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Military aviationTurkish-Kurdish front: helicopters deploy attacks at the Iraqi border
??rnak , Turkey - Ankara: Turkey-US relationship depends on the American effort in the Turkish-Kurdish question
After Monday's battle (see AVIONEWS), bloody clashes went on yesterday between Turkish regular forces and the guerrillas of the illegal Kurdish political party PKK. A convoy of 18 military trucks was... more
IndustryL-3 Communications awarded of a over 13 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the E-6B aircraft
L-3 Communications, Link Simulation & Training, Arlington, Texas, is being awarded a $13,455,500 ceiling-priced modification to a previously awarded indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract (N00019-05-D-0012)... more
IndustryL-3 Vertex Aerospace LLC awarded of a over 29 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the E-6B aircraft fleet
L-3 Vertex Aerospace LLC, Madison, Miss., is being awarded a $ 29,047,861 ceiling-priced modification to a previously awarded indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract (N00019-06-D-0011) to exercise... more
DiscussionsStealth: the philosophy connected to the "Low observability"
Rome, Italy - Another example granted by the Nature
The Stealth technology is a combination of different kinds of devices (tactical, technical and tecnological) connected to the "Low Observability (LO)" by the enemy. It is a real philosophy that is appointed... more
ReportTraffic in children? 18 arrested in Chad, among whom the crew of an airplane
N'Djamena, Chad - Embarrassment in France and Spain, international trouble
The matter is referable to "Arche de Zoé", a non governative organization (NGO): last night, in the city of Abéché, Centre-East of the Country, the power of attorney has indicted 18 people, seven crew me... more
CuriositiesAeronautic terminology in dribs and drabs... <b>S as "Stealth"<b>
Rome, Italy - A combination of tactical, technical and technological devices
Stealth is a technology belonging to the sub-discipline of electronic countermeasures which covers a range of techniques used with aircraft, ships and missiles, in order to make them less visible (ideally... more
HelicoptersAgustaWestland Future Lynx manufacture commences
Cascina Costa, Italy - In June 2006 the UK Ministry of Defence awarded a contract valued at nearly £1 billion to supply 70 helicopters
"The first monolithic machined panel for the first AgustaWestland Future Lynx was manufactured last week at Oldland CNC's facility in Bristol, United Kingdom. The manufacture of the first component, a... more
AirlinesEmirates lands in Toronto
Milan, Italy - The no-stop flight is in service from yesterday
"Emirates inaugurated yesterday the new flight to Toronto, first one in Canada for the carrier. The no-stop service between Dubai and Toronto will be operated three times per week. The airline uses... more
Military aviationHelicopters: New Zealand government chooses "Made in Italy"
Wellington, New Zealand - Soon the the negotiations for the purchase of five aircraft and a flight simulator
Phil Goff, Defense Minister of New Zealand, announced that the choice for the purchase of five new helicopters - to be delivered to the Royal New Zealand Air Force for tasks of training, SaR (Search and... more
AirportsSagat: Wind Jet inaugurates the Turin-Moscow and doubles from Catania
Turin, Italy - From December 29 the Turin-Moscow and from October 28 two daily flights to Catania
"Wind Jet will increase further flights from and to Russia as of next December 29; for this date, in fact, the new weekly connection (on Saturday) from Turin to the Russian capital city will be inaugurated.... more
Government actsItalian Chamber's agenda on the cooperation Italy-India within Defense and Italian armament export
Rome, Italy - Presented by honourable Tania De Zulueta (Verdi)
"The agenda presented by honourable Tania De Zulueta (Verdi) at the Italian Chamber concerned the cooperation between Italy and India about Defense and Italian armament export to India. In particular:... more
AerospaceShuttle Discovery, NASA extends mission by 24 hours
Houston , Usa - The return to Earth postpones to November 7th
NASA made the announcement that it has added a day to the shuttle Discovery's mission to allow the cosmonauts to give an inspection on a joint of the ISS (International Space Station) solar arrays. Cosmonaut... more
Military aviationAMI: the C-27J of the Italian 46th Air Brigade in Pisa accomplishes 1000 hours of flights
Pisa, Italy - It entered service in January 2007
Heir of the G-222, the tactical airlifter C-27J "Spartan", produced by Alenia Aeronautica, entered service at the Italian Air Force 46th Air Brigade, based at the military airport of Pisa, on January 11th... more
AirlinesSwiss International also improves in the third quarter 2007
Zurich, Switzerland - The Helvetic airline announces growths in the European network
Swiss International Air Lines has increased its EBIT (Earnings before interest and taxes) in the first 9 months of 2007 at EUR 283 millions, compared with EUR 118 of 2006. In the third quarter EBIT reached... more
AirlinesVueling takes off from Boulogne to Madrid and Paris
Boulogne, Italy - The carrier foresees to transport, thanks to two new routes, over 100, 000 passengers in a year of activity
"Vueling, the carrier of new generation, inaugurates two new routes from Boulogne. The link to Paris has been inaugurated last Sunday, with a frequency of four weekly flights (Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday... more
AirportsSOGAER: press-conference for presentation low-cost flights by Ryanair
Cagliari, Italy - This morning at 10:30 at Elmas' airport
SOGAER, Cagliari-Elmas' airport management society, communicates that the press-conference for the presentation of direct low-cost flights that will link the Sardinian city to Madrid and Bergamo, took... more
DefenseDefense Commission at the Italian Chamber: the improvement of the military penal code of peace on agenda
Rome, Italy - Besides the Italian participation to the humanitarian and international missions
During the today's session at the Italian IV Defense Commission at Chamber of Deputies has been discussed, among the other topics, about the ratification of the III Protocol to the Geneva Convention of... more
HelicoptersItalian Police helicopters, an endless scandal
Rome, Italy - The last model came into service in 1997
Two weeks after the crash in which the Commander Liguori and chief inspector Falivene died, the debates concerning the hoariness of the Italian Police helicopters do not appease. "Il Giornale", an Italian... more
AirportsBrussels against Berlin on the subventions to Munich's airport
Munich, Germany - EU Commission is examining the case
Around the mid-90's various air-companies threatened to leave the airport of Munich, in Germany, due to the jet fuel costs, higher than in other European airports because of the lack of proper links with... more
AirlinesKorean Air Lines: profits on the rise
Seoul , South Korea - The arline's accounts helped also by the won's quotations
The world's economic growth, the rising demand of air connections, in particular on the Asian continent and between Asia and the rest of the world, and a strengthening of the Korean currency, the won:... more
AirlinesAir France gets back to normal
Paris, France - But the unions threaten with new strikes if the negotiations will not bring results
After the strike of the flight assistants that for five days kept on the ground between 10 and 40 percent of the flights, the normality seems to have returned at Air France. This morning a meeting will... more
CuriositiesAir France strike: the Holy Father remains without gift
Rome, Italy - Lost in Paris, in the suitcase of the Paraguay's President
Nicanor Duarte Frutos, the President of Paraguay put up a bad show, but not for his will. He went in Rome via Paris with his delegation of 16 people (included his wife) in an official travel, which also... more
Civil aviationThe Alpi Eagles case: the two different souls of ENAC
Rome, Italy - ENAC suspends the licence, at the same time releases a provisory one which then becomes almost... definitive
The matter of the Alpi Eagles airline set against the Italian national civil aviation authority ENAC, looks like a most funny comedy. AVIONEWS had already commented about the issue, considering that... more
IndustryBoeing Aerospace Corp. awarded of a near 9 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the F/A-18, AV-8B, F-22, F-15, C-17, C-32, C-40, and KC-135 aircraft
Boeing Aerospace Corp., Oklahoma City, Okla., is being awarded an $8,950,845 modification to a previously awarded time-and-materials, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract (N68936-06-D-0002)... more
Military aviationRussia: returned the air group that fought for three months the fires in Greece
Moscow, Russia - 334 flights have been carried out since July 27th
Four Mil Mi-26 Halo and Mil Mi-8 Hip Russian helicopters, one amphibious Beriev Be-200 aircraft left today the Elefsina Base, near Athens, to go back to Russia after three months of battles against the... more
Military aviationShoot-out in Pakistan: the helicopters intervene and cause a massacre
Peshawar , Pakistan - Truce today
Blood in Swat valley, in the North-West of Pakistan, a Pakistani military source said, where only yesterday the national army fired artillery shots and ask for the intervention of the military helicopters,... more
CuriositiesAeronautic terminology in dribs and drabs... <b>G as GCA<b>
Rome, Italy - Usage of the term GCA by pilotos is discourage
GSA - Ground Controlled Approach, a radar approach system operated from the ground by air traffic control personnel transmitting instruction to the pilot by radio. The approach may be conducted with... more
DefenseMoscow tells the world: new strategic bombers flights and launch of a missile
Moscow, Russia - Airplanes carried out patrolling flights on the Arctic, Pacific and Atlantic Ocean
"The flights have been carried out during both day and night, with an inflight refuelling and in accordance with the international regulations on airspace and neutral waters, without violating the borders... more
AirportsSOGAS, AN (Italian Party) councillor Cananzi annouces a press conference
Reggio Calabria , Italy - Stabilize the situation rapidly, then develop a business plan
Concerning the capital increase of the SOGAS (Management Company for the Air Strait), AVIONEWS has interwiewed Francesco Maria Cananzi, provincial councillor of Alleanza Nazionale (Italian party), who... more
ReportAnkara troops surround a hundred PKK Kurdish rebels
Ankara, Turkey - The military manoeuvre is being carried out near the Iraqi border
A group of about a hundred Kurdish rebels belonging to PKK (a Kurdish political party) is being surrounded in these hours by regular Turkish troops in the province of Hakkari, South-East Turkey, near the... more
AirportsMaxi-recapitalization for SOGAS, Reggio Calabria airport management company
Reggio Calabria, Italy - Over 6 million Euro to make up
All the knots come to the comb, and this time Senator Pietro Fuda, sole director of SOGAS (Reggio Calabria airport management company) has many knots to undo. The hole in the SOGAS accounts is of 6,018,000... more
Press releaseItalian ANSV about helicopter crash in Cuneo's province
Rome, Italy - To a Robinson R-22 chopper
"A Robinson R-22 helicopter, registration I-NWSA, took off from Cuneo-Levaldigi's airport for a local flight, has crashed last Saturday on a rural countryside in Vottignasco place, with substantial damages.... more
AirportsSACBO: new routes from Orio al Serio's airport
Bergamo, Italy - From yesterday with Winter schedule
"In coincidence with the Winter times, some of the new routes introduced into the program of scheduled destinations from Bergamo-Orio al Serio's airport, have become operational starting from yesterday,... more
Fair and shows"LAVEX International Air Show 2007" (3): the exhibition of Russian aircraft
Tripoli, Libya - Represented by Rosoboronexport
Some 95 companies from 25 Countries will take part in the 2nd Air Show "LAVEX-2007" that opens in Libya on Monday. Russia is represented at the show by the company Rosoboronexport. During third days... more
Sport aviation"World Air Games": to the multi-champion, Aimo, the role as sporting director and competition for aerostatics
Cuneo, Italy - A world sports event that joins all the flight disciplines, and that will catalyse the attention of all fans
The organization machine puts in motion for the "World Air Games" the Air Olympics (June 7-14, 2009) for which FAI (International Aeronatical Federation) has chosen Turin as candidate (and Mondovì for... more
Fair and shows"Lavex International Air Show 2007" (2): AgustaWestland AW-139 helicopter for the first time in Libya
Tripoli, Libya - Great presence of the Italian industry
For decades the Italian aviation industry has been keeping on good terms with Libya, and the presence in the "LAVEX 2007" reflects on one hand the existing relationships and on the other hand the necessity... more
AccidentsFallen R-22 helicopter of the Cuneo-Levaldigi flying school
Cuneo, Italy - Both the occupants taken to hospital in medium severity condition
Saturday morning, a Robinson 22 helicopter, American two-seater belonging to the flying school based in the Cuneo-Levaldigi airport (Piemonte, Italy), has fallen in an area between Vottignasco and Villafalletto.... more
DefenseThe Italian Defense Minister on a visit to the United States
Washington, USA - Until Wednesday, October 31st
The Italian Defense Minister, Arturo Parisi, arrived yesterday in the late evening in the United States for an official visit to be concluded next Wednesday, October 31st. During his stay, Parisi will... more
AerospaceISS, cosmonauts complete the second spacewalk
Rome, Italy - Tomorrow starts the third, until now the balance of the delicate mission is positive
During the second spacewalk, in which the Italian cosmonaut, Paolo Nespoli, has led his American colleagues Parazynski and Tani in the installation of solar power arrays, there was a not very nice surprise.... more
AirlinesLegal action of Air France against workers' unions
Paris, France - For the strikes of these days
While Air France is dealing with a strike of the flight assistants that forced it to assure only 70 percent of the flights in the last days (see AVIONEWS), and which also today is going to reduce of 10... more
AirlinesSAS (2): Stock Exchange drop after the stop to the Q-400s
Stockholm, Sweden - Loss of over 5 percent
After the announcement by SAS (Scandinavian Air System) of having definitively renounced to the use of Dash 8 Q-400 turboprops (see AVIONEWS), the shares of the Scandinavian carrier suffered heavy losses:... more
Press releaseAlitalia: today meeting between Maurizio Prato and unions
Rome, Italy - For the future society's organization of the Alitalia Servizi's activities
"The meeting has taken place today between Alitalia's CEO, Maurizio Prato and the unions, with on agenda the future society's organization of the activities belonging to the Alitalia Servizi (information... more
Fair and shows"Lavex International Air Show 2007": today the inauguration at Tripoli airport
Tripoli, Libya - AgustaWestland as sponsor of the whole exhibition
The second edition of the "LAVEX International Air Show 2007" opens today at Tripoli airport until October 31st. "LAVEX 07" is already the largest and most prestigious event for the civil aviation and... more
AirlinesBoeing supports the reconstruction of fire-ravaged California
Chicago, USA - Company and employees donate for the relief operations
With abou 28,000 employees, Boeing is the major private employer in Southern California. The known American aerospace industry, which has also suffered damages at its HRL Laboratories in Malibu, near Pepperdine... more
SecurityEASA: statement on the Dash 8 Q-400 accident last Saturday
Cologne, Germany - The possible relation with other recent ones
"In regard to the accident of a Dash 8 Q-400 aircraft of Scandinavian Airlines at Copenhagen airport on Saturday, the European Safety Agency issues the following information: The Agency is concerned... more
AirlinesSas: "Stop to the Q-400s"
Stockholm, Sweden - After the third incident in two months
It seems that the marriage between the air-company SAS and the aircraft model Dash 8 Q-400, produced by the Canadian firm Bombardier, is definitely over. After in the day of Saturday for the third time... more
AccidentsParachute does not open, 20 year-old girl dead
Latina , Italy - Veronica Ingrosso was an Army corporal
Tragic accident yesterday in Borgo Piave of Latina. Veronica Ingrosso, 20, Army corporal, fell to the ground after a failed airdrop from a height of 600 metres. Veronica went to the flying club of Latina... more
AerospaceTelespazio at the "Genoa Science Festival"
Genoa, Italy - It will present a series of satellite images of the Earth
From 25 October to 6 November 2007, Telespazio will be exhibiting at the "Genoa Science Festival", now in its fifth year. The show will consist of around 400 events held over 13 days, including exhibitions,... more
AirportsSAGAT: new flight to Moscow served by Wind Jet
Turin, Italy - It will be announced tomorrow in the morning during a press-conference
Wind Jet and SAGAT (Turin-Caselle's airport management society) communicate that the press conference for the presentation of the new Turin-Moscow will take place tomorrow, on Tuesday October 30, 2007... more
IndustryFinmeccanica: "Innovation Awards 2007"
Taranto, Italy - To MBDA, Oto Melara and Alenia Aermacchi
The ceremony to present the winners of the "Finmeccanica Innovation Awards" took place at Alenia Aeronautica’s Grottaglie plant on last Friday. Now in their fourth year, the aim of the awards is to enhance t... more