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SecurityAir drills for RAF ahead of 2012 Olympics
London, United Kingdom - Eurofighters and Sea Kings ready and watchful
In Linconshire, a massive drill for RAF (Royal Air Force) has taken place ahead of next Olympics, which will be hosted in London this Summer. The exercise involved the Eurofighter Typhoon's fleet which,... more
UAS-DronesNew competitive tender for UAV aircraft by US Navy (VIDEO)
Washington DC, USA - Three competitors have been selected for the contest
US Navy wants to replace its Boeing/Insitu "Scan Eagle" to operate air reconnaissance not only for Navy, but also for the US Marine Corps. About it, Navy launched a competitive tender for 874 million... more
DefenseRussia chose MIG-29 to replenish its Navy
Moscow, Russia - It will join the fleet of Sukhoi Su-33
Russian Ministry of Defense approved contract with local MIG which will allow the Navy to be supplied of 20 fighters MIG-29s and four MIG-29KUBs. The news, released yesterday February 29, 2012, specifies... more
SecurityItalian ANSV: completed report of inquiry about Sukhoi SU-31M airplane crash
Rome, Italy - Happened near Milan, on August 26, 2009
The ANSV, the Italian Air Safety Board, communicates to have completed the inquiry report on crash occurred to Sukhoi SU-31M airplane, code I-JECT, in Cascina Stampa-Cusago (Milan) on August 26, 2009. The... more
AirlinesMeridiana fly-Air Italy: new functionalities on the websites of the carriers
Olbia, Italy - The alignment of two platforms continues
Meridiana fly-Air Italy, following to integration of two websites happened last January, continues into the alignment of all predicted functionalities. From yesterday the website is enriched of the... more
Press releaseAir links from Lampedusa, Maraventano: the CNAC Group airlines come to operate from the Isle
Lampedusa, Italy - The senator and vice-Mayor of the island, Angela Maraventano (Lega Nord) said it
"I call for Air China, Shandong Airlines, Shenzen Airlines, Henan Airlines and Kunming Airlines, all belonging to the multinational CNAC Group, because they take into consideration the possibility to operate... more
Military aviationIndia continues the development of the aircraft HAL "Tejas"
Delhi, India - Nine prototypes more have been requested by Indian Navy for tests
If on one side Delhi is always interested in best articles of international production with its many competitive tender going on (to know something more about it, it is also possible to read these related... more
DefenseMilitary aircraft. USAF reverses the agreement with Embraer
Washington DC, USA - Need of transparency over the tender results
USAF reverses its contract for the turbo-engined Embraer Super Tucano, a twin-seated fighter aircraft for ground attack. The decision re-opened the competitive tender for LAS (Light Air Support), or... more
ReportNo results for the liberation of two Italian soldiers jailed in Kerala
Delhi, India - Massimiliano Latorre and Salvatore Girone are still in jail, far from home
According to what is reported, it seems no forward steps have been done about the case which involved two Italian soldiers escorting the ship "Enrica Lexie". Massimiliano Latorre and Salvatore Girone,... more
Press releaseIAG reveals 2011 results: earnings for 485 million
London, United Kingdom - Analysis and comparison to 2010
International Airlines Group today (February 29, 2012) presented Group consolidated results for the year ended December 31, 2011. In addition, IAG presented combined results for the year ended December... more
IndustryFinmeccanica with Northrop Grumman awarded contract to provide NATO’s Cyber Security requirement
Rome, Italy - Worth around EUR 50 million
Finmeccanica, through SELEX Elsag and VEGA, together with its partner Northrop Grumman Corporation, has been awarded a contract by the NATO Consultation, Command and Control (NATO C3) Agency to develop,... more
ReportTurkey: new air space restrictions against Israel
Istanbul, Turkey - Relations between the two Countries worsen
New chapter of the feud between Israel and Turkey started from the intervention Tel Aviv ordered in 2010 against the humanitarian mission "Freedom Flotilla" (FF) directed in Gaza to supply assistance,... more
Civil aviationTransport by aircraft. IATA: passenger traffic continues to rise
Geneva, Switzerland - Cargo remains in doldrums
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced global traffic results for January showing a 5.7% rise in passenger demand but an 8.0% decline in air freight compared to the same month in... more
AirlinesBankrupt for Air Australia: 200,000 dollars for millionaire debts
Brisbane, Australia - Creditors ready for war
The Air Australia carrier, after ended the public service last 16 February, definitely failed from the moment that, as revealed by some rumors from people close to the carrier, its current bank deposit... more
Civil aviationStrike by Fraport's workers: German transport by airplane at risk of chaos
Rome, Italy - The unions have asked the solidarity of flight controllers, but the judges have banned them to adhere
The German transport by aircraft is interested from about two weeks from a strong crisis due to talks, still ongoing, for renewal of labour contract by Fraport's workers, the major airport management society... more
AirlinesInvestigation Alitalia failure, Rome Public Prosecutor's Office: indictment for the ex-president and administrator Cimoli and Mengozzi
Rome, Italy - The Italian air company managers have been accused of bankrupt and capital dissipation
Yesterday (on February 28, 2012), Stefano Pesci and Francesca Loy, Rome attorneys, committed for trial Francesco Mengozzi and Giancarlo Cimoli, MD of Alitalia since February 9, 2001 until February 27,... more
Military aviationAlso Japan is worried about price rising of LM F-35 Lightning II aircraft
Tokyo, Japan - "The Defense will do anything possible to make the agreement going on"
Japan communicated its concern about the potential rises of the price negotiated for the new 5Th generation aircraft, the omnipresent Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II. The revelation arrives from the... more
Press releaseItalian Antitrust sanctions Air Berlin
Rome, Italy - To pay a fine of EUR 70,000 for bad marketing practices
"The Italian Antitrust Authority in its meeting of February 8, 2012, listened the speaker Prof. Carla Bedogni Rabitti; seen the part II, Title III of the decree nr 206 on September 6, 2005, with 'Codice... more
Press releaseAssologistica: the Italian logistic societies of the air cargo field at risk
Milan, Italy - The declaration by President Mearelli about it
"The costs of the airport spaces, with attenuating of traffics for recession, have become still more unbearable for logistic operators of cargo by airplane. The management societies of Italian airports... more
UAS-DronesNorthrop Grumman develops a Global Hawk UAV version for US NAVY
Falls Church, USA - Vanguard sensors for a 70 pieces commitment
The prolific American company already developed a research and targeting system for its unmanned "Beast", the UAV RQ-4 "Global Hawk", modifying its secondary structures to allow it to operate reconnaissances... more
AirportsJersey airport: 10,000 passengers grounded last week
Jersey, United Kingdom - Routine starts again with some inconveniences
Despite of optimistic forecast of Sharon Merren of Met Department of Jersey about better weather, the same weather which brought a dense fog over the small English possession in the English Channel, flights... more
SecurityTAIC issues urgent safety recommendation -hot air balloon maintenance
Wellington, New Zealand - After fatal accident near Carterton in January
Apparent anomalies in the maintenance of the hot-air balloon involved in January’s fatal accident near Carterton have led the Transport Accident Investigation Commission (TAIC) to recommend to the Director o... more
AirportsKyrgyzstan Prime Minister will close the Russian air base
Manas, Kyrgyzstan - Nonpayments and missed clauses
The new Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan, Almazbek Atambayev, called for the closure of the Russian air base of Kent, close to Manas, a city not far from the Capital Bishkek, saying "Neither Russia or Kyrgyzstan... more
AirlinesEtihad launches flights to Basra, in Iraq
Abu Dhabi, UAE - From mid-April
Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, will launch flights to Basra in southern Iraq from mid-April. Basra becomes the 84th destination in the carrier’s global network and t... more
DefenseAircraft and naval drills for Russia and Norway
St.Petersburg, Russia - Based on the Russian-Norwegian 2011 agreement for sea borders
A spokesman for Russia's Western Military District released yesterday evening (February 27, 2012) the confirmation that the Northern Fleet will start a drill with the Norwegian Navy in the Arctic. The... more
AirportsEast Midlands Airport will base Ordnance Survey
Nottingham, United Kingdom - Coloured airplanes for high visibility
Ordnance Survey (OS), an agency operating in map creation of United Kingdom, moved its airbase from Blackpool to the new East Midlands Airport, located in the middle of the triangle made by Derby, Leicester... more
PeopleSuperJet International: Nazario Cauceglia is the new CEO
Venice, Italy - Carmelo Cosentino confirmed president and chairman of the Board
SuperJet International’s Board of Directors has appointed Nazario Cauceglia new Chief Executive Officer of SuperJet International, joint-venture between Alenia Aermacchi (51%), a Finmeccanica company, a... more
AirlinesFuel efficiency: Air Berlin achieves new record
Milan, Italy - It drops to 3.5 litres per 100 passenger kilometres flown
Air Berlin ended 2011 by setting a new record. Germany’s airline managed to improve its fuel efficiency by another 1.5%, reducing its average specific fuel consumption to 3.5 litres per 100 passenger k... more
AirlinesRyanair will close the Bremen base for nine days in August
Milan, Italy - For runway maintenance work
Ryanair has confirmed that will temporarily close the Bremen base in August (from 6 to 14) and it will move three airplanes based in other European bases to allow the essential runway maintenance works. It... more
Military aviationNew Indian competitive tender: aircraft for 1 billion dollars (VIDEO)
Delhi, India - Sea control is the main interest
India's interest directed to new war technologies seems to never end. After the competitive tender for the purchase of 126 fighter aircraft, disputed between the European Eurofighter consortium (BAE Systems,... more
AirportsStrikes in Frankfurt: the odyssey continues
Frankfurt, Germany - The agreement with Fraport failed
The wave of strikes which completely paralyzed the Frankfurt airport, the one with the biggest attendance in whole Germany and also the operative base of Lufthansa (the administration is sited in Cologne,... more
IndustryFinmeccanica: the agreement with India never changed
Rome, Italy - The contract details and the confutation
AgustaWestland released more evidences of its innocence, since yesterday in the middle of many polemics after press published some articles above a potential involvement in irregularities against Indian... more
DefenseSecond "Open Skies" flight for Russian over Italy by their An-30B aircraft
Rome, Italy - Reconnaissance over Italy for the international pact
The Russian delegation for the project "Treaty on Open Skies", the transparency operation about international military forces for the Country inside the pact, will take off soon from Rome-Ciampino for... more
DefenseNew airworthiness project will be shown to EDA
London, United Kingdom - The initiative will cover all the sector of air military traffic
The proposal for a new model of regulation of military airworthiness will be advanced to EDA (European Defence Agency). The plan, which will be entirely shown until the end of 2012 is already under... more
Press releaseSipri: business as usual for top armaments producers despite slowdown in sales
Stockholm, Sweden - And reached $ 411.1 billion in 2010
Sales of arms and military services by the largest arms-producing companies—the SIPRI Top 100—continued to increase in 2010 to reach $ 411.1 billion, according to new data on international arms production rel... more
Finance and economyThe grip of Italian Premier Monti over the "Official planes"
Rome, Italy - Train trips for politicians
A saving of EUR 23.5 million has been obtained by Government Monti operating heavy cuts to "Official flights" for politicians, literally forced to more conventional transports for their movements, such... more
AirlinesIs Kingfisher crisis going to end?
Delhi, India - The Indian tycoon Vijaya Mallya write to employees
Vijaya Mallya, the Indian tycoon founder of Kingfisher airline, currently in a deep state of crisis, wrote a letter to the carrier employees where regrets about the serious delay in wages payment, telling... more
AirlinesUnited announces new service between Chicago and Sarasota, Fla
Chicago, Usa - Effective Nov. 4, 2012
United Airlines today announced plans to launch daily non-stop service between its hub at Chicago-O'Hare International Airport (ORD) and Sarasota, Fla. (SRQ) effective Nov. 4, 2012. The once-daily service... more
IndustryCassidian to support medical evacuation missions in Afghanistan
Berlin, Germany - Standardized operations support of all German helicopter types
Cassidian will support the Forward Air Medical Evacuation (FwdAirMedEvac) mission carried out with NH-90 helicopters of the German Army in the evacuation of ill and injured persons. For this purpose, the... more
DefenseIsrael ready to strike Iran with its aircraft (VIDEO)
Tel Aviv, Israel - Massive offensive ability developed by IAF during last years
It doesn't surprise Israel, ever on the American side in preventive destruction of Iranian nuclear sites, is ready to strike another attack thanks to its modern IAF (Israeli Air Force) almost definitely... more
Civil aviation"All clear" for the ARJ-21/700 is coming soon
Beijing, China - The Chinese jet already has a purchaser ready
COMAC (Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China) released the flight-tests of its new born ARJ-21/700, a national project for the construction of a regional jet, entered last stages. In particular last... more
Sport aviation"Adele Orsi" flying school. Gliders: "Italian championships 18m 2012"
Varese, Italy - They will take place next May in Calcinate del Pesce, near Varese
The competent Sport Commission also this year has assigned to the "Adele Orsi" flying school the organization of the Italian championships 2012 for the 18m class and a promotion race. The competitions... more
Government actsItalian Parliamentary question about displacement of the NATO-NCISS of Latina in Portugal
Rome, Italy - By Honourable Americo Porfidia (Misto)
"To the Defense Minister. To know, considering that: it was in 1952 when it was installed the territorial air defense center coming from Latina Scalo airport. During the years the center has been transformed... more
ReportKamikaze attack at Jalalabad airport: 10 casualties and dozens of injured
Jalalabad, Afghanistan - Between the victims during disorders there are two American soldiers too
A terroristic attack at Jalalabad airport, in the extreme East area of Afghanistan, capital of Nangarhar province on Pakistani border. A car suicide bomber exploded causing at least ten casualties and... more
OccurrencesEmergency landing for a private airplane in Swansea
Swansea, United Kingdom - The air club didn't release declarations
A small private single-engine Piper aircraft, from the PA-38 family, has been forced to an emergency landing yesterday afternoon (February 26, 2012) after a malfunctioning not even clarified. Once landed,... more
IndustryRecord Finmeccanica: 8th place in armament vendors top 100
Stockholm, Sweden - Lockheed and BAE Systems on the top of the list
Italian Finmeccanica is at the 8th place in the top 100 of biggest armament vendors of the entire planet. The industry, in fact, operated international contracts for 14,4 billion dollars in 2010 (the year... more
Press releaseFinmeccanica statement: AW is not involved in any irregularity concerning the supply of helicopters in India
Rome, Italy - With reference to articles published today
"With reference to articles published today, Finmeccanica declares that AgustaWestland is not involved in any irregularity concerning the supply of helicopters in India. No notice related to the purported... more
Military aviationPakistan received two LM P-3C Orion aircraft from United States
Islamabad, Pakistan - The agreement includes the supply of six aircraft
The delivery of two P-3C Orion aircraft, the four-engined produced by Lockheed Martin for submarine hunting (derived by the turbofan L-188 Electra aircraft, easily noticeable for the long spears on the... more
Press releaseAlitalia's Board of Directors approves the Group financial statement for 2011
Rome, Italy - Andrea Ragnetti was appointed General Manager
The Board of Directors of Alitalia -Compagnia Aerea Italiana SpA- met last Friday in Rome, chaired by Roberto Colaninno, and approved the Group financial statement for 2011, presented by the CEO Rocco... more
Military aviationExternal equipment tests for the STOVL version of the Joint Strike Fighter (VIDEO)
Fort Worth, USA - 25mm gun for any eventuality
Lockheed Martin doesn't waste time and continues flight tests for its new and super-expensive little treat, already tested with external equipment before, above the Mojave desert in its standard version... more