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Civil aviationFAA AD on Airbus model A-300 B2, A-300 B4, A-300 B4- 600, and A-300 B4-600R series airplanes; and model A-300 C4-605R Variant F and A-300 F4-605R airplanes
Washington, Usa - To prevent cracking of the center section of the fuselage, which could result in a ruptured frame foot and reduced structural integrity of the airplane
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: November 26, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 227)] [Page 68779-68782] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
AirlinesItaly: due to general strike cancelled and scheduled again flights
Rome, Italy - By Meridiana and Boulogne Airport
Today Italian air transport employees are on strike from 12:00am to 4:00pm. Meridiana airline reported that it cancelled 9:45am London-Gatwick/Cagliari flight; as London-Gatwick/Florence (at 1:10pm), Barcelona-Florence... more
AccidentsMI-8 missing in Russia: four bodies found
Moscow, Russia - Communication with helicopter was lost at 4:20am last Saturday
The corpses of four of five people who were on board the Mil MI-8 crashed in Russia (see for details AVIONEWS) have been found in Kamchatka: rescuers found them under a layer of snow, stones and helicopter... more
HelicoptersIndia testing the Dhruv antisom
New Dheli, India - Such version of the national-made light helicopter is destined to the new Indian Navy's air carrier
Indian Navy is performing the first tests of the HAL Dhruv national-made helicopter's antisom-dedicated version. The representatives from the Navy prove particularly satisfied of the vehicle, which has... more
IndustryMusharraf visiting the Embraer headquarter
Brasilia, Brazil - However, there is no evidence of an interest by Pakistan for military airplanes produced by the Brazilian company
Pakistani President, Pervez Musharraf, is visiting Brazil for the sign of a series of commercial and security agreements such as the one concerning for example the fight against the drug traffic. A central... more
DefenseRussia: a new anti-missile weapon system has been tested
Moscow, Russia - The programme would be part of the investment dedicated to defence to enable the country to stand out in the missile sector
Russia announced it has performed the test launch of a new anti-missile missile named, according to what indicated by analysts, A-135. Such surface-to-air guided rocket would have been fired from a shooting... more
Latest newsA seminar on the "Aircraft Battle Damage Repair" occurring at Italian Pratica di Mare Base
Rome, Italy - As set by the Italian Air Force's Test Flight Centre for today, it will analyse the matters related to damages experienced by aircraft during fighting
A seminar set by Air Force's Test Flight Centre dedicated to the "Aircraft Battle Damage Repair" (ABDR) is occurring at Rome-Pratica di Mare Base today. It deals in particular with an analysis of the effects... more
AirlinesSas: Government chose the carrier for foreign travel
Stockholm, Sweden - For destinations in North America and Europe
SAS has been selected as the Swedish Government's single largest supplier for destinations in North America and Europe (including London and Paris). In most cases, SAS was also selected as supplier in... more
AccidentsUS plane missing in Afghanistan
Kabul, Afghanistan - On board six persons, among which three American soldiers were flying
US military transport plane with six persons, including three crew and three soldiers on board, was missing in central Afghanistan last week end: a US military statement said it today. The aircraft, a... more
PeopleBoeing selects Delmia and Intercim for the 7E7 Dreamliner
Washington, USA - They will design together with Dassault softwares for the new plane's development, assembly and maintenance
The Boeing 7E7 Dreamliner programme related to the new medium-range airliner of the US aerospace company gains two new partners. It deals with Delmia and Intercim, two firms competent for the designing... more
AccidentsBlack Hawk crashed in Texas: there were no survivors
Washington, USA - Seven soldiers travelled on board the helicopter
A US Army Black Hawk helicopter went down yesterday in the central Texas, killing all seven soldiers flying on board it. Helicopter, a UH-60L Black Hawk, took off from Fort Hood bound for Texarkana and... more
DefenseThe Iraqi Minister of Defence's visit in Italy
Rome, Italy - He appreciated the Italian role for the training of the new Iraqi armed forces and prospective orders for Italian equipments would exist
Iraqi Minister of Defence, Hazem Shalam, visited Italy yesterday and seized a chance to meet Italian Defence Minister, Antonio Martino, in order to treat a series of issues, related to the future of the... more
AirlinesAlitalia: Italian SULT union asks for elucidations on the redundancies
Rome, Italy - With reference in particular to the flight assistants on the medium-range international routes
Italian trade union SULT intends to verify the observance of the agreements signed with Alitalia by the Italian national airline regarding the redundancies. Such deals, with reference most of all to the... more
AirlinesVolare Group: bill to save Group sent to EU
Rome, Italy - At meantime commissioner sounding goes on
European Commission should approve the bill to save Volare Group. The Italian Industry Minister, Antonio Marzano, reported it yesterday at the end of EU's Power Council in Brussels: Commission has in fact... more
IndustryAdvanced Information Engineering Services awarded of a near 25 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the E-2C/C-2 aircraft
Advanced Information Engineering Services, Inc., Buffalo, N.Y., is being awarded a $24,774,412 ceiling-priced modification to a previously awarded indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity multiple award... more
AirlinesKenya Airways would increase its routes
Nairobi, Kenya - The local Government is negotiating air service deal with several different countries
The carrier Kenya Airways would introduce into its network several different other routes thanks to the fact that the local Government is acting a negotiation about air service with several different countries,... more
MiscellaneousFive Italian tourists died off the former Burma coast: local Tourism Minister supplied a special flight
Rangoon, Myanmar - Coffins will be transferred to Rangoon to wait authorization to repatriate
Tomorrow, a special flight offered by local Tourism Minister, will take to Rangoon the corpses of five Italian tourists died offshore Moruk, in Myanmar (former Burma): they were on board their boat and... more
AirlinesKuwait Airways needs a quick approval of the parliament for a state plan
Al-Kuwait, Kuwait - Which would settle USD 700m of its losses
Kuwait Airways, the flag Kuwait airline, let know it needs a quick approval of the Parliament for a state plan aimed to settle USD 700m of its losses, underlining that this measure would return it back... more
IndustryTurbomeca strengthened the productive activities in South Africa
Pretoria, South Africa - The French group intends to satisfy better the exigencies of the international market and the the African country
Turbomeca revealed recently a reinforcement process of its productive structure in South Africa which operates with some 300 employees currently. Such industrial effort appears aimed to increase the French... more
Science and technologyCapodichino's Airport: a Nigerian man, who was transporting drug was arrested
Naples, Italy - He had hidden it in the stomach
The man who was arrested at Naples-Capodichino's Airport was 27 years old: D.F. his initial alphabetical characters. The young who was coming from Lagos, through Paris, transported in his stomach 113 ovules... more
MiscellaneousVietnam: typhoon Muifa killed forty people. Necessaries dropped by helicopters
Hanoi, Vietnam - Due to landslide the mountainous district of Tay Tra was cut off
At least 40 people have been killed and 42 are missing in Vietnam because of typhoon Muifa caused floods and landslides through the central regions of the country. Four days after typhon killed tens of... more
AirlinesThy Turkish Airlines has positive answer from the market
Istanbul, Turkey - The Turkish Government instituted a privatization program for the carrier: 35,578 the initial bids
Thy Turkish Airlines had a positive answer from its tender for the 20 per cent shares: spokesmen of the airline said. Thy, flagship Turkish carrier, started to collect initials bids, under the government's... more
CuriositiesIt started wolf-hunting from the helicopter in Alaska
Washington, Usa - War between animalist and local authorities
It was lately authorized the wolf-hunting from the helicopter in Alaska: the reason is due to the fact that this breed registered a large growth which seems to have put in danger the population of other... more
Latest newsNorway: four F-16s to protect the Baltic Republics
Oslo, Norway - It will be the Scandinavian country's turn from January 2005 to attend to the defence of the air space in the three countries
After the monitoring and air defence activities provided by Belgium (F-16s), Denmark (F-16s) and the United Kingdom (Tornado ADVs) within NATO for the air spaces of the three Baltic Republics, it is going... more
People7E7 Dreamliner: works at the Italian Grottaglie air station to be completed by 2005
Grottaglie, Italy - Alenia Aeronautica reminded recently that it is necessary to set the airport properly before such date
Italian Puglia Region provided some EUR 130m for the works regarding the Grottaglie air station (Taranto), aimed to make the operation performed by cargo airplanes possible as they will have to carry towards... more
PeopleSpanair signs an agreement with its pilots
Barcelona, Spain - The carrier risked otherwise strikes
Spanair, a unit of the Scandinavian carrier Sas, announced there is no more the risk of strikes to be acted by its pilots as it signed an agreement with the category. The strikes were expected on day of... more
AirlinesThe Brazilian flagship carrier registered the first profit of the year
Brazilia, Brazil - The third quarter was the most productive period of the current year thanks to the fact that it carried more passengers
Varig, the Brazilian flagship carrier, announced its first profit of the year: the one related to the third quarter. The airline which from January 2004 until September 2004 amassed a loss od about USD... more
AirlinesChina Southern Airlines: increased flights to Australia
Sydney, Australia - To celebrate fourth anniversary of the start of Sydney services
China Southern Airlines is increasing from Thursday its current five a week flights between Sydney and Guangzhou: services operated by Boeing B-777 will become daily. Such step coincides with the fourth... more
Latest newsSAAB collaborates for the A-400M programme
Stockholm Sweden - The Swedish aerospace company to attend to the provision of the crew entrance doors
Also SAAB is going to seize a role for the production of the new Airbus A-400M military airlifter. The two aerospace companies signed in fact a cooperation agreement which schedules the construction of... more
PeopleA-350 (3): the decision on the programme has been postponed till half December
Paris, France - And DaimlerChrysler rejected the hypothesis for one CEO only leading EADS as put forward by French President Chirac
EADS Board of Directors, which gathered in Paris today to analyse the matter regarding the new Airbus A-350 (see for details AVIONEWS), decided to postpone the final decision on the programme for the new... more
AirlinesMalev: special fares to Budapest
Budapest, Hungary - For those leave from Rome, Milan, Venice and Boulogne
Malev Hungarian Airlines offers low-cost fares to fly bound for Budapest: Malev launched special fares to Hungary Capital by EUR 99 return ticket, for those leave from Boulogne "Guglielmo Marconi" Airport... more
PeopleBecause of bad weather they were cancelled many flights in Usa
Washington, Usa - The most difficult situation verified in Nevada and Colorado
Bad weather conditions caused, in last week-end in Usa, serious difficulties at air traffic. In particular a snowstorm occurred in Nevada grounded thousands of person because of the cancellation of 70... more
PeopleCargo in Usa need more controls
New York, Usa - It is what emerged from a report of the general inspector of the US Ministry for Transport
According to a report, started in 1996, after an accident to a plane of the Valuejet which fall because of an explosion, the controls from FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) are not enough. The mentioned... more
AerospaceRussia aims to Mars
Moscow, Russia - Russian Government intends to fetch towards the Earth samples of Mars' ground by 2011
If trying to carry out an analysis of the main Russia's efforts related to space activities, one can find several issues of concern which will be developed till 2011. Despite the Russian analysts in this... more
AirportsThree quintals of cocaine were discovered on board of a plane
Asuncion, Paraguay - The little aircraft was in Paraguay on boarders with Brazil
The Paraguayan Police, last Friday, discovered three quintals of cocaine on board of a little plane situated on boarders with Brazil. It is the major quantity of drug ever found in last 15 years in the... more
AirlinesAir Alps and RegionAli signed partnership agreement
Vicenza, Italy - To join mutual ability in order to set flights from Vicenza
Air Alps and infant Italian carrier RegionAli signed a partnership agreement over air service from Vicenza. RegionAli is the new airline born by local undertakers project to offer flight towards European... more
Latest newsA C-130J of the Italian Air Force transports medical personnel in Mali
Rome, Italy - It is the project "Ridare luce a Gao"
It took off this morning, 8:00 a. m. from Pisa's Airport, the plane which would transport to the Republic of Mali (Africa) both medical personnel and proper machinery. It is the project "Ridare luce a... more
HelicoptersIsrael proves interested in the Indian Dhruv helicopter
Tel Aviv, Israel - The prospectively purchased aircraft would be deployed for VIP transport for Israeli Air Force
The industrial relations in the aviation sector between Israel and India prove more and more strong. Tel Aviv's Government would in fact intend to purchase an unspecified number of Indian-made HAL Dhruv... more
MiscellaneousPalestinian rockets against the Israeli territory
Tel Aviv, Israel - Nevertheless, no damages to things or persons would have been produced
Israeli military authorities revealed that two Qassam rockets would have fallen in the Southern region of the country this morning, after being launched from the Gaza Strip by members of the Palestinian... more
MiscellaneousAfghanistan: chopper opens fire near Canadian patrol
Kabul, Afghanistan - It was a possible "friendly fire" episode
Last days, in Kabul, an unidentified helicopter opened fire near a Canadian patrol, part of the NATO security force in Afghanistan. It caused no injuries, a spokesman for Federal Defence Minister, Bill... more
HelicoptersAB-139 and EC-135: the Ireland's choice to strengthen the national defence
Dublin, Ireland - The AgustaWestland/Bell and Eurocopter's proposals were preferred compared with the Sikorsky Black Hawk promotion
Irish Government selected AgustaWestland/Bell and Eurocopter to favour the modernization process of its armed forces. Dublin's Government opted for two different solutions compared with the proposal put... more
Civil aviationIran accepted the total suspension of the nuclear programme (2): the United States' fears
Washington, USA - According to some American military analysts, Iran would be able soon to put satellites into orbit through ballistic missiles
Despite the warranties provided by Iran regarding its nuclear programme (see for details AVIONEWS), it does not seem that the USA are willing to lower their guard concerning the Islamic Republic. American... more
AccidentsUSA: plane crashed after take off
Washington, USA - NBC Sports Chairman and sons are involved
NBC Sports Chairman, Dick Ebersol, and one of his sons emerged only injured from the crash which affected their plane after it crashed during takeoff and burst into flames, killing two crew members, pilot... more
AccidentsRussia: MI-8 helicopter goes missing with six persons aboard
Moscow, Russia - Also helicopter with a mission to search disappeared
MI-8 helicopter of Kamchatka Airline got missing on Saturday, November 27, in the Far East Russia: on board there were six persons, among which two doctors and one patient, flying between Osacha and Yelizovo,... more
Civil aviationIran accepted the total suspension of the nuclear programme
Teheran, Iran - IAEA would have revealed that also the 20 centrifuges used for research purposes would have been stopped
Islamic Republic of Iran decided to suspend all the research activities in the nuclear sector and it was revealed by IAEA (International Atomic Energy Agency), which would have already verified the concrete... more
AccidentsUSA: R-22 crashed killing two persons
Washington, USA - Witnesses said the helicopter's engine exploded
Investigators are trying to sort out what caused a deadly helicopter crash on Saturday near Arlington (Washington) killing two peolple. The helicopter, a Robinson R-22, took off from Arlington Airport... more
DefensePakistan: a new missile test
Islamabad, Pakistan - According to Indian authorities, it would deal with a weapon system developed by Chinese and North Korean technologies
Pakistani Army unveiled today that a new missile test was performed last night. The surface-to-surface ballistic guided rocket tested on such occasion would be the Ghaznavi, provided with a range of about... more
PeopleA-350 (2): Boeing's answer
Washington, USA - According to the US group, the 7E7 would be a really innovative solution because the Airbus' proposal derives from an old plane
While EADS board meet in order to decide on the A-350 programme (see for details AVIONEWS), Boeing answers announcing that the total orders for the 7E7 Dreamliner expected to occur by the end of the current... more
PeopleA-350: EADS Board of Directors meeting today on the programme
Paris, France - As a derivative of the A-330, it will have a larger range and it will be updated regarding structure and powerplant
EADS Board of Directors is meeting today in Paris in order to decide regarding the possible development of the new A-350 airliner (see for details AVIONEWS). The European aerospace group’s representatives a... more
MiscellaneousUstica affair: the reasons of the sentence
Rome, Italy - According to Italian Judge, the military personnel's behaviour affected but did not prevent Italian Government from knowing the facts
The Italian Judge unveiled the reasons related to the sentence on the Ustica disaster on last November 27. Such disaster deals with the crash of a DC-9 Itavia with some 82 persons on board on June 27,... more