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IndustryJetsmart Aerospace LLC receives a contract for a value of USD 11 millions
Washington, Usa - For C-130
Jetsmart Aerospace LLC, Alameda, Calif., is being awarded an $11,632,450 indefinite delivery indefinite quantity type contract. This action is for repair and overhaul of the C-130 auxiliary power units... more
AirlinesWill Copenhagen sell its shares in SAS?
Copenhagen, Denmark - Finance Minister's words
Danish Finance Minister, Thor Pedersen, declared that, if the Swedish Right Coalition wins elections next month, it would sell its State shares in several companies, included 21.4% of Scandinavian Airlines... more
Civil aviationGermany and Switzerland will cooperate more on the war against terror
Berlin, Germany - It has been promised at the meeting of German language Countries meeting
During a meeting of the Countries of German language, the Federal Counsellor Christoph Blocher has announced the cooperation between Switzerland and Germany for what concerns the war against terrorism... more
IndustryFirst flight for A-380 with Engine Alliance GP-7200
Toulose, France - Six carriers have chosen this propellor until now
The first Airbus A-380 powered with Engine Alliance propellors made a test flight this morning at 10 am at Toulose-Blagnac airport. Four Engine Alliance GP-7200 engines, which are able to generate a 37-ton... more
AirlinesNew flight Dublin-Pola by Ryanair
Dublin, Ireland - It will be active three times a day since February 8 2007
During a press conference the low-cost carrier Ryanair has announced that since February 8 2007 it will be operative a new connection between Dublin and Pola (Croatia). After the flight London-Pola the... more
DefenseUSA: 80 PAC-3 Patriot missiles for Japan
Tokyo, Japan - Against an eventual attack by North Korea
USA offered Japan the purchase of 80 PAC-3 Patriot missiles to contrast an eventual attack by North Korea, which made some missile tests last month. Some Japanese sources report that. Weapons should be... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Bombardier Model DHC-8-100, DHC-8-200, and DHC-8-300 Series Airplanes
Washington, USA - To prevent fumes, traces of visible smoke, and fire at the fluorescent light tube assembly
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: August 23, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 163)] [Page 49332-49335] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Rolls-Royce plc RB-211 Series Turbofan Engines
Washington, USA - To prevent possible disc failure, which could result in an uncontained engine failure and damage to the airplane
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: August 23, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 163)] [Page 49339-49343] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Pratt & Whitney PW4077D, PW4084D, PW4090, and PW4090-3 Turbofan Engines
Washington, USA - To prevent uncontained engine failure, damage to the airplane, and injury to passengers
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: August 23, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 163)] [Page 49335-49337] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Latest newsZimbabwe: six Chinese K-8 replace Hawks
Harare, Zimbabwe - After British embargo
Six Chinese-made K-8 fighters will be put in service in the next months in the small Zimbabwe Air Force, whose current British-made Hawks are forced to be grounded because of London’s sanctions against h... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Boeing Model 767-400ER Series Airplanes and Model 777-200 and -300 Series Airplanes
Washingtion, USA - To prevent failure of the safety fittings for the cargo fire extinguishing bottles due to corrosion, which could result in leakage of extinguishing agent
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: August 23, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 163)] [Page 49328-49332] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Aerospace"Bridging Aviation Project" of the EU-Asia Civil Aviation
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - The initiative will start at the end of 2006
To Kuala Lumpur, in Malaysia, in the August 15 and 16, the conference for the EU-Asia Civil Aviation Co-operation Project has taken place, for the launch of project "Bridging Aviation Project" that has... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Bombardier Model CL-600-2B19 (Regional Jet Series 100 & 440) Airplanes
Washington, USA - To prevent short circuit failures of certain AC contactors, which could result in arcing and consequent smoke or fire
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: August 23, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 163)] [Page 49337-49339] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
PeopleIn Asia the flights have raised of 3,5% in the month of July
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - It's been calculated by AAPA regarding the member carriers
The Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA), an association that gathers 17 international air companies based on the South-East Pacific region, has announced that the air traffic for what concerns... more
IndustryElisra Group's electronic equipment for Portuguese and Korean Air Forces
Tel Aviv, Israel - USD 7m contracts
Elisra Group won contracts of total USD 7m for the supply of electronic war systems. On the field of these agreements, the Israeli company will provide EADS with RWS (Radar Warning Systems) for the Casa... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Fokker Model F27 Mark 050 Airplanes
Washington, USA - To prevent jamming, restricting, or binding of the elevators due to loose or missing fasteners, which could make the movement of the elevator difficult and decrease aerodynamic control of the airplane
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: August 22, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 162)] [Page 48793-48795] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
AirlinesCode-share agreement between Qantas and Air China
Sydney, Australia - It will be operative since next September 15
As the traffic of flight between China and Australia have raised of 40% during last three years, and they are scheduled to keep increasing od 20% for next year, the Australian air company Qantas has signed... more
AirlineseasyJet aims at Madrid
LOndon, United Kingdom - New connections in Autumn
easyJet is going to start new connections at Madrid-Barajas airport. The Spanish Capital will be the new European base of the British low-cost carrier, which has operated in the city since 1998. easyJet... more
Weather forecasts"Lodrino Air Show" on September 2 and 3
Lodrino, Italy - Spitfire 70th anniversary will be celebrated
Lodrino Air Show will take place near Brescia, North Italy, on September 2 and 3. Among the others, there will be exhibitions of the Patrouille Suisse, the Swiss Air Force acrobatic patrol made up of 6... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on RECARO Aircraft Seating GmbH & Co., Model 3410 Seats
Washington, USA - To prevent a seat belt from detaching due to a loose locknut and attachment bolt, which could result in injury to an occupant during emergency conditions
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: August 23, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 163)] [Page 49326-49327] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Press releaseSult. Alitalia and alliances: everybody talks but nobody decides
Rome, Italy - "We won't let the company die"
"In these days there are many declarations by politicians about the possible alliances of Alitalia. The last one is the one by under-secretary of Transports Andrea Annunziata, that prefers carriers like... more
AirlinesThe "Union of pilots" threats the "Bed battle"
Rome, Italy - Pilots on the point to star a war if Alitalia would eliminate the bed for third pilot from the planes that cover international routes
New agitations are coming for Alitalia. After the 24-hours strike called by pilots, flight attendants and ground personel delegations for September 7, the "Union of pilots" (Up) has threatened to do a... more
Latest newsAfghanistan: more than 40 flights with AB-212s of the AMI 51st Wing
Kabul, Afghanistan - Reconnaissance, territory control and staff and emergency transport missions
The detached division of the 51st Wing of the Italian Air Force makes known that, during its presence in Kabul, made more than 40 flights with its AB-212 helicopters in ICO version, specifically modified... more
MiscellaneousUs plane returned to Amsterdam (2): it should leave to Mumbay today
Amsterdam, Netherlands - There won't be the 12 arrested people on board, held back in Holland for interrogatories
It should leave within today, destination Bombay (India), the DC-10 returned yesterday at Amsterdam-Schiphol airport from where it had took-off, after that 12 of the 149 passengers on board had kept behaviour... more
IndustryEADS denies delays in A-400M program
Paris, France - After news on "La Tribune"
After an article on French newspaper "La Tribune" talked about possible delays, from one year to two, in the delivery of A-400M military airplanes, EADS denies: the program, which schedules the first test... more
DefenseIsrael-Lebanon (3). UN orders the enlistment rules
New York, USA - First: "Do not disarm Hezbollah"
The Lebanese issue has created in the international community, since the cease-fire ofthe last August 14, uncertainly and confusion. In these ten days, among thundering announce, mobilized Armies and ready... more
IndustryLockheed Martin Co. receives a contract for the value of beyond USD 6 millions
Washington, USA - For the F-16C/D
Lockheed Martin Co., Ft. Worth, Texas, is being awarded a $6,324,425 firm fixed price contract modification. This contract provides for provisioned items order modification, which will procure the spare... more
IndustryLockheed Martin Aeronautics Co. receives a contract for the value of beyond USD 14 millions
Washington, USA - For the development of hypersonic technology vehicle
Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., in Palmdale, California, is being awarded a $14,620,922 modification exercising options to a previously awarded other transaction for prototypes agreement to continue development... more
Science and technologyMalaysia: visa at the airport for tourist
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - To promote arrivals from 23 Countries in the world
After the 2006 reprise of tourism in Malaysia, with arrivals comeback of 5.4% in the first 5 months (7.2 millions), Tourism Malaysia, the Government Agency that regulates and promotes tourist flows in... more
AirlinesAlitalia: market reacts positively to rumors
Rome, Italy - After indiscretions about a possible alliance with Lufthansa and services fragmentation
Italian flag airline’s shares gained 1.67% at 0.93 Euros yesterday, thanks to oil price decrease (USD 72.75 per barrel on New York’s Nymex) and most of all thanks to the words of the Secretary of Senate Pub... more
AirlinesAlitalia: Israeli officers from now on will fly with the Italian carrier
Rome, Italy - An agreement between the Italian air company and Tel Aviv Government will allow the officers to buy tickets on easy terms
Alitalia has communicated that following a deal with Israeli Government, every Israeli public officier will fly from now on with the Italian carrier during the mission abroad. The agreement reached with... more
DefenseIsrael-Lebanon (2): Agreement on the necessity to send an European detail of 9000 soldiers
Rome, Italy - Today meeting between D'Alema and the Israeli Foreign MInister Tzipi Livni
Yesterday, during the meeting of European Political and Security Committee, the States that have participated reached an agreement on the necessity to send a detail of 9000 soldiers, looking forward to... more
Press releaseEnav about the incident at Fiumicino: no collision, only contact
Rome, Italy - In the phase when the incident occurred the planes' engines were still off
"This morning, at about 9:30am, two Alitalia planes (Md 80 Az 156 to Brusselles and MD 80 Az 1413 to Turin) that were moving trough tractors from the parking on the square at Fiumicino airport touched... more
Press releaseAnsv about the incident at Fiumicino of this morning
Rome, Italy - Press release of the Italia agency for flight security
"The Italian national agency for flight security (ANSV) informs a technical enquiry has been opened about the incident occurred this morning at about 9:30am at Rome Fiumicino airport. The event has involved... more
IndustryChina Airlines will use Boeing's Maintenance Performance Toolbox
Taipei, Taiwan - In conjunction with the Maintenance and Engineering Management
China Airlines announced it will use Maintenance Performance Toolbox, the Boeing’s maintenance software. The carrier will be the first in the world to apply this system in conjunction with another Boeing p... more
HelicoptersMissingAlbanian helicopter : found a fragment of the lift gate
Taranto, Italy - Remain to understand as this wreckage were arrived so out-route respect to place of impact in Adriatico
A fragment of the left lift gate of Albanian military helicopter Bell 222 fallen in Adriatic, in the international waters, in the last July 16, has been found by a Carabinieri guard ship about a mile offing... more
IndustryBoeing: the first RARO II system for KC-767 tanker has been delivered
Seattle, USA - The Remote Aerial Refueling Operator is produced by DRS Laurel Technologies
DRS Laurel Technologies has recently delivered the first production unit of RARO II consolle (Remote Aerial Refueling Operator) to Boeing for KC-767 tankers. This kind of equipment will be also installed... more
AirlinesAMC Airlines receives its second B-737/800
Cairo, Egypt - It has ordered three more units of it
Egyptian AMC Airlines has announced yesterday it received its second Boeing 737/800. The carrier will totally acquire four aircraft of this model through GECAS (GE Capital Aviation Services), on the field... more
DefenseIsrael-Lebanon: in doubt the sending of troops by the side of Sweden
Stockholm, Sweden - Limited resources
Yesterday the Sweden Foreign Minister Jan Eliasson stated in press conference that his State is ready to aid Lebanon in the operations of mines’exhuming, in the rebuilding of the streets and the electric n... more
AccidentsFiumicino: crash between two planes on runway
Rome, Italy - Two Alitalia aircraft collided during towing operation before taking-iff, unhurt the passengers
Only a big fear and some damages to the wings for the two aircraft, but fortunately no-one have been injured on the crash of this morning in a runway of Fiumicino airport "Leonardo da Vinci" (Rome). As... more
Latest newsAustralian P-3 Orions patrol Pacific islands
Canberra, Australia - To discourage illegal fishing
On the field of a cooperation program with the small Nations of Pacific Ocean islands which started in 1983, some RAAF (Royal Australian Air Force) P-3 Orion aircraft have just ended a series of patrol... more
MiscellaneousUS air raid in Afghanistan kills 7 civilians
Kabul, Afghanistan - At the first light of the day the US aviation hit a building in Kunar province
Local sources retail that at the first light f today 7 civilians have been killed in Afghanistan following a bombing by US aviation in the Eastern province of Kunar, at the boundary with Pakistan, The... more
Latest newsIsrael-Lebanon (4): an Italian Air Force P-180 in Beirut
Beirut, Lebanon - With Civil Defense staff on board
A Piaggio P-180 Avanti of the Italian Air Force 14th Wing landed yesterday for the first time at "Rafic Hariri" International Airport in Beirut, though its two runways were half-usable because of Israeli... more
Civil aviationUS plane returned to Amsterdam: 12 persons arrested for "Suspect behavior"
Amsterdam, Netherlands - They would have used the mobile phones on board, interrogated by Dutch Police
12 people have been arrested by Dutch Police following the alert of yesterday in a flight Amsterdam-Bombay (India) of the US air company NOrthwest Airlines, that shortly after the take-off came back to... more
AirlinesNew flights of Helvetic Airways from South Italy
Zurich, Switzerland - Since September 12 new flights will be active from Reggio Calabria and Bari to Zurich
Helvetic Airways goes on in its enlargement strategy of the connection of South Italy with Switzerland, announcing the launch for next September 12 of links between Reggio Calabria and Zurich and between... more
Fair and showsAlitalia (3): Ilaria Bramezza will be the new Director of Institutional Relationships and Corporate Identity
Rome, Italy - She will replace Rosa Maria Gullotta in mid September
Rosa Maria Gullotta, Director of Institutional Relationships and Corporate Identity in Alitalia, will be replaced in mid September by Ilaria Bramezza, the "Tatcher of the lagoon", as she was called in... more
Civil aviationUS physicist launches an alarm for terrorist nuclear attacks
Erice, Italy - According to Richard Garwin within next 10 years it's possible to launch a nuclear terroristic attack in Occident
The terrible prevision has came Monday at the end of the 36th session of the "International Seminar about World Emergency" at Erice (Sicily). The author of the worrying hypothesis is the Us scientist Richard... more
IndustryMcDonnell Douglas Corp., receives a contract for a value of USD 23 millions
Washington, USA - For the controls surfaces of KC-135 Stratotanker
McDonnell Douglas Corp., St. Louis, Mo., is being awarded a $23,289,862 firm-fixed price requirements contract. This contract is for remanufacture of KC-135 Stratotanker flight control surfaces. At this... more
AccidentsDecorations to the crew of C-130 fallen in Piacenza
Piacenza, Italy - The city's mayor has sent a letter to the relatives of the three victims
It’s been surely the heroic manoeuvre of the crew members to avoid a bigger tragedy in the incident of the Algerian cargo Hercules C-130 plunged in Piacenza last August 31 (see for details AVIONEWS). F... more
AirlinesDelta seeks bids for 143 regional jets
Atlanta, USA - To replace its current contracts
Delta Airlines, which filed for bankruptcy protection last September, has announced it needs to cut costs and increase revenues up to USD 2bn annually to survive. To this purpose, the Atlanta-based carrier... more