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IndustryNorwegian government sells British BAe Systems' shares
Oslo, Norway - The group could be mixed with Mbda in nuclear missile production
The Norwegian government sold British BAe Systems’ shares and those of six defense companies because maybe they are involved in nuclear weapons’ production. The decision has been taken by ethical council of... more
Science and technologyFlorence: for three months with no Vip and passengers in the "Vespucci" airport
Florence, Italy - Due to the closure for work in progress on the runway
Vespucci Florence’s airport interim closing, for three months beginning February 2, due to work in progress on the runway, will not allow to make landing State planes at "Vespucci". Italian local political p... more
IndustryLockheed Martin awarded of a over 191 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the F-22 aircraft
Lockheed Martin, Aeronautics Co., Fort Worth, Texas, is being awarded a $191,100,000 (not to exceed) firm fixed price contract modification. This action provides long lead activities and Performance Based... more
PeopleAir India buys 68 planes from Boeing
Bombay, India - It's the most important agreement of Indian aviation history
Air India and Boeing subscribed an agreement on Wednesday to buy 68 planes, for a total amount of 11 US$. It’s a historical concord, because it’s the most expansive expenditure in Indian history. Boeing is... more
Science and technologySofia's International airport: passengers increased last year
Sofia, Bulgaria - Satisfying figures for the main Bulgarian airport
Satisfying figures for the Sofia’s international airport last year compared to 2004. Passengers passed by the Bulgarian capital’s airport have been 1,87 million with an increment of 16% compared to 200... more
AirlinesIberia: 500 employees will be fired in the commercial sector
Madrid, Spain - A restructuring plan under way, which expects 2164 redundancies overall
Iberia decided to increase the tickets sold by Internet and this rise will cause the redundancy of about 500 employees in the carrier’s commercial field. Currently, Iberia sells the 96% and 77% of its t... more
DefenseTokyo: anti-terrorism summit started
Tokyo, Japan - Meeting is open until Friday. Many states interested
Ministers from 14 different states meet each other today in Tokyo to talk about defence of cities, sea and skies from attack of terrorism. There are many executives and ministers from different countries... more
AirlinesTurkish Airlines: in October the Turkish Express's debut
Ankara, Turkey - Turkish magazine "Zaman Online" reported it
The low-cost carriers’ competition is very strong and concerns the Turkish air space too. The magazine "Zaman Online" reported, in the last days, the news that the flag carrier Turkish Airlines is debuting, m... more
AirlinesA year with good perspectives for the center-eastern air transport
Budapest, Hungary - Wizz Air and SkyEurope foresee an excellent 2006
Wizz Air and SkyEurope, low-cost airlines, commenting the last year good results, they refer to wait for 2006 a passengers and rate replenishment increase. Wizz Air has an objective: to transport 3 milion... more
AerospaceVirgin Galactic: also the space flights subjected to severe terrorism measures
New York, Usa - The Federal Aviation Administration decided it
Also the Virgin Galactic’s flights, the first world carrier that will dedicate to space tourism, will be subjected to the severe safety measures fixed by FAA, Federal Aviation Administration, to "Normal" c... more
Weather forecastsThe Italian Air Force at the most important Italian balloons meeting
Cuneo, Italy - It took place in Mondovì from January 5 to 8
The Reparto Sperimentazioni of Meteorologia Aeronautica (ReSMA) of the Weather service of the Italian Air Force has provided the operative support to the greatest Italian balloons meeting that took place... more
AirlinesRyanair: BA Connect – just another British Airways rip-off
Dublin, Ireland - The irish air company press release
"Ryanair welcomed BA Connect as just the latest British Airways rip-off. Ryanair has checked BA Connect/CitiExpress’ fares and found: BA Connect’s fares range from £25 to £110 which make them 5 times highe... more
AirlinesPhilippines Airlines closes flights to Saudi Arabia
Manila, Philippines - It's too expansive fuel's cost
Philippines Airlines decided to suspend its flights to Saudi Arabia after 27 years. The everlasting increasing price of fuel is the first reason that the carrier from Manila lost competitiveness against... more
AirlinesSAS foresees an increasing 2005
Stockholm, Sweden - But the annual accounts isn't still ready
SAS said to close latest December with a 7,8% increasing number of passengers compared to the past year. The percentual is calculated doing a parallel with November 2004, when the company lost 4,9 percentual... more
Latest newsIndia announces DefExpo, a formidable military exposition
New Delhi, India - More than 200 international companies are going to partecipate
"Next January 31 in New Delhi, DefExpo is going to start. It is one of the most important military demonstrations around the world. The happening hosted more than 350 industry from twenty different countries... more
AirlinesJean-Cyril Spinetta will continue to lead Air France-Klm Group
Paris, France - The French carrier's unions unveiled it
In a meeting between Jean-Cyril Spinetta, Air France-Klm Group’s President, and unions’ delegates of the transalpine carrier, Spinetta himself would say to them to have intention to continue to lead the... more
MiscellaneousBoeing invests in India making airplanes and training Air India's pilots
Mumbai, India - It can buy resources in the same place
In December Indian Government approved Air India’s suggest to purchase 68 new aircraft by Boeing e Co. So, the industry based in Seattle organizes to invest in India USD 100m for necessary facilities t... more
IndustryAVIO to overhaul the Olympic's engines
Turin, Italy - AVIO's market share for the PW-100 engines' maintenance goes over the 20% with this contract
AVIO, the Italian society leader in the aerospace propulsion, obtained the tender for the PW-100 engines’ overhaul of the entire regional fleet of Olympic Aviation, an Olympic Airways Group’s society, the... more
AirlinesSmart Wings: Czech capital will be connect to Venice and Barcelona
Prague, Czech Republic - The new schedule will start in June
The airline Smart Wings, a Travel Service SpA’s commercial trademark for regular low-cost flights, communicated that in the next months it will connect Prague to Venice and Barcelona. There will be a f... more
IndustryAntitrust gives green light to Alenia Aeronautica to acquire Atitech
Rome, Italy - The Italian competition authorities said it in a press release
Reading the Italian competition and market authorities press release it learns that Alenia Aeronautica obtained the possibility to buy Atitech Grottaglie (see for details AVIONEWS). In a press release... more
IndustryEads: in the next years we aim to become the mondial number one in the sector
Paris, France - Noel Forgeard, the industry's CEO, during a conference said it
"Eads aims to reach a EUR 40bn turn over in a medium time and to become in the next 10 years the world number one in the sector. In the 2005 industry realized EUR 33bn of pay off, against EUR 31,8bn in... more
Science and technologyBudapest: international airport: 2006 connections with Far East
Budadest, Hungary - Chris Woodruff, Budapest Airport's director, said it
Baa is the new possessor of Budapest Airport. In the first news about the investments on the airport and now the Britannic society is in contact with the most important Eastern air companies, Jal, Japanese... more
IndustryA-380: altitude tests in the highest airport in the world
Bogota, Colombia - An aircraft's model landed yesterday at Rio Negro's airport
An A-380’s model, took off from Toulouse, yesterday arrived in Rio Negro, the Colombian Airport. The choice of European consortium to land an A-380 in that airport has not been casual because the air s... more
IndustryBoeing reported fourth quarter and full year deliveries
Chicago, Usa - They are 73 and 290 respectively
The Boeing Company yesterday announced deliveries across its commercial and defense operations for the fourth quarter and full year of 2005. Major Programs (717, 737 Next Generation, 747, 757, 767, 777)... more
PeopleEuropean Justice Court's sentence (3). Barrot: that's a good news for European people
Brussels, Belgium - The comment said by Jacques Barrot, EU transport commissioner
"The legislation promulgated last February authorized to improve the protection of air passenger’s rights in EU about refusal boarding, flight cancellation or long delays. That’s a good news (the Court’s decis... more
DefenseBerselli today in Budapest for a series of institutionals meetings
Rome, Italy - The press release
The Italian Defence Undersecretary, Filippo Berselli, will be today in Budapest for an institutional visit, by an invite by Imre Ivancsick, Hungarian Defence assistant minister. During the visit Berselli... more
HelicoptersEurocopter: Royal Jordanian Air Force placed order for an additional four EC-635s
Marignane, France - Two of these helicopters will be delivered at the end of 2006, the other two early 2007
The Royal Jordanian Air Force (RJAF) has placed a firm order for four additional EC-635 light twin-engined helicopters. This new order will further increase the existing fleet of EC-635 already in operational... more
PeopleEuropean Court’s failure. Elfaa: Disappointed at European Court’s failure to overturn discriminatory passenger compensation legislation
Luxembourg, Luxembourg - The association's press release
"Elfaa, the European Low Fares Airline Association expressed disappointment at the European Court of Justice’s failure to overturn the unfair and discriminatory Regulation 261/2004 on compensation to p... more
PeopleEuropean Justice Court's sentence (2). Bisignani: it's a sad day for Europe
Geneva, Switzerland - Giovanni Bisignani's declaration, in IATA's press release
"The International Air Transport Association (IATA) is disappointed by the complete failure of the European Court of Justice (ECJ) to strike down deeply flawed European regulations on passenger compensation... more
PeopleThe american "Global Traveler Magazine" rewards StyTeam alliance like the best in 2005
Parsi, France - too Czech Airlines rewarded like the best carrier in the east Europe
The nwe year started with best auspices for SkyTeam, it’s an alliance who Alitalia is present too. On next 17 jan the american magazine "Global Traveler Magazine" will give the award to alliance’s man... more
AirlinesNiki: Austrian carrier's tickets on sale in the supermarket
Vienna, Austria - Niki Lauda's carrier communicated it in a note
It seems a style to sale air tickets in the supermarket, for detail see AVIONEWS 1 AND 2. The ex-Formula 1 pilot new airline, Niki Lauda, it refers with a press realese about the agreement with austrian... more
Science and technologyFire-allarm in "J F Kennedy'' Airport control tower of New York
Nwe York, Usa - The allarm released two days ago in the night
No bad consequences after the fire allarm released in "J F Kennedy’ Airport control tower of New York , from 15: 30 and until 15: 53, in Italy was 21:30, 21: 53. The building was evacuated to investigate f... more
CuriositiesAtlanta airport: the biggest in the Usa
Atlanta, Usa - During 2005, 1 million of landings and departures
Atlanta international airport "Hartsfield-Jackson" is the first airport in the Usa with 980 billion landings and departures, only in the year 2005. At the second, Chicago’s airport "O’Hare" with 972 tho... more
AirlinesAmerican Airlines Flight returned in Miami after fire in cockpit
Miami, Usa - Nobody is pained, for passengers boarding in other plane
An American Airlines flight returned in International Miami Airport, the same place where former one hour it left, because the pilot notices a beginning fire in cockpit. Airport’s authorities explain t... more
AirlinesEasyjet increases 18 percent its costumers in 2005
London, GB - It planes to enlarge its air fleet
The EasyJet company reported to have increased of 18 percent more its costumers in 2005 than 12 months before. Infact, 30,3 milion people decided to fly with the English planes in 2005. That’s because m... more
AirlinesAustrian Airlines flies to Iraq
Vienna, Austria - It will be the first European company to connect its flights with Iraq
The Austrian Airlines wants to make two weekly flights to Iraq on March 9 (from Vienna to Arbil). It will be the first European company to offer a regular service of that kind. The company, that already... more
AirlinesGermanwings: good results during 2005
Roma, Italy - German carrier's press release
"Germanwings realized a 400 milions bill, it transported 5,5 milions of passengers and the medium annual factor charge’s is been 83%. the Germanwing’s personal is grown up, from 459 to 704 actually. Dur... more
Accidents2500 marines dead in Iraq and Afghanistan
Baghdad, Iraq - War in Middle East produces more victims
The long list of US marines dead in Middle East is increasing day by day. The reckoning of deads overtakes 2500, added the victims in Afghanistan. Last Sunday, a helicopter "UH-60 Black Hawk" type on... more
IndustryBoeing and JAL turn 747-400BCF options to firm orders
Seattle, Usa - The value of the order agreement will not be released
Boeing and Tokyo-based Japan Airlines International Co., Ltd. (JAL) yesterday announced that JAL is increasing the number of 747-400 Boeing Converted Freighters it has on order to eight, with an additional... more
Science and technologyAirport of Manila : two government officials called to testify
Manila, Philippines - They have to clarify the reasons why the terminal has never been used
Alberto Romulo and Avelino Cruz, two Philippines Cabinet officials, are testifing in Washington next Tuesday about the inquest of the airport of Manila. The American Court has to understand the trigger... more
AirlinesSult: Alitalia-Volare a grotesque situation
Rome, Italy - President Siniscalchi's opinion
"We are not against Alitalia strengthening, but we don’t like the way used to execute it. As it seems it wants to do for Volare offer". Words expressed by Vincenzo Siniscalchi to AVIONEWS to comment l... more
AirlinesAlitalia. European Union: we are waiting for to know recapitalization's technical modalities
Brussels, Belgium - European Commision's announcement
"European Commission is waiting for information about Alitalia recapitalization’s technical modalities concerning AZ Fly and AZ Service to allow the definitive recapitalization. The Commission has been i... more
PeopleNATS: 2005 record year for air travel
London, UK - It handled 2.3 million flights through British airspace last year, a rise of 5.7 per cent
National Air Traffic Services (NATS), the UK’s leading air traffic management provider, handled a record 2.3 million flights through British airspace in 2005, a rise of 5.7 per cent over the previous y... more
AirlinesAlitalia: Giancarlo Cimoli summons confederal unions today
Rome, Italy - Probably, they there aren't
Giancarlo Cimoli summons for today a meeting with confederal unions Cgil, Cisl, Uil, Ugl and Unione Piloti to debate about strike’s motivation planned for the next January 19. Unanimous confederal Unions r... more
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Washington, Usa - To detect and correct incorrect swaging widths of the flight control cable Nicopress sleeves, which could result in failure of the elevator, rudder, aileron, and flap controls
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: January 9, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 5)] [Page 1390-1392] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
AirlinesAir France elected "Best transatlantic carrier 2005" by readership of the American magazine "Global Traveler"
Paris, France - SkyTeam has been named best air alliance 2005
"Air France has been elected last Friday ’Best transatlantic carrier 2005’ by about 5000 readership of the American magazine ’Global Traveler’ after an inquiry, whose results have been just published. Marie-J... more
IndustryAermacchi: first flight in full authority Fly-by-Wire configuration for the M-346 advanced jet trainer
Varese, Italy - This flight gave start to an intensive test campaign aiming at achieving the initial operative qualification of the aircraft, expected by the end of this year
"The M-346 advanced jet trainer of Aermacchi performed its first flight with the Fly-by-Wire flight control system in full authority configuration. The flight allowed to verify the accuracy of the control... more
AccidentsDead in a crash Ahmad Kazemi, head of "Guardians of Revolution"Iranian group
Teheran, Iran - 12 among officials and executives dead in the crash
Ahmad Kazemi, the head of "Guardians of Revolution" Iranian group, is deceased for a crash near to Orumiyeh, in the North-West side of Iran. There were 12 officials and executives with him on board of... more
PeopleNATS launched campaign to find air traffic controllers of the future
London, UK - The company is set to recruit 100 student air traffic controllers to meet the continuing growth in air travel
NATS (National Air Traffic Services), the UK’s leading air traffic management provider, last Thursday launched a nationwide campaign to find the UK’s air traffic controllers of the future. The company is... more
AirlinesAir France-KLM: traffic in December 2005
Paris, France - Excellent performance in passenger activity: sharp increase in both traffic and load factor
"Passenger operations In December, Air France-KLM posted a further strong increase in both activity levels and traffic revenues. Traffic increased by 11.9% on 9.0% higher capacity. The load factor... more