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AirlinesLivingston's employees receive part of their backlogs
Cardano al Campo, Italy - The company asks the cancellation of the decision which has cancelled the traffic rights on Cuba
The employees of Italian carrier Livingston are about to receive part of their backlog, owed by the company since August. In the middle of a severe financial crisis, the airline had stopped to pay the... more
AirportsBAA: London-Heathrow airport lost revenues for 40 million pounds
London, England - For the recent inconveniences due to the snow storm
BAA, British Airport Authority, has estimated that London-Heathrow airport has lost revenues for as many as 40 million pounds because of the cancellations and inconveniences happened in recent days, due... more
SecurityMedvedev has signed a new national security law
Moscow, Russia - That defines the threats for the Nation and establishes the measures to adopt to remedy
The press office of the Russian President, Medvedev, unveiled that the head of State yesterday signed a new security law. The same Medvedev, on the occasion of a meeting with the members of the Security... more
IndustryFinmeccanica wins orders for more than EUR 185 million
Rome, Italy - Through its companies
Finmeccanica has won orders for a combined value of more than EUR 185 million through its companies DRS Technologies, Alenia Aeronautica, Oto Melara and SELEX Communications. DRS Technologies has won... more
DefenseLithuania contrary to the supply of Mistral helicopter-carriers to Russia
Vilnius, Lithuania - Heavy the statements made on Tuesday by the Minister of Defense, Rasa Jukneviciene
Rasa Juknevi?iene, the Lithuanian Minister of Defense, speaking of the Russia's acquisition of four Mistral-class helicopter-carrier ships (see AVIONEWS), defined the provision by France as a serious mistake. "I... more
AccidentsRussia, 12 dead in the crash of an Antonov An-22 airplane
Moscow, Russia - Of the Russian Air Force
Dead all the 12 men on board of an Antonov An-22 military transport aircraft, registration number RA-09343, belonging to the Russian Air Force, crashed on Tuesday night in the village of Krasny Oktyabr,... more
ReportAir France will compensate the families of 4 of the 228 victims of the air crash occurred in 2009
Paris, France - During a Rio de Janeiro-Paris flight. Established it a Brazilian Court
As established on Tuesday by Judge Alberto Republicano de Macedo of the Court of Niteroi, a town not far from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, the airline Air France will have to compensate for 540,000 Euros the... more
SecurityTerrorism alert in India: security measures have been strengthened, particularly in airports
New Delhi, India - Authorities foresee attacks in the first days of the new year
Indian Interior minister has ordered today the state of alert all over the country and in particular in big cities, "Ians" agency released today. Indian intelligence assumes that in the first days of the... more
AirportsRussia, minister of transport encourages airlines to cancel the air connections to St. Petersburg
Moscow, Russia - To ease the situation in the Russian airports. 2000 train seats provided
Russian Transport Minister Igor Levitin has encouraged airlines to cancel flights to St Petersburg, to simplify the situation and avoid a further worsening of the air traffic at Moscow airports, where... more
Sport aviationThe successes of the disciplines of hang-gliding and paragliding in 2010, and the challenges of 2011
Turin, Italy - Italian pilots confirmed at the height, at an international level, in the two specialities
Another good year for the world of the free flight in hang-glider and para-glider: Italian pilots confirmed themselves at the height in the two specialties at an international level. 2010 closes with... more
AirlinesUTAir will acquire 51% of Moscow Airlines
Moscow, Russia - The airlines is actually owned by the municipality of the Russian capital city
UTair, Russia's fourth largest air carrier, will acquire 51% of Moscow Airlines, formerly Atlant-Soyuz, owned by the Moscow government, Russian Transport Minister Igor Levitin said on Tuesday. "The... more
AerospaceGSLV Indian rocket carrying telecommunication satellite explodes
New Delhi, India - Broadcast live in TV, shortly after the launch. Space program will need to be reviewed
On Christmas day, a "GSLV", Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle, carrying a telecommunications satellite, exploded shortly after launch from the Sriharikota base in Chennai (Madras) in southern area... more
AirportsAeradria: passengers and flights January-November 2010 in Rimini
Rimini, Italy - Last month 100.2% passenger increase
Aeradria, the management company of the airport of Rimini, Italy, communicates the data on passengers (arrivals and departures) and the flights in the period from January to November 2010. Here, in... more
Press releaseItalian ENAC: restoration of the air links with USA and other Countries involved in the wave of bad weather
Rome, Italy - Good management of the emergency by Italian airlines and the airports' management companies
Regarding the numerous delays and cancellations of flights from and to Countries affected by critical weather conditions in recent days, the President of ENAC (Italian Civil Aviation Board) Vito Riggio... more
Civil aviationIndia starts seaplane connections with Andaman and Nicobar islands
Delhi, India - They will be operated through a Cessna 208A
Union Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel on Monday blamed heavy fog over New Delhi for the delayed flights, adding that the airport officials had handled the situation quite well. “When the visibility d... more
ReportSmolensk accident: Warsaw frightens to conduct parallel inquiry about Presidential airplane's crash
Warsaw, Poland - If the observations by Poland will not be reported on that Russian
"If our position will not be considered in the right manner into the final text, we prepare an our report", has been the firm declaration unveiled yesterday by Edmund Klich, the Polish delegate at the... more
Military aviationRussian Air Force receives 4 Su-34 fighter-bomber airplanes
Moscow, Russia - To substitute their dated Su-24s, currently subjected to a modernization process
As reported today by the Russian media, a spokesman would have declared that the Air Force of the Country has received four new Sukhoi Su-34 fighter-bombers, NATO reporting name "Fullback". 70 new aircraft... more
Civil aviationUK firms are still economizing on air transportation
London, UK - The Civil Aviation Authority said the nature of business-class flights may have changed forever
Companies forced to cut business-air travel costs during the downturn are now looking to maintain them and are still requiring staff to seek the best fares, keep costs down when planning itineraries and... more
AirportsHelsinki Airport: new passport kiosks and additional services have been opened
Helsinki, Finland - Its redevelopment projects have been underway for over a year
Helsinki Airport is currently undergoing an extensive redevelopment. An updated shopping area was opened at the airport in December. Additional border control kiosks with biometric identification technology... more
AirportsSri Lanka government to set up 7 more airports
Colombo, Sri Lanka - The news has been released by the civil aviation minister
Sri Lanka's civil aviation minister Priyankara Jayaratne says that seven domestic airports will be set up in the country. He has said that a domestic airport would be established in Puttalam and six... more
AirportsUK government consider BAA airport fine
London, UK - Fot the winter travel chaos that disrupted plans of thousands of passengers at London-Heathrow
British Transportation Secretary, Philip Hammod, threatened over the weekend to fine BAA, the operator of London-Heathrow airport, for the winter travel chaos that disrupted travel plans of thousands of... more
AirportsMoscow-Sheremetyevo airport, passengers protest
Moscow, Russia - Exhausted for the hours spent waiting. All the air-stations are returning to normal operations
"BBC" today reports that at Sheremetyevo airport, in the North-West of Moscow, passengers already waiting from 24 hours to depart to Bangkok, received the announcement that their flight was further delayed... more
UAS-DronesAt least 18 people killed in two aerial attacks from a Us drone
Islamabad, Pakistan - In Pakistan
According to local media, a US drone could be responsible of the two air strikes which took place yesterday in Waziristan, a tribal area of Pakistan near the Afghanistan border where, according to USA,... more
Civil aviationGreek court says civil aviation strike illegal. They were scheduled for today and tomorrow
Athens, Greece - It might have lasted 48 hours in a row
A court in Athens ruled on Friday (December 24th) that a 48-hour strike called by civil aviation staff scheduled for December 29th and 30th is illegal and abusive. Challenging the planned strike in court... more
AirportsAir transport USA, some airports return to operations
New York, USA - In the meanwhile, the snow storm arrives to Canada
After the snow storm that caused two days of absolute chaos in transports of North-East America, with the cancellation of more than 7000 flights and tens of thousands of stranded passengers (see AVIONEWS),... more
AirlinesUSA: severe Winter weather continues to affect UA and CA flights in the North-East region
Chicago, Usa - Extended travel options for both carriers' customers
United Continental Holdings, Inc. yesterday extended travel options for United and Continental customers whose flight plans may be affected by severe Winter weather in the Northeast region. Weather conditions... more
AerospaceEUTELSAT's KA-SAT satellite successfully lofted into orbit by ILS PROTON rocket
Paris, France - Ground-breaking High Throughput Satellite with record 70 Gbps capacity to serve users across Europe and Mediterranean Basin
The KA-SAT satellite of Eutelsat Communications (Euronext Paris: ETL) has been successfully lofted into orbit by a Proton Breeze M rocket supplied by ILS. Lift-off of Eutelsat’s 6.1 tonne satellite took p... more
OccurrencesNew York's airport, passengers stranded for 9 hours in an airplane
New York, USA - Already on the runway when "JFK" was declared closed. Some American airports will be re-opened during the afternoon
As we have already mentioned (see AVIONEWS), many North-East American airports were closed because of the snowstorm that raged from yesterday in the Country. Among these, there are New York airports... more
DefenseRussia chooses French Mistral class helicopter-carrier ships
Moscow, Russia - For its Navy. The winner of the bid is the French-Russian consortium DCNS-USC
A few days ago the Kremlin and the Elysee announced that Russia has proclaimed the winner of the bid launched from the Ministry of Defence for four helicopter carrier ships: it is a consortium formed on... more
Civil aviationBad weather stops Moscow: two further days for the full practicality of airplanes and airports
Moscow, Russia - It is ensured by Alexander Neradko, head of the Federal Air Transport Agency Rosaviatsia
Snow and temperatures lower than expected have caused serious inconveniences in the center of Russia in this week-end, causing severe power failures and technical problems that have disrupted the activities... more
Press releaseBoeing resumes 787 Dreamliner airplanes' flight testing
Everett, USA - Suspended last month after an electrical incident on a test flight in Texas
On December 23rd, Boeing announced it has resumed the flight test on the 787 Dreamliner later today. "The company has installed an interim version of updated power distribution system software and conducted... more
OccurrencesAngola: TAAG, grounded the Boeing 777's fleet due to engine's problems
Luanda, Angola - Following two emergency landing in just more than two weeks
Last Friday, on Christmas Eve, the Angolan flag carrier TAAG Angola Airlines, established to ground its Boeing 777 airplanes. The decision was made after the carrier has experienced problems with the engines... more
IndustryChina, Shandong Airlines will buy other 15 Boeing 737/800 airplanes
Beijing, China - Which should be consigned between 2014 and 2015
China's Shandong Airlines announced on Friday, December 24, 2010, that it plans to purchase 15 more Boeing 737/800 aircraft. The planes, which should be delivered between 2014 and 2015, will be paid totally... more
OccurrencesTwo Ryanair planes had technical problems and passengers were stranded in the airport
Bergamo, Italy - And left to Cagliari almost 12 hours late
There was certainly a fun public holiday that of yesterday for the 149 people forced to wait nearly 12 hours at the airport of Bergamo a plane to carry them to Cagliari. According to the original program,... more
ReportAir chaos in America, thousands of flights cancelled
New York, USA - For a snow storm. Bad weather also expected in Canada
After the strong inconveniences brought by the freeze to the air traffic throughout Europe, in these days a snow storm is creating serious problems in the transport sector, also along the US East Coast. North... more
Fair and shows"Aero 2011": strong helicopter presence
Friedrichshafen, Germany - Eurocopter to participate for the first time
"AERO", the Global Show for General Aviation, will be presenting a significantly expanded helicopter area, the Helicopter Hangar, as part of the exhibition from Wednesday, April 13 to Saturday, April 16,... more
Civil defenseCanadair airplanas remain grounded: blocked at the last minute the awarding of the bid for the management of the fleet
Rome, Italy - Pilots and technicians without salaries from 4 months
The news leaked out last Thursday morning and confirmed in the evening, according to which the procedure for the awarding of the tender for the management of the Italian fleet of Canadair aircraft would... more
MiscellaneousAVIONEWS wishes a Merry Christmas
Rome, Italy - The agency will open again next Monday, December 27, 2010
AVIONEWS communicates to its subscribers and readers that will be closed for the Christmas week-end. The Agency to open again regularly next Monday December 27. The management and editorial office... more
AirportsLufthansa and FMG want to increase the annual capacity at the Munich's airport
Munich, Germany - Of 11 million passengers. 650 million euros invested by the carrier and the air-station
The airline Lufthansa and FMG (Flughafen München GmbH), the airport of Munich, will invest 650 million euros for the construction of a "Satellite terminal" which will allow an annual capacity increase... more
AirportsAirport of Venice is increasingly a transit air-station
Venice, Italy - Successfully concluded the first "Vola via Venezia" concourse, promoted by SAVE
It was successfully completed the first competition "Vola via Venezia" ("Fly away Venice") sponsored by SAVE, the management company of the airport "Marco Polo", presented last February at the Italian... more
AirlinesUnited and Continental flights affected from severe Winter weather in the north-east region this week
Chicago, Usa - Details on their websites
United Continental Holdings, Inc. yesterday announced travel options for United and Continental customers whose flight plans may be affected by severe winter weather forecast for the Northeast region.... more
AirlinesAlitalia: +10% passengers for the New Year's day
Rome, Italy - Japan, USA, Egypt and Tunisia among the preferred destinations by Italians
Alitalia predicts to transport, for the New Year's day (from December 20 to January 9) over 1,100,000 passengers, +10% compared to the same period of last year, about half of them will travel on intercontinental... more
Press releaseBoeing receives US Air Force contract for C-17 training devices
St. Louis, USA - The contract value is 44 million dollars initially and up to 72 millions if two options are exercised
The Boeing Company announced "It has received a contract from the US Air Force to deliver C-17 training devices to three sites. The contract value is 44 million dollars initially and up to 72 million dollars... more
SecurityJapan Airlines, wheelchairs in bamboo in two airports
Tokyo, Japan - In 2011, to reduce the time for the security checks
Japan Airlines has confirmed that, next year, it will equip two airports, that of Haneda and the one of Oita, with wheelchairs made of bamboo. The initiative, which if successful with the the passengers... more
AirlinesSkymark could expand its fleet with further A-380 airplanes
Tokyo, Japan - Still uncertain the choice of Rolls-Royce engines
On Tuesday, December 21st, Skymark announced that it plans to expand its fleet with other Airbus superjumbos. In four years, said the president Shinichi Nishikubo during a press-conference, the airline... more
IndustryIndra implements back-up system for air traffic in Germany
Berlin, Germany - With its subsidiary AC-B
"AC-B, " Air Traffic Control & Business Systems, a subsidiary in Germany of "Indra Sistemas As", one of the major companies in the IT industry in Europe, has received from "DFS ", Deutsche Flugsicheurng... more
Civil aviationDGAC still reduces activity airplanes at Paris-Roissy airport
Paris, France - The bad weather has provoked problem for the supplying of de-icing liquid
Météo-France has predicted negative temperatures for the morning of today, on Friday December 24, 2010: to this is added that in Roissy-"Charles De Gaulle" airport some problems have been recorded for s... more
CuriositiesNew Zealand unveils Air Force's files on UFOs
Wellington, New Zealand - Covering a period between 1954 and 2009
According to the international press, New Zealand would have unveiled the the Air Force's files on UFOs' sightings by pilots of military and commercial aircraft, personnel and passengers in a period of... more
CuriositiesAC Milan poised to return to Dubai for Emirates Challenge Cup
Milan, Italy - On board of an airline's airplane
AC Milan’s collection of global superstars is poised to return to the Middle East for the Emirates-sponsored Winter Tour and to participate in the "Emirates Challenge Cup". The seven-time European C... more
Weather forecastsItaly: bad weather also on the South and on Sicily for today, Christmas' Eve
Roma, Italy - An additional notice for adverse conditions has been issued
The Atlantic perturbation reaches also the meridional regions in the next hours, causing fickleness conditions on the most part of the Italian regions. The national Civil Defense Department, on the... more