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AccidentsAirplane crashes in Iran, almost 80 dead
Tehran, Iran - And dozens of injured according to the latest estimates
At 7:45 pm (local time) yesterday, January 9, 2010, a Boeing 727/286 plane of the airline Iran Air, registration number EP-IRP, departed from Tehran, crashed at about 8 km from the airport of Urumiyeh,... more
IndustryBoeing: 2010 airplane delivery and orders
Seattle, Usa - It reaches its target for delivery and achieves strong order bookings
Boeing recorded 462 commercial airplane deliveries in 2010, meeting company guidance of approximately 460 deliveries during the year. The industry posted 530 net commercial orders for the year as air carriers... more
Civil aviationUnited Nations forecast an increase in passenger air traffic of 4.7% in 2011
New York, Usa - In 2010 it has grown by 6.3% (cargo: +18.9%)
Worldwide passenger and cargo air traffic increased significantly in 2010, a United Nations report issued in New York showed. The UN International Civil Aviation Organization said passenger travel overall... more
Press releaseBoeing, Qatar Airways, AmeriCares Partner for Relief Flight
Washington, Usa - New Qatar Airways 777-300ER carries medical supplies to Pakistan
"Boeing again has partnered with Qatar Airways and the non-profit global health and disaster relief organization AmeriCares to deliver a second consignment of relief supplies to areas in Pakistan that... more
Civil aviationAirbus launches “ProSky”, new Air Traffic Management subsidiary
Toulouse, France - It will be led by a team of experienced executives
Airbus has launched a new subsidiary company, called “Airbus ProSky”, dedicated to the development and support of modern air traffic management (ATM) systems. "Airbus ProSky" will become the channel thr... more
AirlinesQantas resumes flights to Los Angeles A-380 on January 17th
Sydney, Australia - It was announced by the Australian media. But the airline denies it
In recent days the Australian press reported that airline Qantas plans to resume flights on Airbus A-380 airplanes to Los Angeles starting from January 17th. However, the Australian carrier has denied... more
AirportsFAA approves a 5.2 billion Dollars expansion of Philadelphia International Airport
Philadelphia, Usa - A fifth runway will be built. Terminals will be reconstructed or enlarged
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has given final approval for a 5.2 billion Dollars expansion of Philadelphia International Airport. The FAA issued its decision Tuesday. The massive project... more
AirlinesRyanair celebrates record year in 2010
Milan, Italy - Its traffic highlights
Ryanair, the Irish airline, celebrated 2010 with more passengers than ever before travelling on its services. Its 2010 traffic highlights include: - Traffic grew by 10% from 65m to over 72m passengers... more
DefenseIran received new missile systems for defense
Tehran, Iran - From the Maritime Industries Organization of the local Ministry of defense
On Monday, January 3, 2010, the Iranian Navy was supplied with new cruise missile systems, designed and developed by the Maritime Industries Organization of the Ministry of Defence, which will improve... more
Finance and economyIndonesia, Garuda airline wants to acquire new planes
Jakarta, Indonesia - It hopes to raise 500 million dollars through IPO
The Indonesian national airline 'Garuda Indonesia' plans to raise through the IPO, Initial Public Offering, scheduled for 11 February 2011, a figure of about $ 500 million. The carrier, which wants... more
ReportUS Court: 15 years prison for a man whom hijacked an airplane
New York, USA - In 1968
The American Federal Judge Alvin Hellerstein said yesterday the sentence of 15 years' prison, which will serve Luis Arnaldo Pena Soltren, a US citizen of Cuban origin responsible, together with his accomplices,... more
AirportsExtension works of the Seoul-Incheon airport
Seoul, South Korea - For a disbursement of 1,60 billion dollars within 2015
According to the international press, the South Korean government stated yesterday, January 4, 2010, that will be invested 1,60 billion dollars to complete the extension works of the international airport... more
HelicoptersEurocopter’s Helibras subsidiary to modernize 36 AS-350 Ecureuil helicopters
Itajubá, Brazil - Operated by the Brazilian Army Aviation Command
The Helicópteros do Brasil (Helibras) subsidiary of Eurocopter signed a contract for a major upgrade program on the Brazilian Army’s fleet of 36 AS-350 Ecureuils. This modernization includes the rebuilding of... more
MiscellaneousAVIONEWS wishes a Happy Epiphany
Rome, Italy - The agency will open again next Monday, on January 10, 2011
AVIONEWS communicates to its subscribers and readers that next Friday, on January 7, 2011, on the occasion of the Epiphany, will be closed for an extra week-end of the end of Christmas holidays. The... more
Civil aviationTurkey revised its air transportation agreements with Middle Eastern countries
Istanbul, Turkey - The aim is to include new flights and new destinations
The Turkish Civil Aviation General Directorate, or SHGM, has revised its two-way air transportation agreements with Middle Eastern countries to include new flight destinations and provide an increased... more
AirportsOman, soon call for tender for a new terminal at Muscat's airport
Muscat, Oman - At now growing, as well as the one of Salalah
In the first half of last year, the airports of Muscat and Salalah in the Sultanate of Oman, have seen a sharp increase in both passenger and cargo transport. To increase of the value of these airports,... more
DefenseRAF airplane pilots equipped with a new helmet
London, England - Of BAE Systems, with which they will be able to detect and shoot down an enemy aircraft at a glance
On Monday, January 3, 2010, "The Sun "reported of a new ultra-modern device with which British air force is equipped, allowing a change in the air combat. Pilots of the RAF, Royal Air Force, will be... more
CuriositiesUK's aviation regulator body has refused to re-certify Mile High Flights
London, UK - It's a charter carrier allowing passengers to have sex while on board
United Kingdom's aviation regulator body, the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), has refused to re-certify Mile High Flights, an air charter company located in South West England for allowing its passengers... more
AirlinesUAE ends ban on cargo flights from Yemen
Abu Dhabi, UAE - It was imposed in October after the discovery of an explosives hidden in freight shipments to blow up cargo airliners bound for the US
The UAE has begun accepting cargo shipments again from Yemen after the end of a two-month ban last month. The ban was imposed in October after the discovery of a Yemeni plot to use explosives hidden in... more
AerospaceNASA, start today changes on the Discovery sleepers
Cape Canaveral, USA - They will last seven days
NASA announced on its website today, January 4, 2011, that its engineers at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, USA, will begin to make the first changes on the 34 support beams positioned on the external... more
AirportsNew international airport in Vietnam
Hanoi, Vietnam - Inaugurated last Saturday
In Vietnam on Saturday was opened a new international airport: the "C?n Th? International Airport", an air station worth 150 million dollars, built on a plot of land of 20,750 square meters in C?n Th?... more
Civil aviationAirbus to introduce new ATM technologies in China
Beijing, China - In cooperation with the Civil Aviation Administration
Airbus has agreed to assist the Air Traffic Management Bureau (ATMB) to introduce and implement new ATM technologies and practices in China under the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC). The... more
IndustryBombardier sells four CRJ-700NG Regional airplanes to SkyWest
Toronto, Canada - The contract is valued at approximately $148 million US
Bombardier Aerospace announced today that SkyWest, Inc. of St. George, Utah has placed a firm order for four CRJ-700 NextGen airliners. The aircraft will be flown by SkyWest Airlines under the Delta Connection... more
AirportsItaly, two newness for the airport of Asiago
Vicenza, Italy - FFVV in the management company of the airport and 1 million Euros for the completion of the building
There are two important changes in the airport of Asiago, in the province of Vicenza. The first is the official entry in the management company of the airport, through the purchase of 4% of the shares,... more
AirlinesNew destination for Emirates' flights: Basra
Milan, Italy - The route will be inaugurated from 2nd February, four times per week
Emirates will launch services to Basra, Iraq from 2nd February 2011. Basra will be its 110th international destination and the sixth to launch in the 2010-2011 financial year. The service will... more
AerospaceFrance, 200 Meteor missiles for Dassault Rafale airplanes
Paris, France - Of the Navy and the Air Force
According to a statement released on Monday, the French Direction Générale de l'Armement, DGA, ordered by the European consortium Matra Bae Dynamics Alenia (MBDA) 200 Meteor missiles. The contract w... more
IndustryCIT, Boeing announces order for 38 B-737NG airplanes
Seattle, Usa - Order includes B-737/800s and 737/900ERs
CIT Group Inc., and Boeing today announced that CIT Aerospace placed an order for 38 Next-Generation 737 airplanes and purchase rights for seven additional 737s. The order, with deliveries into 2017,... more
AirportsLatina may propose again the opening of an airport
Rome, Italy - Also for the difficulties of realization of the Viterbo's project
Not started yet the works for the construction of the airport in Viterbo. To contribute to this situation, of course, the difficulties in the implementation of the airport, also due to the lack of an efficient... more
Military aviationNew CC-130J Hercules in service with the Canadian Air Force
Kabul, Afghanistan - In support of the NATO's mission in Afghanistan
A Lockheed CC-130J Hercules airplane has arrived and already entered into service at the Kandahar's airfield in Afghanistan. It will be employed by the Canadian Air Force in support of the NATO's mission... more
IndustryeasyJet expands fleet with 15 additional Airbus A-320 aircraft
Toulouse, France - And to convert an existing order into a larger model
European based easyJet has signed a contract to buy a further 15 A-320 aircraft and to convert an existing order for 20 A-319s into the larger A-320 model. The agreement is part of an order book which... more
AirlinesLufthansa hires airplanes' pilots, crew members and ground personnel
Berlin, Germany - For a total of 4000 new jobs in 2011
On Monday the German airline Lufthansa released a statement (whose content had already been anticipated, on the previous day before, the newspaper "Bild") announces that it is going to increase the employment... more
Weather forecastsAustralia: military aircraft and helicopters to the rescue for the floods
Sydney, Australia - Continuing from one month and covering an area large as France and Germany together
Continue, with further great damage, the floods, called "A disaster of biblical proportions" by the local authorities, which from about a month are hitting the north-east of Australia, covering an area... more
AirportsRecovery of aviation sector continues at Schiphol airport
Amsterdam, Holland - The figures announced today
In 2010, Amsterdam Airport Schiphol welcomed 45.3 million passengers. This is a 3.8% increase compared with the preceding year, when the airport processed 43.6 million passengers. Cargo transport volumes... more
Military aviationRussia could receive up to 100 fighter aircraft Sukhoi
Moscow, Russia - Within 2015
According to the news agency "RIA Novosti" Vladimir Hendrik, as spokesman for the Ministry of Defence, would have announced on Sunday that Moscow might receive, by 2015, up to a maximum of 100 fighter... more
OccurrencesRyanair airplane departs from Cagliari to Treviso with a 10 hour delay
Cagliari, Italy - Maybe because of the fault of a spy
According to local press, yesterday the departure of a Ryanair airplane from Cagliari to Treviso, scheduled for ten o'clock in the morning, was delayed for ten hours, with imaginable inconveniences for... more
Civil defenseCorrigenda on the Italian DPC on the call for tender for the insurance of P-180 planes and AW-139 helicopters
Rome, Italy - The Department announces the changes made
Regarding the tender for the insurance of P-180 Avanti II airplanes and AW-139 helicopters, the Italian Department of Civil Defense (DPC) announced changes made in the tender's regulations and in the annex... more
Airports"Chopin Airport" ready for "Euro 2012"
Warsaw, Poland - On the occasion of the "European football championship"
"Among all Polish and Ukrainian airports, Warsaw 'Chopin' Airport is the one best prepared for 'EURO 2012'" – said Tomasz Szymczak, the national coordinator for airports of PL.2012, the company managing p... more
ReportUS diplomats intervened several times to push to buy planes from Boeing
Washington, USA - And not from the rival Airbus. The new Wikileak's revelations
On Sunday, January 2, 2010, the "New York Times" (NYT) revealed the content of another cable unveiled by the web-site Wikileaks: on several occasions in recent years, American diplomats have spoken with... more
ReportDead Carlo Bernini, ex-president of MyAir airline
Rome, Italy - After months of coma
After several months in coma at the hospital of Treviso, died on January 1st, at the age of 74 years, Carlo Bernini. Born in Bondeno, close to Ferrara, in 1936, he began very young his political activity... more
SecurityASN airplane accident digest 2010: review
Amsterdam, The Netherlands - The factsheet is on the "Specials" section on the AVIONEWS' home-page
Over the year 2010 the Aviation Safety Network recorded a total of 29 fatal airliner accidents, resulting in 831 fatalities and 6 ground fatalities. The number of fatalities is higher than the ten-year... more
AirportsNew arrivals Terminal at Doha International Airport
Doha, Qatar - It will be ready for the end of 2012
Doha International Airport (DIA) is preparing to open its brand new Doha Arrivals terminal as the country’s only international airport expands to receive an increasing number of visitors to the State o... more
UAS-DronesIran shoots down two Western reconnaissance drone airplanes
Tehran, Iran - It is unveiled for the first time by the Country
According to "FARS" news agency, Amir Ali Hajizadeh, a leader of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards, announced that the Country has shot down two Western reconnaissance drone planes. It is not clear the... more
Curiosities"Monocle" names Helsinki Airport the "Best airport for connections"
Helsinki, Finland - According to the British magazine in its latest December-January issue
In its latest December-January issue, British "Monocle" magazine named Helsinki Airport the "Best airport for connections". The magazine praised Helsinki Airport for "...its human scale, outstanding wayfinding,... more
DefenseSaab receives order for weapon-locating system
Linkoping, Sweden - Named "Arthur"
Defence and security company Saab has received an order for weapon locating system ARTHUR. The order amount is MSEK 200. ARTHUR is a stand alone C-band medium-range weapon-locating system that detects... more
AirlinesEtihad launches service to Bangalore, in India
Abu Dhabi, UAE - Its eighth destination in the Country
Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, has launched flights to its eighth destination in India - the Garden City, Bangalore. The carrier operates four return flights a week... more
ReportItalian SME's Chief expresses mourning to the family of the Corporal-Major Matteo Miotto
Rome, Italy - It was expressed immediately after the news of the attack
The Chief of Staff of the Army, General of the Armed Corps Giuseppe Valotto and all the Air Force express their deepest sorrow to the family of Corporal-Major Matteo Miotto, working in the 7th Alpini's... more
Fair and showsAir shows and exhibitions in the first week in January 2011
Rome, Italy - From Wednesday 5 to next Sunday 9
Wednesday 05 - "2nd Dubai International Parachuting Championship & Gulf Cup 2011". Dubai, United Arab Emirates. + 971 2 444 3340 www.eaa.ae Thursday 06 - "2011 Paragliding Open". Santiago,... more
AccidentsRussia, Tupolev 154 aircraft may be prohibited after another plane crash
Moscow, Russia - On Saturday, in which 4 people died and more than 40 were wounded
A "Well-informed source" told "Itar-Tass" about the talks between Gennady Kourvenkov, head of Russian Federal Agency for Transport, and Transport Minister Igor Levitin, in which it was said that Moscow... more
Civil aviationIATA unveils think tank to get better deal for aviation
Geneva, Switzerland - It will be launched in February in Singapore
IATA (International Air Transport Association) is launching a new think tank designed to get more support for the aviation industry from governments and regulators. "Vision 2050" will be launched in Singapore... more
Civil aviationAir transport industry grows 4.6% in Dominican Republic
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic - About 9.4 million passengers have traveled to or from its 8 main airports
The around 9.4 million passengers on commercial flights which used Dominican Republic’s eight international airports this year led to a 4.6% growth of that sector, compared with 2009. Civil Aviation B... more