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DefenseIndia tests nuclear capable Prithvi-II missiles
New Delhi, India - Designed to operate both with liquid and solid fuels
India successfully tested today two nuclear capable ballistic missiles Prithvi-II, as reported by the local TV "DD India" quoting defense sources. These rockets have a range of 350 km and are the first... more
PeopleItaly: Nadio Di Rienzo new president of Assoclearance
Rome, Italy - He succeeds to Carlo Griselli
Assoclearance's new President was appointed today by the board, at the company's headquarters. The chosen person is the Director General of the Italian Flight Assistance Company (ENAV SpA), Nadio Di Rienzo.... more
AirportsRecovery in September and October for Catania-Fontanarossa's airport
Catania, Italy - An agreement for anti-ash radar signed with Civil Defense
"Recovery signals from International Catania-Fontanarossa's airport where a marked activity's increase has been recorded during the first week in October with a +5,91% of passengers and a +4,81% the overall... more
AccidentsUSA: mid-air collision between two Cessna 150s
Pineville, USA - The two occupants of one airplane were killed, injured those of the other one
Two people were killed and two injured Saturday in the mid-air collision between two Cessna 150F aircraft in the USA, near Pineville Airport (Louisiana). Both the victims were on the same aircraft, while... more
AerospaceExpedition 20 crew the ISS landed safely in Kazakhstan
Astana, Kazakhstan - Together with space tourist Guy Laliberte
Commander Gennady Padalka and Flight Engineer Michael Barratt, members of Expedition 20 to the ISS (International Space Station), and Canadian spaceflight participant Guy Laliberte, founder of the "Cirque... more
PeopleDe Winne is the first European commander of the International Space Station
Rome, Italy - From yesterday, on October 11, the ESA's Belgium astronaut is commander of ISS
"ESA astronaut, Frank De Winne, became the first European commander of the International Space Station yesterday morning with the departure of Russian cosmonaut Gennady Padalka who had filled this role... more
AirlinesAlitalia: reduced hardships for strike by airline's staff adherent to the SDL union
Rome, Italy - The cancellations have interested 3417 passengers
"Yesterday from 12am to 4pm there was the strike fixed by Italian SDL union. Alitalia, following to the strike, has cancelled in advance a reduced number of links, with beforehand information to the... more
AirportsSEA-Lufthansa Technik Milan: inauguration ceremony of a new maintenance center
Milan, Italy - It will take place next Thursday at Malpensa's airport
The inauguration ceremony of a new service by Lufthansa Technik, Lufthansa Technik Milan Srl, will take place at Malpensa's airport next October 15 (Terminal 1, arrivals). Lufthansa Technik is a world... more
Civil aviationIATA welcomes ICAO's meeting results
Montreal, Canada - For a global sectoral approach to climate changes
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) welcomed progress made at the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) High Level Meeting on International Aviation and Climate Change in Montreal... more
Civil aviationICAO commits to aviation emissions reduction
Montreal, Canada - Signed a declaration on climate change
Member States of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) representing 93% of commercial air traffic approved a Declaration affirming their commitment to address aviation emissions that contribute... more
AccidentsUN aircraft crashes in Haiti: 11 victims
Port-au-Prince, Haiti - During a reconnaissance mission
A CASA C-212/200 aircraft carrying a UN contingent formed by 6 Uruguayan and 5 Jordanian peacekeepers crashed Friday in a mountain zone of Haiti, near the border with the Dominican Republic. The cause... more
AirportsBAA might sell London-Gatwick airport
London, UK - To a joint-venture between Credit Suisse and General Electric
BAA (British Airports Authority), the company managing seven major airports in the UK, subsidiary of the Spanish Ferrovial group, might sell London-Gatwick airport to an investment fund in the next days,... more
AccidentsOne killed and one injured in Italian motorized hang-glider accident
Tarquinia, Italy - A 54-year-old father, dead, and his 20-year-old son, currently hospitalized in serious conditions, were on board
Giulio Valeri, 54-year-old, died yesterday in the crash of the motorized hang-glider on which he was flying together with his 20-year-old son, Alessio, who is currently hospitalized in serious conditions.... more
Weather forecastsBad weather in Italy: cold and thunderstorms arriving on the Peninsula
Rome, Italy - A notice issued for adverse weather conditions by the Civil Defense Department
"The Italian Civil Defense Department, on the basis of the available models, has issued a notice for unfavourable weather conditions. From early this morning, on Monday October 12, are predicted winds... more
AirportsMilan airports to invest as much as Munich
Milan, Italy - The plan will be presented to the government on October 14
The president of SEA-Aeroporti di Milano Giuseppe Bonomi stated today that he wants to invest € 3,7 per passenger, the same as Munich airport, within the new investment plan for Milan airports that will b... more
AirportsBologna's airport: increasing passengers of 20.1% in September
Bologna, Italy - A growth of over 300,000 passengers (+9,3%) from the beginning of the year
"The Bologna's airport growth continues: in September passengers are increased of 20,1% compared to 2008, arriving to a total of 472,515 passengers. The growth for national passengers is indicative (+33.4%,... more
AirportsItaly: Brescia wants to take over Montichiari airport
Brescia, Italy - Currently managed at 85% by the "Catullo" of Verona
The province and the chamber of commerce of Brescia, Italy, currently holding 7.5% each of Aeroporti Sistema del Garda, Montichiari-"Gabriele D'Annunzio" airport operator, presented a Memorandum of Understanding... more
AerospaceLCROSS impacts the Moon's surface
Cape Canaveral, USA - To seek for water on our Satellite
NASA's LCROSS (Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite) spacecraft today successfully impacted the Moon's surface, in the Cabeus crater (see AVIONEWS), at 4:31 am PDT (11:31 am GMT), after a 112-day... more
AccidentsVictims of Italian P-68 accident identified (2)
Modena, Italy - The aircraft belongs to Compagnia generale riprese aeree SpA
The Blom-Cgr SpA (Compagnia generale riprese aeree) company of Parma, Italy, undisclosed the names of the victims of this morning's accident occurred to a Partenavia P-68CTC aircraft belonging to CGR's... more
AerospaceWorldView-2 satellite launched on board of a Delta II rocket
Vandenberg AFB, USA - It will collect high-resolution images of the Earth
The WorldView-2 satellite for DigitalGlobe has been launched yesterday aboard a Delta II rocket. Liftoff occurred at 11:51 am Pacific time (6:51 pm GMT) from Pad SLC-2W at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California.... more
Military aviationAirborne drills in Russia
Moscow, Russia - From October 9 to 17
Russia will hold a series of airborne drills starting today until October 17, involving at least six airplanes and helicopters, with 36 pilots, besides Moscow's Strategic Missile Forces. The operations... more
AerospaceFinmeccanica takes part in the conference “From Galileo to GALILEO: understanding the Universe to improve life on Earth”
Rome, Italy - Yesterday and today in Luxembourg
"The first meeting of the two-day conference entitled 'From Galileo to GALILEO: understanding the Universe to improve life on Earth' has taken place yesterday in Luxembourg. The initiative, promoted by... more
AccidentsSurveys underway for Italian P-68 accident
Modena, Italy - It belongs to Parma's Compagnia generale ripreseaeree
The Partenavia P-68 aircraft that crashed today in Italy, near Modena, belongs to the Compagnia generale ripreseaeree (CGR) of Parma. Firefighters, Carabinieri and emergency personnel are currently on... more
Press releaseItalian SDL: strike by Alitalia-CAI's employees, for next Sunday, has been confirmed
Rome, Italy - The strike has been reduced to four hours, from 12am to 4pm
"Sdl (Italian workers union) confirms strike fixed for next October 11 by all Alitalia/CAI (Compagnia aerea italiana) staff. The union, according to the indication received by the Guarantee Commission,... more
Weather forecastsBad weather in Italy (2): storms on Centre-North and strong winds on Sardinia
Rome, Italy - An additional notice for adverse weather conditions has been issued
"The Italian Civil Defense Department, on the basis of the available forecast, has issued a further notice for adverse weather conditions that expands that diffused yesterday and predicts sparse precipitations,... more
SecurityA new Academy for flight safety
Chobham, UK - The first facility of this kind in the UK
Baines Simmons, a UK company offering airworthiness and aviation safety consulting and training services, is going to open in November new training facility called The Aviation Safety Academy, which will... more
Science and technologyProblems for new FAA computers
Washington, USA - The system confused two airplanes in Salt Lake City airport
The new FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) computer systems failed in the first attempt to use them at an air traffic control center in Salt Lake City, Utah, raising doubts about the possibility to... more
Civil aviationOAG: global airline capacity up 1.04% but growth slowing
Chicago, Usa - Hot growth areas include low-cost sectors in Beijing, Middle East, Africa and Latin America
"Global airline capacity for October 2009 is showing positive growth of 1.04% compared to October 2008, down slightly from September’s growth of 1.4%, reports OAG, the world’s leading aviation data bus... more
Civil aviationEuropean airlines ask for a winter extension of the slot waiver
Brussels, Belgium - To face difficult market conditions
The Association of European Airlines (AEA) today released traffic and capacity data for its members in August 2009, along with a projection for September. August produced another negative figure in... more
AirlinesGermanwings announces new daily flight between Treviso and Cologne/Bonn
Milan, Italy - As of next October 25
"Germanwings still bets on Italy and launches a new link Treviso/Cologne-Bonn. The German low-cost carrier, , will link, as of next October 25, with a daily connection two cities. The new flight is added... more
SecurityFAA: serious runway incursions reduced by 50%
Washington, USA - Compared to last year's data
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced yesterday that serious runway incursions were down 50% for the most recent 12-month period compared to the previous year. There were 12 serious incursions... more
AccidentsItalian ANSV: P-68 airplane crashed today near Modena
Rome, Italy - Two occupants died
"The ANSV (Italian Air Safety Board) has opened a technical inquiry of its competence about a crash happened to a P-68 airplane, crashed in Canevare, near Modena, causing the death of two occupants. An... more
UAS-DronesNorthrop Grumman and EADS unveil the Euro Hawk UAS
Palmdale, USA - First international version of the RQ-4 Global Hawk
Northrop Grumman and EADS Defence & Security (DS) introduced yesterday the first Euro Hawk unmanned aircraft system (UAS) in an unveiling ceremony in Palmdale, California. The Euro Hawk marks the first... more
AirlinesHead change for Jet Airways
Mumbai, India - CEO Wolfgang Prock-Schauer resigned
Jet Airways' CEO, Wolfgang Prock-Schauer, yesterday resigned from the services of the company, effective 15th October, 2009. He will be joining British Midland PLC (bmi) as its CEO and will be based in... more
AerospaceWorkshop “The Space for the protection of value sources”
Rome, Italy - The Space Academy Foundation promotes it
"The Space Security Workshop 'Lo Spazio per la protezione delle fonti del Valore' will take place on Monday 12 October at the Fucino Space Centre (L’Aquila). The event has been promoted by the Space A... more
AirlinesAer Lingus to cut 102 jobs at Shannon
Shannon, Ireland - The route to New York will be closed
The Irish airline, Aer Lingus, announced yesterday its intention to close the direct link Shannon-New York already in early 2010. This would result in the closure of the carrier's transatlantic services... more
Civil aviationEurocontrol: Wide Area Multilateration, a surveillance technique that is ready for use
Brussels, Belgium - The workshop held on 6th and 7th October
"More than 120 civil and military operational, regulatory and safety experts, representing Air Navigation Service Providers (ANSP) and National Supervisory Authorities (NSA) from all over the world, attended... more
SecurityEnglish pilots charge Europe on fatigue
London, UK - BALPA: "EU is putting passengers' lives at risk"
Not being allowed to take part in October 5 continental action (see (vedi AVIONEWS) as the English low forbids to carry out protests in airports, UK pilots members of the BALPA (British Airline Pilots... more
Weather forecastsBad weather in Italy: storms on North-West and on Tyrrhenian arriving
Rome, Italy - It will return on Centre-South in week-end
"The Italian Civil Defense Department, on the basis of available forecast, has issued a notice for adverse weather conditions that predicts from early this morning, on Friday October 9, sparse precipitations... more
AirlinesContinental Airlines announces more flights to Hawaii
Houston, Usa - It adds new service from Los Angeles to Maui, Orange County to Honolulu and second daily Los Angeles to Honolulu flight
Continental Airlines announced new service from Los Angeles to Maui and from Orange County to Honolulu. Continental is also planning a second daily flight on the Los Angeles-Honolulu route. The flights... more
SecurityFAA AD on Boeing model 767-200, -300, and -300F series airplanes (2009-20-09)
Washington, Usa - To prevent fatigue cracking or corrosion of the upper link fuse pin, which could result in failure of the fuse pin and consequent possible separation of the strut and engine from the airplane during flight
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information Federal Register: [Page 50692-50695] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part... more
SecurityFAA AD on Boeing model 727 airplanes (2009-20-08)
Washington, Usa - To detect and correct failure of the engine fuel suction feed capability of the fuel system, which could result in an inability to restart the engines, and consequent forced landing of the airplane
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information Federal Register: [Page 50690-50692] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part... more
SecurityFAA AD on Glaser-Dirks Flugzeugbau GmbH model DG- 100 gliders (2009-20-13)
Washington, Usa - To identify and correct an unsafe condition on an aviation product
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information Federal Register: [Page 50688-50690] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part... more
IndustryEmbraer delivers 57 jets during the third quarter of 2009
São José dos Campos, Brazil - This total includes 29 commercial, 27 executive, and one defense aircraft
Embraer delivered 57 jets during the third quarter of 2009 (3Q09), 29 of which to the commercial aviation segment, 27 to executive aviation, and one to defense, representing an increase of 18.8% over the... more
Civil aviationBombardier launches upgrade program for the Dash-8/100
Toronto, Canada - To extend its lifetime
Canadian aircraft manufacturer Bombardier announced today the launch of its Extended Service Program (ESP) to extend the economic life of the Dash-8/100 turboprop to 120,000 flight cycles from the original... more
AirportsItaly: Ryanair comes back to Alghero
Dublin, Ireland - The low-cost airline aims at 140-150 thousand passengers at the "Riviera del Corallo" airport
Ryanair will not abandon Alghero (Italy). It will instead increase its presence on the "Riviera del Corallo" airport, as stated by the president of Sardinia's regional government Ugo Cappellacci after... more
HelicoptersTop Honors for Eurocopter in Japan
Tokyo, Japan - The industry is present in the Country since forty years
Eurocopter, the world's leading helicopter manufacturer and a division of EADS, receives the 2009 French-Japanese Investment Award, presented by the French Agency for International Investment (AFII) in... more
ReportItaly: Atitech workers protest, hangar blocked at Naples airport
Naples, Italy - Meeting with the government deferred to Monday
An Airbus A-321 aircraft that had just been repaired was blocked today inside its hangar at Naples-Capodichino airport by Atitech workers protesting because they didn't receive the salary for August yet.... more
AirlinesDelta Airlines: traffic down 5.2% in September
Atlanta, USA - Load factor increased by 1.4%
Delta Airlines' traffic in September 2009, including both Delta and Northwest operations, decreased 5.2% compared to September 2008 on a 6.7% decrease in capacity. Load factor increased 1.4% to 82.6%. Domestic... more
UAS-DronesLockheed Martin tests 360-degree infrared sensor on the Desert Hawk III UAS
Eagan, USA - For the first time on a small aircraft of this kind
Lockheed Martin announced today it has completed a successful test of a new infrared sensor turret aboard its Desert Hawk III Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS), marking the first time a small UAS has flown... more