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ReportMil Mi-24 helicopters open fire over Aleppo, but rebels hold fast
Aleppo, Syria - "We burned their tanks. This will be their grave"
News from Aleppo, the largest city of Syria, which has been struck by heavy clashes over the last days. The operation in Aleppo seems to be the largest military operation launched by Syrian troops against... more
Finance and economyItaly. SEA, Milan airports: BoD approves six month financial report (June 30, 2012)
Milan, Italy - A positive evolution of the gross operating margin in 2012 is possible, where the reference context does not suffer marked changes
The Board of Directors of SEA SpA (Milan airports management company) approved today under the presidency by Giuseppe Bonomi, the six month financial report (June 30, 2012) of the Group, that includes... more
SecurityItalian ANSV: security recommendations on severe anomalies ATR-42/72 airplanes powered with PW127 engines
Rome, Italy - The Agency addressed them to the EASA and the Canadian Authority
The Italian Air Safety Board (ANSV), in parallel with the investigation authorities for civil aviation safety of Denmark and Hungary, has issued five security recommendations following the evidences that... more
IndustryAirplanes and helicopters. Bell and Cessna open service facility in Singapore
Singapore, Singapore - The service facility is 160,500 total square feet and equipped with hangars
Bell Helicopter, in partnership with Cessna Aircraft Company, opened a new regional service center in Singapore at Seletar Aerospace Park. The new state-of-the-art facility offers customers a one-stop... more
AirportsAircraft and transport: Abu Dhabi Airport continues its growth trend int the first half of 2012
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates - Passengers increase by 22,8%
Abu Dhabi International Airport confirms itself as one of the fastest growing hubs in the world, as it obtains record traffic figures in the first half of 2012. According to the figures released by... more
AirlinesCebu Pacific renews its aircraft fleet
Manila, Philippines - Ten A-319 sold to Allegiant Travel Company
The Philippine company Cebu Pacific, in the range of a fleet renewal programme, announced on Tuesday 31/07/2012 the sale to Allegiant Travel Company (ATC) of all its Airbus A-319 aircraft it currently... more
DiscussionsAlitalia and Wind Jet: is the marriage off?
Rome, Italy - After Antitrust restrictions, integration is not the best solution
Thirteen days after the Antitrust ruling, the Alitalia/Wind Jet programme seems to have disappeared. Is it possible that Alitalia will make a U-turn on the arrangement? In the beginning, the take-over... more
IndustryBoeing integrates Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing System into Silent Eagle
Washington, USA - "Our one is more balanced and smaller than others"
Boeing is looking to the F-X III competitive tender in South Korea despite its major competitor, the Lockheed Martin F-35 fifth generation stealth fighter. Lockheed Martin has often underlined that... more
Finance and economyAutogrill: BoD approves the consolidated results at 30 June 2012
Milan, Italy - Travel Retail and Food & Beverage in North America continue to grow in 1st half 2012 while Italy loses ground
The board of directors approves the consolidated results at 30 June 2012. · Consolidated revenues: EUR 2,763.9m, up 0.4% on 2,655.8m in 1st half 2011 (up 4.1% at current exchange rates) · Consolidated E... more
Civil aviationRussia looks to new 130-seat commercial aircraft
Moscow, Russia - "It could be a stretched SSJ-100, or a new airframe"
Moscow has announced the possibility of a new 130-seat commercial aircraft. Early this year the project was designated the Superjet 130NG, but now Russia said it will not necessarily involve a stretch... more
AerospaceChina looks to the Moon in 2013
Beijing, China - "Space programmes go on smoothly"
Chinese space success seems to be unstoppable. A new event is planned in 2013, and it will allegedly involve a human landing on the Moon. The launch is scheduled in the second half of 2013. It will... more
Industry787 Dreamliner aircraft engine problems in Charleston: investigations in progress
Charleston, USA - Debris fell off from the rear of the engine
Boeing and the US National Transportation Safety Board are investigating on the problems experienced by the engine of a Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft on Saturday 28/07/2012 at Charleston International... more
AirlinesAirOne introduces the "Changeyourflight" service
Rome, Italy - It is the first Italian carrier to have adopted it
AirOne is the first Italian airline to have adopted the innovative service "Changeyourflight". It allows customers forced to renounce a flight purchased previously, to ask a partial refund of the ticket... more
IndustryAlenia Aermacchi: 900 SF-260 airplanes delivered
Venegono Superiore, Italy - In the turboprop version TP
Alenia Aermacchi has delivered the 900th SF-260 airplane establishing an all-time sales record for the Italian aircraft industry. The SF-260 is the most successful Italian aircraft produced in peacetime.... more
IndustryRolls-Royce and Snecma to initiate joint combat aircraft engine studies
London, UK - Through their 50:50 Rolls-Royce Snecma Ltd joint-venture, established in 2001
Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, and Snecma (Safran Group) have signed a contract with the UK Ministry of Defence to undertake studies into the next generation of UK and French combat aircraft... more
SecurityEASA: latest annual review of aviation safety
Cologne, Germany - "One of the lowest rate of accidents worldwide"
The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has published its Annual Safety Review for 2011. AVIONEWS reports below the official statement released by the agency. "In Europe, there was a single fatal... more
AerospaceMedia invited for NASA Mars Curiosity rover descent
Darmstadt, Germany - ESA Mars Express orbiter will support the landing
ESA (European Space Agency) has invited media representatives to its Darmstad (Germany) operations centre. On August 6, 2012, ESA will support the entry, descent and landing of NASA Mars Science Laboratory. The... more
HelicoptersEurocopter delivers two NH-90 helicopters to France’s DGA armament procurement agency
Marignane, France - For deployment by the French Army and Navy
The French DGA armament procurement agency has taken delivery of its second NH-90 Tactical Transport Helicopter (TTH) and seventh NH-90 NATO Frigate Helicopter (NFH), marking an important step forward... more
Press releaseSecurity industry (by airplane and not only...): Commission proposes programme to enable further growth
Brussels, Belgium - This market has an estimated value of between €26 billion and €36.5 billion
Providing security is a central concern of any society. Recent natural disasters and terrorist attacks have highlighted the need to be better prepared for crisis situations. The European Commission has... more
HelicoptersNH-90 helicopter successfully lands aboard amphibious ship
Wellington, New Zealand - Two of the type delivered
An NH Industries NH-90 helicopter has successfully landed aboard the amphibious assault ship HMNZS Canterbury. This is the first time this helicopter operates this king of missions in New Zealand. The... more
ReportAircraft and crisis: 200.000 refugees leave Aleppo after day-long attack
Aleppo, Syria - New camp opened in Jordan
Bloody week-end in Syria. The alawite armed forces have launched an assault on Aleppo, Syria's most populous city. The regular army attacked with tanks, aircraft and helicopter gunships. Many fights... more
AirportsDubai Airports: a record 27.9m passengers in the first half
Dubai, UAE - According to the traffic report issued today by airport operator
Dubai International recorded the busiest first half in its history with 27.9 million passengers passing through its three terminals between January and June this year, according to the traffic report issued... more
DefenseGermany considers UAV aircraft purchase
Berlin, Germany - The acquisition of the Predator B drone and their eventual armament under discussion
A spokesperson of the German Defense Ministry announced last Friday, July 27, 2012 that it is considering the purchase of a not specified number of airplanes with attack capabilities, UAV (Unmanned Aerial... more
ReportAircraft and energy: black-out leaves 300 million people without power in India
Delhi, India - Airports unaffected due to dedicated power plants
A large black-out has left more than 300 million people without power in the north of India. Lights in Delhi and Uttar Pradesh (a state with more people than Brazil) went out in the evening. Electricity... more
AirlinesAircraft and transport: crisis hits even Ryanair
Dublin, Ireland - Profits increase less than expected
The economic crisis which gnaws Europe does not spare anyone in the air transport sector: even the low-cost company Ryanair, which in the past years has almost always met the forecasts made by market operators,... more
ReportOpen Skies: American aircraft flies over Russia
Moscow, Russia - The reconnaissance mission will also include Belarus
Open Skies Treaty programme missions continue. The Treaty is the international agreement which established a regime of unarmed aerial observation flights over the territories of its member states. It... more
AirlinesEtihad Airways and Aer Lingus unveil code-share details
Abu Dhabi, UAE - The agreement follows the recent equity purchase
Etihad Airways and Aer Lingus (AL) have signed an interline and code-share agreement which follows the UAE national airline’s recent 2.987 per cent equity purchase in the Irish air carrier. Within t... more
IndustrySCAC delivers its tenth production SSJ-100 aircraft
Moscow, Russia - The plane is planned to fly from Ulyanovsk to Moscow on August 2, 2012
JSC “Sukhoi Civil Aircraft“ (SCAC) delivered its tenth production Sukhoi Superjet 100 airplane (SSJ-100) MSN 95017 and the ninth to enter into service with Aeroflot. On completion of Technical acceptance pro... more
AirlinesAircraft and transport: redundancy plan causes heavy loss quarter for Air France-KLM
Paris, France - "An improvement in our productivity and costs is necessary"
The French-Dutch group Air France-KLM, which represents the largest European airline, announced record losses in the second quarter of 2012: the 895-million-Euro (roughly 1.1 billion dollars or 700 million... more
Military aviationChina develops potential AEW&C aircraft
Beijing, China - This could suggest that China intends to develop aircraft carriers
Many Chinese defence websites have published pictures of what appears to be a new potential carrier-borne Airborne Early Warning & Control aircraft (AEW&C) developed locally. The aircraft, designated... more
AccidentsRussian-made amphibious aircraft crashes in Iran
Tehran, Iran - The cause of the accident is still not clear
A Russian-made light amphibious twin-engined aircraft, an Aerovolga LA-8, crashed on Sunday in northern Iran. Three people were onboard at the time of the accident, and all of them reported injuries. The... more
OccurrencesEuropean airports suffered many incidents on Saturday
Rome, Italy - Transavia, Gazprom Avia and Condor Air aircraft involved
On Saturday three incidents occurred at Cagliari, Lille and Linz airports. In Cagliari, the captain of a Gazprom Avia B-737 aircraft was forced to turn back after ten minutes from take-off from Elmas due... more
AirlinesUnion protest in London for reinstatement of the 305 sacked Turkish Airlines employees (VIDEO)
London, United Kingdom - "The government should call a halt to attacks on union rights"
Roughly fifty trade unionists from ITF and Unite, together with several representatives of London's Turkish and Kurdish community staged a protest on Friday 27/07/2012 in front of the Turkish embassy in... more
Civil aviationAircraft and transport: ticket prices are sky-high in the US
Washington, USA - The most expensive airport is Cincinnati
The US Transportation Department's Bureau of Transportation Statistics published the figures relative to the air domestic air fares during the first quarter of 2012. The results mark a record which has... more
Fair and showsFlight Design exhibits new C4 aircraft cabin at "Air Venture 2012"
Oshkosh, USA - Law enforcement variant is ready
The C4 is the latest aircraft produced by Flight Design. At the "Air Venture 2012", the German aircraft-maker highlighted the interior mock-up of the C4. The aircraft is expected to fly early next year,... more
Civil aviation"It is possible to crack the air traffic control, creating ghost aircraft"
Las Vegas, USA - Cypriot hacker demonstrates that the security of the system is weak
An individual with evil designs could create heavy difficulties to the Air Traffic Control (ATC), creating great risks for sky security: this is the worrying declaration released by Andrei Costin, a Cypriot... more
HelicoptersEurocopter delivers two NH-90 helicopters today to France’s DGA
Marignane, France - For their deployment by the French Army and Navy
The French armament procurement agency (DGA) has taken delivery of its second NH-90 Tactical Transport Helicopter (TTH) and its seventh NH-90 NATO Frigate Helicopter (NFH), marking an important step forward... more
SecuritySITA: transport by aircraft ready to manage the Summer traffic peaks for the Olympic Games 2012 in London
London, UK - At Heathrow Airport, 80,000 extra passengers are expected to arrive
Airplane transport communications specialist SITA has doubled the speed that airlines can exchange the electronic data that is vital for the functioning of the air transport industry. This will allow SITA... more
Press releaseAEA: changing the rules of ETS is not the way forward and will harm transport by airplane once more
Brussels, Belgium - The "Coalition of the unwilling" on the warpath will meet next July 31
The Association of European Airlines (AEA) expresses its strong concerns about the latest proposal of EU Climate Action Commissioner Connie Hedegaard to artificially inflate the price of carbon allowances... more
Civil aviationEurope decides to backload part of EU aircraft Emission Trading Scheme auction volume
Brussels, Belgium - "Now it is up to the European Parliament and member states to deliver"
Connie Hedegaard, European Climate Action Commissioner, moved this week to cut the amount of allowances due to be actioned. The Commission decided to backload a portion of the EU Emissions Trading Scheme... more
Finance and economyEADS reports solid half-year (H1) results 2012
Leiden, Holland - A-350 XWB airplane entry-into-service moving into H2 2014
EADS reports solid half-year (H1) results 2012 • EADS improves guidance due to strong underlying performance • Revenues increase by 14 percent to € 24.9 billion • EBIT before one-off up 89 percent... more
Press releaseRyanair, Adoc: "The company treats its passengers as contraband goods"
Rome, Italy - Adoc's press release signed by the president Lamberto Santini
We receive and publish, reserving the same opportunity for possible replies: "Umpteenth Ryanair inefficiency to the detriment of the passengers. More than 170 tourists have been left on the ground and... more
DiscussionsAircraft demand grows in the US. Other market sectors fall
Washington, USA - Orders decrease. "Businesses are loosing confidence in the economy"
"The Washington Post" published an interesting article explaining that, outside aircraft and other transportation equipment, orders in the US decrease compared to 2011. According to this report, the... more
AirlinesRyanair: "170 passengers abandoned at Kos island in Greece"
Rome, Italy - Consumer rights agencies declare it will denounce the company to the Italian Civil Aviation Authority
According to many on-line dailies, a Ryanair flight between the Greek island of Kos and the Italian town of Bari was canceled yesterday and the passengers, around 170, have allegedly been abandoned without... more
AirlinesAircraft and transport: Air France offers its pilots bonus to move to low-cost unit
Paris, France - Roughly 60,000 Euro to work for Transavia
Air France, the most important French company, is ready to offer a considerable economic bonus, up to six months' wage, to its pilots who will accept to move to Transavia, low-cost carrier of the Air France-KLM... more
Fair and showsArrowCopter launches AC-10 autogyro kit
Oshkosh, USA - "The US is behind several other countries in their use and acceptance of autogyro technology"
At the "Air Venture" 2012 at Oshkosh, USA, Arrow Copter launched it AC-10 autogyro kit for the United States market. This autogyro is the kit variant of the two-place tandem AC-20 produced by FD Composites,... more
AirlinesAlitalia and Sabre work together to implement ancillary service sale to the travel agencies
Rome, Italy - Multi-year contract signed
Sabre Travel Network, a firm which operates in the field of technology for travel agencies and travel suppliers, signed a multi-year contract to implement the sale of company's ancillary service to the... more
Press releaseItaly. SAC (Catania Airport) explains Sigonella role during the airside works
Catania, Italy - It will be an alternative utilization just during the interventions on runway, strip, taxiways and ramp
"With reference to the press bulletin released by SAC yesterday 26/07/2012, in which there was a reference to the ongoing activities between SAC, ENAC Ministry of Defense and Italian Air Force, SAC explains... more
AirportsFrom today Mistral Air opens the route Bari-Mostar (Medjugorje)-Bari, twice a week
Bari, Italy - The Marian place of worship, thanks to the Italian-mail-service carrier, is closer also from Trieste
From today Mostar and Medjugorje are closer for Apulians and the inhabitants of Abruzzo and Basilicata, thanks to Mistral Air. The company owned by the Italian mail service launches a new connection from... more
Civil aviationAir traffic: Defence Department to cooperate with Services Australia for ATM pact
Sydney, Australia - It will manage both military and civil systems
The Australian Defence Department has signed an agreement with Airservices to govern a new relationship in the acquisition of new air traffic management systems for Australia. "Working together, our... more