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AirlinesAir France-KLM: crew-members announce a five day strike
Paris, France - From October 25th to 29th, 2007
A five day strike has been announced by Air France-KLM crew members in order to press the management to reconsider wages and work conditions. The agitation will last from October 25th to 29th, 2007. "All... more
Government actsEuropean Parliament: question on grandfather rights and airline slots
Strasbourg, France - By Mary Lou McDonald (GUE/NGL)
"Written question E-4661/07 by Mary Lou McDonald (GUE/NGL) to the Commission Subject: grandfather rights and airline slots What is the Commission's interpretation of 'Grandfather rights' pertaining... more
Government actsEuropean Parliament: question on establishment of new airlines which use confusing registrations, names, licences and ownership arrangements, and which keep outdated aircraft in operation
Strasbourg, France - By Erik Meijer (GUE/NGL)
"Written question E-4405/07 by Erik Meijer (GUE/NGL) to the Commission Subject: establishment of new airlines which use confusing registrations, names, licences and ownership arrangements, and which... more
Press releaseAmnesty International accuses Sudanese Government to obstruct peacekeeping deployment for Darfur
Rome, Italy - A joint force UN-AU
"Amnesty International yesterday called on the government of Sudan to end the obstruction to the speedy deployment of the United Nations African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID), the hybrid UN/AU force... more
Military aviationSri Lanka Air Force replies to Tamil Tigers attack
Colombo , Sri Lanka - Hitting only an airstrip though
The clash occurred yesterday between the Tamil Tigers guerrilla and the governmental army of Sri Lanka seems to have ended, military speaking, with a clear victory of the first. The rebels of LTTE ("Liberation... more
ReportUS Air Force could attack the Kurds of PKK in Iraq
Washington , USA - To ward off a Turkish invasion
The crisis that is currently involving Turkey, the Kurds and the US is a chain of pressures. The demonstrators in Istanbul make pressure on the Turkish government to do something against the Kurdish guerrillas... more
SecurityFAA (Correction) AD on Bell Helicopter Textron Canada model 206A and 206B series helicopters (2007-22-01)
Washington, Usa - To identify and correct an unsafe condition on an aviation product
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: October 22, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 203)] [Page 59475-59477] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
AirportsSAB about the strikes of Alitalia and flight controllers
Bologna, Italy - Cancelled 23 connections, national and international
"After the national 4-hour strike of ENAV flight controllers belonging to the union UGL and the national 8-hour strike of Alitalia's crew belonging to CISAL-Assovolo, in the 'Marconi' airport of Bologna... more
AccidentsPiper crashes in Vancouver, 82-year-old pilot dead
Vancouver, Canada - The light aircraft crashed into a ninth-floor flat injuring two people
A Piper PA-34 Seneca bound for Pitt Meadows crashed into a 15-floor flat near Vancouver, just after taking off from the airport of the Canadian city. The pilot died while two people, who were on the ninth-floor... more
PeopleFinmeccanica: Board of Directors – Committee appointments
Rome, Italy - The October 18th results
The Board of Directors of Finmeccanica, at a meeting on October 18th appointed Francesco Parlato (who joined the board on September 12th following the resignation of Dario Scannapieco) as a member of the... more
AirportsSagat: two new direct flights to Bucharest and Bacau from October 28
Turin, Italy - The low-cost carrier, Blue Air, will serve four connections per week to Romania
"Blue Air, the main low-cost carrier in Romania, will inaugurate, from October 28, two new links: Turin-Bucharest and Turin-Bacau. The connection to Bucharest-B?neasa takes off from Turin on Tuesday... more
AirlinesMonarch Airlines, British low-cost, adopts PayPal for tickets purchase
London, United Kingdom - A form of payment preferred by 15 million English
Smart commercial manoeuvring by Monarch Airlines (or Flymonarch.com), British low-cost carrier which realized it could get some new customers among the 15 million English who usually choose PayPal as form... more
ReportFound the wreckage of a WWII airplane
Concordia Sagittaria, Italy - Lost the trail of the Messerschmitt BF-109 and its pilot in the conflict
In the country of Concordia Sagittaria, a small town in the Venice province, the wreckage of a WWII Messerschmitt BF-109 fighter and the remains of its pilot have been recovered. All that has been possible... more
AirportsOfficial Gazette (2): government decree October 4, 2007, nr 172, the remaining three articles
Rome, Italy - Official Gazette of the October 19, 2007
"Article 4 Administrative violations and sanctions 1) Except that foreseen by the article 14, section 4, of the regulation, the ENAC (Italian Civil Aviation Authority), verified the absence of the causes... more
AirportsOfficial Gazette: decree on sanctionative discipline about slots assignment in Italian airports as regards common rules defined by the regulation
Rome, Italy - Modifying regulation no. 95/93 about slots assignment in UE airports
"The President of the Italian Republic considering the articles 76 and 87 of the Constitution; considering the law 6 February 2007 no. 13 featuring dispositions for the execution of duties deriving... more
Military aviationThailand to buy SAAb Gripen and Erieye AEW aircraft
Stockholm, Sweden - They will replace F-5s
Thailand will buy 12 Swedish-made SAAB JAS-39 Gripen multirole aircraft and two Erieye Airborne Early Warning (AEW), for a deal worth 1.1 billion dollars. On October 17th, the announcement was made by... more
Civil aviationUS civil aviation less safe than it seems?
Washington, USA - NASA refuses to publish the results of a survey on safety matters
After in 1997 a commission of the White House proposed the objective to reduce the fatal accidents in the civil aviation by 80 percent, the NASA, famous US space and aeronautics agency, decided to task... more
Civil aviationEUROCONTROL: six more operators join ADS-B trials
Brussels, Belgium - They are Air France, Air Mediterranee, Air One, Turkish Airlines, United Airlines and Volkswagen
"Air France, Air Mediterranee, Air One, Turkish Airlines, United Airlines and Volkswagen have joined the ADS-B (Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast) Pioneer Airlines Project. The objective of this... more
AirportsAdR: Board summoned for October 25th
Rome, Italy - To decide a capital share increase equal to EUR 1.25 billion for the management company
On October 25th, the Holding Gemina has summoned the Board of Directors to decide a capital share increase equal to EUR 1.25 billion for Aeroporti di Roma (AdR), the Rome Airports Management Company. Through... more
Government actsEuropean Parliament: question on expansion of airports
Strasbourg, France - By Sharon Bowles (ALDE)
"Written question E-3991/07 by Sharon Bowles (ALDE) to the Commission Subject: expansion of airports What action is the Commission taking to ensure that plans for further development at London’s H... more
Government actsEuropean Parliament: question on airport safety
Strasbourg, France - By Manolis Mavrommatis (PPE-DE)
"Written question E-4000/07 by Manolis Mavrommatis (PPE-DE) to the Commission Subject: airport safety Recent tragic events at international airports have shown that a large proportion of air accidents... more
Government actsEuropean Parliament. Question: illegal slots in Italian airports?
Strasbourg, France - By Cristiana Muscardini (UEN)
"Written question E-4877/07 by Cristiana Muscardini (UEN) to the Commission Subject: illegal slots in Italian airports? In application of the Community provisions contained in Regulation (EEC)... more
Fair and showsAir shows and exhibitions in the fourth week of October
Rome, Italy - From tomorrow, on Tuesday 23 to next Sunday 28
Tuesday 23 - International Aerospace Supply Fair. Messegelände, Frankfurt/Main, Germany. www.airtec.aero Wednesday 24 - International Aerospace Supply Fair. Messegelände, Frankfurt/Main, Germany. w... more
Civil aviationBetween today and November strike series in Italy
Rome, Italy - Unrest of ground and flight staff
The Italian civil aviation sector is among the most hit in these days by unrest and union protests. Shortly will begin, at 12:00am, lasting until 4:00pm, the strike of the flight controllers of ENAV, the... more
AirlinesAir Italy in the Baldassarre concert-party? All untrue
Gallarate, Italy - The carrier positively denies to have signed the agreement
Air Italy management has curtly denied the news disclosed in last days by the press, according to which the carrier would have signed an agreement to entry in a group of climbers roped together, headed... more
ReportItalian Air Force helicopter rescues the crew of a boat race
Palermo , Italy - Only much fear for 16 members of the "Loki"
Yesterday night the boat race "Loki", an Australian fleet of the Rolex Middle Sea Race, sent out an SOS for a rudder damage, owing to bad weather and "Very high" sea. Luckily, all 16 people on board... more
CuriositiesAeronautic terminology in dribs and drabs... <b>B as "Balloon"</b>
Rome, Italy - "Fast as the wind, lighter than air"
The "Montgolfier" is a balloon that uses hot air to create the lifting force. It is the simplest of the flying machines with the exception of the hang-glider and paraglider. The envelope is in the shape... more
AirlinesSkyTeam members proposal to EU
Brussels, Belgium - For slots in European airports
The European Commission is assessing the proposal made by eight carriers of the SkyTeam Alliance, Aeromexico, Air France, Alitalia, CSA-Czech Airlines, Delta Air Lines, KLM, Korean Air and Northwest Airlines,... more
DefenseNuclear armaments: Putin's great shift
Moscow, Russia - The development of the "Great Plans" in sight
In a "Face to face" with Russia's people, broadcast only last Thursday, the Russian President released, in a superior and magnificent tone, declarations which evoked the Cold War climate. He spoke about... more
AirlinesAlitalia: September 2007 traffic statistics
Rome, Italy - For the passengers and cargo
"Alitalia September 2007 traffic data compared to the same period in 2006 showed a slight decrease in both passenger and cargo businesses. Passenger business showed a decrease in terms of traffic (-0.7%)... more
AirlinesJet4you: new route Milan-Casablanca
Casablanca, Morocco - Five flights per week starting from next December 10
"Jet4you (www.jet4you), the first low-cost private Moroccan airline, inaugurates a new route starting from next December 10: Milan-Casablanca, with five flights per week. The flights will leave from... more
Government actsEuropean Parliament: question on transport of US prisoner through EU airports
Strasbourg, France - By Proinsias De Rossa (PSE)
"Written question E-4059/07 by Proinsias De Rossa (PSE) to the Commission Subject: transport of US prisoner through EU airports Following the discovery by airport cleaning staff of a handcuffed... more
IndustryRaytheon Missile Systems Co. awarded of a over 8 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the F/A-18E/F and EA-18G aircraft
Raytheon Missile Systems Co., Tucson, Ariz., is being awarded an $8,315,500 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (N00421-05-C-0048) to exercise an option for 100 High-Speed Anti-Radiation... more
IndustryThe Boeing Co. awarded of a 24 USD bn contract
Washington, Usa - For the KC-135 series aircraft
The Boeing Co. of Wichita, Kansas is being awarded a contract modification for $24,000,000,000. This action provides for sustaining engineering services in support of the KC-135 series aircraft fleet.... more
Military aviationTamil Tigers planes bomb Sri Lankan air base
Colombo , Sri Lanka - Combined attack from the ground and air
"It was a combined operation of our air force and land troops and the target was the Anuradhapura air base, which functions as the logistics (base for the north). We have not ruled out the potential of... more
CuriositiesAeronautic terminology in dribs and drabs... <b>A as Aerodyne</b>
Rome, Italy - The heavier-than-air craft
Aerodyne are the heavier-than-air craft. They must find some way to push air or gas downwards, so that a reaction occurs (by Newton's laws of motion) to push the aircraft upwards. This dynamic movement... more
CuriositiesAeronautic terminology in dribs and drabs... <b>A as Aerostat</b>
Rome, Italy - The lighter-than-air craft
"Suspended in the sky, magically soaring, weightless, timeless" Aerostats, fast as the wind, lighter than air: generally called "Lighter-than-air craft", are the aircraft that get a buoyancy according... more
AirlinesWind Jet: the launch of new routes with French provinces
Catania, Italy - Flights to operate with Airbus A-320 aircraft
"Thanks to Wind Jet, starting from April 2008 France will be connected to Sicily, not only from Paris to Catania and Palermo, but also from Lyons and Nantes with Catania every Fridays. The carrier will... more
AirportsSEA: air transport general strike in Lombardia, next Monday
Milan, Italy - Four hours, from 10:00am to 2:00pm
"SEA - Milan airports management company informs that due to the general strike of air transport in Lombardia called by all the unions, on Monday, October 22nd from 10:00am to 2:00pm, scheduled flights... more
AccidentsSingle engine-airplane crashes in Oklahoma: 5 dead
Glenpool, USA - It was a 1978 Beechcraft A-36
Five people died in a single-engine airplane crash in Glenpool, Oklahoma. It is still uncertain whether the accident was caused by low engine power or by bad weather conditions. According to Hector... more
Military aviationFinmeccanica: SELEX Communications is awarded the first contract for the new British aircraft carriers
London, United Kingdom - Technologies to be fitted in the two carriers, "HMS Queen Elizabeth" and "Prince of Wales"
SELEX Communications, a Finmeccanica company, has been awarded a contract by the Aircraft Carrier Alliance (ACA) to supply advanced Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) technology for incorporation into... more
Civil aviationEuropean Commission launched new generation of research projects for greener, more competitive air transport
Brussels, Belgium - They are four: Dream, Maaximus, Hirf Se and Scarlett
"The European Commission unveiled yesterday the results of the first EU-wide call for research proposals in aeronautics and air transport under the EU Seventh Framework Programme for Research (FP7). The... more
AerospaceNew GPS-satellite in orbit
Cape Canaveral , USA - The launch took place with success
There is a new GPS-satellite in orbit around the Earth. Its exact name is GPS 2R-17, and if everything goes well, by tonight a kick-motor will give it the right thrust to begin the approach to the other... more
AirportsFirst visit to Linate of the mayors of Lombardy against the route change
Milan, Italy - Conflict in sight between cities for who will have to tolerate the air-traffic
After having announced their total opposition against the current experimentation, for which a part of the traffic starting from Milan-Linate was moved on the directrix that passes upon the area of the... more
DefenseOpponents of the anti-missile-shield meet in Brdy, Czech Republic
Brdy, Czech Republic - Mayors, pacifists and personalities against the new military installations in Eastern Europe
The movement Europe for Peace was born more than one year ago, and enjoys a large support among the population of the Czech Republic. Its goal is to prevent the installing, as it already occurred in Poland,... more
Military aviationUS Air Force to dismiss 5 officers for the nuclear flights case
Washington , USA - Lacking respect for safety norms
They had transported by mistake six Cruise missiles armed with W80-1 warheads with a B-52 Stratofortress bomber, upon the central part of the United States, from the base of Minot in North Dakota to the... more
AirlinesAlitalia: for now the intercontinental flights in Lombardy remain
Milan, Italy - Faint ray of hope for Malpensa
Maurizio Prato, President di Alitalia, made a little step beyond to meet Lombardy's demands. The decision was in fact to delay the suspension of Alitalia's intercontinental flights in Lombardy, the Northern... more
AccidentsCambodia, three injured in a plane crash
Phnom Penh , Cambodia - Cargo attempts an emergency landing in the South of Phnom Penh
On Wednesday night, an Antonov A-12 cargo plane, disappeared on the radar after took off from the International Airport of Phnom Penh, tried an emergency landing in a flooded rice field near Phnom Penh... more
AccidentsIran: military helicopter crashed on the border to Iraq
Bakhtaran , Iran - Two victims, perhaps militaries
An Iranian military helicopter crashed yesterday in a border area with Iraq, in the Iranian Northwest province of Kermanshah. Two dead in the crash, perhaps they were two soldiers. The province, which... more
AirportsThe ambitious projects of Tuscan airports
Florence, Italy - Grosseto, Siena and Pisa wait for substantial funds to increase their airports
Currently, Tuscany seems be one of the most active Region, concerning to the development and strengthening of the airports. Pisa "Galileo Galilei" airport, managed by SAT (Tuscan Airport Company) from... more