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Sport aviationFIVL. Hang gliding: silver for Italy at the World championships in USA
Turin, Italy - They have been won by France, third Austria
"The Italian hang gliding team, in the ’fixed wing’ version, came back Italy with an excellent second place at the World Championships in Quest Park of Groveland, Florida (USA), won by France, third Aus... more
AerospaceMeeting between Campania's businessmen and Canadian ones of the aerospace sector
Naples, Italy - Cooperation agreements signed
It took place in Naples a meeting between the aeronautical and aerospace companies of Campania and the Quebec Aerospace Association (AQA), one of the most important federations of the sector present in... more
MiscellaneousUSA and Japan's helps to Indonesia
Jakarta, Indonesia - Large funds given to help the population of Java island
It is more and more large the help machine, switched on by the international, community to help the Indonesian population of Java island, hit on last Saturday by a terrible earthquake which caused the... more
MiscellaneousCatania: five arrests for international drugs traffic
Catania, Italy - A Colombian had swallowed 42 cocaine ovules
Catania’s Financial Police arrested five people for international drugs traffic. Three Colombians, one of whom found with 42 ovules in his guts containing total half a kilo of cocaine, arrived to Sicily o... more
IndustryAgreement between Alenia Aeronautica and Hellenic Aerospace Industry
Athens,Greece - Greek industry will cooperate to assembly the B-787 cargo
Hellenic Aerospace Industry (HAI), the most important Greek industry of the aerospace sector, signed yesterday an agreement with Alenia Aeronautica (Finmeccanica Group), to partecipate to the assembly... more
AirlinesRome-Tripoli with Blue-express.com
Rome, Italy - Starting from today
The Italian Blue Panorama Airlines launches its Rome-Tripoli service today with BV-1776 flight made on a Boeing 737/400 aircraft in business and economy configuration. The new Libyan destination will be... more
MiscellaneousD'Alema received Indonesian Ambassador in Rome
Rome, Italy - Meeting to coordinate the supply of helps to the populations of Java island hit by the earthquake
The Italian efforts to help the Indonesian population of Java island hit on last Saturday by a terrible earthquake that, according to the last valuations, provoked the dead of about 5000 people (see for... more
PeopleICAO: world airlines improve operating profits in 2005 despite fuel cost increases
Montreal, Canada - The positive operating results occurred in a year when average fuel prices increased by some 49 per cent compared to 2004
"Preliminary estimates for 2005 released yesterday by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) show that scheduled airlines of the Organization’s 189 Contracting States posted a combined o... more
MiscellaneousEmergency landing in Washington
Washington, USA - Three not seriously injured people
A United Airlines plane with 56 passengers and 4 crew members on board made an emergency landing at Dulles International Airport in Washington. The front landing gear of the aircraft, which was coming... more
Airlines"SunFly" project on Meridiana flights
Olbia, Italy - To support a "Médecins Sans Frontières" mission in Peru
The "SunFly" project was presented yesterday by Meridiana, Sardinian airline, at "Costa Smeralda" Airport in Olbia, Italy. The project, which is financed by the "Fabrizio Pirani" Association (a Meridiana... more
DefenseMore reinforcements for US Forces in Iraq
Baghdad, Iraq - 1500 men transfered from Kuwait to al Anbar Province
The Pentagon informed about a displacement of 1500 men stationed in Kuwait to Ramadi, the Capital of the Sunnite Province of al Anbar, Iraq. The reinforcement, the third in few weeks, was necessary after... more
MiscellaneousBush watched the movie about United 93 flight with the victims' families
Washington, USA - Crew and passengers' behaviour was brave
The President of the USA George W. Bush invited some victims’ families United 93 flight, that one which on September 11 had to crashed on the Parliament and that, thanks to the rebellion of the passengers, f... more
AccidentsShe throws herself from a bridge but her parachute does not open
Washington, USA - It happened to a woman who was base jumping
A 34-year-old California woman died while she was practising base jumping from Perrine Bridge, Idaho. Base jumping is an extreme sport consisting of launching with parachute from buildings, bridges, mountains... more
MiscellaneousSao Paulo airport: one kilo of cocaine in the stomach
Sao Paulo, Brazil - Milan bound
A 23-year-old Brazilian young man was found with more than one kilo of cocaine, after controls by border service at Sao Paulo airport. It happened in the night between Monday and Tuesday. The man, whose... more
Civil aviationCIA flights: British Parliament asks for investigations
London, United KIngdom - After Amnesty International report
After the 2006 Amnesty International report on human rights in the world, which was spread last week expressing "Serious worry" for how EU Member States had been cooperating or simply remaining passive... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica S.A. (EMBRAER) model ERJ 170-100 LR, -100 STD, -100 SE, and -100 SU airplanes; and model ERJ 190-100 LR, -100 STD, and -100 IGW airplanes (2006-11-15)
Washington, Usa - To prevent the flightcrew from performing a takeoff with a partially deployed thrust reverser, which could result in reduced controllability of the airplane
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: May 30, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 103)] [Page 30577-30579] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
AirlinesMeeting Cimoli-Humbert
Rome, Italy - Contacts between Alitalia and Airbus for the renew of the carrier's fleet
Alitalia made known that yesterday its President and CEO, Giancarlo Cimoli, met Airbus number one Gustav Humbert. According to what the carrier declared, it was one of the routine meetings that Cimoli... more
Science and technologyBudapest's Airport: eleven taxi's societies to participate to the race for the service's management
Budapest, Hungary - The Magyar's newspaper "Nepszava" reported it
According to what the hodiernal edition of the Magyar newspaper "Nepszava" reported, eleven Hungarian taxi’s societies have presented the documentation to participate to the race for the service’s man... more
Science and technologyBAA: Spanish Ferrovial increases its bid up to 900 pence per share
London, United Kingdom - BAA keeps on rejecting the bid and asks for 949 pence
Ferrovial makes known that it offered another bid to BAA (British Airport Authority), airport management company. The Spanish bid (see AVIONEWS 1, 2, 3) is 900 pence per share, equivalent to 9.73 billion... more
PeoplePassenger data. Frattini: we are working now to warrant security to passengers between USA and Europe
Brussels, Belgium - That is the comment by the Vice-President of European Commission, Franco Frattini, on the sentence by the European Justice Court
"We are working now to warrant continuity to air transport security between Europe and United States in function of terrorism prevention and obviously of passenger security. We cannot imagine that after... more
Press releaseAlitalia. SULT: which fleet for which project?
Rome, Italy - Cimoli interested to the purchase of 30 new A-320s
"News by press report of a meeting that should occur today with the Alitalia’s president and CEO, Eng. Cimoli, interested to a purchase of 30 new A-320. SULT is sure that the fleet’s renew can’t be di... more
PeopleFuel tax used to finance the air safety
Zurich, Switzerland - It was proposed by Swiss Minister of Transports
Swiss Minister of Transport, Moritz Leuenberer, speaking in a meeting in Kloten about the air traffic, said that a part of the fuel tax, which in Switzerland is used for the maintenance of the streets,... more
AirlinesSardinia: Alitalia passengers reprotected with no excessive discomforts
Cagliari, Italy - Meridiana and AirOne fasten check-in procedures
No excessive discomfort for passengers owing an Alitalia ticket to Sardinia, who were reprotected on Meridiana and AirOne last week-end, after the exclusion of the national airline from Cagliari-Rome and... more
AccidentsFighter crashed in France
Paris, France - No victims in the incident
A Mirage 2000-5 fighter of French Air Force, crashed yesterday, about 100 kilometres South from Paris, on a building of the State railway command. The pilot survived ejecting himself out of the plane.... more
Press releaseAriane 5: night launch to transport two satellites
Turin, Italy - The space rocket Ariane 5 confirms its very good performances
New success for Ariane 5. Avio realizes the 14% of the European rocket producing, in addition to the lateral solid fuel boosters, also the liquid oxygen turbopump of the Vulcain engine of the cryogenic... more
HelicoptersHeli kompanija (HIKO) has chosen the Turbomeca SBH® Mission contract
Toulouse, France - The engines will equip the EC-145 and BK-117 helicopters for EMS missions
At the Helimed Exhibition (26-27 May, Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic), Turbomeca (SAFRAN Group) announced that HIKO, croatian EMS operator, has recently opted for the Turbomeca flight-hour contract, the... more
PeopleRecord of the fuel cost for the airlines in 2006
Paris, France - It was announced to "La Tribune" newspaper by IATA's President, Giovanni Bisignani
The fuel bill for the 2006 will be more expensive that it was forecast. It should have to surpass USD 100 billion, engraving the losses of the air carrier, assessed in USD 2.2 billion, and that instead... more
MiscellaneousItalian Ministry of Defense confirmed the reducement of the June 2 military parade
Rome, Italy - Too few the money for Defense
Italian Defense Ministry, considering the decrease of its budget decided by the last financial law, made known that the military parade on June 2, for the 60th anniversary of the proclamation of the Italian... more
MiscellaneousCommemorated the Italian soldiers dead in Tallil
Rimini, Italy - Ceremony in Rimini
This morning, with a Mass at the 7th regiment of the Italian Army’s aviation "Vega" of Rimini, the four Italian soldiers dead last year in Iraq because of an helicopter incident have been commemorated (... more
Science and technologyIt is raising the demand go on board of the Airbus A-300 "Zero G"
Berlin, Germany - The aircraft was realized by the scientists of the German Center for the Space Flight
The strong increase of the investments in the airspace sector is making impossible to find place to make zero gravity experiments on the Airbus A-300 "Zero G", an aircraft transformed for this necessity... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Boeing model 767 airplanes (2006-11-12)
Washington, Usa - To prevent excessive vibration of the airframe during flight, which could result in loss of control of the airplane
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: May 26, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 102)] [Page 30272-30275] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Boeing model 757 airplanes (2006-11-11)
Washington, Usa - To ensure that fatigue cracking of various PSEs is detected and corrected; such fatigue cracking could adversely affect the structural integrity of these airplanes
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: May 26, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 102)] [Page 30278-30281] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
IndustryTurbomeca Asia Pacific: a new regional office in Malaysia
Singapore, Republic of Singapore - During the Police Air Show the industry announced it
During the Police Air Show (24-26 May, Beijing, China), Turbomeca announced that Turbomeca Asia Pacific has decided to open a Regional Office in Malaysia and upgraded its Regional Office in the Philippines.... more
Science and technologySea: tomorrow morning the maiden flight from Malpensa to Philadelphia
Milan, Italy - It will take place at 10:00 am at Terminal 1, arrivals sector
SEA, the company which manages the Milan’s air stations, announced that the press conference for the first flight from Malpensa to Philadelphia will take place tomorrow, Wednesday May 31 at Terminal 1... more
Press releaseItalian Air Safety Board about the crash in Sicily
Rome, Italy - The verifications by the investigator completed
"The Italian Air Safety Board (ANSV) informs that the nominated investigator has completed the verifications on the crash’s site that provoked the death of three occupants. The incident occurred during t... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Boeing model 777-200 and -300 series airplanes (2006-11-13)
Washington, Usa - To prevent failure of the EPAS, which could result in the inability to open the exit door during an emergency evacuation
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: May 26, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 102)] [Page 30275-30278] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Bombardier model CL-600-2B19 airplanes
Washington, Usa - To detect and correct cracking in the lower forward corner of the cargo door skin cut-out, which could result in reduced structural integrity of the airplane
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: May 26, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 102)] [Page 30270-30271] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
MiscellaneousMadrid and Paris sent helps to the Indonesian people hit by the earthquake
Madrid, Spain - Solidarity air lift
It continues the international mobilization to supply helps and assistence to the Indonesian people that on last Saturday, on Java island, were hit by a strong earthquake which killed over 5000 people... more
PeopleAfrican air transport: today an high governmental meeting starts
Rabat, Morocco - It was made known by Moroccan newspaper "Le Matin"
Since today to tomorrow, the most important politicians and diplomatic and economic officials of Africa will club in Tunis to talk about the current state of the air transports in the continent. At the... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Empresa Brasileira de 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
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: May 26, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 102)] [Page 30281-30283] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
DefenseIsrael will partecipate to a NATO's naval drill
Tel Aviv, Israel - Preparations for a possible war against Iran
Next month, for the first time, units of Israeli Navy will partecipate to a NATO’s drill, "Cooperation Mako", which will take place in the Black Sea. They will be simulated fights between missile-launcher u... more
MiscellaneousItalian Defense Minister Parisi in Nassirya
Baghdad, Iraq - Italy will not abandon Iraq
Italian Defense Minister, Arturo Parisi, arrived this morning in Iraq to meet the soldiers of the Italian contingent in Nassirya. Parisi arrived in the Arab country on board of a C-130 of Italian Air Force... more
MiscellaneousIsraeli raid in Gaza Strip
Gaza, Gaza Strip - Four Islamic Jihad's militants killed
For the first time by the retreat of the Israeli settlers from Gaza Strip in last Summer, Tel Aviv Army came back in the Palestinian territory. Yesterday night units of the Israel Army, supported by helicopters... more
Latest newsEurofighter's billionaire offer for Turkey
Ankara, Turkey - Five billion dollars of orders promised
Turkey received an offer by the European consortium which produces the Eurofighter, which involves UK, Italy, Spain and Germany, to become the fifth partner of the program. With its adhesion Ankara will... more
Weather forecastsAir shows and exhibitions in the last week of May
Rome, Italy - From Wednesday, May 31 to next Sunday June 4
Wednesday 31 - Heli-Pacific 2006 Conference and Exhibition. Royal Pines Resort, Queensland, Australia. + 44 (0)1628 606979 www.shephard.co.uk Thursday 01 - Heli-Pacific 2006 Conference and Exhibition.... more
PeopleEuropean Court of Justice rejected the EU-USA agreement of the 2004
Luxembourg, Luxembourg - It is illegal to supply to US Authorities the personal data of European passengers
European Court of Justice, which is based in Luxembourg, rejected the agreement between USA and UE which obliged the airline to supply to US authorities the personal data of the European travellers of... more
Science and technologyAeradria: the "Federico Fellini" celebrates the Scandinavia day
Rimini, Italy - Flowers and traffic auspices
"Andrea Gnassi, Tourism provincial councillor; Massimo Masini, Aeradria SpA’s President; Mario Formica, Vice-President of Aeradria SpA; Luca Guidotti, Marketing Responsible of Aeradria SpA; Massimo Vannucci, C... more
MiscellaneousThe program for the June 2 celebration
Rome, Italy - It was made known by Quirinale
It was made known by the Presidency of the Republic the celebrations’ calendar for the 60th anniversary by the foundation of the Republic. Tomorrow President Napolitano will be at Montecitorio (Italian P... more
MiscellaneousLa Maddalena base will be converted for tourism
Olbia, Italy - US Ambassador in Italy declared that after his meeting with Soru
Commenting his meeting with the President of Sardinia Region, Renato Soru, the American Ambassador in Italy, Ronald Spogli, declared at "Costa Smeralda" Airport in Olbia that there are plans to reconvert... more
Latest news"Frecce tricolori" at Perugia University
Perugia, Italy - Colonel Tarantino, Frecce tricolori Chief, talked with the students of the university
On last Friday Colonel Paolo Tarantino, Chief of the "Frecce tricolori", the acrobatic platoon of the Italian Air Force, lectured a lesson at Perugia University for the Social communication and advertising... more