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AirportsItaly: SAT-Pisa Airport operator approved half-term report
Pisa, Italy - Traffic stood up; profit decreased
SAT, Pisa Airport operator, approved the half-term report at June 30, 2009. Passenger traffic on the Italian airport, despite the difficulties that the sector is facing, remained almost equal to last year... more
IndustryATR to present first 72/600 aircraft in October
Toulouse, France - Powered with PW127M engines
"ATR announces the official presentation of the first ATR ‘-600 series’ aircraft, an ATR-72/600, at a ceremony which will take place on October 1st in Toulouse. The new ‘-600 series’ programme for bot... more
AccidentsComoros air disaster: black box recovered
Moroni, Comoros - By an international research team
An international research team today recovered the flight data recorder from the Yemenia Airbus A-310/300 that crashed on June 30 in the Indian Ocean, off the coast of Moroni, Comoros Islands, accident... more
DefenseAfghanistan: two Italian helicopters under attack
Farah, Afghanistan - No injuries among the troops
Two Italian army Agusta A-129 Mangusta helicopters have been attacked this morning by Taliban rebels at Pusth Rud, about 20 km North of Farah, in Afghanistan, the Italian command in Herat reported, adding... more
Civil defenseCome fire or high water: how the EU responds to natural disasters
Brussels, Belgium - To help coordinate assistance and fund the reconstruction of essential infrastructure
"Whenever its member countries are hit by natural disasters, the European Union steps in to help coordinate assistance and fund the reconstruction of essential infrastructure. While many of us were... more
DefenseUS$2.4 billion for aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt's refuelling and complex overhaul
Newport News, USA - To replace the cores of the ship's nuclear reactors
The U.S. Navy has awarded Northrop Grumman a contract valued at approximately US$2.4 billion for the refuelling and complex overhaul (RCOH) of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, USS Theodore Roosevelt... more
Civil aviationBoeing asks WTO intervention on Airbus A-350XWB financing
Chicago, USA - An answer from the international organisation is waited for next week
Following a recent announcement of the UK government that decided to finance, together with France, Germany and Spain, the Airbus A-350XWB project (see AVIONEWS), the American aerospace company asked for... more
AirlinesEast Star Airlines is the first Chinese airline to go bankrupt
Wuhan, China - Last restructuring plan rejected
The Chinese private carrier East Star Airlines is the first of the country that has officially gone bankrupt. After a long fight against the heavy debt situation in which it fell due to the air traffic... more
AerospaceSpace shuttle Discovery stays on the ground, new attempt tomorrow
Cape Canaveral, USA - A further day granted to engineers to fix a technical problem
Space shuttle Discovery's launch has been delayed once again. The spaceship would have to (conditional needed) carry the crew of mission STS-128 to the International Space Station (ISS). The mission management... more
SecurityHudson river accident: NTSB issues 5 safety recommendations
Washington, USA - FAA asked for new rules for the excursion air space
The American National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) issued five safety recommendations to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) resulting from the ongoing investigation of the midair collision... more
Weather forecastsWeather report: decreasing temperatures in the week-end and sparse storms on the Italian Peninsula
Rome, Italy - A notice for adverse weather conditions on Sardinia
"Diffuse precipitations, short storms and decreasing temperatures. This is the weather scenario for week-end, announced in the last days, that forecast an interruption of the sweaty climate had during... more
AerospaceNASA Ares I: first stage motor unveiled
Rome, Italy - Yesterday the ignition test for new NASA launcher assemblied in July
"On July 20, 2009, NASA and ATK unveiled the completed Ares I first stage five-segment solid rocket booster in Promontory, Utah. The completed solid rocket booster is now installed horizontally in a test... more
OccurrencesInflight cabin pressure loss for ANA aircraft
Tokyo, Japan - Due to a failure to the air conditioning system
The 262 passengers and 8 crewmembers of an ANA (All Nippon Airways) Boeing 767/300, flight NH584 from Matsuyama to Tokyo-Haneda, have passed today moments of tension when they saw oxygen masks suddenly... more
HelicoptersEurocopter and UTair Aviation sign a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA)
Tyumen, Russia - To establish a certified Flight Training Center in Russia
"Lutz Bertling, President and CEO of Eurocopter, the world helicopter manufacturer, Jerome Noulens, Managing Director of Eurocopter Vostok and Andrey Martirosov, CEO of UTair, the Russian helicopter operator,... more
AirlinesEfly to start its service from Malta to Catania
Catania, Italy - To stimulate tourist flow between the two island
A new service between Malta and Catania will be launched by the Italian-Maltese airline Efly starting on September 12, when all licensing procedures will be completed, the newspaper "The Times of Malta"... more
ReportAir France aircraft fails to identify itself in India, MiG-29s alerted
Bangkok, Thailand - Inquiry opened by New Delhi's authorities
MiG-29 fighter jets of the Indian Air Force have taken off today to intercept an Air France Airbus A-340/300, flight AF164 from Paris to Bangkok (Thailand), after the aircraft failed to identify itself... more
AccidentsFirefighting aircraft crash in Greece, pilot killed
Argostoli, Greece - It was in service on the Ionian island of Kefalonia
A PZL-Mielec M-18 Dromader firefighting aircraft crashed today in Greece while it was in service trying to fight a fire in a southern area of the Ionian island of Kefalonia. The pilot, 55-year-old Stergios... more
ReportItaly: man stealing diesel oil at Ancona airport denounced
Ancona, Italy - After reports for the excessive fuel consumption of some vehicles
A man working for a side company at Ancona-Falconara marittima airport (Italy) has been denounced because found stealing dozens of liters of diesel oil from some vehicles. The denounce arrived thanks to... more
AirportsSAVE-Venice airport's half-term report approved
Venice, Italy - Turnover up compared to last year's results, traffic down
SAVE-Venice airport's board of directors approved the half-term report at June 30, 2009. Turnover for the first six months of the year has been € 157,3 million with a 3.4% growth compared to the same p... more
Press releaseItalian ANSV: Agency's experts designed in two different technical inquiries
Rome, Italy - One regarding crash in Thailandia to an ATR-72/500 airplane and other concerning Hudson's one
"ANSV (Italian Air Safety Board) communicates to have proposed an its own investigator, as expert, into the technical inquiry started by the competent Thai investigative Authority about the crash to an... more
AirlinesAtlant-Soyuz orders 45 Antonov and Tupolev aircraft
Moscow, Russia - To be delivered between 2010 and 2012
The Russian airline Atlant-Soyuz announced that it signed a contract with Ilyushin Finance for the lease of 45 aircraft to receive between 2010 and 2012. The deal includes the delivery to the carrier of... more
Civil aviationIATA: slight improvements in air traffic demand
Geneva, Switzerland - For July 2009
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) today announced international scheduled traffic results for July showing passenger demand declining 2.9% compared to the same month in the previous year... more
CargoCargo joint-venture between Air China and Cathay Pacific by the end of the year?
Shanghai, China - The deal already reached in 2006
Air China and Cathay Pacific airlines might establish a new cargo joint-venture already by the end of this year. Currently they would be discussing the fleet composition and the routes of the new company,... more
AirlinesAir New Zealand reports 90% net profit slump
Auckland, New Zealand - Due to decrease in demand and market variability
Air New Zealand today announced its results for the year ended June 30, 2009, reporting a 90% net profit slump compared to the previous year (from NZ$218 million -US$ 148 million- to NZ$21 million). The... more
IndustryBoeing announces new schedule for the 787
Chicago, USA - First flight within 2009, deliveries in late 2010
Boeing today announced that the first flight of the 787 Dreamliner is expected by the end of 2009 and first delivery is expected to occur in the fourth quarter of 2010. The new schedule reflects the previously... more
Sport aviationItalian FIVL. Paragliding: World Cup in September near Rieti
Turin, Italy - With stop in Onna, the small village that the recent earthquake in Abruzzo has sadly unveiled
"The PWC final will take place in Poggio Bustone (Rieti) from September 1-12 with 130 best pilots of the 26 Nations that have participated to the previous breaks in Brazil, Korea, Turkey, France and Croatia.... more
DefenseRussia might buy a French helicopter carrier
Ulan Bator, Mongolia - Worth between € 300 and € 400 million
Russia would be close to purchase a French amphibious assault ship, Mistral class, by the end of 2009, the chief of general staff colonel general Nikolai Makarov yesterday told the journalists in a press... more
HelicoptersAmerican Eurocopter delivers EC-145 to Cook Children's Medical Center
Grand Prairie, USA - It will join Teddy Bear Transport's fleet
American Eurocopter announced the delivery of a state-of-the-art EC-145 helicopter to Cook Children’s Medical Center. A celebration will be held honoring the event at the company’s headquarters in Gra... more
SecurityAmerican pilots want to ban lithium batteries' shipment
Washington, USA - They can cause smoke, fire or overheat
The Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA), representing US and Canada pilots, asked the US government to temporarily ban shipment of lithium batteries on board of both passengers and cargo aircraft, until... more
SecuritySouthwest can keep flying with unauthorised parts
Dallas, USA - The FAA inspects 46 of the carrier's Boeing 737s
Southwest Airlines can keep on flying its Boeing 737s despite they are mounting some parts that are not authorised by the FAA (Federal Aviation Administration). The green light arrived yesterday after... more
Civil aviationEmissions: European Union to ban 4,000 civil and military aircraft operators by 2012
Brussels, Belgium - If they will not reduce their CO2 production
Almost 4,000 civil and military aircraft operators risk to be banned by the European Union if they won't sensitively reduce their polluting emissions. The list, published on the European Official Gazette,... more
Military aviationLockheed Martin AML test-bed receives FAA certification
Denver, USA - A reconfigured Gulfstream III business jet
The Airborne Multi-Intelligence Laboratory (AML) test-bed developed by Lockheed Martin has received its Experimental Airworthiness Certificate from the Federal Aviation Administration. This system will... more
HelicoptersTwo new Super Puma helicopters for China
Beijing, China - They will be delivered in 2011
Less than 2 years after the delivery of its first two Super Puma helicopters to China in December 2007, Eurocopter announced today the contract signature of another two EC-225 helicopters with the Ministry... more
AirportsDubai duty-free is the world's number 1
Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Followed by London-Heathrow and Seoul-Incheon
With sales for more than US$1.1 billion last year Dubai airport placed itself at 1st place in the ranking of airport retailers. It arrived before London-Heathrow and Seoul-Incheon, which recorded sales... more
AirlinesWestJet concludes talks to reschedule aircraft deliveries
Calgary, Canada - With Boeing and Aviation Capital Group
After announcing the purchase of 14 new Boeing 737/700NGs (see AVIONEWS), Canadian airline WestJet has concluded talks with Boeing and Aviation Capital Group to reschedule deliveries of further 16 aircraft. The... more
IndustryCAE awarded contracts worth CA$100 million
Montreal, Canada - From customers such as Airbus Military, Eurocopter and L-3 Communications
CAE, Canadian company providing simulators and models for aviation, today announced a series of military contracts with prime contractors and other military customers valued at more than CA$100 million... more
DefenseIndia grounds its fleet of carrier-based Harriers
New Delhi, India - Following a recent fatal crash
The Indian Navy decided to suspend operations of its entire fleet of carrier-based Sea Harriers, following a recent fatal accident occurred near Goa, on the western coast of the country. With this measure,... more
AccidentsCargo airplane crashes in Congo
Brazzaville, Congo - The number of victims is still unknown
An Antonov An-12 aircraft, likely belonging to the fleet of Aeroflot Business, crashed this morning near Brazzaville, capital city of the Republic of Congo, while it was approaching the country's main... more
Press releaseItalian ENAC: the active societies on Fiumicino called at half September
Rome, Italy - The report by Authority's Operations Director will be presented during the meeting
"The ENAC (Italian Civil Aviation Authority) President, Vito Riggio, unveiled to have already called for next September 16 the accountable manager of the subjects operating at Rome-Fiumicino's airport,... more
DefenseRaytheon delivered 1000th Evolved SeaSparrow missile
East Camden, USA - To a multinational consortium
Raytheon delivered the 1000th Evolved SeaSparrow Missile (ESSM). Deployed by the US Navy and nine international fleets, ESSM defends the battlespace by delivering ship self-defense firepower against anti-ship... more
Airlinestransavia.com takes strong hold in Denmark
Milan, Italy - The low-cost has obtained the Air Operators Certificate
"Less than a year after transavia.com’s entrance in the Danish low-fare air travel market the company is ready to further expand in Denmark. The company gets the so called AOC, for the purpose of strengthening t... more
AirlinesTwo-year-old child disembarked by easyJet
Bari, Italy - Having celebrated his second birthday 7 days earlier, he was without ticket
On August 22 the airline easyJet forced a family, consisting of father, mother and 2-year-old (and seven days) child, to disembark from an aircraft while it was already getting ready for take off at Bari... more
AirlinesToo fat to get on easyJet airplane: the airline denies the event
Milan, Italy - "A trick against the carrier"
"Concerning the news issued by the media about the event happened on August 21, 2009, at Bari airport, easyJet and Aeroporti di Puglia company regret to precise as follows: the facts that would have involved... more
Military aviationC-5B AMP upgrade phase completed
Travis AFB, USA - New digital avionics installed
Lockheed Martin yesterday delivered the 50th C-5B Galaxy strategic transport modified under the Avionics Modernization Program (AMP) back to the Air Force. This completes the AMP modifications to the C-5B... more
SecurityFAA AD on BAE Systems (Operations) Limited model BAe 146 and Avro 146-RJ airplanes (2009-17-03)
Washington, Usa - To identify and correct an unsafe condition on an aviation product
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: (Volume 74, Number 158)] [Page 41605-41607] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14... more
SecurityFAA AD on Saab AB, Saab Aerosystems model SAAB 340A (SAAB/SF-340A) and SAAB 340B airplanes (2009-17-02)
Washington, Usa - To identify and correct an unsafe condition on an aviation product
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: (Volume 74, Number 158)] [Page 41603-41605] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14... more
SecurityFAA AD on Boeing model 737-600, -700, -700C, - 800, and -900 series airplanes (2009-16-07)
Washington, Usa - To prevent an electrical arcing and shorting of the electrical connector and consequent loss of several critical systems essential for safe flight
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: (Volume 74, Number 158)] [Page 41607-41611] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14... more
DefenseAssembly of UK Queen Elizabeth class aircraft carrier started
Rosyth, UK - They are expected to enter into service between 2014 and 2018
The first components, to begin assembly operations for the new UK Queen Elizabeth class aircraft carriers, arrived yesterday at Rosyth shipyards, in Scotland. The ships of this class will be two, the "Queen... more
AirportsAeroporti di Roma: the cleaning service in Fiumicino's airport assigned to a new contractor
Rome, Italy - The global value is over EUR 22 million in three years
"The service's level, in spite of continuous protests and fines applied by Aeroporti di Roma (AdR), is not improved. It has decided to call a public international tender to identify new supplier. The... more
Press releaseItalian SDL about Alitalia-CAI: strike next September 18
Rome, Italy - We have assisted at complaints on press about inefficiencies to the passengers
"During all Summer we have assisted at complaints on press concerning inefficiencies caused to the passengers of the new Alitalia-CAI (Compagna aerea italiana) with few favourable rumours that have defended... more