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IndustryBoeing: Ethiopian Airlines announced order for 20 B-737 MAX8 airplanes
Chicago, Usa - It is the largest single Boeing order by number of aircraft from an African carrier
Boeing and Ethiopian Airlines announced an order for 20 737 MAX 8s. The order, previously unidentified on its Orders & Deliveries website, is worth more than $2.1 billion at list prices and also includes... more
Accidents"Fly Venice". Airplane Extra 300 crashed: aerobatics champion Francesco Fornabaio died
Venice, Italy - Luckily no-one in the public got injured
The thing that air show organizers would like to shun the most is a fatal airplane crash during an event. But this is what happened during “Fly Venice 2014”, which took place from September 19 to 21 at... more
Military aviationGermany demands cost cuts for A-400M airplanes
Berlin, Germany - Airbus could delay deliveries
Berlin’s government requested Airbus “Price reductions for lower performance as well as continued rights to terminate the contracts” for military transport airplanes A-400M. The news was reported by “B... more
SecurityAirplanes and technology. FAA calls on the aviation industry to equip NextGen ADS-B Out aircraft by 2020
Washington, Usa - The all-day session will be held on October 28
Federal Aviation Administration Deputy Administrator Mike Whitaker announced to a group of aviation leaders at the NextGen Institute yesterday that the FAA will hold a “Call to Action” summit to engage the... more
HelicoptersAgustaWestland Philadelphia delivers 200th AW-139 helicopter
Cascina Costa, Italy - Featuring a firefighting configuration
Finmeccanica-AgustaWestland announced today that the Company’s Philadelphia assembly line has built and delivered its 200th AW-139 helicopter, featuring a firefighting configuration for delivery to Mitsui B... more
AirlinesAirplanes and reorganizations. Air France: pilots threaten a permanent strike
Paris, France - A solution for the Transavia controversy seems far
Air France pilots’ strike could go beyond September 22, originally fixed as the last day of a one-week walk out that began last Monday (for more details see AVIONEWS 1 and 2). In an interview with “Le Mon... more
Press releaseAircraft and transport. EC and volcanoes: better forecasting boosted by EU funding (VIDEO)
Brussels, Belgium - Volcanic eruptions are notoriously difficult to predict
Volcanic eruptions are notoriously difficult to predict. With increased seismic activity at Iceland's Bárðarbunga volcano, and lava flowing at nearby Holuhraun, experts are carefully monitoring and analysing l... more
Military aviationPanavia Tornado airplane celebrates 40 years of its first flight
Manching, Germany - Over 800 guests gathered for this major success story
Panavia Tornado celebrated 40 years of flight this week in Manching, Germany the site of the aircraft’s maiden test flight on August 14th 1974. Over 800 guests from industry, governments and airforces i... more
IndustryAirbus: Qatar Airways received its first A-380 airplane
Hamburg, Germany - During a ceremony in Hamburg
At a ceremony in Hamburg hosted by Airbus, Qatar Airways, one of the world’s fastest growing airlines welcomed a new star to its fleet – the A-380 airplane. In the presence of His Excellency Akbar Al... more
AirlinesAirplanes. Qatar Airways behind Meridiana reorganization plan? (VIDEO AVIONEWS interview to SM Adorno)
Olbia, Italy - Meanwhile, management secures the company headquarters in Olbia airport
The 1600 job cuts announced by Meridiana on September 15 (for more details see AVIONEWS) could conceal a negotiation with Qatar Airways for a participation in the society. This hypothesis has been reported... more
SecurityFAA proposes civil penalty against Tecom Industries
Washington, Usa - For USD 417,000
The US Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is proposing a $417,000 civil penalty against Tecom Industries, Inc. of Thousand Oaks, Calif., for violating federal drug and a... more
AirportsAirplanes. The Italian Government is ready to release new routes from Milan-Linate airport
Rome, Italy - But foreign airlines protest for not being informed
At the beginning of next week, the Italian minister of Transports Maurizio Lupi will sign the decree allowing Linate airport to open new routes from May 2015, when Expo starts. Traffic there is currently... more
CuriositiesScotland remains in the United Kingdom, but changes can still come for the aviation market
Edinburgh, United Kingdom - Taxation over airplane travel can still be object of future discussion
Scotland voted to stay in the United Kingdom, with about 55% of the people voting "No" to independence. "The result became mathematical at 6:08am" says BBC News. Nonetheless, the nationalists’ cause w... more
AirlinesAirplanes. Air Canada introduces first luggage fee on domestic flights
Montreal, Canada - A similar measure had been announced few days earlier by its competitor WestJet
Air Canada announced it will charge passengers a first bag fee on his airplanes: “Starting September 18, 2014, customers purchasing Air Canada’s lowest Economy Class Tango fare for travel on or after Nov... more
CuriositiesBoeing and NASA ready to welcome space tourists onboard
Cape Canaveral, USA - The price of a travel to the International Space Station is around 50 million dollars
The contract between Boeing and NASA for astronauts’ transportation to the International Space Station ISS (for details see AVIONEWS) includes the possibility to sell a seat in the module CST-100 to t... more
PeopleAlitalia: A-321 airplane will bring Pope Francis in Tirana (VIDEO)
Rome, Italy - His Holiness will return before the end of the day next Sunday in Rome on the same flight
Alitalia to welcome His Holiness Pope Francis on board its flight and to accompany him on his “Holy Trip” in Tirana (Albania) next 21th September. The flight will be carried out with an A-321 airplane Ali... more
HelicoptersBell 525 Relentless could be delaying its first flight
Fort Worth, USA - The issue would not damage the industry’s plan
Bell 525 Relentless is the first commercial helicopter to seek certification with fly-by-wire flight controls, using technology developed for the Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey tiltrotor. Its first flight was... more
IndustryAirplane exhibitions. Major aviation industries meet in Africa
Tshwane, South Africa - The international event “Africa Aerospace and Defence” started on September 17
The eighth edition of “Africa Aerospace and Defence” (Aad) is underway in Tshwane, South Africa. The international civil and military airplane exhibition, taking place every two years in September, sta... more
Civil aviationCourt of Justice of the EU about legitimacy or less surcharge checked-in baggage transport on airplanes (see "Specials" by AVIONEWS)
Luxembourg, Luxembourg - A sentence that arising from Spain creates an important precedent on debatable matter
The press release that follows the sentence by the Court of Justice of the European Union, in the C-487/12 Vueling Airlines SA / Instituto Galego de Consumo de la Xunta de Galicia case, declared on Septembre... more
IndustryBoeing: Avolon finalized order for B-787 Dreamliner and B-737MAX aircraft
Seattle, Usa - Leasing company added six /9 and five /9 planes, respectively
Boeing and leasing company Avolon have finalized an order for six B-787/9 Dreamliners and five additional 737 MAX 9s, valued at more than $2.1 billion at list prices. Avolon announced a commitment to purchase... more
AerospaceItalian Mars Society: Martian simulation week with four astronauts volunteers
Bergamo, Italy - The project presented that will take next December
The Italian Mars Society is seeking four volunteers to participate as members of the crew of the Virtual European MaRs Analogue Station (V-ERAS) during a simulation of human Mars exploration operations.... more
Civil aviationCJ of the EU and Vueling Airlines case: Spanish law requiring airlines to carry checked-in baggage without a surcharge, infringes EU law
Luxembourg, Luxembourg - The price in respect of carriage of checked-in baggage is not an unavoidable and foreseeable item in the fare for air travel, but may be an optional price supplement
Spanish legislation prohibits air carriers from making checking in passengers’ baggage subject to an optional price supplement. In August 2010, the airline Vueling Airlines (‘Vueling’) added € 40 to t... more
AerospaceBlue Origin and United Launch Alliance will jointly develop a new rocket engine
Washington, USA - BE-4 could replace Russian RD-180 on Atlas V missiles
Blue Origin, company created by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, signed a contract with United Launch Alliance (ULA, Boeing-Lockheed Martin joint-venture) to develop the rocket engine BE-4. The agreement allows... more
IndustryAirbus: easyJet orders 27 more A-320 aircraft
Toulouse, France - The airline takes its combined total order for the type to 315 airplanes
easyJet has placed an order for 27 additional current engine option A-320s, taking its combined total order for the type to 315 aircraft. The airline has an all Airbus fleet. The A-320 Family aircraft... more
AirlineseasyJet inaugurated new route Rome-Vienna today
Milan, Italy - Four weekly flights (Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday)
easyJet inaugurated the new route Rome-Fiumicino/Vienna today, with four connections per week (Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday). The Austrian capital represents a new destination for the Italian... more
IndustryEmbraer and Republic Airways Holdings sign a contract for 50 firm E-175 airplanes
São José dos Campos, Brazil - The value of the order is estimated at USD 2.1 billion, based on 2014 list prices
Embraer SA and Republic Airways Holdings Inc., operator of the largest E-Jets fleet in the world, announced a contract today for the sale and purchase of 50 firm E-175 jets. The value of the firm order,... more
SecurityFAA proposed civil penalty against Gulfstream Aerospace Corp.
Washington, Usa - For USD 425,000
The US Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is proposing a $425,000 civil penalty against Gulfstream Aerospace Corp., for failing to comply with Federal Aviation Regulations (... more
IndustryAirbus: Lufthansa Group orders 10 A-320ceo aircraft for Eurowings and 25 A-320neo for SWISS
Toulouse, France - The Group’s supervisory board approved today two orders
Lufthansa Group’s supervisory board has approved the purchase of ten A-320ceo aircraft for its subsidiary Eurowings. The new aircraft will become the backbone of the new low cost business model announced b... more
Finance and economyF2i is going to sell 49% of its airport’s holding
Milan, Italy - The fund controls some of the major Italian airports
49% share of F2i Aeroporti should be sold by the end of the year, reports “Il Sole 24 Ore”. The Italian economic newspaper explains that the deadline to present the non-binding offers was yesterday. Amo... more
AirlinesEtihad Airways showcases First Class product and service in Rome
Rome, Italy - The airline has flown almost 30,000 travellers between the two cities, with load factors close to full
Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), has celebrated the success of its recently launched Rome operations and new partnership with Alitalia by operating a three-cabin... more
IndustryFinmeccanica-Alenia Aermacchi receives the National Innovation Award
Rome, Italy - Delivered by the Minister Stefania Giannini
Finmeccanica–Alenia Aermacchi has been assigned the Premio Nazionale per l’Innovazione, the National Innovation Award, established by the Government at the National Foundation for Technological Innovation COT... more
Press releaseBoeing CST-100 selected as next American spacecraft
Houston, Usa - NASA awards $4.2 billion to Boeing to proceed to next phase in Commercial Crew Program
Boeing will receive an award of $4.2 billion from NASA to build and fly the United States’ next passenger spacecraft. Boeing’s Crew Space Transportation (CST)-100 is being developed as part of NASA’s Comme... more
Finance and economyAircraft maker Airbus sells some "Defence and Space" division’s activities
Toulouse, France - The operation is part of the subsidiary’s reorganization plan
Airbus Group moves further in its Defence and Space business’s reorganization plan focusing on the subsidiary’s main activities: launchers, satellites, military aircraft and missiles. Part of this str... more
ConferencesItalian Space Agency (ASI): fundamental physics on Earth and Space symposium next Monday
Rome, Italy - In the occasion of the 450th anniversary of Galileo's birth
The Italian Space Agency (ASI) communicated that the symposium will take place next Monday from 9:00am at the Accademia dei Lincei (Via della Lungara 10 in Rome). It will be dedicated about the various... more
Military aviationUS Air Force postpones KC-46 aircraft first flight to April 2015
Washington, USA - Boeing will have to redesign part of the wiring to comply with military’s requirement
US Air Force delayed first flight of aerial refuelling tanker KC-46, modified version of civilian Boeing 767 airplane, to April 2015. After a wiring audit, the aircraft’s producer found that about 5% o... more
AerospaceNASA commits astronauts transport to two private industries
Washington, USA - Thanks to the contract with Boeing and SpaceX, the American space agency will no more be dependent on Russia for this service
NASA will transport crew on the International Space Station using American spacecraft once again from 2017. The agency’s sole reliance on Russia (that began with the Space Shuttle’s retirement in 2011) wil... more
AirlinesEmirates to launch second service to Dar es Salaam, in Tanzania
Rome, Italy - From 26th October
Emirates will be able to connect even more people and cargo with Dar es Salaam in Tanzania, with the start of a second service to the east African coastal city from 26th October. The new five times... more
AirlinesFrankfurt airport: union calls off Lufthansa pilot’s strike scheduled for today
Frankfurt, Germany - The workers return to table to negotiate on retirement scheme
German union Vereinigung Cockpit cancelled a strike scheduled for today. The walkout, announced on Monday morning, should have hit Frankfurt long-haul services from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. The airline had... more
Fair and showsAirplanes and events. Indra to present its defense portfolio at "AAD2014" (September 17-21 in South Africa)
Rome, Italy - The offer on display will include the MRI surveillance light aircraft
Indra is going to attend the upcoming edition of the "Africa Aerospace & Defence" fair ("AAD 2014") to be held at Air Force Base Waterkloof in Centurion, South Africa, from September 17-21. The company's... more
ConferencesAirplanes and events. IATA: "WPS" to address needs of travelers in next century of air travel
Geneva, Switzerland - The fourth annual edition will take place from 15 to 17 October in San Diego
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) will host the fourth annual "World Passenger Symposium" ("WPS 2014"), 15-17 October in San Diego, California. More than 700 high-level delegates from... more
AirlinesAirplanes and labour. Meridiana fires more than 1600 employees
Olbia, Italy - Redundancy schemes are part of the reorganization plan launched yesterday by the management
On September 15 in the afternoon, Meridiana decided to launch a reorganization plan that calls for the airplanes’ fleet renewal and redundancy schemes for more than 1600 employees. 1478 Meridiana Fly (... more
Press releaseAmnesty International: Mediterranean migrant boat shipwrecks highlight need for EU action
Rome, Italy - An its report on the perilous sea crossings between Libya and Italy is set to be released later this month
European leaders must do more to provide safe and legal ways for refugees and migrants to access international protection in the European Union, Amnesty International said yesterday after a boat bound... more
CuriositiesThe Queen of the United Kingdom is looking for a helicopter pilot
London, England - The job, advertised on the British monarchy website, will be paid up to 78,500 pounds
Helicopter pilot wanted. Employer: the Queen of the United Kingdom. The British monarchy advertised this job vacancy on its website, specyfing that the applicant “Must be willing to undertake regular t... more
AirlinesAirbus celebrates the twentieth anniversary of Beluga’s aircraft first flight
Toulouse, France - The airplane activities will be increased in the next five years
Beluga cargo aircraft, thus called because its frontal part reminds that of the famous white whale, did its first flight on September 13, 1994. Since then, this airplane has been used to transport Airbus... more
Helicopters"Grifone 2014": the exercise ended with the "Media day". 300 people and tens of helicopters engaged for a week (VIDEO)
Udine, Italy - Around a hundred of sorties made for almost 60 flight hours overall
The "Grifone 2014", the international SAR (Search and Rescue) drill, ended with the "Media Day" in Rivolto (Udine) last Friday, September 12. It lasted a week and employed over 300 military and civil people... more
DiscussionsMedia debate over EU sanctions against Russia
Moscow, Russia - Meanwhile, Moscow’s threat to close its airspace to western airlines is still pending
New EU sanctions against Moscow came into force on Friday. This measure hits some of the major Russian firms and banks, arms manufacturers, as well as the country’s leading oil company -Rosneft- and t... more
DefenseAirplane maker Airbus complains about German government rules on arms exports
Berlin, Germany - The Group interests are prejudiced by Berlin’s measures
Restricions imposed by Berlin on arms exports to security-sensitive areas caused a protest by Tom Enders, Airbus Group CEO. According to the firm’s head, the measures taken by the German government are h... more
SecurityFaa proposes civil penalty against British Airways Plc
Fort Worth, Usa - For USD 195,000
The US Department of Transportation's Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is proposing a $195,000 civil penalty against British Airways, PLC, for allegedly violating Hazardous Materials Regulations. The... more
AirlinesAirplanes and carriers. Alitalia: over 2 million 360 thousand passengers carried by the Group in August
Rome, Italy - Brazil, Japan and New York the preferred intercontinental destinations
In August 2014, the Alitalia Group transported 2,360,724 passengers, an increase of 2.8% compared with the same month in 2013. During that period, the aircraft load factor reached 76.6%, an increase... more
SecurityFAA proposes civil penalties against three companies for alleged hazardous materials violations
Washington, Usa - From USD 54,000 to 65,000 towards FedEx Corp; Linvin and Allied Technology Group
The US Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is proposing civil penalties ranging from $54,000 to $65,000 against three companies for allegedly violating Hazardous Materials R... more