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AirlinesAlitalia (2): meeting at Palazzo Chigi for President Cimoli
Rome, Italy - The carrier's CEO is gathering with Italian Ministers Siniscalco and Maroni
Alitalia's President and CEO, Giancarlo Cimoli, has gathered with Italian Minister of Economy, Domenico Siniscalco and Minister of Welfare, Roberto Maroni at Palazzo Chigi (Italian Government's headquarter)... more
AccidentsTourism airplane crashes in the Swiss Vaud Canton (2): all Swiss the dead occupants
Montreux, Switzerland - Probable cause the worst weather condition
The Vodese Police has confirmed as soon the news diffused on the aircraft fallen yesterday in the outskirtses of Montreux, in Switzerland (see news AVIONEWS): in effect it’s a Cessna 182 taken off from F... more
Science and technologyTempelhof: last days of activity
Berlin, Germany - The historical air station is retiring
It is beginning the last month of activity of the Berliner Tempelhof airport, planned and realized from the nazi government, an architecture masterpiece (see news AVIONEWS). The Berlin regional authorities... more
Defense"Ioniex 2004": the exercise involving Italian Navy and the Russian Federation Navy has finished
Rome, Italy - It occurred in the Ionio Sea from September 12 to 20
"The exercise called Ioniex 2004 and involving Italian Navy and the Russian Federation Navy has finished today, after occurring in the Ionio Sea from September 12 to 20. Even the Black Sea fleet took part... more
AirlinesTurkish Airlines selects Airbus: is Turkey closer to EU?
Ankara, Turkey - The improvement of the relations with Paris for the future Turkish EU's joining would have also industrial reasons
Negotiations aimed to favour the Turkish joining in the European Union could start before the end of the current year. In these terms, it does not seem one can consider the present modernization process... more
AirlinesVolare Group removes the redundancies phantom
Milan, Italy - Minister Maroni and the airlines management met today at Milan-Malpensa
The Italian Welfare Minister, Roberto Maroni, and Volare Group management with the new President, Mauro Gambaro, and the President of the Varese Province, have met this afternoon at Malpensa airport. After... more
Latest newsUSAF: "war against terrorism" rage for its personnel
Washington, USA - Suicide cases and family hardships are increasing, but the military representatives prove confident about thier own soldiers' efforts
Remarkable changes would be occurring within US Air Force, and not only due to the new operative exigencies caused by the changing American and global geo-strategic priorities. USAF's representatives would... more
AirlinesSkyTeam: there's no place for Swiss International Airlines
Paris, France - It's too much large for its meager domestic market
The SkyTeam Alliance would not have space to contain airline in difficulty like Swiss International Airlines: the Air France Chief Executive, Spinetta, has revealed it on Sunday on a newspaper. The Swiss... more
AirlinesAlitalia (5): uncertainty on the future enterprise's corporate structure
Rome, Italy - The carrier's board would have asked the unions for a pause of reflection as they aim to keep the airline whole
Alitalia's board would have decided to resort to a pause of reflection, after the meeting with the nine trade unions' representatives occurred this morning. According to what most of all revealed by the... more
AirportsLybia: EU and USA put a stop to sanctions
Brussels, Belgium - It will be restored also the American air connections with Tripoli
On Wednesday the European Commission will introduce to states members a three points strategy in order to establish the new relations with Lybia: abolition of the economic sanctions in vigor from 1986,... more
AirlinesNew Zealand: High Court prevents Qantas' participation in Air New Zealand
Auckland, New Zeland - However, the Australian carrier would intend to strengthen its relations with the New Zealand's airline anyway
New Zealand's High Court of Justice would have found irregularities in the participation agreement signed by Air New Zealand and Qantas, and aimed to favour the gaining of a share in the New Zealand's... more
IndustryA new Indian-American deal in the aerospace and energy sectors
New Dheli, India - Nuclear energy, advanced technologically products and space as the sectors of common interest
Next Steps in the Strategic Partnership (NSSP): this is the name of the new cooperation agreement in the aerospace and energy sectors recently signed by India and the United States. The diplomatic frictions... more
Civil aviationUSA: from today searches more thorough in the airports
Washington, USA - Passengers will have to undress themselves of overcoat and jacket in order to allow in-depth controls
From today new security measures in the American airports: travellers will have to remove their overcoat in order to concur much more in-depth search. After the questions about the plastic explosive of... more
AccidentsTourist airplane crashes in the Swiss Canton of Vaud
Montreux, Switzerland - Perhaps victims are four
A tourist aircraft crashed yesterday in the South-West of Switzerland, in the Vaud Canton, on the Dent de Jaman exactly, which surpasses Montreux. A man who was paragliding has seen plane flying much... more
MiscellaneousAmerican air strikes on Falluja
Falluja, Iraq - They would have started last night and killed some ten persons so far
The Iraqi city of Falluja was involved by some aerial strikes performed by the US fighter-bombers, starting from last night. During the first mission, some 8 persons would have been killed, also because... more
Latest newsF-35 JSF: weight problems have been solved for the new stealth fighter
Washington, USA - Lockheed Martin would have succeeded in provide structural changes able to lower the total weight of the airplane for some 2700 lb
Lockheed Martin would have recently completed an important programme aimed to lower the total weight of the new F-35 JSF (Joint Strike Fighter) multirole stealth fighter in a significant manner. It seems... more
AirportsLinate incident (2): process adjourned on October 6
Milan, Italy - Rejected the preliminary exceptions raised from some lawyers
Have been rejected the preliminary exceptions raised from some lawyers of the seven charges: the process has been adjourned to the next October 6, while other audiences are scheduled on November 4 and... more
MiscellaneousIsraeli helicopter hit Hamas' board
Gaza City, Gaza Strip - An important member of the movement was killed by a rocket in the urban centre while he was aboard his car
Israel would have heavily hit Hamas' board at Gaza City yesterday in the evening. A rocket launched by an Israeli combat helicopter would have hit the car on which the 33 years old Khalid Abu Salima was... more
AirportsLinate incident: today in courtroom process with summary proceedings for seven inquires
Milan, Italy - Enav and Sea former-officials accused of contributory negligence in plural homicide and negligence disaster
The first preliminary audience against the seven inquires is kept today, which are Enav (National Agency Flight Service) and Sea (society that manages the Milan airports) former-officials accused for contributory... more
AirlinesAlitalia (4): is Lufthansa in the future of the Italian carrier?
Rome, Italy - The German airline would have given the lie to any concrete interest, but some opportunities would not have been completely excluded
Lufthansa would have recently given the lie to any hypothesis for a concrete interest by the carrier for Alitalia. Nevertheless, the German airline would not have a completely denied it has some aims regarding... more
Latest newsRAF has not pilots: fewer Typhoon for the United Kingdom
London, UK - This would be the hypothesis recently put forward by Ministry of Defence to start a serious operative problem
Great Britain scheduled the purchase of a total amount of 232 Eurofighter EF-2000 Typhoon multirole medium-light fighters, but Ministry of Defence would not prove willing to consider such programme as... more
Civil aviationFAA AD (Correction) on Cessna Aircraft Company 120, 140, 140A, 150, F-150, 170, 172, F-172, FR-172, P-172D, 175, 177, 180, 182, 185, A-185E, 190, 195, 206, P-206, U-206, TP-206, TU-206, 207, T-207, 210, T-210, 336, 337, and T-337 series airplanes
Washington, Usa - To prevent slippage of the pilot/co-pilot shoulder harness, which could result in failure of the shoulder harness to maintain proper belt length adjustment and tension
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information Federal Register Information [Federal Register: September 17, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 180)] [Page 55943-55947] Header Information Header... more
DefenseChina has ready a missile able to catching up Taiwan
Beijing, China - More and more tense the relationships between the two countries. Restored the Taipei-Incheon flights
The specialistic review "Janès Missile and Rockets" revealed that China would have tested a new missile able to catching up the Taiwan island without being located by the radars. Donghai-10, the missile’s na... more
AccidentsUSA: helicopter makes an emergency landing in a school
Los Angeles, USA - No danger aboard, where there was also the ex-Saint Francisco Mayor
The helicopter that transported the ex-Saint Francisco mayor, Willie Brown, on Friday evening at 9:10pm, would have made an emergency landing on the area before an elementary school near Malibù. It... more
DefenseAdm. Di Paola visited Italian troops deployed in Iraq
Nassiriya, Iraq - Italian Chief of General Staff would have underlined most of all the effectiveness of the method based on talks with the population
Italian Chief of General Staff, Adm. Giampaolo Di Paola, visited the Italian troops operating in Iraq yesterday at the Tallil Air Base. Chief of General Staff intended to personally verify the local situation,... more
Weather forecastsAir shows and exhibitions in the fourth week of September
Rome, Italy - From today, Monday 20 to Sunday 26
Monday 20 -Parachuting - 3rd World Championship in Freeflying; 5th World Championship in Freestyle Skydiving & Skysurfing. Aeroporto dos Amarais, Campinas, Brazil. + 55 21 431 61 82 http://events.fai.org... more
Weather forecastsOther air shows and exhibitions in September 2004
Rome, Italy -
SPEEDNEWS AVIATION INDUSTRY SUPPLIERS CONFERENCE…Sept. 20-22, Hotel Palladia, Toulouse, France. Info: (310) 203-9603. HELITECH LATIN AMERICA…Sept. 21-23, Campo de Marte Airport, Sao Paulo, Brazil. Inf... more
AirlinesHoldup aboard KLM B-747
Johannesburg, South Africa - It's happened at Johannesburg airport during the unload stage
On Thursday KLM has been victim of theft aboard a combi cargo plane at South African Johannesburg airport: it seems that some armed men robbed a cargo B-747/400, that according to the local press contained... more
HelicoptersThe first NH-90 devoted to Finland performed its maiden flight
Marignane, France - Finnish institutional and military representatives would consider such vehicle as fully in keeping with national operative exigencies
Finnish institutional and military representatives could watch the maiden flight of the first NH-90 multipurpose medium helicopter destinated to the northern European country at the Eurocopter's Marignane... more
Latest newsVenezuela: too F-16s left on the ground, the Mig-29s have ben ordered
Caracas, Venezuela - 50 Russian-made airplanes for multirole activities are quite worrying the neighbour countries and the USA
Venezuela would be forced to constantly leave on the ground at least half its own F-16 fighters' fleet (about 10 airplanes) due to maintenance reasons, and the defence exigencies would have led Caracas'... more
MiscellaneousAir Force Two diverted to Ohio for precautionary measures
Washington, USA - The Vice-President would have had to land at Washington, but a "Ivan" train has not rendered it possible
Hurricane Ivan has not saved not even the USA Vice-President Dick Cheney: Air Force Two seems in fact has been diverted precautionary in a Ohio base, because of the weather bad conditions on Washington.... more
SecurityDemonstration occurred at Fiumicino
Fiumicino, Italy - Several employees of the air station operating at the Cargo City moaned about the lack of activities efficiency
A spontaneous protest by the employees of a shipping company linked to Alitalia occurred at Fiumicino Airport this morning. Starting at about 06:30 am, a group of at least 60 cars and lorries would have... more
Press releaseAlitalia: an agreement with the flight assistants was also achieved on Saturday
Rome, Italy - It dealt with flight hours, on board crews' members number, 900 redundancies and saving for some EUR 80m
"An agreement was achieved among Alitalia and the flight assistants represented by the trade unions (Fit-Cisl, Filt-Cgil, Uilt, Ugl Trasporto Aereo, Anpav, Avia, Sult). On last Saturday, September 18,... more
AirlinesAlitalia: the company and the flight assistants achieved a deal
Rome, Italy - Redundancies lowering and productivity increase
Alitalia's board achieved an agreement with the trade unions' representatives of the flight assistants, forecasting to gain saving for some EUR 80m by 2008. The Lufthansa model is still considered as a... more
AirlinesAlitalia (2): the carrier's Board of Directors to be held today
Rome, Italy - In the meantime, Italian Government is ready to set the social safety valves and to schedule meetings with the company and the unions
Alitalia's board is going to meet the trade unions today in order to analyse the situation about what was achieved in terms of agreements with the employees last week. Later, in the afternoon, the Board... more
AirlinesSAS: dependents threaten strike
Stockholm, Sweden - They ask airline a 7.3% increase pay wages in three years
The Scandinavian Airlines dependents are threatening a strike for the next week: the union in fact have demanded to SAS to accept an increase pay wages of 7.3% in three years. The airline, which for a... more
IndustryGeneral Electric Aircraft Engines awarded of a over 8 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the F/A-18 aircraft
General Electric Aircraft Engines, Lynn, Mass., is being awarded an $8,509,132 priced order under a basic ordering agreement contract (N00383-00-G-0001) for procurement of line items supporting the F-404... more
IndustryMcDonnell Douglas Corp. awarded of a near 9 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the F/A-18 E/F aircraft
McDonnell Douglas Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of The Boeing Co., St. Louis, Mo., is being awarded an $8,720,980 ceiling priced cost plus fixed fee delivery order against a previously awarded Basic... more
DefenseEurogendfor: no deployment in Iraq in the short-term
Rome, Italy - Italian Defence Minister, Martino, would have underlined it, and he considers the new institution as a concrete step towards the EU common defence
Italian Defence Minister commented the recent foundation of the new European Gendarmerie (see for details AVIONEWS) in order to explain some operative aspect, most of all regarding Italy and its deployment... more
DefenseAVIONEWS at "Ioniex 2004": Italy and Russia together against the terroristic threat which could come from the sea (3)
Catania, Italy - Masorin: "The common aim of the two countries is the one of becoming able to defend ourselves against the common enemy"
The Russian colleague resonated Italian Admiral's words: "The common aim of the two countries - Adm. Vladimir Masorin explained - is the one of becoming able to face the common enemy. By working together... more
DefenseAVIONEWS at "Ioniex 2004": Italy and Russia together against the terroristic threat which could come from the sea
Catania, Italy - The ongoing naval exercise to be completed on next September 20
Together against the terroristic threat which could come from the sea. This is one of the main goals of the first bilateral naval exercise between Italy and Russia, named "Ioniex 2004" performed starting... more
AirlinesIraqi Airways: from tomorrow it returns in service
Baghdad, Iraq - After 14 years of wars and sanctions, the flag airline will fly towards Syria and Jordan
As from tomorrow Iraqi Airways after 14 years of inactivity, returns in service: after the first test flight of August 22 (see news AVIONEWS), the Iraqi airline starts again to made its international services... more
PeopleEuropean Single Sky: a dedicated conference in Sicily
Selinunte, Italy - Opened today, it will end tomorrow by an analysis on the passage from the current different air spaces to a single one
A conference on the "European Single Sky" has been opened today at Selinunte, in Trapani province. The event, whose conclusion has been scheduled for tomorrow, involve some 25 countries. Some 130 delegates... more
AirlinesThai Airways International expands its fleet in order to increase the revenue
Bangkok, Thailand - 14 new airplanes arrive for over USD 2bn
Thai Airways International expects an average yearly revenue increase by 9% for next 5 years, during which the Thailand airline has programmed to acquire 14 new aircraft, that would have to increase the... more
MiscellaneousThree men arrested for the attempt against Karzai
Khabul, Afghanistan - Maybe owners of devices used for the launch of the rocket would could have hit the chopper on which President flew
Talibans would have claimed back the attempt performed yesterday against the helicopter on which Afghan President, Hamid Karzai was travelling (see for details AVIONEWS). Khabul’s authorities would have a... more
AirlinesBritish Airways and Iberia towards integration
Madrid, Spain - The two airlines will divide international market shares in sight of a graduate fusion process
British Airways could acquire a significant stake in the Spanish Iberia, or the two air companies could decide to acquire stakes in each other: but it will not happen immediately. The two European carriers... more
AirlinesSingapore Airlines: the passenger load factor in August diminishes
Singapore - Carrier has lost 4,4 percentage points regarding the same period of 2003
Singapore Airlines passenger and cargo load factor in August would be diminished, while instead the capacity on its routes would be increased. The flag airline in fact has communicated on Wednesday that... more
AirlinesAlitalia (6): Buttiglione positively welcomes the results achieved by the company and the unions
Rome, Italy - Bertinotti would have instead underlined the past carrier's operative mistake with the lowering of the routes intended to face the crisis
Italian Minister for EU's Policies, Rocco Buttiglione, has positively welcomed the results achieved so far by Alitalia's President and CEO, Giancarlo Cimoli, and the various trade unions involved. Buttiglione... more
AirlinesAlitalia (5): a productivity increase agreement for the flight assistants
Rome, Italy - The unions aim to achieve a reduction of redundancies previously scheduled by this evening
Talks among the Alitalia's board and the representatives of the flight assistants got started again at 02:30 pm today. The company, after succeeding in convincing the unions about the importance of some... more
AirlinesUnited Airlines: the restructuring plan previews meant cuts of staff
Washington, USA - Airline does not pledge itself on the precise figure and not confirm voices about 6.000 dependents in less
The United Airlines restructuring plan could preview meant staff cuts, but it would not be still clear the amount. The management is trying in fact to recover approximately USD 655m through a decided... more