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DefenseNorth Atlantic theatre of "Frukus 2009" naval exercises
Paris, France - Four Navies will simulate joint antipiracy maneuvers
From June 22 to 26 in northern Atlantic will be held antipiracy naval operations' simulations. The aim of these exercises is to better the interoperability between France, USA, UK an Russia's Navies, within... more
Military aviationEurofighter: Germany and UK hesitate
London, UK - Berlin will probably carry out the order. Doubts for London
The governments of Germany and UK are considering the possibility to an early interruption of the Eurofighter Typhoon programme, signed together with Spain and Italy. However, while Berlin is understood... more
Sport aviationTwinning between "World Air Games 2009" and Hautes Alpes
Turin, Italy - The French Department has four airports
The Hautes-Alpes French Department's President, Jean Yves Dusserre, is today in Turin, guest of the "WAG" Organizating Committee, received by WAG's leadership during a press-conference took place this... more
Sport aviation"World Air Games 2009": great spectacular in Avigliana for the paragliding competitions
Turin, Italy - The competitions of all three categories took place
A great show on Avigliana lake where yesterday the competitions of all three categories at "WAG" for paragliding discipline took place. Numerous people have seen along the lakeside in a sunny day to... more
Conferences"VertiPass": the future of vertical takeoff air transport
Rome, Italy - AgustaWestland and TEH-Ambrosetti's study presented today at Rome-Urbe airport
This morning at Rome-Urbe airport was held a meeting on the theme "Development of vertical takeoff air transport within a cutting edge mobility system for the country". On the occasion was presented the... more
Military aviationItalian Air Force in Turin for the "World Air Games 2009"
Rome, Italy - The AMI provides necessary support to the flight competitions from June 6-13
"The Italian Air Force (AMI) is present at 'World Air Games 2009' in Turin, on going from June 6 to 13, with pilots and airplanes of Gliding centre of AMI in Guidonia (Rome), specialized for towing sailplanes... more
ConferencesAgustaWestland asks for more infrastructures for vertical takeoff aircraft
Rome, Italy - Giuseppe Orsi's speech this morning at Rome-Urbe airport
This morning at Rome-Urbe airport took place a meeting named "Development of vertical takeoff air transport within a cutting edge mobility system for the country". Aim of the conference was to present... more
AirportsToulouse-Blagnac: passengers drop by 0.9% in May
Toulouse, France - International routes had a particular decrease
The number of passengers at Toulouse-Bragnac airport slightly dropped: in May, 554,462 transits represented a decrease of 0.9% if compared with the same month of 2008. In particular, international connections... more
AirlinesKLM to replace seasonal staff with pilots
Amsterdam, Netherlands - The initiative to save on Summer hirings
Dutch carrier KLM, Air France-KLM group, found an innovative way to try to save money in this crisis period: make the pilots to the ground work, from baggage recovery to hospitality services, during the... more
Sport aviation"WAG 2009": many categories won by Italian athletes
Turin, Italy - Yesterday an intense day of competitions
Another intense day for "World Air Games" where in many categories have won the Italian athletes. We see in details the lists. Mondovì, balloon: the Italian Igor Charbonnier the first, then British... more
PeopleNBAA welcomes Debbie Hersman nomination as NTSB chair
Washington, Usa - Before joining the NTSB, she was a staff member of the US Senate
National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) president and CEO, Ed Bolen, commended the Obama administration for nominating Deborah A. P. Hersman as chair of the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). "NBAA... more
AirlinesRyanair: also on board of flights departing from Pisa the use of cell phone will be allowed
Pisa, Italy - In 2009, 2.5 million passengers will fly the Irish carrier from "Galileo Galilei" airport
After Bergamo-Orio al Serio and Rome-Ciampino airports, now is the turn of Pisa: passengers of Ryanair flights will be allowed to use their mobile phone when on board of the six aircraft based at "Galileo... more
AirportsEuropean passenger traffic down -4.8% during April 2009
Brussels, Belgium - Significant signs of the negative impact of the crisis on many airports
"The latest ACI EUROPE airport traffic report for April 2009 continues to reveal significant signs of the negative impact of the crisis on many European airports. Although an improvement on recent months’ f... more
Aerospace"Cirque du Soleil" founder will go on the ISS
Ottawa, Canada - He will be the seventh space tourist, the first from Canada
Guy Laliberte, founder of the "Cirque du Soleil", will be the first Canadian space tourist to fly to the ISS (International Space Station), the seventh globally. The billionaire will pay $35 million for... more
ReportAvoids Air France's disaster, dies in car accident
Kufstein, Austria - The hand of fate guided the destiny of South Tyrolean woman
Johanna Ganthaler, South Tyrolean pensioner, avoided tragic AF447 flight from Rio de Janeiro to Paris that ditched in the Atlantic on June 1 with 228 people on board, together with her husband Kurt, for... more
IndustryAirbus: biodiversity campaign on UN's World Environmental Day
Toulouse, France - It has been launched last June 5
"On 5th June, to mark World Environment Day, Airbus, the National Geographic Society and the UNEP Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) have launched a world-reaching biodiversity... more
Fair and showsTelespazio exhibits at the 48th International "Paris Air Show
Rome, Italy - The industry will present its activities in different sectors
"Telespazio, a Finmeccanica/Thales company, will be exhibiting from 15 to 21 June at the '48th International Paris Air Show' at Le Bourget, which is celebrating its centenary year. As one of the world’s l... more
DefenseRussia aims to improve its missiles
Moscow, Russia - New rockets and command and control systems by 2016
Russia said it has in program to update its ballistic missiles arsenal to increase its capability to overcome missile defenses. The modernization project should be completed by 2016, as Strategic Missile... more
Sport aviation"WAG 2009": yesterday the third day of competitions
Turin, Italy - With a sunny day
The third day of competitions of "World Air Games" in Turin 2009 has been accompanied with a sunny day. We start from the airfield in Collegno with the test by ultralights engaged in the "Pylon Race"... more
OccurrencesEmergency for Airbus aircraft at Canary Islands
Las Palmas, Spain - Passengers speak of fire coming out of an engine
The pilot of an Airbus A-320 of Spanish operator Iberworld this morning was forced to invert the route and land back at Las Palmas airport, Gran Canaria island, Spain, from where the aircraft took off... more
Military aviationJapan insists on F-22s
Tokyo, Japan - Despite US pressure for F-35s
Japan is asking again to the US to sell their F-22 Raptor stealth fighter aircraft for its defense needs. The USA are reluctant on selling such an advanced technology, even if Japan is one of America's... more
AirlinesBiofuel for Qatar Airways
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - Appeal to the governments on emission taxes
Qatar Airways announced that it has a project to perform a test flight from London-Gatwick to Doha to experiment new biofuels. The statement has been made during IATA's (International Air Transport Association)... more
ReportItalian helicopter hit in Afghanistan
Bala Murghab, Afghanistan - The Mangusta has been damaged. Soldiers uninjured
Italian Defense Minister, Ignazio La Russa, on the sidelines of his participation to the Italian Navy feast, confirmed that during a shootout that took place in Bala Murghab, western Afghanistan, between... more
Fair and showsFinmeccanica at "Le Bourget 2009"
Rome, Italy - The 48th edition will be held next week
"This year as usual, Finmeccanica is taking part in the 'Paris Air Show', to be held at Le Bourget, June 15-21. The 48th edition will be marked by celebrations for the centenary of the first Exposition... more
AirlinesANA to keep code-sharing with Shanghai Airlines
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - Even in case of the Chinese carrier merging with China Eastern
Japanese airline All Nippon Airlines (ANA) will keep its code-sharing agreement with Shanghai Airlines even in case of a possible merger of this carrier with China Eastern (see AVIONEWS), Ana's executive... more
IndustryEmbraer delivers first E-jet to Augsburg Airways
São José dos Campos, Brazil - The model 195 is part of an order for 30 airplanes by Lufthansa for its regional partners
"Embraer delivered the first EMBRAER 195 jet, yesterday, to Augsburg Airways, a Lufthansa Regional partner, during a ceremony held at Embraer’s headquarters in São José dos Campos, Brazil. The original dea... more
UAS-DronesAntitrust's green light for Finmeccanica-Abu Dhabi joint-venture
Rome, Italy - Alenia and ADASI will produce MALE UAS systems together
The antitrust authority gave its green light to the joint-venture between Alenia Aeronautica (Finmeccanica group) and Abu Dhabi Autonomous Systems Investments (ADASI) to build and sell unmanned aerial... more
AerospaceNASA and ESA together on Mars
Rome, Italy - Starting from 2016
Budget problems might bring NASA to join forces with European Space Agency (ESA) for a mission to Mars, starting in 2016. So far the Americans prefered to go by themselves, but exorbitant costs of the... more
Military aviationNew bombs for the B-2A
Washington, USA - Highly penetrating explosive devices to hit bunkers
The US Air Force (USAF) will equip its stealth Northrop Grumman B-2A bombers with a new generation of penetrator bombs, designed to hit armoured bunkers several meters underground. After years of studies... more
AccidentsFlight AF447: 41 bodies recovered so far
Recife, Brazil - Two people possibly linked with Islamic terrorism on board
41 bodies have been recovered so far from the Atlantic waters in the zone of the accident occurred on June 1 to an Air France Airbus A-330/200 (flight AF447) en route from Rio de Janeiro to Paris with... more
IndustryEutelsat: internet via satellite increases the speed
Paris, France - Tooway, the new broadband service, reaches 3.6 Mbps from July 1
"Eutelsat Communications, one of the Europe’s leading satellite operator, announces that it will increase from July 1 the speed of its innovative Tooway consumer broadband service to 3.6 Mbps from 2 M... more
AirlinesEthiopian Airlines confirms its B-787 Dreamliners order
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - Deliveries scheduled between 2010 and 2013
Ethiopia's national carrier Ethiopian Airlines confirmed its order for 10 Boeing 787 Dreamliners that are scheduled for delivery between 2010 and 2013, CEO Girma Wake confirmed on the sidelines of IATA's... more
IndustryThe "Master" Alenia Aermacchi protagonist at the Cazaux International Meeting 2009, in France
Venegono, Italy - The industry took part with its M-346 advanced trainer
"By invitation of the French Air Force Alenia Aermacchi, a Finmeccanica company, took part in the national air show organized at Cazaux air force base, near Bordeaux. This is an absolutely significant... more
ReportIndian military airplane missing
Mechuka, India - Between 12 and 14 people were on board. It probably crashed
An Indian Air Force (IAF) military Antonov An-32 airplane, with 12 to 14 people on board, yesterday disappeared from radars while en route from Machuka, near the Chinese border, to Johrat in Assam. It... more
Airports"The gate of Milan": a new idea for Malpensa airport
Milan, Italy - About 1.7 million euros have been invested
"SEA, the operator of Milan airports, presented at the exhibition center Triennale the 'Porta di Milano' ('The gate of Milan'), a new architectonic project focused on the creation of a construction which... more
AerospaceLast preparations for Endeavour's launch
Cape Canaveral, USA - Lift off scheduled on Saturday 13 at 11:17 am GMT
The crew of space shuttle Endeavour arrived at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral from Houston on board of a Shuttle Training Aircraft Gulfstream II aircraft to complete last pre-flight operations.... more
AirlinesDelta-Northwest merger brings service enhancements to international flights
Atlanta, Usa - The seven month merger milestones
"Customers traveling Delta Air Lines on international flights now enjoy the same in-flight experience on both Delta and its subsidiary, Northwest Airlines – the latest sign that Delta and Northwest are n... more
IndustryATR at the "Paris Air Show"
Toulouse, France - A press-conference next Monday in the morning
"ATR will attend the 48th edition of the 'Paris Air Show,' June 15-21, 2009. On that occasion, Stéphane Mayer, ATR CEO, will hold a Press Conference on Monday, June 15, at 10.00 am at the ATR Chalet (B-177). On... more
SecurityEASA confirms Airbus aircraft airworthiness
Cologne, Germany - Studying possible "Pitot tubes" malfunctioning
"With regard to the ongoing accident investigation into AF 447, the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), in its capacity as certification authority for aircraft type designed in the EASA Member States... more
AerospaceNorth Pole: SoRa mission starts on balloon
Rome, Italy - It will test technologies for planetary exploration, firstly Mars
The stratospheric balloon, pending on the suitable weather conditions, is ready to the launch in flight from Svalbard Isles, not far from North Pole, to circumnavigate the Arctic at 35 km from the ground... more
AirportsSaint Louis airport credit rating boosted to “A” category
Saint Louis, Usa - The debt service stabilization fund was a major factor for the upgrade
Standard & Poor’s, the nation’s leading credit rating agency, raised "Lambert"-St. Louis international airport’s BBB+ debt rating to A- with a stable outlook on Friday, June 6. The action comes as the c... more
Military aviationFirst Super Hornet Block II trainers delivered
St.Louis, USA - To the US Navy
Boeing and L-3 have delivered four Block II F/A-18E/F Super Hornet Tactical Operation Flight Trainers (TOFT) to the US Navy and declared them "Ready for Training". Naval Air Station (NAS) Oceana, Virginia,... more
ReportColonel Gheddafi will arrive tomorrow at Rome-Ciampino airport
Rome, Italy - For its first visit in Italy. Strong security measures will be taken
Libyan leader colonel Muammar Gheddafi is going to land tomorrow at Rome-Ciampino airport. This is its first visit to Italy and he will be accommodated in a tent in villa Pamphili. Strong security measures... more
AirlinesWind Jet, Catania might be its next hub
Catania, Italy - AVIONEWS interviewed Ilario Tolini, DOV at the carrier
The project is ambitious and real at the same time: to create a small hub in Catania and start long-haul operations within 18 months. Wind Jet, Italian low-cost airline, is growing in Italy and abroad:... more
Civil aviationILFC reconsiders its order for Airbus A-380s
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - There are no cancellation plans for the moment, but...
ILFC (International Lease Finance Corporation), a big group operating aircraft leases, is understood to be reconsidering its order for Airbus A-380s. Even if at the moment there are no cancellation plans,... more
AirlinesJet Airways to reduce capacity by 10%
Mumbai, India - On domestic flights
Indian airline Jet Airways will reduce its domestic flight capacity by 10%, carrier's executive director Saroj Datta confirmed, without supplying any further details on what are the routes that are going... more
Military aviationSix Brazilian Super Tucanos to Guatemala
Guatemala City, Guatemala - To fight drug traffickers
Guatemala is going to get Six Embraer EMB-314 Super Tucanos financed with Brazilian funds for an overall value of $99 million. The deal has been reached for a 12-year loan to supply the country with new... more
Press releaseItalian SDL union: the nth outrage on Alitalia's temporary workers
Rome, Italy - A protest today, but another one is fixed for next Monday
"A group of casual workers that worked in Alitalia until some months ago has arranged a first strike towards CAI (Compagnia aerea italiana). CAI has in fact strongly differentiated the temporary workers... more
Military aviationEgyptian pilots visit Italian Air Force 37th Wing in Trapani
Trapani, Italy - Within Italy-Egypt 2009 bilateral cooperation plan
Last week two Egyptian Air Force pilots visited Italian Air Force 37th Wing base in Trapani. The visit took place within Italy-Egypt 2009 bilateral cooperation plan. The two pilots were lieutenant colonel... more
Press releaseEmirates hits back over EC airline website claims
Milan, Italy - The airline was accused of not cooperating with the study
We receive and publish: "Emirates has now had the opportunity to look further into the claims made by the European Commission's Directorate General for 'Health and Consumers' (DG SANCO) following its report... more