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AirlinesA Chinese carrier among the highest-ranking airline companies in the world
Beijing, China - Airline reviewer Skytrax has awarded Hainan Airlines the five-star ranking
Hainan Airlines is the seventh highest-ranking airline company in the world. On the basis of customer experience, Airline reviewer Skytrax has awarded the Chinese company the highest and most prestigious... more
IndustryATR: 80 new aircraft sold in recovering 2010
Toulouse, France - Plus options for 33
European regional turboprop manufacturer ATR today announced it booked orders for 80 new aircraft in 2010, plus options for 33. The society also generated a turnover of 1.35 US $ billion–almost three t... more
IndustryRR wins $ 250 million Trent 700 contract for Cathay Pacific's airplanes
Rome, Italy - To power eight new Airbus A-330
Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, has won long term maintenance support business worth $250m from Cathay Pacific. The Group will provide TotalCare long-term services support for Trent 700... more
Civil aviationAir transport, further strikes scheduled in Italy
Rome, Italy - For the month of February
We had already announced (see AVIONEWS) some of the protests in the air transport sector planned for January and February; now we want to update those data on the basis of the new strike announcements... more
IndustryAvio signs jv agreement with AVIC Dongan and AVICOPTER
Dongan, China - For systems power transmissions for aerospace commercial engines
Avio, the international Italian based aerospace group in aerospace propulsion, AVIC Dongan and AVICOPTER (controlled by the AVIC Group), signed an agreement to set up a joint-venture for development and... more
AirlinesAir Dolomiti in Vienna with special offers
Ronchi dei Legionari, Italy - Reserved to over 55-year-old passengers and to those traveling in group
Air Dolomiti, Italian airline of the Lufthansa's group and member of Lufthansa Regional, announces a news dedicated to passengers flying to Vienna from Verona. Until April 3rd, 2011, for who is going... more
AccidentsRussia, published black boxes' transcriptions of Smolensk's plane crash
Moscow, Russia - That would exculpate Russian air traffic controllers, accused by Poland to have responsibilities in the Tu-154's incident
As reported yesterday, 19 January 2010, by the international press, the Russian aviation investigating commission would have taken an unprecedented decision: to publish the full transcripts of the black... more
IndustryBoeing and American Airlines complete contract for two B-777/300ER planes
Seattle, Usa - AA becomes the first US airline to order the 777/300ER
Boeing and American Airlines yesterday announced the Fort Worth, Texas-based carrier has exercised options for two 777-300ER aircraft (extended range). The B-777 is the world's most successful twin-engine,... more
Civil aviationUAE: air traffic movements soars by 11.09% in 2010
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates - Dubai accounted for 45.4% of the total
The UAE General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) has reported 644,457 air traffic movements for the UAE in 2010, growth of 11.09% over 2009. The figure includes overflights, which accounted for 140,821... more
AirportsCatania-Fontanarossa. New record of passengers: over 6,3 millions in 2010
Catania, Italy - Mancini (SAC): "Five years of important investments and infrastructures, the challenge for the Integrated System on Comiso and the train-plane inter-modality to be closer to Siracusa and Messina"
"New historic record for the international airport of Catania-Fontanarossa. Until December 31, 2010, in fact, had been 6,321,753 (+ 6.52% compared to 2009) the passengers transiting in the airport which,... more
Civil aviationHong Kong Civil Aviation Department: contaminated fuel from Indonesia forced the emergency landing of a Cathay Pacific flight
Hong Kong, China - Both engines of an Airbus A-330 developed problems
The Civil Aviation Department believes contaminated fuel from Indonesia was a factor which forced a Cathay Pacific passenger plane from Surabaya to make an emergency landing upon reaching Hong Kong International... more
HelicoptersLaBarge, contract for the provision of cockpit wiring harnesses for S-70i Black Hawk helicopter
Saint Louis, USA - With Kaman Aerospace Corporation
LaBarge Inc., a provider of electronic manufacturing services, which has its headquarters in Saint Louis, Missouri, USA, has signed a contract worth 1.3 million dollars with Kaman Aerospace Corporation... more
PeopleIndia: Vayalar Ravi new civil aviation minister
Delhi, India - "My priority is to bring Air India out of the red and restore it to former glory"
Hours after the announcement that he had been made the new Civil Aviation Minister, Vayalar Ravi set himself an uphill task. He said his topmost priority would be to bring Air India out of the red and... more
Press releaseAir transport. Livingston, at work for the re-launch of the carrier
Rome, Italy - The website "Help Consumatori" reported yesterday
"Help Consumatori" website yesterday reported this news. "Only next Friday will be unveiled if Livingston airline will be able to fly again. Last Monday, in fact, the Special Commissioner Daniele Discepolo... more
IndustryAirbus aircraft list prices to increase from January
Toulouse, France - Price adjustment reflects production ramp-up investments
Airbus has increased the average list price of its aircraft by 4.4 per cent. The increment applies for all new aircraft from the beginning of January 2011, apart from the A-380, for which the increase... more
AirlinesAlitalia signs contract with GE Aviation an "OnPoint Fuel and Carbon Solutions" to reduce fuel consumption
Rome, Italy - Economic and environmental benefits
Alitalia signed with GE Aviation an "OnPoint Fuel and Carbon Solutions" agreement for the individuation and implementation of initiatives aimed to reach significant reduction in fuel consumption. GE... more
Civil aviationItalian ISTAT: "We Italy. 100 statistics to understand the Country we live in". The part about air transport
Rome, Italy - The document formed by 120 pages ranges over 19 different sectors
ISTAT, Italian Institute of Statistics, unveiled yesterday a report titled "Noi Italia. 100 statistiche per capire il Paese in cui viviamo" ("We Italy. 100 statistics to understand the Country we live... more
Civil aviationSkyTeam to welcome Middle East Airlines as future member
Amsterdam, Holland - The airline will sign an agreement at the end of February
Air Liban (MEA), the national carrier of Lebanon, will sign an agreement on February 28 to officially start the process of joining SkyTeam (ST) in 2012. Customers will benefit from increased access to... more
AirlineseasyJet: quarter 1 2011 interim management statement
Milan, Italy - The highlights
easyJet has unveiled its results at the December 31, 2010. Highlights: - Total revenue up by 7.5% to £654 million. - Seats flown grew by 7.7% to 13.8 million and total revenue per seat was... more
AirportsEdinburgh airport won't build a second runway
Edinburgh, UK - Growth in passengers won’t be as high as previously forecast
Edinburgh airport scrapped plans to build a second runway because growth in passengers won’t be as high as previously forecast. Passenger numbers at Scotland’s busiest airport are set to more than dou... more
AirlinesAir France-Klm opens the air route Florence-London city
Florence, Italy - It will be operated by Cityjet
During the event organized for the opening of the new air service between Florence and London-City operated by Cityjet (a carrier 100% owned by the group Air France-KLM), the management of the airline... more
Civil aviationAir transport: EC Vice-President Kallas convenes European airports
Brussels, Belgium - To draw the lessons from air travel disruption due to snow
Siim Kallas, European Commission Vice-President in charge of transport, met today in Brussels with CEO's from major European airports to discuss how to prevent the problems that occurred at airports (and... more
Military aviationUS Army plans a fleet of new helicopters
Washington, USA - Which could enter service after 2020
Today the international press reports new plans in the helicopter field for the US army. The first concerns the creation of new rotorcraft with which the Army would replace the existing fleet, consisting... more
Civil aviationIsrael slow on aviation reforms
Tel Aviv, Israel - The U.S. government has ranked the country's air safety among the world's worst
Israel's heavily fortified international airport is considered by many to be the go-to place for airline security, with vehicle checks, robots, closed-circuit cameras and controversial passenger profiling... more
AirportsNew Rimini-Paris connection served by Wind Jet
Rimini, Italy - From May twice a week
Wind Jet expands its offer of international flights from Rimini. By next May, the new Rimini/Paris connection will be operational (airport "Charles De Gaulle"). Routes will be served twice a week, on... more
Weather forecastsBad weather in Italy: snow arriving on the central regions
Rome, Italy - A notice has been issued for adverse conditions
A perturbation on the Tyrrhenian Sea, with northern cold flows, will bring tomorrow a decrease of the temperatures, with snowfalls until hilly altitude on the central regions of the Country. The Italian... more
UAS-DronesBrazil signs order for Hermes 450 drone planes
Sao Paulo, Brazil - Still unknown the number of specimens required
Today AEL (Aeroelettronica), Brazilian subsidiary of the Israeli Elbit Systems, was awarded a contract with the Brazilian government for the provision of a still unknown number of UAV (Unmanned Aerial... more
AirlinesFinancial gurus show cautious optimism for airline profits this year
Washington, Usa - US carrier might post 20% growth in earnings in 2011
As air transport companies tabulate full 2010 earnings and operational performance metrics, market analysts started sending 2011 predictions for investors. The majority of the financial gurus express cautious... more
AirportsAlitalia-SEA: signed agreement on the airport's management company-AirOne contentious
Milan, Italy - Lasting since 2004
With an agreement formalized today, Alitalia and SEA (Management company of the Milan's airports) solved a contentious lasting from 2004, inherited from Alitalia with the purchase of AirOne and substantially... more
AirlinesIndiGo will start flights to overseas destinations
Delhi, India - It will operate services to Singapore, Bangkok, Dubai e Muscat
IndiGo, India's largest budget carrier by market share, said it will start flights to overseas destinations in August. The airline has received approval from India's civil aviation ministry to operate... more
IndustryPremium AEROTEC commences aircraft component production in Romania
Augsburg, Germany - First development stage creates 300 jobs for qualified workers
Premium AEROTEC (PA) commences manufacture of aircraft components at its new factory in Ghimbav, Bra?ov County, Romania. The company is thus continuing to extend its business activities and pursue a course... more
AirlinesWind Jet and XL France renew the code-share agreement for 2011 also
Rome, Italy - Starting from April 8th
This year also, starting from April 8th, the two carriers will introduce themselves to the market with a broad connection offer between France and Sicily, with what is expected to be an extremely interesting... more
AirportsAlmost 1.45 million passengers used Estonian airports in 2010
Tallin, Estonia - Figures show an increase on 2009 (but the number of cargo flights dropped)
The number of travellers passing through Estonian airports grew significantly in 2010; however, cargo flights fell by nearly half, according to the Civil Aviation Authority. Since 2009, total traveler... more
ReportEgyptAir cuts flights to Tunisia
Cairo, Egypt - Until political situation becomes stable
EgyptAir authorities announced that trips schedule to Tunisia will be modified until the current events in Tunisia subside and the country stabilises. For now, the company will schedule two flights a week... more
SecurityICAO and Dubai Civil Aviation authority to train cops to cope with explosives
Abu Dhabi, UAE - And how to handle diplomats and other people with legal immunity
The International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO), Dubai Civil Aviation Avsec Center and the Regional Center in the Middle East will jointly train more cops in handling airport and aviation safety,... more
AirlinesGermanwings and Lufthansa strengthen their collaboration
Milan, Italy - Announced the interlining agreement between the two airlines
Germanwings and Lufthansa will strengthen their collaboration starting from January 20th 2011, when will begin the new interlining agreement between the two airlines. In this way, who will book through... more
AirportsMarco Filippeschi reconfirmed president of SAT, management company of Pisa's airport
Pisa, Italy - Management committee met yesterday
On Tuesday, January 18, 2011, met the management committee of the SAT, the management company of the airport "Galileo Galilei" of Pisa, and Marco Filippeschi, mayor of the Tuscan city, was reconfirmed... more
Government actsItalian question on "Big hitches and baggage's loss" at Rome-Fiumicino airport
Rome, Italy - Presented by the Honorable Antonio Razzi (Misto- Noi sud libertà ed autonomia)
Italian Honorable Antonio Razzi asked to the minister of infrastructures and transports Altero Matteoli. "To the minister of infrastructures and transports. -To know- stated that: in several periods... more
HelicoptersSikorsky: virtual reality center for CH-53K helicopter
Stratford, USA - With a significant cost reduction and more efficiency
Yesterday, 18 January 2010, Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation announced the presence, at its largest manufacturing plant, of a modern center of virtual reality for the CH-53K helicopter program. This is... more
AirlinesAustrian Airlines traffic result for 2010
Vienna, Austria - 9.7 percent increase in passenger volume
In 2010 Austrian Airlines (AA) carried approximately 10.9 million passengers, an increase of 9.7 percent compared to the previous year. The passenger load factor rose by 2.8 percentage points to hit 76.8... more
AccidentsRIS Rome, further exams for the helicopter fallen on Monte Bianco
Rome, Italy - In September 2009
Are now ongoing in the Scientific investigation department (RIS) laboratories of Rome, examinations to understand the cause of the accident which involved, on September 7, 2009, the SA-315B Lama helicopter,... more
AirportsSACBO: final balance of the 2010 traffic data of the airport of Bergamo-Orio al Serio
Bergamo, Italy - The airport closed last year with an increase in passengers' number
The Bergamo-Orio al Serio airport closed 2010 with an increase in passengers number equal to 7,3%, especially concentrated on the direct flights which have continued recording load factors higher than... more
Civil aviationNASA: within 2025 new state of the art airplane
Seattle, USA - Northrop, Lockheed Martin and Boeing working for the design projects
At the end of last year, NASA has asked Boeing, Northrop Grumman and Lockheed Martin to create a set of design drawings for the creation of a last-generation airliner that should enter in service from... more
Military aviationPhilippine air force may need a new light attack aircraft
Manila, Philippines - Instead of the Rockwell OV-10 Bronco with which its fleet is currently equipped
The Philippines is considering a possible replacement of the Rockwell OV-10 Bronco, high-wing twin-engine airplane with the tasks of counter-guerrilla and light attack produced by the US North American... more
AirlinesRyanair on boarding card reissue fees
Milan, Italy - The Barcelona Court has decided that EUR 40/£ 40 cost is unlawful
Ryanair has instructed today its Spanish lawyers to appeal what it believes is a bizarre and unlawful ruling by the Barcelona Commercial Court No.1 last week that its € 40/£ 40 boarding card reissue fe... more
AirportsNew Bologna-Athens flight with Aegean
Bologna, Italy - From March 29th, it will be operated three times a week
On March 29th will be inaugurated new Bologna/Athens direct flight. Operated by the Greek airline Aegean with 168-seat Airbus A-320 airplanes with two-class configuration, the link will have three weekly... more
IndustryRR to power ten LCS for the US Navy
Rome, Italy - The Group’s largest ever marine naval surface ship contract
Rolls-Royce (RR), the global power systems company, will supply gas turbines and waterjets for ten of the US Navy’s Littoral Combat Ships (LCS) – the Group’s largest ever marine naval surface ship contr... more
IndustryMajor fatigue testing of the A-400M plane has begun in Dresden
Dresden, Germany - It will be subjected to a punishing regime of loads 24 hours per day, for initial four weeks
Major fatigue testing of the Airbus Military (AM) A-400M plane has begun on schedule in Dresden in January. The test airframe, known as MSN5001, will be subjected to a punishing regime of loads, 24... more
CuriositiesSkyscanner: top ten in the on-line search of flights in 2010
Trento, Italy - The website unveils cities and Countries most desired last year in the Internet research
Skyscanner the Flight Finder, the most popular free website in Italy in the search of low-cost flights (www.skyscanner.it), presents the ranking of the top ten cities and Nations searched by Italy during... more
AirlinesMeridiana fly: from June 15th flight from Naples to New York
Olbia, Italy - And until the end of September
Already on sale the direct flights from Naples to New York, which starting from Wednesday June 15th and until September 29th, will be resumed, thanks to Meridiana fly. The air links are operated twice... more