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MiscellaneousCodacons asked the black list of the aircraft and of the airports
Rome, Italy - Customers have the right to be informed
CODACONS, the Association of Italian Customers, asked today that after the filling of the EU’s air carrier black list, there were also the black lists of the aircraft and of the airports. The black list o... more
PeopleTuninter (2): no political decisions behind carrier's rehabilitation
Rome, Italy - It was made known by an Italian Ministry of Infrastructure and Transports' note
Italian Ministry of Infrastructure and Transports published yesterday a note in which it negates that behind carrier Tuninter’s rehabilitation, an ATR of which plunged last Summer in the sea in front o... more
AirlinesIn the future high speed trains with Air France colours
Paris, France - Flag carrier's Chief of Staff declared that
Air France’s Chief of Staff, Jean-Cyril Spinetta, has declared to the French economic newspaper "La Tribune" today that his Group looks kindly upon a future expansion in high speed train sector. Thanks t... more
MiscellaneousIsrael violated Lebanon's air space
Beirut, Lebanon - Official Lebanese agency NNA said it
Lebanese press made known, on the informations given by Beirut’s Armed forces, that in the last days there were 16 violations of the air space of the Middle-Eastern country, and precisely 6 fighters f... more
Civil aviationTeheran (2): illegal nuclear material imports from Germany?
Berlin, Germany - A German investigation inquires on suspect traffics. Russia involved too
The bench of Potsdam, Germany, has made known today that 41 German enterprises were rummaged last week in the field of an investigation on illegal traffics of various materials destined to Iranian nuclear... more
AccidentsD'Arrigo: Linguaglossa's mourning
Catania, Italy - Also Sky Arrows' technicians are verifying the aircraft's conditions
Linguaglossa is in grief for the tragic death of Angelo D’Arrigo. The famous hang glider chose little town near Etna as his residence to prepare the flight over the Aconagua, in the Andes, and for the n... more
AirlinesContinental Airlines is the most admired airline in America
Washington, Usa - A list drafted by "Fortune" says that
The financial magazine "Fortune" has drafted a list of the most admired companies in America and, in the air division section, Continental Airlines matched the top. In the eight analysis areas considered,... more
AerospaceProblems for the International Space Station
Washington, USA - Astronauts' anchorage bars were defective
NASA made known to have give dispositions about the next space walk out of the International Space Station, ISS (see for details AVIONEWS). The new rules are the consequence of the discovery, happened... more
MiscellaneousSeptember 11: at Moussaoui trial, now it is the defence turn
Alexandria, USA - Carla Martin will have not to explain her behaviour to Judge Brinkema
Carla Martin, the lawyer who with her behavior risked to wreck the trial against Zacarias Moussaoui only respondent for September 11 attempts, will be not obliged to justify her conduct in front of the... more
Civil aviationTeheran: we don't trust Americans, but we agree on conversation about Iraq
Teheran, Iran - Rice: we won't compromise on nuclear matter
The Iranian President, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, is for conversation with United States on situation in Iraq, but he does not trust Washington’s real intentions. According to Irna agency, Ahmadinejad said: "... more
PeopleEnquiry about Chicago's airport safety
Chicago, USA - Two air incidents grazed last week
Federal Aviation Administration and National Transportation Safety Board started an enquiry at "O’Hare" Chicago International Airport, one of the most important of the United States, because of two would-be c... more
IndustryVitrociset: third meeting "VEGA industrial day"
Rome, Italy - It will take place next Thursday at the industry's site in Via Tiburtina starting from 9:15am
"Next Thursday, March 30, 2006 in Rome, at Vitrociset’s site, will take place the third ’Vega Industrial day’, the meeting by aerospace industries involved in the programme of VEGA, the European launc... more
AerospaceSpace tourism: a "Luxury" for few people
London, United Kingdom - Insurance company Churchill reveals "Tournaut"'s costs and efforts
Space tourism is already a reality, but only for few people. The British insurance company Churchill, specialized in travel insurance, makes known that the "Tournaut" (the tourist astronaut) must spend... more
Science and technologySOGAER: press conference for flights to Germany served by Hapag-Lloyd Express
Cagliari, Italy - It will hold tomorrow morning at 10am at the Sardinian airport
Hapag-Lloyd Express and SOGAER (Cagliari-Elmas’ airport management society) communicate that the press conference will take place tomorrow, Tuesday March 28 at 10, at the Business Center of the Sardinian a... more
Science and technologySOGAER: press conference for flights to Germany served by Hapag-Lloyd Express
Cagliari, Italy - It will hold tomorrow morning at 10am at the Sardinian airport
Hapag-Lloyd Express and SOGAER (Cagliari-Elmas’ airport management society) communicate that the press conference will take place tomorrow, Tuesday March 28 at 10, at the Business Center of the Sardinian a... more
Weather forecastsSantiago of Chile's FIDAE starts today
Santiago, Chile - Challenge between Embraer and Lockeed Martin Aircraft Argentina
Since today until April second it will take place at International Airport "Arturo Merino Benitez" of Santiago of Chile, the Feria Internacional del Aire y Espacio (FIDAE) 2006, international show on air... more
IndustryBoeing: PIA added the second B-777/200LR (Longer Range) to its fleet
Seattle, Usa - The first model to enter commercial service in February
Boeing and Pakistan International Airlines celebrated the delivery of the carrier’s second 777-200LR last Thursday at Boeing Field. Later this year, PIA will take delivery of its first 777-300ER, making i... more
Science and technologyBooming SEA (Milan airports) in 2005
Milan, Italy - Positive offset and air traffic numbers
SEA SpA, management company of Milan’s airports, communicated numbers of its 2005 offset: EUR 46.2m net profits (+12.8%), EUR 638.1m total revenues (+3.1%), EUR 201m gross operating margin (+5%). The B... more
AirlinesBrussels Airlines flies to Liguria, Italy
Brussels, Belgium - Two weekly Brussels-Genoa flights for Summer time
SN Brussels Airlines, the Belgian flag carrier born in 2002 offering 54 destinations in Europe and 14 in Africa, plus New York and Chicago in America, is activating a twice weekly service from Genoa to... more
DefenseUS soldiers will be deployment in Bulgaria
Sophia, Bulgaria - Bulgarian Minister of Defence declared it
Bulgarian and US Governments achieved an agreement about the deployment of US bases in the territory of the Balcanic country. Bulgarian Minister of Defence, Vesselin Bilznakov, made known it adding that... more
AirlinesAer Lingus' privatization postponed
Dublin, Ireland - Newspaper "Sunday Independent" wrote so
According with the newspaper "Sunday Independent" Irish Governement should have decided to postpone to September air carrier Aer Lingus’ privatization. Airline’s CEO, Dermont Yannion had asked that the... more
AirlinesNow Tuninter respects safety rules
Rome, Italy - ENAC announced it
ENAC (Italian Agency for Civil Aviation) made known that Tunisian air carrier Tuninter, which was the protagonist of the air incident of the last Summer in the sea in front of Palermo (see for details... more
AccidentsAn helicopter falls in Mexico: one dead and seven injured
Mexico City, Mexico - Among the injured, Real Madrid's officer Valdano
One of the eight passengers of the helicopter fallen in Mexico last Saturday, which also carried the ex-soccer player and ex-officer of Real Madrid, Jorge Valdano, died. The aircraft, fallen maybe for... more
AccidentsA technical mistake caused the air crash in Sharm el Sheikh
Cairo, Egypt - The final report on the January 2004 incident said that
The final report on the air accident on January 3, 2004 in Sharm el Sheikh, Red Sea, which caused 148 victims (see AVIONEWS for details), says that the disgrace was due to a technical mistake. According... more
PeopleAgreement between Usa and Venezuela concerning civil aviation
Caracas, Venezuela - US Ambassador, William Brownfield, made known it
Usa’s Government and Venezuala’s one found an agreement to pass the problems which from ten years pain the civil air traffic between the two countries. Washington’s Ambassador, William Brownfield, who a... more
Science and technologyGESAC: new flight to Oslo served by SAS
Naples, Italy - The press conference for presentation will take place tomorrow at 1pm
Gesac, Naples’ airport management society, communicates that the press conference for new flight Naples-Oslo’s presentation, served by SAS, will happen tomorrow, Tuesday, March 28 at 1pm at the Alabardieri’s Palac... more
Miscellaneous20 kilos of cocaine in condoms swallowed by 22 passengers
Paris, France - Maxi-drugs bust on a Caracas-Amsterdam flight
22 Venezuelan embarked on the same airplane from Caracas to Amsterdam were arrested at Paris-Roissy airport because they were carrying about total 20 kilos of cocaine, housed inside condoms previously... more
Weather forecastsAir shows and exhibitions in the last week of March
Rome, Italy - From today, Monday 27 to next Sunday April 2
Monday 27 - International Air & Space Fair 06 FIDAE. Arturo Merino Benitez International Airport, Santiago, Chile. + 56 2 530 5763 www.fidae.cl Tuesday 28 - International Air & Space Fair 06... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Lycoming engines AEIO-360, IO-360, O-360, LIO-360, and LO-360 series reciprocating engines
Washington, Usa - To prevent failure of the crankshaft, which could result in total engine power loss, in-flight engine failure, and possible loss of the aircraft
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: March 23, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 56)] [Page 14638-14640] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Turbomeca Arriel 1B, 1D, and 1D1 turboshaft engines
Washington, Usa - To detect and prevent perforation of the NGV2 that could cause fracture of a turbine blade that could result in an uncommanded engine in-flight shutdown on a single-engine helicopter
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: March 23, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 56)] [Page 14636-14638] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
AccidentsAn airplane falls over a factory in Ecuador
Quito, Ecuador - Only six not seriously injured
A little civil airplane, taken off from Cuenca airport, in Southern Ecuador, and headed to Macas, crashed onto a tyre factory last Saturday. Six of 14 passengers on board were injured and taken to the... more
Latest newsThe funeral of American pilot died during the Second World War
Washington, USA - The corpse of the "Ice pilot" was found intact last October
Last October the frozen and still intact corpse of Leo Munstonen, AT-7 reconnaissance aircraft pilot fallen in November 1942, was found in a Sierra Nevada glacier, California, at 4200 meters altitude.... more
AccidentsAngelo D'Arrigo is dead
Ragusa, Italy - He plunged yesterday by an aircraft with Italian Air Force General Agostino De Marchis
During yesterday’s late morning the famous hang glider Angelo D’Arrigo plunged near Comiso’s airfield, Sicily, while he was carrying out a test flight with Italian Air Force ex General Agostino De March... more
IndustryBell Boeing Program Joint Program Office awarded of a over 42 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the MV-22 tilt rotor aircraft
Bell Boeing Program Joint Program Office, Patuxent River, Md., is being awarded $42,132,742 for delivery order (0069) against previously awarded basic ordering agreement (N00383-03-G-001B) to manufacture... more
AirlinesDelta Airlines will increase air traffic to Italy
Atlanta, USA - 57 weekly flights are scheduled between our country and USA
US air carrier Delta Airlines announced its intention to increase, of about the 22%, its air traffic from and to Italy in the next Summer, respect the previous one. The airline will offer 9 non-stop flights... more
AirlinesBA union threaten further strike
London, United Kingdom - After the proposal to lift retirement age
The news that British Airways means to lift retirement age of its employees to 60 and 65 years, as long as they are pilots or flight attendants, in order to reorganize its pension deficit (see AVIONEWS... more
AirlinesGreen light to the Bulgaria Air's privatization
Sophia, Bulgaria - Australian Airlines, Sas Hemus Air are interested to the purchase
Bulgarian Government gave the green light to the privatization of the flagship carrier Bulgaria Air. Sophia will put on the market the 99.9% of the airline’s shares but it will retain a golden share t... more
Press releaseAlitalia-Volare: today the first meeting between two carriers
Rome, Italy - After the adjudication a week ago
"The first meeting, after the adjudication a week ago, between Alitalia’s management, led by President and CEO, Giancarlo Cimoli and the extraordinary commissioner, Carlo Rinaldini, and his team and m... more
AirlinesAir France: less punctuality but more luggages reached destination
Paris, France - February 2006 performances published
As every month, Air France makes known punctuality and regularity performances of its flight. February 2006 results drop compared to previous month: 80.2% of flights took off in time, 79.9% of flights... more
Civil aviationCIA flights: an airplane with a suspected terrorist on board would have stopped over in Rome
Brussels, Belgium - Maher Arar declared that in front of EU inquiry commission
Investigations on presumed secret flights used by CIA to carry suspected terrorists in European skies go on. Italy would be involved in the matter too, because the airplane which carried Maher Arar, canadian... more
AirlinesFirst domestic route in Italy for easyJet
Naples, Italy - Since next March 27 it will be possible to fly, with the low-cost carrier, between Naples and Milan
Low-cost carrier easyJet announced the opening, on next March 27, of the first route in Italian domestic market, the Naples/Milan-Malpensa. Two daily flights are scheduled from Monday to Friday plus one... more
PeopleAfrican countries' protests against the black list
Rome, Italy - Silvano Manera, ENAC General Director, declared it
Yesterday at Montreal at ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organization) conference the representatives of the African countries threatened to make an appeal against the EU’s decision to adopt the carriers’ bla... more
Civil aviationUSA ask Japan to suspend its agreement with Iran
Washington, Usa - Meanwhile China and Russia officialize their disagreement with UN draft
In 2004 Japan signed a two billion dollar contract with Iran for a development project of the oilfield in Azadegan, Iran. Nippon State purchases 16% of imported oil from Iran and it lately criticized US... more
PeopleENAC: the black list is a good result for Europe
Rome, Italy - Meeting between ENAC officials and the press
Today ENAC (Italian agency for civil aviation) met the representatives of the press after the periodic summit with the representatives of the air transport sector. General Director, Silvano Manera, declared... more
IndustryFirst flight for the Cessna's Citation Encore+
Wichita, USA - Flight certification within 2006
Last Wednesday the new Cessna’s Citation Encore+ aircraft carried out its first test flight, making a significant step towards the certification of the airplane in the fourth quarter of this year. The a... more
AirlinesAir Italy: destination "No-frills 2006"
Rome, Italy - Important newness will be presented by the young carrier at the Bergamo's fair
"The imminent arrival, at half April, of the third twin of the fleet, the B-757/200ER, the announcement of B-767/300ER, the medium and long range’s routes, the advance information of the objectives at t... more
SecurityExplosion in a French chemical school
Mulhouse, France - Causes and victims number still uncertain
This morning a strong explosion has destroyed a building of Chemical Institute at Mulhouse University, Eastern France, near German boundary. According to the firemen, there are many victims, but the only... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Boeing model 747-100B SUD, 747-200B, 747-300, 747-400, and 747-400D series airplanes (2006-06-11)
Washington, Usa - To detect and correct cracking of the tension ties, shear webs, and frames of the upper deck, which could result in rapid decompression of the airplane
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: March 22, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 55)] [Page 14367-14370] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
AirlinesContinental Express: emergency landing with a gear missing a wheel
Albany, USA - The aircraft landed with no problems at Albany airport
Continental Express 2314 flight, taken off Wednesday evening at Newark airport, New Jersey, lost one of the two wheels of its left gear, which remained on the taxing runway. The regional double-engined... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica S.A. (EMBRAER) model ERJ-170 airplanes
Washington, Usa - To prevent failure of the aileron and flap/slat controls system, which could result in reduced controllability of the airplane
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: March 22, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 55)] [Page 14365-14367] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more