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Finance and economyAircraft and finance. Abertis may sell its UK airports
Belfast, United Kingdom - Belfast International, Cardiff and London-Luton might be sold to reduce the debt of the Spanish company
The Spanish firm Abertis might sell the three airports it currently operates in the United Kingdom, in order to reduce part of the 14-billion-Euro debt which weighs on the Barcelona-based company. A... more
Press releaseAlitalia: shareholders meeting approved the issuance of a loan in favour of the company
Rome, Italy - Expire in 2015
The Alitalia Shareholders Meeting held on February 22 approved the proposal by the Board of Directors relating to the issuance of a shareholder loan in favour of the Company. The loan of up to a maximum... more
Civil aviationEASA about ICAO-CAEP agreement on aircraft noise standards
Cologne, Germany - The Agency welcomes progress made during the 9th meeting on 4-15 February in Montreal
The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) welcomes progress made by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Committee on Aviation Environmental Protection (CAEP) at their 9th Meeting on 4-15... more
SecurityJapan finds reason of fuel leaks on the Dreamliner aircraft
Tokyo, Japan - A foreign object caused the incomplete locking of a valve
Japanese investigators have found the reason of the fuel leaks which occurs twice on the same Japan Airlines Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft (the first time on January 8 at Boston, the second on January... more
AerospaceESA selects the instruments or its Jupiter mission
Paris, France - "The mission represents an unprecedented opportunity to showcase leading European technological and scientific expertise
The ESA's (European Space Agency) JUpiter ICy moons Explorer mission, JUICE, will carry a total of 11 scientific experiments to study the gas giant planet and its large ocean-bearing moons. JUICE is the... more
AerospaceLuca Parmitano will be the first Italian to perform a spacewalk (VIDEO)
Turin, Italy - "It is really a beautiful emotion", President of the Italian Space Agency (ASI) Enrico Saggese commented
NASA, the American space agency, officially communicated that Luca Parmitano, the Italian astronaut of the European Space Agency (ESA), who will be involved in the Expedition 36 mission (nicknamed "Volare",... more
AirlinesAircraft and airlines. LOT to present its restructuring plan on March 20
Warsaw, Poland - The measures will include layoffs and a change in the network
On Friday 22 February 2013 Marek Klucinski, spokesperson of LOT Polish Airlines, communicated that the most important carrier of the European country, which is experiencing a period of very tough financial... more
ReportIndian AW-101 helicopters: unsuccessful mission for New Delhi's investigators in Italy?
Rome, Italy - Finmeccanica's management has assured its cooperation
The week-long Italian mission of the Indian investigators, who had the task of gathering information about the alleged international bribery in the sale contract of 12 AW-101 helicopters to New Delhi's... more
Finance and economyAircraft and finance. Hochtief once again trying to sell its airports
Essen, Germany - Potential buyers invited to submit their offers
According to some reports of media of the finance sector, Hochtief is trying once again to sell Hochtief AirPort, the airport management division of the German construction company, after a first sale... more
AirlinesTransavia.com: new links from Naples and Bologna to Eindhoven
Rome, Italy - Served by B-737/700 and 800 aircraft
Transavia.com, the Dutch low-cost carrier member of Air France/KLM Group, announces that the new direct flight from Bologna to Eindhoven will be served from next Sunday, February 24; two days later, the... more
AirlinesAircraft and airlines. Air France: agreement with the unions, new collective contract is now closer
Paris, France - No forced layoffs before the end of 2014
Air France reached an agreement with SNPNC, UNAC and UNSA, the three unions which represent cabin crews of the most important French carrier, on a set of decisions relative to the new collective contract,... more
AirportsSagat: new Turin-Iasi link served by the Romanian Tarom
Turin, Italy - From next April 27, three times per week
Turin Airport (Sagat) and Tarom, the Romanian airline, announced the new flight from Turin to Iasi. The second city of Romania, on the North-East of the country, will be linked with Turin three times... more
Weather forecastsBad weather in Italy: alert for rains on the South
Rome, Italy - And snowfalls on the North
The Italian Civil Defense Department issued a bulletin for adverse weather conditions, on the basis of the available forecasts. The notice unveils rains with downpour or storm aspect first on Sardinia,... more
Civil aviationCuba: new aircraft arriving from Russia
Havana, Cuba - Agreement announced during the visit of Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev
Speaking with journalists during the visit in Cuba of Dmitry Medvedev, Prime Minister of the Russian Federation, Moscow's Minister for Industry and Trade Denis Manturov announced the signature of an agreement... more
AccidentsVenezuela: small aircraft wreckage found in Curacao, is it Missoni's Britten Norman?
Caracas, Venezuela - Verifications are in progress
The Coast Guard of Curacao communicated that parts of a small aircraft were found at the west side of the Caribbean island during the afternoon hours of February 21, 2013. According to some sources,... more
Press releaseThe Board of Finmeccanica: CEO AgustaWestland N.V. Daniele Romiti; replacing Bruno Spagnolini
Rome, Italy - Finmeccanica is continuing its st rategic and industrial strengthening path
The Board of Directors of Finmeccanica, which met today under the Chairmanship of Vice Chairman Admiral Guido Venturoni, made some significant decisions, in order to accelerate the reorganisation process,... more
Civil aviationAircraft and airlines. Elfaa: carried more 200 million passengers in 2012
Brussels, Belgium - An increase of 7.2% on the previous year
2012 was a historic year for members of the European Low Fares Airline Association (ELFAA), as for the first time they carried more than 200 million passengers, thereby continuing their upward trend year-on-year... more
Civil aviationAircraft and transport. Eurocontrol: traffic figure in 2012
Brussels, Belgium - There was a total of 26,100 average daily flights in Europe
In 2012 there was a total of 26,100 average daily flights in Europe. This is a decline of 2.67% compared to 2011. The decrease was spread unevenly across countries and market segments, with low cost and... more
AirlinesAircraft and transport. Iberia employees accept mediation with the airline, but the strike goes on
Madrid, Spain - A law professor will try to fix the division between the parties
The unions which represent the employees of Iberia and the management of the most important Spanish airline have agreed have accepted to bring in an independent mediator in an attempt to resolve their... more
UAS-DronesAustralia reportedly close to purchase Triton UAV aircraft (VIDEO)
Avalon, Australia - The letter for the 2-billion-dollar agreement might be signed during "Australian International Airshow"
Australia might sign soon a 2-billion-dollar purchase contract for the Northrop Grumman MQ-4C Triton UAV (Unmanned Aerial vehicle, a remote-controlled aircraft) system: according to rumours, the letter... more
AerospaceNASA is looking for new small satellite propulsion system ideas
Washington, USA - "We need better miniaturized systems"
In the context of the Space Technology Program NASA, the American Space Agency, is calling for proposals to develop miniaturized electrospray propulsion technologies that could revolutionize small satellite... more
Military aviationUnited Arab Emirates in talks for the purchase of 60 Eurofighter aircraft
Munich, Germany - "There are positive indications", the director of export of the consortium which manufactures the fighter claims
Joe Parker, Director of Export of the Eurofighter consortium, confirmed the ongoing talks for the purchase of 60 Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft by the United Arab Emirates. In an interview released to "Gulf... more
ReportIsraeli UAV aircraft maybe shot down in Lebanon by a Syrian missile
Beirut, Lebanon - Several different version of the incident
Reports arriving from Lebanon provide conflicting versions about the possible shooting down of an Israeli UAV (Unmanned Aerial vehicle, a remote-controlled aircraft) airplane in the skies of the Middle-Eastern... more
HelicoptersEurocopter-Indra agreement for the development of simulators for the EC-225 helicopter
Madrid, Spain - The new systems will be utilized in training centres in Malaysia and Brazil
Eurocopter and Indra inked an agreement which entrusts the Spanish firm to provide two new EC-225 transport helicopter simulators, to be utilized in the training centres of the Marignane-based aircraft... more
AirlinesQantas upgrades its aircraft fleet
Sydney, Australia - For its strategy in the international and domestic markets
The Qantas Group announced on February 21 it would upgrade its entire fleet of Airbus A-330s and order new Boeing 737/800s to drive its strategy in the international and domestic markets. Beginning... more
IndustryRolls-Royce and Usaf have completed the final element of testing for the T56 engine on C-130 aircraft
London, UK - Leading to military qualification and FAA certification later this year
Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, and the United States Air Force (USAF) have completed the final element of testing for the Series 3.5 enhancement for the T56 engine, leading to military... more
IndustryBoeing-FAA summit to discuss the situation of Dreamliner aircraft
Washington, USA - The 787 might restart flying from April
On Friday 22 February 2013 Ray Conner, vice-president of Boeing and president and chief executive officer of Boeing Commercial Airplanes, will meet Michael Huerta, administrator of the US Federal Aviation... more
AerospaceCuriosity: NASA confirms first sampling of the interior of a Martian rock
Pasadena, USA - "It is incredibly gratifying: many of us have been working toward this day for years"
NASA, the American space agency, confirmed that its Mars rover Curiosity has relayed new images that confirm it has successfully obtained the first sample ever collected from the interior of a rock on... more
AerospaceItalian Space Agency (ASI): Parmitano ready for takeoff to the ISS in May
Rome, Italy - It will be the beginning of the mission "Volare" for the sixth Italian astronaut
The sixth Italian astronaut, Luca Parmitano, is ready to take off next May towards ISS: the "Volare" mission starts in this way. The astronaut is in Italy in these days before to begin the final phase... more
Weather forecastsBad weather in Italy. Snow alert on the North
Rome, Italy - Mainly on Emilia-Romagna, Lombardy, Veneto and Friuli Venezia Giulia
A cold flow currently on the Eastern Europe moves on February 21 towards the central Europe, with a bad weather phase on Italy, with snowfalls on the Northern regions. The Italian Civil Defense Department,... more
IndustryAirbus Military signed ISS contract with OCCAR for the A400M aircraft
Seville, Spain - Providing an 18 month support services package to the French Air Force
OCCAR (Organisation Conjointe de Coopération en matière d’ARmement), acting on behalf of France, and Airbus Military have signed the initial In-Service Support (ISS) contract providing an 18-month A40... more
AirlinesAircraft and airlines. European Commission opens investigation into possible state aid for Estonian Air
Brussels, Belgium - Brussels will examine four different operations which involved Tallinn's government
On Wednesday 20 February 2013 the European Commission launched an investigation into several public support measures granted by Estonia in favour of Estonian Air, the main airline of the Baltic country,... more
PeopleAlenia Aermacchi North America has a new President and CEO
Washington, Usa - Benjamin R. Stone replaces Alan E. Calegari
Alenia Aermacchi announces that the Board of Directors of its Alenia Aermacchi North America subsidiary appointed Benjamin R. Stone as the new President and CEO. He replaces Alan E. Calegari. AA North... more
IndustryA400M airplane passed a series of cold weather tests
Seville, Spain - The countdown to first customer delivery progresses
As the countdown to first customer delivery progresses, the Airbus Military A400M new generation aircraft has successfully passed a renewed series of cold weather tests in a production-representative configuration.... more
ReportGermany: two men charged for alleged smuggling of UAV aircraft engines towards Iran
Frankfurt, Germany - One of them reportedly used false custom declarations several times between 2008 and 2009
On Wednesday 20 February 2012 Germany's federal prosecutors communicated that two men have been charged with alleged smuggling of engines for UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle, remote-controlled aircraft) towards... more
Fair and shows"Idex 2013" (3): the United Arab Emirates are the first purchasers of the Predator XP UAV aircraft
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates - It is the first time that a non-NATO country purchases the drone
The United Arab Emirates have reached an agreement to purchase the General Atomics - Aeronautical Systems International (GA-ASI) Predator XP UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle, a remote-controlled aircraft)... more
AccidentsSafety: Italian ANSV completes inquiry report about Cessna 172N aircraft crash
Rome, Italy - Registration I-AMCO, happened on January 27, 2011 near Perugia
The Italian Air Safety Board (ANSV) communicates that an inquiry report is completed. It is about in particular: - Crash occurred to a Cessna 172N airplane, registration I-AMCO, in Isola Fossara... more
AirlinesLufthansa: 108 new aircraft to replace the Group's fleets
Cologne, Germany - Deliveries distributed in ten years, starting from 2015; Airbus and Boeing models for short, medium and long range
Investment in the future is the new aim by the German airline Lufthansa. At its meeting on February 19, the Executive Board of the carrier decided to recommend to the Supervisory Board the purchase of... more
Fair and shows"Idex 2013" (2). Daily flight demonstrations for the Camcopter S-100 UAS
Abu Dhabi, UAE - It already demonstrated its characteristics during the previous edition in 2011
The "2013 IDEX International Defence Exhibition" features an active participation of Schiebel, as the company underlines its continued strong market position with the proven CAMCOPTER S-100 Unmanned Air... more
Military aviationBelarusian Air Force to decommission Sukhoi Su-27 and Su-24 aircraft
Minsk, Belarus - As announced by the Minister for Defense
The Belarusian Air Force means to withdraw from service its Sukhoi Su-27 fighters and Sukhoi Su-24 attack aircraft: Yury Zhadobin, Minister for Defence of the former Soviet Republic announced the decision.... more
Fair and shows"Idex 2013": China ready to purchase Sukhoi Su-35 fighter aircraft
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates - No details were provided about timeline and number of airplanes
China signed an intergovernmental agreement with Russia for the purchase of the Sukhoi Su-35 multirole fighter aircraft: the announcement was released by Vyacheslav Dzirkaln, Deputy Director of the Military-Technical... more
ReportAircraft with Russian citizens repatriated from Syria landed in Moscow
Moscow, Russia - Authorities deny plans for a mass evacuation, which might however be carried out
An aircraft of the Russian Emergency Situations Ministry landed overnight at Moscow-Domodedovo Airport: it carried on board 99 passengers who were evacuated from Syria because of the gory civil war between... more
CuriositiesAircraft and transport. Quito: the world's most dangerous airport is now closed (VIDEO)
Quito, Ecuador - But controversies have been raised as well on the new hub of the Ecuadorian capital
Quito's "Mariscal Sucre" International Airport terminated its operations tonight: the last flight, operated by TAME, took off on Tuesday 19 February 2013, bound for Guayaquil, at 6:55 pm local time (11:55... more
Finance and economyAircraft and finance. IAG will not increase its 113-million-Euro offer for Vueling
Madrid, Spain - The Anglo-Spanish group is still available to pay 7 Euro per share
International Airlines Group (IAG), the holding which includes British Airways and Iberia, rejected reports from some Spanish media which claimed it had intention to increase its offer for the acquisition... more
IndustryAircraft and finance. Hawker Beechcraft announces exit from Chapter 11
Wichita, USA - "We are a stronger company", CEO Bill Boisture claims
On Tuesday 19 February 2013 Hawker Beechcraft, one of the world's most important companies in the general and business aviation industry, officially announced its exit from Chapter 11. The restructuring... more
AirportsAircraft and infrastructure. Tender for new Istanbul Airport: 16 companies already interested (VIDEO)
Istanbul, Turkey - The deadline to submit the offers is May 3, 2013
The launch of the tender for the new Istanbul mega-airport (AVIONEWS), which is set to become the world's largest, generated a lot of interest among the companies which operate in the infrastructure construction... more
Press releaseHelicopters and industry. Finmeccanica highlights that it has acted correctly in more than 40 years of activity in India
Rome, Italy - Concerning the alleged involvement of AW supply to local government
"Following recent reports concerning the alleged involvement of AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica Group company, in irregularities relating to a contract for the supply of helicopters to the Indian government,... more
IndustryATR: purchase for 20 airplanes plus 16 options for subsidiaries of Malaysia Airlines
Toulouse, France - Deliveries will start by mid 2013
ATR and the flag carrier Malaysia Airlines signed on February 19 a purchase agreement for 20 firm -72/600 airplanes, plus options for 16 additional aircraft. The deal is valued at over USD 840 million,... more
ReportAircraft and transport. Bolivia imposes the nationalization of the management firm of its airports
La Paz, Bolizia - The Spanish joint-venture between Albertis and Aena has been removed
With a surprise move, Bolivian President Evo Morales imposed the nationalization of SABSA (Servicios de Aeropuertos Bolivianos SA), the Spanish joint-venture formed by Albertis and Aena, which managed... more
HelicoptersBell Helicopter at "Idex Air Show 2013"
Fort Worth, Usa - The industry has an active presence in the UAE
Bell Helicopter is present with an its exhibitor booth during the opening day at the "IDEX Air Show" (February 17-21 in Abu Dhabi, UAE). The industry displayed 1/10 th scale models of a V-22 Osprey tiltrotor... more