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IndustryCessna and AVIC partnership strengthens supply for China Aviation needs
Shijiazhuang, China - Eventual jv whose purpose will be the final assembly, sales, and customer support for the Caravan
Cessna Aircraft Company signed a strategic agreement with the China Aviation Industry General Aircraft Company Ltd., (CAIGA) and the Shijiazhuang Municipal Government. This agreement is a progression stemming... more
IndustryATR: 1000th aircraft delivered
Toulouse, France - Destined to the Spanish airline Air Nostrum
ATR marked an important stage in its history today with the delivery of its 1000th aircraft, an ATR-72/600 which will be decked out in the colors of the Spanish airline Air Nostrum, which has a commercial... more
AirlinesFinnair lands in Vietnam: bases at Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh
Hanoi, Vietnam - It will connect the country with Finland and Europe
Today May 3, 2012, the Finnish flag carrier Finnair announced the opening of new bases in Vietnam, continuing the increase of its activities in South-East Asia. Finnair has opened offices at Hanoi and... more
AirlinesFirst Lufthansa B-747/8 airplane arrived in Frankfurt
Frankfurt, Germany - First scheduled flight on 1 June from Frankfurt to Washington
Lufthansa became the first airline in the world to take delivery of a B-747/8 airplane. After the handover at Boeing’s manufacturing facility in Everett, Washington, the new “Jumbo” with the registration D-ABY... more
DefenseTurkish Open Skies treaty aircraft flies over Russia
Moscow, Russia - A team of Turkish and US inspectors started recovering data
After checking Italy, Moscow is the next in line to be checked under the international Open Skies Treaty. This time a team of Turkish and US inspectors will make a joint observation flight over Russia... more
Military aviationAustralia delays the acquisition of the F-35 aircraft
Canberra, Australia - "We put a fair amount of padding in our cost and in our timetable"
Australia, which had planned to purchase only 12 F-35 fifth generation aircraft, will delay its acquisition by two years to save costs. The decision to buy the 12 aircraft will be postponed until 2014-2015. Only... more
Civil aviationChaos risk in UK airports: immigration staff announces one-day strike
London, UK - The main issue is about retirement age
The immigration service staff will strike on next 10 May 2012 in ports and airports in the UK and abroad: it is ISU (Immigration Services Union, the union which represents 4500 Border Agency staff) which... more
AirportsOsama Bin Laden death anniversary increases airport surveillance
Washington, USA - Human bombs: is this a concrete menace or just fiction?
US and European secret services have been on alert since yesterday May 2 2012. One year ago, the American president Barack Obama told the world about the secret raid of US commandos on the Bin Laden (the... more
Military aviationUSA assessed value of Japanese F-35 aircraft at $ 10 billion
Tokyo, Japan - This is an emergency measure to calm down Japan
US has assessed the price for the proposed sale of 42 Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II aircraft (the "A" version, that is the one with traditional take-off and no hooks for aircraft carrier) to Japan... more
AirportsHeathrow airport risks chaos during the Olympics
London, United Kingdom - 600,000 estimated overseas visitors will cause havoc
The agency responsible for passport control at the Heathrow airport is being forced to reduce its budget by 20% by 2015 as part of the 79 million pound in spending cuts the government is implementing,... more
HelicoptersRafael tests new helicopter anti-RPG system
Tel Aviv, Israel - The next step is the downsizing of the system for a large-scale installation
Rafael, the Israeli industry which designs and produces missile systems, is developing a revolutionary defence system which would allow helicopters to survive heavy fire from unguided weapons, most of... more
AerospaceAirplanes on Mars? This is not Sci-fi
Washington, USA - Project ARES could become a milestone of the new space age
Not everyone knows that there is an innovative project among the programmes NASA is checking out: project ARES. ARES (Aerial Regional-scale Environmental Surveyor) is a project realized by Joel Levine... more
AirlinesMonarch Airlines announced new routes from Verona to Manchester
Verona, Italy - Twice per week, on Wednesday and Saturday
The new flights from Verona to Manchester are in service from yesterday with two weekly links (Wednesday and Saturday). Monarch Airlines is a British charter and scheduled airline. Its main base and... more
Military aviationIndia chooses Pilatus PC-7 aircraft and rejects the Korean KAI KT-1
Delhi, India - Seoul's objections dismissed
Indian Defence Ministry has dismissed controversy by Seoul concerning its basic light trainer competition. The Korean KAI KT-1 was rejected in favour of the Swiss Pilatus PC-7 Mk II. "The proposal regarding... more
DefenseFinmeccanica. Performance by sector: defence systems
Rome, Italy - Order backlog was EUR 3,722 million at 31 March 2012
Defence Systems. Oto Melara, WASS, MBDA (The data relating to the joint-venture are consolidated on a 25% proportional basis). New orders were EUR 314 million, up compared with the EUR 119 million posted... more
AerospaceFinmeccanica Board. Performance by sector: Space
Rome, Italy - Order backlog: totalled EUR 2,387 million
Space Telespazio, Thales Alenia Space (All data relates to the two jv - Telespazio and Thales Alenia Space – which are consolidated on a proportional basis at 67% and 33%, respectively). New o... more
IndustryFinmeccanica. Performance by sector: Aeronautics
Rome, Italy - Order backlog was EUR 8,929 million
Aeronautics Alenia Aermacchi, GIE-ATR (the data of the Consortium are consolidated on a 50% proportional basis), Alenia Aermacchi North America, Superjet International (The data of the Superjet International... more
DefenseFinmeccanica BoD. Performance by sector: Defence and Security Electronics
Rome, Italy - Orders amounted to EUR 1,076 million
Defence and Security Electronics. DRS Technologies, SELEX Elsag, SELEX Galileo, SELEX Sistemi Integrati New orders: amounted to EUR 1,076 million, down by EUR 137 million from the same period of 2011... more
Press releaseItaly. Bologna airport: BoD decided yesterday not to continue the integration procedure
Bologna, Italy - It analyzed results of the study
"The Board of Directors (BoD) of the 'Aeroporto Guglielmo Marconi' Company (SAB) in Bologna analyzed yesterday the results of the study, realized with the support of the advisor PricewaterhouseCoopers.... more
HelicoptersFinmeccanica. Performance by sector: AW helicopters
Rome, Italy - New orders: amounted to EUR 826 million
Helicopters: AgustaWestland New orders: amounted to EUR 826 million, a 21.5% increase from the same period of 2011 (EUR 680 million), and were broken down into 76% for helicopters (new helicopters... more
Military aviationAircraft and tenders: Rosoboronexport out of Indonesian tender
Moscow, Russia - But Russia is still delivering many fighters, helicopters and armored vehicles
Rosoboronexport, Russia's arms trading company, has pulled out of an Indonesia tender that was released in February. According to official declarations, the company pulled out because it had offered... more
IndustryPiper Aircraft keeps growing in the first quarter of 2012
Vero Beach, USA - Deliveries increased by 40%
Piper Aircraft does not seem to suffer the crisis, since it still goes on a growth trend already noticed during the past years, in spite of the aviation field difficulties. Airplane deliveries in the... more
IndustryLisa Airplanes will unveil its Akoya amphibious aircraft at "EAA AirVenture Oshkosh"
Oshkosh, USA - The Experimental Aircraft Association event will take place from 23 to 29 July 2012
"AirVenture Oshkosh 2012", America's largest annualaviation gathering, will have a display of particular interest: the presentation of the new amphibious aircraft Akoya by Lisa Airplanes. The French... more
Finance and economyFinmeccanica: the BoD approves the interim financial report at 31 March 2012
Rome, Italy - Key 1Q 2012 figures
Finmeccanica: the Board of Directors approves the interim financial report at 31 March 2012. Key 1Q 2012 figures · New orders: EUR 3.480 billion · Order backlog: EUR 45.721 billion · Revenues: EU... more
Finance and economyFinmeccanica: analysis of financial data
Rome, Italy - Orders amounted to EUR 3,480 million
Analysis of financial data The Board of Directors’ meeting of Finmeccanica, which was held on 2 May 2012 under the chairmanship of Giuseppe Orsi, examined and unanimously approved the interim financial r... more
DiscussionsUS deploy 5th generation fighter aircraft in Middle East
Washington, USA - For which reason should the US deploy these sky hunters?
An F-22 Raptor squadron has been deployed in the Middle East as a deterrent for new talks with Tehran. The F-22 is the US 5th generation air dominance stealth fighter. US spokesmen said it was a scheduled... more
UAS-DronesLockheed unveils new guided bomb for RQ-7 drone-aircraft
Washington, USA - The weapon impacted around eight inches from the target
The US Army has confirmed the successful demonstration of an undisclosed bomb for equipping UAVs. The bomb, which was built by Lockheed Martin, takes the name of Shadow Hawk and can be guided with laser... more
IndustryBoeing takes advantage of ETS to sell airplanes in China
Beijing, China - "It is very rare in this industry that someone buys their competitor's aircraft. We do not do it"
Chinese orders for Airbus aircraft have been recently frozen by China due to the ETS retaliatory measures Beijing started against the carbon taxes. Boeing has immediately moved to obtain this market... more
CuriositiesHeavy metal aircraft with Bruce Dickinson
London, UK - MRO base and new jobs in south Wales
Bruce Dickinson, the famous heavy metal "Iron Maiden" band singer, is also a qualified commercial pilot. Now the singer heads Cardiff Aviation Ltd, a new MRO service which will be based at the Twin Peaks... more
AirlinesAir Canada increases links from Italy during Summer
Rome, Italy - Daily flight Rome-Toronto from May 1
Air Canada increases the flights from Rome to Toronto with the arrival of Summer. The two cities are linked from May 1 with a daily non-stop connection, the AC891, departing from "Leonardo da Vinci" airport... more
PeopleItalian company Avio: the institutional relationships assigned to Giuseppe Coccon
Turin, Italy - He directly report to CEO Francesco Caio
Giuseppe Coccon, Avio Communication manager, accepted the role as Institutional relationships delegate of the international Group, assigned to Massimo Mazzola until now. Coccon in his position reports... more
AirportsNew link Bologna-London/Heathrow inaugurated last Sunday
Bologna, Italy - The airline aims at long range connections
Bologna directly linked from last Sunday to one of the most important and busiest European hubs: London-Heathrow. British Airways baptized a new daily service operated between "Guglielmo Marconi" and... more
AirlinesEtihad Airways confirms 2.987% stake in Aer Lingus
Abu Dhabi, UAE - With commercial benefits for both airlines
Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, confirmed yesterday it had acquired a 2.987 per cent stake in Aer Lingus. The airline said the purchase reflected its desire to forge... more
Press releaseBritish Airways launches its "Future pilots" program
London , United Kingdom - It will last 18 months; just 3% of the examinees admitted to the training
British Airways (BA) started the first-ever "Future pilots program" in the last few days, in order to train the airline's future pilots. The course will last 18 months. BA announced: "Only the top three... more
ReportAircraft and environment: Greenpeace activist assaults nuclear power plant with small paraglider (VIDEO)
Lion, France - The pilot shows the weakness of French nuclear site security
A German Greenpeace activist has assaulted a nuclear power plant in Bugey, France. The small paraglider landed inside the security perimeter of the structure after launching smokebombs. The man was arrested... more
CuriositiesThe perfect seat on an airplane is 6A (VIDEO)
Rome, Italy - Skyscanner unveils the most preferred and least chosen seats among passengers
A new survey conducted by Skyscanner.it, Italian flight search website, unveils that there is a strong request about choice of seats on an airplane. The study covering 1000 passengers between different... more
Civil aviationBoeing will complete 787/9 aircraft by 2014
Seattle, USA - Sections are moved by a 747/400 Large Cargo Freighter
Boeing will build a prototype of the aft section of the 787/9 aircraft by the end of the summer. This version would enter in service by 2014. The 787/9 will carry 290 passengers compared to 250 for... more
IndustryF-35A airplane completes first In-Flight refuelling mission with external weapons
Fort Worth, Usa - US Air Force Lt. Col. George Schwartz piloted the test aircraft
A Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II conventional takeoff and landing aircraft completed in the last weeks the program’s first in-flight refuelling mission while configured with external weapons at Edwards A... more
AirportsAutogrill secures duty-free concessions in "Sangster" airport in Jamaica
Milan, Italy - New markets strategy moves forward
Through its World Duty Free Group retail division, Autogrill has started up in Jamaica, where it has won a contract to operate duty-free stores at "Sangster international airport", the island’s biggest i... more
AerospaceEC: Galileo September launch will spur innovation
Brussels, Belgium - The second one is confirmed for 28th of the same month
Galileo's second launch of 2 satellites is confirmed for 28th September 2012. The resulting 4-satellite mini-constellation will enable testing of the functioning of the vast Galileo infrastructure. This... more
Civil aviationTransport by airplane. IATA: demand growth compromised by high oil prices
Geneva, Switzerland - Above $100/barrel (Brent crude) for the past 14 months
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced global traffic results for March showing that total passenger demand rose 7.6% and freight demand climbed 0.3% compared to the same month last... more
Civil aviationSikh civil rights organization launches app to report airport security discrimination
New York, USA - Transport Security Administration agrees with the utilization
A new free mobile application to complain about discrimination performed by airport security against members of the Sikh community was launched on Monday. The initiative promoter is the Sikh Coalition,... more
OccurrencesF-22 aircraft pilots decline to fly
Washington, USA - "I don't feel it's right that I ask them to do it and I'm not willing to do it myself"
Some Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor pilots are refusing to fly these jets, expressing concerns about hypoxia-like incidents (AVIONEWS). "Obviously it's a very sensitive thing because we are trying to ensure... more
AirlinesIberia will use telemetry to reduce fuel consumption of its ground transport
Madrid, Spain - System operating on the Madrid-Barajas hub airport vehicles
Iberia is testing a telemetry system for refuelling its ground vehicles which provide handling services in the Terminal 4 of the Madrid-Barajas airport. The airline forecasts that the measurement system... more
IndustryFinmeccanica: 2,1% share loss after C-27 aircraft contract cancellation
Milan, Italy - Accusations continue; Orsi replies
Italian dailies continue to bombard Finmeccanica, reporting that "The situation remains unstable. The stock has suffered a sharp reduction to 3 Euro per share". Today May 02 2012 the situation seems better,... more
Military aviationUS re-visit F-16 aircraft contract with Taipei
Taipei, Taiwan - Not enough planes to contain China
The United States are convincing Taipei to re-visit the terms of a 66 F-16 C/D aircraft contract which was sealed with Washington, since this purchase would not be enough to oppose a strong air force fielded... more
DefenseMedvedev fires Russian Air Force commander
Moscow, Russia - No reason was given for the dismissal
The president of the ruling Russian political party Medvedev has sacked Russian Air Force Commander, Colonel General Alexander Zelin, dismissing him from military service. This happened today 27 April... more
IndustryA-350 XWB aircraft aft fuselage delivered to final assembly line
Toulouse, France - 20 metre long
Airbus has delivered the aft fuselage for the A-350 XWB airplane static test airframe to the final assembly line in Toulouse (France). This final section of the fuselage will be assembled with the front... more
AerospaceSoyuz capsule lands in Kazakistan with international crew
Moscow, Russia - It detached from the ISS today
A Russian Soyuz capsule (more precisely the Soyuz TMA-22) has detached from the International Space Station bringing back to Earth three astronauts, two Russians and one American. The undocking was set... more
DiscussionsAircraft and taxes: Ryanair continues to surprise with its "Evasions"
Milan, Italy - An analysis over the local responsibilities related to Ryanair success
The Italian daily "Il Corriere della Sera" published an article today about Ryanair, which "Brings tourists but dodges taxes". The analysis made by the newspaper higlights the many troubles the Michael... more