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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
SecurityItalian ENAV participated at the seminar on air transport safety
Milan, Italy - The Director Generale, Massimo Garbini, focused the attention on "Runway incursions"
Massimo Garbini, director general of ENAV (Italian flight assistance company) was one of the speakers at the annual seminar of Flight Safety Foundation, which is being held (and is almost ended) in Milan,... more
AccidentsPakistan, Italian Eni's charter airplane crashes
Karachi, Pakistan - 21 victims, among which an Italian, Antonio Sasso
This morning, at 7:13 local time, a charter turboprop airplane Beech 1900-C JS Air chartered by the Italian oil company Eni, which had just taken-off from Karachi's Jinnah International Airport, crashed... more
CuriositiesVueling: new "Tasty at high-altitude" flight between Milan and Bilbao
Milan, Italy - Four connections a week
The department of industry, innovation, business and tourism of the Basque government, through Basquetour and Vueling, the next-generation airline, inaugurated the new air route directly connecting Milan... more
Civil aviationSingapore Airlines resumes A-380 airplane flights
Singapore, Singapore - After the necessary technical checks
Singapore Airlines announced it has resumed on Friday the flights of its 11 A-380 airplanes, after the necessary technical checks. Travels scheduled on this kind of aircraft, in fact, had been suspended... more
IndustryChina signs for 102 Airbus aircraft
Toulouse, France - 66 of them are new orders
China Aviation Supplies Holding Company (CAS) has signed with Airbus for a total of 102 aircraft of which 66 are new orders. The new orders comprise 50 A-320 Family aircraft, six A-330s and ten A-350 XWBs.... more
ReportGreece restarts airfreight of packages
Athens, Greece - After the 48-hour stop
It was restarted after midnight today, Nov. 5, 2010, the air delivery of packages from Greece. It was announced today by a spokesman for the Greek Prime Minister. Local authorities had ordered to stop... more
Fair and shows"Avex 2010" in Egypt from next Sunday to Wednesday
Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt - The event will take place every two years
Every two years, "AVEX International Airshow 2010 - Egypt, The Africa and Middle East Aviation Platform (AVEX)" gathers leading international businesses and buyers related to the small and mid-sized aircraft... more
Fair and showsEmbraer participates in Egypt's "Avex 2010"
São José dos Campos, Brazil - The Phenom 300 executive jet will debut at the air show, along with the EMB-190
Embraer will participate in the "Aviation Expo (AVEX) 2010 air show" (www.avexairshow.com), November 7 to 10, at Egypt’s Sharm El Sheikh International Airport (SSH). The Company will promote its full l... more
Weather forecastsWeather in Italy: a new worsening predicted from Sunday
Rome, Italy - After a truce from yesterday until Saturday
After the bad weather wave in the last days, there will be a truce from yesterday morning that will continue until Saturday, with some weak and isolated precipitations still on Sicily and on the meridional... more
AccidentsAirplane crashes in Cuba, 68 dead: the victims' names
Havana, Cuba - 40 Cubans and 28 foreigners, among which an Italian citizen
Yesterday afternoon an ATR-72/212 plane belonging to the regional state-owned airline Aero Caribbean (Empresa Aerocaribbean Sa) crashed in Cuba, near the village of Guasimal. The flight 883, which was... more
AirportsPoland: construction of the Airport of Modlin has begun
Warsaw, Poland - To end by mid-2012
Warsaw will have another international airport besides "Chopin" Airport. Work has already started at Modlin and is due to end by mid-2012. Within eighteen months, the Modlin military aerodrome is to... more
Military aviationRussia delivers to India the third A-50 Mainstay "AWACS" airplane
Moscow, Russia - Completed the last aircraft which the contract provided for, that will be added to the two ones of the Indian fleet
According to what reports today, on November 4, 2010, the Russian press, the former-Soviet Country has completed also the third Beriev A-50 Shmel aircraft, NATO reporting name "Mainstay", equipped with... more
IndustryStatement by Rolls-Royce on occurrence to A-380 Qantas plane, QF32 flight
Rome, Italy - The industry works closely with customer and authorities
Since Qantas QF32 suffered an engine failure and returned safely to Singapore Changi Airport we have been working closely with our customer and the authorities. In situations like these Rolls-Royce has... more
SecuritySecurity on airplanes: Usb asks for intervention at Cisa on transport of dangerous liquids
Rome, Italy - In a letter to the Italian ministers Maroni and Matteoli and to Enac's President Vito Riggio
On Wednesday, November 3, 2010, Usb, Basic trade unions aviation sector, wrote to the Interior Minister Maroni, to the Transport Minister Matteoli and to Enac's President Vito Riggio, requiring the implementation... more
IndustryQantas A-380 aircraft Flight QF32 engine failure: Airbus' press release
Toulouse, France - The industry will provide full technical assistance to clarify the causes of the episode
Airbus confirms that an A-380 aircraft operated by Qantas was involved in an in flight engine failure during flight QF32 from Singapore to Sydney, on 4th November 2010. The aircraft, registration number... more
OccurrencesAlso Singapore Airlines suspends departure of A-380 airplanes
Singapore, Singapore Republic - For technical checks, following the occurrence happened to Qantas airline
Singapore Airlines announced that, due to the occurrence happened to a Qantas Airbus A-380, forced to make an emergency landing because of a fault in one its engines (see AVIONEWS 1 and 2), will delay... more
ConferencesAir transport safety in on stage in Milan (2), live with AVIONEWS TV (www.livestream.com/avionewstv)
Milan, Italy - The second day of the seminar of Flight Safety Foundation started
During the second day of the "International seminar on air transportation safety", some aircraft pilots, members of US universities, consultants and authorities into the civil aviation field gave their... more
AirlinesAir Berlin's inaugural flight from Berlin to Dubai
Berlin, Germany - Three times a week
On Wednesday evening Joachim Hunold, CEO Air Berlin, together with Prof. Dr. Rainer Schwarz, Chief Executive Officer of Berlin Airports, and Mohammed Ahmed Al Mahmood, United Arab Emirates Ambassador in... more
ReportGlasgow, airport evacuated due to a suspect package
Glasgow, United Kingdom - But it was a false alarm
Last evening, at about 07:55 pm (local time), was partially evacuated the airport of Glasgow, Scotland, because of the discovery, by an employee, of a suspicious bag in the security check areas for departing... more
AirlinesSAS and Icelandair enter code-share agreement
Stockholm, Sweden - Into effect next Monday, on November 8
SAS and Icelandair have entered into a partnership agreement that includes code-share on a number of routes, providing better connections to and from Iceland, and reciprocal frequent flyer benefits. The... more
Aerospace"Discovery" space shuttle launch delayed again
Cape Canaveral, USA - The departure could be tomorrow, if meteorological conditions will be good
NASA has recently announced recently the launch of the shuttle "Discovery" from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida (USA), to the International Space Station, ISS, has been delayed of further... more
AirportsSea: at Milan-Linate airport Wifi connection in all the areas
Milan, Italy - The airport management company wins the prize for the Ict innovation at Smau 2010
WiFi connection in all the Milan-Linate aiport. At Linate, all the waiting areas, both at departures and at arrivals, the gates, the catering areas (bar, restaurants, self-service, pizza parlours), VIP... more
AirportsMiami welcome new no-stop service from Berlin
Miami, Usa - Twice-weekly service by Air Berlin is MIA’s seventh new international route this year
In the last days, Miami-Dade Aviation Department officials welcomed the inaugural flight from Berlin to Miami International Airport by Air Berlin. The flights to and from Berlin will operate on Mondays... more
Press releaseQantas stops its A-380 airplanes: the airline's press release
Sydney, Australia - After the emergency landing due to a failure in one of the engines
A Qantas A-380 aircraft operating QF32 from Singapore to Sydney experienced an engine issue soon after take off and returned to Singapore. The aircraft had 440 passengers and 26 crew on board. In... more
ConferencesAirplanes: "International Air Safety Seminar" is live on AVIONEWS TV visiting www.livestream.com/avionewstv
Milan, Italy - The Agency follows the event with its videocameras, for first time at worldwide broadcasted
The 63rd annual "International Air Safety Seminar" is being broadcasted on Live stream. The event has begun yesterday at "Marriott" Hotel in Milan, attended also by AVIONEWS with its reporters and mainly,... more
DiscussionsRussia: who will win the bid for the helicopter-carriers?
Moscow, Russia - The just-born Russian-French consortium could be the most likely winner
On Sunday, October 31, 2010, the Russian Defense Minister, Anatoly Serdyukov, confirmed the Country's intention to buy two helicopter-carriers for its Navy, equipped with all the technical documentation... more
AirlinesChina Southern: order for 36 Airbus airplanes
Hong Kong, China - Worth 3.78 billion dollars
The carrier China Southern Airlines announced today an order for 36 Airbus aircraft, worth 3.78 billion US dollars. With the new fleet, the Chinese airline is going to contribute to the growth of air transport... more
IndustryFirst Sukhoi Superjet 100 production aircraft flies for Armavia Airline
Komsomolsk, Russia - Checked the overall engines, systems and equipment performance
Today the first Sukhoi Superjet 100 (SN 95007) production aircraft intended for Armavia took to the skies. The aircraft was piloted by Sukhoi Civil Aircraft’s test pilots Alexander Ivanov and Alexander K... more
DefenseFinmeccanica. Performance by sector: Defence Systems
Rome, Italy - Revenues: EUR 802 million (+4.6%); Adjusted EBITA: EUR 61 million (+5.2%)
OTO Melara, WASS, MBDA (Figures for the MBDA joint venture are consolidated proportionally at 25%) Revenues were EUR 802 million, a rise of EUR 35 million, or 4.6%, on the figure of EUR 767 million... more
AerospaceFinmeccanica's Board. Performance by sector: space
Rome, Italy - Revenues: EUR 616 million (-3.6%); Adjusted EBITA: EUR 15 million (-21.1%)
Telespazio, Thales Alenia Space (all figures relate to the two joint-ventures –Telespazio and Thales Alenia Space– which are consolidated proportionally at 67% and 33% respectively) Revenues cam... more
IndustryFinmeccanica. Performance by sector: Aeronautics
Rome, Italy - Revenues: EUR 1,857 million (+5%); Adjusted EBITA: EUR 71 million (-40.8%)
Alenia Aeronautica, Alenia Aermacchi, GIE-ATR (figures for the consortium are consolidated proportionally, at 50%), Alenia North America, SuperJet International (figures for the joint-venture are consolidated... more
DefenseFinmeccanica's Board. Performance by sector: Defence and Security Electronics
Rome, Italy - Revenues: EUR 4,978 million (+10%); Adjusted EBITA: EUR 426 million (+8.1%)
SELEX Galileo, SELEX Communications, SELEX Sistemi Integrati, SELEX Service Management, Elsag Datamat, Seicos, DRS Technologies Revenues totalled EUR 4,978 million, an increase of EUR 452 million... more
HelicoptersFinmeccanica. Performance by sector: helicopters
Rome, Italy - Revenues: EUR 2,556 million (+2.3%); Adjusted EBITA: EUR 252 million (+6.3%)
AgustaWestland (Polish company PZL-SWIDNIK, acquired by AW, was consolidated from 1 January 2010). Revenues came in at EUR 2,556 million, representing an increase of EUR 57 million (+2.3%) on the figure... more
Finance and economyFinmeccanica's Board: breakdown of key figures
Rome, Italy - The results for the first three quarters of the financial year do not fully reflect the trend for the full year
Breakdown of key figures Before examining in detail the nine-month results to 30 September 2010, it is important to note that generally the results for the first three quarters of the financial year... more
IndustryFinmeccanica: Board of Directors approves third-quarter results to 30 September
Rome, Italy - Results in line with forecasts
Finmeccanica's Board of Directors approved yesterday third quarter results to 30 September. Here the highlights summarized: · The results of the Finmeccanica Group for the first nine months of... more
AirlinesAlitalia-Air France merger: Berlusconi replies to Sabelli recommending it remains Italian
Rome, Italy - The controversy was born on Tuesday afternoon after the first anticipations of the book-interview of Bruno Vespa
Last Tuesday, some anticipations were unveiled about the book-interview by Bruno Vespa, the well-know Italian television journalist, "The heart and the sword. 1861-2011", that will be released on 5 November.... more
OccurrencesEmergency landing in Singapore for a Qantas A-380 plane
Rome, Italy - The occurrence happened in the night between Wednesday and Thursday on the island of Batam
In the night between Wednesday and Thursday, an A-380 airplane belonging to the Australian airline Qantas, which had departed from Singapore to Sydney, made an emergency landing in the airport from which... more
SecurityBody-scanners of Italian airports ineffective?
Rome, Italy - Yes, according to the minister Maroni
On the occasion of the first international conference in Tel Aviv, Israel, the Italian Interior Minister, Roberto Maroni, said that the body-scanners in the Italian airports "Have not proved effective... more