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AirlinesContinental Airlines implemented codeshare agreement with Island Air to increase its Hawaii network
Houston, Usa - From this Autumn
Continental Airlines announced that it will begin codesharing with Island Air this fall, allowing Continental customers to conveniently access more community and resort destinations in Hawaii on flights... more
DefenseEU: the Battle Groups shape up in Northern Europe
Brussels, Belgium - One to involve countries in the Scandinavian area while the other one to mainly consist of Baltic states and Central Europe
The 13 Battle Groups scheduled within the EU Rapid Response Force start shaping up. Northern Europe is certainly an example as two agreements were signed in Brussels yesterday. The first one regards the... more
HelicoptersVenezuela: commando stole a Governmental helicopter
Caracas, Venezuela - Ten armed men seized the aircraft and took off towards a still unknown destination
Ten armed men would have stolen a Bell helicopter belonging to Government in Venezuela (it could be a 412 when considering the rotor-winged aircraft operated by institutions in the South American country).... more
Science and technologyADR to make ready for ground personnel strike
Rome, Italy - The airport operator will try to reduce discomforts for passengers of Rome airports
In sight of the strike called by SULT union next Saturday, May 28, "All the proper initiatives will be performed" in order to limit discomforts for passengers at Fiumicino’s "Leonardo da Vinci" and Ciampino A... more
AirlinesAlitalia (3): Tassone hopes for a quick EU's approval of the restructuring plan
Rome, Italy - Italian Vice-Minister of Infrastructures and Transport unveiled that European Union di not ask for additional documents recently
Italian Vice-Minister of Infrastructures and Transport, Mario Tassone, commented recently regarding the in-depth investigation carried out on the Alitalia’s business plan 2005-2008 by European Commission. V... more
DefenseChange at head of Naples' JFC
Naples, Italy - Admiral Ulrich took Admiral Mullen’s place
Admiral Michael Mullen has been replaced by Admiral of US Navy Harry Ulrich III, former Commander of US 6th Fleet, at head of the Allied Joint Force Command (JFC) of Naples. The hand over cerimony has... more
DefenseA fortunate combination of professionalism and humaneness: "That is the Italian approach to peacekeeping"
Rome, Italy - It has been recently reminded by Italian Chief of General Staff Adm. Giampaolo Di Paola
"The Italian approach to peacekeeping exists". It has been recently stated by Italian Chief of General Staff, Adm. Giampaolo Di Paola, while talking about the peacekeeping and stabilization mission in... more
DefenseAustralian Army pays not much: soldiers intend to leave it
Sydney, Australia - Militaries are tired to serve country only "For love"
The 24 per cent of Australian Air Force militaries declared themself ready to leave national aviation corp according to a Defence report released by local press. Australian Navy risks to lose even the... more
Civil aviationWashington airspace has been violated again
Washington, USA - The Senate has temporary suspended its work
Washington sky has suffered for an additional intrusion from a small tourism Cessna plane in 12 days (see for details AVIONEWS). A private aircraft has been intercepted, last evening around 06:00pm, by... more
Military aviationGovernment intends to reinforce operative facilities of Italian Civil Defense
Rome, Italy - The Department will work more and more for woody fires and great events
Italian Council of Ministers gathered at Palazzo Chigi yesterday, has approved, under proposal of Italian President of Council, Silvio Berlusconi, a law by decree aimed to maximize the functionality of... more
PeopleCDM examined decree for implementing EU instruction concerning civil aviation personnel
Rome, Italy - It is related to working hours organization
Italian Council of Minister, under a proposal of Italian Minister of Welfare, has examined some schemes of government decree issued under parliamentary delegation for implementing the European Union instructions,... more
DefenseMartino aims to rationalize Italian military structure
Rome, Italy - Parliament committees' opinion is expected but Italian Government gave the green light
Italian Council of Ministers, under a proposal of Defence Minister, Antonio Martino, has approved a scheme of Government decree issued under parliamentary delegation aimed to rationalize the Italian military... more
HelicoptersLe Bourget International Air Show: Bell's static display
Paris, France - The main both military and civil products to be exhibited
US Bell helicopter group is going to exhibit almost its entire range of products during the forthcoming edition of the Le Bourget International Air Show (Paris, June 13-19), showing its aircraft in its... more
Science and technologyRome-Ciampino to close air space for the Italian Republic Day
Rome, Italy - The measure will not affect State and emergency flights
Airports of Rome (ADR) communicated that, in occasion of the celebration of Italian Republic Day next June 2, Rome-Ciampino Airport will be temporary closed starting from today from 12:30pm to 03:30pm... more
AirlinesVolare to take off by the A-320
Varese, Italy - Air Europe to fly to Mauritius starting from EUR 750
The first of two Airbus 320s expected to restore Volare operations next June 1st, arrived yesterday at Milan-Malpensa Airport. The second Airbus aircraft is expected within the end of the week. Volare... more
AirlinesAlitalia (2): a deal with Meridiana on the Sardinia's routes
Rome, Italy - And FIT CISL union's pilots relaunched talks with the Italian national airline
Alitalia and Meridiana set a code sharing agreement regarding some routes which link the peninsula to Sardinia. It deals in particular with the Milan-Cagliari and Rome-Cagliari routes, although one cannot... more
AirlinesAlitalia: are the MD-80s going to be banned from North-Western Europe in 2006?
Rome, Italy - It is necessary to find a solution to more restrictive rules on environmental defence scheduled for some countries' air stations starting next year
Alitalia must well assess which measures it must adopt concerning noise and pollution for its operational activities. The British, French and German air stations will be in fact involved by a renewed ruling... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Boeing model 747-200C and 747-200F series airplanes
Washington, Usa - To detect and correct cracking of the C-3 frame upper closure fittings, which could extend and result in rapid depressurization of the airplane
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: May 23, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 98)] [Page 29442-29444] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on AeroSpace Technologies of Australia Pty Ltd. models N22B, N22S, and N24A airplanes
Washington, Usa - To detect and correct cracks in the rudder control lever torque shafts and discrepancies in the thickness of the lever shaft side plates, which could result in failure of the rudder control lever torque shaft
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: May 23, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 98)] [Page 29437-29440] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on DG Flugzeugbau GmbH model DG-500MB Sailplanes and Glaser-Dirks Flugzeugbau GmbH model DG-800B sailplanes
Washington, Usa - To detect and correct damage to the propeller, which could result in failure of the propeller to perform properly
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: May 23, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 98)] [Page 29440-29442] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
IndustryRaytheon Co. awarded of a over 9 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the missiles
Raytheon Co., Missile Systems, Tucson, Ariz. is being awarded a $9,416,200 ceiling-priced modification to a previously awarded indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract to exercise an option for... more
Science and technologyA super technological train to start from Beijing Airport
Beijing, China - Design, construction and maintenance services by Bombardier
The arrangements for 2008 Olympic Games which will be held in China are raging. The Canadian Bombardier firm, well-known aircraft builder, newly winner of USD 90m tender, has promised that the train connecting... more
AirlinesAlitalia: MD-11 all-cargo takes off again
Rome, Italy - Departing from Milan-Malpensa Airport to Osaka and Shanghai, it is one of the five airplanes that include in the fleet within 2005
"Alitalia presented today, I-DUPA, the first MD-11 combi airplane of McDonnell Douglas family changed entirely in all cargo version. MD-11 departing from Milan-Malpensa Airport to Osaka and Shanghai, is... more
HelicoptersSouth Korea: a new S-64 to protect the national environmental heritage
Seoul, South Korea - The firefighting and heavy load transport helicopter to be delivered by December 2006
South Korean Government decided to purchase an Erickson Aircrane S-64 helicopter to devote to firefighting and heavy load transport operations. It deals with a second vehicle of this type for the Asian... more
Civil aviationWashington: a city "brightened" against kamikaze aircraft
Washington, USA - The visual laser warning system protecting the US capital no-fly zones has been ready since last Saturday
The new warning system protecting Washington’s air space has been ready since last Saturday. It deals with the so called Visual Warning System which is subjected to the joint management from the FAA (... more
AirlinesAir Bosna to restart flying
Sarajevo, Bosnia-Erzegovina - Debts have been paid and it is ready to take off with two ATR-72s aircraft
Bosnian state-owned airline, failed two years before because of its debts, hopes to restart operations beginning from next month with the new brand BH Airlines. Air Bosna’s debts amounted to almost EUR 7... more
Military aviationItaly upgrades its fleet and buys one more Bombardier 415 amphibious aircraft
Montreal, Canada - The contract with Italy also includes the purchase of kits
Bombardier Aerospace, last Thursday, announced that the Italian Government has purchased one Bombardier 415 amphibious aircraft for its firefighting operations. The contract with Italy also includes the... more
IndustrySubsidies to aerospace industry: no formal request for loan on the A-350 has been suggested by Airbus
Brussels, Belgium - Stakeholders could maybe decide in the future while Boeing threatened an appeal to the WTO
Airbus would have recently unveiled that no clear request for loans has been addressed to British and French governments for its A-350 programme related to the new medium-long haul airliner which actually... more
CuriositiesTexan planes offer romantic and hot flights
Washington, USA -But Castroville airport authority rise up
Blue flights appear to be in vogue, or they are simply a business. Few months before a small airline located in Redcliffe (Australia), offered travels on Beech 18 including strawberries and champagne (see... more
IndustryAirbus: "clean" production processes in six facilities
Toulouse, France - ISO 14001 certification for the plants located in the French, German, Spanish and British territories
Airbus has been awarded thanks to its efforts for the management of production processes while honouring ruling on environmental by the ISO 14011 certification, granted by the Det Norske Veritas international... more
AerospaceAVIONEWS interviewed Eng. Gennaro Russo from CIRA on the USV programme
Rome, Italy - "An evolutionary approach which aims to detect which technologies will be implemented for the final project rather than starting from this one"
AVIONEWS interviewed Eng. Gennaro Russo from CIRA (Italian Aerospace Research Centre) on the USV (Unmanned Space Vehicle)programme shown during the XIII international conference on spacecraft and on hypersonic... more
PeopleMay 27-28: International Aviation Conference in Uzbekistan
Tashkent, Uzbekistan - The 2005 edition is dedicated to monitoring of aircraft
The Tashkent International Aviation Conference dedicated to "Monitoring of aircraft - 2005", will be held next Friday and Saturday May 27-28. It has been dedicated to tenth anniversary of Tashkent State... more
Latest newsUS air attack may have caused five victims in Pakistan
Islamabad, Pakistan - The Pakistan tabloid "The Dawn" spread the news
The fact spread by local newspaper "The Dawn", reported an air raid occurred on Saturday evening when two US helicopters would have fired rockets, intruding into Pakistani territory, the tribal area of... more
AirlinesAir Italy to start off in Champions League
Milan, Italy - Milan supporters will inaugurate the new Italian charter airline on Milan-Istanbul route
Air Italy will make its first flight next Wednesday May 25 on the occasion of transferring of the red-black fans intending to see the Istanbul’s Champion League’s final (see for details AVIONEWS). The new... more
Press releaseSULT: May 28 flight assistants strike postponed until July 18
Rome, Italy - But unannounced strikes may occur
SULT flight assistants’ sector has postponed the strike planned next May 28 until July 18. The SULT union communicates that in case of retaliations related to safety of workers, in particular safety c... more
Press releaseAnpac suspended Alitalia's pilots strike of May 28, 2005
Rome, Italy - Confirming full trust in the President and ceo of carrier's work
"Anpac, confirming full confidence in the conduct of the carrier’s President and Ceo, suspended the Alitalia’s pilots strike fixed for next May 28. Anpac will continue to operate in its own members’ inter... more
AirlinesBritish Airways: "Let print your boarding pass"
Rome, Italy - The easy self service Boarding pass is about ot start also in Italy
All passengers departing Rome or Milan-Linate can take advantage of the new service offered by British Airways (with the aid of SEA and Airports of Rome) which allows to print the boarding pass with the... more
MiscellaneousLampedusa: immigrants airlifted by Alitalia plane
Agrigento, Italy - New landings occurred last night under a GDF helicopter control
A helicopter of the Italian Financial Police (Guardia di Finanza), has sighted a rubber dinghy carrying 22 supposed North-African immigrants who were about to land on Lampedusa island last night. A Fiamme... more
Press releaseEnac effectuated an inspection to the Turkish airline, Onur Air
Rome, Italy - This morning on an Airbus A-321 landed at Bergamo's Airport
"The Enac (Italian Civil Aviation Authority) communicates that this morning has been made a new Safa (Safety Assessment of Foreign Aircraft) inspection on a Turkish carrier’s aircraft, an Airbus A-321, l... more
HelicoptersSpain selected the NH-90
Madrid, Spain - There are some 45 helicopters to be devoted to the armed forces and authorities forecasted some 600 new jobs till 2012
Spanish Government decided to provide about EUR 2.5bn to be devoted to the defence sector and the purchase of some 45 NHI (Eurocopter, AgustaWestland and Stork Fokker) NH-90 multirole helicopters is part... more
AccidentsCessna crashed on US beach (2): NTSB is drawing a report
New York, USA - The cause may be certainly determined within six months or a year
The aircraft wreckage has been brought into a police hangar where investigators are examining the remains of single-engine plane. The NTSB (National Transportation Safety Board) will deliver a preliminary... more
AccidentsUSA: Cessna plunged on a beach
New York, USA - Four passengers were all killed: there were no victims among bathers who have been witnesses of the crash
It occurred last Saturday in front of the eyes of the unbelieving bathers on Coney Island beach (New York), close to "John F. Kennedy" Airport. The four persons who were flying on the Cessna 172S airplane... more
HelicoptersEurocopter: "A 50% growth in the military sector in Malaysia is being expected"
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - After success achieved in the civil field
Eurocopter intends to remarkably grow its presence in Malaysia further, by its unit which is just located in such a country, a relevant cornerstone in the overall Asian market setting. The EADS-owned helicopter... more
Latest newsKC-767A Tanker: the future of Italian Air Force's aerial refuelling spread its wings
Washington, USA - The new Boeing air tanker destined to Italian Air Force performed its maiden flight
The first Boeing KC-767A Tanker aerial refuelling aircraft destined to Italian Air Force performed its maiden flight at the US Air Force Base located in Wichita (Kansas) on last May 21. The air tanker... more
Weather forecastsAir shows and exhibitions in the fourth week of May
Rome, Italy - From today, Monday 23 to next Sunday 29
Monday 23 - Aeromodelling - 2005 FAI World Free Flight Championships. Embalse, Argentina. + 54 11 4961 82 95 http://events.fai.org - Ballooning - 14th FAI European Hot Air Balloon Championship.... more
AirlinesAlitalia: EU's decision on the business plan maybe to be released by June 7
Brussels, Belgium - It is still necessary to verify some aspects concerning competition
European Commissioner for Transport, Jacques Barrot, would be firmly willing to accomplish the in-depth investigation on the Alitalia’s business plan 2005-2008 as soon as possible. It seems that works a... more
AirlinesAlitalia (2): Italian air transport involved by strikes on May 28
Rome, Italy - Pilots and flight assistants of the Italian national airline to stop as well as air traffic controllers and ground personnel
Next Saturday, May 28, appears to be a day full of strikes for air transport sector and Alitalia will be particularly affected by it. Pilots from the Italian national airline are going to stop from 10:00... more
IndustryLockheed Martin Services Inc. awarded of a over 81 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the P-3
Lockheed Martin Services Inc., Aircraft and Logistics Center, Greenville, S.C., is being awarded an $81,226,310 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price, indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity... more
IndustrySikorsky Aircraft Corp. awarded of a near 17 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters
Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., Stratford, Conn., was awarded on May 18, 2005, a $16,833,155 modification to a firm-fixed-price contract for Elbit A & B Kits for the UH-60 Black Hawk Helicopters. Work will be... more
IndustryLockheed Martin Systems Integration awarded of a over 25 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the MH-60R
Lockheed Martin Systems Integration, Owego, N.Y., is being awarded a $25,547,000 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price advance acquisition contract (N00019-04-C-0113) for long lead materials... more