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Weather forecastsFarnborough Air Show 2006 (10): EADS and LAP will make a maintenance centre in Tripoli
Farnborough, United Kingdom - And a series of specialistic training activities
A memorandum of agreement between EADS and Libya Africa Portfolio for Investment (LAP) was signed today at Farnborough Air Show to establish an aeronautical maintenance centre, an air academy and a calibration... more
SecurityIndonesia (2): the provisional assessment records 379 dead
Jakarta, Indonesia - The survivors to the tsunami invoke help
Are still in progress the frenetic researches of the survivors in Java’s island destroyed yesterday from tsunami. 1500 first-aiders, among Army and Police, are engaged to localize victims and wounds i... more
Weather forecastsFarnborough Air Show 2006 (9): Embraer announces orders portfolio
Farnborough, United Kingdom - USD 1.25bn as of June
The Embraer President and CEO, Mauricio Botelho, today announced orders portfolio of the Brazilian avionic manufacturer during a press conference at "FIA2006". As of June 30, 2006, executive jet firm orders... more
Press releaseEurofly: tomorrow flight attendants' strike
Milan, Italy - New 24 hours protest after the July 5 one
"The umpteenth provocatively attitude kept by the company during the 24 hours strike on last July 5, is the confirm that Eurofly considers flight attendants as puppets that have to be managed according... more
MiscellaneousPinochet ordered to drop the bodies of 5 opponents in the Pacific Ocean
Santiago, Chile - It was reported to newspaper "La Nacion" by an official of the Chilean Army
Chilean newspaper "La Nacion" made known yesterday that an official of the Chilean Army, and helicopters’ pilot, reported to have dropped, in 1987, in Pacific Ocean, from his helicopter, the bodies of 5... more
CuriositiesMarines distracted by Kate Hudson in bikini: an helicopter plunges in Los Angeles
Los Angeles, Usa – The chopper was flying over a movie set, no consequences for the militaries
It could seem a comic movie storyline and instead the incident has really happened in Los Angeles. An helicopter of American Marines Corp was flying over the zone that hosts the set of the movie "You,... more
Latest newsGreece will purchase other thirty F-16
Athens, Greece – At assessment the possibility to buy further fighters
Greek Minister of Defence, Meimarakis Evangelos, has made known the decision to purchase other thirty American fighter F-16, whose deliver will occur in 2009. The deal has a value equal to EUR 196 million... more
Weather forecastsFarnborough Air Show 2006 (8): new orders for A-319, A-320 and A-330
Farnborough, United Kingdom - By GoAir, Afriqiyah Airways and Air Caraibes
Three airlines made new orders of Airbus models at Farnborough Show. GoAir, Mumbai-based Indian carrier, signed an agreement for the purchase of 10 A-320s, with the option of 10 more; all the aircraft... more
IndustryFarnborough Air Show 2006 (7): EADS and Finmeccanica will discuss the A-350 program in September
Farnborough, United Kingdom - For an eventual entry of the Italian Aerospace and Defense Group
Louis Gallois, co-CEO of EADS, said at "FIA2006" that he will meet the President of Finmeccanica, Pierfrancesco Guarguaglini, to talk about eventual further partnerships. The European Aerospace Group currently... more
AccidentsTwo aircraft plunged this mourning in Venice and in Parma: one dead and two serious injured
Venice, Italy - The victim was at the command of the aircraft that crashed in S. Maria di Sala
Two different incidents involved this mourning two aircraft, plunged for still unknown reasons in two different Northern Italy sites. The first, the only one that made register a victim happened at about... more
MiscellaneousTenth anniversary of Flight 800 TWA’s crash
New York, USA – Yesterday ceremony in Smith Point
Yesterday, has been celebrated the brass service in remembrance of 230 victims of Flight 800 TWA’s crash, departed from JFK Airport in the direction of Paris, that in the July 17, 1996 exploded after v... more
AccidentsBulgarian plane plunged into Serbia’s mountains: four deads
Belgrade, Serbia – They were athletes that were going to a manifestation in Croatia
A Bulgarian airplane that was carrying a sporty delegation has fallen yesterday in Serbia, in the zone of Krivi Vir. That’s what the Serbian police made known following the finding of aircraft’s wreaks and... more
AirlinesFirst 2006 semester positive for Cathay Pacific
Milan, Italy - The air company from Hong Kong has carried more than eight million passengers in the first six months of the year
Cathay Pacific Airways is the main air company of Hong Kong, that operates scheduled flights from 1946. To this day the granted links are 1250 weekly toward 92 destinations all around the world. The 2005... more
MiscellaneousIsrael-Lebanon (4): three Jordanians were killed by an Israeli raid
Beirut, Lebanon – In the meantime the rocket launch by Hezbollah goes on
In the seventh day of the war against Hezbollah, the rockets keep on being launched by Lebanese Shiite militants against Northern Israel, where dozen thousand people are in refuges. In the night and this... more
MiscellaneousIsrael-Lebanon (3): the other Middle-Eastern Countries' reaction
Beirut, Lebanon - Egypt, Jordania, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Iraq, Iran
The Egyptian Government decided to send Police, ambulance and medical staff to support Palestinians who have been blocked at Rafah pass without being allowed to enter Gaza and it approved an agreement... more
Weather forecastsFarnborough Air Show 2006 (6): C-27J final assembly will be made in Florida
Farnborough, United Kingdom - The consortium joining the US Armed Forces tender announced that
The three members of the joint-venture joining the tender for US Armed Forces military transport airplane, Alenia North America (Finmeccanica Group), L3 Communications and Boeing Integrated Defense Systems,... more
AccidentsAlbanian helicopter missing: maybe detected the point where is fallen
Bari, Italy - Iridescent spots in the water makes think to hydrocarbon leakage at the moment of incident
For all the night of yesterday the researches for the military Albanian helicopter Bell 222, with 6 people on board, went on. The airplane disappeared from the Bari Control Tower radars Sunday evening... more
Weather forecastsFarnborough Air Show 2006 (5): ACG orders 14 Next-Generation B-737/800s
Farnborough, United Kingdom – Valued USD 987m
Boeing and Aviation Capital Group (ACG), a Californian aircraft leasing company which is a subsidiary of Pacific Life Corp., have announced today at Farnborough that the lessor has placed an order for... more
Weather forecastsFarnborough Air Show 2006 (4): the B-787 Dreamliner programme is under way
Farnborough, United Kingdom – The words of Mike Blair, Boeing manager
Mike Blair, vice-President and General Manager of Dreamliner programme, has said to journalists that the development and the production of the new B-787 are in their completion phase: all the partners... more
HelicoptersEight helicopters AgustaWestland for Mexico
City of Mexico, Mexico – They will come employed for medical transport and Civilian Denfence
AgustaWestland has concluded a deal for the supply of three helicopter Grand and five A-119 Koala with Mexican government. The aircraft will come completed in the plant of Philadelphia’s AgustaWestland, i... more
MiscellaneousIsrael-Lebanon: an Israeli missile was struck
Beirut, Lebanon - It was not a F-16 the object which was seen on Lebanese TV
It was not a F-16 fighter but an Israeli Zilzal missile the object which was struck yesterday and fell in Beirut suburbs, as Lebanese TV, "Al Arabiya", showed (see AVIONEWS for details). Military sources... more
MiscellaneousIndonesia: amounts to 239 the number of the victims
Pangandaran, Indonesia - Continue the researches of victims and missings
At least 239 people have dead pursuant to tsunami that yesterday it has downed on fishermen’s villages and touristic structures on Java’s island, and other 130 are missing. Though the efforts to create a s... more
Weather forecastsFarnborough Air Show 2006 (3): Embraer obtained EASA certification
Farnborough, United Kingdom – Deliveries will start next month
Embraer, the avionic manufacturer, obtained the type certification at "FIA2006" for the EMBRAER 195 by EASA, the European Aviation Safety Agency, just two weeks after receiving it by ANAC, the Brazilian... more
MiscellaneousMoments of tension at Turino-Caselle Airport for a false bomb alarm
Turin, Italy – No consequences on air traffic
Everything began with an anonymous telephone call that before 6am of yesterday arrived at Fire Fighters from a man announcing that he had positioned a bomb in the Turin airport to protest against the "Liberalization... more
AirportsEditorial staff's message
Rome, Italy - Technical problems
Because of technical problems to the web not attributable to AVIONEWS, today the authorization of the news broadcast by our agency has been postponed. The Direction and the editorial unit apologize with... more
Weather forecastsFarnborough Air Show 2006 (2): Eurocopter helicopters in static display
Farnborough, United Kingdom – The EC-175 and the EC-225
Eurocopter, the French-German-Spanish helicopter manufacturer of EADS Group, exhibits the EC-725 and its civil variant, the EC-225, in static display at "FIA2006". The two models represent the latest member... more
DefenseIsrael-lebanon (2): returned the evacuated Italians by "Durand De La Penne"
Rome, Italy - Coordination between Farnesina and Israel
Yesterday, at 3:30 pm local (2:30 pm Italian hour), the Italian destroyer "Durand De La Penne" has sailed away from Beirut’s port with on board 366 civilian among Italians and Europeans. The operation o... more
Weather forecastsFarnborough Air Show 2006: Eurocontrol DMEAN programme
Farnborough, UNited Kingdom - European air traffic will increase by 25% over the next 5 years
In the first day of "Farnborough International Air Show 2006", which started yesterday near London and will go on until Sunday, July 23, Eurocontrol, the European Organization for the Safety of Air Navigation... more
Press releaseAlitalia: June 2006 traffic statistics
Rome, Italy - The airline carried 2.2 million passengers
"Passenger operations In June 2006 Alitalia posted a good performance confirming the positive trend already shown in April and May traffic results. Alitalia carried 2.2 million passengers, up 2.9% compared... more
IndustryTurbocombuster Technology Inc. awarded of a over 6 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the F-100/220-PW engines
Turbocombuster Technology Inc., Stuart, Fla., is being awarded a $ 6,077,400 firm-fixed-price contract. This action provides for 420 flameholder afterburners applicable to the F-100/220-PW engines. At... more
IndustryFarnborough Air Show 2006 (11): forecast Bombardier for next twenty years
Paris, France - Estimation of market from 2006 to 2010
On the occasion of Farnborough Air Show has been made known a studying of Bombardier on the evolution of the market in next twenty years. The estimation of the industry forecasts that from 2006 to 2010... more
AirlinesSkyEurope call centre goes to the management of CCC
Bratislava, Slovakia - The society that offers international call centre services will deal with reservation centre of the carrier
"The agreement with CCC is an extremely positive situation for both the parts. We contract non-essential activities to experts of this field".These are the words the top management of the low-cost company... more
DefenseU-boats USA for Taiwan
Taiwan, Republic of China - Beijing criticises negatively the deal
The programme of nationalist China to provide itself of U-boats at propulsion diesel has received the consent of Pentagon in a project articulated in two phases. This segmentation between study and realization... more
Weather forecastsFarnborough Air Show 2006 (10): 2 EC-225s for COHC
Farnborough, United Kingdom - A contract between Eurocopter and the Chinese oil company
Eurocopter (EADS Group) announced today at "FIA2006" it signed a contract with Citic Offshore Helicopter Co. Ltd (COHC), Chinese oil company, for the supply of two EC-225 helicopters in offshore configuration.... more
DefenseIsrael-Lebanon (5): Italian naval units employed for humanitarian purpose. Sailed away the "Durand De La Penne"
Beirut, Lebanon - Continues the Italians's return
At the 3:32 pm local (2:32pm Italian time) has sailed away by Beirut’s port the "Durand De La Penne", the destroyer of Italian Navy, with Italian and foreigners’ load that have decided to leave Lebanon for... more
Science and technologyThe first dry battery plane flew in Japan
Tokyo, Japan - The prototype realized by the students of the Technology Institute of Tokyo
Today it could be started a new frontier for the aviation. A group of Japanese students in fact succeeded to make fly a dry battery plane. Some students of the Tokyo Institute of Technology realized a... more
MiscellaneousTourism plane plunged yesterday at Elba (2): the 14 year-old boy injured in the crash is in brain coma
Livorno, Italy - The brother died with the father in the accident
According to what some sources referred the victims of the plane incident that yesterday involved a Piper in Elba island are to became five (see for details AVIONEWS). It would be in fact in state of brain... more
AirlinesWind Jet: traffic and turnover increased with good results for the first half of the 2006
Taormina, Italy - From next September new links from Catania and Palermo to Verona, and from Catania to Pisa and Bergamo
"A fleet that arrived to 10 Airbus A-320, new destinations to Eastern Europe, the increase of the flights in Europe and in Italy: these are the more significative assets for the Sicilian carrier born in... more
AerospaceDiscovery comes back home (2): the Shuttle landed without problems at Cape Canaveral
Washington, USA - Joy explosion at NASA
The operations for the landing of Discovery ended successfully few minutes ago. The Shuttle of NASA landed at Cape Canaveral without problems, despite the area was involved in a meteo perturbance (see... more
DefenseUN says stop to North Korean missiles
Pyongyang, North Korea - A resolution without sanctions has been approved against experiments
The UN Security Council approved a resolution asking North Korea to give up its missile experiments and inviting the International Community not to provide pieces for nuclear devices of missile carriers... more
AerospaceDiscovery comes back home
Washington, USA - The operations for the return on Earth of the Shutlle started
It should end today Space Shuttle Discovery’s mission, took off on last July 4 to International Space Station, ISS. Until now on board there were no problems. The astronauts, during several space walks, a... more
DefenseIsrael-Lebanon(4): Italian naval units employed for humanitarian purpose
Rome, Italy - Ship lined up offing Lebanon
Ministry of Defence, in cooperation with Unit of crisis of Farnesina, is following the envolving of the situation in Middle-East in order to favor the evacuation of countrymen from Lebanon. Arturo Parisi,... more
IndustryThe joint-venture between Selex Communication and Tetrasviaz started
Saint Petersbourg, Russia - Italian Minister Bersani and Guarguaglini at the inauguration of the Russian center
On last Friday, just a little before the start of the G8 meeting, Italian Minister for Economic Development Bersani participated, in Saint Petersbourg, to the inauguration of a center to realize communication... more
AirportsElections in Congo (2): the last 170 soldiers of German contingent departed yesterday
Berlin, Germany - They'll reach the troops of European command in Congo
For the first time the European Union has sent its own military contingent in Africa, and for the first time since the end of the second world war Germany sets foot on African ground with its army forces.... more
IndustryEADS: British Government wants a seat in the Board of Directors also after BAE Systems' exit
Rome, Italy - It was written by English newspaper "The Financial Times"
In the last edition of English economical newspaper "The Financial Times" there was the news that British Government, despite the Bae Systems’ exit by EADS stock, should have the intention to maintain a... more
Weather forecastsFarnborough Air Show 2006 (9): the Airbus surprise A-350
Farnborough, United Kingdom - The brand new A-350XWB has been launched
Great expectations for the launch of the new A-350 by Airbus, which many analysts had announced as unlikely (see AVIONEWS for details). Before the official presentation, all the advertising spaces inside... more
IndustryEADS. Perben: the French State intends to remain permanently in the corporation stock
Paris, France - The French Transport Minister has been interviewed by "La Tribune"
Paris economic newspaper, "La Tribune", reported today an interview to French Transport Minister, Dominique Perben, on recent facts involving Franco-German EADS, Airbus controller. Perben said that "The... more
PeopleRussians don't want to travel on Airbus' aircraft
Moscow, Russia - These are the consequences of Irkutsk's tragedy
After the tragedy that, in the night between Saturday and Sunday of the last week, involved an A-310 of Sibir, crashed during the landing on Irkust airport killing 126 people, Russian don’t want to travel o... more
AccidentsTwo aircraft locked horns on last Friday at Madrid-Barajas airport
Madrid, Spain - They are a B-747 of Thai and an A-320 of Air France
During the afternoon on last Friday a Thai Airways’ B-747-400 hit with its right wing the tail of an Air France’s A-320 which was directed to Paris from Madrid-Barajas airport. No passengers or member of... more
Weather forecastsFarnborough Air Show 2006 (8): Finmeccanica aims at new foreign markets
Farnborough, United Kingdom - Far East most of all
Finmeccanica is at the 45ft edition of "FIA2006" showing its supply of high-technology products in aeronautic, helicopter, space and defence sectors, and presenting the new structure of the Group after... more