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Civil aviationBoeing delivers to American Airlines the first B-737/800 airplane
Seattle, USA - Equipped with BSI, Boeing SkyInterior
Boeing has delivered to American Airlines the first 737/800 Next Generation airplane with the new BSI, Boeing Sky Interior. This is one of the initiatives established by the American carrier in the... more
AerospaceNASA made its last attempt to contact with the rover "Spirit" on Mars
Moscow, Russia - In November a new rover will reach "Spirit"
Yesterday NASA have made its last attempt to make contact with the Mars rover "Spirit", which has been silent since March 2010. It affirmed the US Space Agency in a press release. "Spirit" lost two... more
IndustryFinmeccanica won orders for a combined value of approximately EUR 117 million
Rome, Italy - Through four of its companies of the Group: AW, DRS, SC and Oto Melara
Finmeccanica has won orders for a combined value of approximately EUR 117 million through its companies AgustaWestland, DRS Technologies, SELEX Communications and Oto Melara. AgustaWestland has won... more
AirlinesPuerto Rico, Kenya and Roatan in Condor Airlines
Milan, Italy - The carrier expands its 2011/2012 Winter schedule
Condor Airlines, the carrier operating in the leisure field represented in Italy by Aviareps, expands its 2011/12 winter scheduling focusing on 3 destinations: San Juan (Puerto Rico), Nairobi (Kenya) and... more
AirlinesGrimsvötn Icelandic volcano: today, Air Malta flights operated as scheduled
La Valletta, Malta - The carrier will continue monitoring the development of the situation
Following the disruptions in air transportation due to the volcanic ash released by Grimsvötn, Air Malta informs its customers that today's flights should be operated as scheduled. The volcano has... more
AirportsSendai airport reopened to international flights
Sendai, Japan - By September, the return to normality
The Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism of Japan said that the airport of Sendai, which was destroyed by the earthquake of March, 11 will be ready by next month to receive international... more
AirlinesCDS, the Peruvian charter operator, orders four MA-60 aircraft
Lima , Perù - The agreement was signed on May 20
It was made ??public only yesterday that the Peruvian charter operator CDS Regional Express has ordered four Xian Aircraft (XAC) MA60s, turboprop powered aircraft built by China Xi'an Aircraft Industrial... more
AirlinesSAS, goal Malpensa: the Scandinavian carrier doubles frequency on the route Milan-Stockholm
Milan, Italy - Already from next October 30th
SAS confirms the critical importance of the Italian market and achieves a new and important goal: to double the frequencies of flights on the route Milan-Stockholm already from October 30th. The news... more
PeopleAir Malta: Ray Hart appointed new Chief Restructuring Officer
La Valletta, Malta - The Australian accountant has already participated in projects about air carriers
Air Malta has announced the appointment of Ray Hart as Chief Restructuring Officer. Hart will work under the direction of the CEO Peter Davies and will be responsible of the management reorganization and... more
AerospaceFregat-SB expected for the launch of Spectrum-R is undergoes at the processing work in Baikonur
Baikonur, Kazakistan - The Fregat will be loft in July
Experts of Yuzhy Space Center and Lavochkin R&D laid harness needed for pneumatic tests of the Fregat-SB at site 31, Baikonur. The Fregat upper stage is to loft Russian Spectrum-R scientific observatory... more
Civil aviationItaly: civil airplanes, strikes into the air transport scheduled for June
Rome, Italy - On 16, 19 and 27 of next month
The Italian Transportation Ministry unveiled data and details of a series of strikes scheduled for June in the field of air transport, which could cause disruptions for whom is going to move by aircraft... more
Civil defenseVolcano Grimsvötn ashes monitored by radar of the Italian Civil Defense on request by ICAO
Rome, Italy - Made available from October 2010 after the eruption of Eyjafjallajökull
To monitoring in real-time the medium and long distance space distribution of the ashes' cloud made by Icelandic Grimsvötn volcano, Icelandic authorities of the Icelandic Met Office are using the x-band... more
ReportLibya: more raid on Tripoli, regime asks for the "Cease-fire"
Tripoli, Libya - Western Countries could accept only in case of Gaddafi's exile
New bombing hit Tripoli in the night: four explosion were heard around 2 am near the center of the Libyan capital, from two days target of intensive air strikes by NATO. According to Libyan television,... more
Civil aviationSITA (2) presents the news of air transport (VIDEO)
Roma, Italy - Attractive perspectives for future
SITA, the multinational company which is a joint project between 550 airlines, and that provides information technology (IT) for aviation industry, presented today in Rome at the "Hotel de la Minerve",... more
HelicoptersAgustaWestland and Grupo Inaer, contract for seven helicopters
Varese, Italy - Six GrandNew, of which two in EMS configuration, and one AW-139
AgustaWestland announced it has signed a contract for the supply of seven helicopters to Grupo Inaer, a global provider of helicopter services, currently operating, with a fleet of 300 aircraft, in Italy,... more
Civil aviationAVIONEWS at the meeting with Francesco Violante, CEO of SITA
Rome, Italy - Looking to the Brussels event
It took place this morning at the 'Hotel de la Minerve", in Piazza della Minerva in Rome, a meeting between journalists and Francesco Violante, CEO of SITA, a company with status of cooperative of 550... more
AerospaceFirst fit check for Soyuz TMA-02M crews today
Baikonur , Kazakistan - The launch is scheduled on June 8
The prime crew, and the backup one, of the Soyuz TMA-02M will perform the first fit check with the Soyuz vehicle in Baikonur today. Without their space suits, the crews will verify the interior of the... more
AerospaceStarted the electrical tests on the Reshetnev company's TELCOM-3 satellite
Krasnoyarsk , Russia - Then it will verified its readiness for launch
Public Attorney's Office (PAO) of the Information Satellite Systems (Iss) - Reshetnev Company affirmed that has started electrical testing of the TELCOM-3 telecommunications satellite: electrical tests... more
ReportOthers fights in Yemen, in the area north of Sana'a airport (VIDEO)
Sana'a, Yemen - Tonight at least 24 people were killed
Continue the revolts in Yemen and are at least 24 the victims of the fighting of last night in the area north of Sana'a airport, between soldiers loyal to the president and members of a powerful local... more
AirportsAirgest: traffic figures in April in the Italian airport of Trapani
Trapani, Italy - A slight increase by 1.36% for passengers and by 8.05% for movements
Despite everything, an increase has been recorded. Despite the fundamental limitation imposed to civil airplane flights, established by the Aviation General Staff and ENAC (Italian civil aviation authority)... more
UAS-DronesScavenger UAS could be the first system to use Selex sensor
Pratica di Mare, Italy - The system will be ready for deployment in 2012
The UK Ministry of Defence's requirement for an unmanned surveillance system (UAS), the Scavenger, could result in the first aircraft to carry the "Platform-agnostic integration system" sensor being developed... more
AccidentsPlane crash in India (VIDEO)
Delhi, India - A PC-12 crashed in a residential area near Delhi
At about 10:45pm of yesterday an air-ambulance Pilatus PC-12 airplane, registration VT-ACF, has fallen in India in the center of Cologne Parvat, which is located in the district of Faridabad, while was... more
AccidentsPilot of S-269C helicopter crashed yesterday in Treviso, Italy, in critical conditions
Treviso, Italy - The crash could be due to an engine failure
At around 8:00 pm local time yesterday, a Schweizer S-269C helicopter, taken-off from a bit more than one hour, crashed from an altitude of 20 meters while was spreading chemical substances on behalf of... more
CargoOman Air Cargo introduces Pan-GCC Trucking Services
Rome, Italy - It will be effective from June 1st, 2011
Oman Air Cargo unveiled its Pan-GCC Custom Bonded Truck services connecting Muscat with Salalah and other GCC countries. Hailed as a milestone in the annals of Oman Air achievements, this service will... more
AccidentsBEA: detailed information collected from black boxes about 2009 Rio-Paris flight plane crash will be unveiled tomorrow
Paris, France - To correct "The partial and more or less contradictory information published in the media"
On Friday, May 27, 2011, will finally be unveiled the details of the content of the two black boxes, recently found with the support of submarine robots, of Air France AF447 flight (see AVIONEWS), fallen... more
MiscellaneousAVIONEWS blocked by a technical failure
Rome, Italy - The regular publication of the news will come back as soon as possible
We apologize to our subscribers and readers, but due to a technical failure, not depending by AVIONEWS, we can't provide the regular publishing service of the news today. The spread will resume as soon... more
AirportsAlenia can settle at the airport of Salerno-Pontecagnano
Salerno, Italy - The airport will not be used for military operations
Yesterday the consortium of airport management of Salerno-Pontecagnano agreed to give the startup phase of deepening on the activity which the aviation industry Alenia Aermacchi wants to set up at the... more
DefenseIran, started mass production of Qiam 1 missiles
Teheran, Iran - And deliveries to Iran's Revolutionary Guards. According to Israel, they have been transferred to Hezbollah
The Iranian media, quoting a statement by the local ministry of defense, state that Iran has started the mass production of the Qiam 2, entirely designed at a domestic level, and the delivery to Iran's... more
AirlinesAir Malta, flight status still normal, volcanic ash constantly monitored
La Valletta, Malta - Until now, the air links have not been affected by disruptions
The volcanic ash cloud caused by the eruption of Grimsvoetn is moving from Iceland to the north of Great Britain and areas of Scandinavia. The cloud has already caused changes in the scheduling of the... more
UAS-DronesUS Navy, RFP for small Unmanned Aerial System
Washington, USA - It will enter into service on an Arleigh A. Burke class destroyers
The US Navy issued a RFP, Request For Proposal, with deadline on July 6, 2011, for a small UAS, Unmanned Air System, and related maintenance and use in operating conditions, such to provide for one year... more
IndustryFirst F-35 flight test aircraft completed first flight
Fort Worth, Usa - The variant will continue its flight testing
The final F-35 Lightning II flight test aircraft, a carrier variant designated CF-3, launches from Naval Air Station (NAS) Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base on May 21 on the way to completing its first test... more
AirlinesRyanair calls for flights over Scotland to be restored
Milan, Italy - As verification flight proves no volcanic ash over Scottish area
Ryanair confirms that it operated a one hour verification flight up to 41,000 feet in Scottish airspace this morning (24th May). The aircraft took off from Glasgow-Prestwick, flew to Inverness, on to Aberdeen... more
Civil aviationCivil aircraft. Iata: Europe’s response to Grimsvotn
Geneva, Switzerland - Formal agreements needed to cement progress
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) is encouraged by the improved coordination of European authorities thus far in managing its airspace in light of the Grimsvotn volcanic eruption. IATA... more
UAS-DronesThe plane UAV "Dominator 2" is ready to be put on the market (VIDEO)
Gerusalemme, Israel - It 's been developed taking into account the limitations imposed by MTCR
The unmanned aircraft (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle - UAV) "Dominator 2" in the XP version is ready to be put on the market after that the manufacturer, the Israeli Aeronautics Defense Systems, has aligned... more
Civil aviationThe FAA proposes remedies to the oscillations of the Boeing 757
Washington, USA - Occur shortly before landing in windy conditions
The US FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) is proposing that operators of 686 US-registered Boeing 757 perform corrective actions on the twin-jets within five years to prevent possible unintended roll... more
Accidents2009 crash of Air France A-330 plane maybe due to a series of errors: failure of the sensors and aircraft in stall
Paris, France - Anonymous sources anticipate the content of black boxes
The "Wall Street Journal" has unveiled the content of the black boxes, recently discovered by submarine robots, of the ACJ-330 (new nomenclature of the A-330) aircraft of Air France fallen in the Atlantic... more
AccidentsIncident of Beechcraft King Air C-90 in Nigeria
Abuja, Nigeria - Four victims
On Tuesday, May 24, 2011, at about 12:00 am, a Beechcraft King Air C-90 plane, registration number N364NZ, operated by the company Shoreline Consultancy Service Ltd, crashed at Barkallau, not far from... more
AirportsWarning explosives at the airport of Cuzco (VIDEO)
Cuzco, Peru - Found a grenade and a stick of dynamite in a bath of the terminal
Yesterday at the airport of Cuzco were found a stick of dynamite and a grenade inside a black bag in a bathroom on the second floor, near the area of control-passengers where there is also the office of... more
IndustryKorean Air celebrates delivery of its first ACJ-380
Toulouse, France - Carrier to become sixth operator of world's most eco-efficient aircraft
Korean Air has celebrated the delivery of its first ACJ-380 at a special ceremony at Airbus in Toulouse today. The ceremony was attended by Korean Air Chairman Yang Ho Cho and hosted by Airbus President... more
Civil aviationQatar Airways: great changes for its fleet
Paris, France - It will increase its ACJ-380 and will convert its ACJ-330
Qatar Airways plans to increase its orders for the Airbus ACJ-380 at next month's "Paris air show" and should also conclude a deal for the freighter conversion of its ACJ-330 passenger fleet (for the new... more
AirportsSea (Milan's airports): the Lufthansa group goes on with its strategy
Milan, Italy - No risk for Malpensa
The decision announced yesterday to market by the Lufthansa Group is the result of a path made tortuous by impacts that the economic crisis has caused and is causing on the air transport industry and has... more
ReportAssault on the military base of Karachi: are saved 17 foreigners
Karachi, Pakistan - Goes down the number of victims
In the assault to the military base of the Naval Air Force, happened yesterday in Karachi, in the south of Pakistan (see AVIONEWS) have managed to save 17 foreigners including eleven Chinese workers: it... more
AirportsChaos at the airport in Mexico City (VIDEO)
Mexico City, Mexico - 250 flights suffer delays and cancellations
Yesterday about 250 flights of the company Aeromexico at the International Airport of Mexico City has suffered delays and cancellations due to the fall of the management system for passenger embarkation... more
Press releaseItalian ADUC: volcano Grismswotn, in Iceland. The rights of passengers and tourists
Florence, Italy - Assistance; free advice
According to an ADUC (Italian association for the rights of users and consumers) press release "The eruption of the Icelandic volcano Grimswotn during these days is beginning to paralyze the air traffic... more
Civil aviationSukhoi will present a stretched version of the Superjet aircraft in June
Nashville, USA - It might being called Superjet 130
Sukhoi Superjet marketing specialist Superjet International affirmed that a stretched version of the twin-airplane could be unveiled in June, as it prepares to hand over Aeroflot's first baseline model. During... more
HelicoptersBritain too will send attack helicopters to Libya
Tripoli, Libya - It's announced by Alain Juppè and Gerard Longuet
The French foreign minister, Alain Juppè, and his colleague of Defense, Gerard Longuet, announced that France and Britain have decided to use attack helicopters in military operations in Libya (see AVIONEWS). Juppè -... more
OccurrencesEmergency landing for Air India airplane
Nagpur, India - Due to hydraulic failure
This morning at 08:15 am local time, an Airbus ACJ-319 of Air India was forced by a technical problem to make an emergency landing in Nagpur, a city in the middle of India. The flight 627 was on the... more
AerospaceSatellites monitor Icelandic ash plume
Grímsvötn , Iceland - The eruption is less dangerous than Eyjafjallajoekull
As Iceland's Grímsvötn volcano continues to emit ash into the atmosphere, satellite observations are providing essential information to advisory centres of aviation for assessing the possible hazards.... more
OccurrencesEmergency landing for an Iran Air airplane
Tehran, Iran - No damage to passenger
The IR409 flight of flag carrier Iran Air was forced this morning to make an emergency landing at Mehrabad airport in Tehran. The plane was bounded for Bushehr, a city in the south of the Country, but... more
AirlinesAnnounced bankrupt for the Italian Alpi Eagles
Venice, Italy - 70 million euros of debt
The airline Alpi Eagles, based at the airport "Marco Polo" of Venice-Tessera, is officially into bankrupt, after the court ruling handed down yesterday in Venice. On March 6, 2008, Alpi Eagles, led... more