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AerospaceICBM as space carriers?
Moscow, Russia - The hypothesis to turn the ballistic missiles into space rockets would be under consideration by engineers and privates
Using intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBM) as space cargo carriers for the transport of supplies and satellites: an idea not considered as completely new but that would be anyway catching on in Russia,... more
Weather forecastsAir shows and exhitions in the first days of October
Rome, Italy - Form next Friday 1, to Sunday 3
Friday 01 - Hang Gliding - 2004 Canugra Classic. Canungra, Australia. + 61 4 2813 2215 www.chgc.asn.au - Paragliding - 1st International São Paulo Acro Challenge. Guarapiranga Dam, São Paulo, Brazil. +... more
AccidentsNew Terminal 3 collapsed at Dubai International Airport
Dubai, UAE - Several persons among the workers would have been killed and injured following the incident
A structure still under construction at the Dubai international air station would have suddenly collapsed today, around 11:00 (local time in the United Arab Emirates), so killing and injuring a still not... more
MiscellaneousCanada ready to send a C-130 with necessities towards Haiti
Montreal, Canada - Food, medicines and clothes to be delivered to population in difficulty soon
After the great solidarity coming from anywhere in the world and addressed to Haiti, as being in difficulty in these days (see for details AVIONEWS), also Canada would have decided to cooperate. After... more
AerospaceISS: a failure affected the main oxygen generator
Washington, USA - Without supplies, the two astronauts on board would be forced to go back to the Earth by the space lifeboat
The situation aboard the International Space Station (ISS) appears a delicate one. Starting from the last weekend, the two astronauts on board would have found the existance of a serious failure for the... more
HelicoptersKaman Seasprites for Romanian Navy?
Bucharest, Romania - BAe would have suggested this solution for the provision of new shipped aircraft to be destinated to the Type 22 class frigates
Romanian Navy is about to make the two new Type 22 class frigates enter the service, and it would have proven willing to purchase new shipped helicopters to be destinated to the operative activities of... more
AccidentsAn emergency landing for a short-circuit on board
Brindisi, Italy - The plane left from Greece was directed to England with 200 passengers
In the late evening on Friday a charter coming from Greece would have carried out an emrgency landing on the Brindisi airport runaway because of a short-circuit occurred aboard the flight directed in England.... more
Weather forecastsAir shows and exhibitions in the fifth week of September
Rome, Italy - From today, Monday 27 to Thursday 30
Monday 27 - Hang Gliding - 2004 Canugra Classic. Canungra, Australia. + 61 4 2813 2215 www.chgc.asn.au - Electronic Warfare Conference & Exhibition 2004. Putra World Trade Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. +60... more
SecurityOlympic flight: it was false the bomb alert
London, United Kingdom - "The flight 411 for America carries a bomb for Iraq"... "America will see": this is the message of the anonymous calls to the Greek newspaper "Ethnos"
No bomb aboard the Olympic Airways flight Athens-New York, forced yesterday afternoon to make an emergency landing, because of three anonymous telephone calls perceiving about the presence of a device... more
MiscellaneousIsraeli Apache helicopter hit the Khan Yunis refugee site
Gaza City, Gaza Strip - An armed operation aimed to prevent Hamas from threatening by mortars and Kassam rockets the Israeli territory
Israeli Army would have performed several military operations against the Khan Yunis refugee site on last Saturday and Sunday. Israeli forces would have acted with soldiers, tanks and combat helicopters,... more
MiscellaneousFalluja and Baghdad in the sights of the American fighter-bombers
Falluja, Iraq - Starting on last September 24, several bombing activities would have been accomplished in order to face the rebels
US Air Force's combat airplanes would have been carrying on a series of operations in Iraq since the last September 24, most of all night operations, aimed to weaken the rebels' activities, in several... more
Press releaseVitrociset and Eads Space sign a Memorandum of Understanding
Rome, Italy - In the aerospace sector
"Vitrociset and Eads Space announce the signature in Paris of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for the study of future initiatives and collaborations in the aerospace sector. Major field of cooperation... more
AirlinesAlitalia: measure on the social safety valves to be in line with EU's ruling and the company-unions deal
Rome, Italy - It would have been underlined by Italian Minister Maroni, waiting for the meeting with ministries Siniscalco and Buttiglione occurring today
Italian Welfare Minister, Roberto Maroni, is going to show today, gathering together with Minister of Economy, Domenico Siniscalco, and Minister for EU's Policies, Rocco Buttiglione, the preliminary draft... more
Latest newsEcuador and Colombia: two cases of renewed viability in the military aviation sector
Quito, Ecuador - While the first country starts a massive military exercise, the second one thinks to design the first national-made airplane
South America proves more and more in ferment regarding the industrial and military activities related to the aerospace sector. Ecuador would have started a massive military exercise, which would be involving... more
IndustryAlan Manes Machine awarded of a near 17 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the F-15 aircraft
Alan Manes Machine, Fort Collins Colo., is being awarded a $16,872,693.16 firm fixed price contract to provide for two line items of F-15 titanium pylon wing ribs (NSNs 1560-01-500-4283FX and 1560-01-5005502FX)... more
IndustryUnited Technologies awarded a over 28 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the F-100 engine
United Technologies, East Hartford, Conn., is being awarded a $28,650,088 firm fixed price contract to provide for High Pressure Turbine Case, (stock number-2840-01502-6781NZ P/N: 4087195,) 1,000 each,... more
IndustryMcDonnell Douglas Corp. awarded of a over 6 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the F/A-18C/D/E/F aircraft
McDonnell Douglas Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of The Boeing Co., St. Louis, Mo. is being awarded a $6,590,000 not-to-exceed modification to a previously awarded fixed-price-incentive/award-fee contract... more
DefenseDepleted uranium: Italian Senate's Defence Commission gives its green light for an investigation committee
Rome, Italy - 20 Senators will have one year to verify prospective relations between its deployment and the cancer cases among the Italian soldiers
Italian Senate's Defence Commission would have recently given its green light for the creation of an investigation committee, aimed to verify the existance of prospective concrete direct relations between... more
Science and technologyUSA: policeman detained in airport with an undeclared weapon in his suitcase
Los Angeles, USA - Also knowing the procedures he was going up aboard with a gun
The Los Angeles police department anti-terrorism commander on Thursday would have been detained by federal authorities within the international airport of Los Angeles, because carried a 38-caliber gun... more
Press releaseLauda Air SpA: the A-330/200's Captain honoured the received permission
Vizzola Ticino, Italy - The aircraft, bound for Bordeaux, without passengers on board, for a technical positioning flight, was performing the taxiing stage
"With reference to what released by press today regarding the event occurred at Milan-Malpensa Airport on last Wednesday (September 22) in the evening, Lauda Air SpA reveals that the Captain of its own... more
AirlinesAeroflot: denationalization to occur only after joining SkyTeam
Moscow, Russia - It would have been underlined by the Russian carrier's board during a meeting with the air France's representatives
Aeroflot will not be involved by a denationalization process until it joins the SkyTeam strategic alliance. This is what the Russian airline's representatives would have recently put into evidence during... more
PeopleBoeing: two hundred 7E7 Dreamliners have been ordered
Washington, USA - The names of the purchaser airlines to be unveiled by the end of this year
According to Boeing's representatives, the rivalry with Airbus is significantly destinated to increase when considering the economic trend of the worldwide air transport sector. Boeing would in fact think... more
DefenseDepleted uranium (4): historico-environmental settings for the deployment of the DU
Rome, Italy - From the War in the Gulf to the intervention in Kosovo and the military operations following September 11, 2001
The deployment of depleted uranium-endowed munitionment occurred during several real military operations, besides the exercises performed in particular by the US armed forces during the last 15 years.... more
DefenseDepleted uranium (3): weapons and vehicles using the DU
Rome, Italy - A-10, Apache, Cobra and the Abrams tank among the vehicles deploying depleted uranium-endowed munitionment and armouring
An analysis of the major weapon systems, aircraft and ground vehicles endowed of components and bullets produced with the use of depleted uranium could be carried out, finding that its use especially involves... more
DefenseDepleted uranium (2): deployment and theories on the dangerous features of the DU
Rome, Italy - It is usually used to produce extremely resistant bullets but clashing theories exist about its radioactivity
Uranium 238 DU: this is the full name of the so called depleted uranium, a rejected product stemming from the uranium enrichment process itself, extremely resistant so that it is even by far preferred... more
HelicoptersMarine One: the promotional activity to end after October 11
Washington, USA - US Navy will have to appraise the two solutions suggested by the candidates to enable Government to decide by the end of the year
The promotional activities by the candidates competing for the Marine One programme, related to the provision of the new helicopter fleet destinated to the United States' President, are scheduled to finish... more
AerospaceFirst tests for the experimental satellites destinated to the Galileo system
London, UK - The two models subjected to tests on the ground to be put into orbit by the end of next year
ESA (European Space Agency) would have got the ground testing activities started for the instruments and devices scheduled for the first two satellites destinated to the Galileo European global positioning... more
AirlinesTurkish Airlines: accounts improve
Ankara , Turkey - State puts for sale airline stake
The Turkish Airlines today reports that it have realized in the first part of the year a net profit for USD 5,35m, after the huge losses recorded in 2003. The Turkish government at early week would have... more
AirlinesAlitalia (4): social safety valves for the air transport are fully sustainable
Rome, Italy - It would be revealed by Italian Welfare Minister, Maroni, as ready to show its own plan to Italian Government on next Monday
Italian Welfare Minister, Roberto Maroni, would have revealed some details regarding the social safety valves for air transport, which are going to be adopted starting from the approval of the related... more
Press releaseEnav: no risk of crash at Malpensa
Rome, Italy - In the meantime, in caution the flight controller involved has been suspended from the service
"Enav confirms that on Wednesday September 22, occurred an anomalous event at Milan-Malpensa airport about the times of strip 35 crossing of an airplane (Lauda 9330), while on the same strip an other airplane... more
AccidentsAn Indian Air Force's Mirage 2000 fell headlong
New Dheli, India - Its pilot would have ejected just before the crash occurred far from populated areas
An Indian Air Force's Dassault Mirage 2000 multirole light fighter would have fallen headlong during a routine mission today. In fact, it seems that the military airplane lost part of its own landing gear... more
DefenseEU Commission: too many doubts on the defence contracts for not strictly military products
Brussels, Belgium - Members would often avoid to resort to free international competition
European Commission would be carefully thinking about the opportunity to regulate the matter regarding defence contracts in a clearer manner, with reference to products devoid of self-evident military... more
AirlinesLufthansa: still delays and flights cancelled
Frankfurt, Germany - Because of the electronic problem to the system "Unisys"
The troubles in the German air stations and in particular at Frankfurt airport not stopped because of the electronic problem in the computer world-wide system (Unisys) that regulates Lufthansa check-in... more
PeopleA decree on civil aviation in Italy: division of competences and safety
Rome, Italy - As the major aspects of the future country's air transport sector, according to Italian Vice-Minister for Transport
Italian Vice-Minister for Infrastructures and Transport, Mario Tassone, would have recently underlined the importance of the decree concerning civil aviation, aimed to ensure significant improvements for... more
Science and technologyFiumicino: the 1st airport in Italy and the 6th in Europe for quality
Rome, Italy - Previewed already new EUR 30m investments
The "Leonardo da Vinci" international airport rises at 6th in the table of quality of the European air stations in the first quarter 2004: Copenaghen, Amsterdam, Vienna, Munich, Zurich, Paris, London and... more
CuriositiesElton John "appears" at Taipei airport
Taipei, Taiwan - The English singer would have insulted photographers and journalists come to receive him
Ugly episode at Taipei airport in Taiwan, where the English pop star, Elton John, is landed on Thursday by his private jet: the singer, reached in order to hold a concert in the Chung Shan stadium, after... more
Science and technologyTroubles at Heathrow for the strike of the refuelling workers
London, United Kingdom - The Afs dependents will cross the arms for 48 hours
The fuel refuelling workers at international airport of Heathrow started at 4:30am (local hour) this morning a 48 hour strike, promulgated in a trade-union dispute. The abstention from the job could provoke... more
AirlinesDelta Airlines: fly to the USA tasting wine
Washington , USA - Special rate for who takes off from Italy to reach US
As from October 5, Delta Airlines in order to celebrate its 75th anniversary launches a special rate to travel in class "BusinessElite" towards the American destinations more requested in demand: Washington,... more
AirlinesAlitalia (3): "A miraculous deal between the the company and the unions"
Rome, Italy - GCIL union's leader, Epifani, would prove convinced of it, while the social safety valves decree is to be approved on next Wednesday
"A miraculous deal". Italian CGIL union's leader, Guglielmo Epifani, would have considered in this way the agreement achieved between the Alitalia's board and the unions' representatives last night on... more
Press releaseENAC asks ENAV for details on the Malpensa's event
Rome, Italy - They are intended to verify the reasons which caused such event
"With reference to the traffic conflict occurred at Milan-Malpensa on last Wednesday September 22 between a MD-87 while taking off and a A-330, ENAC (Italian National Civil Aviation Agency) reveals that... more
Press releaseAlitalia: a meeting between Cimoli and the unions occurred last night
Rome, Italy - The company confirmed the contents and the forecasts of the triennial industrial project
"Alitalia's President and CEO met the trade unions last night: Filt Cgil, Fit Cisl, Uiltrasporti, Ugl Trasporti, Anpac, Unione Piloti, Anpav, Avia, Sult Trasporto Aereo. The contents and the forecasts... more
AirportsReviews: "L’Aereo 'S.V.A.' e i Cantieri Aeronautici Ansaldo (un'epoca d’aviatori)"
Rome, Italy - History and technology of a biplane which marked an unforgettable sign in the memory of Italian pioneering aviation
"L’Aereo 'S.V.A.' e i Cantieri Aeronautici Ansaldo (un'epoca d’aviatori)", ("The 'S.V.A.' airplane and the Ansaldo Aviation Facilities (an aviators' age)") Fabio Pertino Caroggio Editore, 2004, 118... more
MiscellaneousSurvivors to an aircraft incident come back after two days
Washington, USA - They had believed died after that the single-engine airplane on which they travelled burned after be crashed
Two Forest Guards involved on Monday afternoon in an aircraft incident while they flew over the Great Bear Wildernes (Montana), believed died like the other 3 passengers aboard the airplane, on Wednesday... more
DefenseThe Admiral Di Paola in visit to Malta
Valletta, Malta - He has been lingered also with the soldiers of the Miatm, the Italian mission of technical-military support
The Admiral Giampaolo Di Paola, the Defense General Staff Chief, yesterday has gone to Malta in official visit. He has been received from the island Armed Forces Chief who would have illustrated the tasks... more
Press releaseAlitalia: Cimoli remembers the necessity of a rearrangement and restoration of the national air transport system
Rome, Italy - In the course of the hearing of yesterday at the Senate; Enac, in fact, has undertaken the interventions regarding it
"Alitalia declares that the President-Ceo, Eng. Giancarlo Cimoli, in the course of the hearing yesterday at the Senate, has remembered the necessity of a deep restoration and normative rearrangement of... more
CuriositiesThailandia: new appeals to aerospace industry in order to export fowl
Rome, Italy - After gathering with Italian Government, Thai Prime Minister would be trying to export meat in exchange of Sweden fighters
Efforts by Thai Government in order to encourage the export of large amount of meat grown following the problems caused by the chicken flu do not are restricted to the commercial relations with Russia... more
AirlinesSnowflake: 60,000 tickets for sale
Stockholm, Sweden - October 31 is the launch date for the offer in Europe
October 31 is the launch date for Scandinavian Airlines Sweden's new customer offering in Europe. As part of this customer offering, the number of Snowflake destinations is being expanded to apply to the... more
AccidentsFinnair flight forced to an emergency landing
Helsinki, Finland - The crew would have found smoke in cabin from the conditioned air system
Yesterday a Finnair airplane taken off from Osaka, in Japan, and directed to Helsinki, has carried out an emergency landing to Kuopo (385 km at Northeast of Helsinki): the cause seems is the presence of... more
Press releaseAnsv investigates on a traffic conflict at Milan-Malpensa airport occurred last Wednesday
Rome, Italy - Between a MD-87 and an A-330
"The 'Agenzia nazionale per la sicurezza del volo, ANSV'(Italian Air Safety Board) has started a technical investigation upon receiving preliminary information about an airport manoeuvre area traffic conflict... more
AirlinesAlitalia: the unions accept company reorganization
Rome, Italy - However, SULT union would have postponed the final decision today till 06:00 pm
Alitalia's board and the trade unions' representatives would have achieved the final agreement on the new reorganization and the business plan of the carrier last night. Nevertheless, the unions which... more