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AerospaceThe new Italian astronauts presented today in Rome
Rome, Italy - Minister of Education Maria Stella Gelmini: "They are the symbol of Italian research"
The two new ESA (European Space Agency) Italian astronauts Samantha Cristoforetti and Luca Salvo Parmitano have been presented today in Rome, in presence of minister of Education Maria Stella Gelmini,... more
HelicoptersMi-38 cargo helicopter's production delayed
Moscow, Russia - Pratt & Whitney, constructor of the engines, stepped out the project
The production of the Russian cargo helicopter Mil Mi-38 was blocked, delayed at least until 2014, after Pratt & Whitney Canada, the industry that should have built the engines, stepped out the project.... more
Press releaseAntitrust on air transport: to increase slots of the Linate's airport
Rome, Italy - To allow the entry by new operators
The Antitrust has asked that the limit of 18 slots on Linate's airport is removed. It has issued yesterday a press-release sent to the Parliament, Government, Enac (Italian Civil Aviation Authority), Enav... more
HelicoptersAgustaWestland test pilot selected for ESA astronaut training
Farnborough, UK - He is part of a group of eight members
AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, congratulates Tim Peake, AgustaWestland senior test pilot, on his selection by the European Space Agency as the first British astronaut to join the European Astronaut... more
IndustryQinetiQ and Boeing to realize a DSALT system for UK Defence
St. Louis, USA - It will supply specialized training to RAF and army
A QinetiQ-led team that includes Boeing today announced that it has received a £26 million (US$37.7 million) contract from the United Kingdom Ministry of Defence (MOD) to provide Distributed Synthetic... more
ReportFour terrorists arrested in New York
New York, USA - They were preparing attacks to a synagogue
Four people have been arrested yesterday by the FBI as they were preparing attacks against Bronx, New York, synagogues and Jewish communities. According to "Daily News" newspaper, they were placing what... more
Press releaseLinate slots. Italian ENAC: work team to organize report to send to Antitrust, Parliament and Government
Rome, Italy - It will be composed of delegates of Authorities and Institutions involved
ENAC (Italian Civil Aviation Authority) President, Vito Riggio, received officially the recommendation by Antitrust regarding the slots currently in force on Milan-Linate's airport, unveiled to have requested... more
DiscussionsCivil aviation: "Atlantic War"
Rome, Italy - How alliances will share air traffic market
Stealing a term from History, that calls "Pacific War" the battles between Japan and the USA during World War II, it was natural for us to dub "Atlantic War" what is going on in recent days, in recent... more
OccurrencesScotland: CHC Super Puma forced to come back
Aberdeen, UK - One of the external floating devices inflated in mid-air
A CHC Helicopters Eurocopter AS-332L Super Puma helicopter, en route above the North Sea heading towards an oil rig in the Buzzard field, off the coast of Aberdeen, was forced yesterday to come back to... more
AirlinesAir Berlin to open new routes to Israel
Berlin, Germany - Starting from July 7
Air Berlin is going to include routes to Israel in its network for the first time, the carrier announced yesterday, anticipating that starting from July 7 it will open the service with non-stop flights... more
CuriositiesUFO sighting in Arizona. But it was a NASA balloon
Phoenix, USA - But many are skeptical about the Agency's statements
An unidentified flying object (UFO) was seen on Monday near the border between Arizona and Mexico. Witnesses immediately understood it was not an airplane because it "Floated stationary for around one... more
SecurityFAA AD on Airbus model A-330/300, A-340/200, and A-340/300 series airplanes (2009-10-11)
Washington, Usa - To identify and correct an unsafe condition on an aviation product
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information Federal Register: May 20, 2009 [Page 23622-23625] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14... more
IndustryCessna Citation CJ-4 wing mated to fuselage
Wichita, Usa - The airplane will enter service in 2010
"Cessna Aircraft Company completed wing/fuselage mate of Citation CJ-4 serial number 003. The new Citation CJ-4, the latest in the popular CJ series, will enter service in 2010. Three aircraft, a prototype... more
AirlinesAir France-KLM and Delta Airlines signed their joint-venture
Paris, France - They will control 25% of transatlantic market
Air France-KLM and Delta Airlines signed yesterday the agreement to launch their joint-venture on transatlantic routes. Their aim is to get the maximum, and possibly increase, their 25% control on this... more
ReportGeorgian police killed former officer involved in mutiny
Tbilisi, Georgia - Further two military were wounded during the shootout
A Georgian former army officer, Gia Krialashvili, was killed today during a shootout with the police that was trying to arrest him. Further two military were wounded and are now hospitalized. The three... more
AccidentsAmerican military helicopter ditches in the Pacific: at least 3 victims
San Diego, USA - Still missing the other two occupants of the aircraft
A US Navy Sikorsky HH-60 Seahawk helicopter with 5 military on board ditched at 11:36pm Tuesday (6:36 GMT, yesterday) in the Pacific off the coast of San Diego, California, during a training mission on... more
AirportsBoston airport turns to the sun and efficient lighting to brighten the Terminal B garage
Boston, Usa - Project is part of 55 million Dollars garage rehabilitation
The Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport) approved 55.7 million Dollars to rehabilitate the Terminal B parking garage at Boston-Logan International Airport. The project includes the installation of photovoltaic... more
Sport aviationItaly: hot-air balloons in the skies of Todi
Todi, Italy - The 21st edition of the Italian Grand Prix from July 12 to 26
"Quick as the wind, lighter than air..." (Marco Majrani). It will be held from July 12 to 26 in Ponte Naia, near the center-Italian town of Todi, the 21st edition of the Italian Hot-air balloon Grand... more
SecurityFAA AD on Hartzell Propeller Inc. Steel Hub turbine propellers (2009-10-14)
Washington, Usa - To prevent separation of the propeller blade counterweight slug, which could lead to injury and damage to the airplane
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information Federal Register: May 20, 2009 [Page 23625-23628] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14... more
AirlinesAlitalia in the sight of Antitrust
Rome, Italy - The hearing of Antonio Catricalà before the Industrial Activities Commission of the Chamber
Antitrust has started verifies to establish if the new Alitalia is working correctly on the commercial plan, Antitrust President Antonio Catricalà said. "Antitrust -Catricalà explained- is carrying o... more
Science and technologySunLight Eagle in flight, the solar-powered aircraft
Manassas, USA - It is a derivative of an earlier human-powered aircraft, the MIT Light Eagle
Aurora Flight Sciences announced today that it has successfully flown the SunLight Eagle, a solar-powered unmanned aircraft. The flights took place at the Unmanned Aircraft Systems Flight Test Center operated... more
Military aviationBoeing will produce and test DT systems for the Super Hornet
St.Louis, USA - Within the upgrade programme of the F/A-18E/F
The Boeing Company announced today it has received a $48.9 million contract from the U.S. Navy for development and testing of a Distributed Targeting (DT) system for the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet strike fighter. The... more
UAS-DronesStrategical deal between Saab and Swiss UAV
Trollhättan, Sweden - To produce new unmanned vertical takeoff/landing systems
Saab signed a strategical agreement with with Swiss UAV to expand its presence in the field of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) through the bulding and the commercialization of three new projects capable... more
Military aviationBoeing gets contract for USAF's sat communication systems
Arlington, USA - To go on with the supply of the Combat Track II
Boeing today announced that it has received a $3.4 million follow-on contract to provide the US Air Force with 46 additional Combat Track II airborne satellite communications systems. These can be installed... more
HelicoptersU.S. Navy: impasse for the CH-53K Super Stallion helicopter program
Washington, USA - It has run into cost and schedule problems
The U.S. Navy said recently that its new heavy-lift helicopter, the CH-53K Super Stallion, has run into cost and schedule problems. The service is not providing detailed dates or budget yet. "I’m h... more
Military aviationRussia suspends fighter aircraft contract with Syria
Moscow, Russia - Due to Damascus's economical problems
Russia is understood to have suspended a $500 million contract with Syria for the delivery of MiG-31E Foxhound interceptor fighter aircraft to Syria, signed in 2007. The "Kommersant" newspaper reported... more
AirlinesUnited Airlines pilots want to delay the alliance with Continental
Washington, USA - It would cause the loss of several jobs
United Airlines pilots asked yesterday the US government to delay the decision concerning the possible alliance, within antitrust immunity, between United and Continental, because according to them it... more
Civil aviationHonda chooses dSPACE simulators for integration testing on HondaJet
Wixom, USA - The value of the agreement is still unknown
Honda Aircraft Company, Inc., has awarded a contract to dSPACE Inc. to provide turn-key hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) simu-lators for the HondaJet Integrationand Test Facility (ITF). HondaJet is the first... more
PeopleThe third European female astronaut is Italian
Rome, Italy - Samantha Cristoforetti, 32-years-old, comes from the Air Force
Among the six new astroanuts selected today by ESA (European Space Agency) for the future ISS (International Space Station) missions there is also a woman, the third in Europe after English Helen Sharman... more
AirlinesBlu-express.com to start operations between Genoa and Rome twice a day
Genoa, Italy - Starting from June 8, with minimum fare of 24,99 euros
Blu-express.com, the low-cost carrier of Blue Panorama Airlines, and the airport of Genoa announced the start of operations between "Cristoforo Colombo" airport and Rome-Fiumicino. The flights will take... more
AccidentsIndonesia C-130 Hercules accident (2): the airplane lost pieces in flight
Jakarta, Indonesia - At the moment 97 victims and 15 serious injured
An Indonesian military aircraft carrying soldiers and their families, including children, plowed into houses before crashing short of a runway in East Java today, killing at least 97 people. The aircraft... more
Civil aviationRussia will not cut Superjet's production
Moscow, Russia - Minister of Industry Viktor Khristenko's statements
Russia is not going to cut production of Sukhoi Superjet-100 despite the global air market downturn, Moscow's Minister of Industry Viktor Khristenko stated in an interview with "Russia Today" TV channel.... more
Civil aviationAir Transport Association reports decline in demand
Washington, Usa - Both in passengers and cargo
The Air Transport Association of America (ATA), the industry trade organization for the leading U.S. airlines, reported that passenger revenue fell 18% in April 2009 versus the same month in 2008 - the... more
AirportsRussian airline Orenair flies from Düsseldorf to Orenburg, in south Russia
Düsseldorf, Germany - Twice a week, just for the summer schedule
The Russian airline Orenair announced new operations between Düsseldorf and the Ural city of Orenburg, which represents an especially interesting destination for the so-called VFR travel (Visiting Friends... more
AirlinesContinental Airlines announced schedule for Houston-Rio de Janeiro service
Houston, Usa - Beginning August 1, 2009
"Continental Airlines announced that it will launch daily non-stop flights between its Houston hub at Bush Intercontinental Airport and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and through flight service between New Orleans... more
IndustryAlenia Aeronautica celebrated 5000 flight hours of the Italian AMI by C-27J airplane
Rome, Italy - The target has been celebrated yesterday with a ceremony in Pisa's Air Base
"Alenia Aeronautica recorded, with success, another important result reached by C-27J Spartan, world best-seller in the tactical transport airplanes: the Italian Air Force has reached 5000 flight hours... more
SecurityFAA (Correction) AD on Boeing model 747-100, 747-100B, 747- 100B SUD, 747-200B, 747-200C, 747-200F, 747-300, 747-400, 747-400D, 747-400F, 747SR, and 747SP series airplanes (2009-04-06)
Washington, Usa - To detect and correct the propagation of fatigue cracks in the vicinity of oil cans on the web of the aft pressure bulkhead, which could result in rapid decompression of the airplane
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information Federal Register: [Page 23110] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39 [Docket... more
DefenseNew surface-to-surface Iranian missile test
Tehran, Iran - With a range of 2,000 km it could hit Israel and the US bases in the Gulf
Iran tested today a new two-stage solid fuel surface-to-surface missile, dubbed Sajjil-2, capable to exit the atmosphere and come back with a range of 2,000 km, Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad announced... more
HelicoptersGuarguaglini, Finmeccanica: "On the U.S. presidential helicopter we continue to think and to fight"
New York, USA - "The US armed forces security can be guaranteed by our DRS Technologies"
Pier Francesco Guarguaglini, Finmeccanica CEO, was interviewed by "Reuters" yesterday during the Investor Day North America in New York. Italian defence company Finmeccanica continues to see the U.S. market... more
SecurityNTSB's safety recommendations for MD-80s
Washington, USA - New maintenance procedures required for American Airlines
US NTSB (National Transportation Safety Board) issued a bulletin asking FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) to consider a series of recommendations concerning safety and maintenance of McDonnel Douglas... more
AirlinesLufthansa warns bmi to no increase its share
Frankfurt, Germany - The statement by the financial officer Stephan Gemkow
On May 15th the European Commission gave the go-ahead to the plan by Deutsche Lufthansa to buy U.K.'s British Midland Airways, or bmi (see AVIONEWS for more details), but today the German carrier could... more
Military aviationFAA certification for the Wedgetail
Washington, USA - In the meanwhile a study is underway that might decide the programme's future
The Wedgetail, Boeing's Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) aircraft, was awarded Supplemental-Type Certification (STC) by the FAA (Federal Aviation Administration). This certificate, in addition... more
AirportsMalpensa Airport: inaugurated the first caveau for works of art
Milan, Italy - A service unique in Europe
Its name is Malpensasafeart and is the new structure dedicated to the works of art's movement and custody. It was just inaugurated in the Cargo City of Malpensa Airport. The caveau, that has a 300 square... more
AerospaceNew ESA astronauts announced
Paris, France - Among them two are Italians, including a woman
Six new ESA (European Space Agency) astronauts have been announced today during a press-conference coordinated by Jean-Jacques Dordain, Agency's Director General, and Simonetta Di Pippo, Director of Human... more
AccidentsMore than 100 killed in Indonesian air accident
Jakarta, Indonesia - A military C-130 Hercules was carrying soldiers' families too, including several children
It is of about 100 victims (figures go from 97 to 109 according to the sources) the toll of this morning's accident (6:30 am local time) that involved an Indonesian Air Force Lockheed C-130 Hercules near... more
SecurityFAA (Correction) AD on Pratt & Whitney (PW) JT9D-7R4 series turbofan engines (2009-10-01)
Washington, Usa - To prevent uncontained failure of the 2nd stage HPT air seal assembly, leading to engine in-flight shutdown and damage to the airplane
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information Federal Register: [Page 23109] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39 [Docket... more
SecurityFAA AD on CFM International S.A. model CFM56 turbofan engines (2009-11-02)
Washington, Usa - To prevent cracking of the HPC 4-9 spool, which could result in possible uncontained failure of the spool and damage to the airplane
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information Federal Register: May 19, 2009 [Page 23305-23307] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14... more
AirlinesJoint-venture between Air France-KLM and Delta Airlines to be signed today
Paris, France - It will cover 25% of the traffic between Europe and America
Air France-KLM and Delta Airlines, SkyTeam members, will sign today the agreement for a joint-venture on transatlantic routes, that should cover about 25% of the traffic between Europe and America, allowing... more
Finance and economyAir France-KLM: "The job's cut is inevitable"
Paris, France - The Group in red the 1Q 2009
The economic crisis also hit the French-Dutch Group Air France-KLM that yesterday announced its first loss since the merger and for Air France is the first in 13 years. According to some press-sources,... more
AirportsHamburg airport wins Routes Marketing Award 2009
Hamburg, Germany - For the excellence in aviation marketing
Hamburg airport’s aviation marketing team is amongst the winners of this year’s Routes Marketing Award. The team, led by Jörgen Kearsley, received the coveted prize during a gala dinner at the Routes Conf... more