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Civil aviationAircraft and transport. IATA: 2036 forecast reveals passengers will nearly double to 7.8 bn
Geneva, Switzerland - Key facts for fast growing markets and regional growth
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) expects 7.8 billion passengers to travel in 2036, a near doubling of the 4 billion air travelers expected to fly this year. The prediction is based on... more
Finance and economySaab’s results January-September 2017
Linkoping, Sweden - Order bookings increased to MSEK 24,255 (14,960)
Defence and security company Saab presents the results for January-September 2017. During the first nine months of the year, order bookings increased to MSEK 24,255 (14,960). Major orders were received... more
IndustrySingapore Airlines announced order for 39 Boeing airplanes (20+19)
Washington, Usa - Models 777/9s and 787/10 Dreamliners; ceremony in the presence of Trump and Lee Hsien Loong
Boeing and Singapore Airlines (SIA) yesterday formally announced a deal for 20 B-777/9s and 19 B-787/10s, during a ceremony at the White House. The order, previously attributed to an unidentified customer,... more
HelicoptersRussian Helicopters and the Helicopter Center of the Mexican MoD continue cooperation
Mexico City, Mexico - The representatives of the center have commended the quality of the major repairs to Mi-147 conducted at the Novosibirsk aircraft repair plant
Ahead of the Russian Minister of Industry and Trade Denis Manturov's working visit to Mexico, the CEO of the Russian Helicopters Holding Company (part of Rostec State Corporation) Andrey Boginsky attended... more
AirlinesAer Lingus announces 2018 Summer schedule
Dublin, Ireland - Eight A-321 Long Range aircraft to provide further North Atlantic growth
Aer Lingus announced its 2018 Dublin Summer Schedule which features a brand new North American destination – Philadelphia - operating four times per week direct from Dublin from 25th March 2018. It is t... more
ConferencesRussian Helicopters participated in a forum
Mexico City, Mexico - "Trade and industrial dialogue: Russia and Mexico"
Russian Helicopters holding company (member of Rostec corporation) participated in the forum ‘Trade and Industrial Dialogue: Russia and Mexico’. Andrey Boginsky, General Director of the holding company has... more
Sport aviationFrance dominates at the 2nd FAI World Indoor Skydiving Championships
Losanne, Switzerland - More than 200 competitors from 23 countries
France walked away with a clutch of gold medals at the "2nd FAI World Indoor Skydiving Championships" on Sunday 22 October 2017, after putting in solid performances across a range of disciplines at the... more
Sport aviationOn this day in history: the modern world's first parachute jump
Losanne, Switzerland - It was on 22 October 1797 when the pioneering ballonist André-Jacques Garnerin became it
Two-hundred and twenty years ago yesterday, on 22 October 1797, pioneering balloonist André-Jacques Garnerin became the modern world's first successful parachutist. Born on 31 January 1769 in Paris,... more
HelicoptersEnstrom signs multi-ship 480G helicopter contract
Menominee, Usa - For six units: four for training the military pilots and two used for pilot training
Enstrom Helicopter Corporation signed a contract for six 480B-G turbine helicopters with LOM PRAHA TRADE as in the Czech Republic. The industry Representatives in the Czech Republic, Dan Tucek and Roland... more
ConferencesICAO: Middle East Directors General of Civil Aviation reach significant agreements
Montreal, Canada - On aviation safety, security and cooperation
Pointing to the 2.4 million jobs and 157 billion dollars in GDP that aviation has created in the region, ICAO Secretary General Fang Liu welcomed the endorsement of the ICAO Middle East (MID) No Country... more
Press releaseAmnesty International: key principles on the use and transfer of armed drone aircraft -SPECIALS AVIONEWS
Rome, Italy - A document with measures has been published by the Organization
The use of remotely piloted aircraft or Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV), most commonly known as drones, has grown rapidly in recent years. Given the increasing trend towards use of armed drones and their... more
ConferencesMiami Airport hosted regional briefing for US Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao
Miami, Usa - Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart convened local transportation leaders to discuss infrastructure and planning
Miami-Dade Aviation Director Emilio T. González and five other local transportation leaders met in the last days with US Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao for a regional infrastructure briefing hosted... more
UAS-DronesBoeing HorizonX invests in Unmanned Systems technology industry
Chicago, Usa - Partnership to explore technologies for defense and commercial applications
Boeing announced its investment in Near Earth Autonomy, a Pittsburgh-based company focused on developing a portfolio of technologies that enable safe and reliable autonomous flight. In addition to the... more
Finance and economyAirplanes. Piaggio Aero and transfer of its EVO division: Government uses "Golden Power"
Rome, Italy - The decision taken in the context of the council of Italian ministers of yesterday
The Italian council of ministers, upon request of the Defence Minister, Roberta Pinotti has decided yesterday the adoption of the decree of the prime minister to implement of special power, regarding the... more
AirportsGermania takes off to new destinations
Berlin, Germany - For the Winter season
On Friday morning a Germania flight took off from Berlin-Schönefeld headed for Sharm El Sheikh in Egypt with 201 passengers on board. With a second aircraft now based at Schönefeld, Germania is flying t... more
AirlinesDelta expands A-350 aircraft service to Europe and China
Atlanta, Usa - By spring 2018, its airplane will be offered on Detroit-Shanghai service and select Detroit-Amsterdam flights
Delta has scheduled its A-350/900 aircraft on one of four daily flights between Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport and Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport, effective March 31, 2018. Amsterdam will be the... more
AerospaceUrtheCast and e-GEOS collaborate to offer optical and SAR products
Rome, Italy - A combination of joint optical and radar sensors with ground stations
UrtheCast Corp., its subsidiary Deimos Imaging and eGEOS (a company owned by Telespazio and the Italian Space Agency) today announced a strategic partnership to offer a combination of joint optical and... more
DiscussionsIt happened today: forty years ago the airplane crash that killed the Lynyrd Skynyrd's leader
Rome, Italy - It was on October 20, 1977 and on board of the Convair CV-300 there was also the all rock band
On October 20, 1977, a Convair CV-240 airplane chartered by the rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd from L&J Company of Addison, Texas, ran out of fuel and crashed in Gillsburg, Mississippi, near the end of its flight... more
AirlinesAvinor and Widerøe: world’s first E-190E2 aircraft commercial flight
Oslo, Norway - Bergen and Tromsø airports will welcome the new 114-seat jet next April
Avinor’s Bergen and Tromsø airports will welcome the new 114-seat jet in a world first with airline partner Widerøe next April. The long-term Avinor partner has announced that the world’s first E-190... more
AirlinesAlitalia: new structure. For which business plan?
Rome, Italy - The Government verifies as soon as possible how 900 million loan have been spent
With a communication issued yesterday the Alitalia's extraordinary commissioners have fixed the new organizational chart of the company: Massimo Iraci - Strategy & Operations; Fabio Maria Lazzerini... more
AirlinesEmirates to receive 100th A-380 aircraft in November -VIDEO
Dubai, UAE - Over 80 million passengers have flown on the superjumbo in the nine years
Emirates, one of the world’s largest A-380 operators, is set to receive its milestone 100th aircraft on 3rd November. Over 80 million passengers have flown on the superjumbo in the nine years since i... more
Fair and showsKorean Air and Boeing sign MoU for Chinook helicopter upgrade
Seoul, South Korea - At the Seoul "Adex 2017"
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Korean Air and Boeing was signed at the "Seoul International Aerospace & Defense Exhibition 2017" ("ADEX"). The agreement will see the two companies partnering... more
AirlinesQatar Airways launches service to Malaysian destination, Penang
Doha, Qatar - Non-stop service to commence 6 February
Qatar Airways announced the launch of direct flights to Penang, the airline’s second Malaysian destination, on 6 February 2018, as part of its global expansion plans. The carrier will fly three times a... more
AirportsCO2: Global industry climate action surpasses 200 airports milestone
Port Louis, Mauritius - These ones welcomed over 2.8 billion passengers a year; 35 are carbon neutral
At this year’s "ACI World & Africa Annual General Assembly" ("WAGA") hosted by Airports of Mauritius Co, the global airport industry issued an update on the progress it has been making in addressing i... more
Sport aviationThe world flies in for the 2nd FAI World Indoor Skydiving Championships
Montreal, Canada - More than 200 of the world’s best indoor skydivers are converging on Montreal
The competition, which will see 23 Nations take part, will take place from 20-22 October at the SkyVenture Montreal indoor-skydiving tunnel in Laval, Montreal. Indoor skydiving is an air sport discipline... more
SecurityLeonardo and NCI Agency extend NATO cyber protection service to additional HQs of the Alliance
Mons, Belgium - The news was announced yesterday at the "NIAS’17" event in Mons, Belgium
Leonardo, working in partnership with the NATO Communications and Information Agency (NCI Agency), has completed the rollout of its cyber monitoring and response service to a number of additional NATO... more
IndustryRolls Royce Trent 7000 powers A-330neo airplane first test flight
London, UK - Its third ‘first flight’ in less than 12 months
The Rolls-Royce (RR) Trent 7000, the latest member of the family of engines, has successfully powered the new A-330neo into the skies for its first test flight today. The aircraft took off from the Airbus... more
IndustryFirst A-330neo airplane made its maiden flight
Toulouse, France - Powered by the RR Trent 7000 turbofans
The first A-330neo took off this morning at Blagnac in Toulouse, France at 09:57 hrs local time, for its maiden flight taking place over south-western France. The aircraft, MSN1795, is a A-330/900 and... more
AirportsHamad Airport ranked 2nd "Best International Airport", according to a survey
Doha, Qatar - In the World by Travel + Leisure World's Best Awards 2017
Hamad International Airport (HIA) was ranked second in the Top 10 International Airports in the "Travel + Leisure World's Best Awards 2017" readers' survey. The magazine’s World’s Best awards recognise the... more
AirlinesAlitalia: new edition of "MilleMiglia" program from next January 1st
Rome, Italy - Deadline to redeem miles extended until 31/3/2018 to fly by 31 March 2019
The new edition of the "MilleMiglia", Alitalia’s loyalty program that today boasts over 5 million members, will start on 1 January 2018. The current edition, which started on 1 January 2013, will end o... more
ConferencesICAO Council President highlights pertinence of its global plans to effective leadership
Montreal, Canada - At 27th "ACI AFRICA/WORLD Conference"
Delivering his keynote address to the "27th ACI AFRICA/WORLD Conference" in Port Louis, Mauritius, on the theme of ‘bold leadership in a time of change’, ICAO Council President Olumuyiwa Benard Aliu hig... more
ConferencesCooperation and assistance key to enhancing safety in ICAO’s Europe and North Atlantic Region
Montreal, Canada - During ICAO Regional Safety Management Symposium in Tallinn (Estonia)
Addressing the ICAO Regional Safety Management Symposium in Tallinn, Estonia, the Secretary General of the UN specialized agency for civil aviation stressed the need to enhance cooperation and assistance... more
Science and technologyNTU and Saab partnership to develop innovative high-end digital technology
Linkoping, Sweden - A MoU has been signed today
Defence and security company Saab and Nanyang Technological University (NTU Singapore), one of the world’s research-intensive institutions, will set up a joint research centre as part of a collaboration t... more
AirportsFinnish airport operator reaches new passenger highs in 3Q2017
Helsinki, Finland - The total growth in the 21 airports operated by Finavia was 9.4%
The number of passengers continued to grow in the third quarter of 2017, as expected. The total growth in the 21 airports operated by Finavia was 9.4%. International passenger volumes grew even more rapidly,... more
MuseumsEtihad Airways signs important partnership
Abu Dhabi, UAE - With Louvre Abu Dhabi taht will officially open on November 11
Louvre Abu Dhabi today signed the first exclusive platinum partnership with Etihad Airways during a symbolic ceremony took place under the museum’s dome. It will officially open on 11 November as an i... more
ConferencesEuropean Parliament hosts today the 3rd EU Aeronautics Conference
Brussels, Belgium - With the support of ASD
Over 300 delegates are meeting in Brussels today for the 3rd EU Aeronautics Conference, organised by the European Parliament Sky & Space Intergroup and supported by ASD. The conference brings together... more
IndustryFlight from Irkutsk to Zhukovsky performed by MC-21 aircraft
Moscow, Russia - The airplane covered 4 500 kilometres in a non-stop flight that lasted 6 hours
On 17 October 2017 a flight from the test airfield of the Irkutsk Aviation Plant to Zhukovsky Airport (owned by the Rostec Corporation) was performed by test aircraft MC-21/300 in order to continue the... more
Fair and showsVector Aerospace emphasizing safety with its AS-350/EC-130 aircraft crash-resistant fuel system
Fort Worth, Usa - On display at "AMTC 2017"
Vector Aerospace, a global independent provider of aviation maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services, exhibits for the second time at the Association of Air Medical Services’ "Air Medical Transport C... more
Civil aviationExecuJet St Maarten returns to operations post-"Irma" hurricane
Porto Rico, Caribbean - The Falcon 8X aircraft took off from its facility in the Caribbean in the last days
ExecuJet, part of the Luxaviation Group, has announced that its FBO in St Maarten, which along with the rest of the island was extensively affected by Hurricane "Irma", is back to operational capability... more
CuriositiesBlue Air to ask passengers to help choose their next destination from Liverpool Airport
Liverpool, UK - Previously the airline asked locals to design the livery of the first UK based aircraft
Liverpool’s newest airline, Blue Air, wants to know where you want to fly to next Summer. They are now giving the region’s travellers the chance to submit destinations they wish to see the carrier ser... more
IndustryEmbraer announces delivery of the first E-190E2 airplane in April of 2018
Athens, Greece - The Brazilian industry confirmed it today during the annual general meeting of ERA
Embraer confirmed today April of 2018 as the delivery date of the first E-190E2 to Widerøe, the aircraft’s launch operator. The announcement was made at a press briefing in Athens, Greece, during the an... more
AirportsAci Europe: airports respond to A4E’s hollow ‘revelations’
Brussels, Belgium - The findings of a new study on airport charges were revealed… but not the actual study
At an event in Brussels yesterday organised by the airline association A4E, the findings of a new study on airport charges were revealed… but not the actual study. The findings announced were media-friendly, h... more
CuriositiesEmirates launched campaign to promote Dubai hub -VIDEO
Dubai, UAE - For USD 15 million
Emirates launched a USD 15 million campaign to inspire travel and promote the airline’s extensive network of global destinations including its home and hub, Dubai. The campaign is backed by the iconic s... more
Civil aviationAirplanes and jobs. Aer Lingus launched pilot recruitment drive; the closing date is on October 29
Milan, Italy - Over 100 positions available in one of Europe’s fastest growing airlines; it plans to recruit over 200 units over the next 3 years
Aer Lingus announced its largest ever pilot recruitment drive with over 100 direct entry pilot positions available at its home base in Dublin airport. Ireland’s airline promises an exciting career flying m... more
Sport aviationThe FAI at the heart of the "Red Bull Air Race 2017"
Losanne, Switzerland - The top three pilots on the podium: Yoshihide Muroya (1), Martin Sonka (2) and Pete McCleod (3)
The FAI, World Air Sports Federation, congratulates the winners of this season’s "Red Bull Air Race 2017". The Red Bull Air Race World Championship ended in superb style this year, with three winners c... more
AirportsBoston-Logan to offer non-stop service to Brazil
Boston, Usa - LATAM Airlines will fly between Boston and São Paulo Summer 2018
Boston’s first non-stop flight to Brazil will begin next Summer with the launch of LATAM Airlines Brazil’s service from Boston to São Paulo, the 54th international destination to be served by Logan thro... more
Fair and showsAircraft. Leonardo introduces new terminal and wide area multilateration solution to identify co-operative targets
Washington, Usa - On the airport surface, in Terminal Maneuvering Area and en-route airspace
Leonardo brings to market the 3400 Multi Sensor Surveillance System (MSSS), the company’s latest Air Traffic Control terminal and wide area surveillance solution, at the 62nd Annual "ATCA" (Air Traffic C... more
AirlinesAirplanes Alitalia. The submitted offers are seven, details are confidential
Rome, Italy - Among the acquisition proposals there are also those from Lufthansa and easyJet
Referring to the deadline for the submission of the binding offers for the acquisition of Alitalia the company under special administration announced yesterday that "seven envelopes have been delivered... more
PeopleAirplanes and roles. Peter Bellew as Chief Operations Officer of Ryanair
Milan, Italy - He previously worked in it until 2014, latterly as Director of Flight Operations
Ryanair today (17 Oct) announced that Peter Bellew would re-join the airline as Chief Operations Officer. He is currently the CEO of Malaysia Airlines will take over responsibility for all low-cost’s f... more
IndustryAirplanes. Airbus and Bombardier announce C Series partnership
Montreal, Canada - Ownership structure and agreement highlights
Airbus and Bombardier announce C Series partnership. The highlights are: • Airbus to acquire majority stake in the C Series Aircraft Limited Partnership; • Partnership brings together two complementary pro... more