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Science and technologyA-2 Lapcat: the new supersonic jet, successor of the Concorde
Oxford, United Kingdom - A project that might see the light within 25 years
The memory of the Concorde is still alive in the aeronautic industry, so that the designers of Reaction Engines Limited, British company specializes in propulsion systems and space transport technologies,... more
IndustryBoeing receives order from Romanian carrier Blue Air
Seattle, Usa - For Next-Generation 737 airplanes
"The Boeing Company announced an order from Romanian low-cost airline Blue Air Transport Aerian for two Next-Generation 737-800s and purchase rights for two more. The airplanes will join the airline's... more
AirlinesDecision on structural changes to SAS Group companies
Stockholm, Sweden - About SGS, STS and Spirit
"The Board of Directors of SAS AB has decided on the future structure of SAS Ground Services (SGS), SAS Technical Services (STS) and Spirit (terminal management within SAS Cargo). Until further notice,... more
ReportNext February 19, Italy's highest court decides on the Linate tragedy
Milan, Italy - Responsibilites for the death of 118 people involved
The hearing of Italy's highest court, the Corte di Cassazione, in regard to the sentences for the flight incident of Linate, in which 118 people died on October 8, 2001, has been set for February the 19th.... more
AirlinesAlitalia: the accounting equation could be brushed with the Air France-KLM strategy
Paris, France - "It can be improved of 250 million Euro"
The analysis on Alitalia continue again. The national press reported by unofficial sources near to the Alitalia privatization that Air France-KLM "Judges to can improve of 250 million Euro every year the... more
ReportCitizens of Fregene against airplane noise
Rome, Italy - A signature collection started
The civic association "Viva Fregene", in the seaside town of Fregene on the Roman riviera, has started a signatures collection against acoustic pollution caused by low-overflying aircraft. The demands... more
AirlinesChina Southern announces dramatic TransPacific changes
Guangzhou, China - Takes effect March 30
"China Southern Airlines announced significant changes to its Los Angeles-Guangzhou Boeing 777 transpacific service. The carrier is changing the original transpacific flight schedule that it has operated... more
AirlinesAeroflot redoubles the new profit for the fiscal year 2007/2008
Moscow, Russia - Net profits equal to 357 million dollars
Aeroflot, Russian national carrier, said its net profit rose 92% in the first nine months of 2007 to 357.3 million dollars. The company said in a statement revenue rose 31.9% to 2.8 billion, while operating... more
DefenseAppeal upheld on US Air Force contract
Washington , USA - New objection from GAO
The United States Government Accountability Office (GAO), the Congress authority which oversees the supply contracts of the US Government agencies, has upheld a protest filed by the companies Systems Research... more
AirlinesAVIONEWS at the presentation of Alitalia's commercial plan 2008-2010 "Network Summer 2008"
Rome, Italy - How will change with the new network?
Alitalia intends to return its historical mission: to recover the role of airline at the service of Italy, connecting Italy with the whole world with better frequencies. Italy is not only a transit... more
AirlinesAlitalia in partnership with Sabre
Rome, Italy - All the GDS's agencies will make use the complete offer of the carrier
Alitalia and Sabre Travel Network, distribution system, have signed an agreement that will allow to all the GDS's agencies to make use of the Alitalia's complete offer, included the fares distributed trough... more
AerospaceTelespazio and MARS Center take part in scientific experiments on board the International Space Station
Rome, Italy - The main goal of the mission will be to install the Columbus module
Through its subsidiary MARS Center (Microgravity Advanced Research and Support Center) Telespazio, a Finmeccanica/Thales company, is set to take part in scientific experiments to be conducted on board... more
AirlinesAVIONEWS at the presentation of Alitalia's commercial plan 2008-2010 "Network Summer 2008"
Rome, Italy - The current situation
The commercial plan approved in September 2007 aims at pursuing the conditions of sustainability and continuity of the commercial activity in the short-medium term, with the only available resources and... more
AirlinesTAM finalizes 30 commercial agreements and arranges of 64 airlines members abroad
Milan, Italy - The collaborations will offer connections to a wide range of worldwide destinations
"TAM closed in 2007 thirty Special Prorate Agreements (SPA), in such way, now maintains SPA partnership with 64 international carriers operating pratically in every Country in South America, North America,... more
AirlinesAlitalia (2): 180 slots cut in the airport of Milan-Malpensa
Rome, Italy - Class Action against the national airline
The slots cut in the airport of Milan-Malpensa would be 180 out of a total of 357 (to which could be added other 75 flights), and Assoclearance (the national airport slots coordinator) would be ready to... more
Press releaseAlitalia's new network takes off (3)
Rome, Italy - "A new marketing approach"
Main evidences: Italian market 1. Development of an international and intercontinental product from Rome with an increase of destinations and frequencies. 2. Improvement of the flight times leaving... more
Press releaseAlitalia's new network takes off (2)
Rome, Italy - "Fiumicino centrality"
Fiumicino as hub of reference The reasons at heart of the choice of Fiumicino as reference hub are principally the following: 1. in the present context it is impossible to manage efficiently a two-hubs... more
Press releaseAlitalia's new network takes off
Rome, Italy - "New strategic positioning"
Presentation of the new network for the 2008 Summer Season Press Conference, Tuesday February 5th, 11 am On March 31st 2008 starts the new summer timetable of Alitalia. The network of the Summer... more
ReportAirplane disappeared in Venezuela: Farnesina mission left today for Caracas
Rome, Italy - Led by the crisis Unit and made up of AMI, MMI and Civil Defense members
The Italian minister of Foreign Affairs spread today the following note: "As regards the initiatives constantly developed by the Farnesina in order to ascertain what happened to the airplane of the Venezuelan... more
AirlinesTap Portugal entrusts TT&A with the press-office activities in Italy
Milan, Italy - Starting from this month
"Tap Portugal entrusted TT&A with its public relations activities in Italy starting from the month of February. 'It is with great pleasure we welcome TAP among the customers of our agency thus strengthening... more
CuriositiesAeronautic terminology in dribs and drabs... S as "Scramble"
Rome, Italy - The immediate takeoff on alert
Scramble is the traditional term for the order assigned to fighter planes pilots to take off and proceed to a destination in response to an alert to either investigate a sighting or intercept an enemy.... more
ReportSri Lanka, ongoing aerial bombings
Colombo , Sri Lanka - 20 rebels killed in clashes, military say
The clashes between Sri Lanka armed forces and the separatist rebels of LTTE (Tamil Tigers) go on. In the course of battles in various areas on the border between the northern part of the country, controlled... more
IndustryHawaiian Airlines signs firm order for 12 Airbus airplanes
Toulouse, France - Six A-350XWB and six A-330/200
"Hawaiian Airlines Inc., Hawaii's largest airline, has signed a firm order for six A-350XWB-800s and six A-330/200s. This deal finalises a Memorandum of Understanding announced in November 2007. The airline... more
AirportsAirplane out of runway in Bologna: no problem for the airport's traffic
Bologna, Italy - Occurred today to an Iberia airplane
While the press-conference for the presentation of SAB's industrial plan was being held, an MD-88 airplane of Iberia bound for Madrid with 132 passengers on board, after it got out of the parking area,... more
Military aviationIsraeli raid on the Gaza Strip: 6 dead and 10 wounded so far
Gaza, Gaza Strip - Hit a police station
According to the "Misna" agency reporting Palestinian sources, it would be of six people dead and 10 injured the first temporary balance of the air raid carried out by the Israeli Air Force in today's... more
AccidentsTwin-engine crashes in North Carolina, 6 dead
Washington, USA - Two prominent Republicans among the victims
A twin-engine Beechcraft King Air plane, started from Georgia and headed to Virginia, in the South of the US, crashed in the week-end in the environs of the airport of Mount Airy, in North Carolina. All... more
ReportEmergency landing for an airplane in Malpensa due to a passenger's death
Milan, Italy - The man was diabetic
Despite the crew attempts to help him, nothing could be done for a 48-year-old man - whose nationality and data have not been disclosed yet - who died list night on board an airplane coming from Saudi... more
AirlinesRyanair confirms a 470 million Euro net profit for the fiscal year 2007/2008
Dublin, Ireland - "At this time it is too early to make any accurate forecasts in such volatile markets for 2008/09"
Ryanair confirms a 470 net profit for the fiscal year 2007/2008, equal to a 17.5% growth. "At this time it is too early to make any accurate forecasts in such volatile markets for 2008/09. However with... more
Science and technologyWind mills interphere with radars?
London, United Kingdom - NATO investigation ongoing
Wind mills for electric energy productions, those big white turning screws, create black holes in radar fields? This is the hypothesis on which NATO has opened an investigation, after the British Ministry... more
DefenseToday the "Clean Sky Take Off Forum" in Brussels
Brussels, Belgium - The membership incorporates organisations, industries, research centres and universities
"The Clean Sky TAKE-OFF Forum today stems from an EU wide collaborative private-public partnership, which encourages the full participation of SMEs, universities and research centres as well as leading... more
ReportIraq air strike, erratum slip
Rome, Italy - They were Army helicopters, not Air Force
Publishing the news of 04/02/08, "US Air Force strike, civilians massacre in Iraq", we erroneously reported that the above-mentioned military operation had been carried out by the US Air Force, while being... more
AirlinesContinental Airlines begins using Bombardier Q-400 aircraft for Newark-based regional service
New York, Usa - Ideal aircraft for short and medium distance routes from Liberty
"Continental Airlines began service yesterday with a new type of regional aircraft from its New York hub at Newark Liberty International Airport. The efficient, quiet and comfortable 74-seat Bombardier... more
AerospaceTelespazio: the "Mentore" project starts the test period
Rome, Italy - It will supply the guidelines for the development of the "Tracking & Tracing" services based on the EGNOS/Galileo applications
The "Mentore" (Implementation of GNSS Tracking & Tracing Technologies for EU Regulated Domains) partners launched Phase II of the project on 30 January 2008, by validating the 3 pre-selected pilots and... more
AirlinesAlitalia: politicians and entrepreneurs debate, the airline falls apart
Rome, Italy - Proposals of bids for Malpensa and/or Alitalia
Lombardy is fermenting as the business world seems to have picked up, at least in words, the appeal made by Italy's Economy Minister Tommaso Padoa Schioppa few days ago (see AVIONEWS). There is great talking... more
AirlinesUnited Airlines announces a new rate policy
New York, USA - On the second bag relating to determined classes
New rate policy for United Airlines. Starting from May 5th, for travel within the U.S. and to/from Canada, San Juan, Puerto Rico and St. Thomas, the US carrier will begin to apply a new service fee... more
ReportBalloonist missing off US West Coast
Seattle, United States - He had left from Japan
A Japanese adventurer named Michio Kanda, 58 years, who had undertaken the crossing of the Pacific Ocean from Japan to the United States, is reported missing since last week, after his satellite cellphone... more
SecurityFAA AD on CFM International, S.A. CFM56-7B series turbofan egines (2008-03-09)
Washington, Usa - To prevent failure of the TRF from low-cycle fatigue cracks. Failure of the TRF could result in engine separation from the airplane, which could lead to loss of control of the airplane
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: February 4, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 23)] [Page 6419-6423] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
OccurrencesEmergency landing in Fiumicino: the flight left again to Madrid
Rome, Italy - Reported to AVIONEWS by official sources
The Tarom flight left from Bucharest bound to Madrid has carried out an emergency landing at the Rome-Fiumicino intercontinental airport due to an indisposition of the captain. Official sources have... more
AirlinesAir Dolomiti announces partnership with Relais & Châteaux
Ronchi dei Legionari, Italy - A union of quality and elegance
"Air Dolomiti, Italian regional airline of the Lufthansa Group and member of Lufthansa Regional, together with the airport of Munich, announces the partnership with the Italian delegation of Relais & Châteaux,... more
Military aviationKyrgyzstan, over 17 million dollar annually for the rent of an airbase by US
Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan - Since 2001 for the support of the anti-terrorism operations in Afghanistan
Kyrgyz Finance Minister, Tazhikan Kalimbetova, disclosed on Friday that Washington pays 17.5 million dollars each year in rent for an airbase at an international airport near the Kyrgyz capital. The... more
AirlinesAlitalia (5): meeting between CONSOB's President and airline's one
Rome, Italy - Prato has confirmed the carrier's effort to update the Authority
"Alitalia communicates that a meeting between the supervisory Authority's President, Lamberto Cardia, and airline's one, Maurizio Prato, took place today at CONSOB seat. The meeting focused on Alitalia's... more
AirlinesBritish Airways announces the results of financial year 2007
London, United Kingdom - From April 1st to December 31st
British Airways has announced the results of the financial year 2007 relative to the period April 1st-December 31st. The net profit was 982 million Euro, equal to a 28.5% increase, and the operational... more
ReportChad, EU suspends military mission
N'Djamena , Chad - Evacuated foreigners keep on arriving in Paris
As government troops and rebel forces keep on clashing in Chad's capital N'Djamena, the EU countries have decided to suspend the military mission of support to the peacemaking process to bordering Sudan,... more
AirlinesChina Airlines, agreement for the purchase of A-350XWB aircraft
Beijing, China - All new airplanes will be fitted out with Rolls-Royce Trent XWB engines
China Airlines has recently signed an agreement with Airbus and Rolls-Royce for the purchase of 20 new long range A-350XWB aircraft in two classes configuration: 36 seats in Business and 291 in Economy. Ringo... more
AirlinesIberia Regional offers more capacity on flights Turin-Madrid
Turin, Italy - From February 1st
Starting from February 1st Iberia strengthens also its second flight on the route Turin-Madrid introducing the larger CR-9, configured with 89 seats against the 50 of CR-2. The new schedule of the Iberian... more
MiscellaneousAVIONEWS access statistics of January 2008
Rome, Italy - 510,575 pages visited for 3,033,916 accesses
The statistics system of AVIONEWS servers has provided the following information regarding Internet accesses to the agency on www.avionews.com from January 1st to 31st, 2008. In this period the number... more
AirportsBritish Airways announces the new London City Airport-New York "JFK" flight
London, United Kingdom - A connection operated with an A-318 aircraft all business
As from next year British Airways will connect twice per day the London City Airport with the New York "JFK". These flights will be operated with an Airbus A-318 aircraft in configuration by 32 seats... more
ReportTurkish air raids again on Iraqi Kurdistan
Baghdad , Iraq - No victims reported
According to what reported by local sources, airplanes of the Turkish armed forces have hit again targets in the Iraqi Kurdistan, apparently without making victims. A spokesman of the Peshmerga, autonomous... more
AirlinesSteps forward for Air Uganda
Kampala, Uganda - Interline agreements signed with other carriers
Good news for Air Uganda, the national carrier of the central African country founded in 2007 after the collapse of East African Airlines. The carrier's CE signed namely a number of interline agreements... more
AirlinesSwiss strengthens links to Cameroon
Turin, Italy - Starting from next Summer
"The Swiss International Air Lines' long range network presents a further newness as of next Summer. The Helvetic carrier will serve Douala with three no-stop weekly connections from/to Zurich, reinforcing... more