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IndustrySaudi Arabian Airlines: order for 12 B-777/300ER +10 options and eight Dreamliner airplanes
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - Completed arrangement Boeing-ALAFCO
Boeing and Saudi Arabian Airlines announced an order for 12 B-777/300ERs (extended range), with an option for 10 more. This order previously was attributed to an unidentified customer on Boeing's orders... more
IndustryBoeing delivers Malaysia Airlines' first B-737/800NG with new livery
Seattle, Usa - First Asia-Pacific carrier equipped to operate with the 737 Boeing Sky Interior
Boeing and Malaysia Airlines last week celebrated the delivery of the airline's first Next-Generation 737 with the new, passenger-inspired Boeing Sky Interior. The national carrier of Malaysia is the... more
AirportsItaly, airport of Parma. Pagliari: call the Council commissions to counteract the results of the Nomisma's research
Parma, Italy - It's what declared Giorgio Pagliari, leader of the party Pd in the Parma's council
"The yesterday's article on the newspaper "La Repubblica", which reported a document on the plan for the re-organization of the Italian air system designed by Nomisma, the consultancy firm founded, among... more
Latest newsFrom the sawdust the new biofuel for airplanes elaborated by the Russians?
Moscow, Russia - It would have been unveiled today the deputy transport minister, Valery Okulov
As reported by "Ria Novosti", today the Russian deputy transport Minister, Valery Okulov, during a press conference hosted by the same agency, stated that Russia might eventually use for the aircraft biofuel... more
Press releaseItalian Usb on Alitalia: refinancing program for 22 Airbus airplanes
Rome, Italy - A new immatriculation: they will turn from Italian to Irish
"The workers of Alitalia-Cai (Italian airline) received a message from the direction regarding the "Refinancing program for 22 Airbus A-319/A-320/A-321 airplanes", which includes a new immatriculation... more
Press release"Cassidian" to compile Interactive Electronic Technical Documentation for P-3C Orion aircraft
Berlino, Germania - Of German Navy
"Cassidian has been commissioned with compiling Interactive Electronic Technical Documentation (IETD) for the German Navy’s P-3C Orion Cup maritime patrol aircraft. The corresponding contract, worth a... more
IndustryRR statement about Trent 900 engine for A-380 Qantas plane, flight QF32
Rome, Italy - A further update next Friday
Rolls-Royce has made progress in understanding the cause of the engine failure on the Trent 900 powered A-380 Qantas airplane flight QF32 on 4 November 2010. It is now clear this occurrence is specific... more
Fair and showsMidwest Airlines: order for B-737/800NG plane
Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt - It was announced at the "Avex International Air Show"
Boeing and Cairo-based Midwest Airlines yesterday announced an order for one Next-Generation 737-800 aircraft. This order previously was attributed to an unidentified customer on Boeing's orders and deliveries... more
IndustrySELEX Sistemi Integrati wins a contract in Kuwait
Rome, Italy - To provide air traffic control systems
SELEX Sistemi Integrati (SSI), a Finmeccanica company, signed a contract for a value of 16 million dollars to provide the Kuwait General directorate of civil aviation with air traffic control systems. In... more
AirlinesAustrian Airlines: 107 weekly connections from 7 Italian airports
Vienna, Austria - New flight to Mumbai
With the entering of the new Winter hours, in force since October 31, 2010, Austrian Airlines (AA) has streamlined its flights network. Moreover, from the same day is operational the new Vienna/Mumbai... more
IndustrySELEX Sistemi Integrati signed a contract with the Finnish Navy
Rome, Italy - For a value of about EUR 5 million
SELEX Sistemi Integrati (SSI), a Finmeccanica Company, signed a contract for a value of about 5 M€ with the Finnish Navy to supply 15 Multi Data Link Processors (M-DLP) for naval units and operational c... more
ReportParis airport, 5 arrested for alleged terrorism
Paris, France - They could be linked with the death threats against Dalil Boubakeur
The French radio "RTL" announced that today five men, suspected to have ties with terrorist groups, were arrested at Paris-"Charles de Gaulle" airport. A source from the local police would have said... more
IndustryBoeing: SpiceJet finalize order for 30 B-737/800NG airplanes
New Delhi, India - With winglets and Sky Interior
Boeing and Indian budget carrier, SpiceJet, announced an order for 30 Next-Generation 737/800 airplanes with winglets in the presence of US President Obama late last week. Valued at about $2.3 billion... more
IndustryRolls-Royce: a maxi order from China Eastern Airlines for engines A-330 aircraft
Rome, Italy - Agreement for environmental partnership
Rolls-Royce (RR), the global power systems company, has received an order worth $1.2bn, at list prices, from China Eastern Airlines for Trent 700 engines to power 16 Airbus A-330 aircraft. The order includes... more
AirportsInstallation of the wind-shear antenna: according to the Italian health institute it wouldn't be harmful to health
Palermo, Italy - According to some indiscretions, tomorrow the report will be unveiled
The "Istituto superiore di sanità", the Italian national health institute, would have already prepared and consigned the Report in which it expresses its opinion about the eventual dangerousness for health... more
Civil aviationThe airline "Skymark" buys 6 A-380 airplanes
Tokyo, Japan - And Airbus enters for the first time in the Japanese market
Yesterday, on November 8, 2010, Skymark, the airline based in Tokyo, announced it has signed a contract with Airbus for the acquisition of six A-380 planes, with an option for other two, for a total value... more
AirportsItaly, 24 airports risk the closure
Rome, Italy - They're the smallest, with a few passengers but a lot of debts
24 Italian airports would be at risk of closure. They are the smallest air-stations, often located in marginal areas, sparsely attended, but full of debts. Twenty of these airports, according to an article... more
ReportObama lands in Indonesia on an "Air Force One" aircraft
Jakarta, Indonesia - But, maybe, his visit will be shortened due to the ash clouds of Merapi volcano
Today, at 04:30 pm local time, the Air Force One carrying Barack Obama has finally landed at Jakarta, Indonesia, after several postponements due to the resumption of the Merapi activities in recent days,... more
IndustryFinmeccanica won orders for approximately EUR 220 million
Rome, Italy - Through AW, DRS Technologies, Ansaldo Energia, SSI, SELEX Galileo and Alenia Aeronautica
Finmeccanica has won orders for a combined value of approximately EUR 220 million through its companies AgustaWestland, DRS Technologies, Ansaldo Energia, SELEX Sistemi Integrati, SELEX Galileo and Alenia... more
Weather forecastsBad weather: still thunderstorms on Italy
Rome, Italy - Possible snowfalls on the Alps
An Atlantic perturbation, as many times announced in the last days, with its focus on the western Europe is hitting most part of the Mediterranean area causing a phase of bad weather on the Italian Peninsula,... more
Civil aviationIATA addresses "MEET2" on climate change
Geneva, Switzerland - Remarks by Director General and CEO, Giovanni Bisignani
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released today remarks by Director General and CEO Giovanni Bisignani to the Second Ministerial Conference on Global Environment and Energy in Transport... more
AirportsItaly: airport of Palermo, passengers in October +5,10%
Palermo, Italy - Following the negative results of September
After the negative results of September, which were also affected by the closure from 24 to 26 of the same month due to the incident occurred to an Airbus A-319, which went off runway at the airport "Falcone-Borsellino"... more
CargoUAE carriers stop the air cargo transport from Yemen
Dubai, United Arab Emirates - As a precautionary measure
Yesterday, November 7, 2010, Emirates and Etihad Airways, major airlines of the United Arab Emirates, announced that they had temporarily stopped the cargo flights from Yemen. Same measure adopted by the... more
Civil aviationVolcano Merapi: from today, partial resumption of the flights to Indonesia
Jakarta, Indonesia - After the cancellations of the week-end
Starting in the afternoon of today, November 8, 2010, most flights to and from Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia, should be resumed almost regularly. A lot of routes had in fact been temporarily suspended,... more
IndustrySukhoi Superjet 100 Certification Program is progressing
Venice, Italy - Successfully towards completion
Sukhoi Superjet 100 certification campaign is successfully progressing towards completion. All major certification flight programs are accomplished. The prototypes have gained 2245 flight hours in 948... more
AerospaceLaunch of the "Discovery" space shuttle no earlier than November 30th
Cape Canaveral, USA - The six astronauts involved in the mission have already left the space center
It will happen no earlier than November 30th at 4:05 am the next launch attempt of the space shuttle "Discovery". It was announced on the website of NASA, which pointed out that the six astronauts who... more
ReportBlack boxes of the Cuba's air crash found
Havana, Cuba - They will help understanding the accident's causes
Rolando Diaz, prosecutor of the City of Sancti Spiritus, Cuba, announced some days ago that have been found the black boxes of the ATR-72/212 airplane belonging to the Aero Caribbean state company involved... more
Fair and showsAir shows and exhibitions in the second week in November
Rome, Italy - From today, on Monday 8 to next Sunday 14
Monday 08 - "AVEX International Airshow 2010 - Trade Day". Sharm El Sheikh International Airsport, Egypt. + 971 43 67 13 76 www.avexairshow.com - "2010 Reunion Island Paragliding World Cup Series".... more
Civil aviationAir transport: Commission launches infringement procedures against France, Germany, Austria and Finland
Brussels, Belgium - Over agreements with Russia on Siberian overflights
The European Commission has launched in the last days infringement procedures against France, Germany, Austria and Finland over their bilateral air service agreements with Russia, which inter alia include... more
AirlinesAir Malta intensifies its operations in the north of Italy
La Valletta, Malta - From next December 1st
Air Malta increases its operations in the north of Italy. From 1 December 2010, the Maltese airline will inaugurate new flights departing from Milan-Linate, in the city center. The carrier will fly... more
ReportAirplane of Pope comes back to Rome
Rome, Italy - After the travel in Spain
Yesterday evening, Benedict XVI returned by an A-321 aircraft of the air company Iberia, at Rome-Ciampino airport, where he was greeted by the under-secretary to the Prime Minister Gianni Letta, and then... more
AerospaceBoeing launched 4th Earth-Observation satellite for Italy
Rome, Italy - It was the 350th Delta rocket launch in the program's 50-year history
The Boeing Company on Nov. 5 successfully launched the last in a series of four SkyMed spacecraft for the Italian Constellation of Small Satellites for Mediterranean basin Observation (COSMO). A Delta... more
AerospaceFourth satellite of the COSMO-SkyMed constellation launched successfully
Rome, Italy - Via a Boeing Delta II rocket
The fourth satellite of the Italian Earth observation constellation COSMO-SkyMed was launched successfully at 07:20 pm on 5 November 2010 (03:20 am on 6 November in Italy), via a Boeing Delta II rocket... more
Weather forecastsBad weather in Italy: strong winds and tidal waves from today
Rome, Italy - A new notice issued for adverse weather conditions
The announced perturbation from Atlantic origin has reached Mediterranean basin and is causing the precipitations on Tyrrhenian side, will favour from this morning a reinforcement of the airing, from southern-western,... more
Civil aviationQantas: A-380 airplanes still landed
Sydney, Australia - For at least other 72 hours
The CEO of Qantas Airways, Alan Joyce, has announced that, following the discovery of oil leaks in three engines of two Airbus A-380s belonging to the Australian air company, it has been decided to leave... more
IndustryF-35 Lightning II aircraft: the state of the program to October 2010
Fort Worth, Usa - Flight test update
The F-35 Lightning II flight test program continues to track ahead of plan on both the conventional takeoff and landing (CTOL) variant and the carrier variant (CV), while the short takeoff and vertical... more
SecurityPettinaroli, "Foundation 8 October": “For 3 days, Milan has been the world capital city of aviation safety”
Milan, Italy - The International event concluded today
“For 3 days, Milan has become the world capital for aviation safety: the contribution provided to the sector has been very important”. This is one of the first comments of Paolo Pettinaroli, president of... more
AirlinesQatar Airways: new flight to Hanoi from last November 1st
Rome, Italy - The airline expands into the South-east of Asia
Qatar Airways has launched scheduled flights to Hanoi and added frequencies to its Ho Chi Minh City route, nearly tripling the airline’s number of services in and out of Vietnam. The airline’s Vietnamese exp... more
IndustryFincantieri: work started on first of two Stealth vessels for Uae Navy
La Spezia, Italy - Delivery is scheduled in the second half of 2012
Yesterday at Muggiano shipyard (La Spezia) there was the traditional sheet cutting ceremony marking the commencement of construction of the first of two “Falaj 2” stealth vessels which have been ordered fro... more
Civil aviationBartolomeo: “Italian CIPE will give the go ahead to the increase of airport fares on Tuesday”
Milan, Italy - Italian undersecretary for infrastructure and transportation has been interviewed by AVIONEWS
During the third and last day of the "International seminar on aviation safety" –which is being held in Milan, Italy- Italian undersecretary for infrastructure and transportation, Giachino Bartolomeo, h... more
AerospaceFourth postponement for the launch of the "Discovery" space shuttle
Cape Canaveral, USA - Due to a "Significant" hydrogen gas leak next to the external tank
Fourth postponement for the last mission of the "Discovery" space shuttle, which should have departed today at 3:04 pm from the Cape Canaveral base, USA. The motivation of this further delay should be... more
AirlinesEtihad Airways celebrates today its seventh anniversary
Abu Dhabi, UAE - Positive results of rapid growth
Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, celebrates its seventh anniversary today, November 5, 2010. In seven years of rapid growth, Etihad has flown over 26 million passengers... more
IndustryEADS and Airbus welcome A-400M plane agreement with customer Nations
Leiden, Holland - The contract finalised today in Toulouse
EADS and Airbus welcome the conclusion of negotiations with OCCAR and the seven A-400M launch customer nations. The agreement, finalised today in Toulouse in the presence of the French Defence Minister... more
Press releaseATR on -72/212 airplane crashed in Cuba: IACC had stopped the flights in view of the "Thomas" hurricane
Toulouse, France - Named an equpe of experts to support inquiries, still ongoing
ATR regrets to confirm that an ATR-72/212 operated by Cuba’s Aero Caribbean was involved in an accident yesterday at 5:40 pm (local time) near to Sancti Spiritus (Cuba). Flight 883 was operating between S... more
AirlineseasyJet celebrates its 15th anniversary
Milan, Italy - From today to Wednesday on the web-site it will be possible to buy flights for January/March connections
The European airline easyJet wants to celebrate with its passengers its 15 years of success and announces discounts for flights between January 1st to March 26th 2011. Reductions will be made all days,... more
PeopleAlitalia: apostolic travel by airplane of Pope in Santiago De Compostela
Rome, Italy - On board of an A-320 aircraft "Città di Fiumicino"
Alitalia is the airline chosen by Holy Father Benedict XVI for His apostolic journey that will begin tomorrow, on November 6, with the flight AZ4000 from Rome-Fiumicino to Santiago De Compostela. The... more
OccurrencesEmergency landing for another Qantas airplane
Singapore, Singapore - A Boeing 747 in which the pilot would have discovered an engine trouble
Just a day after the occurrence happened to a Qantas Airbus A-380 (see AVIONEWS), today another aircraft belonging to the Australian airline, this time a Boeing 747/400, was forced to make an emergency... more
Press release"Fondazione 8 ottobre 2001" award a prize to Italian Enav's CEO Guido Pugliesi
Milan, Italy - "He transformed the company into a model of progress, efficiency and professionalism"
"Fondazione 8 ottobre 2001", the foundation born after the air crash occurred at the Milan-Linate airport in 2001, and the research centre "Centro studi Demetra" awarded a prize to Guido Pugliesi, the... more
CargoFinnair updates the security measures for the air cargo transport
Rome, Italy - To the United States
The Finnish airline Finnair is imposing more stringent security measures on air cargo transport to the United States, after two parcel-bombs have been recently discovered among the goods carried on airplanes... more
ReportQantas: crash due to a faulty part, or to an A-380 airplane design defect
Sydney, Australia - "The Guardian": EASA had already warned about possible defects of the Rolls-Royce engines
Yesterday, during a press conference held in Sydney, Australia, following the occurrence happened to a Qantas Airbus A-380 powered with Rolls-Royce Trent 900 engines, which forced the pilot to make an... more