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IndustryBoeing yesterday began the major assembly of world's longest-range jetliner
Washington, Usa - It's a model of the family B-777/200
Boeing mechanics yesterday began assembling the first 777-200LR (Longer Range) passenger airplane, which will fly farther than any commercial jetliner. The world’s longest-range passenger airplane, t... more
DefenseThe evolution of the Swedish defence system
Stockholm, Sweden - From the protection of the national territory against the Communist threat to the fighting against the international terrorism
Swedish Ministry of Defence appears ready to achieve a turning point for the national defensive system, through an adaptation programme for the new geo-strategic exigencies which can significantly change... more
MiscellaneousAn air-bridge for 4000 Angolan refugees
Windhoek, Namibia - In program 27 flights leaving from Hosea Kutako airport
The first air-bridge in order to transport Angolan refugees from Namibia to Huambo (Angola) started: it come carried out in collaboration with the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) and the International Organization... more
AirlinesAir Canada: 45 new Bombardier's regional jets by 2005
Toronto, Canada - The CRJ-200s and the CRJ-700s to strengthen the low cost carrier Air Canada Jazz's fleet, owned by the well known carrier
Air Canada would have decided to rely upon the Bombardier's regional jets again. In fact, the Canadian airline would have recently ordered 45 new airplanes among the CRJ-200s and the CRJ-700s, whose deliveries... more
SecurityThe two Italian girls kidnapped in Iraq are free (6): from several years they were engaged with the "Un ponte per" association
Baghdad, Iraq - Both have taken care of plans about children
Simona Pari and Simona Torretta both volunteers of the association "Un ponte per" have been seized in Baghdad the last September 7. Simona Pari is born in Bologna on June 6, 1975, is graduated in philosophy... more
MiscellaneousNigeria: Delta of Niger's rebels accuse AGIP to resort to its choppers to spy their movements
Lagos, Nigeria - Militiamen would have threatened to attack the oil plants and the company's personnel
Oil companies appear at risk in Nigeria in the region concerning the Delta of Niger River, at least when considering the decision by Shell to leave from the area. The reason for such worry would be related... more
PeopleBoeing selects Parker Hannifin for its 7E7 Dreamliner
Washington, USA - The hydraulic subsystem provided by the new partner would be able to ensure higher pressure with a limited structural weight
The 7E7 Dreamliner, the new Boeing's medium-range airliner, will be endowed of hydraulic subsystems provided by Parker Hannifin. Such enterprise would have been chosen on the basis of criteria which are... more
AccidentsCermis disaster: the Province of Trento receives over EUR 9m from the State
Trento, Italy - The 75% of this sum will come reimbursed from the USA
The last Friday the Provincial Council of Trento has approved a deliberation that would have closed the transaction with the Italian Defense Ministry about the compensation of the damages provoked on February... more
AirlinesAustralian Airlines will serve the Perth-Bali route
Sidney, Australia - Qantas from the next year will renounce to operate the same service
Australian Airlines will begin to operate two times a week flights from Perth to Bali from next December 2, almost doubling the number of places offered from Qantas for the same service. But the same Qantas... more
AirlinesVirgin Nigeria Airlines: today the signature
London, United Kingdom - Richard Branson will control 49% of it
Today the Nigerian government and the Richard Branson Virgin Atlantic will sign the agreement that make to born the new flag airline Virgin Nigeria Airlines (see news AVIONEWS). The new carrier should... more
AirlinesAlitalia: the deal on the social safety valves has been postponed
Rome, Italy - The agreement to be achieved by next October 5
The meeting among the Italian Government's members, the Alitalia's representatives and the trade unions occurred today at Palazzo Chigi (Government's headquarter), in order to put into evidence for the... more
CuriositiesScorpion aboard an airplane prickles a passenger
Lagos, Nigeria - A private airline aircraft is landed at Lagos airport where the man has been undergone the medical care
A Nigerian passenger would have been prickled by a scorpion, while he was on board a plane, a DC-9 of a private airline in flight from Enugu to Lagos. The arthropod would have been slipped into the pants... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Boeing model 767-200, -300, and -300F series airplanes (2004-19-06)
Usa - To detect and correct fatigue cracking or corrosion of the fail- safe straps, which could result in cracking of adjacent structure and consequent reduced structural integrity of the fuselage
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: September 27, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 186)] [Page 57636-57638] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Boeing model 737-100, -200, -200C, - 300, -400, and -500 series airplanes (2004-19-10)
Usa - To prevent failure of the outer and inner hinge pins due to corrosion or cracking, which could allow the pins to migrate out of the joint and result in intermittent movement of the horizontal stabilizer structure and consequent loss of controllabil
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: September 27, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 186)] [Page 57632-57636] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Science and technologyAVIONEWS' special. The flying car (6): Aerocar 2000, that is to say a winged Lotus
Rome, Italy - The small spider Elise was selected some years ago in order to promote again, in a modern manner, the original 40s programme
A perfect union between a car and an airplane does not appear an old solution, when considering that the idea of the Aerocar, founded in the 40s, has recently been re-analysed, on the basis of the original... more
AirlinesSwiss International Air Lines: bank free way for the concession of the credit
Geneva, Switzerland - The USD 257,9m deal must still receive the consent of various private investors
The Swiss International Air Lines on Friday has announced to have obtained a new USD 257,9m bank credit line. Deal must still receive the consent of various private investors before that it is finalized... more
Science and technologyAVIONEWS' special. The flying car (5): "Volantor", the future of flight according to Moller
Rome, Italy - The M-400 Skycar encompasses within itself a new manner of thinking about the flying car
Paul Moller can surely by proud about the M-400 Skycar prototype, as it was not only able to represent a specific development philosophy for the future flying car, but it was even subjected to test flights,... more
PeopleIata: increase of the traffic for first eight months of this year
Geneva, Switzerland - USD 3-4bn industry loss for 2004
IATA announced increases of 18.7% for international passenger traffic and 14.2% for international cargo traffic for the first eight months of 2004 over 2003. "The increase in traffic is well beyond our... more
MiscellaneousThe US 007 would have intercepted the voice of one of the two Simone kidnapped
Baghdad, Iraq - They could be freed within Friday according a Kuwait newspaper
After the reassuring words uttered yesterday on the fate of the two Simone kidnapped in Iraq, from the King Abdallah of Jordan today in visit in Rome (see news AVIONEWS), this morning there is an other... more
MiscellaneousFalluja: raid against a shelter of Al Zarqawi militiamen
Falluja, Iraq - According to the first news would be six casualties and three injured
An American aviation air raid on Falluja would have shooted six persons and killed other six. It would have been be a matter of a "precision attack", Americans military sources said: the aim seems was... more
AerospaceSoyuz: still sent back the launch
Washington, USA - Previewed for October 11, already it had been sent back those fixed for October 9
The Space Federal Agency would have communicated that the rocket Soyuz-Tma5 launch which next October 11 would have had to transport the new crew on board ISS, the International Space Station, has been... more
AirportsItaly frees planes against locusts in Africa
Brindisi, Italy - They will transport 120 tons of chemical products towards Mauritania and Senegal
The Italian Cooperation of the Ministry of the Foreign would have free for FAO an airplane to transport in Western Africa 120 tons of anti-locust products (see news AVIONEWS) offered from the Morocco government.... more
Science and technologyAVIONEWS' special. The flying car (4): future opportunities and management problems
Rome, Italy – Economic, bureaucratic and judicial problems make the achievement of such goal a hard one
Which are the present opportunities for a such so attractive as hard aim to reach? It is the case for underlining how, first and foremost, several aerospace enterprises, authorities and privates are currently... more
ReportV-22 Osprey: doubts on the operative capabilities of the vehicle
Washington, USA – They would have been put forward by engineers and soldiers though others would think this aircraft can fully meet the operative exigencies
Doubts about the Bell-Boeing V-22 Osprey, the tilt-rotor destined in particular to the Marine Corps for the performance of special missions in still remain in difficult circumstances. According to some... more
Science and technologyAVIONEWS' special. The flying car: an idea thought during early XX century
Rome, Italy – The mounting of aerodynamics surfaces together with aviation engines was immediately considered
A vehicle able to carry one or more persons both in the street and in flight: a such brave and revolutionary concept that appears not so topical as one could think anyway. The first projects followed by... more
Science and technologyAVIONEWS' special. The flying car (2): tired of waiting for a taxi at the airport? Here is the Airphibian
Rome, Italy – US Eng. Robert Edison Fulton thought to solve this problem by designing a flying car
The WWII is certainly one of the most important periods for the development of cars able to fly, and so achieve an absolute transport autonomy that actually it has not been reached yet, at least when considering... more
Science and technologyAVIONEWS' special. The flying car (3): Convair and Ford aiming to the mass production
Rome, Italy – Economic and industrial problems determined the end of many hopes placed in the respective programmes
Convair: one of the most famous American aerospace companies in history, whose factories manufactured military airplanes such as the F-102 Delta Dagger, the F-106 Delta Dart and the B-58 Hustler, was really... more
AccidentsNew Terminal 3 collapses at Dubai International Airport (3): at the moment there are 8 casualties
Dubai, EAU - An airport spokeswoman reports it
The local police still does not says the number of the victims (it seems they were all laborers) consequent to the new Terminal 3 of the Dubai International air station collapse (sees news AVIONEWS), but... more
Civil aviationIran: a nuclear deterrent in order to defend against the United States?
Teheran, Iran – It would be the opinion of some researchers of the British Royal Institute for International Studies
According to what recently released by researchers of the British Royal Institute for International Studies, one would not have reasons to be doubtful about the fact that Iran can resort to produce its... more
IndustryMcDonnell Douglas Helicopter Co. awarded of a near 9 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the Apache helicopter
McDonnell Douglas Helicopter Co., Mesa, Ariz., was awarded on Sept. 16, 2004, an $8,744,528 firm-fixed-price contract for composite rotor blades for the Apache Helicopter Program. Work will be performed... more
IndustryRolls-Royce Defense Services Inc. awarded of a over 60 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the engines
Rolls-Royce Defense Services Inc., Indianapolis, Ind., is being awarded a $60,157,394 fixed-price modification to a previously awarded requirements contract (N00019-03-D-0012) to exercise an option for... more
IndustrySimula Aerospace & Defense Group Inc. awarded of a over 3 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter
Simula Aerospace & Defense Group Inc., Phoenix, Ariz., was awarded on Sept. 23, 2004, a delivery order amount of $3,237,000 as part of a $17,423,975 firm-fixed-price contract for 130 aircraft pilot seats... more
IndustryRaytheon Co. awarded of a near 10 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the missiles
Raytheon Co., Tucson, Ariz., is being awarded a $9,958,168 firm fixed price contract modification. This action will exercise an option of 11 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM) Air Intercept... more
AirportsThe USA penetration in Mali
Bamako, Mali - The stages that gradually have made to become the African country an American allied
The Americans arrived in Mali in 1992, in order to supply medical supports to the inhabitants of ten villages; later the Alabama Aviation national Guard reconstructed an asylum on the ground of a military... more
Latest newsGripens in exchange of chickens? Only Saab can decide on it
Stockholm, Sweden - It would have been underlined by the Swedish Prime Minister to the Thai delegation during an official visit
Swedish Government would not have succeeded in satisfying Thailandia, with reference to the so hoped deal in order to favour the export of chicken from the Asian country towards the Northern Europe in... more
Civil aviationFight against illegal immigration: Libya ensures the deployment of its vehicles
Tripoli, Libya - The Libyan armed forces' helicopters would be already at work to monitor the territory
The situation related to the fighting against the illegal immigration that Italy is going to carry on in cooperation with Libya appears evolving constantly. Now, the North African country would prove ready... more
AirlinesVirgin Atlantic aims to space tourism (2): from 2007 the space commercial flights will start
Washington, USA - Travel will last maximum three hours and will cost minimal USD 80.000
The Virgin Group thanks to the agreement with Mojave Aerospace Ventures, the American firm behind SpaceShipOne, will begin to offer space flights from 2007, for groups until 5 passengers (see news AVIONEWS):... more
MiscellaneousSimone kidnapped in Iraq: new hopes from the King of Jordan
Rome, Italy - The Monarch will reach tomorrow in Rome
"The two Italian volunteers kidnapped in Iraq are alive and hope of receiving within Tuesday good news [... ] With the intelligence aid we are trying to localize them and using all our contacts with leaders... more
Weather forecastsSBAC: Farnborough International Ltd has been founded
London, UK - The new company totally owned by the traditional promoters of the event proves able to renew the success of the air show
Society of British Aerospace Companies (SBAC) would appear to be able to avoid the worst consequences concerning the future of the great Farnborough International Air Show. The company promoting the event... more
AirlinesVirgin Atlantic aims to space tourism
Washington, USA - A deal with the producers of the SpaceShipOne was signed and, according to Branson, it will enable to train 1000 pilots in 5 years
Richard Branson would prove convinced about the quality of the SpaceShipOne programme, that enabled a pilot to perform the first space tourism flight in history aboard a special aircraft during last June.... more
Science and technologyEU finances plans in order to reduce the aircraft noisy emissions
Brussels, Belgium - By more silent and ecological airplanes
The noise deriving from the aircraft emissions (see news AVIONEWS) could be reduced thanks to the realization of ecological and silent planes, to whose plan would be working the European Commission in... more
MiscellaneousOlympic flight: it was false the alarm (2). The airplane left again bound for its destination
London, UK - Police confirms it did find nor anything suspicious in the aircraft neither in the baggage
"The airplane was accurately checked and we are satisfied we can say no danger for security exists [...] The aircraft will be refuelled and prepared to fly again": this was the statement by an Essex Police’s s... more
DefenseEurogendfor: in Iraq if the European Union decides so
Rome, Italy - It would have been put into evidence by Gen. Mosca Moschini, President of the EU's Military Committee
Italian Defence Minister Antonio Martino excluded that the new European gendarmerie can be redeployed in Iraq in the near-term (see for details AVIONEWS). Nevertheless, President of the European Union’s M... more
PeopleSwiss and German greens against the air transport
Kostanz, Germany - Nocturnal pauses for the airports and taxes over kerosene: ecologists met today in Kostanz talk about it
Today the "Greens without frontiers" talks have kept in Kostanz, where representatives of German and Swiss ecologists has discussed about the air traffic, and they would have demanded a nine hours nocturnal... more
Helicopters"Volcanex 2004": Italian Air Force's HH-3F for SAR operations redeployed for the military exercise
Saragoza, Spain - An aircraft belonging to the 16th Wing to perform search and rescue operations supporting the ground forces
The military exercise named "Volcanex 2004" started in Spain today, and it is destinated to finish only on next October 8. More than 600 soldiers will be deployed for joint ground-air missions with several... more
Science and technology"G. Marconi": arrested because transported cocaine in his stomach
Bologna , Italy - A Nigerian would have ingested 61 eggs containing approximately a kilo of drug in order to pass the customs inspections
A Nigerian landed at "Guglielmo Marconi" air station in Bologna by an airplane coming from Ivory Coast, has been stopped from the agents of the Italian Guardia di Finanza because the dog of the dog unit... more
AccidentsNew Terminal 3 collapsed at Dubai International Airport (2): the project designed by French architects related to the "Charles de Gaulle" Airport
Dubai, UAE - However, the Paris air station's operator would have given the lie to the fact it had direct responsibilities for its building
The available news about the number of victims produced by the collapse of the Dubai air station’s Terminal 3 still appear unclear presently: they could be four or even eight, but local press seems to f... more
Civil aviationProhibited to fly low over the center of London
London, United Kingdom - From today planes and helicopters will have to ask authorization to fly over the capital city
From today on the sky of London will be prohibited to fly low. A circular communicated last Friday from the national service of air traffic control of the Ministry of Transportation established it. For... more
AirlinesBA: sit-in of the call center staff at Fiumicino airport
Rome, Italy - They manifest within the 9 hours strike announced for today by trade unions
Sit-in of the Rome call center dependants of the British Airways at Fiumicino (Italy): from 10:00am to 12:00am the Italian staff of the British carrier have manifested within the national strike announced... more
AirlinesAlitalia (2): fixed and variable share in the new pilots' contract
Rome, Italy - The related variations determine remuneration advantages as the flight hours number rises beyond the minimum amount set
Alitalia's pilots trade unions representatives would have quite positively considered the company's policy, aimed to make the carrier a more competitive one through the cost cutting and the rise of productivity.... more