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AccidentsBrazil, missing plane maybe plunged into the Atlantic Ocean
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - Onboard 6 persons, an entire family probably dead
The last hopes to find alive the 6 persons aboard the private plane disappeared on Friday in Brazil, are over. The 5 passengers and the pilot were all of the same family. The alarm started after the Seneca... more
Airports"Marco Polo City". Bianchi: a convincing project
Venice, Italy - The Italian Transport Minister at SAVE General States
Italian Transport Minister Alessandro Bianchi said he is convinced that SAVE's master plan, the project of the "Marco Polo City" by the managing company of the Venice airport, is good. The plan, which... more
ReportGaza, 22 Palestinian died during the last 48 hours. Olmert :We will multiply the attacks"
Gaza, Gaza Strip - The Israeli Prime Minister wants to go on until the militants will not been disarmed
Tragic weekend in the Gaza Strip, where since Wednesday 22 Palestinian people (mostly militants), during the fights with the Israeli Army. In the night between Saturday and Sunday nine people died, after... more
Press releaseANSV: Recovered the FDR of the Lockheed L-100-30 crashed near Piacenza on 13 August 2006
Rome, Italy - The crash caused the death of three occupants
"The investigators of the Lockheed L-100-30 fatal accident recovered the Flight Date Recorder (FDR) installed on the aircraft, registration marks 7T-VHG. Although the FDR sustained severe damages caused... more
IndustryGeneral Electric Aircraft Engines awarded of a over 30 USDm contract
Washington , Usa - For the H-46E helicopters
General Electric Aircraft Engines, General Electric Co., Lynn, Mass., is being awarded a $30,771,911 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-priced contract (N00019-02-C-3021) to exercise an option... more
IndustryThe A-380 arrives in Africa
Toulouse, France - The largest passenger plane of the world has landed in several airports and in mid October will arrive in Addis Abeba
Despite of the polemics the Airbus A-380 is continuing its tour around the world. At the half of October the biggest passenger plane of the world will land in Ethiopia, at the "Bole International Airport",... more
AirlinesEurofly flies goes to the discovery of India
Tourin, Italy - From mid-June 2007
The company will launch, from June 2007, a direct connection from Rome to New Dehli with three weekly flights. The carrier has estimated in 90 thousand passengers the potential traffici on the route. Thr... more
DefenseGeorgia (2): the Russian troops abandon the conflict zone
Moscow, Russia - There are not strategic interests
In the plenum of Friday morning, the Council of Federation will examine two agreements on the retreaty of the Russian bases in Georgia. The senators are inclined to support two proposals: the president... more
DefenseGeorgia: the UN observers return to patrol the conflict zone
Tblisi, Georgia - They ceased the peace-keeping mission in 2003
The Un military observers have restarted Friday , after three years, the patrolman mission in the Kodori area, between Georgia and Abkhazia. To the patrols will participate also the Georgian Police and... more
DefenseNorth Korea: unilateral sanction from Japan
Tokyo, Japan - Our government is responsible of the State and people’s preservation
Looking forward to UN Security Council’s moves, Japan imposed unilateral sanctions to North Korea , in reprisal the nuclear test announced last Monday by Pyongyang government. The Japanese punitive measures a... more
IndustryA-380: China Southern Airlines could receive a compensation equal to USD 250 million
Beijing, China - The delays postpone the deliveries on October 2007
Airbus could have to compensate with USD 250, China Southern Airlines for the delays of the A-380’s delivers According to journalistic sources it is the major compensation received by Airbus. Su Liang, r... more
AccidentsPiacenza air crash: the C-130 black boxe will be sent to Washington
Piacenza, Italy - It is no possible to analyze it in Italy as it is very old
The black boxe of the C-130 Hercules aircraft fallen near Piacenza on last August 13th will be sent to the United States to be decoded. The operation is necessary because the model is very old and cannot... more
DefenseLebanon: we are ready to shoot Israeli planes violatine the air space
Beirut, Lebanon - The Lebanese Foreign Minister stated there are 4 divisions deployed at the border with Syria
The Lebanese Foreign Minister, Elias Murr, stated that 4 divisions of the Lebanese Army have been deployed at the Syrian-Lebanese border, in order to beeing able to reply to the Israeli Air Force air... more
AirlinesDelta Airlines flies again to South Korea
Atlanta, Usa - The US carrier will resum next summer the weekly flights to the Asian Country
In June 2007 Delta Airlines will resume its flights to South Korea, after seven years of stop on its connections to the Asian Country. During a press conference the carrier spokesman announced Delta will... more
AirportsEU rejected the SEAP development plan
Brussels, Belgium - Reserves on Ryanair were melted
The SEAP (Aeroporti di Puglia SpA) plan for the development of new routes to European destinations, approved by Puglia region and by the Italian Government, has been rejected by the EU Transport Commisison,... more
DefenseClose the "Regional Seapower Symposium 2006"
Venice, Italy - Signed from 15 States an agreement to pass at the final step of project
Friday, in Venice, at the presence of the Defense Minister Arturo Parisi and Chief of General Staff Giampaolo Di Paola, the works of the VI edition of the Navies Symphosium for Mediterranean and Black... more
AirlinesLufthansa signs the contract for 35 Airbus aircraft
Frankfurt, Germany - After the announcement in September
Lufthansa signed a contract for 35 new Airbus aircraft, confirming an announcement that was communicated in September (see AVIONEWS for details). The order is of five A-319, ten A-320 and fifteen A-321,... more
IndustryAirbus increases its A-320 production
Paris, France - The European builder has announced since 2007 it will produce 34 models per month
The European society Airbus, dismissed for once the polemics about the delays of the A-380 delivery, has announced since 2007, the A-320 production will be increased, from 32 to 34 planes per month. The... more
Civil aviationThe pilots are ill and Swiss cancel its flights
Berna, Switzerland - 112 flights less from today until October 28th
The Swiss International Airlines has announced that from yesterday until October 28th about the 2,7% of its flights will be cancelled because of several pilots are on sick leave. The Helvetic carrier spokesman... more
SecuritySecurity: EUR 15m from the European Commission
Brussels, Belgium - They will finance 15 anti-terrorism projects
The European Commision allocated a EUR 15m package in order to strengthen the European citizens protection from eventual terrorist attacks. The new funding will be used to finance 15 projects in the field... more
Miscellaneous"Rome Film Festival": photografic exhibition by AdR
Rome, Italy - Movie stars at the airport
Aeroporti di Roma set up a photographic exhibition at the Rome Auditorium on the occasion of the "Rome Film Festival". Liz Taylor, Claudia Cardinale, Audrey Hepburn, Roberto Rossellini and other movie... more
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