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IndustryMemorandum of Understanding between Finmeccanica and GKN in order to purchase AgustaWestland
Rome, Italy – An agreement of EUR 1,5bn aimed to make Italian industry in this sector more competitive in the world
Finmeccanica and GKN have signed a Memorandum of Understanding today aimed to carry on during the year negotiation for selling British company’s 50% share of AgustaWestland to the Italian group. The v... more
Latest newsBritish Ministry of Defence unveils technical problems for the Typhoon
London, UK - Avionics faults would reduce flight safety
The EF-2000 Typhoon would suffer for significant technical problems regarding flight safety. It would be revealed by a Qinetic's report, an authority of British Ministry of Defence which deals with appraising... more
Latest newsT-38A simulator has been retired
Randolph, USA – The old system will be replaced by a new one more realistic and less expensive
After 26 years of training thousands of pilots, the last full-motion T-38° simulators was retired. To properly copy the aircraft, the old T-38 simulator had cockpits for the instructor and student pilot.... more
Science and technologyFrankfurt airport expansion delayed
Frankfurt, Germany - The delay was due to a chemical plant close the new runway
The expansion of Frankfurt Airport, vital for operator Fraport's earnings growth and for keeping Lufthansa as its main client, will be delayed by at least two years. Approval for the expansion of one of... more
AirlinesAlitalia: an agreement between the company and flying personnel has been achieved regarding summer schedule
Rome, Italy - Savings are forecasted related to about 200 employees
A first relevant agreement between Alitalia's direction and trade unions' representatives with reference to flying personnel has been achieved. An agreement about extraordinary measures devoted to a recover... more
AirlinesVirgin USA is choosing between New York and San Francisco Base
Washington, USA - The company seems that is going to choose Airbus aircraft
British entrepreneur Richard Branson said Monday the Virgin USA startup airline has narrowed its choices for a home city to San Francisco or New York. The United States currently restricts foreign ownership... more
IndustrySouth Korea ready to export its aerospace know-how
Seoul, South Korea – Turkey, Indonesia and Vietnam start cooperations for military aircraft
South Korean Government would be firmly carrying on its own commercial relations in the aerospace and defence sectors with some Asian and European countries. In particular, Turkey, Indonesia and Vietnam,... more
HelicoptersToo much simulator puts pilots off attack birds
Salisbury, UK – The British Army has found a mixed solutions
Thales, one of the leading company in electronic systems for navigation and defense, admitted that some of the best pilot recruits are deciding to fly utility helicopters because a career in attack aircraft... more
DefenseSurface-to-air missiles market is increasing
Washington, USA – According to a recent survey by Forecast International
A recent research carried out by Forecast International related to surface-to-air missiles market, would have pointed out how, during the next ten years, orders regarding the so called SAM (Surface-to-Air... more
IndustryBoeing selects Kidde fire protection system for 7E7 Dreamliner
Everett, USA - The 7E7 is going to be delivered on 2008
Boeing selects Kidde fire protection system for 7E7 Dreamliner. The boeing 7E7 Dreamliner will be equipped with Kidde Technologies fire protection systems that will provide fire detection and extinguishing... more
IndustryGKN interested in Boeing’s facilities?
London, United Kingdom – It could purchase some factories right when negotiation with Finmeccanica for selling Westland are going on
Negotiation between GKN and Finmeccanica for selling some 50% of Westland (presently owned by such British company) to this Italian group go on, when considering the fact that Finmeccanica would appear... more
AirlinesEl Al swings into profit for 2004 first quarter
Tel Aviv, Israel - Its Israeli market share it is continuously rising
El Al Israeli Airlines said Sunday it swung to a first-quarter net profit on a 33 percent jump in revenues and continued cost-cutting measures. In the first three months of the year, the airline recorded... more
AirlinesContinental Airlines receives the award as "Airline of the Year"
London, UK - New aim obteined by the North American company
The Continental Airlines has been named "Airline of the Year" and received awards as Best Executive/Business Class and Best North American company. It’s the first time that a North American Company r... more
Civil aviationThree Israelian men deported in Panama airline gun scare
Panama City, Panama - The other three young men are still held in Panama
Panama has deported three of six Israeli men arrested after they displayed fake pistols during a flight from Peru to Colombia (see AVIONEWS article). The men, all in their 20s, were arrested at Panama... more
AirportsAlarm in the area of London’s airport
London, UK - Exchange of shots at Heathrow
Alarm and fear for the security agents of Heathrow last Thursday. The BBC decided, without giving any notice to the agents, to film the scene of a movie nearby the airport; the disappoinment had been... more
AirlinesStill barricades for handicapped people by Meridiana airline
Palermo, Italy - Handicapped woman obliged at the airport for not qualified plane
Bad adventure for a 76 aged woman, without a leg by 15 years, who should have taken a flight Palermo-Lampedusa by the Meridiana airline, obliged at the airport because the plane, an Atr, was not qualified... more
Weather forecastsEmbraer shows its new jet
Brasil - Embraer shows its new Legacy Executive Jet at the European airshow of Geneve
For the first time the Embraer will show, at the European airshow of Geneve, on the next May from 25 to 27 its new Legacy Executive Jet. The inauguration of the Ebace (European Business Aviation Conference... more
Science and technologyGood news expected for the Airport of Parma
Parma, Italy - New finances for the "Giuseppe Verdi"
The President of the airport, Bruno Gemmi, will sign on Tuesday the convention with the National organization for civil aviation (Enac) about financing EUR 10,m for renovating the airport of Parma. The... more
AirportsD'Arrigo achieved the objective of flying over Everest
Rome, Italy - The flight lasted 4 hours and half gaining 9000 metres altitude
Angelo D'Arrigo, the hang-gliding multichampion, has achieved with his hang-glider to fly over Mount Everest. Departed from advanced base camp of Syangboche at nearly 4000 metres, and having been towed... more
Science and technologyWings without flaps produced by imitating whales' fins
Washington, USA - It has been discovered by some researchers of a Pennsylvania's University
One of the last newness regarding aerodynamics studies comes from West Chester University (Pennsylvania), where a group of researchers led by Frank Fish, would have discovered particular qualities in terms... more
AirportsVietnam: the last flight for the exserviceman Mechenbier
Washington, USA - The remains of the American soldiers come back home
The General Mechenbier will fly for the last time next week on board of a C-141, known as "Hanoi Taxi", to take back to Usa the remains of American soldiers recently found in Vietnam. The General was... more
CuriositiesMaiden flight anniversary of the Voisin N.2 celebrated today
Rome, Italy - The first engined-aircraft to fly performed its maiden flight on May 24, 1908
Maiden flight anniversary of the first engined-airplane, the Voisin N.2 manufactured by the producer Gabriel Voisin, is celebrated just today. In May that year, such aircraft endowed of an eight-cylinder... more
AirlinesSigned the agreement for the next Aeroflot membership to SkyTeam group
Moscow, Russia - The real Aeroflot participation depends on SkyTeam quality standards achievement
SkyTeam announced today that Air France CEO, Jean Cyril Spinetta, and KLM CEO, Leo Van Wijk, as representatives of SkyTeam member airlines, have signed during a ceremony at the Kremlin, a memorandum of... more
SecurityFabrizio Quattrocchi's body is going to arrive in Rome-Ciampino Airport (2): Italian Red Cross's airplane has landed at Roman Airport
Rome, Italy - Particularly difficult medical analyses are being forecasted
Italian Red Cross's airplane carrying Fabrizio Quattrocchi's body has landed at Rome-Fiumicino Airport. His brother and his girlfriend (together with her father) have waited there for him. The remains... more
AirlinesClosed the exchange offer for KLM shares
Paris, France - Soon the new Air France will be operational
Air France and KLM announce through a joint press release that holders of KLM Common Shares had tendered a total of 45,093,299 KLM Common Shares representing approximately 96.33% of all KLM Common Shares.... more
AccidentsA section of Paris "Charles de Gaulle" Airport Terminal 2E fell down (2): a new warning late in the morning
Paris, France - New strange creaks have been heard around the fallen section
Law enforcement, Firemen ans French judicial personnel employed during the last hours working around Terminal 2E ruins at Paris "Charles de Gaulle" Airport, has been alerted by the possibility of new structural... more
AirlinesUkratravian threatens to break off Lufthansa's Kiev-Munich route
Kiev, Ukraine - This German carrier would be accused of carrying a number of passengers that would be larger than the allowed one
Ukraine department competent for air trasnport, Ukraviatrans, has admonished Lufthansa in order to make it change its own policy related to Kiev-Munich route. According to such authority in fact, though... more
Latest newsA military exercise in Aviano from May 25 to 28
Pordenone, Italy - Such activities are aimed to analyze operative capabilities in reacting against various kinds of attack
From tomorrow till next Friday (May 28), Aviano base will be involved in a military exercise which is going to be performed for 72 hours all time long. It has been unveiled by US Air Force, which intended... more
AirlinesAustrian Air is going to rise flight prices due to drastic rise in oil price
Wien, Austria -This press communication comes close to a global oil price reduction
Wien-based Austrian air company declared on May the 18th to have scheduled a Eur 6 "Fuel Surcharge" on fare prices, starting from today, due to continuing drastic rise in oil price. The company even states... more
SecurityFabrizio Quattrocchi's body is going to arrive in Rome-Ciampino Airport
Rome, Italy - His arrival is forecasted at 01:00 pm
Fabrizio Quattrocchi's body is currently on board of an Italian Red Cross flight towards Italy. This aircraft, after taking off from Baghdad, should arrive at Roman Ciampino Airport more or less at 01:00... more
AirlinesAlitalia (4): carrier's directors will be the first ones to be affected by Cimoli "axe cuts"
Rome, Italy - Within few days some 40 directors will leave the company
During these hours a news about a not so clear number of directors is being spread, more or less forty, regarding the fact that these ones could leave the company during these days. An order by CEO Cimoli... more
AirlinesLufthansa plans to raise EUR 750m to purchase A-380s
Cologne, Germany - The shares at Frankfurt Bourse are falling at the moment
Deutsche Lufthansa AG said it plans to raise about EUR 752m in a rights offering to expand its fleet of new Airbus A-380. The company will offer investors a total of 76.3 million new shares for at least... more
Weather forecastsThe success of Savona Airshow 2004
Savona, Italy - Appreciation by Italian Minister Scajola
Savona city was the protagonist of the significant Airshow on last May 22 (see for details AVIONEWS) where also the MB-339s of the Italian national acrobatic squad ("Frecce Tricolori") participated, providing... more
AccidentsA section of Paris "Charles de Gaulle" Airport Terminal 2E fell down
Paris, France - Four died and three were injured, according to last estimates
A section of Paris "Charles de Gaulle" Airport Terminal 2E fell down yesterday at 06:45 killing four persons (according to last estimates) and injuring three. Dozens tons cement fell with a lenght of 650m,... more
AccidentsSingaporean pilot's body has been recovered
Glendale, Usa - The pilot was found dead late Wednesday
1st Lt. Brandon Loo, 25, was taking part in night-vision goggle training south of the Barry M. Goldwater Range in the Sells Military Operating Area when the aircraft went down. The cause of the crash has... more
Civil aviationItalian Air Force in wakefulness for US President Bush's visit
Rome, Italy - For the first time, it will be possible to order the shooting down of suspicious aircraft in desperate cases
Waiting for US President George W. Bush's visit in Rome within two weeks, Italian and US law enforcement and security authorities are setting measures aimed to prevent any kind of threat which can involve... more
AirlinesAlitalia (3): no drastic job cuts or Cimoli will have to leave the carrier
Rome, Italy - Italian Minister Alemanno's admonition addressed to Alitalia's Ceo
Also Italian Minister for Agriculture Policies, Gianni Alemanno, put into evidence some important aspects related to present carrier's condition and to last week Board of Directors' proposals. According... more
AccidentsGermany will keep on paying Uberlingen crash victims' relatives
Berlin, Germany - Long term legal confrontation will be avoided to victims' families
German government spokesperson said last Friday that Uberlingen air-crash victims’ relatives will still be payed despite the German Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (BFU) report (see AVIONEWS article), p... more
AirlinesAlitalia (2): Italian Minister Maroni excludes an involvement by Fintecna
Rome, Italy - An intervention by a public-owned company is unthinkable when considering European ruling on state aids
Italian Welfare Minister, Roberto Maroni, commented Alitalia matter again, by making the possibility for a state intervention in order to solve the delicate financial carrier's situation clearer. First... more
AirlinesAlitalia: Italian Minister Buttiglione does not exclude a bridge-loan
Rome, Italy - This hypothesis should not produce problems in Europe
Alitalia's Board of Directors had unveiled at the end of the last week, by its new President/CEO Giancarlo Cimoli, the need to go on carrying out the new company industrial plan at least for the next two-three... more
Weather forecastsPacifists against VolaGenova airshow
Genoa, Italy - Criticism against public investment on weapon systems
A group of pacifists consisting of some twenty persons led by Vittorio Agnoletto have demonstrate against VolaGenova Airshow occurred on May 22-23 in Genoa. The Carabinieris have operated in order to evict... more
IndustryMcDonnell Douglas Corp. awarded of a over 47 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the F/A-18E/F aircraft
McDonnell Douglas Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of The Boeing Co., St. Louis, Mo., is being awarded a $47,758,193 modification to a previously awarded fixed-priced-incentive-fee contract (N00019-99-C-1226)... more
Weather forecastsAir shows and exhitions in May 2004
Rome, Italy -
EUROPEAN BUSINESS AVIATION CONVENTION AND EXPO…May 25-27, Palexpo Convention Center, Geneva, Switzerland. Info: (202) 783-9000; Web site: www.ebace.com. CESSNA M&O ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSIONS FOR EUROPEAN O... more
AirlinesKindness on board is worth four free tickets
New York, USA - It is a promotion by Delta aimed to award those passengers proving particularly courteous with other travellers
BBC has unveiled that US carrier Delta has decided to promote an interesting offer for its own customers. Delta, together with its low-cost carrier Song, will award passengers proving kind to other travellers... more
Military aviationRussian Civil Defence service's fleet has been strengthened
Moscow, Russia - Three new helicopters and five transport and firefighting airplanes to be delivered by the end of the year
Russian Ministry for Emergency Situations (which attends to Civil Defence service in this country) is performing a significant strenghtening of its own fleet, through the purchase of both airplanes and... more
AirlinesUPS interested in the new double-decker Airbus
Paris, France - There are no public confirmation from the French company
One of the world's largest package carrier United Parcel Service (UPS) could opt to replace outstanding orders for Airbus A-300/600 cargo planes with A-380 Superjumbo orders. The acquisition of A-380s... more
AirlinesSome airlines decline to match Continental hikes
Rome, Italy - Its starting a certain resistance to the oil raise=fare raise
Just two days after Continental Airlines raised worldwide fares up to USD 20 each way (see AVIONEWS article), citing higher fuel costs, the fare hike was faltering as two big carriers like American Airlines... more
CuriositiesOne of Tanzi family's airplane is being sold
Parma, Italy - It has been decided by Extraordinary Commissioner Enrico Bondi
Parmalat Extraordinary Commissioner, Enrico Bondi, has decided to sell one of Tanzi family fleet's airplanes, a Cessna 172L, a protagonist of many meeting with relevant politicians. This aircraft would... more
PeopleAVIONEWS visited Rome-Ciampino ACC Area Control Centre (4): sufficient technical devices in order to manage air traffic till 2015
Rome, Italy - A reduced workload for personnel thanks to a rational human-machine interface in monitoring traffic flows
Enav (Italian National Flight Assistance Agency) Area Control Centre (ACC) in Rome-Ciampino has been updated in order to adequately operate at least till 2015, before resorting to further intervention.... more
AerospaceTaurus XL rocket launches Taiwan's new Earth observation satellite
Vandenber Village, Usa - The launch has been in the Vandenberg US Air Force Base, California
The first Taurus XL rocket, a beefed up model of Orbital Sciences’ small satellite launcher, darted into polar orbit Thursday (see AVIONEWS article). Following a smooth countdown, the four-stage rocket b... more