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Civil aviationDepleted uranium: an investigation by Health Commission of the Sardinia Region Council started
Cagliari, Italy - Council, private committees, health care units and military representatives acting to verify the existance of concrete damaging effects in the territory
The issue regarding the depleted uranium are not only in the centre of Italian Parliament’s attention, as it is already attending to perform an investigation promoted by Italian Senate Defence Commission (... more
Press releaseAlitalia. Board of Directors of yesterday (2): synthesis of the main economic-financial consolidate results
Rome, Italy - Regarding the first six months period of 2004
"Synthesis of the main economic-financial consolidated results of the first six months of 2004. The value of the production in the first half-year of 2004 has been equal to EUR 1948m with a reduction... more
Press releaseThe 6th edition of the Italian Aerospace Forum started
Milan, Italy - The national and international security in the centre of attention during the event
The 6th edition of the Italian Aerospace Forum started today, involving the country but also other European states. The event is occurring in Varese and a meeting regarding the European satellite environmental... more
Press releaseAlitalia: the Board of directors occurred yesterday
Rome, Italy - The analysis of the company regarding the net loss of the first six months, the AZ Service dealing and the capital rise
The Board of Directors of Alitalia held yesterday was intended to attend to particular issues as the company has underlined. First of all, the positive result achieved by the agreements with Government... more
IndustryFinmeccanica: today the directorate meeting
Rome, Italy - Giorgio Zappa towards the Director General election
Today the Finmeccanica’s board of directors meet in order to talk about the new top corporate structure, after the resignation by former CEO, Roberto Testore (see for details AVIONEWS). The most probable s... more
AerospaceISS: the 10th Expedition left
Baikonur, Kazakhstan - On board the Soyuz Tm-5 two Russians and an American
After a succession of delays (see AVIONEWS), the American Leroy Chiao, the Russian Salijan Sharipov and Iuri Sharghin are finally left on board the Soyuz Tm-5 to replace the International Space Station... more
IndustryPratt & Whitney Canada re-introduces the JT15D-4 into production
Las Vegas, Usa - In the third quarter of next year
Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp. (P&WC) will re-introduce the JT15D-4 engine model into production in the third quarter of 2005. All current production Service Bulletins will be incorporated to bring the new... more
AirlinesAlitalia (2): AZ Service and capital rise go on
Rome, Italy - A share for a financial company with state capital has been scheduled, while the capital rise should not be larger than some EUR 1.2bn
Alitalia's representatives, gathering in the Board of Directors yesterday, analysed the situation with reference to the AZ Service dealing, underlining how it is being gone on for the granting of a share... more
AirlinesAlitalia: the Board of Directors finds loss for EUR 620m
Rome, Italy - Much more than it was forecasted but the reasons should be put down to redundancies and the AZ Service dealing
During the Board of Directors held yesterday, Alitalia's representatives found loss which appeared larger than what it had at first been forecasted, and practically doubled compared with the last year.... more
SecurityVirgin Atlantic plane diverted for bomb scare
London, United Kingdom - It has landed safely to the Stansted Airport
A flight left from Hong Kong and destined to Heathrow International Airport (London), this morning was diverted to Stansted air station (designated airport to handle planes involved in security alerts)... more
AirlinesChina Southern Airlines increase flights to Australia
Beijing, China - As from the Christmas holiday time
China Southern Airlines, the biggest Chinese airline, in order to meet the growing demand, announced that it will boost flights towards Australia served by B-777: the current 4 weekly services turn to... more
Science and technologyNo exceptions on control in the American airports
Denver, Usa - "It was surreal. It was like out of a movie"
It’s about rigid efficiency or we are in front of a joke? Surprising the treatment reserved to Ava Kingsford at Denver International Airport, during the passengers security check. The female TSA (Trasportation S... more
Latest newsGreece: "The Turkish fighters violated 14 times the air space today"
Athens, Greece - It is unveiled by Greek Government and the armed forces indicating even that dogfighting occurred over the Aegean Sea with Greek planes
Greece revealed today the violation of its own air space by five different formations of Turkish Air Force's F-16 Fighting Falcon multirole light fighters. Some 12 military airplanes would have overflown... more
AirlinesLufthansa: passenger traffic rises
Frankfurt, Germany - especially long routes show a relevant increase
A spokesman of the carrier reported, last Monday, that Lufthansa, carried more passengers, in September, than a year ago, increasing its number of customers in terms of percentage up to 14.1 percent more... more
AirlinesLufthansa-PIA agreement over trade exchanges
Karachi, Pakistan - The Pakistan flag carrier and the German airline signed an alliance defined historic
Pakistan International Airlines (PIA), the flag Pakistan airline, and Lufthansa Cargo, yesterday reached a historic agreement, signing a strategic alliance for the trade tie uplift between Pakistan and... more
Industry"57th Nbaa": Embraer shows its Legacy, executive corporate jet
Las Vegas, USA - The industry announces a series of improvements in its program
During the 57th "National Business Aviation Association" which opened yesterday at Las Vegas and would end tomorrow, the Embraer announced a relevant number of headway in its program related to the Legacy,... more
AirlinesAustrian Airlines: new route Mumbai-Vienna
Vienna, Austria - If answer will be positive, carrier is thinking in daily links
On Monday, Austrian Airlines announced a new India-Austria link: the Mumbai-Vienna route will leave next May by 5 weekly services operated by B-767. If the demand will give a positive answer to such move,... more
PeopleAll the routes to only one airline in Sardinia?
Cagliari, Italy - As the Portugal model which links the Azores Islands
After the proposal from a regional councilman to restore the Sardinia inner flights, the Region launches a new plan: to offer all the routes to only one airline. It is a Portuguese model which seems to... more
AirlinesIberia stops its 2005 scheduled growth plan
Madrid, Spain - It has been postponed at the moment the delivery of new aircraft
It is a spokesman of the airline who reported that Iberia would postpone the delivery of new planes ordered from Airbus because of delays to the programmed extension of its traffic passengers to Madrid... more
AirportsCaproni Museum centre of the EAPC's congress
Trento, Italy - The musical "L'aquila solitaria" to start the meeting
The Caproni Museum of Trento will host tomorrow the EAPC international congress - European Aviation Preservation Council - that will last until the October 16. EAPC was created in the 1989 with the aim... more
AirlinesOlympic Airlines: the Greek government would guarantee for it
Athene, Greece - The airline would take on the leasing costs of four Airbus aircraft
The Greek government have already guaranteed a portion of the entire cost of the four Airbus aircraft, which the carrier would pay in seven years' long, because at the moment it is not capable of paying... more
MiscellaneousTurkish fundamentalist today in Tribunal: in 1998 planned to detonate an airplane
Ankara, Turkey - He wanted to restore the Muslim Caliphate in Turkey
It will be today before Tribunal, the Turkish fundamentalist, Metin Kaplan, which in 1998 would have arranged a plan to diverted a plane over the Ataturk mausoleum to Ankara and then detonate it. The militant,... more
AirlinesAlitalia (6): Minister Maroni confirms the release of the business plan to Brussels
Rome, Italy - "I hope European Commission decides about the matter in a reasonably short time"
Italian Welfare Minister, Roberto Maroni, would have commented about the Alitalia's situation, underlining how the business plan 2005-2008 of the carrier was sent by Italian Government to Brussels, in... more
IndustryJet: the market would rise
Las Vegas, USA - Economic indicators forecast a growth in the jets market for 2005
The main makers of aircraft mixed with their equipment pointed out the presumably growth for the not rose-coloured business of jet market concerning next year. The prediction was exposed at an industry... more
Science and technologyLugano-Agno: the reorganization hypotesis is appearing
Lugano, Switzerland - The 2003 society accounts has been money-losing
The Lugano municipal council is afraid for Agno Airport, which has exceed the last year budget by a CHF 600.000 money-losing and forecast for 2004 are not better. So the reorganization hypotesis is appeared... more
Sport aviationFIVL: Italy becomes the European champion of paragliding
Turin, Italy - There were some 26 nations with 140 pilots
Italian national team of paragliding has won the European Championship. It occurred in Greece, with some 26 nations and 140 pilots attending, even with 22 women. Eight were the members of the Italian team... more
IndustryEads: subsidies destined to the 7E7 larger than set by the deal of 1992
Paris, France - It would have been unveiled by the data available for the aerospace group's CEO Camus, but Boeing minimizes
Despite the willingness shown by Boeing for a "peaceful" solution of the struggle with Airbus on the matter concerning subsidies (see for details AVIONEWS), Eads group’s Ceo, Philippe Camus, would have r... more
IndustryBoeing delivered Japan Airlines' first B-747/400 Freighter
Washington, Usa - The second one will be delivered this month
Boeing yesterday delivered Japan Airlines International's (JAL) first 747-400 Freighter, the first of two new 747-400Fs for the Tokyo-based carrier. The new airplane will enter an extensive Japan Airlines... more
AirlinesMore expensive travel by Swiss International Airlines
Berna, Switzerland - As from Friday airline fares will increase significantly
Swiss International Airlines is boosting ticket prices, too (see AVIONEWS): as from October 15 to travel in throughout Europe on board Helvetic carrier planes will cost between EUR 4 and EUR 9 more; as... more
Science and technologyDomodedovo airport would match third-category Icao standards
Moscow, Russia - The Muscovite air base would receive airlines in bad weather
Domodedovo airport, which is situated not far from Moscow, would receive airlines, in bad weather condition by the end of the year. The happened improvement could introduce the Russian air station into... more
AirlinesAustrian Airlines does not consider attractive Malev's offer
Vienna, Austria - The Hungarian state airline is in sale
Austrian Airlines, which seemed seriously interested in the process of privatization of Malev, which is on by means of the Hungarian Government, claimed last Monday that it would not bid for a 99.95 percent... more
Latest newsDassault Rafale: the end of the operative evaluations by 2006
Paris, France - The F2 version scheduled for French Navy and Air Force will have concrete multirole capabilities
Snecma and French Navy analyse the situation related to the Dassault Rafale programme. The French company specialized in the production of aeronautics engines provides the M88-2 turbofans for the new multirole... more
Science and technologyIt is very hot at Sydney airport
Sydney, Australia - It is already started the fire season in the kangaroo land
At International Airport of Sydney there is a very record hot, so temperature seems reached 38,3 degrees, going above the previous 38,2 degrees record registered October 4, 1942. While also in the Sydney... more
AirlinesHigh-oil: Spain airlines took immediate corrective action
Madrid, Spain - Iberia, Spanair and Air Europa increase their fares
From today Iberia increases its air fares from EUR 5 to EUR 15: EUR 5 for inner flights, EUR 7 for medium range routes and EUR 15 for long-haul travels. It is probably Spanair follows the Spanish flag... more
HelicoptersBell 430: the new aircraft of the US Department of Homeland Security for the border protection
Washington, USA - The helicopter would have been selected considering the effective deployment with Police and the reliability and flexibility capabilities
The Bell 430 will become the new helicopter dedicated to the monitoring of the US national borders on the behalf of the American Department of Homeland Security. It would have in fact recently been decided... more
IndustryPratt & Whitney Canada offers a premium overhaul and repair warranty
Las Vegas, Usa - For PT6A and JT15D operators
Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp. (P&WC) is offering a new premium overhaul and repair warranty for operators of its popular PT6A and JT15D series. This industry-leading warranty is available to engines operated... more
AirlinesSouthwest Airlines: fares three dollars price increase
Washington, Usa - Only partially to offset the fuel cost boost
Southwest Airlines, as the major US and European carrier (see AVIONEWS), over week end would have increased three dollars one-way rates for long-haul routes in about 100 markets because of the fuel price... more
HelicoptersEurocopter: the success of the offshore operation-dedicated helicopters in China
Beijing, China - The European helicopter group so consolidates its already relevant presence in this sector
Citic Offshore Helicopter (COHC), a Chinese leading company for the national offshore operations (transport and utility off the coast activities in the energy industry sector), would have signed an important... more
AirlinesAlitalia (5): "many hoped for the failure of the carrier"
Rome, Italy - It would have been reminded by President Cimoli
Giancarlo Cimoli, President and CEO of Alitalia, would have reminded with reference to the great efforts made by the carrier, that many have hoped for the failure of the airline for a long time, such as... more
MiscellaneousIsraeli helicopter hits Hamas' militiamen
Beit Lahiya, Gaza Strip - One died and at least two persons were wounded at dawn this morning according to Palestinian hospital sources
Israeli tanks and combat helicopters started a massive attack nearby Beit Lahiya city at dawn this morning, in the northern area of the Gaza Strip, in order to face the activities performed by the Hamas'... more
AirlinesAlitalia (4): "Linate could become the third hub"
Rome, Italy - It would have been underlined by President Cimoli, who would have confirmed some interest for the relations with Lufthansa
Alitalia's President, Giancarlo Cimoli, would have analysed some aspects related to the current and future alliances of the carrier and the national airport situation. After confirming that the relations... more
Science and technologySolar Impulse: sustainable development and medicine progress
Lausanne, Switzerland - There are several concrete applications which could be produced by the interesting project of Piccard
It had already been announced during the last months: the Bertrand Piccard’s project for the production of an airplane powered by solar energy able to perform a flight around the globe and named Solar I... more
MiscellaneousEurofly: bomb threat delays six hours the take off of a flight destined to Sharm
Bergamo, Italy - Accomplished controls, the plane left after midnight from Bergamo-Orio al Serio Airport
An Eurofly flight bound for Egypt to Sharm El Sheikh-Marsa Alam, leaving from Bergamo-Orio al Serio Airport, which would have had take off at 5:45pm yesterday, was stopped by an anonimous phone call: "There's... more
AirlinesAlitalia (3): aiming to control a 60-70% share of the domestic market
Rome, Italy - This is one of the major goals of President Cimoli for the national airline relaunch effort
While waiting for European Commission's decision on the business plan, Alitalia's President and CEO, Giancarlo Cimoli, would have put into evidence some major issues related to the strategy intended to... more
AirlinesAlitalia: EU commission proves doubtful about the business plan legitimacy
Rome, Italy - The denationalization process and the role of Fintecna would be in the centre of attention of European Government's members
The EU's approval for the new business plan 2005-2008 of Alitalia appears a more and more difficult one, more than forecasted so far. Members from European Commission would have in fact found the presence... more
AirlinesAlitalia (2): the decision on the business plan depends on the new European Commission
Rome, Italy - At worst, the start of a deep investigation procedure could last for some 18 months
With the formal delivery of the Alitalia's business plan 2005-2008 to European Commission scheduled for today, EU Government will have actually 60 days available to decide. It seems now that the current... more
AirlinesLufthansa: no agreement before the end of the year
Berlin, Germany - It is the trade unions threat
The German union will see no wage deal with Lufthansa is signed before the end of the year, in order to raise objections the airline cost-cutting plan. It is clear in fact the German carrier plan to cut... more
IndustryRaytheon Co. awarded of a over 78 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - To provide for Air-to-Ground missiles
Raytheon Co., Tucson, Ariz., is being awarded a $78,221,940 firm fixed price contract to provide for Air-to-Ground Missiles, AGM-65G2 Tactical Missile quantity 360; Air-to-Ground Missiles AGM-65G2 Spares... more
IndustryBoeing Aerospace Operations awarded of a over 22 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the E-6 aircraft
Boeing Aerospace Operations, Oklahoma City, Okla., is being awarded an estimated value $22,514,650 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-priced, time and materials, cost-reimbursement contract... more
DefenseNorthern Europe: the evolution of Defence follows a similar trend
Stockholm, Sweden - Reduced personnel and vehicles to encourage lower cost despite a significant rise of training degree
When considering the modernization trend for the defence systems in Northern Europe, with particular reference to the Scandinavian countries, one can realize of a similar approach from a programmatic point... more