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SecurityFAA AD on Fokker model F.28 Mark 0070 and 0100 series airplanes (2009-18-11)
Washington, Usa - To identify and correct an unsafe condition on an aviation product
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: (Volume 74, Number 173)] [Page 46334-46336] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14... more
Press releaseItalian SACAL: its president of Lamezia's airport announces the arrival of a new airline
Lamezia Terme, Italy - Besides new air links with the Lombardy
"The participation yesterday of the President of Sacal, Eugenio Ripepe at the fifth edition of 'Calabria Festival', versatile and fun cultural event, with exhibitions, music, theater, wine tasting, held... more
ReportIATA aims to improve credit card operations
Geneva, Switzerland - Two services to reduce commissions and to protect airlines from frauds
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) yesterday announced the launch of two services for airlines around the world to reduce costs and help manage risk associated with credit card operations. The... more
ReportAt least 12 killed in US drone attack in Pakistan
Islamabad, Pakistan - Hit one of Taliban and Al Qaeda's strongholds
At least 12 people were killed tonight in a strike likely performed by a US drone in Pakistan, in the north Waziristan region, an area near the Afghan border. Around midnight hit the Dandy Darpa Khel village,... more
AccidentsTwo French Rafales crash in the sea, one of the pilots missing
Perpignan, France - Likely mid-air collision between the two fighters
Two French Navy Dassault Rafale fighter jets, that had taken off from the "Charles de Gaulle" aircraft carrier, crashed yesterday in the Mediterranean Sea, some 30 km off the coast of the city of Perpignan.... more
Fair and showsThe "Malta International Airshow" will take place in the week-end
Luqa, Malta - With the participation of military and civil operators from several countries
The "Malta International Airshow" will be held at Malta International Airport, Luqa, from Saturday 26 to Sunday 27 September. Military and civil operators from several countries are going to take part... more
AerospaceNASA instruments reveal water molecules on Lunar Surface
Rome, Italy - Three findings published on "Science" indicate tracks and not only on the Poles.
NASA scientists have discovered water molecules in the polar regions of the moon. Instruments aboard three separate spacecraft revealed water molecules in amounts that are greater than predicted, but still... more
Military aviationLockheed Martin sells Sniper ATP systems to Morocco
Orlando, USA - They will be installed on F-16 Block 50 fighter jets
Lockheed Martin announced today it has signed a foreign military sales contract to deliver Sniper Advanced Targeting Pods (ATP) to the Royal Moroccan Air Force. The US$30 million contract includes integration... more
Military aviationBoeing gets contracts for the modernization of the A-10
St. Louis, USA - Within the Thunderbolt Life-Cycle Program Support
Boeing announced today that it has received two separate contracts from the US Air Force to support modernization of the fleet of 365 A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft. The contracts, which have a total value... more
IndustryHelisim inaugurates its first NH-90 simulator
Marignane, France - Realism of the images, special effects and possibility to night flight training the characteristics of the machine
Helisim, a company jointly created by Eurocopter (EADS), Thales and DCI, inaugurated its first NH-90 flight simulator at the training center in Marignane (South of France) where it will be used to train... more
AirlinesAEA approves IATA's commitments on climate change
New York, USA - Presented to the United Nations in New York
The Association of European Airlines, representing Europe’s most important network carriers, has welcomed the commitments made by aviation-industry leaders to the United Nations in New York, to address a... more
HelicoptersAgustaWestland and Heli-One sign Repair & Overhaul agreement
Cascina Costa, Italy - For a centre in Vancouver, Canada
AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, announces it has signed an agreement with Heli-One for the establishment of a Repair & Overhaul Centre in Vancouver, Canada. Under this agreement the Centre will... more
AccidentsFour injured in air accident in Durban, South Africa
Durban, South Africa - The crash against the fence of a primary school
Four people (three crewmembers and a woman who was working on the ground), have been injured in an air crash occurred today to a British Aerospace Jetstream 41 aircraft operated by South African Airlink,... more
HelicoptersEurocopter, Edmiston and AWD present a new design for the EC-155
Monaco, Monaco - During the "Monaco Yacht Show 2009"
Andrew Winch Designs (AWD), a specialist in yacht design, has taken up a challenge to come up with a dream helicopter concept especially for yachts. The AWD Design, which is based on the Eurocopter EC-155B1... more
ReportIATA presents climate change proposals to heads of governments
New York, USA - Getting close to Copenhagen meeting in December
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) presented its proposals to the UN summit in New York. The forum takes place in the run-up to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change... more
SecurityFAA AD on Boeing model 707 airplanes, and model 720 and 720B series airplanes (2009-18-10)
Washington, Usa - To detect and correct cracks and corrosion in the body terminal fittings above and below the floor, which could cause loss of support for the wing and could affect the structural integrity of the airplane
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: (Volume 74, Number 173)] [Page 46331-46334] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14... more
SecurityFAA Emergency AD on Agusta SpA (Agusta) model AB-139 and AW-139 helicopters (2009-19-51)
Washington, Usa - To correct a condition that could result in failure of a tailboom and subsequent loss of control of the helicopter
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39 Directorate Identifier 2009-SW-50-AD;... more
AerospaceAstrium will put into orbit the first German military communications satellite
Ottobrunn, Germany - The network will be completed by the end of 2010
Astrium will deliver into orbit the first of two military communications satellites for the German Defense Force (Bundeswehr). The first satellite has been shipped to the European Space Centre in Kourou,... more
AirportsWDF awarded duty free contract at Bristol International Airport
London, UK - For seven years
"WDF, the British travel retail & duty free division of Autogrill Group, strengthens its presence in the UK by winning the contract to operate retail & duty free activities at Bristol international airport. The... more
Military aviationAn aircraft from the Vietnam War to be used in Afghanistan?
Washington, USA - Boeing might supply the USAF with an upgraded version of the OV-10 Bronco
A reconnaissance aircraft designed for the Vietnam War might come back into service. Boeing has in fact proposed to the US Air Force a modernized version of the OV-10 Bronco to match its necessities in... more
IndustryQantas took 75th Boeing 737
Auckland, New Zealand - Named for famous New Zealand aviator
Boeing and Qantas celebrated as the Australian airline's 75th 737, adorned with a special decal to commemorate the milestone, arrived in Auckland, New Zealand. Qantas named the Boeing Next-Generation... more
Military aviationItaly wants to hold costs down for the F-35 production line
Novara, Italy - To be installed in Cameri Air Base (Novara)
The governments of Italy and the United States, Alenia Aeronautica (Finmeccanica group) and Lockheed Martin are in talks to asses costs and financing for the final assembly and check-out (FACO) production... more
Civil aviationSukhoi Superjet 100 completed high altitude flight
Gyumri, Armenia - At Shirak Airport in Gyumri, Armenia
The Sukhoi Superjet 100 aircraft, serial number 95003, successfully completed the high altitude flight test campaign in Armenia. The international Shirak Airport at Gyumri is located at 1524 meters. The... more
AirlinesAir traffic decline in August for American carriers
Washington, USA - Both in passengers and cargo sectors
The Air Transport Association of America (ATA), the industry trade organization for the leading US airlines, reported that passenger revenue fell 21% in August 2009 versus the same month in 2008, the 10th... more
CargoFedEx Express receives first Boeing 777 Freighter
Everett, USA - It will cut costs and enhance efficiency
Cargo transport giant FedEx Express took delivery of its first Boeing 777 Freighter aircraft. This twinjet freighter will help FedEx Express deliver more cargo even faster, allowing the carrier to offer... more
Fair and showsItalian ENAV and Techno Sky at "Malta Airshow 2009"
Rome, Italy - The event will take place next Saturday and Sunday
"ENAV (Italian Flight Assistance Society) and Techno Sky will participate at 'Malta Airshow 2009', that to take place at the Malta's International airport next September 26 and 27. Techno Sky, ENAV's... more
SecurityEASA's emergency AD on Goodrich's Pitot tubes
Cologne, Germany - On Airbus A-330 and A-340 aircraft
The EASA (European Aviation Safety Agency) issued an emergency airworthiness directive (AD), effective from yesterday, concerning Goodrich's speed sensors "Pitot tubes" (P/N 0851HL with serial numbers... more
AirlinesOman Air took delivery of first Airbus A-330
Toulouse, France - It will serve for adding long haul flights to the network
Oman Air has taken delivery of its first A-330/200, becoming the newest operator of the aircraft, enabling the carrier to introduce long haul flights for the first time. The aircraft was acquired under... more
DefenseIsrael to sell radar systems to South Korea
Tel Aviv, Israel - For fighters and air defense
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) announced yesterday it has been awarded two multi-year contracts, worth US$280 million, in the Republic of South Korea (ROK) to supply radar systems for fighter jets and... more
AccidentsSeven victims in Iranian military air crash
Tehran, Iran - During a military parade, but authorities deny links
It's of seven victims the death toll of an air crash occurred on Tuesday to a military airplane, likely an Iranian Air Force Ilyushin 76MD, near Tehran. This might have happened during a military parade... more
AerospaceItalian ASI: Rosa took off on board of Oceansat-2
Sriharikota, India - The Indian mission starts. On board the Italian tool for the atmospher's study
In its sixteenth flight conducted from Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) SHAR, Sriharikota yesterday (September 23, 2009), ISRO's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle, PSLV-C14 successfully launched the 960... more
ReportSydney under a sand blanket: transports in tilt
Sydney, Australia - Delays and cancellations into the flights
This morning Sydney has been recovered by a compact red sand blanket brought by a strong storm, the most powerful in the last decades, according the experts, adding that the phenomenon is moving until... more
HelicoptersFirst upgraded British Army Lynx flies with new engines
Yeovil, UK - The first four of the 12 aircraft will be delivered in late 2009 and the remaining eight in 2010
AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, announced the successful first flight of the British Army’s first Lynx AH Mk.9A fitted with more powerful CTS800 engines, just 10 months after contract award. T... more
ReportStockholm: spectacular stealing and escape by helicopter
Stockholm, Sweden - They operate in front of the powerless officers
A stealing assembled in a perfect manner with minimal particulars that practised this morning in the early morning in the cash deposit of the vigilance institute G4S in Vastberga, near Stockholm. A... more
HelicoptersBristow Group Inc. signs an agreement for three AW-139s
Cascina Costa, Italy - To be used to perform off-shore transport missions
AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, announced that the Bristow Group Inc. has signed an agreement for three AW-139 medium twin engine helicopters to be used to perform off-shore transport missions.... more
AerospaceSwissCube, the first Swiss satellite launched on an Indian launch vehicle
Losanna, Switzerland - A basic step to the space for students of the Confederation
The launch of SwissCube has taken place today on Wednesday 23 September 2009 at 8h21 (Swiss time). The launch has taken place from India thanks to the PSLV (Polar satellite launch vehicle) developed by... more
HelicoptersJapan National Police Agency ordered one more AW-139 helicopter
Cascina Costa, Italy - AW has achieved strong growth in the local helicopter market in recent years
AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, and Mitsui Bussan Aerospace announced that the Japan National Police Agency (JNPA) has ordered another medium lift AW-139 helicopter to replace the Chiba prefecture’s A... more
Fair and showsThe "Aviation Expo/China 2009" opened today
Beijing, China - From 23 to 26 in Beijing
The "Aviation Expo/China 2009", the show realized with strong support by Chinese Government, Military Department, by the Civil Aviation Authority and of the general aviation airlines opened today, sponsoring... more
AirlinesAir France-KLM: capacity -2% in Winter season
Paris, France - In addition three newness
The winter season 2009-2010 starts 25 October. During this season, AIR FRANCE-KLM aims to adjust capacity, while maintaining connectivity at Paris-"Charles de Gaulle" and Amsterdam-Schiphol. The Group’s o... more
Weather forecastsBad weather in Italy: still storms on South and strong winds
Rome, Italy - Starting from this morning, on September 23
"The Italian Civil Defense Department has issued a new notice for adverse weather conditions that predicts from this morning, on Wednesday September 23, storms or downpours also of strong intensity, on... more
Fair and showsPiaggio Aero with Sanlorenzo at the "Monaco Yacht Show"
Monaco, Principality of Monaco - At the Port Hercule in Principality of Monaco from September 23-26, 2009
"Piaggio Aero, thanks to its partnership with Sanlorenzo, one of the primary Italian boat designer and manufacturer, will for the first-time exhibit at 'Monaco Yacht Show', September 23-26, at the Port H... more
AirportsHonduras: Zelaya's repatriation: the Country's airports closed
Tegucigalpa, Honduras - "The local military air forces will take the control of the air stations"
"De Facto" head of the Country's Government, the Italian-Honduran Roberto Micheletti, has ordered yesterday the closure of all international local airports, following to the home-coming by Manuel Zelaya,... more
MiscellaneousAVIONEWS Agency’s interruption due to maintenance works on web-site
Rome, Italy - The normal activity will restart in a few hours
AVIONEWS apologizes with subscribers and readership for interruption into news’ publication, due to the maintenance works on website, in order to improve the offered service. The normal activity to b... more
Fair and showsAir shows and exhibitions in the third week of September
Rome, Italy - From today, on Tuesday 22 to next Sunday 27
Tuesday 22 - "AFAC Conference and Exhibition 2009". Gold Coast, Australia. + 61 (0)3 59 832 400 www.afac2009.org.au - "2009 FAI European Championships for Electric Model Aircraft". Cisnadie, Romania.... more
AerospaceFive sceneries for NASA's future
Rome, Italy - The first summary of the "Augustine report" published, that will lead the Obama's choices on human flight programmes
So, as it is "The American program of human space exploration is intolerable. It follows up aims that don't converge with the resources assigned": it begins so, with a strong introduction, the document... more
ReportLife sentence for three terrorists who were planning to use liquid explosives on airplanes
London, UK - The attack was avoided in 2006
Three of the terrorists who in the summer of 2006 planned a joint attack on several airliners departing from the UK towards the USA, have been sentenced today to life prison by London's court. The head... more
AirportsItaly: Alghero airport, regional intervention needed
Alghero, Italy - Meanwhile Giudici and Luzzati fly to Ireland to discuss with Ryanair
A major commitment from Sardinia's regional government is needed to cover its debts with SOGEAAL (Alghero airport operator) for the years 2008 and 2009. The request will be sent by regional councillors... more
ReportEconomy class flights for Sonia Gandhi and Indian ministers
New Delhi, India - To save on the cost of politics in a difficult moment for the country
It is austerity time for Sonia Gandhi, president of the Indian National Congress party, currently leading the country, and for New Delhi's ministers. Many of them in fact have started to take commercial... more
DefenseUS$1.9 billion contract for Drs Technologies
Parsippany, USA - Finmeccanica shares up thanks to the agreement
DRS Technologies (Finmeccanica group) announced today that it is one of only two suppliers chosen for a US$1.9 billion Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract for Driver’s Vision Enhancers (... more
Weather forecastsItaly: downpours and storms in expansion on Centre and on Sardinia
Rome, Italy - After the Northern regions the bad weather on the Peninsula has moved
"The Italian Civil Defense Department, on the basis of the available models, has issued a new notice for adverse weather conditions that expands that diffused yesterday. From this evening are predicted... more