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DefenseFidel Castro says “No” to Russian missiles
La Habana, Cuba - A twist, approaching the 50th of “Pigs Bay” crisis
Former Cuban leader, Fidel Castro, said his country did not want the Russian missile base installed on its territory, the official daily "Granma" wrote reporting the old-times "Lider maximo" in a meeting... more
Civil aviationIATA: carriers recovery in second quarter 2010
Geneva, Switzerland - After last year losses, budgets back to positive: total growth of $ 4.8 billion for 47 among major carriers
Back to clear skies for air transport, after the losses shown in 2009 budgets: for 47 of the largest companies in the second quarter results show net income of $ 3.9 billion, an increase of 4.8 billion... more
CuriositiesA survey by Petfinder.com establishes the best airlines for pets
New York City, USA - JetBlue, AirTran and Frontier among the most equipped, safe and cheap airlines
At now, unfortunately, travelling by airplane with pets is not so easy, because of the high costs and restrictions imposed by the carriers. Petfinder.com, a website owned by Discovery Communications... more
AirlinesMeridiana subscribes shares of the subsidiary Meridiana Fly
Olbia, Italy - Aga Khan's carrier rises to 78.05% of the capital share
Capital increase for Meridiana Fly, also signed by the parent Meridiana valued at 2,833,654.32 Euros, equivalent to 50,600,970 shares of the subsidiary. At the conclusion of the recapitalization Meridiana... more
AirlinesMexicana Airlines stops all operations indefinitely
Mexico City, Mexico - Failed last attempt to save the carrier, providing heavy cuts on workers salaries
Mexicana Airlines, the largest airline in Mexico and flag carrier, has suspended all operations after the failed attempt by the group of investors gathered by CEO Manuel Borja to revive the company. Investors... more
HelicoptersFour helicopters Ka-32 will soon be purchased by Azerbaijan
Moscow, Russia - Ministry of Emergencies of the country already purchased other two, in May
In a short time, it is provided a further purchase of the Russian Kamov helicopter by the Government of Azerbaijan. In last May, the former Soviet country's Emergencies Ministry bought two Ka-32 helicopters... more
AirlinesBrazilian Tam and Chilean Lan Airlines announce intention to combine
Sao Paulo, Brazil - Latam Airlines would be among the major airlines in the world, with more than 115 destinations in 23 Countries
TAM, leader in the Brazilian domestic market and LAN, currently leader in Latin America, announce their intention to combine into a new group, called LATAM Airlines Group. The agreement still must have... more
IndustryRR: Air Lease Corporation orders V2500 engines for 30 A-320 aircraft
Rome, Italy - The Rolls-Royce share is $ 175 m
Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, has won a $175m share of an order from new leasing company Air Lease Corporation (ALC) for V2500 engines to power 30 Airbus A-320 aircraft. Deliveries... more
AccidentsChina sets up special task force to investigate air crash, with experts from 6 national agencies
Beijing, China - Regional authorities ordered the airline to change its name after the accident
China has appointed a special task force consisting of officials from six different government agencies to investigate the crash of August 24th, where 42 people died. The team includes personnel from... more
Conferences21st-23rd October: 2nd SpaceLand Expo-Congress in the Island of Sardinia
Cagliari, Italy - Sardinia is becoming "the First Space Island" of the World
The second SpaceLand Expo-Congress will take place from October 21st through the 23rd, in the 20th Week of Science and Technology Culture of the Italian Government. The event will be held, as last year,... more
Weather forecastsBad weather in Italy: strong winds on the islands and on the central-South from afternoon
Rome, Italy - The Civil Defense Department has issued a notice for adverse weather conditions
A flow coming from Northern Europe will interest, from this afternoon, the major islands and the central-southern regions bringing to a marked intensification of airing, isolated downpours and possible... more
IndustryBoeing: further delays for 787 Dreamliner airplane delivery
Seattle, USA - Training devices under certification by FAA
Boeing Training and Flight Services has started 787 Dreamliner flight certification training after the provisional approval from the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for Boeing's Seattle-based... more
DefenseIndia: new ballistic Agni-V missile to be tested in six months
New Delhi, India - For the country, it's the first intercontinental rocket (ICBM) with a range superior to 5,000 km
India is making preparation for test-firing the newly-developed inter-continental ballistic missile (ICBM) Agni-V to improve the long-range strategic combat capability. Agni-V was developed after the... more
Civil aviationAir transport in Italy: burst of strikes planned in September
Rome, Italy - 4 in sight only in the last 10 days of the month, other 2 on 6th and 9h
Black September in sight with several air trasport strikes. It begins in Rome next week: Monday, September 6th, will stop the Cobas union workers of Enav-control center of Rome, from 12:00 to 4:00pm. On... more
AirlinesUS Antitrust give green light to United-Continental merger
Chicago , USA - It will be the biggest carrier in the world
Clearance by the US authorities to the proposed merger between United Airlines and Continental. Under the common name "United", thus, is born the largest airline in the world. Thus ends the legislative... more
AirportsNew Sheraton hotel in the Italian City of Malpensa: the opening at the End of September
Malpensa, Italy - 440 rooms, 1000 seat Congress Hall and "Low-cost" Prices troubling competitors
At the end of September, a new Sheraton Hotel will be open in Malpensa. There will be 440 rooms, a 1000 seat congress hall, and the hotel will be directly linked to the air terminal 1. Hotel-keepers... more
IndustrySukhoi Superjet 100 airplane: first appearance in Italy
Turin, Italy - At the Turin-Caselle airport
The Sukhoi Superjet 100 airplane landed in Italy for the first time at Turin-Caselle Airport. The aircraft (prototype SN 950004) took off from the Flight Test Center in Zhukovsky (Moscow) to continue the... more
IndustryAE 3007A2 engine by Rolls-Royce certified
Rome, Italy - By Brazilian and European agencies, after US FAA
Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, has received type certification from the Agência Nacional de Aviação Civil (ANAC) and European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) for the latest member of the AE... more
SecurityAVIONEWS interviews Alberto Valentini, managing technical director at ENAV Academy (VIDEO)
Forlì, Italy - The course programs of a training center for flight controllers, a kind-of-one institution in Europe.
A second step, continuing our journey into Enav (Italian flight assistance company) Academy school, an international center of excellence in aviation training for students from technical and aeronautical... more
AirlinesTurkish Airlines: its first half-year net profit 134 million Euro
Rome, Italy - The financial statements for the airline, a Star Alliance's member
Turkish Airlines' first half year of 2010 consolidated financial statements were reported to Istanbul Stock Exchange. According to the financial statements sales revenue has increased by 28 percent in... more
Finance and economyVolagratis aims at Zurich stock market
Zurich, Switzerland - Low-cost website is planning IPO at Helvetic stock exchange
Volagratis points to the stock and does it trying the IPO in it parent company Bravofly's capital city, in Zurich. The Italian online travel website is evaluating the landing on the stock exchange,... more
MiscellaneousAVIONEWS wishes mid-August holiday
Rome, Italy - The Agency, after a two week break, will open again on Monday 30
AVIONEWS informs its subscribers and readers that will be closed for two weeks during the period from Monday 16 and Friday 27, on the occasion of the mid-August holiday and Summer season. The normal... more
AirlinesIntercontinental traffic trolling Swiss International Airlines results
Zurich, Switzerland - Load factor almost 88 percent
Intercontinental traffic results trolling Swiss International Airlines. In July, the air company born from the old flag carrier's ashes has reached 1.33 million passengers, an increase over the same month... more
Fair and showsAir shows and exhibitions in the last week in August
Rome, Italy - From Monday 23 to Sunday 29
Monday 23 - "2010 FAI World Championships for Space Models". Irig, Serbia. + 381 22 631 273 www.mksirmium.com/wcs2010 Tuesday 24 - "2010 FAI World Championships for Space Models". Irig, Serbia.... more
AirlinesA billion dollars to Libyan Airlines and Afriqiyah Airways from Libyan banks
Tripoli, Libya - Seven institutes help the two carriers with a 10-year loan
A consortium of seven Libyan banks granted a loan of over one billion dollars to the country's two main airlines, Libyan Airlines and Afriqiyah Airways. The funding - managers of the two national carriers... more
IndustryEurofighter Typhoon "Nurtures the minds of tomorrow"
Hallbergmoos, Germany - The consortium supported for the fifth year the IASS
Over the past four years, the Eurofighter Typhoon consortium has supported the International Aerospace Summer School (IASS) and this summer is no exception. For the fifth year of the Summer School, the... more
Civil aviationStrike on UK airport from BAA workers
London, UK - Date still to be set
Thousands of British Airports Authority (BAA) workers will strike in a dispute over pay that could cause disruption to flights at the end of the summer holidays. Under the common flag of Unite union workers... more
CargoEtihad: delivery of first A-330/200F aircraft marks record month
Abu Dhabi, UAE - The carrier is the launch carrier for the freighter model
Etihad Airways has taken delivery of its first A-330/200 freighter aircraft. Etihad is the launch customer for the freighter which made its maiden flight from Airbus in Toulouse to the airline’s base i... more
AirlinesMexicana airline needs US$100 mln to keep flying
Mexico City, Mexico - CEO Borja and unions talking to investors, trying to raise funds
Mexicana airline's CEO, Manuel Borja, said the debt-ridden company needs an infusion of at least US$100 million to go on. Mexico's largest airline filed for bankruptcy protection in Mexico and the United... more
SecurityEdinburgh airport: security breach leaves passengers facing delays
Edinburgh, UK - Terminal evacuated
Security Breach at Edinburgh airport, which has forced authorities to evacuate the terminal and made suffer serious delays to passengers waiting. To commuters and families going on holiday, yesterday... more
AirportsFrankfurt Airport reports new traffic records in July
Frankfurt, Germany - Exceeding the 5,2 million passenger mark for the first time in a single month
Fraport AG’s Frankfurt Airport home base welcomed 5,281,632 passengers in July 2010 – exceeding the 5.2 million passenger mark for the first time in a single month. This topped the previous record of... more
AirportsBig increase in Kansas City airport cancellations
Kansas City, USA - About 80% more in May and June
Rising numbers for cancelled flights at Kansas City International Airport in May and June. The airport released statistics three days ago, showing 103 flights were cancelled in June, compared with 59 in... more
UAS-DronesPatroller drone aircraft wins French Interior Ministry bidding
Paris, France - First contract for Sagem’s UAV, conducting operational trials on civil security
Sagem (Safran group) has been selected by the Civil Security Division of the French Ministry of the Interior to conduct operational trials with the Patroller surveillance drone system, after a bidding... more
Fair and showsAir shows and exhibitions in the third week in August
Rome, Italy - From Wednesday 18 to Sunday 22
Wednesday 18 - "2010 21st Ladies Hot Air Balloon World Cup and 26th Polish Championships". Wloclawek, Poland. + 48 542 355 443 www.aeroklub.wloclawek.pl Thursday 19 - Cancelled "Red Bull Air... more
Fair and showsItalian Air Force: 50 years of acrobatic team "Frecce Tricolori"
Rome, Italy - September 11 and 12 world's top aerobatic teams show, live on TV and streaming
The Italian Air Force (AMI) celebrates the 50-year history of "Frecce Tricolori", national acrobatic team, and organized for the occasion, a large air show on September 11th and 12th, 2010, at Rivolto... more
OccurrencesDelta airplane back to Los Angeles airport due to engine problem
Los Angeles, USA - Cause unknown, 179 passengers placed on flight 3 hours after
It was no bird-strike what forced back at LA airport a Delta Airlines airplane yesterday, even if at first Federal Aviation Administration said the pilot reported so. FAA reported the pilot of a Delta... more
AccidentsR-44 helicopter crash in Messina, it seems men are all victims
Messina, Italy - The mayor confirms: "We never authorized any helicopter landing area"
Come some new details about the incident to Robinson 44 helicopter (registered I-KOST) crashed this morning in Giammoro, near Milazzo (Sicily, Messina province). Contrary to first news leaked in the... more
AirlinesJapan Airlines group sells stakes in three handling companies
Osaka, Japan - Restructuring plan has not yet been officially submitted
Three are the companies in JAL galaxy whose shares are to be sold, all providing ground-handling and passengers services at Kansai International Airport in Osaka, as explained in a note sent to AVIONEWS... more
AirlinesCA: new brand identity for the new United Airlines
Houston, Usa - Logo and livery to create a more modern look
United Airlines and Continental Airlines yesterday revealed refinements to the visual branding for the new global airline that will result from the proposed merger between the two airlines. The new... more
AirportsHelsinki Airport: transfer traffic between Europe and Asia grows furtherly (+9.4%)
Helsinki, Finland - The routes to Northern Europe increase substantially
International passenger traffic at Helsinki Airport enjoyed growth during the Summer. Since the beginning of the year flight traffic between Europe and Asia has increased the most, with 9.4% more passengers... more
AirportsGreen light for expansion of Terminal 4 at "John F. Kennedy Airport"
New York, Usa - It will become Delta Airlines hub in New York
Yesterday the mayor of New York, Michael Bloomberg, announced that international Terminal 4 at "John F. Kennedy Airport" is to be expanded substantially. This was agreed between the New York and New Jersey... more
AirportsAfghanistan, by November Herat airport open to international flights
Herat, Afghanistan - Afghan transport minister Najafi said to local businessmen
Opening to international traffic for Herat airport in sight, within three months. Herat, one of the most populous provinces of Afghanistan, suffers from the distance of international airports, in Kabul,... more
AerospaceSecond spacewalk to remove failed ammonia pump on ISS
Cape Caveral, USA - Repairs to be completed no earlier than Sunday
Completed the second of three planned spacewalks to repair the cooling system of the International Space Station. Yesterday two Expedition 24 flight engineers, Doug Wheelock and Tracy Caldwell Dyson, removed... more
AccidentsR-44 helicopter crash, perhaps the wind caused a collision with an industrial building
Messina, Italy - The aircraft leased by private parties was bounded to Salina island
The R-44 helicopter crashed this morning near Milazzo, Sicily, according to a preliminary reconstruction made by the investigators, hit against a warehouse in the industrial area during take-off, possibly... more
AccidentsR-44 helicopter crash in Messina: 2 men and 2 women confirmed dead
Messina, Italy - It took off from a maybe not-approved runway in Milazzo
The Italian Air Safety Board, ANSV, has opened an investigation on the incident occurred this morning to R-44 helicopter, registered I-COST, and confirmed to AVIONEWS an investigating officer is going... more
AirlinesDelta Air Lines: plans for enhancement and expansion of Terminal 4 at "JFK" airport
New York, Usa - The project, for a worth of $1.2 billion, to begin in September 2010
Delta Air Lines, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and JFK International Air Terminal LLC (JFKIAT) yesterday unveiled plans for the enhancement and expansion of Terminal 4 at "John F. Kennedy... more
AccidentsMessina: R-44 helicopter crashes and burns
Messina, Italy - Four dead in the sudden disaster
This morning in Giammoro, a town in the Province of Messina, four people died aboard a R-44 helicopter, registered I-COST, which crashed and caught fire, police told. According to preliminary, the helicopter... more
Weather forecastsBad weather in Italy: storms arrived on the North from yesterday
Rome, Italy - During the week-end rains also on the Middle, stable on the South
The Italian Civil Defense Department, on the basis of available models, has issued a notice for adverse weather conditions that predicted from yesterday evening, on Wednesday August 11, 2010 from sparse... more
AirlinesThai Airways delays new bonds
Bangkok, Thailand - ...And instead asks for a $ 600 mln over loan to banks
Thai Airways International said on Wednesday its board had approved a plan to seek 20 billion baht (over than 620 mln Dollars) in loans from domestic banks to help restructure its finances. The airline... more
AirlinesNew stage in the restructuring process of Japan Airlines
Osaka, Japan - The carrier will sell 90% of the subsidiary JSK
A further step in the path of financial consolidation of Japan Airlines, which said it will sell 90% of the subsidiary JAL Sky Kansai,. The operation is seen as a new stage in the restructuring process... more