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IndustryTSH signed purchase agreement with Mitsubishi Aircraft for 100 MRJ
Tokyo, Japan - 50 firm and 50 options
Mitsubishi Aircraft Corporation finalized and executed a definitive Purchase Agreement with Trans States Holdings (TSH) for an order of 100 next-generation Mitsubishi Regional Jet (MRJ) aircraft (50 firm,... more
AirportsUS unions support the end of airport screening privatization program
Washington, Usa - In order to preserve jobs in TSA and security for passengers
"A freeze on a Transportation Security Administration program to privatize airport screening services will preserve job opportunities for federal workers and keep passengers safe", according to union leaders. TSA... more
DefenseSTART: terms and implementation conditions of the new Russia- US nuclear treaty
Moscow, Russia - Too early talks on limiting tactical nuclear weapons (TNW), according to Moscow
It is too early to discuss limiting tactical nuclear weapons (TNW) with the United States, say the Russian after the new START treaty wad ratified in December 2010. The United States Senate there adopted... more
HelicoptersKocoglu Aviation takes delivery of another AW-109 Power helicopter
Cascina Costa, Italy - During an official ceremony held in Vergiate
AgustaWestland (AW), a Finmeccanica company, has announced that Koço?lu Aviation of Turkey has taken delivery of another emergency medical service (EMS) configured AW-109 Power light twin engine helicopter.... more
IndustryBoeing delivers 11th CA-40A airplane to US Navy
Wichita, Usa - The 12th model later this year
The Boeing Company delivered the 11th C-40A transport aircraft to the US Navy on Jan. 28 (but announced only yesterday) from the company’s Wichita facility. In this photo, the aircraft taxis at the site j... more
ReportFinancial police of Rome seized 35 kg of cocaine hidden in an airplane
Rome, Italy - By two men dressed as technician at Fiumicino airport
The provincial military command of financial police (GdF, Guardia di Finanza) of Rome seized 35 kg of cocaine at the airport of Fiumicino. Engaged in the routine check operations, the financiers noticed... more
AerospaceNASA: conference to unveil new planetary discoveries
Washington, USA - Scheduled for tomorrow, February 2, 2011
On Wednesday, February 2nd, 2011, at 01:00 pm EST, NASA will hold a press conference to unveil the latest discoveries of "Kepler mission" on planets located out of our solar system. Kepler, the research... more
AirlinesDelta expands eBoarding service to Italy
Milan, Italy - Almost doubled the number of cities in the world where passengers of the airline
Delta Air Lines now offers to all passengers embarking for the United States from the airports of Rome, Milan-Malpensa, Venice and Pisa the possibility to check-in via smartphone, iPhone and BlackBerry,... more
Press releaseDniproavia is taking delivery of 10 Embraer E-Jets
Kiev, Ukraine - The fleet extension will allow the Ukrainian carrier to become the largest Embraer operator in Eastern Europe
Yesterday, Embraer and Dniproavia, a member of the Ukrainian Aviation Group Alliance, came to an arrangement regarding the delivery of ten EMBRAER 190s, with options for another five jets. The aircraft... more
HelicoptersAustralia adds MRH-90 helicopter to "Projects of Concern" list
Canberra, Australia - Deliveries have been delayed by at least 12 months
The Australian government has added the NH Industries MRH90 transport helicopter to its "Projects of Concern" list, with the acquisition to undergo a major review this month. MRH-90s on order for both... more
IndustryALC takes delivery of the first of 51 A-320 plane family on order
Toulouse, France - Air New Zealand becomes first operator with aircraft in all black rugby livery
Air Lease Corporation (ALC), the aircraft financing and leasing company, has taken delivery of its first brand new A320 aircraft directly ordered from Airbus and to be leased to and operated by Air New... more
IndustryCaribbean Airlines signs contract for 9 ATR-72/600 airplanes
Toulouse, France - First deliveries will start in October
European Turboprop manufacturer ATR has announced that Trinidad and Tobago’s flag carrier Caribbean Airlines has officially signed a contract for the purchase of 9 ATR-72/600 aircraft, valued at some U... more
ReportEgypt's crisis: C-130 airplane of AMI lands in Pratica di Mare
Rome, Italy - With 80 Italian passengers coming back from Cairo
Landed this morning at the airport of Pratica di Mare, 30 km south of Rome, the C-130 airplane of AMI, Italian Air Force, sent to Egypt to bring back home about eighty Italians, most of them tourists,... more
ReportAir transport in Italy: decrees on territorial continuity are "Illegitimate"
Rome, Italy - Mauro Pili, PDL, said it. Matteoli: "If the Government wants to investigate the issue, there's no impediment to it"
During a press conference held yesterday, January 31, 2011, in Cagliari, Mauro Pili of the PDL party said that "The decrees on territorial continuity are illegal because they are discriminatory, illogical,... more
AerospaceTorino Piemonte Aerospace: projects for promotion abroad
Turin, Italy - The event will take place next Friday
The projects of the Chamber of Commerce of Turin From Concept to Car, Think Up and Torino Piemonte Aerospace reopen the nominations. On Friday, February 4th, the three projects, managed by the Foreign... more
Civil aviationNepal airlines ask the government to increase airfares
Katmandu, Nepal - Ticket prices have not been reviewed for the last 5 years
Airline Operators Association of Nepal (AOAN) - an association of domestic airlines - has pushed the government to increase airfare on different air routes. Issuing a press statement on Monday, AOAN... more
HelicoptersTwo Sikorsky S-92 helicopters to AAR for cargo and passenger transport in Afghanistan
Kabul, Afghanistan - On behalf on USTRANSCOM, starting from February
According to a statement released yesterday, January 31, 2011, two S-92 helicopters made by the US Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation have been delivered to AAR Corp., provider of products and services for... more
IndustryWTO ruling: billions in Boeing subsidies distort competition
Toulouse, France - They have had a significant and ongoing negative effect on European industry
We receive and publish: "Yesterday’s World Trade Organisation (WTO) decision confirms that Boeing has received massive and illegal government subsidies for many decades, and that they have had a significant a... more
AerospaceRussia wants to make 48 space launches in 2011
Moscow, Russia - Even more than last year
Anatoly Perminov, Head of the Russian Space Agency "Roscosmos" said yesterday, at the traditional meeting of the Club of the Leading Russian Media Editor-in-chief at Itar-Tass, that Russia wants to make... more
SecurityMoscow: tour operators do not sell holidays in Egypt anymore
Cairo, Egypt - The situation is too dangerous
Ongoing from seven days the anti-government protests in Egypt and the assessment of 150 dead and 4000 injured, reported by "Al-Jazeera TV", scares travelers and airlines. In Russia Rostourism (Russian... more
SecurityGheddafi calls Mubarak up and 2,500 Libyan citizens can leave Egypt
Cairo, Egypt - Japan hardly manages to repatriate its 600 fellow citizens
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and Lybian leader Muhammar Gheddafi stay allegedly in touch with each other. Last Sunday in the meantime 2,500 Lybian citizens left Egypt. Lybian media reported the... more
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