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AirlinesAlitalia: social safety valves stay still
Rome, Italy - No clearness would exist yet about the resources to be deployed and on the air transport sector's subjects to be involved
No agreement would have been possible to achieve by Italian Government and the trade unions yesterday in the afternoon, with reference to the instruments intended to face the crisis situation for the air... more
AirlinesAlitalia (3): the superbonus even for the air transport companies if it proves useful
Rome, Italy - It would have been underlined by Welfare Minister, Maroni, maintaining that such measure is important but its influence on firms will be appraised
The superbonus for the postponed retirement: a measure that Italian Welfare Minister, Roberto Maroni, would consider as an useful one for the companies in difficulty in the air transport sector, such as... more
IndustryThe Boeing Co. awarded of a over 23 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the CH-47F
The Boeing Co., Ridley Park, Pa., was awarded on Sept. 24, 2004, a $23,684,986 fixed-price-incentive-fee contract for long lead items in support of the CH-47F. Work will be performed in Philadelphia,... more
IndustryThe Boeing Co. awarded of a over 29 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the MH-47G aircraft
The Boeing Co., Ridley Park, Pa., was awarded on Sept. 24, 2004, a $29,068,132 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for long lead items in support of the MH-47G. Work will be performed in Philadelphia, Pa., and... more
AirlinesAlitalia (2): a deal on the system requirements on next October 5
Rome, Italy - More specific tasks for Italian Ministry of Transport, Enac, Enav and the airports operators
The meeting for the final agreement on the system requirements among Italian Government, the trade unions and Alitalia's board is going to be held on next Tuesday, October 5. Notwithstanding, a first deal... more
IndustryThe Boeing Co. awarded of a over 87 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the CH-47C to CH-47D
The Boeing Co., Ridley Park, Pa., was awarded on Sept. 24, 2004, an $87,599,592 firm-fixed-price contract for remanufacture of three CH-47C to CH-47D Model Aircraft. Work will be performed in Philadelphia,... more
Civil aviationFAA AD (Correction) on Rolls-Royce plc RB211-22B, RB211-524, and RB211-535 series turbofan engines
Usa - To prevent failure of critical life-limited rotating engine parts, which could result in an uncontained engine failure and damage to the airplane
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: September 30, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 189)] [Page 58257-58258] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
AirlinesJapan Airlines and All Nippon Airways have a common project
Tokyo, Giappone - The two biggest airlines of Japan aim to Europe
The two biggest Japan airlines seem to be resolute to reach their aim which consists in raising fares on Japan-Europe routes by 5 percent from January 15 to offset soaring fuel costs. The decision was... more
Science and technologyIt seems that there are different potential partners for Biac
Vienna, Austria – The Belgium's BIAC decided to sell some of its stakes
Flughafen Wien which is Vienna Airport operator seems to be interested in acquiring a stake in Belgium’s BIAC which is Brussels airport operator. The shareholders of the BIAC decided to sell a stake i... more
Latest newsThere is an "Amiko" in Kosovo
Dakovica, Kosovo – "Amiko" is the first Italian airport operating abroad since the Second world war
The meaning of "Amiko" is Italian air force acting in Kosovo and it was built in 1999. Nowadays, the future of this air base is dubious. It is the Italian general himself Leonardo Tricarico who claims... more
Press releaseIFSC: in Olbia 30th of the Italian Flight Safety Committee meeting
Rome, Italy - Yesterday at the Sardinian airport
"It has been carried out yesterday, on Wednesday September 29, near the Olbia's airport, 30th assembly of IFSC, Italian Flight Safety Committee, the no-profit association that is taken care of security... more
AirlinesVirgin Blue new record: 43.000 passengers on board the last Friday
Sydney, Australia - The airline arranges also school holidays and travel for the football matches
The Virgin Blue, the low-cost airline of the well-known Virgin Airlines of Richard Branson operating in the Australian territory, the last Friday would have set the new carrier record: it was in fact the... more
AirlinesQantas launched the low-cost Jetstar Asia
Sydney, Australia - It will operate by A-320 able to host 180 travellers
Yesterday Qantas launched the new low-cost airline based in Singapore, the Jetstar Asia (see news AVIONEWS). Within the end of the year the first services would have to start: all destinations will be... more
Press releaseENAC on the 35th ICAO's General Assembly: Italy supports two important resolutions
Rome, Italy - It is still on going (September 28-October 8)
The 35th General Assembly of Icao (International Civil Aviation Organization) is still on going. In such occasion the 188 members will have a chance for approving the budget and the programme involving... more
DefenseRussia: a new ballistic missile fired by a nuclear submarine
Moscow, Russia - Called Bulava (mace), it will be destined to state-of-the-art submarines
Russian Defence Minister would have recently unveiled that the first launch test of a new ballistic missile, destined to be shipped aboard nuclear submarines, was performed during the last days. The name... more
AirlinesAlitalia (4): FIT-CISL asks for a special fund for workers in difficulty
Rome, Italy - The hypothesis of income support put forward by Italian Ministry of Welfare would have been rejected
FIT-CISL recently commented about the situation of Alitalia's redundancies and on the social safety valves suggested by Italian Government in order to face the delicate carrier's workers situation. According... more
SecurityBritish Airways plane diverted for safety reasons (2): escorted by two F-16 jet fighters
Amsterdam, Netherlands - At moment the police would be making controls on the aircraft
A British Airways spokesman, reported that the flight BA983 destined to Heathrow made the emergency landing at the Schipol International Airport at 01:56pm local hour, escorted by two Dutch F-16 jet fighters... more
MiscellaneousCar-bomb and rocket attacks in Baghdad: 41 died and 100 were wounded; even dead caused by the USA's strike have been confirmed
Baghdad, Iraq - Several American soldiers and Iraqi children would have been killed or wounded due to multiple attempts
Dozens died and hundreds were wounded in Baghdad today, following several explosions mainly produced by three car-bombs located in strategic sites and made to explode by the rebellion militiamen while... more
AirportsBig asteroid Toutatis passes close to Earth
Washington, Usa - The event will repeat again in 500 years
It seems that the asteroid Toutatis (from the name of a Celtic goddess of the war) passed to 1.500.000 km near the Earth, at almost 40.000 km per hour. It seems that not since the year 1353 did the "space... more
SecurityBritish Airways plane diverted for safety reasons
Amsterdam, Holland - Airline would have received a "specific threat"
An Airbus-319 of the British Airways taken off from Berlin and destined to London seems was diverted at 2:00pm (local hour) Schiphol airport in Amsterdam, for safety reasons. The carrier reported to have... more
Civil aviationUSA: sanctions against 23 companies providing Iran with "dangerous" technologies
Washington, USA - Chinese, Russian, Indian and North Korean enterprises would be involved
There are some 23 companies subjected to sanctions decided by the United States, following the investigation which would have revealed how such firms can be considered as responsible for selling to the... more
PeopleBoeing 7E7 "Dreamliner": Mitsubishi to cooperate for the production of the Rolls Royce's engines
Tokyo, Japan - The participation share by the Japanese company would consist of a 7%
Rolls Royce is constantly searching for new partners in order to carry on the designing of the new engine destined to the 7E7 "Dreamliner", the leading edge programme of Boeing concerning the civil aviation... more
Press releaseElba: the European Commission authorizes the financing from the island airport Italian authorities
Rome, Italy - The European Commission release
The European Commission has authorized a EUR 1,6m financial contribution for the Region Tuscany (Italy) for the development of the Marina di Campo Airport on the Italian island of Elba. It will serve to... more
AirlinesAlitalia (3): Italian Minister of Economy chooses the national carrier to travel towards Washington
Milan, Italy - On the occasion of the meeting scheduled by the International Monetary Fund
Italian Minister of Economy, Domenico Siniscalco, is leaving today for washington, in order to attend to the meeting scheduled by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), and he would have decided to reach... more
IndustryBoeing awards Xi’an Aircraft contract to supply "Floor Beams"
Seattle, Usa - For the B-747/400 Special Freighter
Boeing said China’s Xi'an Aircraft Industry Company will supply floor beams for the 747-400 Special Freighter, a program to convert passenger airplanes into freighters. The beams will be used to strengthen t... more
IndustryEmbraer: agreement with Air Canada for the purchase of forty-five EMB-190s
São José dos Campos, Brazil - Options for another forty-five airplanes of the same model
Embraer yesterday announced that Air Canada has signed a purchase agreement for 45 EMBRAER 190 aircraft. The purchase agreement, contingent upon Air Canada’s emergence from the Companies’ Creditor Arr... more
AirlinesAir Pacific: special fares to travel from Australia towards Fiji
Suva, Fiji - Available until October 3, to fly between October 25 and March 15
The Fiji national airline, Air Pacific, would have introduced special short-break offers for who want stay in the wonderful archipelago of the Center-South Pacific sea: the ticket return from the Brisbane... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Bombardier model DHC-8-101, -102, -103, -106, -201, -202, -301, -311, and -315 airplanes
Usa - To prevent reduced aerodynamic smoothness of the wing leading edge de-icer boots and possible reduced stall margin, which could result in a significant increase in stall speeds, leading to a possible stall prior to activation of the stall warning
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: September 29, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 188)] [Page 58043-58047] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
AirlinesNo foods on board Delta Airlines
Washington, Usa - Airline fights with the catering society which supplies the food aboard its planes
An other headache for Delta Airlines already engaged to cope in its difficult failure situation (see news AVIONEWS): it seems that Gate Gourmet, the catering society which supplies the foods aboard its... more
Civil aviationEASA goes out to Germany
Bonn, Germany - It will become part of a real competence centre in the field of aviation and space research in the Cologne region
The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) that from 2003 provisionally began to work in Brussels, as from October 1st will transfer its headquarters to Germany, in Cologne. EASA will become part of what... more
IndustryAerospace and defence industry in Greece: between quick growth and cooperation limits
Athens, Greece - A sector characterized by efforts aimed to satisfy most of all the national exigencies
The case of Greek aerospace and defence industry is certainly a relevant one when considered within the important financial efforts in the defence sector, following the tragic events occurred on September... more
Latest newsAirbus A-310 MRTT: deliveries begin
Toulouse, France - Four air tankers destined to Luftwaffe and two to Canadian Air Force
Deliveries of the new A-310 MRTT (Multi-Role Transport Tanker) air tankers, produced by Airbus in cooperation with Lufthansa Technik, have started. The purchaser countries, Germany and Canada, are going... more
IndustryEmbraer attends "ERA 2004 Convention"
Vienna, Austria - A workshop arranged in Vienna by the Regional airline association of the Old Continent
Embraer was attending the "European Regions Airline Association 2004 Convention", a workshop arranged by ERA, the association that assembles the European regional airlines. The event that is set in Austria,... more
DefenseCanada: collaboration for the USA's defensive shield programme for "political" purposes
Ottawa, Canada - It would have been pointed out by Canadian Defence Minister, so underlining that reasons would not deal with defence exigencies
Whereas the United States carry on the activities for ensuring the full readiness of at least some missiles destined to the new defensive shield (see for details AVIONEWS), scheduling to achieve the availability... more
Civil aviationUnderground sites of the Italian Air Force air control centre on Monte Venda are under sequestration
Padua, Italy - It would have decided by Padua's Chief Attorney, starting a parallel investigation compared with the one of Military Judge
There is a double investigation now about the suspicious dead occurred inthe Colli Euganei’s territory, with reference to some employees of Italian Air Force, who worked at the Monte Venda’s air control cen... more
AerospaceASI: the radar destined to the new NASA probe has been completed
Washington, USA – It will be employed to detect even small quantity of water on the planet, down to 1 km in the depth
To date, ASI (Italian Space Agency) would have completed the assembly of the radar destined to the new US NASA’s probe called MRO (Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter), which should be launched in the outer s... more
Latest newsItalian Adm. Di Paola performs his first flight aboard the Typhoon
Grosseto, Italy – Italian Chief of General Staff would have appreciated the high performance of the vehicle
Italian Chief of General Staff, Adm. Giampaolo Di Paola, seized a chance yesterday to perform his first flight on board the new Italian Air Force’s Eurofighter EF-2000 Typhoon multirole medium-light f... more
HelicoptersThe "networkcentric" future of the Apache AH Mk1
London, UK - The AgustaWestland's combat aircraft to be provided with additional systems to operate in a NCW environment soon
British Army considers the Apache AH Mk1 combat helicopter a major cornerstone in order to increase the joined integration of weapon systems properly, in an operative environment based on the modern exigencies... more
AirlinesUS Airways follows the Delta Airlines model: today pay wage cuts will be announced
Washington, Usa - Airline tries to avoid liquidation diminishing expenses
US Airways could reduce by 23% pay wages and benefits of its 3000 managers to try to diminish expenses and avoid liquidation (see news AVIONEWS). The announce should have to occur today, when the society... more
PeopleEU Commission: more rigidity on the State aids for the air transport sector
Brussels, Belgium - It would have ben underlined by the new European Commissioner for Transport, French-native Jacques Barrot
Absolute rigidity regarding State aids in favour of the air transport sector: this is the policy that the new European Commissioner for Transport, French-native Jacques Barrot, would intend to implement... more
AerospaceThe first Ansari X-Prize stage was successful
Los Angeles, Usa - The SpaceShipOne overreached the 100 km height barrier with two passenger simulated weight on board
The experiment in the Mojave desert succeed (see news AVIONEWS): the pilot Mike Melvill, 62 years, for the second time in 3 months, tested the weightlessness thrill aboard the SpaceShipOne, financed from... more
MiscellaneousUS airplanes hit Falluja
Falluja, Iraq - Several buildings would have been destroyed by some missiles this morning at dawn, as considered depots for Al Zarqawi's weapons
New aerial attacks by US Air Force would have been performed this morning in Iraq. Some US fighter-bombers would have heavily hit Falluja city at 05:00 (local time) where, according to spokesmen by the... more
Civil aviationLaser wounds a Delta's pilot during the approaching stage towards the runway
Salt Lake City, USA - Investigation started in order to detect the position of the light ray which would have burnt an eye of the pilot
A pilot of Delta Airlines would have been burnt to an eye retina due to a light ray which would have hit him on his face during the approaching procedure towards the Salt Lake City Airport, in Utah. The... more
AirlinesAlitalia (2): Assaereo rejects social safety valves derived from other industrial sectors
Rome, Italy - As forecasting serious economic effects for the carriers
Alitalia's share, after some doubts at Piazza Affari early in the morning, rises for a 5,19% although, according some analysts, this result should be mainly related to speculative shares. The first difficulties... more
PeopleA-380: there are 21 Japanese companies cooperating for the Airbus’ programme
Tokyo, Japan – Meanwhile, the representatives of the European aerospace group would have revealed that a new customer from China could be indicated by this year
There would be some 21 Japanese companies, competent and operating for the aerospace sector, cooperating for the production of the new Airbus’ long-range airliner, the A-380, a 555 seats giant of the s... more
DefenseTaiwan: "More weapons are needed against China, citizens must drink less tea"
Taipei, Taiwan - A solution to warrant saving following a possible increase of defence spending
Beijing and Taipei criticize to one another by rigid and threatening statements, with reference to the international status of Formosa and to the offensive system set by China against the small island... more
IndustryKing Aerospace Inc. awarded of a over 8 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the E-9 aircraft
King Aerospace Inc., Panama City, Fla., is being awarded a $8,235,000 firm fixed price contract modification to provide for Full Contractor Logistics Support for the E-9 aircraft, Exercise of Option IV... more
IndustryM7 Aerospace awarded of a over 11 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the C-26 aircraft
M7 Aerospace, LP, San Antonio, Texas, is being awarded a $11,200,000 firm fixed price contract modification to provide for Full Contractor Logistics Support for the C-26 Army National Guard and Air National... more
IndustryGeneral Electric Aircraft Engines awarded of a near 13 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the F-110/100 engine
General Electric Aircraft Engines, Cincinnati, Ohio, is being awarded a $12,959,435.10 firm fixed price contract modification to provide for Augmenter Exhaust Nozzles, 30 each Air Force Requirements Applicable... more
AirlinesAlitalia: social safety valves even for the airports' operators
Rome, Italy - It would have been stated by Italian Welfare Minister, Roberto Maroni
The meeting among Italian Government, Alitalia's board and the trade unions' representatives, aimed to carefully appraise the final contents of the decree on the social safety valves to be destined to... more