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AerospaceLockheed Martin supplies support to shuttle mission
Sunnyvale, USA - To plan servicing operations to the Hubble telescope
A team led by Lockheed Martin is providing support to the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center in the planning, training and implementation of Servicing Mission 4 (SM-4) to the Hubble Space Telescope (HST),... more
SecurityFAA AD on Airbus model A-318/100 and A-319/100; A-320/111; A-320/200; and A-321/100 and A-321/200 series airplanes (2009-09-05)
Washington, Usa - To prevent contact between the horizontal hinge pin and the adjacent electrical wire harness, which could result in damage to electrical wires, and consequent arcing and/or failure of associated systems
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information Federal Register: [Page 19876-19877] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part... more
SecurityFAA (Correction) AD on Pratt & Whitney (PW) JT9D-7R4 series turbofan engines (2009-10-01)
Washington, Usa - To prevent uncontained failure of the 2nd stage HPT air seal assembly, leading to engine in-flight shutdown and damage to the airplane
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information Federal Register: May 5, 2009 [Page 20580-20582] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14... more
DefenseIndia prepares to test its new trainer aircraft with Russian propellers
New Delhi, India - They will be used for IAF pilots' training stage 2
India will begin this month the flight tests for its new trainer aircraft powered by Russian AL-55 I engines, "Hindu" newspaper reported today, adding that the new Intermediate Jet Trainer (IJT) will be... more
DefensePartner Chiefs of Defence to meet at NATO Headquarters
Brussels, Belgium - Tomorrow and on Thursday in the Belgian city
"Top military officers of the Alliance’s member and Partner nations will convene at NATO HQ, Brussels, on 6th and 7th May 2009, for their Spring meeting. This is the first of three meetings per year f... more
AirportsItalian SEA: deal reached with all labor unions for the mobility procedures started in mid-April
Milan, Italy - Milan airports' managing company announces the conclusion of the ultimate meeting
SEA group announced today the conclusion of the ultimate meeting with the labor unions on the mobility procedure started on last April 15. The reasons that brought the company to start such procedures,... more
AirportsNew coach link for "John Lennon" airport to both Manchester and Liverpool city centres
Liverpool, UK - It is operated hourly, night and day, seven days a week
Specialist operator, ‘Airport by Coach’, has started a new coach service between Liverpool "John Lennon" Airport (JLA) and Liverpool and Manchester City Centres. The service operates hourly throughout the... more
DefenseWide military drills in China in the second half of 2009
Beijing, China - More than 50,000 troops with the participation of ground forces, air vehicles and paratroopers
Beijing will hold a wide program of military exercises in the second half of 2009, including more than 50,000 troops with the participation of ground forces, air vehicles and paratroopers, Chinese "Xinhua"... more
AirlinesAir Arabia Maroc low-cost airline begins operations
Casablanca, Morocco - Tomorrow, May 6, with the first flight from Casablanca to London
Air Arabia Maroc low-cost airline will officially start its operations tomorrow, May 6, with a flight departing from Casablanca towards London-Stansted. The carrier will use Airbus A-320 aircraft (two... more
ReportBoeing UK opens "Dispatches From Afghanistan" web site
London, UK - With stories, photos and videos of British and allied forces rely on Boeing aircraft
Boeing Defence UK today announced the launch of a public Web site titled "Dispatches From Afghanistan" that features stories, photos and videos documenting the experiences of British and allied forces... more
DefenseItalian Navy helicopter foils pirate attack in the gulf of Aden
Rome, Italy - It took off from the "Maestrale" frigate
A new pirate assault in the gulf of Aden against an Italian merchant ship has been foiled this morning thanks to the intervention of the Italian Navy AB-212 helicopter that took off from the "Maestrale"... more
HelicoptersEurocopter to supply Héli-Union with the first Dauphin N3 simulator
Marignane, France - It will have a dual qualification
Eurocopter has signed a contract with Heli-Union (a French civil helicopter operator) to supply the first ever simulator for the Dauphin AS-365 N3. Developed and built in partnership with Thales, the simulator... more
IndustryEADS DS and Larsen & Toubro agreement in India on defense technologies
Mumbai, India - For a joint-venture in India
EADS Defence & Security (DS) and Indian engineering giant Larsen & Toubro (L&T), Mumbai, announced today that they will join forces in the fields of defence technology. During a signing ceremony in Mumbai,... more
IndustryFincantieri will race with Boeing for the new US Navy hovercrafts
Trieste, Italy - The contract is worth $4 billion
Marinette Marine, a subsidiary of Fincantieri Marine Group, and Boeing announced yesterday a teaming effort to race in the tender for the building of the new US Navy hovercrafts. The race for the Ship-to-Shore... more
AerospaceNASA mission to Hubble telescope will be filmed with IMAX 3D cameras
Los Angeles, USA - To produce "Hubble 3D" movie to be issued in 2010
While preparations blaze for mission STS-125 to the Hubble telescope launch, scheduled for May 11 from Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral on board of the Atlantis shuttle, NASA, Imax Corporation and... more
Science and technologyTelit will realize wireless communication systems for Eurocopter
Trieste, Italy - Within an international R&D project
The Italian company Telit announced that it will develop a wireless communication system for Eurocopter within an international research and development (R&D) project for the production of monitor and... more
AirlinesFinnair launches the fast check-in procedure for its passengers
Helsinki, Finland - They will allow faster connection in Helsinki
Finnair passengers, coming from Asian destinations and with a connecting time in Helsinki shorter than 60 minutes, from June 15 will have a dedicated path to pass security controls: when checking-in at... more
Helicopters"Merci Alouette": the Groupement Hélicoptères Sécurité Civile Grenoble celebrates the last day of helicopter's activity
Grenoble, France - After 47 years of service
A great "Porte Ouverte" to JPO in Grenoble-Le Versoud to greet, in an official manner, the end of the flight activity for Alouette III, the French rescue helicopter, by the Groupement Hélicoptères Sécurité Civ... more
HelicoptersExercise in Frosinone, Italy, for Dutch Air Force Apache helicopters
Frosinone, Italy - To train for mountain area missions in Afghanistan
Royal Netherlands Air Force chose Frosinone, headquarters of the Italian Air Force 72st Wing, to train its Apache AH-64D helicopters' pilots for the upcoming missions in the mountain areas of Afghanistan. Frosinone... more
IndustryLM F-35 "CATBird" shows key-avionics capability, reliability
Fort Worth, Usa - At Edwards Air Force Base
"The Lockheed Martin Joint Strike Fighter Cooperative Avionics Test Bed ('CATBird') aircraft recently completed a two-week deployment to Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., where it demonstrated the robust... more
SecurityAmsterdam-Schiphol Turkish Airlines accident: EASA bulletin for B-737/800 operators
Cologne, Germany - To verify the altimeter that caused the disaster
Following last February 25 accident occurred to a Turkish Airlines Boeing 737/800 near Amsterdam-Schiphol airport, that caused the death of nine people (see AVIONEWS), EASA (European Aviation Safety Agency)... more
SecurityFAA AD on EADS-PZL "Warszawa-Okecie'' S.A. model PZL-104 WILGA 80 airplanes (2009-09-04)
Washington, Usa - To identify and correct an unsafe condition on an aviation product
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information Federal Register: [Page 18979-18981] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part... more
IndustryCessna Citation Mustang fleet grows to 200
Wichita, Usa - To Maritime Air Charters
"Cessna Aircraft Company announced it has delivered the 200th Citation Mustang, with the aircraft going to Maritime Air Charters. The event was marked with a brief ceremony at Cessna's Independence, Kan.,... more
SecurityFAA AD on Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation model S-92A helicopters (2009-07-53)
Washington, Usa - To prevent failure of a stud, which could result in rapid loss of oil, failure of the main gearbox, and subsequent loss of control of the helicopter
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information Federal Register: [Page 18977-18978] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part... more
SecurityFAA AD on Turbomeca S.A. Arriel 2B and 2B1 turboshaft engines (2009-09-03)
Washington, Usa - To identify and correct an unsafe condition on an aviation product
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information Federal Register: [Page 18981-18982] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part... more
Civil aviationHonda Aircraft postpones deliveries of its HondaJet
Greensboro, USA - Due to delays in the supply chain
Honda Aircraft manufcaturer announced the necessity of 1-year postponement in the deliveries of its $3.9 million HondaJet due to delays in the supply chain. The new date now are January 2010 for the first... more
DefenseGeorgia accuses Russia of failed military takeover
Tbilisi, Georgia - At the eve of the scheduled NATO drills
Georgian authorities today announced they blocked a military takeover plan. "The plan had been coordinated with Russia - ministry of interiors spokesman Shota Utiashvili stated - and was aimed at disrupting... more
AirportsAeroporto di Firenze SpA: the report following to eight hour strike of yesterday
Florence, Italy - The adhesion was 47%
Aeroporto di Firenze SpA communicates the results regarding the eight hour strike of yesterday. In detail, the report: "- Total planned movements: 42 - Total served flights: 18 in Florence and... more
AerospaceEutelsat Communications delivers to UK the service "Tooway™"
London, UK - It will provide satellite broadband internet
Eutelsat Communications, the European leader for satellite communications, has launched its revolutionary new Tooway™ consumer Internet access service in the UK, available from 29.99 Pounds per month. I... more
AccidentsRussian military helicopter crashed in the Baltic Sea. Crew safely rescued
Kaliningrad, Russia - After touching the frigate on which it was deck-landing, the Ka-27 ditched into the water
A Russian Navy Kamov Ka-27 Helix helicopter crashed on Monday in the Baltic Sea during an exercise, Baltic fleet commander vice-admiral, Viktor Mardusin stated. All the 5 crew members survived and, according... more
HelicoptersEnstrom operator receives Part 135
Menominee, Usa - Goshen Air Center is one of industry’s premier US dealers in the region
"Enstrom Helicopter Corporation recently announced that Aircraft Charter Services, a subsidiary company of Goshen Air Center, has added an Enstrom 480B to their charter certificate. Goshen Air Center,... more
HelicoptersEADS North America selects Lockheed Martin as Mission Equipment Package integrator
Nashville, Usa - For a new armed scout helicopter
EADS North America announced it has assembled a world-class industry team comprised of Lockheed Martin and American Eurocopter that will offer a new armed scout helicopter solution to the U.S. Army — t... more
IndustryBae Systems to close three plants in England
Farnborough, UK - 500 jobs will be cut
Bae Systems announced the closure of three of its British plants and the personnel reduction in other three, bringing to an overall jobs cut of about 500 people, within its transformation programme in... more
Military aviationChile to buy eighteen F-16 from Holland
Santiago, Chile - Minister of defense Francisco Vidal announcement
Chile is about to sign a purchase contract for eighteen F-16 fighters from the Netherlands. Santiago's minister of defense Francisco Vidal announced it. "The deal is closed, only the signatures are missing",... more
PeoplePisa airport, Costantino Cavallaro confirmed chairman, Gina Giani appointed new CEO
Pisa, Italy - They will be in charge till the end of 2011
The board of directors of SAT Galileo Galiei (Pisa airport operator), confirmed Costantino Cavallero as chairman of the board and appointed Gina Giani as new CEO. The new board of directors of SAT will... more
DefenseNasams-II missiles to the Finnish defense
Helsinki, Finland - Produced by Kongsberg and Raytheon
The Finnish ministry of defense chose the NASAMS-II missiles produced by Norwegian Kongsberg and US Raytheon for its Medium Range Air Defense Missile System (MRADMS). Also the SAMP/T produced by Italian-French... more
AccidentsThe number of victims of last Wednesday's air accident in Congo raises to 7
Bangui, Central African Republic - The Central African transportation minister Parfait Mbay announced it
After the initial esteem of three victims of last Wednesday's accident occurred to a Boeing 737 cargo in Democratic Republic of the Congo (see AVIONEWS) the number raised to 7, including a French citizen.... more
AirlinesChina Eastern sells to aircraft to get cash
Shanghai, China - The Airbus A-340s given under a lease-back contract worth $86 million
China Eastern Airlines announced it approved the sale of two Airbus A-340 aircraft under a lease-back contract to get cash. The overall value of the two planes is around $86 million. The two aircraft have... more
AccidentsSixty years ago the Superga air disaster
Turin, Italy - That wiped out one of the best football teams ever
On May 4, 1949, at 5:03 pm, an ALI (Avio Linee Italiane) Fiat G-212 coming back from Lisbon crashed on Superga hill, near Turin. In the accident all players and managers of Torino A.C. football team, popularly... more
AirlinesArvind Jadhav new Air India chairman and managing director
New Delhi, India - He takes Raghu Menon's place
The Indian government appointed Arvind Jadhav as Air India new chairman and managing director (CMD) after removing Raghu Menon last week. In the meanwhile the carrier was managed by E.K. Bharat Bhushan... more
CuriositiesPaper-plane world championship in Austria
Salzburg, Austria - "Red Bull Paper Wings 2009" at Salzburg airport Hangar-7
The "Red Bull Paper Wings World Finals 2009" have been held at Salzburg airport Hangar-7 on last May 1 and 2. 253 participants from 83 countries worldwide competed in this picturesque but full of scientific... more
HelicoptersAgustaWestland suggests a compromise to the US government on the VH-71 project
Washington, USA - Producing more Increment-1 the cost can be brought back to the original values
A few days after the delivery of the last VH-71 Increment-1 helicopter (see AVIONEWS), AgustaWestland (Finmeccanica group) opens to a possible compromise with the American government, following the strong... more
SecurityFAA AD on Airbus model A-318, A-319, A-320 and A-321 series airplanes (2009-09-01)
Washington, Usa - To identify and correct an unsafe condition on an aviation product
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information Federal Register: [Page 18118-18121] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part... more
Fair and showsAir shows and exhibitions in the first week in May
Rome, Italy - From today, on Monday 4 to next Sunday 10
Monday 04 - "2009 Paragliding Pre-Asian and Paragliding Japan Championship". Yoshinogawa, Japan. + 81 90 3181 6317 http://events.fai.org http://asia.hangpara.jp - "2009 PGAWC Jugra Paragliding".... more
HelicoptersEurocopter delivers to Falcon Aviation Services the first EC-135 "Hermès"
Abu Dhabi, UAE - It is designed for VIP and business travellers
The first Eurocopter EC-135 has been delivered to Falcon Aviation Services, provider of high level aviation services in the UAE and Gulf regions, in Abu Dhabi. Eurocopter and Hermès created this state-of-the-art... more
AirportsNew domestic and international flights from San Francisco International airport
San Francisco, Usa - To Dubai, Boston and Orange County
New domestic and international flights from San Francisco International airport. Emirates introduced daily non-stop service from Dubai to San Francisco starting Friday, May 1, 2009. Having operated... more
Finance and economyAsian fund purchased Piper Aircraft
Vero Beach, USA - Imprimis acquired 100% of the constructor's stocks from American Capital
Piper Aircfaft, historical aircraft manufacturer, has been bought by Asian investment fund Imprimis, operating between Bangkok, Singapore and Brunei. American Capital sold its 100% stake in the company... more
SecurityFAA AD on PILATUS AIRCRAFT LTD. models PC-12 and PC-12/45 airplanes (2009-08-11)
Washington, Usa - To identify and correct an unsafe condition on an aviation product
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information Federal Register: [Page 18116-18118] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part... more
IndustryBoeing 787 Dreamliner moves to flight line for testing
Everett, Usa - The model has orders for 886 airplanes from 57 customers
"The Boeing 787 Dreamliner that will fly later this quarter has moved to the flight line. Fuel testing - the first in the next phase of extensive checks the airplane must undergo - will begin in the next... more
Military aviationAustralia will buy 100 F-35 fighters
Canberra, Australia - The announcement within the country's Defence White Paper
Australia will buy 100 new Lockheed Martin F-35 fighter aircraft to face changing scenarios in the Asian Pacific area within the next 20 years, concerning in particular possible threats coming from China,... more