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AirlinesA lowest percentage of seats filled in Ryanair airplanes in the last year
Rome, Italy - And a new Irish airline is coming
The load factor - the percentage of seats filled - of Ryanair dropped 2 percentage points from 87 to 85% for the 10th consecutive month. But the airline affirms that the total number of the transported... more
Press releaseSdl: general strike next July 13 for the retirements with demonstrations in Milan and Rome
Rome, Italy - But in the air transport the protest will be for 24 hours the following week, on Wednesday 18
"SDL, the Italian intercategory workers union, assesses not acceptable the mediation at 58 years with incentives and for this has fixed, jointly with other base unions, the general strike for Friday, on... more
AirlinesAlitalia: the tender continues without any reserve plan
Rome, Italy - The most probable competitor is AirOne
"The tender goes on. There is not any B plan and any solution unlike that pursued". This the statement of Italian Transport Minister, Alessandro Bianchi. After the meeting with Premier Romano Prodi,... more
Press releaseANPAC about Alitalia: the outcome is still uncertain
Rome, Italy - The future of airline comes before as security for the mobility of Italian citizens
"After the day before yesterday meeting took place in Palazzo Chigi among Premiership, the Ministers Bianchi, Bersani and Padoa-Schioppa, and in the light of the statements of Italian Transport Minister,... more
AirlinesAlpi Eagles: the president Sinigaglia delegated Mrs Sartore as air company's accountable manager
Padua, Italy - In order to allow the carrier to continue its activity
"Out of respect for what requested by Enac (Italian Civl Aviation Authority), in order to to allow Alpi Eagles to continue its activity, president Paolo Sinigaglia delegated Mrs Agnese Donatella Sartore... more
Press releaseEnac informs that Alpi Eagles will be suspended if it won't give guarantees on the return plan
Rome, Italy - The release by the Authority
"With reference to the procedure started by Enac (Italian Civil Aviation Authority) the last June 21 towards Alpi Eagles, the Italian Civil Aviation Authority affirms that if within Friday 6 of July the... more
CuriositiesIt happened today on July 5th
Rome, Italy - Voyage in the history
The events and anniversaries: Report: 1940 - World War II: the United Kingdom and the Vichy France government break off diplomatic relations. Report: 1941 - World War II: German troops reach the Dniepr... more
Military aviationNorway and USA sign a contract for the C-130J Super Hercules aircraft
Marietta , USA - Capable of generating much greater operational efficiencies than the older C130s
The governments of Norway and the United States have signed a Letter of Offer and Acceptance (LOA) for the sale of four Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules aircraft to Norway. Under separate agreements,... more
Press releaseAirlines black list: Commission adopts new measures against unsafe carriers
Brussels, Belgium - Adopted the fourth update today
"Today, the European Commission adopted the fourth update of the Community list of airlines banned in the European Union. This list includes an operating ban of all Indonesian airlines as well as of the... more
HelicoptersEurocopter: water bomber helicopter to particiapte in Corsica's 2007 firefighting campaign
Marignane, France - Following the dramatic fire season in 2003
"Following the dramatic fire season in 2003, and in order to reinforce the national means operated in Corsica, the French Interior Ministry rented a big helicopter with a large watercarrying capacity.... more
Airports"Valerio Catullo": Metamondo by September plans first special flight from Verona airport
Verona, Italy - To Uzbekistan and Armenia
"From 21 September 2007, every Friday, Metamondo plans from Verona airport the first special flight that we will link to the air stations of Urgench, Uzbekistan and Yerevan, Armenia's capital. The flights,... more
Sport aviation"Malcesine Acro World Cup 2007" will take place next September, from 6th to 9th
Verona, Italy - This year's newness is "Synchro" acrobatic paragliding performance in pairs and "Solo", single pilot performance
Malcesine Paraglading will be the protagonist of worldwide paragliding acrobatics with four days of selections, semis and finals. It is forecast the participation of about forty acrobatic pilots from all... more
HelicoptersEnstrom 480-B achieves the Indian market
Menominee , USA - Thanks to a modification of temperature in the airframe
Enstrom Helicopter Corporation has certified an option for its turbine model 480-B that will increase the airframe temperature limitation from 41° C to 50° C. This modification was sought due to the h... more
ReportFlying with a knife
Rome, Italy - A woman has passed the security checks at Rome and Brussels even an arm in the bag
White the debate on security checks continues after the bomb-alarm at Ciampino airport two days ago, a woman says to have passed the metal detector check at Ciampino and Brussels-Charleroi with a knife... more
Civil aviationZeppelin NT07 optioned by Airship Ventures
Los Angeles, USA - It will arrive in the US in the second quarter of 2008
Zeppelin Luftschifftechnik (ZLT) and Airship Ventures announced that Zeppelin NT07, currently under construction in Friedrichshafen, has been optioned by California-based Airship Ventures. It is projected... more
AirlinesVueling: Boulogne-Madrid, four flights per week aboard 180-seat capacity Airbus planes
Boulogne, Italy - The carrier plans to transport over 50,000 passengers in one year
"Vueling, the new generation airline, keeps expanding in Italy with the new route Boulogne-Madrid. The flight, operated by Airbus planes with a capacity of 180 seats, is the solution to the growing demand... more
AirlinesAVIONEWS interviews Saeed Al Maktoum, First Officer of maiden flight from Dubai to Venice
Venice, Italy - In Emirates since 2000
During the opening of Emirates Airlines new route, Dubai-Venice, AVIONEWS has interviewed also Saeed Al Maktoum, First Officer (F/O) of Middle-Eastern carrier. Saeed is a 24-year old First Officer who... more
AirlinesTransavia.com: new flight Catania-Paris/Orly
Milan, Italy - Tomorrow at 11am in the Sicilian town
Transavia.com and SAC (Catania Airport Management Society) inform that a press-conference will be held tomorrow, Thursday 5th July 2007 at 11am in Romano Palace Hotel, Syrah room (Catania, Viale Kennedy). After... more
AirlinesAirOne in Côte d’Azur: touristic destinations easy to reach
Rome, Italy - Thanks to new flight Rome-Fiumicino/Toulon
"This Summer AirOne will take you to the Côte d’Azur sea. The new flight Rome-Fiumicino/Toulon, operative since a few days, in one hour will allow passengers to spend their holidays in one of the most fa... more
Press releaseASSAEREO: Fiumicino airport needs infrastructural adjustments
Rome, Italy - After recent inconveniences suffered by passengers in the Roman air station
"With regard to the recent inconveniences suffered by passengers in Fiumicino's air station, by noticing the growing frequency of traffic congestion phenomena, ASSAEREO (Italian Association for Carriers... more
Civil aviationGaruda and Adam Air are risk-free, but not for U.S. and Europe
Rome, Italy - Indonesia evaluates its carriers, but the results don't satisfy the EU
Those of the air safety is a subject very discussed in these days and the measures recently adopted by EU, such as the updating of the black list of the airlines banned from European skies, are a firm... more
Civil aviationEurocontrol: Wide Area Multilateration, new surveillance techniques for air traffic management
Brussels, Belgium - The Organization is promoting broader awareness about it
"EUROCONTROL is promoting broader awareness on the emerging surveillance technique known as Wide Area Multilateration (WAM), which provides technical and financial benefits to users. WAM is a technique... more
UAS-Drones"Happy Hoolingas" fly the first UAV mission
Washington, USA - From the fighters to the Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
The 119th Wing of the North Dakota Air National Guard flew its first unmanned aerial vehicle mission from Fargo, N.D. Members of the 119th Wing in Fargo better known as the Happy Hooligans pilot the... more
AirlinesAer Lingus-Ryanair merger: today the EC decision
Dublin, Ireland - After the objection of Irish air carrier CEO O'Leary
Michael O'Leary, CEO of Ryanair, protested a few days ago against the decision by the European Commission to block the merger between the carrier and Aer Lingus. O'Leary claims that such decision is... more
Civil aviationICAO: Indonesia committed to improving aviation safety
Montreal, Canada - Signed a declaration to achieve the aim
"Indonesia and the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) last Monday signed a groundbreaking declaration whereby Indonesia commits to prompt and wide-ranging action for improving the safety... more
Fair and showsAir shows and exhibitions in the first week of July
Rome, Italy - From Saturday to Sunday
Saturday 07 - Ballooning - 2007 Australian Hot Air Championship. Benalla Aerodrome, Victoria, Australia. + 61 (0)3 5762 5599 www.ballooningnationals.com.au Sunday 08 - Ballooning - 2007 Australian... more
AirlinesAVIONEWS interviews the first Italian pilot to join Emirates, during the opening of Venice-Dubai route
Venice, Italy - He will be the first Italian pilots in training for A-380 airplane
On July 1st, 2007, Emirates Airlines inaugurated its new offices in Venice and the new Venice-Dubai route. Currently, the Dubai-based carrier operates more than 90 destinations in the world and, thanks... more
IndustryBoeing delivered B-737/800 to Transavia.com
Seattle, Usa - Bringing the number of models to four airplanes
"Boeing has delivered a second Next-Generation 737-800 to leasing company Babcock & Brown for lease to transavia.com, the new Orly, France-based low-fare carrier owned jointly by Dutch airline Transavia... more
AirlinesNew Executive Vice-President, HR, Sas Group
Stockholm, Sweden - Henriette Fenger Ellekrog appointed by Sverige
Form October 1st, 2007 on Henriette Fenger Ellekrog will take up the position of Executive Vice-President, HR, Sas Group and member of Sas's group management. She is currently Executive Vice-President,... more
Military aviationBoeing awarded A-10 Thunderbolt Wing contract
St. Louis, USA - A deal worth USD 2 billion
The Boeing Company has been awarded a U.S. Air Force contract worth up to USD 2 billion between 2007 and 2018 for engineering services and the manufacturing of 242 wing sets for the Air Force's A-10 Thunderbolt... more
AirlinesSerbia, still no national low-cost carrier
Belgrade, Serbia - Centavia's failed attempt
Serbia is one of the few European countries that has not a national low-cost carrier. The attempt was made by Centavia (Central European Aviation) that has closed its activity after its first charter flights... more
CuriositiesIt happened today... on July 4th
Rome, Italy - Voyage in the history
The events and anniversaries: Civil Aviation: 1927 - First flight of the Lockheed Vega airplane. Report: 1941 - Mass murder of Polish scientists and writers, committed by Nazi Germans in captured Polish... more
ReportMa'rib attempt: an announced tragedy
Sana'a, Yemen - A Spanish airplane will take back home all victims and movable injured
The president of Yemen Ali Abdallah Saleh has claimed this morning to have put a 75,000 USD (15 million Riyals) reward on the head of the responsible for the terrorist attempt occurred yesterday in the... more
Civil aviationEurocontrol takes new potential (2)
Brussels, Belgium - Safety and environment: a better control
According to Mr. Aguado, Director General of EUROCONTROL, the full operation of the CFMU, Central Flow Management Unit will allow airlines to save about a billion dollar yearly with reduction of delays... more
Military aviationGerman Tornado aircraft are ready for Afghanistan
Berlin, German - German Court established today
The Linke, the opposition Left Party, which leader is Oskar Lafontaine, had asked the Federal Constitutional Court to find if Germany's participation in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization-led mission... more
MuseumsInaugurated the hangar museums 4 and 5 dedicated to education, technology and aeronautical industry in Region Friuli Venezia Giulia
Udine, Italy - The expositive path at Parco del volo in Campoformido completed
"The lovers of history and aeronautical technology of Friuli Venezia Giulia Region (FVG) have gathered in Campoformido again. The occasion was the inauguration, last June 23, of the hangar museum 4 and... more
IndustryThe "Folgore" remembers three Italian soldiers dead in Somalia in 1993
Maraka'a, Lebanon - The attack at check-point "Pasta" of Mogadishu
14 years ago, on 2 July, the Italian soldiers in Somalia suffered an attack by Somali militiamen that ended with a violent battle near the check-point "Pasta" in Mogadishu, where three Italians died and... more
AirportsSAB (Boulogne): Vueling lands at "Marconi"
Boulogne, Italy - The presentation of the carrier will take place tomorrow at 12:30 pm
SAB, society that manages the Boulogne's airport "Guglielmo Marconi", together with Vueling Airlines announce that the presentation of "The new generation" carrier will take place tomorrow, on Wednesday... more
AirportsSea-Volare: tomorrow press-conference to present new A-320 airplane
Milan, Italy - Entitled to the Province of Varese
SEA (Milan's airports management society) together with Volare SpA inform that the press-conference to present the new airplane Airbus A-320 named to the Province of Varese will be held tomorrow, Wednesday... more
Civil aviationEurocontrol takes new potential
Brussels, Belgium - Toward a Single European Sky
In a ceremony held today in Brussels, Belgium, has been inaugurated the new Operation Room for Eurocontrol Central Flow Management Unit, (CFMU) with participation of the General Director Mr. Victor M.... more
Civil aviationSarkozy agreeable to fix a limit to the planes' emissions
Paris, France - He said during the inauguration of the radial passenger loading area at Roissy
During the address at airport of Paris "Charles De Gaulle" for the opening of new radial passenger loading area, French president Nicholas Sarkozy has spoken about environment, surprising everybody, in... more
AccidentsAngola: doubts on crashed airplane maintenance
Luanda, Angola - The Boeing 737/200 would have been purchased in 1976
According to the Angolan press agency "Angonoticias" the Boeing 737/200 involved in the accident which caused the death of at least six people and the injury of an indefinite number of people would have... more
AccidentsA gyro-copter crashed in Tasmania
Launceston, Tasmania - One man killed and one injured
One man, aged 67, and from Blackmans Bay is dead and a his flight instructor, Geoff Jamieson, critically injured after a crash on board of a gyro-copter happened at an airfield North of Launceston, in... more
SecurityPutin proposes a defence system at three members at summit with Bush
Kennebunkport, Usa - Russia wants to involve Europe. The impasse on basis still remains
The meeting between US president George W. Bush and Russian Putin in Maine has partially brought the two States together on the necessity to build a joint missile defence system, after the differences... more
IndustryIsraeli commercial operations in India
Tel Aviv, Israel - New aircraft for Israel Aerospace Industries
The Tel Aviv based Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) Limited intends to build in India, with the partnership of some local company, a regional jet with 60-80 seats and different models of executive jets.... more
SecurityFAA AD on McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 and DC-10- 30F airplanes (2007-13-10)
Washington, Usa - To prevent the potential of ignition sources inside fuel tanks, which, in combination with flammable fuel vapors, could result in fuel tank explosions and consequent loss of the airplane
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: June 29, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 125)] [Page 35642-35643] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
SecurityFAA AD on APEX Aircraft model CAP-10B airplanes (2007-13-14)
Washington, Usa - To identify and correct an unsafe condition on an aviation product
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: June 29, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 125)] [Page 35639-35640] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
SecurityFAA AD on PIAGGIO AERO INDUSTRIES SpA model P-180 airplanes (2007-13-12)
Washington, Usa - To identify and correct an unsafe condition on an aviation product
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: June 29, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 125)] [Page 35643-35645] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationIATA: cargo rebounds, passenger demand steady
Geneva, Switzerland - The Association released traffic results for May
"The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released traffic results for May that showed 5.5% growth in year-on-year international passenger demand. Growth in freight demand rose to 5.0% (up sharply... more
Press releaseAutogrill launched the take-over bid cash on remaining capital stock of Alpha Airports
Milan, Italy - From yesterday and until July 23
"Autogrill SpA (AGL IM) published the information sheet containing the terms and conditions of the take-over bid cash on remaining capital stock of Alpha Airports Group PlC (AAP LN) still on market, at... more