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Latest newsA new coordinated development programme for the JSF
Washington, USA - Producers and customers will have a chance to progressively satisfy their own exigencies while producing this project
The first 1000 days developing the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) programme have been achieved at the end of July. This programme deals with the new Lockheed Martin F-35 multirole stealth fighter. Its US producer... more
AerospaceSpace tourism: USD 30.000 will be "sufficient" in ten years to perform a sub-orbital trip
Washington, USA - US analysts would appear convinced of it
Recent estimates with reference to costs for the future so called "space tourism" appear quite confident. US analysts in fact, especially regarding the X-Prize programme (see for details AVIONEWS), would... more
HelicoptersNorthrop Grumman: "The VH-92 is the safest one becuase it is an all-American product"
Chicago, USA - The US aerospace company has underlined the quality of Sikorsky's solution for the Marine One programme
The Sikorsky VH-92 has recently been deployed for a promotional activity in Chicago, aimed to show the quality of such US producer’s alternative for the Marine One programme, with reference to the new h... more
HelicoptersThe UCAR programme could be cancelled
Washington, USA - The project for the production of an armed unmanned aircraft devoted to US Army could be abandoned by DARPA
The UCAR (Unmanned Combat Rotorcraft) programme related to a new armed unmanned aircraft to be devoted to US Army could be cancelled (see for details AVIONEWS). DARPA (Defence Advanced Research Project... more
DefenseNuclear weapons on the US military satellites?
London, UK - It would be the hypothesis put forward by the British association called Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament
The USA would be about to put into orbit the first satellites endowed of nuclear weapons to be employed just from space. It is what would have been unveiled by a recent warning report by a British association... more
IndustryKaman Aerospace Corp. awarded of a near 6 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the C-5 aircraft
Kaman Aerospace Corp., Bloomfield, Conn., is being awarded a $5,856,048 indefinite delivery/definite quantity contract. This is an ID/IQ contract covering a five-year period. The proposed contract is... more
IndustryHoneywell awarded of a over 7 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the B-1B fleet
Honeywell, Albuquerque, N.M., is being awarded a $7,120,704 firm fixed price contract. There are currently 29 Joint Chief of Staff (JCS) projected coded requisitions and 21 Readiness Spare Package backorders... more
Military aviationSummer: The fires danger is constant in the Mediterranean area
Roma, Italia - WWF denounces a significant increase of fires in the last decades
After the last incidents concerning the fires in Portugal, Spain and France, ( see news published by AVIONEWS ) the WWF reported about the woods emergency in the Mediterranean area: 800.000 woods hectares... more
AirlinesAmerica West Airlines-Virgin Atlantic Airways' agreement for the booking code-sharing
Washington, USA - Virgin to be able to increase its own presence in North America
America West Airlines and Virgin Atlantic Airways reinforce their commercial partnership by a new important agreement. These two carriers have in fact decided to favour the booking code sharing regarding... more
AerospaceAfter 36 years a probe to explore Mercury
St. Louis, USA - Today the Messenger mission begins, it will complete in 2012
Today began the first mission in 36 years to explore the planet Mercury: from Boeing Delta II Heavy at 2:15am was launched Messenger, a Nasa probe. The launch would be occured yesterday, but it is postponed... more
HelicoptersThe first Lombardia's all-weather helicopter rescue service to be opened in Como. The bids have been called
Como, Italy - The new helicopter maybe destinated to replace the AB-412 in service will be selected
Como city (Italy) is going to achieve a new hospital but it will have the availability of the first Lombardia region's 24 h all-weather EMS (Emergency Medical Service) helicopter. A call for bids occurred... more
AirlinesSAS Braathens: ticket price increase for a +35% in order to fight against the crisis
Oslo, Norway - Such step will be implemented starting from next August 17
SAS Braathens, part and parcel of the Scandinavian carrier SAS and mainly operating in the Norwegian territory, would have decided to resort to an increase of tariffs for some routes. The rise of ticket... more
AirlinesContinental Airlines: the report about July 2004 performance
Houston, USA - The American airline reaches by its mainline systemwide a load factor equal to 86.1 per cent
Yesterday the Continental Airlines, the world's sixth-largest airline, reported the statistics concerning the achievement of the objectives regarding the mainline systemwide, in regard to load factors... more
Latest newsHard battles last night among Afghani Army and USA and rebel militiamen
Zhawara, Afghanistan - Two A-10 fighters, a B-1 bomber and four Cobra helicopters have been involved in the combat
A thousand among the soldiers of the Afghani Army and American militaries, supported from the air aid of four Cobra helicopters, a B-1 bomber and two A-10 fighters, have supported last night a hard battle... more
Latest newsA missile launched from an Israeli helicopter would be at the beginning of the explosion happened today in Rafah
Rafah, Strip of Gaza - In effects in the zone it was in course an Israeli military operation
The explosion has happened in the first hours of the morning of today in Rafah, in the south of the Gaza's Strip, near the border with the Egypt. No official confirmation has been given from the Israeli... more
AirlinesSN Brussels Airlines: new services to Liberia and to Ivory Coast
Brussels, Belgium - A second flight to Monrovia e 4 connections to Abidjan
The SN Brussels Airlines, full service Belgian airline based in Brussels, from the next Autumn will offer to its customers a second weekly flight to Monrovia in Liberia, and the services to Abidjan in... more
AerospaceSwitzerland intends to increase its own role in the aerospace sector
Zurich, Switzerland - National industry would have asked Government for encouraging a larger participation to ESA's programmes
Swiss aerospace industry is asking for Government help in order to increase sector competitiveness when considering the partecipation to several ESA's (European Space Agency) programmes. The main Swiss... more
PeopleFlies on the flight inbound from Maldives
Milan, Italy - Eurofly: meal on board dressed up with insects
Two Turinese passengers, an husband and his pregnant wife, the last July 26 were travelling on Eurofly charter to come back home after a Maldives stay, while they having the flight meal came up against... more
Science and technologyThe traffic in Roman airports is on the increase
Rome, Italy - A record weekend: 300.000 transit passengers
From Friday July 31 to Sunday August 1 about 300.000 passengers are passed through Fiumicino and Ciampino air stations, according to the statistics communicated by the "Airports of Rome" society, Roman... more
Civil aviationItaly under international terrorism's threat: the highest alert level all over the country
Rome, Italy - Checks at national air stations to be strenghtened during August
A high warning degree in Italy after the several and constant threats against the country by some Islamic extremist groups during last days. Italian Interior Minister, Giuseppe Pisanu, has decided for... more
HelicoptersChile: possible orders for the Dhruv Indian helicopter
Santiago, Chile - The vehicle would have made a good impression for military personnel in such South American country
Indian Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) had already released that some Dhruv helicopters had to go to Chile for some technical and military appraisals by such South American country’s armed forces (... more
Latest newsLockheed Martin to attend to the Aerial Common Sensor programme
Washington, USA - Its specification derives from a common exigency belonging to both US Army and US Navy
Lockheed Martin will attend to the development of the new Aerial Common Sensor programme, jointly requested both by US Army and US Navy in order to satisfy their common exigencies regarding a new airplane... more
Civil aviationNew rules by FAA on safety: the carriers will be able to adapt their fleets by 2008
Washington, USA - So, saving for some USD 200m regarding the carriers have been forecasted
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has recently unveiled that the deadline for the adaptation od technical checking procedures on the American carriers' maintenance, has been set for 2008. Current procedures... more
Science and technologyNon-EU stopped in Capodichino for drugs traffic
Naples, Italy - The Financial Police puts him while he is climbing into a taxi
Yesterday a 26 man from Ivory Coast was arrested in Naples by the Financial Police of the Capodichino airport: he was landed at the Parthenopean air station by a flight from Paris, and he stashed 1,5 kg... more
Civil aviationEmergency landing at Fiumicino for an Air Malta's airplane
Fiumicino, Italy - This aircraft was flying from Corfù to Manchester when smoke began spreading inside the cabin
An airplane of Air Malta carrier performed an emergency landing last night at Rome-Fiumicino Airport due to a technical failure. This aircraft, an Airbus A-320 with about 170 passengers on board, was flying... more
HelicoptersCeres Group to promote the EC-120 in the United States
Charlotte, USA - Such light helicopter will have more chances to win in a hard but major market
American Eurocopter signed an agreement with Ceres Group for the promotion and selling of the EC-120B Colibri light helicopters in the US market. So, Eurocopter carries on its promotional activity regarding... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Agusta SpA model A-109K2 helicopters
Usa - To detect a crack and prevent fatigue failure of the trunnion, loss of the tail rotor hub and blade assembly, and subsequent loss of control of the helicopter
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Civil aviationFAA AD on Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation model S- 61L, S-61N, S-61-NM, and S-61R helicopters
Usa - To detect an impending engine bearing (bearing) failure, which, if undetected and not addressed by appropriate crew action, may result in oil leakage, severing of the shaft housing, an uncontained in-flight fire, and a subsequent emergency landing
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AirlinesAlitalia: cost cutting without exaggerating for the carrier
Rome, Italy - Steps forecasted by the carrier would appear less drastic then the past
International press, and the British one in particular, appear to positively comment the meeting between Alitalia's board and the trade unions' representatives. Carrier's President and CEO, Giancarlo Cimoli,... more
Science and technologyThe worldwide smallest submarine is an Australian one
Canberra, Australia - A 40 cm long vehicle remote controlled which could revolutionize the future of underwater research
Seraphine: this is the name of the prototype of a remote controlled submarine developed by a group of researchers at Canberra University (Australia). A 40 cm long vehicle which, according to its developers,... more
Latest newsEgypt ready to send humanitarian aids to Darfur
Cairo, Egypt - Necessaries and doctors in order to help populations in difficulty
The worsening of Darfur Sudanese region’s situation is more and more worrying even the Arab countries, so that also Egypt’s Government would have recently ensured its own availability for an intervention by... more
HelicoptersItalian Air Force lands on Eurphrates River water
Tallil, Iraq - A HH-3F helicopter has so effectively ensured its own protection for amphibious units warranting a surprise effect
On last Wednesday, July 28, an Italian Air Force's helicopter (more precisely, a chopper belonging to the 6th Autonomous Operative Unit) became the first Italian aircraft to perform a landing on water... more
PeopleMalfunction to a computer blocks 250 thousand flights in Usa
New York, Usa - Today the return to normality
The technicians would have established that a breakdown to a computer due to a human error at the beginning of the block of 250 thousand flights in United States happened yesterday. The error would not... more
Science and technologyThe "Muthanna" airport of Baghdad comes back under the national control
Baghdad, Iraq - A cerimony for the handover to Iraqis from the Australians
In the last months the Baghdad "Muthanna" airport traffic has been controlled by Australian Air Force. But after the cerimony held in the control tower of the Iraqi air station, the direction has been... more
Civil aviationOlympic Games: a multinational security force to be available for such event
Athens, Greece - Some 70.000 security members, together with choppers and Awacs to ensure the success of such show against international terrorism
Furhter details, regarding the security system set to protect Olympic Games against prospective terroristic attacks, have recently been unveiled by Greek Government (see for details AVIONEWS). International... more
Science and technologyAlert degree rises at Philippines' air stations
Manila, Philippines - At Manila "Ninoy Aquino" in particular
"Methods which schedule the resort to liquid explosive, and simple timer devices such as the ones used by terrorists operating out of the Phillippines, are an example showing the variety of solutions which... more
CuriositiesFalse kamikaze alarm on flight to Ohio
Washigton, Usa - An aircraft changes course for the signal about a Japanese suspected suicide bomber
Yesterday a passenger on flight for Dayton, Ohio, reported to aircrew the presence of a suspect man, a Japanese, who'd have wrote on a sheet "suicide bomber". The airplane changed immediately the course... more
Science and technologyThe new Chinese Guangzhou Bayun hub to be opened on next Thursday
Hong Kong, China - It will become the second largest international airport in Asia and the third one regarding cargo service traffic amount
Work for building it started in 2001 (see for details AVIONEWS) and now the new Guangzhou Bayun International Airport (southern China) is ready to be opened. On next Thursday, August 5, China will have... more
AirlinesAlitalia to consider employment contracts' renewal on next August 4-5
Rome, Italy - It has decided to achieve some EUR 200m saving on purchase projects
The carrier would have a draft ready on employment contracts which should be delivered during the next hours to the trade unions, so that these ones are ready for the meeting with Alitalia’s board to o... more
CuriositiesObscene t-shirt scandalizes the AA aircrew
Miami, USA - A man takes a woman topless t-shirt and he is asked to go down of the airline
Yesterday the American Airlines aircrew of the flight 952, leaving to Miami, before the take off asked its customer Oscar Arela, destined to New York, to strip off his t-shirt, because it's no decorous... more
DefenseThe new Iraqi armed forces to be trained by NATO
Brussels, Belgium - Officials and technicians to be sent in order to train local military personnel and re-build the related infrastructures
NATO's members achieved an agreement in order to send a small number of soldiers to Iraq, aiming to start training the new Iraqi armed forces and re-build the related infrastructures. This proved a difficult... more
AirlinesAir One: 117 passengers on Turin-Rome flight appeared really angry
Turin, Italy - A delay for hours because its crew was relaxing
Several connections were badly affected for some 117 passengers of the Air One Turin-Rome flight as they should have been exploited by them yesterday at capital international airport. These ones, most... more
Latest newsBritish Ministry of Defence's appreciation for the Eurofighter programme
London, UK - Minister Geoff Hoon considers this airplane as fully respondent to country's defensive exigencies
Eurofighter programme's representatives positively reacted to recent statements by British Defence Minister, Geoff Hoon, regarding the EF-2000 Typhoon medium-light multirole fighter, which is destinated... more
Civil aviationAir Accident Investigation Branch: "Ryanair personnel's training appears insufficient"
London, UK - The British agency would have found shortcomings regarding carrier personnel's training on the occasion of an accident in 2002
One of the two engines of a Ryanair's Boeing 737 burnt just before landing on February 27 2002 at London Stansted Airport, while it arrived in England from Dublin. No one among the 117 passengers aboard... more
DefenseChina warns the USA about Taiwan
Beijing, China - Chinese Government appears more and more upset regarding American military support in favour of Taipei
After the recent announcements delivered by Chinese Government with reference to struggle risks between China and Taiwan in case island’s Constitution is changed (see for details AVIONEWS), Chinese President, H... more
HelicoptersMD-600N for Turkish Police
Ankara, Turkey - Ten helicopters to be delivered by the end of 2004
Turkish Police has selected the MD-600N as the new light helicopter, aiming to destinate it at special units for several operative missions which need air support in many cities of the country. Ten aircraft... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on The New Piper Aircraft, Inc. model PA-46-500TP airplanes
Washington, Usa - to detect and remove any protective cover over the percussion cap, or any silicon tube over the end of the trigger mechanism pin, which could result in failure of the emergency oxygen system
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Civil aviationFAA AD on Fokker model F27 Mark 100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, and 700 series airplanes
Washington, Usa - To ensure the structural integrity of the engine-to-wing load path and prevent possible separation of the engine from the airplane
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Civil aviationFAA AD on Cessna Aircraft Company airplanes
Washington, Usa - Models 172R, 172S, 182S, 182T, T182T, 206H, and T206H
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Civil aviationFAA AD on General Electric Company CF34-3A1 and -3B1 series turbofan engines
Usa - To prevent LCF failure of stage 5 LPT disks and stage 6 LPT disks, which could lead to uncontained engine failure
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