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Science and technologyMysterious gas at Melbourne Airport contaminated dozens of people
Melbourne, Australia - Virgin Blue has been forced to suspend all its flights
Melbourne Airport has reopened Virgin Blue and Regional Express terminal the most affected areas after a mystery leak spread panic through the passengers and caused almost 60 contaminated persons. Terminal... more
AirlinesSnack strike on Meridiana flights too
Cagliari, Italy - A demonstration against the cutting of 194 airline's employees
The walk-out has been called on next Monday, February 28, to protest against the redundancies established by the Italian carrier in order to reduce company management costs (see for details AVIONEWS).... more
MiscellaneousBush European visit has started
Brussels, Belgium - He will talk about Middle East, Lebanon, Syria, Iran and proliferation of nuclear weaponry
The Air Force One with President George W. Bush on board has landed last evening at Brussels-Zaventen Airport where his European mission starts: during the visit Bush will introduce his idea of transatlantic... more
HelicoptersEurocopter-HAL: an agreement for components production
New Dheli, India - The European group's effort in the Asian market is increasing
The Eurocopter’s efforts for the promotion of its products in the Asian market appears to increase and this is shown also by the recent agreement with HAL (Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd), the Indian aerospace c... more
HelicoptersWhat is in the EH-101's future?
Cascina Costa, Italy - AgustaWestland aims to several markets for the military and institutional VIP transport
The future of the EH-101 could remarkably consolidate the success of the aircraft, both concerning the strictly military sector and the institutional VIP transport. The victory of the US-101 in the United... more
MiscellaneousLinate air crash: the court’s ruling is expected
Milan, Italy - Italian gup to give the verdict next March 14
The summary proceedings for the seven defendants (Fabio Marzocca, Santino Ciarniello, Sandro Gasparrini, Nazareno Patrizi, Raffaele Perrone, Antonio Cavanna e Lorenzo Giovanni Grecchi) involved in the... more
Weather forecastsAir shows and exhibitions in the fourth week of February
Rome, Italy - From today on Monday 21 to on Sunday 27
Monday 21 - Paragliding - 2005 Bright Open. Bright, Australia. + 61 417 530 972 www.alpineinfotech.com.au/BrightPGComp2005 - Gliding - Vintage Kiwi Rally. Nelson Lakes, South Island, New Zealand. +... more
AirlinesAlitalia: 24 h flight assistants' strike has started
Rome, Italy - Protest set by Italian SULT union determined the cancellation of 90 flights
The 24 h strike set by Italian SULT trade union and scheduled for today involving Alitalia’s flight assistants has started. The airline’s board is resorting to personnel who does not join such a union in... more
IndustryThales' dilemma: EADS or Finmeccanica?
Rome, Italy - The Italian holding, however, reacted with a firm "no comment" to the news regarding supposed meetings with the French company
Thales is searching for partners and there would appear to be several hypotheses in order to reinforce the sector for which the French company has a long and relevant experience, that is to say the one... more
IndustryBell Helicopter Textron Inc. awarded of a over 17 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the Kiowa OH-58D
Bell Helicopter Textron Inc., Fort Worth, Texas, was awarded on Feb. 16, 2005, a $17,266,217 modification to a firm-fixed-price and cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for the Kiowa OH-58D Safety Enhancement... more
IndustryKitco Inc. awarded of a near 13 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the E-3 aircraft
Kitco Inc., Springville, Utah, is being awarded a $12,751,923.17 indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract to provide for Aircraft Lower Lobe Refurbishment Kits for the E-3 aircraft. The Air Force... more
IndustryLockheed Martin Corp. awarded of a over 414 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the F/A-22 aircraft
Lockheed Martin Corp., Fort Worth, Texas, is being awarded a $414,364,104 firm fixed price contract. This effort supports F/A-22 Lot 6 Production Advanced Buy for twenty-four (24) Lot 6 aircraft and associated... more
Press releaseAeradria (5): workshop "Rimini as the Italian gate between Mediterranean and East". The speech of Doctor Alberto Rossini, Public Works councillor, Move, Road Network, Transport of the Rimini's Province
Rimini, Italy - The opportunities for cargo service
"The same geographical collocation of Rimini impose of our to look at what it is happening on the European scenery and in the International one with a different approach compared to the one used in the... more
Press releaseAeradria (4): workshop "Rimini as the Italian gate between Mediterranean and East". The speech of Doctor Gabriele Morelli, President of Rimini "Federico Fellini" management company
Rimini, Italy - "With the initiative performed today, we realize a project that Aeradria Board of Directors had approved a year ago"
"With the initiative performed today, we realize a project that Aeradria Board of Directors had approved a year ago when it ordered to professor Marco Spinedi, Transport Economy Advisor, a research aimed... more
Press releaseAeradria (3): workshop "Rimini the Italian gate between Mediterranean and East". Mario Tassone's speech, Vice-Minister of Transport
Rimini, Italy - The Rimini Airport, an interesting example to follow in the logic of the diversification and specialization
"I apprehend with particular interest the development programmes regarding the Rimini’s Airport, that has a name so illustrious and indicative for the cultural life of our Country (Federico Fellini). A... more
Press releaseAeradria (2): workshop "Rimini as the Italian gate between Mediterranean and East". The speech of Prof. Marco Spinedi, Economy Transport Consulting
Rimini, Italy - The market of air cargo and logistic services
"Globalization is nowadays synonym of movement of men and things on intercontinental distances. Predictions for air cargo talks about a word increase in 2017 to 450 billion tons of good up from 150 billion... more
Press releaseAeradria: workshop "Rimini as the Italian gate between Mediterranean and East"
Rimini, Italy - "Federico Fellini" is the attraction and development pole for air cargo
"The strategic relaunch of Rimini International Airport pass trough the cargo transport and logistic. Aeradria, the air station operator, and Rimini Province aims to redesign positioning of the airport... more
AirportsItalian contingent in Kabul gives EUR 10.000
Kabul, Afghanistan - For beneficial purpose, the sum has been delivered at the religious group "Little sisters"
"It was effectuated yesterday a solidarity mission": this way the head of the Italian contingent in Afghanistan called it. He, behind the person representing the catholic church and behind the chaplain... more
Government actsQuestion time on the custody of a Swiss TV crew at Ghedi Torre base
Rome, Italy - By On. Mauro Bulgarelli (Mixed-Greens- The Union Parties)
Italian Deputy On. Bulgarelli asked Italian Minister of Defence to make clear the reason which brought to stop a Swiss Tv crew which was shooting outside the perimeter of Ghedi Torre (Brescia, Lombardy)... more
Government actsQuestion time on the statement of Italian body guard kidnapped and freed in Iraq
Rome, Italy - By On. Sandro Delmastro Delle Vedove (AN Party)
Italian Deputy On. Delmastro Delle Vedove asked to Italian Minister of Defence for making clear about the declarations of Umberto Cupertino, the private body guard kidnapped and then freed in Iraq. According... more
Government actsQuestion time about the recourse to napalm during the Falluja battle
Rome, Italy - By On. Sandro Delmastro Delle Vedove (AN Party)
Italian Deputy On. Delmastro Delle Vedove asked to Italian Defence Minister for providing explanations about the employment of napalm during the siege of Baghdad as well as the battle of Falluja. International... more
Government actsQuestion time on the presence of nuclear warheads in Italy
Rome, Italy - By Senator Luigi Malabarba (Mixed-Other members of the group Party) and other senators
Italian Senator Malabarba asked Italian Minister of Defence for making clear the hypothesis about the existance of 480 nuclear weapons in Europe. Some six countries in the continent would have signed secret... more
Government actsQuestion time about Alitalia meal supply
Rome, Italy - By On. Sandro Delmastro Delle Vedove (AN Party)
Italian Deputy On. Delmastro Delle Vedove asked Italian Minister of Transport for providing explanations about Alitalia meal supply. Italian Government is expected to answer if the board food supply is... more
AirlinesAlitalia flight assistants promulgate the strike of the snack
Rome, Italy - The move may go on without any interruption until a deal which satisfies the employees' requests would be reached
Alitalia flight assistants started this morning the snack’s strike; the move may go on without any interruption until it is reached a deal which satisfies the employees’ requests. Meanwhile this evening at... more
PeopleThe first test flight for Tupolev Tu-204/300 passenger
Vladivostok, Russia - On board of the plane there were 45 specialists in oder to analyse the performance of all onboard systems
The first test flight for Tupolev Tu-204/300 long-range passenger was effectuated yesterday on the route Moscow-Vladivostok; on the plane there were 45 specialists in oder to analyse the performance of... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica SA (Embraer) model EMB-135 and -145 series airplanes
Washington, Usa - To prevent a flash fire in the nacelle, which would result in the flightcrew shutting down the engine during flight, and consequent reduced controllability of the airplane
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: February 17, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 32)] [Page 8028-8032] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Bombardier model CL-600-2B19 airplanes (2005-03-13)
Washington, Usa - To prevent failure of both links of the aileron PCU, which could result in reduced lateral control of the airplane
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: February 16, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 31)] [Page 7845-7847] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Boeing model 707-100, -100B, -300, -300B, -300C, and -E3A series airplanes; 720 and 720B; 737-100, -200, -200C, -300, -400, and -500; and model 747 airplanes
Washington, Usa - To prevent arcing or sparking at the interface between the bulkhead fittings of the engine fuel feed tube and the front spar inside the fuel tank of the wings and between the overwing fuel fill ports and the airplane structure during a
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: February 16, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 31)] [Page 7841-7845] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Bombardier model CL-600-2B19 airplanes and model CL-600-1A1, CL-600-2A12, and CL-600-2B16 series airplanes (2005-04-07)
Washington, Usa - To prevent possible loss of control on take-off resulting from even small amounts of frost, ice, snow, or slush on the wing leading edges or forward upper wing surfaces
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: February 17, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 32)] [Page 8025-8028] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Bell Helicopter Textron Canada Model 222, 222B, 222U, 230, and 430 helicopters
Washington, Usa - To detect a crack in the blade, and to prevent loss of a blade and subsequent loss of control of the helicopter
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: February 17, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 32)] [Page 8021-8025] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Saab model SAAB SF-340A and SAAB 340B series airplanes
Washington, Usa - To prevent reduced integrity of the fire-shielding capacity of the nacelle structure and a possible fire detector fault
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: February 16, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 31)] [Page 7851-7853] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Gulfstream model GV-SP series airplanes
Washington, Usa -To ensure that the flightcrew is advised of the procedures necessary to address blank cockpit display units
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: February 16, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 31)] [Page 7847-7850] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
AirlinesItaly: the former Gandalf Airlines CEO arrested
Catanzaro, Italy - Parma GdF fastened him under the warrant issued from the public prosecutor’s office dealing with the airline's failure
Italian Guardia di Finanza last morning arrested at Lamezia Terme Nuccio Intrieri, the enterpriser former CEO for Gandalf Airlines, which is an Italian carrier created in 1999 at Parma (Emilia Romagna,... more
AirlinesEmirates celebrates new routes
Dubai, United Arab Emirates - A service Dubai-Sydney, via Bangkok is ready to start
Emirates, the airline of United Arab Emirates, announced the introduction in short time of a new service Dubai-Sydney, via Bangkok, with effect on March, 29. The carrier will operate the new flight by... more
Press releaseAir passenger indemnities: "The protection of citizens-travellers doesn't stop to the air transport"
Verona, Italy - The declarations of the honourable Paolo Costa, Venice's Mayor and President of the Transport Commission of the European Parliament
"’The come into effect of this regulation for me is full of particular satisfaction because it arrives at the end of a long and suffered confrontation between European Parliament and national Governments’. It... more
Press releaseItalian Civil Defence. Seaquake in Sri Lanka: conventions with NGO have been signed
Rome, Italy - For over EUR 13m
"With the ones signed yesterday at Civil Defence Department conventions signed by this last with the non-governmental organizations rose to fifteen; NGOs were called by Italian Civil Defence to cooperate... more
CuriositiesA portal to fly at right fare at all times
Rome, Italy - A search engine for the cheapest low cost flights
During the Milan BIT (International Tourism Exchange), the web portal www.volaregratis.it introduced the "Low-cost flight control", a device to control the market shares of airlines, providing the average... more
AerospaceMethane's traces on Mars reinforce the opinion lead to the presence of life on the Red Planet
Washington, Usa - Similitude between the Planet's surface and a Spanish zone
Carol Stoker and Larry Lemke, two Nasa’s scientists, claimed that the probability of life presence on Mars is reinforced by the individuation of methane on the surface of some areas of the Planet which s... more
IndustryPratt & Whitney Canada (P&WC) joined celebration in roll-out of first Dassault Falcon 7X Business Jet
Merignac, France - P&WC was selected by Dassault Aviation in October 2001 to supply the IPPS for the aircraft
Pratt & Whitney Canada (P&WC) joined Dassault Aviation last Tuesday in celebrating the roll-out of the first Dassault Falcon 7X business jet. The unveiling of the first Falcon 7X came a few weeks after... more
AccidentsThe presence of ice while the plane was in altitude at the origin probably of the air incident
New York, Usa - A Cessna Citation C-560 crashed two days ago killing eight person
Probably the cause of the air incident occurred two days ago in Colorado(see AVIONEWS), when a plane (a Cessna Citation C-560) crashed on earth killing eight person, was the presence of ice on the wings... more
MiscellaneousItalian journalist sequestered in Iraq: tomorrow a train in the capital to ask for her withdrawal
Baghdad, Iraq - The words of Fini "All Italian without any political difference must ask for the withdrawal of our fellow"
Italian Foreign Minister, Gianfranco Fini, disclosed he will not attempt at the train organized for tomorrow in Rome to ask the withdrawal of the Italian journalist Giuliana Sgrena, sequestered on last... more
PeopleEurocontrol: major ATM players agree future direction for aircraft performance modelling
Brétigny-sur-Orge, France - The meeting has held on 16 and 17 February at Eurocontrol's Experimental Centre
Aircraft performance models have a central role to play in developing future Air Traffic Management (ATM) systems, according to a meeting of representatives from across the air traffic management world.... more
IndustryItaly: negotiating between Vitrociset and Enav goes on
Rome, Italy - Despite of the dependents discontent, the two parties are working to reach an agreement on the involved department
Negotiations between Enav (Italian Flight Assistance Authority) and Vitrociset for the taking over of the department providing software for air traffic control devices and maintenance, are underway while... more
AirlinesMeridiana: redundancies to be necessary for airline economic realignment
Cagliari, Italy - It has to face "The critical trend in air transport sector "
Italian carrier yesterday reaffirmed by a statement that the redundancy procedure - which would concern about 194 workers- (see for details AVIONEWS) is a direct result of the "The critical trend in air... more
IndustryProfit's increase for Dassault
Paris, France - The announcement of the French industry about its greater profit
Dassault Aviation announces an increasing operative profit and a growth in its revenues, lead mainly to the new orders including 59 Rafale fighter and 69 Falcon jet. Dassault Aviation’s Chief Executive, C... more
PeopleWorldliner: the future of long haul according to Boeing
Washington, USA – The latest version of the 777 endowed with a maximum range of almost 17,500 km has been unveiled
Boeing ha recently shown the latest version of its 777 long-range airliner, the 777-200LR Worldliner whose maiden flight is scheduled early next March. Such version is characterized by the extended range... more
DefenseNorth Korea reveals its atomic weapons and Japan "takes cover"
Tokyo, Japan – Japanese Government to suggest a reform draft on the procedures for countermeasures in case of missile attack
North Korea has recently stated that it owns nuclear warheads. The Asian country has been producing ballistic missiles for a long time and this fact enables it to exert a pressure on the region, increasing... more
Civil defenseGeneral Atomics: lager production and more jobs thanks to the Predator’s success
Washington, USA – US Government would be thinking of ordering further RQ-1 UAVs
The huge operational success achieved by the RQ-1 Predator remote-controlled airplane deployed in reconnaissance and armed surveillance missions in Afghanistan, Iraq and also over the Balkans by the United... more
Latest newsThe future of the US Army’s tactical transport (3): the C-295, the EADS’ solution
Madrid, Spain – Reliability, flexibility and low consumption as the qualities of the CASA’s alternative proposal
The C-295 represents the evolution of tactical transport according to the experience gained by the Spanish CASA aerospace company (today linked to EADS) by its C-212 and CN-235. This last aircraft, among... more
Latest newsThe future of the US Army’s tactical transport (2): the C-27J, the Finmeccanica’s solution
Rome, Italy – Performance, structural robustness and load capacity as the strong points of the Spartan
The C-27J Spartan is the product of the collaboration between Alenia Aeronautica and Lockheed Martin and is a direct derivative of the G-222, though one could even think to have found a sort of younger... more