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AirlinesAlitalia: business plan affected by increasing oil price
Rome, Italy - Additional about EUR 300-400m costs will have to be afforded by 2008 and unions warned about the fact that employees must not be subjected to other hardships
Alitalia Board must come into grips with the increasing fuel cost as being to date forced to perform changes to the business plan as aimed to contain an additional expense worth about EUR 300-400m by 2008.... more
IndustryL-3 Communications Vertex Aerospace LLC awarded of a over 36 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - To provide logistic support for 121 TH-57B/TH-57C aircraft and two TH-57C
L-3 Communications Vertex Aerospace LLC, Madison, Miss., is being awarded a $36,166,491 firm-fixed-price, cost-reimbursable, indefinite-delivery requirements contract to provide additional logistics support... more
IndustryLockheed Martin Systems Integration-Owego awarded of a over 50 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the MH-60R and MH-60S aircraft
Lockheed Martin Systems Integration-Owego, Owego, N.Y., is being awarded an estimated value $50,738,748 cost-plus-incentive-fee contract for the Link-16 Full Scale Integration of the MH-60R and MH-60S... more
IndustrySikorsky Aircraft Corp. awarded of a over 64 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the MH-60R Multi-Mission helicopter
Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., Stratford, Conn., is being awarded a $64,691,272 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (N00019-04-C-0115) for the production and delivery of six Low Rate... more
Civil aviationBlack List (7): AVIONEWS interviewed Captain Renzo Dentesano
Rome, Italy - "A black list makes sense only on the basis of careful inspections such as by the Quick Access Recorder, while the white list do not represent the general condition of the carriers"
AVIONEWS interviewed Captain Renzo Dentesano regarding the creation of white and black lists on airlines. Cap. Dentesano is an authoritative expert on air transport safety. One should first of all verify... more
IndustrySukhoi RRJ: strong cooperation between Italy and Russia
Soci, Russia - Also Indian HAL is likely to collaborate with Boeing and Alenia for the production of the new regional jet
Sukhoi’s effort in searching for partners for the production of the new RRJ regional jet (Russian Regional Jet, see also for details AVIONEWS). President Vladimir Putin confirmed the strength of the i... more
AirlinesVolareweb.com to inaugurate flight Milan-Linate/Paris-Orly
Milan, Italy - The new route will be flown starting from next September 12
Volareweb.com presented its first international connection Milan-Linate/Paris-Orly that will be operated starting from next September 12 with two daily flights. Tickets are available on the carrier’s I... more
AccidentsPeruvian plane crashed: USD 100,000 to compensate passengers
Lima, Perù - Airline unveiled the amount of compensation it is expected to pay
Passengers flying on board the Boeing 737 of Tans carrier crashed six km from Pucallpa Airport while was about to land as a stopover on the route Lima-Iquitos (see for details AVIONEWS), will get a recoupment... more
Civil aviationCodacons (2): Italian Customer Association released a list of airlines at risk
Rome, Italy - It includes foreign carriers violating ICAO's rules of national accordance
CODACONS, Italian Consumers Association, while is waiting that Italian Minister of Transport Lunardi and ENAC (Italian Civil Aviation Board) draw up an official black list, has released a list of airlines... more
Civil aviationCodacons warns Minister Lunardi and ENAC: 15 days to release the black list
Rome, Italy - "It is ridiculous that Italy refuses to draw up a black list"
Codacons, Italian Consumer Association, warned Italian Minister of Transport Lunardi and ENAC (Italian Civil Aviation Board): such measure aims to remove Minister and ENAC’s hesitation to release the b... more
Civil aviationBlack list (6). Air Memphis, authorized in Italy but banned in Belgium, to enter the "Grey list" of carriers at risk
Rome, Italy - The Egyptian carrier was involved in three accidents, one of them was fatal
The fact that Egyptian Air Memphis airline was included both in the most recent Italian list of foreign airlines whose aircraft have been inspected by ENAC (Italian Civil Aviation Board) with favorable... more
Press releaseIBAR wrote ENAC on the air transport's safety
Rome, Italy - "Incomplete carriers lists" create only confusion
"IBAR, the association that regroups 78 delegates of national and international airlines operating in Italy, has sent a letter to the ENAC’s President, Vito Riggio, in which invites the Board ’To decline in... more
Civil aviationBlack list (4). From SAFA checks to the white list: common procedures, different results
Rome, Italy - Checks on aircraft coming from non-ECAC members are performed on the basis of common rules but actually the white lists appear different in the single states
ENAC (Italian National Civil Aviation Authority) released a white list of carriers operating in Italy, actually indicating which airlines prove capable of honouring a series of standards concerning safety... more
Civil aviationBlack list (5): only one among the five airlines banned in France involved in accident in the past
Paris, France - Air Saint Thomas had a crash without serious after-effects in Virginia
French Civil Aviation Board has released on its Internet web site the black list of airlines banned from flying over French homeland it had longed for (see for details AVIONEWS). But AVIONEWS through a... more
Civil aviationBlack list (3): Belgium outlaws 9 airlines
Brussels, Belgium - Most of them were African carriers
Belgium released the black list of carriers that have been suspended or not allowed to operate by air transport authorities. The nine airlines present on the Internet web site of Belgium’s Transport M... more
Press releaseANSV: ATR-72's wreckage, sank last August 6 near Palermo, came to the surface
Rome, Italy - In addition to the corpse already found yesterday, the other two bodies that result still missing are searching
"ANSV (Italian Air Safety Board) informs that in early morning of today, through the special equipment used by Ares ship engaged in the operation, the nearly totality of the ATR-72 wreckage, sank last... more
AccidentsCypriot plane accident: 118 coffins of 121 victims have been recognized
Athens, Greece - Three corpses are expected to be identified
Hellenic authorities have completed the identification of 118 bodies belonging to passengers killed in the air disaster involving the Cypriot Boeing 737 crashed on Grammatiko hill, Athens, Greece, last... more
Weather forecastsAir shows and exhibitions in the last week of August
Rome, Italy - From today, August 29 to next Sunday September 4
Monday 29 - Parachuting - 1st FAI Junior European and 4th FAI European Style & Accuracy Championships. Prostejov, Czech Republic. + 420 732 632 806 http://events.fai.org Tuesday 30 - Parachuting... more
AirlinesOlympic Airways cancelled flights due to flight attendant's last minute-absences
Athens, Greece - Trade union announced a 24 hours-strike on Wednesday August 31
Flight attendants from Greek Olympic Airways are up in arms against airline’s privatization plan and their last-minute absences from work caused a lot of problems last week end: several flights have b... more
Civil aviationMyair grounded passengers to fly to Bergamo
Bari, Italy - Turkish World Focus Airlines mandate has been overruled
132 passengers departing from Bari bound for Bergamo by flight 8I 1061 of Myair.com scheduled for 9:50pm on last Thursday operated by Turkish World Focus Airlines which found technical problems causing... more
HelicoptersSikorsky carries on the development of the CH-53E's successor
Washington, USA – About 156 vehicles are expected to be delivered accomplishing the programme by 2014
Marine Corps considered in 2003 Sikorsky as the only helicopter group able to produce a heavy transport chopper by 2014 to progressively replace the current CH-53E in service. It deals with the HLR (Heavy... more
IndustryBoeing: Spirit unveiled 787 Dreamliner nose section
Wichita, Usa - Four additional fuselage sections are scheduled to be completed before production of the first aircraft
Boeing and Spirit AeroSystems celebrated the public unveiling of the first all-composite demonstration nose section for the 787 Dreamliner last Thursday at Spirit’s Wichita facility, formerly a part o... more
Civil aviationFly Air's Airbus grounded at Roissy
Paris, France - Civil Aviation Body's inspectors discovered some irregularities before the aircraft's departure
A Fly Air’s Airbus A-300 plane has been temporarily grounded last Saturday at Paris International "Charles de Gaulle" Airport, after French Civil Aviation Authority’s inspectors found in their check a c... more
AccidentsATR-72 Tuninter (2): a body and a black box have been recovered
Palermo, Italy - DNA analysis to verify victim's identity
The body of one of the three missing persons of the ATR-72 Tuninter accident was recovered this morning, together with one of the two black boxes. It is unclear whose such a body is as just a skeleton... more
Press releaseMyair: World Focus' operational activities have been lifted
Milan, Italy - Following technical problems occurred for an aircraft from Bari to Bergamo on last Thursday night
Following technical problems occurred for a World Focus’ aircraft from Bari to Bergamo on last Thursday night, a carrier which had been requested by MyAir.com to operate the related 8I-1061 flight, MyAir.com d... more
Press releaseENAC confirms that carriers suspended in Europe not operate in Italy
Rome, Italy - The proposals presented by Italian Civil Aviation Authority at the ECAC' General Directors meeting
"ENAC (Italian Civil Aviation Authority) confirms that none of the airlines temporarily suspended by the other European countries (Black list) is operating on the Italian territory. ENAC reaffirms that... more
IndustryFinmeccanica: 80% of activities is devoted to defence
Rome, Italy - President Guarguaglini pointed it out, so reminding that the fact State owns a stake in the holding is an obvious thing
Finmeccanica President, Pier Francesco Guarguaglini, underlined the role played by defence sector in Italian industry, putting into evidence that it represents to date about a 80% of the holding’s activities, o... more
MiscellaneousNew Orleans waiting for "Katrina": closed airports and cancelled flights
Washington, USA - One million of people on the run: the evacuees accommodated into "Superdome" stadium
One of the largest and most devastating hurricanes ie expected to hit New Orleans this morning and even if experts, in the last hours, downgraded it from category 5 to 4, the order of Mayor Ray Nagin to... more
AirlinesRyanair flight from Dublin to Rome stopped due to a bird
Dublin, Ireland - Forced landing at Stanstead and passengers flown with another plane
A flight operated by Ryanair low-cost carrier departed from Dublin and direct to Rome, has been forced shortly after the takeoff, to an emergency landing on the runway of London-Stanstead Airport because... more
MiscellaneousRussian plane suffered for a "Bird strike" while was taking off at Ronchi dei Legionari Airport
Trieste, Italy - "Failed takeoff" procedures have been performed, passengers emerged safe
Passengers departing for Moscow last Saturday from Trieste-Ronchi dei Legionari Airport where a bird got into the engine of Russian Vim Airlines Boeing 757-200, failing the plane’s early phase of taxiing p... more
Latest newsMartino's congratulation to PAN due to aviation silver meda
Rome, Italy - Credit gained last August 19 in Russia
Italian Minister of Defense, Antonio Martino, in relation to the aviation silver meda conferred by Russian Air Forces Chief, General Vladmir Sergeyevich Mikhaylov, to Italian National Acrobatic Squad,... more
AccidentsATR-72 Tuninter accident: recovery operations of black boxes have started
Palermo, Italy - Meanwhile, analyses on fuel at Pratica di Mare would seem to exclude the hypothesis related to the presence of residuals
Robots deployed by Cyprus’ ship called Edt Ares detected various debris and structural components of the ATR-72 Tuninter’s wreckage in Sicily on last Saturday, August 27. Slinging operations for such sec... more
Civil aviationBlack list (2): Italy denied such possibility
Rome, Italy - However, European Union is likely to order to carry it out and release on a national basis
Italy does not intend to release a black list of airlines to be considered at risk. Italian Minister of Infrastructures and Transport, Pietro Lunardi, and ENAC (Italian National Civil Aviation Agency)... more
Civil aviationBlack list: five carriers banned in France
Paris, France - And EU thinks about a European list
France released the black list of carriers banned from flying over French homeland (see for details AVIONEWS). It deals with five airlines: Air Koryo (North Korea), Phuket Airlines (Thailand), Air Saint-Thomas... more
AirlinesAlitalia: 48 h SULT union's strike postponed till September 6-7
Rome, Italy - Meanwhile, the carrier thinks about changes on the business plan to face the rising fuel cost
Italian Welfare Minister, Roberto Maroni, did not succeed in mediate between Italian SULT trade union and Alitalia so that the union decided to postpone the strike, previously scheduled on August 30-31,... more
AirportsAVIONEWS apologizes with its customers due to the technical problem occurred on August 26, 2005
Rome, Italy – Produced by an inefficiency generated by Telecom Italia phone services provider
AVIONEWS apologizes with its customers due to the suspension of service occurred on August 26, 2005. Press agency was unable to release its news because of a technical problem produced by an inefficiency... more
Press releaseInformation on carriers which can be fund by a green number and the ENAC's official website
rome, Italy - Details on certified carriers
ENAC (Italian National Civil Aviation Agency) provides a gree number and data by its official website on carriers certified by proper procedures. Details available concern national airlines, EU airlines,... more
Civil aviationAVIONEWS interviewed Assaeroporti President, Giovanni Maniscalco, on air transport safety
Rome, Italy - "Safety and checks harmonization at a European level is necessary as we have to operate within the European Single Sky"
AVIONEWS interviewed Assaeroporti President, Giovanni Maniscalco, on air transport safety with reference in particular to the meeting set by ENAC (Italian National Civil Aviation Agency) on last August... more
Civil aviationRussia grounded the IL-96/300s: Ilyushin Corporation must remove the aircraft's defects
Moscow, Russia - Aeroflot forced to change completely its operational activities
As Aeroflot looks at West to replace its airplanes after Russian Transport Ministry’s decision to ground the country’s fleet of Ilyushin 96-300s as a precautionary measure, the Ilyushin Corporation, the... more
Science and technologyWill the laser be the future fixed weapon for fighters?
Washington, USA - Pentagon would think so, if lowering the energy cannon's size by avoiding cumbersome cooling systems
A hybrid solution for the military employment of lasers could lead to the production of a cannon to be installed aboard fighters. Pentagon’s Centre for Search and Development would prove convinced of i... more
AirlinesSwiss International Air Lines: fewer short range airplanes to face losses
Berne, Switzerland - The Lufthansa-owned Swiss carrier intends to keep on playing its improving role for intercontinental destinations
Rising oil price, low-cost carriers’ competitiveness in the regional market and improvement in Dollar performance would be the main causes of losses reported by Swiss carrier Swiss International Air L... more
MiscellaneousTwo planes got in no-fly zone over Bush Texas ranch
Washington, USA - But United States President "Was never in danger"
President Bush took some days off who is passing on Idaho mountains, in Texas. Two airplanes would have violated separately the restricted air space over the presidential resort on Tuesday, but the White... more
AirlinesAlitalia (2): Italian Minister Maroni trying to mediate between SULT union and the carrier till 08:00 pm
Rome, Italy - The achievement of a solution appears a hard but not impossible target, according to Minister
Italian Welfare Minister Roberto Maroni will try to find a solution for the difficult matter related to struggles between Italian SULT union and Alitalia till 08:00 pm. In a different case, a call-up should... more
DefenseItalian Army: the first women as Chief of platoon
Rome, Italy - They will take task of command for the first time
After completing the 182sd course at Modena’s Military Academy lasted five years, 22 Italian women are about to take the role of Chief of platoon as lieutenant. The new female Italian Army’s Chiefs mad... more
IndustryBombardier: fewer CRJ-200 on the assembly line in the future
Toronto, Canada - Despite a deliveries increase in the 2Q 2005, also 1135 jobs could be cut
Despite Bombardier reported a deliveries increase for its own business-jets consisting of a +41% in the 2Q 2005, the Canadian maker would intend to lower the manufacturing of its own CRJ-200 50 seats airplanes.... more
AccidentsGarang's death in helicopter crash: black boxes inspection has started
Moscow, Russia - SPLM does not abandon the attempt scent
Black boxes of the Mi-172 helicopter in which Sudan’s Vice-President John Garang, his assistants and seven Uganda’s crew members perished on July 30, will be examined at Moscow, where aircraft was man... more
CuriositiesRoyal Navy's helicopter pilots protagonist in a pop-video
London, United Kingdom - Following British Army soldiers
Royal Navy officers on the frigate HMS Campbeltown currently on patrol in Indian Ocean, have perfomed a video of Queen’s legendary hit "Bohemian Rhapsody", produced in their spare time. It was not just a... more
AccidentsATR-72 Tuninter accident: compensation request from Bari for one dead and two survivors
Bari, Italy - They would be addressed to Tuninter, ATR, Pratt & Whitney, Swan Tour-Sprintours tour operators and ENAC
Tunisian airline Tuninter (related to Tunisair), European group ATR, US company Pratt & Whitney (which produced the powerplant of the ATR-72 aircraft), Swan Tour-Sprintours tour operators and ENAC (Italian... more
AccidentsAir transport fatal August
Rome, Italy - The number of victims emerged from the various air accidents is heavy
Crash occurred in Perù yesterday is only the latest on the list which is about to make heavy the number of people died and injured in air disasters happened only in August. Last August 1st a French Civil... more
MiscellaneousAfghanistan: B-52, A-10 and helicopters against Talibans
Kabul, Afghanistan - 16 militant have been killed
American and Afghan troops, in a series of joint operations conducted through Afghanistan Southern provinces, have killed 16 suspected Taliban over the past two days. Assault was moved with A-10s attack... more