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IndustryThe first nose landing gear of the A-350XWB installed
Toulouse, France - At the test facility in Filton, UK
The first nose landing gear for Airbus’ next-generation A-350XWB airplane has successfully been installed at the jetliner’s landing gear integration test facility in Filton, UK. This milestone wil... more
AirlinesAir transport: BA on board crew votes for strike
London, United Kingdom - But, to let the negotiations possible, Unite has not yet issued the notice
83% of the over 10.000 employees of British Airways (BA) has voted in favour of a new wave of strike of the on board crew, the last of a long series of protests in which workers of the labor union "Unite"... more
Military aviationOfficial statement by Malta's armed forces
La Valletta, Malta - About the declarations at "L'Arena", feature of "Domenica in"
With reference to the statements broadcast on March 27, 2011, by the TV show "L'Arena" (feature of "Domenica In" presented by Massimo Giletti), the Armed Forces of Malta (AFM), categorically deny the accusations,... more
AirlinesCondor Airlines continues expanding and flies towards 2011/12 Winter
Milan, Italy - New routes and more frequencies
Condor Airlines, the airline operating at world level in the leisure sector, represented in Italy by Aviareps, confirms its growth also in 2011/12 Winter and expands its connections network. From November... more
AirlinesAirOne "Smart Carrier" celebrated its first year of activity
Rome, Italy - Over a million passengers transported
AirOne, the "Smart Carrier" of the Alitalia Group, celebrated yesterday its first year of activity. The airline has transported 1,165,000 passengers in these 12 months and has sold more than 1,530,000... more
Press releasePresented in Italian ENAC development traffic study low-cost airline
Rome, Italy - A brief meeting with airlines and airport operators for reflections on the phenomenon which also affects the main airports
It was presented to the President of ENAC (Italian Civil Aviation Authority), Vito Riggio and the Director-General Alessio Quaranta a study on the evolution of the national and European state of low-cost. The... more
DefenseGetting close the delivery of Tornado-G Multiple Launch Rocket Systems to Russian Army
Moscow, Russia - To replace the older Grad systems
According to reports by the news agency "RIA Novosti", yesterday Lieutenant-Colonel Sergei Vlasov, as spokesman of the Russian Army, stated that ground forces of his Country will be equipped with Tornado-G... more
ReportYemen: rebels cause explosion in a munitions factory
Aden, Yemen - More than an hundred victims
Jaar, province of Abyan, southern Yemen: from yesterday troops of anti-government rebels, apparently linked to international terrorism of Al Qaeda, have taken the city and some near villages, and then... more
People7th Army Aviation Regiment "Vega": change of management after over a year of command
Rimini, Italy - Pilot colonel Annigliato replaces Polidori
On Friday, March 25, 2011, there has been a change in the management of the 7th Army Aviation Regiment "Vega". Pilot Colonel Bartolomeo Polidori left the command to Pilot Colonel Salvatore Annigliato. The... more
AirportsWind Jet "Lands" at "Federico Fellini" Airport in Rimini
Rimini, Italy - Two Italian and ten international destinations started
Wind Jet has received yesterday morning the "Christening of the water" for the first two flights coming from Catania and Palermo. The Sicilian airline has officially inaugurated its own flight schedule... more
AirlinesOman Air and CFM International celebrate 10 years of partnership
Milan, Italy - 500.000 flight hours with CFM56-7B engines
With a special cerremony held at "Shangri-La Barr Al Jissah Resort and SpA" of the Sultanate of Oman, Air and CFM International celebrated 10 years of cooperation and announced they have reached 500,000... more
HelicoptersR-66 of Robinson Helicopter militarized? (VIDEO)
Torrance, USA - Ridden out the crisis, the company aims for the top: at stake there could be an order by the US Army
Robinson, the helicopter manufacturer based in Torrance, California, has managed, it seems, to ride over the sharp sales drop had recently and two years of layoffs, the company aims for the top, perhaps... more
AirportsLanded the first easyJet flight to the Italian city of Bologna
Bologna, Italy - Coming from London-Gatwick
For the first time an easyJet plane has landed in Bologna, Italy, today at 13:15 local time. The aircraft, a 156 seat Airbus A-319, came from London-Gatwick with 149 passengers on board. The first easyJet... more
AerospaceIsrael and Russia sign agreement on cooperation in space exploration
Moscow, Russia - The understanding represents the continuation and the development of a collaboration already experienced positively
On Sunday, 27 March 2011, Roscosmos, Russian Federal Space Agency, and Israel Space Agency, signed an agreement about the space exploration cooperation on behalf their respective Countries. The understanding,... more
Civil aviationLufthansa "Achieved the desired results"
Hamburg, Germany - Lufthansa Technik Malta first in the workforce
Speaking at an international press conference in Hamburg about the results achieved by Lufthansa Technik Malta (LTM) over the past year, chairman of Lufthansa (LHT) August Wilhelm Henningsen stated this... more
AirportsBrussels South Charleroi Airport takes off to Perugia
Brussels, Belgium - Twice a week
Brussels South Charleroi Airport celebrates today the opening of a new route to Perugia. This new route will be operated twice a week by Ryanair and will bring the total of Italian destinations to 17. This... more
CuriositieseasyJet looks for the doubles of Will and Kate all over Europe
Milan, Italy - Ten couples will fly to London for the final evaluation
The European low-fare airline easyJet celebrates the royal wedding looking for the best doubles of Will and Kate all over Europe. The airline is contributing to the spreading of excitation for the royal... more
OccurrencesLibya: emergency landing for two Americans A6-Intruder
Ancona, Italy - One runs out of fuel and both landed in Ancona-Falconara
Two US military aircraft used in operations in Libya have had to make an emergency landing this morning at the airport of Ancona-Falconara. One of the two strike aircraft A6-Intruder, took off from Aviano... more
AirlinesNew low-cost airline "VivaColombia" in service by 2012
Bogotà, Colombia - With 3 airplanes
Starting from 2012, in Colombia will be operational a new low-cost airline. Its name is "VivaColombia", a carrier with an initial capital of 2.6 million dollars, led by Declan Ryan, who is also Ryanair's... more
AirlinesSingapore Airlines inaugurates the route to Sao Paulo
Milan, Italy - With a three weekly flight
Marking a new chapter in Singapore Airlines’ history, flight SQ68 departed early this morning on its inaugural flight from Singapore Changi Airport to Sao Paulo’s Guarulhos International Airport. The fli... more
Fair and showsThe plane B-29 "Superfortress" to "AirVenture"
Oshkosh/Wisconsin, USA - The most advanced bomber of World War II
The plane B-29 "Superfortress" this Summer will participate to the annual convention of the Experimental Aircraft Association "AirVenture" that will be held at Oshkosh from 25 to 31 July. The aircraft... more
AirlinesAustrian Airlines launches a direct flight between Florence and Vienna
Milan, Italy - In addition to those existing between the two cities with stopover in Bologna
Austrian Airlines (AA) inaugurates a new direct flight from Florence to Vienna, in addition to the already existing connections between the two cities with a stopover in Bologna. AA can now offer two daily... more
IndustryBoeing expands GoldCare service on 737 airplanes
Seattle, USA - In response to airline customer demand
Boeing has announced that, due to requests made by its customers, is expanding its GoldCare service to its "Next Generation" 737 aircraft. Already available for operators of the 787 Dreamliner, GoldCare... more
MiscellaneousRestarted the search for the Air France flight 447
Massachusetts , USA - The plane, sinked in 2009, is still a mystery
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) is a private and independent organization dedicated to marine research, engineering and education. Created in 1930 at the request of National Academy of... more
Weather forecastsBad weather in Italy: rains arriving on the Central-South
Rome, Italy - A temporary worsening
A depression circulation from Atlantic origin, in quick transit on the central Mediterranean, will bring a temporary worsening of the weather conditions on Italy, in particular on the central-meridional... more
ReportLibya: command passed to NATO
Tripoli, Libya - Rebels claim to have taken Sirte
The command of all military operations about Libya will immediately pass into the hands of NATO. The general-secretary of the organization Anders Fogh Rasmussen clarify It at the end of the meeting of... more
AccidentsFire in an hangar of the Italian airport of Forlì, 5 aircraft destroyed
Forlì, Italy - Damages for about one million euros
It was probably a short circuit to cause the fire broke out yesterday morning, shortly after 06:00 am local time, in the hangar of the "Aernova" flight school at the Italian "Ridolfi" airport of Forlì. According... more
ReportProtests on a British Airways' airplane
London, United Kingdom - "Exclusive" place for Gordon Brown
Although to give him a seat in business class have been trying to move in economy a woman seven months pregnant, her husband and a doctor of the Red Cross. Officially it was an over-booking that would... more
OccurrencesQantas plane forced to reverse: smoke in cabin
Sydney , Australia - Too many problems for Australian vector
Australian airline Qantas stated in the day of Saturday that the pilot of a Boeing 737 departed from Adelaide, Australia, carrying 124 passengers on board, was forced to reverse course after the smoke... more
Military aviationDecimomannu: arrived the fighter planes of the United Arab Emirates
Decimomannu , Italy - The base now hosts 22 jet for the mission in Libya
Twelve fighter aircraft of the United Arab Emirates arrived last night in the base of Decimomannu in Sardinia, preceded by an UN A-330/200 aircraft, landed at the "Mario Mameli" of Cagliari, which carried... more
HelicoptersVector Aerospace Helicopter Service North America has received STC by FAA
Langley, USA - For ICDS and AHRS for S-61L and S-61N helicopters
Vector Aerospace Helicopter Services North America has recently announced it has received by FAA, Federal Aviation Administration, STC, Supplemental Type Certificate for the installation of IFR, Instrument... more
Military aviation88th anniversary of AMI, Italian Air Force
Rome, Italy - Giuseppe Bernardis laid a wreath at the Sacello del Milite Ignoto in Rome
Today it is the 88th anniversary of AMI, Italian Air Force. It was created on March 28, 1923, by Royal Decree number 645, under the name "Regia Aeronautica" (royal air force) that, as AMI explains in a... more
Civil aviationNew technologies for airports by 2020
Washington , USA - Report by Amadeus: no more hassles at the airport
A new report coming from Amadeus identified new technologies through which with GDS (Global Distribution System) and the technology suppliers would solve most of the problems facing airports. According... more
AirlinesDarwin Airlines announces a new network
Lugano, Switzerland - Positive results and a strong growth
Darwin Airline, one of the most important Switzerland regional airline working operating in the Alpine and sub-alpine area, has strengthened its leadership and economic results passing from a 11.8 million... more
AerospaceCompleted payload integration for second 2011 Ariane 5 launch
Cayenne, French Guyana - That will be held next week
Go on the preparation for second Ariane 5 launch of the year, scheduled for next week. Also the second payload, Yahsat Y1A satellite, after 'Intelsat New Dawn, has been integrated on Arianespace launcher. The... more
AirportsItalian Minister, La Russa: we will gradually reopen the airport of Trapani
Trapani, Italy - Sit-in and demonstrations at Birgi
"From Monday even if only partially and very slowly, it will open the military airport of Trapani also to civilian flights", announced the Italian Minister of Defence, Ignazio La Russa, after days marked... more
ReportTouched tragedy at the Washington Airport (2): controller suspended
Washington , USA - The authorities now investigating on shifts often exhausting
It was suspended the controller who has confessed to the National Transportation Safety Board, Ntsb, to fall asleep Wednesday morning while two passenger planes were landing. (AVIONEWS) The controller,... more
AirlinesBritish Airways suspends flights from London to Tripoli
Tripoli, Libya - With immediate effect and until October 29, 2011
British Airways has just announced the suspension of its flights from London, UK's capital, to Tripoli, the capital of Libya, due the tragic situation persisting in the Country. The interruption of... more
ReportGermany: ok of the parliament to sending 300 soldiers in the AWACS missions in Afghanistan
Berlin, Germany - The intervention will serve to lighten the burdens of the allies involved in Libya
The "Bundestag" (German parliament) has today approved the sending of 300 men to be used for the operation of the AWACS (Airborne Warning And Control System), spy planes of the NATO that monitor the air... more
ReportFukushima: alert rises to level 6
Fukushima, Japan - Naoto Kan: unexpected situation
The Japanese Agency for Nuclear Safety and Industry admits that the situation is perhaps more serious than we thought: the high radioactive level of the reactor 3 of the plant suggests damage to the tank,... more
ReportEgypt, Tunisia, Morocco: anti-government riot signs (2)
El Cairo, Egypt - In Africa also
Here continues our discussion about the anti-government riots spreading in many Arab Countries in the Middle East (see AVIONEWS) and in Africa. Libya, in these days in the fore front, it's just one... more
AirlinesThe staff of the airline British Airways toward a new strike
London, United Kingdom - The company is ready to implement an emergency plan to avoid disruptions
Already since April 4 there could be new strikes among the staff of the air carrier British Airways (BA), in fact, more than 9,800 employees were called to vote to support the agitation against a series... more
ReportLibya, Jordan, Bahrain, Syria, Yemen: anti-government riot signs (1)
Tripoli, Libya - This only in the Arab world. Concerns of the European Council
It 's currently very wide the map of the Arab Nations inflamed with riots and protests. In addition to Libya, in recent days come to the fore all over the world due to the harsh repression made by... more
IndustryBoeing Defense Australia receives contract from Commonwealth
Brisbane, Australia - For support services for Modernised Communications System used by ADF
Boeing Defense Australia has been awarded a SSC, Support Services Contract, by the Commonwealth of Australia for MHFCS, Modernised High Frequency Communications System. The deal, worth 15.5 million... more
CuriositiesA Tu-154 aircraft used as a tourist attraction is back to fly
Moscow, Russia - It had attracted an unprecedented numbers of tourists
A Soviet Tu-154 plane that in September of last year made ??an emergency landing without sustaining casualties in the Russian taiga, is back to fly. The aircraft that was left for six months in a tourist... more
AirportsGESAP, management company of the Italian "Falcone-Borsellino" airport of Palermo, states it is satisfied
Palermo, Italy - Good the response of the air station to the sudden flight increase following Trapani-Birgi's closure
The Italian airport of Palermo is responding the best it can to the sudden flight increase due to the closure, established by the Air Force, of Trapani-Birgi's air station and to the consequent re-routing... more
Press releaseEADS confirms exclusive agreement
Leiden, Holland - EADS and Vector Aerospace Corporation together
In light of recent statements in the press, EADS (EUR:EAD) confirms that it has entered into an exclusivity agreement with Vector Aerospace Corporation (TSX:RNO). Any transaction is subject to the finalization... more
AirlinesRyanair extends Trapani flights switch to Palermo
Milan, Italy - Until March 31
Ryanair advised today that it has extended the duration of its Trapani flights switch to/from Palermo Airport until at least Thursday 31st March (inclusive) as Trapani Airport remains closed due to the... more
DefenseRussia's Angara launcher tests not later than 2013
Moscow, Russia - It was unveiled by a spokesman for Russian Space Forces
According to reports from Russian space agency "RIA Novosti", Alexei Zolotukhin, a spokesman for the Russian Space Forces, would have stated that the launch tests of next-generation Angara rockets will... more
Fair and shows"ILA 2012" dates rescheduled for September (11-16)
Berlin, Germany - Three months later than originally planned
The next "ILA" will take place from 11 to 16 September 2012, three months later than originally planned. This decision was taken at yesterday’s session of the presidium of the German Aerospace Industries A... more