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SecurityAirplanes and de-icing procedures. FAA proposed civil penalty against American Eagle Airlines
Fort Worth, Usa - For USD 60,000
The US Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is proposing a $60,000 civil penalty against American Eagle Airlines, Inc. for failing to follow approved aircraft de-icing p... more
AerospaceESA. "J" marks the spot for Rosetta's lander
Paris, France - The press conference at the European Space Agency took place in Paris
Rosetta's lander Philae will target Site J, an intriguing region on Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko that offers unique scientific potential, with hints of activity nearby, and minimum risk to the lander... more
AirlinesAirplanes and airlines. Air France-KLM launches its new development plan Perform 2020
Paris, France - The project calls for important measures for short-medium haul and low-cost branch
Air France-KLM presented yesterday Perform 2020, the airline’s new development plan. The target, in the words of president Alexandre de Juniac, is to "Catch up with growth" and be on the same level as t... more
HelicoptersFinmeccanica-AgustaWestland: Life Flight Network takes delivery of 15th AW-119Kx helicopter
Cascina Costa, Italy - From the Philadelphia assembly line
Finmeccanica–AgustaWestland announced last Wednesday that it has built and delivered from the Philadelphia assembly line the 15th AW-119Kx for Life Flight Network, the latest addition to their Pacific N... more
IndustryThales Alenia Space signs new EGNOS framework contract with ESA
Rome, Italy - The industry is the prime-contractor for the European Geostationary Navigation Overlay System
Thales Alenia Space announced today that it has signed a new framework contract with the European Space Agency (ESA) concerning the EGNOS navigation system. The contract will enable ESA, delegated by the... more
AirlinesAirplanes and airlines. James Hogan (Etihad) lands in Italy and promises to reintegrate part of the redundancies
Rome, Italy - It seems to have been confirmed a meeting with Montezemolo, who appears to be closer to becoming the new president of Alitalia
James Hogan, president and CEO of Etihad, arrived in Rome yesterday morning. His first meeting was with the actual Alitalia CEO Gabriele Del Torchio. After that, they joined a group of managers. Hogan... more
Military aviationF-35 aircraft crash after fire onboard
Rome, Italy - The outcome of authorities' decision on the matter
Lockheed Martin’s F-35 JSF (Joint Strike Fighter), a military aircraft designed with state of the art technology in electronics, software, sensors, engines and airframe, will hopefully be back on its f... more
Finance and economyFinmeccanica in the Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes for the fifth consecutive year
Rome, Italy - Beside the Group, just four other A&DS companies admitted
Fifth consecutive endorsement on sustainability for Finmeccanica. Also for 2014-2015, in fact, Company has been admitted to the Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes World and Europe (DJSI), which reward the... more
SecurityAircraft and safety. Experts warn against "Knee Defender"’s risks
New York, USA - In case of injured passengers, airlines could also face high liability expenses
Controversies raised by "Knee Defender" (the device designed to protect passenger’s knees against reclining airplane seats) does not only concern human aggressiveness. Using this product (as already w... more
DiscussionsUS and EU airplane's ban could be a double-edged sword for Russia
Washington, USA - Western airlines have already faced similar restrictions from Moscow
After Medvedev threatened to close Russian aerospace to "Western companies" in an interview with the business newspaper "Vedomosti" (for more details, see AVIONEWS), it is natural to wonder: how much can... more
AerospaceArianespace: Ariane 5 delivers MEASAT-3b and Optus 10 into orbit (VIDEO)
Kourou, French Guyana - On its 61st consecutive successful mission
Arianespace’s Ariane 5 launcher logged another heavy-lift mission achievement, orbiting commercial telecommunications payloads yesterday for leading Asia-Pacific operators MEASAT and Optus on Flight V... more
DiscussionsSeptember 11 airplan attacks. 2001-2014: 13 years after the event that shocked the world (VIDEO of last night Obama’s speech)
Rome, Italy - On that day, islamic terrorism declared its crusade against the west. Isis is carrying it on today
2001. Four suicide attacks planned and carried out by a terrorist group linked with al-Qaeda, the sunnite movement leaded by Osama Bin Laden (who will be killed on may 2011). Their purpose: kill as many... more
Press releaseAirplanes. EC about transports: EUR 11.9 billion to improve European connections
Brussels, Belgium - The Commission has invited Member States to propose projects to use the funding
Today the European Commission has invited Member States to propose projects to use €11.9 billion of EU funding to improve European transport connections. This is the largest ever single amount of EU f... more
HelicoptersFinmeccanica-AgustaWestland: JNPA orders an AW-109 helicopter
Cascina Costa, Italy - The Power aircraft will replace an ageing B-206 model and will be delivered to the customer in December 2015
Finmeccanica-AgustaWestland and Kanematsu Corporation announced that the Japan National Police Agency (JNPA) has ordered one AW-109 Power light twin helicopter which will be operated by Kyoto Police. The... more
AirlinesAmerican Airlines Group reports August traffic results
Fort Worth, Usa - It recorded a RPMs equal to USD 20 billion
American Airlines Group reported August 2014 and year-to-date traffic results. American Airlines Group's total revenue passenger miles (RPMs) for the month were 20.0 billion, flat versus August 2013.... more
AirlinesAirplanes and carriers. Alitalia to host employee sessions to explain future strategy
Rome, Italy - In Rome and Milan over the next days
Alitalia, Italy’s leading carrier and partner of the SkyTeam alliance, will be running a series of employee events in Rome and Milan over the next days to explain the company’s future strategy and its... more
AirportsAeroporti di Puglia: results in August for the airports in the Region
Bari, Italy - Positive confirmations arrive from the traffic analysis on Bari and Brindisi
Positive confirmations coming from the traffic analysis on Bari and Brindisi airports in August and in the first eight months in 2014. The international scheduled traffic recorded increasing levels... more
PeopleIATA Director General and CEO Tony Tyler speech at Riga University
Riga, Latvia - Four topics addressed in his speech included comments
IATA Director General and CEO Tony Tyler gave a speech at Latvia University on the benefits of aviation and European aviation competitiveness. His speech followed a day of discussions in Riga with Prime... more
AirlinesAirplanes and airlines. Transavia development plan: trade unions question inequalities in the treatment of pilots and threaten a strike
Paris, France - Air France-Klm CEO Alexandre de Juniac tries to prevent the protest
Troubles in Air France-Klm are developing between management and Trade unions. The cause is the low-cost subsidiary Transavia development plan. According to the workers’ representatives, it would bring i... more
Finance and economyFinmeccanica evaluates the acquisition offers for AnsaldoBreda and Ansaldo Sts
Milan, Italy - But the Group specifies that the proposals are “Non binding”
Finmeccanica stated yesterday that "At the moment (according to the schedule previously announced) the company’s correct department in charge are examining the non binding offers expressed by several s... more
PeopleAlitalia appoints new Chief Commercial Officer: Ariodante Valeri
Rome, Italy - He will take up the role on 1 October 2014
Alitalia, Italy’s leading carrier and partner of the SkyTeam alliance, today announced the appointment of Ariodante Valeri, an experienced sales and marketing leader, as Chief Commercial Officer. Ariodante V... more
ConferencesAircraft and transport. EASA: event in General Aviation in Rome in October
Cologne, Germany - Coinciding with the Italian Presidency of the EU
The European Aviation Safety Agency announced on 10 September the speaker line-up for what is set to be one of the biggest General Aviation events in Europe. Under the motto "Towards simpler, lighter,... more
AirportsNaples airport in Italy. Positive performance in August that confirms the growth trend, mainly on the international traffic
Naples, Italy - More tourists, due to the reinforcement of the network of flights
The passenger traffic trend incremented at the Naples' airport in August. It recorded 703,000 travelers in transit. The passenger traffic recorded a positive performance last month with the increase... more
Civil aviationFAA tests fuels in research and new avio lead-free fuels for general aviation airplanes
Washington, Usa - The first testing phase at its technical center
The US Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced it has selected four unleaded fuels for the first phase of testing at the FAA’s "William J. Hughes" Technical Center. The... more
AirlinesAirplanes and acquisitions. James Hogan (Etihad) tomorrow in Italy for a round of meetings
Rome, Italy - The designation of Montezemolo as president of Alitalia is becoming more probable
James Hogan, president and CEO of Etihad, comes back to Italy one month after signing the contract for the acquisition of Alitalia’s shares. He will participate at the firm employee’s convention, to be... more
Military aviationItalian Air Force (AMI) at "Grifone 2014": the exercise began with the first flights
Rome, Italy - Planned daily and evening search activity
The "Grifone 2014" exercise began. It is the training event organized annually by the Italian Air Force (AMI) in the context of an international agreement on SAR (Search and Rescue). The flight crews,... more
IndustryThales Alenia Space: the Spacebus family is growing with Spacebus NEO
Rome, Italy - With 80 orders recorded to date and over 500 years of cumulated service in orbit
Thales Alenia Space is upgrading and expanding its range of Spacebus geostationary telecommunications satellites. With 80 orders recorded to date and over 500 years of cumulated service in orbit, Spacebus... more
SecurityTerrorism: Italy strengthens security measures in ports and airports
Rome, Italy - Minister Alfano: Italy is a possible target, but there are no concrete plans against our country
After Steven Sotloff’s beheading and the threats against “America’s allies” set forth by Isis in the video of the second of September, the Italian public security department issued two guidelines concern... more
AccidentsMalaysian airplane shot down in Ukraine (2): the preliminary report by the Dutch Safety Board (VIDEO)
Amsterdam, The Netherlands - The airplane hit from "A large number of high-energy objects that penetrated the aircraft from outside"
The Dutch Safety Board (DSB), the Dutch authority which is conducting a series of investigations on the shot down of the Malaysian Airlines' B-777/200 airplane. It was disintegrating while flying over... more
AirlinesThe new head of Alitalia comes from the Emirates
Rome, Italy - Silvano Cassano, Italian from Ferrara, has already worked in the Emirates and was a colleague of James Hogan in Hertz
The next Chief Executive Officer of Alitalia Silvano Cassano has an international-scale curriculum, and a past work experience with the current president and CEO of Etihad. Looking at his cv, published... more
Finance and economyAirbus Group could sell part of their Dassault Aviation’s shares
Paris, France - The news, not confirmed by the corporation, matches a past statement by CEO Tom Enders
According to some analysts, Airbus Group is planning to sell 10% of Dassault Aviation, a French industry producing military planes and business jets. This could only be the first step towards the transfer... more
AccidentsMalaysia's airplane shot down in Ukraine: first inquiry report arrives (integral version in the second part of this AVIONEWS article). (VIDEO)
Amsterdam, The Netherlands - After an additional appendix of inquiry, the conclusions expected within next July
The Dutch Safety Board (DSB) issued the preliminary inquiry today, September 9, 2014. It is about the events that brought the in-flight demolition in the Malaysian Airlines aircraft last July 17. The preliminary... more
IndustryBoeing launches B-737 MAX 200 aircraft with an order of 100 examplers
New York, Usa - The recipient is committed to an additional 100 optional units
Boeing launched yesterday the newest member of the 737 MAX family with a commitment from the Irish airline Ryanair for 100 examplers. The low-cost carrier will be the first to operate the 737 MAX 200,... more
SecurityItalian ENAV at the Formula One Italian GP: service by helicopter in Monza for the ATC
Rome, Italy - Thanks to a mobile control tower
On the occasion of the Formula One Italian Grand Prix, ENAV (Italian Flight Assistance Company) guaranteed, during the week-end the service of air traffic control (ATC) curated by its Mobile Control Tower. Some... more
AccidentsTen dead bodies found from the Columbian plane’s accident
Puerto Santander, Colombia - Among the passengers there were two researchers in biodiversity
Fuerza Aérea Colombiana (the Columbian military air force) recovered the bodies of the 10 occupants –eight passengers and two pilots– that were on board the Piper PA-31 Navajo aircraft that fell Saturday afte... more
AirlinesAlitalia: special rates to reach excellent specialized health clinic
Rome, Italy - The airline has signed new agreements
Alitalia has signed new agreements with the excellent specialized Italian health clinic to offer discounted rates to patients of the Gruppo Ospedaliero "San Donato", the Istituto Europeo di Oncologia,... more
IndustryRenewal in Finmeccanica’s top management: Guido Crosetto president of Aiad?
Rome, Italy - Mauro Moretti introduces new rules and simplifies the boards of directors of Finmeccanica’s subsidiaries
Guido Crosetto, founding member of the party “Fratelli d’Italia” and undersecretary of Defence in the last Berlusconi government, could become the new president of Aiad, the Italian association of aeros... more
IndustryRenewal in Finmeccanica’s top management: Guido Crosetto president of Aiad?
Rome, Italy - Mauro Moretti introduces new rules and simplifies the boards of directors of Finmeccanica’s subsidiaries
Guido Crosetto, founding member of the party “Fratelli d’Italia” and undersecretary of Defense in the last Berlusconi government, could become the new president of Aiad, the Italian association of ae... more
Civil aviationEU approves new sanctions against Russia: Moscow threatens the aircraft industry
Moscow, Russia - The government says it could close down its airspace, and turn to China for the design of new airplanes
Russia may shut down its airspace to western airlines if there are new sanctions in the energy or finance sectors, stated Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev in an interview with the “Vedomosti” new... more
AirportsApproval of 32bn USD for the "Al Maktoum" Dubai DWC airport expansion plan
Dubai, UAE - The first phase will take 6-8 years to build, and it will accommodate more than 120m passengers
His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, today welcomed the announcement by endorsing the AED120bn (US$ 32bn) expansion of "Al... more
AirportsAircraft and environment. Carbon management standard for airports takes off in North America
Atlanta, Usa - The joint press release from ACI North America, ACI Europe, ACI Asia-Pacific and ACI Africa
Following the global airport industry’s commitment to reduce its carbon emissions made 7 years ago* and the European launch in 2009 of the carbon management standard Airport Carbon Accreditation, last n... more
AirportsAirplanes. ACI Europe: airports report 4.6% growth in passenger traffic during July
Brussels, Belgium - Freight reported soft growth of +3.0%
European airport trade body, ACI EUROPE today released its traffic report for the month of the July. The report is the only air transport report which includes the full range of civil aviation passenger... more
AirlinesAlitalia: board of directors of 5 september 2014
Rome, Italy - Alitalia and Etihad Airways identified Mr Cassano as the most suitable candidate after appropriate consultation.
The Board of Directors of Alitalia has today resolved to formally designate Mr. Silvano Cassano as the future Chief Executive Officer of the “New Alitalia”. Mr Cassano will take up the position imm... more
CuriositiesOriginal photos: AW-101 helicopter flies UK Prime Minister David Cameron during NATO Summit
London, United Kingdom - The Prime Minister and the delegation of the United Kingdom in Wales for the important appointment
The Finmeccanica - AgustaWestland AW101 helicopter will transport the UK Prime Minister David Cameron and the UK delegation during the two day NATO Summit, which will be attended by more than 60 wo... more
AirlinesCivil aircraft. Lufthansa: 2nd strike today Vereinigung Cockpit pilots. More than 200 flights canceled at Frankfurt
Berlin, Germany - "Strikes are not a solution for shared challenges". Inconvenience to 25,000 passengers
Second strike of VC within 7 days will particularly affect many thousands of summer holidaymakers, commuters and business travelers on September 5. Initial information about flight timetable was available... more
AirlinesCivil aircraft. Lufthansa (2). Pilots strike: useful information for passengers
Berlin, Germany - In addition, the reasons of the carrier about union agitation
In order for flight operations to return to normal as quickly as possible after the end of the strike, individual flights from Frankfurt will have to be cancelled today, from 13:30 pm onwards and from... more
Civil aviationCivil aircraft. Italian ENAV: flight controllers strike tomorrow
Rome, Italy - from 12:30 to 16:30
ENAV (National Society flight assistance) announces that the trade unions and autonomous Licta and Anpcat, announce a strike for the day, September 6th from 12:30 to 16:30. Enav apologizes for the... more
Civil aviationCourt of Justice of the EU: the actual arrival time of a flight corresponds to the time at which at least one of the doors of the aircraft is opened
Luxembourg, Luxembourg - It is only at that time that the length of the delay for the purposes of any compensation may be determined
The delay to a Germanwings flight rom Salzburg to Cologne/Bonn has provid ed the Court of Justice with an opportunity to specify the point in time which corresponds to the actual arrival time of an aircraft.... more
Civil aviationCivil aviation. How is calculated the actually flight time of an airplane, for the purposes of refund for delay?
Luxembourg, Luxembourg - A sentence by the Court of Justice of the EU specifies the point
The case that has brought to the sentence that creates a precedent is that sees as protagonist a Germanwings airplane in flight from Salzsburg to Cologne/Bonn, took off with a three hour and 10 minute... more
AirlinesUnited Airlines takes delivery of first B-787/9 aircraft in North America
Seattle, Usa - A stretched version of the Dreamliner
United Airlines has become the first North American carrier to take delivery of the B-787/9 airplane, a stretched version of the Dreamliner that will allow the airline to accommodate more customers and... more