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AirlineseasyJet in Sardinia with two new flights
Milan, Italy - Olbia/Berlin-Schönefeld and London-Gatwick
"Starting from April, easyJet, low-cost carrier leader in Europe, begins the collaboration with Olbia-Costa Smeralda Airport by two new flights: Olbia/Berlin-Schönefeld, from last April 8, and Olbia/London-Gatwick,... more
Civil aviationPilot Pushing: Capt. Renzo Dentesano's analysis of the phenomenon
Roma, Italia - The full text on such problem is available in the AVIONEWS website Specials section
Cap. Renzo Dentesano, an authoritative Italian expert on air transport safety, analysed some bad effects produced by the recent EU ruling on the so called air transport passengers’ rights related to t... more
PeopleEurostat's dates show commuter traffic more an more to chose plane
Brussels, Belgium - Italians, the fifth populations in Europe to opt for plane
According to some Eurostat’s dates it is evident that commuter traffic is more an more choosing plane as mean of transport. European passengers in 2003 were 590 million, which represent a 4,9 percent i... more
AccidentsSwiss helicopter crashed (2): there are doubts on recovering of second body
Zurich, Switzerland - May be in a medicine institute to carry out a post-mortem
This morning a Rega helicopters from Erstfeld base, was expected to take off, but the bad weather conditions discommended it: meanwhile it is unclear if the second coffin was recovered today. Some sources... more
Science and technologyAthens: state stake sale to occur next year
Athens, Greece - While waiting for more competitive airport services
Greece decided to postpone the sale of Athens International Airport shares till next year: it has been unveiled by Economy Minister. Airport services are too expensive and need to become cheaper and more... more
MiscellaneousThe last respect to the Prince Ranieri III of Monaco (2): even Awacs planes engaged in order to guarantee security
Rome, Italy - All the Principality of Monaco was armoured, the access to the old city was avoided
Air space of the Principality of Monaco saw even Awacs planes engaged in order to guarantee security especially for the powerful of Earth in the event of the funeral of the Prince Ranieri III of Monaco,... more
Fair and showsThe bond of Pope Wojtyla with Italian Air Force
Rome, Italy - He used to receive representatives of 31st Wing every year
Italian Air Force intended to remember on its website the figure of Pope John Paul II, who was absolutely linked to the Corp, during his pontificate. This pictures portrays Pope Wojtyla, on December 10,... more
HelicoptersPictures of John Paul II funeral taken by an helicopter of the 1st Flying Unit of the Italian Police
Rome, Italy - Air images are available exclusive on the Corp website
A week after the solemn funeral of John Paul II Pope, Italian National Police website made available the pictures taken in Vatican by an helicopter of the 1st Flying Unit. All the air images of the cerimony... more
AerospaceSpace: Discovery's main tank to be filled as a prove
Washington, Usa - The experts of Nasa wanted to verify the functionality of the main cistern of the shuttle
The main tank of Discovery has been provided with almost two million litres of hydrogen: it was a technical prove effectuated yesterday by the experts of Nasa who wanted to test the functionality of the... more
AirlineseasyJet to celebrate the arrival of its 100th aircraft
London, United Kingdom - At the airport Berlin-Schonefeld
British low-cost, easyJet, celebrates the arrival today of its 100th aircraft at the airport Berlin-Schonefeld, the air station which represented the most profitable for the airline in last twelve months.... more
AirlinesRyanair's new base in northern Germany
Berlin, Germany - At Lubeck in particular, after signing a deal with Infratil
Low-cost carrier, Ryanair announced it planned a new base at Lubeck in Northern Germany. Irish airline said it would base up to 4 new Boeing B-737 planes there which according to the carrier’s predictions w... more
MiscellaneousThe last respect to the Prince Ranieri III of Monaco
Rome, Italy - Eight head of States attended at the sad event, Casini for Italy
Only premiers and sovereigns could enter into the cathedral of the Principality of Monaco, where this morning has occured the funeral of the Prince Ranieri III of Monaco, died on April, 6 (see AVIONEWS);... more
AerospaceDiscovery to be photographed by new Iss crew
Moscow, Russia - In order to see weather the external panels are intact or not
According to what revealed Russian spaceman Sergei Krikalev, which heads the eleventh Iss expedition that took off from the base of Baikonour, in Kazakistan, just this morning (see AVIONEWS), the new Iss... more
Government actsQuestion time: investigation on Calipari death
Rome, Italy - By senator Luigi Malabarba (Mixed group)
Italian senator Malabarba asked Italian President of Council of Ministers and Minister of Foreign Affairs for explaining which kind on initiatives Italian Government intend to resort to in order to warrant... more
AirlinesMeridiana to meet unions
Cagliari, Italy - To consider solutions proposed by airline to avoid staff cutting
Today, Italian carrier’s management is going to see unions, which are expected to give an opinion on the solution proposed by Meridiana in order to solve the crisis threatening to affect numerous workers. U... more
Science and technologyAbout 14 million passengers in transit at Spanish airports
Madrid, Spain - But the amount of cargo handled by the air station fell
Passenger traffic in transit at Spanish airports rose 12.1 percent in March to 13.9 million: airport operator Aena said. Always the same source said that 2005 March business was helped by the Easter week... more
Science and technologyInfratil to purchase Lubeck Airport
Berlin, Germany - The group will pay EUR 13m for the 90 per cent of the air station
New Zealand investment group Infratil announced it signed a deal to purchase 90 percent of Lubeck Airport in Germany. The terms of the agreement, worth EUR 13m, allow the acquisition of the remaining 10... more
AirlinesIberia flights full thanks even to Easter
Madrid, Spain - The carrier filled 78,5 percent of its seats last month
Spanish flag carrier, Iberia, announced that it filled 78.5 percent of available seats in March helped even by Easter falling in last month this year versus April in 2003. The growth is 3,9 percentage... more
AirlinesLan purchases Argentina's Aero 2000
Santiago del Chile, Chile - The airline, which is currently not operating, will effectuate passenger and cargo transport in Argentina
Chile’s main carrier, Lan Airlines mixed with investment group Inversora Cordillera completed their purchase of small Argentine airline Aero 2000. Lan said it acquired 49 percent of Argentine investment g... more
AirlinesContinental Airlines: non stop service between Los Angeles and two new destinations in Mexico
Houston, Usa - The two cities are Durango and Queretaro from June 9
Continental Airlines announced it will begin nonstop service June 9 between Los Angeles International Airport and two Mexican destinations -- Durango and Queretaro -- pending government approval. With... more
IndustryBoeing: KLM signed agreement for Component Services Program
Amsterdam, Holland - It will provide a fast access to critical parts
Boeing and KLM Engineering and Maintenance said they’ve signed a cooperative agreement to jointly offer the Next-Generation 737 Component Services Program (CSP), which provides fast access to critical p... more
Science and technologyVenice at top places in Europe for quality of services
Venice, Italy - It is the only Italian airport on the list drawn by SkyTrax
SkyTrax, an independent aviation research institution in Britain, has named Honk Kong the world’s best airport, from June 2004 to March 2005, when 5.5 million respondents of over 90 nationalities have b... more
Latest newsUSA suspended the Israeli cooperation for the JSF
Tel Aviv, Israel - Till the matter related to Israeli UAV technology export towards China is solved
USA’s Government decided to suspend the Israeli industry’s cooperation for the JSF (Joint Strike Fighter) programme related to the new Lockheed Martin F-35 light multirole stealth fighter. A delicate cho... more
AccidentsSwiss helicopter heading Italy crashed killing two persons
Zurich, Switzerland - Wreckage has been found at 2500 metres height
A helicopter Bell 206 Jet Ranger, belonging to Zurich’s company Bb Heli Ag, crashed around 12:00am yesterday, on Pizzo Lucendro mountain, while it was operating an air-taxi flight to carry a figure from A... more
IndustryMore "Spain" in EADS?
Madrid, Spain - Spanish Government intends to increase its national industry's share in the European holding
EADS could find an increased Spanish core in the future. It seems in fact that Madrid’s Government intends to make its national industry’s stake rise within the European aerospace and defence leading gro... more
HelicoptersPersonnel Recovery Vehicle: the new USAF's Combat SAR helicopter requirements to be disclosed next June
Washington, USA - Not all the potential competitors for the related tender could be able to meet the operational exigencies
US Air Force needs some 141 military helicopters for Combat SAR (Search and Rescue) operations by 2011 and the programme named PRV (Personnel Recovery Vehicle) has been designed just to meet this operational... more
DefenseMartino: "The larger is the states' alliance against terrorism, the more effective their action turns out"
Rome, Italy - Italian Minister of Defence proves convinced of it when analysing the evolution from the traditional defence to common security against the global threat
Italian Defence Minister, Antonio Martino, seized recently a chance to explain the strictly defensive reasons of NATO and European Union’s extensions, causes which are strongly related to the evolution o... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Cessna model 680 airplanes
Washington, Usa - To prevent a simultaneous loss of data from all four cockpit display units, and loss of primary navigation instruments, autopilot, flight director, master caution/ warning lights, aural warnings, global positioning system position infor
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: April 14, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 71)] [Page 19682-19685] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
AirlinesAlitalia: cutting cost to face the increasing fuel price and the low-fare competition
Rome, Italy - The company goes on aiming to achieve the break-even in 2006
Analysts of the air transport sector are devoting particular attention to two factors within the adaptation performed by the Alitalia board on its business plan 2005-2008 (see for details AVIONEWS). It... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica SA (Embraer) model EMB-135 and -145 series airplanes
Washington, Usa - To prevent an ignition source in the fuel tank or adjacent dry bay, which could result in fire or explosion
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: April 14, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 71)] [Page 19685-19688] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationFAA AD (Correction) on British Aerospace model BAe 146 and model Avro 146-RJ series airplanes
Washington, Usa - To prevent cracking of the outer links of the MLG side stays, which could result in failure of a side stay and consequent collapse of the landing gear
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: April 14, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 71)] [Page 19681] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation... more
AerospaceSpace: Soyuz to be launched successfully
Moscow, Russia - The shuttle was visible for four minutes, an extraordinary time-frame considering that it takes nine minutes for the shuttle to enter into orbit
According to who assisted at the event lead to the launch of Soyuz Tma-6 occured this morning from the base of Baikonur, in Kazakistan, at 4:46 (Moscow time), it was really a moving episode. "Eneide"’s m... more
Press releaseAlitalia's flight assistant 24 h strike confirmed next April 19
Rome, Italy - Sult press release
"Following to the negative conditions that have put Sult to fix the fourth strike on the security, the same union confirms that one of 24 hours for next April 19, confirming its validity and we stigmatize... more
IndustryRaytheon Co. awarded of a over 6 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the F/A-18E/F
Raytheon Co., Missile Systems Div., Tucson, Ariz., is being awarded a $6,100,000 firm fixed price contract for non-recurring engineering services associated with establishment of a production line for... more
IndustryHowmet Corp. awarded of a over 5 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the F101-GE-102 Engine
Howmet Corp., Winsted, Conn., is being awarded a $5,234,400 firm fixed price contract to provide for Blade Turbine Rotor, Air Force Requirements Applicable to F101-GE-102 Engine. Total funds have been... more
IndustryHoneywell International awarded of a over 10 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the Blackhawk UH-60
Honeywell International, Tempe, Ariz., was awarded on April 12, 2005, a delivery order amount of $10,070,492 as part of a $22,740,492 firm fixed price contract for hardware for the Utility Blackhawk UH-60... more
IndustryRaytheon Co. awarded of a near 53 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the TOW 2A Missiles
Raytheon Co., Tucson, Ariz., was awarded on April 11, 2005, a $52,702,352 modification to a firm-fixed-price contract for TOW 2A Missiles. Work will be performed in Tucson, Ariz., and is expected to be... more
IndustryUnited Technologies awarded of a over 144 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the F-100 engine series spare parts
United Technologies, Pratt & Whitney, East Hartford, Conn., is being awarded a maximum $144,017,865 firm fixed price indefinite quantity contract for F-100 engine series spare parts and sole-source P/N... more
IndustrySNC Telecommunications awarded of a near 25 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the coveralls for the Air Force
SNC Telecommunications, LLC dba SNC Manufacturing, Anchorage, Alaska, *(small disadvantaged business in HUBZone), is being awarded a maximum $24,745,200 firm fixed price indefinite delivery/quantity contract... more
IndustryBoeing sees great potentiality in Middle East
Seattle, Usa - In particular the industry started talks with Kuwait
Us industry Boeing said it sees great potentiality in the Middle East’s regions market. In particular Tom Pickering, vice-president for International Relations, told local daily Arab Times that he has d... more
MiscellaneousIsrael: no attack to prevent Iran atomic bomb
Washington, USA - An appeal intended to encourage an international coalition to solve the problem
Israeli Premier, Ariel Sharon, after talks with US officers on the Iranian nuclear programme, said that Israel is not thinking about an attack against Iran to destroy its nuclear plants. Prime minister... more
AirlinesNew security measures forecast by Qantas
Sydney, Australia - After some embarassing episodes lead the ground staff of the company
Australian flag carrier, Qantas Airways, announced that it will install cameras in baggage handling areas at airports around the country after a series of security breaches, the last one involving a camel... more
PeopleIndia approves new "Open skies" deal with Usa
Bombay, India - By renewing an agreement which dates from 1956
Indian Government approved yesterday a proposal of "Open skies" deal with Usa for direct commercial flights between the two countries, by renewing an agreement which dates from 1956. The India’s Civil A... more
MiscellaneousAmerican pilots arrested for drug traffic
Washington, USA - They would have carried an ecstasy cargo by an US Air Force plane
An US military pilot and a master sergeant have been arrested with the charge to have used a C-5A "Galaxy" aircraft belonging to US Air Force, from New york to Germany, in order to transport, during the... more
AirlinesAer Lingus annual profit up
Dublin, Ireland - Of the 29 per cent
Irish state airline, Aer Lingus, announced that its annual profit rose 29 per cent in the year to end-December. The carrier said that operating profit rose to EUR 107 million in the year compared to EUR... more
Latest newsP-8A: the MMA "unveils" its name
Washington, USA - Boeing announced the official name of the new maritime patrolling aircraft for US Navy based on the 737-800
The new maritime patrolling aircraft of US Navy will be called P-8A. This would be in fact the name selected by Boeing for the MMA programme (Multi-mission Maritime Aircraft), related to a new airplane... more
Latest newsKC-330: 32 states in the USA want to produce it
Toulouse, France - The tender for the selection of the site where to build the facility for the production of the air tanker promoted for USAF has started
There are some 32 states in the USA suggesting to Airbus their candidacy for the production of the European group’s proposal for the new US Air Force’s air tanker. There would be about 70 sites potentially cap... more
AccidentsUSA: two elderly aviators missing in Colorado
Washington, USA - Their plane may be snowed in
Their families are waiting for them from last Thursday, when they took off from an airport in Colorado by their Piper Tri-Pacer of 1954: the youngest between them is 77 year-old, the other 81. It was not... more
Press releaseAlitalia: business plan 2005-2008 updated
Rome, Italy - It was analysed by the carrier board today
The business plan 2005-2008 seems to confirm the strategy of the airline concerning costs, AZ Service and improvements. Currently, this plan appears a more affordable one. It confirms that Alitalia is... more
DefenseUSA to cut 38,000 European military troops
Washington, USA - Under a strategic reassessment of American military forces
United States are going to move their military headquarters in Germany from Heidelberg to Wiesbaden and cut European troops by some 38,000 units. The news was anticipated from the German newspaper "Stuttgarter... more