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Science and technologyFrankfurt Airport March traffic up
Berlin, Germany - It rose 1.8 percent from a year ago
Passenger traffic at Frankfurt Airport rose 1.8 percent in March 2005, when about 4.2 million travellers were managed by Fraport, the biggest German airport operator. The amount of cargo passing through... more
HelicoptersLebanon: Italian air rescue mission to save UN observer
Naqoura, Lebanon - He suffered from infarct, but was promptly taken to the hospital
A Ghana’s officer, working in Lebanon as UN observer at Naqoura, yesterday suffered from infarct and was immediately rescued by an United Nations AB-205 aircraft, flown by Italian helicopter pilots. T... more
IndustryFrasca International launched "Mentor"
Urbana, Usa - It's a new simulator for flight training
Frasca International has developed a new simulator for flight training dubbed the "Mentor". The Frasca Mentor is a simulator capable of training pilots to fly integrated avionics systems such as the new... more
AirlinesContinental Airlines: new connection to Shanghai in China
Houston, Usa - From March 2007
Continental Airlines announced that it has formally submitted an application to the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) for approval to operate nonstop flights from its hub at New York/Newark Liberty... more
PeopleUK and India to reopen negotiations
London, United Kingdom - About extra flights
British and Indian Governments seem to have started again on Tuesday bilateral talks on flights between the two countries with the goal to increase the number of services. Airlines are lobbying both Governments... more
AirlinesCyprus Airways' attempt to sell Greek unit Hellas Jet to fail
Nicosia, Republic of Cyprus - The official announcement was made by sending a statement at the stock exchange of Nicosia
The imminent closure of the activity lead to Cyprus Airways’ Greek subsidiary Hellas Jet had been already announced (see AVIONEWS), but just in these hours Cyprus has made the official announcement by m... more
AirlinesMexicana de Aviacion launches a low-cost
Mexico City, Mexico - The flight operations will start in July 2005
State-owned Mexicana de Aviacion announced the launch of the first Mexican low-cost airline in July 2005, as a part of a plan to sell national carriers Mexicana and Aeromexico by this year. The new airline,... more
PeopleAVIONEWS at open forum "The Italian airports in Europe"
Rome, Italy - An event dedicated to the airport taxes, security/safety, ground assistance services, environment and public support
An open forum takes place today near Rome-Fiumicino Airport (Sala Blu, Terminal A) organized by Assaeroporti, Airports Council International (Aci), with the title of "The Italian airports in Europe". The... more
PeopleFaculty of engineering: conference on Galileo's programme
Forli, Italy - Next Saturday at 2pm
Next Saturday, April 16, at 2pm, near the Great Hall of the Second Faculty of Engineering of the Boulognes’ University (Forli site, Via Fontanelle 40) will take place a conference held by Carlo Des Dorides, H... more
DefenseRumsfeld landed in Afghanistan
Kabul, Afghanistan - US Defence Secretary is expected to meet American troops stationed in Kandhar
At 10:30am local hour, the aircraft of US Defence Secretary, Donald Rumsfeld, landed at Kandhar where he is expected to see US soldiers in order to get an overview of the reconstruction work in the Afghanistan... more
AirlinesAlitalia: Italian Government replied to EU
Rome, Italy - "Incorrect evaluations were launched from the 19 airlines contesting our rescue plan"
Italian Minister of Economy has sent to Brussels a letter saying that "In a very short space of time", the European Commission will receive a document, backed by "An international main financial institute",... more
AirlinesMaersk Air: presentation of flight to Copenaghen
Milan, Italy - Tomorrow in the afternoon at 6
On the occasion of the Milan-Copenaghen flight presentation, served by Maersk Air, the same Danish carrier and the Denmark General Consulate in Milan, announce that tomorrow, Thursday April 14, at 6pm... more
AirlinesLufthansa March traffic to increase
Berlin, Germany - Though its load factor reported some percentage points less
German flag carrier, Lufthansa, had 3,1 percent more traffic in March 2005 compared to the same period a year earlier, though its load factor reported 0,9 percentage points less mainly due to increasingly... more
AirlinesThe calibre of the commercial strategy of Air France-Klm
Paris, France - By four years the value of the synergies of the group into the commercial area will be EUR 92m
In the past days the responsibles of the commercial sector of the group Air France-Klm exposed in Paris the calibre of the commercial strategy of the company on the international markets. It emerged that... more
AirlinesLufthansa offers special fares
Berlin, Germany - Seats are limited and maximum stay is required
The German airline introduced new offers to fly up to June 30 from the main Italian airports, via Germany, towards Europe, South-America, Canada, Asia and Africa. Tickets for flying to Canada and USA may... more
MiscellaneousThe operation flight to transport the first part of the obelisk of Axum to be postponed
Rome, Italy - To indeterminate time
The so expected moment by the Ethiopian population related to the arrival into the country of the first part of the obelisk of Axum, which should have been transported to Ethiopia on April, 13, has been... more
Government actsDiscussion at the Italian Government about European embargo to China
Rome, Italy - About the sale of weapons
The Italian parliamentary work forecast today "The continuation of the examination of the motions -1-00412, 1-00411, 1-00430 e 1-00435 about the European embargo to China on the sale of weapons". more
DefenseFraticelli visits Usa
Washington, Usa - According to the program he will meet his homologous Schoomaker
The Chief of general staff of the Italian Army, General Giulio Fraticelli, started yesterday a visit in Usa which will end on Wednesday. According to the program of his three-day permanence in the United... more
AirlinesWestJet receives its first B-737/800
Ottawa, Canada - The plane represents the largest aircraft of the carrier
Canadian no-frills, WestJet Airlines, celebrated in the past days the delivery of its first B-737/800 from Boeing. The plane represents, with its 166 seats, the largest aircraft in WestJet’s fleet and w... more
PeopleSecurity measures at Australian airports cause another diplomatic incident
Sydney, Australia - The Indian premier cancelled his planned visit in the country because of the refusal of Australian authorities to exonerate him and his wife from the airport screening
The Indian Premier, Somnath Chatterjee, cancelled his planned visit in Australia, where he should have gone with his wife who suffers from heart disease and who has a pacemaker, after the Australian Government... more
MiscellaneousAir space controlled by France Air Force for Ranieri's funeral
Nice, France - The powerful of the Earth will be escorted from their arrival at the airport of Nice until their moves by means of helicopters to Montecarlo
France Air Forces will be largely employed in the following days, when it has been planned the funeral of Prince Ranieri III of Monaco who died last April, 6, (see AVIONEWS), in a security plan which main... more
AirlinesAlso airlines to support "Genio Fiorentino"
Florence, Italy - Alitalia, Lufthansa, Air France and Meridiana to be carriers of the event
"Genio Fiorentino" appointment is scheduled between May 15 and June 15 and provides for fairs, kermesse and other initiatives through the all territory of Florence aimed to promote the image of the city.... more
AirlinesRelevant changes affected British Airways website
London, United Kingdom - Customers will be enable to purchase ticket also for their friends, relatives and colleagues leaving from foreign country
British Airways passengers now can book on-line their ticket using credit card, regardless of the country where the credit card was issued. Previously, the BA website was able to accept credit cards only... more
AirlinesIberia's expectations about the sale of Amadeus
Madrid, Spain - The carrier planned to sell 18,3 percent of the firm to newly created firm Wam Acquisition
Spanish flag carrier, Iberia, expects to gain EUR 600m from the sale of its 18,3 percent stake in travel booking firm Amadeus to newly created firm Wam Acquisition which just in this period is taking over... more
AirlinesLufthansa interested in taking over further carriers
Berlin, Germany - The airline said it is financially "Strong"
Finance head of German flag carrier, Lufthansa, confirmed the voices which were circulating in the past days related to a possible interest of the carrier in taking over further rival airlines, even after... more
MiscellaneousThe impact of tsunami on tourism
Jakarta, Indonesia - It caused about USD 3bn worth economic damages
Almost four months after the tragedy occurred on December 26 2004, which involved large part of South-Eastern Asia countries, the World Travel and Tourism Council has requested a study aimed to estimate... more
AirlinesNew daily frequency for Air France
Paris, France - To Zagreb
French flag carrier Air France started in the past days to operate a new daily frequency to Zagreb (Croatia). The additional flight, which rose to 14 the number of services between the two cities, is operated... more
AirlinesAir France increased domestic and international flights' price
Paris, France - The fuel surcharge is higher than before because of the high price of the oil
In the wake of the continuous rise of the oil, which recorded USD 53.50 today, Air France decided to increase its fuel surcharge: starting from the next April 20, national services will cost one Euro more,... more
Science and technologyBritish Airports March passenger traffic up
London, United Kingdom - According to some numbers given by Baa the growth is related to 7,7 percent
According to some numbers given by British Airport operator Baa, passenger traffic in March rose 7.7 percent from March 2004. Baa, whose seven airports include London’s Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted, h... more
AirlinesTalks about merger Virgin Express-SN Brussels to be completed
Brussels, Belgium - The announcement came by David Hoare, Virgin's Chairman
Final talks about the merger of the two carriers Virgin Express and SN Brussels seem to have been just completed: the announcement came by David Hoare, no-frills airline Virgin Express’ Chairman. The s... more
AirlinesThai Airways receives the first of its expected four A-340/500
Bangkok, Thailand - The delivery represents for Thai the start of a major Airbus fleet expansion programme
Thai Airways received the delivery of the first of its expected four A-340/500s from the Toulouse’s consortium Airbus. The delivery of the aircraft, which will be also the first plane in the entire fleet t... more
Science and technologyVirgin Nigeria to make Lagos Airport a key hub in Africa
Lagos, Nigeria - When it starts operations later this year
Virgin Nigeria, partly owned by the British Virgin Group, planned great projects for Lagos Airport, Murtala Mohammed International Airport, which it hopes to transform into one of the key hubs within Africa... more
Press releaseEnac on Ryanair (2): Agency board member, Hon. Attili's statement
Rome, Italy - Concerning the press conference of the Irish airline board
Enac’s board member, Hon. Antonio Attili, commented on the statement released during press conference by Ryanair. The Agency neither favours nor badly affect any carrier. Enac does not intend to worsen c... more
Press releaseEnac regarding the Ryanair's declarations on the Alghero-Rome route
Rome, Italy - The connection is part of a package of 18 ones subject to the public service charges
"Enac (Italian National Civil Aviation Authority) regarding the declarations released today from Ryanair, specifies that this route that links Alghero and Rome, is part of a package of 18 ones subject... more
Science and technologyCaselle to welcome six charters with hooligans
Turin, Italy - An armoured Turin will face Reds supporters
Today a Scandic Airlines flight landed at Turin International Airport with on board British fans following Liverpool which is expected tomorrow, to face Juventus to gain the access to Champions League... more
AirlinesRyanair is ready to sue Enac
Rome, Italy - They are confronting on Rome-Alghero route
The low-cost Ryanair intends to sue Enac (Italian Civil Aviation Authority) unless it provides Alghero take-off and landing slots, such as is scheduled on the Alghero/Rome-Ciampino route, which is expected... more
DefenseUS defence shield: scientists warned about the system effectiveness
Washington, USA - More realistic tests would be necessary, most of all taking the existance of countermeasures into account
About 20 scientists have recently addressed to Pentagon a letter to protest against the announced though partial combat readiness of the new US anti-missile defensive system. According to such researchers,... more
HelicoptersCWHA: a major contribution to the growth of the helicopter sector in China
Beijing, China - The Chinese World Helicopter Association to promote the chopper as a safe and useful mean for civil deployment in the Asian country
Chinese Government intends to encourage the foundation and consolidation of an association exclusively devoted to the helicopter sector. It deals with the CWHA (Chinese World Helicopter Association), which... more
HelicoptersUS-101: Welliver McGuire to build the facility devoted to the Marine One
Owego, USA - The structure for the programme management and system integration to be ready in one year
Welliver McGuire, a US construction company headquartered in New York, has been selected by Lockheed Martin to build the new Owego facility (NY), where several offices and technical areas exclusively devoted... more
IndustrySubsidies to aerospace industry: "Let's negotiate further but not forever"
Brussels, Belgium - European Union aims to extend negotiations with the USA but asked for hurrying up
European Union is ready to carry on negotiations in order to achieve an agreement concerning subsidies for the aerospace industry. EU Commission reminded recently that this can happen during the forthcoming... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Boeing model 747-100, -100B, 100B SUD, -200B, -200C, -200F, and -300 series airplanes; and model 747SP and 747SR series airplanes (2005-08-01)
Washington, Usa - To detect and correct fatigue cracks in the body frames, skin and other internal structure in fuselage section 41, which could lead to rapid decompression and loss of the structural integrity of the airplane
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: April 11, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 68)] [Page 18290-18294] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Boeing model 747-200F and -200C series airplanes (2005-07-21)
Washington, Usa - To prevent fatigue cracks in the upper chord and web of upper deck floor beams and the resultant failure of such floor beams
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: April 11, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 68)] [Page 18277-18282] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Boeing model 777-200 and -300 series airplanes equipped with Rolls Royce model RB-211 Trent 800 engines (2005-07-24)
Washington, Usa - To prevent failure of a thrust reverser and adjacent components and their consequent separation from the airplane, which could result in a rejected takeoff (RTO) and cause asymmetric thrust and consequent loss of control of the airplane
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: April 11, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 68)] [Page 18285-18287] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Saab model Saab 2000 series airplanes
Washington, Usa - To prevent a broken terminal stud on the main relay of an electrical power generator, which could reduce the redundancy of electrical power systems, result in increased pilot workload, and contribute to reduced controllability of the ai
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: April 11, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 68)] [Page 18275-18277] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Aviointeriors SpA series 312 seats
Washington, Usa - To prevent the loss of the structural integrity of the seat due to cracks in seat crossmembers, which could lead to passenger injury
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: April 11, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 68)] [Page 18274-18275] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Dassault model Falcon 10 series airplanes
Washington, Usa - To prevent collapse of the flexible hoses in the wing anti-icing system, which could lead to insufficient anti-icing capability and, if icing is encountered in this situation, could result in reduced controllability of the airplane
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: April 11, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 68)] [Page 18282-18285] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Airbus model A-300 B2 and B4; A-300 B4-600, A-300 B4-600R, A-300 C4-605R Variant F, and A-300 F4-600R; and model A-310 series airplanes
Washington, Usa - To prevent failure of the TRUs
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: April 11, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 68)] [Page 18287-18289] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Government actsQuestion Time: Alitalia's inefficiencies for routes involving Boulogne
Rome, Italy - By Hon. Enzo Raisi (AN)
Italian Deputy Honourable Raisi asked Italian Minister of Infrastructures and Transport for making some Alitalia’s inefficiencies clearer, with particular reference to the case of Boulogne’s routes and... more
Accidents"Mattei" inquiry has been for good wound down
Pavia, Italy - We will not know the principals in the attempt
Pavia’s investigating judge ordered to wind down the inquiry on Enrico Mattei attempt. The former President of ENI, died on his airplane with pilot and a journalist: investigation confirmed was an attempt, b... more
AccidentsAirplane went missing in Indonesia (2): it may be fallen
Jakarta, Indonesia - Rescue teams are working to find the possible wreckage
Local sources reported that GT Air’s twin-engine aircraft would be crashed in West Papua province: Timika police chief has stated the deHavilland DHC-6 Twin Otter was taking on board 14 adult passengers, a... more