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PeopleSAS Group: Rickard Gustafson as new President and CEO
Stokholm, Sweden - From today
Change of the management at SAS Group: Rickard Gustafson is new President and CEO. Acting President and CEO, John S Dueholm, will as of today return to his former role as Deputy President & CEO and responsible... more
AirlinesUnited and Continental offer rebooking options to customers affected by Winter weather
Chicago, Usa - For Midwest and North-East regions
United Continental Holdings, Inc. yesterday announced travel options for United and Continental customers whose flight plans may be affected by severe Winter weather forecast for the Midwest and Northeast... more
Press releaseItalian Enac, AMI and CNR present LIDAR system for volcanic ash and eruptions
Rome, Italy - A new tool to detect the presence into the atmosphere to evaluate the impact on the flight safety
"The results of the experimentation in flight of the Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR), laser system provided by CNR, have been presented yesterday by ENAC (Italian Civil Aviation Authority), by Italian... more
IndustryLM: last F-35B STOVL test airplane takes flight
Fort Worth, Usa - It will join other four models currently undergoing testing
The last Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II airplane assigned to developmental flight testing departs Naval Air Station Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base on its first flight Thursday. Known as BF-5, the... more
ReportInternational flights to Bali deleted or redirected due to the ashes from Mount Bromo
Jakarta , Indonesia - Operational domestic flights, Jakarta Airport doesn’t close
Last Friday the airport was under monitoring but still open, also even if international flights to and from Bali had been cancelled or diverted the previous day, due to the ashes from Mount Bromo, the... more
Security250 Eni employees and Italian tourists have come back to Italy. In the world countries are rushing to repatriate their citizens
Cairo, Egypt - Throughout the world governments are sending flights to Cairo to evacuate tourists and their fellow citizens
Three charter flights to Rome-Fiumicino Airport were scheduled yesterday to repatriate 250 Eni employees together with their families living in Cairo. Tourists are continuing to come back mainly leaving... more
AirportsThe two runways at Hong Kong airport will reach full capacity by the end of 2020
Hong Kong, China - They will be able to handle 68 aircraft per hour
The two runways at Hong Kong's international airport will reach full handling capacity by the end of 2020 if aircraft movements continue to grow at a compound annual growth rate of around 5%, the director-general... more
Fair and showsAir shows and exhibitions in the first days in February
Rome, Italy - From Wednesday 2nd to next Sunday 6
Wednesday 02 - "Al Ain Aerobatic Show". Al Ain, United Arab Emirates. + 971 3 764 2000 www.alainaerobaticshow.com. Thursday 03 - "SAANZ Great Plains Fly-in". Ashburton, New Zealand. + 64 21... more
Civil aviationZimbabwe's aviation body is the worst in the world
Harare, Zimbabwe - The customer satisfaction index is 29%
Zimbabwe’s troubled aviation industry received another blow this week when a report, giving their Civil Aviation Authority a customer satisfaction index of 29%, was made public. The Zimbabwe Civil A... more
ReportMany foreign governments are sending airplanes to Cairo to evacuate its citizens
Cairo, Egyipt - Following the riots in Egypt
Many foreign countries are trying to evacuate its citizens from Egypt, after the 7th day of riots against Hosni Mubarak: they are about to send (or have just sent) airplanes to take them out of the country... more
AirlinesAlitalia increases its capacity to facilitate the return home of Italians from Egypt
Rome, Italy - Operating all Alitalia and AirOne flights. Modified the hours on the basis of the curfew
In order to facilitate the return of Italians from Egypt, Alitalia, in coordination with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. has increased the capacity of flights, operating routes to Rome with 200 seat Airbus... more
Civil aviationThe airlines of United Arab Emirates take more slot in France
Abu Dhabi, Emirates - Following a memorandum signed by the 2 civil aviation authorities
The UAE General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) has signed a memorandum of understanding with the French Civil Aviation Authority to increase the number of flights between the two countries. If ratified,... more
AirportsThe airport "Mario Mameli" in Cagliari aims to expand towards the town
Cagliari, Italy - The mayor of Elmas resigns
"If the Sogaer and Enac insist on expanding the airport in direction of the city, I can't continue to sit at that table". On Tuesday, with these words, the mayor of Elmas asked to resign from the Board... more
AirlinesEmirates: Copenaghen will be part of the network
Milan, Italy - Denmark will be the 67th Country to be served by the carrier
Emirates is ready to add new European destinations to its continuously growing network of routes: the international airline based in Dubai, from August 1st will launch daily non-stop flights from and to... more
CuriositiesThai airline PC Air is the first in the world to hire transsexual hostesses
Bangkok, Thailand - Six already employed, many other curricula are currently being examined
According to reports from international sources, Thai airline PC Air, which from April will operate commercial flights to some Asiatic destinations from Suvarnabhumi International Airport of Bangkok, opens... more
Weather forecastsBad weather in Italy: thunderstorms and strong winds in the South and in the biggest islands
Rome, Italy - Starting early tomorrow
A whirlwind of North-African origin will cause, from early tomorrow, a new wave of bad weather in Calabria and on the biggest islands associated with strengthening of winds that will involve also the other... more
Press releaseRyanair announces reduced Q3 loss of €10m. The press release
Dublin, Ireland - Quarterly traffic grows 6% to 17m, while fares rise 15%
Ryanair, Europe’s airline today (31 Jan) announced a slightly reduced Q3 loss of €10m (down from a Q.3 loss of €11m last year). Total revenues grew by 22% to €746m, as traffic increased 6% to 17m and ave... more
AirlinesAlitalia: 23,4 million passengers transported in 2010; +7,4% compared to 2009
Rome, Italy - Load factor increasing of more than 5% up to 70,5%
In 2010, Alitalia carried 23.4 million passengers, 1.6 million more compared to 2009, recording a 7.4% growth. The flights' load factor amounted to 70.5%, with an increase of more than 5 points over... more
AerospaceNASA: Discovery comes back to the launch pad
Cape Canaveral, USA - It would seem to be confirmed February, 24, as date for departure
On Friday, January 28, 2011, NASA announced that its technicians of Vehicle Assembly Building at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, had completed the mechanical works and the replacement... more
Civil defenseItalian DPC: in Croatia a workshop on the emergency procedures on natural disasters (fire hazards)
Rome, Italy - Lasting 5 days, three of workshop and two of exercise
It will take place in Split, Croatia -from January 31st to February 4th, the workshop "Operational procedures to be activated in case of emergency", organized by the Euro-Mediterranean program of cooperation... more
Civil aviationThe Egyptian curfew re-time flights
Cairo, Egypt - Airlines must make the best to adapt itself
The curfew imposed by the Egyptian government, taking place from 3:00 pm to 8:00 am, influence more and more airlines, that are forced to limit flights, to and from Egypt, to daytime. A spokesman of... more
ReportAbout 70 Italian passengers remain 4 days at Cairo airport. And finally leave
Cairo, Egypt - Egypt Air had cancelled its flights due to the riots in the country
The "Odyssey" of 70 Italian passengers stopped for days at Cairo airport following the anti-Mubarak riots end positively: thanks to the intervention of foreign affairs minister, they have all been transferred... more
Civil aviationIndia: the auditor general asks the government's rationale for buying 111 aircraft for national carrier Air India
Delhi, India - With a global expense of 6.8 billion euros
The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) is learnt to have questioned the government's rationale for buying 111 aircraft for national carrier Air India for 40,000 crore in 2006 (about 6.8 billion euros).... more
Civil aviationDomestic airplane and helicopter operations ready to be expanded in Sri Lanka
Colombo, Sri Lanka - Many applications have been received by civil aviation authorities
Sri Lanka Civil Aviation Authority sources they have received a number of applications to start domestic flight services. The sources said that applications to start domestic flights are being considered... more
Civil aviationRyanair: 10,3 million euro losses in the third quarter of 2010
Dublin, Ireland - Due to bad weather, air traffic controllers' strikes and high fuel prices
The Irish airline Ryanair has unveiled it closed the last three months of last year with net losses amounting to 10.3 million euros. Although slightly lower compared to the same period of 2009-2010... more
AirportsAeroporti di Roma: blocked but ready for development
Rome, Italy - Signed contract for the elaboration of masterplan 2004 at the airport of Rome-Fiumicino
Aeroporti di Roma (AdR, the management company of the airports of Rome) signed a contract with the airport design company Scott Wilson Ltd. for the elaboration of masterplan 2044 of Rome-Fiumicino/Aeroporto... more
Military aviationItalian AMI: UAE pilots completed training in Italy
Rome , Italy - The 8 pilots of UAE air force are housed at the base of Rivolto (Udine) for about 8 months
A formation flight of 4 planes, which took place last Friday January 28, 2011, represented the final event of the first phase of "Basic training to acrobatics" of 8 pilots of UAE (United Arab Emirates)... more
Civil aviationEmpty flights from Rome to Sharm el Sheikh
Rome , Italy - Tourists discoruraged by the situation in Egypt
There are 3 planes, direct to Sharm el Sheikh, that yesterday left empty from the Rome-Fiumicino airport due to the current situation in Egypt. In fact, as declared from the tour operator, on a total... more
AerospaceProgress M-09M spacecraft docked with the International Space Station
Baikonur, Kazakhstan - On Sunday
On Sunday, January 30, 2011, as scheduled, the Russian Progress M-09M cargo spacecraft docked with International Space Station, ISS. The lift-off took place last Friday from the Baikonur Cosmodrome,... more
AirportsItalian Assaeroporti: 2010 positive year for national airports
Rome, Italy - With 9 million passengers more; average growth by 7%
The Italian airport system has closed 2010 with a growth in traffic: over nine million passengers more, embarked or disembarked in the Italian airports that, with an average increase of 7% and a movement... more
SecuritySTART will enter into force within early February
Moscow, Russia - Russian-American arsenals will be cut to 1,550 nuclear warheads from the current 2,200
The new Russian-U.S. strategic arms reduction, which is named START, has been ratified by the Russian parliament Wednesday and it could come into force in early February, said Friday President Dmitry Medvedev,... more
Civil aviationIndia: foreign airlines cannot fly extra passengers when an aircraft is replaced by a larger plane
Delhi, India - According to the country's aviation regulator quoting bilateral agreements between governments
A foreign airline cannot fly extra passengers in a flight more than the aircraft capacity when it is replaced by a larger plane in the event of being grounded due to emergencies like technical trouble,... more
AirportsManchester airport introduces holograms to explain passengers the liquid restrictions
Manchester, UK - The aim is to cut queues
Manchester Airport has become the first airport in the world to introduce holograms as part of its passenger security preparation. The cutting-edge technology, which has been used in the music industry,... more
AirportsReports call for Newark and New York-"JFK" airports expansion
New York, Usa - The study comes from the Port Authority
A study commissioned by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey calls for major expansions at "John F. Kennedy" and Newark Liberty International Airports. The Regional Plan Association also calls... more
AirlinesEmirates: its fleet will grow with its new destinations
Edinburgh, UK - The carrier will soon deploy its 90 Airbus A-380 on order
Emirates will not struggle to find enough economically viable routes on which to deploy the 90 Airbus A-380s it has on order, and its 2020 fleet will be "modest" compared with airlines such as Air France-KLM... more
AccidentsFound the wreckage of the small plane crashed yesterday afternoon in the province of Perugia
Perugia, Italy - On board there was only the pilot
A little Cessna 172 (also see AVIONEWS)departed yesterday from Ancona-Falconara, around 2:47pm, has never reached its destination. In fact, the radio contact with the plane, that was directed to Foligno,... more
AerospaceRussia is developing an unmanned spacecraft very close to the Boeing X-37 airplane
Moskow, Russia - How and when it may be used, is still unclear
Russian researchers are developing an unmanned spaceflight vehicle, something similar to the Boeing X-37 Orbital Test Vehicle, but its final use remains still unknown. Oleg Ostapenko, Space Troops... more
AirportsSmall airports in New York area might grow and be potential relievers for big ones
New York, Usa - "Stewart", "MacArthur" and "Monmouth" have been listed
A Regional Plan Association study said with New York’s big three airports rapidly nearing capacity, airports like Stewart (about 65 miles north on Manhattan), should be relied on more. The report a... more
IndustryKC-X airplane: O'Keefe provides statement to the Senate Armed Services Committee
Arlington, Usa - EADS NA's CEO outlines response to the USAF data disclosure of the KC-X competition
EADS North America CEO Sean O’Keefe yesterday provided the Senate Armed Services Committee with a written statement outlining the company’s response to the US Air Force’s disclosure of data in the KC-X... more
Civil aviationFAA approves Croatia as meeting international aviation standards set by ICAO
Washington, Usa - The country enters "Category 1" rating
FAA Thursday announced that Croatia complies with international safety standards set by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), based on the results of a reassessment of Croatia's civil aviation... more
AirportsThe majority stake of the airport "Cristoforo Colombo" of Genoa is on sale
Genoa , Italy - The starting price is 30 million
Genoa's "Cristoforo Colombo" Airport is now estimated 50 million Euro. The share of capital in the hands of the authority port of Genoa is 60%. This majority percentage has a value of 30 million Euro that... more
Civil aviationAirAsia X defers deliveries of airplanes of the year
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - To consolidate the balance sheet in the view of a possible public listing
Azran Osman Rani, CEO of AirAsia X, a long haul subsidiary of the Malaysian AirAsia, has announced that his airline has decided to defer the consignments of three Airbus A-330s, which it would have added,... more
Aerospace25th anniversary of the explosion of the shuttle "Challenger" (VIDEO)
New York, USA - In which 7 cosmonauts were killed. Yesterday the anniversary of another space tragedy, that of Apollo 1
Today, January 28, 2011, is the 25th anniversary of the death of seven astronauts aboard the space shuttle Challenger. It was 1986. At 16:38 local time, just 73 minutes after the start of STS-51L mission... more
IndustryIAC AR has taken the decision to grant Type Certification to Sukhoi Superjet 100 airplane
Moscow, Russia - The official ceremony is scheduled for next February 3 in Moscow
IAC AR, the Russian certification authority has taken the decision to grant Type Certification to Sukhoi Superjet 100 airplane. The certificate is a result of an unprecedented vast certification campaign... more
Press releaseItalian ANSV on the C-172 airplane crash in Umbria
Rome, Italy - The Board has opened an inquiry and sent a technical investigator
It has been confirmed the discovery, in the town of Badia Sitria (Perugia, Italy), the Cessna 172 registration number I-AMCO, missing since January 27th. The plane had taken-off from Ancona-Falconara in... more
AirlinesDarwin Airline and Flybaboo: final agreement signed
Lugano, Switzerland - From next April 1st the new scheduled from Geneva with new connections from Lugano
By virtue of the November 2010 agreement between two Swiss regional airlines, Darwin Airline SA (“Darwin“) and Flybaboo SA (“Baboo”), Darwin officially resumes Baboo’s flights starting April 1st, afte... more
Military aviationDelivery of the KC-767A airplane at Italian AMI's 14th Wing
Rome, Italy - Yesterday in Pratica di Mare the first of four aircraft forecast from Tanker program
On Thursday, January 27, the first KC-767A airplane was delivered to the Air Force, which will submit it to a series of tests and activities for next operational use. The MM62229 aircraft, the first of... more
Press releaseProgress M-09M lifted off toward the International Space Station
Astana, Kazakhstan - Russian space agency Roscosmos said
"Russian cargo vehicle Progress M-09M lifted off toward the International Space Station (ISS) at 4:32 Moscow time (1:32 GMT) on Friday (today), the Russian space agency Roscosmos said. It was launched... more
ReportSouth-west of Japan, air traffic disruptions due to eruptive activity of "Kirishima" volcano (VIDEO)
Miyazaky, Japan - ANA and JAL airlines cancel flights from and to Miyazaki
Restarted on January 26, 2011, at 7:30 am (local time) the eruptive activity of Shinmoedake, one of the mouths of the "Kirishima", a 1421 meter volcano in the island of Kyushu in the south-west of the... more
AirportsNigeria: restriction of the movement of non-travelling public around and within the airport terminals
Lagos, Nigeria - As part of measures aimed at enhancing the level of security across the country
As part of measures aimed at enhancing the level of security across airports in the country, the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, on Thursday, announced the restriction of non-travellers within and around... more