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SecurityFAA AD on Boeing model 767 airplanes (2007-16-18)
Washington, Usa - To detect and correct damage to wires in the forward and aft lower lobe cargo compartments, which could result in a potential short circuit and consequent fire in cargo compartment
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: (Volume 72, Number 161)] [Page 46545-46549] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14... more
SecurityFAA AD on Aquila Technische Entwicklungen GmbH (AQUILA) model AT-01 airplanes (2007-17-04)
Washington, Usa - To identify and correct an unsafe condition on an aviation product
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: (Volume 72, Number 161)] [Page 46539-46540] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14... more
SecurityFAA AD on Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation model S-92A helicopters (2007-17-05)
Washington, Usa - To prevent failure of a shaft and bearing assembly, loss of tail rotor pitch and yaw control, and subsequent loss of control of a helicopter
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: (Volume 72, Number 161)] [Page 46553-46555] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14... more
SecurityFAA AD on Mitsubishi Heavy Industries MU-2B series airplanes (2007-17-09)
Washington, Usa - To prevent scenarios from occurring with consequent loss of control
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: (Volume 72, Number 161)] [Page 46542-46545] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14... more
Civil defenseFires: Guido Bertolaso new Italian extraordinary Commissioner
Rome , Italy - Government delegates to the Chairman of the Italian Civil Defense the delicate task to handle the emergency
Guido Bertolaso has been nominated "Delegated Commissioner to get through the emergency" and he will have the job of provide for, with the Region Presidents or with the Prefects of the interested Provinces,... more
SecurityAlso Ryanair carries out emergency checks on Boeing airplanes
Dublin, Ireland - After the FAA disposition on planes registered to US carriers
After the FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) has ordered emergency checks for Boeing 737/600 airplanes (see AVIONEWS), also in the "Old Continent" come the first countermeasures to avoid possible occurrences. Ryanair... more
AirlinesAlitalia: some 1,000 redundancies
Rome, Italy - Board of directors to gather today
In today's late afternoon Alitalia's board of directors will gather and the new business plan will be illustrated. The plan provides a capital increase of around EUR 1,5 billion and about one thousand... more
AirlinesNew service on Continental Airlines website
Houston , USA - On-line option for changing flight details introduced
US carrier Continental Airlines announced changes in the on-line options available to customers on its website continental.com. Responding to travellers' flexibility needs, the Texas-based airline offers... more
SecurityFAA AD on DG Flugzeugbau GmbH model DG-500MB gliders and Glaser-Dirks Flugzeugbau GmbH model DG-800B gliders (2007-17-08)
Washington, Usa - To identify and correct an unsafe condition on an aviation product
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: August 21, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 161)] [Page 46551-46553] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
IndustryTransicoil Corp. awarded of a over 13 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the C-130 aircraft
Transicoil Corp., is being awarded a contract for $ 13,783,310 .This action provides for Torque meter, a maximum quantity of 4385 each.This Air Force requirement is applicable to the C-130 aircraft. The... more
CuriositiesIt happened today... on August 30th
Rome, Italy - Voyage in the history
The events and anniversaries: Report: 1918 - Fanya Kaplan, an assassin, shoots and seriously injures Bolshevik leader Vladimir Lenin. This, along with the assassination of Bolshevik senior official... more
Fair and showsExcitement for the Moroccan aviation world about the first "Aeroexpo"
Marrakech, Morocco - The international aviation show to be held next October 24-27
There is excitement for the Moroccan aviation world about the first show specially dedicated to the sector, "Aeroexpo 2007", which was organized by the national carrier Royal Air Maroc, ONDA, the company... more
AirlinesSingapore Airlines: offered on e-Bay 10,000 USD for a seat on new Airbus airplane
Singapore , Singapore - For sale on the Internet the tickets for the debut of its super-jumbo, the proceeds will go to charity
The mega-offer registered today on e-Bay to buy the tickets for the Singapore Airlines A-380 maiden flight is exactly equal to USD 9,999. The airplane, able to transport 555 people (850 in charter version),... more
AirlinesNew airline for Leali
Brescia, Italy - It will operate cargo service
A new airline from Brescia, whose name is still unknown, has been founded by the manager Alcide Leali, who had already founded Air Dolomiti, an airline which dates back to 1991. The new carrier will... more
PeopleAllstate's Liddy elected to Boeing Board of Directors
Chicago, Usa - Effective immediately
"Edward M. Liddy has been elected to the Boeing board of directors, effective immediately. Liddy, 61, is current chairman of The Allstate Corporation, a position he has held since January 1999. He served... more
AirlinesAlitalia: tomorrow board of directors
Rome, Italy - The president Prato will illustrate the new industrial plan
Tomorrow, Thursday August 30th, the Alitalia board of directors will gather and should designate the new investment adviser for the privatization process. According to the "Corriere della Sera", the... more
Civil aviationBagnatica: further protests against Telecom aerial
Bagnatica, Italy - The town council and the "No repeating" committee announce new initiatives
Early July the Italian telephonic company Telecom was about to start the works to install a repeating in the centre of Bagnatica, a small town of the Bergamo province. But a resolution of the town council,... more
AirlinesLoss of Cyprus Airways comes to reduce
Nicosia, Cyprus - Positive tendence in the first semester of 2007
While still in the red, the accounts of Cyprus Airways have improved in the first half of 2007 compared to the same period of 2006. In the first six months of the year the loss has been of USD 16,4 million... more
Report300.000 fake Chinese goods seized at Fiumicino airport
Rome, Italy - Maxi-haul by Italian finance police in Rome
The Italian Financial Police of the "Leonardo da Vinci" airport in Rome have put a halt to a cargo coming in from China containing fake goods and made of dangerous materials. The military report in a note... more
SecurityFAA AD on General Electric (GE) CF6-80E1 series turbofan engines (2007-17-01)
Washington, Usa - To minimize the potential of an all-engine flameout event caused by ice accretion and shedding during flight
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: (Volume 72, Number 156)] [Page 45308-45310] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation... more
Press releaseSDL (Italian workers union) about Alitalia: the Plan forecasts was communicated to union through by press
Rome, Italy - Even though some articles contained in national dailies
"Even though some articles of yesterday comprised in national dailies said that 'The union will be the first to know the new business plan, chairman Prato will present to Board of Directors on August 30',... more
SecurityFAA AD on Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica S.A. (EMBRAER) model EMB-135BJ airplanes (2007-16-16)
Washington, Usa - To identify and correct an unsafe condition on an aviation product
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: (Volume 72, Number 156)] [Page 45314-45316] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14... more
SecurityFAA AD on Aerospatiale model SN-601 (Corvette) airplanes (2007-16-15)
Washington, Usa - To identify and correct an unsafe condition on an aviation product
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: (Volume 72, Number 156)] [Page 45311-45312] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14... more
SecurityFAA AD on Airbus model A-300/600 series airplanes and model A-310 series airplanes (2007-16-17)
Washington, Usa - To detect and correct debonding of the skins on the elevators, which could cause reduced structural integrity of an elevator and reduced controllability of the airplane
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: (Volume 72, Number 156)] [Page 45305-45308] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14... more
SecurityFAA AD on Allied Ag Cat Productions, Inc. G-164 series airplanes (2007-17-02)
Washington, Usa - To prevent turning the fuel shut-off valve clockwise past the "ON'' position stop which could allow the fuel valve to be rotated to an unplacarded "OFF'' position and lead to reduced fuel flow
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: (Volume 72, Number 156)] [Page 45312-45314] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14... more
AirlinesChina Southern offers new flexible ticket
Haikou , China - "One Ticket Service" available leaving from Hainan
Customers of China Southern Airlines, the largest Chinese airline, can make use as of today of a new type of ultra-flexible ticket named "One Ticket Service" for flights leaving from the island of Hainan,... more
IndustryBoeing Company DBA Boeing guidance Repair Center Electronic Systems and Missile Defense awarded of a over 20 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the E-3 aircraft
Boeing Company DBA Boeing guidance Repair Center Electronic Systems and Missile Defense is being awarded a contract for $ 20,604,797. This contract provides for E-3 Antennas located in the cheek fairing... more
IndustryBell Helicopter Textron awarded of a near 7 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the V-22 aircraft
Bell Helicopter Textron, Hurst, Texas, is being awarded $6,834,580 for ceiling priced order #0241 under previously awarded contract (N00383-03-G-001B) for spare components of the V-22 aircraft. Work will... more
IndustryUnited Technologies Corp. awarded of a 60 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the F-135 propulsion system
United Technologies Corp., Pratt & Whitney, Military Engines, East Hartford, Conn., is being awarded and estimated $ 60,000,000 advance acquisition contract for long lead components, parts and materials... more
CuriositiesIt happened today... on August 29th
Rome, Italy - Voyage in the history
The events and anniversaries: Science: 1831 - Michael Faraday discovers electromagnetic induction. Report: 1943 - German-occupied Denmark scuttles most of its navy; Germany dissolves Danish Government.... more
SecurityFAA: emergency checks on new Boeing 737/600 aircraft
Washington , USA - The order comes eight days after the fire of China Airlines plane
Eight days later the last week's explosion that destroyed a China Airlines Boeing aircraft after the landing to Naha airport, on Okinawa Island (see AVIONEWS), the FAA (Federal Aviation Administration)... more
Fair and showsIn Loreto the "Youth Agorà" is being prepared (2)
Loreto, Italy - The Italian Air Force intervention
In occasion of the meeting in Loreto (Ancona) between Pope Benedict XVI and Italian youngsters, the Italian Air Force will use "Fast-jet" interceptors and HH-3F helicopters equipped with SMI (Slow Movers... more
AirportsAeroporti di Roma (AdR): within month of September a new industrial plan will be ready
Telese Terme, Italy - AdR President, Palenzona announcements
According to declarations by Fabrizio Palenzona, president of Aeroporti di Roma, the management company of the Rome airports, "Soon we'll announce a new industrial plan, within next September, in order... more
AirportsSEA: AEA's list in the first half-year 2007
Milan, Italy - Malpensa first in Europe for punctuality
"Malpensa has resulted the most punctual airport in Europe in AEA (Association of European Airlines) list, also for the first period of six months 2007, arriving before the other great hubs. The success... more
AirportsHong Kong has the best airport in the world
London, United Kingdom - It was second in 2006
According to the annual survey carried out by Skytrax (British civil aviation research company), the international airport of Hong Kong is the best in the world for fast check-in and baggage claim operations,... more
Military aviationSaab/Gripen team welcomes issue of India’s Request for Proposals for new fighters
New Delhi, India - This will be based on the supply of the new generation Gripen
The Swedish Saab/Gripen team has welcomed the receipt of the formal MMRCA Request for Proposal (RFP) for the supply of up to 126 new fighter aircraft to the Indian government. The Saab/Gripen team... more
AirlinesAir New Zealand increases profits
Wellington , New Zealand - Low-cost competion imminent
Air New Zealand (ANZ) declared today an increased profit for the past year, ended June 30, and forecast more profit for the future. The nation's biggest and largely state-owned air company made public... more
AccidentsIndonesia: Adam Air Boeing 737 black box recovered
Sulawesi, Indonesia - The aircraft went down on New Year's day
After about eight months the mystery was solved. The Boeing 737/400 black box of the Indonesian carrier Adam Air, missing while it was flying between Java Island and Sulawesi Island, was retrieved this... more
Fair and showsIn Loreto the "Youth Agorà" is being prepared
Montorso, Italy - Great efforts of government agencies, volunteers, law enforcement and armed forces
300,000 boys and girls are expected for the next week-end in Loreto, Marche (Italy), where the "Agorà of Italian Youth" is to be held. The Catholic Church-sponsored event will unfold on a total area of... more
Civil aviationDubai's Civil Aviation closer to the public
Dubai, United Arab Emirates - AskDubai contact centre used for travellers information
The government agency Dubai eGovernment announced yesterday in a press release that the Department of Civil Aviation - Dubai (DCA) will henceforth use the AskDubai service to provide key information to... more
IndustryBoeing delivered 3,000th Everett-built widebody airplane
Seattle, Usa - A B-777/200ER to Korean Air
"The Boeing Company delivered its 3,000th widebody airplane from its Everett, Wash., site. The airplane was a 777-200ER (Extended Range) model that was delivered to Korean Air. The 3,000 airplanes... more
AccidentsCongo: the victims of the Antonov 32 crash are 13
Kongolo , Congo - A young man and a baby boy were critically injured
The crash of Sunday night has provoked 13 victims, while a young man and a baby boy were critically injured. Nicaise Nunakuny, a local functionary, said that after takeoff, the pilot tried to change... more
SecurityFAA AD on Boeing model 747-200B, 747-300, and 747-400 series airplanes (2007-16-19)
Washington, Usa - To detect and correct cracking of the aft tension tie channels; failure of more than one tension tie could result in rapid depressurization of the airplane
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: (Volume 72, Number 155)] [Page 45151-45153] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation... more
SecurityFAA AD on Taylorcraft A, B, and F series airplanes (2007-16-14)
Washington, Usa - To detect and correct corrosion or cracks in the right and left wing front and aft lift struts and could result in failure and lead to in-flight separation of the wing with consequent loss of control
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: (Volume 72, Number 155)] [Page 45153-45156] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14... more
CuriositiesIt happened today... on August 28th
Rome, Italy - Voyage in the history
The events and anniversaries: Report: 1914 - The British fleet beats the German fleet in the Battle of Heligoland Bight. Report: 1916 - Germany declares war on Romania. Report: 1916 - Italy declares... more
IndustryBell-Boeing Joint Program Office awarded of a over 49 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the V-22 aircraft
Bell-Boeing Joint Program Office, Amarillo, Texas, is being awarded a $ 49,253,292 cost-plus-award-fee contract for non-recurring development of the V-22 Block C Environmental Control System Upgrade.Work... more
IndustryBAE Systems Advanced Information Electronics awarded of a near 10 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the B-52 aircraft
BAE Systems Advanced Information Electronics is being awarded a contract for $ 9,895,670. This contract action will redesign, build, test and document a form, fit, and function replacement Forward Looking... more
AirlinesAustrian Airlines suspends the flights to Erbil, temporarily
Vienna, Austria - With immediate effect and for safety reasons
"Austrian Airlines' flights from/to Erbil, in Iraq, have been suspended, temporarily, with immediate effect. The decision following to a careful re-examination by Austrian carrier about the situation on... more
AirlinesLoss in the short-haul for Alaska Airlines
Washington, Usa - Costs outpace revenue also in the second semester
Alaska Air Group declared Thursday 23 August to expect a loss in the year's closure for its regional flight operations conducted by Alaska Airlines. During a regulatory filing at the Securities and... more
AirlinesIberia is to decide in September on take-over offers
Madrid, Spain - Air France-Klm proposal possible in addition to Tpg
The next meeting of the Board of Directors of Iberia was set for September 27th. The Spanish flag airline is to decide in regards to the acquisition proposal made by Tpg-British Airways. The Consortium... more