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Weather forecastsBad weather in Italy: strong winds and tidal waves on the South and islands
Rome, Italy - Foehn wind on the Lombardy Alps
The Italian Civil Defense Department, on the basis of the available forecasts, issued a bulletin for adverse weather conditions. The notice announces from today on Monday December 10, winds from strong... more
Finance and economyAircraft and finance. Richard Branson could sell part of his stake in Virgin Atlantic to Air France-KLM
Crawley, United Kingdom - According to a report by the "Sunday Times"
The chairman of the Virgin Group, the English billionaire Sir Richard Branson, could sell an undisclosed part of its stake in Virgin Atlantic Airways to Air France-KLM, the French-Dutch Holding which represents... more
Military aviationF/A-18 Super Hornets could be the choice for the new aircraft for the Brazilian Air Force (VIDEO)
Brasilia, Brazil - The US fighter would prevail on the SAAB Gripen and the Dassault Rafale
The choice for the new fighter aircraft for the Brazilian Air Force could be the F/A-18 of United States' Boeing. which would prevail on France's Dassault Rafale and Sweden's SAAB Gripen, according to... more
Finance and economyAircraft and finance. European Commission wants more concessions from Ryanair to authorize Aer Lingus takeover
Brussels, Belgium - Almunia declares that talks are "Not yet at the critical stage"
The European Commission, which is evaluating the third Aer Lingus takeover attempt carried out by Ryanair, after other two tries failed in 2007 and 2009, requested by December 20 a package of concessions... more
Finance and economyChinese group in talks to acquire ILFC, one of world's largest aircraft lessors
Beijing, China - It could be a 5.5-billion-dollar deal
According to reports by "Bloomberg", published on Friday 7 December 2012, a consortium of Chinese companies is interested in acquiring International Lease Finance Corporation (ILFC), one of the two largest... more
AirportsBerlin airports: traffic report for November
Berlin, Germany - A total of 1,993,856 passengers at Tegel and Schönefeld
A total of 1,993,856 passengers –4.8 per cent more than in the same month the previous year– were recorded at the airports Tegel and Schönefeld in November. The two airports thus handled 23,477,365 pass... more
HelicoptersDanish government signed a letter formalizing its intent do buy nine MH-60R helicopters
Washington, Usa - Denmark is the second country (after Australia) to purchase the SeaHawks
The US Navy announced on December 6 that the Danish government signed an official letter of offer and acceptance formalizing its intent to buy nine MH-60R Seahawk helicopters and comprehensive logistics... more
AirportsOslo Airport will welcome EU leaders and heads of State aircraft in the occasion of the Nobel Peace Prize
Oslo, Norway - Assigned to the European Union next Monday
The Nobel Peace Prize will be awarded on Monday, 10 December. As known, the prize was awarded to the EU, and many European leaders and artists will be arriving at Oslo via the Oslo Airport Gardermoen on... more
Military aviationCanada is about to renounce to the F-35 aircraft purchase, a source says
Ottawa, Canada - Because of the high costs of the project
The purchase of the F-35 fighter aircraft is close to be cancelled, according to the declarations of a source familiar with the decision quoted by several local media: the excessive cost of the project... more
CargoAircraft and courts. Cathay Pacific Airways and Singapore Airlines fined for cargo cartel
Canberra, Australia - Penalties around 11 million Australian dollars
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) fined Cathay Pacific Airways and Singapore Airlines in the range of the investigation about the airlines which, between 2000 and 2006, formed a... more
AirlinesMaltese court: "The WindJet aircraft must remain here"
Valletta, Malta - The judge rejects the claim of the leasing company
Maltese First Hall of Civil Courts ordered that the Airbus A-320/211, aircraft which was part of the WindJet fleet, nut is owned by an Irish leasing company, must remain in the island in the Mediterranean... more
Weather forecastsItaly. Bad weather: alert for rains and snow in the week-end
Rome, Italy - A first bulletin for adverse conditions has been issued
The Italian Civil Defense Department, on the basis of the available forecasts, has issued a first bulletin for unfavourable weather conditions. The notice indicates snowfalls on the northern regions,... more
Civil aviationBad weather in Europe: aircraft grounded at Amsterdam-Schiphol Airport
Amsterdam, Netherlands - KLM offers to its passengers an alternative ground transportation service
Problems are continuing for air transport in Europe because of the poor weather conditions which are hitting the continent in these days: today, Friday 7 December 2012, it is Amsterdam-Schiphol's turn,... more
Civil aviationAircraft and airlines. "IATA Airline Industry Forecast 2012-2016": 3,6 billion passengers in 2016
Geneva, Switzerland - 800 million more than the 2.8 billion passengers carried by airlines in 2011
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released an industry traffic forecast showing that airlines expect to welcome some 3.6 billion passengers in 2016. That’s about 800 million more than t... more
AirlinesAircraft and carriers. IAG (BA and Iberia): figures in November 2012
London, UK - Traffic and strategic developments
Iag Group (Iberia and British Airways) released the figures in November 2012. The highlights are: - In November 2012, Group traffic measured in Revenue Passenger Kilometres rose by 3.6 per cent... more
IndustryBoeing receives order for 12 Boeing 737 MAX from Icelandair
Reykjavik , Iceland - 1.2-billion-dollar agreement at list prices
On Thursday 6 December 2012 Boeing and Icelandair announced a commitment for twelve 737 MAX aircraft, valued at more than 1.2 billion dollars at list prices. The commitment by the Icelandic carrier includes... more
Civil aviationAircraft and transport. Romanian court orders cancellation of state aid provided to Wizz Air by Timisoara Airport
Pite?ti , Romania - The low-cost carrier rebels: "Only the European Commission is competent"
Pite?ti (Romania) Court of Appeal declared that the discounts granted by Timisoara Airport to the low-cost company Wizz Air represent an illegal state aid, and therefore must be cancelled. The lawsuit... more
IndustryBombardier: 1.85-billion-dollar aircraft order by Delta Air Lines
Montreal, Canada - The US company has purchased 40 CRJ-900 Nextgen, with an option for a further 30
On Thursday 6 December 2012 Bombardier Aerospace announced that Delta Air Lines has placed a firm order for 40 CRJ-900 NextGen regional jets and has taken options on an additional 30 aircraft of the same... more
AirlinesHong Kong Airlines wants smaller aircraft instead of the A-380s
Hong Kong, China - The company is involved in talks with Airbus to modify its order
Hong Kong Airlines is discussing with Airbus about a significant modification of its order with the Toulouse-based firm: the Chinese company wants to change, at least partially, its order for ten A-380s... more
Civil aviationDOT fines Vision Airlines
Washington, Usa - For a USD 50,000 penalty
The US Department of Transportation (DOT) on December 5 assessed Vision Airlines a $50,000 penalty for violating rules that protect passengers when their public charter flights are suddenly canceled and... more
Press releaseAircraft and transport. FAB Blue Med: meeting in Brussels to verify the progress of the implementation phase of the project
Brussels, Belgium - An other meeting among the Member States in January 2013 in Rome
"The BLUE MED Functional Airspace Block (FAB) Member States representatives met in Brussels on the occasion of the Eurocontrol Provisional Council Meeting, to verify the progress of the implementation... more
Finance and economyAircraft and industry. Daimler completes sale of 7.5& of EADS shares
Stuttgart, Germany - A 1.66-billion-Euro transaction
German carmaker Daimler AG communicated on Thursday 6 December 2012 it completed, through its advisor JPMorgan Chase & Co, the sale of 61.1 million EADS shares (at a price of 27.23 Euro each), which represent... more
Press releaseItalian ENAC: Catania airport is again operational, after a month of works
Rome, Italy - The runway reopened with landing of an Alitalia flight from Rome
"The Catania-Fontanarossa airport is again operational. The works on flight infrastructure ended respecting the planned times and on December 5 in the afternoon (at 6:30pm) the runway reopened with the... more
Civil aviationAircraft and transport. Demonstration of handling workers to be held at the European Parliament on December 11
Strasbourg, France - To protest against the proposed sector liberalization
On Tuesday 11 December 2012 a demonstration with 300 airport-baggage handlers will take place in front of the European Parliament in Strasbourg, to protest against the proposed liberalization of the sector... more
Press releaseAlitalia: over 1,6 million passengers carried in November
Rome, Italy - Last month the airline disposed all of the MD-80 and B-767 airplanes of its fleet
"Alitalia transported 1,658,000 passengers in November 2012, with a regularity rate equal to 99,9% (the number of the flights served on the total of the planned connections)- an increase compared with... more
Press releaseEurocontrol confirms again Alessio Quaranta (Italian ENAC Director General) to lead the Provisional Council
Rome, Italy - Unanimously elected on December 5
"Alessio Quaranta, director general of ENAC (Italian Civil Aviation Authority) was unanimously confirmed Vice-President of the Provisional Council of Eurocontrol for next two years. The election happened... more
AccidentsSouth Africa: Air Force aircraft crashes, 11 casualties
Pretoria, South Africa - Nelson Mandela's medical team was on board
An airplane of the South African Air Force (SAAF) crashed in the eastern part of the country, causing the death of 11 persons: according to some reports, the aircraft had on board Nelson Mandela's medical... more
Weather forecastsItalian Civil Defense about bad weather: rains on the Tyrrhenian meridional regions
Rome, Italy - An additional bulletin for adverse conditions has been issued
The Italian Civil Defense Department, on the basis of the available forecasts, has issued an additional bulletin for adverse weather conditions that extends those ones already diffused in the last days. The... more
Finance and economyAircraft and finance. Czech Airlines privatization: Qatar Airways and Korean Air have shown interest
Prague, Czech Republic - As confirmed by Prime Minister Petr Necas
On Wednesday 5 December 2012 after a cabinet meeting Petr Necas, Prime Minister of the Czech Republic, confirmed that the government of the East-European country is currently involved in some talks relative... more
AerospaceNASA plans another Martian rover mission in 2020
Washington, USA - The project, to keep costs down, will be based on Curiosity
Building on the success of Curiosity's Red Planet landing, NASA has announced plans for a robust multi-year Mars program, including a new robotic science rover set to launch in 2020. "The Obama administration... more
OccurrencesUnited Airlines 787 aircraft emergency landing: it was a failure of an electrical generator
Seattle, USA - The problem occurred on Tuesday 4 December in New Orleans
The investigation about the emergency landing performed by a Boeing 787 Dreamliner operated by United Airlines at New Orleans "Louis Armstrong" Airport on Tuesday 4 December found a failure for one of... more
Press releaseEC about SES and FAB: Member States fail to reach key deadline to achieve more efficient European airspace
Brussels, Belgium - The European Commission will present a new package of legislative measures in Spring 2013
"Many Member States are seriously lagging behind and not yet fully compliant with requirements to make nine Functional Airspace Blocks (FABs) fully operational, for the deadline of 4 December 2012. A critical... more
AirportsAircraft and transport. ACI Europe: flat growth for overall passenger traffic
Brussels, Belgium - With EU traffic falling into recession
Following a sustained period of almost 17 months during which freight traffic has been in recession, the latest traffic figures for Europe’s airports reveal flat growth for overall European passenger t... more
AirlinesAircraft and airlines. SAS: changes in the Nomination Committee
Stockholm, Sweden - No new member will be appointed to replace Anders Rydin, who represented SEB Fonder
SAS AB Group, parent company of Scandinavian Airlines, has put in place some changes in the structure of its Nomination Committee. At the Annual Shareholders' Meeting in SAS AB on April 19, 2012, members... more
IndustryB-737 airplane breaks single-year record for orders and deliveries
Seattle, Usa - The 377th model with Sky Interior for United Airlines
Boeing reached a record for year-to-date 737 deliveries with December 3's delivery of the 377th Next-Generation 737 aircraft. The delivery of the airplane, a 737/900ER (Extended Range) with Boeing... more
IndustrySukhoi Superjet 100 airplane: pre-delivery inspection for the first aircraft of Sky Aviation
Moscow, Russia - The Indonesian airline made an order for twelve planes to be delivered in 2012-2015
Indonesian airline Sky Aviation is carrying out pre-delivery inspection of the Sukhoi Superjet 100 aircraft in Ulianovsk (Russia). Sky Aviation being the first SSJ-100 customer in Southeast Asia market... more
SecurityUS DOT about use of marijuana
Washington, Usa - Also after the liberalization, the use is forbidden for the pilots
"Recently, some states passed initiatives to permit use of marijuana for so-called “recreational” purposes. We have had several inquiries about whether these state initiatives will have an impact upo... more
AirportsAircraft and transport. Heathrow Airport is on the "Road to irrelevance", IATA warns
London, United Kingdom - Former association CEO Bisignani is even more pessimistic
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) sent a written response to an inquiry by the UK Transport Committee about the government future aviation policy: the association, as reported by "Routes... more
AirportsNaples airport: transits for about 50,000 passengers during the next week-end
Naples, Italy - From December 7 to 10, 2012
About 50,000 passengers will transit, between arrivals and departures, at the Naples airport during the next week-end (from Friday 7 to Monday 10): 31,000 scheduled national flights, 18,000 international... more
Civil aviationAircraft and transport. Also Iata urged Europe to the implement of the FABs
Brussels, Belgium - And it calls for two concrete actions to put SES back on track
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) called on the European Commission, EU member states and Europe’s Air Navigation Service Providers (ANSPs) to ensure that Functional Airspace Blocks (... more
IndustryACF-ASF: second A-380 airplane of Thai transported medical supplies to Bangkok
Toulouse, France - The airline has ordered six models
The Airbus Corporate Foundation (ACF) and Aviation Sans Frontières (ASF) have transported medical equipment and supplies to Thailand from Toulouse, France, aboard the delivery flight of Thai Airways International... more
SecurityFAA orders an inspection on Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft for fuel leaks
Washington, USA - Boeing claims that the problem is not related with the emergency landing of a 787 in New Orleans on Tuesday 4 December
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) adopted an airworthiness directive (AD) for Boeing 787 Dreamliner airplanes, ordering to the airlines which utilize these aircraft to perform inspections to... more
IndustryAirbus: first A-350XWB "MSN1" airplane for the flight tests
Toulouse, France - Its maiden flight will be in mid-2013
Airbus has successfully completed the main structural assembly and system connection of A-350 XWB ‘MSN1’ – the first flight-test aircraft. The aircraft is depicted here on its wheels for the very first... more
AirlinesAircraft and airlines. Possible fastjet-Emirates partnership? The African carrier confirms talks
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania - "It represents a great opportunity for both parties"
On Wednesday 5 December 2012 Ed Winter, fastjet chief executive officer, confirmed the rumours about a possible partnership between the new pan-African low-cost airline, which started its operations a... more
Civil aviationAircraft and transport. Bad weather in Europe: inconvenience for civil aviation (2)
Stockholm, Sweden - Problems in London, Stockholm, Manchester, Aberdeen and Moscow
The very bad weather which is hitting Europe is creating serious problems to civil aviation in several parts of the continent, with closed runways and many grounded aircraft. Strong inconvenience were... more
Science and technology"Etihad Wi-Fly" on its A-330/200 aircraft
Abu Dhabi, Uae - The first plane with this technology took flight for Brussels
Etihad Airways launched on December 3 its new “Etihad Wi-Fly” inflight Internet and mobile connectivity service, powered by the Panasonic Avionics Global Communications Suite. The airline’s first... more
Military aviationCzech Republic Air Force to shut Prerov helicopter base
Prague, Czech Republic - The defence budget is suffering significant cuts
Alexandr Vondra, the minister for Defence of the Czech Republic, declared that the air base in Prerov, northern Moravia, where the Air Force of the east-European country operates with its helicopters,... more
Press releaseAircraft and safety: the new EU black-list of airlines banned to fly over the European skies
Brussels, Belgium - Air carriers certified in Eritrea have been added to the list
"The European Commission has adopted on December 4 the 20th update of the European list of air carriers whose aircraft are subject to an operating ban or operational restrictions within the European Union,... more
Civil aviationAircraft and transport. London: closed runways at Stansted and Luton due to snow
London, United Kingdom - Work in progress in the two facilities to restart operations
In the morning of Wednesday 5 November 2012, the runways at London's Stansted and Luton airports have been closed because of the heavy snowfall which hit large parts of southern England overnight. A... more
Civil aviationAircraft and transport: hard criticism to EU member States for lack of progress on FABs, a key ingredient of the SES II
Brussels, Belgium - The condemnation arrives from several airlines' associations (AEA, ELFAA, ERA and IACA)
The Association of European Airlines (AEA), the European Low Fares Airline Association (ELFAA), the European Regions Airline Association (ERA) and the International Air Carrier Association (IACA) are united... more