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AirlinesLufthansa: new connections and destinations for Summer season 2013
Milan, Italy - The Group airlines will together serve 285 destinations in 102 countries on four continents
Lufthansa is continuing to expand its services to popular leisure travel destinations. The new summer timetable includes five new attractive holiday destinations: Mahón, Jerez de la Frontera, Cardiff,... more
Finance and economyAircraft and finance. B&H Airlines faces possible bankruptcy
Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina - Austrian bank blocks the company's accounts
Enver Bijedic, the minister for transport and communications of Bosnia and Herzegovina, declared that B&H Airlines is facing a concrete risk of bankruptcy, because of the outstanding debt with an Austrian... more
Finance and economy1.1-billion-dollar financing for Lion Air B-737/900ER aircraft approved by US Ex-Im Bank
Washington, USA - Airplanes destined to the Indonesian carrier and its subsidiaries Batik Air and Malindo Airways
The Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im Bank), the official export credit agency of the United States federal government, communicated it has approved a final commitment of 1.1 billion dollars... more
Fair and showsBell announced at "Heli Expo" (3) a deal for 30 helicopters
Las Vegas, Usa - With Air Medical Holdings Group
Bell Helicopter inaugurated its presence at the "HELI-EXPO 2013" with a largest booth during the show featuring four full-size helicopters with important upgrades announced this week. John L. Garrison,... more
Fair and showsHelicopters and engines. "Heli-Expo" (2). Turbomeca announced the Arrius 2B2 Plus and the Arrano
Las Vegas, Usa - The first test run of the Arrano is scheduled in 2014
Dedicated to the future Eurocopter EC-135T3 helicopter, the Arrius 2B2 Plus is introduced by Turbomeca at "Heli Expo". Born from Turbomeca’s innovation, this new Arrius variant offers technical improvements c... more
Fair and showsHelicopters. "Heli-Expo 2013". Turbomeca: new contracts and partnerships
Las Vegas, Usa - With Avincis Group, Milestone Aviation Group and CHC Helicopter
During "Heli Expo", Turbomeca (Safran) and Avincis Group announced the signature of a support agreement that covers engines operated by Inaer, Bond Air Services, Bond Offshore Helicopters and Australian... more
SecurityUnited States: small knives to be permitted again onto aircraft from April 25
Washington, USA - Razors and box cutters will still be forbidden
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) of the United States announced that, to align more closely with International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) standards, from April 25 it will be again... more
ReportUnder-separation between UAV aircraft and an Alitalia airplane in New York: the FBI opens its investigation (VIDEO)
New York, USA - The agency grants anonymity to tipsters
After the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the Joint Terrorism Task Force (JTTF) of the United States, also the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) opened its investigation over the under-separation... more
Finance and economyAircraft and finance. Emirates reportedly ready to issue Islamic bonds
Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Six banks hired to arrange meetings with investors
According to rumours released by media in the United Arab Emirates, the Dubai-based carrier is ready to issue a second Islamic bond, the so-called Sukuk, worth 500 million dollars (roughly 383 million... more
AirlinesBritish Airways' first A-380 airplane to Los Angeles as destination (VIDEO)
Milan, Italy - The double-decker superjumbo will be delivered in July
British Airways’ first A-380 airplane will fly on the “Red Carpet Route” to Los Angeles. The home of Hollywood will be the inaugural destination for the first A-380 to be operated by a UK airline. The d... more
Civil aviationIATA: passenger demand continues to improve this year
Geneva, Switzerland - Load factors stood at 77.1%
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released global air travel demand statistics for January showing a continuation of the uptick in passenger travel that began at the end of 2012. Overall,... more
Weather forecastsBad weather in Italy: alert for wind and rain on the central-South
Rome, Italy - Snow on the North-West
The Italian Civil Defense Department, on the basis of the available forecasts, issued a notice for adverse weather conditions that integrates and extends that already diffused. The bulletin indicates... more
Military aviationNew Il-76/MD-90 transport aircraft will start its flight tests in mid-March
Moscow, Russia - Delivery of the first planes expected in 2014
The Il-76/MD-90, the new transport aircraft developed by Ilyushin, will start its flight tests in a few days, according to the declarations released by Viktor Livanov, director general of the Ilyushin... more
Civil aviationAircraft and transport. IATA calls upon governments for a pragnatic approach to aviation security
New York, USA - "We need to make better use of the information that is available", Tyler claims
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) called upon governments to work with industry to develop a pragmatic approach to keeping aviation secure by balancing risk and regulation. "We have... more
ReportFAA opens investigation about under-separation between UAV aircraft and an Alitalia airplane in New York
New York, USA - The drone hovered just 61 metres away from the airplane
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the Joint Terrorism Task Force (JTTF) of the United States started an investigation over the under-separation between a UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle, a remote-controlled... more
AirlinesJapan assists the companies involved in the Dreamliner aircraft suspension
Tokyo, Japan - Facilitation for airport fees and maintenance of the slots
The Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism will help with some facilitation the local airlines, All Nippon Airways (ANA) and Japan Airlines (JAL), hit by the suspension which... more
IndustryPratt & Whitney discovers test alterations for some parts of aircraft engines
Hartford, USA - Problem noticed in an Israeli facility
The US aerospace company Pratt & Whitney (P&W), one of the most important globally in the industry of aviation engines manufacturing, announced that, following to an investigation, it has discovered a... more
Civil aviationAircraft and transport. Problems in US airports because of the budget cuts
Washington, USA - Long lines at the checks, Secretary of Homeland Security urges passengers to get to the airport early
The budget cuts across US government agencies, the so-called "Sequestration", are already producing their effects in the airports of the United States. All the main hubs of the country are experiencing... more
ReportUSA: two sentences for traffic of airplane and helicopter parts to Iran
Louisville, Usa - The components were bound for Iran Air
US judge Joseph McKinley of the Louisville District Court in Kentucky produced two sentences for violation of the US trade embargo with Iran, for two men who, between 2007 and 2011, carried out a traffic... more
Fair and showsFinmeccanica: orders for AW helicopters signed during "Heli-Expo 2013"
Rome, Italy - From different customers
AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, has won orders with a total value of about EUR 350 million for commercial helicopters. Among the principal agreements, signed during "Heli-Expo 2013" (HAI), which... more
AirlinesSas-Thai: their present code-share agreement expanded
Stockholm, Sweden - Effective April 8
Effective April 8, Scandinavian Airlines and Star Alliance partner Thai Airways will expand their present code-share agreement to also cover Stockholm-Bangkok vv, Oslo-Bangkok vv and Copenhagen-Bangkok... more
Fair and showsBell Helicopter at "Heli Expo 2013": the new 412EPI and increaased capability with the model 407GT
Las Vegas, Usa - The industry displays both during the event
Bell Helicopter introduced an upgrade to one of the company’s most versatile and reliable helicopters – the new Bell 412EPI. The upgrade improves the Bell 412EP platform with the Bell BasiX ProTM fully int... more
AccidentsAircraft crash in Congo: death toll might be much lower than previously announced (VIDEO)
Goma, DR of Congo - But there is still a lot of uncertainty about the number of persons who died in the accident
The death toll of the air accident which, in late afternoon of Monday 4 March 2013, involved a Fokker F-50 aircraft operated by Compagnie Africaine d'Aviation near Goma Airport, in the Democratic Republic... more
Finance and economyAircraft and finance. Korean Air's offer for Czech Airlines is probably the only one Prague has received
Prague, Czech Republic - The Asian company confirms its interest, Prague's Ministry of Finance declines to comment
On Monday 4 March 2013 Korean Air, through its spokesperson Nathan Cho, officially confirmed its interest into the acquisition of a 44% stake in Czech Airlines, the carrier owned by the government of the... more
IndustryAlenia Aermacchi: Electrostatic Discharge Test on the M-346 airplane
Turin, Italy - It was performed at AA's plant in Venegono Superiore with the support of the British Cobham
The Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) Test for the certification of the M-346 aircraft, configured with external tanks, was successfully performed over the last couple of weeks. The test was performed at... more
AirlinesRoyal Jordanian takes its aircraft out of the Syrian airspace
Amman, Jordan - Beirut-bound flights will pass over Egypt
Royal Jordanian Airlines, the most important carrier in Jordan, announced it changed the route of its operations between Amman and Beirut "To ensure the safety of passengers and aircraft". Despite it... more
Fair and showsFinmeccanica: agreement with Australian Government for Global Supply Chain program
Rome, Italy - Signed during the "Avalon Airshow 2013" event
Finmeccanica signed the Global Supply Chain program cooperation agreement with the Australian Government. The agreement has been signed on 27th February by the Deputy CEO Defence Materiel Organisation... more
Fair and showsAircraft, helicopter and events. "Abu Dhabi Air Expo" ready for takeoff on March 5
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates - 80,000 square metres of exhibition of general aviation companies
The second edition of the "Abu Dhabi Air Expo", the international event of the general aviation sector, will take off tomorrow, Tuesday 5 March 2013, at the Al Bateen Executive Airport of the Emirati capital,... more
Weather forecastsBad weather in Italy: alert for strong winds on Sicily and Sardinia
Rome, Italy - From tomorrow morning
The Italian Civil Defense Department, on the basis of the available forecasts, issued a notice for adverse weather conditions. The bulletin indicates gale winds from southern-eastern side from tomorrow... more
AccidentsAircraft crashes in Congo, at least 36 casualties
Goma, DR of Congo - Bad weather among the possible causes of the accident
A Fokker F-50 aircraft crashed today, MArch 4, 2013, in Goma, causing the death of at least 36 persons, as confirmed by Naasson Kubuya, mayor of the city in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic... more
Fair and showsEADS at "CEBIT". Enders: "We need to close the innovation gap between aerospace and IT"
Hannover, Germany - "High safety requirements slow down the adoption of new IT developments"
A high-tech Mars Rover vehicle is operated by processors from the last century. In this respect, games consoles are head and shoulders above them. It was with this metaphor that EADS’s CEO, Tom Enders, c... more
AerospaceMars: memory issues for Curiosity's computer, NASA engineers put the rover into a minimal-activity status
Pasadena, USA - Scientific investigations have been suspended
The ground team for NASA's Curiosity has switched the rover to a redundant onboard computer in response to a memory issue on the computer that had been active so far on the Mars rover of the American space... more
Military aviationAirbus Military and Thales UK signed contract to supply training services for the A400M Atlas, the RAF's aircraft
Seville, Spain - For 18 years
Airbus Military and Thales UK have signed an 18-year contract with the UK Ministry of Defence to supply training services for the A400M Atlas, the Royal Air Force’s next-generation military transport a... more
OccurrencesAlmost simultaneous emergency landing for two aircraft at Amsterdam-Schiphol Airport
Amsterdam, Netherlands - Technical issues for two flights operated by KLM and Delta
Two aircraft were forced to perform an emergency landing almost simultaneously in the morning of Monday 4 March 2013 at Amsterdam-Schiphol Airport, one of the busiest hubs in Europe. The first airplane... more
AirlinesTurin-Barcelona, direct flight served by Vueling, from the end of this month
Turin, Italy - Five weekly connections
Vueling announced the beginning of the operations on Turin's Airport, with a direct flight to Barcelona, starting from next March 29 five times per week (Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday). The... more
CargoCathay Pacific cancels order for eight Boeing 777F aircraft, to be replaced three 747F
Hong Kong, China - The original purchase had been signed in 2011
Cathay Pacific reached an agreement with Boeing for the cancellation of an order of eight B-777F freighter aircraft which had originally been signed in 2011 (AVIONEWS): the Hong Kong-based company means... more
CargoAircraft and transport. IATA: stabilization for cargo in January 2013
Geneva, Switzerland - The "World Symposium" will take place in Doha next week
International Air Transport Association (IATA) released global air freight demand statistics for January 2013 showing a stabilization of air freight markets on the back of encouraging growth towards the... more
Civil aviationAircraft and transport. Lacking of flights to fastest growing economies to cost UK billions per year
London, United Kingdom - As revealed by an analysis of the Confederation of British Industry
The UK risks missing out on billions of pounds in trade unless it boosts direct flights to the fastest growing world economies, according to the Confederation of British Industry (CBI), the UK's leading... more
Fair and showsHelicopters and exhibitions. "Heli-Expo 2013" starts today in Las Vegas
Las vegas, USA - More than 700 vendors over a 140,000-square-metre area
"Heli-Expo", the international event organized by Helicopter Association International (HAI), which represents one of the world's most important exhibitions dedicated to civil helicopters, starts today,... more
AirportsSEA: the link to Riga will be moved from Milan-Linate to Malpensa
Milan, Italy - Served by a B-737/300 airplane
airBaltic, the Latvia's airline, will move its flights from Milan-Linate airport to Malpensa from next March 31, 2013. This new service will permit to improve the links between the two cities and to favour... more
Civil aviationNASA begins flight test for alternate fuel and aircraft contrails
Washington, USA - The space agency's DC-8 will be followed by a Falcon HU-25
NASA has started a series of tests in the context of the Alternative Fuel Effects on Contrails and Cruise Emissions (ACCESS) research programme. The agency's DC-8 flying laboratory to study the effects... more
IndustryCOMAC: C-919 aircraft to perform its maiden flight in 2014
Beijing, China - 380 orders for the new Chinese airplane
The maiden flight of the C-919, the new passenger aircraft developed by Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC) will be performed in 2014, according to Wu Guanghui, COMAC's vice-president and... more
IndustryAirbus Military: A330MRTT airplane in the Royal Saudi Air Force's fleet
Madrid, Spain - The aircraft is the first of a batch of three
The Royal Saudi Air Force has formally inducted into service the Airbus Military A330 MRTT new generation tanker/transport aircraft. Deputy Minister of Defense Prince Khaled bin Sultan dedicated the... more
Military aviationItalian AMI about forced halt on runway in landing for Eurofighter airplane in Decimomannu, in Sardinia
Cagliari, Italy - The Armed Force decided to appoint a commission to establish the causes
"An Eurofighter 2000 airplane of the Italian Air Force (AMI) in landing in Decimomannu (Cagliari) had a forced halt on the runway of the Sardinian airport at around 12:15pm of today, on March 1. The causes... more
IndustrySukhoi Superjet 100 aircraft of Yakutia performs its flight from Russia to Asia
Moscow, Russia - The first airplane for Sky Aviation arrived to Indonesia
On February 28, 2013 Yakutia Airlines Sukhoi Superjet 100 aircraft (RA-89011) made its first commercial flight to Asia, from Yakutsk (Russia Far East) to Kharbin (China). On this route the airline operates... more
IndustryAirbus: Lufthansa receives its first A-320 airplane with Sharklets in Hamburg
Blagnac, France - The airline will have 21 more aircraft until 2015
Lufthansa has taken delivery of its first A-320 aircraft equipped with Sharklets at the Airbus site in Hamburg, Germany. It is becoming the first carrier in Europe to take benefit of the new fuel-saving... more
IndustryAirplanes and infrastructures. Saab: R-TWR system passed SAT
Linkoping, Sweden - A milestone that brings to the way for full operational certification later this year
The Saab Remote Tower (r-TWR) system under deployment for LFV, Sweden’s Air Navigation Service Provider, has passed Site Acceptance Testing (SAT). The system is the industry’s first to achieve this mil... more
IndustryBoeing and ALC announced order for ten B-777/300ER aircraft
Seattle, Usa - Valued at USD 3.2 billion at current list prices
Boeing and Air Lease Corporation (ALC) announced on February 28 an order for 10 B-777/300ERs (extended range) airplanes. The order, valued at $3.2 billion at current list prices, adds to the growing portfolio... more
HelicoptersAW-169 helicopter order in Australia
Cascina Costa, Italy - The contract signed during the opening day at the "Avalon Airshow"
AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, announced the sale of a further VIP-transport configured AW-169 light intermediate helicopter in Australia. The contract was signed with an undisclosed customer... more
AirportsAircraft and transport. Lights burn around the clock at Berlin Airport: they cannot be switched off
Berlin, Germany - The technical director of the hub admits the umpteenth problem
Lights of Berlin-Brandenburg Airport burn around the clock, but this does not happen because the construction works of the new facility, characterized by an umpteenth series of delays, go on 24 hours a... more