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AirportsSAVE's profit rises 76%
Venice, Italy - The performances of the first 9 months of 2006
The Board of Directors of SAVE, management company of Venice airport, approved the performance data of the first nine months of the year. The company's net profit was EUR 16.9m, rising 76% compared... more
AirlinesAlitalia's board: the third quarterly 2006 of the Group approved
Rome, Italy - Proceeds equal to EUR 1228 m, increasing of EUR 78 m (+6,7%) compared to the same period of last year
"- Proceeds of traffic in the third quarter 2006 equal to EUR 1228 m, increasing of EUR 78 m (+6,7%) compared to the same period of last year thanks to a growth, compared to 2005, both in passengers transport... more
CuriositiesIt happened today... on November 14
Rome, Italy - Voyage in the history
The events and anniversaries: Report: 1918 - Czechoslovakia becomes a republic. Military Aviation: 1940 - World War II: in England, the city of Coventry is heavily bombed by German Luftwaffe bombers.... more
AirportsAdR profit drops 22.3%
Rome, Italy - The performances of the first 9 months of 2006
The Board of Directors of Aeroporti di Roma SPA, headed by Ernesto Stajano, approved the management data of the AdR Group in the first nine months of 2006. The management company of Fiumicino and Ciampino... more
Civil aviationKenya bans flights to Somalia
Nairobi, Kenya - The measure has been taken after the last weeks terrorism alert
The Kenya's Government, after the EU alert about possible terrorist attacks to Kenya and Ethiopia by Islamic groups, has banned all the flights to and from Somalia. It has been communicated by the Minister... more
Industry6 A-320s for ALAFCO
Kuwait City, Kuwait - The aircraft leasing company aims at Airbus
Aviation Lease and Finance Company (ALAFCO) aims at Airbus to increase its leasing airplane fleet. The Kuwait-based international company signed a contract for six A-320 aircraft. The contract follows... more
IndustryAgreement Russia-China to modernise the Chinese fighters' engines
Saint Petersburg, Russia - The deal will be signed within December 2006
A Russian plant in Saint Petersburg will operate the modernisation of the engines of the Chinese FC-1 fighters; it has been announced by the plant director during a press conference, and he also added... more
IndustryMBDA: new success for the "Teseo" anti-ship programme
Rome, Italy - It has reached a major milestone of its development with the successful launch
"On October 31, 2006, Teseo MK2/A, the latest evolution of MBDA’s Teseo anti-ship missile, met a major programme development milestone with the fully successful launch of an instrumented MT1 missile f... more
IndustryUnited Technologies Corp. awarded of a over 30 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the F-117-PW-100 install engines
United Technologies Corp., East Hartford, Conn., is being awarded a $30,709,440 fixed-price with economic price adjustment contract modification. This action provides for FY2007 Interim Economic Price... more
Military aviationOAK, the new Russian Aeronautical Society
Moscow, Russia - Currently the government controls beyond 90% of the shares
The vice-president of the government and Russian Defense Minister, Serguej Ivanov, will head up the OAK's board of directors, Russian initial that indicates the new Russian Aeronautical Society, which... more
Finance and economyIs Gemina joining AdR?
Rome, Italy - The property group could purchase shares of Aeroporti di Roma and allow its entrance in the stock market
The Gemina group could soon join AdR (Aeroporti di Roma, the company which manages the Roman airports), and so favour its quotation. It has been reported by financial sources, which also stated the project,... more
AerospaceSpace: the plastic model of the space probe which will explore Fobos was presented in Beijing
Beijing, China - The Russian National Exhibition concludes today
The "Semion Lavockhin" Russian Scientific Agency has presented to the Russian National Exhibition, inaugurated last November 8 in Beijing and that it concludes today, the plastic model of the space probe... more
AirlinesDHL presents its new hub in Bangkok
Bangkok, Thailand - At the "Suvarnabhumi International Airport"
DHL presented its new hub at the "Suvarnabhumi International Airport" in Bangkok. The 12,000-metre USD 22m structure is able to move over 23,000 items per hour and it will support the shipping airline's... more
PeopleTom Cruise is arrived at Ciampino, on Thursday he will get married
Roma, Italy - The Hollywood star will marry at Bracciano Katie Holmes
The US actor Tom Cruise has arrived this morning at 1:30pm at Ciampino airport with a Universal flight with other 10 family members; it is unknown if there was on board also his fiancee Katie Holmes. According... more
AirlinesThe first A-320 to Air Cairo
Cairo, Egypt - It was delivered today
The first of four Airbus A-320s that Air Cairo ordered was delivered today. The airplane, configured in 177 seats in Economy Class and powered by CFM56-5 engines, will be used in internal routes and charter... more
AirlinesHLX.com: Christmas special offer for Munich and Stuttgart
Milan, Italy - The promotion is for group of at least of 10 people
"Hapag-Lloyd Express (HLX.COM), the German low-cost of TUI Group, has announced an offer dedicated to the groups, on the occasion of Christmas. From November 20 to December 20, the carrier allows to... more
ReportOlmert flies to Washington to meet Bush
Washington, USA - The Israeli Prime Minister said he is contrary to the pull-out of the US troops from Iraq
The first head of Government to go officially visit Washington shortly after the mid-term vote has been the Israeli Prime Minister, Ehud Olmert, who arrived yesterday by a State flight landed in the Air... more
Airlines+12.7% Swiss traffic in October
Zurich, Switzerland - 934,776 passengers
Swiss International Airlines closed October recording a 12.7% passenger increase compared to the same period last year (934,776 people). Load factor passed from 78.8% in 2005 to 81.5% in 2006. Swiss offers... more
AirlinesRoyal Jet purchases a new plane
Dubai, United Arab Emirates - The Arab carrier will dispose since next year of a new Avro RJ-85
The Royal Jet, the executive luxury airline based in Dubai, has announced yesterday it has signed a deal to buy a new plane which will join the fleet by next year. It is an Avro RJ-85 which will be... more
AirportsIndonesia: the "Cilik Riwut" airport re-opens
Jakarta, Indonesia - It was closed because of fires
After some weeks of closing, one of the Indonesian hubs, the "Cilik Riwut Airport" in Palangkaraya, in Central Kalimantan Province, started operations again. The Borneo's main airport re-opened yesterday,... more
IndustrySecond Boeing EA-18G Growler Takes to the Air
St. Louis, USA - Destined to the Naval Air Station Patuxent River
The Boeing Company has flown the second EA-18G Growler airborne electronic attack (AEA) aircraft for the first time, and like the first aircraft, the flight took place ahead of schedule. The second... more
SecurityIndia, a Kuwait Airways plane violates the no-fly zone
New Delhi, India - It has probably been a mistake; still high tension in the airports
Yesterday a Kuwait Airways, in flight from New Delhi to the Kuwait, violated the Indian no-fly zone, after having done a left turn instead of a right turn, and so it started the alert in a military Capital. The... more
Civil aviationAirblue purchases two A-320 aircraft
Toulouse, France - The value of the deal is still not made known
Airblue is a private Pakistanian airline based in "Jinnah" International Airport Karachi. It was the first private carrier of Pakistan to operate the Airbus A-320 when it initially started. Airblue has... more
OccurrencesFrance: a tourism plane lands in a motorway
Toulouse, France - The small private airplane had ran out of petrol
A particular landing has been carried out yesterday in France, and it is easy to imagine how the drivers in an highways could be astonished when they saw a tourism plane passing above them and landing... more
Military aviationNew operational systems for the Russian Air Force
Moscow, Russia - The necessary resources to the development of the fifth generation fighter are been found
The development of new devices and the modernization of the existent parks will allow to the Russian Air Force notably increase its combat capability: the Chief of National Air Force Vladimir Mikhailov... more
AirlinesCathay Pacific boosts its freighter service
Beijing, China - New flights to Shanghai and Beijing
From December 2 Cathay Pacific will add five more flights a week to Shanghai, taking the total to 17 flights each week. One further flight will be added on Fridays with effect from January 5, 2007. The... more
SecurityTerrorism-alert: al Qaeda can hit Europe during Christmas
London, United Kingdom - According to the western intelligence the Islamic terrorism aims to the Europe's destabilization
Terrorism alerts Europe again. Sources of US, European and Arab intelligence revealed al Qaeda is preparing terrorist attack in Europe on the occasion of Christmas. The objectives are planes and trains,... more
AerospaceIn orbit "ArabSat-4B" satellite for the communications
Moscow, Russia - Destined to civil use
Last week, from the Baikonur cosmodrome (Kazakhstan) launched "ArabSat-4B" satellite for the communications: the spokesman of the Russian Federal Space Agency Roskosmos has made known it today. This satellite... more
SecurityLebanon: the Italian artificers remove a plane bomb
Rome, Italy - The live bomb was a danger for the security of the zone
The activity of the Italian troops in Lebanon under the Unifil control goes on. Yesterday the artificers of the Italian contingent removed a plane bomb of 500 pound, pierced into the ground since long... more
Civil aviationPescara-New York flight from April
Pescara, Italy - Operated by Eurofly
The first air connection from Pescara, Italy, to New York will start on April 18, 2007. The flight will be operated by Eurofly's Airbus A-330 aircraft; from May to November the route will be weekly. The... more
OccurrencesUSA: a passenger plane goes out runway
Memphis, USA - The plane was arriving from Atlanta and stopped in a grass field, no one has been injured
Only scare but no injures Saturday night at Memphis International airport, when an Air Tran passenger plane went off runway while landing. The flight of the US carrier had departed from Atlanta and for... more
Military aviationThe first C-27J for Lithuania
Turin, Italy - It will be delivered soon
The first Alenia Aeronautica C-27J for the Lithuanian Air Force flew to Turin-Caselle showing the military codes and livery of the Baltic Republic. The aircraft delivery is scheduled short-time, with two... more
AirlinesRenewed airplanes for KLM
Amsterdam, Holland - EUR 100m investments
KLM announced a two-year investment plan of EUR 100m to modernize its airplanes. Among planned interventions, the improvement of Boeing B-737, B-747 and MD-11 interiors, which will be configured with the... more
AirlinesBritish Airways: more comfort on Business Class
London, United Kingdom - It is called "Club World"
British Airways has presented its new "Club World" travel class today, a long-range business class which comes from a GBP 100m investment. In 2000, BA had already launched the first business class endowed... more
Civil aviationChina and Italy toward a cooperation in air transport
Rome, Italy - The Minister D'Alema in visit to China reaffirms the need to cooperate
In an interview to the Italian newspaper "La Repubblica", the Foreign Minister, Massimo D'Alema, expressed the hope China and Italy can achieve a strong cooperation in the field of air transport. "We hope... more
AccidentsAustralia: a private plane plunges into a lake
Perth , Australia - Miraculously safe the six passengers on board
Two persons have been saved from the wreckage of a twin-engine aircraft fallen in the Rottnest Island, off the Australian coasts. The other four passengers on board had managed to escape from the plane... more
PeopleEmbraer named David Balloff Vice-president, external relations, for USA
São José dos Campos, Brazil - New executive to be based in Washington, DC
Embraer announced that David Balloff has been named Vice-President External Relations for the United States. Balloff will direct the Company’s U.S.-based External Relations office in Washington, D.C., r... more
Civil aviationEurocontrol Council adopted ATM roadmap
Brussels , Belgium - About new appointments, future objectives, security, increase of traffic
At their Council meeting held in the past days, the 37 Member States of EUROCONTROL took a number of decisions relating to the future development of air traffic management in Europe. The Council unanimously... more
Civil aviationSouth Korea allows flights to Myanmar
Seoul, South Korea - The Korean Air and the Asian Airlines will operate the routes
South Korea has given green light to the two national airlines to begin regular flight service to the Myanmar. It would be the first time the South Korea will be regularly connected to the Myanmar. The... more
DefenseIn progress the "SEESIM 06" multinational training
Bucharest, Bulgaria - From November 7 to 17, 2006
The closing part of the simulated computer-assisted exercise "SEESIM 06" will take place next week in Skopje. The event will be organized by Macedonian Ministry of Defense. The biggest simulation exercise... more
DefenseA Chinese submarine follows an American aircraft carrier in the Pacific Ocean
Washington, USA - It has been revealed by the "Washington Times"
The "Washington Times" has revealed a Chinese submarine managed to follow to a short distance (about 8 kilometers) a naval group of the US aircraft carrier Kitty Hawk in the Pacific water, and has been... more
DefenseRoyal Navy debuts the "Largs Bay" amphibious landing ship
London, United Kingdom - These ships represent a major uplift in the Royal Navy’s war fighting capability
The newest state of the art amphibious landing ship of the Royal Navy is currently undergoing sea trials off the south coast. Due to enter service later this year, the Royal Fleet Auxiliary "Largs Bay"... more
AirportsAeradria: Air Berlin flies from "Federico Fellini"
Rimini, Italy - From next Summer on Saturday
"Air Berlin will have a new destination in Italy, as of next Summer. From half of May 2007, on Saturday, the second German carrier to link Rimini with some German cities, as Berlin, Düsseldorf, Hamburg,... more
DefenseRussia: anti-missile system in Minsk
Moscow, Russia - A reply to the sending of fighters in Poland
The Moscow government has transferred four S-300 anti-missile systems in Belarus, a move that appears a reply to the sending in Poland of 48 American F-16 fighters. A military source of the CSI (Commonwealth... more
ReportGaza: Israel does not stop, new air raid
Gaza, Gaza Strip - The Israeli planes killed a 16 year old boy in the northern Strip
Despite the end of the massive Israeli military operation in Gaza (see for details AVIONEWS), the air raids go on. A Palestinian 16 year old boy has been killed and other three people have been injured... more
IndustryVolvo Aero will close VAES down
Stockholm, Sweden - The civil aircraft engine revision division
Towards the impossibility to reach enough work volume for its civil aircraft engine revision subsidiary, Volvo Aero decided the gradual close-down of Volvo Aero Engine Services (VAES) during 2007. The... more
Military aviationAustralia and the JSF program
Canberra, Australia - Minister Nelson aims at PSFD signature
Australian Defense Minister, Brendan Nelson, congratulating with his US counterpart Robert Gates, fixed an appointment at the Washington's USA-Australia forum next December, where Canberra will state its... more
IndustryLast test flights for the A-380
Toulouse, France - 17 test days around the world
The Airbus A-380 is leaving today from Toulouse for the last tests before certification. The biggest passenger airplane in the world will point at the East for a series of test flights that will take it... more
AirlinesAeroflot, the delivery of the B-787 is slided
Moscow, Russia - The carrier has not respected the deadline of November 1st
Aeroflot has not respected the deadline for the purchase of new Boeing 787 for the renewal of the fleet: last useful day to take a decision between this model and one of Airbus was last November 1st, but... more
AirlinesLow-cost at 27,1% of the market in India in first nine months
New Delhi , India - Jet Airways masters the Indian market
Four Indian no frills, Air Deccan, SpiceJet, Indigo Airline and Go Air, in first three quarterlies 2006 have reached a market share of 27,1% of the civil aviation traffic in India. This one has retailed... more