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IndustryBoeing Commercial Airplanes achieves milestone year for deliveries, orders in 2014
Seattle, USA - Commercial orders valued at $232.7 billion at list prices
Boeing employees helped the company set a record for the most commercial airplanes delivered in a single year at 723 in 2014, breaking the company record for a second consecutive year. The company's sales... more
PeopleATR appoints new Senior Vice-President Procurement: David Brigante
Toulouse, France - He has held different positions within Alenia Aermacchi
David Brigante, 54, has been appointed as new Senior Vice-President of the new Procurement directorate of ATR. He will be in charge of the contract negotiations with the suppliers of the aircraft manufacturer... more
AccidentsAirAsia aircraft: rescuers find the tail; it may contain the black boxes
Jakarta, Indonesia - Improved weather conditions allowed divers to restore searches
Indonesian divers identified today the tail of the Airbus A-320/200 that disappeared from radars on 28 December after a piece was spotted by an underwater machine using a sonar scan. The news was given... more
MiscellaneousAVIONEWS wishes a Happy Epiphany to everybody
Rome, Italy - The Agency will regularly open the day after tomorrow, January 7, 2015 at the end of the holiday's season
AVIONEWS communicates to its own subscribers, readers, fans of social network and reporters that the agency will be closed tomorrow, Tuesday January 6, in the occasion of the Epiphany. The normal diffusion... more
DiscussionsAirplanes and occurrences. Pilots: fog procedures in Abu Dhabi are inadequate
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates - The airport is equipped with cutting-edge systems for landing but it seems to lack radars allowing air traffic controllers to guide traffic on the ground
The severe inconveniences that affected passengers in Abu Dhabi in the past days have brought to light the problems in dealing with fog at the airport (see also AVIONEWS). The Emirates capital facility... more
OccurrencesMumbai: passengers lose connecting aircraft to Heathrow and British Airways leaves them one night in the airport
Mumbai, India - The BA flight did not wait for people coming from Goa, delayed by a number of problems after landing
38 British Airways passengers spent the night between 4 and 5 January on the floor in Mumbai’s airport after losing the connecting flight to London and some of them are still stuck in India. Sean R... more
IndustryAnsaldo’s sale. Year 2014 ended with no decision by Finmeccanica
Rome, Italy - Now the dismissing of the railway sector’s subsidiaries might overlap with the business plan presentation
Finmeccanica was supposed to take a decision on AnsaldoBreda and Ansaldo Sts sale by the end of last year. Or at least this was what the aerospace Group CEO Mauro Moretti guaranteed at the end of November.... more
AirlinesAircraft and airlines. Qatar sovereign wealth fund ready to buy 20% of Meridiana
Olbia, Italy - The airline denies contacts. Meanwhile negotiations with the unions start again on Friday 9
Meridiana’s controversy might have come to a new turning point as a Qatar sovereign wealth fund might want to buy 20% of Alisarda, the holding owning the airline. The company denies contacts with the E... more
ReportTravellers stuck for 12 hours inside Etihad aircraft on the runway
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates - Passengers, going to San Francisco, say the airline did not give them information or assistance
Passengers of an Etihad Airways aircraft flying from Abu Dhabi to San Francisco on 3 January say the airline left them 12 hours stuck inside the plane, standing on the runway before take off, without information... more
CuriositiesAirplanes and airlines. Saudia Airlines will separate male and female passengers
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia - New rules will be introduced following complaints by some travellers
Saudia Airlines is the most strict among Gulf carriers in following Islamic rules: cabin crew members are all men, no alcoholic beverages and pork meat are offered on board, a verse of the Quran is read... more
AirlinesAirplanes and airlines. American Airlines pilots pay raised by 26% in 2015
Fort Worth, USA - The agreement between the company and the union will have to be voted on by pilots
American Airlines Group Inc has reached an agreement with its pilots’ union as part of an operation to combine operations of American Airlines and US Airways. The Group was formed on the December 2013 m... more
ReportViareggio train disaster. The victims’ relatives complain about Moretti’s and Elia’s designations
Viareggio, Italy - In an open letter to Viareggio prefectural commissioner they accuse the Italian institutions
The prefectural commissioner Valerio Massimo Romeo, who is running the city of Viareggio until the election of a new mayor, received an open letter by the relatives of Viareggio train disaster’s victims. T... more
AccidentsAirAsia aircraft: large pieces of the aircraft detected on the seabed
Jakarta, Indonesia - But their recovery has been hampered by bad weather
Search teams are still working on the recovery of the airplane’s wreckage and passengers’ bodies from AirAsia QZ8501 flight that disappeared from radars last 28 December. The head of Indonesia's National Sea... more
Civil aviationAirplanes and carriers. AEA: European airlines achieved record load factor of 81% in 2014
Brussels, Belgium - According to initial estimates
According to initial estimates, AEA member airlines achieved a record load factor of nearly 81% in 2014. The airlines participating in the AEA’s traffic data analysis welcomed on board of their domestic, E... more
ReportAirplanes and assistance. Australian bushfire: race against time
Adelaide, Australia - Firefighters and aircraft to stop the blaze
A huge bushfire hits the South Australia and it seems to not stop. The RAAF (Royal Australian Air Force) made available six water bombers and three observation aircraft, in addition to 700 firefighters... more
AirlinesThe new Alitalia takes off. Cassano: "Our guest will be our inspiration".
Rome, Italy - The company's first flight was New York JFK
Rome January 1, 2015 – The first flight of the “new Alitalia” took off today from New York JFK at 01:35 "zulu time" (the time conventionally adopted by the aviation industry, corresponding to 02:35 Itali... more
AirportsDubai International Airport: passenger traffic at DXB climbs 4.3% in November 2014
Dubai, UAE - A step closer to being confirmed as the world busiest international airport
Dubai Airports maintained its growth trajectory in the second half of 2014 with passenger traffic at Dubai International rising 4.3 per cent in November, according to the latest traffic report issued by... more
MiscellaneousAVIONEWS wishes a Happy New Year to everybody
Rome, Italy - The Agency, after a long week-end, will again open next Monday, January 5, 2015, waiting for Epiphany
AVIONEWS communicates to its subscribers, readers, social network fans and reporters that the Agency will be closed on Friday, January 2, 2015, after the festivity of the New Year's Day. The diffusion... more
Civil aviationThe next Presidencies of the Council of the European Union
Rome, Italy - Italy will pass to Latvia
The next Presidencies of the Council of the European Union "The Presidency of the Council, with the exception of the Foreign Affairs configuration, shall be held by pre-established groups of three Member... more
Civil aviationToday the six-month Italian Presidency at EU Council closed: Renzi will make the final speech next January 13, 2015
Rome, Italy - Italy has held it 11 times since 1957
The President of the Italian Council Matteo Renzi will deliver the closing speech of the six-month Italian Presidency at the European Parliament in Strasbourg on 13 January 2015. President Matteo Renzi... more
HelicoptersPoland competes for helicopters’ order: in the race also AgustaWestland (Finmeccanica)
Warsaw, Poland - A tender of 3 billion dollars
AgustaWestland, Finmeccanica Group, competes for the Polish order for an undefined number of helicopters, with the American Sikorsky (United Technologies) and the French Airbus Helicopters. They are... more
UAS-DronesAirplanes and defence. Russia: drones and new antiaircraft systems in the Arctic in 2015
Moscow, Russia - The plan to improve military power covers all the Arctic regions from east to west
Moscow carries on the realization of the Arctic strategic command, which is operative since the beginning of December. President Vladimir Putin wished for a strengthening of military power in the region... more
Military aviationRussia: 50 new Mig-31/BM airplanes by the end of 2018
Moscow, Russia - The interceptor fighters will have improved avionics and new radars
Russia’s defence forces will receive more than 50 Mig-31/BM interceptor fighters by the end of 2018. The aircraft modernization will include upgraded avionics, improved cockpit ergonomic design and new r... more
Civil aviationSukhoi to sell 8-10 business SSJ-100 aircraft yearly
Moscow, Russia - The Superjet has done its maiden flight from Moscow to New Delhi in December
Russia wants to sell the business variant of Sukhoi Superjet SSJ-100 on foreign markets. “We have been to India and Bahrain showing this aircraft to those interested in buying it. -said Russia’s industry min... more
ReportAirplanes and volcanoes. Aviation on alert in Kamchatka after Sheveluc’s eruption
Moscow, Russia - The volcano is one of the most active in the Russia’s far east peninsula
Air traffic is on alert on Kamchatka peninsula, in the far east of the Russian Federation, after the eruption of Sheveluc’s volcano. Aviation authorities have assigned the orange level of aviation risks, b... more
AirportsBergamo airport in Italy: direct flights to Costanza, in Romania
Bergamo, Italy - Served by Blue Air twice per week (Wednesday and Saturday)
The direct links from Bergamo to Costanza by Blue Air (Romanian smart flying flag carrier) will take off next April 1st, 2015. The airline will connect the Bergamo airport to the port-city of Romania... more
ReportPress conference by Italian ministers Lupi-Pinotti on "Norman Atlantic": the ferry boat seized. Helicopters, airplanes and ships intervened
Rome, Italy - The delegates of the Coast Guard, Italian Navy and Air Force present with the two ministers
The Italian Transports Minister Maurizio Lupi and Defence one Roberta Pinotti held yesterday a press conference at Palazzo Chigi (Italian Government's headquarters) on the rescue operations to the "Norman... more
AccidentsAirAsia aircraft: bodies and wreckage found
Jakarta, Indonesia - Remains have been detected few km from the point where radars lost track of the airliner
Rescue teams have found the first wreckage of AirAsia Airbus A-320 aircraft disappeared on December 28 and dead floating bodies in the Java Sea. The news was confirmed by the head of the Indonesia's National... more
IndustryAircraft. Finmeccanica-Selex ES signs a 205.9 million Euro framework contract with ENAV for the 4-Flight programme (2)
Rome, Italy - The new system will be deployed during a 9 years timeframe and will cover the 751,728 square Km of the Italian airspace
Finmeccanica-Selex ES, as the lead industry of a EEIG (European Economic Interest Grouping) formed together with Vitrociset and other partners, has been awarded by ENAV, the Italian air navigation service... more
Press releaseAirplanes. Italian ENAV: 4-Flight takes off, a new generation air traffic control system
Rome, Italy - President Di Matteo: "Strategic value for the country and strong international positioning of the company"
The beginning of the design phase of the 4-Flight programme, a new-generation air traffic control system responding to the requirements of the "Single European Sky" and to global standards of excellence,... more
Weather forecastsAirplanes and forecast. Bad weather in Italy: alert for snowfalls up to the low altitude of level ground in the centre-south
Rome, Italy - An additional bulletin issued for adverse weather conditions
The Italian Civil Defense Department, on the basis of the available forecasts, issued a further bulletin for unfavourable weather conditions. It integrates and extends those diffused in the last days for... more
AccidentsAirbus A-320/200 airplane: AirAsia Indonesia flight QZ 8501 (3)
Toulouse, France - The industry will provide full assistance to the BEA and authorities
Airbus regrets to confirm that an A-320/200 operated by AirAsia Indonesia lost contact with air traffic control yesterday morning, 28th December 2014. The aircraft was operating a scheduled service, Flight... more
OccurrencesAirplanes and safety. Jet Airways: burning engine for a Boeing 737/800
Katmandu, Nepal - Bird-strike causes damages to the engine, but the aircraft lands regularly and safely
An occurrence took place today to a Boeing 737/800 belonging to the Indian Jet Airways. During the flight, from Mumbai to Katmandu, the engine of the aircraft’s left wing caught fire. In spite o... more
ReportItalian Coast Guard and "Norman Atlantic" ferry boat (3): all passengers evacuated
Rome, Italy - Nine crewmembers on board to inspect the ship
After the 379 people rescued, the number was increased to 407 and now all passengers have been evacuated. Nine crewmembers onboard to inspect the ship. The "Cruise Europa" towards the Ancona port... more
Report"Norman Atlantic" ferry boat rescue (2): "San Giorgio" ship of the Italian Navy exit from the Brindisi port; helicopters operated in the area
Rome, Italy - Under the management of the Italian Maritime Rescue Coordination Center in Rome
The rescue operations continued to the "Norman Atlantic" ferry boat under the management of the Italian Maritime Rescue Coordination Center (MRCC) in Rome. The "Cruise Europe" (Italian flag) and the "Evinos"... more
Report"Norman Atlantic" ferry boat. An ATR-42MP "Manta" airplane of the Italian Coast Guard deployed
Rome, Italy - The flames suppressed, at least those seen from outside
The rescuers on the site communicated that the flames began yesterday on board of the Italian ship "Norman Atlantic" have been suppressed, at least seen outside. The unit continues to hide a dense smoke,... more
AccidentsAirAsia aircraft (2): shallow Java Sea might help searches
Jakarta, Indonesia - Indonesia might receive help for underwater searches from other countries
Indonesia transport minister Ignasius Joan said searches for AirAsia aircraft disappeared in the early morning of December 28 are focused on a 70 nautical miles area in the Java Sea between the island... more
AirportsAircraft and airports. Fog disrupts flights in Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates - The city’s main hub staid closed for an hour and twenty minutes
The Abu Dhabi International Airport was closed this morning between 7:30 and 8:50 am local time because of heavy fog. According to the National Centre of Meteorology and Seismology visibility was reduced... more
AccidentsAirAsia aircraft disappeared during flight
Surabaya, Indonesia - Radars lost track of the plane around 40 minutes after takeoff from an Indonesian city
An Airbus A-320 aircraft of the Malaysian low-cost airline AirAsia disappeared while flying over the ocean between Borneo and Sumatra early in the morning on December 28. There were 162 people on board... more
MiscellaneousAVIONEWS wishes a Merry Christmas to everybody
Rome, Italy - The Agency, after a long week-end, will regularly open next Monday
AVIONEWS communicates to its subscribers, readers, fans of social network and reporters that the Agency will be closed on December 25 and 26. The normal diffusion of the news will regularly start next... more
PeopleEtihad Airways' first residence guest revealed, an aviation enthusiast
Abu Dhabi, UAE - The most exclusive ticket has been booked by Miami-based businessman, Gino Bertuccio
Etihad Airways yesterday revealed that the most exclusive ticket in aviation history –the inaugural flight in "The Residence by Etihad" – has been booked by Miami-based businessman and aviation enthusiast, Gin... more
AirlinesEtihad Airways goes double daily to Melbourne
Abu Dhabi, UAE - From 1 August 2015 and served by a B-777/300ER airplane
Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, announced plans for a second daily non-stop service between Abu Dhabi and Melbourne from 1 August 2015. The additional flight will... more
AirportsAirplanes and traffic. Dubai Airports delivers smooth experience on busiest week-end in DXB's history
Dubai, UAE - Airport welcomed more than 600,000 travellers over three days
The busiest weekend in the history of one of the world’s busiest international airports –Dubai International– was managed without a glitch following days of planning and preparation by operator Dubai Airpo... more
AirportsAircraft and transport. European airports to use common decision making system with EU support
Brussels, Belgium - The TEN-T programme will invest over EUR 3 million for the A-CDM in eight airports
The EU's TEN-T Programme will invest over €3 million for the deployment of Airport Collaborative Decision Making (A-CDM) in eight European airports. The project is expected to improve flight predictability a... more
Civil aviationWFS and ATA Italia sign co-operative agreeement to provide total handling solutions for airlines in Italy
Rome, Italy - Both will also jointly explore other business development opportunities in Italy
The agreement, signed by Olivier Bijaoui, President & CEO of WFS, and Mario Sisto, President of ATA Italia, will nable the two companies to provide a full range of ground handling services to airlines... more
AirlinesEmirates to operate third daily service to Birmingham, served by a B-777/300ER airplane
Dubai, UAE - The link will be inaugurated Saturday 1st August 2015
Emirates has announced a third daily service to Birmingham Airport, becoming the first airline to offer a direct First Class service to the region. The flight will be inaugurated Saturday 1st August... more
CuriositiesEtihad Airways' A-380 and B-787 aircraft and new uniform launch campaign proves success on social media
Abu Dhabi, UAE - Running on multiple social media channels
Etihad Airways’ social media campaign to launch its first A-380 and B-787 aircraft, along with its new cabin crew uniform, generated astounding results and proved to be a huge success among the airline’s fan... more
HelicoptersAW-189 helicopter SAR variant achieves EASA certification
Cascina Costa, Italy - SAR configured aircraft deliveries to start
Finmeccanica–AgustaWestland announced it has achieved European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) certification for the Search and Rescue variant of the AW-189, paving the way for the delivery of aircraft f... more
ReportAlleged witness to Russian press: Malaysian aircraft was shot down by Ukrainian fighter-bomber
Moscow, Russia - The Russian Federation investigative agency is already looking for the man, whose identity has not been revealed
The Russian newspaper “Komsomolskaja Pravda” published today a new hypothesis on the Malaysia Airlines Boeing B-777/220 crash occurred in the Donetsk region on July 17. The daily interviewed an alleged eye... more
HelicoptersCarabineros de Chile order an AW-139 helicopter
Cascina Costa, Italy - It marks the entrance of the aircraft into the local market
Finmeccanica-AgustaWestland announced today that the Carabineros de Chile has placed an order for an AW-139 intermediate twin engine helicopter. The aircraft, which will be delivered in the first quarter... more