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AerospaceMission Phobos Grunt and the reasons behind its failure
Moscow, Russia - Engineering flaws among other things
A Russian government commission that is investigating the failure of the Russian space mission Phobos-Grunt Mars probe said that engineering flaws were the main cause, as announced yesterday, 19 January... more
MuseumsItaly. "Volandia": roll-out of the historic Imam RO-37bis airplane tomorrow morning
Varese, Italy - The only restored and exhibited model in the world
Tomorrow, Saturday, January 21, 2012, at 10:45am, the ceremony roll-out of the historic RO-37bis airplane will be held at the presence of the Italian Navy Chief of Staff of the AMI, Air Force General Giuseppe... more
Fair and showsDubai: "Airport Show 2012"’s growth reflects huge expansion prospects of the regional aviation industry
Dubai, UAE - UAE airports handled about 70 million passengers in 2011; over 82 million passengers expected to be handled in 2014
"The Airport Show"’s 2012 edition (in May 22-24 in Dubai) looks all set to feature a significant growth in the number of participants despite the economic crisis in the world, thereby reflecting the i... more
Civil aviationAEA member airlines carry 24 million more passengers in 2011
Brussels, Belgium - According to preliminary traffic figures
The Association of European Airlines (AEA) has today released its preliminary traffic figures for 2011, which indicate 7.1% growth in year-on-year passenger numbers. Over the full year, Europe’s network a... more
CuriositiesSkyscanner: on-line flight research tendency, in particular from and to Milan
Rome, Italy - Two Russian destinations among the top 10
"What are the major travel destinations related to the airports of Milan? Skyscanner (www.skyscanner.it), a portal for the comparison of cheap flights, revealed the most requested cities on the site departing... more
AerospaceESA: Vega rocket ready for first flight
Kourou, French Guyana - Final checkout of Europe’s new its launcher was completed last Friday
Final checkout of Europe’s new Vega launcher was completed last Friday, marking another milestone towards its maiden flight from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. The first Vega launch cam... more
Weather forecastsBad weather in Italy: strong winds on western regions
Rome, Italy - As from this evening till the next 24-36 hours
Mistral on Sardinia and foehn winds on the mountain-western areas. Due to the cold temperatures enforced by th north-western currents, as from this evening strong winds will hit the western Italian regions. On... more
AerospaceUSAF authorised the production and launch of another two Boeing satellite systems
California, USA - WGS-8 and WGS-9 to expand the international constellation
Yesterday, 18 January 2012, Boeing received authorization from the US Air Force to produce and launch the eighth and ninth Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS) satellites. The WGS-9 authorization and the WGS-8... more
AerospaceRussia, Europe and America: objective Moon
Moscow, Russia - The goal is to start a joint lunar exploration
Roscosmos for Russia, ESA (European Space Agency) for Europe and NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) for the United States are discussing joint plans for the establishment of lunar bases... more
AirlinesSAS will reduce the administration by 300 full-time positions
Stockholm, Sweden - As part of the already planned cost reductions in the new strategic platform 4Excellence
As part of the already planned cost reductions in the new strategic platform 4Excellence, SAS will reduce the number of full-time positions in the administration with 300. One of the main targets in... more
Press releaseAssologistica: Fiumicino's air cargo at risk
Milan, Italy - Alarm triggered by the new President Carlo Mearelli
We receive and publish the following declarations, and reserve the same space for any replies: According to the new president of Assologistica Carlo Mearelli, "Fiumicino is at a high risk', and alerted... more
Civil aviationAEA: FTL process must not be derailed
Brussels, Belgium - EASA published today the findings of a wide-ranging consultation
Today the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) published the findings of a wide-ranging consultation on new pilot flight time limitation (FTL) rules, which will harmonise the maximum number of hours... more
Press releaseEutelsat: SIS Live selects two satellites to boost resources for outside broadcasting
Paris, France - Including key 2012 events
SIS LIVE, operator of the largest satellite uplink fleet in Europe and the leading outside broadcast provider in the UK, is ramping up its access to permanent capacity on satellites operated by Eutelsat... more
AirportsLondon-Luton Airport could create up to 6,000 new jobs
London, UK - And generate millions of pounds of investment
London-Luton Airport Limited (LLAL) announced it would seek to increase the capacity of the airport to 18 million passengers per year using the existing runway, which it estimates could create up to 6,000... more
Weather forecastsCivil planes. San Francisco Airport: Northwest storm could cause cancellation at SFO
San Francisco, Usa - Affected carriers are United, Alaska, and Virgin America
Due to snow in Seattle and rain in Portland, airlines could cancel departures out of SFO (San Francisco Airport). Only one flight cancellation to SeaTac today but all other flights are operating normally. Affected... more
Press releaseItalian IPA: new EU regulations on operational fatigue of pilots
Rome, Italy - Small paces towards security, a lot of work to do
"The European Agency for Aviation Safety (EASA), has today released a document containing the new rules to prevent security risks associated with the level of operational fatigue of flight crew. The agency... more
DefenseIndia will receive the Russian aircraft carrier "Vikramaditya" at the end of 2012: MiG-29K, Sea Harrier and Tejas will be boarded (VIDEO)
Moscow, Russia - The ship ex-"Admiral Gorshkov" will start sail tests next May
According to the Russian newspaper "Kommersant", which published the statement of Sergey Novoselov, deputy general manager of the military-technical cooperation department of companies, Russia will hand... more
Fair and showsEmbraer E-Jets at the "2012 Bahrain Airshow"
San José dos Campos, Brazil - Company will showcase the E-175 aircraft in the static display
Embraer will participate in the second edition of the "Bahrain International Airshow" (www.BahrainInternationalAirshow.com), January 19-21, at Sakhir Airbase in the Kingdom of Bahrain. The Company will... more
AerospaceGiglio tragedy: Cosmo-SkyMed ready to intervene. Aerospace technology for the environment
Rome, Italy - The system will be activated on "Emergency Mode" in case of fuel spillage
The Italian Space Agency (ASI) website reported that the COSMO-SkyMed satellite system is controlling the island of Giglio, where the "Costa Concordia" cruise ship sank last Friday causing the death of... more
Press releaseItalian ENAC: contract signed between the Authority and Gesap, management company of the airport of Palermo
Rome, Italy - Will be developed in a four year period, a series of infrastructure investments valued nearly EUR 62 million
"The National Civil Aviation Authority informs that today, at its head office, a contract was signed with Gesap, the management company of Palermo. The program contract, at the time approved by the... more
IndustryF-35 aircraft program: 2011, a record year for number flight test
Fort Worth, Usa - The plan called for 872 flights and 6,622 test points within the year
The Lockheed Martin (LM) F-35 aircraft System Development and Demonstration 2011 flight test program resulted in the completion of more test flights and test points than in any year. The 2011 flight... more
Fair and showsThe "Bahrain International Airshow": airplanes and helicopters exposed
Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain - From tomorrow until Saturday
The second "Bahrain International Airshow" will be a three-day event, held from Thursday 19 January to Saturday 21 January 2012 and hosted at Sakhir in Bahrain, adjacent to the Bahrain International Grand... more
ConferencesMeeting on "Aviation in the EU ETS" to be held tomorrow
Milan, Italy - Hosted by AitherCO2 and will take place in Milan at 11:30am
"From 1 January 2012 all aviation sector companies involved with the EU ETS allowances of greenhouse gas emissions are obliged to monitor and balance their emissions. The Legislative Decree of 30 December... more
IndustryATR: 157 aircraft sold in 2011
Paris, France - The planes are leading the regional market and have become the bestseller for planes with 90 seats or less
ATR’s 2011 results attest to the structural changes in the regional transport market, making ATRs the new reference in this sector. ATRs represented more than 80% of regional airplane sales in 2011, c... more
Fair and showsAir shows and exhibitions in the third week in January
Rome, Italy - From tomorrow to next Saturday
Thursday 19 - Airplanes and helicopters. "Bahrain International Airshow 2012". Sakhir Airbase, Manamar, Kingdom of Bahrain. + 44 1252 532800 www.bahraininternationalairshow.com. Friday 20 -... more
Airports2011: second best result in Warsaw "Chopin" Airport’s history
Warsaw, Poland - It handled more than 9.3m passengers
The Warsaw airport served a total of 622.2 thousand travellers in December 2011, a 6.1% increase year-on-year. The number for the whole of 2011 was 9.337 million, 7.2% more than in 2010. Aircraft movements... more
AirlinesAir Canada: passenger traffic data as at December
Rome, Italy - The growth continues
Last December, Air Canada confirmed its growth trend traffic already registered in the month of November and throughout the whole year 2011. In fact, passenger traffic increased by 3.0% and the company... more
AerospacePhobos Grunt mission failure provokes more controversy
Moscow, Russia - A new theory came up: could Americans be the cause?
The Phobos-Grunt failure, a Russian space mission intended to return to Earth after collecting samples from Phobos, one of the moons of Mars, see also AVIONEWS), continues to provoke controversy. It... more
AirportsInaugural SIA A-380 aircraft flight takes off from Frankfurt to Singapore
Frankfurt, Germany - The carrier currently has 15 units in service and further four on firm order
Dieter Posch, Minister of Economics, Transport, Urban and Regional Development, German Federal State of Hessen, officially inaugurated the first Singapore Airlines (SIA) A-380 flight from Frankfurt to... more
IndustryFlight tests on the new Sukhoi Su-35 Flanker-E aircraft have started
Moscow, Russia - It will be transferred to the Russian Defense Ministry after the tests
Today, 17 January 2012, Russia's Sukhoi aircraft manufacturer started test flights of its new Su-35S Flanker-E multi-role fighter, taking off from the Komsomolsk-on-Amur airfield in Russia's Far East. The... more
AirlinesEtihad Airways commences flights to Tripoli
Abu Dhabi, UAE - The airline’s first new destination of 2012
Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, operated its maiden flight from Abu Dhabi to Tripoli on Tuesday, the airline’s first new destination of 2012. The service, which will o... more
Civil aviationIATA establishes a partnership with Etihad Airways
Abu Dhabi, UAE - The national airline of the UAE becomes an IATA Authorized Training Center
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) Training and Development Institute and Etihad Airways, the national carrier of the United Arab Emirates, announced a training partnership during the proceedings... more
ReportItalian Foreign Affairs Ministry: ceremony that inaugurates the beginning of the second phase of the transition process in Herat
Rome, Italy - The importance of infrastructure projects highlighted, such as the expansion of the local airport
The ceremony that officially gave start to the second phase of the transition process in Herat, the epicenter of the region in which nearly 4,000 Italian soldiers are deployed, was held yesterday morning... more
AirportsSwiss FOCA on new project to build a soundproof hangar at the airport of Zurich, for aircraft engine tests
Berne, Switzerland - The submitting of opposing proposals can be done between January 23 until February 21, 2012
The construction of a soundproof hangar for testing of aircraft engines is planned to be built near the airport of Zurich. The Federal Office of Civil Aviation (FOCA) has published the project today. By... more
CuriositiesUSA sheriff purchases UAV aircraft for the prevention of crimes
Grand Junction, USA - Authorisation by FAA
The sheriff of the Mesa County, Colorado, USA, bought a small UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, unmanned remote-controlled) valued 14,000 dollars to be used for search and rescue, crime prevention and fire-sight. The... more
AirportsItaly. Airport of Bologna: 5.9 million passengers in 2011
Bologna, Italy - 6.8% annual growth, London, Paris and Catania the most requested destinations
The Bologna Airport closed 2011 with a new record for the history of the airport traffic: 5.9 million passengers (5,885,884 to be exact), a growth of 6.8% over the previous year, amounting to an increase... more
DefensePiracy: "Grecale" of the Italian Navy dismantled an attack to the "Valdarno" ship by sending its helicopter
Rome, Italy - Pirates caught; the mercantile proceeded with its trip
The Italian Navy frigate "Grecale", configured in the NATO SNMG2 device for the anti-piracy operation "Ocean Shield", intervened to protect the Italian ship "Valdarno" which suffered an attempted boarding... more
AirlinesAir Berlin and Etihad Airways inaugurate direct Berlin-Abu Dhabi services
Berlin, Germany - The service will be operated by an A-330/200 four times per week
Air Berlin has begun direct services from Berlin to Abu Dhabi with the first flight to the capital of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) arriving yesterday morning. The inaugural flight was greeted by a... more
AirportsThe airports of Milan closed 2011 with more than 28 million passengers
Milan, Italy - A growth of +4.2%
"Despite the fact that 2011 has been a particularly difficult year for the aviation industry, and a new recession seems to be approaching, the airports of Milan closed the year positively. Malpensa recorded... more
PeopleEuropean Commissioner for regional Policy Hahn on a two-day visit in Italy
Rome, Italy - Tomorrow will fly by helicopter over the flooded areas; then will visit Naples, Rome and will meet Monti
The European Commissioner for Regional Policy Johannes Hahn will be in Italy on 18 and 19 January to visit the two Italian regions (Liguria and Campania) and to meet the Government. Tomorrow, Wednesday... more
IndustryAirbus marks 2011 with record order and delivery numbers of aircraft
Blagnac, France - A-320neo outperforms as “Fastest selling airliner ever”
Airbus delivered 534 commercial aircraft to 88 customers (10 new) and booked 1,419 net orders in 2011, making it the most successful year in the company’s history, and the 10th in a row with a production i... more
DefenseItalian Navy: inauguration of the new operations centre
Rome, Italy - It will be held next Thursday morning in Rome and will be attended by political, civil, military and religious authorities
The new operations centre of the Italian Navy (MMI-Marina militare italiana) will be inaugurated next January 19, in Rome at the headquarters of the Command in Chief of the Naval Team (Cincnav). Minister... more
MiscellaneousBankruptcy of the airline Avianova to be discussed next 27 January at the Moscow Arbitration court
Moscow, Russia - Flights suspended since last October
Last 12 January, the agency that controls the Russian Air Force cancelled the certificate of the Russian carrier Avianova, low-cost airline based in Sheremetyevo Airport (formerly Moscow-Vnukovo airport),... more
CuriositiesFouga CM-170 Magister aircraft on auction: a French aviation legend (VIDEO)
Paris, France - Estimated value 60-80,000 Euros
Artcurial Briest Poulain F.Tajan is one of the most prestigious French auction houses (among its shareholders: the Dassault Group through Dassault Aviation and Socpresse through "Le Figaro"). Following... more
DiscussionsFouga Magister aircraft on auction (2): history and technical card (VIDEO)
Paris, France - A highly acrobatic aircraft on which more than 12,000 pilots have been trained
History Featuring the distinctive V-shaped fin with intermediate inclined surfaces at about 40 degrees, the Fouga CM-170 Magister owes this particular technical solution to the experience gained from... more
HelicoptersEurocopter’s EC-135 helicopter: 100,000 flight hours in the German Federal Police’s fleet
Donauwörth, Germany - It proves itself yet again for civil service missions
Eurocopter recognized the German Federal Police for reaching the 100,000 total flight hour mark with its EC-135 fleet, which performs thousands of operations annually across Germany for law enforcement,... more
IndustrySelex Sistemi Integrati signs news contracts in India and Ukraine
Rome, Italy - For a total value of 10 million euros
SELEX Sistemi Integrati, a Finmeccanica company, recently signed two contracts for a total value of 10 million euros with the Indian shipyard Coching Shipyard Ltd and with the Ukrainian air service provider... more
AirlinesNew route operated by Air Vallee from Florence to Bucharest-Otopeni
Rimini, Italy - As from next 25 March
Air Vallee will add a new route to its network operated between Italy and Romania starting from March 25, 2012: Florence/Bucharest-Otopeni. Tuscans who want to visit the Romanian capital for tourism or... more
IndustryFinmeccanica: new orders valued up to EUR 200 million
Rome, Italy - Through its companies AW, Oto Melara, DRS Technologies and SELEX Sistemi Integrati
Finmeccanica won new orders valued up to EUR 200 million through its companies AgustaWestland, Oto Melara, DRS Technologies and SELEX Sistemi Integrati. AgustaWestland, through its company PZL Swidnik,... more
ReportAgenda of Italian Foreign Affairs Minister Terzi (16-22 January)
Rome, Italy - He will visit Egypt at the end of the week as well as Libya (with Monti)
The following is the Agenda of the Italian Foreign Affairs Minister Giulio Terzi for the week 16-22 January. As usual, the eventual communication of events to the press will be communicated separately. Monday,... more