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SecurityFAA AD on Construcciones Aeronauticas, S.A. (CASA), model C-212-CB, C-212-CC, C-212-CD, and C-212-CE airplanes (2009-20-10)
Washington, Usa - To identify and correct an unsafe condition on an aviation product
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information Federal Register: [Page 52391-52393] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part... more
Civil aviationAEA: turbulent skies with 35,000 job cuts, record losses overshadow the assembly
Brussels, Belgium - "A healthy European industry was a prerequisite for global economic recovery"
"The Chief Executives of Europe’s leading network airlines met in Dubrovnik (Croatia) today to discuss the industry’s response to the crisis which has driven down traffic and revenues and destroyed the... more
Civil aviationStar Alliance growth continues in Italy with the winter schedule
Rimini, Italy - More than 1,500 weekly frequencies operated by members of the alliance among 16 airports in the country
"By the end of the year, with the arrival of Continental and Brussels Airlines, Star Alliance members operating directly among 16 Italian airports will become 18, flying to 39 destinations, 3 of which... more
Weather forecastsBad weather in Italy (2): a new worsening on Central-South arriving
Rome, Italy - Storms, strong winds on the Isles and snow on the Apennines
"The Italian Civil Defense Department, on the basis of available models that confirm the scenario diffused yesterday, has issued a notice for adverse weather conditions for central-Southern regions, that... more
Civil aviation"Open skies" between Serbia and United Arab Emirates
Belgrade, Serbia - To develop tourism, trade and business
Serbia and United Arab Emirates signed an "Open Sky" agreement that will allow airlines from the two countries to fly limitless over the mutual airspace, and to use each other's airports. Particularly... more
Press releaseAlitalia: final acts of the financial audit signed
Rome, Italy - The deal is now pending authorities' validation
"The extraordinary commissioner, Augusto Fantozzi, and the CEO of Alitalia-CAI SpA, Rocco Sabelli, yesterday announced that they signed the final acts of the scheduled financial audit, which led to the... more
Military aviationUSAF's ADVENT programme enters Phase II
Washington, USA - Both General Electric and Rolls Royce will develop their demonstrators
Correcting what erroneously reported by some media, stating that General Electric would have been chosen as lone developer for USAF's (US Air Force) ADVENT (Adaptive Versatile Engine Technology) programme... more
Curiosities"Intelligent" bombs to fight deforestation
Rome, Italy - Dropped from airplanes, they will release on terrains fed soil and seeds
The idea comes from designers Jin Wook, Jeon You ho, Han Kuk and Kim Ji, inspired by Gail Halvorsen, the American pilot who dropped "Candy" bombs for kids during World War II's humanitarian airlift over... more
AerospaceInternational Astronautical Congress: the IAC 2012 will be held in Naples
Seoul, South Korea - The Italian city has been unanimously voted by IAF's board
The 63th edition of the International Astronautical Congress (IAC) will be held in Naples, Italy. The International Astronautical Federation (IAF) has voted today to assign the event that will take place... more
AccidentsTwo killed in Dutch air accident
Weert, Netherlands - Their Pilatus PC-12 crashed in a field
Two people were killed this morning in the crash of the Pilatus PC-12/47E aircraft on which they were flying, near Weert, Netherlands. The aircraft ditched into a field next to a farm, catching fire immediately... more
Civil aviationSouth African Air Force awards contract to Pilatus
Stans, Switzerland - To upgrade avionics on Pilatus Astra PC-7 MkII aircraft
The South African Air Force (SAAF) has contracted Pilatus to integrate an avionics upgrade on 35 of their Pilatus Astra PC-7 MkII aircraft. The main objective of the upgrade is to remove the obsolete avionic... more
AirlinesJAL-Japan Airlines towards bankruptcy?
Tokyo, Japan - Shares slump despite government's promises
JAL-Japan Airlines shares hit today a record low following voices talking about a possible bankruptcy of the carrier, with a maneuver similar to the one that concerned General Motors, despite Tokyo's government... more
AccidentsThree killed in helicopter crash in Santo Domingo
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic - Probably due to bad weather conditions
An Eurocopter EC-120 Colibri helicopter crashed yesterday in the Dominican Republic, in the region of San Jose de Ocoa. All people on board, the pilot and two passengers, were killed in the impact that... more
UAS-DronesSix Canadian UAVs for France
Paris, France - That also might buy a further one from EADS
France purchased six unmanned air vehicles (UAV) SDTI (Système de drone tactique intérimaire) from Canada and is about to buy a further SIDM (Système intérimaire des drones MALE) medium-altitude long-endurance one... more
AirlinesSAS introduces mobile boarding pass
Stockholm, Sweden - On some of the airline's routes
SAS-Scandinavian Airlines has introduced mobile boarding passes, allowing its customers to travel using only their mobile phone and with an ID card/passport. The mobile boarding pass contains a 2D bar... more
AccidentsPilot missing after mid-air collision between two American F-16s
Charleston, USA - The other aircraft landed safely
Following the mid-air collision between two US Air Force (USAF) F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft, occurred yesterday evening over the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Charleston, South Carolina, one of the... more
AirlinesAir New Zealand axes domestic fares
Auckland, New Zealand - In September 2009 domestic traffic up, international traffic slumps
Air New Zealand announced today that it will cut domestic fares by 23%, trying to stimulate its local traffic that has been hardly hit by the global economic downturn. Another reason for this choice is... more
Military aviationGeneral Electric will study USAF's new ADVENT engine
Washington, USA - Chosen after a competition with Rolls Royce
After evaluating purposes by General Electric and Rolls Royce (Pratt & Whitney's one had been rejected earlier), the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) has chosen GE to carry on designing and building... more
IndustryEmbraer sells second ERJ-135 jet to the Royal Thai Navy
São José dos Campos, Brazil - Thai government buys four aircraft of the same model in less than two years
Embraer has signed a contract with the Royal Thai Navy for the sale of its second ERJ-135 jet. Added to the other two orders made by the Royal Thai Army, this is the fourth aircraft acquired by the Thai... more
HelicoptersSikorsky X2 Technology tops 100-knot speed
West Palm Beach, USA - Development of the new counter-rotating coaxial rotor helicopter goes on
Sikorsky’s X2 Technology demonstrator achieved a maximum speed of 106 knots (196,3 km/h) in a recent test flight, as announced yesterday by the US manufacturer, a subsidiary of United Technologies. This a... more
Military aviationBAE Systems signs half-billion contract for Eurofighter support
London, UK - For the Typhoons of Italy, Germany, Spain and UK
BAE Systems yesterday announced it has been awarded a five and a half year contract worth more than GBP400 million (about € 440 million) by Eurofighter. The new contract will provide support for the r... more
Weather forecastsBad weather in Italy: persist storms and strong winds on the South and isles
Rome, Italy - Still until to the second part of tomorrow
"The Italian Civil Defense Department, on the basis of available forecast, has issued an additional notice for adverse weather conditions that expands that one already diffused for persisting of precipitations,... more
PeopleItalian ENAV's board of directors: Massimo Garbini new director general
Rome, Italy - Alreay head of the company's operating area
"ENAV's (Italian Flight Assistance Company) board of directors gathered in Rome, chaired by Luigi Martini, and appointed Massimo Garbini, already head of the company's operating area, as ENAV's new director... more
AirlinesCode-sharing agreement between Turkish and Asiana
Istanbul, Turkey - Operating since October 25
Turkish Airlines and Southkorean Asiana Airlines today announced a new code-share agreement as part of a wider expansion program. The new code share agreement, which will go into effect on October 25,... more
Press releaseItalian SDL signed with reserve the agreement about Atitech's situation
Rome, Italy - The union waits the end of the negotiation in society's site, for the final opinion about the arrangement
"SDL (Italian intercategory workers union) has signed with reserve the agreement achieved in Palazzo Chigi about Atitech situation, considering the result of the negotiation that is continuing in society's... more
AirlinesUS Airways replies to FAA's proposed penalty
Tempe, USA - The carrier aims to negotiate an agreement
US Airways replied to the proposed civil penalty by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for not respecting airworthiness requirements on hundreds of flights between 2008 and 2009 (see AVIONEWS). "The... more
AirportsLufthansa Technik opens maintenance center in Malpensa
Milan, Italy - A further enlargement is forecast for the future
"Lufthansa Technik has opened a new centre for aircraft maintenance and component services at the Italian airport Malpensa. The services of Lufthansa Technik Milan (LTMIL) include component and planed... more
DefenseDCNS will perform maintenance on French Navy's ships
Paris, France - Under three contracts for TLS services worth € 310 million
DCNS (Direction des Constructions Navales Services), a French shipbuilder, has been awarded three contracts worth over € 310 million to provide through-life support services (TLS) for the French Navy’s fro... more
AerospacePreparations underway for space shuttle Atlantis's launch
Cape Canaveral, USA - Lift off scheduled for November 12
At NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, space shuttle Atlantis is firmly secured to the fixed service structure pedestals at Launch Pad 39A, to begin preparations for the launch that is scheduled f... more
AirlinesBarcelona: Alitalia moves to Terminal 1
Rome, Italy - From October 25
"Altalia informs that from October 25 it will be operating from the new Terminal 1 of Barcelona's 'El Prat' airport; both the ticket office and the check-in desks will be located by this Terminal. The... more
AirportsBergamo airport traffic data for September 2009
Bergamo, Italy - Positive trend confirmed
"The positive trend of passenger traffic at Bergamo-Orio al Serio airport (Italy) was confirmed in September, with a 15.8% increase compared to last year. The number of passengers (651,589) exceeds by... more
Fair and showsBoeing at the "Seoul Air Show"
Seoul, South Korea - With a briefing on the status of the Apache programme
Boeing will highlight its partnerships with Korean industry as it presents the company's leading-edge commercial and defense technologies and capabilities at the "Seoul Air Show", starting on October 20... more
AerospaceSMOS : ready to the satellite's launch
Rome, Italy - It will study the humidity of ground and the salinity of the oceans. The briefing on the ESA Esrin's center in Frascati will be next Wednesday 21
ESA PR 25-2009. On Wednesday 21 October, media representatives will have the opportunity to attend an in-depth briefing at ESA’s ESRIN establishment in Frascati near Rome on the upcoming mission of SMOS, E... more
HelicoptersEurocopter Malaysia to expand its MRO facilities
Petaling Jaya, Malaysia - And to install a new EC-225 simulator
Eurocopter Malaysia yesterday announced its plans concerning the enhancement and expansion of its facilities dedicated to MRO (maintenance, repair and overhaul) services, as stated by the company's president... more
AirlinesOffer presented for 14 Embraer 145s of the old Alitalia
Rome, Italy - Now waiting for possible better proposals
A potential buyer presented a € 24.5 million offer for 14 Embraer 145 aircraft belonging to the old Alitalia, the former Italian flagship arline's extraordinary commissioner Augusto Fantozzi stated. T... more
Civil aviationBoeing, Honeywell and Mexican government together in the research on sustainable fuels
Cartagena, Colombia - The study on halophytic plants to farm in arid areas
Boeing, UOP (Honeywell) and the Mexican Airports and Auxiliary Services agency (ASA) yesterday announced a collaboration to identify, research and further the development of a commercially viable market... more
ReportItaly, works to begin for "A. Leonardi" airfield's heliport
Terni, Italy - The only facility of this kind in the Umbria region
The municipality of Terni yesterday announced that on October 26 works will begin for the construction of the new heliport with night lighting by the airfield "Alvaro Leonardi" of Maratta. The pad will... more
HelicoptersSamsung takes delivery of its first AW-139 helicopter
Cascina Costa, Italy - During a ceremony held at Vergiate plant, near Varese
AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, announced that the Samsung Techwin Co. of South Korea has taken delivery of the first of two AW-139 medium twin engine helicopters. The aircraft was accepted by... more
Finance and economyFinmeccanica successfully completed EUR 600 million fixed-rate bond issue with maturity 2022
Rome, Italy - Orders exceed EUR 6 billion
"Yesterday Finmeccanica, through its wholly-owned subsidiary Finmeccanica Finance S.A, issued bonds in the European market targeting institutional investors. The issue has a nominal amount of EUR 600 million,... more
Press releaseAlitalia's contribution for Atitech's relaunch
Rome, Italy - Participation to the capital and reliance of heavy maintenance services
"The agreement reached last Tuesday at Palazzo Chigi among Government, industries and unions has seen confirmed the Alitalia-CAI (Compagnia aerea italiana) contribution to fix conditions for Atitech's... more
Press releaseAeroporti di Roma: “Airports contributing to Italy economic growth”
Rome, Italy - Fabrizio Palenzona, Chairman of AdR
"Introduction: For airports all over the world, and in particular for European airports, their capacity to deliver high quality services to passengers is directly related to their capacity to constantly... more
Civil aviationBoeing opens new hangar in China
Shanghai, China - For maintenance services at Shanghai's Pudong airport
Boeing, Shanghai Airport Authority and Shanghai Airlines today celebrated the opening of a new two-bay hangar at their joint-venture, Boeing Shanghai Aviation Services. The new structure, located at Shanghai... more
AerospaceRussia to invest US$13.5 billion for a new space center
Moscow, Russia - In the eastern city of Vostochny
Russia is going to invest US$13.5 billion for the construction of a new space center in the eastern city of Vostochny, Roscosmos (the Russian space agency), stated today. The chosen area is in the Amur... more
AerospaceProgress M-03M cargo spacecraft lifts off to the ISS
Baikonur, Kazakhstan - On board of a Russian Soyuz-U launcher rocket
A Russian Soyuz-U launcher rocket took off this morning at 5:14 am Moscow time (3:14 am CEST) from Baikonur cosmodrome's launch pad 1, in Kazakhstan, to put into its orbit a Progress M-03M cargo spacecraft,... more
ReportPassengers' rights association sues Delta Airlinews
Atlanta, USA - It would have hacked its members' emails to hinder a regulation proposal
Delta Airlines has been sued by a consumers' association with the charge of having hacked email addresses of its members, while attempting to hinder a new regulation on passengers' rights that was about... more
AirlinesFAA proposes fines for US Airways and United Airlines
Washington, USA - For not respecting ADs and maintenance procedures
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has proposed civil penalties against US Airways and United Airlines, respectively of US$5.4 million and of US$3.8 million, for allegedly operating their aircraft... more
Press releaseAdR commitment in Rome Airport system development
Rome, Italy - A goal that is also a big challenge to modernise the Country
"A goal that is also a big challenge to modernise Italy: implementing a project to upgrade Fiumicino to the standards of the most advanced airports in the world (55 million passengers in 2020, 100 million... more
DefenseRussia might sell weaponry to Brunei
Moscow, Russia - Ka-52 helicopters and air defense systems
Rosoboronexport, the federal company that manages Russian military exports, yesterday announced its interest in a possible cooperation with the sultanate of Brunei. As reported by the news agency "RIA... more
Civil aviationATA approves ICAO environmental suggestions
Washington, USA - For a global sectoral approach to climate change
The Air Transport Association of America (ATA) commended the 190 Member States of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) for confirming a comprehensive Program of Action at last week’s H... more
AccidentsFour victims in Chinese hot air balloon accident
Guilin, China - They were all Dutch
Four tourists, all Dutch, were killed today in Guilin, southern China, in the accident that occurred to the hot air balloon on which they were travelling for a touristic flight. Besides the victims, on... more