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Civil aviationNew bullets for US air sheriffs
Washington, USA - The agents themselves ask for them
US federal agents who travel plain clothes on scheduled airplanes with the task of preventing or subverting hijacks asked to use different bullets than the ones they currently use, which are dangerous... more
Defense"Antica Babilonia" Mission: the Command passes from Sassari to Garibaldi Brigade
Nassiriya, Iraq - Italian soldiers will be reduced to 1600 within the end of June
The air lift for the substitution of Sassari Brigade soldiers with Garibaldi ones, which has already started for several days, will go on until June 28, when the Command change within "Antica Babilonia"... more
Press releaseAlitalia: traffic statistics in the month of May 2006
Rome, Italy - For that passengers and for the cargo's one
"The figures about the passengers’ transport in May 2006 show a positive trend of the Alitalia’s activity levels, confirming an improvement already expressed in those ones of last April. The number of... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Airbus model A-300 B2 and A-300 B4; A-300 B4-600, B4-600R, F4-600R; and model C4-605R Variant F airplanes
Washington, Usa - To prevent fatigue cracking of the MLG attachment fittings, which could result in reduced structural integrity of the airplane
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: June 13, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 113)] [Page 33994-34000] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Bombardier model DHC-8-102, -103, -106, -201, -202, -301, -311, -314, and -315 airplanes; equipped with certain cockpit door installations
Washington, Usa - To prevent failure of a door attachment, which could result in uncontrolled release of the cockpit door under certain fuselage decompression conditions, and possible damage to the airplane structure
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: June 13, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 113)] [Page 34006-34008] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Empresa Brasileira del Aeronautica S.A. (EMBRAER) model EMB-120, -120ER, -120FC, -120QC, and -120RT airplanes
Washington, Usa - To prevent a potential source of ignition near a fuel tank, which, in combination with flammable fuel vapors, could result in a fuel tank explosion and consequent loss of the airplane
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MiscellaneousD'Alema meets Rice
Washington, USA - They will talk about Italian contingent withdrawal from Iraq
Italian Foreign Minister, Massimo D’Alema, has flown to Washington this morning to meet US Secretary of State, Condoleezza Rice, in the afternoon. The main theme of the meeting will be the decision of I... more
MiscellaneousProdi at European Council
Brussels, Belgium - He will meet Zapatero too
The diplomatic tour of Italian Premier, Romano Prodi, goes on with the participation at the European Council meeting second day in Brussels. Today the entry of Slovenia into Euro zone starting from January... more
MiscellaneousItalian Defense Minister in Afghanistan
Kabul, Afghanistan - He will meet his Afghan counterpart and the ISAF Commander
Arturo Parisi, Italian Defense Minister, has arrived to Kabul this morning for a two-day visit to Italian military men in Afghanistan, who are engaged in ISAF (International Security Assistance Force)... more
DefenseArgentina: no Armed Forces for internal security
Buenos Aires, Argentina - A decree reorganizes civil and military jurisdictions
The matter of national security will no longer concern Argentinian Air Forces from now on. Signing implementation regulation of 1988 law, the President Nestor Kirchner ratified separation between internal... more
AirlinesAir China purchases 24 A-320
Beijing, China - A USD 1.74bn order
Air China announced an order of 24 A-320 aircraft. The contract is a part of an Airbus package which was agreed with Beijing Government and already announced last year; the carrier said it will pay USD... more
DefenseDefense: agreement between Australia and Turkey
Canberra, Australia - A deal between Armed Forces
Australian Armed Forces Chief, Marshal Angus Houston, and his Turkish counterpart, General Hilmi Ozkok, signed an understanding protocol in Canberra in order to strengthen cooperation on the field of Defense... more
IndustryRockwell Collins Government Systems awarded of a over 8 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the S-92 aircraft
Rockwell Collins Government Systems, Inc., Cedar Rapids, Iowa, is being awarded an $8,565,326 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-priced contract (N00019-05-C-0050) to exercise an option for AN/ARC-210(V)... more
AerospaceCIRA: seminar by NASA about the space aircraft
Capua, Italy - It will take place tomorrow morning
"Tomorrow, at 10:30am at CIRA (Italian Aerospace Researches Centre) will take place a seminar by NASA about the space vehicles for the launch and in particular the experiences by Daniel Dumbacher, expert... more
AirlinesSas: Gardermoen will remain as one of three main bases for aircraft maintenance in the Nordic region
Stockholm, Sweden - The production base in Stavanger will be closed
The board of SAS Technical Services AB (STS) decided to focus its operations for aircraft maintenance around the three main airports in Scandinavia. As a consequence of this, the production base at Sola... more
AirlinesEmirates: the World Football Championships live in the airports in all the world with the airline
Milan, Italy - This happens already in the Italian airports of Malpensa and Fiumicino
Emirates, Dubai’s carrier, official partner of FIFA for the world football, offers to the travellers of all the world the opportunity to watch the greatest world sport event. From New York to Nagoya, t... more
DefenseWithin the end of the year Venezuela will dispose of Russian military aircraft
Caracas, Venezuela - It was declared by Venezuelan President Chavez
Venezuelan President, Hugo Chavez, confirmed yesterday that within the end of the year his country will receive the first Russian fighter of Sukhoi, which will replace the F-16 made in USA of which Washington’s A... more
IndustryBoeing concluded purchase of Carmen Systems
Seattle, Usa - It will become part of Jeppesen
The Boeing Company announced it has concluded its purchase of Carmen Systems. The acquisition supports Boeing’s strategy of providing its customers with innovative products and services to help them r... more
MiscellaneousTurkey denied its involvment in CIA's flights
Ankara, Turkey - It was confirmed by Turkish Foreign Minister Gul to press agency "Anadolu"
Turkish Foreign Minister, Abadullah Gul, denied the involvment of his country in CIA’s flights. Last week European Consilium presented a report, written by Swiss deputy Dick Martin, in which Turkey, a... more
Weather forecastsGalileo Avionica in Bulgaria: real-time thrills with "Falco"
Rome, Italy - During the HEMUS International Exhibition held from May 31 to June 3rd
"The Falco Uav tactical system, entirely designed and developed by Galileo Avionica, a Finmeccanica company, proved its ability to operate in surveillance missions at the ’HEMUS’ International Exhibition in... more
AccidentsOne of the two engines of a B-767 exploded during a test
Los Angeles, USA - No people were injured
National Transportation Security Board (NTSB) started an enquiry on the explosion, happened in the last days during a test, of one of the two engines of a Boeing 767 of American Airlines. The plane was... more
MiscellaneousItalian Transport Minister, Bianchi, will present within July a report about the Italian situation
Rome, Italy - The document will give also some solutions to the problem
Italian Minister of Transport, Alessandro Bianchi, participating yesterday to the III report about the sea’s economy of the Censis and of Federazione Mare, announced that within July he will present a... more
AirlinesUnited Airlines announced a 1,000 jobs cut
New York, USA - It is necessary a spending decrease of USD 400 million
United Airlines announced that within the end of the year it will cut 1,000 jobs, among the personnel and the management. The decision, specified the airline, has beeen taken to continue to be competitive.... more
DefenseMilitary flights on the Aegean Sea will be suspended for three months
Athens, Greece – It was activated a direct phone line between Greek and Turkish military commands
After the incident that on last May 23 involved a Greek fighter and a Turkish one, and in which the Ellenic pilot lost his life (see for details AVIONEWS), Athens’ Government announced a three months h... more
AirlinesAeroflot: the Russian carrier about to divide the order between Airbus and Boeing
St Petersburg, Russia - The "Vedemosti" newspaper reported it
According to the Russian newspaper "Vedemosti" reported, Aeroflot would be about to divide in half perfectly, between Boeing and European consortium, Airbus, the order for 22 aircraft that has decided... more
IndustryFinmeccanica will launch a residual take over bid on Datamat
Milan, Italy – The announcement after to have surpassed the 90% of the company’s stock
Finmeccanica made known to have purchased on June 12, 272,000 shares of Datamat, equal to the 0.959% of the stock. In this way the industry led by Guarguaglini owns now 25,523,779 Datamat’s shares, which a... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Hamilton Sundstrand model 14RF-19 propellers
Washington, Usa - To prevent actuator yoke arms breaking during flight, which could cause high propeller vibration and contribute to reduced controllability of the airplane
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: June 13, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 113)] [Page 34003-34004] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Science and technologyMeridiana: luxury tax penalizes Olbia's air station
Olbia, Italy - It was used by a lot of private jet.
Gianni Rossi, Meridiana’s CEO, the Sardinian carrier which owns the 79,8% of the company which manages the "Costa Smeralda" airport of Olbia (GEASAR), criticized the new "Luxury tax" established by the r... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Boeing model 737-200C series airplanes
Washington, Usa - To detect and correct cracking of the fuselage frames from BS 360 to BS 500B, which could lead to loss of the cargo door during flight and consequent rapid decompression of the airplane
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: June 13, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 113)] [Page 33992-33994] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Bombardier model DHC-8-400 series airplanes
Washington, Usa - To detect and correct cracked fuel access panels, which could lead to arcing and ignition of fuel vapor during a lightning strike, and result in fuel tank explosions and consequent loss of the airplane
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: June 13, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 113)] [Page 34004-34006] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
AirlinesSingapore Airlines: 20 B-787 ordered in response to the delays of the A-380's delivery
Seattle, Usa - The American industry has expressed its own satisfaction
The first negative effects are arriving about the announcement by Airbus on the delays in the delivery of the A-380 (see for details AVIONEWS). Singapore Airlines, the second world carrier for the capitalization... more
DefenseMarines' new commandant elected
Washington, USA - Gen. Coway replaced Gen. Hagee
Since yesterday Marines corp has a new commandant. Gen. James Coway replaced Gen. Michael Hagee at the vertex of the most famous corp of US Armed Forces. The replacement arrived in a not easy moment for... more
IndustryB-787: journalists' tour arrived in Alenia Aeronautica's facility of Grottaglie
Taranto, Italy - Next stop will be the Japanese facility in which the wings and the front part of the plane's fuselage are produced
Alenia Aeronautica’s facility of Grottaglie received on Tuesday the visit of a big group of US journalists who are travelling all around the world to see the structures where they are produced the parts o... more
Press releaseAfghanistan Mission. Bulgarelli: what are we waiting for to go away?
Rome, Italy - Senator Bulgarelli, Green party, said it in a press release
"There is the necessity to confirm the political reasons of the retreat of the Italian troops from Afghanistan without to appeal to hypocrisy and strange formulas. The hypothesis to increase Italian contingent... more
IndustryLockheed Martin Corp. awarded of a over 5 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the Apache aircraft
Lockheed Martin Corp., Orlando, Fla., was awarded on June 13, 2006, a $5,080,150 firm-fixed-price contract for post production system support and contractor field service rep for the Modernized Target... more
DefenseJoint Strike Fighter. Tricarico: the project for the new aircraft will guarantee 10,000 jobs
Washington, USA - So said Italian Air Force Chief of Staff, General Leonardo Tricarico
During a visit in USA our Air Force Chief of Staff, General Leonardo Tricarico, it was made known that the Joint Strike Fighter will guarantee to Italy 10,000 jobs in the next 45 years and the Italian... more
HelicoptersLockheed Martin inaugurated the facility in which there will be built the US President helicopter
New York, USA - Also AgustaWestland participates to the project
Lockheed Martin inaugurated yesterday at Owego New York, the new facility in which there will be built the new helicopter of the US President. The first rotorcraft will be delivered within three years.... more
AirlinesCzech Airlines: the sale of the cargo and catering sectors within the end of this year
Rome, Italy - The Czech newspaper CTK reported it
The Czech Airlines, Czech Republic flag carrier, according to the local newspaper CTK reported in the edition of yesterday, would have the intention to point in the next future exclusively to the passengers’ t... more
MiscellaneousA suspected Islamic terrorist was expelled from New Zealand
Wellington, New Zealand - He knew one of the September 11 terrorists
New Zealander Government made known to have expelled from the country a Yemeni citizen connected to one of the September 11 terrorists, Hani Hanjour, who piloted American Airlines 77 flight against the... more
Science and technologyAircraft vapor trails, in the night, worsen the greenhouse effect
London, UK - It was retailed by an important British research published by "Nature" magazine
Tomorrow it will published on "Nature" magazine an important British study of the Reading University about the connection between the night flight and the greenhouse effect. To worsen the Earth’s heating, i... more
Press releaseFinmeccanica: the delay in the A-380's delivery will not have any impact on our accounts
Rome, Italy - The Italian society's press release
"The delays in the delivery of the A-380 aircraft, announced yesterday evening by EADS, will not have impact on the economic-financial trend and on the profits of the Finmeccanica Group in the years 2006-2008.... more
Latest newsNew appointment with "Frecce Tricolori"
Ravenna, Italy - PAN will open the Summer season of Cervia
They continue, despite last days polemics (see for details AVIONEWS 1, 2 and 3), the Italian shows of the Italian acrobatic platoon (PAN) of the Air Force. On next June 18, on the beach of Cervia, Ravenna,... more
AccidentsSkyEurope: a Czech airline's aircraft came back at Bergamo's airport for a strong smell of smoke in the cockpit
Bergamo, Italy - It has occurred yesterday evening, the airplane transported 65 passengers
A B-737 by the low-cost carrier SkyEurope, shortly after the take off last evening from the Bergamo’s airport to Prague, has reversed and came back because of a strong smoke smell in the cockpit. The a... more
MiscellaneousAmnesty International denounced Europe's responsabilities in CIA's flights
Rome, Italy - It was requested to the Italian Government to stop the cooperation with the US intelligence service
It was presented today the research of Amnesty International (AI) about the responsabilities of the European Governments for the help, active and passive, given to the CIA to transport in US jails people... more
AirlinesNorthwest Airlines: the new job contract approved by bankruptcy judge
New York, Usa - The carrier will make savings for USD 1,4 bn
The new job contract that interests pilots, flight assistants and ground staff of the US carrier, Northwest Airlines, has been approved by the bankruptcy judge who has the safeguard of the airline, currently... more
IndustryEmbraer inaugurated new European headquarters near Paris
São José dos Campos, Brazil - The new facility occupies 67,866 square feet
Embraer’s offices in Europe have moved to a new building in Villepinte, close to the Roissy Charles de Gaulle airport, a few miles North of Paris. The new facilities will group Embraer’s activities, pre... more
Miscellaneous"Mountain Offensive" started in Afghanistan
Kabul, Afghanistan - The international Armed Forces attacked Talibans' bases
It started today in Afghanistan a heavy offensive of the international Armed Forces, led by USA, against Talibans’ bases in the South and in the North of the country. General Freakley, who commands the A... more
IndustryAirbus postponed the delivery of the first A-380
Toulouse, France - EADS' share collapsed at Paris' Stock Exchange
EADS, European Consortium which owns the 80% of Airbus, announced a 6 month postponement of the delivery of the first delivery of the A-380 (see for details AVIONEWS). The news made collapse at Paris’ S... more
Science and technologySITA expands the global network of indirect channel at Greek market in partnership with Athens' airport
Athens, Greece - The details of the agreement announced today
SITA, society that provides IT solutions to the main world airports, has announced today the details of the partnership with the Athens International Airport (AIA), which answers to the SITA’s aim to d... more
PeopleTerritorial continuity: an agreement between Alitalia and Meridiana reached last evening
Cagliari, Italy - An official press release by Sardinia Region is expected today in the afternoon
Last evening has been reached an agreement between two main Italian carriers, Alitalia and Meridiana, for the links in territorial continuity regime. The contract should relapse in the code-sharing’s h... more