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Weather forecastsBad weather: from tomorrow foehn on the North-West
Rome, Italy - During the week weather with perturbation before on the North-East and then towards central-South
The high pressure, present on Italy from some days, from tomorrow will leave the space to downpours on the North-East towards central-South on Wednesday. After a short break, from Thursday, another flow... more
DefenseBoeing, Lockheed Martin, Raytheon receive contract for first development phase of SM-3 Block IIB missile
Seattle, USA - By MDA
Boeing Defense, Space & Security has announced today it has received by MDA, Missile Defense Agency, a 41.2 million dollar order for the development of a RIM-161 SM-3, Standard Missile 3, Block IIB. The... more
ReportThe African Union proposes plan to get out from the Libyan crisis
Brussels, Belgium - NATO warplanes are always active to protect civilians
It seems that yesterday Gaddafi has accepted the peace plan promoted by the African Union to emerge from the crisis in Libya. The fundamental points of agreement are the immediate cease-fire, the end of... more
Civil aviationGulf Air assigns to Aviapartner handling services from Malpensa to Manama
Rome, Italy - The Bahrain's flag airline had been absent from 8 years at the Milan's airport
Gulf Air, flag carrier of Bahrain, assigns to Aviapartner the handling service on Milan-Malpensa/Manama route. The carrier had been absent from Milan from about 8 years and for its return has chosen... more
AirportsAeroporto di Bruxelles: nuova destinazione per Pola, in Croazia
Bruxelles, Belgio - A partire dal prossimo 20 giugno
Lo scalo belga di Bruxelles-South Charleroi ha annunciato oggi l'apertura di una nuova rotta per Pola (Croazia), oltre a Zadar, raddoppiando le possibiità di scoprire la ricchezza del patrimonio croato. Ryanair... more
Civil aviationFAA proposes $350,000 civil penalty against Lynx Aviation
Seattle, Usa - It has 30 days from the receipt of the its enforcement letter to respond to the agency
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is proposing a $350,000 civil penalty against Lynx Aviation of Westminster, Colo., for allegedly operating a Bombardier Dash 8/400 twin turbo-prop aircraft when... more
AirportsHamburg Airport achieves good result in 2010
Hamburg, Germany - Despite it was a turbolent financial year
2010 was a turbulent financial year, and Hamburg Airport ended it with commercial success: the final result was a profit of 41.8 million euros; the previous year’s result was 35 million euros. 12.96 m... more
AirlinesOman Air published Annual Report for 2010
Milan, Italy - Highlights a Year of Success & Achievement
Oman Air, the national carrier of the Sultanate of Oman, has published its Annual Report for 2010. The report describes the remarkable growth and success that the airline has experienced in the course... more
AerospaceSpace conference held during the week-end in Russia
Moscow, Russia - On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the Gagarin mission, that will be tomorrow
On the occasion of the anniversary of the first manned space mission, of which tomorrow will be the 50th anniversary, last weekend was held an international conference titled "Man. Earth. Space". The... more
AerospaceChina launches successfully eighth Beidou satellite
Beijing, China - On the Long march-3A rocket launcher
It occurred yesterday, from the Satellite launch center in Xichang, in the Sichuan province, China, the lift-off of the rocket launch Long march-3A with on board the 8th navigation satellite Beidou or... more
HelicoptersVTB Leasing takes delivery of its AW-139 helicopter
Cascina Costa, Italy - This aircraft will be used to perform corporate and passenger transport missions in the region of Moscow
AgustaWestland (AW), a Finmeccanica company, has announced that VTB Leasing has taken delivery of its AW-139 medium twin helicopter. This aircraft will be used to perform corporate and passenger transport... more
AccidentsAn accident during an exercise of civil protection in the province of Bergamo
Bergamo, Italy - Three men were injured
Yesterday, during a combined exercise in the province of Bergamo, two technicians of VI Delegazione Orobica del Soccorso Alpino and one of SAGF (Alpine Rescue of the Financial Police), carried at 2300... more
Latest newsIvory Coast: captured ex-President Gbagbo. Yesterday helicopters have attacked his residence
Abidjan, Ivory Coast - Delivered to the Ouattara's men
The French special forces have captured the former Ivorian President, Laurent Gbagbo, and officialized consigned him to the forces of the legal President Alessane Ouattara; currently he would be at the... more
AccidentsPhilippines: Piper crashes. CAA starts investigation...
Baguio, Philippines - Two dead and four injured
Yesterday, at about 3:00 pm LT, a Piper PA-34/200 Seneca airplane, registration number RP-C5140, crashed near Baguio, Philippines, causing the death of two of the six occupants. More exactly the twin-engine... more
DiscussionsHistory of the Italian Aviation Museum "Gianni Caproni" in Trento (3)
Trento, Italy - The reemergence of the never seen collections
History of the Aviation Museum "Gianni Caproni" in Trento The origins of the Aviation Museum "Gianni Caproni" dates back to 1927 when the engineer Gianni Caproni (1886-1957) and his wife Timina Guasti... more
UAS-DronesFrench DGA orders to Cassidian further DRAC mini-UAVs for its Army
Paris, France - Deliveries will be between 2011 and early 2013
French General Directorate for armament (DGA) unveiled on Friday it has notified to the company Cassidian (EADS Group) an order for an unspecified number of UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) DRAC (Drone de... more
Government actsItalian question to know if the coalition has used bullets of depleted uranium in Libya
Rome, Italy - Presented by honorable Elisabetta Zamparutti (PD)
Italian Question to know if the coalition has used bullets of depleted uranium in Libya "To the President of the Council of Ministers, to the Minister of Defence. - To know - given that: from an... more
AccidentsIranian Sukhoi SU-24MK crashes
Shiraz, Iran - Dead the pilot, the copilot injured
According to local news agency yesterday, on Sunday April 10, an airplane belonging to IRIAF, Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force, crashed not far from Sarvestan, about 80 km east of Shiraz, Iran. It... more
Press releaseItalian Unione Piloti: renewed engagement with the new president
Rome, Italy - Led by captain Alessandro Falsina
"On Friday it has installed the new leadership of Unione Piloti (Italian Airline and Civil Pilots Association), professional Association led by new President Commander Alessandro Falsina assisted by the... more
ReportLibya, maybe other 40 Italian aircraft among Tornadoes, AMXs and AV-8s
Tripoli, Libya - In the context of NATO's request for a greater participation after the withdrawal of American airplanes
"SHAPE", NATO's Military Command, has asked all the Countries involved in the Libyan mission to take part in the military operations making available more aircraft, because, as our new agency has already... more
MiscellaneousItaly: electors who will go to vote by plane will have partly reimbursed their ticket
Rome, Italy - By the Ministry of Interior
Italian electors who will go to vote by plane in their cities of residence will have their tickets partly reimbursed. It was established in a decree-law presented by undersecretary of the ministry of the... more
DiscussionsAirplanes and helicopters exposed at "Caproni" (2)
Trento, Italy - Five means: four planes and a rotor-winged aircraft
"Fly challenge: airplanes and helicopters exposed" Ansaldo A-1 This biplane fighter entered in service in the last weeks of World War I, and was later used as a trainer in military and civil schools.... more
Civil aviationJapan Airlines proposes to employees unpaid leave
Tokyo, Japan - Crisis of Jal after the earthquake of 11 March
Japan Airlines (JAL) announced that wants to ask to its employees unpaid leave in May and June to help address falling passengers demand due to the earthquake and tsunami of March 11 that caused the worst-ever... more
Civil aviationChinese airlines charge extra on tickets
Beijing, China - Increases fuel surcharge
Chinese airlines have increased the fuel surcharge on Friday, following rising prices of petrol and diesel, which occurred Thursday, according to a report in the daily "Beijing News". After this increase,... more
AccidentsRussia wants to question Polish officials about Smolensk plane crash
Moscow, Russia - In which died the Poland's President Lech Kaczynski
"RIA Novosti" today unveils that the Russian investigators want to question the Polish officials in the context of the investigation on the accident which involved, on April 4, 2010, the President's airplane... more
AirportsDirective change also at Ibiza airport
Ibiza, Spain - María Elena Mayoral Corcuera replaces José Antonio Álvarez designed to the airport of Palma de Mallorca
Directive change also at the top of the airport of Ibiza, where María Elena Mayoral Corcuera will replace José Antonio Álvarez designed at the airport of Palma de Mallorca. From May 2 the woman, an ae... more
AirlinesAir Berlin: increased capacity utilization in March
Milan, Italy - Over 2.5 million passengers have flown with the airline last month
In March 2011, Air Berlin welcomed 2,594,556 passengers on board, i.e. slightly less (-0.2 percent) than in the corresponding month of the previous year (March 2010: 2,599,960 passengers). Fleet capacity... more
DefenseS-500 missile defense system completed within 2016
Moscow, Russia - By the company Almaz-Antei
Today the deputy Director-General of the aerospace and defense joint-stock company Almaz-Antei, Yuri Solovyev, stated that long-range air defense systems S-55 will be completed within 2016. It was unveiled... more
Press releaseItalian ENAC: from tomorrow increase of flights at the airport of Trapani
Rome, Italy - 19 connections from Monday to Friday, while on Saturdays and Sundays up to 20 movements
"ENAC today unveils that, at the General Staff base of the Air Force, was held a new meeting between AMI, Italian Air Force, and the Italian civil aviation board, to contemplate an increase of the civil... more
ReportLibya: NATO is not an excuse for air strikes against rebels
Tripoli, Libya - Bombing on Brega, killed several rebels
NATO has no intention of apologizing to the rebels of the National Transitional Council of Benghazi for the friendly fire of air strike that killed several insurgents in Brega. The admiral Russel Harding,... more
SecurityTwo pilots fall asleep in flight
London, United Kingdom - Risked the plane crash
It was announced only yesterday by the same two pilots through their national union, the Balpa, even though it happened well three months ago: two pilots of an airline not be announced fall asleep while... more
AirportsNew Director at the airport of Palma de Mallorca
Palma de Mallorca , Spain - From May 2 he will take office
It was decided the name of the next director of the airport of Palma de Mallorca. To take in his hand the management of the the third Spanish call, for the number of passengers, will be José Antonio Fernández Á... more
ReportRassmussen regrets for victims of Brega's air raid: "Unfortunate incident"
Brega, Libia - The statement on NATO's website
Anders Fogh Rasmussen, NATO's Secretary-General, expressed his regret for the air raid of Brega, in the eastern Libya, in which several rebels died, on the organization's website. The Secretary of the... more
AirlinesTransavia inaugurates first low-cost flight from Genoa to Amsterdam
Genoa, Italy - On April 24
On Sunday 24 April, the new Genoa/Amsterdam route will be inaugurated by the Dutch airline Transavia Airlines CV, the carrier operating low-cost flights as independent company of the Air France-KLM Group. The... more
AirlinesAlitalia resumes direct flights to Tokyo, removing the technical stopover in Osaka
Rome, Italy - The connections to Japan back to normality
Starting from April 11, Alitalia will operate direct connections to Tokyo again, from Rome-Fiumicino and Milan-Malpensa, removing the technical stopover in Osaka which had become necessary for flights... more
ReportStill air strikes in Gaza
Gaza, Gaza Strip - Hamas declares: "Cease-fire"
At the end of yet another day of violence, the Islamist movement Hamas and the Palestinian factions have agreed for a truce with the State of Israel thanks also to the intervention of the mediator Turkey... more
CuriositiesNo more dogs and cats short-snouted on planes of Delta Airlines
Washington, USA - High risk of death from lack of oxygen for these pets
Dogs and cats short-snouted are no longer welcome on Delta Airlines planes: these pets in fact, according to the statistics reported last summer, are very high risk death for the conformation of the snout,... more
AirportsTender for control tower service in 13 Spanish airports
Madrid , Spain - 8 companies go to the second phase
After the liberalization of air traffic control service in 13 Spanish airports operated from Aena (Aeropuertos Españoles y Navegación Aérea), was issued a tender to choose the company that will manage th... more
AirlinesQatar Airways reaches 100th route
Rome, Italy - With a new destination: Aleppo, Syria
With the launch of the flight on April 6, Aleppo, capital of the north of Syria, is destination number 100 of the intercontinental network of Qatar Airways. With the inauguration of this new route the... more
Museums"Caproni": "The flight challenge. Original airplanes and helicopters from Museum's collection"
Trento, Italy - The inauguration tomorrow morning at 11; the exposition will be until next June 5
The exposition "The flight challenge. Original airplanes and helicopters from collections of the Museum", organized by the Italian Aeronautical Museum "Gianni Caproni", on the occasion of the "XIII edition... more
AerospaceNASA plans to use ISS in preparation for flights to Mars
Washington, USA - Approved a trip to Mars in 2030
Work on the International Space Station (ISS) will be the focus of the US space program over the next ten years and will be the first step towards the planning of manned missions to Mars according to the... more
AccidentsSeven under investigation for the plane crash of Ravenna
Ravenna, Italy - For culpable air disaster
Seven are currently under investigation in the crash which involved, in the last days, a Pilatus PC-6 airplane not far from Ravenna, Italy (see AVIONEWS). Among the suspects for culpable air disaster... more
Government actsItalian question about Guarguaglini's salary after the new office sharing of Finmeccanica
Rome, Italy - Presented by the Senator Elio Lannutti (IDV party)
"To the minister of economy and finance - Granted that in the recent renewal of the charges of the public companies by the minister in question, in the management of Finmeccanica was reappointed as chairman... more
Aerospace12 April will be International First Man In Space Day starting from this year
Moscow, Russia - A statement on the issue will be made on April 11, a day earlier the 50th anniversary of the mission of Yuri Gagarin
Starting from this year, 12 April will be celebrated at an international level as First Man in Space Day. A statement to that effect, "The Voice of Russia" reports, "Will be made at a session of the UN... more
AirportsA Brazilian girl stopped at the airport of Rome-Fiumicino
Rome, Italy - Wait 5 days before to go to Catania
Began on March 30 the misfortune of a Brazilian girl named Vanessa Medejros, who had arrived at the airport of Rome-Fiumicino where made ??a stop waiting to catch a flight to Catania where was waiting... more
Civil aviationThe airline US Airways will spend $ 35 million to increase the Expert
Washington, USA - It is believed the purchase of 110 Bombardier and Embraer jets
The US Airways has decided to spend $ 35 million purchase of 110 Bombardier and Embraer aircraft provided by the carrier Express with the production of a first new class. Carrier chief financial officer... more
UAS-DronesThe market of UAV aircraft is expanding
Amsterdam, Holland - In addition to military operations will be used for civil purposes
Recent military operations in the areas in revolt, confirmed the utility of Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) in which Market can be made forecasts of ??growth, as demonstrated by data showing that 5.8 million... more
PeopleThe Russian Minister of Industry Viktor Khristenko visits SuperJet International
Venice, Italy - Arrived today in Venice at the headquarters of the jv between AA and Sukhoi
Today, on April 7, 2011 SuperJet International, joint-venture between Alenia Aeronautica and Sukhoi Holding, was honoured by the visit of the Russian Federation Minister of Industry and Trades, Viktor... more
PeopleThe former Libyan Minister Omar Fathi Ben Shatwan took refuge in Malta
La Valletta, Malta - The Maltese Foreign Minister: "It is now a private citizen in Malta"
Omar Fathi Ben Shatwan former Libyan Minister of Energy, opponents of the Gaddafi regime, after being 40 days barricaded in his house in the central port of Misurata, escaped last Friday aboard a small... more
PeopleAEA appoints Victoria Moores as general manager, communications
Brussels, Belgium - She will join to the Association next Monday
The Association of European Airlines (AEA) has appointed Victoria Moores as General Manager, Communications. Victoria, who was most recently Features Editor of monthly airline strategy magazine Airline... more