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AerospaceA gyroscope on the ISS was turned off
Washington, USA - NASA is figuring out what to do
One of the four gyroscopes on the International Space Station (ISS), used to maintain the outstation oriented without using rocket trim control systems, was turned off because it emitted excessive vibrations.... more
ReportAbkhazia solicits the international community to recognize its sovereignty
Sukhumi, Abkhazia - Common idea of thr little State of the ex-Sovietic block
Different no governmental organizations of Abkhazia will solicit Russia and the international community to recognize the independence of this self-proclaimed republic in the Georgia territory. "The behaviour... more
AerospaceRussia will launch a micro-satellite for India
Moscow, Russia - India will havve the access to the information pertaining to Russian satellites
Russia will launch for India the "Youthsat" micro-satellite and the relating agreement will be signed next November, the spokesman of the Russian Federal Space Agency "Roskosmos", Igor Panarim, which participated... more
DefenseBAE System will upgrade Saudi Tornado
London, United Kingdom - A contract for a value of USD 4,6 billion
BAE System, one of the major global commercial aerospace manufacturers, has signed a contract for the upgrade of Saudi Tornados for a value of USD 4,6 billion. The Al Quwwat al Jawwiya as Sa’udiya has t... more
MiscellaneousLebanon will denounce Israel for having pollute Mediterranean Sea
Beirut, Lebanon - The Israeli bombings have hit a power station that spilled 15.000 tons of fuel in the sea
"An intentional attack made with the certainty that it will cause a damage in the time can represent a was crime", as written in an international right rule that Lebanese environment minister, Yakub Sarraf,... more
AirlinesAer Lingus is near its privatization
Dublin, Ireland - EUR 660m from the issue of 200 million shares
Details of Aer Lingus privatization have been further defined as the Irish flag airline will be listed on the Dublin and London Stock Exchange in a few days, after several delays. The initial phase of... more
HelicoptersRussia: the history of the KA-52 Alligator helicopter
Moscow, Russia - Last phase of development
The production of the KA-50 Black Shark helicopter (see also AVIONEWS) has given hope for a positive solution to the epos of the KA-52 Alligator combat helicopter. In 1994, during the tests between the... more
PeopleSULT (2): the meeting with the Italian Transportation Minister Bianchi, is fixed for tomorrow
Rome, Italy - And not, as previously released, for Thursday 14
The SULT, the Italian union, communicates that "The meeting with Transportation Minister, Alessandro Bianchi, about the air transport situation, is fixed for tomorrow, September 13 and not for September... more
PeopleSwitzerland: the Government wants to give fuel tax to aviation
Bern, Switzerland - It is currently destined to road circulation
Air fuel surcharge proceeds in Switzerland currently go to the Helvetic Confederation and to road transportation agency. This kind of allocation is considered "Old and unjustified" by the Federal Department... more
AirlinesGood August for Finnair
Helsinki, Finland - RPKS at +13.8%
Thanks to Asian routes, Finnair registered a traffic boom in August, with +13.8 revenue passenger kilometres (RPKS), after July’s +15.6%, compared to the same period in 2005. General load factor rose 2... more
AirlinesQantas increases its flights on the occasion of the Alice Springs Masters Games
Sydney, Australia - The routes between Sydney and Alice Springs and Darwin have been enlarged
Qantas has announced it will strengthen its flights offer between Sydney and Darwin and Alice Springs, because of the increasing space requests. Next October 21th at Alice Springs will begin the Masters... more
Press releaseSult. Denial of press reports: the general air transport strike is fixed for September 18
Rome, Italy - For four hours, from 12:30pm to 4:30pm
"The Italian union, SULT, following the news published about the strike for next September 18, wants to specify: 1) the strike for four hours is fixed for September 18 and not for the 17, from 12:30pm... more
AirlinesMeridiana: Alitalia and AirOne have the monopoly over Milan-Rome route
Rome, Italy - The Sardinian carrier threats it is going to apply to Enac and Antitrust
After the decision of last June to abandon Fiumicino-Malpensa route, Meridiana accuses AirOne and Alitalia, in an article published by "Corriere della Sera", of not respecting the rules and to trying to... more
MiscellaneousDrugs at Rome-Fiumicino airport: a Bolivian man was arrested
Rome, Italy - 5 kg of cocaine hidden in his suitcase false bottom
A 26-year-old Bolivian man was arrested at Rome-Fiumicino airport on international drugs traffic charges. Coming from Santa Cruz, the man was stopped at the arrivals area and, after a deep check of his... more
AerospaceA center for control of space flights in South Africa
Cape Town, Republic of South Africa - Bilateral cooperation in the field of space explorations, satellites and space probes
The director of the Russian Space Agency, Anatoly Perminov, has announced the possibility of building on South Africa’s territory a center for control of space flights. An agreement was signed during a... more
AirlinesAll Nippon creates two low-cost airlines
Tokyo, Japan - One for national and one for international traffic
According to the newspaper "Yomiuri Shimbun", All Nippon Airways is about to launch two low-cost airlines by June of next year. The carriers, one for domestic and one for international traffic, should... more
DefenseJapan will break up five Russian submarines
Vladivostok, Russia - The operation's cost is equal to EUR 134 million
Yesterday the Japanese government announced the vice Foreign Minister, Ito Shintaro, will deal with the dismantling of five obsolete Russian nuclear submarines, belonging to the Pacific Fleet. The operation... more
DefenseThe atomic "Briansk" U-boat modernized and equipped with "Sineva" missiles
Moscow, Russia – More silent and with major capabilities to detect the enemies
Next October, the K-117 "Briansk", a strategic atomic submarine will enter service in the Northern Russian Fleet. Military journalistic sources have made known that the "Briansk", modernized and more... more
IndustryJoint Strike Fighter: the first ejector seat has been delivered
London, United Kingdom - It is the US-16E by Martin Baker
Martin Baker has recently delivered the first unit of ejector seat model US-16E for all the versions of the JSF, the Joint Strike Fighter. The British manufacturer is currently producing all the seats... more
Science and technologyNew Bangkok International Airport: problems in luggage sorting
Bangkok, Thailand - The opening is scheduled in few days
A few days before the inauguration scheduled on September 28, tests of the new "Suvarnabhumi" Airport in Bangkok revealed some problems in the management of the luggage sorting system, which is very different... more
AirlinesBA proposes again Volamondo, the offer on international flights
London, United Kingdom - The on-line booking system will allow to take advantage of advantageous rates
British Airways (BA) has again launched the on-line booking system, Volamondo, that allows one to reach far destinations at advantageous rates. Until June 30th 2007 it will be possible to take advantage... more
Civil defenseThe first flight of SIDM drone produced by EADS and IAI
Paris, France - To test ATOL systems and the other remote control functions
Remote-controlled SIDM airplane, which is produced in cooperation between EADS and Israel Aircraft Industry (IAI), made its first flight yesterday at the Istres experimental centre, France. The purpose... more
PeopleUSA: air transport has returned to the levels of pre-September 11th
Washington, USA - Domestic connections have decreased of 8%, the international ones have increased of 6%
OAG, a US agency that supplies travel information, has released data related to air traffic in United States, before and after the terrorist attacks of September 11th, five years ago. If the civil aviation... more
Latest newsFirst Dutch F-16s arrived in Chile
Santiago, Chile - 18 total deliveries are expected
F-16 aircraft acquired from Dutch Air Force have arrived in Chile as scheduled, even with a two-day delay (see AVIONEWS for details). At Antofagasta military base there were Chilean President, Michelle... more
MiscellaneousFalse bomb alert at Sophia airport
Sofia, Bulgaria - Yesterday a telephone call communicated the presence of a bomb
Yesterday Sofia airport (Bulgaria) was closed for several hours after a telephone call communicating the presence of a bomb had been received at the arrival terminal. According to the Bulgarian interior... more
IndustryTargetti and Alenia produce the Sky Light Simulator
Rome, Italy - It simulates lighting conditions on board airplanes
Targetti and Alenia Aeronautica (Finmeccanica Group) have produced a Sky Light Simulator which imitates lighting conditions on board airplanes flying at an 10,000-meter altitude and allows one to analyze... more
IndustryThe B-747/400 LCF has started test flights
Taipei, Taiwan - They will last three months
The Boeing 747/400 Large Cargo Freighter (LCF), the airplane that will carry wings and fuselage sections of the new B-787 Dreamliner, has started test flights in Taipei. LCF aircraft will be used by Evergreen... more
DefenseGermany orders PAC-3 missiles from the United States
Washington, USA - A contract for a value of USD 300 million
The Defense Security Cooperation Agency has officially informed the Congress of the United States of the possibility of suppling to Germany PAC-3 (Patriot Advanced Capability) missiles. The Germany Government... more
DefenseThe missile system of the KA-50 Black Shark helicopters
Moscow, Russia - They cover a distance of 4 km in nine seconds
Among the single-seat helicopters in the world, there is the Kamov KA-50 Black Shark of the Russia Armed Forces. Its powerful armament is "Virj" (Whirpool) anti-tank missile system. The matter aircraft... more
Science and technologyAgreement Bulgaria-Fraport for airport management
Sofia, Bulgaria - The contract has a 35 years last and a value of EUR 403m
"The concession of the two airports will be very important for Bulgaria’s economy and image", Bulgarian transportation minister, Petar Mutafchiev, stated after the signing of the agreement between Bulgaria’s gov... more
AerospaceAtlantis docked with the International Space Station
Cape Canaveral, USA - The astronauts started the space walks
Yesterday, the Atlantis Shuttle docked with the International Space Station (ISS) without problems. For the astronauts of the Shuttle this makes a fresh start of the construction of the orbital base, interrupted... more
DefenseLebanon (2): the Admiral De Giorgi is the new commandant of the UNIFIL naval task force
Beirut, Lebanon - Yesterday, the "San Marco" ship arrived offing the Lebanese coasts
Saturday afternoon, Admiral Giuseppe De Giorgi officially assumed command of the UNIFIL naval task force for the surveillance of the Lebanese coasts. The four Italian naval units "Garibaldi", "San Giorgio",... more
DefenseLebanon: China will send 1000 men
Helsinki, Finland - The engagement has came out from the meeting Asia-Europe of yesterday. Negotiation are in progress also with Seul
After the Asia-Europe summit of yesterday in Helsinki, French President, Jacques Chirac, has detailed that China will send 1000 soldiers to the UN contingent in Lebanon. The news has been confirmed by... more
IndustryNew Alenia-HAI contract for the C-130J
Rome, Italy - It is worth EUR 27.5m
After signing a contract for the assembly of some parts of Boeing 787 freighter last May, the two Italian and Greek aerospace industries, Alenia Aeronautica and HAI, are extending their cooperation through... more
Press releaseSogas: the first arrival by Fokker 100 of Helvetic Airways will be this evening
Reggio Calabria, Italy - The first flight of direct link to Zurich
"The first arrival at Reggio Calabria’s airport of the Fokker 100 by Helvetic Airways, which will operate a direct connection from/to Zurich, is scheduled for this evening, at 7:35pm. The journalists a... more
Civil aviationSeptember 11th (2): al Zawahiri to blue helmets, "Go away from Lebanon"
New York, Usa - At the eve of the anniversary of the attacks on America the vice of Bin Laden threats the West and moderate Arab countries
The leaders of al Qaeda made their voices heard on the occasion of the 5th anniversary of September 11th. In a video spread on the web Sunday night al Qaeda number two, Ayman al Zawahiri, has threatened... more
Latest newsGaza: Two Israeli air raids in the night bombed weapon storages
Gaza, Gaza Strip - An Israeli soldier died during a fight
Last night two different Israeli air raids on Gaza Strip attacked Rafah city, at the boundary with Egypt and Gaza City. In Rafah the target was, according to Israeli aviation, a workshop used as rocket... more
AccidentsA Mil MI-8 Russian helicopter crashed in North Ossezia
Moscow, Russia - An assessment of eleven dead and four wounded
Yesterday, a Russian military helicopter crashed near Vladikavkaz, in North Ossezia, causing the death of eleven persons and wounding four. According to eye witnesses, the crew of the MI-8 was composed... more
Weather forecastsAir shows and exhibitions in the second week of September
Rome, Italy - From today, Tuesday 12 to next Sunday 17
Tuesday 12 - Ballooning - 50th Coupe Gordon Bennett. Waasmunster, Belgium. + 32 53 78 05 13 www.gasballon.be - ’Airport Cities Hong Kong’ Conference and Exhibition and to celebrate the official ope... more
AccidentsThe Cessna that disappeared in Venezuela in July has been found
Caracas, Venezuela - No survivors among the six people on board
The Cessna 206 that crashed in Venezuela on the 24th of July with six people on board has been found in the Henry Pitter Park area, where thick vegetation made researches by military and private helicopters... more
AccidentsA Turkish F-16 crashed in Canakkale district
Ankara, Turkey - The incident is thought to have occurred due to engine malfunction
Yesterday, around 1 pm, a F-16 Viper of the Turkish Air Force crashed near Evciler village, province of Canakkale. The pilot of the jet has survived the crash, according to eye witness, managing to eject.... more
MiscellaneousSeptember 11th: Bush to the America, "We have to be united"
Washington, Usa - Bush threatens Bin Laden: "We will find you"
Bush spoke to the nation for 17 minutes last night at 9:00pm (local time). The leader of White House has pushed the American people to be united in the fight against terrorism and refused to define it... more
IndustryMcDonnell Douglas Corp. awarded of a over 5 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For F/A-18E/F aircraft and F/A-18E/F and EA-18G aircraft
McDonnell Douglas Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of The Boeing Co., St. Louis, Mo., is being awarded a $5,208,408 delivery order against a previously issued Basic Ordering Agreement (N00019-05-G-0026)... more
Civil aviationIn London a new security system for airports is under consideration
London, United Kingdom - It is called Op Tag and will allow to follow the movements of passengers inside the air terminal
The air security could soon count on a new ally. The scientists of University College of London infact are studying a new airport vigilance system called Op Tag, and that is based on the technology of... more
AccidentsItalian wounded in Afghanistan: are the COMSUBIN's sailors. The names have been made known
Kabul, Afghanistan - No one is in danger of life.
Friday September 8th, at 9:00 am, a bomb exploded while an Italian military vehicle was passing on a street in the Afghani city of Farah. This vehicle was conducting a routine surveillance activity, in... more
Civil aviationRussian journals accuse: the airlines save too much on security
Moscow, Russia - This could explain the disasters of last weeks
Recently newspapers in Russia have reported several critics about security of civilian aviation. After the air disasters that involved Russian-made airplanes, the tabloid "Komsomolskaia Pravda" has denounced... more
IndustryUSAF-Lear Siegler Logistics contract for non-standard airplanes maintenance
Washington, USA - It involved C-47, T-33, T-37, C-130, F-111, F-4, F-5, F-16
Lear Siegler Logistics International Inc. won a USD 1bn and 900m contract with US Air Force to provide maintenance services in order to warrant the operativity of old aircraft in use by several foreign... more
AirlinesTap gives up charter flights and sells White
Lisbon, Portugal - It will be purchased for EUR 5m by Omni Group
Tap, a Portuguese air company, has decided to sell its subsidiary White, a charter flight operator, to the Omni Group. White was created in 2004 and until today it has operated the charter flight service... more
MiscellaneousEmergency landing of a Cessna 172-M in the centre of Montreal
Montreal, Canada - No injured people, either ashore or on board the airplane
The engine of a Cessna 172-M, registered as CF-FRV, suddenly stalled yesterday afternoon while the aircraft was flying over Montreal. The pilot, being unable to come back to St Hubert Airport where he... more
IndustryATR delivers its 700th aircraft
Toulouse, France - Strong reprise by the turboprop regional airplanes builder
Italo-French turboprop regional airplanes joint-venture ATR celebrated the delivery of its 700th unit, one of the thirty ATR-72/500 ordered last year by Indian low-cost carrier Air Deccan, in Toulouse... more