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MiscellaneousThe last respects to the Pope (7): to be buried into the ground
Rome, Italy - Mourners are paying tribute to coffin showed in the Basilica
Vatican spokesperson Navarro-Valls has just ended a conference at the Holy See press-room. Pontiff will be buried in the Vatican grotto where Pope John XXIII was moved to the Saint Peter Basilica. Wojtyla’s b... more
MiscellaneousThe last respects to the Pope (6): logistic directions for international delegation have been established
Rome, Italy - They must not be escorted by armed guards in S.Peter square
Russia will be represented at Pope’s funeral by premier Mikhail Fradkov but also Mikhail Gorbaciov is expected in Rome next Friday April 8. There will be France’s President Jacques Chirac with his wif... more
MiscellaneousThe last respects to the Pope (5): Sardinia's citizens to chase air tickets
Rome, Italy - The boosted demand needs more flights directed to Rome
Sardinia island asked for strengthening the number of flights bound for Rome in order to allow all believers to render the last homage to Karol Wojtyla. Italian Civil Defence and Italian Episcopal Conference... more
Press releaseCub Trasporti: postponed to next April 22 the strike of Alitalia's Informational sector
Rome, Italy - Fixed previously for next Friday
"Cub Trasporti has postponed the strike of the informational sector of Alitalia, fixed previously for next Friday, to next April 22. Also the demonstration of Friday near the Fiumicino Airport (Terminal... more
People787 Dreamliner: British Ipeco to provide flight-deck seats
Washington, USA - The company has been cooperating with Boeing since 1985
British Ipeco will provide the flight-deck seats for the crew’s members on the new Boeing 787 Dreamliner medium-long haul airliner. The English group has a long-time experience in the production of such i... more
HelicoptersIsrael: first three Apache Longbows for Army
Tel Aviv, Israel - A significant added value for the national defensive system, also in fighting terrorism
Israeli Army took delivery of its first three Boeing AH-64D Longbow Apache attack helicopters. The combat helicopter component has always been a major one in the Israeli defensive system also and most... more
Science and technologyThe last respects to the Pope (3): cardinals landed at Fiumicino
Rome, Italy - They are going to join others cardinals arrived in Vatican to select the new pontiff
Many cardinals expected to take part to conclave for the election of John Paul II successor, have landed early today at Rome-Fiumicino Intercontinental Airport. At 7:40am the New Zealand’s cardinal Thomas W... more
Civil aviationThe last respects to the Pope (2): Spada missiles to control the event
Rome, Italy - Notam, notices for airmen on flight limitations, will be released today
Some Spada missile batteries will be positioned in Rome to protect the Polish Pope’s funeral which is going to host in Saint Peter Square the world highest-risk targets. Italian security will dispatch i... more
Civil aviationThe last respects to the Pope: the flight security plan will be decided today
Rome, Italy - Commercial traffic may be reduced
Today the office of Enac (Italian Civil Aviation board) is going to host a briefing with security authorities, special commissioner Bertolaso, Rome’s airport operators and Italian Air Force officers. T... more
IndustrySubsidies to aerospace industry: "We can go on negotiating also after April 11"
Washington, USA - The United States prove willing to facilitate the solution of the age-old matter
The United States try to facilitate the solution of the matter concerning subsidies to aerospace industry, which opposes Boeing to Airbus, by suggesting again to European Union to go on negotiating in... more
Weather forecastsAir shows and exhibitions in the first week of April
Rome, Italy - From today, Tuesday 5 to next Sunday 10
Tuesday 05 - Aerospace Testing Expo 2005 Europe. International Exhibition Centre, Hamburg, Germany. + 44 (0)1306 743744 www.aerospacetesting-expo.com Wednesday 06 - Aerospace Testing Expo... more
IndustryThales: Finmeccanica focuses on the future of the French group
London, UK - While waiting for a French Government 's decision about its destiny, the Italian holding intends to appraise each hypothesis
Finmeccanica President Pier Francesco Guarguaglini attended a meeting in London yesterday when he underlined the main points of the Italian aerospace and defence holding for the US market besides analysing... more
HelicoptersRAF: EH-101 in Iraq to prevent smuggling
Basra, Iraq - The Merlin to be deployed also for troop transport and armed all-weather surveillance
An AgustaWestland EH-101 Merlin medium multirole helicopter of Royal Air Force has been recently re-deployed in Iraq and it is expected to replace the Chinooks for troop transport purposes in Basra, although... more
Civil aviationThe last respects to the Pope (4): NATO gave green light to Awacs
Rome, Italy - An other Firemen's AB-412 to be sent
The VVFF helicopter unit of Arezzo will sent an AB-412 chopper for the Pope John Paul II funeral day: the aircraft will join the other six copters dispatched to control the event from the sky. Meanwhile... more
IndustryTransaero Inc. awarded of a over 5 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the CH-47 Chinook Aircraft
Transaero Inc.*, Woodbury Park, N.Y., was awarded on March 30, 2005, a delivery-order amount of $5,390,264 as part of a $27,690,011 firm-fixed-price contract for servocylinders for the CH-47 Chinook Aircraft.... more
IndustrySmiths Aerospace awarded of a over 6 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the C-130 Aircraft
Smiths Aerospace, Grand Rapids, Mich., is being awarded a $6,011,472 firm-fixed-price contract. This requirement is for the depot repair, engineering analyses, and technical support required to maintain... more
IndustryRaytheon Co. awarded of a over 11 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the Seasparrow missiles
Raytheon Co., Tucson, Ariz., is being awarded an $11,229,083 cost-plus-fixed-fee modification under previously awarded contract (N00024-02-C-5421) to exercise options for technical and production support... more
IndustryBell Boeing Joint Program Office awarded of a near 20 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the CV-22 aircraft
Bell Boeing Joint Program Office, Patuxent River, Md., is being awarded a $19,742,588 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price, fixed-price-incentive-fee contract (N00019-04-C-0012) for the... more
IndustryBell Helicopter Textron awarded of a over 104 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the AH-1Z, and UH-1Y aircraft
Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc., Fort Worth, Texas, is being awarded a$104,202,588 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (N00019-04-C-0001) to exercise an option for the fiscal year... more
IndustryHoneywell International Inc. awarded of a over 23 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the CH-47D Chinook helicopter
Honeywell International Inc., Tempe, Ariz., was awarded on March 30, 2005, a delivery order amount of $23,500,000 as part of a $48,659,799 firm-fixed-price contract for commercial maintenance and overhaul... more
MiscellaneousThe last respects to the Pope (9): Charles will fly to Rome for funeral
Rome, Italy - Zapatero confirmed his presence: Syria's President will leave as well
The airlift hypothesis is becoming more and more realistic: the authorities expected to take part to Pope’s funeral will be carried from Ciampino Airport to Vatican heliport by chopper. Guido Bertolaso m... more
MiscellaneousUsa uses Apache's helicopters and artillery fire against the insurrection which occured at Abu Ghraib
Baghdad, Iraq - Guerrilla would have started withdrawal forces following the lost of about 50 soldiers
An Usa release, coming from the operational command deployed in Iraq, announced that about 50 men of the guerrilla which rebelled on last Saturday in front of the prison Abu Ghraib (Iraq), immediately... more
IndustryVitrociset: Finmeccanica confirmed the risks for workers
London, United Kingdom - But it gave the lie to negotiations for the purchase of some Group's sections
If Vitrociset’s activities performed for ENAV (Italian National Navigation Management Agency) are internationalized, at leat 1000 employees will risk to lose their job: Finmeccanica President Pier Francesco G... more
PeopleA-380: maiden flight is awaited in the second half of April
Toulouse, France - Technical and flying personnel to verify first of all the behaviour of the aircraft while running on the runway for takeoff
The Airbus A-380, the new long-haul 555 seats airliner of the European aerospace group owned by EADS, will fly for the first time in the second half in April. It would have been unveiled by some of the... more
Latest newsUSA: the C-27J's advantages compared to its rival
London, UK - The Alenia airplane would have got several strong points when comparing it with the EADS-CASA C-295
Within the description of Finmeccanica’s strategy to increase its presence in the US market in London today, the Italian aerospace and defence group’s President, Pier Francesco Guarguaglini, analysed the... more
PeopleUsa allow isolation of passengers suspected to have bird flu
New York, Usa - According to a new norms approved by George W. Bush
US Chairman George W. Bush gave authorization to isolate passengers suspected to have bird flu, who come on board of international flights to Usa. The H5N1 virus killed 49 people in Asia since 2003, 35... more
PeopleUsa rebuffs EU's request about the extension of the deadline for new passports
Washington, Usa - Usa asked for European citizens who do not need a visa to enter in the American country to have high-tech documents
European Union said that Usa refused its request lead to the extension of the deadline for new passports, by warning of long visa delays for millions of transatlantic tourists and business men. United... more
AirlinesAlitalia (3): in-depth investigation on the business plan to be completed in May
Brussels, Belgium - According to the hope expressed by EU Commission while the carrier's share rose at Piazza Affari
European Transport Commissioner, Jacques Barrot, would have recently commented on the carrying on of the in-depth investigation on the Alitalia’s business plan 2005-2008, pointing out that is is going o... more
Fair and showsThe last respects to the Pope (8): a memory of a flying Pontiff
Rome, Italy - He spent long time on air: all remember him climbing the ramp putting up his hand for greeting
We will remember Karol Wojtyla also for his numerous flights around the world on board airliners, charters, military planes, presidential aircraft and helicopters as well: the State of Vatican has not... more
IndustryHAL: a typical example of the Asian aerospace industry's growth
New Dheli, India - Turnover rising up to more than a 16% between 20054 and 2005 both by national aircraft and licensed products
Indian aerospace industry goes on growing and it shows it is following a typical trend for the emergent firms in this field. HAL (Hindustan Aeronautics Limited) increased its know-how during decades, but... more
AirlinesUnited Airlines looks at Asia
New York, Usa - The carrier thinks to increase the services to the Asian Pacific regions
US carrier United Airlines, currently concentrated on the expansion of its international routes as business strategy to exit Chapter 11 under which it operates, said it is looking with great interest at... more
AerospaceSouth Korea: synthetic aperture radar-provided satellite to be into orbit by 2008
Seoul, South Korea -The important project, which will enable to observe the planet even with bad weather conditions, has been brought forward to two years
The growth of the South Korean aerospace sector does not stop and the satellite field can certainly be taken into account as an example to put such industrial capabilities into evidence. Seoul’s Government h... more
Science and technologyAsur to be not interested in the carriers Aeromexico and Mexicana de Aviacion
Mexico City, Mexico - In spite it had the right to own up to 5 percent of an airline
Asur, Mexican airport operator of several air stations of the country, said it has no interest in taking over shares in the national carriers Aeromexico and Mexicana de Aviacion, which capital (see AVIONEWS)... more
Civil aviationDeicing operations in the Italian airports (6): operations at Puglia's and Palermo's air stations
Rome, Italy - Palermo Airport does not resort to deicing due to weather and environmental conditions while nothing significant must be indicated for the Puglia's air stations
AVIONEWS has accomplished its investigation concerning the deicing operations at some Italian Southern air stations by asking for information to some representatives from Palermo "Falcone and Borsellino"... more
Science and technologyThe last respects to the Pope (7): the AdR's sorrow for the traveler Pontiff's death
Rome, Italy - Mourning-flags at Fiumicino international flights terminal
"In the memory of the various flights made by His Holiness through the Roman airports, the company Aeroporti di Roma joins the sorrow of the worldwide Christianity for the death of Pope John Paul II":... more
Civil aviationDeicing operations in the Italian airports: AVIONEWS analyses the situation in some air stations
Rome, Italy - An evaluation of the procedures performed in particular in some Southern airports
AVIONEWS decided to analyse their management of the general deicing procedures in some Italian airports, mainly focusing on the Southern air stations when considering the fact that weather conditions during... more
Civil aviationDeicing operations in the Italian airports (2): ENAC's statement
Rome, Italy - "There are airports, in the Southern area of the country in particular, which are not expected to be provided with deicing equipment"
AVIONEWS asked ENAC (Italian National Civil Aviation Agency) for deepening the topic regarding the deicing procedures at the Italian Southern airports. ENAC put first of all into evidence that the ruling... more
MiscellaneousThe last respects to the Pope (6): Pescara Airport offered itself as pilgrim's terminal
Rome, Italy - To clear the passenger traffic at Rome's airports
Pescara Airport (Abruzzo Region, in central Italy close to Rome) has offered itself as the third terminal for believers landing at Rome to greet Pope John Paul II. Pilgrims could reach Rome by bus or train... more
AccidentsUS C-130 crashed in Albania: all nine corpses have been recovered
Tirana, Albania - An investigation will make clear the incident's cause
Body of nine passengers killed flying on the American Hercules C-130 fallen in Albania an hour before the midnight last Thursday (see for details AVIONEWS) during a training mission, have been recovered... more
Latest newsPakistan and India: the difficult US policy to stop nuclear proliferation
Washington, USA - The choice of selling conventional weapons to both countries could prove ineffective, according to analysts
Military analysts are analysing the effectiveness of US policy concerning military support in favour of Pakistan and India after the announcement of the F-16 fighters’ sale to Islamabad’s regime and New... more
IndustryEADS: "USA and EU have to achieve a deal on weapons embargo affecting China"
Berlin, Germany - German and French authorities hope that such restrictive measure decided after 1989 is cancelled
EADS hopes a quick and effective solution of the matter concerning the different opinions between the United States and European Union on embargo affecting weapon export towards China. European aerospace... more
AccidentsEarthquake in Indonesia (2): Australian soldier's bodies come back home
Sydney, Australia - Corpses of nine victims of the helicopter crash are flying to Australia by a C-130
Australian soldiers perished in the crash of Navy Sea King on the island of Nias, are flying back home by a cargo plane Hercules C-130: the aircaft, with on board a ceremonial honour guard, took off from... more
AccidentsUnited Airlines' plane fires, passengers save
Washington, Usa - The Airbus A-320 was taking off from Denver when a pilot of another plane realized of the flames which were coming from the aircraft of the US carrier
There were some minutes of panic at the airport of Denver in last week-end when a plane operated by the US carrier, United Airlines, generated flames from one of its engines. The Airbus A-320 was rolling... more
DefenseUSA: military bases closing started
Washington, USA - Nevertheless, war on terror an the re-entry of several soldiers from abroad would lead Bush-led Government to limit steps of this kind
Bush-led Government needs to rationalize defence spending in a due manner but cuts for such a sector, despite they can represent self-evident advantages regarding the financial resources re-allocation,... more
AirlinesMeridiana's flight assistants announce snack's strike
Rome, Italy - The measure would have effect until April, 10
Meridiana’s flight assistants announced last week-end the snack’s strike with effect until April, 10. The move has been promulgated by the unions Filt Cgil, Uiltrasporti and Anpav, to protest against the... more
Civil aviationDeicing operations in the Italian airports (5): operations at Alghero-Fertilia Airport
Rome, Italy - "The airport is not endowed with its own equipment as not a real operational emergency even during Winter exists"
AVIONEWS interviewed Umberto Borlotti, Director General of Alghero-Fertilia Airport, to deepen the matter related to the employment of deicing equipment by SOGEAAL, the Sardinia’s air station’s operator. Acc... more
HelicoptersThe "multipurpose" kind of the NH-90 according to New Zealand's Government
Wellington, New Zealand - The helicopter to be deployed to perform both military and strictly civil missions
New Zealand’s Government decided to release an exhaustive description of the operational exigencies that the NH-90 helicopters will have to meet once they enter the service with Air Force (see for details A... more
Civil aviationDeicing operations in the Italian airports (4): operations at Catania-Fontanarossa Airport
Rome, Italy - "The last Winter, actually, determined a larger number of deicing activities on the aircraft"
AVIONEWS asked Catania-Fontanarossa Airport for providing explanations about the deicing activities performed by such air station, most of all when considering the last Winter which provided to be a particularly... more
Civil aviationDeicing operations in the Italian airports (3): operations at Naples-Capodichino Airport
Rome, Italy - AVIONEWS interviewed Eng. Marco Consalvo, Director of Operational Management at the air station
AVIONEWS interviewed Eng. Marco Consalvo, Director of Operational Management at Naples-Capodichino Airport run by GESAC operator, with reference to the deicing operations at such air station. According... more
AirlinesLufthansa to celebrate anniversary of the restoration of scheduled air connections following world's second war
Berlin, Germany - A modern Airbus A-321, designed on the model of planes lead to 1950, flew on the route Hamburg-Munich, via Duesseldorf and Frankfurt
German flag carrier, Lufthansa, celebrated the 50th anniversary of the restoration of scheduled air connections following world’s second war, with a special flight operated by an Airbus A-321 which flew o... more