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IndustryEmbraer and American Airlines sign a contract for four additional E-175 airplanes
São José dos Campos, Brazil - The deliveries will start in the last quarter of this year
Embraer and American Airlines Group (AAG) have signed a firm order for four E-175 jets. The contract, in addition to the original order placed by the airline in 2013, for 60 airplanes, has a value of USD... more
AirlinesEU: yes to bridging loan by the Italian Government to Alitalia up to 400 million Euros. But...
Rome, Italy - It is required that a sale be worked for, Minister Calenda says. Padoan excludes that the Italian Deposit and Loan Bank may intevene
The Italian Minister of Economic Development Carlo Calenda reported it in an interview to the tv show "Otto e Mezzo": Europe granted a "bridging loan of about EUR 400 million to the condition that a sale... more
Press releaseAlitalia and airplanes: regular flight programme and services
Rome, Italy - No changes to flight schedule or operations
"Alitalia reiterates that a staff vote against the company’s turnaround plan has not impacted its current or future flight schedule. All services are operating as normal. The purchase of new tickets c... more
AirlinesPlanes and crisis. CFO of Lufthansa about Alitalia: we do not want to buy it
Rome, Italy - This is the position of the German Group according to what was said in a conference call today. The possibility had been rumored by media and "hoped" yesterday by Italian Minister Calenda
The possibility that Lufthansa might be interested in buying Alitalia had been rumored so much by Italian media that yesterday the Italian Minister of Economic Development Carlo Calenda, being asked on... more
AirportsNew Avinor Oslo Airport officially open
Oslo, Norway - The increased capacity is at approx. 32 million passengers annually
At noon today, the new Oslo Airport was officially opened, courtesy of Minister of Transport and Communications, Ketil Solvik-Olsen. Norway’s main airport opened within budget and on time. The increased c... more
Finance and economyAirplanes and helicopters. Boeing reports first-quarter results
Chicago, Usa - Backlog grew to USD 480 billion
Boeing reports first-quarter results and raises EPS guidance. The highlights: - GAAP EPS of $2.34 and core EPS (non-GAAP) of $2.01 on solid execution - Revenue of $21.0 billion reflecting 210 commercial... more
AirportsAirplanes and environment. Global airport industry hard at work to reduce and eliminate its CO2 emissions
Brussels, Belgium - 189 airports across the world now certified at one of the 4 levels of Airport Carbon Accreditation
With international airline emissions soon to be subject to the CORSIA (Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation) agreement struck at ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organization)... more
Press releaseCJ EU: Opinion of the Advocate General in cases Crewlink/Ryanair
Luxembourg, Luxembourg - Disputes to contracts of employment of hostesses and stewards come within jurisdiction of courts of place ‘where or from which’ those employees principally carry out their obligations
"Ryanair and Crewlink are companies established under Irish law and have their registered offices in Ireland. Ryanair is active in the international passenger air transport sector. Crewlink specialises... more
ConferencesAirplanes. "MRO Americas 2017": ATR renews and expands maintenance agreements with three Latin American and Caribbean operators
Toulouse, France - GMA signed with Avianca Holdings, Easyfly and Caribbean Airlines
The European's regional aircraft manufacturer ATR has taken the opportunity of the "MRO Americas 2017", currently being held in Orlando, USA, to announce the signing of maintenance agreements with three... more
Finance and economyAirplanes and helicopters. Airbus reports first quarter (Q1) 2017 results -SPECIALS by AVIONEWS
Amsterdam, Holland - The industry confirmed its guidance for the full year
Airbus reports First Quarter (Q1) 2017 results. The highlights: • Revenues €13bn; EBIT Adjusted €240m; EBIT (reported) €852m; EPS (reported) €0.79 • Q1 financials reflect delivery phasing and divestm... more
CargoMiami Airport: pharma cargo partners increase
Miami, Usa - It will enter into World Trade Month having recently achieved three major milestones in the growth of its hub network
Miami International Airport (MIA), America’s busiest US airport for international freight and the one of the North American airports designated a pharmaceutical freight hub by the International Air Transport A... more
AirlinesEmirates: all flights to Spain operated by A-380 airplane
Dubai, UAE - As of next September 1st served with this model in a three class configuration
Emirates announced yesterday that all of its flights to Spain will be operated by the A-380 airplane. In addition to the existing double daily service to Barcelona, the airline will operate a double daily... more
IndustryBeechcraft planes for Argentina, the US DoD awards an 88 million dollar contract
Washington, USA - The agreement with Argentina Air Force is for four T-6C+ aircraft, pilot training and a maintenance package
The Department of Defence (DoD) of the United States reported on Tuesday to have approved a contract between Beechcraft and the Air Force of Argentina to supply -by April 30, 2018- four T-6C+ aircraft,... more
ConferencesAirplanes. IATA: global standards, cooperation and data key to keeping aviation safe
Seoul, Republic of Korea - Its CEO and DG declared it at the "Safety and Flight Operations Conference"
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) urged aviation safety stakeholders to reinforce their commitment to a safety framework based on global standards, cooperation and dialogue, and effective... more
SecurityAirplanes and safety. EASA launches a consultation for new Certification Specifications for Airports -SPECIALS by AVIONEWS
Cologne, Germany - The public consultation on this so called Notice of Proposed Amendment (NPA) ends 31 May 2017
EASA (European Aviation Safety Agency) proposes new certification specifications (CS) for aerodrome design in order to facilitate the operations of modern large aeroplanes at existing aerodromes. Modern... more
Military aviationEurofighter Typhoon airplane: dual firing markes major mileston on Meteor programme
Hallbergmoos, Germany - Operational evaluation with UK Royal Air Force due to begin later in 2017
A Eurofighter Typhoon airplane has successfully completed a simultaneous firing of two MBDA Meteor Beyond Visual Range air-to-air missiles as part of a major programme of work to integrate the weapon on... more
HelicoptersHelicopters and history: the "Glorious" Gazelle celebrates 50 years
Marignane, France - Today 470 units are still in service
Airbus Helicopters celebrated yesterday the 50th anniversary of the Gazelle’s maiden flight during a conference at the museum of aviation in St Victoret, near the company headquarters in France. Fifty y... more
AirlinesPlanes Alitalia (2). Poletti: to guarantee a continuity without that the airlines become an expense for citizens
Rome, Italy - The Italian Minister of Labour tells about the company in a radio interview: if shareholders will confirm the decision of the BoD it will be a duty of the special commissioners to study its future chances
The Italian Minister of Labour Giuliano Poletti confirms what he recently said and at the moment excludes that Alitalia might be nationalized. In a radio interview at the Rai show "Radio anch'io" Poletti... more
Military aviationAirplanes and photo: Spanish Air Force A-400M arrived at "FAMEX 2017"
Santa Lucia, Mexico - It is on static display before returning to its home base in Zaragoza
The first Spanish Air Force Airbus A-400M new generation airlifter has arrived yesterday afternoon at Santa Lucía Air Base in México to be displayed at the "FAMEX 17" exhibition. The aircraft will b... more
AirlinesAirplanes and Alitalia. Italian PM Gentiloni: disappointed for the missed opportunity, there aren't the conditions to nationalize
Benevento, Italy - The Italian Prime Minister on a visit in the Campania Region confirms the Government's committment to citizens, users and taxpayers. Now it is more difficult to take up the challenge
"I can't be silent about my concern for what is happening in these hours to an important Italian company as Alitalia", the Italian Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni said this morning, commenting the situation... more
AirportsDubai International Airport: passenger traffic up 7.4% in Q1
Dubai, UAE - Over 22 million passengers welcomed
Passenger traffic at the world’s number one airport for international passenger numbers, Dubai International (DXB), climbed 7.4 per cent during the first quarter of 2017 to 22,496,596 compared to 20,948,690 r... more
IndustryEmbraer enters innovation partnership with "Uber Elevate Network"
Dallas, Usa - The announcement was made in Dallas (Texas) in the opening session of the summit
Embraer announced yesterday an agreement with Uber to explore the concept of an ecosystem—dubbed Uber Elevate Network—that will allow the potential development and deployment of small electric vertical tak... more
AirlinesEthiopian Airlines: for the reopening of Abuja Airport the carrier operated with first A-350/900 airplane
Rome, Italy - Currently it serves 20 weekly flights to four Nigerian cities
Africa’s largest airline group, Ethiopian Airlines, announced that it has decided to inaugurate the reopening of the Abuja Airport with its latest technology and the most modern airplane in the world, t... more
AirportsBerlin Airports: traffic report March 2017
Berlin, Germany - Three strike days last month: modest growth at Schönefeld, significant losses at Tegel
Over seven million passengers flew from Schönefeld and Tegel from January to March 2017. Three strike days in March (10/13/14 March) significantly affected traffic numbers at Berlin’s Schönefeld and Teg... more
CargoLufthansa Cargo: 100,000 tonnes pass through Speed Gate
Frankfurt, Germany - Fraport opened Speed Gate almost four years ago at Frankfurt airport
Lufthansa Cargo AG loaded the 100,000th tonne of cargo via Fraport AG’s Speed Gate at Frankfurt Airport on 24 April 2017. The cargo airline uses Speed Gate at CargoCity South, Europe’s largest hub for... more
Science and technologyPerlan II glider airplane in the mountain waves of Spring in Sierra Nevada
Minden, USA - Key improvements to the experimental aircraft destined to touch the space without engine
Airbus Perlan Mission II, an initiative to fly a glider without an engine to the edge of space to collect ground-breaking insights on high-altitude flight, weather, and climate change, returned to flight... more
IndustryJapan Air Commuter starts operations with ATR aircraft
Toulouse, France - JAC performed its first -42/600 flight today
Japan Air Commuter Co. Ltd. (JAC) performed its first ATR-42/600 flight today. Its flight 3741 departed from Kagoshima at 8:50 am (local time) for a 40-minute flight to Yakushima. The aircraft then performed... more
AirportsPassenger traffic up 29.5 per cent at Dubai World Central in Q1
Dubai, UAE - Numbers expected to surpass 1 million in 2017
Passenger traffic at Dubai World Central (DWC), Dubai’s second international hub, grew an impressive 29.5 per cent during the first quarter of 2017 with 333,780 passengers passing through the facility c... more
AirportsAirports in Finland had a strong start to the year
Helsinki, Finland - Passenger numbers rising by 6.9 percent
Demand for air traffic continued to grow strongly in the first quarter, with passenger numbers at Finavia’s airports rising by 6.9 percent on same period in the previous year. The main factors behind t... more
Military aviationF-35 Lightning II planes. Joint excercise in the USA: pilots from RAF practice with French and US partners - VIDEO
Rome, Italy - The "Atlantic Trident 2017" exercise seeks to encourage the sharing of tactics, techniques and procedures
A joint military exercise called "Atlantic Trident 2017" is being held in these days by the Air Forces of Britain, France and United States at the US Air Force "Joint Base Langley-Eustis" facility in Virginia... more
AirlinesVito Riggio President of ENAC: Alitalia (4) must appoint a special commissioner as soon as possible
Rome, Italy - He commented when reached over the phone
ENAC wants to leave the air operator's certificate (AOC) to Alitalia while waiting that in a couple of days a special commissioner will be appointed. The licence will then be suspended and a temporary... more
Civil aviationRobin Kamark new CEO of the Group Airline Equity Partners of Etihad Aviation Group
Abu Dhabi, Emirates - He takes over from Bruno Matheu
Etihad Aviation Group today announced the appointment of Robin Kamark as Chief Executive Officer of the Group Airline Equity Partners. Kamark will be responsible for leading and developing the Group’s m... more
Press releasePlanes. ENAC receives the communication from Alitalia about the decision of the BoD to start the procedure to appoint a special commissioner
Rome, Italy - It was announced by the President of the airline. At the moment there are the conditions for full operations
The Italian Civil Aviation Authority (ENAC) informs that the President of Alitalia, Luca Cordero di Montezemolo, formally notified the decision of the Board of Directors of the air carrier to start the... more
AirlinesPlanes and airlines. James Hogan regrets for the outcome of the referendum in Alitalia (2)
Rome, Italy - Etihad Airways backs the decision to convene a shareholders' meeting on April 27
James Hogan, President and CEO of Etihad Aviation Group and Vice-president of Alitalia said: "We deeply regret the Alitalia staff vote outcome, which means that all parties will lose: Alitalia’s employees, i... more
AirlinesPlanes. Alitalia: "Italy is a democratic Republic founded on labour"
Rome, Italy - The management must go home
The vote that was expressed by the workers of Alitalia, who rejected the pre-agreement which was signed by most of unions, airline and the Italian Government, was a vote against the current management... more
AirlinesPlanes. Alitalia (3): the BoD convenes a shareholders' meeting on April 27
Rome, Italy - After the rejection of the referendum
The Board of Directors of Alitalia, that met today, regretfully took note of the decision of their employees to not approve the pre-agreement which was signed on April 14 between the company and the union... more
IndustryLeonardo: Federico Fabretti head of communication is going to step aside....
Rome, Italy - He leaves Leonardo to go in Hitachi
Federico Fabbretti gets off the flying aircraft of Finmeccanica and climbs into a carriage. After the sudden departure of Alessio De Sio (head of communication) from Ansaldo Hitachi (ex-Finmeccanica),... more
AirlinesPlanes and Alitalia. The president of Intesa Sanpaolo: the bank is willing to support the airline even if it is not pleased with the investment
Milan, Italy - Gros-Pietro believes that the company is important for the good of the Country and trusts Etihad for its relaunch
Being questioned today on the occasion of an event in Milan, the president of Intesa Sanpaolo Gian Maria Gros-Pietro said that he understands the disappointment that the CEO of Unicredit Jean Pierre Mustier... more
AirportsMIA receives "Miami Today 2017 Gold Medal Award"
Miami, Usa - Airport won top honors for its contributions to Greater Miami in 2016
On April 19, Miami International Airport (MIA) received the "Miami Today 2017 Gold Medal Award", the award program’s top honor for a local organization. MIA was chosen from more than 100 nominations, a... more
Civil aviationICAO confirms strong support for new African Search and Rescue Declaration
Montréal, Canada - Adopted during the recent High-level Conference on SAR in Africa which convened in Lomé, Togo
ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organization) has confirmed its strong support for a new Declaration on the Improvement of Search and Rescue (SAR) services in Africa. Adopted during the recent High-level... more
AirlinesCALC receives most promising new stock award
Hong Kong, China - Organized jointly by Finet and qq.com of Tencent
CALC, a full value-chain aircraft solutions provider for global airlines, has won the Most Promising New Stock Award at the 2016 Top 100 HK Awards Ceremony organized jointly by Finet and qq.com of Tencent. The... more
PeopleBrexit (2). Tajani in London: “Citizens deserve certainty regarding their post-future”
Brussels, Belgium - In addition to meeting the PM, he was also due to meet representatives from NGOs
Antonio Tajani stressed the importance of a deal to safeguard people’s rights in the wake of Brexit during a meeting with UK Prime Minister Theresa May yesterday morning. "The European Parliament's message i... more
ReportAlfano: "Grief and dismay for the terrible attack in Paris"
Rome, Italy - The Italian Foreign Ministry's Crisis Unit is operative
"Grief and dismay for the terrible attack on the French Police in Paris. We are close to the families of the people involved and to France. The Foreign Ministry's Crisis Unit is operative. We advise Italians... more
AirlinesAlitalia to launch its first ever direct Rome-Male flight from 31 October
Rome, Italy - Route operated for the whole winter season, until 24 March 2018
Alitalia will from 31 October launch its first ever scheduled direct flights between Italy and the Maldives. The new three-weekly Rome-Male service will operate for the whole winter season until 24 March... more
PeopleAlfano meets with Davis, British Secretary of State: the Italians after Brexit as the subject
Rome, Italy - The living conditions of compatriots residing in London prior to exit from EU will not undergo changes
“We deem it very important that, following Brexit, the acquired rights of Italian and European citizens residing in the United Kingdom, just as those of the British citizens living in EU Countries, continue t... more
AirlinesIberia presents first aircraft with new Premium Economy Cabin -VIDEO
Madrid, Spain - This summer the Spanish airline will have five such airplanes in its fleet
Iberia presented yesterday its first A-340/600 airplane fitted with its new Premium Economy. Iberia Maintenance will install the new seats on the aircraft already in airline’s fleet at its Madrid hangars, w... more
IndustryPlanes and engines. Rolls-Royce: European Commission approves acquisition of ITP
Bruxelles, Belgium - The Spanish company that manufactures engine components can be acquired by the Brithish industry
ITP (Industria de Turbo Propulsores) one of the leading companies in the manifacturing of airplane components and engines might be acquired by Rolls-Royce. ITP -a Spanish company- is already a member -together... more
Science and technologyAirbus, GEDC and UNESCO: call for entries opens for the 2017 “Diversity Award”
Toulouse, France - It aims to shine a light on projects which have encouraged more young people to study in engineering
Airbus, a world aircraft manufacturer, and the Global Engineering Deans Council (GEDC), have launched the call for nominations for the 2017 edition of the “Airbus Diversity Award”. This award aims to... more
CargoAirplanes and carriers. Lufthansa Cargo and United sign jv agreement on freight transport
Frankfurt, Germany - A cooperation on routes between the US and Europe
United Airlines (UAL) and Lufthansa Cargo have signed a joint-venture agreement for extensive cargo cooperation on routes between the US and Europe. The cargo jv partners plan to provide a wide range of... more
AirportsCologne-Bonn connects Germany to Basque Country
Cologne, Germany - The service operated by Ryanair on 30 October
Cologne-Bonn Airport has this week announced a significant new route with the confirmation that Ryanair will commence Germany’s first direct link to the Spanish city, Vitoria, from Cologne-Bonn. The I... more