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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

AirlinesAlitalia: trying to negotiate to put the flight assistants' protest to an end
Rome, Italy - A company-unions meeting likely to be held by the end of this week
While Alitalia’s flight assistants carry on their "uniform strike" denying to wear the official uniform aboard and during service and SULT union proves ready to go on a 24 h strike as scheduled on next M... more

IndustryEmbraer opened new service center for maintenance in Gavião Peixoto site
São José dos Campos, Brazil - 32,300 square feet hangar built
Embraer announced yesterday it opened a new service center for maintenance, repair and overhaul of Embraer aircraft at its Gavião Peixoto site, 230 miles from São José dos Campos, State of São Paulo, whe... more

AirlinesAirsal: Italian Vice-Minister of Transport, Tassone, attending the carrier headquarter opening
Salerno, Italy - The importance of the future Pontecagnano air station and the necessary synergies with the other airports have been underlined
Also Italian Vice-Minister of Infrastructures and Transport, Mario Tassone, attended the Airsal headquarter opening in Salerno on last July 11 (see for details AVIONEWS 1 and 2). Tassone underlined that... more

Science and technologyEnac: two minutes of silence in the Italian airports tomorrow at midday
Rome, Italy - To commemorate the victims of the London's attacks
"The Italian Civil Aviation Board, Enac, in according to the Italian Government’s instructions and in harmony with the other European countries, has given instructions in order that tomorrow, on Thursday J... more

DefenseItalian international missions: Chamber of Deputies approved a refunding
Rome, Italy - Iraqi matter not analysed yet
Italian Chamber of Deputies approved the decree related to the refunding for peacekeeping and stabilization missions abroad performed by the Italian armed forces yesterday, without reference to the Iraqi... more