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CuriositiesSeattle airport: woman strips to underwear to protest against the body scanners
Seattle, USA - She makes a video and put in on her blog
A US blogger has stripped to underwear at Seattle airport to protest against the body scanners and the "Deep" pat downs which are being in use as alternative to these scanners in American airports. The... more
AerospaceUSA launch the biggest-ever spy satellite
Cape Canaveral, USA - It will be used to listen the communications of potential enemies
From Sunday night, the Americans have the greatest spy satellite ever put into orbit, which the press has defined as "A reconnaissance engine that will be used to listen to the communications of potential... more
HelicoptersBell Helicopter signs contract with Chevron for two helicopters
San Ramon, Usa - Model "429"
Yesterday, Bell Helicopter announced that it has signed a contract with Chevron, one of the leading companies in the integrated energy sector, working in the field of crude oil and natural gas, based in... more
ReportUS Congress doesn't object to the sale of weapons, helicopters and airplanes also, to Saudi Arabia
Washington, USA - It's the biggest contract of this kind signed by America ever
Green light to the more than 60 billion dollar contract for the sale of armaments by the United States to Saudi Arabia: it's ended on November 20th, the period of 30 days in which the US Congress could... more
DefenseRussia leading provider of armaments, helicopters and engines for China's airplanes
Moscow, Russia - A volume of business of 1,3 billion dollars only in the next three years, according to the director of "Global Trade Analysis"
According to Igor Korotchenko, director of "Global Trade Analysis" (Russian Centre for the analysis of the armaments' global trade), Russia is currently the leading supplier in China, developing a business... more
Military aviationFlight tests of the fighter aircraft Sukhoi T-50's second prototype
Moscow, Russia - Before the end of the year
Mikhail Pogosyan, CEO of the Russian Sukhoi, said yesterday that before the end of the year will begin the test flights of the single-seat multi-role fifth-generation fighter airplane T-50. The flight... more
Civil aviationGaruda Indonesia Joins SkyTeam
Jakarta, Indonesia - Alliance expands its reach in Southeast Asia and Australia
Garuda Indonesia, the flag carrier of Indonesia, today signed an agreement to join the SkyTeam (ST) airline alliance in 2012. Garuda will expand ST’s presence in Southeast Asia, adding 30 new destinations t... more
ReportAfghan airlines in the European Commission's black-list
Brussels, Belgium - Because the Country can't ensure the safety of flight operations
On 5 November, the international press reported that a source inside the European Commission had notified its intention to ban all the airlines registered in Afghanistan from the airspace of the continent,... more
IndustryLatin America: first flight test TAM Airlines and Airbus by airplane powered with biofuel
Toulouse, France - Carbon reduced by up to 80 percent
TAM Airlines together with Airbus have conducted the first Jatropha-based biofuel flight in Latin America, using an A-320 plane. The biofuel, processed by UOP LLC, a Honeywell group, was a 50 percent blend... more
ReportQantas will make A-380 airplanes resume operations
Sydney, Australia - Gradually, starting from next week-end
On Tuesday, Qantas announced on its website that it wants to resume gradually the operations of its Airbus airplanes. Two of its six A-380s will re-enter service during the next weekend: on Saturday, November... more
AirlinesUnited Airlines announced schedule for service to Lagos, Nigeria
Chicago, Usa - Beginning Dec. 12, 2010
United Airlines announced the schedule for the airline's new service between Washington and Lagos, Nigeria, United's second destination on the African continent, beginning Dec. 12, 2010. At its hub... more
Civil aviationACI EUROPE calls for “Normalisation” of EU-Russia aviation relations
Moscow, Russia - On the occasion of the 10th DME Connections Forum
On the occasion of the "10th DME Connections Forum" taking place in Moscow today, organised by Moscow Domodedovo airport with the support of ACI EUROPE, the European airport trade body called for closer... more
ReportPyongyand attacks South Korea: from Seoul F-16 fighter airplanes on Yeonpyeong Island
Seoul, South Korea - Two dead and several wounded, including civilians
Today the international media report that North Korea this morning opened fire with heavy artillery from the Pyongyang island of North Korea against the South Korean island of Yeonpyeong. Two South... more
IndustryA-350XWB plane longest fuselage panel successfully manufactured
Blagnac, France - In the coming weeks, it will undergo trimming, drilling and non-destructive inspection
Airbus partner, Spirit AeroSystems, has completed the curing of one of the panels that make up the longest section of the A-350 XWB’s airplane all carbon fibre fuselage. The 19.7 metre long, 77 square m... more
Press releaseItalian Enac joins Albanian civil aviation in the implementation of the European regulation about safety
Rome, Italy - The introduction conference took place last week in Tirane
"On 17 November, in Tirane, the Director General Alessio Quaranta and the Director of Central standardization and safety Benedetto Marasà took part in the conference of presentation and launch of the... more
Museums"Caproni" Museum in Trento. Aeronautical treasures: historical airplanes and art masterpieces from its store
Trento, Italy - Permanent aeronautical collection and collectioning of art dedicated to the flight
The "Gianni Caproni" Aeronautics Museum in Trento brings to light some of its treasures, until now never showed to the public and presents them inside two new permanent mountings dedicated to the aeronautical... more
ReportUSAF postpones to 2011 the decision about the winner of the bid for tanker airplanes KC-X
Washington, USA - Between Boeing and EADS. The worth of the agreement is 36 billion dollars
The analysts were right. The USAF, U.S. Air Force, also this time won't meet the deadline established for the announcement of who, between Boeing and EADS, will be awarded a contract valued 35 billion... more
IndustryFinmeccanica again denies creating slush funds
Rome, Italy - With reference to today’s publication of news
With reference to today’s publication of news relating to Finmeccanica’s alleged slush funds, the Group once again reiterates that it has never created slush funds either in Italy or abroad. The Fin... more
HelicoptersFinal AW-159 helicopter Lynx Wildcat test aircraft makes its maiden flight
Cascina Costa, Italy - All the three aircraft flew together for the first time on the same day
AgustaWestland (AW), a Finmeccanica company, announced that the third and final AW-159 test aircraft successfully completed its maiden flight on November 19th at AW’s Yeovil facility in the UK. During i... more
IndustryLM: USD 3.5bn full-funding contract awarded for fourth lot of F-35 airplanes
Fort Worth, Usa - Including the long-lead funding previously received, the total contract value for LRIP 4 is $3.9 billion
Lockheed Martin (LM) has received a $3.5 billion contract modification from the US Department of Defense to manufacture 31 F-35 Lightning II stealth fighters in the fourth lot of low-rate initial production... more
SecurityFAA proposes duty of photo on airplane and helicopter pilots' certificates
Washington, Usa - Made of plastic to avoid tampering, it will be a duration to allow the updating of the photo
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced it is proposing that all pilot certificates include photos of the certificate holder. This action follows a requirement that all pilot certificates... more
ReportItalian minister of Defense La Russa: AMX airplanes in Afghanistan won't be armed
Lisbon, Portugal - It was unveiled in the NATO's summit in Lisbon
During the press-conference held at the end of the NATO's summit in Lisbon, Italy's minister of Defense, Ignazio La Russa, said that there is no need to arm the Italian jets "AMX" operating in the Afghan... more
Fair and shows"Turbomeca", manufacturer of turbines for helicopters, signs contract with CATIC and AVIC
Zhuhai, China - For 90 Arriel 2C engines. The news was unveiled on the occasion of the "China Air Show 2010"
During the Zhuhai's "China Air Show 2010", ended yesterday on Sunday 21 November, "Turbomeca", the manufacturer of gas turbines for helicopters leader in the Asian Country, where it powers about 300 helicopters,... more
PeopleFinmeccanica announces management changes at SELEX Galileo
Rome, Italy - Its CEO Steve Mogford will be replaced by Fabrizio Giulianini from next January 1st
Finmeccanica announces that Steve Mogford, CEO of the Group’s SELEX Galileo (SG) business, will leave the Group at the end of this year to take up the role of CEO of United Utilities PLC. Chairman a... more
IndustryRR: order to power 20 Air China aircraft
Rome, Italy - For a worth USD 1.8 bn
Rolls-Royce (RR), the global power systems company, has won an order from Air China for engines to power a total of 20 new its aircraft, comprising ten A-350 XWBs and ten A-330s. The contract, worth $1.8bn... more
Weather forecastsBad weather in Italy: storms also on the South
Rome, Italy - An additional notice for adverse conditions has been issued
The perturbation of Atlantic origin, that in the early hours of yesterday has reached the Italian Peninsula with precipitations on the central-North, the bad weather phase is expanded on the Tyrrhenian... more
Fair and showsAir shows and exhibitions in the fourth week in November
Rome, Italy - From today, on Monday 22 to next Sunday 28
Monday 22 - "2010 Tochigi Hot Air Balloon International Championship & Hot Air Balloon Honda Grand Prix Final Round". Tochigi, Japan. + 81 952 20 8727 www.air-b.com - "2010 Paragliding Japan Championship".... more
OccurrencesNew York, emergency landing for a Delta Air Lines' airplane
New York, USA - Flying to Moscow
On Sunday evening, a Delta Air Lines' Boeing 767 airplane, departed in the direction of Moscow about 50 minutes earlier from "John F. Kennedy" International airport of New York, had to reverse its course... more
AerospaceNext launch attempt of the space shuttle "Discovery" no earlier than 3 December
Washington, USA - Also postponed the next decisive meeting to establish the launch date
The postponements related to the 39th and last mission of the space shuttle "Discovery" are not finished. NASA has announced on its website that the launch countdown will start "No earlier than Nov. 30.... more
Military aviationRussia-India: together for the development of a new T-50-based airplane
Moscow, Russia - In December it should be signed the contract, on the occasion of the visit of the Russian President Medvedev
It seems likely that a Russian-Indian agreement for the design and the construction of a new fifth-generation fighter jet based on the T-50 will be signed in December. The aircraft, developed by the Russian... more
AirlinesAmerican Airlines expands alliance with JetBlue
Dallas, USA - It includes a reciprocal frequent flier program
Fort Worth-based American Airlines (AA) said Wednesday that it had expanded its alliance with New York-based JetBlue Airways Corp. The partnership announced in March will now include a reciprocal frequent... more
AirlinesAir Berlin books solid results in 3Q
Milan, Italy - Make up for the first half-year
Air Berlin reached an operating profit (EBIT) of EUR 171.7 million for the third quarter of 2010; however, the accumulated figures for the first nine months of the year could have been better: The harsh... more
IndustrySCAC: Russian and Canadian pilots have completed FMS on the SSJ-100 plane
Zhukovski, Russia - The press release issued by Sukhoi Civil Aircraft Company
Together with Canadian and Russian certification authorities, Flight Testing of the CMA-9000 Flight Management System (FMS) was performed on the Sukhoi Superjet 100 aircraft (SSJ-100). The FMS is developed... more
Civil aviationStar Alliance strengthens its offer in Italy
Milan, Italy - Two new members in 2010: TAM and Aegean Airlines on Milan-Malpensa and Rome-Fiumicino
Despite of the continuation of a world difficult economic scenario, Star Alliance (SA) continues its growth strategy in Italy and further strengthens its offer compared to the Winter schedule of 2009,... more
AccidentsMiG-31 Foxhound airplane crashes in Russia
Moscow, Russia - But the two people on board eject safely
Today a MiG-31 Foxhound fighter interceptor crashed in the city of Perm, at the feet of Ural Mountains in Russia, but the two people on board, pilot and navigator, managed to eject safely and have already... more
Civil aviationSukhoi Superjet 100: the testing of the Flight Management System of the aircraft have been completed
Moscow, Russia - It provides multi sensor based navigation
The testing of the flight management system (FMS) for Russia's Sukhoi Superjet 100 passenger airliner was completed on Friday. The FMS CMA-9000 was developed by Canada's Esterline CMC Electronics for... more
AccidentsIndia, 12 dead in the crash of a IAF's Mil Mi-17 helicopter
Tawang, India - After an explosion, shortly after the take-off. On board 11 officials of the Indian Air Force and an Army officer
Today, twelve people, an Army officer and eleven officials of the Indian Air Force, died following an accident involving a helicopter Mil Mi-17 of the IAF, Indian Air Force. To unveil the news, the Colonel... more
IndustryAirbus A-380 plane welcomed in Tianjin
Blagnac, France - The double-decker has visited 125 airports in the world
An Airbus A-380 has landed at Tianjin Binhai International Airport in the northern Chinese city of Tianjin, where the A-320 Family Final Assembly Line China (FALC) and the Airbus Tianjin Delivery Centre... more
ReportUSAF confirms identity of the pilot of F-22 Raptor airplane missing on Tuesday in Alaska
Anchorage, Alaska - He's Captain Jeffrey Haney
USAF, United States Air Force, confirmed the identity of the pilot of the F-22 Raptor airplane dispersed by 07:20 pm on Tuesday during a training mission close to the Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska... more
SecurityUS airport operators must give information on workers who have access to sensitive areas
Washington, USA - It has been requested by the Department of Homeland Security
The inspector general at the Department of Homeland Security is asking airports to deliver personal information on workers who have access to secure or sensitive areas. A memo sent to airport security... more
ReportAirbus will ask Rolls-Royce a compensation for problems related to the engines of which A-380 airplanes are equipped
Toulouse, France - Which could cause delays of deliveries
Yesterday, the European consortium Airbus announced through one of its spokesman that it would ask to Rolls-Royce, manufacturer of the Trent-900 installed on its aircraft A-380s, a "Full compensation"... more
Civil aviationIATA: Latin American aviation priorities
Panama City, Panama - Safety, taxes and Brazil
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) called on Latin American governments to address regional challenges of safety, rising taxes and inadequate infrastructure in Brazil. The Association also... more
DefenseIranian army tested anti-aircraft missile system "Mersad"
Tehran, Iran - It would be the "Improved" version of the S-200
According to local media, on Thursday the general Arjang Hamid said that had been successfully tested during a major exercise on the Defense, began on Tuesday and lasting five days, the first anti-aircraft... more
IndustryNiki Lauda, Formula 1 World Champion, purchases Global 5000 airplane
Montreal, Canada - Its delivery at the beginning of 2012
Bombardier yesterday announced that Niki Lauda, through NL Holding GmbH, has placed a firm order for a Global 5000 jet. The aircraft, scheduled for delivery at the beginning of 2012, will be the first... more
IndustryEADS NA and Airbus Americas seek stronger ties with US aerospace suppliers
Washington, Usa - Companies to open joint US Sourcing Office
To further enhance the group’s procurement activities in the U.S. and strengthen their relationships with U.S. suppliers, EADS North America and Airbus Americas are setting up a joint US Sourcing Office, b... more
AerospaceRussia-Israel: soon the cooperation agreement on space research
Jerusalem, Israel - It could be signed on the occasion of the visit of President Medvedev in Jerusalem in 2011
In view of the official visit to Israel that Russian President, Medvedev, will do at the beginning of 2011, both the Countries are speeding up the preparation of the cooperation agreement on space research,... more
Press releaseItalian ENAC. CISA establishes a second testing of the body-scanners in the airports
Rome, Italy - From the beginning of 2011 a new stage of trial in the air-stations hosting flights to sensitive destinations: Fiumicino, Malpensa, Venice and Palermo
"Yesterday morning, at the Directorate General of ENAC (Italian civil aviation authority) was held the meeting of the CISA (Inter-Ministerial Committee for the safety of air transport and of airports)... more
SecurityAirport scanner: scientist say that the risk of getting cancer from it is the same as chance of a terrorist blowing up a plane
Washington, USA - It would take 5,000 trips through it to equal the dose of a single chest X-ray
The discussion on airport scanners is going on. The last word has been released by British scientists who have said the risk of getting cancer from an airport scanner "Is the same as chance of a terrorist... more
Fair and showsAirbus China aims to complete 26 deliveries of A-320 airplanes within 2010
Zhuhai, China - The target of the plant of Tianjin should pass from 2 to 3 airplanes per month next year
During the "Air Show China 2010", Laurence Barron, Airbus China's President, said he is absolutely confident that the final assembly plant of the A-320 in Tianjin, China, will complete its target of 26... more
DefensePakistan buys Chinese missiles
Islamabad, Pakistan - For its 250 JF- 17 Thunder jet fighter
Pakistan has bought Chinese missiles and avionics for its 250 JF- 17 Thunder jet fighter, Air Force chief Rao Qamar Suleman said on Thursday. In an interview, Suleman, air chief marshal of the Pakistan... more