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Weather forecasts"Asian Aerospace" (11): Mitsui Bussan Aerospace chooses AgustaWestland
Singapore, Republic of Singapore - English-Italian company improves its position in Japan
AgustaWestland announced today at "Asian Aerospace" in Singapore to have signed an agreement with Japanese Mitsui Bussan Aerospace for the sale of 12 AW-139 helicopters. The deal has a value of about USD... more
DefenseUav planes and robotic soldiers for future urban warfare and wars
Singapore - The experts talk about new war technologies
Urban warfare experts think that in terrorism era conventional weapons are no longer enough: new tactics and tecnologies are necessary. In an Asiatic security conference, they talked about robotic soldiers... more
Science and technologySAB: MyAir.com brings near Boulogne to East Europe with new direct link to Sofia
Boulogne, Italy - From April 13, with three weekly connections
"On Thursday April 13 the new direct flight Boulogne-Sofia will start. Served by MyAir.com with A-320 from 180 seats, the link will have three weekly frequencies: Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Such schedule... more
PeopleFlight all business Milan-New York
Milan, Italy - In "The Big Apple" by A-319
A-319 will fly soon from Milan to New York. In the next May 8 flight will take off from area Ata of Linate. The partner of Club Milano Manhattan to which the service is reserved could start in the late... more
IndustryThe "Dreamliner" has its engine
Seattle, Usa - The Trent 1000 stood the first test
Trent 1000 is the propellant for Boeing-787 "Dreamliner" developed by Rolls-Royce. It successfully stood the first bench test, where it was started electrically through a new project characteristic named... more
Science and technologyAeroporti Sistema del Garda: new low-cost links with Romania
Brescia, Italy - Served by Blue Air initially three times per week
"Blue Air, the only low-cost carrier of Romania, serves now also the Brescia’s airport, linking ’D’Annunzio’ to Bucharest with tariffs starting from EUR 19 plus taxes. Initially the connection will be... more
IndustryBoeing: Singapore Airlines selected EFB for entire B-777 fleet
Seattle, Usa - The airline has 58 models in service and an additional 19 on order
Boeing and Singapore Airlines (SIA) have announced that the airline will add Boeing’s Class 3 Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) Installation Kits on its entire fleet of new and existing 777s. Singapore A... more
Weather forecasts"Asian Aerospace" (10): important award for AgustaWestland's EH-101 Merlin
Singapore, Republic of Singapore - The 28th Squadron of Royal Air Force won an award on board of the English-Italian helicopter
Today the 28th Squadron of Royal Air Force has won in Singapore, during the "Asian Aerospace", the Flight International’s Aviation Excellence Award, in Armed Forces category flying on an AgustaWestland E... more
Weather forecasts"Asian Aerospace" (9): Airbus defeats Boeing
Singapore, Republic di Singapore - Big success for the European consortium among Asian carriers
European consortium Airbus defeated its direct archrival Boeing at "Asian Aerospace" at Singapore, signing agreements for the delivery of new planes with Indian and Indonesian carriers and achieving a... more
AccidentsMilitary airplane fallen in Sabaudia: filing rejected
Latina, Italy - The inquiry on the accident will go on for three of the four investigated people
On January 20, 2000 an Italian Air Force’s training airplane, a Siai SF-260 Marchetti, sinked in Sabaudia because of an average due to a damaged engine piece. The expert’s report carried out by Lazio pow... more
Weather forecasts"Asian Aerospace" (8): Adam Air will replace its Boeing's with Airbus
Singapore, Republic of Singapore - Also the air carrier Go Air entrusts to European consortium
Today Airbus made known at "Asian Aerospace that Indonesian low-cost carrier Adam Air decided to lease 6 aircraft A-320 and to purchase in the next 5 years 30 aircraft of the same type to replace its Boeing... more
AirlineseasyJet flies to Germany for the next World Football Championships
Milan, Italy - Berlin, Dortmund and Basel the destinations
"For Summer 2006 the low-cost carrier easyJet has increased the flights’ offer to Germany to allow all Italians to fly for the World Football Championships with cheap tariffs. The carrier links Italy w... more
Weather forecasts"Asian Aerospace" (7): Bombardier has carried out the first Asian delivery of the Challenger 300
Singapore, Republic of Singapore - The aircraft realized with a strong Asian contribution
Bombardier announced the first delivery in North Asia of its midsize business plane Challenger 300 to Corporate Jets Inc. According with Canadian company the aircraft is featured by the high Asian technology... more
AccidentsSmall aircraft falls near Washington
Washington, USA - Uncertain causes, an investigation will be set
In a private airport at Washington suburbs, two men died and a woman was critically injured because the small plane in which they were crashed down. It happened yesterday at Maryland Freeway Airport. The... more
AirlinesWind Jet: agreement with the Domodedovo Russian airport
Milan, Italy - In addition the airline chooses the Lufthansa Technik for supply of components and assistance services
"Wind Jet and Domodedovo, Moscow’s International airport, have signed a commercial agreement. From March the carrier will start two weekly scheduled flights that link Forlì to Moscow, using the modern Do... more
Weather forecasts"Asian Aerospace" (6): Smiths Aerospace signed an agreement with Korean Aerospace Industry
Singapore, Republic of Singapore - The company could increase notably its presence in the market
Smiths Aerospace is aiming on its advanced integrated system for the acquisition of new customers at "Asian Aerospace" where the performance of these tools on trainer and combat aircraft as HJT-36, T-50,... more
Weather forecasts"Asian Aerospace" (5): more of 1,000 exhibitors expected at the next aeronautic show of Berlin
Singapore, Republic of Singapore - German aerospace industry's importance increase
The organizers of the next aeronautic show of Berlin "Hila", that will take place on next May 16-21 in the zone of Schoenefeld airport, are very confident about the outlooks of partecipation of international... more
Weather forecasts"Asian Aerospace" (4): Ulmeco Components aims on China
Singapore, Republic of Singapore - A new facility will be in progress on next May
British company Ulmeco Components decided the opening of a new logistic center in Chinese city of Xi’an. The project will be undertaken by Ulogistic Trading, an Ulmeco group’s company, that aims to sup... more
Civil aviationHijacked airplanes' shooting-down: Russia agrees
Moscow, Russia - After German repairing no, Duma votes for it
Last week German High Court abolished a law in force as of 2005, allowing hijacked planes’ shooting-down on the fly (see for details AVIONEWS). Yesterday Russian Parliament voted for a similar law instead, p... more
Weather forecasts"Asian Aerospace" (3): Pratt & Whitney will supply components for the engine CFM-56
Singapore, Republic of Singapore - Gain's outlooks are full of promise
Yesterday at "Asian Aerospace" in Singapore a unprecedented news has been given: Pratt & Whitney will supply components for the CF-56 engine manufactured by its direct competitor General Electric/Snecma.... more
Weather forecasts"Asian Aerospace" (2): Boeing will supply the first 787 Dreamliner to All Nippon Airways in 2008
Singapore, Republic of Singapore - The delivery's times will be respected
The first Boeing 787 Dreamliner will be delivered to All Nippon Airways in the second quarter of 2008. American company’s program’s vice president of sales, Marty Bentrott, confirmed the scheduled tim... more
Weather forecasts"Asian Aerospace": BAE Systems will develop a new interceptor system for the UH-60M Black Hawk
Singapore, Republic of Singapore - A better helicopter's handling
BAE Systems has been selected by Sikorsky to develop a new automatic interceptor system for UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter. New system will replace the current mechanical control one, saving helicopter’s w... more
IndustryRaytheon Missile Systems awarded of a over 35 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the 127 AIM-9X Tactical missiles
Raytheon Missile Systems, Tucson, Ariz., is being awarded a $35,677,998 ceiling priced modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (N00019-04-C-0006) to exercise an option for the procurement... more
IndustryL-3 Communications awarded of a over 7 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the EA-6B aircraft
L-3 Communications, Electron Devices Division, San Carlos, Calif., is being awarded a not-to-exceed $7,368,537 ceiling-price delivery order under previously awarded contract (N00104-04-G-A402) for 66 each... more
HelicoptersEurocopter and Indian operator Global Vectra sign contract for three EC-155 helicopters
Marignane, France - VECTRA had acquired its first two helicopters in 2005
Eurocopter and Global VECTRA Helicop, largest India-based helicopter operator for offshore missions today signed a contract for three Eurocopter EC-155 aircraft. VECTRA, who had acquired its first two... more
IndustryFrasca: Eurocopter SEA ordered Flight Training Device
Urbana, Usa - The EC-120 FTD is scheduled for delivery in Fall of 2006
Frasca International, Inc., Urbana, IL has been awarded a contract with Eurocopter SEA for an EC-120 Helicopter Flight Training Device (FTD). The FTD will be used by Singapore Technologies Aerospace Ltd.... more
PeopleNats doubled the size of its Hampshire headquarters
London, United Kingdom - The construction works completed last Monday
Construction work to double the size of National Air Traffic Services’ (NATS) headquarters at Whiteley, Hampshire completed last Monday when contractors formally hand over two new buildings. Developers A... more
AirlinesSummer 2006 Air France's schedule
Paris, France - The air carrier boosts long and middle range
Air France Group’s productive growth strategy goes on in Summer 2006. Seating capacity gets a +5.6% increase: +6% on long range network, +6.3% on international middle range and +1.1% on domestic routes. On l... more
Weather forecasts"Asian Aerospace" (6): Air France Industries increases its presence in Middle East and Indochina
Singapore, Republic of Singapore - Agreements signed with the Jordanian and Vietnamese air carriers
Air France Industries has signed a six-year agreement wit the air carrier Royal Jordanian for the maintenance, the repair and the components support for the four Airbus 320 and the two Airbus 321. In addition... more
AirlinesWind Jet: from March the Italian low-cost carrier flies to Europe
Milan, Italy - The communication campaign with Environment Ministry and airline for the protected marine areas
"Over two millions of passengers transported, 10,300 flight hours and 15,000 on charter. Wind Jet, first Italian low-cost carrier, ended 2005 with good results and an increase on the flight number of 394%... more
Latest newsTests for the new F-35 Joint Strike Fighter of Lockheed Martin
Fort Worth, USA - First flight scheduled on next Autumn
It has been completed the assembly of the first F-35 Joint Strike Fighter of the Lockheed Martin. The new fighter was realized at Fort Worth in Texas and now it is going to confront a long period of ground... more
AirportsPresented the 2006 health passport
Rome, Italy - Starting one million copies distribution for Italian travellers
The 2006 traveller’s health passport has been presented this morning in a press conference at Rome ENPAM’s seat (Doctors and Odontologists Security and Assistance National Agency). It’s a document conta... more
People"Asian Aerospace" (5): Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp. will supply the maintenance of the ATR aircraft of Air Deccan
Singapore, Singapore Republic - It is also scheduled the construction of an assistence center in India
Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp. (P&WC) has signed an agreement with ATR, for five years, for the maintenance and accessory coverage for the engines of Air Deccan’s ATR-42 and ATR-72. P&WC further will build a... more
People"Asian Aerospace" (4): soon on the market the new Airbus 330-200F cargo
Singapore, Republic of Singapore - Interest also for the military version of the aircraft
Airbus will present probably next months the new cargo aircraft A-330-200F. European consortium has not previously offered a mid-size cargo plane, while Boeing, that is its direct competitor, has just... more
AirlinesLufthansa looks eastward
Cologne, Germany - Middle East, East Europe and India are the new profitable markets
Lufthansa is empowering its routes and seating capacity (+4.6%), mostly eastward. If Air France-KLM has increased flight frequency Paris-Tehran and will increase the one to United Arab Emirates, Equatorial... more
MiscellaneousPower of attorney of Palermo will investigate on the incident of Tuninter's ATR-72
Bari, Italy - Court of Cassation solves in this way the conflict with the Power of attorney of Bari
Court of Cassation decided that Power of attorney of Palermo is competent to investigate on the tragic incident of Tuninter’s ATR-72 that last August 6, during the flight from Bari to Djerba, was obliged t... more
AerospaceFunerary rocket into orbit in March
Washington, USA - A collective space funeral for deceased star lovers
The Houston-based Space Invaders Incorporated has arranged a collective space funeral in March. A rocket containing 187 people’s ashes will leave from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, at unspecified d... more
Aerospace"Atlantis" is going to be retired
Washington, USA - The NASA's space orbiter will stop workability in 2008
"Atlantis" is the fourth NASA’s space orbiter to become operational. After its building at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, it went into service on October 3, 1985: since that first launch, i... more
IndustryRussia will have its own aircraft corporation
Moscow, Russia - President Putin signs the decree which leads off the operation
Soviet aircraft industry employed 1.5 million people, but in today’s Russia the same sector is considerably downsized, employing less than a third of its original work force and gathering in three main m... more
Weather forecasts"Asian Aerospace" (3): Embraer sold other two Legacy 600 in Asia
Singapore, Republic of Singapore - The company aims to the Asian continent
Embraer declared yesterday that two new Legacy 600 have been sold in Asia, carring for this type of plane its fleet in this continent to 8 units. One of the two planes will be used by the Indonesian PT... more
Civil aviation"Stuttgarter Zeitung" drafts air carriers' safety list
Berlin, Germany - Alitalia is the 29th on 50 carriers examinated
German newspaper "Stuttgarter Zeitung" anticipated yesterday the results of an annual report of a German agency for the control of the air incidents, the JACDEC (Jet Airliners Crashes Evaluation Center),... more
MiscellaneousMan jailed for two months because pretended to have a bomb
London, UK - English businessman dearly pays the joke to an hostess
Yesterday an English businessman was jailed for two months after that, last December 12, when he was on board of an easyJet’s plane that was waiting to take off from Inverness, Scotland, to London, he t... more
Science and technologyAeroporti Sistema del Garda: Blu Air lands for the first time at the "D'Annunzio" airport coming from Bucharest
Brescia, Italy - The press conference for the presentation of new connections will take place tomorrow in the afternoon
Brescia’s Airport "Gabriele D’Annunzio" and Blu Air communicate that the press conference for the presentation of new links to Romania to take place tomorrow, on Thursday February 23, at 5pm at the dep... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Airbus model A-321-100 series airplanes (2006-04-11)
Washington, Usa - To detect and correct fatigue cracking on the inner rear spar of the wings, which could result in reduced structural integrity of the airplane
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: February 21, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 34)] [Page 8792-8796] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
AirlinesWind Jet renounces to Volare
Milan, Italy - Stefano Rantuccio, Wind Jet's Chief Operative, declared it
Sicilian air carrier Wind Jet’ Chief Operative, Stefano Rantuccio, declared that his airline isn’t still interested in the buyout of the air carrier Volare, that since some days is the object of a fig... more
Weather forecasts"Asian Aerospace" (2): the agreement Sukhoi-Finmeccanica raises air carriers' interest
Singapore, Republic of Singapore - Sale estimates for 700 aircraft in 20 years
After the announce given yesterday in Singapore by Anatoly Mezhevov, general director of the Russian aeronautic industry Sukhoi, of the next signature of an agreement with Alenia Aeronautica (see for details... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Airbus model A-300 B2; A-300 B4; A-300 B4-600; A-300 B4-600R; A-300 F4 600R; A-300 C4-605R Variante F; A-310/200 and model A-310/300 (2006-04-01)
Washington, Usa - To prevent injury to crewmembers, and subsequent damage to the airplane caused by rapid opening of the door
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: February 17, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 33)] [Page 8453-8457] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
IndustryAlenia Aeronautica: the definitive agreement with Sukhoi will be signed on March 5
Moscow, Russia - Anatoly Mezhevov, Russian aeronautic industry's General Director, unveiled it
Anatoly Mezhevov, Sukhoi’s General Director, Russian aeronautic industry, made known that next March 5 a definitive agreement, that will steady the relationship with our Alenia Aeronautica, for the development a... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Meggitt model 602 smoke detectors and installed on various transport category airplanes (2006-04-04)
Washington, Usa - To identify and provide corrective action for a potentially inoperative smoke detector and to ensure that the flightcrew is alerted in the event of a fire
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: February 17, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 33)] [Page 8446-8448] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Weather forecasts"Asian Aerospace": Spicejet will buy ten Boeing 737
Singapore, Republic of Singapore - India and China will be the most important aeronautic markets of the world
Indian low-cost carrier Spicejet announced the purchase of ten Boeing 737 for a value of about USD 700 million. This is the third order made by an Indian air carrier in three days (see for details AVIONEWS).... more