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AirportsSogas: notice for partial privatization of Reggio Calabria Airport, in Italy
Reggio Calabria, Italy - Started procedure to select a private shareholder
"SOGAS SpA holds the interim partial management of Reggio Calabria Airport and is authorized to the anticipated occupation of airport areas, pursuant to Section 17 of Law 135/1997. The Company holds the... more
ReportPakistan, four missile attacks from US drone aircraft in 24 hours
Islamabad, Pakistan - At least 45 militants dead
According to reports from Islamabad intelligence officials, US drone aircraft would have carried out four missile strikes in the tribal area of Pakistan, killing at least 45 militants in the north-east... more
Civil aviationFAA proposes civil penalty against ERA Helicopters
Fort Worth, Usa - For $194,249
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is proposing a $194,249 civil penalty against ERA Helicopters Inc., of Lake Charles, La., for violations of the FAA’s drug and alcohol testing program regulations.... more
AccidentsEstablished compensations for families of dead and for injured of Monday's accident involving An-24 airplane (VIDEO)
Moscow, Russia - With amounts from 1770 and 35,500 dollars per family
The day after the accident involving the Antonov An-24 aircraft registered RA-47302 operated by Angara Airlines, crashed during an emergency landing in the Ob river in Siberia (see AVIONEWS), compensations... more
AerospaceESA awards contract to Astrium for development of two Sentinel-4 sensors for MTG weather satellites
Paris, France - That will be launched in 2019 and 2027
Paris-based ESA, European Space Agency, announced yesterday on its web-site it has signed a nearly 150-million-dollar-Euro contract with Astrium -the EADS' subsidiary aerospace company providing space... more
AerospaceExtended by one day the 33rd mission of space shuttle Atlantis
Cape Canaveral, USA - Today will be held the only spacewalk scheduled for STS-135
Mission Management Team established to extend by one day the STS-135 mission, the 33rd and last mission of the space shuttle Atlantis. according to the latest schedule -notified by Megan McArthur to Atlantis... more
Airports"Leonardo da Vinci": the facility for the buggages in transit celebrates one year
Rome, Italy - Named "NET 6000"
"First birthday for the NET 6000", the new system of baggage sorting in transit inaugurated at 'Leonardo da Vinci' on July 8 of last year. The works have been handled by Aeroporti di Roma and realized... more
Sport aviationWorld Paragliding Championship: silver to the Italian Donini. Pending on the hang gliding's one in Sigillo, near Perugia
Turin, Italy - The World Hang gliding start in Umbria
The silver medal to the Italian Luca Donini (from Molveno, Trento) is the plunder that the Italians obtained by the world paragliding championship in Piedrahita, in Spain. The championship had to end... more
SecurityCASA investigates about Jetstar air carrier
Canberra, Australia - For possible lack of maintenance procedures on A-320 aircraft
CASA, Civil Aviation Safety Authority, stated it is carrying out investigations on Jetstar airline, which would have failed to implement the maintenance procedures on four A-320 airplanes according to... more
CuriositiesAeronautical Charts 1.7.4 for iPad to be used on airplanes
Ottawa, Canada - A Navigation app that provides an advanced document viewer
Corporate Consulting Smalltalk has recently presented the new "Aeronautical Charts 1.7.4": they're navigation charts usable on iPads -an instrument increasingly used by the pilots- which allow to move... more
AccidentsAn-24, Tu-134 aircraft and Volga's ferry tragedy: Medvedev orders transport safety controls on a large scale
Moscow, Russia - He considers to ground An-24 e Tu-134 aircraft, on duty respectively since 1950 and 1960
Is gradually updated the record of the incident happened this morning which involved an Antonov An-24 aircraft of Angara Airlines Company, whose pilot was forced to ditch a fortune on the Ob River, from... more
IndustryAirbus woos US carrier American Airlines
Bangalore, USA - To break Boeing's monopoly
According to sources close to the top shown today, Monday, July 11 by the US daily "The Wall Street Journal", the manufacturer Airbus is going to try to wrest an agreement to supply aircraft with AMR Corporation,... more
AirlinesPossible disruptions for Qantas Airways connections by plane
Canberra, Australia - The pilots Union has in fact authorized a possible strike lasting up to two days
It's possible that Australia's Qantas Airways will soon have to face serious disruptions for the threat of up to two full days of stop made by its pilots operating on long-haul routes, gathered in the... more
IndustryF-35 airplane Jet Blast Deflector testing underway
Lakehurst, Usa - The CF-2 arrived at the base on June 25 for tests
F-35C Lightning II carrier variant aircraft CF-2 is performing Jet Blast Deflector (JBD) tests at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst in New Jersey. The JBD, located behind the catapults aboard aircraft... more
AirlinesThe Air France offensive on departure from the French regions
Paris, France - 54 new direct destinations
"Starting on 2 October 2011, Air France will be launching a commercial offensive on departure from Marseille by offering 13 new non-stop routes: • in France: Bâle-Mulhouse, Biarritz and Brest; • in E... more
AirlinesIndia: by 2013 foreign pilots will be asked to leave
Thiruvananthapuram, India - Super payed respect their Indian colleagues
Bharat Bhushan, head of the authority that regulates Indian Civil Aviation (DGCA) said today, on Monday, July 11, which from 2013 onwards, airline non Indian pilots who work for national companies are... more
Press releaseItalian ENAV-AdR: agreement to improve Rome-Fiumicino's performance
Rome, Italy - For traffic flows management
"AdR, the Management Company of Rome airports, and ENAV, the National Society for flight assistance, have signed a protocol to implement the A-CDM (Collaborative Decision Making Airport) program, aimed... more
AirportsAirgest: data on June 2011 traffic in Trapani's airport, in Sicily
Trapani, Italy - Passengers decrease of 23% while movements of 26%
"June statistics confirm negative data already registered in May. A negative trend beyond -20% that undermines the performance of steady growth that the airport has recorded from 2006 to March 2011, month... more
AccidentsAircraft crash in Alabama: dead a whole family
Demopolis, USA - 7 victims, 5 of them are children
Last night, Sunday, July 10, the chief of police of the city of Demopolis, Alabama, reported the news that Saturday, July 9 at 06:30 pm a twin-engine Cessna C-421 crashed in a wooded area near the airport... more
Civil aviationA study reveals that airplanes cause more precipitations
Washington, USA - They create cloud seeding effect
According to a study by the American scientific journal "Science" aircraft, through the clouds, create holes or tunnels of supercooled water that generates an effect of cloud seeding. The study, conducted... more
AerospaceAstronauts Hurley and Magnus move Canadarm2 to move module Raffaello module to ISS
Cape Canaveral, USA - Already at work the crew of Atlantis after yesterday's docking
This morning -after the awakening with "Tubthumping" of Chumbawamba- the Atlantis astronauts, whose docking with ISS, International Space Station, occurred yesterday at 15:07, started working on the Multi-Purpose... more
CuriositiesAir France cuts costs with passengers cleaning the aircraft
Paris, France - The planes could be more efficient with lower turnarounds
Pierre-Henri Gourgeon, CEO of Air France-KLM Group, has recently announced a new idea to reduce the company's costs thus becoming more competitive compared to its low-cost competitors: at the end of each... more
AccidentsCongo plane crash: the number of victims grows
Kisangani, Congo - News are still uncertain
Despite the continuing uncertainty about the number of passengers and victims, according to the latest information released by Hewa Bora Airways on board the Boeing 727 aircraft, registration 9Q-COP, there... more
AerospaceTechnical problems: launch of Globalstar-2 satellites scheduled for today postponed
Baikonur, Kazakhstan - Until backup date, on July 12
The Russian agencies inform that has been postponed the launch of the six Globalstar-2 satellites, that could have been occurred from Kazakh Baikonur cosmodrome today at 2:58 GMT through a Soyuz-2.1 rocket... more
AccidentsSiberia, An-24 aircraft crashes during an emergency water landing due to an engine failure
Irkustsk, Siberia - At least 5 dead, as many missing and various injured
At 8:55 MSK today an Antonov AN-24 airplane -registration RA-47302- operated by Angara Airlines was serving a connection from Surgut to Tomsk-Bogashevo airport, when the left engine (an Ivchenko AI-24VT)... more
AirportsBulgaria: 15 million Euros for Balchik airport
Sofia, Bulgaria - Investment strongly desired by Prime Minister
It has been announced today Friday, July 8 that the Bulgarian Cabinet approved on Wednesday reconstruction Balchik airport, north of the Country that overlooking the Black Sea: the structure was built... more
DefenseItaly withdraws Garibaldi aircraft carrier with its 890 personnel from NATO's operations in Libya
Rome, Italy - As part of the cuts for abroad mission in the second half of the year, on which the decree-law was approved yesterday
Italy has established to withdraw the Garibaldi aircraft carrier with its 890 personnel and its three aircraft, until now employed in the NATO-led operations against the Gaddafi's regime in Libya. It's... more
AccidentsHewa Bora Airways airplane crashes in Congo: 53 dead until now
Kinshasa, Congo - The aircraft was coming from the Capital Kinshasa
Authorities in Congo have confirmed reports that during this morning Friday, July 8, a plane operated by Hewa Bora Airways, which was carrying 112 passengers, crashed during landing, causing at least 53... more
AerospaceStarted last Atlantis and "Space Shuttle" program mission (VIDEO)
Cape Canaveral, USA - Perfect lift-off from Cape Canaveral for the spacecraft, contrarily to forecasts weather conditions were not adverse
More than half a million people gathered today out of Kennedy Space Center to watch the historic last departure of Atlantis, that is also the final lift-off of "Space Shuttle" program. During its lifetime,... more
AerospaceGoes on the launch preparation for Proton-M/Breeze-M
Baikonur, Kazakhstan - And for KazSat-2 and SES-3 satellites
Continues the launch campaign of Proton/Breeze M vehicle on board of which on July 16 it will take place -under ILS, International Launch Services Inc., contract- the lift-off of two telecommunication... more
AerospaceRoll-out of Soyuz-2.1A rocket with Fregat and Globalstar-2 satellites implemented this morning
Baikonur, Kazakhstan - At Baikonur cosmodrome
Roscosmos, Russian Federal Space Agency, reports that is going on the launch campaign of the second-generation Globalstar satellites from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. This morning, in fact, following... more
MiscellaneousAruba: another block in which also AVIONEWS has been involved
Rome, Italy - It's the second of the year, after that one caused by a fire at the end of April
Aruba, one of the main Italian providers, has had a new block -which has impeded the normal publication of our news, making seize up the websites of a number of companies, including AVIONEWS. The situation... more
ReportRussia: criminal case against Chinese citizen trying to smuggle parts of MiG-29 and Su-27 aircraft
Moscow, Russia - Launched by customs authorities
Russian agencies report on Friday that some customs officers in the Far East of Russia launched a criminal case against a Chinese citizen -whose identity has not yet been unveiled- for attempting to smuggle... more
AirportsActivists pro-Palestinian blocked at airports by different carriers
Tel Aviv, Israel - Organizers declared they are for a peaceful mission
About 200 pro-Palestinian activists have been banned by several European airlines at the request of Israeli authorities, which sent a black-list to prevent carriers do not allow people to embarked today,... more
AccidentsSmall plane falls down in California. 2 dead
Watsonville, USA - Victims' names not reported
In the evening of yesterday on Thursday, July 7 a Mooney M-20 plane of 1974 crashed in a parking lot near the Watsonville Community Hospital of Watsonville, about 90 miles south of San Francisco, California,... more
SecurityJapan grounds its F-15J aircraft fleet
Tokyo, Japan - Following the accident occurred over Pacific, near Okinawa, on July 5th, 2011
Following the crash recently occurred to a McDonnell Douglas F-15J Eagle plane near Okinawa, Japan Air Self-Defense Force decided to ground temporarily its fleet of aircraft of this model (154 copies before... more
AccidentsMarine dead for helicopter incident in California
Camp Pendleton, USA - He left his 23 year old wife
The 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing said yesterday on Thursday, July 7 that Wednesday, July 6 an UH-1Y helicopter crashed for reasons unknown near the base of Camp Pendleton, 80 miles from San Clemente, in California. The... more
PeopleFAA: Babbitt announced new Chief of Air Traffic Organization
Washington, Usa - It's David Grizzle
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Administrator Randy Babbitt announced yesterday that David Grizzle will be the chief operating officer of the FAA’s Air Traffic Organization. Grizzle, who became F... more
AccidentsTwo dead due to the crash of MDM-1 Fox glider
Feldkirchen, Austria - Operated by Adria Aerobatics Club
At 11:03 local time yesterday an aerobatic glider MDM-1 Fox of Marga?ski & Mys?owski operated by Alpe Adria Aerobatics Club, registration OE-5601, crashed causing the death of both the people on board,... more
Civil aviationPlane piloting: new GPS navigation system of FAA under US Congress examination
Washington, USA - Already used by Alaska Airlines
What the experts and the press define as a revolution of air transport, the new guidance system developed by the FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) that uses GPS technology, these days it is being discussed... more
AirportsSAT: modifications to traffic of the road system of "Via dell'Aeroporto" next to the Italian airport of Pisa
Pisa, Italy - Starting from next Monday and for about twenty days
Following the opening of the construction sites for the adjustment of traffic and parking spaces in the areas in front of the "Galileo Galilei" airport of Pisa (Italy), SAT (management company of Pisa's... more
AirportsFlorence's airport: traffic rises of 15% in June
Florence, Italy - Second best outcome ever
"June of record for "Amerigo Vespucci" airport of Florence which saw 186,099 passengers pass through it, an increase of 15.10% compared to June 2010, the second best outcome ever done after the figure... more
AirportsSat SpA: new rise of passengers' traffic at "Galilei" airport in Pisa (Tuscany, Italy)
Pisa, Italy - June 2011: +7.05%
Sat-Company of Tuscan Airport "Galileo Galilei" SpA, which manages the Pisa's airport, marks a new growth in passengers-traffic, closing the month of June 2011 with an increase of 7.05%, compared to the... more
AerospaceScientific observatory Spectrum-R launch campaign goes on
Baikonur, Kazakhstan - At Baikonur cosmodrome
Continues the launch campaign of scientific observatory Spectrum-R or RadioAstron from Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. According to reports from the web-site of Roscosmos, Russian Federal Space Agency,... more
AerospaceEverything's ready for last mission of shuttle Atlantis, but weather forecasts rise worries
Cape Canaveral, USA - At the moment ,a postponement is not taken into consideration; lift-off should be watched by at least half a million people
Everything's ready for the last mission of the "Space Shuttle" program, which will also mark the retirement of Atlantis, launched into orbit for the first time in 1985. On Wednesday -after a meeting... more
AirportsDusty storm hit Phoenix city (VIDEO)
Phoenix, USA - The biggest sandstorm since 35 years
On Tuesday, July 5 a sandstorm of enormous size (about 48 km wide) was pulled down in the evening on Arizona, hitting in particular the city of Phoenix; for about an hour the area was beaten by the wind... more
IndustryMilitary airplanes. Eurofighter working to strengthen strategic partnership with Japan
Tokyo, Japan - The board meeting for the first time in Tokyo
Reflecting the strong commitment to deepen the strategic partnership with Japan, the Supervisory Board of Eurofighter GmbH will for the first time hold a board meeting in Tokyo. Senior executives from... more
AerospaceArrived at Baikonur cosmodrome the Breeze-M upper stage for Proton-M
Baikonur, Kazakhstan - Used in the launch of Express AM-4 satellite
Russian Federal Space Agency "Roscosmos" unveils today on its web-site that it's arrived at Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan the Breeze-M upper stage gpt Proton-M launcher on which will be launched Express... more
Civil aviationEASA publishes latest annual review of aviation safety in Europe
Cologne, Germany - For 2010
The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has published its Annual Safety Review for 2010. The review shows a high level of safety for commercial air transport operations in EASA Member States (27 Member... more
CuriositiesTop 10 of the last-minute destinations, the Italian choice
Trento, Italy - Catania better than Paris, Naples preferred to Amsterdam, according to Skyscanner
"Organising holidays has become almost a job and there are many factors that can influence the choice of the travel: the available budget, the vacation period -which can coincide with difficulties in the... more