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CuriositiesThe Milan shows preview the new shirt 2011-2012 Fly Emirates
Milan, Italy - But publicly at the last home game on May 14
Final sprint at the end of the Italian league, Serie A: Milan reveal publicly the new shirt Adidas-Fly Emirates for the 2011-2012 season at the last home game, Milan-Cagliari, scheduled for May 14 at the... more
AirportsEnav inaugurates new control tower at the airport of Venice
Venice, Italy - In the presence of Brunetta, Marchi, Orsoni, Pugliesi, Riggio e Zaccariotto
Today at the airport "Marco Polo" of Venice it has been held the inauguration of the new control tower, a futuristic structure for the air traffic control among the most technologically advanced in Europe,... more
AirportsAena: € 3,300,000 for construction of barriers for military aircraft landing at the airport of Zaragoza
Zaragoza, Spain - Should be operational within the end of May
In the past year occurred at the airport of Zaragoza the break, by commercial aircraft of 3 barriers commonly used by military aircraft during landing in emergency situations. AENA (Aeropuertos Españoles... more
ReportIt is feared the revenge of Al Qaeda after the death of bin Laden
Islamabad, Pakistan - Take the terror alert in the world
Rise up the alert for the risk of terrorism. What it's fear most is a revenge following the killing of Al Qaeda's leader Osama bin Laden (for details see the article published by AVIONEWS), and the risk... more
DefenseRussia, new negotiator team for the purchase of Mistral class helicopter-carriers
Moscow, Russia - From France
A source from the Russian minister of defense unveiled today to the news agency "RIA Novosti" that the authority will choose a new negotiator team for the agreement to sign with France about the manufacturing... more
AirlinesWind Jet returns to link Samara, in Russia, from Rimini
Rimini, Italy - Every Wednesday starting from June 1st until September
Every Wednesday, starting from June 1st until the end of September 2011, Wind Jet will fly from Rimini, Italy, to Samara, Russia. It was announced by the airline after the authorization by ENAC (Italian... more
AirlinesJet Airways direct flight from Milan to New Delhi
Milan, Italy - A possible destination in just four days, for the extra-week-end on June 2
The extra-week-end on the occasion of June 2 (Italian Republic's anniversary) could be the occasion to go to India thanks to a new daily direct flight from Milan-Malpensa airport to New Delhi operated... more
CuriositiesAirships: Goodyear organizes Spirit of Safety tour in Italy
Milan, Italy - For road safety along with the Traffic Police
The historical dirigibles Spirit of Safety I and II have returned to fly over Italian and European skies as a testimonial of the Goodyear campaign for safety on the roads. For the occasion, the well-known... more
AirportsIata: Air Travel Shrinks in March
Geneva, Swiss - Events in Japan and MENA Impact Air Transport
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced scheduled international traffic results for March 2011 showing that year-on-year growth in passenger demand had slowed to 3.8% from the 5.8%... more
AirportsItalian Sat SpA: passenger traffic in April 2011, +34.7% in Pisa
Pisa , Italy - The airport "Galileo"closes the first quarter increased by 19.7% compared to 2010
Italian Sat - (Società aeroporto toscano "Galileo Galilei" - SpA), which manages the airport of Pisa, informs that in April 2011, with 397,613 passengers passed through it, recorded a growth of the passenger... more
AirlinesPossible partnership between Qatar Airways and Cargolux
Doha , Qatar - A possible deal could be signed in the coming weeks
The CEO of Qatar Airways, the Arabic airline, Akbar Al Baker, said it would acquire 33% of the company Cargolux, based in Luxembourg, the European operator in the air freight. The Qatar Airways is implementing... more
AirlinesAir Tran merges with Southwest Airlines
Texas, USA - Expanding of the Texan air company
Southwest Airlines purchased yesterday Air Tran Airways, low-cost carrier serving domestic traffic of west- central and eastern United States. The antitrust approved the one billion dollars transaction,... more
Military aviationThe Boeing Phantom Ray completes its first flight
St. Louis, USA - Soon new flights will follow the first
Boeing made it known today that on April 27 Boeing Phantom Ray, unmanned aircraft a remote control (UAS, unmanned airborne system) has successfully completed the first flight of 17 minutes, at Edwards... more
AirlinesAlitalia, Air France, Klm: fillip agreement for small and medium enterprises
Rome, Italy - It's BlueBiz
Alitalia, Air France and Klm have launched on the Italian market a new joint agreement for small and the medium enterprises (SMEs) which provides savings and flexibility for business travel. BlueBiz... more
AerospaceThe ESA has extended its service of Earth exploration
Paris, France - Provides 58.000 different views of our planet
Since 2006, the ESA, European Space Agency, makes available to anyone wishing to explore the planet from space, satellite optical images of the Earth near real time. Now the agency has extended the offer,... more
AerospaceVenezuela-China agreement for realizing a satellite
Caracas, Venezuela - Cooperation between the countries goes on
On last Thursday, April 28, the Venezuelan National Assembly approved the project for the construction, launch and control of a satellite observation VRSS-1 in cooperation with China. The plan will... more
AirportsA second international airport for Nepal
Nijgadh, Nepal - It will be realized by 2015
The Korean company Landmark Worldwide, specializes in making large-scale projects and infrastructure, today announced the start of a feasibility study for the construction of a second international airport... more
IndustryKorean Air places firm order for five more A-330 airplanes
Toulouse, France - Eco-efficient its family remains the popular choice
Korean Air has placed a firm order with Airbus for five A-330/200 airplanes. The latest purchase agreement increases the total numbers of A-330s ordered by Korean Air to 30 aircraft, of which 23 have already... more
AirlinesUA begins today non-stop service between LA and Guadalajara, Mexico
Chicago, Usa - The connection will be operated by CA
United, a wholly owned subsidiary of United Continental Holdings, Inc., today begins daily non-stop service between Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) and Guadalajara, Mexico (GDL). This service will... more
Sport aviationItaly: on the Lake Maggiore 80 hang-gliders ready to go after the undertakes in Veneto
Turin, Italy - The list of the pilots participating come to eighty, with a strong presence of foreign
According to the provisional list of entries, will be great success for the 25th edition of the "Trofeo Albrizio", scheduled for 7-8 May in Laveno Mombello (Varese). In fact, the list of glider pilots... more
HelicoptersRussia will deliver two Mi-171 helicopters to Peru
Moscow, Russia - For fight against drug trafficking
According to Peru's minister of Defense Jaime Thorne, quoted by Russian press, "Three Russian helicopters will be delivered to Peru on May 9 and 10 and then sent to fight illegal drugs trafficking in the... more
SecurityDeclarations of "Revenge" for Bin Laden death: increased controls at the airport of Rome-Fiumicino
Rome, Italy - Kept under control especially the international arrivals terminal
Following the killing of Osama Bin Laden (AVIONEWS), the Taliban extremists announced "Revenge", putting in alarm security forces of all the world. Even at airport of Rome-Fiumicino was taken the warning... more
AccidentsFound again 2nd black box of Air France airplane fallen in the Atlantic
Paris, France - The first had been discovered on Sunday
According to French board BEA, Bureau d’Enquêtes et d’Analyses pour la sécurité de l’aviation civile, it has been found again, in good conditions, the second black box of Air France A-330/200 plane, f... more
AirportsPisa-Helsinki direct flight twice a week
Pisa, Italy - Starting from May, 13
Società Aeroporto Toscano SpA and Finnair airline introduced today at "Galilei" airport Pisa-Helsinki direct flight, already available to be purchased and operational from May, 13, with 2 weekly frequencies,... more
Military aviationItalian "Frecce Tricolori"'s airplanes for the 150th National Unity, planned airspace restrictions on Turin
Turin, Italy - On 6 May the Acrobatic Team fly over the capital of Piedmont
For the 150th anniversary of the unification of Italy the National Aerobatic Team "Frecce Tricolori" of Air Force will fly over the skies of Turin on Friday, May 6 between 5:30pm and 6:30pm, leaving the... more
AirportsSat SpA shareholders' meeting approved 2010 budget
Pisa, Italy - It approves a dividend of 0.13 euros per share, an increase of 18.2% compared to 2009
Extraordinary and ordinary shareholders Sat (Tuscan Airport Company) "Galileo Galilei SpA", which manages the airport of Pisa, met on Friday and approved on first convocation the working balance of December... more
AerospaceNASA: Endeavour won't lift-off earlier than May, 10
Cape Canaveral, USA - On Friday in a further meeting a more precise date should be scheduled
For the departure of STS-134 mission -initially scheduled for April 29 and later postponed two times due to the discovery of a failure in the Aft Load Control Assembly-2, a box of switches controlling... more
DefenseRaytheon, 15.7 million dollar contract to support Surveillance Program of Patriot missiles
Tewksbury, USA - In production, assembly and test phases
Raytheon was awarded a 15.7 million dollar contract from US Army Aviation and Missile Command, to support production, assembly and testing of Patriot Field Surveillance Program. The agreement allows,... more
OccurrencesQantas Boeing 717 forced to make an emergency landing
Perth , Australia - Explodes an engine shortly after takeoff
A Qantas Airlines Boeing 717 had to make an emergency landing at the airport in Perth following the explosion of one of two engines. The incident occurred after the flight QF1820 with 116 passengers and... more
AirportsMaxi-seizure of drugs at the airport "Las Americas" in the Dominican Republic
Punta Caucedo, Dominican Republic - 123 kg of cocaine ready to be sent to New York
Yesterday at the airport "Las Americas" in Punta Caucedo, members of the National Directorate for Drug Control (DNCD) and the special body for National Security (CESA) of the Dominican Republic, have seized... more
AccidentsBeechcraft E-18S airplane crashes in Florida during take-off for cargo flight
Miami, Florida - The pilot is dead
This morning, at about 08:00, a Beechcraft E-18S plane, registration N18R, crashed close to Opa-Locka airport, Florida, USA. The aircraft, on which there was only the pilot, who died in the incident,... more
CuriositiesCopy of Codex on the Flight of Leonardo will be brought to Mars
Turin, Italy - On NASA's MSL
According to reports made by Charles Elachi (director of JPL, Jet Propulsory Laboratory, of Pasadena) to the students of "Space Robotics: new technologies and frontiers" seminar held in Turin's Polytechnic,... more
PeopleChrista Fornarotto named FAA associate administrator for airports
Washington, Usa - She has served different roles previously
Christa Fornarotto currently serves as the Federal Aviation Administration's Associate Administrator for Airports. She oversees a $3.5 billion annual Federal airport grants program and passenger facility... more
Science and technologyProject for construction of biofuel production facility at the airport of Madrid-Barajas
Madrid , Spain - It should be operational within June 2011
The Spanish Secretary for Transport, Isaias Taboas, presented thanks to collaboration between AENA (Aeropuertos Españoles y Navegación Aérea), the company that handles most of the airports in Spain, Ib... more
ReportItalian's Minister Frattini: Gaddafi's threats do not concern us
Rome, Italy - Excluding weld between a loose cannon of international terrorism
In the course of an intervention at Italian broadcast "Mattina 5" the national Foreign Minister Franco Frattini said that the threats of Muammar Gaddafi "Do not absolutely worry us"; "The armament of Gaddafi... more
AccidentsPakistani Army helicopter crashes in Abbottabad. Involved in the attack on Bin Laden?
Abbotabad , Pakistan - Yet the dynamics of the accident are not clear
A Pakistani military helicopter was shot down in the morning today, causing one dead and two injured. According to local broadcasters the incident happened around 1am in a hilly area of Abbottabad, a small... more
AirlinesAVIONEWS interview the captain Dario Catalisano and Dr. Maria Teresa Triscari
Catania , Italy - Authors of the project "Fear of flying no problem"
AVIONEWS interviewed the captain and flight safety manager Dario Catalisano and the doctor head of the laboratory for psychosomatic disorders Triscari Maria Teresa, who answered some questions about the... more
AirportsLong wait for 160 people at the airport of Alghero
Alghero, Italy - The cause is due to the simultaneous failure of two Boeing
On Saturday at Alghero airport 160 people, who should take the Ryanair flight FR04709 scheduled at 12:05 for Bergamo-Orio al Serio, have been delayed for more than eight hours due to, as reported by a... more
HelicoptersSikorsky: 300th MH-60 helicopter produced for US Navy
Stratford, USA - Of which 100th MH-60R and 200th MH-60S
Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation has recently announced it has reached 300th copy of MH-60 helicopter produced for US Navy. It is, for the American manufacturer, a double milestone: the 100th MH-60R helicopter... more
AirlinesFrom Russia to Rimini with jumbo airplanes of Transaero
Rimini, Italy - Two B-747s per week from June to September for a total of 40,000 passengers per year
It is an important agreement that signed in these days in Moscow by the managers of Aeradria (management company of the Italian Rimini's airport), with the collaboration of the Region's councillor for... more
AirportsThe FAA announces further changes in the context of general review of air traffic control
Washington, USA - Particular attention will be given to training of air traffic controllers
On Friday, the administrator of the FAA (Federal Aviation Administration), Randy Babbitt, announced further changes under the general review of the US air traffic control. These measures shall be taken... more
AerospaceFurther delay of Endeavour's launch, at least until May 8th
Cape Canaveral, USA - Due to a failure connected with the ALCA-2
Further delay for Endeavour's launch. Originally scheduled for Friday, April 29, at 3:47 EDT, three hours before departure, lift-off of the space shuttle was cancelled and postponed until today, Monday,... more
ReportA minor from Nigeria has been blocked for a month at the airport of Madrid
Madrid, Spain - She could be the victim of an organization that traffics in humans
A minor from Nigeria has been blocked for almost a month, just from 1 April, at the airport of Madrid, because when she arrived in Spain had not the necessary requirements to move freely. A delegation... more
AirportsAeroporti di Roma: arrived 40,000 pilgrims at "Leonardo da Vinci" for the beatification
Rome, Italy - Mainly of Polish and Spanish nationalities
The pilgrims arrived at "Leonardo da Vinci", on the occasion of the beatification of Pope Giovanni Paolo II happened yesterday, on Sunday May 1st, in Rome, have been mainly of Polish and Spanish nationality. The... more
ReportBin Laden death miracle of Pope Giovanni Paolo II (Biancofiore, PDL). Counterbalanced by the Russian Church
Rome, Italy - Religious views on the matter
In a statement released to the press Michela Biancofiore (PDL), secretary of the House of Foreign Affairs Committee, informed to have read in this key the death of the one number of international terrorism,... more
ReportOngoing DNA tests corpse Bin Laden
Washington, USA - Maroni: is good news but we must not lower our guard. Iran now the United States must to go away from the Middle East
The corespondent of the network "CNN" from the White House has recently said that on the body of the man believed to be Bin Laden is in progress DNA tests, so that it confirms in an incontrovertible manner... more
Science and technologySolar Impulse, the zero fuel airplane, will attempt to fly to Brussels Airport
Lausanne, Switzerland - As the destination for its first international flight
In the framework of its European solar flight campaign, Solar Impulse, under the patronage of the European Commission, has selected Brussels as its first international destination. The airplane will be... more
ReportDenied authenticity of the picture of Bin Laden's corpse (3)
Washington, USA - Buried at sea according to Islamic tradition. Meanwhile USA celebrate in front of the White House
A crowd of people is currently celebrating Bin Laden's death and USA out of the White House following the official announcement, given y President Barack Obama, of Osama Bin Laden's assassination. The... more
Press releaseEgypt: Amnesty International asks to respect of the peaceful protest and the right to strike
Rome, Italy - On the occasion yesterday of the International Worker's Day in Cairo
"The Egyptian authorities must abolish a recent law criminalizing peaceful protests and strikes, Amnesty International (AI) said ahead of yesterday’s planned protests for International Workers’ Day in... more
Civil aviationA plane departing from Milan-Linate leaves 13 passengers on the ground
Milan, Italy - No one warned the pilot of a delay during the boarding
As reported by the site of "Corriere della Sera of Milan" on Thursday the Meridiana flight IG00243 started from Milan-Linate without waiting for the last 13 Passengers who, due to a delay of the bus used... more