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Fair and showsFlight tournaments and shows in Capannori (Lucca)
Capannori , Italy - In Tuscany the "Festival delle Ville" hosts different flight events
The city of Capannori, in the province of Lucca, in Tuscany (Italy), hosts starting from Tuesday September 4 the "Festival delle Ville 2007". Participating organizers of the event also the Lucca Flight... more
Press releaseAlitalia: Board of Directors of yesterday
Rome, Italy - The daily report of the carrier's Board
"The Board of Directors of Alitalia, Linee Aeree Italiane SpA, gathered yesterday under the presidency of Dr. Maurizio Prato has approved the guidelines of Business Plan 2008-2010. In January 2007,... more
AirportsAlitalia. Alazraki admits his interest: no political influences
Rome, Italy - No dismissals forecasted
The business plan that the president of the Alazraki group has showed to "Save" Alitalia, both on the financial viewpoint and to avoid foreign interference, does not forecast dismissals in the airline... more
IndustryRaytheon Technical Services Co. awarded of a over 8 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the F/A-18 aircraft
Raytheon Technical Services Co., Indianapolis, Ind., is being awarded $ 8,615,988 for firm-fixed-price order #7210 under previously awarded contract for components of the APG-73 radar system used to support... more
CuriositiesIt happened today... on August 31st
Rome, Italy - Voyage in the history
The events and anniversaries: Report: 1907 - Count Alexander Izvolsky and Sir Arthur Nicolson sign the St. Petersburg Convention, which results in the "Triple Entente Alliance". Report: 1939 - Nazi... more
AirlinesFuel surcharge reduced for Air France-KLM
Paris, France - Starting from tomorrow
A good surprise for Air France-KLM passengers: starting from tomorrow, the French-Dutch alliance will reduce the fuel surcharge decided at the times of the fuel price increase. They will then save 1 Euro... more
AirportsEuroplane workshop in Aosta
Aosta, Italy - Today 30th and tomorrow 31st August
Today 30th and tomorrow 31st August Aosta will host the workshop for the Europlane project. The main targets are on one hand the realization of a European network of minor airports with similar features... more
AirportsBAA could fire up to 2000 workers
London, Great Britain - BAA manage also the three London's airprots
According to declarations of a BAA officer, the company which is managing Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted London's airports and other British Edimburgh, Glasgow, Aberdeen and Southampton airports, could... more
Sport aviationMondovì excited for the next Hot Air Balloon Championship
Mondovì , Italy - In 2009 the town will host the global parade
Yesterday the Hot Air Balloon Championship Organizing Committee carried out an inspection on the field of the Piemonte town to evacuate the facilities suitability, for the next Hot Air Balloon Championship... more
AccidentsAirplane crashed in Sardinia: crash during landing
Cagliari , Italy - Two women and a man died
A Rockwell Commander AC-11, a piston single engine, code D-ESHB, German registration, crashed some hours ago in Sardinia. The pilot, Paolo Marcagnani, 45 years old, died with his wife Sonia and another... more
AirlinesAlazraki is still interested in Alitalia
Rome, Italy - He intends to take legal action against the air company's ex-board
The president of the homonymous business group, Paolo Alazraki, is determined not to let go of Alitalia: that is what he declared, during an operation supposed to "Defend" the takeover of the national... more
AirlinesTAM and TAP will start, in September, to operate flights in code-share between Brazil and Portugal
Milan, Italy - The direct flights towards main cities of two Countries are already for sale
"Brazialian TAM and TAP Portugal, Star Alliance's member, have started to an agreement to operate flights in code-share starting from September 1st. The partnership offers different options to direct flights... more
IndustryBrazil's TAM Airlines orders 1,000th Boeing 777 airplane
Seattle, Usa - The industry has received orders for 100 aircraft of the popular model to date in 2007
"The Boeing Company announced that an order from Brazil's TAM Airlines for four additional 777-300ER airplanes brings to 1,003 the number of 777s ordered since the first order of the popular widebody in... more
Science and technologyCalculate the CO2 emissions of your flights through the mobile phone
London, Unted Kingdom - British student invents environmentalist technology
Carbon emissions, as known, are the great original sin of industrialization and fuel-driven transport means, including aircraft. One of the methods developed at the international level to reduce the emissions'... more
AirportsDrugs, goods and protected species among the seizings in Fiumicino
Rome, Italy - First 2007 airport controls account presented
Time for a balance for the second Customs Department at the international airport "Leonardo da Vinci" in Rome-Fiumicino. In the first seven months of 2007 the security forces (Customs officers, Financial... more
SecurityFAA AD on Boeing model 767 airplanes (2007-16-18)
Washington, Usa - To detect and correct damage to wires in the forward and aft lower lobe cargo compartments, which could result in a potential short circuit and consequent fire in cargo compartment
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: (Volume 72, Number 161)] [Page 46545-46549] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14... more
SecurityFAA AD on Aquila Technische Entwicklungen GmbH (AQUILA) model AT-01 airplanes (2007-17-04)
Washington, Usa - To identify and correct an unsafe condition on an aviation product
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: (Volume 72, Number 161)] [Page 46539-46540] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14... more
SecurityFAA AD on Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation model S-92A helicopters (2007-17-05)
Washington, Usa - To prevent failure of a shaft and bearing assembly, loss of tail rotor pitch and yaw control, and subsequent loss of control of a helicopter
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: (Volume 72, Number 161)] [Page 46553-46555] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14... more
SecurityFAA AD on Mitsubishi Heavy Industries MU-2B series airplanes (2007-17-09)
Washington, Usa - To prevent scenarios from occurring with consequent loss of control
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: (Volume 72, Number 161)] [Page 46542-46545] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14... more
Civil defenseFires: Guido Bertolaso new Italian extraordinary Commissioner
Rome , Italy - Government delegates to the Chairman of the Italian Civil Defense the delicate task to handle the emergency
Guido Bertolaso has been nominated "Delegated Commissioner to get through the emergency" and he will have the job of provide for, with the Region Presidents or with the Prefects of the interested Provinces,... more
SecurityAlso Ryanair carries out emergency checks on Boeing airplanes
Dublin, Ireland - After the FAA disposition on planes registered to US carriers
After the FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) has ordered emergency checks for Boeing 737/600 airplanes (see AVIONEWS), also in the "Old Continent" come the first countermeasures to avoid possible occurrences. Ryanair... more
AirlinesAlitalia: some 1,000 redundancies
Rome, Italy - Board of directors to gather today
In today's late afternoon Alitalia's board of directors will gather and the new business plan will be illustrated. The plan provides a capital increase of around EUR 1,5 billion and about one thousand... more
AirlinesNew service on Continental Airlines website
Houston , USA - On-line option for changing flight details introduced
US carrier Continental Airlines announced changes in the on-line options available to customers on its website continental.com. Responding to travellers' flexibility needs, the Texas-based airline offers... more
SecurityFAA AD on DG Flugzeugbau GmbH model DG-500MB gliders and Glaser-Dirks Flugzeugbau GmbH model DG-800B gliders (2007-17-08)
Washington, Usa - To identify and correct an unsafe condition on an aviation product
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: August 21, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 161)] [Page 46551-46553] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
IndustryTransicoil Corp. awarded of a over 13 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the C-130 aircraft
Transicoil Corp., is being awarded a contract for $ 13,783,310 .This action provides for Torque meter, a maximum quantity of 4385 each.This Air Force requirement is applicable to the C-130 aircraft. The... more
CuriositiesIt happened today... on August 30th
Rome, Italy - Voyage in the history
The events and anniversaries: Report: 1918 - Fanya Kaplan, an assassin, shoots and seriously injures Bolshevik leader Vladimir Lenin. This, along with the assassination of Bolshevik senior official... more
Fair and showsExcitement for the Moroccan aviation world about the first "Aeroexpo"
Marrakech, Morocco - The international aviation show to be held next October 24-27
There is excitement for the Moroccan aviation world about the first show specially dedicated to the sector, "Aeroexpo 2007", which was organized by the national carrier Royal Air Maroc, ONDA, the company... more
AirlinesSingapore Airlines: offered on e-Bay 10,000 USD for a seat on new Airbus airplane
Singapore , Singapore - For sale on the Internet the tickets for the debut of its super-jumbo, the proceeds will go to charity
The mega-offer registered today on e-Bay to buy the tickets for the Singapore Airlines A-380 maiden flight is exactly equal to USD 9,999. The airplane, able to transport 555 people (850 in charter version),... more
AirlinesNew airline for Leali
Brescia, Italy - It will operate cargo service
A new airline from Brescia, whose name is still unknown, has been founded by the manager Alcide Leali, who had already founded Air Dolomiti, an airline which dates back to 1991. The new carrier will... more
PeopleAllstate's Liddy elected to Boeing Board of Directors
Chicago, Usa - Effective immediately
"Edward M. Liddy has been elected to the Boeing board of directors, effective immediately. Liddy, 61, is current chairman of The Allstate Corporation, a position he has held since January 1999. He served... more
AirlinesAlitalia: tomorrow board of directors
Rome, Italy - The president Prato will illustrate the new industrial plan
Tomorrow, Thursday August 30th, the Alitalia board of directors will gather and should designate the new investment adviser for the privatization process. According to the "Corriere della Sera", the... more
Civil aviationBagnatica: further protests against Telecom aerial
Bagnatica, Italy - The town council and the "No repeating" committee announce new initiatives
Early July the Italian telephonic company Telecom was about to start the works to install a repeating in the centre of Bagnatica, a small town of the Bergamo province. But a resolution of the town council,... more
AirlinesLoss of Cyprus Airways comes to reduce
Nicosia, Cyprus - Positive tendence in the first semester of 2007
While still in the red, the accounts of Cyprus Airways have improved in the first half of 2007 compared to the same period of 2006. In the first six months of the year the loss has been of USD 16,4 million... more
Report300.000 fake Chinese goods seized at Fiumicino airport
Rome, Italy - Maxi-haul by Italian finance police in Rome
The Italian Financial Police of the "Leonardo da Vinci" airport in Rome have put a halt to a cargo coming in from China containing fake goods and made of dangerous materials. The military report in a note... more
SecurityFAA AD on General Electric (GE) CF6-80E1 series turbofan engines (2007-17-01)
Washington, Usa - To minimize the potential of an all-engine flameout event caused by ice accretion and shedding during flight
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: (Volume 72, Number 156)] [Page 45308-45310] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation... more
Press releaseSDL (Italian workers union) about Alitalia: the Plan forecasts was communicated to union through by press
Rome, Italy - Even though some articles contained in national dailies
"Even though some articles of yesterday comprised in national dailies said that 'The union will be the first to know the new business plan, chairman Prato will present to Board of Directors on August 30',... more
SecurityFAA AD on Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica S.A. (EMBRAER) model EMB-135BJ airplanes (2007-16-16)
Washington, Usa - To identify and correct an unsafe condition on an aviation product
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: (Volume 72, Number 156)] [Page 45314-45316] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14... more
SecurityFAA AD on Aerospatiale model SN-601 (Corvette) airplanes (2007-16-15)
Washington, Usa - To identify and correct an unsafe condition on an aviation product
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: (Volume 72, Number 156)] [Page 45311-45312] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14... more
SecurityFAA AD on Airbus model A-300/600 series airplanes and model A-310 series airplanes (2007-16-17)
Washington, Usa - To detect and correct debonding of the skins on the elevators, which could cause reduced structural integrity of an elevator and reduced controllability of the airplane
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: (Volume 72, Number 156)] [Page 45305-45308] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14... more
SecurityFAA AD on Allied Ag Cat Productions, Inc. G-164 series airplanes (2007-17-02)
Washington, Usa - To prevent turning the fuel shut-off valve clockwise past the "ON'' position stop which could allow the fuel valve to be rotated to an unplacarded "OFF'' position and lead to reduced fuel flow
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: (Volume 72, Number 156)] [Page 45312-45314] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14... more
AirlinesChina Southern offers new flexible ticket
Haikou , China - "One Ticket Service" available leaving from Hainan
Customers of China Southern Airlines, the largest Chinese airline, can make use as of today of a new type of ultra-flexible ticket named "One Ticket Service" for flights leaving from the island of Hainan,... more
IndustryBoeing Company DBA Boeing guidance Repair Center Electronic Systems and Missile Defense awarded of a over 20 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the E-3 aircraft
Boeing Company DBA Boeing guidance Repair Center Electronic Systems and Missile Defense is being awarded a contract for $ 20,604,797. This contract provides for E-3 Antennas located in the cheek fairing... more
IndustryBell Helicopter Textron awarded of a near 7 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the V-22 aircraft
Bell Helicopter Textron, Hurst, Texas, is being awarded $6,834,580 for ceiling priced order #0241 under previously awarded contract (N00383-03-G-001B) for spare components of the V-22 aircraft. Work will... more
IndustryUnited Technologies Corp. awarded of a 60 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the F-135 propulsion system
United Technologies Corp., Pratt & Whitney, Military Engines, East Hartford, Conn., is being awarded and estimated $ 60,000,000 advance acquisition contract for long lead components, parts and materials... more
CuriositiesIt happened today... on August 29th
Rome, Italy - Voyage in the history
The events and anniversaries: Science: 1831 - Michael Faraday discovers electromagnetic induction. Report: 1943 - German-occupied Denmark scuttles most of its navy; Germany dissolves Danish Government.... more
SecurityFAA: emergency checks on new Boeing 737/600 aircraft
Washington , USA - The order comes eight days after the fire of China Airlines plane
Eight days later the last week's explosion that destroyed a China Airlines Boeing aircraft after the landing to Naha airport, on Okinawa Island (see AVIONEWS), the FAA (Federal Aviation Administration)... more
Fair and showsIn Loreto the "Youth Agorà" is being prepared (2)
Loreto, Italy - The Italian Air Force intervention
In occasion of the meeting in Loreto (Ancona) between Pope Benedict XVI and Italian youngsters, the Italian Air Force will use "Fast-jet" interceptors and HH-3F helicopters equipped with SMI (Slow Movers... more
AirportsAeroporti di Roma (AdR): within month of September a new industrial plan will be ready
Telese Terme, Italy - AdR President, Palenzona announcements
According to declarations by Fabrizio Palenzona, president of Aeroporti di Roma, the management company of the Rome airports, "Soon we'll announce a new industrial plan, within next September, in order... more
AirportsSEA: AEA's list in the first half-year 2007
Milan, Italy - Malpensa first in Europe for punctuality
"Malpensa has resulted the most punctual airport in Europe in AEA (Association of European Airlines) list, also for the first period of six months 2007, arriving before the other great hubs. The success... more
AirportsHong Kong has the best airport in the world
London, United Kingdom - It was second in 2006
According to the annual survey carried out by Skytrax (British civil aviation research company), the international airport of Hong Kong is the best in the world for fast check-in and baggage claim operations,... more