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IndustryLM: C-130 Hercules aircraft program hits another historic milestone
Marietta, Usa - The plane is destined for Dyess Air Force Base, Texas
Lockheed Martin celebrated the rolling out of the 250th C-130J Super Hercules built at its facility. This C-130J is destined for Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, which is scheduled to receive a total of 28... more
DefenseRussia tests launched the Topol RS-12M ballistic missile
Moscow, Russia - Basic specifications tested after an extended service life to 24 years
A Russian Defense Ministry spokesman announced that the test launch of a Topol RS-12M intercontinental ballistic missile has been done today at 10:45am (Moscow time) from the Plesetsk Space Centre, situated... more
AccidentsTurkish F-4 fighter jet crashed
Ankara, Turkey - Both pilots dead
Turkish television announced that today an F-4 fighter jet of the Turkish Air Force crashed during a training flight near the central Anatolian city of Konya, where a large air base is situated. Both pilots... more
DiscussionsItalian Navy (MMI-Marina militare italiana)(2): contribution of the Armed Force to the Libyan crisis
Rome, Italy - And to the NATO "Unified Protector" operation
Contribution of the MMI (Marina militare italiana - Italian Navy) to the Libyan crisis and NATO 'Unified Protector' operation Since February 17, 2011, Italy has offered its help in view of the Libyan... more
AirportsWarsaw "Chopin Airport" reopened after occurrence on Tuesday (VIDEO)
Warsaw, Poland - First plane took off after 10:30 pm last night
"Chopin" Airport in Warsaw has been reopened for all air operations. First plane took off after 10:30 pm last night. Thanks to the great involvment of "Chopin Airport" ground services and good cooperation... more
IndustryATR delivers to ALC the first 72/600 airplane
Toulouse, France - Brazilian carrier TRIP Linhas Aéreas will operate the aircraft
European turboprop manufacturer ATR today delivered to the US-based lessor, Air Lease Corporation (ALC) their first -72/600 turboprop aircraft. Founded by Steven F. Udvar-Hazy, ALC has agreed in 2010 and... more
DefenseItalian Navy (MMI-Marina militare italiana): "Unified Protector" terminated
Taranto, Italy - Navy Chief of Staff met the crew members who participated to the NATO mission
Yesterday at 3:30pm, "Aboard the 'Garibaldi' aircraft carrier moored at the Naval Base of 'Mar Grande di Taranto', the head of the Navy Admiral Bruno Branciforte, met the crew who participated in the 'Unified... more
AirportsAVIONEWS: interviewed Marco Consalvo General director GESAC - Airport of Naples, Italy (VIDEO)
Naples, Italy - Passenger growth at the Capodichino Airport
AVIONEWS interviewed Marco Consalvo, Director General GESAC (Management Company of Naples-Capodichino airport). The Director stated that the airport registered an average growth of 4-5% in recent years,... more
AirlinesVerona gets nearer to Havana and Cancun thanks to Blue Panorama Airlines
Rome, Italy - Flights every Sunday
Every Sunday, Blue Panorama will fly from Verona to Havana and Cancun. The flights will be operated from December 25, 2011 till April 8, 2012. Following are the ticket prices: - Havana from... more
Weather forecastsWeather forecast in Italy: bad weather in the South
Rome, Italy - As from tomorrow the arrival of intense bad weather, especially on North-West Italy
Sicily and Calabria's Ionian sectors remain subject to unstable weather conditions, while on the remaining Italian regions more stable weather has arrived. However, as from tomorrow, a large Atlantic depression... more
IndustrySelex Sistemi Integrati wins contracts in Thailand
Rome, Italy - For Kronos radar systems
SELEX Sistemi Integrati, a Finmeccanica company, has been awarded contracts to supply a KRONOS radar system both to the Royal Thai Navy (RTN) and the Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF). The system which will... more
AirlinesAfter an eight month suspension, Alitalia restarts connections between Italy and Libya
Rome, Italy - Tripoli Customer Centre re-opened
"After an eight month suspension, Alitalia has today resumed flights between Italy and Libya, with the flight AZ 868 that departed at 11:05am from Rome-Fiumicino to Tripoli and landed at 2.00pm local,... more
Civil aviationPakistan International chose Aviapartner for the handling in Malpensa
Rome, Italy - To manage ground services for the weekly flights to Lahore and Karachi
Pakistan International Airlines chose the Italian airport operator Aviapartner to manage the two weekly flights(which should become three by the end of the year) from Milan-Malpensa to Lahore and Karachi... more
IndustryTail section for THAI’s first A-380 airplane rolls out of paint shop
Blagnac, France - With the airline’s orchid logo at Airbus facilities in Hamburg
The vertical tail section for the first A-380 airplane for Thai Airways International (THAI) has been painted with the airline’s orchid logo at Airbus facilities in Hamburg. The painting was completed a... more
IndustryAeroflot-JSC SCA: signed Acceptance Act for third Superjet 100 aircraft
Komsomolsk-on-Amur, Russia - The airplane will arrive to Moscow next week
On November 1, on completion of Technical acceptance procedure, JSC SCA and Aeroflot signed the Acceptance Act for the third deliverable Sukhoi Superjet 100 SN 95011. The aircraft received the name after... more
Press releaseAircraft transport report: complaints have more than doubled
Bolzano, Italy - Managed by the 27 European consumers centres, ECC, in 2010
"On 28 October 2011, the European Consumer Centres Network (ECC-Net) presented a new report on air passengers rights. In 2010, 71,292 EU citizens contacted the ECC-Net and 12,622 of them reported breaches... more
AccidentsYak-42 airplane tragedy: 4 factors lead to the pilot's responsibility (VIDEO)
Moscow, Russia - The accident caused the death of the entire ice hockey team Lokomotiv Yaroslavl last September in the accident
During a press conference held today, in Moscow, regarding the incident which took place last September 7 on a Yak-42 aircraft, Alexey Morozov, Chairman of the MAK (Interstate Aviation Committee) Technical... more
Civil aviationTransport by aircraft. Call for a ”Confindustria dei tour operator”
Rome, Italy - Nardo Filippetti encourages a unique association for the category
Nardo Filippetti, president of Eden ("Second" among Italian tour operators, with a turnover of 362 million Euros in 2011), has called for a unique association for the category, a sort of “Confindustria d... more
IndustryRR delivers first Liftfan destined to the F-35B fighter airplane
Rome, Italy - Built from new advanced facility in USA
Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, has delivered the first Rolls-Royce LiftFan, for the F-35B Lightning II aircraft, to have been assembled at its new LiftFan Factory near Indianapolis, US.... more
IndustryFinmeccanica: new orders worth EUR 147 million
Rome, Italy - With Ansaldo STS, Ansaldo Energia, SELEX Sistemi Integrati and Alenia Aeronautica
Finmeccanica won new orders for a total value of EUR 147 million through its companies Ansaldo STS, Ansaldo Energia, SELEX Sistemi Integrati and Alenia Aeronautica. Ansaldo STS has been awarded, through... more
OccurrencesB-767 aircraft lands without landing gear: Warsaw Airport closed (VIDEO)
Warsaw, Poland - Around 60 LOT flights have been cancelled
Yesterday at around 2:35pm, the captain of a B-767/35DER aircraft, code SP-LPC, operated by LOT made ??a belly landing at the airport of Warsaw-Okecie. The aircraft had departed with 220 passengers and... more
Finance and economyItaly. SEA (Milan airports): procedure for the listing on the Stock Exchange proceeds
Milan, Italy - Last Friday Board of Directors took the decision
Last Friday, SEA (Società per azioni esercizi aeroportuali - Milan Airports Management Company) announced that the Board of Directors decided to proceed with the publication of the registration document... more
AirlinesBritish Airways announced Winter schedule
Rome, Italy - More flights to Brazil, South Africa, Florida, Saudi Arabia, Caribbean and Mexico
As from last Sunday, 30 October, British Airways started operating its Winter schedule throughout the company's network. Flights to Rio de Janeiro and the Cape Town have been doubled; it will also increase... more
CuriositiesTop 10 list of animals found on board aircraft
Rome, Italy - Skyscanner illustrates a series of curious episodes that startled crew members and passengers
Snakes, monkeys, leopards: some try by chance and some try illegally -to carry anything on planes. Skyscanner (www.skyscanner.it), portal for the search of on-line cheap flights, has collected some... more
MiscellaneousAVIONEWS wishes a Happy All Saints’ Day to everybody
Rome, Italy - The agency, after a short break, will begin again the normal activity on Wednesday November 2nd
AVIONEWS communicates to its subscribers and readers that will be closed next Monday, October 31 on the occasion of the All Saints Day on Tuesday, November 1st. The agency will start again the normal... more
AirlinesVueling launches new flights Florence-Barcelona
Milan, Italy - As from 25 March 2012
Vueling, the new generation airline, announced the start of operations at the airport of Florence, with a direct daily flight to Barcelona, in service from March 25, 2012. Florence is an important step... more
AirportsItaly. GESAC: passenger traffic from Naples fore-casted for the "All Saints" long week-end
Naples, Italy - From 28 October to 2 November
As from today, Friday 28 October, till Wednesday, November 2 around 90,000 passengers will transit the airport of Naples: 50,000 on domestic flights, 33,000 international ones and 7,000 charter flights. London,... more
ReportUN Security Council voted to end the mandate for military action in Libya
Rome, Italy - NATO is studying new ways to help the National Transitional Council
It's the end of another chapter in the war against Muammar Gaddafi's regime: finally, the UN Security Council has voted to end the mandate for international military action in Libya. Security Council... more
Government actsItalian motion about ASI, Space exploration and Cosmic project
Rome, Italy - Presented by Honourable Mauro Pili (PDL)
"The Chamber, Given that: the new Italian technologies for human space exploration represent a particularly innovative system for the country which could be an interesting development opportunity... more
AirlinesUS carriers: third-quarter results conclude on a mostly positive note
Rome, Italy - Only United Continental's shares fell nearly 2 percent
The airline industry is on the mend after a decade-long downturn that sent several carriers into bankruptcy. But even as soaring fuel costs and economic gloom threaten to disrupt the recovery, carriers... more
Press releaseFarnesina (2): organised a humanitarian flight to Turkey
Rome, Italy - Supplies being sent for the communities hit by the earthquake in Turkey
Italian Development Cooperation has organised a humanitarian flight to take essential supplies for the people affected by the severe earthquake that hit the eastern part of the country on Sunday 23 October.... more
IndustryLM: first production model F-35B airplane makes first flight
Fort Worth, Usa - Sixth F-35A delivered to Eglin Air Force Base
BF-6, the first F-35B short takeoff/vertical landing (STOVL) production aircraft for the US Marine Corps, made its inaugural flight on Oct. 25, marking yet another significant milestone in the F-35 program.... more
IndustryTransaero Airlines commits to purchase four A-380 airplanes
Toulouse, France - First model customer in Russia, the CIS and Eastern Europe
Transaero Airlines, Russia’s second largest airline, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Airbus for purchase four A-380 aircraft. The agreement was signed by Olga Pleshakova, Transaero Airlines C... more
AirportsItaly. Bergamo: SACBO's extraordinary assembly approved changes to the statute
Bergamo, Italy - Met in a second session during which all members were present
SACBO's (Bergamo's airport management society) extraordinary meeting of shareholders reunited in a second session at the "Il Caravaggio" airport in Bergamo-Orio al Serio, at the presence of all members,... more
Government actsItalian Parliamentary question regarding the involvement of Italian Armed Forces with Gheddafi's death
Rome, Italy - Presented by Honourable Maurizio Turco (PD)
"Addressed to the Minister of Defence, the Minister of Foreign Affairs. - To know - given that: on 22 October 2011, the newspaper 'Il Resto del Carlino' published an article entitled 'Raid contro Gheddafi:... more
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