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AirlinesSIA maintains its order for 8 A-380 airplanes, in spite of Qantas' occurrence
Singapore, Republic of Singapore - The carrier confirms its confidence in the aircraft's capacities and in the European maker
Singapore Airlines (SIA), the launch customer of the giant of the skies, the Airbus A-380 airplane, announced on Wednesday that it will maintain firm its order concerning the further eight airplanes of... more
AirlinesSingapore Airlines: 633 millions of profit in the half year
Milan, Italy - And turnover increasing
The Group earned a net profit of $633 millions of Singapore for the first half of the 2010-11 financial year, a turnaround from the $466 million loss in the same period a year ago. Group revenue improved... more
Civil aviationLufthansa and Singapore Airlines change as a "Precautionary" measure the engines on A-380 airplanes
Singapore, Singapore - After troubles encountered in the Rolls-Royce Trent 900s installed on this aircraft
Singapore Airlines revealed today in a press release that it will replace as a "Precautionary" measure the Rolls-Royce Trent 900 engines on three of its Airbus A-380 aircraft. At first, however, the carrier... more
CuriositiesLow-cost airplanes: in October, in the ranking of Skyscanner are improving the exotic resorts
Trento, Italy - From Asia to South America, and the Christmas destinations
"The biggest step has been made by the Cuban capital which jumped up 13 positions obtaining the 39th place in the ranking of Skyscanner. Is that because of the cold season that is coming? Is it due, maybe,... more
Civil aviationAvianca-Taca and Copa Airlines to join Star Alliance
Miami, Usa - Strategic network expansion in Latin America
Star Alliance (SA), the way the Earth connects, will be expanding its presence in Latin America following the unanimous approval by its Chief Executive Board (CEB), to accept both Avianca-TACA and Copa... more
CuriositiesGoogle Chrome offers free Wi-fi connection to use on the airplane
Washington, Usa - "Gogo Inflight" will be available for free from November 20th to January 2nd 2011 flying with several American carriers
"Google Chrome" wants to offer a little Christmas present to all the passengers whom, in the period between 20 November 2010 and January 2, 2011, will travel on domestic routes with the US carriers AirTran... more
AirlineseasyJet celebrates today its 15th birthday into the air transport
Milan, Italy - The airline has coloured Europe with orange
Today, easyJet celebrates 15 years of making air travel affordable for all. On this day in 1995 its inaugural flight departed from London-Luton for Glasgow Airport with the strap line ‘making flying a... more
AirlinesCargo airplanes: for Sas appeal to the maxi-fine by EC in carriers cartel
Stockholm, Sweden - And surely the other ten airlines involved don't take the sanction lying down
Yesterday, the European Commission reached a historical decision in the air-cargo investigation that began in December 2005. According to its press release, a significant number of airlines have been fined... more
Weather forecastsFrom Finland new fog warning system
Helsinki, Finland - Inside the "Roadidea" European project
VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland has taken part in the development of a new type of fog warning system in the Venice Region. The system is based on utilising data from land-based visibility sensors... more
Finance and economyAutogrill: the board of directors approves the Interim Report at 30th September 2010
Brussels, Belgium - Revenues, Ebitda and cash flows up in the first nine months of this year
Meeting today, the board of directors of Autogrill SpAexamined and approved the consolidated results as of 30th September 2010. In the first nine months of the year revenues and Ebitda rose 6.3% and... more
IndustryFirst Navy F-35 aircraft arrived at Patuxent River, in Maryland
Patuxent River, Usa - To conduct a test program
The first F-35C Lightning II carrier variant airplane, the US Navy’s first stealth fighter, arrived at Naval Air Station (NAS) Patuxent River, Md., on Saturday, Nov. 6 at 2:37 pm. The aircraft, piloted b... more
ReportObama arrives by airplane in Seoul two hours in advance
Seoul, South Korea - Visit to Indonesia shortened because of the dangerousness of the Merapi volcano's ash clouds
"CNN" has just announced that Barack Obama landed in Seoul, South Korea, where will be held, between Thursday and Friday, the "G-20" summit, where representatives of the biggest world powers will meet... more
AirlinesThe recruitment campaign by Emirates continues
Milan, Italy - Scheduled on November 27th the Italian appointment for the "Cabin Crew Open Day"
It's continuing the Emirates' big recruiting campaign for flight assistants, started last June with the aim to support the constant growth of the Dubai-based airline and which provides for the hiring of... more
AccidentsAir crash occurred to a MiG-27 belonging to the Indian air force
Rajasthan, India - This is the 4th accident happened in India in 2010 to aircraft of this model
On Wednesday, November 10, a MiG-27 plane belonging to the Indian air force, IAF, crashed in Rajasthan, in the western India. The pilot, Lieutenant A. Patni, the only one on board, managed to eject safely.... more
Fair and showsIndonesia, expo/forum on aviation, technology, airplanes and airports to open on Wednesday
Jakarta, Indonesia - At the same time, in Jakarta, two further shows will be inaugurated: one on Defense and another on the marine
The second edition of the Indonesia's Official Aviation, Aircraft & Airport Technology Show, "Indo Aerospace Expo & Forum", is going to be inaugurated on Wednesday, November 10, and to end on November... more
CuriositiesRyanair cabin crew strip off for 2011 calendar
Milan, Italy - Up to EUR 100,000 proceeds go to Germany's "Tafel" charity
Ryanair, the Irish airline, launched yesterday its 2011 Cabin Crew Charity Calendar which it hopes will raise up to €100,000 for German charity “Tafel” which provides food to people in need all over Germa... more
AirlinesRecord quarter for Finnair, driven by Asian traffic
Milan, Italy - Its operational profit for the third quarter was EUR 42 million
Finnair's operational profit for the third quarter was 42 million euros. The corresponding figure for the previous year was a loss of 33 million euros. Turnover grew by 26% to 551 million euros. Unit... more
ReportEC: common super-million fine to 11 air cargo carriers in price fixing cartel
Brussels, Belgium - AF-KLM, BA, Cargolux, SIA, Sas, Cathay, Jal, Martinair, Lan Chile, Qantas and Air Canada the "Guilty" airlines; immunity to Lufthansa and its subsidiary Swiss
The European Commission has fined 11 air cargo carriers a total of € 799.445.000 for operating a worldwide cartel which affected cargo services within the European Economic area (EEA). Several known a... more
Civil defenseCall for competitive bid for the insurance of the CL-415 Canadair airplanes
Rome, Italy - The service should be guaranteed for 3 years
We publish here the call for the competitive bid about the "Service of insurance coverage for the risks of the Canadair CL-415's fleet of the civil defense department", currently formed by 19 airplanes... more
IndustrySaudi Arabian Airlines: order for 12 B-777/300ER +10 options and eight Dreamliner airplanes
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - Completed arrangement Boeing-ALAFCO
Boeing and Saudi Arabian Airlines announced an order for 12 B-777/300ERs (extended range), with an option for 10 more. This order previously was attributed to an unidentified customer on Boeing's orders... more
IndustryBoeing delivers Malaysia Airlines' first B-737/800NG with new livery
Seattle, Usa - First Asia-Pacific carrier equipped to operate with the 737 Boeing Sky Interior
Boeing and Malaysia Airlines last week celebrated the delivery of the airline's first Next-Generation 737 with the new, passenger-inspired Boeing Sky Interior. The national carrier of Malaysia is the... more
AirportsItaly, airport of Parma. Pagliari: call the Council commissions to counteract the results of the Nomisma's research
Parma, Italy - It's what declared Giorgio Pagliari, leader of the party Pd in the Parma's council
"The yesterday's article on the newspaper "La Repubblica", which reported a document on the plan for the re-organization of the Italian air system designed by Nomisma, the consultancy firm founded, among... more
Latest newsFrom the sawdust the new biofuel for airplanes elaborated by the Russians?
Moscow, Russia - It would have been unveiled today the deputy transport minister, Valery Okulov
As reported by "Ria Novosti", today the Russian deputy transport Minister, Valery Okulov, during a press conference hosted by the same agency, stated that Russia might eventually use for the aircraft biofuel... more
Press releaseItalian Usb on Alitalia: refinancing program for 22 Airbus airplanes
Rome, Italy - A new immatriculation: they will turn from Italian to Irish
"The workers of Alitalia-Cai (Italian airline) received a message from the direction regarding the "Refinancing program for 22 Airbus A-319/A-320/A-321 airplanes", which includes a new immatriculation... more
Press release"Cassidian" to compile Interactive Electronic Technical Documentation for P-3C Orion aircraft
Berlino, Germania - Of German Navy
"Cassidian has been commissioned with compiling Interactive Electronic Technical Documentation (IETD) for the German Navy’s P-3C Orion Cup maritime patrol aircraft. The corresponding contract, worth a... more
IndustryRR statement about Trent 900 engine for A-380 Qantas plane, flight QF32
Rome, Italy - A further update next Friday
Rolls-Royce has made progress in understanding the cause of the engine failure on the Trent 900 powered A-380 Qantas airplane flight QF32 on 4 November 2010. It is now clear this occurrence is specific... more
Fair and showsMidwest Airlines: order for B-737/800NG plane
Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt - It was announced at the "Avex International Air Show"
Boeing and Cairo-based Midwest Airlines yesterday announced an order for one Next-Generation 737-800 aircraft. This order previously was attributed to an unidentified customer on Boeing's orders and deliveries... more
IndustrySELEX Sistemi Integrati wins a contract in Kuwait
Rome, Italy - To provide air traffic control systems
SELEX Sistemi Integrati (SSI), a Finmeccanica company, signed a contract for a value of 16 million dollars to provide the Kuwait General directorate of civil aviation with air traffic control systems. In... more
AirlinesAustrian Airlines: 107 weekly connections from 7 Italian airports
Vienna, Austria - New flight to Mumbai
With the entering of the new Winter hours, in force since October 31, 2010, Austrian Airlines (AA) has streamlined its flights network. Moreover, from the same day is operational the new Vienna/Mumbai... more
IndustrySELEX Sistemi Integrati signed a contract with the Finnish Navy
Rome, Italy - For a value of about EUR 5 million
SELEX Sistemi Integrati (SSI), a Finmeccanica Company, signed a contract for a value of about 5 M€ with the Finnish Navy to supply 15 Multi Data Link Processors (M-DLP) for naval units and operational c... more
ReportParis airport, 5 arrested for alleged terrorism
Paris, France - They could be linked with the death threats against Dalil Boubakeur
The French radio "RTL" announced that today five men, suspected to have ties with terrorist groups, were arrested at Paris-"Charles de Gaulle" airport. A source from the local police would have said... more
IndustryBoeing: SpiceJet finalize order for 30 B-737/800NG airplanes
New Delhi, India - With winglets and Sky Interior
Boeing and Indian budget carrier, SpiceJet, announced an order for 30 Next-Generation 737/800 airplanes with winglets in the presence of US President Obama late last week. Valued at about $2.3 billion... more
IndustryRolls-Royce: a maxi order from China Eastern Airlines for engines A-330 aircraft
Rome, Italy - Agreement for environmental partnership
Rolls-Royce (RR), the global power systems company, has received an order worth $1.2bn, at list prices, from China Eastern Airlines for Trent 700 engines to power 16 Airbus A-330 aircraft. The order includes... more
AirportsInstallation of the wind-shear antenna: according to the Italian health institute it wouldn't be harmful to health
Palermo, Italy - According to some indiscretions, tomorrow the report will be unveiled
The "Istituto superiore di sanità", the Italian national health institute, would have already prepared and consigned the Report in which it expresses its opinion about the eventual dangerousness for health... more
Civil aviationThe airline "Skymark" buys 6 A-380 airplanes
Tokyo, Japan - And Airbus enters for the first time in the Japanese market
Yesterday, on November 8, 2010, Skymark, the airline based in Tokyo, announced it has signed a contract with Airbus for the acquisition of six A-380 planes, with an option for other two, for a total value... more
AirportsItaly, 24 airports risk the closure
Rome, Italy - They're the smallest, with a few passengers but a lot of debts
24 Italian airports would be at risk of closure. They are the smallest air-stations, often located in marginal areas, sparsely attended, but full of debts. Twenty of these airports, according to an article... more
ReportObama lands in Indonesia on an "Air Force One" aircraft
Jakarta, Indonesia - But, maybe, his visit will be shortened due to the ash clouds of Merapi volcano
Today, at 04:30 pm local time, the Air Force One carrying Barack Obama has finally landed at Jakarta, Indonesia, after several postponements due to the resumption of the Merapi activities in recent days,... more
IndustryFinmeccanica won orders for approximately EUR 220 million
Rome, Italy - Through AW, DRS Technologies, Ansaldo Energia, SSI, SELEX Galileo and Alenia Aeronautica
Finmeccanica has won orders for a combined value of approximately EUR 220 million through its companies AgustaWestland, DRS Technologies, Ansaldo Energia, SELEX Sistemi Integrati, SELEX Galileo and Alenia... more
Weather forecastsBad weather: still thunderstorms on Italy
Rome, Italy - Possible snowfalls on the Alps
An Atlantic perturbation, as many times announced in the last days, with its focus on the western Europe is hitting most part of the Mediterranean area causing a phase of bad weather on the Italian Peninsula,... more
Civil aviationIATA addresses "MEET2" on climate change
Geneva, Switzerland - Remarks by Director General and CEO, Giovanni Bisignani
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released today remarks by Director General and CEO Giovanni Bisignani to the Second Ministerial Conference on Global Environment and Energy in Transport... more
AirportsItaly: airport of Palermo, passengers in October +5,10%
Palermo, Italy - Following the negative results of September
After the negative results of September, which were also affected by the closure from 24 to 26 of the same month due to the incident occurred to an Airbus A-319, which went off runway at the airport "Falcone-Borsellino"... more
CargoUAE carriers stop the air cargo transport from Yemen
Dubai, United Arab Emirates - As a precautionary measure
Yesterday, November 7, 2010, Emirates and Etihad Airways, major airlines of the United Arab Emirates, announced that they had temporarily stopped the cargo flights from Yemen. Same measure adopted by the... more
Civil aviationVolcano Merapi: from today, partial resumption of the flights to Indonesia
Jakarta, Indonesia - After the cancellations of the week-end
Starting in the afternoon of today, November 8, 2010, most flights to and from Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia, should be resumed almost regularly. A lot of routes had in fact been temporarily suspended,... more
IndustrySukhoi Superjet 100 Certification Program is progressing
Venice, Italy - Successfully towards completion
Sukhoi Superjet 100 certification campaign is successfully progressing towards completion. All major certification flight programs are accomplished. The prototypes have gained 2245 flight hours in 948... more
AerospaceLaunch of the "Discovery" space shuttle no earlier than November 30th
Cape Canaveral, USA - The six astronauts involved in the mission have already left the space center
It will happen no earlier than November 30th at 4:05 am the next launch attempt of the space shuttle "Discovery". It was announced on the website of NASA, which pointed out that the six astronauts who... more
ReportBlack boxes of the Cuba's air crash found
Havana, Cuba - They will help understanding the accident's causes
Rolando Diaz, prosecutor of the City of Sancti Spiritus, Cuba, announced some days ago that have been found the black boxes of the ATR-72/212 airplane belonging to the Aero Caribbean state company involved... more
Fair and showsAir shows and exhibitions in the second week in November
Rome, Italy - From today, on Monday 8 to next Sunday 14
Monday 08 - "AVEX International Airshow 2010 - Trade Day". Sharm El Sheikh International Airsport, Egypt. + 971 43 67 13 76 www.avexairshow.com - "2010 Reunion Island Paragliding World Cup Series".... more
Civil aviationAir transport: Commission launches infringement procedures against France, Germany, Austria and Finland
Brussels, Belgium - Over agreements with Russia on Siberian overflights
The European Commission has launched in the last days infringement procedures against France, Germany, Austria and Finland over their bilateral air service agreements with Russia, which inter alia include... more
AirlinesAir Malta intensifies its operations in the north of Italy
La Valletta, Malta - From next December 1st
Air Malta increases its operations in the north of Italy. From 1 December 2010, the Maltese airline will inaugurate new flights departing from Milan-Linate, in the city center. The carrier will fly... more
ReportAirplane of Pope comes back to Rome
Rome, Italy - After the travel in Spain
Yesterday evening, Benedict XVI returned by an A-321 aircraft of the air company Iberia, at Rome-Ciampino airport, where he was greeted by the under-secretary to the Prime Minister Gianni Letta, and then... more