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Military aviationSwitzerland, call for bids for the new fighter
Berne, Switzerland - For the replacement of three F-5E/F Tiger II squadrons
Several air forces still continue to operate with very old F-5E/F Tiger II fighters, among which the Swiss Air Force, that purchased 72 in 1976 and other 38 in 1981. Some of these have been leased to Austria,... more
Military aviationThe collaboration between Italy and Nigeria in the aeronautic field goes on
Abuja , Nigeria - Colonel Felli sent over as councillor
The cooperation between Italy and Nigeria for the development of the Nigerian Air Force deepens. The Defence Ministry of the African country requested from Italy a specific programme for the training of... more
AerospaceIndia puts in orbit an Israeli spy satellite
New Delhi, India - The space craft is named Tecsar
Yesterday morning the Indian Space Research Organisation launched in orbit, in conditions of maximum secrecy, an Israeli spy satellite named Tecsar (also known as Polaris), which is going to be used, according... more
Civil aviationThe complex costs of the aviation industry, the opinion by Airbus General Manager
Toulouse, France - "In 10 years no other competitors but Airbus and Boeing"
In a period in which the eternal battle between Airbus and Boeing is a very controversial subject, also Airbus General Manager expresses his opinion. Interviewed by a French radio network, Fabrice Bregier... more
Military aviationRussia, joint naval exercise in the North Atlantic
Moscow, Russia - The Tu-160 Blackjack strategic bombers will take part today
Two Russian strategic bombers will participate Tuesday in a joint naval exercise currently underway in the North Atlantic, an Air Force spokesman said. "Two Tupolev Tu-160 Blackjack strategic bombers... more
CuriositiesUK, commander of crash-landed 777 airplane pilloried by tabloids
London, United Kingdom - "He attended sex parties"
The British tabloids never had respect for the privacy of nobody, not even for the royal family's. Imagine if they could ever have pity for the common mortals, such as airplane pilots. The last prominent... more
AccidentsAirplane falls near Perugia, two dead
Perugia, Italy - The accident occurred in the late afternoon of yesterday probably due to the fog
According to witnesses, the very thick fog in the area could have been the cause of the accident occurred to a little tourism airplane, fallen in the area between Torgiano and Bettona, near Perugia, in... more
ReportHeathrow, crashed airplane removed from runway
London, Great Britain - The technical investigation deepens
The British Airways aircraft crash-landed at Heathrow airport last Thursday has finally been removed by the area around the southern runway, where it had ended because of an engine-failure, so as to allow... more
ReportLebanese anti-aircraft reacts to airspace violation by Israeli airplanes
Tyre, Lebanon - Worsening of the relations between the two Countries
For the second time after the cessation of the war between Israel and the Lebanese Hezbollah, today a Lebanese anti-aircraft militarily replied to the non-authorized overflight, a violation of its airspace,... more
Fair and showsLockheed Martin's F-22 Raptor inducted Into National Museum of the U.S. Air Force
Dayton, USA - Is the third of nine producted
Raptor 03, the third F-22 manufactured by the industry team of Lockheed Martin, Boeing and Pratt & Whitney, took center stage yesterday at The National Museum of the U.S. Air Force as it became part of... more
AccidentsHelicopter falls near Milan's East bypass
Milan, Italy - Two victims
An AS-350B Ecureuil helicopter fell down in Milan near the exit 24 Usmate-Velate of the East bypass; the bodies of the occupants, two entrepreneurs from Brescia, were found charred in the aircraft wreckage.... more
IndustryFive ATR-72/500 airplanes for Finncomm Airlines
Toulouse, France - The deliveries are scheduled between 2009 and 2011
"ATR and the Finish carrier Finncomm Airlines today announced the purchase of 5 ATR-72/500s for a contract valued at over 90 USD million. In 2005, Finncomm Airlines ordered 8 ATR-42/500s, plus options... more
Press releaseItalian ANSV on the C-177 airplane crash in Bastia Umbra: two occupants died
Rome, Italy - It was took off from Rome-Urbe's airport for a training flight
"The Italian Air Safety Board (ANSV) has opened a technical inquiry about the crash occurred in Costano, near Bastia Umbra (Perugia), at 6pm (local time) of yesterday, to a Cessna 177 airplane, code I-LFSA,... more
Press releaseItalian ANSV about the helicopter crashed near Milan
Rome, Italy - The Agency opened an inquiry and sent an its investigator
"The Italian Air Safety Board (ANSV) has opened a technical inquiry about crash happened at 4pm (local time) of yesterday at the AS-350B2 helicopter, registration F-GUSL, crashed near the Usmate-Velate... more
Military aviationBoeing delivers 4th Royal Australian Air Force C-17
Perth, Australia - A kangaroo is painted on the aircraft's fuselage
The Boeing Company delivered to the Royal Australian Air Force (Raaf) its fourth C-17 Globemaster III during a ceremony at the company's Long Beach, California, C-17 manufacturing facility. The aircraft... more
AccidentsAngola, 12 dead in air accident
Luanda , Angola - Rescue helicopter forced to emergency landing
A two-engine Beechcraft B-200 King Air airplane crashed in Angola, on Saturday, as it was flying from the capital Luanda toward the city of Huambo. All 12 people on board died. The wreckage of the... more
HelicoptersAW: Finmari takes delivery of an AgustaWestland "Grand" helicopter
Cascina Costa, Italy - This aircraft will be uesed for VIP and corporate transport purposes
"AgustaWestland announced the delivery of a Grand helicopter to Finmari on 17th January at a ceremony attended by the participants of the first AgustaWestland Italian Corporate Pilot Conference. The... more
AccidentsTwo single-engine collide in the skies of California
Los Angeles , USA - 5 verified victims
Two private single-engine airplanes, a Cessna-150 and a Cessna-172, crashed over Corona, a suburban district 40 miles east of Los Angeles, in California. The former aircraft, of smaller size, is said... more
Civil aviationAEA traffic data in November 2007
Brussels, Belgium - Airlines in confrontation
The Association of European Airlines has released traffic and capacity data for its members in November 2007. Generally, growth figures were somewhat up on recent months, with overall passenger-km 6.0%... more
AirlinesItalian UNC consumers: "No to private negotiation with Air France-Klm"
Rome, Italy - A "Class action" in sight?
According to what declared in a release by the Italian lawyer Massimiliano Dona, the secretary general of the Unione Nazionale Consumatori (UNC), "The sell procedure to Air France-Klm of the Alitalia shares... more
AirportsSEA, reopening of "Open SKy" agremeents with 25 Countries
Milan, Italy - Guarantees to favour the access of other airlines to the Italian market
About the Alitalia matter, SEA - Milan Airports Management Company - intends to advance a new proposal to the Government in order to save the airport of Malpensa: reopening of a series of "Open Sky" agreements... more
ReportIvory Coast, France reduces its troops contingent
Abidjan , Ivory Coast - "We'll keep though all aircraft"
The situation in the Ivory Coast seems to have improved, and so the high commands of the French Armed Forces have decided to reduce their troops from 2,400 to 1,800, present as stabilization forces in... more
Civil aviationTransports, strike announced by the Alitalia pilots
Rome, Italy - The critical dates: on January 26th, 27th, 28th and February 8th
Still uncertainty on the possibility of the negotiations to manage to suspend the Transport general strike announced on January 28th, 2008. Other two strikes have been announced: the first one by the... more
Latest newsFinancial markets down, losses also for Alitalia
Milan, Italy - 4,36% less
The fear of the financial and economic crisis in the US, as well as the negative judgment toward President Bush's fiscal relief plan, are pushing downwards all main European stock markets, with Milan's... more
Press releaseAir France-KLM to apply for the delisting of its Ordinary Shares and American Depositary Shares from New York Stock Exchange
Paris, France - And deregistration with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
"18 January 2008. Further to its preliminary announcement of intent on November 22, 2007, the Board of Directors of Air France-KLM, held on January 17, 2008, approved the Audit Committee’s recommendation t... more
ReportHeathrow incident: pilot acclaimed by the British newspapers
London, United Kingdom - Today 50 flights cancelled
The yesterday British Airways BA-38 flight that arriving from Beijing carried out an emergency landing in the London-Heathrow airport (see AVIONEWS), has suffered that is defined "Catastrophic power collapse":... more
Civil aviationGreen light to Europe's largest maintenance hangar
Frankfurt, Germany - It will be managed by Lufthansa Technik
Lufthansa Technik has announced the opening of the new maintenance hangar of the Airbus A-380, in Frankfurt on the Main, in Germany. The space made available is already 25.000 square meters wide, and is... more
AirlinesMaxi-order of 39 aircraft by NetJets Europe
London, United Kingdom - Cessna, Dassault, Gulfstream and Hawker Beechcraft
NetJets Europe, one of the Europe's greatest operator for the private jets, has announced the purchase of 39 new flights, a maxi-order for a value of 487 million Euro, and the lucky industries will be... more
DefenseUS: "Iraq will guarantee as of 2009 its own internal security"
Baghdad, Iraq - Yet more arms and means are needed
Three and a half years after having invaded Iraq and crushed its defences, the US military commands announce that the Iraqis will be again sovereign of the internal security of the own country between... more
ReportA ton of snakes onboard of a Vietnam Airlines aircraft
Hanoi, Vietnam - They belong to a protected species destined to the smuggled sale
They were passed off as fishes and packed in 60 containers full of water and ice: over a ton of snakes, belonging to the protected species of python, have been found onboard a Vietnam Airlines airplane... more
AirportsEU-Parliament: "Common rules for European airports"
Strasbourg, France - For the airports with more than 5 million passengers
Guaranteeing more transparency, and strengthening the position of the airlines: these are the tenets of the reform proposed by the European Parliament in regard to the setting of airport tariffs. The report... more
CuriositiesAeronautic terminology in dribs and drabs... P as "Point Intercept"
Rome, Italy - Against the airplanes identified as "Bandit"s
The main purpose of the Point Intercept mission is to intercept enemy targets in flight from a ground control. Usually, after the localization of a suspect airplanes by the radar site, a pair of interceptors... more
CuriositiesAeronautic terminology in dribs and drabs... C as "CAS"
Rome, Italy - Close Air Support
The Close Air Support (CAS) is a type of mission carried out by ground attack airplanes or fighter-bombers to which is requested to attack the enemy ground forces that threaten the allies. The mission... more
AirlinesGermanwings blocks the expansion of the Italian routes
Cologne, Germany - "The 2008 goal intends to strengthen its presence in the German airports"
Germanwings has decided to block the expansion of the Italian routes in 2008. "Italy is an important market that gives us excellent results both on the Milan-Cologne route and Rome-Cologne and Rome-Stuttgart,... more
AirportsAéroports de Paris: 86.4 million passengers in 2007
Paris, France - A total increase of 4.7%
Paris airports operator ADP said on Thursday it handled 6.7 million passengers in December, up 3.7% year-on-year, thanks to increased traffic on European and international routes. For full year 2007, ADP... more
Military aviationLockheed Martin presents its F-16IN for the Indian market
New Delhi , India - "The most advanced F-16 ever"
While in the US the battle for the primary elections is fought, the aeronautic and defence industry Lockheed Martin is waging another campaign, that for the conquest of the Indian military aeronautic market.... more
AirportsFrankfurt Airport, 54.2 million passengers in 2007
Frankfurt, Germany - A 2.5% increase compared with 2006
Fraport AG's Frankfurt Airport, Germany's busiest, handled 2.5% more passengers last year as intercontinental traffic increased, exceeding its own target. The German airport served 54.2 million travellers... more
AirlinesEurofly, postponement of the assembly for the capital share increase
Milan, Italy - Postponed in the end of February
Eurofly has announced in a press release that the Board of Directors has postponed the date of the shareholder assembly for the capital share increase on February 27th, 28th, 29th, 2008. The Board has... more
IndustryBombardier sells 4 Global 5000 Jets at German MoD
Montreal, Canada - They will used for Vip transport and medical evacuation flights
Bombardier today announced the sale of four high-speed Global 5000 jets, which will be operated by the German ministry of defence's special mission wing for Vip transport and medical evacuation (MedEvac)... more
AirlinesQatar Airways flies towards Tanzania
Rome, Italy - With a daily connection from Doha
"Qatar Airways flies to Tanzania in Dar Es Salaam, city on the Indian Ocean, with a daily connection from Doha. From Italy, currently, Dar Es Salaam is reachable with two flights per week from Rome... more
Press releaseFinmeccanica: Giorgio Zappa’s statement on the Boeing 787 programme
Rome, Italy - No impact on Alenia Aeronautica
"Delays in the maiden flight of the Boeing 787 do not impact on Alenia Aeronautica or Finmeccanica in the 2008 financial year, either in terms of the manufacture of components for the new aeroplane, as... more
AerospaceAriane 5 finished its checks for the launch with the Automated Transfer Vehicle
Kourou, French Guyana - It's first Ariane 5 flight with a human-rated payload
The launch vehicle for Arianespace's upcoming milestone mission has completed its basic buildup at the Spaceport in French Guiana as preparations move ahead for Ariane 5's first ever flight with a human-rated... more
ReportKarzai celebrates the first steps of the reborn Afghan Air Force
Kabul , Afghanistan - Helicopters from UAE and Czech Republic arriving
Afghanistan's President, Hamid Karzai, on the occasion of the "Air Power Day" held at Kabul airport, celebrated the "Rebirth" of the Air Force of his country. 22 combat and transport helicopters are namely... more
AirlinesAlitalia: Prato stands firm in the cuts in Malpensa
Milan, Italy - Despite the pressures by the Government in the yesterday meeting
The meeting between the Premier, Romano Prodi, and the Alitalia President, Maurizio Prato, took place yesterday, and in this case Prodi expressed his troubles about cuts in the airport of Milan-Malpensa. The... more
IndustryBoeing received order for 787 airplane from PrivatAir
Seattle, USA - Switzerland-based business aviation group expands 787 VIP order
"Boeing and Geneva-based PrivatAir announced an order for one Boeing 787-8 VIP airplane, a purchase-right exercise from PrivatAir's initial 787 order in 2006. This order is valued at USD 162 million. Through... more
AirlinesAlpiEagles, possible cession within two weeks
Venice, Italy - Yesterday the meeting at the Labour Ministry
After the announcement of the operation anticipated suspension by AlpiEagles, due to financial problems and to the licence expiration (see AVIONEWS), the Unions said yesterday that a sale is possible within... more
AirlinesAir France-Klm may support Delta-Northwest fusion
Washington, USA - Receiving a stake in exchange
Among the press rumors in regard to the possible merger between US-based carriers Delta and Northwest or United Airlines (see AVIONEWS), the news arrived today that the Air France-Klm group may enter the... more
CuriositiesHillary Clinton turns herself to hostess to win White House race
Reno, USA - For entertaining the journalists on board of her campaign aircraft
Hillary Clinton, first woman to run for the US Presidency, has a unique weapon on her side: the coquetry that only a woman can resort to. So there she is, travelling on board of her electoral campaign... more
AirportsAdR replies to Gasbarra: "150 million invested this year"
Rome, Italy - After the appeal of the Province President
"We will invest in the airport of Fiumicino € 150 million in 2008". This is, in sum, the core of the answer of the President of Aeroporti di Roma, Fabrizio Palenzona, to the appeal made to his company f... more
Press releaseENAC: the Board asks the institutions for an intervention
Rome, Italy - For paying the travel allowance to their personnel
"The Board of ENAC (Italian Civil Aviation Authority), gathered yesterday, expressed its engagement in seeing to it that ENAC is included among the Authorities for which is provided the deviation to the... more