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Civil aviationAirplanes and airlines. Pilots’ strike will cost Lufthansa at least 200 million
Berlin, Germany - And the Union threatens new protests this week
Lufthansa pilots’ strike held on Monday October 20 and Tuesday 21 (for details see AVIONEWS) lead to the cancellation of 1511 flights over 2333; in other words, 65% of the airplanes were grounded. Inconveniences d... more
IndustryAirplanes and industry. Finmeccanica CEO reaffirms his intentions to reduce the Group’s business activities at the Italian Chamber of Deputies
Rome, Italy - Finmeccanica business plan will be presented in December
Mauro Moretti, Finmeccanica CEO, participated last evening, October 21, at an informal hearing at the Chamber of Deputies’ Industry Commission. In his opening report, Moretti reaffirmed his reorganization p... more
ReportVnukovo airplane disaster: investigators accuse the airport management
Moscow, Russia - French experts landed in Moscow to decipher pilots’ communications
As reported yesterday by AVIONEWS, the Russian Federation Interstate Aviation Committee (IAC) opened a criminal probe on the accident happened few minutes before midnight on October 20 at Vnukovo airport,... more
ReportMalaysian airplane shot down in Ukraine: Russian Defence expert accuses directly the Ukrainian Army
Moscow, Russia - Pro-Russia separatists are not able to operate Buk air defence missile system, said the man during a TV interview
Western secret services know the truth, but they keep on concealing it. This is, in synthesis, the content of the interview done by Igor Korotchenko, Russian defence expert, in an interview with "Rossiya... more
Press releasePlanes. Antitrust: EC seeks feedback on commitments from Air France/KLM, Alitalia and Delta concerning transatlantic cooperation
Brussels, Belgium - The European Commission has invited interested third parties to comment
The European Commission has invited interested third parties to comment on commitments proposed by Air France/KLM, Alitalia and Delta to address concerns that their transatlantic cooperation may harm competition... more
Finance and economyAirplanes and airports. Aena denies World Duty Free renegotiations of Barajas concession
Madrid, Spain - The retail company challenges rent growth against passengers’ number decrease
The Spanish airport operator Aena rejected World Duty Free (WDF) proposal to renegotiate rent contracts at Madrid airport. WDF, controlled at 50.1% by Edizione, holding owned by the Italian family Benetton,... more
SecurityAirplanes and safety. Ebola: EU Foreign Affairs ministers establish a “European coordinator”
Luxembourg, Luxembourg - The European Union will pay one billion Euros to fight the disease in Africa
“We decided to establish a European coordinator in order to have someone who can coordinate European efforts with the UN and G7 work”, said the Italian minister Federica Mogherini after the EU Member Sta... more
HelicoptersAgustaWestland signs new training services contracts to support its family of new generation helicopters
Cascina Costa, Italy - With Bel Air of Denmark and Lufttransport AS of Norway
Finmeccanica–AgustaWestland announced the signing of two training services contracts to support its Family of new generation helicopters. Bel Air of Denmark has signed a five years training contract f... more
UAS-DronesUS unmanned airplane crashes in Niger
Niamey, Niger - It was used for the surveillance of the areas haunted by neighbouring countries’ Islamist rebels
An MQ-9 Reaper Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) crashed on landing at Niamey (Niger’s capital) airport around 3:40 local time. Nobody was injured, but the cause of the incident is still under investigation. T... more
HelicoptersThe alleged middleman of AgustaWestland’s bribe in India will stay in jail
New Delhi, India - The Court extended Gautam Khaitan’s judicial custody
The Indian businessman Gautam Khaitan will have to stay in jail. He is involved in the Indian probe over the alleged Finmeccanica and AgustaWestland corruption of Indian officials in the 560 million Euros... more
Weather forecastsBad weather in Italy (2): alert for strong winds and rains
Rome, Italy - An orange criticality on Friuli-Venezia Giulia
The Italian Civil Defense Department, on the basis of the available forecasts, diffused an additional bulletin for unfavourable weather conditions. It extends and expands that one previously announced. The... more
ReportMoscow airplane accident (2): authorities start in-depth probe
Moscow, Russia - Investigators want to assess direct and indirect responsibilities behind the accident that caused the death of Total CEO
Russian investigators seized all video and audio recordings from the crash scene of the Falcon airplane on which Total CEO Christophe de Margerie was flying (for details see AVIONEWS). The French manager... more
HelicoptersFalcon Aviation Services signs contract for two AW-189 helicopters
Cascina Costa, Italy - The super medium aircraft in off-shore transport configuration
Finmeccanica–AgustaWestland announced that Falcon Aviation Services (Fas) of Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates) has signed a contract for two AW-189 super medium helicopters in off-shore transport configuration. T... more
Fair and showsPiaggio Aerospace and Bravia Capital: agreement for 10 Avanti EVO aircraft
Orlando, Usa - Rising to 50 if all options are undertaken
Piaggio Aerospace and Bravia Capital announced a partnership to offer Avanti EVO aircraft under a new industry-leading cost management programme to North American owners and operators. The airplanes... more
HelicoptersAirbus Helicopters’ EC-135T3/P3 received EASA certification
Donauwörth, Germany - A new and important chapter in the development history of the aircraft
The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) certified the new EC-135 T3/P3 by Airbus Helicopters, completing a new and important chapter in the development history of the EC-135. "Following in the footsteps... more
Civil aviationAirplanes. Tens of flights cancelled in Heathrow for "Gonzalo" hurricane
London, United Kingdom - Heavy rains and gusts at more than 100 km/h are moving across the UK
One flight over ten will be cancelled today, October 21, in Heathrow airport due to the passage of "Gonzalo" hurricane. British Airways will suffer the majority of disruptions, all of them on domestic... more
AccidentsOil company Total CEO died in airplane accident last night in Moscow
Moscow, Russia - He was flying on a private jet which collided with a snow removal machine on the runway
Tragic airplane accident last night at Moscow "Vnukovo" airport. At midnight local time (9:00pm GMT) a private jet Dassault Falcon 50 taxiing on the runway collided with a snow removal machine. All the... more
Weather forecastsBad weather in Italy: strong winds as of Sardinia from today
Rome, Italy - Also intense sea storms predicted
The Italian Civil Defence Department, on the basis of the available forecasts, issued a bulletin for adverse weather conditions. The notice indicates North-Western winds from gale to strong storm, until... more
AirlinesAirplanes and airlines. James Hogan sketches Alitalia’s future in Milan
Milan, Italy - Etihad CEO talked about new routes, change of look and break even to be reached in 2017
During the presentation of two Alitalia and Etihad airplanes in the "Expo Milano 2015" livery yesterday (for details see AVIONEWS), the Emirates airline CEO James Hogan talked about the Italian carrier’s f... more
ReportRussian representative: German intelligence report releases Moscow from any responsibility on the Malysian airplane shoot-down
Moscow, Russia - Alexey Pushkov says Ukraine manipulated the photos because it fears truth
Russian response on German secret services’ conclusions about the Malaysian Airlines crashed over Donetsk sky came soon. As reported by AVIONEWS, the president of the German intelligence Gerhard Schindler s... more
Fair and showsAirplanes and events. "Business aviation convention & exhibition" to start tomorrow
Orlando, USA - The aviation business fair will take place in Orlando, Florida
The "Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition" ("NBAA 2014") will take place in Florida from tomorrow October 21 to Thursday 23. It is one of the main business aviation events in the world. The fair is... more
AirlinesAlitalia-Etihad: unveiled two "Expo Milan 2015" aircraft. Tomorrow they will fly for the first time
Rome, Italy - During two simultaneous events at Malpensa in Milan and Abu Dhabi
Alitalia, Italy’s carrier, and Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, have unveiled two aircraft in a unique "Expo Milano 2015" livery to mark their cosponsorship of the global e... more
Fair and showsAir shows and exhibitions in the third week in October
Rome, Italy - From 20 to 26 of this month
Airplanes 21-23 Oct "NBAA" (National Business Aviation Association), Orlando, FL, USA 23-25 Oct Copperstate Fly-In, Casa Grande Municipal Airport, Casa Grande, AZ, USA 25 Oct, "Jacqueline Cochran... more
Fair and showsPiaggio Aero Industries becomes Piaggio Aerospace
Orlando, Usa - Its new identity unveiled during the "NBAA 2014" in Orlando
The aviation manufacturer Piaggio Aero Industries today unveiled its new identity at the "National Business Aviation Conference and Exhibition 2014" in Orlando, becoming Piaggio Aerospace. The new identity... more
UAS-DronesOSCE says no to German Army’s UAV aircraft in Ukraine
Vienna, Austria - The international organization denies the use of militaries to control cease-fire respect
Last October 10, during the Euro-Asian summit in Milan, German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier announced his country’s army was willing to send two UAVs (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles) in Ukraine t... more
ConferencesItaly. "Flight safety and assistance for victims and their families after an aircraft crash" conference
Milan, Italy - A two day organized by "Fondazione 8 ottobre 2001", Centro studi "Demetra" and City of Milan
"Fondazione 8 ottobre 2001 - Per non dimenticare", in cooperation with the City of Milan and "Demetra" Centro studi of Rome, organize an international conference on "Flight safety and assistance for victims... more
SecurityAirplanes and safety. Ebola screenings start today at Brussels airport
Brussels, Belgium - Four flights a week from infected countries land in Brussels
After the United Kingdom and France (for details see AVIONEWS 1 and 2) Belgium activated anti-Ebola controls at Brussels airport. Direct flights between Europe and virus-stricken countries -Guinea, Liberia... more
Civil aviationAirplanes and labour. Lufthansa: pilots’ strike today and tomorrow
Berlin, Germany - The union protests against changes in retirement scheme
The German pilots’ union Vereinigung Cockpit called a strike against changes in Lufthansa retirement scheme. Employees will walk off from 11:00 am GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) to 9:59 pm Tuesday October 2... more
UAS-DronesUkraine: Mogherini, Klimkin, Lavrov and Burkhalter working on new OSCE monitoring mission using drone aircraft
Rome, Italy - The operation will need to be approved by the OSCE’s permanent Council
Foreign Minister Federica Mogherini and the foreign ministers of Ukraine, Pavlo Klimkin and Russia, Serghei Lavrov, met last Friday with the Chairperson of the OSCE, Didier Burkhalter, to work on an OSCE... more
SecurityAirplanes and safety. The Spanish nurse recovered from Ebola
Madrid, Spain - Meanwhile WHO admits its responsibilities in the epidemic contagion
Last blood tests made on Teresa Romero, the Spanish nurse who contracted Ebola virus, showed the woman’s immune system eliminated the disease. The good news comes from a note by Spain Prime Minister M... more
ReportGerman secret services: pro-Russian rebels shot down the Malaysian Airlines airplane
Berlin, Germany - Berlin intelligence deny the presence of a Ukraine fighter plane flying close the Malaysian Boeing
German secret services (Bundesnachrichtendienst, BND) have no doubts: the Malayisian Airlines airplane crashed in Ukraine on July 17 was hot down by pro-Russian separatists. Rebels captured a BUK air defence... more
IndustryAirbus to adjust A-330 production rate to nine airplanes a month
Toulouse, France - Transition towards A-330neo
Airbus has decided to adjust the production rate for its A-330 Family from the current rate 10 to 9 aircraft a month in Q4 2015 as it transitions towards the A-330neo. Since 2013, the firm has been... more
AirportsAirplanes and airports. Heathrow’s owner to sell its other three airports
London, United Kingdom - The buyer is a consortium between the Spanish Ferrovial and the Australian bank Macquaire
Heathrow Airport Holdings, company operating four airports in the United Kingdom, decided to focus only on Heathrow. The airports of Aberdeen, Glasgow and Southampton are going to be sold to the Spanish... more
HelicoptersImplementation of the new redesigned shaft on first EC-225/EC-725 helicopters
Marignane, France - Airbus Helicopters is working close with operators to carry out the retrofit on the global fleet
Airbus Helicopters is working alongside operators of its EC-225 and EC-725 aircraft to implement the final step of its proven solution: the retrofit of the worldwide EC-225/EC-725 fleet with the redesigned... more
AirlinesAirplanes and airlines. Meridiana controversy: the airline proposes a layoff reduction
Rome, Italy - While the institutional summit is in progress, first reports on the negotiations circulate
The institutional summit to solve Meridiana controversy was in progress at the Italian Ministry of Labour, but first reports were already circulating. According to this information, the airline proposed... more
CuriositiesAirplanes and curiosities. Etihad Airways butlers fly through training
Abu Dhabi, UAE - Among 13 men and women there is the Italian Roberto Lietti, 32 years old comes from Albavilla, near Como
An elite group of Etihad Airways cabin crew are set to become the aviation world’s first flying butlers, having completed a specially tailored three week training course in London. The handpicked t... more
AirlinesAirplanes and airlines. Alitalia to get an 80 million Euros advanced payment for capitalization
Rome, Italy - Board of directors asked for it after finding cash shortage
Alitalia will get an 80 million Euros advanced payment for its capital by the end of October to make up for cash shortage. The agreement with Etihad provided that partners advanced 200 of the 300 million... more
Science and technologyEmbraer celebrates 10th anniversary of ethanol-powered Ipanema airplane
Botucatu, Brazil - The event will take place next Sunday, October 19
The Ipanema agricultural airplane, powered by ethanol (hydrated alcohol) – EMB-202A, will celebrate its 10th anniversary since certification on Sunday, October 19. The Ipanema was the first airplane p... more
AerospaceThales Alenia Space: a new phase started in the frame of the MUSIS program
Rome, Italy - The contract, which is a 10-month duration, budgeted at 2.5 million Euros
In the frame of the MUSIS (MUltinational Space-based Imaging System) program, Thales Alenia Space Italia has signed a contract with OCCAR-EA, (Organization for Joint Armament Cooperation), called MUSIS... more
IndustryAirbus: Qatar Airways’ A-350XWB airplane completes its maiden flight
Toulouse, France - Configured for a customer
The first customer A-350/900 airplane which will be delivered to Qatar Airways has successfully completed its maiden flight. The flight was the first time an A-350 XWB configured for a customer has taken... more
AirlinesAirplanes and airlines. Air France and the pilot union reach a draft agreement
Paris, France - The terms cancel limits to Transavia France’s development and grants contractual benefits to the pilots
Air France and the French national union of airline pilots reached a draft agreement on the low-cost carrier Transavia France’s development. The news was given by the airline through a press release. The t... more
SecurityAirplanes and safety. Hearing at the US Congress over anti-Ebola measures
Washington, USA - Government officials questioned by Senators and Representatives after the Texas nurse’s case
Following the news of the second person infected by Ebola, Amber Vinson Centres for Disease Control and Prevention Director Thomas Frieden and other government officials were summoned to a hearing at the... more
IndustryAirplanes and transport. Saab selected by the Airports Authority of India to deploy A-SMGCS at five airports
Linkoping, Sweden - Previously also to Chennai, Kolkata, Mumbai and New Delhi airports
Saab will be deploying its A3000 A-SMGCS and SR-3 Surface Movement Radars (SMR) Saab multilateration to Ahmedabad, Amritsar, Guwahati, Jaipur, and Lucknow Airports. The A3000 A-SMGCS will fuse multilateration... more
ConferencesAirplanes and conference. AEA’s Aviation Leadership Summit: "Back to the future"
Brussels, Belgium - The event brings together over 200 participants
Today, the Association of European Airlines is organising its second Aviation Leadership Summit, which takes place in Istanbul this year. The event brings together over 200 participants including AEA... more
SecurityAirplanes and safety. Ebola: towards an improved cooperation at European level (VIDEO)
Brussels, Belgium - But not all the Member States agree to control passengers in their airports
European Union States’ Health Ministers met yesterday in Brussels to discuss a common European defence against Ebola virus. The meeting was summoned under the initiative of Italy, which now has the Presidency o... more
SecurityAirplanes and safety. Ebola alarm makes USA airlines stocks fall
Dallas, USA - Investors fear decrease in passengers’ number after Dallas nurse’s case
Shares of the biggest US airlines tumbled between 5 and 8% following news that the nurse Amber Vinson travellers on an airplane full of passengers before she was diagnosed Ebola (for details see AVIONEWS).... more
DefenseAnti-Isis mission: Italy to send a tanker airplane and two drones
Rome, Italy - Defence Minister Pinotti explained Italy’s new contribution to the international coalition during joint hearing at Foreign Affairs and Defence commissions
Italy decided for a further contribution to anti-Isis mission, which includes providing a flight-refuelling airplane and two Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV). This is what the Italian Minister of Defence... more
AerospaceArianespace launches two satellites for the Americas (VIDEO)
Kourou, French Guyana - They are Intelsat 30 and ARSAT-1
Arianespace has successfully launched two telecommunications satellites: Intelsat 30, which is hosting the DLA-1 Ku-band payload for DIRECTV Latin America, is designed to provide distribution services... more
HelicoptersBrazil interested in purchasing Chinook helicopters
Washington, USA - The possible agreement is part of a broader program of US armaments supply to the South American country
Edward Snowden’s revelations caused tension between Brazil and the United States, when they showed that president Dilma Roussef was among the world leaders spied by Washington. After knowing the news, R... more
Civil aviationAircraft and transport. New IATA passenger forecast reveals fast-growing marked of the future
Geneva, Switzerland - Numbers are expected to reach 7.3 billion by 2034
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released its first 20-year passenger growth forecast, projecting that passenger numbers are expected to reach 7.3 billion by 2034. That represents a 4.1%... more