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Finance and economyAircraft and finance. Korean Air's offer for Czech Airlines is probably the only one Prague has received
Prague, Czech Republic - The Asian company confirms its interest, Prague's Ministry of Finance declines to comment
On Monday 4 March 2013 Korean Air, through its spokesperson Nathan Cho, officially confirmed its interest into the acquisition of a 44% stake in Czech Airlines, the carrier owned by the government of the... more
IndustryAlenia Aermacchi: Electrostatic Discharge Test on the M-346 airplane
Turin, Italy - It was performed at AA's plant in Venegono Superiore with the support of the British Cobham
The Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) Test for the certification of the M-346 aircraft, configured with external tanks, was successfully performed over the last couple of weeks. The test was performed at... more
AirlinesRoyal Jordanian takes its aircraft out of the Syrian airspace
Amman, Jordan - Beirut-bound flights will pass over Egypt
Royal Jordanian Airlines, the most important carrier in Jordan, announced it changed the route of its operations between Amman and Beirut "To ensure the safety of passengers and aircraft". Despite it... more
Fair and showsFinmeccanica: agreement with Australian Government for Global Supply Chain program
Rome, Italy - Signed during the "Avalon Airshow 2013" event
Finmeccanica signed the Global Supply Chain program cooperation agreement with the Australian Government. The agreement has been signed on 27th February by the Deputy CEO Defence Materiel Organisation... more
Fair and showsAircraft, helicopter and events. "Abu Dhabi Air Expo" ready for takeoff on March 5
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates - 80,000 square metres of exhibition of general aviation companies
The second edition of the "Abu Dhabi Air Expo", the international event of the general aviation sector, will take off tomorrow, Tuesday 5 March 2013, at the Al Bateen Executive Airport of the Emirati capital,... more
Weather forecastsBad weather in Italy: alert for strong winds on Sicily and Sardinia
Rome, Italy - From tomorrow morning
The Italian Civil Defense Department, on the basis of the available forecasts, issued a notice for adverse weather conditions. The bulletin indicates gale winds from southern-eastern side from tomorrow... more
AccidentsAircraft crashes in Congo, at least 36 casualties
Goma, DR of Congo - Bad weather among the possible causes of the accident
A Fokker F-50 aircraft crashed today, MArch 4, 2013, in Goma, causing the death of at least 36 persons, as confirmed by Naasson Kubuya, mayor of the city in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic... more
Fair and showsEADS at "CEBIT". Enders: "We need to close the innovation gap between aerospace and IT"
Hannover, Germany - "High safety requirements slow down the adoption of new IT developments"
A high-tech Mars Rover vehicle is operated by processors from the last century. In this respect, games consoles are head and shoulders above them. It was with this metaphor that EADS’s CEO, Tom Enders, c... more
AerospaceMars: memory issues for Curiosity's computer, NASA engineers put the rover into a minimal-activity status
Pasadena, USA - Scientific investigations have been suspended
The ground team for NASA's Curiosity has switched the rover to a redundant onboard computer in response to a memory issue on the computer that had been active so far on the Mars rover of the American space... more
Military aviationAirbus Military and Thales UK signed contract to supply training services for the A400M Atlas, the RAF's aircraft
Seville, Spain - For 18 years
Airbus Military and Thales UK have signed an 18-year contract with the UK Ministry of Defence to supply training services for the A400M Atlas, the Royal Air Force’s next-generation military transport a... more
OccurrencesAlmost simultaneous emergency landing for two aircraft at Amsterdam-Schiphol Airport
Amsterdam, Netherlands - Technical issues for two flights operated by KLM and Delta
Two aircraft were forced to perform an emergency landing almost simultaneously in the morning of Monday 4 March 2013 at Amsterdam-Schiphol Airport, one of the busiest hubs in Europe. The first airplane... more
AirlinesTurin-Barcelona, direct flight served by Vueling, from the end of this month
Turin, Italy - Five weekly connections
Vueling announced the beginning of the operations on Turin's Airport, with a direct flight to Barcelona, starting from next March 29 five times per week (Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday). The... more
CargoCathay Pacific cancels order for eight Boeing 777F aircraft, to be replaced three 747F
Hong Kong, China - The original purchase had been signed in 2011
Cathay Pacific reached an agreement with Boeing for the cancellation of an order of eight B-777F freighter aircraft which had originally been signed in 2011 (AVIONEWS): the Hong Kong-based company means... more
CargoAircraft and transport. IATA: stabilization for cargo in January 2013
Geneva, Switzerland - The "World Symposium" will take place in Doha next week
International Air Transport Association (IATA) released global air freight demand statistics for January 2013 showing a stabilization of air freight markets on the back of encouraging growth towards the... more
Civil aviationAircraft and transport. Lacking of flights to fastest growing economies to cost UK billions per year
London, United Kingdom - As revealed by an analysis of the Confederation of British Industry
The UK risks missing out on billions of pounds in trade unless it boosts direct flights to the fastest growing world economies, according to the Confederation of British Industry (CBI), the UK's leading... more
Fair and showsHelicopters and exhibitions. "Heli-Expo 2013" starts today in Las Vegas
Las vegas, USA - More than 700 vendors over a 140,000-square-metre area
"Heli-Expo", the international event organized by Helicopter Association International (HAI), which represents one of the world's most important exhibitions dedicated to civil helicopters, starts today,... more
AirportsSEA: the link to Riga will be moved from Milan-Linate to Malpensa
Milan, Italy - Served by a B-737/300 airplane
airBaltic, the Latvia's airline, will move its flights from Milan-Linate airport to Malpensa from next March 31, 2013. This new service will permit to improve the links between the two cities and to favour... more
Civil aviationNASA begins flight test for alternate fuel and aircraft contrails
Washington, USA - The space agency's DC-8 will be followed by a Falcon HU-25
NASA has started a series of tests in the context of the Alternative Fuel Effects on Contrails and Cruise Emissions (ACCESS) research programme. The agency's DC-8 flying laboratory to study the effects... more
IndustryCOMAC: C-919 aircraft to perform its maiden flight in 2014
Beijing, China - 380 orders for the new Chinese airplane
The maiden flight of the C-919, the new passenger aircraft developed by Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC) will be performed in 2014, according to Wu Guanghui, COMAC's vice-president and... more
IndustryAirbus Military: A330MRTT airplane in the Royal Saudi Air Force's fleet
Madrid, Spain - The aircraft is the first of a batch of three
The Royal Saudi Air Force has formally inducted into service the Airbus Military A330 MRTT new generation tanker/transport aircraft. Deputy Minister of Defense Prince Khaled bin Sultan dedicated the... more
Military aviationItalian AMI about forced halt on runway in landing for Eurofighter airplane in Decimomannu, in Sardinia
Cagliari, Italy - The Armed Force decided to appoint a commission to establish the causes
"An Eurofighter 2000 airplane of the Italian Air Force (AMI) in landing in Decimomannu (Cagliari) had a forced halt on the runway of the Sardinian airport at around 12:15pm of today, on March 1. The causes... more
IndustrySukhoi Superjet 100 aircraft of Yakutia performs its flight from Russia to Asia
Moscow, Russia - The first airplane for Sky Aviation arrived to Indonesia
On February 28, 2013 Yakutia Airlines Sukhoi Superjet 100 aircraft (RA-89011) made its first commercial flight to Asia, from Yakutsk (Russia Far East) to Kharbin (China). On this route the airline operates... more
IndustryAirbus: Lufthansa receives its first A-320 airplane with Sharklets in Hamburg
Blagnac, France - The airline will have 21 more aircraft until 2015
Lufthansa has taken delivery of its first A-320 aircraft equipped with Sharklets at the Airbus site in Hamburg, Germany. It is becoming the first carrier in Europe to take benefit of the new fuel-saving... more
IndustryAirplanes and infrastructures. Saab: R-TWR system passed SAT
Linkoping, Sweden - A milestone that brings to the way for full operational certification later this year
The Saab Remote Tower (r-TWR) system under deployment for LFV, Sweden’s Air Navigation Service Provider, has passed Site Acceptance Testing (SAT). The system is the industry’s first to achieve this mil... more
IndustryBoeing and ALC announced order for ten B-777/300ER aircraft
Seattle, Usa - Valued at USD 3.2 billion at current list prices
Boeing and Air Lease Corporation (ALC) announced on February 28 an order for 10 B-777/300ERs (extended range) airplanes. The order, valued at $3.2 billion at current list prices, adds to the growing portfolio... more
HelicoptersAW-169 helicopter order in Australia
Cascina Costa, Italy - The contract signed during the opening day at the "Avalon Airshow"
AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, announced the sale of a further VIP-transport configured AW-169 light intermediate helicopter in Australia. The contract was signed with an undisclosed customer... more
AirportsAircraft and transport. Lights burn around the clock at Berlin Airport: they cannot be switched off
Berlin, Germany - The technical director of the hub admits the umpteenth problem
Lights of Berlin-Brandenburg Airport burn around the clock, but this does not happen because the construction works of the new facility, characterized by an umpteenth series of delays, go on 24 hours a... more
IndustryF-35 fighter aircraft by Lockheed Martin restored the flight operations
Washington, Usa - Suspended after a crack was found on a turbine blade
"Following engineering analysis of the turbine blade which developed a crack, F-35 aircraft flight operations have been cleared to resume. This decision concludes a cautionary flight suspension that began... more
AirlinesSAS closes sale & lease back agreement for 19 aircraft engines
Stockholm, Sweden - A 120-million-dollar operation
As part of the recently launched plan to improve the financial position of Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) Group, "4 Excellence Next Generation" (4XNG), the North-European company has signed an agreement for... more
Military aviationCassidian delivers 100th Eurofighter airplane to Germany. "The backbone of the Luftwaffe"
Manching, Germany - The German Air Force received its first aircraft at the beginning of 2003
Cassidian handed over the 100th Eurofighter to the German Air Force on February 28, at the Military Air Systems Centre in Manching. The anniversary aircraft with the identifier 31x00 took off in the afternoon... more
AirlinesAircraft and airlines. Estonian Air CEO denies possible investment by Flybe
Tallinn, Estonia - The Baltic carrier is waiting for the response of the European Commission over alleged state aid
Jan Palmer, Chief Executive Officer of Estonian Air rumours regarding a possible investment by Flybe in the Baltic carrier, which is experiencing a tough financial crisis: the CEO has however confirmed... more
Military aviationPolitical transition in South Korea slows down development of the KF-X/IF-X fighter aircraft
Seoul, South Korea - Postponement of one year and a half for the project
Indonesian Defense Ministry's director general for defense potential Pos M. Hutabarat declared that the joint programme between South Korea and Indonesia for the development of the KF-X/IF-X 4.5-generation... more
DiscussionsIs the Lockheed Martin F-35 a good buy?
Rome, Italy - After the escalation in cost and technical problems, public opinion is turning against the purchase
Many comments, judgements and predictions about the commercial destiny of Lockheed Martin's F-35 fighter have already been made, and the latest to be added to the list is the interview with General Vincenzo... more
IndustryIAE: V2500 engines for the A-320 airplanes with Sharklets of JetBlue Airways
Glastonbury, Usa - The airline signed a letter of intent with Airbus to acquire 110 ship-sets of retrofit
The V2500 will power the first North American A-320 carrier –JetBlue Airways– to fly commercial service with Sharklets. JetBlue signed a letter of intent with Airbus to acquire 110 ship-sets of ret... more
Civil aviationAircraft and transport. 168 control towers in the US to be closed because of budget cuts
Washington, USA - A further 21 might be shut down in September
The Federal Aviation Administration informed its contractors that, because of the budget cuts decided by the Federal Government (the so-called "Sequestration"), and lacking any last-minute agreement, the... more
AirportsAircraft and infrastructure. Winner of the 3.2-billion-dollar tender for new Kuwait airport to be announced in Q1 2013
Kuwait City, Kuwait - 18 firms competing, all of which are foreign companies
The government of Kuwait plans to announce the name of the winner of the 3.2-billion-dollar tender (about 2.5 billion Euro or 2.11 billion pounds) for the construction of the new terminal of the international... more
AirportsStansted sale completed, but London's airport will have less Ryanair aircraft
London, United Kingdom - The low-cost carrier will cut frequencies on 43 of its routes from the Essex hub
Heathrow Airport Holdings and Manchester Airports group (MAG) announced the completion of the sale of London-Stansted Airport for 1.5 billion pounds (roughly 1.74 billion Euro or 2.28 billion dollars).... more
Weather forecastsBad weather in Italy: alert for storms and winds
Rome, Italy - On two isles
The Italian Civil Defense Department, on the basis of the available forecasts, has issued a bulletin for unfavourable weather conditions. The notice indicates gale winds from eastern side, with blasts... more
Civil aviationIATA (3): accident analysis
Montreal, Canada - Runway excursions, loss of control in-flight, sharing information
Accident Analysis Runway excursions, in which an aircraft departs a runway during a landing or takeoff, were the most common type of accident in 2012 (28% of total accidents). Most (82%) of runway excursions... more
Civil aviationAircraft and transport. IATA: 2012 best in history of safety improvements
Montreal, Canada - Safety by the numbers
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that the 2012 global accident rate for Western-built aircraft was the lowest in aviation history. - The 2012 global Western-built jet accident... more
AerospaceWeather conditions are favourable: everything is ready for SpaceX Falcon 9 launch
Cape Canaveral , USA - The Dragon spacecraft will deliver 544 kg of supplies to the ISS
According to the figures released by NASA, the American space agency, the weather forecast is now 80% favorable for liftoff of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft at 10:10 am EST (5:10 pm... more
IndustrySukhoi Civil Aircraft: 900-million-dollar contract with Kartika Airlines for 30 Superjet 100 aircraft annulled
Moscow, Russia - The Indonesian company cannot fulfil the financial requirements
On Thursday 28 February 2013 Alexander Shamkov, Sukhoi Civil Aircraft regional director for Southeast Asia communicated that the Russian aerospace company cancelled a contract for the supply of thirty... more
Civil aviationIATA (2). IOSA and regional highlights and safety in Africa
Montreal, Canada - African airlines on the IOSA registry had no accidents
IOSA Airlines on the IATA Operational Safety Audit Registry (IOSA) experienced no Western-built jet hull loss accidents. The total accident rate (all aircraft types) for IOSA registered carriers was... more
Civil aviationAircraft and transport. Syrian Air CEO asks foreign airlines to restart flights to Damascus
Damascus, Syria - Discounts offered to restore operations
Ghaida Abdullatif, Vice-Chairman, Director General and Chief Executive Officer of Syrian Air, released an interview to the agency "AFP", asking foreign airlines to take back their aircraft in Damascus,... more
IndustryBoeing executive meets Japanese authorities to discuss of the problems of Dreamliner aircraft
Tokyo, Japan - "We are very hopeful that we will get the 787 back in the air very soon", Ray Conner claimed
On Thursday 28 February 2013 Ray Conner, Chief Executive Officer of Boeing Commercial Airplanes met in Tokyo representatives from the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism and the Civil... more
IndustrySaab: order for the Erieye system for the Embraer 145 AEW&C airplane
Linkoping, Sweden - The upgrade will be delivered from 2014 until 2017
Defence and security company Saab has received order from Brazilian Embraer Defense and Security on upgrade of the Erieye AEW&C (Airborne Early Warning and Control) Mission System, as part of the modernization... more
AirlinesAircraft and airlines. Russian tycoon suggests 15-month old son for Aeroflot's board
Moscow, Russia - "The boards of state companies have practically no power, so why have adults there?"
Trying to push the career of a son, utilizing one's influence to make him reach important jobs, is definitely a common practice in many countries. For this reason just a few would probably have been surprised... more
AirportsAircraft and infrastructure. Astaldi was awarded the contract for the upgrade of Krakow Airport
Krakow, Poland - The works will last two years, starting from the coming spring
Italy's Astaldi Group has been awarded the contract to upgrade Krakow "John Paul II" International Airport, in Poland, worth 72 million Euro. The project involves extension and rebuilding of the international... more
Military aviationUSAF selects A-29 Super Tucano aircraft for Afghan Air Corps (VIDEO)
Sparks, USA - 427-million-dollar contract for 20 airplanes
The US Air Force (USAF) has selected the Embraer Defense and Security´s A-29 Super Tucano for its Light Air Support (LAS) program. The aircraft will be supplied in partnership with Sierra Nevada Corporation... more
AirlinesEtihad Airways: increase of capacity on its daily flights between Abu Dhabi and Melbourne
Abu Dhabi, UAE - From December 1, by a new B-777/300ER aircraft
Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, will increase capacity on its daily flights between Abu Dhabi and Melbourne, introducing a new B-777/300ER aircraft from 1 December. The... more