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AirlinesTurkish Airlines and US Airways code-sharing from September
Ankara, Turkey - Green light from government committees of Turkey and US
After and advance in late July (see AVIONEWS), now comes the green light to implement the code-sharing between Turkish Airlines and US Airways. The activation from next September 1. The agreement provides... more
AerospaceUkraine postpones delivery of Taurus II's first stage to US
Kiev, Ukraine - Launch vehicle's program is funded by NASA
Ukraine's state owned company Yuzhmash, based in eastern city Dnipropetrovsk, postponed the delivery of the basic part of the Taurus II launch vehicle's first stage to a US company. "For some technical... more
AirportsCatania: 100 million Euros by 2012 in the airport business plan
Catania, Italy - Traffic in 2009 declining by 1.9%. Mancini (Sac President): "Crisis is behind us"
A business plan for about 100 million Euros in planned investment by 2012. This is in the immediate future of Fontanarossa airport, which filed a 2009 with a decline of 1.9%. A past year which is defined... more
IndustryCathay Pacific Airways to order 30 A-350 XWB airplanes
Toulouse, France - The aircraft will be powered by two Trent XWB engines by RR
Cathay Pacific Airways today announced that it has selected the all-new A-350 XWB to form the backbone of its future mid-size widebody fleet, following the signature of a Letter of Intent (LOI) with Airbus... more
AirlinesBritish Airways first-quarter net loss 122 million pounds
London, UK - Walsh: the loss is due to the personnel strikes and the volcanic ash
In the three months ended June 30, British Airways (BA) reported a 2,3% fall in turnover and a net loss of 122 million pounds, 15% less than the same period of last year (106 million); better, anyway,... more
Weather forecastsPowerful solar storm incoming
Cape Caveral, USA - Could hit the Earth as early as Tuesday
NASA scientists warned that a mighty eruption of superhot plasma blasted out of the sun could hit the earth as early as Tuesday (London time), sparking spectacular displays of the aurora or northern and... more
AirportsMilan-Linate's airport partially closed next Sunday to arriving airplanes
Milan, Italy - Due to a deactivation of a war bomb into Segrate's Municipality
Enav (Italian Flight Assistance Company), on the request by Milan's Prefecture and on disposition by Enac (Italian Civil Aviation Authority), has issued a NOTAM (Notice To AirMen) for Linate's airport... more
DefenseObama confirms USA exit strategy in Iraq: "Combat missions end this month"
Washington, USA - Plan cuts american military force to 50,000. Full withdrawal in sight at the end of 2011
US President Barack Obama on Monday said he will keep the promise of ending combat mission in Iraq by Aug. 31, 2010, as his administration pulls tens of thousands of troops out of that country. "I made... more
AirlinesTwo new aircraft A-340 for Finnair
Helsinki, Finland - The long-haul airplanes will be delivered by early 2011
Finnair expands its fleet with the acquisition of two Airbus 340 wide-body aircraft, intended for long-haul routes. The delivery for the two planes of 270 seats is expected in late 2010 and early 2011. The... more
AirlinesThai and Tiger Airways ready for a new low-cost
Bangkok, Thailand - Signed letter of intent should take off in early 2011
Thai Airways and Tiger together for a new low-fare airline. The two carriers have signed a memorandum of understanding to launch Thai Tiger Airways, new low-cost airline should be operational by first... more
AirlinesSevenair airline launches a new direct flight Naples-Tunis
Naples, Italy - Bi-weekly
Sevenair airline - a subsidiary of Tunisair Group - today launches Naples-Tunis route. Direct flights will be available biweekly, leaving on Tuesday and Saturday. The launch of this new direct connection... more
IndustryIcon Aircraft selects two suppliers for assemblies for the A-5 LSA
Los Angeles, Usa - They are American Liberty Aerospace and European Flytech Kft.
Following a rigorous and comprehensive global supply chain analysis, ICON Aircraft has selected Liberty Aerospace of Melbourne, FL, and Flytech Kft. of Szombathely, Hungary, as their suppliers of structural... more
AirportsAugust 8th: air traffic halved in Italy's Milan-Linate airport
Milan, Italy - Flights suspended for seven hours due to the "Bomb day"
Hardships, on Sunday 8th of August, to passengers travelling from and to the Italian Milan-Linate airport. All the flights from and to the airport between 07:00 am and 10:00 am and 12:00 am and 4:00pm... more
Fair and showsAir shows and exhibitions in the first week in August
Rome, Italy - From today, on Tuesday 3 to next Sunday 8
Tuesday 03 - "31st FAI World Gliding Championship". Szeged, Hungary. + 36 62 541 670 www.flatlandcup.hu Wednesday 04 - "31st FAI World Gliding Championship". Szeged, Hungary. + 36 62 541 670... more
Sport aviationHang-Gliding: good score for Italian team at pre-World Cup in Sigillo in Umbria
Perugia, Italy - More than 140 pilots representing 39 Nations
Another great day of free flight hang-gliding on Mount Cucco in Sigillo (Perugia, Umbria), which was held yesterday in the second run of pre-world championships, players more than 140 pilots representing... more
AccidentsRussia: An-24 aircraft crashes 11 dead according to latest information
Moscow, Russia - The tragedy near the runway of the airport of Igarka in Siberia
The accident happened at 1:10 today local time (21:19 Moscow time yesterday), when an Antonov An-24- aircraft with 15 people aboard crashed while on final approach to runway airport of Igarka in Siberia.... more
AerospaceSpace pollution: China leads, followed by USA and Russia
Moscow, Russia - 93% of debris produced by the three main space powers
China has topped the list of the world's major polluters of the near-Earth space environment, followed by the United States and Russia, according to data from Russian Federal Space Agency Roscosmos. All... more
Aerospace800 million Dollars for the new Russian space base
Moscow, Russia - "Vostochny" will be operational from 2015
"Russia will invest $ 800 million in a new space base" to be built near the town of Uglesgorsk, nell'Amur, a region of eastern Russia on the border with China. This was announced by the Russian Prime... more
AirportsAirgest. Ryanair will operate also in the Italian city of Palermo
Trapani, Italy - Ombra:"An important and eminent presence for Sicily, which improves the airport system of our region"
Salvatore Ombra, president of Airgest, the Italian management trust of Trapani airport, positively commented on the news that the airline Ryanair has renewed its engagement in Palermo's "Falcone e Borsellino"... more
AirportsIncrease to fees, now it's official arm-wrestling Rome airports-minister Tremonti
Rome, Italy - Integration of 3 Euro / passenger has not yet been activated by CIPE, despite Italian minister Matteoli gave as to conclusion the procedure
Financial data released yesterday by AdR (Rome airports management company) are now the official confirmation of what was long feared by analysts (see news by AVIONEWS): delay activation of fares increases... more
AirportsRome airports group (AdR): Board approves 1st half 2010 results
Rome, Italy - Weighs the failure to implement the law to rise fares of 3 Euro
The board of Aeroporti di Roma SpA (AdR), chaired by Fabrizio Palenzona, looked at the ADR Group's consolidated results of the first half of 2010. The Board first noted the positive results achieved... more
Press releaseItalian ENAC starts the test of the body scanner in the airport of Palermo
Rome, Italy - New system for "Passive detection of the body energy" tested in the Italian Punta Raisi airport
After the test in the Rome-Fiumicino, Milan-Malpensa e Venice-Tessera airports, ENAC, Italian National Civil Aviation Authority, started on Friday the 'body scanner' experimentation in the Palermo-Punta... more
IndustryInsitu: NAVAIR contract for UAV integration system
Washington, Usa - Named Small Tactical Unmanned Air System (STUAS)/Tier II
Insitu Inc. announced it has been awarded the Small Tactical Unmanned Air System (STUAS)/Tier II contract from Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) for its Integrator unmanned aircraft system (UAS). In... more
Weather forecastsStill fickleness on the Italian northern regions
Rome, Italy - For the first week in August
As already announced through an issue of a notice for adverse weather conditions, the first week in August will have a fickleness conditions, with two Atlantic perturbations in transit on the Italian Country... more
AerospaceCooling system shuts off on ISS, power re-routed
Cape Canaveral, USA - Emergency EVA to fix the problem before tomorrow, as previously scheduled
A failure of the cooling system on the International Space Station forced astronauts to re-route power Sunday night, as NASA planned emergency spacewalks to fix the problem. One cooling loop shut... more
AerospaceSuccessful launch for 5th Chinese satellite Beidou, "China GPS"
Xichang, China - At the end, the system will consist of 35 satellites
China launched its fifth orbiter into space at 5:30 a.m. Sunday, as a part of its satellite navigation and positioning network, known as Beidou, or “Compass” system. It was launched on the Long March 3I... more
AirlinesAir Berlin concludes code-share agreements with American Airlines and Finnair
Milan, Italy - It's the first step towards joing oneworld, the worldwide airline alliance
On Tuesday, July 27th 2010, Air Berlin, the airline in Germany and the fifth in Europe, announced (but unveiled only today) that it is to join oneworld, the world's airline alliance for international quality... more
AirportsMalpensa Express shuttle to start in December, an investment of 87 mln euros
Milan, Italy - Linking airport to Milan Central railway station
Integration of Trenitalia and Ferrovie Nord companies rail services will start, from December, the new shuttle service "Malpensa Express". It will link the airport to Milan Central railway station. The... more
DefenseRussia to show nest-generation aircraft carrier technical design by the end of 2010
Moscow, Russia - It will be nuclear-powered with a displacement of 50,000-60,000 tons, experts say
New Russian aircraft carriers by the end of the year. Or at least, we will see the first technical design. This was revealed to Russian news agency "Ria Novosti", by the Russian navy commander, Admiral... more
Airlines65 new aircraft in JAL fleet, replacing the old Boeing 747s
Tokyo, Japan - A maxi-order of 2.8 bln Dollars
The Japanese airline JAL (Japan Airlines) will spend 241.5 billion yen (about 2.8 billion Dollars) in the next five years, to purchase 65 new aircraft, of which most Boeing (56 between B-787, B B-737 and... more
AirportsAthens International Airport: 7,2 million passengers in the 1st semester
Athens, Greece - AIA traffic at 2009 levels (+0.1%)
For the period January–June, Athens International Airport traffic remained at the corresponding 2009 levels (+0.1%, 7.2 million passengers), despite a 3.5% drop in flights mainly attributed to the negative s... more
Sport aviationHang-gliding pre-world championships started in Umbria
Turin, Italy - Until next Sunday
Spectacle in the sky of Sigillo (Perugia) thanks to the hang-gliding pilots, busy until August 8th with the pre-world championship, introductory to the World Championship which will be held in the same... more
DefenseRussia in counter-trend: defense expense will increase by 60% in 2013
Moscow, Russia - Will rise to over 66.3 million US dollars by 2013, from 42 million in 2010
Differently from reductions in defense budget by US (- $ 100 billion), United Kingdom (- 20%) and Italy (cutting the purchase of 25 Eurofighter aircraft), Russia takes the opposite direction. The Russian... more
Weather forecastsBad weather in Italy: still fickleness on the North
Rome, Italy - The Italian Civil Defense Department has issued a notice for adverse conditions
A new bad weather phase arrived on the central-western sectors on the Alps, from yesterday evening, due to a perturbation from Atlantic. The Italian Civil Defense Department, on the basis of available... more
Press releaseItalian ADUC and car rent, especially in the airports: instructions for use
Rome, Italy - Airport taxes that can weight upon the grand total
"Renting a car can be more affordable than withstanding long journeys with your own car. In fact, besides the costs of transport of your own car, a risk assessment is now more has to be considered, nowadays... more
Military aviationRecord-breaking Russian Tu-95MS bombers: 40-hour patrol over three oceans
Moscow, Russia - Previous performance was of 36 hours
Though patrol missions over Arctic, Atlantic and Pacific oceans are a standard since 2007 – when then-president Vladimir Putin ordered resuming – now the issue touched record levels: according to Lt. Col... more
Finance and economyEutelsat Communications reports a record full year 2009-2010
Paris, France - With revenue and Ebitda growth above 11%
The Board of Directors’ meeting of Eutelsat Communications, under the chairmanship of Giuliano Berretta, met and reviewed its financial results for the year ended June 30, 2010. The highlights • Tar... more
AirlinesVueling reopens direct link between Malpensa and Bilbao
Barcelona, Spain - After a two-year absence, starting from the end of October; as of the beginning of 2011 the service will be available also from Rome
Starting from the 31th of October Vueling, an airline of the latest generation, will connect Milan-Malpensa to Bilbao with four direct flights per week, a service missing since the cancellation by Alitalia,... more
Finance and economyAutogrill: the Board of Directors approves the half-year report 2010
Milan, Italy - The growth in revenues was more relevant in the airports
Meeting last Friday the Board of Directors of Autogrill SpA examined and approved the consolidated results at 30 June 2010. The highlights: - Consolidated revenues: € 2,800.3 million, +5.4% vs. €... more
AirlinesRyanair targeted by Italian tax police (GdF): evasion for 350 mln
Rome, Italy - The military has complained the company missed charges for 2005-2009 years
350 million euros of revenues not declared to Italian tax service from 2005 to 2009. This is the accusatory hypothesis moved to low-cost carrier Ryanair by Guardia di Finanza ("Guard of Finance", Italian... more
AirlinesAlitalia: financial statements for the first half of 2010
Rome, Italy - Flight punctuality at 82.5%
The Board of Directors of Alitalia - Compagnia Aerea Italiana SpA, chaired by Roberto Colaninno, met last Friday in Rome and approved the consolidated Group financial statements for the first half of... more
AirportsAirgest: meeting in Dublin with Ryanair's top brasses, yesterday
Trapani, Italy - Carrier confirms Birgi airport as a good choice in Sicily
Meeting in Dublin, yesterday, between Airgest (management company of the port of Trapani) and Ryanair's senior. Issued some technical and operational aspects, related to the presence of the carrier at... more
AerospaceNo flight suits to cosmonauts of Russian spaceship Rus’, replaced with “Egg-capsules”
Moscow, Russia - Only a hypothetical project, right now: “It may not be given the green light”, said space designer Pozdnyakov (Zveda)
In the new Russian piloted ship Rus’, (????), whose design outline is planned to be finished next year, instead of flight survival suits there may be individual tight capsules. “There are ideas to... more
IndustryPiaggio Aero, an indefinite strike now seems inevitable
Genoa, Italy - Meanwhile, Mubadala and Tata shareholders may be debating with Italian partners: price differences?
There seems to be cloudy horizon for employees in Piaggio Aero Industries. After the first week of turmoil, still no signal from the company. Is becoming more real, then, what dreaded few days ago, an... more
ReportRecord heat and fires in Russia: Medvedev buys other firefighting aircraft?
Moscow, Russia - He'd have said it in a telephone conversation with Putin
From what we read on "Ria Novosti" agency, Russian president Dmitry Medvedev would be deeply concerned by the terrible state of drought which the country is in, following one of the most heavy and abnormal... more
IndustryAirbus: increased monthly production rate of A-320 airplanes
Blagnac, France - It reflects evidence of strong market recovery trend
Airbus will increase the monthly production rate of its A-320 Family aircraft to 38 per month in August 2011 and to 40 per month in first quarter 2012. Currently Airbus turns out 34 A-320 Family aircraft... more
Civil aviation"Single European Sky", begin the process Community
Brussels, Belgium - Yesterday the European Commission adopted Regulation
The European Commission yesterday adopted a new regulation that gives the go-ahead for the creation of the "Single European Sky". The "Single European Sky (SES) will become operational from January 1,... more
AirportsEUR 350m by EIB for Schiphol's innovative baggage handling system
Amsterdam, Holland - Started in 2004 it will be completed by 2013
Schiphol Group signed yesterday a EUR 350 million loan agreement with the European Investment Bank to finance the continued upgrading and expansion of the baggage handling system at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol,... more
AirlinesAustrian Airlines Group: result for first half-year of 2010
Vienna, Austria - Restructuring measures take effect
Austrian Airlines (AA) achieved a result from operating activities of minus 67 million euros in the first half-year of 2010. This meant the carrier succeeded in reducing its operating loss by 28.3 percent... more
AirportsRegional act unlocks 94.3 million for the Sardinian airports
Cagliari, Italy - No more duplication of routes and flights reduced
Stop the overlap between routes with public service obligations and those in competition or low-cost, fewer resources in the high season of summer, but at the same time more during low season. These... more