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ReportRome-Fiumicino airport: cocaine maxi-seizure
Rome, Italy - Liquid drug-soaked clothes inside four baggage
A hard blow to international traffic of drugs was inflicted at Rome-Fiumicino airport, where the Financial Police and customs officers discovered a 51-year-old Spanish man in the act, landed in the capital... more
AirlinesTam Airlines flies bio-kerosen fuelled for the first time in Latin America's story
Milan, Italy - Thank to the co-operation with Airbus and Cfm International
Tam is planning, for 2010's second six months, a testing flight without passengers, using bio-fuel and pinhão manso oil, Brazilian vegetable bio-mass. The aircraft will be a fleet's Airbus A-320, powered... more
AirlinesAlitalia: new connection to Los Angeles from June
Rome, Italy - It was announced yesterday during presentation of new Touring Club California's touristic guide
"The press-conference took place yesterday at Rome's American Embassy to introduce the new California's touristic guide published by Touring Club, organized by California Travel and Tourism Commission... more
ConferencesAlenia Aeronautica-MSC.Software: third edition of the international conference
Naples, Italy - “Virtual Testing & Engineering Simulation in Aerospace & Defence”
Alenia Aeronautica, a Finmeccanica company, and MSC.Software, a world’s main supplier of engineering simulation solutions, present the third edition of the international conference “Virtual Testing & E... more
IndustrySSI: new contract for civil radars
Rome, Italy - It will manage about 50% of the Chinese air traffic
SELEX Sistemi Integrati (SSI), a Finmeccanica company, has become the first air traffic control systems supplier in China following a further contract the company has recently signed with the Civil Aviation... more
AirportsAthens Airport: positive air traffic in 1Q10
Athens, Greece - With 3,17 million passengers and 44,6 thousand flights
First quarter traffic was positive for Athens International Airport (AIA), with 3.17 million passengers and 44.6 thousand flights, an increase of 10.4% and 5.2%, respectively. This development placed the... more
IndustryFinmeccanica wins contracts worth more than EUR 140 million
Rome, Italy - Through DRS, SSI, SELEX Galileo, SELEX Communications and Ansaldo Energia
Finmeccanica has won contracts with a total value of more than EUR 140 million through its companies DRS, SELEX Sistemi Integrati, SELEX Galileo, SELEX Communications and Ansaldo Energia. Specifically,... more
AirportsFlying Rimini/Rome-Fiumicino: by Darwin Airline-Alitalia becomes reality
Rimini, Italy - The air company announces the opening of new route realized in co-operation with Alitalia
Darwin Airline, Lugano-based airline, announces the launch of the new Rimini/Rome-Fiumicino route, realized in code-sharing with Alitalia. The announcement has been given yesterday during a press-conference... more
HelicoptersAW: great success for the GrandNew helicopter
Cascina Costa, Italy - After launch in February this year
The AgustaWestland GrandNew light twin helicopter has achieved enormous market success in since its launch, less than three months ago, the industry said. Officially unveiled in February this year it has... more
AirlinesAerosur improves offer to Bolivia and South-America in May
Milan, Italy - The air company has a fleet of several Boeing aircraft
Aerosur flies from Madrid to Santa Cruz on Thursday and on Saturday by Boeing 747/300 aircraft with 570 seats, while on Monday and Sunday by B-747/400 with 451 seats. Connections between the two cities... more
Civil aviationIATA-UNIGE: together for master dedicated to professionals of air transport
Geneva, Switzerland - In Switzerland the first MBA degree in aviation management
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) and the Université de Genève (UNIGE) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to develop and offer a joint executive MBA (Master of Business Administration) s... more
Fair and shows"EBACE": TAFTA orders two Cessna Citation Mustangs
Geneva, Switzerland - The industry delivered 300th Citation Mustang last month
Cessna Aircraft Company announced at the "European Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition" ("EBACE") in Geneva (May 4-6) that Turkish Airlines Flight Training Academy (TAFTA) has ordered two Citation... more
AirlinesAustrian Airlines results for first quarter of 2010
Vienna, Austria - Restructuring on course
Austrian Airlines (AA) reported a result from operating activities of EUR -64.7 m in the first quarter of 2010 (same period in 2009: EUR -64 m). Traditionally, the first quarter is relatively weak in the... more
AirportsDelta Air Lines' Pisa/NY-"JFK" direct connection re-start
Pisa, Italy - Flight will have daily frequency from June
Delta Air Lines and Sat (Pisa's airport management company) have announced today the re-start of direct connection from Pisa to New York served by the American air company. After the Winter stop, the... more
Civil aviationStar Alliance's growth continues in Italy
Milan, Italy - Totally served 1642 weekly frequencies from 18 national airports
Even the world-wide uneasy economic scenario Star Alliance continues its strategy of growth in Italy, and empowers more and more its offer in comparison with 2009 Summer schedule. With the new 2010 Summer... more
Civil aviationAEA calls for further action on measures to ease impact of airspace closures
Brussels, Belgium - To investigate the financial consequences by the end of June
The Association of European Airlines, representing Europe’s most important network carriers, has welcomed the statement of EU Commissioner Kallas at the Transport Council yesterday, to investigate the f... more
DiscussionsGermany-Greece-Turkey: economic crisis, international relations and weapons
Rome, Italy - Play on two fronts by Germans, Greek-Turkish coming nearer
Germany plays on two fronts, functional on one hand to the financial centres and on the other to its big weapons-dealer role, exporting in particular just to Greece and Turkey. On the landscape, not to... more
AirlinesNew Livingston aircraft Summer routes to Africa
Milan, Italy - Connections from Milan and Rome to Kenya and Tanzania
Celani, Livingston air company's CEO, specialized in routes to the black continent, has introduced the Summer flight schedule, inside its long-range connections network. Flights will have Kenya and Tanzania... more
IndustryFirst Falcon 7X delivered to the Saudi private operator SPA
Geneva, Switzerland - The order includes four models
Dassault Falcon delivered the first of four Falcon 7X tri-jets to Saudia Private Aviation (SPA), the business aviation unit of Saudi Arabian Airlines marking the first Falcon 7X delivery in Saudi Arabia.... more
Civil aviationVolcanic clouds and aircraft transport: latest updates
Rome, Italy - Cancellations and delays involving Scotland, Manchester, Liverpool and London-Luton
Flights at risk could be about 300 today because of the closing of air space in Ireland and western Scotland, Eurocontrol warns, the European authority for air traffic control. The reason is the re-start... more
Fair and shows"EBACE 2010": presented Beechcraft aircraft with broadband connectivity on board
Geneva, Switzerland - Added value for several uses
Yesterday at "EBACE 2010" ("European Business Aviation Conference and Exhibition") in Geneva, the Beechcraft King Air 350i turboprop was attracting plenty of interest as it made its debut at the show yesterday.... more
Weather forecastsBad weather: intense storms and strong winds on the Italian central regions
Rome, Italy - From tomorrow in the early morning
"The bad weather wave that has hit central-northern Italy in the first half of the week will continue in the next hours on most part of the Country with an intensification of phenomena on central regions... more
AirportsThe highest airport of the world will be built in Tibet
Bejing, China - Following Beijing government advance, to control and modernize the region
The China advance in the heart of Tibet doesn't stop. Two airports, the highest of the world, will be built at the base of Everest to carry big number of tourists, above all Chinese. Region modernization,... more
HelicoptersItalian AEI: board of directors elects the president and two vice-presidents for 2010-2011 two year period
Verona, Italy - During the assembly they discussed about relationships with authorities and heliport rules
"On 13th of April, the Italian Helicopter Association (AEI) met, and this year, more than the 2009 balance sheet and 2010 budget plan approval, they were called to elect the president and two vice-presidents... more
Civil aviationAmadeus processes record number of airline passengers
Milan, Italy - Through its Altéa platform
Amadeus, a travel technology partner and transaction processor for the global travel and tourism industry, announced record performance of its airline IT business and strategy highlights for 2010. Amadeus’ a... more
OccurrencesPrivate aircraft's damage makes Milan-Linate closed
Milan, Italy - Stopped on the runway, caused delay for departures and redirections for arrivals
The Milan-Linate airport, the first in Italy and the fourth in Europe for private traffic volume, yesterday was closed for about an hour, from 8:20pm and 9:10pm. The discomforts were caused by a damage... more
AerospaceTAS. Herschel and Planck to log one year of successes in space
Rome, Italy - First Herschel results to be presented to the medias on May 6, 2010 in Estec
"On May 14, 2009, an Ariane 5 lifted off from French Guiana with one of its most ambitious payload ever, not one but two deep space observatories – Herschel and Planck – designed to answer crucial que... more
PeopleLockheed Martin Aeronautics announces executive selections
Fort Worth, Usa - Aligned with future business needs and growth
Reflecting a need to prepare for anticipated growth and to meet the future operational needs of its key aircraft programs, Lockheed Martin Aeronautics announced new assignments for three key executives. The... more
AirlinesAir Malta launches 2010 Summer schedule
Milan, Italy - Forty destinations
Air Malta has just introduced its 2010 Summer schedule, offering to customers 40 destinations from and to Malta, by air connections between Maltese islands and many European, North-African and East- Mediterranean... more
Fair and shows"EBACE": Cessna's Citation XLS+, Sovereign aircraft displayed at the event
Geneva, Switzerland - The industry to activate first European MSU by year end
Cessna Aircraft Company will feature a Citation XLS+ and Citation Sovereign among its full line of Citation business jets on static display as part of the "European Business Aviation Convention and Exhibit... more
HelicoptersFrance: Sky Maintenance Services appointed an AW's authorized service centre
Cascina Costa, Italy - For the A-109 series, AW-109 Power, Grand and GrandNew light twin models
AgustaWestland (AW), a Finmeccanica company, announced that Sky Maintenance Services (SMS) of France has been appointed an authorized Service Centre for the A-109 series, AW-109 Power, Grand and GrandNew... more
Fair and showsCessna Citation CJ-4 airplane makes European debut at "EBACE 2010"
Geneva, Switzerland - The industry announces dates for new European Service Center
Jack J. Pelton, chairman, president and CEO of Cessna Aircraft Company, spoke yesterday of the business jet industry returning to life in Europe during the "European Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition"... more
HelicoptersIntermountain Healthcare orders three GrandNew helicopters
Cascina Costa, Italy - These aircraft will join two A-109K2s already in service
AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, announced that Intermountain Healthcare has signed for three GrandNew helicopters with options for two additional aircraft. These aircraft will be equipped to provide... more
AirportsGamberale led a group of banks to take over Naples' airport
Naples, Italy - The municipality let know that the Gesac's majority will be held by private actors
Vito Gamberale, we remember as Autostrade Italiane CEO, comes forward with the financial company "F2i" to buy the Naples-Capodichino airport majority quote. This is of 65% and was put on sale by English-Spanish... more
Civil aviationThe cloud appears again, suspended the air connections from and to Ireland
Dublin, Ireland - The cloud, which will not worry, has moved to south by winds
Icelandic volcano near the Eyafjallajokull glacier come evident again into European skies, The ash clouds, which about two weeks ago made impracticable the air space above the old continent, appears again... more
Fair and showsEurocopter at "EBACE 2010" confirms its effort on aviation market and VIP transport
Geneva, Switzerland - And continues its attention to needs of this exigent sector and in continuing evolution
Eurocopter is present (Stand 7010) at edition 2010 of "European Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition" (EBACE) in Geneva (May 4-6), underscoring its role as among world’s leading helicopter suppliers f... more
Fair and showsMercedesBenz-Eurocopter: together for a new version of the EC-145 helicopter
Geneva, Switzerland - Presented today, opening day, at "EBACE 2010" in Geneva
Eurocopter has teamed with renowned automobile manufacturer Mercedes-Benz to develop a special edition of the EC-145 twin-engine turbine helicopter with a high-end interior, which was unveiled today at... more
AirlinesAlitalia: tomorrow flights deleted from and to Greece
Rome, Italy - Because of the 24-hour general strike in the country
Because of the 24-hour general strike called for tomorrow in Greece, on Wednesday 5th of May, Alitalia had to delete Rome-Athens flights of this evening (scheduled at 9:40pm) and Rome-Thessaloniki (scheduled... more
ReportThe 48-hour strike begins in Greece: paralysed aircraft
Athens, Greece - One of the biggest claim of last ten years, union leaders say
This morning the public employees' 48-hour strike has begun, claiming against the new austerity plan, arranged by the Government of Athens with FMI (International Money Fund) and European Union (UE), in... more
Civil aviationEurocontrol: Business Aviation recovering faster than other sectors
Brussels, Belgium - Fell 14% in 2009 but grew by 11% in March
Business aviation fell by 14% in 2009, but has bounced back and grew by 11% in March according to new figures issued by EUROCONTROL (European Organisation for the Safety of Air Navigation) yesterday. In... more
Fair and shows"EBACE 2010": growth of business aviation
Geneva, Switzerland - Some data produced by LEA, one the major European operator
At "EBACE 2010", relevant happening held at Geneva's Palaexpo during these days, form 4th to 6th of May, lights are on business aviation sector, also in relation of the mini-boom following the recent flights... more
Fair and showsJet Ready launches at "EBACE" the first Eclipse 500 airplane
Geneva, Switzerland - Which will operate commercially in Europe
The American manufacturer Eclipse Aerospace launches at "EBACE" international show that begins today on May 4 to 6 at Geneva, the first Eclipse 500 airplane which will operate commercially in Europe which... more
AirportsUnited Airlines doubles in Italy with new Rome-Chicago flight
Rome, Italy - Served by a three class configuration B-767/300 airplane
During a joint press-conference AdR (Aeroporti di Roma, Rome's airports management society) and United Airlines, American air company's doubling flights was announced yesterday at Rome-Fiumicino's airport. With... more
UAS-DronesUnveiled new unmanned aircraft system for US Navy
Washington, Usa - It's named "Sea Avenger" and it's successor of "Predator C"
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA?ASI), a manufacturer of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), tactical reconnaissance radars, and surveillance systems, yesterday introduced Sea Avenger, a carrier-based... more
ReportCar-bomb at Times Square: blocked at "Kennedy" airport suspect Pakistani man
New York, Usa - Arrested just before to embark on a flight to Dubai. He would have purchased the vehicle used as car-bomb
The car-bomb at Times-Square is one of the less elaborate attempt tried during last years in New York, and however, even rudimental, the Nissan full of propane and fireworks was nearer to make victims... more
ReportPrince Harry has earned his wings
London, Great Britain - From his office they say he's very pleasant to become an Army helicopter pilot
Harry, the younger son of Charles and the late Princess Diana, is third in line to the British throne, but known in the military simply as Lt. Harry Wales. Earlier this week, he passed the final exams... more
Civil aviationAir Transport, SITA: in 2009 increasing revenues compared to 2008
Geneva, Switzerland - Equal to USD 1,49 bn
SITA, the specialist provider of communications and IT solutions to the world's air transport industry, today reported consolidated revenues of $1.49 billion for the year 2009. This is within 1% of the... more
MiscellaneousFinmeccanica launches book, "E l’Italia prese il volo. Vita di Renato Bonifacio"
Rome, Italy - Yesterday morning in Milan, with the preface by Romano Prodi
Yesterday morning in Milan, the book, “E l’Italia prese il volo. Vita di Renato Bonifacio”, by Guido Moltedo was launched at the Italian Army Officers’ Club at Palazzo Cusani. Published by UTET Libreri... more
Press releaseAlitalia strike called for Friday 14th
Rome, Italy - After the Goverment intervention, which has postponed the claim initially planned for yesterday
"'It's planned again for 14th of May the pilots' and flight crew's strike working in Alitalia-Cai (Italian Air Company) group'. Filt Cgil's natioanal segretary, Mauro Rossi, has announced following the... more
AirlinesNew Air Italy connection to Sardinia
Genoa, Italy - The new route will be launched 26th of July, from Genoa's airport
A new airline will serve Olbia as destination in view of Summer: from next 26th of July the air company Air Italy will operate a connection between Genoa's Airport "Cristoforo Colombo" and the Sardinia's... more