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IndustryBoeing: further delays for 787 Dreamliner airplane delivery
Seattle, USA - Training devices under certification by FAA
Boeing Training and Flight Services has started 787 Dreamliner flight certification training after the provisional approval from the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for Boeing's Seattle-based... more
DefenseIndia: new ballistic Agni-V missile to be tested in six months
New Delhi, India - For the country, it's the first intercontinental rocket (ICBM) with a range superior to 5,000 km
India is making preparation for test-firing the newly-developed inter-continental ballistic missile (ICBM) Agni-V to improve the long-range strategic combat capability. Agni-V was developed after the... more
Civil aviationAir transport in Italy: burst of strikes planned in September
Rome, Italy - 4 in sight only in the last 10 days of the month, other 2 on 6th and 9h
Black September in sight with several air trasport strikes. It begins in Rome next week: Monday, September 6th, will stop the Cobas union workers of Enav-control center of Rome, from 12:00 to 4:00pm. On... more
AirlinesUS Antitrust give green light to United-Continental merger
Chicago , USA - It will be the biggest carrier in the world
Clearance by the US authorities to the proposed merger between United Airlines and Continental. Under the common name "United", thus, is born the largest airline in the world. Thus ends the legislative... more
AirportsNew Sheraton hotel in the Italian City of Malpensa: the opening at the End of September
Malpensa, Italy - 440 rooms, 1000 seat Congress Hall and "Low-cost" Prices troubling competitors
At the end of September, a new Sheraton Hotel will be open in Malpensa. There will be 440 rooms, a 1000 seat congress hall, and the hotel will be directly linked to the air terminal 1. Hotel-keepers... more
IndustrySukhoi Superjet 100 airplane: first appearance in Italy
Turin, Italy - At the Turin-Caselle airport
The Sukhoi Superjet 100 airplane landed in Italy for the first time at Turin-Caselle Airport. The aircraft (prototype SN 950004) took off from the Flight Test Center in Zhukovsky (Moscow) to continue the... more
IndustryAE 3007A2 engine by Rolls-Royce certified
Rome, Italy - By Brazilian and European agencies, after US FAA
Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, has received type certification from the Agência Nacional de Aviação Civil (ANAC) and European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) for the latest member of the AE... more
SecurityAVIONEWS interviews Alberto Valentini, managing technical director at ENAV Academy (VIDEO)
Forlì, Italy - The course programs of a training center for flight controllers, a kind-of-one institution in Europe.
A second step, continuing our journey into Enav (Italian flight assistance company) Academy school, an international center of excellence in aviation training for students from technical and aeronautical... more
AirlinesTurkish Airlines: its first half-year net profit 134 million Euro
Rome, Italy - The financial statements for the airline, a Star Alliance's member
Turkish Airlines' first half year of 2010 consolidated financial statements were reported to Istanbul Stock Exchange. According to the financial statements sales revenue has increased by 28 percent in... more
Finance and economyVolagratis aims at Zurich stock market
Zurich, Switzerland - Low-cost website is planning IPO at Helvetic stock exchange
Volagratis points to the stock and does it trying the IPO in it parent company Bravofly's capital city, in Zurich. The Italian online travel website is evaluating the landing on the stock exchange,... more
MiscellaneousAVIONEWS wishes mid-August holiday
Rome, Italy - The Agency, after a two week break, will open again on Monday 30
AVIONEWS informs its subscribers and readers that will be closed for two weeks during the period from Monday 16 and Friday 27, on the occasion of the mid-August holiday and Summer season. The normal... more
AirlinesIntercontinental traffic trolling Swiss International Airlines results
Zurich, Switzerland - Load factor almost 88 percent
Intercontinental traffic results trolling Swiss International Airlines. In July, the air company born from the old flag carrier's ashes has reached 1.33 million passengers, an increase over the same month... more
Fair and showsAir shows and exhibitions in the last week in August
Rome, Italy - From Monday 23 to Sunday 29
Monday 23 - "2010 FAI World Championships for Space Models". Irig, Serbia. + 381 22 631 273 www.mksirmium.com/wcs2010 Tuesday 24 - "2010 FAI World Championships for Space Models". Irig, Serbia.... more
AirlinesA billion dollars to Libyan Airlines and Afriqiyah Airways from Libyan banks
Tripoli, Libya - Seven institutes help the two carriers with a 10-year loan
A consortium of seven Libyan banks granted a loan of over one billion dollars to the country's two main airlines, Libyan Airlines and Afriqiyah Airways. The funding - managers of the two national carriers... more
IndustryEurofighter Typhoon "Nurtures the minds of tomorrow"
Hallbergmoos, Germany - The consortium supported for the fifth year the IASS
Over the past four years, the Eurofighter Typhoon consortium has supported the International Aerospace Summer School (IASS) and this summer is no exception. For the fifth year of the Summer School, the... more
Civil aviationStrike on UK airport from BAA workers
London, UK - Date still to be set
Thousands of British Airports Authority (BAA) workers will strike in a dispute over pay that could cause disruption to flights at the end of the summer holidays. Under the common flag of Unite union workers... more
CargoEtihad: delivery of first A-330/200F aircraft marks record month
Abu Dhabi, UAE - The carrier is the launch carrier for the freighter model
Etihad Airways has taken delivery of its first A-330/200 freighter aircraft. Etihad is the launch customer for the freighter which made its maiden flight from Airbus in Toulouse to the airline’s base i... more
AirlinesMexicana airline needs US$100 mln to keep flying
Mexico City, Mexico - CEO Borja and unions talking to investors, trying to raise funds
Mexicana airline's CEO, Manuel Borja, said the debt-ridden company needs an infusion of at least US$100 million to go on. Mexico's largest airline filed for bankruptcy protection in Mexico and the United... more
SecurityEdinburgh airport: security breach leaves passengers facing delays
Edinburgh, UK - Terminal evacuated
Security Breach at Edinburgh airport, which has forced authorities to evacuate the terminal and made suffer serious delays to passengers waiting. To commuters and families going on holiday, yesterday... more
AirportsFrankfurt Airport reports new traffic records in July
Frankfurt, Germany - Exceeding the 5,2 million passenger mark for the first time in a single month
Fraport AG’s Frankfurt Airport home base welcomed 5,281,632 passengers in July 2010 – exceeding the 5.2 million passenger mark for the first time in a single month. This topped the previous record of... more
AirportsBig increase in Kansas City airport cancellations
Kansas City, USA - About 80% more in May and June
Rising numbers for cancelled flights at Kansas City International Airport in May and June. The airport released statistics three days ago, showing 103 flights were cancelled in June, compared with 59 in... more
UAS-DronesPatroller drone aircraft wins French Interior Ministry bidding
Paris, France - First contract for Sagem’s UAV, conducting operational trials on civil security
Sagem (Safran group) has been selected by the Civil Security Division of the French Ministry of the Interior to conduct operational trials with the Patroller surveillance drone system, after a bidding... more
Fair and showsAir shows and exhibitions in the third week in August
Rome, Italy - From Wednesday 18 to Sunday 22
Wednesday 18 - "2010 21st Ladies Hot Air Balloon World Cup and 26th Polish Championships". Wloclawek, Poland. + 48 542 355 443 www.aeroklub.wloclawek.pl Thursday 19 - Cancelled "Red Bull Air... more
Fair and showsItalian Air Force: 50 years of acrobatic team "Frecce Tricolori"
Rome, Italy - September 11 and 12 world's top aerobatic teams show, live on TV and streaming
The Italian Air Force (AMI) celebrates the 50-year history of "Frecce Tricolori", national acrobatic team, and organized for the occasion, a large air show on September 11th and 12th, 2010, at Rivolto... more
OccurrencesDelta airplane back to Los Angeles airport due to engine problem
Los Angeles, USA - Cause unknown, 179 passengers placed on flight 3 hours after
It was no bird-strike what forced back at LA airport a Delta Airlines airplane yesterday, even if at first Federal Aviation Administration said the pilot reported so. FAA reported the pilot of a Delta... more
AccidentsR-44 helicopter crash in Messina, it seems men are all victims
Messina, Italy - The mayor confirms: "We never authorized any helicopter landing area"
Come some new details about the incident to Robinson 44 helicopter (registered I-KOST) crashed this morning in Giammoro, near Milazzo (Sicily, Messina province). Contrary to first news leaked in the... more
AirlinesJapan Airlines group sells stakes in three handling companies
Osaka, Japan - Restructuring plan has not yet been officially submitted
Three are the companies in JAL galaxy whose shares are to be sold, all providing ground-handling and passengers services at Kansai International Airport in Osaka, as explained in a note sent to AVIONEWS... more
AirlinesCA: new brand identity for the new United Airlines
Houston, Usa - Logo and livery to create a more modern look
United Airlines and Continental Airlines yesterday revealed refinements to the visual branding for the new global airline that will result from the proposed merger between the two airlines. The new... more
AirportsHelsinki Airport: transfer traffic between Europe and Asia grows furtherly (+9.4%)
Helsinki, Finland - The routes to Northern Europe increase substantially
International passenger traffic at Helsinki Airport enjoyed growth during the Summer. Since the beginning of the year flight traffic between Europe and Asia has increased the most, with 9.4% more passengers... more
AirportsGreen light for expansion of Terminal 4 at "John F. Kennedy Airport"
New York, Usa - It will become Delta Airlines hub in New York
Yesterday the mayor of New York, Michael Bloomberg, announced that international Terminal 4 at "John F. Kennedy Airport" is to be expanded substantially. This was agreed between the New York and New Jersey... more
AirportsAfghanistan, by November Herat airport open to international flights
Herat, Afghanistan - Afghan transport minister Najafi said to local businessmen
Opening to international traffic for Herat airport in sight, within three months. Herat, one of the most populous provinces of Afghanistan, suffers from the distance of international airports, in Kabul,... more
AerospaceSecond spacewalk to remove failed ammonia pump on ISS
Cape Caveral, USA - Repairs to be completed no earlier than Sunday
Completed the second of three planned spacewalks to repair the cooling system of the International Space Station. Yesterday two Expedition 24 flight engineers, Doug Wheelock and Tracy Caldwell Dyson, removed... more
AccidentsR-44 helicopter crash, perhaps the wind caused a collision with an industrial building
Messina, Italy - The aircraft leased by private parties was bounded to Salina island
The R-44 helicopter crashed this morning near Milazzo, Sicily, according to a preliminary reconstruction made by the investigators, hit against a warehouse in the industrial area during take-off, possibly... more
AccidentsR-44 helicopter crash in Messina: 2 men and 2 women confirmed dead
Messina, Italy - It took off from a maybe not-approved runway in Milazzo
The Italian Air Safety Board, ANSV, has opened an investigation on the incident occurred this morning to R-44 helicopter, registered I-COST, and confirmed to AVIONEWS an investigating officer is going... more
AirlinesDelta Air Lines: plans for enhancement and expansion of Terminal 4 at "JFK" airport
New York, Usa - The project, for a worth of $1.2 billion, to begin in September 2010
Delta Air Lines, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and JFK International Air Terminal LLC (JFKIAT) yesterday unveiled plans for the enhancement and expansion of Terminal 4 at "John F. Kennedy... more
AccidentsMessina: R-44 helicopter crashes and burns
Messina, Italy - Four dead in the sudden disaster
This morning in Giammoro, a town in the Province of Messina, four people died aboard a R-44 helicopter, registered I-COST, which crashed and caught fire, police told. According to preliminary, the helicopter... more
Weather forecastsBad weather in Italy: storms arrived on the North from yesterday
Rome, Italy - During the week-end rains also on the Middle, stable on the South
The Italian Civil Defense Department, on the basis of available models, has issued a notice for adverse weather conditions that predicted from yesterday evening, on Wednesday August 11, 2010 from sparse... more
AirlinesThai Airways delays new bonds
Bangkok, Thailand - ...And instead asks for a $ 600 mln over loan to banks
Thai Airways International said on Wednesday its board had approved a plan to seek 20 billion baht (over than 620 mln Dollars) in loans from domestic banks to help restructure its finances. The airline... more
AirlinesNew stage in the restructuring process of Japan Airlines
Osaka, Japan - The carrier will sell 90% of the subsidiary JSK
A further step in the path of financial consolidation of Japan Airlines, which said it will sell 90% of the subsidiary JAL Sky Kansai,. The operation is seen as a new stage in the restructuring process... more
Science and technologyFirst Canadian Arctic satellite station inaugurated
Ottawa, Canada - Made in partnership with German Aerospace Center, joins a Sweden-Norway-Alaska network
Opened on Tuesday the Inuvik Satellite Station Facility (ISSF), Canada's first Arctic satellite station, which will boost data collection in the region. ISSF, in Northwest Territories, can receive near... more
AccidentsAlaska air crash: on board DHC-3T aircraft also head of EADS US O'Keefe with his son and former Senator Stevens
Dillingham, USA - The O'Keefes both survive together with two other passengers, political man died
Among the passengers of the de Havilland Canada DHC-3T Texas Turbine Otter aircraft, tail number N455A, which crashed in Alaska, there were Sean O'Keefe, former NASA administrator and current number one... more
AirlinesTurkish Airlines announces direct flights to Washington and Los Angeles
Rome, Italy - From November and on March, respectively
Turkish Airlines, a Star Alliance member, to offer new no-stop flights to Washington DC and Los Angeles from the airlines’ largest hub, Istanbul. New four times weekly flights to Los Angeles will t... more
AirportsSan Francisco Airport: Mayor Newsom introduces legislation for a new control tower
San Francisco, Usa - FAA to cover USD 80 million cost of rebuilding existing seismically vulnerable tower
Mayor Gavin Newsom yesterday introduced legislation authorizing an agreement with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for the replacement of the Airport Traffic Control Tower and FAA Offices at the... more
AerospaceChina puts in orbit new remote-sensing satellite
Beijing, China - It will be used to conduct scientific experiment, carry out surveys on land resources
China on Tuesday successfully put into orbit another remote-sensing satellite, "Yaogan X", from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in northern Shanxi Province. The satellite was sent into space aboard... more
AirportsAir space over Delhi closed for 2 hours today and tomorrow
New Delhi, India - Due to air exercises part of the Independence Day preparation
The air space within a 60 km radius of the "Indira Gandhi International Airport" in Delhi will be closed from 13:00 hours to 15:00 hours today and tomorrow due to air exercises, as part of the Independence... more
AerospaceIranian astronauts in space by 2017
Tehran, Iran - President Ahmadinejad said project is in line with Iran space agency program
Iranian President, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, said Thursday Iran will send the country's first astronauts to space in seven years' time, local satellite "Press TV" reported. "The plan is in line with an Iran... more
SecurityBody scanner: doubts on air safety and health
Roma, Italy - The University of San Francisco wrote to Obama showing concern
Testing stopped in Venice airport for the malfunctioning, scheduled ones in Rome and Milan ending without much enthusiasm by the technicians. And are not enough assurances from Italian national civil aviation... more
AccidentsAlaska: de Havilland Canada 3T aircraft falls, 5 victims
Dillingham, USA - 9 people on board, 4 survivors
Crashed in Alaska a small de Havilland Canada DHC touring-3T Texas Turbine Otter aircraft, registered N455A, a single-engine propeller-driven high-wing, carrying nine people. The plane crashed about... more
AirlinesChanging of the guard at Scandinavian Airlines's top: CEO Jansson leaving
Stokholm, Sweden - He'll go out in Autumn, a year left on his contract
Change at the top for SAS Group AB. Mats Jansson, president and CEO of the Nordic air company, unexpectedly announced his intention to leave the carrier next Fall, after four years of employment with the... more
SecurityAerospace security: Obama puts a woman at the head of Intelligence
Washington, USA - Letitia Long appointed director of NGA
A woman elevated to lead the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA), the section of US intelligence that will monitor the Space. She is Letitia A. Long, of Indonesian origin: a "Spatial" -it... more