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ReportDoctors Without Borders against Rift Valley fever
Garissa, Kenya - Epidemic burst after the big flood
"Most part of North-East Kenya is not pervious on the road because of deluges. The only way of finding patients is by using helicopters. It would take about three days to get in the Masalani hospital in... more
AirlinesSkyEurope activates Rome-Bucharest flight
Bratislava, Slovakia - In perfect synchronicity with Romania's entry in EU
Perfect timing for SkyEurope Airlines, the European low-cost carrier based in Slovakia, in Bratislava, and with offices situated also in Budapest, Krakow, Warsaw and Prague. Starting from today, January... more
Civil aviationThe Italian Statistical Aeronautical yearbook for 2005 has been published
Rome, Italy - ENAC publishes the figures for 2005
ENAC, the Italian Civil Aviation Authority, has published the Italian Statistical Aeronautical yearbook for 2005. The yearbook, also if not in time compared to the needs of the field's scholars and... more
CuriositiesIt happened today... on January 12
Rome, Italy - Voyage in the history
The events and anniversaries: Civil Aviation: 1866 - Royal Aeronautical Society is formed in London. Curiosities: 1908 - A long-distance radio message is sent from the Eiffel Tower for the first time.... more
IndustryRaytheon Technical Services, Inc. awarded of a near 6 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the F/A-18 aircraft
Raytheon Technical Services, Inc., Indianapolis, Ind., is being awarded a $5,977,004 ceiling-priced delivery order (#7180) under a previously awarded basic ordering agreement contract (N00383-04-G-011F)... more
IndustryRaytheon Technical Services, Inc. awarded of a near 10 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the F/A-18 aircraft
Raytheon Technical Services, Inc., Indianapolis, Ind., is being awarded a $9,815,837 ceiling-priced delivery order (#7197) under a previously awarded basic ordering agreement contract (N00383-04-G-011F)... more
Civil defenseMalibu on fire: the flames destroy hectares of green stuff
Los Angeles, Usa - Over 300 firefighters working on anti-fire planes
The fire went off a few days ago in the beach area of Malibu, has already caused huge damages burning about ten hectares of green stuff, four houses and damaging five ones before the fire-fighters started... more
AirlinesAlitalia: the date of January 29 remains compelling
Rome, Italy - No respire for the buyout offers
The limit of January 29 for the buyout offers for the Alitalia share in the market remains compelling. No respite. Transport Minister, Alessandro Bianchi, remarks it. Bianchi stated a strike of Alitalia... more
AirlinesIberia is back flying to Algeria after 12 years of break
Algeri, Algeria - Two flights per week between Spain and Algeria
Spanish aircraft are back flying between Spain and Algeria after 12 years of break. Flights between the two countries had been broken at the beginning of 1995 by the Spanish flag carrier, after a bloody... more
Civil aviationBlair: science only can solve the greenhouse effect
London, Britain - Greenpeace against British premier
Tony Blair’s declaration is clear and with no misunderstanding possibility. In Blair’s opinion the increasingly serious problem of greenhouse effect can be solved by the science only. No renunciations for... more
Aerospace“Kiku-8”: put in orbit by Japan
Tokyo, Japan - The biggest Japanese satellite
The 8th version of “Kiku” satellite (chrysanthemum, the imperial Nippon symbol), of weight of 5.8 ton, has been put in orbit by Japan on last 18th December. It left the base in South Tanegashima by sho... more
AirportsMillionaire investment for Rome airports
Rome, Italy - For the Ciampino and Fiumicino's development
General Director for the operations and development of AdR, Franco Giudice, retails to the press, the figure allocated is EUR 2 billion to spend in ten years for the development of two Roman airports,... more
AirlinesDelta case: US Airways relaunches with an offer by USD 10,2 billion
Washington, USA - The carriers have still not pointed out the news
The question connects to the Delta Air Lines' future is becoming a serial story. After the rejection of the first offer by US Airways, with the presentation of the business planning and the relaunch... more
AirportsGenoa new low-cost airport base?
Genoa, Italy - Connections for new markets that encouraged the incoming tourism
A low-cost airport base in Genoa for new tourism flows with the European, Mediterranean and extra-Europe capitals, is the idea launched by Regional President, Claudio Burlando, during the presentation... more
AirlinesRecord Lufthansa: 53 million of passengers in 2006
Berlin, Germany - Load factor is drawn up 75,2%
Passengers +4,2% in 2006 for Lufthansa, with the record figure of 53,4 million. Load factor is raised of 0,2%, and is drawn up 75,2%. In December, the passengers' number is grown of 6,9% with a load... more
AccidentsRagusa (2): three chared passengers names have been made known
Ragusa, Italy - Died two “Aero club of Boccadifalco” partners
The names of the three passengers died after the plane crashed this morning in Ragusa, 500 meters before the runway of Eremo della Giubiliana have been revealed. Three people from Palermo, who where on... more
AirlinesJAL will cut about 3000 jobs
Tokyo, Japan - Equal to 6% of the carrier's workforce
JAL - Japanese AirLines is counting the reduction of its personnel. About 3000 units would have to cut, between flight attendants and ground staff, equal to 6% of the carrier's workforce, by three years. This... more
Airports"John Lennon" Airport: new toll system at cost price of GBP 2
Liverpool, United Kingdom - A contribute for the security measures
It will become effective in the "John Lennon" Airport of Liverpool, a new toll system at cost price of GBP 2, to have access to the Terminals. According to Peel Airports, the management society of airport,... more
PeopleDidier Evrard appointed new head of A-350 programme
Milan, Italy - With immediate effect
"Didier Evrard has been appointed head of the A-350 Programme with immediate effect. Mr Evrard has previously been with MBDA, a world leader in missiles, where he led the MBDA Product Lines Directorate... more
AirlinesAustrian Airlines flies to Niš, in Serbia
Milan, Italy - New route towards Middle Europe
"The Austrian Airlines Group has inaugurated an other route in the important Middle Europe region, with a new link towards Serbian city of Niš, continuing the expansion project of its own network. Thanks... more
IndustrySikorsky lands in Poland
Warsaw, Poland - Sikorsky will acquire a 100% stake in the company
Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation has agreed to acquire aircraft maker PZL Mielec from the Polish government, which MoU signed last September 2006. Under the agreement Sikorsky will acquire a 100% stake... more
HelicoptersSpain: agreement for 45 NHI helicopters
Madrid, Spain - The delivery of the first specimen is predicted for 2010
Spanish government signed a deal for the purchase of 45 Eurocopter NH-90 helicopters (NH-90 programme is managed by NAHEMA [NATO Helicopter Management Agency] representing France, Germany, Italy, The Netherlands... more
Government actsQuestion about Alitalia's information products
Rome, Italy - By Honourable Mario Ricci (Rifondazione comunista)
Italian Honourable, Mario Ricci (Rifondazione comunista) asks, to Transport Minister, to know: if it does not retain to have to investigate inside and out and directly about the Alitalia's choices regarding... more
IndustryAlenia Aeronautica: the first C-27J delivered today to the Italian Air Force
Rome, Italy - The whole fleet, 12 airplanes, will be delivered by 2008
"Alenia Aeronautica, a Finmeccanica company, has delivered today to the Italian Air Force the first of twelve C-27J tactical airlifters ordered in the advanced configuration specifically required by the... more
ReportUnited: in voyage with a scorpion
Houston, USA - Passenger strung twice from the animal
A Vermont man on a flight home from Chicago was stung twice on the leg by a scorpion. David Sullivan, a 46-year-old builder, was snoozing aboard the United Airlines flight when he felt a nasty nip on his... more
AccidentsRagusa: tourism aircraft crashes on runway
Ragusa, Italy - Charred the three passengers
A Cessna 172 tourism aircraft is crashed to 500m from the Eremo della Giubilana runway, Ragusa (Sicily-Italy), in the same runway where last year dead Angelo D'Arrigo e the general Giulio De Marchi. The... more
Latest newsIndonesia incident: the wreckage are kept on the seabed
Makassar, Indonesia - Aileron, seats and the corp of a woman
An ocean of mysteries continues to wrap the incident of Boeing 737/400 of Adam Air Indonesian low-fare airline direct to Manado, Sulawesi Island, with onboard 102 people and disappeared from radar on January... more
CuriositiesIt happened today... on January 11
Rome , Italy - Voyage in the history
The events and anniversaries: Aerospace: 1787 - William Herschel discovers Titania and Oberon, two moons of Uranus. Defense: 1923 - Troops from France and Belgium occupy the Ruhr area to force Germany... more
Airports"Bird Strike": a problem that in Italy doesn't want to face
Rome, Italy - The Italian Committee is starting a complete paralysis
The Italian Bird Strike Committee (Ibsc), despite law ties and regulations both national and international that makes the activity obligatory, is beginning to a complete paralysis. It is a problem... more
Airports"Bird Strike": the Italian IBSC and IFSC
Rome, Italy - The Italian Bird Strike Committee and the Italian Flight Safety Committee, respectively
The Italian Flight Safety Committee and the Italian Bird Strike Committee are two organizations that, similarly in other Countries aeronautical advanced happens, have the aim to promote the knowledge of... more
AirlinesEurofly: is official the control of Meridiana
Milan, Italy - Relinquishment of 29,95%
To the CONSOB it has been made known the relinquishment of 29,95% (perfected last Decemebr 21) of Eurofly to Meridiana, the airline founded by Prince Karim Aga Khan through the Britam Ventures fund, purchasing... more
AirlinesThe arm-wrestling between pilots Union and Swiss International continues
Basel, Switzerland - For the job collective agreement
It continues the dispute between Swiss Pilot and the Swiss International Air Lines, due to the rejection of the job collective agreement's project by the Pilots. In 2005, Basel's Court resolved the... more
AirlinesAlitalia (2): away from SkyTeam and no deal with Air France
Rome, Italy - There will not be any discharges, any stew, any asset's sale
More and more suitors for Alitalia. While the share in the Stock Exchange is drawn to EUR 1,079, shaving the losses, that testify the interest on the company, following the indiscretions about the possible... more
ReportHorn of Africa (2): UN Secretary General points out the situation
New York, USA - Today it will talk about in Security Council
The military intervention by USA in Somalia could worsen the Country's situation stated the UN Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon. Today the Somalia's situation will be object of talks in UN Security Council. The... more
AccidentsAir disaster of Balad: breakdown, according to Iraqi Transport Ministry
Balad, Iraq - Even if the shooting down was claimed
Even if any rebels were claimed the shooting down, even if the investigation continued, an Iraqi Transport Ministry's officer affirms to make crash the Antonov An-26 of Aerian Tur-M was a breakdown. The... more
AirlinesDelta Air Lines launches the new website in Italian
Milan, Italy - By June 1st 2007 the Pisa-New York flight will be operational
The new web site in Italian of Delta Air Lines is operative. It allows to book the flight tickets, search information, realize repayment, preassign the seats, choose the awards of the frequent flyer "SkyMiles"... more
SecurityFAA AD on Stemme GmbH & Co. KG model S10-VT gliders
Washington, Usa - To identify and correct an unsafe condition on an aviation product
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: January 9, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 5)] [Page 892-894] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation... more
AirlinesQatar Airways: two new destinations in India
Milan, Italy - Seven are the cities linked by carrier
"Qatar Airways increases the number of its links to India reaching two new destinations: Chennai, Tamil Nadu's capital, and to Ahmedabad, Gujarat's one. Seven are the cities connected by the carrier's... more
SecurityFAA AD on Bell Helicopter Textron Canada model 206A, B, L, L-1, L-3, and L-4 helicopters
Washington, Usa - To prevent blade failure and subsequent loss of control of the helicopter
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: January 9, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 5)] [Page 889-892] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation... more
AirlinesBritish Airways: indiscretions on a possible takeover
London, United Kingdom - "To see also other possibilities"
After the rumors about a possible interest by Lufthansa on Sas, denied by two carriers' heads, it leads the way an indiscretion on a takeover of British Airways. A clear prompt is given by BA chairman... more
SecurityFAA AD on BAE Systems (Operations) Limited model BAe-146 and Avro 146-RJ airplanes
Washington, Usa - To prevent detachment of the eye-end assembly of a lift spoiler jack, which could result in uncommanded deployment of a lift spoiler in flight, and consequent reduced controllability of the airplane
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: January 9, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 5)] [Page 895-897] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation... more
AirlinesEmirates in partnership with Sabre Airline Solutions
Dubai, United Arab Emirates - To manage the scheduled flights and to coordination of its services
Sabre Airline Solutions, provider of software and services for the airlines, expanded the partnership with Emirates. Emirates Airlines chose to adopt the last release of Sabre AirFlite to manage the... more
AirlinesTAAG rebuilds its fleet with the aid of Boeing
Luanda, Angola - Other aircraft on coming in 2007
The delivery of the Boeing aircraft ordered by Taag Angola Airlines, for the rebuilding of its fleet, will be concluded this year. At the end of 2006, two B-777/200ER and three B-737/700 arrived in... more
Latest newsHorn of Africa: third American air strike in two days
Mogadishu, Somalia - Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed: "Has a right to bombard terrorist suspects"
Another American air strike swooped on Somalia. The news has been confirmed by the Adebirisak Hassan spokesman of Somalia government. It is the third American raid in two days against the "al-Qaeda"... more
AirportsBoulogne Airport: four new connections in 2007
Boulogne, Italy - In 2006, the international destinations more selected were: Paris, Frankfurt and London
New connections for the "G. Marconi"-Boulogne airport. The Winter timetable 2007 predicts the new destination for Tenerife (one weekly flight with Eurofly), Marrakesh (by February twice per week with Atlas... more
AirlinesExpansion of the European network for Ryanair and easyJet
London, United Kingdom - By the half of July
Ryanair and easyJet announced to want to enlarge their European network by the half of July: the Irish carrier has in program to launch 22 new routes from its headquarter in Dublin, included two connections... more
AirlinesNew offer to travel with the Economy Class of KLM
Amsterdam, Holland - Booking within January 31, 2007
KLM, Dutch airline, launches a new offer to travel in Economy Class: booking within January 31, 2007, all the people that decided to postponed the Christmas holidays, might leave from Italy, with the carrier... more
IndustryBoeing Business Jets and Rockwell Collins announce EVS offering for BBJ
Seattle, Usa - The certification for the system is expected by early 2008
"Boeing Business Jets and Rockwell Collins yesterday introduced an Enhanced Vision System (EVS) offering for Boeing Business Jet (BBJ) operators. The offering will be available to BBJ customers through... more
Military aviationItalian Air Force: the F-16 has reached 20,000 flight hours
Rome, Italy - The goal in not much more than three years since the aircraft become effective
"The Italian Air Force has reached the goal of 20,000 flight hours by interceptor F-16 with the missions flew in the first days of January 2007. The activity has begun in Trapani on June 28, 2003 but... more
Civil aviationEuropean Commission proposes to open the negotiations with Canada for aviation agreements
Rome, Italy - The agreements will bring great benefits both to customers and to industries
The European Commission has proposed to open the negotiations with Canada to reach the widest, as soon as possible, agreement regarding the aviation. The aim is to establish an open area concerning aeronautical... more