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SecurityFAA AD on Agusta SpA model AB-412 and AB-412 EP helicopters (2009-18-17)
Washington, Usa - To prevent failure of a hoist cable and inadvertent loss of a load
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: (Volume 74, Number 171)] [Page 45754-45756] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14... more
SecurityFAA AD on Airbus model A-330/200 and -300 series airplanes, A-340/200 and -300 series airplanes, and A-340/541 and -642 airplanes (2009-18-08)
Washington, Usa - To prevent airspeed discrepancies, which could lead to disconnection of the autopilot and/or auto-thrust functions, and reversion to flight control alternate law and consequent increased pilot workload
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information Federal Register: [Page 45550-45553] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part... more
AirportsFraport traffic figures in August 2009
Frnkfurt, Germany - Nearly at last year’s level
Frankfurt Airport’s (FRA) traffic results continued to develop positively in August 2009. Germany’s largest airport registered about 4.9 million passengers, down only 0.4 percent year-on-year. Fraport exe... more
AerospaceFirst meeting for new Italian ASI's Board
Rome, Italy - Yesterday the official ceremony in front of University Minister Gelmini
"The first meeting of the new Board of Directors of ASI (Italian Space Agency) took place yesterday at the Ministry of University and Research headquarters in front of its minister Mariastella Gelmini.... more
AirlinesDarwin Airline: slow but invariable its growth
Milan, Italy - +5% at the end of 2009, pending on a new airplane
"We are wakening the Italian market's interest thanks to a politics that links pricing of low-cost carrier to service's quality of a scheduled airline. During 2008 we have transported 250,000 passengers... more
Civil aviationAmadeus boosts AirAsia's global expansion
Milan, Italy - Over 101,00 travel agencies worldwide may now book its flights
"Amadeus, a global leader in technology and distribution solutions for the travel and tourism industry yesterday, announced that it has formed a groundbreaking partnership with AirAsia, the World’s Best L... more
Fair and showsSELEX Sistemi Integrati at "DSEi 2009"
London, UK - One of the largest international defence and security exhibitions, that ended today
"SELEX Sistemi Integrati, a Finmeccanica company, displayed its most important Security & Resilience and Battlespace solutions at the Defence Systems & Equipment International Exhibition and Conference... more
AccidentsMiG-21 of the Indian Air Forces crashed
Bhisiana, India - Pilot dead
Indian Government sources informed that in the early afternoon of yesterday a MiG-21 airplane of the Indian Air Force (IAF) has crashed killing pilot. The airplane was taken off for a routine flight from... more
IndustrySukhoi Superjet 100 begins high altitude trials
Gyumri, Armenia - This test series is aimed at evaluation of main aircraft systems performance
"Yesterday at 2:55pm Sukhoi Superjet 100 SN95003 landed at Shirak Airport, Gyumri, Armenia. At Gyumri SSJ-100 will undergo a series of tests, assessing takeoff and landing performance as well as climb... more
IndustryHawker Beechcraft announced first flight, accelerated testing of AT-6 Light Attack aircraft
Wichita, Usa - The airplane is a derivative of the T-6A/B trainer
Hawker Beechcraft Corporation (HBC) announced the successful first flight of its AT-6 prototype and the program’s progression into the next phase of flight test. The AT-6 prototype is a structurally s... more
Fair and showsThe "60 Giro aereo internazionale di Sicilia" takes off tomorrow
Palermo, Italy - Palermo-Boccadifalco's airport, on September 12 and 13
The "Giro aereo internazionale di Sicilia" is arrived at its 60th edition, a competition at local and international level that takes place every year at Palermo-Boccadifalco's airport. Two days of the... more
IndustryBoeing delivers Qatar's 2nd C-17 Globemaster III
Long Beach, Usa - Registered ad a military aircraft, it will be used for humanitarian aid
Boeing delivered the Qatar Emiri Air Force's second C-17 Globemaster III during a ceremony at the company's C-17 final assembly facility in Long Beach, completing Qatar's initial order for the world's... more
Military aviationBeechcraft will supply eight T-6A aircraft to Iraq
Wichita, Usa - The contract worth has not been unveiled
Hawker Beechcraft Corporation (HBC) announced its recently-awarded contract to provide eight T-6A trainer aircraft to the Iraqi Air Force. The contract is from the United States Government and represents... more
ReportAttacks on September 11, 2001 (2): the victims
Rome, Italy - A total of 411 emergency workers died
There were a total of 2,993 deaths, including the 19 hijackers: 246 on the four planes (from which there were no survivors), 2,603 in New York City in the towers and on the ground, and 125 at the Pentagon.... more
ReportToday it's the anniversary of the attacks on September 11, 2001
Rome, Italy - Not included 19 skyjackers, victims were 2974; 24 still missing
Early in the morning on September 11, 2001, nineteen hijackers took control of four commercial airliners en route to San Francisco and Los Angeles from Boston, Newark, and Washington, D.C. (Washington-Dulles... more
AirportsNew record for Brussels-South Charleroi
Brussels, Belgium - Three months with more than one million passengers
The flow of passengers is on the increase in Brussels-South Charleroi, the most accessible airport in Belgium. A total of 1,160,255 passengers were recorded during the summer of 2009, hence an increase... more
AerospaceESA preparing ‘sugar-cube’ gyro sensors for future missions
Rome, Italy - Now being tested
One of ESA's future Earth observation missions will monitor its orientation in space with the help of the smallest gyro ever flown by the Agency. Now being tested, the sugar cube-sized device at the heart... more
Fair and showsEmbraer at "Air & Space conference and technology exposition"
São José dos Campos, Brazil - The light attack and advanced training Super Tucano turboprop will be highlighted
Embraer is a newcomer to the "Air Force Association (AFA) Annual Air & Space Conference and Technology Exposition" taking place September 14-16, in its 24th edition. The conference will be held at the... more
Civil aviationTNT offers solution for baggage-chaos
Turin, Italy - Increasingly rising the demand for having the baggage delivered by express courier: +8,5% in 2008
"Whilst waiting until a solution is found to the baggage chaos in the airports, TNT Express Italy is proposing a powerful 'Antidote' for the lack of service which is an added complication to the Italian... more
Civil aviationAEA: European airline traffic in July
Brussels, Belgium - Preliminary results for August
The Association of European Airlines (AEA) has released traffic and capacity data for its members in July 2009, along with a projection for August. The overall picture remained depressed, with passenger... more
Military aviationMirage of the Spanish Air Force crashed
Madrid, Spain - Pilot safe
A Mirage F-1 airplane belonging to the Spanish Air Force, in service at the Albacete's base, in the independent community of Castiglia-La Mancia, has crashed after 11:00am of this morning for unknown causes.... more
Weather forecastsBad weather in Italy: strong winds and storms on the South and on Sicily
Rome, Italy - From this afternoon
"The Italian Civil Defense Department, on the basis of the available forecast, has issued a notice for adverse weather conditions that predicts from this afternoon, on Thursday September 10, strong winds... more
HelicoptersThe first of 23 EC-135s delivered to the Poland's Health Ministry
Warsaw, Poland - Within the end of 2010 Poland will have one of the most modern network of Hems
The Polish Ministry of Health took delivery today in Warsaw of the first of 23 EC-135 helicopters ordered from Eurocopter in June 2008. The new fleet will be assigned to the country’s nationwide Emergency M... more
Press release"Clipper's Day International 2009": meeting for civil aviation keen
Milan, Italy - The sixth edition next September 13 and 20
"Clipper, with support of SEA (Milan's airports management society), for sixth year in a row, gathers in Malpensa the numerous fans of civil aviation coming from abroad. Over 200 guests, divided in... more
Sport aviationBalloon: "Ferrara Balloons Festival" from September 18-27
Ferrara, Italy - Ten days dedicated to the aerostatics
"Ferrara Balloons Festival" returns from 18 to 27 September, 2009. Ten days dedicated to the balloons, with sport and music events, showcase. The initiative promoted by Ferrara's Province and local... more
PeopleATR appoints new president for India’s Customer Services Subsidiary
Toulouse, France - He is Jean-Luc Establie
ATR appointed Jean-Luc Establie (52) as new president of the ATR India Customer Support Private Ltd, its subsidiary in India, succeeding Marc Bourret, who is taking new responsibilities as Project & Planning... more
HelicoptersNew EHA and EASA cooperation
Cologne, Germany - To work more closely with the rotorcraft industry
"On 8th September 2009 in Cologne, the top Management of EASA (European Aviation Safety Agency), headed by Mr Patrick Goudou, Executive Director and a senior delegation of the new EHA (European Helicopter... more
ReportMan hijacked airplane for "Divine revelation"
Mexico City, Mexico - He gave up, passengers and crew safe
The skyjacking has been resolved in a positive manner that for hours there was fear for the safety of 104 passengers and crew on board of a B-737 airplane of the AeroMexico. Took off from Boliva, after... more
ReportArrest order for French pilot crashed on Monte Rosa
Aosta, Italy - He has attached fire at the hangar of city's airport before to take off
André Michelin, 64, the French pilot "Known" to the press because crashed last Monday with his Robin DR-400 on Lyskamm glacier, in Monte Rosa. The man, still accepted in Aosta's hospital because wounded,... more
Civil aviationIcao/Iata together to improve on board and transport of dangerous goods
Montreal, Canada - Two organizations have concluded a commercial agreement
The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and the International Air Transport Association (IATA) have concluded a commercial agreement for the creation of two web-based products to facilitate... more
AirportsAlitalia opened the new Freccia Alata "Le navi" room
Rome, Italy - The "Giotto" one, temporarily, contextually closed for works
The new Freccia Alata "Le navi" room has been opened at "Leonardo da Vinci" Rome-Fiumicino's airport. The room, on two levels, covers a surface of about 300 sm and is situated at the Pier C of the air... more
AirlinesFantozzi: four ATR-72 old Alitalia sold
Rome, Italy - Nordic Aviation Capital is the purchaser
The extraordinary commissioner of old Alitalia and Alitalia Express, Augusto Fantozzi, in a note to the press communicated that "At the result of call for bids published on December 23, 2008 and then reiterated,... more
AirlinesMyair's salvation passes through IR Conset?
Venice, Italy - The ambitious aim to return to fly the airline within the end of this year
During a press-conference took place yesterday in Venice has been presented the IR Conset program (IrC), a Roman holding that has moved for a rent proposal for MyAir.com, the airline to which ENAC (Italian... more
Sport aviationBalloon: French Leys and Rolland win the "53rd Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett"
Geneva, Switzerland - The official prizing ceremony will take place next Saturday
"At 12:00 today the '53rd Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett', the famous international FAI (Fédération Aéronautique Internationale), aeronautical gas balloon race named after the US Media tycoon James Gor... more
Civil aviationThe European Union approves new aviation rules
Brussels, Belgium - About European Single Sky and EASA
The Council of the European Union adopted two regulations to improve the performance and safety of the European aviation system: the first strengthens the Single European Sky legislation (3640/09), while... more
UAS-DronesSELEX Galileo’s Falco UAV confirms its multiple payload operational capability
London, UK - By flying the PicoSAR AESA radar combined with an EO system
"SELEX Galileo, of Finmeccanica, successfully completed an intensive flight campaign for its Tactical Unmanned Aerial System (TUAS) Falco to expand its ISR capabilities through the integration of multiple... more
AirlinesBratislava's Court declares Sky Europe's failure
Bratislava, Slovakia - Only 45 days at disposal for who want to avenge again credits
With the failure's declaration issued today by the Bratislava's Court, the Sky Europe's chapter is closed forever, the low-cost Slovakian airline, established on September 6, 2001 by Alain Skowronek and... more
CuriositiesOlympics 2016: special livery for the Iberia plane for the Spanish delegation
Madrid, Spain - Launched today in Madrid
Today, it has been unveiled to the press, at the Madrid-Barajas airport, the new livery of A-321 airplane of the Iberia, bearing the Spanish traditional colours and streaming the logo of the Spanish capital,... more
HelicoptersNew helicopter surveillance system boosts off-shore flight safety
Aberdeen, Scotland - The first in the world for this operation in the North Sea
"Oil & Gas UK and NATS Services Ltd (NSL) have launched a new helicopter surveillance system for the North Sea; the first in the world for off-shore operations. The new system enables air traffic controllers... more
AirportsRecord in August for "Marconi" Bologna's airport
Bologna, Italy - Overpassed 500,000, 7.7% growth from the beginning of the year
"A record trend for Bologna's airport: the passengers are increased of 14.1% in August, compared to the same month 2008, arriving to overpass for the first time 500,000 (540,814), the best monthly result... more
AirlinesJet Airways pilots' protest goes on
New Delhi, India - For a second day despite a Court's restraining order
After yesterday's almost 200 cancelled flights that created problems to about 13,000 passengers (see AVIONEWS), the Indian airline Jet Airways was forced today to cancel further 134 flights as the pilots'... more
Civil aviationEastern Asia will become the world's largest aviation market
Hong Kong, China - Boeing's forecast at "Asian Aerospace 2009"
Boeing forecasts that the Asia Pacific region will rank as the world's largest aviation market over the next 20 years, requiring 8,960 new commercial jets valued at approximately US$1.1 trillion. Asia... more
IndustryThree Cessna's Citation Sovereign for Civil Aviation Administration of China
Wichita, Usa - There are currently more than 20 models operating in Chinese Country
Cessna Aircraft Company announced it received an order for three Citation Sovereigns from the China Flight Inspection Center (CFIC) of the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC). The industry... more
Civil aviationBoeing: training should point on competencies
Hong Kong, China - Rather than flight hours accumulation
Boeing yesterday urged the industry to stand together through the current economic challenges by lowering training costs, increasing efficiency and embracing competency-based training programs. Boeing... more
Fair and showsAeroporti di Roma partner of the "Baseball World Cup 2009"
Rome, Italy - Assigned for the first time to an entire continent instead of a single Nation
"The 'Baseball World Cup' edition 2009, assigned for the first time to an entire continent instead of a single Country, is also a 'Green event' with UNI EN ISO 14001:2004 certificate. (The event, in this... more
IndustryThe Royal Thai Air Force receives its first VIP ATR-72/500
Bangkok, Thailandia - The aircraft delivered today is the first being ordered by the Government
Thailand’s RTAF (Royal Thai Air Force) today took delivery of its first ATR-72/500 from a contract that was signed in 2007 for four ATR-72 VIP aircraft. This first ATR features a state-of-the-art VIP c... more
AirlinesContinental Airlines begins two new non-stop services as of next November 1
Houston, Usa - To Edmonton and Washington-Dulles
"Continental Airlines announced new non-stop service from its Houston hub to Edmonton International Airport beginning November 1, 2009, subject to government approval. The daily flight is the 11th Canadian... more
AirlinesGermany’s Federal Cartel Office approved the Air Berlin takeover of all Italian TUIfly routes
Berlin, Germany - Starting from next October 25
"Air Berlin PLC and TUI Travel PLC welcome positive decision by the German Federal Cartel Office that allows Air Berlin to take over the city flights network of the Hapag-Lloyd Fluggesellschaft mbH/TUIfly... more
HelicoptersAgreement between Lockheed Martin and Terma for the sale of MH-60R helicopters to Denmark
London, UK - Memorandum of Understanding signed during the "DSEI 2009", in London
Lockheed Martin and Danish aerospace and defense company Terma today announced that they have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to explore opportunities associated with the potential sale of the US... more
DefenseRaytheon awarded US$151 million contract for SeaSparrow missiles
Tucson, USA - Plus an option for the production of further 255 rockets
Raytheon anonunced today it was awarded a US$151 million contract by the US Navy's NATO SeaSparrow program office (NSPO) to produce 186 Evolved SeaSparrow Missiles (ESSM), with an option for US$210.3 million... more