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AirlinesAir China purchases 15 B-737
Beijing, China - The order is part of a package involving 8 Chinese carriers
Last week the Chinese civil aviation agency made an agreement with Boeing for a total purchase of 80 B-737, distributed in 8 airlines: the order’s price is USD 5.2bn. Air China, flag carrier half state-owned a... more
AirlinesGood results for American Airlines in 2006 first quarter
Washington, USA - Turnover increased of the 12.5%
American Airlines ended the 2006 first quarter with losses which have been inferior of the forecasts. The good result decreases the tension for fuel cost’s raise, plus USD 349 million respect the same p... more
MiscellaneousProblems for President Bush's helicopter
Washington, USA - Rotorcraft's radio breakdown
The president of the United States was obliged yesterday to go by car to the Air Base of Andrews to board on the Air Force One which had to carry him in Alabama. Bush got out on White House’s lawn and b... more
DefenseDifficult relationships between USA and Kirghizistan
Biskek, Kirghizistan - It has been threatened the locking up of US Manas base
The relationships between USA and Kirghizistan’s Government. Kirghizistan’s president Bakiev declared that, whether within June an agreement about the price of the rent to USA of the base of Manas wil... more
AirlinesInvestigation on AirOne plane's engine anomaly
Rome, Italy - Various debris found in auxiliary propellor
AirOne Boeing 737/400 grounded Monday because of some debris found inside auxiliary engine has been put into service again. The commander of AP-6350 flight, during ignition check of the airplane still... more
AirlinesNew route between China and Europe
Beijing, China - It will be operated by Chinese carrier Hainan Airlines
Chinese air carrier Hainan Airlines announced that on next April 25 the inaugural flight of the new route, which will connect Brussels to Beijing via Shanghai, will start. In the operation also SN Brussels... more
Science and technologyFalse alarm at Atlanta Airport
Atlanta, USA - A suspicious pack stopped the air station for two hours
Yesterday evening Atlanta’s "Hartsfied-Jackson" Airport, the most busy in USA, was blocked for about two hours because of a suspicious pack found by luggage control X-ray machines. The terminals of Georgia’s air... more
AccidentsA Beech B-60 hit a car and three people died in the Gainesville's regional airport
Gainesville, Usa - The FAA opened an inquiry
Last Monday a Beech B-60 hit a SUV (Sport Utility Vagon) parked near the Gainesville’s regional airport in Florida. The impact caused the death of three passengers of the private aircraft and has thrown t... more
MiscellaneousSeptember 11 trial: Moussaoui's defence called to witness victims' relatives
Alexandria, USA - The respondent has not to become a martyr
At the September 11 trial, which has a sole respondent the French citizen with Moroccan origin Zacarias Moussaoui (see for details AVIONEWS), defence is completing its final address by counsel. Yesterday... more
IndustryBoeing selects Alcatel Alenia Space to provide the tanks for its Delta II vehicle
Paris, France - The industry press release
Alcatel Alenia Space has recently been awarded a contract, worth approximately 11 million dollars, by the Boeing company for manufacturing 12 additional Second stage tank assemblies for the Delta II rocket.... more
Sport aviation6th International Pleasure Craft or Sportive Aviation Meeting
Castiglione del Lago, Italy - "Spring Meeting" from April 22 to 25
The sixth edition of the "Spring Meeting", International Pleasure Craft or Sportive Aviation Meeting organized by Trasimeno Volo Sport Association, will take place at "L. Eleuteri" Airport in Castiglione... more
IndustryGeneral Electric Aircraft Engine awarded of a over 7 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the T-700 family of engines
General Electric Aircraft Engine, Cincinnati, Ohio, was awarded on April 14, 2006, a $7,359,892 modification to a firm-fixed-price contract for overhaul and repair effort for the entire T-700 family of... more
IndustryThe Boeing Co. awarded of a over 7 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the CH-47 helicopter
The Boeing Co., Ridley Park, Pa., was awarded on April 14, 2006, a $7,476,776 modification to a firm-fixed-price contract for long lead parts for the CH-47 helicopter. Work will be performed in Ridley... more
IndustryLockheed Martin Systems awarded of a over 5 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the H-60R helicopter
Lockheed Martin Systems, Owego, N.Y., is being awarded $5,070,184 for firm-fixed-price delivery order (P10004) under previously awarded contract (N00019-04-C-0028) for the purchase of spares for the common... more
AirlinesIs AirOne creating a regional airline with Austrian crew?
Rome, Italy - The case raised by AVIONEWS last year
After the case of foreign pilots employed by AirOne last year, which had raised doubts for security problems connected to language comprehension in an emergency situation, following which the airline granted... more
AirlinesNew Venezuelan airline
Caracas, Venezuela - It will be a no-profit carrier
Venezuelan Government decided to create a new national airline which will move away from the other international carriers. Bolivar Airlines, according to the Venezuelan Ambassador in Italy Rodrigo Chavez... more
Press releaseÁngel Mullor announces decision to step down as Iberia Chief executive officer
Madrid, Spain - The airline press release
Angel Mullor, Iberia’s Ceo, told the company’s chairman and the Appointments and Retributions Commission that he has decided to resign in order to take on new personal and professional projects. Mullor joi... more
AirlinesAustrian Airlines expands to East
Vienna, Austria - 5 new East European routes
Austrian Airlines launches for summertime 5 new routes to Central and Eastern Europe: Donetsk (Ukraine), Iasi (Romania), Ostrava (Czech Republic), Pécs (Hungary) and Sibiu (Romania). So the destinations... more
Press releaseAustrian Airlines: Double-digit growth rates in the first quarter
Wien, Austria - The airline press release
"Even in the transition period from winter to summer timetable the Austrian Airlines group was able to achieve a disproportionately high traffic growth. The Focus East areas and the transfer traffic via... more
AirlinesAmerican Airlines has to cut job cost
Washington, USA - The decisions will be taken togheter with the trade unions
American Airlines needs to cut a lot of costs, above all concerning job costs. It was retailed by the new Chief Financial Officer of the carrier Thomas Horton. The airline, among the most important of... more
AirlinesTrade unions threaten to strike against Alitalia
Rome, Italy - The contracts' renew and the transfer of carrier's ground activities are at the center of the controversy
The tension between Alitalia and trade unions could come back high. On the eve of the examination about the conditions of the airline workers’ representatives threatened new protests, with activities’ loc... more
AirlinesNew cooling system for SAS Cargo
Stockholm, Sweden - It will be put in service from September
SAS Cargo, the freight carrier owned by SAS, the Scandinavian Airlines, realized, in cooperation with the Swedish company AB AirContainer and the Royal Institute of Technology, a new container which will... more
Science and technologySydney air station importance increased
Sydney, Australia - Investment of USD 100 million to upgrade the airport
Sydney Airport Corporation Limited (SACL), the company which manages the Australian air station of Sydney, announced that in the nine months subsequent to March 2005, the growth of its earnings was of... more
AirlinesAgreement between Flying Carpet and Arkia Airlines
Tel Aviv, Israel - Cooperation on European destinations between the travel agency and the carrier
Flying Carpet, one of the biggest Israeli travel agencies, risked to close down last January because of the arrest of its Director General, charged with insider trading after he blew up the value of the... more
AirlinesLow-cost test for Alitalia?
Rome, Italy - The on-line version of Italian weekly magazine "Panorama" reports that
Italian weekly magazine "Panorama" on-line version published the news that Alitalia, which has just bought Volareweb, would have done a 18-day low-cost experiment from February 23 to March 12: 4000 flights... more
PeopleSyria's air traffic increased
Damascus, Syria - A plan to improve country's airport structures
Syrian Government made known to have a plan for the upgrade and the improvement of the already existing air stations and the construction of new airports. In 2005 more than 3 million passengers passed... more
DefenseIran nuclear matter: no results at Moscow's UN Security Council meeting
Moscow, Russia - The matter is delayed to April 28, deadline of IAEA's ultimatum
Yesterday, when the five permanent members of Security Council plus Germany met to discuss eventual measures to take against Teheran, each one remained firm on their positions: USA want military intervention... more
AirlinesSingapore Airlines cuts the prices of the flights to India
Singapore, Republic of Singapore - The decision underlined the importance for the carrier of the Indian market
Singapore Airlines announced to have reduced its fares for the tickets of the route Singapore-Bangalore, in India. Now the price of the route between the two cities operated by the carrier is very lower... more
Press releaseNew Piaggio Aero shareholder underpins future growth Mubadala Development takes stake in leading Italian aerospace company
Genoa, Italy - Acquiring the 35% of the capital of the Italian industry
"Piaggio Aero Industries SpA, one of the world’s leading aerospace companies, today announced that Mubadala Development, a principal investment company wholly owned by the Government of Abu Dhabi, has a... more
Science and technologyAdministrative procedures for the enlargement of Aosta Airport have started
Aosta, Italy - After the permission of the Italian Civil Aviation Authority
Aosta-Saint Christophe’s "Corrado Gex" Airport, opened in 1959 and adapted to international regulations in 1987, has a 1240-meter long and 32-meter wide runway endowed, since July 2005, with a new luminous h... more
AirlinesBritish Airways increased long-haul tickets' price
London, UK - The decision because of fuel cost's raise
British Airways announced that, because of the raise of fuel cost, it will be obliged to increase long-haul tickets’ price. The mark up, in average, will be of GBP 5. According to the carrier this year f... more
MiscellaneousSeptember 11 trial: Moussaoui "Beautiful terrorist mind"
Alexandria USA - Respondent's excited declarations in the chamber
Zacarias Moussaoui continues to show a really desacrating irony during the hearings of September 11 trial in which he is the sole respondent. After to have re-arranged Bruce Springsteen’s "Born in the U... more
MiscellaneousChinese President promotes China-USA cooperation
Seattle, USA - In a speech held at Seattle Airport
The President of Chinese Popular Republic, Hu Jintao, just disembarked in American territory together with his wife and other government delegates for a four-day diplomatic visit (see AVIONEWS for details),... more
AirlinesSpecial fares for the loyal customers of Northwest Airlines
Minneapolis, USA - No additional costs for the most comfortable seats
Northwest Airlines made known to have modified the fares for its loyal customers. The travellers who will cover more than 25,000 miles every year with the carrier’s flights will have the right to have s... more
AirlinesCode-sharing agreement between American Airlines and Vietnam Airlines
Hanoi, Vietnam - The deal concern the routes to Europe and Japan
American Airlines (AA) announced to have signed a code-sharing agreement with Vietnam Airlines. The Asian carrier will place is "VN" code on AA flights between USA and Frankfurt, Paris, Tokyo and Osaka,... more
DefenseVenezuelan Government denies its agreement with Iran on nuclear matter
Caracas, Venezuela - The information spread is "Absurd"
As for some reports spread in these days about a presumed agreement between Venezuela and Iran on weapons supply to the South-American Country, Caracas Government categorically denied and defined "Absurd"... more
Science and technology"Emma", the new generation radar, is being presented tomorrow at Malpensa Airport
Milan, Italy - Under testing, it is a project financed by European Community
The future of air security is called "Emma", an experimental project financed by European Community in three airports (for the time being): Toulouse, Prague and Milan. Tomorrow at Milan-Malpensa air station... more
Latest newsTurkish-Swiss relationship in crisis
Bern, Switzerland - Swiss aeronautic industry excluded by a contract race in Turkey
The relationship between Turkish and Swiss Government are more and more difficult. Pilatus, a Swiss industry of the aeronautic sector, was excluded by Ankara ba the race for the achievement of a USD 500... more
IndustryMubadala enters Piaggio Aero at 35%
Rome, Italy - Italian Antitrust gave the permission
Piaggio Aero Industries, Italian aeronautic industry which operates in design, building and maintenance of motor airplanes and structural components for civil and institutional market, was born in 1998... more
Latest newsThe ground tests of the new F-35 Joint Strike Fighter successfully completed
Fort Worth, USA - Lockheed Martin announced it
Lockheed Martin announced to have successfully completed, with 5 days ahead of time, the structural tests on the new F-35 Joint Strike Fighter combat aircraft (see for details AVIONEWS). The first flight... more
AccidentsA pilot's mistake caused the incident in which Sudanese vice-president Garanf died
Kampala, Uganda - It was established by the mixed Sudan-Ugandan commission
Mixed Sudan-Ugandan commission, which investigated on the helicopter incident that on last July 30 caused the death of Sudanese vice-President John Garang and of other 12 people (see for details AVIONEWS),... more
AccidentsMilitary helicopter crashed in France
Paris, France - The three men on board died
A combat helicopter of the French Army, belonging to the 5th regiment, crashed yesterday on the Pyrenees, near the town of Bareges. Nobody of the three men on board survived. The rotorcraft, an Aerospatiale... more
Latest news"Antica Babilonia": positive balance for "Predator" and "Mangusta"
Nassiriya, Iraq - Italian Air Force means used in Iraq
Italian Air Force Colonel, Ludovico Chianese, commander of UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles) interforce group belonging to the air component of "Antica Babilonia" mission, showed the balance of the 4 Italian... more
Weather forecasts"ILA 2006", opening with chancellor Merkel on 16 May
Berlin, Germany - 250,000 square meters already all taken by exhibitors from 40 different countries
On May 16th, German chancellor Angel Merkel will officially open "ILA 2006". From May 16th to 21st, at Berlin-Schoenfeld airport will arrive more than 1000 exhibitors from over 40 countries to take place... more
PeopleAir transport: passengers ask for reliability, punctuality and assistance
Rome, Italy - It is what emerges from an enquiry made by consumers associations
"Altroconsumo",Italian consumers association, made an investigation on satisfaction level among European travellers about airlines and airports, in collaboration with other analogue associations in France,... more
MiscellaneousChinese President Hu Jintao visits USA (2): a delicate diplomatic matter
Seattle, USA - The leader will visit also Saudi Arabia, Marocco, Nigeria and Kenya
The visit of Chinese President in USA is very delicate from a diplomatic point of view, considering the old distrust between the two Countries. It is no mystery that Washington is worried about the Chinese... more
MiscellaneousA "Crowned Head" conquered North Pole
Moscow, Russia - Pince Albert of Monaco's warning against the risks of the greenhouse effect
Prince Albert II of Monaco arrived yesterday to the North Pole. The Sovereign of the little State conquered the aim after a 150 km march, on sled dragged by Husky dogs, in company with his personal doctor,... more
IndustryBoeing 747/400 large cargo freighter taking shape
Seattle, Usa - It will transport major components of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner
Modifications continue on the 747-400s that will transport major components of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner. The distinctive look of the aircraft crystallized late last month with the installation of the... more
AerospaceMeeting at Beijing about Italian and Chinese aerospace activities
Beijing, China - The Asiatic giant is an important protagonist of the space conquest
In occasion of the manifestation for "Italy-China year", since tomorrow to Friday at Beijing a conference will take place in Beijing, supported by Italian Foreign Office and Italian Embassy in China, concerning... more
AirlinesEight weekly flights by Qatar Airways Italy-Bangkok
Milan, Italy - Direct coincidence from Rome and Milan to Thailandia's capital city
Qatar Airways links Italy to Thailandia with eight weekly flights from Rome and Milan, with intermediate airport in Doha. All the flights in departing from Italy on Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday... more