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PeopleFAA AD on Boeing 747, 757, 767 and 777 airplane models
Washington, USA - For drip shields on the flight deck
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AccidentsTourism plane crashed in Switzerland killing all passengers
Sion, Switzerland - The tragedy may caused by bad weather
An airplane, a tourism single-engine, presumably because of the bad weather conditions affecting the Switzerland, dropped between Sempione pass and the village of Sempione at Engiloch in the early afternoon... more
AccidentsPeruvian plane crashed: at least 41 the dead, two Italian nationals injured
Lima, Peru - The B-737 was en route from Lima to Iquitos, with a stop at Pucallpa
A Boeing B-737/200 of Transportes Aereos Nacionales de la Selva (TANS) carrier, belonging to Peruvian Air Force (FAP, Fuerza Area del Peru), after attempting an emergency landing due to a rough storm in... more
AirlinesAlitalia: Cimoli stands firm on SULT union's strike
Rome, Italy - The meeting between carrier's President and Italian Minister Maroni held yesterday did not lead to a turning point between the company and the union
Alitalia proved firm on the strike called by Italian SULT trade union on August 30 and 31. After the meeting between occurred yesterday carrier’s President Cimoli and Italian Welfare Minister Maroni i... more
PeopleFAA AD on McDonnell Douglas DC-10 airplane models
Washington, USA - For engines
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ReportBell-Boeing awarded an almost USD 9m contract
Washington, USA - For the spare parts of the CV-22 Osprey
Bell-Boeing Joint Program Office, Patuxent River, Md., is being awarded an $8,829,289 ceiling priced order contract for spares for the CV-22 Osprey. Work will be performed in Ridley Park, Pa. (69 percent)... more
HelicoptersAero Helipro awarded an almost USD 8m contract
Washington, USA - For H-3 helicopters' gear maintenance
Aero Helipro, Richmond, British Columbia, Canada, is being awarded a $7,738,522 firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for repair/overhaul for the Main Gearbox on the H-3 helicopter.... more
Latest newsGoodrich awarded an almost USD 9m contract
Washington, USA - For F-15 Eagle's engines
Goodrich Corp. Rome, N.Y., is being awarded an $8,811,028 firm fixed price contract modification. This is a one year requirements contract with two 1 year options, spares contract to procure F-15 Power... more
Latest newsKern Steel Fabrication awarded an almost USD 12m contract
Washington, USA - For C-5 Galaxy's maintenance
Kern Steel Fabrication, Bakersfield, Calif., is being awarded an $11,691,680 firm fixed price contract to provide for design and production of the first Empennage Maintenance Stand for the C-5 aircraft.... more
Civil aviationeasyJet: pressurization indicator forced the Luton-Turin flight to re-entry
Turin, Italy - According to "La Stampa" newspaper's sources, though the failure regarded the indicator itself and not the pressurization system
The English carrier’s easyJet airplane which went back to London-Luton Airport yesterday due to an indicator start-up immediately after takeoff, was a Boeing 737 (see for details AVIONEWS). The indicator, a... more
HelicoptersAustralian Navy grounded its choppers
Sydney, Australia - The fleet is expected to undergo a maintenance review
The Royal Australian Navy grounded its own helicopter fleet for a maintenance review that should be completed within this week. Fliying activity will not be completely suspended, but there may be some... more
Civil aviationSafety: Italian taxpayers associations ask for more transparency for passengers
Rome, Italy - More information on aircraft and carriers has been requested for customers
During a meeting held today with ENAC (Italian National Civil Aviation Authority) on safety (see for details AVIONEWS 1 and 2), the main Italian taxpayers associations among which ADUSBEF and CODACONS... more
Science and technologyToo many risk of runway incursion in US congested airports
Washington, USA - Runways and taxy-ways too much travelled
The recent incidents happened on the runways at Boston and other American airports have alarmed the experts who are concerned about the air traffic’s increasing and complex directional marks present i... more
DefenseRussian-Chinese joint exercise in Asia: the USA answered by involving South Korea
Beijing, China - Meanwhile, North Korea protested just during the resume of six-nations talks on its nuclear programme
The fact that while Russia and China carry on their first joint military exercise in Asia (whose conclusion is scheduled on August 25), the Unites States perform an exercise together with South Korea proves... more
AirlinesAlitalia (2): "Call-up to defend the carrier's workers"
Rome, Italy - Italian Minister of Infrastructures and Transport Lunardi would be convinced of it
The defence of jobs in Alitalia appears a priority aspect according to Italian Minister of Infrastructures and Transport Lunardi, which wuold have decided to resort to an issue of an order to resume work... more
Press releaseENAC on the state of assessments and measures undertaken during the Summery season and flight safety initiatives to introduce to national and communitarian level (2)
Rome, Italy - Proposals that ENAC introduced both to national and communitarian level
On the strength of the JAA (Joint Aviation Authorities) check procedures, in the course of ramp inspections on foreign aircraft, a check-list containing 54 inner and external controls is examined. ENAC... more
Press releaseENAC on the state of assessments and measures undertaken during the Summery season and flight safety initiatives to introduce to national and communitarian level
Rome, Italy - Results of the meeting held today
Today it has been carried out by the ENAC (Italian Civil Aviation Body) office, a reunion attended by the Air Transport Customers and Consumers Committee, the Maritime and Air Navigation Department of... more
MiscellaneousFires in Portugal: three German Puma helicopters at work today
Lisbon, Portugal - 2300 firemen and 600 Portuguese Army units have been deployed
Anti-fire water-dumping planes coming from various European countries are helping Portugal to fight flames that hit the country on various fronts and that killed at least 14 persons (11 of which were firemen)... more
CuriositieseBay.it: a PZL helicopter worth EUR 180,000
Cagliari, Italy - The dead-line for the best offer on the on-line auction web site is August 28
A used helicopter worth EUR 180,000 on eBay.it. You can purchase it by August 28, as the dead-line of the auction. It deals with a Polish-made PZL Mi-2 aircraft with a yellow-blue livery manufactured in... more
AirlinesThe new Chinese Spring Airlines scares competitors
Beijing, China - Also Huaxia Airlines and Eagle Airlines are expected to arrive
Few days after its debut from Shangai-Hongqiao Airport with an Airbus A-320 plane direct to Yantai, the new no-frills carrier made in China, Spring Airlines, has been forced to review its policy founded... more
MiscellaneousBad weather in Switzerland: flights from and to Bern cancelled or diverted
Zurich, Switzerland - Various victims caused by floods
Heavy rains of these days have provoked landslides and floods hitting several Swiss cantons, as Lucerna, Obvaldo, Svitto, Zurich, Bern and Friburgo. More than 1500 persons have been forced to leave their... more
Civil aviationRussia grounded the IL-96/300s
Moscow, Russia - Problems with braking system not in line with aircraft's design
All the flights operated with Ilyushin 96-300 commercial jets have been suspended by the Federal Service for Transport Supervision Rostransnadzor due to safety problems beginning from yesterday: Russian... more
AirlinesIceland Express: the low-cost carrier to inaugurate a new route
Rome, Italy - As a part of the expansion of routes between Iceland and Germany
Low-cost carrier Iceland Express has begun an air connection with Hahn Airport, near Frankfurt, Germany. The airline, moreover, is about to state other connections for new destinations, in order to carry... more
Latest newsRussia gives Frecce Tricolori "silver"
Moscow, Russia - A military medal delivered bu Russian Air Force to foreign pilots for the first time
Italian National Acrobatic Squad (Frecce Tricolori) satisfied not only public’s interest during the great MAKS 2005 Air Show (Moscow, August 16-22) with its exhibition but gained also an important award f... more
AirlinesThird destination in Japan for Finnair
Helsinki, Finland - The new route from Helsinki to Nagoya Airport starting from June 2006
Finnair announced the next start of a direct flight, from June 2006, from Helsinki to Nagoya. The decision is part of the airline strategy to strengthen its own presence in the Far East. Nagoya is the... more
Press releaseItalo-German co-pilot flew the Lufthansa A-321 "Regensburg" bringing in Italy Pope Benedict XVI
Cologne, Germany - Flight LH 3856 followed a particular route, overflying some cities where the present Pope played an active role
Francesco Sciortino, born in Germany from Sicilian parents, was the co-pilot who together with Capt. Martin Ott has brought back Pope Benedict XVI in Italy by the Airbus A-321 by Lufthansa named "Regensburg"... more
Civil aviation"Mutiny" of 150 French passengers who refused to leave with an Alexandair flight
Heraklion, Crete - "We do not want to be embarked on this plane that was forced to make an emergency landing at Milan"
They should be embarked on the same McDonnell Douglas MD-82 of Greek airline Alexandair that has been forced to an emergency landing at Milan-Malpensa air station last August 11 due to an engine failure... more
AirlinesTrouble with tyres stopped a Wind Jet's plane
Varese, Italy - Malpensa and Mykonos tourists suffered from an exhausting wait
Flight IV 1596 by Wind Jet that would have had to leave yesterday from the Mykonos Airport at 11:00am to bring back in Italy about 60 tourists, postponed more times the takeoff because it seems that the... more
Press releaseEmbraer trains Embraer 170/190 crews in Europe
São José dos Campos, Brazil - Company’s Embraer 170 Full Flight Simulator is the first to operate in the continent
"Embraer today announced that Europe’s first Embraer 170 Full Flight Simulator (FFS) has entered service to provide professional cockpit crew instruction for customers based in the region. Fully owned b... more
AirlinesAlitalia: Italian Minister Lunardi set a call-up against the SULT union's August 30-31strike
Rome, Italy - A meeting between carrier President Cimoli and Italian Welfare Minister Maroni has been scheduled today
Italian Minister of Infrastructures and Transport Pietro Lunardi decided to resort to an issue of an order to resume work against Alitalia’s flight assistants represented by Italian SULT trade union. N... more
Press releaseAlitalia: "Banca Intesa has not undertaken engagement of guarantee on carrier"
Rome, Italy -It has not reached yet any agreement regarding capital increase
Alitalia said that Banca Intesa has not undertaken engagement of guarantee related to the planned Alitalia’s recapitalisation. Alitalia said that Banca Intesa and Deutsche Bank involvement depends on m... more
PeopleFAA AD on Tiger AA-5 airplane models
Washington, USA - Structural robustness related to some sections' assembly
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PeopleFAA AD on Boeing 777 airplane models
Washington, USA - For fuel tanks
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information Federal Register Information [Federal Register: August 22, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 161)] [Page 48850-48852] Header Information Header... more
PeopleFAA AD on Bombardier CL-600-2B19 airplane models
Washington, Usa - For the wings hydraulic plant
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PeopleFAA AD on Bombardier DHC-8 airplane models
Washington, USA - On flight instruments
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AccidentsColombian plane crashed in Venezuela: French casualty's funeral to occur on Wednesday
Caracas, Venezuela - No hypothesis on disaster cause has been ruled out
President Jacques Chirac will reach the island of Martinique where funeral of 150 French casualties of the crash involving the West Caribbean Airways MD-82 killing 160 passengers is expected to occur.... more
AccidentsCypriot plane accident (2): Helios planes to fly to Sweden for technical checks
Athens, Greece - Capt. Merten had an experience of over 17,000 flying hours
Helios Airways has announced that the other two Boeing 737-300 composing its fleet left an orphan of the B-737 crashed in Greece, will undergo technical checks in the next days in Sweden. Cypriot carrier... more
AirlinesAVIONEWS interviewed Paolo Maras from SULT union on Alitalia personnel's strike scheduled on August 30 and 31
Rome, Italy - "Eight days remain to prevent the demonstration if there is a will to find a solution, though Commitee on Strikes and Alitalia prove firm in their views"
AVIONEWS interviewed Paolo Maras from SULT union on Alitalia personnel’s strike scheduled on August 30 and 31 after the meeting with Investigation Committee on Strikes (see for details AVIONEWS). Maras u... more
Science and technologyMore than 100,000 passengers through Rome's airports yesterday
Rome, Italy - A big influx of tourists despite of scare of terrorism
More than 100,000 people passed through Fiumicino and Ciampino airports yesterday, mostly Roman tourists departing or returning from short holidays. The most requested destinations have been the European... more
IndustryIndian authorities to fly on board the Legacy Executive planes
Sao José dos Campos, Brazil - Towards an increase cooperation with Embraer
Indian Government received three Executive Legacy airplanes, two of them destined to the Indian Air Force, while the third one will serve Indian authority’s transportation. The deal is a part of an order i... more
Civil aviationQantas flight made a force-land
Osaka, Japan - A failure sensor induced pilot to error
An Airbus A-330 of Qantas airline direct to Perth with 178 passengers on board, made an emergency landing on runway at Japanese "Kansai" Airport at Osaka last morning. Nine people emerged injured during... more
Science and technologySwissport sold off to a Spanish group
Geneva, Switzerland - The agreement is expected to be completed next month after competition watchdog authority's approval
One of the largest airport handlers operators, the Swissport International Ltd, has been sold to the Spanish group Ferrovial, construction and services firm with interests in management of Bristol, Belfast,... more
IndustryAlenia-Sukhoi ready to compete with Embraer and Bombardier
Moscow, Russia - The Italian-Russian deal to remarkably reinforce Finmeccanica in the regional airplanes sector
Alenia Aeronautica’s acquisition of part of Sukhoi Civil Aircraft (as the civil aviation section of the well known Russian group) gained a good comment by markets (see fr details AVIONEWS). The acquisition o... more
MiscellaneousGaza: military helicopters to watch over settlers leaving from Netzarim stronghold
Gaza City, Gaza Strip - It is considered the most the most steadfast one
Netzarim settlement is expected to be evacuated today: Israeli troops and police entered this morning in the last stronghold inhabited by some 400 persons South of the city of Gaza. Netzarim is considered... more
SecurityEarthquake in Rome: checks on runways and tower at Fiumicino Airport
Rome, Italy - The air station would not have suffered for damages while Firemen took off from Ciampino for a reconnaissance
A Richter Degree 4.4 magnitude earthquake occurred in Rome today around 02:00 pm. Epicentre was reported to be n the sea about 15 miles far from Anzio (data have been indicated by Italian Civil Defence... more
DefenseElections in Afghanistan: ISAF deployed 8000 soldiers and additional airplanes
Kabul, Afghanistan - Efforts increased to ensure the highest safety
Afghanistan is about to set elections to achieve a turning point in its political situation under banner of a better and better democratization process. ISAF is performing a major role in order to ensure... more
Press releaseSULT-Alitalia: meeting with Investigation Committee on Strikes proved unsuccessful
Rome, Italy - Strikes on August 30 and 31 have been confirmed
The meeting between SULT and Investigation Committee on Strikes to avoid the strikes on August 30 and 31 proved unsuccessful. Government is expected to act in order to solve the problem as indicated by... more
AccidentsCypriot plane accident: preliminary investigation's results
Athens, Greece - Depressurisation and shortfall of jet-fuel caused the tragedy
Helios Cypriot carrier’s plane invovled in the crash of last August 14 North to Athens where 121 people were killed, would be fallen due to a shortfall of jet-fuel and anomaly to cabin pressurisation l... more
Press releaseSULT: "Alitalia, press' statements prove false and dangerous"
Rome, Italy - Reactions against criticism expressed against the union's strategy and its choices in Alitalia
Italian SULT union reacted against some statements made on Italian press such as Corriere della Sera by Prof. Ichino and some others coming from CGIL union. In the first case, SULT cannot accept that one... more
AccidentsBritish charter plane forced to an emergency touch-down
Paris, France - The B-737 with pressurisation problems landed without difficulty
A Boeing B-737 belonging to Astreus Airlines charter carrier en route from the Baleari’s island of Menorca to Leeds, has been forced to an emergency landing at French airport of Brest-Guipavas because o... more