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IndustryBoeing receives follow-on contract to upgrade B-1 bomber's avionics software
Long Beach, Usa - This new contract authorizes Boeing to start work on Sustainment Block 16
The Boeing Company yesterday announced it has received an $84 million contract from the U.S. Air Force for additional upgrades of the B-1 bomber fleet's avionics software. The award continues a software-sustainment... more
Press releaseThird-quarter 2009 business results of the Austrian Airlines Group
Vienna, Austria - Economic crisis negatively impacts earnings
"The crisis of the international aviation industry has left its imprint on the earnings figures of the Austrian Airlines Group in 2009. In the first three quarters of the year, Austrian Airlines posted... more
AirlinesAir France receives its first A-380
Hamburg, Germany - First European airline to fly the all-new double-deck aircraft on scheduled services
Air France has taken delivery of its first Airbus A-380. The French carrier is the first European airline to fly the all-new double-deck aircraft on scheduled services. The aircraft is the twentieth... more
IndustryLockheed Martin demonstrates first successful flight test for paveway II Plus Laser Guided Bombs
Archbald, Usa - The industry has delivered more than 55,000 LGB kits
Lockheed Martin successfully completed the first in a series of flight tests of the paveway II Plus Laser Guided Bomb (LGB) guidance kit. The paveway II Plus LGB uses an enhanced laser guidance package,... more
PeopleLockheed Martin adds F-35 program managers
Fort Worth, Usa - James “Sandy” Sandstrom, Stephen Weatherspoon and the last one will be announced later this year
The Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II team has established three new leadership positions to ensure a successful F-35 Initial Operational Capability (IOC) and introduction into U.S. military fleets. The... more
IndustryPiaggio Aero continues expansion into international markets
West Palm Beach, Usa - Avanti Service Center Network grows by another three in US and Canada, active in December
Piaggio Aero announced its continued commitment to its expansion in North America by adding another three new service centers to their expanding service network, in Ft. Lauderdale, Toronto and Montreal.... more
Press releaseItalian Enac at the ICAO forum on civil-military cooperation in the management of air traffic
Rome, Italy - From last October 19-21 in Montreal
“From last October the 19th to the 21st, in Montreal, the ICAO headquarters, the International Civil Aviation Organisation, the first global forum on civil-military cooperation within the air traffic m... more
IndustryEmbraer's E-jet fleet reaches 3 million flight-hour mark
São José dos Campos, Brazil - Family of commercial jets now has over 600 aircraft flying, worldwide
The fleet of E-Jets of the EMBRAER 170/190 family continues to attain significant numbers, the most recent being its 3 million flight-hour mark, with outstanding schedule reliability. More than 600 aircraft... more
AirlinesSilkair to take over Penang services
Milan, Italy - From next December 1st
"From 1 December 2009, SilkAir, the regional wing of Singapore Airlines, will take over the operation of services between Singapore and Penang. Singapore Airlines currently has a daily morning flight... more
AerospaceNASA: from LAT important confirms to the relativity theories. SWIFT detects the farthest object never observed
Rome, Italy - "Fermi" confirms Einstein
During its first year of operations, NASA's Fermi Gamma Ray Space Telescope mapped the extreme sky with unprecedented resolution and sensitivity. It captured more than 1,000 discrete sources of gamma... more
IndustryRolls-Royce North American Technologies Selected By US Air Force
Washington, USA - To Complete ADVENT Research Demonstrator Program
Rolls-Royce North American Technologies, Inc. Selected By US Air Force Rolls-Royce North American Technologies, Inc. has achieved a major milestone in the Adaptive Versatile Engine Technology (ADVENT)... more
Press release"Single European Sky": Eurocontrol selects SITA
Rome, Italy - As its Network Service Provider
"EUROCONTROL, the European Organisation for the Safety of Air Navigation, today announced SITA as its Network Service Provider for the 'Pan European Network Service' (PENS) which will allow Air Navigation... more
Civil aviationIATA: air transport demand unchanged in September
Geneva, Switzerland - Fragile but improving
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) reported international scheduled traffic results for September 2009. Passenger demand was essentially unchanged, increasing 0.3% compared to September... more
AirlinesA-380. Air France: next November 20 the flight of the first of 12 aircraft ordered to Airbus
Rome, Italy - The sky's giant will cover the Paris-New York route
On November 20th the first departure from Paris to New York will be the first of the twelve A-380 Airbus ordered by Air France. The plane will reach Paris-"Charles De Gaulle" from Hamburg on Friday.... more
AirportsAgrigento's airport. Sicilian Region: EUR 30 million granted for its realization
Rome, Italy - The Sicilian regional government has decided the granting in the meeting of last Tuesday
Airport Agrigento-Valley of the Temples has taken another step towards its realization. Last Tuesday afternoon, the regional government of Sicily ruled a budget of 30 million Euros for the construction... more
AirlinesUS Airways: shortly almost 1000 jobs will be cut
Rome, Italy - The US airline wants to retun shortly to profits
The announcement that does not leave us indifferent. The US Airways, said that it had planned staff reductions and also for schedule. The carrier wants to focus on the airports of Charlotte, Philadelphia,... more
IndustryNanning Public Security Bureau orders one AW-109 Power helicopter
Nannin, China - That it will use for law enforcement and civil defense tasks
AgustaWestland announced that the Public Security Bureau of Nanning (Southern China) has ordered one AW-109 Power light twin engine helicopter. This aircraft will be used to perform a number of roles also... more
IndustryBoeing to place second 787 assembly line in North Charleston, SC
Seattle, Usa - Around 840 models have been ordered by 55 airlines
Boeing announced that it has chosen its North Charleston, S.C., facility as the location for a second final assembly site for the 787 Dreamliner program. Boeing evaluated criteria that were designed to... more
IndustryBoeing donated C-17 fuselage to US Army for air-load training
Long Beach, Usa - A monthlong journey
Boeing transported a 170-foot-long C-17 Globemaster III fuselage by tractor-trailer from its facility in Long Beach to Seal Beach, Calif., and then by ship to Fort Lee, Va. -- a monthlong journey that... more
IndustryLockheed Martin increases performance, data storage of FAA system used for Oceanic air traffic Management
Rockville, Usa - A technical refresh of the system is a five-year requirement of the contract
Lockheed Martin is increasing the performance, usability and data storage capacity of the system used by the Federal Aviation Administration for oceanic air traffic control. The recently completed technology... more
Sport aviationItalian FIVU: the sixth annual meeting of the European Microlight Federation in Bremen last October 24 and 25
Perugia, Italy - The next in Dublin in 2010
“The sixth annual meeting of the European Microlight Federation – Emf – was held in Bremen (Germany) on the 24th and 25th October. Present delegates from Spain, Sweden, Norway, Germany (DULV), Germa... more
AirlinesSingapore Airlines began daily A-380 service to Melbourne
Milan, Italy - Its fleet is composed of ten models, other nine in order and six options
"The inaugural Singapore Airlines A-380 service bound for Melbourne, the capital city of the Australian state of Victoria, took off from Singapore Changi Airport last September 29 and touched down at Melbourne... more
Aerospace"Aerospace & Defence Meetings" (2): Aerospace seen as the protagonist in Turin
Turin, Italy - Over 340 participating companies
“Over 340 participating companies, including 100 buyers represented by 150 purchasing managers and 240 suppliers, 22 countries of origin, 230 booths set up at the 'Oval', over 6000 appointments set, w... more
AirlinesLufthansa Group posts operating profit of 226 million euros for the first nine months of the year
Milan, Italy - Forceful implementation of measures to safeguard earnings to continue
"Deutsche Lufthansa AG has posted an operating profit of 226 million euros for the first nine months of 2009. For the first time, this figure also includes the results of Austrian Airlines and bmi, who... more
AerospaceThe sector of Air Space in Italy and in Piedmont
Turin, Italy - The field at Italian and local level is rich of industries
“The aerospace sector comprises two distinct areas of research and application: the aeronautical field, in other words, everything which makes part of you or your flight and transport (being it human o... more
AirlinesContinental Airlines announces two partnerships: Asiana Airlines and ANA
New York, Usa - The US carrier became the 25th member of Star Alliance
Continental Airlines and Asiana Airlines have signed an Alliance Agreement allowing both carriers to strengthen cooperation following Continental's joining the Star Alliance on October 27, 2009. In... more
Civil aviationEurocontrol: Pan-European Network Service launched
Brussels, Belgium - The contract is worth up to 50 Million Euros over eight and a half years
EUROCONTROL today signed a contract with SITA to launch PENS, a pan-European communications network service that will allow all air navigation service providers to exchange voice and data communications... more
AirlinesSaudi Arabian Airlines receives first directly bought Airbus A-320
Blagnac, France - The first of 22 units in firm order
Saudi Arabian Airlines (Saudia), Saudi Arabia's national airline, has taken delivery of its first A-320 directly bought from Airbus at a delivery ceremony in Toulouse with His Excellency Engineer Khalid... more
Press releaseMeridie SpA: reached agreement on the union contact for the new organization of work Atitech SpA
Naples, Italy - It's a further step forward towards the successful conclusion of the joint offer to purchase 100% of the society
"Meridie SpA via its subsidiary company Manutenzioni Aereonautiche Srl – informs that it has reached agreement on the union contact for the new organisation of work ?titech Sp?, a wholly owned subsidiary o... more
IndustryMitsubishi Aircraft and Eurocopter Deutschland signed contract
Donauwörth, Germany - To design and manufacturing aircraft doors for its new transport regional airplane MRJ
Mitsubishi Aircraft Corporation has signed in Nagoya, in Japan, a contract with Eurocopter Deutschland GmbH to design and manufacture aircraft doors (passenger, service and cargo doors) for its next-generation... more
Civil aviationMatteoli and Riggio tomorrow present the first part of a study about the future development of the Italian airport network
Rome, Italy - It will take place at 10:30am at the Parlamentino of the Higher Council of Public Works, the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport
Tomorrow, Thursday 29th October at 10:30 am, at the ‘Parlamentino of the Higher Council of Public Works, the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport, Piazzale di Pia 1 in Rome, the Minister of Infrastructure a... more
Civil aviationWind Jet flights can now be booked on Amadeus
Milan, Italy - Great success for the Sicilian low-cost carrier
"Amadeus, society in the global distribution and supplier of technologies for the travel and tourism industry, increases it’s offer with low-cost contents, integrating the flights of the Sicilian carrier W... more
AirlinesTerminal Alitalia (3). Sabelli: results of the third quarter for us to look to the future with less concern
Rome, Italy - Intervening yesterday at the conference of Terminal 1 – Alitalia, the CEO, Rocco Sabelli
Rocco Sabelli, chief executive officer of the Italian airline, speaking yesterday at the inauguration of the new Terminal 1 Alitalia to Rome–Fiumicino stated: “The third quarter results which will be... more
AirlinesTerminal Alitalia (2): Letta: "The new Alitalia has been a successful operation"
Rome, Italy - The under-secretary to the Council Presidency, Gianni Letta, hopes that the "Temporay lay offs" are assumed again
The inauguration of the new Terminal 1-Alitalia to Fiumicino yesterday in Rome also spoke to the under-secretary of the Presidency of the Council, Gianni Letta. Among the things said by the sub-secretary,... more
HelicoptersKorea Coast Guard takes delivery of two AW-139 helicopters
Cascina Costa, Italy - They will be used for maritime patrol, search and rescue and emergency medical service purposes
AgustaWestland (AW) has announced that the Korea Coast Guard has taken delivery of two AW-139 medium twin helicopters during an official ceremony held at Vergiate plant (Italy). The AW-139s will be used... more
ConferencesVerona Airport hosts today’s ENAC's seminar
Verona, Italy - On the CDM (Collaborative Decision Making)
“Today, on Wednesday, October 28th, the airport ‘Valerio Catullo’, in Verona hosts at its press conference room a seminar sponsored by the operation: Directorate ENAC (Italian Civil Aviation Authority) of Ve... more
AirlinesTerminal Alitalia. Colaninno stated that: “We have reached very demanding and challenging goals”
Rome, Italy - For the chairman of Alitalia, Roberto Colaninno, also stated that: “The air company is a successful example"
The chairman of Alitalia Roberto Colaninno, speaking yesterday at the inauguration of the new Terminal 1-Alitalia, has expressed the desire to summarise all the temporary layoffs. For Colaninno, Alitalia... more
Report“Puncture” the landing and continue the flight: the ever more grotesque story of the Northwest pilots
Washington, Usa - They were not sleeping; they were not engaged in a heated debate: they were: ‘Programming shifts on their Pcs”
Increasingly taking on the contours of the grotesque events that last Wednesday, 21st October, saw the involvement of the two American pilots of the American air company ‘Northwest Airlines’ that without rea... more
AirlinesAlitalia’s Terminal 1 at Rome-Fiumicino presented yesterday
Rome, Italy - Along with the new brand RomaMilano-MilanoRoma
"The Chairman of Alitalia, Roberto Colaninno, and the CEO, Rocco Sabelli, yesterday presented Alitalia’s Terminal 1 at Rome Fiumicino airport for domestic flights and international destinations in EU c... more
HelicoptersNATO Allies sign declaration of intent for HIP code helicopter initiative
Bratislava, Slovakia - To fill up the deficiency of the answer to request of this kind of machines in different operating theatres of the Alliance
NATO Deputy Secretary General, Claudio Bisogniero, presided over a signing ceremony in the margins of the NATO Defence Ministers meeting in Bratislava. The ceremony marked a declaration of intent by nine... more
AirlinesCheck-in Blue Panorama/Blu-express.com at T3 in Fiumicino
Rome, Italy - The airline asks urgently a special security passage for national passengers
"Blue Panorama Airlines, according to the transfer of check-in area of flights by low-cost brand Blu-express.com to the new T3 in 'Leonardo da Vinci' airport in Fiumicino, specifying that it was a direct... more
AccidentsBAe-125/800 crashed in Belarus
Minsk, Belarus - On board three crew members and two passengers are all dead
All the deceased: the three crew members and two passengers who were aboard the British Aerospace B?e-125/800B operated by the Russian S-?ir. The aircraft which took off yesterday from Moscow–Vnukovo, c... more
OccurrencesJapan: Three were injured due to turbulence on an American direct flight to Tokyo
Tokyo, Japan - In a raging tropical storm
The Minister of transport in Japan announced that three passengers on an American Airlines plane, a B-777/2000 with 228 people aboard, took off yesterday from Dallas and flying towards Tokyo, were injured... more
AirlineseasyJet launches 25 new routes
Milan, Italy - From end of October and the beginning of February
"This week easyJet, low-cost airline in Europe, begins to fly with the Winter timetable and announces the launch of 25 new routes, in the next months, inside of its already rich network. The English airline... more
IndustryAlenia North America: contract worth 7 Million dollars by U.S. Air Force
Washington, Usa - For training of the U.S. Air Advisors for the Afghan G-222
"Alenia North America, a subsidiary of Alenia Aeronautica - a Finmeccanica company - has been awarded a contract, worth approximately 7 Million dollars, by the U.S. Air Force (USAF) to perform G-222 aircrew... more
AirlinesContinental Airlines joins Star Alliance (2): the carrier is its 25th member
New York, Usa - Strategic Network Expansion in the Americas, Asia and Europe
"The CEOs of the Star Alliance member carriers today welcomed the alliance's 25th member: Continental Airlines. Continental's joining Star Alliance will further enhance the alliance's three main customer... more
SecurityFAA AD on International Aero Engines AG (IAE) V2500-A1, V2527E-A5, V2530-A5, and V2528-D5 Turbofan Engines (2009-22-06)
Washington, Usa - To prevent an uncontained failure of parts of disc assembly, resulting in an in-flight engine shutdown and probable damage to the airplane
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: October 26, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 205)] [Page 54895-54896] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
AirlinesContinental Airlines towards final step to joining Star Alliance
New York, Usa - After months of waiting
Continental Airlines is poised to join Star Alliance today following months of preparations for the first-ever transition of a major airline from one global alliance to another. Within the last 48 hours,... more
Civil aviationSingle Sky Committee gives favourable opinion on draft EC Regulation
Brussels, Belgium - On Aeronautical Data and Information Quality.
On 14 October 2009, the European Commission’s Single Sky Committee gave its unanimous support to a new interoperability Implementing Rule on Aeronautical Data and information Quality (ADQ). The rule s... more
SecurityEmergency exercise at "Al Bateen Executive Airport" in Adu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi, EAU - For two hours the airport will be partially closed
Abu Dhabi Airports Company (ADAC) will conduct a full scale emergency response exercise at Al Bateen Executive Airport today, in accordance with Civil Aviation Regulations issued by the General Civil Aviation... more