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AerospaceSuccessful launch of Cygnus spacecraft -VIDEO
Rome, Italy - Cygnus cargo carrier, with pressurized cargo module by Thales Alenia Space, headed for the ISS
The Cygnus spacecraft has been successfully launched (OA-5 Mission) by the Antares launch vehicle to resupply the International Space Station (ISS) from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility based in Virginia. T... more
IndustryATR: demand for 750 new turboprop aircraft for the Asia-Pacific region over the next 20 years
Toulouse, France - According to its latest Market Forecast, published in July
According to the latest ATR Market Forecast, published in July, demand for new turboprops is expected to reach 750 units over the next 20 years. This would be partly fuelled by about 600 new routes to... more
Civil aviationLufthansa Cargo: environmental partnership on track to save 20,000 tonnes of CO2
Frankfurt, Germany - After five years of a strategic alliance with DB Schenker
After five years of a strategic partnership between transportation and logistics company DB Schenker and air freight specialist Lufthansa Cargo, both companies have already saved 10,000 tonnes of carbon... more
AirlinesTurkish Airlines: new services, routes and technological infrastructures
Rome, Italy - The national airline confirming an increased end of the year and looking to the future with determination
Turkish Airlines, that has recently got the recognition of "Best Airline of Europe" from "Skytrax", for the sixth consecutive year, renews its presence at "TTG Incontri" (October 13-15 in Rimini) with... more
IndustryMRJ’s FTA-1 airplane starts flight tests in the US
Nagoya, Japan - The total flight time was 3 hours and 18 minutes
The first flight test aircraft (FTA-1) of the MRJ (Mitsubishi Regional Jet) started flight tests in the US today on October 18, 2016. FTA-1 took off from Grant County International Airport in Washington,... more
AirportsItaly. Lamezia Terme Airport, Air Transat confirms the flight to Toronto
Lamezia Terme, Italy - The airline in the Summer period from over ten years links directly Calabria Region and Canada
A month ago the news on launch of the routes to Budapest and Bucharest served by the low-cost carrier Wizz Air. Now it arrives the confirmation of the Lamezia/Toronto destination by Air Transat that in... more
CuriositiesMiami Airport opens interactive, educational and just plane fun children's play area
Miami, Usa - Opened on October 13
Young passengers at Miami International Airport can now take their travel experience to a whole new level with Plane Fun, the airport’s new interactive children’s play area that opened on October 13 nea... more
AirportsSaab to provide Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport with Command & Control System
Linkoping, Sweden - As part of the five-year agreement
Defence and security company Saab has been awarded a contract by the City of Phoenix’s Aviation Department to provide an event management system for Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX). As p... more
Fair and showsLeonardo-Finmeccanica introduces latest generation active sonar at "Euronaval"
Paris, France - ATAS is the underwater sonar to offer high-performance detection at up to 40km
Today at "Euronaval", Leonardo presented its new ATAS sensor (Active Towed Array Sonar), the smallest and most powerful active and passive underwater sonar on the market. Developed by Leonardo as part... more
AirportsAutogrill Group awarded foodservice concession at Charlotte-Douglas Airport (North Carolina)
Milan, Italy - Important contract award in the US airport channel
Through its American subsidiary HMSHost, Autogrill has been awarded a foodservice concession at Charlotte-Douglas International Airport in North Carolina for ten years, from 2020 to 2030. The contract... more
AirportsSaab improves situational awareness at San Francisco Airport
Linkoping, Sweden - SFO is the 36th airport in the US NAS to receive the capability
Defence and security company Saab, announced that its Airport Surface Surveillance Capability (ASSC) is now operational for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) at San Francisco International Airport... more
CuriositiesLufthansa Cargo freighter named “Marhaba Egypt”
Frankfurt, Germany - MD-11F freighter becomes a flying ambassador
A Lufthansa Cargo MD-11F freighter now bears the name “Marhaba Egypt” and will carry this message with it around the world. The aircraft with registration D-ALCF received its name at Cairo International Air... more
OccurrencesTanker rams A-380 airplane parked at Zurich Airport: annulled departure
Kloten, Switzerland - All passengers re-protected
Unscheduled event yesterday morning for passengers ready to take off from Zurich-Kloten Airport to Singapore. Around at midday the A-380 airplane of Singapore Airlines while was at ground, in refuelling... more
AirportsAirplanes and highways. Atlantia (AdR, Aeroporti di Roma): traffic trend for nine months
Rome, Italy - The Roman airports have welcomed 36,2 million passengers
The Atlantia Group -financial holding of the Benetton's family- for the 95.913% shareholder of AdR (Aeroporti di Roma, Rome airport management company) unveiled today the traffic trend at September 30,... more
Fair and showsUS Navy selects Osprey electronically scanned radar for MQ-8C Fire Scout helicopters
Paris, France - The AESA radar will equip the US unmanned helicopter that is expected to see significant operational use by the US Navy
Leonardo-Finmeccanica’s Osprey AESA radar has been picked to serve as look-out on-board the US Navy’s newly-upgraded unmanned helicopter, the MQ-8C Fire Scout. The helicopter will be launched from the... more
Sport aviationMatthias Dolderer wins "Red Bull Air Race World Championship 2016"
Las Vegas, Usa - The German pilot finished top of the leaderboard after the eight-stop international tour
Matthias Dolderer won the Red Bull Air Race World Championship on Sunday 16 October 2016. The German pilot finished top of the leaderboard after the eight-stop international tour, which finished in Las... more
AerospaceExomars probe reaches Mars: towards landing of the Schiaparelli module -VIDEO
Paris, France - Step by step, the upgrade from ESA's space operations centre
Updates from ESA’s (European Space Agency) space operations centre informs as the ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter (TGO) interplanetary probe approached and entered orbit around the "Red Planet", and on the S... more
Fair and showsLeonardo-Finmeccanica presents new technology for naval forces at Euronaval
Paris, France - The latest developments include a “Naval cockpit” and ATAS
Visitors to Leonardo-Finmeccanica’s stand at "Euronaval 2016" are able to explore a new generation of sensors and systems on the bridge of a multi-role naval vessel, also with the help from virtual reality. "... more
IndustryA-350XWB airplane starts its China tour with debut at "Zhuhai Airshow"
Toulouse, France - The aircraft will also visit Haikou, Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Chengdu
A-350XWB test aircraft will make its China debut touring the cities of Haikou, Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Chengdu, from October 29 to November 8. The eleven-day trip also includes static and flight... more
ConferencesFédération Aéronautique Internationale (2): 110th General Conference
Bali, Indonesia - President and executive directors elected
The sessions of the 110th FAI (Fédération Aéronautique Internationale) General Conference were held at the Westin Nusa Dua Hotel in Bali, Indonesia, on 14 and 15 October 2016. More than 100 delegates fr... more
SecurityAlitalia: ban Samsung Galaxy Note 7 mobiles from all its airplanes
Rome, Italy - Following US Government order
Alitalia from last Saturday has banned Samsung Galaxy Note 7 mobile devices from all its airplanes.The Italian airline took the decision following an order issued by the US Government’s Department of T... more
Reportal-Baghdādī Daesh leader escaped from air attack in Mosul, Iraq
Baghdad, Iraq - For only a few minutes, the Iraqi intelligence said it. A meeting among heads of the so-called caliphate was ongoing
The Iraqi security sources unveiled that Abū Bakr al-Baghdādī, the Daesh leader, has escaped for a few minutes from an air attack conducted in the Iraq territory, where it believed a meeting among heads of... more
PeopleFrits Brink new Fédération Aéronautique Internationale President
Bali, Indonesia - He succeeds John Grubbström
Frits Brink, 70, from the Netherlands was elected in the last days as the new President of FAI (Fédération Aéronautique Internationale), the World Air Sports Federation, at the 110th FAI General Conference in... more
DefenseRussia-Turkey talks on supplies anti-aircraft systems
Yerevan, Armenia - The Kremlin's spokesperson unveiled it from Yerevan, where today the CSTO countries gathered
The Kremlin's spokesperson Dmitry Peskov unveiled it from Yerevan, where he participated at the meeting of the CSTO (Collective Security Treaty Organization) that takes place in the Armenian capital from... more
IndustryAirbus delivered its 10,000th aircraft -VIDEO
Toulouse, France - It is an A-350/900 to Singapore Airlines
Airbus delivered today its 10,000th aircraft -an A-350/900- for Singapore Airlines (SIA). The milestone event was marked by a special ceremony in Toulouse hosted by Airbus Group CEO Tom Enders and attended... more
IndustryEmbraer’s Commercial aircraft deliveries up 38% in 3Q16 -SPECIALS
São José dos Campos, Brazil - 29 jets to the commercial aviation market
During the third quarter of 2016 (3Q16), Embraer delivered 29 jets to the commercial aviation market, 38% more than the same period of 2015. The company delivered 12 large executive jet aircraft, 33%... more
AirportsChevron to establish maintenance facility headquarters at Glasgow Prestwick Airport
Glasgow, Scotland - The UK based aircraft maintenance company will be open for business at the west of Scotland airport from January 2017
Chevron has signed a ten year lease with Glasgow Prestwick Airport. The company will move in to set up a Maintenance facility in November 2016 and it will be ready to receive aircrafts from January 2017. The... more
Civil aviationAirplanes. IATA and OSCE sign MoU to enhance aviation and border security
Geneva, Switzerland - Between Lamberto Zannier and Alexandre de Juniac
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) and the Secretariat of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen, promote,... more
Civil aviationAircraft and transport (and not only..). The strikes in Italy fixed for next Friday
Rome, Italy - Four protests are announced
The Italian Transport Ministry diffused the list of the strikes in particular of the air transport, predicted for next Friday. - 21/10/2016 USB, general strike of all private and public categories *aircraft:... more
DefenseTaurus Systems: first lot of Taurus Kepd 350K missile delivered to South Korea
Schrobenhausen, Germany - The ceremony took place in Schrobenhausen
Today, TAURUS Systems GmbH, a joint-venture of MBDA Deutschland GmbH (67%) and SAAB Dynamics AB (33%), handed over the first lot of TAURUS KEPD 350K stand–off missiles to the Republic of Korea Air Force (... more
Finance and economyDelta Air Lines announces September Quarter Profit
Atlanta, Usa - $1.9 billion operating cash flow and $1.1 billion free cash flow
Delta Air Lines announces September Quarter Profit. The highlights are: • September 2016 quarter GAAP pre-tax income of $1.9 billion, net income of $1.26 billion and earnings per diluted share o... more
IndustryBangladesh acquires a C-295W aircraft
Seville, Spain - Destined to its Army
Bangladesh has become the latest Nation to acquire the Airbus C-295W medium airlifter with an order for a single aircraft for Bangladesh Army Aviation. The aircraft, in transport configuration, will be... more
PeopleAirbus Group appoints François Auque and Thomas d’Halluin
Toulouse, France - To lead venture capital activities
Airbus Group has appointed François Auque and Thomas d’Halluin to lead the European and US venture investment activities, respectively, of its “Airbus Ventures” initiative. Auque previously served as Exe... more
DefenseRussia-India agreement for S-400 missile system at the final step
Moscow, Russia - The contract for the supply in Delhi will be signed within this year, but not at the summit in Goa
Alexander Fomin, head of FSMTC, the Russian Federal service for the technical-military cooperation, unveiled today that Moscow predicts to sign a contract with India for the supply of the S-400 missile... more
ReportA handful of seconds avoids collision between airplanes at Brussels Airport
Zaventem, Belgium - Two passenger-aircraft involved: one in taking-off and one in landing on the same runway
The Brussels' authorities opened an inquiry on a fact happened last October 5 at the Brussels-Zaventem airport and reported only in these hours by the local edition of "Echo". A plane served by Air Dolomiti... more
PeopleRodin Lyasoff appointed new chief of A3
Toulouse, France - Succeeds Paul Eremenko
Airbus Group has appointed Rodin Lyasoff as Chief Executive Officer of A³, the advanced projects and partnerships outpost of Airbus Group in Silicon Valley. He succeeds Paul Eremenko who became Airbus... more
AirportsFraport traffic figures: September and first nine months 2016
Frankfurt, Germany - Cargo volumes continue to rise
Frankfurt Airport reports 1.2 percent decline in passenger traffic during the first nine months of 2016, despite achieving a new September record - Cargo volumes continue to rise Frankfurt Airport (FRA)... more
AirlinesEmirates announces code-share with GOL
Dubai, UAE - The partnership has been filed to ANAC
Emirates and GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes SA (“GOL”) have announced a new code-share and frequent flyer programme partnership. The code-share partnership has been filed to ANAC –Brazilian Federal Aviati... more
AirportsRome-Ciampino airport closes for works, from tomorrow at 6pm
Rome, Italy - Until to 8:30pm of the October 29
"Giovan Battista Pastine" in Rome-Ciampino airport will be temporarily closed from 6:00pm (local hour) of tomorrow 14/10/2016 until 8:30pm of 29/10/2016 in order to perform work to upgrade and maintain... more
AirportsThyssenkrupp: 143 boarding bridge units for Istanbul new airport
Milan, Italy - Worth a double-digit million euro amount
Thyssenkrupp is celebrating its latest success in the airport mobility sector, having secured a contract to deliver 143 Passenger Boarding Bridges (PBB) for the Istanbul New Airport. This contract –worth a... more
IndustryEmbraer projects market demand of 1,540 new jet aircraft (70 to 130 seats) for Europe and the CIS
Madrid, Spain - Valued at USD 80 billion at list price over the next 20 years
Embraer forecasts a market demand of 1,540 new aircraft in the 70 to 130-seat jet segment (valued at USD 80 billion at list price) in Europe and the CIS over the next 20 years. Currently, there are 29... more
AirlinesAirplanes and carriers. Alitalia: if the funds don't arrive, the future limps...
Rome, Italy - The presence by bankers is reinforced
It would seem that Miccichè and Ghizzoni will be next to enter into Alitalia's BoD on October 24. "Il Messaggero" newspaper reported it today: "Gaetano Miccichè and Federico Ghizzoni. The first, President o... more
HelicoptersThree more orders for AW helicopters
Rome, Italy - Coming from Switzerland, Japan and Germany
Leonardo-Finmeccanica shows continued strength in all civil helicopter markets. The company announced yesterday the signing of a contract with Centaurium Aviation of Switzerland for an AgustaWestland GrandNew... more
PeopleChristian Scherer appointed CEO of ATR
Toulouse, France - He succeeds Patrick de Castelbajac. Giovanni Tramparulo, current CFO of the industry, has also been renewed for four years
ATR’s shareholders Airbus Group and Leonardo-Finmeccanica have appointed Christian Scherer (54), as Chief Executive Officer of ATR. He succeeds Patrick de Castelbajac, who will become Company Secretary a... more
IndustryBinter firms up order for 6 ATR-72/600 airplanes
Toulouse, France - The industry sees need for 600 new turboprops
Spanish carrier Binter, a long-standing ATR operator in Europe, has today signed an agreement to buy six additional ATR-72/600s, taking their total order for the aircraft to eighteen. The aircraft will... more
IndustryE-170 and E-175 jet aircraft receive type approval for operation in Russia
Madrid, Spain - The E-190 and the E-195 were already certified
Embraer announced today that the E-170 and the E-175 jets have received the Type Certificates from the Interstate Aviation Committee (IAC), also known by its Russian acronym MAK, paving the way for Russian... more
AirlinesAlitalia to upgrade IT system from 8 pm (CET) 14 October
Rome, Italy - Important information for its passengers travelling this weekend
Alitalia will implement an important upgrade of its IT systems from 8 pm (CET) Friday 14 October until the end of Saturday 15 October as part of its goal to improve the passenger travel experience and... more
HelicoptersAirbus Helicopters launches flight-test campaign of H-175 public services configuration
Amsterdam, Holland - Entry into service with launch customer Hong Kong Government Flying Service (GFS) is planned for end of 2017
Airbus Helicopters has kicked-off the flight test campaign of the public services variant of the H-175 medium twin-engine helicopter. An initial flight-test campaign was successfully concluded last week... more
AerospaceThe Dream Chaser for European Utilization program takes flight with MoU
Sparks, Usa - For its pilot phase
The Dream Chaser for European Utilization (DC4EU) program kicked off its pilot phase with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC), Telespazio, the European Space... more
HelicoptersCorail Helicopters becomes launch customer for Fleet Keeper
Amsterdam, Holland - New digital tool to replace paper logbooks and simplify customer operations
Corail Helicopters, operator of a 7 Airbus Helicopters fleet, has become the launch customer of Fleet Keeper thanks to a contract agreement signed yesterday at the "Helitech" exhibition in Amsterdam (October... more