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ConferencesItalian Air Force. "SESAR and the Military" conference in Venice
Rome, Italy - Organized by CESMA, it analyzed the impact that the "SES" implementation will have on the Air Forces
"The conference with the title 'SESAR and the Military. Implications of the Single European Sky Implementation on the Military Air Component' has taken place today, Friday October 28, in Venice at the... more
IndustrySuper Tucano aircraft certified by FAA
Sao Paulo, Brazil - New business opportunities for Embraer
The Super Tucano light attack and advanced training turboprop is the technologically most advanced airplane in its category and it was finally certified by the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA),... more
IndustryBoeing aims at aircraft sale to African airlines
Cape Town, South Africa - The estimate: 800 new airplanes within next 20 years
Boeing, one of the world's biggest airplane manufacturers, has identified the African continent as a market ripe with potential, declaring its order book filled with an increasing number of African clients... more
Press releaseTelephone call between Italian Minister Frattini and the Turkish one Davutoglu
Rome, Italy - Italy is ready to send essential supplies by airplane for the people affected by the quake
Foreign Minister Franco Frattini had a friendly phone conversation yesterday evening with the Turkish Foreign Minister, Ahmet Davutoglu. Minister Frattini personally informed his Turkish counterpart... more
OccurrencesDutch charter plane forced to abort take-off because of a bird-strike
Goa, India - No-one was injured
A Dutch charter plane -Boeing 767 with 263 passengers on board- en route to Sri Lanka was forced to make an emergency landing soon after take-off because of a bird-strike. The bird, that was tucked... more
IndustryAirbus: JetBlue signs firm order for 40 A-320neo aircraft
Toulouse, France - Deal formalizes commitment announced in June
JetBlue Airways has finalized its firm order for 40 A-320neo (new engine option) aircraft previously announced at the "Paris Air Show" in June. The airline has not yet unveiled its engine selection for... more
AerospaceSukhoi T-50: the third prototype of the fifth generation aircraft close to take-off
Rome, Italy - The fighter in the two final stages of completion
Last Wednesday, a Russian military industry source declared that third prototype Sukhoi T-50 fifth generation aircraft is close to make its first take-off. The T-50 -Russia's first new major warplane... more
IndustryChinese airline signed a conditional purchase agreement for six Bombardier CRJ-900 NextGen aircraft
Toronto, Canada - The transaction includes options on an additional five airplanes
Bombardier Aerospace, one of the-largest airplane manufacturer in the world, has just today the "Tell Award" for the most significant technology project in Switzerland in recognition of its product development... more
Fair and shows"Aerospace & Defense Meetings 2011" ended today in Turin
Turin, Italy - More than 8,000 meetings organised; 1 out of 5 will turn into business
For the third consecutive time, the "Aerospace & Defense Meetings" held between yesterday and today at the "Oval Lingotto" in Turin has been a success. During these two days, the only international... more
HelicoptersEurocopter begins construction of a new industrial facility in the Mexican State of Querétaro
Querétaro, Mexico - For production of aerostructures and components
A groundbreaking ceremony last Tuesday marked the official start of construction work on Eurocopter’s new manufacturing plant in Querétaro, Mexico, which will manufacture aeronautical components and su... more
Finance and economyLM announces third quarter 2011 results
Bethesda, Usa - Net sales grew 7 percent to $12.1 billion
Lockheed Martin (LM) announced yersterday third quarter 2011 results. Following the figures: - Net sales grew 7 percent to $12.1 billion - Earnings from continuing operations grew 19 percent to... more
AirlineseasyJet to open a base in Lisbon
London, UK - Operational by Summer season 2012
easyJet today confirmed that it will open its 23rd base in Lisbon, with destinations appealing to both to business and leisure passengers. The initial operations will commence with five new services, Copenhagen,... more
Finance and economyBoeing reports third-quarter results 2011
Chicago, Usa - A summary of the figures
Boeing reported yesterday the third-quarter results. Following, the summary of the figures - Earnings per share of $1.46 reported on revenue of $17.7 billion - Backlog grew to $332 billion, including... more
AirlinesBrazil. Azul signed a contract for the purchase of 11 E-195 aircraft
São José dos Campos, Brazil - The airline aims at owning the largest fleet of E-Jets in South America
Embraer and Azul Linhas Aereas Brasileiras signed a contract for the purchase of 11 E-195 jets whose deliveries are scheduled to begin in 2013. The transaction, that increases the airline's total orders... more
ReportChina to USA: "Stop sale of arms and upgrades for fighter aircraft to Taiwan"
Beijing, China - Undermined Sino-US military relations, according to Chinese Defense Ministry
The US government announced in late September its decision to sell arms valued 5.85 billion dollars to Taiwan - including upgrades for 145 of Taiwan's fighter aircraft- although United States had promised... more
AirlinesLufthansa Group: operating profit of EUR 578 m from the beginning of the year
Milan, Italy - For the year ahead the Company is initially preparing for slower growth rates in passenger and freight traffic
"Deutsche Lufthansa AG generated a stable operating profit of EUR 578 m in the first nine months of the current year, representing a drop of 5.6 per cent that brought the figure only just below that of... more
AerospaceItalian ASI: Italy and Japan together in Space
Rome, Italy - Enhanced collaboration between the two countries
A delegation of the Italian Space Agency (ASI), led by president Enrico Saggese, has visited Tokyo for the "Italy in Japan" event (25 to 27 October 2011). ASI and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency)... more
Fair and shows"Aerospace & Defense Meetings": Alessandro barberis, president CCIAA Turin
Turin, Italy - Piedmont: a district of approximately 12,500 employees in the aerospace sector and a turnover of around 2.6 billion Euros
Piedmont is the third region after Lombardy and Campania with the largest number of employees in the aerospace sector and 300 companies in the sector. In fact, Italy is the sixth country in the world and... more
ConferencesBenedetto Marasà explains the functioning of the Italian Enac crisis Hall (VIDEO)
Rome, Itally - The managament of an emergency simulation for AVIONEWS
Benedetto Marasà, vice CEO Enac (Italian Civil Aviation Authority), explains to AVIONEWS the functioning of the Enac crisis Hall, inaugurated yesterday 25 October 2011. In particular, Marasà simulates t... more
Press releaseAlitalia: positive balance of 21 million Euros in the first 9 months
Rome, Italy - In the third trimester, revenues registered show a growth of 12%, net positive balance of 69million Euros and an operating profit of 90 million Euros
"Alitalia Board of Directors - 'Compagnia Aerea Italiana SpA' , chaired by Roberto Colaninno, met today in Rome, to discuss the results as at September 30, 2011, of the consolidated Group and illustrated... more
Fair and shows"Aerospace and Defense Meetings" started in Turin
Turin, Italy - Third edition of the "Oval Lingotto" convention until tomorrow
360 stands, 470 participating companies, 110 buyers represented by 70 purchasing managers and 360 suppliers, from 23 different Countries of origin and over 6,000 appointments fixed. These are the principal... more
AerospaceRosat satellite: yet unknown if debris hit the Earth
Rome, Italy - Since Sunday, no reports
The Rosat satellite re-entered the atmosphere on last Saturday above South Asia's Bay of Bengal, but it remains unclear how much, if any, of its debris actually reached the sea's surface. Most of the 21-year-old... more
AirlinesAir Berlin forced to delay 19 orders
Berlin, Germany - The airline undertakes a cost-reduction programme
Air Berlin, Germany's number two airline, had been forced to delay orders of 19 planes: 11 Airbus A-320 and eight Boeing 737 aircraft. The airline, which is undertaking a cost-reduction programme up... more
AirlinesSingapore Airlines celebrates 40 years of activity in Italy
Milan, Italy - Serving on Rome-Fiumicino and Milan-Malpensa airports
Singapore Airlines (SIA), carrier with a network of destinations in all world and operating in Italy on Rome-Fiumicino and Milan-Malpensa airports, celebrates its 40 years of activity in the Country. Its... more
OccurrencesLufthansa. Emergency landing in Russia
Yakaterinburg, Russia - Smoke from the gallery, the cause
Yesterday a Lufthansa plane made an emergency landing in Russia after smoke was found spreading from the gallery. The Airbus, a Frankfurt-bound A-320 plane carrying 116 passengers and six crew members,... more
ReportANA's Aero Dreamliner has operated its first commercial flight today
Hong Kong, Chinese Republic - Regular landing at Hong Kong after taking off from Tokyo, Japan
The first commercial flight of the B-787 Dreamliner, operated by the launch customer ANA (All Nippon Airways), has been operated today from Tokyo-Narita to Hong Kong, with 252 passengers on board, crew... more
HelicoptersRussia. Rosaviatsia denies Mi-8 helicopters grounding
Moscow, Russia - MAK recommended modifications at the model
Rosaviatsia, Russian civil aviation authority, denies Mil Mi-8 helicopters grounding order following the declarations by the Interstate Aviation Committee (MAK), a Cis flight safety authority. Few days... more
AirlinesTransaero plans to acquire ?-380 and B-747/800 aircraft
Moscow, Russia - The carrier will purchase business version of B-737/500
Transaero plans to acquire ?-380s. It has been stated by CEO of the airline, Olga Pleshakova, in her interview to Kommersant. Today the airline operates B-737s, 747s, 767s, 777s and ?u-214s. The... more
AccidentsYemen. Military aircraft crashed
Aden, Yemen - Four persons killed
Yesterday October 25 a Yemeni military cargo plane crashed while landing at the Al-Anad base in Lahej. The aircraft, exploded upon hitting the runway, was carrying 15 people on board; the victims are... more
OccurrencesQatar aircraft violated Slovak airspace because of radio failure
Bratislava , Slovakia - Two Slovak jet fighters escorted the airplane to Hungary
Diffused only yesterday the news that on October 22, in the morning, a Qatari passenger liner en route from London to Doha entered the Slovak airspace with no permissions of the Slovak air traffic controllers... more
Airports"Gold ATM" in the public area of the Bergamo-Orio al Serio airport
Bergamo, Italy - Everyone can access it
"One year after the launch of the first Gold ATM ("cash for gold") in Italy, installed at "Il Caravaggio" airport in Bergamo-Orio al Serio, it will now be possible to effect purchase transactions by everyone,... more
Weather forecastsItalian Civil Defense: bad weather, the Operations Committee monitors the evolution of the situation
Rome, Italy - Updated at 9:00am today, 26 October 2011
The Operations Committee, convened by the head of the Civil Defense Department, together with the prefectures, regions and local civil protection departments, is constantly monitoring the situation and... more
AerospaceGlonass. Russia to add four navigation satellites
Moscow, Russia - The launch on November 4
Russia is planning to launch four Glonass navigation satellites, in addition to the 28 ones already in orbit, in November. Three Glonass-M satellites will be delivered to orbit by a Proton-M carrier... more
OccurrencesRyanair: window repaired by adhesive tape
London, UK - The emergency landing for safety reasons twenty minutes later
New occurrence for Ryanair, one of the most important low-cost airlines, based in Dublin, this time accused for having authorized a Riga-bound aircraft from London-Stansted to take off with a cockpit window... more
Airports"Chopin" Airport in Warsaw is ready for Winter operations
Warsaw, Poland - Thanks to its state-of-the-art snow-removal equipment
Thanks to its state-of-the-art snow-removal equipment "Chopin Airport" in Warsaw can maintain smooth operation even in heavy snowfall from runways and airplanes. According to data from the Polish Institute... more
CuriositiesThe highest (and lowest) airports in the world
Rome, Italy - Skyscanner tours the runways situated at the most elevated heights
"Winter is coming and the cold season has now arrived, but the desire to go on holiday remains. Skyscanner, the portal that compares low-cost flights, presents the ranking of the world's highest airports.... more
ConferencesItalian ENAC Crisis Hall (3): AVIONEWS interviewed Alessio Quaranta and Franco Gabrielli (VIDEO)
Rome, Italy - During the inauguration of the Hall
The inauguration of ENAC (Italian Civil Aviation Agency) Crisis Hall was held this morning at the headquarters in Via Gaeta (Rome). The presentation of the new office was hosted by the president of... more
Weather forecastsBad weather in Italy: storms and downpours also on the central-South from tomorrow
Rome, Italy - From tomorrow, early morning
The Italian Civil Defense Department, on the basis of the available forecast, has issued an additional notice for adverse weather conditions that integrates and extends that one diffused yesterday. In... more
ConferencesInauguration of the Italian Enac crisis Hall (2): Gabrielli and Matteoli's declarations
Rome, Italy - The Chief of the civil Defense: "Flowers were born onto the manure"
The Enac (National civil aviation authority) crisis Hall has been inaugurated today in the morning with the presence of the Chief of the civil Defense Franco Gabrielli and of the Transportation minister... more
HelicoptersAmerican Eurocopter: Baltimore Police Department orders four EC-120 helicopters
Grand Prairie, Usa - To replace its current fleet of four aircraft
American Eurocopter announced yesterday that the Baltimore Police Department has ordered four EC-120’s to replace its current fleet of four aircraft. The department is one of the leading law enforcement o... more
SecurityAVIONEWS at the inauguration of the Italian Enac crisis Hall
Rome, Italy - Minister Matteoli and Chief of civil Defense Gabrielli were present
The Enac (Italian civil aviation authority) crisis Hall has been inaugurated this morning at the Enac central office, after having been instituted in April 2010 through an order of the Chief of the council... more
IndustryFirst glimpse at Finmeccanica's Business plan that will be finalised by the end of the month
Rome, Italy - According to rumors, priority target will be to reduce its debts
According to rumors, the priority target is to reduce the 3.1 billion euros debt (as at 30 June 2011) to less than 2.5 billion euros by the end of this year. To implement such a plan, the company will... more
IndustryAvio presents new website
Turin, Italy - On-line aviogroup.com, completing institutional re-branding actions
As from today, the new Web Site (aviogroup.com.) is on-line with additional contents and updated graphics that complete the on-line presence of the Avio Group, worldwide society in the design and production... more
IndustryAir Pacific selects A-330 plane for fleet renewal and growth
Toulouse, France - Airline becomes latest Airbus customer
Fiji’s national carrier, Air Pacific, has selected Airbus aircraft to renew and to grow its fleet. After a thorough evaluation of several different aircraft, including the B-787, the carrier has signed a... more
IndustryA-350 XWB airplane horizontal tailplane assembled by Airbus in Getafe (Spain)
Blagnac, France - Structural assembly will continue over the coming weeks
Airbus has started the assembly of the first A-350 XWB’s horizontal taiplane (HTP) in Getafe (Spain). The joining of the two lateral boxes will produce the 17 metre span primary structure of the HTP. Structural a... more
ReportFloods in Thailand: Bangkok airport closed for regional flights (VIDEO)
Bangkok, Thailand - Three days of forced vacation leave for the population of the capital city
Thai Justice Minister Pracha Promnog, who is leading the rescue and coordination centre, stated that "The water level rises and stretches". That is the reason why he announced the closure of schools and... more
HelicoptersRussia loses tender offer to deliver 22 helicopters to the Indian Armed Forces. Apache preferred
New Dehli, India - Mil Mi-28N did not satisfy the technical requirements, as declared by the military spokesman
An Indian defense ministry spokesman today reported that the Mi-28N proposed by Russia has been discarded from the tender on the delivery of 22 helicopters to the Indian military (worth 600 million dollars,... more
HelicoptersRussian air force doubles its Mi-26T fleet
Rome, Italy - Other 22 new helicopters for the period until 2015
Russian air force will double its Mi-26T fleet by buying other 22 new helicopters for the period until 2015. Through the purchase, the total group of the super-heavy transport helicopters will reach... more
HelicoptersChina starts acquisition of Ka-32?11BC fire-fighting helicopters
Moscow, Russia - With coaxial rotors
Russian Helicopters Holding Company, forming part of Oboronprom Corporation, and Central Administration of Ordos city (China, Inner Mongolia autonomous region) Public Security have signed an agreement... more
AirportsItaly. Rimini: passengers January-September 2011, +61,7% compared to 2010
Rimini, Italy - The seven busiest foreign destinations
Aeradria, Rimini's airport management society, communicates the figures regarding the passengers during the period January-September 2011. Following the data detailed: • 719,302 the total passengers J... more