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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
SecurityThe Minister of Transport of Timor Est Minister resigns
Dili, Timor Est - Ovideo Aramal resigns to protest against the Prime Minister Altakiri
The Minister of Transport of Timor Est, Ovideo Aramal, presented his resignation yesterday to protest against the decision of Prime Minister Mari Altakiri not to leave the head of government. The resignation... more
AirlinesReciprocal charge between Ryanair and easyJet
London, UK - Hard competition between the two low-cost carriers
It is a very hard competition that one between Ryanair and easyJet. In the last days the Irish airline underlined that its average fares are GBP 14 cheaper than the rival’s ones, highlighting than that i... more
AirlinesDifficult week-end for easyJet
London, UK - A lot of flights cancelled because technical problems
It was not an easy week-end for easyJet. The carrier in fact was obliged to cancel a lot of flights departing from Londoners airports of Stansted and Luton, and from Bristol. About the causes of the cancellations,... more
AirlinesAir trucking: Lufthansa Cargo uses double-decker semi-trailers
Munich, Germany - In cooperation with Freschi & Schiavoni
From a cooperation between German airline, Lufthansa Cargo, and Milan’s Freschi & Schiavoni, specialized in aerocargo transport and handling, a new way to carry air load units by wheels was born. For t... more
MiscellaneousNuclear matter: Iran could use oil weapon
Teheran, Iran - The Iranian Government spokesman and Oil Minister said that
Umpteenth menaces by Iran to use oil weapon in case of "Pressures" or use of "Force" on the field of controversy on nuclear matter. That has been said today by Teheran spokesman, Gholam Hossein Elham,... more
Civil aviationItalian Police's training in Malta
Catania, Italy - Very soon the island will join in Schengen treaty
It is more and more close the cooperation among the law enforcement of the Mediterranean country to guarantee the security of the navigation, the control of all the traffics and to fight against clandestine... more
DefenseChavez elected a new Defense Minister
Caracas, Venezuela - There is the fear of a US's attack
Venezuelan President, Hugo Chavez, announced a change to the military vertex of his country. During a military parade last Saturday in Caracas, the Head of the State elected as new Defense minister the... more
DefenseUS anti-missile test was successful
Washington, USA - Off the Hawaii coasts
The anti-missile test in the Pacific Ocean, which was already announced by the Pentagon in the last days, was successful (see AVIONEWS for details). The boat Shiloh intercepted with a "Standard" missile... more
Science and technology"easyNight" (2): the English carrier will inaugurate the route to London with more than 7,000 booked passengers
Rimini, Italy - The airline forecasts to transport about 5,000 people every month
"easyJet, European leader low-cost carrier, will inaugurate on next June 29 the new Rimini/London-Luton route. With this new connection the English carrier arrives to operate in our country 39 routes... more
MiscellaneousThe Pope goes back to Bavaria in September
Rome, Italy - From September 9 to 14
The spokesman of the Holy See made known dates of Pope Ratzinger’s trip to Bavaria. From September 9 to 14 Benedict XVI will fly to Munich, Altoetting and Regensburg, in his second official visit in G... more
Latest newsSerbian Air Force pilots will train in USA
Belgrade, Serbia - On the field of the military cooperation between the two Countries
The military cooperation between Serbian and US armed forces, which allowed two US Air Force F-16 bomber fighters to land in Batajinica base, near Belgrade, last week (see AVIONEWS for details), has been... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. Models PC-6, PC- 6-H1, PC-6-H2, PC-6/350, PC-6/350-H1, PC-6/350-H2, PC-6/A, PC-6/A-H1, PC-6/A-H2, PC-6/B-H2, PC-6/B1-H2, PC-6/B2-H2, PC-6/B2-H4, PC-6/C-H2, and PC-6/C1-H2 airplanes
Washington, Usa - To correct improper aileron assembly configuration, which could result in failure of the aileron mass balance weight
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: June 22, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 120)] [Page 35778-35781] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Boeing model 737 airplanes (2006-13-13)
Washington, Usa - To prevent failure of the airplane to pressurize and subsequent failure of the flightcrew to recognize and react to a valid cabin altitude warning horn, which could result in incapacitation of the flightcrew due to hypoxia
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: June 22, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 120)] [Page 35781-35783] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Boeing model 747-400 and 747-400D series airplanes (2006-13-09)
Washington, Usa - To prevent detachment of the center overhead stowage bins during an extreme forward load event, which could cause injury to passengers and hinder emergency evacuation procedures
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: June 22, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 120)] [Page 35788-35789] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
AirlinesVarig in crisis
Sao Paulo, Brazil - Passengers grounded all around the world
It was a very difficult week-end for the Varig passengers all around the world. In fact the Brazilian carrier, because of its financial crisis, was obliged to cancel 118 international flights on a total... more
Aerospace"Hubble" has a broken camera
Washington, USA - The Space Science Institute announced that
"Hubble", the space telescope launched by NASA in 1990 outside Earth atmosphere at about 600 km height, has some trouble. The Space Science Institute (STSI) in Washington declared that the main camera... more
Weather forecastsInternational military competition "Viscontea"
Sondrio, Italy - This is the twentieth edition of the competition for military patrols
Thanks to the collaboration between the National Association Italian Artilleryman - section of Milan, the Mountain Community, the Municipality and Provincial Administration of Sondrio, this year had been... more
Weather forecasts"Frecce Tricolori" at Bibione Air Show
Venice, Italy - 200,000 people attended to the PAN's show
Thousands of people arrived on last Saturday in Bibione, Venice, to attend to the Air Show. The most expected show was that one of the "Frecce Tricolori" (the Acrobatic Platoon of the Italian Air Force),... more
IndustryBoeing: EVA Air took delivery of its third B-777/300ER
Seattle, Usa - Plane scheduled for static display at the Farnborough International Air Show 2006
Boeing delivered a new 777-300ER (Extended Range) to Taiwan’s EVA Air on Thursday. It is the third Boeing 777-300ER received by the airline which is one of the launch customers for the 777. The twin-engine E... more
IndustryFinmeccanica: Alenia Aeronautica signs a € 75 million contract for 3 C-27Js with Lithuania
Rome, Italy - For the renewal of the current fleet of twin-engine An-26s
"The Lithuanian Republic’s Armed Force and Alenia Aeronautica have signed today a €75 million contract for the supply of three units of the new-generation tactical transport aircraft C-27J. The selection has... more
Civil aviationCIA flights. Cossiga: the extradition request for CIA agents could be re-proponed
Rome, Italy - After Italian Justice Ministry had previously denied it
The ex-President of Italian Republic and life Senator, Francesco Cossiga, considered the hypothesis to re-propone extradition request of CIA agents who were incriminated by Milan Power of Attorney for... more
IndustryEmbraer delivered 275th ERJ-145 family aircraft to ExpressJet
São José dos Campos, Brazil - Initial contract for 25 firm aircraft was expanded to 275 jets
Embraer last Thursday delivered the 275th ERJ-145 family aircraft to ExpressJet under the contract signed ten years ago with former Continental Express. The delivery ceremony took place at Embraer’s h... more
MiscellaneousUstica DC-9 wreck arrived in Boulogne
Boulogne, Italy - Official ceremony leaded by Mayor Cofferati
The ceremony for the arrival in Boulogne of the Itavia DC-9, which sank off the Sicilian coasts near Ustica sixteen years ago and will be exhibited at the "Memory Museum", took place in Boulogne yesterday.... more
Weather forecastsAir shows and exhibitions in the last week of June
Rome, Italy - From today, Monday 26 to next Sunday July 2nd
Monday 26 - Hang Gliding - 15th FAI European Championship. Opatija-Roc, Istra, Croatia. + 386 91 201 2 752 www.homo-volans.hr - Paragliding - 2006 SA Powered Paragliding Boogie and 2006 National... more
DefenseThales. "La Tribune": the merger with DCN shipyard is postponed in 2007
Paris, France - The cause for the delay is the due diligence not being over yet
More delays in the merger between naval activities of Thales, the French electronics and defense company, and DCN State shipyard. According to French economic-financial newspaper, "La Tribune", the merger... more
IndustryBoeing: the Federal Government sanction will be partitioned to NASA and the Pentagon
New York, USA - The "Wall Street Journal" said that
The "Wall Street Journal" reports that the USD 615m sanction, which the Federal Government issued to Boeing because of a federal officers corruption matter for some contracts award with Defense administration... more
AirlinesSyrian Arab Airlines: three Ilyushin Il-96 and three Tupolev Tu-204 acquired
Moscow, Russia - The contract has been signed during the visit by the Syrian Transport Minister in the Russian capital
Last Friday, a purchase contract with the Ilyushin Finance has been signed by the Syrian Transport Minister, Yarub Sulayman Badr, for the supply of six airplanes of Russian production to use by the Syrian... more
IndustrySAAB: an office opened in collaboration with the Gripen in Sophia
Sofia, Bulgaria - According to the newspaper "Dnevnik", it will ease the negotiations with the Bulgarian Government
The Bulgarian capital’s newspaper, "Dnevnik" reported the news about the Sweden society Saab, in collaboration with the industry maker of military airplanes Gripen, has opened an office of representation i... more
IndustryEADS. Breton: a solution must be found within next 72 hours
Paris, France - A series of bilateral Franco-German meetings among economic and Government leaders
French Government wants to solve quickly political and imagine crisis of EADS, European consortium controlling Airbus, because of the scandal connected to stock-option sale by co-CEO, Noel Forgeard. According... more
IndustryEADS. "Der Spiegel": delays have been known since last November
Berlin, Germany - The company's commercial manager, John Leahy, is involved too
According to German magazine, "Der Spiegel", delays of A-380 delivery could have been known since November 2005 instead of April this year, as Noel Forgeard says to justify his behaviour. The magazine... more
AirlinesLufthansa: the flights from Munich to Timisoara doubled from this week
Rome, Italy - The German carrier has 53 weekly flights towards Romania
According to the edition of last Friday on the "Bucharest Daily News" reported, Lufthansa will double the connections from Timisoara airport towards the German city of Munich, bringing them from current... more
IndustryEADS: Noel Forgeard will be summoned by French Parliament Finance Commission
Paris, France - The President of the Commission, Pierre Mehaignerie, makes it known
According to the President of French National Assembly Finance Commission, Pierre Mehaignerie, Noel Forgeard, co-CEO of EADS, will be summoned as soon as possible to give explanations about his behaviour... more
MiscellaneousAir crash avoided in Prestwick runway
Prestwick, United Kingdom - A Ryanair airplane gave up landing at the last minute
A Ryanair Boeing 737 from London-Stansted was forced to abort its landing at Prestwick airport in Scotland at the last minute, as the pilot realized the runway was occupied by another aircraft. Just while... more
IndustryLockheed Martin Corp. awarded of a over 5 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the USAF F-16C/D aircraft
Lockheed Martin Corp., Ft Worth, Texas, is being awarded a $5,366,181 firm-fixed-price contract modification. This provisioned items order modification will procure the following spare parts for the USAF... more
IndustryEADS. "La Tribune": the French Government advocates Franco-German double leading pull-out
Paris, France - Pressures are now focused on reference shareholder, Arnaud Lagardere
On-line edition of French "La Tribune" tells news on EADS-Forgeard matter. According to some info which has found its way out of the meeting between French Economy Minister, Thierry Breton, and EADS CEO,... more
Latest newsGPS and Laser/GPS guides for Tornados
Rome, Italy - The armament has been tested by RSV in Pratica di Mare
The Flight Experimental Division in Pratica di Mare (Rome) made two droppings to test the use of GPS and Laser/GPS guide armament on Tornados. GPS guide was applied to the dropping of a JDAM bomb and Laser/GPS... more
IndustryLHTEC and AgustaWestland sign a contract to supply engines to British Future Lynx
Rome, Italy - It is CTS800-4, which will improve the current helicopters performances
Along with 70 Future Lynx tactic transport and naval helicopters order made by British Ministry of Defense (see AVIONEWS for details), Light Helicopter Turbine Engine Company (LHTEC) has announced today... more
Weather forecastsGalileo Avionica in Norway at the "Midnight sun military show"
Rome, Italy - It takes place today and tomorrow
"Galileo Avionica, a Finmeccanica company, is attending the aeronautic ’Midnight Sun Military Show’ at Bardufoss, in Norway, on June 23rd and 24th. At the event, organized by the 139th Air Wing of Bar... more
MiscellaneousRwanda: life sentence for ex-Commander Muvunyi was asked
Kigali, Rwanda - He is involved in Tutsi's genocide in 1994
Rwanda Crimes Court asked life sentence for Kigali Military Academy ex-Commander, Tharcisse Muvunyi, for his role in 1994 genocide when 937 thousand people were killed. The man, who was arrested in 2000... more
MiscellaneousCurfew at Baghdad
Baghdad, Iraq - A bomb against a mosque in the Iraqi capital
There is a very difficult situation in these hours in Baghdad. Because of a battle between the rebels the Iraqi Armed Forces, which were supported also by some helicopters, happened in the center of the... more
MiscellaneousUnited States started to think to a retreat of the soldiers from Iraq
Washington, USA - 10,000 soldiers could leave soon the Arab country
US military officials started to think to a decrease of the contingent in Iraq. The chief of the Multinational Force, George Casey, met in Washington the Defense secretary, Rumsfeld, and some members of... more
IndustryMiro Radici purchased air carrier Miniliner
Milan, Italy - It was made known by a statement of the energy and textile company
Miro Radici Textile & Energy Industrial Group, signed a preliminary contract to purchase of the 60% of Miniliner’s stock, a cargo carrier. The operation has a value of EUR 6 million, with a stock’s inc... more
PeopleSITA: announced a contract of USD 37 million with the Kuwait's Government for the borders' security
Milan, Italy - Re-unification of the two realities in an only organization and Violante's appointment as CEO from next July 1st
"The annual assembly of the SITA’s members (International Society of Aeronautical Telecommunications), gathered yesterday in Brussels, has decreed the re-unification of two realities, SITA SC and SITA I... more
AerospaceIn January the first satellite of Cosmo Sky Med will be put in orbit
Milan, Italy - The launches will be carried out in a Russian base
It will be launched next January the first of the four satellites of the Cosmo Sky Med constellation, the first totally Italian space project realized by Telespazio, Finmeccanica group. The satellites... more
Civil aviationAntiterrorism: seven arrests in Florida
Miami, USA - They were plotting an attack to Chicago Sears Tower
Seven suspicious terrorists were arrested in Miami and charged of belonging to a terroristic group which was plotting attempts against buildings and government seats in the city, but also against Chicago... more