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AirportsAircraft and transport: Heathrow growing in terms of passengers and earnings
London, United Kingdom - 33.6 million travellers passed through the hub in the first 6 months of 2012
Heathrow maintains its increase trend: it is not a fact to be underestimated, considering the ongoing intense debate about the destiny of the main European airport, which operates at its full capacity... more
Miscellaneous25 July 2012: twelfth anniversary of the Concorde aircraft crash
Rome, Italy - The accident marked the beginning of the end for the supersonic airplane
Twelve years ago, at 4:45 pm, the Air France Flight 4590 crashed in Gonesse, little French town close to Paris-Roissy airport, from where the plane took off a few minutes before. It was the beginning of... more
AirportsBrussels-Charleroi Airport launches call for tender to find new commercial partners
Brussels, Belgium - The airport is in full growth
Brussels South Charleroi Airport is expanding its commercial area and has launched a call for tender to find companies who want to develop their activities at the airport. The airport offers an ideal location... more
HelicoptersEurocopter’s revolutionary X3 helicopter arrives in Washington
Washington, Usa - For final leg of aircraft’s US tour
Eurocopter continues its US tour of the X3 high-speed hybrid helicopter today in Manassas, Va. where the aircraft performed a flight demonstration for dignitaries, local elected officials, company employees... more
Civil aviationAircraft and transport: fuel prices fly high, fuel surcharge flies higher
Rome, Italy - As revealed by a study conducted by Carlson Wagonlit Travel
A study conducted by Carlson Wagonlit Travel, a multinational firm specialized in business travel management, showed how the fuel surcharges charged on air ticket prices, in the last two years, increased... more
AirportsAircraft and transport. Aci Europe: revision of State aid rules must safeguard regional growth
Brussels, Belgium - This meeting followed months of close constructive engagement between ACI EUROPE and the EC
European airport trade body ACI EUROPE met yesterday with Joaquin Alumina, European Commission Vice-President and Commissioner for Competition. The meeting, which focused on the review by the European... more
Civil aviationAntitrust releases a consumer rights guide with a view to London Olympics
Rome, Italy - With information, suggestions and other material
A guide in English language about the consumer rights with a view to London Olympics has been prepared by the European Commission in collaboration with Europe Direct, the Commission's information service,... more
Civil aviationAircraft and transport: in 2011 passengers spent $22.6b in extra fees
Rome, Italy - As revealed by a study conducted on 50 airlines
A study conducted by IdeaWorksCompany, a Wisconsin-based airline consultant, and by Amadeus, a Spanish Madrid-based travel technology firm, revealed that the 50 examined airlines obtained takings for 22.6... more
PeopleSally Ride dies, first American woman in space
Los Angeles, USA - "We will miss her, but her star will always shine brightly"
Yesterday was a dark day for the international aerospace community. Sally Ride, aged 61, first American female astronaut in space, died. She was a real symbol for women rights in a society which is largely... more
AirlinesAirOne starts its new Venice-Tirane flight from 28 October
Rome, Italy - The international growth on the Venice base continues
The tickets for the new AirOne flight from Venice to Tirane, which will start from 28 October are for sale on the website www.flyairone.com or contacting AirOne's call center. The carrier will connect... more
AerospaceNew Russian ISS docking gear test fails
Moscow, Russia - Mishaps continue for Roscosmos
A test of the new Russian spacecraft docking gear failed today. The programme aims to develop a new docking system for the International Space Station. The news was revealed in the morning by the Russian... more
AirlinesAircraft and transport: Iberia launches its new customer service system
Madrid, Spain - Currently at Madrid-Barajas, and soon at other airports
Iberia takes passenger assistance to a new level at Madrid-Barajas airport, thanks to "IBHelp", a system which grants a better service to the customers of the airline: more than 100 customer service agents... more
Civil aviationAircraft and transport: Brazil government ready to sell some airports
Brasilia, Brazil - One of them could be Rio de Janeiro International Airport
Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff is considering the possibility to give the management of some airports in the country to private entrepreneurs, in the range of a plan to reduce tax weight and attract... more
HelicoptersDRF Luftrettung: 19,667 air rescue missions with helicopters and aircraft
Filderstadt, Germany - Semi-annual mission statistics
Motorbike accidents, stroke or seriously injured children: the air rescue organization DRF Luftrettung is on duty every day with its helicopters and ambulance aircraft. In the first half of the year 2012... more
AirlinesTwitter users will choose the name of a Thomson Airways Dreamliner aircraft
Luton, United Kingdom - The new airplanes will be operative from May 2013
The English airline Thomson Airways has announced that the name of one of its Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft, which are expected to be delivered at the beginning of next year, will be chosen by Twitter... more
AerospaceNASA successfully tests new inflatable heat shield for atmospheric reentries (VIDEO)
Washington, USA - "We look forward to future launches of even bigger inflatable aeroshells"
Great success for the new Inflatable Reentry Vehicle Experiment (IRVE). The spacecraft was launched yesterday at 07:01 am from NASA's Wallops Flight Facility on Wallops Islands, Virginia. The test was... more
IndustryLM: international F-35 aircraft fleet begins build up at Eglin Air Force Base
Fort Worth, Usa - After a 90 minute ferry flight
ZM135, a British F-35B and the first international Lockheed Martin Lightning II airplane, takes off from Naval Air Station Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base at 9:03 am CDT en route for Eglin Air Force Base,... more
AirlinesAlitalia close to the Olympic team at "London 2012"
Rome, Italy - The carrier will transport more than 400 athletes
Alitalia, whose mission is transporting and enhancing Italy's excellence, is close to the Italian Olympic team in the next Olympics which will take place in London from 27 July to 12 August 2012. The... more
ReportAircraft and crisis: Obama warns Damascus
Damascus, Syria - The United States are ready to stop chemical weapons deployment
The United States president Barack Obama has warned the Assad's regime in Syria about the potential use of chemical weapons against civilians or foreign troops. Yesterday, Damascus declared it is ready... more
IndustryBoeing signs foreign contracts on its P-8A Poseidon aircraft programme
Melbourne, Australia - Both companies already work on the F/A-18E/F fighter
Boeing, the popular American military/commercial aircraft-maker, has signed two additional contracts for its new P-8A Poseidon maritime reconnaissance aircraft with two Australian firms. The aircraft will... more
AirlinesAircraft and transport: Aeroflot shuts down flights to Damascus
Moscow, Russia - From 6 August, because of "Commercial reasons"
Aeroflot, the main Russian carrier, announced that it will shut down its connections to the Syrian capital Damascus from August 2012. Currently the airline operates two weekly flights from Moscow to... more
Science and technologySolar Impulse airplane took off to Payerne at 07:01 (UTC + 2)
Toulouse, France - And landing predicted for this evening
The Solar Impulse (HB-SIA) took off this morning from Toulouse-Francazal (France) at 07:01 AM (UTC+2). The plane should land this evening in Payerne (Switzerland) from 08:00 PM (UTC+2). Track the Crossing... more
CuriositiesGoogle celebrates Amelia Earhart and her aircraft
Mountain View, USA - "Doodle" dedicated to the aviation pioneer and her Lockheed Vega 5B
Google, the most famous search engine in the world, often celebrates particular dates modifying its typical logo, the one with the letters forming the word "Google" written in different colours, with its... more
AirlinesLufthansa highlights its aircraft biofuel strategy
Berlin, Germany - "We aim to test its long-term effectiveness"
German carrier Lufthansa has revealed its results about bio-fuel testing. "We rather stay a bit more in the background but have everything carefully worked out, with scientific support and, in the end,... more
HelicoptersMercy One to receive second Bell 429 EMS helicopter
Fort Worth, Usa - From Air Methods
Bell Helicopter announced that 429 launch customer Mercy One of Des Moines, Iowa will receive a second Bell 429 helicopter from Air Methods. Mercy One currently operates an air medical critical care configured... more
UAS-DronesCassidian completes Barracuda drone-aircraft flight tests
Toronto, Canada - When fighters will flight and fight with no pilots...
Cassidian, the EADS missile-maker, has showed its latest results on unmanned flight. Its unmanned aircraft, the Barracuda, completed a new flight test series in Canada. The tests, which involved a manned... more
DiscussionsINS Vikramaditya sea-trials continue: fighter aircraft successfully landed
Moscow, Russia - Less missiles, but heavier short-range firepower
The sea-trials of the Indian aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya (ex-Kiev class missile helicopter carrier, which has been sold by Russian to India, AVIONEWS) successfully continue. Today, July 23, 2012,... more
AirlinesAircraft and transport: Virgin America will send its most loyal passenger into space
Boston, USA - Who will earn more frequent-flyer points in the next year will flight on the SpaceShipTwo
Airlines traditionally put up as a prize every kind of reward for the customers who participate in the frequent-flyer programs, like dedicated lounges in the airports or complimentary tickets. Virgin America... more
Science and technologySolar Impulse airplane returns home to Switzerland after 6000 km
Toulouse, France - Final leg of the first ever solar-powered intercontinental flight
After accomplishing the mission of connecting Africa to Europe, the solar airplane of Bertrand Piccard and André Borschberg will take-off tomorrow, 24 July 2012 at 07:00 AM (UTC+2) to complete the world’s fi... more
IndustrySSJ-100 aircraft development could be delayed because of state funding lack
Moscow, Russia - Possible State low interest rate loans
The development of the Superjet SSJ-100 aircraft could be delayed because of the lack of State funds, according to an article in the Russian financial newspaper "Vedomosti", which quotes the Russian Audit... more
Civil aviationAircraft and transport: seven-competitor race for Saudi Arabian air transport market
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia - Gulf Air, Qatar Airways and Bahrain Air are among the candidates
The Saudi Arabian General Authority for Civil Aviation (GACA) communicated the name of the companies which are running to enter the domestic flights market of the Middle Eastern country. On July 2012 GACA... more
UAS-DronesUS Navy ready for the X-47B drone-aircraft
Washington, USA - More tests expected by the end of the year
The US Navy is one year away from operative deployment of remote-controlled UAVs (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) on its nuclear supercarriers. New tests have been completed aboard the USS Truman, a Nimitz-class... more
IndustryTurbomeca (Safran group) to power the future Eurocopter X4 helicopter with the TM800 engine
Bordes, France - The entry into service of the initial version of the aircraft in 2017
Turbomeca (Safran group) announces the signing of a contract with Eurocopter to power the X4 new generation helicopter with the TM800 turbo-shaft engine. The Eurocopter X4 is a new generation 5 to 6-tonne... more
Civil aviationETS: Europe to change 2013 programme on aircraft carbon emissions
Brussels, Belgium - No details about the proposal
The European Commission is expected to change the timings for auctions in the Phase III of the Emission Trading Scheme. The news has been revealed by the press office of Connie Hedegaard, the European... more
Military aviationTaiwan is concerned about F-16 fighter aircraft upgrade deal
Taipei, Taiwan - The agreement will decrease the number of operative Taiwanese fighters
Taiwan, an Asian ally of NATO, has signed a USD 3.7 billion agreement with the US Air Force to upgrade its fleet of 146 F-16 fighters aircraft. The deal ended "Two years of often painful negotiations",... more
IndustryAll Nippon Airways forced to repair five of its Dreamliner aircraft
Tokyo, Japan - Seven engines replaced
The Japanese company All Nippon Airways (ANA) communicated on Monday 23/07/2012 it has been forced to ground five out of its eleven Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft , including one that was delivered in... more
Press releaseItalian ANSV: accident to C-172 airplane in landing in Sicily
Rome, Italy - The occupants injured; damage to the aircraft
The Italian Air Safety Board (ANSV) has started an inquiry into the accident which occurred last Friday, July 20 to a Cessna C-172RG airplane, code I-CTAA. The plane suffered the collapse of the front... more
AirlinesAircraft and transport: Ryanair cuts routes to Spain because of airport taxes increases
Dublin, Ireland - 11 routes to Madrid and 4 to Barcelona cancelled
The low-cost airline Ryanair chooses a drastic way to fight the airport taxes increases decided by the Spanish government, which are effective since 1st July 2012 (AVIONEWS): the cancellation of several... more
IndustryEurocopter to begin deliveries of 12 EC-725 helicopters to Malaysia
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - EC-225 flight simulator will commence commercial operations in 2013
Rumors published by aerospace press agencies reported today (July 23, 2012) that the Malaysian Air Force will receive its first two Eurocopter EC-725 tactical transport helicopters in December. The delivery... more
AerospaceIndia runs for space: HAL delivers propellant tank for PSLV rocket
Delhi, India - "Savings of USD217,000 by producing it locally"
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has built and delivered the fourth stage propellant tank for the local Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV), conceived and developed for the Indian Space Research Organisation... more
AirlinesVietnam to join Etihad Airways Global flight network
Adu Dhabi, UAE - The sixth destination served by airline in October 2013
Etihad Airways (EA) will launch daily flights to Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam’s commercial capital and most populous city, in October 2013. It will be EA’ sixth on-line destination within the Association of... more
CuriositiesUS Air Force C-17 aircraft lands at the wrong airport (VIDEO)
Tampa, USA - Ongoing investigation about the causes of the mistake
A US Air Force C-17 Globemaster III aircraft landed by mistake at "Peter O. Knight" airport, a little facility in Tampa, Florida, USA, instead of on the runway of the McDill Air Force Base, its real destination,... more
AccidentsUS F-16 crashes into Pacific Ocean: pilot rescued
Moscow, Russia - The fighter was heading to Alaska
An American LM F-16 Falcon fighter aircraft crashed yesterday evening into the Pacific Ocean, near the Russian Kuril Islands. The news was reported by a spokesman for the Russian Border Guard Service. "The... more
AccidentsBell 212 helicopter crashes in Brunei
Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei - 14 people on board: two survivors
Today July 23, 2012, international press agencies reported an accident happened on July 20 in Brunei. A Bell 212 helicopter crashed with 14 people on board, killing 12. Official statement reported... more
IndustryOrix Aviation plans to purchase more Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft
Dublin, Ireland - The firm aims to have a 250-aircraft fleet
Orix Aviation is planning to sign deals with several airlines for the purchase of numerous Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft to lease them back to the carriers. Orix proposals are based on a 10/12-year... more
UAS-DronesDrone-aircraft? No protection against hackers
Washington, USA - University of Texas demonstrates limits of unmanned aerial systems
The University of Texas has carried out a creepy experiment. In relation to the future integration of unmanned aerial systems with civil airspace, a research team has decided to test the security of these... more
AerospaceItalian ASI. The GMES "Eyes" will be based in Matera
Rome, Italy - Agreement signed with ESA: the satellite data acquisition and processing of Sentinel 1 and 2 assigned to E-GEOS. The main sector players took part in the tender
The space center in Matera (Italy) will be the heart of the operating activities of the first two GMES (Global Monitoring for Environment and Security) program satellites. The joint-venture between ASI-Telespazio... more
AirlinesEtihad Airways cleared to buy more of Virgin Australia
Abu Dhabi, UAE - Welcomed the decision by the Australian Government
Etihad Airways has welcomed the decision by the Australian Government to allow the airline to increase its equity stake in Virgin Australia Holdings to a maximum of 10 per cent. It currently has a 4.99... more
Press releaseTransport by airplane. Alitalia ticket sales: information for youth travel
Rome, Italy - It is necessary an individual document from June 26
The minors can travel in Europe and abroad only with an individual travel document from last June 26, 2012. The passports of parents with children inserted remain valid for the parents until the natural... more
DefenseLM F-35 fighter aircraft: US Marine Corps asks US Air Force for training
Eglin, USA - "Transition process could be difficult"
The US Marine Corps reported it hopes to leverage the US Air Force's experience with the Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor to develop concepts of operations for its Lockheed F-35B Joint Strike Fighter. The... more