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AirlinesDelta Air Lines to post 2005 first quarter loss
New York, Usa - The carrier posted a USD 1.1 billion losses
US carrier Delta Air Lines said it posted a USD 1.1 billion losses in the first quarter 2005. The loss included USD 387 million charge for the cost of pension benefits related to the planned reduction... more
AirlinesJetBlue 2005 first quarter profit to fall
New York, Usa - 54 percent
US carrier, JetBlue, said its 2005 first quarter profit fell 54 percent to USD 7m from USD 15,2m a year earlier. JetBlue has posted a profit every quarter since its initial public offering in April 2002... more
Science and technologySample of flu virus missing in Beirut found at the airport
Beirut, Lebanon - US has inadvertently distributed kits to 3747 laboratories in 18 countries
The last sample of the deadly flu virus H2N2, well-known as Asian flu, mistakenly sent to laboratories around the world, has been found at Beirut International Airport and will be destroyed as soon as... more
AccidentsCivil MI-8 downed in Iraq (3): death toll rose to eleven
Baghdad, Iraq - Also six American people were killed
Aboard the private Bulgarian MI-8 helicopter shot down in Iraq today, even six US civilians and two soldiers (whose nationality is still unknown) were flying together with the three Bulgarian crew members.... more
AirlinesAlitalia: Deutsche Bank's "Intents letter"
Rome, Italy - Italian airline received the document and transmitted it to European Commission
Alitalia confirmed to have received from Deutsche Bank the "Intents letter" concerning the planned airline’s capital increase and it has been transmitted, through Italian authorities, to European Commission a... more
AirlinesChinese Airlines to sign deal for 30 Airbus planes
Beijing, China - Including five A-380
Some Chinese carriers signed an important deal with Airbus to purchase 30 planes in a contract worth USD 3,2 bn. The deal interested China Southern Airlines, which asked delivery for five A-380s superjumbo,... more
Latest newsA-400M: Stork Fokker to provide its contribution for the airplane's electric section
Amsterdam, Holland - The dutch company to attend to the plane's wing electric wiring
Dutch aerospace company, Stork Fokker, will attend to wing electric wiring for the new EADS-Airbus A-400M military tactical airlifter. Dutch firm has been selected by such European leading group as a partner... more
AirlinesHellas Jet to stop operations on May, 10, 1005
Athens, Greece - The decision is lead to the not favorable market conditions
Greek carrier Hellas Jet, an unit of Cyprus Airways, will stop its flight operations on next May, 10, 2005: the announcement came from Cyprus sources citing not favorable market conditions. The two-year... more
AccidentsANSV: glider crashed during takeoff from Asiago Airport killing pilot
Rome, Italy - Italian Air Safety Board started a technical investigation on Rollander Schneider's incident
Italian Air Safety Board (ANSV), announced technical investigation on incident occurred at 9:40am UTC today, at Asiago Airport, involving Rollander Schneider glider, type LS 8A, code HB-3313. Glider would... more
Latest newsRaptor: the dream comes true
Washington, USA - Pentagon's go-ahead for the mass production of the new stealth fighter whose first airframes will be combat ready even at the end of 2005
The Lockheed Martin F/A-22 Raptor stops representing an "X" aircraft and a weapon system in doubt for the future. Pentagon has recently provided its go-ahead for its mass production in order to endow US... more
AirlinesAir France-Klm: "Flying Blue", the new jointly program
Paris, France - With effect starting from June, 6, 2005
Air France and Klm will offer to their customers starting from June, 6, 2005, the several advantageous forecast by their jointly new program: "Flying Blue". This last will give the possibility to amass... more
Latest newsJet training: operational flexibility means commercial strength
Washington, USA - Analysts would think that a new military trainer must be flexible and endowed with good performance to be a competitive one
Competition in the military trainers international market is tending to become more and more a fierce one in the forthcoming ten years. Analysts in the aerospace sector prove convinced of it as they found... more
Government actsQuestion time on Rome-Crotone route operated by Alitalia
Rome, Italy - By senator Francesco Nicodemo Filippelli (Misto-Popolari-L'Udeur Party)
Italian Ministry of Infrastructures and Transport decided, in November 2002, to impose charge of public services on routes Crotone-Rome and Crotone-Milan and chose Alitalia to operate the flights by 70-seat... more
Government actsQuestion time on joint Italy-USA investigation about Calipari's death
Rome, Italy - By senator Alessandro Battisti (Margherita-L'Ulivo Party) and other senators
Italian senator Battisti asked Italian Premier and Minister of Foreign Affairs for making clear which kind of steps Italian Government intends to perform towards US Administration which denied investigations... more
PeopleEU-Usa to reopen talks about "Open skies" deal
Brussels, Belgium - The European Transport Ministers may start again the dialogue with Washington this week
EU’s Transport Ministers expressed in favour of the reopening of talks with United States on restrictions in the transatlantic aviation market. The dialogue with Washington may be reopened this week. A... more
PeopleUS Aviation Chief expressed in favour to bring back private airport screeners
New York, Usa - After the results of an inquiry at US airports
US House Aviation Chief, John Mica, said that after the results of an inquiry at US airports, which showed that airports are no more secure today than they were before the September 11 terroristic attacks,... more
AirlinesRyanair thanked Enac's President
Rome, Italy - "Italian customers will be favoured"
Ryanair Communication’s Head, Peter Sherrard, intended to thank President of Enac (Italian Civil Aviation Authority), Vito Riggio, for his intervention in the matter of launch of new Rome-Alghero route (... more
Government actsQuestion Time: former Italian military prisoners treatment in Germany
Rome, Italy - By Honourable Sandro Delmastro delle Vedove (An)
Italian Deputy Hon. Delmastro delle Vedove asked Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs for making clear which kind of steps Italian Government intends to perform in order to solve the unjustified different... more
AerospaceSpace: Lazio-Sirad is the first of the "Eneide"'s experiments which brought into operation
Rome, Italy - It is useful to predict earthquake
Lazio-Sirad is one of the 22 experiments forecast by "Eneide"’s mission and the first one to have brought into operation on board of ISS (International Space Station). The main goal of this experiment, w... more
DefenseSouth Korea asks Russia for weapons in order to partially lower its debt
Seoul, South Korea - An alternative solution suggested by South Korean Government to simplify the re-payment process of loans requested by Moscow
South Korea has recently offered Russia a possibility of re-paying part of its debts by the provision of weapon systems. It deals with an important request when considering that South Korea has always... more
AccidentsCivil MI-8 downed in Iraq (2): it belonged to Heli Air Bulgarian airline
Baghdad, Iraq - It was the first civil aircraft shooted down on Iraqi territory
Sofia unveiled the civil MI-8 helicopter downed today, near the city of Tarmiya, 40 Km North to Baghdad, belonged to Heli Air Bulgarian airline: very likely three crew members were all Bulgaria-natives,... more
Civil aviationPope Benedict XVI (2): Rome to close air traffic
Rome, Italy - The Capital town will protected by Hawk and Spada missile batteries
Security plan in occasion of Sunday mass which is going to institute German Pontiff Benedict XVI, provided to close air space on Rome and collocate Spada and Hawk missiles on strategic points of the city,... more
AirlineseasyJet to start collaboration with the airport Cagliari-Elmas
Cagliari, Italy - The carrier launches today the maiden flight to London-Luton
British low-cost carrier easyJet announced that today it will start its collaboration with the airport Cagliari-Elmas (Sardinia): at 3:50 p.m. it will take off easyJet flight to London-Luton which will... more
AirlinesAmerican Airlines 2005 first quarter losses
New York, Usa - Though analysts predicted that American's losses would have been deeper than the one posted by the carrier
US carrier American Airlines announced that it posted a USD 162m losses in the first quarter 2005 compared to USD 166m a year earlier. Though American’s operation profit was not good analysts expected t... more
Government actsQuestion Time: fight against illegal immigration and human rights in Lybia
Rome, Italy - By Hon. Graziella Mascia (Rifondazione Comunista)
Italian Deputy Hon. Mascia asked Italian Minister of Interior for explaining which kind of steps Italian Government is ready to take into consideration for the purpose of facing the supposed violation... more
Science and technologyMacquarie Airports: 2005 March results
Rome, Italy - easyJet and Ryanair increased traffic at Fiumicino and Ciampino
Macquarie Airports Management (MAp) unveiled that at March 2005, Sydney, Brussels, Rome and Bristol airports, of which it owns stakes, have recorded a passenger traffic growth compared to the same month... more
DefenseIsrael opposed Russian missiles sale to Syria
Jerusalem, Israel - Premier fears arms could fall into the hands of Lebanese or Palestinian terrorists
Prime Minister, Ariel Sharon, unveiled that Russian plan to sell anti-aircraft missiles to Syria represents a serious danger to Israel: this worry will be stated clearly to President Vladimir Putin during... more
AccidentsCivil MI-8 downed in Iraq
Baghdad, Ira - The nine helicopter's occupants were killed
A MI-8 helicopter, while was operating a commercial flight North to Baghdad, would have been downed by a grenade-launcher: the nine occupants aboard the aircraft, which crashed on fire, have been all killed.... more
MiscellaneousEcuador's airports closed after President Gutierrez's deposition
Quito, Ecuador - It dreads former Government members leave the country
Yesterday Congress, after a week of pitched battles which killed 3 people, deposed President Lucio Gutierrez, charged with abuse of power, who took sanctuary in Brazilian Embassy in Quito. Brazilian Government... more
PeopleStrong growth for DHL’s China Business
Beijing, China - The company forecasts a 50 per cent revenue increase in the current year
DHL, which operates into the express delivery’s market, said its predictions for this year show that revenue growth in China would top 50 percent this year, by underlining that the country could become i... more
AirlinesIberia to consider to buy or to erect a low-cost of its own
Madrid, Spain - So as to compete into the specific market of no-frills airlines
Spanish flag carrier, Iberia, said it is seriously considering weather to buy or to erect a low-cost airline of its own, so as to compete into the no-frills airlines market. More than 50 million foreign... more
Science and technologyAsur to post 2005 first quarter net profit jump
City of Mexico, Mexico - The operator said the growth was helped by a considerable increase of the number of passengers who passed though its airports
Mexican airports operator Asur said its net income related to the period January-March 2005 rose to USD 19,5m from USD 12,5 million the previous year. The operator said the result was mainly due to foreign... more
IndustrySubsidies to aerospace industry: "Let's try to achieve an amicable agreement on such matter"
Brussels, Belgium - EU Commission President Barroso asked it to the United States
José Manuel Barroso, European Commission President, seized recently a chance to comment on the old matter concerning the subsidies to aerosapce industry which is going on disuniting the United States... more
Science and technologyPope Benedict XVI: Rome's airports to make ready for new stop
Rome, Italy - Many presidents to be expected for Vatican's mass
Yesterday, Italian Civil Defence Department operating board, Rome Administration’s members, prefectship, air traffic and road system authorities, gathered to organize security plan in sight of the first m... more
DefenseMEADS: Germany provides a green light for the new anti-missile system
Berlin, Germany - EADS will contribute with a 25% programme share
German Parliament’s vote on the Germany’ cooperation for the MEADS (Medium Extended Air Defence System) missile programme was awaited for long (see for details AVIONEWS) and it had a positive result. Bun... more
Press releaseEuropean Commission authorised social aid for air passengers
Brussels, Belgium - Two schemes designed to help certain categories of air passenger living in France’s outermost regions
"The Commission has yesterday decided to authorise two social State aid schemes designed to help certain categories of air passenger living in France’s outermost regions. One is aimed at certain categories o... more
Latest newsSingapore: "Eurofighter does not meet our operational requirements"
Singapore - The EF-2000 Typhoon out from the tender in which only the F-15 and the Rafale are now competing
The EF-2000 Typhoon will not be the new fighter of Singapore Air Force. Government decided to exclude the Eurofighter four-nations consortium aircraft (promoted by British BAe) from the official bid for... more
PeopleEuropean Commission approved public-private cooperation for Antwerp Airport
Brussels, Belgium - It has decided it yesterday
"The European Commission decided yesterday to authorise the creation and funding of a public private joint venture company for the operation of Antwerp’s International Airport at Deurne, in Belgium. T... more
Civil defenseTurkey: Army's UAVs will be Israeli-made
Ankara, Turkey - Ten remote-controlled aircraft ordered with a total value worth about USD 200m
Turkish Army selected an Israeli-made UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) as a remote-controlled aircraft for reconnaissance operations. It deals with the Heron, jointly offered by IAI and Elbit which were awarded... more
AccidentsIranian plane after flames makes a force land: a child died
Teheran, Iran - The incident, which provoked many injured besides a victim, occured at the main airport of Teheran
A Boeing B-707 of the airline Saha, controlled by Iranian Air Force, tried yesterday night to effectuate a crash-land at Teheran’s Mehrabad Airport because of flames. Unfortunately emergency chutes failed t... more
AirlinesAlitalia (2): IT unit's employees ready to go on strike tomorrow
Rome, Italy - And Italian SULT union criticised sanctions decided by Investigation Committee on Strikes related to protests held in February and March
Italian CUB trade union intends to perform the strike for Alitalia’s IT unit employees called on tomorrow and forbidden by Italian Ministry of Infrastructures and Transport. According to the union, the p... more
AirlinesAlitalia: EU took delivery of bank guarantee letter on recapitalization
Brussels, Belgium - An additional leap forward towards the possibile approval of the carrier's business plan
European Commission would have taken delivery of the guarantee letter from the main bank group which will lead other banks in order to support the recapitalization and denationalization programme of Alitalia.... more
IndustryTechnology Research Consultants awarded of a over 9 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the Blackhawk and Chinook helicopters
Technology Research Consultants*, Haines City, Fla., was awarded on April 15, 2005, a $9,422,500 firm-fixed-price contract for CN-1314B/A and CN-811 Displacement Gyroscopes for the Blackhawk and Chinook... more
Science and technologyFlying cars (3): the gyroplane as the alternative solution to the tiltrotor
Washington, USA - The CarterCopter combines STOVL capabilities with a sufficiently high speed
The CarterCopter is certainly another example of how it is being tried to provide new solutions for a more flexible and spread use of the aerial vehicles. Carter Aviation Technologies made an attempt to... more
HelicoptersHelicopter dismounted Prince Charles
London, United Kingdom - A technical malfunction hamper him to attend a public engagement
Prince Charles of England has been forced today to cancel a public appointment (the first engagement after wedding with Camilla) because of a technical malfunction with his helicopter. The Prince of Wales... more
Science and technologyFlying cars (2): Air Scooter, that is to say the flying motorcycle
Washington, USA - Its designer aimed to produce a light, flexible and cheap vehicle for a really "daily" deployment
AirScooter Corporation is a US company which believed (and it goes on doing it) in the idea that one can produce a light, handy, flexible and safe aerial vehicle with a quite low cost when compared to... more
Science and technologyFlying cars: NASA thinks about a "road network" in the sky
Washington, USA - Anyone could be able to resort to it by using their own private aerial vehicle
The topic dealing with flying cars always remains a fascinating one and AVIONEWS deepened this matter in the past (see for details the news nr. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6). Nevertheless, it deals with a constantly... more
AirlinesHeavy losses for Continental in the first quarter of 2005
New York, Usa - Though the carrier filled the great part of the seats on board of its planes
US carrier Continental Airlines announced that it posted a wider quarterly loss in the first three months of 2005, mainly due to high fuel cost. Continental said its first-quarter loss increased to USD... more
AirlinesCathay Pacific added flights towards Bali and Frankfurt
Frankfurt, Germany - To complete current daily connections to both destinations
Cathay Pacific will offer new connections from Hong Kong to Frankfurt and add four weekly services towards Denpasar (Bali). Additional flights will leave from next July 2 to complete current daily links... more
DefenseThe areas of action of the Italian mission in Afghanistan
Herat, Afghanistan - On March, 31 Italian militaries replaced the US ones in the control of the team of Herat
Italian mission in Afghanistan has three specific areas of work: drinkable water, education and public healthcare. The management and control of the team of Herat has been taken over by Italian militaries... more