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Weather forecasts"Heli-Expo 2006" (5): Silver State Helicopters presented a new system for the geographic localization for helicopters
Dallas, USA - The initiative is included in the industry's non-profit program
Silver State Helicopters presented at "Heli-Expo 2006" at Dallas on one of its Robinson R-44 Raven II Police a new system of localization on display. The company, placed in Nevada, decided to use this... more
Weather forecasts"Heli-Expo 2006" (4): new quality certification for Rolls-Royce's helicopter engines
Dallas, USA - The new system reduces of the 60% the risk of breakdown
FAA (US Federal Aviation Administration) gave to Rolls-Royce a new quality certification for the new control system FADEC of the Model 250-C47B helicopter engine. It was made known yesterday at "Heli-Expo"... more
Weather forecasts"Heli-Expo 2006" (3): V-22 Osprey's upgrade versions in production
Dallas, USA - Just 50 of these convertiplane in service in the United States
With the delivery last month of the first Block B to US Marine Corps (see for details AVIONEWS) and with that one scheduled for this week of the Black 10 the convertiplane of Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey’s f... more
Weather forecasts"Heli-Expo 2006" (2): Enstrom Helicopter Corp. enlarges its distribution net
Dallas, USA - Agreement with Roky Mountain Rotorcraft of Colorado
Enstrom Helicopter Corp. announced at "Heli-Expo" of Dallas to have achieved an agreement with Roky Mountain Rotorcraft (RMR) to enlarge its distribution net in USA. RMR, that is placed in Erie Colorado,... more
Weather forecasts"Heli-Expo 2006": 2 million flight hours for Turbomeca's Arrius engine
Dallas, USA - The announcement with CJ Systems
Turbomeca, the French company among the leaders in the construction of helicopters’ engines with more than 50,000 pieces sold from its foundation, announced, during "Heli-Expo" in progress in these days i... more
Fair and showsAntonio Rodotà, European space protagonist, died (2)
Erice, Italy - Astronaut Roberto Vittori recalls ESA ex-director's death
Antonio Rodotà "gave a very important contribution to Italian and European role in space sector", pilot colonel ESA’s astronaut, Roberto Vittori, declared in a conference at "Ettore Majorana" Foundation, Er... more
AirlineseasyJet sees next months in the hole
London, UK - At the end of the first half of the year the carrier forecasts raising costs and lower earnings
easyJet has just prepared the investors for the pre-tax losses of GBP 45 million in the six months until March 31, respect the the deficit of about GBP 22 million of the same period of the previous year.... more
AccidentsEmergency for a Northwest Airlines' aircraft
Okinawa, Japan - Because of smoke in the cockpit
On February 25 on a Northwest Airlines’ Boeing 747 took off from Hong Kong to Los Angeles, after the take off, some smoke radiated: the reasons should be due to a leak of oil from the engine of the left w... more
AirlineseasyJet announces online check-in
London, Great Britain - After Ryanair, the British low-cost airline reduces boarding time
EasyJet PLC, coming from bad half-year accounts forecast last week, launched online check-in for its passengers, like rival Ryanair did last month. Starting from mid-March, Ryanair clients with hand baggage... more
AirlinesDelta and Continwntal Airlines' flights frequency reduced on Venezuela
Caracas, Venezuela - The measure in progress since nest March first
Venezuela decided to reduce since next March first the frequency of Delta and Continental Airlines’ flights. The decision was took because US Federal Aviation administration had established a similar b... more
MiscellaneousLinate incident's case on appeal recommitted on April 7
Milan, Italy - Three of the four condamned in first degree trial plea bargain
It was a short hearing that one that took place to the Appeal Court of Milan last February 24 in the trial about the air incident October 8, 2001, because of the collision of two planes that were taking... more
Fair and showsAntonio Rodotà, European space protagonist, died
Rome, Italy - ESA breaks the news and recall its ex-director general with estimation and pride
Antonio Rodotà’s professional life has been entirely dedicated to space, in particular to European role in aerospace sector. Degreed in electrotechnic engineering, he directed Alenia Aerospace’s Space Divi... more
Weather forecastsAir shows and exhibitions in the last days of February and first ones of March
Rome, Italy - From today Monday 27 to next Sunday March 5
Monday 27 - Paragliding - 2006 Kiwi Open. Manilla, New South Wales, Australia. + 61 267 85 65 45 www.manilla2007.com - Gliding - Central Districts Championships. Hood Aerodome, Masterton, New Zealand.... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica SA (EMBRAER) model EMB-135 airplanes; and model EMB-145, -145ER, -145MR, - 145LR, -145XR, -145MP, and -145EP airplanes
Washington, Usa - To prevent over-heating of a certain pitot static heating relay, which could result in the burning of the windowsill drain hoses and consequent smoke or fire in the airplane cockpit
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: February 24, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 37)] [Page 9434-9436] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Gulfstream model GIV-X and GV-SP series airplanes
Washington, USA - To ensure that the flightcrew is advised of the appropriate procedures to follow in the event that the cockpit displays go blank or malfunction, which could result in a possible loss of control of the airplane
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: February 24, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 37)] [Page 9436-9439] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationOlympics: helicopter's traffic controlled by a web site
Turin, Italy - The real time update guaranteed immediate answers to all the problems
Yesterday the Olympics of Turin finished successfully, and the organizational engine prepared to guaranteed the Games’ carrying out worked perfectly. Among the various problem that have been confronted t... more
IndustryBAE Systems awarded of a over 9 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the F-16 aircraft
BAE Systems, Yonkers, N.Y., is being awarded a $9,327,487 firm-fixed price, cost-plus fixed-fee contract to provide for the hardware and software upgrade of the AN/ALR56M radar-warning receiver for the... more
IndustryA new regional jet model from China
Beijing, China - ARJ-21 project is coming to its end and should be operative starting from 2009
Chinese AVIC I Commercial Aircraft Company (ACAC) is going to launch a new type of aircraft for secondary routes named ARJ-21, the first fitted with totally autonomous intellectual faculty. The project,... more
IndustryBoeing selected New Breed Logistics Inc. to manage logistics for 787 Dreamliner
Washington, Usa - New Everett, Wash.-based facility will deliver Dreamliner hardware
Boeing last Thursday announced it has selected North Carolina-based supply chain management company New Breed Logistics Inc. to provide logistics services supporting the final assembly of the all-new Boeing... more
Fair and showsBoeing named Anne Roosevelt and Ross Bogue
Chicago, Usa - She is for Community and Education Relations and he is for Boeing’s 747/767/777 programs
Anne Roosevelt has been named vice president of Community and Education Relations for The Boeing Company, after serving in that position on an interim basis since Jan. 1. Roosevelt fills the vacancy... more
AirlinesContinental Airlines will increase its capacity
Chicago, USA - The American airline's President wants to return to good profitability
Increase route capacity in both the domestic and international markets. This is what Continental Airline’s president, Jeff Smisek, expects. Yesterday he declared his will to reach 8% of overall increase a... more
AirlinesAustrian Airlines will not open routes to Iraq
Vienna, Austria - Opening of the route to the Arab country delayed
Austrian Airlines has postponed indefinitely the opening of the route Vienna-Arbil that would made it the first European airline with a regular service to Iraq. The carrier made known that the delay was... more
IndustryNew filters for Agusta 119 Koala
St. Louis, USA - Aerospace Filtration Systems will deliver the new system for the helicopters of the Italian industry
Agusta Aerospace Corp. selected Aerospace Filtration Systems Inc. (Afs) to realize the new filtration system of the A-119 Koala helicopter. The new system will use the high performance technology IBF.... more
Press releaseFinmeccanica: Alenia Aeronautica signs agreement with Bulgaria for five C-27J aircraft and options for three more
Rome, Italy - The Italian and Greek air forces have also ordered 12 planes each
"Bulgaria’s Ministry of Defence today signed an agreement to supply five C-27Js, the tactical military transport aircraft produced by Finmeccanica subsidiary Alenia Aeronautica and the US company Lockheed M... more
AirlinesSwiss International: new flight from Zurich to New York starting from May 1st
Zurich, Switzerland - In addition a code-share agreement with United Airlines signed
Swiss International Air Lines, Swiss carrier controlled by German Lufthansa, communicated that from next May 1st will double the daily frequency of the link Zurich-New York bringing it from one to two... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on General Electric Company CF34-1A, -3A, -3A1, -3A2, -3B, and -3B1 series turbofan engines
Washington, Usa - To prevent low-cycle-fatigue (LCF) failure of stage 5 LPT disks and stage 6 LPT disks, which could lead to uncontained engine failure
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: February 23, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 36)] [Page 9257-9260] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on AvCraft Dornier model 328-100 airplanes
Washington, Usa - To prevent an uncommanded retraction of the flaps during takeoff, which could result in an aborted takeoff and consequent potential for runway overrun
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: February 23, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 36)] [Page 9255-9257] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Science and technologySACBO: Belle Air inaugurates new flight from Orio al Serio to Tiran
Bergamo, Italy - From next Thursday by MD-82 from 164 seats
"The carrier Belle Air inaugurates a new flight from Orio al Serio to Tiran starting from next Thursday, March 2nd 2006. The connection, that will be served by a MD-82 in configuration from 164 seats,... more
AirlinesAir Malta and Lufthansa in bilateral cooperation
Cologne, Germany - Today the two carriers have signed a memorandum
Air Malta, Mediterranean island’s flag company, has cooperated with Lufthansa Technik, German airline’s maintenance and engineering components sector, for several years; today Air Malta CEO, Ernst Fun... more
PeopleMalaysia ratified Cape Town Convention
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - IATA expressed its satisfaction
Malaysian Government decided to ratify Cape Town Convention and the Aircraft Protocol (treaties that cover all the fields of air mobility) that will be in progress since next March first. IATA (International... more
AirlinesRyanair founder lands at Mexico and plans to set a new low-cost up (2)
Dublin, Ireland - Ryanair dismisses reports about its involvement in a new no-frills
The reports about Tony Ryan’s interest to buy a stake in a start-up Mexican low-cost airline has been officially dismissed by the no-frill Dublin-based carrier. Latin-American communication company "Del C... more
AirlinesRyanair founder lands at Mexico and plans to set a new low-cost up
Mexico City, Mexico - Magnates alliance for a new no-frill airline
Mexican civil aviation market is the second largest one in Latin America and it is consequently attractive for investors. Tony Ryan, Ryanair Holdings Plc founder, thinks so too, in fact he is planning... more
Weather forecastsAgustaWestland at "Heli-Expo 2006" (February 26-28)
Dallas, Usa - One A-119 Koala, one "Grand", one AB-139 will be on static display
AgustaWestland will be exhibiting at Heli-Expo 2006 in Dallas - Texas - at the Dallas Convention Center - Hall D - exhibit booth number no. 1141. On static display will be one A-119 Koala, one Grand and... more
AirlinesGrounded SN Brussels airplane in Rwanda
Kigali, Rwanda - SN Brussels Airbus did not pass local aviation authority's examination
Rwandan Civil Aviation Authority’s officers forbade a Belgian SN Brussels Airlines airplane to take off at Kigali Airport, capital of the African Country, though more than 200 passengers were ready for b... more
Civil aviationCIA flights investigation home stretched
Strasbourg, France - Europe Council has received all Member States' answers
Last November 21 Europe Council sent out a questionnaire to its 46 Member States to verify if and which Countries are aware of two matters: presumed flights used by CIA to carry terrorists and supposed... more
AccidentsAnomalous landing at Birmingham Airport for an Iranian A-310
Birmingham, Great Britain - Airbus' black box will be examined
An Iranian Mahan Airlines Airbus A-310 took off at Teheran has made a risky landing yesterday at Birmingham International Airport. The aircraft unexplainably moved near the English city flying over its... more
AerospaceLockheed Martin aims to NASA
Cape Canaveral, USA - American industry running to build the US space agency's new rocket
Lockheed Martin is in race to win the project and the realization of NASA’s new rocket that will replace Shuttle, which in 2010 will finish its missions. John Karas, vice president of space exploration f... more
IndustryAlenia Aeronautica (2). Bertolone: we can deliver until 300 machines to USA
Sofia, Bulgaria - Within March the call for bids has awaited
Alenia Aeronautica’s CEO, Giovanni Bertolone, marginal of the signature of supply for five C-27 to Bulgaria, said that the Italian society will be able to arrive to deliver until 300 machines to the U... more
IndustryAlenia Aeronautica: USD 91m worth contract with Bulgaria
Sofia, Bulgaria - The Finmeccanica Group's society will provide 5 aircraft and other 3 options
Today, Alenia Aeronautica’s CEO, Giovanni Bertolone, signed in Sofia a contract with Bulgarian Government for supply 5 C-27J, the tactical transport aircraft. The worth of the agreement, which foresees a... more
MiscellaneousInvestigations on Tuninter's incident continue
Bari, Italy - Tunisian air carrier's certification will be controlled
Investigations to throw light on the air incident that last August caused the death of 16 people who were flying on a Tuninter’s plane from Bari to Djerba (for details see AVIONEWS). Lawyers Nicola Persico a... more
IndustryBAE Systems: earnings raised on 2005
London, UK - Good result for Airbus and Eurofighter
BAE Systems made known yesterday that in 2005 its revenues are increased of 16% due to the raise of the orders for Airbus, European consortium 20% owned by BAE, and to the requires for Eurofighter. The... more
Science and technologyTurin-Caselle prepares for athletes' departure
Turin, Italy - Special security measures for a quiet end of the Games
Olympic Winter games of Turin are getting end and the airport of Caselle is preparing with a particular attention for next Monday when athletes, Head of States arrived to see the final ceremony of the... more
IndustryEmbraer: Phenom mock-up tour kicks off in North America
São José dos Campos, Brazil - Stops in European and Latin American cities also planned
Embraer yesterday announced the start of a mockup tour of its new Phenom 100 and Phenom 300 executive jets in North America. The Phenom name and the interiors, designed by BMW Group Designworks USA,... more
AirlinesAdria Airways: since next May three new routes
Lubiana, Slovenia - To Barcelona, Rome and Tiran
Since next May, the flights’ operative of Slovenian flagship carrier, Adria Airlines, will have three new routes from Lubiana’s airport. The connection will link Slovenia’s capital city with Barcelona, Rome... more
AccidentsSmall collision at Stansted Airport
London, Great Britain - Two planes collide in the apron: an investigation was launched
An alarm was raised at Stansted Airport yesterday morning, when a First Choice Airbus 321 and a Ryanair aircraft collided while the former was being pushed back under tow on the airport apron. Motorists... more
Science and technologySave: Austrian Airlines' Airest bought
Venice, Italy - For a value of about EUR 30 million
"Marco Polo" Save-Airport of Venice bought by Austrian Airlines the 100% of Airest’s joint stock through its subsidiary Airport Elite. The value paid for the company has been about EUR 30 million, correspondent t... more
AirlinesMalev: code-sharing agreement with American Airlines
Budapest, Hungary - The agreement will be in progress since next March
Malev and American Airlines, respectively the Hungarian flagship carrier and one of the most important private air carrier of Usa, signed a code-sharing agreement for the routes that link Hungary, Europe... more
Weather forecasts"Asian Aerospace" (2): Qatar Airways between Boeing and Airbus
Singapore, Republic di Singapore - Open competition for the delivery of 20 long-range aircraft
Yesterday Qatar Airways’ CEO, Akbar Al Baker, said at "Asian Aerospace" of Singapore that his company has not still decided if the 20 new long-range aircraft it needs will be bought from Boeing or Airbus. T... more
Weather forecasts"Asian Aerospace": Boeing signed agreement with Messier Services-Asia and Goodrich Corp.
Singapore, Republic of Singapore - The two companies to the maintenance of the aircraft
Boeing has chosen Messier Services-Asia as new partner for the Component Repair Network Service Center (the group of societies that provide assistance services to American company). Under this agreement... more
IndustryGeneral Electric Aircraft Engines awarded of a over 26 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the H-46E helicopters
General Electric Aircraft Engines, General Electric Co., Lynn, Mass., is being awarded a $26,402,508 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-priced contract (N00019-02-C-3021) to purchase 60 T-58... more