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AirlinesAZAl takes delivery of its first ATR 42/500
Baku, Azerbaijan - As part of a six aircraft's total order
Baku-based National Air Company Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL), flag carrier of Azerbaijan, today took delivery of its first ATR 42/500. The aircraft is the first to be delivered following the signature, last... more
AirlinesBatavia Air orders ten new ATR-72/500 aircraft
Jakarta, Indonesia - Deliveries will extend until 2010
ATR and the Indonesian low-cost carrier Batavia Air today signed a contract for the acquisition of a fleet of 10 new ATR 72/500s and options for 10 additional aircraft. This major contract is the first... more
AirportsEnac: Sicilian airports will not streamline
Rome, Italy - There was only a misunderstanding
ENAC (Italian Civil Aviation Authority) chairman Vito Riggio answers the Sicily President Salvatore Cuffaro who had expressed strong worries in relation to the possible downgrading of the Sicilian airports... more
AirlinesOne day pilgrimage to Lourdes with Mistral Air
Rome, Italy - Monday, August 27th
Mistral Air, airline owned by Poste Italiane, will fly to Lourdes transporting passengers on pilgrimage in the French town and will come back to Italy before midnight of the same day. On board, among the... more
AirlinesDomestic flights in New Zealand with Pacific Blue
Wellington, New Zealand - From mid-November
The New-Zealand airline Pacific Blue, subsidiary of Virgin Blue, will operate domestic routes starting from mid-November connecting the main national destinations, such as Wellington, Auckland and Christchurch... more
Fair and shows"MAKS 2007": Atlant-Soyuz identifies the 737 Next-Generation aircraft order at "MAKS 2007" Moscow Air Show
Moscow, Russia - Listed as unidentified on Boeing's Orders & Deliveries Web site in 2006
Boeing and Atlant-Soyuz announced at the 2007 Moscow Air Show that the carrier is the customer for four Next Generation 737/700s. The order, worth USD 249 million at 2007 list prices, was listed as unidentified... more
AirlinesBritish Airways and Korean Air were fined
London, England - Both airlines fined EUR 221 million for anticompetitive behaviour
The Office of Fair Trading, in parallel with the United States Department of Justice, levied a EUR 221,00 fine on British Airways for a tacit agreement with Virgin Atlantic for a rise in price of the tickets... more
Airlines31 Brazilian destinations for TAP thanks to the code-share with TAM
Lisbon, Portugal - From September 1st
Thanks to a code-share agreement with TAM, Brazilian airline, TAP Portugal (Transportes Aéreos Portugueses), the national flag carrier of Portugal will operate new routes to Brazil in addition to the... more
AirlinesA competitive exam by SkyEurope to create new uniforms for its hostesses and stewards
Warsaw, Poland - The finalists will be chosen in mid-September
Young fashion designers, fashion students and European artists are invited to participate to the first competitive exam announced by the airline SkyEurope for the creation of the new uniforms of its crew. All... more
Civil aviationFrance: over 50% of the population has travelled at least once by airplane
Paris, France - Only 12% twenty years ago
A research by DAGC has pointed out that over 50% of the French population has travelled at least once in their life by plane. It was only 12% twenty years ago. 64% of air travellers did it for holiday... more
Museums"G. Caproni" Aeronautical Museum: the visit of the Brazil Embassy delegation
Trento, Italy - To celebrate the centenary of the first flight by Brazilian pioneer Alberto Santos Dumont
The centenary of the first flight by Brazilian pioneer Alberto Santos Dumont will be celebrated on August 25th, and on this occasion there will be the visit of a Brazilian Embassy delegation; in addition,... more
Latest newsAfghanistan: three British soldiers killed by "Friendly fire" of a US F-15 fighter aircraft
Kabul, Afghanistan - During a clash against the Talibans
Three British soldiers were killed in a "Friendly fire" incident involving a bomb dropped by a U.S. fighter plane during a clash with Talibans militants in Afghanistan. The three British died during... more
Press releasePiloti Italiani Uniti. Alitalia: ability, willingness and transparency by the Government in the privatization tender
Rome, Italy - Against a regional carrier
"The lack of information on the terms of the Alitalia shares adjudication in the privatization tender, the supposed indiscretions about the network reorganization with the relative redistribution of the... more
Civil aviationBoeing bets on the Russian market and in particular on the East Europe
Seattle, USA - Over 1,000 aircraft the request of the sector for next 20 years
Greater attention by the Boeing Company towards the Russian market, and in particular to East Europe. During the introduction of the previsional annual study on the air transport for the future, the... more
AirlinesAlitalia: for Lufthansa the price is too high
Roma, Italy - The impasse provokes the comments of the Italian politicians
Lufthansa head of human resources, Stefan Lauer, said that the airline was not preparing bids for Alitalia at current prices. The impasse of the Alitalia situation has provoked several comments of the... more
OccurrencesAn emergency landing for an Alitalia aircraft in flight from Turin to Rome
Rome, Italy - It was a false alarm
An Alitalia MD-80 aircraft, in flight from Turin to Rome, has carried out an emergency landing for an technical hitch to the engine. The fire brigade means have been displaced on the runway as a precaution. Moreover,... more
Civil defenseFires: in the South of Italy is still emergency
Rome, Italy - At 9:00 am already 36 air intervention requests
The South of Italy continues to burn. Italian Civil Defense has defined yesterday "Worse day for the wooded fires in the Italian history", today at 9:00 am from the South of Italy 36 air intervention requests... more
CuriositiesIt happened today... on August 24th
Rome, Italy - Voyage in the history
The events and anniversaries: Report: 1914 - World War I: German troops capture Namur. Report: 1929 - Turkey and Persia sign a friendship treaty. Report: 1931 - France and the Soviet Union sign... more
Fair and shows"MAKS 2007": Motor Sich will built the engines for the Russian Mil Mi-2 helicopters
Zhukovski , Russia - Starting from December
Vyacheslav Boguslayev, Motor Sich CEO, during the Air Show "MAKS 2007", has announced starting from next December Russian Mil Mi-2 helicopters will power by Ukrainian engines. When asked whether also... more
AirportsStrong protests against the Siena airport widening
Siena, Italy - Tuscan ecologists open a new battle front
The small Ampugnano airport, near Siena, comes to the fore. After the agreement signed last days by Monte dei Paschi Bank and Aeroporto di Siena SpA (the company managing the Siena airport with the... more
AirlinesRyanair-Charleroi: European Commission, no blackmail to workers
Brussels, Belgium - Meeting today in Dublin
After the controversy between the Irish airline Ryanair and the Belgian airport of Charleroi (for details see AVIONEWS), a European Commission spokesman said it is a private matter between the low-cost... more
AccidentsRussia: a Sukhoi Su-24 Fencer aircraft crashes in Far East
Moscow, Russia - Save two pilots
A power supply failure most likely caused the crash of a Su-24 Fencer strike aircraft in Russia's Far East early Thursday, the Russian Air Force commander said. A Su-24 Fencer tactical bomber crashed... more
AirlinesRyanair: possibility to restore flights from Charleroi
Dublin, Ireland - Both the carrier and the airport are willing to solve the issue
After the decision of the low-cost Irish airline Ryanair to suspend the flights from the Belgian air station of Charleroi from next November 12 (see AVIONEWS) due to strike actions taken by the airport's... more
AirlinesThai Airways International signs PW4000 overhaul agreement with Ameco Beijing
Beijing, China - The first engine from this airline will be delivered recently
Thai Airways International signed five-year General Term Agreement on PW4000 overhaul with Ameco Beijing. The first engine from this airline will be delivered to Ameco Beijing recently. Thai Airways... more
AirportsFiumicino airport: positive closing for the 2007 first six months
Rome, Italy - Passenger growth +7,1%
Aeroporti di Roma (AdR), Roman Airports Management Company, communicates the numbers of the passenger-traffic relating to the first six months of 2007. Compared with the same period of the last year,... more
AirportsAirOne: the case of discounted fares for the flight Villanova-Rome
Rome, Italy - Bad surprise for travellers visiting the company's website
All those who visited the AirOne website in order to book tickets at discounted fares for the flight Villanova-Roma for the month of September had a bad surprise: there are no discounted prices (96 Euro). An... more
HelicoptersIraq upgrades its Bell UH-1 Iroquois "Huey" helicopters fleet
Washington, USA - A deal worth USD 150 million
The Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress of a possible Foreign Military Sale to Iraq of Bell UH-I Iroquois "Huey" repair parts as well as associated equipment and services. The total value,... more
AirportsMatera: EUR 8 million investments for the airport enlargement
Matera, Italy - The Region unlocks the funds after years of contrast
Basilicata Region has committed to the Matera Province Industrial Consortium an 8 million Euro fund to enlarge the runway up to 1,580 m of Pisticci airport. Another 2 million Euro fund will pay out... more
AirlinesAlitalia: Pedrini disagrees about Malpensa
Rome, Italy - "We are in a total mess. It seems to me this government prefers selling Alitalia rather than getting it back"
Honourable Egidio Pedrini firmly disagrees about the downsizing of Alitalia in the airport of Milan-Malpensa. "I absolutely do not agree about Malpensa's downsizing - says Pedrini. The issue is going... more
HelicoptersHAL's Dhruv Helicopter shows its progress
Bordes, France - Positive debut for the new Ardiden 1H/Shakti Turboshaft Engine
The twin-engine Drhuv helicopter built by HAL (Hindustan Aeronautics Limited) and re-engined with the Turbomeca Ardiden 1H successfully made its maiden flight on August 16th 2007, in HAL's helicopter division,... more
AirlinesVueling doubles on Boulogne with a flight to Paris
Boulogne, Italy - From 30 Euro, all inclusive
Vueling, the new-generation Spanish airline, is ready to inaugurate its new route from Boulogne to Paris. After recently announcing the first route Boulogne-Madrid, the airline chooses the Emilian air... more
UAS-DronesNASA tests the Predator B aircraft to map the fires in the Western regions
Los Angeles, USA - Thermal-infrared imagery transmissed in real-time through a satellite
A remotely piloted Predator B aircraft has begun flights over the West to test technology for real-time imaging and mapping of wildfires, NASA and the U.S. Forest Service said. A variant of unmanned... more
AirportsAdR: on September 1st the extraordinary assembly
Rome, Italy - On the agenda the amendament to seven articles of the Statute
The extraordinary assembly of Aeroporti di Roma (AdR) has been summoned on September 1st, while the second convocation has been scheduled on September 21st. According to latest news of the national... more
AirlinesSAS: Claus Sonberg is the new Executive Vice President, Corporate Communications & Investor Relations
Stockholm, Sweden - Starting from next Autumn he will replace Hans Ollongren
Claus Sonberg has been appointed the new Executive Vice President, Corporate Communications & Investor Relations of the SAS Group and a member of SAS Group Management. Claus Sonberg is currently the... more
CuriositiesIt happened today... on August 23rd
Rome, Italy - Voyage in the history
The events and anniversaries: Report: 1839 - The United Kingdom captures Hong Kong as a base as it prepares to war with Qing China. The ensuing 3-year conflict will later be known as the first Opium... more
AirlinesWizz Air: EUR 3,00 for each boarded piece of luggage
Katowice, Poland - The regulation will be effective starting from October 27
Wizz Air has introduced a tax for each boarded piece of luggage. From next October 27 passengers will have to pay EUR 3,00 apiece, if they decide to pay at the moment of the initial booking, while the... more
IndustryFinmeccanica: clarification on the Airbus A-350 programme
Rome, Italy - In relation to press reports of last days
In relation to press reports concerning the Finmeccanica’s stake in the Airbus A-350 programme, on request of CONSOB we would like to state that negotiations are still in progress, and will be completed i... more
Fair and shows"MAKS 2007" (4): Cuba to receive five new aircraft
Moscow, Russia - Two Tupolev Tu-204 and three Antonov An-148
The Russian leasing company Ilyushin Finance and Cuba's Aviaimport SA signed Wednesday a memorandum of understanding at the "MAKS 2007" air show on the delivery of two Tupolev Tu-204 and three Antonov... more
AirlinesDelta Air Lines names Richard Anderson Ceo
Atlanta, USA - He will take office next 1 September
Delta Air Lines names Ceo Richard Anderson, that so substitutes Gerlad Grinstein. Anderson, fifty two years old, comes from United-Health Group, a leader in the health and well-being industry, serving... more
AirportsMistral Air and ORP draw up agreement
Rome, Italy - To be signed next Monday, 27 in Fiumicino
The meeting to sign the agreement between Mistral Air (an airline owned by the Poste Italiane Group) and ORP (Roman Pilgrimage Action) will take place in the morning of next Monday, August 27th in the... more
AirlinesMeridiana booking offices: FIT-CISL calls a strike
Rome, Italy - Next Friday, August 24th
The trade union FIT-CISL announces that Meridiana booking offices will be closed next Friday, August 24th from 9 am to 6 pm. The protest has been organized to oppose the company's industrial plan providing... more
Military aviationBoeing delivers the first upgraded Phase II CF-18 Hornet aircraft to Canada
St.Louis , USA - For a value of USD 150 million
The Boeing Company and industry partner L-3 Communications MAS, Inc., delivered the first modernized Phase II CF-18 fighter aircraft to the Canadian Department of Defense. Phase II of the CF-18 modernization... more
AirlinesBRA buys 20 Embraer 195 jets
Sao José dos Campos , Brazil - Ratified the commercial agreement signed in June during the Air Show "Le Bourget 2007"
The negotiation between the Embraer and BRA Transportes Aéreos ended with a contract. The Brazilian industry announced the purchase of 20 Embraer 195 jets, with 20 more options for the same aircraft... more
AirlinesEOS expects two new Boeing 757 airplanes
New York, USA - Operating in five months
American all-business airline EOS awaits two new Boeing B-757 airplanes, in addition to that which will be delivered in a few days, thus enlarging the fleet to six airplanes. The two new aircraft will... more
AirlinesRyanair: no more flights from Charleroi
Dublin, Ireland - After the strikes of last June
Low-cost Irish airline Ryanair decided not to operate flight anymore from the Belgian airport of Charleroi starting from next November 12, due to the strike actions taken last June causing problems in... more
Fair and shows"MAKS 2007" (3): Alenia Aeronautica and Sukhoi announce the creation of the joint-venture
Moscow, Russia - The first public demonstration of SuperJet 100 will be held on September 26th
Russian aircraft manufacturer Sukhoi and Italian aerospace engineering firm Alenia Aeronautica announced Wednesday a deal to set up a joint venture for the sale and maintenance of Russia's SuperJet-100... more
Press releaseHelp Consumatori. CODACONS: "No more rumours: they encourage speculations on Alitalia in the Stock Exchange"
Rome, Italy - The title has recorded a 5.37% growth
CODACONS asks to interrupt the continuous voices about the takeover of Alitalia since they favour Stock Exchange speculations. The customer association asks CONSOB a counterspeculative intervention to... more
Civil defenseBad weather: Italy divided in two
Rome, Italy - Storms in Central-Northern Italy, Canadair planes and firefighting helicopters in the South
Italy divided in two: in the North there are still rains and storms, high pressure in Central and Southern Italy. Bad weather for tomorrow also, with storms on all Northern regions. In the South, high... more
Fair and shows"MAKS 2007" (2): Ilyushin to supply 98 IL-114 aircraft
Moscow, Russia - A deal worth USD one billion
Ilyushin signs contract to supply 98 Il-114 planes The Ilyushin inter-state aviation corporation signed a one-billion-dollar contract to supply 98 IL-114 planes to two airlines: Kontinent and Open... more
AirportsSEA: waiting for August 30 to the definitive investment plans
Milan, Italy - It all depends on the presence of Alitalia in Northern Italy
SEA, the management company for Milan airports, is elaborating for the next two years two great investment plans for the air station of Milan-Malpensa: the completion of the airport's third part, the enlargement... more