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IndustryAirplanes and industry. Finmeccanica: Moretti presents the new organizational chart
Rome, Italy - But designations will be made on October 10
Yesterday, Monday October 6, Finmeccanica Chief Executive Director Mauro Moretti presented the new first level structure of the company to the top managers of the Group. As reported by AVIONEWS, Moretti... more
Military aviationFirst anti-ISIS mission for Australian fighter airplanes
Canberra, Australia - Canberra joins the coalition with six Boeing F/A-18F
Australia joined the anti-ISIS mission in Iraq with its military air force. According to information from the Department of Defence, two Boeing F/A-18F Super Hornet aircraft took off from their forward... more
Fair and showsAirplane maintenance experts and firms meet in Madrid
Madrid, Spain - The town is hosting "Mro Europe 2014" fair from today until the 9th
"Mro Europe 2014", the most important international event on airplane maintenance and inspection, opens today in Madrid’s fair (Ifema). Until October 9, the capital of Spain will host 280 companies and 6... more
Military aviationA-400M airplane passes key airdrop test
Seville, Spain - Conducted at Cazaux in France
The Airbus A-400M new generation airplane has successfully demonstrated its ability to airdrop multiple containers of the kind typically used in military and humanitarian operations. In tests conducted... more
Civil aviationAirplanes and airlines. 24 hour strike on Wednesday, October 8 in easyJet
Rome, Italy - The protest will affect flights to and from Italy
EasyJet Italian cabin crew will walk out all day on Wednesday, October 8. Travellers will suffer great inconveniences as many employees are likely to participate in the protest. The strike will last 24... more
OccurrencesLos Angeles: airplane tires blow out, no-one injured
Los Angeles, USA - The occurrence happened before take-off
A pair of tires blew out on an Aeromexico Boeing-737 about to take off from Los Angeles International airport on Saturday morning. “No one was screaming” -said one of the 129 passengers on board- “On... more
IndustryAirplanes and privatizations. Pakistan national flag carrier on sale
Islamabad, Pakistan - Emirates Airlines, Etihad and Qatar Airways among the possible buyers
Pakistan government has put its national flag carrier Pakistan international airlines (PIA) on sale. The measure is part of a plan of economic reforms promised by Islamabad in return for an International... more
Military aviationSpain proposes an “Airplane barter” to Airbus
Madrid, Spain - On 27 military transport A-400M aircraft already ordered, Spain would exchange 13 with aerial refuelling tanker
Madrid asked Airbus to change part of its order of the A-400M military transport aircraft with A-330MRTT tankers. Spain and other European nations participating at the program had ordered a total of 174... more
Civil aviationAircraft and transport. ACI Europe: airports welcomed 7% more passenger traffic during August
Brussels, Belgium - Freight traffic +3.3% while aircraft movements grew by +3.4%
European airport trade body, ACI EUROPE today released its traffic report for the month of August. The report is the only air transport report which includes the full range of civil aviation passenger... more
Aerospacerecovery ship leaves Genoa to demonstrator IXV splashdown point in the Pacific
Rome, Italy - The Intermediate Experimental Vehicle developed by the industry as prime-contractor
The European Space Agency's IXV (Intermediate Experimental Vehicle) atmospheric reentry demonstrator, developed by Thales Alenia Space as prime-contractor, has kicked off its launch campaign at the Guiana... more
PeopleNick Barton appointed as CEO of London-Luton Airport
London, UK - He previously worked for eight years at Stansted Airport in a variety of executive roles
London-Luton Airport’s Board of Directors has today announced the appointment of Nick Barton as Chief Executive. Upon Nick’s arrival at the end of the year, current Executive Chairman Clive Condie wil... more
Civil aviationBoeing: 24 million dollars compensation to Air India for Dreamliner airplanes
New Delhi, India - But the airline asked for 48
Boeing offered a compensation of 24 billion dollars to Air India for the repeated technical snags of -787 Dreamliner airplanes. The carrier has reported 318 delays till June, due to problems with the aircraft. But... more
Fair and showsAlitalia-Etihad Airways: support the "Expo Milan 2015" (May-October) "School Project"
Rome, Italy - An estimated 20 million visitors are expected to attend the event of which approximately 10 per cent will be students
As Official Global Airline Carriers for "Expo Milan 2015", Alitalia, Italy’s leading carrier, and Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, have announced their support of the e... more
Civil aviationTyphoon "Phanfone": Japanese carriers ground hundreds of airplanes
Tokyo, Japan - 600 flights cancelled at Tokyo airport
A violent typhoon hit Japan with winds gusting to more than 180 km/h and heavy rains. It headed towards Tokyo yesterday. A US Air Force military died in the sea near Okinawa, while two of his comrades... more
UAS-DronesFAA authorizes six video production companies to use drone aircraft
Washington, USA - Uav flights will be restricted to sets and will have to observe strict rules
The FAA-Federal Aviation Administration of the USA granted six aerial photo and video production companies authorization to use Unmanned Aircraft Vehicles (UAV) for film and television. The six companies... more
IndustryAirplanes and industry. Israel privatizes the State aerospace firm
Tel Aviv, Israel - The ministry of finance approved a plan to sell shares of government companies
The State of Israel will privatize part of Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) in 2016. IAI is the country’s prime aerospace and aviation manufacturer, producing aerial systems for both military and civilian u... more
IndustryFinmeccanica: available on the vision, the documentation of the board minutes 09/25/2014
Rome, Italy - As well as the statute updated
Under the current legislation, Finmeccanica advises that the minutes of the Board of Directors’ meeting held on 25 September 2014, containing formal amendments to the By Laws pursuant to the provisions o... more
AirportsHeathrow airport: construction worker dies after being hit by a lorry
London, United Kingdom - The accident happened at dawn on a building site in Terminal 2
Fatal accident this morning in Heathrow airport (London) Terminal 2, recently reopened after revamping. A construction worker, believed to be in his thirties, was run out by a lorry on a building site... more
AirlinesAirplanes. EasyJet: results and forecasts of the financial year closed last September 30
Milan, Italy - "A strong performance in the second quarter of the year" said CEO Carolyn McCall
EasyJet, low-cost carrier operating in Europe, disclosed its results and closing forecasts for the closing of the financial year. Revenue per seat at constant currency for the three months to 30 September... more
AirlinesAirplanes. Etihad to expand its activities to Azerbaijan, Georgia and Tanzania
Milan, Italy - Fleet is growing to support the network development
Etihad Airways, the United Arab Emirates carrier, will expand its global network by adding new routes to Baku, Tbilisi and Dar es Salaam by the end of 2015. After this announcement, new destinations to... more
IndustryAirplanes and industry. Finmeccanica to reorganise corporate structure
Milan, Italy - Subsidiaries will be transformed into company departments
Finmeccanica CEO Mauro Moretti will explain his reorganisation plan to top management of the Group on Monday, October 6. The project, developed in collaboration with the American management consulting... more
Press releaseFinmeccanica on outolook revision of Standard & Poor's
Rome, Italy - Is not taken account initiatives launched by the new Management
"With reference to Finmeccanica's outlook revised from stable to negative by rating agency Standard & Poor's, and the relative comments reported today on the press, Finmeccanica clarifies that the revision... more
HelicoptersFinmeccanica-AW: Italian Army takes delivery of its first two ICH-47F helicopters
Cascina Costa, Italy - During an official ceremony held at Vergiate plant today
Finmeccanica–AgustaWestland announced that the Italian Army has taken delivery of its first two ICH-47F Chinook helicopters during an official ceremony held at Vergiate plant (Italy) today. The ceremony w... more
IndustryAirplanes and industry. Finmeccanica new path meets Uilm criticism
Rome, Italy - The metalworkers’ union questions the new management’s attitude towards workers and subsidiaries
Uilm (Italian union representing metalworkers) sent all Finmeccanica employees a letter expressing criticisms over the policies of the Group lead by Mauro Moretti. The union not only accuses the company’s m... more
Civil aviationAircraft and transport. IATA: demand for air travel picks-up in August
Geneva, Switzerland - WHO evaluates the risk of Ebola transmission occurring on an aircraft as "Very low"
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced global passenger traffic results for August showing a slight pick-up in demand over the previous month. Total revenue passenger kilometers (RPKs)... more
Press releaseEC: commissioner Cecilia Malmström commemorates the Lampedusa tragedy
Brussels, Belgium - Her declaration and the overview of EC actions (migration, asylium and borders)
One year ago, I visited Lampedusa together with Italy’s Prime Minister Letta, Interior Minister Alfano and Commission President Barroso. We were standing in front of rows of coffins containing the bodies o... more
Military aviationUSA and China seek new rules for flights over territorial waters
Washington, USA - The two countries decided to start talks one month after the incident of Hainan
Last August 19 a Chinese fighter airplane intercepted a US Navy Boeing P-8 Poseidon 220 km east of Hainan Island. The Asian aircraft came within 6 meters of the American plane flying at more than 350 knots.... more
OccurrencesWhite powder alarm at Melbourne airport
Melbourne, Australia - The substance was found in an Australia Post facility
Australian Federal Police and firefighters intervened at 6:00 pm local time (10:00 am in Italy) after “White powder” was found at the Australia Post mail-handling facility at Melbourne Airport. The mai... more
Military aviationFuselage fault found in Typhoon fighter airplanes: Germany freezes deliveries
Farnborough, United Kingdom - The issue undermines Germany’s capacity to fulfil its commitments with NATO
English company BAE Systems put Eurofighter Typhoon airplanes fuselage production on hold after discovering possible quality deficiencies, the German Defence Ministry Ursula van der Leyden said in a letter... more
IndustryAirbus readies A-350XWB airplane for first customer Qatar Airways
Toulouse, France - Inaugural delivery scheduled before year end
The first A-350 XWB airplane for Qatar Airways is progressing towards delivery before year end. The aircraft equipped with Rolls Royce Trent XWB engines rolled out of the Airbus factory in Toulouse fully... more
AirportsAirplanes. United Kingdom: minor airports allied against Heathrow
London, United Kingdom - Birmingham airport CEO endorses Gatwick’s expansion
Paul Kehoe, CEO of Birmingham airport, manifested his support to the construction of a second runway in Gatwick during the Conservative Party Conference. Kehoe’s move might be the sign of an unprecedented a... more
AccidentsSearch for the Malaysia airplane to resume in the Indian Ocean
Sydney, Australia - Three special ships will explore the area south-west of Australia from October 5
The Australian and Malaysian governments have decided to send a new mission to find the Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777/200ER aircraft, disappeared from radars while en route between Kuala Lumpur and Beijing... more
Finance and economyStandard & Poor’s revises Finmeccanica outlook from stable to negative
Rome, Italy - But the agency confirmed the rating
Standard & Poor’s confirmed Finmeccanica long-term rating to “BB+” and short-term to “B”, but at the same time revised its outlook from stable to negative. The agency explains in a note that the revis... more
Military aviationPoland wants new missiles for its F-16 fighter airplanes
Washington, USA - The fleet’s strike capability would be enhanced by 40 Lockheed Martin AGM-158 JASSM
Poland intends to increase its Lockheed F-16 airplane fleet strength by purchasing 40 low observable standoff cruise missiles AGM-158 JASSM (Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile).The operation would cost... more
AerospaceThales Alenia Space: "Gold medal" for the management of the space science program Herschel-Planck
Rome, Italy - During the 28th World Congress of the IPMA
Thales Alenia Space announced that the Herschel-Planck program won the gold medal award at the 28th world congress of the IPMA (International Project Management Association), during the official awards... more
AirlinesAirplanes and airlines. New Alitalia ready for take-off
Rome, Italy - The new company now waits for the investments of Etihad
The Alitalia-Etihad agreement has been officially notified to the European antitrust on September 29. But the new company in which Etihad will invest 560 million Euros to buy 49% of shares had already... more
CargoAircraft and transport. IATA: air freight recovery strengthens
Geneva, Switzerland - Carriers in all regions reported an expansion in volumes
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced August 2014 data for global air freight markets showing continued robust growth in air cargo volumes. Measured by freight tonne kilometers (FTKs),... more
Weather forecastsBad weather in Italy: strong fickleness on the centre-South of the Peninsula
Rome, Italy - An orange criticality on Puglia and Sicily
The Italian Civil Defense Department, on the basis of the available forecasts, issued a bulletin for adverse weather conditions. The notice indicates sparse to diffuse rains, also with downpour or storm... more
SecurityAirplanes. FAA: statement-update on Chicago air traffic facility
Washington, Usa - The authority is continuing to manage high levels
The Federal Aviation Administration continued to manage high levels of air traffic in and out of the Chicago-area airports yesterday. FAA analysis shows by 1 pm CDT, almost 80 percent of the average... more
PeopleAircraft and transport. IATA: its DG and CEO Tony Tyler speech at ERA General Assembly
Barcelona, Spain - His comments on four topics in particular
IATA Director General and CEO Tony Tyler gave a speech to the ERA General Assembly on future trends in the regional airline business and the importance of European aviation competitiveness. Topics addressed... more
AirportsAirplanes and airports. Aena: Stock exchange quotation forecast for November
Madrid, Spain - The Spanish State might cash in 2.5 billion Euros from the privatisation of 49% of the company
The procedure leading to the Stock exchange quotation of Aena, the Spanish airport management giant, might end in early November. The privatisation moved its first steps in September, when a tender for... more
ReportFirst Ebola patient diagnosed in the US was flying on an airplane from Liberia
Dallas, USA - There are likely no threats for the other passengers, but contamination was possible in the days following the man’s arrival
The first man diagnosed with Ebola in the USA landed in Texas on an airplane coming from Liberia. The patient sought treatment a few days after arriving in Texas and was admitted to an isolation room at... more
IndustryAirbus: first A-350XWB airplane for Vietnam Airlines enters final assembly
Toulouse, France - It will be the first Asian airline to fly the aircraft and the second operator in the world
Final assembly of the first A-350 XWB airplane for Vietnam Airlines has begun at the Roger Béteille Final Assembly Line (FAL) in Toulouse, France. Scheduled for delivery in mid-2015, the aircraft will... more
Press releaseAirplanes. State aid: EC adopts a package of decisions regarding public support to airports and airlines
Brussels, Belgium - The European Commission has adopted seven decisions
The European Commission has adopted seven decisions following in-depth investigations concerning public support granted to airports and airlines in Belgium, Germany, Italy and Sweden. In particular, the... more
UAS-DronesUnmanned aircraft. Watchkeeper drones take service in Afghanistan
London, United Kingdom - The news was revealed by the minister of Defence of the United Kingdom
On September 29 the minister of Defence of the United Kingdom said a new UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle, commonly known as drone) has been deployed in Afghanistan. It’s the Watchkeeper, developed by Thales U... more
HelicoptersFinmeccanica helicopters: probe goes on in India too
New Delhi, India - Remand extension for the kickbacks middleman. He will be confronted with new evidence against him
New Delhi court remanded Gautam Khaitan to five-day Enforcement Directorate (or ED, Indian agency fighting economic crime) custody in connection with the Finmeccanica deal. The case is the same followed... more
HelicoptersIndian helicopters bribe: the defence requests the discharge of Orsi
Busto Arsizio, Italy - The lawyer of the former Finmeccanica CEO challenges the prosecutor’s closing speech
The lawyer Ennio Amodio pronounced his closing statement in defence of former Finmeccanica CEO yesterday at the end of the trial on the alleged kickbacks for the 560 million Euros commission for twelve... more
PeopleAir Malta: Filippo Micallef will be new CEO
La Valletta, Malta - He has a great experience in important and complex organizations
Filippo Micallef will be the new CEO of the Maltese airline. Maria Micallef, Air Malta President, commenting this position, declared: "Philip has all necessary qualities and experience to conduct this... more
Civil aviationAirplanes and airlines. Air France: union calls of the strike but does not sign the agreement
Paris, France - After one night of negotiations, pilots rejected the airlines’ new plan
On Sunday, September 28, the Snpl (National union of airline pilots) withdrew the longest strike in the airline’s history. Most of Air France flights have been grounded since September 15. As reported b... more
Civil aviationAirplanes and airlines. Lufthansa pilots on strike against new retirement scheme
Frankfurt, Germany - Today's protest will also affect early tomorrow's flights
Long-haul Lufthansa aircrafts from and to Frankfurt grounded today from 8:00am to 11:00 pm. As reported by AVIONEWS, the German pilots union Vereinigung Cockpit (VC) is carrying out the protest announced... more