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Science and technologyThere is a giant planet with three stars
Washington, USA - Theories constructed until now to be overturned
A scientist from the California Institute of Technology has discovered in the constellation Cygnus that would be bigger than Earth. It orbits a star but it is part of a three-star system. The finding has... more
Science and technologyRolls Royce: "electrical" solutions for the engines of the future
Manchester, UK - A centre devoted to study improvements of performance and lower weight and costs
Rolls Royce really believes in research and opened recently a centre devoted to the study of technical solutions related to aviation powerplants at Manchester University, solutions based on an increasing... more
Science and technologyENAC (2): airports security measures reinforced without special solutions
Rome, Italy - Riggio pointed out the difficulties in resorting prospectively to a suspension of Schengen Treaty for air transport
ENAC (Italian National Civil Aviation Authority) President Vito Riggio commented on security matters during the meeting "Safety/security and quality of air transport at the beginning of Summer" held in... more
AirlinesEurofly to list at the stock exchange
Milan, Italy - The big operations to grow stronger on leisure sector
The definitive okay to list the Italian airline at the stock exchange is expected to arrive only from the assembly of shareholders called for September, but Eurofly’s CEO Augusto Angioletti, is sure t... more
Science and technologyENAC: "The best efforts by Fiumicino and Malpensa for quality and safety/security in Summer 2005"
Rome, Italy - Riggio and Manera asked for it in the meeting held today in Rome and entitled "Safety/security and quality of air transport at the beginning of Summer"
Air transport operator focused on Rome-Fiumicino and Milan-Malpensa airport during the meeting entitled "Safety/security and quality of air transport at the beginning of Summer" held in rome today. ENAC... more
AirlinesAir One-TAP code-sharing: Italy and Portugal never been so close
Rome, Italy - More linkages between the two countries and at a national level
Italian and Portuguese territories are virtually closer thanks to the code-sharing agreement signed between Air One and TAP. The two carriers will serve routes both in Italy and Portugal starting on next... more
Civil aviationAttempts in London (3): no fly zone on Florence?
Florence, Italy - The city is making ready for a possible air attack
Also Florence may suffer for the anti-terrorism measures under Italian authorities’ consideration. Florence’s commitee for order and safety has in fact introduced a proposal for defending old town by... more
Latest newsEurofighter: a new deal to increase its multirole capabilities
Rome, Italy - The agreement should prove useful also concerning promotion in the international market
After the sign of the Eurofighter Tranche 2 programme, Governments from Great Britain, Germany, Italy and Spain decided to start an update project for the EF-2000 Typhoon medium-light fighters which can... more
AirportsMIlitary parade on the Champs-Elysées for Bastille Day
Paris, France -French and Brazilian acrobatic squad attended the manifestation
Under strict safety measures the traditional July 14 parade has been performed this morning on the Champs-Elysées: seven days after London’s facts, Paris did not have renounced to celebrate the storming of... more
Latest newsAMI: the head of the Royal Malaysian Air Force in Italy for a three days visit
Rome, Italy - The Gen. Dato' Sri Nik Ismail bin Nik Mohamed has had a business meeting with the Gen. Leonardo Tricarico
"Last Tuesday, July 12, a delegation, led by the head of the Royal Malaysian Air Force Gen. Dato’ Sri Nik Ismail bin Nik Mohamed, has arrived in Italy for an official visit and in the same day has met t... more
DefenseItalian Chamber and Senate's Defence Committees visited Nassiriya
Nassiriya, Iraq - To find out results of local security forces' training
After few days from Antonio Di Pietro’s travel in Iraq (see for details AVIONEWS), 17 members for Italian Chamber and Senate’s Defence Committees went in visit to the Italian contingent in Nassiriya on... more
AirlinesContinental Airlines planned more flights and reduced fares on routes from Newark Liberty to Florida
New York, Usa - Flights are operated with various Boeing jets
Continental Airlines last Tuesday said that it will expand service to Florida from its Newark Liberty hub and it has reduced fares from Newark to eight Florida cities. Due to an expected increase in demand... more
Civil aviationAttempts in London (2): Italian Civil Defence ready to face a prospective non-conventional attack
Rome, Italy - Bertolaso congratulated British institutions on the manner they supported population immediately after attempts
Italian security situation following the terroristic attacks in London is always a major aspect in these days also for Italian Civil Defence which has to set and perform a series of measures and procedures... more
Government actsQuestion Time: demonstrative tests on security limits at Venice Airport
Rome, Italy - By Hon. Luana Zanella (Verdi)
Italian Deputy Hon. Zanella asked Italian Minister of Interior which kind of steps are being implemented in order to prevent terroristic attacks at the Italian airports as a recent test at Venice air station... more
Government actsQuestion Time: supposed doubtful Italian Judge's action on Police activities against illegal immigration
Rome, Italy - By Hon. Filippo Ascierto (AN)
Italian Deputy Hon. Ascierto intended to understand Italian Minister of Interior intends to resort to proper measures against Judge Forleo who decided to stop Police activities against an Egyptian-native... more
SecurityItalian soldier got killed in an accident at Nassiriya
Nassiriya, Iraq - Other two militaries emerged injured and they will be returned home in the next hours
An Italian soldier, Sergeant Davide Casagrande, was killed today (around 12:30pm) in an accident aboard an armoured vehicle, the VM-90, while other two soldiers, the First Corporal Paolo Chiarillo and... more
AirlinesEmirates will construct one of the greatest and sophisticated centre to test aircraft engines
Milan, Italy - Innovation and safety always in front line
Emirates, the carrier based in Dubai, has begun the construction of a new facility to perform test on the aircraft’s engines. The complex, projected together with General Electric International Inc, w... more
AccidentsSiberia: Russian helicopter fell down
Moscow, Russia - Crew's destiny is as yet uncertain
A federal MI-2 helicopter dropped yesterday in Eastern Siberia, close to Baikal Lake. Aboard there were two persons whose conditions are currently unknown. Russia’s chopper would have left Oek base (50 K... more
AerospaceBlack smoke-signal for Shuttle's launch (2): it has recurred the same failure found in April
Washington, USA - The problem disappeared in the following tests
Nasa has until July 31 to launch Shuttle: after that the mission will have to delay until September 9, when the International Space Station again comes into the right position for connecting Discovery. A... more
Government actsQuestion Time: hardships for Alitalia Trieste-Milan flights by the ATR aircraft
Rome, Italy - By Hon. Ettore Rosato (Margherita)
Italian Deputy Hon. Rosato intended to understand if Italian Minister of Infrastructures and Transport can confirm that Alitalia intends to reinforce the activities on the Trieste-Milan routes with its... more
Government actsQuestion Time: supposed illegal search by US personnel and Carabinieri's role
Rome, Italy - By Hon. Mauro Bulgarelli (Verdi)
Italian Deputy Hon. Bulgarelli asked some Italian ministries for making clear if a supposed recent search performed by US security personnel on two young Italian persons in front of Carabinieri units can... more
Latest newsUSAF: costs and risks of the new air tanker
Washington, USA - Sone analysts criticized the idea of a new solution instead of the one previously offered by Boeing
Some analysts in the United States would be convinced about the fact that the cost for the purchase of new aerial refuelling airplanes for US Air Force will cost as much as double compared to what previously... more
Civil aviationItalian Chamber examinated the activity of international police's cooperation
Rome, Italy - Colonel Falcone and Lieutenant Colonel Di Stefano have been heared
In the ambit of the fact-finding inquiry about Schengen space in the new European construction, Italian Parliament’s Committee attending to the control of the implementation of Schengen’s agreement as... more
DefenseItaly: use of military contingents to control fixed targets
Rome, Italy - The 4th Committee at Senate gave a favourable opinion
Italian Defence Committee at Palazzo Madama approved yesterday a favourable opinion about the bill’s layout introduced by Italian President of the Council of Ministers concerning the change to the bill o... more
DefenseItalian partecipation in Iraq's mission examined by Foreign Affairs and Defence Commitees
Rome, Italy - Text is ready for Montecitorio's Assembly
Foreign Affairs and Defence joined Committees at Italian Chamber of Deputies have continued reading bill to turn into law the decree related to urgent dispositions for Italian partecipation at international... more
Military aviationS-64: an effective deterrent against fires propagation
Stead, USA - A helicopter of this type to operate in Nevada for three months to protect the area
An Erickson Aircrane S-64E helicopter has been devoted to operate in Nevada during the next three months, located in Stead. The Federal authorities’ decision (which deploy several rotor-winged aircraft o... more
HelicoptersNH-90: the first Finland-made helicopter flew
Helsinki, Finland - Also the first NHI aircraft destined to Greek Army performed its maiden flight while New Zealand expressed its excitement
The NHI NH-90 programme goes on quickly in the countries which ordered the multirole medium military helicopter. Patria, as the major Finnish aerospace company, completed the assembly of the first aircraft... more
Civil aviationAttempts in London: signs about who masterminded the carnage
London, UK - Great Britain's security authorities would be searching for a Pakistani-native British citizen
British intelligence and Police services are likely to have identified who masterminded the attempts in London on last Thursday, July 7. It would deal in fact with a Pakistani-native British citizen, just... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Hartzell Propeller, Inc., McCauley Propeller Systems, and Sensenich Propeller Manufacturing Company, Inc. Propellers (2005-14-11)
Washington, Usa - To prevent blade failure that could result in separation of a propeller blade and loss of control of the airplane
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: July 13, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 133)] [Page 40187-40189] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
AerospaceBlack smoke-signal for Shuttle's launch
Washington, USA - It shuold wait at least other two days before turning into the space
NASA announced that it needs at least 48 hours for finding solution to the problem occurred at sensor indicating the level of liquid hydrogen fuel in the external fuel tank which forced to stop Discovery’s l... more
IndustryRaytheon Electronic Warfare Systems awarded of a over 6 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For anti-missile defense systems
Raytheon Electronic Warfare Systems, Goleta Calif., is being awarded a $6,088,962 firm-fixed-price order against previously awarded basic ordering agreement (N00164-04-G-8W01) for the restoration of AN/SLQ-32(A)(V)(2)... more
IndustryMcDonnell Douglas Corp. awarded of a over 49 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the F/A-18 and EA-18G
McDonnell Douglas Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of The Boeing Co., St. Louis, Mo., is being awarded a $49,298,340 ceiling-priced, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for engineering, technical,... more
IndustryMcDonnell Douglas Corp. awarded of a 500 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the F/A-18 E/F and EA-18G
McDonnell Douglas Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of The Boeing Co., St. Louis, Mo., is being awarded a $500,000,000 not-to-exceed indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for the procurement... more
SecurityFrance and Holland suspended Schengen Treaty
Paris, France - Frontiers' controls to be reinforced
London July 7 terroristic attempt effects risk to become more worrying than forecasted for tourism. France and Holland decided to reinforce checks along borders, suspending Schengen Agreements on free... more
AirlinesAirsal: AVIONEWS interviewed carrier Director General, Giuseppe Giorgianni
Rome, Italy - Tradition and customer-oriented services by the Linee Aeree Campane
AVIONEWS interviewed Airsal Director General Giuseppe Giorgianni. Director underlined the importance of the forthcoming Salerno-Pontecagnano Airport where the airline is going to play a major role. The... more
Latest newsPakistan: 12 US E-2 Hawkeyes have been ordered
Islamabad, Pakistan - In order to face Indian order for Patriot missiles
India would intend to purchase Patriot PAC-3 surface-to-air missiles and Pakistan appears to disagree with this step as it would think that regional military balance can be prejudiced. So, Islamabad’s G... more
Latest newsAustralia: F-111s updated by the AGM-142 missile
Canberra, Australia - The new equipment will enable to keep the Aardvarks in service till 2010
The Australian Air Force’s F-111 Aardvark strikers are destined to stay in service in this country at least until 2010 and Government decided to provide funds for an update of the available vehicles, a... more
IndustryAero Vodochody: State's shares on sale
Prague, Czech Republic - It may be privatized by the half of 2005
Czech Government could start discussion about hypotesis of privatization of Aero Vodochody, the aerospace firm competent in particular for the production of trainers such as the L-39 Albatros and the L-159... more
AirlinesThe A-380 to fly by Air France's livery six months later
Paris, France - Delay for the delivery of the first aircraft compared to the previous date of April 2007 has been confirmed
The first Airbus A-380 long-haul 555 seats airliner ordered by Air France will be delivered with a delay of six months compared to what previously set by contract. It had been in fact scheduled at first... more
Latest newsCzech Republic: Mig-21's goodbye to Prague's sky
Prague, Czech Republic - The last flight of the mythic fighter to be replaced by the JAS-39 Gripen
Czech Republic said goodbye to the Mig-21. One of the bast fighters that the Russian aerospace industry ever produced flew for the last time over Prague’s sky before its official retirement from service t... more
PeopleEurocontrol reports strong traffic growth at Upper Area Control Centre in Maastricht
Maastricht, Holland - During the first half of the year
During the first half of the year, the Upper Area Control Centre (UAC) in Maastricht handled a traffic increase of 7.9%, EUROCONTROL announced today. This represents a traffic volume of some 670,000 flights... more
IndustrySaab: disappointing results in the first part of the year
Stockholm, Sweden - Business is slack, orders on the fall
SAAB’s section dedicated to aerospace and defence marked a drop by 25% in net profit in the first middle of the year. The negative result is due in part to project delays (see the TMS system -Tactical M... more
Fair and showsEADS UK: Robin Southwell is the new CEO
London, UK - The responsible for the FSTA programme related to the new RAF's air tanker has been selected
Robin Southwell, as responsible for the British FSTA (Future Strategic Tanker Aircraft) programme related to the new Royal Air Force’s air tanker and based on an A-330 platform, has been appointed as C... more
Science and technologySagat: easyJet celebrates 6 millions of passengers transported from Italy
Turin, Italy - The lucky winner at Caselle's Airport left with a carrier's flight towards London
"The low-cost carrier easyJet celebrates today the achievement of an important objective: six millions of passengers transported since 1998 when the English carrier has begun to serve on the Italian market.... more
Science and technologyGot British citizenship after 13 months spent in the airport
Nairobi, Kenya - He will be able to fly to England next week
A Kenyan citizen, whose name is Sanjay Shah, 43 years old, has been living in the airport of Nairobi (Kenya) for 13 months before succeeding in gaining British citizenship. He spent about 400 days between... more
HelicoptersTurkish military helicopters are attending to kidnapped soldier's search
Ankara, Turkey - He was seized by Kurdish PKK's rebels
PKK’s Kurdish separatist rebels seized on Monday evening a Turkish soldier after robbing tens of vehicles at a temporary roadblock set up in Eastern part of the country. That was a settled habits of K... more
IndustryEU: solutions for the creation of a single market for defence
Brussels, Belgium - Favouring synergies and putting state control on strategies and research to an end
European Commission launched an initiative to encourage the development of a single market for defence in Europe. EU Government underlined that some hurdles must be cancelled, with reference in particular... more
CuriositiesStrained by metal detector got undressed in airport
Barcelona, Spain - Barcelona's President did it
An incensed Joan Laporta, well-known as Barcelona’s owner, staged an unexpected strip last Saturday at Barcelona Airport after security system’s alarm sounded three times. President of one of the most tit... more
AirlinesContinental Airlines: weekly non-stop service between LaGuardia and Aruba
Houston, Usa - Starting from next December 17 after those to Bonaire and Curacao operative in the same period
Continental Airlines announced it will begin nonstop Saturday service on Dec. 17 from LaGuardia International Airport to the Caribbean island of Aruba, pending governmental approval. Continental already... more
HelicoptersKHP: reduced funds for the South Korean national helicopter programme
Seoul, South Korea - Fears about the development cost and the limits in terms of competitiveness in the worldwide market
South Korean Government would have decided to halve funds destined to the production and purchase of new military helicopters within in particular the national KHP project (Korean Helicopter Programme).... more