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AirportsFraport traffic figures: September and first nine months 2016
Frankfurt, Germany - Cargo volumes continue to rise
Frankfurt Airport reports 1.2 percent decline in passenger traffic during the first nine months of 2016, despite achieving a new September record - Cargo volumes continue to rise Frankfurt Airport (FRA)... more
AirlinesEmirates announces code-share with GOL
Dubai, UAE - The partnership has been filed to ANAC
Emirates and GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes SA (“GOL”) have announced a new code-share and frequent flyer programme partnership. The code-share partnership has been filed to ANAC –Brazilian Federal Aviati... more
AirportsRome-Ciampino airport closes for works, from tomorrow at 6pm
Rome, Italy - Until to 8:30pm of the October 29
"Giovan Battista Pastine" in Rome-Ciampino airport will be temporarily closed from 6:00pm (local hour) of tomorrow 14/10/2016 until 8:30pm of 29/10/2016 in order to perform work to upgrade and maintain... more
AirportsThyssenkrupp: 143 boarding bridge units for Istanbul new airport
Milan, Italy - Worth a double-digit million euro amount
Thyssenkrupp is celebrating its latest success in the airport mobility sector, having secured a contract to deliver 143 Passenger Boarding Bridges (PBB) for the Istanbul New Airport. This contract –worth a... more
IndustryEmbraer projects market demand of 1,540 new jet aircraft (70 to 130 seats) for Europe and the CIS
Madrid, Spain - Valued at USD 80 billion at list price over the next 20 years
Embraer forecasts a market demand of 1,540 new aircraft in the 70 to 130-seat jet segment (valued at USD 80 billion at list price) in Europe and the CIS over the next 20 years. Currently, there are 29... more
AirlinesAirplanes and carriers. Alitalia: if the funds don't arrive, the future limps...
Rome, Italy - The presence by bankers is reinforced
It would seem that Miccichè and Ghizzoni will be next to enter into Alitalia's BoD on October 24. "Il Messaggero" newspaper reported it today: "Gaetano Miccichè and Federico Ghizzoni. The first, President o... more
HelicoptersThree more orders for AW helicopters
Rome, Italy - Coming from Switzerland, Japan and Germany
Leonardo-Finmeccanica shows continued strength in all civil helicopter markets. The company announced yesterday the signing of a contract with Centaurium Aviation of Switzerland for an AgustaWestland GrandNew... more
PeopleChristian Scherer appointed CEO of ATR
Toulouse, France - He succeeds Patrick de Castelbajac. Giovanni Tramparulo, current CFO of the industry, has also been renewed for four years
ATR’s shareholders Airbus Group and Leonardo-Finmeccanica have appointed Christian Scherer (54), as Chief Executive Officer of ATR. He succeeds Patrick de Castelbajac, who will become Company Secretary a... more
IndustryBinter firms up order for 6 ATR-72/600 airplanes
Toulouse, France - The industry sees need for 600 new turboprops
Spanish carrier Binter, a long-standing ATR operator in Europe, has today signed an agreement to buy six additional ATR-72/600s, taking their total order for the aircraft to eighteen. The aircraft will... more
IndustryE-170 and E-175 jet aircraft receive type approval for operation in Russia
Madrid, Spain - The E-190 and the E-195 were already certified
Embraer announced today that the E-170 and the E-175 jets have received the Type Certificates from the Interstate Aviation Committee (IAC), also known by its Russian acronym MAK, paving the way for Russian... more
AirlinesAlitalia to upgrade IT system from 8 pm (CET) 14 October
Rome, Italy - Important information for its passengers travelling this weekend
Alitalia will implement an important upgrade of its IT systems from 8 pm (CET) Friday 14 October until the end of Saturday 15 October as part of its goal to improve the passenger travel experience and... more
HelicoptersAirbus Helicopters launches flight-test campaign of H-175 public services configuration
Amsterdam, Holland - Entry into service with launch customer Hong Kong Government Flying Service (GFS) is planned for end of 2017
Airbus Helicopters has kicked-off the flight test campaign of the public services variant of the H-175 medium twin-engine helicopter. An initial flight-test campaign was successfully concluded last week... more
AerospaceThe Dream Chaser for European Utilization program takes flight with MoU
Sparks, Usa - For its pilot phase
The Dream Chaser for European Utilization (DC4EU) program kicked off its pilot phase with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC), Telespazio, the European Space... more
HelicoptersCorail Helicopters becomes launch customer for Fleet Keeper
Amsterdam, Holland - New digital tool to replace paper logbooks and simplify customer operations
Corail Helicopters, operator of a 7 Airbus Helicopters fleet, has become the launch customer of Fleet Keeper thanks to a contract agreement signed yesterday at the "Helitech" exhibition in Amsterdam (October... more
Fair and showsAirbus Helicopters celebrates 20th anniversary of the H-135 family at "Helitech International"
Amsterdam, Holland - More than 300 customers in 75 countries operate this model for a wide range of missions
Airbus Helicopters is celebrating two decades of operations with the H-135 light twin, multi-mission helicopter at the "Helitech International" show (Amsterdam, October 11-13). Twenty years after its entry... more
Fair and showsHelicopters. "Helitech International" in Amsterdam (October 11-13)
Amsterdam, Holland - The event dedicated to products, parts, accessories and services
"Helitech International" is the largest helicopter exhibition in Europe dedicated to helicopter products, parts, accessories and services. The show brings together leading manufacturers, suppliers, buyers... more
Finance and economyAutogrill Group acquires Stellar Partners Inc., an airport convenience retailer in the USA
Milan , Italy - The transaction involves 38 points of sale in ten US airports. The price agreed upon between the parties is USD$12 million
Autogrill (Milan: AGL IM) announces that its subsidiary HMSHost has completed the acquisition of Stellar Partners Inc., a US specialist airport convenience retailer (convenience retailing covers newspapers,... more
HelicoptersLeonardo-Finmeccanica: AW-169 helicopter gets five firm orders in Brazil for executive transport
Rome, Italy - Advanced technologies
Leonardo-Finmeccanica announced today that five firm orders have been signed for AgustaWestland AW-169 helicopters by different Brazilian corporate and private customers. The announcement comes following... more
Finance and economyAccounts of Alitalia: budget analysis at the end of 2015, and its implications on the current state of the air carrier. AVIONEWS EXCLUSIVE
Rome, Italy - AVIONEWS public the full version of the analysis by Gaetano F. Intrieri, aviation consultant
Firstly I would like to thank such a historic and prestigious press agency as Avionews for thinking of me for this analysis work. The goal of this work is to define the financial condition of our national... more
AirportsAirplanes. ACI EUROPE: passenger traffic growth slows down to 3 year low during August -SPECIAL AVIONEWS
Brussels, Belgium - Reported an average increase of just +2.0%
European airport trade association, ACI EUROPE today releases its traffic report for August 2016. This is the only air transport report which includes all types of airline passenger flights to from and... more
ConferencesUav airplanes. 1st FAI International Drone Conference and Expo announced for 2017
Lausanne, Switzerland - Focus on sports, innovation and safety
FAI, the World Air Sports Federation, will hold an International Conference and Expo on drones in 2017, focusing on three areas: sports, innovation and safety. Drone technology, also called ‘unmanned a... more
Civil aviationAircraft and environment (4). IACA welcomes the historic ICAO agreement on aviation CO2 emissions
Montreal, Canada - After years of intensive debate
The International Air Carrier Association (IACA) congratulates the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and its Member States for reaching an agreement towards a global market-based measure... more
Civil aviationAirplanes and environment (2). ECAC welcomes landmark deal to curb international aviation emissions
Montreal, Canada - This is an unprecedented agreement for mitigating the climate impact of international aviation. The 44 Member States have been working hard for the past three years, in close cooperation with the EC
The European Civil Aviation Conference (ECAC) welcomes the landmark agreement reached yesterday by the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) to curb CO2 emissions from international aviation. This... more
Civil aviationAircraft and environment. IATA: airlines hail historic ICAO carbon agreement
Montreal, Canada - The agreement was reached by States attending the 39th Assembly which concluded yesterday
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) congratulated States which, under the leadership of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), have achieved an historic agreement to implement... more
Civil aviationAirplanes and events. Aci Europe: Gibraltar deadlock hurting European aviation, growth & jobs
Kiev, Ukraine - On the occasion of the "2016 AeroCongress" which took place yesterday in Kiev
On the occasion of the "2016 AeroCongress" which took place yesterday in Kiev and in the margins of a meeting with Ukrainian Vice Prime Minister, Vladimir Kistion, ACI EUROPE denounced the damaging impact... more
Civil aviationAircraft and environment (5). ERA declaration about ICAO's agreement
Brussels, Belgium - The Association welcomes the work and the agreement by ICAO
ICAO’s member states reached agreement yesterday on a new global market-based measure (GMBM) to address CO2 emissions from international aviation. ERA (European Regions Airline Association) about t... more
Civil aviationAircraft and environment (3). Aci Europe: Europe’s airports applaud ICAO deal on CO2 from international aviation
Brussels, Belgium - The satisfaction expressed by DG Olivier Jankovec
European airport trade body ACI EUROPE reacted this morning with enthusiasm to the landmark agreement reached yesterday at the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) on a global Market Based... more
Civil aviationAircraft and environment. ICAO: historic agreement reached to mitigate international aviation emissions
Montreal, Canada - By Government, industry and civil society representatives have agreed it on a new GMBM
Government, industry and civil society representatives have agreed last Thursday on a new global market-based measure (GMBM) to control CO2 emissions from international aviation. The historic move came... more
AirlinesAirplanes. Alitalia-Etihad (2). Hogan indicts? Delrio answers...
Rome, Italy - "The Government respected all its efforts with Alitalia", the minister answers back...
The Italian Transport Minister Graziano Delrio who already opposed to the diffuse certainty, that the trend taken by the Renzi's Government is that to favour mainly the low-cost carriers that operate in... more
CargoLufthansa Cargo and Cathay Pacific Cargo now under one roof for Hong Kong ground handling
Hong Kong, China - As part of the carriers’ joint business agreement
Europe’s air cargo carrier moves its local freight handling into the Cathay Pacific Cargo Terminal in Hong Kong as part of the carriers’ joint business agreement As a key milestone step of the joint bus... more
AirlinesAirplanes and carriers. Alitalia-Etihad: Hogan hits Government and unions with a stick
Rome, Italy - And he prepares the ground to new cut, in view of...
The fact that some preconditions have not been respected disappoint me: this the core of what James Hogan, president and CEO of Etihad affirmed on the "Il Corriere della Sera" pages concerning the efforts... more
IndustryAirplanes and helicopters. Boeing reports third quarter deliveries
Chicago, Usa - Across commercial and defense operations
The Boeing Company announced today deliveries across its commercial and defense operations for the third quarter of 2016. Major program deliveries during the third quarter, including deliveries under... more
Civil aviationAirplanes. IATA: 30 years serving air passengers in the Nordics
Stockholm, Sweden - Reflecting on supporting three decades of successful growth in air connectivity in the region
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) marked 30 years of its Nordic office, reflecting on supporting three decades of successful growth in air connectivity in the region. Supportive government... more
IndustryDassault Aviation hands over first Falcon 8X airplane
Bordeaux-Mérignac, France - Greece’s Amjet takes delivery of initial ultra long range trijet
Dassault Aviation has delivered yesterday its first Falcon 8X airplane, marking the entry into service of the company’s new ultra-long range flagship. Amjet Executive took delivery of the aircraft at D... more
IndustryEmbraer awarded certification of HUD and EVS for Legacy 450 and 500 airplanes
São José dos Campos, Brazil - By ANAC, FAA and EASA
Embraer announced yesterday that the Head-Up Display (HUD) and Enhanced Vision System (EVS) for the Legacy 450 and 500 aircraft were awarded certification by Brazil’s civil aviation authority (ANAC –... more
Fair and showsAircraft and events. 11th edition of the "Istanbul Airshow" (October 6-9)
Istanbul, Turkey - Inspired by an essential role assumed by Turkey
Inspired by an essential role assumed by Turkey, AIREX and now "Istanbul Airshow" has been designed with a view to establish a business platform uniquely concentrated in the civil aspects of the aviation... more
Civil aviationAircraft and results. IATA: passenger growth slowed in August
Geneva, Switzerland - RPKs climbed 4.6%
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced global passenger traffic data for August showing that demand (measured in total revenue passenger kilometers or RPKs) climbed 4.6% compared... more
AerospaceAriane 5 continues its track record of success with Arianespace’s launch -VIDEO
Kourou, French Guyana - The European launcher carries two satellites for telecommunications
Arianespace has successfully launched the Sky Muster II satellite for Australian operator nbn (National Broadband Network) and the GSAT-18 satellite for the Indian space agency ISRO (Indian Space Research... more
AirlinesEtihad Airways extends reach in Africa through new code-share agreement
Abu Dhabi, UAE - With kulula, South Africa's low-cost carrier
Etihad Airways (EA), the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, continues to build its presence in Africa through a new code-share agreement with kulula, South Africa’s low-cost carrier. The c... more
IndustryAirplanes and photo. C-295W demonstrates air-to-air refuelling capability
Seville, Spain - Further trials with a helicopter receiver are planned before the end of the year
Airbus Defence and Space has successfully demonstrated the C-295W medium transport as an airborne tanker. The airplane, equipped with a palletized air-to-air refuelling unit and associated computer control... more
CargoAircraft and transport. IATA: moderating demand trend for air cargo continues in August
Geneva, Switzerland - Carriers in all regions except Latin America reported an increase
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for global air freight markets in August 2016 showing that demand, measured in freight tonne kilometers (FTKs), rose 3.9% year-on-year.... more
Civil aviationICAO assembly elected ECAC member States
Montreal, Canada - To join ICAO Council for three year term
The 39th Session of the Assembly of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) completed yesterday the election of its new Council. Eight out of the 36 seats of the Council are allocated to... more
DefenseRR to supply MTU diesel engines to Fincantieri for the Italian Navy’s multi-purpose patrol vessels
Friedrichshafen, Germany - They will be delivered starting from 2017
Rolls-Royce (RR) is to supply 14 of its highest-power MTU diesel engines for the seven new multi-purpose ocean-going patrol vessels that are being built for the Italian Navy (Marina Militare Italiana)... more
AirlinesAir Berlin confirms it is to join discussions of Etihad Airways and TUI AG on touristic operations
Berlin, Germany - The carrier last week announced a far-reaching restructuring
Air Berlin has decided to join discussions that Etihad Airways has entered into with TUI AG regarding the creation of a strong European leisure airline group, focused on point-to-point flying to connect... more
IndustryEmbraer flies first Legacy 450 aircraft assembled in Melbourne (Florida)
Melbourne, Usa - The industry began its aircraft assembly operations in early 2011
Embraer announced yesterday the first flight of its first Legacy 450 mid-light business jet assembled in Melbourne (Florida). The aircraft performed as expected and all flight test procedures were successfully... more
AirportsMiami Airport: Canadian carrier First Air announced flights for cruise passengers
Miami, Usa - Starting from next February
Canadian carrier First Air announced that it will begin charter passenger flights to Miami International Airport from Hamilton International Airport in Mount Hope, Ontario, starting on February 4, 2017,... more
AirlinesAirplanes. Ryanair: over 3,500 new jobs to be created in 2017
Milan, Italy - As new aircraft deliveries boost fleet number
Ryanair announced yesterday that it is to launch a major recruitment drive as it plans to take delivery of 50 new aircraft in the next 12 months. The low-cost unveiled that it will be hiring 2,000 new... more
AccidentsAircraft crash in Smolensk: a throwing off tack on the analysis of the black boxes?
Warsaw, Poland - The massacre "Decapitated" the leadership of the Polish State and of the Armed Forces. An inquiry towards new theories...
It was on April 10, 2010 when a Tupolev TU-154 airplane took off from Warsaw-Okecie airport, in Poland, for a State flight to the military airport of Smolensk-Siewiernyj, Russia. On board there were the... more
DefenseEasing of tensions. Military drill with airplane lift and para Russia-Egypt
Moscow, Russia - It will be made this month of October and will be monitored by observers coming from more than 30 Nations
Easing of tensions between Moscow and Cairo, after months of conflicts that have found the clou mainly after the accident of the Metrojet scheduled aircraft exploded a year ago on the Sinai's skies? It... more
AirlinesAirplanes, carriers and crisis. Alitalia more and more in difficulty: a black future...
Rome, Italy - And meanwhile 200 millions are necessary...
It always more in difficulty and future even more undefined: this is Alitalia today. And always today Gianni Dragoni underlined it on "Il Sole 24 Ore", when he reports that a plan is under evaluation to... more