AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency
101,566 news found
Press releaseIATA. Bisignani: "Europe can make more for the environment"
Geneva, Switzerland - Criticised Europe for the 12 million tonnes of CO2 wasted each year
"The International Air Transport Association (IATA) challenged governments to put aside politics and join industry in delivering real results to further improve air transport’s good environmental performance.... more
IndustrySikorsky Aircraft Corp. awarded of a near 8 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the VH-3D Presidential Helicopter
Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., Stratford, Conn., is being awarded a $7,759,770 cost-plus-fixed-fee delivery order against a previously issued basic ordering agreement (N00019-03-G-0003) for the flight test,... more
AirlinesSwiss International, a more bright future
Zurich, Switzerland - The Helvetic carrier will launch new routes
Swiss International Air Lines prepares to expand its network with a new long-range destination: New Delhi. With the winter time (October 28th 2007- March 29th 2008) Swiss will fly towards 71 destinations... more
AirlinesL'Avion launches a new business flight from Paris-Orly to New York
Paris, France - Starting from January 3rd, 2008
After Delta Air Lines and EOS, alsto the French carrier L'Avion proposes a business flight from Paris-Orly to New York starting from January 3rd, 2008. L’Avion, the first all business class French a... more
Civil aviationAVIONEWS interviewed Carlo Griselli, Assoclearance's President
Rome, Italy - Following honorable Muscardini's parliamentary question
Following the parliamentary question presented by honorable Muscardini, (see for details the text), AVIONEWS published the reply sent by Assoclearance to Enac and interviewed the Assoclearance president,... more
Civil aviationThe Assoclearance clarification on a parliamentary question (2)
Rome, Italy - In other European Countries there is same situation
The same situation is in Denmark, where CPH (for 50%), the company which manages Copenhagen airport, SAS (for 41%) and Maersk Air (for 9%) divide up the management of Airport Coordination Denmark A/s. In... more
Civil aviationAssoclearance's statement about parliamentary question
Rome, Italy - Community rules on the authorities for slots assignment
Following a parliamentary question of some weeks ago (see AVIONEWS) in which honourable Cristiana Muscardini asked about a possible conflict of interest in the airport system as regards the slots assignment,... more
AirlinesBlue Panorama increases flights from the "G. Marconi" airport of Boulogne
Boulogne, Italy - One of the most important bases
Blue Panorama Airlines will increase from December its flights from the airport of Boulogne "Guglielmo Marconi": three flights per week to Zanzibar and Mombasa, two to the Dominican Republic, one to Cuba... more
ReportCalifornia burns: 30 aircraft committed; the Pentagon sends 6 military airplanes and 1500 soldiers
San Diego, USA - State of Emergency decreed yesterday
California is burning due to a huge fire the firemen cannot deal with anymore: it has involved 100,000 hectares of territory, from North Los Angeles to the border with Mexico. Two thousand fire fighters... more
AerospaceShuttle launch (2), also an Italian astronaut on board
Cape Canaveral , USA - The Milanese Paolo Nespoli will be the fifth Italian to fly towards the ISS
The bad weather might delay Shuttle launch, even if the refuelling has been completed. The start is scheduled for yesterday at 5:38pm (Italian hour). The Discovery Shuttle crew consists of 7 members: two... more
CuriositiesAeronautic terminology in dribs and drabs... <b>M as Missile (cruise missile)</b>
Rome, Italy - For long range and low altitude missions
A Cruise Missile is an unmanned self-propelled guided vehicle that sustains flight through aerodynamic lift (see AVIONEWS) for most of its flight path and whose primary mission is to carry an ordnance... more
AirlinesAlitalia: united front of the nine transport unions
Rome, Italy - Asking the government to act as controller
The nine unions of the transport sector have presented a united front: "Filt-Cgil, Fit-Cisl, Uil-Trasporti, Ugl-Trasporti, Sdl, Anpac, Anpav, Avia and Unione Piloti face the Alitalia case asking the government... more
Government actsEuropean Parliament: question on harmonisation - Legislation concerning gliding
Strasbourg, France - By Brigitte Douay (PSE)
"Written question E-4884/07 by Brigitte Douay (PSE) to the Commission Subject: harmonisation - Legislation concerning gliding Gliding is practised in most EU countries. In France there are 12,000... more
AirlinesStopped BRA flights, the carrier denies
São Paulo, Brazil - Found problems on B-767, but the airline said the maintenance was already programmed
The ANAC (National Agency for the Brazilian Aviation) suspended the international flights of the low-cost Brazilian airline BRA. According to some media the measure concerns some problems found on two... more
AerospaceThe Discovery shuttle prepares for take-off
Cape Canaveral , USA - But the bad weather could cause a postponement
Last preparations are being made at the airspace base of Cape Canaveral, in Florida, in expectation of the launch of the Discovery shuttle foreseen for 15:38 GMT. At 06:13 GMT the fuel tank has begun to... more
Government actsEuropean Parliament: question on flying tax, i.e. an environmental airport-departure tax
Strasbourg, France - By Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert (ALDE)
"Written question P-4809/07 by Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert (ALDE) to the Commission Subject: flying tax, i.e. an environmental airport-departure tax Under the heading 'a sustainable environment',... more
Military aviationSentences pronounced for the atomic flight over the US
Washington, USA - The investigation: "A lackadaisical approach to safety checks"
They had announced they would not have been indulgent with the responsible of the "Atomic flight" over the United States (see AVIONEWS), and so it has been. 70 members of the Us Air Force were subjected... more
AirportsLombardia: over 80% the participation to the yesterday strike
Milan, Italy - 260 flights cancelled in the Milan airports
According to Lombardia Transport Unions the participation to the yesterday strike was 80%. The strike was against the Alitalia business plan. Unions demand a reorganization of the carrier so that it... more
ConferencesEmbraer: 2007 Maintenance Cost Workshop in Brazil
São José dos Campos, Brazil - From October 21-26
"Embraer is holding the seventh Maintenance Cost Workshop (MCW), October 21-26, in São José dos Campos, Brazil. The event is dedicated to airlines which already operate, or have ordered, Embraer commercial j... more
Government actsEuropean Parliament: question on money making ploys by airlines
Strasbourg, France - By Glyn Ford (PSE)
"Written question E-4343/07 by Glyn Ford (PSE) to the Commission Subject: money making ploys by airlines Now that BMI Baby airline charges to transport luggage, for extra legroom and for food and... more
Government actsEuropean Parliament: question about on-line complaints against airlines
Strasbourg, France - By Proinsias De Rossa (PSE)
"Written question E-4057/07 by Proinsias De Rossa (PSE) to the Commission Subject: on-line complaints against airlines Could the Commission indicate whether under EC law or pending proposals, airlines... more
AccidentsTwo aircraft collide, no one is hurt
Farmingdale , USA - Crash between a Cessna 152 and a Piper PA-32 Saratoga planes
Light collision between two light aircraft, a Cessna 152 and a Piper PA-32 Saratoga, which were getting ready to land at Republic Airport of Farmingdale, New Jersey, USA. Both planes were flying under... more
AerospaceLufthansa Technical Training joins EAQG
Frankfurt, Germany - For MRO-services in the aerospace sector
Yesterday has been signed in Frankfurt a Memorandum of Understanding between Lufthansa Technical Training (LTT), provider of training for maintenance, repair and overhaul services (MRO), and the European... more
AirlinesAir France-KLM: crew-members announce a five day strike
Paris, France - From October 25th to 29th, 2007
A five day strike has been announced by Air France-KLM crew members in order to press the management to reconsider wages and work conditions. The agitation will last from October 25th to 29th, 2007. "All... more
Government actsEuropean Parliament: question on grandfather rights and airline slots
Strasbourg, France - By Mary Lou McDonald (GUE/NGL)
"Written question E-4661/07 by Mary Lou McDonald (GUE/NGL) to the Commission Subject: grandfather rights and airline slots What is the Commission's interpretation of 'Grandfather rights' pertaining... more
Government actsEuropean Parliament: question on establishment of new airlines which use confusing registrations, names, licences and ownership arrangements, and which keep outdated aircraft in operation
Strasbourg, France - By Erik Meijer (GUE/NGL)
"Written question E-4405/07 by Erik Meijer (GUE/NGL) to the Commission Subject: establishment of new airlines which use confusing registrations, names, licences and ownership arrangements, and which... more
Press releaseAmnesty International accuses Sudanese Government to obstruct peacekeeping deployment for Darfur
Rome, Italy - A joint force UN-AU
"Amnesty International yesterday called on the government of Sudan to end the obstruction to the speedy deployment of the United Nations African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID), the hybrid UN/AU force... more
Military aviationSri Lanka Air Force replies to Tamil Tigers attack
Colombo , Sri Lanka - Hitting only an airstrip though
The clash occurred yesterday between the Tamil Tigers guerrilla and the governmental army of Sri Lanka seems to have ended, military speaking, with a clear victory of the first. The rebels of LTTE ("Liberation... more
ReportUS Air Force could attack the Kurds of PKK in Iraq
Washington , USA - To ward off a Turkish invasion
The crisis that is currently involving Turkey, the Kurds and the US is a chain of pressures. The demonstrators in Istanbul make pressure on the Turkish government to do something against the Kurdish guerrillas... more
SecurityFAA (Correction) AD on Bell Helicopter Textron Canada model 206A and 206B series helicopters (2007-22-01)
Washington, Usa - To identify and correct an unsafe condition on an aviation product
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: October 22, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 203)] [Page 59475-59477] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
AirportsSAB about the strikes of Alitalia and flight controllers
Bologna, Italy - Cancelled 23 connections, national and international
"After the national 4-hour strike of ENAV flight controllers belonging to the union UGL and the national 8-hour strike of Alitalia's crew belonging to CISAL-Assovolo, in the 'Marconi' airport of Bologna... more
AccidentsPiper crashes in Vancouver, 82-year-old pilot dead
Vancouver, Canada - The light aircraft crashed into a ninth-floor flat injuring two people
A Piper PA-34 Seneca bound for Pitt Meadows crashed into a 15-floor flat near Vancouver, just after taking off from the airport of the Canadian city. The pilot died while two people, who were on the ninth-floor... more
PeopleFinmeccanica: Board of Directors – Committee appointments
Rome, Italy - The October 18th results
The Board of Directors of Finmeccanica, at a meeting on October 18th appointed Francesco Parlato (who joined the board on September 12th following the resignation of Dario Scannapieco) as a member of the... more
AirportsSagat: two new direct flights to Bucharest and Bacau from October 28
Turin, Italy - The low-cost carrier, Blue Air, will serve four connections per week to Romania
"Blue Air, the main low-cost carrier in Romania, will inaugurate, from October 28, two new links: Turin-Bucharest and Turin-Bacau. The connection to Bucharest-B?neasa takes off from Turin on Tuesday... more
AirlinesMonarch Airlines, British low-cost, adopts PayPal for tickets purchase
London, United Kingdom - A form of payment preferred by 15 million English
Smart commercial manoeuvring by Monarch Airlines (or Flymonarch.com), British low-cost carrier which realized it could get some new customers among the 15 million English who usually choose PayPal as form... more
ReportFound the wreckage of a WWII airplane
Concordia Sagittaria, Italy - Lost the trail of the Messerschmitt BF-109 and its pilot in the conflict
In the country of Concordia Sagittaria, a small town in the Venice province, the wreckage of a WWII Messerschmitt BF-109 fighter and the remains of its pilot have been recovered. All that has been possible... more
AirportsOfficial Gazette (2): government decree October 4, 2007, nr 172, the remaining three articles
Rome, Italy - Official Gazette of the October 19, 2007
"Article 4 Administrative violations and sanctions 1) Except that foreseen by the article 14, section 4, of the regulation, the ENAC (Italian Civil Aviation Authority), verified the absence of the causes... more
AirportsOfficial Gazette: decree on sanctionative discipline about slots assignment in Italian airports as regards common rules defined by the regulation
Rome, Italy - Modifying regulation no. 95/93 about slots assignment in UE airports
"The President of the Italian Republic considering the articles 76 and 87 of the Constitution; considering the law 6 February 2007 no. 13 featuring dispositions for the execution of duties deriving... more
Military aviationThailand to buy SAAb Gripen and Erieye AEW aircraft
Stockholm, Sweden - They will replace F-5s
Thailand will buy 12 Swedish-made SAAB JAS-39 Gripen multirole aircraft and two Erieye Airborne Early Warning (AEW), for a deal worth 1.1 billion dollars. On October 17th, the announcement was made by... more
Civil aviationUS civil aviation less safe than it seems?
Washington, USA - NASA refuses to publish the results of a survey on safety matters
After in 1997 a commission of the White House proposed the objective to reduce the fatal accidents in the civil aviation by 80 percent, the NASA, famous US space and aeronautics agency, decided to task... more
Civil aviationEUROCONTROL: six more operators join ADS-B trials
Brussels, Belgium - They are Air France, Air Mediterranee, Air One, Turkish Airlines, United Airlines and Volkswagen
"Air France, Air Mediterranee, Air One, Turkish Airlines, United Airlines and Volkswagen have joined the ADS-B (Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast) Pioneer Airlines Project. The objective of this... more
AirportsAdR: Board summoned for October 25th
Rome, Italy - To decide a capital share increase equal to EUR 1.25 billion for the management company
On October 25th, the Holding Gemina has summoned the Board of Directors to decide a capital share increase equal to EUR 1.25 billion for Aeroporti di Roma (AdR), the Rome Airports Management Company. Through... more
Government actsEuropean Parliament: question on expansion of airports
Strasbourg, France - By Sharon Bowles (ALDE)
"Written question E-3991/07 by Sharon Bowles (ALDE) to the Commission Subject: expansion of airports What action is the Commission taking to ensure that plans for further development at London’s H... more
Government actsEuropean Parliament: question on airport safety
Strasbourg, France - By Manolis Mavrommatis (PPE-DE)
"Written question E-4000/07 by Manolis Mavrommatis (PPE-DE) to the Commission Subject: airport safety Recent tragic events at international airports have shown that a large proportion of air accidents... more
Government actsEuropean Parliament. Question: illegal slots in Italian airports?
Strasbourg, France - By Cristiana Muscardini (UEN)
"Written question E-4877/07 by Cristiana Muscardini (UEN) to the Commission Subject: illegal slots in Italian airports? In application of the Community provisions contained in Regulation (EEC)... more
Fair and showsAir shows and exhibitions in the fourth week of October
Rome, Italy - From tomorrow, on Tuesday 23 to next Sunday 28
Tuesday 23 - International Aerospace Supply Fair. Messegelände, Frankfurt/Main, Germany. www.airtec.aero Wednesday 24 - International Aerospace Supply Fair. Messegelände, Frankfurt/Main, Germany. w... more
Civil aviationBetween today and November strike series in Italy
Rome, Italy - Unrest of ground and flight staff
The Italian civil aviation sector is among the most hit in these days by unrest and union protests. Shortly will begin, at 12:00am, lasting until 4:00pm, the strike of the flight controllers of ENAV, the... more
AirlinesAir Italy in the Baldassarre concert-party? All untrue
Gallarate, Italy - The carrier positively denies to have signed the agreement
Air Italy management has curtly denied the news disclosed in last days by the press, according to which the carrier would have signed an agreement to entry in a group of climbers roped together, headed... more
ReportItalian Air Force helicopter rescues the crew of a boat race
Palermo , Italy - Only much fear for 16 members of the "Loki"
Yesterday night the boat race "Loki", an Australian fleet of the Rolex Middle Sea Race, sent out an SOS for a rudder damage, owing to bad weather and "Very high" sea. Luckily, all 16 people on board... more
CuriositiesAeronautic terminology in dribs and drabs... <b>B as "Balloon"</b>
Rome, Italy - "Fast as the wind, lighter than air"
The "Montgolfier" is a balloon that uses hot air to create the lifting force. It is the simplest of the flying machines with the exception of the hang-glider and paraglider. The envelope is in the shape... more