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AccidentsA Turkish F-16 flighter crashed during training, the pilot died
Ankara, Turkey - The incident occurred in the southeastern Province of Turkey, the identity of the pilot is unknown
A military pilot died yesterday in the crash of his F-16 fighter in a mountainous area of the south-eastern Turkey. The news has been reported by the same Turkish Air Force which also specified the incident... more
AerospaceNASA: on October 25 it will launch two STEREO solar observers
Washington, USA - They will aid the scientifics to create for first time the three-dimensional images of the Sun
NASA has scheduled the launch of two STEREO (Solar Terrestrial Relations Observatory) Solar Observers next October 25, already postponed three times for any problems to tank of the propeller missile. "The... more
HelicoptersMBDA: test firing marks successful completion of Marte MK2/S development
Rome, Italy - The launch has happened from an Italian Navy EH-101 helicopter
"On October 2nd 2006, the MBDA development team tested the third Marte MK2/S pre-production missile at the Joint Services Test Range in Salto di Quirra. The missile, equipped with a telemetry pack in place... more
Science and technologyNASA: a supersonic roar reduction system is being tested
Washington, USA - The "Quite Spike" is tweaked with Gulfstream
An F-15B by NASA is the testing aircraft for a technology that reduces roars produced by supersonic planes. A "Nose" has been installed in the jet, being able to extend up to seven meters, tweaked by Gulfstream... more
IndustryAerospace industry: an international agreement has been signed
Turin, Italy - Among the Chambers of Commerce of Turin, Paris, Alava and Stuttgart
The Chambers of Commerce of Turin, Paris, Alava (Spain) and Stuttgart Region signed a document that states an alliance for the development of joined activities among aerospace companies. The target is... more
DefenseLebanon (2): Belgium sent a detail of 350 militaries
Beirut, Lebanon - The displacement in Tibnin is concluded
350 militaries of the Belgian details incorporate to the UNIFIL (United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon) mission: the local press has made known it. The military flights which have put at the end the... more
AirlinesNew AirEurope flights to Maldives and Jamaica
Rome, Italy - The carrier will also strenghten its flights to Cuba and Mauritius
AirEurope will add on November 16th a third weekly flight to its connections toward Mauritius. Other news also about the routes operated by the Italian carrier to Cuba, which will be redoubled from mid... more
AirlinesBoeing and Singapore Airlines finalize B-787/900 Dreamliner order
Seattle, USA - The 787 Dreamliner is the programme of major success in the commercial aviation's history
The Boeing Company announced that Singapore Airlines has ordered 20 Boeing B-787/900 Dreamliners, with purchase rights for 20 additional airplanes. The airline originally announced the selection of an... more
Fair and showsNBAA 59th Annual Meeting & Convention (2): Boeing announces 114 sales of its BBJ-3
Orlando, USA - The executive version of the B-737/900ER
At the NBAA in Orlando Boeing Business Jets announced the sale of two BBJ-3, executive version of the B-737/900ER (Extended Range). Total sales in its ten-year life are 114, whose 88 were delivered, for... more
UAS-DronesThe first liquid hydrogen drone
Los Angeles, USA - AeroVironment Inc. made the first test flights
The first test flights of a UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) aircraft powered by liquid hydrogen were successfully completed. US company AeroVironment Inc. communicated that. Liquid hydrogen and oxygen that... more
Fair and shows59th NBAA Annual Meeting & Convention
Orlando, USA - The world business aviation show from today to October 19
The 59th Annual Meeting & Convention of the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) has officially started today in Orlando, Florida, with the participation of 1150 exhibitors. The show, which will... more
IndustryTiger Airways orders 8 Airbus A-320
Singapore, Singapore - Deliveries should begin in 2008
The Singapore low-cost carrier, Tiger Airways, has announced it is planning to purchase 8 new Airbus A-320 aircraft, for a total expense of USD 500m. The airline, which is controlled for 49% by Singapore... more
DefenseCorea de Nord (4): invitation to follow the negotiations by the side of the Seoul government
Seoul, South Korea - It perpetuates the idea of a Korean peninsula free from the nuclear armaments
The South Korea government pleads in favor of a negotiated solution of the problem about the Pyongyang nuclear programmes, with the intent that transform the Korean peninsula in a free-zone from the nuclear... more
DefenseLebanon: the UNIFIL French command will open fire on tre Israeli aircraft which will break the air space
Beirut, Lebanon - Peretz: "The surveillance will continue until the1701 UN resolution will not carry out"
The command of the French detail of the UNIFIL mission has officially launched a warning to Israel: "The troop will have the order to shoot against all the aircraft which will violate the Lebanese air... more
ReportMilitary planes bombed in Sri Lanka the rebels positions
Colombo, Sri Lanka - The reaction of the Armed Forces after the attack which killed 103 soldiers
The day after the terrible suicide attack in Sri Lanka when 103 soldiers died, the Sinhalese Air Force reacted. Also this morning at daybreak the fighter jets were bombing the positions of the Tamil rebels,... more
ReportItaly officially joined UN Security Council
New York, Usa - Yesterday Italy was elected by large majority of the UN Assembley
It's official: Italy joins UN Security Council as no-permanent member for 2007-2008. As already yesterday reported (see for details AVIONEWS), the voting confirmed the entry of Italy into the Security... more
IndustryPilatus announces the Next Generation PC-12
Geneva, Switzerland - An updated version of the business turboprop
Pilatus Aircraft Ltd announced it is planning an update program for its business turboprop PC-12 which will lead to the Next Generation PC-12. Among improvements, the aircraft will have digital avionics,... more
AirlinesAlitalia (4): Enrico Maggiori: "With Alitalia on Rome, go-ahead to foreign carriers on 'Malpensa'"
Rome, Italy - It speaks one of the charter member of OSIA
"The mistake with Alitalia is to face the situation without consider the international background": this is the opinion of Enrico Maggiori, one of the charter member of OSIA, the Observatory on the Italian... more
AirlinesAlitalia (3): Rutelli: "The relaunch must pass through point to point"
Rome, Italy - In a letter to "Corriera della Sera" the vice-premier repeats his priorities
Alitalia Affaire. The Italian vice-premier, Francesco Rutelli, writes to "Corriere della Sera" newspaper, when repeats the urge to find a solution, and explains he is not an enemy of "Malpensa" airport,... more
ReportUsa, another plane had to make an emergency landing because of the smoke in the cockpit
Washington, Usa - Yesterday an American Airlines aircraft directed to Orlando had to modify its route
It seems the like the emergency landings for smoke in the cabin are more frequent lately. The last one occurred yesterday to the flight 2294 of the American Airlines flying from Dallas to Orlando which... more
AirlinesAlitalia: today the meeting between the Premier and Prodi
Rome, Italy - Bianchi:" A crucial pass for the future of the company"
Alliances and war of the hub. These one, any of the subjects for the meeting between the Italian Premier Romano Prodi and the Alitalia CEO Giancarlo Cimoli. "A crucial pass -Italian Transport Minster,... more
AirlinesAlitalia (2): the share goes higher before the meeting Prodi-Cimoli
Rome, Italy - The carrier's shares earn 1,67% plus
The daily meeting between the Italian President of Council, Romano Prodi, and the Alitalia CEO, Giancarlo Cimoli, is good for the airline's market share. This morning the Alitalia's stocks have registered... more
ReportIn Sweden a civil plane went near to a slaughter as a Czech fighter jet shot it by mistake
Prague, Czech Republic - Last week during a training a mistake on the target individuation was about to provoke a disaster
The Minister of Defense of the Czech Republic admitted yesterday that last week an F-16 pilot of Czech Republic almost shot down a passenger plane in the northern Sweden, because of a mistake in the calculation... more
AirlinesBiometric security system for SAS
Stockholm, Sweden - Fingerprints control at the check-in and at the gate
SAS (Scandinavian Airlines System) is the first carrier in the world to have introduced a biometric security system in order to verify passengers identity. The new technology will enable to identify fingerprints... more
DefenseNorth Korea (2): on Thursday USA-Japan summit in Seoul
Tokyo, Japan - The nuclear crisis at the core of the talks among the Foreign Ministers of three States
The Foreign Ministers of USA, Japan and South Korea will meet on Thursday in Seoul to talk about the North Korean nuclear crisis. Today the Japanese agency "Kyodo" has retailed it, citing a governmental... more
DefenseNorth Korea (5): OSCE in favor of the sanctions imposed by Security Council
Brussels, Belgium - It is not likely a conflict in Asia
The OSCE president, the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, and also Foreign Minister of Belgium Karel de Gucht, is satisfied with the sanctions that Security Council has applied against... more
Military aviationNATO troops bombed and killed a Taleban commandant
Kabul, Afghanistan - The Isaf planes hit an Afghani village, no civilian has been injured. Also other Talebans died
The ISAF (International Security Assistance Force) said yesterday a Taliban commandant was killed during an air attack of the forces of the international coalition in the southern Afghanistan. The operation,... more
Civil aviationSoon the Moscow-Genoa flight
Genoa, Italy - Within next Spring there will be a new direct connection between the two cities
By next Spring a new direct air connection between Moscow and Genoa could be operated. This is what came out from the communications and exchanges of last days between the councilor for touristic promotion... more
Airlines+10.3% traffic for Austrian Airlines
Vienna, Austria - 6.9 million passengers in January-September 2006
In the first nine months of 2006 Austrian Airlines registered a 10.3% growth of scheduled flight passenger traffic, carrying 6.9 million people. In January-September the increase of sold seats per km (RPK)... more
ReportNorth Korea (3): the new UN General Secretary will visit Pyongyang in next January
New York, USA - Goal: acceptable solutions on the nuclear crisis
The new UN General Secretary, the South-Korean Ban Ki-Moon, in next January will realize a travel in North Korea. The visit will have the main goal to find acceptable solutions on the nuclear crisis: sources... more
IndustryEADS: Gallois meets Airbus management
Toulouse, France - To talk about the A-380 program and the company's reorganization
Louis Gallois, the new Airbus CEO and co-CEO of EADS, which has just come into possession of 100% of Airbus shares, met the 400 executives of the European aeronautic manufacturer yesterday. The object... more
SecurityEU: the air passenger data transfer agreement has been ratified
Luxembourg, Luxembourg - The US definitive approval tomorrow
The Foreign Ministers of the 25 EU Countries ratified in Luxembourg yesterday the agreement with the United States on data transfer of European passengers flying to USA. The agreement will be definitely... more
ReportIsraeli air raid destroyed a power station on Gaza Strip
Gaza, Gaza Strip - The building supplied electric current to most of the town
A power station has been destroyed yesterday night by an Israeli air raid on the city of Beit Hanun, in the northern Gaza Strip. No news about possible victims, but the building supplied electric current... more
Civil aviationEurocontrol addresses removing impediments to safety reporting
Brussels, Belgium - To promote "Just Culture"
For the first time justice, transport, legal and aviation experts have come together to discuss how to promote ‘Just Culture’ - a reporting climate crucial for the promotion of public safety in which peo... more
DefenseNorth Korea: is it on your way the second nuclear test?
Tokyo, Japan - Pyongyang "Will shoot without mercy" if the North-Korean sovereignty had to be violated
North Korea should be preparing a second nuclear test. After the USA also the Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Aso confirmed it, and without to supply details, stated to have information about this one.... more
SecurityFAA (Correction) AD on General Electric Company CF34-10E series turbofan engines (2006-20-06)
Washington, Usa - To prevent engine in-flight shutdown due to MFP malfunctions
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: October 16, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 199)] [Page 60663] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Airports60kg of cocaine at Rome-Fiumicino airport
Rome, Italy - They were found in two trolleys by a drug dog
The Financial Police of Rome-Fiumicino airport made a maxi-seizure of pure cocaine: 60 kilos from which about 300 kilos of drug would have been obtained with a market value of some EUR 40m. A new drug... more
PeopleUNWTO honoured veteran ICAO leader
Montreal, Canada - "In appreciation for a lifetime's contribution to the development of civil aviation and its close partnership with tourism"
Francesco Frangialli, Secretary General of the World Tourism Organization, with aviation and tourism luminaries in attendance, yesterday in Montréal conferred an award on Dr Assad Kotaite, former President... more
AirlinesAlitalia: in the Cimoli's plan maybe the purchase of 28 A-320?
Rome , Italy - The Government assesses the reorganization of the long haul activity divided between "Fiumicino" and "Malpensa"
Giancarlo Cimoli, CEO of Alitalia, on October 19 will present the new industrial plan 2007-2009, in which could be predicted the purchase of 28 Airbus A-320, while the Government is studying a plan in... more
Military aviationAero Vodochody: the production of the C-27J wing is about to start
Prague, Czech Republic - According to the contract with Alenia Aeronautica
After the contract with Alenia Aeronautica last September, Aero Vodochody received the order to produce the first two central caissons of the C-27J wing. The equipments are starting to come to the Czech... more
IndustryBoeing: 144 B-787 have been sold in 2006
Seattle, USA - 10 aircraft to non-identified customers
Boeing announced that sold B-787s are 144 this year, with an increase which includes the 20-airplane sale to Singapore Airlines last days that was ratified last days, but also 10 planes for non-identification... more
Military aviationRAF: flight deck armour fitted to RAF VC-10s
London, United Kingdom - Correspond to the 95% of the protection against ground-based hostile fire
According to "Defense News", the flight decks on the RAF’s 10 VC-10C Mk1Ks air transport aircraft have been protected by a combination of steel and Kevlar armour. The VC-10 branch of the IPT has carefully m... more
ReportAir India flight hit by a turbolence: 14 injures
Mumbai, India - No one is in serious conditions, the plane passed trough a violent storm
At least 14 passengers have been injured in an Air India flight in service from Jeddah to Mumbai, because of a violent turbulence which hit the plane. Last night the flight 865 of the Indian carrier with... more
Civil aviationMore than two million of passengers to Domican Republic
Milan, Italy - More than 48.000 flights during the first 6 months of the year
The data about air traffic to the Dominican Republic are positive. During the first six months of the year in fact more than 48,000 flights have landed to the Caribbean State, among which: 17.000 charter... more
CuriositiesChina: sanctions on the aircraft for wrong behaviours
Beijing, China - To change the own seat, abandon it in the take off or in the landing will involve pecuniary sanctions
In China new sanctions come into effect for the passengers whihc aboard of the aircraft change the seat and wander in the cabin in unfitting moments. According to current dispositions, who will change... more
CuriositiesVirgin Atlantic: guitar lessons waiting for the plane
London, United Kingdom - At Heathrow Airport
Virgin Atlantic Upperclass passengers, if they want, will have guitar lessons while they are waiting for their flight at London-Heathrow airport starting from October. During working days, from 5pm to... more
AccidentsSri Lanka: a military plane crashed, the pilot is safe
Colombo, Sri Lanka - The man managed to eject, the reasons of the incident are unknown
A Sri Lankan military aircraft crashed today shortly after the take off from the Katunayake airport, during a mission against the "Tamil" rebels. It has been communicated by military sources in Sri Lanka,... more
ReportDrunk passenger makes a KLM flight change route
Berlin, Germany - The 55 year old passenger got angry because the stopover had been suppressed
It has been an animated flight the one of a KLM plane which last Friday lifted from Amsterdam airport directed to Hof, in Germany. But the pilot was forced to make a not scheduled landing as a drunk 55... more
AirlinesLufthansa reorganizes its hubs
Frankfirt, Germany - Its airplanes are strictly assigned to Frankfurt and Munich
Lufthansa modifies its own hub managing strategy. The reorganization will start in January with the Winter timetable in medium and short range, which will see the aircraft strictly assigned to Frankfurt... more
Civil aviationBangkok Airways flies towards Fukuoka
Bangkok, Thailand - From December 9
Bangkok Airways has announced the launch of the second Japanese destination, Fukuoka, from the end of the year. On December 9 the flight for Fukuoka will be operate by Airbus 320 with 162 seats and with... more