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Civil aviationUS plane returned to Amsterdam: 12 persons arrested for "Suspect behavior"
Amsterdam, Netherlands - They would have used the mobile phones on board, interrogated by Dutch Police
12 people have been arrested by Dutch Police following the alert of yesterday in a flight Amsterdam-Bombay (India) of the US air company NOrthwest Airlines, that shortly after the take-off came back to... more
AirlinesNew flights of Helvetic Airways from South Italy
Zurich, Switzerland - Since September 12 new flights will be active from Reggio Calabria and Bari to Zurich
Helvetic Airways goes on in its enlargement strategy of the connection of South Italy with Switzerland, announcing the launch for next September 12 of links between Reggio Calabria and Zurich and between... more
Fair and showsAlitalia (3): Ilaria Bramezza will be the new Director of Institutional Relationships and Corporate Identity
Rome, Italy - She will replace Rosa Maria Gullotta in mid September
Rosa Maria Gullotta, Director of Institutional Relationships and Corporate Identity in Alitalia, will be replaced in mid September by Ilaria Bramezza, the "Tatcher of the lagoon", as she was called in... more
Civil aviationUS physicist launches an alarm for terrorist nuclear attacks
Erice, Italy - According to Richard Garwin within next 10 years it's possible to launch a nuclear terroristic attack in Occident
The terrible prevision has came Monday at the end of the 36th session of the "International Seminar about World Emergency" at Erice (Sicily). The author of the worrying hypothesis is the Us scientist Richard... more
IndustryMcDonnell Douglas Corp., receives a contract for a value of USD 23 millions
Washington, USA - For the controls surfaces of KC-135 Stratotanker
McDonnell Douglas Corp., St. Louis, Mo., is being awarded a $23,289,862 firm-fixed price requirements contract. This contract is for remanufacture of KC-135 Stratotanker flight control surfaces. At this... more
AccidentsDecorations to the crew of C-130 fallen in Piacenza
Piacenza, Italy - The city's mayor has sent a letter to the relatives of the three victims
It’s been surely the heroic manoeuvre of the crew members to avoid a bigger tragedy in the incident of the Algerian cargo Hercules C-130 plunged in Piacenza last August 31 (see for details AVIONEWS). F... more
AirlinesDelta seeks bids for 143 regional jets
Atlanta, USA - To replace its current contracts
Delta Airlines, which filed for bankruptcy protection last September, has announced it needs to cut costs and increase revenues up to USD 2bn annually to survive. To this purpose, the Atlanta-based carrier... more
Civil aviationSecurity on flights: Us and Ue study more severe rules
Washington, usa - The US proposal to control also the previous flights and the personal informations of passengers causes polemics
The proposal by the Us Secretary of National Security Department Michael Chertoff, for the security measures to take regarding the international flights after the failed terroristic attacks of last August... more
Press releasePlane fallen in Ukraine (2): tragedy of flight 612 of the Pulkovo Avia
Kiev, Ukraine - "The aircraft was flying through or near an area with a thunderstorm and severe turbulence"
"The Pulkovo flight 612 departed Anapa (AAQ) for St. Petersburg (LED) at 15:05. En route, at an altitude of FL360 the pilot reportedly issued a mayday call. Another call was received when the plane was... more
DefenseTerrorism: Task Force 152 at Italian guide in the "Fire Fox" operation in Persian Gulf
Rome, Italy - One of the most important activity of anti-terrorism control of the merchant traffic
485 vessels have been controlled by Task Force 152, the multi-national naval group at Italian guide that is participating to Enduring Freedom, the war to international terrorism, during the "Fire Fox"... more
Science and technologyPositive summer for Cuneo airport
Cuneo, Italy - Good results for the flight to Bucarest, since September it will be the operative air terminal of "Emergency"
The flights Cuneo-Bucarest and Cuneo-Olbia have played an important role on the reaching of the good level of confluence since the beginning of this summer until now at Cuneo-Levaldigi airport. And particularly... more
DefenseIsrael-Lebanon (6): China is evaluating the sending of troops
Beijing, China - The responsible for Middle East retailed that Beijing still has to study the UN resolution
"The Chinese part still needs to study the resolution" Sun Bigan, Chinese responsible in Middle East, has stated referring to Un resolution number 1701 that establish the sending tin Lebanon of a peace... more
AirlinesAlitalia (2). "CUB Trasporti": the Italian Government must retreat the airline split plan
Rome, Italy - And it must give up the "Franco-Ditch diktat"
Despite news about possible alliances, the Italian Government still seems willing to go on with the application of Cimoli’s plan as for the split of Alitalia ground sector, too. At the moment, the new c... more
AirlinesAlitalia. Brutti: an alliance with Lufthansa is better than with Air France
Rome, Italy - Rumors on possible future agreements of the Italian airline
Last week French press talked about a possible alliance between Alitalia and Air France-KLM, in exchange of ENEL’s renunciation on Suez. Other rumors in Italian economic newspapers confirmed that. The r... more
Science and technologyBAA strengthen staff next week-end
London, United Kingdom - It intends to prevent flight cancellations this way
BAA, the management company of London’s Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted air stations and of four more British airports, announced it is putting additional resources in place in order to face increased s... more
AirlinesAir Canada launches a new flight Edmonton-Heathrow
Montreal, Canada - It will be operative since next October 31
The Canada flag air company Air Canada has announced today that it’s going to launch a new no-stop connection between Edmonton (in the Canadian province of Alberta) and London-Heathrow. The flight will i... more
Latest newsBulgaria: the Gripen has been presented to Defense Ministry
Sofia, Bulgaria - A package including 16 fighters
Gripen International, the Swedish company that is responsable for marketing and selling the Gripen multi-role fighter, has presented a package including 16 new generation Gripen C/D aircraft (12 single... more
AirlinesLufthansa does not resume flights to Beirut
Beirut, Lebanon - KLM does the same
German flag carrier Lufthansa made known that its five weekly flights from Germany to Beirut will not be able to be re-activated today, as it announced yesterday (see AVIONEWS for details). Not having... more
MiscellaneousGreece keeps burning, anti-fire planes in action
Athen, Greece - Since Monday a 4000-hectare-area on risk, thousand of tourists evacuated
It’s still not under controll the situation in greece, where a large fire is burning since Monday on the Polychrono zone, threatening thousand of hectares of forest. The flames, burned up along a 30-kilometers f... more
DefenseUS Army training centre in Amman
Amman, Jordania - Nearly USD 70m contract
The American Army will build a training centre for special operations entitled to King Abdullah II in Amman, the Capital of Jordania. According to the USD 69,728,000 contract between Winchester US Army... more
Civil aviationPolemics about security on Russian skies: too old planes
Moscow, Russia - The Tupolev 154 aircraft are the most used planes for domestic flights in Russia, but they have too many flight hours
After the air tragedy of Tupolev 154 with 170 deads, the first polemics are rising about the Tupolev reliability and about the risks for safety coming from the privatization process of air companies in... more
MiscellaneousAn Excel Airways B-747/300 lands with engine on fire
Sharm el Sheik, Egypt - No injured people
The flight XLA-2260 made by Excel Airways Boeing 747/300, which took off yesterday at Manchester headed to Sharm el Sheik, landed on the Egyptian airport with an engine on fire because of a short circuit.... more
Civil aviationUS plane comes back to Amsterdam after an alarm on board
Amsterdam, Netherlands - It has been escorted by two Dutch fighters, some pasengers interrogated
A plane of the Us air company NOrthwest Airlines, departed from the airport of Amsterdam-Schiphol and directed to India, is come back this morning to the Dutch air station escorted by two F-16 fighters... more
AirlinesRoyal Air Maroc acquires 51% of Air Mauritanie
Rabat, Morocco - After taking over on Air Senegal and Air Gabon
Morocco flag airline, Royal Air Maroc, has started to control Air Mauritanie, after Air Senegal and Air Gabon. According to "Aujourd’hui Le Maroc" newspaper, the agreement on share participation was d... more
AerospaceNASA: "Orion" is the secret name of the shuttle that will take again the man on the Moon
Washington, USA - It is the astronaut Jeff Williams to disclose it in connection from International Space Station (ISS)
For months it has been kept hidden the secret, to the NASA, looking forward to announce planned for August 31, but an astronaut has disclosed the name of next shuttle that will take again on the Moon.... more
DefenseIsrael-Lebanon (5): officially defined the Greek detail
Athens, Greece - Unconditional no for the sending of ground troops
The Greek government yesterday, after a meeting of Governmental Council for Foreign Affairs and Defense, presided by the Premier Costas Karamanlis, announced the conditions with which will take part to... more
DefenseIsrael-Lebanon (4): today in Beirut the conjoint delegation Farnesina-Defense
Rome, Italy - Sent also a mission for the cooperation to development
On dispositions of the Italian Foreign Minister Massimo D’Alema and of Italian MInister of Defense Arturo Parisi for today is predicted the departure of a conjoint delegation at high level guided by D... more
Civil aviationIsrael-Lebanon (3): Israeli bombing at Lebanese boundary
Beirut, Lebanon - Truce at risk between the two States
It’s ever more at risk the truce between Israel and Lebanon reached 10 days ago. After that the Lebanese press agency "Nnà" reported the news about Israeli fighters flying over the south-west zone of Be... more
Civil aviationFalse bomb-alarm on flight Guangzhou -Sydney: Australian man arrested
Sydney, Australia - The man had written a note with threats, maybe for a love delusion
According to what retailed by Chinese media, an Australian citizen born in Hong KOng has been arrested by Chinese police for the false bombe-alert of last Monday in a plane of China Southern Airlines flying... more
AirlinesKorean Air asks Boeing for compensation
Seattle, USA - For the suspension of Connexion service
After Boeing exit from in-flight wideband connection sector (see AVIONEWS for details), Korean Airlines announced it is going to ask the US manufacturer a refund of USD 12m as a compensation of costs that... more
IndustryBoeing redelivers a 747/400 BCF to Korean Air
Seattle, USA - It is the fourth 747 passenger airplane to be modified into cargo
The conversion of the first B-747/400 freighter for Korean Air has been completed by Boeing. It is the fourth cargo aircraft of this kind to be redelivered to a cargo operator by the Seattle’s giant, w... more
PeopleSicurezza: IATA-China agreement
Beijing, China - Also in traffic management, training, services and technology
IATA, International Air Transport Association, and Chinese Civil Aviation Authority have signed an agreement for a safer, more efficient and sustainable development of air transport in China. The agreement... more
IndustryEADS aims at India
New Delhi, India - Enders goes there to present new investment projects
Tom Enders, co-Director General of EADS, will fly to India next week with German Economy Minister, Michael Glos. The tour will be a chance to present new investment projects of the European Aerospace and... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Boeing Model 777-200, -300, and -300ER Series Airplanes
Washington, USA - To prevent arcing or sparking during a lightning strike at the interface between the bulkhead fittings of the engine fuel feed tube and the front spar inside the fuel tank
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: August 21, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 161)] [Page 48466] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationFalse bomb-alarm at Luton airport yesterday
London, United Kingdom - A suspect message has been found yesterday on board during cleaning
Yesterday a suspect message has been found in an aircraft at London-Luton airport making start the alarm, one of the many of last days. At the moment of retrieval, as related by an airport source, there... more
DefenseNuclear matter. North Korea: more US anti-missile systems
Pyongyang, North Korea - China stands against North-Korean nuclear armament development
According to Japanes press agency "Kyodo", USA intend to strengthen precautional strategic measures against North Korea through the installation of another modern radar system, after the one which was... more
DefenseIsrael-Lebanon (2): Prodi calls up the Russian President Putin
Rome, Italy - Russia confirms the support to a possible Italian command
yesterday, the Italian President of Council Romano Prodi had a telephone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Two leaders talked about Lebanon situation and in the main about the Middle-East... more
DefenseIsrael-Lebanon: Amnesty INternational accuses Tel Aviv of war crimes
Beirut, Lebanon - "Deliberate and non-strategic attacks with no distinction between civil and military targets"
In a report to be published in the next hours, Amnesty International says that Israeli attacks to Lebanese civil people were made with the deliberate intention to arouse people against Hezbollah. Amnesty... more
AccidentsPlane fallen in Ukraine: all dead the 160 passengers. Terrorism excluded, maybe the cause has been the bad weather
Kiev, Ukraine - Investigation about the reason, dissenting opinion by Russian and Ukraine authorities
After the crash of yesterday in Ukraine of the Tupolev 154 of the Russian air company Pulkovo, there are very few certainties about the events dynamics. It’s known that the commandant had 9000 flight h... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Aerospatiale Model ATR-42/500 Airplanes and Model ATR-72/212A Airplanes
Washington, USA - To prevent interference between the upper closing rib and the rudder, which could result in a rudder jam and consequent reduced controllability of the airplane
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: August 21, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 161)] [Page 48466-48470] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
IndustryBoeing: six Dreamliners order by Monarch Airlines
Seattle, USA - An option for four more 787s
London-Luton based charter carrier has announced an order to Seattle’s giant, Boeing, of six B-787 Dreamliners and an option for four more planes of the same kind: the contract is worth USD 916m, options e... more
DefenseUS Air Force will have its profile on MySpace.com
Washington, Usa - The initiative is aimed to facilitate the recruitment of young people by US aviation
Since this week the web sailors that will connect to the web site www.MySpace.com will be able to see the new profile of US Air Force, that will show to them aspects of the military aeronautic life of... more
AirlinesCzech Airlines increases passengers and losses
Prague, Czech Republic - In the first six months of this year
Czech Airlines have announced today that its losses in the first six months of 2006 reached EUR 27.5m compared to EUR 18.9m in the same period of last year. According to Radomir Lasak, chief executive... more
AirlinesLufthansa CityLine presents its first CRJ-900
Berlin, Germany - There will be 12 units within the end of the year
Lufthansa CityLine presented its first Bombardier CRJ-900 today at Munich airport, where the aircraft was named like the Bavarian city of Pfaffenhofen. The plane had already made its inaugural flight on... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Sandel Avionics Incorporated Model ST3400 Terrain Awareness Warning System/Radio Magnetic Indicator (TAWS/ RMI) Units Approved Under Technical Standard Order(s) C113, C151a, or C151b; Installed on Various Small and Transport Category Airplanes
Washington, USA - To prevent a bearing error, which could lead to an airplane departing from its scheduled flight path, which could result in a reduction in separation from, and a possible collision with, other aircraft or terrain.
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: August 21, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 161)] [Page 48461-48463] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
AirlinesLufthansa flyes again to Beirut
Berlin, Germany - Since tomorrow the German carrier will link again Germany to Lebanon
The German air company Lufthansa has announced yesterday that since tomorrow it will start again to fly toward Lebanon’s Capital Beirut, after beeing obliged -as all the others- to stop connections last J... more
MiscellaneousThe Dalai Lama visits Mongolia: China stops the flights
Beijing, China - The Chinese Government is contrary to the space given by Mongolia to the buddhist leader
The chief of Tibet Buddhism, the Dalai Lama, arrived yesterday evening at "Gengis Khan" airport of the Mongolia Capital Ulaanbaatar, with a flight coming from Japan, for an 8-days-visit of the Asian State.... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica S.A. (EMBRAER) Model EMB-135BJ, -135ER, -135KE, -135KL, and -135LR Airplanes; and Model EMB-145, -145ER, -145MR, -145LR, -145XR, -145MP, and -145EP Airplanes
Washington, USA - To prevent improper torque of those screws, which in the case of a hard landing or a high deceleration impact condition could result in damage to the seat and possible subsequent injury to the passenger.
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: August 21, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 161)] [Page 48463-48465] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
AirlinesA crew leasing company for ANA Group
Tokyo, Japan - It will provide pilots to airlines
All Nippon Airways, together with Hawaii Aviation Contract Services and Japan’s Sojitz, has created a crew leasing company. Based in Honolulu, Hawaii, the Crew Resources Worldwide will provide pilots t... more
DefenseIran (2): the reply on nuclear matter has been delivered
Teheran, Iran - The document text is not known yet
As "Alam" TV had already announced, Teheran delivered a written reply to the incentives offer that was made by the six members of UN Security Council concerning Iranian nuclear program. The Secretary of... more