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DefenseNorth Korea (2): an overview of the ballistic missile systems operated
Pyongyang, North Korea - From short-range systems to missiles capable of reaching their own target 6000 km far from their launchers
If trying to analyse the ballistic missile systems provided to the North Korean armed forces or under development (at least on the basis of information released by military analysts), one realizes that... more
DefenseNorth Korea: the USA prove worried due to the latest missile test
Washington, USA - It would have dealt with a short-range system and the guided rocket would have fallen in the Sea of Japan
After the warning signal called by the US intelligence representatives last week about the supposed danger represented by the North Korean nuclear technology for the American territory (see for details... more
Weather forecastsAir shows and exhibitions in the first week of May
Rome, Italy - From today Monday 2 to next Sunday 8
Monday 02 - Inglewood Fly-in. Inglewood, Queensland, Australia. + 61 (0)7 4652 1402 - Gliding - Internationaler Hahnweide Segelflugwettbewerb 2005. Fliegergruppe Wolf Hirth Kirchheim unter Teck,... more
AirlinesVolare: failure inquiry goes on
Varese, Italy - Meanwhile 2000 tickets have been sold in few hours time
Italian prosecutor Antonio Pizzi has managed to make clear the role played by Giuseppe Martinelli, Vincenzo Soddu and Gino Zoccai in Volare Group: they were accused of false accounting, misappropriation... more
IndustryFinmeccanica (2): with Alcatel receive approval from the European Commission for the creation of the Alcatel Alenia Space and Telespazio
Rome, Italy - The Commission has in fact considered that both companies have strong competitive positions
"Alcatel (Paris: CGEP.PA and NYSE: ALA) and Finmeccanica are delighted with the decision of the European Commission which has given its approval for the creation of the two companies, Alcatel Alenia Space... more
AirlinesAlitalia (2): "The business plan has not been approved yet by EU"
Rome, Italy - It has been confirmed by EU Government by giving the lie to Italian Premier Berlusconi's view while SULT called for a new strike on May 18
Italian Premier, Silvio Berlusconi, had stated during the last days that EU Commission has practically approved the Alitalia’s restructuring plan but EU Government firmly gave ther lie to the fact that s... more
AirlinesAlitalia: flight and ground activities have been splitted
Rome, Italy - Airport, maintenance, administrative and IT operations all converge into Alitalia Service
Alitalia Service is a reality to date starting on May 1st. The Italian national airline has in fact started its concrete splitting into two companies with separated tasks concerning flight and ground activities.... more
Press releaseFinmeccanica: final agreement signed with BAE Systems for defence electronics
Rome, Italy - Moreover it has also reached agreement with the British group for the reorganisation of the AMS NV joint-venture
"Finmeccanica last Friday announced that it has concluded the operations relating to the agreement with BAE Systems for the acquisition of some assets and shareholdings in the defence electronics sector,... more
Civil aviationFAA Emergency AD on Turbomeca S.A. model Arrius 2F turboshaft engines
Washington, Usa - To prevent failure of the engine and subsequent loss of power
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39 Directorate Identification No. 2005-NE-14-AD;... more
IndustryLockheed Martin Logistics Management awarded of a over 9 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the EC-130J Super J aircraft
Lockheed Martin Logistics Management, Greenville, S.C., is being awarded a $9,423,564 firm fixed price contract modification to provide for 1 Lot production engineering for EC-130J Super J aircraft number... more
AerospaceGalileo: Italian Lazio Region runs to become the headquarter of the Supervisory Authority
Rome, Italy - The Regional Government's hope is related to the great industrial and university effort in the aerospace sector
Italian Lazio Region is running as the future location of the Galileo European global positioning satellite system’s Supervisory Authority. Region Authority has infact notified the related documents t... more
ReportBA-609: Archangel System to cooperate for the production of the civil tilt rotor
Washington, USA - It will attend to the provision of components for the aircraft's fly-by-wire system
Bell Helicopter selected Archangel Systems among the providers of systems for flight control devoted to the BA-609 civil tilt rotor. Such vehicle, as well known, is currently under development by the collaboration... more
AirlinesUS Airways 2005 1Q strong loss
New York, Usa - The carrier reported USD 191m losses in the first three months of the current year
US Airways reported USD 191m losses in the first three months of the current year compared with a loss of USD 177m for the same period in 2004. "We continue to operate under extremely challenging conditions,... more
AirportsReviews: "Il Volo in Condizioni Favorevoli alla formazione di Ghiaccio"
Rome, Italy – A useful outline which can be added to the on board handbook to face the risks caused by the ice forming
"Il Volo in Condizioni Favorevoli alla formazione di Ghiaccio" (Flight with condition favourable to ice forming) IBN Editore, 2005, 231 pages, EUR 17.50 The text under analysis neither intend to replace... more
Press releaseAlitalia: a new call centre number
Rome, Italy - It is 06-2222 from all over Italy starting on May 1st and with the code number from abroad, a 24 h service all week long
"Alitalia is going to have a single and simple access to all its call centre services with a new number (06-2222) starting on May 1st. In order to make the access to such a service an faster one, the... more
AirlinesHainan Airlines to return to black
Beijing, China - The carrier reported a USD 10,95m in 2004 compared to serious losses in 2003
China’s Hainan Airlines reported a USD 10,95m profit in 2004 compared to USD 120.8m in 2003, when the carrier’s performance was hit by the outbreak of Sars (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome). The air... more
AirlinesAeroflot profit to rise
Moscow, Russia - The carrier reported a 60 percent increase in 2004 compared with the previous year
Russian flag carrier, Aeroflot, announced that its net profit increased 60 percent in 2004 compared with a year earlier, thanks to growing numbers of affluent Russians attracted by its modernized fleet... more
Government actsQuestion time on Italian material of armaments exports
Rome, Italy - By Hon. Laura Cima (Misto-Verdi-L'Unione) and other deputies
Italian Hon. Cima asked Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs to make clear why Italian Government gave authorization to export weaponry in countries under EU embargo such as China, Malaysia, Turkey, India... more
Science and technologyAirport "JFK": the best offerer will receive the forgotten objects by passengers
New York, Usa - The last initiative of the airport authorities of the "Big Apple"
Airport authorities of the New York’s "JFK" air station had an original idea about how to free of the different objects leaved by the million of passengers which passed through the airport of New York: t... more
MiscellaneousPakistan: an air space violation by USA aerial vehicles?
Islamabad, Pakistan - Some eye witnesses would have maintained it in the country regarding the Bin Laden-hunting but both US and Pakistani authorities would deny it
The US armed forces’ effort while re-deployed in the Afghan land in an attempt to find Osama Bin Laden tends more and more to focus along the Pakistani border, where is it being thought that the leader o... more
HelicoptersPutin to meet Palestinian leaders
Ramallah, Cisjordan - Russia aims to sell helicopters and armoured carriers to Palestine's police
Russian President Vladimir Putin intends to help Palestinian authorities delivering them two transport helicopters and 50 armoured vehicles: specifically, choppers would be destined to fly President Abu... more
Government actsQuestion time on Alitalia informatics unit
Rome, Italy - Presented by Hon. Mauro Bulgarelli (Misto-Verdi-L'Unione Party)
Italian Hon. Bulgarelli asked Italian Industry Minister to know if Italian Government intends to incorporate Alitalia’s informatics unit into Alitalia Fly. Italian Government is also expected to answer i... more
AccidentsContinental's plane to be forced to change route due to a problem at a camera plane
Lisbon, Portugal - The Boeing B-757 had took off one hour when the pilot realized of the failure and decided to divert the plane
A Boeing B-757 operated by the US carrier Continental Airlines, which was flying yesterday on the route Lisbon-Newark (New Jersey), was forced to turn back because of a technical problem. The aircraft,... more
Latest newsSouth Africa: cooperation agreement for the production of the A-400M
Pretoria, South Africa - Also eight airlifters to be purchased for South African Air Force
South African aerospace industry wilol ensure its own contribution for the designing and construction of the new EADS-Airbus A-400M military tactical airlifter. A participation agreement has been in fact... more
AirlinesAVIONEWS at the presentation of Centralwings maiden services Ciampino-Krakow and Ciampino-Warsaw (5): the closing speech
Rome, Italy - Commercial links between Italy and Poland would increase thanks to the low-cost
Centralwings’ Chairman, Piotr Kociolek, closed his speech made during the presentation of the new services which starting Saturday, 30, will join Italy to Poland, by making the consideration that thanks t... more
Civil aviationFirst anti-tsunami exercise at Phuket
Phuket, Indonesia - Helicopters, blared sirens and loudspeakers have simulated a seaquake-emergency
Bangkok Government has organized a drill to test evacuation operations in case of seaquake, in order to prevent what happened the fatal December 26, 2004. The simulation has been performed today on Thai... more
AirlinesAVIONEWS at the presentation of Centralwings maiden services Ciampino-Krakow and Ciampino-Warsaw (4): additional information
Rome, Italy - The carrier will start soon a new service from and to Catania
Centralwings chairman Piotr Kociolek, in his speech at the presentation of Centralwings maiden services Ciampino-Krakow and Ciampino-Warsaw, underlined the importamce for the young company of Italian market... more
Latest newsLatin America looks at used aircraft market for air defence
Brasilia, Brazil - A compromise solution to avoid the purchase of new material and fill the gap produced by the necessary retirement of old planes
Latin America’s defence market would appear mainly interested in programmes able to ensure higher security for national territories without relevant efforts related to the purchase of conventional weapon s... more
Latest newsIndia: a "live" evaluation of the F-16 in the Thai land started
Bangkok, Thailand - During an informative and experience exchange involving both Indian and Thai pilots
That Indian Government was interested in carefully evaluating the F-16 Fighting Falcon’s features has been known for a long time when considering the fact that Lockheed Martin is competing in the bid f... more
Press releaseAeradria: domestic and international flights from "Federico Fellini" Airport
Rimini, Italy - From June to Sardinia and then also in Europe
"This Summer will not be easy for the German market. Despite the collaboration Air Dolomiti-Lufthansa, that will link Rimini’s Coast to Munich starting from tomorrow, April 30 (on Saturdays and on Sundays u... more
Government actsQuestion time on Moby Prince ferry's disaster
Rome, Italy - By Hon. Ermete Realacci (Margherita, DL-L'Ulivo)
Italian Deputy Hon. Realacci asked Italian Premier, Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Italian Minister of Defence if Government intend to operate in order that the truth will out. Italian Government... more
Civil aviation"North Korea is able to hit the USA by nuclear ballistic missiles"
Washington, USA - It would have been recently unveiled by DIA in front of the Congress and Bush could not have been able to give the lie to such statement
"North Korea is provided with nuclear-warheaded double-stage intercontinental missiles and it can hit part of the Western area of the United States". It is the recent statement by one of the US DIA (Defence... more
AirlinesBMED selects Airbus to expand its own fleet
London, UK - Seven new A-321s to encourage the growth of the English airline
BMED, a carrier linked to British Airways and providing transport services with destination s towards Africa, the Middle East and Central Asia, decided to add seven new Airbus A-321 airplanes to its fleet... more
AccidentsFourteen killed in an air incident occurred in Peru
Lima, Peru - Aircraft debris ended up 200 metres from gas tanks plant
A Peruvian Army plane crashed yesterday in the late afternoon in the South of the country, killing 14 people: 8 military officers, 4 non-commissioned officers, and two civilians. The military twin-engine... more
AirlinesAVIONEWS at the presentation of Centralwings maiden services Ciampino-Krakow and Ciampino-Warsaw (3): Piotr Kociolek's speech
Rome, Italy - The idea to erect a Polish national low-cost carrier
Centralwings’ President, Piotr Kociolek, during the presentation of the carrier’s maiden services Rome/Ciampino-Krakow and Rome/Ciampino-Warsaw, disclosed how the initiative to found a Polish national low... more
AirlinesAVIONEWS at the presentation of Centralwings maiden services Ciampino-Krakow and Ciampino-Warsaw (2): Roberto Spingardi's speech
Rome, Italy - A central role the one of low-cost carriers for the Romanian air station's activity
The Adr’s (Airports of Rome) external p.r. director, Roberto Spingardi, during the opening speech of the presentation of Centralwings maiden services Ciampino-Krakow and Ciampino-Warsaw, which took place t... more
Government actsQuestion Time: Italian-supported peacekeeping missions cost
Rome, Italy - By Hon. Aldo Perrotta (FI)
Italian Deputy Hon. Perrotta asked Italian Minister of Interior which is the cost and standing of the Italian-supported peacekeeping missions when taking into account the recent efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan... more
Government actsQuestion Time: weapon proliferation and illegal traffic
Rome, Italy - By Hon. Ettore Rosato (Margherita)
Italian Deputy Hon. Rosato asked Italian Minister of Interior for making clearer which is Italian Government’s view about the worrying data released by non-governmental organizations about weapon proliferation a... more
Government actsInterpellation: access to documents of civilian people deceased after Nassirya attempt
Rome, Italy - By Hon. Franco Grillini (DS) and other deputies
Italian Deputy Honourable Grillini asked Italian Minister of Defence for making clear why the partner of an Italian civilian died following the attempt occurred in Nassiriya in 2003 has not been allowed... more
Government actsQuestion Time: Alitalia's services and territorial continuity
Rome, Italy - By Hon. Pietro Maurandi (DS)
Italian Deputy Hon. Maurandi intended to understand if Italian Government wants to act in order to preserve air transport territorial continuity related to Sardinia region as Alitalia would be operating... more
Government actsQuestion Time: on the kind of the so called Marine Corps' "Group 27" in Iraq
Rome, Italy - By Hon. Mauro Bulgarelli (Misto-Verdi-l'Unione)
Italian Deputy Hon. Bulgarelli asked Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs for making clear if Italian Government knows something about the so called Marine Corp’s "Group 27" which would have operated i... more
AirlinesAVIONEWS at the presentation of Centralwings maiden services Ciampino-Krakow and Ciampino-Warsaw
Rome, Italy - It is a young low-cost but aims to transport more than 700,000 passengers in 2005
AVIONEWS interviewed PR specialist for the new Polish low-cost airline Centralwings. Mrs Magdalena Zawadzka introduced the young company’s plans: the Polish carrier tomorrow is going to celebrate maiden s... more
Civil aviationFAA (Correction) AD on Boeing model 737-300, -400, and -500 series airplanes modified in accordance with Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) ST00127BO
Washington, Usa - To prevent unsafe levels of current or energy from entering the fuel tank, due to hot short faults or threat conditions associated with the safe side harness assembly, which could result in a fire or explosion of the fuel tank
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: April 28, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 81)] [Page 21924] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on McDonnell Douglas model DC-9-81 (MD- 81), DC-9-82 (MD-82), DC-9-83 (MD-83), DC-9-87 (MD-87), and MD-88 Airplanes
Washington, Usa - To prevent fatigue cracking of the MLG pistons, which could result in failure of the pistons and consequent damage to the airplane structure or injury to airplane occupants
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: April 28, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 81)] [Page 21924-21927] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Latest newsThe Boeing P-8 MMA's design phase to be accomplished in September
Washington, USA -It represents the future of US Navy's maritime patrolling
Boeing has recently started the new design phase for the new P-8 MMA (Multi-mission Maritime Aircraft) which should be accomplished next September, when a full and final configuration of the new military... more
Latest newsTIPS: EADS welcomed NATO's support for the AGS programme
Berlin, Germany - The European holding to provide a special version of the Airbus A-321 dedicated to surveillance, command and control
European aerospace and defence group EADS welcomed NATO’s approval for an additional EUR 23m fund intended to carry on the TIPS (Transatlantic Industrial Proposed Solution) programme related to the production o... more
IndustrySubsidies to aerospace industry: new EU-USA negotiations in the forthcoming weeks
Brussels, Belgium - Another effort to try to settle the differences between the sides
European Union and the United States appear ready to carry on negotiations concerning subsidies to aerospace industry. both sides would be in fact trying to avoid a dispute in front of the WTO (World Trade... more
IndustryA new CEO for Airbus
Toulouse, France - EADS Board is likely to gather today to select him but the matter concerning French-German management balance still remains
EADS Board is likely to gather today in order to select the successor of Noel Forgeard as the new Chief Executive Officer of the European civil aviation leading company Airbus. EADS owns a 80% stake while... more
IndustryEmbraer and Musal aerospace museum inaugurated two new exhibits
São José dos Campos, Brazil - "Origins of Brazilian Aviation" and the "Embraer Room – Brazil at the Forefront of the Aeronautical Industry" opened to the public
Embraer and the Rio de Janeiro Aerospace Museum (MUSAL) inaugurated last Wednesday two new sections of the museum called "Origins of Brazilian Aviation" and the "Embraer Room – Brazil at the Forefront o... more
AirlinesVolare (3). Maroni: "We are ready to support the airline's re-launch "
Varese, Italy - "The Group's restarting is absolutely positive"
Meanwhile the former managers have brought Group’s collapse before judges, special commissioner, Carlo Rinaldini, has done good work during the receivership period: he managed to gain from banks the n... more