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AirlinesUS Airways obtains the USD 1bn loan extension
Washington, Usa - Handed out in 2003, when carrier for the first time went bankrupt
The Bank of America, Retirement Systems of Alabama and Air Transportation Stabilization Board (that is the board for airlines hit from the September 11 consequences), would have granted to US Airways the... more
MiscellaneousItaly: on Friday Anpac pilots and Sea staff strike
Rome, Italy - Next Thursday it happens to Enav dependants
As it occurs every year, the Autumn is the strike season in Italy: respect the air field on Friday, October 15, there is the ANPAC (National Civil Aviation Pilot Association) pilots 24 hour walk-out; ever... more
IndustryBombardier: the industry could make other job's cuts
Montreal, Canada - Delta Air Lines, one of its major customers, is presumably diminishing the acquire of aircraft
The Canadian industry that has already planned 2000 jobs cut ,(see AVIONEWS) because of the fall in demand of its aircraft, seems to be ready to make other cuts if the situation does not change soon. The... more
AirlinesSouthwest Airways the favourite applicant for DFW
Washington, Usa - Delta Airlines will reduce its activity in one of the main American airports
An inviting position will be available at Dallas Fort Worth Airport (DFW), one the main air stations for American carriers, as Delta Airlines is going to reduce next month its operativity for the difficult... more
Science and technologyBus service from Verona's and Brescia's airports
Trento, Italy - The new bus service is directed to some of the main touristic place of Trento
It would start next December, 11, 2004 the new bus service which would link Verona's and Brescia's airports to some of the main prestigious districts of Trento. The project aims to facilitate passengers... more
Latest newsTanker affair: after the leasing a purchase hypothesis emerges
Washington, USA - Boeing's CEO proves confident for the future of the 767-based air tanker
Boeing’s CEO, Harry Stonecipher, would have recently commented about the cancellation by US Congress of the leasing, early approved by Pentagon, for 100 767 Tanker air tankers (see for details AVIONEWS). A... more
AirlinesContinental Airlines: operational performance of September 2004
Houston, US - Excellent the final data for the first three quarter of the year
Continental Airlines, the six largest air company of the world, presented in September 2004 the performance report of its first quarter of the year. The carrier well known for impeccable operativity and... more
AirlinesLufthansa would probably not achieve its goal
Frankfurt , Germany - Even the German carrier could be penalized by high fuel costs
Financial Times Deutschland related through an interview at Lufthansa finance chief that German carrier- expected-profit would not be reached due to high fuel costs. The price of this one, in fact, achieved... more
AerospaceEsa is worried about space rubbish
Madrid, Spain - The Agency asked for a list of rubbish which orbits in the space
It seems to be the danger that it could represent the reason for which Esa (European Space Agency) asked to Miquel Serra, who is astronomer of the Canarian Astrophysics Institute to redact mixed with the... more
AirlinesAir New Zealand would purchase 17 new aircraft
Wellington, New Zealand - The national carrier of New Zealand renews its fleet with Bombardier's planes
The aircraft which the carrier wants to buy seems to be 17 Bombardier Q300 50-seat turbo-prop, with which it wants to substitute its present fleet composed of Saab 340A aircraft. The new planes are greater... more
Civil aviationIsrael: military-derived electronic counter measures for the airliners
Tel Aviv, Israel - The Elisra LORICA system to be mounted on board the Israeli transport airplanes
Israel proves firm again about the need for carrying on the programme related to the mounting of electronic counter measures on board the civil transport airplanes, despite the diplomatic tension with... more
AirlinesStill crisis for the Northwest Airlines
Washington, Usa - Change of the guard in the head of the American air company
The Northwest Airlines is still going through the difficult time followed the terroristic attacks of the September 11 and the successive Iraq War. The carrier continues to negotiate with the Unions trying... more
AirlinesAlitalia (3): no tension with Air France exists
Rome, Italy - However, President Cimoli would have admitted that the prospective abrogation of the agreements would cause loss for EUR 80-100m
Alitalia's President, Cimoli, would have also focused today on the problem regarding the carrier's alliances and the possible arrival of private investors. With reference to Air France, Italian carrier's... more
AirlinesAlitalia (4): a comparison with the competitors of the Italian carrier
Rome, Italy - According to Cimoli, different ways of considering the seize of national market shares for the traditional carriers would exist in Europe
Alitalia President and CEO, Giancarlo Cimoli, would have analysed also the situation of competitors today compared with the Italian national carrier. Cimoli would have pointed out how the Italian airline... more
AirlinesAlitalia (2): "The role of Italian Government was a major one for the salvation of the carrier"
Rome, Italy - It would have been maintained by President Cimoli during a double hearing at Italian Parliament
Alitalia's President and CEO, Giancarlo Cimoli, during a double hearing at Italian Parliament today, would have analysed the situation of the carrier, focusing on a series of major issues for the future... more
AirlinesMalaysia Airlines and AirAsia cooperate again
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - They could join into a cost-sharing alliance
Malaysia Airlines and the low-cost AirAsia will meet soon in order to discuss again their collaboration, as has announced the Transport Minister yesterday: two airlines in the last time had been disagreed... more
PeopleThe Airbus' industrial presence in China
Toulouse, France - More than a 25% of the European group's planes in service at a worldwide level would be fitted with components manufactured in China
Airbus analyses the situation regarding its presence in China. From an industrial point of view the european aerospace group progressively strengthened in recent years the collaboration activities with... more
Press releaseFrasca Receives Orders for CRJ FTDs
Washington, US - The devices will feature TruVision 220
"Frasca International has received two recent orders for Flight Training Devices for CRJ (Regional Jet) FTDs. Arizona State University, Mesa and Seneca College, Toronto, Canada have both placed orders... more
Security"Bomb to America" on an United Airlines flight
Chicago, USA - A short while the American airline would have confirmed that alert was false
Rtv Noor Holland, a Dutch broadcaster, would have communicated earlier today it has received an e-mail in which it announced a bomb on board the United Airlines flight Sk0909 with 128 people, including... more
AerospaceGalileo: the selection of the satellite system concessionary to occur in January
Brussels, Belgium - The winner to attend from 2007 to the operating of 30 satellites which will be put into a geo-stationary orbit
The final selection of the concessionary consortium for the global positioning satellite system called Galileo, would have been postponed to January 2005. Despite a final answer in this sense by the joint... more
Civil aviationItaly protagonist of Cimo's congress
Trapani, Italy - It has been hold the meeting for the Mediterranean Safety
Mario Morcone, Head of the Department of the Fire Brigade, Public Assistance, Civil Defence of the Home Office represented yesterday Italy in the international Congress hold in Erice, Trapani, among the... more
AirlinesNo truce for European carriers
Rome, Italy - Despite the results the outlook still appear pessimistic
Good the traffic analysis results of the European carriers for the last three quarter of the year. Air company such Air France-KLM, easyJet and Scandinavia's SAS reported rise in passengers traffic. However,... more
DefensePakistan: launch test for the Gahuri missile
Islamabad, Pakistan - All the neighbour countries would have been notified in advance of such test
Pakistan would have performed a new launch test of the Gahuri tactical medium-range missile today, with its Gahuri V version. The guided rocket would have succeeded in hitting its target, whereas Government... more
Latest newsRumsfeld is in Romania: yesterday visited Mihail Kogalniceanu's air base
Bucarest, Romania - Usa could still use the Romanian infrastructure
It is situated at Costanza, Mihail Kogalniceanu's air base, where Donald Rumsfeld, American Defence Secretary was yesterday because of a visit. Some voices from the Pentagon indicate that Romanian infrastructure,... more
AerospaceNasa: crossed studies about "Supernova"
Washington, Usa - It's trying to unravel the mysteries about one of the most attractive space event
A collaboration of three companies of the Nasa's Great Observatories -Spitzer Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope and Chandra x-ray- trying to unravel all the mysteries about Supernova, a star which... more
AirlinesCrude oil USD 54 a barrel: run to fee raise
London, United Kingdom - British Airways and Virgin Atlantic will readjust their surcharges from October 14
British Airways and Virgin Atlantic would have also planned to follow the major European airlines example (see AVIONEWS) and increasing rate surcharges because of the high oil price, which today registered... more
Latest newsTurkey: the F-16s' fleet update begins
Ankara, Turkey - A formal request to the United States in order to strengthen the operative capabilities within NATO and against terrorism
Turkish Government would have asked the United States for being enabled to resort to a significant update for its Turkis Air Force's F-16s fleet. The total value of the orders would consist of almost USD... more
AirlinesThe Australian Competition Tribunal uphold the Qantas-Air NZ alliance
Sydney, Australia - Agreement could be a benefit to the public
Today Australian Competition Authorities would have approved the alliance proposal between Qantas and Air New Zealand: but it seems too late because the agreement go ahead, due the last month the New Zealand... more
MiscellaneousIndisposition to a French female passenger stops an Alitalia flight
Palermo, Italy - It is occurred yesterday immediately before taking off
An Alitalia plane leaving at 10:55am from the "Falcone e Borsellino" airport in Palermo, when it was already taxiing, immediately before taking off, it turned about because of an indisposition occurred... more
Weather forecasts"Latin America Aero & Defence 2005" from April 26 to 29
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - A pavilion exclusively dedicated to helicopters will be available for the first time
"Latin America Aero & Defence" (LAAD): the 2005 edition of the great Brazilian Air Show will occur on next April 26-29, and all the aviation and defence sectors will be involved (that is to say so all... more
MiscellaneousColombia: condemned principals of a plane seizure occurred in 1999
Bogota, Colombia - Thirty-nine years prison for two National Liberation Army leaders
Yesterday the main leaders of the National Liberation Army (ELN) - the second left-wing movement of guerriglia in the country - have been convicted in absentia to thirty-nine years prison, because they... more
Science and technologyFlorence: everyone agreed, local authorities and Adf; the airport "Vespucci" has to be improved
Florence, Italy - The discussion is about how to do it
Some curious voices would like "Vespucci" airport as a future air station capable of accommodating intercontinental flights. But according to what Riccardo Conti, Regional Chairman of the transport, said... more
PeopleTaiwan: direct flights towards China?
Taipei, Taiwan - Formosa's Government would have suggested an agreement to Beijing for setting direct routes between the two countries
Taiwan would be trying to lower tension for the diplomatic relations with China, and it would have decided to promote the restore of the flight activities between the continental country and the island,... more
AirportsOslo: a new training center at Oslo Airport in Gardermoen
Oslo, Norway - The new center seems to join Sas Flight Academy to the leading flight-training suppliers which are on the European market
The new training center opened by Sas Flight Academy at the International Airport of Gardermoen, last August, 15, seems to have had official ceremonies on October 7. The company has already two training... more
AirlinesContinental Airlines announced daily non-stop service between New York/Newark and Berlin
New York, Usa - From July 1, 2005
Continental Airlines yesterday announced it will launch daily non-stop flights between New York/Newark and Germany's Berlin/Tegel Airport effective July 1, 2005, subject to government approval. The new... more
DefenseItalian Defence Budget 2005: modernization and spending rationalization
Rome, Italy - Limited investments despite the relevant programme under development and the increasing international role of the country
The Italian Defence Budget was recently shown with reference to the funds for 2005. The major feeling is that Italy is going on playing a relevant international role even with limited investments and per... more
AirlinesThere is a loss in Scandinavian airlines' revenue yields
Stockholm, Sweden - The Scandinavian carrier did not deny the possibility of rising prices
The national carrier of Sweden, Norway and Denmark registered a loss in its revenue in the month of August, saying that it could be down again in September. In particular in terms of number revenue yields... more
MiscellaneousLinate radar: first investigator inspections
Milan, Italy - Verified anomalies into the cabin near the auxiliary power generators
The inspections go on to find causes of the stop occurred to the Linate Crav (Regional flights Assistance Centre) that last week paralyzed for two days not only North-Italy air traffic (see AVIONEWS).... more
Press releaseAlitalia: the carrier signed with a Milan's branch a contract for a credit yesterday
Rome, Italy - Up to a maximum of EUR 400m
"Following the information released on last October 8 with reference to the Decree for the provision of a warranty enacted by Italian Ministry of Economy on the so called 'bridge loan', Alitalia informs... more
IndustrySubsidies for the aerospace industry: Boeing hold out a hand to Brussels
Washington, USA - The American aerospace company would intend to reveal the details regarding the tax advantages gained for the production of the 7E7
Despite the unilateral abrogation of the 1992 agreement with European union regarding subsidies for the aerospace industry by the United States (see for details AVIONEWS), Boeing would have decided to... more
IndustryBoeing: Turkmenistan Airlines adds two more B-717/200s to its fleet
Long Beach, Usa - For a value of USD 80m
Boeing and Turkmenistan Airlines recently finalized a definitive agreement for two Boeing 717-200 airplanes valued at USD 80m at current list prices. The airplanes will be delivered during August 2005.... more
CuriositiesIs the supersonic flight banned from civil aviation? Certainly not
Washington, USA - Two proposals are presently under development in the United States for the production of an executive jet able to reach Mach 2
The supersonic flight would not appear as banned forever from the civil aviation transport sector, at least concerning the executive segment. After the exit of the Concorde, two US companies would have... more
HelicoptersEurocopter and AVIC II: together to produce a new helicopter by 2010
Beijing, China - A cooperation agreement was signed on the occasion of the official visit by French President Chirac in the Asian country
During the official visit in China during the last days, French President Jacques Chirac proved a supporter of the sign for an important cooperation agreement in the helicopter sector between the two countries.... more
MiscellaneousAmerican air strike on Falluja
Falluja, Iraq - Meanwhile, South Korea plans an increase of its military presence in the Arab country by November
Iraqi city of Falluja was involved by two American air strikes within four hours. The target, according to what underlined by the representatives of the US forces in Iraq, would have been a weapon and... more
AirlinesChina Eastern Airlines buys twenty A-330
Beijing, China - In order to increase carrier competitiveness in the international and inner markets
After Air China, China Eastern Airlines signed also an agreement with Airbus for the purchase of twenty A-330/300 to fleet replacement and expansion (see for details AVIONEWS). The aircraft wiil be deployed... more
AirlinesAlitalia: the bridge loan is about to be provided
Rome, Italy - German bank Dresdner Kleinwort Wesserstein will attend to it and the loan will be available for six months
German bank Dresdner Kleinwort Wesserstein will provide Alitalia with the EUR 400m bridge loan, enabling the Italian national carrier to start its own reorganization. Starting in March 2005, an important... more
AirlinesContinental Airlines: would reach soon a new sight
New York, USA - The American carrier introduces new options in its scheduled trans-Atlantic flights
It would start next May 26, 2005, the new service recently announced by a spokesman of the American carrier. Continental Airlines, in fact, would introduce in its planned trans-Atlantic flights a new daily... more
AirlinesAir China: agreement with Airbus for six A-319
Beijing, China - It will be used for the routes that link high-altitude airports
Air China would have signed an agreement with Airbus for six A-319 suppling, powered by CFM 56-5 engines, delivery of which is scheduled in 2005. Carrier would planned to deploy the aircaft mainly on the... more
AirlinesV-Bird in trouble: suspended all flights
Berlin, Germany - SAS offers to passengers were ruined the chance to fly on board its planes
V-Bird Airlines would have suspended all its services because of financial problems, including the Arlanda-Dusseldorf route flights. This means that a lot of passengers will be unable to fly to Germany... more
PeopleThe ICAO 35th Assembly ended
Montreal, Canada - Safety, security and environment in the centre of attention but many countries do not honour the rules regarding such matters
The ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organization) 35th Assembly ended on last October 8, after starting in Montreal, Canada (see for details AVIONEWS). At the end of this event, the major issues on... more