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ConferencesECAC/EU dialogue with the European air transport industry
Vienna, Austria - It brought together more than 170 senior-level aviation decision-makers and industry leaders
The ECAC/EU Dialogue with the European air transport industry, organised by the European Civil Aviation Conference (ECAC) in cooperation with the European Commission and the Austrian Ministry for Transport,... more
ConferencesIATA: bolstering European competitiveness through connectivity
Vienna, Austria - Tony Tyler at the conference taking place in Vienna
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) called on European governments and regulators to bolster European competitiveness with measures focusing on improved global connectivity. Tony Tyler,... more
SecurityF-35 aircraft grounded after a fire aboard
Washington, USA - Meticulous inspections, 90 minutes per aircraft
American Authorities ordered the grouding of the F-35 fighter aircraft, after a fire aboard one of the expansive planes, on the 23rd of June, when the pilot was preparing to takeoff from Eglin Air Force... more
SecurityF-35 aircraft fleet grounding. But preparations continue for participation in international air shows
Washington, Usa - The root cause of the incident of last June 23 remains under investigation
The technical air worthiness authorities of the Department of the Air Force and Department of the Navy have issued a directive to ground the F-35 aircraft fleet based on initial findings from the runway... more
SecurityAirplanes and airports. France reinforces security measures for the flights to USA
Paris, France - On request by the American authorities
DGAC, the French Civil Aviation General Department, unveils that, on request by the American authorities, the security airport measures have been strengthened regarding the flights with USA as destination,... more
AirlinesAlitalia: from the end of October new connection to Marseille, the third new destination in 2014 from Fiumicino
Rome, Italy - After Skopje and Marrakech
On 26 October, Alitalia will inaugurate a new international direct link between Rome-Fiumicino and Marseilles. Tickets for this new flight can be purchased on our website, www.alitalia.com, via travel... more
Latest newsBilateral meeting of the Italian Government and EU commission today in Rome
Rome, Italy - First one of the semester at Villa Madama
The first meeting of the six-month Italian Presidency of the EU Council is held today in Villa Madama. It brings together the Ministers of the Italian Government and the European Commissioners. The President... more
IndustryBoeing reports second-quarter deliveries for airplanes and helicopters
Chicago, Usa - Across its commercial and defense operations
The Boeing Company announced yesterday deliveries across its commercial and defense operations for the second quarter of 2014. Major program deliveries during the second quarter were as follows: Major... more
DefenseMBDA inaugurated French complex munitions demilitarization facility
Bourges Subdray, France - In the presence of civil and military authorities
Antoine Bouvier, MBDA’s Chief Executive Officer, in the presence of civil and military authorities, inaugurated France’s complex munitions demilitarization facility at MBDA’s Bourges Subdray site in th... more
ConferencesEtihad Airways wants to engage with Europe: the airline has acquired stakes in three airlines
Vienna, Austria - At an European Union conference on air transport competitiveness
The President and Chief Executive Officer of Etihad Airways, James Hogan, today urged Europe’s governments and airlines to embrace external investment to help strengthen the aviation sector. Speaking i... more
AirportsAena privatization: rejected the proposal made by the ministry
Madrid, Spain - It would be better operate "In parcels"
Comisión Nacional de los Mercados y la Competencia (CNMC), the Spanish authority for proper operation and transparency of the marketplace, rejected the proposal made by the ministry of development for... more
Fair and showsBoeing: B-787/9 Dreamliner and P-8A Poseidon aircraft to make first airshow appearances at Farnborough
Chicago, Usa - This year's airshow marks the 40th anniversary of its participation
Boeing confirmed that the new B-787/9 Dreamliner and the P-8A Poseidon will participate for the first time in flying displays at the "Farnborough International Airshow", which runs July 14-20. This year's... more
Civil aviationAircraft and transport. Iata: air travel demand stays strong in May
Geneva, Switzerland - All regions except Africa experienced positive traffic growth
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced global passenger traffic results for May showing demand growth of 6.2% compared to May 2013. While this represented a deceleration compared... more
Press releaseAlitalia and Jet Airways reinforce code-share agreement on air links between Italy and India
Rome, Italy - The flights are on sale from July 1 for travel starting next Saturday
Jet Airways, India’s premier international airline, and Alitalia, Italy’s leading carrier, announce the expansion of their code-share partnership offering guests enhanced network connectivity between Ind... more
AirportsNantes-Atlantique international airport: Vueling celebrates 400.000 passengers
Nantes, France - Two return tickets as a reward
Vueling airline celebrated its 400.000th passenger at Nantes-Atlantique international airport yesterday, giving to him/her two return tickets to Rome or Barcelona, with a person at his/her choice. There... more
IndustryAirbus: first A-320neo airplane reached completion
Toulouse, France - The aircraft is ready for the flight in September 2014
The assembly of Airbus’ first A-320neo has been completed following painting of the aircraft and the mounting of Pratt & Whitney PW1100G-JM engines. MSN6101, which will be the first A-320neo to fly, w... more
IndustryBoeing offers KC-46 Tanker aircraft in Republic of Korea competition
Washington, Usa - RoK prepares to acquire four airplanes
Boeing formally offered to the Republic of Korea (ROK) the KC-46, the US Air Force’s next-generation tanker, as Korea prepares to acquire four aircraft for its first tanker squadron. The industry... more
Fair and showsDTA Puglia signed international agreement with Aerospace Valley and si-Cluster
Toulouse, France - During a meeting at the "Toulouse Space Show"
An international cooperation agreement has been signed last Tuesday between Distretto Tecnologico Aerospaziale of Puglia (DTA) and Aerospace Valley (AV) of the Midi-Pyrenées region and the Hellenic District... more
PeopleFinmeccanica: Federico Fabretti is the new supervisor of External Relations and Communication
Rome, Italy - He is the former FS General Director of External Communication and media
Marco Forlani resigned as Executive Vice-President of External Relations and Communication. But his successor has been already named. He is Federico Fabretti, ex-General Director of External Communication... more
AirportsPisa "Galileo Galilei" airport: Corporación America gets 50%
Pisa, Italy - The takeover bid has closed today
Corporación America, the company led by the Argentinean businessman Eduardo Eurnekian, has finished its climb to the stake in Sat, the management company of Pisa's "Galileo Galilei" airport. Corporación A... more
CargoIATA: outlook for cargo stabilizes
Geneva, Switzerland - Growth accelerates in May
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for global air freight markets showing air cargo growth accelerated in May, with 4.7% growth compared to a year ago. This is up from the... more
ConferencesECAC: improving the competitiveness of the European air transport sector
Paris, France - The question will be discussed on 3 and 4 July in Vienna
How can European air transport competitiveness be improved? This question will be discussed at the ninth in a series of ECAC/EU Dialogues with the European air transport industry, which will be held on... more
Fair and showsAirbus: widebody aircraft family on show at Farnborough
Toulouse, France - The A-350XWB makes its debut at the UK airshow (between 14-20th July)
The newest member of the Airbus commercial aircraft family will be making its first airshow appearance at the "2014 Farnborough International Airshow" taking place between 14-20th July. The A-350 XWB... more
Press releaseItalian ANPAC, ANPAV and AVIA on Alitalia: general strike of the air transport for next July 20
Rome, Italy - The Ministry overlooks pilots and flight assistants
"The Italian Transport Ministry reiterates the unclear choice to not convoke the union associations of pilots and flight assistants on Alitalia-Etihad issue. A clearly undemocratic act that neglects the... more
Fair and showsAlitalia and Etihad Airways "Official Global Airline carriers" for "Expo 2015"
Rome, Italy - The upcoming Universal Exposition will be held in Milan from 1 May to 31 October of next year
Alitalia, Italy’s carrier and a partner of the SkyTeam Alliance, and Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, have jointly been named as "Official Global Airline Carriers" for "... more
PeopleEU, six month period with Italian Presidency: Renzi announces the program today in the afternoon
Rome, Italy - He will meet the MPs elected in Italy
The Italian Prime minister, Matteo Renzi, will present the program of the Italian presidency to the European Parliament, gathered in a plenary session, today in the afternoon (3:00pm) in Strasbourg. After... more
PeopleFinmeccanica former President Pierfrancesco Guarguaglini is under house arrest
Rome , Italy - Slush funds and bribes that reach the seventh floor
The former President of Finmeccanica Pierfrancesco Guarguaglini is under house arrest accused of criminal conspiracy aimed at corruption. Guarguaglini could have assigned bribes to politicians, trying... more
AccidentsA Fokker-50 aircraft crashes near Nairobi airport
Nairobi, Kenya - Four people on board: no one survives
A Skyward International Fokker-50 aircraft, registration 5Y-CET, has crashed in Kenya at about 4:00 am local time on 2nd of July. Four people were on board: no one survives. Airport authority stated... more
HelicoptersFinmeccanica-AW signs contract for Brazilian Navy's Lynx helicopters upgrade
Rome, Italy - Valued in excess of USD 160 million (EUR 117 million)
Finmeccanica-AgustaWestland signed a contract for the upgrade of eight Lynx Mk21A helicopters of the Brazilian Navy’s Naval Aviation. The contract, valued in excess of USD 160 million (EUR 117 million), i... more
PeopleFinmeccanica: Marco Forlani has resigned, the successor to be announced today
Rome, Italy - A possible mandate to Ferrovie dello Stato General Director of Communication
Marco Forlani has resigned as Finmeccanica Executive Vice-President of External Relations and Communication, yesterday. After the naming of Mauro Moretti as new Chief Executive Officer and Director... more
HelicoptersBoeing completes delivery of Canadian CH-147F Chinook helicopters
Washington, Usa - Last aircraft ahead of schedule
Boeing and the Royal Canadian Air Force announced the delivery of the 15th CH-147F Medium-to-Heavy-Lift Helicopter, ensuring advanced operational capability for the Canadian Chinook fleet. "The Canadian... more
SecurityFAA: fireworks don't be transported on aircraft for this July 4th holiday
Washington, Usa - Passengers who violate the hazardous materials regulations may face civil penalties of up to $75,000 per violation, but penalties can run as high as $175,000
The US Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration is reminding passengers who are flying this July 4th holiday to leave their fireworks at home. Fireworks pose a significant fire r... more
Civil aviationAircraft and transport: strikes in July in Italy
Rome, Italy - In the days 5, 7, 20 and 26; then the protest, after the Summer break, will restart on September 6
The Italian Transport Ministry communicates the calendar of strikes in the air sector during this month: - July 5 Staff by the entire air transport sector for 4 hours, 12:30pm-4:30pm, by FATA-CISAL... more
Civil aviationAircraft. UE Regulation on the establishment of the pilot Common Project. Complete version on AVIONEWS
Brussels, Belgium - Published in the section dedicated on the left side of the home-page
The Official Gazette of the European Union published last June 28, 2014 the Commission implementing Regulation no 716/2014 of 27 June 2014 on the establishment of the Pilot Common Project supporting the... more
AirlinesEtihad Airways: delivery of the 100tha and 101st aircraft
Abu Dhabi, EAU - An A-321/231 and a A-320/200 aicraft, respectively
Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, last week celebrated a major milestone as the fastest growing airline in commercial aviation history, when it took delivery of its 100th... more
Weather forecastsBad weather in Italy: storm alert also on the Centre of the Peninsula
Rome, Italy - An orange criticality on part of Lombardy, Veneto and Friuli
The Italian Civil Defense Department, on the basis of the available forecasts, issued a bulletin for adverse weather conditions, that integrates and extends that already diffused. The notice indicated... more
AerospaceItalian ASI: Happy birthday Cassini; the mission celebrates 10 years today
Rome, Italy - The Italian Space Agency is one of the partner with NASA and ESA
The Cassini probe departed ten years ago from the Earth to overfly the ice rings of Saturn and then to land on its surface: thanks to this mission, a joint project of NASA, ESA and ASI, hundreds of gigabytes... more
ConferencesAircraft and transport: unions at European conference on low-cost airlines
Rome, Italy - A two day (Tuesday and Wednesday) in Catania
ETF (European Transport Federation), together with FILT CGIL and FIT CISL, organizes a national conference in Catania on the "Evolution of the labour market in the air transport industry following to the... more
IndustryBoeing delivers 1,500th B-747 airplane
Washington, Usa - A special logo was revealed for the first time during a ceremony
Boeing has delivered the 1,500th 747 to come off the production line to Frankfurt, Germany-based Lufthansa. The milestone airplane is a 747/8 Intercontinental, the 14th one that Lufthansa will incorporate... more
Civil aviationAir transport and technologies. Italian ENAV (with Aireon) towards global market
Rome, Italy - Innovations that will change travelling by airplane
Travelling by plane will be easier and more organized, thanks to new technologies. Now, airports are testing information technology systems able to facilitate travellers’ lives. What will change? British A... more
ReportHelicopter crash in Russia, no deaths
Moscow, Russia - Fourteen people aboard the Mi-8 aircraft
The fourteen people that yesterday were aboard the Mil Mi-8 helicopter registration RA-24541 of Aerovir helicopter operator are alive, when the aircraft crashed in Russia’s Far Eastern Khabarovsk Territory, a... more
ReportUpgrades on Malaysian plane B-777/20ER
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - The reading of satellites' data generates new hypotheses
After moving the focus of investigations (see AVIONEWS 1161112), and reading the satellites' data of involved countries, Australian authorities showed a new theory, according to which the plane could have... more
Civil aviationSafety. Dutch Safety Board detects and claims: communication problems between the ILS and autopilot aircraft
Amsterdam, The Netherlands - An investigation identifies a glitch that causes the aircraft in a stall phase
An investigation worked on by the Netherland’s national agency for aviation safety Dutch Safety Board, after an accident in Eindhoven airport in 2013, has detected a glitch at the autopilot in response t... more
IndustryFinmeccanica-Wass: highly positive results for new battery’s test
Livorno, Italy - With the support of Italian Navy’s technical staff
Last 25th of June, at “Centro Sperimentale Prove Apparati Elettrochimici” of Military Base in CIMA – Aulla (La Spezia), Finmeccanica – WASS, with the support of Italian Navy’s technical staff, has succe... more
HelicoptersFinmeccanica-AW: American Helicopter Museum honors "Project Zero" with "2014 Achievement Award"
Cascina Costa, Italy - Different partners to support this plan
Finmeccanica-AgustaWestland was honored this week with the "2014 American Helicopter Museum and Education Center Achievement Award" for advancements in rotary wing technologies based on the success of... more
SecurityDutch Safety Board: inquiry report about an airplane accident in approaching-runway alerts on ILS-autopilot connection (VIDEO)
Amsterdam, The Netherlands - Recommendations on the "Specials" section of the Italian AVIONEWS' home-page
The Dutch Safety Board launched an investigation into an incident at Eindhoven Airport. During this incident, the flight crew of a Boeing 737 airplane were confronted with an automated warning –a 'stick s... more
ReportMissing Malaysian plane: investigations will be focused to the southern area
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - The investigations on the B-777/200 aircraft are still underway
The Australian minister for transport Warren Truss has announced that the investigation area of the Malaysian B-777/200ER airplane will be moved to the South of the Indian Ocean. Maybe the decision... more
HelicoptersFinmeccanica-AW helicopters. Rotorsim surpasses 100,000 hours of simulator training
Sesto Calende, Italy - The joint-venture was established in 2003
Rotorsim, the joint-venture owned equally by CAE and Finmeccanica–AgustaWestland, announced yesterday that it has recently surpassed 100,000 hours of simulator training. The jv was established in 2... more
UAS-DronesExemptions for commercial use of UAS aircraft in US: FAA promotes a public petition
Washington, Usa - They are so widespread used as to ask for a regulation for those vehicles that cost less than £55
It is clear that a proper regulation for the civil and commercial use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles remote-controlled, UAV or Uas (Unmanned Aerial System) is getting urgent in the US as well as in Europe... more
HelicoptersAirbus Helicopters highlights its strategy of innovation and cooperation with Poland
Marignane, France - During "Balt Military Expo and Natcon Conference" of this week
The long-term partnership between Poland and Airbus Helicopters –built on the dual strengths of cooperation and the application of innovation– is spotlighted during the company’s participation at this... more