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IndustrySpecial "Le Bourget" (4): around USD 5 billion for Boeing
Paris, France - 46 airplanes ordered
A considerable order for 40 B-737/900ER civil airplanes has been signed yesterday by Lion Air, an important Indonesian carrier that brings so to 100 units the 737 in its fleet. The first of an other... more
IndustrySpecial "Le Bourget" (3): Embraer sells 40 regional jets
Paris, France - JAL and Lufthansa the interested carriers
EMBRAER, the Brazilian regional aircraft maker, has signed a contract with Japan Airlines (JAL) and Lufthansa for the supply of 40 airplanes, 30 EMB-190 for the German carrier, for a worth of over USD... more
IndustrySpecial "Le Bourget" (2): the success by Rolls-Royce engines
Paris, France - Yesterday orders for a value of USD 8 billion
Great success of sales for Rolls-Royce: yesterday the company sold engines for a value of USD 8 billion. The star turn was the Trent XWB engine that has equipped the Airbus A-350XWB aircraft in all its... more
AirlinesAir France-Klm Group committed in controlling the environmental impact
Rome, Italy - Great investments to protect environment
The French-Dutch Air France-Klm group confirms the commitment to face the actual situation and find new solutions to keep under control the environmental impact of the air transport. It announces one... more
Fair and showsAVIONEWS at the Paris Air Show "Le Bourget" 2007 (7): on display the first Falcon 7X aircraft
Paris, France - Entered in force on June 13rd
Last June 13rd, 2007, from Dassault Falcon Completion Center of Little Rock, the first Falcon 7X aircraft entered in force, after to be delivered to Gilbert Chagoury, founder and president of Chagoury... more
Fair and showsAVIONEWS at "Le Bourget 2007" (6): 10,000 positions at stake at Airbus
Paris, France - Conspicuous cuts also at "Le Bourget air show"
Due to the vicissitudes which involved the air giant Airbus A-380 airplane and created several financial problems to the French-German manufacturer, the latter is believed to be planning the reduction... more
Fair and showsSpecial "Le Bourget": Finmeccanica ready for the acquisition
Paris, France - A moment of great splendour for the Italian Group
The success of Italian Group Finmeccanica causes trouble to EADS Group after the acquisition of several orders for the new C-27J Spartan cargo aircraft. Seven new planes have been confirmed by Romania,... more
Fair and showsAVIONEWS at "Le Bourget 2007" (5): the A-400M to the small Nato Countries too
Paris, France - Airbus in direct competition with Boeing
Airbus has recently announced it has offered to Nato the opportunity to buy military A-400M cargos with the divided property formula, with the intention of giving also to little Countries within the Atlantic... more
AirlinesAnnounced the partnership between Continental Airlines and China Southern Airlines
Houston , USA - From September better service for passengers of the two airlines
Announced the agreement between the American airline Continental and the Chinese China Southern that will provide more and better service to passengers of the two airlines travelling to China and U.S. From... more
Fair and showsAVIONEWS at "Le Bourget 2007" (4): a new name appears at the air show
Paris, France - Hawker Beechcraft Corporation exhibits four airplanes
A new airplane builder appeared at the Air Show of Le Bourget, the very important event that is taking place at the gates of Paris: it's Hawker Beechcraft Corporation, sold by Raytheon to Onex Partners... more
Fair and showsAVIONEWS at "Le Bourget" 2007 (3): a bit of history
Paris, France - An appointment whose first edition dates back to 1908
The history of the "Paris Air Show" begins in 1908, when for the first time in the world it decided to "Enclose" with a motor show, the second edition of "Paris Motor Show", an aircraft exhibition, that... more
Fair and showsAVIONEWS at "Le Bourget 2007": the air show in numbers (2)
Paris, France - Over 3500 journalists present; more than 200,000 visitors expected
As usual, the air show attracts a great number of visitors, according the expectations over 200,000 people; a date that as happens every year also this time will be probably surpassed largely, perhaps... more
Fair and showsAVIONEWS at "Le Bourget 2007": the air show in numbers
Paris, France - Spectacular air demonstrations of their flying abilities, often on the verge of imagination
It opened yesterday the 47th edition of the "Paris Air Show", one the biggest European exhibitions and shows that takes place every two years in the airport Le Bourget, some kilometers away from the French... more
SecurityFAA AD on Aerospatiale model ATR-42 and ATR-72 airplanes (2007-12-20)
Washington, Usa - To require actions to correct the unsafe condition on aviation products
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: June 14, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 114)] [Page 32778-32780] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
SecurityFAA AD on Eurocopter France model AS-350B, BA, B1, B2, B3, D, and AS-355E helicopters (2007-12-22)
Washington, Usa - To prevent ice from forming in the hydraulic system resulting in an unintended movement of the flight controls and subsequent loss of control of the helicopter
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: June 14, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 114)] [Page 32787-32788] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
AirlinesAlitalia: American funds MatlinPatterson returns in competition
Rome, Italy - Possible slippage of maturity date for the presentation of mandatory bids
"MatlinPatterson has confirmed to be interesting to the data room relating to Alitalia to start the activity of two diligences for the presentation of the mandatory bid", a press release of Economics Ministry... more
CuriositiesIt happened today... on June 19th
Rome, Italy - Voyage in the history
The events and anniversaries: Report: 1953 - Julius and Ethel Rosenberg are put to death at Sing Sing, in New York. Report: 1961 - Kuwait declares independence from the United Kingdom. Aerospace:... more
IndustryLockheed Martin Corp. awarded of a over 64 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For KC-130J aircraft for the U.S. Marine Corps
Lockheed Martin Corp., Marietta, Ga., is being awarded a firm-fixed price contract modification not to exceed $ 64,200,000.This modification is an undefinitized contract action (UCA) for the procurement... more
Fair and showsAVIONEWS at Paris Air Show "Le Bourget" (8): Airbus fixed orders during the morning
Paris, France - From 5 airlines and for 215 aicraft
This morning, on the occasion of 47th edition of Paris International Air Show "Le Bourget", Airbus has announced a series of important trade agreements. Qatar Airways, one of the main Airbus customer... more
Fair and showsAVIONEWS at Paris air show "Le Bourget" (7): IntuiLab and EUROCONTROL preview interactive table-top-based solutions for air traffic controllers
Paris, France - It's MAMMI, Multi Actor Man Machine Interface
"At the 2007 International Paris Air Show, Le Bourget, EUROCONTROL and IntuiLab will demonstrate a new project that will allow en-route air traffic controllers to collaborate around shared interactive... more
AirlinesTAM records the record of market-share in international market in May with 72,4%
Milan, Italy - Domestic market-share of the same month has been of 49,7%
"TAM SA announces its operative data for May 2007 as revelations of Brazilian National Civil Aviation Agency (ANAC) of last week. According to ANAC's data, the carrier has recorded in the local market... more
AirlineseasyJet launched today the new Palermo/London-Gatwick route
Milan, Italy - A daily frequency
"easyJet, an European low-cost, inaugurates today on June 18th, the Palermo/London-Gatwick route. The new flight will have a daily frequency all week. Tickets cost from EUR 26.99 one-way, including taxes. This... more
AirportsMore passengers traffic in Rome's airports
Rome, Italy - Data presented by president Gasbarra
In Rome's airports of Fiumicino and Ciampino have featured and increasing passengers traffic during last May equal to +5,2% in reference to May 2006, for a total of 3,5 million people. President of... more
AirportsCIPE has approved new rating of airport services
Rome, Italy - During the meeting of 15 June. ENAC satisfied
During the meeting of 15 June the CIPE (Italian inter-ministerial board of economic programming), presided by premier Romano Prodi, has approved a resolution for the new rating of airport services. The... more
Weather forecastsRadar at Isola, it needs a new meeting
Isola delle Femmine, Italy - For this experimentation ENAC has appropriated EUR 7million
The meeting of last June 13 among ENAC (Italian Civil Aviation Authority), ENAV (Italian flight assistance society) and GESAP, Palermo's airport management society, about the implementation of meteorological... more
AirportsHigher risks of hypertension for people living nearby airports
Milan, Italy - European Community research
A research financed by the European Community has shown that the continuous roar of airplanes increases the risk of hypertension, which is proportional to the noise exposure. The risk of hypertension... more
Fair and showsAVIONEWS al Paris Air Show "Le Bourget" (5): GECAS and Lion Air announced orders for Boeing aircraft
Paris, France - For B-777F for the first one, 40 B-737/900ER airplanes for the second one
"Boeing and GE Commercial Aviation Services (GECAS) today announced an order for six Boeing 777 Freighters worth approximately $1.42 billion at list prices. Today's announcement increases the number... more
AirportsViterbo's airport, a conference to discuss its impact
Viterbo, Italy - It will take place on June 25
A conference called "The impact of a middle-range air station on a region: cases in Italy and Europe" will take place on June 25at 10:00 am at Viterbo's the Chamber of Commerce; it is organized by Savit... more
UAS-DronesQinetiQ's Zephyr, the perpetual-power UAV aircraft
Los Angeles, USA - Tested lately in New Mexico
QinetiQ's Zephyr High Altitude Long Endurance (HALE) is a solar powered Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) that tested lately in New Mexico. Zephyr has been developed by QinetiQ under a jointly funded programme... more
Fair and showsAVIONEWS at Paris Air Show "Le Bourget" (4): Berjaya Air and TOTAL Linhas Aereas order new ATR aircraft
Paris, France - The launch of a new website; 53 new aircraft and 15 options from the beginning of this year
"Malaysian-based Berjaya Air (an indirect subsidiary of Berjaya Corporation) signed a USD 74 million agreement with ATR for 4 new ATR-72/500 aircraft. The deal was announced today at the Paris Air Show... more
AirlinesAlitalia (2): ANPAC requests the strengthening of the long range
Rome, Italy - Fabio Berti: "It is necessary a strategy to redesign the network"
This morning rumors about the withdrawal of Aeroflot, then denied (see AVIONEWS) from Alitalia competition do not trouble ANPAC (Associazione Nazionale Piloti Aviazione Commerciale), the Italian Civil... more
Fair and showsAVIONEWS at "Air Extreme" in Fano
Fano, Italy - It has taken place on last Saturday and Sunday
Saturday 16 and Sunday 17 June the event called "Air Extreme: when the energy starts to fly" has taken place in Fano. This event, took place with the "Red Bull"'s fundamental supporting, has showed... more
Press releaseHonourable Pedrini on Alitalia: "This is the epilogue of the mystery whose results have been known for some time"
Rome, Italy - Padoa-Schioppa takes on his responsibilities
"'In Alitalia's privatization tender Minister Padoa-Schioppa only privileged the financial aspects of immediate realization which might inevitably fall on the interest of financial and banking sectors,... more
CargoAVIONEWS at Paris Air Show "Le Bourget" (6): Volga-Dniepr Group presents the new Ilyushin and Antonov programmes
Paris, France - Today and tomorrow
Also Russia air cargo transport society, Volga-Dnepr Group, is among the 2000 exhibitors of Paris International Air Show "Le Bourget". Today afternoon presented a briefing on the development of Ilyushin... more
AirportsBrussels-Charleroi Airport: suspended the strike of safety personnel
Brussels, Belgium - A dispute against the privatization of own activities
Brussels-Charleroi airport is back to normality after a strike that has blocked thousands of passengers last week-end. The airport safety personnel started the strike on Friday morning as dispute against... more
Government actsQuestion about the security of the enlargement works at "Dal Molin" after an incendiary attack of last June 12
Rome, Italy - By Honorable Giorgio Conte (AN)
"The Italian Honorable Giorgio Conte (Alleanza nazionale) asks to the Interior Department that: which is the state of the inquiries to individualize the actors of the incendiary attack of last June... more
AirportsAdR: off the Australians of Macquarie
Rome, Italy - The deal worth EUR 1.24 billion
Go-ahead for Gemina to buy out 44.7% of Macquarie in AdR - Rome Airports Management Society. The deal worth EUR 1.24 billion with which Gemina will control 95.8% of AdR. Among the hypothesis on the... more
Fair and showsAVIONEWS at Paris Air Show "Le Bourget" (3): Boeing, Jet Airways brought new look and comfort to the event
Paris, France - The Boeing 777/300 airplane arrived last Saturday to the French city with a new livery
"Displaying its new livery, Jet Airways' recently delivered Boeing 777-300ER arrived Saturday in Le Bourget, France, ahead of Monday's opening of the 47th Paris Air Show. The airplane's livery isn't... more
AccidentsMongolia: a Firefighters helicopter crashes
Ulan Bator, Mongolia - 14 victims
Rescuers have found the wreckage of a helicopter that crashed in the northern province of Selenge and killed 14 people on board, a Mongolian emergency official said today. The Russian-made Mi-8... more
Fair and showsAVIONEWS at Paris Air Show "Le Bourget" (2): today the opening
Paris, France - More than 500 thousand visitors, two thousand exhibitors, 140 aircraft in static display and 40 flight demonstrations
The "47th Paris International Air Show" opens today at "Le Bourget" airport, the exhibition in which are expecting orders worth USD 30 billion. The organizers have predicted more than 500 thousand visitors,... more
AirlinesAlitalia: Aeroflot denies the withdrawal from the competition
Rome, Italy - Irina Dannenberg: "A decision will be made on July 2nd"
This morning rumors have announced the withdrawal of Aeroflot from Alitalia competition. 'We have not pulled out of the tender, but everything depends on the terms. We aren't satisfied with the price... more
Fair and showsAVIONEWS at Paris Air Show "Le Bourget": presented the "Torino Piemonte Aerospace"
Paris, France - And in pre-release the announcement of "Aerospace and Defence Meetings" project
"Torino Piemonte Aerospace" is the three year project by the Torino Chamber of Commerce, co-financed by Piemonte Region, Economy Ministry and the European Union, organised by Centro Estero per l’Internazionalizzazione, t... more
SecurityFAA AD on Diamond Aircraft Industries model DA-42 airplanes (2007-12-24)
Washington, Usa - To identify and correct an unsafe condition on an aviation product
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: June 14, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 114)] [Page 32785-32787] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
SecurityFAA AD on MD Helicopters, Inc. model 369A, 369D, 369E, 369F, 369FF, 369H, 369HE, 369HS, 369HM, 500N, and OH-6A helicopters (2007-12-23)
Washington, Usa - To detect a crack that could result in the failure of a strut and subsequent loss of control of the helicopter during landing
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: June 14, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 114)] [Page 32788-32791] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Government actsQuestion on the enlargement of US base at Vicenza's airport "Dal Molin"
Rome, Italy - By Senator Lidia Brisca Menapace (Rifondazione comunista)
"The Italian Senator, Lidia Brisca Menapace, (Rifondazione comunista) asks to the Defense Minister that: if the news regarding the possible presence of 'Nuclear, biological and chemical' weapons, or... more
Fair and showsAir shows and exhibitions in the third week of June
Washington , Usa - From today, Monday 18 to next Sunday 24
Monday 18 - 47th Paris Air Show - Trade Day. Le Bourget, Paris, France. + 33 1 53 23 33 33 www.paris-air-show.com Tuesday 19 - 47th Paris Air Show - Trade Day. Le Bourget, Paris, France. +... more
CuriositiesIt happened today... on June 18th
Rome, Italy - Voyage in the history
The events and anniversaries: Civil Aviation: 1928 - Aviator Amelia Earhart becomes the first woman to fly in an aircraft across the Atlantic Ocean (she was a passenger; Wilmer Stutz was pilot and Lou... more
IndustryLockheed Martin Corporation awarded of a over 64 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the KC-130J aircraft for the United States Marine Corps
Lockheed Martin Corporation, Marietta, Ga., is being awarded a firm-fixed price contract modification not to exceed $ 64,200,000. This modification is an undefinitized contract action (UCA) for the procurement... more
CuriositiesIt happened today... on June 17th
Rome, Italy - Voyage in the history
The events and anniversaries: Curiosities: 1885 - The Statue of Liberty arrives in New York Harbor. Report: 1940 - The three Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania fall under the occupation... more
CuriositiesIt happened today... on June 16th
Rome, Italy - Voyage in the history
The events and anniversaries: Report: 1891 - John Abbott becomes Canada's third prime minister. Report: 1940 - World War II: Marshal Henri Philippe Pétain becomes Premier of Vichy France. Airports:... more