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IndustryEmbraer sells 11 E-jets to Taca
São José dos Campos, Brazil - Airline chooses the EMBRAER 190 airplane
"Embraer announced a contract for the sale of 11 EMBRAER 190 jets, with options for another 15 aircraft of the same model, to El Salvador’s TACA Group. The value of the deal, at list price, is USD 379.5 m... more
SecurityFAA AD on McDonnell Douglas model DC-8-53, DC-8- 55, DC-8F-54, and DC-8F-55 airplanes; and model DC-8-60, DC-8-60F, DC- 8-70, and DC-8-70F series airplanes (2007-21-18)
Washington, Usa - To detect and correct stress corrosion cracking of the tee or angle doubler installed on the flat aft pressure bulkhead
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: October 24, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 205)] [Page 60233-60236] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
SecurityFAA AD on Airbus model A-300/600 series airplanes (2007-22-05)
Washington, Usa - To identify and correct an unsafe condition on an aviation product
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: October 24, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 205)] [Page 60236-60238] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationThe fable of the Singapore Airlines A-380 first flight
Sydney, Australia - Collecting sensations of a unique moment
When the fog seems dissolved, the giant of the sky flew off, leaving the wake of heavy disputes behind. It was 8:00 am in Singapore when the A-380 took off. The bug of this unique event has kept all... more
AirlinesAir France flight attendants strike: trouble at "Charles de Gaulle"
Paris, France - The disorder will last until next Monday
Delays and some cancellations in the traffic of Air France this morning in the international airport "Charles de Gaulle" of Paris-Roissy, due to the turmoil of flight attendants who have been demanding... more
AirlinesVueling reaches a million of passengers at Fiumicino
Rome, Italy - The carrier operates from the Italian capital city towards six destinations
"Vueling, the new generation carrier, reached today a million of passengers took off from Rome-Fiumicino's airport, in less of three years of activity, celebrating it in the air station. The lucky traveller... more
AirportsChaos at "JFK", ready a plan to cut 40 flights every hour
New York, USA - From the present 120 to 80 every 60 minutes
The alarm was given last February when, on St. Valentine's day, the passengers of a JetBlue Airways flight were left on a runway of the "John Fitzgerald Kennedy" airport of New York for more than 10 hours... more
AirportsFrosinone, presented project "Icarus"
Frosinone, Italy - Waiting for the airport, a course for aerospace technicians
Regione Lazio has financed a project called "Icarus", appropriating 680,000 Euro for the first of the three years, to be used to train specialists in the construction and maintenance of the aerospace sector. The... more
Military aviationUS government will sell 2 E-2C Airborne Early Warning Command & Control Aircraft
Washington, USA - It is a contract worth 75 USD million
The Government of Egypt has requested the sale of 2 E-2C Airborne Early Warning (AEW) Command & Control aircraft, 2 spare T-56-A-425 engines, modifications, support equipment, spare and repair parts, publications... more
Government actsQuestion about the serious disservice My Air's flight. Does ENAC know it? Which actions it intends to take?
Rome, Italy - By Senator Maurizio Saia (AN)
"The Italian Senator Maurizio Saia (AN) asks to the Transport Minister to know: if ENAC (Italian Civil Aviation Authority) knows what happened; in the positive case, if it has received a detailed... more
SecurityJapan government buys 26 hand held explosive detectors
Tokyo, Japan - They will be probably used in airports environments
Japan government announced the acquisition of 26 Quantum Sniffer H-150 handheld explosives detectors from Implant Sciences Corporation, which would be used probably in airports security checks, as well... more
ReportFirst Turkish airstrike against the PKK in Iraq
Istanbul , Turkey - Next week Condoleeza Rice in Turkey
It was maybe a warning, surely it has been a precise signal. Yesterday morning 6 F-16 jet fighters of the Turkish Air Force took off from the base of Dyarbakir, the city in South-Western Turkey which is... more
AirportsCapital increase for the airport of Villanova d'Albenga
Albenga, Italy - And now towards the partial privatization
At the "Clemente Panero" airport of Villanova d'Albenga (Liguria region), in Northern Italy, there is satisfaction for the capital increase registered yesterday during the shareholders' assembly. The stockholders... more
SecurityFAA AD on Fokker model F.28 Mark 0070 and 0100 airplanes (2007-22-06)
Washington, Usa - To identify and correct an unsafe condition on an aviation product
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: October 24, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 205)] [Page 60231-60233] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
SecurityFAA AD on General Electric Company (GE) CF6- 80C2D1F turbofan engines (2007-22-07)
Washington, Usa - To minimize engine flameout caused by ice accretion and shedding during flight
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: October 24, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 205)] [Page 60227-60228] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
SecurityFAA AD on Airbus model A-300 series airplanes (2007-22-03)
Washington, Usa - To prevent the potential of ignition sources inside fuel tanks, which could result in fuel tank explosions and consequent loss of the airplane
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: October 24, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 205)] [Page 60240-60243] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
SecurityFAA AD on Boeing model 757-200, -200PF, and -200CB series airplanes (2007-19-07)
Washington, Usa - To detect and correct cracks, which could grow and cause rapid decompression of the airplane
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: October 24, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 205)] [Page 60244-60247] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
CuriositiesAeronautic terminology in dribs and drabs... <b>O as "Orthopter"</b>
Rome, Italy - Today only experimental
Orthopter, heavier-than-air craft that is propelled by the flapping of wings. Heavier-than-air craft is a non-buoyant aircraft that requires a source of power to hold it aloft and to propel it. The... more
Military aviationOfficially re-opened the call for bids of the US Air Force for the supply of helicopters
Washington , USA - Following the protests after the first tender of last year
The rush to win the USD 15-billion-contract for the supply of military helicopters of the Combat Search and Rescue (CSAR) programme for the US Air Force. The competitors have until the 15th of November... more
AirportsNew airline operates on Birgi (Sicily): the Club Air
Trapani, Italy - Tirana. As from March Ryanair will link the "Vincenzo Florio" airport with Frankfurt. Air One defined the flights on Milan and Rome for 2008
The airport of Trapani-Birgi, in Sicily, receives four new routes and one new air-company. Club Air links the airport with Boulogne, Brussels, Stuttgart and Tirana. The flights are already operative and... more
Civil aviationThe A-380 aircraft landed to Sydney
Singapore , Singapore - There were 455 passengers on board
The new Singapore Airlines A-380 plane landed in Sydney a few minutes ago. The passengers have tendered to buy the tickets, and the proceeds have been committed to charity (travellers disbursed between... more
CuriositiesSkydiving centre for Muslims
Tehran, Iran - Also women can experience the jump
At the Payam International Airport, 60 kilometres from the capital Tehran, PAAviation (Paravaran Asseman Aviation), a company which has been operating for over 35 years in the aviation sector in Iran and... more
UAS-DronesAgainst the fires in California now arrive the UAV
Washington, USA - The NASA and the US Air Force provide their aircraft
Against the fires which for days have been devastating Southern California now arrive, after the helicopters and the airplanes, (see in regard to this AVIONEWS) also the UAV (Unmanned Air Vehicle). The... more
AirlinesRoyal Jordanian Airlines opts for the Embraer 175 airplane
São José dos Campos, Brazil - Jordan’s flag carrier complements its E-Jet fleet in the Middle East
"Embraer informs that Royal Jordanian Airlines has converted two EMBRAER 195 jets from its original order into two EMBRAER 175s. This change was already included in Embraer’s 2007 third-quarter backlog. In M... more
Report"Leonardo da Vinci" airport, seized 3 kilograms of drug
Rome, Italy - Arrested a Nigerian and a Maltese
Lupin, a drug dog of the Rome-Fiumicino airport financial police, found 6 wrappings which contain 2 kilograms of cocaine and 1 of heroin, hidden inside the shoes of two men just landed. Two narco-traffickers,... more
Military aviationSingapore announces the purchase of further Boeing F-15SG fighters
St.Louis, USA - The world's most capable long-range multi-role fighter
The Boeing Company announced that the Singapore Ministry of Defence has exercised an option to purchase eight F-15SGs and has ordered four additional aircraft. The option is part of the original contract... more
IndustryBoeing third-quarter net rises 61%
Chicago , USA - The growth of the sales to the Asian and Middle-Eastern airlines accounts for the excellent result
The Boeing profits go beyond all expectations, increasing also the guidance for this year. The American industry reported a greater estimated 61 percent to USD 1.1 billion from USD 694 million a year earlier. This... more
AirportsPontecagnano: recognized the strategic role of the airport
Salerno, Italy - Confirmed structural funds worth 45 million Euro
Recognized the strategic function of the airport of Pontecagnano (Salerno). The chairman of the Transport committee of the Campania Region, Ennio Cascetta, has confirmed it, and he also declared that there... more
AirlinesNew air cargo terminal to SAS Cargo in Stockholm
Stockholm, Sweden - The facility will be ready in Spring 2010
"A modern 15,000 square meter air cargo terminal will be ready in Cargo City at Arlanda Airport, Stockholm, Sweden in Spring 2010. This is the result of a newly signed agreement between SAS Cargo subsidiary,... more
AirportsAlghero, bitter criticisms on the SOGEEAL recapitalization
Alghero , Italy - The infusion of capital is necessary to pay off
Yesterday in Alghero the town council of the Sardinian city voted an accounts change of EUR 60,000, of which 400,000 will be commit to the SOGEEAL (the company who manages the airport) recapitalization.... more
CuriositiesAeronautic terminology in dribs and drabs... <b>S as "Slot"</b>
Rome, Italy - Assoclearance is in charge for the slots management of Italian airports
CEE Regulation n°95/93 of the Counsil on January 18th, 1993, on common rules for the allocation of slots at Community airports, defines "Slot" as a time-slotted queueing model where each time slot can... more
DefenseChamber Defense Commission: on agenda the Italian participation to humanitarian and international missions
Rome, Italy - In addition to the State accounts
During the meeting of today, Wednesday October 24th, 2007 the Italian Chamber IV Defense Commission has discussed among the other subjects, about the general report of the State administration for the... more
Military aviationBAE Systems starts the construction of the F-35 Lightning II Carrier Variant (CV)
London, United Kingdom - The maiden flight is forecast for 2009
BAE Systems has announced the starting of the first specimen F-35 Lightning II Carrier Variant (Cv) construction. The CV aircraft is the final F-35 variant to start production and means that all three... more
Civil aviationUSA, possible fines in sight for airlines operating delayed flights
Washington , USA - The results of an enquiry of the Transportation Department awaited
Last Summer the civil aviation in the United States reached one of its worst levels in terms of flight punctuality for years (see in regard to this AVIONEWS). Now is coming to conclusion an enquiry carried... more
AerospaceChina: launched the first Moon satellite Chang'e-1
Xichang, China - An ambitious programme that provides for the send of the first Chinese astronaut within 2020
People's Republic of China launched today October 24th, 2007, its first lunar probe Chang'e-1, so proposing to carry out the first step towards an ambitious lunar mission that provides to send on the Moon... more
AirlinesTalks for the sale of Czech Airlines go on
Prague, Czech Republic - Aeroflot, Air France-Klm and Korean Air among the potential bidders
The government of the Czech Republic has long announced the intention to privatize the national carrier Czech Airlines (CSA), and is going to do it as soon as the airline will break even, probably in 2008.... more
AccidentsNamibia, crashed light aircraft piloted by an Italian
Windhoek, Namibia - Dead also his acquaintance in the crash
On Monday night in Namibia two Italian men dead in a crash of a single-engine Beechcraft plane, with which they flew from Eros to Windhoek, the capital of the South-African Country. Their names are Giacomo... more
AirlinesAir Dolomiti and the airport of Munich sponsor "Salone del vino" and "Dolcè"
Ronchi dei Legionari, Italy - In Turin, from September 26th to 29th
"Air Dolomiti, Italian regional airline of the Lufthansa group, and the 'Franz Joseph Strauss' airport of Munich, are the sponsors of the events 'Dolcè' and 'Salone del vino', dedicated to taste, which... more
Science and technologyLISA Airplanes innovations (2) - Hy-Bird
Paris, France - For an aircraft that makes the public more aware of the use and benefits for the environment of clean transportation
The second noteworthy project is called Hy-Bird, an electric aircraft plans to fly around the world with a 100% clean electric airplane powered only by renewable energies: solar energy and hydrogen. Indeed,... more
Civil aviationIATA: passenger numbers to reach 2.75 billion by 2011
Damascus, Syria - Bisignani announced the forecasts during the AACO in Damascus
"The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released passenger and freight traffic forecasts projecting that in 2011 the air transport industry will handle 2.75 billion passengers (620 million... more
Science and technologyLISA Airplanes innovations - AKOYA
Paris, France - The new concept of microlight aircraft
The idea to create an ambitious enterprise in the field of leisure aviation, the vocation to become one of the major international manufacturers in the sector, providing top clients with safe, innovative... more
DefenseNegotiations for the anti-missile shields go on
Washington , USA - Yesterday Robert Gates in visit in Prague
After having visited the last week Russia, for trying to soften the Russians' position on the anti-missile shield that the US wants to realize in Eastern Europe, yesterday for the American Secretary of... more
AerospaceCape Canaveral, Discovery took off
Cape Canaveral, Usa - As forecasted the shuttle has been launched at 5:38 pm (Italian hour)
There was some apprehension till the last moment, but at the end the Discovery shuttle started on schedule (5:38 Italian hour) and in the past it happened only two times out of 120 shuttle missions. Besides... more
ReportUS Apache helicopter causes massacre North of Baghdad
Baghdad, Iraq - Many civilians among the victims. Third episode in three days
While the United Nations Assistance Mission publishes its last report on human rights in Iraq, in which it states that at least 88 civilians were killed in US airstrikes just between April 1st and the... more
Government actsEuropean Parliament: question on of EP Resolution on Commission Regulation (EC) No 1546/2006 laying down measures for the implementation of the common basic standards on aviation security
Strasbourg, France - By Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert (ALDE) and Ignasi Guardans Cambó (ALDE)
"Written question E-4442/07 by Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert (ALDE) and Ignasi Guardans Cambó (ALDE) to the Commission Subject: adoption of EP Resolution on Commission Regulation (EC) No 1546/2006 laying... more
Government actsEuropean Parliament: question on increasing prevalence of faults in aircraft due to insufficiently ambitious safety standards
Strasbourg, France - By Bart Staes (Verts/ALE)
"Written question E-4798/07 by Bart Staes (Verts/ALE) to the Commission Subject: increasing prevalence of faults in aircraft due to insufficiently ambitious safety standards Maintenance technicians... more
Government actsEuropean Parliament: question on taxation of aviation fuel
Strasbourg, France - By Proinsias De Rossa (PSE)
"Written question E-3937/07 by Proinsias De Rossa (PSE) to the Commission Subject: taxation of aviation fuel Further to its answer of 10 May to question E-1477/07, which Member States, to the Commission's... more
Government actsEuropean Parliament: question on sale of military aircraft by Czech Republic to Bolivia; violation of EU code of conduct
Strasbourg, France - By Raül Romeva i Rueda (Verts/ALE) and Milan Horá?ek (Verts/ALE)
"Written question E-4391/07 by Raül Romeva i Rueda (Verts/ALE) and Milan Horá?ek (Verts/ALE) to the Council Subject: sale of military aircraft by Czech Republic to Bolivia; violation of EU code o... more
Press releaseAlitalia: clarification about news reported yesterday on the press
Rome, Italy - Regarding the TPG communication
"With reference to news published by press agencies yesterday, the Company states that TPG has informed the financial Advisor Citi that, at the moment, they are unable to finalize an Italian-led consortium,... more
Civil aviationAICCRE: € 217 millions for more competitive and ecological air transportation
Rome, Italy - 36 highly innovative projects selected after this first tender
From AICCRE, the Italian section of the Council of European Municipalities and Regions: "The European Commission has revealed the results of the first tender for the presentation proposals relative to... more