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MiscellaneousIsraeli air attack on Gaza Strip
Gaza City, Strip of Gaza - The target were some Hamas' militiamen
An Israeli airplane would have fired two rockets on a car carrying Hamas’s militiamen, who seem were equipped with mortar launchers: it happened today at Khan Younis, in Gaza Strip. Three militiamen w... more
Latest newsJavelin: the Israeli way to advanced military training
Tel Aviv, Israel - The trainer has been produced together with US Aviation Technology Group and IAI will attend to its promotion in the international market
Israel Aircraft Industries tries again: the Israeli company will show its first military aircraft since the cancellation of the Lavi programme (late in the 80s) during the next edition of Le Bourget Air... more
Latest newsIsraeli aircraft violated Lebanese airspace
Beirut, Lebanon - A show of strength after Hezbollah election in Parliament?
8 Israeli war aircraft, including two drones as well, would have flown low yestarday over Lebanese territory for more than an hour. Firstly Israeli aircraft would have violated the Southern regions’ a... more
DefenseAfghanistan: first Italian troops called on KMNB have landed
Kabul, Afghanistan - One hundred soldiers took off from Malpensa yesterday
The first 100 Italian soldiers destined to take part in Kabul Multi-National Brigade (KMNB) for the first Italy-led NATO mission -which is expected to affect 600 Italian militaries- have left around 6:00pm... more
Press releaseEuropean Commission: conditional go-ahead for the recapitalisation of Alitalia
Brussels, Belgium - Yesterday the decision
"The European Commission yesterday found that the recapitalisations of Alitalia and its services subsidiary do not involve any State aid provided that the conditions laid down to ensure that the State... more
Latest newsFrench and Swiss planes to work jointly in case of emergency
Berne, Switzerland - Two countries can carry out air operations of transfrontier police
In the army restructuration started by Swiss Confederation (see for details AVIONEWS), the air surveillance squadron will be retired after 64 years’ honourable service, CFS President Samuel Schmidt unveiled. T... more
Civil aviationB-737 en route from Portugal to GB diverted due to alleged bomb-pack
London, United Kingdom - It was an unclaimed cell phone
An airliner flying from Portugal to Great Britain with 108 passengers, has been re-directed in the late afternoon yesterday, to London-Stansted Airport under two RAF’s Tornado escort, because a suspect p... more
MiscellaneousItalian Air Force F-16 broke the sound barrier
Trento, Italy - To intercept a Russian aircraft which was violating Italian airspace
An Italian F-16 from the 23rd Interceptor Group belonging to the 5th Wing, has taken off yesterday around 3:10am from the Pisignano base (Ravenna, Emilia Romagna Region), following the signal from Poggio... more
People"Airlines want the A-350 and we are going to produce it"
Amsterdam, Holland - EADS to formally start the programme by the end of next September following careful market surveys
European aerospace holding EADS and British Aerospace group intend to perform the formal launch of the Airbus A-350 programme by the end of next September. The official notification by the company owning... more
AirlinesRoyal Air Maroc presented the flight from Catania's Airport to Casablanca yesterday evening
Catania, Italy - From next July 3 until September 11 and it will be served by a B-737
Royal Air Maroc presented the new flight between Sicily’s capital and the Moroccan city of Casablanca, yesterday evening in Catania. The link will be operative from next July 3 until September 11. According t... more
Civil aviationSri Lanka: "Tamil Tigers could be provided with airplanes"
Colombo, Sri Lanka - Fears expressed by central Government for the rebels' activities would not be confirmed by UN's sources in the country anyway
Sri Lanka’s authorities and Indian Government would be convinced that rebels belonging to the group of Tamil Tigers own at least a couple of small airplanes that Colombo’s Government fears can be maybe use... more
AccidentsBangladesh: military plane plumbed into a house killing the owner
Dacca, Bangladesh - THe pilot was safe while four persons were left wounded
An F-7MB of Bangladesh Air Force, during a training flight, has fallen yesterday over a Dacca residential area, near Zia International Airport, killing a woman and injuring other four persons. Single-seat... more
MiscellaneousPortugal on fire: firemen's helicopter at work
Lisbon, Portugal - The country is gripping with the most serious drought in the last 60 years
A wide blaze raged yesterday has been fought by 200 firemen and a helicopter that worked on a wooded area near the city of Alhada (200 Km North to Lisbon). The cause determining the fire result still unknown... more
IndustryDutchAero: Avio acquired a 80% stake of Philips Aerospace
Amsterdam, Holland - The Dutch company can boast collaboration with firms such as Boeing and Lockheed Martin
DutchAero: the well known Italian company Avio, competent for the aerospace powerplant systems field, founded recently a new firm stemming from the acquisition of a 80% stake of the Dutch group Philips... more
Latest newsSouth Korea: the USA provide "visibility" to the presence of the stealth planes in the Asian country
Seoul, South Korea - Pentagon confirmed the re-deployment of 15 F-117s which will attend exercises with the F-16s
Pentagon confirmed the deployment of 15 F-117 Night Hawk stealth strikers in the South Korean territory (see for details AVIONEWS). The combat aircraft are located in a base some 270 km South from the... more
Weather forecastsLe Bourget Air Show: Boeing's attendance
Paris, France - Analysing results achieved and future prospects for the main products both in the civil and defence sectors
Boeing is going to attend the next edition of Le Bourget Air Show (Paris, June 13-19), describing its key products and its global view with reference to both the commercial aviation and defence sectors.... more
AirlinesAlitalia (2): dominating the domestic market again and promoting the "Made in Italy" abroad
Rome, Italy - Two key priorities according to the company and Government for the relaunch of the airline
Alitalia is ready to talk about possible alliances with all the subjects in this sector but it is still too soon to set a programme in this sense, also in the case of air France-KLM. Italian airline President... more
AirlinesAlitalia: satisfaction for the EU approval of the business plan
Rome, Italy - Italian airline to start recapitalization next Autumn and it intends to achieve the break even by 2006
Alitalia President and CEO, Giancarlo Cimoli, and Italian Minister of Infrastructures and Transport, Pietro Lunardi, welcomed the approval of the business plan 2005-2008 by European Commission, thanking... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Boeing model 727-200 series airplanes equipped with a No. 3 Cargo Door (2005-11-09)
Washington, Usa - To detect and correct cracking of the forward, lower corner frame and forward end of the lower beam of the No. 3 cargo door, which could result in failure of the affected door stops, loss of the cargo door, and consequent rapid decompre
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: June 7, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 108)] [Page 32984-32986] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Bombardier model DHC-8-400, -401, and - 402 series airplanes (2005-11-11)
Washington, Usa - To prevent the attachment fittings from becoming detached, and consequent loss of control of the airplane
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: June 7, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 108)] [Page 32998-33000] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Bombardier model DHC-8-102, -103, -106, -201, -202, -301, -311, and -315 airplanes (2005-11-10)
Washington, Usa - To prevent the loss of hydraulic power from both hydraulic systems, which could lead to reduced controllability of the airplane, and to prevent brake failure, which could result in the loss of directional control on the ground and
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: June 7, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 108)] [Page 32986-32988] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Grob-Werke model G-120A airplanes
Washington, Usa - To replace front and rear main landing gear bearings that are susceptible to damage when exposed to high axial loads, which could result in failure of the landing gear bearing. This failure could lead to loss of control on landing
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Civil aviationFAA AD on BAE Systems (Operations) Limited model BAe 146 Airplanes
Usa - To detect and correct fatigue cracking in the fuselage pressure skin above the left and right MLG bay; such fatigue cracking could adversely affect the structural integrity of the fuselage and its ability to maintain pressure differential
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: June 7, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 108)] [Page 32982-32984] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationFAA (Correction) AD on Precise Flight, Inc. models SVS I and SVS IA Standby Vacuum Systems
Washington, Usa - To correct problems with the SVS before failure or malfunction during instrument flight rules (IFR) flight that can lead to pilot disorientation and loss of control of the aircraft
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: June 7, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 108)] [Page 32992-32996] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Boeing model 767-200, -300, and -300F series airplanes (2005-11-12)
Washington, Usa - To prevent fire extinguishing agent from leaking out of the seals around the ducts in the forward cargo compartment in the event of an in-flight fire, which could result in failure to extinguish the fire and consequent smoke or fire ext
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IndustryNorthrop Grumman Systems Corp. awarded of a over 8 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the EA-6B aircraft
Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., Bethpage, N.Y., is being awarded an $8,475,343 firm-fixed-price order against a previously awarded basic ordering agreement (N00019-00-G-0425) for spares associated with... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Extra Flugzeugproduktions-und Vertriebs-GmbH models EA-300, EA-300S, EA-300L, and EA-300/200 airplanes
Washington, Usa - To prevent fuel from flowing behind the firewall in the case of a fuel leak. This could result in an in-flight fire, which could cause loss of the airplane and crew
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Science and technologySouth Terminal at Basel-Mulhouse has been inaugurated
Basel, Switzerland - Works costed EUR 45 m
Basel’s EuroAirport will have a capacity of 6 million of passengers per year thanks to the new terminal inaugurated today: the cerimony has been attended by numerous civilian and military authorities, i... more
Latest newsIndia is ready to aid Sri Lanka's aviation
New Delhi, India - The country is threaten by separatist guerrilla that may be equipped with air conveyances
India’s Air Force has announced that it could provide its own aeronautics expertise if Sri Lanka’s Government should ask for it following the rumors indicating that rebels belonging to the separatist gro... more
AerospaceScientists succeeded in freeing Opportunity from sand
Washington, USA - The robot has been blocked in Mars' sand for about one month
Great joy for scientists from the Pasadena Jet Propulsion Laboratory when they understood, after taking delivery of the first Opportunity’s images while leaving fresh traces on Mars’ surface, as they suc... more
CuriositiesMBDA and Thales successfully tested the Aster missile naval version
Paris, France - An anti-ship missile has been destroyed about 10 km far from its target
French Navy recently successfully tested the launch of an Aster 30 missile jointly developed by MBDA and Thales. The guided rocket intercepted and destroyed an anti-ship missile flying with a sea skimming... more
AirlinesAir Canada's load factor was 79.9% in May
Ottawa, Canada - It was 78.5% in the same month in 2004
Canadian airline’s load factor was near 80%, the highest it has ever recorded in that month. This data results from the increasing in capacity by 4.7%. In the domestic market, capacity has grown by 1.7 p... more
DefenseVenezuela: new weapon systems and a 2 million soldiers reserve to face a prospective US invasion
Caracas, Venezuela - President Chavez's fear has been immediately give the lie by Washington
Venezuelan President Chavez is paying great attention to the increase of defensive capabilities of its own country and he would have decided to set the foundation of a reserve by the recruitment of about... more
Science and technologyInformational solution against baggage loss?
London, United Kingdom - British Airways concentrate its efforts on RFID
British Airways loses about 18 luggages on 1000 handled to the cost of USD 729m destined to compensations, so showed interest in solving the problem by using, for instance, the Radio Frequency Identification... more
MiscellaneousCIA and FBI behind the air attack to Cuba occurred in 1976?
Havana, Cuba - US knew about it according to Ricardo Alarcón de Quesada
57 Cubans, 11 citizens from Guyana and five Koreans were killed in October 6, 1976 when a civilian plane belonging to Cuba’s airline flying from Caracas to Havana, exploded in-flight over Barbados island: t... more
AirlinesAlitalia (2): EU approved the business plan
Brussels, Belgium - Italy will have to observe the European four conditions anyway
As already announced, European Union officially approved the Alitalia’s business plan today expressing a positive opinion regarding the seriousness of the reorganization and relaunch programme for the I... more
AirlinesAir France: faster cross the frontier at the Charles De Gaulle Airport
Rome, Italy - The biometrics to enter
"From today and for six months, a pilot biometric system will be tested at the Border Police of the Terminal F2 of the Paris-CdG Airport, for ensuring a speedy border passage. Imagined by Air France, the... more
AerospaceGalileo: Ukraine as the third non-EU partner for the global positioning system
Kiev, Ukraine - It follows China and Israel but many other states are evaluating the possibility of providing their contribution for its development
Ukraine is officially the third country besides the European Union’s members to participate to the programme for the Galileo global positioning satellite system after China and Israel. The agreement r... more
AirlinesAirsal took flight
Salerno, Italy - Commercial agreement with Alpitour for 500 services up to September
A thousand of people flew aboard Airsal SpA last week-end: it is an Italian airline based in Salerno (Campania Region) which started domestic and international services last Saturday, June 4. Italian carrier... more
Science and technologyMalpensa first for punctuality in Europe followed by Fiumicino
Milan, Italy - Data were related to the first quarter of this year
Malpensa and Fiumicino at the first places for punctuality from January to March 2005 according the classification of Association of European Airlines (AEA). Malpensa was the first and Fiumicino the... more
AirlinesUS homonymous airline blamed Jet Airways for having links with al-Qaeda
Washington, USA - Indian carrier forced to delay departure of new route Mumbai-Newark
Jet Airways, the India’s main national airline, will sue a little known Maryland-based airline with the same name (Jet Airways Inc.), which would have alleged the Indian carrier for having links with t... more
SecurityUS air attack killed at least seven Iraqis
Baghdad, Iraq - US planes fired on Rawa
A violent attack performed by US military aviation would have occurred this morning on the city of Rawa killing at least seven Iraqi citizens, destroying three houses and a cement factory as well, according... more
Science and technologyGrottaglie: Puglia Region provided a go-ahead for the air station runway extension
Grottaglie, Italy - A major step for the production of the 787's structural components by Alenia Aeronautica
Italian Puglia Regional Administration is able to ensure its go-ahead to the extension of the Grottaglie Airport’s runway (Taranto) from the present about 1800 m to some 3200 m, together with other infrastructural w... more
Defense"Mar Baltic Action" drill has been completed
Ventspils, Latvia - It has been attended by eleven nations
More than 400 soldiers, 28 aircraft from different countries (USA, Russia, Latvia, Germany, United Kingdom, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Poland, Estonia and Lithuania), 40 war ships and two submarines have... more
Latest newsVenezuelan judges seized missiles bound for Israel
Caracas, Venezuela - Belonging to Colombian Air Force, they were expected to be carried by a Lufthansa' airplane
Venezuelan authorities would have seized five missiles at Caracas International Airport, as found in a Lufthansa airline’s hangar. Such weapon systems would belong to Colombian Air Force and the destination s... more
AirlinesNaples: Eurofly to take off towards New York
Naples, Italy - Campania Region and City of Naples celebrated the most important initiative
The inaugural flight of Eurofly’s Airbus A-330/200 from Naples-Capodichino to New York "JFK" will start next Tuesday, June 14, for the first intercontinental link at Naples Airport. Flights will be available o... more
AirlinesAlitalia: EU's green light for the business plan being awaited for today
Brussels, Belgium - The four conditions set by EU authorities remain
European Commission is likely to ensure its green light for the Alitalia’s business plan 2005-2008 today. EU would actually think that the AZ Fly recapitalization process and the Fintecna’s participation in... more
IndustryAVIONEWS at ASD conference (5): Interview with President Pier Francesco Guarguaglini
Rome, Italy - "Many subjects are interested in Thales but Finmeccanica will participate if it can seize a chance"
AVIONEWS interviewed ASD (Aerospace and Defence Association) President Pier Francesco Guarguaglini on the occasion of the annual press conference held in Rome today. AVIONEWS: Within the efforts intended... more
AirlinesFinnair break into turfdom
Rome, Italy - The airline signed a deal with FISE's members
The General Manager of Finland flag carrier Finnair, Arto Sutinen, has signed a collaboration agreement with Italian Federation of Equestrian Sports (FISE). Its members will be enable to fly on Finnair... more
IndustryAVIONEWS at ASD conference (4): joint-ventures for increasing industrial integration
Rome, Italy - Investments on security and defence grant benefits also in other sectors
Despite of difficulty related to scarce investments for defence, certain studies would demonstrate that expenditures dedicated to such sector grant indeed benefits also in other sectors, underlined Guarguaglini.... more