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OccurrencesPlane from Amsterdam standstill on the Florence's airport runaway
Florence, Italy - The airstation was closed
It has been reported today Thursday, July 21 by the local press the news of an aircraft operated by Alitalia coming from Amsterdam that was stuck in the night between yesterday and today on the runway... more
HelicoptersEurocopter officially hands over its 1,000th EC-135 helicopter to the ADAC
Marignane, France - Fifteen years after the first model
Eurocopter yesterday delivered the 1,000th EC-135 to its new owner. Fifteen years after the first of these helicopters rolled off the production line at the Eurocopter plant in Donauwörth, the group’s Pr... more
HelicoptersWNAA signs contract for two AW-169 helicopters
Yeovil, UK - The first UK sale
AgustaWestland (AW), a Finmeccanica company, announces that the Warwickshire & Northamptonshire Air Ambulance (WNAA) has signed a preliminary sale contract for two AW-169 helicopters. The contract was... more
Military aviationBangladesh navy purchases two Ruag Do-228NG aircraft
Dhaka, Bangladesh - Last years two AW-109E helicopters were ordered
It has been reported today, Thursday, July 21 the news of the purchase by the Bangladesh Navy of two maritime patrol and rescue Ruag Do-228NG aircraft, an updated version of Do-228/212. The aircraft,... more
DefenseIndia succesfully launched Prahaar missile
New Delhi, India - Test was scheduled for last Sunday
It has been successfully carried out today Thursday, July 21 the launch of quick reaction, short range Indian Prahaar missile, as reported by numerous sources of the local press. The launch occurred... more
AirlinesNew low-cost carrier for All Nippon Airways
Tokyo, Japan - It will be born AirAsia Japan
The airline All Nippon Airways (ANA) announced today Thursday, July 21 the decision to create a new low-cost carrier from the joint-venture with the Malaysian airline AirAsia, of which ANA is the first... more
Press releaseItalian ADUC: airplane flight cancelled. Passengers' rights
Rome, Italy - Association's advices for users and passengers' rights
"It could happen to arrive at the airport in a hurry and not find the plane because the flight was cancelled. In this case how is the passenger protected. Let's say that when liability is not of the company... more
HelicoptersATK won a contract for warning system on US military helicopters
Minneapolis, USA - It beat its competitor Lockheed Martin
It has been announced yesterday Wednesday, July 20 that Alliant Techsystems (ATK) was awarded the 109 million dollars contract to equip hundreds of US military rotorcraft with a new missile and gunfire... more
OccurrencesJet2's airplane lands in emergency at Palma de Majorca's airport
Palma de Majorca, Spain - Due to a fire to one of the engines. No consequence for 186 people on board
AENA, the Authority for the Spanish airports and air navigation, unveiled in a note that at 12:56 of today the pilot of a B-738 (737/800) plane of the Jet2.com's airline, EXS170 flight, has had to make... more
AerospaceEnd the 30-year Space Shuttle Atlantis program (VIDEO)
Cape Canaveral, USA - Also concluded STS-135 mission
Landed right on time this morning, Thursday, July 21 at the Kennedy Space Center the US Space shuttle Atlantis, which has thus completed the Space Shuttle program that in 30 years has transported 355 astronauts... more
SecurityAirport security: a new software from US
Washington, USA - For less invasive controls
The US Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced yesterday Wednesday, July 20 the introduction of a new type of software in passengers' control system in airports. Following numerous complaints... more
SecurityFAA Emergency AD on Bell Helicopter Textron Canada model 407 and 427 helicopters (2011-15-51)
Washington, Usa - To detect loose or misaligned parts of the servo that could lead to failure of the servo and subsequent loss of control of the helicopter
FAA Aviation Safety EMERGENCY AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE www.faa.gov/aircraft/safety/alerts/ DATE: July 8, 2011 AD #: 2011-15-51 Send to all U.S. owners and operators of Bell Helicopter Textron... more
Civil aviationPEMCO World Air Services converts transport aircraft in combi configuration
Dothan, USA - In collaboration with the US Department of the Interior
PEMCO World Air Services unveiled that it's currently dealing with the conversion of the transport B-737/400 aircraft in combi, which can change their configuration so to transport passengers, cargo or... more
Civil aviationPresented new website against laser strikes into airplane cockpits
New Orleans, USA - The measures that it is possible to take against the threat
Night Flight Concepts and Delta P have presented a new educational website during the 41st annual conference and exhibition of ALEA (Airborne Law Enforcement Association) held in July from 20 to 23 in... more
AirlinesFinnair will operate today the first commercial flight with a biofuel-powered aircraft
Vantaa, Finland - That will depart at 18:50 from Amsterdam-Schiphol airport to Helsinki
The Finnish flagship carrier Finnair shoud operate today its first commercial connection with biofuel. The initiative is the third of this kind, after the flights operated by KLM on June 29 and Lufthansa... more
Press releaseBriefing RAF. Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft on Libya operations
Tripoli, Libya - Comments from Wing Commander JJ Attridge, RAF-Operation Ellamy, Typhoon Detachment Commander
"At the 2011 Royal International Air Tattoo, in Fairford, UK, the Royal Air Force held a media briefing on operations in Libya. Some of the key points from the briefing have been summarised below: “I’ve now... more
AccidentsIndia: Bombardier aircraft skidded on the runway while landing with 54 people on board
New Delhi, India - Due a tyre burst; no victims
Today, an accident involved a Bombardier CRJ-701ER (CL-600-2C10) regional jet at the end of AL-9801 direct flight from New Delhi to Kolkata via Kunpur (an air link activated about a month ago) operated... more
Press releaseItalian ADUC. Overbookoing: what it is and what to do...
Rome, Italy - Passengers' rights
"Sorry we do not have places". It is the fatal news that a passenger, equipped with a regular ticket and confirmed reservation and about to leave for the long-awaited holidays, can be told in one of the... more
AirlinesAirBaltic speeds up fleet modernisation process
Riga, Latvia - Fokker 50 aircraft will be retired
Bertolt Flick, president and CEO of the carrier airBaltic has announced today Wednesday, July 20 that the air company has decided to begin the renewal of the fleet to better manage traffic and optimize... more
AirportsNews from the airport "Fellini" of Rimini: exposition; passengers' number during last week-end
Rimini, Italy - A Russian consulate office has been activated in the airstation
- As part of the XXVII international festival of cartoon cinema and comic book "Cartoon Club" held in Rimini until next July 31, is to be reported the exhibition “Matite in volo, fumetti con le ali nelle s... more
Civil aviationAmerican Airlines sign agreement on commitment to order up to 300 aircraft
Seattle, USA - Included in the order 100 B-737 Next-Generation plus as many B-737 with new engines and options for respectively 40 and 60 aircraft
Boeing and American Airlines signed an agreement for the order of up to 300 aircraft, that will be finalised over the next several weeks. It is unveiled by the American manufacturer on its website, specifying... more
Civil aviationSouth Korea unveils its first indigenous non-military aircraft
Seoul, South Korea - It will link Korea to Southeast Asian Countries
South Korea unveiled today July 20 at Sacheon, a town 437 km south-east from the capital Seoul, the first plane made 90% with local technology: the "Naraon", which has made its first flight today. The... more
Civil aviationScaled Composites searches new hybrid propulsion for its aircraft (VIDEO)
Mojave, USA - Completed initial tests of the model 367 BiPod
Scaled Composites, founded in 1982 by Burt Rutan, is specialized in design and construction of aircraft, with particular attention to the composite vehicle designs; one of the main projects of Rutan, who... more
Press releaseAmnesty International report on Somalia
Rome, Italy - "Children facing war crimes"
The scale of war crimes affecting Somali children, including the systematic recruitment of child soldiers under 15 by armed Islamist groups, has been exposed in a new report by Amnesty International (AI)... more
Civil aviationMinsheng Financial Leasing Company signs MoU for the purchase of Embraer executive aircraft
Beijing, China - The contract involve up to twenty jets with deliveries starting from the end of 2011
Chinese Minsheng Financial Leasing Company -one of the five financial leasing companies approved by China Banking Regulatory Commission and founded in 2008- signed a MoU, Memorandum of Understanding with... more
AerospaceAssembly of Soyuz-2.1A rocket started
Baikonur, Kazakhstan - It will put into orbit the next 6 Globastar-2 satellites in October
It started on Wednesday at the hands of experts from Progress and Yuzhny Space Centers the assembly of the Soyuz-2.1A rocket at the integration and test facility number 31 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in... more
HelicoptersHAI presents the first-ever Heli-Center in Oshkosh
Alexandria, USA - Within the annual manifestation "EAA AirVenture"
Helicopter Association International, HAI, announced yesterday on Tuesday, July 19 the presentation of its first Heli-Center within the event "EAA AirVenture" (July 25 to 31 in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, see... more
AirlinesDelta hits key milestones in "JFK" construction project (VIDEO)
Milan, Italy - An animation previews expanded Terminal 4
Delta Air Lines is on schedule with the $1.2 billion expansion of Terminal 4 at "John F. Kennedy International Airport" where the structural steel frame of the "Concourse B" extension is now visible. Ahead... more
Fair and showsOver 10,000 airplanes will land at Oshkosh airport for the "EAA AirVenture" event
Oshkosh, USA - That will take place from July 25 to 31, 2011
It will open on July 25th and last until 31st of the same month the 2011 edition of the annual "AirVenture" event in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, USA. The "EAA" ("Experimental Aircraft Association") convention... more
AirlinesAir India will receive 7 Boeing 787 aircraft
New Delhi, India - Within the end of March 2012
A source of Indian airline Air India has revealed today July 20 that the carrier will receive seven Boeing 787 "Dreamliner" by March 2012, and the delivery of the first units will be done within the end... more
Civil aviationIATA announced FRMS Implementation Guide for commercial aircraft operators
Montreal, Canada - Jointly with ICAO and IFALPA
The International Air Transport Association (IATA), the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), and the International Federation of Airline Pilots’ Associations (IFALPA) yesterday announced t... more
AirlinesAir Berlin: 9,000 flights per week
Milan, Italy - Transit connections at its Berlin hub hit new record high
One year prior to the opening of the new Berlin airport, Berlin-Brandenburg "Willy Brandt" (BER), Air Berlin's hub has already scored top marks. In the Summer of 2011, airberlin is offering its passengers... more
OccurrencesEmergency landing for Urals Airlines airplane
Yekaterinburg , Russia - No problem for passengers or for the crew
According to reports from Russian news agency "Ria Novosti", an Airbus A-320 plane operated by Urals Airlines company was forced last night to make an emergency landing at the airport Koltsovo, a town... more
AerospaceLaunch campaign of rocket Proton-M with telecommunication satellite Express AM-4 started
Baikonur, Kazakhstan - The lift-off will take place on August, 18th
It's started the launch preparation of Russian telecommunication satellite Express AM-4. It was unveiled by the Russian Federal Space Agency Roscosmos. Together with the tests on Soyuz TMA-22 spacecraft,... more
AerospaceStarted pre-launch tests of Soyuz TMA-22 spacecraft
Baikonur, Kazakhstan - At Baikonur cosmodrome
According to today's reports from Russian Federal Space Agency Roscosmos, are started the pre-launch tests of Soyuz TMA-22 spacecraft at Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The tests for preparation... more
AirportsIt was possible to avoid black-out at the airport of Venice, in Italy
Venice, Italy - ENEL's advice for complex facilities
The black-out happened on Sunday, July 17 that captured the international airport "Marco Polo" in Venice for five hours could have been prevented, according to a note from ENEL (Italian national society... more
HelicoptersRussia: a Mi-8 helicopter fell down. At least one dead
Yekaterinburg, Russia - 4 people were on board
Russian sources reported the news of the fall of a Mi-8 helicopter which took place today, Tuesday, July 19 at 07:20 am, at about 90 km west of the city of Yekaterinburg. As rescue teams have reported... more
Weather forecastsBad weather: thunderstorms on the central Italy
Rome, Italy - Strong winds on the central-meridional regions
An Atlantic perturbation hits the Italian Peninsula in these hours. It has already caused storms on the North this morning and then from this evening will provoke a general intensification of the winds... more
IndustryFifth F-35 airplane Marine Corps variant delivered
Fort Worth, Usa - For flight test
The fifth Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II Short Take Off/Vertical Landing (STOVL) flight test aircraft delivered to the Marine Corps arrives at Naval Air Station (NAS) Patuxent River, Md., Saturday,... more
AirlinesNew airline created from the integration between Meridiana fly and Air Italy Holding
Rome, Italy - With a turnover of more than 800 million Euros
The board of directors of Meridiana fly SpA and of the control stockholder Meridiana SpA established the purchase and the integration of Air Italy Holding, an operation worth 89.9 million Euros. According... more
AirportsVolcano Etna's activity blocks the airport of Catania (Italy)
Catania, Italy - The task force is gathering
Between the night of Monday 18 and Tuesday July 19 the airspace of Catania-Fontanarossa Airport was closed due to the eruptions of ash and lava produced from the volcano Etna: from 10:00 pm of yesterday... more
AirportsGiada Grandi is the new president of "Guglielmo Marconi" airport in Bologna
Bologna, Italy - Duccio Campagnoli will lead Fiera
Yesterday, July 18th 2011, was held an important meeting on the renewal of the management of "Guglielmo Marconi" airport and of the Fiera at the Bologna's base of the Region in which participated the chamber... more
AirportsThird runway at the Milan-Malpensa's airport: protests go on
Milan, Italy - The opposition is political and civil
On last Friday seven of the nine municipalities that make up the Cuv (Consortium urban volunteer) of the neighboring cities of Milan-Malpensa airport have signed a document that presents the observations... more
AirportsItaly: Turin's airport is punctually reopening
Turin, Italy - Delays were be feared
Landed today at 12:05 am the first Alitalia flight from Rome that has inaugurated the reopening of Turin-Caselle airport, closed for 4 days due to maintenance work on runway n.36 (see AVIONEWS ) and that... more
Press releaseItalian ENAC: meeting with US department of security
Rome, Italy - Occurred yesterday at the board's general direction
"ENAC (Italian civil aviation board) unveils that yesterday, July 18th, occurred a meeting at the board's general direction with the representatives of US department of Homeland Security and some delegates... more
AirlinesFirst flight of Small Planet Airlines to Sharm el Sheikh
Milan, Italy - From Rome-Fiumicino on Sundays until October 31st
It took off on Sunday, July 17th, the first Small Planet Airlines flight headed to Sharm el Sheikh. The route, connecting Rome-Fiumicino to Sharm el Sheikh, will be operated on Sundays until October... more
AirportsMadrid approves privatization of Madrid-Barajas and Barcelona-El Prat airports
Madrid, Spain - From which it aims at gaining 5.3 billion Euros
Spanish government authorized the privatization of 90.05% of the main airports of the Country: Madrid-Barajas and Barcelona-El Prat. The auction sale, scheduled for July 30, involves the management... more
Military aviationRussia could buy up to 40 multi-role Su-30 aircraft
Moscow, Russia - The contract to be signed with Irkut would provide for the sale of 28 planes plus an option for 12 further copies
According to reports from Russian agencies, the defense ministry of the Country would be to sign a contract with Irkut Corporation for the sale of up to 40 Su-30 airplanes. It would have been unveiled... more
Sport aviationOfficial opening of hang-gliding world championship in Umbria (Italy)
Perugia, Italy - A "Live Traking" to each pilot
In Sigillo, near Perugia (Umbria region in Central Italy, has been officially opened the 18th edition of the championships of the world hang-gliding, means as simple as appreciated by fans because it allows... more
AerospaceAtlantis space shuttle undocks from ISS
Cape Canaveral, USA - The return to Earth is scheduled for Thursday
Atlantis started its last flight to Earth. At 2:28 am EDT today the shuttle undocked from ISS, International Space Station, after 8 days, 15 hours and 21 minutes attached to the orbiting laboratory. The... more