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Science and technologyA fourth terminal forecast at Sheremetyevo Airport
Moscow, Russia - After the recent project to build a third terminal
Moscow’s Sheremetyevo Airport said it wants to build a fourth terminal after a year-old discussions about weather to build or not a third one. The idea to build a third terminal was advanced by flag c... more
AirlinesNorthwest Airlines to cut cost
New York, Usa - The carrier said it has raised its annual labor cost savings to USD 1.1bn from USD 950m
US carrier Northwest Airlines said it has raised its more ambitious annual labor cost savings to USD 1.1bn from a previous plan according to which the carrier had established to save USD 950m. Northwest... more
AirlinesThe results of El Al Israel in the fourth quarter 2004
Tel Aviv, Israel - The carrier said it ended in red the last three months of last year
The carrier El Al Israel Airlines said it ended in red the fourth quarter 2004, in which the carrier reported USD 25,9m loss, compared to USD 9,6m profit in the same period of the previous year. High fuel... more
AirlinesPassenger number rise on board of flights Thai Airways
Bangkok, Thailand - The carrier filled 70,7 per cent capacity in February
Thai Airways International recovered its customers as the carrier announced that it filled 70,7 per cent of its seats in February, up from the previous month but down from February 2004. The national carrier... more
AirlinesTap Portugal's profit down
Lisbon, Portugal - The carrier reported an EUR 8,6 m in 2004
Portugal flag carrier, Tap Portugal, announced that its net profit was EUR 8,6m in 2004, a sum which is significantly inferior to Tap 2003 profit related to EUR 19,7m and to the carrier forecast for 2004... more
AirlinesAir Canada's technical division manages Delta Air Lines' planes
Ottawa, Canada - The deal just signed between the two parts would mean the creation of about 300 new works at the Air Canada's plant in Vancouver
The operative division of Air Canada which repairs planes awarded the deal with Delta Air Lines to repair and mantain its Boeing B-757 and B-767. The agreement, of the value of USD 300m, would mean for... more
Latest newsSwiss Army: everything must go
Bern, Switzerland - From soldier's hats up to fighter aircraft
By next five years Switzerland’s Army must reduce its effectives to 220,000 units (from 360,000) and is expected to sell a part of its war means: from little instruments up to fighter helicopters and a... more
MiscellaneousEarthquake in Indonesia (2): father Winkler flew to Medan by copter
Jakarta, Indonesia - Indonesian militaries are working to find deaths
Misna source unveils that father Barnabas Winkler, Capuchin of Bolzano Diocese, this morning has been taken by helicopter to the hospital of Medan (capital of Aceh province, in the North of Sumatra island),... more
Latest newsF-16 for Pakistan: India has already its countermeasures
New Dheli, India - Indian military personnel proves calm and reminds that the licensed production of the Su-30MKI and the new light fighter programme equalizes the situation
Indian Air Force Chief of Staff does not prove worries about the Pakistan’s purchase of the F-16s (see for details AVIONEWS). The news of such Washington’s award for Islamabad’s regime does not appear to ha... more
DefenseUSS Eisenhower air carrier back in the sea
Washington, USA - Maintenance, update and refuelling for its two nuclear propulsion plants have been completed
The US Navy’s Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69) nuclear air carrier is ready to enter the service again after more than three years maintenance and update performed by the same company which had designed a... more
Science and technologyUSA to fund project for Sigonella service road
Catania, Italy - The protocol signature is expected for tomorrow
Tomorrow Catania local Government and USA Navy will sign the agreement for the joined financing of the project aimed to strengthen the security for the link road to Sigonella base concerning both the access... more
IndustryCombat aircraft: Asia, Latin America and Eastern Europe as the major markets in the next ten years
Washington, USA - Experts forecasted relevant orders for both Western and Russian products
Military analysts are focusing on the combat airplanes market and put into evidence the existance of important requirements among the Asian, South American and Eastern European countries’ Governments. T... more
Civil aviationLockheed Martin aims to airport security
Washington, USA - The well known US aerospace and defence company decided to operate even in such industrial field by providing dedicated systems
Lockheed Martin is still a leading company in the aerospace and defence sector in the United States and tries now to operate in a new industrial field such as the one related to security systems dedicated... more
IndustrySubsidies to aerospace industry: difficult to achieve a deal by April 11
Washington, USA - While US Government would like to extend the negotiation period, EU would prove firm to achieve at least a partial agreement on such date
Relations between the United States and European Union concerning subsidies to aerospace industry are still fraught. According to US Government, EU would not be proving sufficiently willing to carry on... more
ReportThe final decision on the V-22 Osprey to be considered in June
Washington, USA - Responsibles for the programme to decide if the mass production can be started during the last tests scheduled early in Summer
June will prove a major period for the future of the Boeing/Bell V-22 Osprey military tilt-rotor. The last tests on the aircraft will be performed just at that time, whereas the US armed forces which requested... more
DefenseIraq: 5000 flight hours performed by the Italian contingent's aircraft
Nassiriya, Iraq - An analysis on what done so far on the occasion of Italian Air Force's 82nd Anniversary
Italian Air Force’s 82nd Anniversary (see for details AVIONEWS) was celebrated also at Tallil Base in Iraq where the Italian contingent is re-deployed. It operates, by soldiers and means coming from s... more
MiscellaneousEarthquake in Indonesia: Singapore to send Chinook helicopters
Jakarta, Indonesia - It needs means of conveyance for logistic operations
Today three Chinook helicopters are expected to fly from Singapore to Nias in order to transfer corpses: there is in fact a logistic emergency after the Monday earthquake. There is no mean to carry out... more
IndustryWeldin Construction Inc awarded of a near 7 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the C-17 aircraft
Weldin Construction Inc., Palmer, Alaska, was awarded on March 25, 2005, a $6,993,764 firm-fixed-price contract for Design and Construction of a C-17 Flight Simulator Facility. Work will be performed... more
IndustryLockheed Martin Corp. awarded of a over 6 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the C-130J
Lockheed Martin Corp., Orlando, Fla., is being awarded a $6,228,420 firm fixed price contract modification to provide for C130J Training-Second Half FY05 Contractor Logistics Support, Air Crew Training... more
IndustryGoodrich Corp. awarded of a near 23 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the C-5 aircraft
Goodrich Corp., Cleveland, Ohio, is being awarded a $22,844,376 firm fixed price contract to provide for 72 Bogie Beam Assemblies applicable to the landing gear assembly on the C-5 aircraft. At this time,... more
IndustryBell-Boeing Joint Program Office awarded of a over 37 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the CV-22 Osprey
Bell-Boeing Joint Program Office, Patuxent River, Md., is being awarded a $37,386,362 ceiling priced order under previously awarded contract (N00383-03-G-001B) for procurement of common spares for the... more
IndustryBell-Boeing Joint Program Office awarded of a near 45 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the MV-22 Osprey
Bell-Boeing Joint Program Office, Patuxent River, Md., is being awarded a $44,969,646 ceiling priced order under previously awarded contract (N00383-03-G-001B) for procurement of Low Rate Initial Procurement... more
AirlinesKnafaim in talks to sell the carrier Arkia
Tel Aviv, Israel - To the employees of the airline
Knafaim holding, which owns 40 per cent of the national carrier El Al Israel Airlines, would be negotiating for the sale of small carrier Arkia to the employees of the company. The related choice, as the... more
AirlinesVirgin Atlantic launched the new on-line registration service
Sydney, Australia - Passengers so can avoid boring lines
Virgin Atlantic launches new on-line registration self-service in Australia. Carrier customers will able to use www.virginatlantic.com.au to register for their own flight even 24 h before the scheduled... more
Latest newsPakistan (2): India's reaction
New Dheli, India - Indian Government proves disappointed but avoids excessive criticism when considering the possibility of taking delivery of US-made weapons
India would not seem to welcome the sale of the F-16 fighters to Pakistan by the United States (see for details AVIONEWS). However, both Indian institutional members and US political and military analysts... more
AirlinesDelta Air Lines to cut costs over the next five years
New York, Usa - The carrier established to save USD 240 m from its technical operations division
US carrier Delta Air Lines, which is struggling since time because of financial problems even due to high fuel costs, said it planned to cut USD 240 m in its costs over the next five years from its technical... more
IndustryRussia: lights and shadows over the foundation of an aerospace holding
Moscow, Russia - Some would think that it can help national industry to be more competitive but others fear that dangerous social effects could occur
Russian President, Vladimir Putin, proves certain about the necessity of carrying out the foundation of a great holding in the aerospace sector in order to become more competitive in the international... more
MiscellaneousNew earthquake in Indonesia (4): problems to authorization for fliying on Nias island
Jakarta, Indonesia - The international aids are finding difficulties to arrive
Italian Ministry for Foreign Affairs unveiled that any Italian citizens were reported missing in the areas affected by earthquake: the "Syamo" NGO volunteer Alberto Vidano, gone missing on Nias island,... more
AerospaceVittori passes final step for the mission Eneide
Moscow, Italy - The Italian astronaut would be launched mixed with the Russian Krikalev and the American Phillips to Iss on April, 15
Roberto Vittori, the Italian spaceman who is resident from about a year in Moscow, where at the centre of the City of the Stars, near the Russian capital, is training for the Mission Eneide, seems to be... more
AerospaceSpace: Iss crew ends succesfully its walk
Moscow, Russia - Now everything seems to be ready for the launch of a cargo by Esa
The planned walk of Leroy Chiao and Salizhan Sharipov, forecast on Easter Monday (see AVIONEWS), ended succesfully and even before the planned time. The two spacemen left Iss at 10.25 (Moscow time) and... more
MiscellaneousFuneral of Italian frigate officer Bruno Vianini
La Spezia, Italy - The corpse of Italian Navy officer arrived at La Spezia in the morning
In the morning at La Spezia (Liguria Region) the funeral of the Italian frigate captain Bruno Vianini was held: he was killed in the incident occurred last February 3, when a Kam Air B-737 aircraft went... more
Science and technologyUSA: future military doctor will be a robot
Washington, USA - Pentagon decided to provide some USD 12m funds for the production of a remote-controlled robot-surgeon
Pentagon intends to lower the possibility that medical personnel can be in danger in the battlefield during military operations abroad and, in order to keep health care standard high regarding military... more
Civil aviationSpain ready to provide planes and warships to Venezuela and Colombia
Caracas, Venezuela - Zapatero-led Government appears convinced about the need for warranting higher security to the two South American states against drug traffic
Venezuelan President, Chavez, intends to exploit new collaboration opportunities regarding national security with the other South American states and, for such a purpose, is also encouraging the accomplishment... more
Science and technologyNuclear energy to lead man to Mars
Moscow, Russia - Russian scientists prove convinced of it as they are attending to the designing of the powerplant system of the spaceship devoted to such programme
Russia and the United States intend to collaborate for the accomplishment of the programme intended to a new series of explorations which can enable man to step on Mars for the first time in history. For... more
MiscellaneousNew earthquake in Indonesia (3): Nias needs the helicopter resort
Jakarta, Indonesia - Only a part of the airport remain usable
The Chief of Helvetic Direction Office for develop and cooperation and a member from the Swiss Red Cross left from Banda Aceh by helicopter direct to Nias in order to examinate damages provoked by the... more
AccidentsCuban plane comes off runway at the airport which serves Caracas, 13 injured
Caracas, Venezuela - It is thought that the incident was due to a mechanical failure
About 13 passengers remained injured in the incident which involved yesterday a Cuban plane which came off runway at the airport which serves Caracas after having failed its take-off because of a mechanical... more
MiscellaneousHave Palestinians anti-aircraft missiles?
Jerusalem, Israel - They could be transferred to Cisjordan to hit airliners flying on Israel
Israeli Defence Minister, Shaul Mofaz, fears that Palestinians have imported Soviet-design anti-aircraft Strela missiles into the Gaza Strip in order to hit airliners landing or taking off at Tel Aviv... more
DefenseThe future of US Army's aviation (4): systems and training
Washington, USA - State-of-the-art avionics and weapon systems to lower cost and increase the equipment's effectiveness
The renewal of the United States Army’s aerial section necessarily includes also a series of steps regarding equipment, avionics, weapon systems and training. US Army intends to make its own aircraft s... more
AccidentsTagikistan: Russian combat helicopter crashed
Dushanbe, Tajikistan - The aircraft fell on the ground heavily during the landing procedure but no victims occurred
A Russian Mil Mi-24 Hind helicopter devoted to border monitoring purposes fell headlong in Tajikistan’s land today during a training flight while waiting for a military exercise. According to what revealed b... more
AirlinesCathay Pacific reduces flights' frequency of its crews on the route Hong Kong-New York
Hong Kong, China - After union protests citing the risk on cancer because of the overflight of the Pole
The carrier Cathay Pacific reduced flights’ frequency of its crews on the route Hong Kong-New York besides union protests citing the risk of cancer because of the increase of radiations at 8,000 metres a... more
MiscellaneousParaguay's football team blocked in Ecuador because of a burst at the plane
Quito, Ecuador - After having reported an hard defeat in a match important for the qualification at the next world football competition in Germany
Paraguay’s national football team was blocked yesterday at Quito (Ecuador), because of a technical problem at the Boeing B-707 which should have transported it to its country. The team had just reported a... more
SecurityMalpensa: private jet landed on foamed runway
Varese, Italy - Because of the incomplete extension of its back landing gear
An other emergency landing occurred at Milan-Malpensa Airport after those happened in the morning (see for details AVIONEWS): around 1:25pm a private Hawker 800 XP from Egypt has been forced to touch down... more
Science and technologyItaly: Range Rover landed at Cuneo
Cuneo, Italy - To show new models of the British car-maker
From today until May 15, Italian Cuneo-Levaldigi International Airport (Piemonte Region) will host the new Range Rover cars which are going to be introduced to the public: visitors coming from the entire... more
AirlinesBecause of a burst at a Wind Jet's plane, some tourists' departure was significantly delayed
Verona, Italy - Some passengers threatened to invade the runaway of the airport "Valerio Catullo" in Verona
About 75 passengers who planned to spend the Easter Monday in Palermo (Sicily) were constrained to change their programs as the plane operated by the carrier Wind Jet on board of which they had to travel... more
DefenseThe future of US Army's aviation: operational needs and modernization process
Washington, USA - An evolution based on the right mix of flexibility, battlefield management capability and personnel's safety
US Army started a remarkable modernization process which will involve in particular its aircraft fleet. The purpose is practically the one of adapting the armed force to the present and future (according... more
DefenseThe future of US Army's aviation (3): transport and "unmanned" aircraft
Washington, USA - New airlifters for quick troop and means transportation while interest in the remote-controlled aircraft is increasing
US Army needs and will surely need a transport section even in the future as able to meet both the necessity concerning the transfer of a number of soldiers and means/materials. The transfer must be performed... more
DefenseThe future of US Army's aviation (2): the rotor-winged aircraft fleet
Washington, USA - New means together with updates/upgrades for the helicopters already in service
Helicopters certainly represent one of the cornerstones of US Army. So, the resort to interventions aimed to adapt the available means fleet to the armed force’s operational needs appears to be a priority. T... more
Science and technologySat: press conference of flights presentation served by easyJet
Pisa, Italy - Tomorrow at 12
Sat, Society of Tuscan Airport, and easyJet communicate that tomorrow, on Wednesday March 30, 2005 at 12 (near Business Center "L. Lombardi" of the Pisa’s Airport) will take place the press conference f... more
Civil aviationFAA AD (Correction) on The Cessna Aircraft Company models 208 and 208B airplanes (2005-07-01)
Washington, Usa - To assure that the pilot has enough information to prevent loss of control of the airplane while in-flight during icing conditions
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information Federal Register Information [Federal Register: March 25, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 57)] [Page 15223-15227] Header Information DEPARTMENT... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Airbus model A-310 series airplanes; and model A300 B4-600, B4-600R, and F4-600R series airplanes, and model C4 605R Variant F airplanes
Washington, Usa - To prevent detachment of the rudder from the airplane, which could degrade airplane handling qualities and result in reduced controllability of the airplane
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: March 28, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 58)] [Page 15577-15580] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more