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AccidentsF-15 fighter went down in the Pacific Ocean yesterday
Portland, USA - During a training mission
Yesterday an F-15 fighter aircraft from the 142nd Fighter Wing based on Portland went down during a training mission in the Pacific Ocean. A second jet was on the mission too and stayed on scene until... more
AirlinesRyanair, troubles for passengers leaving from Treviso
Treviso, Italy - Cancelled two flights to London and one to Gerona: the blame goes to the "Phantom" wheel
Yesterday was a troubled day for Ryanair and the airport of Treviso, but especially for hundred of passengers grounded: the Irish carrier has cancelled for two times the flight with destination London. Everything... more
Press releasePedrini about Alitalia: the farce continues, the Government changes men and methods
Rome, Italy - After the definitive withdrawal by Aeroflot
"'With the definitive withdrawal by Aeroflot, unless denials of the last hour now always possible in this act, Prodi have to stop the tender for Alitalia's privatization, is not possible to continue with... more
Weather forecastsAMI (Italian Air Force) weather forecast: intense weather phenomena expected
Rome, Italy - High temperatures in the South and strong wind in the North-West
"Intense weather phenomena. Notice sent June 27th 2007 at 00:00. Intense phenomena within the next 12-18 hours: - foreseen high maximum temperatures on Puglia, Basilicata, Calabria and Sicily, with... more
PeopleGeneral Jim Jones joins Boeing board
Chicago, USA - He is the former head of U.S. and NATO forces in Europe
Jim McNerney, Chairman, President and CEO of The Boeing Company yesterday announced the election of retired Marine Corps General James L. Jones, 63 years old, to the Boeing board of directors, effective... more
AirlinesMeridiana goes toward Eurofly's recapitalization
Milan, Italy - The decision on 28 June
Eurofly's recapitalization has not been approved, but it is fixed on 28 June the discussion and the appreciation of its industrial plan, as said in a note Meridiana, that owns the 29,9% of the Eurofly's... more
AccidentsCambodia: found the wreckage of the fallen Antonov
Phnom Penh, Cambodia - All occupants are dead
Two days after it disappeared from the radars, the Antonov AN-24 airplane with 22 people on board - the Russian pilot, thirteen South-Korean tourists and three Czechs - fallen on a mountainous area, has... more
Civil defense141 fires blazed last Monday in Italy
Rome , Italy - A third of the whole just in Calabria
141 fires (excluding Sardinia and Sicily) and 1480 calls for help to the Italian Corps of Forest Rangers: these are the "Numbers" of the torrid day of last Monday, June 25. South-Italy has been tormented... more
AirportsChicago O'Hare airport: runways renamed
Chicago, USA - In concurrence with large renovation works
IFALPA (International Federation of Air Line Pilots’ Associations) informs in its newsletter that, in concurrence with the large renovation works in progress in Chicago O'Hare airport (KORD), the runways w... more
Civil aviationBoeing: the estimations for new commercial airplanes over the next 20 years
Everett, USA - It will reach a value of USD 2.8 trillion
Boeing forecasts a USD 2.8 trillion market for new commercial airplanes over the next 20 years. Strong demand for new airplanes will lead to a world fleet with significantly improved environmental performance. These... more
IndustryAlenia Aeronautica: two ATR-42 Maritime Patrol aircraft for Nigeria
Rome, Italy - For a value of USD 73 million
"Alenia Aeronautica, a Finmeccanica Company, has signed with Nigeria a contract (programme value: USD 73 million) for the supply of two ATR-42MP Surveyor aircraft. The two airplanes, in a completely disarmed... more
AirlineseasyJet inaugurates the Cagliari-Geneva route
Milan, Italy - After that one to London-Luton
"easyJet, European low-cost carrier, to inaugurate a new route from Cagliari-Elmas' airport to Geneva next June 29. The connection, that will have a daily frequency, adds to the link to London-Luton, already... more
AirlinesAlitalia: Aeroflot withdraws from the competition
Rome, Italy - Not much information and ghastly conditions
The Russian airline, Aeroflot, announced today that it was pulling out of the privatisation tender for the Italian government's stake in its ex-flag-carrier Alitalia. After a thorough review of all... more
CargoLufthansa Cargo and DHL Express create a new cargo airline
Cologne, Germany - To operate from Leipzig-Halle airport
Cargo and DHL Express will establish a joint cargo carrier, commencing operations from Leipzig-Halle airport in 2009. Project name "NewCo" will operate 10 freighters, most likely Boeing 777F or Boeing... more
Government actsEuropean Parliament: question on pets and flights
Strasbourg, France - By Kyriacos Triantaphyllides (GUE/NGL)
"Written question E-1956/07 by Kyriacos Triantaphyllides (GUE/NGL) to the Commission Subject: pets and flights There has clearly been a misunderstanding, given that the purpose of my question E-0271/07... more
Government actsEuropean Parliament: question on safety problems with Onur Air
Strasbourg, France - By Bart Staes (Verts/ALE)
"Written question E-0075/07 by Bart Staes (Verts/ALE) to the Commission Subject: safety problems with Onur Air On Tuesday, 9 January it came to light that, during a flight by an aircraft belonging... more
Government actsEuropean Parliament: question on Gibraltar Airport suspension
Strasbourg, France - By Glyn Ford (PSE)
"Written question E-2909/07 by Glyn Ford (PSE) to the Commission Subject: Gibraltar Airport Suspension Can the Commission detail what steps have been taken by the United Kingdom and the Kingdom... more
Government actsEuropean Parliament: question on VAT on the building of Spata airport, Athens
Strasbourg, France - By Herbert Bösch (PSE)
"Written question E-2737/07 by Herbert Bösch (PSE) to the Commission Subject: VAT on the building of Spata airport, Athens In reply to my Written Question E-4479/2006 of 10 October 2006, the Commission... more
Government actsEuropean Parliament: question on Ota - statements by the Macebearer of the Order of Engineers
Strasbourg, France - By José Ribeiro e Castro (PPE-DE)
"Written question E-2704/07 by José Ribeiro e Castro (PPE-DE) to the Commission Subject: Ota - statements by the Macebearer of the Order of Engineers In a report newly published in the Portuguese... more
Government actsEuropean Parliament: question on plans for third runway at London-Heathrow airport
Strasbourg, France - By Baroness Sarah Ludford
"Oral question H-0365/07 for Question Time at the part-session in June 2007 pursuant to Rule 109 of the Rules of Procedure by Baroness Sarah Ludford to the Commission Subject: plans for third runway... more
Fair and showsAir shows and exhibitions in the last week of June
Rome, Italy - For Saturday and Sunday
Saturday 30 - Temora Aviation Museum Flying Day. Temora Airport, Temora, New South Wales, Australia. + 61 (0)2 6977 1088 www.aviationmuseum.com.au Sunday 01 - Temora Aviation Museum Flying... more
CuriositiesIt happened today... on June 27th
Rome, Italy - Voyage in the history
The events and anniversaries: Report: 1917 - Greece intervenes in the World War I. Report: 1950 - 1950 - The United States decides to send troops to fight in the Korean War. Report: 1954 - The world's... more
Government actsEuropean Parliament: question on building the "Single European Sky" through functional airspace blocks (COM(2007)0101final)
Strasbourg, France - By Paolo Costa
"Oral question with debate O-0035/07 pursuant to Rule 108 of the Rules of Procedure by Paolo Costa, on behalf of the Committee on Transport and Tourism to the Commission Subject: building the Single... more
AirlinesAlitalia (3): Intesa-Sanpaolo denies point-blank the block to the financial aids for the employees of the carrier
Rome, Italy - AVIONEWS achieves the statements of the Bank
"For the Alitalia employees a black period for loans and financial aids is ahead. If you work for Alitalia and try to request a financing to Banca Intesa-Sanpaolo, the reply is: 'We apologize but the carrier... more
DefenseIran moves missiles to Syria
Tehran, Iran - Implemented the agreement of 2005
A United Nations official in Lebanon announced that Iran is about to move to Syria dozens of medium-range missiles Shabab-3 and Scud B and C. The purpose is creating a missile system to be used in case... more
AirlinesQatar Airways: two more Airbus ACJ airplanes
Milan, Italy - It has yet to announce which engines will power its latest Airbus ACJs
"Qatar Airways has placed a commitment for two Airbus Corporate Jetliners (ACJs), adding to the three Airbus ACJ Family aircraft that it already operates. It has yet to announce which engines will power... more
AirlinesEurofly gives to Alba the leasing of A-319 aircraft
Rome , Italy - To cancel a debt of EUR 25 million
Eurofly has given yesterday to Alba the leasing of A-319 aircraft signed with Locat-Servizi Aerotrasporti SpA, so warranting the cancellation of a residual debt toward the leasing society of EUR 25 million. The... more
AirportsNaples-Capodichino, four competitors for Gesac's control
Naples, Italy - Besides the Austrialian Macquarie there is Punzo's concert party, then Aeropuertos and Tecno Holding
Four candidates are in list to buy the 65% of Gesac, society that manages the international airport of Naples-Capodichino, put on sale for EUR 300 million by Spanish Grupo Ferrovial through BAA. At... more
AirlinesJapan Airlines could bring forward cuts to its workforce
Tokyo, Japan - By March 2009, 4300 workers are at risk
To confront with a debt of USD 13,7 bn, Jal Japan Airlines should have the intention to bring forward to March 2009 (and not to 2010 as initially foreseen by the reorganization) the cuts of the workforce. According... more
Government actsEuropean Parliament: question on case of discrimination at Luton Airport involving six students of the Bergamo-based "Vittorio Emanuele" Technical College
Strasbourg, France - By Pia Elda Locatelli (PSE)
"Written question P-2393/07 by Pia Elda Locatelli (PSE) to the Commission Subject: case of discrimination at Luton Airport involving six students of the Bergamo-based 'Vittorio Emanuele' Technical... more
Government actsEuropean Parliament: question on alternative to the Ota airport project and Lisbon City Council Study
Strasbourg, France - By José Ribeiro e Castro (PPE-DE)
"Written question E-1874/07 by José Ribeiro e Castro (PPE-DE) to the Commission Subject: alternative to the Ota Airport project and Lisbon City Council Study The President of the Lisbon City Council... more
AirportsRimini's airport, San Marino appropriates EUR 50,000 to Aeradria
Rimini, Italy - For promotional and marketing activities
During last May the State congress of Republic of San Marino has met to approve some funds toward several associations, commissions and societies. In the meeting of 21 May has been appropriate a sum... more
Civil aviationTerritorial continuity, young Sardinians of FASI discuss about UE's decision
Milan, Italy - The federation prepares a congress in Milan and a press conference in Brussels
On 28 June, 4:00 pm, at Milan's university "Cattolica" will took place a congress called "Insularity's handicap, territorial continuity and European regulations" organized by young group FASI (Federazione... more
Government actsEuropean Parliament: question on plans for airport in Ota and consideration of alternatives for new Lisbon airport
Strasbourg, France - By José Ribeiro e Castro (PPE-DE)
"Written question P-1832/07 by José Ribeiro e Castro (PPE-DE) to the Commission Subject: plans for airport in Ota - Consideration of alternatives for new Lisbon airport In the evening (Monday... more
Government actsEuropean Parliament: question on viability of Ota airport, in Portugal
Strasbourg, France - By José Ribeiro e Castro (PPE-DE
"Written question E-1107/07 by José Ribeiro e Castro (PPE-DE) to the Commission Subject: viability of Ota airport (Portugal) According to media reports, the Portuguese Order of Engineers is 'not... more
AccidentsCambodia: still searching for fallen airplane's wreckage
Phnom Penh, Cambodia - Heavy rainstorm hampers the search
The heavy rainstorm seems to be liable for the fall of the Antonov AN-24 yesterday in a mountainous area in Cambodia. Prime Minister Hun Sen stated that there is a little hope some of the passengers might... more
Civil aviationEurocontrol: the opening of the CFMU
Brussels, Belgium - The cerimony will take place next Tuesday July 3 in the morning
"With Summer 2007 predicted to be one of the busiest ever in European airspace, EUROCONTROL communicates the opening of the Central Flow Management Unit’s purpose-designed Operations Room on next Tuesday J... more
Military aviationJSF Programme pushing ahead on all fronts
Bethesda , USA - To date the first F-35 aircraft has completed 19 flight tests
With 11 aircraft-prototype on the assembly line, nine nations signed onto the program’s production and sustainment phase, one aircraft deep into flight testing and another nearing completion, the F-35 L... more
OccurrencesLanding without a wheel for a Ryanair flight
Rome, Italy - Safe all passengers and crew
Landing without any difficulty for a Ryanair flight coming from Gerona to Treviso yesterday, on June 25. It's likely that the pilot didn't noticed the damage because he didn't indicate the irregularity... more
AirportsSogaer (Cagliari): press-conference by easyJet to present air routes
Cagliari, Italy - It will take place tomorrow morning at 10
The low-cost airline easyJet and Sogaer, managing society of Cagliari-Elmas airport, informs that tomorrow, on Wednesday 27th of June at 10 o'clock will take place in the Bussiness Centre of the Sardinian... more
AirlinesAP Holding Spa calls the Unions to analyse the bottom lines of Alitalia's privatization
Rome, Italy - The text of the letter
"AVIONEWS is able to advance for its readers the text of the letter sent by AP Holding Spa to the Unions for a meeting to analyse the bottom lines of Alitalia's project. to: ANPAC, ANPAV, AVIA,CGIL,... more
Civil aviationGreat rise of low-cost flights
Rome, Italy - But fares aren't clear yet
The trend of low-cost flights in Italy and in Europe are strongly raising, both in percentage of operated flights and of transported passengers. Some numbers: during the first semester of 2007 the load... more
AirlinesAlitalia (2): AirOne to present in pre-release the business planning
Rome, Italy - In coincidence of the assembly of the Boards
For a strange coincidence, tomorrow the leader of AirOne, Carlo Toto, to present in pre-release at Sheraton Hotel in Rome the business planning of his concert-party, to the nine Unions, while in Via della... more
Press releaseAnsv: in the Treviso's airport an Irish airplane B-737 loses the left wheel of the nose landing gear
Rome, Italy - A similar event occurred to the same model on June 2006 in the Catania's airport
"The Italian Air Safety Board (Ansv) has started a technical inquiry for accident after the accident occurred yesterday to the aircraft B-737/8AS, code EI-CSN, operating the flight Gerona-Treviso, with... more
AirlinesClub Air's tickets, Musto answers to ENAC
Rome, Italy - "We use the codes of other carriers" said the commercial director of the company
"We do not sell ticktes with our Club Air's code". Francesco Musto, commercial director of the carrier, has answered in this way with a declaration to Italian daily magazine "Il Sole 24 Ore" about the... more
AirlinesAlitalia: shock therapy on the provisions
Rome, Italy - Tomorrow the Board of Directors' assembly
EUR 649 million is the record deficit that Alitalia run up until March 31st, 2007. Trying to reduce the passive, the management has decided to use four divisions for a total of EUR 150.2 million: the major... more
IndustryBoeing's "Paris-Le Bourget show" sells balance
Paris, France - 520 airplanes have been ordered, at June, 20
The 2007 edition of the "International air show" held every two years in the Paris-Le Bourget Airport has just ended - the day before yesterday to be exact. So it's time to make balances of what turned... more
SecurityDrug tests for pilots and flight assistants
Rome, Italy - Recurring controls for several working categories
Unfortunately only after accidents and tragedies with a strong impact on public opinion, previously thought measures become effective. Is the case of the agreement between Government and Regions, which... more
Civil aviationTiger Airways purchases 50 aircraft A-320
Paris, France - A deal announced during the Paris Air Show "Le Bourget" 2007
Tiger Airways, Singapore's fast growing low-fare carrier, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for an additional 30 Airbus A-320s and 20 options. Tiger Airways currently operates a fleet of nine... more
CuriositiesIt happened today... on June 26th
Rome, Italy - Voyage in the history
The events and anniversaries: Helicopters: 1934 - Initial flight of the Focke-Wulf Fw 61, the first practical helicopter. Report: 1945 - The United Nations Charter is signed in San Francisco. Military... more