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Civil aviationOccident threats military intervention and Teheran replies
Teheran, Iran - Launch of new fast silures announced
March 29 UN Security Council appealed Iran to suspend all its activities related to uranium enrichment within 30 days. After the notification publication, Iran confirmed its safeguard attitude of nuclear... more
AirlinesSwissair's management under charge
Zurich, Switzerland - The carrier went in bankruptcy on October 2001
Zurich prosecutor failed charges against the management of the Swissair, Swiss flagship carrier, which went on bankruptcy on October 2001. The entire board of management of the old airline is under charge... more
Science and technologySagat: Condor's first flight to Munich took off
Turin, Italy - Three times per week
"The first A-320 that links Turin to Munich took off at 3:40pm of today three times per week (Monday, Wednesday and Friday). This new route will give a further impulse to the Turin-Caselle’s airport c... more
HelicoptersEurocopter Chile sells an EC-130B4 helicopter to Aero Services during FIDAE 2006
Santiago del Chile, Chile - It will be used for business transport, high-altitude sports, and tourism operations
During FIDAE 2006, on Thursday 30 March, Bernhard Brenner, the Managing Director of Eurocopter Chile S.A. signed a sales contract with Aero Service, represented by the businessman Max Marambio, for an... more
AirlinesA dog dies after an airplane travel: the owner denounces American Airlines
New York, USA - The airline would not have offered appropriate assistance
Terrence Ing, owner of a two-years-old English Bulldog, denounced American Airlines not to have offered appropriate assistance to his dog, died after a flight between New York and San Francisco last August... more
IndustryCAE will build flight simulators for Europe and America
Montreal, Canada - Contracts for USD 32.6 million
CAE made known to have achieved contracts in Europe and in America, for a value of USD 32,6 million, for the manufacture of flight simulators. The industry will build a simulator for the C-295 twin-engine... more
Civil defenseMore UAV in American skies?
Washington, USA - Defense and Aviation Administration seem willing to massive use of remote control airplanes
Though used by US Air Force since 1997, UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles) could be employed by the Government in much larger number to patrol national borders, catch criminals, monitor the environment, assist... more
AirlinesHooters Air closes down
Myrtle Beach, USA - The small airline became famous for its sexy hostesses
Hooters Air, American airline born three years ago from an idea of the homonym restaurant chain, is closing down. The winning formula of customer care "Lifted" by hostesses not much dressed but much sexy... more
Science and technologyOrly airport's new hall 2 launched today
Paris, France - The works have been financed totally by Aeroports de Paris
The new Hall 2 of the Paris-Orly’s airport has been launched today, after 13 months of works. The spaces were reorganized to make easier the boarding and the disembark, while the grouping of the security g... more
AccidentsAn American military airplane C-5 Galaxy crashes
Dover, USA - 17 people on board, no details yet
A spokesman of US Air Force said a goods transportation airplane, C-5 Galaxy, crashed onto Dover’s air base in Delaware with 17 people on board. No further details about the accident is available at t... more
DefenseThe 15th Armament Control International Course in Ciampino (Italy)
Ciampino, Italy - Ended after two-weeks conferences, visits and drills
Officers and Noncommissioned Officers of Italian Armed Force and Financial Police, together with delegates of 33 European, Central Asian, Caucasian and Mediterranean Dialogue Contries, joined the 15th... more
Latest newsBelgian Royal Family in visit at the museum of Italian Air Force
Vigna di Valle, Italy - The family saw the "Spad VII" of Ruffo of Calabria, Queen's father
The Belgian Royal family visited the museum of Italian Air Force at Vigna di Valle, near Rome, last Friday. The reigning couple Alberto II and Paola, together with Prince Philippe, military pilot, his... more
IndustryBoeing is confident about the new 747-8
Seattle, Usa - More and more hard the competition with Airbus
Boeing said to be confident that its new 450 seats 747-8 will be able to attract the interest of the European and Asian carriers. Seattle industrie’s Vice-President, Jeff Peace, said that the new aircraft w... more
Civil aviationItalian Minister of Defence, Martino: all the necessary measures to guarantee security during the elections were adopted
Catania, Italy - The declarations during a manifestation in Sicily
Italian Minister of Defence, Antonio Martino, partecipating to an electoral manifestation in Catania, said that the Government took all the necessary measures to conjure the attempts’ risk during the n... more
PeopleICAO and IATA agree to share information from safety audits
Montreal, Canada - To better identify potential safety risks and prevent aircraft accidents
The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and the International Air Transport Association (IATA) have agreed to share safety-related information from their respective audit programmes to better... more
AirlinesSN Brussels-Virgin Express: by 2007 the new carrier, born by the merger of the two airlines will start to fly
Brussels, Belgium - The announcement was made during a press conference
During the press conference, Etienne Devignon, SN AIR Holding President, and Neil Burrows, SN Brussels e Virgin Express CEO, announced that in 2007 the two carriers will present their-selves to the public... more
AirlinesBMED: by April the route London-Ankara will be operative
Ankara, Turkey - It was made known by company's sources
BMED, British Mediterranean Airways Limited, Turkish carrier which operates in franchising with British Airways, should have to start to operate within the end of April a new route. It is the direct connection... more
AirlinesBMED: by April the route London-Ankara will be operative
Ankara, Turkey - It was made known by company's sources
BMED, British Mediterranean Airways Limited, Turkish carrier which operates in franchising with British Airways, should have to start to operate within the end of April a new route. It is the direct connection... more
Science and technologyAeroports de Paris: in the 2005 there was a profit of EUR 179.9 million
Paris, France - By June the privatization phase should have to start
Aeroports de Paris company, which manages the French capital’s airports, made known to have closed the 2005 accounting period with a net profit of EUR 179.9 million, +24.4% respect the 2004. AdP declared m... more
DefenseItalian Minister, Martino, talked about the Defence's cuts
Rome, Italy - The speech in an Armed Forces' forum
Italian Minister of Defence, Antonio Martino, speaking on last Friday at the Armed Forces’ forum "militari.info", talked about the cuts in the allocations for his Ministry. The decrease in the budget i... more
AirlinesLOT has a new chief executive
Warsaw, Poland - His name is Krzysztof Kapis, Marek Grabarek's successor
Polish flag airline, LOT SA, announced the name of of the new chief executive, Krzysztof Kapis, already head of national Civil Aviation Office. The previous chief executive, Marek Grabarek, was dismissed... more
Science and technologyTourists remember Pope Wojtyla at Fiumicino airport
Rome, Italy - Dozen messages left in the air station chapel
In the first anniversary of Karol Wojtyla’s death, several travellers passed at "Leonardo Da Vinci" Airport in Rome-Fiumicino left messages in the prayer book in the chapel allocated in international d... more
Weather forecastsEurofly present at BMT in Naples from April 7 to 9
Milan, Italy - It will be the occasion also to announce the flight Naples-Moscow and the restart of that one to New York
Eurofly, the airline leader in the leisure field, is present also this year at the "Borsa Mediterranea del Turismo" in Naples from April 7 to 9 at the stand 5109, 5110, 5111, pavilion 5. An unique occasion... more
MiscellaneousEmergency landing because of a passenger's heart attack
Pisa, Italy - It happened in an Alitalia Milan-Rome flight
AZ-2045 Alitalia flight, left from Milan-Linate at 11:05 am last Friday and headed to Rome, was forced to an emergency landing at Pisa’s airport because of a sudden illness of a passenger who suffered a... more
Science and technologyThe airplane changing shape on the fly
Washington, USA - The prototype is being studied at MIT
A research made by MIT, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and financed by DARPA, Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency, with the contribution of Swiss Federal Technology Institute of Karlsruhe... more
IndustryATR: Kingfisher Airlines took delivery of its first ATR-72/500 aircraft
Toulouse, France - Following the signature of a contract for twenty new aircraft unveiled in November 2005
Kingfisher Airlines, India’s fastest growing airline took delivery of its first ATR-72/500 aircraft. This aircraft is the first to be delivered following the signature of a contract for twenty new ATR-72/500s u... more
AccidentsAir incident in Brazil
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - 19 people dead
In the night between last Friday and Saturday a Let-410, made in Czech Republic, with 19 people on board, fell down in Serra do Rio Bonito while it was flying from the oil district of Macaé and Rio de... more
AirlinesVueling announces new route Barcelona-Venice
Milan, Italy - After that inaugural in Italy from Madrid to Milan just three months ago
Vueling, new-generation Spanish carrier, after three months of the inauguration of its first route in Italy, Madrid-Milan, announces new link Barcelona-Venice and on the occasion it presents itself on... more
IndustryGECAS purchases 60 B-737s
Seattle, USA - Placed a firm order for USD 4bn
GE Commercial Aviation Services (GECAS), General Electric’s aircraft leasing and financing unit, announced the order of 30 Boeing 737s, with the option to buy 30 more. The transaction for total 60 airplanes a... more
Weather forecastsAir shows and exhibitions in the first week of April
Rome, Italy - From today, Monday 3 to next Sunday 9
Monday 03 - Gliding - 2006 Italian Nationals. Turin, Italy. + 39 06 36 08 461 www.fivv.it Tuesday 04 - Aerospace Testing Expo 2006 Europe. Hamburg Messe and Congress, Hamburg, Germany. +... more
MiscellaneousUS helicopter shot down in Iraq
Baghdad, Iraq - The action has been claimed by Islamic guerrilla
On last Saturday an US helicopter was shot down in Iraq, in the southern district of Yusufiya where Sunnite guerrilla is still very strong. The action has been claimed by "The lions of Islam of Rashedin’s A... more
AirlinesLloyd Aero Boliviano. Morales: I don't want to pay an hush-money businessman's debts
La Paz, Bolivia - Bolivia's President Evo Morales said it
"In this moment I cannot pay the debts of a hush-money businessman. It is a mistake that I cannot make. The Government could intervene but only to achieve an agreement between the carrier and the workers".... more
AirlinesAlitalia flight attendants' strike revoked
Rome, Italy - Trade unions' requests have been satisfied
Alitalia flight attendants’ 24 hours strike, that tomorrow April 4 should have had to hit all the flights starting from Italy, was revoked (see for details AVIONEWS). CGIL, CISL, UIL and UGL (Italian T... more
IndustrySikorsky Aircraft Corp. awarded of a over 22 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the MJ-53 helicopter
Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., Stratford, Conn., is being awarded a $22,385,455 firm fixed priced overhaul/repair contract to provide overhaul/repair of the main gearbox, elastomerticmertic main rotor hub and... more
IndustryRaytheon Space & Airborne Systems awarded of a near 23 USDm order
Washington, Usa - For the F/A-18 aircraft
Raytheon Space & Airborne Systems, El Segundo, Calif., is being awarded $22,850,000 for firm-fixed-price order 0007 against a basic ordering agreement (N00383-04-G-001H) for AN/APG-73 radar spares used... more
CuriositiesThe MB-326 in static exhibition permanent in Varese will change the placement
Varese, Italy - Ten technicians sent by Aermacchi to arrange to disassemble it and install it again
Ten Aermacchi’s technicians will be assigned next Monday to disassemble the MB-326 situated in Varese (Piazza della Libertà): two semi-wings and tail will be disassembled, and a strong crane will arrange to... more
HelicoptersAgustaWestland: Brazilian company Cosan SA takes delivery of a "Grand"
Cascina Costa di Samarate, Italy - Orders for more than 70 helicopters have been placed since its launch in July 2004
AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, is pleased to announce the delivery of the first Grand helicopter to Brazil. The customer, Cosan SA, will use the Grand to shuttle passengers between its plants... more
Science and technologyAeradria: Hlx.com's new Cologne/Bonn-Rimini flight inaugurated
Rimini, Italy - A positive baptism
"A splendid day saluted this morning, March 31, the punctual (11:55am) arrival of the first passengers (80) of the inaugural flight of the Summer connection (March-October) che Hlx.com (German low-cost... more
Press releaseAlitalia (4). easyJet: It is not Alitalia to decide who is admitted in the Italian market
Rome, Italy - easyJet's country manager for Italy Arnaldo Munoz's statement
"We are surprised by the declarations of the Engineer Cimoli during the shareholders’ assembly today. Or he refuses to see the facts or he doesn’t know the market in which he operates. His declarations are... more
IndustryThales (2). Breton: strategic orientation are decided by governance institutions
Paris, France - It was declared by French Minister of Economy Thierry Breton during the quarterly press conference
"As in all the enterprises, governance institutions have to decide about the strategic orientation and not elsewhere. [...] The State is a shareholder of Thales and for this it has some administrators... more
AerospaceFirst Brazilian astronaut in orbit
Moscow, Russia - Problems for data transmission during Soyuz's launch
The first Brazilian astronaut of the history, Marcos Pontes, left yesterday from the cosmodrome of Baikonur, Kazakhstan, on board of the Russian shuttle Soyuz, on which, with the Us astronaut Williams,... more
IndustryThales. "Le Tribune": merger project with Alcatel postponed
Rome, Italy - French newspapers also today talked about the big merger Alcatel-Thales-EADS
French newspapers "Le figaro" and "Les Echos" also today talked about comments and indiscretions about the event around which there is the attention of all the space, aeronautical and ICT industries. According... more
MiscellaneousIsraeli Armed Forces negate their involvement in the dispatch of Abu Yussef Al Quqa
Tel Aviv, Israel - The news had been popularized by Radio Jerusalem
Israeli military radio made known that Tel Aviv’s Armed forces negate the news, popularized by Radio Jerusalem, about their involvement in the killing of Abu Yussef Al Quqa, commandant of the Sallah-a-din B... more
AccidentsFound an aircraft missing from 48 hours near Santo Domingo
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic - Also USA cooperates to the rescue services
Rescue and search teams localized, in Dominican Republic, the Cessna 172 which took off on last Wednesday from an air station near the Caribbean State’s country, loosing after few minutes the radio connection w... more
AirlinesToday the announcement of the merger between SN Brussels and Virgin Express
Brussels, Belgium - A press conference expected for today
Two airlines, both based in Belgium belong already to the same holding, the SN Air, but until today have preferred to maintain names and to offer different services. Low-cost carrier the Virgin Express,... more
AirlinesAlitalia (3): shareholders' assembly approved 2005 budget
Rome, Italy - Alitalia's loss for EUR 160 million
Present the 50.13% of the corporate stock, according with Alitalia President and CEO Giancarlo Cimoli, the associates’ assembly approved in the majority the 2005 budget. the results show a negative performance a... more
AirlinesAlitalia (2). Cimoli: Italy didn't make an enlightened air transport policy
Rome, Italy - Alitalia's CEO mentioned the cases of Ryanair at Bergamo and easyJet at Malpensa
Alitalia’s President and CEO Giancarlo Cimoli, during his speech at the shareholders assembly this morning, said that "In Italy the air transport policy, whit the low-cost carriers’ arrival, was not car... more
Press releaseAlitalia: decisions by shareholders' meeting
Rome, Italy - It has gathered under Cimoli's chairmanship
"The Alitalia stockholders’ assembly, gathered today in Rome under Cimoli’s chairmanship, has decided to approve the budget at December 31, 2005, from which a loss of EUR 160.237.795 results, of which EUR... more
Civil aviationFAA (Correction) AD on GROB-WERKE model G-120A airplanes
Washington, Usa - Re-issued by FAA this AD in its entirety to help eliminate any confusion that this AD may have created
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: March 29, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 60)] [Page 15559] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation... more
AccidentsLibyan aircraft out of runway at Moscow airport
Moscow, Russia - On the aircraft there were no passengers
Yesterday a Libyan Ilyushin went out of the runway after to have take land at the Russian capital airport of Domodiedovo. There were no passengers on board. The aircraft went out of the runway for about... more