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MiscellaneousDahab attempt: Switzerland sent an helicopter. Egypt closed the Israeli borderline. The three injured Italians landed in Rome
Dahab, Egypt - Already three weeks ago Israeli authorities was afraid by the possibility of a terroristic attempt in Sinai's peninsula
12 Egyptian citizens and 6 foreign people killed (among whom a 5 years old German child, a Swiss man, a Lebanese man and a Russian one): this is the result of the triple attempt happened last Monday at... more
DefenseArgentina: the control of the military secret services has been assigned to the Defence Minister
Buenos Aires, Argentina - After the recognition of several illegal spying cases
The Argentinian President, Néstor Carlos Kirchner, within of a series of measures acted to reduce the power in the militaries’ hands (as protagonists from 1930 to 1976 of six coups) and after to have to... more
IndustryGeneral Electric Co. awarded of a over 18 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet aircraft
General Electric Co., Aircraft Engines Business Group, Lynn, Mass., is being awarded an $18,238,000 firm-fixed-price advanced acquisition contract for long-lead materials associated with the FY 2007 full... more
IndustryLockheed Martin Corp. awarded of a over 103 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the F-22 aircraft
Lockheed Martin Corp., Fort Worth, Texas, is being awarded a $103,057,114 firm-fixed price & cost-plus-fixed fee contract modification to increase fund production long lead diminished manufacturing sources... more
Civil defenseUAV sector is in strong growth
Rome, Italy - Italian industry is vanguard in this field
The orders for UAV aircraft (Unmanned air vehicle) are increasing in a very strong way. It was made known by Northrop Grumman, which is among the main supplier companies of this type of aircraft for the... more
AirlinesKingfisher grows its fleet with purchase of five A-340/500
Mumbai, India - It has become one of the country’s largest airlines
Kingfisher Airlines, the carrier headquartered in Mumbai, India signed a contract for five Airbus A-340/500 and an option for five more, on Monday, April 24th, 2006, in Hannover, Germany. The aircraft... more
Finance and economyAnnual Shareholder's meeting of SAS AB
Stockholm, Sweden - New decisions approved
During the Annual Shareholder’s Meeting, on April 20th, 2006,in accordance with the proposal from the Nominations Committee reelected the following members of the Board of SAS AB: Egil Myklebust (chairman), B... more
PeopleBAE Systems confirmed its intention to leave Airbus
London, UK - Contrasting Reaction in Great Britain
BAE Systems confirmed its intention to exit from Airbus, of which it owns the 20% of the stock. The share of the British company will be purchased by EADS, the French-German consortium which owns the remaining... more
PeopleBoeing will project the new European air traffic control system
Seattle, Usa - It was made known by an US industry's statement
Boeing announced that it will lead a group os us and European company to project the new European air traffic control system. Seattle industry will have the duty to guarantee the interoperability of the... more
AirlinesDelta Airlines and unions next to an agreement
Atlanta, USA - Wage cuts by 14%
The dispute between Delta Airlines, on bankruptcy since September, and pilots unions seems to come to an end, with an agreement which plans the maintenance of 14% wage cuts, equivalent to USD 280m a year... more
IndustryNew hangar to accommodate B-747/Lcf
Tucson, Usa -250 new jobs will be offered at end of works
Jordan Shultz, spokeswoman for Evergreen International Aviation (EIA), says that the new jobs will be offered when the building of the new hangar, of 87,000 square meters and a cost of 18 million Usd.... more
PeopleEuropean Antitrust's investigation on SkyTeam Alliance
Brussels, Belgium - It was announced by European Competition Commissioner, Neelie Kroes
European Competition Commissioner, Neelie Kroes, announced today, during a speech at Leiden University, that European Antitrust started investigations on SkyTeam, the carriers’ alliance which clubs among t... more
AirlinesBombardier CRJ-900 for Macedonian Airlines
Skopje, Macedony - The list price is 35 million Usd.
The Macedonian airliner, formed in 1994, links Skopje with several major European centres. Bombardier CRJ-900, will replace in the carrier a Boeing-737 and Fokker 100. The company joins 17 other customers... more
PeopleAgreement between Delta Airlines and Sabre Holdings
Atlanta, USA - Also a deal with Travelocity was signed
Delta Airlines and Sabre Holdings announced to have achieved a seven-year agreement which will allow to the clients of the Sabre’s GDS local distributions system to have an access to the published fares a... more
Latest news"San Diego Air Show": the history of military aviation on exhibition in Texas
San Diego, Usa - Simulated bomb blasts by vintage Vietman War aircrafts
The exhibition lasted three days, from Friday, April 21st to Sunday 23rd. The 12th Annual exhibition with the theme " Wings of the Silver Screen: The Planes, Pilots and Filmmakers of Aviation Movies and... more
AccidentsNTSB begins their probe into an airplane crash that killed a pilot
Columbus, Usa - It is the first fatal plane crash in airport's history of Columbus, Mississippi
Lt. Col. Ray Townsend, 59 years old, officier at Golden Triangle regional Airport, died last Sunday when his single-engine M20K Mooney, crashed a few miles from the airport runway, when, shortly after... more
MiscellaneousAntonov plane crash in the southern of Russia
Moscow, Russia - Four persons die
Emergency Situation Ministry of Russia announced that on April 23rd at 9.00 pm, local time, at least four persons have died on board of An-2, precipitated in Stavropol in the southern region of Russia,... more
AerospacePostponed the launch of ESA meteorological satellite
Paris, France - Not specified the reasons for delaying
European meteorological satellite MetOp, by European Space Agency (ESA), will be put into orbit on June 30th 2006 and not on 17th, for reasons that have not been specified. MetOp is the first of three... more
DefenseIran nuclear matter (2): Ahmadinejad enlisted the terrorist Mugniyeh
Washington, USA - The "Sunday Times" reports that
The "Sunday Times", quoting experts of the intelligence, reckons that Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad enlisted one of the most sought terrorists by FBI in order to prepare Teheran’s reprisal to a... more
MiscellaneousRepeated violations of Japanese air space by Chinese aircraft
Tokyo, Japan - Japanese Self-Defence Agency made known it
Japanese Self-Defence Agency made known the annual statement about air interception. The figures in the document are the umpteenth confirmation of the tension state existing between the Rising Sun Empire... more
AccidentsAfghanistan (2): 5 dead and 10 injured people at least in this morning accident
Kabul, Afghanistan - The Antonov-32 went out of the runway to avoid a truck
This morning a twice-engined Antonov-32 leased by an American anti-drugs agency went out of the runway of Lashkar Gah airport, ending its run against the tents of a nomad camp (see AVIONEWS). A truck crossed... more
AirlinesNegotiation among Alitalia, Italian Government and Trade unions re-started
Rome, Italy - The problems concerning the renew of the job contracts
The negotiations among Alitalia, Italian Government and Trade unions, concerning the application of the industrial plan, re-started at the Ministry of the Productive Activities. During the meeting some... more
AerospaceThird Chinese Space mission scheduled
Beijing, China - It was retailed by "Beijing News" newspaper
China’s efforts to fill the technological and experience gap in airspace field, which separate it from USA Russia EU and Japan, continue. "Beijing News" made known that on September 2008, after the closure o... more
IndustryPiaggio Aero focuses on Business jets
Genoa, Italy - P-180 "Avanti II" is the last type produced by the Italian company
Piaggio Aero Industries, the Italian aeronautic company whose 35% of shares was recently acquired by Mubadala Development Company (Abu Dhabi Government investment fund), is focusing on business aviation... more
DefenseThe Paraguayan Army and Air Forces' leaderships removed
Asuncion, Paraguay - Within the most radical reorganization of the military heads never happened since its installation
Abuse of power and violation of the Constitution to have criticized in a public manner the Paraguay’s Senate: these the reasons for which the Latin-American country’s President, Nicanor Duarte (installed in... more
MiscellaneousCritical week at the trial for September 11's attempts
Alexandria, USA - Moussaoui responsible for the death of 3000 people
Today started the critical week of September 11 trial, in which there is a sole respondent the French citizen with Moroccan origin Zacarias Moussaoui (see for details AVIONEWS). The defence office asked... more
DefenseFirst NATO meeting in Bulgaria
Sophia, Bulgaria - Agreements for the settlement of US bases in the Balcanic country
Bulgaria, for the first time by its entry in the Atlantic Alliance, will host a NATO meeting. On next April 27-28 in fact an informal summit of the Foreign Ministers of Nato’s member countries will take p... more
HelicoptersTwo Mangustas open Formula 1 GP
Imola, Italy - The show of San Marino's paratroopers launches the competition
San Marino Gran Premio was opened yesterday with a low-altitude ride above Imola’s circuit of two Mangustas of Rimini’s "Vega" 7th Italian Army Aviation Regiment, flight division of "Friuli" aircraft bri... more
IndustryBoeing: Southwest Airlines converted options to orders for 79 B-737s
Seattle, Usa - The deliveries between 2007 and 2012
Boeing and Southwest Airlines said the airline converted options into orders for 79 Next-Generation 737-700s, bringing the airline’s total past and future Boeing orders for 737-700s to 370 airplanes. Airplanes c... more
MiscellaneousUnited Airlines: a passenger announces a bomb on board
Denver, USA - The flight landed in Denver but it was a false alarm
José Manuel Pelayo-Ortega is appearing today in court because he caused emergency landing of a United Airlines’ Airbus A-320 in Denver, Colorado. The flight left Friday evening from Chicago, Illinois, an... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Boeing model 747-100, 747-100B, 747- 100B SUD, 747-200B, 747-200C, 747-200F, 747-300, 747SR, and 747SP series airplanes
Washington, Usa - To prevent cracked or fractured thrust links that could lead to the loss of the load path for the rear engine mount bulkhead and damage to other primary engine mount structure
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: April 21, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 77)] [Page 20528-20530] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Pratt & Whitney Canada (PWC) PW535A turboshaft engines
Washington, Usa - To prevent lack of engine response to power lever input, which could cause a single or dual engine in-flight shutdown event
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: April 21, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 77)] [Page 20531-20533] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationFAA (Correction) AD on Airbus model A300 B4-600, B4-600R, and F4-600R series airplanes, and model C4-605R Variant F airplanes
Washington, Usa - To prevent crack formation in the sealing angles
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: April 21, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 77)] [Page 20530-20531] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
DefenseIran nuclear matter: an agreement with Russia?
Teheran, Iran - USA ask for embargo on weapons sale to Teheran
Five days to deadline of the ultimatum set by UN Security Council for Iran to suspend its nuclear plan, the spokesman of Teheran’s Foreign Ministry, Hamid Reza Asefi, declared yesterday that "Uranium e... more
Science and technologyGesac: presentation of the new flight to Brussels by Virgin Express next Wednesday
Naples, Italy - Besides the development plans by the same carrier
The GESAC, Naples’ airport management society, communicates that the presentation of the new flight Naples-Brussels and of the development projects by Virgin Express, will take place next Wednesday, A... more
MiscellaneousFour Canadian soldiers died in Afghanistan
Ottawa, Canada - Bomb explosion against the tank
Last Saturday, three Canadian soldiers were killed, while the fourth died at the Kandahar hospital, after a bomb blow-off while the four soldiers were travelling on board of a tank towards the city of... more
Weather forecastsAir shows and exhibitions in the last week of April
Rome, Italy - From today, Monday 24 to next Monday May 1st
Monday 24 - Grumman Half Yearly Gathering. Dubbo, New South Wales, Australia. + 61 4 1813 1273 www.aya.org - Rallying - 2006 Egypt Pyramids Air Rally. Alexandria, Egypt. + 202 624 4545 http://events.fai.org... more
IndustryAlenia-Sukhoi agreement: 1000 regional jets within 2009
Moscow, Russia - Italy participates with a EUR 300m contribution
As for the Italo-Russian agreement signed last week in Moscow, concerning regional jets and Tetra telecommunications network (see AVIONEWS for details), the Italian Ministry of Productive Activities, Claudio... more
IndustryAlenia-unions agreement on apprenticeship
Rome, Italy - At least 75% of apprentices will be confirmed
Italian trade unions, after their agreement with Finmeccanica (see AVIONEWS for details), reached an agreement with Alenia Aeronautica too concerning apprenticeship contracts, so that there is a correct... more
AccidentsAfghanistan: a military airplane crashes onto houses
Kabul, Afghanistan - There are several victims and injured among civil people and crew
Today a military airplane has gone out of the runway at Lashkar Gah’s airport, the Capital of Helmand Province, South Afghanistan, crashing against some houses in a nearby residential area and causing, a... more
AccidentsA Libyan military plane crashes onto a city in Camerun
Kusseri, Camerun - Six victims, all of them were crew members
A Libyan military cargo plane crashed yesterday morning onto a residential area in Kusseri, a city in the boundaries between Camerun and Ciad, after it missed landing at N’Djamena International Airport, C... more
IndustryUnited Technologies Corp. awarded of a 120 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the F-35A aircraft
United Technologies Corp., Pratt & Whitney, Military Engines, East Hartford, Conn., is being awarded a $120,000,000 ceiling-priced cost-plus-incentive-fee, award-fee contract for the low rate initial product... more
Latest newsA spy plane shot down in Iran
Teheran, Iran - It is the second one this month
"Iran" government newspaper reports yesterday Iranian Armed Forces shot down a spy plane near Qeshm island, in Hormuz Strait. The news talk about an aircraft belonging to foreign forces, but they do not... more
HelicoptersUS helicopter rescued a Korean woman
Seoul, South Korea - Large willingness of US Army to help the host country's population
US command in South Korea made known to have carried out in the last days a rescue mission in Yong Pyeong Do Island in the West Sea. The crew of a HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter rescued an old Korean woman... more
Latest newsUS Air Force looking for more economic ways to keep its planes in the air
Washington, Usa - Constructors and suppliers tighten their belts
Brig. Gen. S. Taco Gilbert III, director of strategic planning and chief of staff for plans and programs at USAFS headquarter, speaking last Wednesday at the annual meeting of Lean Aerospace Initiative,... more
MiscellaneousSeptember 11 trial: the defence office ended its address by counsel
Alexandria, USA - The prosecutor has to demonstrate that Moussaoui is not mad
Yesterday at the September 11 trial, in which there is a sole respondent the French citizen with Moroccan Origin Zacarias Moussaoui, the defence office ended its address by counsel (see for details AVIONEWS... more
Science and technologySAB: 17 new direct connections from Marconi's airport
Boulogne, Italy - Withe the arrival of Summer times
"Moscow, Krakow, Helsinki, Hamburg, Malta, Elba among the absolute newnesses. New York, Dublin, Budapest, Bari, Rodi, Reykjavik, Lisbon, Lamezia Terme, Kos, Naples and Ibiza among the restarts and reinforce... more
MiscellaneousEx-Yugoslavian retired pilot under arrest
Belgrad, Serbia - The charge is complicity with Ratko Mladic's ex-officials
The Serbian capital city newspaper Blick referred yesterday that ex-pilot of the old Yugoslavian aviation first, and of the Serbian then, Stanko Ristic, was arrested with one of his sons, Pedrag for helping... more
DefenseVenezuela announces bilateral military drills
Caracas, Venezuela - Defense Minister Maniglia declared it
Venezuelan Defense Minister, Admirer Orlando Maniglia, has announced his Country will make bilateral military drills with Armed Forces of Brazil and Colombia, answering US naval manoeuvres ongoing in the... more
Science and technologyForeign people in Iran. Faster procedures: visas issued at the airport
Teheran, Iran - A new legal disposition states that
Iranian Ministers Council has approved a legal disposition according to which foreign citizens will be able to get an entry visa valid for 15 days, which can be extended to a month after a request to local... more