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Military aviationAVIONEWS shows the 5th Group of Maristaeli helicopters: the activity
Luni-Sarzana , Italy - Through an interview to the commander, frigate captain Fabio Livraghi
AVIONEWS interviewed the commander of the 5th Group of Maristaeli helicopters (Helicopter Unit of the Italian Navy) of Luni-Sarzana (Liguria Region), frigate captain Fabio Livraghi. AVIONEWS How do... more
SecurityFAA AD on Airbus model A-330 airplanes, and model A-340/200 and A-340/300 series airplanes (2009-05-10)
Washington, Usa - To prevent a failure of the bracket, combined with failure of the horizontal beam, could result in collapse of the left part of the flight deck instrument panel, and consequent reduced control of the airplane
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information Federal Register: [Page 10168-10171] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part... more
Military aviationAVIONEWS shows the 5th Group of Maristaeli helicopters (2): training, NH-90, women
Luni-Sarzana, Italy - Through an interview to the commander, frigate captain Fabio Livraghi
AVIONEWS Speaking of efficiency are you penalized by having to work with such versatile but aging helicopters? Livraghi "The AB-212 is still a very reliable machine and guarantees effectiveness in different... more
AirportsInfraero invests more than 130 million euros at Brasilia airport
Brasilia, Brasile - The new terminals will host 25 million passengers in 2015
Infraero, Brazilian airports operator, announced a 400 million Real investment (more than 130 million euros) to renovate and enlarge Brasilia airport. Infraero president, Cleonilson Nicácio Silva,... more
AccidentsCanadian helicopter crash, the terrible balance: 17 victims
Saint John's, Canada - Of the 18 people on board only one was rescued. 9 bodies recovered
The wrecked Cougar Helicopters Sikorsky S-92 ditched on last Thursday in the ocean off the coast of Newfoundland, Canada, has been found 178 meters deep in the sea, with the bodies of 10 or 13 people still... more
AirportsSan Francisco, more than 40 trees planted in support of arbor day festivities
San Francisco, Usa - The director leads airport staff in expanding the landscape
San Francisco International Airport director, John Martin, led the way for other airport officials and invited guests as they planted more than forty trees along the Bay Trail adjacent to SFO. The project... more
AerospaceESA: preparations for Planck's launch continue
Kourou, French Guiana - The spacecraft is undergoing functionality tests
"Preparations for Planck’s launch continue at Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. During the past two weeks tests to verify the functionality of the spacecraft have begun, and the external sol... more
AirportsAeroporto di Firenze SpA: approved consolidate results until 31st December 2008
Florence, Italy - The board of Directors today approved the balance
"• Group revenues growing by 6.5% and equal to € 38.5 million (€ 36.2 million in 2007). • Gross operating margin, strongly influenced by a € 1 million loss on credits after Sterling bankruptcy and the a... more
CuriositiesSan Marino celebrates the "World Air Games" with four stamps
San Marino, San Marino - Birds doing aerobatics to represent June's event in Turin
The philatelist society of San Marino decided to celebrate the "World Air Games" with the special issue of four stamps, representing some birds playing with aircraft and doing aerobatics, recalling the... more
ReportBrazil: man steals a plane and crashes with his 5-year-old daughter
Goiania, Brazil - He was chased by the police for rape and violence
A man stole a small Embraer EMB-712 Tupi plane and then crashed in the parking area of a shopping center in Goiania, central Brazil. The accident happened yesterday evening at around 9:30 GMT. The man,... more
AirportsACI Europe: no economic recovery without empowered European airports
Brussels, Belgium - Details about 5 urgent measures
"ACI EUROPE – the voice of Europe’s airports (Airports Council International) – this morning released its response to the ongoing economic and financial turmoil. The paper, entitled Empower Europe’s airport... more
ReportItaly: 34 places for Enac-Crui stage
Rome, Italy - Open subscriptions until March the 30th
Open until the 30th of March the subscriptions for the assignment of 34 6-months (11 May - 11 November) stage places among ENAC, Italian authority for civil aviation. The project, realized together with... more
HelicoptersRescue into the sea by a "Caracal" helicopter
Paris, France - An EC-725 has made, in the last days, the first taking off on alarm
An Eurocopter EC-725 "Caracal" helicopter, belonging to the Escadron EH-1/67 "Pyrénées" of Armèe de l'Air and redeployed on the air naval base in Lanvéoc-Poulmic from last December, has made the first tak... more
AirlinesAir France-KLM retains the purpose on maxi-order of airplanes
Paris, France - The purchase is only referred
The French-Dutch society, despite the global crisis, is seriously determined to maintain the expansion plan of its fleet with a maxi-order of about 100 airplanes for long range, postpones only the marketing... more
DefenseNorth Korean' satellite (2): tension raises with Japan
Pyongyang, North Korea - Tokyo: "We'll shoot it". Pyongyang: "We'll declare war"
Tension raises between North Korea and Japan after Pyongyang announced the intention to launch a ballistic missile with a telecommunications satellite (AVIONEWS), breaking UN's resolution 1718. Japanese... more
AerospaceEutelsat commissions new W3C satellite
Paris, France - The chosen producer is Thales Alenia Space
Eutelsat Communications issued yesterday (March, 12th) in a press release that Thales Alenia Space has been commissioned to build the W3C satellite. The rapid order of W3C follows Eutelsat's decision taken... more
AirlinesAlso Ryanair rejects EU proposal on airport slots
Dublin, Ireland - After EasyJet the Irish company denies the proposal as "protectionist"
Also Ryanair raises the voice against EU proposal to freeze airport slots to challenge the crisis. "This is protectionism of the worst type - Ryanair vice CEO, Michael Cawley, stated - that will ensure... more
Press releaseItalian Air Force: captain Villadei qualified "Flight engineer" on the Soyuz
Rome, Italy - The official reached the prestigious goal among the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Centre in Star City (Russia)
"Italian Air Force captain Walter Villadei achieved in February the qualification of ‘Flight Engineer n° 1’ on the Soyuz shuttle among the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Centre (GCTC) in Star City, Russia. Villadei, who... more
AirlinesEurofly pilots strike delayed
Rome, Italy - Postponed with an order of minister of Transports Matteoli
To "Avoid a serious and irreparable prejudice to the right of free circulation guaranteed by the Constitution" the Italian Minister of Transports, Altero Matteoli, ordered to postpone the strike of Eurofly... more
AirlinesRoyal Air Maroc to expand its fleet
Casablanca, Morocco - Six new planes to look beyond the crisis
"We will put an order for six planes. We will sign the order deal by the end of this month". These the words by Royal Air Maroc CEO, Driss Benhima, during a conference in Casablanca. Anyway he didn't supply... more
ReportFiumicino, disabled person stopped for missing certificate
Rome, Italy - A wheelchair basket player couldn't board on the plane for Turin. He departed in the evening
Roberto Lui, a disabled wheelchair basket player was stopped yesterday in Fiumicino airport because he didn't have the disability certificate, necessary for disabled people to board on planes. "I knew... more
Civil aviationItalian ENAV enters Eurocontrol board
Rome, Italy - The society has been also assigned the presidency of the OCG
Eurocontrol, European Organisation for the Safety of Air Navigation, inserted ENAV (Italian society for flight assistance) in the operating group for the development of the "Single European Sky" project,... more
SecurityFAA AD on Avidyne Corporation Primary Flight Displays (2009-05-05)
Washington, Usa - To prevent certain conditions from existing when PFDs display incorrect attitude, altitude, and airspeed information
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information Federal Register: [Page 8856-8860] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39 [Docket... more
SecurityFAA AD on Boeing model 727 airplanes (2009-05-03)
Washington, Usa - To prevent uncommanded operation of the auxiliary fuel tank pumps, which can cause them to run dry
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information Federal Register: [Page 8851-8853] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39 [Docket... more
CuriositiesUSA: Xbox lost, asked $1 million
Cincinnati, USA - A Yale student sued US Airways
After a flight from New Haven to Cincinnati Jesse Maiman, a 21-year-old Yale student, noticed that his Microsoft Xbox 360 was missing from his luggage. He so decided to sue US Airways for a $1 million... more
AccidentsRAF plane crashes during training
York, UK - The accident while performing aerobatics. Pilot injured
He was training yesterday, March 12th, for an upcoming aerobatic show on his Tucano T-1 flight lieutenant Mike Rutland when his plane crashed in Linton-on-Ouse RAF airfield, Yorkshire. The expert pilot... more
ReportRome-Ciampino: Ministry of Defense to pay real estate taxes
Rome, Italy - The municipality has to receive almost € 500,000
The question between the Italian Ministry of Defense and the municipality of Ciampino about the payment of real estate taxes is over. The Ministry, that objected to the payment since 1996 and for all following... more
AccidentsCanadian helicopter crash: one dead, 16 missing
Saint John's, Canada - 16 people still in the freezing Atlantic waters. Found one body
Still missing in the freezing North Atlantic waters 16 (14 passengers, workers on an offshore oil platform, and two crew members) of the 18 occupants of the Cougar Helicopters Sikorsky S-92 that crashed... more
AirportsPittsburgh airport receives funding allocations
Pittsburgh, Usa - Under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
The FAA will allocate 10 million Dollars to Pittsburgh International Airport to repair Runway 14-32, one of four commercial service runways. The project includes grading, paving, marking signs, and lighting... more
AirportsMiami expands flight information program to area hotels
Miami, Usa - The service is available in South Florida
The Miami-Dade Aviation Department (MDAD) continues to expand its flight information display system (FIDS) service to more hotels in the area of Miami International Airport (MIA), with installation of... more
DefenseNorth Korea announces the launch of a satellite. Concern among UN
Pyongyang, North Korea - Fear about the chance that it could be a test for ballistic missiles. USA: "Possible countermeasures"
North Korea advised ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organization) that they will go on with their project to launch a telecommunications satellite between 4th and 8th of April. Japan and South Korea... more
AerospaceDanger ceased for the International Space Station
Houston, USA - The crew was evacuated for the possible collision with space debris
The debris threat to the International Space Station has passed. The crew was notified of the all clear and will depart the Soyuz and return the station to normal operations. The astronauts were evacuated... more
Science and technologyItalian CIRA: European wind tunnel together in a business organization
Capua, Italy - The delegates gathered today and tomorrow in Caserta
"Delegates of researches Board and European industries of aeronautical sector, members of the European Wind Tunnel Association (EWA), gathered in these days (March 12 and 13) in Caserta to close, in an... more
IndustryCessna gains international certifications for Citations
Wichita, Usa - There are more than 300 models in service worldwide
"Cessna Aircraft Company announced today it has gained several international certifications for various Citation models, opening new markets for the world's most popular line of business jets. The... more
AccidentsCanadian helicopter crash (3): still missing 17 people
Saint John's, Canada - Difficult weather conditions are creating problems to the rescues
Still missing 17 passengers of the helicopter (maybe one of Cougar Helicopter's Sikorsky S-92s), that crashed today in the freezing waters of the Atlantic Ocean, off the coast of Newfoundland, Canada. Despite... more
Civil aviationItalian ENAC: to come the sixth Charter of the passenger's rights
Rome, Italy - The document contains useful information for who decides to travel by plane
It will be in distribution among 36 airports the sixth edition of ENAC's (Italian authority for civil aviation) Charter of the passenger's rights. The initiative will be presented on next Thursday by president... more
DefenseFrance will come back into NATO
Paris, France - President Sarkozy's proposal. The parliament will decide on March 17th
A victory for France, for NATO and for the European Union: so the Treaty accepted the proposal of French president Sarkozy, who yesterday declared after a visit to Paris military school that France will... more
HelicoptersBAE Systems to supply maintenance for Royal Australian Navy Sikorsky Seahawk helicopters
Nowra, Australia - The facility will be establish in Nowra
BAE Systems plans to establish a world class aviation maintenance facility in Nowra, New South Wales, if it secures the contract to support the Royal Australian Navy’s Sikorsky S-70B/2 Seahawk helicopter f... more
AirportsEstonia: Tallinn airport named after first president
Tallinn, Estonia - The Baltic republic will dedicate its main airport to the memory of Lennart Meri
Tallinn airport will be dedicated to the memory of Lennart Meri, unforgotten first president after independence from Ussr in 1991. Prime minister Andrus Ansip announced that the ceremony will be held on... more
AirportsVienna lost 16,5% of its passengers in February
Vienna, Austria - Freight traffic lost even more
Vienna airport registered a loss of 16.5% in the number of passengers in February, if compared with the same month of 2008, which had 29 days. The number of transits is a little bit more that 1.1 million,... more
AirportsFiumicino: a new exit of the Rome Ring Road opened to reach the airport
Rome, Italy - A project for a value of 8 million Euros
ANAS SpA, Italian Highway and Road Management Company, opened a new exit of the A91 Highway between Rome and Fiumicino Airport, as part of a project for a value of 8 million Euros. The opening is part... more
AirlinesWind Jet signs a code-sharing agreement with Meridiana
Catania, Italy - Relating to the Sicilian routes
Wind Jet and Meridiana signed a code-sharing agreement for the Summer season for connections between Catania-Rome, Palermo-Rome and Catania-Verona. The agreement completes that already signed in the last... more
IndustryBoeing dispute: employees reject the offer and do not strike
Seattle, USA - They reject the offer by the Company on the contract's renewal
The Boeing Company employees reject the offer but do not strike. This is the new move by Society of Professional Engineering Employees in Aerospace (SPEEA), the union representing Boeing Wichita engineers,... more
AccidentsCanadian helicopter crash (2): at least one rescue
Saint John's, Canada - Still in the sea the other passengers
The authorities are struggling to rescue the passengers of the helicopter crashed today off the coast of Newfoundland, Canada, with 18 people on board. The shuttle was flying towards an oil platform 300km... more
IndustryAlenia Aermacchi: the Italian Air Force takes delivery of the first two MB-339CDs
Venegono, Italy - Upgraded to “Batch 2” standard
"The Italian Air Force took delivery yesterday of the first two MB-339CD upgraded to 'Batch 2' standard. Piloted by 61st Wing instructors Capt. Mauro Macrino, Capt. Michele Diamore, Lt. Luca Galli... more
AccidentsCanadian helicopter crashes with 18 people on board
Saint John's, Canada - Strong wind caused the accident off the coast of Newfoundland. Rescue operations in progress
A Canadian helicopter directed to an oil platform crashed today in the Atlantic with 18 people on board, off the coast of Newfoundland. The cause seems to have been the strong wind. Two rescue helicopters... more
AirlinesAlitalia signs agreement with APT and Province of Florence on the occasion of the exhibition on "Galileo"
Florence, Italy - At Florence from March 13th to August 30th
On the occasion of the exhibition on "Galileo. Images of Universe from the past to the telescope", welcomed in Florence from March 13th to August 30th, was signed an agreement of co-marketing among Alitalia,... more
AirlinesAir France will reduce its Summer capacity by 3,4%
Paris, France - The decision to match the drop of demand. "Frequency reductions, not route closing"
Due to demand dropping in the last months, Air France-KLM decided to reduce its Summer capacity by 3,4%, both for local and long distance flights. "This adjustment to capacity is the result of a route... more
Military aviationAir Force, Navy pilots train together over Okinawa
Kadena, Japan - From March 1st to 21st
Air Force and Navy pilots are sharpening their aerial combat skills in simulated dogfights and strike missions from March 1 through 21 over Okinawa. Using the base as a power projection platform, F-15... more
Civil aviationEurocontrol (2), domestic traffic decreased by 1.6%
Brussels, Belgium - Some statistics released by the European organization
Global statistics released by Eurocontrol - the European Organization for the Safety of Air Navigation - show that in Europe domestic traffic decreased by 1.6% with significant falls in Spain (mainly due... more