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Military aviationAirplanes. A-400M Global Support Service contract signed with three Nations
Seville, Spain - UK, France and Spain
Airbus Defence and Space has signed three long-term Global Support Service contracts for the A-400M new generation aircraft with the UK, France and Spain. The new agreement, effective 1 December, runs... more
Civil aviationAirplanes and consumptions. Italian ENAV marks again routes of the Italian skies
Rome, Italy - Savings of 140,000 Euros per day for all airlines flying over Italy
From tomorrow, 8 December, Enav will be giving the go-ahead for Free Route operations over Italian airspace. From 01.00 a.m. tonight (8 Dec.), it will be possible for all overflying aircraft at an altitude... more
Civil aviationInternational Civil Aviation Day: the joint statement by Council President and Secretary General
Montreal, Canada - The theme for Day through 2018 is: "Working together to ensure no country is left behind"
The Council President of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), Olumuyiwa Benard Aliu, and ICAO Secretary General, Fang Liu, issued the following joint statement for the occasion of International... more
Civil aviationAirplanes. Indra and Google sign a reseller agreement
Rome, Italy - It is a three year contract
Indra has signed a QPX reseller agreement with ITA Software by Google for the provision of pricing and shopping services. This three-year agreement will allow Indra to provide more comprehensive marketing... more
Airports11,111,111 passengers: Cologne Bonn breezes past 11 million barrier
Cologne, Germany - +16% passenger traffic growth through to end-November 2016
Cologne-Bonn Airport has celebrated its 11,111,111th passenger, marking the highest ever number of passengers served in the airport’s history. The German airport has breezed past another passenger traffic m... more
IndustryLCC (Salini Impregilo) towards contracts in USA and in the UAE (Dubai Airport)
Milan, Italy - USD 370m worth
The Lane Construction Corporation (LCC), a US subsidiary of the Salini Impregilo Group, has won contracts in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the United States (Pennsylvania), while becoming the apparent... more
HelicoptersGerman federal police to receive three H-215 helicopters
Donauwörth, Germany - The aircraft are scheduled for delivery in early 2019
The German federal police (Bundespolizei) has signed a contract with Airbus Helicopters for the purchase of three H-215 multi-role rotorcraft via the purchasing administration of the German Federal Ministry... more
Fair and showsCedar Executive orders an additional Embraer Legacy 500 aircraft
Dubai, UAE - The second airplane is expected to enter into service in mid-2017
Middle East Airlines (MEA) confirmed yesterday at the Middle East and North Africa Business Aviation ("MEBAA") show in Dubai the purchase of a second Embraer Legacy 500 business jet for its private-jet... more
AerospaceFood and future: it is time to the crop for the space lettuce
Rome, Italy - The NASA's astronaut Shane Kimbrough used a new procedure of harvest for "cosmic greenhouse"
The Italian Space Agency (ASI) website reported it signed by Ilaria Marciano: six plants of the romaine lettuce are growing at the same time on board of the ISS (International Space Station), as part of... more
AirportsAirplanes and airports. Linate and Malpensa: estimates at end of 2016
Milan, Italy - Increasing turnover also this year
The Milan's airports (Linate and Malpensa) increasing in 2016. The president of SEA (airports management company) Pietro Modiano, indicates the first valuations: Linate will close this year at 10 million... more
AirlinesMontezemolo: Alitalia among old contracts, low-cost competition, and a business form to change
Rome, Italy - The President speaks in an interview to "Bloomberg Television"
After such silence on important matters, a board of directors at the end of November postponed and many uncertainties on that one of next Monday 12 after the "NO" victory to the constitutional referendum,... more
Discussions20 years ago: NASA’s Space Shuttle breaks a world record for the longest time in Space
Lausanne, Switzerland - 17 days, 15 hours, 53 minutes and 17 seconds
Twenty years ago on 7 December 1996 the US Space Shuttle Columbia spent a record 17 days in space, the longest ever Shuttle mission. Twenty years ago today astronauts on board the Space Shuttle Columbia... more
AerospaceThales Alenia Space welcomes decisions made by ESA’s Ministerial Council
Rome, Italy - About the European space programs in the next five years
Following the European Space Agency’s Ministerial Council meeting in Lucerne, Switzerland, on December 1-2, 2016, Thales Alenia Space welcomed announcements of the allocated budget, approved strategic p... more
Airports"Chopin Airport" handled 12-millionth passenger
Warsaw, Poland - For the first time in its history. And this is still not the end of a record year
The special, 12-millionth passenger was Anna Stando who came to Warsaw from Zurich on board of the Swiss airline. The 12-millionth passenger handled at the beginning of December is another historical... more
CargoLufthansa Cargo Cool Center to be expanded
Frankfurt, Germany - Considerable enlargement announced for coming year on fifth anniversary
Lufthansa Cargo is to significantly expand the Cool Center at its home hub in Frankfurt. The facility was completed in December 2011 after just six months of construction. It now covers 4,500 square metres... more
CargoMexican carrier AeroUnion launches service at Miami Airport
Miami, Usa - Freighter flights will serve a triangular route between Mexico City, Mérida and Miami
Mexican freighter airline AeroUnion began service at Miami International Airport on December 2 with two weekly roundtrip freighter flights that will serve a triangular route between Mexico City, Mérida... more
AccidentsSU-33 plane crash in the Mediterranean
Rome, Italy - It is the second in a month on the “Admiral Kuznetsov” aircraft carrier
According to a note from the Russian Defence Ministry the Sukhoi Su-33 jet fighter airplane during landing on the “Admiral Kuznetsov” aircraft carrier has suffered an accident. The pilot was immediately tak... more
AerospaceArianespace’s Vega scores its eighth success in orbiting GÖKTÜRK-1 for Turkey (2)
Kourou, French Guyana - The flight had a duration of 57 minutes and 19 seconds
The Vega lightweight launcher continued its track record of success today, lofting the GÖKTÜRK-1 Earth observation spacecraft from the Spaceport on a mission that adds another operator to those entrusting t... more
AccidentsF-16 fighter aircraft of the Royal Jordanian Air Force crashed
Amman, Jordan - The pilot dead
A F-16 fighter airplane of the Royal Jordanian Air Force (RJAF) crashed today shortly after the take-off from a not specified air base in the Jordanian territory. The plane was taken off for a training... more
CuriositiesAirplanes. Megahubs 2016 index by OAG: the airports most connected in the world -SPECIALS by AVIONEWS
Rome, Italy - The study conducted on the greatest 100 airports of the planet
OAG company published the edition 2016 of its Megahubs index, a study that evaluates which are the world’s most connected airports. The analysis reports a series of charts on the basis of the regional p... more
AerospaceThe GÖKTÜRK-1 satellite launched successfully -VIDEO
Kourou, French Guyana - The first telemetry signal was acquired by the Fucino 68 minutes after launch
The Turkish Earth observation satellite GÖKTÜRK-1 was successfully launched at 10:51 (local time), at 14:51 CET. The launch was carried out by Arianespace from the European spaceport in Kourou, in French G... more
IndustrySouth African Airways takes delivery of its first A-330/300 aircraft
Toulouse, France - Of five new leased widebody jetliners
South African Airways (SAA), has taken delivery of its first of five new leased A-330/300 widebody jetliners, becoming Airbus’s first Southern African operator of the aircraft type. SAA’s A-330/300 are... more
AirportsNew terminal opened at Berlin-Schönefeld Airport
Berlin, Germany - Creation of a reliable basis for BER’s opening
The Supervisory Board of Flughafen Berlin Brandenburg GmbH met to discuss the completion of construction and opening of BER, the business plan for 2017, the construction of the government airport and the... more
AirlinesAirplanes. Etihad Aviation Group Board approves jv to create major European leisure airline group
Abu Dhabi, UAE - Further details regarding the future joint-venture will be presented after successful completion of the negotiations
The Etihad Aviation Group (EAG) Board has approved plans to create a new European leisure airline group in a joint-venture with TUI AG, with a fleet of around 60 aircraft, offering 15 million seats capacity... more
Fair and showsDubai Airports and Bureau "Expo 2020" collaborate to deliver an experience for millions of the visitors
Dubai, UAE - The airport operator is now an official supporter of the event in 2020
Dubai Airports, operator of International (DXB) and World Central (DWC), has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Bureau "Expo 2020" to ensure a world-class experience for the millions of guests... more
PeopleHajime Yoshimura of Japan appointed new president of the ICAO ANC
Montreal, Canada - For an one year term
The Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) has unanimously appointed Commissioner Hajime Yoshimura to a one-year term as President of the ICAO Air Navigation Commission (ANC),... more
AerospaceMOU Altec - Virgin Galactic
Rome, Italy - Aimed to study experimental sub-orbital spaceflight in Italy
ALTEC SpA, the Italian engineering and logistics service provider for the International Space Station, and VIRGIN GALACTIC LLC, the US spaceflight company within the Virgin Group, announced the signature... more
AerospaceThe ministerial ESA. ASI: Italian accent for Europe Space 4.0
Rome, Italy - ExoMars, Space Riders, launchers and astronauts, but also telecommunications and navigations
"We set a solid pillar for ESA of tomorrow. This is a long-term investment plan for European space-based science, technology and industry; this is the new space economy that merges science within the vision... more
Press releaseAlitalia Board reviews second phase of industrial plan
Rome, Italy - New Chief Commercial Officer announced
Alitalia’s board of directors met today to review the strategic direction of the second phase of the airline’s industrial plan. The board will convene again during the month of December to approve for... more
IndustryEmbraer delivers its 1,300th E-Jet airplane to Tianjin Airlines
São José dos Campos, Brazil - It is an E-195 model
Embraer reached another milestone today with its E-Jets program: the delivery of the 1,300th aircraft. The E-Jet, an E195, was handed over to China’s Tianjin Airlines in a ceremony at the factory in S... more
Civil aviationAirplanes. IATA: UK airspace policy can point way for Europe-wide airspace improvements
Geneva, Switzerland - The association declared its support for and participation in the campaign
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) declared its support for and participation in the Sky’s the Limit campaign for more efficient air traffic routes in the UK, and called for similar momentum f... more
Civil aviationSuper winter starts in Lapland: almost 1,000 planes rushing to the north in December
Rovaniemi, Lapland - Some 401 domestic flights are expected to arrive this month
The route season at Finavia’s airports in Lapland began when the first international routes of the winter from Europe to Kittilä and Rovaniemi opened on 2 December. From the point of Finavia and tourism in... more
AirlinesEmirates lands in Doha with world’s shortest A-380 airplane flight
Dubai, UAE - Distance of 379 km with a total travel time of 1 hour and 20 minutes, and 1 hour 10 minutes on the return journey
Emirates launched the world’s shortest scheduled A-380 airplane service, flying a distance of 379 kilometres with a total travel time of 1 hour and 20 minutes from Dubai to Doha, and 1 hour 10 minutes o... more
AerospaceESA’s Ministerial Council in Lucerne
Lucerne, Switzerland - Among the cruxes to dissolve the re-financing of the ExoMars 2020 mission and the utilization of the ISS
ESA’s Ministerial Council takes place in Lucerne, Switzerland, on 1 and 2 December 2016. Ministers in charge of space activities from the 22 ESA Member States meet to decide on future space activities f... more
AirlinesLufthansa denies theory of synergies with Alitalia
Rome, Italy - Maybe the BoD will launch the business plan next December 12?
An Alitalia's Board of Directors should take place tomorrow for a first examination of the business plan, while it should enter into concretely next December 12. Improbable the redundancies issue will... more
CargoLufthansa Cargo and the German Red Cross sign cooperation agreement
Frankfurt, Germany - Closer cooperation on the transport of aid as air cargo in the event of humanitarian disasters
Lufthansa Cargo and the German Red Cross humanitarian aid organisation have now signed an agreement that will put their cooperation on global aid transports on an even more efficient footing for the future.... more
IndustryCALC delivers first batch of aircraft to Lucky Air and West Air
Hong Kong, China - Its current portfolio consists of 75 Airbus and Boeing airplanes with an average age of less than 4 years
China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings Limited (“CALC”), one of the largest independent aircraft operating lessors in China, announced that the Group has successfully delivered an A-320 aircraft to Luc... more
AirportsOslo Airport: domestic transfer reopens
Oslo, Norway - After being closed for a period due to the expansion of the airport
The Domestic Transfer trial service reopens, in the North Pier, after being closed for a period due to the expansion of Oslo Airport. The trial Domestic Transfer service, previously known as Connecting... more
AirportsAtlantia acquires 0.8% interest in Save (Venice's airport)
Rome, Italy - Its interest will rise to 22.1%
Atlantia announces that it has yesterday agreed to acquire a 0.8% interest in Save SpA (Venice's airport management company) from the Fondazione di Venezia. Under the agreement, the industry will pay... more
CuriositiesWizz Air revealed Budapest livery aircraft at airport
Budapest, Hungary - The airplane enters today in its fleet
Wizz Air, low-cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe, in partnership with Budapest Airport and the Budapest 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Bid, revealed the livery of its Budapest aircraft. As part of... more
CuriositiesAirberlin transports free the Christmas tree following the passenger
Berlin, Germany - According to some conditions
What would the festivities be without a Christmas tree? Passengers flying airberlin in December are again invited to transport a Christmas tree anywhere in the airline's international route network free... more
Civil aviationAircraft and environment. IATA: EU renewable energy directive must prioritize sustainable aviation fuels
Geneva, Switzerland - The Association welcomed the EC's revision of the RED
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) welcomed the European Commission’s revision of the Renewable Energy Directive (RED) to incentivize sustainable fuels, and urged policy-makers to go e... more
Press releaseEC. Clean Energy for all Europeans: unlocking Europe's growth potential
Brussels, Belgium - A package of measures presented today
The European Commission today presents a package of measures to keep the European Union competitive as the clean energy transition is changing the global energy markets. The Commission wants the EU to... more
IndustryWTO and aid to the B-777X airplane of Boeing: comments... Paris: USA stop to fund Boeing
Paris, France - A note diffused by the French Finance Ministry revives embers of the querelle
There are also wakes of the decision announced last Monday by WTO, World Trade Organization, regarding the Governmental fiscal taxes gave to the aerospace giant of Seattle, Boeing, for the program of the... more
PeopleThree Leonardo-Finmeccanica employees receive top international electronic warfare awards
Rome, Italy - The awards went to: Clive Coleman, Phil Davies and Steve Roberts
Three Leonardo-Finmeccanica employees have received international awards this month for their work in the field of electronic warfare. Two of the awards were presented by the Association of Old Crows (AOC),... more
Civil aviationAirplanes and protests. Lufthansa: VC pilots' union on strike also today
Frankfurt, Germany - Besides that one of yesterday, and after six days
The Vereinigung Cockpit (VC) pilots’ union, despite the resolution attempt on Sunday evening announced by the airline, has called for two further days of strike action for Tuesday and Wednesday (29 and 3... more
AerospaceYahsat and Telespazio sign Ka-band satellite capacity agreement in Brazil
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - A five year contract
Yahsat and Telespazio, a joint-venture between Leonardo-Finmeccanica (67%) and Thales (33%), have entered into a five-year contract for integrated satellite services using Ka-band. This landmark service... more
IndustryAirplanes. MRJ Business Promotion Committee established
Nagoya, Japan - It has six members and three specific tasks
Effective November 28, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) has established an internal "MRJ Business Promotion Committee" under the direct oversight of the CEO. The new committee has six members. They include:... more
AirlinesTurkish Airlines launches flights to Zanzibar
Rome, Italy - Tanzania becomes its 50th destination in Africa
Already flying to 49 destinations in Africa, following the recent addition of Seychelles, Turkish Airlines is adding Zanzibar to its extensive flight network from December 13, 2016. This brings to 293... more
IndustryUK’s Eastern Airways Joins Embraer’s Pool Program
Amsterdam, The Netherlands - The airline also operates three ERJ-145 jets
Embraer announced today that Eastern Airways, the most recent operator to join the E-Jet family, has signed a Flight Hour Pool Program contract. The pool agreement, for up to six years, covers more than... more