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ReportLibyan rebels to govern from Tripoli; Gaddafi in TV: "Libya is not for France... not for Italy, purify Tripoli"
Tripoli, Libya - UN agrees to release 1.5 billion dollar frozen Libya's assets
Are going on in Libya the fights between loyalists and rebels and Muhammar Gaddafi continues to be searched, unsuccessfully. After the capture of the colonel's compound on Tuesday, yesterday a new attempt... more
Press releaseAeroflot puts its second Sukhoi Superjet 100 aircraft in operation
Moscow, Russia - The first flight on August, 27
Aeroflot Russian Airlines puts its second Sukhoi Superjet 100 aircraft (SSJ-100) in operation. The airliner named after the famous Aeroflot pilot Dmitry Ezersky will perform a scheduled flight on route... more
AirportsColumbia Regional Airport upgrades
Columbia, USA - FAA grant
In view of its 40th birthday, the "Columbia Regional Airport" will soon undergo extensive upgrades and general maintenance thanks to a Federal Aviation Administration grant. This project plans to replace... more
Civil aviationBrazilian type certification for Cessna Citation CJ4 aircraft
Wichita , USA - The South-American market is open
The US manufacturer Cessna Aircraft has announced that Citation CJ4 aircraft has received type certification from the Brazilian Civil Aviation Agency and the first deliveries of this and other Cessna... more
AerospaceTheles Alenia Space, first unit of PMC-Cygnus for ISS resupply flying to the US on An-24 aircraft
Rome, Italy - It's the first of 9 module for cargo transportation to be consigned to Orbital Science Corporation
It's departed from Turin on an Antonov An-24 aircraft, headed to the NASA's base in Wallops, Virginia, the first unit of the new pressurized module for cargo transportation to the ISS, International Space... more
ReportCivil aviation: UP present letter to institutions
Rome, Italy - New measures would lengthen pension entitlement
Yesterday 24 August, the Pilots Association Union (UP) sent a document addressed to institutions declaring that "Their concerns arise due to the hypothesized modifications to the current social security... more
DefenseReport on China military growth presented to US Pentagon
Washington , USA - The Asian-Pacific region's balance could be at risk
The US defence department has submitted in recent days to Congress the annual assessment on China's military power, which is growing constantly for about a decade and has surpassed previous US forecasts... more
AirportsNew car park at the airport od Sydney
Sydney , Australia - A construction of 47 million dollars
The management company of the Sydney International Airport has announced that a new structure of the value of 47 million dollars will be built within next year to add 2300 parking spaces and reach the... more
AirportsLiverpool airport expecting boom of travellers this weekend
Liverpool, UK - Sunnier destinations in view
Once again the British August Bank Holiday period has arrived and around 76,000 passengers are expected to be travelling through the "John Lennon Airport" (JLA) this weekend. To date, this passengers record... more
AirportsAmsterdam-Shiphol Airport records good results
Amsterdam , The Netherlands - Management society presents interim report
The management company of Amsterdam-Shiphol International Airport released today 25 August 2011 the 2011 interim report, which saw a net profit of 97.3 million Euros against the 69.2 of the previous year... more
AirportsRome-Fiumicino airport, seized 9 kg drug for a total value of 3 million Euros
Rome, Italy - Three drug dealers arrested
Two police operations led to the arrest of three drug dealers at "Leonardo da Vinci" airport of Rome-Fiumicino. The local Guardia di Finanza discovered in the baggage of the three travelers -two Venezuelan... more
Civil aviationENAC president Riggio denounces the suspension of air link with Italian minor islands
Palermo, Italia - The president already spoke about the issue
"By 1th November the islands of Lampedusa and Pantelleria are unlikely to have social links guaranteed and will remain without coverage for the winter": these are the words of ENAC (Italian National Civil... more
AirportsNATO goes to war and the Sicilian people pay: the emblematic case of the airport of Trapani
Rome, Italy - The airport is to collapse and its manager asked for institutional intervention and wrote to political representative
After all the statements, television testimony and press release is now the time, if it is not too late, that the government do something concrete for the airport of Trapani. The Minister of Defence,... more
AerospaceState of emergency in the Republic of Altai in Siberia, where the fragments of the Progress M-12M spacecraft fell (VIDEO)
Irkutsk, Siberia - The launch of the spacecraft, scheduled for yesterday, failed and now- as it often happens- its wreckage has started falling in the area
In the Altai Republic in the South of Siberia was imposed the state of emergency after yesterday fragments of the cargo spacecraft Progress M-12M started falling on the territory. The launch, scheduled... more
PeopleBombardier Commercial Aircraft's president Gary R. Scott dismission
Montreal, Canada - For family reasons
Bombardier has announced that the president of Commercial Aircraft and CSeries program head Gary R. Scott has resigned for family reasons, as several sources have confirmed the news that Scott's wife is... more
AirlinesNew link between United Kingdom and Pisa operated by Jet2.com
Leeds, Inghilterra - The British carrier reported the news
The low-cost airline Jet2.com has announced via press release that are already on sale tickets for the new air service linking the airport of Pisa (Italy) with direct flight to East Midlands airport; the... more
Latest newsFreed the four Italian journalists kidnapped on Wednesday in Libya
Tripoli, Libya - In the meanwhile it is started the meeting between the Italian president Berlusconi and the prime minister of Libyan National Transitional Council
The four Italian journalists kidnapped yesterday in Libya were freed and are fine. They're Claudio Monici from "Avvenire", Elisabetta Rosaspina and Giuseppe Sarcina from "Corriere della Sera" and Domenico... more
AirportsItaly: Development Plan of the airport of Cagliari to start soon
Cagliari, Sardinia - 47 million Euro expenditure, of which 30 private funds
The management company of the international airport of Calgary-Elmas, Sogaer and ENAC (National Civil Aviation Authority) have agreed to start the new development plan worth 47 million Euro at the Sardinian... more
DefenseNext launch of Bulava missile scheduled for August, 27th
Moscow, Russia - From a Borey-class Yury Dolgoruky submarine
Next launch of Bulava missile from a Borey-class Yury Dolgoruky submarine should occur on August, 27th. It would have been unveiled by a source from the Russian State Commission to "RIA Novosti": "The... more
Civil aviationTransport by plane in Italy: possible disruptions due to strikes scheduled for September 6th and 15th
Rome, Italy - The first is part of the protest called by CGIL; the second only concerns Meridiana fly
Two strikes scheduled for September could soon cause disruptions in the air transport on the Italian territory. The first protest, which will occur on September, 6th, is part of the 8-hour general strikes... more
ReportFour Italian journalists kidnapped in Libya
Tripoli, Libya - Scheduled for Thursday the meeting between National Transitional Council and the one between Berlusconi and NTC's prime minister
"The end will only come when he's captured, dead or alive": this is the promise of the head of National Transitional Council of Libya on Muhammar Gaddafi, disappeared in recent days and for whose capture... more
Civil aviationAviotech launch customer of the business version Sukhoi Superjet 100 aircraft
Hyderabad, India - Signed agreement with Moscow air show MAKS
Indian corporate and defence aerospace specialist Aviotech will become a launch customer for the business aircraft version of the Sukhoi Superjet 100 (Sukhoi Business Jet-SBJ). Aviotech signed a letter... more
ReportEmblems of the Gheddafi regime destructed
Tripoli, Libya - Rebels enter the Bab al-Aziziya compound
The regime of Muammar Gheddafi of Libya, in power since 1969, appears to be at an end after the rebel forces managed to reclaim control of what was considered the headquarters of the leader, the Bab al-Aziziya... more
Civil aviationGulf Air resumes connections by plane from Rome to Bahrain from November, 30
Rome, Italy - Available four routes per week
Gulf Air, flag carrier of Bahrain, plans to launch a series of direct air connections between "Bahrain International Airport" and Rome starting from November, 30. The routes to the Italian capital -that... more
ReportIsraeli plane attacks kill a commander of the Islamic Jihad in the Gaza Strip
Jerusalem, Israel - Despite of the armistice
Are going on, despite the signing of the armistice occured two days ago, the fights on the Gaza Strip between Israeli and Islamic Jihad's militants. Today, according to Israel's and Palestina's officials,... more
AirlinesAustrian Airlines fleet renewal claims for medium-haul routes
Vienna, Austria - More comfort and greater freedom of movement for the legs of passengers
32 Airbus A-320 family and Boeing 737 are already in flight with new leather seats and fully equipped with modern interiors and completely refurbished. Up to 10 cm more of space for legs and knees. The... more
AirlinesChina Eastern receives first B-737/700 re-configured
Beijing, China - With the new Boeing's "High-Altitude/High Temperature Airport Operations" and "Sky Interior"
Boeing announced that the airline China Eastern on Tuesday received the first B-737/700 re-configured. The American company has in fact outfitted the aircraft with the new "High-Altitude/High-Temperature... more
AerospaceLaunch of cargo spacecraft Progress M-12 M failed
Moscow, Russia - Its wreckage fell in the South of Siberia
The launch of Progress M-12M cargo spacecraft is failed. Departed today to the ISS, International Space Station, from Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, with 3.5 ton supplies including water, food,... more
AirportsThe Italian company SEA flies high with Milan's Linate and Malpensa airports and it's ready for quotation
Milan, Italy - The revenues of the management company in the first 6 months of the year grew up to 299 million Euros
In the first 6 months of the year, the results of the two airports of Milan-Linate and Milan-Malpensa grew. The result is particularly important in a period when SEA, management company of the two airports,... more
IndustryIJS Global will move headquarters to Amsterdam-Schiphol airport
Amsterdam, Netherlands - New premises should be ready in 2012
IJS Global, a world-class logistics provider, has signed a lease with "Schipol Real Estate" for business premises situated at Schipol-South. The new premises will serve as IJS Global's new head office... more
Civil aviationBoeing organises ceremony for the FAA approval of itsnew aircraft Dreamliner
Seattle, USA - First delivery in September
The American leading manufacturer of jetliners Boeing should achieve the FAA approval of its new B-787 "Dreamliner" and announced that it intends to celebrate the event at its plant in Everett next Friday... more
AirportsItaly: Pdl party supports privatization plan of Aeroporti di Puglia
Taranto, Italy - "If it will be able to provide a valuable contribution to the company, it won't be opposed by us", states Rocco Palese
The Pdl gives its approval to the project, introduced yesterday to the Italian newspaper "Corriere del Mezzogiorno" to the Transport Councillor Guglielmo Minervini, about the partial privatization of Aeroporti... more
IndustrySaab and Eurocopter sign agreement
Linkoping, Sweden - Major success for Saab
Recently the military defence and civil security company Saab signed an agreement worth about 5 million SEK with Eurocopter for maintenance and support of their NH-90 helicopters. Eurocopter has the... more
AirportsItaly, intercontinental airport of Lamezia Terme: the work of "Customer care desk"
Catanzaro, Italy - Which offers any kind of assistance to travelers, 5 days; open from July 1st to September, 10
It was opened on July 1st, and it will be until September 10, for five days a week (9:00-18:00 local time), the "Customer care desk" at the Italian intercontinental airport of Lamezia Terme. The activity... more
DefenseAustralian government invests in research and development for defence
Sydney, Australia - Five new projects selected
Warren Snowdon, the Minister for Defence Science and Personnel today announced that innovative research projects focusing on solar energy, helicopters, sonar analysis and objects in space have been selected... more
Press releaseEADS North America passes the halfway mark in deliveries of the US Army UH-72A Lakota helicopter
Arlington, Usa - The UH-72A is based on the best-selling EC145 multi-role helicopter and was developed by EADS’ Eurocopter division
EADS North America has achieved another milestone on the UH-72A Lakota Light Utility Helicopter (LUH) program as the company has delivered more than half of the planned 345 Lakotas to the US Army. The... more
SecurityFAA announces regulation updates of Part 23
Washington, USA - New standards defined for ice detection system
The FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) has recently announced that over the next 12-24 months a newly set-up aviation rulemaking committee (ARC) will pursue an upgrade of the standards of the so-called... more
AirportsItaly: no flights available from Turin to Rome among the 10 ones operated daily
Rome, Italy - Alitalia has no competitor on the route and records a growth of passengers equal to +12% globally
"It's unacceptable that flying from and to Turin is a tribulation. Surely there are many passengers, but for the future we should organize to serve some extra flight", states the councillor for Tourism... more
AirportsAirport: expanded consumer protections for travellers
Washington, USA - Flying will be more convenient
As from yesterday 23 August new consumer protections for air travellers have been determined and put into action, making flying nationwide easier and more convenient. The Department of Transportation has... more
DefenseIran unveils a new short-range marine cruise missile
Tehran, Iran - As it marked its annual "Defence Industry Day"
Yesterday, in the context of its annual "Defence Industry Day", Iran's president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad unveiled a new short-range marine cruiser missile, named "Ghader". The weapon would have a 200 km... more
ReportEarthquake in Virginia, several airports temporarily closed
Washington, USA - And evacuated some control towers, as well as public buildings and power symbols such as the White House and the Pentagon
On Tuesday afternoon it was registered the strongest earth tremor on the US East Coast since 1957. According to the US geophysical institute it was an earthquake measuring 5.9 on the Richter scale, with... more
CuriositiesBird lover arrested for feeding pigeons near airport
Burbank, USA - Repeated warnings ignored
Douglas, a Californian business man and bird lover could face charges for violating a court order and was jailed last Friday morning while at work. Police officer Joshua Kendrick declared to CBS station... more
AerospaceBoeing completed tests on the second GPS IIF satellite
El Segundo, USA - Equipped with OCS system
Boeing has announced that it has completed the testing phase on the second of 12 GPS IIF satellites produced for US Air Force and the device, dubbed SVN-63 and launched into space on July 16, has achieved... more
AirportsAeroporti di Puglia: sales to private entrepreneurs opened
Taranto, Italy - Minervini: but the company will remain mainly a public property
Guglielmo Minervini, councillor for transportation of the Region, talked about the need to sell to private subjects Puglia's airport system, formed by the airports of Bari, Brindisi, Foggia and Taranto. 99.4%... more
AirlinesIndiGo expected to enter the international market
New Delhi, India - As from 1st sept
Indian low-cost carrier IndiGo will break through the international market with the launch of seven services to Oman, the United Arab Emirates, Singapore and Thailand. This is now possible because the... more
Civil aviationImportant net profit increase estimated for Qantas airlines
Sydney, Australia - But some decisions may have negative effect
The Australian airline Qantas Airways will issue the financial statements of the year 2010-2011 tomorrow, 24 August. It is estimated that their statutory net profit for the fiscal year dramatically increased... more
AerospaceFirst humanoid robot in space, Robonaut 2, opens its eyes
Cape Canaveral, USA - Waited for September 1, 2011, its first movement
It was unveiled that Robonaut 2 or R2, the first human-like robot in space, yesterday was switched on and received an order from Earth for the first time: the powering of all its systems. During the... more
AirportsNordea Bank Polska finances Warsaw airport
Warsaw, Poland - Signed an agreement
"Polish Airports" State Enterprise, the operator of "Frederic Chopin" International Airport of Warsaw, signed an agreement for the issue of medium-term bonds amounting to PLN 130 million (approximately... more
SecurityAdditional Iron Dome defense system for Israel
Tel Aviv, Israel - For the interception of rockets from the Gaza Strip
The government of Israel has announced earlier this week that in September the third Iron Dome missile defense system will be deployed. This system was developed by the government to intercept and shoot... more
SecurityAnother case of laser attack against a russian aeroplane
Moscow, Russia - The offender risks a jail-term
Another case of laser attack happened today 23 August at the airport in Moscow where an unidentified person tried to blind the pilot of an A-320 aircraft with a laser beam while departing from Moscow-Vnukovo... more