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UAS-DronesGlobal Hawk UAS reaches 25,000 combat hours
San Diego, USA - Used in 1,229 warfare missions and for disaster relief
Northrop Grumman Corporation's RQ-4 Global Hawk reconnaissance unmanned aircraft system (UAS) has reached 25,000 combat hours during an operational sortie last month from an undisclosed location. This... more
AirlinesCathay Pacific back to profit, but cuts business class
Hong Kong, China - The Asian carrier is studying new strategies for its business
Cathay Pacific airline announced that it reported a US$105 million thanks to savings due to fuel-hedging contracts, even if its revenues fell by 27% compared to last year. The saving obtained thanks to... more
ReportAlinghi's catamaran to arrive in Genoa by helicopter
Genoa, Italy - The journey will be performed by a Mil Mi-26T helicopter, the biggest in the world
Alinghi, America's Cup holder team, will transport tomorrow its catamaran from Le Bouveret, Switzerland, to Genoa, Italy. For the transport will be used a Mil Mi-26T helicopter, the biggest in the world,... more
IndustryAlenia Aeronautica: the first unit of G-222 made its maiden flight to Afghanistan
Naples, Italy - It has taken place at Naples-Capodichino's airport
"Alenia North America, subsidiary controlled by Alenia Aeronautica (Finmeccanica Group), has announced that the maiden flight of the first of 18 G-222 transport airplanes, refurbished to equip the Afghanistan... more
AccidentsSikorsky S-64E Skycrane hit by a lightning: 4 injured
McCall, USA - The aircraft was on the ground. An inquiry has been opened
A Sikorsky S-64E Skycrane helicopter has been hit by a lightning in McCall, Idaho, USA, that injured four people, while the helicopter was on the ground. This kind of aircraft, also known as Erickson Aircrane,... more
Military aviationDelivered to USAF B-52 bomber with CONECT Technology
Edwards AFB , USA - It will allow the aircraft to link to the Air Force's digital network
Boeing announced today that it delivered to the US Air Force (USAF) a B-52 Stratofortress upgraded with Combat Network Communications Technology (CONECT), a modification that equips the B-52 with 21st... more
AirportsAutogrill: the Board of Directors examines the figures for 2nd quarter and 1st half 2009
Milan, Italy - Margins increase in 2nd quarter 2009 and net cash flow generation of €260.4m
Autogrill has unveiled the figures regarding the 2Q and the first half year 2009. "• Consolidated revenues: €1,441.8m, –0.8% vs. €1,453.6m in 2nd quarter 2008 (–5.7% proforma). • Consolidated Ebitda: €16... more
SecurityMan hit by piece of aircraft in the USA
Dearborn, USA - Likely a part of the landing gear cover
A 41-year-old man, Wissam Beydoun, has been hit on the shoulder by a piece of aircraft while he was out of his house in Dearborn, Michigan, discussing with his wife. The fallen part likely belongs to a... more
AirlinesAir Malta launched mobile phone check-in service
Luqa, Malta - For flights departing from Luqa airport
Air Malta has launched a mobile phone check-in service for all passengers departing from Malta International Airport of Luqa. From 23 to 2 hours before departure time, it will be possible to access the... more
AirportsItalian ANSV opens inquiry on "Runway incursion" in Parma
Parma, Italy - Collision skimmed on July 31 between a Ryanair aircraft and a car at "Verdi" airport
A second investigation on Parma's "Giuseppe Verdi" airport safety measures have been opened by the ANSV (Italian Air Safety Board) concerning a skimmed collision on Friday, July 31, between a Ryanair aircraft... more
IndustryAlenia: Afghanistan G-222 Programme
Rome, Italy - History and features
"Alenia Aeronautica, through its American subsidiary Alenia North America, will provide the Combined Security Transition Command in Afghanistan with eighteen refurbished G-222 medium tactical transport... more
ReportBlind woman misses Ryanair flight due to queues for baggage-dropping
Swindon, UK - The carrier: "She was late, all the other passangers made the flight"
"It wasn’t an experience I will ever repeat, I will never fly with them again". This has been the comment made by Claire Randall, a blind woman from Swindon, UK, who had to renounce on Friday to reach P... more
ReportOn August 6, 1945, Hiroshima was hit by an atomic bomb
Rome, Italy - From that day the world has never been the same
On August 6, 1945, a Boeing B-29 Superfortress from the 393rd bomber squadron of the US Air Force, named "Enola Gay" after colonel Paul Tibbet's, pilot of the aircraft, mother, took off from Tinian base... more
OccurrencesEmergency landing at Naples-Capodichino, airport closed
Naples, Italy - A Piper touched the ground without the gear. Nobody was injured
Emergency procedures activated and airport closed this morning at Naples-Capodichino, Italy, after a civil tourism airport, probably a Piper, registered to the US Navy base, landed without the gear while... more
SecurityFAA (Revision) AD on SOCATA model TBM-700 airplanes (2007-03-17R1)
Washington, Usa - To identify and correct an unsafe condition on an aviation product
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information Federal Register: August 5, 2009 [Page 38903-38905] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14... more
AirlinesCode-share agreement between US Airways and ANA
Tempe, USA - If approved it will be operating starting September 16
Starting on next September 16 American US Airways and Japanese ANA (All Nippon Airways) airlines might launch a code share agreement that, if approved by regulators in both countries, would bring passengers... more
SecurityFAA AD on Boeing model 737-100, -200, -200C, - 300, -400, and -500 series airplanes (2009-16-14)
Washington, Usa - To detect and correct fatigue cracking of the intercostals on the forward and aft sides of the forward entry door, which could result in loss of the forward entry door and rapid decompression of the airplane
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information Federal Register: August 5, 2009 [Page 38901-38903] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14... more
SecurityFAA AD on Teledyne Continental Motors (TCM) IO- 520, TSIO-520, and IO-550 Series Reciprocating Engines With Superior Air Parts, Inc. (SAP) Cylinder Assemblies Installed (2009-16-03)
Washington, Usa - To prevent the separation of the cylinder head, which could result in immediate loss of engine power, possible structural damage to the engine, and possible fire in the engine compartment
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information Federal Register: August 5, 2009 [Page 38896-38899] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14... more
AccidentsPilot killed in fighter jet accident in Pakistan
Islamabad, Pakistan - No damage to people or property on the ground
A Chinese-built Pakistani Air Force (PAF) Chengdu FT-7 fighter jet crashed during a training mission near Attock city, in the eastern province of Punjab. The pilot of the aircraft, lieutenant Shahryar... more
HelicoptersENAC completes tests for the first helicopter IFR route In Italy
Cascina Costa, Italy - With an AW-139 helicopter
"AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, announced that the ENAC (Ente nazionale aviazione civile – Italian Civil Aviation Authority) has successfully completed on July 28th the first stage of qualification a... more
AirportsNaples-Capodichino's airport: the traffic forecast from August 7-23, 2009 with 330,000 passengers predicted
Naples, Italy - Traffic recorded 562,000 passengers in July
"330,000 passengers in transit (between arrivals and departures) will be at Naples' airport, from August 7 to 23: 120,000 domestic, 135,000 international and 75,000 charter. The day with the major traffic... more
OccurrencesWind Jet to AVIONEWS: "We ask more effective systems to chase birds away"
Rome, Italy - Statements by Massimo Polimeni, marketing director of the airline
AVIONEWS has interviewed Massimo Polimeni, Wind Jet's marketing director, about the bird-strike occurred Saturday at Parma's "Giuseppe Verdi" airport and for which the carrier has announced that it would... more
OccurrencesAVIONEWS interviewed Massimo Polimeni, Wind Jet's marketing director
Rome, Italy - Concerning Saturday's bird-strike at Parma airport
Massimo Polimeni, Wind Jet's marketing director, talked to AVIONEWS about the bird-strike, that Saturday involved one of the carrier's Airbus A-320/200s at "Giuseppe Verdi" airport of Parma, and about... more
SecurityFAA AD on Fokker model F.27 Mark 050 airplanes (2009-16-05)
Washington, Usa - To identify and correct an unsafe condition on an aviation product
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information Federal Register: August 5, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 149) [Page 38910-38912] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation... more
AccidentsThailand, Koh Samui airport reopened after accident
Koh Samui, Thailand - The co-pilot is in critical conditions
Koh Samui airport has been reopened after being closed due to Tuesday's accident occurred to a Bangkok Airways ATR-72/500 aircraft while landing on the tourist island after its journey from Krabi, Thailand.... more
AirlinesFinancial results of the Austrian Airlines Group for the first half-year 2009
Vienna, Austria - Economic crisis affects revenue and earnings
"The crisis in the international aviation industry intensified further in the second quarter of 2009. This development is also reflected in the financial figures of the Austrian Airlines Group for the... more
AerospaceOpportunity rover photographed a possible meteorite on Mars's surface
Rome, Italy - NASA scientists will study its chemical composition
NASA's Opportunity rover on last July 28 has photographed an odd-shaped, dark rock on Mars's surface. About 60 cm wide, this object might be a meteorite and has been dubbed "Block Island". Having spotted... more
OccurrencesVueling on this morning's engine fire at Paris-Orly
Paris, France - A back-up aircraft has already taken off towards Alicante
Concerning this morning occurrence at Paris-Orly airport, when the engine of a Vueling Airbus A-320/200 caught fire during push-back operations before its take off towards Alicante (flight VY9127, registration... more
ReportThe UK might change short-haul flights with trains
London, UK - For environmental reasons and to make links between London and Scotland easier
London government is thinking to replace short-haul flights with high-speed trains and plans for a similar solutions would already be in a very advanced state, the newspaper "The Guardian" reported today... more
IndustryEADS opened a subsidiary in Japan
Tokyo, Japan - It will strengthen industrial partnerships of the consortium in the country
The European consortium EADS (European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company, formed by DaimlerChrysler Aerospace of Germany, Aérospatiale-Matra of France and Construcciones Aeronáuticas of Spain) has o... more
Military aviationFinnish Air Force F-18 training systems upgraded
St. Louis, USA - Pilots will be allowed to perform network flight simulations
Boeing today announced that it has delivered upgrades for three F-18 Weapons Tactics and Situational Awareness Training Systems (WTSAT) to the Finnish Air Force. The aircrew trainers now offer the capability... more
ReportTwo American journalists charged in North Korea will come back
Pyongyang, North Korea - Bill Clinton's mission has been successful
Two American journalists arrested in mid-March in North Korea, Laura Ling and Euna Lee, and charged for espionage to 12 years of labour camp (see AVIONEWS), might come back to the USA already today, together... more
AirportsItaly, tension in Palermo: ex-Ciclat employees occupied GESAP offices
Palermo, Italy - The workers threatened a collective hunger strike
Tension this morning at Palermo's "Falcone e Borsellino" airport, Italy, where about ten workers ex-employees of Ciclat, company that used to manage luggage-trolley services, occupied GESAP (Palermo airport... more
DefenseRussia in talks to purchase a French helicopter carrier
Moscow, Russia - The Mistral class amphibious assault ship is worth between € 300 and € 400 million
Russia would be in talks with France to purchase a helicopter carrier, a Mistral class amphibious assault ship, worth between € 300 and € 400 million. The news has been reported by the press agency "RI... more
OccurrencesItaly, bird-strike in Parma: Wind Jet to sue the airport
Parma, Italy - SOGEAP's defense: "Maximum attention to safety procedures"
The Italian airline Wind Jet announced that it will sue Parma's "Giuseppe Verdi" airport following the serious accident occurred on Saturday when a flock of seagulls, ingested by the left engine of the... more
OccurrencesFire on Vueling aircraft's engine at Paris-Orly: at least 6 injured
Paris, France - The 169 passengers will be rearranged on an Iberia flight
At least six people have been injured this morning at Paris-Orly airport when a fire burst into one of the engines of a low-cost Vueling Airbus A-320 aircraft. Flames spread while the plane was taxiing... more
OccurrencesItalian ANSV about severe occurrence in Parma
Rome, Italy - The Agency has obtained useful elements to the correct event's classification
"The Italian Air Safety Board (ANSV), obtained useful elements for the correct event's classification, has opened a technical inquiry for competence about severe occurrence happened last Saturday August... more
PeopleCessna names Thress as Vice-President, Customer Service
Wichita, Usa - He reports to Mark Paolucci, senior vice-president of the same Division
"Cessna Aircraft Company has named Brad Thress vice-president, Customer Service, reporting to Mark Paolucci, senior vice-president, Customer Service. In his new role, Thress will be in charge of marketing,... more
IndustryRaytheon to develop future US Navy air and missile defense radar
Tewksbury, USA - Under a contract worth US$9.9 million
Raytheon has received a US$9.9 million contract to perform concept studies for the US Navy's Air and Missile Defense Radar (AMDR). This radar suite will consist of an S-band radar; X-band radar; and radar... more
DefenseAfghanistan: 4 civilians killed in ISAF aerial raid
Kabul, Afghanistan - Taliban attacks yesterday: no damage to airport and embassies
Four civilians, including three children, have been killed tonight within an aerial raid performed by the international forces of ISAF (International Security Assistance Force) in the province of Kandahar.... more
AirportsItaly: SAVE and local institutions: € 1 billion for Tessera airport
Venice, Italy - Venice facilities' expansion plan
Venice-Tessera "Marco Polo" airport operator (SAVE), the municipality and province of Venice and the regional government of Veneto are discussing an expansion project for the modernization of the airport,... more
Press releaseAccident in Thailandia to an ATR-72/500 airplane: the Italian ANSV is obtaining information
Rome, Italy - In order to verify suppositions to propose an its own expert in technical inquiry
"The Italian Air Safety Board (ANSV), with reference to the crash occurred yesterday at airport in Samui's isle, at the ATR-72/500 airplane, code HS-PGL, communicates that is obtaining information in order... more
AccidentsThailand: ATR-72's black boxes recovered
Koh Samui, Thailand - Investigation underway on yesterday's accident
The black boxes of the ATR-72/500 that crashed yesterday against the old control tower of Koh Samui, Thailand, were it was landing after taking off from Krabi with 68 passengers and 4 crewmembers on board.... more
IndustryATR about the airplane accident at landing in Thailandia
Toulouse, France - The industry has offered full technical assistance to the investigation board
"ATR regrets to confirm that on Tuesday August 04th, 2009 the ATR72-212A manufacturing serial number 670, made a runway excursion at landing in Koh Samui airport (Thailand). Further to the runway veer-off,... more
AccidentsIndonesian accident: the airline will cover insurance costs for the victims
Jayapura, Indonesia - Bad weather is hampering wreckage rescue operations
Merpati Nusantara Airlines, operator of the De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 aircraft that crashed on Sunday in Indonesia with 16 people on board (see AVIONEWS), announced that it will cover medical... more
IndustrySuperJet International receives “EASA PART 147” certificate
Venice, Italy - This is added to the FTO one for pilot training
"SuperJet International – the regional jet marketing, customization and support Company for the Sukhoi Superjet 100 regional aircraft – has received from ENAC (Italian Aeronautical Civil Authority) the... more
UAS-DronesItalian Air Force completed first satellite-guided UAV flight between two bases
Cagliari, Italy - This system will allow to operate the Predator from long distances
The first satellite-guided flight of a UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) Predator-A of the Italian Air Force between two of its bases (Amendola, Foggia and Decimomannu, Cagliari) has been successfully completed... more
HelicoptersItalian Navy takes delivery of its 21st AW-101 helicopter
Cascina Costa, Italy - During an official ceremony held at Maristaeli-Luni naval base
"AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, announced that the Italian Navy has taken today delivery of its 21st AW-101 three engine medium/heavy helicopter during an official ceremony held at Maristaeli-Luni... more
HelicoptersSikorsky X-2 in Florida to attempt speed record
West Palm Beach, USA - The counter-rotating coaxial rotor helicopter will be the fastest in the world
The American industry Sikorsky Aircraft (subsidiary of United Technologies) has relocated its X-2 Technology demonstrator to Florida as it begins the next phases of testing, aiming to achieve the highest... more
ReportA-380 delays: EADS might have to pay a multi-million refund to a group of shareholders
Paris, France - Due to the strong downtrend of the title in the stock market
As it is about two years behind the delivery schedule, the A-380 aircraft produced by Airbus (EADS consortium, created by a joint-venture founded on July 10, 2000, between German Dasa, French Aérospatiale-Matra... more