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AirportsTrapani (Sicily): passenger traffic increases by 63,54% in September
Trapani, Italy - Also due to the temporary closure of the Palermo's airport following the incident on 24 of last month
Data about traffic reported by the statistics office of Airgest (Trapani's airport management society) show that in September 187,956 passengers passed through Trapani-Birgi "Vincenzo Florio" airport (+60.20%... more
AirportsGatwick airport declared appropriate to lodge A-380 airplane
London, United Kindom - The second London airport becomes the third in the Country to host the giant Airbus
The administrator of the London-Gatwick airport, second for importance after that of Heathrow, announced yesterday to have received from the authorities the green light for the landing of the Airbus A-380... more
Press releaseRome-Milan airport system, Berlusconi: the aim is to bring back Italy among the field leaders
Rome, Italy - The text of the press-release of the Prime Minister of Italy Silvio Berlusconi
"The award of the strategic master-plan of "Aeroporto Italia" to the British company Scott Wilson confirms the commitments that the Government has taken a year ago at Villa Madama with the unitary development... more
ConferencesItalian Navy: Mediterranean and Black Sea navies at "Regional Seapower Symposium 2010"
Rome, Italy - Next Wednesday, on October 20, in Venice
Next 20th October, in Venice, the chief of General staff of the Italian navy, the admiral Bruno Branciforte, will inaugurate the 8th edition of "Regional Seapower Symposium", at the Institute of maritime... more
PeopleAVIONEWS: interview to Leonardo Tricarico about the four Italians killed in Afghanistan (Video)
Rome, Italy - Ex-Chief of General Staff of Aviation confirms it is important to arm the Predators
For Tricarico, the employment of bombs is right only when, in the phase of missions planning, it is established that "The risk of collateral damages is zero or nearly zero, for example never in densely... more
Civil aviationAirline chiefs issue call to establish European competitiveness
London, UK - Global initiatives for emissions and a new approach to ash contamination key topics for AEA Assembly
Europe’s competitiveness was the thread which ran through the discussions at the Presidents’ Assembly of the Association of European Airlines, which took place in London last Friday. The imminent inc... more
AerospaceAstrium reinforces the excellence and reliability of the Ariane programme
Paris, France - To harmonise activities
Faced with an economic context that has become increasingly complex not only for the European Space Agency (ESA) member countries but also for Arianespace, the overall effectiveness of the Ariane programme... more
DefenseBaltic States, Poland and USA, joint military exercise Sabre strike 2011 to start
Riga, Latvia - In Latvia until October 31st
The Latvian Minister of Defence announced that starts today,18 October 2010, "Sabre Strike 2011", the joint military exercise in which participate Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and the United States.... more
DefenseMissile defense. Russia: "Iran is not a threat for us"
Moscow, Russia - Moscow wants to discuss the European plan
Moscow hopes the Russian-NATO Council summit due to be held in November in Lisbon will make clear the situation with the European missile defense plan, Russia's envoy to the military alliance said on Monday.... more
AirlinesRyanair cancels 200 flights to/from France as French strike again tomorrow
Milan, Italy - The airline calls for EU to remove "Right to Strike"
Ryanair, European airline, once again called for the EU Commission to remove the ‘right to strike’ from essential services such as ATC after it was forced to cancel another 200 flights ahead of yet mor... more
Military aviationThe preparation of UK AirTanker is on track
Brize Norton, UK - Airbus A-330/200s will be modified
Preparations to field the UK’s Future Strategic Tanker Aircraft (FSTA) are on track, with the first two sponsored reservist pilots recruited and 11 military engineers having recently been selected to s... more
AccidentsNew York, a mono-engine aircraft crashes during an exercise
New York, USA - Causing 1 dead and 3 seriously injured
Federal Aviation Administration, FAA, unveiled that a 4-seat mono-engine crashed yesterday, Sunday 17 October, at about 09:00 am, on a street of the Farmingdale village, Long Island, not far from New York. At... more
UAS-DronesRustom 1: Indian UAV airplane made a successful fly test (VIDEO)
Bangalore, India - It will be used by armed forces
Rustom 1, a medium-altitude and long-endurance Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV), developed by the Bangalore-based Aeronautical Development Establishment (ADE), was successfully test-flown here on Saturday.... more
HelicoptersSecond AW-159 Lynx Wildcat helicopter makes its first flight
Cascina Costa, Italy - At AW's Yeovil facility
AgustaWestland (AW), a Finmeccanica company, announced that the second AW-159 multi-role military helicopter successfully completed its maiden flight at AgustaWestland’s Yeovil facility. During its maiden f... more
DefenseRussia: S-300 air defense systems to Venezuela?
Moscow, Russia - After the rescission of the contract with Tehran, Moscow looks for a new buyer
Last Friday, October 15, 2010, Igor Korotchenko, head of a think-tank based in Moscow dedicated to the international arms trade, said that Russia is looking for a new buyer for the five air defense systems... more
Fair and showsAir shows and exhibitions in the third week in October
Rome, Italy - From today, on Monday 18 to next Sunday 24
Monday 18 - "Ramblers Post Equinox Boogie Festival 2010". Skydive Ramblers Drop Zone, Toogoolawah, Queensland, Australia. + 61 (0)7 5423 1159 www.ramblers.com.au - "2010 2a Etapa do Campeonato Brasileiro... more
HelicoptersEHEST found that helicopter operator safety culture and management are largely to improve
Cologne, Germany - European helicopter safety team unveils secrets of rotary wing's problems
The European Helicopter Safety Implementation Team (EHEST) has released a short guide to preventing and overcoming four of the most pernicious operational risks affecting rotary-wing flight. This is one... more
PeopleAVIO: sudden loss of its CEO and General Manager, Orazio Ragni
Turin, Italy - 49 years old, and almost from two years ago he was as head of Group
The Chief Executive Officer and General Manager of Avio Group, Orazio Ragni, passed away yesterday after suffering a heart attack. The whole Company, stricken with sorrow at this sudden loss, feels... more
Civil aviationFrance, air transport: tomorrow another strike
Paris, France - Public employees continue their action against the pensions reform
French DGAC, Directorate General of Civil Aviation, unveils that for tomorrow is scheduled another national strike of the public employees, involving also the air traffic controllers, as announced by the... more
PeoplePiaggio Aero industries named Eligio Trombetta as new general manager
Genoa, Italy - The role announced today by its Board of Directors
Piaggio Aero Industries announced today that its Board of Directors, under the direction of its Chairman Piero Ferrari, has appointed Eligio Trombetta as General Manager of Piaggio Aero. With this key... more
AirlinesCondor Airlines: for the Winter, the carrier focuses on Indian Ocean and Caribbeans
Milan, Italy - The airline will be at the Italian "Ttg" event in Rimini in the week-end
Condor, one of the major airliners in the "Leisure" field, from the Winter time will add to its network new routes, such as Bahrain, Sri Lanka (Colombo), India (Goa), Panama, Grenada and Thailand (Phuket).... more
AccidentsMexico, eight dead in the crash of a Bell 402 Xalur helicopter
Mexico City, Mexico - In service for PEMEX oil company
In the afternoon of Friday October 15th, a Bell 402 helicopter, departed from Ciudad del Carmen, in the Campeche State, and flying to Minatitlan, Veracruz, crashed. All the 8 people on board -six technicians... more
ConferencesTomorrow will start in Atlanta the business aviation event "NBAA 2010"
Atlanta, USA - The 63rd edition of the "Annual Meeting & Convention" will be opened until October 21st
"National Business Aviation Association" (NBAA), the American association of aviation business created in 1947 in Washington, once again organizes its annual event "NBAA Meeting & Convention", arrived... more
Fair and showsAVIONEWS at "Air Para Show" at Rome-Urbe airport (video)
Rome, Italy - The 7th edition of the event has taken place at Rome-Urbe airport
The video shows images from the three-day (15-17 October 2010) event "Air Para Show", held at Rome-Urbe airport. Unfortunately, due to problems related to the meteorological conditions, the competitions... more
Weather forecastsBad weather in Italy: beginning of the week with fickleness
Rome, Italy - A new notice for adverse conditions has been issued
There is also bad weather at the beginning of this week due to a flow on central Mediterranean with cold air causing fickleness phenomena on the meridional regions and less on those of the Adriatic and... more
Civil aviationIn the commercial offensive between UAE and Western countries, Canada joins the dispute
Ottawa, Canada - Ottawa rejoices the grow of the oeprations of Gulf carrier to north America
Canada is playing an important role in the commercial offensive with Gulf airlines (see AVIONEWS). At this point, the country is about to give up to a "Secret air base" on the soil of UAE, as support to... more
AerospaceHubble Space Telescope "Takes a picture" of the collision between two asteroids
Los Angeles, USA - For the first time
Hubble Space Telescope has captured with the camera which is provided with by last year, the collision between two small asteroids, which dates back to February or March of 2009. Thanks to the precision... more
AirportsFrance, air transport chaos due to the lack of fuel
Paris, France - All the 12 French refineries on a strike, protesters occupy the pipeline that fuels Paris
Today, 15 October 2010, demonstrations against the raise of retirement age from 60 to 62 years is causing chaos across France and threaten to cause serious disruptions to the air traffic in the Country.... more
IndustrySuperjet International ready to support the debut of Superjet 100 with Aeroflot
Moscow, Russia - EASA certification is scheduled for 2011
Superjet International (the joint-venture between Finmeccanica and Sukhoi Holding) is gearing up to support the service debut of the Superjet 100 with Aeroflot early next year, as the completion of noise... more
DefenseRussia will equip itself with Iskander-M tactic ballistic missiles
Moscow, Russia - And will distribute them in its four future military districts
Yesterday, on October 14, 2010, General Nikolai Makarov, chief of Russia's Armed Forces General Staff, unveiled that the Country is planning to distribute tactic missile systems Iskander-M to all its four... more
HelicoptersLife Star of Kansas takes delivery of an AW-119Ke helicopter
Cascina Costa, Italy - Used for medical transport missions
AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, has announced that the entry into service of an AW-119Ke helicopter with Life Star of Kansas was marked at a ceremony held at the Air Medical Transport Conference... more
IndustryBoeing joins fuselage sections for first B-747/8 Intercontinental airplane
Washington, Usa - The delivery is scheduled for late 2011 to a VIP customer
Boeing moved closer this week toward completing assembly of the first B-747/8 Intercontinental plane as mechanics in Everett, Wash., loaded the forward and aft fuselage sections to join with the wing... more
Military aviationThe selection of the engines for Israeli F-35 fighter aircraft had sparked dispute between P&W and GE
Jerusalem, Israel - Each company claims to be close to win the order
The engine selection for Israel's first batch of F-35 Joint Strike Fighters aircraft has sparked a dispute between both rival manufacturers. Pratt & Whitney says the company has received a verbal commitment... more
Weather forecastsBad weather in Italy: cold and rain arriving for week-end
Rome, Italy - From this evening; tomorrow on the North, and on Sunday on the remaining of the Peninsula
The perturbation that is interesting the central Mediterranean will bring cold air flows on Italy from this evening and to reach gradually, the Alps area causing conditions of fickleness. In particular... more
CuriositiesRyanair: in over 400 ask to become partner of its calendar 2011
Milan, Italy - By its cabin crew
Ryanair, the Irish airline, confirmed that over 400 charities from across Europe have applied to become the 2011 its Cabin Crew Charity Partner which will provide one charity with the €100,000 proceeds f... more
PeopleJohn Grubbström new FAI President, Fédération Aéronautique Internationale
Lausanne, Switzerland - The General Conference held from October 5-10 in Dublin
John Grubbström has become the new FAI President following his election at the FAI General Conference held from 5 to 10 October 2010 in Dublin. He succeeded Pierre Portmann, who stepped down from the... more
AirlinesAirline Ancillary Revenue to soar to €18.4 billion ($22.6 billion) Worldwide
San Francisco, Usa - Announced the preliminary results
IdeaWorks, the foremost consultancy focused on airline ancillary revenues and Amadeus, a travel technology partner and transaction processor for the global travel and tourism industry, announce the preliminary... more
Airlines"BizTravel Forum 2010": Alitalia awarded best Italian airline
Rome, Italy - On Rome-Milan route the airplane remains the favourite mean of transport for professionals and companies
Alitalia has received the "BizTravel Award" as best Italian airline. The prize was given on Wednesday in Milan by the operators gathered at the "BizTravel Forum 2010", the traditional date about the market... more
AccidentsRecovered the R-22 helicopter missing in New Zealand, dead instructor and trainee pilot
Bluff, New Zealand - Respectively aged 29 and 67
After 22 hours of researches, the R-22 disappeared yesterday during a school-flight at about 2:00 pm in New Zealand has been recovered submerged in Bluff harbour, at about 2 km south-east from Colyers... more
DefenseRussia postpones after October next Bulava missile launch
Moscow, Russia - Two tests scheduled within the end of the year
Yesterday, on October 14, 2010, General Nikolai Makarov unveiled that Russia has decided to postpone next launch of the strategic ballistic missile Bulava, previously announced to be planned for the end... more
Press releaseThe Livingston case: from today, it's possible to ask the compensation for the plane ticket. What to do...
Rome, Italy - ... in case of flight cancellation, if you have the ticket, that must be kept anyway
On the website "Help Consumatori" we read that "From the midnight of yesterday, 14 October, the airline Livingston can not fly anymore. It has been decided in recent days by Enac (Italian civil aviation... more
AirlinesSAS adds number of long-haul and European routes
Stockholm, Sweden - Served by Airbus airplanes
SAS will expand its route network with two new long-haul routes. Oslo-New York will commence end-March 2011, whilst Copenhagen-Shanghai will start during Winter 2011. In addition, the carrier will also... more
AirportsCanary Islands airports: the number of passengers rose in September (+7.5%)
Gran Canaria, Spain - Figures released by Aena also show that operations have grown by 4.6%
In a release, Aena (Spanish airports and air space operator) reported figures on air traffic in the 8 airports of Canary Islands. Numbers, in September, show a total of 2,461,665 passengers and 25,888... more
AirlinesSWISS with more passengers and higher load factor in first nine months
Zurich, Switzerland - Positive results for the Helvetic carrier
Over the first nine months of 2010 the systemwide load factor on SWISS flights rose to 82.3%. This corresponds to an increase of 3.1 percentage points against the same period a year ago (2009: 79.2%). While... more
Press releaseItalian Enac: third meeting to contrast "Renegade" threat, unauthorized aircraft entering the Italian airspace
Rome, Italy - By the Airspace-Atm Security work group
"On October 13th 2010, the Airspace/AtmSecurity work group met at the air force air operations command based in Poggio Renatico, in the Province of Ferrara. The group was created in the context of the... more
SecurityAVIONEWS interviewed the lawyer Pierluigi Di Palma of "Demetra" Research centre (VIDEO)
Rome, Italy - On the occasion of 63rd edition of IASS
AVIONEWS interviewed Pierluigi Di Palma of the Italian "Centro studi Demetra" ("Demetra" research centre) that, together with “Fondazione 8 ottobre 2001” foundation -which with it has been cooperating for... more
IndustryBoeing: 960 new planes to be ordered from former USSR countries by 2029
Chicago, USA - Worth a value of 90 billion dollars
Boeing expects Russian and Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) airlines to buy about 960 new planes for 90 billion dollars in the next 20 years to upgrade the fleet of narrow-bodied planes, the company... more
DiscussionsAirplanes: "New A-320" on the horizon? For Airbus' president the choice is difficult
Toulouse, France - The project shouldn't interfere with the other programs
Thomas Enders, president of Airbus, admitted his difficulties in the choice of new the engines for the medium range A-320 aircraft. The question is whether provide or not provide new engines for the plane.... more
Military aviationGreek and Israeli air forces have just finished a joint training
Athens, Greece - Operations were not against Turkey nor other countries
Greek and Israeli air forces have finished today a series of joint training operations over the southern part of Greece, as reported by the military headquarters. In particular, 6 aircraft and 3 helicopters... more
HelicoptersRussia could soon call a tender for helicopter carriers
Moscow, Russia - For its navy
Russia could call soon an international tender for the purchase of multi-purpose helicopter carriers for its navy. General Nikolai Makarov, Russia's armed forces General staff, would have announced it... more