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AirlinesAmerican Airlines announced orders for CRJ-900 and E-175 airplanes
Fort Worth, Usa - Both models will have American Eagle's livery and with CF34/8 engines by GE
American Airlines, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of American Airlines Group Inc., announced that it has signed agreements with Bombardier Inc. and Embraer SA to purchase 90 new 76-seat regional jets.... more
AirportsAeroporti di Roma: Yemen Airways returns to fly at Fiumicino
Rome, Italy - The direct link twice per week after three years
Yemen Airways (Yemenia) returns from today to fly from Fiumicino to the capital Sana'a. Yemenia will serve from Rome, without intermediate stopovers, two flights a week (Tuesday and Saturday). The flights... more
Military aviationSukhoi completes deliveries of Su-34 aircraft fir the Russian Air Force (VIDEO)
Novosibirsk, Russia - The 2008 contract included 32 examples of the fighter-bomber
The Russian Air Force has taken delivery of the last batch of Sukhoi Su-34 aircraft. The order was made in 2008, and Moscow's Ministry for Defence purchased 32 examples of the fighter-bomber of the Russian... more
Finance and economyAircraft and finance. Alitalia: Avianca is interested in the Italian airline
Rome, Italy - The South-American carrier interested in the Italian company and LOT
The search for a strong international partner for Alitalia has been for many weeks at the center of the news regarding the attempts to ensure the long-term survival of the main Italian carrier. Many names... more
Civil aviationAircraft and transport. Airports Commission produces shortlist for new UK's runways
London, United Kingdom - Only Heathrow and Gatwick are competing
The Airports Commission produced an interim report about the need for expansion of UK's airport capacity, in which it is stated that there is a need for one additional runway to be in operation in the... more
AirlinesEtihad Airways adds Rome as second Italian gateway, after Malpensa. New flights from half of next July
Abu Dhabi, UAE - The route will be operated by an A-330/200 airplane
Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), will launch daily non-stop flights from Abu Dhabi to the Italian capital Rome on 15 July 2014. Subject to regulatory approvals,... more
AirportsAirplanes and Etna volcano: airspace and Catania airport reopened
Catania, Italy - The normal activities of runway of the airport restarted at 8:30am
SAC (Catania's airport management company), regarding the activity of the Etna volcano, informs that after the communication by Volcanology Institute about the end of the volcanic ash emission in the atmosphere... more
AerospaceSpace Station: NASA still unable to fix the glitch
Houston, USA - Cygnus' Thursday launch still in doubt
NASA managers are evaluating whether to go for a December 19 launch of Orbital Sciences’ Cygnus commercial resupply craft or move ahead with a series of spacewalks to repair a pump that is part of a c... more
HelicoptersAW: a GrandNew helicopter ordered by the Brazilian State of San Paulo
Cascina Costa, Italy - The contract includes a logistic support and maintenance package
AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, announced that the Government of the State of San Paulo in Brazil has placed an order for a GrandNew light twin helicopter. The aircraft will be operated by the... more
OccurrencesSikorsky wins contract for the development of the X-Plane, the VTOL aircraft which will be the successor of the Osprey
Stratford, USA - It will have a maximum speed higher than the V-22's
The US' Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) awarded Sikorsky Innovations (the technology development organization of Sikorsky Aircraft) a contract for Phase 1 of the Vertical Take-Off and... more
IndustryAirbus: Asiana Airlines' first A-380 airplane performed its maiden flight
Toulouse, France - From Toulouse to Hamburg, where it will undergo painting and cabin furnishing
Asiana Airlines’ first A-380 airplane has successfully completed its maiden flight. The A-380 flew on Friday (and communicated today by the industry) from Airbus’ facilities in Toulouse, France to the... more
MiscellaneousAlso Israel wants its "Air Force One" aircraft
Tel Aviv, Israel - The airplane would be at the Prime Minister's and the President's disposal
The Israeli government approved the creation of a committee which will have to assess the possible purchase of an aircraft tyo be used for the flights of the Prime Minister and the President of the Middle-Eastern... more
Finance and economyAircraft and finance. ILFC ready to be acquired by AerCap
Amsterdam, Netherlands - AIG will receive 3 billion dollars and almost 100 million shares of the Dutch company
AerCap Holdings reached an agreement with American International Group (AIG), according to which the Dutch company will acquire 100% of the common stock of International Lease Finance Corporation (ILFC),... more
IndustryATR: Avation Plc orders five additional -72/600 airplanes
Toulouse, France - Deliveries will take place in 2015
The commercial passenger aircraft leasing company Avation PLC and the European regional turboprop aircraft manufacturer ATR announce the agreement for the purchase of five additional ATR-72/600s. The aircraft... more
AirportsAirplanes and Etna volcano (2): airspace closed until 6:00pm of today
Catania, Italy - Initially until to 3:00pm and then postponed for other three hours
The task-force, due to continuous volcanic ash on Catania airport, decided to extend the closure of the runway until 6:00pm. SAC (Catania's airport management company) informs that the task-force, considering... more
AirlinesAirAsia X: important order for Airbus aircraft to be announced by this week
Sepang, Malaysia - "We are on a very strong growth path", the Malaysian company explains
AirAsia X is reportedly close to make a significant Airbus aircraft order by this week in Paris, in order to upgrade its fleet to meet the growing demand for air transport in Southeast Asia: the announcement... more
AerospaceISS: spacewalks to fix cooling system malfunctioning still possible
Houston, USA - Cygnus' launch still scheduled on Thursday 19
The engineers of the American space agency NASA are contining with their efforts to regulate temperatures in one of two cooling loops on the International Space Station affected by the malfunction last... more
AirportsAirplanes. Etna volcano: airspace of the South-Eastern Sicily still closed until midday. Link to follow the evolving situation
Catania, Italy - Also the runway of the Fontanarossa airport interested for ash
SAC (Catania's airport management company) informs that the task-force met at 5:30am of today, decided to continue until midday the closure of the entire airspace of the South-eastern of Sicily and the... more
Civil aviationAircraft and transport. A4A asks Congress to increase US companies' competitiveness
Washington, USA - "All too often airlines confront indifferent, disjointed or hostile government policies"
Nicholas E. Calio, President and Chief Executive Officer of Airlines for America (A4A), trade body of the US carriers, testified before the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee’s Subcommittee o... more
AirlinesLOT improves its performance and postpones again the request for public aid
Warsaw, Poland - 2013 will be closed with a small operating loss
The restructuring plan of LOT Polish Airlines, a company which just a few months ago was on the edge of bankruptcy, is giving very good results, which are even better than expected: the Warsaw-based carrier... more
IndustrySaab signs contract with Airbus for A-350/1000 aircraft flap support structures
Linkoping, Sweden - The agreement covers design, development and manufacturing of them
Defence and security company Saab has signed a contract with Airbus to become a supplier for the A-350/1000 during the life of the programme. The agreement covers design, development and manufacturing... more
HelicoptersEurocopter delivers the second EC-155B1 helicopter to the Dalian Municipality
Beijing, China - For security, rescue, fire-fighting and transportation missions
Dalian Municipality has taken delivery of its second EC-155B1 helicopter for missions ranging from surveillance, rescue and anti-terrorism, to fire-fighting, troop airlift and the transportation of personnel. This... more
Science and technologySolar Impulse airplane: 72 h transatlantic non-stop flight simulation between 17 and 20 December 2013
Payerne, Switzerland - In view of the first round-the-world solar flight in 2015
For 72 hours, non-stop, between 17 and 20 December 2013, Bertrand Piccard will stay at the controls of the flight simulator, a near-exact reconstruction of HB-SIB’s cockpit. The goal of the experience i... more
IndustryMbda: contract to advance further research within the MCM-ITP Technology programme
London, UK - The plan has supported over 100 projects over the last six years, and with an annual budget of approximately €13 million
MBDA has been awarded a contract by the UK MoD’s DSTL (Defence Science and Technology Laboratory) and the French DGA (Direction Générale de l’Armement) to launch a new tranche of research and technology (R&T)... more
IndustrySelex ES reveals CoDeSS Communications Denial Sub-System
Basildon, UK - It delivers a powerful and sophisticated jamming capability
Selex ES, a Finmeccanica company, has launched the Communications Denial Sub-System (CoDeSS), which delivers a powerful and sophisticated jamming capability. Designed for stand-alone operation or integration... more
Civil aviationUnited States: FCC proposes installation of wireless equipment on aircraft
Washington, USA - The Commission is soliciting input from consumers and stakeholders
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) of the United States initiated a proceeding to consider a proposal that would permit airlines to install equipment on aircraft that could safely expand the availability... more
Finance and economyAircraft and finance. GMR sells its 40% stake in Istanbul's "Sabiha Gokcen" Airport to TAV
Istanbul, Turkey - The operation is subject to the approval of the other shareholders
As AVIONEWS wrote during the past days, GMR Infrastructure reached an agreement for the sale of its 40% stake in Istanbul's "Sabiha Gokcen" Airport to TAV Airports Holdings. The facility is one of the... more
AerospaceSpace Station's issues might delay the launch of the Cygnus
Houston, USA - The crew is regularly going on with science activities
In these hours the International Space Station’s Expedition 38 crew is working with the team on the ground to deal with a malfunction that occurred Wednesday 11 December on one of the station’s two ext... more
Civil aviationACI and IATA collaborate to deliver SmartSecurity
Geneva, Switzerland - With the MoU both can better align their resources and expertise to improve the journey
Airports Council International (ACI) and the International Air Transport Association (IATA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) jointly to develop Smart Security (SmartS). With the MoU, ACI... more
AirlineseasyJet announced new destinations from Rome-Fiumicino starting from Spring 2014
Rome, Italy - And a new link from Milan-Malpensa to Tel Aviv
easyJet announced today the expansion plan at Rome-Fiumicino airport. This announcement is a further demonstration of the airline's effort in the Italian market and follows the recent news about the new... more
Military aviationIraq purchases 24 T-50 trainer aircraft from Korea Aerospace Industries (VIDEO)
Baghdad, Iraq - A 1.1-billion-dollar operation, which will increase to over 2 billion with the support for the next two decades
The Iraqi government inked an agreement with Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) for the purchase of 24 T-50 advanced trainer and light attack aircraft: the contract was signed today, Thursday 12 December... more
HelicoptersEurocopter delivers two EC-225 helicopters to Waypoint Leasing
Marignane, France - Earlier this year, both established a comprehensive commercial and marketing partnership for aircraft leasing
Two EC-225 helicopters delivered yesterday are the initial Eurocopter-built aircraft in the portfolio of Waypoint Leasing, a global helicopter leasing company. Waypoint has signed an agreement to provide... more
Civil aviationAircraft and transport. Iata: airline financial outlook strengthens
Geneva, Switzerland - For 2013 airlines are expected to return a global net profit of $12.9 billion
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced an upward revision to its industry financial outlook. For 2013 airlines are expected to return a global net profit of $12.9 billion. This is... more
Military aviationSukhoi PAK FA: preliminary tests to be concluded by the end of the year (VIDEO)
Moscow, Russia - "Shipments to the Russian Air Force will begin in 2016", UAC's President Mikhail Pogosian announced
In an interview given to the "Rossiiskaya Gazeta", published on Thursday 12 December 2013, Mikhail Pogosian, President of United AIrcraft Corporation, communicated that Sukhoi will complete by the end... more
AccidentsAsiana aircraft crash in San Francisco: it was fault of the inexperience of the pilot (VIDEO)
Washington, USA - Lee Kang-kuk thought that the computer would have kept the B-777 above the minimum speed needed for the landing
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) of the United States presented the results of the investigation over the accident which, on July 6, 2013, involved a Boeing 777 aircraft operated by Asiana... more
CargoIATA: airlines see slower international freight growth
Geneva, Switzerland - Over next five years
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) Airline Industry Forecast 2013-2017 shows that international freight volumes are expected to grow 17% over the next five years. This consensus outlook... more
IndustryEmbraer receives order for up to 150 airplanes by American Airlines
São José dos Campos, Brazil - The delivery of the first aircraft is scheduled for the first quarter of 2015
Embraer announced today that it has received a firm order for 60 E-175 jets from American Airlines, Inc. The contract also includes options for another 90 E-175s, taking the total order potential up to... more
Finance and economyAircraft and finance. Will Alitalia find Etihad under its Christmas tree?
Rome, Italy - The Middle Eastern carrier is evaluating the financial situation of the Italian company, maybe a decision will arrive before the holiday period
The positive outcome of Alitalia's capital increase operation will ensure the survival in the short term of the main Italian carrier. However, now that the complex recapitalization of the company is over,... more
AerospaceInternational Space Station: cooling system shuts down
Houston, USA - According to NASA the crew is not in danger
On Wednesday 11 December, the pump module on one of the space station’s two external cooling loops automatically shut down when it reached pre-set temperature limits. These loops circulate ammonia outside t... more
Civil aviationLondon: aircraft still grounded at Heathrow Airport due to fog
London, United Kingdom - The situation will improve during the morning
About 40 flights which were scheduled for today, Thursday 12 December 2013, have been cancelled due to the fog which on Wednesday grounded about 280 aircraft at London-Heathrow Airport, the busiest hub... more
IndustryBoD of Finmeccanica and Ansaldo STS announce decisions of corporate governance
Rome, Italy - Sergio De Luca, new Chief Operating Officer of the Group, reports to the CEO, Alessandro Pansa
Finmeccanica and Ansaldo STS announce that their respective Boards of Directors, meeting yesterday, as part of the process of implementing new corporate governance guidelines aimed at strengthening the... more
Finance and economyEADS appointed new broker for share buyback programme
Amsterdam, Holland - Under the "Safe harbour" regulations of France’s AMF
EADS has entered into a new agreement for the independent management of its 18-month share buyback programme with a broker (“Investment Services Provider”) under the “Safe harbour” regulations of Fran... more
IndustryAirbus Military reveals more details of C295 firefighting aircraft programme
Madrid, Spain - The industry has completed a second round of tests of its prototype
Airbus Military has completed a second round of tests of its prototype C295 firefighting aircraft which will provide detailed data on the performance of its water dropping system. Following earlier... more
Civil aviationAircraft and transport. Belgrade Airport concession to Etihad: the unions are opposing
Belgrade, Serbia - According to the representatives of the workers, in this way the United Arab Emirates would have the monopoly over the Serbian aviation sector
The Serbian unions are opposing to the decision of Belgrade's government to award Etihad with the concession to operate the "Nikola Tesla" Airport of the Serbian capital, claiming that in this way the... more
Finance and economyEADS holds today and tomorrow 2013 Global Investor Forum in London
Amsterdam, Holland - To adopt stock symbol AIR with rebranding to Airbus Group
EADS holds its annual Global Investor Forum (11&12 December) in London for institutional investors and analysts. The meeting is hosted by CEO Tom Enders and CFO Harald Wilhelm along with other members... more
HelicoptersEurocopter: Germany’s Landespolizei Baden Württemberg ordered six EC-145T2 helicopters
Donauwörth, Germany - Becoming the first law enforcement customer for this evolved version
Germany’s Landespolizei Baden Württemberg has ordered six Eurocopter EC-145T2 helicopters, becoming the first law enforcement customer for this evolved version of the popular EC-145 twin-engine rotorcraft. When de... more
Military aviationJapan ready to purchase early-warning aircraft and drones to face China
Tokyo, Japan - Tokyo is also thinking to Ospreys to improve the troops' mobility
The Japanese government is ready topurchase early-warning aircraft and recoinassance drones in order to increase surveillance over the East China Sea islands which are at the centre of a sovereignity dispute... more
Military aviationThe Indian Air Force says goodbye to its MiG-21 FL after 50 years of service (VIDEO)
Kalaikunda, India - Overall the IAF operated almost 1000 examples of the fighter
Today, Wednesday 11 December 2013, the Indian Air Force (IAF) said its goodbye to the MiG-21 aircraft Fl after 50 years of service. The ceremony organized to celebrate the retirement of the historical... more
Press releaseEtihad Airways announces major plans for India
Abu Dhabi, UAE - Following approval of Jet Airways partnership
Etihad Airways (EA) has commenced major expansion of its Indian operations following the approval of an historic 24 per cent investment in Jet Airways (JA). Central to the EA plan is the use of Abu... more
IndustryAirbus: A-330 airplane by PAL with humanitarian aid to victims of "Haiyan" typhoon
Toulouse, France - Philippine Airlines and ACF coordinate fourth flight
One month after "Haiyan", one of the strongest typhoons ever recorded, struck the Philippines, thousands of people are still left homeless and without food or water. Since the disaster happened in... more