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SecurityFAA AD on Boeing model 747-100, 747-100B, 747- 200B, 747-200C, 747-200F, 747-300, 747SR, and 747SP series airplanes (2007-15-07)
Washington, Usa - To detect and correct fatigue cracking of the fuselage skin near stringer 5. Cracks in this area could join together and result in in-flight depressurization of the airplane
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: July 30, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 145)] [Page 41433-41436] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
AirportsMalpensa: +9.5% the passenger traffic in the first six months 2007
Milan, Italy - Maurizio Merenda, SEA commercial manager
"In the first six months 2007, the airport of Malpensa has increased the passenger +9.5%, cargo +20% and the traffic +7.4% compared with the same period of 2006. Malpensa is the airport with the major... more
Civil aviationRussia sends firefighting aircraft in Balkan region
Moscow, Russia - Ilyushin aircraft and firefighting helicopters also in Greece
Russia has sent a plane to Montenegro to combat forest fires raging in the Balkan country, Viktor Beltsov, the spokesman for the Russian emergencies ministry said Sunday. Scorching weather has caused... more
CuriositiesIt happened today... on July 31
Rome, Italy - Voyage in the history
The events and anniversaries: Report: 1919 - German national assembly adopts the Weimar constitution (to enter into force August 14) Aerospace: 1964 - Ranger program: Ranger 7 sends back the first... more
HelicoptersBoeing delivers the Apache helicopter flight simulators
St. Louis, USA - Full-mission high-fidelity flight simulators
The Boeing Company has developed and delivered 23 Apache Longbow Crew Trainers, deployable, full-mission, high-fidelity flight simulators, to the U.S. Army and Dutch Air Force and is under contract for... more
AirlinesJoint-venture between Air France and Delta Air Lines?
Paris, France - "Nothing has still finalized", the French spokesman declared
A joint-venture between Air France and Delta Air Lines could be possible. "Nothing has still finalized", a French carrier spokesman has declared, commenting on the national rumors, according to which... more
IndustryRaytheon Space and Airborne Systems awarded of a near 10 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the MH-60R helicopter
Raytheon Space and Airborne Systems, McKinney, Texas, is being awarded $ 9,864,010 for firm-fixed-price, definite-delivery/definite-quantity order #0012 under previously awarded basic ordering agreement... more
IndustryUnited Technologies Corp. awarded of a over USD 1bn contract
Washington, Usa - For the C-17 aircraft
United Technologies Corp., Pratt and Whitney, East Hartford, Conn., is being awarded an indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity, fixed-price with economic price adjustment contract for $ 1,059,758,466.... more
Fair and showsOshkosh Flash (2): the debut of new Diamond DA-50 aircraft
Oshkosh, USA - The delivery by mid-2008
Diamond Aircraft Industry’s DA-50 SuperStar made its U.S. debut last week at Oshkosh. A five-place high-performance single, the DA-50 continues the company’s aggressive expansion of its fleet, whi... more
Fair and showsOshkosh flash: WAI's "Celebrity Breakfast"
Oshkosh, USA - There were John and Marta King too
WAI's "Celebrity Breakfast" has taken place last Friday morning at Hilton Garden Hill, with over 120 members of WAI (Woman in Aviation International) and exceptional guests as John and Marta King. During... more
Civil aviationIATA: passenger growth strong, cargo sluggish
Geneva, Switzerland - The half year traffic results
"The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released traffic results for the first six months of the year showing 6.3% growth in year-on-year international passenger demand, slightly higher than... more
AirlinesLow-cost the future of civil aviation
Rome, Italy - The market rate in Europe is 16%
Are low-cost carriers the future of civil aviation? It seems of yes, from the relentless increase of some of these carriers. At the end of last year, the low-cost market rate has been of 16% in Europe... more
HelicoptersAgustaWestland signs an agreement for the production of Mangusta helicopters in Turkey
Ankara, Turkey - A deal worth USD 2.7 billion
Tu?a? Aersopace Industries (TAI) and Italy's AgustaWestland signed a local content agreement last week for the production of Italian A-129 Mangusta attack helicopters in Turkey. For the project to... more
AirlinesPescara: Ryanair flight among fireworks
Pescara, Italy - Debates and reassurances
In the middle of the St. Andrew feast in Pescara, among the celebration fireworks came a Boeing airplane operated by the Irish airline Ryanair coming from Frankfurt and heading for the "D'Abruzzo" air... more
AirportsPower reduction for hours, dark Sunday for Fiumicino
Rome, Italy - Delays and cancellations in the day of highest affluence
A reduction of power of the grid at Fiumicino's airport has caused yesterday countless discomforts. Delays for over 80 flights, sorting luggage system and air-conditioning system out of order, endless... more
Government actsEuropean Parliament: question on fight against terrorism
Strasbourg, France - By Manfred Weber, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Martine Roure, on behalf of the PSE Group, Alexander Alvaro, on behalf of the ALDE Group
"Oral question with debate O-0046/07 pursuant to Rule 108 of the Rules of Procedure by Manfred Weber, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Martine Roure, on behalf of the PSE Group, Alexander Alvaro, on behalf... more
AccidentsRussia: helicopter cuts off a power cable and falls into a local reservoir
Moscow, Russia - Five victims
Five people were died in an incident occurred to a private helicopter crashed on July 28th in the Western-Central Russian Republic of Udmurtiya. “Five bodies were extracted from the helicopter: the p... more
ReportBrazilian air system, people say: enough
Sao Paulo, Brazil - Protest parade after the the "Congonhas" accident
Brazilians are fed up with the corruption and the crisis of the Brazilian civil air system. The finger is pointed at the current government of the president Lula da Silva, despite his dismissal from the... more
Government actsEuropean Parliament: question on aircraft condensation trails which no longer only contain water
Strasbourg, France - By Erik Meijer (GUE/NGL)
"Written question E-2455/07 by Erik Meijer (GUE/NGL) to the Commission Subject: aircraft condensation trails which no longer only contain water but cause persistent milky veils, possibly due to the... more
CuriositiesGrandmother parachutist at 84
Warsaw, Poland - A youthful elderly woman
At the age of 84, miss Krystyna Zbyszynska decided to parachute for the first time. This made her the eldest parachuting ever in Poland. Shortly after the drop, the woman said: "I survived World War II... more
Government actsEuropean Parliament: question on biofuels for aircraft
Strasbourg, France - By Jörg Leichtfried (PSE)
"Written question E-1869/07 by Jörg Leichtfried (PSE) to the Commission Subject: biofuels for aircraft What is the Commission's view on the use of biofuels in air transport?". more
Government actsEuropean Parliament: question on SAFEE
Strasbourg, France - By Alexander Alvaro (ALDE)
"Written question E-3567/07 by Alexander Alvaro (ALDE) to the Commission Subject: Safee For some time now the Commission has been involved with a project on the ‘Security of Aircraft in the Future E... more
AccidentsRussia: an Antonov cargo aircraft crashes near Moscow
Moscow, Russia - Eight victims
Eight people were killed after a cargo plane crashed at Moscow's Domodedovo airport upon take-off, a spokeswoman for the emergencies ministry said Sunday. A Russian Antonov An-12 cargo aircraft, destined... more
Government actsEuropean Parliament: question on possible age discrimination towards pilots
Strasbourg, France - By Philip Bushill-Matthews
"Oral question H-0379/07 pursuant to Rule 109 of the Rules of Procedure by Philip Bushill-Matthews to the Commission Subject: possible age discrimination towards pilots Are public transport operations... more
AccidentsDayton: a two-seater acrobatic aircraft crashes during the Air Show
Dayton, USA - The third incident of an American black week-end
New tragedy in the United States. Three locations, three different situations but connected from the same leitmotiv: air disaster. After the live collision between two news helicopters at Phoenix... more
AccidentsOshkosh: two Mustang aircraft collide on the runway, one victim and one injured
Oshkosh, USA - Two Warbirds series aircraft
On July 28th, 2007, during the Oshkosh International Air Show, a mortal incident occurred: two North America P-51 aircraft collided on the runway of Wittman Airport while landing during the Experimental... more
Military aviationThe last two SF-260EA trainer airplanes delivered to the Italian Air Force
Rome , Italy - The ceremony held last Friday in Venegono in front of the authorities
"Last Friday, on July 27, Alenia Aermacchi, society of Finmeccanica Group, delivered to the Italian Air Force the last two primary trainer aircraft, SF-260EA. The delivery took place in Venegono (Varese)... more
Fair and showsAir shows and exhibitions in the last days of July and the first ones of August
Rome, Italy - From today, Monday 30 to next Sunday 5
Monday 30 - Ballooning - 10th Môndial Air Balloons. Chambley Airbase, Lorraine, aka Metz. France. + 33 (0)3 87 64 08 08 www.pilatre-de-rozier.com/mab2007 - Modelling - F3C Helicopter 12th World... more
AccidentsArizona: collision between two news helicopters
Phoenix, USA - Four victims for a theft
Every network, every local television station, not only "CNN", "FOX" or "NBC", has its little helicopter, and to justify the costs there are continuous live programmes about traffic, arrests of pushers,... more
CuriositiesIt happened today... on July 30th
Rome, Italy - Voyage in the history
The events and anniversaries: Report: 1945 - World War II: Japanese submarine I-58 sinks the "USS Indianapolis" (CA-35), killing 883 seamen. Report: 1945 - Pierre Laval, ex-leader of Vichy's Government,... more
IndustryStraub Construction Inc. awarded of a over 22 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For an aircraft operations facility
Straub Construction Inc., Bonsall, Calif., was awarded a $ 22,132,016 firm-fixed-price contract for Construction of an Aircraft Operations Facility. Work will be performed at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev.,... more
IndustryLockheed Martin Corp. awarded of a over 186 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the F-16 aircraft
Lockheed Martin Corp., Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., Fort Worth, Texas, is being awarded a firm-fixed-price contract for $ 186,944,000.This action provides for the purchase of thirty (30) F-16 Block... more
IndustryBell Helicopter Textron, Inc. awarded of a over 162 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For nine UH-1Y aircraft and two AH-1Z aircraft
Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc., Fort Worth, Texas, is being awarded a $162,279,829 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price, fixed-price-incentive fee contract (N00019-06-C-0086) to exercise... more
IndustryLockheed Martin Corp. awarded of a over 2 USD bn contract
Washington, Usa - For the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter aircraft
Lockheed Martin Corp., Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., Fort Worth, Texas, is being awarded an estimated $2,440,000,000 advance acquisition contract for long lead components, parts, and materials associated... more
CuriositiesIt happened today... on July 29th
Rome, Italy - Voyage in the history
The events and anniversaries: Report: 1858 - United States and Japan sign the Harris Treaty. Report: 1957 - The International Atomic Energy Agency is established. Aerospace: 1958 - The U.S. Congress... more
IndustryOshkosh: Lancair Evolution adopts a BRS parachute
Oshkosh, USA - It's a four-seat turboprop aircarft
On the new Lancair aircraft unveiled this week at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, the Evolution model, a four-seat, pressurized, turboprop aircraft with high performances, will be used a Ballistic Recovery Systems... more
IndustryAVIONEWS at Oshkosh: HondaJet announces that its HF120 turbofan engines could be used in a single-engine configuration
Oshkosh , USA - It's an advanced concept engine
Since its brief appearance two years ago at aeronautical show of Oshkosh, in the USA , where AVIONEWS sent some journalists, HondaJet which chose to partner with General Electric, thus creating in 2004... more
Latest newsOshkosh: new deatils on Sonex's electric plant unveiled
Oshkosh, USA - It' the most efficient electric engine of this kind
According with Sonex's management, interviewed by AVIONEWS in the Oshkosh AirVenture show, the new electric engine which is installed on a Vaiex airframe, to realize the first electric ultralight, is a... more
CuriositiesIt happened today... on July 28th
Rome, Italy - Voyage in the history
The events and anniversaries: Report: 1821 - Peru: Jose de San Martin declares independence from Spain. Report: 1914 - World War I begins: Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia after it failed to... more
AirportsRyanair flight Bari-Orio al Serio
Bari, Italy - Operative from December 13
Third Ryanair flight for "Karol Wojtyla" airport of Bari. On the routes to London-Stanstead and Frankfurt-Hahn it is added the first Italian destination: the airport of Bergamo-Orio al Serio. The route... more
AirlinesFirst class, even the European carriers offer exclusive services
Rome , Italy - Personal assistants and shiatsu massages
Many European carriers offers an exclusive service for their first-class passengers. Following the examples of Asian and Middle-Eastern air companies, Europe's societies have extended the idea of "First... more
AirportsLampedusa airport: approved the 2000-2006 intervention plan
Lampedusa, Italy - Environmental impact Commission too gives the ok
ENAC (Italian Authority for Civil Aviation) informed that the Environmental impact Commission of the ministry of Environment has approved the intervention of the 2000-2006 plan regarding the airport of... more
AirlinesAlitalia, Meridiana and AirOne the most competitive according to the Osservatorio Volagratis
Rome, Italy - Volareweb and Myair are still the air companies with the highest average price per segment
Last data collected by the Osservatorio Volagratis by monitoring bookings with departure date between August 1 and 31 report that bookings for the month of July will be charged 50 Euro more. Alitalia,... more
AirportsAdR: Leonardo will merge in Gemina within this year
Rome, Italy - A play of Chinese Boxes for a value of EUR 1.25 billion
By the end of the year, Leonardo (owner at 51% of Aeroporti di Roma) will merge in Gemina, the Holding that owns it at 100%. Gemina President Guido Angiolini declared it after the assembly of the shareholders... more
AirportsSEA: Monday morning inaugural flight by Uzbekistan Airways
Milan, Italy - From Malpensa to Tashkent
SEA, Milan airports management society, informs that on Monday July 30 at 10:00am (Malpensa Terminal 1 - Gate b9) there will be the inaugural flight Malpensa-Tashkent, operated by Uzbekistan Airways. Some... more
AirportsPisa airport ready for negotiations
Pisa, Italy - EUR 12.35 per share
This morning, SAT (Pisa airport's management society) gave the ok for the negotiations at EUR 12.35 per share. Last July 9 the company received the admission to its ordinary shares sales. 69% of... more
IndustryFirst Phenom 100 executive jet performs maiden flight
São José dos Campos, Brazil - The airplane is powered by two Pratt & Whitney Canada PW-617F engines
"The Embraer Phenom 100, the new benchmark for the very light jet segment, flew yesterday for the first time. Aircraft number 99801 was airborne at 10:55 a.m., when Capt. Antonio Bragança Silva and Capt.... more
AirportsHoliday exodus’s first week-end, discomforts at Capodichino
Naples, Italy - Long waiting and lost luggage. Poor services even in Alghero
The holiday exodus’s first week-end will be a test for the capability of the international airport of Capodichino (Naples): about 250,000 passengers are expected in the air station during there three d... more
Press releaseFinmeccanica: the Board of Directors appoints the Lead Independent Director
Rome, Italy - Guido Venturioni, already member of the Strategy Committee
"In accordance with the recommendations of the new Code of Conduct, Finmeccanica’s Board of Directors in the meeting of the 26 of July appointed, with the abstention of the Chairman and CEO, director G... more
AirportsSEA: an alliance among five Italian Northern airports?
Milan, Italy - The proposal by Giuseppe Bonomi
Giuseppe Bonomi, president of SEA, Milan airports management society, puts forwards the possibility of alliance involving five Northern Italian airports: Milan-Malpensa/Linate, Bergamo-Orio al Serio, Brescia-Montichiari... more