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AirlinesQatar Airways reaches 80 destinations in the world
Doha, Qatar - With the inauguration of the connection to Stockholm
"Qatar Airways has inaugurated the flight Doha-Stockholm, thus reaching 80 destinations in the world and becoming the first airline in the Middle East to offer direct connections to Scandinavia On the... more
DefenseItalian Chamber's Defense Commission: on agenda, fact-finding inquiry on the Italian participation to humanitarian and international missions
Rome, Italy - Hearing of Alessandro Colombo from ISPI
During today's session of the Italian Chamber's Defense Commission took place a fact-finding inquiry on the Italian participation to humanitarian and international missions: hearing of Alessandro Colombo,... more
AirlinesEU: Barrot crosses out two carriers from the black-list
Brussels, Belgium - They are the PIA and Blue Wings Airlines
Two airlines have been readmitted to fly over the European skies, crossed out from the European black-list of the carriers considered unsafe. EU Transport Commissioner, Jacques Barrot, said the latest... more
AirportsLyon Airport: 7.2 million passenger forecast for 2007
Lyon, France - In April 2008 a new terminal will open only for the low-fare carriers
Passengers forecast for the airport of Lyon's "A. Saint Exupéry" are 7.2 million, +7% compared with 2006. "Probably there will be a further growth -said the president Guy Mathiolon- because we count... more
DefenseItalian Senate Defense Commission: on agenda the ratification and execution of the agreement between Italy and India
Rome, Italy - In addition to that between the European Communities with the member Countries and Albania
During today's session of the 4th Commission were discussed: 1. the ratification and execution of the agreement between Italy and India about the cooperation in Defense, made in New Delhi on February... more
AirlinesAlitalia on Friday's national strike in transport
Rome, Italy - Possible discomforts for passengers
"On Friday November 30, due to transport's national strike, called from 11:00am to 3:00pm, flyers might suffer discomforts. In order to limit as much as possible the deriving problems, Alitalia is trying,... more
AirlinesAlitalia: British Airways contacts Citi
Rome, Italy - Texas Pacific Group now out
Italian press sources reported today that British Airways would have contacted the Alitalia advisor Citi to know if there are still measure margins on the airline, but without the support of the American... more
HelicoptersGemina, the sell-off of Eliario is imminent
Milan, Italy - Three different offers are under examination
Today in the afternoon is scheduled a meeting of the Gemina Board of directors to decide about the binding offers (made to the two advisors, Mediobanca and Unicredit) on the sell-off of Eliario, a helicopter... more
DiscussionsUS Navy: LHA-6, new amphibious ships (2)
Rome, Italy - A combact system limited to the only self-defense
New LHA-6 will come into elements of LHD-8, like platform control and security systems, command, control and communication systems; propelling and generation of electricity machineries are made upof two... more
AirportsSEA: strike in Lombardia's air transport against Alitalia plan
Milan, Italy - The four-hour protest is scheduled for next Friday
"SEA - Milan airports management company - informs that, due to the strike in Lombardia's air transport against the Alitalia plan, called by all the unions, on Friday November 30 from 11:00am to 3:00pm... more
AirlinesEmirates plans further flights to Australia
Milan, Italy - The carrier communicates new connections as of next year
"Emirates, the carrier based in Dubai, announces for 2008 an increase of the schedule to Australia, bringing to 70 the weekly links within 2009. Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney will have all additional... more
ReportInternational jet fighters kill 14 Afghan workers
Kabul , Afghanistan - They were working at a roadway, taken for Talibans
An umpteenth accidental massacre of civilians was provoked by US-led international armed forces in Afghanistan. Informed of the presence of Taliban guerrillas in the area of Nuristan, North of Kabul, the... more
DiscussionsUS Navy: LHA-6, new amphibious ships (3)
Rome, Italy - Each model will cost about 2.4 billion dollars
LHA-6 will contain over 1,000 crew members and about 1,600 Marines with the respective vehicles. A controversial matter concerns the way they can be disembarked, in particular the second one, considering... more
ReportCologno Monzese against aircraft noise pollution
Cologno Monzese , Italy - Tomorrow meeting with Linate's management
The experimentation by the airport authorities of Milan-Linate, which has moved many routes from the Eastern directrix to the Northern, continues to raise protests on behalf of the cities affected by the... more
AirportsFiumicino, third worst airport in Europe in terms of punctuality
Fiumicino , Italy - Better Malpensa and Linate
AEA, the Association of European Airlines (the low-fares-carriers are not members), published the data on flight punctuality for the third quarter (July-September) of 2007, considered per airport. Rome-Fiumicino... more
IndustryAlenia Aeronautica: upgrading of the Italian Air Force’s Tornado aircraft
Rome, Italy - A new four-year contract worth € 48,5 millions
"Alenia Aeronautica has signed a new four-year contract worth € 48,5 millions for upgrading 15 Panavia Tornado multi-role aircraft, currently in service with Italian Air Force. The delivery of the first m... more
AirlinesQatar Airways orders 60 Boeing 787-8 Dreamliners and 32 Boeing 777s
Doha, Qatar - Large widebody order to meet Doha-based carrier’s expansion plans
Qatar Airways announced an order for 30 firm and 30 option Boeing 787-8 Dreamliners, together with confirmed orders for 27 Boeing 777s and an additional five options. Qatar Airways Chief Executive Officer... more
CuriositiesA furry crocodile on board, the plane stays put
Rome, Italy - Two-hour delay for the passengers of the Ryanair flight from Rome-Ciampino to Bergamo-Orio al Serio
A strange event was happened this morning in the Rome-Ciampino airport. A Ryanair flight bound for Bergamo-Orio al Serio left with a delay of two hours since a flight attendant saw a big furry crocodile... more
ReportIsraeli air strikes against Hamas militants carry on
Gaza , Palestinian Territories - Tension rises while peace talks continue
In the evening of yesterday the Israel's Army (IDF) Air Forces have hit again with combat helicopters the positions of Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip. According to what referred by Israeli military... more
AirportsAir traffic boom, how can we cope with the airports saturation?
Rome, Italy - Guido Pugliesi, CEO of ENAV, shows his strategy
In the last years the big growth of the air traffic and the consequent risk of saturation of the infrastructures have come on the EU agenda. Recently the vice-President of the EU Commission, Jacques Barrot,... more
DiscussionsUS Navy: LHA-6, new amphibious ships
Rome, Italy - An ambitious and original great project
One of the greatest and most recent programmes of the US Navy concerns the realization of new amphibious ships Class LHA (Landing Helicopter Assault), the most convenient choice, economically and technically,... more
Military aviationIndian Air Force to take part in US-based military simulations
New Delhi , India - At the "Red Flag" exercise
Air-Force-exercise named "Red Flag", which is held every year in the United States, will see at the next edition in 2008 also the participation of the Indian Air Force. The agreement on the participation... more
IndustryGalileo Avionica: the UAV Falco system completes operational validation testing
Rome, Italy - By an international launch customer
"The Galileo Avionica (Finmeccanica) FALCO System has successfully completed an intense program of mission testing by an international launch customer, during which it fulfilled all the requirements specified... more
AirlinesNew aircraft fuel from Qatar Airways
Doha, Qatar - Natural gases will help to reduce pollution
A new frontier in aircraft world is coming from studies promoted by Qatar group in conjuction with Shell, Airbus, Rolls Royce and Woqod, which are developing a new fuel for aircraft. This is liquid... more
AirportsViterbo as Lazio's third airport (3), Riggio: the links must be conformed as soon as possible
Roma, Italia - According to the ENAC President Viterbo can not take the chance that the EU does not give authority
The ENAC (Italian Civil Aviation Authority) president Vito Riggio said "The links between Rome and Viterbo must be conformed as soon as possible. The connections - he said - are strict and we cannot take... more
AirportsViterbo as Lazio's third airport (4), the defeated's reactions
Rome, Italy - The mayor of Latina protests against the choice, more relaxed the reply by the president of Frosinone's province
There are still reactions after the choice of Viterbo, the city that prepares to host Lazio's third air station. Armando Cusani, president of the Latina province, defined this choice as "Wicked". "It... more
CuriositiesSixth report on practical preparations for the EURO
Brussels, Belgium - Countdown for Cyprus and Malta
"With only five weeks to go before the adoption of the euro by Cyprus and Malta, the Commission made a final assessment of the state of practical preparations for the currency changeover in both countries.... more
AirportsViterbo as Lazio's third airport (2), the Minister Fioroni: I am not the Saint in heaven
Rome, Italy - In the meantime Frosinone is waiting for the airport
Giuseppe Fioroni, the Italian Secretary for Education, replying to the journalists in respect of the choice of Viterbo as Lazio's third airport, wanted to clarify his role: "I've always been fighting to... more
AirportsViterbo as Lazio's third airport, the reasons of an announced success
Viterbo, Italy - The absence of competing civil airports facilitated the Etrurian city's victory
After yesterday's announcement (see AVIONEWS) the city of Viterbo prepares to host an air station that, together with Rome-Fiumicino and Rome-Ciampino, will face the traffic increase in Lazio's airport... more
SecurityFAA AD on Eclipse Aviation Corporation model EA-500 airplanes (2007-24-12)
Washington, Usa - To inspect and, if necessary, remove any paint and/or primer to restore the fuel filler adapter lightning strike protection
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: November 27, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 227)] [Page 66043-66045] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
CuriositiesAerospace terminology in dribs and drabs... <b>G as "GLONASS"<b>
Rome, Italy - Managed by the Russia Army is counterpart of GPS and Galileo
GLONASS (Russian: ??????? - ?????????? ????????????? ??????????? ???????; tr.: GLObal'naya NAvigatsionnaya Sputnikovaya Sistema; English: Global Navigation Satellite System) is a radio-based satellite... more
Fair and showsATR at the "Lima Air Show" (December 4-8 in Malaysia)
Toulouse, France - Two important signing ceremonies will take place
"ATR will attend the LIMA Air Show, Langkawi (Malaysia), 4-8 December 2007. ATR will be present as exhibitor: stand 2C08. On the occasion of the Air Show, ATR will hold 2 contract-signing ceremonies... more
DiscussionsGLONASS, Russian Global Navigation Satellite System (3)
Rome, Italy - Russian and American in comparison
GPS and GLONASS are very similar systems, but some differences are significant: In the first place the GLONASS does not have no degradation of the precision neither cryptography Orbits of the 2 types... more
AirportsENAC grants 4 new airport concessions
Rome, Italy - They will have a forty-year term
The decrees for the airport concessions of Alghero, Catania, Palermo and Friuli-Venezia-Giulia (see AVIONEWS) airports have been registered. Last days the board of ENAC (Italian Authority for Civil Aviation)... more
DiscussionsGLONASS, Russian Global Navigation Satellite System (2)
Rome, Italy - The satellites typology
Currently the constellation is made up by: Satellites type GLONASS, GLONASS M and GLONASS K (from the 2008 they will be puttinges in orbit satellites of new generation): - GLONASS Nation: Russia Type... more
AirlinesQatar Airways: meeting to present and illustrate the carrier's projects and initiatives
Rome, Italy - Today at 1:00pm
The manager of Qatar Airways Italy, Manielo Mastrantonio, informed that the meeting held today at 1:00pm at the Palatium wine shop (via Frattina 94, first floor) featured the presentation and illustration... more
DiscussionsGLONASS, Russian Global Navigation Satellite System
Rome, Italy - It previews 18 satellites within 2007
GLONASS (Global Navigation Satellite System) is a global position Satellite System realized by ex-Urss at the same time with the United State's one. All satellites are launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome... more
Airlines+52% third-quarter-profits for Malaysian Air
Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia - Best result of the last 9 years
Malaysian Air, Malaysia's state-owned and main carrier, is gaining great results in terms of profits thanks to its new three-year operative plan. The results of the third quarter of 2007 speak of net... more
AirportsSave: a 54.3 million Euro investment plan for the airport of Venice
Venice, Italy - On condition that there is an equivalent increase of the airport fares
Save, Venice Airport Management Company, has planned a 54.3 million Euro investment plan for the airport until 2010, but on condition that there is an equivalent increase of the airport fares. Only the... more
AirlinesAir India towards joining Star Alliance
New Delhi, India - Swissair's support to the entrance of the Indian carrier
In front of the massive growth of commercial and passenger traffic between India and Switzerland in the last years, Swiss International Airlines has decided to pledge itself to endorse the entrance of... more
IndustryNorthrop Grumman gains USD 160 million-contract with US Air Force
Washington, USA - For the design of a new Gps-related technology
Northrop Grumman, one of the major US-based aerospace and defence corporations, gained with the US Air Force a new USD 160-million-contract for realizing the design, and testing the security, of the Next... more
AirportsAerdorica passes the budget 2007
Falconara, Italy - It closes with a deficit of over 3 million Euro
The Aerdorica (Ancona's airport management society) shareholders assembly has passed the budget 2007 with a deficit of 3,456,000 Euro and with a reserve to insert in the count a contingent asset equal... more
Civil aviationCrew has been robbed in Naples, the plane from Naples to Milan-Linate does not leave
Naples, Italy - The bad news item happened this morning in a bar of the centre
This morning, at about 4 am, six crew members (4 flight attendants and 2 pilots) of an Eurofly airline plane have been robbed inside a bar of the centre of Naples. The flight, scheduled for 6:35 am and... more
IndustryAirbus: signed MoU with NDRC to formalise a work package
Milan, Italy - To Chinese aviation industry for the construction of the A-350XWB airplane
"Airbus signed yesterday a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) to formalise the commitment of allocating five per cent of the A-350XWB airframe... more
AirlinesBahrain Air: "We will be the most rapidly growing low-cost"
Manama , Bahrain - From 14 to 25 airplanes in two years
The managers of the newborn low-cost carrier Bahrain Air, first private airline of the small kingdom of Bahrain on the Persian Gulf (see AVIONEWS) declared that, passing from a fleet of 14 airplanes by... more
Finance and economyIberia is still Spanish
Madrid, Spain - Caja Madrid is the first majority shareholder
It is official: Iberia remains in Spanish hands. British Airways announced yesterday that it will not exercise any right of pre-emption over the BBVA shares (6.9%) and Logista (6.42%) optioned by Caja... more
AirlinesAir Korea arrives, Asian low-cost carrier
Seoul , South Korea - Korean Air's response to competitors
Korean Air, South Korea's former flag carrier and major airline, has chosen to contrast the advance of the low-fares competitors in the Eastern Asian area, founding its own low-fares subsidiary. The new... more
AirlinesTAP to acquire up to 15 A-350XWB and eight additional A-320 airplanes
Milan, Italy - The Portugal's carrier has also received the first A-330/200
"TAP Portugal has signed a firm contract for 12 A-350XWB airplanes, plus three options, and a letter of intent for an additional eight A-320 Family aircraft. The Lisbon based airline herewith converts... more
HelicoptersAgustaWestland completed Berp IV Flight Testing
Cascina Costa, Italy - The new technology blades will enter operational service in early 2008 on the UK's Royal Air Force fleet of AW-101 Merlin helicopters
"AgustaWestland has successfully completed the qualification flight testing of the new generation BERP IV AW-101 main rotor blades. The new technology blades will enter operational service in early 2008... more
Press releaseAssaereo on the postponement of the strike from November 22 to 30 (2)
Rome, Italy - The Association specifies some points
On the centralization of various conflictual actions for next November 30 Assaereo reaffirms that: - The concentration of several strikes by different categories of the same sector, and the conjunction... more