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AirlinesSAS expects to operate close to 75% of flights from today
Stockholm, Sweden - Full operations by tomorrow
SAS Scandinavian Airlines informs its customers that it expects to operate close to 75% of full scheduled flight program as of today, April 22. All SAS hubs across Scandinavia will today be reopened,... more
Weather forecastsBad weather in Italy: perturbation arriving on Sardinia
Rome, Italy - Storms and strong winds on most part of central-south from tomorrow
An Atlantic perturbation, currently on the Iberian Peninsula, is close to central Mediterranean today, causing a perturbation phase before on Sardinia and then on the remaining central-southern regions. The... more
DiscussionsAircraft and volcanic clouds: some answers to some questions
Rome, Italy - While the cloud is clearing we clarify the essential aspects bounding calamity to aviation
It's just the case to say that when the clouds are clearing space opens to reflections and most important aspects are enlightened, also for the future. We have watched powerless to the air transport block... more
Fair and showsAir shows and exhibitions in the third week in April
Rome, Italy - From today on Wednesday 21 to next Sunday 25
Wednesday 21 - "Airport Cities Conference and Exhibition". China World Hotel, Beijing, China. + 44 (0)208 831 7505 www.insightgrp.co.uk - Hang Gliding - "2010 Campeonato Abierto Mexicano de Papalotes... more
AirlinesAir connection's restart: Air France and Germanwings
Paris, France - From today 21st of April progressive return to normality
It's progressively returning to normality the air company's flights' situation, following the European civil aviation authorities' decisions. Air France informs customers that from today, 21st of April,... more
Finance and economyBoeing Reports First-Quarter Results
Chicago, Usa - Some highlights
Boeing has announced today the first quarter results in 2010. Here the highlights: - Operating margin grew to 7.7 percent on revenue of $15.2 billion, driving net income of $0.70 per share, including... more
IndustryBoeing eco-aircraft in the "Earth Day"
St.Louis, Usa - A Super Hornet will take off from Naval Air Station Patuxent River powered by biofuel
Boeing is supporting the U.S. Navy's biofuel-powered flight, scheduled to take place on Earth Day, April 22. An unmodified, Boeing-built F/A-18F Super Hornet aircraft will take off from Naval Air Station... more
ReportTomorrow will be forty years of "Earth Day"
Rome, Italy - Thousands of events in 175 countries, remembering the Space Agencies' effort
Tomorrow will be forty years for the "Earth Day", and there will be a lot of happening organized in 175 countries world-wide, to make aware on issues about environment and ecology. In Rome it will happen... more
IndustrySELEX Sistemi Integrati wins a contract in Peru for two KRONOS radars
Rome, Italy - To be installed on board of the frigates
SELEX Sistemi Integrati (SSI), a Finmeccanica company, has been awarded a contract with the Military Navy of Peru to supply two multifunctional surveillance radars KRONOS NV to be installed on board of... more
Civil aviationBisignani's statements on Italian TV
Rome, Italy - During Italian Tv's program "Otto e mezzo" and "Matrix" discussed aviation's problems caused by the clouds
Giovanni Bisignani, IATA's (International Air Transport Association) CEO and general director intervened yesterday in the Tv program "Otto e mezzo" on LA7 channel. Here commenting last days European air... more
Military aviationUSA's presidential helicopter: Sikorsky and Lockheed Martin agreement
Washington, Usa - The two big companies will run together the call for proposal of VXX program
Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation and Lockheed Martin announced the signing of a teaming agreement to compete jointly for the U.S. Navy’s revived VXX Presidential Helicopter program. The agreement formally p... more
Civil aviationVolcano: IATA urges measures to mitigate losses had by airlines
Berlin, Germany - The cloud emergency cost airlines USD 1.7 billion
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) estimated that the Icelandic volcano crisis cost airlines more than $1.7 billion in lost revenue through Tuesday—six days after the initial eruption. F... more
AirlinesSingapore Airlines enables all the flights on Europe
Milan , Italy - The air company counts a lost of about Euro 22 million
Singapore Airlines (SIA) re-enabled all the flights to and from Europe: with the progressive sky over the "Old continent" normalization Republic of Singapore's flag carrier fully reintegrated the European... more
Civil aviationFAA asks for new rules about lower class aircrafts testing
Washington, Usa - A notice has issued to make more articulate the certification process
The FAA has issued a Notice of Proposal Rulemaking that could significantly articulate the certification process for several lower class jets currently in development weighing less than 6 thousands pounds... more
HelicoptersThe Malaysian Bomba takes delivery of two AW-139 helicopters
Vergiate, Italy - They will be used to perform fire fighting, search and rescue missions
AgustaWestland (AW), a Finmeccanica company, announced that the Malaysian Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) has taken delivery of two AW-139 medium twin helicopters. The aircraft were accepted by the... more
Military aviationA-330MRTT airplane: Airbus Military completes flight tests for "Hose-and-drogue" refuelling system
Madrid, Spain - The formal military certification is planned for this Summer by Spanish authority
Airbus Military has completed all the flight tests required for the daylight certification of the new generation hose-and drogue refuelling system on the A-330 Multi Role Tanker Transport (MRTT). This... more
AirlinesAir Berlin resumes normal flight operations
Milan, Italy - The full operation by the end of the week with extra flights
Air Berlin, Germany’s airline, will be resuming normal flight operations in the course of the day and will be able to carry out almost all the flights scheduled for today. This is now possible as DFS (... more
AirportsFirst flights operated at Liverpool "John Lennon" airport
Liverpool, UK - For the first time in six days
Following the lifting of UK airspace restrictions at 10:00pm last night, flights are now starting to operate again through the Liverpool "John Lennon" Airport for the first time in 6 days. A number... more
IndustryFirst LM/USAF HC-130J Combat Rescue Tanker rolls-out
Marietta, Usa - The US Air Force is authorized to acquire up to 31 HC-MC-130J airplanes
Lockheed Martin rolled out the first of a new fleet of HC-130J combat rescue tankers for the U.S. Air Force’s Air Combat Command (ACC) during a ceremony. Maj. Gen. Thomas K. Andersen, director of requirements, H... more
AirlinesPlanned SAS flight operations for April 21, 2010
Stockholm, Sweden - Copenhagen and Oslo's airports opened, Stockholm remains closed
SAS Scandinavian Airlines would like to inform its customers that it will operate flights to a number of Scandinavian and European destinations today, April 21, from both Copenhagen and Oslo, as both airports... more
IndustryLM completes first live tracking exercise with new MMSP Aegis
New York, Usa - The system detected air tracks
Lockheed Martin successfully identified and tracked numerous live targets for the first time using its new Multi-Mission Signal Processor (MMSP). The MMSP is intended to help combine next-generation Aegis... more
AerospaceDiscovery STS-131 mission comes back on Earth
Rome, Italy - ASI: perfect landed after postponement for meteorological problems. But It's juts all ready for the leave of the next crew
A perfect landing manoeuvre led by commandant Alan G. Poindexter together with pilot James P. Dutton concluded the shuttle Discovery's mission, landed at the Kennedy Space Center at 9:08 am of yesterday,... more
AirportsNew Air Vallee's operating base in Rimini
Rimini, Italy - Flights to Olbia, Cagliari, Spalato, Belgrade, Corfu, Naples and Milan-Malpensa
The new schedule by Air Vallee has been presented yesterday, on Tuesday April 20, that will inaugurate from next July the base at international "Federico Fellini" Rimini's airport. The Summer program... more
ConferencesGermany hosts IATA AGM and World Air Transport Summit
Berlin, Germany - Berlin to be Global Aviation Capital from 6-8 June
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced today that Lufthansa will host the IATA Annual General Meeting (AGM) and World Air Transport Summit in Berlin from 6-8 June 2010. This will... more
Military aviationPutin satisfied with tests of new fighter jet
Moscow, Russia - Just finished tests of fifth-generation model
Russian Prime Minister, Vladimir Putin, said he was satisfied with recently conducted tests of a Russian fifth-generation fighter aircraft. Premier personally thanked the staff: "Once again I want to thank... more
AirlinesQatar Airways on air traffic emergency caused by the cloud
Rome, Italy - The carrier serves extra flights from Rome
Qatar Airways faced the emergency caused by the middle-north Europe air traffic stop increasing the flights frequencies to Rome and putting at passengers disposal arriving and leaving to other destinations... more
AirlinesAir Malta's extra flights scheduled for today beside cancellations
La Valletta, Malta - Announced connections to Zurich, Rome, Toulouse
As consequence of ashes cloud produced by the Icelandic volcano's eruption, causing the cancellations of many flights and closing of many north Europe air space, Air Malta planned for today Tuesday on... more
ReportVolcanic cloud and air traffic: France's position
Paris, France - The results of the meeting wanted by PM Fillon: special airplanes corridors and division for section of the air space
The French Prime Minister, François Fillon, has gathered yesterday the State Minister, Jean-Louis Borloo, Ecology, Energy, sea development's minister designate for green technologies and for negotiations... more
AirlinesAlitalia re-enables flights from and to north-Italy starting from 8:00am
Rome, Italy - Italian ENAC communicates gradual reopening of the whole national air space
"ENAC (Italian Civil Aviation Authority) communicated the gradual re-opening of the whole Italian air space starting from 8:00 am of today on Tuesday April 20. Consequently, Alitalia informs not to have... more
Civil aviationUSA's Congress receives request for funding Tower Control Program
Washington, Usa - A letter sent to appropriations committees underlines the essential role of the program
Nine aviation associations are urging Congress to continue its support of the cost-effective, efficient, safety-enhancing federal program responsible for funding air traffic control towers at some 250... more
Military aviationFirst C-130J Super Hercules airlifter delivered to US Air Force
Albilene, USA - Directly delivered by Chief of Staff to the 317th Airlift Group at Dyess Air Force Base
At ceremonies yesterday in Abilene, Texas, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton A. Schwartz delivered the first of 28 Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules airlifters to the 317th Airlift Group at Dyess... more
Finance and economyAutogrill: shareholders’ meeting approves financial statements for 2009
Milan, Italy - Capital increase voted
"The shareholders of Autogrill SpA met today under the chairmanship of Gilberto Benetton in ordinary and extraordinary sessions. Approval of the financial statements for 2009 The Meeting examined... more
AirlinesAir Malta deletes London's and Munich's air connections
La Valletta , Malta - Yesterday the carrier planned 16 extra flights
"As consequence of ashes cloud caused by the Icelandic volcano's eruption, causing cancellations of many flights and closing of north-Europe's several air space, Air Malta planned 16 extra flights for... more
Military aviationTulips in Frosinone: where Dutch's pilots of helicopters training
Frosinone, Italy - According to a bilateral agreement between Italian and Dutch Air Forces
An agreement signed in 2003 between Air Force Chief of Staff and by KLu (Koninklijke Luchtmacht), the Dutch's one, predict that airplanes and helicopters of this last one can be used on a base of the Italian... more
Press releaseItalian ENAC: gradual re-opening of air traffic from today
Rome, Italy - Inland flights take off again
"ENAC (Italian Authority for Civil Aviation) informs that from 8:00 am of today on April 20 has been gradually reopened the whole Italian air space, starting with national flights on the north-south direction... more
IndustryCebu Pacific orders seven more A-320 airplanes
Blagnac, France - Airline to continue expansion across Asian region
Cebu Pacific (CEB) of the Philippines has placed a firm order with Airbus for seven more A-320 aircraft. The latest contract increases the carrier's A-320 Family order backlog to 22 aircraft, scheduled... more
AirportsVolcano emergency: today Italian Assaeroporti's meeting to analyze and make proposal
Rome, Italy - They are weighing the big economic damages flights' paralysis caused
Assaeroporti (Industrial Association of Italian Airports' Management Companies) expresses strong worry about lasting closure of Italian and international air space causing big damages to the whole airports'... more
AirlinesSAS on disruption in air traffic for volcanic ash
Stockholm, Sweden - Estimated earnings impact of MSEK 50-90 per day
The Scandinavian airspace has been closed or partly closed as from Thursday April 15 due to the volcanic ashes from the volcano in Iceland. As a consequence, SAS cancelled the majority of its flights as... more
Civil aviationACI Europe/AEA: airlines and airports express relief to the re-opening of air space
Brussels, Belgium - Following to the decision taken by transport ministers yesterday afternoon
Following a decision taken by European transport ministers yesterday afternoon, most of Europe’s airspace should effectively be re-opened on Tuesday, 20 April as of 6:00 GMT. Europe’s airlines and... more
AirlinesGermanwings: new flight from Rome to Hannover
Rome, Italy - From next April 30
Germanwings bets again on Rome and launches new air link to Hannover, served four times per week as of next April 30. The new connection is added to those already existing from Italian capital to Cologne-Bonn... more
AirlinesJet2.com reached the target of 20 millionth passenger transported
Milan, Italy - Touched last April 13 in Manchester
Jet2.com, the UK low-cost carrier, has reached a "Historical" target. Mr Keith Moffant has been the 20 millionth passenger to fly by airline last April 13, 2010 in Manchester. Ian Doubtfire, Jet2.com's... more
Defense"DSA 2010": Russia will modernize Algerian submarines
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - Rosobonexport's spokesman affirmed that yesterday, Defense Fair's opening day
Russian diesel-electric submarines class Varshavianka, used by Algerian Force will be modernized in Russian shipyard, weapon export Russian agency Rosoboronexport's spokesman, Alexeï Kozlov, said yesterday. The... more
Fair and showsAlenia Aeronautica joins "Hannover Messe 2010"
Hannover, Germany - From yesterday to next Friday
Alenia Aeronautica, a Finmeccanica controlled company and Italian aviation protagonist, operating in design, development, production, maintenance for civil and military aircraft, for UAV and air stations,... more
IndustryAirbus aircraft: flight test for evaluation ash impact on engines
Blagnac, France - An intelligent manner to take advantage of research and security the negative aspects of a natural phenomenon
Airbus has taken advantage of scheduled development test flights to assess the impact on the aircraft and its flight systems within the volcanic ash on aircraft over Europe. Airbus A-380 MSN 4, powered... more
Civil aviationItalian Assaereo: the further stop to airplanes' flights disastrous
Rome, Italy - A coordinate intervention is necessary and urgent
"Assaereo, the Italian Association for airlines and operators of the air transport of Confindustria, emphasizing the severe consequences for airlines and passengers of stop forced by flights, underlines... more
Military aviation"Rosoboronexport" Russian industry presents its air defence systems in Asia
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - At the "Dsa 2010", Defence Service Asia Exhibition and Conference, just begun
A delegation of the Federal state unitary enterprise (FSUE) Rosoboronexport comes to the capital of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, to take part in the 12th "Defence Services Asia Exhibition and Conference (DSA... more
Civil aviationVolcano and air stop: military ships to transport English people at home (video)
London, Great Britain - Very probably use of Madrid as "English hub" for Asiatic and African connections
The premier Gordon Brown has announced Royal Navy will be used to help compatriots remained on the continent because of the air traffic paralysis due to volcanic eruption in Iceland. The decision was... more
Science and technology"Hannover Messe 2010", state of art in industrial technology opens today
Hannover, Germany - Italy will be the event's partner country
That is defined the leading exhibition about the state of art for industrial technology, held in Hannover, Germany, has opened today 19th of April and will last for all the week until 23th. "Better, faster,... more
Fair and showsFinmeccanica to take part in the "DSA 2010 Show"
Rome, Italy - Through its companies AW, AA, Oto Melara, SSI and SELEX Galileo
Finmeccanica, through its companies AgustaWestland, Alenia Aeronautica, Oto Melara, SELEX Sistemi Integrati and SELEX Galileo, is to take part in the "DSA (Defence Services Asia) 2010 Show" in Kuala Lumpur,... more
Civil aviationIATA on cloud: renew criteria that have brought to indiscriminate closure of air spaces
Paris, France - Bisignani urged Eurocontrol to establish a coordinated centre for this kind of emergencies
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) sharply criticized European governments for their lack of leadership in handling airspace restrictions in light of the Icelandic volcano eruption and... more