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Latest newsThe commander of the Italian "Frecce Tricolori" speaks to the students of the Polytechnic of Bari
Bari, Italy – "I am fortunate as I do what I dreamt to do when I was 5"
The commander of the "Frecce Tricolori" (Italian Air Force aerobatic team), major Paolo Tarantino participated to an initiative organized to celebrate the ‘World Year of Phisics’ at the Polytechnic of... more
Latest newsUnited States, sexual harassment in the Armed Forces
New York, USA – 1700 charges
The figure had a steep increase this year, the Pentagon in fact received 1700 sexual harassment charges which involve members of the Armed Forces. The Pentagon attributes such increase to a grown awareness... more
PeopleEcofin: a tax on air tickets for development aids
Paris, France - Many EU members do not appear to like the French-German idea
Ecofin is expected to gather on next Saturday, May 14, in order to analyse a series of economic and financial matters at an European level and the air transport sector should be in the centre of attention,... more
Curiosities"Sportiva Latina" Fiat: car or aircraft?
Barcelona, Spain - The automobile presented in advance at the Car show of Barcelona
A car, new born of Fiat, which has more of an aircraft than of a common automobile, starting from the wheel that it isn’t, but a kind of airplane cloche inclusing several buttons that activate all the e... more
Science and technologyBoarding controls, found a gun barrel
Palermo, Italy - Denounced the enterpreneur who was on his way to Rome
The charge involves illegal possession and carriage of firearm and illegal possession of common and war ammunitions. The 68 years old entrepreneur from Palermo was blocked by the Police during the boarding... more
AerospaceVittori back in Italy
Rome, Italy – Satisfaction of the astronaut, objectives achieved
Colonel Roberto Vittori, astronaut of the European Space Agency and pilot of the Italian Air Force is back in Italy after the Eneide mission which ended on last April 25. The mission lasted ten days, during... more
Science and technology"Valerio Catullo": the offer towards Moscow increases
Verona, Italy - The first link will take off on Saturday June 4 and for all Summer season until October 8
"The Tour Operator, Danko, offers new direct links from Verona to Moscow, increasing so the already strong offer of ’Aeroporti Sistema del Garda’ to East Europe. It’s a connection of the Russian Tour... more
MiscellaneousSeveral Swiss people involved in an accident in Turkey: Rega sent an EMS helicopter
Berne, Switzerland - Also two psychologists were on board to help their compatriots face the shock
Swiss aerial rescue service Rega, which operates most of all helicopters, sent an EMS chopper to Turkey today, where a road accident occurred yesterday involving a bus on which some 61 Swiss citizens were... more
SecurityUS airplanes attacked guerrilla sites in Iraq
Baghdad, Iraq - More than 70 died among rebels and smugglers in the Western region of Anbar
There would be more than 70 militiamen who would have been killed in the Iraqi Western region of Anbar this morning, not far from the Syrian border. It would have been disclosed by spokesmen from the US... more
HelicoptersOffshore promotional tests for the HAL Dhruv
New Dheli, India - Indian aerospace industry goes on showing the quality of its main helicopter product to achieve success in the international market
Despite no orders have been addressed for the new Indian-made multirole medium helicopter Dhruv, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) goes on promoting its capabilities by a series of operational evaluations... more
AccidentsArgentina: small jet fell headlong with a motor race team on board
Cordoba, Argentina - Six persons died, while three are injured
The accident occurred while the small airplane was about to land at Cordoba Airport, the second most important city in Argentina after Buenos Aires, about 500m far from the runway. Causes should be put... more
Civil aviationUSA: anti-terrorism security systems prove outdated and ineffective
Washington, USA - Firm criticism against the way investments devoted to this sector after the attempts occurred on September 11, 2001 have been managed
Security systems are under criticism in the United States due to the proven ineffective and excessive cost related to orders aimed to increase the quality of checks after the disaster generated by the... more
Civil aviationNorth Korea: six nuclear warheads and an atomic test approaching
Pyongyang, North Korea - It has been revealed by IAEA Director General and some US military analysts
"North Korea owns plutonium enough to produce five or six atomic bombs". International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General El Baradei warned international community about the risks determined... more
Weather forecastsAir shows and exhibitions in the second week of May
Rome, Italy - From today, Monday 9 to next Sunday 15
Monday 09 - Display by the Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team, The Red Arrows for Liberation Day Celebrations. Jersey, Channel Islands. www.raf.mod.uk/reds Wednesday 11 - Ballooning - 9th International... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Kelly Aerospace Power Systems Part Number (P/N) 14D11, A14D11, B14D11, C14D11, 23D04, A23D04, B23D04, C23D04, or P23D04 Fuel Regulator Shutoff Valves
Washington, Usa - To prevent failure of the fuel regulator shutoff valve, which could result in fuel leakage in aircraft with these combustion heaters
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: May 6, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 87)] [Page 23930-23934] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
AccidentsUltralight aircraft crashes in Terni
Terni, Italy - Pilot and passenger die in the crash
Sandro Morelli, 59 years old, an expert pilot and Fabrizio Cox, 44 years old, passenger on board the small aircraft, died yesterday in the "Leonardi" air station crash (Terni). As the first reconstruction... more
Latest newsAeronavali: transformation of the second 767 into the Tanker for Italian Air Force has started
Naples, Italy - The Finmeccanica-owned company provides the modification kit also for other worldwide customers
Boeing delivered to Aeronavali (Finmeccanica group), at its facility in Naples (Italy), the second 767-200 commercial airplane devoted to be transformed into a special aerial refuelling version named KC-767A... more
Latest newsAlenia: three factors at heart of the group's success
Rome, Italy - Cooperation with Italian Air Force and leading companies such as Boeing together with R&D
Alenia firmly believes in the C-27J Spartan programme, most of all with reference to the US market towards which Finmeccanica group has important expansion purposes. According to representatives from Alenia,... more
IndustryEADS grew in the first quarter 2005
Amsterdam, Holland - Around EUR 7bn revenues and a 16% increase compared to 2004
European aerospace and defence group, EADS, unveiled data related to the performance accounted during the first quarter 2005. The holding’s board found a remarkable improvement compared to the same period l... more
AirlinesAlitalia: May in the grip of strikes
Rome, Italy - Carrier's flight assistants and pilots to demonstrate respectively on 18 and 28 this month
A may full of protests in the Italian air transport sector is opening. Italian CUB trade union had called a strike for Milan-Malpensa and Linate airports SEA operator’s ticket offices on today from 10:00 a... more
IndustrySmiths Aerospace Components-Manchester awarded of a over 7 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the F-15/F-16 aircraft
Smiths Aerospace Components-Manchester, Manchester, Conn., is being awarded a $7,514,805 firm fixed price contract to provide for replenishment spare parts, aircraft air seal, 9573 each, applicable to... more
IndustryTEK Precision Co. Ltd. awarded of a over 5 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For hardware for the Utility Blackhawk UH-60 system
TEK Precision Co. Ltd., Deer Park, N.Y., was awarded on May 4, 2005, a delivery order amount $5,301,420 as part of a $5,301,420 firm-fixed-price contract for hardware for the Utility Blackhawk UH-60 system.... more
IndustryNorthrop Grumman Systems Corp. awarded of a over 10 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the upgrade 10 E-2C Group II aircraft
Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., Bethpage, N.Y., is being awarded a $10,206,448 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (N00019-03-C-0044) to upgrade 10 E-2C Group II aircraft to... more
IndustryBell-Boeing Joint Program Office awarded of a 16 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the CV-22
Bell-Boeing Joint Program Office, Patuxent River, Md., is being awarded a $16,000,000 modification to a previously awarded cost-plus-award-fee contract (N00019-93-C-0006) to provide additional funds for... more
AirlinesAVIONEWS interviewed Livingston Group President Luciano Di Fazio and Livingston Group strategic planning officer Gianluca Cedro
Rome, Italy - "Quality, safety and care for passenger characterize the entire group which proves successful just thanks to such factors"
AVIONEWS interviewed Livingston Group President, Luciano Di Fazio, and Livingston Group strategic planning officer, Gianluca Cedro, during a joint analysis on the company’s situation and its activities.... more
Government actsQuestion Time: Iranian nuclear programme
Rome, Italy - By Hon. Sandro Delmastro delle Vedove (AN)
Italian Deputy Hon. Delmastro delle Vedove intended to understand how one can analyse the relations between the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and the recent announcement by Iran in front of UN concerning... more
Government actsQuestion Time: "Re d'Italia" ship wreckage as Italian Navy's wealth
Rome, Italy - By Hon. Roberto Menia (AN)
Italian Deputy Hon. Menia asked Italian ministries of Defence and Foreign Affairs for making sure that the wreckage of the old Italian ship named "Re d’Italia" (stemming from 1866) must be always considered a... more
PeopleItalian Government approved the reform of air navigation code
Rome, Italy - One can remind among the major aspects the separation of competences between ENAC and ENAV, airport operator licence, carriers agreements
Italian Government approved the reform of air navigation code and it will be enforced in 120 days. It deals in particular with the single supervisor authority (ENAC, Italian Civil Aviation Agency), the... more
Government actsQuestion Time: possibility of foundation for an Italian Firemen Command in Brindisi for UN-managed international rescue
Rome, Italy - By Hon. Giovanni Carbonella (Margherita)
Italian Deputy Hon. Carbonella asked Italian Minister of Interior if a possibility exists for creating an Italian Firemen Command in Brindisi capable of performing international rescue operations in collaboration... more
Government actsQuestion Time: FREMM frigates and Avio's difficulties
Rome, Italy - By Hon. Giovanni Carbonella (Margherita)
Italian Deputy Hon. Carbonella intended to understand, by asking it to Italian Minister of Defence, which kind of steps Italian Government wants to perform in order to face Avio’s difficulties concerning i... more
Government actsMotion: results of the investigation on Nicola Calipari's death are insufficient
Rome, Italy - By Hon. Alfonso Pecoraro Scanio (Misto-Verdi-l'Unione) and other deputies
Italian Deputy Hon. Pecoraro Scanio asked Italian Government for changing the legal relations concerning the US military bases in Italy and US soldiers’ responsibilities after the failure of coherent i... more
AirlinesRyanair: passengers increased in April
Dublin, Ireland - This date can be considered polluted by great flow of pilgrims who flew to Rome for the death of Pope John Paul II
Last April, passengers carried by Irish low-cost carrier have been 2.66 millions, which represents an additional 24 per cent from the same period in 2004. A light decline affected instead the load factor:... more
Government actsMotion: investigations on the death of Nicola Calipari
Rome, Italy - By Hon. Ramon Mantovani (Rifondazione Comunista) and other deputies
Italian Deputy Hon. Mantovani asked Italian Government for withdrawing Italian troops from Iraq and solve the matter concerning Italian SISMI agent Nicola Calipari’s death by resorting to new measures a... more
Government actsMotion: full an coherent enforcement of the Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty
Rome, Italy - By Hon. Marco Zacchera (AN) and other deputies
Italian Deputy Hon. Zacchera asked Italian Government for ensuring a full and coherent implementation of the Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty, also by aiding states concerning development, nuclear peaceful... more
AirportsNetherlands: poppies dropped by chopper to celebrate the 60th anniversary of liberation
Amsterdam, Netherlands - The flowers failed on cemetery where are buried Canadian soldiers
Sixty years ago, it occurred the sacrifice of soldiers killed to free the country of tulips from Nazi troops: just flowers rendered homage to 1355 Canadian fallen in Holten’s fight to which the cemetery h... more
Aerospace"NASA, Opportunity is speaking, I am sanded up on Mars!"
Washington, USA - NASA's technicians prove confident about the possibility of finding tha right solution to help the robot to escape from the mess in which it got itself
US Opportunity probe is "sanded up" on Mars. Experts from NASA have in fact revealed that the robot has stopped and its six wheels have been blocked sinking for about a 80% in the planet’s sand. Nevertheless, t... more
Science and technologySacbo: visit of the Sandefjord Airport's delegation
Bergamo, Italy - The Norwegian Airport is linked with a daily flight departing from Orio al Serio from Monday to Sunday
"A Sandefjord Airport’s delegation of Torp, Norwegian city situated in the area of Oslo, visited the Bergamo-Orio al Serio Airport. The Norwegian Airport is linked with a daily connection departing from O... more
AirlinesEurofly: flight assistants renewed work contract
Rome, Italy - It provides for recovering purchasing power and suppling new warranties
Yesterday, in the Rome’s office of Assaereo (Italian Association of Air Transport Carriers and Operators), Filt Cgil, Fit Cisl and Anpav unions have achieved the agreement for renewing the contract of E... more
HelicoptersThe Holy See thanked the 31th Wing of Italian Air Force
Rome, Italy - The corp gave a "Generous effort" in occasion of papal helicopter trip to Castel Gandolfo
The helicopter which flew Pope Ratzinger to Castel Gandolfo summer house, was the SH-3D/TS provided by Italian Air Force 31th Wing: it took off from Ciampino military airport and landed on Vatican pad... more
Civil aviationBush in Europe under the watchful eye of Awacs
Amsterdam, Netherlands - He will go to Riga, Netherlands and Russia
From Saturday May 7 untill Tuesday May 10, United States President, George W. Bush, will be in visit through Europe to attend ceremonies remembering the 60th anniversary of the end of the II World War.... more
DefenseGeneral Cecchi visited Italian contingent in Lebanon
Beirut, Lebanon - He greeted more than 50 Italian soldiers of Army, Air Force, Navy and Carabinieri corps
Rome’s COI (Inter-service Operative Command) commander, General Filiberto Cecchi, yesterday visited Italian military contingent in Lebanon: 52 soldiers belonging to four Italian forces for Army, Navy, A... more
Latest newsKC-330: four states compete in the USA for the production of the EADS' air tanker
Washington, USA - Florida, Mississippi, Alabama and South Carolina have been requested to provide additional data on potential sites for the future facility
European aerospace and defence holing EADS decided to select four US states out of the original 32 which suggested territorial solutions for the production of the new KC-330. These four states have been... more
IndustryEmbraer reaffirmed commitment to business aviation market
São José dos Campos, Brazil - 49 Legacy currently fly in 12 countries
The Legacy marked Embraer’s introduction in the business aviation market, where it intends to establish itself as a strong player. The Legacy enjoys worldwide market acceptance with 49 units in service i... more
Latest newsFrance believes in the Mirage 2000 for the new Indian light fighter
Paris, France - French Government hopes that the selection criteria can favour the Dassault's fighter after the defeat of Airbus for the new Air India's fleet
France does not seem to succeed in accepting the idea that Boeing was awarded with a contract for the purchase of some 50 commercial airplanes by Air India so defeating its rival Airbus (see for details... more
PeopleThe Dreamliner makes Northwest Airlines dream as well
Washington, USA - Some 18 Boeing 787s have been ordered with options for additional 50 airplanes
Northwest Airlines selected the Boeing 787 Dreamliner. The decision was considered on the basis of the necessity to meet the new exigencies related to the point-to-point routes and the US carrier intends... more
HelicoptersSikorsky S-92 for South Korean President
Seoul, South Korea - South Korean Air Force selected the proposal from the well known US maker and some three helicopters have been ordered
South Korean Air Force decided to select the Sikorsky S-92 as the new Presidential helicopter. The armed force was requested last year to start an evaluation for the replacement of the VH-60, operated... more
MiscellaneousFighters to ensure Moscow protection on the Victory Day against Nazism
Moscow, Russia - Its 60th anniversary to be celebrated on next May 9
Russia is going to celebrate the 60th anniversary of victory against Nazism on next May 9 and the sophisticated Russian defensive system is already at work, in order to ensure the best protection during... more
Press releaseDelta Air Lines Reports April Traffic
Atlanta, Usa - Delta boarded 10,301,672 passengers during last month
"Delta Air Lines reported traffic results for April 2005. System traffic for April 2005 increased 7.3 percent from April 2004 on a capacity increase of 4.3 percent. Delta’s system load factor was 76.4 p... more
AirlinesVolare: Zoccai and Soddu to go home
Varese, Italy - Their accusations have been confirmed but their role would have been re-evaluated
After the result of questioning, Busto Arsizio’s gip, Adet Toni Novik, decided to grant to Gino Zoccai and Vincenzo Soddu, home arrest: they would not have voluntary embezzled funds; thus, the events c... more
AirlinesAlitalia: carrier and unions searching for a deal on redundancies
Rome, Italy - In the meantime, the setting of the new AZ Servizi board is being awaited
Alitalia Board and the trade unions’ representatives are making efforts in an attempt to solve the recent debates and achieve a new agreement, most of all considering the need of an integrative fund w... more