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CuriositiesWar plane recovery (2): the work began about two years ago
Udine, Italy - The pilot's remains stay currently in the mortuary chapel of the Portogruaro cemetery, near Venice
Among these there was also Kurt Niederhagen, who after has been hit and after a rapid nosedive fell to the ground. It was a terrible impact, the plane wreckage and remains pilot have been found even in... more
AirlinesBoliviana de Aviaciòn, the new Bolivian state carrier
La Paz , Bolivia - It takes the place of Lloyd Aéreo Boliviano, failed after the privatization
Bolivia's President Evo Morales, who is visiting Italy in these days, already signed the decree that establishes the new state-owned arline of the Latin American country. It will be named Boliviana de... more
AccidentsPlane crash in Canada, toddler miraculously survived
Golden B.C., Canada - Two people dead
Last Sunday night, a Cessna 172 plane, took off from Golden (British Columbia), bound for Edmonton (Alberta), owing to bad weather, crashed in the icy water at the edge of a riverbank near Golden, around... more
CuriositiesAeronautic terminology in dribs and drabs... <b>C as "Cassini-Huygens"<b>
Rome, Italy - An international joint programme
Cassini-Huygens is a joint-programme among NASA, ESA (European Space Agency) and ASI (Italian Space Agency) to study Saturn and its nine major moon. The spacecraft, launched into orbit on October 15th,... more
IndustryTelespazio purchases 85% of FILEAS by "France Press"
Toulouse, France - A strategical partner in the publication of information, images and data in real time via satellite
Telespazio, a Finmeccanica/Thales company, has purchased 85% of FILEAS from "France Press" agency. FILEAS is a company operating in the satellite telecommunication sector. Through this take-over, Telespazio... more
Military aviationIsraeli fighters in Gaza, four militiamen dead
Khan Yunis , Gaza Strip - Injured other five Palestinians in the raid
New raid of the Israeli fighters in the Gaza Strip. Yesterday night the Tel Aviv Air Force bombed a position of the "Executive Force", the Hamas organization which manages the security in that area, after... more
IndustryBoeing delivered 150th Next-Generation 737-800 airplane to Ryanair
Seattle, Usa - The delivery occurred in the last days
"Ryanair, European low-cost carrier, took delivery on October 26 of its 150th Boeing Next-Generation 737-800. Shown here, the 146th, 147th, 148th, 149th and 150th 737s for Ryanair are parked in formation... more
AirlinesLufthansa: luxury configuration for its Airbus A-380
Frankfurt, Germany - Available starting from 2011
First specimens of Airbus A-380 VIP, were born of an agreement between Lufthansa Technick and Airbus, will be available in 2011. New A-380s that will enter in fleet, be configurated on the same lines... more
AirportsFiumicino: ready to put up the Airbus A-380
Rome, Italy - The first airport in Italy
Aeroporti di Roma (AdR), Rome airport system manager company, has announced that the "Leonardo da Vinci" airport is preparad to put up the new Airbus A-380 operations flight. It took off last week for... more
IndustryAir India to purchase between 10 and 12 A-380 airplanes
New Delhi , India - Airbus: "India fastest growing civil aviation market"
After having placed already more than 100 orders for aircraft of various type to Indian clients, now the news reaches that also Air India, major carrier of the subcontinent, would be set to order between... more
AirlinesAir France: 5 days of strike have cost € 60 million
Paris, France - Unions and management agree on negotiations schedule
It's time for balances after the end of the strike of the flight assistants, ended yesterday, that for 5 days has hit Air France (see AVIONEWS). The air-company calculated in € 80 million the total losses i... more
CuriositiesWar plane recovery: the pilot has got a name, he was an ace of the Luftwaffe
Udine, Italy - Shot down by American fighters on January 30th, 1944
After the rescue of the Messerschmitt BF-109, occured the last October 20th, in the city of Concordia Saggitaria (Venice), also the remains of the German pilot shot down by US fighters on January 30th,... more
AirportsAdR: the Gemina Board launches the capital stock increase
Rome, Italy - Starting from next November
This morning the Gemina Board of Directors has decided the capital stock increase of over 1,1 billion Euro. Following the obtainment of the neccessary authorizations the offer may start. They forecast... more
DiscussionsStealth: a philosophy connected to the "Low observability" (2)
Rome, Italy - Invisibility up to a point
- Limitations of the Stealth aircraft - The main limitation to the employment of the Stealth aircraft is the cost: the Boeing B-2 Spirit has a cost of USD 2.2 billion, and so the production has been... more
SecurityFAA AD on Bombardier model DHC-8-400 series airplanes (2007-22-09)
Washington, Usa - To detect and correct potential failure of major components of the MLG assembly and attachments, which could result in the possible collapse of a MLG and consequent damage to the airplane and injury to people
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: October 30, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 209)] [Page 61288-61291] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Fair and showsAir shows and exhibitions in the first days of November
Rome, Italy - From Friday 2 to next Sunday 4
Friday 02 - Aerobatics - 26th FAI World Grand Prix. Twin Ring Motegi Racing Circuit, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan. + 41 (0)32 721 2036 www.haute-voltige.com Saturday 03 - Red Bull Air Race Qualifying... more
OccurrencesUS fighter drops dummy bomb on Virginian town
Virginia Beach , USA - Minor damages reported
No one got hurt, but after the recent episode of the "Atomic flight" cost the career to various US Air Force officials (see AVIONEWS), this is not a very reassuring signal in regard to the safety measures... more
Military aviationTurkish-Kurdish front: helicopters deploy attacks at the Iraqi border
??rnak , Turkey - Ankara: Turkey-US relationship depends on the American effort in the Turkish-Kurdish question
After Monday's battle (see AVIONEWS), bloody clashes went on yesterday between Turkish regular forces and the guerrillas of the illegal Kurdish political party PKK. A convoy of 18 military trucks was... more
IndustryL-3 Communications awarded of a over 13 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the E-6B aircraft
L-3 Communications, Link Simulation & Training, Arlington, Texas, is being awarded a $13,455,500 ceiling-priced modification to a previously awarded indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract (N00019-05-D-0012)... more
IndustryL-3 Vertex Aerospace LLC awarded of a over 29 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the E-6B aircraft fleet
L-3 Vertex Aerospace LLC, Madison, Miss., is being awarded a $ 29,047,861 ceiling-priced modification to a previously awarded indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract (N00019-06-D-0011) to exercise... more
DiscussionsStealth: the philosophy connected to the "Low observability"
Rome, Italy - Another example granted by the Nature
The Stealth technology is a combination of different kinds of devices (tactical, technical and tecnological) connected to the "Low Observability (LO)" by the enemy. It is a real philosophy that is appointed... more
ReportTraffic in children? 18 arrested in Chad, among whom the crew of an airplane
N'Djamena, Chad - Embarrassment in France and Spain, international trouble
The matter is referable to "Arche de Zoé", a non governative organization (NGO): last night, in the city of Abéché, Centre-East of the Country, the power of attorney has indicted 18 people, seven crew me... more
CuriositiesAeronautic terminology in dribs and drabs... <b>S as "Stealth"<b>
Rome, Italy - A combination of tactical, technical and technological devices
Stealth is a technology belonging to the sub-discipline of electronic countermeasures which covers a range of techniques used with aircraft, ships and missiles, in order to make them less visible (ideally... more
HelicoptersAgustaWestland Future Lynx manufacture commences
Cascina Costa, Italy - In June 2006 the UK Ministry of Defence awarded a contract valued at nearly £1 billion to supply 70 helicopters
"The first monolithic machined panel for the first AgustaWestland Future Lynx was manufactured last week at Oldland CNC's facility in Bristol, United Kingdom. The manufacture of the first component, a... more
AirlinesEmirates lands in Toronto
Milan, Italy - The no-stop flight is in service from yesterday
"Emirates inaugurated yesterday the new flight to Toronto, first one in Canada for the carrier. The no-stop service between Dubai and Toronto will be operated three times per week. The airline uses... more
Military aviationHelicopters: New Zealand government chooses "Made in Italy"
Wellington, New Zealand - Soon the the negotiations for the purchase of five aircraft and a flight simulator
Phil Goff, Defense Minister of New Zealand, announced that the choice for the purchase of five new helicopters - to be delivered to the Royal New Zealand Air Force for tasks of training, SaR (Search and... more
AirportsSagat: Wind Jet inaugurates the Turin-Moscow and doubles from Catania
Turin, Italy - From December 29 the Turin-Moscow and from October 28 two daily flights to Catania
"Wind Jet will increase further flights from and to Russia as of next December 29; for this date, in fact, the new weekly connection (on Saturday) from Turin to the Russian capital city will be inaugurated.... more
Government actsItalian Chamber's agenda on the cooperation Italy-India within Defense and Italian armament export
Rome, Italy - Presented by honourable Tania De Zulueta (Verdi)
"The agenda presented by honourable Tania De Zulueta (Verdi) at the Italian Chamber concerned the cooperation between Italy and India about Defense and Italian armament export to India. In particular:... more
AerospaceShuttle Discovery, NASA extends mission by 24 hours
Houston , Usa - The return to Earth postpones to November 7th
NASA made the announcement that it has added a day to the shuttle Discovery's mission to allow the cosmonauts to give an inspection on a joint of the ISS (International Space Station) solar arrays. Cosmonaut... more
Military aviationAMI: the C-27J of the Italian 46th Air Brigade in Pisa accomplishes 1000 hours of flights
Pisa, Italy - It entered service in January 2007
Heir of the G-222, the tactical airlifter C-27J "Spartan", produced by Alenia Aeronautica, entered service at the Italian Air Force 46th Air Brigade, based at the military airport of Pisa, on January 11th... more
AirlinesSwiss International also improves in the third quarter 2007
Zurich, Switzerland - The Helvetic airline announces growths in the European network
Swiss International Air Lines has increased its EBIT (Earnings before interest and taxes) in the first 9 months of 2007 at EUR 283 millions, compared with EUR 118 of 2006. In the third quarter EBIT reached... more
AirlinesVueling takes off from Boulogne to Madrid and Paris
Boulogne, Italy - The carrier foresees to transport, thanks to two new routes, over 100, 000 passengers in a year of activity
"Vueling, the carrier of new generation, inaugurates two new routes from Boulogne. The link to Paris has been inaugurated last Sunday, with a frequency of four weekly flights (Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday... more
AirportsSOGAER: press-conference for presentation low-cost flights by Ryanair
Cagliari, Italy - This morning at 10:30 at Elmas' airport
SOGAER, Cagliari-Elmas' airport management society, communicates that the press-conference for the presentation of direct low-cost flights that will link the Sardinian city to Madrid and Bergamo, took... more
DefenseDefense Commission at the Italian Chamber: the improvement of the military penal code of peace on agenda
Rome, Italy - Besides the Italian participation to the humanitarian and international missions
During the today's session at the Italian IV Defense Commission at Chamber of Deputies has been discussed, among the other topics, about the ratification of the III Protocol to the Geneva Convention of... more
HelicoptersItalian Police helicopters, an endless scandal
Rome, Italy - The last model came into service in 1997
Two weeks after the crash in which the Commander Liguori and chief inspector Falivene died, the debates concerning the hoariness of the Italian Police helicopters do not appease. "Il Giornale", an Italian... more
AirportsBrussels against Berlin on the subventions to Munich's airport
Munich, Germany - EU Commission is examining the case
Around the mid-90's various air-companies threatened to leave the airport of Munich, in Germany, due to the jet fuel costs, higher than in other European airports because of the lack of proper links with... more
AirlinesKorean Air Lines: profits on the rise
Seoul , South Korea - The arline's accounts helped also by the won's quotations
The world's economic growth, the rising demand of air connections, in particular on the Asian continent and between Asia and the rest of the world, and a strengthening of the Korean currency, the won:... more
AirlinesAir France gets back to normal
Paris, France - But the unions threaten with new strikes if the negotiations will not bring results
After the strike of the flight assistants that for five days kept on the ground between 10 and 40 percent of the flights, the normality seems to have returned at Air France. This morning a meeting will... more
CuriositiesAir France strike: the Holy Father remains without gift
Rome, Italy - Lost in Paris, in the suitcase of the Paraguay's President
Nicanor Duarte Frutos, the President of Paraguay put up a bad show, but not for his will. He went in Rome via Paris with his delegation of 16 people (included his wife) in an official travel, which also... more
Civil aviationThe Alpi Eagles case: the two different souls of ENAC
Rome, Italy - ENAC suspends the licence, at the same time releases a provisory one which then becomes almost... definitive
The matter of the Alpi Eagles airline set against the Italian national civil aviation authority ENAC, looks like a most funny comedy. AVIONEWS had already commented about the issue, considering that... more
IndustryBoeing Aerospace Corp. awarded of a near 9 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the F/A-18, AV-8B, F-22, F-15, C-17, C-32, C-40, and KC-135 aircraft
Boeing Aerospace Corp., Oklahoma City, Okla., is being awarded an $8,950,845 modification to a previously awarded time-and-materials, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract (N68936-06-D-0002)... more
Military aviationRussia: returned the air group that fought for three months the fires in Greece
Moscow, Russia - 334 flights have been carried out since July 27th
Four Mil Mi-26 Halo and Mil Mi-8 Hip Russian helicopters, one amphibious Beriev Be-200 aircraft left today the Elefsina Base, near Athens, to go back to Russia after three months of battles against the... more
Military aviationShoot-out in Pakistan: the helicopters intervene and cause a massacre
Peshawar , Pakistan - Truce today
Blood in Swat valley, in the North-West of Pakistan, a Pakistani military source said, where only yesterday the national army fired artillery shots and ask for the intervention of the military helicopters,... more
CuriositiesAeronautic terminology in dribs and drabs... <b>G as GCA<b>
Rome, Italy - Usage of the term GCA by pilotos is discourage
GSA - Ground Controlled Approach, a radar approach system operated from the ground by air traffic control personnel transmitting instruction to the pilot by radio. The approach may be conducted with... more
DefenseMoscow tells the world: new strategic bombers flights and launch of a missile
Moscow, Russia - Airplanes carried out patrolling flights on the Arctic, Pacific and Atlantic Ocean
"The flights have been carried out during both day and night, with an inflight refuelling and in accordance with the international regulations on airspace and neutral waters, without violating the borders... more
AirportsSOGAS, AN (Italian Party) councillor Cananzi annouces a press conference
Reggio Calabria , Italy - Stabilize the situation rapidly, then develop a business plan
Concerning the capital increase of the SOGAS (Management Company for the Air Strait), AVIONEWS has interwiewed Francesco Maria Cananzi, provincial councillor of Alleanza Nazionale (Italian party), who... more
ReportAnkara troops surround a hundred PKK Kurdish rebels
Ankara, Turkey - The military manoeuvre is being carried out near the Iraqi border
A group of about a hundred Kurdish rebels belonging to PKK (a Kurdish political party) is being surrounded in these hours by regular Turkish troops in the province of Hakkari, South-East Turkey, near the... more
AirportsMaxi-recapitalization for SOGAS, Reggio Calabria airport management company
Reggio Calabria, Italy - Over 6 million Euro to make up
All the knots come to the comb, and this time Senator Pietro Fuda, sole director of SOGAS (Reggio Calabria airport management company) has many knots to undo. The hole in the SOGAS accounts is of 6,018,000... more
Press releaseItalian ANSV about helicopter crash in Cuneo's province
Rome, Italy - To a Robinson R-22 chopper
"A Robinson R-22 helicopter, registration I-NWSA, took off from Cuneo-Levaldigi's airport for a local flight, has crashed last Saturday on a rural countryside in Vottignasco place, with substantial damages.... more
AirportsSACBO: new routes from Orio al Serio's airport
Bergamo, Italy - From yesterday with Winter schedule
"In coincidence with the Winter times, some of the new routes introduced into the program of scheduled destinations from Bergamo-Orio al Serio's airport, have become operational starting from yesterday,... more