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Fair and showsAVIONEWS at the 50th anniversary of the Italian "Frecce Tricolori"
Udine, Italy - The Group's history that represents the Country in the world
A very important anniversary to celebrate in the best way, and so it was. A two day event in front of over 500,000 people, 300,000 of them yesterday, on Sunday September 12. An important event with... more
Press releaseSabreliner expanding and creates 400 jobs
St. Louis, Usa - Company to add new aircraft painting facility
Expansion plans at Sabreliner Corporation could lead to the creation of up to 400 new jobs over the next four years. The Thusday announcement coincided with the recent groundbreaking of the company's newest... more
AirlinesSun Country Airlines confirms plan of reorganization
Minneapolis, USA - Move will Allow the carrier to avoid bankruptcy
Sun Country Airlines confirmed on Friday its plan of reorganization which allows the carrier to exit bankruptcy. The plan was confirmed by Judge Robert J. Kressel during a court hearing in Minneapolis... more
HelicoptersEH-101 Merlin helicopters fight pirates with the Royal Navy
Manama, Bahrain - Used in international anti-piracy operations into the Gulf of Aden and Horn of Africa
A Royal Navy EH-101 Merlin helicopter squadron is deploying to the Horn of Africa and the Gulf of Aden to carry out specialist anti-piracy operations over the coming months. Personnel from 820 Naval Air... more
ReportPakistan: US drone airstrike kill 6 in tribal area
Islamabad, Pakistan - Two unmanned aircraft fired two missiles
At least six suspect militants were killed in an early Sunday morning US drones strike in northwest Pakistani tribal area of North Waziristan bordering Afghanistan, local media reported citing official... more
SecurityHelicopters: Phoenix Heliparts appeals revocation of part 145 repair station certificate
Washington, USA - Company says FAA has done wrong to imply thei work is unsafe
In response to the unexpected revocation of its repair station certificate by the FAA, Phoenix Heliparts on Friday began the formal appeal of the agency's actions to the National Transportation Safety... more
UAS-DronesUkraine to deliver engines for Russian Vega UAVs
Gelendkhik, Ukraine - By Motor Sich company
Russia's Vega and Ukraine's Motor Sich are discussing the possible delivery of Ukrainian-made engines for Russia's unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), Vega CEO, Vladimir Verba, said on Saturday. "We lagging... more
IndustryRe-engining or an all-new airplane? Boeing/Airbus struggle goes on concepts
Rome, Italy - A-320 and B-737 renewals make Hamletic questions
Boeing and Airbus are about to roll the dice on plans to update their single-aisle planes, probably reaching different conclusions and possibly tipping the balance of sales in the narrow-body market. The... more
UAS-DronesRussian secret service satisfied with self-produced UAVs airplanes
Moscow, Russia - But still the Country aims at international partnership for unmanned aircraft
Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB, heir to infamous KGB) is satisfied with the domestically produced unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) it is using, according to Vladimir Verba, CEO of UAV manufacturer... more
ReportAirtankers USAF: decision on contract could be delayed
New York, USA - Within December 20th. If not in 2011, as analysts expect
USAF, United States Air Force, could delay further decision on the 35 billion dollars contract for 179 KC-X air tankers substituting the KC-135 air tanker fleet, dating back to Eisenhower's administration. Originally,... more
AirlinesAir China orders four B-777/300ER airplanes
Shanghai, China - They will be powered by General Electric GE90
An Air China's spokesperson has announced today at Shanghai's Stock Exchange to have signed an agreement for purchase of four B-777/300ER (Extended Range) airplanes to "Optimize the fleet and to meet the... more
ReportNine years after the Twin Towers: the anniversary tomorrow
Rome, Italy - September 11, 2001 still shows effects of the worst attack suffered on US soil
9 years have passed since the attack that marked the history of the post-Cold War times and changed the international chessboard on which the great powers play the destinies of the World. The bloodiest... more
OccurrencesAN-124/100 plane: Italian ANSV opens inquiry on event in Caselle
Rome, Italy - Considered severe occurrence
Following to the news of yesterday, on September 9, regarding the AN-124/100 airplane, code RA 82079, the ANSV (Italian Air Safety Board) communicates to have formally opened a technical inquiry for the... more
ReportS. Francisco blast: FAA denies airplane crash
San Francisco, USA - Souldn't be cause of the explosion
Should not have been the crash of a plane to cause the outblast of the gas pipelines in San Bruno (S. Francisco, CA), which took place yesterday evening at 18 (local time) and caused an immense fire. Ian... more
ReportSan Francisco, fierce fire next to the Airport
San Francisco , USA - Flames due to a gas pipeline explosion
Six people killed; about 40 people injured; 53 homes destroyed and other 130 damaged due to a gas explosion, happened yesterday in San Bruno, a San Francisco suburb, just a few miles from the International... more
Finance and economyFinmeccanica admitted to Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes World and Europe
Rome, Italy - For the first time
For the first time, the Finmeccanica stock has been admitted to the Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes World and Europe, which assess the performances of leading companies in terms of economic, environmental... more
IndustryATR delivers airplane to Brazil's TRIP
Toulouse, France - It is its 900th aircraft
ATR has delivered yesterday its 900th aircraft, an ATR-72/500, to Brazilian airline TRIP Linhas Aéreas. This 68-seat aircraft brings to 30 the total fleet of ATRs of the airline. This new ATR-72/500... more
ReportSomalia, suicide bombing at Mogadishu's airport: at least 13 people were killed
Mogadishu, Somalia - UN and AU representatives uninjured
On Thursday at least 13 people (including three civilians, five soldiers and five bombers) were killed because of a dual suicide bombing at the Somalia Mogadishu airport, where a meeting between representatives... more
Science and technologyNot only airplanes. Airships: Russia continues with "UFO program" over Lenin's birthplace
Ulyanovsk, Russia - Five-year plan to develop a "Flying saucer" that can carry 600 tons or 11 thousand passengers
Russia has launched a program to build a powerful, multi-purpose airship that will certainly cause many UFO reports. This time, though, the words “Flying saucer” are not inappropriate at all. The fir... more
Military aviationThe Chinese J-11B fighter aircraft threatens bilateral relations with Russia
Moscow, Russia - A copycat of Su-27, Kremlin does not like: embargo risk
Despite being one of the largest economies in the world, China appears unwilling to lose its reputation for producing cheap copies. And now one of their most ambitious efforts in copying could put a strain... more
Fair and showsFinmeccanica and the Italian Air Force to celebrate 50 years of the "Frecce Tricolori"
Rome, Italy - The MB-339 produced by Alenia Aeronautica used by PAN
Finmeccanica is to take part in the celebrations to mark fifty years of the "Frecce Tricolori", the Italian national aerobatic team, which will take place on 11 and 12 September at the military airport... more
ReportRyanair pilot refuses to take off, 130 passengers spend night in the airport
Pisa, Italy - The commander, landed with strong delay, did not want to go up again
Sure, you can not say that those in Ryanair are not eager: on Tuesday evening, at Pisa airport, the flight commander of the Irish carrier direct to Palermo refused to take off. The reason? Certainly the... more
Military aviationEurofighter promotes the purchase of "Typhoon" fighter plane by Polish Air Force
Kielce, Poland - On the occasion of its debut at the "MSPO" exhibition at Kielce
Eurofighter continued its season of autumn shows with a large presence in Kielce, Poland this week as the international defence consortium develops further its relationships across Europe. Eurofighter... more
SecurityPilots: FAA ready to issue new rules for airlines
Washington, USA - A draft submitted to the White House
It's taken 15 months and a half-dozen missed deadlines, but the FAA is finally about to propose new regulations on how many hours airlines can schedule pilots to be on duty or in the cockpit. A draft was... more
AerospaceAstrium and SpaceX: agreement for sale of launch service with Falcon 1 in Europe
Paris, France - The rocket will bring into the low orbit of the Earth as main payload very small satellite
Astrium and SpaceX (Space Exploration Technologies) today signed an agreement to provide dedicated launch services to the European institutional very small satellite market. This agreement will enable... more
AccidentsMangalore air disaster due to an human error
Mangalore, India - Investigations unveil the air crashed was due to wrong decision taken by the Pilot
On Wednesday, six members COI, Court of Inquiry, established that Air India Express Boeing 737-800's crash during the landing in the Mangalore airport (India) on May 22th 2010 -an air disaster, in which... more
AccidentsTurin: fire in the engines of an Antonov AN-124 Ruslan airplane
Turin, Italy - The emergency during the taking off of the cargo flight
Emergency and some moments of fear for a cargo flight taking off from Turin-Caselle. It was 8:20am of this morning when the great four engined Antonov AN-124 "Ruslan" of Volga Dnepr (Sovietic airline specialized... more
Military aviationNew cost cutting for F-35 jetfighter
Washington, USA - 4 months ago last "Discount", now another 6.25% off
Lockheed Martin is now on track to reduce costs of F-35 airplane. According to Frank Kendall, principal deputy undersecretary of defense for acquisition, technology and logistics, cuts should be as much... more
Weather forecastsBad weather in Italy: arriving storms on Central-South of the Country
Rome, Italy - From this afternoon
As announced in the last days, the perturbation of Atlantic origin, that has interested the central-northern regions of the Country, will move also on the South bringing conditions of marked fickleness. The... more
Civil aviationFrench travel agencies: air tickets sales rise in Summer 2010
Paris, France - July and August up 10% on 2009
Record sales of air tickets for French travel agencies during high season. According to the transport committee of SNAV, the French national association of travel agencies, in two central Summer months... more
AirlinesMore Asia for Finnair
Helsinki, Finland - The carrier to double the frequency
Finnair to increase frequencies on routes toward Asia, which will double, from next January. The Finnish airline is ready to start increasing the number of frequencies on some routes from Helsinki: New... more
AirlinesIberia intensifies its destinations in South America
Madrid, Spain - Increasingly clear a common strategy for the upcoming wedding with BA
Becoming clearer and clearer every day Iberia and British common strategy, in sight of the announced marriage. With BA intensification of operations on connections to Mexico, Iberia announces its "Focus"... more
AirlinesLufthansa cuts fares on Italy flights
Milan, Italy - Discount on routes from Malpensa to Bari, Naples, Olbia and Palermo
New tariff level for domestic flights of Lufthansa Italy. Italian branch of Germany flag-carrier raises the challenge on the Peninsula and revises rates for the national network. Routes from Milan-Malpensa... more
AirlinesBritish Airways in code-share with American on Mexico routes
London, UK - From October 1st, 2010
As from October 1st British Airways will expand its operations to Mexico, thanks to code-share with American Airlines. The two carriers are already operating along the route to Cancun and the new service... more
AerospaceCERN antimatter detector in space in 2011
Geneva, Switzerland - To operate as external payload on ISS
Alpha Magnetics Spectrometer (AMS) will be in space by early 2011. AMS is a particle detector designed and built in Geneva (Switzerland) to operate as an external payload on the International Space Station... more
AirlinesSAS code-shares with Estonian Air on new route
Stockholm, Sweden - Two capital cities linked from October 31
SAS will code-share with Estonian Air on the airline's new Stockholm-Vilnius route that will commence October 31. The new route will operate daily except Saturdays and will offer smooth connections... more
DiscussionsAssembly on 1,000th B-767 airplane: further details
Rome, Italy - Highlights and curiosities
It's a particularly important time in Italy, where the B-767 airplane is present in the fleets of four airlines for long haul flights (Blue Panorama, Air Italy, Alitalia, Neos) and because it is produced... more
Science and technologyChinese-Czech solar power station opens
Prague, Czech Republic - 35 megawatt capacity, at 20 km from Prague
The largest solar power station in the Czech Republic opened on yesterday in the village of Veprek, some 20 kilometers north of Prague. It has been built with a strong help from China: in fact, the key... more
Civil aviationMuac: air traffic rebounds in European airspace
Maastricht, The Netherlands - Despite flights reductions due to the Icelandic volcanic eruption
"An average air traffic growth of 4% in the airspace controlled by the Maastricht Upper Area Control Centre (MUAC) in the last four months clearly shows that the aviation industry is starting to recover",... more
AirlinesAir transport. "LATAM Airlines Group", further details on LAN/TAM merger
Sao Paulo , Brazil - Governance, structure, official quotation and goals of the Group that LAN and TAM airlines want to form
As already announced (see AVIONEWS), Chilean LAN Airlines s.a. and Brazilian TAM SA signed a MOU, Memorandum Of Understanding, that outlines their intention to combine their holdings under a single parent... more
AirlinesAir transport: no to Virgin-Delta alliance by US Department of Transportation
Washington, USA - Proposed reject for Antitrust immunity, because it wouldn't “Produce sufficient public benefits”
The proposed alliance between Australian and American airlines, Virgin Blue Holdings Ltd - Delta Air Lines on trans-Pacific routes, was rejected by US regulators today. The US Department of Transport... more
AirportsAirgest: nearly 7,000 passengers a day travelling from and to Trapani-Birgi airport
Trapani, Italy - Another record growth in the month of August
214,868 passengers travelled from and to "Vincenzo Florio" Trapani-Birgi's airport in the month of August 2010 (an increase of 61,61% with respect to 132,951 passengers in August 2009). An average of nearly... more
OccurrencesA-380 aircraft aborts landing due to strong wind
Manchester, UK - Took off from Dubai airport, return flight delayed by 24 hours after electrical failure
The Airbus 380, the world’s biggest passenger airplane, forced to abort a landing after being hit by a strong gust of wind, on last Monday. Passengers were scheduled to have lunch in Manchester, but t... more
IndustryBoeing begins assembly of 1,000th B-767 aircraft
Everett, Usa - Destined to ANA in February 2011
Boeing has begun assembly of the 1,000th B-767 airplane at the factory in Everett, Wash. Mechanics took the first step in major assembly by loading the wing spar into the assembly tool. The spar is the... more
AerospaceBad weather delays Russian Progress M spacecraft launch
Baikonur, Russia - It was to reach ISS with supplies for station crew
Today, for the first time in history the launch of a Russian spacecraft to the International Space Station (ISS) has been postponed due to bad weather conditions. "The launch of the Progress M-07M... more
SecurityIn October security operations by US-EU joint-taskforce in European airports
Paris, France - US officials will check the passenger lists on departing flights
Last airport to activate the new Euro-American agency was Paris “Charles de Gaulle”: four US policemen are already active in the hub of la Ville Lumiere to check the identity of those who board a pla... more
AirlinesAir France, traffic to less 1.2% in August
Paris, France - Also fallen rival BA -2.9%
Passengers fall for Air France, which in August reported a drop of 1.2%, although the company hopes in an early booking positive trend for the future. The decline figures of the French carrier is... more
DefenseRussian military command structure to be reorganized
Moscow, Russia - Some of their functions will be transferred
Central commands of Russia's Air Force, Navy and Ground Forces will be retained but some of their functions will be transferred to integrated strategic commands, Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov said... more
AirportsBrussels airport: a passenger increase of 35% in August
Brussels, Belgium - Equal to 556,397
Brussels South Charleroi has registered 556,397 passengers, an increase of 35% in comparison to 411,913 in August 2009. Of all the companies present, Jetairfly has achieved the biggest increase in the... more
Civil aviationAviapartner obtains IATA Isago certification
Rome, Italy - After Malpensa, Turin and Venice will be next airports to reach it
Aviapartner has obtained for that concerning its activity in Italy the International Air Transport Association (IATA) Safety Audit for Ground Operations (ISAGO) certificates in Nice, Milan-Malpensa and... more