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Civil aviationPatria Pilot Training receives new Tecnam P-2002 JF trainer
Helsinki, Finland - The order is for 9 copies globally, to replace its 7 AS-202 Bravos
Patria Pilot Training unveiled it has recently received at Helsinki-Malmi airport, Finland, a Tecnam P-2002 JF trainer equipped with modern avionics, based on Garmin 500. The aircraft, registration... more
AirlinesPresident of air carrier Merpati Nusantara will resign...
Jakarta, Indonesia - ...If responsibilities of MA-60's crash will be discovered being from his airline's side
Going on the investigations on the air accident of Xian MA-60 that, on Saturday May, 7, fell into the sea while it was in phase on landing at Kaimana-Utarom airport, in the West Papua province, Indonesia,... more
Civil aviationDegradation of airports in Nigeria requires the intervention of local authority
Lagos, Nigeria - Air is able to land without damage to the passenger
Last Sunday, a plane of the Nigerian airline Arik Air Flight, bounded to Lagos, managed to land at the "Murtala Muhammed International Airport" even if the second engine was knocked out for the impact... more
AccidentsCollision between two Piper aircraft
New York, USA - The two pilots have been killed in the crash
Yesterday, two single-engine Piper aircraft, a Pa-24/250 Comanche and Pa-28/180 Cherokee D, crashed in a wood to about 60 miles to north of the New York city. According to eyewitnesses the two aircraft... more
SecurityLittle flight problem on American airplanes
Washington, USA - FBI is carring out an investigation
Just yesterday it has been announced that on last Sunday, May 8 there have been three similar incidents on planes of different companies: in all cases, the episodes ended without victims. A Boeing 737... more
IndustryChina Southern Airlines signs Flight Hour Services for the first A-380 plane fleet in China
Blagnac, France - Airbus expands its airline customer base for extended services
China Southern Airlines, one of the first Chinese operators to fly the A-380 aircraft, has signed a contract with Airbus for customized Flight Hour Services (FHS) for its fleet of five models, scheduled... more
Finance and economyAutogrill: the Board of Directors approve results for 1Q11
Milan, Italy - Revenues up 3.9% to EUR 1,202.8m
Meeting today, the board of directors of Autogrill SpA examined and approved the consolidated results at 31 March 2011. · Consolidated revenues: EUR 1,202.8m, up 3.9% on 1,157.9m in 1st quarter 2010... more
IndustryFinmeccanica won orders for a combined value of EUR 175 million
Rome, Italy - Through DRS Technologies, SSI, SG, Ansaldo Energia and SC
Finmeccanica has won orders for a combined value of approximately EUR 175 million through its companies DRS Technologies, SELEX Sistemi Integrati, SELEX Galileo, Ansaldo Energia and SELEX Communications. DRS... more
ReportLibya: eight NATO air raids during the night
Tripoli, Libya - Al Arabiya: struck also Gaddafi's bunker-residence
At least eight air raids carried out by "Unified Protector" of NATO in three hours would have struck tonight Tripoli, Libya's capital. According to local sources, explosions would have occurred not... more
AirportsTemporary closure for Varna's airport, in Bulgaria
Varna, Bulgaria - Shuttle service will be organized to Burgas and Sofia
The airport of the city of Varna, an important Bulgarian city overlooking the Black Sea, will be closed for maintenance from the end of October 2011 at the end of February 2012, according to a statement... more
Fair and showsFinmeccanica takes part in "IDEF 2011"
Istanbul, Turkey - The event from today to next Friday in Istanbul
Finmeccanica –through its companies AgustaWestland, Alenia Aeronautica, Alenia Aermacchi, DRS Technologies, Oto Melara, SELEX Communications, SELEX Galileo, SELEX Sistemi Integrati, Telespazio (Finmeccanica/Thales) a... more
AirportsBologna's airport: in April over 480,000 passengers
Bologna, Italy - Positive start of the Summer season with 72% of passengers on international flights
Italian Bologna's airport grew again in the month of April: passengers increased by 26%, for a total of 483,637. The comparison with April 2010 is influenced by the effects of the Icelandic volcano, that... more
AirlineseasyJet: 2011 half results
Milan, Italy - The increased fuel costs create a challenging environment
easyJet has unveiled the 2011 half results. The highlights are: - Good progress has been made in implementing the strategy including putting in place the building blocks for the roll-out of easyJet’s b... more
IndustryEurocopter breaks ground for its new high-tech integrated development center in Donauwörth, Germany
Donauwörth, Germany - Ready in 2012, it will position the manufacturer squarely for the future
A groundbreaking ceremony at Eurocopter’s German site in Donauwörth marked the official start of construction work on the company’s new integrated development center, part of the Systemhaus project. This... more
OccurrencesOccurrence for Air New Zealand plane
Hamilton, New Zealand - Due to a failure of one engine had to make an emergency landing
Yesterday it was opening an investigation on the plane accident occurred during the week-end to a B-737 of Air New Zealand, which en route from Auckland to Wellington had to make an emergency landing at... more
Conferences"Aerospace and defence 2011" forum: the fifth edition in June in Rome
Milan, Italy - Next generation technologies for the vanguard markets
National Instruments is organizing the fifth edition of "Aerospace and Defence" forum, on June, 16, at "Hotel Selene" in Rome, under the patronage of Incose Italia (International Council on Systems Engineering),... more
Fair and showsAir shows and exhibitions in the second week in May
Rome, Italy - From today, on Tuesday 10 to next Sunday 15
Tuesday 10 - "IDET 2011" - Exhibition of Defence and Security Technologies. Brno Exhibition Centre, Brno, Czech Republic. + 420 (0)541 151 111 www.bvv.cz - "IDEF 2011" - International Defence Industry... more
Press releasePratt & Whitney delivers 1st F135 engine
East Hartford, Usa - For low rate initial production LOT 3
Pratt & Whitney on Friday unveiled in a press release it "Has delivered the first F135 engine for low rate initial production (LRIP) 3 to the US Government for the F-35 Lightning II program. F135 engines... more
Weather forecastsBad weather in Italy (2): strong winds from the northeast over southern regions
Rome, Italy - And on Sicily
The disruption from the Balkans that is affecting Italian Peninsula, will move today on the southern. On the basis of forecasts available, the Italian Civil Defense Department issued a further warning... more
Civil aviationTraining program reform for American pilots
Atlanta, USA - The current program dates back to World War II
The American Safe (Society of Flight Aviation and Educators) issued on 4 May 5 and the General Aviation Pilot Training Reform Symposium, a conference for the reform of the program of pilot training, which... more
AirlinesAustralian airline REX completes the purchase of 5 SAAB 340B planes
Canberra, Australia - Leased for a long time
REX, Regional Express, an Australian major independent regional airline, has completed the purchase of 5 SAAB 340B airplanes. They're turbo-engine airliners, produced by Swedish company SAAB. Following... more
AirportsCDRA for development of air traffic at the Balearic airports
Palma de Mallorca, Spain - To integrate the organization at local, regional and national level
Last Friday the Minister of Public Works, José Blanco, and the president of the Balearic Government, Francesc Antich, have signed agreements to ensure that the airports of Palma de Mallorca, Ibiza and... more
AirportsEcological Project at San Francisco International Airport
San Francisco, USA - The city at the forefront of the fight against pollution
Today, the mayor of San Francisco, Ed Lee, has proudly announced that by the end of 2013, the city's international airport will be equipped with approximately ninety stations to recharge electric cars. According... more
Civil aviationCommercial pilots are the most stressed
Carlsbad, USA - Rank from CareerCast.com
According to a research conducted by the website CareerCast.com, that one of the pilots of commercial aircraft is the category most stressed in the United States. The survey was carried out looking... more
Civil aviationInquiry into contaminated fuel that paralyzes the "Ben-Gurion International Airport"
Tel Aviv, Israel - Molds and bacteria found in the reserves
The Israeli government has today opened an investigation to determine the cause and the nature of the contamination discovered last Thursday in the reserves of fuel, that has blocked the "Ben-Gurion International... more
AirlinesSri Lankan Airlines expands
Colombo, Sri Lanka - New links with Russia will be opened
Sri Lanka national airline, Sri Lankan Airlines, has announced plans to expand the fleet and to open new routes, in particular with Russia. On May 18, 2009, the Asian state has officially emerged from... more
ReportAir strike on Misurata violates the no-fly zone
Misurata , Libya - The rebels have not received a response from NATO to their request for help
Another air raid on Misurata devastates the last resources of a city already close to the end: four tanks of oil were bombed at Ahmed Qasr, near the port of the city, by some small planes, usually used... more
AirlinesThe Xiamen Airlines has placed an order for six B-737 aircraft
Xiamen, China - Delivery will be made ??between 2014 and 2015
The Chinese carrier Xiamen Airlines that had previously reported that would have added at least four planes to its fleet, has taken a new order to the American manufacturer Boeing. It required six B-787... more
HelicoptersAgustaWestland inaugurates annual OGP Aviation Safety Advisors Training Programme for AW-139 helicopter
Varese, Italy - First event in September
AgustaWestland announced it has launched OGP (Oil&Gas Producers) Aviation Safety Advisors Training Programme. It is a new annual training course whose first edition will be held in the AgustaWestland... more
SecurityBomb threat on a Delta's plane
Albuquerque, USA - After the controls the aircraft could to restart
Yesterday an airliner of Delta, with 137 passengers on board, direct from Detroit to San Diego was grounded at the airport in Albuquerque following the discovery of a message that reported words related... more
AccidentsIndonesia, found the first black box of the plane fallen in the sea during the week-end
Jakarta, Indonesia - Causing the death of 27 people
Tatang Kurniadi, chairman of local commission for transport safety, today stated to "AFP", "Agence France Presse", that has been retrieved the first black box of the air crash occurred on May 7 in Indonesia,... more
AccidentsRio-Paris flight A-330: the first two bodies rescued
Paris, France - Talk Valter Declame, coroner
Recovered two corpses from Airbus A-330 of Air France crashed on 1st June 2009 in the Atlantic with 228 passengers on board, without even the cases have been detected (see AVIONEWS). Thanks to a remote... more
DefenseLockheed Martin builds next-generation missile
Florida, USA - Satellite launched successfully
The first vehicle geostationary (GEO-1) of the Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS), built by Lockheed Martin for the US Air Force was successfully launched today at 2:10pm local time from Cape Canaveral... more
AerospaceNASA: Endeavour, lift-off not earlier than May 16, but its stay on the ISS will be extended
Cape Canaveral, USA - Today a conference on the status of the space shuttle repairs live
Following a meeting held last Friday, NASA managers have taken two important decisions about Endeavour's STS-134 mission: the first is about a six-day postponement of the next launch attempt, from 10 to... more
Press releaseItalian ENAC: development of the security scanner L3 Provision at Fiumicino and Malpensa airports
Rome, Italy - From today and next Friday, respectively
Italian Authority for Civil Aviation (ENAC) has announced that, as approved on November 18 in the last meeting of CISA, the Interministerial Committee for the safety of aviation and airports of which ENAC... more
Civil aviationNASA is experimenting with a biofuel from chicken fat on the DC-8 aircraft
Milan, Italy - Cleaner fuels that release less polluting substances into the atmosphere
Between late March and early April at the Dryden Flight Research Center in California, NASA has carried on an engine of a DC-8, a four-engine airliner and freighter produced by Douglas Aircraft Company... more
Military aviationDeveloped new spy plane Firebird of Northrop with optional pilot
Washington, USA - With a few modifications to traditional air becomes drone
The aerospace giant Northrop Grumman Corp. has developed a new spy plane that, while flying at 30,000 feet, can listen to telephone conversations, use high-powered radar and shoot video footage live. And... more
AirlinesAir Berlin: increased capacity utilization in April
Milan, Italy - Fleet capacity by + 16.3 percent
In April 2011, Air Berlin transported a total of 2,778,784 passengers, i.e. an increase of 22.5 percent. Fleet capacity for April 2011 increased by 16.3 percent. The significantly higher capacity and number... more
Weather forecastsBad weather in Italy: from today strong winds from North-East to south-western regions
Rome, Italy - Also expected sea storms along the exposed coasts
A quick atmospheric disturbance, coming from North-Western Europe, will cause in the next hours a strong strengthening of winds on Italy that will result as stronger on the eastern regions. Basing on... more
ReportThe Pentagon spreads 5 video of Bin Laden (VIDEO)
Washington, USA - Shown to the world the shooting of the leader of al Qaeda
The Pentagon decided to spread five films seized by special forces of the Navy Seals in the bunker in Abbottabad, Pakistan, where Osama was killed: "This is the largest collection of material on terrorism... more
MiscellaneousAVIONEWS celebrated its 11 years of activity
Rome, Italy - The news agency began last Saturday its second year of the second decade of life
Eleven years have gone since the foundation of AVIONEWS, rich in facts and news that signed positively or negatively the first two five-year periods of the new century. Some of these, now that time has... more
ReportAl Qaeda confirmed the death of bin Laden
Washington, USA - He swears revenge on America and its allies
A statement of al Qaeda released from websites close to the terrorist network confirms the death of Osama bin Laden for the first time since special forces blitz in Pakistan last Sunday, during which was... more
Government actsItalian question on dual tasks of many Finmeccanica's leaders
Rome, Italy - Introduced by Senator Elio Lannutti (IdV)
"To the Minister of Economy and Finance -given that Finmeccanica is the first Italian industrial group in the high technology sector and among the top ten global players in aerospace, defense and security... more
AirlinesRyanair appeals to EU for the strike of Italian airport employees
Milan, Italy - Passengers have to face another year due to strikes and absenteeism and EU doesn't react
Ryanair appealed today to the European commission in order it takes urgent measure to prevent repeated strikes causing cancellations and delays to European passengers this summer, since the Italian airport... more
Civil aviationFAA against the Emission Trading Scheme
Virginia , USA - "We must reduce emissions of CO2 "
The US FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) and organizations representing the airlines have rejected the introduction of aviation in the European Emission Trading Scheme (ETS) which will take place next... more
Civil aviationDelivered to TRIP Linhas Aereas 1st Embraer 190 airplane
São José dos Campos , Brazil - Nine copies of this model should be consigned to the airline within the end of the year
TRIP Linhas Aereas has recently received the first Embraer 190 of its fleet and, within the end of 2011, it should receive globally 9 copies of this model. It was unveiled by EMBRAER, Empresa Brasilera... more
DefenseRussia and China cooperate in the Middle East and Africa
Moscow, Russia - "We want to contribute to the first stabilization"
"Russia and China have agreed on close cooperation on matters of Middle East and North African", said Friday the Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, "We decided of coordinate our actions using the... more
Fair and showsMangusta attack helicopter in via dei Fori Imperiali in Rome for the 150th Italian Army
Rome, Italy - And it is immediately controversy
The Italian Army was born in Turin, May 4, 1861: was the minister of war, Manfredo Fanti, to decree the constitution as a result of the integration process in arming Sarda of Bourbon forces, elements of... more
AirlinesAirlines' strategies against the rising cost of fuel
Frankfurt, Germany - The forecast for the coming months are not encouraging
The international situation now leads to a steady growth in crude oil prices, and is leading airlines to develop methods to counter the higher costs they face. The political turmoil in North Africa... more
IndustryA-400M airplane: Europrop's TP400 achieves Easa certification
Cologne, Germany - For the plane of Airbus Military
EPI Europrop International GmbH (EPI) has received type certification from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) for the TP400-D6 engine that powers the A-400M military transport aircraft. It is the... more