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AccidentsRussia: wreckage of the aircraft which crashed in Smolensk in 2010 to be returned to Poland
Moscow, Russia - The Foreign Ministers of the two countries have found an agreement
Russia will hand over to Poland the wreckage of the aircraft which crashed in Smolensk in 2010, after the completion of the investigation over the incident: this is the result of the agreement which was... more
AerospaceDetails revealed for the spacewalks needed to repair ISS' glitch
Houston, USA - Mastracchio and Hopkins will replace the malfunctioning pump, Wakata will operate the Station's robotic arm
Astronauts Rick Mastracchio and Mike Hopkins of the American space agency NASA and their Japanese colleague Koichi Wakata are reviewing the procedures for the spacewalks of the next few days. Mastracchio... more
Military aviationTejas aircraft achieves Initial Operational Clearance (VIDEO)
Bengaluru, India - "It is a great day for the whole nation", the Indian Minister for Defence comments
On Friday 20 December 2013 the Tejas, the Indian fighter of the LCA (Light Combat Aircraft) programme, has finally achieved its Initial Operational CLearance (IOC-2). Minister for Defence AK Antony... more
HelicoptersAW signs contract with Norway for 16 AW-101 helicopters, plus support and training
Cascina Costa, Italy - Valued at approximately £1 billion (€1.15 billion); option for six further aircraft
AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, announced that it has been awarded a contract for 16 AW-101 helicopters plus support and training, valued at approximately £1 billion (€1.15 billion), to meet th... more
Military aviationIl-112V light transport aircraft: Russia's Ministry for Defence and UAC find agreement for the development
Moscow, Russia - The programme had been cancelled in 2011
Deputy Minister for Defence of the Russian Federation Yury Borisov announced that the Ministry and United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) have found an agreement for the development of the Il-112V light transport... more
AirportsAeroporti di Roma: almost 1,5 million passengers expected at the airports for Christmas
Rome, Italy - With daily traffic peaks over 100,000 travellers reached at Fiumicino
Almost 1,5 million passengers will transit at "Leonardo da Vinci" in Rome-Fiumicino and at "G.B. Pastine" in Rome-Ciampino from December 23, 2013 to January 6, 2014. In particular daily traffic peaks superior... more
Press releaseAirplanes. Italian ENAV invests in satellites for air traffic management
Rome, Italy - With USD 61 million
ENAV, the Italian Air Navigation Services Provider, with an investment of USD 61 million has acquired 12.5% of AIREON, a US Company -part of the IRIDIUM Group- that, by 2018, will create the first global... more
Finance and economyFinmeccanica: financial calendar 2014
Rome, Italy - Resolutions regarding Corporate Governance
Finmeccanica advises the annual calendar of corporate events for the year 2014, as shown in the table below: · Wednesday 19 March – Board of Directors: Draft Annual Report for 2013; Consolidated Re... more
AirlinesLess short-haul aircraft, more intercontinental routes: this is how al-Italia will be
Rome, Italy - The possible agreement with Etihad would require a review of the alliances
Etihad Airways has officially confirmed it is in "Advanced talks" for the entrance in Alitalia's ownership structure: according to the "Financial Times" the Abu Dhabi-based company might invest about 350... more
Press releaseAlitalia: over 300,000 passengers will travel at Christmas
Rome, Italy - The preferred destinations are intercontinental, European and Italian (Sicily and art cities)
Alitalia will transport more than 355,000 passengers during Christmas. This is the figure recorded in the reservations of the week from December 19 to 25, 2013. The airline records a 2,2% growth, compared... more
Press releaseAircraft and strikes: Italian Authority communicates the exemption period during the Christmas holidays
Rome, Italy - From December 18 to January 7 no protest also in railway and maritime sectors
The Italian Authority about the strikes published on its facebook page and home-page of the website (www.cgsse.it) the report of the exemption period predicted in the occasion of the Christmas holidays. The... more
Military aviationUnited Arab Emirates renounce to the purchase of 60 Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft
London, United Kingdom - A definitive agreement for Saudi Arabia's 72 fighters has yet to be reached
The Middle East is considered one of the most promising areas globally for the aerospace industry, both in the civilian and in the military field, but the news coming from the region are not so positive... more
AirportsItaly. Naples airport: traffic predictions for the Christmas holidays
Naples, Italy - About 200,000 passengers in transit during the period from today to January 6
About 200,000 passengers predicted in transit, between arrivals and departures, at Naples airport for the Christmas holidays -from December 20 (Friday) to January 6 (Monday): 100,000 on domestic routes,... more
Press releaseItalian ENAC. Bergamo airport closed today from 9:45am to 12:15pm
Rome, Italy - Due to war bomb removal
"ENAC (Italian Civil Aviation Authority) communicates that today, on Friday December 20, 2013, Bergamo-Orio al Serio closed from 9:45am to 12:15pm both for arrivals and departures, due to the activities... more
HelicoptersEurocopter resumes EC-225 helicopter operations
Marignane, France - Marking the return to service of all operators worldwide with this aircraft
With the resumption of EC-225 commercial flights by BHS Helicopter, OMNI and Aeróleo Taxi Aéreo in Brazil, all operators using this Eurocopter helicopter around the globe have now reinstated service. The E... more
Finance and economyAircraft and finance. SAS is back in black, but market conditions will slow down its growth
Stockholm, Sweden - "Conditions worsened dramatically in the fourth quarter", CEO Rickard Gustafson explained
Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) reported a balance sheet in the black for the first time since 2007, thanks to the restructuring plan it has implemented during the past months: the Scandinavian carrier, which... more
HelicoptersFinmeccanica: Norway purchases 16 AW-101 helicopters
Rome, Italy - For SAR configuration
AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, has been awarded a contract worth about EUR 1.15 billion to supply 16 AW-101 search & rescue (SAR) helicopters to Norway. The contract includes support and training... more
IndustryAvio: Europropulsion signs a contract for the production of the solid propellant engines
Rome, Italy - For 18 supplementary launchers
Avio SpA, the European industry in the development and production of the engines for the space propulsion, has signed, through the Europropulsion company –a contract for the production of the solid propellant e... more
IndustryAirbus: AirAsia X orders 25 more A-330/300 airplanes (VIDEO)
Toulouse, France - The contract was signed in Paris
AirAsia X, the long haul affiliate of the AirAsia Group, has placed a firm order with Airbus for 25 more A-330/300 airplanes. The contract is the largest A-330 order received by Airbus in a single purchase... more
AerospaceESA: Gaia mission began, the Italian contribution is considerable
Kourou, French Guiana - The satellite launched successfully from Kourou and it will create the most accurate map yet of the Milky Way
"ESA’s Gaia mission blasted off this morning on a Soyuz rocket from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, on its exciting mission to study a billion suns. Gaia is destined to create the mos... more
AerospaceAstronauts on the ISS ready for their spacewalks
Houston, USA - The Antares rocket and the Cygnus spacecraft return into the hangar, waiting for their launch in January
Flight Engineers Rick Mastracchio and Mike Hopkins continue preparing for a series of spacewalks to remove a failed pump module in one of the two cooling loops of the ISS and install a spare pump module.... more
AirlinesNorway's Civil Aviation Authority prolongs validity of Norwegian's AOC to April
Oslo, Norway - Scandinavian Airlines will appeal against the decision of Luftfartstilsynet
Luftfartstilsynet, the civil aviation authority of Norway, decided to prolong the validity of Norwegian Air Shuttle's Air Operator Certificate (AOC) for long-haul flights, which was initially set to expire... more
IndustryThe Brazilian Government selects the Gripen airplane
Linkoping, Sweden - The announcement will be followed by negotiations with the Brazilian Air Force aiming at a procurement of 36 units
The Brazilian government announced the selection of the Gripen NG airplane. The offer presented to the Brazilian Government by the Swedish industry Saab includes Gripen NG, sub-systems for it, an... more
IndustryAlenia Aermacchi completes maiden flgiht for first RAAF C-27J Spartan airplane
Turin, Italy - The first airplane is expected to be delivered on schedule to L-3 in 2014
The first C-27J Spartan battlefield airlifter for the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) has completed its first flight at the Turin-Caselle Airport in Italy. The aircraft is currently undergoing final... more
Finance and economyAircraft and finance. Etihad is ready to invest: is the Arab Alitalia taking off?
Rome, Italy - The Abu Dhabi-based company will reportedly enter with 300 million Euros
Etihad Airways is reportedly ready to invest 300 million Euros (about 413 million dollars) to join the ownership structure of Alitalia, three sources with knowledge of the talks between the Abu Dhabi-based... more
IndustryAW strengthens its presence in the Far East with new Seoul office
Cascina Costa, Italy - To better serve existing customers and promoting future business with military, government and commercial customers
AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, announced the opening of a new office in Seoul, Republic of Korea. The office will strengthen AW’s position in the Far East by better serving existing Customers a... more
IndustryAirplanes. Airbus signs MoU with Honeywell and Safran
Toulouse, France - To develop electric taxiing solution for the A-320 Family
As part of on-going research and development into future technology options, Airbus has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with EGTS International, a joint-venture company between Safran and Honeywell... more
Press releaseCivilian aircraft. Italian ENAV and Techno Sky signed two contracts in Libya
Tripoli, Libya - The Group will support the improvement of Libyan air navigation services
ENAV together with its subsidiary Techno Sky has signed two contracts with the Libyan Civil Aviation Authority (LCAA). In the presence of the Italian Ambassador in Libya Giuseppe Buccino Grimaldi, the... more
AirlinesAA will pay Cantor $135 million to close the lawsuit for 9/11's aircraft crash
New York, USA - The firm lost 658 employees that day
American Airlines accepted a settlement with Cantor Fitzgerald LP to put an end to the lawsuit relative to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, which caused the death of 658 employees of the financial... more
IndustryAlenia Aermacchi signs contract with the Peruvian Ministry of Defense for two C-27J Spartan airplanes
Turin, Italy - The agreement has a value of around 100 million euro
Alenia Aermacchi, a Finmeccanica Company, has signed a contract with the Peruvian Ministry of Defense to supply two C-27J Spartan tactical airlifters. The contract has a value of around 100 million euro... more
IndustryFinmeccanica and Cisco set sights on global Defense and Security market
London, UK - The two industries in technology innovators expand relationship
Cisco and Finmeccanica today announced a new global partner agreement that will combine their complementary technology strengths in the defense and civil industries to create innovative products and systems... more
Military aviationIndia: December 20 is the crucial day for the certification of the Tejas aircraft
New Delhi, India - DRDO and HAL are confident that IAF's requirements will be meet
December 20 will be a crucial day in the development of the Tejas, the new Indian aircraft: the fighter will indeed makeits second attempt to achieve the Initial Operational Clearance (IOC-2). Officials... more
AirlinesLufthansa flies to Haneda Airport
Frankfurt, Germany - Non-stop flights from Frankfurt and Munich to land in future at Tokyo’s Airport
Lufthansa is improving its services to Japan and will in future also be flying to Haneda Airport. This vast and biggest Japanese airport to the south of Tokyo is only 14 kilometers from the city center... more
PeopleEADS: Tom Enders named 2013 Best performing CAC 40 Manager
Paris, France - By France's Challenges Magazine
EADS Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Tom Enders has been named "Best Performing Manager" among the CAC 40 companies by France’s "Challenges Magazine". Enders was presented with the award by Fleur Pellerin, F... more
Finance and economyAircraft and finance. Alitalia: will Etihad's offer arrive on Monday?
Rome, Italy - But the Abu Dhabi-based carrier is concerned by the debts of the Italian company
Important developments regarding Alitalia's future are expected on Monday 23 December: Etihad, after a careful analysis of the financial figures of the main Italian carrier, might formalize its offer for... more
AerospaceISS: spacewalks set, Cygnus launch postponed
Houston, USA - Three extra-vehicular activities on December 21, 23 and 25
NASA managers are postponing the upcoming Orbital Sciences commercial cargo resupply mission to the International Space Station to proceed with a series of spacewalks to replace a faulty pump module inside... more
PeopleIATA: Kevin Hiatt new Senior VP for Safety and Flight Operations
Geneva, Switzerland - He joins from Flight Safety Foundation
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announces the appointment of Kevin Hiatt as Senior Vice-President, Safety and Flight Operations. He will join IATA on 17 February 2014 and be based at... more
IndustryEmbraer delivered 1,300th Ipanema airplane
São Paulo, Brazil - The forecast for this year is that 70 aircraft will be delivered
The Ipanema agricultural airplane achieved a historic 1,300 units delivered yesterday. After more than 40 years of uninterrupted production, the aircraft continues being "A best-seller", according to Embraer:... more
AirlinesEVA Air interested in B-777X aircraft
Vienna, Austria - "We would maybe look at it for 2023"
EVA Air President Austin Cheng declared that the Asian airline might be interested in purchasing several B-777X aircraft. "It won't be available until 2020, so give us some time and we would maybe look... more
AccidentsNATO aircraft crashes in Afghanistan: six casualties
Kabul, Afghanistan - An investigation was started to ascertain the causes, but at moment it seems it was not shot down
An aircraft of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), the NATO-led security mission in Afghanistan, crashed today, Tuesday 17 December 2013, in the Southern part of the Middle Eastern country,... more
AirlinesAmerican Airlines announced orders for CRJ-900 and E-175 airplanes
Fort Worth, Usa - Both models will have American Eagle's livery and with CF34/8 engines by GE
American Airlines, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of American Airlines Group Inc., announced that it has signed agreements with Bombardier Inc. and Embraer SA to purchase 90 new 76-seat regional jets.... more
AirportsAeroporti di Roma: Yemen Airways returns to fly at Fiumicino
Rome, Italy - The direct link twice per week after three years
Yemen Airways (Yemenia) returns from today to fly from Fiumicino to the capital Sana'a. Yemenia will serve from Rome, without intermediate stopovers, two flights a week (Tuesday and Saturday). The flights... more
Military aviationSukhoi completes deliveries of Su-34 aircraft fir the Russian Air Force (VIDEO)
Novosibirsk, Russia - The 2008 contract included 32 examples of the fighter-bomber
The Russian Air Force has taken delivery of the last batch of Sukhoi Su-34 aircraft. The order was made in 2008, and Moscow's Ministry for Defence purchased 32 examples of the fighter-bomber of the Russian... more
Finance and economyAircraft and finance. Alitalia: Avianca is interested in the Italian airline
Rome, Italy - The South-American carrier interested in the Italian company and LOT
The search for a strong international partner for Alitalia has been for many weeks at the center of the news regarding the attempts to ensure the long-term survival of the main Italian carrier. Many names... more
Civil aviationAircraft and transport. Airports Commission produces shortlist for new UK's runways
London, United Kingdom - Only Heathrow and Gatwick are competing
The Airports Commission produced an interim report about the need for expansion of UK's airport capacity, in which it is stated that there is a need for one additional runway to be in operation in the... more
AirlinesEtihad Airways adds Rome as second Italian gateway, after Malpensa. New flights from half of next July
Abu Dhabi, UAE - The route will be operated by an A-330/200 airplane
Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), will launch daily non-stop flights from Abu Dhabi to the Italian capital Rome on 15 July 2014. Subject to regulatory approvals,... more
AirportsAirplanes and Etna volcano: airspace and Catania airport reopened
Catania, Italy - The normal activities of runway of the airport restarted at 8:30am
SAC (Catania's airport management company), regarding the activity of the Etna volcano, informs that after the communication by Volcanology Institute about the end of the volcanic ash emission in the atmosphere... more
AerospaceSpace Station: NASA still unable to fix the glitch
Houston, USA - Cygnus' Thursday launch still in doubt
NASA managers are evaluating whether to go for a December 19 launch of Orbital Sciences’ Cygnus commercial resupply craft or move ahead with a series of spacewalks to repair a pump that is part of a c... more
HelicoptersAW: a GrandNew helicopter ordered by the Brazilian State of San Paulo
Cascina Costa, Italy - The contract includes a logistic support and maintenance package
AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, announced that the Government of the State of San Paulo in Brazil has placed an order for a GrandNew light twin helicopter. The aircraft will be operated by the... more
OccurrencesSikorsky wins contract for the development of the X-Plane, the VTOL aircraft which will be the successor of the Osprey
Stratford, USA - It will have a maximum speed higher than the V-22's
The US' Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) awarded Sikorsky Innovations (the technology development organization of Sikorsky Aircraft) a contract for Phase 1 of the Vertical Take-Off and... more