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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
DefensePoland: "We will leave Iraq by the end of this year"
Warsaw, Poland - Polish Government announced it intends to withdraw its own contingent from the Arab country
Polish Ministry of Defence announced that its military contingent consisting of some 1700 soldiers and re-deployed in the Iraqi territory will be withdrawn from the Arab country by the end of 2005 or not... more
MiscellaneousIraq: US air attack to Rumana village
Baghdad, Iraq - There would be at least 20 victims according to al-Jazeera television
Twenty Iraqis would have been killed and 22 injured during an US attack launched by helicopters and heavy artillery, according to Arab television al-Jazeera. Seven children, six women and three old men... more
AirlinesWhy KLM flight was banned from US airspace? (2)
Washington, USA - What's happened two travelers appeared on the US list of suspects?
The two passengers involved in the episode, because considered suspect people by US authorities, did have been not arrested at Schiphol Airport and flew via England to Saudi Arabia (their land of origin).... more
AirlinesWhy KLM flight was banned from US airspace?
Washington, USA - Plane left from Schiphol bound for Mexico and not for American airports
Dutch airline demanded US how it gained a detailed list of KLM passengers flying to Mexico and not scheduled to land on American territory (see for details AVIONEWS): US authorities are allowed to have... more
DefenseItalian contingent in Sudan: the mission details
Rome, Italy - A peacekeeping operation expressly requested by the UN for purely defensive purposes lasting for six months
Italian Chief of General Staff, Giampaolo Di Paola, and Italian Minister of Defence, Antonio Martino, have recently seized a chance to provide a description of the next international effort of the Italian... more
SecurityAirplane went missing in Indonesia
Jakarta, Indonesia - It fears the worst for 18 aircraft occupants
The twin-engine deHavilland DHC-6 Twin Otter belonging to the private airline, GT Air, would result missing in Indonesia: the aircraft carrying 18 persons on board, was overflying Timika coast where left... more
AirlinesAlitalia: EU's decision on the restructuring plan in May is possible but not certain
Brussels, Belgium - European Transport Commissioner Barrot' s spokesmen would have unveiled it
European Commission ensured to Italian Minister of Infrastructures and Transport, Pietro Lunardi, that works related to the in-depth investigation on the Alitalia’s business plan are going on by the a... more
IndustryMacquarie Aviation North America 2 Inc. awarded of a near 25 USDm contraact
Washington, Usa - For the jet fuel for the U.S. Air Force
Macquarie Aviation North America 2 Inc., Louisville, Ky. *, is being awarded a maximum $24,862,800 fixed price with economic price adjustment contract for jet fuel for the U.S. Air Force. Performance... more
Press releaseQantas to rise fuel surcharge
Sydney, Australia - The carrier would spend one billion Australian dollar more in the financial year 2005/06 due to high fuel costs
"Qantas announced on last Friday that it will increase fuel surcharge starting from April, 20, which will affect national flights and the international ones. According to the carrier’s board, fuel cost h... more
IndustryGreat deal for Boeing as it signed a contract with Korean Air
Seattle, Usa - The carrier purchased up to 20 B-787 Dreamliner
The Seattle-based colossal Boeing signed an important deal with the carrier Korean Air which requested the industry up to 20 aircraft B-787 Dreamliner, in a deal worth USD 2,6 bn according to the plane... more
DefenseUS defence shield: more trust in the system effectiveness
Washington, USA - Many countries decided to support the US efforts to face the threat consisting of the ballistic missiles
The anti-missile defensive system under development in the United States is still being considered as absolutely capable of meeting the national operational exigencies, according to what recently pointed... more
AirlinesSwiss pilots threaten strikes
Zurich, Switzerland - In protest against job cut
Swiss International Air Lines pilots threatened strikes as the company planned job cut. Swiss has been taking over from Lufthansa just in these days (see AVIONEWS). About 193 members of the union representing... more
Latest newsBelgium: the C-130 prove more protected thanks to Thales
Brussels, Belgium - Steps intended to update the aircraft concerning electronic warfare
While is it being waited for knowing which is the future of Thales within the European defence industry environment, its relevance in the sector goes on appearing clear to the operators in this field.... more
Science and technologyEarly Easter helped British airports traffic
London, United Kingdom - BAA unveils March data which were positive mainly thanks to low-cost carriers
BAA (British Airports Authority) has communicated that early Easter has increased March traffic by 7.7 percentage points: passengers handled were 11.6 million. The financial year ended at March, recorded... more
AirlinesCyprus Airways announces the closure of its Greek subsidiary carrier
Nicosia, Republic of Cyprus - The Government of Nicosia decided for the "Controlled closure" of Hellas Jet
Hellas Jet, the Greek subsidiary carrier of Cyprus Airways, will close its activity probably in May: the announcement came from sources of the Nicosia’s government. The carrier was founded in 2003 to t... more
AirportsEurocontrol to engage air traffic controllers
Brussels, Belgium - It needs a certificate of secondary school and good command of English
Youngs between 18 and 25 years can take part to Eurocontrol (European Organization for the Safety of Air Navigation) recruitment for its Maastricht control centre: the training lasts approximately 2 1/2... more
MiscellaneousAceh governor jailed: boosted purchase invoice for official helicopter
Jakarta, Indonesia - The new Indonesia's anti-graft court decided it
Governor of Indonesian Province of Banda Aceh, Abdullah Puteh, has been condemned for 10 years of prison and to repay about USD 400,000 for having inflated the price of a Mi-2 Russian-made helicopter,... more
PeopleNew laws for the overflights of Swiss skies
Zurich, Switzerland - With effect starting from Thursday, April, 14
Starting from Thursday, April, 14, there will be new dispositions of flight for pilots who will overflights Swiss skies. The new norms would interest in particular passengers who will leave from the airport... more
Civil aviationIs the TSA going into eclipse?
New York, USA - The Agency founded after September 11 could be closed, according to several US experts
The Transportation Security Agency (TSA), an authority founded in the United States following the disaster occurred on September 11 2001, could be closed. Several experts would be convinced of it in the... more
Latest newsPISQ: here is the Italian shooting range dedicated to electronic warfare
Cagliari, Italy - It will enter the service at Salto di Quirra and will be a joint solution
The Sardinia’s Salto di Quirra shooting range will become an area devoted in particular also to electronic warfare next year. It will deal actually with a joint training solution which will involve both I... more
MiscellaneousChina and India: no armed action to solve territorial matters
New Dheli, India - A strategic agreement started detenté concerning borders between the two countries after decades of tension and even military struggles
China and India prove able to put the territorial dispute which generated tension for decades, and even military struggles between the two states in some cases, to an end. New Dheli and Beijing achieved... more
IndustrySubsidies to aerospace industry (2): EU will not appeal to the WT0 against Boeing
Brussels, Belgium - With reference to the aids for the A-350, one needs to consider the role played by the single states interested in the project and not European Union
European Union will not appeal to the WTO (World Trade Organization) against the supposed subsidies ensured by US Government to the Boeing aerospace group. It would have been unveiled by spokesmen from... more
Science and technologyUPS landed at Shenzhen
Shenzhen, China - The airport has become the South China logistic center
Today UPS has launched its maiden flight at Shenzhen Airport, city located in the Southern China Guandong province. Shenzhen Airport has gradually become the South China logistic center: UPS provided 24... more
AccidentsEmergency landing for the plane of the Czech Premier
Prague, Czech Republic - Because of the breakage of the frontal window of the aircraft
A Challenger on board of which was travelling Czech Premier, Vaclav Klaus, was forced to an emergency landing at Munich in the past days due to the breakage of the frontal window of the plane. Klaus arrived... more
AirlinesAlitalia (2): EU's decision on the business plan by May 12
Brussels, Belgium - It would have been disclosed by Italian Minister Lunardi after gathering with European Commissioner Barrot today
Italian Minister of Infrastructures and Transport, Pietro Lunardi, met European Commissioner for Transport Jacques Barrot in Brussels today in order to analyse the situation regarding the EU’s in-depth i... more
Weather forecastsAeroexpo 2005: South American aviation sector brought to the fore
Mexico City, Mexico - The air show was held in the Mexican capital between April 7 and 9
The important Aeroexpo Air Show dedicated to the general aviation sector, whose first edition occurred in 1997, was held in Mexico City between April 7 and 9. Exhibitors’ consensus increased during years w... more
MiscellaneousMaltese helicopter recovered corpse of non-EU immigrant
Valletta, Malta - He was trying to reach Sicily coast likely
A Malta’s military helicopter has recovered the lifeless body of a man from the sea off Gozo Island: he could be a clandestine immigrant who was trying to reach the coast of sicily. Last Friday, April 8... more
PeopleIt's time to reduce tax exemptions in civil aviation sector
Brussels, Belgium - Kerosene taxation would solve competition problems with other means of transport
Tomorrow, EU’s Economic Ministers are going to gather during the Ecofin Council (which is competent to deal with payments, capitals, economic and monetary policies) in order to talk about jet fuel taxation f... more
AerospaceSpace: the chief of the mission Discovery is optimist about the launch's punctuality
Washington, Usa - Eileen Collins underlined however that if the security committal has any doubt the flight would not occur
Eileen Collins, the chief of the shuttle Discovery which according to the planned launch window should take off to the space between mid-May and the beginning of June, said he is optimist about the launch’s p... more
AirlinesAir space only destined to women at Japanese carriers
Tokyo, Japan - In order to preserve female kind from men's harassment
The measure related to the setting of means of transport only for women was born on some Japanese metro lines thanks to the local firm, Keito Teio Electric Railways, which named the service Josei Sen’yo R... more
Latest newsGreece looks at the Typhoon again
Athens, Greece - But the United States could try to sell further F-16s for Greek Air Force, according to some rumors
Greek Government is about to accomplish the setting of the defence programme 2006-2010 and it would intend to purchase several dozens combat airplanes. With reference to such matter, some rumors related... more
HelicoptersHelicopters to monitor against "Scratch-works sprayer" in German cities
Berlin, Germany - The Internal Minister, Schily, is ready to contrast the phenomenon
Special helicopters provided with infrared cameras would monitor in short time Berlin and other big German cities where is diffused the phenomenon lead to "Scratch-works sprayer". The measure has been... more
CuriositiesBeijing Airport birds do not understand the English language
Beijing, China - In order to scare away the winged animals by an US device, they have to translate overseas bird calls
China imported an United States-made machine to scare away the birds at Beijing Airport: the American scarer device is scheduled to send out calls and noises like those released from birds believed enemies,... more
Science and technologyFiumicino is continuing to remember John Paul II
Rome, Italy - International flights chapel is crowded: travelers give a prayer, a phrase or thank-you in order to remember
Three days back, Pope Wojtyla’s funeral service occurred but the big care showed by faithfuls towards the Holy Father does not manage to relent: a lot of visitors these days are crowing Rome-Fiumicino A... more