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AirlinesAmerican Airlines takes off today from Malpensa with new flights to NY
Milan, Italy - The route will be served by a B-767/300 airplane
"American Airlines, member of the oneworld alliance, has inaugurated today the connection Milan-Malpensa/New York-Jfk. The passengers can reach, from NY-JFK, with airline's links, 40 destinations towards... more
AirportsSagat and Blu-express.com add the third daily flight from Turin to Rome
Turin, Italy - 14,000 passengers transported from the beginning of operations
Sagat and Blu-express.com add the third daily flight in June on the route from Turin to Rome. From the beginning of the operations 14,000 passengers have been transported. The first planning of June... more
AccidentsAirplane lost in Venezuela: removed the chief of the Venezuelan Civil Defense
Rome, Italy - The Authority involved in the aircraft's research
AVIONEWS is among the press agencies, as not many, that are trying to clarify about the aircraft's missing with 14 (or 18) people, among them eight Italians on board, occurred in Los Roques (Venezuela)... more
AccidentsExclusive Venezuela air crash: sound-recording of the conversation between pilot and tower before the takeoff
Rome, Italy - But there is something wrong...
AVIONEWS offers in preview to its readers an exclusive and unpublished document. We accede to the integral sound-recording between the pilots of the YV2081 Transaven airplane (then lost after the mayday)... more
AirlinesAlitalia (5): Air Italy, Neos, Livingston and Wind Jet protest against the 300 million Euro bridge-loan
Rome, Italy - Sent a letter to the European Committee
Air Italy, Neos, Livingston and Wind Jet have sent to European Committee a letter to protest against the 300 million Euro bridge-loan in favour of Alitalia. According to the four airlines this loan has... more
IndustryFinal assembly begins on fifth Boeing 787 Dreamliner
Washington, Usa - The first airplane to fly is on track for "Power on" in June
"Final assembly began yesterday on the third flight-test airplane for the all-new Boeing 787 Dreamliner. This is the fifth Dreamliner to be loaded into the first position of the 787 production system.... more
AirlinesAlitalia (3): European Union against the nationalization of the Italian airline
Brussels, Belgium - New buyer on the horizon
European Union said no to the hypothesis of the Alitalia nationalization, and it is not expressed about the 300 million Euro bridge-loan by the Italian Government yet. Jacques Barrot, European Transport... more
SecurityFAA AD on Saab model SAAB-Fairchild SF340A (SAAB/ SF-340A) and SAAB 340B airplanes (2008-09-06)
Washington, Usa - To identify and correct an unsafe condition on an aviation product
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information Federal Register: [Page 22789-22791] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part... more
SecurityFAA AD on DORNIER LUFTFAHRT GmbH models 228-200, 228-201, 228-202, and 228-212 airplanes (2008-09-09)
Washington, Usa - To identify and correct an unsafe condition on an aviation product
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information Federal Register: [Page 22793-22795] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part... more
SecurityFAA AD on Air Tractor, Inc. models AT-300, AT- 301, AT-302, AT-400, and AT-400A airplanes (2008-09-10)
Washington, Usa - To detect and correct cracks in the wing centerline splice joint. If not detected and corrected, these cracks could result in the wing separating from the airplane during flight
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information Federal Register: [Page 22795-22800] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part... more
AirportsAirport slot allocation: the Commission clarifies the existing rules
Brussels, Belgium - With a communication on its application
"The European Commission adopted a Communication on the application of the slot allocation Regulation. The Communication clarifies a number of issues in order to ensure a better implementation of the existing... more
HelicoptersKaan Havacilik took delivery of its first two AW-109 Powers
Cascina Costa, Italy - The helicopters are provided with a six seat and an exclusive 5 seat Elite Vip/Corporate transport configuration
"AgustaWestland (AW) announced that Kaan Havacilik of Turkey has taken delivery of its first two AW-109 Power light twin turbine engine helicopters. The aircraft handover has been performed during an official... more
AirlinesAlitalia (4): SEA replies to the counter-prosecution
Milan, Italy - Bonomi: "We have detected serious mistakes in the reconstruction of the facts"
SEA, Milan and Linate Airports Management Company, in reply to the decision of counter-prosecution by Alitalia for the claim, said through President Giuseppe Bonomi "To have detected serious mistakes in... more
IndustryFirst Boeing 777 Freighter leaves factory in Everett
Seattle, Usa - To prepare the flight test this Summer
"Progress continues on the first Boeing 777 Freighter as the company's newest cargo airplane was towed out of its factory in Everett, Wash. and onto the flight line Tuesday night. Work will continue on... more
AirlinesAlitalia (2): net debt as of March 31, 2008
Rome, Italy - It's equal to 1,353 million euros
"- The Group’s net debt as of 31 March 2008 amounted to 1,353 million euros, with a decrease in net indebtedness of 15 million euros (-1.1%) compared to the situation on 29 February 2008 which was 1,368 m... more
Press releaseAlitalia appeared before the Busto Arsizio court in the case brought by SEA
Rome, Italy - The first hearing will take place on May 28
"Respecting legal terms, Alitalia appeared before the Busto Arsizio court last Wednesday in the case brought by SEA and its subsidiary SEA Handling, with statement of defence presented by lawyers Claudio... more
MiscellaneousTomorrow AVIONEWS will be closed for the whole day for the italian holyday of workers
x, x - The gency wil reopen next freeday
AVIONEWS informs all its subscribers and readers it will be closed tomorrow for the whole day for the italian holyday of workers. Obviously, in case of extraordinary events the Agency will resume its... more
Civil aviationLufthansa, eticketing by mobile phones for check-in
Frankfurt, Germany - As from today
Lufthansa injects technologic innovations to the check-in operations. As from today, on the routes from Hamburg to Moscow and Frankfurt, it will begins the test-phase of eticketing by cellphone provided... more
SecurityFAA AD on McDonnell Douglas model DC-8-31, DC-8-32, DC-8-33, DC-8-41, DC-8-42, and DC-8-43; DC-8-50; DC-8F-54 and DC-8F-55; DC-8-60; DC-8-60F, DC-8-70; and DC-8-70F airplanes (2008-09-04)
Washington, Usa - To prevent the potential for ignition sources inside fuel tanks caused by latent failures, alterations, repairs, or maintenance actions, which could result in a fuel tank explosion and consequent loss of plane
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information Federal Register: [Page 21523-21526] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part... more
SecurityFAA AD on Boeing model 757 airplanes and model 767-200, 767-300, and 767-300F series airplanes (2008-09-07)
Washington, Usa - To prevent malfunction and thrust loss on both engines, which could result in a forced off-airport landing
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information Federal Register: [Page 21811-21813] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39 [Docket... more
SecurityFAA AD on Alpha Aviation Design Limited model R-2160 airplanes (2008-09-01)
Washington, Usa - To prevent failure of the wing structure and assembly components due to undetected fatigue and corrosion
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information Federal Register: [Page 21519-21520] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part... more
SecurityFAA (Revision) AD on Boeing model 747-400 series airplanes (2006-12-10R1)
Washington, Usa - To prevent failure of the oxygen cylinder support under the most critical flight load conditions, which could cause the oxygen cylinder to come loose and leak oxygen
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information Federal Register: [Page 21526-21528] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part... more
SecurityFAA AD on Boeing model 747 airplanes (2008-09-05)
Washington, Usa - To prevent a fractured trunnion fork assembly, which could result in the collapse of a wing landing gear on the ground and in reduced controllability of the airplane
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information Federal Register: [Page 21521-21523] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part... more
Science and technologyVueling, bookings by mobile
Madrid, Spain - Iberian low-cost airline promotes Vueling-mobile service
Vueling, the Spanish low-cost airline set up in 2004, has introduced in last days a new booking service for its customers to reserve a flight directly by their cellphone. The so called "Vueling mobile"... more
Science and technologyVulture, the solar-powered airplane that will break all records
Washington, USA - Aurora Flight System, Boeing and Lockheed Martin in competition
DARPA, Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency, is going the ahead for the project of a record unmanned airplane, the Vulture, able to fly for five years (1286 days) without ever landing and ever being... more
Fair and shows"ILA 2008": countdown to the event begins, only four weeks
Berlin, Germany - More 300 aircraft on the ground and in the air
"The countdown for the International Aerospace Exhibition has begun. The 'ILA2008' will open its doors on the southern section of Berlin-Schönefeld Airport in just four weeks. From 27 May to 1 June over... more
AirportsCuba "Josè Martì" would be the worldwide cargo hub?
Moscow, Russia - Russia and Cuba's governments are talking about it
An amazing project concerning the International air cargo traffic: to make Habana "Josè Martì" airport to become the hub for cargo flights, a central point for traffic from and to Asia, Middle East, S... more
DiscussionsSELEX GALILEO and the atomic clock
Rome, Italy - A frequency stability equivalent to 1 second every 3 million years
With a frequency stability equivalent to 1 second every 3 million years, the Passive Hydrogen Maser (PHM) is the most stable operational atomic clock for space use ever built. The Maser was developed by... more
AirportsComiso, airport's inauguration deferreds
Ragusa, Italy - It's been put off to September, 10th
Comiso airport "Pio La Torre" in Ragusa had to be inaugurated today (see AVIONEWS), but it will see the light on next September, 10th. Commissioner Angelo Moceri has announced it, while specifying that... more
Civil aviationTwo more oneworld airlines launch flights to Malpensa
Milan, Italy - American Airlines and Malév inaugurate new flights and Iberia increase the frequencies
"oneworld, the leading quality global airline alliance, is boosting its presence at Milan-Malpansa with two more of its member carriers launching services at the airport. Malév Hungarian Airlines has... more
PeopleFAI (2): President attends Steve Fossett Memorial Service
Losanne, Switzerland - The adventurer set over 80 world records
"FAI President Pierre Portmann recently travelled to Chicago (USA) to represent the FAI community at a Memorial Service for the adventurer Steve Fossett. Mr Fossett set over 80 FAI world records, including... more
Finance and economyOil's increase, British Airways raises prices
London, United Kingdom - Many airlines forced to increase their fares in last weeks
British Airways has announced it will raise its fuel surcharge on all flights, to face the recent increase of the price of oil (see for details AVIONEWS). Prices for long-haul flights - those to destinations... more
Fair and showsFAI: "World Air Games 2009" logo and English website unveiled
Losanne, Switzerland - It represents the Mole Antonelliana, symbol of the Turin, city where the event will take place
"The World Air Games 2009 website has now been published in English at http://www.wag2009.com/eng/. It proudly displays the new logo which was officially launched recently at a ceremony hosted by the World... more
AirlinesRyanair, May 1st dedicated to Romania
Dublin, Ireland - Promotions on flights from Pisa and Orio al Serio to Constanta and Arad
To celebrate the day of May, 1st, workers' day, Ryanair chooses Romania as destination to promote for the Italian market, with special fares on flights from Pisa and Bergamo-Orio al Seri to Constanta and... more
AirlinesSilverjet wil not meet the same end of Eos Airlines
London, United Kingdom - Director Lawrence Hunt is sure about it
London-Luton based Silverjet's chief executive, Lawrence Hunt, has rejected speculation that the airline is on the verge of collapse after the rival Eos (see for details AVIONEWS), folded over the weekend,... more
AirlinesAlitalia (2): intercontinental traffic decreasing after the transfer to Fiumicino airport
Rome, Italy - Rome-Tehran is the only exception
Intercontinental traffic decreasing after the flights' transfer to Fiumicino airport. According to press sources, recorded diminutions concern all the flights but Rome-Tehran. A practical example: Malpensa-Boston... more
Fair and showsItalian Air Force: next edition of the "Giornata Azzurra 2008" is fixed for Sunday, May 25
Rome, Italy - The event will take place in Pratica di Mare, but the media could assist to dress rehearsal the day before
"The 'Giornata Azzurra 2008' is organized by the Italian Air Force (AMI, Aeronautica militare italiana) and represents the greatest annual aeronautical event in Italy. The Acrobatic Groups of France, Spain,... more
Science and technologyNew partner for the "Solar Impulse" project
Paris, France - It's Clarins Group
"Once again the Clarins group shows its fundamental openness to innovation by joining the Solar Impulse Project launched by Bertrand Piccard and André Borschberg as an Official Supporter. Monsieur Christian... more
IndustryFirst Phenom 300 executive jet performed maiden flight
São José dos Campos, Brazil - In the coming months the airplane will be subjected to a series of flight tests
"The Embraer Phenom 300 successfully took to the air on its maiden flight, yesterday. In the coming months, the first Phenom 300, serial number 99801, will be subjected to the flight tests along with three... more
AirlinesAlitalia: meeting between Unions today
Rome, Italy - No reference to possible investors
Postponed today the meeting between Unions and the Privitera Law Office's representatives. The summoning is reached by letter to all the nine Unions of Alitalia. In this letter there is not any reference... more
Military aviationTurkish aviation raid in North of Iraq
Ankara, Turkey - 43 fighters hit and destroy a high number of PKK military targets
Intensive storm by the Turkish aviation against PKK fighters (workers' party not recognized by Ankara government) on their refuges in North of Iraq. Turkey aviation's release has announced it yesterday:... more
AirlinesTSA and Continental Airlines expanded Paperless Boarding Pass Program
Washington, Usa - Boarding pass pilot extended to three new airports
"The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and Continental Airlines announced plans to continue the rollout of the Paperless Boarding Pass pilot program to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport,... more
OccurrencesRyanair: airplane off the run at ?ód? airport
?ód? , Poland - Air station closed
A Ryanair aircraft has gone off runway while it was moving to the runway for its take-off towards Nottingham. One of the undercarriages is probably sunk in the ground stopping the airplane and causing... more
AirportsQatar Airways: work in progress at new Doha airport
Rome, Italy - Project will be completed in 2010
"Works for the completion of new Doha International airport (NDIA), Qatar Airways operative base, are still in progress. At the moment, the project is 60% complete and the construction of the 2 main runways... more
AirportsHeathrow worst airport in Europe, says American Airlines air chief
London, UK - Reproaches come from airline's head of customer service
Heathrow Airport was branded the worst airport in Europe, according to Don Langford, European head of customer services for American Airlines. His comments came after chaos following the opening of... more
AirlinesLufthansa could purchase Brussels Airlines?
Brussels, Belgium - According to the German press, deal could come soon
Brussels Airlines, Belgian national-flag airline, emerged from Sabena's failure, could be close to be purchased by the German Lufthansa. "Handelsblatt", German newspaper, reports about the negotiation... more
AirlinesContinental Airlines: no merger with other carriers
Houston, Usa - The text of the message for 45,000 employees by its CEO and President
Continental Airlines (CA) has sent a message to its more than 45,000 employees from Larry Kellner, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, and Jeff Smisek, President, in which they inform that last Board... more
IndustryEmbraer assigns executive jets sales representative in Mexico
São José dos Campos, Brazil - Deal strengthens Company’s position in one of the fastest growing markets in Latin America
"Embraer has further expanded its presence in Mexico by selecting Lomex Aeronáutica, a Grupo Lomex enterprise, as an authorized sales representative in that country for the Phenom 100, Phenom 300, Legacy... more
Finance and economyAirports, they could be not enough in 2020
Milan, Italy - According to a Morgan Stanley's report
A detailed report by Morgan Stanley, New York based business bank, shows that in 2020 airports could be not enough for the passengers from all the world. According to the numbers, passengers' increase... more
AirlinesDelta Air Lines grows in the Italian market
Rome, Italy - High increases in 2008 first-half
Positive results from Italy for Delta Air Lines, the American carrier which joins the Sky Team alliance. In the first-half of 2008, sales have increased for 32,3% into Italian market, and the previous... more