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ReportThailand (2): started the air-lift for the 1,100 Italian tourists
Rome, Italy - Frattini: "It will be completed in 4-5 days"
Italy started the air lift to carry back home 1,100 Italian tourists blocked in Thailand since a week. Totally 350,00 passengers, Thailand people included, are expecting to go away the Asian Country. Data... more
SecurityFAA AD on Airbus model A-330/200, A-330/300, A-340/300, A-340/500, and A-340/600 series airplanes (2008-24-09)
Washington, Usa - To identify and correct an unsafe condition on an aviation product
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: (Volume 73, Number 230)] [Page 72323-72326] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14... more
SecurityFAA AD on Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp. JT15D-5; - 5B; -5F; and -5R turbofan engines (2008-24-10)
Washington, Usa - To identify and correct an unsafe condition on an aviation product
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: (Volume 73, Number 230)] [Page 72328-72330] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation... more
ReportThailand: agreement between authority and anti-government protesters
Rome, Italy - Following the announcement of the Premier Party's dissolution
Found agreement for the resumption of the air traffic in Bangkok airports, blocked since a week due to the anti-government protests, between the Thai Authorities and the protesters, after the announcement... more
AirportsAutogrill wins "Best Corporate Governance" Award
Milan, Italy - With the “Oscar di Bilancio 2008”
"Autogrill, the world’s leading provider of travel f&b and retail services, won the 'Oscar di Bilancio 2008' in the corporate governance category 'For its successful development of clear, transparent r... more
PeopleEASA: French Transport Minister visits today the Agency
Cologne, Germany - Iin the context of the French EU Presidency
"The French Minister in charge of transport, Mr. Dominique Bussereau, today visited the Agency’s headquarters in the context of the French EU Presidency. In talks with EASA Executive Director Patrick G... more
AccidentsBrazil, a Beechcraft airplane crashed
Goiânia , Brazil - Four victims
A Beechcraft Baron 58 airplane crashed in the night between Friday and Saturday after the take-off from Anapolis Airport, in the State of Goiás, centre of Brazil. Four victims of the six people onboard.... more
Military aviationIran builds a new air-to-air missile
Tehran, Iran - Tested successfully today
Iran announced today the test of the new air-to-air infrared-guided missile designed and built on the national facilities, a spokesman of the Air Force, Ali Khodabakhshi, reported it. General Shah-Sari,... more
AirlinesAlitalia (3): Fantozzi has concluded with CAI SpA a Recognition and Integration Agreement
Rome, Italy - For the acquisition of assets and contracts relating to the flight activities
"The Extraordinary Administrator, Mr Augusto Fantozzi, announces that on 30 November 2008 he concluded with CAI SpA a Recognition and Integration Agreement for the CAI Offer made on 19 November 2008 – a... more
AirportsStar Alliance has opened the Lounge at "Charles de Gaulle" airport
Paris, France - 19 member carriers operate from this airport
"Star Alliance has opened a First and Business Class Lounge at Paris-'Charles de Gaulle' (CdG) Airport. The 850 square metre facility is the largest of its kind in Terminal 1 and offers space for more... more
AirlinesEmirates brings the A-380 airplane in Europe
Milan, Italy - From today it will serve the London-Dubai route
Emirates brings its very own brand of double-decker to London with the arrival of its industry leading A-380. From today, EK-001, which departs Dubai daily at 07:45hrs and arrives in London-Heathrow at... more
AirlinesRyanair, 748 million Euros for Aer Lingus
Dublin, Ireland - For a unique strong Irish Group
Irish low-fare airline Ryanair said Monday it has launched a 748 million Euro offer for Ireland's flag carrier Aer Lingus, in which it already has a near 30% stake through Coincide, a Ryanair subsidiary.... more
DefenseItalian Navy: "Todaro" submarine comes back from USA
Rome, Italy - After six months of training activity
"The 'Salvatore Todaro' submarine, led by lieutenant-commander Mauro Panebianco, comes back at the base after six months of training activity with US Navy in the Atlantic Ocean's waters. The 'Todaro'... more
SecurityFAA AD on Rolls-Royce plc models RB211 Trent 768- 60, Trent 772-60, and Trent 772B-60 turbofan engines (2008-24-03)
Washington, Usa - To prevent oil ejecting from the HP/IP turbine bearings chamber and igniting
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: (Volume 73, Number 230)] [Page 72310-72314] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14... more
SecurityFAA AD on MD Helicopters, Inc. model 500N and 600N helicopters (2008-22-52)
Washington, Usa - To prevent loss of yaw control and subsequent loss of control of the helicopter
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: (Volume 73, Number 230)] [Page 72326-72328] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14... more
SecurityFAA AD on Boeing model 737-600, -700, -700C, -800 and -900 series airplanes (2008-24-08)
Washington, Usa - To prevent failure of an escape slide to inflate when deployed, which could result in the slide being unusable during an emergency evacuation and consequent injury to passengers or crewmembers
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: (Volume 73, Number 230)] [Page 72320-72323] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation... more
AerospaceCosmos: tonight rarer astral conjunction Juppiter-Venus-Moon
Rome, Italy - Stellar marriage visible in all the World... weather permitting
It's not just families that are getting together this Thanksgiving week. The three brightest objects in the night sky Venus, Jupiter and a crescent Moon will crowd around each other for an unusual group... more
ReportThailand (2): maybe tomorrow the flight to evacuate the Italian tourists
Bangkok, Thailand - The statements of the Crisis Unit Chief
An airplane could arrive in one of the Bangkok airports to repatriate the first group of the Italian tourists, Fabrizio Romano Crisis Unit Chief said. Mr Romano is optimistic about times for the evacuation... more
AirportsItalian SEA: new intercontinental routes from Malpensa
Milan, Italy - Korean Air will link Milan to Seoul
"Korean Air, South Korea's flag carrier, will inaugurate, from next December 10, 2008, a new flight with a twice weekly frequency from Malpensa and Seoul, dynamic hub of Far East and important gateway... more
AirportsGrowing trend for the "Aeroporto d'Abruzzo"
Pescara, Italy - The airport records a positive account for that concerning the passenger traffic
Figures relating to 2008 final account show how the "Aeroporto d'Abruzzo" recorded a 12% growing trend considering the last year. If you take as reference point the passenger traffic, you see that from... more
ReportThailand: Italian Foreign Affairs Ministry announces a flight to repatriate the Italian tourists
Bangkok, Thailand - Reported by Italian Ambassador in Bangkok, Ignazio Di Pace
Italian Foreign Affairs Ministry would be organizing a flight to repatriate a part of the Italian tourists blocked in Bangkok after the fighting of the last week (see AVIONEWS). This news was reported... more
AirlinesTAM receives second B-777; its fleet now is composed of 123 aircraft
Milan, Italy - New plane is operating on the route between Sao Paulo and Frankfurt, Germany
"TAM received a Boeing 777 300ER, second of eight total aircraft of this model acquired by the company. Captain David Barioni Neto, President of the carrier, and Commander Fernando Sporleder Junior, the... more
AirlinesAlitalia (2): maybe a new decree by Government
Rome, Italy - For today was forecast the hand-over to CAI
New decree for Alitalia, according to some press indiscretions of the last hours. This would be the result of the mediation of Gianni Letta, Italian Minister of State, can solve the matter of the hand-over... more
AirportsInvestments for "La Centrale Airport Group"
Rome, Italy - Economic supports to regional airports in order to promote territorial growth
"La Centrale Finanziaria Generale", holding led by Giancarlo Elia Valori and Alberto Gotti, will give the go-ahead to the new platform "La Centrale Airport Group" to support economically the airport societies... more
Weather forecastsBad weather in Italy: still fickleness, a further notice by Civil Defense Department
Rome, Italy - Snowfalls on the Northern regions, precipitations and strong winds
"The bad weather continues on the Peninsula, already from some days, that distinguishes the situation on major part of the Italian regions. The Italian Civil Defense Department, in fact, issued a further... more
AirlinesSAS continues to bring customers back from Thailand
Stockholm, Sweden - The airline will operate three flights in order to bring the remaining passengers back to Europe
"SAS Scandinavian Airlines will operate three flights from Phuket to Scandinavia in order to bring the remaining stranded passengers back to Europe. Scandinavian Airlines' Stockholm-Bangkok flight... more
Press releaseAlitalia: net financial position on 31 October 2008
Rome, Italy - Amounted to 1,248 million Euros
" - With the decree (DPCM) of 29 August 2008, ALITALIA – Linee Aeree Italiane SpA (hereinafter “Alitalia”) was admitted to the procedure for extraordinary administration as per legislative decree no. 3... more
CuriositiesMexico looking for the lost island
Mexico City, Mexico - An edge of land in the Mexico Gulf that could have a strategic relevance for the Country
Its name is Bermeja, the island on the maritime maps until 1800 and since 1946 no one has more trace. Mexico has recently decided to dust off the old national nautical maps and in short-time an expert... more
CuriositiesThe Weekly Photo: lightning in the dark
Rome, Italy - Fascinating spectacle of the human's work
Two lightning pierced the gloom of the night: enlarging the photo we may see the enthralling nightly takeoff of the two Tornado fighters belonging to the 155th ETS Group of 50th Wing Piacenza-"San Damiano",... more
ReportPirates assault cargo ship in Aden Gulf
Aden, Yemen - A helicopter saves three crewmembers in the sea to escape to the capture
After the seizure of "Sirius Star", a Saudi oil tanker, with 300,000 tons of oil and 25 crew members on board last November 15 by the Somali piracy, an other attack occurred today in Aden Gulf. The... more
CuriositiesThe Monthly Photo: truth or fiction?
Rome, Italy - The reality exceeds the fantasy
In anticipation of future investments by the U.S. Air Force in air-transport and in-flight refuelling aircraft, aerospace giants Boeing and Lockheed Martin are pushing their own air-mobility platform concepts,... more
HelicoptersUSA: VH-71 Kestrel, the Presidential helicopter, receives new funds
Washington, USA - 500 million dollars for the System Development and Demonstration
New funds arrive for the US presidential helicopter of Lockheed Martin and AgustaWestland. The US DoD communicated it, that has agreed to LM System Integration, the American aerospace giant, funds for... more
AccidentsA German military helicopter crashes in Switzerland
Engelberg, Switzerland - One of five occupants wounded
The Swiss Air Forces have unveiled the news about a crash occurred this morning to a German CH-53 helicopter with five men on board, fell in Titlis, not far from Engelberg, Obvaldo canton, Switzerland.... more
IndustryTelespazio presents the Love Planet Earth 2009 calendar dedicated to the theme of water
Rome, Italy - The third edition of the initiative
"Telespazio, a Finmeccanica/Thales company, presents the third edition of the Love Planet Earth calendar, dedicated in 2009 to the theme of water and the environmental disasters associated with it. Combining... more
SecurityFAA AD on Bombardier model BD-700-1A10 and BD-700-1A11 airplanes (2008-24-12)
Washington, Usa - To identify and correct an unsafe condition on an aviation product
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: November 28, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 230)] [Page 72316-72320] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
SecurityFAA AD on Agusta SpA model A-109A and A-109A II helicopters (2008-24-06)
Washington, Usa - To prevent fatigue failure of a tail rotor blade (blade), loss of a tail rotor, and subsequent loss of control of the helicopter
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information Federal Register: [Page 71526-71527] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part... more
SecurityFAA AD on Boeing model 737-400, -500, -600, -700, -700C, -800, and -900 series airplanes (2008-24-05)
Washington, Usa - To prevent failure of the windshield wipers in wet weather, which could result in decreased visibility for the flightcrew
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information Federal Register: [Page 71541-71545] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR... more
SecurityFAA AD on Bombardier model CL-600-2C10, CL-600-2D15, and CL-600-2D24 airplanes (2008-23-18)
Washington, Usa - To identify and correct an unsafe condition on an aviation product
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information Federal Register: [Page 71532-71534] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part... more
SecurityFAA AD on Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica S.A. (EMBRAER) model ERJ-170 and ERJ-190 airplanes (2008-23-17)
Washington, Usa - To identify and correct an unsafe condition on an aviation product
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information Federal Register: [Page 71537-71538] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part... more
ReportIndia (2): attempts claimed by Deccan Mujahedeen
Mumbai, India - Killed nine Islamic terrorists
Islamic terrorists have attacked targets in the Indian city of Mumbai killing over a hundred people, wounding nearly three hundred, and taking numerous hostages. The terrorists took hostages at two Mumbai... more
ReportIndia: about 150 people have been saved
Mumbai, India - 130 victims
Last blitz this morning in Oberoi Hotel to free all the hostages after the terrorist attacks that provoked 130 victims. About 150 people have been freed. Italian Foreign Minister, Franco Frattini, expressed... more
Military aviationAlso pilots of the Italian Air Force (AMI) employed in firefighting
Rome, Italy - The agreement signed yesterday predicts 14 pilots of AMI on 25 requested at the Armed Forces
"The agreement between Defense Ministry and Italian Civil Defense Department has been signed yesterday in Rome in order to engage the Armed Forces in firefighting missions. The document has been signed... more
AccidentsFrance: crashed an Air New Zealand Airbus A-320 airplane
Canet-en-Roussillon , France - Three victims and four missing
Creashed into the sea an Air New Zealand Airbus A-320 in leasing to XL Airways Germany with seven people onboard, two Germans and five New Zealanders, but only three corpses have been found. The accident... more
HelicoptersEurocopter: helicopter service for transport among hospitals in IFR tested
Dreux, France - To meet the needs of the French public health system
"To meet the needs of the French public health system, Eurocopter has teamed up with the hospital in Dreux, the French association of helicopter emergency medical services (AFHSH), and the French civil... more
AirlinesCAI, on the horizon the agreement with AirOne
Rome, Italy - Meridiana requests to study the Alitalia-CAI dossier
While the CAI (Compagnia Aerea Italiana)'s takeoff has been postponed to a date still unknown, the agreement with AirOne is closer and closer. According to some press indiscretions by "Italia Oggi" Roberto... more
AirlinesAirOne has not increased its domestic tariffs in the last months
Rome, Italy - From October 1st, over 65% of passengers has flown using cheaper five tariff stripes
"AirOne specifies that in the last months has not changed the levels of its domestic tariffs, according to news appeared on press in these days. From October 1st over the 65% of AirOne's passengers... more
AirlinesAustrian Airlines to fly to Thailandia
Milan, Italy - Flights diverted to U-Taphao Airport instead of Bangkok
"By implementing a wide range of successful measures, Austrian Airlines has become one of the few airlines currently in a position to operate an evening service to Thailand today. With the international... more
Fair and shows"World Air Games" in Turin 2009: official presentation next Tuesday in Rome
Rome, Italy - The event will take place from 6-14 June of next year
"The path near the 'World Air Games' in Turin, the greatest aeronautic event in the world fixed in June 6-14 of 2009, begins in Rome, from the CONI's site, the home of the Italian sport. Next December... more
ReportIndia (3): helicopters overfly the Trident Oberoi, 25 hostages released
Mumbai, India - About 200 dead and 900 wounded
The terrorists would be arrived by sea and of Pakistan nationality and from two days are spreading blood and terror in Mumbai. Around 200 dead and over 900 wounded. After more than 17 hours of siege,... more
Press releaseAmnesty International about new violence in India
Rome, Italy - Attacks an outrage
"The multiple attacks in Mumbai, targeting people in public places and tourist destinations such as a hospital, railway station, restaurant and hotels, blatantly violates the most fundamental principles... more