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AirportsItaly: passengers felt sick at Cagliari airport due to heatwave
Cagliari, Italy - Travellers and workers' protests
Passengers feeling sick and fainting; air conditionng inside the terminals that apparently are not working; people forced to wait for hours in plain sun to take delivery of their hired car. These are some... more
AerospaceDiscovery lift off postponed due to bad weather
Cape Canaveral, USA - The new attempt tomorrow morning
The launch of space shuttle Discovery towards the International Space Station (ISS), scheduled for this morning (see AVIONEWS), has been postponed due to the bad weather conditions. A new attempt will... more
AirlinesUS$103 million loss for CSA Czech Airlines
Prague, Czech Republic - In the first six months of 2009
CSA Czech Airlines has reported, for the first six months of 2009, an operational loss of about US$103 million, according to what has been reported by the local media, doubling the carrier's previsions.... more
AerospaceSpace shuttle Discovery ready for launch
Cape Canaveral, USA - Lift off scheduled for tomorrow morning
Space shuttle Discovery is ready for lift off towards the International Space Station (ISS), carrying the seven crewmembers of mission STS-128. The launch is scheduled for tomorrow at 1:36 am EDT from... more
AirlinesFourth Airbus A-380 for Qantas
Sydney, Australia - It will allow the carrier to increase its services to London and Los Angeles
Qantas announced it has taken delivery of its fourth Airbus A-380: the aircraft landed in Sydney today after a ferry flight from Toulouse, France. Thanks to this new member of its fleet the airline will... more
SecurityFAA (Revision) AD on Short Brothers model SD3-60 airplanes (2008-16-09R1)
Washington, Usa - To identify and correct an unsafe condition on an aviation product
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information Federal Register: [Page 40484-40488] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part... more
Civil aviationBombardier receives first CSeries fuselage barrel for testing
Saint-Laurent, Canada - The main section in aluminium alloys
The Canadian manufacturer Bombardier has received the first fuselage test barrel for the new CSeries single-aisle aircraft. This is representative of the main fuselage section of the upcoming aircraft... more
AirlinesBlue Air consolidates itself in the Italian low-cost market
Bergamo, Italy - The new links will serve Bergamo, Naples and Catania
"Blue Air, carrier that has been operating in the main Italian airports for the last five years, will open new flights in September linking directly Bergamo and Naples, Bergamo and Lyon, Catania and Bacau,... more
ReportItaly, Milan: fraud for € 900,000 to Filipino travellers
Milan, Italy - Investigation closed against the two owners of a tourism agency
For two months the Filipino owners of a tourism agency in Milan, Italy, had been selling flights' tickets to other Filipino citizens. During this period they had earned more than € 900,000 from hundreds o... more
SecurityFAA AD on Gulfstream model G-IV, GIV-X, and GV-SP series airplanes and model GV airplanes (2009-17-01)
Washington, Usa - To prevent this flammable sealant from igniting the exterior surfaces of the APU enclosure (firewall) under certain anomalous conditions such as an APU failure/APU compartment fire
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information Federal Register: [Page 40061-40065] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part... more
Sport aviationAlessandro Ploner is the new Italian hang-gliding champion
Parma, Italy - After winning the World championship in France
After winning the World championship in France one month ago (see AVIONEWS), 33-year-old Alessandro Ploner is the new Italian hang-gliding champion, title achieved at the championship held in Tizzano and... more
SecurityItalian ANSV: inquiry report about crash to a Maule M-7/235 airplane
Rome, Italy - Occurred in Como's seaplane station district on April 16, 2006
ANSV, the Italian Air Safety Board, communicates to have completed the inquiry report on the crash to a Maule M-7/235 airplane, code I-SEAP, happened in Como's seaplane station locality on April 16, 2006. The... more
Fair and shows"MAKS 2009", contracts signed for US$10 billion
Moscow, Russia - A record for the air show
During the "MAKS 2009" air show, held at Zhukovsky airport, near Moscow, from August 18 to 23, contracts for a total of US$10 billion have been signed, way more than in 2007 (US$3 billion) and 2005 (US$5... more
HelicoptersThales to upgrade Tiger helicopters for the Australian army
Canberra, Australia - With HMSD TopOwl systems
Thales has received an order from Australian Aerospace to upgrade the TopOwl Helmet-Mounted Sight Display (HMSD) display modules designed for the Australian Army's fleet of Eurocopter Tiger armed reconnaissance... more
AirlinesWi-Fi internet on Southwest Airlines' aircraft
Dallas, USA - The service active starting in first quarter 2010
Southwest Airlines and Row 44 are continuing plans to launch Wi-Fi beginning in the first quarter of 2010. The airline has been testing the service on four aircraft since February 2009 and has received... more
AerospaceRoscosmos: GLONASS will overtake GPS soon
Moscow, Russia - Russian space agency's deputy head Anatoly Shilov's statements
The Russian GLONASS (Global Navigation Satellite System) constellation might soon overtake the American-built GPS (Global Positioning System). Or at least this is the belief of Anatoly Shilov, Roscosmos... more
Civil defenseFires in Greece: the Italian Civil Defense sent two Canadair yesterday
Rome, Italy - The airplanes took off from Lamezia Terme's airport in Calabria region
"The Italian Civil Defense has organized sending two of its own Canadair in Greece to support firefighting operations of the numerous fires that are interesting the Athens' region. Greece, on Saturday... more
Fair and showsAir shows and exhibitions in the last week in August
Rome, Italy - From today, on Monday 24 to next Sunday 30
Monday 24 - "16th FAI European Hot Air Balloon Championship". Brissac - Quincé, Anjou, France. + 33 1 47 23 56 20 http://events.fai.org www.ffaerostation.org - "2009 FAI World Championship for Aerobatic... more
AccidentsItalian helicopter crash, tomorrow the funerals of the victims
Belluno, Italy - The tragedy on Saturday
An Elidolomiti Agusta A-109S Grand helicopter, operating for the medical emergency service SUEM 118, crashed on Saturday on Mount Cristallo, in northern Italy, after hitting high tension cables, killing... more
AerospaceESA: two telecommunications satellites launched on board of Ariane-5
Kourou, French Guyana - Jcsat-12 and Optus-D3
The European Space Agency (ESA) has put two geostationary telecommunications satellites into orbit, the Jcsat-12 and the Optus-D3, launched on board of an Ariane-5 ECA rocket from Kourou's spaceport, in... more
AccidentsAir collision between a helicopter and an airplane in Germany, 4 killed
Stuttgart, Germany - All the victims were on board of the Robinson R-44
New air collision yesterday between a helicopter and a tourism airplane, this time in Germany, near Ellwangen (Stuttgart). Four people have been killed in the impact between the Robinson R-44 and the Reims-Cessna... more
AirlinesItaly, passenger blocked because too fat sues easyJet
Bari, Italy - For moral and material damage, besides the refund of the ticket
A 55-year-old passenger that on Saturday was blocked at Bari airport, in southern Italy, and asked by a check-in operator of the low-cost carrier easyJet to pay a second ticket because "Too voluminous",... more
AccidentsFive killed in French air accident
Callas, France - The cause of the tragedy is still unknown
A tourism airplane, likely a Socata TB-9 Tampico, has crashed yesterday in France near Callas, between Marseilles and Montecarlo. The five occupants of the aircraft, among which two children, have been... more
IndustryThe new autoclave for the Airbus A-350XWB production plant arrived in Nordenham
Nordenham, Germany - The machine weighs 320 tons and costs € 6 million
Premium AEROTEC in Nordenham yesterday took delivery of the 27 meter long autoclave, eight meters high in diameter, for production of the forward fuselage sections for the new Airbus A-350XWB aircraft.... more
AirlinesRome-Fiumicino, Alitalia managers to work at ground services
Rome, Italy - The initiative wanted by CEO Rocco Sabelli
Alitalia asked its managers to offer their voluntary support to ground services at Rome-Fiumicino airport, to help employees to face the peak of arrivals foreseen for this weekend due to summer vacation... more
IndustryUS$2.3 billion Russian contract for Hamilton Sundstrand
Moscow, Russia - With the manufacturer Irkut, for MC-21 family aircraft
Hamilton Sundstrand (HS), American company, subsidiray of United Technologies, that realizes technological products for aviation, has been granted by the Russian manufacturer Irkut a contract for the supply... more
Civil aviationChina to open low-altitude airspace
Xi'an, China - To match the growing demand in the general aviation sector
Chinese civil aviation regulators approved the opening of a space for general aviation in Xi'an, in the northwestern Shaanxi province. The park will be placed between an airport and more than five scenic... more
AirlinesOmni Air purchased two aircraft from old Alitalia
Rome, Italy - They were not part of the new carrier's plans
Omni Air International, charter airline based in Tulsa, USA, has bought two Boeing 767/300ER aircraft (Italian tail numbers I-DEIF and I-DEIL) belonging to old Alitalia, sold by the extraordinary administration... more
AccidentsTwo injured in Teterboro aircraft crash, New York
New York, USA - The accident occurred during landing operations
The pilot and passenger of a small airplane, a Beechcraft Baron 58 (tail number N167TB), that crashed today while landing at Teterboro airport, New York, have been injured. Both have been hospitalized... more
IndustryRussia to supply engines for Indian MiG fighter jets
Moscow, Russia - The deal with Hindustan Aeronautics signed today at "MAKS 2009"
Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL) has signed today a contract with Rosoboronexport (the Russian company that manages military exports) for the supply to India of 23 RD-33 series 3 turbofan engines for New Delhi's... more
AirportsFrankfurt airport expansion plan approved
Frankfurt, Germany - The fourth runway will be built within 2011
The Hesse Adminstrative High Court today approved Frankfurt airport € 4 billion expansion plan, as reported by Fraport AG (the airport operator). "This is a great day for the German air transportation i... more
Military aviationIn flight tests for the high-energy ABL laser system
Edwards AFB, USA - Moving towards a ballistic missile shoot-down demonstration
The high-energy laser aboard the Airborne Laser (ABL) aircraft has been fired in flight for the first time, moving closer toward this system's upcoming missile shoot-down demonstration. During this... more
CargoJAL to merge with Nippon Yusen for cargo services
Tokyo, Japan - To restructure their freight transport sectors
Japan Airlines (JAL) and Nippon Yusen might reach an agreement to merge their cargo transport services, respectively Japan Airlines International (JALI) e Nippon Cargo Airlines (NCA). Freight traffic has... more
ReportItalian consumers' association: too many inefficiencies in air transport
Rome, Italy - The request for a meeting with the ministers of tourism and transport
EUROCONTROL's recent report that placed Italy at the bottom of the flight punctuality ranking (see AVIONEWS) has provoked the reaction of the Italian consumers' association Adiconsum that lamented too... more
AirlinesItalian tourists "Soaked" again in the Caribbean Sea
Rome, Italy - It seems that they either have short memory or "Never... kick the habit"
At least three (according to information available so far) Italian tourists were among the eight passengers of the BN-2A “Islander”, a small twin-engine aircraft with Venezuelan tail number YV-212T, whi... more
Military aviationSix C-27J Spartans for Taiwan Air Force?
Taipei, Taiwan - The deal might concretize already next year
Taiwan Air Force might buy six Alenia C-27J Spartan aircraft with a deal that might concretize already next year. According to industrial sources quoted by "Flight International", the decision would have... more
AccidentsSearches interrupted for flight AF447's black boxes
Paris, France - BEA: "The search has not been able to locate the wreck of the plane"
Searches have been interrupted for the black boxes of Air France's Airbus A-330/200 aircraft, flight AF447, that ditched in the Atlantic on June 1 while en route from Rio de Janeiro to Paris with 228 people... more
AccidentsNew York accident, flight controller was jocking on the phone
New York, USA - The transcript of the call: "Fire up the cat on the grill"
The flight controller of Teterboro control tower was jocking on the phone with a woman at the moment of the air collision, between an helicopter and a small airplane (of which he would have had to follow... more
Civil aviationATA reported slump in demand in July 2009
Washington, USA - Passenger traffic down 21%
Passenger revenue based on US airlines fell 21% in July 2009 versus the same month in 2008. The result has been issued by the Air Transport Association of America (ATA), the industry trade organization... more
AirlinesAir France-KLM retires from the tender for CSA Czech Airlines
Prague, Czech Republic - But the race goes on with a single bidder
Air France-KLM has retired from the tender process for the privatization of Czech Airlines (CSA), informing the Czech ministry of finance of its decision. The carrier added that it wishes to further strengthen... more
Military aviationRussia delivers first A-50 AWACS to India
Moscow, Russia - The announcement during the "MAKS 2009" air show
Foreign sales of Russian combat aircraft announced or signed during the "MAKS 2009" air show, underway at Zhukovsky airport, near Moscow, until Sunday August 23, continue. Alexander Mikheyev, deputy director... more
AirlinesJet Republic, luxury airline, closed
Rome, Italy - In 2008 it had placed an order for 110 Bombardier Learjet 60XR aircraft
Jet Republic, European airline specialized in luxury jet flights, has abruptly announced its closure, after yesterday's decision of the shareholders to withdraw their capitals. The carrier had placed in... more
Fair and showsAgreement between ESA and Roscosmos signed at "MAKS 2009"
Moscow, Russia - For the activities in support of Certain Space Exploration programmes
ESA (European Space Agency) joins other major space and aviation players at the 9th International Aviation and Space Salon, "MAKS 2009", underway at Zhukovsky airport near Moscow this week, until August... more
ReportLockerbie bomber al-Megrahi released by Scotland
Rome, Italy - Hard reaction from the United States
Scotland has freed today Abdel Basset Ali al-Megrahi, former Libyan intelligence agent condemned to life-imprisonment for the Lockerbie terrorist attack, when a bomb exploded on a Boeing 747/121 aircraft... more
AirportsVienna airport, slump in traffic and profits
Vienna, Austria - In the first six months of 2009
Flughafen Wien, Vienna airport operator, for the first six months of 2009 has reported a slump in revenue of 10.3% compared with the same period last year, with € 244.6 million. However, this data is l... more
Military aviationLockheed Martin begins RERP modifications for the C-5 Galaxy programme
Marietta, USA - 70 improvements and upgrades to airframe and aircraft systems
The first Lockheed Martin C-5 Galaxy strategic transport aircraft was inducted into the Reliability Enhancement and Re-engining Program (RERP) production line. The RERP modifications consist of more than... more
Military aviationEight Russian-made fighter jets for Vietnam
Moscow, Russia - Within a US$500 million contract signed in January
Russia is going to deliver eight Sukhoi Su-30MK2 fighter jets to Vietnam in 2010 within a contract signed in January, Alexander Mikheyev, Rosoboronexport (the state company that manages Russian military... more
AerospaceSpace shuttle Discovery ready for launch
Cape Canaveral, USA - Lift off scheduled for Tuesday, August 25
It is all ready at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, for the launch of Space Shuttle Discovery that will carry the crew of mission STS-128 towards the International Space Station (ISS).... more
AirlinesSpanair might replace MD aircraft with Airbus ones
Madrid, Spain - At the expiry of the current leasing contracts
The Spanish airline Spanair might replace 11 of its McDonnell Douglas aircraft with new ones from Airbus, starting from next year. The aim of the carrier is to have a fleet only made of airplanes built... more
AccidentsPilot killed in Italian glider crash
Bolzano, Italy - His wife is in very serious conditions
Alessandro Muzzarelli, 55-year-old pilot of a Grob G-103 Twin II Acro glider that crashed yesterday afternoon in northern Italy after flying over Rittner Horn, has been killed on impact. His wife, 37-year-old... more