AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency
101,611 news found
DefenseRussia increases its naval defense capacity in the Arctic ocean
Moscow, Russia - Due to a "Strategic deterrence" plan, Navy's commander Admiral Vysotsky said
While Russian strategic aviation continues its air patrols in the Arctic Ocean and nuclear submarines continue theirs, Russian Navy's commander, Admiral Vladimir Vysotsky, declares it will be increased... more
AirportsMunich airport extends new video surveillance to terminal 2
Munich, Germany - The airport has now a total of 1,900 cameras in both terminals
Aimetis corporation, a global society in intelligent IP video management software, announced that Munich Airport has expanded the use of Aimetis Symphony™ video surveillance to Terminal 2, bringing the t... more
AirportsBelfast airport puts car parking service on-line
Belfast, Northern Ireland - It offers customers more self service capability at the airport
Fast-growing "George Best" Belfast City Airport has teamed up with Chauntry Corporation to implement a new online pre-booking solution, Chauntry Parkspace. Keen to increase the parking options offered... more
Fair and showsBalloon. "Bennett Cup 2010": for SWI2 a victory with a tragedy. Researches for USA2 suspended
Bristol, UK - Deep sadness for the missing of USA2 in the Adriatic and its crew, that now it's impossible to find alive
A competition, the "Gordon Bennett Cup" of balloon, that has seen the edition 2010 ended in tragedy, with the missing from the radar screens last Wednesday while was in the skies on the Adriatic Sea of... more
DefenseNATO: new missile shield proposals for Russia
Moscow, Russia - Should arrive on the 20th November at Lisbona summit
According to the international press, a NATO spokesman would have said that new proposals for European anti-missile defense will be presented on the occasion of the NATO-Russia council to be held in Lisbon... more
ReportF2i buys 65% of Gesac: airport of Naples-Capodichino is "National property"
Naples , Italy - Agreement for the sale of the airport from Baa valued 150 millions
Friday, 1 October 2010, F2i, Italian fund for infrastructures, signed an agreement for the purchase of 65% of the capital of Gesac -Napoli-Capodichino's airport management society- from Baa Italia, belonging... more
AerospaceSoyuz rocket integrated for launch on October 8
Moscow, Russia - Mounting of the launch escape system on the top of the rocket to be carried out today
Soyuz-FG LV intended for the launch of the Soyuz TMA-01M vehicle on next Oct. 8 is to be moved to pad 1 tomorrow for further final prelaunch processing within the 3 days remaining till the launch. Last... more
IndustrySIA signs FHS contract with Airbus for A-340/500 airplane support
Blagnac, France - A six year agreement
Singapore Airlines (SIA) has signed a ‘Flight Hour Services - Tailored Support Package’ (FHS-TSP) contract with Airbus to integrate and provide full component support, line and base airframe maintenance, as... more
OccurrencesEmergency landing at Kolkata for a Houston-Singapore airplane
Kolkata , India - Due to a bomb threat
Sunday, 3 October 2010, a Singapore airline scheduled flight was forced to make an emergency landing at the airport of Kolkata (India). The airliner, carrying 265 people -250 passengers and 15 crew- was... more
OccurrencesBomb scare on a Moscow-Grozny airplane
Moscow , Russia - The aircraft forced to an emergency landing
Yesterday, 3 October 2010, a "Grozny Avia" Yakovlev Yak-42 plane made an emergency landing at Volgograd airport, at 05:52 pm (local hour) because of a bomb scare. The aircraft, that took off from international... more
Civil aviationBA, Airbus joing forces with Cranfield University to accelerate availability of algae for planes fuel
London, UK - The first commercial quantities will become available within three years
Several powerhouses of the aviation industry are backing Cranfield University’s pioneering project to solve how to harvest algae to produce jet fuel in commercial quantities. The Sustainable Use of Renewable F... more
ReportRace of balloons, "Gordon Bennett 2010": the cause of tragedy is still being examined
Bristol, UK - The statement issued last Friday
Gordon Bennett Control Centre issued this following statement on Fri, 2010/10/01 - 18:25 UTC: "The Italian Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre (MRCC) has continued to search throughout the day with... more
AirlinesGermanwings orders eight new A-139 airplanes with 150 seats
Milan, Italy - They will be gradually delivered during next years
Germanwings greatly improves its fleet through the order of eight new airplanes. These new A-319 have the same configuration of the other Airbus of its fleet and they will be gradually delivered during... more
CuriositiesCharlie Brown & Co. take Condor flights
Berlin, Germany - The Peanuts logo on the German airline Boeing and Airbus airplanes
They said it at the "Ila" (Internationale Luft-und Raumfahrtausstellung) in Berlin: Condor, a German airline, will cooperate with the Luftfahrt Ohne Grenzen (Wings for Help) foundation. It will put its... more
CuriositiesSheraton hotel of Milan-Malpensa airport was waiting for its first customers
Milan, Italy - Last Friday; 20 reservations at the moment of the opening
The new Sheraton hotel at Milan-Malpensa airport opened to the public on Thursday, 1 October 2010. Personnel is still at work for last preparations of the hospitality structure, which hosted about 30%... more
AirportsThe marketing plan of the Italian Abruzzo airport
Pescara , Italy - Less funds, same routes
The Italian Abruzzo airport won't be closed, it will be re-launched indeed. That's what Giandonato Morra, councillor for regional transportation, said Thursday 30 September, during the presentation of... more
AirlinesIce and Cathay Pacific, together to promote Italian enterprises
Milan , Italy - Small and medium enterprises will have some facilitations on their flights to the main Asian trade cities
The Italian Institute for Foreign Trade - Ice and Cathay Pacific Airways signed a cooperation agreement to sustain Italian Excellencies in the international trade. This agreement also aims to make stronger... more
AerospaceNew professions move forward at "La Sapienza" University of Rome
Rome , Italy - Enrolments for 9th edition of the II degree Master in satellites and orbiting platforms are open
Enrolments for 9th edition of "Second level Master's Degree in satellites and orbiting platforms" are open. The course is one of the specializations par excellence with regard to new space's professions.... more
AirlinesAlitalia focuses on social networks and develops new online applications
Rome , Italy - Mobile-check at the airports of Milan-Malpensa, Palermo, Cagliari and Verona also
Alitalia grows on social networks and develops new mobile apps for its customers. In just 3 months from the launch of its Facebook profile, the carrier has reached 50.000 fans and decided to celebrate... more
Fair and showsAir shows and exhibitions in the first week in October
Rome, Italy - From today, on Monday 4 to next Sunday 10
Monday 04 - "19th FAI World Hot Air Balloon Championship". Debrecen, Hungary. + 36 30 239 6 239 www.2010worldballoons.com - "The Airport Exchange Exhibition". Lutfi Kirdar Convention and Exhibition... more
Weather forecastsBad weather on Italy: thunderstorms arriving on central-north
Rome, Italy - Starting from late morning of today
A perturbation of Atlantic origin in transit on Italy will favour a fickleness on the central-northern regions, mainly on the western sides. The Italian Civil Defense Department, on the basis of available... more
AirlinesRyanair, new air routes Alghero-Verona and Bergamo-Tallinn
Cagliari , Italy - From December, bookable from Friday
Low-cost Ryanair will inaugurate a new route Alghero-Verona on December 14th 2010. Flights will be operated three times a week: on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. "We expect to move about 40.000 passengers... more
DiscussionsWill Syria buy Tupolev Tu-204 airplanes?
Moscow , Russia - Such a commercial agreement would be advantageous both for the industry and Damascus
Is Syria going to buy Tupolev Tu-204 airplanes? It's probable, premises are all there. The facts: last Friday deputy-first minister Abdallah Dardari unveiled that Damascus was negotiating with Russia about... more
AirlinesBungsraz is the new Air Mauritius CEO
Port Louis , Mauritius - The executive has a wide experience in the aviation field
Soobhiraj Bungsraz is the new Air Mauritius CEO, the airline said on Thursday through on a press release dated 28 September. The designation was announced following the resignation of R. Manoj K. Ujoodha;... more
AerospaceAerospace industry to ICAO assembly
Montreal, Canada - To work together to deliver global aviation emissions framework
On the occasion of the 37th Assembly of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), the International Coordinating Council of Aerospace Industries Associations (ICCAIA) has urged governments... more
ReportBalloon: desperate researches of the "Bennett Cup" pilots missing in the Adriatic Sea
Bristol, UK - An additional notice issued this morning
Gordon Bennett Control Centre has issued today this statement: "The search and rescue operation continues for Gordon Bennett Race pilots Richard Abruzzo and Carol Rymer-Davis, Team USA2, balloon registration... more
IndustryBoeing 747/8 Freighter aircraft delivery slips into mid-year 2011
Washington, USA - Moreover, a 5th airplane will be added to the flight-test fleet
On a press release unveiled yesterday, Thursday 30 September 2010, Boeing announced that 747/8 Freighter airplane's first delivery is going to move into mid-year 2011. As the company previously indicated,... more
AirlinesLuxair orders Boeing Next-Generation 737/800 airplane
Seattle, Usa - For a worth of USD 77 million
Boeing and Luxair Luxembourg Airlines, the national airline of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, have finalized an order for an additional Next-Generation 737/800 airplane. The airline previously ordered... more
ReportNo good news expected for crew of USA2 balloon, in flight in the "Gordon Bennett Cup"
Bristol, UK - The statement issued yesterday afternoon
The press release diffused yesterday in the afternoon reported that: "The Italian Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre (MRCC) have been very proactive in their search using one aircraft, four boats... more
AccidentsPakistan, UN helicopter falls down during aid operations to flood victims
Islamabad , Pakistan - Indeterminate number of injured, nobody critically
A UN Mil Mi-8 helicopter fell on Friday 1 October 2010 at 08:40 am in Dadu, in the southern Pakistan's Sindh province, during an aid operation in favour of flood victims. The Russian aircraft, carrying... more
AirportsItalian Airgest: airport's on-line presentation brochure, available also in the "Specials" section on AVIONEWS home-page
Trapani, Italy - Twenty pages in less than 1,2 mb, easy to view and, above all, easy to download
From Friday 1 October 2010 the company's website, www.airgest.it (Trapani's airport management society), is supplemented by another tool for consultation and circulation of the airport's capabilities.... more
CuriositiesPhoto exhibition at Helsinki Airport for six months
Helsinki, Finland - By American Carolyn Russo
Helsinki Airport will offer visitors a break from traditional aviation photography. On Monday, October 4th the airport will host the grand opening of a photo exhibition by the American photographer Carolyn... more
AerospaceUS scientists find potentially habitable planet
Washington, USA - It is the first one
A team of planet hunters announced yesterday the discovery of a planet orbiting a nearby star at a distance that places it squarely in the middle of the star's "Habitable zone". The new planet designated... more
DiscussionsAVIONEWS: Interview with Basilio Catanoso (PDL) on the situation of Sicilian airports (VIDEO)
Rome, Italy - The lengthening of the runway of Catania, the crux of Comiso
Are really useful 7 airports in Sicily? Maybe even an eighth one, as the administrators of the province of Agrigento would like ? In this VIDEO, Basilio Catania, a member of the PDL party, AVIONEWS... more
AirlinesTurkish takes delivery its first A-330/300 and A-330/200F planes
Toulouse, France - Powered by Rolls-Royce engine
Turkish Airlines has taken delivery of its first A-330/300 and first A-330/200 Freighter at a delivery ceremony in Toulouse. The aircraft, both powered by Rolls Royce engines, will support Turkish Airlines’ a... more
AerospaceLM NASA extends ISS cargo mission services contract
Houston, USA - 6-month more worth $13 Million
NASA has awarded a $13 million, six-month extension for International Space Station cargo mission services to Lockheed Martin Integrated Systems of Houston. Under the contract, Lockheed Martin is responsible... more
ReportRio-Paris flight 2009's air crash: existence of a "Criminal error" recognised
Paris, France - It's the first time that a French court judges a on board malfunction as a criminal error
Toulon's court "Tribunal de grande instance" (Tgi) recognized "The existence of a criminal error" related to the crash occurred to the Air France's Airbus A-330 which, on the 1st June of last year, carrying... more
AirlinesJet Airways inaugurates Malpensa-Delhi direct flight
Milan , Italy - It will be operated every day from December 5th
Jet Airways, the Indian private carrier, establishes a record with the launch of the very awaited non-stop connection Milan-Malpensa/New Delhi. The route will be operated from December 5, 2010. This... more
Civil aviationIATA: agreement for launch of the Global Safety Information Exchange
Montreal, Canada - Together with ICAO, US DOT and European Commission
The International Air Transport Association (IATA), along with three governmental aviation safety organizations (ICAO, DOT and EC), signed an agreement to launch the Global Safety Information Exchange.... more
AirlinesGTK Rossiya airline tags Antonov 148 as unreliable: “It breaks too often”
Moscow, Russia - The carrier is the only one in Russia using these planes
Antonov 148 short-haul passenger aircraft breaks down too often, said on Wednesday GTK Rossiya, the only Russian carrier using the planes, having five of them in its commercial fleet. "The reliability... more
IndustryBoeing delivers 11th B-737/800 airplane to Air Algerie
Seattle, Usa - The carrier operates a fleet composed of B-737s and B-767s
Boeing yesterday delivered to Air Algerie its 11th B-737/800. Air Algerie, the state-owned flag carrier of Algeria, operates a fleet composed primarily of B-737s and some 767s. The industry is scheduled... more
AirlinesTap Portugal: code-share agreement with Alitalia
Rome, Italy - A number of connections from 14 national airports
Tap Portugal (TP) airline, member of Star Alliance, announced it has signed a code-share agreement with Alitalia; in force from 20 September, it allows both the companies to share their flight codes and... more
Civil aviationIATA pushes for agreement on management of airplanes's emissions at ICAO assembly
Montreal, Canada - Opportunity for a global framework on environment
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) urged the governments of the world to reach an agreement on a global framework to manage international aviation’s emissions at the 37th Assembly of t... more
AirlinesEtihad signs code-share deal with Air Malta
Abu Dhabi, UAE - It comes into effect from tomorrow
Etihad Airways customers will soon be able to fly to Malta, following the signing of a code-share agreement with Air Malta. The new deal, which comes into effect on Friday October 1, will also give... more
AerospaceESA closer to its "First Moon"
Berlin, Germany - Testing new tech, preparing future human landings
ESA (European Space Agency) is stepping closer and closer to its first Moon mission: visit our satellite's South pole. ESA signed a contract with EADS-Astrium in Berlin, Germany, a few days ago. This... more
AirlinesMumbai new destination of Austrian Airlines
Milan , Italy - The new connection to India will be operated by October 31th 2010
Austrian Airlines (AA), member of Star Alliance, is strengthening its long-haul network and will inaugurate its new Mumbai destination on October 31th. The route -that adds to the already existing... more
AirportsTerminal renovations continue at Helsinki Airport
Helsinki, Finland - Next week the fully renovated passenger facilities and check-in area in Terminal 2 will be opened
Helsinki Airport's extensive renovation and redevelopment projects are already entering their second year. Next week the fully renovated passenger facilities and check-in area in Terminal 2 will be opened. In... more
SecurityFAA supersedes existing airworthiness directive for Cessna 750 airplanes
Washington (D.C.), USA - In force from October 20th, 2010
The FAA is superseding an existing airworthiness directive (AD), which applies to all Model 750 airplanes. That AD currently requires inspecting the inboard-hinge brackets of the left and right elevators... more
PeopleRolls-Royce: board changes
Rome, Italy - Announced today
Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, announced today that Sir John Rose will retire from the company at the end of March 2011. He will be succeeded by John Rishton, currently Chief Executive... more
AerospaceRussian heavy space rocket Rus-M made by 2020
Moscow, Russia - Launch in 20 years from now, at Svobodny new space booster site
Russia wants to build a heavy space rocket Rus-M in the next 10 years and in 20 launch it. So said yesterday Anatoli Perminov, head of Russia's space agency Roskosmos. According to Perminov, these rockets... more