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AirlinesThe Regional Administrative Court of Lazio rejected AirOne appeal against Alitalia's purchase of Volare
Rome, Italy - The operation of the Italian national carrier doesn't undermine market's freedom
The Regional Administrative Court of Lazio rejected the appeal presented by AirOne about the measure in basis of which, after the purchase race, Volare carrier was bought by Alitalia (see for details AVIONEWS).... more
MiscellaneousTwo of the four Italian Alpine soldiers injured in Kabul got out from the Celio hospital
Rome, Italy - The conditions of the other Italian soldiers hit in the Afghan capital are getting better
Emanuele Rivano and Salvatore Giarracca, the two Italian Alpine Caporals injured in last May 5 attempt in Kabul, in which Captain Manuel Fiorito and warrant officer Luca Polsinelli died (see for details... more
IndustryIs Airbus scheduling the planning of a new aircraft?
Toulouse, France - It will be an 300 seats medium-haul aircraft
There are rumors, spread by anonimous people who are near to Airbus consortium, according to which the European industry should be considering to invest EUR 8 billion (USD 10 Billion) in the planning and... more
Government actsEuropean Parliament: question on historic aircraft
Strasbourg, France - By Ivo Belet (PPE-DE)
"Written question E-1728/06 by Ivo Belet (PPE-DE) to the Commission Subject: historic aircraft Regulation (EC) No 785/2004 lays down minimum requirements for the insurance taken out by air carriers... more
PeopleOpens skies agreement between USA and EU postponed
Brussels, Belgium - Before it is necessary to change an American law
It was postponed to the Summer of the 2007 the liberalization of the civil aviation markets between USA and EU, agreement known as open skies. It was announced yesterday in Brussels by the responsibles... more
DefenseIran nuclear matter: Ahmadinejad does not fear US attack but UN find new uranium traces
Jakarta, Indonesia - And USA do not want to draw up direct negotiations with Teheran
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s statements goes on from Indonesia, where he has been on tour these days. The threat of possible American military attacks for Iran’s presumed war-purpose nuclear pro... more
PeopleNATS: late Easter slows air traffic growth
London, UK - But in April there was a record for flights
NATS, the UK’s leading air traffic management provider, handled a record 187,788 flights in April, but the late Easter slowed the rate of growth to 2.1 per cent over April 2005. The Oceanic Area Control C... more
Government actsEuropean Parliament: question on the in-flight security officers on board aircraft
Strasbourg, France - By Saïd El Khadraoui (PSE)
"Written question E-1668/06 by Saïd El Khadraoui (PSE) to the Commission Subject: in-flight security officers on board aircraft After the attacks of 11 September 2001, new rules were introduced... more
AirlinesQatar Airways from May 22 and for two weeks, will be on view in the Italian capital city's subway
Rome, Italy - The initiative will be repeated next September in that one in Milan
As of next May 22, Qatar Airways will be present in Rome with great light panels set up in all the subway’s stations. The promotional campaign, for two weeks, has the aim to make know better the carrier’s bra... more
DefenseCOFA Commander visits AMI division of ISAF mission in Afghanistan
Kabul, Afghanistan - He arrived with a C-130J of the Pisa 46th Air Brigade
The Italian Air Force Command placed in ISAF mission in Afghanistan received the visit of the Commander of COFA (Air Forces Operative Command), General Roberto Iacomino, who arrived yesterday in Kabul... more
IndustryBoeing to deliver first B-787/9 to Air New Zealand
Phoenix, Usa - In December 2010
The Boeing Company will deliver the first 787-9 Dreamliner to Air New Zealand in December 2010. Boeing and ANZ, along with engine-maker Rolls-Royce, held a ceremonial signing today in which ANZ converted... more
Latest news53rd anniversary of Italian Army Aviation
Tallil, Iraq - All the staff of the 6th ROA joined the ceremony
The ceremony for the 53rd anniversary of the Italian Army Aviation constitution took place yesterday at the military airport in Tallil, Iraq, before the Italian Air Force 6th ROA (Autonomous Operative... more
Government actsEuropean Parliament: question on the operating plan for new airline in Greece
Strasbourg, France - By Dimitrios Papadimoulis (GUE/NGL)
"Written question P-1269/06 by Dimitrios Papadimoulis (GUE/NGL) to the Commission Subject: operating plan for new airline in Greece Mr Jacques Barrot, the Commissioner responsible for transport,... more
PeopleEASA: the Agency launched Airworthiness Directives notification website
Cologne, Germany - It's active from yesterday at the ad.easa.eu.int
The European Aviation Safety Agency now provides direct on-line access to all EU Airworthiness Directives (AD). The new website ad.easa.eu.int also enables visitors to search for specific ADs and to subscribe... more
Science and technologyGesac: the flight to New York by Eurofly has restarted yesterday
Naples, Italy - Three weekly connections towards "Big Apple"
"Eurofly, the private airline in the leisure sector and from last December quoted at the Milan’s Stock Exchange, with Campania Region and GESAC, Naples’ airport management society, announced that yesterday the... more
AccidentsRussian helicopter crashed into the sea: two victims
Moscow, Russia - The accident was shot by cameras
Victims offset rises in the accident where a Russian Civil Defense helicopter sank yesterday into the Sea of Okhotsk, North of Japan, during a rescue exercise (see AVIONEWS for details). In addition to... more
Press releaseENAC: TAR rejects Ryanair petition for Alghero-Rome route
Rome, Italy - easyJet petition for Milan-Olbia route rejected too
"Referring to Ryanair words about presumed ’illegality’ of ENAC measures, the Italian Civil Aviation Authority underlines that Lazio Administrative Court has confirmed those measures, rejecting the Iri... more
Weather forecastsGuests of honor at "Insubria Air Show" 2006 edition
Varese, Italy - Cheli will pilot EFA and "Frecce Tricolori" and "Red Bull" will perform
Varese area skies will be crossed by planes of 2006 "Insubria Air Show", which will take place Saturday May 13 and Sunday 14 at "Adele Orsi" Aero Club in Calcinate del Pesce, Varese Lake (Lombardy, Northern... more
IndustryTests on real-dimension cabin and effort tests end successfully for 10,000 flight cycles of A-380 program
Hamburg, Germany - This week two milestones placed for Airbus program
In Hamburg, Germany, Airbus successfully completed the first long ground test of a fully equipped A-380 aircraft cabin. In five-hour testing, 474 passengers and 20 crew members simulated a 15-hour flight... more
PeopleFalse alarm on an Aegean Airlines Athens-Rome flight
Athens, Greece - The on-board computer signals a mechanic damage
Greek Aegean Airlines flight 650, taken off yesterday morning in Athens and headed to Rome, went back to the departure airport shortly after its lift-off, because an alarm signalled a possible mechanic... more
IndustryNorthrop Grumman Systems Corp. awarded of a over 49 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the C-17 and C-130 aircraft
Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., Rolling Meadows, Ill., is being awarded a $49,500,000 indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract. The contract will require delivery of large aircraft infrared countermeasure... more
Defense"Combined Endeavor" from today to May 25
Baumholder, Germany - Armed Forces of 42 Countries involved in the USEUCOM drill
From today till May 25 the multinational interforces drill called "Combined Endeavor" takes place at Aulenbach German Army base in Baumholder and at Camp Eagle base in Tuzla, Bosnia. The training activity,... more
Press releaseENAV: regular flights tomorrow, on Friday May 12
Rome, Italy - The strike was fixed by the Italian air traffic controllers
"ENAV SpA (Italian Flight Assistance Authority) informs that the stikes by the air traffic controllers, fixed for tomorrow, on Friday May 12, 2006, have been all postponed. The air traffic services will... more
PeopleFAA passes to Red Hat Enterprise Linux system
Washington, USA - Thanks to the new computing system, the Authority saves USD 15m
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the civil aviation authority of US Transportation Department which manages more than two million passengers on national airlines everyday, has recently passed... more
Science and technologySAB: the direct connection to New York will start again tomorrow
Boulogne, Italy - The initiatives to "Live the Big Apple" also begin
"The direct flight Boulogne-New York will restart tomorrow, after the optimum trend last Summer. Served by Eurofly with an Airbus A-330 (26 seats in Business class and 256 in Economy one), the no-stop... more
AirlinesVirgin Blue: net profit falls 8.4%
Sydney, Australia - Too high fuel costs in the first half fiscal year
Australian low-fare airline, Virgin Blue, as many other carriers, communicates that, despite its growth in passenger numbers and revenue, in the six months ended March 31 its net profit fell 8.4% compared... more
AirlinesWizz Air re-protects the Centralwings' passengers
Bergamo, Italy - It does it free making pay only the taxes and airport charges
Wizz Air offers free tickets (only taxes and airport charges by passenger) on the flights Bergamo-Katowice, Warsaw-Liverpool and recently announced Katowice-Doncaster Sheffield to Centralwings’ passengers, w... more
AccidentsAn ultralight aircraft crashes in Czech Republic
Prague, Czech Republic - Both passengers died
An ultralight aircraft fell today onto a garden on the village of Chodovska Hut, Czech Republic, near the border with Germany. The plane caught fire after the crash and both Czech passengers on board died:... more
AccidentsMalaysian Pilatus PC-7 goes down in a rice paddy
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - Two pilots injured
A Malaysian Air Force Pilatus PC-7 went down today in a rice paddy outside Alor Star, in the Northern Region of Kedah, Malaysia. Both pilots on board were injured and were carried to a military hospital,... more
AccidentsA Vietnamese MIG-21 crashes onto a house
Hanoi, Vietnam - No casualties reported, either civil or military
A MIG-21 Russian-made jet fighter owned by Vietnamese Air Force fell this morning at about 9:30 am (local time) in Binh Dinh province, central Vietnam. The aircraft had landed few minutes before for training,... more
HelicoptersEurocopter is twice awarded by AHS
Phoenix, USA - The Grover E. Bell Award and the Igor Sikorsky International Trophy
Two credits for Eurocopter, the civil and military helicopter manufacturer. Valentin Kloeppel, Program Manager Aeromechanic and Flight Control Engineering at Eurocopter Deutschland, won Grover E. Bell... more
AccidentsA Russian helicopter crashes into the sea during rescue exercises
Moscow, Russia - One dead and three injured people
During joint rescue exercises between Russia and Japan, a Russian helicopter sank today into the Sea of Okhotsk off the island of Sakhalin, North of Japan’s Hokkaido. A blade of the Russian Mi-14, with 1... more
AirlinesStar Alliance courts Shanghai Airlines
Shanghai, China - The 18 carriers' alliance wants to expand in Far East
Star Alliance, which club 18 carriers all around the world (see for details AVIONEWS) asked officially to Shanghai Airlines to join the group as member. The carrier operates on about domestic 140 routes... more
DefenseAnti-missile defense system: a feasibility study has been presented
Brussels, Belgium - Commissioned by NATO to a research companies consortium
Marshall Billingslea, NATO deputy general secretary for defense investments area, presented a four-year work feasibility study against the risk of missile attacks in European territory. The study, carried... more
Latest newsIreland: found the fragment of a US jet fallen in Florida
Dublin, Ireland - The aircraft sank into Mexican Gulf 4 years ago
In 2002 a US military jet sank in the Mexican Gulf, near Key West (Florida), and now a fragment of that aircraft has re-emerged in Ireland, in the West Cork area, after covering more than 8000 kilometers... more
AirlinesAir France: Charles de Gaulle2 "Calls" the "Valerio Catullo"
Paris, France - In 1988 the French airline inaugurated the connection towards Verona
March 27, 1988: Air France inaugurated the link Verona-Paris, bringing the first real international route to the Verona-Villafranca’s airport. November 6, 2000. Newness for the Verona’s customers: Air... more
IndustryAirbus has not yet taken a decision about the modifications of the A-350
Toulouse, France - It was declared by the European consortium
European consortium Airbus made known yesterday that no decision has yet been taken about the A-350’s design change. The declaration of Toulouse industry is the answer to the persistent voices that continue t... more
MiscellaneousIcelandic First Lady blocked at Tel Aviv airport
Tel Aviv, Israel - Diplomatic incident because of the woman's British passport
Icelandic President’s wife, Dorit Moussaieff-Grimsson, was blocked for an hour and a half at Tel Aviv’s "Ben Gurion" Airport, Israel. The First Lady, on a private tour in the Country where she was bor... more
Fair and showsBoeing Senior Vice President and General Counsel Douglas Bain retired
Chicago, Usa - From next July 1
Douglas G. Bain, 57, Boeing senior vice president and general counsel, has announced his plans to retire from the company, effective July 1. Judge J. Michael Luttig, 51, of the U.S. Court of Appeals... more
DefenseIt is necessary to find new ways to defend peace all around the world
Rome, Italy - It was asked by the President of the COCER of the Italian Air Force
Colonel Ermanno Peschiulli, President of the Representative central council (COCER) of the Italian Air Force, said yesterday that the raising number of Italian soldiers died in peace-keeping missions in... more
AirlinesContinental Airlines: Cologne/Bonn-New York/Newark connection started yesterday
Cologne, Germany - The US airline will shortly open links to Barcelona and Copenhagen
US Continental Airlines keeps on its expansion policy in Europe. Yesterday the new daily flight between Cologne/Bonn airport and New York-Newark hub was launched. Destinations to Barcelona and Copenhagen... more
MiscellaneousNo risk of confusion between Galileo satellite navigation system and Galileo International Technology
Luxembourg, Luxembourg - A European court decided that
A Luxembourg court rejected the lawsuit sued by Galileo International Technology, airline reservation system company, against the European Commission on the right to use Galileo name in its satellite navigation... more
DefenseIran nuclear matter: Ahmadinejad is ready for dialogue
Jakarta, Indonesia - Then he adds: "One day Israel will disappear"
Iranian President, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, on tour in Indonesia, said he is willing to negotiate with anyone to solve nuclear crisis, but he warned that direct menaces would only make talks harder. Referring... more
HelicoptersFive new MD-600N delivered to Turkish National Police
Mesa, USA - It was announced by MD Helicopters
MD Helicopters delivered yesterday to the Turkish National Police the last 5 MD-600Ns of the 10 ordered by the security forces of Ankara. The representatives of the public security of Turkey started the... more
DefenseUS Senate gave funds for the F-35 JSF
Washington, Usa - Expecially Lockheed Martin and Rolls-Royce will benefit by them
US Senate, receiving the advise of the House of Representatives, gave its green light to the allocation of USD 400 million, formerly blocked, to continue the development of the new F-35 Joint Strike Fighter.... more
Science and technologyBelgrade's airport: flights by Montenegro Airlines and by Centavija will arrive
Belgrade, Serbia - Previously the airport was used only by JAT
Newness in view for the Belgrade’s international airport, according to what the Serbian newspaper "Glas Javnosti" reported. The Balkan airport, used until now only by JAT, the Serbia’s flag carrier, wil... more
DefenseThe production of the multi-mission frigate FREMM started
Rome, Italy - Close cooperation between Italy and France
Yesterday it was signed by OCCAR (Joint organization of cooperation for armaments), the Italian industry Orizzonte Sistemi Navali and the French one Armaris a contract amendment which will allow the start... more
AccidentsAir disaster in Greece, August 2005: an indipendent investigator as proxy for Cyprus
Nicosia, Cyprus - He will investigate on the crash cause of Helios Airways B-737/300
Cypriot government appointed an indipendent investigator, ex-judge Panayiotis Kallis, to investigate the cause of air crash on August 14 last year where 121 passengers died. The Cypriot Helios Airways... more
Civil aviationFAA (Correction) AD on Air Tractor, Inc. model AT-501 airplanes
Washington, Usa - To address the unsafe condition of those airplanes
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: May 10, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 90)] [Page 27321] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation... more
MiscellaneousProblems for White House security
Washington, Usa - The document of the presidential travel in Florida found in the garbage
Who knows what the President of the United States, George W. Bush, thought about his security services’ efficency when he knew the news that few hours before his departure to Florida the detailed plans o... more