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HelicoptersHurricane "Katrina" (3): helicopter pilots chidden after helping people without permission
Washington, USA - One would have been transferred to base's doghouse
Two Navy helicopter pilots and their crews returned from New Orleans last August 30 expecting to be greeted as the homeland saver after rescuing over 100 residents of the hurricane-affected city. Instead... more
Press releaseSULT's strike: 102 flights cancelled, 38 on September 6 and 64 yesterday
Rome, Italy - The overall protest's analysis referred today
"At 7:30pm of yesterday, September 7, the cancellations following to the 48 h strike fixed by Sult, (deducted by those cancelled due to the bad weather condition on Rome-Fiumicino’s Airport) have been 1... more
Latest newsEADS-Northrop Grumman: the new air tanker will be named KC-30
Washington, USA – A deal on cooperation for an alternative solution devoted to USAF has been achieved
The EADS-Airbus KC-330 becomes the Northrop Grumman KC-30. The sign of the collaboration agreement between the European aerospace holding and the US company to compete in the tender for the new US Air... more
Civil aviationATR-42 Italy First performed a re-entry procedure towards Trapani Airport
Trapani, Italy - Due to the light from an indicator leading Captain to decide to go back to the departure air station yesterday
An Italy First airlines’ ATR-42 with about 20 passengers aboard and bound for Lampedusa performed a re-entry procedure towards its departure air station (Trapani) yesterday, following the light on one o... more
AirlinesSAS Cargo will expand capacity between Scandinavia and the US
Stockholm, Sweden - From September 22 between Copenhagen and Chicago twice a week
From September 22nd SAS Cargo will start offering additional all-cargo freighter capacity between Scandinavia (Copenhagen) and the US (Chicago) twice a week. The additional capacity will especially benefit... more
HelicoptersHurricane "Katrina" (2): "Bush, where all our helicopters are?"
Washington, USA - USA entered into debate due to the inefficiency of reliefs
This words open the letter that the film director Michael Moore -greatly disliked by Washington- wrote President George Bush who must say where US military choppers could have been displaced and where... more
MiscellaneousHurricane "Katrina": Moscow send a second plane with humanitarian aids
Moscow, Russia - The first flight took supplies and 121 tents, the second one 10,000 rations and 4000 blankets
Another Russian plane is en route toward the United States loaded with humanitarian aids destined to the evacuees of hurricane "Katrina". The first IL-76 took off from Moscow on Wednesday evening at 11:30pm.... more
MiscellaneousIraq: air strike over terrorist's safe house
Baghdad, Iraq - It seems that a member of al Qaeda was believed to be in the house
An US airplane conducted an air strike against an al Qaeda safe house in Western Iraq. It seems that target was a leader of Osama Bin Laden’s al Qaeda terrorist network, Abu Ali. The bombs would have b... more
AirlinesAlitalia: Investigation Committee on Strikes started evaluating sanctions against SULT union's protest
Rome, Italy - Meanwhile, the carrier minimized the size of the 48 h protest
Alitalia minimized the effects of the 48 h strike called by SULT union supporting its flight assistants on September 6-7. Some 54 employees would have stopped during the first day while just 33 protested... more
Press releaseANSV on Tuninter ATR-72 accident: the safety Recommendations addressed to European Aviation Safety Agency - EASA
Rome, Italy - While the technical investigation over the accident occurred on August 6 to the airplane is still in progress
"While the technical investigation over the accident occurred on the 6th of August to an ATR-72, registration marks TS-LBB operated by Tuninter Airline, is still in progress, the ANSV has addressed two... more
IndustryRaytheon Co. awarded of a over 92 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the F/A-18E/F aircraft
Raytheon Co., Space and Airborne Systems, Electronic Warfare Systems, Goleta, Calif., is being awarded a $92,371,418 five-year order option contract for Performance Based Logistics support of the ALR-67(v)3... more
IndustryNorthrop Grumman Systems Corp. awarded of a 20 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the T-38 and F-5
Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., El Segundo, Calif., is being awarded a $20,000,000 indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract to provide for T-38 and F-5 Weapon Systems Engineering Services. At... more
IndustryLockheed Martin Corp. awarded of a over 395 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the F/A-22
Lockheed Martin Corp., Fort Worth, Texas, is being awarded a $395,069,277 cost-plus fixed-fee contract modification. This effort supports F/A-22 Lot 5 Production Aircraft. This modification definitizes... more
Science and technologyMedan to have a new airport
Medan, Indonesia - Runway is too much short, it isn't even 3 km long
Indonesian Government intends to speed up the procedures to construct a new airport at Medan following the terrible accident involving a Mandala Airlines aircraft two days ago near the current "Polonia"... more
AirlinesAir France-KLM: August 2005 traffic with strong performance in passenger activity
Paris, France - Sharp increase in both traffic and load factor
Passenger operations In August, Air France-KLM continued to experience a strong increase in both activity levels and traffic revenues, confirming the positive trend of recent months and bookings for... more
AccidentsATR's statement for AVIONEWS regarding ENAC's decision on additional checks for the planes
Rome, Italy - "It just dealt with a maintenance error, that is why ATR has not an official view on ENAC's decision yet, to date we recommended our customers to pay more attention"
AVIONEWS asked ATR consortium’s opinion about the ENAC’s (Italian National Civil Aviation Authority) decision on the additional checks to be performed on the ATR-42 and the ATR-72 airplanes (see for det... more
AirlinesHurricane "Katrina" (5): a lot of US carriers engaged to evacuate New Orleans
Washington, USA - They made fligths reimbursed by the FEMA
Yesterday Delta and Continental Airlines evacuated hundreds of people from New Orleans: about 15 carriers have operated 140 flights from past Friday up to yesterday helping 12,000 persons to reach sites... more
Science and technologyRome-Fiumicino cancelled three flights due to a storm
Rome, Italy - Some flights have been redirected on Ciampino
A strong storm hit Rome today: rain forced Fiumicino’s "Leonardo da Vinci" Airport to delay about 20 minutes the departures and to cancel three flights -two by Alitalia and one by Air One- coming from M... more
AccidentsAVIONEWS interviewed Assaeroporti President, Giovanni Maniscalco, concerning the suspension of Tuninter by ENAC
Rome, Italy - "Assaeroporti welcomed ENAC's quick decision, the ATR is a reliable plane but such checks, even if they can produce hardships for the airports, are necessary to warrant safety"
AVIONEWS interviewed Assaeroporti President, Giovanni Maniscalco, concerning the suspension of Tuninter by ENAC (Italian National Civil Aviation Agency) together with the decision of performing additional... more
MiscellaneousJapan: almost 900 flights cancelled due to typhoon "Nabi"
Tokyo, Japan - At least 17 death, 126 injured and 9 missing people
Typhoon "Nabi", that means butterfly in Korean language, is moving towards North-West to the Sea of Japan along Honshu island’s coast after killing 17, injuring 126 and missing 9 people. A fifty houses h... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Boeing model 737-100, -200, -200C, and -300 series airplanes
Washington, Usa - To prevent separation of the support beam of the MLG from the rear spar, which could cause cracking of the MLG support fitting and a consequent leak in the wing fuel tank or collapse of the MLG
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: September 6, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 171)] [Page 52899-52902] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Bombardier model CL-600-2B19 airplanes
Usa - To detect and correct chafing of the electrical cables of the spoiler and brake pressure sensor unit on both sides of the wing root, which could result in loss of the flight control system and consequent reduced controllability of the airplane
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: September 6, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 171)] [Page 52902-52903] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
AirlinesAirAsia: "We'll cut costs with the Airbus"
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - "The A-320 uses a lot less fuel"
The Malaysia-based Asian airline will purchase 100 Airbus A-320 planes that are expected to help it to reduce operating costs, while currently, it does its utmost to keep ticket’s prices low despite o... more
IndustryFinmeccanica: from "Underperform" to "In-line"
New York, USA - US Goldman Sachs gave the assessment
Thanks to the US rating and brokering agency Goldman Sachs Finmeccanica’s operating assessment passed to "In line" from "Underperform". Together with Bae Systems and Thales, it has the major appreciation p... more
Latest newsKC-330: EADS and Northrop Grumman close to a deal on the new USAF's air tanker
Washington, USA – The agreement is likely to be signed and officialized in the forthcoming days
Officialization of the agreement is likely to come in few days but it seems to date that is certain: EADS-Airbus and Northrop Grumman would be about to sign a deal for the development of an alternative... more
Science and technologyBudapest Airport's privatization: Germany's Hochtief made the highest bid
Budapest, Hungary - But privatization tender risks to be annulled by Hungarian court
Hungary’s privatization agency APV is planning the way to set the affair of Budapest Airport’s privatization. Budapest tribunal declared invalid the tender after the airport’s workers claim. The most... more
Military aviationHurricane "Katrina" (4): Airbus to help America with Beluga
Toulouse, France - The aircraft left Toulouse today bound for Mobile, Alabama
The A-300 Super Transporter "Beluga", loaded with relief supplies, departed from Toulouse this morning. Airbus provided the aircraft to both French and British Governments and then it has been used to... more
HelicoptersAersud (2): Alouette 2' s history
Verona, Italy - 284 choppers in service today, 20 in Italy
"The maiden flight was a success and the SE-3130-01 helicopter, thanks to load/power rate allowed by the turbine, opened the way to new operative performances, rendering the aircraft the fantastic mean... more
HelicoptersAersud: "Gran Gala" at Carpi's Airport on the occasion of Alouette 2's 50th anniversary maiden flight
Verona, Italy - Next Sunday, September 11, at the Emilian airport
"It will be the Emilian airport to host, next Sunday, September 11, the aviation fans, experts, acquaintances or friends on the occasion of the Alouette 2’s celebrative meeting. In March 12, 1955, the A... more
AccidentsHelios (2): board of inquiry flew to London
London, UK - To interview the British engineers who checked the plane before its flight
The team investigating air crash occurred in Greece in which 121 people died last August 14, today is expected to be in London to interview the British engineers who checked the Helios Boeing 737-300 before... more
Latest newsTurkey aims to strengthen its stand-off capabilities
Ankara, Turkey - More than 100 AGM-154 JSOW missiles have been ordered for the F-16 multirole light fighters fleet
The United States think that the supply of new generation stand-off air-to-surface missiles to Turkey does not prejudice regional balance and does not affect the Cyprus’ situation, as it even contributes t... more
AccidentsBoeing crashed in Indonesia (2): mass burial for 33 unidentified bodies
Rome, Italy - It is the second mass grave after Garuda incident victims
The 33 coffins holding the unidentified bodies of the fatalities of the crash involving Mandala Airlines B-737 have been buried in a mass grave very close to another one where in 1997 the 234 victims of... more
AccidentsATR-72 Tuninter accident (3): an omissive negligent conduct hypothesis affecting Tunisian authorities
Palermo, Italy - Put forward during the Italian investigations on the disaster following what found by ANSV
Palermo’s and Bari’s attorneys would intend to extend investigations at an international level involving Tunisian authorities for civil aviation with the hypothesis of their omissive negligent conduct, as... more
AerospaceNew information from Cassini spacecraft: Saturn's rings made up of soft flocks or snow balls
London, UK - Respect to previous observations the rings have radically changed over the past 25 years
At the meeting of the American Astronomical Society in Cambridge (UK) have been presented the new data by Cassini spacecraft which found that Saturn’s rings would made up of something very similar to a... more
AirlinesLOT: Airbus and Boeing representatives to meet today Poland's carrier to convince it to buy their own aircraft
Rome, Italy - LOT has to replace six B-767 flying between Europe and America
Choice of the Poland’s carrier will fall on the new B-787 Dreamliner or the A-350. The order is estimated EUR 416m and the two big manufacturer companies intend grabbing it. The spokesman for Poland’s nat... more
Civil aviationBlack list: EU Commission meeting experts to set it
Brussels, Belgium - A meeting scheduled on today with the first exchange of views on the delicate matter concerning flight safety
A meeting by European Commission together with experts in air transport safety coming from all the European Union’s state members is scheduled on today. The purpose is the one of performing an exchange o... more
Military aviationHurricane "Katrina" (3). CA: 1000 tickets for displaced peoples intending going to other US zones
Rome, Italy - This initiative joined other ones previously announced
Continental Airlines continues its aid programme (see for details AVIONEWS). It had already donated 1 million of miles of OnePass programme to US Red Cross and issued special rules to apply on tickets... more
Military aviationHurricane "Katrina" (2): Italian aid have been delivered
Rome, Italy - The Italian C-130 arrived to Washington last Sunday and departed for Little Rock last evening
Early today (Italian time), Italian aids have been delivered to US authorities. It includes tents, blankets, draining pumps, inflatable rafts, first aid kits for 15,000 people and infant food (see for... more
Civil defenseItalian Air Force: 355 territorial monitoring hours for the Predators in Iraq in 4 months
Nassiriya, Iraq - Representatives from the armed force underlined the success of the operations performed by the remote-controlled recce aircraft
The three Italian Air Force’s RQ-1 Predator remote-controlled reconnaissance aircraft performed some 355 flight hours in Iraq during four months. Representatives from the armed force prove satisfied a... more
DefenseJCM: a single air-to-surface missile, three different platforms
Washington, USA – Compatibility tests for the new US guided rocket with the aircraft which is devoted to have started
Just a single air-to-surface missile will replace in US Army and US Navy both the AGM-114 Hellfires and the AGM-65 Mavericks. It deals with the Lockheed Martin Joint Common Missile (JCM), endowed with... more
Press releaseSult: Alitalia is acting as a low-cost carrier
Rome, Italy - As for the industrial plan, also that of the carrier's anti-strike is failing
"As for the industrial plan, also that of the carrier’s anti-strike is failing. Yesterday, in the morning the society communicated that 21 were the cancellations, for technical-operative reasons and n... more
Science and technologyHurricane "Katrina": New Orleans Lakefront Airport remains closed
Washington, USA - Italian aids have arrived
New Orleans Lakefront Airport is still under water while the "Louis Armstrong" has been opened less than 24 hours following hurricane "Katrina" and currently are handling 3300 flights per day, the quadruple... more
AccidentsHelios: "A series of errors and great confusion on board on that time"
Athens, Greece - Disclosures about August 14 crash released by the "Herald Tribune"
The "Herald Tribune" unveiled today that sources close to the investigation committee into the crash involving the Helios Airways plane, said that Cypriot flight’s crew members became confused by a series o... more
AirlinesOcean Airlines: the Italian cargo airline inaugurated Brescia-Shanghai route
Brescia, Italy - Hong Kong now is the 4th weekly return flight to China
Ocean Airlines, the Italian cargo airline, doubled its services to China. Last Sunday September 4 at 8:49am the first flight to Shanghai Pudong took off from Brescia-Montichiari Airport. Following the... more
IndustryBAe proves stronger in the market thanks most of all to military sector
London, UK - Revenue increased up to more than a 13% in the first half 2005
Results achieved during the first half this year appear more than satisfying for British Aerospace. A more than +13% increase in revenue compared to the same period in 2004 are most of all stemming from... more
Latest newsSingapore selected the Eagle
Paris, France - The Dassault Rafale has been beaten by an F-15's version which proves very similar to the one ordered by South Korea
Dassault confirmed its defeat in the tender for the provision of new multirole fighters for Singapore Air Force. Although Boeing and the small Asian country’s Government have not officially unveiled t... more
Civil aviationTwo emergency landings occurred in Indonesia yesterday
Jakarta, Indonesia - Both a flight of Mandala and Garuda Airlines were aborted
A Boeing 737-400 of Indonesian Garuda Airlines taken off from Medan and bound for Jakarta, has been forced to make an emergency landing at Pekanbaru’s "Sultan Syarif Kasim" Airport (Sumatra’s Central Reg... more
Press releaseENAC suspended Tuninter and disposes an immediate inspection on ATR's fleet in Italy
Rome, Italy - The Tunisia's Civil Aviation Authority has been informed about such decision
"ENAC (Italian Civil Aviation Authority) unveiled that has been disposed in a precautionary way, the immediate suspension of the authorization to operate released to the Tunisian carrier, Tuninter. The... more
AirlinesIndian Airlines ordered 43 A-320 family airplanes
New Dheli, India - A new success achieved in Asian by Airbus during the diplomatic meetings of Tony Blair representing EU
After the success achieved in China within the bilateral meetings with European Union (see for details AVIONEWS), Airbus struck another blow for itself in India where British Premier Tony Blair is visiting... more
AccidentsATR-72 Tuninter accident (2): ATR consortium suspected the shortage of fuel on board
Palermo, Italy - Palermo's Attorney is meanwhile carrying on investigation to verify the presence of other causes
ATR consortium had on its part already suggested that the switch off of both the engines about 7 minutes one from another (a rare event) could have been determined by the exhaustion of fuel, also considering... more