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OccurrencesAmerican Airlines aircraft skids off runway in Jackson Hole, Wyoming
Jackson Hole, Usa - None of 181 people aboard the jet were injured
An American Airlines jet arriving from Chicago skidded off the runway and into a snow bank in Jackson Hole, Wyoming late on Wednesday morning, airport officials said. None of 181 people aboard the aircraft... more
IndustryBoeing delivers first B-737 "Sky Interior" airplane to CA
Seattle, Usa - Passengers now able to enjoy interior in four regions of the world
Another new Next-Generation 737/800 airplane with the new Sky Interior took to the skies over Seattle yesterday, as Continental Airlines, a wholly owned subsidiary of United Continental Holdings, Inc.,... more
AirlinesUnited and Continental: delays and cancellations at Denver and in all Colorado for today and tomorrow
Chicago, Usa - They offer rebooking options to customers affected by bad weather
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 state of Colorado.... more
AirlinesCA is first North American carrier to fly with Boeing's new Sky Interior
Chicago, Usa - Model B-737/800
Continental Airlines yesterday became the first carrier in North America to take delivery of a new B-737/800 airplane with Boeing's new Sky Interior. This all-new interior features newly sculpted sidewalls,... more
CuriositiesSolved the mystery of Amelia Earhart, the aviatrix disappeared with her airplane 73 years ago?
London, United Kingdom - Found some objects and a bone, that will be subjected to the genetic fingerprinting test
It may be that it has been found the evidence that could shed light on the destiny of the famous aviatrix Amelia Earhart, who disappeared with her plane, a Lockheed 10E of a special model named Electra,... more
Civil aviationUAE and Afghanistan in talks to cooperate in civil aviation
Abu Dhabi, EAU - The aim is to develop the infrastructures
Director General of the UAE General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) Saif Mohammed Al Suwaidi and Afghanistan's Herat Provincial Governor Daud Saba discussed cooperation on civil aviation. The meeting... more
AirlinesAustralia, new air routes to Darwin
Sydney, Australia - Served by the airlines Jetstar and AirAsia
Two airlines have recently announced the launch of new air routes to northern Australia. The first, AirAsia, based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from December 23, 2010, has inaugurated a daily flight between... more
AirlinesA new airline is about to be created in the Turkish part of Cyprus
Nicosia, Cyprus - It will be owned by the state along with Turkish Airlines and private companies
Prime Minister Irsen Kucuk of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) said on Wednesday that the Turkish Cypriot state, private sector and the Turkish Airlines (THY) would establish a new airline... more
AirportsLe piste degli aeroporti dell'area di New York tutte funzionanti
New York, Usa - Ma ci vorranno alcuni giorni per tornare alla normalità
Le piste di tutti gli aeroporti dell'area di New York sono finalmente libere dalla neve e funzionanti, anche se ci vorranno ancora dei giorni per permettere a tutti i passeggeri in attesa di un volo. Al... more
AirlinesAir India has asked for an equity infusion of 338 million euros
Delhi, India - The money will give the airline enough strength to negotiate with the oil companies and airport operators
Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel held another round of meeting with top officials of Air India in Mumbai on Tuesday to review the financial performance of the government carrier. In the three-hour... more
Civil aviationJat Airways confirms order for 4 Airbus A-319 airplanes
Belgrade, Serbia - For which the Serbian government gives a loan of 140 million Euros. So it would be reconsidered the agreement signed in 1998
According to the local media, the Serbian government would have accepted to give a loan of 140 million Euros in order that "Jat Airways" airline can buy four A-319 airplanes, which should be delivered... more
Military aviationRussian Air Force, grounded the entire fleet of Antonov An-22 and Tupolev Tu-95MS airplanes
Moscow, Russia - Following the crash of yesterday night, in which 12 people died
Today the news agency "RIA Novosti" reports that the Russian Air Force, following the air crash occurred yesterday evening to a military transport Antonov An-22 airplane, in which all the 12 people on... more
AirlinesDelta Airlines, two more air connections from Japan
Tokyo, Japan - Towards Palau and Honolulu
Starting from this week, Delta Airlines will operate two additional air routes from Japan. The first, operated by a Boeing 757 airplane, connects four times a week the airport of Tokyo, Japan, with... more
AirportsAirport of Verona, in December passengers' traffic grows further
Verona, Italy - Following the increase in November
After the increase in passengers' traffic recorded in November (+3.62%), continues the positive trend at the airport of Verona: in the first three weeks of December, the number of travellers has been continuing... more
Civil defenseItalian DPC: clarification note about management of Canadair aircraft
Rome, Italy - The Department of Civil Defense returns illations expressed by Association of pilots of Flight Group
The Italian Civil Defense Department (DPC) returns deductions expressed by Association of pilots "Canadair Flight Group" in the note of today unveiled to the press, specifying and confirming that none... more
AirlinesKorean Air is to configure its Airbus A-380 aircraft with 407 seats
Seoul, South Korea - It's the lowest-density layout for the type of any carrier so far
Korean Air is to configure its Airbus A-380 aircraft with just 407 seats, the lowest-density layout for the type of any carrier so far. The airline has disclosed details of its seating arrangement... more
AirlinesMore than a million tickets sold by AirOne in 9 months
Rome, Italy - 88% of the flights on time
AirOne, the Alitalia Group's Smart Carrier based at Milan-Malpensa airport, has sold one million and 150,000 tickets in its first nine months of activity (started last March 28th), carrying in 2010 more... more
AirportsRimini airport: the Italian province of Pesaro might enter in the board of directors
Rimini, Italy - The region Marche is be against
The Italian province of Pesaro would be very interested in entering in the board of directors of the company which operates Rimini airport "Federico Fellini". This sort of "Engagement" for the capital... more
AerospaceRussia dismisses 2 space industry officials after the loss of 3 Glonass satellites
Moscow, Russia - They were lost on December 5
Russian president Dmitry Medvedev dismissed two senior space industry officials and reprimanded the head of Russia's space agency Roscosmos, Anatoly Perminov on Wednesday over the recent loss of three... more
Civil aviationAviastar rolls out the first Tupolev Tu-204SM airplane
Moscow, Russia - The maiden flight is scheduled for today
Russian airframer Aviastar has today rolled out the first Tupolev Tu-204SM twin-jet airplane in an event to be followed by the type's maiden flight. After leaving the final assembly shop on 28 December,... more
AirportsThe Italian region Tuscany is ready to purchase shares in Florence airport
Florence, Italy - The target is to create a synergy with Pisa
The government of the Italian region Tuscany has got the permission from the local parliament to start the negotiations for the purchase of shares of AdF, the operator of Florence-Peretola airport. The... more
Civil defenseNullified the Inaer's offer: tender for Canadair airplanes to be made again
Rome, Italy - Maintenance of the engines at risk, training stopped, next campaign compromised
Despite the correction notes and the denials diffused by the Italian Department of Civil Defense, announced six days ago in the previous press release by the Association of Canadair's flight group (see... more
Civil defenseCanadair airplanes fleet management: the only offer arrived has been excluded
Rome, Italy - Soon a new tender
The Italian Civil Defense Department unveiled that yesterday the procedure regarding the verification of the anomaly concerning the offer presented by the Raggruppamento temporaneo di impresa (RTI) composed... more
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