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Civil aviation"70th IATA AGM" will be hosted by Qatar Airways
Cape Town, South Africa - It will take place in Doha from 1–3 June 2014
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that Qatar Airways will host the "70th IATA Annual General Meeting" (AGM) and "World Air Transport Summit". The event will draw the top leadership... more
IndustryEurofighter airplanes: 75th anniversary of 36th Italian Air Force Wing
Hallbergmoos, Germany - The ceremony of the sword delivery happened
On Friday 31st May Eurofighter honoured the 75th Anniversary of the 36th Italian Air Force Wing by presenting to its X Squadron, declared combat ready on Typhoon, with a special Eurofighter Sword to a... more
IndustryATR: the Mexican Aeromar receives its first of two 72/600 aircraft
Toulouse, France - To be acquired on long-term lease from Air Lease Corporation
Aeromar, one of the major regional airlines in Mexico, today took delivery of its first of 2 ATR-72/600 to be acquired on long-term lease from Air Lease Corporation (ALC). The delivery sees Aeromar become... more
Press releaseItalian ENAC and WEC inked a Memorandum of Understanding for establishment of ISAFF for a sustainable aviation
Rome, Italy - The signature paves the way for the constitution of a forum which will be open to all the stakeholders
ENAC (Italian Civil Aviation Authority) and WEC Italia (the Italian Committee of the World Energy Council) signed a MoU (Memorandum of Understanding) this morning at the ENAC's central offices, to establish... more
AirlinesAircraft and carriers. Critical hearing today for American Airlines' bankruptcy exit
New York, USA - Approval of the disclosure statement needed for the merger with US Airways
Today, Tuesday 4 June 2013, a critical hearing is scheduled for the exit procedure from bankruptcy of American Airlines: the Fort Worth-based carrier will ask Judge Sean Lane to approve the disclosure... more
PeopleIATA: new chairman of its Board of Governors will be Anderson, CEO of Delta
Cape Town, South Africa - He replaces Alan Joyce, CEO and Managing Director of Qantas Airways
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that Richard H. Anderson, CEO of Delta Air Lines, has assumed his duties as Chairman of the IATA Board of Governors. Anderson succeeds Alan... more
Science and technologySolar Impulse airplane landed in Lambert today
St Louis, Usa - The third leg of the American mission inaugurated the use of the inflatable mobile hangar
Solar Impulse, the solar-powered airplane landed in Lambert-St. Louis International Airport on Tuesday, June 4th. The completion of the third leg of the "2013 Across America" mission also inaugurates the... more
UAS-DronesMiG and Russia's Industry Ministry sign R&D contract for an attack UAV aircraft
Moscow, Russia - The drone will be based on the Skat prototype
MiG (Mikoyan-Gurevich) signed a contract with the Russian Ministry for Industry and Trade for a research-and-development project for a combat UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle, a remote.controlled aircraft)... more
Civil aviationTransport and airplanes. IATA at the "69th AGM": historic agreement on Carbon-Neutral Growth
Cape Town, South Africa - A summary of the principles of the resolution
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) "69th Annual General Meeting" (AGM) overwhelmingly endorsed a resolution on "Implementation of the Aviation Carbon-Neutral Growth (CNG2020) Strategy". The... more
PeopleEADS: Thierry Baril Named Human Resources Director of the Year
Paris, France - The award was created in 1997 to raise the profile of the profession
Thierry Baril, Chief Human Resources Officer of EADS & Airbus, was named HR Director of the year at an awards ceremony in Paris on 3 June by the Hudson, Le Figaro Economie and Cadremploi Group. The... more
AirportsSaab: ANA selected Sensis' A-SMGCS for the management of Luxembourg Airport's runway
Linkoping, Sweden - The airport experiences around 100,000 movements per year
The Administration de la Navigation Aerienne (ANA) has selected defence and security company Saab’s subsidiary Saab Sensis’ Advanced-Surface Movement Guidance and Control System (A-SMGCS) for the safe and... more
Civil aviationAircraft and transport. IATA: core principles for passenger rights regulation
Cape Town, South Africa - During the "69th Annual General Meeting" (AGM)
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) "69th Annual General Meeting" (AGM) unanimously endorsed a set of core principles for governments to consider when adopting consumer protection regulation. The... more
CargoFedEx Express to withdraw from service 86 aircraft to cut costs
Memphis, USA - The company will operate airplanes with a better fuel efficiency
In the context of its restructuring plan, FedEx announced a deep downsizing of the fleet of FedEx Express, the world's largest cargo airline, in order to operate aircraft with a better fuel efficiency. 10... more
IndustryBoeing: first B-787/9 Dreamliner begins final assembly
Washington, Usa - Its first flight is scheduled for the second half of 2013
Boeing has begun final assembly of the first 787/9 Dreamliner airplane. The newest member of the 787 family began taking shape on schedule May 30 in Everett, Wash., when Boeing started joining large sections... more
IndustryAirbus: first A-350 aircraft XWB’s engines powered up
Toulouse, France - As part of the preparations for the aircraft’s maiden flight
Rolls-Royce’s Trent XWB engines have run for the first time on the A-350 XWB (MSN1) following the start-up of the Auxiliary Power Unit (APU), as part of the preparations for the aircraft’s maiden flight.... more
HelicoptersSikorsky: Ex-Im Bank guarantees financing for export of S-92 helicopters
Washington, USA - The aircraft are destined to Ireland's Milestone Aviation Group Ltd
The Export-Import Bank of the United States approved a 187.4-million-dollar guarantee of a capital-markets bond to finance the export of Sikorsky S-92® helicopters to The Milestone Aviation Group Ltd.... more
AirlinesAircraft and transport. Iron Maiden vocalist Bruce Dickinson ready for take-off with its airline
Cardiff, United Kingdom - "We'll be in the air within the next 50 days"
The singer of heavy metal band Iron Maiden Bruce Dickinson, a man whose patrimony is estimated in about 100 million dollars, for sure might retire without having financial troubles, but in the upcoming... more
AirlinesSouth African Airways: long-haul aircraft order between 4 and 7 billion dollars to be announced soon
Cape Town, South Africa - The carrier wants to renew its fleet
On the sidelines of the Annual general meeting of the International Air Transport Association (IATA) which is ongoing in Cape Town (AVIONEWS), Deputy Chief Executive Officer of South African Airways Nico... more
AerospaceESA: ten years at Mars
Rome, Italy - New global maps of Mars released on the 10th anniversary
New global maps of Mars released on the 10th anniversary of the launch of ESA’s Mars Express trace the history of water and volcanic activity on the Red Planet, and identify sites of special interest f... more
ConferencesIATA (2): strong performance sustains profitability
Cape Town, South Africa - 1.8% net margin despite weak economies and high oil prices
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) upgraded its global outlook for the airline industry to a $12.7 billion profit in 2013 on $711 billion in revenues. This is $2.1 billion better than the... more
AirportsAci Europe: passenger traffic up 0.6% in April
Brussels, Belgium - The overall growth at Europe’s airports remained almost flat
European airport trade body, ACI EUROPE today released its traffic results for the month of April across the European airport network. The overall passenger traffic growth at Europe’s airports remained a... more
ConferencesAircraft and transport. IATA AGM opened in Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa - The 69th edition starts today
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) opened its 69th Annual General Meeting (AGM) and World Air Transport Summit in Cape Town, South Africa today. The meeting kicked-off with strong calls... more
AirlinesAircraft and transport. Italy: new strikes on 14th June
Rome, Italy - Various unions will protest for Alitalia
New strikes in the Italian air sector have been announced on Friday 14th June by employees of Alitalia-Cai airline. According to data provided by the Ministry of Transport, a 24-hour strike has been... more
Science and technologySolar Impulse aircraft to use an inflatable hangar after damage to St. Louis
Dallas, Usa - Due to the severe weather in Midwest, to try its third leg "Across America"
The strong storms that struck the St. Louis area Friday night have rendered inoperable Solar Impulse’s hangar at Lambert-St. Louis International Airport. The solar-powered airplane of Swiss pioneers B... more
AirportsAircraft and finance. AENA-AXA to partner for London-Luton Airport
London, United Kingdom - The value of the facility is around 400 million Euros
AENA (Aeropuertos Españoles y Navegación Aérea), the management firm of most of the Spanish airports, according to rumours which leaked in these hours means to create a partnership with AXA, a French gl... more
CuriositiesAntistress dogs: waiting for the airplane with a four-paws friend
San José, Usa - A successful activity carried out by volunteers
Until now, if we saw a dog at the airport we had always thought it was a drug control. From now on, in US airports we will also find much friendlier antistress dogs. It is a very successful idea for... more
Finance and economyAutogrill: WDFG SAU entered into a medium/long-term loan agreement
Milan, Italy - The loan will be utilized by the end of June
Autogrill SpA announced that World Duty Free Group SAU, the Spanish company leading the Group’s Travel Retail & Duty Free business, has entered into a medium/long-term loan agreement for an aggregate a... more
OccurrencesNew battery problem for a Dreamliner aircraft of Japan Airlines
Tokyo, Japan - Problem cause by an erroneous maintenance operation
A Boeing 787 Dreamliner operated by Japan Airlines, which was ready to takeoff from Tokyo and was bound for Beijing was grounded because of a battery problem. No, you are not reading an article which dates... more
AirlinesLot resumes flights of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner airplanes
Warsaw, Poland - The first take-off will be on Saturday 1st June
On Wednesday 29th May the Polish airline Lot announced that its Boeing 787 Dreamliner airplane will fly again. The beginning of the new connection is set tomorrow 1st June, when the aircraft travelling... more
AirlinesAir Nostrum: new flights from Bologna to Spain
Bologna, Italy - To Bilbao and Valencia at the end of October
Spain is closer to Bologna. Two new links to Bilbao and Valencia will take off from "Marconi" airport at the end of October, both served by the Spanish Air Nostrum-Iberia Regional airline with CRJ-900... more
OccurrencesGlasgow: easyJet aircraft reverses course after windscreen crack
Glasgow, United Kingdom - It is the second episode of this kind in just a few days
An aircraft of the low-cost company easyJet, which took off from Glasgow-International in the morning of Friday 31 May 2013, was forced to reverse its course and land at its departure airport because of... more
IndustryBoeing-Tui Travel Plc: commitment for 60 B-737 MAX aircraft
Seattle, Usa - Valued at $6.09 billion at list prices
Boeing and TUI Travel PLC announced a commitment today for 60 B-737 MAX airplanes, valued at $6.09 billion at list prices. The commitment by one of the world’s leading leisure travel groups includes B... more
IndustryB-787 airplane: the first Dreamliner delivered to Thomson Airways
Manchester, UK - First UK airline to operate with this model
Boeing and Thomson Airways announced the delivery today of the airline's first B-787 Dreamliner. The airplane, the first of eight 787s Thomson Airways has on order, is the first to be delivered to a UK... more
IndustryAirbus Military launches the new C295W airplane
Madrid, Spain - Certification is expected in 2Q14
Airbus Military announced the launch of a new series of its best-selling C295 medium transport and surveillance aircraft –the C295W. Featuring winglets and uprated engines as standard, the new model w... more
CuriositiesConnecting while flying: wi-fi go on board Air France-KLM airplanes
Paris, France - The service will be in experimentation throughout 2013
The air carrier Air France-KLM has began to test the new wi-fi connectivity system in its airplanes. The service, carried out in collaboration with Panasonic Avionics, has two different rates, one... more
CuriositiesMedical emergencies on an aircraft are very rare, a study claims
Pittsburgh, USA - The odds of a death during a flight are 240,000 to 1
The possibilities of having someone who gets really sick on board of an aircraft are really low, and the cases in which a medical issue causes a landing in a different airport are very rare, according... more
AerospaceAsteroid 1998 QE2 to fly close to Earth tonight (VIDEO)
Rome, Italy - Radar imagery reveal that the celestial body has its own satellite
The asteroid 1998 QE2 will fly close to the Earth in the evening of Friday 31 May 2013: the closest approach of the asteroid will occur at 8:59 pm GMT/UTC, when the celestial body will get no closer than... more
Civil aviationAircraft and transport. European Commission urges Belgium and Greece to ratify ECAA agreement by two months
Brussels, Belgium - Brussels may refer both cases to the EU Court of Justice
The European Commission is very concerned that 7 years after the signature Belgium and Greece have still failed to ratify the agreement between the European Union, its Member States and the Western Balkans... more
Military aviationMiG-29 fighter aircraft on their way to Syria?
Moscow, Russia - "We are determining the details of this contract"
According to several reports arriving from the Russian media, a Syrian delegation is currently in Moscow to discuss the purchase of several MiG-29 aircraft. Sergei Korotkov, director general of Russian... more
Conferences"69th IATA meeting and summit" with 700 aviation leaders in Cape Town (June 2-4)
Cape Town, South Africa - This is the first time the AGM is being held in South Africa, the third in Africa
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that some 700 aviation leaders are gathering in Cape Town, South Africa for the "69th IATA Annual General Meeting" ("AGM") and "World Air Transport... more
Accidents2010 Dubai airplane accident: final report in July
Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Initially Al Qaeda had been blamed for it, then it originated a complicated international investigation
The accident of a freighter airplane in 2010, which shook the city of Dubai in the United Arab Emirates, is not a closed issue yet. In the last months, a new survey has been carried out: its results will... more
Weather forecastsAirplanes and meteorology: Europe united against volcanic ashes
Payerne, Switzerland - An European monitoring network will be created
The European association of meteorological services (EUMETNET) is going to give birth to a new European network for the measuring of volcanic particles in the air, in order to supply air transport a better... more
AirlinesAmerican Airlines: five years ago the flight Milan-Malpensa/New York-"JFK"
Fort Worth, Usa - The airline announced a new link also with Miami
American Airlines announces daily no-stop service between Miami International Airport (MIA) and Malpensa Airport (MXP) in Milan – further strengthening American's position as a provider of international t... more
AirportsBerlin-Brandenburg Airport: European Commission asks information about the routes of the aircraft
Berlin, Germany - Planned approaches do not take into account the environmental impact
There is no peace for Berlin-Brandenburg Airport: just a few days after the speculations about a possible partial opening during the next Autumn (AVIONEWS), which would mark the end of a long series of... more
PeopleBell Helicopter announces its new CFO: Al Vetere
Fort Worth, Usa - He brings more than 30 years of experience
Bell Helicopter announced that Al Vetere has assumed the role of Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Formerly vice-president, Financial Military Programs at Bell Helicopter, Vetere brings more than 30 years... more
Finance and economyFinmeccanica: shareholders' meeting approves 2012 financial statements
Rome, Italy - At 31 December 2012, the Group’s results were higher
The Shareholders' Meeting of Finmeccanica SpA, held yesterday in Rome, approved the Company's financial report for the Full Year 2012 and reviewed the consolidated financial report. At 31 December 2012,... more
IndustryAirbus: purchase up to 50 more A-350XWB airplanes to Singapore Airlines
Toulouse, France - The agreement covers a firm order for 30 plus 20 options
"Singapore Airlines (SIA) has announced that it will purchase up to 50 more A-350 XWB aircraft. The agreement covers a firm order for 30 more A-350/900s plus options for a further 20 aircraft. The deal... more
CuriositiesSonar images reveal wreckage close to an island in the Pacific Ocean: is it Amelia Earhart's aircraft?
Nikumaroro, Kiribati - "This is exactly what we would expect to see in just the place we would expect to see it"
The analysis of some sonar images captured near Nikumaroro, a small island in the Pacific Ocean, revealed the presence on the ocean floor of a possible wreckage, which might be the aircraft of Amelia Earhart,... more
AccidentsAirplane crash in Brazil (VIDEO)
Sorocaba, Brazil - The aircraft fell among the houses of a neighborhood
A private airplane, an Aerocomp Comp Air 8 crashed among the streets of the city of Sorocaba, in the Brazilian State of Sao Paulo. The accident occurred yesterday afternoon in the district of São Giulherme,... more
IndustryAlenia Aermacchi: reached milestone of 200,000 flight hours for the Italian AMX airplanes
Turin, Italy - The model is nicknamed "Ghibli" in the Italian Air Force
Alenia Aermacchi and the Italian Air Force celebrate today the AMX 200,000 flying hours, a total of which includes both operational and test flight hours (2,200) since 1984, the date of the first flight... more