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AirlinesNew air route Ancona-Madrid from November
Ancona, Italy - Fifth route by the Irish carrier, Ryanair, increasing heavily traffic on the Doric airport
Increasing traffic due to Ryanair at the airport of Ancona, with the new route on arrival in late Autumn. The Irish low-cost airline, in fact, runs, from November 2, a connection to Madrid, with bookings... more
Sport aviationItaly and Manfred Ruhmer (Austria) win the pre-world hang-gliding championship
Perugia, Italy - 144 pilots have been engaged for a week in Umbria
The pre-world hang-gliding championship ended with the Italian victory, already world and European champion. 144 pilots have been engaged for a week in Umbria at Sigillo's site, near Perugia. The event... more
AirportsAncona Airport: back the specter of layoffs for 87
Ancona, Italy - Negotiations with the unions in September
Turnabout of Aerdorica, Ancona airport operator, at least with respect to the statements of both the director general Marco Morriale, both of the Marche Region Infrastructure assessor Luigi Viventi: the... more
AirlinesVueling: over a million passengers transported in July
Barcelona, Spain - With a 3,6% increase compared to 2009
Vueling, the new generation carrier, has transported 1,158,272 passengers in July, with a +3,6% compared to the same month in 2009. The figures are the first that can be compared with those of last year,... more
Fair and showsAir shows and exhibitions in the second week in August
Rome, Italy - From today, on Monday 9 to next Sunday 15
Monday 09 - "17th FAI World Rally Flying Championship". Slavnica Airfield, Dubnica, Slovakia. + 421 827 4493 185 www.wrfc-2010.sk - Gliding - "Spanish Vintage Glider Rally". Aeródromo de Santo Tomé d... more
AirlinesWho's who of airlines: the good, the bad and the self-made surveys
Stockholm, Sweden - Independent analysis reveal "The Usual Suspects" not always win (sometimes never ...)
SAS was the most punctual airline in Europe in Summer 2009 and now repeating the result in 2010. It comes form analysis of data collected by flightstats.com. The Scandinavian carrier recorded in July... more
SecurityBody scanners in the attic after trial in Italian airports
Fiumicino, Italy - ENAC: "Experiment terminated"
After the test period for the infamous body scanners, target of the wrath of health seekers, economic and - of course - preconceived political opposition. And the "Infernal Machine" ends in closet. Two... more
AirlinesAlba Star is born, a new charter low-cost carrier
Palma de Mallorca, Spain - Spain-based, Italian funding
A new charter low-cost company based in Palma de Mallorca with Italian capital, Alba Star, starts operating six weekly flights from Milan-Malpensa, Verona, Bologna and Bergamo-Orio al Serio, with the... more
AirportsBrussels South Charleroi Airport: 564,261 passengers in July
Brussels, Belgium - An increase of 40%
Brussels South Charleroi Airport recorded 564,261 passengers in July, an increase of 40% compared with the figure of 402,537 seen in July 2009. Despite the disruption caused by the ash cloud and the strikes... more
IndustryKaad presents first prototype cargo door for Airbus A-350 XWB aircraft to Eurocopter
Donauwörth, Germany - Two European industries signed a major contract on all airplane doors last July 13
This week Korean Air, the aerospace manufacturing division of the Korean Air Group, presented its first prototype of a cargo door to Eurocopter. Korean Air Aerospace Division acts as program partner and... more
HelicoptersBoeing: CH-47F Chinook helicopter fielded by US Army's 10th Mountain Division
Rome, Italy - It's the sixth Army unit to be trained and equipped with this aircraft
The Boeing CH-47F Chinook helicopter was fielded July 30 by the US Army's B Company, 3rd General Support Aviation Battalion, 10th Combat Aviation Brigade, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y. The 10th... more
IndustryWest Air becomes a new Airbus operator: the first flight next Sunday
Toulouse, France - The aircraft is powered by IAE V2500 engines
Chongqing-based West Air, a private airline under HNA group, took delivery of its first Airbus aircraft, an A-319, at the Airbus Tianjin Delivery Centre (ATDC), the first Airbus delivery centre outside... more
AirportsLega Nord party: "So far AdR gave ample proof of inability to manage airport services"
Rome, Italy - Deputate Montagnoli attacks Gemina and its decision not to invest in Rome hub
Does not mince words, Lega Nord party's representative Alessandro Montagnoli, in the question submitted to minister Altero Matteoli. AdR (Rome airports management company), declaring it will not do any... more
AirlinesAlitalia doesn't want holding with Air France, but synergy
Rome, Italy - CEO Sabelli, too, hopes in fast investments for Fiumicino airport
Integration with Paris proceeds faster than expected, "With synergies in the field of handling, ground handling and commercial network. Whatever may happen in the future will be on these solid foundations".... more
IndustrySelex Galileo completes Gabbiano radar flight trails campaign on board AW-139 helicopter
Milan, Italy - The T20N has equipped also ATR-42MP and Beechcraft B-350
A new set of flight trials for the Gabbiano radar recently came to a successful conclusion, with the medium power (20W) version of the radar with solid state amplifier and nose mounted antenna proving... more
Civil aviationAEA workshop addresses lessons learned from volcanic ash crisis in Malta
Brussels, Belgium - Air Malta : “Consumer satisfaction must be given highest priority"
The Secretary General of the Association of European Airlines, Ulrich Schulte-Strathaus, met with the Chairman, and the CEO of Air Malta, as well as the airline’s senior management, to discuss if all l... more
AerospacePostponed repairs at ISS, scheduled previously for today
Washington, USA - Planned to Saturday the first spacewalk to repair the cooling system
NASA decided yesterday to delay the start of major repairs on the International Space Station until Saturday, to give engineers more time to plan two spacewalks required to fix the outpost's ailing cooling... more
IndustryPiaggio Aero: workers stop strike, company reaches out to employees
Finale Ligure, Italy - Strategic plan will be shown sept.15, but first discussion on production bonus ...
Stops the agitation of employees of Piaggio Aero Industries, after meeting yesterday morning with the mayor of Finale Ligure: the company has partly accepted the demands of workers, setting the date of... more
AirportsIndia: Bengaluru International Airport terminal expansion plan revealed
Bengaluru, India - Set to begin in September, will cost $ 214 mln
Indian Bengaluru International Airport (BIA) has unveiled plans to expand its Terminal 1 (T1) building to increase passenger handling capacity. The T1 expansion project, set to begin in September,... more
AirportsEuropean passenger traffic increases 2.4% during first half of 2010
Brussels, Belgium - According to figures released by ACI EUROPE yesterday
European aviation continues to make a timid recovery, according to figures released by European airport trade body ACI EUROPE yesterday. The accumulated figure for passenger traffic from January to... more
IndustryRolls-Royce wins $ 420 million contract from Garuda Indonesia Airlines
Rome, Italy - To power its six A-330 airplanes
Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, announces that Garuda Indonesia has signed an additional contract for Rolls-Royce TotalCare® to support four leased Trent 700-powered six A-330/200 aircraft,... more
AirportsItalian Gesac: traffic forecasts 6 to 22 August at airport of Naples-Capodichino
Naples, Italy - 345,000 passengers in transit provided
From August 6 to 22, there will be about 345,000 passengers in transit (between arrivals and departures) at Naples airport: 115,000 domestic, 150,000 international and 80,000 in charter flights. The... more
Civil aviationMexico fails to meet ICAO Standards
Mexico City, Mexico - FAA downgrade Mexican civil aviation authority's rating to "Category 2"
Mexico has failed to meet international air standards set by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), according to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) statement released today. The... more
Military aviationIran: “Air Force has capability to defend the country's airspace day and night”
Tehran, Ira - Iranian Army commander announces during massive air drills
"After mounting the new electronic and radar systems and after accomplishment of night flights and operations by the Army's fighter jets, the Air Force is now prepared to defend the country's airspace... more
AirportsTrapani: the flight to Goteborg will be served also in Winter season
Trapani, Italy - With a bi-weekly frequency, on Wednesday and on Sunday
"The flight to Goteborg, new destination this Summer introduced by Ryanair with the deployment of a fourth airplane on Trapani-Birgi base, will be served also during the Winter season. Ida Buonanno,... more
AirlinesCA and Brussels Airlines to start code-share flights
Houston, Usa - Effective August 9, 2010
Star Alliance partners Continental Airlines (CA) and Brussels Airlines (BA) yesterday announced plans to start code-sharing on Continental's trans-Atlantic flights between New York and Brussels, as well... more
Civil aviationAir carriers capacity in growth: North America 4%, Asia 10% Europe 7%
Miami, USA - Data by OAG survey, August 2010
The increase in capacity on routes to and from North America is 4%, although this market is worth about a quarter of the total area. The data is shown on the last search "Our Aviation" (OAG, a UBM business),... more
IndustrySELEX Sistemi Integrati has been awarded a contract in Ukraine for civil systems
Rome, Italy - On the occasion of the European Football Championship in 2012
On the occasion of the European Football Championship which will take place in Ukraine in 2012, SELEX Sistemi Integrati (SSI), a Finmeccanica company, signed two contracts for a total value of 15 million... more
IndustryAA, AVIO and LM: contract to support Italian Air Force's C-130J airplane fleet
Rome, Italy - For five years and EUR 155 million as worth
Alenia Aeronautica (AA), a Finmeccanica company, the leader of an industrial team with Avio and Lockheed Martin (LM), signed a five-year contract with the Italian Air Force to provide technical and logistical... more
IndustrySG: contract with SSTL to provide PHM atomic clocks for Galileo system
Milan, Italy - They will be installed on 14 satellites
SELEX Galileo (SG), a Finmeccanica Company, has signed a contract for more than € 30M with Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL), Galileo Full Operating Capability (FOC) Payload Contractor, to provide t... more
IndustrySelex Galileo: tenth DHC-8 aircraft fitted with SIM system delivered to Australia
Turin, Italy - Modified for a civil maritime surveillance role
SELEX Galileo (SG), a Finmeccanica Company, announced the delivery by COBHAM Australia of the tenth and last Project Sentinel DHC-8 aircraft, modified for a civil maritime surveillance role, to the Australian... more
IndustryFinmeccanica's societies win multi-million orders. AA with Italian AMI for support C-130J airplanes
Rome, Italy - Ansaldo Energia, Alenia Aeronautica, SELEX Sistemi Integrati and SELEX Galileo
Finmeccanica has won contracts with a total value of approximately EUR 380 million through its companies Ansaldo Energia, Alenia Aeronautica, SELEX Sistemi Integrati and SELEX Galileo. Specifically,... more
AerospaceTwo telecommunication satellites launched in French Guiana to serve Mideast and Africa
Kourou, French Guiana - Both are built by Thales Alenia Space, it is the 5th mission of Ariane 5 rocket in 2010
The Nilesat 201 and the Rascom QAF1R satellites were launched into space yesterday in French Guiana to provide services for the Middle East and Africa The two telecommunication satellites were lifted... more
AirlinesSkyWest buys ExpressJet and meditates on the acquisition of Comair from Delta Air Lines
Atlanta, USA - News of the acquisition boosts stocks of the two carriers on Wall Street
SkyWest Inc., is to purchase Comair from Delta Air Lines Inc. Operation is not yet confirmed, but it seems sure the regional airline is considering it, at present. SkyWest is buying Houston-based ExpressJet,... more
AirportsRussian Bank to fund Vladivostok Airport reconstruction
Moscow, Russia - For a worth of almost USD 30 million
Russia’s national development bank Vnesheconombank (VEB) will provide RUB 900m ($29.7m) for the reconstruction of an international airport in the city of Vladivostok. The airport, located 44km outside V... more
AirportsTallest ATC tower in India at "Indira Gandhi" International Airport
Delhi, India - The project will cost the Airports Authority of India nearly 53 millions of US Dollars
The "Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGI)" in India will receive the tallest air traffic control tower (ATC) in the country by 2013. The Airports Authority of India is finalising the design of the... more
Weather forecastsBad weather in Italy: storms still ongoing on the North and on the Middle
Rome, Italy - Strong wind on the major islands
Another perturbation, announced on Monday, will cause conditions of bad weather on Northern regions and then on the Middle, with increase of airing on two main isles. The Italian Civil Defense Department,... more
AerospaceRussia to launch IGN-10 K neutron generator to moon in 2012
Moscow, Russia - It is designed to study Mars surface
Russia will bring impulse neutron generator to the moon in 2012, Russia's Federal Space Agency Roscosmos said on Tuesday. "Roscosmos plans to send to the moon a spacecraft bearing a neutron generator... more
AirportsMunich Operator wins Oman airport contract
Munich, Germany - FMG plans to begin work by November 2010
Munich Airport operating company FMG has won a contract to oversee the development of two airports in Oman. The multi-million dollar contract will include commissioning, relocation and operation work... more
AirlinesMexico's Mexicana de Aviacion Files for Bankruptcy
Mexico City, Mexico - The Airlines Assures its Situation won't Affect Flights or Operations
Compania Mexicana de Aviation, Mexico’s largest air carrier by the number of passengers, filed for bankruptcy with Mexico City and New York district courts and filed for protection from creditors in M... more
IndustryRR: Trent XWB engine selected by Cathay Pacific's airplane fleet
Rome, Italy - The aircraft will begin to enter service in 2016
Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, today announced that Cathay Pacific has selected the Trent XWB to power 30 Airbus A-350/900 aircraft. The airplanes will begin to enter service in 2016. The... more
IndustryOmaSud: Skycar winning praise from the American public to Oshkosh
Capua, Italy - Proietti: "A success, single Italian manufacturer with such a high turnout"
OmaSud returns victorious from Oshkosh, with its Skycar reaping consensus by American public and beyond. "A success - no doubt in defining the experience to Air Venture from Valter Proietti, president... more
Civil defenseFires in Russia (2): two Italian Canadair planes departing to Moscow
Rome, Italy - A note by Kremlin for the Italian intervention arrived today
The Italian Premier, Silvio Berlusconi, that follows the severe situation of hundreds of fires that are interesting from days wide regions of the Russia, has organized the sending two Canadair aircraft... more
Civil aviationHolidays at risk: Spanish air controllers' strike voted, date yet to set
Madrid, Spain - Protest for increased working hours and reduced salaries (until now over € 260k/year)
Spanish air traffic controllers declared a strike, but have not yet set a start date. It's a long dispute, triggered when the government - last week - cut radar-men's salaries as part of the austerity... more
AerospaceAstronauts to repair ISS cooling system on Friday
Cape Caveral, Usa - On Monday second EVA, after last weekend occurrence
Two astronauts aboard the International Space Station will conduct the first of two spacewalks on Friday to replace a failed ammonia pump module at the station. At first, last Sunday, astronauts tried... more
AirportsAustralia launches air navigation upgrade programme and infrastructures
Sydney, Australia - For a A$ 200 million value
Airservices Australia has launched a A$200m (US$180m) modernisation programme to upgrade air traffic control (ATC) and navigation infrastructure in Australia over the next 12 months. The government... more
HelicoptersFirst Dauphin AS-365 N3 FFS helicopter in Singapore
Marignane, France - ESEA aims to provide 3,500 training hours per year with this machine
Eurocopter announces the introduction of the first Full Flight Simulator (FFS) for the Dauphin AS-365 N3 in South East Asia. The simulator is being developed and built in partnership with Thales and will... more
AirlinesSign in service the Korean Air A-330 aircraft
Seoul, Korea - Carrier waits for a further five aircraft from Toulouse in 2013
Korean Air boosts fleet services by launching its four new A-330/200, just entered service. The carrier is expanding the segment in the medium and long range using the next generation A-330. This airplane... more
AirportsNorthrop Grumman gets Vietnamese Airport contract
Hanoi, Vietnam - Under the contract, the company will provide its Air Traffic Management Systems
Noi Bai International Airport in Vietnam has awarded Northrop Grumman a contract to provide air traffic control tower communications equipment and a surface movement guidance and control system for the... more
Civil defenseFires in Russia: availability to send Canadair airplanes from Italy
Rome, Italy - Also following to the close existing collaboration between two Countries
"The Italian Government has given its availability to send two Canadair airplanes, following to the emergency status, declared on Monday, by Russian Federal Government concerning the hundreds of fires... more