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Government actsQuestion Time: accident to a US submarine in October 2004 and supposed radioactivity detected at Italian Maddalena island
Rome, Italy - By Hon. Francesco Carboni (DS)
Italian Deputy Hon. Carboni asked some Italian ministries for explaining why data concerning possible radioactivity in La Maddalena island (Italy) has been notified and unveiled as found by some scientists... more
Government actsQuestion Time: architectural feature barring advance to the handicapped in the Italian airports
Rome, Italy - By Hon. Dorina Bianchi (Margherita)
Italian Deputy Hon. Bianchi asked Italian Minister of Infrastructures and Transport for making clear which kind of measures he intends to resort to in order to cancel all the architectural feature barring... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Boeing model 747-100B SUD, -200B, -300, -400, and -400D series airplanes
Usa - To detect and correct fatigue cracking in certain fuselage stringers, which, if left undetected, could result in fuselage skin cracking that reduces the structural integrity of the skin panel, and consequent rapid depressurization of the airplane
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: July 26, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 142)] [Page 43020-43022] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Bombardier model CL-600-1A1, model CL-600-2A12, and model CL-600-2B16 airplanes
Washington, Usa - To prevent life-limited landing gear parts from being used beyond their safe-life limits, which could lead to collapse of the landing gear
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: July 26, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 142)] [Page 43032-43036] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Airbus model A-300 B2 and B4; A-300 B4-600, B4-600R, F4-600R, A-300 C4-605R Variant F airplanes; A-310/200 and -300 series airplanes (2005-15-09)
Washington, Usa - To prevent accumulation of condensation in the insulation blankets of certain fuselage frames, which could cause corrosion that could result in reduced structural integrity of the fuselage and consequent rapid decompression of the plane
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: July 26, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 142)] [Page 43017-43020] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Airbus model A-320/111 airplanes and model A-320/200 series airplanes (2005-15-07)
Washington, Usa - To prevent injection of high voltage current into the low voltage wiring that passes through the fuel tanks, which could result in a possible fuel tank explosion
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: July 26, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 142)] [Page 43024-43025] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Rolls-Royce plc RB211-524 series turbofan engines
Washington, Usa - To prevent IP (Intermediate pressure) compressor stage 5 disk failure, which could result in uncontained engine failure and possible damage to the airplane
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: July 26, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 142)] [Page 43036-43039] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on The New Piper Aircraft, Inc. models PA- 34-200T, PA-34-220T, PA-44-180, and PA-44-180T airplanes
Washington, Usa - To correct quality control problems with the heater fuel pump, which could result in failure of the heater fuel pump
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: July 26, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 142)] [Page 43029-43032] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on McDonnell Douglas model DC-10-10, DC-10-10F, DC-10-15, DC-10-30, DC-10-30F, DC-10-40, DC-10-40F, MD-10-10F, MD-10-30F, MD-11, and MD-11F airplanes
Washington, Usa - To prevent failure of the forward passenger doors to operate properly in an emergency condition, which could delay an emergency evacuation and possibly result in injury to passengers and flightcrew
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: July 26, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 142)] [Page 43022-43024] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Science and technology"There is a bomb at Vilnius Airport": phone's author was handcuffed
Vilnius, Lithuania - Police's investigation traced a 25 years old man
A phone threatening a blast at the airport of Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania, alerted the entire air station yesterday: passengers and airport workers were not evacuated but Police special squad and... more
Civil aviationAirplane crashed in Berlin: is air defence inadequate?
Berlin, Germany - Debates regarding risks of terroristic attacks from above and the real capability in preventing and facing them
Debates rose in Germany about the national security system concerning prevention against terroristic attacks. After the disaster occurred in Berlin on last Friday July 22, when a man decided to kill himself... more
AccidentsJordan plane carried out an emergency landing at Aqaba air station
Aqaba, Jordan - It seems a tyre blew
A malfunction forced Moldovan cargo plane Antonov to land at the "King Hussein" Airport in Aqaba (by the boundaries with Israel) yesterday. The incident has been attributed to a faulty tyre. No passenger... more
Science and technologyVienna: "distracted" couriers leave in airport suitcase full of drug
Vienna, Austria - Inside 24 kg of cocaine
The couriers that have embarked on a scheduled flight, coming from Mexico City, a suitcase full of 24 kg of pure cocaine inside 22 bags, probably more than forget it have considered too much dangerous... more
PeopleSelex-Finmeccanica: an air traffic control radar for Cyprus
Nicosia, Cyprus - Meanwhile, the Italian holding has been awarded for the contribution provided to security in cooperation with the Italian National Council for Research
Finmeccanica, by the Selex group, will provide Cyprus with an air traffic control system produced in line with the latest standard set by Eurocontrol. The Italian holding, by an agreement worth more than... more
IndustryAvidyne and Frasca International partner to develop Entegra version of Mentor training simulator
Oshkosh, Usa - Demonstrated at Airventure 2005 in Wisconsin
Avidyne Corporation announced yesterday it has partnered with Frasca International, Inc. to develop a version of Frasca’s Mentor™ advanced training simulator featuring Avidyne’s Entegra integrated fligh... more
AirlinesBomb-alarm on Argentine flight
Buenos Aires, Argentina - Aerolineas Argentinas plane has immediately landed at Santa Fe'
A phone informed the Argentine carrier about the presence of a bomb on the flight departed from Buenos Aires and bound for Salta: so an airplane carrying 80 people has immediately performed an emergency... more
IndustryEADS stronger and stronger thanks to Airbus
Amsterdam, Holland - The European holding-owned company goes on favouring its growth by the success of its commercial planes
Airbus’ contribution for EADS’ growth proves decisive once again. Results concerning the first half 2005 are particularly positive for the European aerospace and defence holding, with rising revenues of... more
Science and technologyItalian Transport Minister-unions agreement on airport workers' contract
Rome, Italy - Contract renewal, salary increase and safeguard clause to favour the trade unitarity
Italian Ministry of Infrastructures and Transport and the trade unions succeeded in achieving an agreement yesterday concerning airport workers’ contract. Among the measures set one can consider in fact a... more
MiscellaneousBombs at Sharm el Sheikh (2): "See you tomorrow on Tv"
Rome, Italy - Two Italian tourists have made a scary denounce to Carabinieri
"See you tomorrow on television" is the sentence said by Golden Sharm Hotel’s porter and reported to Italian authorities by two Italian women of 18 and 19 years from Vigevano (Pavia, Lombardia Region), r... more
Civil aviationCriminal Police powers to the Italian armed forces against terrorism
Rome, Italy - A step voted in the Italian Senate schedules searches, persons identifications and prevention of acts against security
Additional reinforcement measures for the anti-terrorism ruling in Italy: Senate approved a regulation related to the public administration decree which schedules the assignment of Criminal Police powers... more
HelicoptersPetroleum Helicopters: twenty EC-135 helicopters
Lafayette, USA - These aircraft to replace the BO-105s form offshore and medical operations
Petroleum Helicopters, as a US company competent for transportation activities in the oil industry sector, makes the number of the Eurocopter EC-135s ordered rise up to 20 in order to enlarge and modernize... more
MiscellaneousBombs at Sharm el Sheikh: Italy is waiting for the State Falcon with victims' relatives
Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt - It will land at Catania and then at Galatina
Italian Air Force’s Falcon plane with relatives of Italian verified casualties will return home in the afternoon taking off from Egypt at the 1:00pm and landing at Fontanarossa Airport at the 3:30pm a... more
Civil aviationHelicopters over the White Mount for GDF's drill
Aosta, Italy - Foreign delegations are attending it
An exercise of Italian Financial Police over the White Mount started last July 25 and it is scheduled to be completed next Saturday July 30 when the 40th anniversary of Guardia di Finanza’s Alpine Rescue i... more
AirlinesAlitalia: Cimoli-Maroni meeting on income support
Rome, Italy - CONSOB provided in the meantime its go-ahead for the change of the convertible bond
CONSOB (Italian Commission for Finance and Stock Exchange) provided its green light for the Alitalia’s convertible bond change. It was scheduled in fact a postponement of the related deadline till July 2... more
AerospaceCan Discovery suffer from debris falling off?
Washington, USA - NASA's technicians are concerned about it as relive with the nightmare of Columbia
Some debris of Discovery’ thermic covering detached from the Shuttle during take-off would have hit the fuselage, but NASA is not currently able to say if it caused damages (see for details AVIONEWS). W... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on BAE Systems (Operations) Limited (Jetstream) model 4101 airplanes
Washington, Usa - To detect and correct fatigue damage of the fuselage, door, engine nacelle, empennage, and wing structures, which could result in reduced structural integrity of the airplane
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: July 26, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 142)] [Page 43025-43029] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
MiscellaneousTerrorism: alarm on Los-Angeles-London flight
Washington, Usa - Passengers alarmed by the suspected manner of three Pakistani
The flight 934 of American carrier, United Airlines, to London took off today from Los Angeles, when the onboard staff has requested and obtained to land in Boston, because on board three suspect people... more
AerospaceDiscovery (3): the launch was successful, shuttle blasted off
Washington, USa - The event marks the US return into the space after more than two years
The latest, unfortunate space mission of a NASA shuttle occurred in 2003 when the Columbia broke up returning from the earth’s atmosphere killing seven cosmonauts. After more than two years and after s... more
Science and technologySacbo: Ryanair announced new route towards Bratislava
Bergamo, Italy - Extra flights to Brussels-Charleroi and Frankfurt-Hahn
"Ryanair announced today a new daily service from Bergamo to Bratislava and an increase on the frequencies from one to two per day on the connection from Bergamo-Orio al Serio to Brussels (Charleroi) and... more
MiscellaneousBombs at Sharm el Sheikh (3): AMI's Falcon in flight towards the Red Sea
Rome, Italy - On board there are also members of RACIS
Italian Premiership has provided the Italian Air Force’s Falcon plane that is flying to Sharm with on board relatives of Italian victims. The airplane took off shortly before the 3:00pm local time from C... more
MiscellaneousBanyan to approach Japan: numerous flights cancelled
Tokyo, Japan - The tropical storm is about to hit Nippon coasts
A rough cyclone is threatening the coast of Japan: Tokyo’s authorities appear to be scared a lot because of strong winds of about 90 kph and torrential rains have already caused haywire in both public a... more
DefenseIsraele: "Heavy armed forces' reaction if withdrawal from the Palestinian territories is disrupted"
Tel Aviv, Israel - It was threatened by Premier Sharon who proves aware of the risks of Palestinian attempts or the hard Jewish ultranationalist settlers' reaction
Israel is going to start the withdrawal of Jewish sites in the Gaza Strip and Cisjordan half in August. All will have to occur just in a single stage, according to what decided by Tel Aviv’s Government w... more
MiscellaneousUS offensive in Afghanistan
Kabul, Afghanistan - At least 40 Talibans would have been killed
Both American and Afghani troops, backed by US helicopters, would have carried out an assault in South of the conutry killing about 40-50 alleged Talibans and also two Afghan soldiers yesterday. Additionally,... more
Latest newsPakistan: impressive air exercise in September
Islamabad, Pakistan - More than 350 airplanes fo which some are still under development and acquisition, to improve among the other things anti-terrorism capabilities
Media are focusing on Pakistan in these days when considering the fact that many among the attempters who acted in the British and the Egyptian territories were or are Pakistani-native. But President Musharraf... more
AirlinesBlue Panorama: five years technical assistance for the 767s and the 757s' engines
Rome, Italy - An agreement with Pratt&Whitney worth around USD 20m for maintenance and overhaul
Blue Panorama requested an assistance and repairing service to Pratt&Whitney for the PW-4000 and the PW-2000 turbofans respectively deployed on its four Boeing 767-300ERs and the 757s recently delivered.... more
DefenseAustralian troops out from Iraq only if this proves capable of defending by itself
Baghdad, Iraq - Australian Premier Howard appears convinced of it expressing a strategy which proves different from the one of the other states keeping troops there
While third countries keeping their own contingents in Iraq think about a progressive withdrawal process of forces from the Arab state, Australia bucks the trend. Australian Prime Minister Howard surprisingly... more
Government actsInterpellation on fight against terrorism
Rome, Italy - By senator Francesco Cossiga (Per le Autonomie)
Italian senator Cossiga asked Italian Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Minister of Interior, Minister of Justice as well as Minister of Defence for knowing if they believe convenient to contact... more
Civil defenseThe RQ-8 Fire Scout proves less "inoffensive"
Washington, USA - First test launches with unguided rockets for the new Northrop Grumman's UAV
The RQ-8 Fire Scout remote-controlled aircraft performs an important step forward extending its operational capabilities. Northrop Grumman has recently performed the first test of the vehicle with unguided... more
Government actsQuestion time about the presence of a NATO ship in the waters of Pianosa
Rome, Italy - By senator Luigi Malabarba (Misto-altre componenti del gruppo)
Italian senator Malabarba asked Italian Minister of Defence as well as Italian Minister of Environment for knowing which kind of activity a NATO ship equipped with torpedos is carrying out into the waters... more
Government actsQuestion Time: noise at Rome-Ciampino Airport
Rome, Italy - By Hon. Pier Paolo Cento (Verdi)
Italian Deputy Hon. Cento intended to understand if Italian Minister of Infrastructures and Transport is able to explain if Rome-Ciampino Airport’s operator honours the noise and pollution reduction r... more
Government actsUrgent Interpellation: supposed exultation attitude by a group of immigrants in Italy regarding attempts in London
Rome, Italy - By Hon. Massimo Polledri (Lega)
Italian Deputy Hon. Polledri asked Italian Minister of Interior if Italian Government intends to resort to close or carefully monitor some mosques and Islamic centre in Italy and terrorists could try to... more
DefenseJapan: a new "anti-missile" Act
Tokyo, Japan - Defence Minister will be allowed to shoot down missiles bound for the country without a previous authorization by the Prime Minister
While six-nations talks on the North-Korean nuclear matter restarted in Beijing among North Korea, South Korea, United States, Russia, China and Japan, Japanese Government approved a new Act concerning... more
AerospaceDiscovery to orbit if weather bulletin enables it
Washington, USA - There is the 40% chance to put off the launch
Florida Cape Canaveral NASA Centre is ready for Discovery’s shot. But new problems related to weather conditions could still bar the shuttle from departing in two weeks (see for details AVIONEWS). The c... more
HelicoptersEuropean Directive on flight and service time: AEI's view
Rome, Italy - Italian Helicopter Association asked for a meeting with Italian Transport Vice-Minister Tassone, ENAC and Italian Chamber of Deputies
Italy will implement the EU 79/2000 Directive setting flight and service time for flying personnel in the civil aviation sector. Some 900 flight hours and 2000 service hours have been scheduled each year.... more
AerospaceDiscovery (2): Cape Canaveral's weather conditions improved
Washington, USA - The first lady Laura Bush will attend the launch event
It began to get light and sky is clear and blue in the United States, so shuttle’s departure for the 114th mission is taken for granted now. Meteorologist increased the percentage of success up to 80%. T... more
Civil aviationSuspect car alarmed the "Leonardo da Vinci"
Rome, Italy - A groundless bomb alert has compelled to evacuate the Roman air station
It happened around 12:30am yesterday when Fiumicino Airport has been evacuated for over 30 minutes due to the presence of a volume car considered suspect which started the bomb alarm. Car was parked in... more
Science and technologyStealthy or weapon-stuffed? That is the modern combat planes’ dilemma
Washington, USA – Analysts ask themselves about the right stelthiness degree for the latest fighters
Military analysts ask themselves about the stealth degree that a modern combat airplane should have in the present international geostrategic environment. Actually, experts found that an increasing stralthiness... more
DefenseItalian-French meeting in October: defence in the centre of attention
Rome, Italy - FREMM and Horizon frigates, UAV and Finmeccanica-Thales relations among the main issues
A bilateral Italian-French meeting is scheduled to be held in Rome on next October 4, on the occasion of which issues related to defence and security will be in the centre of attention. Besides attending... more
AirlinesThe first amalgamation between low-cost carriers in South-East Asia
Singapore - The new company's name is Orange Star
The two Singapore-based low-cost Jetstar Asia and Valuair have merged in a new entity that will own both airlines. CEO for Qantas, Australian carrier owning the 49% of Jetstar, together with Jetstar’s C... more
Latest newsTurkey: all Block 50 standard-upgraded F-16s
Ankara, Turkey - While waiting for a decision by Turkish Government about if and when provide with a new combat airplane
Turkey started modernizing its F-16 Fighting Falcon multirole light fighters fleet while waiting for a decision by Government about if and when endow with a new generation combat airplane. The F-16 currently... more