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HelicoptersCzech Republic armed forces helicopter fleet under restructuring
Prague, Czech Republic - Only the latest versions of the Mi-17 and the Mi-24 will stay in service by the next three years
Czech Republic’s armed forces should significantly reduce the number of Soviet-made combat and transport helicopters in service by the next three years. The aim is the one of keeping only the latest v... more
AirlinesImminent employment cuts for Qantas' managers
Canberra, Australia - About 200 jobs to be cancelled in such a trade in September within the three-years cost reduction plan
Cuts prove imminent for Australian airline Qantas. The carrier is trying to effectively contain some problems which are making many traditional airlines’ lives harder all over the world, with reference i... more
Civil aviationEU: an anti-terrorism programme under banner of technological progress
Brussels, Belgium - New solutions for defence against attempts in particular for the air and railway transport to be shown by February 2006
The European Union’s anti-terrorism programme which will be officially shown in February 2006 will be developed by the following main guiding lines: railway and underground surveillance systems, borders a... more
DefenseIran: "A prospective attack against nuclear plants does not make sense"
Teheran, Iran - It would have been stated by Iranian Minister of Defence who confirmed the peaceful nature of the national programme
Iran does not fear about the possibility of military attacks and international sanctions following the restart of uranium enrichment activities. It would have been recently maintained by Iranian Minister... more
HelicoptersSigonella: fewer US helicopters and soldiers
Sigonella, Italy - The transfer of about 330 persons and 5 aircraft towards the United States has been set
A helicopter and an anti-mines units belonging to US Navy are going to leave the Sicily’s base of Sigonella. It deals with a measure that the US military authorities consider as part of the general strategy o... more
Civil aviationIndia-Pakistan: agreement on the notification of missile tests
New Dheli, India - Practice used during the last years to ensure higher security in relations between the two states has been formalized
While the United States appear willing to provide nuclear technology for energy procurement for both countries, India and Pakistan have performed an important leap forward towards deténte by signing an... more
Press releaseENAC assures maximum cooperation in the inquiries ongoing by Magistrature and ANSV
Rome, Italy - Every other communication by the Italian Civil Aviation Authority will be reserved to the investigators
"With reference to the air crash occurred last Saturday, the ENAC, (Italian Civil Aviation Authority), confirming that all the hypothesis until now formulated are within the theoretical reconstructions... more
IndustryMD Helicopters aims to seize market confidence again
Mesa, USA - Rescued by the US financial firm Patriarch Partners
US financial firm Patriarch Partners will ensure MD Helicopters’ economic continuity. The first steps that the Arizona-located helicopter group intends to perform regard in particular the observance o... more
AirlinesMalaysia Airlines about to replace the 737-400s to face the rising fuel cost
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - The two candidates are the 787-800 and the A-320 but the choice will be made in September
Malaysia Airlines is going to choose which short-medium haul commercial aircraft is devoted to replace the current Boeing 737-400s next month. Operational cost to be afforded due to the rising oil price... more
AerospaceDiscovery (2): the Shuttle landed in California
Edwards Air Base, USA - The spacecraft's re-entry procedure has been perfectly performed
The Discovery Space Shuttle touched the runway at Californian Edwards Air Base at 06:11 am US time. The American spacecraft’s re-entry procedure was perfectly performed after it began around 05:00 am w... more
IndustryUnified Aircraft Corporation: the best of Russian aeronautics industry included in a single company
Moscow, Russia - The group which is going to own leading firms such as MIG and Sukhoi will take shape in 18 months
Russian President, Vladimir Putin, showed to Government the decree for the foundation of Unified Aircraft Corporation, a company on which all the main national aerospace sector firms will depend. Such... more
AirlinesAir France-KLM: traffic in July
Paris, France - Strong increase in traffic and in load factor
"Passenger operations Air France-KLM continues to post a good performance both in traffic and unit revenue. In July, traffic increased by 9.2% on 5.1% higher capacity. Load factor gained 3.2 points to... more
AccidentsAirbus Air France skidded off runway: "Systems and engines worked at best"
Toronto, Canada - Technicians responsible for investigation prove convinced of it but the airplane landed half the runway
Technicians who are trying to understand the causes of the accident which involved an Air France’s A-340 at Canadian Toronto Airport, would appear convinced about the fact that all long range airplane’s sys... more
Latest newsOman: the first F-16 Block 50 arrived
Muscat, Oman - An important choice to increase the collaboration degree in the area with states such as the UAE and Barhain which already operate the Viper
The first of twelve Lockheed Martin F-16 Block 50 Fighting Falcon multirole light fighters destined to Oman Air Force has been recently delivered by the United States. The event concretely indicates the... more
Latest newsU-2: the US intelligence services' "prying" eye for 50 years
Washington, USA – The Dragonlady to stay still in service to face the new geostrategic challenges
US Air Force, Pentagon and the American intelligence services are celebrating 50 years operating for the Lockheed Martin U-2 Dragonlady spying plane. It deals with an important aircraft in the history... more
AirlinesDelta relies upon Song to beat JetBlue
New York, USA - New routes from the "Big Apple" to Florida starting in November
US Delta airline relies on the owned low-cost carrier Song to increase traffic in the USA and face in particular JetBlue’s competitiveness. It has been in fact unveiled that Song is going to perform n... more
AirlinesLufthansa challenged the low-cost in Hamburg
Hamburg, Germany - Six new European destinations starting next Autumn with four additional airplanes and prices from EUR 99
Hamburg Airport will be the battlefield where Lufthansa is going to face some of the main low-cost airlines in Germany next Autumn. The main German carrier has in fact recently announced it intends to... more
AerospaceDiscovery: re-entry to occur today in California or New Mexico
Washington, USA – Bad weather conditions still affecting Florida so that NASA opted for another solution
The re-entry stage of the Discovery Space Shuttle scheduled to happen today proves harder and harder. After the postponement announced yesterday due to bad weather conditions in Florida (see for details... more
Government actsEuropean Parliament: question on Regulation (EC) No 785/2004 and the grounding of an historic aircraft
Strasbourg, France - By Geoffrey Van Orden (PPE-DE)
"Written question E-2832/05 by Geoffrey Van Orden (PPE-DE) to the Commission Subject: Regulation (EC) No 785/2004 and the grounding of an historic aircraft Written Question P-2007/05, submitted... more
IndustryEmbraer: Legacy jet offers high speed internet connection
São José dos Campos, Brazil - Certification of HSD equipment allowed the first delivery of this type of aircraft
Embraer yesterday announced that the Legacy’s High Speed Data (HSD) capability was certified by the Centro Técnico Aeroespacial (CTA), the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the European Aviation Sa... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Bell Helicopter Textron model 206A and 206B Helicopters
Washington, Usa - To detect a crack in the crosstube which could lead to failure of the crosstube, collapse of the landing gear, and subsequent loss of control of the helicopter
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: August 8, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 151)] [Page 45526-45527] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
AirlinesContinental Airlines: twice weekly service between Houston and Punta Cana, in Dominican Republic
Houston, Usa - From next Dec. 16
Continental Airlines yesterday announced it will begin twice-weekly service between George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston and Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, on Dec. 16, pending government approval.... more
AccidentsATR-72 Tuninter accident: victims' funeral being held today
Bari, Italy - In the meantime, Palermo's judges suggested the hypothesis of negligent disaster and investigates on three subjects
An Italian Air Force’s C-130 Hercules carried the 13 bodies of the victims of the accident which affected the ATR-72 Tuninter to Bari Airport yesterday night. Funeral is being held this morning starting a... more
PeopleSukhoi RRJ: a bit of Italy in the future Russian regional jet
Moscow, Russia - The Russian company and Finmeccanica group are likely to sign a collaboration agreement on the programme soon
The new Sukhoi RRJ (Russian Regional Jet) family programme is tempting many aerospace companies at an international degree when considering the great market prospects. Russian group would think it can... more
MiscellaneousFinland: "A Russian military airlifter violated our air space"
Helsinki, Finland - Finnish Ministry of Defence denounced it regarding an event occurred on last Friday
A Russian Tupolev Tu-134 military airlifter would have violated the Finnish air space entering for about one km in the homeland and flying around 100 km from the capital, Helsinki, on last Friday August... more
AirlinesSingapore Airlines: too hesitation by Airbus in notifying delays for the A-380
Singapore - Criticism by the Asian carrier which is waiting for compensations and schedules to extend operational service for the 747s
Singapore Airlines proves particularly disappointed about the Airbus’ attitude with reference to delays which affected the deliveries of the new A-380 to the Asian carrier (and that will have consequences a... more
Civil aviationIran: IAEA's cameras aimed to the the uranium enrichment resume
Isfahan, Iran - EU and the USA proved worried while international inspectors monitor the carrying on of the Iranian nuclear programme
International community appears now just having the possibility to rely upon IAEA (International Atomic Energy Agency)constantly monitoring the Iranian Isfahan plant to contain the effects of the Islamic... more
AirlinesThe 787 Dreamliner seized North Africa with Royal Air Maroc
Rabat, Morocco - Selected also by additional four Chinese airlines
Royal Air Maroc (RAM) is added to the list of carriers which selected the Boeing 787 Dreamliner to serve both medium and long haul routes. Representatives from both the American maker and the Moroccan... more
AccidentsAirbus Air France skidded off runway: is a long landing the reason for the disaster?
Toronto, Canada - It would have been stated by some experts from investigations while analyses on both the black boxes are being carried on
While experts who are attending to investigations on the accident which involved an Air France Airbus A-340 at Canadian Toronto Airport last week are analysing both the black boxes recovered, some responsibles... more
Civil aviationF/A-18 Hornet: brake system under investigation in the USA
Washington, USA – Technical problems which would have been making it unreliable since 1990 would exist
There is debate in the United States about the F/A-18 Hornet multirole medium-light fighter’s brake plant safety. Following some difficulties occurred both in the homeland and during missions in Iraq a... more
Weather forecastsEmbraer displays Legacy jet at ABACE
São José dos Campos, Brazil - Shanghai to host the Legacy at business aviation show
Embraer will display the Legacy Executive aircraft at the static exhibition of the Asian Business Aviation Conference and Exhibition (ABACE). Modeled after NBAA-sponsored events in the United States,... more
HelicoptersARH: US Army selected the Bell 407
Washington, USA - The military version of the well known helicopter will be the new scout aircraft of the armed force replacing the OH-58 Kiowa
US Army decided to renew its scout helicopter fleet by resorting once again to a US Bell’s product, actually the evolution of the OH-58 Kiowa that the new rotor-winged aircraft will progressively replace. I... more
Civil aviationFiumicino: false bomb alarm for 15 minutes
Fiumicino, Italy - It occurred yesterday due to a bag left unattended by a tourist
Fifteen minutes fear at "Leonardo Da Vinci" Fiumicino Airport yesterday. One of the Roman air station’s employees noticed an unattended bag nearby check in desks of British Airways and of some American a... more
MiscellaneousRussian military submarine trapped: rescue mission accomplished
Moscow, Russia - The English Scorpio mini-submarine freed the Russian bathyscaphe enabling it to go up to the surface
Russian Navy thanks Royal Navy for saving all the 7 Russian AS-28 military bathyscaphe’s crew members. The British Scorpio remote-controlled mini-submarine succeeded, during about 5 hours operations, c... more
AirlinesFour carriers interested in Volare
Varese, Italy - There would be important operators which could aim to purchase the airline in difficulty, according to rumors
Alitalia, Air One, Meridiana and Air Europa (a Spanish carrier): these would be candidates likely to compete to acquire Volare airline, according to some rumors. Commissioner to its administration, Carlo... more
Press releaseEnac: its President intervenes on SAFA's controls and convokes the customer's Committee and Board for next August 23
Rome, Italy - General Director, Manera, responsible to verify all the authorizations for charter flights, in consequence of Palermo's crash
"The President of ENAC (Italian Civil Aviation Authority), Vito Riggio, cites the report on the safety presented to the Transport Commission of the Chamber of Deputies last month from which results that... more
Press releaseANSV: the inquiry about Palermo's crash continues at a fast rhythm
Rome, Italy - With French BEA' investigators and those ones of Tunisian AIB
"The Italian Air Safety Board (ANSV) informs that the international inquiry about the technical inquest of the ANSV’s competence has begun starting from yesterday afternoon, with arriving the investigators o... more
AerospaceDiscovery: Space Shuttle's re-entry postponed till tomorrow
Washington, USA – The spacecraft will not fly bound for the Earth today due to bad weather conditions in Florida
The Discovery Space Shuttle is forced to delay its re-entry for one day. Bad weather conditions in Florida would advise against the performance of the step when considering the low visibility degree which... more
Press release"Telefono Blu" about ATR-72's tragedy
Rome, Italy - Safety on charter flights and to intervene with urgency, according to the Italian Association for the tourists and customers' tutelage
"The ATR-72’s tragedy Bari-Djerba, with the death of many tourists direct towards holidays, opens an enormous problem, according ’Telefono Blu’, about the charter flights safety. According to the Prof.... more
AccidentsATR-72 Tuninter accident (3): Italian Air Force's C-130s to carry victims' bodies to Bari by the evening
Palermo, Italy - Institutions' mourning while Italian Minister Lunardi reinforced checks on charter flights
The Palermo-Bari transport of the 13 victims caused by the ATR-72 Tuninter accident is scheduled by this evening and two Italian Air Force’s C-130s have been provided. Institutions expressed their sorrow b... more
Weather forecastsAir shows and exhibitions in the second week of August
Rome, Italy - From today, on Monday 8 to next Monday 15
Monday 08 - Gliding - 3rd FAI Women’s World Championship. Klix, Germany. + 49 531 2 35 40 0 http://events.fai.org - Paragliding - 3rd FAI World Accuracy Championship. Nis, Serbia and Montenegro. + 3... more
AccidentsATR-72 Tuninter accident (2): Attorneys' and ANSV's investigation started
Palermo, Italy - Human error and technical failure hypotheses under analysis while it is being focused on the strange turn off of both engines
The ANSV (Italian National Agency for Flight Safety), Palermo’s and Bari’s Attorneys have already started investigating separately to verify the causes of the tragedy which affected the ATR-72 Tuninter fel... more
AirlinesAlitalia: company-unions' Committee on the business plan has been founded
Rome, Italy - It is necessary to carry out the recapitalization as soon as possible
A company-unions’ Committee expected to verify the progressive implementation of the Alitalia’s business plan 2005-2008 has finally been founded (see for details AVIONEWS). It will included a 50%-50% amo... more
IndustryThe United States Special Operations Command modified a 35 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the CV-22 aircraft, a variant of the V-22
The United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) is modifying contract USZA22-98-D-0001 with Bell - Boeing Joint Program Office, Patuxent River Md., to increase the value by approximately $35,000,000... more
AccidentsATR-72 Tuninter accident: 13 died, 23 were injured and three missing
Palermo, Italy - A ditch attempt with turn-off engines performed by the Turboprop's crew flying from Bari to Djerba
A Tuninter ATR-72 regional turboprop (as a Tunisian charter carrier related to Tunisair) was affected by a serious accident early in the afternoon on last Saturday, August 6, after a ditch attempt occurred... more
MiscellaneousRussian military submarine trapped (3): RAF's "Super Scorpio" to arrive on the spot
Moscow, Russia - An underwater robot to evacuate the bathyscaph
US and British troops set up an air-bridge to fly an underwater robot expected to try to free sailors blocked inside the Russian submarine trapped off the Kamchatka peninsula, in the Pacific Ocean. Device’s n... more
AccidentsUS: collision in mid-air
Seattle, USA - Crash killed two persons, five people emerged safe but it could be a tragedy
It could be a tragedy the collision between two tourism airplanes over Renton, near Seattle, in the State of Washington. One of the planes ended up crashing onto a roof of a school killing the two passengers... more
Press releaseUP on the AVIONEWS' report regarding the contracts between Ryanair and airports
Rome, Italy - "Many Italian airport operators pay out generously Ryanair a lot of money, both directly and undirectly"
"Unione Piloti (Italian Airline and Civil Pilots Association) communicates that thanks to the recent report published by AVIONEWS, regarding contracts between Ryanair and airports, an other voice, surely... more
MiscellaneousAugust 6 1945-August 6 2005: 60 years from Hiroshima's horror
Rome, Italy - Manifestations of condemn of the war action are scheduled all over the world today and tomorrow
Steaming hot radiations that reached 4000 degrees released from the nuclear mushroom caused by the bomb blast named "Little boy", dropped on Hiroshima in the August 6, 1945. The "bundle" -long more than... more
Press releaseANPAC on AVIONEWS' report concerning contracts between Ryanair and management airport societies
Rome, Italy - "Today we feel still more motivated, receiving confirmations from the press agency’s news of that we already suspected"
"ANPAC (Italian Commercial Pilots Association) members express great concern for the serious declarations showed by AVIONEWS and concerning a report about ’Forms and procedures used by Ryanair to stipulate c... more