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Military aviationBoeing races for U.S. Army EMARSS intelligence program
St. Louis, USA - Seattle company bids for military Enhanced Medium Altitude Reconnaissance and Surveillance System
Boeing Company yesterday announced that it has submitted a proposal to deliver an affordable airborne intelligence collection, processing and targeting support system to the U.S. Army. The Enhanced Medium-Altitude... more
SecurityIsraeli 007 guns lost during official visit in USA
Washington, USA - Netanyahu's security's weapons disappeared during airports stopovers
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's security detail lost four high-powered semi-automatic guns over the weekend when its luggage was rerouted across the U.S., only to resurface without the weapons. Members... more
AirportsACI Europe: passenger traffic up 5.4% during May 2010
Brussels, Belgium - Cargo +32.7% and movements +1,5%
European airport trade body ACI EUROPE released its figures for May, reporting a positive growth trend for much of the continent. The overall passenger traffic at European airports increased by +5.4% in... more
DefenseBoulava Russian ballistic missile falls under the blows of new START treaty
Moscow, Russia - General Alexandre Bouroutine, deputy head of the Staff of the Russian Defence, announced yesterday to Duma
A shower cold as the weather in the Country: one of the flagships of the Russian defense, ballistic missile naval Boulava, fell under the blows of the new amendment to the strategic arms reduction treaty,... more
DefenseMissiles: Russia ballistic launches not decrease until 2020
Moscow, Russia - Meanwhile, the Duma ratified last change to START treaty
From here to 2020 Russian armed forces will conduct 12 launches of ballistic missiles each year, the Russian law on the Agency "RIA Novosti" said. Announcing it, in recent days, to lower house of Russian... more
MiscellaneousFlying Google: buys technology to search for information on flights.
Mountain View (CA), USA - The Mountain View company buys Tia Software for $ 700 mln
About 10% of advertising revenue comes from Google searches related to travel, but the most popular search engine in the world is still deficient - as indeed almost all other competitors, except with Bing... more
AirportsAEA: European airline traffic in May
Brussels, Belgium - Preliminary results for June
The Association of European Airlines has released traffic and capacity data for its members in May 2010, along with a projection for June. The May figures continued to be somewhat affected by the Icelandic... more
AirlinesLufthansa and Emirates like prima donnas, running for the first A-380 landing
Malpensa, Italy - The German carrier quickly organizes a maiden voyage to steal the primacy from Arabs
Fight fierce, almost childish, to be the first to land the Airbus 380 on the airport of Milan Malpensa. The first landing of the giant of the skies was planned with scheduled flight Dubai-Dubai-Milan... more
AirlinesRussian airline sexism, International Transport Federation protest
London, UK - ITF supports Flight Attendants complaint about sex-advertising
Speaking in support of Flight Attendants Association of Australia's compliant about overtly sexual advertising featuring women "cabin crew" members, ITF (International Transport Workers' Federation) civil... more
AirportsFiumicino's airport: technical note of the new transfer baggage handling system
Rome, Italy - The system extends over more than 7,000 square meters, on two levels
The system extends over more than 7,000 square meters, on two levels. It features all the main functions of a BHS (Baggage Handling System): baggage loading, identification, tracking and tracing, security... more
AirportsAeroporti di Roma: today inaugurated new transfer baggage handling system in Fiumicino
Rome, Italy - The works have begun in March of this year and ended after only four months
It has been called "NET 6000", after the name of the location (Nuovo edificio transiti, new transfer building) and the number of baggage units handled in 1 hour (as many as 6,000). The new transfer baggage... more
IndustryA-350XWB airplane. Composites & metals: the right mix for Aerolia
Méaulte, France - Important milestones are being crossed on the A350 XWB Programme
The 1st Composite Panel for the A-350 XWB At Méaulte, in the 18,000 m² Composite Unit, currently near completion, the A-350XWB nose fuselage sections will be manufactured. During building work, a t... more
AirportsApulia airports, six-month 2010 at + 24.1%
Bari, Italy - .. And thieves steal copper phone cables to Bari control tower
Apulia air traffic grows in the first six months of 2010. Today Bari airport is +18.9%, Brindisi is even more than +42% and goes well Foggia with +9.5%, bringing the total to 2,209,410 passengers, compared... more
HelicoptersEurocopter: EC-120 helicopter reached 10,000 flight hour milestone
Grand Prairie, Usa - Baltimore Police Department’s model is first to mark this achievement
American Eurocopter announced that an EC-120 helicopter operated by the Baltimore Police Department has become the first EC-120 in the world to reach 10,000 flight hours. The Baltimore Police Department’s f... more
AccidentsPiper Cheyenne II plane crash in Mexico, killing mayor of Piedras Negras and Secretary of Public Works of Coahuila State
Piedras Negras, Mexico - No survivors, 6 dead
A Piper Cheyenne II plane (operated by Rajet; registration: XB-MPV) crash killed 6 people on Wednesday morning (10:20 am, LT), including Jose Manuel Maldonado, mayor of Piedras Negras, State of Coahuila,... more
ReportChinese "UFO" crashes air traffic in Zhejiang
Huangzhou, China - The unidentified flying object seen in Ningbo and Wuxi cities, too
A "UFO" has blocked air traffic in eastern China, according to Xinhua agency. According to the Chinese agency, the unidentified flying object was spotted around 9 on Wednesday evening (local time) in... more
Science and technologySolar Impulse entra nella storia: riuscito primo volo notturno di un aereo a energia solare
Payerne, Svizzera - Per una durata di 26 ore e nove minuti
Il Solar Impulse HB-SIA, con ai comandi André Borschberg, è atterrato con successo questa mattina alle ore 9 tra la gioia di una folla di sostenitori accorsi a celebrare questo importante traguardo. André Bo... more
AccidentsUS Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk crash off Washington State
James Island, USA - Three dead, one survivor: helicopter may have struck power cables
Three members of a Coast Guard Sikorsky MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew were killed in a crash off La Push on Wednesday morning, and a fourth crew member, who was pulled from the water soon after the aircraft... more
Science and technologySolar Impulse: night flight successfully...
Payerne, Switzerland - The solar energy stored during the day has been more than sufficient to continue to fly until this morning
At 06:51 yesterday morning, the Solar Impulse HB-SIA took off from the Payerne airbase with André Borscherg, CEO and co-founder of the Solar Impulse project, at the controls. The flight, powered only... more
Science and technology70 pre-orders for Terrafugia, the "Airplane-car" (Video)
Boston , USA - The roadable aircraft get an order backlog of $14 mln
Terrafugia, a Woburn company, near Boston, has received an FAA exemption, allowing it to build the first flying car. The Terrafugia Transition® is a prototype vehicle designed by 5 MIT graduates. The... more
Civil aviationFirst study of sustainability of Italian airports ready
Rome, Italy - Italian civil aviation authority gave the study in the hands of minister of Transports
No hitches allowed, this morning the Minister for Infrastructure Altero Matteoli should have received from the hands of Vito Riggio, president of ENAC, Italian Civil Aviation Authority, the study on the... more
AirportsDelta Air Lines, June traffic rise 4.2%
Atlanta, USA - Load factor almost 88 percent
Delta Air Lines said on Tuesday that its June traffic rose 4.2 percent — enough to fill almost 88 percent of its seats. Delta is the largest US carrier in the Pacific, and its traffic there jumped 2... more
AerospaceRoscosmos: mission to Mars is to Take Place after 2035
Moscow, Russia - The head of the Russian Space Agency, Anatoly Perminov, declared it today
Roscosmos Head, Anatoly Perminov, stated that the mission to Mars is planned after 2035, answering the questions of the students at the opening ceremony of International Students` Science School "Space... more
AerospaceSpace: Italy-Russia cooperation
Rome, Italy - Asi and Roscosmos to strengthen partnership projects
During the XI Italian-Russian Council on economic cooperation held in Moscow yesterday, Italian and Russian delegations (led respectively by Italian Foreign affairs Minister, Franco Frattini, and the vice-Prime... more
AccidentsNear-collision in Washington, air traffic controllers under crosshairs
Washington (D.C.), USA - This the latest of 22 recent potentially dangerous mistakes
A 120-seat United Airlines plane bound for "Reagan National Airport" from Chicago narrowly avoided colliding with a business airplane departing from Dulles last Monday, the latest of 22 recent potentially... more
AirlinesCA announces new daily service from New York hub to Cairo, Egypt
Houston, Usa - The third new international announced since May, after Lagos and Auckland
Continental Airlines (CA) announced plans to launch no-stop flights between Newark Liberty and Cairo, Egypt, beginning May 18, 2011, subject to government approval. It's the largest city in Africa... more
Fair and showsDemat at "Aerospace Meetings Tunisia 2010"
Tunis, Tunisia - The second edition, began last Monday, ends today
On the occasion of the second edition of "Aerospace Meetings Tunisie", from 5th to 7th July, Demat presents again with a stand to show its capabilities of composites manufacturing and aerostructures assembly. Demat... more
SecurityNTSB deliver its 2009 Annual Report to Congress
Washington (D.C.), USA - Report introduce enhanced features, too
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) delivered a week ago its 2009 Annual Report to Congress, which provides a comprehensive accounting of ongoing and completed investigations, as well as other... more
AirportsNo full-body scanners allowed in Dubai: "In contradiction with Islam"
Dubai, UAE - "Out of respect for privacy of individuals and their personal freedoms", according to the emirate Police
Forbidden in Dubai airports the hi-tech full-body scanners: they "Contradict Islam and violate passengers" privacy, according to reports. "The scanners will be replaced with other inspection systems... more
Science and technologySolar Impulse plane has taken off for its first night flight (Video)
Payerne, Swizerland - At 6:51 this morning with André Borscherg at the controls
At 06:51 this morning, the Solar Impulse HB-SIA took off from the Payerne airbase with André Borscherg, CEO and co-founder of the Solar Impulse project, at the controls. "For 7 years now, the whole... more
DefenseItalian navy: changing-of-the-guard in Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures group, tomorrow
Rome, Italy - Ceremony in Souda (Greece) naval base
On 7 July, in naval base in Souda (Greece), Italy will give Greece the command of the 2nd Group of the Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures (SNMCMG 2 - Standing NATO Mine Counter Measures Group 2). Captain... more
AirlinesRyanair "Hostile" takeover on Aer Lingus, EU says “No”, again
Brussels, Belgium - Low-cost carrier lost appeal: merger would wipe competition out of Irish skies
Irish airline Aer Lingus Group announced yesterday that a judgement from the EU General Court in Luxembourg dismisses Ryanair's appeal against the prohibition of its hostile takeover bid for Aer Lingus.... more
AirlinesEU black-lists: banned Iran Air's A-320, B-727 and -747 aircraft
Brussels, Belgium - Veto is on two thirds of the fleet
"Based on results of the visit to Iran, led by the Commission with the participation of experts from Member States and EASA to ensure compliance by Iran Air over the measures announced by Air Safety Committee... more
Military aviationMilitary fighter airplanes: Russia fears competition from China
Moscow, Russia - MiG and Sukhoi cast against sale of aircraft engines to the Eastern Country?
Sukhoi Industries and MiG (Mikoyan Gurevich), the largest Russian manufacturers of fighter planes, expressed their strong negative opinion on the sale of 100-RD-93 engines by Rosoboronexport - the agency... more
Civil aviationEC updates list of airlines banned from European airspace
Brussels, Belgium - Including a carrier from Surinam and removing two ones from Indonesia
The European Commission has updated the list of airlines banned in the European Union to include one carrier from Surinam and to expand the operating restrictions on Iran Air. In addition, two carriers... more
AirlinesCommercial plane: British-Iberia merger at risk, EU Commission could veto
Brussels, Belgium - Also, danger for tie-up between United and Continental and Olympic and Aegean
Doubts on the possibility of merger between British Airways and Iberia. The European Union's executive is to rule on the legality of a number of airline mergers within weeks, officials confirmed in Brussels... more
AirlinesTam Airlines inaugurates daily connection between Sao Paulo and Bogota
Milan, Italy - Operating from next December
Tam Airlines has obtained the authorization by Anac (Agência Nacional de Aviação Civil) for the daily connection that will link San Paulo and Bogota, in Colombia. The service, operating from December 20... more
AirportsItalian minister Matteoli to AVIONEWS: next week green light to airports charge increases
Rome, Italy - The adjustment approved in November, waits since January activation from Committee
Seems on home-run the longed - for airport management companies, at least - charge increases, approved last November by the CIPE (Interministerial Committee for Economic Planning). This was announced... more
Military aviationMore Super Hornet aircraft touch down in Australia
Sydney, Australia - They were departed from California
Air Force's transition to next-generation air combat capability has advanced further with today's arrival of another six F/A-18F Super Hornet airplanes at RAAF Base Amberley. Today's touch down followed... more
AirportsIrregular immigration: practises and good standard procedures of control on the air borders
Milan, Italy - The research promoted by SEA, Milanese airports management society, is presented
"'SEA- aeroporti di Milano e i controlli sull’immigrazione irregolare: pratiche e buone' (Milanese airports and irregular immigration control: practises and good standard procedure), this is the title o... more
AirportsBologna airport: call for tenders published for the restyling of the terminal
Bologna, Italy - For a total ammount higher than 23 million Euro
The procedure for the call of bids for the the passenger terminal restyle of Bologna airport are officially started. The contest has been published on the European Union official gazette in order to determine... more
Science and technologySolar Impulse attempts the first solar-powered night flight by airplane
Payerne, Switzerland - The transmitter of the telemetry system has been replaced
The transmitter of the telemetry system found to be not working properly on Thursday morning and putting a stop to the planned flight has now been replaced. The Solar Impulse HB-SIA should now again be... more
AirportsCuneo-Levaldigi airport: a record June; Turin's airport closed at half of July for three days
Cuneo, Italy - Over 15,600 passengers transited in June and more than 75,000 from the beginning of the year
The Cuneo-Levaldigi's airport (Piedmont Region) continues to grow in a marked manner thanks to the activity by five low-cost airlines that operate regularly on it (Blue Air, Belle Air, Ryanair, Wizzair,... more
IndustryAirbus showcases the A-400M, A-380 and A-330F planes at Farnborough
Blagnac, France - Full range of civil and military aircraft on display, through interactive tools and video
Airbus, the European consortium belonging to the EADS Group, will have two industry leading edge aircraft participating in flying displays at the "2010 Farnborough International Airshow" (19-25th July). The... more
IndustryAVIO and Bari Polytechnic set up the research laboratory on new aerospace propulsion technologies
Turin, Italy - Energy Factory Bari aims at new environmentally friendly and energical innovations
Avio, the Italian worldwide company in the sector of aerospace propulsion, and Bari Polytechnic, have set up Energy Factory Bari, a research laboratory dedicated to the development of innovative technologies... more
Weather forecastsStorms on the North-East of the Italian Peninsula
Rome, Italy - From yesterday afternoon and for the successive 24-30 hours
A depression focused on Romania, with another of the Atlantic origins, is causing conditions of marked fickleness on Northern-Eastern regions, that could continue until Wednesday, mainly during the hottest... more
AirlinesToday historical marriage Alitalia-Air France/KLM Group-Delta Air Lines
Rome, Italy - The airlines in the main Trans-Atlantic joint-venture of the air transport
Alitalia, Italy’s largest airline, today joined the Air France-KLM Group and Delta Air Lines as a member of the airline industry’s leading trans-Atlantic joint-venture. Launched in April 2009, the mul... more
CuriositiesThe AB-47G helicopter "1955-2010" celebrated: a perfectly restored "Pearl"
Cascina Costa, Italy - A series of cards and a special stamp obliteration for the important event
The Agusta-Bell AB-47G helicopter, code I-ASFD NC 020, completely restored by some voluntary members, has been admired yesterday, on Sunday July 4 in Samarate (Varese). It was delivered on May 9, 1955... more
AirportsMalpensa terminal 2: new VIP lounge club 2 opened in the last days
Milan, Italy - "Smart club for smart people"
SEA, company that manage the Milanese airports, opened on July 1st the club[2], "Smart club for smart people", the new VIP lounge inside the Terminal 2 of Malpensa. In this way the supply for VIP spaces... more
CargoTNT increases air freight capacity between China and Europe
Amsterdam, Holland - Additional B-747/400F flights from Shanghai and Hong Kong to Liege
TNT is increasing its air freight capacity between China and Europe to meet growing demand. Starting today, the company is scheduling an additional Boeing 747-400ERF (Extended Range Freighter) aircraft... more