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DiscussionsEven doubts about the plane accident of Smolensk which decimated the Polish political leadership
Moscow, Russia - Complaints about the report of Mak
Last January, a report by Mak, the interstate executive body which oversees the use and the management of civil aviation in the Commonwealth of Independent States, former Soviet Union, has blamed the pilot... more
AirlinesRyanair to slash Alicante base by 80% this Winter
Milan, Italy - 31 routes, 2.5m passengers per year, over 2,000 jobs lost and EUR 30m per year by AENA-Alicante
Ryanair announced yesterday heavy cuts (until up to 80%) at its Alicante base from October 2011, following AENA Alicante’s decision last week to force airline to use airbridges, and pay over € 2m per yea... more
AccidentsSu-27 plane crashes in Russia: the pilot is safe
Moscow, Russia - To investigate on the reason of the accident
A Russian fighter plane Su-27 Flanker crashed on Tuesday in the village of Solovei Klyuch around 5:22pm local time, during a training flight in Eastern Russia. Fortunately there were no victims and... more
AirportsAlarm in the Melbourne airport: a man leaves the terminal without being checked
Melbourne, Australia - Disruptions and delays in arrival and departure
Around 9:30 of this morning in the Melbourne airport is tripped the alarm when a man, after arriving at the arrivals terminal of Qantas, has exceeded the exit doors without being checked. So the security... more
DiscussionsDetecting cracks on B-737 aircraft
Milan, Italy - Tight controls on the fuselages of giant Boeing
On first April, Southwest flight 812, en route from Phoenix to Sacramento, 118 passengers. Twenty minutes after take-off a roar and a sudden gust of strong wind trigger panic. "On the roof, more or less... more
Civil aviationBoeing: delivered the first 737/800 airplane to Tassili Airlines
Seattle, USA - It is part of a contract for four copies signed in 2009
Boeing has announced today, 6 April 2011, it has delivered the first 737/800 airplane to the Algerian Tassili Airlines, which main task is to carry employees of Sonatrach, the oil company of which it is... more
CuriositiesFashion will welcome tomorrow people landing in Bologna, Italy
Bologna, Italy - It is a CNA's initiative, taking place from 9:00am to 5:00pm, in collaboration with the airport "Marconi"
"Live" fashion artisans to discover how are produced hand-made shoes, a tailor-made dress or a funny and original hat. And a map with guided tours to the artisans workshop, and to historical monuments... more
AirlinesNew Tap Portugal flight to San Vicente island
Rome, Italy - Rise to 13 the destinations in Africa due to the third connection to Cape Verde, operating from next July 1st, 2011
TAP Portugal, air carrier member of Star Alliance, for 2011 Summer season will strengthen its connection network to Africa bringing to 3 the destinations served to this Continent. Starting from 1 July,... more
ReportAccused Italian Minister Calderoli for private use of State flights
Cuneo, Italy - "Abuse of office in the use of a flight of State"
The Public Prosecutor of Cuneo accused for the elements of an offense the minister Roberto Calderoli for "Abuse of office in the use of a flight of State". Fabrizio Biolè Regional Adviser of the Movement... more
Civil aviationAci Europe: airports & partners focus on innovation in improving passenger experience
Brussels, Belgium - Some 400 operators gathered in Dublin yesterday and today
Some 400 airport operators and their commercial partners gathered in Dublin yesterday and today for the 20th annual "ACI EUROPE Airport Trading Conference and Exhibition", hosted by DAA, Dublin Airport... more
Fair and shows"Routes Europe Cagliari 2011", the event for airports and airlines
Cagliari, Italy - Scheduled from 8 to 10 May at the Sardinia's airport
From 8 to 10 May will take place at the airport of Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy, "Routes Europe Cagliari 2011". It's the first time that this event, this year at its 6th edition, is held in an Italian city. On... more
OccurrencesLake County releases public warning against the aiming of laser pointers at airplanes and helicopters
Chicago, USA - Following a case occurred to an aircraft of the County Sheriff
On Monday, Lake County has issued a public warning against the aim of laser pointers against aircraft, which can distract aircraft pilots and cause them a temporary blindness. The decision was taken... more
AirlinesMilan-Porto Seguro flight of Axé Brasil restarts with Blue Panorama
Milan, Italy - From July 20, every week
Resumed from July 20, with a weekly frequency, on Wednesdays, the Axé Brasil flight, from Milan to Porto Seguro, now with the air carrier Blue Panorama. It will last until April 2012. The details were... more
PeopleSkyTeam Appoints Michael Wisbrun As New Managing Director
Amsterdam, Holland - Effective 1 June 2011
SkyTeam (ST) has appointed Michael Wisbrun as its new Managing Director, replacing Marie-Joseph Malé effective 1 June 2011. As head of the management team, based in the central office in Amsterdam, Michael... more
AerospaceRoscosmos: Russia could launch a fifth Soyuz spacecraft in 2013
Moscow, Russia - One more than foreshadowed in the contracts with NASA
Anatoly Perminov, head of the Russian Federal Space Agency Roscosmos, told the press that Russia could launch a fifth Soyuz spacecraft in 2013, one more than the four per year foreshadowed in the contracts... more
AirportsPassenger traffic at Warsaw "Chopin Airport" goes up by 4.2% in March
Warsaw, Poland - In the first quarter of 2011 the airport served 1.79 million passengers
More than 663 thousand travellers were handled at "Chopin Airport" in March 2011, which represents a year-on-year increase of 4.2%. According to preliminary data, in the first quarter of 2011 the airport... more
ReportRussia reiterates its opposition to military intervention in Libya
Moscow, Russia - Medvedev "The ongoing conflicts must be resolved peacefully"
Dmitry Medvedev reiterated today that Russia continues to oppose military intervention in the Libyan issue. The Russian president commented "We operate on the assumption that the current conflicts should... more
AccidentsReckless landing of a Piper Warrior plane on the beach of New York (VIDEO)
New York, USA - The pilot took the idea from a television program
A young man of 24 years old, in the night of last Monday, improvised a landing with a Piper Warrior plane on the beach of Rockaway Beach near New York. None of the three occupants of the aircraft, including... more
IndustryPWR is to complete development RS-68A hydrogen engine
San Jose, California - This week it will deliver third test engine that will be integrated on Delta IV launch vehicle
PWR, Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne, has almost completed the development of hydrogen engine RS-68A, and has announced that this week it will consign the third test engine destined to be installed on a launch... more
Press releaseAmnesty International: community must help probe Yemen's protest killings
Rome, Italy - The people killed until April 1st have been at least 94
The international community must play a more active role if Yemenis are to get accountability for the bloody killings of recent weeks, Amnesty International (AI) said as it released a new report into human... more
ReportSudan accuses Israel of an air raid occurred on its territory: 2 dead
Khartoum, Sudan - And threatens retaliations
Today a diplomatic crisis seems to be close, following the statement made to the international community by the government of Khartoum, Sudan, being represented by its Foreign minister Ali Karti, who accused... more
AirlinesAlso Lufthansa chose the PW1100 series jets for its new A-320neo aircraft
Montréal, Canada - According to the company is an engine that can deliver real benefits
The carrier Lufthansa has chosen 60 new engines PW1100 jet series of the Pratt & Whitney to fly, in 2016, the 30 A-320neo ordered to Airbus. The vice-president for executive management of the Lufthansa's... more
ReportLibya, rebels against NATO: too slow in ordering air raids, it didn't avoid the massacre in Misurata (VIDEO)
Tripoli, Libya - After the retreat of US aircraft, NATO's planes against the regime are not enough
According to reports from the international press, the Libyan rebels would have accused the NATO to have been too slow in ordering air raids to protect civilians, so allowing a massacre to happen in Misurata,... more
ReportJordan holds with military aircraft to the no-fly zone
Amman, Jordan - It's the third Arab country that combines to the operation against Gaddafi
They come to three the Arab countries taking part in the international operation against the regime of the Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi: after Qatar and United Arab Emirates now also Jordan left an unknown... more
IndustryF-35 flight test plane program shows progress
Fort Worth, Usa - In first quarter 2011
Lockheed Martin (LM) F-35 Lightning II test airplanes made considerable flight test progress during the first quarter of 2011, conducting 199 test flights versus a plan of 142 flights. Additionally, the... more
AirportsBrussels-Charleroi: 1,202,625 passengers in the first quarter of 2011
Brussels, Belgium - An increase of 22%
Brussels South Charleroi registered 1,202,625 passengers in January, February and March 2011, which is an increase of 22% compared to the same quarter in 2010. In March 2011, a total of 451,090 passengers... more
Press releaseCatania-Fontanarossa Airport: President Sac illustrates data traffic in the first quarter of 2011
Catania, Italy - More than 1.2 million passengers (+ 5.4 on 2010). And after the signature of the the mayor at the start also the works for the new road network plan
"They were more than 1 million 220 thousand passengers in transit at the International Airport of Catania Fontanarossa in the first three months of 2011". This was communicated by the President of the... more
AerospaceEutelsat for distribution of the Tooway new-generation broadband service via KA-SAT satellite
Paris, France - New contract between Skylogic and French Internet Service Provider Sat2way
Eutelsat Communications announced a new contract between its Skylogic broadband subsidiary and the French Internet service provider Sat2Way for distribution, from mid-2011, of the Tooway new-generation... more
AerospaceVosto?nyj spaceport will be ready for inaugural launch by 2015
Moscow, Russia - The first manned mission should depart from here in 2018
Russian Federal Space Agency Roscosmos announced that the new Vosto?nyj spaceport, in the easternmost region of Russia, Amur Oblast, should be ready for the inaugural launch by 2015. The cosmodrome... more
Fair and showsCessna takes orders for 30 aircraft at 2011 "Sun 'n Fun"
Wichita, Usa - The event concluded last Sunday in Lakeland, Florida
Cessna Aircraft Company reported yesterday that it secured orders for 30 aircraft at the "Sun 'n Fun International Fly-In & Expo" that concluded Sunday in Lakeland, Fla. Launched on the first day of... more
ReportUS Army withdraws fighter planes from Libya
Tripoli, Libya - NATO air raid against Gaddafi's forces
US Army has withdraw yesterday all its fighter planes used right from the beginning of the military international operation in Libya. It was announced by Pentagon, after the expiry of the extension of... more
AirportsTrapani-Birgi's Airport between controversy and difficulty restored 32 flights, 7 are in place in Palermo
Trapani, Italy - Ryanair stated the "Repositioning" until today
Gradually the landings and the takeoffs in the airport of Trapani-Birgi are resuming. They arrived at 32 for many domestic and international routes operated by low-cost Irish airline Ryanair, after it... more
IndustryPW1100G lead engine for A-320neo airplane development
Toulouse, France - Paving the way for an earlier entry-into-service in October 2015
Customers have selected Pratt & Whitney’s PW1100G turbofan as the lead development engine for the A-320neo airplane Family, paving the way for the industrial development phase to begin in earnest. In a... more
ReportDavid Cameron, brief visit to the Italian Gioia del Colle air base
Bari, Italy - To congratulate the pilots of British airplanes engaged in Libya
Yesterday in the evening the premier David Cameron has visited the air base of Gioia del Colle, Bari, seat of the 36th Wing, to congratulate about 50 British pilots engaged in the Libyan mission. There... more
Military aviationBoeing, two F-15 K Slam Eagle airplanes to ROKAF
Seattle, USA - The company has already consigned the first 6 copies of the 21 included in last year's contract
Boeing unveiled just today it has delivered two airplanes, a F-15K 57 and a F-15 K 48, to ROKAF, Republic of Korea Air Force, on March 15. The two aircraft, according to the company, would have departed... more
Airports"Malpensa Express": from today, tickets sold also online
Milan, Italy - It is now possible to buy only one ticket a day for each person
From today, it's possible to acquire the tickets for "Malpensa Express", the rail connection linking the centre of Milan to Milan-Malpensa airport, a service managed by Trenitalia-LeNord, also online on... more
AirlinesAlitalia inaugurates "Tintoretto" hall at the Italian airport of Venice
Venice, Italy - After those of Fiumicino, Turin, Catania and Linate
Alitalia has introduced yesterday the "Tintoretto" hall of the "Marco Polo" airport of Venice, completely renewed to welcome at best the customers of the club "Freccia Alata" and "Freccia Alata Plus" and... more
PeopleItaly-Switzerland: Italian transport minister Matteoli meets minister Leuthard
Rome, Italy - Focus of the meeting, also the aviation and rail cargo sector
Italian minister of infrastructures and transport Altero Matteoli has met the Federal Councillor Doris Leuthard, head of the Federal Department of Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications. During... more
AirportsLoan of 350 million dollars to Sudan to build airport and two dams
Khartum, Sudan - The airport could be completed in 2014
The Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development has granted a loan, maturing in 25 years, of 350 million dollars to the Sudan so that will be able to build an airport and two dams. Half of the entire... more
Fair and shows"Aircraft Interiors Expo 2011": cabin flexibility throughout the Airbus family aircraft
Hamburg, Germany - For added customer value
Airbus once again showcases its cabin innovations at this years’ "Aircraft Interiors Expo" in Hamburg, Germany. The society manufacturer presents a market research mock-up of a space-saving rear lavatory a... more
AerospaceLift-off of space shuttle Endeavour delayed until 29 April
Washington, USA - To avoid a date conflict with the arrival of cargo spacecraft Progress to ISS
The last launch of space shuttle Endeavour will be delayed by 10 days: it was established by NASA following a meeting with other ISS partners, which was held on April 3. Unveiling the news, National Aeronautics... more
AirportsTender for modernization of the airport "Julius Nyerere" in Tanzania
Dar es-Salaam, Tanzania - To make it an hub for international traffic
In Dar es Salaam is going to begin the last phase of modernization of the "Julius Nyerere" the largest airport of the Tanzania. So the country's authorities have launched an appeal to international companies... more
Civil defenseCivil Defense: MoU between Italy and
Rome, Italy - There are many central themes of the agreement signed today
Exchange of technical-scientific information, by teachers and expert staff. Development of the project and strategies finalized to the reduction of risks. Definition of the common procedures for alert... more
AirlinesVirgin Atlantic becomes twin airplane operator with the Airbus A-330
Toulouse, France - New levels of efficiency on transatlantic routes
Virgin Atlantic Airways, has for the first time in its history deployed a twin engine jet to serve on its transatlantic routes, using an A-330/300 aircraft. The inaugural passenger flight between Manchester... more
AirlinesThe Indian SpiceJet forecasts recruitment of 150 pilots and 300 flight attendants
Bombay , India - Scheduled launch of the regional service in the South of India
The air carrier SpiceJet has announced its intention to exploit the growing regional market in India. in fact is seeking to recruit 150 pilots and another 300 flight attendants, to launch its regional... more
Civil aviationNo patented airplane pilot among the Indian civil aviation employees
New Delhi, India - Those available are paid by airlines
It is not reasonable that the Indian Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has any employee owner of the patent of airplane pilot. In fact, all those of which can provide are consultants with short-term... more
AirlinesCA and LOT announce code-share agreement
Chicago, Usa - Effective April 2, 2011
Continental Airlines, a wholly owned subsidiary of United Continental Holdings, Inc, and LOT Polish Airlines, both Star Alliance members, yesterday announced they have started code-sharing on flights between... more
AerospaceSoyuz TMA-21 spacecraft launched (VIDEO)
Baikonur, Kazakhstan - From Baikonur cosmodrome
At 2:18 Moscow Time, from Baikonur cosmodrome in the Kazhak steppe, was carried out the lift-off of TMA-21, the 109th of a Soyuz spacecraft, that later reached the designed orbit separating from its rocket... more
AccidentsConsigned preliminary report about the crash of G-650 plane of April 2
Roswell, New Mexico - General Dynamics expresses its sorrow to the victims' relatives and looks forward to resume tests
In a statement, General Dynamics expresses its sorrow to the relatives of the victims of the crash occurred, on Saturday, to one of its airplanes, affirming it's ready to support the investigations and... more
ReportAir raid and missiles of the United Nations and France in Ivory Coast
London, United Kingdom - "We can no longer withstand the unreasonable attacks of the force of Gbagbo"
"We are thinking of an action, we can not ignore as long as reckless and senseless attacks (Gbagbo's forces) against civilians and against United Nations peacekeepers with heavy weapons", said Choi Young-jin,... more