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ConferencesEtihad hosts AACO Annual General Meeting in Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi, UAE - Between 28 and 30 November
Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates, hosts the 44th Annual General Meeting of the Arab Air Carriers Organisation (AACO) between 28 and 30 November. It is the first time the emirate has been... more
AerospaceRussia orbits another Glonass navigation satellite
Moscow, Russia - A Soyuz-2/1b launched today
Today, November 28, Russia sent into orbit another satellite navigation system to Glonass (Global Navigation Satellite System), the Russian global navigation satellite system, an alternative to the American... more
Press releaseSkyTeam invites customers to share airport tips
Amsterdam, Holland - Customers share over 800 tips on Facebook
"SkyTeam, the global airline alliance, makes use of the holiday season to celebrate the success of its SkyTips campaign. Customers worldwide are invited to share their airport travel tips on Facebook for... more
DefenseKAI: potential sale of aircraft used for the training of Israeli pilots
Seoul, South Korea - Tender to replace A-4 Skyhawks fleet
Yesterday, 27 November, Israeli press announced that competition deriving from the tender to replace the fleet of A-4 Skyhawks used to train cadets in advanced driving techniques has heated up and could... more
AirlinesChristmas 2011: Air Europa strengthens connections with the Canary Islands
Milan, Italy - As from 20 December till 8 January, 26% increase in flights from Spain
Air Europe, the Spanish airline controlled by Globalia Corporaciòn, decided to focus on the Canary Islands as a destination for this year's Christmas holidays. In fact, from December 20 till January 8,... more
AirlinesEtihad alters London-bound aircraft flight scheduled due to UK strike
Abu Dhabi, EAU - On Wednesday, November 30
Etihad Airways has made several changes to its London-bound aircraft flights ahead of the 24 hour strike by Border Agency staff across the United Kingdom on Wednesday, November 30. Three Etihad flights... more
ReportGreece: transport by aircraft and public information on strike today
Athens, Greece - Protests against redundancies, collective agreements violations and temporary suspension
Another day of passion today in Greece, because of the strike which affects the air transport sector: the employees of the Civil Aviation Authority have occupied the offices from 7:30 this morning in order... more
DefenseToday's Bulava ballistic missile test postponed (VIDEO)
Moscow, Russia - To a later date because of unfavourable weather conditions in the White Sea
A Russian Defense Ministry source has recently announced that the test launch of the Bulava ballistic missile scheduled for today has been postponed until a later date. The launch had to be carried out... more
Curiosities"Leonardo da Vinci" airport in Rome-Fiumicino: as from today cribs from all around the world
Rome, Italy - Manufactured with different materials and techniques
The CEO of ADR (Aeroporti di Roma, management company of the airport), Lorenzo Lo Presti, is pleased to host an exhibition of cribs from the Holy Roman Empire SS.Quirico and Giulitta Museum collection... more
Government actsItalian Parliamentary question on Alenia's restructuring plan, potential investigations, big deficit and commissioning of top management decisions
Rome, Italy - Presented by Honourable Elio Lannutti (IdV)
"Addressed to the the Minister of Economy and Finance - Given that Alenia Aeronautica, of which Amedeo Caporaletti is President, is a subsidiary of Finmeccanica, the group controlled by the addressed... more
Government actsItalian Parliamentary question regarding the sale or removal of Finmeccanica companies in Liguria
Rome, Italy - Presented by Honourable Michele Scandroglio (PdL)
"Addressed to the Minister of Economic Development. - To know - given that: the press has informed about the serious financial crisis that has hit Finmeccanica, mainly due to the significant losses... more
Government actsItalian Parliamentary question on the degrading of Catania's airport to second level
Rome, Italy - Presented by Honourable Basilio Catanoso (PdL)
"Addressed to the Minister of Infrastructure and Transport, the Minister of Economy and Finance. - To know - given that: the airport of Catania is of vital importance for civic and economic development... more
HelicoptersEurocopter delivers the EC-145 helicopter ordered by the Republic of Kazakhstan
Marignane, France - The first of six models
Eurocopter delivered the first of six EC-145s ordered to date by the Kazakh Ministries of Defense and Emergencies. A total of 45 of the helicopters are to be purchased, and will be assembled by the new... more
DefenseUN commends NATO counter piracy efforts
London, UK - Extended the mandate for a furhter 12 months
At its meeting in New York this week the United Nations Security Council voted to extend its mandate for those fighting piracy off the Horn of Africa by a further 12 months. NATO deployed on its Counter... more
AirportsNew airline at "Chopin Airport" in Warsaw: WOW Air
Warsaw, Poland - Starting in June 2012, offering services from Iceland to Poland
WOW Air, a new Icelandic air carrier, will operate flights connecting Reykjavik with 12 European destinations, including Alicante, Basel, Berlin, Cologne, Copenhagen, London-Stansted, Lyon, Paris, Stuttgart... more
Civil aviationAirlines Association: Member States must stop procrastinating on "Single European Sky"
Brussels, Belgium - Current economic climate makes project more important than ever
Four airline associations -AEA, ELFAA, ERA and IACA- today echoed the plea from the European Commission, calling on Member States to stop procrastinating on the Single European Sky project and start finally... more
ReportItalian "Farnesina" about release "Rosalia D'Amato" ship: operation ongoing
Rome, Italy - Through Task-force
Farnesina (Italian Foreign Affair Ministry), through task-force, follows directly the phases of the release of crew on "Rosalia D'Amato" ship. It deals of an ongoing operation in a risk area, that... more
PeopleAVIONEWS interviews Roberto Di Carlo, Operations Safety&Quality Director of the Italian Enav (VIDEO)
Rome, Italy - He focused about Society's role and strategies adopted in this field
AVIONEWS has interviewed Roberto Di Carlo, Operations Safety&Quality Director of the Enav (Italian Flight Assistance Society), about problems and effort by the Society into the air transport safety. He... more
Civil aviationStar Alliance. Winter schedule 2011-2012: 1377 weekly frequencies from 16 Italian airports
Milan, Italy - 34 destinations, 9 of them intercontinental, served directly from Italy
The 19 airlines of the alliance present in Italy on 27 total belonging Star Alliance, with the new Winter schedule, operate 1377 weekly frequencies from 16 Italian airports non-stop towards 34 destinations,... more
IndustryAirbus: A-320 fitted with "Sharklets" prepares for flight-tests
Toulouse, France - These devices will reduce fuel burn by up to 3.5%
Airbus has completed the installation of the first set of "Sharklet" on A-320 test airplane (MSN 001), ready for the campaign of flight test that will be made in the next weeks. "Sharklets", which have... more
IndustryEurocopter ended the program to optimize its logistics chain
Marignane, France - Marignane center reorganized and created a new facility into the Florides industrial park
Eurocopter has inaugurated its new logistics platform at its industrial site in Marignane, marking the end to an innovative program to re-engineer the Group’s entire logistics chain and implement a flexible, h... more
IndustryAeroflot’s Sukhoi Superjet 100 aircraft fleet performs 1,000 commercial flights
Moscow, Russia - The carrier currently operates with three models
Aeroflot’s Sukhoi Superjet 100 fleet accumulated 1,000 commercial flights. The jubilee flight SU824 was performed by the aircraft named after Mikhail Vodopyanov (RA 89003, MSN 95008) on route St Petersburg–Moscow on... more
Civil aviationTransport by airplane: EC requests to comply with rules on airport charges
Brussels, Belgium - To Austria, Germany, Italy and Luxembourg
"The European Commission has yesterday requested Austria, Germany, Italy and Luxembourg to adopt national legislation to implement EU rules to ensure that airport charges are transparent and non-discriminatory.... more
CargoItalian Development Cooperation sends a cargo airplane to Kinshasa
Rome, Italy - The supplies consist of 31 medical kits, worth about 180,000 Euros
A commercial cargo plane containing supplies provided by Italian Development Cooperation left the United Nations Humanitarian Response Depot (UNHRD) at Brindisi yesterday, headed for Kinshasa. The... more
Fair and showsFrom 6 to 8 December 2011 UAS TAAC Conference
New Mexico, USA - The role of UAS technology in military and civil sector
From December 6th till the 8th, at the "Tamaya Hyatt Regency Hotel" in Santa Ana Pueblo, New Mexico, the "New Mexico State University Physical Laboratories" will be holding the 13th annual UAS TAAC conference... more
Science and technologyUAV aircraft equipment: a rich expanding market
London, UK - More specialised capabilities and advanced technology requested from these drones
The global surge in the use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in recent years has brought great strides in their development and spending on sensors, radar, cameras, signals intelligence (Signit), detection,... more
Press releaseFinmeccanica's board meeting scheduled for 1 December
Rome, Italy - According to the company's statement
"Finmeccanica announced that the Board of Directors has been convened for 1 December 2011 at 4:30pm, at the Registered office in Rome, Piazza Monte Grappa 4, and will follow the below agenda: - Revision... more
AerospaceTelemetry data sent from the Phobos Grunt probe decrypted (VIDEO)
Moscow, Russia - After some initial problems of deciphering the data received from the European Space Agency at Perth Station
A Russian official announced that the engineers were able to decipher the encrypted data sent from the Russian Phobos Grunt spacecraft and were received yesterday at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.... more
IndustryFinmeccanica: in the name of the Italian population, resign....
Rome, Italy - A question of methods and merits
These days we have been able to witness the dance between Finmeccanica President and his wife. In order to clear the way from any alleged collusion or possible secret plots, useful only to confuse us... more
DefenseMoscow assigns 30 billion dollars to the Army for the purchase of weapons in 2012
Moscow, Russia - 120 billion will be spent in the next 3 years
After Russian President Dmitry Medvdev's statements declared yesterday regarding his intention to deploy "advanced offensive weapon systems" on the European borders, a "Cold War" atmosphere can be felt.... more
Press releaseENAC: the general manager of the Agency, Quaranta, nominated for ECAC
Rome, Italy - Focal Point for the Training within the coordination committee
"The National Civil Aviation Agency (ENAC) announced that Alessio Quaranta, general manager of ENAC, from September a member of the Coordination Committee of ECAC, European Civil Aviation Conference, was... more
DefenseMedvedev threatens "Advanced offensive weapon systems" deployment on European borders
Moscow, Russia - Moscow wants more guarantees on the positioning of the European missile shield
On November 22, 2011, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, speaking ahead of a NATO ministerial meeting to be held in Brussels on 7-8 December, stated that Russia could deploy "advanced offensive weapon... more
IndustryPiaggio Aero to Russian market: delivered the first of six P-180 aircraft
Genoa, Italy - Contracts with JSC Flight Inspections and Systems
Piaggio Aero announced at the "Dubai Air Show" the delivery of the first P-180 Avanti II aircraft to JSC FIS, the Russian company which provides Flight Inspection and calibration services. JSC FIS... more
IndustryFinal assembly of first THAI A-380 airplane began
Blagnac, France - The airline will become the ninth operator of the "Skies giant"
The assembly of the first A-380 for Thai Airways International (THAI), -that once received the airplane will become the ninth operator- has now commenced at the Airbus Final Assembly Line in Toulouse. The... more
Government actsItalian Parliamentary question on military spending and the acquisition of F-35 aircraft
Rome, Italy - Presented by Honourable Augusto Di Stanislao (IdV)
"Addressed to the Minister of Defence, the Minister of Foreign Affairs. - To know - given that: with only two Decree-Law issued between July and September (Decree-Law No. 78 ratified by Law No.111 of... more
Military aviationUS Air Force continues UAV operators training
Washington, USA - A very requested specialisation, even on battlefields
The US Air Force (USAF) announced that it intends to continue with the training of RPA operators able to control UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle - remotely piloted aircraft) at a distance, addressing them... more
Government actsItalian Parliamentary question on Israeli F-16 aircraft activities in Decimomannu (Sardinia)
Rome, Italy - Presented by Honourable Augusto Di Stanislao (IDV)
"Addressed to the Minister of Defence, the Minister of Health. - To know - given that: On November 14, 2011, 'Peacereporter.net' published an article entitled 'Italia, la base delle vergogna'. The news... more
Government actsItalian Parliamentary question on Finmeccanica Group contracts signed with Panama, the gift of Italian patrol boats, the links between Pozzessere and Minister Mulino
Rome, Italy - Presented by Senator Elio Lannutti (IDV)
"Addressed to the Ministers of Economy and Finance and Defence - Given that: In June 2010 the President of the Italian Council of Ministers Silvio Berlusconi and President of the Republic of Panama... more
AirportsAci Europe: European airports making strides in reducing their CO2
Brussels, Belgium - Four different levels of accreditation
ACI EUROPE today released an update on its flagship climate change initiative, Airport Carbon Accreditation. The institutionally endorsed programme independently assesses and recognises airports’ e... more
IndustryLM: roll-out of the first international F-35 airplane
Fort Worth, Usa - The jet is scheduled to be delivered in 2012
The first international Lockheed Martin (LM) F-35 Lightning II aircraft rolled out of the factory Sunday evening. The United Kingdom Ministry of Defence will use the short takeoff/vertical landing (STOVL)... more
Weather forecastsBad weather in Italy: instability condition on southern regions persists
Rome, Italy - Civil protection department has issued another notice of adverse weather conditions
Low-pressure continues to be stationed on Italy's southern regions bringing instability conditions on Ionic regions. On the basis of forecasts available, the Department of Civil Protection (DPC) has... more
IndustryPiaggio sells the hundredth Avanti in USA
Clearwater, USA - The Italian company strengthens its sales on American market and extends business to China
Piaggio Aero has delivered the hundredth P-180 to Avantair, which already has a fleet of 57 specimens. The announcement of the purchase has been communicated by CEO of Piaggio Aero, John Bingham and CEO... more
CargoUPS applies a digital customs clearance system to air cargo
Milan, Italy - Saving time, costs and paper significantly
UPS announced that it has extended the electronic customs clearance of goods system, already in use by the parcels' section clients, to air cargo services customers. The new service is available in more... more
IndustryAirbus predicts Nordic carriers require over 420 aircraft between 2011 and 2030
Blagnac, France - Growth and replacement needs for more eco-efficient aircraft. A contract worth US$38.6bn
According to the latest Airbus Global Market Forecast (GMF), Nordic airlines are predicted to require 424 new passenger aircraft between 2011 and 2030 with a value of US$ 38.6 billion. These new aircraft... more
Civil aviationEruption. Situation worsened for flights to and from Uruguay
Montevideo, Uruguay - Many flights cancelled. The problem could persist for hours
Once again, Carrasco International Airport (Montevideo) has cancelled several flights due to an intensified eruption of the "Puyehue" volcano. Laura Vanoli, Uruguay chief aeronautical meteorologist... more
IndustryLockheed Martin received a contract for the development of the IRST system
Florida, Usa - Scheduled to achieve Initial Operating Capability in 2016
Yesterday, November 22, 2011, Lockheed Martin received a contract for the development of the Infrared Search and Track (IRST) sensor system to be installed on Boeing F-18/EF fighter jets used by the US... more
Press releaseItalian Economy and Finance Ministry: Massimo Garbini new sole Managing Director ENAV
Rome, Italy - For the three-year period 2011-2013
"Yesterday, the Italian Ministry of Economy and Finance announced that following the dismissal of the entire Board of Directors of ENAV (National Flight Assistance Society) due to the resignation of the... more
AerospaceTMA-22 space-shuttle landed in Kazakhstan
Moscow, Russia - Rotation on board the ISS
The Russian space-shuttle TMA-22 successfully landed yesterday at 6:25am Moscow time near the town of Arkalyik, in Kazakhstan. The Expedition 29 has transported to Earth the long mission cosmonauts Sergey... more
AirlinesTransport by airplane. The new European "Black list" presented
Brussels, Belgium - Albania cancelled from the list thanks to Italy's intervention on security controls
The new main points that feature on the updated European "black list" is that Albanian airlines will be able to operate in the European skies. The decisive intervention of Italy, which will give greater... more
Press releaseIATA: building partnerships for innovation in African Aviation
Marrakech, Morocco - To the challenges in the region: security, environmental sustanability and infrastructure
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has called for a renewed focus on aviation safety to help Africa reap the benefits of aviation connectivity. The organization also called for a strong... more