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Military aviationFour Italian fighter-bombers in Afghanistan
Rome, Italy - The AMXs will replace two Tornadoes in Herat
Four AMX fighter-bombers of the Italian Air Force are going to be deployed in Afghansitan from November 4, to perform reconnaissance missions. The aircraft will be based in the Italian base of Herat and... more
Weather forecastsItaly: thunderstorms and the first snowfalls on the Alps
Alps, North - But also strong winds and heavy seas are also expected on the islands
“As from today, Monday 2nd November 2009, there will be a worsening of the weather conditions which will influence the North and later all it will spread to the rest of the Italian country. The C... more
Civil defenseFour new firefighting amphibious airplanes for Canada
Montreal, Canada - The government of Labrador and Newfoundland ordered Bombardier 415s
The Government of Newfoundland and Labrador has purchased four Bombardier 415 amphibious aircraft that will serve to replace part of its aging aerial firefighting fleet. Based on the list price, the contract... more
Accidents11 victims in Russian governmental airplane accident
Vladivostok, Russia - Black boxes from the Ilyushin Il-76 recovered
A Russian ministry of interiors' Ilyushin Il-76 Candid strategic airlifter crashed yesterday near the city of Mirny, in the far-east region of Sacha-Yakutia. The aircraft caught fire on impact killing... more
AccidentsEcureuil crashes in Peru: two victims
Iquitos, Peru - And two wounded in hospital
An Ecureuil AS-350B2 helicopter by Elinka has crashed yesterday in Iquitos, in Loreto's region, North-East of the Country, near the Correntes river. From the machine's wreckage, that has not caught fire,... more
ReportC-130 Hercules missing from radar
Washington, Usa - After a flight collision with a helicopter of US Marine
A Lockheed Martin C-130H/J Hercules of the American Coast Guard with seven people on board would be in collision with a Bell AH-1 Cobra helicopter of the US Marine Corps (with two people on board). News... more
AerospaceThe Indian participation at "Aerospace & Defense Meetings"
Turin, Italy - A dynamic Country and with strong expansion in the sector
"India, a dynamic Country and in strong expansion in all sectors, but in particular in aerospace field, participates at 'Aerospace and Defense Meetings'. The Country confirms a strategic market for... more
IndustryAVIO at the "Aerospace and Defence Meetings"
Turin, Italy - Lighter engines and environmentally friendly processes: first results of the "Great 2020" research
"Avio took part in the 'Aerospace and Defence Meetings' yesterday; the international event dedicated to the aeronautical industry, space and defence, organised in Turin. At the 'Green Aircraft Conference',... more
SecurityEC: new rules for better investigation of civil aviation accidents
Brussels, Belgium - To strengthen the rights of the victims' parents of air accidents
The European Commission yesterday adopted a proposal for a Regulation on the investigation and prevention of accidents and incidents in civil aviation. More efficient and independent inquiries into the... more
IndustryLockheed Martin starts integrated testing of second missile warning satellite
Sunnyvale, Usa - GEO-2 is planned for launch in fiscal year 2012
Lockheed Martin announced yesterday that the second Space-Based Infrared System (SBIRS) geosynchronous orbit (GEO-2) spacecraft is progressing through a series of key tests that will demonstrate the integrated... more
IndustryRolls-Royce wins $720m order
Rome, Italy - To power ten Virgin Atlantic aircraft
Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, has won an order for Trent 700 engines worth $720m, at list prices, to power ten Virgin Atlantic Airbus A-330 aircraft. The contract includes long-term TotalCare... more
IndustryBoeing receives follow-on contract to upgrade B-1 bomber's avionics software
Long Beach, Usa - This new contract authorizes Boeing to start work on Sustainment Block 16
The Boeing Company yesterday announced it has received an $84 million contract from the U.S. Air Force for additional upgrades of the B-1 bomber fleet's avionics software. The award continues a software-sustainment... more
Press releaseThird-quarter 2009 business results of the Austrian Airlines Group
Vienna, Austria - Economic crisis negatively impacts earnings
"The crisis of the international aviation industry has left its imprint on the earnings figures of the Austrian Airlines Group in 2009. In the first three quarters of the year, Austrian Airlines posted... more
AirlinesAir France receives its first A-380
Hamburg, Germany - First European airline to fly the all-new double-deck aircraft on scheduled services
Air France has taken delivery of its first Airbus A-380. The French carrier is the first European airline to fly the all-new double-deck aircraft on scheduled services. The aircraft is the twentieth... more
IndustryLockheed Martin demonstrates first successful flight test for paveway II Plus Laser Guided Bombs
Archbald, Usa - The industry has delivered more than 55,000 LGB kits
Lockheed Martin successfully completed the first in a series of flight tests of the paveway II Plus Laser Guided Bomb (LGB) guidance kit. The paveway II Plus LGB uses an enhanced laser guidance package,... more
PeopleLockheed Martin adds F-35 program managers
Fort Worth, Usa - James “Sandy” Sandstrom, Stephen Weatherspoon and the last one will be announced later this year
The Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II team has established three new leadership positions to ensure a successful F-35 Initial Operational Capability (IOC) and introduction into U.S. military fleets. The... more
IndustryPiaggio Aero continues expansion into international markets
West Palm Beach, Usa - Avanti Service Center Network grows by another three in US and Canada, active in December
Piaggio Aero announced its continued commitment to its expansion in North America by adding another three new service centers to their expanding service network, in Ft. Lauderdale, Toronto and Montreal.... more
Press releaseItalian Enac at the ICAO forum on civil-military cooperation in the management of air traffic
Rome, Italy - From last October 19-21 in Montreal
“From last October the 19th to the 21st, in Montreal, the ICAO headquarters, the International Civil Aviation Organisation, the first global forum on civil-military cooperation within the air traffic m... more
IndustryEmbraer's E-jet fleet reaches 3 million flight-hour mark
São José dos Campos, Brazil - Family of commercial jets now has over 600 aircraft flying, worldwide
The fleet of E-Jets of the EMBRAER 170/190 family continues to attain significant numbers, the most recent being its 3 million flight-hour mark, with outstanding schedule reliability. More than 600 aircraft... more
AirlinesSilkair to take over Penang services
Milan, Italy - From next December 1st
"From 1 December 2009, SilkAir, the regional wing of Singapore Airlines, will take over the operation of services between Singapore and Penang. Singapore Airlines currently has a daily morning flight... more
AerospaceNASA: from LAT important confirms to the relativity theories. SWIFT detects the farthest object never observed
Rome, Italy - "Fermi" confirms Einstein
During its first year of operations, NASA's Fermi Gamma Ray Space Telescope mapped the extreme sky with unprecedented resolution and sensitivity. It captured more than 1,000 discrete sources of gamma... more
IndustryRolls-Royce North American Technologies Selected By US Air Force
Washington, USA - To Complete ADVENT Research Demonstrator Program
Rolls-Royce North American Technologies, Inc. Selected By US Air Force Rolls-Royce North American Technologies, Inc. has achieved a major milestone in the Adaptive Versatile Engine Technology (ADVENT)... more
Press release"Single European Sky": Eurocontrol selects SITA
Rome, Italy - As its Network Service Provider
"EUROCONTROL, the European Organisation for the Safety of Air Navigation, today announced SITA as its Network Service Provider for the 'Pan European Network Service' (PENS) which will allow Air Navigation... more
Civil aviationIATA: air transport demand unchanged in September
Geneva, Switzerland - Fragile but improving
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) reported international scheduled traffic results for September 2009. Passenger demand was essentially unchanged, increasing 0.3% compared to September... more
AirlinesA-380. Air France: next November 20 the flight of the first of 12 aircraft ordered to Airbus
Rome, Italy - The sky's giant will cover the Paris-New York route
On November 20th the first departure from Paris to New York will be the first of the twelve A-380 Airbus ordered by Air France. The plane will reach Paris-"Charles De Gaulle" from Hamburg on Friday.... more
AirportsAgrigento's airport. Sicilian Region: EUR 30 million granted for its realization
Rome, Italy - The Sicilian regional government has decided the granting in the meeting of last Tuesday
Airport Agrigento-Valley of the Temples has taken another step towards its realization. Last Tuesday afternoon, the regional government of Sicily ruled a budget of 30 million Euros for the construction... more
AirlinesUS Airways: shortly almost 1000 jobs will be cut
Rome, Italy - The US airline wants to retun shortly to profits
The announcement that does not leave us indifferent. The US Airways, said that it had planned staff reductions and also for schedule. The carrier wants to focus on the airports of Charlotte, Philadelphia,... more
IndustryNanning Public Security Bureau orders one AW-109 Power helicopter
Nannin, China - That it will use for law enforcement and civil defense tasks
AgustaWestland announced that the Public Security Bureau of Nanning (Southern China) has ordered one AW-109 Power light twin engine helicopter. This aircraft will be used to perform a number of roles also... more
IndustryBoeing to place second 787 assembly line in North Charleston, SC
Seattle, Usa - Around 840 models have been ordered by 55 airlines
Boeing announced that it has chosen its North Charleston, S.C., facility as the location for a second final assembly site for the 787 Dreamliner program. Boeing evaluated criteria that were designed to... more
IndustryBoeing donated C-17 fuselage to US Army for air-load training
Long Beach, Usa - A monthlong journey
Boeing transported a 170-foot-long C-17 Globemaster III fuselage by tractor-trailer from its facility in Long Beach to Seal Beach, Calif., and then by ship to Fort Lee, Va. -- a monthlong journey that... more
IndustryLockheed Martin increases performance, data storage of FAA system used for Oceanic air traffic Management
Rockville, Usa - A technical refresh of the system is a five-year requirement of the contract
Lockheed Martin is increasing the performance, usability and data storage capacity of the system used by the Federal Aviation Administration for oceanic air traffic control. The recently completed technology... more
Sport aviationItalian FIVU: the sixth annual meeting of the European Microlight Federation in Bremen last October 24 and 25
Perugia, Italy - The next in Dublin in 2010
“The sixth annual meeting of the European Microlight Federation – Emf – was held in Bremen (Germany) on the 24th and 25th October. Present delegates from Spain, Sweden, Norway, Germany (DULV), Germa... more
AirlinesSingapore Airlines began daily A-380 service to Melbourne
Milan, Italy - Its fleet is composed of ten models, other nine in order and six options
"The inaugural Singapore Airlines A-380 service bound for Melbourne, the capital city of the Australian state of Victoria, took off from Singapore Changi Airport last September 29 and touched down at Melbourne... more
Aerospace"Aerospace & Defence Meetings" (2): Aerospace seen as the protagonist in Turin
Turin, Italy - Over 340 participating companies
“Over 340 participating companies, including 100 buyers represented by 150 purchasing managers and 240 suppliers, 22 countries of origin, 230 booths set up at the 'Oval', over 6000 appointments set, w... more
AirlinesLufthansa Group posts operating profit of 226 million euros for the first nine months of the year
Milan, Italy - Forceful implementation of measures to safeguard earnings to continue
"Deutsche Lufthansa AG has posted an operating profit of 226 million euros for the first nine months of 2009. For the first time, this figure also includes the results of Austrian Airlines and bmi, who... more
AerospaceThe sector of Air Space in Italy and in Piedmont
Turin, Italy - The field at Italian and local level is rich of industries
“The aerospace sector comprises two distinct areas of research and application: the aeronautical field, in other words, everything which makes part of you or your flight and transport (being it human o... more
AirlinesContinental Airlines announces two partnerships: Asiana Airlines and ANA
New York, Usa - The US carrier became the 25th member of Star Alliance
Continental Airlines and Asiana Airlines have signed an Alliance Agreement allowing both carriers to strengthen cooperation following Continental's joining the Star Alliance on October 27, 2009. In... more
Civil aviationEurocontrol: Pan-European Network Service launched
Brussels, Belgium - The contract is worth up to 50 Million Euros over eight and a half years
EUROCONTROL today signed a contract with SITA to launch PENS, a pan-European communications network service that will allow all air navigation service providers to exchange voice and data communications... more
AirlinesSaudi Arabian Airlines receives first directly bought Airbus A-320
Blagnac, France - The first of 22 units in firm order
Saudi Arabian Airlines (Saudia), Saudi Arabia's national airline, has taken delivery of its first A-320 directly bought from Airbus at a delivery ceremony in Toulouse with His Excellency Engineer Khalid... more
Press releaseMeridie SpA: reached agreement on the union contact for the new organization of work Atitech SpA
Naples, Italy - It's a further step forward towards the successful conclusion of the joint offer to purchase 100% of the society
"Meridie SpA via its subsidiary company Manutenzioni Aereonautiche Srl – informs that it has reached agreement on the union contact for the new organisation of work ?titech Sp?, a wholly owned subsidiary o... more
IndustryMitsubishi Aircraft and Eurocopter Deutschland signed contract
Donauwörth, Germany - To design and manufacturing aircraft doors for its new transport regional airplane MRJ
Mitsubishi Aircraft Corporation has signed in Nagoya, in Japan, a contract with Eurocopter Deutschland GmbH to design and manufacture aircraft doors (passenger, service and cargo doors) for its next-generation... more
Civil aviationMatteoli and Riggio tomorrow present the first part of a study about the future development of the Italian airport network
Rome, Italy - It will take place at 10:30am at the Parlamentino of the Higher Council of Public Works, the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport
Tomorrow, Thursday 29th October at 10:30 am, at the ‘Parlamentino of the Higher Council of Public Works, the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport, Piazzale di Pia 1 in Rome, the Minister of Infrastructure a... more
Civil aviationWind Jet flights can now be booked on Amadeus
Milan, Italy - Great success for the Sicilian low-cost carrier
"Amadeus, society in the global distribution and supplier of technologies for the travel and tourism industry, increases it’s offer with low-cost contents, integrating the flights of the Sicilian carrier W... more
AirlinesTerminal Alitalia (3). Sabelli: results of the third quarter for us to look to the future with less concern
Rome, Italy - Intervening yesterday at the conference of Terminal 1 – Alitalia, the CEO, Rocco Sabelli
Rocco Sabelli, chief executive officer of the Italian airline, speaking yesterday at the inauguration of the new Terminal 1 Alitalia to Rome–Fiumicino stated: “The third quarter results which will be... more
AirlinesTerminal Alitalia (2): Letta: "The new Alitalia has been a successful operation"
Rome, Italy - The under-secretary to the Council Presidency, Gianni Letta, hopes that the "Temporay lay offs" are assumed again
The inauguration of the new Terminal 1-Alitalia to Fiumicino yesterday in Rome also spoke to the under-secretary of the Presidency of the Council, Gianni Letta. Among the things said by the sub-secretary,... more
HelicoptersKorea Coast Guard takes delivery of two AW-139 helicopters
Cascina Costa, Italy - They will be used for maritime patrol, search and rescue and emergency medical service purposes
AgustaWestland (AW) has announced that the Korea Coast Guard has taken delivery of two AW-139 medium twin helicopters during an official ceremony held at Vergiate plant (Italy). The AW-139s will be used... more
ConferencesVerona Airport hosts today’s ENAC's seminar
Verona, Italy - On the CDM (Collaborative Decision Making)
“Today, on Wednesday, October 28th, the airport ‘Valerio Catullo’, in Verona hosts at its press conference room a seminar sponsored by the operation: Directorate ENAC (Italian Civil Aviation Authority) of Ve... more
AirlinesTerminal Alitalia. Colaninno stated that: “We have reached very demanding and challenging goals”
Rome, Italy - For the chairman of Alitalia, Roberto Colaninno, also stated that: “The air company is a successful example"
The chairman of Alitalia Roberto Colaninno, speaking yesterday at the inauguration of the new Terminal 1-Alitalia, has expressed the desire to summarise all the temporary layoffs. For Colaninno, Alitalia... more
Report“Puncture” the landing and continue the flight: the ever more grotesque story of the Northwest pilots
Washington, Usa - They were not sleeping; they were not engaged in a heated debate: they were: ‘Programming shifts on their Pcs”
Increasingly taking on the contours of the grotesque events that last Wednesday, 21st October, saw the involvement of the two American pilots of the American air company ‘Northwest Airlines’ that without rea... more
AirlinesAlitalia’s Terminal 1 at Rome-Fiumicino presented yesterday
Rome, Italy - Along with the new brand RomaMilano-MilanoRoma
"The Chairman of Alitalia, Roberto Colaninno, and the CEO, Rocco Sabelli, yesterday presented Alitalia’s Terminal 1 at Rome Fiumicino airport for domestic flights and international destinations in EU c... more