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Civil aviationFAA AD on Boeing model 737-600, -700, -700C, - 800, and -900 series airplanes (2006-10-17)
Washington, Usa - To prevent wire bundles from contacting the overhead dripshield panel, which could result in electrical arcing and shorting of the electrical connector and consequent loss of several critical systems essential for safe flight
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: May 18, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 96)] [Page 28766-28769] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on McDonnell Douglas model DC-9-10, DC-9- 20, DC-9-30, DC-9-40, and DC-9-50; model DC-9-81, DC-9-82, DC-9-83, and DC-9-87; MD-88; MD-90-30; and model 717-200 airplanes
Washington, Usa - To prevent cracks in the cargo door pan, which could result in the inability to fully pressurize an airplane, possible pressure loss, or possible rapid decompression of the airplane
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: May 17, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 95)] [Page 28565-28570] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
MiscellaneousEmergency landing in Olbia
Olbia, Italy - Because of a broken window in the cockpit
A Libyan Airways plane from Tripoli to London made an emergency landing at Olbia airport, Sardinia, Saturday at 1:30 pm, after the brake of a window in the cockpit. The 55 passengers then were embarked... more
MiscellaneousFalse alarm at Venice airport
Venice, Italy - For a suspicious pack left under a seat
A metal packaging was found yesterday morning under a seat of a US Airways Philadelphia-Venice flight, making the security alarm start at "Marco Polo" Airport in Tessera. Padua artificers intervened with... more
Aerospace"Discovery" arranges for its launch
Cape Canaveral, USA - The spaceship towards ramp
In view of its space mission in July, NASA’s "Discovery" Space Shuttle covered the nearly seven-kilometer distance between hangar and 39B launch ramp inside the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, F... more
SecurityUS air raid in Afghanistan
Kabul, Afghanistan - 50 militants killed according to USA
At least 50 Taleban guerrillas died last night, when the international coalition aviation leaded by USA blasted a village in Kandahar Province, South Afghanistan. The American Command refers that. The... more
MiscellaneousIndia: drunk girl delays the flight departure
New Dehli, India - "I have a bomb in my mind", she said to next-seat man
An Italian girl who had just embarked on an Indian Airlines flight in New Dehli last Saturday evening caused a row for a simple sentence she said to her next-door man: "I have a bomb in my mind", alluding... more
DefenseMilitary easements in Sardinia: Parisi meets Soru
Cagliari, Italy - A meeting to talk about reduction of military bases presence in the island
The new Italian Defense Minister, Arturo Parisi, will short-time meet the President of Sardinia Region, Renato Soru, to talk about the problem of military easements in the island, whose reduction has always... more
Weather forecastsAir shows and exhibitions in the fourth week of May
Rome, Italy - From today, Monday 22 to next Sunday 28
Monday 22 - Paragliding - 2006 Paragliding World Cup Austria. Millstättersee Seeboden, Austria. + 33 4 50 32 83 83 www.paraglidingworldcup.org - Paragliding - 2006 Eged Cup Open. Eger, Hungary. +... more
Finance and economyTurkey towards Europe
Ankara, Turkey - Privatizations and investments are the basis of economic politics
Turkey’s path to Europe goes on. The European Commission has published the economic forecast report concerning 2006-2007: essentially stable GDP, decreasing but still prominent external debt, increasing e... more
IndustryUnited Technologies Corp. awarded of a 5 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For 40 F-119 engines, in support of the F-22 aircraft
United Technologies Corp., East Hartford, Conn., is being awarded a $5,000,000 firm fixed price contract. This action provides for advanced procurement for 40 F119 engines, in support of the F-22 aircraft.... more
Weather forecastsAVIONEWS special. "ILA 2006 Berlin Air Show": a successful event
Berlin, Germany - More than 250,000 visitors during the six days
Great success for "Ila 2006 Berlin Air Show", which was held at Schönefeld Airport between May 16 and 21. These are the official numbers: more than 250,000 visitors, including 115,000 trade visitors from... more
IndustryLynuxWorks' Real-Time Operating System chosen for the F-35
Washington, USA - The system will guarantee an easy governability of the aircraft
LynuxWorks today announced that L-3 Communications Display Systems has chosen its Real-Time Operating System (RTOS) to power a portion of the Panoramic Cockpit Display (PCD) subsystem for the Lockheed... more
Press releaseENAV: European providers visit Forlì "Academy"
Forlì, Italy - Among the first schools providing specialistic courses in line with European regulations
"After the visit of Dutch Air Force and TRM (Team Resource Management) and IANS (Institute of Navigation Service), NATS as well, the most important European provider for air traffic control, went to visit... more
Science and technologyBudapest's airport: in April +7,9% of passengers compared to the same month of 2005
Budapest, Hungary - A press release by BAA, Magyar's airport management society, unveiled it
A press release by BAA, British Airport Authority, the society that manages the Budapest’s air station, unveiled that in the month of April 684,370 passengers have passed it, more 50,020 compared to t... more
AirlinesCathay pacific: almost 1 million and 400 thousand passengers carried in April
Hong Kong, China - A statement od the Chinese airline makes it known
Cathay Pacific, Hong Kong’s private airline, makes known through a statement that it carried 1 million and 394 thousand and 688 passengers in April, 14.6% more compared to the same month in 2005. Load f... more
Science and technologySITA will manage IT services and communications of "London City Airport"
London, United Kingdom - A seven-year contract signed for a first IT services outsourcing agreement for an English airport
An agreement between Geneva-based SITA and "London City Airport" - one of the most important business travel airports in the world- has been signed for the assignment of IT services and communications... more
MiscellaneousProdi: away from Iraq
Rome, Italy - The announcement of the Italian Prime Minister to the Senate of the Republic
Italian Prime Minister, Romano Prodi, announced today to the Senate, during the confidence debate, the retirement of the Italian contingent from Iraq. It will be not an immediate retirement, as the Zapatero’s o... more
AirlinesAlitalia: displacement of check-in for Schengen flights in Fiumicino
Rome, Italy - From next Tuesday, May 23
"Alitalia informs its customers that starting from next Tuesday, May 23, the check-in of flights departing from Fiumicino for the following Schengen destinations (Athens, Barcelona, Brussels, Copenaghen,... more
AirlinesBritish Airways goes over expectations
London, United Kingdom - Net profit +19.1%
British Airways ends its fourth fiscal quarter with a 467 million pounds net profit (+19.1%), a 705 million pounds operating profit (+26.8%) and 8.515 billion turnover, widely going over expectations.... more
AirlinesWizz Air: in two years it has carried more than 3 million passengers
Budapest, Hungary - The low-cost carrier makes it known in a press release
A press release by Wizz Air, the main low-cost airline in Central Europe, makes known that the carrier has been celebrating the second anniversary of it foundation these days and communicates that it has... more
Science and technologyAeradria: flights by Helvetic.com to Zurich inaugurated
Rimini, Italy - With two weekly links
"Luigi Guidotti, Marketing Responsible of Aeradria SpA, on behalf of the society that manages Rimini’s International airport ’Federico Fellini’ gave the welcome to the Captain and to all Fokker 100 crewm... more
AirlinesHLX assigned to "Ambito5" the role for management of marketing and advertising's activities in Italy
Milan, Italy - The German low-cost carrier has decided to concentrate its own activity in an unique agency
Hapag-Lloyd Express (HLX), the German low-cost carrier, has assigned to the communications agency "Ambito 5", the role to manage and coordinate the marketing, public relations and advertising’s activities f... more
Civil aviationAttention to passengers' behaviours in US airports
Washington, USA - New approaches to prevent terroristic attempts
It is always at full blast the attention in USA against some possible new terroristic attacks. The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced new investigative approaches to discover possible... more
Civil aviationThe security measures for the Football World Championship of Germany 2006 are ready
Berlin, Germany - Controls against terrorism and hooligans
German authorities are defining the last security measures to guarantee a quite carrying out of the next Football World Championship of Germany 2006. Thousands of policemen and borderline guards have been... more
Industry"AIVA" is the name of the first airplane with no joints and wires
Minho, Portugal - It is a prototype assembled with fly-by-wireless technology
A group of researches from Minho University, Portugal, developed an ultralight robot-aircraft prototype, which was built without mechanical joints or wires: all the connections among navigation systems,... more
PeopleUSA: more controls on cargo flight
Washington, USA - t was announced by US Government
The introduction of new security measures on cargo flight has been announced by the US Government. They will include also penal verify about the 100,000 workers of the sector. Contemporary the Transportation... more
SecurityProdi Government obtains Italian Senate's confidence vote
Rome, Italy - 165 favorable and 155 adverse votes
Romano Prodi’s Government has obtained confidence vote at Senate with 165 favorable votes, 155 adverse votes and non-voters. All the seven Life Senators have voted in favour, causing polemics among the R... more
Civil aviationClose surveillance in America for the gun-mobile
New York, USA - The weapon can fire four shots
New York Police Department is on the watch for the possible diffusion in USA of a caliber 22 gun which looks like a mobile. Some specimens of this unusual weapon have been found in Europe, but the big... more
AirlinesThere will be soon the Antitrust decision about the purchase of Volare by Alitalia
Treviso, Italy - Antitrust President Antonio Catricalà announced it
The President of Italian Antitrust Authority, Antonio Catricalà, speaking yesterday in Treviso about the acquisition of the air carrier Volare by Alitalia, said that his agency is verifying the possibility... more
AirlinesAer Lingus on the stock exchange in September
Dublin, Ireland - Its debut expected in June has been delayed
Ireland’s Transport Ministry made known that flag airline Aer Lingus is not going to debut on the stock exchange before September, October. The carrier is known to be willing to list on the stock market a... more
AirlinesUPS reinforces its hub in Louisville
Louisville, USA - It will boost sorting capacity to 487,000 packages an hour
After the announcement by FedEx Express package delivery company to enlarge its hub at Indianapolis Airport (see AVIONEWS for details), its rival UPS (United Parcel Service) does the same. The cargo carrier... more
AirlineseasyJet: up to 35% discounts for who does not bear football
London, United Kingdom - Discounted flights until July 9
easyJet had a promotional idea aimed at a customer sector which is maybe not as much meagre as you could think: for all those who are not football supporters and want to literally "Escape" world championship... more
Press releaseUnione Piloti: the strike, fixed for next Tuesday, by Alitalia's pilots has been postponed
Rome, Italy - As act of responsibility and sensibility towards the new Italian Government and Transport Minister
"Cgil, Cisl, Uil, Ugl and Unione Piloti (Italian unions) have been convoked today at the Transport Ministry. In such meeting they have discussed all the unsolved problems and the strong alarms that have... more
IndustryBoeing has celebrated the delivery of the 600th airplane to ILFC
Seattle, Usa - It has been leased to Shanghai Airlines
The Boeing Company, in conjunction with International Lease Finance Corp. (ILFC), held delivery ceremonies last Wednesday with Shanghai Airlines for the airline’s newest Next-Generation 737-800. The a... more
MiscellaneousNuclear matter: Kofi Annan in China
Beijing, China - Iran would have used Chinese uranium gas for its nuclear plants
UN General Secretary, Kofi Annan, has arrived Beijing today for a five-day tour, during which he will meet several personalities and President Hu Jintao to talk about the delicate nuclear matter of Iran... more
AirportsMeeting of the Military Sport International Council
Rome, Italy - The umpteenth occasion to talk about Defense finances
The opening ceremony of the 61st Military Sport International Council meeting, the organization which involves 127 Countries from 4 continents and which will manage the world championship in India next... more
MiscellaneousChina: "Chanchu" typhoon keeps on raging
Beijing, China - Dozen flights cancelled
"Chanchu" typhoon keeps on causing victims in Southern China, after having devastated Philippines and Vietnam. Though hundred thousand people were evacuated as a preventing measure, there are 16 victims... more
Civil defenseEADS. Zoller: the unmanned aircraft market is worth EUR 10bn
Berlin, Germany - Stefan Zoller, EADS Defence and Security Systems CEO, said that
During a press conference at "ILA 2006 Berlin Air Show", the CEO of EADS subsidiary, Defence and Security Systems, Stefan Zoller, said that "Unmanned aircraft market is worth 10 billion since now until... more
IndustryThe A-380 arrives Heathrow for the first time
London, United Kingdom - The Pier 6 of Terminal 3 was expressly built for this huge aircraft
The new Airbus A-380 touched English ground for the first time. The largest passenger aircraft in the world, which can carry from 555 up to 800 people, took off yesterday afternoon from "ILA 2006 Berlin... more
Latest newsThe 21st Aviation Group of the Italian Army on a EU mission in Bosnia
Cagliari, Italy - It will be engaged in "Althea" Mission until November
The men from the 21st Aviation Group of the Italian Army, "Great Bear", are leaving today from Cagliari-Elmas military airport, Sardinia, to Bosnia-Erzegovina, where they will be engaged in "Althea" EU... more
MiscellaneousCIA flights: el-Masri's lawsuit rejected
Washington, USA - The man had accused CIA to have seized him wrongfully
T.S. Ellis federal judge rejected the denunciation of Khaled el-Masri, a German citizen of Lebanese origin, against the CIA ex-Director, George tenet; the man accuses American intelligence to have seized... more
MiscellaneousBarbara Bush on tour in Rome
Rome, Italy - Strict security measures at Fiumicino Airport
Barbara Bush, US President’s daughter, disembarked at 12:30 pm yesterday at Rome-Fiumicino Airport with a line flight coming from Frankfurt. Strict security measures at the Roman air station before and d... more
AccidentsWest Carribean accident. "Le Figaro": the MD-82 fell because of human mistake
Paris, France - Black boxes analysis reveals that
Yesterday "Le Figaro" talked about the West Carribean MD-82 which sank off the Venezuelan coasts last Summer shortly after lifting off in Panama and heading to French Martinique. According to the French... more
AirlinesEmirates SkyCargo expands in South America
Milan, Italy - The carrier reaches the record of a million of tons transported
In order to expand in South America and to maximize the capacity for cargo transport within the region, Emirates SkyCargo has named the Scand Air Cargo as sale agent in the cargo section at San Paulo in... more
IndustryNorthrop Grumman Systems Corp. awarded of a over 22 USDm order
Washington, Usa - For the EA-6B aircraft
Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., Bethpage, N.Y., is being awarded a $ 22,131,688 firm-fixed-price delivery order against a previously awarded indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract (N00019-06-D-0014)... more
AirlinesAlitalia. Spinetta (2): "They must let Cimoli work"
Paris, France - "Duration, constance and persistence in efforts leads to better results"
Air France President, Jean Cyril Spinetta, said "It took 4 years for Christian Blanc to take Air France back to red. [...] It is impossible to judge management operations in short times. [...] We must... more
PeopleAlitalia-Spinetta. Rossi: the Air France's President is not reliable
Rome, Italy - The Filt-Cgil's General Secretary, Fabrizio Solari, said it
"Perhaps Spinetta is not reliable because he is an involved part in it, to Air France and KLM can be comfortable to pick up the Alitalia’s crumbs. For Alitalia an international alliance is fundamental a... more
PeopleNats strengthens its technical top team
London, UK - They are Stephen Hale and Stephen Winter the two key appointments
NATS, the UK’s leading air traffic management provider has strengthened its engineering team with two key appointments to lead the delivery of its ten year, £1 bn investment programme. Stephen Hale ha... more
IndustryBoeing to Install Class 3 Electronic Flight Bags on New Jet Airways 777-300ERs
Seattle, Usa - Delivery of the planes is set to begin in early 2007
Boeing and Jet Airways of Mumbai, India, yesterday announced an order to install Boeing’s Class 3 Electronic Flight Bag on 10 new 777-300ERs. Delivery of the planes is set to begin in early 2007. Jet A... more