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ReportQantas will make A-380 airplanes resume operations
Sydney, Australia - Gradually, starting from next week-end
On Tuesday, Qantas announced on its website that it wants to resume gradually the operations of its Airbus airplanes. Two of its six A-380s will re-enter service during the next weekend: on Saturday, November... more
ReportPyongyand attacks South Korea: from Seoul F-16 fighter airplanes on Yeonpyeong Island
Seoul, South Korea - Two dead and several wounded, including civilians
Today the international media report that North Korea this morning opened fire with heavy artillery from the Pyongyang island of North Korea against the South Korean island of Yeonpyeong. Two South... more
ReportUSAF postpones to 2011 the decision about the winner of the bid for tanker airplanes KC-X
Washington, USA - Between Boeing and EADS. The worth of the agreement is 36 billion dollars
The analysts were right. The USAF, U.S. Air Force, also this time won't meet the deadline established for the announcement of who, between Boeing and EADS, will be awarded a contract valued 35 billion... more
ReportItalian minister of Defense La Russa: AMX airplanes in Afghanistan won't be armed
Lisbon, Portugal - It was unveiled in the NATO's summit in Lisbon
During the press-conference held at the end of the NATO's summit in Lisbon, Italy's minister of Defense, Ignazio La Russa, said that there is no need to arm the Italian jets "AMX" operating in the Afghan... more
ReportUSAF confirms identity of the pilot of F-22 Raptor airplane missing on Tuesday in Alaska
Anchorage, Alaska - He's Captain Jeffrey Haney
USAF, United States Air Force, confirmed the identity of the pilot of the F-22 Raptor airplane dispersed by 07:20 pm on Tuesday during a training mission close to the Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska... more
ReportAirbus will ask Rolls-Royce a compensation for problems related to the engines of which A-380 airplanes are equipped
Toulouse, France - Which could cause delays of deliveries
Yesterday, the European consortium Airbus announced through one of its spokesman that it would ask to Rolls-Royce, manufacturer of the Trent-900 installed on its aircraft A-380s, a "Full compensation"... more
ReportNamibia, bomb alert for a suitcase destined to an Air Berlin airplane
Windhoek, Namibia - Direct to Munich
The German Federal Criminal Police Office, BKA, announced on Thursday that yesterday, November 17, 2010, was intercepted in Namibia a suspicious package that had to be put on an Air Berlin airplane direct... more
ReportFound the "Apparent wreckage" of the F-22 airplane lost on Tuesday in Alaska
Anchorage, Alaska - Unknown the conditions of the pilot, not found jet
The USAF, the US Air Force, announced Tuesday it had found, thanks to the support of search and rescue aircraft, the "Apparent wreckage" of the F-22 Raptor "Rocky Three" fighter missing from Tuesday night... more
ReportItaly, Aviano: USAF F-16 aircraft drops a training missile with 2 external extra fuel tanks
Aviano, Italy - One of which fell at only 200 metres from a house
On the evening of Monday, November 15, 2010, around 07:00 pm (local time), a F-16 plane belonging to the 31st "Fighter Wing" stationed at Aviano (Pordenone), home of a USAF base, had just taken-off for... more
ReportPassengers' protest against Ryanair and refuse to get off the airplane
Beauvais, France - They should have landed in Beauvais, but the flight had been re-routed to the Belgian Regional airport of Liege
Last night more than 100 passengers protested against the airline Ryanair, refusing for several hours to get off the plane on which they had traveled and accepting to leave it only after long negotiations. The... more
ReportItaly, on Tuesday a new protest of the pilots and technicians of the "Canadair" airplanes
Rome, Italy - Government hasn't renewed the contract to Sorem and Sar; personnel without salary from 3 months; the continuity of the operations are not guaranteed
This morning at 9:00, another protest was started by pilots and technicians of the Canadair airplanes, which will be held, as we announced yesterday in front of the headquarters of the civil defense, located... more
ReportRussia tests on Ilyushin Il-76 engine for the Light Combat Aircraft Tejas
Moscow, Russia - About 50 test flights scheduled for next months
On Wednesday, state news agency "Rosoboronexport", which deals with import/export of products, technologies and services for the Russian defense, announced that the ex-Soviet Country has started in-flight... more
ReportObama arrives by airplane in Seoul two hours in advance
Seoul, South Korea - Visit to Indonesia shortened because of the dangerousness of the Merapi volcano's ash clouds
"CNN" has just announced that Barack Obama landed in Seoul, South Korea, where will be held, between Thursday and Friday, the "G-20" summit, where representatives of the biggest world powers will meet... more
ReportEC: common super-million fine to 11 air cargo carriers in price fixing cartel
Brussels, Belgium - AF-KLM, BA, Cargolux, SIA, Sas, Cathay, Jal, Martinair, Lan Chile, Qantas and Air Canada the "Guilty" airlines; immunity to Lufthansa and its subsidiary Swiss
The European Commission has fined 11 air cargo carriers a total of € 799.445.000 for operating a worldwide cartel which affected cargo services within the European Economic area (EEA). Several known a... more
ReportParis airport, 5 arrested for alleged terrorism
Paris, France - They could be linked with the death threats against Dalil Boubakeur
The French radio "RTL" announced that today five men, suspected to have ties with terrorist groups, were arrested at Paris-"Charles de Gaulle" airport. A source from the local police would have said... more
ReportObama lands in Indonesia on an "Air Force One" aircraft
Jakarta, Indonesia - But, maybe, his visit will be shortened due to the ash clouds of Merapi volcano
Today, at 04:30 pm local time, the Air Force One carrying Barack Obama has finally landed at Jakarta, Indonesia, after several postponements due to the resumption of the Merapi activities in recent days,... more
ReportBlack boxes of the Cuba's air crash found
Havana, Cuba - They will help understanding the accident's causes
Rolando Diaz, prosecutor of the City of Sancti Spiritus, Cuba, announced some days ago that have been found the black boxes of the ATR-72/212 airplane belonging to the Aero Caribbean state company involved... more
ReportAirplane of Pope comes back to Rome
Rome, Italy - After the travel in Spain
Yesterday evening, Benedict XVI returned by an A-321 aircraft of the air company Iberia, at Rome-Ciampino airport, where he was greeted by the under-secretary to the Prime Minister Gianni Letta, and then... more
ReportQantas: crash due to a faulty part, or to an A-380 airplane design defect
Sydney, Australia - "The Guardian": EASA had already warned about possible defects of the Rolls-Royce engines
Yesterday, during a press conference held in Sydney, Australia, following the occurrence happened to a Qantas Airbus A-380 powered with Rolls-Royce Trent 900 engines, which forced the pilot to make an... more
ReportGreece restarts airfreight of packages
Athens, Greece - After the 48-hour stop
It was restarted after midnight today, Nov. 5, 2010, the air delivery of packages from Greece. It was announced today by a spokesman for the Greek Prime Minister. Local authorities had ordered to stop... more
ReportGlasgow, airport evacuated due to a suspect package
Glasgow, United Kingdom - But it was a false alarm
Last evening, at about 07:55 pm (local time), was partially evacuated the airport of Glasgow, Scotland, because of the discovery, by an employee, of a suspicious bag in the security check areas for departing... more
ReportThe facts. Terrorism threat and bomb-parcels on cargo airplanes: latest news
Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Obama's statements and the exited times made of news, confirmations and denials. The matrix?
Useless alarmism or terrorism-nightmare which was back to take shape? On Friday afternoon confusing news from the world, made of confirms and denials, reported about the discovery of two parcels in Dubai... more
ReportA-319 airplane operates the first direct connection EU-Iraq since 1990
Paris, France - The flight was served by the French carrier "Aigle Aizur"
On the morning of October 31, 2010 was operated the first direct link between Europe and Iraq since 1990, when the invasion of Kuwait led international embargo on the Country. The plane which has operated... more
ReportRemains of US Soldier shot down in helicopter, found in Vietnam and brought home
Washington, USA - It's the sergeant 1st class Douglas Glover
The remains of an Army sergeant from Cortland, missing since his helicopter was shot down in 1968 during the Vietnam War, was returned home recently for a burial with full military honors, according to... more
ReportAfter 15 years, established the compensation for the relatives of the dead in the air crash of Verona
Venice, Italy - In which 49 people were killed
Last Monday, after 15 years, was finally returned the verdict of the Venice's civil court establishing a compensation for the families of some of the 49 victims (31 Italians, 4 Serbs, 13 Romanians and... more
ReportVirgin Atlantic plane landed in emergency due to a family row
Gander, Canada - Man who committed the assault has been condemned to pay a 24.000 dollar fine
Yesterday Roy Anthony Heaps, 44, of British nationality, was condemned to pay a fine of almost 24,000 dollars for having pushed, last Friday, the pilot of a Virgin Atlantic Boeing 747/400 airplane flying... more
ReportVolcano Merapi is erupting. No interruption to air transportation is reported
Jakarta, Indonesia - But 20,000 people have been evacuated
Smoke is rising from Indonesia's Mount Merapi, one of the world's most volatile and dangerous volcanoes 2900 m high (see AVIONEWS). About 20,000 people living on the volcano's fertile slopes began evacuating... more
ReportA website "Against" Ryanair. And the low-cost drags its founder to the courts
Dublin, Ireland - But he doesn't give up and announces a new initiative against the airline
In 2007, a certain Robert Tyler, after having flown by the Irish airline, decided to create a website, "IHateRyanair.co.uk", in which he used to tell his misadventures with the company and tried to dialogue... more
ReportJakarta: alert for air transportation due to eruption of volcano Merapi?
Jakarta, Indonesia - The mountain is in Indonesia and is increasing its activity
Merapi, one of the most active and dangerous volcanoes in Indonesia which has produced more lava flows than any other volcano in the world, is increasing its activity. It has been active for 10,000 years... more
ReportWhat future for Sorem (society that manages the Civil defense Canadair airplanes) after Spadaccini's arrest?
Pescara, Italy - The society would already be in arrears with the payment of its employees salaries
As we already reported, Giuseppe Spadaccini was arrested today as presumed promoter of an operation that would have led to a 90 million euro tax evasion and a series of false invoices estimated to be... more
ReportSpadaccini's case (3). Italian GdF: "The societies involved all linked to the air transport world"
Pescara, Italy - And those foreign occupied for employment of pilots and technicians, aeronautical guidance, airplanes purchase, assuring broking
"The Italian Financial Police in Pescara (Fiamme Gialle) has carried out 13 arrests for an international tax evasion from EUR 90 million discovered between Italy and Portugal. The officers have in fact... more
ReportFrance, traffic circulation re-started at Marseilles airport
Marsilles, France - Traffic flow impeded this morning by protesters; many people forced to reach the air-station by feet
Thanks to the police, the airport of Marseilles, France, has just been cleared and the circulation of cars in the area has regularly re-started. This morning, in fact, about two hundred people had blocked... more
ReportSpadaccini's arrest: who are the other 12 people remanded in custody
Pescara, Italy - In the "Flying money" operation, by the Pescara financial police
As we anticipated (see AVIONEWS) are thirteen, globally, the people arrested this morning by the Pescara financial police in the operation called "Flying money" in reference to the principal activity of... more
ReportTax evasion and air transport: Giuseppe Spadaccini arrested
Pescara, Italy - Among the other things, owner of "ItAli Airlines" carrier. The accusation is 90 million euro tax evasion
Pescara's financial police would have scored another big blow against tax evasion, at least according to a news reported by "Ansa" press agency a few minutes ago. In the context of a super-investigation,... more
ReportWho will win 40% of the stock of Sogaer, Elmas airport management society?
Cagliari, Italy - About 10 days for evaluate the 8 participants, among which the two international airports of Zurich and Frankfurt
It was up at noon of Monday, October 19, 2010, the deadline for participation in the competition for the award of 40% of Sogaer capital stock, Elmas airport management society. The offers sent to Rome-based... more
ReportProtesters keep on hamper access to some French airports. Blocked fuel depots for airplanes
Paris, France - Police is working to clear the roads
Protesters opposed to raising France's retirement age are blocking or disrupting access to airports in Paris and around France. Police is working to remove barricades on the roads. The ADP Paris airport... more
ReportMan hangs himself on a Bahrain-Manila airplane
Manila, Philippines - Just before landing
Marlon Cueva, a 36-year-old man of Filipino nationality, hanged himself today in a toilet on the Gulf Air flight number 154, which was carrying him back to Manila, Philippines, from Bahrain, United Arab... more
Report30 injured on a Vietnam Airlines airplane flying from Hanoi to Paris
Hanoi, Vietnam - Due to a severe turbulence
Today, on Wednesday October 20, 2010, 30 passengers aboard of a Boeing 777/200 departed from about two hours from the airport of Hanoi, Vietnam, and flying to the Paris-"Charles de Gaulle" air-station,... more
ReportThe captain of a Qatar Airways flight dies in the cockpit
Doha, Qatar - The aircraft was flying from Manila to Doha and made an emergency landing in Kuala Lumpur
The captain of a Qatar Airways flight from Manila to Doha has deceased today in the cockpit. "For this reason -a release of the carrier said- the aircraft has been forced to land in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia". The... more
ReportThe lawsuit between easyJet and its founder has come to an end
Milan, Italy - After two years
On Monday October 11, 2010 the two-year lawsuit between easyJet and easyGroup society about the use of the carrier's brand, finally came to an end. The Court established that for the next 50 years Stelios... more
ReportGeneral Tricarico: not enough Italian airplanes, helicopters, UAVs in Afghanistan
Rome , Italy - Choppers like the EH-101 are lacking; the others have to be empowered and/or armed
Landed this morning at Rome-Ciampino airport, the C-130 aircraft carrying the bodies of the first corporals Gianmarco Manca, Francesco Vannozzi, Sebastiano Ville and Marco Pedone, dead in the district... more
ReportJulia's corporals killed in Afghanistan: the airplane bringing them back to the Country landed at 9:00 am
Rome , Italy - The corpses of Manca, Pedone, Ville and Vannozzi welcomed by highest authorities, among whom the head of State
The bodies of the Brigade Julia's four alpines killed last Saturday in the valley of Gullistan, Afghanistan, are returned home with honors and will have a solemn funeral tomorrow, at the presence of the... more
ReportTehran-Cairo, the first direct flight after 30 years
Tehran, Iran - Could it be the first step in the resume of diplomatic relations?
On Monday, October 6, 2010, shortly after midnight, a Smart Avion Company jet arrived from Cairo to Tehran: it is the first direct air-link between Egypt and Iran after more than thirty years. The two... more
Report9th anniversary of Milan-Linate air disaster
Milan , Italy - Memorial initiatives organized in Milan by the foundation "Fondazione 8 ottobre 2001"
Today it is the anniversary of the air disaster occurred at Milan-Linate airport, in which, nine years ago, 118 people died, the worst accident in Italy's aviation story. The morning on October 8, 2001,... more
ReportItaly: new wave of strikes, aircraft grounded on October 14th and 25th and November 5th
Rome, Italy - Agitations for the personnel of Meridiana Fly, Alitalia and AirOne
A new wave of strikes involving schools and transport sectors (air, railway, public) is scheduled for October. Air traffic inconveniences on 14 and 25 October and on 5 November due to the stop of the personnel... more
ReportF2i buys 65% of Gesac: airport of Naples-Capodichino is "National property"
Naples , Italy - Agreement for the sale of the airport from Baa valued 150 millions
Friday, 1 October 2010, F2i, Italian fund for infrastructures, signed an agreement for the purchase of 65% of the capital of Gesac -Napoli-Capodichino's airport management society- from Baa Italia, belonging... more
ReportRace of balloons, "Gordon Bennett 2010": the cause of tragedy is still being examined
Bristol, UK - The statement issued last Friday
Gordon Bennett Control Centre issued this following statement on Fri, 2010/10/01 - 18:25 UTC: "The Italian Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre (MRCC) has continued to search throughout the day with... more
ReportBalloon: desperate researches of the "Bennett Cup" pilots missing in the Adriatic Sea
Bristol, UK - An additional notice issued this morning
Gordon Bennett Control Centre has issued today this statement: "The search and rescue operation continues for Gordon Bennett Race pilots Richard Abruzzo and Carol Rymer-Davis, Team USA2, balloon registration... more
ReportNo good news expected for crew of USA2 balloon, in flight in the "Gordon Bennett Cup"
Bristol, UK - The statement issued yesterday afternoon
The press release diffused yesterday in the afternoon reported that: "The Italian Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre (MRCC) have been very proactive in their search using one aircraft, four boats... more
ReportRio-Paris flight 2009's air crash: existence of a "Criminal error" recognised
Paris, France - It's the first time that a French court judges a on board malfunction as a criminal error
Toulon's court "Tribunal de grande instance" (Tgi) recognized "The existence of a criminal error" related to the crash occurred to the Air France's Airbus A-330 which, on the 1st June of last year, carrying... more