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Report"Black day" in Afghanistan: two helicopters fall, two casualties
Kabul, Afghanistan - A third ISAF soldier died because "An insurgent attack"
Monday 28/05/2012 was a very hard day in Afghanistan: three soldiers of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) lost their life in three different scenarios. Two helicopters fell in the morning... more
AirlinesAir India ready to introduce Dreamliner aircraft
Delhi, India - 20% lower fuel consumption promised by Boeing
Air India will become the third airline globally to operate the 787 Dreamliner, the latest aircraft released by Boeing. The first of the 27 aircraft ordered by Air India will join its fleet either towards... more
Fair and showsAir shows and exhibitions in the last days in May and first in June
Rome, Italy - From today on Monday 28 to next Sunday 3
Monday 28 - Postponed until 7-9 Sep 2012 "Seaplane Festival Balaton". Tihany, Lake Balaton, Hungary. + 33 1 64 57 55 85 www.seaplaneinternational.com Thursday 31 - Aerospace Forum Sweden... more
Civil aviationJet Airways negotiates A-320 neo aircraft contract
Toulouse, France - "Any contractual information is confidential"
International press agencies have reported that Airbus has indicated "It might accommodate Jet Airways in its initial delivery of the new A-320 neo airplane". "If Jet Airways places an order now, we may... more
HelicoptersNew Zealand: Seasprite helicopter successfully operates from patrol vessel
Wellington, New Zealand - First operations on a small-size ship
The Royal New Zealand Navy has recently launched two new off-shore patrol vessels, the Otago and the Wellington. The Kaman SH-2G Seasprite helicopter has been chosen to provide aerial assistance. Today... more
HelicoptersMangusta helicopter VS AH-64D Apache for South Korean tender
Seoul, South Korea - "TAI-AgustaWestland definitely needs to cut its price considerably to support its bid"
South Korea has shortlisted two US companies and the AgustaWestland-TAI joint venture as the potential makers of up to 50 attack helicopters. The Italian-Turkish group presented its T-129 "Turkish Mangusta"... more
Civil aviationAircraft and crisis: Portugal sells off its aviation
Lisbon, Portugal - IAG and BAA are interested in possible bidding TAP and ANA
Today May 28, 2012, the "Financial Times" reported that the Portuguese government has appointed financial advisers for the privatisation of large swaths of the country's aviation industry, with "stronger... more
AirlinesUTair suspends maintenance contract for foreign produced aircraft
Khanty Mansiysk, Russia - Contracts transferred to other firms
The Russian airline UTair communicated today, 28/05/2012, the suspension of its maintenance contract for foreign produced aircraft in the Vnukovo, Surgut and Tyumen airports. “Work on the aircraft m... more
IndustryFinmeccanica: orders signed for a value worth EUR 220 million
Rome, Italy - IDIQ contracts signed by DRS for a value up to USD 134 million
Finmeccanica has been awarded new orders for a value worth EUR 220 million through its companies Ansaldo Energia, SELEX Galileo, SELEX Elsag and Telespazio. Ansaldo Energia, through its subsidiary Ansaldo... more
Finance and economyAircraft and jobs: RAF C-130 aircraft deal will sustain employment
London, United Kingdom - "The Hercules aircraft is a key part of our long-range air transport force"
The British Ministry of Defence said a new £350 million deal to maintain the RAF's C-130 Hercules aircraft will help sustain hundreds of British jobs. The contract, sealed with Marshall Aerospace, is... more
AccidentsOpen Skies Antonov aircraft personnel return to Russia
Moscow, Russia - Two of them still are in critical condition
Twelve out of the 14 Russians who were on board the Antonov An-30 aircraft that crash-landed on May 23, 2012, at a military base to the east of Prague returned to Russia on Saturday. The news was released... more
AccidentsSukhoi SSJ-100 aircraft: Indonesian Minister reveals air accident chronology
Jakarta, Indonesia - During the latest meeting about the accident
Indonesian Minister of Transport E.E. Mangindaan revealed today, 28/05/2012, during a press conference held in Jakarta together with representatives of his Ministry and members of the National Transportation... more
AirlinesEtihad Airways and Virgin Australia join forces on Kuala Lumpur route
Abu Dhabi, UAE - With a B-777/300ER airplane
Etihad Airways has leased a Virgin Australia B-777/300ER airplane for use on its route between Abu Dhabi and Kuala Lumpur. The once a week wet lease service again reflects the importance of the relationship... more
IndustryRolls-Royce: contracts for UK transport and tanker aircraft fleets
London, UK - Worth almost £100 million
Rolls-Royce (RR), the global power systems company, has secured contract extensions, which will see the company provide ongoing support for engines on the UK’s C-130 Hercules transport and VC-10 tanker a... more
OccurrencesIndia: aircraft engine catches fire after landing
Mumbai, India - Jet Airways flight, no injured
The engine of a Jet Airways aircraft caught fire shortly after landing in Mumbai, this morning, 28/05/2012, requiring firefighter intervention. All the 158 passengers on board are reported to be unharmed,... more
AirportsAircraft and transport: enormous Union Jack painted on London-Heathrow's runway
London, United Kingdom - For Queen Elizabeth's Jubilee celebrations
An enormous Union Jack with an outline image of the Queen Elizabeth II painted on a runway: this is one of the tributes that London-Heathrow airport is paying to the sovereign's Diamond Jubilee. The... more
OccurrencesAirbus: composite in wings caused cracks
Toulouse, France - "When it was designed some 10 years ago, it was an innovation"
Behind recent A-380 cracks lies the effort to lower the weight of this super-size. It should be noted that, according to many sources, repair costs could climb towards 500 million Euro. Airbus' CEO... more
ConferencesAVIONEWS at the AEA Presidents' Assembly press conference
Brussels, Belgium - All the top managers of Europe's leading carriers present
The meeting concentrated on the problems faced in the relationship between the European airline industry and the EC authorities with reference to carbon emissions and the need for a Single European Sky... more
Military aviationThe last Boeing C-17 aircraft purchased by the RAF arrives in the UK
Brize Norton, United Kingdom - Fundamental for airbridge with Afghanistan
The last Boeing C-17 aircraft of the eight purchased by the UK Royal Air Force was unveiled today at the RAF Brize Norton base (Oxfordshire), at the presence of the Defence Secretary Philip Hammond. A... more
Civil aviationDoT fines Virgin America for incomplete disability complaint reports
Washington, Usa - Not properly responding to complaints
The US Department of Transportation (DOT) assessed a civil penalty against Virgin America for filing incomplete reports with the Department about complaints registered by passengers with disabilities and... more
Civil aviationAircraft and transport: Chinese entrepreneurs will invest in Nigerian airports
Lagos, Nigeria - New terminals for 4 hubs
Nigeria's Federal Government reached with some Chinese investors an agreement for the building of new terminals in the 4 main airports of the African country, that is to say Lagos, Kano, Abuja and Port... more
UAS-DronesIsraeli Heron TP drone-aircraft grounded
Tel Aviv, Israel - IAI and IAF investigate the incident
A disagreement between IAI and the IAF, caused by an Heron TP drone crash on 29 January, has resulted in the grounding of the type. The Heron-type grounding follows another UAV incident happened to the... more
AerospaceSpace Launch System: core-stage entered preliminary design review
Washington, USA - First launch expected for 2017
The core-stage of the new SLS (Space Launch System) being built by NASA has entered the preliminary design phase, "An important checkpoint in the design of the US super-heavy launch vehicle". "We cannot... more
AirportsAircraft and transport: cell phone check-in experimentation ready to start
Toulouse, France - 50 travellers will perform the test in the Toulouse-Blagnac airport
An experimentation extremely innovative and with great potentiality will be carried on this summer in the Toulouse-Blagnac airport, mostly known because nearby Airbus has its headquarters and main facility:... more
IndustryPilatus signs Indian PC-7 aircraft contract
Delhi, India - Italian Alenia-Aermacchi M-311 refused
Pilatus has signed a 523 million dollar contract with India for 75 PC-7 MkII basic trainer aircraft. The delivery of the aircraft and training system is expected in the fourth quarter of 2012. The contract... more
IndustryAirbus aims to sell 30 A350 aircraft by the end of the year
Toulouse, France - "But the biggest constraint is production slots"
In the margin of an event held in Toulouse, Airbus' Chief Operating Officer for customers John Leahy announced that the Blagnac-based firm has the goal to sell another 30 A-350 family's aircraft by the... more
AerospaceDragon capsule successfully captured
Washington, USA - Event delayed due to Dragon's LIDAR sensor wrong locking on
The unmanned SpaceX Dragon capsule today successfully linked with the International Space Station in orbit over Australia. The operation is a real success for SpaceX, which received the certification to... more
AirportsOfficial Gazette of the EU: announcements on State aids and airports in Germany and France
Brussels, Belgium - Nr 2012/C 149/02 and 2012/C 149/03
Procedures relating to the implementation of competition policy European Commission 2012/C 149/02 State aid — Germany — State aid SA.26500 (ex 227/08) — Altenburg-Nobitz airport — aid in favo... more
PeopleOman Air announces a Senior Management new appointment
Milan, Italy - Captain Ali Hassan Sulaiman has been appointed Acting Chief Officer Flight Operations
Following the decision by Captain Patrick Rotsaert, Chief Officer Flight Operations, to retire from the company, Captain Ali Hassan Sulaiman has been appointed Acting Chief Officer Flight Operations. Captain... more
IndustryBoeing performs flight test for the first South Carolina-built Dreamliner aircraft
Charleston, USA - "This is a proud moment for our team"
Boeing performed the initial flight test for the first 787 Dreamliner aircraft produced in the firm's Charleston (South Carolina) facilities. The pilots Tim Berg and Randy Neville flew the plane for... more
AirportsAirports: UAE spends billions to enlarge airports
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates - Passenger traffic more than doubled over seven years
While Europe is trying to reduce the number of its airports, the United Arab Emirates continues to spend billions in airport expansions. "We are trying to catch up with demand. We are not overspending"... more
DefenseAircraft carriers: Ford nuclear super-class is almost ready (VIDEO)
Newport, USA - If the Nimitz is not enough...
If the dimensions of the new English Queen Elizabeth class aircraft carrier are impressive, showing hundreds of engineers moving around its sections like small ants, it is to be noted that its size is... more
IndustryAirbus A-350 airplane: latest developments and new testing system integration
Toulouse, France - "Results from the static airframe fuselage join have proven promising"
Airbus has released that its first cabin-fitted A-350/900 aircraft will be configured with 252 seats and two classes. Five aircraft are being constructed for the programme. Programme engineers said... more
AerospaceXcor: piston pump test successful
Washington, USA - The next step is the integration with the Lynx fuselage
Xcor has revealed that its new-generation liquid oxygen piston pump completed testing and is currently ready for being integrated with the Lynx. The Xcor Lynx is a suborbital spacecraft capable of horizontal... more
DefenseIndia: aircraft carrier sea trials postponed
Sevmash, Russia - The delay could have been caused by poor weather forecast
The Admiral Gorshkov, the ex-Kiev class medium carrier-cruiser being overhauled for the Indian Navy, continues to delay its sea trials. According to declarations, the tests have been postponed until the... more
Civil aviationAirbus delays again the beginning of the repairs for the A-380 aircraft
Toulouse, France - "Final solution at the beginning of 2013"
Airbus postponed again the beginning of the repairs of the hairline cracks on the wings of its four-engine A-380 aircraft, as announced by the company's Director of Programmes Tony Williams. "The final... more
IndustryEighth Sukhoi Superjet 100 aircraft of Aeroflot performs first commercial flight
Moscow, Russia - On route Moscow–Kazan–Moscow
Today the eighth Sukhoi Superjet 100 aircraft of Aeroflot Russian Airlines successfully completed its first scheduled flight SU1196/1197 on route Moscow – Kazan – Moscow. The airliner is named after the... more
DefenseRussia, United States and Norway will start new joint naval drills in August
Moscow, Russia - No more news about the Northern Fleet's heavy warships
Russian Navy joint exercises continue. After the drills in Norway, an American task force will join the fleets, starting a new exercise operation in August. The theatre of the operations will be the... more
Military aviationSouth Korea to announce in October its military aircraft and helicopters contractors
Seoul, South Korea - Among others, in competition also Lockheed Martin, Boeing and Eurocopter
South Korea government, through the military acquisition programme's spokesperson, announced that the choice regarding the suppliers of fighters aircraft and the helicopters for its air force will be communicated... more
CuriositiesAircraft and history: HMS Coventry sinking 30th anniversary
London, United Kingdom - A short-but-bloody war which claimed hundreds of lives
"It's like a game of chess. You've got to give up some pieces to get checkmate in the end. I was one of those pieces. I realised why we were doing it. If necessary, we were the sacrifice rather than other... more
AirportsAircraft and transport: AdR's competition for the Roman airports' stores lights up
Rome, Italy - Four competitors in the lists so far
The firms that have already presented to AdR (Aeroporti di Roma) Retail their candidacy for the concession concerning 8 duty-free shops signed "Goodbuy Roma" in the Roman airports Fiumicino and Ciampino. On... more
AccidentsOpen Skies Antonov aircraft disaster: three soldier discharged from the hospital
Prague, Czech Republic - Two Russians and one Czech remain in hospitals
Three out of six soldiers injured in a fire on board the Russian Antonov An-30 aircraft that crash landed at an airport in the east of Prague were discharged from the hospital. The An-30 military airplane... more
Science and technologySolar Impulse plane successfully lands in Madrid for technical stopover
Payerne, Switzerland - After a flight lasting a total of 17h 3min 59s
The Solar Impulse aircraft of Bertrand Piccard and André Borschberg has completed half the leg of its flight to Morocco. The prototype landed successfully in Madrid-Barajas airport at 01:28AM (UTC+2)... more
AirlinesAircraft and transport: AVIONEWS at the new Brussels Airlines' plans presentation
Rome, Italy - More capacious aircraft, on board technology and new link to New York "JFK" airport
In the striking location represented by the Roman residence of the Belgian Ambassador in Italy Vincent Mertens de Wilmars, at a stone's throw from the Imperial forum, Brussels Airlines presented yesterday... more
Civil aviationIndia menaces Brussels: no more European flights in India if the ETS sanctions local carriers
Delhi, India - "If you allows this, next they will impose a carbon tax on shipping or cement"
India has threatened to ban European airlines from its air space if the ETS sanctions Indian carriers. "Travelling is always a two-way traffic. If they can impose sanctions so can other countries" said... more
Civil aviationEmbraer and AEA unveil new business partnership
Brussels, Belgium - One third of its members operate industry types within their fleets, totalling more than 200 aircraft
Today Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer and the Association of European Airlines (AEA), which represents Europe’s leading network carriers, announced a new business partnership. This AEA Strategic P... more
Civil aviationAEA: European airlines can deliver on Europe's growth ambitions
Brussels, Belgium - The economic recovery could be jeopardised
Today the CEOs of 34 major European airlines warned European Commission Vice-President Siim Kallas that Europe’s economic recovery could be jeopardised if regulators do not create the conditions that a... more
Civil aviationECAC President meets Kazakhstan Vice Minister of Transport and Communications
Paris, France - Areas of possible collaboration were identified for further examination at a technical level
On 23 May the ECAC President and Executive Secretary welcomed to ECAC Mr Azat Bekturov, Vice Minister of Transport and Communications for Kazakhstan. The Minister was accompanied by Mr Anuarbek Akhmetov,... more
ReportSyria: Kofi Annan accusation continues. Air strikes, artillery shells and executions.
Damascus, Syria - The team of investigators has accused Syrian officers of ordering crimes against humanity
A UN investigation reported that Syrian government forces are continuing to commit human rights abuses in spite of the fragile ceasefire engineered by Kofi Annan. "Most of the serious human rights violations... more
AirlinesAircraft and carriers: Aeroflot increased profit in 2012
Moscow, Russia - Cargo and charter sectors decreased; orders for 81 aircraft by 2019
Aeroflot, the well-known Russian carrier, has declared that in 2012 it saw pre-tax profit increasing to $585.3 million against $353.5 million in 2011. Revenue grew to $5.3 billion, up on 2010's figure... more