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AirlinesTen new aircraft for Blue Air
Bucharest, Romania - The Romanian carrier in talks with Boeing for further 737/800 and /900s
The Romanian airline Blue Air announced that it is in talks with Boeing for the purchase of further 10 B-737/800 and /900 aircraft. Last year Bucharest's carrier had ordered five of these airplanes, but... more
Military aviationIndian fighter tender: IAI-Saab Gripen joint-venture blocked
Tel Aviv, Israel - The USA would have made pressure on Israel to prevent this project
The Pentagon is understood to have made pressure on Israeli government to make it block a possible joint-venture between the Israeli company IAI (Israel Aerospace Industries) and Swedish Saab. The project... more
AirportsRecord of passengers at Edinburgh Airport
Edinburgh, Scotland - And a terminal extension is underway
Edinburgh Airport enjoyed the busiest day in its 30 year history last week, bucking a trend that has seen passenger numbers at most UK airports decline. As the airport welcomed a massive influx of holidaymakers... more
Sport aviationHang-gliding World Championships, two titles for Italy
Turin, Italy - Italian FIVL: next event is fixed for Summer 2011
"The Italian world hang-gliding champion is Alex Ploner, 33, from San Cassiano (Bolzano) before Jonny Durand (Australia) and Thomas Weissenberger (Austria). Christian Ciech from Trento, Elio Cataldi from... more
AirlinesSwiss reduces winter season flights
Zurich, Switzerland - 9% cut to the Swiss carrier's operations
The airline Swiss of Switzerland will reduce its winter season capacity by 9%, to face the global crisis of air traffic. The statement, reported by the "Sonntag" newspaper, has been confirmed by Franco... more
AerospaceESA: "Planck" reached its destination
Rome, Italy - In orbit around the L2. From there, for two years, the ESA's space observatory will hear the echo by Big Bang
"On Friday night, the detectors of Planck's High Frequency Instrument reached their amazingly low operational temperature of -273.05°C, making them the coldest known objects in space. The spacecraft has... more
AirlinesBritish Airways cuts costs
London, UK - Also delayed the delivery of Airbus A-380s
British Airways announced a 20% cost-cutting plan for this year, to face economic difficulties caused by the international air transport crisis. Among them there is also the delay of the delivery of 12... more
Press releaseENAV: Germany chooses the Italian flight controllers
Rome, Italy - "High international recognization of our staff"
"Germany asks for air traffic controllers to ENAV, the Italian Flight Assistance Society. The German service provider, DFS, in this moment, is making a technological updating of its own ACC and then requires... more
Civil aviationEU: Indonesia airlines might be removed from the black list
Brussels, Belgium - Positive opinion for four carriers of the country
Four Indonesian airlines might soon receive from the European Union the green light to fly on the European airspace, Herry Bakti, director general of the country's air transport, yesterday announced following... more
AerospaceRussia puts three military satellites into orbit
Plesetsk, Russia - With a Rokot launcher, the same used for GOCE
Russia performed this morning the launch of three military satellites from Plesetsk cosmodrome. For the lift off has been used a Rokot launcher, the same that had been used in March to launch ESA's (European... more
PeopleEnrico Saggese is new ASI president
Rome, Italy - Appointed by the Italian government
The Italian government on July 3 has appointed Enrico Saggese as new ASI (Italian Space Agency) president. The procedure, on proposal of Mariastella Gelmini, minister of education, university and research,... more
Press releaseItalian ADUC about delays at Fiumicino's airport
Rome, Italy - What does Italian ENAC make?
"Many calls arrived at ADUC by angry passengers of the Rome-Fiumicino's airport. The flight Rome-Cagliari of last Friday: it had to take off at 5:30pm, then it made at 6:15pm with a 45 minute delay... more
Military aviationThe cooperation by the Italian Air Force for G8 in L'Aquila. The new airport
Rome, Italy - From the modification activity for the airport to the operating helps for security of the great event
The official inauguration of the 'Aeroporto dei parchi' in Preturo (L'Aquila) has taken place last July 2nd and now is ready to receive the foreign delegations at G8. The airport has been entitled to 'Giuliana... more
AccidentsComoros accident, BEA: blackbox signal received
Moroni, Comoros - In the meanwhile, recovered debris including a large piece
The sub at work on the site of June 30's accident, that involved a Yemenia Airbus A-310/300 that ditched off the coast of the Comoros islands with 153 people on board, have received acoustic signals from... more
AerospaceESA: new black hole class discovered
Paris, France - The weigh 500 times more than our Sun
Astronomers using ESA’s XMM-Newton X-ray observatory have discovered a black hole weighing more than 500 solar masses, a missing link between lighter stellar-mass and heavier supermassive black holes, i... more
Civil defenseG8 Summit L'Aquila: inclusion in the pools for delegations' arrivals
Rome, Italy - They are scheduled for tomorrow and on Wednesday at Pescara airport and Rome's ones
"http://www.g8italia2009.it/G8/Home/News/G8-G8_Layout_locale-1199882089535_Arrivi_Ufficiali.htm. To be included in the pools, applications must be sent by e-mail by 12.00 noon on 6 July to [email protected]... more
Weather forecastsStill fickleness of the weather in Italy: storms persist on Central-South of the Peninsula
Rome, Italy - From Sunday in extension on the North
"The Italian Civil Defense Department, on the basis of the available models, has issued a new notice for adverse weather conditions that extends those diffused in the last days. In particular, from... more
AirlinesAlitalia and AirOne unified their ticket booking and sales system
Rome, Italy - Many advantages for the passengers
"Alitalia successfully completed the migration to a single platform of the tickets' booking, issue and check-in systems between Alitalia and AirOne. There will be many advantages for the passengers,... more
ReportBody found in the wheels of an aircraft at Gatwick
London, UK - Discovered during the routine safety checks after landing
The lifeless body of a man has been found in the wheels of the undercarriage of an aircraft at London-Gatwick airport, after the Boeing 757, flight GU101 from Accra, had landed yesterday morning arriving... more
AirlinesTurkish Airlines orders Rolls Royce's Trent 700EP engines
Istanbul, Turkey - With a deal worth US$470 million
Turkish Airlines, the national carrier of Turkey, has ordered Rolls Royce's Trent 700EP engines to power seven aircraft from its fleet. The value of the deal, at current list price, is of about US$470... more
DefenseItalian Navy: the "Amerigo Vespucci" training ship
Rome, Italy - The traditional Summer campaign will begin next Monday from Livorno's port
"The traditional Summer campaign of the training ship 'Amerigo Vespucci' will begin next July 6 from Livorno's port. The ship will plough up the Mediterranean and Black Sea until next September, accomplishing... more
DefenseItalian paratroopers in action in Afghanistan
Kabul, Afghanistan - Two military injured in a suicide attack
A joint force consisting of Italian paratroopers of the 186th "Folgore" regiment and Afghan army soldiers took place yesterday in order to eliminate a group of Taliban rebels responsible of several attacks... more
AirlinesThe reorganization by Austrian Airlines passes through 1,000 jobs to be cut
Milan, Italy - Targeted cost reduction to produce medium-term improvement
"Having already fulfilled its ambitious package of short-term measures designed to generate savings of EUR 225 million this year, the management of Austrian Airlines is now confronting the challenge of... more
AerospaceEnded, last June 30, the Ulysses mission
Rome, Italy - After almost 19 years years of observations and extraordinary discoveries around the Sun
"In 2008, Ulysses was expected to cease functioning due to weakening power. But solid engineering know-how and on-the-fly innovation have eked out an additional year of important science returns, which... more
AirportsOrio al Serio: Ryanair announces new routes at Bergamo's airport
Bergamo, Italy - From today to next July 10
"SACBO (Bergamo's airport management society) announces the opening of new routes from Orio al Serio's airport, served by Ryanair. From today, on July 3 the link to Pescara, four times per week (Monday,... more
AccidentsAF447 tragedy: search for the black boxes will continue after July 10
Paris, France - The statement by French transport minister Bussereau
The search for Air France's Airbus A-330/200 that ditched in the Atlantic ocean on June 1st, with 228 people on board, will continue also after July 10, the French transport minister Dominique Bussereau... more
AirportsACI Traffic remains stubbornly low in May
Geneva, Switzerland - But downward slide may be slowing
Airport traffic results for May 2009 remain markedly lower than traffic levels of May 2008. Airports participating in the passenger and freight “Flash” reports recorded an overall 8% decrease in passenger tra... more
OccurrencesFear on board of two Italian flights
Rome, Italy - One in Milan and the other in Cairo, Egypt
The passengers of two Italian flights have lived yesterday moments of fear, especially after the recent news about international civil aviation. A Livingston charter flight from Sharm-el-Sheikh, Egypt,... more
DefenseItalian Air Force: handover in command of the 6th Wing of Ghedi
Brescia, Italy - Colonel Francesco Vestito takes place of colonel Aurelio Colagrande
Handover on top of the Italian Air Force (AMI) 6th Wing deployed in Ghedi, Brescia, between colonel Aurelio Colagrande, outgoing commander, and colonel Francesco Vestito. The ceremony was also attended... more
IndustryDRS Technologies receives USD 49 million order
Rome, Italy - For Infrared Sighting Systems for US Army
"DRS Technologies, Inc., a Finmeccanica (FNC IM) company, has received a USD 49 million order from Raytheon to produce and supply advanced Second Generation Forward Looking Infrared (SGF) sighting systems... more
IndustryAirbus launches initiative to reinforce flight data recovery capability
Toulouse, France - The industry will involve all stakeholders
"Airbus has launched a study for reinforcing flight data recovery, including, but not limited to, extended data transmission for commercial airliners, so that in the event of accidents, critical flight... more
AirportseasyJet to start operations from Liverpool to Fuerteventura and Lanzarote
Liverpool, UK - From November 2009
easyJet announced its two new destinations in the Canary Islands from Liverpool from November 2009. The flights to Fuerteventura and Lanzarote are the airline’s first foray into the medium haul market f... more
SecurityFAA AD on Turbomeca SA Arriel 1A1, 1A2, 1B, 1C, 1C1, 1C2, 1D, 1D1, 1E2, 1K1, 1S, and 1S1 turboshaft engines (2009-12-51)
Washington, Usa - To prevent uncommanded in-flight engine shutdown, possible engine fire, and an emergency autorotation landing
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information Federal Register: [Page 31167-31169] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part... more
AccidentsTwo victims in Tornado crash in Scotland
London, UK - RAF opened an inquiry too
Two RAF pilots have been killed yesterday in an accident that occurred to their Tornado F-3 aircraft during a routine mission. London's defense ministry issued a note confirming the accident, and stating... more
AerospaceNASA, LRO sent first images from the Moon
Cape Canaveral, USA - They will be used to realize a map of the lunar surface
NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter has transmitted its first images since reaching the moon on June 23 (see AVIONEWS). The spacecraft's two cameras, collectively known as the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter... more
IndustryBoeing: 17 orders cancelled last week
Chicago, USA - 125 commercial aircraft delivered; 33 military vehicles
The American manufacturer Boeing announced that it has received 17 orders' cancellations last week for its aircraft, including the 15 B-787/8 Dreamliners cancelled by the Australian carrier Qantas (see... more
DefenseUkraine: in 2008 more than US$ 800 million of military exports
Kiev, Ukraine - Kiev will continue to supply weaponry to Georgia
Ukraine sold weapons to foreign countries for more than US$800 million in 2008, widely exceeding previous year's results, Sergei Bondarchuk, director general of Ukrspetsexport, the agency that manages... more
AccidentsComoros: still no body recovered
Moroni, Comoros - In the meanwhile the carrier suspends the Marseilles-Sana'a route
The research teams on the area of June 30's impact of the Comoros islands, that involved a Yemenia A-310/300 aircraft with 153 people on board, would have not yet recovered any of the bodies of the 152... more
AirlinesLufthansa-Austrian: merger under EU investigation
Brussels, Belgium - Concessions by the German carrier are needed
The European Commission has decided to open a deep investigation on the possible merger between Lufthansa and Austrian Airlines, for the concerns brought by the possible effects on competition that a similar... more
AirlinesSingapore Airlines increases operating capacity to Manila
Rome, Italy - A fourth daily flight from 10 July
"Singapore Airlines will add a fourth daily flight between Singapore and Manila from 10 July. The increase from three to four daily flights, operated by the Boeing 777 family of aircraft, will expand... more
SecurityFAA AD on General Electric Company (GE) CF6- 80C2B5F turbofan engines (2009-14-08)
Washington, Usa - To prevent HPCR stages 11-14 spool/shaft fatigue cracks caused by exceeding the life limit, which could result in a possible uncontained failure of the HPCR spool/shaft and damage to the airplane
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: (Volume 74, Number 125)] [Page 31350-31351] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14... more
SecurityFAA AD on Boeing model 747-400 and -400F series airplanes powered by Rolls-Royce RB211 series engines (2009-13-03)
Washington, Usa - To prevent automatic retraction of the leading edge flaps during takeoff, which could result in reduced climb performance and consequent collision with terrain and obstacles or forced landing of the airplane
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information Federal Register: [Page 31169-31171] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part... more
IndustryNorthrop Grumman successfully tested the AN/APG-81 radar for F-35 fighters
Linthicum, USA - During the "Northern Edge 2009" joint exercise
Northrop Grumman announced today that the key electronic protection capabilities of the F-35 Lightning II's AN/APG-81, built by the industry, have been successfully demonstrated during a recent joint military... more
DefenseRussia, Medvedev urges aircraft carrier delivery to India
Moscow, Russia - The Russian president: "Otherwise there will be serious consequences"
Russian president Dmitry Medvedev expressed today his concern about the overhauling works on the "Admiral Gorshkov" aircraft carrier, Kiev class, to be delivered to India by 2012. According to Medvedev... more
AccidentsAir France disaster, BEA: the A-330 did not break up in flight
Paris, France - Searches for the black boxes will continue until July 10
The French BEA (Bureau d'Enquetes et d'Analyses), the agency that is investigating on June 1st accident in which 228 people were killed on board of an Air France Airbus A-330/200, issued today the first... more
Civil aviationAirbus wants to sell aircraft to Iraqi Airways
Baghdad, Iraq - Baghdad's carrier uses only Boeing aircraft
The French manufacturer Airbus, member of the European EADS consortium, stated its will to sell aircraft to Iraqi Airways. The announcement was made today by the company's CEO, Louis Gallois, during his... more
AerospaceAriane-5 puts into orbit the largest telecommunications satellite ever
Kourou, French Guiana - From Kourou spaceport in French Guiana
The European Space Agency (ESA) yesterday evening, from Kourou Spaceport in French Guiana, launched an Ariane 5 ECA launcher on its mission to place the heaviest and most powerful telecommunications satellite... more
Press releaseItaly, SDL: flight assistants to go on strike on July 20
Rome, Italy - Punctualizations following CAI's CEO Rocco Sabelli's statements
"Concerning the implementation of law 151/2001 in defense of the minors, we believe that it is necessary to precise on some misleading statements recently made by CAI's CEO, Rocco Sabelli, on some media. What... more
DefenseThird and fourth missiles launched by North Korea
Pyongyang, North Korea - After the two of this morning
After the two short-range missiles launched this morning (see AVIONEWS), North Korea performed in the afternoon further two missile tests. The news has been reported by the South-Korean press agency "Yonhap"... more
DefenseEADS to power Saudi Arabia's defences
Riyad, Saudi Arabia - For the surveillance of the kingdom's 9000 km of borders
The European consortium EADS (European Aeronautic Defence and Space company) got from the kingdom of Saudi Arabia a contract for the country's national security program. The Defense and Security (DS) division... more