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AirlinesJust started fusion between Olympic and Aegean
Athen, Grece - Under European antitrust observation the agreement between the two most important Greek air companies
Olympic and Aegean airlines, the two most important Greek air companies announced their next fusion in one big carrier. Process, just started, would last for some months and now is under European antitrust... more
Weather forecastsBad weather in Italy: still storms on Central-South and Sicily
Rome, Italy - An additional adverse weather conditions has been issued
"After some hours of pause, from tomorrow in the early morning a passage of quick perturbation impulses on Italy of Atlantic origin will return to bring conditions of fickleness on central-south and on... more
Military aviationCanada starts test on CH-148 Cyclone helicopters
Halifax , Canada - 28 units ordered
The first CH-148 Cyclone helicopter has arrived in Shearwater, Army's military base, near Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, coming from Sikorsky Aircraft facility in Florida, to afford first flight tests. During... more
SecurityFAA AD on The Boeing Company model 747-200C and - 200F series airplanes (2010-03-05)
Washington, Usa - To prevent cracking of the upper chords and straps of the floor beams, which could lead to failure of the floor beams and loss of controllability, rapid decompression, and loss of integrity of the airplane
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information Federal Register: [Page 5692-5695] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part... more
SecurityFAA AD on PIAGGIO AERO INDUSTRIES SpA model P-180 airplanes (2010-03-04)
Washington, Usa - To identify and correct an unsafe condition on an aviation product
Federal Aviation Administration Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information Federal Register: [Page 5690-5692] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation... more
HelicoptersAEurocopter helicopters: order announcements and contract signatures at "H-E 2010"
Houston, Usa - For AS-350B3 and EC-130
From the Eurocopter booth at "Heli-Expo", American Eurocopter announced that U.S. Customs and Border Protection has entered into the first option year on the Light Enforcement Helicopter (LEH) contract... more
AccidentsItalian Air Force HH-3F crash in 2008: it was human error
Rome, Italy - During maintenance operations performed several months before
It would have been a human error during maintenance operations performed several months before to cause a failure on the Italian Air Force 84th Air Rescue Center (SAR) HH-3F helicopter which crashed on... more
HelicoptersRussian helicopters at "Heli Expo 2010"
Houston, USA - Various models for the American market showcased in Houston
Russian Helicopters company has showcased a lineup of aircraft built for the North and South American markets at "Heli Expo 2010". Russian Helicopters is the holding company of the Russian rotorcraft industry,... more
AccidentsTexas accident inquiry passed to FBI
Austin, USA - Due to the apparently criminal nature of the event
The US NTSB (National Transportation Safety Board) has transferred control of the investigation into last Thursday's crash of a Piper PA/28-236 Dakota aircraft into an office building in Austin, Texas... more
Press releaseItalian ENAC: new Authority's organigram
Rome, Italy - The reduction of the number of managements and the separation of the regulation activity from that implementation of rules among the newness
"The Board of Directors of ENAC (Italian Civil Aviation Organization) in the meeting of yesterday has decided the new organigram of the Authority with the relative roles based on the new organization that... more
Military aviationIndia presents its new MiG-29K fighters
New Delhi, India - A quantum leap for New Delhi's Navy
India has introduced the Russian-made MiG-29K air superiority fighter in the fleet of its Navy. The presentation took place on Friday with a showcase of the entire naval aviation means of the country,... more
HelicoptersEC-225 helicopter has new firefighting system
Houston, USA - Furthermore VIH Aviation Group has purchased two helicopters of this model
Eurocopter has displayed its new firefighting system developed for the EC-225 at "Heli Expo 2010", Houston (USA). The system, which has been extensively tested during forest fires on the island of Corsica... more
HelicoptersEsperia Aviation Services SpA signs contract with AW
Rome, Italy - For purchase of four helicopters
AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, announced that Esperia Aviation Services SpA of Italy has signed a contract for four helicopters including two AW-119Ke single engines, one Grand light twin and... more
HelicoptersBristow Group orders four AW-139 helicopters
Houston, USA - Deal announced during "Heli Expo 2010" in Houston
Helicopter transport company Bristow Group of UK has ordered four AgustaWestland AW-139 medium-twin helicopters to be used to perform off-shore transport missions. The purchase adds to the previous one... more
Press releaseItalian ENAC approved emendation at flying license release and renew regulation
.Rome , Italy - Rules shaped on Icao Country standard
"During yesterday meeting of Enac (Italian Board for Civil Aviation) management, was approved emendation at technical rules about pilot license release and renew, shaping Italy position on European regulation,... more
OccurrencesAir France A-380 grounded in New York
New York, USA - New technical issues for the superjumbo
Air France's Airbus A-380/800, before departing for flight AF7 from New York to Paris, has been grounded in New York due to a new technical issue, that led to the cancellation of the flight. After take... more
Latest newsLufthansa pilots stopped their strike
Berlin, Germany - Just yesterday, first day of protest, more than 900 flights cancelled
Lufthansa's pilots stopped their four day-strike began at 0:00 p.m. of Sunday 21st. During first hours of protest more than 900 flights, belonging to Lufthansa and other company's subsidiaries Germanwings... more
ReportBody scanner, the Pope: "Respect for the person"
Rome, Italy - Meeting Saturday with representatives of the Italian air transport
Pope Benedict XVI Saturday met representatives of the Italian air transport, managers and employees, to underline the importance of their work also in making the Pope's journeys safe and secure. But he... more
AirlinesSunExpress launches a very special livery on a Boeing 737
Rome, Italy - Dedicated to Istanbul for celebrating its 20th anniversary
SunExpress, the joint venture of Turkish Airlines and Lufthansa operating scheduled and charter flights between Europe and Turkey, painted one of its Boeing 737-800s with an artistic design for celebrating... more
ReportAverted probable coupe d'etat in Turkey
Ankara, Turkey - The premier Erdogan announces it today from Madrid
The Turkish Prime minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, has announced today during a press-conference in Madrid, where he is for a visit, that the authorities have averted an attempt of military takeover, and... more
IndustrySpain celebrates 10,000 flying hours with the Eurofighter Typhoon (Video)
Hallbergmoos, Germany - The event was marked in a ceremony held at Morón Air Base
La spagnola Air Force hanno raggiunto una pietra miliare come la loro flotta Eurofighter Typhoon raggiunto 10000 ore di volo. L'evento è stato segnato in una cerimonia svoltasi presso la base aerea di... more
Press releaseBad weather: DGAC suggests flights' reduction on Orly and Paris-Roissy
Paris, France - Tomorrow in which are predicted perturbations on all France
DGAC, French civil aviation general authority, has asked carriers to reduce flights tomorrow on February 23 with the following recommendation: Annulment of 50% of flights on Orly's airport cancellation... more
Civil aviationFrankfurt Airport: operations smoothly
Frankfurt, Germany - Despite reduced flight services
Despite the pilot strike and the resulting restrictions, traffic and terminal operations at Frankfurt Airport (FRA) are running smoothly overall, however, at a considerably reduced level. Lufthansa’s e... more
AerospaceESA chooses three scientific missions for further study
Paris, France - Dark energy, habitable planets around other stars, and the mysterious nature of our own Sun
Dark energy, habitable planets around other stars, and the mysterious nature of our own Sun, have been chosen by ESA as candidates for two medium-class missions to be launched no earlier than 2017. On... more
Fair and shows"H-E 2010": Eurocopter displays helicopters and new technologies
Houston, Usa - First presentation of EC-175 in SAR configuration
Eurocopter displays, on its booth #3128, several of its successful products and key examples of its R&D work, demonstrating its innovative strength and continued effort to increase the customer value of... more
IndustryNew American order for AgustaWestland?
Washington, USA - The US Navy is launching the new VXX programme
The USA might award a new, important contract to the Finmeccanica company. After cutting the VH-71 Kestrel presidential helicopter programme, jointly built by Lockheed Martin and AgustaWestland, the US... more
ReportRyanair leaves passengers on the wrong island
Fuerteventura, Spain - Abandoned in Fuerteventura instead of in Lanzarote
Ryanair passengers of a flight bound for Lanzarote, Canary Islands (Spain) have been left by the carrier on the islands of Fuerteventura. Nothing serious if they had received any assistance by the low-cost... more
Civil aviationAci Europe: passenger traffic -5.9% in 2009
Brussels, Belgium - Also freight -13.1%
The overall passenger traffic at European airports for 2009 decreased by -5.9% compared with 2008. The accumulated figure for freight traffic during January to December decreased by -13.1% and movements... more
HelicoptersAgustaWestland unveils the Grand New (Video)
Houston, USA - Within "Heli Expo 2010". Two purchased by Vinair
AgustaWestland (Finmeccanica) yesterday unveiled its Grand New at "Heli Expo 2010", Houston, USA. This is an evolution of the Grand helicopter. Among the new aircraft's features there are the latest developments... more
HelicoptersUSA: up to 110 new helicopters for the government
Houston, USA - With a 5-year contract awarded to Sikorsky
Sikorsky Aerospace Services (Sikorsky Aircraft) announced yesterday at "Heli Expo 2010", Houston, that the US State Department has entered into a 5-year agreement to purchase up to 110 modernized S-61... more
Fair and showsAir shows and exhibitions in the last week in February
Rome, Italy - From Monday 22 to Sunday 28
Monday 22 - "Heli-Expo 2010" in Houston, Texas (Usa), from February 20-23. Saturday 27 - "SAAA WA Regional Fly-in". Denmark, Western Australia. + 61 (0)8 9848 1550 www.fly-denmark.com.au -... more
SecurityFAA: 1.2 million fine for GE Caledonian
Washington, USA - Improper maintenance procedures involving 101 engines
The FAA has proposed a civil penalty of U$1.2 for GE Caledonian, an FAA-certificated foreign repair station based in Scotland, for improper maintenance procedures involving 101 engines over a three and... more
AerospaceSpace Shuttle Endeavour back to Earth
Cape Canaveral, USA - After two weeks in space
Space shuttle Endeavour landed tonight at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral after two weeks in space with on board the crew of mission STS-130. Among more than 16,000 kg of hardware left on the ISS... more
Weather forecastsBad weather in Italy: thunderstorms on central-southern Tyrrhenian regions
Rome, Italy - For the successive 24-36 hours
"Flows with perturbations from Atlantic origin continue to interest the Italian regions and today and tomorrow (February 22 and 23) will bring intense fickleness conditions on Sardinia and on central-southern... more
HelicoptersAW-139 helicopter anti-ice system achieves EASA certification
Cologne, Germany - Soon also by FAA and TCAA
EASA (European Aviation Safety Agency) has certified the Full Ice Protection System (FIPS) for AgustaWestland's AW-139 helicopter. This allows the aircraft to fly into known icing conditions with all weather... more
Weather forecastsBad weather in Italy (2): storms on south arriving
Rome, Italy - Still snowfall on the Alps
"Following to a perturbation already present on Italy, a new flow of Atlantic origin to reach from tomorrow the Italian regions bringing conditions of fickleness on southern Tyrrhenian sectors. The... more
AirlinesGermanwings on pilots' strike: two thirds of flights assured
Milan, Italy - With an alternative plan and change of reservation
"Germanwings would assure two thirds of its flights, despite the announced strike by pilots from February 22 to 25, 2010. The airline, in order to reduce the minimal the hardships to the passengers,... more
ReportCoupe d'etat in Niger: air space closed
Niamey, Niger - The State's Constitution suspended and all institutions dismissed
"The Supreme Council of which I am the spokesperson -Col. Goukoye Abdoulkarim has declared to radio and State tv- has decided to suspend Country's Constitution and to dismiss all Institutions". With this... more
AerospaceCryoSat launch delayed
Baikonur, Kazakhstan - A new launch date shortly
The launch of ESA's CryoSat-2 satellite from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, scheduled for 25 February, has been delayed due to a concern related to the second stage steering engine of the Dnepr... more
IndustryThird F-35B airplane lands at NAS in Patuxent River (Video)
Patuxent River, Usa - The aircraft is known as BF-3
"Piloted by Lockheed Martin F-35 Test Pilot Jeff Knowles, the third F-35B Lightning II short takeoff/vertical landing (STOVL) stealth fighter landed at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Md. The jet,... more
AirlinesAir France first A-380 operator in Africa
Paris, France - First superjumbo Paris-Johannesburg flight completed
Yesterday Air France's Airbus A-380 landed for the first time in Johannesburg after departing from Paris, making Air France the first airline to operate the world's largest passenger aircraft to the African... more
AirlinesTurkish Airlines purchases a B-777/300ER flight simulator
Istanbul, Turkey - It will be delivered in 2010
Turkish Airlines today announced that it has purchased a 7000 Series Full Flight Simulator (FFS) representing the Boeing 777/300ER aircraft from CAE. The FFS will be delivered in 2010, along with a CAE... more
CuriositiesThe most pleasing airports according to "Lonely Planet"
Rome, Italy - For services offered, but also for sight and attractions for who doesn't fly
The airport is not only a site where to take an airplane or to welcome to arrival by friends and relatives. These sites are also as unusual reference to who wants to spend times in an agreeable for sight,... more
IndustryLEA expands its fleet with Embraer and Cessna airplanes
London, England - By Legacy 600 and Citation XLS
London Executive Aviation (‘LEA’), already one of Europe’s largest business jet charter operators, is expanding again with the addition to the fleet of an Embraer Legacy 600 and a Cessna Citation XLS.... more
AirlinesAir France restarts links with Haiti
Paris, France - Port-au-Prince airport partially reopened
The Haitian authorities have announced the partial reopening of Port-au-Prince airport to commercial traffic today, 19 February. The French airline Air France will resume flights to the city hit by the... more
SecurityNew proposed fine for American Eagle Airlines
Washington, USA - US$2.9 million civil penalty against the Fort Worth-based carrier
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has proposed a US$2.9 million civil penalty against American Eagle Airlines for operating, between February and May 2008, at least 1,178 passenger-carrying flights... more
AccidentsTexas accident, NTSB: too early to establish the cause (Video)
Austin, Texas - Media statements ascribed to the board denied
Despite information issued by some media, the US NTSB (National Transportation Safety Board) has denied what had been reported by the press, precising that it is still too early to establish the cause... more
Fair and showsCathay Pacific lands at "BIT"
Milan, Italy - The HK's airline presents the newness 2010 at the International tourism fair in Milan
Cathay Pacific communicates a new Milan-Malpensa/Hong Kong flight, that will be inaugurated next March 28, four times per week. The flight to be served by B-777/300ER aircraft in a three class configuration... more
ReportMistery in Santo Domingo: body falls from airplane
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic - Likely a stowaway
A cargo airplane en route from Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, to Miami, the USA, yesterday lost a very special load: a human body! The recovery took place within the territory of the Dominican Republic,... more
ReportTexas, airplane crashes on governmental building
Austin, Usa - An act of madness or a terrorist attack?
The reasons that yesterday led Joseph Andrew Stak first to set fire to its home and then to steal an airplane and crash on the Echelon Building, a governmental palace which also hosts the US tax office,... more