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AirlinesSilverjet, limited offers on London-New York
London, United Kingdom - The British airline would "Embrace" Eos customers
Silverjet, the British "All business" airline is seeking to take advantage of the failure of "Rival" Eos (see for details AVIONEWS). It has launched a special rate, offering a limited number of seats... more
IndustryLockheed Martin powers up F-35 Stovl engine in preparation for first flight
Fort Worth, Usa - The aircraft will be fielded by the US Marine Corps, the UK’s Royal Air Force and Royal Navy, and the Italian Navy
"The British pilot who will be the first person to fly the short takeoff/vertical landing (STOVL) Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II started and ran the aircraft’s engine for the first time, initiating t... more
IndustryBoeing, Lion Air celebrated 10th 737-900ER delivery
Seattle, Usa - The airline began operations in June 2000
"The Boeing Company and Jakarta-based Lion Air yesterday celebrated the delivery of the airline's 10th Next-Generation 737-900ER (Extended Range) airplane. The airplane will be used by the airline to expand... more
AccidentsVenezuela: small aircraft crashed on a building
Catia la Mar, Venezuela - One killed and 4 injured
One killed and 4 injuries are the consequences of yesterday's air crash, when a light aircraft hit against a private building. That's happened in Vargas State, in the north of the country, in a town called... more
AirlinesRyanair, increases on luggage's cost
Dublin, Ireland - As from next May, 5th
Ryanair, Irish low-cost airline, will soon increase the prices of the stowed bags and check-in activities. As from next May, 5th, indeed, fares will raise from 9 to 10 Euro, while the check-in made... more
HelicoptersBlack Sea accident: killed raise to 20
Kiev, Ukraine - Maybe a human mistake is the cause
The only survivor of the accident happened today to an Ukrainian Mil Mi-8 helicopter (see for details AVIONEWS), is died short time ago. Now, victims are 20, three from the crew and 17 workers. According... more
Finance and economyOil-increase, US carriers raise fares
New York, USA - Estimated losses for USD 1,6bn
Fuel cost's increase, raised for 65% in 2007, has generated losses for USD 1,6bn for the 10 main US carriers, according to a study by "International Herald Tribune". After the stops decided in the last... more
CuriositiesMan drops himself from helicopter with parachute designed by Leonardo
Payerne, Switzerland - The project goes back to more than 5 centuries ago
It surely cannot be compared with the modern parachutes' ergonomics, but it didn't work: it was created by Leonardo more than 5 centuries ago, just as it was for its famous propeller, one of his main projects... more
HelicoptersEnstrom delivered three helicopters to Mexico
Menominee, Usa - For commercial operations and law enforcement purposes
"Enstrom Helicopter Corporation has delivered three brand new 480B turbine helicopters to Mexico. Enstrom’s newest international dealer, Aerolineas Ejecutivas S.A. de C.V (ALE), took delivery of the f... more
AccidentsZlin Z-37 plunges on the crowd in Germany
Eisenach, Germany - One killed and many injured
A Zlin (or Let) Z-37 aircraft single-seat, once missed take-off, has gone out of the sprit and plunged on the crowd during an air parade in Eisenach, Turingia, yesterday. The plane, built in Czech Republic,... more
AirlinesEos closes down
New York, USA - Last stock's increase is failed
Eos, the American "All business" airline, which connected London to New York, has stopped its flights as from yesterday, April, 27th. Decision has been necessary after the failure of the stock's increase... more
SecurityFAA AD on Boeing model 737-600, -700, -700C, - 800, and -900 series airplanes (2008-08-24)
Washington, Usa - To prevent failure of the drain tube assemblies and clamps on the aft fairings of the of the engine struts
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information Federal Register: [Page 21242-21244] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39 [Docket... more
SecurityFAA AD on Gulfstream Aerospace LP model Gulfstream G-150 airplanes (2008-08-19)
Washington, Usa - To identify and correct an unsafe condition on an aviation product
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information Federal Register: [Page 21229-21231] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part... more
SecurityFAA AD on DORNIER LUFTFAHRT GmbH models 228-100, 228-101, 228-200, 228-201, 228-202, and 228-212 airplanes (2008-08-15)
Washington, Usa - To identify and correct an unsafe condition on an aviation product
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information Federal Register: [Page 21220-21222] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part... more
SecurityFAA AD on Fokker model F.28 Mark 0070 and Mark 0100 airplanes (2008-08-18)
Washington, Usa - To identify and correct an unsafe condition on an aviation product
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information Federal Register: [Page 21233-21235] 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 airplanes and model ERJ-190 airplanes (2008-08-21)
Washington, Usa - To prevent the flightcrew from performing a takeoff with a partially deployed thrust reverser, which could result in reduced controllability of the airplane
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information Federal Register: [Page 21231-21233] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part... more
AirportsBerlin: Tempelhof will be demolished
Berlin, Germany - Referendum for its maintenance is failed
The absence of 25% assents quorum for the maintenance of Tempelhof airport, has made it stop its airport activities. The 21% people opposing the decision has been enough to allow the major to decide the... more
Civil aviationIATA calls on UK Government to abandon Aviation Duty
Geneva, Switzerland - The call came in the Association’s response to the local Government’s request for consultation
"The International Air Transport Association (IATA) called on the U.K. Government to abandon its proposal Aviation Duty. The call came in the Association’s response to the U.K. Government’s request for... more
AerospaceItalian Transport minister about the launch of Giove-B satellite
Rome, Italy - Under-secretary Andrea Annunziata has been also present at the official ceremony
"Italian Minister of trasports, Alessandro Bianchi, has delegated the under-secretary Andrea Annunziata to represent him at the official ceremony for the Giove-B satellite's launch, in Baikonur station,... more
AccidentsHelicopter crashes in the Black Sea: 19 killed
Kiev, Ukraine - 20 people were on board, only one survivor
A Mil Mi-8 helicopter owned by Ukraine's company Naftogaz, is crashed this morning around 10:30am in the Black Sea. According to the Russian press agency, "Itar Tass", 20 people were on board and just... more
Fair and showsAir shows and exhibitions in the last week of April
Rome, Italy - From today, on Monday 28 to next Sunday, May 4
Monday 28 - Gliding - 2008 Hahnweide. Kirchheim unter Teck, Germany. + 49 7021 81602 www.wettbewerb.wolf-hirth.de - Gliding - 2008 Klix - International Gliding Cup. Klix, Germany. + 49 35932 30281... more
AerospaceAVIONEWS at Telespazio space Center at Fucino (3): EU transports commissioner Jacques Barrot's interjection
Avezzano, Italy - "I'm very optimist and hopeful to win this great challenge"
Giove-B's launch, the second experimental Galileo's satellite, has perfectly been operated, at Baikonur station, in Kazakisthan, at 00:16 (Italian time), last Sunday. EU transports commissioner and European... more
AirlinesAlitalia: declarations of EU transports' commissioner, Jacques Barrot, about the bridge-loan
Avezzano, Italy - "European commission has to ensure the common rules' observation"
Jacques Barrot, EU transports commissioner who was present at the launch of the second Galileo's experimental satellite in Fucino, has been questioned about the government bridge-loan to Alitalia. "Italian... more
AirportsSEA: a MoU signed with Lufthansa
Milan, Italy - Strategic partnership on Malpensa
"Lufthansa and SEA (Milan's airports management society) have signed a MoU (Memorandum of Understanding) for the finalization of general condition of Malpensa's airport future development, according to... more
Civil aviationUS Coast Guard awards SELEX GALILEO "Seaspray" radar for the HC-130H fleet
Edinburgh, Scotland - An order equal to 32 million dollars
The United States Coast Guard (USCG) has selected the SELEX GALILEO SEASPRAY 7500E AESA surveillance radar system for its HC-130H radar upgrade program. This follow on contract for the production element... more
AerospaceAVIONEWS at Telespazio space Center in Fucino (2): Selex Galileo atomic clock
Avezzano, Italy - The exactest clock for space applications
"With a frequency's stability which is equivalent to a gap for a second every 3 million years, the Passive Hydrogen Maser (Phm) is the solidest clock ever made for space applications"; that's what Selex... more
AerospaceAVIONEWS at Telespazio's space Center in Fucino: Giove-B, second experimental Galileo's satellite has been launched
Avezzano, Italy - From Baikonour cosmodrome on a Soyouz launcher
Giove-B, second experimental Galileo's satellite, navigation and detection programme of ESA (European Space Agency) and EU, has been launched at 00:16 (Italian time) on last Sunday on a Soyuz launcher... more
Press releaseAlitalia: Board of Directors meeting on April 24, 2008
Rome, Italy - It has examined the Company's economic, financial and asset situation
"The Board of Directors met last Thursday and took note of the contents of the communication of April 21 from Air France-KLM stating the resolution of the agreements of March 14- 15. The Board also took... more
AccidentsMIL MI-8 crashed in Nepal
Makalu, Nepal - Safe the occupants in a miraculous manner
Nth crash in Nepal, where the percentage of helicopter crashes is increased because of the atmospheric condition (hot at high levels) that, mainly, of the obsolete machines and in bad maintenance, very... more
Airports"Leonardo da Vinci" (2): ready as from May 3rd
Rome, Italy - It commands services for disabled and blind people
Terminal 5, operative as from May, 3rd, expands in a 5,000 square metres, and will host profiling and check-in activities and security controls. The new area will be reachable from Terminal C by a shuttle-bus... more
ReportMini-balloonist priest missing: relatives rent an airplane to find him
St. Catarina, Brazil - Researches unavailing after 4 days
Four days after the take-off latched on a thousand mini-balloons full of helium, no one still knows where Antonio Adelir de Carli could be; it has left on last Sunday trying to achieve the record of flight... more
AccidentsYV2801 Transaven flight missing in Venezuela: no confirmations about the airplane wreck's recovery
Rome, Italy - Imprudence on news released by Venezuelan government
News about the recovery of YV-2801 Transaven flight missing since last January, 4th, are spreading in these days on Italian and Venezuelan press. At the moment, the only confirmed news is about a wreck... more
MiscellaneousAVIONEWS has a long week-end for the "Liberation's Day"
Rome, Italy - The agency will reopen next Monday
AVIONEWS informs all its subscribers and readers it will be closed from April 25th to 27th for the "Liberation's Day" and will regularly re-start its activities on next Monday, April 28th. Obviously,... more
AerospaceCIRA: the second mission of the aerospace flying laboratory without pilot, "Polluce" delayed
Capua, Italy - It has been postponed in October
"The second mission, named DTFT_2, of the aerospace flying laboratory without pilot 'Polluce' by CIRA (Italian Aerospace Researches Centre) that had to happen from Tortolì airport, in Sardinia, between... more
Airports"Leonardo da Vinci": Terminal 5 showed to the press
Rome, Italy - It would speed up Terminal C's traffic, and it will be addressed to the flights from Rome to USA and Israel
New Terminal 5, realized by AdR Engineering in 6 months, for more than EUR 10 m, has been showed today to the press. The new building will speed up the activities of Terminal C, and it will be addressed... more
Finance and economyUSA: oil cost increase, emergency landings' record
New York, USA - In according to USA's Department of transports
Increase of the oil's cost, besides of causing some airlines' failure, is generating something brought to light by the USA's Department of transports in last days. Number of emergency landings in United... more
Science and technologyAir France, on board calls don't convince customers
Paris, France - Passengers aren't satisfied with the new communication service
OnAir mobile communication services, has launched in last weeks on Air France flights, didn't score passengers' liking. OnAir's service, available on a limited number of flights, works by having a... more
Military aviationAir Force One software disclosed to Russia
Washington, USA - Litton Industries would have disclosed it in 1998
According to State Department sources, an U.S. company, specialized in navigational electronic systems for aircraft, would have disclosed in 1998 a top secret software of an Inertial Navigation System... more
Military aviationRussia: fighter-bombers carry out in-flight refuelling under NATO watch
Moscow, Russia - During a routine patrol flight over the Atlantic
Russian Tupolev Tu-95 Bear strategic bombers and two Ilyushin Il-78 aerial tankers performed in-flight refuelling accompanied by NATO fighters during a routine patrol flight over the Atlantic. "Two... more
AirlinesUral Airlines gets in Distal group
Milan, Italy - Russian airline will fly to Italy as from April, 27th
In April, 27th, the flight from Milan-Malpensa to Ekaterinenburg (Russia, airline's base) will be inaugurated by Ural Airlines, that's got into Distal&Itr Group for its operation activities and consultancies. The... more
AirlinesBari-New York as from May, 16th with Meridiana-Eurofly
Bari, Italy - Deals to launch the new connection
It will start in next May, 16th, the new flight operated by Meridiana-Eurofly, which will take-off from Bari "Karol Wojtyla" airport to fly to New York. The flight, operated by Airbus A-330, will take-off... more
SecurityFAA AD on Boeing model 747-400F and -400 series airplanes (2008-08-25)
Washington, Usa - To prevent water from entering the card file and damaging a circuit card
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information Federal Register: [Page 21240-21242] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39 [Docket... more
Civil aviationIATA signs Global Declaration on Aviation and Climate Change
Geneva, Switzerland - At the 3rd Aviation and Environment Summit
"The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has signed a historic commitment to tackle climate change. IATA Director General and CEO, Giovanni Bisignani, was joined by the industry’s other top l... more
Military aviationBoeing delivers to the India Air Force its proposal: F/A-18E/F Super Hornet fighter
St. Louis, USA - The deadline for the offer's presentation is April 28th
The Boeing Company today delivered a detailed, 7,000-page proposal offering its advanced F/A-18E/F Super Hornet to the Indian Air Force as part of India's Medium Multi-Role Combat Aircraft (MMRCA) competition.... more
SecurityFAA AD on Thielert Aircraft Engines GmbH (TAE) model TAE 125-02-99 engines (2008-06-52)
Washington, Usa - To prevent an in-flight engine shutdown or engine fire due to a cracked fuel line
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information Federal Register [Page 20159-20161] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39 [Docket... more
SecurityFAA (Correction) AD on Airbus model A-330/200, A-330/300, A-340/200, and A-340/300 series airplanes (2008-06-07)
Washington, Usa - To prevent failure of the elevator servo controls during certain phases of takeoff, which could result in an unannounced loss of elevator control and consequent reduced controllability of the airplane
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information Federal Register: [Page 20367] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39 [Docket... more
SecurityFAA AD on Boeing model 767 airplanes (2008-08-26)
Washington, Usa - To prevent a fire near a composite drain mast and possible disruption of the electrical power system caused by a lightning strike on a composite drain mast, which could result in the loss of several functions
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information Federal Register: [Page 21235-21237] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part... more
SecurityFAA AD on Turbomeca Makila 1A and 1A1 turboshaft engines (2008-08-16)
Washington, Usa - To prevent dual-engine continued operation at 65% N1 after reversion of the ECU to the 65% N1 back-up mode due to temporary loss of N2 speed signal, which could lead to inability to continue safe flight
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information Federal Register: [Page 20525-20526] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part... more
AirportsMalpensa: SEA does not withdraw the appeal against Alitalia
Milan, Italy - Moratti: "A re-examination may happen on the strength of guarantees"
SEA, Milan Airports Management Society, does not withdraw the appeal against Alitalia. "The appeal revolved round the loss of profit for the withdrawal of Malpensa airport by Alitalia. It is necessary... more
AirportsAirport of Reggio Calabria: 35% to the Miro Radici Group and Corporation America's concert-party
Reggio Calabria, Italy - Investment by 10 million Euro
The 35% sale of the Reggio Calabria airport to the the Miro Radici Group and Corporation America's concert-party is drawing to an end. The preliminary proposal advanced by the concert-party has been... more