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AirlinesQatar Airwyas: daily flights to 11 Indian destinations
Rome, Italy - Twice daily link to Delhi and Cochin
Qatar Airways announced further expansion to its Indian network with a 20 per cent increase in frequency covering the cities of Delhi, Cochin and Amritsar from this month. The number of flights to the... more
IndustryEADS forms partnership with “Ecole Centrale de Pekin”
Beijing, China - Goals: to pool talents and specialists catering the company’s need in China and to further increase research cooperation
Jean Botti, Chief Technical Officer (CTO) of EADS has forged a partnership with Ecole Centrale de Pekin (ECPk), a Franco-Chinese engineering school modeled after the French “Ecole Centrale” . The agreement was... more
CargoMidex Airlines inaugurates Turin for its cargo flights
Turin , Italy - The carrier serves the airport of Piedmont for the first time
"Candido" B-747/228F airplane landed at Turin-Caselle the night of Thursday, September 21st. It came from India with a load of clothes produced here and departed last Wednesday morning to Oman. This was... more
Government actsAir accident investigation: Parliament lays down strict criteria
Strasbourg, France - Approved in the session of September 20-23 th 2010
A new EU law to ensure the independence of air accident inquiries was approved by the European Parliament on Tuesday. The law also requires airlines to produce a list of those on board the plane within... more
HelicoptersMYS welcomes the first participation of Eurocopter “L’Hélicoptère par Hermès”
Monaco, Monaco - The event from September 22-25
Eurocopter’s “L’Hélicoptère par Hermès” is making its first appearance at the "Monaco Yacht Show", MYS (September 22-25) in 2010, with this exclusive EC-135 VIP helicopter being exhibited on the 214-fo... more
AirlinesRyanair asks UE the stop of "Strikes repeating" that damage the air transport
Dublin, Ireland - On the occasion of the strike involving French public employees, that today is grounding a number of flights
"European carriers and passengers have suffered too long because German, French and Spanish air-traffic controllers go on strike or insist in applying ridiculous working practices causing flight delays",... more
AirlinesRyanair calls for EU to obtain a reform of the air traffic
Dublin, Ireland - To end a series of strikes by European radar men and national monopoly
Ryanair yesterday at its AGM called on the EU Commission to take action to reform Europe’s (national monopoly) ATC providers, and open them up to competition in order to improve passenger service and e... more
IndustryCathay Pacific Airways finalize contract for six B-777/300ER planes
Seattle, Usa - With an estimated value of USD 1.6 billion
Boeing and Cathay Pacific Airways yesterday announced the Hong Kong-based carrier has exercised existing purchase rights for six additional B-777/300ERs (extended range). The six new airplanes, with... more
DefenseItalian Navy: AVIONEWS at changing-of-the-guard
Rome, Italy - This morning at "Grazioli Lante della Rovere" barracks
Today, on Thursday, Sept. 23rd in Rome at 11:00am, at the Barracks "Grazioli Lante della Rovere", the autonomous naval headquarters of Italy capital, took place the ceremony of control exchange between... more
HelicoptersAW: Red Cross AMS of South Africa adds helicopters to its fleet
Cape Town , Africa - A fourth AW-119Ke and one Grand
"AgustaWestland (AW), a Finmeccanica company, announces that the Red Cross Air Mercy Service (AMS) of South Africa is expanding its emergency medical services operational capabilities by introducing into... more
Press releaseItalian Navy testing the AW-139 helicopter on its vessels
Augusta, Italy - First trial on the navy ship "Sirio"
Vessels "Sirio", "Orione" and "Bettica", belonging to forces command for patrol surveillance and coastal defense (Comforpart) are the units designated for the test activities of the AW-139 aircraft. The... more
AirlinesSmall Planet Airlines arrives into the Italian skies
Rome, Italy - The base will be in Rome-Fiumicino, also if an airplane will be located in Milan-Malpensa
Aeroservizi Air Charter Broker has announced yesterday in Rome the new carrier Small Planet Airlines. Born from a partnership of Aeroservizi Air Charter Broker with Avia Solutions Group, already into... more
AirportsAir transport strike in France: cancelled 17 flights in Bologna
Bologna, Italy - Arrivals and departures
Following to the French air traffic controllers' adhesion at the 24 hour general strike ongoing today in France, also at Bologna's airport some effects on the schedule of the arrivals and departures for... more
AccidentsISAF helicopter crash in Afghanistan, dead tenth occupant
Kabul, Afghanistan - The Black Hawk reportedly fell due to technical fault
Increases to 10 the number of victims of the crash of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter, while the other three occupants are injured. The aircraft... more
Press releaseItalian Enac clarifies about money assigned for body-scanners in the airports
Rome , Italy - Two million euros offered by the Authority will be used for a possible purchase, once the test will be concluded. Tests are still underway in Palermo
"With regard to news circulating today about Security Scanner (Body Scanner), Enac (the Italian civil aviation Authority) clarifies that the 2 million euros made available by the society from its own balance... more
AirportsAir transport: the St. Petersburg airport selects Sita's check-in technology
Rome, Italy - For its six million passengers
St. Petersburg’s Pulkovo Airport, the fourth busiest in Russia, today announced a major improvement to passenger services with the selection of SITA’s AirportConnect Open platform which will provide age... more
Civil aviationIata: new steps for Indian aviation
New Delhi, India - Developing a common vision
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) called for a more coordinated cross-ministry government approach to shoring-up the gains made in India’s aviation industry. Giovanni Bisignani, IATA’s Dir... more
Press releaseMeeting at Italian Enac about the start of operations at Comiso's airport, in Sicily
Rome, Italy - Riggio asked to airport's management society, Soaco, to submit a forecast about effective timescale
Yesterday afternoon a meeting convened by Vito Riggio, President of Enac, the Italian civil aviation Authority, was held to discuss the beginning of the operational activities of Comiso airport (Ragusa,... more
ReportIn the next days, a wave of aviation and rail strikes in Italy
Milan , Italy - Between September 30th and October 14th actions by Enav, FS, Meridiana fly and local public transport personnel are scheduled
For the next days, four aviation and rail strikes are scheduled. On Thursday, September 30th, staff of Padua's Area Control Center (ACC) of Enav (Italian society for flight assistance) is going to... more
PeopleFranz appointed Chairman of the Executive Board and CEO of Deutsche Lufthansa AG
Frankfurt, Germany - Effective 1 January 2011
In its meeting yesterday, the Supervisory Board of Deutsche Lufthansa AG named the Deputy Chairman of the Executive Board, Christoph Franz, as the successor to Wolfgang Mayrhuber, the current Chairman... more
Civil aviationTransport by airplane in France: today's strike will create more inconvenience than the previous...
Paris , France - ...that on September 7th caused 25% flights cancellation on Paris-Orly's and Roissy's airports
Forecasts about the impact that today's strike of public employees will have on the sector of aviation indicate a considerably more uncomfortable scenario compared to the strike against pension reforms... more
CuriositiesHigh-flying high fashion: Skyscanner's survey about airlines' uniforms
Milan , Italy - Italy only ranked 5th in users' preferences
"The very awaited fashion week is taking place in Milan. What better opportunity to combine fashion and aviation? The two elements have always been going together, from the first hostesses' mini-skirts,... more
IndustryLufthansa Group to order 40 Airbus aircraft
Toulouse, France - Worth $4.3 billion
Lufthansa’s Supervisory Board has approved the acquisition of 40 Airbus aircraft worth approximately US$ 4.3 billion. These aircraft are destined for Lufthansa, plus two to the Group’s subsidiary airlines: SWI... more
Science and technologySolar Impulse: first flight across Switzerland in a solar plane
Payerne, Switzerland - Experimental airplane completes route Payerne-Zurich and back, powered only by the Sun energy
100 years after a plane first linked two Swiss cities, Bertrand Piccard’s and André Borschberg’s Solar Impulse HB-SIA made its first flights across Switzerland, powered solely by solar energy. The prot... more
Finance and economy2nd-Quarter 2010: network airlines profits the largest since 2Q 2007
Washington, USA - 9% ROS, including $893 mln in baggage fees, ancillary of $2.1 bn
Network airlines' profit margin in the second quarter of 2010 was the largest since the second quarter of 2007, while the combined profit margin for the network, low-cost and regional carrier groups was... more
HelicoptersEurocopter inaugurates extension of its Aviation Training Academy in Kassel
Marignane, France - Just in time for the institute’s 40th anniversary
Eurocopter, the internationally German-French-Spanish helicopter manufacturer, inaugurated a new building complex at its Aviation Training Academy yesterday in the Marbachhöhe Technology Park near Kassel,... more
IndustryATR opens first training centre in Africa for the -42/300, /500, -72/200 and /500 aircraft
Cape Town, South-Africa - In partnership with Comair
International turboprop manufacturer, ATR, today announced the opening of its first training centre in Africa in partnership with South African airline, Comair. The centre, to be based in Johannesburg,... more
IndustryBoeing: projects steady growth for commercial airplanes market in Africa
Cape Town, South Africa - More than 700 aircraft, worth $80 billion, needed in region over 20 years
Boeing forecasts that air carriers in Africa will experience steady growth over the next 20 years as air travel in Africa continues to grow with the economy. The African economy is projected to grow... more
AirlinesAA expands mobile boarding passes to eight more airports
Forth Worth, Usa - Now at 50 ones, including newly introduced Rome-Fiumicino and Milan-Malpensa
Announced yesterday, American Airlines (AA) customers departing from Rome Fiumicino (FCO) and Milan Malpensa (MXP) Airports will now be able to save time and paper by receiving their boarding passes electronically... more
Weather forecastsBad weather in Italy: storms on the South from today
Rome, Italy - In particular on Calabria and Sicily
A perturbation on the central Tyrrhenian will move, from this evening, towards South-East on the meridional regions, in particular on Ionic side, bringing perturbed weather with thunderstorms also of strong... more
IndustryEurocopter: +35% on the market in Southern Africa
Cape Town, South Africa - The industry participates at the "AAD" show
Eurocopter, one of the world’s suppliers of civil, law enforcement, emergency response, military and utility helicopters, has experienced a 35 per cent increase in its Southern African business as countries i... more
HelicoptersEurocopter consegna nuovo elicottero AS-350 B3 ad "Airwing", polizia di Namibia
Windhoek, Namibia - Occasione è stato l'"Aad", il Salone dell'aeronautica e difesa africano
"Eurocopter ha consegnato oggi un AS-350 B3 "Squirrel" alle forze di Polizia "Airwing" della Namibia durante una cerimonia nel corso dell'"Aad", il Salone biennale dell'aeronautica e della difesa africano. Questo... more
ReportCivil aircraft: tomorrow possible strike in France's airports
Paris, France - French Directorate General of Civil Aviation warns...
French DGCA, Directorate General of Civil Aviation, asked airlines to reduce flights operations: - by 50% on Orly airport; - by 40% on Roissy; - by 40% on all the airfields in the territory. Decision... more
Civil aviationIATA revised its forecast. Travel by airplanes will bring 8,9 billion dollars profits
Singapore , Republic of Singapore - Downward profits in 2011: they will drop to 5,3 billion
IATA, International Air Transport Association, updated its estimates for air transport profits in 2010: profits forecast was 2,5 billion Dollars in June, while at now it is 8,9 billion. The change of... more
AirlinesAir France presents its new long-haul Business offer on long-haul airplanes
Rome, Italy - For Summer 2011, twenty aircraft will be equipped with this new cabin, forty by 2013
Air France continues to pursue its investment strategy by upgrading its Business offer for customers. As part of its commitment to constantly improve its customer travel experience, the carrier will be... more
OccurrencesLebanon, emergency landing for an airplane to Kiev
Beirut , Lebanon - Due to a failure in one of its engines
A DC-9 airplane belonging to a still unknown Ukrainian airline, made an emergency landing yesterday, in the afternoon. The aircraft, carrying 98 people from Beirut to Kiev, was off from "Rafik Hariri"... more
Civil aviationAirbus could renew its A-320 airplane with more fuel-efficient engines
Toulouse , France - Agreements with possible suppliers haven't been signed jet, but negations would be close to final
Fabrice Bregier unveiled that a more fuel-efficient version of A-320 airplane could be announced by Airbus within next month, "Bloomberg" said on Sunday, September 19th. Negotiations with the two engines'... more
IndustryCessna Aircraft to cut 700 jobs at HQ plant
Wichita, USA - Wichita manufacturer told employees yesterday: 11% of its work force out
As weakness in new aircraft orders continues, Cessna Aircraft announced layoffs for 700 of its employees in Wichita home-plant. The news came three days after Machinists union members at Cessna voted... more
IndustryCessna Aircraft: first strike since 1976 avoided by default
Wichita, Usa - Resolution Vs contract ratification received 49% votes
A seven-year contract proposal offered by Cessna Aircraft to the International Association of Machinists in Wichita was ratified by default, following a strike vote failing on Saturday: the resolution... more
AirlinesMulti-million dollars cause against Airbus for an inconvenience on an airplane in 2008
Sidney , Australia - Qantas: "We will, of course, also consider any new claims"
Dozens of passengers and crew members of Qantas airline have launched a multi-million dollars collective cause against Airbus. It's one of the biggest causes of indemnification in the history of Australian... more
IndustryFinmeccanica to build new helicopters factory in Russia
Sochi, Russia - A joint-venture plant in Moscow region
Finmeccanica Group and Russian Technologies State Corporation will build a plant in Tomìlino, in Moscow oblast. The news following the global forum for investments in Sochi (Sept. 16-19), on the Black... more
Press releaseItalian Enac: Board of Directors appoints engineer Marasà as Deputy General Director
Rome , Italy - He will replace engineer Salvatore Sciacchitano from December 1st
"Enac (Italian civil aviation authority) Board of Directors, convened yesterday afternoon, appointed engineer Benedetto Marasà as Deputy General Director. Marasà will take the place of engineer Salvatore S... more
UAS-DronesGlobal Observer Vs Phantom Eye: challenge of spy-drones aircraft on endurance
Washington (D.C.), USA - AeroViroment and Boeing's UAVs racing up to satellite heights
If an altitude of 60,000 feet and more than 20 hours of endurance are not sufficient, we must look at the next spy-drones aircraft, seeming to have every intention to steal the job (or at least space and... more
AirportsWind Jet: the link between Bergamo and Moscow inaugurated yesterday
Bergamo, Italy - By an Airbus A-320 plane
The first direct flight at Moscow-Domodedovo airport has taken off yesterday, on Tuesday September 21, at 11:55am from the Bergamo-Orio al Serio's runway. There were 99 passengers on board of an Airbus... more
Finance and economyFinmeccanica signs a new credit facility worth EUR 2.4 billion
Rome, Italy - It has been signed yesterday in London
In London yesterday, Finmeccanica signed a new credit facility worth EUR 2.4 billion, which will have a duration of five years, with a syndicate of 24 domestic and international credit institutions co-ordinated... more
UAS-DronesEADS continues Barracuda drone aircraft testing
Goose Bay, Canada - UAV demonstrator completes 4 flights in Canada
EADS Defence & Security (DS) successfully tested the technology demonstrator "Barracuda" at Goose Bay Air Force Base, in Canada. In these trials, advanced technologies and new procedures were checked under... more
Military aviationUK: after being grounded, Eurofighter Typhoon airplanes restart routine operations
London , United Kindom - Suspension period due to an urgent safety modification for the Martin-Baker ejection seats
Yesterday, September 20th 2010, UK Royal Air Force authorized Eurofighter Typhoon routine flights resumption. 54 RAF Typhoons had been grounded, except those employed in essential operational missions,... more
UAS-DronesSpy-aircraft RQ-4 arrives at Guam air base
Guam, USA - "Global Hawk" will operate on Pacific theater, in service of US and partners
RQ-4 Global Hawk intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) unmanned aircraft arrived to Andersen Air Force Base in Guam, during a ceremony at the base yesterday. The ceremony featured an RQ-4,... more
AirlinesAlitalia redundancies: the company states
Rome, Italy - It was not meeting with CGIL, but with 400 employees
Regarding our news about the possibility of redundancies provided for Alitalia (where we indicated indiscretion as leakage from a meeting of CEO Rocco Sabelli and members of the CGIL union, as reported... more
Press releaseAlitalia: supposed layoff-plan is unfounded
Rome, Italy - A press release from Italian air carrier
"With regard to allegations and the subsequent exploitation to news about an alleged plan on workers' redundancies, Alitalia announced that the reconstruction, the figures and the times quoted are unfounded.... more