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IndustryEmbraer names Nayak as authorized service center in Germany
São José dos Campos, Brazil - German company expands the support network coverage for the Phenom executive jet family
"Embraer has named Nayak Aircraft Services (www.nayak.aero), based in Cologne, Germany, as an Embraer Authorized Service Center (EASC). The company became the first Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO)... more
AirportsAir Arabia Maroc starts operations at Brussels-South Charleroi
Brussels, Belgium - Flights to Casablanca will be operated four times a week
Brussels South Charleroi welcomed Air Arabia Maroc's first flight, departed from Casablanca. Starting this week, the airline will connect Charleroi with Casablanca four times a week. The flights are on... more
ReportUkrainian minister rejected by Lufthansa resigned
Kiev, Ukraine - After being stopped in Germany because excessively drunk
Ukrainian minister of interiors, Yuriy Lutsenko, resigned after the scandal caused last week by him being forbidden boarding on a Lufthansa flight from Frankfurt to Seoul because he was so drunk it could... more
AirlinesJet2.com aims at Sardinia
Olbia, Italy - "Olbia and Sardinia play a strategic role"
Jet2.com, British low-cost airline, launched the new weekly flight (on Saturday) between Olbia and Manchester. The connection will be operational until September 27th, 2009. The new destination is added... more
AirportsAeroporti di Roma (AdR) launches an internal reorganization program
Rome, Italy - The mobility procedure was opened in February
Approved the first quarter 2009 relation by the Aeroporti di Roma (AdR)'s Board of Directors, the Fiumicino and Ciampino Airports Management Company. In the first three months 2009, the traffic recorded... more
AerospaceAtlantis shuttle successfully launched
Cape Canaveral, USA - It will reach Hubble space telescope on Wednesday
The Atlantis Shuttle was successfully launched from launchpad 39A at Kennedy Space Center of Cape Canaveral with the seven crewmembers of mission STS-125. The spacecraft will reach Hubble space telescope... more
HelicoptersUSFS spends $18,000 a day to maintain an Erickson Air-Crane S-64 helicopter
Rhinelander, USA - But the Forest Service replies: "It is strategical"
The US Forest Service (USFS) spends $18,000 a day, plus further $6,800 per hour on the case of operational mission, to maintain an Erickson Air-Crane S-64/E helicopter at Rhinelander/Oneida County Airport,... more
AirportsNew Orleans airport issues statement on taxi management contract award
New Orleans, Usa - The Aviation Board will fight the legal challenges by one of the companies that were not awarded the bid
The New Orleans Aviation Board is confident that it has not violated any laws or ethical procedures in the awarding of the contract for management of taxicab and ground transportation services. The Aviation... more
Fair and shows"EBACE 2009": Embraer Legacy 450 and 500 programs advance
Geneva, Switzerland - Company’s midlight and midsize executive jet projects reach major milestone
"Embraer announced, yesterday, during a press conference at the ninth 'European Business Aviation Conference and Exhibition' ('EBACE 2009'), that the midlight Legacy 450 and midsize Legacy 500 executive... more
ReportCooperation necessary for aerial firefighting services in the next years
Anaheim, USA - The results of the first "Aerial Firefighting Conference"
More interventions and investments to face the changing behaviour of summer fires. These the main topics of the first "Aerial Firefighting Conference" held in Anaheim, USA, to which 14 Countries participated.... more
Military aviationIsrael to update its F-16C/D fighters
Tel Aviv, Israel - To extend their lifetime to 2020
The Israeli Air Force is going to update its aging Lockheed Martin F-16C/D fighter jets to bring them at the same level or the more recent F-16Is, extending their operational lifetime to 2020. This upgrade... more
AirportsCanary Islands intend to abolish airport fares
Santa Cruz, Canary Islands - The proposal by the President Paulino Rivero
Paulino Rivero, President of Canary Islands, launched a petition to cut the fares on all airports of the Spanish Atlantic archipelago. The goal is to make them more attractive for European Tour Operators,... more
OccurrencesTechnical problems for an Air France Airbus A-330/200
Paris, France - While flying over the Black Sea the pilot decided to go back to Paris due to a malfunctioning
The pilot of an Air France Airbus A-330/200 en route from Paris (France) to Mumbai (India) decided yesterday to invert the route and fly back to "Charles de Gaulle" airport after finding undisclosed technical... more
Military aviationBoeing delivered first ATS C-17 training system to the Australian Air Force
Amberley, Australia - The first client for this product out of the USA
Boeing announced today it has delivered a C-17 Aircrew Training System (ATS) to the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), making Australia the first C-17 ATS customer outside the United States. The ATS... more
Military aviationRussia to start flight tests of 5th-generation fighter by 2009
Komsomolsk-on-Amur, Russia - The serial production will start in 2010
A Russian deputy prime minister said Monday that flight tests of a fifth-generation fighter will start in Russia by the end of 2009. "By the end of this year, the plane will rise into the air and flight... more
AirportsHonduras, go-ahead to works for the new airport
Tegucigalpa, República de Honduras - 45 km from the main archaeological Maya site
In the República de Honduras, the works for the construction of an airport with a take-off and landing runway of 1,400 m and able to welcome airplanes by 40/60 seat will start in June. This airport... more
IndustryAgreement signed between Selex Sistemi Integrati and Italian ENAV
Rome, Italy - For a joint offer on foreign markets
Incrementing the possibility of an Italian commercial presence on foreign markets, enlarging and completing the reciprocal offers on the whole line of air traffic management and control systems. This is... more
AirportsPassenger transits in Orio al Serio airport: +10% in April, +3.2% in the first four months
Bergamo, Italy - Cargo shows a drop
Passengers transits in Bergamo-Orio al Serio airport (30 miles north-east of Milan) recorded an increase in April, continuing the positive figures of the first quarter of the year. The high load factor... more
Civil aviationEmbraer delivers first Lineage 1000 aircraft
Sao José dos Campos, Brazil - It will be showcased during "Ebace 2009" in Geneva
Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer announced it delivered the first Lineage 1000 executive jet to HE Aamer Abdul Jalil Al Fahim, of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The aircraft, to be managed on... more
Military aviationBoeing submits proposal for KC-10 contractor logistics support work
St. Louis, Usa - USAF is expected to name the winner of the contract later this year
Boeing submitted a proposal to the U.S. Air Force to continue providing Contractor Logistics Support (CLS) for the KC-10 Extender fleet. The Air Force is expected to name the winner of the contract later... more
AirlinesCzech Airlines, excellent results in the Italian market
Prague, Czech Republic - Ragusa: "The 80% of our passengers is Italian"
Excellent results in the Italian market for Czech Airlines that boasts eight connections from four cities: Milan, Rome, Boulogne and Venice, served with Airbus A-319 airplanes. The carrier aims at the... more
AirportsThe Caribbean Countries are free of A/H1N1 flu virus
Punta Cana, Dominican Republic - Airplanes full of tourists land in the airports
Last week hundreds of tourists, to spend its holiday safe and far from the risk of the A/H1N1 flu virus, landed in the Dominican Republic, following to the declaration by the Caribbean Epidemiological... more
DefenseGeorgian mutiny: two officials arrested
Tbilisi, Georgia - They didn't advise the command of the upcoming rebellion
After last week's disorders following the news of a failed military takeover organized in cooperation with Russia that ended in the mutiny of Georgian military base in Mukhrovani (see AVIONEWS), Tbilisi's... more
HelicoptersDutch Apaches helicopters fly 5,000 hours in Afghanistan
Kabul, Afghanistan - In Afghanistan since 2006
The Apaches of the Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) have passed the milestone 5,000 operational flying hours in Afghanistan. Five AH-64D Apaches from 301 Squadron, normally based at Gilze-Rijen have... more
IndustryLockheed Martin expands its PAC-3 missiles' complex
Camden, USA - It will allow an expansion production for the next several years
Lockheed Martin announced it broke ground on an expansion of its state-of-the-art Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) Missile production complex in Camden, Arkansas. Lockheed Martin anticipates that... more
HelicoptersEurocopter presents the first EC-145 "Stylence"
Geneva, Switzerland - At the exhibition "Ebace 2009"
Eurocopter reaffirms its commitment to business aviation at this year’s "Ebace" (the exhibition in Geneva, from 12 to 14 May) with the introduction of the EC-145 "Stylence". This is the first time that t... more
Fair and shows"EBACE 2009": the only European event for the business aviation to open tomorrow
Geneva, Switzerland - At the Geneva PALEXPO
The 9th Annual European Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition ("EBACE 2009") will be held May 12 through 14, 2009, at Geneva PALEXPO, immediately adjacent to the Geneva International Airport in Geneva,... more
AirportsBirmingham airport launches a quieter approach
Birmingham, UK - The new scheme will be introduced from May
Birmingham International Airport and NATS (UK air traffic control provider) launched a new scheme - Continual Decent Approaches - to further reduce the noise of aircraft operations. The basic principle... more
Occurrences14 injured after turbulence on Lufthansa flight
Geneva, Switzerland - The pilot was forced to an emergency landing in Geneva
Fear and panic in the night between Saturday and Sunday on flight LH-4544 en route from Munich (Germany) to Lisbon (Portugal) when, while dinner service was underway, without any advice the aircraft was... more
AirlinesAir Italy appeals TAR of Lazio on slot at Linate Airport
Verona, Italy - In 2008 a turnover equal to 229.5 million Euros
Air Italy is the nth Italian airline to appeal TAR of Lazio after the request of slots at Linate Airport. According to Giuseppe Gentile, Air Italy President, in Linate there would be "43 hidden slots".... more
Civil aviationStar Alliance: Luca Graf new president for Italy
Milan, Italy - The Italian market and Malpensa Airport very important for the Alliance
Star Alliance aims to Milan-Malpensa Airport. Luca Graf, new President of the managing board for Italy, remarks the importance of the Italian market and Malpensa. "Italy is a strategic market for Star... more
AirlinesGECAS delivered to Wizz Air a new Airbus A-320/200 airplane
Stamford, USA - As part of the carrier’s fleet expansion program
GE Commercial Aviation Services (GECAS) announced few days ago the delivery of a new Airbus A-320/200 to Wizz Air to help the carrier’s fleet expansion. The company acquired the aircraft through a... more
AirportsFrankfurt, the construction of new "Runway northwest" has just begun
Frankfurt, Germany - It will be inaugurated in 2011
Following more than ten years of intensive planning and extended approval procedures, the construction of Frankfurt Airport’s (FRA) new Runway Northwest has begun. Fraport AG executive board chairman, W... more
Fair and showsPiaggio Aero: new web-site takes off today
Geneva, Switzerland - The industry has chosen the "EBACE" event to launch it
"Piaggio Aero Industries launches today, on Monday 11th May, a completely new web-site according to Piaggio Aero’s new image. Piaggio Aero has chosen the 'European Business Aviation Conference and exhibition' (... more
Fair and showsAir shows and exhibitions in the second week of May
Rome, Italy - From today, on Monday 11 to next Sunday 17
Monday 11 - "2009 Pre-Worlds Hangliding Class 5 and Class 1 Women". Schwangau, Tegelberg, Germany. + 49 8022 967560 http://events.fai.org www.dhv.de - "2009 Open Polish Gliding Nationals". Leszno,... more
OccurrencesEmergency landing for Alitalia aircraft
Rome, Italy - After left gear wheel tyre's burst during take-off
An Alitalia McDonnel Douglas MD-80 was forced on Saturday to an emergency landing at Rome-Fiumicino airport from where it took off shortly before, after the burst of its left gear wheel tyre. The 126 passengers... more
AccidentsRussia: Irkutsk Region announces a day of mourning for the Governor'd death
Irkutsk, Russia - Onboard also the region's first deputy prime minister and his bodyguard
The Irkutsk Region parliament declared Tuesday a day of mourning for regional Governor Igor Yesipovsky, who died in a helicopter accident on Sunday along with three other people. The parliament voted... more
AccidentsUSA: air accident in Nevada, 5 victims
Reno, USA - The crash after a low pass over a party
Low altitude maneuvers and passes over a party, then the loss of control and the crash. This is the dynamic as stated by the first witnesses of the accidetn occurred on Saturday to a Beechcraft BE-95-A55... more
Civil aviationSukhoi to delivery first Superjet 100 airplane to Armavia in short time
Komsomolsk-on-Amur , Russia - Pogosyan: "It is necessary a Government support"
The first Sukhoi Superjet 100 passenger airplane will be delivered to Armenia's national airline Armavia, the Russian aircraft maker announced on Monday. Sukhoi Civil Aircraft's public relations director... more
DefenseChanges in US Defense 2010 budget
Washington, USA - (2). More money to employees' families and medical funds, for training and more
The Pentagon announced its requests for fiscal year 2010. Of the overall $633.8 billion included in the budget, $533.8 billion are the base fund while the remaining $130 billion are to be destined to troops... more
Defense$663.8 billion budget for US Department of Defense
Washington, USA - The reforms for fiscal year 2010
The Pentagon's request for fiscal year 2010 budget is of $664,8 billion, with a 4% increase over the one for 2009 (but 2.1% only is the real increase, the fiscal office explains, as the rest is due to... more
AerospaceAll ready for Atlantis shuttle launch
Cape Canaveral, USA - Take off scheduled for 2:01 pm EDT with favourable meteorological conditions
It is all ready for the Atlantis shuttle's launch today at 2:01 pm EDT. After NASA mission management's go-ahead to proceed refueling operations are underway, with 1,893,000 liters of liquid hydrogen and... more
Airlines50th anniversary for China Airlines
Taipei, China's Republic - Several promotions for this event
On the occasion of its 50th anniversary, China Airlines launches a series of promotions for the whole network: special fares both in Economy and in Business Class for all passengers and other benefits... more
UAS-DronesThe pocket-helicopter comes from Norway
Oslo, Norway - It will be used in intelligence and tainted environments' clearance missions
A mini-helicopter that can be carried in your pocket, 10 cm long and 20 grams heavy. This is the new product launched by Norwegian company Prox Dynamics. Thanks to an integrated micro-camera the PD-100... more
Fair and showsEmbraer: Phenom jets debut in Europe at "EBACE 2009"
Geneva, Switzerland - The airplane was recently certified by EASA to operate in the region
"Embraer’s Phenom 100 and Phenom 300 executive jets will be shown in Europe for the first time in Geneva, Switzerland, at the ninth 'European Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition' (EBACE), to b... more
Civil aviationFinally a wind of change for the Italian ENAC
Rome, Italy - 21st of May Alessio Quaranta will take role as general manager, followed by a board meeting
With a timing and a decision-making capability that pleasantly surprised us, used to the habits of Italian politicians that often decide to... not decide, minister of infrastructures and transportation... more
AirportsItalian SAGAT, SEA, SACBO and Aeroporti Sistema del Garda together for the first time
Turin, Italy - 24 parking and 20,000 car spaces in a click for the airports' management societies in Turin, Milan, Bergamo, Verona and Brescia
"Sagat (Turin's airport), Sea (Milan's ones), Sacbo (Bergamo-Orio al Serio) and Aeroporti Sistema del Garda (Verona and Brescia) have signed an agreement for the promotion of a parking service managed... more
AccidentsRussia: a Bell 427 helicopter crashed in East Siberia
Irkutsk, Russia - Among five victims also the Governor of the Irkutsk Region
Five people, including the Governor of the Irkutsk Region, were killed in a helicopter crash in East Siberia, the Russian Emergencies Ministry said on Sunday. The helicopter, which was performing a... more
SecurityFAA AD on 328 Support Services GmbH Dornier model 328-100 and -300 airplanes (2009-10-03)
Washington, Usa - To identify and correct an unsafe condition on an aviation product
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: May 8, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 88)] [Page 21544-21547] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation... more
IndustryEADS: two radar research programs concluded
Paris , France - CECAR and AMSAR will pave the way to the new AESA technologies
EADS Defence & Security (DS) and its partners announced they successfully concluded two major radar technology programmes paving the way for the new AESA radar technology (AESA = Active Electronically... more