AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency
101,326 news found
AirlinesO'Leary: Ryanair will be the first Italian airline
Milan, Italy - The Government reduce the airport taxes
In a press-conference took place today in Milan, Ryanair, the Irish low-cost carrier's CEO, Ryan O'Leary, after that to have presented new routes from Italy (see for details AVIONEWS) has declared that... more
ReportEthiopian tragedy: the Boeing 737-8AS crashed into the sea sold from Ryanair
Rome, Italy - Ethiopian Airlines has purchased the aircraft in leasing from Cit Aerospace
Michael O'Leary, Ryanair's CEO, in a press-conference took place today in Rome, has communicated that the B-737/8AS aircraft, code ET-ANB, Cn/Msn 29935/1061, of Ethiopian Airlines crashed yesterday off... more
ReportFloods in Peru: air lift to evacuate tourists from Machu Picchu
Lima, Perù - Police and Armed Force's helicopters used
After the abundant precipitations that have caused flooding in Perù, in particular in two provinces in Apurimac and Cuzco, in the Calca, Cuzco, Urubamba, Canchis Quispicanchi, Anta and Convention localities... more
SecurityFAA AD on The Boeing Company model 737-300, -400, and -500 series airplanes (2010-01-09)
Washington, Usa - To detect and correct fatigue cracking of the fuselage skin panels, which could result in sudden fracture and failure of the fuselage skin panels, and consequent rapid decompression of the airplane
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information Federal Register: [Page 1527-1529] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part... more
SecurityFAA AD on The Boeing Company model 747-200F, 747- 200C, 747-400, 747-400D, and 747-400F series airplanes (2010-01-01)
Washington, Usa - To prevent the loss of structural integrity of the fuselage, which could result in rapid depressurization of the airplane
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information Federal Register: [Page 1533-1535] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part... more
SecurityFAA AD on Airbus model A-340/200, -300, -500, and -600 series airplanes (2010-01-07)
Washington, Usa - To identify and correct an unsafe condition on an aviation product
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information Federal Register: [Page 1538-1540] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part... more
AirlinesRyanair announces new routes
Rome, Italy - A new B-737/800 airplane will be introduced
Thanks to the introduction of a new B-737/800 aircraft, the low-cost airline Ryanair will open five new routes from Pisa's airport to Barcelona (Reus), Fez, Goteborg, Madrid and Santander. In the last... more
SecurityFAA AD on The Boeing Company model 737-600, -700, and -800 series airplanes (2010-01-08)
Washington, Usa - To prevent cracks from propagating from drill starts in the free flange which could cause a loss of structural integrity of the wing center section and may result in a fuel leak
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information Federal Register: [Page 1536-1538] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part... more
SecurityIATA and US Government meeting on aviation security
Geneva, Switzerland - Starting a "New era" of cooperation
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) last week hosted an historic aviation security summit with the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS), spearheading a "New era" of industry-government... more
Civil aviationEmbraer Legacy 450 and 500, programmes move forward
São José dos Campos, Brazil - Several parts and systems are currently in test phase
Embraer’s Legacy 450 and Legacy 500 executive jet development programmes continue moving forward. The concepts were presented at the "2007 National Business Aviation Association" (NBAA) Annual Meeting a... more
AirlinesAir Malta celebrates its two million passengers on Catania
Catania, Italy - And it strengthens partnership with Munich Airport
"Air Malta (AM) is celebrating the continued success of the airline’s operations from its Catania hub with its 2 million passengers transported since starting operations to Sicily in the year 1981. The M... more
AerospaceSlovenia is the sixth ESA European Cooperating State
Noordwijk, Netherlands - It will mainly cooperate in Science and Robotic Exploration programme
Thanks to an agreement signed last week in Noordwijk, the Netherlands, by Slovenian Minister of Higher Education, Science and Technology, Gregor Golobic and ESA’s Director of Legal Affairs and External R... more
AirlinesLufthansa expects 146 new airplanes
Frankfurt, Germany - Including 15 A-380s and 20 B-747s
The German airline Lufthansa announced its fleet expansion plans. The carrier in fact will take delivery of 146 new airplanes by 2016, worth overall about € 13 billion. 46 of these aircraft will be delivered b... more
Fair and shows"Italy Airspace Expo" at the beginning of next December at Fiera di Roma
Rome, Italy - Created 5 integrated exhibitions
"The IAE – 'Italy Airspace Expo' – has been definitely planned for the 30th November, and 1st and 2nd December 2010 at Nuova Fiera of Roma. Thanks to the Scientific Committee suggestions, product divisions hav... more
Science and technologyNew design for Terrafugia's flying car
Woburn, USA - To be unveiled in July
Terrafugia, manufacturer of the Transition roadable aircraft (a flying car), will unveil in July a new design for its innovative project. As explained by "Flightglobal", the vehicle will be lengthened... more
Civil aviationAlitalia's CEO: "Towards a new normal for European airlines"
Brussels, Belgium - It will not be possible to return to pre-crisis conditions
Alitalia’s CEO, Rocco Sabelli, recently elected by his peers as member of the board of the Association of European Airlines (AEA), has met with the Association’s secretary general, Ulrich Schulte-Strathaus, to... more
IndustrySELEX Communications supplies the C&I avionic systems for the UAE PC-21 airplanes
Rome, Italy - The contracts worth a total of 5.6 millions Euro
"SELEX Communications, Finmeccanica Group, – together with the controlled company Sirio Panel - has been awarded two contracts worth a total of 5.6 millions Euro by PILATUS Aircraft Ltd for the supply o... more
AccidentsNTSB to take part in Ethiopian accident probe
Beirut, Lebanon - The team will include experts from the FAA and Boeing
The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) announced that it will dispatch an aviation investigator to assist the government of Lebanon in its probe on the crash of an Ethiopian Airlines Boeing-737/800... more
AccidentsAt least 40 injured in Iranian air accident
Mashhad, Iran - The aircraft was seriously damaged by the fire on its tail
At least 40 people were injured on Sunday in the accident occurred to the Taban Air Tupolev Tu-154 on which they were flying. On board there were overall 157 passengers. The crash happened on landing at... more
SecurityBill Voss, president of the Flight Safety Foundation, interviewed by AVIONEWS
Rome, Italy - We need to develop a safety culture
AVIONEWS interviewed Bill Voss, president of the Flight Safety Foundation (FSF), on the sidelines of the presentation conference for the 63rd IASS (International Air Safety Seminar) which will be held... more
CuriositiesVoluntary imprisoned at Manchester's airport
Manchester, UK - An English anthropologist will spend his days until the end of the year
Damian O'Doherty, an English anthropologist who works at "Manchester Business School", will spend more than 18 hours per day in three Terminals of Manchester's airport observing that happens around him,... more
AccidentsET-409 flight: Ethiopian's CEO held a press conference
Beirut, Lebanon - Further details about the accident
Ethiopian’s Chief Executive Officer, Ato Girma Wake held a press conference this morning at the Ethiopian Headquarters and provided further details relative to ET-409’s accident in Beirut. In opening the... more
AccidentsEthiopian's tragedy: first corpses recovered
Beirut, Lebanon - The Lebanese, included the security forces, are making every effort to find survivors
Following to the crash to B-737 airplane of Ethiopian Airlines crashed into the sea shortly after take off from Beirut's airport, the first corpses have been recovered into the waters. According to the... more
Weather forecastsSnowfalls at low altitudes on central-south of Italy
Rome, Italy - And storms on south
"Perturbation on central-south with storms on central Tyrrhenian and Ionic coasts, snowfalls until low altitude on central Apennine and on Emilia-Romagna and strong winds on southern regions and on Sicily. The... more
Miscellaneous10 years of AVIONEWS, the Agency renews
Rome, Italy - A new site, a video channel and the usual professionalism
2000-2010. It's AVIONEWS' 10th birthday and to celebrate this important milestone the agency decided to renew itself. A new site, more dynamic and modern, a video channel for multimedia contents, more... more
Civil aviationAAPA full year 2009 traffic results
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - It has transported 132.9 million international passengers
The Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) last Friday released preliminary traffic figures for the full 2009 calendar year. Overall, in 2009, AAPA member airlines carried 132,9 million international... more
Fair and showsAir shows and exhibitions in the last week in January
Rome, Italy - From Tuesday 26 to next Sunday 31
Tuesday 26 - "Yarrawonga Flight Training Australia Day Fly-in". Yarrawonga Aerodrome, Victoria, Australia. + 61 (0)3 5744 1466 www.moira.vic.gov.au Wednesday 27 - "Air Expo 2010". Menara Airport,... more
HelicoptersFBG orders an AW-119Ke helicopter
Cascina Costa, Italy - To sustain its fleet modernization and enhancement programme
AgustaWestland (AW), a Finmeccanica company, has announced that the Finnish Border Guard (FBG) has ordered a fourth AW-119Ke single engine helicopter. The Finnish Border Guard chose the AW-119Ke in 2008... more
AerospaceHaiti: e-GEOS provides aid agencies with satellite maps of Léogâne and Jacmel
Rome, Italy - Two cities hit by the earthquake
"e-GEOS (a Telespazio/Italian Space Agency company) is providing satellite maps of road conditions in the haitian areas of Jacmel and Léogâne, the earthquake's epicentre, to the United Nations, the World F... more
AccidentsEthiopian Airlines' Boeing crashes after take off in Lebanon
Beirut, Lebanon - Reportedly there are no survivors among the 90 people on board
An Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737/800 aircraft tonight crashed in the sea off the coast of Lebanon, shortly after take off in Beirut. According to first reports there would be no survivor among the 90 people... more
Fair and shows"Gate XXI", AVIONEWS interviewed Valter Proietti, president of Oma Sud
Rome, Italy - First six SkyCars are already being produced
AVIONEWS interviewed Valter Proietti, president of the Italian aircraft manufacturer Oma Sud, during the "Gate XXI" expo at Rome-Urbe airport. The company at the event has displayed its SkyCar airplane... more
Fair and showsNadio Di Rienzo, president of Assoclearance, speaks at "Gate XXI" at Rome-Urbe airport
Rome, Italy - The idea of slot has been replaced by the "Business trajectory"
Nadio Di Rienzo, president of the Italian service company Assoclearance, spoke in a conference at the "Gate XXI" expo at Rome-Urbe airport. "The idea of slot -Di Rienzo stated- has been replaced by... more
AirlinesEthiopian Airlines orders 10 Boeing 737/800s
Seattle, USA - Contract worth US$767 million
Boeing and Ethiopian Airlines Friday announced an order for 10 Next-Generation 737/800s. The order is valued at US$767 million at list prices. Based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, the carrier is investing in... more
Weather forecastsBad weather in Italy: rains and storms on Sardinia arriving
Rome, Italy - From this morning and for successive 24-36 hours
"The arrival of sirocco flows on Sardinia, in coincidence of the arrival of cold air, will cause conditions of a marked fickleness on the isle. The Italian Civil Defense Department, on the basis of... more
IndustryFinmeccanica to supply naval systems to the UAE navy
Rome, Italy - With its own industries, Selex Sistemi Integrati
"Finmeccanica has been awarded a contract to supply naval systems to be fitted onto the two new stealth patrol vessels known as “Falaj 2”, which have been ordered to Fincantieri by the United Arab Emi... more
AirlinesAlitalia introduces the new “World News” and “Connecting Flights” services
Rome, Italy - Starting today on selected aircraft of its fleet
"Starting today on selected aircraft of the Alitalia fleet, there are two new services available: “World News” and “Connecting Flights”. Through the “World News” service, a daily newscast will be tra... more
Press releaseItalian ENAC on body-scanner: CISA decided the starting of experimentation
Rome, Italy - It will begin at half of February on millimetric waves and on that to infrared rays
"CISA (Interministerial Committee for air transport safety and airports), gathered yesterday afternoon, at ENAC's headquarters (Italian Civil Aviation Authority), under the presidency by Vito Riggio, as... more
Discussions"The mom-airliner": the forty years from the maiden commercial flight by B-747
Rome, Italy - Celebration by Italian Capt. Renzo Dentesano
With the "Mom-Airliner" as nickname I celebrates the 40th anniversary of maiden commercial flight by B-747, delivered (at the end of 2009) in 1418 units, on which I has been lucky to have flown for about... more
IndustryUAE's Navy orders two stealth vessels to Fincantieri
Trieste, Italy - The contract includes an option for a further two sister ships
"Fincantieri has gained a further important new order from the United Arab Emirates Navy for the construction of two stealth vessels, “Falaj 2”. The contract includes an option for a further two sister shi... more
IndustryDEMA SpA: two new contracts of more than 300 million dollars with Bombardier Aerospace
Naples, Italy - The Italian company will be responsible for industrialization and manufacturing of important cockpit subassemblies for the new CSeries commercial airplanes
DEMA SpA (Design Manufacturing) has signed with Bombardier Aerospace two new contracts for the supply of six cockpit subassemblies for the CSeries aircraft program, the new single-aisle, 100- to 149-seat... more
Fair and showsSELEX Sistemi Integrati at "Bahrain International Airshow 2010"
Manama, Bahrain - With SATCAS, SAIL A-SMGCS and RAT31/DL/M systems
"SELEX Sistemi Integrati (SSI), a Finmeccanica Company, world leader in Defence Systems and Sensors, as well as in the Air Traffic Control and Management Systems and Airport Systems, takes part at the... more
Press releaseFILT CGIL-AVIA: Alitalia strike on February 5 confirmed
Rome, Italy - By pilots and flight attendants
"'Pilots and flight attendants' strike on February 5 has been confirmed', Italian trade unions FILT and AVIA said in a statement. They protest against "Alitalia's decision to proceed in discussing about... more
Fair and shows"AgustaWestland leader in the helicopter sector, but also airplanes industry must grow", Vito Riggio said at "Gate XXI"
Rome, Italy - The first statements of the Italian ENAC's president
ENAC (Italian Civil Aviation Authority) president, Vito Riggio, during the opening of "Gate XXI" at Rome-Urbe airport, said that "We don't need new laws, but more autonomy for the administrations. Single... more
Fair and shows"Bahrain International Airshow": Embraer signs preliminary agreement with Gulf Air
Manama, Bahrain - Airline would become the sixth operator of the E-Jets family in the Middle East
Embraer and Gulf Air (GA) signed a preliminary agreement, today, during the "Bahrain International Airshow", by which two EMBRAER 170 jets would be operated by the airline through an operating lease. Both... more
Fair and showsSelex Sistemi Integrati at "Gate XXI" at Rome-Urbe's airport
Rome, Italy - The society has organized a stand inside the exposition
"Selex Sistemi Integrati, a society of Finmeccanica Group, participates at 'Gate XXI', the first international exposition organized in Italy, dedicated to the airport world and aerospace technologies that... more
IndustryYemenia Airlines completes purchase of 10 A-320s from Airbus
Toulouse, France - The agreement follows the MoU signed at the "Dubai air show"
Yemenia, the official carrier of the state of Yemen, based in Sanaa, has signed a firm contract to buy 10 A-320 Family aircraft from Airbus. The agreement follows the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)... more
AerospaceUSV "Polluce": second mission in February
Capua, Italy - It will be presented tomorrow morning at Italian CIRA's headquarters
CIRA (Italian Aerospace Researches Center) president, Eng. Enrico Saggese, will present tomorrow on Friday January 22, 2010 at 10:00am at the CIRA's headquarters in Capua (Caserta), to the aerospace community... more
AirportsThe measures against bird-strike will increase at Trapani-Birgi
Trapani, Italy - Test in runway for a new apparatus to remove birds, in collaboration with Italian Air Force
"A new dissuader resonant apparatus against birds to place side by side with the others already in service has been tested on the runway in Trapani-Birgi's airport with aim to evaluate efficacy on species... more
AirlineseasyJet: quarter 1st, 2010 interim management statement
Milan, Italy - The higlights
easyJet has unveiled the quarter 1, 2010 (at December 31, 2009) interim management statement. The highlights: - Total revenue up by 10.5% to £607.5million. - Total revenue per seat increased... more
AirportsAutogrill Group active in more than 100 North American airports
Milan, Italy - HMSHost renews its contract at Anchorage International Airport in Alaska
"Through its American subsidiary HMSHost, Autogrill has consolidated its presence in Anchorage International Airport, Alaska, where it has been operating since 1991 as the main food & beverage provider.... more