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IndustryTurbomeca and Gazpromavia sign an agreement for the maintenance of engines in Russia
Bordes, France - In Russia 32 Arrius and Arriel engines installed in 23 helicopters for civil operators
Gazpromavia, a subsidiary of Gazprom, and Turbomeca, a subsidiary of SAFRAN Group, signed yesterday an agreement for the maintenance of Turbomeca engines in Russia. Gazpromavia is the first Russian ‘Operator S... more
AirlinesThe new international routes by AirOne
Milan, Italy - New daily flights from Linate to London City and Berlin were presented yesterday by the Italian carrier
AirOne enlarges its international network and starts from Milan-Linate airport, defined by the airline's marketing director, Giorgio De Roni, as "Very important for AirOne", with a prevision for more than... more
AirlinesThe Aeroflot IL-86s retire
Moscow, Russia - The aircraft will exit service on November 15
Aeroflot, Russian flag airline, fastens its fleet renewal plan, after recent announcements of investments in new airplanes through maxi-orders both from Airbus and Boeing. Starting from next November 15,... more
Press releaseSULT announced a strike against finance bill 2007
Rome, Italy - For the entire day of November 17
"The Italian unions, Cnl, Sincobas, Sult, announced a general strike for the entire day of next November 17, focusing on that fixed by other unions for the same day. The strike has announced against the... more
Fair and showsThe history of CA-100 on view in Trento
Trento, Italy - From November 19 to February 25 2007
In the "Caproni" museum of Trento, the CA-100, own historic museum of the Italian Air Force, will be exposed from November 19 to February 25 2007. The aircraft has been renovated in the "G. Veronesi" Center,... more
AerospaceASI: the Vetrella resignation. Mussi could put under commissioner the Agency
Rome, Italy - Five years of successful challenges for the ex-president
Research and University Minister, Fabio Mussi, should be orientated to put under a commissioner the Italian Space Agency (ASI), following up the resignation presented yesterday by different members of... more
ReportDili airport in Timor East is closed
Dili, Timor East - The decision of the authorities has been caused by the fights among gangs which threat the flights security
The fights in Timor East are going on; this time the violent battles of young gangs are worrying the Dili airport authorities which decided to close it and cancel the flights arriving and departing as... more
AccidentsAir crash in Madagascar: six dead
Antananarivo, Madagascar - Three Italians too on the Cessna 425
Six people died in an air crash of a small aircraft in South-Western Madagascar. A Cessna 425 by a private airline, Société de transport aérien, crashed soon after the lift-off at 4:15am this morning in... more
AccidentsThe voice recorder of the Boeing crashed in Brazil has been found
Brasilia, Brazil - The device should had registered the conversations between the pilots before the collision with the Embraer
Yesterday the voice recorder of the Boeing 737 fallen in Amazzonia on September 29th has been found in the wrecks. The plane of the Brazilian low-cost airline which collided with a private plane fell and... more
AirlinesRyanair buys 10 CAE flight simulators
Dublin, Ireland - A purchase worth over USD 80 million
Ryanair, one of Europe’s largest low fares airline, on October 24 announced the purchase of 10 flight simulators from CAE, one of the world’s leading provider of flight simulators for pilot training, in... more
AirlinesLufthansa: wider network next Winter
Frankfurt, Germany - 3.3% increased supply with 183 destinations in 78 Countries
Lufthansa's next Winter season is further wider, offering 183 destinations in 78 Countries, compared to 181 destinations in 76 Countries in Winter 2005/2006. The German flag airline's supply will rise... more
AirlinesGermanwings plans to carry 10 million passengers in 2008
Berlin, Germany - The low-cost carrier aims to enlarge its network by purchasing new planes
Germanwings makes its previsions about passenger traffic in 2008, and states there will be about 10 million people flying with the planes of the low-cost German airline. For this year there should be 7,3-7,5... more
CuriositiesIt happened today...on October 25
Rome, Italy - Voyage in the history
The events and anniversaries: Defense: 1917 - The Bolshevik Revolution commences (according to the Julian calendar, which Russia used at the time of the Revolution. On the Gregorian calendar, the date... more
IndustryBoeing Shanghai Aviation Services: joint-venture partners to supply MRO services to airlines
Shanghai, China - The facility will be constructed in two phases
Boeing, Shanghai Airport (Group) Company Limited, and Shanghai Airlines Co., Ltd, yesterday broke ground for a new maintenance, repair and overhaul facility that the three companies will manage as Boeing... more
HelicoptersMD Helicopters delivered MD Explorer to United Kingdom
Mesa, Usa - Powered by two Pratt and Whitney Canada PW-207E engines
MD Helicopters, Inc. (MDHI) announced the recent delivery of an MD Explorer to Kuki Helicopters, Ltd. in the United Kingdom. The aircraft was purchased by a U.K. property and leisure company which currently... more
IndustryMcDonnell Douglas Corp. awarded of a over 5 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For 30 AV-8B aircraft
McDonnell Douglas Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of The Boeing Co., St. Louis, Mo., is being awarded a $5,562,617 order against a previously issued basic ordering agreement (N00019-05-G-0026) for implementation... more
AirlinesNew Meridiana routes in Autumn
Olbia, Italy - Florence-Prague, Florence-Budapest and Milan-Paris
Starting from December 7 Meridiana launches new routes from Florence to Prague and Budapest, routes that have never been previously served by the Italian airline. Weekly flights will be operated with one... more
IndustryGalileo Avionica: successful first dip for the sonic system OTS-90
Rome, Italy - On board of NH-90 helicopter
"Galileo Avionica, a Finmeccanica company, announces the successful first dip in the Lago Maggiore of the sonic system OTS-90, within the pre-qualification flight trials conducted by AgustaWestland. The... more
AirlinesEmirates: "We do not menace the other carriers"
Dubai, United Arab Emirates - New flight for New York via Hamburg
With the Winter timetable Emirates will make operational a new flight for New York via Hamburg, beyond to the flights towards Tunis and Bangalore already announced. "The success of the Group only depends... more
IndustryBombardier reduces the CRJ production
Montreal, Canada - And it fires 1330 employees
Bombardier announced the production slowdown of its regional jets and the consequent cut of 1330 jobs in Montreal (485 dismissals) and Belfast (646), which is equal to 5% of employees in the aerospace... more
DefenseIran case: short-time the resumption of the negotiations
Moscow, Russia - It will not be accepted any pressures
The Iranian ambassador in Moscow, Golam Reza Ansari, has stated his State is disposed in short time to restart the negotiations on the nuclear problem. "The Teheran government is disposed to treaty with... more
AirlinesNorthwest Airlines confirms its 18 Dreamliners order
Eagan, USA - The funding has been agreed with Boeing and Rolls-Royce
Northwest Airlines achieved the agreement with Boeing and Rolls-Royce on the funding package for the 18 B-787/8 Dreamliners with Trent engines, whose order was announced May 5, 2005. Northwest declared... more
SecurityNATO-Russia Joint training
Moscow, Russia - The target is to learn to neutralize any attacks launched with no strategic ballistic missiles
The Russian and NATO Forces have realized joint trainings to block a possible missile attack. "The target is to learn to neutralize any attacks launched with no strategic ballistic missiles, which have... more
Civil aviationUSA: anti-missile defense systems on passenger planes
Washington, USA - Testing on a dozen aircraft
The US Department of Homeland Security allocates USD 40m for the passenger airplanes defense from eventual attacks by transportable ground-air missiles (MANPADS). Compared to the Government's initial proposal,... more
Aerospace5th space anniversary for the Proba satellite
Paris, France - It was launched on October 22, 2001 to test new technologies
Proba, the ESA's little experimental satellite, celebrates five years in the space. It was launched on October 22, 2001 to test new technologies, in the field of the General Support Technology program... more
Civil aviationGermany. Koehler: no DFS privatization
Berlin, Germany - The German air traffic control authority
German President Horst Koehler did not proclaim the law that fix the privatization of DFS, the German air traffic control authority. In April the Parliament approved a law which allowed the State to sell... more
AirlinesOlympic Airlines will have to render EUR 700m to EU
Athens, Greece - For illicit Community aids to the airline
The European Union asked the Greek Government the return of illicit aids that it gave to Olympic Airlines, the Hellenic flag airline, which is equal to EUR 700m. In order to grant the return, EU proposed... more
AerospaceAn asteroid could hit the Earth in 2035
Moscow, Russia - A potential global catastrophe
The researchers of the Russian Academy of Sciences' Observatory, in Pulkovo, consider the hypothesis that an asteroid could collide with the Earth in 2035. "The danger could be determined only in 2028,... more
AirportsSaudi Arabia enlarges three airports
Riyad, Saudi Arabia - USD 8bn investments
Saudi Gaca-General Authority for Civil Aviation intends to invest about USD 8bn for the extension of airports in the cities of Jeddah, Medina and Tabuk, which have a fast growing passenger traffic and... more
AirlinesThe Brindisi-Corfu flight by AirSea Lines is operative
Corfu , Greece - The connection has a daily frequency
AirSea Lines operates scheduled, sightseeing and charter services from Corfu to Ioannina, Ithaki, Kefallonia, Patra, Paxos and Zakynthos. On October 17, 2006 it is launched the first flight between Corfu... more
AirlinesAir Malta recorded a decrease of turnover
Valletta, Malta - Despite the increase of the available seats
Air Malta recorded a decrease of the turnover. It is passed from LM 101,88 million to LM 99,2 million. All this despite the increase of the available seats on the Maltese routes, arrived to 2,1 million... more
DefenseUSA: Congress oks sale of F-16 warplanes to Turkey
Washington, USA - An order for a value of USD 2,9 billion
The US Congress has formally approved a planned sale to the Turkish Air Force of 30 advanced F-16 Block 50 fighters aircraft. According to the report, Pentagon on September 28 notified the Congress of... more
IndustryGalileo Avionica: Sass System successfully operated in the Persic Gulf
Rome, Italy - During the "Enduring Freedom" mission
"The SASS System (Silent Acquisition Surveillance System) developed by Galileo Avionica, a Finmeccanica Company, has successfully been operated during the 'Enduring Freedom' mission aboard the EURO Frigate... more
Civil aviationSwiss refuses the aid and development air ticket tax for poor Countries
Berne, Switzerland - The Country does not align itself with France, which has enforced the tax since July
The Helvetic Federal Council opposed the air ticket tax to finance the development aid for poor Countries. The Government said it is willing to reconsider its position if the entire international community... more
AirlinesRyanair (2): Aer Lingus IPO was formalized
Dublin, Ireland - EUR 2.80 per share
Ryanair formalized its hostile IPO on Aer Lingus, which was recently privatized. The low-cost carrier proposes EUR 2.80 per share (total 1.48 billions), with a 27% surplus compared to the value with which... more
IndustryBombardier relaunches the C-series project for the Regional Jet
Ottawa, Canada - It prepares the launch for two new regional jet
The old "C-series project" had been put aside because it needed too development investments, about USD 2 billion, and because the market was overstocked with the aircraft of this kind, but Bombardier wants... more
Fair and shows"Euronaval 2006" International exhibition for the naval industry: the Russian proposal
Paris, France - It will take place up to October 27
Russia will present more than 130 models of armaments and naval material in the "Euronaval 2006" International exhibition for the naval industry, inaugurated in Paris yesterday. "We will show more than... more
DefenseLebanon: the Blue Caskets will never shoot against the Israeli fighters
Tel Aviv, Israel - By the side of UN these flights are unacceptable
Yesterday evening, the chief of the mission UNIFIL, the French general Alain Pellegrini, during an interview to the Israeli tv affirmed the UN Forces would have never opened fire against the Israeli aircraft... more
IndustryBoeing 747 Large Cargo Freighter: successfully test swing tail
Washington, Usa - The aircraft will transport major components of the "Dreamliner"
Boeing opened and closed the swing tail for the 747-400 Large Cargo Freighter for the first time Oct. 10. The 747 LCF is currently at the Boeing Everett factory for tests on the swing tail, a major modification... more
ReportNassiriya: the military enquiry on the massacre has been concluded
Rome, Italy - "It had decided to hit that base because the security measures were in short supply"
The enquiry of the Rome's Public prosecutor's office on the Nassiriya's attempt on November 2003 in which dead 19 Italian has been concluded. Within the end of the year the crown prosecutors Francesco... more
DefenseKosovo: turn over of the Italian detail
Pristina, Kosovo - General Santo leaves a post to General Borreca
Turn over of the Multinational Task Force West (MNTF-W) and in the Italian detail in Kosovo: the General Vincenzo Santo has left a post to General Claudio Attilio Borreca. The "Pinerolo" Brigade taking... more
Finance and economyGemina cedes its Impregilo share to IGLI
Rome, Italy - In order to focus on AdR
Gemina ceded its entire share in Impregilo, which is equal to 11.83% of the capital stock, to IGLI, in addition to 5000 preference shares, at EUR 155m. After this operation, Gemina will get a capital gain... more
IndustryCIRA: Cofatech wins plants maintenance
Capua, Italy - A value of EUR 9.3m
Cofatech Servizi SpA (Gazs de France Group) won a EUR 9.3m contract for the global management of technological devices in the Italian Aerospace Researches Centre (CIRA) in Capua, South Italy. The 3-year... more
AirlinesThe fuel makes worse the accounts of Air Malta
Valletta, Malta - Closed the year with a loss equal to 6,35 million of Maltese Liras
Hindered by the high cost of fuel and an extremely competitive market, national airline Air Malta posted losses to the tune of LM 6.35 million, marking a deterioration of its financial situation from the... more
AirlinesRyanair: boarding priority for all passengers
Dublin, Ireland - For those who check in on-line, at EUR 3
Ryanair announced a strengthening of its on-line check-in that will allow all passengers who use the new service to benefit boarding priority with 3 Euros per flight, starting from November 1. This improvement... more
IndustryGalileo Avionica: the shipborne Precision Approach Radar SPN-720 completes the “Factory Acceptance” phase
Rome, Italy - The system follows the order placed back in 2004 by the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom
Galileo Avionica, a Finmeccanica Company, announced that the first SPN-720 PAR has successfully completed its inspection and Factory Acceptance Test (FAT) with the Royal Navy customer and the radar will... more
IndustryAlenia Aeronautica: the first C-27J in service with the Italian Air Force
Rome, Italy - After completion of the test activities
"After completion of the test activities, the Italian Defence Ministry has accepted the first Alenia Aeronautica C-27J tactical transport aircraft. This aircraft is part of a 12-unit contract, and its... more
ReportNederlin Catastrophe. A secret 36 years long
Moscow, Russia - Today the anniversary of the tragedy in which 165 people dead
The Nedelin catastrophe or Nedelin disaster was a launch pad accident that occurred on October 24, 1960, at Baikonur Cosmodrome during the development of the Soviet R-16 ICBM. As a prototype of the missile... more
Military aviationEADS CASA delivered the first C-295 aircraft to Brazil
Madrid, Spain - Four airplanes will be delivered before the end of year 2006
EADS CASA has delivered yesterday the first military transport aircraft C-295 to Brazilian Air Force. The ceremony took place in Brasilia attended by Walter Pires, Brazilian Minister of Defence, Luis Carlos... more
AirportsThird airport in Paris?
Paris, France - The seat is Montdidier
According to "Journal du Dimanche", Paris intends to build a third great airport and its seat is Montdidier, a town near the Capital of France which is about to be connected to London through a high-speed... more