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AerospaceNASA: space shuttle Endeavour's 16-day mission started
Cape Canaveral, USA - It will carry mission STS-127's crew on the ISS
Space shuttle Endeavour finally managed to depart. After a problem-less countdown lift off went on successfully at 6:03 pm EDT, yesterday, from launch pad 39A at Kennedy Space Center of Cape Canaveral,... more
AccidentsIranian accident: black boxes recovered
Tehran, Iran - The Tupolev Tu-154 would have exploded in flight just before impacting on the ground
The black boxes of Caspian Airlines' Tupolev Tu-154, crashed yesterday in Iran with 168 people on board (see AVIONEWS). The two flight recorders will be analyzed by Iranian experts to try to verify the... more
AccidentsComoros disaster, search for more bodies to end
Moroni, Comoros - To date 24 have been recovered
Search for bodies along the coast of Tanzania and Comoros, following June 30's air accident in which 152 of the 153 people on board of a Yemenia Airbus A-310/300 have been killed, will be stopped. To date... more
AirportsAeroporti di Roma is the official sponsor of the World Aquatics Championships "Rome 09"
Rome, Italy - The XIII edition will take place from July 17 to August
"It was the year 1994 when Rome hosted the 'World Aquatics Championship' for the first time. 15 years later, Rome welcomes the 13th FINA World Championship for aquatic sports including swimming, water... more
SecurityFAA AD on Hawker Beechcraft Corporation model G-36 airplanes (2009-15-01)
Washington, Usa - To detect and correct chafing between the wire harness/connector(s) and fuel line
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information Federal Register: July 15, 2009 [Page 34211-34213] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14... more
SecurityFAA AD on Turbomeca SA ARRIUS 2F turboshaft engines (2009-14-11)
Washington, Usa - To identify and correct an unsafe condition on an aviation product
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information Federal Register: July 15, 2009 [Page 34221-34222] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14... more
AirlinesAustrian Airlines traffic result for first half-year 2009
Vienna, Austria - It reacts promptly to market trend
"The Austrian Airlines Group has reacted to the present market situation in good time by adjusting capacity to the low level of demand. This has enabled Austrian Airlines to keep its passenger load factor... more
Civil aviationItalian ENAC, Vito Riggio concerned for Alitalia's inefficiencies
Perugia, Italy - Management summoned tomorrow to discuss about solutions
Italian ENAC (National Civil Aviation Authority) president, Vito Riggio, said today, on the sidelines of the signature of the agreement with Umbria regional government on the expansion of Perugia airport... more
Press releaseItalian ENAC assigns to SASE in Perugia twenty year management of Umbria's airport
Rome, Italy - On the occasion of the signature for agreement concerning the infrastructural reinforcement of airport
"ENAC (Italian Civil Aviation Authority) unveiled that today, on July 15, on the occasion of the agreement's signature for infrastructural reinforcement of Perugia's airport, President, Vito Riggio, and... more
DefenseRussia mocks American surveillance systems
Moscow, Russia - The launch of ballistic missiles would have taken USA by surprise
Two Sineva intercontinental ballistic missile tests, launched from the Arctic by Russian strategical submarines, would have mocked US surveillance systems. Furthermore these experiments, carried out on... more
UAS-DronesFire Scout supplied real-time video feed
San Diego, USA - It will be carried on the USS McInerney frigate
Northrop Grumman announced today that one of its MQ-8B Fire Scout Vertical Takeoff and Landing Tactical Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (VTUAV) testing in the USA provided a real-time video feed of electro-optical/infrared... more
Press releaseItalian "Telefono Blu" about cancelled flights: the judge of departure or arrival's place is competent
Milan, Italy - According to an European Court of Justice's sentence
"Positive news by Court of Justice for EU's air passengers. On the case in which an intra-community flight is annulled, in fact, they can request a flat-rate compensation to judge of the airplane departure... more
AerospaceESA: Venus has a violent past
Rome, Italy - Earthquakes and volcanic activity provoked by the drift of Continents
"Venus Express has charted the first map of Venus’ southern hemisphere at infrared wavelengths. The new map hints that our neighbouring world may once have been more Earth-like, with a plate tectonics s... more
Military aviationFirst C-17 Globemaster III SAC delivered
Long Beach, USA - It will be deployed at Pápa Air Base, Hungary
Boeing delivered the first Strategic Airlift Capability (SAC) C-17 Globemaster III during a ceremony yesterday at its final assembly facility in Long Beach, paving the way for the advanced airlifter’s h... more
AirlinesSnowjet introduces direct London-Stansted-Sion flights
London, UK - Starting from 19 December to 18 April 2010
Snowjet, the ski flight specialist, will begin operating direct seasonal winter flights from London-Stansted to Sion Ski Airport in the popular Swiss Valais Region, for the 09/10 winter ski season. Snowjet’s S... more
ReportThe body of the Italian soldier killed in Afghanistan will be brought back home tomorrow
Rome, Italy - City mourning announced in Campobasso
The body of Alessandro Di Lisio, the Italian paratrooper killed yesterday in Afghanistan after a terrorist attack (see AVIONEWS), will be brought back home tomorrow on board of an Italian Air Force C-130.... more
Airlines"British Airways will not accept less than 53% share in Iberia merger"
London, UK - CEO Willie Walsh's statements
Denying what had been reported by Spanish media, according to which British Airways (BA) would be prepared to accept a 50% participation in the new joint-venture that would be formed after the merger with... more
AccidentsIran air accident: a fire in mid-air the possible cause of the crash
Tehran, Iran - 168 people, maybe 170, have been killed in the tragedy
It might have been a fire in mid-air the cause of this morning's air accident occured to a Caspian Airlines Tupolev Tu-154 (flight RV-7908, tail number EP-CPG), en route from Tehran, Iran, to Yerevan,... more
AirportsAeroporti di Roma: immigration office in Fiumicino inaugurated at the beginning of the month
Rome, Italy - It's the first Italian air station to host a detached division
"Fiumicino intercontinental airport is the first Italian air station to host a detached division of the Immigration office of the police headquarters. The office, situated in international arrivals... more
PeopleGovernor of Virginia appoints three members to airports authority board of directors
Washington, Usa - Mame Reiley, Frank M. Conner III and Dennis L. Martire
Governor Timothy M. Kaine of the Commonwealth of Virginia has made appointments to the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority board of directors. Mame Reiley, who was appointed to the Board in... more
Civil defenseThe new airport in L'Aquila-Preturo opened to civil aviation
L'Aquila, Italy - The local and territorial authorities have started activities to individualize societies that will have air traffic and air station's management
"The airport in Preturo, near L'Aquila, has opened to civil aviation from yesterday. The local and territorial authorities have begun activities to characterize societies that to have air traffic and airport's... more
AirlinesWizz Air started operations from Liverpool to Prague
Liverpool, UK - Three times a week
Wizz Air commenced their latest route from Liverpool "John Lennon Airport" (JLA) with three flights each week to Prague, the capital of the Czech Republic. Flights operate on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays,... more
HelicoptersItaly: new helicopters for the Carabinieri of Varese
Varese, Italy - The modern AW-109N "Nexus" enters the fleet for the operation "Summer security 2009"
The Italian Carabinieri of Varese will have, within the operation "Summer security 2009", a new AgustaWestland (Finmeccanica group) helicopter, the AW-109N "Nexus", for territorial surveillance in this... more
AirlinesItaly, Myair would have paid insurance premium with checks without funds
Vicenza, Italy - To Ascom Finance, company that guarantees the carrier's debts
Problems for the Italian airline Myair seem to never reach an end. According to what is reported today by the "Il Giornale di Vicenza" newspaper, in fact, it seems that the carrier would have paid the... more
ReportHelicopter crash in Afghanistan, death toll grows to 6
Sangin, Afghanistan - All occupants of the aircraft, maybe also a child on the ground
The death toll of yesterday's helicopter crash in the Helmand region, Afghanistan (see AVIONEWS), has grown to 6. All the passengers on board of the aircraft, a Pecotox-Air Mil Mi-26T, are understood to... more
AirlinesAir France-KLM might come back in the race for Austrian Airlines' takeover
Paris, France - While European commission studies Lufthansa's proposal
Air France-KLM might come back in the race for the acquisition of Austrian Airlines (AUA), according to what has been reported today by the Austrian newspaper "Kurier". The European commission, that is... more
AccidentsSerious air accident in Iran, maybe 168 victims
Tehran, Iran - According to local authorities nobody would have survived
A new, serious air accident has hit this morning at about 7 am GMT the world of civil aviation: a passenger aircraft, a Caspian Airlines Tupolev TU-154, with 168 people on board (153 passengers and 15... more
HelicoptersItaly: Elitaliana wins race for helicopter rescue of Lazio region
Rome, Italy - Finally awarded the nine-year contract worth € 92 million
After years of problems the nine-year contract, worth more than € 92 million, for helicopter rescue services of ARES 118, regional sanitary emergency agency of Lazio (Italy), has finally been awarded. T... more
SecurityEuropean airline black-list updated
Brussels, Belgium - All carriers from Zambia and Kazakhstan banned, except Air Astana
The European commission has published the modifications to its airline black-list. All carriers from Zambia and Kazakhstan, except Air Astana, have been banned from the Union's air space, due to deficiencies... more
HelicoptersItaly: Elifriulia wins helicopter rescue service in Sardinia
Cagliari, Italy - The base will be at Cagliari-Elmas airport with an EC-135
Elifriulia of Ronchi dei Legionari (Gorizia, Italy) has won a three-month contract, worth € 533,000, to supply helicopter rescue services in center-south Sardinia. The company's Eurocopter EC-135 helicopter w... more
ReportESA: MARS 500 mission accomplished
Moscow, Russia - 105-day simulation to simulate Human spaceflight on Mars
A crew of six completed their simulated Mars mission after leaving a special isolation facility in Moscow, Russia, for the first time in 105 days. Their mission is part of the Mars 500 programme that will... more
AirlinesAir New Zealand receives first Boeing 767 with the new winglets
Auckland, New Zealand - It will allow the carrier to save six million liters of fuel annually
Air New Zealand has received its first Boeing 767/300ER aircraft fitted with new blended winglets developed by Aviation Partners. The airline estimates that it will save more than six million litres of... more
AirlinesBritish Airways, sailing in deep waters, goes towards 4000 redundancies
London, UK - Worrying declarations by its CEO, Willie Walsh
"Bloomberg" agency writes that today in London, during annual meeting of the BA's shareholders, the airline's CEO, Willie Walsh, has declared: "It's necessary a radical reorganization of our work force.... more
AirlinesUS$1 billion loan for Air India
New Delhi, India - Furthermore New Delhi's government is planning a public financing
Air India's quest for cash continues. Through its parent National Aviation Company of India (NACIL), in fact, the carrier is going to receive an US$1.06 billion loan from JPMorgan Chase & Co to finance... more
AirlinesCzech Airlines purchased SITA-built "Horizon" system
Prague, Czech Republic - For passengers' management. The 4-year deal has a value of US$12 million
Czech Airlines and air transport IT specialist, SITA, announced a $12 million, four-year agreement for the use of SITA's "Horizon" portfolio of passenger management solutions as the Czech national carrier... more
Military aviationIsraeli Air Force receives the first four of 25 ordered T-6 Beechcrafts (Efroni)
Tel Aviv, Israel - Deliveries will be completed by the end of the year
Israeli Air Force has received the first four Beechcraft T-6 (dubbed "Efroni" by Tel Aviv's air force) trainer aircraft that will replace the aging CM-170 Zukit ("Fouga Magister") that have been used for... more
Fair and shows"Forbes" publisher Rich Karlgaard will Be keynote speaker at "NBAA2009"
Washington, Usa - On October 20-22, in Orlando (Florida)
The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) announced that "Forbes" magazine publisher and business airplane owner and pilot Rich Karlgaard will be a keynote speaker at the opening general session... more
AirportsFlorence, bid for the enlargement of the terminal
Florence, Italy - Worth a value of 20 million euros
Florence airport published a bid for the enlargement of the air terminal, worth a value of 20 million euros. Companies which are planning to run for the bid can visit the airport and its structures till... more
AirlinesSouthwest inspects its Boeing 737s
Charleston, USA - Following the opening of a hole in the fuselage of flight WN2294
Southwest Airlines has decided to open an inspection on its entire Boeing 737/300 fleet after the emergency landing caused yesterday by the opening of a football-sized hole in the fuselage of the aircraft... more
ReportThe school of aerospace engineering of "La Sapienza" University at Rome-Urbe airport
Rome, Italy - The move is scheduled for September 2009
The school of aerospace engineering of Rome's "La Sapienza" University will be moved to Rome-Urbe airport starting from September 2009. From San Pietro in Vincoli it will come back to the buildings and... more
DefenseNATO air drills in the Baltic sea
Tallinn, Estonia - Today and tomorrow in the skies of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia
Between today and tomorrow in the skies of Baltic republics of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia a NATO-organized air exercise will be held. Aim of the drills is to increase interoperability among air space... more
Military aviation100,000 flight hours for Dassault airplanes of the Italian AMI's 31st Wing
Rome, Italy - Dassault Falcon Service, on the occasion, will pay out a donation in favour of Abruzzo's population
The 100,000 flight hours of Dassault Aviation's airplanes of the Italian Air Force (AMI)'s 31st Wing have been celebrated yesterday, on Monday July 13, 2009 at Rome-Ciampino's military airport. This... more
SecurityGlobal airline black-list: France is trustful
Paris, France - Despite ICAO's doubts
France is trustful on the creation of a global black-list for those airlines that do not respect safety standards. The proposal was made by European transport commissioner, Antonio Tajani, following... more
ReportAfghanistan: Italian paratrooper killed in terrorist attack
Farah, Afghanistan - Further three military have been injured
An Italian paratrooper, 25-year-old Alessandro Di Lisio, has been killed this morning in Afghanistan, near Farah, in a terrorist attack. Besides him, further three paratroopers have been injured, even... more
AerospaceSpace shuttle Endeavour's launch postponed to Wednesday
Cape Canaveral, USA - Bad weather prevented again the lift off of Mission STS-127
It seems not going to end the wait for space shuttle Endeavour's launch, that is supposed to carry the crew of mission STS-127 to the International Space Station (ISS). Some fuel leaks in June had caused... more
AirportsMiami opens multi-use business centre in south terminal
Miami, Usa - Passengers can use pc, fax machine or a meeting room
Passengers in Miami International Airport’s South Terminal have an one-stop location where they can fax or photocopy an important document, rent a mobile phone for use in the U.S. or abroad, or even h... more
OccurrencesHole in the fuselage forces airliner to emergency landing
Charleston, USA - The aperture caused the sudden depressurization of the cabin
The pilot of a Southwest Airlines Boeing 737/300 was forced yesterday to make an emergency landing in Charleston, West Virginia, due to a football-sized hole in the fuselage that caused sudden depressurization... more
AirportsAeromexico launches new service from San Francisco
San Francisco, Usa - To Hermosillo, Mexico, five times a week
San Francisco International airport announced that AeroMexico started service between San Francisco and Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico’s largest city. The inaugural flight arrived at SFO on Monday, July 1... more
HelicoptersSikorsky X-2 completed two flight tests
Stratford, USA - The counter-rotating coaxial rotor helicopter will be the fastest in the world
The Sikorsky X-2 technology demonstrator has completed two test flights that included full engagement of the distinctive propeller for the first time. In one hour of testing conducted in two flights, the... more
IndustryConstruction started for third "Littoral" class combat ship
Marinette, USA - At Marinette Marine's (Fincantieri group) shipyards
A keel-laying ceremony has been held at Marinette Marine’s shipyard for "Fort Worth", the US Navy’s third Littoral Combat Ship (LCS-3). Two SH-60 Seahawk helicopters and several unmanned aerial systems (Ua... more