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Military aviationClashes in Mali: Italy will provide logistical support with cargo aircraft
Rome, Italy - Di Paola, Minister for Defence: "An unavoidable and correct operation"
On Thursday 17 January 2013 Italian Minister for Defence Giampaolo Di Paola, and Minister for Foreign Affairs Giulio Terzi, during a hearing in front of the Foreign and Defense Commissions of the Senate,... more
OccurrencesEthiopian Airlines and Qatar Airways stop the Dreamliners: 787 aircraft grounded worldwide (2)
Doha, Qatar - "We will perform the special inspection requirements mandated by FAA", the African company communicates
In the afternoon of Thursday 17 January 2013 Ethiopian Airlines and Qatar Airways, the only two companies operating the Dreamliner in the world which had not yet suspended the operations of the state-of-the-art... more
AirlinesLATAM Airlines Group: figures for December 2012
Santiago, Chile - And its subsidiaries
LATAM Airlines Group S.A. and its subsidiaries, ("LATAM Airlines Group" or "the Company"), the reference airline group in Latin America, reported preliminary monthly traffic statistics for December 2012... more
IndustryAnalysis of Airbus 2012 results
Toulouse, France - Long-term battle between two industry giants taking shape
Boeing naturally generated considerable media coverage when it overtook Airbus as the world's largest maker of commercial airliners for the first time in 10 years in 2012. This does not however mean that... more
HelicoptersBell: 100th H-1 helicopter (of a planned total of 349) delivered to US Marine Corps
Amarillo, Usa - During a ceremony at its Amarillo Assembly Center
Bell Helicopter delivered on January 16, 2013 the 100th of a planned total of 349 H-1 helicopters during a ceremony at its Amarillo Assembly Center. The US Marine Corps H-1 helicopter program is comprised... more
AirportsVerona/London-Gatwick link opening served by Monarch Airlines
Verona, Italy - From May 2, three times per week
Monarch Airlines announces the opening from May 2 of the link from Verona to London-Gatwick for Summer 2013. The new route will be served three times a week (Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday). Established... more
IndustryATR airplanes: LIAT is a new customer with an order for three -42/600s valued at over USD 100 million
Toulouse, France - And options for two -72/600
ATR and the Caribbean carrier Leeward Islands Air Transport Services (LIAT) announced on January 17, 2013 the signature of an agreement for the purchase of a total of three 48-seats -42/600s. The deal... more
AirportsAircraft and transport. Berlin-Brandenburg Airport CEO sacked
Berlin, Germany - A new opening date will not be fixed until "A few months"
The Supervisory Board of Flughafen Berlin Brandenburg GmbH (FBB) dismissed with immediate effect Rainer Schwarz, who was the Chief Executive Officer and Commercial Directors of the management firm of Berlin-Brandenburg... more
AccidentsMissing aircraft in Los Roques: Italian investigative TV show claims the pilot was certified for flight
Rome, Italy - The medical certificate of Hernan Marchan has May 30, 2013 as expiry date
The Italian investigative TV show "Chi l'ha visto?", in the episode of Wednesday 16 January 2013, released an important revelation about the Britten Norman Islander aircraft which vanished on Friday 4... more
IndustryAirbus Military: six C-295 aircraft to Egypt and first two to Kazakhstan
Seville, Spain - More than 90 airplanes in service today in 15 countries
Airbus Military has received an order for six additional C-295 transport aircraft from the Egyptian Air Force, bringing the Egyptian Air Force’s C-295 fleet to a total of 12 aircraft. This third batch o... more
IndustryAirbus 2012, record figures: 588 civil aircraft delivered to 89 customers
Toulouse, France - 10 per cent higher than the 2011 record (534)
Airbus delivered a company record of 588 aircraft to 89 customers (17 new) and exceeded its order target of 650 by winning 914 gross orders. These orders include 305 CEO, 478 NEO, 82 A-330/A-340s, 40 A-350... more
Weather forecastsBad weather in Italy: alert continues today and tomorrow on the Peninsula
Rome, Italy - Snow also on the central-south
The Italian Civil Defense Department, on the basis of the available forecasts, has issued a further bulletin for adverse weather conditions, that integrates and expands those diffused in the last days. The... more
SecurityDreamliner aircraft grounded worldwide
Washington, USA - Shares of the Japanese firm which manufactures the 787 batteries are crumbling
The whole global fleet of Dreamliner airplanes has been grounded following the several problems which affected the Boeing aircraft in the past few days: All Nippon Airways (ANA), Japan Airlines (JAL),... more
AccidentsHelicopter accident in London: "It's a miracle more persons were not killed"
London, United Kingdom - The pilot had totalled more than 10,000 flight hours
"It's a miracle more persons were not killed": this is the comment of London Met Police Commander Neil Basu on the accident which, in the morning of Wednesday 16 January 2013, involved an AW-109 helicopter,... more
AerospaceCuriosity ready to drill its first martian rock
Pasadena, USA - "It will be this mission's most challenging activity since the landing"
Curiosity, the rover sent on Mars by the American space agency (NASA) is driving toward a flat rock with pale veins that may hold clues to a wet history on the Red Planet. If the rock meets rover engineers'... more
Press releaseAirplanes and transport. Report 2012 by AEA: more passengers, but financial challenges remain
Brussels, Belgium - A two-year tenure for its Chairman, which will enable more efficiency and created a Vice-Chairman position
During 2012, members of the Association of European Airlines (AEA) registered a passenger growth of 2.4% with all route areas showing an increase except domestic. The passenger load factor improved by... more
Finance and economyAircraft and finance. Three 1-billion-pound offers for London-Stansted Airport
London, United Kingdom - The results could might arrive by the next week
The three offers to acquire London-Stansted Airport are around 1 billion pounds, according to some rumours reported by "Reuters". The current operator Heathrow Airport Holdings (the company formerly... more
AirportsAircraft and transport. New York "LaGuardia" Airport: TAV wants to be the management firm of the US hub
Istanbul, Turkey - "We will apply for qualification for operating rights"
TAV Airports Holding has an interest for the management of New York's "Fiorello LaGuardia" Airport: Sani Sener, chief executive officer of the Turkish company declared it, talking with the press on the... more
IndustryRolls-Royce engines: support contract for the Royal Saudi Air Force fleet of Tornado aircraft
London, Uk - A four-year agreement
Following agreement between the Governments of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the United Kingdom, under the Saudi British Defence Co-operation Programme, Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company,... more
AccidentsHelicopter crash in London (2): maybe two casualties
London, United Kingdom - At least 11 persons were injured
According to the first reports, the casualties of the accident which, in the morning of Wednesday 16 January 2013 involved an AW-109 helicopter which crashed in Vauxhall, South London, are two, with at... more
Civil aviationDreamliner issues (2): LOT goes ahead as normal with its 787 aircraft, Air India waits for advices
Warsaw, Poland - Indian civil aviation authorities to check the airplane safety
The problems which are characterizing the Dreamliner in these days, including the emergency landing of a 787 operated by All Nippon Airways (ANA) on Wednesday 16 January 2013 in Takamatsu, Japan (AVIONEWS)... more
HelicoptersFinmeccanica: eight AW-159 helicopters to South Korea
Rome, Italy - Deliveries will start in 2015 and will be completed in 2016
Finmeccanica announced on January 15, 2013 that the Republic of Korea (South Korea) has selected the AgustaWestland AW-159 to meet its maritime operational helicopter requirement. The programme, which... more
Civil aviationEmergency landing for a Dreamliner in Japan, JAL and ANA ground their 787 aircraft (VIDEO)
Takamatsu, Japan - Passengers evacuated with the emergency slides
Another problem for a Dreamliner, after several issues which occurred in the past few days: a 787 aircraft operated by All Nippon Airways (ANA), Flight NH 692, en route from Yamaguchi Ube to Tokyo-Haneda... more
AccidentsHelicopter crashes in Central London (VIDEO)
London, United Kingdom - It is still too early to confirm any casualties
In the morning of Wednesday 16 January 2013 a AW-109 helicopter crashed in Vauxhall, South London. According to some witnesses, the aircraft hit a crane on top of a building, and then crashed on some... more
AirlinesAircraft and airlines. AeroSvit ready to cut 88% of its workforce
Kiev, Ukraine - Some of them could be hired by Ukrainian International Airlines
According to some reports provided by the press agency "APA" AeroSvit, one of the main Ukrainian airlines, which partly owned by Kiev government, is ready to cut 88% of its workforce, passing from the... more
AerospaceInternational Space Station: crews for the next expeditions announced (VIDEO)
Houston, USA - Samantha Cristoforetti will be the first Italian woman in space
NASA, the American space agency, and the other agencies of the countries involved in the International Space Station announced the crew members of the next missions bound for the orbiting spacecraft. Expedition... more
AerospaceNASA: outstanding video from the Moon by the Grail mission probes (VIDEO)
Houston, USA - Ebb shot the images three days before its crash on the surface of the satellite
The NASA, the US space agency, released an outstanding video of the Moon shot by Ebb, one of the two probes of the Grail project which, as scheduled, crashed on the surface of our satellite on December... more
IndustryAirbus: order for 50 airplanes of Boc Aviation
Toulouse, France - The half NEO (New Engine Option)
BOC Aviation, the Singapore-based aircraft leasing subsidiary of Bank of China, has placed a new firm order, signed in December 2012, for the purchase of 50 A-320 Family aircraft including 25 NEOs. The... more
Military aviationFrance provides the inventory of its airplanes and helicopters involved in the clashes in Mali (VIDEO)
Bamako, Mali - The Aérospatiale Gazelles were the first to be involved in the operations
France provided the inventory of its aircraft which have been involved in the military operations in Mali, where anti-government rebel troops connected with the terrorist group al-Qaeda are trying to reach... more
Press releaseMissing aircraft in Venezuela: update from the Italian Air Safety Board (ANSV)
Rome, Italy - On the strength of the documentation gathered to date
"Following the activities of the Italian air safety board (ANSV) on the strength of the provisions of the international laws on the subject (Attachment 13 of the Convention relative to international civil... more
AirlinesQatar Airways' A-340/600 airplane powered with new GTL fuel
Doha, Qatar - It is a mix of Synthetic Parafinic Kerosene (SPK)
Qatar Petroleum (QP), Qatar Airways and Shell celebrated last week the first commercial introduction of a new aviation jet fuel – the first to be approved globally in over two decades. The innovative G... more
AccidentsAltimeter of the Turkish Airlines aircraft crashed near Amsterdam in 2009 was repaired 16 times (VIDEO)
Amsterdam, Netherlands - The Minister of Transport of the European country reports to the parliament
Wilma Mansfeld, Minister of Transport of The Netherlands, reported to the parliament of the European country that the radio-altimeter of the Turkish Airlines Boeing 737 aircraft which crashed on February... more
Military aviationBAE Systems releases video of the first firing trial of Meteor missiles from Eurofighter aircraft (VIDEO)
Aberporth, United Kingdom - "A significant leap forward"
The English company BAE Systems has released a video which shows the images of the first firing trial of the beyond-visual-range air-to-air MBDA Meteor missile, which were launched from a Eurofighter Typhoon... more
AirlinesTwo new B-737/800NG airplanes in the Ukraine International Airlines' fleet
Rome, Italy - Another two aircraft are expected to arrive in April–May 2013
The first aircraft enlarged the airline's fleet January 11, 2013. The aircraft underwent the official registration process in Ukraine and received UR-PSE tail number. The second aircraft (tail number UR-PSF)... more
IndustryLM: F-35 airplane: achievements reached in 2012
Fort Worth, Usa - The program surpassed 5,000 flight hours
The Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II Program completed 30 aircraft deliveries and achieved significant advances in flight test highlighting a year of continued progress for 2012. The 30 F-35 deliveries... more
IndustryFrench Minister in Turkey to promote mega-order for Airbus aircraft
Istanbul, Turkey - Nicole Bricq to meet the executives of Turkish Airlines
Nicole Bricq, French Minister for Foreign Trade, is in Turkey in order to discuss with two local companies the purchase of a significant number of Airbus aircraft. The French government is a shareholder... more
AirlinesCzech Airlines gets rid of five Boeing aircraft to diminish operational costs
Prague, Czech Republic - The privatization procedure of the company goes on
Starting from this week, Czech Airlines (CSA) has started to operate with a fleet which is entirely made by Airbus and ATR aircraft, after the carrier renounced to its last five Boeing 737s. However, a... more
Civil aviationUS Ex-Im Bank: almost 27 billion dollars of loans and guarantees in 2012 for aircraft purchases
Washington, USA - The figures confirm the growth of Asia Pacific region
Ex-Im Bank, the official export credit agency of the United States federal government, communicated the final balance of loans and long-term guarantee authorisations granted during fiscal year 2012 to... more
OccurrencesBoeing 787 aircraft: the troubled history of the Dreamliner
Everett, USA - Several problems in the past few days for the modern airplane
There is more than one reason to complain for the Boeing customers who purchased the 787 Dreamliner, the first aircraft in aviation history to be constructed with panels of carbon-fiber composed materials:... more
SecurityNotwithstanding the positive results of the review, Transaero keeps its Tu-214 aircraft grounded (VIDEO)
Moscow, Russia - The decision on resuming the flights will depend on the outcome of the official investigation on the accident of December 29, 2012
The Russian airline Transaero has decided to keep the suspension on flight operations of its three Tu-214 aircraft operated by the carrier, despite the review requested by Rostransnadzor, the Russian Federal... more
AirportsSchönefeld and Tegel Airports welcomed a total of over 25 million passengers in 2012
Berlin, Germany - And preliminary figures in December
Berlin-Schönefeld and Tegel Airport welcomed a total of 25,261,192 passengers in 2012; 5.1 per cent more than in the previous year. By contrast, the number of flight movements remained virtually the same,... more
OccurrencesFire in the aircraft engine, Italian passengers stranded in Cuba
Havana, Cuba - The Boeing 767 reversed its course shortly after the take-off
The pilot of a Blue Panorama Boeing 767 aircraft bound for Milan-Malpensa was forced to reverse course, landing at Havana "Jose Marti" International Airport shortly after the take-off from Cayo Largo del... more
AirportsAircraft and transport. Start of refurbishment works at Dubai Airport announced
Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Terminal 1 will be completely upgraded
A major refurbishment of Dubai International’s Terminal 1 is due to begin in the first quarter of this year, as announced by Dubai Airports Company, the management firm of the Middle-Eastern hub. The r... more
IndustryAirbus aircraft: 25 A-320neo to the Indonesian Citilink (VIDEO)
Blagnac, France - The contract, signed in December 2012, represents the first direct purchase
Citilink, the low-cost subsidiary of Garuda Indonesia, has placed a firm order with Airbus for 25 A-320neo aircraft. The contract, signed in December 2012, represents the first direct purchase by Citilink... more
AirlinesAircraft and airlines. Iberia pilot union presents alternative restructuring plan
Madrid, Spain - The measures of the carrier have been considered not viable
On Monday 14 January 2013 Sepla, the Spanish union which represents the pilots of Iberia, presented its alternative plan for the relaunch of the airline, which is experiencing a deep crisis and is trying... more
AccidentsMissing aircraft in Los Roques: possible precautionary measures for the airline
Caracas, Venezuela - Elda Scalvenzi's cell phone still rang two days after the incident
According to Venezuelan sources reported by the press agency "ANSA", Caracas' judicial authorities might put in place precautionary measures for the executives of Transaero 5074, the airline which operated... more
IndustryAirbus Military: the Colombian Air Force has ordered a C-295 airplane
Seville, Spain - To add to the five units
The Colombian Air Force has ordered one more Airbus Military C-295 aircraft to add to the five examples already ordered for use on military transport and humanitarian aid duties. Since accepting its... more
Military aviationClashes in Mali: UK sends transport aircraft to support operations against the rebels
London, United Kingdom - British drones on stand-by for deployment
Sources of the Ministry of Defence of the United Kingdom communicated that, between Sunday 13 and Monday 14 January 2013, a C-17 transport aircraft took of from RAF Brize Norton base in Oxfordshire bound... more
AirportsAircraft and transport. China approves new 11.2-billion-dollar Beijing airport
Beijing, China - It will have six runways for civilian airplanes and a seventh for military use
The Chinese government approved the construction of a new airport in Beijing, which is set to become one of the world busiest hubs. Beijing Capital International Airport, which is located north of the... more
IndustryRolls-Royce opened its first service delivery centre to support aircraft military engines at the RAF base in Norfolk
London, UK - Work started at Marham in April 2012 and was completed in September
Rolls-Royce (RR), the global power systems company, has opened its first Service Delivery Centre to support military engines at the Royal Air Force base at Marham in Norfolk, UK. The facility was officially... more