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Latest newsChange of head at USAF base of Ramstein
Berlin, Germany - The new commander of US Air Forces in Europe took office
General William T. Hobbins assumed command of United States Air Forces in Europe from General Robert H. Foglesong. Hobbins took office by the American air base of Ramstein (Germany), which the US logistic... more
IndustryFinmeccanica. UBS upgraded the Italian group to "Neutral" from "Reduce"
Milan, Italy - Price target was lifted to EUR16.8 from EUR 14.2
UBS, Swiss investment banks, upgraded Finmeccanica’s titles to "Neutral" from "Reduce" saying its decision came from the earnings outlook of the Italian defence industry which was increasing. UBS raised 2... more
Latest newsUSAF's aerial refuelling aircraft: Boeing talking about a "KC-777" again
Washington, USA - In case USAF decides to change requirements, the 767 Tanker could be replaced by a special version of its "Big brother"
Something about it had been already spread in the past but now this nes appeared again in a more self-evident manner. Boeing could design an aerial refuelling military version of the 777 (see for details... more
AccidentsTuninter ATR-72. Bogus parts: it needs a Parliamentary board of inquiry
Rome, Italy - A proposal of UDEUR's deputy Pino Pisicchio
Italian Deputy from Popolari-Udeur party, Pino Pisicchio, proposed a Parliamentary board of inquiry to investigate onto the aircraft bogus parts case emerged from the air crash occurred off Palermo last... more
HelicoptersAgustaWestland: Deftech appointed by the industry as an authorised service centre in Malaysia
Langkawi, Malaysia - The agreement was signed on December the 7th at the Lima 2005 Airshow
"AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, is pleased to announce DRB-HICOM subsidiary Deftech (DRB-Hicom Defense Technologies Sdn Bhd) has been appointed as the Agusta Authorised Service Centre in Malaysia... more
Science and technologyCopenaghen Airport: EU has given the green light to the Macquarie's offer
Brussels, Belgium - The Macquarie has offered 2,000 Danish crown for each share
The Macquarie Airports has obtained yesterday the okay by European Commission for acquiring, at price of 2,000 Danish crown, Koebenhavns Lufthavne’s shares, the Copenhagen’s airports management society. Cur... more
AirlinesFinnair to buy 12 Airbus
Helsinki, Finland - As a part of carrier's strategy to meet Asian market's demand
Finland’s national airline will purchase 12 new Airbus aircraft for a total worth of shortly more than USD 1bn. Three A-340s, which will be delivered between 2007 and 2008, are expected to be used on A... more
Science and technologyBudapest Airport denationalization: Fraport backed away from the bid
Budapest, Hungary - The website portfolio.hu announced it
The Hungarian website portfolio.hu reported news that Fraport would have the intention to abandon the tender for the denationalization of the Magyar capital’s Airport. The website reported in its turn t... more
AccidentsUS military aircraft pitched down off Florida: pilot was safe
Washington, USA - He would be dropped by parachute from his AV-8B Harrier
An US Marine pilot, whose AV-8B Harrier jet threw down headlong into the Atlantic Ocean, is recovering at a Florida hospital after the Coast Guard rescued him. Aircraft plunged off St. Augustine and the... more
SecurityCanada: eyewitnesses stated they saw an airplane falling headlong
Pocologan, Canada - Authorities are still verifying the reliability of such information
Eyewitnesses would have revealed they saw a civil aircraft falling headlong in water in Canada nearby Pocologan. According on what reported, it would have dealt with a four-engined aircraft which would... more
HelicoptersBulgaria: 18 Eurocopter's helicopters arriving for Navy and Army
Sofia, Bulgaria - Respectively six Panthers and twelve Cougars to support the NATO standardization programme for Bulgarian armed forces
Bulgaria’s Navy and Army will take delivery of new military helicopters. Eurocopter will provide a total number of 18 rotor-winged aircraft among Panthers (six for Navy) and Cougar (twelve for Army) w... more
Science and technologyBudapest Airport denationalization: a secret agreement will make British Airport Authority win the bid
Budapest, Hungary - Hungarian political opposition leader Viktor Orban stated
Budapest Airport denationalization is in the centre of attention during electoral competition. Opposition would cancel denationalization in case it achieves Government (see for details AVIONEWS). Hungarian... more
AccidentsC-130 crashed at Teheran (2): national mourning in Iran
Teheran, Iran - Administration offices will close for two days
Relatives of more than 100 fatalities of yesterday’s air disaster are angry: it seems in fact that Iran’s military authorities knew in advance before the crash that the crashed plane was not safe to fly... more
MiscellaneousEritrea: UN personnel must leave the country in ten days
Asmara, Eritrea - Eritrean and Ethiopian troops movements would have been already detected by Organization's personnel
Eritrea-Ethiopia border is under 3300 Blue Helmets’ surveillance to prevent the two states from resuming hostility. Eritrean Government, however, has forbidden international mission’s helicopters to per... more
Science and technologyFalse bomb-alert at Ciampino Airport (2): Ryanair cancelled 5 flights
Rome, Italy - Almost 700 passengers suffered for discomforts
Irish low-cost carrier Ryanair was due to cancel 5 flights after the false bomb-alert at Rome-Ciampino Airport this morning (see for details AVIONEWS): connections with Hannover, London-Stansted, Paris-Beauvais,... more
AccidentsATR-72 Tuninter's accident: survivors and victims' families could be compensated like after Linate disaster
Bari, Italy -
Survivors and victims’ families could be compensated like after Linate disaster. This project has been under analysis among institutions and associations in Bari. It would be necessary to resort to procedures a... more
AirlinesItalian Welfare Minister Maroni: "Alitalia situation is a serious one, so I asked for summoning carrier President Cimoli"
Rome, Italy - A statement followed to worries expressed by the trade unions on the future of the airline
Italian unions think that Alitalia recapitalization risks to prove insufficient to save the airline. Management is under attack by workers who consider the business plan a failure. Firm is accused to avoid... more
AirlinesAir France-Klm's traffic in November 2005: excellent performance in passenger activity
Paris, France - Sharp increase in both traffic and load factor
"Passenger operations In November Air France-KLM posted a further strong increase in both activity levels and traffic revenues, confirming the buoyant trading environment of previous months and the positive... more
IndustryAlenia Aeronautica: Finmeccanica group's company acquired Grottaglie-based Atitech division
Rome, Italy - It was unveiled to unions
Alenia Aeronautica, a company owned by Finmeccanica group, unveiled to unions it has acquired Grottaglie-based Atitech division, a company competent for aviation maintenance and previously owned by Alitalia... more
AirlinesTurkish Airlines: the carrier is the first European airline for growth capability
Istanbul, Turkey - It carried more than 11m passengers in 2005
Turkish Airlines reported the strongest growth percentage among all the European airlines in 2005. It carried some 11.61m passengers this year by an increase, compared to last year, of +20.9%. Second in... more
IndustryGalileo. Finmeccanica: a major step forward for the satellite system operational start
Rome, Italy - An agreement on infrastructures locations has been achieved, as Finmeccanica reported
Galileo global positioning system licensee headquarter will be built in Toulouse, while the operational company site will be located in London. Germany and Italy will host the two control centre (Constellation... more
PeopleENAC President Riggio: "We need personnel for inspections"
Rome, Italy - Statement by Italian National Civil Aviation Authority President
Italian National Civil Aviation Authority (ENAC) is going to set a meeting on next December 15 with all the airlines operating in Italy and the airports. Christmas period traffic will be analysed by forecasts... more
IndustryBoeing: United Airlines uses Preston's TAAM to analyze system-wide solutions
Melbourne, Australia - The objective of the simulation project is to assess the impact of various proposed schedule changes by carrier
Preston Aviation Solutions Pty Ltd, a subsidiary of The Boeing Company, has been commissioned by United Airlines to conduct a system-wide computer simulation study of its operations. The objective of... more
IndustryEmbraer 190 received Canadian type certification
São José dos Campos, Brazil - This allows deliveries to begin to Air Canada
Embraer announced yesterday it has been granted type certification for the 100-seat EMBRAER 190 airliner from Canadian certification agency Transport Canada Civil Aviation (TCCA). This paves the way for... more
Weather forecastsLIMA Air Show 2005: Italian Defence Undersecretary Berselli on Italian industry's prospects
Langkawi, Malaysia - Good relations between the two countries and a strong interest for some particular Italian products
Italian Defence Undersecretary, Filippo Berselli, analysed the Italian industry’s prospects in Malaysia at the LIMA Air Show 2005. Industrialization process in the Asian country and the good relations w... more
Science and technologyAthens Airport to cut rates for cargo flights
Athens, Greece - A three year-plan to attract additional cargo traffic
Athens International Airport is seeing to reduce landing and parking fees for cargo planes. This measure is a part of three year-plan aimed at stimulate cargo traffic in Greece capital’s hub. The managing c... more
Latest newsNetherlands Air Force acquired two used C-130s
Amsterdam, Holland - It signed the agreement with Derco Aerospace at the end of November
The Netherlands Air Force is about to receive from Derco Aerospace two Lockheed Martin Hercules C-130 used by the US Navy under an agreement that will double its fleet of transport planes. Contract with... more
Science and technology"Karol Wojtyla" Bari's International Airport. Puglia Region President Vendola: "This Pope made travel his apostolate way"
Bari, Italy - It was stated during the opening ceremony for the Puglia's airport
Italian Puglia Region President Nichi Vendola commented about the opening ceremony of new "Karol Wojtyla" Bari’s International Airport reminding that such a Pope made travel his apostolate way (see for d... more
PeopleAir Transport. RLP: airport tariffs to be lowered
Prague, Czech Republic - After Czech Airlines' denunciation, taxes to be reduced from EUR 6.86 to 6.56
Czech Airlines had denounced RLP, Air Navigation System, some days ago of an abuse attitude due to Czech authority’s policy regarding tariffs implemented at the Prague air station (see for details AVIONEWS). R... more
AerospaceJapan space probe may have failed to collect asteroid samples
Tokyo, Japan - They could provide traces of solar system's origin
It was the main goal of the mission of probe "Hayabusa" (that means "Falcon") for Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA). It landed on the surface of an asteroid (Itokawa) last month (on November 26)... more
HelicoptersR-44 as a "Cameraman" flying over Australia
Sydney, Australia - Two Robinson's helicopters used for video broadcast from above to monitor traffic in some cities' areas
A "Role on the TV" for the Robinson R-44s in Australia. The Australia Traffic Network will deploy two helicopters of the US maker provided by Helilifte company, which attends in fact to distribute vehicles... more
Science and technologyOlympic Flame has landed at Ciampino Airport
Rome, Italy - It will start its trip throughout Italy that will end in Turin on February 9
Italian Air Force’s Hercules C-130 carrying the Olympic Flame landed at 10:40am at Rome-Ciampino military airport (see for details AVIONEWS). Aboard the aircraft coming from Greece there were CONI’s Pre... more
Latest newsIndia: Mig group's strategies
New Dheli, India - Technical assistance warranties, updates and upgrades for the Mig-29 and the Mig-27 have been offered in an important period for the armed forces' modernization
India purchased 16 Mig-29K Fulcrum shipped fighters for its Navy and such combat aircraft are manufactured in facilities located in the Indian territory. Mig Group intends to consolidate its presence in... more
AirlinesRoyal Air Maroc: Dreamliner, "Tourism Promoter"
Rabat, Morocco - Carrier's committment to buy four 787s has been confirmed and they will play a major role for tourism growth in the country
Royal Air Maroc confirmed its intention to purchase four new Boeing 787 Dreamliner medium-long range airliners. The official sign of the related contract between carrier and maker includes an option for... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Boeing model 737-600, -700, -700C, and -800 series airplanes
Washington, Usa - To prevent cracking of the existing fitting that may result in cracking through the skin and consequent decompression of the flight cabin
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: December 6, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 233)] [Page 72595-72597] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
HelicoptersBristow Helicopters: two new EC-225s for the North Sea
Aberdeen, UK - They will be deployed for offshore operations in the energy sector
Bristow Helicopters, a British company based in Aberdeen and competent for helicopter transport services related to offshore operations, purchased two new Eurocopter EC-225s which will be delivered by... more
AerospaceESA: 8 EUR bn for space programmes
Berlin, Germany - Ministries conference proved successful with investments for rocket carriers, exploration, research, Earth observation
ESA (European Space Agency) representatives consider the approval of space programmes investments by Berlin ministries conference held on December 6 a success. It deals with some EUR 8bn which are added... more
DefenseBosnia: Italy to lead Eurofor
Rome, Italy - Italian Chief of General Staff appreciates the high professionality degree of Italian armed forces
Italian Chief of General Staff Admiral Giampaolo Di Paola commented recently about some international missions which are involving the Italian armed forces. As far as it is concerned with the Balkans area,... more
AccidentsC-130 crashed at Teheran: plane could be over 26
Teheran, Iran - Sabotage or terrorism were excluded
Journalists flying on the Imperial Iranian Air Force C-130 aircraft should be 40: they were killed when plane crashed on a 10-story building in Teheran (see for details AVIONEWS). People on board were... more
AirlinesUS Airways selected the GEnx turbofans for its A-350s
Washington, USA - The General Electric's engine has been chosen for efficiency, easy maintenance and low environmental impact
General Electric will provide the powerplant for the 20 Airbus A-350s ordered by US Airways. The GEnx turbofans have been selected due to their efficiency, low environmental impact and easy maintenance... more
AirlinesSwiss International Avro-146 forced to return due to smoke on board
Zurich, Switzerland - It happened because of an oil leak
A BAe Avro-146 RJ plane for Swiss International Air Lines carrying 4 crew members and 59 passengers bound for Brussels, yesterday morning was forced to come back to Zurich-Kloten Airport shortly after... more
Science and technologyFalse bomb-alert at Ciampino Airport
Rome, Italy - It was signalled the presence of a bomb on board a Ryanair's flight
Bomb-alert at Rome-Ciampino Airport early today after receiving an anonymous call shortly after 6:00am saying there was a device on board a plane of Ryanair low-cost carrier. The alert was declared over... more
AirlinesAirbus: new A-320s to Philippine Airlines to modernize its fleet
Milan, Italy - Nine models and options on other five
"Philippine Airlines has signed a firm order with Airbus for nine A-320s, plus options for other five, as part of a long term plan to modernize its fleet. In addition, carrier will buy in leasing two A-320... more
Science and technologyKosice and Bratislava airports denationalization: offer presentation deadline achieved yesterday
Bratislava, Slovakia - Government sold a 66% stake of the two airports
Offer presentation deadline for the two Kosice and Bratislava airports denationalization was achieved yesterday. Government, by denationalization Committee, sold a 66% stake of companies which operate... more
Latest newsIndia: a bid for the new maritime patrolling aircraft coming soon
New Dheli, India - Indian Navy needs at least two airplanes with options for additional two vehicles
Indian Government needs at least two maritime patrolling aircraft with options for additional two vehicles. Requirements are clear and Indian Navy schedules, among them, air-to-surface attack capabilities,... more
PeopleIATA disagrees with the air tickets surcharge firmly requested by Chirac
Rome, Italy - This measure does not solve the developing countries' problems, while costs affecting aviation are already too high, according to Bisignani
IATA (International Air Transport Association) CEO Giovanni Bisignani’s criticism against the solidarity surcharge in air tickets - approved by French Parliament under a President Chirac’s proposal, see... more
PeopleAVIONEWS interviewed Italian SULT union President Siniscalchi on denunciations regarding air transport
Rome, Italy - "As the union is even prevented from going on strike, we thought it is necessary to resort to Judge to win justice"
AVIONEWS interviewed Italian SULT union President Vincenzo Siniscalchi about denunciations recently performed and regarding air transport, respectively concerning Ryanair-Alghero Airport relation and Alitalia... more
AirlinesAlitalia (3): Piloti Italiani Uniti, a new union
Rome, Italy - UP union's Notaro unveiled to AVIONEWS, a new subject joined by several trade unions representing the large part of Italian pilots
Massimo Notaro from Unione Piloti union described to AVIONEWS what has been done during a meeting among pilots’ unions held today. Except for ANPAC, all the attending unions decided to found PIU, Piloti I... more
Science and technologySpain (2): Santander Airport was reopened
Madrid, Spain - Several flights were diverted
Santander Airport, Northern Spain, has been reopened after being closed for several hours while police searched for a bomb after a warning in the name of ETA arrived at a Basque newspaper (see for details... more
AirlinesEmirates introduces a new service for its customers: check-in by Internet
Milan, Italy - Carrier will extend the service also for other destinations in the next months
"Emirates, airline based in Dubai, has launched a new service for its customers: check-in by Internet. Passengers who to take off from Italy (Malpensa and Fiumicino) and from many other destinations in... more