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IndustryEADS: trouble in the A-350 funding
Paris, France - The French Government refused its support
The 270-seat long-range A-350 XWB airplane may occur new delays. The Airbus' USD 12bn project, in fact, is the object of talks on refunding by EADS shareholders. Industrial sources said that to the "International... more
IndustryBoeing (2): the 4 B-737 AEW contract for South Korea was confirmed
Seattle, USA - USD 1.59bn
Boeing confirmed the signature of a USD 1.59bn contract with South Korea for four B-737s in the "Airborne early warning and control" (AEW&C) version with a Multi-role Electronically Scanned Array (MESA)... more
IndustryBoeing: the AAR program results
Seattle, USA - Automated Aerial Refueling tests
Boeing announced the results of a series of automated flight refueling tests in August using a Learjet and a K-35R tanker provided by the New York Air National Guard 107th Air Refueling Wing. The Learjet,... more
SecurityCIA flights: in 2003 seven stopovers in Poland
Warsaw, Poland - It has been stated by Polish press sources, which also mention the airports
A new chapter of the CIA flights matter. According to what reported by Polish press sources, only in 2003 seven CIA flights have made a stopover in the Polish airports, with on board alleged terrorists... more
Military aviationNo Eurofighters for Saudi Arabia?
London, United Kingdom - Info on the "Sunday Telegraph"
Yesterday the BAE Systems share lost more than 3% on the London's Stock Exchange after an article on the "Sunday Telegraph" talked about a possible loss of a 72-Eurofighter Typhoon order in Saudi Arabia. The... more
OccurrencesRussia: emergency landing for an A-310
Moscow, Russia - No problem for the 195 people on board
Another emergency landing this morning for a Russian passenger plane. This time it has been an A-310 of a not specified Russian airline which was flying from Moscow with 184 passengers and 11 crew members... more
IndustryAir Berlin orders 60 Boeing aircraft
Berlin, Germany - The contract of a USD 4,2 billion value will increase the carrier's fleet since next year
Air Berlin has announced it has ordered to the American manufacturer Boeing 60 planes for a total value of USD 4,2 billion. The new order comes after the one made in 2004 to the European Airbus of 60 airplanes... more
AirlinesCode-share agreement between Lufthansa and Air Malta has started
Berlin, Germany - The deal plans a cooperation in the management of routes and fleet maintenance
The code-share agreement between Lufthansa and Air Malta has started, and thanks to which the 21 connections between the Island of Malta and the German airports of Munich and Frankfurt will be operated... more
OccurrencesUSA: pressurization drop, emergency landing
Washington, USA - The occurrence has happened on board an US Airways flight
A US Airways passenger plane made yesterday an emergency landing at Tucson airport, after the crew noticed a big drop of cabin pressurization. The flight 272 of the US carrier had departed at about... more
AccidentsAn American F-16 fell in Iraq
Baghdad, Iraq - The pilot on board died
A US military plane fell yesterday near Anbar, at north-eastern from Baghdad, during a supporting mission to the ground troops. The USAF F-16 aircraft had on board only the pilot who died in the crash.... more
Civil aviationCanada opens the air transport market to the foreign airlines
Ottawa, Canada - The project "Blue Sky" allows a freer access to the Canadian airports
Yesterday the Canadian Government has presented the project "Blue Sky", trough which it starts an opening of the national civil aviation market also for the foreign airlines; its is not a total opening,... more
SecurityFAA AD on Boeing model 767airplanes (2006-24-04)
Washington, Usa - To detect and correct cracking in the bulkhead structure at STA 1809.5, which could result in a loss of controllability of the airplane
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: November 27, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 227)] [Page 68432-68434] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
SecurityFAA AD on Boeing model 747 airplanes (2006-24-05)
Washington, Usa - To detect and correct fatigue cracks at the fastener rows of the fuselage skin in section 41, which could join together and cause a loss of structural integrity and rapid decompression of the airplane
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: November 27, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 227)] [Page 68434-68437] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
PeopleIt was year 1926: the Maj. Pil. Mario De Bernardi won the "Schneider Cup"
Rome, Italy - By Macchi M-39 seaplane
"It was on 1926, November 13, when in Norfolk (Virginia, USA) Maj. Pil. Mario De Bernardi won, for Italy, the 'Schneider Cup' with Macchi M-39 seaplane (today exposed at Historical Italian Air Force Museum... more
DefenseNATO summit in Riga today
Riga, Latvia - The USA ask for more engagements in Afghanistan
George W. Bush is looking for a receipt to solve the situation in Iraq and Afghanistan in the Baltic Countries. The American President landed in Estonia for a brief visit before the start of the NATO summit... more
DefenseNuclear matter: North Korea is ready to negotiate
Beijing, China - The Chinese summit without Russia
North Korea is ready to turn back to negotiations, after the atomic test it made last October. The announcement has been spread by Pyongyang's diplomatic sources in China, where the Countries which join... more
Press releaseSULT's accusation: Ryanair's workers without rights=competition with no rules
Rome, Italy - The Italian union has sent a letter to the competent authorities
"After the petitions to legal judiciary to request investigations on 'Unsecurity' levels that Ryanair would ensure according to English tv 'Channel 4', the Italian union, SULT, has sent a letter to the... more
CuriositiesIt happened today... on November 28th
Rome, Italy - Voyage in the history
The events and anniversaries: Report: 1520 - After having circumnavigated the southern-American Straits, three ships commanded by the Portuguese explorer Ferdinando Magellan reach the Pacific Ocean. Defense:... more
ReportThe Pope heading to Turkey
Rome, Italy - The Alitalia A-321 is flying to Ankara
The Airbus A-321 named "Piazza del Duomo Lecce" with Pope Benedict XVI lifted off at 9:23am today from Rome-Fiumicino airport heading to Turkey. "This is not a political tour but a pastoral trip and... more
IndustryThe Boeing Co. awarded of a over 13 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the CH-47 Forward and AFT Rotor Blades
The Boeing Co., Ridley Park, Pa., was awarded on Nov. 21, 2006, a delivery order amount of $13,795,800 as part of a $43,155,914 firm-fixed-price contract for Overhaul of the CH-47 Forward and AFT Rotor... more
IndustryGeneral Electric Transportation Aircraft Engines awarded of a near 533 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the F/18 E/F/G aircraft
General Electric Transportation Aircraft Engines, Lynn, Mass., is being awarded a $532,898,916 Performance Based Logistics requirements contract for repair, replacement, consumables support, and program... more
AirportsNew airlines on the low-cost airport in Marseilles
Marseilles, France - In addition to Ryanair and easyJet
Ryanair and easyJet will no longer be the only low-cost carriers to use the new "MP2" terminal at Marseilles airport (see AVIONEWS for details). The airport will soon announce the arrival of two new... more
AccidentsAcrobatic flight gone wrong in the Philippines, a British pilot and a Filipino died
Manila, Philippines - The man a flight lover, maybe a mechanical breakdown the cause
A British pilot and a Filipino mechanic died yesterday in the crash of a private plane, with which the pilot was performing some acrobatics stunts in the Philippines. The news has been reported by some... more
ReportTurkey does not give up on Cyprus
Ankara, Turkey - And it keeps its ports and airports closed
Today's meeting between the Turkish and the Cyprian Foreign Ministers did not achieved any results on the frame of Euromed, the summit of Mediterranean Foreign Ministers. Turkey does not give up and keeps... more
AirportsBaghdad airport is open again
Baghdad, Iraq - It has been closed last week after the Shiite civilians slaughter
The Iraqi Government decided to open again the Baghdad airport, closed last days after the terrible slaughter of over 200 civilians in the Shiite quarter of Sadr city (see for details AVIONEWS). The... more
UAS-DronesThe first UAV pilots school in Lapland?
Helsinki, Finland - That is the Robonic's proposal
Finland's Robonic decided to study the possibility to create a flight school for UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) pilots in cooperation with national and international partners and with the town of Kemijärvi,... more
AirportsAeradria: Sky Europe and Aigle Azur fly on "Federico Fellini"
Rimini, Italy - New links to/from Krakow, Prague, Budapest and Charles de Gaulle
"The Aeradria's (Rimini's airport management society) President, Massimo Masini, has introduced, with satisfaction, the strong growth path (foreseen the over 500,000 passengers on December 31, 2007) to... more
IndustryCessna: the first Citation Mustang was delivered
Independence, USA - To Mustang Management Group
After the certification by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Cessna Aircraft Company started delivering the new Citation Mustang executive jet. The first airplane was formally delivered to... more
AirportsGreen light to the new terminal of Sophia airport
Sophia, Bulgaria - Within December the new terminal will be ready
The Bulgarian newspapers wrote today the new terminal of the Sophia International Airport is due to be completed. The works began four years ago and should end before Christmas. In fact it seems the... more
AirlinesAlitalia (4). Unions ENAC inspector: we share the worries about the security alert not justified, but the controls did not find lack of staff and organization
Rome, Italy - The text of the joint release Fit-Cisl Enac and Usppi/Apac
"The tests made by Enac (Italian Civil Aviation Authority) notices there are lack of organization and of procedures of the technical structure of Alitalia, which have not to be neglected. The control... more
AirlinesAlitalia (3). Spinetta: I do not want to rob the Italian market
Paris, France - The Air France Chairman about a possible alliance
"I am not going to take possession of the Italian market, it does not belong to me. It is true that I am interested in it, but I cannot rob a market. An agreement with Alitalia is possible provided that... more
AirlinesAlitalia (2). Padoa-Schioppa: the Government is working on the airline
Rome, Italy - The Italian Economy Minister on the radio
This is another important week for Alitalia. Waiting for Chairman Giancarlo Cimoli's audition at the Italian parliament next Wednesday, "Now the Government is working on Alitalia and the Premier has taken... more
AccidentsIran (2): air crash, maybe the reason was an engine failure
Teheran, Iran - The victims are 38
The first info about the causes of the plane incident occurred this morning at Teheran airport, in Iran, where a military plane Antonov-74 crashed shortly after the take off. A commandant of the Revolutionary... more
HelicoptersA new AW-139 for Berlusconi
Milan, Italy - It appeared on newspapers yesterday
Yesterday Berlusconi's illness showed that an AgustaWestland AW-139 helicopter recently joined the Fininvest fleet. Newspapers published the pictures of the twin-engine aircraft registered as I-CDDL taking... more
AirportsSogas and Ukraine look for a synergy on charter
Reggio Calabria, Italy - Fuda transforms the diplomatic visit by the Ambassador in a work moment
"Last Friday at the Aeroporto dello Stretto (Reggio Calabria) concluded the meeting between Sogas (Reggio Calabria's airport management society) sole director, Sen. Eng. Pietro Fuda and the Ukraine's Ambassador... more
AccidentsUSA: a plane crashed against a building, no one died
Buena Park, USA - A single-engine aircraft tried to make an emergency landing in California
A landing very strange landing which risked to be very dangerous has been made yesterday in California. A private plane in fact after having signalled some technical problems tried to make an emergency... more
OccurrencesRussia: a Tupolev makes an emergency landing
Moscow, Russia - No problem for the 61 people on board
Last Saturday a passenger plane with 61 people on board made an emergency landing at Anapa, in the coasts, after having reported a mechanical problem. According to what reported by Russian pres sources,... more
AccidentsChile: five died in a plane crash
Santiago, Chile - Maybe two Portuguese among the victims, still unclear the causes
Five tourists, whose identities have not been revealed, lost their lives in a plane crash in southern Chile. The small tourism plane on board of which they were flying in the southern Chile in fact crashed... more
Finance and economyBanca Intesa: an air transport securitization operation of USD 650m
Milan, Italy - A press release of the Milan's Credit Institute communicates that
"Banca Intesa ended a securitization operation that aims at covering the risk of its entry into the aeronautic sector. The operation is called 'Da Vinci Synthetic' and is worth about USD 650m, it is the... more
Civil aviationThe future is more and more low-cost
Rome, Italy - Data of Volaregratis.it Observatory
40% of the European air transport will be low-cost by 2010. This is what emerges from the Volaregratis.it Observatory, based on data from 3.5 million researches each month by 800 thousand users of the... more
AirlinesAlitalia. Bonelli: Air France will make a colonialism operation
Rome, Italy - The group leader of the Verdi at Chamber, Angelo Bonelli, thinks the solution is Asia
"The proposals of the Air France leaderships mean a colonialism operation to Alitalia, so are unacceptable. I appreciate the words of the Minister for Economic Development, Pierliugi Bersani, according... more
OccurrencesGermany: a private plane lands in a road, ten injures
Berlin, Germany - The Piper directed to Essen maybe ran out of petrol
Ten injures in Germany because of an emergency landing made by a tourism plane in a busy road of the eastern zone of the Country. The Piper PA-34 aircraft, departed from Berlin and directed to Essen... more
Civil aviationMoscow abolishes Siberian overflight fares
Helsinki, Finland - Memorable agreement at the EU-Russia summit
The European Union and Russia reached an agreement at Helsinki's summit to abolish overflight fares in Siberia for European airlines. EU Commerce Commissioner, Peter Mandelson, announced that. The agreement,... more
Fair and showsAir shows and exhibitions in the last week of November
Rome, Italy - From today, Monday 27 to next Sunday, December 3
Monday 27 - Gliding - Northern Region Championships. Matamata Airfield, Waharoa, New Zealand. + 64 7 888 8782 www.gliding.co.nz www.glidingmatamata.co.nz Tuesday 28 - Gliding - Northern Region... more
Reportal Jazeera's director is blocked at Cairo airport
Cairo, Egypt - The man is charged with diffusion of false information trough the satellite television
The director of Cairo office of the satellite television al Jazeera, is blocked at Cairo airport. Hussein Abdel Ghani cannot leave the Egyptian airport because his name in on a list of unwanted people... more
ReportFog at Rome-Ciampino airport: cancelled and re-directed flights
Rome, Italy - Five flights were involved
Two Ryanair flights heading to Marseilles and Frankfurt were cancelled early in the morning at Rome-Ciampino airport because of the fog, while three more arriving flights (two Ryanair flights from Frankfurt... more
AirportsCancellations and delays in Canada due to snowstorm
Vancounver, Canada - About 30 centimetres of snow blocked the Canadian air traffic
The snowstorm which is raging in the southern Canada is creating many discomforts both to the road traffic and to the air traffic. About 30 centimetres of snow blocked streets and airports in Vancouver. The... more
ReportFragile truce between Israeli and Palestinian
Gaza, Gaza Strip - The ceasefire started yesterday but is on risk because of the violations
The truce between Israeli and Palestinian started yesterday but is already on risk. At 06:00am the ceasefire started but today the Palestinian militants of the popular resistance committees accused Israel... more
AirlinesOne more BAE-146 for Eurowings
Dortmund, Germany - A leasing agreement with BAE Systems
BAE Systems Regional Aircraft and Eurowings signed a leasing agreement according to which a further BAE-146/200 will enter service and the use of seven more BAE-146/200s and 300s will be extended. When... more
ReportUN helicopter hit rebels in Congo
Kinshasa, Congo - Disorders and violence are racking the Country shortly after the voting
After the recent presidential elections in Congo, the situation does not seem to get better. Fights and violence are repeated every day since weeks; yesterday the Sake city, in the eastern zone of the... more