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Press releaseAlitalia: Board of Directors of yesterday
Rome, Italy - Next meeting on October 13
"It communicates that the Alitalia's Board of Directors, gathered yesterday under the presidency of Eng. Giancarlo Cimoli, has taken positively the conclusion of the negotiation table among Government-company-unions... more
Press releaseEnav: preventive procedures to ensure the security
Rome, Italy - After the second black-out in the late afternoon of yesterday
"In consequence of happening again of the supply at the Milan Control Centre, Enav (Italian Flight Assistance Agency) has decided to apply preventive procedures in order to assure the maximum standards... more
Miscellaneous"Before the Linate incident occurred, yesterday flights haven't been stopped": the "Comitato 8 Ottobre" president declared it
Milan, Italy - Today in Milan there is an air safety workshop
Two days before the Linate incident victim remembrance, and the day after the second audience against the alleged culprits (see AVIONEWS), Paolo Pettinaroli, the "Comitato 8 Ottobre" president, would have... more
IndustryDynCorp Technical Services awarded of a over 24 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the T-37, T-38A, TIA, and T-38C aircraft
DynCorp Technical Services, Fort Worth, Texas, is being awarded a $24,561,258 fixed-price incentive (firm target) with award fee contract modification to provide for Maintenance of T-37, T-38A, TIA, and... more
IndustryGeneral Dynamics Advanced Information Systems awarded of a over 5 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the AV-8B aircraft
General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems, Bloomington, Minn., is being awarded a $5,639,390 ceiling-priced undefinitized contract action for full-rate production activities to protect the delivery... more
IndustryRobertson Aviation, LLC awarded of a near 7 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the MH-60S helicopter
Robertson Aviation, LLC*, Tempe, Ariz., is being awarded a $6,712,060 firm-fixed-price, indefinite-quantity contract for the procurement of 40 auxiliary aft fuel tanks and 25 forward fuel tank part kits... more
Science and technologyBMW tests the hydrogen way at Munich Airport
Munich, Germany - It will seat of the first hydrogen fuel station in Europe
At Munich Airport will be carried out the activation of the first hydrogen fuel station in Europe, of which is protagonist the BMW group, ever since engaged in the study about the hydrogen energetic carrier... more
IndustrySubsidies for the aerospace sector: an appeal by USA and EU to the WTO is nearer
Washington, USA - The organization could anyway simply advice of avoiding to resort to subsidies in the future for both sides
It seems that the United States are not willing to wait that European Union accepts to modify the existing ruling on subsidies devoted to the aerospace industry. The USA should appeal to the WTO World... more
MiscellaneousSecond audience of the Linate disaster
Milan, Italy - Acquired the grounds of sentence by which four inquires have already been condemned
During the second audience of the process with summary proceedings against 7 inquires charged to be guilty of the disaster that in October 8, 2001, caused at Linate 118 victims (see for details AVIONEWS),... more
AerospaceThe space-touristic flights will cost less than a car
Washington, Usa - The SpaceShipOne established the world height record
The SpaceShipOne behind to be the first space shuttle planned by a private firm to fly into the space for 2 times and with the same weight on board (see for details AVIONEWS), would have also established... more
AirlinesBritish Airways sees passenger traffic diminishing in business class
London, England - Investors alarm because of the slip in premium traffic during the month of September
The English carrier reported a slip of 0.2 percent in premium traffic. George Stinnes, head of investor relations of the British Airways declared, as a spokesman reported, that he is expecting a return... more
AerospaceThe space telescope Hubble would presumably still live for about five years
Washington, Usa - The space carrier Lockheed Martin seems to have signed a USD 330m contract to build a special shuttle
It seems official the new according to which Hubble does not risk its life anymore. The space telescope gave the possibility to make several important discoveries during last 15 years. It is presumably... more
AirlinesAlitalia (6): the mobility procedure is scheduled for employees about to retire
Rome, Italy - The agreement on the carrier's reorganization schedules anyway such measure also for those who do not formally disagree with it
The aspects regarding the income support and the mobility scheduled by the agreement achieved last night among Italian Government, the Alitalia's board and the trade unions' representatives deal exclusively... more
Press releaseAlitalia: Italian SULT union denies its support at Palazzo Chigi (2)
Rome, Italy - "The business plan does not ensure the relaunch and the development of the airline"
Italian SULT trade union confirms it cannot agree with the measures scheduled by the business plan of Alitalia. Moreover, the union cannot even accept the steps performed yesterday night regarding the... more
AirlinesRyanair: a new record for the Ireland carrier
Dublin, Ireland - The largest Europe low-cost airline carried 2.37 million passengers in September
"This is another record month for Ryanair", claimed Paul Fitzsimmons, Ryanair's spokesman. The Irish carrier, like other European carriers has to face pressure from soaring oil prices as well as a slip... more
AirlinesLibyan Arab Airlines planned to invest USD 1,5bn to renew its fleet
Tripoli, Libya - The flag Libyan Arab Airlines wants planes from Airbus and Boeing
A spokesman of the carrier declared that the airline has an ambitious project to renew and upgrade its fleet as the country opens up to the West after the USA lifted most of its sanctions against the North... more
AirlinesContinental Airlines meets a new goal
Houston, USA - The American airline would be the only airline with daily service between Laredo and Mexico City
The carrier has recently announced that starting from the middle of December 2004 it would presumably (depending on Government approval) begin a daily service between Laredo and Mexico City. The new daily... more
MiscellaneousSwiss plane has been grazed by Israeli fighters jets which escorted the Lufthansa flight
Larnica, Cyprus - The Swiss International Airlines Airbus changed its course thanks to the anti-crash system alert
The Israeli fighters jet that yesterday escorted the Lufthansa flight diverted to Larnaca for a bomb-alarm (see AVIONEWS), would have grazed just over the Cyprus skies a Swiss International Airlines Airbus... more
HelicoptersCanada: the purchase of the Sikorsky H-92 has been suspended
Toronto, Canada - The competent Judge will have to decide on next October 26 about the legitimacy of the contract procedure when AgustaWestland lost
The Sikorsky H-92 will not be enabled to enter the service with the Canadian Navy. The decision would have recently been considered by Government, bearing in mind the need of clarify the legitimacy of... more
CuriositiesA sixty-seven man falls for the second time into the ocean: he has been saved by a container carrier-ship
Sidney, Australia - He has been stayed in water for fifteen hours
Yesterday a 67 years Australian pilot, Ray Clamback, for the second time in five years, has been saved after he fell with his Cessna plane into the Pacific Ocean, in Australian sea. A container carrier-ship... more
Weather forecastsEmbraer at Defendory International 2004
Athens, Greece - ERJ-145 AEW&C, Super Tucano and AMX-T as the major products offered by the aerospace company
Embraer attends at Defendory International 2004, the Air Show currently on going in Greece, in Athens, and exclusively dedicated to the armaments sector (it began on last October 5 and is going to end... more
DefenseIran: a new missile endowed of a 2000 km range
Teheran, Iran - According to Western experts, it would be able to hit the South-Eastern European countries
Former Iranian Islamic REpublic’s President, Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, would have recently revealed that Iran would be provided with a ballistic missile able to hit its target at a 2000 km maximum distance. T... more
IndustryEads: US Racal Instruments has been acquired
Amsterdam, Holland - The European group would consider this as the first step in the strategy aimed to increase its presence in the defence sector in the USA
EADS achieves an important goal in its relevant strategy in order to increase its presence in the defence sector in Northern America. The purchase by the European aerospace group of a US company, specialized... more
MiscellaneousIt started again the Italian air-bridge to Tripoli
Agrigento, Italy - An Air Force C-130 would be already took off
After the air transfer stop decided yesterday (see for details AVIONEWS), at 1:40pm from the Lampedusa Airport would be took off the first of the four Hercules C-130 of the Italian Air Force which have... more
MiscellaneousA Deputy tried to free the French hostages in Iraq by an Ivory Coast's Presidential airplane: it gives rise to a debate
Paris, France - The attempt of resorting to the Ivory Coast regime's support would have firmly been criticized by President Chirac
French President, Chirac, would have firmly criticized the attempt performed by Deputy, Didier Julia, for trying to free the two French journalists kidnapped in Iraq, an attempt occurred early in September.... more
Science and technology"Charles De Gaulle": interrupted the radio communications for twenty minutes
Paris, France - It occurred yesterday in the first afternoon
Yesterday in the first afternoon, the radio communication system that links the control tower of the Paris-Charles De Gaulle International Airport with the planes flying over its competence area, would... more
MiscellaneousA massive Israeli aerial offensive against the launch of Palestinian missiles towards the Jewish sites
Gaza City, Gaza Strip - Thirteen UN's members arrested for attempting to hide a missile on an ambulance, according to Israeli forces
The Israeli armed forces would be carrying on a massive military operation in the Gaza Strip, which would have been involving this territory for a week, with aerial and ground missions aimed to destroy... more
Press releaseAlitalia: Italian SULT union denies its support at Palazzo Chigi
Rome, Italy - SULT union disagrees with the solution suggested by the deal signed last night among Government, the unions and the carrier's board
The major reasons which prevented SULT from accepting the sign of the agreement on Alitalia's reorganization could be summarized as follows. First of all, the union believes the carrier must not be splitted... more
People7E7 Dreamliner: Alenia will have to choose between Puglia and Campania to manufacture its components
Naples, Italy - Campania's unions would be promoting their territory while Puglia Region's President asks for waiting for company's decision
Alenia Aeronautica will have to decide soon where to manufacture the structural components destined to the new Boeing 7E7 Dreamliner medium-range airliner, as it seems that there are two Italia regions... more
IndustryBAe: debates and investigations on possible corruption cases
London, UK - Accuses for partiality addressed to Ministry of Defence's personnel besides slush funds for export could be announced soon
BAe would be in the centre of debates and investigations by British press and by London's Judges themselves in this period. Some interrogations would have recently been performed with reference to possible... more
AirlinesSN Brussels and Virgin Express under the SN Airholding common shareholding
Brussels, Belgium - The agreement that will link two airlines has been signed
Today SN Airholding communicates by a release, the sign of the agreement that will link SN Brussels Airlines and Virgin Express Holding Plc under the SN Airholding control (see for details AVIONEWS). Virgin... more
Press releaseSea: the air traffic at Linate and Malpensa resumed
Milan, Italy - Over 100 links interested from the problem in the two Milan's airports
"The air traffic after the radar block of the Crav Milan ACC has resumed at 10,40am at Malpensa and at 10,55am at Linate. Starting from 9,30 of this morning, hour in which have been blocked both the takeoffs... more
AerospaceThe travels among stars will start in three years
Los Angeles, Usa - The Mojave airport will become the first launch center for space tourists
After the enterprise made by the SpaceShipOne (see for details AVIONEWS), it is officialy begun the tourist space travel time, which according to Richard Branson, the well known owner of the Virgin brand,... more
MiscellaneousIt left again the Lufthansa plane diverted to Cyprus
Larnaca, Cyprus - The German B-747 was undergone careful controls also with the help of against-explosive dog units
Yesterday evening, Larnaca Airport (Cyprus) said Lufthansa B-747 diverted to the island air station after it was escorted by two Jewish State military fighter jets out of the Israeli air space (see AVIONEWS),... more
HelicoptersMarine One: is US Democratic Party supporting Sikorsky?
Rome, Italy - According to Finmeccanica's President Guarguaglini, Clinton would be sponsoring the VH-92 against the US-101
Is the USA's Democratic Party a supporter of the Sikorsky VH-92 for the Marine One competition related to the new US Presidential helicopter? It would appear to be so when considering that, according to... more
AirlinesAlitalia (5): an analysis of the major reasons of its crisis
Rome, Italy - International economic trend, terrorism and company management are usually indicated as the causes of such difficulties
There are several reasons which determined the progressive worsening of the company's condition of Alitalia and they could be considered ion the basis of the general international economic trend, the economic... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Bell Helicopter Textron Canada model 222, 222B, 222U, and 230 helicopters
Washington, Usa - To prevent failure of the yoke and subsequent loss of control of the helicopter
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: October 5, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 192)] [Page 59541-59544] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
MiscellaneousThe Italian air-bridge to Lybia stopped
Agrigento, Italy - On Friday the Minister of the Interior will relate to Chamber of Deputies
After the several landing of hundreds illegal immigrants from North Africa at island of Lampedusa (Sicily) that in the last days made necessary continuos air- bridges with Libya, in order to repatriate... more
SecurityA radar fault at Linate (2): delays and flights cancelled throughout country
Milan, Italy - Cancelled Air France and British Airways flights, too
Because of the Linate stop radar occurred at 9:25am (ses AVIONEWS), troubles have occurred at "Guglielmo Marconi" Airport in Bologna: the Air France flight from Lyons would have been cancelled, and those... more
Press releaseEnav: slowdown air traffic at Milan-Linate
Rome, Italy - In no case there was a fall of the security levels
"Due to a fall of the supply to the system of the data management, for a few minutes the Milan-Linate's Area Control Center of Enav (Italian Assistance Flight Authority) has suffered a slowing down in... more
SecurityA radar fault at Linate: there are delays for take off and arrivals
Milan, Italy - Troubles were affecting entire North-West Italy air traffic, the Milan Crav competence area
This morning the radar of the Milan-Linate Air Central Center (ACC) - Crav, regional center flight assistance - for few minutes would have stopped its activity, occasioned some trouble in the air traffic.... more
AirlinesAlitalia: the agreement on the company reorganization has been signed
Rome, Italy - Redundancies would be 3390, destined to two years income support and three years mobility
The agreement on the redundancies and the social safety valves among Italian Government, the trade unions and Alitalia's board was achieved last night. At first, some 3679 redundancies had been indicated,... more
AirlinesAlitalia (2): the carrier is ready to resort to the bridge loan
Rome, Italy - The Board of Directors of the airline is going to be held today at 03:00 pm
The agreement on the Alitalia's reorganization achieved last night enabled the carrier's share to rise for a +5,83% at Piazza Affari this morning. Thanks to such deal, the airline will be able to resort... more
AirlinesAlitalia (3): Cimoli underlines the success of the agreement with Italian Government and the unions
Rome, Italy - The carrier's President rejects the competitors' criticism about the risk of State aids and points out the unions' effort
Alitalia's President, Cimoli, positively commented about the achievement of the agreement on the carrier's reorganization, underlining the trade union's effort. The airline's CEO would have pointed out... more
IndustryTransatlantic Traders Inc. awarded of a near 6 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For eight Sama CH-2000 aircraft
Transatlantic Traders Inc.*, Evansville, Ind., was awarded on Sept. 28, 2004, a $5,818,000 firm-fixed-price contract for eight SAMA CH-2000 Aircraft. Work will be performed in Amman, Jordan (87.45 percent)... more
AirlinesAlitalia (4): no State-provided hiring for the carrier's employees
Rome, Italy - It would have been underlined by Italian Welfare Minister, Roberto Maroni
Italian Welfare Minister, Roberto Maroni, would have clarified with reference to the agreement on Alitalia's reorganization achieved with the company and the trade unions last night. According to Maroni,... more
IndustryMcDonnell Douglas Helicopter Co. awarded of a over 10 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the AH-64 Apache helicopter
McDonnell Douglas Helicopter Co., Mesa, Ariz., was awarded on Sept. 28, 2004, a $10,280,917 firm-fixed-price contract for Post-Production Systems Support, Engineering Services/Studies, PQDRs and Crash/Battle... more
IndustryClark Construction Group LLC awarded of a over 16 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the 167th Airlift Wing Base
Clark Construction Group L.L.C., Bethesda, Md., was awarded on Sept. 28, 2004, a $16,083,000 firm-fixed-price contract for the conversion of the 167th Airlift Wing Base from C-130 to C-5 Aircraft. Work... more
MiscellaneousFrance succeeds in expelling Imam Venisseux
Lyons, France- Abdelkader Bouziane, Algerian, commented about the defence of female lapidation
An expulsion of such Imam had already been suggested, but it was vain as he appealed to Council of State,which enabled him to turn back France. But yesterday, the major French administrative authority... more
AerospaceIss: more and more difficult life conditions in the space
Washington, Usa - The spacemen on board of the International stationary orbit declare to have several problems
The main problem, on board of the International stationary orbit, is too many rubbish, without the possibility of removing it. Some weeks ago, in order to solve this problem, the Control Centre gave to... more