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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
AirportsAirplanes and results. ACI released yesterday preliminary 2016 world airport traffic rankings - SPECIALS by AVIONEWS
Montreal, Canada - Robust gains in passenger traffic at hub airports serving trans-Pacific and East Asian routes
Traffic at the world’s 20 busiest air passenger hubs grew 4.7% in 2016. With over 1.4 billion passengers passing through their airports in 2016, this group of 20 represents 18% of global passenger traffic, a... more
AirportsThe idea of “Hindu Prayer Room” at Frankfurt Airport
Frankfurt, Germany - It was recently floated by Hindu statesman Rajan Zed
In a remarkable interfaith gesture; Christian, Jew and Buddhist leaders have backed the idea of establishing a “Hindu Prayer Room” at Frankfurt Airport (FRA) in Germany; the idea which was recently flo... more
IndustryPlanes and photo. Kazakhstan orders two more C-295 aircraft
Madrid, Spain - Following the signature of a new contract with Airbus DS
Kazakhstan is to acquire two more C-295 transport aircraft following the signature of a new contract with Airbus Defence and Space. The agreement, which includes a spares and support package, covers the... more
Civil aviationPlanes and airlines. Will Matteo Renzi save Alitalia?
Rome, Italy - The situation of the company is intertwined with the politics of Italy...
The "knots" of Alitalia come to the comb giving a look at the calendar. From the 19th to the 26th of April there is a referendum in Alitalia about the "union agreement", the outcome of which seems to... more
CuriositiesAirplanes. A demilitarized Mig-21 for sale: a part of history at auction
Lucerne, Switzerland - Offer valid until tomorrow. It doesn't fly, but it is purchaseable soon at 9000 CHF
Certainly it is always an armament, whose sale would be banned on the Swiss on-line sales website "Ricardo.ch", but it is a single engined demilitarized MiG-21 jet airplane (and not able to fly) at auction.... more
AirportsRome-Fiumicino first in Europe for service quality, according to ACI (4.34 points out of 5
Rome, Italy - International Area E, hospitality, security, parking, cleanliness and comfort are the items with the most passenger votes
New absolute record for “Leonardo da Vinci” airport with regard to quality of services to passengers. According to the independent survey carried out by ACI -Airport Council International, the international ass... more
Civil aviationAirplanes and jobs. Recruiting for an unlimited number of cabin crew positions
Rome, Italy - No experience required. The dates in April and in May
Crewlink, an official recruitment and training partner to Ryanair is currently recruiting for an unlimited number of Cabin Crew positions to operate on board Europe’s airline Ryanair. No Cabin Crew experience i... more
PeopleItalian ENAV: appointment of BoD of Techno Sky for a three year term 2017-2019
Rome, Italy - Roberta Neri (Chairman), Massimo Bellizzi and Luca Colman (board members) retain their offices in Enav
The Shareholders’ Meeting of Techno Sky, held today in Rome, appointed the members of the new Board of Directors who will be in office for a three-year term, from 2017 to 2019: Roberta Neri (Chairman), M... more
DefenseSaab receives order for maintenance of Polish Navy´s RBS15 Mk3 missiles
Linkoping, Sweden - With deliveries taking place 2017-2018
Defence and security company Saab has received an order from the Naval Port Gdynia, Poland, for the maintenance and logistic support of the Polish Navy’s RBS15 Mk3 surface-to-surface missile system with d... more
ReportPlanes and fuel, BP asks 59 million dollars in damages to subsidiary of Delta Air Lines
Rome, Italy - According to the petrol giant the company Monroe Energy would have used an unfounded pretext to terminate a three-year contract for the purchase of oil
The oil Group BP started a lawsuit against Monroe Energy, a subsidiary company of Delta Air Lines that in 2012 acquired a 185,000 barrel-per-day oil refinery in Philadelphia with the aim to process oil... more
AirportsOslo Airport: Visby added to its destination map this Summer
Oslo, Norway - SAS' new link in Sweden served by CRJ-900
Avinor Oslo Airport will add Visby to its destination map this summer. Just weeks before the official opening of its new state-of-the-art terminal extension, Avinor Oslo Airport has announced further... more
AirlinesPlanes and Alitalia. Minister Calenda: Italian Government does not want to replace private partners, no to nationalization
Rome, Italy - If workers will reject the pre-agreement by the referendum Alitalia would be liquidated, according to Italian Minister of Economic Development
"If the agreement will be rejected, investors would move away" Italian Minister of Economic Development Carlo Calenda said when he was interviewed about the referendum by the means of which the employees... more
Civil aviationAirplanes and events. ICAO: States and governments concur on ambitions for African aviation
Montreal, Canada - The continent is committed to the alignment in the air transport sector; Ethiopia towards the leadership
Strengthened alignment on the development of aviation in Africa has resulted from high-level bilateral meetings between ICAO, the Government of Ethiopia, and the African Union undertaken last week by the... more
AerospaceCygnus spacecraft en route for the International Space Station
Rome, Italy - Pressurized cargo module from TAS carries over 4,410 pounds of scientific experiments
The latest Cygnus resupply spacecraft, named in honor of John Glenn, one of NASA's seven original astronauts, has been successfully launched by an Atlas rocket from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida... more
AccidentsPA-31T airplane crashed in Portugal: famous sportsman surgeon among the victims
Lisbon, Portugal - With him also his wife dead, the pilot, another French passenger and a man at ground
The world of sports has lost last Monday one of the famous figures among the French football players. In fact there was also the 65 year old man Jean-Pierre Franceschi on board of the PA-31T Cheyenne II... more
AccidentsBad Tuesday for Black Hawks: two helicopters crashed, in Turkey and Yemen. 24 deads
Rome, Italy - An aircraft fell because of poor weather conditions, the other one crashed after being hit by "friendly fire"
Yesterday was a day to forget for helicopter transport: two Sikorsky aircraft crashed for different reasons, causing the death of 24 people. The first accident happened in Turkey. A Sikorsky S-70A Black... more
Press releaseAircraft and transport in Italy. Italian MIT: strikes fixed for April 21 have been postponed
Rome, Italy - The measure has been necessary and urgent
The Italian Transport and Infrastructure Minister Graziano Delrio with his own order has decided the postponement to other date of the following strikes, all fixed for next Friday, on April 21: - strike... more
Science and technologyH-55 airplane, a Solar Impulse technological spin off
Nyon, Switzerland - Its electric demonstrator aircraft, aEro1, has successfully flown more than 50 hours with a battery endurance exceeding more than 1 hour
After building the 2 Solar Impulse electric airplanes and flying 5 days and 5 nights non-stop over the Pacific in Solar Impulse 2, the longest flight ever of a single pilot airplane, Solar Impulse’s C... more
AirlinesPlanes and Alitalia. Unions meet today to decide the rules of the referendum
Rome, Italy - One week to approve or not the agreement which was reached on Thursday night between unions and airline, on April 26 a new meeting is scheduled at MISE
Air transport unions meet today to decide the rules and the referendum question with which about 12.500 employees of Alitalia shall express their opinion about the pre-agreement that was reached last week... more
HelicoptersAirbus Helicopters selects SingPost as Skyways logistics partner
Singapore, Singapore - Moving towards trial phase of new unmanned aerial package delivery system
Airbus Helicopters is collaborating with Singapore Post (SingPost) as its logistics partner for the innovative Skyways parcel delivery project. The announcement was made today at the inaugural "Rotorcraft... more
AirlinesCALC purchases new A-320/200 series aircraft
Hong Kong, China - These aircraft are scheduled for delivery in the fourth quarter of 2017
CALC, a full value-chain aircraft solutions provider for global airlines, has entered into an Aircraft Purchase Agreement with Airbus for another new A-320/200 ceo aircraft in 13 April, on top of its order... more
AirlinesAirplanes and carriers. Ethiopian and Singapore Airlines expand code-share agreement
Rome, Italy - As of next June
Star Alliance members, Ethiopian Airlines (EA) and Singapore Airlines (SIA) will expand their code-share agreement as of 1st June, 2017 offering customers travelling between Africa and Asia seamless connectivity... more