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SecurityWaterquake in the South-East Asia: more than 2200 victims and 6100 missing people among the foreigners in Thailand
Bangkok, Thailand - It would have been unveiled by Thai Government and many European countries would appear to fear such figures are not far off the truth
Thai Government unveiled recently that the number of casualties among the foreign tourists in the country following the seaquake is likely to be a large one and for more than 2200 persons, while the missing... more
MiscellaneousWaterquake in the South-East Asia: Alitalia flight landed at Fiumicino with Italian tourists
Rome, Italy - "We have been lucky, or rather, healed miraculously", some passengers told at the airport
The special Alitalia flight arranged by Italian Civil Defence carrying about 85 passengers coming from Phuket (Thailandia), via Colombo (Sri Lanka's Capital), landed at Rome-Fiumicino Airport at 6:00am... more
AirlinesAlitalia: flight assistants to go on strike in January
Rome, Italy - After achieving a deal with the trade unions for the new contract of pilots, the carrier does not gain the same support by hostess and steward
Alitalia and the Italian trade unions achieved an agreement yesterday on the new contract for pilots that will be implemented starting on January 1st. Such deal regards the increase of productivity aimed... more
MiscellaneousWaterquake in the South-East Asia: Kuala Lumpur to dispatch military airplanes to Indonesia
Rome, Italy - Malaysian Police helicopters are searching for some 60 missing campers
Malaysian Government decided to extend the amnesty period for Indonesian illegal immigrants to leave the country due to the critical situation in Aceh province: so, the amnesty time concerning 1.2 million... more
SecurityWaterquake in the South-East Asia: international summit in Indonesia to face the crisis
Jakarta, Indonesia - To occur on January 6 and the countries involved by the disaster, the USA, Australia and the major international organizations will attend
Indonesia will promote a great coordination work to rationalize the humanitarian support for the Asian countries involved by the seaquake. A conference has in fact been scheduled for January 6 and it will... more
Science and technologySicily Region: the analysis of the air transport programmes
Palermo, Italy - Strengthening of the two major air stations also related to Comiso and Trapani and the building of the new Racalmuto Airport
Italian Sicily Region President, Salvatore Cuffaro, pointed out recently the economic progress of the territory, by focusing in particular on the programmes intended to favour the development of transport... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica SA (Embraer) model ERJ-170 series airplanes
Washington, Usa - To prevent temporary or possible sustained loss of all modular avionics units (MAU), which triggers a cascade of failures in systems dependent on MAUs functionalities
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SecurityWaterquake in the South-East Asia: Indian ships and aircraft supporting the countries affected by the disaster
New Dheli, India - Forty naval units and dozens airplanes and helicopters performing humanitarian operations in various states of the region
The Indian armed forces are making efforts in a large humanitarian assistance work with a remarkable deployment of personnel and ground, sea and air means. Indian Navy resorted to some war ships both to... more
MiscellaneousWaterquake in the South-East Asia: the first Italian mortal remains should arrive in Italy late this evening
Phuket, Thailandia - A plane of the Italian Air Force would carry them at Pratica di Mare (Rome)
The first Italian mortal remains of the fellow remained involved in the natural catastrophe which hit many countries of the Indian Ocean should arrive in Italy late this evening. They are the first three... more
IndustryLockheed Martin Systems Integration awarded of a over 24 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the MH-60R Helicopter
Lockheed Martin Systems Integration, Owego, N.Y., is being awarded a $24,058,296 ceiling-priced modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-priced contract (N00019-03-C-0352) for production support... more
IndustryThe Boeing Co. awarded of a over 22 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the KC-135 series aircraft fleet
The Boeing Co., Wichita Developments and Modification Center, Wichita, Kan., is being awarded a $22,000,000 contract modification to provide for sustaining engineering services in support of the KC-135... more
IndustryLockheed Martin Aeronautics Co. awarded of a over 608 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the F/A-22 airplane
Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., Fort Worth, Texas, is being awarded a $608,300,000 contract modification to increase the funding/termination liability values for January 2005 through May 2005 for Lot... more
IndustryLockheed Martin Aeronautics Co. awarded of a over 108 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the F/A-22 Aircraft
Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., Fort Worth, Texas, is being awarded a $108,300,000 contract modification to increase the funding/termination liability values for January 2005 through May 2005 for Lot... more
AirlinesCost cut concessions may come for United Airlines
New York, Usa - Now it is expected the bankruptcy's decision
United Airlines could obtain some cost cut concessions in relation to a USD 600m debt which the carrier had with Chicago's Airport O'Hare Airport; the cost cut could interest 75 per cent of the total sum... more
SecurityWaterquake in the South-East Asia: inspection at Malpensa to set the arrival of the lifeless bodies
Milan, Italy - A prospective funeral chamber to be set in the former Agusta's hangar
The inspection at Malpensa air station (Milan, Italy) occurred recently, in particular in the former Agusta helicopter producer's hangar, to verify the logistics and health conditions for the arrival of... more
AirlinesA bad function of the computer system grounded Comair's passengers
New York, Usa - The system revealed to be old and operating beyond capacity
The episode which took place last week-end leaded to Christmas day (see AVIONEWS)involving many Comair’s passengers (the regional carrier of Delta Air Lines) was caused by a bad function of the computer s... more
SecurityWaterquake in the South-East Asia: 13 Italian injured en route towards home
Rome, Italy - Missing persons appear to be about 700 at the moment
The Foreign Minister, Gianfranco Fini, at daily meeting with press, unveiled that 13 Italians injured are travelling in order to come back to Italy: among them there is Anna Rampazzo, 50 from Padua, halted... more
Latest newsJSF: no payment by Pentagon without the solution of the technical problems
Washington, USA - The programme for the new stealth light fighter produced by Lockheed Martin could so suffer for delay
The United States' Government would have decided to postpone the funding of the JSF programme (Joint Strike Fighter) related to the new multirole light fighter endowed with stealth capabilities, and designed... more
SecurityWaterquake in the South-East Asia. Newness on the aids from international community: Spain to offer redevelopment fund
Rome, Italy - Iberian citizens missing are 13
Spanish Government offered EUR 50m to redevelop countries affected by seaquake and has already appropriated EUR 3m to turn over to EU and ONU fund. Council of Ministers has approved aid today, while the... more
SecurityWaterquake in the South-East Asia: Italian Civil Defence effectuates air inspection in Sri Lanka
Rome, Italy - On board of the plane Agostino Miozzo (Director of the office related to voluntary of the Italian Civil Defence Department) in order to effectuate a report about the situation
"Currently we do not have indications about wether to meet Italian tourists. It is on an air inspection of Miozzo, (Civil Defence's responsible), along the the Sri Lanka's coasts [...] There are still... more
MiscellaneousWaterquake in the South-East Asia: Helmut Kohl saved by Air Force helicopter
Rome, Italy - Former Chancellor was among German survivors
Sri Lanka's Air Force rescued former German Chancellor Helmut Kohl who was on holiday at Thalpe to have Ayurveda treatment. Kohl was in a hotel on the third floor with six friends when tsunami inundated... more
PeopleIndian Government announces: even private national carrier could effectuate international routes
Bombay, India - Until last year only two Indian state airlines were allowed to fly overseas
Indian Government announced that it would allow even private domestic carriers to fly to international routes: Praful Patel, Civil Aviation Minister, said. Until last year only two Indian state carriers... more
AirlinesNo aircraft orders for China in 2005
Beijing, China - Though Boeing said that Chinese decision would not affect its business, Boeing shares fell more than two percent on the news
Chinese Government announced that it would not approve any plane orders in 2005 in an attempt aimed to control the "Over-heated" growth in the sector, by claiming that otherwise the capacity expansion... more
MiscellaneousWaterquake in the South-East Asia: Eurofly plane to repatriate 288 Italians
Rome, Italy - It is expected in the evening at Malpensa Airport
From last Sunday, 31 air-bridge flights have left and people carried to Italy were 3900, including 195 strangers. An aircraft will take off at Milan-Malpensa Airport at 6:00pm with needles, gauzes, plasters,... more
SecurityWaterquake in the South-East Asia: Malaysia ready to endow with a warning system against tsunamies
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - Government suggested a regional cooperation with other Asian countries and the USA's joining
Malaysian Government would have decided to follow the Indian example, by endowing with warning systems as soon as possible as capable to indicate if an earthquake event is able to produce a seaquake (see... more
Science and technologyFraport in talks with the Muscovite Airport Sheremetyevo
Frankfurt, Germany - The German operator hopes to obtain a management contract
The German operator, Fraport, announced to be in "Constructive" talks with Moscow's Sheremetyevo Airport about an eventual partnership aimed o improve the airport's operation. "We are aiming for a management... more
AirlinesAir France-Klm announces low-cost tickets to European destinations
Paris, France - The group said that discount would interest about 40 per cent of the traditional ticket price
The group Air France-Klm announced it would reduce the price of its air tickets from Amsterdam to all the 66 European destinations served by the carrier from the mentioned air station. The discount would... more
Latest newsBangladesh: "Our Air Force must be exclusively based on defensive precepts"
Dhaka, Bangladesh - It was stated by the country's Government which decided to start the modernization of the armed force despite economic difficulties
Bangladesh's Government would intend to start a modernization process for its own Air Force despite the economic difficulties of the Asian state. No clear indication was provided about prospective purchases... more
SecurityWaterquake in the South-East Asia: two Italians saved at Phi Phi Island identified
Rome, Italy - They has been found by Civil Defense team
Two Italians found with other tourists at Phi Phi Island (Thailandia), refuged in a wood area situated on a hill to escape the violence of seaquake (see for details AVIONEWS), have been identified: Mario... more
SecurityWaterquake in South-East Asia: Italy ready to send two Canadairs towards Sri Lanka
Rome, Italy - It is Italian Government's will but Italian Civil Defence is still setting the operational programme
Italian Premier, Silvio Berlusconi, announced the forthcoming sending of two Canadair amphibious firefighting and search and rescue airplanes from Italian Civil Defence towards Sri Lanka, one of the countries... more
MiscellaneousWaterquake in the South-East Asia: newness on the aids from international community
Rome, Italy - To form an international relief group
United States, India, Japan and Australia will form an international relief group. American President, Georges W.Bush communicated it yesterday, and he predicts that other countries will join to this effort.... more
MiscellaneousWaterquake in the South-East Asia: some Italian survivors were found in Thailand
Bangkok, Thailand - Several among them refuged in a wood area on a Phi Phi Island's hill
Fortunately some good news are arriving related to Italian involved into the natural catastrophe verified in the South-East Asia, because of the worst tsunami of the story, according to some Indonesian... more
Science and technologyAirplanes provided with salvation parachutes: an idea funded by NASA
Washington, USA - The purpose is the one of ensuring a higher safety degree for several fix-winged aircraft classes
NASA would be funding a project by the US company Ballistic Recovery Systems, competent in the production of parachutes. The aim would be the one of extending the research activities of such firm for the... more
AerospaceRussia announces: it will not more carry into the space American spacemen for free
Moscow, Russia - In the last two years the country has been absorbed by this assignment
Anatoli Permikov, head of the Russian space agency, announced in the past days that Russia will not more carry into the space American spacemen for free as it did in the last two years. Permikov declared... more
DefenseIvanov: "Unveiling details on preventive attacks diminishes the sense of such policy"
Moscow, Russia - It would have been stated by Russian Minister of Defence who announced the designing of around 300 new military projects
Russian Minister of Defence, Sergei Ivanov, commented recently on the matter concerning the possibility that the Russian armed forces perform preventive strikes against the terrorism's bases located in... more
SecurityWaterquake in the South-East Asia: Indian helicopter verified the disappearance of Indira Point Island
New Dheli, India - No newness about more than 20 persons who were in such territory, even some international researchers
Among the several damages produced by the earthquake event occurred in Asia on last Sunday, and the following seaquake which involved various countries in the Indian Ocean, one has to underline also the... more
SecurityWaterquake in the South-East Asia: the new death toll reaches 120,000
Rome, Italy - 80,000 killed only in Indonesia
Indonesian Health Minister's sources have reported that last seaquake toll is 79,940 dead: so, the death toll of natural disaster which hit and destroyed countries in South-East Asia, reached 120,000.... more
SecurityWaterquake in the South-East Asia: RIS Carabinieri to recognize bodies by DNA test in Thailand
Rome, Italy - Tourists kept in formalin at Phuket
The Carabinieri RIS (Italian Scientific Investigation Regroupment) arrives at Phuket today. They will attend together Vigili del Fuoco fire brigade to recognize casualties by the DNA test. They have to... more
AerospaceThe current spacemen on board of Iss fed with sweets
Washington, Usa - The collegues of the previous mission almost ended food-supplies
Leroy Chiao and Salizhan Sharipov, the current astronauts on board of Iss (International Space Station), the first American, the second Russian, declared by means of a press conference on yesterday from... more
MiscellaneousWaterquake in the South-East Asia: no animals dead into Yala National Park
Colombo, Sri Lanka - They seem to be saved thanks to their six sense
Is seems incredible but one of the natural catastrophe most tragic of the human history did not kill any animals into Yala National Park, the biggest nature reserve in Sri Lanka. The Tsunami, which according... more
SecurityWaterquake in the South-East Asia: 27 British killed. Germany to mourn 50 dead
Rome, Italy - More and more serious the German tool reported by Thai authorities
Great Britain has not still unveiled sure data concerning its own missing citizens, but the verified tool is 27 dead: 21 killed in Thailand, 3 in Sri Lanka and 3 in Maldive. The Britain Ambassador to Bangkok... more
MiscellaneousWaterquake in the South-East Asia: an Italian missionary was found
Muelaboh, Indonesia - Father Ferdinando Severi seems to be still alive and in custody of the Muelaboh's soldiers
A good news into a terrible tragedy, the one which hit many areas of the South-East Asia five days ago (see AVIONEWS): Father Ferdinando Severi, an Italian Franciscan missionary thought to be lost at Muelaboh... more
AirlinesA positive year for Germanwings
Cologne, Germany - The carrier ends 2004 with + 60 percent in its profit
The airline Germanwings announced the dates of its profit related to 2004 which show a 60 per cent growth as the mentioned above passed from EUR 150m up to EUR 240m. It was a positive year for the low-cost... more
SecurityWaterquake in the South-East Asia: five millions persons without food
Jakarta, Indonesia - It would have been unveiled by the Indonesian authorities while the estimation related to 100,000 casualties would be a restrictive one
Five millions persons living nearby the coasts of the Asian countries involved by the anomalous wave are completely devoid of food and water procurements. It is what would have recently been revealed by... more
AirlinesComplains by Eurofly's passengers
Milan, Italy - The carrier explains that eventual discomforts caused to its customers are due to the emergencies verified in this period
The airline Eurofly defend itself from the accuse of its passengers related to some discomforts caused by the carrier to these last especially in relation to the flight landed yesterday at 1:00 a.m. at... more
MiscellaneousWaterquake in the South-East Asia: Gesa to organize welcome of Italian tourists getting in Fiumicino
Rome, Italy - It is a service located in the airport office tower to manage the anomalous situations
From last Sunday, a lot of Italian tourists are getting in Fiumicino Airport from the South-East Asian zones hit by the seaquake which has made more than 100,000 victims until now. Italian Civil Defence... more
DefenseSwitzerland: "The Swiss military contingent in Kosovo is not considered as an occupation force"
Berne, Switzerland - Swiss Government would be convinced of it when considering the many Kosovo's immigrants living in the Swiss territory
Swiss Government announced recently that its own military contingent re-deployed in Kosovo since 1999 will not be withdrawn in the near-term. Also Austrian Government would have opted for the same solution... more
Civil aviationLaser against the commercial planes' cabins: three new cases in the USA
Washington, USA - FBI is investigating on the phenomenon occurred again in Ohio and Colorado
A new warning signal in the United States for the threat represented by the lasers against the cabins of commercial airplanes approaching the airports. Despite the US armed forces are at work to design... more
SecurityWaterquake in the South-East Asia: cholera-alarm at Phuket
Rome, Italy - There are too much unburied coffins
The verified casualties in Thailand were 1975 and 5300 missing persons while it has launched the cholera-alarm in Phuket: it seems in fact that hundreds of coffins are still unburied, so in a shortly time... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Rolls-Royce plc RB211 series turbofan engines
Washington, Usa - To prevent possible disc failure, which could result in an uncontained engine failure and damage to the airplane
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: December 29, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 249)] [Page 77881-77885] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more