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Press releaseItalian SDL: strike by Alitalia-CAI's employees, for next Sunday, has been confirmed
Rome, Italy - The strike has been reduced to four hours, from 12am to 4pm
"Sdl (Italian workers union) confirms strike fixed for next October 11 by all Alitalia/CAI (Compagnia aerea italiana) staff. The union, according to the indication received by the Guarantee Commission,... more
Weather forecastsBad weather in Italy (2): storms on Centre-North and strong winds on Sardinia
Rome, Italy - An additional notice for adverse weather conditions has been issued
"The Italian Civil Defense Department, on the basis of the available forecast, has issued a further notice for adverse weather conditions that expands that diffused yesterday and predicts sparse precipitations,... more
SecurityA new Academy for flight safety
Chobham, UK - The first facility of this kind in the UK
Baines Simmons, a UK company offering airworthiness and aviation safety consulting and training services, is going to open in November new training facility called The Aviation Safety Academy, which will... more
Science and technologyProblems for new FAA computers
Washington, USA - The system confused two airplanes in Salt Lake City airport
The new FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) computer systems failed in the first attempt to use them at an air traffic control center in Salt Lake City, Utah, raising doubts about the possibility to... more
Civil aviationOAG: global airline capacity up 1.04% but growth slowing
Chicago, Usa - Hot growth areas include low-cost sectors in Beijing, Middle East, Africa and Latin America
"Global airline capacity for October 2009 is showing positive growth of 1.04% compared to October 2008, down slightly from September’s growth of 1.4%, reports OAG, the world’s leading aviation data bus... more
Civil aviationEuropean airlines ask for a winter extension of the slot waiver
Brussels, Belgium - To face difficult market conditions
The Association of European Airlines (AEA) today released traffic and capacity data for its members in August 2009, along with a projection for September. August produced another negative figure in... more
AirlinesGermanwings announces new daily flight between Treviso and Cologne/Bonn
Milan, Italy - As of next October 25
"Germanwings still bets on Italy and launches a new link Treviso/Cologne-Bonn. The German low-cost carrier, , will link, as of next October 25, with a daily connection two cities. The new flight is added... more
SecurityFAA: serious runway incursions reduced by 50%
Washington, USA - Compared to last year's data
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced yesterday that serious runway incursions were down 50% for the most recent 12-month period compared to the previous year. There were 12 serious incursions... more
AccidentsItalian ANSV: P-68 airplane crashed today near Modena
Rome, Italy - Two occupants died
"The ANSV (Italian Air Safety Board) has opened a technical inquiry of its competence about a crash happened to a P-68 airplane, crashed in Canevare, near Modena, causing the death of two occupants. An... more
UAS-DronesNorthrop Grumman and EADS unveil the Euro Hawk UAS
Palmdale, USA - First international version of the RQ-4 Global Hawk
Northrop Grumman and EADS Defence & Security (DS) introduced yesterday the first Euro Hawk unmanned aircraft system (UAS) in an unveiling ceremony in Palmdale, California. The Euro Hawk marks the first... more
AirlinesHead change for Jet Airways
Mumbai, India - CEO Wolfgang Prock-Schauer resigned
Jet Airways' CEO, Wolfgang Prock-Schauer, yesterday resigned from the services of the company, effective 15th October, 2009. He will be joining British Midland PLC (bmi) as its CEO and will be based in... more
AerospaceWorkshop “The Space for the protection of value sources”
Rome, Italy - The Space Academy Foundation promotes it
"The Space Security Workshop 'Lo Spazio per la protezione delle fonti del Valore' will take place on Monday 12 October at the Fucino Space Centre (L’Aquila). The event has been promoted by the Space A... more
AirlinesAer Lingus to cut 102 jobs at Shannon
Shannon, Ireland - The route to New York will be closed
The Irish airline, Aer Lingus, announced yesterday its intention to close the direct link Shannon-New York already in early 2010. This would result in the closure of the carrier's transatlantic services... more
Civil aviationEurocontrol: Wide Area Multilateration, a surveillance technique that is ready for use
Brussels, Belgium - The workshop held on 6th and 7th October
"More than 120 civil and military operational, regulatory and safety experts, representing Air Navigation Service Providers (ANSP) and National Supervisory Authorities (NSA) from all over the world, attended... more
SecurityEnglish pilots charge Europe on fatigue
London, UK - BALPA: "EU is putting passengers' lives at risk"
Not being allowed to take part in October 5 continental action (see (vedi AVIONEWS) as the English low forbids to carry out protests in airports, UK pilots members of the BALPA (British Airline Pilots... more
Weather forecastsBad weather in Italy: storms on North-West and on Tyrrhenian arriving
Rome, Italy - It will return on Centre-South in week-end
"The Italian Civil Defense Department, on the basis of available forecast, has issued a notice for adverse weather conditions that predicts from early this morning, on Friday October 9, sparse precipitations... more
AirlinesContinental Airlines announces more flights to Hawaii
Houston, Usa - It adds new service from Los Angeles to Maui, Orange County to Honolulu and second daily Los Angeles to Honolulu flight
Continental Airlines announced new service from Los Angeles to Maui and from Orange County to Honolulu. Continental is also planning a second daily flight on the Los Angeles-Honolulu route. The flights... more
SecurityFAA AD on Boeing model 767-200, -300, and -300F series airplanes (2009-20-09)
Washington, Usa - To prevent fatigue cracking or corrosion of the upper link fuse pin, which could result in failure of the fuse pin and consequent possible separation of the strut and engine from the airplane during flight
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information Federal Register: [Page 50692-50695] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part... more
SecurityFAA AD on Boeing model 727 airplanes (2009-20-08)
Washington, Usa - To detect and correct failure of the engine fuel suction feed capability of the fuel system, which could result in an inability to restart the engines, and consequent forced landing of the airplane
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information Federal Register: [Page 50690-50692] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part... more
SecurityFAA AD on Glaser-Dirks Flugzeugbau GmbH model DG- 100 gliders (2009-20-13)
Washington, Usa - To identify and correct an unsafe condition on an aviation product
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information Federal Register: [Page 50688-50690] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part... more
IndustryEmbraer delivers 57 jets during the third quarter of 2009
São José dos Campos, Brazil - This total includes 29 commercial, 27 executive, and one defense aircraft
Embraer delivered 57 jets during the third quarter of 2009 (3Q09), 29 of which to the commercial aviation segment, 27 to executive aviation, and one to defense, representing an increase of 18.8% over the... more
Civil aviationBombardier launches upgrade program for the Dash-8/100
Toronto, Canada - To extend its lifetime
Canadian aircraft manufacturer Bombardier announced today the launch of its Extended Service Program (ESP) to extend the economic life of the Dash-8/100 turboprop to 120,000 flight cycles from the original... more
AirportsItaly: Ryanair comes back to Alghero
Dublin, Ireland - The low-cost airline aims at 140-150 thousand passengers at the "Riviera del Corallo" airport
Ryanair will not abandon Alghero (Italy). It will instead increase its presence on the "Riviera del Corallo" airport, as stated by the president of Sardinia's regional government Ugo Cappellacci after... more
HelicoptersTop Honors for Eurocopter in Japan
Tokyo, Japan - The industry is present in the Country since forty years
Eurocopter, the world's leading helicopter manufacturer and a division of EADS, receives the 2009 French-Japanese Investment Award, presented by the French Agency for International Investment (AFII) in... more
ReportItaly: Atitech workers protest, hangar blocked at Naples airport
Naples, Italy - Meeting with the government deferred to Monday
An Airbus A-321 aircraft that had just been repaired was blocked today inside its hangar at Naples-Capodichino airport by Atitech workers protesting because they didn't receive the salary for August yet.... more
AirlinesDelta Airlines: traffic down 5.2% in September
Atlanta, USA - Load factor increased by 1.4%
Delta Airlines' traffic in September 2009, including both Delta and Northwest operations, decreased 5.2% compared to September 2008 on a 6.7% decrease in capacity. Load factor increased 1.4% to 82.6%. Domestic... more
UAS-DronesLockheed Martin tests 360-degree infrared sensor on the Desert Hawk III UAS
Eagan, USA - For the first time on a small aircraft of this kind
Lockheed Martin announced today it has completed a successful test of a new infrared sensor turret aboard its Desert Hawk III Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS), marking the first time a small UAS has flown... more
AirlinesTAM Airlines signed agreement with Austrian Airlines
Rome, Italy - The new partnership began last October 1st
"TAM Airlines has signed an agreement with Austrian Airlines (AA), a Star Alliance member, to allow to the associates of the TAM Fidelidade program to earn and to redeem the points on flights managed by... more
Military aviationBoeing delivers third C-17 SAC
Long Beach, USA - The last destined to the HAW Wing of Papa, Hungary
Boeing yesterday delivered a third C-17 Globemaster III to the NATO Airlift Management Organization (NAMO) in support of NAMO's 12-nation Strategic Airlift Capability (SAC) initiative. Assigned to SAC's... more
AirlinesAir Malta signs partnership with Italian football team Inter Milan FC
Milan, Italy - Meanwhile it opens a new link between Reggio Calabria and Paris
The airline Air Malta and the Italian football team Inter Milan FC have signed a one-year commercial agreement that sees Air Malta becoming an official supplier of the Club. The contract includes the joint... more
IndustryATR delivers a 72/500 to Air Vanuatu
Toulouse, France - From the order announced last year at the "Singapore Air Show"
Air Vanuatu today accepted delivery of the new ATR-72/500, from the order announced last year at the "Singapore Air Show" and valued at US $ 20.5 million. The aircraft, configured with 68 seats and powered... more
AccidentsToday its the 8th anniversary of Milan airport accident
Milan, Italy - Commemoration mass celebrated in St. Ambrose
A commemoration mass was celebrated today in the Basilica of St. Ambrose, Milan (Italy), to remember the 118 victims of Linate airport accident on October 8, 2001, the worst in the history of Italian aviation.... more
AerospaceNASA: discovered largest ring around Saturn
Rome, Italy - NASA Space Telescope discovered it
"NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope has discovered an enormous ring around Saturn -- by far the largest of the giant planet's many rings. The new belt lies at the far reaches of the Saturnian system, with... more
AirlinesUnions block British Airways' job cuts
London, UK - Threatening protests in the run-up to Christmas
Following British Airways' announcement for a plan to cut the equivalent of 1,700 jobs (see AVIONEWS), the Unite trade union, representing the UK airline's 14,000 cabin crewmembers, replied asking the... more
SecurityFedEx Express installs new firefighting system on its aircraft
Memphis, USA - To be mounted on the carrier's MD-11s and Boeing 777 Freighters
FedEx Express, a subsidiary of FedEx, has unveiled a new automatic fire-suppression system (FSS), elevating the level of safety during international, over-water flights. In April 2009, FedEx Express... more
DefenseRussia has 5 military contracts underway with Libya
Tripoli, Libya - And is participating in further tenders
Russia has five military procurement contracts underway with Libya, as reported yesterday by the news agency "RIA Novosti", quoting Alexander Mikheyev, deputy director general of Rosoboronexport, the Federal... more
DefenseThe US Senate rejects the VH-71 presidential helicopter
Washington, USA - Defense budget for FY 2010 approved
The US Senate, with 97 favourable votes against 3, yesterday approved the defense budget for FY 2010. The US$325,6 billion plan excludes both AgustaWestland's (Finmeccanica group) VH-71 Kestrel helicopter,... more
Civil aviationLufthansa's A-380 takes the sky
Toulouse, France - It will be transferred to Hamburg by the end of the year
The world's largest airplane took to the skies for Lufthansa for the first time Tuesday as its A-380 made its maiden voyage from Toulouse over the south of France. The maiden flight of the Lufthansa... more
OccurrencesFlap failure on landing for Ryanair airplane in London
London, UK - No problem for the people on board
Seconds of tension yesterday on board of a Ryanair's Boeing 737/800 (registration EI-DCI), flight FR5562 from Alicante (Spain) to London-Gatwick (UK), when the pilot noted that it had some issue with the... more
AirlinesAvianca and TACA to merge
Bogota, Colombia - They will generate sales for US$3 billion
The two south-American airlines Avianca (Colombia) and TACA (El Salvador) announced yesterday the plan for a strategic merger in a single holding. Initially the carriers will remain to separate entities,... more
Civil aviationThe aviation sector supports ICAO for the environment
Montreal, Canada - New call for governments to have a global sectoral approach
The International Air Transport Association (IATA), the Airports Council International (ACI), the Civil Air Navigation Services Organisation (CANSO) and the International Coordinating Council of Aerospace... more
AirlinesSeptember 2009: Air France traffic down 3.7%
Paris, France - But load factor grew by 1%
The French airline Air France has reported, in September 2009, a passengers load factor increase of 1% to 81.9%, with greater reduction in capacity (-4.9%) than decline in traffic (-3.7%). As for cargo... more
DefenseUS$133 million to Lockheed Martin for US army surveillance aerostat systems
Akron, USA - In support of the coalition forces
Lockheed Martin today announced it has received a US$133 million award to provide the US Army with eight additional Persistent Threat Detection Systems (PTDS) to support coalition forces. A tethered aerostat-based... more
CuriositiesSix airplanes out of seven fly with retreads
Rome, Italy - As reported by the Italian Retreaders Association
Six airplanes out of seven fly with retreads, as reported by the Italian Retreaders Association (AIRP), quoting data issued by the TRIB (Tire Retread & Repair Information Bureau). The news is not surprising,... more
HelicoptersFirst flight of Boeing's AH-6i helicopter
Washington, USA - Studied for the international market
Boeing today announced that the AH-6i light attack/reconnaissance helicopter successfully completed its first flight on September 16, seven months after the company started work on the prototype aircraft.... more
AirlinesBritish Airways: traffic down, load factor up
London, UK - In September 2009
In September 2009 British Airways' passenger capacity was 3.7% below September 2008. Traffic fell by 0.8%. This resulted in a passenger load factor increase of 2.4% versus last year, to 81.3%. Traffic... more
SecurityAEA: pilots' flight hours do not affect safety
Brussels, Belgium - "Pilot unions’ claims are pure self-interest"
The Association of European Airlines (AEA) has rejected claims by pilot unions that the rules governing flight duty and rest time which currently apply in Europe are unsafe. At present, Flight Time... more
AirlinesSAS, traffic down 17.7%
Stockholm, Sweden - In September 2009
Sas-Scandinavian Airlines System issued today its operational results for September 2009, reporting 17.7% slump in traffic compared to September 2008. The overall load factor was 70.6%, same as last year,... more
Civil aviationAlbanian handhold for Myair.com
Vicenza, Italy - From the group Kralj/Starairways
After last week's offer by the Albanian group Kralj/Starairways for the rescue of the Italian airline Myair.com, which has been grounded in July due to its excessive debts (see AVIONEWS), several concerns... more
CargoNew composite containers for cargo aircraft arrive from Germany
Staudt, Germany - They will allow operators to save up to € 2 million per year
Following two years of successful flight trials, the German company Dokasch, a leading manufacturer of air cargo equipment, yesterday presented its new AKE lw-65 air cargo containers that are the first... more