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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
Science and technologyTempelhof airport does not close
Berlin, Germany - Upheld the airlines and air station dependent union appeal
Counter-order: Tempelhof does not close more (see news AVIONEWS). The historical Berliner air station that October 31 would have had to lock the doors in sight of the realization of the new Berlin Brandeburg... more
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