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AccidentsFound parts of Air France airplane crashed two years ago
Paris, France - Raised the hope to discover black boxes
Yesterday BEA, Bureau d’Enquêtes et d’Analyses pour la sécurité de l’aviation civile, the French body responsible for technical investigations into civil aviation accidents, has announced the news, la... more
ReportBerlusconi flies to Tunis to stop illegals departures
Rome, Italy - Continue the transfers of migrants from Lampedusa
"I'll go to Tunis to see if this government, which is certainly not a strong government and is not a government elected by the citizens, will find a way or will have a police force capable of attracting... more
Latest newsGreek F-16 aircraft to escort B-757 in the Athens-warning bomb on board in 230
Athens, Greece - Immediately all the passengers disembarked
An aircraft, probably a B-757 of the company Thomson Airlines, due to a bomb threat on board was escorted by two military Greek destroyers F-16 and by a military Super Puma helicopter until the airport... more
AirportsAeroporti di Roma celebrates the fiftieth anniversary first commercial flight landed at the "Da Vinci" in Rome (VIDEO)
Rome, Italy - Events at the airport in Rome and its presence in the exhibition "Regions and testimonies of Italy"
Aeroporti di Roma (AdR) joins the celebrations for the 150th anniversary of the Unification of Italy taking part in the exhibition "Regions and testimonies of Italy". This opportunity offers the chance... more
IndustryPratt & Whitney, contract from US Air Force for maintenance contract extension for F100 engines
Rome, Italy - Powering F-16 airplanes of Italian Air Force
Pratt & Whitney has received by US Air Force a contract worth 6.8 million dollars for the extension of maintenance program for F100-PW-220E engines powering F-16 airplanes of Italian Air Force. The... more
AirlinesTurkish Airlines exercises options for 15 Boeing 737 Next Generation aircraft
Seattle, Usa - Including 10 B-737/800s and 5 B-737/900s
Boeing and Turkish Airlines have announced that the Istanbul carrier has established to exercises options for 14 737 Next Generation airplanes, including 10 B-737/800s and 5 B-737/900s. The agreement,... more
Civil aviationAir France could split an order for about 100 wide-body aircraft
Paris, France - "We still want to resume direct flights to Tokyo as soon as possible"
Air France-KLM Group could split an order for about 100 wide-body aircraft between Airbus SAS and Boeing Co., as stated the general secretary of the company. Probably the decision on the possible order... more
PeoplePeter Davies is the new CEO of Air Malta
Milan, Italy - Presented to the Committee in recent days
Peter Davies is the new CEO of Air Malta. Before joining the Maltese airline he was Managing Director of Air Southwest, in the United Kingdom. With over 35 years of experience in the aviation field, both... more
Civil aviationSita about lost luggage: continues the downward trend of the last four years
Rome, Italy - This was revealed in the seventh edition of "Baggage Report"
Lost luggage, continues the downward trend of the last four years. If in 2007 baggage "Mishandled", that is lost or returned late, were 42,4 million, 18,86 per thousand passengers, last year were 29,4... more
AirportsSACBO: Bergamo-Orio al Serio airport obtains quality and service certification confirms
Bergamo, Italy - Airport standards will appear in the 2011 Document that will be published in the coming weeks
SACBO, as management company of the Italian airport of Bergamo-Orio al Serio, has achieved important confirmations by Tuv Italy about the quality devices far-long implemented in the view of an attention... more
AirlinesLufthansa to introduce first-ever A-380 service to Miami
New York, Usa - Daily flights begin June 10th
Yesterday Lufthansa announced that it will among the first airlines to offer scheduled Airbus A-380 plane service to Miami with daily flights between Frankfurt and the “Sunshine State” beginning June 10,... more
AirlinesAir Madagascar: two new flights from Paris- "CdG" to Antananarivo
Rome, Italy - Served by B-767 airplanes configured in two classes
Flight frequencies from Paris to Madagascar are growing. To meet the increasing traffic demand between the two Countries, Air Madagascar has decided to increase links with the start of the summer schedule,... more
AirportsGESAC: in Naples 42 national and international destinations direct line for Summer 2011
Naples, Italy - From June 28 part of the flight scheduled to Istanbul with Turkish Airlines it's operating all year round
42 national and international destinations destinations of direct line for the network of routes for Summer 2011 of the "Naples International Airport": 29 scheduled international and 13 national direct... more
AirportsMarconi Handling of Bologna made profit in 2010 budget
Bologna, Italy - For the first time from the foundation of the society in July 2003
The board of directors of Marconi Handling, a subsidiary of the Group which provides assistance services on the ground to the passenger traffic of "Marconi" airport, endorses the 2010 budget. It's... more
Civil aviationIATA: a strategy to refocus US aviation
New York, Usa - With a long-term thinking
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) called on the United States (US) government to reinforce the competitiveness of the US airplane transport industry with strategic long-term thinking.... more
Military aviationAir Force: 88th anniversary of the Italian Armed Force
Rome, Italy - Napolitano and La Russa participated at the ceremony
The President of the Italian Republic, Giorgio Napolitano, and the defense minister, Ignazio La Russa, with the Chief of Defence Staff, General Giorgio Abrate, attended the ceremony to celebrate the 88th... more
IndustryAlenia Aermacchi announces the first flight of the Italian Air Force T-346A plane
Venegono Superiore, Italy - Lasted 40 minutes
The first M-346 aircraft produced for the Italian Air Force (ITAF) had a successful first flight yesterday, 31 March 2011. The ITAF has designated the plane as the T-346A. Flown by Chief Test Pilot... more
CuriositiesApril fool to some airlines that sudden urge to joke!
Rome, Italy - AVIONEWS unveils some of the "Hoaxes" invented and spread today
In these days, airlines have a sudden urge to joke and to trifle with the press. As always happens, this year also several airlines has unveiled, in the days before or in the same April 1st, hoaxes passing... more
ReportMussa Kussa could have information on attack to plane Uta of the 1989
Paris, France - Could lead to the capture of Abdullah Senoussi
Mussa Kussa, outgoing Foreign Minister of Libya, has escaped from his country to seek refuge in Britain, where for two days was interrogated by authorities. It is believed that the man may have revelations... more
ReportFurther victims in the air raids in Libya: 7 children killed
Tripoli, Libya - And 25 injured
A Libyan doctor, Suleiman Refardi, unveiled today to "BBC" that, last Wednesday, 7 people aged 12-20 ("Four of the dead were female, including three children from the same family, aged between 12 and 16"... more
HelicoptersEurocopter poised to lead the business aviation and private helicopter market in China
Hainan, China - As the country opens up its low altitude airspace in the coming years
As China looks to open up its low altitude airspace in the coming years, Eurocopter is well-positioned to cater to an expected growth in demand for helicopters, which will become a vital complement to... more
Science and technologyA-320 airplane to make Mexico's first bio-fuel flight
Toulouse, France - Interjet and Airbus launch a new initiative
Interjet and Airbus are scheduled to conduct the first Jatropha-based bio-fuel flight in Mexico later on Friday using an Airbus A-320 aircraft. The bio-fuel is made from locally sourced Jatropha plant... more
AirportsHeathrow Airport to the 99th place in the rankings Aci
London, United Kingdom - The airports considered are 146
The Airports Council International (ACI), an international association of airports, has compiled a ranking on the quality of 146 airports worldwide. That of Heathrow was positioned only in 99th place,... more
ReportNATO urges on the Libyan forces to stop the violence against civilians
Brussels, Belgium - Rasmussen: resolve the conflict in Libya requires a political solution
"I recommend to those who are acting against the civilian population and civilian centres that you cease these activities", told reporters Canadian Lieutenant General Charles Bouchard, commander of Operation... more
IndustryTruth goes public: WTO condemns massive illegal Boeing subsidies
Toulouse, France - Boeing received “at least $5.3 billion” in “pervasive” and “distortive” subsidies causing $45 billion in harm
"The World Trade Organisation (WTO) yesterday publicly condemned the United States for giving Boeing massive illegal subsidies that caused Airbus to lose $45 billion in sales. This follows years of unfounded... more
AirportsIt works to restore the airport of Sendai
Sendai, Japan - It could be operational within 3 weeks
No one can forget the images of the Japanese Airport of Sendai submerged by water and debris transported from the tsunami on March 11. Following the disaster 28,000 people are dead or missing. Colonel... more
Military aviationSwedish parliament approves participation 8 Gripen airplanes in the Libyan mission
Stockholm, Sweden - It is the first military intervention of the Country after almost 50 years
On Friday, Sweden's participation in the "Odyssey Dawn" operation in Libya has been approved by large majority by the local parliament. As anticipated a few days ago by the Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt,... more
Fair and showsTornado in Florida hits Lakeland's airport where is in progress "Sun'n'Fun" (VIDEO)
Florida, USA - There are no victims, only 7 injured
A tornado unleashed in Florida at 12:00 am of yesterday (local time) in the area halfway between Tampa and Orlando, has damaged the installations in the "Lakeland Linder Regional Airport, which was ongoing"... more
Finance and economyGoodrich Corporation, agreement for the purchase of Microtecnica srl
Charlotte, USA - Signed wit SSCP Aero Holdings
On Friday, April 1, 2011, Goodrich Corporation, global provider of systems and services for aerospace industry,has announced it has signed an agreement with SSCP Aero Holdings Sca -backed to Striling Square... more
Military aviationNortheast Japan, 120 aircraft between airplanes and helicopters to find lost
Tokyo, Japan - In support to Nippon forces also the American ones
Japan Self-Defense Forces and the US Army have started the search operations of the people lost in the earthquake and tsunami that have hit the Japanese territory, along the Northeast coasts of the Country. The... more
ReportItalian Army: parcel bomb in barracks of Livorno injuried an officer
Rome, Italy - The soldier has been carried to the hospital; his health conditions are now being under examination
Yesterday at about 04:05 pm an officer of the "Folgore" Parachute Brigade was injured by a parcel bomb. The officer was in his office when, opening a package, was hit by an explosion that caused him... more
Civil aviationFAA proposes $550,000 civil penalty against Executive Airlines
Atlanta, Usa - EA has a month to respond to the agency
The Federal Aviation Administration is proposing a $550,000 civil penalty against Executive Airlines, Inc. (EA), of San Juan, P.R., for allegedly operating two ATR-72 twin turboprop planes when they were... more
ReportAt least 40 civilians killed in air strikes in Tripoli
Tripoli, Libya - It is unveiled by the local bishop Giovanni Martinelli
Today, Giovanni Innocenzo Martinelli, Vicar Apostolic of Tripoli, in an interview released to the news agency "Fides", stated that the air strikes on the Libyan capital have killed dozen civilians. "The... more
Press releaseLampedusa. Amnesty International: Thousands of people in a "Chilling" conditions
Rome, Italy - Currently on the island there are about six thousand foreign citizens
A delegation of Amnesty International on the island of Lampedusa yesterday stated that thousands of people, many of whom left North Africa following the recent riots, are left in "Chilling" conditions.... more
Fair and showsEclipse Aerospace, Inc. announces Avio IFMS for its twin-engine planes
Lakeland, Usa - FAA has issued the STC for system
Eclipse Aerospace, Inc. announced yesterday at the "Sun N' Fun International Fly-In & Expo" that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued the Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) for an Integrated... more
AirlinesThe air carrier Ryanair imposes levy of 2 €
Dublin, Ireland - From April 4 will be added to every reservation
A spokesman stated that, as of April 4, the carrier Ryanair will impose a levy of 2 € for each booking in order to recover costs for compensation caused by extraordinary events, which last year forced t... more
MiscellaneousThe coins intended for scrapped were "Recycled"in China
Berlin, Germany - A cheating from 6 million Euros
The chief prosecutor in Frankfurt, Doris Moeller-Scheu, confirmed that parts of brass and nickel of the coins ruined of one and two euros, instead of being sent in Germany to be melted and recycled, were... more
ReportOuattara: exhausted every peaceful way out of the crisis in Ivory Coast
Abidjan , Ivory Coast - New UN sanctions against Gbagbo
The peaceful way out of the crisis afflicting the Ivory Coast from four months are over. This was announced in a statement by the Ivorian President approved by the international community, Alassane Ouattara,... more
AirportsMiami Airport welcome inaugural transatlantic route from Barcelona by Iberia
Miami, Usa - Carrier will begin three non-stop flights weekly
Miami-Dade Aviation Department Director José Abreu and other officials from Miami International Airport and the Greater Miami Convention and Visitors Bureau (GMCVB) welcomed Iberia’s first transatlantic se... more
IndustryOMA SUD. Sky Car airplane obtained FAA certification (ATTACHMENT), its President, Valter Proietti, announces it
Capua, Italy - The industry will exhibit the model at the next edition of the "AERO Friedrichshafen"
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on last March 14, 2011 issued type certificate number, A63CE, for the SKYCAR twin, thereby making available in USA GA Market the real and unique innovative multipurpose... more
Fair and showsNews for Cessna at "Sun'nFun International Fly-In & Expo"
Lakeland , Florida - The Cessna has a new engine Corvalis TTX and the new simulation program for flight training
Cessna Aircraft Company yesterday announced at the Sun ’n Fun International Fly-In & Expo in Lakeland, Fl, its new Corvalis TTX high-performance single-engine piston, which features new standard and o... more
AirlinesJet Airways strengthens its partnership with Alitalia
Milan , Italy - From Milan over 50 destination for members "Millemiglia"
Four months after the first and only direct and daily link Italy-India in code-share with Alitalia, Jet Airways, international Indian airline, reinforces its partnership with the Italian carrier becoming... more
HelicoptersAgustaWestland expands AW-139 training capacity
Cascina Costa, Italy - Announced the next phase in its growth
AgustaWestland (AW), a Finmeccanica company, has announced the next phase in its growth of AW-139 global training and flight simulation capacity, in response to the continuing success of the AW-139 and... more
IndustryAlenia Aeronautica delivers the third C-27J to the Bulgarian Air Force
Sofia, Bulgaria - And unveils a logistics centre at the “Vrazhdebna” military base of Sofia
Alenia Aeronautica (AA), a Finmeccanica company, has delivered today, at “Vrazhdebna” military base of Sofia (in Bulgaria), the final C-27J airplane ordered by the Bulgarian Air Force in 2006, and unv... more
SecurityNuclear in Germany: security tests include the risk of terrorist attacks with hijacked planes
Berlin, Germany - Prohibitive costs of older plants
Rudolf Wieland, head of the security committee of the plants named by Chancellor Angela Merkel said that the tests for the safety of nuclear reactors in Germany also include the possibility of a terrorist... more
CuriositiesGermany renews Government fleet: for Merkel an "Used" A-340 aircraft
Berlin, Germany - Already available in 2010 two planes for the medium range, while are going to arrive four new Bombardier
It seems that the Germany should renew its entire government fleet to improve the comfort and safety of the aircraft. The clearest signal of this decision was the delivery of an Airbus 340 of Lufthansa... more
ReportConfirmations in sight for the top Finmeccanica, Eni, Enel, Terna and the Italian Post Office?
Rome, Italy - Pole position for Giuseppe Orsi for the office of CEO in Finmeccanica
It would seem that public appointments are now in the process of composition as reported by the Italian press at this time. Confirmations in sight for Paolo Scaroni, Fulvio Conti, Flavio Cattaneo and Massimo... more
Civil aviationRussia buy two presidential airs from Airbus and renew the fleet
Moscow, Russia - Deal worth $652,6 million
Russia bought two Airbus planes thanks to a deal worth $235 million with European Airbus (EADS Group), despite of the promises to help its own aeronautical industry, and the recommendations made ??by Prime... more
Civil aviationBoeing: GECAS orders 10 B-777/300ER planes
Seattle, USA - Worth 2.8 billion dollars
Boeing has announced it has received an order from GECAS, GE Capital Aviation Services, for 10 B-777/300 ER (Extended Range) airplanes, worth 2.8 billion dollars at current list prices. GECAS, a unit... more
AirportsTrapani's airport reopens to the civil airplanes, from tomorrow: the schedule
Trapani, Italy - After the forced closure to allow the military flights towards Libya
Late yesterday the airline Ryanair, after learning about the re-opening of the Italian Trapani-Birgi airport to civil traffic, has unveiled the flight schedule from March 31st to April 6th. For all... more