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Finance and economyAircraft and finance. TBI sells London-Luton Airport for 502 million Euros
London, United Kingdom - The purchaser is a consortium formed by AENA and AXA Private Equity
TBI, a company owned by abertis (90%) and Aena Internacional (10%), has agreed to sell the company holding the concession for London Luton Airport to a consortium formed by Aena (51%) and AXA Private Equity... more
AerospaceNASA closes first review of the concepts for the asteroid retrieval mission
Washington, USA - Commission evaluates technical and programmatic aspects
The American space agency NASA has completed the first step toward a mission to find and capture a near-Earth asteroid, redirect it to a stable lunar orbit and send humans to study it. In preparation... more
Finance and economyEADS appoints broker to manage share buyback programme
Amsterdam, Holland - To purchase them for the period from August 1 to October 25, 2013
EADS has entered into a new agreement for the independent management of its 18-month share buyback programme with a broker (“Investment Services Provider”) under the “Safe harbour” regulations of the... more
IndustryFinmeccanica BoD meeting (2): assessment of independence and update of Committees
Rome, Italy - The composition of three internal groups: control and risks; remuneration and strategy
Assessment of independence Yesterday, July 31th, Finmeccanica’s Board of Directors proceeded to assess the fulfillment of the independence requirements for the new Directors appointed by the Shareholders’ Mee... more
Finance and economyFinmeccanica: the Board of Directors approves the half-year financial report at 30 June
Rome, Italy - The main figures of the first six months and of the second quarter 2013
The Board of Directors of Finmeccanica, convened yesterday under the chairmanship of Giovanni De Gennaro, has examined and unanimously approved the Half-Year Financial Report at 30 June 2013. Comments... more
Fair and shows"EAA AirVenture 2013 ': Amelia Earhart’s namesake announces air travel around the world
Oshkosh, USA - In June of next year
Amelia Rose Earhart, namesake of the legendary American pilot who mysteriously disappeared in the 30s of last century, has announced that she will make an aircraft journey around the world in Amelia Earhart‘s f... more
Airlinesairberlin announces increase in daily flight connections for Russia
Berlin, Germany - For the next winter season
Starting from next winter airberlin will increase flight connections between Germany and Russia. The management of the German airline announced that the Berlin-Moscow flight, already well established for... more
Press releaseAircraft and transport. Indra to implement the Romanian ATM system
Rome, Italy - In the Bucharest control centre, four approach facilities and 15 control towers
The Romanian provider of air navigation services, ROMATSA, has selected Indra to implement a latest-generation air traffic management system that will organise aircraft movements in the country's entire... more
AirlinesAircraft and airlines. Russian Deputy Prime Minister criticizes Aeroflot for Manchester Utd sponsorship
Moscow, Russia - "I might invite them for an intimate talk", Rogozin claimed
Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Dmitry Rogozin harshly criticized Aeroflot for their sponsorship deal which was signed a few days ago with Manchester United Football Club, which will allow the main... more
AirlinesThe carrier Etihad Airways close to acquire Jet Airways' stake
New Delhi, India - For a value of 379 million dollars
In April there was the announcement about a likely agreement for the purchase by the air carrier Etihad Airways of Jet Airways' stake (AVIONEWS). Now the news is official: the United Arab Emirate airline... more
AirlinesThe carrier TAM Airlines announces 1000 layoffs
São Paulo, Brazil - Pilots and flight attendants will be hit by this measure
The Brazilian air carrier TAM Airlines has announced the opening of negotiations with the unions about the intention to make cuts in workforce: about 1000 jobs would be at risk. The schedule of the negotiations... more
Science and technologyThe Spanish company Indra signs agreement for airspace management in Romania
Madrid, Spain - As part of the project for a "Single European Sky"
Indra, a leading Spanish consulting and technology company, has announced the signing of a contract with Romania for airspace management in the Eastern European country. The contract is part of the... more
Civil aviationAirplanes and transport. IATA: robust passenger growth in June
Geneva, Switzerland - For a 6%, measured in RPK
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released June passenger demand figures showing year-on-year growth of 6.0%. The robust growth, measured in revenue passenger kilometers (RPK), is ahead... more
AerospaceSpaceX wins contract for the launch of three Canadian satellites
Hawthorne , USA - The operation will support the largest space program to date in the North-American country
US' aerospace company Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) was awarded a launch reservation contract with MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (MDA) to support the largest space program to date... more
IndustryAirbus Military: A400M airplane achieves first military standard acceptance through IOC
Madrid, Spain - From Occar, on behalf of the launch Nations
Today the Airbus Military A400M new generation aircraft has received its Type Acceptance at the contractual Initial Operating Clearance (IOC) Standard from OCCAR, the Organisation for Joint Armament Cooperation,... more
Finance and economyEADS reports half-year results in 2013 driven by its commercial aircraft business
Amsterdam, Holland - Strategy Review Update
EADS reports solid Half-Year (H1) results. • Revenues increase 6 percent to € 26.3 billion • EBIT before one-off rises 21 percent to € 1.6 billion • Net Income rises 31 percent to € 759 million... more
Finance and economyAutogrill: Board of Directors approves results at 30 June 2013
Milan, Italy - Group results buoyed by strong airport operations
Meeting today, the Board of Directors of Autogrill SpA examined and approved the consolidated results to 30 June 2013. Warning Following the approval of the demerger project by the shareholders’ m... more
AirlinesAircraft and crisis: Air France announces new layoffs
Paris, France - About 3000 employees could lose their job
In the second quarter of 2013, the air carrier Air France-KLM has registered for the first time in five years a 79 million euros operating profit, while losses fell from 897 million to 163 million. However,... more
AirlinesSas Group finalizes sale and leaseback of six B-737/600 aircraft
Stockholm, Sweden - To Deucalion Capital X Limited and Irish ELFC
As part of the recently launched plan to improve the financial position of SAS Group, 4 Excellence Next Generation, SAS has now finalized the sale and leaseback of six B-737/600 airplanes to Deucalion... more
Press releaseFinmeccanica: agreement with steel workers unions about supplemental health care services
Rome, Italy - Extended to all personnel of the Group, within the framework of the company's welfare initiatives
Within the framework of the Company’s welfare initiatives, an agreement was signed on 30 July between the Finmeccanica Group and the three National Secretaries of the FIM, FIOM and UILM Trade Union Confederations w... more
Civil aviationDOT fines Southwest Airlines for violating price adverstising rule
Washington, Usa - For USD 200,000
The US Department of Transportation yesterday fined Southwest Airlines $200,000 for violating the Department’s full-fare advertising rules and ordered the carrier to cease and desist from further violations. DOT’s Avi... more
HelicoptersAgustaWestland renounces to the tender for the new helicopters for the US President
Rome, Italy - Sikorsky's will likely be the only offer
AgustaWestland will not take part in the tender for the supply of 21 new helicopters destined to the President of the United States, which are expected to enter into service by 2020: the deadline to submit... more
CuriositiesLatecomers on aircraft: a new system to promote punctuality in airports
London, United Kingdom - In experimentation at London-Heathrow Airport
Airports can be full of distractions for travellers who are waiting for their aircraft: a lot of shops selling all kinds of products, and a large number of bars and restaurants available to passengers... more
AirlinesCode-sharing agreement between JetBlue and South African Airways
New York, USA - The understanding will be applied bilaterally
The carriers JetBlue and South African Airways have signed a code-sharing agreement, which will become official when it will be formally approved by the United States Department of Transportation. The... more
Military aviationIndian Air Force rejects HAL's trainer aircraft development project
New Delhi, India - The IAF wants to continue with the Pilatus PC-7s
The Indian Air Force (IAF) rejected the proposal of Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) for the development of a new basic trainer aircraft. Air Chief Marshall NAK Browne has written to the Defence... more
Fair and showsCirrus at "EAA AirVenture 2013" (3) presents the delivery program for its SF-50 Vision Jet
Oshkosh, USA - The first models will be delivered within the end of 2015
Cirrus, aerospace company founded in 1984 in Minnesota, United States, during the '"EAA AirVenture 2013" announced its program for the first deliveries of its SF-50 Vision Jet. President Pat Waddick... more
HelicoptersEurocopter: the initial HAD/E Tiger helicopter assembled in Spain performs its first flight
Albacete, Spain - Reached an important new milestone yesterday
Eurocopter’s Tiger combat helicopter program has reached an important new milestone with the maiden flight yesterday of the initial Tiger HAD/E variant assembled at Eurocopter's Spanish facilities in A... more
Fair and shows"Oshkosh 2013" (2): Stemme presents updates for its motorgliders
Oshkosh, USA - Particularly for S-10 and S-6RT models
In the early days of the world aviation show "Oshkosh 2013," there have been many events that have entertained and amused experts and aficionados of the world of flight. Among the many companies offering... more
AirlinesAlitalia: new direct flight from Linate to Vienna, served by E-175 aircraft
Rome, Italy - With the starting of the Winter season, next October 28
Alitalia will inaugurate a new direct flight from Milan-Linate to Vienna from next October 28 with the beginning of the Winter season 2013-2014; two daily flights (from Monday to Friday) and a connection... more
AirlinesAircraft and transport. Solyom does not want to repeat Malev's mistakes
Budapest, Hungary - "Its problem was the bureaucracy due to it being state-owned"
During a press conference at Budapest "Liszt" Airport Solyom Airways managing director Joszef Vago presented the development plan of the new Hungarian carrier, which is proposing itself as the successor... more
AirlinesThe carrier Croatia Airlines decreases flights in its winter schedule
Zagreb, Croatia - Following the restructuring plan of the airline's balance
The carrier Croatia Airlines has just unveiled flight schedule for the coming winter, which shows a considerable routes' reduction compared to 2012. The links to Paris and London-Gatwick have been annulled... more
ReportAircraft in action against flames in Balearic Islands, Spain
Palma de Mallorca, Spain - The fire has been caused by barbecue embers
The archipelago of the Balearic Islands in Spain was devastated by a fire that has been raging on the natural landscape for four days before being tamed, also thanks to the intervention of the fire-fighting... more
CargoAircraft and transport. IATA: air freight volumes show signs of life in June
Geneva, Switzerland - With a 1.2% expansion in global demand
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released June figures showing a 1.2% year-on-year expansion in global air freight demand. Although weak, this is an improvement when compared to the 0.9%... more
Fair and shows"Oshkosh 2013". Cessna introduced three new single engine aircraft for general aviation market in the past twelve months
Oshkosh, Usa - Orders for Grand Caravan EX, the Turbo Skylane JT-A and the Cessna TTx
Cessna Aircraft Company has introduced three new single-engine products to the general aviation market in the past twelve months. Orders are being taken on the Grand Caravan EX, the Turbo Skylane JT-A... more
AirlinesThe carrier Singapore Airlines looking for deals in India
Singapore, Singapore - Following the regulations' changes in the Indian market
As for the air transport sector, the Asian market is growing much faster than the European and American ones. As a result, many Asian airlines focus their strategies within the continental market. This... more
AirlinesAircraft and transport. ANA outlines plans for new low-cost company after the end of the joint-venture with AirAsia
Tokyo, Japan - The operations will be launched with two Airbus A-320/200s
All Nippon Airways outlined its plans for the creation of a new low-cost carrier which will replace AirAsia Japan, the company which was created with a joint-venture with AirAsia Group (AVIONEWS). The... more
AerospaceNASA discusses collaboration projects with South-Korean space agency
Washington, USA - KARI might take part in the asteroid initiative
American space agency NASA Administrator Charles Bolden and the president of the Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI) Seung Jo Kim met in Washington to discuss collaboration in aeronautics research... more
Finance and economyAircraft and finance. Consortium with TAV and ADP qualifies for New York's "LaGuardia" airport tender
New York, USA - The hub's terminal operates well above its capacity
The LGA Central Terminal Consortium received preliminary qualification to place a bid in the tender for the design, build, finance, operate and maintain the new Central Terminal Building of New York's... more
AirlinesAircraft and transport: Ryanair loses 21% in the first quarter of 2013
Dublin, Ireland - Forecasts for the full year are not optimistic
The low-cost airline Ryanair has reported a drop in revenues in the first fiscal quarter. The data relating to the Irish carrier reported a -21%, with of 78 million euro revenue, while the air traffic... more
IndustryBoeing: new livery for the first B-787/9 Dreamliner airplane
Washington, Usa - First delivery to launch customer Air New Zealand is set for mid-2014
Boeing continues to make progress on the first 787/9 Dreamliner, which also has become the first 787 to don the new Boeing Commercial Airplanes livery. The airplane has just rolled out of the paint hangar. This... more
HelicoptersEurocopter. SonAir resumes commercial service with EC-225 helicopters
Marignane, France - Three flights were performed successfully from Luanda to two off-shore platforms
SonAir, Africa’s largest oil and gas helicopter operator, has become the first operator to resume passenger transportation flights with the suspended EC-225 fleet. Three flights were performed successfully w... more
AirlinesRoyal Air Maroc is evaluating the possibility of a 100-seat aircraft order
Rabat, Morocco - CS-100, Embraer 190 and Superjet 100 are the models which have been taken into consideration
Royal Air Maroc is close to issue a tender for the purchase of some 100-seat aircraft (between 12 and 15), which will be used to renew the short and medium-haul fleet of the main Moroccan airline. The... more
Civil aviationAircraft and transport. FAA: new recommendations seek to improve safety
Washington, Usa - And reduce General Aviation certification costs
An Aviation Rulemaking Committee (ARC), convened by the US Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), recommended a broad range of policy and regulatory changes that it believes c... more
MiscellaneousEASA: technical publication of Part-21 and Air Ops consolidated rules
Cologne, Germany - Part-Ora to come soon; ADR rules planned in early 2014
Part-21 (35 pages) consolidated rules have been published in the Technical Publications format and can now be purchased from the EU Bookshop on the Technical Publications webpage at http://easa.europa.eu/technical-publications... more
UAS-DronesGeneral Atomics performs first flight of the upgraded version of the Gray Eagle UAV aircraft
San Diego, USA - Endurance and payload among the improved aspects compared with the previous model
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA?ASI successfully performed the first flight of the US Army’s Improved Gray Eagle (IGE), a next-generation derivative of the combat-proven Block 1 Gray Eagle U... more
AirlinesLOT denies it received compensation from Boeing for the grounding of the 787 aircraft
Warsaw, Poland - According to the Polish government, more than 30 million dollars were lost from cancelled flights alone
LOT Polish Airlines denied it recieved any form of compensation for the suspension of the operations of the 787 Dreamliners due to the problems of the lithium-ion battery system of the state-of-the-art... more
AirportsDubai International Airport: 32,6 million passengers in the first half of this year
Dubai, UAE - It handled a total of 5,537,908 passengers in June, according to the report
Dubai International’s passenger traffic hit 32.6 million in the first half of this year, making it the busiest six months in the airport’s record-studded history, according to the traffic report issued tod... more
HelicoptersEurocopter: fourth EC-225 helicopter delivered to DanCopter
Marignane, France - For off-shore transport duties in the North Sea
Eurocopter delivered a fourth EC-225 helicopter to Denmark’s DanCopter A/S – which operates the rotorcraft for crew change missions to off-shore oil and gas platforms in the North Sea. The handover was... more
CuriositiesThe Pope's farewell to Brazil: his aircraft has landed at Rome this morning
Ciampino, Italy - At the end of the "28th World Youth Day"
The "28th World Youth Day", which gave a lot of emotions in these historic days for the Catholic Church in Brazil, has ended with the Pope Francis’ aircraft going back to Italy. The pontiff yesterday l... more
HelicoptersMilestone announces financing of an Eurocopter helicopter for Blueway
Dublin, Ireland - For refuelling operations in off-shore platforms in the North Sea
Milestone Aviation Group, an aerospace leasing company based in Dublin, Ireland, has announced the signing of an agreement to finance the delivery of an Eurocopter EC-225 helicopter for Blueway Offshore... more