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AerospaceThe satellite YouthSat is up and running
Moscow, Russia - It will help to understand how solar activity impacts on the global atmosphere
The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) recently reported that "YouthSat’s conditions are good". The satellite YouthSat, with a lift-off mass of 92 kg, was launched into orbit on April 20 from t... more
IndustryNew Airbus A-380 plane repair hangar in Philippines
Manila, Philippines - Project funded and realized by Lufthansa Technik
Lufthansa Technik, subsidiary of Lufthansa Airlines that provides services for maintenance, repair and overhaul for aircraft, engines and components, announced yesterday that the firm is to build an hangar... more
AirlinesAir China opens new route to Beijing-Milan
Beijing, China - It will be operated by an Airbus A-330 aircraft
It will be inaugurated next June 15 the route Beijing-Milan, operated by an Airbus A-330 airliner twin-engine used on medium-long range destinations and characterized by a wide body. The connection will... more
AirportsEx-inspector arrested with the accusation to pick cocaine at the airport of Rome-Fiumicino
Rome, Italy - The man from some months was untraceable
Was found in an hotel in Rome B. C., a 49-year-old retired Inspector of Police, accused to pick cocaine coming from Santo Domingo at the airport of Fiumicino. According to the authorities his task was... more
Military aviationFirst armed mission in Libya for Italian aircraft
Trapani, Italy - 2 Tornado in IDS configuration departed this morning from Trapani-Birgi
Left around at 12:50 of this morning the first two Italian aircraft, the Tornado in IDS (Interdiction and Strike)configuration, armed with bombs able to strike ground targets with precision, with the task... more
AirlinesTransavia.com: Milan Malpensa-Rotterdam/The Hague
Milan, Italy - Inaugurated today with a ceremony
Transavia.com, Air France-KLM Group, represented in Italy from CIM Air, inaugurates today its new flights from Milan-Malpensa airport, Italy, to "The Hague Airport" of Rotterdam, Netherlands, with a ceremony... more
AirportsAir monitoring around the airport of Milan-Malpensa
Varese, Italy - Controls will be made on the next months
The area of the airport of Milan-Malpensa, in the province of Varese, will be monitored by the ARPA (Regional Agency for Environmental Protection), through sensory-stations that record the rate of fine... more
IndustryYemen Airways takes delivery of its first A-320 plane
Toulouse, France - Adds flexibility to regional route expansion
Sanaa based Yemenia, the official carrier of the state of Yemen, has taken delivery of its first Airbus aircraft as part of its plan to replace its entire fleet of single aisles with the A-320 Family,... more
Science and technologyAlitalia updates web check-in
Rome, Italy - New "Extra Comfort" seats purchasable on-line and reductions for excess baggage
Alitalia airlines renews web check-in service and introduces the "Extra Comfort Seats" option, that can be reserved and purchased online for international and intercontinental flights. "Extra Comfort"... more
Report"Fraud Parioli": searched based Alenia Aeronautica, a company producing aircraft
Rome, Italy - In the viewfinder providing 18 fighter aircraft to the Austrian Ministry of Defence: it's about a check for 84 million euros
Have started yesterday morning searches of financiers in Rome and Abruzzo office of the bank Carispaq , in which Lande and his associates had their accounts and moving their money, and the premises of... more
AirportsPlan of soundproofing buildings in the area of the airport of Palma de Mallorca
Palma de Mallorca, Spain - 693 dwellings authorized for the work
Yesterday AENA (Aeropuertos Españoles y Navegación Aérea) reported that within the project of the soundproofing of the buildings around airports, to which was allocated a total of 11 million euros and wh... more
Press releaseItalian ENAC: restriction of air space above Rome on May 1st
Rome, Italy - During celebrations for beatification of Pope John Paul II
"Italian Civil Aviation Board, ENAC, unveils that during the ceremony of beatification of Pope John Paul II that is going to take place in Rome on Sunday May 1st, according to the security procedures related... more
AerospaceItalian Air Force pilot and European Space Agency's astronaut, colonel Roberto Vittori, ready to reach ISS
Rome, Italy - He will leave tomorrow from Cape Canaveral with Shuttle "Endeavour", and with a load for scientific experiments made by Italian Asi-Air Force
Colonel Roberto Vittori, test pilot of the Air Force and astronaut of ESA (European Space Agency), is completing in Houston (Texas-USA) the spaceflight human training pending the departure of STS-134 Space... more
DefenseChange at the top of the defense at the Pentagon
Washington , USA - The elements change but not the underlying philosophy
Change at the top of the USA defense: the President of the United States of America Barack Obama will announce this week, maybe also this morning, that at the Pentagon the current CIA director, Leon Panetta,... more
HelicoptersAgustaWestland participates in the bids for the supply of two new helicopters fleets
Washington, USA - For US Air Force
AgustaWestland North America has announced it is ready to take part into both the bids recently announced by the US Air Force for the replacement of two fleets of helicopters. As our news agency already... more
AerospaceCountdown for lift-off of space shuttle Endeavour
Cape Canaveral, USA - Which should occur tomorrow from Kennedy Space Center
Yesterday the Space Shuttle Program Mission Management Team gave unanimously the green light to lift-off of Endeavour scheduled for tomorrow, at 3:47 EDT, from Kennedy Space Center of Cape Canaveral, Florida,... more
IndustryFirst A-350XWB airplane main landing gear set delivered to Airbus
Blagnac, France - Destined to the /900 version
Airbus has received the first set of A-350XWB airplane main landing gear (MLG) produced by Messier-Dowty at Airbus’ A-350XWB landing gear systems test facility in Filton (UK). Delivery from Messier-Dowty o... more
OccurrencesOccurrence at the Trapani-Birgi airport
Trapani, Italy - The failure take off of an F-16 has activated the emergency state
This morning in the airport of Trapani-Birgi, home of the thirty-seventh Air Force Squadron, was activated the state of emergency due to the failed takeoff of an F-16 fighters engaged in missions in Libya.... more
AirlinesNew airline for Mauritania
Nouakchott, Mauritania - Mauritania Airlines will also serve to France and Spain
Yesterday, the President of Mauritania, Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, has inaugurated, with a short flight over the capital, the activation of the new national airline, Mauritania Airlines. The creation... more
CuriositiesKate and William: London ends escorted, powered aircraft to defend the city
London, United Kingdom - Massive security measures for the "Wedding of the Century"
London ends escorted: 5000 "Bobby", the typical British policemen, guarding the city on the day of the royal wedding to be sure that nothing will stop the event. This was announced by police in the capital... more
AirportsNew Delhi: Air India pilots' strike blocks air traffic
New Delhi, India - More than fifty domestic flights cancelled
Since some days in India the discontent of the Indian Commercial Pilot's Association has turned in a massive strike of more than six hundred pilots. More than fifty domestic flights, which started from... more
Civil aviationSecond Boeing 747/8 Intercontinental plane completed flight test
Washington, USA - This copy, RC021, will be employed above all for tests of internal systems
Boeing announced that also the second 747/8 Intercontinental of the fleet has completed its first flight test. The aircraft took off on Tuesday at 9:26, Pacific time, from Pan Field in Everett, Washington,... more
AccidentsFound R-22 helicopter crashed in New Zealand during flight test
Wellington, New Zealand - Dead the two occupants
It has been found again this morning, at about 09:00 local time, the Robinson R-22 helicopter which crashed yesterday, on April 27, 2011, in New Zealand. The corpses of both the occupants, the trainee... more
AerospaceRussia and Sweden sign agreement for increase of cooperation in space industry
Stockholm, Sweden - During Putin's visit in Stockholm
According to "RIA Novosti", on the occasion of the visit of prime minister Vladimir Putin in Sweden, Moscow and Stockholm signed an agreement providing for the increase of cooperation in space industry. The... more
Finance and economyBoeing reports 1Q2011 results
Chicago, Usa - And it reaffirms this year guidance
Boeing reported yesterday the results into the 1Q2011 and reaffirms the guidance for this year. Following, the highlights: - Earnings per share of $0.78 on revenue of $14.9 billion - Backlog grew... more
AirportsDouble date at the airport of Cagliari
Cagliari, Italy - "Routes Europe" and the "ACI Europe" conference
During the month of May, two important events will take place at the airport of Cagliari: "Routes Europe" and the "ACI Europe conference" dedicated to regional airports (see AVIONEWS). Routes Europe,... more
AerospaceRussian cosmonauts begin the experimental session Columb Crystal
Moscow, Russia - On board of the ISS for use magnetic fields
The cosmonauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) have started the experimental session Columb Crystal: according to the planned experiment, the scientists would like to use the magnetic field... more
AccidentsA new phase opened in the investigation about Airbus A-330 airplane crash
Paris, France - Located the area in which focus research
Continuing investigations on the airplane accident happened on June 1st, 2009 in which the flight AF447 from Paris to Rio de Janeiro fell into the Atlantic Ocean. Recently (see for details AVIONEWS)... more
AirlinesTAM Airlines receives its first A-330 plane of 2011
Milan, Italy - It will allow to expand the international flights
TAM Airlines, the Brazilian airline, has introduced a new A-330 airplane into its fleet, coming from directly from the Airbus' base in Toulouse (France). The new aircraft has been assembled to accommodate... more
AirportsAENA allocates nearly one million of Euros for soundproofing buildings near the airport of Ibiza
Ibiza, Spain - There are about 1100 homes that may require the intervention
During the meeting of the Environmental Monitoring Committee, held today at the airport of Ibiza, AENA (Aeropuertos Españoles y Navegación Aérea) has allocated almost one million euro (€ 958,574) for... more
AirportsA retired Afghan colonel shoots in the Kabul airport
Kabul, Afghanistan - The action was claimed by Taliban insurgents
The Afghan Defense Ministry announced that this morning at the airport of Kabul there was a shootout between an Afghan soldier and some military of NATO. It seems that the attacker, a retired colonel,... more
AccidentsUltralight aircraft falls in the province of Pavia (Italy)
Pavia, Italy - The two occupants are safe, but their conditions are serious
Yesterday, an ultralight aircraft Pioneer 330 with two men on board, crashed in the countryside between the fraction of Barbavara Gravellona and Vigevano, near Pavia. The two aviators Giovanni Ferrara,... more
ReportMurder at the airport of Basel-Mulhouse
Basel, France - Still any suspected
This morning was killed the director of the airport control tower at Basel-Mulhouse, the lifeless body was found by an employee, at about 8:00 am, on the tenth floor in an administration building of the... more
DefenseLibya: 8 of 12 aircraft ready to leave made ??available from Italy
Rome, Italy - Italian Minister La Russa: 10 military instructors will be sent shortly to Benghazi
"For the conduct of air operations for the imposition of the "No Fly Zone", until now Italian Country has provided 12 fighter aircraft per day". It reported the Defence Minister Ignazio La Russa in his... more
AerospaceProgress M-10M Russian cargo spacecraft lifted-off
Baikonur, Kazkhstan - From Baikonur cosmodrome
At 17:05 MSK (1305 GMT) the Russian cargo spacecraft Progress M-10M lifted off from launch platform number 1 of Baikonur cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. It will bring to the ISS, International Space Station, 2.6... more
HelicoptersColumbia Helicopters has provided aircraft for controlling fires in Texas
Abilene, Usa - Two Columbia 107-II helicopters dispatched to rescuers
Columbia Helicopters, based in Aurora, Oregon, has sent two heavy choppers for rescuers and for the containment of fires that burst last week in Texas. For more than ten days the country has been ravaged... more
DefenseRaytheon, 58 million dollar contract for upgrade of Patriot missiles
Andover, USA - To GEM-T configuration
Raytheon has recently announced it has received by AMCOM, Army Aviation and Missile Command, a 53.8 million dollar contract for the update of 131 copies of PAC-2, Patriot Advanced Capability-2, missiles,... more
Press releaseItalian ANSV investigation on R-22 helicopter destroyed found this morning in Abruzzo
Rome, Italy - On board the lifeless bodies of the two occupants
The Italian Air Safety Board (ANSV) informs that it has opened a safety investigation after the incident occurred to a Robinson R-22 helicopter, code I-ETEC, missing since yesterday, on April 26, in the... more
CuriositieseasyJet: William & Kate doubles crowned Royal look-a-like couple
Milan, Italy - They are, an English and an Italian, respectively
easyJet, the UK’s airline, has crowned Simon Watkinson, 29, from London and Orsola Rossi, 29, from Milan as the most convincing Prince William & Kate Middleton look-a-likes across the whole of Europe. Simon a... more
IndustryILFC firms up order for 100 A-320neo aircraft
Toulouse, France - Milestone deal takes the family to over 7,000 orders
ILFC has signed a firm contract for the purchase of 100 A-320neo Family aircraft. This follows the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding for the deal which was announced on March 8th 2011. ILFC confirms... more
Military aviationThe US Air Force will buy two fleets of helicopters
Washington, USA - Requests for proposal will be released soon
Last Monday appeared on the website of the US Air Force news that the US Army is planning the acquisition of two new fleets of helicopters. The statement said the Air Force is preparing two different... more
AccidentsFound the helicopter that was missing since yesterday in Abruzzo, (Italy)
L'Aquila, Italy - The two occupants were discovered burned among the wreckage
Since yesterday it was missing a Robinson R-22 helicopter that at around 6:00 of this morning was found near Sulmona in the province of L'Aquila. In the shell of the mean were found the carbonized bodies... more
ReportItalian Minister Frattini: there is no need to vote to the Chambers to take part in air strikes in Libya
Rome, Italy - La Russa: "We shall strike only clear and precise military targets" No change but adjustment of the contribution of Italy
After the decision for which Italy will participate to the air bombing against the regime of Muammar Gaddafi, after the meeting of last week in Rome with the leader of Bengasi's rebels, Mustafa Abdul Jalil,... more
AerospaceThe cadets of the Italian Air Force Academy in Pozzuoli connecting with the ISS
Naples, Italy - They will talk with Paolo Nespoli through ARISS
Thanks to the international educational program ARISS (Amateur Radio on International Space Station), coordinated in Italy from AMSAT Italy, Thursday, April 28 some cadets aged 19 to 23 years of the Air... more
HelicoptersRome: cameras installed on the Italian police's helicopters on May 1st
Rome, Italy - Expected the arrival of million of pilgrims
The city of Rome is in a state of ferment for the three days of celebrations dedicated to Pope Giovanni Paolo II, that take place in conjunction with the celebration of May 1st. According to the program,... more
AccidentsF-16 of United Arab Emirates goes off the track during the landing at the airport in Sigonella
Sigonella, Italy - The pilot was ejected from the plane before the crash
In the morning, an F-16 of United Arab Emirates that came from the airport of Decimomannu, had an accident during the landing phase in the base of Sigonella. The plane, an aircraft available to NATO for... more
DefenseSuccessful test-fire for Russian Navy
Moscow, Russia - Tested the RSM-54 Sineva missile
A spokesman for the Russian Defense Ministry, Igor Konashenkov, announced today the successful outcome of tests on the Sineva submarine-launched ballistic missile. The tests were performed by a Delta-IV... more
Fair and showsAir shows and exhibitions in the next week-end
Rome, Italy - From Saturday 30 to Sunday 01 May
Saturday 30 - "2011 FAI World Championships for Free Flight Model Aircraft". Embalse, Cordoba, Argentina. + 54 11 4665 3626 www.embalse2011.com - "Boort Fly-in". Boort, Victoria, Australia. + 61... more
AirportsBrussels and Liverpool, 10th and 6th anniversary, respectively, of the two routes from Pisa, Italy
Pisa, Italy - Served by the low-cost carrier Ryanair
Ryanair celebrated yesterday the 10th anniversary of the route from Pisa, Italy, to Brussels-Charleroi and the 6th of that to Liverpool. Melisa Corrigan, Ryanair's Sales and Marketing Manager for Italy,... more
Weather forecasts"PNAS": it was correct to ground aircraft for 7 days after the Icelandic volcano's eruption
Reykjavìk, Island - The volcanic ash particles produced were really dangerous for air transport
A report published on the magazine "PNAS", Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of USA, has demonstrated that it was a correct operation to leave the commercial aircraft grounded for 7 days... more