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Civil aviationUS dealing with lack of air-traffic controllers
Washington , USA - Backwash of a labor conflict of 1981
In the last years punctuality of flights in the United States has remarkably sunk: it was calculated that in December 2007 only 64,3% of flights arrived on time (that is, with less than 15 minutes delay),... more
AirlineseasyJet inaugurates the 19th base in the airport of Paris-Charles de Gaulle
Milan, Italy - Among the next routes to be inaugurated also Venice/Paris-CdG
"Andy Harrison, CEO of easyJet, has officially inaugurated today the 19th base of the carrier in the airport of Paris-Charles de Gaulle with a ceremony held in front of the Eiffel tower in the presence... more
AirportsThe Moscow-Domodedovo Airport to host the "Business Aviation and General-Purpose Aviation Show"
Moscow, Russia - From July 31th to August 3rd, 2008
Domodedovo airport near Moscow is set to host the Business Aviation and General-Purpose Aviation of Russia show from July 31th to August 3rd this year. Around 150 Russian and foreign companies are... more
Sport aviationGrowing interest in "World Air Games 2011"
Lausanne, Switzerland - As Phase 1 bidding process approaches deadline
"Since the launch of the bidding process in November, interest in the 2011 event has been continually growing and with just over a month to go before the deadline for Phase 1 applications, the FAI is looking... more
AirportsThe Province of Frosinone meets Lazio's DP
Rome, Italy - Lobby activity to beat the competition of Latina
The President of the Province of Frosinone, Francesco Scalia, meets today in Rome the leadership of the Democratic Party (DP), to discuss the political line of the Party in regard to the matter of Lazio's... more
AirportsMeeting of "Progetto: Sviluppo Tuscia"
Viterbo, Italy - Professional associations and politicians together for the airport question
Today in Viterbo meets the round table of the local development association "Progetto: Sviluppo Tuscia" to discuss the growth of the province in consideration of the coming enlargement of the airport.... more
Science and technology"Clean Sky", Joint Technology Initiative for the development of next generation airplanes
Brussels, Belgium - Established a 1,6 billion Euro charge
The European Commission has officialized a 1,600,000,000 Euro charge for the realization of a public-private researches plan about more silent and cleaner airplanes to end within 2015. This Joint Technology... more
AirportsAlitalia (3): the Mayor of Milan requested an urgent meeting with the Government
Milan, Italy - Penati: "Both Alitalia and Malpensa could fail"
After the conference organized by the Milan Chamber of Commerce about the matter of the Malpensa airport, the Mayor of Milan, Letizia Moratti, stated that is necessary and urgent a meeting with the Government,... more
AirlinesMerger between Delta and Northwest said to be imminent
Washington , USA - The announcement already next week?
Insistent rumours on the US press report that airlines Delta and Northwest would be close to reaching a merger agreement, which could be announced already early next week, even though there are allegedly... more
AerospaceSuspense at Shuttle launch in Florida
Cape Canaveral, USA - High probability of bad weather
Hours of wait at Cape Canaveral for the launch of the Shuttle Atlantis which is to bring the space lab Columbus to join the International Space Station (ISS). Weather forecasters foresee rain, clouds and... more
IndustryBoeing: Cathay Pacific Airways celebrated 777-300ER delivery
Everett, Usa - With the unique livery to promote as the aircraft flies around the world
"Boeing and Cathay Pacific Airways last week celebrated the delivery of the airline's newest 777-300ER. The airplane is painted in the unique 'Asia's world city' livery that will help promote Hong Kong... more
IndustryPratt & Whitney Canada launched 10,000-Pound-Thrust engine family
Longueuil, Canada - To power Cessna Large-Cabin Business Jet
"Pratt & Whitney Canada has launched its next-generation 10,000-pound-thrust-class engine family, designated the PW-800. The first engine, the PW-810, has been selected by Cessna Aircraft Company to power... more
AirlinesAlitalia: pilots announce an appeal against the appeal
Rome, Italy - By ANPAC, ANPAV and AVIA
Infinity history for Alitalia. After the AirOne and the all the Lombard world's appeal (see AVIONEWS) , here the pilots of ANPAC, ANPAV and AVIA field against the AirOne's appeal to TAR: "We are prearranged... more
AirportsAlitalia (2): possible postponement of the meeting in Palazzo Chigi tomorrow
Milan, Italy - No negotiations with "Tavolo Milano" without real hopes
The "Tavolo Milano" will be not summoned as long as there will be not real hopes for negotiating the current situation of Milan-Malpensa airport. The Italian press announces today a possible postponement... more
IndustryBoeing enters into agreement with TAL Manufacturing Solutions
New Delhi, India - For structural components for B-787 Dreamliner airplane
"The Boeing Company announced it has entered into an agreement with India-based TAL Manufacturing Solutions Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of Tata Motors Ltd., for manufacturing structural components... more
SecurityFAA AD on EADS SOCATA model TBM-700 airplanes (2008-03-15)
Washington, Usa - To identify and correct an unsafe condition on an aviation product
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: February 5, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 24)] [Page 6596-6597] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
SecurityFAA AD on Piaggio Aero Industries SpA model P-180 airplanes (2008-03-14)
Washington, Usa - To identify and correct an unsafe condition on an aviation product
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: February 5, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 24)] [Page 6601-6602] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
SecurityFAA AD on Saab model SAAB 2000 airplanes (2008-03-08)
Washington, Usa - To identify and correct an unsafe condition on an aviation product
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: February 5, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 24)] [Page 6590-6592] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
AirlinesVolareweb: more new destinations for the Summer season
Gallarate , Italy - After Malaga, also Valencia and Malta
"Volareweb plans other new destinations for the Summer season. After having landed in the marvelous Costa del Sol with the direct flight Milan-Malpensa/Malaga, the low-cost carrier doubles in Spain, with... more
ReportIsraeli raid leaves 7 dead
Gaza , Gaza Strip - Hamas: "School hit". But the Army denies
Further hostilities took place today between the Israeli armed forces and the Hamas militias in the Gaza Strip. The Israeli Army launched a combined ground-and-air forces raid, in the course of which 6... more
Fair and showsAir shows and exhibitions in the first week of February
Rome, Italy - From today, on Thursday 7 to next Sunday 10
Thursday 07 - Flying New Zealand National Championships. South Canterbury Aero Club, Richard Pearse Airport, Timaru, New Zealand. + 64 (0)3 688 2355 www.scaeroclub.co.nz www.flyingnz.co.nz Friday... more
AirlinesAlitalia (2): the new AirOne proposals and the last hopes for Malpensa
Rome, Italy - Waiting for the TAR's hearing on February 20th
While Air France is still working on the Alitalia takeover, North Italian businessmen ask the Government to be heard, in the meantime they are waiting the TAR hearing on February 20th that will assess... more
SecurityFAA AD on Cirrus Design Corporation models SR-20 and SR-22 airplanes (2008-03-16)
Washington, Usa - To prevent the possibility of jamming of the rudder-aileron interconnect system, which may result in loss of rudder and aileron flight controls
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: February 5, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 24)] [Page 6598-6601] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
SecurityFAA AD on McDonnell Douglas model airplanes (2008-03-12)
Washington, Usa - To prevent failure of the rudder pedal bracket assembly, which could result in the loss of rudder and braking control at either the captain's or first officer's position
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: February 5, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 24)] [Page 6578-6582] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Military aviationUS budget (3), 11,9 billion requested for military aerospace
Washington, USA - The Congress has the floor now
Of the over $500 billion planned for defence in the federal budget proposed by President Bush to the US Congress, 11,9 billion would be destined to aerospace programmes of the US Air Force. It would amount... more
Military aviationUS budget (2), 3,4 billion requested for UAVs
Washington , USA - Growing demand of killer-drones
For the fiscal year 2009, the US Air Force has put in budget to purchase 93 aircraft. Of these, as many as 52 are Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), remote controlled airplanes used for recognition and increasingly... more
SecurityFAA AD on ATR model ATR-42/500 airplanes (2008-03-13)
Washington, Usa - To ensure that MPET insulation blankets are removed over frame 24
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: February 5, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 24)] [Page 6594-6595] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
SecurityFAA AD on Cessna Aircraft Company models 525, 525A, and 525B airplanes (2008-03-10)
Washington, Usa - To detect and correct any damage from corrosion of the airplane structure
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: February 5, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 24)] [Page 6582-6584] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
SecurityFAA AD on Boeing model 747-100, 747-100B, 747- 100B SUD, 747-200B, 747-200C, 747-200F, 747-300, 747-400, 747-400D, 747-400F, 747SR, 747SP; 767-200 and -300 series airplanes; equipped with Goodrich Evacuation Systems
Washington, Usa - To prevent failure of an evacuation system, which could impede an emergency evacuation and increase the chance of injury to passengers and flightcrew during the evacuation
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: February 5, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 24)] [Page 6586-6590] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
AccidentsFifty years ago the "Busby Babes" tragedy
Manchester, United Kingdom - The English "Superga"
Football lovers should remember it. On February 6th, 1950, exactly fifty years ago, a twin-engine airplane of BEA (British European Airways) crashed while taking off from the airport of Munich, after a... more
AirlinesAVIONEWS at the presentation of Alitalia's commercial plan 2008-2010 "Network Summer 2008" (2)
Rome, Italy - What will change with the new network
The new network highlights new targets: - development of an international and intercontinental product from Rome with more destinations and frequencies; - improvement of flight schedules from Rome... more
IndustryATR and Lonrho sign a MoU for two additional ATR-72/500 airplanes
Toulouse, France - For airline Fly540
"ATR and the pan-African investing conglomerate Lonrho today announced the signature by Lonrho’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Lonrho Air, of a MoU for the purchase of 2 ATR-72/500s. Today’s deal follows a f... more
AirlinesQatar Airways increases flights to Berlin
Rome, Italy - From four to seven days a week, from February 1st
"Two years after the first connection, Qatar Airways increased from February 1st from four to seven the daily flights between Doha and Berlin. They will then become 24 every week the connections among... more
Military aviationUS Air Force presents budget request for 2009
Washington , USA - $143 billion against $134 billion of 2008
President Bush, in its eighth and last year of mandate, presented to the Congress a request of federal budget for fiscal year 2009 of over $ 3,1 trillion. Among these, funding for defence amounts to $... more
AirlinesAir Dolomiti: agreement with the airport of Verona
Ronchi dei Legionari, Italy - Flying to Vienna in Business class
"Air Dolomiti, Italian regional airline of the Lufthansa Group and member of Lufthansa Regional, and the airport of Verona 'Valerio Catullo', announce a news dedicated to passengers flying from Verona... more
AirlinesRyanair-Malpensa, union now impossible
Milan, Italy - "SEA did not accept our proposal"
The 180 slots of the airport of Milan-Malpensa that Alitalia announced it will cut will not go to the Irish low-cost airline Ryanair, as reported by the marketing manager for Italy Alessia Viviani: "We... more
Science and technologyA-2 Lapcat: the new supersonic jet, successor of the Concorde
Oxford, United Kingdom - A project that might see the light within 25 years
The memory of the Concorde is still alive in the aeronautic industry, so that the designers of Reaction Engines Limited, British company specializes in propulsion systems and space transport technologies,... more
IndustryBoeing receives order from Romanian carrier Blue Air
Seattle, Usa - For Next-Generation 737 airplanes
"The Boeing Company announced an order from Romanian low-cost airline Blue Air Transport Aerian for two Next-Generation 737-800s and purchase rights for two more. The airplanes will join the airline's... more
AirlinesDecision on structural changes to SAS Group companies
Stockholm, Sweden - About SGS, STS and Spirit
"The Board of Directors of SAS AB has decided on the future structure of SAS Ground Services (SGS), SAS Technical Services (STS) and Spirit (terminal management within SAS Cargo). Until further notice,... more
ReportNext February 19, Italy's highest court decides on the Linate tragedy
Milan, Italy - Responsibilites for the death of 118 people involved
The hearing of Italy's highest court, the Corte di Cassazione, in regard to the sentences for the flight incident of Linate, in which 118 people died on October 8, 2001, has been set for February the 19th.... more
AirlinesAlitalia: the accounting equation could be brushed with the Air France-KLM strategy
Paris, France - "It can be improved of 250 million Euro"
The analysis on Alitalia continue again. The national press reported by unofficial sources near to the Alitalia privatization that Air France-KLM "Judges to can improve of 250 million Euro every year the... more
ReportCitizens of Fregene against airplane noise
Rome, Italy - A signature collection started
The civic association "Viva Fregene", in the seaside town of Fregene on the Roman riviera, has started a signatures collection against acoustic pollution caused by low-overflying aircraft. The demands... more
AirlinesChina Southern announces dramatic TransPacific changes
Guangzhou, China - Takes effect March 30
"China Southern Airlines announced significant changes to its Los Angeles-Guangzhou Boeing 777 transpacific service. The carrier is changing the original transpacific flight schedule that it has operated... more
AirlinesAeroflot redoubles the new profit for the fiscal year 2007/2008
Moscow, Russia - Net profits equal to 357 million dollars
Aeroflot, Russian national carrier, said its net profit rose 92% in the first nine months of 2007 to 357.3 million dollars. The company said in a statement revenue rose 31.9% to 2.8 billion, while operating... more
DefenseAppeal upheld on US Air Force contract
Washington , USA - New objection from GAO
The United States Government Accountability Office (GAO), the Congress authority which oversees the supply contracts of the US Government agencies, has upheld a protest filed by the companies Systems Research... more
AirlinesAVIONEWS at the presentation of Alitalia's commercial plan 2008-2010 "Network Summer 2008"
Rome, Italy - How will change with the new network?
Alitalia intends to return its historical mission: to recover the role of airline at the service of Italy, connecting Italy with the whole world with better frequencies. Italy is not only a transit... more
AirlinesAlitalia in partnership with Sabre
Rome, Italy - All the GDS's agencies will make use the complete offer of the carrier
Alitalia and Sabre Travel Network, distribution system, have signed an agreement that will allow to all the GDS's agencies to make use of the Alitalia's complete offer, included the fares distributed trough... more
AerospaceTelespazio and MARS Center take part in scientific experiments on board the International Space Station
Rome, Italy - The main goal of the mission will be to install the Columbus module
Through its subsidiary MARS Center (Microgravity Advanced Research and Support Center) Telespazio, a Finmeccanica/Thales company, is set to take part in scientific experiments to be conducted on board... more
AirlinesAVIONEWS at the presentation of Alitalia's commercial plan 2008-2010 "Network Summer 2008"
Rome, Italy - The current situation
The commercial plan approved in September 2007 aims at pursuing the conditions of sustainability and continuity of the commercial activity in the short-medium term, with the only available resources and... more
AirlinesTAM finalizes 30 commercial agreements and arranges of 64 airlines members abroad
Milan, Italy - The collaborations will offer connections to a wide range of worldwide destinations
"TAM closed in 2007 thirty Special Prorate Agreements (SPA), in such way, now maintains SPA partnership with 64 international carriers operating pratically in every Country in South America, North America,... more