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Press releaseItalian Antitrust sanctions Air Berlin
Rome, Italy - To pay a fine of EUR 70,000 for bad marketing practices
"The Italian Antitrust Authority in its meeting of February 8, 2012, listened the speaker Prof. Carla Bedogni Rabitti; seen the part II, Title III of the decree nr 206 on September 6, 2005, with 'Codice... more
Press releaseAssologistica: the Italian logistic societies of the air cargo field at risk
Milan, Italy - The declaration by President Mearelli about it
"The costs of the airport spaces, with attenuating of traffics for recession, have become still more unbearable for logistic operators of cargo by airplane. The management societies of Italian airports... more
UAS-DronesNorthrop Grumman develops a Global Hawk UAV version for US NAVY
Falls Church, USA - Vanguard sensors for a 70 pieces commitment
The prolific American company already developed a research and targeting system for its unmanned "Beast", the UAV RQ-4 "Global Hawk", modifying its secondary structures to allow it to operate reconnaissances... more
AirportsJersey airport: 10,000 passengers grounded last week
Jersey, United Kingdom - Routine starts again with some inconveniences
Despite of optimistic forecast of Sharon Merren of Met Department of Jersey about better weather, the same weather which brought a dense fog over the small English possession in the English Channel, flights... more
SecurityTAIC issues urgent safety recommendation -hot air balloon maintenance
Wellington, New Zealand - After fatal accident near Carterton in January
Apparent anomalies in the maintenance of the hot-air balloon involved in January’s fatal accident near Carterton have led the Transport Accident Investigation Commission (TAIC) to recommend to the Director o... more
AirportsKyrgyzstan Prime Minister will close the Russian air base
Manas, Kyrgyzstan - Nonpayments and missed clauses
The new Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan, Almazbek Atambayev, called for the closure of the Russian air base of Kent, close to Manas, a city not far from the Capital Bishkek, saying "Neither Russia or Kyrgyzstan... more
AirlinesEtihad launches flights to Basra, in Iraq
Abu Dhabi, UAE - From mid-April
Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, will launch flights to Basra in southern Iraq from mid-April. Basra becomes the 84th destination in the carrier’s global network and t... more
DefenseAircraft and naval drills for Russia and Norway
St.Petersburg, Russia - Based on the Russian-Norwegian 2011 agreement for sea borders
A spokesman for Russia's Western Military District released yesterday evening (February 27, 2012) the confirmation that the Northern Fleet will start a drill with the Norwegian Navy in the Arctic. The... more
AirportsEast Midlands Airport will base Ordnance Survey
Nottingham, United Kingdom - Coloured airplanes for high visibility
Ordnance Survey (OS), an agency operating in map creation of United Kingdom, moved its airbase from Blackpool to the new East Midlands Airport, located in the middle of the triangle made by Derby, Leicester... more
PeopleSuperJet International: Nazario Cauceglia is the new CEO
Venice, Italy - Carmelo Cosentino confirmed president and chairman of the Board
SuperJet International’s Board of Directors has appointed Nazario Cauceglia new Chief Executive Officer of SuperJet International, joint-venture between Alenia Aermacchi (51%), a Finmeccanica company, a... more
AirlinesFuel efficiency: Air Berlin achieves new record
Milan, Italy - It drops to 3.5 litres per 100 passenger kilometres flown
Air Berlin ended 2011 by setting a new record. Germany’s airline managed to improve its fuel efficiency by another 1.5%, reducing its average specific fuel consumption to 3.5 litres per 100 passenger k... more
AirlinesRyanair will close the Bremen base for nine days in August
Milan, Italy - For runway maintenance work
Ryanair has confirmed that will temporarily close the Bremen base in August (from 6 to 14) and it will move three airplanes based in other European bases to allow the essential runway maintenance works. It... more
Military aviationNew Indian competitive tender: aircraft for 1 billion dollars (VIDEO)
Delhi, India - Sea control is the main interest
India's interest directed to new war technologies seems to never end. After the competitive tender for the purchase of 126 fighter aircraft, disputed between the European Eurofighter consortium (BAE Systems,... more
AirportsStrikes in Frankfurt: the odyssey continues
Frankfurt, Germany - The agreement with Fraport failed
The wave of strikes which completely paralyzed the Frankfurt airport, the one with the biggest attendance in whole Germany and also the operative base of Lufthansa (the administration is sited in Cologne,... more
IndustryFinmeccanica: the agreement with India never changed
Rome, Italy - The contract details and the confutation
AgustaWestland released more evidences of its innocence, since yesterday in the middle of many polemics after press published some articles above a potential involvement in irregularities against Indian... more
DefenseSecond "Open Skies" flight for Russian over Italy by their An-30B aircraft
Rome, Italy - Reconnaissance over Italy for the international pact
The Russian delegation for the project "Treaty on Open Skies", the transparency operation about international military forces for the Country inside the pact, will take off soon from Rome-Ciampino for... more
DefenseNew airworthiness project will be shown to EDA
London, United Kingdom - The initiative will cover all the sector of air military traffic
The proposal for a new model of regulation of military airworthiness will be advanced to EDA (European Defence Agency). The plan, which will be entirely shown until the end of 2012 is already under... more
Press releaseSipri: business as usual for top armaments producers despite slowdown in sales
Stockholm, Sweden - And reached $ 411.1 billion in 2010
Sales of arms and military services by the largest arms-producing companies—the SIPRI Top 100—continued to increase in 2010 to reach $ 411.1 billion, according to new data on international arms production rel... more
Finance and economyThe grip of Italian Premier Monti over the "Official planes"
Rome, Italy - Train trips for politicians
A saving of EUR 23.5 million has been obtained by Government Monti operating heavy cuts to "Official flights" for politicians, literally forced to more conventional transports for their movements, such... more
AirlinesIs Kingfisher crisis going to end?
Delhi, India - The Indian tycoon Vijaya Mallya write to employees
Vijaya Mallya, the Indian tycoon founder of Kingfisher airline, currently in a deep state of crisis, wrote a letter to the carrier employees where regrets about the serious delay in wages payment, telling... more
AirlinesUnited announces new service between Chicago and Sarasota, Fla
Chicago, Usa - Effective Nov. 4, 2012
United Airlines today announced plans to launch daily non-stop service between its hub at Chicago-O'Hare International Airport (ORD) and Sarasota, Fla. (SRQ) effective Nov. 4, 2012. The once-daily service... more
IndustryCassidian to support medical evacuation missions in Afghanistan
Berlin, Germany - Standardized operations support of all German helicopter types
Cassidian will support the Forward Air Medical Evacuation (FwdAirMedEvac) mission carried out with NH-90 helicopters of the German Army in the evacuation of ill and injured persons. For this purpose, the... more
DefenseIsrael ready to strike Iran with its aircraft (VIDEO)
Tel Aviv, Israel - Massive offensive ability developed by IAF during last years
It doesn't surprise Israel, ever on the American side in preventive destruction of Iranian nuclear sites, is ready to strike another attack thanks to its modern IAF (Israeli Air Force) almost definitely... more
Civil aviation"All clear" for the ARJ-21/700 is coming soon
Beijing, China - The Chinese jet already has a purchaser ready
COMAC (Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China) released the flight-tests of its new born ARJ-21/700, a national project for the construction of a regional jet, entered last stages. In particular last... more
Sport aviation"Adele Orsi" flying school. Gliders: "Italian championships 18m 2012"
Varese, Italy - They will take place next May in Calcinate del Pesce, near Varese
The competent Sport Commission also this year has assigned to the "Adele Orsi" flying school the organization of the Italian championships 2012 for the 18m class and a promotion race. The competitions... more
Government actsItalian Parliamentary question about displacement of the NATO-NCISS of Latina in Portugal
Rome, Italy - By Honourable Americo Porfidia (Misto)
"To the Defense Minister. To know, considering that: it was in 1952 when it was installed the territorial air defense center coming from Latina Scalo airport. During the years the center has been transformed... more
ReportKamikaze attack at Jalalabad airport: 10 casualties and dozens of injured
Jalalabad, Afghanistan - Between the victims during disorders there are two American soldiers too
A terroristic attack at Jalalabad airport, in the extreme East area of Afghanistan, capital of Nangarhar province on Pakistani border. A car suicide bomber exploded causing at least ten casualties and... more
OccurrencesEmergency landing for a private airplane in Swansea
Swansea, United Kingdom - The air club didn't release declarations
A small private single-engine Piper aircraft, from the PA-38 family, has been forced to an emergency landing yesterday afternoon (February 26, 2012) after a malfunctioning not even clarified. Once landed,... more
IndustryRecord Finmeccanica: 8th place in armament vendors top 100
Stockholm, Sweden - Lockheed and BAE Systems on the top of the list
Italian Finmeccanica is at the 8th place in the top 100 of biggest armament vendors of the entire planet. The industry, in fact, operated international contracts for 14,4 billion dollars in 2010 (the year... more
Press releaseFinmeccanica statement: AW is not involved in any irregularity concerning the supply of helicopters in India
Rome, Italy - With reference to articles published today
"With reference to articles published today, Finmeccanica declares that AgustaWestland is not involved in any irregularity concerning the supply of helicopters in India. No notice related to the purported... more
Military aviationPakistan received two LM P-3C Orion aircraft from United States
Islamabad, Pakistan - The agreement includes the supply of six aircraft
The delivery of two P-3C Orion aircraft, the four-engined produced by Lockheed Martin for submarine hunting (derived by the turbofan L-188 Electra aircraft, easily noticeable for the long spears on the... more
Press releaseAlitalia's Board of Directors approves the Group financial statement for 2011
Rome, Italy - Andrea Ragnetti was appointed General Manager
The Board of Directors of Alitalia -Compagnia Aerea Italiana SpA- met last Friday in Rome, chaired by Roberto Colaninno, and approved the Group financial statement for 2011, presented by the CEO Rocco... more
Military aviationExternal equipment tests for the STOVL version of the Joint Strike Fighter (VIDEO)
Fort Worth, USA - 25mm gun for any eventuality
Lockheed Martin doesn't waste time and continues flight tests for its new and super-expensive little treat, already tested with external equipment before, above the Mojave desert in its standard version... more
ReportSomalia: air strike destroys convoy, six casualties
Mogadishu, Somalia - The nationality of the aircraft is still unknown
An air strike destroyed two vehicles 60 Km from capital Mogadishu. The news arrived by eyewitness from the scene, who affirmed an air strike destroyed part of a road convoy causing the death of six... more
AerospaceMalta starts ESA cooperation
Valletta, Malta - Only Bulgaria with no formal ESA relationship
Today February 24, 2012, arrive a news about the agreement sealed between Valletta and ESA (European Space Agency) after Romania and Czech Republic come near the Agency too. The Maltese embassy in Paris... more
PeopleThe Prince of Wales sees technology on visit to Rolls-Royce
London, UK - The Trent 1000 powers the new B-787 Dreamliner airplane
Rolls-Royce (RR), the global power systems company, welcomed HRH The Prince of Wales to its facilities in Derby today, where he met employees and saw examples of the Group’s world leading technology. HRH a... more
AirlinesUnited and Continental offer options to customers affected by Chicago and Midwest weather
Chicago, Usa - Further information on their websites
United Continental Holdings, Inc. announced travel options for United and Continental customers whose flight plans may be disrupted by severe winter weather impacting the Midwest region. Weather conditions... more
Science and technologyMission accomplished: Solar Impulse completes 72-hour flight simulation
Dübendorf, Switzerland - The round-the-world solar energy airplane scheduled for 2014
At 08:06 am this morning André Borschberg (the co-founder, CEO and pilot of Solar Impulse, airplane powered by solar energy) completed the three days and three nights of flight simulation that began in... more
IndustryLM, F-35 plane flight test and production progress report
Fort Worth, Usa - For 2012, the plan calls for the accumulation of 1,001 test flights
Lockheed Martin’s (LM) F-35 airplane program continues to build on its 2011 flight test success. For 2012, the baseline F-35 System Development and Demonstration (SDD) flight test plan calls for the a... more
AirportsJersey airport blocked by fog
Jersey, United Kigdom - More than thousand people grounded due to turbulence
Alan Donald, marketing and communication manager of Jersey airport, the island in the English Channel close to Normandy, released to press that many passengers grounded have shown understanding about delays... more
IndustryEASA Type Certificate for SSJ-100 airplane is handed over to SCAC
Moscow, Russia - The European Aviation Safety Agency issued it on February 3
Patrick Goudou, Executive Director of European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) handed over today the EASA Type Certificate for the Sukhoi Superjet 100 (RRJ-95B) to the Sukhoi Civil Aircraft Company (SCAC)... more
Civil aviationSkyTeam launches "Go Africa Pass"
Amsterdam, Holland - Discounted travel, greater flexibility throughout 36 African countries
SkyTeam, the global airline alliance, has launched its new "Go Africa Pass" providing cost savings and flexibility on flights operated by Kenya Airways within Africa. The pass is available to business... more
SecurityItalian ANSV: the inquiry about an aircraft crash is completed
Rome, Italy - Happened to Discus -2cT glider, registration code D-KETE, near Bergamo on 7/7/2007
ANSV, Italian Air Safety Board, release that the inquiry related the air accident happened to the Discus-2cT glider, registration code D-KETE, on 07/07/2007 in Fuipiano Valle Imagna (Bergamo). The document,... more
ReportVideo. Aircraft, helicopters and anything flies: an helicopter "Disassemble" itself with engine on (VIDEO)
Para, Brazil - An AVIONEWS feature, this time dedicated to security
Between serious and facetious, the new weekly AVIONEWS feature continue, a collection of the funniest web video related to world of aviation, conventional and sportive: gags, funny situations but also... more
Finance and economyThe "Golden" wages of Defence and Security in Italy
Rome, Italy - Manganelli, Abrate, Valotto, Branciforte and Bernardis richer than Obama
The Italian Minister of Civil Service Reform, Patroni Griffi, launched the operation "Transparency", a wide control of the wages of the public officers in the Country. The results evidenced an average... more
SecuritySensational. WindJet airplane crash in Palermo: pilot's documentation wasn't updated
Rome, Italy - According to a security recommendation by ANSV
After more than a year, ANSV (Italian Air Safety Board) released a "Warning" about the accident happened to an Airbus airplane of WindJet airline in Punta Raisi airport, close to Palermo (Sicily, South... more
AccidentsSeven Marines died in a collision between two helicopters
Yuma, USA - Last victims of an unfortunate spiral of events
It's happened yesterday February 23, 2012, near Yuma, a city in the United States, Arizona, during a training mission. Many drills are operated in that area because, as revealed by a spokesman of the US... more
Government actsItalian Parliamentary inquiry on many assignments operated by Antonio Mastrapasqua
Rome, Italy - Presented by MP Antonio Borghesi (IdV)
"To the Prime Minister, to Minister of Labour and Social Politics. - To Know - granted that: with the suppression and absorption of INPDAP by INPS the president Antonio Mastrapasqua starts to operate... more
Government actsItalian Parliamentary question about US tactical nuclear bombs deployed in Italy and in Europe
Rome, Italy - By Senator Elio Lannutti (IdV)
"The Italian Senator Elio Lannutti (IdV) has presented a parliamentary question addressed to the Defense ministry to ask to know: if results to Government which are reasons for which matter of presence... more
IndustryLM expands facility for F-35 airplane component manufacturing
Pinellas Park, Usa - Situated in Pinellas Park, in Florida
Lockheed Martin’s operation in Pinellas Park officially opened a new 57,000 square foot manufacturing facility yesterday to produce aircraft canopy components for the F-35 Lighting II fighter. The n... more