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Civil aviationFAA AD on Boeing model 767 series airplanes
Usa - To detect and correct the propagation of fatigue cracks in the vicinity of oil cans on the web of the aft pressure bulkhead, which could result in rapid decompression of the passenger cabin, possible damage or interference with the airplane control
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Civil aviationFAA AD on Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica SA (Embraer) model EMB-120 series airplanes (2004-14-25)
Washington, Usa - To prevent possible multiple avionics failures caused by a lightning strike, which could reduce the ability of the flightcrew to control the airplane
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IndustryPratt & Whitney awarded of a over 9 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the engine applicable to F-16 aircraft
Pratt & Whitney, East Hartford, Conn., is being awarded a $9,674,645 firm fixed price contract to support equipment and spare parts for one year of Level 1 depot in Egypt for F100PW220E engine applicable... more
Press releaseBoeing: Emirates announced an order for up to 13 B-777/300ER
Farnborough, UK - Four airplanes will be delivered during 2006
The Boeing Company and Emirates last Monday said the Dubai-based airline will order up to 13 Boeing 777-300ER (Extended Range) airplanes valued at USD 2.96bn at list price. Four of the airplanes are... more
SecurityBrazil, civil helicopter crashes: six died and three missing in the sea
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - It transports technicians on oil platform
A helicopter crashed today off the coast of Rio de Janeiro, while it was carrying some technicians on oil platform, sink in the sea. In total nine the people on board, according to the first excited news,... more
AccidentsCollision in flight between two F-18 of the US Navy
Oregon, Usa - Two pilots died, save the third
The collision, whose causes are still to verify, has happened in the Oregon's sky during a training flight, yesterday in the first afternoon (at 11:30pm Italian hour). Official sources have declared that... more
Weather forecastsAVIONEWS at Farnborough International 2004: Thales and Diehl Avionik for the A-400M
Farnborough, UK - Airbus selects these two companies in order to supply avionics components for the new airlifter under development
Thales and Diehl Avionik are going to provide several avionics systems for the new Airbus A-400M military airlifter. This agreement was achieved right on the occasion of Farnborough International 2004... more
Civil aviationSeptember 11: terrorists who attacked Pentagon had been detected by Washington Airport's cameras
Washington, USA - The movie was broadcasted yesterday by some American networks
Four out of five kamikaze-hijacking persons who controlled the American Airlines B-757/200 77 flight en route from Washington to Los Angeles with 58 passengers on board and 6 crew members, had been detected... more
Press releasePW-200 turboshaft engine fleet: one million hours in flight
Farnborough, UK - The engine family introduced in the 1990
"Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp. (P&WC) recently marked the 1,000,000th operating hour of its PW-200 turboshaft engine fleet, further confirming the engine series' leadership position in the world light-twin... more
Press releaseEmbraer: Luxair signed commercial proposal for two ERJ-135 jets
Farnborough, England - The aircraft will operate in London City
Embraer and Luxair have announced last Monday the signature of a commercial proposal to exercise two ERJ-135s options and to include one more option for an aircraft of the same type in Embraer’s orderbook. Under s... more
IndustryBoeing 7E7 offers cabin improvements
Farnborough, UK - According to a study of more than 500 people
A comprehensive study of more than 500 people found that Boeing 7E7 Dreamliner passengers will feel more relaxed and less fatigued thanks to cabin-pressurization improvements on the all-new airplane. Oklahoma... more
Weather forecastsAVIONEWS at Farnborough International 2004: cuts for British defence but helicopters' role still remains a major one
Farnborough, UK - Defence Minister Hoon would appear convinced of it
Participation by British Defence Minister, Geoff Hoon, to Farnborough International 2004 has put into evidence the national defence exigencies, and defence should experience significant cuts in order to... more
Weather forecastsAVIONEWS at Farnborough International 2004: the AVTS programme has been granted to Landmark Training Consortium
Farnborough, UK - Also AgustaWestland to participate to the production of the new training system for armoured vehicles' crews
Landmark Training Consortium will attend to the development of the AVTS (Armoured Vehicle Training Service) programme, on the basis of what has been decided by British Ministry of Defence. This company,... more
Weather forecastsAVIONEWS at Farnborough International 2004: "The Usaf's fighters? No comparison is possible with the Typhoon"
Farnborough, UK - It would have been maintained by Usaf Chief of General Staff after a test flight on the new combat aircraft
Eurofighter EF-2000 Typhoon's high performances cannot be denied even by the most important representatives of US Air Force. But this fact appears even more relevant when an extremely positive comment... more
CuriositiesJohn Travolta: parked in his garden a Gulfstream II and a B-707
Rome, Italy - His villa looks like more to an airport that to a house
He interviewed from "Ad Architectural Digest" the Italian-American actor, famous for his passion for the airplanes, has declared: "When I was child I thought that with the new millennium all the world... more
AccidentsOn July 25, 2000, Concorde crash in Paris: it speaks again about the lamina lost from Continental Airlines' DC-10
Paris, France - In the sight of the inquiry its constitution, the titanium
On July of 2001 the surveying office for the security of the French air navigation (BEA) established that to cause the disaster that provoked the death of 113 people, both embarked on the Concorde’ Air F... more
Civil aviationTelephone call threatened air attempt: Eiffel Tower was evacuated yesterday
Paris, France - A kamikaze-aircraft should have hit the symbol of Paris
Fortunately it was a false alarm but, as a warning measure, the SNTE - the company which manages the famous iron tower - ordered the evacuation for some 4000 persons yesterday at about 03:30 pm, and they... more
Weather forecastsAVIONEWS a Farnborough International 2004: PowerJet as the new joint-venture between Snecma and NPO Saturn
Farnborough, UK - It will attend to the development and the promotion of the engines devoted to the new Sukhoi RRJ regional jets
PowerJet: this is the name of the new joint venture created by the rising cooperation between French Snecma and Russian NPO Saturn for the production of what are going to be the new engines destinated... more
Press releaseVitrociset has been awarded the bid of the maintenance of the Test Fire Range in Salto di Quirra
Rome, Italy - The contract of a total worth about EUR 18m, will last a year
"The RTI composed of Vitrociset (Prime), Galileo Avionica and MBDA Italia has been awarded the bid issued by the Italian MoD – Military Air Force Logistic Command - for the services related to the 'Technical-operational m... more
Weather forecastsAVIONEWS at Farnborough International 2004: Italy appears more and more a leader in the aerospace sector
Farnborough, UK - Italian Minister for Productive Activities Antonio Marzano appears convinced of it
Participation by Italian Minister for Productive Activities, Antonio Marzano at the Air Show appears particularly significant with reference to the situation of aerospace sector in Italy. According to... more
Weather forecastsAVIONEWS at Farnborough International 2004: the alternative solution against the JCM comes from MBDA
Farnborough, UK - The European missile group intends to develop a new flexible system against surface targets
MBDA group intends to promote an alternative solution against the JCM (Joint Common Missile) for the production of a new air-to-surface missile system destinated to replace several weapon systems for such... more
Weather forecastsAVIONEWS at Farnborough International 2004: Galileo Avionica’s participation
Farnborough, UK – Falco and radar systems in the centre of attention
Galileo Avionica attends Farnborough International Air Show 2004 by showing a wide range of products for aviation and aerospace employment. The Falco UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) is in particular in the... more
Weather forecastsAVIONEWS at Farnborough International 2004: Eads still aims to the KC-X
Farnborough, UK – The European group will not renounce to carry on the promotion of its alternative solution against the 767 Tanker
A final choice for the KC-X programme does not exist yet in the United States with reference to the need for providing US Air Force with new air tankers. Eads is quite aware of it and it will nor renounce... more
Weather forecastsAVIONEWS a Farnborough International 2004: a simulator for the AB-139
Farnborough, UK – It is produced by the Rotorsim consortium for all the dedicated missions of the aircraft
AgustaWestland’s Cascina Costa facility will receive a new simulator entirely dedicated to the AB-139 helicopter. The development of such simulator must be referred to Rotorsim, a consortium based on A... more
AirlinesAlitalia: the air company have to restructured itself without aids of State, new investments, without to expand the capacity of the fleet but only firing
Rome, Italy - The European Commissioner, Loyola De Palacio, declared it
The engagement of the Italian Government to reduce the own majority participation to one of minority has been welcomed from the European commissioner "... With much favour". But the problem returns to... more
Weather forecastsAVIONEWS at Farnborough International 2004: Neuron and Euromale for the growth of European cooperation for aerospace sector
Farnborough, UK – The future of European military aviation also depends on these two new UAVs
Neuron and Euromale: these are the two major European aviation programmes related to the future unmanned aircraft devoted to encourage further cooperation among several countries’ producers, and a higher i... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on The Cessna Aircraft Company model 525 airplanes
Usa - To correct this single-point failure in the electric pitch trim system, which will result in a runaway pitch trim condition where the pilot could not disconnect using the control wheel autopilot/trim disconnect switc
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Civil aviationFAA AD on Boeing model 747-100, 747-200B, 747- 200C, 747-200F, 747-300, 747-400, 747-400D, 747-400F, and 747 SR series airplanes
Usa - To prevent fractured discharge heads, which could cause the fire extinguishing agent to leak, which could result in an uncontrolled engine fire that could spread to the strut and wing, or an uncontrolled auxiliary power unit (APU) fire that could s
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Weather forecastsAVIONEWS at Farnborough International 2004: Eads-Irkut alliance is stronger
Farnborough, UK - A new agreement has been signed right during the Air Show in order to promote in the international market the Beriev BE-200RR jet firefighter
It had already announced during the last ILA 2004 edition in Berlin in May and a first important step in this sense had already been performed, but now Eads and Irkut have signed a really relevant agreement... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Airbus model A-300 B4-600, B4-600R, and F4-600R series airplanes; A-310 series airplanes; equipped with Pratt & Whitney JT9D-7R4 or 4000 series engines (2004-14-17)
Washington, Usa - To prevent in-flight deployment of a thrust reverser, which could result in reduced controllability of the airplane
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Civil aviationFAA AD on Airbus model A-300 B4-600, B4-600R, C4- 605R Variant F, and F4-600R, and A-310 series airplanes (2004-14-08)
Usa - To prevent failure of the attachment system of the cargo insulation blankets, which could result in detachment and consequent tearing of the blankets, resulting in blanket pieces being ingested into and jamming the forward outflow valve of the pres
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Civil aviationFAA AD on Bombardier model DHC-8-102, -103, and -106 airplanes
Washington, Usa - To prevent increased roll forces due to cracking of the left and right aileron tab actuator arm channels, which could be interpreted by the pilot as a flight control problem and might lead to loss of control of the airplane
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Civil aviationFAA AD on Stemme GmbH & Co. models S-10, S-10-V, and S-10-VT sailplanes
Washington, Usa - To detect and correct incorrectly glued drive shafts, which could result in drive shaft failure
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Weather forecastsAVIONEWS at Farnborough International 2004: will be the Alenia's facility aimed to manufacture components for the Dreamliner in Brindisi?
Farnborough, UK - It is the proposal by Puglia Region Council Vice-president Carmine Dipietrangelo
Brindisi as the proper location for the production of structural components for the Boeing 7E7 Dreamliner. This is a proposal put forward by Puglia Region Council Vice-President Carmine Dipietrangelo and... more
Weather forecastsAVIONEWS at Farnborough International 2004: Vitrociset’ participation
Farnborough, UK – The best logistics and defence solutions of the Italian company are being shown at the great Air Show
Vitrociset attends Farnborough International 2004 by showing its main products and putting into evidence the capabilities of the company in meeting a large series of exigencies both regarding the civil... more
Weather forecastsAVIONEWS at Farnborough International 2004: the 7E7 exists but is it a realistic solution?
Farnborough, UK – Airbus bears in mind the new Boeing’s programme but appears doubtful about the possibility it can really satisfy the concrete exigencies of air transport.
Airbus seizes a chance at Farnborough to put into evidence how Boeing goes on denying the existence of a major relevant aviation programme at an international level like the A-380 is. "We do not deny instead... more
Weather forecastsAVIONEWS at Farnborough International 2004: institutional and military representatives visited AgustaWestland’s stands
Farnborough, UK – Italian ministers Martino, Marzano and Gasparri met the representatives of the helicopter company
AgustaWestland was significantly visited during these days at Farnborough International 2004 from an institutional and military point of view. On July 20 Italian Defence Minister arrived at helicopter... more
Weather forecastsAVIONEWS at Farnborough International 2004: Mitsui and KAI for the Bell 427i IFR
Farnborough, UK – The new helicopter to enter service in 2007
South Korean KAI and Japanese Mitsui will be major partners in developing the new Bell 427i IFR helicopter. The aircraft of the well known US company will be provided with state-of-the –art avionics, s... more
Weather forecastsAVIONEWS at Farnborough International 2004: Bell starts the first test flights of the new MAPL rotor
Farnborough, The system to be likely to be adopted also for the 427i helicopters
Bell starts appraising an important testing stage regarding its new tail rotor designed in order to improve a wide series of performance parameters for its own helicopters. The system, which is being developed,... more
HelicoptersPratt & Whitney Canada's PW-207C turboshaft engine selected to power the AgustaWestland Grand helicopter
Farnborough, UK - Over 1000 engines have been delivered to date
Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp. (P&WC) is pleased to announce that a growth version of the PW200 series turboshaft engine has been selected to power the AgustaWestland Grand helicopter. Designated the PW207C,... more
Weather forecastsAVIONEWS at Farnborough International 2004: the BE-200 against the flames of terrorism
Farnborough, UK - The airplane was recently deployed even during a joint anti-terrorism exercise in the Baltic Sea
Two Irkut Beriev BE-200 are presently available for the Russian Ministry which deals with civil defence in the country. Russia is going to operate some seven multirole anphibious aircraft by 2007, and... more
AirportsThe cut head of the American engineer competent for attack helicopter sector has been found
Riad, Saudi Arabia - The horrible finding occurred in the house of an important wanted terrorist
It has been unveiled by a Saudi Minister of Interior's press release: during a control operation performed yesterday night in Riad in the house of Saleh Mohammed Aufi, the important wanted terrorist, preserved... more
Weather forecastsAVIONEWS at Farnborough International 2004: "Cut for Italian defence spending will not affect the Eurofighter programme"
Farnborough, UK - Italian Defence Minister Martino would be sure of it mainly with reference to the Tranche 2
Two days ago Italian Defence Minister, Antonio Martino, commented the problem related to possible cuts for the sector on the occasion of the showing of the new financial measure, maintaining that Italian... more
IndustryEmbraer: Republic Airways Holdings confirms two additional options for EMB-170
Farnborough, England - Order adds to previous purchase of 16 aircraft of the same model
Embraer last Monday announced at the Farnborough Air Show that Republic Airways Holdings has confirmed two further options for Embraer 170 aircraft, in addition to three options already exercised and included... more
Weather forecastsAVIONEWS at Farnborough International 2004: the success of Finmeccanica group
Farnborough, UK - After the Agusta Grand, a new agreement with Lockheed Martin in the missile sector
After the official showing of the new AgustaWestland A-109 Grand helicopter occurred yesterday at Farnborough (see for details AVIONEWS), Finmeccanica group has unveiled also the sign of an important agreement... more
IndustryBoeing awards seventh 7E7 contract to Hamilton Sundstrand
Washington, Usa - The Connecticut based industry will supply other systems
Boeing has selected Hamilton Sundstrand to provide the ram air turbine emergency power system for the all-new 7E7 Dreamliner, the seventh system awarded to the Connecticut-based company. The ram air... more
IndustryBoeing: design of world’s Longest-Range jetliner near completion
Washington, Usa - For 90 percent of it
Boeing recently completed 90 percent of the design for its 777-200LR (Longer Range) passenger airplane, which will fly farther than any commercial jetliner. The milestone signifies that Boeing is moving... more
Weather forecastsAVIONEWS at Farnborough International 2004: a new Apache for the British Army
Farnborough, UK - Combat helicopters availalble for the British Army rise up to 67
The official delivery of the 67th AH Mk.1 Apache combat helicopter for the British Army Air Corps occurred today at Farnborough International 2004. The British Army is so provided with almost 70 airframes... more
Weather forecastsAVIONEWS at Farnborough International 2004: the helicopter sector should emulate civil transport industry
Farnborough, UK - Boeing Rotorcraft would be convinced of it, in order to encourage the development of new helicopter programmes
Representatives from the helicopter sector of boeing analyze the present situation at Farnborough and point out a relevant aspect for the development of new programmes in this sector. According to Boeing... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Fokker model F.28 Mark 0070 and 0100 series airplanes
Usa - To detect forging defects of the MLG main fittings, which could lead to cracking and result in significant structural damage to the airplane and possible injury to the occupants
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