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IndustryLockheed Martin supplies AGM-158 missiles to RAAF
Canberra, Australia - To be used in F/A-18 Hornets
Australian Defense Ministry signed a contract with Lockheed Martin to supply AGM-158 Joint Air-to-Surface Stand-off Missiles (JASSM), which will be used in F/A-18 aircraft by the Royal Australian Air Force... more
IndustryFincantieri contracts with Iraq for four new patrol boats
Trieste, Italy – Modernization of four frigates for Peru and construction of an aircraft carrier and an oceanographic ship for India
Last week in Rome, Fincantieri, an Italian company and one of the most important European shipbuilders, signed a contract with the Iraqi government for four patrolmen. The contract has a value of EUR 84... more
AirlinesSkyEurope offers 250,000 tickets for free
Prague, Czech Republic - Taxes excluded all over the network
Czech low-cost airline SkyEurope will celebrate its fifth anniversary by offering 250,000 tickets on flights from October 1st to December 15, 2006, and from January 10 to February 28, 2007. Tickets will... more
IndustrySR Technics has been purchased by a United Arab Emirates consortium
Bern, Switzerland - More than 90% of the company has been bought out for one billion Euros
A consortium of United Arab Emirates investors will be the new owner of SR Technics, the Swissair Group maintenance subsidiary before its bankruptcy. Mubadala Development (which already owns a stake in... more
Weather forecastsBAE Systems sponsors "AirSpace" exhibition
Duxford, United Kingdom - It will start in mid 2007 at the Imperial War Museum
BAE Systems is one of the main sponsors of an exhibition called "AirSpace" that the British Imperial War Museum is setting up in Duxford, Cambridgeshire, to celebrate the history of aviation in the UK... more
MiscellaneousSeptember 11th(5): Rice today in Canada to for the anniversary of attacks
Washington, Usa - The US secretary of state will meet her Canadian counterpart
The US secretary of state, Condoleezza Rice, will visit Halifax in Canada today to commemorate the anniversary of September 11th. Canada gave important help to the United States the day of the attacks... more
Science and technologyFiumicino: passengers are afraid of the breakdown and refuse to board on the plane
Rome, Italy - The aircraft of Air Memphis stopped in Rome for a technical breakdown and had to fly to Milan
Yesterday morning the 65 passengers of an Air Memphis flight refused to continue the trip to Malpensa, after the plane where they were flying had to make a stopover at Fiumicino for a technical breakdown.... more
Weather forecastsSeptember 11 (4). Halifax Air Show: A-10 exhibition has been retired
Halifax, Canada - An airplane of the same type was involved in an accident in Afghanistan last week
A memorial of the September 11 attack’s fifth anniversary will take place today in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, on the field of an Air Show. One of the main star turns of the show was to be an anti-armour A... more
Civil aviationSeptember 11th (3): Europe today is more prepared to face terrorism
Brusselles, Belgium - Frattini expresses satisfaction for the joint efforts in a letter sent to Us Defense Secretary
On the fifth anniversary of September 11th also Europe reflects about security and capability to face terroristic threats. The Vice-President and Justice Commissioner, Franco Frattini has sent a letter... more
Civil aviationThe President of Poland denies the presence of CIA secret prisons
Warsav, Poland - The "Wyborcza Chronicle" denounced the existence in last December
The Polish president Alexander Kwasniewski, after the statements of George W. Bush about secret CIA prisons and about torture employed in interrogations denied the existence of these jails on polish territory.... more
PeopleBianchi: air transport liberalization must be regulated
Rome, Italy - Deep and rapid intervention for Alitalia
Italian Transport Minister Alessandro Bianchi talked about air transport liberalization, underlining the need to regulate the entire sector. Bianchi recognized the utility of low-cost airlines, which have... more
Science and technologyThe Kangding Airport will be the second highest of the world
Kangding, China - It will greet Boeing 737-300 and Airbus A-319
Recently, the Chinese government begane construction of the Kangding Airport, in Sichuan, in Southeast China. At an altitude of 4280 meters it will be the highest second airport in the world, after that... more
DefenseChina can attack Taiwan in seven minutes
Taipei, Taiwan - The Taiwanese military has requested the government purchase American armaments
The People’s Republic of China will be able to attack Taiwan within the next few years and could hit the island with a missile attack in only seven seconds, the Defense Minister of Taiwan announced last w... more
AccidentsCollision during the Air Grand Prix of Malta. Dead the Swedish acrobatic recordman
La Valletta, Malta - One of the two aircraft has shorn in error the tail's pinna of the other
During the Air Grand Prix of Malta, two acrobatic, while performing revolutions and simulations of air duels, collided and then crashed in the sea. In the collision, one of the two aircraft shore off the... more
MiscellaneousEmergency landing in Belgrade for an Alitalia flight
Rome, Italy – Smoke in the cockpit made start the alarm last Friday on the aircraft directed to Sofia
Last Friday an Alitalia plane flying from Rome to Sofia (Bulgaria) was forced to make an emergency landing in Belgrade, because of smoke in the cockpit for unknown reasons. The commandant of the flight... more
IndustryEADS confirms VTB entry in its capital
Moscow, Russia - 5% purchase at EUR 885m
Vneshtorgbank (VTB), a bank owned by the Russian state, has agreed to buy a portion of the stock of EADS. This announcement by the Russian financial press was confirmed over the week-end to press agencies... more
AerospaceAtlantis has lifted; no damages to the thermic shield
Washington, Usa - At the moment of take-off pieces of ice or of foam hit the shuttle
After many problems and delays Atlantis finally has departed. Saturday at 11:15am the space shuttle lifted from Kennedy Space Center of Cape Canaveral in Florida, toward its 11 day mission at the International... more
IndustryATR: Air Deccan has taken delivery the 700th model manufactured
Toulouse, France - This represents the 6th ATR-72/500 aircraft already delivered to the Indian low-cost carrier
ATR and Air Deccan, the first Indian low-cost airline, celebrated the delivery of the 700th ATR aircraft manufactured last Friday. The delivery ceremony has been held in Toulouse in the presence of Captain... more
DefenseSeptember 11 (2): today the fighters are ready to shot down the hijacked planes
Washington, Usa - Since then the US defense is different
"If the terrorists in any way would manage to take the control of a plane, is very difficult that they can make it fly to the target". These are the words of Paul McHale, US undersecretary of Defense,... more
MiscellaneousMilan-Malpensa airport: cocaine inside berimbaus
Milan, Italy - A Brazilian man was arrested
A 34-year-old Brazilian man was arrested on international drugs trafficking charges after he was found with cocaine by the Financial Police at Milan-Malpensa airport. The man, who arrived from Rio de Janeiro,... more
MiscellaneousSeptember 11: America five years later
Washington, Usa - The American people feel vulnerable and fear a new attack
Today America is silent. People remember the victims of that tragic September 11th of five years ago, when together with the Twin Towers fell the faith of an entire nation about US invulnerability, and... more
MiscellaneousBA plane lands in emergency at Brussels for a false bomb alert
Brusselles, Belgium - A warning light signalled the presence of a fire aboard
Last night a British Airways plane made an emergency landing at Brussels airport after a fire alert began. The flight had departed from London to Frankfurt with 143 passengers onboard; after a warning... more
AirlinesAlitalia: union meetings against externalizations
Rome, Italy – Mobilizations in Rome and Naples
New agitations in Alitalia after the official communication of Alitalia Servizi’s intention to cede some administrative and information activities, as the European Commission asked to authorize the last c... more
IndustryBoeing delivered Bavaria International's first Next-Generation 737-800
Seattle, Usa - New Delhi, India-based Air Sahara will operate the airplane
The Boeing Company and Bavaria International Aircraft Leasing announced the delivery of the company’s first Next-Generation 737-800. New Delhi, India-based Air Sahara will operate the airplane. Bavaria, b... more
Civil aviationMenaces by the new Al-Qaeda in Iraq's new leader
Dubai, United Arab Emirates - "Kill at least one American within a period not exceeding 15 days"
At the same time of the video that showed the images of bin Laden and two kamikaze that have participated to the September 11’s attempts, on an Islamic fundamentalistic web site has reached the audio t... more
AirlinesJet2.com: on sale from last Wednesday the flights from Pisa to Leeds-Bradford and Manchester
Milan, Italy - From next Summer
"Starting from last Wednesday, is possible to book, on the English carrier’s website (www.jet2.com), the flights from Pisa to Leeds-Bradford and Manchester for next Summer with a base tariff of EUR 21 p... more
DefenseRumsfeld confirms: Usa is going away from Maddalena within October 2007
Rome, Italy - It's been communicated by the Italian Defence Minister, Arturo Parisi
The US Defence Secretary, Donald Rumsfeld, has confirmed that United States will leave the Maddalena base (Sardinia) within October 2007. The Italian Minister of Defence, Arturo Parisi, has announced that... more
Latest newsOSCE observers will know the new Russian armaments
Moscow, Russia - A disposition of the Vienna Agreement signed in 1999
A delegation of military observers of the OSCE (Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe) has visited at the end of this week to the Training Center for pilots of the Russia Air Force in Lipetsk.... more
AerospaceMalaysia makes known the name of the its first astronaut
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - He will realize experiment on board of the ISS about neurophysiology, cardiovascular activities, microbiology and botany
The Premier of Malaysia, Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, few days ago has revealed the name of the first Malay astronaut that will participate to the space mission predicted for next October 2007, Sheikh Muszaphar... more
Latest newsMIG-31B: key aircraft of the Russian Air Force
Moscow, Russia - It detects to great distance the aircraft that fly also at very low altitude
Last Tuesday, during a visit of a OSCE (Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe) delegation in the Training Center for pilots in Liptesk, the Chief of the Russian Air Force, General Vladimir... more
Science and technologyRFID tracking at San Francisco airport
San Francisco, USA - Based on automatic luggage-passenger coupling
San Francisco airport will use, starting from next Spring, a tracking and automatic luggage-passenger coupling RFID system that should replace current system based on bar codes. The system should improve... more
AirlinesTap is discussing with Brazil to fly to Amazzonia
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - Currently the Portuguese airline already operates 47 flights to Brazil
The Portuguese air company Tap, after having launched weekly flights to Caracas, Miami and Panama, has started the with the Brazilian Tourism Minister, Walfrido dos Mares Guia, to establish links with... more
MiscellaneousChina pro a pacific solution for Korean and Iran cases
Beijing, China - "It needs to act with caution and abstain to actions that could make worse the situation"
During an interview granted to the European press about the nuclear problem of the Korean peninsula and about the programme for the Uranium enrichment in Iran, the Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao has stated... more
AirlinesOcean Airlines prepares itself for expansion
Brescia, Italy - 4 new airplanes, debut on the Stock Exchange, new CEO
Ocean Airlines elected Rossano De Luca, already President of Opensky Service, as new CEO in a moment of strong expansion and future projects: in fact the cargo carriers is about to debut on the Stock Exchange... more
AirlinesNew flight Perugia-London by Ryanair
Perugia, Italy - The connection between Sant'Egidio airport and London-Stanstead will start next December 20
"With big joy we announce this new route and also a new Italian terminal, the 20th, served by Ryanair", with these words the Vice-President Marketing for Italy of the low-cost carrier Ryanair, has announced... more
Science and technologyESA asks for proposals to enterprises
Paris, France - On the field of Leading-Edge Technology program
The European Space Agency (ESA) has advanced a request for innovative technological developments on the field of the Leading-Edge Technology program (LET) to small and average enterprises of the Agency’s M... more
AirlinesAir France-KLM:+4,8% passengers traffic in August
Paris, France - The French-Dutch group has transported 6,3 million of passengers last month
Air France-KLM has transported 6,3 million of passengers in August, that is an increase of 4,8% compared with the same month of last year. And also a raising on the cargo transport has been registered... more
AirlinesAlitalia adopts Worldspan Interchange
Rome, Italy - For e-ticketing system
Alitalia has chosen Worldspan Interchange, the Interline electronic ticketing (IET) product allowing interline e-ticket to all airlines joining the system, which are more than 55 worldwide. Wolrdspan allowed... more
AirlinesSummer 2006: boom for low-cost flights and booking on-line
Rome, Italy - Travellers ever more often use web sites of the air companies to book their flights
This Summer the flights and the holidays low-cost and last minute have made register a real boom on bookings. Italian and foreign tourists are ever more attracted by the travel packages of the on-lin agencies... more
IndustryThe last A-380 test flight with passengers is taking place
Toulouse, France - It will last 15 hours
The A-380 series number MSN2 lifted off this morning at 7 am from Toulouse-Blagnac airport for its fourth and last test flight with passengers on board, lasting 15 hours. These tests aim to get a realistic... more
IndustryLockheed Martin won't produce Proton launchers
Washington, USA - It runs out of joint-venture ILS
Lockheed Martin will cede its shares in Lockheed Khrunichev Energia International (LKEI), the joint-venture between the American company and Russian Khrunichev and Energia, which has produced Proton rocket... more
Civil aviationAgreement on the denuclearized zone in the Central Asia
Astana, Kazakhistan - It is allowed the use of the atomic energy for pacific purposes
The chancellors of the Center-Asian Republics of Kazakhistan, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tagikistan and Uzbekistan have signed in Semipalatinsk (Kazakhistan) an agreement on the creation of a denuclearized... more
AccidentsThe copilot of the Comair jet fallen in Kentucky has come out of a coma
Washington, Usa - The man is the lone survivor to the terrible crash that killed 49 people
The copilot of the Comair aircraft that August 27 plunged in Kentucky, causing the death of 49 persons, has come out of a coma. It’s been communicated by hospital sources that clarified that James Polehinke, t... more
MiscellaneousThe temporary memorial of September 11 has been inaugurated in New York
New York, Usa - The monument is provisional waiting for the definitive one to be complete
Waiting for the space-monument in honour of the victims of September 11 -that will be located where before there were the Twin Towers- to be completed, yesterday it has been inaugurated in Ground Zero... more
AccidentsChina: penalized four military Officers liables of a air crash
Beijing, China - Assessment of about 40 victims
Four High Officers of the Chinese Popular Liberation Army have been punished for an air crash. Last June 3, a military air cargo has thrown down in the East district of Anhui, provoking the death of 40... more
IndustryEADS: Gallois denies difficulties in Airbus programs
Paris, France – After rumors about BAE departure
EADS co-CEO, Louis Gallois, denied rumors on presumed Airbus difficulties not only in A-380 program but also on other projects such as A-350 and A-400. Everything goes on according to plans, Gallois assured,... more
HelicoptersThe German Army’s EC-135 training helicopter fleet reached the 30,000-hour mark
Marignane, France - At the German Army Air Corps School in Bückeburg at the end of August 2006
The German Army’s EC-135 training helicopter fleet at the German Army Air Corps School in Bückeburg reached the 30,000-hour mark at the end of August 2006. The German Army has been operating 14 EC-135 st... more
DefenseLebanon (5): Indonesia will send one thousand Blue Helmets
Jakarta, Indonesia - A group of twelve militaries of the logistic service will prepare the arrive of the detail
Indonesian official governmental sources have announced last Tuesday the send in Lebanon of a detail of one thousand units, which deployment operations will start at the end of September. Within a few... more
MiscellaneousCocaine in the cockpit at Malpensa
Milan, Italy - The finding in an Alitalia aircraft came from Caracas
A package containing 2 kilograms of pure cocaine was found yesterday inside the cockpit of an airplane of Alitalia due to lift for Chicago. The fact has happened at Milan-Malpensa airport, where the plane,... more
DefenseJoint naval training between Russia and United States
Helsinki, Norway – One of the main goals was the prevention to the terrorism
Russia and USA conclude today the joint naval training "Eagle of the North", endured three days in front of the Norway’s coasts. The Soviet military attaché at the Russian Embassy in Helsinki has informed th... more