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HelicoptersUS-101: debates in US Senate on the Marine One
Washington, Usa - Democrats against other members of their own party on the legitimacy of funds for the programme due to national security reasons
US-101’s victory as the new US President’s helicopter (see for details AVIONEWS) still hurts some American Senators’ feelings. Representatives from Democrats clashed in the Senate on last Wednesday about... more
Science and technologyThe last respects to the Pope (4): funeral live at Fiumicino Airport
Rome, Italy - AdR has set up a big screen at international departures
John Paul II funeral live were followed also at Rome "Leonardo da Vinci" Airport: several airport workers and passengers stopped in front of the television screen provided by AdR, Rome Airport operator,... more
IndustryEmbraer named Boutsen Aviation as its corporate jets salese representative in Europe
São José dos Campos, Brazil - Representation covers the Legacy family
Embraer last week announced Boutsen Aviation as authorized sales representative for Benelux (Belgium, The Netherlands, and Luxembourg), the Principality of Monaco and the French Côte d’Azur. This representation co... more
MiscellaneousThe last respects to the Pope (2): cardinal Ratzinger began funeral cerimony
Rome, Italy - Television cameras on police choppers are filming the event
At 10:00am Karol Wojtyla’s coffin got out of Basilica, greeted with a big applause and it was put down San Peter parvis. Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger began the funeral cerimony served in latin. Meanwhile w... more
MiscellaneousThe last respects to the Pope (3): the world eyes on Saint Peter
Rome, Italy - A television screen set at Trafalgar Square too
Four kings, five queens and at least 70 presidents and prime ministers are attending the funeral service to pay homage to a man who helped bring down the Iron Curtain which kept shared the world for years:... more
MiscellaneousThe last respects to the Pope: a silent Rome says good-bye to its Pontiff
Rome, Italy - 350,000 persons crowded Saint Peter square
An unusual Rome this morning is giving the last respects to its Pope: the citizens switched off their cars, many offices are closed as well as the schools and the city appears to be shrouded in an old-time... more
AirlinesAlitalia: UE asks for taking delivery of Deutsche Bank's guarantee letter by May 20
Rome, Italy - A major step within the in-depth investigation on the carrier's business plan
European Commission asked, within the in-depth investigation on the Alitalia’s business plan 2005-2008, to be enabled to take delivery of Deutsche Bank’s guarantee letter by next May 20. The financial gro... more
IndustrySmith’s Aerospace Inc. awarded of a over 6 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the AV-8B Harrier Aircraft
Smith’s Aerospace Inc., Electronic Systems, Grand Rapids, Mich., is being awarded a $6,495,588 fixed-price delivery order against a previously awarded firm-fixed-price requirements contract (N00019-04-D-0080) f... more
MiscellaneousEU's call for concourse in aeronautic and space researches
Rome, Italy - There are three different invitations
A new EU’s call for concourse has been edited on April, 1, by European commission for the ones interested in aeronautic and space researches, with three different invitations to present projects. The d... more
AerospaceSpace: Nasa's experts find slot into the shuttle's tank
Washington, Usa - The episode may cause the postponement of the Discovery's launch
The experts of Nasa’s operative division found a slot on Discovery’s main tank, the shuttle which according to the planned launch window for the mission should be launched on May, 15. The aim of the mis... more
CuriositiesRussian housewife to threaten legal action against Nasa
Moscow, Russia - The woman asked for USD 325m if the space agency would proceed to bomb the comet Tempe
A Russian housewife seems to have started a legal action against Nasa (US space agency) if it will proceed as it planned to bomb the comet Tempe on July, 4, in the Us Indipendence’s day. The woman will a... more
AirlinesAir Arabia flies to India
Doha, United Arab Emirates - Other links will add to Mumbai-Sharjah route
Air Arabia, the low-cost carrier of the United Arab Emirates, would intend to add more flights towards India to cover the large number of expatriates needs. The Arab airline considers India a very important... more
DefenseEmbargo on weapon export to China: "We must raise it not for commercial but for strategic reasons"
Paris, France - French Government proves convinced of it answering to the firm US view
French Government seized recently a chance to explain the European Union’s reason for possibly raising the embargo affecting weapons export towards China. According to the USA, EU cannot forget Pacific O... more
Fair and showsThe last respects to the Pope (14): the world to pay homage to Karol Wojtyla
Rome, Italy - The complete list of figures taking part to funeral
Fidel Castro will not attend John Paul II funeral for health problems as well as the Chinese official Catholic Church which does not intend to meet Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian. But the list of political... more
Science and technologyThe last respects to the Pope (13). Gesac: four special connections in arrive today and tomorrow at Capodichino's Airport
Naples, Italy - On the occasion of Holy Father's funeral
"Four special flights will arrive at Naples on the occasion of the Pontiff’s funeral. They are charter connections coming from the following countries: Poland, (White Eagle Aviation), Germany (Hapag L... more
IndustrySubsidies to aerospace industry (2): "EU's accuses on subsidies to Boeing are absolutely based on miscalculations"
Washington, USA - It would have been revealed by a US Commerce Department's report
Despite the willingness shown by EU for the solution of the matter concerning subsidies to aerospace industry (see for details AVIONEWS), a recent report from US Commerce Department would tend to show... more
IndustryAirbus: a R&D deal with Dutch industry
Toulouse, France - French-Dutch collaboration in the aviation sector proves stronger, especially for the A-380 and the A-350
Airbus and the Dutch aerospace industry reinforced their own relations by signing a long-term strategic cooperation agreement. French and Dutch Governments firmly hoped for the achievement of such goal... more
AirlinesTurkish Airlines to sponsor Turkish National Team
Istanbul, Turkey - Ataturk Airport hosted the official announcement cerimony
Turkish Airlines (THY) has signed a one-year sponsorship agreement with the Turkish Football Federation (TFF). During the official announcement cerimony held at Ataturk Airport, TFF President Levent Bicakci,... more
AerospaceSaggese named President of Esoa
Rome, Italy - The aim of the association is the one to represent the interests of European industry in the order of satellite services
Enrico Saggese, already Director of coordination of Finmeccanica’s space activities and Vice-President of the administration Council Telespazio, received another work as President of Esoa (European satellite o... more
Science and technologyThe last respects to the Pope (12): some flights redirected to Pescara and Boulogne
Rome, Italy - The most affected carriers were easyJet and Ryanair
Ciampino Aiport, used by easyJet and Ryanair, today and tomorrow will be closed to the civil traffic according to the flight restrictions decided in occasion of Pope’s funeral: Ryanair is forced to land a... more
MiscellaneousRanieri's funeral on Friday, 15
Rome, Italy - The inhabitants of the Principality of Monaco are in mourning for the lost of their Prince
It has been fixed on Friday, 15, the funeral of Prince Ranieri III, who died yesterday in the morning (see AVIONEWS), after having leading his Kingdom for about half a century. Even before Ranieri’s d... more
AirlinesThe last respects to the Pope (11): Air One to cancel flights tomorrow
Rome, Italy - Four connections will suffer from schedule's changes
Air One announced that in occasion of the Holy Father’s funeral scheduled tomorrow, 18 flights to and from Rome-Fiumicino Airport will be cancelled. Four services will be instead anticipated: they were d... more
Government actsQuestion Time: lack of a helicopter EMS service in Sardinia
Rome, Italy - By Hon. Francesco Onnis (An)
Italian Deputy Honourable Onnis asked Italian Prime Minister for making clear which kind of means he intends to deploy in order to solve the old problem concerning the lack of a helicopter EMS (Emergency... more
AirlinesCsa to seek for funds to expand its fleet
Prague, Czech Republic - The carrier wants to buy 12 mid-range planes from Airbus
Czech flag carrier, Csa, opened a tender to finance its purchase of 12 mid-range planes from Airbus, which the airline expects to have as part of its fleet by 2006 and 2008. The new planes are worth USD... more
AirlineseasyJet passenger traffic to increase 29 percent
London, United Kingdom - The carrier transported 2,57m travellers in March
British low-cost airline, easyJet, said its passenger traffic rose 28,9 percent in last month compared to the same period last year. easyJet’s load factor was 91.2 percent in the period, 4.3 percentage p... more
Science and technologyRussian Government to decide for private firm to run Sheremetyevo
Moscow, Russia - The process for establishing the winner may start presumably in 2006
Russia’s Economy and Transport Ministers expressed in favour of a private firm to tun Moscow’s Sheremetyevo Airport. Though a timetable was not given, Transport Minister, Igor Levitin, talked previously of... more
AirlinesLufthansa to purchase 11 aircraft BAe for regional carriers
Berlin, Germany - Of which six are destined to Eurowings and five to Air Dolomiti
Lufthansa signed a deal with Britain’s BAe to purchase 11 BAe-146-300s regional jets to add to the fleets of the German firm’s regional airlines. Six of these aircraft are destined to Eurowings and fiv... more
AerospaceSpace: there are still dangers for Nasa's shuttle
Washington, Usa - According to what declared by the head engineer of Discovery's systems
According to what declared by John Muratore, head engineer of Discovery’s systems, the shuttle which should be launched on May, 15, 2005, after more than two years since the tragedy of Columbia, in which a... more
AirlinesGood performance for Canadian airlines
Ottawa, Canada - In March, 2005
Canadian carriers Air Canada and WestJet Airlines said they both sold more tickets during last month than in the same period of the previous year. Montreal-based Air Canada said passenger traffic rose... more
Government actsQuestion Time: Russian atomic torpedoes in the Gulf of Naples
Rome, Italy - By Hon. Alfonso Pecoraro Scanio (Misto-Verdi-l'Unione)
Italian Deputy Hon. Pecoraro Scanio intended to make the matter concerning the feared and supposed presence of nuclear weapons in the Gulf of Naples clearer, and he asked Italian Minister of Defence for... more
Science and technologyThe last respects to the Pope (9): Ciampino is waiting for King of Spain and Charles of England
Rome, Italy - Iran President's airplane will land at Pratica di Mare Airport
Twenty-three special flights will land at Ciampino Airport today as well as at Pratica di Mare. The "G.B. Pastine" Airport is waiting the aircraft of German, French and Greek representatives; while the... more
Science and technologyThe last respects to the Pope (10). Sab: ten special flights served by Centralwings cancelled
Boulogne, Italy - Fixed for today and tomorrow for the Pontiff's funeral
"The Polish carrier, Centralwings, has organized this morning in an unilateral way, the cancellation of ten special connections between Warsaw and Boulogne that were fixed for today and tomorrow in order... more
Government actsQuestion Time: no-global movement's acts of vandalism affecting some carriers
Rome, Italy - By Hon. Luca Volontè (UDC)
Italian Deputy Honourable Volontè asked Italian Minister of Interior for making clear which kind of measures he is thinking to resort to, in order to prevent damages such as the ones occurred some days... more
Government actsQuestion Time: SAVE operator's airport license standing
Rome, Italy - By Hon. Andrea Martella (Ds)
Italian Deputy Hon. Martella intended to deepen the matter concerning the airport license standing involving SAVE, Venice Airport’s operator. He would like to understand if it is true that ENAC (Italian N... more
Government actsUrgent Interpellation: the Palermo-Boccadifalco Airport's destiny
Rome, Italy - By Hon. Antonino Lo Presti (AN) and other deputies
Italian Deputy Honourable, Lo Presti, decided, together with other deputies, to ask Italian Government for explaining which kind of steps it intends to take into consideration about the destiny of Palermo-Boccadifalco... more
Science and technologyThe last respects to the Pope (8): Fiumicino cancelled more than 30 flights today
Rome, Italy - In order to allow the international leaders arrival
Today "Leonardo da Vinci" Airport cancelled 33 services in all, tomorrow it will cancel 53 arrivals and 35 departures; it will be closed between 7:00am and 10:00, excluding intercontinental traffic. At... more
Government actsQuestion Time: civil naval unit rammed by Italian Navy in Sardinia
Rome, Italy - By Hon. Elettra Deiana (Rifondazione Comunista)
Italian Deputy Hon. Deiana decided to ask Italian Minister of Defence for providing some more details about the supposed ramming of a fishermen’s boat by an Italian Navy’s naval unit in Sardinia, just whe... more
Government actsQuestion Time: Alitalia cutting flights on the Cagliari-Rome route
Rome, Italy - By Hon. Oliviero Diliberto (Misto-Comunisti Italiani)
Italian Deputy Hon. Diliberto asked Italian Ministries for Transport and Welfare for explaining which solutions they intend to consider in order to support Alitalia’s workers who would be risking to l... more
MiscellaneousThe last respects to the Pope (7): medical support to the event
Rome, Italy - Medical staff will rely on Umberto I polyclinic and Celio military hospital
Italian Civil Defence security plan provided a medical point at military Pratica di Mare Airport, at Ciampino air station and Fiumicino as well. Twenty-two military ambulances have been deployed at city... more
Civil defenseSky-X: Alenia shows its UAV while waiting for the Neuron
Caselle, Italy - A technology demonstrator which precedes the production of the remote-controlled aircraft under development in France
Italy will be one of the partners for the European Neuron programme related to a new remote-controlled aircraft for military deployment and whose development lead belongs to the promoter country, that... more
MiscellaneousThe last respects to the Pope (6): two million people expected to funeral
Rome, Italy - Also President of Zimbabwe left to Rome
The man who tried to kill John Paul II in 1981, Mehmet Ali Agca, will not take part to Pontiff funeral, despite his desire to be present. President of Zimbabwe, Robert Mugabe, will attend the funeral... more
AirlinesThe last respects to the Pope (5): sold out Alitalia flights from Canada
Rome, Italy - Additional arrivals are expected for conclave too
Alitalia flights to and from Rome were offered at EUR 49 (airport taxes excluded); connections from Poland cost EUR 69, while Rome-Paris return ticket costs EUR 79. Italian carrier’s offer is valid also f... more
Government actsEuropean Parliament: question on air transport and the trade in greenhouse gas emission allowances
Strasbourg, France - By Nikolaos Vakalis
"Oral question H-0251/05 for Question Time at the part-session in April 2005 pursuant to Rule 109 of the Rules of Procedure by Nikolaos Vakalis to the Commission Subject: Air transport and the trade... more
AirlinesMalev attracted fourteen potential investors
Budapest, Hungary - Negotiations should start by this week
Hungarian government received fourteen proposal of purchase for national flag carrier Malev, in its second sale attempt in last month, during which authorities decided to proceed by means of direct talks... more
HelicoptersUS Army UH-60M Black Hawk production started
Washington, USA - Some 22 vehicles will be produced at first and they will progressively replace the UH-60As
US Army granted a go-ahead for the production of 22 Sikorsky UH-60M Black Hawk medium transport helicopters destined to progressively replace the UH-60As. The programme is intended to modernize the aircraft... more
Fair and showsEmbraer presented its new head of Corporate Aviation at Labace
São José dos Campos, Brazil - Luís Carlos Affonso met the media in São Paulo
Embraer last week announced the appointment of Luís Carlos Affonso as its new Senior Vice-President for the Corporate Aviation Market. Affonso will be responsible for the corporate aviation business,... more
DefenseSouth Korea: partial troops withdrawal from Iraq in August
Seoul, South Korea - At least 300 soldiers to leave the Arab country but additional medical personnel and other transport means are expected to arrive there
South Korea has presently some 3270 soldiers re-deployed in the Iraqi territory and it represents one of the most important contributions within the great stabilization and reconstruction work in the country... more
HelicoptersFirst Eurocopter UH-Tiger for German Army
Berlin, Germany - Bundeswehr is destined to take delivery of some 80 combat helicopters of this type
German Army Aviation took recently delivery of the first Eurocopter UH-Tiger combat helicopter, a version of the well known military aircraft devoted to the performance of a wide range of missions such... more
Civil aviationRussia: "Hijacked aircraft bound for Moscow will be shot down"
Moscow, Russia - It would have been under lined by some Russian military representatives who would have also asked for a clearer renewed ruling on the topics
Russian armed forces are allowed to resort to the shooting down of the hijacked airplanes which can threaten Moscow city. Russian military representatives would have clearly put it into evidence recently,... more
IndustrySubsidies to aerospace industry: EU re-launched negotiations
Brussels, Belgium - European Commissioner Mandelson is trying to avoid the WTO appeal solution
European Trade Commissioner, Peter Mandelson, is relaunching talks with the United States on the old matter of subsidies to aerospace industry. EU Government’s representative has recently seized a chance t... more