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Science and technologyAldeasa: after Vancouver, it won also the bid for Kuwait City Airport's duty free
Milan, Italy - A statement released by the Italian-Spanish company unveiled it
"Aldeasa SA, fourth airport handling company with regards to the Retail&Duty Free segment, owned 50% by Autogrill Spa and 50% by Altadis SA lands in Kuwait international airport, to ally with local company... more
DefenseUSA-China: increasing collaboration in defence sector
Beijing, China - The two countries aim to lower diplomatic tension reasons concerning such matter
It could be that the United States and the Chinese People Republic have not achieved a turning point for their diplomatic relations concerning defence, but some steps forward in order to favour deténte... more
AirlinesAlitalia (5): "We will decide after analysing the plan"
Rome, Italy - Banca Intesa's CEO, Corrado Passera, stated
"We are completing the appraisement of the plan and then we will decide if becoming global coordinator or partecipating to the consortium of guarantee", said about the role of his bank, Banca Intesa’s C... more
Press releaseSULT: October 21 transport strike has been suspended
Rome, Italy - Following another Ministry's order to postpone it
Italian SULT union decided to suspend the October 21 national transport strike following another Ministry’s order to postpone it. Both Ministry of Infrastructures and Transport and Investigation Committee o... more
AirlinesContinental Airlines: third quarter net income reached USD 61m
New York, USA - Profit at USD 3bn
Continental Airlines, despite record high jet fuel prices, is one of the few global carriers to have reached profit that went beyond all expectations of Wall Street. Net income were at USD 61m equal to... more
AirlinesAlitalia (3): General Electric may accord the mortgage
Rome, Italy - According to financial newspaper "Milano Finanza"
Alitalia would be negotiating with General Electric the EUR 465 worth mortgage on its aircraft according to the financial newspaper "Milano Finanza". The mortgage would serve especially to give back the... more
AirlinesAlitalia (4): some 144 flights have been cancelled due to the air traffic controllers' strike
Rome, Italy - Also Lufthansa, Air France and British Airways suffered for it at Fiumicino Airport
Not only Alitalia is forced to come to grips with ENAV (Italian National Air Traffic Control Authority) controllers’ strike today but also many other major airlines such as Lufthansa, Air France and B... more
AirlinesDelta Airlines: Venice to be connected with Atlanta with a non-stop flight from June 7
Venice, Italy - The US airline statement
"As part of the largest international expansion in its history, Delta announces the introduction of a new non-stop flight from Venice to Atlanta starting from June 7, 2006. Additionally airline will introduce... more
Latest newsAfghanistan: Katyusha rocket destroyed a Harrier
Kandahar, Afghanistan - It occurred during a Talibans' ambush against a RAF Base on last Friday and a second plane was damaged
A Talibans’ ambush occurred in Afghanistan on last Friday destroyed a Harrier GR Mk7 multirole short takeoff and landing fighter of Royal Air Force also damaging a second airplane of the same type at K... more
Latest newsPakistan: the first surveillance, command and control radar will be a Swedish one
Islamabad, Pakistan - The SAAB-Ericsson's offer could prove a major step for national defence and to face natural disasters
Pakistan had been trying to provide itself with a surveillance, command and control airplane for years to meet defensive exigencies of the national territory and now it decided to select SAAB as the system... more
MiscellaneousMiddle East Airlines plane seized for debts
Beirut, Lebanon - Beirut Government owes a German company about USD 7m
Lebanese foreign Minister summoned the Turkish ambassador to Lebanon yesterday to express his disapproval on the impounding of a Lebanese jet due to a financial dispute between Government and a German... more
AccidentsSmall airplane crashed on a New Zealand's highway
Wellington, New Zealand - The 2 passengers have been pulled out by incident's witnesses
A small airplane carrying two people caught fire yesterday during an unscheduled landing on a main highway in New Zealand: passengers were pulled alive by local residents who cooled them off in a close... more
Weather forecastsSeoul Air Show 2005 started
Seoul, South Korea - About 250 companies from some 25 countries are exhibiting the best aerospace and defence industry products
The Seoul Air Show 2005 has been opened today and the exhibition will go on till next October 21. Some 250 companies from the aerospace and defence sectors coming from 25 countries are attending there.... more
HelicoptersFirst A-109 LUHs for South African Air Force have been delivered
Pretoria, South Africa - Four vehicles out of thirty are available for the operational units and powered with the Turbomeca Arrius 2K2 turboshafts
Four out of thirty AgustaWestland A-109 LUH helicopters ordered by South African Air Force have been delivered to the operational units recently. Such vehicles will perform several kinds of mission such... more
AccidentsATR-72 Tuninter accident: investigation to go on in Frankfurt
Palermo, Italy - In the German city the examination of airplane's two engines will be carried out
Investigation onto the incident occurred at Tuninter ATR-72 in the waters off Palermo are going on after Palermo power of attorney ordered the ATR’s engines survey that will be carried out in Frankfurt. S... more
AirlinesAustrian Airlines to sale its "Redticket" in "Hofer" supermarkets
Vienna, Austria - Carrier board of director's member, Josef Burger, unveiled it
"We try to approach our customers to gain additional segments of market together with our partners. From next Thursday, we will offer our customers to acquire trip package at EUR 199 -from November 1st... more
Government actsQuestion time: "Alitalia needs a proper business plan of relaunch"
Rome, Italy - By senator Luigi Malabarba (Misto-Altre componenti del gruppo)
Italian senator Malabarba asked Italian Minister of Infrastructures and Transport for knowing if Italian Government intends to develop the project of privatization of Alitalia and to consider credible... more
HelicoptersCH-149 Cormorant: tail rotor problems to be solved by Spring 2006
Toronto, Canada - AgustaWestland ensured it to Canadian operator
AgustaWestland will solve the technical structural problem related to tail rotor on the Canadian CH-149 Cormorant helicopters (a dedicated version of the EH-101) by next Spring. So, all the 15 available... more
Miscellaneous30 clandestines repatriated on a charter flight from Fiumicino
Rome, Italy - A joint air transfer arranged together with Madrid
Thirty Ecuadorian clandestines -27 men and 3 women- are coming back to Ecuador and Colombia on a charter flight taken off from Rome-Fiumicino International Airport this morning. Travel has been arranged... more
IndustryEmbraer: EMB-190 to JetBlue and announced new routes
São José dos Campos, Brazil - The carrier, launch customer of the model, to begin service from New York and Boston
JetBlue Airways last week unveiled its newest aircraft – the EMBRAER 190 – at a ceremony at New York’s Kennedy International Airport (JFK), and announced the routes for the 100-seat aircraft including a 10-... more
IndustryBoeing: Guggenheim Aviation ordered two B-747/400 combi-freighter conversion
Seattle, Usa - Both deliveries will take place in 2008
Guggenheim Aviation Partners has ordered two 747-400 Boeing Converted Freighter combi-to-freighter conversions. Both deliveries will take place in 2008, according to an agreement signed by Guggenheim and... more
Government actsQuestion time: maximum number of handicapped passengers on board Ryanair's flights
Rome, Italy - By Hon. Ciro Falanga (Misto)
Italian Deputy Hon. Falanga asked Italian Minister of Infrastructures and Transport for making clear which kin d of steps Italian Government intends to perform in order to attend to the matter concerning... more
Government actsQuestion time: measures on military officers who delayed to issue laws against depleted uranium
Rome, Italy - By senator Luigi Malabarba (Misto-Altre componenti del gruppo)
Italian senator Malabarba asked Italian Minister of Defence for making clear which kind of measures it intends to adopt, in obedience to article 117 of Italian peace military penal code, against military... more
IndustryVitrociset: an agreement with EADS has been signed in Rome for aerospace sector consolidation
Rome, Italy - The well known Italian company revealed it
"Vega, Soyuz, Ariane 5 besides telecommunications are the cooperation sectors between the two companies which will go on to find new business chances in the satellite navigation, launchers and telecommunications... more
AccidentsA belly-landing at Virgin Islands
Washington, USA - A Cessna plane suffered for damages to its fuselage, but passengers emerged safe
Due to a failure to landing gear, a small private plane has been forced yesterday to carry out a belly-landing on runways at Saint Thomas "Cyril E. King" Airport, Virgin Islands (United States of America).... more
AccidentsColombian plane crashed in Venezuela: body's identification by DNA test has started
Caracas, Venezuela - French and Venezuelan doctors began examinations
A team made up of French and Venezuelan doctors will gather in the Maracaibo-based "Rafael Urdaneta" air base to confront the results of DNA examinations on bodies of 152 fatalities caused by the West... more
AirlinesCayman Airways cancelled 4 flights due to "Wilma"
Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands - Data from a reconnaissance plane indicated the hurricane became category 5
Hurricane "Wilma" had already caused 10 victims at Haiti and now it is minaciously approaching the Western coasts of Cuba and the peninsula of Yucatan in Mexico. The National Hurricane Center informed... more
PeopleA platform for civil aviation in Switzerland
Zurich, Switzerland - To promote an exchange of experiences between the Confederation and commercial aviation's representatives
The "Platform for Swiss aviation" has been set up in order to appraise and improve constantly civil aviation’s conditions in Switzerland. The first meeting between the Confederation and commercial aviation’s rep... more
HelicoptersKorean Helicopter Programme: Bell, AgustaWestland and Eurocopter ready to cooperate
Seoul, South Korea - South Korean Ministry of Defence requested technology transfer
Three helicopter companies are candidates in order to provide their contribution for the South Korean programme named Helicopter Programme. Bell, AgustaWestland and Eurocopter could be selected to ensure... more
HelicoptersEurocopter: new engines and upgrade provision for the USCG's HH-65s started
Washington, USA - Operations to transform 11 HH-65Bs helicopters in the HH-65C standard and new turboshafts for some 96 vehicles
Eurocopter and Lockheed Martin will cooperate to update the US Coast Guard’s HH-65 Dolphin helicopter fleet. Operations for the provision of new engines involving some 96 vehicles of this type with the n... more
AirlinesAlitalia (2): choice between Milan and Rome has been tormenting me since I joined Italian Government
Rome, Italy - Italian Transport Vice-minister Tassone said
"The matter of a selection between Rome and Milan has been tormenting me since I joined Italian Government. If Cimoli said these things about the fact of choosing just one hub between Rome and Milan I... more
AirlinesAlitalia: the new business plan is being shown to banks today
Rome, Italy - Banca Intesa must make its role clear for recapitalization
While Alitalia is forced to cancel some 102 flights (62 domestic ones and 40 international ones) today due to the ENAV (Italian National Air Traffic Control Authority) air traffic controllers’ strike f... more
IndustryHoneywell International Inc. awarded of a over 5 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the CH-47 helicopter
Honeywell International Inc., Minneapolis, Minn., was awarded on Oct. 13, 2005, a $5,465,000 modification to a firm-fixed-price contract for Spare Parts for the CH-47 Helicopter. Work will be performed... more
IndustryBoeing Aerospace Operations awarded of a over 8 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the E-6 aircraft
Boeing Aerospace Operations, Oklahoma City, Okla., is being awarded an estimated value $8,489,627 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-priced, time and materials, cost-reimbursement contract... more
IndustryL-3 Communications awarded of a over 13 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For 2,000 flight hours on a Boeing 737NG aircraft
L-3 Communications, Link Simulation & Training, Arlington, Texas, is being awarded a $13,360,500 ceiling-priced modification to a previously awarded indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract (N00019-05-D-0012)... more
Science and technologyIndia: one year for adapting its two main airports to air sector's growth
Mumbai, India - Government has to face an aviation expansion equal to about 15% annually
India needs to increase capacity and improve air traffic control in the airports of New Delhi and Bombay as soon as possible to ensure more safety and sustain the country’s air travel boom. IATA (International A... more
AirlinesENAV air traffic controllers strike (2): many carriers forced to cancel flights
Rome, Italy - Several services will be instead re-scheduled
Due to the strike called by ENAV air traffic controllers on tomorrow at Fiumicino Airport from 12:00am to 4:00pm (see for details AVIONEWS), many international carriers are getting ready to cancel several... more
AirlinesDelta: "We want to become the worldwide largest transatlantic airline"
New York, USA - The goal in 2006 with 11 new flights bound for Europe and the Middle East
Becoming the worldwide largest transatlantic carrier: this is the Delta Airlines’ goal for 2006 in order to face the delicate situation of the company within the transformation plan of the airline. Revenues f... more
AirlinesAlitalia (4): "Time is necessary to solve the crisis"
Rome, Italy - It has been stated by Italian Premier, Silvio Berlusconi
"We inherited this matter, a very difficult one. We are trying to provide a solution, it cannot be solved immediately. It needs time". It was stated by Italian Premier, Silvio Berlusconi, at the end of... more
Science and technologySarajevo Airport will not have a new name
Sarajevo, Bosnia-Erzegovina - Decision arrived after a long internal dispute
Sarajevo International Airport will not renamed as Alija Iztbegovic, the former Bosnian President and Muslim leader who was accused with war crimes by Serbian-Bosnian nationals. The High Representative... more
AccidentsA Cessna fell headlong in Tanzania: five died
Arusha, Tanzania - It happened on last Sunday due to still unknown reasons but the wreckage was found and reached today only
A small Cessna aircraft fell headlong in Tanzania on last Sunday killing four British-native persons and the Canadian pilot. African country’s civil aviation authorities are trying to understand reasons o... more
AirlinesAn intense Autumn for Royal Jordanian
Amman, Jordania - Launch of new flights, inauguration of a new brand and entrance in Oneworld
Royal Jordanian Airlines will operate the route from Amman to Erbil, North of Iraq, starting from November 1st, with two weekly flights. The launch of flights between Amman and Bassora, Southern Iraq,... more
PeopleEADS joined the Dreamliner programme that is to say, that's how industrial synergies can be important
Berlin, Germany - The European holding to produce a rear section bulkhead on the basis of an agreement with Vought
It could appear a paradox but, actually, US company Vought, which is cooperating for the production of structural sections of the new Boeing 787 Dreamliner medium-long range airliner, decided to include... more
Civil aviationBird flu: precautions for passengers
Washington, USA - Some simply recommendations for people traveling on plane
US authorities alerted travelers inviting them to avoid places where bird flu has already caused victims, mostly in Vietnam but also in Thailand, Cambogia and Indonesia. The Air Travelers Association,... more
SecurityQantas airplane performed an emergency landing at Calcutta Airport
Calcutta, India - Crew would have detected smoke in the aircraft rear section
An Australian Qantas airline’s Boeing 747-400 airplane which had taken off from Singapore and was bound for London was forced to perform an emergency landing at Indian Calcutta Airport. It seems in fact t... more
Latest newsA Russian plane returned to overfly Lithuania after Su-27 accident
Vilnius, Lithuania - It is an AN-30 monitoring country's military sites and activities
A Russian plane landed in the air base of Zokniai in Lithuania to carry out an observation flight in compliance with the NATO-Russian Poen Skies Treaty. The Antonov AN-30V operated by the Russian National... more
HelicoptersBan on flight for UN helicopters: Blues Helmets leaves the Ethiopian-Eritrean security zone
Asmara, Eritrea - To evacuate 18 posts situated in remote areas that are difficult to reach by using other means
The Blues Helmets of the UN Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea (UNMEE) will withdraw as soon as possible from 18 of 40 posts along the security zone between the two countries. The measure has been taken after... more
Science and technologyALON: a more resistant glass to protect aircraft crews
Washington, USA - It is under development thanks to collaboration between US Air Force and US Army
Researchers from US Air Force and US Army are performing a joint effort to develop a new armoured transparent material which can replace the traditional reinforced glasses of vehicles and aircraft. It... more
Latest newsF/A-22 Raptor: training activities started
Washington, USA - USAF's representatives reminded the great responsability of pilots in bringing years working developing the new plane to good results
Operational activities for the new F/A-22 Raptor stealth multirole fighters started and obviously involve pilots in training missions. Programme and US Air Force’s representatives seized recently a chance t... more
PeopleEurocontrol: Cascade programme brings aeronautical information to the cockpit
Brussels, Belgium - All SN Brussels Airlines pilots will now be able to consult information for their flights both on the ground and in flight
All SN Brussels Airlines pilots will now be able to consult information for their flights from the cockpit both on the ground and in flight, using the information stored in the European Aeronautical Information... more