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SecurityWarning signal called at Boulogne Airport
Boulogne, Italy - The air station has been closed after an indication with warned Italian Firemen and lead them to inspect a suspicious airplane
A warning signal was called this afternoon at Boulogne Airport. Italian Firemen immediately acted and some of them were provided with NBC equipment (nuclear, bacteriological and chemical), inspecting an... more
SecuritySwitzerland (2): armed forces restructuring also in the helicopter sector
Berne, Switzerland - Some bases to be closed while others will be operating till 2014
Also helicopter units from the Swiss armed forces will be involved by changes which will affect the national armed forces till 2010. Rotor-winged aircraft operating at Dübendorf base (Zurich Canton) will... more
AirlinesAir One's heron going deep into nature
Rome, Italy - A joint Italian Ministry of Environment-airline promotion of images related to 50 Italian natural protected areas has started
About 50 Italian natural protected areas plotted by images on tickets, gadgets and other devices used by Air One airline: This is the joint Ministry of Environment-carrier initiative to increase in value... more
MiscellaneousFrance: the first among several humanitarian flight bound for Niger took off
Marseilles, France - The airplane to carry necessities to the African country
Drought and famine, incurable afflictions that as in many other African states are affecting Niger, led several French industrial groups and some great food distribution chains to support the humanitarian... more
Science and technology.Autogrill increase its presence in the European air stations
Rome, Italy - With contracts signed and related to Vienna and Palma de Mallorca and the confirmation of the one in Athens
Autogrill company which is the first in the world with reference to catering services - operates in more than 90 air stations which are anyway in large part located in North America - goes on rising to... more
Civil aviationItalian Minister of Interior Pisanu's antiterrorism package integrated by Lega Party
Rome, Italy - Additional measures have been suggested and they should be shown in Italian Government meeting tomorrow
Italian Government meeting should approve the Italian Minister of Interior Pisanu’s antiterrorism package, integrated by some Lega Party’s proposals. In addition to solutions put forward by Pisanu suc... more
Latest newsTurkey: ten ATR-72 ASW to protect national coasts
Ankara, Turkey - Deal signed with Alenia Aeronautica for the special maritime patrolling and antisom version of the well known regional turboprop
Turkey confirmed an order for ten ATR-72 ASW maritime patrollers, as a dedicated and armed version of the well known regional commercial aircraft of the Alenia Aeronautica-EADS 50%-50% joint-venture. Just... more
SecurityLondon: blasts heard, Underground has been closed
London, UK - Three stations have been evacuated but also shots have been heard and maybe even a bus would have been involved
Tension goes back to the British capital. Metropolitan Police made three Underground stations evacuate (Warren Street, Oval and Shepherd’s Bush) following some explosions but new would still be uncertain. S... more
IndustryVitrociset and ESA have signed a contract for the realization of the ground and launch facility of the carrier Vega
Rome, Italy - Near the Vitrociset plant situated in Via Tiburtina
"The contract between Vitrociset (prime contractor) and Esa (buyer) for the realization of the ground and launch facility of the European carrier Vega, near the European Space Center of Kourou in the French... more
Government actsQuestion Time: theft attempted at a munition depot
Rome, Italy - By Hon. Elettra Deiana (Rifondazione Comunista)
Italian Deputy Hon. Deiana intended to understand if Italian Minister of Defence wants to deepen the matters concerning munition depots security in Italy as one of them would have affected by a theft attempted... more
Government actsQuestion Time: secret documents on September 11 events
Rome, Italy - By Hon. Sandro Delmastro Delle Vedove (AN)
Italian Deputy Hon. Delmastro Delle Vedove asked Italian Premier for making clear if Italian Government intends to unveil the contents of the secret documents provided by US Administration to its allies... more
MiscellaneousAttempts in London: Benedetta Ciaccia's body arriving in Fiumicino at night
Rome, Italy - The arrival has been scheduled from London at 11:30 pm together with her parents
The arrival of Benedetta Ciaccia’s body, the Italian 31 years old girl died in London on last July 7 due to attempts which hit the British capital, is scheduled this night (around 11:30 pm). The arrival w... more
AerospaceDiscovery's launch: trying again on next Tuesday
Washington, USA - Problems which prevented the launch from being performed on last July 13 appear solved
NASA, after solving the problem affecting the sensor indicating the external tank hydrogen level (see for details AVIONEWS 1 and 2), will try again on next Tuesday July 26 at 10:39 am local time (04:39... more
IndustryGalileo Avionica: the very first course for operators of Eurofighter flight simulator
Rome, Italy - Hosted in Ronchi dei Legionari's plant
"Galileo Avionica, a SELEX Sensors and Airborne Systems company, controlled by Finmeccanica, held the very first training course for Eurofighter simulator operators in its Ronchi dei Legionari plant. Five... more
IndustryPreston software used for Schiphol Airport study
Melbourne, Australia - It is the fourth busiest airport in Europe
Preston Aviation Solutions Pty Ltd, a subsidiary of The Boeing Company, will supply its Total Airspace and Airport Modeler (TAAM) software package to Dutch consultancy firm To70 for use in capacity studies... more
DefenseItalian Chamber of Deputies: soldiers to stay in Iraq for additional six months
Rome, Italy - The mission respite has been approved while waiting for Senate's decision
Italian Chamber of Deputies provided its go-ahead for the respite of the Italian contingent’s mission in Iraq for additional six months, while waiting for a Senate’s decision as well. Unione expressed its... more
AerospaceASI: the Italian national space plan 2006-2008 to be released in September
Rome, Italy - The European Vega rocket carrier and the Cosmo Sky-Med satellite system are among the most important programmes
ASI (Italian Space Agency) will show Italian Government its national space plan for the 2006-2008 period by next September. It deals with important industrial and research efforts as Italy will play a... more
AirlinesAir Europa and SkyEurope selected the Boeing 737 Next Generation
Washington, USA - The two European low-cost carriers opted for the latest versions of the well known commercial plane to expand and modernize the respective fleets
A new success for the Boeing 737 Next Generation. Spanish low-cost carrier, Air Europa, selected the 737-800 version for the modernization and expansion of its fleet which already operates this type of... more
AirlinesAlitalia: a Renaissance-styled Boeing 777
Rome, Italy - The promotion of Tuscany's artisanal/business history and culture to start in September with images shown on long-haul routes
While Ryanair attacked Alitalia by its promotions (see for details AVIONEWS) putting into evidence some comparative data concerning cost (Ryanair average tariff costs as much as EUR 41 compared to the... more
DefenseSwitzerland: air bases reduced to four by 2010
Berne, Switzerland - Within the armed forces restructuring plan which schedules the cut of 2500 jobs
Swiss Ministry of Defence carries on its restructuring programme for the national armed forces scheduling to lower jobs down to 2500 by the next five years (even 1100 by the end of the current year) together... more
IndustryNorthrop Grumman Systems Corp. awarded of a over 22 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the E-2D Advanced Hawkeye aircraft
Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., Bethpage, N.Y., is being awarded a $22,600,000 modification to a previously awarded cost-plus-award-fee contract (N00019-03-C-0057) to design, develop, fabricate, assemble,... more
ReportV-22 Osprey: tests accomplished, bound for mass-production
Washington, USA - The announcement for the manufacturing is awaited in September after 750 h trials in all operational conditions
Operational tests for the Bell/Boeing V-22 Osprey military tilt-rotor were accomplished after 750 hours flying in all weather and environmental conditions, with aerial refuelling trials and activities... more
AirlinesPisa's Tower "curtsies" to Ryanair
Pisa, Italy - The third Italian base of the Irish low-cost carrier has been announced and it also launched three new routes and an interesting credit card
Pisa becomes the third Italian base for Ryanair (together with Orio al Serio and Ciampino). It was announced by carrier CEO Micheal O’Leary and the Italian air station CEO Micheal O’Leary today. It als... more
PeopleTerritorial continuity: are funds risking to be destined to another use?
Cagliari, Italy - Denunciation would have been put forward by UGL union which intends to understand if funds actually exist or not
A hypothesis for transferring some funds to Rome and Turin would have been put forward during the latest ENAC (Italian Civil Aviation Authority) Board of Directors and, according to what stated by UGL... more
IndustryAirbus and Boeing keep count of Africa
Paris, France - The giant companies are ready to renew the African continent's old fleets
African air transport’s market will need 640 new aircraft in the next two decades because of the fleet ageing and increasing of tourism with European, North-American and Middle Eastern countries as well a... more
Science and technologyUK: the future of unmanned flight is "small"
Bath, UK - Few centimetres-sized aircraft under development with both institutional and industrial funds
Research for the production of very small aircraft (just few centimetres) go on at Bath University (UK, see for details AVIONEWS). British Ministry of Defence, British Aerospace and QinetiQ ensured their... more
Latest newsJapan and US achieved an agreement about Yokota air base
Tokyo, Japan - It will be jointly used by US Air Force and Air Sdf
Airspace over the US air base of Yokota (near Tokyo, Japan) will restart to be controlled. US-Japan agreement has been completed during talks over the realignment of American forces stationed in Japan.... more
Science and technologyFiumicino offers additional parking areas for Summer
Rome, Italy - A promotion over parking fares
Rome-Fiumicino Airport provided more than 3000 parking spaces in August and from the 1st up to 31 of the same month, at "Lungasosta" and "Multipiano" parking a discount of 50% less on normal fare will... more
IndustrySubsidies to aerospace industry: the WTO ready to referee the USA-EU match
Geneva, Switzerland - Sides to clash in front of the international organization though the possibility of talks have not completely disappeared yet
Both the United States and European Union would have been granted by the WTO (World Trade Organization) with the setting of two groups of experts for the analysis of the existance of public aids to aerospace... more
DefenseCerimony for the change of Italian Army's Chief of Staff to occur next Friday
Rome, Italy - Hand-overing will be performed before Minister Martino
Rome-based "Gandin" barrack will host the hand-over cerimony for the new Italian Army’s Chief of Staff from Gen. Giulio Fraticelli to General Filiberto Cecchi (see for details AVIONEWS). Cerimony is e... more
AirlinesBritish Airways is thinking about the A-380 for its fleet
London, United Kingdom - But it intends to wait for the first aircraft deliveries before deciding
British Airways’ fleet could have new long-haul airplanes in the next nine months: the British carrier would be thinking about the new Airbus A-380 as well as the Boeing B-777 and B-787. British appears t... more
AirlinesQatar Airways: live satellite TV on board
Rome, Italy - An USD 100m agreement with Lufthansa Technik
"On board of Qatar Airways’ aircraft will be possible, in the foreseeable future, preview live all the main satellite TV. An USD 100m agreement signed with the German company Lufthansa Technik foresees w... more
AirlinesAlitalia: Ryanair considers the capital increase as a useless money waste
Dublin, Ireland - It would have been stated by the Irish carrier Board which would appear to forecast a recapitalization every two-three years for the Italian airline
A difficult relaunch for Alitalia: Ryanair’s officers proved convinced about it, considering the capital rise as a useless money waste and a practice that market will see to constantly occur every two-three y... more
IndustryEmbraer: Canada certified EMB-170 and 175 aircraft
São José dos Campos, Brazil - Air Canada may take delivery and operate its first Embraer E-Jets
Embraer yesterday announced it was awarded type certification for the EMBRAER 170 and the EMBRAER 175 models from Transport Canada Civil Aviation (TCCA), Canada’s certification authority. Certification w... more
AerospaceIran about to put its first communications satellite into orbit
Teheran, Iran - It will include Italian technology as well but Iranian space research will go on with collaboration with Russia, Thailand and China
Iran is going to put its first communications satellite into orbita by the end of this year. It deals with the Mesbah, a national product also produced with Italian technology and it will launched to the... more
DefenseCuba: an anti-American military drill?
Havana, Cuba - Helicopters, anti-aircraft artillery and fighters are engaged
Havana is giving place to a defence military exercise these days honoring the 52nd anniversary of the attacks against the Moncada and Carlos Manuel de Cespedes Garrisons, Fidel Castro’s heroic deeds w... more
Latest newsAero Vodochody increased maintenance services
Prague, Czech Republic - Within the company's relaunch strategy which relies most of all upon its military trainers
Czech aerospace company, Aero Vodochody, is trying to relaunch its brand by designing strategies which include a new effort in the civil sector (see for details AVIONEWS) and a strengthened promotional... more
IndustryJapan Airlines and Virgin Blue set their sights on the B-737/900ER
Chicago, USA - Its maximum capacity boosted to 215 passengers
Boeing is waiting for new customers intending to purchase the new B-737/900ER (Extended Range), which has a capacity consisting of additional 26 passengers respect the previous version and is endowed with... more
AirlinesAzzurra Air's failure: inquest to involve other sectors
Varese, Italy - Company's funds were misappropriated to stop other leaks
Arrests, notices of preliminary investigation and searches for former Chairman of Azzurra’s Board of Directors, Fausto Capalbio and former carrier’s CEO, Mario Palmonella: we had left Azzurra Air like so... more
Government actsQuestion Time: rules for a proper presence of women in the armed forces
Rome, Italy - By Hon. Silvana Pisa (DS)
Italian Deputy Hon. Pisa asked Italian Minister of Defence for explaining if measures will be considered in order to favour a coherent and full participation by female personnel in the Italian arme... more
AirlinesEmirates SkyCargo awarded again in Italy
Milan, Italy - For the eighth successive year
Emirates SkyCargo, the cargo division of Emirates based in Dubai, has been awarded for the eighth successive year by the Associazione Nazionale Agenti Merci Aeree (Anama) like "Best carrier for the Middle... more
AirlinesAir France and KLM to launch Paris-Eindhoven route
Paris, France - Starting on October 30, 2005
"Starting on 30 October 2005, Air France and KLM will launch a Paris-Eindhoven (Netherlands) service. To begin with this service will be operated twice daily followed by three times a day from December... more
Government actsQuestion Time: Italian intelligence services' role about the existance of non-conventional weapons in Iraq
Rome, Italy - By Hon. Silvana Pisa (DS)
Italian Deputy Hon. Pisa asked Italian Premier for making clear about the role played by Italian intelligence services with reference to the supposed (and maybe false) provision of uranium from Niger to... more
Government actsQuestion Time: data on the provision of funds related to military research
Rome, Italy - By Hon. Roberta Pinotti (DS)
Italian Deputy Hon. Pinotti intended to understand, by asking Italian Defence Minister for deepening it, how funds destined to military research have been employed, for which kinds of programmes and with... more
Fair and showseasyJet: Philippe Vignon named Country Manager for the Italian market
Milan, Italy - 38 years old, born in Geneva, has dual nationality
"The low-cost carrier easyJet has named Philippe Vignon, 38 years old, Country Manager for Italy. After six years of activity within the airline, to Philippe Vignon has been assigned the Country Manager... more
PeopleGermany: the A-320 "hires" 1000 new employees
Hamburg, Germany - The commercial success of the Airbus' aircraft and the world market growth lead the firm to increase employment
Airbus is forecasting to deliver at least 360 commercial airplanes by the end of this year. So, the positive growth signs for the air transport sector and the rise of demand by operators lead the EADS-owned... more
Science and technologyFinmeccanica and CNR together against terrorism
Rome, Italy - State-of-the-art technological solutions for the monitoring of sensitive areas have been developed
Finmeccanica and the CNR (Italian National Council for Research) unite their efforts searching for solutions against terrorism. Among the main programmes one needs to underline the one related to a sophisticated... more
Science and technologySikorsky X-2: the anti-tiltrotor
Washington, USA - A technology demonstrator which will have to combine helicopter flexibility with higher speed
Sikorsky intends to develop a technology demonstrator able to meet what it thinks to be one of the mai exigencies for customers belonging to both the civil and military fields, that is to say keeping helicopter’s d... more
IndustryBoeing: Air Algerie acquired eighth B-737/800
Seattle, Usa - Airline operates one of largest Next-Generation fleets in North Africa
Air Algerie’s latest fleet addition, a Boeing 737-800, departed Boeing Field in Seattle last Monday for its home base at Houari Boumediene International Airport in Algiers, Algeria. Air Algerie now f... more
DefenseBudget Committee was favourable to Italian mission in Iraq
Rome, Italy - Even amendments have been examined
The V Budget Committee for Italian Chamber of Deputies, in sight of the Assembly’s opinion and together with the transmitted amendments, examined yesterday bill to turn into law the decree related to u... more