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Science and technologyAirbus Group supports development of innovative solutions for people with disabilities
Toulouse, France - The "Fabrikarium" worked on nine projects
Airbus Group hosted the first ever ‘Fabrikarium’ event related to disability at the Lycée Airbus in Toulouse from October 19 to 21. The ‘Fabrikarium’ is an initiative bringing together people from dif... more
ConferencesAircraft and events. IATA: principles to manage aviation’s security challenges
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - Speed is needed to keep a step ahead of threats
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) called on industry and governments to work together in an even stronger partnership to provide durable solutions to aviation’s security challenges. T... more
AirportsAirplanes (4). Heathrow Airport: the declaration by CEO of London City Airport
London, UK - "This announcement is good news for business, good news for tourism and good news for Britain"
London City Airport CEO responds to Heathrow decision. Declan Collier, CEO of London City Airport (LCY), said: "Today’s announcement is good news for business, good news for tourism and good news for B... more
AirportsAirplanes. UK (2): "LJLA" welcomes the Government's announcement on Heathrow expansion
Liverpool, UK - As the best proposal for both the UK regions and the Country as a whole
Liverpool "John Lennon Airport" (LJLA) has welcomed today’s announcement by the Government to approve Heathrow Airport’s expansion plans for a third runway. LJLA has been a supporter of this scheme for... more
AirportsAirplanes. ACI Europe on other runway at Heathrow airport: swift implementation
Brussels, Belgium - Soon a new public consultation and parliamentary vote on expansion
The UK Government has today announced a tentative approval for an additional runway at London-Heathrow airport -subject to another public consultation and parliamentary vote. This announcement points to... more
Civil aviationAircraft. UK Government decision on Heathrow (3). Iata: but the costs have to be low
Geneva, Switzerland - "It's the right decision. But it needs to have the right price tag"
Alexandre de Juniac, IATA (International Air Transport Association) 's Director General and CEO, regarding the UK Government decision on Heathrow declared that: "We fully support the government's conclusion... more
UAS-DronesHybrid aircraft. Airbus named new flying car project
Paris, France - It will be Vahana and the flight tests of the first prototype will begin at the end of 2017
Hindus have welcomed naming of Airbus Group’s new project of aircraft-flying car for individual passenger and cargo transport, named as Vahana in a Sanskrit word translated as vehicle or carrier. A word t... more
CargoMiami Airport to welcome new freighter airline: Northern Air Cargo
Miami, Usa - US cargo carrier launches four weekly flights to Caribbean destinations
US freighter airline Northern Air Cargo (NAC) has announced that it will launch four weekly charter cargo flights at Miami International Airport on November 1, 2016, which will include: two weekly roundtrip... more
PeopleChanges within Saab’s Group management
Linkoping, Sweden - They will be effective from next January 1st, 2017
Defence and security company Saab announces changes in the business area organisation and within Group Management. The changes will be effective from 1 January 2017. A new business area Saab Kockums... more
Finance and economyAirplanes and finance. Korean Air: record profit in 2016 3Q
Seoul, South Korea - Dispelled recent worries about its financial instability
Korean Air today announced that the company posted its biggest quarterly profit in history, dispelling recent worries about its financial instability (non-consolidated). In the 3rd quarter of 2016, the... more
CuriositiesEmirates completes makeover of its Business Class lounge at Dubai International Airport
Dubai, UAE - Worth USD 11 million and ended in two years
Emirates has completed a major makeover of its Business Class lounge at Concourse B of Dubai International Airport. The USD 11 million refurbishment project took two years to complete and is part of the... more
AccidentsAirplane crashed in Malta (2): the French Defence Minister confirms victims
La Valletta, Malta - Two private contractors and three officials of the defence
The French defence minister confirmed the identity of the dead people in the crash of the airplane fell around 5:30am (local hour). The plane crashed shortly after the take-off from isle's airport, just... more
AccidentsMalta: SA-227/AT Expediter airplane crashes, 5 victims -VIDEO
La Valletta, Malta - All occupants dead: pilot and four officials of the French defence. It occurred this morning
The Swearingen SA-227/AT Expediter airplane, registration N577MX served by Cae Aviation crashed shortly after take-off from Malta airport. Five people on board, all dead in the fire advanced after the... more
AirlinesAir France-KLM: 2016-2017 Winter schedule
Paris, France - 52 new routes compared with the previous season
For the 2016-2017 Winter season (from 30 October 2016 to 25 March 2017), Group capacity will increase (+3.7%) compared with the previous winter season. Growth is mainly driven by long-haul passenger operations... more
IndustryAirplanes and events. Piaggio Aerospace announces participation at the "NBAA-BACE 2016"
Villanova d'Albenga, Italy - There are about 220 P-180 in the world divided in EVOs, Avanti II, and Avanti versions
Piaggio Aerospace, an aircraft manufacturer active both in the Business and Defense & Security sectors, announces today its participation to "NBAA-Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (BACE) 2016",... more
AirlinesANA: improved accessibility for hearing and visually impaired passengers
Tokyo, Japan - It becomes first Japanese airline to provide universally accessible entertainment content on international flights
ANA will be the first airline in Japan to deliver universally accessible entertainment on international flights. The service starting in November 2016 includes subtitles to help hard-of-hearing passengers... more
CuriositiesAirplanes and relax. A Yoga Room at Miami Airport
Miami, Usa - Located in Terminal H, it opens daily from nine am to nine pm
Located at the first floor of the Terminal H of the MIA (Miami International Airport), it opens daily from nine am to nine pm. To have major approvals it is the yoga room inaugurated a few days ago to... more
AirlinesKorean Air to introduce direct flights to Delhi
Seoul, South Korea - Starting December 1st
Korean Air is launching non-stop service between Delhi’s "Indira Gandhi Airport" and Incheon International Airport beginning December 2016. Delhi will be the second destination for it following Mumbai i... more
AirportsStrong September: 44.4 percent passenger growth at Berlin-Schönefeld airport
Berlin, Germany - 3,242,171 passengers took off and landed
In September, 3,242,171 passengers took off and landed at Berlin-Schönefeld and Berlin-Tegel airports. This represents a growth of 15.6 percent compared to the same period in the previous year. In September,... more
ReportAirplanes. Strike (2): strong hardships. The ensured flights in the SPECIALS by AVIONEWS
Rome, Italy - It is recommended to inform at the airline on the flight status before arriving at airport
A bad day for the public transports today in every sectors, included transport (airplanes grounded). And strong hardships here and there that passengers suffer on many sides, included the public cars or... more
AerospaceExoMars: key technologies tested for Europe's landing on the "Red Planet"
Rome, Italy - In view of the next mission planned in 2020
Thales Alenia Space (TAS), a joint-venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo-Finmeccanica (33%), has announced that the 2016 ExoMars mission has taken place in order to correctly position the TGO (Trace... more
CuriositiesWater free of charge at Hamburg Airport
Hamburg, Germany - Four dispensers in strategic points ensure drinking and chilled water at 100%
In cooperation with Hamburg Wasser, Hamburg Airport is now providing free drinking water to its passengers. At a total of four drinking water dispensers, passengers will be able to quench their thirst... more
Civil aviationGeneral strike today in Italy: the protest involves also the transport (aircraft grounded)
Rome, Italy - Different actions at national and local level
A general strike is ongoing today, on Friday October 21, in Italy and involves all private and public categories. All sectors are interested (from a 24 hour air transport to railway, from TPL and to the... more
Fair and showsEmbraer showcases its full portfolio of business jet aircraft at "NBAA 2016"
Melborune, Usa - Legacy 450 will make its debut at Orlando Executive Airport
Embraer Executive Jets will display its full portfolio of business jets at the "NBAA Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition" (NBAA-BACE), which takes place November 1-3 in Orlando, FL. The Legacy 450... more
Civil aviationNew UN agreement to foster sustainable development synergies between air transport and urban development
Montreal, Canada - The signing took place on the occasion of the UN Conference on HABITAT III
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) enhancing the synergies between urban development and aviation has been signed in Quito by Fang Liu, the Secretary General of the International Civil Aviation Organization,... more
IndustryP&W signs agreement with Satair Group
Amsterdam, Holland - For thrust reverser component distribution
Pratt & Whitney announced yesterday that it has entered into an agreement with Satair Group, a provider of aftermarket services and solutions for the civil aerospace industry, for the exclusive distribution... more
HelicoptersDCNS-Airbus Helicopters: design the French Navy’s future tactical VTOL drone system
Paris, France - VSR700 is derived from a light civil helicopter, the Cabri G2
DCNS, a world industry in naval defence, and Airbus Helicopters, one of the world’s helicopter manufacturers, are joining forces to design the future tactical component of France’s Naval Aerial Drone (Sy... more
Finance and economyAirports and motorways. Atlantia accelerates foreign growth and invests in Italy -SPECIALI AVIONEWS
Rome, Italy - After the presentation of yesterday in London, the integral version of the Investor Briefing
Atlantia, the holding of Autostrade per l'Italia and Aeroporti di Roma (Rome's airports-Fiumicino and Ciampino- management company) presented yesterday at the international economical community -through... more
AerospaceSchiaparelli descent data (2): decoding underway -VIDEO
Rome, Italy - Important data were recorded from it and beamed back to Earth in the early hours of Thursday morning
Essential data from the ExoMars Schiaparelli lander sent to its mothership Trace Gas Orbiter (TGO) during the module’s descent to the Red Planet’s surface yesterday has been downlinked to Earth and is... more
AerospaceExoMars TGO reached Mars orbit while EDM situation unders assessment: the mission's result predicted today
Rome, Italy - The elements necessary to understand the condition of things
The Trace Gas Orbiter (TGO) of ESA’s ExoMars 2016 has successfully performed the long 139-minute burn required to be captured by Mars and entered an elliptical orbit around the Red Planet, while contact h... more
AirlinesSalamAir, first low-cost airline of Oman
Muscat, Oman - It has a fleet of three A-320. The maiden flight will be served at the end of this year
Under the patronage of His Highness Sayyid Taimur bin Asad Al Said, Assistant Secretary General for Communications and Branding at The Research Council, SalamAir, Oman’s first budget airline revealed i... more
AerospaceLeonardo-Finmeccanica grows in the Space Sector increasing its stake in Avio
Rome, Italy - From ca 14% to ca 28%. The closing of the transaction is expected in the first quarter of 2017
Leonardo-Finmeccanica announces the approval by the Board of Directors of transaction aimed to increase its stake in Avio from the current ca. 14% to ca. 28%. The current majority shareholder, Cinven,... more
AirportsHamad International Airport ranked among the top three airports in the world
Doha, Qatar - By Condé Nast Traveler following the results of its 29th annual Readers’ Choice Awards
Hamad International Airport, Doha, was announced yesterday as the third best international airport in the world by "Condé Nast Traveler" following the results of its "29th annual Readers’ Choice Awards".... more
IndustryAirlink becomes 12th airline to install STG Aerospace LED Lighting
London, UK - To retrofit 12 aircraft with this system
STG Aerospace, the market industry in aftermarket LED cabin lighting solutions, announced that South African regional feeder airline Airlink has awarded them a Purchase Order to retrofit 12 of their aircraft... more
AirportsFraport Twin Star achieves dynamic growth in 2016
Frankfurt, Germany - Strong summer season at Bulgaria’s Varna and Burgas Airports
In the first nine months of 2016, combined traffic at Fraport Twin Star’s Varna (VAR) and Burgas (BOJ) airports on the Bulgarian Black Sea coast grew by a noticeable 22.5 percent to 4.4 million passengers c... more
AirportsLow-cost carrier Volaris announces Miami service
Miami, Usa - MIA will welcome new Guadalajara route and expanded Mexico City service in 2017
Mexican low-cost carrier Volaris has announced that it will launch service at Miami International Airport on February 1, 2017, with four weekly flights to Guadalajara and daily flights to Mexico City.... more
AirlinesAlitalia: Anpac, USB, Anpav ready to a 24 hour strike
Rome, Italy - Fixed for next November 25
The unions that have not signed agreement of September 18 with Alitalia have announced a 24 hour strike for the "Problems regarding crew staff, among them set of problems about commute personnel, to contractual... more
IndustryLeonardo-Finmeccanica delivers 7,000th nacelle to UTC Aerospace Systems
Rome, Italy - Over 7,000 aircraft all over the world use nacelles manufactured by the industry
A ceremony took place today at Leonardo Aircraft Division Venegono Superiore (Varese) site for the delivery of the 7,000th nacelle to UTC Aerospace Systems. The contract obtained in 1994 has seen significant... more
Civil aviationAirplanes. IATA (2): real-time tracking of bags to save air transport industry USD 3 billion
Dubai, UAE - Accurate, RFID technology will reduce mishandled baggage rates
The global deployment of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology, which can accurately track passengers’ baggage in real time across key points in the journey, can enable the air transport industry t... more
Civil aviationAirplanes. IATA: Passenger Services Conference approves resolution on One Order standard
Dubai, UAE - The fundamental objective of it is to replace multiple rigid and paper-based booking, ticketing, delivery and accounting methods
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that the Passenger Services Conference (PSC) adopted a Resolution on a standard for the ONE Order initiative. Leveraging the data communication... more
AerospaceMars on the ultraviolet. Schiaparelli's descent on the planet -VIDEO
Rome, Italy - Today the touchdown of the Italian lander
Today the touchdown on Mars of the Italian Schiaparelli. On the Earth new images of the Red Planet. The photos, taken by IUVIS in the ambit of the Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) mission... more
AerospaceSchiaparelli lander of ExoMars has "Landed" on Mars
Rome, Italy - Seven months into the space to arrive on the "Red Planet"
Today afternoon, shortly after the 5:00pm (Italian hour) Schiaparelli, the module of ESA (European Space Agency) has touched the surface of the Mars planet, released last October 16 by the interplanetary... more
Finance and economyAirports and motorways. Atlantia presented results and growth targets
London, UK - "Over the next 5 years, we will invest more than €5 billion through Autostrade per l’Italia and €2.5 billion through AdR"
Atlantia SpA’s Chief Executive Officer, Giovanni Castellucci, was in London today to present the Group’s future growth strategies and targets to analysts, investors and the international press. "Atlantia is... more
OccurrencesB-747/400 airplane of Lufthansa lands in emergency in Terranova: 363 on board
Terranova, Canada - Smoke in the cockpit convinced pilot to a safety manoeuvre. The aircraft was taken off from Frankfurt to Orlando, in Florida
A smoke in the cockpit has persuaded the captain of a B-747/400 airplane of the German Lufthansa with 363 people on board (345 passengers and 18 crewmembers) to divert from the scheduled route for a safe... more
AirlinesAlitalia switch to new IT system
Rome, Italy - It can boost up to EUR 100 million in revenues for airline and significant benefits for customers
Alitalia has successfully completed a major IT system upgrade which is set to generate a substantial increase in additional revenues for the airline and improve customer service. The introduction of the... more
ConferencesAirplanes and conference. IATA: transforming the passenger journey
Dubai, UAE - Some 7.2 billion air trips will take place in 2035, up from 3.8 billion in 2016
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) laid out a transformative vision for air travel that will enable aviation to successfully accommodate a near doubling in demand for air travel over the... more
AirlinesAirplanes and agreements. Alitalia closes understanding with Lufthansa?
Rome, Italy - The talks would be still at a preliminary phase. In other words, how to "Unpack" the airline...
The coordinator of the operation would be James Hogan, President and CEO of Etihad Airlines, and also Vice-President of the German Air Berlin and of Alitalia (of this last Etihad is owner for 49%). Stakeholders,... more
Civil aviationAirplanes. IATA survey reveals new air transport trends
Dubai, UAE - Passengers want to avoid travel hassles with technology
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced the results of its 2016 Global Passenger Survey (GPS) which showed that passengers are looking for technology to improve their travel experience. Based... more
Civil aviationAirplanes. IATA forecasts passenger demand to double over 20 years
Geneva, Switzerland - But increased trade protectionism has potential to damage growth prospects
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) expects 7.2 billion passengers to travel in 2035, a near doubling of the 3.8 billion air travelers in 2016. The prediction is based on a 3.7% annual Compound... more
AirlinesAirplanes: Iberia from today together with Japan Airlines, British Airways and Finnair in business on flights Europe-Japan
Madrid, Spain - Madrid becomes the fifth gateway
Today Iberia will join Japan Airlines, British Airways and Finnair in their joint business between Europe and Japan. The joint business means that the four airlines will share revenue and cooperate on... more