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HelicoptersEurocopter deliveries last two EC-155 B1 helicopters of a fleet of 20 to the German Federal Police
Blumberg, Germany - That completes so its fleet upgrade program
The German Federal Police today formally accepted its remaining two EC-155 B1 helicopters from Eurocopter to complete an extensive fleet upgrade program involving 20 of these versatile, multi-role, twin-engine... more
Tilt-rotorsTokyo to allow Osprey tilt-rotor deployment (VIDEO)
Tokyo, Japan - American bases follow American rules
Today June 27 2012, the Japanese attempt to stop the American MV-22 Osprey tilt-rotor deployment at the Okinawa base seems to be ended. A top Japanese government official said the country "Will proceed... more
Press releaseTransport by airplane: EC approves State aid for restructuring Air Malta
Brussels, Belgium - Equal to € 130 million
Following an in-depth investigation, the European Commission has concluded that a €130 million aid amount granted to the state-owned airline Air Malta for its restructuring is in line with EU state aid r... more
AirportsAircraft and transport in Italy: Flightcare and Meridiana employees at the Rome-Fiumicino airport will be on strike on 18 July
Rome, Italy - Industrial action from 10 am to 2 pm
Rome-Fiumicino Airport will face a difficult day on 18 July, since the Flightcare and Meridiana employees who work in the Italian hub will be on strike. The workers will down tools for 4 hours, from... more
AirlinesAircraft and transport: Air Finland files for bankruptcy
Vantaa, Finland - The carrier started its operations in 2002
Oy Air Finland Ltd. filed for bankruptcy and ceased its operations, according to what has been reported by the Finnish press agency "STT". The agency also adds that, currently, there are roughly 1000 customers... more
AerospaceOrbital Sciences is ready with its space launch vehicle (VIDEO)
Washington, USA - Antares like the Falcon 9
The Antares space launch vehicle, built by Orbital Sciences, is one of the vehicle eligible to carry NASA payloads under the NLS II (NASA Launch Service). According to press reports, NASA has modified... more
IndustrySSJ-100 aircraft accident: Sukhoi answers to Indonesian invitation about better pilot training
Moscow, Russia - "We take into account the recommendations"
Sukhoi Civil Aircraft, manufacturing firm of the SSJ-100 aircraft which crashed on 9 June 2012 on Mount Salak, Indonesia (AVIONEWS) answered to the invitation made by Indonesia's National Transport Security... more
Press releaseState aid: EC extends in-depth investigation on Alghero airport in Italy
Brussels, Belgium - Opened in 2007
The European Commission has extended the scope of an in-depth investigation, opened in 2007, concerning the Italian regional airport Alghero, to investigate whether additional support measures are in line... more
AirportsAircraft and transport: Arabtec Holding wins 2.94-billion-dollars contract for a new airport terminal in Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates - The construction will start in the third quarter this year
On Wednesday 27/06/2012 the Arabtec Holding consortium won a 2.94-billion-dollars contract from the Abu Dhabi government, to construct a new terminal at the Abu Dhabi International Airport. The consortium... more
Civil aviationNATS collaborates with Royal Jet to achieve environmental goals
Abu Dhabi, UAE - To improve the airline’s flight efficiency as well as reduce fuel burn and CO2 emissions
NATS, the global reference in Air Traffic Management solutions, today announced its collaboration with Royal Jet to assist the airline’s continuous effort to improve the environmental performance of i... more
HelicoptersTiger helicopters grounded again in Australia
Sydney, Australia - Local authority declared it safe
For the second time in two months Australia has grounded its Tiger attack helicopters after fumes were detected in the cockpit. According to press reports, the crew of a Tiger landed safely after fumes... more
Military aviationBoeing and Embraer will collaborate on the KC-930 aircraft project
São José dos Campos , Brazil - The two firms will share technical knowledge and market evaluations
Boeing and Embraer signed a collaboration deal about the development programme of the medium-size military transport aircraft KC-390. This is not the first deal between the two firms, which had already... more
SecurityFaa: Unapproved Parts Notifications (UPN)
Washington, Usa - About ACSS systems manufactured and sold nonconforming avionics components
FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) issued yesterday 06/26/2012 an Unapproved Parts Notifications (UPN) regarding the Aviation Communication and Surveillance Systems (ACSS), Phoenix, AZ -Manufactured... more
Civil aviationAircraft and transport, AEA report: "Ryanair would have lost 305 million Euro in the last year without State support"
Brussels, Belgium - The Irish carrier denies the allegations
The Belgian newspaper "L'Echo" and the press agency "Reuters" claim that in a report prepared by the Association of European Airlines (AEA), which will probably be submitted to the European Commission... more
ConferencesSuccessful "Routes Cis" event closed in Ekaterinburg
Ekaterinburg, Russia - It opened on Sunday
The second "Routes CIS" event drew to a close yesterday in Ekaterinburg, Russia. The event opened on Sunday with the inaugural "Routes CIS Strategy Forum" during which, a number of leading industry experts... more
AirlinesAircraft and transport: Alitalia signs agreement in Saudi Arabia
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - Eirad will be the company's agency in the Asian nation
Alitalia and Eirad International Travel & Tourism Co. have signed an agreement which will make Eirad the sole authorized company's agency in Saudi Arabia. The deal has been signed by Alitalia's Area... more
Science and technologyX-48 blended-wing body aircraft: third variant ready for more tests (VIDEO)
Washington, USA - "Logically, we'd like to go to a larger demonstrator"
The X-48 programme, developed by Boeing in partnership with NASA, is a project which aims to create the first low-emissions subsonic transport/commercial aircraft in a blended-wing body configuration.... more
AirportsAircraft and transport: new Las Vegas Airport Terminal to be inaugurated tomorrow (VIDEO)
Las Vegas, USA - 2.4-billion-dollar project
The new Terminal 3 in the Las Vegas "Mc Carran" Airport will be inaugurated tomorrow, 27/06/2012: the hub's management expects the new facility to increase the passenger traffic up to 53 million per year. The... more
AirportsAirbus A-380 aircraft "Mini-city" at the Dubai Airport
Dubai, United Arab Emirates - It could be utilized by 20 airplanes at once
Dubai Airport will unveil by the end of this year a new terminal, which will be a "Mini-city" destined only to the Airbus A-380 aircraft. The new facility, which has a building cost of 3 billion dollars... more
AirlinesCroatia Airlines closes several routes to the main European cities for balance reasons
Zagreb, Croatia - The Croatian carrier hits positive results just on the routes to Munich and Frankfurt
Croatia Airlines, the most important Croatian carrier means to close the main European routes because of the loss they generate, according to local press sources. The links to be closed should be the ones... more
IndustryBell, through Aviation Service, receives approval for helicopters maintenance in Ukraine
Fort Worth, Usa - It has already the European
Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. company, announced today that Aviation Service as, its maintenance service facility in Prague, Czech Republic, has received a Part 145 Maintenance Organization Approval... more
Fair and showsLM at the "Farnborough International Airshow 2012"
Bethesda, Usa - Media Briefing Schedule
Lockheed Martin today announced its media briefing schedule for the "2012 Farnborough International Airshow". At the show, Lockheed Martin is celebrating its centennial and the innovations and achievements... more
Civil aviationMoldavia joins the European Single Sky
Chisinau, Moldavia - "A great step forward"
Today June 26,2012, Moldavia signed an agreement with the European Commission which aims to integrate the Moldavian commercial aviation system with the European Union rules. This operation will allow Moldavia... more
Fair and showsMore anti-aircraft missile system for the "Sochi Winter Olympics 2014"
Moscow, Russia - Rumors about which kind of systems will be deployed
Moscow declared it will create a special anti-aircraft detachment to guarantee air space security during the "Sochi Winter Olympics". The Russian armed forces will deploy a huge surface-to-air missile... more
Science and technologyX-51 hypersonic aircraft ready for third test
Washington, USA - "A flight from New York to Los Angeles could take less than 39 minutes at Mach 5"
Boeing reported that a third X-51 hypersonic vehicle will fly soon. "We are planning to fly another vehicle shortly. It will be this year" said Joe Vogel, director of the programme. Two earlier tests... more
ReportUS Air Force C-130 aircraft boost Colorado wildfire fight
Colorado Spring, USA - Four airplanes from the 302nd Airlift Wing have been sent to Colorado Spring
Wildfires continue around Colorado Springs, USA. Four Air Force C-130 aircraft have been sent to help the operators fighting against blazes. The aircraft are equipped with special retardant sprays. Each... more
IndustryFirst MAS A-380 airplane revealed in special livery
Blagnac, France - The airline has ordered six models
The first A-380 plane for Malaysia Airlines (MAS) was unveiled today bearing its special celebration livery, ahead of entry-into-service next week on the Kuala Lumpur-London route. The livery was designed... more
HelicoptersNYPD AW-119 helicopter fleet achieve 20,000 hour milestone
Cascina Costa, Italy - Its first model entered service in 2004
AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, announces that the AW-119 helicopter fleet operated by the New York Police Department is the worldwide law enforcement fleet leader, having achieved over 20,000... more
Press releaseItalian ENAV wins international recognition for the environment
Rome, Italy - Awarded the route Rome-Milan-Rome
Within the World Summit of CANSO –the Civil Air Navigation Services Organisation- that will close today in Rome, CEO Massimo Garbini has received in this day a special reward for the environmental policies u... more
AirlinesAircraft and balances: Air Pacific hits first profit after 3-years loss
Nadi, Fiji - Net operating profit of 11.4 million dollars
Air Pacific, the most important Fiji airline, managed to hit again a profit balance, after 3 years in a row in the red, in the fiscal year ended on 31 March 2012. The profit balance involves both the... more
AirlinesAircraft and transport: Lufthansa strengthens its presence in Italy
Rome, Italy - "Except Germany, Italy is our most important market in Europe"
Today 26/06/2012 Lufthansa presented its development plans in a press meeting organized at the Saint Regis Hotel in Rome. AVIONEWS, attending the event, had its chance to speak with Thomas Eggert, Lufthansa... more
AerospaceSpaceX shows its new Merlin 1D engine
Washington, USA - "The most efficient engine ever built"
SpaceX, the American aerospace company which successfully operated the Dragon capsule docking to the International Space Station, has reported it conducted the first full duration test fire of its new,... more
Fair and shows"Farnborough 2012": Su-27 aircraft to display at the event
London, UK - And not only...
Airshow organisers "Farnborough International Ltd" to confirm that two of the Russian Knights’ Su-27 airplanes will be appearing at the "Farnborough International Airshow". With just three weeks to go u... more
ReportNato defends Ankara: "We stand together with Turkey in the spirit of strong solidarity"
Brussels, Belgium - 15,000 victims, not 10,000
The extraordinary Nato summit invoked by Turkey under the Article 4 after the Turkish F-4 aircraft shooting down has produced its first results, revealing Ankara will consider a threat any Syrian military... more
AirportsGunfight at Mexico City airport: three federal police officers riddled with bullets
Mexico City, Mexico - Policemen confiscated more than 200 kg of cocaine in 2011
Three federal police officers were killed in a gunfight in a busy passenger terminal at the Mexico City airport. The policemen tried to arrest two fellow officers in a drug-trafficking investigation but... more
Tilt-rotorsV-22 Osprey aircraft-helicopter hybrid: Japanese Minister of Defence asks for more information from the USA
Tokyo, Japan - The previous incidents occurred during tilting of the rotors
The Japanese Minister of Defence Satoshi Morimoto talked today in Tokyo about the meeting held last week in Washington (AVIONEWS) about the accidents which involved the V-22 Osprey tilt-rotor, an aircraft... more
CuriositiesIndonesia: Sukhoi must look again at their preparation for demonstration flights
Moscow, Russia - This recommendation comes as another alleged sign of pilot mistakes
The Sukhoi Superjet 100 accident during a demonstrative flight in Indonesia (AVIONEWS) continues to make people talking about it. As well-known, according to declarations, the accident was caused by human... more
Civil aviationSwiss carrier Hello AG joins IACA
Brussels, Belgium - The airline has a fleet of four A-320 airplanes
Today IACA (International Air Carrier Association) welcomed Swiss carrier, Hello AG, as a full member. Founded in 2004 in Basel, Hello AG is Switzerland’s only charter airline company. The company h... more
DefenseRussian Open Skies aircraft flies over Canada
Ottawa, Canada - Doubts about the treaty
Russia is conducting its annual flight over Canadian military key-sites under the Open Skies Treaty. It should be noted that this flight is Russia's first reconnaissance mission over Canada since a Canadian... more
ConferencesEasa conference in October (10-11)
Cologne, Germany - This event will enable the aviation community to meet and to share information with experts
The EASA (European Aviation Safety Agency) Safety Conference ‘SAFETY COVERSIGHT: Managing Safety in a Performance Based Regulatory Environment’ will be held in Cologne from 10–11 October 2012 at the "... more
ReportTurkish F-4 airplane shooting down: the Syrian version of events
Damascus, Syria - "What Turkey said is baseless and inaccurate"
Damascus is trying to defend itself about the shooting down of the Turkish F-4 Phantom II fighter aircraft while the entire world continues to condemn the civil war which caused more than 10,000 victims... more
DefenseExtraordinary Nato meeting: 28 countries listen to Ankara
Brussels, Belgium - "We don't believe warmongering is the right thing to do"
Stalemate between Turkey and Syria. While Damascus continues to repeat that the Turkish F-4 Phantom II fighter aircraft was shot down inside Syrian airspace, Ankara continues its accusation, underlining... more
Military aviationBoeing: F-15 Silent Eagle aircraft ready for Korea
Washington, USA - CWB tests successfully completed
Boeing has completed most of the tests for its F-15 Silent Eagle aircraft, the latest version of the popular fourth-generation multi-role fighter. The latest test was the wind tunnel for the conformal... more
ConferencesAirline Ceos register to attend "Routes Africa 2012"
Victoria, Seychelles - The event will take place on 8-10 July
LAM -Linhas Aereas de Mozambique- became the 25th carrier to register for this year’s "Routes Africa" event when their CEO Ms Marlene Mendes Manave confirmed that she will be in attendance in the Seychelles n... more
Press releaseItalian Ministry of Foreign Affairs about the Turkish fighter shot down by the Syrian anti-aircraft artillery
Rome, Italy - Declarations of Minister Giulio Terzi di Santagata
"This is a further unacceptable and very serious action by Assad's regime". The Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs Giulio Terzi express his strong indignation and condemnation for the episode of the Turkish... more
DiscussionsDiscussion about the Turkish F-4 fighter aircraft shooting down
Damascus, Syria - "Moscow helped Syria in developing countermeasures against Israel"
An interesting article about the shooting down of the Turkish F-4 Phantom II over Syria was published today June 25, 2012, by a popular Italian daily. The investigation reports that Syrian radar operators,... more
HelicoptersHuman-powered helicopter hits flight-permanency record (VIDEO)
College Park, USA - In midair for 50 seconds
A 40-student team of the "James Clarke" Engineering School of the Universiy of Maryland (USA) set the new flight-permanency record for a human-powered helicopter: the aircraft, called Gamera II, remained... more
AirlinesQatar Airways: "No orders for new aircraft in Fanrboorugh"
Doha, Qatar - Some company's Airbus A-330 will be converted in cargo
Qatar Airways, the main airline in the Middle-Eastern country, has no plans to make orders for new aircraft during the Farnoborugh Air Show 2012, scheduled from 9 to 15 July in the Hampshire town (United... more
AerospaceRecycle and reuse. NASA SLS programme tries to save money
Washington, USA - Universal launch platform for many launch vehicles
NASA has underlined that the SLS programme (Space Launch System, the future American heavy space lifter) is trying to limit both development and, most of all, the future operating costs of the launcher. International... more
Fair and shows"Toulouse Space Show" (June 25-28 in Toulouse)
Toulouse, France - This third edition will focus on four symposia
The objective of this year’s "Toulouse Space Show" (June 25-28) is to enable developers of solutions and Space applications to discuss ideas with users and imagine with them the solutions and services o... more