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AirlinesAircraft and transport: Etihad sets its new record for single-day bookings
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates - 65.000 reservations on Monday 11 June
The United Arab Emirates company Etihad Airways set on Monday 11 June its record for the highest number of reservations made in a single day: 65.000 travellers reserved their seat on the Abu Dhabi-based... more
AirlinesAircraft and transport: Aer Lingus could shortly switch its Belfast operational base
Belfast, United Kingdom - Move from Belfast International to "George Best"
Aer Lingus, Irish airline, is planning a removal of its main operational base in Belfast from the International Airport to the "George Best" City Airport. This action would reinvigorate the Northern... more
Military aviationNorway purchases its first two F-35 aircraft of a total of 52
Oslo, Norway - The other ones will be delivered over the next few years
The minister of Defence of Norway Espen Barth Eide announced today, 15/06/2012, the purchase of the first two F-35A Lightning II fighter aircraft of a total of 52, thanks to the parliament's support,... more
DefenseUnited States will help Georgia's development of anti-aircraft systems
Washington, USA - The programme also plans to upgrade its utility helicopter fleet
The United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has met the Georgian Prime Minister Nika Gilauri to schedule a plan which will help Georgia's development of its air defenses and coastal surveillance... more
CuriositiesOld aircraft wreckage spotted on glacier in Alaska
Anchorage, Alaska - "We believe that there's a reason for JPAC to be involved"
Press agencies today reported a curious item of news. Some military officials had found what is believed to be old aircraft wreckage on the Knik Glacier. The wreckage was spotted during a helicopter flight... more
CuriositiesAircraft mistaken for a UFO during its transport to a naval base
Patuxent River, USA - It is the X-47B, Northrop Grumman-manufactured UAV
The acronym "UFO" stands for "Unidentified Flying Object", but sometimes there is not even the need that the object at issue is flying for someone to think they are involved in a "Close encounter". It... more
ReportCanadian aircraft help fight US wildfires in Colorado
Fort Collins, USA - Two Convair 580s and a Turbo Commander 690 left for Boise
Three Saskatchewan Ministry of Environment (Canada) planes have gone to the US to help fight wildfires there. According to local press reports, the planes will work with the US Forest Service for 10 to... more
UAS-DronesX-47B drone aircraft completes first testing phase
Edwards, USA - Tested at different altitudes, weights and speeds
The UAV (Unmanned Air Vehicle, a remote-controlled aircraft without pilot) X-47B, manufactured by Northrup Grumman concluded the first testing phase at the Edwards US Air Force Base (California). The... more
Press releaseItalian ENAC: activities and view of national transport by airplane
Rome, Italy - "Report 2011" presented last Wednesday to institutions, operators and press
"Vito Riggio (President of ENAC, the Italian Civil Aviation Authority) and Alessio Quaranta (General Director of the same Authority) presented 'Report 2011' last Wednesday morning at the Senate, on the... more
SecuritySELEX Sistemi Integrati secures "Euro 2012"
Rome, Italy - For the air traffic management and control systems installed by the company in Ukraine
SELEX Sistemi Integrati, a Finmeccanica company, is at the forefront to secure "Euro 2012", the European football championship, thanks to the air traffic management and control systems installed by the... more
AirlinesFlybe renews its aircraft supply alliance with Brussels Airlines
Devon, United Kingdom - Two Bombardier Q-400s will operate from September for the English carrier
The low-cost airline Flybe signed a new contract with the Belgian carrier Brussels Airlines to receive a further two Bombardier Q-400 aircraft. The contract has a two-year term. The two planes will... more
DefenseVladimir Putin calls for strategic bomber and drone-aicraft programs
Moscow, Russia - "If bomber development work is not started soon, Russia might miss the boat"
Russian president Vladimir Putin has called for new defence programs to face the European missile shield threat. This happened just few days after Moscow declared an alleged partnership with Israel for... more
HelicoptersPentagon purchases from Moscow 10 helicopters for Afghanistan's army
Moscow, Russia - Information confirmed by the brokerage house Rosoboronexport
The Pentagon plans the purchase of 10 Mil Mi-17V5 helicopters to provide to the Afghanistan army. The information was confirmed today 14/06/2012 to the Russian press agency "Ria Novosti" by Vyacheslav... more
CargoFirst long-haul scheduled cargo flight from Bergamo-Orio al Serio airport with B-777F Aerologic aircraft
Bergamo, Italy - The flight is Hong Kong-bound
The long-haul scheduled Hong Kong-bound cargo flight was inaugurated at the Bergamo-Orio al Serio airport, operated with a Aerologic (equal joint-venture between Deutsche Post DHL and Lufthansa) B-777F... more
AirlinesAir Europe inaugurates "SkyPriority" at Madrid-Barajas
Milan, Italy - The service was created in 2010 by Delta Airlines
Air Europe confirms to be a skies pioneer inaugurating in Madrid hub the SkyPriority service, SkyTeam alliance's programme dedicated to the Business Class Frequent Flyer and to the Elite Plus members.... more
AirlinesNew Darwin Airline's Summer routes ready to start
Lugano, Switzerland - From Lugano to Ibiza and Catania, confirmed seasonal flights to Pantelleria and Crotone
Darwin Airline, regional Swiss airline, starts its engines for the Summer 2012 and prepares to astonish with a series of novelties to jump at. The first of them is the brand new Summer route Lugano-Ibiza,... more
Press releaseEuropean Commission: "Still problems for air travelling disabled"
Bruxelles, belgium - Siim Kallas: "Dealing with disability in life is tough enough: things shouldn't get tougher when at the airport".
The European Commission, in a press bulletin released today 14/06/2012, faces the problem of the inconvenience found by disabled travellers when they are in an airport. This is the text of the press bulletin. 'Many... more
IndustryBombardier sues Estonian Air for its 5-aircraft order cancellation
Tallinn, Estonia - Manufacturer means to claim damages from Estonian government as well
The aircraft manufacturer Bombardier has started legal proceedings against Estonian Air, because of the cancellation of a 5-aircraft order made by the airline. The Estonian website "Uudised.err.ee"... more
AccidentsAn Osprey (aircraft-helicopter hybrid) crashes in Florida, 5 injured
Hurlburt Field , USA - Causes are yet to be verified
A CV-22 Osprey tilt-rotor, an aircraft-helicopter hybrid supplied to United States Air Force, crashed yesterday, 13/06/2012, near the Hurlburt Field airbase, in Florida. The accident occurred about... more
Fair and showsAircraft and defence: "Eurosatory 2012" closes down tomorrow
Paris, France - Over 1400 exhibitors in this edition
"Eurosatory 2012", the international exhibition dedicated to all stakeholders in Land and Airland Defence Security in progress since Monday 11 June in the Paris Nord Villepinte Exhibition Centre, closes... more
AirlinesAircraft and transport: Finnair prepares long-haul flight powered by bio-fuel
Helsinki, Finland - "It will be a flight to Asia, it could also be in India"
The Finnish company Finnair is ready to launch a long-haul flight to Asia with a bio-fuel-powered aircraft. "We were the first to fly a long commercial bio-fuel flight flown anywhere in the world -declares... more
AirlinesQantas engineers accuse the company of planning to diminish aircraft maintenance checks
Sydney, Australia - "Management cannot put profits before safety"
Qantas aircraft engineers has accused the company for its planning to diminish safety checks on the aircraft, in order to optimize profits. The Sydney-based carrier communicated to its engineers that... more
AirlinesChina Airlines means to buy 10 fuel-efficient aircraft
Taipei, China - They will replace the Boeing 747/400s
Sun Huang-Hsiang, president of China Airlines, Taiwan's main airline, announced its intention to buy 10 aircraft with fuel consumption efficiency characteristics, as reported by the Taipei-based newspaper... more
AirlinesAircraft and transport: AirAsia creates a new operation centre in Jakarta
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - "Having a regional strategy keeps us ahead of the competition"
The low-cost Malaysian carrier AirAsia is about to create a new operative centre in Indonesia, which will have to manage the expansionist projects the airline has in the region. The company's main headquarters... more
AirportsAircraft and transport: slight passenger traffic increase in Fraport's airports in May
Frankfurt, Germany - But cargo transport decreases noticeably
Slight passenger traffic increase, heavy cargo traffic decrease: this is the synthesis of the situation emerging from the monthly report of the airports managed by Fraport, the German transport giant,... more
HelicoptersT-129 Helicopter ready to take on the Apache and Super Cobra
Seoul, South Korea - News from the South Korean tender
The T-129 attack helicopter, the latest version of the well-known Italian AW-129 "Mangusta" developed by a partnership between AgustaWestland and Turkish Aerospace Industry, is ready to begin tests and... more
Science and technologySolar Impulse aircraft successfully returns to Rabat
Rabat, Morocco - After attempting to reach Ouarzazate
The Solar Impulse aircraft of Bertrand Piccard and André Borschberg landed safely at the Rabat-Salé International airport at 00:14AM (UTC+1) after attempting to reach Ouarzazate. Due to unexpected headwinds a... more
AirportsAircraft and transport, Cameron: "We have not changed idea about our 'No' to the third runway in Heathrow"
London, United Kingdom - "But we must not be blind to the issue of expanding overall airport capacity"
The British Prime Minister David Cameron confirmed his position on the London-Heathrow airport's expansion, in compliance with the official declarations of intent his airport spread in 2010: during the... more
Civil aviationAircraft and transport: Italian minister of Transport announces Airport National Plan
Rome, Italy - "ENAC carried out a good work"
During the presentation of the "ENAC Report 2011" (ENAC is the Italian authority for civil aviation), the Italian Minister of Economic Development, Infrastructure and Transport Corrado Passera, spoke about... more
Civil aviationKazakhstan bans Soviet-era aircraft
Astana, Kazakhstan - In order to improve the safety standards of the domestic companies
Kazakh Minister of Transport Askar Zhumagaliyev, in a report presented today, 13/06/2012, to the parliament, announced that aircraft dating back to the Soviet-era will be banned by November 2012. The... more
UAS-DronesRussian-Israeli negotiation for joint production of new drone aircraft
Moscow, Russia - Moscow wants to be self-sufficient about UAV technology
Russian deputy Prime Minister b>Dmitry Rogozin, in an interview released today to the TV channel "Russia-24" communicated that Russia and Israel are negotiating a cooperation in order to realize a new... more
AirportsItaly. Pisa airport in May 2012: +4.21% of passengers
Pisa, Italy - Overall 1,6 million travellers in the first five months of the year
SAT (Società Aeroporto Toscano, Pisa airport management company) has communicated today that last month of May ended with a +4.21% in passenger-traffic compared to the same month in 2011, for a total... more
ReportGroup of friends "Borrows" an aircraft after drinking night: disappeared since two days
Serov, Russia - Searches so far have been unsuccessful
An aircraft which allegedly carried at least 7 persons disappeared since two days in Serov, town on the Ural Mountains in Sverdlovsk region (Russia). The aircraft, utilized for monitoring wildfires,... more
AirlinesWizz Air signs maintenance contract for its A-320 aircraft
Budapest, Hungary - FL Technics will perform also A-Checks and C-Checks
The airline Wizz Air signed in Budapest (Hungary) a maintenance contract with the Lithuanian Vilnius-based firm FL Technics for the two Airbus A-320s the company has in the Baltic capital. Maintenance... more
Science and technologyAirbus supports the IUCN’s “Plant a Pledge”
Toulouse, France - The campaign advocating the largest land restoration initiative ever
Ahead of the Rio+20 Earth Summit, campaign ambassador Bianca Jagger, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and Airbus launched "Plant a Pledge" – an on-line campaign to mobilise public s... more
AirlinesAircraft and transport: JetBlue Airwyas and Air China announce partnership
Beijing, China - Code-share for New York and Los Angeles airports
In the range of the 68th annual meeting of the International Air Transport Association (IATA), which just ended in Beijing, JetBlue Airways and Air China signed a partnership agreement: the American company's... more
AirportsAircraft and transport: two new-entries in Aeroporti di Roma's top management
Rome, Italy - The decision about the retail division sale is close
According to rumours spread by the Roman newspaper "Il Messaggero", in a meeting of the Compensation Committee of Gemina (the firm which owns 95.9% of Aeroporti di Roma) the entrance of two new top managers... more
IndustryChina: C-919 aircraft engines design stage completed
Courcouronnes, France - Production rate will be raised up to 1500 per year
The design stage of the engine of the new C-919, the first commercial aircraft produced in China, has been completed, and so the motor will be in production soon: Chaker Chahrour, executive vice-president... more
AirportsMoldavian Airlines inaugurates direct link between Bergamo and Chisinau
Bergamo, Italy - The airline of the Carpatair Group will serve the route with B-737 and Fokker 100 aircraft
Moldavian Airlines, carrier of the Carpatair Group, will inaugurate its first direct route Bergamo-Orio al Serio/Chisinau next June 16, 2012. The route will be served with B-737 and Fokker 100 aircraft. The... more
AirportsBrussels South Charleroi Airport: 13% passengers increase in May
Brussels, Belgium - A total of 606,272
Brussels South Charleroi Airport registered a total of 606,272 passengers in May, an increase of 13% compared to the 537,180 passengers registered in the same month last year. This is the Friendly airport’s n... more
UAS-DronesDenmark purchases AeroVironment's Puma UAV (VIDEO)
Copenhagen, Denmark - 9.6 million dollar contract
The Danish Ministry of Defense concluded the purchase of the UAV Puma All Environment (AE) aircraft, produced by AeroVironment. "UAV" is an acronym for "Unmanned air vehicle", which means an aircraft without... more
Civil aviationAircraft and transport: chiaroscuro figures in May for BAA airports
London, United Kingdom - Sharp fall for Eurozone routes
The report relative to BAA's airports performance in May 2012 has shadows and lights: most of all, the main airport operator in the United Kingdom suffers of the Eurozone crisis. BAA's English airports,... more
Science and technologyBoeing receives its first international Cybersecurity Contract
Tokyo, Japan - Sojitz Corporation places order for advanced network assessment
The Boeing Company has announced that Sojitz Corporation, a global trading company headquartered in Tokyo, has entered into an agreement with Boeing's Information Solutions division for advanced network... more
AirlinesAirOne opens six new routes from Venice
Rome, Italy - New flights to Istanbul, Warsaw, Athens, Palma de Majorca, Menorca and Brussels
The flight offer by AirOne enlarges from base of Venice. The airline will inaugurate the flights to Athens (three per week), Istanbul (five weekly connections on "Sabiha Gökçen") and Warsaw (three weekly s... more
Science and technologySolar Impulse plane took off to Ouarzazate at 08:07 (UTC+1)
Rabat, Morocco - The aircraft should land this evening
The Solar Impulse (HB-SIA) took off this morning from Rabat-Salé (Morocco) at 08:07 (UTC +1). The plane should land this evening in Ouarzazate (Morocco) from 00:30AM (UTC+1). Track the Crossing Frontiers... more
AirlinesAircraft and law courts: bench warrant for main shareholder of AeroSur (bankruptcy)
La Paz, Bolivia - He is accused of embezzlement
A Bolivian law court emitted a bench warrant for embezzlement towards Humberto Roca Leigue, main shareholder of the airline AeroSur, which is in the middle of heavy financial vicissitudes. Roca, who... more
CuriositiesSkyscanner reveals traveller's attitude about the use of the cell phone on the aircraft
Rome, Italy - Using it? 86% said "No"
A new survey conducted by the flight search engine Skyscanner, reveals that 86% would like the use of the cell phone on the aircraft to be not allowed, because "It is annoying to hear other people's conversations". Some... more
Press releaseENAC starts a series of meetings in view of the liberalization of the transportation of liquids on the aircraft
Rome, Italy - From 29 April 2013
"The Italian Civil Aviation Authority (ENAC), as the competent authority on the national territory in the sector of the civil aviation safety, communicates it started a series of reference works with the... more
AirlineseasyJet is the Jordanian Olympic team official carrier
Milan, Italy - The team is composed of nine athletes including four women
The UK airline easyJet has revealed it is going to be the official carrier of the Jordanian Olympic team during the London Olympics and Paralympic Games this summer. The airline will carry the entire... more
Press releaseBlue Panorama: clarification Antitrust proceedings for the so-called Credit Card Surcharge
Rome, Italy - The carrier will implement the technological changes to the distributive process by 1 November 2012
"With a press bulletin released on 11 June 2012, the Competition and Market Regulation Authority communicated Blue Panorama Airlines' availability to incorporate the so-called "Credit Card Surcharge",... more