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Civil aviationEASA: EAD on Alenia Aermacchi airplanes, series F-260 and S-208
Rome, Italy - Available in the "Specials" section on the home-page of AVIONEWS
EASA, European Aviation Safety Agency, issued on October 29, 2012 (effective date: 31 October 2012) an Emergency Airworthiness Directive (AD) No.: 2012-0228-E regarding the powerplant – Propeller Governor I... more
AirlinesAircraft and airlines. Kingfisher president meets Aviation secretary
New Delhi, India - "The restart plan is going to be totally comprehensive"
The initiatives taken to allow Kingfisher Airlines' aircraft to restart flying are beginning to firm up: on Tuesday 30 October 2012 company chairman Vijay Mallya met K. N. Srivastava, the Indian secretary... more
IndustryBoeing projects USD 820 billion for 7,290 new airplanes in North-America
Toronto, Canada - Low-cost carriers' growth continues to outpace network airlines
Boeing forecasts that air carriers in North America will take delivery of 7,290 new aircraft over the next 20 years at a market value of $820 billion. Taking retirements of airplanes into account, the... more
IndustryAirbus introduces ACJ-318 Enhanced aircraft
Blagnac, France - New version brings extra features and options
Airbus has begun offering customers the ACJ-318 Enhanced, a new version of the smallest member of the world’s most modern corporate jet family, which embodies new features and introduces a catalogue o... more
IndustryA-320neo airplane's first Pratt & Whitney test engine takes shape
Toulouse, France - Significant milestone reached and A320neo programme on track
Airbus’ A-320neo programme has moved a step closer to the real aircraft with the assembly of the first engine-to-test – the Pratt & Whitney (P&W) PurePower PW1100G-JM engine. This engine is due to beg... more
ReportKey witness of Smolensk aircraft crash found dead in Poland
Warsaw, Poland - According to the police he committed suicide
Remigiusz Mus, one of the key witnesses of the Smolensk (Russia) disaster, which occurred on April 10, 2010 when the Tu-154 aircraft of the Polish Air Force crashed in Smolensk (Russia), killing all the... more
IndustryHakwker Beechcraft delivers the 7000th King Air aircraft
Orlando, USA - The purchaser is an Indianapolis-based firm
On Monday 29 October 2012 Hawker Beechcraft Corporation (HBC) announced it has delivered the 7000th Beechcraft King Air since the twin-engine turboprops began production in 1964. The milestone aircraft... more
AirlinesDelays in the deliveries of United Airlines Dreamliner aircraft
Chicago, USA - The company will operate the first flight with its only 787 on November 4
United Airlines has communicated that its Dreamliner aircraft will be delivered later than expected: the American company, the first in the United States to have the state-of-the-art Boeing airplane in... more
AirlinesBritish Airways Winter schedule form Bologna "Marconi" Airport is Heathrow-bound
Bologna, Italy - From October 28, three daily connections to London's international hub
With the start of British Airways winter schedule, Bologna Airport cuts a new tape: from October 28, all the flights operated by the British company are bound for London-Heathrow, one of the most important... more
AirlinesAlitalia on "Sandy" hurricane: information about aircraft flights to New York
Rome, Italy - Effects also on links of Tuesday October 30
Alitalia has had to cancel the flights between Rome, Milan and New York planned for Monday October 29, due to the passage of the "Sandy" hurricane on the US eastern coast and considering the probable closure... more
AirportsFrankfurt Airport Winter timetable 2012/13
Frankfurt, Germany - Winter schedule offers new festinations in Asia
The Frankfurt Airport (FRA) Winter Timetable 2012/13, which went into effect on Sunday, October 28, features a total of 264 passenger destinations worldwide, including 144 intercontinental destinations.... more
AirlinesAirports Authority of India urges Kingfisher to vacate two hangars
New Delhi, India - The company owes AAI more than 42 million Euro
In a letter sent to Kingfisher Airlines, the Airports Authority of India (AAI) asked the company to vacate two hangars the airline occupies with its aircraft at Kolkata and Chennai airports: according... more
AirlinesAirplanes and alliances. Malaysia Airlines to join oneworld on 1 February 2013
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - Pending on the addition of Sri Lankan Airlines and Qatar Airways, the alliance global recovery is 840 destinations in 156 countries
Malaysia Airlines will become a full member of oneworld with effect from Friday 1 February 2013. The national airline of Malaysia received clearance to board of the alliance after successfully completing... more
HelicoptersBond Offshore Helicopters' EC-225 remain grounded
Aberdeen, United Kingdom - But its two AS-332/L2 are back in service
Following EASA Emergency Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2012-0225-E Bond Offshore Helicopters, in close cooperation with other helicopter operators, oil and gas customers, the HSSG and Eurocopter, met to... more
Civil aviationHurricane Sandy: thousands of aircraft remain grounded
New York, USA - Problems both for domestic and international flights
The hurricane Sandy, which will hit the East Coast of the United States on the next hours, will cause huge problems to civil aviation: thousands of aircraft will remain grounded. Between October 28... more
HelicoptersAgustaWestland-Finmeccanica (2): Emilio Dalmasso's testimony on Panama's helicopter supply
Rome, Italy - "There was the need to close also the 'Collateral contract' with the foreign broker"
The Italian newspaper "Corriere della Sera", in its edition released on Thursday 25 October 2012, reports some snatches of the testimony on June 4, 2012 of Emilio Dalmasso, Senior Vice President Commercial... more
AerospaceBudget cut for the Italian Space Agency from 2013
Rome, Italy - In November Naples will host the Council at Ministerial level to decide ESA's future
Neil Armstrong, the first man to set foot on the Moon, has always been strongly critical about the cuts to the budget of NASA (the American space agency): "NASA -he declared in an interview released just... more
IndustryAVIONEWS visits Airbus Military's Final Assembly Lines in Seville
Seville, Spain - Juan Silva illustrates the progress of A-400M programme
In the past days AVIONEWS had the opportunity to visit Airbus Military's facility in Seville, where the Final Assembly Lines (FAL) of the A-400M and of other aircraft manufactured by the company of the... more
Science and technologySITA and NEC join forces as EU moves to automated airport gates at borders
Rome, Italy - The solution is ABC (Automated Border Control)
SITA, the air transport IT specialist, and NEC Europe (NEC), in biometric technology, on October 25 announced an agreement to jointly provide an automated border control (ABC) gate solution. It incorporates... more
IndustrySepang Aircraft Engineering chooses Airbus Managed Inventory
Blagnac, France - Leading to improved base maintenance services for lead customer Air Asia and other Airbus operators
Sepang Aircraft Engineering (SAE) has signed a contract with Airbus for the implementation of the Airbus Managed Inventory (AMI) solution. This will ensure the replenishment of Airbus proprietary parts... more
Military aviationCassidian develops new Engineering Support System for German Eurofighter airplanes
Berlin, Germany - German Air Force to receive it in 2014
Cassidian (EADS Group) is developing a new Engineering Support System (ESS) for German Air Force Eurofighter fighter airplanes. The system acts as an interface for the exchange of maintenance data with... more
Press releaseItalian ENAC and Aeroporti di Roma sign the contract
Rome, Italy - Rules established for next thirty years
"The contract between Aeroporti di Roma, AdR (Rome airports management company) and ENAC was signed on October 25 at the headquarters of the Italian Civil Aviation Authority, together with the agreement... more
Press releaseSingapore Airlines celebrated fifth anniversary of A-380 aircraft services
Singapore, Singapore - The maiden flight was from Singapore to Sydney
Singapore Airlines celebrated another milestone on October 25, 2012 as it marks the fifth anniversary of Airbus A-380 services. SIA has operated the world’s largest commercial aircraft since 25 October 2... more
Press releaseAntitrust. Alitalia-CAI, end of monopoly on the Rome-Fiumicino/Milan-Linate route
Rome, Italy - easyJet new competitor
"The Antitrust in its meeting on October 25, 2012 took advance from the report published by the monitoring trustee Nexia International-Audirevi, that proposed easyJet as assignee of the slots on Milan-Linate... more
HelicoptersInquiry on EC-225 helicopter ditching: strong similarities with an episode in May this year
Aldershot, UK - Eurocopter: "The investigation will allow us to better understand the exact circumstances"
The initial investigations into the problem which, on October 22, 2012, forced an EC-225 Super Puma by Eurocopter helicopter, registration code G-CHCN, operated by CHC Scotia with 17 passengers and two... more
HelicoptersEx-Im Bank approves guarantee loan for a six-helicopter order by ASESA
Monterey, Mexico - The Mexican company will start to take deliver of its S-76Ds from the second quarter of 2013
Export-Import Bank of the United States, the American export credit agency, has approved a 50-million-dollar guarantee loan to support an order for six Sikorsky S-76D helicopters by the Mexican company... more
Press releaseeasyJet: awarded the Milan-Linate/Rome-Fiumicino route
Milan, Italy - The airline applauds the decision by the AGCM
easyJet has been awarded on October 26 the rights to fly between Milan-Linate and Rome-Fiumicino by the Competition Authority (AGCM). As a result, the airline will operate flights on the route. The... more
Press releaseAirplanes. Milan-Linate slots: Meridiana fly-Air Italy considers legal action to protect its interests
Rome, Italy - It wants to ascertain the criteria of the slot assignation to easyJet, since it proposed 8+8 links on the route
"Meridiana fly-Air Italy, with reference to the communication received from the Antitrust that has indicated easyJet as assignee of the slots at Linate airport to provide links with Rome-Fiumicino, considers... more
HelicoptersHelicopters and industry. Moody's cuts Finmeccanica's rating
Rome, Italy - In Naples' inquiry, the public prosecutors find two Pozzessere's Swiss bank accounts
The last days have been among the most difficult in the history of Finmeccanica: first the arrest of the former chief commercial officer of the group, Paolo Pozzessere, in the context of an inquiry, which... more
AccidentsNigerian Governor in critical conditions after crashing with his aircraft
Yola, Nigeria - Danbaba Sundai was reportedly piloting his Cessna 208B
Danbaba Suntai, Nigeria's Taraba State governor, is in critical conditions after the crash which involved his private aircraft, a Cessna 208B Grand Caravan, registration code 5N-BMJ, near Yola, the capital... more
Press releaseAlitalia Group: results for quarter three 2012
Rome, Italy - Load factor further rose to 78%
"The Board of Directors of Alitalia -Compagnia Aerea Italiana SpA, chaired by Roberto Colaninno, met on October 25 in Rome and examined the Group’s consolidated financial results at 30 September 2012, w... more
AirlinesThere are many problems to be fixed to get Kingfisher's aircraft flying again
New Delhi, India - The minister for civil aviation remains cautious
Kingfisher Airlines has managed to fix the controversy with its employees (AVIONEWS), but to get its aircraft flying again the company which used to be India's second largest and one out of the seven airlines... more
IndustryRockwell Collins-Cetca joint-venture for COMAC's C-919 aircraft
Cedar Rapids, USA - The two firms will manufacture communication and navigation systems for the airplane of the Chinese company
Rockwell Collins and China Electronics Technology Avionics Co (CETCA) have signed an agreement to establish a joint-venture (JV) to develop and manufacture the communication and navigation systems for... more
Weather forecastsBad weather in Italy: alert on the most part of the Peninsula in the week-end
Rome, Italy - A notice for adverse conditions has been issued
The Italian Civil Defense Department, on the basis of the available forecast, issued a bulletin for adverse weather conditions. The notice indicates rains of downpour or storm aspect on Liguria, Piedmont... more
Civil aviationAircraft. Eurocontrol: launch of Edition 2 of the European ATM Master Plan (VIDEO)
Brussels, Belgium - Developed by Eurocontrol and managed by the SESAR Joint Undertaking
A new and totally updated electronic version of the European Air Traffic Management Master Plan was launched on October 24 at EUROCONTROL (the European Organisation for the Safety of Air Navigation). For... more
AirportsAircraft and transport. London-Southend Airport ready to start with the expansion works
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London-Southend Airport is ready to start with its expansion works, which should begin during the next month and finish in December 2013. The 10-million-pound project (roughly 12.35 million Euro) provides... more
IndustryAirbus expects to keep its advantage on Boeing for narrow-body aircraft market
Paris, France - "I think we will keep a 60/40 split in the market"
Airbus expects to keep a sharp advantage on Boeing for narrow-body aircraft orders in the 2011/2012 two-year period, according to the declarations released by John Lehay, chief commercial and chief operating... more
AirlinesNorwegian Air to open a new base at London-Gatwick with three Boeing 737/800 aircraft
London, United Kingdom - The company is not planning to operate long-haul flights from the second airport of the English capital
During Spring 2013 Norwegian Air Shuttle will open a new base at London-Gatwick Airport, the second busiest hub of the English capital in terms of passengers in transit (33.674.264 in 2011) after Heathrow.... more
AirlinesAircraft and transport. Kingfisher employees end their strike (2)
New Delhi, India - "I sincerely thank all of them for their faith and continuing commitment", company's president writes on Twitter
In the afternoon of Thursday 25 October 2012 the employees of Kingfisher Airlines accepted to end their strike, which was going on since the end of September, and so they are back to work: this is a surprising... more
AirlinesIndian authorities could compound Kingfisher Airline president's aircraft
New Delhi, India - Vijay Mallya is awaited in the country to attend the Formula 1 Grand Prix
The Airports Authority of India (AAI) is considering the possibility to compound the personal aircraft of Vijay Mallya, president of Kingfisher Airlines, when the businessman, who is also co-owner of Sahara... more
Military aviationRussian committee: "Aircraft manufacturer MiG is a loss-making enterprise"
Moscow, Russia - "The distribution of infrastructure causes some concern"
The head of the parliamentary defense committee of the Russian Federation Vladimir Komoyedov declared that MiG, on of the most important military aircraft manufacturers in the country, is "A loss-making... more
Civil aviationFAA proposes civil penalty against US Airways
Washington, Usa - For $ 354,500
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is proposing a $354,500 civil penalty against US Airways, Inc., of Phoenix, for operating a Boeing 757 airplane on 916 revenue flights when it was not in compliance... more
ReportNaples' Finmeccanica inquiry: the "Mystery" of Putin's helicopter
Naples, Italy - The public prosecutors are investigating the attitude change between the group and the Russian federation
"The boss does not want Putin to be mentioned, we can talk about 'Heads of State', not about Putin": this is what AgustaWestland chief executive officer Bruno Spagnolini told Marco Acca, responsible for... more
Press releaseAirplanes. European Parliament. Passenger rights: MEPs want loopholes closed
Strasbourg, France - Swift information and particular services for persons with reduced mobility
"Passengers on all types of transport must have swift information, help in the event of service disruptions and non-discriminatory access for persons with reduced mobility, to protect their rights, say... more
Press releaseAirbus: Singapore Airlines to order more A-380s and A-350XWBs
Toulouse, France - Maximum comfort and efficiency for medium and long haul routes
"Singapore Airlines (SIA) has announced that it will order 25 more wide-body aircraft from Airbus, comprising five double deck A-380s and 20 A-350/900 airplanes. The aircraft will be operated on the carrier’s l... more
Press releaseAircraft and transport. European Parliament: Single European Sky must be implemented without further delay,urge MEPs
Strasbourg, France - Merged to clear congestion, boost safety, and a lot more...
National air traffic control spaces in Europe urgently need to be merged so as to clear congestion, boost safety, reduce flight times, delays and fares, create jobs and cut CO2 emissions from airplanes,... more
Airports"Chopin Airport" in Warsaw ready for Winter season
Warsaw, Poland - With ten new snow clearing units
"Chopin Airport" maintenance services have completed preparations for winter. Thanks to its state-of-the-art snow removal equipment, which is the finest in Poland, the Warsaw airport can maintain smooth... more
AirlinesKingfisher employees refuse company's offer: the aircraft remain grounded
New Delhi, India - The carrier will pay October's wages "As a goodwill gesture"
The situation of Kingfisher Airlines, whose employees are on strike from the end of September, shows no sign of improving: the offer made by the management of the carrier in these days (payment of three... more
IndustryBoeing: Heet will find ways to convert waste cooking oil for use as airplane fuel
Beijing, China - The industry and COMAC Technology Center announce first biofuel research project
A newly formed technology center created by Boeing and Commercial Aircraft Corp. of China (COMAC) has announced that Hangzhou Energy Engineering & Technology, Co., Ltd., (HEET) will conduct the center's... more
PeopleMartin Schmitt joins Lufthansa Cargo Executive Board
Frankfurt, Germany - Effective 1 January 2013
Martin Schmitt has been appointed to the Executive Board and as Labour Director at Lufthansa Cargo, effective 1 January 2013. The 52 year-old manager and head of the Lufthansa Corporate Personal Policy... more