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IndustryMcDonnell Douglas awarded of a over 27 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the AV-8B Harrier aircraft
McDonnell Douglas Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of The Boeing Co., St. Louis, Mo., is being awarded a not-to-exceed $27,272,078 modification to a previously awarded indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity... more
AirlinesThe dim future of Olympic Airlines
Athens, Greece - The Ryanair complaint makes worse the situation
Greece's Transport Minister Costis Hadzidakis has warned that the national carrier Olympic Airlines faces a dim future amid mounting speculation that it will have to cease necessarily in a short time. In... more
IndustryBoeing and Alenia Aeronautica in Portici
Naples, Italy - Agreement between the two industries for the second research centre in Europe
The US aerospace industry giant Boeing together with the Italian Alenia Aeronautica - of the Finmeccanica group - is planning the realization of a research centre, the second in Europe. The centre will... more
AirlinesAir Jamaica will be private by 2009
Kingston, Jamaica - Government is recruiting an investment banker for the sell
The plans of the new liberal-oriented Jamaican government to privatize state-owned carrier Air Jamaica are becoming more concrete. Minister without portfolio in the Ministry of Finance and Public Services,... more
ReportFirst flight school opened by the US in Iraq
Kirkuk , Iraq - Aim is to progressively rebuild the Iraqi Air Force
Three years and a half after the invasion of Iraq, the US armed forces have finally decided to found the first flight school for Iraqi pilots, for trying to rebuild the country's air force, practically... more
Airports"Briefing - Asia Aviation" (6): Reliance Industries to bid for a new airport in Navi Mumbai
Mumbai, India - The second in the Western metropolis
Mukesh Ambani-owned Reliance Industries, which is promoting the Navi Mumbai Special Economic Zone, will bid for the proposed Navi Mumbai airport. Anand Jain, a close confidant of Reliance Industries... more
AirlinesRyanair asks for European Commission impeachment for its no-intervention against Alitalia's state aid
Rome, Italy - A large workload for its legal office
If the Irish Ryanair airline would have a global efficiency like its legal office, it would be the world's most appreciated airline. This consideration emerges from the Ryanair's lodging of fifth case... more
Civil aviationEU: more transparency on air tickets
Brussels, Belgium - Agreement between European Council and Parliament
The Council and Parliament of the European Union have reached an agreement concerning a new regulation to guarantee more transparency about air tickets fares: they will have to include all taxes and other... more
AirlinesAir India's European hub will be either Munich or Vienna
New Delhi , India - The decision in the next months
Air India, one of the major carriers of the Indian subcontinent, has shortlisted the airport sites suited for becoming its new European hub: they are Munich, in Germany, and Vienna in Austria. The final... more
IndustryEmbraer and Flight Options sign for 100 Phenom 300 airplanes
São José dos Campos, Brazil - Over one-billion-dollar deal represents Company’s largest Phenom executive jet order
"Embraer and Flight Options, one of the largest private jet service companies in the world, based in Cleveland, Ohio, U.S., signed a contract for the acquisition of 100 Phenom 300 aircraft, with options... more
Civil aviation"Briefing - Asia Aviation" (5): Hong Kong and Finland sign an avoidance of double taxation agreement on income from aircraft operation
Hong Kong, China - Signed between Eva Cheng and Timo Rajakangas
Hong Kong and Finland signed an avoidance of double taxation agreement on income from aircraft operation a few days ago. The pact, which covers income derived from the operation of aircraft in international... more
IndustryBoeing completes modification and first flight for Japan's second KC-767 tanker
Wichita, USA - In the last months an Italian Air Force's KC-767 airplane was used for some tests
A Boeing aircrew completed the first flight of the second KC-767 for Japan following an extensive modification that transformed it from a commercial airplane to a military tanker. The new tanker lifted... more
Press releaseANSV on the accident in Brescia-Montichiari
Rome, Italy - Unhurt the two occupants, while the Cessna airplane reported damages
"ANSV (Italian Air Safety Board) has opened an inquiry on the air accident occurred at 9:15 am of Friday, November 30th to a Cessna 210 airplane (code OE-DOX) which landed in the airport of Brescia-Montichiari... more
AirlinesAir Berlin flies from Duesseldorf towards Beijing and Shanghai
Berlin, Germany - 5 weekly links
German low-cost carrier, Air Berlin, announced as from May next year two new links from Duesseldorf towards the Chinese metropols Beijing and Shanghai. Five weekly links are foreseen; the flight to Beijing... more
Civil aviation"Briefing - Asia Aviation" (4): Asia-Pacific carriers welcome the self-service options
Canberra, Australia - From a global aviation survey
Self-service options, such as online bookings and self check-ins, are being welcomed by airline passengers, and starting from today also the carriers of the Asia-Pacific Region, a global aviation survey... more
ReportSri Lanka, bomb detected in officers' apartment building
Colombo , Sri Lanka - Air Force commander possible target
Sinhalese security forces defused this morning a 1,2-kilos-heavy explosive device, found inside the garden of an apartment building lived-in mostly by Army officers and Members of Parliament. It seems... more
ReportAfghanistan, US air raid kills 5 alleged Talibans
Kabul, Afghanistan - One would be involved in the kidnapping of Daniele Mastrogiacomo
US Armed Forces in Afghanistan reported in a release to have eliminated yesterday in an air raid 5 Taliban militants. One of these is indicated as one leader of the Islamist militia responsible for the... more
CuriositiesAeronautic terminology in dribs and drabs... <b>P as "Polecat"<b>
Rome, Italy - Project funded internally by Lockheed Martin
The Lockheed Martin Polecat is an UAV - Unmanned Aerial Vehicle developed and funded internally by Lockheed Martin's Advanced Development Programs division in Palmdale, California. The Polecat, designated... more
IndustryATR and Air Vanuatu sign for one ATR-72/500 airplane
Toulouse, France - The aircraft will be delivered in 2009
"ATR and Air Vanuatu today announced the signature of a contract for the purchase of the first ATR-72/500 for the airline. This 70-seat aircraft will be equipped with 120-minutes ETOPS (Extended Range... more
AccidentsMalaysia, three paratroopers die during exercise
Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia - Two are women
3 paratroopers of the Royal Malaysian Air Force died, and other 11 remained injured yesterday, while taking part in an exercise during the preparations for the Langkawi International Maritime and Airspace... more
Civil aviation"Briefing - Asia Aviation" (3): O'Connor Airlines in voluntary administration
Sydney, Australia - A new buyer within six weeks
Australian regional carrier, O'Connor Airlines, has been placed in voluntary administration at the request of its directors as a buyer is sought for the operations within six weeks. The airline, which... more
Airlines"Briefing - Asia Aviation" (2): Air China invests 75 million dollars on the ground services
Beijing, China - For the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games
National flag carrier Air China has spent 560 million yuan (USD 75 million) in buying special equipment to offer safer and more efficient ground services, getting ready for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.... more
CuriositiesAeronautic terminology in dribs and drabs... <b>A as "NATO Phonetic Alphabet"<b> (2)
Rome, Italy - The writer of some letters can change in some published versions, because this alphabet has been created to be spoken
A - Alpha B - Bravo C - Charlie D - Delta E - Echo F - Foxtrot G - Golf H - Hotel I - India J - Juliet K - Kilo L - Lima M - Mike N - November O - Oscar P -... more
CuriositiesAeronautic terminology in dribs and drabs... <b>A as "NATO Phonetic Alphabet"<b>
Rome, Italy - Developed in the 1950s by ICAO
The Phonetic Radiotelegraph Alphabet, often called also NATO Phonetic Alphabet, was developed in the 1950s by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) to be understandable (and pronounceable)... more
CuriositiesAeronautic terminology in dribs and drabs...<b> P as "English Aeronautic Phraseology"<b>
Rome, Italy - Some of the standard terms that pilots exchange between plane and plane and plane and control tower
Acknowdlege = Give me roger, let me know if you have received and understood the message. Affirm = Affirmative, yes. Approved = Permission granted. Break: word used to separate different parts... more
ReportNew transport strikes in December
Rome, Italy - In the air sector and railways
The transport workers' unions (Cgil, Cisl, Uil, Ugl, Apm Up, Anpav, Cobas and Cisal) have programmed new protests against the government's policies and measures contained in the 2007 budgetary law regarding... more
AccidentsTurkey: no survivors in the Atlasjet aircraft's incident
Isparta, Turkey - Reasons are still unkown
An Turkish Atlasjet aircraft crashed in Turkey’s South-West last Friday killing all 57 people onboard (see AVIONEWS). The aircraft, a McDonnell Douglas MD-83, was flying from Istanbul to Isparta a... more
Airlines"Briefing - Asia Aviation": Airblue orders 14 Airbus A-320/200s
Islamabad, Pakistan - For a value of 910 million dollars
Airblue, Pakistan's fastest growing airline, has placed orders worth 910 million dollars with Airbus for the purchase of 14 new Airbus A-320/200 aircraft. This is the largest order for outright purchase... more
SecurityFAA AD on Rolls-Royce plc, RB211 Trent 768-60, 772-60, and 772B-60 turbofan engines (2007-24-09)
Washington, Usa - To prevent an uncontained failure of the HP turbine disc and damage to the airplane
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: November 29, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 229)] [Page 67568-67571] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
SecurityFAA AD on GROB-WERKE GMBH & CO KG models G102 CLUB ASTIR III, G102 CLUB ASTIR IIIb, and G102 STANDARD ASTIR III Gliders (2007-24-11)
Washington, Usa - To identify and correct an unsafe condition on an aviation product
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: November 29, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 229)] [Page 67561-67562] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
SecurityFAA AD on Cirrus Design Corporation model SR-22 airplanes (2007-24-13)
Washington, Usa - To prevent moisture from accumulating along the wing shear web where it may freeze in certain conditions
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: November 29, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 229)] [Page 67566-67568] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Fair and showsAir shows and exhibitions in the first week of December
Rome, Italy - From today, on Monday 3 to next Satuday 8
Monday 03 - Network Latin America 2007. Monterrey, Mexico. + 44 20 8652 8846 +1 703 836 7444 www.event-space.com/networklatam Tuesday 04 - LIMA 2007 International Maritime and Aerospace Exhibition... more
AirportsJAL to inaugurate some new check-in desks for reducing client waiting time
Tokyo, Japan - Starting from December 18th
Starting from December 18th, 2007, JAL - Japan Airlines will inaugurate at the Terminal 2 of the Tokyo-Narita International Airport some new check-in desks, a project that aims at reducing the client waiting... more
OccurrencesLivingston: broken glass provokes an emergency landing in Cairo airport
Cairo, Egypt - An injured during the landing
An Italian Livingston airplane has been forced to carry out an emergency landing in the international airport of Cairo following the crack of a cockpit glass that has provoked the aircraft depressurization. The... more
AirlinesAlitalia: net debt as of 31 October 2007
Rome, Italy - Equal to EUR 1,182 million
"- The Group’s net debt as of 31 October 2007 amounted to 1,182 million euros, with a slight increase in net indebtedness of 11 million euros (+0.9%) compared to the situation on 30 September 2007 which w... more
Press releaseItalian Professional Pilots' Association: cancellation strike by Air One's pilots
Rome, Italy - It was fixed for today; the press release diffused last Friday
"The Italian Professional Pilots Association, following to the indication arrived by fax at 6:10pm of last November 29, 2007 by Guarantee Commission of the law's execution about the stike in the essential... more
Press releaseSDL on Alitalia: what it happens from December 6?
Rome, Italy - The President Prato has impressed a strong acceleration
"The President Prato has impressed a strong acceleration in order to obtain, within next December 6, the offers for the purchase of Alitalia's share possessed by the Economy's Ministry by the interested... more
IndustryCessna chooses China's Shenyang Aircraft Corporation as partner
Beijing, China - It is for the new model 162 SkyCatcher light sport aircraft manufacture
Cessna Aircraft Company, a Textron company, annonuced it will partner with Shenyang Aircraft Corporation (SAC) to manufacture the new Model 162 SkyCatcher light sport aircraft (LSA). SAC is a subsidiary... more
AirlinesAlpi Eagles, the Region will host a new meeting on December 5th
Venice, Italy - If the airline will square accounts with 4 creditors, it could obtain the licence extension
After the meeting of yesterday the representatives of Regione Veneto, city council of Venice, SAVE, ENAC (Italian Civil Aviation Authority) and Alpi Eagles have decided that a new conference will be fixed... more
IndustryUniversity of Pisa and Alenia Aeronautica will cooperate
Pisa , Italy - To develop research projects and didactic initiatives
"University of Pisa and Alenia Aeronautica, a Finmeccanica company, active in projecting, development and production of civil and military aircraft, of unmanned-air-vehicles and air-structures, have signed... more
Press releaseIATA about a severe pilot shortage, according to Bisignani
Washington, Usa - The aviation sector could may need 17,000 new pilots annually
"The International Air Transport Association (IATA) warned the world’s airlines of a severe pilot shortage unless industry and government work together to change training and qualification practices.... more
CuriositiesHow to load a Mangusta on a C-130J
Orio al Serio, Italy - It is a quick substitution for another one used in Afghanistan
In the last days, for the the first time in Italy, an A-129C "Mangusta" helicopter, of the Italian Aero Brigade "Friulia" has been loaded inside an Italian Air Force C-130J airplane for a quick deployment... more
AirportsSacbo: new flights Bmibaby and Wizz Air from Orio al Serio
Bergamo, Italy - To Birmingham and Sofia
"The Bmibaby and Wizz Air carriers have announced the starting of two new links from Bergamo-Orio al Serio's airport during the Summer schedule of next year. Bmibaby will inaugurate next April 1st the... more
IndustryBoeing expects US Air Force to order other C-17s
Chicago, USA - Further funds are expected for Defence in 2008
The US Air Force has ordered in the last years to manifacturer Boeing 190 strategic airlifter C-17 Globemaster III, which were in most part already delivered. However, there were talks going on to add... more
AirportsSAB about the Italian general transports strike: 35 flights cancelled at "Marconi"
Boulogne, Italy - 18 arrivals and 17 departures
"Italian general transports strike has provoked today the cancellation of 35 flights between national and international at 'Marconi's airport. In particular, have been cancelled 18 arrivals and 17 departures.... more
IndustryATR aims at realizing 90-seats-turboprop
Blagnac, France - High oil prices make turboprops more and more convenient compared to jets
In an average flight hour, a turboprop aircraft consumes about half the fuel of a jet, 780 kilos compared to 1500, and up to 700 kilometers distance offers the same performances in terms of travelling... more
IndustryKC-10 aircraft will be "Civilized" by L-3 and GE Aviation
New York, USA - It is a project for a better use of them in commercial airspaces
Integrated Systems, a subsidiary of L-3 Communications, announced that has signed an exclusive teaming agreement with GE Aviation for the U.S. Air Force KC-10 Aircraft Extension Program (AEP). KC-10... more
AirportsThe Veneto members of Parliament criticize SAVE
Venice, Italy - According to them, the airport management company does not invest on Venice airport
The centre-left Veneto members of Parliament put a resolution to the Transport and Economics Ministers to know the reasons for which SAVE (management company of "Marco Polo" airport of Venice) does not... more
CuriositiesOfficial aircraft of Real Madrid is no longer welcomed by players
Madrid, Spain - The "Saeta" would be too noisy for some airports
According to Spain's Real Madrid football club players, the new McDonnell Douglas MD-83 aircraft, (see AVIONEWS), named "Saeta" (arrow) taken for three years by the Club organization with an agreement... more
DefensePutin signs to put Russia out of CFE treaty
Moscow, Russia - Duma low chamber already approved the law on last November 7th
Russian President, Vladimir Putin, signed the approval of the law, approved by Russian low chamber Duma on last November 7th (see AVIONEWS), to put out Russia of the Conventional Forces (aircraft, helicopters,... more