle
Not everyone knows that, while young companies aims to receive visibility through commercial operations and official statements, some firms prefer to work in silence, often developing classified military... more
UAS-DronesNorthrop Grumman develops Canadian Global Hawk
Ottawa, Canada - Placing Block 30s is not a problem: Ottawa will receive it
Today Northrop Grumman reported it is developing a variant of its Global Hawk heavy drone expressly dedicated to Canada. Called "Polar Hawk", the UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) is expected to be an upgraded... more
DiscussionsHindustan Aeronautics Limited is the core of the MTA aircraft programme
Delhi, India - Preliminary design will commence with the signing of another contract
"HAL will showcase its expertise in the design of aircraft as well as systems, manufacturing and flight testing while jointly working with the Russian team in Moscow as well as in India" has said the India... more
Press releaseVitrociset delivers to Lockheed Martin the first equipment for the F-35 JSF aircraft program
Rome, Italy - The ceremony will take place tomorrow morning in Rome
On 1st June 2012, at 11:30 am, at the Vitrociset headquarters in Rome, a company providing services and complex systems to military and civil customers, there will be a acceptance ceremony where Vitrociset... more
Civil aviationIATA and CLL announce joint insurance qualification initiative for aircraft transport sector
Geneva, Switzerland - It will interest to a broad range of organizations, airlines, ground-handlers, airport authorities
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) and the Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) have unveiled plans for a distance-based learning program aimed specifically at those working in the air transport... more
IndustryRussia and China: joint-venture for new long-range aircraft
Beijing, China - Beijing is putting the money upfront, while Russia is supplying the know-how
"Vedomosti" published today some declarations by Russia's United Aviation Corp and China's Commerical Aircraft Corp about a joint-venture which aims to develop and produce a new long-haul aircraft based... more
DiscussionsAircraft and transport, change at the top in Alitalia's communication division: portrait of the new women in charge
Rome, Italy - Introducing Costanza Esclapon and Antonella Zivillica
According to a company bulletin, Alitalia's communication division is "Changing its look", at least for what concerns the unit's top brass. Starting from tomorrow, 01/06/2012, Costanza Esclapon will head... more
AirportsAircraft and transport: Houston City Council approves Southwest Airlines proposal for the "Hobby" Airport expansion (VIDEO)
Houston, USA - Mayor Parker: "This is a big win for our city"
Southwest Airlines' proposal of funding the expansion of Houston's "William P. Hobby" Airport with 100 million dollars was approved by the City Council. It was almost a plebiscite: the proposal received... more
AirlinesAircraft and crisis: IAG risks to loose 12% of its shares
London, United Kingdom - Concerns about potential investors
IAG, the International Airlines Group formed by British Airways and Iberia in Jan 2011, is facing the risk of loosing control power over 12% of its shares. More precisely, 12.09% of its shares is held... more
AirlinesKingfisher plans operations with limited aircraft fleet
Delhi, India - "We are actively confident of achieving our goal"
India's Kingfisher reported it plans to continue operations with an extremely limited fleet. It should be said the airline is suffering a heavy financial crisis (AVIONEWS). According to press reports... more
AccidentsSukhoi SSJ-100: aircraft's flight data recorder retrieved
Jakarta, Indonesia - It looks to be in good conditions
The searches, restarted just yesterday (AVIONEWS), of the Flight Data Recorder (FDR) of the Sukhoi SSJ-100 aircraft, which crashed on Mount Salak in Indonesia on 9 May 2012, had rapidly success: the device... more
Finance and economyAvio: Italian FSI ready to invest in the IPO
Rivalta di Torino, Italy - Loan agreements with creditor banks amended and extended
"In view of the planned IPO of Avio SpA ("Avio"), an agreement was entered into among Avio, Finmeccanica Finance SA, a company of the Finmeccanica group ("Finmeccanica"), Fondo Strategico Italiano SpA... more
AerospaceVirgin Galactic obtains permits for flight testing
Washington, USA - It will be the first suborbital commercial flight
Virgin Galactic, the first commercial spaceline, released today that its suborbital spacecraft built by Scales Composites had obtained the FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) certifications for experimental... more
IndustryUNESCO backs Airbus initiative to engineer tomorrow’s world
Blagnac, France - Global ‘Fly Your Ideas’ contest to inspire a new wave of engineering talent
UNESCO is supporting Airbus’ Fly Your Ideas challenge, a student contest which aims to inspire a new generation of engineers. An in depth report by UNESCO about future engineering capacity highlights a... more
AerospaceNASA is ready to launch its Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array
Dulles, Usa - Orbital Sciences Corporation replies to SpaceX
NuSTAR is a Small Explorer mission led by Caltech and managed by JPL for NASA's Science Mission Directorate in Washington. The Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array will be the first space telescope to... more
SecurityFAA AD on Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation, model G-1159, G-1159A, and G-1159B airplanes (2012-11-06)
Washington, Usa - To detect and correct excessive gaps in the wing-to-fuselage attachment fittings, which could result in reduced structural integrity at the wing-to-fuselage attachment and separation of the wing from the plane
[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 103] [Rules and Regulations] [Pages 31483-31486] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2012-13034] DEPARTMENT... more
Finance and economyFinmeccanica-Fsi-Avio-Bcv: reached agreement
Rome, Italy - It will allow FSI to become a shareholder of Avio with a stable ownership of approximately 15%, for purchasing all the shares held by Finmeccanica
Finmeccanica Finance SA, a Finmeccanica Group (“Finmeccanica”) company, Fondo Strategico Italiano SpA (“FSI”), Avio SpA (“Avio”) and the parent company BCV Investments SCA, have reached an agreement -... more
Press releaseCassidian is developing new laser-warning system for Canadian Navy
Valcartier, Canada - The project aims at the detection of incoming laser-guided threats
Cassidian, the defence and security division of EADS, is developing innovative solutions to protect ships of the Canadian Navy against asymmetric laser-based threats. The Defence Research and Development... more
AccidentsSukhoi SSJ-100: flight data recorder searches restart
Jakarta, Indonesia - ""It may not have been in the place we had predicted earlier"
The National Search and Rescue Agency (SAR) and the National Transportation Safety Committee (KNKT) of Indonesia announced they mean to restart the searches of the Flight Data Recorder (FDR) of the Sukhoi... more
IndustryFinmeccanica covers Alenia-Aermacchi losses
Rome, Italy - Partial reshuffle of executive team
Italian press agencies revealed today that Finmeccanica has provided financing to cover the record 2011 losses of its subsidiary Alenia-Aermacchi, the "Ex Alenia-Aeronautica which has been annihilated... more
ReportKiev court dismissed appeal about the 2001's Tu-154 accident
Kiev, Ukraine - "That Tupolev was shot down"
The Kiev Interregional Economic Court of Appeal has dismissed an appeal by Russia's Siberia Airlines against an earlier court ruling that the Ukrainian military had no involvement in the Russian Tupolev... more
AirlinesMore than 200 Turkish Airlines aircraft left on the ground because of employees strike
Istanbul, Turkey - Strikers were fired
More than 200 Turkish airlines flights were cancelled today, 30/05/2012, because of a strike called by airline's employees, according to the figures reported by the online edition of the Turkish newspaper... more
Civil aviationAircraft and transport: Pakistan suspends Bhoja Air operations
Islamabad, Pakistan - "They should have been grounded immediately after the crash"
The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), Pakistani agency for civil aviation, ordered on Tuesday 30/05/2012 the temporary suspension of Bhoja Air's activities, on the directions of the defence ministry. The... more
AerospaceIran postponed observation satellite launch
Tehran, Iran - It is to be the fourth Iranian space mission since 2009
Yesterday evening, Hamid Fazeli, Iranian Space Agency's CEO, confirmed the agency had delayed the launch of an experimental observation satellite that was supposed to have happened a week ago. The new... more
Civil aviationTransport by airplane. IATA: strong passenger demand in April
Geneva, Switzerland - Some cargo improvement
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced global traffic results for April showing that total passenger demand rose 6.1% while freight demand was 4.2% down on April 2011. Despite... more
AerospaceSpaceX success: new contract with Intelsat (VIDEO)
Washington, Usa - After Falcon 9, it is time for Falcon Heavy
After the success of the Falcon 9 launcher and its Dragon capsule, SpaceX continues to surprise with its innovations. The firm has signed a contract with Intelsat, a major communication satellite operator,... more
Military aviationBoeing delivers first Bangalore-equipped Growler electronic warfare fighter aircraft to the US Navy
Washington, Usa - New cockpit floodlighting by Bharat Electronics Limited
Today May 30, 2012, Boeing delivered to the US Navy the first EA-18G Growler electronic attack aircraft with a cockpit subassembly produced by Bharat Electronics Limited (Bangalore). The subassembly provides... more
HelicoptersHelicopters. Eurocopter and Heli-One introduce “Team NORDSAR”
Marignane, France - As a tailored solution for Norway’s search and rescue aircraft acquisition
A capable, mission-tailored solution for Norway’s new search and rescue helicopter acquisition is now available with Team NORDSAR. It brings together the extensive resources of Eurocopter and its EC-225 N... more
DefenseItalia will receive Hellfire missiles for Reaper drone-aircraft
Rome, Italy - Many controversies about its deployment
Italy will equip its Reaper drones with Hellfire missiles. According to international declarations, this move could be a milestone in US UAV's commercial operations. Currently, it is to be noted that only... more
IndustryEvektor completed 40 flight-test hours
Prague, Czech Republic - Pratt&Whitney engine certification expected in 2015
Evektor, a Czech aircraft-maker, revealed that its new EV-55 Outback twin-engine turboprop aircraft has logged 40 flight test hours during 55 sorties. "We are engaged in an intensive development flight-test... more
Discussions"Does anybody still need aircraft carriers?"
London, United Kingdom - English experts reply to some controversies
For "The Guardian"'s Simon Jenkins the new "Queen Elizabeth" aircraft carrier programme is the "Greatest waste of public money", while "The Time"'s Matthew Parris argued that the action in Libya "Had not... more
AirportsAircraft and transport: 1.9 billion dollar expansion project for Bangkok Airport
Bangkok, Thailand - Works will start in 2015
Airports of Thailand PCL (AOT) president Aniruth Thanomkulabutr announced an investment plan equal to 1.9 billion dollars (something more than 1.5 billion Euro) for the expansion of the Bangkok "Suvarnabhumi"... more
IndustryOperators of Embraer Executive Jets met in Paris
Paris, France - For a three day conference
Embraer holds its Executive Operators Conference (EEOC) 2012 for Europe, Middle-East and Africa (EMEA) customers in Paris May 29-31. The eighth edition of the event covers the latest technical, maintenance... more
AirlinesMalaysian Airlines enters the "A-380 club": Airbus delivers the first aircraft
Toulouse, France - It will be utilized for flights between London-Heathrow and Kuala Lumpur
Airbus delivered yesterday, 29/05/2012, in its Toulouse facility, the first A-380 aircraft out of the 7 ordered by Malaysian Airlines. The most capacious passenger airliner in the world is currently... more
AirportsAircraft and transport: fog and maintenance works create inconvenience at London-Gatwick
London, United Kingdom - 24 flights diverted, another 3 cancelled
The fog, in concomitance with some planned maintenance works created strong inconvenience at London-Gatwick Airport between yesterday and today, 30/05/2012. Yesterday evening some maintenance planned... more
IndustryRussia and India cooperate on Multirole Transport Aircraft programme
Delhi, India - HAL confirms its role
HAL (Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd) and Russia's United Aircraft Corp-Transport Aircraft have started a joint-venture named MTA which aims to develop a new tactical transport aircraft. The firms signed a contract,... more
Press releaseSaudia joins SkyTeam
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia - Alliance welcomes first airline from Middle East as 16th member
SkyTeam (ST), the global airline alliance, welcomed Saudia as its 16th member at a joining ceremony held in Jeddah. The reference carrier of Saudi Arabia, it becomes ST’s first member airline from the M... more
AirlinesBrussels Airlines introduces AVIONEWS to its new long-haul aircraft seats (VIDEO)
Rome, Italy - Installed both in Business and in Economy Class
Brussels Airlines, during the press conference to communicate the company's plans for Italy and the start of the new daily flight from Brussels to New York-"JFK" Airport, also introduced the new seats... more