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AirlinesAirplanes. Alitalia-Etihad. The airline from Abu Dhabi towards an agreement with Lufthansa?
Rome, Italia - Etihad would be working on more fronts: an entry in Lufthansa and a negotiation with Alitalia's creditor banks
According to an article published yesterday by the newspaper "Il Messaggero" talks would be taking place between Etihad and Lufthansa for a possible future entry of the airline from the Arabian Emirates... more
ReportDonald Trump: NATO is obsolete and EU is not important. After decades USA and Russia walk arm in arm
Washington DC, USA - The words of president-elect give rise to controversies in Europe, and Kremlin laughs
The statements issued by the future president of the United States Donald Trump give rise to controversies all around Europe and get Russia's approval. In a joint interview to British newspaper "The Times"... more
PeopleAntonio Tajani, President of the EU Parliament (2): biography
Rome, Italy - He has been EU Commissioner for Transport (Alitalia and EU Regulation)
Antonio Tajani (born 4 August 1953 in Rome) is an Italian politician and President of the European Parliament since January 2017. Before then, he was one of the fourteen vice-presidents of the European... more
AirportsRecord of bookings for the Summer schedule 2017 from Lamezia Terme Airport (Calabria, Italy)
Milan, Italy - With three new routes: Hamburg, Cracow and Madrid
Ryanair announced yesterday the positive number of bookings from Lamezia Terme (Calabria Region, in Italy) for the Summer 2017 on three new destinations (Hamburg, Cracow and Madrid) and on 12 routes in... more
AccidentsThe most serious aircraft crashes in populated areas in the last 10 years
Rome , Italy - Cronology of main accidents that involved civil population in the last decade
The cargo that crashed yesterday on a small village near Bisket (Kirghizstan) causing many victims among the inhabitants (see AVIONEWS) is just the last one on a time basis among the plane accidents that... more
Press releaseAircraft. Italian MIT: meeting with unions and social security service. The strike of January 20 postponed to February 23
Rome, Italy - The Ministry declared its own availability to face problem and critical situations of the sector
The Italian Transports Ministry communicated in a note that "A meeting held yesterday at the Ministry with social security service and unions Filt-Cgil, Fit Cisl, Uiltrasporti and Ugl TA regarding the... more
IndustryAircraft and photo. C-295W airplane refuels a helicopter
Getafe, Spain - At speeds of 105-115kt; both crews reported smooth and simple operation
Airbus Defence and Space (DS) has followed its recent demonstration of air-to-air refuelling made with two C-295W medium transport airplanes. The refuelling contacts happened with a H-225M Caracal helicopter.... more
Civil aviationICAO: expression of condolences on ACT Airlines aircraft, Flight TK6491
Montreal, Canada - The declarations by its Council President and by its Secretary General
The Council President and the Secretary General of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) expressed the UN agency’s deepest condolences today for the families and friends of the victims o... more
AerospaceVitrociset collaborates with a Belgian Group to create the first training platform against space cybercrime for the ESA
Rome, Italy - The tender has been awarded to RHEA Group with Vitrociset Belgium as supporting subcontractor
Vitrociset, the Italian company, will collaborate with the Belgian branch of RHEA Group, the specialized engineering international group of companies providing products and services to the most respected... more
AirlinesEmirates brings daily A-380 aircraft service to Sao Paulo
Dubai, UAE - It will replace the existing B-777/300ER used on this route
Emirates announced that it will operate the first ever scheduled commercial A-380 flight to South America when it upgrades its Dubai (DXB)–Sao Paulo (GRU) service on March 26, 2017. Replacing the existing B... more
IndustryRolls-Royce announces agreements in principle with investigating authorities
London, Uk - The industry has co-operated fully with the authorities and will continue to do so
Rolls-Royce (RR) announces that it has in principle reached a Deferred Prosecution Agreement (DPA) with the UK Serious Fraud Office (SFO), which was the subject of a preliminary court ruling yesterday.... more
Civil aviationICAO: when clouds are a good thing for aviation
Montreal, Canada - The critical role will be presented by Marco Merens, at a forum in Cape Town today
The critical role cloud computing plays in the management of international civil aviation will be presented by Marco Merens, ICAO’s Chief of Integrated Aviation Analysis, at the United Nations World D... more
Security"World Economic Forum 2017" in Davos: Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft control the airspace
Hallbergmoos, Germany - The event will take place in the Swiss ski resort from January 17 to 20
Eurofighter Typhoons belonging to the Austrian Armed Forces will secure the airspace on the occasion of the "World Economic Forum 2017" ("WEF) in Davos. The "WEF" will be held in the Swiss ski resort from... more
AirlinesRiyadh: Flynas signs order for 60 A-320neo airplanes
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - In addition it converts a previous one for 20 CEO units into the NEO model
Flynas, Saudi Arabia’s low-cost carrier, has signed an agreement with Airbus for 60 A-320neo Family aircraft. In addition to the 60 aircraft, Flynas has converted 20 A-320ceo from a previous order to A... more
IndustryEmbraer signs order with Widerøe for up to 15 E2 aircraft
Dublin, Ireland - Three firm orders for the E-190 and purchase rights for 12 further E2 family jets
Embraer has signed a contract with Widerøe, the largest regional airline in Scandinavia, for up to 15 E2 family jets. The contract consists of three firm orders for the E-190E2 and purchase rights for... more
AccidentsCargo airplane falls on village in Kyrgyzstan. 37 confirmed dead. It is not Turkish Airlines
Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan - It happend this morning, weather conditions were poor. 6 children among the victims
An ACT Airlines plane fell this night at 7:19 am (local time) near Bishkek -capital of Kyrgyzstan- crashing onto a village. About 15 houses were involved in the accident and two of them got on fire. At... more
AirportsHelsinki and Lapland led Finavia's airport network to a new passenger record
Helsinki, Finland - Both domestic traffic and international air travel showed growth
Passenger volumes at Finavia's airports reached an all-time high in 2016. Both domestic traffic and international air travel showed growth. A new passenger record was reached in Helsinki Airport (17.2... more
AirportsA garbage dump threatens air traffic: it happens in Beirut
Beirut, Lebanon - Flocks attracted by the piles of trash are a hazard to planes at the airport of the Lebanese Capital
A garbage dump too close to Beirut "Rafic Hariri" International Airport (Lebanon) attracted an increasing number of birds to the point that it put at risk the safety of planes during landing and takeoff.... more
IndustryAgreement with the Italian MoD for the new M-345 aircraft and for the development of the new exploration and escort helicopter
Rome, Italy - The airplanes will work alongside the M-346s; the aircraft will replace the AW-129 used by the Italian Army
Leonardo has signed with the Italian National Armaments Directorate of the Italian Defence Ministry two contracts for an initial batch of five Aermacchi M-345 trainer aircraft and for the first phase of... more
Press releaseEnav: malfunction in Padua Area Control Center last Saturday
Rome, Italy - Delays in particular in the Vencie and Bologna airports
Enav (Italian Flight Assistance Company) informs that, due to a systems malfunction in its Padua Area Control Center, that is responsible for managing air traffic for north-eastern Italy, which occurred... more
AccidentsAirplanes. Boeing on Flight TK6491 accident in Kyrgyzstan
Seattle, Usa - A technical team ready to collaborate with the investigating authorities
Boeing extends its deepest condolences to the families of those who perished in the Flight TK6491 accident near Manas Airport Kyrgyzstan, operated by ACT Airlines, as well as its wishes for the recovery... more
AirportsBerlin‘s airports: 32.9 million passengers in 2016
Berlin, Germany - Over three million more
Over three million more passengers flew from Schönefeld and Tegel in 2016 than in the previous year. In total 32,906,881 passengers were flown. That’s 11.4% more than 2015. At Schönefeld Airport the num... more
AirlinesAirplanes and airlines. Alitalia–Air Malta joint statement: talks terminated
Rome, Italy - Jointly decided
Air Malta and Alitalia have jointly decided to terminate the talks which would have led to Alitalia becoming a 49% shareholder in Malta's national carrier. The two airlines agreed that the current changing... more
IndustryEmbraer delivered 108 commercial and 117 executive jet aircraft in 2016 -SPECIALS AVIONEWS
São José dos Campos, Brazil - The total of 225 airplanes for these two markets represents the highest volume of deliveries in the last six years
Embraer delivered 32 commercial and 43 executive jets, 25 of which are light jets and 18 are large, during the fourth quarter of 2016 (4Q16). The Company ended the year with 108 aircraft delivered to the... more
IndustryBoeing: SpiceJet announces deal for up to 205 airplanes
New Delhi, India - 100 additional B-737 MAX 8s and 50 purchase rights; largest order in low-cost carrier's history
Boeing and SpiceJet announced today a commitment for up to 205 airplanes during an event in New Delhi. Booked at the end of 2016, the announcement includes 100 new 737 MAX 8s, SpiceJet's current order... more
Press releaseAirplanes. Italian Aduc on Alitalia: "It cost EUR 7,4 bn to the contributors in 40 years. Better to bankrupt it"
Rome, Italy - It lost EUR 400 million last year, more than a million per day
Primo Mastrantoni, secretary of ADUC (Italian users' rights Association), unveiled in a press release that: "Alitalia is cost EUR 7.4 bn to the contributors in forty years (from 1974 to 2014), according... more
DefenseFincantieri to upgrade P61, an off-shore patrol vessel of the Armed Forces of Malta
Trieste, Italy - Project co-financed by the European Union Internal Security Fund
Fincantieri, one of the world’s largest shipbuilding groups, was awarded the contract by the Armed Forces of Malta for the upgrading of P61, an Off-shore Patrol Vessel, built by the industry over 10 y... more
AirlinesAirplanes. Alitalia: who is preparing the new business plan?
Rome, Italy - Search of names opened of the people who will have to to bring the airline outside doldrums
"I think objective that the airline has been bad managed. It is unacceptable that it is transferred on workers. It doesn't exist to talk about redundancies before the business plan. The Government said... more
IndustrySCA and Interjet have returned airline’s SSJ-100 aircraft fleet into service
Moscow, Russia - The industry has completed work of 11 airplanes operated by the carrier
Sukhoi Civil Aircraft (SCA) has completed work on airworthiness restoration of 11 Sukhoi Superjet 100 (SSJ-100) aircraft operated by Interjet. At the end of December, 22 SCA’s experts were sent to M... more
AirportsBudapest Airport reflects on record-breaking year
Budapest, Hungary - Infrastructure investment
An outstanding 19.2% increase in passenger traffic in December alone saw Budapest Airport continue its record-breaking trend, with the Hungarian gateway welcoming 11.4 million passengers by the end of... more
AirportsFraport figures 2016: passengers traffic exceeds 60 million mark again
Frankfurt, Germany - New December passenger record achieved at Cargo volumes show significant growth
In 2016, Frankfurt Airport (FRA) served a total of 60,792,308 passengers, thus surpassing the 60 million passenger mark once again and remaining almost at the previous year's level (down 0.4 percent). Following... more
AirportsAERTEC Solutions will structure the concession of the new El Dorado 2 Airport
Seville, Spain - The ANI of Colombia has awarded technical, financial and legal structuring of the new airport in Bogota
The Vice-President of the Republic of Colombia, Germán Vargas Lleras, announced the award of the sell side advisory consultancy project to structure the concession new El Dorado 2 Airport in Bogota. The... more
AirlinesUnited accelerates retirement of its B-747 planes
Chicago, Usa - Scott Kirby announced the decision in a letter to employees on Wednesday
United Airlines' President Scott Kirby announced in a letter to employees on Wednesday the decision to accelerate the retirement of the B-747 planes still in service within the fourth quarter of 2017.... more
Finance and economyAirbus DS sells its shares in Atlas Elektronik
Munich, Germany - Closing of the transaction is subject to customary regulatory approvals
Airbus Defence and Space (DS) has entered into an agreement to sell its 49 percent share in Atlas Elektronik Group to thyssenkrupp AG based in Essen, Germany. With this acquisition, thyssenkrupp, which... more
Press releasePlanes and Alitalia (2). Fiorentino (Fit-Cisl): "Minister Calenda agrees with us"
Rome, Italy - Statement of the National Secretary of the Union
The National Secretary of Fit-Cisl Union Emiliano Fiorentino -with reference to statements of Carlo Calenda, the Minister of Economic Development- said: "We are happy that the Government by its Minister... more
HelicoptersHelicopters. Leonardo MW Ltd presented in London, a new single entity for its UK-based operations
London, UK - It brings together two brands with great technological heritage: Westland (helicopters) and Marconi (electronics)
“With the support of the UK Government, Leonardo is ready to invest and grow its business in and from the UK, committing to long-term innovative partnerships", said Mauro Moretti, CEO and General Manager o... more
AirlinesAirplanes. Italian Minister Calenda on Alitalia: "Not to talk about redundancies without business plan"
Rome, Italy - "If it thinks that the problem is resolved only cutting staff means that it is a company that doesn't work"
An echo that follows the recent declarations by the Italian Transport and Infrastrucure Minister on Alitalia. Today it arrives by the Economic Development, Carlo Calenda, who answered to some questions... more
Press releaseAlitalia: strikes on January 20 and February 23 are legal, according to the guarantor
Rome, Italy - Invitation to company to find agreement on staff to employ on the case of the protest
The Guarantee Authority for the strikes has considered legal the strikes by Alitalia's staff fixed for next January 20 (from 2pm to 6pm) and on February 23 (24 hours, with guarantee of the ranges). In... more
IndustryEurofighter Typhoon aircraft fleet: 5 year arrangement to support it
Hallbergmoos, Germany - The arrangement consists of two main contracts
Eurofighter Jagdflugzeug GmbH has welcomed a 5 year arrangement with NETMA (the NATO Eurofighter & Tornado Management Organisation) to support the global Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft fleet. The arrangement... more
AirlinesIran Air: the new A-321 airplane lands in Tehran today
Toulouse, France - That signs the beginning of the fleet modernization
Iran Air has taken delivery of its first new aircraft, an A-321, last January 8 during a handover ceremony in Toulouse. Farhad Parvaresh, Chairman and CEO of the airline, and Fabrice Bregier, President,... more
Airports2016 was a record year for Warsaw "Chopin" Airport
Warsaw, Poland - 2017 also promises to be very optimistic
More than 12.8 million passengers were handled at "Chopin Airport" throughout 2016. This is an absolute historical record of the airport. The number of cities with a direct connection with Warsaw was also... more
IndustrySatair Group inks global distribution agreement with Techsat
Copenhagen, Holland - The agreement covers the Americas, Asia Pacific and Europe
Satair Group has signed a new distribution agreement with TechSat GmbH, an expert in integration and verification equipment. The agreement covers the Americas (except USA and Canada), Asia Pacific and... more
HelicoptersHellenic Air Force: a Super Puma helicopter executed a rescue operation -VIDEO
Athens, Greece - For civilians that were blocked due to weather conditions
On Wednesday, January 11th, 2017 a Super Puma helicopter of the Hellenic Air Force (HAF), took off from Chios in order to execute a Rescue operation in Skopelo for civilians that were blocked due to weather... more
Civil aviationAircraft and job: cabin crew assessment days in Italy
Milan, Italy - The dates fixed for January and February 2017
Crewlink is an official training and recruitment partner for Ryanair and it is currently recruiting for 100's of Cabin Crew positions throughout Europe and will be holding Cabin Crew Recruitment Days throughout... more
IndustrySSJ-100 airplane: fitting issue under resolution
Moscow, Russia - This issue does not affect the manufacturer’s plans and deliveries
With reference to the stabilizer’s issue of the Sukhoi Superjet 100 aircraft, the manufacturer would like to clarify the following: The stabilizer’s repair is not complicated technically and it is... more
Civil aviationThe first new airliner lands in Tehran after 37 years: it is an Airbus A-321 airplane -VIDEO
Toulouse, France - Historical landing for policy and for transports of the Country after embargo and sanctions
It will be tomorrow the star attraction in Tehran: the A-321, registration EP-IFA, serial number 7418, the first model of new airplane to be delivered from a facility to Iran after 37 years due to the... more
DefenseRussia stations anti-aircraft S-400 missiles in Moscow's regions
Moscow, Russia - 4 S-400 Triumph batteries will defend the Capital and the industrial region
A regiment equipped with an anti-aircraft and anti-missile mobile system S-400 Triumph was positioned in the Moscow Region, Russian Ministry of Defense informed. Other batteries of the same kind of weapon... more
AirlinesPlanes and airlines. Alitalia: a change in the management gets closer
Rome, Italy - And in Etihad, could Ahmed Ali Al Sayegh replace Hogan?
According to today's article by Gianni Dragoni in "Il Sole 24 Ore" Etihad might decide to replace James Hogan with the businessman Ahmed Ali Al Sayegh -close to Etihad's proprietors- in the Board of Directors... more
Civil aviationAircraft and results. IATA: strong demand growth returns in November
Geneva, Switzerland - Capacity +6.5% and load factor rose 0.8% (78.9%)
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced global passenger traffic results for November 2016 showing the strongest demand growth in nine months. Total revenue passenger kilometers (RPKs)... more
AirportsAci Europe: Athens International Airport becomes carbon neutral
Brussels, Belgium - Newcomers in Europe
At the COP21 climate negotiations in Paris in December 2015, the airport industry committed to have 50 carbon neutral airports in Europe by 2030. Today it announced the latest airport to reach that goal:... more