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Science and technologyAutogrill arrived to Copenhagen
Rome, Italy - The Italian company will open three restaurants in Danish capital air station
From January 2007 at Copenhagen airport it will be possible to eat Italian food. In fact Autogrill achieved a 7 year agreement for the opening of three restaurants in Danish capital air station. Italian... more
Government actsEuropean Parliament: question on the military base at Sigonella and EU-US relations
Strasbourg, France - By Sebastiano Musumeci (UEN)
"Written question P-2858/06 by Sebastiano Musumeci (UEN) to the Commission Subject: military base at Sigonella and EU-US relations The new political and military context in the Mediterranean means... more
IndustryChina Eastern Airlines bought 30 A-320s
Toulouse, France - The deliveries will start in May 2008
Airbus achieved an agreement with China Eastern Airlines, the third most important Chinese airline, for the delivery of 30 new A-320s. European Consortium will delivery the aircraft from May 2008 to November... more
AerospaceNASA: the risk rate of Discovery mission is 1%
Cape Canaveral, USA - The shuttle will be launched Saturday, despite doubts
The launch of Discovery will occur next Saturday from Cape Canaveral base (Florida) if there are no weather complications and NASA estimates the mission risk rate: one chance in a hundred for the 7 astronauts... more
MiscellaneousIsrael invaded Gaza Strip
Gaza, Gaza Strip - Israeli raid destroyed the main generating station of the area
It started this night, in Gaza Strip, the offensive of Israeli Army to release Caporal Ghilad Shalit, kidnapped by a Palestinian commando on last Sunday. The operations have been preceded by several air... more
AirlinesAlitalia has to decide its new strategy
Rome, Italy - It was declared by Italian Transports Minister Bianchi during a Parliamentarian question
The Italian Transports Minister, Alessandro Bianchi, during a Parliamentarian question, said that Alitalia has to decide soon its new strategy for the future. It is necessary to recuperate the agreement... more
DefenseIt will end tonight the retreat of the Sassari Brigade from Iraq
Cagliari, Italy - Big contribute to the pacification of the Arab country
They will come back tonight, at 0:45 am, at Cagliari-Elmas airport, the last 50 soldiers of the Sassari Brigade, from January engaged in Iraq in a peace mission (see for details AVIONEWS). In the Arab... more
MiscellaneousThere will be soon a Bush's visit in Germany
Berlin, Germany - US President then will go in Russia for the G8
It will be an intense July for the President of the United States George W. Bush. The Head of the White House in fact will arrive in Europe with the Air Force One on July 12. He will land in Germany where... more
AerospaceTurin Icarus SCPA Centre in the Nasa shuttle mission
Turin, Italy - A space technicians team will follow the "Discovery" from the Italian city
The STS-121 shuttle mission, which should launch "Discovery" spaceship onto the International Space Station (ISS) tomorrow, if complications do not occur, will be followed by a technicians team of Icarus... more
IndustryEADS: AMF's inspector in the Paris' office of the company
Paris, France - From Toulouse base the enquiry has been enlarged to EADS' headquarters
An EADS’ statement made known that AMF, (Autorité des Marchés Financiers NdR), the French authority on the Stck Exchange, included in its enquiry on the financial movement of the company’s vertex also... more
DefenseMission in Afghanistan. Rossi: the money saved with the retreat of our troops could be used to improve the welfare state
Boulogne, Italy - A note of the Emilia Romagna's Italian Communists, signed by Senator Rossi, said that our contingent is bigger than the British one
The Secretary of the Italian Communists of the Emilia-Romagna asked to the Italian Government to retreat our military contingent. The party is against an increase of our soldiers at Kabul to allow to US... more
AerospaceAn orbiting cosmic wreck: no dangers for ISS
Moscow, Russia - It was an old US satellite
The object which was seen floating in space and risked to collide with the International Space Station (ISS) yesterday was an old American satellite, the Hitch Hiker, launched in 1963 and out of use for... more
Civil aviationCIA flights: human rights organizations say stop
Strasbourg, France - And they send a text of suggestions to EU Countries
Four organizations of human rights defense (Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, Torture Prevention Association and International Jurists Commission) sent a text of 12 suggestions to EU States in... more
IndustryEADS: a group of shareholders would present a EUR 10 billion class action
Paris, France - According to the Italian Industrial Association's newspaper yesterday there should have been a change in the company's management
According to Italian economic newspaper owned by the industrial association "Il Sole 24 ore", yesterday should be announced a change in EADS’ management after the scandals that involved the CO-CEO Noel F... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Boeing model 727 airplanes
Washington, Usa - To prevent excessive vibration of the airframe during flight, which could result in divergent flutter and loss of control of the airplane
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: June 27, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 123)] [Page 36481-36483] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
AccidentsCalifornia: a man dies hit by a propeller of a Cessna, few hours later the same aircraft falls over
Hayward, California - The small aeroplane plunged onto a golf course, the pilot is unhurt
There could have been two deads for the series of accidents occoured to the same aircraft sunday in Hayward in the californian East bay. At 12:45 p.m. a banner-towing Cessna-210 of the Aerial Service society... more
AirlinesSAS uses biometrics for easier and smoother baggage control
Stockholm, Sweden - Airlines are obliged to have a system that guarantees that the person who checks in the baggage on an airline is also on the plane
"Precise Biometrics AB (publ.) has been selected as the overall supplier to Scandinavian Airlines as it becomes the first airline to introduce biometric security checks on domestic flights in Sweden. To... more
PeopleEurocontrol: Global Ais Congress from 27-29 June
Brussels, Belgium - It will be held in the ‘Palacio Municipal de Congresos’ in Madrid
EUROCONTROL communicates that the Global AIS (Aeronautical Information Service) Congress will be held on 27-29 June 2006 in the ‘Palacio Municipal de Congresos’ in Madrid. The origins of the congress lie... more
AirlinesAir Berlin will fly to Palma de Mallorca from Italy
Bergamo, Italy - The service from Bergamo starting from next November
Air Berlin, the second largest German airline after Lufthansa, will start a new service from Bergamo-Orio al Serio to Palma de Mallorca and viceversa starting from November 2006. The tickets are bookable... more
AirlinesRyanair will enter into the insurance market
Dublin, Ireland - The target is to subsidize flight tickets
Irish Ryanair intends to take advantage of the vast number of consumers it reaches through its planes, website and in-flight magazine entering into the home and motor insurance markets. Through the sale... more
Civil aviationCIA flights (2): the European Council approves Dick Marty's report
Strasbourg, France - Involved Countries will have to clarify their role in extraordinary renditions
The Assembly of European Council has approved Dick Marty’s report on the inquiry about CIA flights (see AVIONEWS for details). Involved Member Countries, at least 14 according to the dossier, will now h... more
IndustryAirbus: the A-380 fixes the record for the number of emergency slides
Milan, Italy - These tests are part of the certification's programme by EASA and by FAA
"The world greatest passengers’ airplane has fixed a new record opening at the same time 16 emergency slides using only the energy of the batteries on board, the highest number ever reached of slides f... more
Civil aviationCIA flights. Frattini: EU must move as an only entity
Strasbourg, France - His comment at the presentation of Dick Marty's inquiry
The vice-President of European Commission and EU Justice Committee, Franco Frattini, intervened at the presentation to the European Council Assembly of the inquiry on CIA flights made by Swiss advocate,... more
IndustryWendel Group invests in American company
Paris, France - Yesterday was signed the buyout of Deutsch company
With a financial operation signed yesterday the French Group Wendel Investissement acquired for USD 1,04 bn the American company Deutsch Investissement, world leader in the range of sealed interconnection... more
HelicoptersNew Orleans photos from a R-44 Newscopter helicopter
Torrace, USA - The pictures of the city flooded by hurricane won Pulitzer Award to Smiley Pool
The "Dallas Morning News" photographer, Smiley Pool, Pulitzer Award winner for his reportage of "Katrina" hurricane which devastated New Orleans in Summer 2005, shot his photos on board a R-44 Newscopter... more
CuriositiesAngola: players are welcome at the airport as heroes by 50 thousand fans
Luanda, Angola - A week- long celebrations after beeing eliminated at World Cup
Angola’s football players are called "Palancas Negras", which means the "Black levers", and for them having reached the qualification to the 2006 World Cup, by beating the more qualified Nigerian team, h... more
Press releaseLegacy 600: Indonesia grants certification to the Embraer's executive jet
San Josè dos Campos, Brasil - Two new aircrafts will be operative by september
Indonesia has been the eighteenth country to allow the executive jet of the brasilian manufacturer Embraer to fly. Embraer aims to reach a firs level role in the field of midsize business jet. After the... more
AirlinesInnovations concerning the comfort for Brussels Airlines
Brussels, Belgium - The Belgian company renews its A-330/300
From now on flying with SN Brussels Arlines toward one of the 13 african destinations connected with the belgian capital will be more comfortable and relaxing. The company has in fact accomplished a set... more
AirlinesEurofly Milan-New York flight with Campari
Milan, Italy - The A-319 will have an image of Made in Italy on its fuselage
Starting from July 4 the A-319 Corporate Jet, which is used for Milan-New York route by Eurofly, will have a personalized fuselage, with a glass of red Campari pored along the aircraft layout simulating... more
PeopleInternational Seminar about Aviation Security
Santo Domingo, Dominican Repubblic - counterterrorism
Norge Botello, Director General of Civil Aviation, in the 27 June led off to International Seminar about Aviation Security of the Center, South and North America’s Regions, finding presence of the 12 S... more
PeopleAeronautical Information Systems: Europe is below standards
Madrid, Spain - That is what emerged from AIS Global Congress
The AIS (Aeronautical Information Service) Global Congress in Madrid, organized by ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organization) and Eurocontrol (European Organization for the Safety of Air Navigation),... more
Fair and showsJim Schlueter to Lead Communications for Boeing Commercial Airplanes
Washington, Usa - He will report to Alan Mulally and Tom Downey
The Boeing Company named Jim Schlueter vice president of Communications for Boeing Commercial Airplanes, reporting to Alan Mulally, Commercial Airplanes president and CEO, and Tom Downey, Boeing vice president... more
Science and technologyFuselage wreck was dismantled from Stewart Airport
New York, USA - It was there for nearly 10 years
A DC-10 Federal Express cargo plane caught fire on September 5, 1996, while it was flying from Memphis to Boston and it diverted to Stewart Airport, New York, at around 6 am; the crew pushed out the cockpit... more
IndustryBringer becomes a partner of Enstrom Helicopter
Sao Paulo, Brazil - As a helicopter dealer
Enstrom Helicopter Corporation announced Brazilian Bringer Corporation as a new member of its worldwide dealership network. Sao Paulo based, Bringer operates two B-767/300F, a twin engine Seneca and a... more
AccidentsLinate accident: hearing is postponed to Friday
Milan, Italy - Because of a lawyer strike
The today’s hearing for the appeal trial concerning the air disaster in October 8, 2001 at Milan-Linate airport has been postponed to June 30 because of a lawyer strike. After next Friday’s two last spe... more
AccidentsIn-flight collision between 2 US fighters
San Francisco, USA - Two US Navy F/A-18C Hornets involved in the collision
Two American firefighters, two US Navy F/A-18C Hornets, collided in the air yesterday in California skies during a training mission and they fell onto Fort Hunter Liggett Army base, over 200 km South from... more
IndustryBoeing reported quarterly dividend
Chicago, Usa - It was announced yesterday by board
Boeing Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer Jim McNerney reported that a quarterly dividend of thirty (30) cents per share was declared by the board of directors at its meeting yesterday. The... more
Defense"Steadfast Jaguar 2006": simulation in Sao Vicente island
Praia, Capo Verde - The NRF military drill ends tomorrow
On the field of the military drill named "Steadfast Jaguar 2006" which has been occurring until tomorrow in Capo Verde (see AVIONEWS for details), 300 men on ground, 14 air units and 12 naval units of... more
DefenseItaly-Philippines: meeting between Defense Ministers
Rome, Italy - Parisi and Cruz want to deepen cooperation
Italian Defense Minister, Arturo Parisi, met the Secretary of National Defense of Philippines Republic, Avelino Cruz, in Rome yesterday. They talked about possible future cooperation ways between Armed... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Raytheon Aircraft Company 65, 90, 99, and 100 series airplanes
Washington, Usa - To prevent water accumulation in the rudder trim tab, which could result in a change in the mass properties and possibly a lower flutter speed of the airplane. A lower airplane flutter speed could result in failure and loss of control
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: June 26, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 122)] [Page 36185-36187] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Bell Helicopter Textron Canada model 222, 222B, 222U, 230, and 430 helicopters
Washington, Usa - To prevent bellcrank failure, loss of a weighted portion of the bellcrank, and subsequent loss of control of the helicopter
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: June 26, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 122)] [Page 36187-36189] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Science and technologyPolish Aviation SU-22s in Amendola (2): the reorganization of WLiOP
Foggia, Italy - The combat ready qualification of 7th ELT
The reorganization of WLiOP leaded to transformation of 7th PUK into three independent units on january 1 2000; the 33rd air base and the two aerotactic groups, the 6th and the 7th ELT/TFS making tactic... more
DefenseNew patrolship for the Italian Navy
La Spezia, Italy - It will be put in service in Egypt
The new patrolship "Staffetta" was delivered to the Italian Navy to be put in service in Egypt, to control Tiran Strait. This is the 4th ship of this type delivered to Italian Navy. At the delivery ceremony,... more
MiscellaneousUSA Transports Minister resigned
Washington, USA - The decision because health problems
USA Transports Minister, Norman Mineta, gave his resignations to President Bush. Mineta, who was the only democratic Minister of the Administration, was in office by 2000. He was born 74 years ago, with... more
DefenseMore funds for the Italian Army
Rome, Italy - That were requested by Italian Army Chief of Staff General Cecchi
Italian Army Chief of Staff, General Cecchi, expressed his anxiety because of the problems that very soon could arrive for the Armed Force if more funds will be not given. Despite the economic problems... more
Press releaseAvio: the second stage of Vega launcher passes test
Turin, Italy - The statement by Avio, Italian company of Carlyle Group
"The test of Zefiro 23, the engine which will carry Vega European launcher up to 100 kilometers form Earth, lasted 71 seconds. Zefiro 23 is 7 meter and a half high, has 2 meter diameter, weighs 26 tons... more
IndustryEADS: the company structure does not need changes
Berlin, Germany - The spokesman of German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, declared that
Unlike the words of French Minister of Economy and Finance, Thierry Breton, a statement of the spokesman of German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, says that there are no "Reasons to call into question EADS... more
MiscellaneousA man crash down after falling from Torre del Mangia
Siena, Tuscany - The parachute doesn't open: he's alive by a miracle
It’s still unable to give any explanation about his dangerous act, the 32 year old man that yesterday threw himself down from the top of Torre del Mangia in Siena, with a little parachute that didn’t com... more
Latest newsUSAF sends updated version of its U-2 to South Korea
Seoul, South Korea - The new Dragon Lady spy airplane offers better performances
The Pentagon makes known that it sent an uploaded version of its spy airplane, U-2S Dragon lady, which offers better security conditions and more info to pilots compared to old models, to Osan air base... more
Latest newsIn Amendola the SU-22 of the Polish Air Force
Foggia, Italy - Based on the airport from 19 to 30 of this month
On the Amendola’s airport (Foggia), from 19 to 30 of this month, are based some Sukhoi SU-22 of the 7th TFS or 7th ELT (Eskadry Lotncictwa Taktyczego) by the Sily Powietrzne (Polish Air Force) located i... more