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IndustryAero Vodochody: Czech Government re-acquires the Boeing's share
Prague, Czech Republic - The American company would not have succeeded in increasing the export for the aviation products of the Czech firm
Since 1998, Boeing had decided to acquire a share in the Czech Aero Vodochody aerospace company (for a 35%), an important firm when considering that it produced the main trainers of the Warsaw Pact for... more
MiscellaneousDon't forget the Linate tragedy
Milan, Italy - In Italy, religious ceremony to commemorate the third anniversary of the crash
Today in the Milan Basilica di Santa Maria delle Grazie there was the religious ceremony to commemorate 118 victims and 4 Sea (society that manages the air station) dependants which were working in a hangar,... more
AerospaceBigelow Nautilus: an "Inflatable" orbital station
Las Vegas, USA - The innovative NASA and Bigelow Aerospace's space structure should be put into orbit in 2010
NASA and Bigelow Aerospace of Las Vegas would intend to put into orbit, between 2005 and 2006, two scale models of what could become the new type of orbital station staring in 2010. It deals with the "Inflatable"... more
PeopleThe USA-EU struggle for the aerospace industry subsidies: first effects on the competition between the A-350 and the 7E7
Toulouse, France - Decisions by the WTO could affect the funding destined to the two aircraft
The development of the new Airbus A-350 transport airplane (see for details AVIONEWS), would appear to be already subjected to the first effects of the recent appeal to the WTO (World Trade Organization)... more
AirlinesAer Lingus and Austrian Airways business offers
Dublin, Ireland - Fare reductions for the intercontinental flights leaving from Italy
Almost at the same time Aer Lingus and Austrian Airways would have announced an important reduction in the business rates. The Irish airline readjusts the fare plan about its transatlantic routes: Premier... more
MiscellaneousAmerican airplanes and helicopters attack Al Zarqawi's assistants in Falluja
Falluja, Iraq - Ten died and 16 were wounded following the air strikes occurred last night, according to local hospital's sources
US Army's combat helicopters and US Air Force's strikers would have performed a series of missions over the Iraqi city of Falluja. Local hospital's sources would have talked about at least 10 dead and... more
AirlinesOil crude to zoom: Air France-Klm readjust their rates
Paris, France - As from October 11, the long-haul travels will cost EUR 11 more
While the black gold reaches the new USD 53 a barrel record, airlines run for cover: Air France-Klm would have already announced that they will charge an increase over long-haul flight rates as from next... more
IndustryFinmeccanica towards a new corporate structure
Rome, Italy - Moreover, the Italian group could perform important investments in the USA, in Asia and in Eastern Europe in the future
Finmeccanica group would be appraising several hypotheses with reference to the corporate structure as, following the resignation by former CEO, Roberto Testore, (see for details AVIONEWS), the company... more
AirlinesAlitalia: Italian Government approves the social safety valves
Rome, Italy - The scheduled solutions deal with the entire air transport sector and, in particular, the national carrier
Italian Government, during a formal meeting, would have approved today the social safety valves to be destined to the air transport sector and, in particular, devoted to Alitalia. The related decree would... more
CuriositiesThe shopping trolley-jet in arrival?
London, United Kingdom - A Britain flight trainer is the original creation planner
Curious experiment of a 35 years English man, Andy Tyler, who would have assembled a jet-engine on a shopping trolley fished out from a river. The young is a flight trainer aboard the ultralight aircraft,... more
AerospaceESA: European astronauts training with Folgore before flying on board the space ships
Rome, Italy - Four cosmonauts of the European Space Agency would have faced a series of particularly hard tests on mountain and in the open sea
From mountain to the open sea, on the verge of body and mental resistance. This is the training to which four ESA's (European Space Agency) astronauts would have been subjected to, while forecasting to... more
HelicoptersAB-139: new orders could be released by the end of this year
Varese, Italy - Orders for some 80 helicopters by around 40 customers would presently exist
AgustaWestland and Bell analyse their situation related to the international promotion of the AB-139 medium helicopter. Orders for some 80 airframes by about 40 customers would exist presently for such... more
Press releaseSea: also yesterday troubles in the Milan's airports because of the radar
Milan, Italy - Cancelled 150 flights
"As a result of continuing of the unreliability of radar Enav that controls the air traffic of the Italian North-Western area, Enav (Italian Assistance Flight Agency) yesterday has reduced the effectiveness... more
SecurityLinate: the sabotage hypothesis is appearing
Milan, Italy - At meantime this morning flights seem flying regularly
The Italian magistracy would have ordered the sequestration of the two auxiliary power generators which power the Linate CRAV (Regional Flight Assistance Center), in a case grid falls (see AVIONEWS). At... more
Press releaseEnav: full operativeness at the Milan's ACC
Rome, Italy - Regular the air traffic of the North-West
"Enav (Italian Assistance Flight Agency) informs that last night the full operativeness has been restored of the Milan's Area Control Center thanks to the activation of the three different supply lines... more
IndustryGE Aircraft Engines awarded of a over 18 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the aircraft of the US Navy
G.E. Aircraft Engines, Lynn, Mass., is being awarded an $18,419,479 firm fixed price requirements type contract for unique aircraft parts to support the F404, J85 and TF34 aircraft engines for the U.S.... more
CuriositiesUE ID even for our friends on four legs
Fiumicino,Italy - It has been done in Fiumicino Airport the first dog check-in
It has been taken at Fiumicino Airport the fist dog owning a UE ID. It is called Teddy and is a Yorkshire three months old, travelling in the way of Budapest with its two owners Thomas and Andrea, to... more
MiscellaneousThere has been a bust in the plane of the Polish premier
Warsaw, Poland - Other difficulties create to the Polish Government delegation by a means of transport produced in the sovietic period
It seems to be a TU-154M the plane from which, before taking off, gave off smoke coming from one of its engines, which repulsed the Polish Government delegation, headed by the premier Marek Belka, which... more
Civil aviationA moratorium against the production and trade of the cluster bombs
Rome, Italy - A report on the States producers and owners of this weapon system has been shown at Italian Parliament today
According to the promoters of the International Campaign for a moratorium against the cluster bombs, they should be definitively outlawed and not deployed by the armed forces presently endowed of them.... more
IndustryThe USA and EU appeal to WTO against the subsidies for the aerospace industry (2): the role of subsidies according to the analysts of the sector
Washington, USA - Experts would think that without the WTO's intervention the public support to the sector would unavoidably remain
Experts of the air trasnport sector and the analysts of the aerospace industry put forward important views about the commercial war between Boeing and Airbus, which has achieved now a turning point due... more
MiscellaneousLinate Radar (4): almost EUR 20m damages for airlines
Milan, Italy - The Linate "Airlines Committee" responsible declared it
After the fitful days lived between yesterday and today, the airlines begin to draw the first balances about loss suffered because of the several flights cancelled: Osvaldo Gammino, responsible of the... more
AirlinesUnited Airlines: fleet cuts and international market the crisis remedies
Washington, Usa - The American carrier planes will turn from 523 to 455
The newspaper "Wall Street Journal" reported that United Airlines plans to lighten the current fleet operating in USA - based by 523 planes - to pass it to 455. The American carrier, in order to solve... more
MiscellaneousThe airlift occurred yesterday brought back some 360 illegal immigrants. Berlusconi is going to Lybia today
Lampedusa, Italy - Italian Premier to be in Lybia today, right on the "Revenge Day" which celebrates the repulse of the Italians from the African country
Italian Government would have decided to avoid for Alitalia and AirAdriatica the trasnport of the illegal immigrants arrived in Lampedusa (Italy) during the last days, as it resorted to four C-130 Hercules... more
Science and technologyBrussels: seized a hard-drugs haul at the Belgian airport
Brussels, Belgium - Two women, coming back from Brazil, had into their bags the narcotics
The news has been communicated only yesterday from a local press agency, but the seizure of the drug haul by means of the Belgian policy seems to be happened last Monday. The haul's value seems to come... more
Latest newsPescara: forced landing for a freight plane of the German Air Force
Pescara, Italy - It seems to be because of a breakdown that the aircraft had to make a forced landing this morning
It was well-timed the acceptance, by the control tower from Abruzzo this morning, of the help's request by a German pilot: the airplane landed in eight-minute time after the first notification of the breakdown... more
Latest newsFour Predator reconnaissance aircraft to arrive to Italy soon
Rome, Italy - It would have announced by Italian Air Force Chief of Staff, underlining their possible deployment against illegal immigration
The four RQ-1 Predators, the remote-controlled aircraft (UAV, Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) ordered by Italy and destined to Italian Air Force, should arrive in Italy in just a bit more than one month. It would... more
MiscellaneousFog to Fiumicino (2): fifty flights cancelled
Rome, Italy - Strong hardships for who travelled on the planes diverted
"Aeroporti di Roma", society that manages Roman air stations, reported that the situation to Rome-Fiumicino is improving (see AVIONEWS): at moment the balance is about 24 flights diverted towards other... more
AirlinesAlitalia (3): Italian Minister Lunardi to meet EU Commissioner De Palacio today on the carrier's business plan
Luxembourg - During an informal meeting, European Commissioner for Transport will take delivery of the details of the plan before the official release
Italian Minister for Infrastructures and Transport Pietro Lunardi should meet European Commissioner for Transport Loyola De Palacio by this afternoon, in order to show the main data related to the Alitalia's... more
Press releaseSagat bestowed with the "Routes Airport Marketing Award 2004"
Turin, Italy - The Caselle air station has been awarded in Madrid for the marketing and communication activities
Sagat, the Turin-Caselle Airport's operator (Italy), has recently been awarded with the "Routes Airport Marketing Award 2004" in Madrid, which is devoted to the air station which is able, during the year,... more
AirlinesAlitalia (2): Italian political majority and opposition positively consider the agreement for the company reorganization
Rome, Italy - The liability shown by both the company and the trade unions has in particular been appreciated
Italian political majority and opposition would appear to appreciate the same major issues regarding the recent agreement among Italian Government, the Alitalia's board and the unions concerning the carrier's... more
MiscellaneousLinate Radar (3): The Italian Minister of Transport Pietro Lunardi statements
Rome, Italy - "It was a techinical problem"
During a workshop of an Italian logistic and transport Association (Confetra) held today in Rome, the Italian Minister of Transport, Pietro Lunardi, commented the new stop occurred this morning (see for... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Bombardier model CL-600-2B19 (Regional Jet Series 100 & 440) airplanes
Usa - To detect and correct fatigue cracking of the main fitting of the MLG and consequent failure of the main fitting, which could result in the collapse of the MLG
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: October 6, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 193)] [Page 59790-59793] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on MD Helicopters, Inc. (MDHI) model 500N and 600N helicopters
Usa - To detect a corrosion-pitted or cracked forward or center cable assembly connector (connector) and to prevent failure of the cable assembly and subsequent loss of control of the helicopter
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: October 6, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 193)] [Page 59788-59790] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Press releaseAir One: pilots on strike next Monday for 12 hours
Rome, Italy - The carrier continues to not respect the agreements
"After a first strike of four hours last May 28, 2004, a second one has been announced for the next Monday, October 11, 2004 for 12 hours from 6am to 6pm". more
AirlinesSas: prevents industrial action
Stockholm, Sweden - The carrier reaches agreement with the Swedish Transport Workers Union
It is very recent the new according to which Sas group management reached a deal with the Swedish Transport Workers Union, avoiding so union's industrial action which it announced on October 11. The deal... more
Latest newsItalian Air Force verifies the effectiveness of the Sicral communications system
Rome, Italy - Airplanes and helicopters of Air Force and Italian Army performing evaluation activities at Pratica di Mare Air Base
The new NATO's Sicral satellite communications system would be currently under operative evaluation by Italian Air Force. Such system is based on information provided thanks to a satellites network, and... more
Press releaseEnav: Milan system is working
Rome, Italy - The stop lasted three minutes
"At the moment the Milan system is working. The three minutes stop (occurred this morning around 10:00am) was included into ENAV (Italian Flight Assistance Agency), the supplier and maintenance firm operations... more
AccidentsSome panic moments for the delegation of the United Kingdom which visited Iraq
Baghdad, Iraq - The accident happened to the British Foreign Minister in Iraq was without any consequences
It was really curious the inconvenient occured to the English mission headed by the British Foreign Minister, Jack Straw, which was in visit in Iraq for the fourth time after the end of the war, Spring... more
Weather forecasts"Frecce Tricolori" yesterday at Cairo
Cairo, Egypt - Unusual setting for Italian acrobatic pilots
"It is not the first time for the Italian acrobatic pilots to be in Egypt, but for us it is, and we are very curious to fly on the river", said the Comm. Paolo Tarantino. The possibility has been given... more
IndustryThe USA and EU appeal to WTO against the subsidies for the aerospace industry (2): "Without subsidies, Boeing cannot produce the 7E7"
Toulouse, France - It would have been stated by Airbus, in order to put into evidence the reasons for which the USA would have appealed to the WTO
Following the announcement by the USA of an appeal to the WTO (World Trade Organization) against the subsidies ensured by EU to its own aerospace industry and to the similar measure adopted by Brussels... more
IndustryThe USA and EU appeal to WTO against the subsidies for the aerospace industry
Brussels, Belgium - The United States and European Union choose to resort to the World Trade Organization's intervention to solve this matter
The United States had threatened it: "We will appeal to the WTO (World Trade Organization) to stop the subsidies granted by European Union to its aerospace industry" (see for details AVIONEWS). Actually,... more
MiscellaneousRadar Linate (2): this morning an other stop
Milan, Italy - Blocked again the air traffic
The Linate International Airport this morning seems to have back to normality (see AVIONEWS), when it has been ordered a new air traffic block from 9:56am, and from 10:10am to Malpensa Airport. It seems... more
Science and technologyFog to Fiumicino: tens of delays, cancelled flights or diverted
Rome, Italy - Unease to Ciampino during the early morning, too
Today it is the fog to alarm travellers which are waiting to leave from the Rome International Airport "Leonardo da Vinci": since the early morning a dense blanket of fog surrounds in fact the capital,... more
Science and technologySMART: the new UAV programme of the Campania region's aerospace pole
Naples, Italy - CNR, CIRA, University "Federico II" and University of Sannio attending to produce an aircraft endowed of leading edge wing performance
SMART: this is the name of an interesting aeronautics programme under development in the Campania Region (Italy), which is based on the cooperation among the Institute for Composite and Biomedics Materials... more
MiscellaneousIsraeli helicopter attacks Palestinian militiamen: two children died as well
Gaza City, Gaza Strip - It would have ben revealed by Palestinian hospital and security sources regarding the Israeli armed operation occured yesterday
An Israeli Army's combat helicopter would have killed by the launch of a missile two children too, during the strike performed yesterday against the Palestinian refugee site in Jabaliya, in the Gaza Strip.... more
Latest newsAermacchi M-346: October 11 Monday to occur the official showing in flight for the institutional authorities
Venegono Superiore, Italy - The new advanced trainer of the Italian aerospace company can so be contemplated also by Italian Premier Berlusconi
The official showing in flight of the new advanced trainer produced by Aermacchi, the M-346, will occur at the Venegono Superiore (Varese, Italy) headquarter on next October 11 in front of several institutional... more
AirlinesAlitalia: Italian State ready to lower its share in the company
Rome, Italy - It would have recently been underlined by Italian Minister of Economy, Domenico Siniscalco
Italian Minister of Economy, Domenico Siniscalco, recently commented about the current Alitalia's situation, after the achievement of the agreement with the trade unions and Italian Government by the carrier's... more
Press releaseAlitalia. The agreement on company reorganization (2): a summary of the protocol of understanding
Rome, Italy - The protocol of understanding achieved by Italian Government, the trade unions and the carrier's board
Protocol of understanding: By a meeting held at Palazzo Chigi (Italian Government’s headquarter in Rome) among Italian Government, the Alitalia’s board and the trade unions on October 5 2004, Government its... more
Press releaseAlitalia. The agreement on company reorganization: a summary of the minutes of the meeting
Rome, Italy - The minutes of the meeting on the deal among Italian Government, the trade unions and the carrier's board
Minutes of the meeting: By a meeting held at Palazzo Chigi (Italian Government’s headquarter in Rome) among Italian Government, the Alitalia’s board and the trade unions on October 5 2004, a relevance tal... more
MiscellaneousRadar Linate: two stops in one day
Milan, Italy - There were still delays and cancelled flights
After the 3 minutes stop yesterday morning (see AVIONEWS), computers which handle the instrument flight data - IFR, Instrument Flight Rules - at Linate flight control regional center, went haywire from... more