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HelicoptersBell 407 helicopter used for recovery in China, after the earthquake of last April 20
Sichuan, China - The aircraft are essential in these operations because the area remains unreachable by road
Bell Helicopter announced that one of its customers in China, State Grid General Aviation (SGGA), is flying a Bell 407 in disaster relief missions in Sichuan Province to aid with recovery efforts after... more
Finance and economyAircraft and finance. Hochtief sells airport division for 1.1 billion Euros
Essen, Germany - The purchaser is a Canadian investment fund
On Tuesday 7 May 2013 Hochtief announced it entered into a sale and purchase agreement with a subsidiary of Canada's Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments) for the sale of all shares... more
AirportsLondon City Airport: new look for the Jet Centre
Milan, Italy - With new facilities and more rapid transit
An extensive remodelling and refurbishment programme is underway to enhance the customer experience at the facility, which is located just three miles from Canary Wharf and seven miles from the City. The... more
Military aviationSerbia close to the purchase of the MiG-29M/M2 Fulcrum aircraft
Belgrade, Serbia - The details of the agreement might be set during a visit in Moscow of Prime Minister Tomislav Nikolic
Serbia is closed to the purchase of several MiG-29M/M2 Fulcrum aircraft, according to Aleksandar Vucic, the Minister for Defence of the Balkan country. Vucic, who is also First Deputy Prime Minister,... more
IndustryAirbus: Air Astana receives its first A-320 airplane equipped with Sharklet
Toulouse, France - Powered by IAE V2500 engines
Air Astana, Kazakhstan’s flag carrier, has taken delivery of its first A-320 aircraft equipped with Airbus’ Sharklet fuel saving wing tip devices. The airline becomes the first in the region to benefit fro... more
AirlinesUkraine International Airlines expanded its fleet with six airplanes
Rome, Italy - A B-737/500 in March; five (four Boeing and an Embraer) in April
Ukraine International Airlines (UIA) received the airplanes under terms and conditions of operational lease. New aircraft have passed an official registration procedure in Ukraine and received the following... more
UAS-DronesX-47B UAV system: first simulated landing on an aircraft carrier deck (VIDEO)
Patuxent River, USA - The trials on a real ship will begin by the end of the month
Northrop Grumman Corporation and the US Navy have conducted the first fly-in arrested landing of the X-47B, the UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle, a remote-controlled aircraft) which has been developed in the... more
IndustryAvio: MRO activities relative to PW100 engines for ATR-42 and 72 planes assigned to the Spanish ITP
Turin, Italy - Performed to date in the industry's plant near Naples
Avio has sold yesterday to Industria de Turbo Propulsores SA (ITP), the Spanish group supplying services and products for aeronautical engines and gas turbines, the Maintenance Repair and Overhaul (MRO)... more
AerospaceESA: Vega has completed its flight with a new success (VIDEO)
Rome, Italy - The first launch in February 2012
The second flight of ESA’s newest launch vehicle has been completed from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. Two Earth observation satellites, ESA’s Proba-V and Vietnam’s VNREDSat?1A, were re... more
AirlinesAircraft and alliances. After 18 years SAS and Lufthansa stop their joint-venture
Stockholm, Sweden - The agreement is "No longer compatible with their commercial interests, the Scandinavian company claims
Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) and Lufthansa interrupted after 18 years of collaboration their joint-venture on traffic between Germany and Scandinavia due to changing market conditions. The agreement... more
CargoAircraft and finance. Air cargo Germany declares insolvency
Frankfurt, Germany - Land of Rhineland-Pfalz offers to back a loan
The management and shareholders of Air Cargo Germany unanimously decided to declare insolvency, following to the the temporary suspension of the Air Operator Certificate (AOC) which was decided a few weeks... more
HelicoptersEurocopter: order for the EC-135 helicopters in Turkey
Marignane, France - By THK Gökçen Aviation
Eurocopter’s EC-135 will perform medical airlift duties throughout Turkey with a fleet of 17 helicopters to be flown by the Turkish Aeronautical Association’s THK Gökçen Aviation commercial arm, marki... more
AirlinesAir Europa: new route from Madrid to Montevideo
Milan, Italy - From next June 3 with three weekly flights
Air Europa announces a new route to the South-America. The Spanish airline will link Madrid and Montevideo, the Uruguay's capital, with three weekly connections, from next June 3. The flight will take... more
Fair and showsEmbraer Defense and Security at the "IDEF 2013" with A-29 and KC-390 aircraft
São Paulo, Brazil - But also technologies, UAV, systems
Embraer Defense & Security will attend the "11th International Defence Industry Fair" ("IDEF’13"), which takes place May 7-10 at the Tüyap Fair & Exhibition Center, in Istanbul, Turkey. The Company wi... more
AerospaceNASA: a ride on the Soyuz costs 70 million dollars per astronaut
Washington, USA - Administrator of the space agency full support of 2014 programme
The bill which was presented by Russia to NASA, the American space agency, for the transport of the US' astronauts on board of the Soyuz to the International Space Station (ISS) is particularly pricey:... more
Weather forecastsBad weather in Italy: still storm alert
Rome, Italy - Starting from this night
The Italian Civil Defense Department, on the basis of the available forecasts, issued an additional bulletin for unfavourable weather conditions, integrating and extending those already diffused in the... more
IndustryFirst ATR-72/600 airplane delivered to Aer Arann
Toulouse, France - The aircraft will fly in the livery of Aer Lingus Regional
Aer Arann has successfully taken delivery of its first ATR-72/600 turboprop aircraft. The aircraft is the first of eight -72/600s ordered by the airline in a contract valued at some USD 187 million. Seven... more
HelicoptersHelicopters and courts. Former Finmeccanica CEO released
Rome, Italy - Giuseppe Orsi had been jailed on February 12
Giuseppe Orsi, former Chief Executive Officer of Finmeccanica, was released from jail on Saturday 4 May 2013: he was arrested on February 12 over allegations of corruption in a deal for the supply of 12... more
AirlinesAircraft and airlines. Former Lufthansa CEO withdraws candidacy for the Supervisory Board of the company
Cologne, Germany - Possible nomination of Mayrhuber criticized by the shareholders
Lufthansa communicated that Wolfgang Mayrhuber, CEO of the largest European airline in terms of passengers carried and fleet size from 2003 to 2010, withdrew his candidacy as Chairman of the Supervisory... more
Science and technologyThe first leg completed in Phoenix for the Solar Impulse aircraft
Phoenix, Usa - Flight duration: 18h18 min
Solar Impulse, the solar airplane of Bertrand Piccard and André Borschberg, successfully launched the “Clean Generation” initiative by completing the first leg of the 2013 Across America mission – the fi... more
Finance and economyAutogrill: BoD approves proportional partial demerger project for the Travel Retail and Duty Free business
Milan, Italy - The purpose of the demerger is pre-eminently industrial
Meeting last Friday, the board of directors of Autogrill SpA approved the project of proportional partial demerger (pursuant to art. 2506 and following, Italian Civil Code) whereby Autogrill SpA (Autogrill)... more
Finance and economyHelicopters and finance. Great success for Avincis' bond, offer oversubscribed by a factor of 3
Rome, Italy - The proceeds will be invested in the purchase of new aircraft
The bond which was issued by Avincis, the world's leading provider of aerial services for mission-critical operations, has been a great success. The bookrunners for the placement (JPMorgan, Rbs, Kkr... more
ReportGiulio Andreotti dies at 94
Rome, Italy - The former premier passed away today in Rome
Giulio Andreotti died today, May 6 2013, in his Roman house at 12:25. He was 94 years old. The announcement was released by his relatives. His health conditions have been precarious since a long time:... more
Civil aviationIATA: the key priorities for sustainable growth
Montreal, Canada - They are safety, efficiency and harmonization
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) Operations Committee (OPC) identified air traffic management (ATM) capacity and efficiency improvements and harmonizing safety regulation as priority... more
AirportsAci Europe: airport traffic growth during the first quarter
Brussels, Belgium - The aircraft movements also decreased by -5.2%
The latest traffic results for Europe’s airports released last Friday morning, on May 3, 2013 give the first comprehensive report of airport traffic performance in Q1 2013. The overall passenger traffic g... more
Finance and economyAircraft and finance. SAS sells 80% of Wideroe's shares
Stockholm, Sweden - A full divestment is scheduled in 2016
Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) Group has signed an agreement to sell 80% of its shares in Wideroe, the group's regional subsidiary, to a group of investors consisting of Torghatten ASA, Fjord1 AS and Nordland... more
AccidentsRussia aircraft which disappeared in the Urals one year ago found
Serov, Russia - The pilot and some friends took off without authorization, probably after a drinking night
Two hunters located on the Urals the wreckage of the aircraft which disappeared near Serov (Russia), with 13 persons on board. The airplane, an Antonov An-2 which was utilized for monitoring wildfires,... more
AerospaceNASA completes new series of tests on the Orion spacecraft
Yuma, USA - Simulation of two types of parachute failures on the capsule
NASA, the American space agency, communicated it completed during the past days a simulation of two types of parachute failures on the Orion spacecraft. In the test, conducted in Yuma, Arizona, the mock... more
HelicoptersAW: the first NH-90 TTH helicopter in FOC configuration delivered to the Italian Army
Cascina Costa, Italy - During an official ceremony held at AW's Venice-Tessera plant
AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, announced that the first NH-90 TTH helicopter in FOC (Final Operational Capability) configuration for the Italian Army has been delivered during an official ceremony... more
IndustryBoeing's board approves selling of 777x aircraft
Renton, USA - The launch of the new long-haul airplane should be by 2020
Boeing's board of directors provided its approval to start the selling of the updated version of the 777, currently known as the 777x, to carriers and leasing companies: this is the revelation made by... more
AirportsAircraft and finance. Turkish holding wins auction for Istanbul's new airport with a 22-billion-Euro offer
Ankara, Turkey - Fraport and TAV Airports Holding defeated
The auction for the construction and the concession of Istanbul's new mega-airport has been won by a consortium of Turkish firm, which is led by Limak Holding and which involves also Cengiz, Kalyon, Mapa... more
SecurityA clarification regarding the video: "The movement of the load is the cause of the crash of the National Air Cargo B-747 in Afghanistan" published by AVIONEWS (VIDEO)
Rome, Italy - Someone edited a frame to make it more spectacular... who?
There is the need to give a clarification regarding the video: "The movement of the load is the cause of the crash of the National Air Cargo B-747 in Afghanistan" published by AVIONEWS in an article speaking... more
Civil aviationIATA about NDC initiative: assignment by ATPCO of its Open Axis license
Geneva, Switzerland - The Association marked a major milestone
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) marked a major milestone in its New Distribution Capability (NDC) initiative with the assignment by Airline Tariff Publishing Company (ATPCO) of its Open... more
Military aviationAustralia restates its commitment to purchase 100 F-35 aircraft
Canberra, Australia - Canberra will also purchase 12 EA-18G Growler, in order to avoid risks of possible delivery delays
The Australian government restated its commitment to purchase 100 Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II aircraft, which will be delivered from 2020. However, Canberra is also planning the acquisition of twelve... more
UAS-DronesThe Royal Air Force confirms first Afghan combat operation for UAV aircraft controlled from the UK
London, United Kingdom - A Reaper has fired a weapon while supporting ground forces
The Royal Air Force of the United Kingdom confirmed that, for the first time, a UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle, a remote-controlled aircraft) airplane controlled from UK soil was involved in a combat action... more
Science and technologySolar Impulse airplane ready for the first leg across the USA: San Francisco-Phoenix
Mountain View, Usa - With Bertrand Piccard in the single seater cockpit
On May 3rd Solar Impulse, the Swiss solar powered airplane, will depart from San Francisco with Bertrand Piccard in the single seater cockpit, to complete the first leg of its coast-to-coast flights across... more
Civil aviationDoT fines Air China for USD 90,000
Washington, Usa - For violating tarmac delay rule last July
The US Department of Transportation (DOT) said that Air China violated federal rules last July by not making announcements every 30 minutes to passengers on an aircraft delayed at New York’s-"JFK International A... more
Finance and economyAircraft and finance. Norwegian interested in LOT's takeover?
Warsaw, Poland - The CEO of the Scandinavian company met representatives of the Polish government
Norwegian Air Shuttle's communications director Anne-Sissel Skanvik confirmed that, in the past days, Bjorn Kjos, Chief Executive Officer of the Scandinavian carrier, met in Warsaw with representatives... more
Fair and showsAirplanes, helicopters and defense. Finmeccanica at the "IDEF 2013" in Turkey (May 7-10)
Rome, Italy - Through its companies AW, Alenia Aermacchi, OTO Melara, Selex ES and WASS
"Finmeccanica –through its companies AgustaWestland, Alenia Aermacchi, OTO Melara, Selex ES and WASS– will take part in 'IDEF' ('International Defence Industry Fair') 2013, to be held in Istanbul,Turkey, fro... more
ReportAircraft and security. Shooting at Houston Airport: one dead (VIDEO)
Houston, USA - FAA temporarily suspended flight activities
A man died during a shooting which occurred in the afternoon of Thursday 2 May 2013 at Houston "George H. W. Bush" Intercontinental Airport: the Police Department of the Texan city communicated through... more
AirlinesAir Transat: direct flights from Venice to Canada (Montreal and Toronto)
Venice, Italy - The connections will restart tomorrow and to continue until September
Air Transat opens flights from Venice to Montreal and Toronto. In fact they will restart tomorrow, on Saturday May 4, from "Marco Polo" Airport and during the Summer the links from the Italian city and... more
AirportsAircraft and transport. London Assembly asks for a better utilization of the airport capacity
London, United Kingdom - The report will be submitted to the Davies Commission
The London Assembly's Transport Committee released a detailed report regarding the airport capacity of the British capital, which was realized involving airlines, environmentalists, business leaders and... more
AirlinesAlitalia, Del Torchio's first task is achieving savings on aircraft fuel
Rome, Italy - The target is obtaining lower prices in the supply tenders
Brand-new Alitalia Chief Executive Officer Gabriele Del Torchio (AVIONEWS) is already working hard, aiming to take back to profitability the most important Italian carrier. To this end, one of the main... more
Science and technologyFirst authorized UAV flight in a urban environment in Italy (VIDEO)
L'Aquila, Italy - Aermatica's Anteos flies over the Basilica di S.M. di Collemaggio in L'Aquila
Anteos RPA, the UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle, a remote-controlled aircraft) system which has been developed and manufactured by Italy's Aermatica, has conducted the first authorised UAV flight in an urban... more
AerospaceNASA is looking for messages to send to Mars
Washington, USA - They will depart in November on board of the MAVEN spacecraft
NASA, the US' space agency, is inviting members of the public to submit their names and a personal message online for a DVD to be carried aboard a spacecraft that will study the Martian upper atmosphere.... more
IndustryFinmeccanica: Alenia Aermacchi signs contract for production of the first complete wing for the F-35 airplane (VIDEO)
Rome, Italy - And for components of the Joint Strike Fighter
"Alenia Aermacchi (AA), a Finmeccanica company, has been awarded a USD 141 million contract by Lockheed Martin for the production of components and for the assembly of the first complete wing for the F-35... more
AirlinesAirplanes and space. Meridiana fly-Air Italy participates at the VEGA' launch
Olbia, Italy - Planned between the night of May 3 and 4
It is all ready for the first commercial launch by VEGA, the European rocket, planned in the night between May 3 and 4 from Kourou in French Guyana. Italy is a high visibility protagonist thanks to the... more
AirlinesQatar Airways CEO: "Dreamliner aircraft should not have been grounded"
Doha, Qatar - Al-Baker criticizes the suspension of the operations of the 787s
Qatar Airways restarted the operations of its Dreamliner aircraft with a flight from Doha to Dubai on May 1st, 2013: it is the first operation of the Middle-Eastern company with the state-of-the-art Boeing... more
Weather forecastsBad weather in Italy: storm alert on the central regions
Rome, Italy - From today, on Thursday May 2
The Italian Civil Defense Department, on the basis of the available forecasts, issued a bulletin for adverse weather conditions. The notice indicates rains with downpour or storm aspect on Umbria, Abruzzo... more
AirlinesAlitalia: shareholders' meeting confirms appointment of Del Torchio as Chief Executive Officer
Rome, Italy - And approves the 2012 balance sheet
Alitalia shareholders' assembly which met last April 29 approved, following the proposal of the board of directors, the 2012 balance sheet. Furthermore, the assembly confirmed the appointment of board... more