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PeopleChina: civil airplane market lead starts by relying on the ARJ-21
Beijing, China - Chinese company AVIC 1 aims to compete all square with the major foreign aeronautical firms within 20-30 years
It is known that market related to air transport in China is the faster growing one but usually some national problems in such a field are not sufficiently highlighted. Chinese aerospace company AVIC 1... more
Airlines"American carriers can recover only if US regulation changes"
Washington, USA - Free rein of United Airlines CEO
United Airlines CEO, Glenn Tilton, has stated that unfair government regulations have hampered American airlines to remain competitive despite of the effects of the September 11 attempts and high fuel-price.... more
Government actsQuestion time: supposed Airbus A-321 comfort shortages
Rome, Italy - By Hon. Luigi Olivieri (DS)
Italian Deputy Hon. Olivieri asked Italian Minister of Infrastructures and Transport for making clear why the Airbus A-321 is allowed to fly despite the supposed shortages in terms of comfort when considering... more
Government actsQuestion time: about Yex currency exchange office at Fiumicino Airport
Rome, Italy - By Hon. Francesco Paolo Lucchese (UDC)
Italian Deputy Hon. Lucchese asked various Italian ministers for making clear if checks on Fiumicino Airport’s Yex currency exchange office activities can be performed as it seems that exchange of money i... more
Science and technologyJuly 21 terrorist en route to London
Rome, Italy - He departed from Ciampino Airport with a plane provided by Italian authorities
A Hawker HS-125 executive plane took off at 12:12am today from Rome-Ciampino military Airport carrying Hamdi Issac, the Ethiopian terrorist charged of the London attempts occurred last July 21. The man... more
Government actsQuestion time: overbooking practice in Italy
Rome, Italy - By Hon. Antonino Lo Presti (AN)
Italian Deputy Hon. Lo Presti asked Italian Minister of Infrastructures and Transport for explaining if he intends to enforce measures to stop the air transport ticket overbooking practice because it damages... more
Government actsQuestion time: Italy's view about the project for a single ISAF-Enduring Freedom Command
Rome, Italy - By Hon. Silvana Pisa (DS)
Italian Deputy Hon. Pisa asked Italian Minister of Defence for making clear which is the Italian Government’s view about the possibility of a single ISAF-Enduring Freedom Command under US lead for Afghanistan. S... more
Government actsQuestion time: doubts on security of Italian armed forces munition depots
Rome, Italy - By Hon. Elettra Deiana (Rifondazione Comunista)
Italian Deputy Hon. Deiana intended to understand if Italian Govenment wants to resort to special measures to improve checks about security of Italian armed forces’ munition depots as Deputy would have f... more
Government actsQuestion time: strenghtening of safety measures concerning air transport
Rome, Italy - By Hon. Maria Celeste Nardini (Rifondazione Comunista)
Italian Deputy Hon. Nardini asked Italian Minister of Infrastructures and Transport for increasing safety measures in the air transport sector as recent accidents would indicate such a need. A general... more
AccidentsEmergency landing for a Jet Blue A-320
Washington, USA - More than 1000 firemen and health personnel have reached Los Angeles Airport
A problem with the front landing gear forced an Airbus A-320 from the low-cost Jet Blue airline to make an emergency landing at Los Angeles at 06:19pm yesterday. The airplane carrying 139 passengers nad... more
HelicoptersCzech Republic: a NATO "form" for the Mil Mi-171SHs
Prague, Czech Republic - Update interventions have been scheduled on the vehicles to ensure the interoperability set by the Atlantic Alliance
NATO needs full interoperability among all the state member’s armed forces and Czech Republic has already set a series of interventions on its Mil Mi-171SH military transport helicopters, as the latest v... more
HelicoptersEurocopter: the first EC-155B1 for Chinese market has been delivered
Beijing, China - Meanwhile, EADS is carrying on in the USA the promotion of the UH-145 for the US Army's LUH tender
Eurocopter delivered the first EC-155B1 helicopter destined to the Chinese market to its purchaser, TITIC Offshore Helicopter Corporation company. The rotor-winged aircraft will be in fact deployed for... more
Latest newsIs the F-35 JSF part of Romanian Air Force's future?
Bucharest, Romania - Government would intend to cooperate for its development and purchase 24 fighters to renew its combat airplanes fleet
Romania could become a new customer of the Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) multirole light stealth fighter. Announcement would have been released recently by Romanian Defence Minister in... more
PeopleSukhoi RRJ: a regional jet "on a carrier scale"
Moscow, Russia - Contribution by several airlines has been requested for the development of the new airplane; they could so become the first operators
Russian aviation industry intends to double orders for its aircraft within ten years, increasing commercial aircraft purchases from current 30% up to a 45%. Sukhoi Civil Aircraft (as the civil division... more
Science and technologySEA SpA: Milan's Government to sell its stakes (2)
Milan, Italy - Francesco Bellavista Caltagirone among the possible buyers
Mayor of Milan Albertini has confirmed the voices about the possible buyers of SEA’s stakes which could be the Swissport, Acciona and above all Francesco Bellavista Caltagirone, owner of the "Acqua Pia M... more
IndustryVitrociset (2): UILM disagrees with then operation, "No support for the company split"
Rome, Italy - It was stated by UILM National Secretary Giovanni Contento
"The waste of public funds caused buy the purchase of the Vitrociset’s unit and the employment problems for 900 workers who woul remain in Vitrociset amputated of the most important activities such as m... more
IndustryVitrociset: ENAV to conclude the related division purchase negotiation by October
Rome, Italy - Its value is worth around EUR 90m
Negotiation between ENAV (Italian National Air Traffic Management Agency) and Vitrociset for the purchase of the related division attending maintenance of air traffic control company’s plants, will be c... more
Science and technologySEA SpA: Milan's Government to sell its stakes
Milan, Italy - The tender starts from EUR 600m
The 33% of SEA SpA stakes owned by Milan’s Government will be sold by a competitive bidding. The decision has been approved by Milan’s town council, but Mayor Albertini said that stakes cannot be sold bef... more
MiscellaneousHurricane "Rita": NASA's Space Center in Houston to close
Washington, USA - Texan coast's nuclear reactors to go off too
US nuclear authorities have decided to cut off two reactors on Texan coast of the Gulf of Mexico because of the hurricane "Rita" which is approaching the mainland and that is expected to blow up on Saturday... more
AccidentsMilitary copter crashed in Mexico: wreckage was found after 7 hours
Mexico City, Mexico - At accident's moment, visibility was scarce due to the fog
Ramon Martin Huerta, Mexico’s Public Security Minister, has been killed together with other some 10 people as result of an air accident occurred to a Bell 412 helicopter carrying him for work reasons (... more
AirlinesAlitalia: Investigation Committee on Strikes evaluating the possibility of sanctions against Avia
Rome, Italy - The union has 30 days to provide reasons about the flight assistants' protest held on last September 20
Investigation Committee on Strikes decided to start evaluating requirements for the implementation of sanctions to be inflicted against Alitalia flight assistants joining Avia union, as they went on strike... more
SecurityMilitary copter went missing in Mexico: emergency landing or crash?
Mexico City, Mexico - It was carrying Security Minister Ramon Martin Huerta too
The news was issued by Vincent fox’ spokesperson Ruben Aguila. The aircraft was carrying an eminent passenger, Ramon Martin Huerta, Security Minister and former Governor of the State of Guanajuato -friend a... more
IndustryMcDonnell Douglas awarded of a over 8 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the C-17 aircraft
McDonnell Douglas, Long Beach, Calif., is being awarded a $8,717,169 firm-fixed price; cost plus award fee; time and materials; cost plus fixed fee; cost contract modification to provide sustainment of... more
IndustryUnited Technologies awarded of a over 20 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the F-16 aircraft
United Technologies, East Hartford, Conn., is being awarded a $20,625,331 firm fixed price contract modification to provide for F-119 engine life cycle cost reductions. This effort supports the F-16 aircraft.... more
IndustryECI Construction Inc. awarded of a over 6 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For an air traffic control tower
ECI Construction Inc., Shawnee Mission, Kan., was awarded on Sept.16, 2005, a $6,410,465 firm-fixed-price contract for an air traffic control tower. Work will be performed in Bellevue, Neb., and is expected... more
IndustryNANA Pacific LLC awarded of a over 8 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For addition to an existing maintenance hangar
NANA Pacific L.L.C.*, Anchorage, Alaska, was awarded on Sept. 16, 2005, an $8,582,618 firm-fixed-price contract for addition and alteration to an existing maintenance hangar. Work will be performed at... more
IndustryWhites-Green Inc. awarded of a over 8 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For an Air Force Headquarters Facility
Whites-Green Inc., Pensacola, Fla., was awarded on Sept. 16, 2005, an $8,748,550 firm-fixed-price contract for Design and Construction of an Air Force Headquarters Facility. Work will be performed at... more
IndustryUniversal Construction Co. Inc. awarded of a near 67 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the construction of an engine facility
Universal Construction Co. Inc., Huntsville, Ala., was awarded on Sept. 19, 2005, a $66,821,487 firm-fixed-price contract for design and construction of an engine rebuilding facility. Work will be performed... more
AirlinesEl Al: will Airbus succeed in breaking with the carrier's traditional dependence on Boeing?
Tel Aviv, Israel - The Israeli carrier to choose between two 777s or two A-340s in three months
Israeli airline El Al could decide to confirm Boeing as the privileged supplier of airplanes for its fleet, or break with tradition and start a new commercial relation with its European rival, Airbus,... more
Latest newsSukhoi: "We will not be responsible for upgrades on the SU-25s not performed by our company"
Moscow, Russia - The Russian firm warned about the resort to foreign enterprises for the update of the Bulgarian Air Force's airplanes
Bulgaria intends to update its 20 20 Su-25 Frogfoot strikers in service with its Air Force. There would be a possibility for an intervention by Israeli company Elbit on the aircraft’s avionics to update t... more
Science and technologySouth Korea: robots to be in the battlefield by 2011
Seoul, South Korea - Government started investing on an ambitious project which should provide concrete results by six years
South Korean Government announced recently it intends to invest on a defence research project which surely appears among the most ambitious ones today, also considering the development and possible combat... more
AccidentsUltralight plane crashed in Spain (2): pilot found a problem with engine
Barcelona, Spain - If only it had crashed 10 meters distant from the scene it could be a mass murder
CNN sources from Spain indicate that besides the two fatalities, a third passenger would have been seriously injured in the crash occurred to an ultralight aircraft fallen today close to Barcelona at about... more
AccidentsATR-72 Tuninter accident (2): Tuninter has never been our customer, though Si Fly has
Cagliari, Italy - Broker Enzo Fregonese stated it to Sardinia's newspaper "La Nuova Sardegna"
The interview made this morning to 74 years old Panaviation’s broker Enzo Fregonese proved a useful one. La Nuova Sardegna newspaper interviewed him and, among the other thing, broker warranted that T... more
AccidentsATR-72 Tuninter accident: Eng. Vittorio Floridia is the second expert
Bari, Italy - Another member of advisors team for Tempio Pausania's Attorney
Besides Captain Radini (see for details AVIONEWS), lawyers of Eng. Basile and UIL Trasporti union, selected Eng. Vittorio Floridia as a new expert and advisor. Reason of such a choice related to Bari’s l... more
AirlineseasyJet: new flights from Rome-Ciampino and Milan-Malpensa for Berlin
Rome, Italy - The Britsh carrier's marketing management announced it
The invasion of low-cost carriers in Italy does not stop. Also Berlin will be connected with Italy by easyJet that forecasts to transport more than 265,000 passengers on such routes, including a lot of... more
PeopleHong Kong and Cathay Pacific awarded as the best airport and best airline in the world
London, United Kingdom - Skytrax's prizes have been delivered in London
12 million passengers from 94 different nations have established the winner of Skytrax survey whose prize has been delivered in London. Sandro Melis, Sales Executive for Cathay Pacific in Italy, said that... more
AerospacePoste Italiane issued a Mars stamp from the Italian Space Agency
Rome, Italy - Meanwhile we learn that the red planet could be affected by "Marsquake"
Poste Italiane, the Italian Mail Service, issued a stamp with the hologram dedicated to Mars exploration from the Italian Space Agency: the stamp is available for sale starting from today in all Italian... more
AccidentsSU-27: radioactive metal on plane wreckage
Vilnius, Lithuania - "Russia intended to dig into the Lithuanian air defence system"
A new chapter of the case of Russian Sukhoi SU-27 fighter plane crashed in Lithuania last September 15 has begun (see for details AVIONEWS): it seems that on the plane wreckage two Kg of radioactive metal... more
PeopleThe first international flight has landed at Arbil Airport
Arbil, Kurdistan - Also London, Stockholm and Amsterdam to be linked in a short time
The flight was operated by Lufthansa and came from Frankfurt. Aboard there were 40 passengers welcomed by a representative of Iraqi Kurdistan’s Ministry of Transport and Telecommunication, Haydar Fili. A... more
DefenseUS "Roosevelt" air carrier at anchor in the Gulf of Naples
Naples, Italy - Multirole fighters, helicopters, maritime patrolling planes, electronic warfare aircraft and also an E-2 Hawkeye Aew&C airplane are on board
It is the biggest air carrier in the world: 120,000 tons weight, and several aircraft aboard. It is escorted by some warships, battlecruisers and torpedo destroyers and it has been at anchor in the Gulf... more
AccidentsUltralight plane crashed at Badia del Valles, near Barcelona
Barcelona, Spain - Two victims were reported
Two people have been killed in the air accident occurred to an ultralight plane near Badia del Valles, near Barcelona. Besides pilot, also the passenger, an air shooting specialized photographer, has died.... more
Government actsQuestion time: need of higher competition for some Italian national routes
Rome, Italy - By Hon. Gregorio Dell'Anna (FI)
Italian Deputy Hon. Dell’Anna asked Italian Minister of Infrastructures and Transport for explaining which kind of steps he intends to perform in order to ensure higher competition for some Italian domestic r... more
HelicoptersEASA: the EC-225 "does not fear of cold"
Paris, France - A European certification has been granted to such Eurocopter's helicopter which enables the vehicle to operate in all environmental icing conditions
The Eurocopter EC-225 medium helicopter has been granted with the EASA (European Aviation Safety Agency) certification to operate in all environmental icing conditions. Its maker appears satisfied about... more
Government actsQuestion time: interventions for the extension of US naval activities at Maddalena
Rome, Italy - By Hon. Elettra Deiana (Rifondazione Comunista)
Italian Deputy Hon. Deiana intends to understand if an extension of US naval activities at Maddalena (Sardinia) is possible as it should be first of all subjected to Italian Parliament’s go-ahead. See a... more
PeopleUK: air traffic system glitch delayed flights
London, United Kingdom - THe problem has been solved in 35 minutes
A technical fault to air traffic control system caused a lot of problems in Great Britain early today. For over half an hour, many flights have been delayed: the glitch would have been found at 8:20am... more
CuriositiesJapan: 200 elementary students dragged a B-777 aircraft on the "Sky Day"
Tokyo, Japan - To celebrate the takeoff of the first Japanese commercial flight
After the Twin Towers attempts on September 11 2001, Japan failed to celebrate the "Sky Day": but the rising sun country restarted last Monday to feast the first Nippon commercial flight departed in 1952.... more
Government actsUrgent Interpellation: hypothesis of ISAF-Enduring Freedom joint command
Rome, Italy - By Hon. Elettra Deiana (Rifondazione Comunista)
Italian Deputy Hon. Deiana asked Italian Minister of Defence for making clear if Italian Government intends to support the hypothesis of an ISAF-Enduring Freedom joint command under US lead because such... more
DefenseUSA: more than 1900 soldiers died in Iraq
Baghdad, Iraq - Since the beginning of military operations and surveys would indicate about two thirds of US population convinced that the mission cost is too high
About two thirds of US population would think the effort in Iraq too expensive and most of all not so wise just in financial terms, according to recent surveys in the United States. Results from such a... more
Science and technologySAB: flights bound for Rome and Barcelona rose
Boulogne, Italy - Alitalia to increase 21 to 26 flights a week towards the Italian capital starting on November 2
Alitalia will increase 21 to 26 flights a week towards the Italian capital leaving from Boulogne starting on November 2. Flights will be performed by resorting to a MD-82 or an Embraer 145. Increased flights... more
MiscellaneousTransfer of clandestines by joint flights has started
Madrid, Spain - The system will save costs specially on long-haul routes
Spain’s Minister of Interior, Josè Antonio Alonso, announced that the first European joint flight to repatriate clandestines is about to takeoff. An airplane carrying a group of Romanian clandestines wi... more