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Press releaseFirst comments by the forum on regional airports (FARE) and assembly of European regions (AER)
Pisa, Italy - On the guidelines released by European Commission on 09-06-2005
FARE and AER are really worried about the effects that the guidelines will have on regional airports in the EU. European Commission intends to favour this kind of air station. But results would appear... more
HelicoptersAVIONEWS at the presentation of AB-139 equipped for EMS service (3): interview to Marziano Balzarini
Rome, Italy - "Aircraft wil play an important role in terms of safety, high reliability and in accordance with European regulations"
During the presentation of AB-139 helicopter, AVIONEWS interviewed AgustaWestland’s manager Marziano Balzarini. He said that the presentation of the AB-139 was dedicated to rescue and emergency sector. T... more
Science and technologyHurricane "Katrina". New Orleans Airport: a Northwest flight as the first plane to land with passengers on board
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA - Flight came from Memphis
Situation in New Orleans is slowly becoming normal and the first civil flight, with passengers on board and landed at "Louis Armstrong" Airport (see for details AVIONEWS), can be included among these... more
AirlinesAlitalia: "Recapitalization must occur by the end of the year or we will re-open the carrier's dossier"
Rome, Italy - EU Transport Commissioner Barrot would have announced it and a meeting among Italian Economy Ministry, Deutsche Bank and Banca Intesa will be held tomorrow
Italian Ministry of Economy scheduled a meeting with representatives from Deutsche Bank and Banca Intesa on tomorrow in order to ensure a concrete recapitalization of Alitalia as the deadline set by European... more
AirlinesNorthwest and Delta (2): the plot thickens
New Orleans, USA - Northwest's board to gather today to decide what to do
The "Wall Street Journal" unveiled that the board of two carriers have been summoned. Northwest’s board will meet today but there is no details about Delta board meeting’s date. The order of the day is... more
AccidentsATR-72 Tuninter accident : some victims' lawyers asked for seizing documents on Tempio Pausania investigation
Rome, Italy - Also Avio SPA is involved in the civil side's request
Lawyers Davide Romano and Nicola Persico, defending a victim of the accident occurred on last August 6 in Palermo and involving the ATR-72 Tuninter (see for details AVIONEWS), Eng. Gianfranco Basile and... more
Science and technologyJobs: an Italian to "derive" the Dreamliner from a raw material
Piacenza, Italy - It owns a special device for the production of the plane's main and tail sections manufactured by starting from carbon fiber rolls
An Italian company will produce the main and tail sections of the new Boeing 787 Dreamliner medium-long haul airliner. Jobs is in fact completing the manufacturing of a special device which will enable... more
AccidentsHelios: suffocation hypothesis has been excluded
Athens, Greece - Tests experienced until now have not yet cleared the accident cause
Tests carried out by Athens police doctors have excluded that crew was killed before crashing because of suffocation due to a toxic gas leak or carbon monoxide. The same tests failed to confirm if all... more
AirlinesNorthwest and Delta asked New York's tribunal for receivership
New York, USA - US carriers debts would amount over USD10bn
Northwest Airlines and Delta have asked New York’s tribunal for receivership, better known as Chapter 11. Now there are 4 carriers close to bankruptcy. The two airlines have recently started v negotiations w... more
AerospaceSpacecraft Shenzhou VI into the space carrying 2 Chinese astronauts next October
Beijing, China - Mission provides for 121 hours staying in space aboard the spacecraft
China’s second manned space mission will occur probably on the second decade of October, after October 7, the final day of the National Day holiday (see for details AVIONEWS). Spacecraft Shenzhou VI w... more
Government actsQuestion time: NATO Alliance ship's mission purpose in Italy
Rome, Italy - By Hon. Marco Lion (Misto-Verdi)
Italian Deputy Hon. Lion intends to understand which kind of mission the NATO ship called Alliance was performing in Italy last July when it remained blocked during an operation. more
Government actsQuestion time: messages in foreign language for passengers aboard non-Italian airplanes in the country
Rome, Italy - By Hon. Raffaele Costa (FI)
Italian Deputy Hon. Costa underlined that some messages addressed to passengers on board foreign aircraft operating in Italy are made in the foreign language only. This could be a problem concerning safety... more
Government actsQuestion time: measures to increase air transport safety
Rome, Italy - By Hon. Giorgio Jannone (FI)
Italian Deputy Hon. Jannone intends to understand which kind of measures Italian Minister of Transport wants to resort to in order to increase air transport safety when considering European steps in this... more
Government actsQuestion time on reduction of nuclear weapon arsenals
Rome, Italy - By Hon. Sandro Del Mastro Delle Vedove (Alleanza Nazionale)
Italian Honourable Sandro Del Mastro Delle Vedove asked Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs for making clear which is the body attending the process of reduction of arsenals of nuclear weapon owned by... more
Government actsQuestion time: possible sale of Avio stakes owned by Carlyle
Rome, Italy - By Hon. Giovanni Carbonella (Margherita)
Italian Deputy Hon. Carbonella asked various Italian ministers for explaining how to save jobs in Avio company as Carlyle would intend to sell its stakes in the Italian firm. more
Government actsQuestion time: administrative limits for implementing emergency steps at Turin Airport
Rome, Italy - By Hon. Aldo Perrotta (FI)
Italian Deputy Hon. Perrotta intends to understand if Italian Minister of Transport is ready to solve administrative problems affecting air transport such as in the case of Turin Airport where an airplane... more
Government actsQuestion time: tenders for Alitalia's services
Rome, Italy - By Hon. Aldo Perrotta (FI)
Italian Deputy Hon. Perrotta intends to understand why tenders and bids for the provision of services used by Alitalia are not implemented when considering the delicate condition of the carrier. more
Government actsQuestion time: real purposes of the Iranian nuclear programme
Rome, Italy - By Hon. Sandro Delmastro Delle Vedove (AN)
Italian Deputy Hon. Delmastro Delle Vedove asked Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs for making clearer which is Italian Government’s opinion about the Iranian nuclear programme as its solution from a... more
Government actsQuestion time about the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons
Rome, Italy - By Hon. Sandro Del Mastro Delle Vedove (Alleanza Nazionale)
Italian Honourable Sandro Del Mastro Delle Vedove asked Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs for knowing if the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons provides the process of enrichment of... more
Government actsQuestion time: bird flu and possible deployment of military hospitals in Italy
Rome, Italy - By Hon. Andrea Gibelli (Lega Nord)
Italian Deputy Hon. Gibelli asked Italian Minister of Health for acting in order to prevent the effects of fear generated in Italian population about bird fly as it seems that even military hospitals could... more
HelicoptersAVIONEWS at the presentation of AB-139 equipped for EMS service (2)
Rome, Italy - It combines flexibility and high operating performances
The AB-139 combines flexibility and operating performances that make it adapt to search and rescue missions. The aircraft is equipped to operate in extreme environments such as Alpine environment. The... more
Government actsInterpellation: supposed extension of US Camp Darby Base in Italy
Rome, Italy - By Hon. Elettra Deiana (Rifondazione Comunista)
Italian Deputy Hon. Deiana asked Italian Minister of Defence for explaining if the supposed extension of US Camp Darby Base in Italy is a concrete possibility or not. more
HelicoptersAVIONEWS at the presentation of AB-139 equipped for EMS service
Rome, Italy - A lot of EMS operators have already ordered it
Presentation conference of the AgustaWestland AB-139 equipped for EMS service has been held this morning at Rome-Ciampino Airport. The AB-139 is a 6 tonnes medium-twin engine helicopter capable of carrying,... more
IndustryEmbraer: first EMB-190 delivered to JetBlue
São José dos Campos, Brazil - The carrier has placed firm orders for 101 airplanes
Embraer yesterday celebrated delivery of the first EMBRAER 190 to launch customer JetBlue Airways during a ceremony held at the manufacturer’s headquarters in São José dos Campos, Brazil. JetBlue has pla... more
Government actsQuestion time: bird flue and preventive measures at Italian airports
Rome, Italy - By Hon. Grazia Labate (DS)
Italian Deputy Hon. Labate asked Italian Minister of Health for making clear which kind of measures he intends to resort to in order to prevent the bad effects of bird flue in case it arrives in Italy,... more
AirlinesTAP: some 11 Airbus A-330s have been ordered to lower fleet operational costs
Lisbon, Portugal - New and more efficient aircraft to face the rising fuel price
Some 11 Airbus A-330 commercial airplanes to be delivered in a period included between 2008 and 2015. The last order by the Portuguese airline TAP represents another confirmation of the European maker... more
Science and technologyIran: Assalouyeh Airport will be operative next February
Teheran, Iran - The project assigned to the Imen Rah Engineering
The main natural gas deposit in the world is situated in a special economic area of South Parks, in the South Busher’s Province. This is the reason in which Iran is building the second airport after t... more
Military aviationHurricane "Katrina": 4 Antonov 124 from Genoa to help the New Orleans' refugees
Genoa, Italy - The aircraft will transport 180 prefabricated houses
The Antonov 124 will depart next September 15 and 16 from Genoa towards the Ellington Field’s military airport in Houston and to transport 180 prefabricated houses, purchased by Geodis Zust Ambrosetti G... more
Civil aviationNATO: Defence Ministers' meeting in Berlin
Berlin, Germany - No analysis on weapons of mass destruction proliferation and disarmament despite the existance of the North Korean and Iranian nuclear matters
A meeting gathering Defence Ministers from the various NATO state members is being held in Berlin today. The Atlantic Alliance intends analyse the situation concerning its world role and managing particularly... more
HelicoptersDenmark: AgustaWestland aims to remedy delays in delivering the EH-101s
London, UK - Checks on tail rotors each 50 h with the prospective replacement of blades have been offered, without additional costs for customer
Denmark is waiting for taking delivery of 14 AgustaWestland EH-101 medium multipurpose helicopters for its Air Force, deliveries previously affected by delays due to software problems though this is not... more
Latest newsBoeing unveiled the team promoting the KC-767 for USAF
Washington, USA – Among the partners one can remind Rockwell Collins, Honeywell, General Electric, Pratt & Whitney, Vought and Aeronavali
Boeing revealed the team which will promote the KC-767 Tanker in case US Department of Defence decides to officialize the beginning of the bid for the provision of a new air tanker for US Air Force replacing... more
Science and technologySacbo: press conference for the presentation of Prague's flight served by Smartwings
Bergamo, Italy - Tomorrow morning at 11am at the Orio al Serio's Airport
Sacbo (Bergamo-Orio al Serio’s management society) communicates that tomorrow, on Thursday September 15, at 11am near Airport (council chamber, first floor, check-in area) will take place the press conference f... more
Latest newsFCA: EADS-CASA/Raytheon started promoting their solution in the USA
Washington, USA – Demonstrative flights by the CN-235 and the CN-295 in at least 16 states lasting about one month
EADS-CASA started a promotional tour in the United States for the CN-235 and the CN-295 military airlifters. The European aerospace group is competing in the tender for the so called Future Cargo Aircraft... more
DefenseMartino: "NATO has to become a global security organization"
Rome, Italy - Italian Defence Minister underlined Atlantic Alliance's flexibility and rapid reaction aspects in the new international setting
Flexibility and rapid re-deployment of forces at a global level: these are the passwords for the future worldwide role to be played by NATO according to Italian Minister of Defence, Antonio Martino, who... more
IndustryBP West Coast Products LLC awarded of a near 588 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the JP8 and F-76 fuel
BP West Coast Products LLC, La Palma, Calif., is being awarded a maximum $587,804,938 fixed price with economic price adjustment for JP8 Turbine Fuel and F-76 Fuel for Defense Energy Support Center. The... more
Weather forecastsDefence Systems and Equipment International: Selex attending the event
London, UK - Some of the main defence products of the Finmeccanica-owned company are being exhibited
Selex Sensors and Airborne Systems, a Finmeccanica-owned company, is attending the Defence Systems and Equipment International in London (September 13-16 2005), showing some among its major products. Among... more
Weather forecastsAgustaWestland. Orsi: "Innovating to preserve the great competitiveness of European helicopter industry"
Florence, Italy - It has been underlined by AgustaWestland CEO during the 31st European Rotorcraft Forum
Giuseppe Orsi, as AgustaWestland CEO, attended the 31st European Rotorcraft Forum held in Florence (Italy) today at Italian Air Force Aerial War School. Orsi underlined the role played by the European... more
IndustryBoeing-Lockheed Martin: the two makers' alliance do not convince US Government
New York, USA - As stated by "Wall Street Journal"
US Government would not prove convinced about costs. The joint-venture, made to produce rockets for Air Force, is experiencing more and more difficulties in achieving a go-ahead by Administration and military... more
AirlinesSky Europe: Slovakian carrier intends to quote on the stock exchange of Warsaw and Vienna
Rome, Italy - Liquidity to purchase new airplanes
Not less of 10 million of new shares and will be put on stock market and the arrive of new capitals should serve to pay 16 new B-737 and the further 16 options. The the stock exchanges chosen are Warsaw... more
AirlinesCzech Airlines: Czech carrier chose AT&T to set up its IT management system
Prague, Czech Republic - It is expected to link 80 airline's locations around the world
Contract between Czech Airlines and AT&T, will last three years and the IT company should link 80 offices including branch houses, tickets offices and check-in bases. Contract is worth USD 2,7m. MPLS technology... more
PeopleWorld Tourism Day: "Travel and Transport: from the imagination of Jules Verne to 21st century reality" the event's theme
Doha, Qatar - The event has been supported by the World Trade Organization
It is the first time that such event, supported by the World Trade Organization, occurs in a Middle-Eastern country. THe opening day will be on September 27 and Qatar’s choice is an opportunity to open t... more
Science and technologyBudapest Airport's privatization: Magyar air station is at the core of electoral dispute
Budapest, Hungary - Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany to back airport's privatization
Budapest Airport’s privatization became the core of political debate between Hungarian Socialist party led by Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany and centre-right alliance Fidesz (see for details AVIONEWS). R... more
AirlinesVarig announced a plan of personnel cutting
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - Carrier tries to avoid bankruptcy by creating a new company
Varig Brazilian carrier will fire the 13% of its 12,000 dependents and will create a new company within the end of 2006 to avoid bankruptcy. President of the Board of Directors, David Zylbersztajn, called... more
AirlinesSwiss International: load factor up of 3.7%
Basel, Switzerland - 876.330 passengers flown in month of August
Swiss carrier, controlled by Lufthansa, marked a load factor up of 3.7% in August compared with last year at 83.1%. The increase concerns both intercontinental and European flights. In August, carrier... more
Military aviationItalian Civil Defence sent health aid to Angola against Marburg fever
Luanda, Angola - AMI's C-130 landed today at Luanda
Italian Air Force C-130 plane landed today at Luanda Airport loaded with health aids provided by Italian Civil Defence, Puglia Region and companies coordinated by "Cittadinanza Attiva" for Angolan Province... more
Latest newsJoint air patrol over the Straits of Malacca
Bangkok, Thailand - C-130 of the Royal Malaysian Air Force flown by crew from Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore
Four nations of South-East Asia started the first joint air patrol over the Straits of Malacca: beginning from today, Malaysia, Thailandia, Singapore and Indonesia, will work side by side to increase security... more
Latest newsSmall Diameter Bomb: USAF changes specifications
Washington, USA – It must be able to hit both fixed and moving targets
US Air Force opened a new stage in the production of the so called "small diameter bombs", by a tender in which both Boeing and Lockheed Martin compete. Specifications have been significantly modified.... more
DefenseJoint command and high-tech defence: that is how the South Korean forces change
Seoul, South Korea - However, Pyongyang could prove stronger in the battlefield in case of conflict thanks to the larger number of soldiers available, according to experts
While the North Korean nuclear matter is still in the centre of attention in Asia in these days waiting for achieving a final solution, South Korea plans serious and firm changes for its armed forces that... more
Civil aviationThailand: five Phuket Air YS-11 grounded for safety reasons
Bangkok, Thailand - Airline's fleet is made up of secondhand planes
Thailand’s Transport Minister, Pongsak Raktapongpaisal, ordered to ground five NAMC YS-11 planes belonging to Phuket Air carrier. Two days before, one of them skidded off a runway in a Northern airport w... more
Civil defenseAVIONEWS' Specials: Captain Dentesano's article on the deployment of the UAV in Italy
Rome, Italy - Devoted to terminological matters and professionals titles for the use of such means for civil purposes in the country
AVIONEWS released an all-Italian version of a Captain Renzo Dentesano’s article devoted to the deployment of UAVs (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) for civil purposes in Italy. He underlines some relevant aspects c... more