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AerospaceDiscovery: mission impossible
Washington, USA - Polemics about the Shuttle's launch
These are difficult hours at Cape Kennedy. On next July first it should start the new mission of Discovery, but the climate, in all the senses, is not the top. In the last days in fact two managers of... more
AirlinesMacedonian Airlines: new connection from Ancona to Skopje from tomorrow
Ancona, Italy - The flights will be sold by Eastland operator
A press release informs that starting from tomorrow July 1st a direct connection Ancona-Skopje will be operative thanks to a flight by Macedonia Airlines. It will be a weekly service until July 26 and... more
IndustryBoeing: Aeromexico, ILFC announced deal for B-787 Dreamliners
Seattle, USA - Airline will lease three new 787-8s from ILFC
Boeing International Lease Finance Corp. (ILFC) and Aeromexico, Mexico’s largest airline, yesterday announced the carrier will operate three 787 Dreamliner airplanes, making it the first Latin American a... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Mitsubishi Heavy Industries MU-2B series airplanes
Washington, Usa - To detect and correct cracks, corrosion, fractures, and incorrect torque values in the wing attach barrel nuts, which could result in failure of the wing barrel nuts and/or associated wing attachment hardware
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: June 29, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 125)] [Page 36984-36986] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
AirlineseasyJet offers new tariffs towards Milan for a shopping week-end
Rome, Italy - Discounts on the flights from Palermo and Naples in concomitance with Summer bargain prices
With the beginning of Summer bargains, July 1st, the air company easyJet brings out a new fare, planned for people that would like to spend a shopping week-end in Milan, Italian capital of fashion. Starting... more
MiscellaneousEU: Israeli people and palestinian ones have to come back on their positions
Brussels, Belgium - It was asked the release of the Israeli soldier kidnapped
European Union expressed today all its anxiety because of the Middle East crisis (see for details AVIONEWS). Benita Ferrero-Waldner, EU Commissioner for the foreign relationship, invited Israelis and Palestinians... more
MiscellaneousTension is growing in Ceylon
Colombo, Ceylon - Yesterday a general of the Army was killed
It is more and more difficult the situation in Ceylon where yesterday, in an attack, he was killed a General of the Army. The action was attributed to the Tamil Tigers, a terroristic association which... more
MiscellaneousMalta: riot at clandestines detention Centre
La Valletta, Malta - Immigrants protested against their life conditions inside the structure
A new riot took place yesterday in the Safi detention Center, near La Valletta International Airport, Malta. About 370 immigrants managed to escape from the structure gathering clandestines who are sighted... more
Science and technologyAnti-terrorism drill in Malpensa airport
Milan, Italy - About 100 operators involved
About 100 men from Police, Carabinieri, Firemen and airport rescuers took part yesterday evening in the third anti-terrorism drill at Milan-Malpensa air station. Ambulance services and Civil Defense were... more
Press releaseAlitalia: Roberto Ulissi, one of the manager, resigned
Rome, Italy - There are no evidences that he owned participations in Alitalia's stock
"We make known that lawyer Roberto Ulissi, currently manager of an other Stock Exchange company, resigned, after the approval of the Economy and Finances Ministry, his resignations as CEO of the company. According... more
IndustryGalileo Avionica: robotics and automation for the near and far future
Rome, Italy - The industry has participated in "SpaceOps 2006" held from 19 to 23 June
"Galileo Avionica, a Finmeccanica company, has participated in ’SpaceOps 2006’, an international forum about project and space mission operation management held in Rome from 19 to 23 June. Galileo Avi... more
Science and technologySicily: investments on low-cost airlines and regional flights
Palermo, Italy - ENAC and Assaeroporti at the meeting on airport strategies in Palermo
At the "Winning strategies for airlines and airport operators" international conference, which is taking place at Castello Utveggio in Palermo, Sicily, ENAC (Italian Civil Aviation Authority) and Assaeroporti... more
MiscellaneousNew Israeli raids in Gaza: the Palestinian Home Office was struck
Gaza, Gaza Strip - There are no injured people
Last night an Israeli airplane launched a missile against the building hosting Gaza’s Home Office. There have not been comments by Israeli Armed Forces, which made several air attacks in the Gaza Strip i... more
HelicoptersGeneral Motors relies on helicopters for assembly pieces deliveries
Kaiserslautern, Germany - After union agitations that slowed down production
After strikes that have been involving General Motors European employees for the last two weeks, causing production and delivery times slowdown, the automobile company decided to organize a helicopter... more
AirlinesQatar Airways increases flights to Bangkok, Shanghai and Seoul
Rome, Italy - Strong expansion in Far East and new code-sharing with Asiana for the Korea
Qatar Airways increases its links with the main Far East cities and points on Bangkok, Shanghai and Seoul to offer new travel opportunities to the Italian leisure and business market. This raise of the... more
AirlinesVirgin Atlantic Airways' financial year ended positively
New York, USA - The sales arrived to 3.5 billion dollars
It ended positively the 2005-2006 financial year (ended last February) of Virgin Atlantic Airways. The carrier’s sales arrived to 3.5 billion dollars, with a net profit of 75.8 million dollars. There w... more
IndustryBoeing will sell Connexion by Boeing
Seattle, USA - The unit didn't succeed to stand out the market
Boeing decided to sell its unit of Internet communications Connexion by Boeing (CB). The decision arrived because the scarce success that CB obtained nearby the airlines. Until now in fact only Lufthansa,... more
MiscellaneousNuclear matter: diplomatic machine tries to convince Iran
Teheran, Iran - Meetings among EU-UN and Teheran representatives
The EU Foreign Policy and Security High Representative, Javier Solana, will be in Teheran within next Friday to meet the Iranian nuclear chief negotiator, Ali Larijani, according to the semi-official press... more
Latest newsEAG Air Forces meeting in Spain
Torrejon de Ardoz, Spain - ESR requirement document was signed
The meeting of Air Forces Chiefs of European Air Group (EAG) member Countries took place last days at the air base in Torrejon de Ardoz, near Madrid. The Air Force Chiefs of Staff from Italy, Spain, France,... more
IndustryEurocopter will build a maintenance facility in Russia
Marignane, France - It will be built at Ostafievo airport, near Moscow
Eurocopter achieved an agreement with the Russian authorities to create a facility for the maintenance and overhaul services at Ostafievo airport, near Moscow. The agreement was signed in Eurocopter’s h... more
Government actsEuropean Parliament: question on the type-certificates for aircraft
Strasbourg, France - By Tomáš Zatloukal (PPE-DE)
"Written question P-2266/06 by Tomáš Zatloukal (PPE-DE) to the Commission Subject: type-certificates for aircraft Commission Regulation (EC) No 1702/2003 lays down a transfer of competence for i... more
Science and technologyParis airport Le Bourget in strike
Paris, France - There were 30 flights cancelled or re-directed
It ended this morning at 7:30 am, the 24 hours strike announced by the air-traffic controllers of the USAC-CGT, a French union, at Paris’ Le Bourget airport. Totally 30 flights were cancelled or redirected. T... more
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