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Science and technologySouth African Airways: first flight with B-737/800 airplane to operate with biofuel made from locally grown tobacco plants
Rome, Italy - Operated last July between Johannesburg and Cape Town
The South African Airways Group (SAA) operated last July Africa’s first sustainable Biofuel flights. This SAA and Mango flights on B-737/800 airplanes between Johannesburg and Cape Town make history a... more
PeopleAirbus Group: Luc Hennekens to succeed Guus Dekkers
Toulouse, France - New Chief Information Officer brings airliner and consumer industry experience
Guus Dekkers, currently Chief Information Officer (CIO) with Airbus and Airbus Group, has decided to leave the company to pursue other opportunities outside Airbus Group as of end of September 2016. He... more
Sport aviationAirplanes. It happened today, on August 10, 1896: the "Glider King" died. Otto Lilienthal’s legacy lives on
Lausanne, Switzerland - Berlin-Tegel airport is named to him
Otto Lilienthal, the 'Glider King' who was an inspirational 19th-century aviation pioneer died 120-years ago on 10 August 1896. FAI (World Air Sports Federation) remembers his legacy today… Born in 1... more
PeopleMeeting between Erdogan and Putin: new economic contacts between Russia and Turkey
Saint Petersburg, Russia - Past contrasts are left behind
In the Palace of Constantine in Strelna, Saint Petersburg, the meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan took place yesterday, starting a new peace between... more
PeopleLibya: Italian Undersecretary of State Amendola in Tripoli to meet Libyan government representatives
Rome, Italy - He confirmed Italy's support and discussed enhancing bilateral cooperation
Italian Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Vincenzo Amendola, was in Tripoli in Libya yesterday to meet the following representatives: Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mohammed Taher Siyala; Minister... more
AirportsFraport, figures in July 2016: restrained tourist bookings continue to impact passenger traffic at Frankfurt Airport
Frankfurt, Germany - Fraport's Group airports again report mixed results
In July 2016, Frankfurt Airport (FRA) welcomed a total of 6.1 million passengers, representing a 2.0 percent decline year-on-year. Traffic continued to be impacted by restrained tourist bookings, reflecting... more
AirportsAirport of Madrid. A passenger in delay catches the airplane "On the fly"...-VIDEO
Madrid, Spain - Can an access to the finger be left unattended?
From today on stop to the endless queues in the airports. An Irish passenger of a Ryanair flight found the solution, showing how it is possible to arrive a few minutes before the take-off and be able to... more
CuriositiesAlitalia partner to help social canteeen in Rio during the Games
Rome, Italy - The project is a continuation of the model in Milan launched last year during the "Expo" exhibition
Alitalia has partnered with one the world’s best restaurateurs to feed people in need during the Olympic and Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. The Italian airline has joined a project set up by the c... more
AirlinesAirplanes. Delta Air Lines: slow recovery of flights for the American carrier
Washington, USA - Additional problems this morning. Refunds and vouchers for passengers
At least half of the flights of the Delta Air Lines was cancelled or delayed yesterday and today because of the problem in the computer system that happened yesterday, when around 1000 flights were cancelled;... more
IndustryLeonardo-Finmeccanica explains to AVIONEWS
Rome, Italy - About the news "Time of 'Cleaning' in Leonardo-Finmeccanica"
We receive and publish for right to reply -as our habit, and so that our readers can draw their considerations- what our Agency received from Leonardo-Finmeccanica: “Dear Director, In relation t... more
Science and technologySafe take-off and landing for airplanes: designed a dispositive identifying possible residues on runways
Austin, Usa - The revolutionary device comes from Japan
In occasion of the technology fair "NIWeek" organized every year in Austin (Texas, USA) by National Instruments some very interesting projects were presented, among which a radar identifying the presence... more
CargoLufthansa Cargo takes over time:matters
Frankfurt, Germany - Financial investor Aheim Capital and management sell their shares in the express logistics company
Lufthansa Cargo took over complete ownership of the time:matters Group, experts in global sameday delivery and time-critical international spare part logistics. The cargo airline, which spun off time:matters... more
AirportsOslo Airport strengthens the focus on Asia
Oslo, Norway - Avinor has decided to appoint Ulv Elbirk in a consultant role
Avinor, the company managing 46 airports in Norway, has decided to scale up the efforts to better connect Oslo and Norway with the Asian continent. To spearhead these efforts Avinor has decided to appoint... more
HelicoptersKuwait Ministry of Defence orders 30 H-225M "Caracal" helicopters
Marignane, France - Country becomes seventh Nation to order this model
Airbus Helicopters has signed a contract with the Kuwait Ministry of Defence for the purchase of 30 H-225M Caracal multirole utility helicopters as well as an associated support and services package, during... more
DiscussionsOpening ceremony of the "Rio 2016" Olympic Games: homage to the 14 bis airplane by Alberto Santos-Dumont
Rome, Italy - Specifications of the aircraft and short life story of its designer
During the opening ceremony of the 31st edition of the Olympic Games (ongoing from August 5 to 21 in Rio de Janeiro) different moments in various sectors have been explained to represent and describe the... more
CuriositiesUSA: flight prices discount: the "Cheap Flight Day" is coming
Washington, USA - Those who have not had any vacations yet or want to replay get ready...
It seems to fall around August 23rd the “Cheap Flight Day” in the United States, which is the day when all flight tickets go from exorbitant high season to far more moderate low season prices, enduring a r... more
DiscussionsNagasaki, today the 71st anniversary of the second atomic bomb launched by a B-29 airplane
Rome, Italy - After that one in Hiroshima three days before, on August 6, 1945
Nagasaki during World War II The city of Nagasaki had been one of the largest seaports in southern Japan, and was of great wartime importance because of its wide-ranging industrial activity, including... more
AirportsAirplanes and results. Aci Europe: airports report 4.9% traffic growth during tumultuous first half of 2016
Brussels, Belgium - passenger traffic in the EU during H1 (the first half of the year) grew by a robust +6.2%
European airport trade body, ACI EUROPE today released its airport traffic report for June, Q2 and the first half of 2016. The report is the only air transport report, which includes all types of civil... more
CargoOver the drones. Soon it will be a real airplane to deliver for Amazon -VIDEO
Seattle, Usa - Guarantee of extreme speed for Prime orders
The electronic commerce company Amazon presented in occasion of the “Boeing Seafair Air Show” (annual event taking place in Seattle) last week-end the airplane that it will dedicate to the program Pri... more
Curiosities"Restaur-airplanes" arrive also to China...
Wuhan, China - In a great quarter, approachable prizes on a B-737, and outdoors entertainment for children
A Chinese man named Li Liang has opened a restaurant inside an old airplane B-737, and called it “Lily Airways”. The “Restaur-airplane” is in Optics Valley Pedestrian Street, one of the most famous and in... more
AirportsParalysis for Delta Air Lines: air connections in delay or suspended because of computer outage
Washington, USA - Serious problems in several European and American cities
The computers of the American airline Delta Air Lines stopped this morning right in the central system, causing impossibility to make check-ins in every airport where the airline works. It was communicated... more
AirportsSuccessful partnership between Hamburg Airport and United Airlines
Hamburg, Germany - 1-millionth passenger on the Hamburg-NY route
Today, the 1-millionth passenger on the route from Hamburg to the New York hub of Newark Liberty International was welcomed at Hamburg Airport. The successful long-haul route has been operated by the US... more
CargoIATA Cargo XML standard accepted by the US Customs and Border Protection Agency
Geneva, Switzerland - To collect advance cross-border data on US export shipments
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced today that IATA’s Cargo-XML messaging standard will be utilized by the US Customs and Border Protection Agency (US-CBP) to collect advance c... more
AirportsAutogrill: the Group completes its offering in the US airport channel
Milan, Italy - Acquisition to be completed by the end of 2016
Autogrill Group announces that it has reached an agreement, through its subsidiary HMSHost, to buy Stellar Partners, a US specialist airport convenience retailer. The transaction strengthens the Group’s b... more
MiscellaneousDead passengers on board of airplanes: almost no guidelines for the airlines?
Singapore, Singapore - Singapore Airlines tries at least to give dignity to corpes during the journey
It seems that medical emergency cases on board of an airplane are around one on 600 flights, often because of heart or breathing issues. In case a passenger dies on board of an airplane, one needs to... more
SecurityCargo airplane accident at the airport of Bergamo, Italy (2). Italian ANSV's update: "Black boxes" and aircraft data
Rome, Italy - Besides bullettins regarding weather situation in that moment. The Hungarian investigative authority admitted to the inquiry
ANSV (the Italian Air Safety Board), regarding the accident occurred today (on August 5) at the B-737/400 cargo airplane registration HA-FAX at Bergamo airport, informs that in coordination with the judicial... more
AirlinesEmirates to resume flights to Conakry, Guinea
Dubai, UAE - The airline first launched it in October 2013
Emirates has announced that it will resume flights to Conakry, the capital of Guinea, from 30th October 2016. The flight to Conakry will be linked to Emirates’ four times weekly service between Dubai a... more
ReportCoup d'état failes. Rebel aircraft F-16 was supposed to beat President Erdogan down. But because of lack of fuel...
Ankara, Turkey - Everything justifies arrests and purges, even the most colorful stories. But is it true?
A colored story to be taken with a grain of salt, like everything concerning the attempt of coup d’état (golpe) in Turkey last July 15th which strongly supported the desire of purge of the President Er... more
ReportZika virus. Insecticide spray on Miami from an airplane
Miami, USA - After a serious emergency, first successes in the city
After a series of failures with the traditional methods of disinfestation, it was taken the decision to air-spray Miami from an airplane for farm and phytosanitary use with an insecticide specific against... more
Finance and economyAirplanes and events. IATA: "World Financial Symposium" will take place in September (21-23) in Singapore
Geneva, Switzerland - Alexandre de Juniac, who joins IATA as DG and CEO on 1 September, will deliver his first major industry address in this role at "WFS"
The International Air Transport Association’s (IATA) 2016 "World Financial Symposium" (WFS) will focus on building high-performing finance organizations within airlines as a pillar to achieving sustained f... more
AccidentsCargo airplane accident at the airport of Bergamo, Italy: it breaks the containment and invades the road
Bergamo, Italy - No injuries; massacre avoided by pure luck
It happened today around 4:00 am in the middle of a light Summer storm: the cargo airplane of DHL, a B-737/400 flight BCS 7332 coming from the airport of Paris “Charles de Gaulle” while landing to Ber... more
Civil defenseItalian Civil Defense Department: Canadair airplane in Corsica
Rome, Italy - The request by the French Government due to a temporary stop of the aircraft
A Canadair CL-415 airplane of the Fire Brigade is in Corsica at the Ajaccio Airport from this morning, ready to intervene to support the work by the firefighting teams at ground. It has been activated... more
Press releaseEmirates flight EK521 of yesterday (3): update of the situation
Dubai, UAE - Flight disruptions expected for the next 36 hours
Emirates flight EK521 was involved in an operational incident upon landing at Dubai International Airport at approximately 12:45hrs local time yesterday, on 3rd August 2016. All passengers and crew were... more
AirportsAirplanes and airports. Aeroports de Paris is going to manage "Jose Marti" of Cuba
Paris, France - For which privatization has started, and an increase of passengers is expected after the thawing with the US
After Havana started the process of privatization of the airport “Jose Marti” of Cuba in the wake of the new wave which led to the thawing of international relations with the United States, the Cuban Min... more
IndustryEmbraer Executive Jets earns top ranking in AIN’s 2016 Product Support Survey
São José dos Campos, Brazil - The survey is conducted in May and results are released in the August
Embraer Executive Jets’ customer support has soared to its first-ever solo No. 1 ranking in Aviation International News’ 2016 Product Support Survey, receiving its highest-ever combined overall average (8.... more
HelicoptersItalian Coast Guard orders two additional AW-139 helicopters
Rome, Italy - Aircraft to perform maritime patrol, search and rescue and emergency medical service missions
Leonardo-Finmeccanica announced today an order for additional two AW-139 intermediate twin helicopters by the Italian Coast Guard. This latest contract will increase the customer’s fleet of AW-139s to t... more
Civil aviationAirplanes and results. IATA: passenger demand losing momentum
Geneva, Switzerland - Terrorism, economic uncertainty, weigh on traffic
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced global passenger traffic data for June showing that demand (measured in revenue passenger kilometers or RPKs) rose by 5.2% compared to the year-ago... more
IndustryTime of "Cleaning" in Leonardo-Finmeccanica...
Rome, Italy - While in Farnborough it seems that managers were cleaning the stand?
Air of “Cleaning” at home Leonardo-Finmeccanica, in the true sense of the word in the case for example of the recent air show of Farnborough, where some managers, even top ones, seem to have been seen cle... more
HelicoptersPakistan choses again the AW-139 helicopters for its transport and EMS requirements
Rome, Italy - Over 960 units sold to more than 240 customers in 70 nations and over 830 aircraft in service to date
Leonardo-Finmeccanica announced today that the Government of Pakistan has signed a contract for an undisclosed number of AW-139 intermediate twin engine helicopters to be used for transport and EMS missions. This... more
CargoMiami Airport hosted first e-freight workshop to help modernize local cargo industry
Miami, Usa - E-Air Waybill campaign is designed to reduce costs and increase productivity for local shippers and airlines
Miami International Airport officials hosted the airport’s first e-Air Waybill (e-AWB) workshop on August 2 for nearly 180 local cargo shippers and airline representatives, with the goal of making air c... more
AerospaceTelespazio VEGA secures business relationship with ESOC
Darmstadt, Germany - For another five years
The Aerospace Company Telespazio VEGA Deutschland, a subsidiary of Telespazio (Leonardo/Thales) has successfully qualified for the Frame Contract with the European Space Operations Centre (ESOC) of t... more
Press releaseEmirates informs on occurrence flight EK521 of yesterday in Dubai -VIDEO
Dubai, UAE - B-777/300 was travelling from Trivandrum, India, with 282 passengers and 18 crewmembers
Emirates flight EK521 was involved yesterday in an operational incident upon landing at Dubai International Airport at approximately 12:45 local time; all passengers and crew were evacuated safely due... more
Finance and economyFraport Group Interim Report for first Half 2016: solid performance in challenging environment
Frankfurt, Germany - Geopolitical situation and restrained tourist bookings affect several Group airports
In the first half of 2016, the Fraport Group achieved revenue of just over EUR 1.2 billion. Although this represents a EUR 17.1 million (or 1.4 percent) decline year-on-year, it must be taken into account... more
AirportsWizz Air reconnects Budapest Airport to Varna
Budapest, Hungary - Having operated the route previously in 2013
Budapest Airport has yesterday celebrated its resumption of seasonal services with Varna, the largest city and seaside resort on the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast. Having operated the route previously in 2013,... more
DiscussionsErdogan-Renzi-Mogherini. Crisis Turkey-Italy-EU: a tit for tat caused by "A dirty story"; in the middle of that a rich scion...
Rome, Italy - Probably those who accuse do not know about the inquiries made by the Magistrature of a "Rule of law" even on the son of a President
With reference to the statements made by Turkish President Erdogan, the Farnesina underlines that Italy abides by the rule of law and the autonomy of the Judiciary is fully respected. “The Judiciary t... more
DefenseItaly is concerned about new missile launch by North Korea that landed in the EEZ waters of Japan: concerns already expressed last June
Rome, Italy - These are acts that threaten international peace and security
The news about a missile fired last night by North Korea that landed in the waters within the Exclusive Economic Zone of Japan increases the concerns expressed by the Italian Ministry for Foreign Affairs... more
CargoAirplanes. IATA: demand for air cargo picks up in June
Geneva, Switzerland - +4.3% year-on-year
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for global air freight demand in June 2016 showing a rise in freight tonne kilometers (FTK) of 4.3% year-on-year. This was the fastest pace... more
Finance and economyAirplanes and finance. Italian ENAV on global offering of shares: notice of exercise of the over-allotment option in full
Rome, Italy - For a total of 22,600,000 ordinary shares
With reference to the Global Offering and the listing of ENAV SpA, the Company and the Ministry of Economy and Finance announce that yesterday the stabilizing manager Mediobanca -Banca di Credito Finanziario... more
CuriositiesWe would do anything for love: he has been waiting for 10 days in the airport for his beloved. Such a shame that...
Changsha, China - The fact becomes a "Case" exciting Chinese medias
Alexander Pieter Cirk, a 41 year-old Dutchman had left for Changsha, China, full of hopes and expectations after two months spent chatting tenderly with his Zhang, met on-line. He had been camping for... more
OccurrencesEmirates airplane on fire (2). The nationalities of passengers and crew on board are mainly Indians
Dubai, UAE - Dedicated telephone lines are now active
Emirates can confirm that today, 3rd August 2016, flight EK521 travelling from Trivandrum International Airport in Thiruvananthapuram, India to Dubai has been involved in an operational incident upon landing... more