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IndustryATR statement on TransAsia’s airplane, flight GE235 (2)
Toulouse, France - The circumstances of the accident are still under investigation
ATR regrets to confirm that an ATR-72/600 operated by Taiwan’s TransAsia Airways was involved in an accident today at around 10:45 am (local time) near Taipei Songshan airport (Taiwan). The flight GE235 w... more
AirportsAirplanes and environment. Singapore: the trend of "Green" airports will start from here?
Singapore, Singapore - EUR 726 million for a stopover multipurpose that will host a huge greenhouse
The expansion project of the Singapore-Changi airport is really ambitious: in the coming years, next to the first terminal of the city-state airport, the study Safdie Architects will build a new multipurpose... more
IndustryGeneral Electric enters the helicopter market
Shannon, Ireland - The acquisition of Milestone Aviation Group is part of the expansion strategy of GE in the 2015
According to a statement diffused yesterday by General Electric, Capital Aviation Service (GECAS, a subsidiary of the same American company) bought for USD 1,7 billion Milestone Aviation Group, which is... more
Weather forecastsAirplanes and forecast, Bad weather in Italy: alert for snowfalls on the North, storms and strong winds on the South
Rome, Italy - An orange criticality on Campania, Basilicata, part of Calabria and Sardinia
The Italian Civil Defence Department, on the basis of the available forecasts, issued an additional bulletin for unfavourable weather conditions. It integrates and extends that one already diffused. The... more
IndustryEmbraer KC-390 aircraft made first flight
São José dos Campos, Brazil - Lasted 1 hour and 25 minutes
Embraer yesterday successfully performed the first flight of the new military transport and aerial refueling jet, the KC-390. Test pilots Mozart Louzada and Marcos Salgado de Oliveira Lima and flight test... more
AccidentsTaiwan: ATR-72 TransAsia Airways airplane falls into a river; currently 19 victims (VIDEO)
Rome, Italy - 58 people on board; 23 missing
This morning at 10:56 local time (3:56 am Italian time) a plane crashed north of Taipei in Keelung River after having impacted the freeway. The flight GE235 of TransAsia Airways has lost contact with... more
PeopleMauro Moretti, CEO and GM of Finmeccanica, appointed President of the Fondazione Ricerca & Imprenditorialità
Rome, Italy - A partnership between public Institutions and private enterprises
Mauro Moretti, the Chief Executive Officer and General Manager of Finmeccanica, has been appointed today President of the Fondazione Ricerca & Imprenditorialità, a partnership between public Institutions... more
IndustryAirplanes and photos. First A-400M for Malaysia makes its maiden flight
Seville, Spain - The flight lasted 1 hour and 30 minutes
The first of four Airbus Defence and Space A-400M new generation airlifters ordered by the Royal Malaysian Air Force has made its successful maiden flight, marking a key milestone towards delivery. The... more
ReportFinmeccanica’s CEO Moretti: absent at the process, "Sanction and forced accompanying by public Force"
Rome, Italy - Despite being on the injured side in the proceedings, he didn’t show up
The Court of Genoa has ordered the forced accompaniment to Mauro Moretti; as well as reported by the agency "Ansa" last night, it will be accompanied by the police at the next audience of the trial in... more
AirlinesJapan: the flag carrier Skymark Airlines seeks a partner to face bankruptcy
Tokyo, Japan - Ana Holdings and Japan Airlines are among the possible candidates
Continue the difficult economic situation of the Japanese flag carrier Skymark Airlines. After seeking legal protection from creditors (thanks to the Corporate Reorganisation law), the low-cost airline... more
Press releaseEtihad Airways acquires majority stake in Alitalia's "Millemiglia" program
Rome, Italy - Its third investiment. EA now operates frequent flyer programs for seven airlines around the world
Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, has acquired a 75 per cent stake in Alitalia Loyalty SpA, the owner and operator of "MilleMiglia", Alitalia’s frequent flyer program, w... more
AirportsPlanes and attacks. Egypt: explosion in the Cairo’s city center and two bombs found at the airport
Cairo, Egypt - High alert at the airport of the Egyptian capital, police is studying the security video
The tension backs high in Egypt; this morning, a bomb exploded in Qasr al-Nil Street, in the central district of Cairo not far from Tahrir Square. Egyptian police officials have indicated it was an... more
Weather forecastsBad weather: US airports besieged by the snow
Chicago, USA - Chicago, Boston and New York on their knees
Continues the wave of bad weather that in the past days had already paralyzed the city and US airports: in these hours, in Chicago, the last storm has filed the city with at least 19 inches of snow, forcing... more
HelicoptersGreat Britain: start fundraising to equip the helicopter rescue of a second aircraft
London, Great Britain - GBP 4,4 million are needed to purchase it
400 patients more in a year: there are so many lives that could be saved if the city of London was served by a second helicopter by its rescue service by aircraft. In 2014, the only model used for this... more
SecurityAirplanes and documents. USA: "The Real Act" in force from 2016: security or privacy?
Washington, Usa - After 11 years become the law the adjustment of the procedures for obtaining a driver license
Starting from next year in the USA the current driving license will be not longer enough to board on airplanes. "The Real Act" will come fully into force on 1 January 2016, it is a set of legislative measures... more
PeopleAirberlin: Stefan Pichler, new CEO of the carrier, as of today in his role
Milan, Italy - "Trust, teamwork and the courage to act quickly", his motto
As of today, his first day as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the airberlin group, Stefan Pichler (57) is now responsible for all companies and brands in the group. He was appointed by the Board of Directors... more
Press releaseAirplanes and positions. Alitalia finalized the top management team
Rome, Italy - Appointed to implement the 2015-2018 strategic plan
Alitalia finalized the top management team appointed to implement the 2015-2018 strategic plan. Matteo Mancinelli is the new General Counsel of the Company, in charge of legal and corporate affairs.... more
IndustryBoeing and Ethiopian Airlines join together for humanitarian Flight
Washington, USA - To deliver more than 4,000 pounds of medical supplies and equipment for charities and hospitals in Ethiopia and Somalia
Boeing oined with Ethiopian Airlines and three separate non-profit organizations to deliver more than 4,000 pounds (1,814 kilograms) of medical supplies and equipment for charities and hospitals in Ethiopia... more
Weather forecastsBad weather: cancelled more than 760 flights at the international airport of Chicago-O'Hare
Chicago, United States of America - After "Juno", a new snowstorm
After the "Juno" storm from the last week, the Chicago-O'Hare International Airport is again in chaos because of bad weather. In these hours at least 760 flights to and from the American structure have... more
Press releaseAircraft and airlines. Antitrust: a EUR 170,000 sanction imposed to easyJet
Rome, Italy - For deceptive low-cost tariffs
"Antitrust fined easyJet (the low-cost airline based in the UK) with a EUR 170,000 sanction, for an improper marketing procedure. The Authority, at the end of the procedure started last June 20, 2014,... more
Sport aviationOver the Pacific by a balloon: the records’ flyover (VIDEO)
Rome, Italy - Bradley (USA) and Tiukhtyaev (Russia): 10,696 km in 160 hours
“The Two Eagles”, that’s the name of the project, after beating the record for distance covered by a balloon, they have broken the record of time spent on travel on a balloon with 160 hours and 38 minut... more
AirlinesAircraft and airlines. Etihad Airways: almost 15 million passengers flew with it last year
Abu Dhabi, UAE - A significant increase of 23 per cent over 2013 levels
Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, carried a record number of passengers and cargo in 2014, marking its strongest operational performance to date. Almost 14.8 million... more
IndustryAirbus DS announced management and organisational changes in Military Aircraft, A400M Business Segment
Madrid, Spain - Fernando Alonso named new Head of Military Aircraft. He replaces Domingo Ureña-Raso who will take a new position in the group
Airbus Defence and Space (DS) has named Fernando Alonso (58) as Head of its Military Aircraft business unit as per 1st of March. Bernhard Gerwert, CEO of Airbus DS, will act as interim Head of Military... more
AirlinesAir Force One. The next model of the presidential aircraft will be Boeing
Washington, USA - B-747/8 is the selected one
The US president will fly aboard a B-747/8: top USAF chose the aircraft produced by the giant stars and stripes Boeing as the new Air Force One. The other competitor was Airbus' A-380. The political... more
Weather forecastsAirplanes and forecast. Bad weather in Italy: the alert on centre-south continued
Rome, Italy - An orange criticality on part of Campania and Calabria
The Italian Civil Defence Department, on the basis of the available forecasts, issued an additional bulletin for unfavourable weather conditions. It integrates and extends that already diffused in the... more
Civil aviationAircraft and transport. Expected series of strikes at Spanish airports
Madrid, Spain - Risks from the month of February
The next February 11, 49% of the shares of the airport operator Aena will be placed on the market by Spanish government. This is the largest privatization in the last 18 years in the Iberian Country. The... more
Finance and economyAircraft and Finance: Qatar Airways strengthens its position in Europe
London, UK - The Gulf carrier buys 9.99% of the shares of IAG
The presence in Europe of the flag carrier Qatar Airways (QA) is getting stronger: in the past days, the Arab air company has acquired 9.99% of IAG (International Airline Group) shares: the holding company... more
Weather forecastsAircraft and bad weather:Turkish Airlines cancels over 100 flights
Ankara, Turkey - The weather conditions push the Turkish flag carrier to caution
In Asia Minor, begins the alarm cause the bad weather: through its official website, the flag carrier Turkish Airways has announced that in the next days, will clear more than 100 departures between domestic... more
PeopleATR appoints new Senior Vice-President Programs
Toulouse, France - Thierry Casale, 49, graduated in aeronautical engineering in 1991
Thierry Casale, 49, was appointed Senior Vice-President of the newly created Programs directorate of ATR. In this position, he will be in charge of supervising, coordinating and setting priorities in all... more
ReportViareggio trial: the families of victims testify in Court (VIDEO)
Viareggio, Italy - Relatives of the victims remember the terrible moments lived in those days
These days continue the trial for the massacre of Viareggio: June 29, 2009 the accident claimed the lives of 32 people. The serious train crash saw the derailment of the freight train 50325 Trecate-Gricignano:... more
HelicoptersCAA reports on progress to improve safety of off-shore helicopter operations
London, UK - Significant safety improvements made but more to do, according to the UK Civil Aviation Authority
Substantial progress has been made on measures to improve off-shore helicopter safety but there is still more to do, the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) said as it published a progress report on the... more
ReportRailway disaster in Viareggio: the observations about actions by Mauro Moretti (VIDEO)
Rome, Italy - The declarations of the relatives of the tragedy on the figure of the new Finmeccanica's CEO
AVIONEWS published a video with the declarations and the depositions of some of the people various involved in the tragic sequence of events. The railway tragedy, happened on June 29, 2009, following... more
IndustryAirbus: ANA Holdings orders seven additional A-321 airplanes
Toulouse, France - To the firm order for 30 aircraft placed in July 2014
ANA Holdings has ordered seven more A-321 aircraft (four A-321ceo with Sharklets and three A-321neo), in addition to the firm order for 30 A-320neo Family (seven A-320neo and 23 A-321neo) placed in July... more
IndustryAnsaldo (Finmeccanica). Chinese offer of 1,8 billions of Euro: within February the end
Rome, Italy - Waiting for a binding offer from Hitachi
The joint selling of AnsaldoBreda and Ansaldo Sts is going to the closing act, as confirmed by Finmeccanica’s CEO Mauro Moretti. After the strong commitment taken last Wednesday with the presentation o... more
AccidentsAirAsia aircraft crash: the co-pilot was in charge. Is his responsibility?
Jakarta, Indonesia - The director of NTSC, Mardjono Siswosuwarno, announced it yesterday
Mardjono Siswosuwarno, director of NTSC (National Safety Transports Committee), unveiled, during a press conference took place yesterday in Jakarta, some of the conclusions of the preliminary inquiry report.... more
Weather forecastsAirplanes and forecast. Bad weather in Italy: alert for very strong winds and storms on centre-south and snowfalls on the North
Rome, Italy - An orange criticality on central-meridional basins
The Italian Civil Defence Department, on the basis of the available forecasts, diffused an additional bulletin for unfavourable conditions. It integrates and extends that one already issued. The notice... more
AccidentsAirAsia aircraft crash: NSRA committed to restart bodies' research
Jakarta, Indonesia - After renouncement announced last Tuesday by the Indonesian Armed Forces
AirAsia airline unveiled that the National Search and Rescue Agency (NSRA) is committed to the researches of missing bodies of the passengers embarked on QZ8501 flight, served by the low-cost carrier,... more
ReportPaolo Pozzessere: archived the presumed bribe in Brasil
Rome, Italy - Gip close the instance for the kickback
The legal action ended with a dissmissal in charge of Paolo Pozzessere, former commercial director of Finmeccanica, accused in the March 2014 for complicity in international corruption for the promise... more
PeoplePiaggio Aerospace: Rossella Daverio will replace Enrico Sgarbi
Savona, Italy - The company has a new senior vice-president of communications
Piaggio Aerospace has a new head of communications: the previous one, Enrico Sgarbi, will be replaced in late January by Rossella Daverio. Prior to this role, in Italy she took care of communication and... more
Finance and economyFinmeccanica: the business plan gets the target but Fitch doesn't exposed
London, UK - The note diffused on the document presented by the aerospace and defence Group; the Agency postpones its opinion
The Fitch’s note diffused about the presentation of Finmeccanica’s Industrial Plan underlines how despiting the good Moretti’s purposes of a larger productive centralization and a cut of the portfolio, the r... more
AirlinesEmirates announces two new destinations in Europe served by an A-380 airplane
Dubai, UAE - They are Duesseldorf and Madrid
Emirates announced the launch of A-380 services to two European destinations: Duesseldorf and Madrid. For both cities, it will be the first airline to operate a scheduled A-380 airplane, offering a travel... more
Industry"The Wall Street Journal": perplexity on Finmeccanica
Rome, Italy - Too depending from the government and the cut to the military expenses: the criticality that Moretti will have to face
Kind of skeptical the analysis published today by “The Wall Street Journal” regarding the Finmeccanica’s Industrial Plan presentation yesterday in London. The document has been defined provocatively as “M... more
Civil aviationAirline and Emirates: target tourists
Abu Dhabi, UAE - Emirs, in agreement with Etihad, try to increase the number of visitors to the capital Abu Dhabi
Hotels with more affordable prices, events, partnerships with other foreign carriers, new routes to and from the capitals of India, Russia, China and Germany. These are just some of the strategies implemented... more
AirlinesAmerican Airlines received approval to begin service between Dallas and Beijing
Fort Worth, Usa - From next May 7
American Airlines will begin operating its new daily service between Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) and Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) on May 7, marking the airline's sixth... more
Weather forecastsAirplanes and forecast. Bad weather in Italy: alert for thunderstorms on the Centre-South
Rome, Italy - A new worsening will gradually interest the entire Peninsula from today
The Italian Civil Defense Department, on the basis of the available forecasts, issued a bulletin for adverse weather conditions. The notice indicates, from today in the afternoon, strong winds from... more
Finance and economyMauro Moretti: "Strong changes in the next three years"
London, UK - The CEO of Finmeccanica explained the guidelines for the development of the Group
The CEO and General Manager of Finmeccanica Mauro Moretti presented yesterday in London the new Group's business plan for the years 2015-2019. At the meeting with analysts, there was also the Chief Financial... more
Civil aviationAirplanes and training. Etihad Flight College receives GCAA approval
Abu Dhabi, UAE - The declarations by James Hogan, EA's President and CEO
Etihad Flight College, the flight training college based at "Al Ain International Airport" in the UAE, is now authorised to provide the Multi Crew Pilot Licence (MPL) training program following certification... more
IndustryAirplanes. Boeing reports record 2014 revenue, Core EPS and Backlog and provides 2015 guidance
Chicago, USA - The declarations by its Chairman, President and CEO, Jim McNerney
The Boeing Company reported record fourth-quarter revenue of $24.5 billion on higher deliveries and core earnings per share (non-GAAP) that increased 23 percent to $2.31, reflecting strong performance... more
CargoEmirates SkyCargo Launches Freighter Service to Burkina Faso
Dubai, UAE - The new service expands African trade network
Emirates SkyCargo, the freight division of the airline, has bolstered its operations on its African trade route network with the introduction of a weekly freighter service to Ouagadougou in Burkina Faso. It... more
IndustryJAL signs defintive agreement for purchase of 32 MRJ aircraft
Tokyo, Japan - Deliveries scheduled to commence in 2021
Japan Airlines (JAL) and Mitsubishi Aircraft Corporation (Mitsubishi Aircraft) announced today that they have signed an agreement for the purchase of thirty-two firm Mitsubishi Regional Jet (MRJ) aircraft.... more