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AirportsItaly: Development Plan of the airport of Cagliari to start soon
Cagliari, Sardinia - 47 million Euro expenditure, of which 30 private funds
The management company of the international airport of Calgary-Elmas, Sogaer and ENAC (National Civil Aviation Authority) have agreed to start the new development plan worth 47 million Euro at the Sardinian... more
DefenseNext launch of Bulava missile scheduled for August, 27th
Moscow, Russia - From a Borey-class Yury Dolgoruky submarine
Next launch of Bulava missile from a Borey-class Yury Dolgoruky submarine should occur on August, 27th. It would have been unveiled by a source from the Russian State Commission to "RIA Novosti": "The... more
Civil aviationTransport by plane in Italy: possible disruptions due to strikes scheduled for September 6th and 15th
Rome, Italy - The first is part of the protest called by CGIL; the second only concerns Meridiana fly
Two strikes scheduled for September could soon cause disruptions in the air transport on the Italian territory. The first protest, which will occur on September, 6th, is part of the 8-hour general strikes... more
ReportFour Italian journalists kidnapped in Libya
Tripoli, Libya - Scheduled for Thursday the meeting between National Transitional Council and the one between Berlusconi and NTC's prime minister
"The end will only come when he's captured, dead or alive": this is the promise of the head of National Transitional Council of Libya on Muhammar Gaddafi, disappeared in recent days and for whose capture... more
Civil aviationAviotech launch customer of the business version Sukhoi Superjet 100 aircraft
Hyderabad, India - Signed agreement with Moscow air show MAKS
Indian corporate and defence aerospace specialist Aviotech will become a launch customer for the business aircraft version of the Sukhoi Superjet 100 (Sukhoi Business Jet-SBJ). Aviotech signed a letter... more
ReportEmblems of the Gheddafi regime destructed
Tripoli, Libya - Rebels enter the Bab al-Aziziya compound
The regime of Muammar Gheddafi of Libya, in power since 1969, appears to be at an end after the rebel forces managed to reclaim control of what was considered the headquarters of the leader, the Bab al-Aziziya... more
Civil aviationGulf Air resumes connections by plane from Rome to Bahrain from November, 30
Rome, Italy - Available four routes per week
Gulf Air, flag carrier of Bahrain, plans to launch a series of direct air connections between "Bahrain International Airport" and Rome starting from November, 30. The routes to the Italian capital -that... more
ReportIsraeli plane attacks kill a commander of the Islamic Jihad in the Gaza Strip
Jerusalem, Israel - Despite of the armistice
Are going on, despite the signing of the armistice occured two days ago, the fights on the Gaza Strip between Israeli and Islamic Jihad's militants. Today, according to Israel's and Palestina's officials,... more
AirlinesAustrian Airlines fleet renewal claims for medium-haul routes
Vienna, Austria - More comfort and greater freedom of movement for the legs of passengers
32 Airbus A-320 family and Boeing 737 are already in flight with new leather seats and fully equipped with modern interiors and completely refurbished. Up to 10 cm more of space for legs and knees. The... more
AirlinesChina Eastern receives first B-737/700 re-configured
Beijing, China - With the new Boeing's "High-Altitude/High Temperature Airport Operations" and "Sky Interior"
Boeing announced that the airline China Eastern on Tuesday received the first B-737/700 re-configured. The American company has in fact outfitted the aircraft with the new "High-Altitude/High-Temperature... more
AerospaceLaunch of cargo spacecraft Progress M-12 M failed
Moscow, Russia - Its wreckage fell in the South of Siberia
The launch of Progress M-12M cargo spacecraft is failed. Departed today to the ISS, International Space Station, from Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, with 3.5 ton supplies including water, food,... more
AirportsThe Italian company SEA flies high with Milan's Linate and Malpensa airports and it's ready for quotation
Milan, Italy - The revenues of the management company in the first 6 months of the year grew up to 299 million Euros
In the first 6 months of the year, the results of the two airports of Milan-Linate and Milan-Malpensa grew. The result is particularly important in a period when SEA, management company of the two airports,... more
IndustryIJS Global will move headquarters to Amsterdam-Schiphol airport
Amsterdam, Netherlands - New premises should be ready in 2012
IJS Global, a world-class logistics provider, has signed a lease with "Schipol Real Estate" for business premises situated at Schipol-South. The new premises will serve as IJS Global's new head office... more
Civil aviationBoeing organises ceremony for the FAA approval of itsnew aircraft Dreamliner
Seattle, USA - First delivery in September
The American leading manufacturer of jetliners Boeing should achieve the FAA approval of its new B-787 "Dreamliner" and announced that it intends to celebrate the event at its plant in Everett next Friday... more
AirportsItaly: Pdl party supports privatization plan of Aeroporti di Puglia
Taranto, Italy - "If it will be able to provide a valuable contribution to the company, it won't be opposed by us", states Rocco Palese
The Pdl gives its approval to the project, introduced yesterday to the Italian newspaper "Corriere del Mezzogiorno" to the Transport Councillor Guglielmo Minervini, about the partial privatization of Aeroporti... more
IndustrySaab and Eurocopter sign agreement
Linkoping, Sweden - Major success for Saab
Recently the military defence and civil security company Saab signed an agreement worth about 5 million SEK with Eurocopter for maintenance and support of their NH-90 helicopters. Eurocopter has the... more
AirportsItaly, intercontinental airport of Lamezia Terme: the work of "Customer care desk"
Catanzaro, Italy - Which offers any kind of assistance to travelers, 5 days; open from July 1st to September, 10
It was opened on July 1st, and it will be until September 10, for five days a week (9:00-18:00 local time), the "Customer care desk" at the Italian intercontinental airport of Lamezia Terme. The activity... more
DefenseAustralian government invests in research and development for defence
Sydney, Australia - Five new projects selected
Warren Snowdon, the Minister for Defence Science and Personnel today announced that innovative research projects focusing on solar energy, helicopters, sonar analysis and objects in space have been selected... more
Press releaseEADS North America passes the halfway mark in deliveries of the US Army UH-72A Lakota helicopter
Arlington, Usa - The UH-72A is based on the best-selling EC145 multi-role helicopter and was developed by EADS’ Eurocopter division
EADS North America has achieved another milestone on the UH-72A Lakota Light Utility Helicopter (LUH) program as the company has delivered more than half of the planned 345 Lakotas to the US Army. The... more
SecurityFAA announces regulation updates of Part 23
Washington, USA - New standards defined for ice detection system
The FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) has recently announced that over the next 12-24 months a newly set-up aviation rulemaking committee (ARC) will pursue an upgrade of the standards of the so-called... more
AirportsItaly: no flights available from Turin to Rome among the 10 ones operated daily
Rome, Italy - Alitalia has no competitor on the route and records a growth of passengers equal to +12% globally
"It's unacceptable that flying from and to Turin is a tribulation. Surely there are many passengers, but for the future we should organize to serve some extra flight", states the councillor for Tourism... more
AirportsAirport: expanded consumer protections for travellers
Washington, USA - Flying will be more convenient
As from yesterday 23 August new consumer protections for air travellers have been determined and put into action, making flying nationwide easier and more convenient. The Department of Transportation has... more
DefenseIran unveils a new short-range marine cruise missile
Tehran, Iran - As it marked its annual "Defence Industry Day"
Yesterday, in the context of its annual "Defence Industry Day", Iran's president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad unveiled a new short-range marine cruiser missile, named "Ghader". The weapon would have a 200 km... more
ReportEarthquake in Virginia, several airports temporarily closed
Washington, USA - And evacuated some control towers, as well as public buildings and power symbols such as the White House and the Pentagon
On Tuesday afternoon it was registered the strongest earth tremor on the US East Coast since 1957. According to the US geophysical institute it was an earthquake measuring 5.9 on the Richter scale, with... more
CuriositiesBird lover arrested for feeding pigeons near airport
Burbank, USA - Repeated warnings ignored
Douglas, a Californian business man and bird lover could face charges for violating a court order and was jailed last Friday morning while at work. Police officer Joshua Kendrick declared to CBS station... more
AerospaceBoeing completed tests on the second GPS IIF satellite
El Segundo, USA - Equipped with OCS system
Boeing has announced that it has completed the testing phase on the second of 12 GPS IIF satellites produced for US Air Force and the device, dubbed SVN-63 and launched into space on July 16, has achieved... more
AirportsAeroporti di Puglia: sales to private entrepreneurs opened
Taranto, Italy - Minervini: but the company will remain mainly a public property
Guglielmo Minervini, councillor for transportation of the Region, talked about the need to sell to private subjects Puglia's airport system, formed by the airports of Bari, Brindisi, Foggia and Taranto. 99.4%... more
AirlinesIndiGo expected to enter the international market
New Delhi, India - As from 1st sept
Indian low-cost carrier IndiGo will break through the international market with the launch of seven services to Oman, the United Arab Emirates, Singapore and Thailand. This is now possible because the... more
Civil aviationImportant net profit increase estimated for Qantas airlines
Sydney, Australia - But some decisions may have negative effect
The Australian airline Qantas Airways will issue the financial statements of the year 2010-2011 tomorrow, 24 August. It is estimated that their statutory net profit for the fiscal year dramatically increased... more
AerospaceFirst humanoid robot in space, Robonaut 2, opens its eyes
Cape Canaveral, USA - Waited for September 1, 2011, its first movement
It was unveiled that Robonaut 2 or R2, the first human-like robot in space, yesterday was switched on and received an order from Earth for the first time: the powering of all its systems. During the... more
AirportsNordea Bank Polska finances Warsaw airport
Warsaw, Poland - Signed an agreement
"Polish Airports" State Enterprise, the operator of "Frederic Chopin" International Airport of Warsaw, signed an agreement for the issue of medium-term bonds amounting to PLN 130 million (approximately... more
SecurityAdditional Iron Dome defense system for Israel
Tel Aviv, Israel - For the interception of rockets from the Gaza Strip
The government of Israel has announced earlier this week that in September the third Iron Dome missile defense system will be deployed. This system was developed by the government to intercept and shoot... more
SecurityAnother case of laser attack against a russian aeroplane
Moscow, Russia - The offender risks a jail-term
Another case of laser attack happened today 23 August at the airport in Moscow where an unidentified person tried to blind the pilot of an A-320 aircraft with a laser beam while departing from Moscow-Vnukovo... more
AerospaceRussian cargo spacecraft Progress M-11M undocks from ISS
Moscow, Russia - It will deorbit and burn up following a 9-day-long scientific experiment
Russian Mission Control centre announced it is scheduled for 1:35 Moscow time (9:35 GMT) today the undocking of cargo spacecraft Progress M-11M from ISS, International Space Station. Before being undocked,... more
CuriositiesHigh-flying technology: iPads on the aircraft for British Airways flight assistants
London, United Kingdom - To reduce the paper materials and communicate more simply with the colleagues on the ground
As well as other airlines around the world, British Airways has recently decided to provide iPads its flight attendants, currently on an experimental basis. The innovation allows the on board crew... more
UAS-DronesRegistered growth in the UAV market: an American study highlights the progress
Washington, USA - Spain undergoes the first tests
Nowadays the functions and use of UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles) feature in various areas, ranging from military applications to civil ones. The use of these small aircraft was a determining factor in... more
Civil aviationCivil aviation: researchers reveal possible problems for diabetic travellers
Cincinnati, USA - Rare cases registered
A recent medical study revealed that diabetic travellers who take the plane could incur problems due to sudden changes in cabin pressure which may cause a malfunction of insulin pumps. As reported by... more
ReportLibya: National Transitional Council vow to fulfill the contracts signed with Italy
Tripoli, Libya - The Italian Foreign minister assures the 2008's Treaty of Friendship between the two Countries
On Tuesday, the Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini spoke at "Radio Anch'io" clarifying some crucial points about the role and future of Italy in the context of political changes currently occurring... more
AccidentsDiscovered the corpse of the pilot Ferruccio Piludu, dead yesterday on board of a glider next to L'Aquila, Italy
Rome, Italy - He was a famous drawer and the second oldest glider pilot in Italy
On Monday morning, the local Fire Department discovered the body of Piludu Ferruccio, the Italian pilot from Milan but living in Rome of whom all trace was lost the previous day. Piludu had departed... more
AirportsNew airport in view for Senegal
Dakar, Senegal - The Country will have new infrastructure
The minister of State for international cooperation, regional development, air transport, and infrastructure of Senegal Karim Wade has recently announced that a new international airport will be built... more
HelicoptersBoeing, 14 CH-47 Chinook Mark-6 helicopters and related support to RAF
Seattle, USA - The contract signed with the UK Ministry of Defense has a total value of 1.64 billion dollars
Boeing yesterday announced it has received a contract valued 1.64 billion dollars for the supply of 14 CH-47 Chinook Mark-6 (MK-6) to the UK's Ministry of Defense. The agreement also provides for the related... more
Press releaseAustria: Eurofighter Typhoon on QRA interception training with new Lufthansa A380 “Wien”
Vienna, Austrian - The Eurofighters, scrambling from their base in Zeltweg/Styria, intercepted and flew in formation with the A380.
On Monday the 22nd of August, after Vienna's Mayor Dr. Häupl christened the new Lufthansa A380 “Wien” at the hub of Austrian Airlines, two Austrian Eurofighters conducted a QRA training interception of t... more
AccidentsHelicopter crash in Brasil:4 people died
Rio de Janeiro, Brasil - Bodies found after intense research
A helicopter rented out by Brazilian oil major Petrobras crashed in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Rio de Janeiro last Friday causing the death of four people, amongst which the pilot and co-pilot.... more
ReportFinmeccanica and the Libyan business
Rome, Italy - The Group has several interests in the Country in the aerospace, energy, transportation, aviation and helicopter fields
It is going on in Libya, between contrasting news, rumours and denials, the fight between rebels and loyalists to Gaddafi's regime: a situation currently in the public eye and monitored particularly by... more
AirportsComiso airport, from national pride to national shame (VIDEO)
Comiso, Italy - The voice of hundreds of thousands of outraged citizens for the stasis that is stopping the new airport
We have received and published the complaint received from a large group of citizens-voters, composed of about half a million people in the province of Ragusa, Siracusa, Caltanissetta, Agrigento and the... more
AirlinesAir Berlin reduces the fleet and seats
Berlin, Germany - Programme launched to reduce costs
German carrier Air Berlin has announced a series of route cuts as part of a “Shape and Size” programme aimed at reducing costs and maintain profitability within specified margins. This move will be... more
AirlinesThai Smile Air inaugurates domestic connections
Bangkok, Thailand - Starting from July 2012
Starting from July 2012, the regional carrier Thai Smile Air, fully hold by Thai Airways International Public Company Limited, Thailand's flag carrier, will inaugurate a series of domestic connections... more
Fair and showsBattle of Britain Memorial Flight over Weston-super-Mare's Grand Pier
Bristol, UK - Second World War aircraft show
Next Friday 26 August at 1 pm, the RAF Battle of Britain Memorial Flight will take place over Weston-super-Mare's Grand Pier involving Second World War aircraft. During this event spectators will have... more
ReportFinmeccanica on Libyan contracts: "We think they will be fulfilled"
Tripoli, Libya - According to the company's CEO, there's no reason for which Libya's situation should bring to a change of the ongoing agreements
Finmeccanica's CEO Giuseppe Orsi commented on the developments of the political situation in Libya, where rebels -armed against the loyalists- have now taken control of 90% of the capital city (see AVIONEWS):... more
ReportLibya: Tripoli conquered by the rebels; three sons of Gaddafi captured
Tripoli, Libya - No trace of the colonel, different rumors on him
After months of fighting is finally close to be decided the future of Libya, where the rebels have today entered in Tripoli, conquering it for 90% and thus launching a decisive attack to the supporters... more