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PeopleNew fire B-747/200
Los Angeles, USA - The aircraft is able to contain a big quantity of water
It was presented in San Bernardino, near Los Angeles, USA, a new prototype of the Boeing B-747/200 cargo modified in a fire aircraft. The plane was realized by a US company, Evergreen, and it could become... more
AirlinesSkyEurope's new promotional offer
Bratislava, Slovakia - There will be available 100,000 tickets at EUR 9
Low-cost carrier SkyEurope launched today an offer at EUR 9 for 100,000 tickets on the routes which start from Budapest, Krakow, Innsbruck, Prague and Bratislava. The promotion will end on June 4 and the... more
AirlinesAlitalia: net financial position on April 30, 2006
Rome, Italy - It's equal to EUR 944 million
"- Net financial position of the Group on April 30, 2006 equal to EUR 944, with a light increase of the net indebtedness of EUR 5 million (+ 0,5%) compared to the similar situation on March 31, 2006 equal... more
AirlinesIberia will remove many national flights from Barcelona
Barcelona, Spain - Leaving them to its low-cost subsidiary, Catair
Spanish flag airline, Iberia, announced it will suspend most of national flights from Barcelona in its reorganization programme aiming at removing non-profitable routes. The Catalan airport, "El Prat",... more
Latest newsItalian Government's effort for the Italian Air Force
Rome, Italy - Meeting between the Defense undersecretary Casula and the Italian Air Force Staff Vice-Chief Gen. Panato
Yesterday it took place a meeting between the Defense undersecretary Casula and the Italian Air Force Staff Vice-Chief Gen. Panato. In the summit they talked about the not easy economic situation in which... more
Science and technologySAB: Centralwings celebrated its millionth passenger yesterday
Boulogne, Italy - A lady who left from Boulogne with the Polish low-cost airline
Yesterday Centralwings celebrated the first million passenger in its second year of activity. The millionth passenger is Mrs Monika Masin, resident in Krakow, who came back home by a Centralwings flight... more
IndustryCessna: two novelties for Citation operators
Wichita, USA - Presented during a conference
During a conference in Wichita, Kansas, Cessna Aircraft Company presented two novelties for Citation business jet customers of the US aeronautic industry. The first novelty is EVS (Enhanced Vision System),... more
AerospaceThe golf space commercial on ISS has been delayed
Washington, USA - NASA must end debugging some details
The launch of a golden golf ball from the International Space Station (ISS) was expected today for a commercial which has been commissioned by Element 21 Golf, a Canadian company which paid much money... more
MiscellaneousUN will not lead the help operation to Java populations
Jakarta, Indonesia - The priority is the water problem
United Nations will not take the responsability to coordinate the rescue operations to help the Indonesian populations of Java island, hit last Saturday by a strong earthquake which killed 5,000 people... more
Miscellaneous350,000 young people in Rome to meet the Pope
Rome, Italy - More than 10,000 will go by airplane next Saturday
About 350,000 young people coming from all over the world are expected to arrive in Rome next Saturday June 3 to join the meeting with Pope Benedict XVI in Saint Peter Square. More than 10,000 people are... more
IndustrySikorsky Support Services, Inc. awarded of a over 22 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the T-34, T-44, and T-6 aircraft
Sikorsky Support Services, Inc., Stratford, Conn., is being awarded an estimated $22,098,062 firm-fixed-priced, cost-reimbursable and labor hour indefinite-delivery requirements contract to provide contractor... more
IndustrySikorsky Aircraft Corp. awarded of a near 23 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the VH-3D/VH-60N presidential helicopter
Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., Stratford, Conn., is being awarded a $22,928,733 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (N00019-03-C-0006) to extend the period of performance of the special... more
AirlinesSix Bombardier CRJ-900 for Air One
Rome, Italy - The Italian airline also announced new routes
Italian Air One announced the purchase of six new CRJ-900 regional jets from Canadian Bombardier, with a total amount of USD 150m. A new company, Air One CityLiner, has been established specifically for... more
Military aviationCivil Defense Department: Italian specialistic team took off for the people in Indonesia hit by the earthquake
Rome, Italy - Two ones already today and another one tomorrow, June 1st
"Following to the request by the Indonesian Government to the Italian Foreign Affairs, the National Civil Defense Department has organized a mission of specialists that today will reach Yogyakarta. The... more
MiscellaneousRoyal Navy's security violated
London, UK - A "Sun"'s journalist penetrated in a ship of the fleet
Who knows what Queen Elizabeth, and with her all Great Britain, will have thought when she knew that the security of the flagship of Her Armed Forces, the Royal Navy, from five centuries considered as... more
Finance and economyCredit Suisse and General Electric together for infrastructures
Zurich, Switzerland - A joint-venture which will also invest in airports and air control
Credit Suisse, Swiss financial services company, and General Electric, diversified industrial corporation operating in several sectors, which include infrastructures, healthcare and finance, announced... more
AirlinesMilan-Philadelphia flight has started
Milan, Italy - US Airways has launched it today
The new intercontinental flight between Milan-Malpensa and Philadelphia has been launched today by US Airways. The daily service will be operated with a Boeing 767 and will lead to 66 the number of scheduled... more
AirlinesGood result for Kenya Airlines
Nairobi, Kenya - Strong increase of the passengers' number
It ended positively the last financial year of Kenya Airlines, ended on last March 31. The carrier registered a profit raise of 13 million dollars, from 54 million on March 31, 2005 to 67 million of this... more
CuriositiesJennifer Aniston suffers from aerophobia
Washington, Usa - After a misadventure on a Toronto-New York flight
Jennifer Aniston, famous protagonist of "Friends", the TV series, as well as Brad Pitt’s ex-wife, declared to teenhollywood.com she is terrified by airplane, after a misadventure on a Toronto-New York f... more
Science and technologyBAA refused an other time Ferrovial's offer
London, UK - Umpteenth no of the British company
BAA, the British company which manages the London’s air stations, refused the last offer of the Spanish Grupo Ferrovial. The Iberian company offered 900 pence a share (see for details AVIONEWS), increasing t... more
AirlinesCathay Pacific against the high fuel cost
Hong Kong, China - It will be decrease the weight of the aircraft to decrease the consumption
It is now a very strong fight that one of the airlines against raising fuel cost. To face this problem, that in the last years became very serious for a lot of carriers (see for details AVIONEWS 1, 2,... more
PeopleCommission's reaction to the ECJ judgement on personal data retention
Brussels, Belgium - The Commission organised for today a technical briefing with experts
The Commission will respect the Court’s judgement and is currently analyzing its full implications. The Commission remains committed to the fight against terrorism while fully respecting fundamental h... more
MiscellaneousNaples airport: a man was found with bullets on board of a departing plane
Naples, Italy - Discovered by flight attendants, he had passed controls
An Italian, who was embarked on an easyJet airplane leaving to London at Naples-Capodichino International Airport, was found carrying bullets with him by flight crew. The man justified himself saying he... more
AirlinesRyanair is the first carrier on London-Dublin route
London, UK - It was confirmed by a Civil Aviation Authority's research
A research of the Civil Aviation Authority confirmed the important role of Ryanair on the route Dublin-London. The Irish low-cost carrier is the first one managing the 45% share of the market, followed... more
MiscellaneousStarted in Turin the reclamation operations of a bomb of World War II
Turin, Italy - The bomb was made in UK
This morning, in Turin, the men of the 32th regiment of the engineers corps of Alpine brigade Taurinense started the reclamation operations of a British bomb, 250 kg, of the World War II. This brigade... more
AirlinesRyanair against its pilots
Dublin, Ireland - Legal proceedings against REPA website
Ryanair has started legal proceedings seeking to identify persons engaged in messages exchange on REPA (Ryanair European Pilot’s Association) website, where pilots based across Europe communicate with e... more
AirlinesAer Lingus: agreement with trade unions within 10 days
Dublin, Ireland - The airline's CEO announced that
Dermot Mannion, CEO of Aer Lingus, Irish flag airline, made known in a yesterday’s conference that his company expects to reach agreement with trade unions on all outstanding industrial relations issues w... more
AirlinesVolaris takes delivery of the first two directly ordered Airbus A-319
Toluca, Mexico - The new Mexican low-cost carrier started operating on March 13th, 2006, and currently operates four models of this type
Volaris, a Mexican low fares airline based in Toluca, close to Mexico City, has received the first two Airbus A-319 directly ordered from Airbus, during a delivery ceremony held at the manufacturer’s H... more
IndustryATR: PIA takes delivery of its first ATR-42/500 aircraft
Toulouse, France - The carrier will take delivery of two other aircraft in November and December 2006 and four more until May 2007
Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) today took delivery of its first ATR-42/500 aircraft. This aircraft is the first to be delivered following the signature of a contract for seven new ATR-42/500s unveiled... more
DefenseIran nuclear matter: are negotiations starting again?
Teheran, Iran - Meanwhile Teheran announces 2 new reactors
Foreign Ministers of the UN Security Council five permanent members plus Germany are meeting in Vienna tomorrow to try once again to formulate a cooperation offer for Iran, after it said yesterday it is... more
IndustryGalileo Avionica at "Hemus 2006"
Rome, Italy - It will take place in Bulgaria from today to next Saturday
"Galileo Avionica, a Finmeccanica company, participates at ’Hemus 2006’ to be held from 31 May to 3 June at Plovdiv, Bulgaria, displaying at the Finmeccanica stand (Pavilion 3-3D1) its most advanced pro... more
Science and technologyFrench Government put on the market the 32,3% of ADP
Paris, France - The privatization to decrease the public debt
French Government announced that the stock share of Aeroports de Paris (AdP), the company which manages the air stations of the capital, that will be put on the market will be of the 32.3%. The initial... more
PeopleStrong growth of the aeronautical sector in China
Beijing, China - The number of the aircraft for common use increased in the Asian Giant
It continues the strong growth of the aeronautical sector in China. In particular it was registered an increase also of the aircraft for common use, that ones destined to the civil aviation, but not for... more
Sport aviationFIVL. Hang gliding: silver for Italy at the World championships in USA
Turin, Italy - They have been won by France, third Austria
"The Italian hang gliding team, in the ’fixed wing’ version, came back Italy with an excellent second place at the World Championships in Quest Park of Groveland, Florida (USA), won by France, third Aus... more
AerospaceMeeting between Campania's businessmen and Canadian ones of the aerospace sector
Naples, Italy - Cooperation agreements signed
It took place in Naples a meeting between the aeronautical and aerospace companies of Campania and the Quebec Aerospace Association (AQA), one of the most important federations of the sector present in... more
MiscellaneousUSA and Japan's helps to Indonesia
Jakarta, Indonesia - Large funds given to help the population of Java island
It is more and more large the help machine, switched on by the international, community to help the Indonesian population of Java island, hit on last Saturday by a terrible earthquake which caused the... more
MiscellaneousCatania: five arrests for international drugs traffic
Catania, Italy - A Colombian had swallowed 42 cocaine ovules
Catania’s Financial Police arrested five people for international drugs traffic. Three Colombians, one of whom found with 42 ovules in his guts containing total half a kilo of cocaine, arrived to Sicily o... more
IndustryAgreement between Alenia Aeronautica and Hellenic Aerospace Industry
Athens,Greece - Greek industry will cooperate to assembly the B-787 cargo
Hellenic Aerospace Industry (HAI), the most important Greek industry of the aerospace sector, signed yesterday an agreement with Alenia Aeronautica (Finmeccanica Group), to partecipate to the assembly... more
AirlinesRome-Tripoli with Blue-express.com
Rome, Italy - Starting from today
The Italian Blue Panorama Airlines launches its Rome-Tripoli service today with BV-1776 flight made on a Boeing 737/400 aircraft in business and economy configuration. The new Libyan destination will be... more
MiscellaneousD'Alema received Indonesian Ambassador in Rome
Rome, Italy - Meeting to coordinate the supply of helps to the populations of Java island hit by the earthquake
The Italian efforts to help the Indonesian population of Java island hit on last Saturday by a terrible earthquake that, according to the last valuations, provoked the dead of about 5000 people (see for... more
PeopleICAO: world airlines improve operating profits in 2005 despite fuel cost increases
Montreal, Canada - The positive operating results occurred in a year when average fuel prices increased by some 49 per cent compared to 2004
"Preliminary estimates for 2005 released yesterday by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) show that scheduled airlines of the Organization’s 189 Contracting States posted a combined o... more
MiscellaneousEmergency landing in Washington
Washington, USA - Three not seriously injured people
A United Airlines plane with 56 passengers and 4 crew members on board made an emergency landing at Dulles International Airport in Washington. The front landing gear of the aircraft, which was coming... more
Airlines"SunFly" project on Meridiana flights
Olbia, Italy - To support a "Médecins Sans Frontières" mission in Peru
The "SunFly" project was presented yesterday by Meridiana, Sardinian airline, at "Costa Smeralda" Airport in Olbia, Italy. The project, which is financed by the "Fabrizio Pirani" Association (a Meridiana... more
DefenseMore reinforcements for US Forces in Iraq
Baghdad, Iraq - 1500 men transfered from Kuwait to al Anbar Province
The Pentagon informed about a displacement of 1500 men stationed in Kuwait to Ramadi, the Capital of the Sunnite Province of al Anbar, Iraq. The reinforcement, the third in few weeks, was necessary after... more
MiscellaneousBush watched the movie about United 93 flight with the victims' families
Washington, USA - Crew and passengers' behaviour was brave
The President of the USA George W. Bush invited some victims’ families United 93 flight, that one which on September 11 had to crashed on the Parliament and that, thanks to the rebellion of the passengers, f... more
AccidentsShe throws herself from a bridge but her parachute does not open
Washington, USA - It happened to a woman who was base jumping
A 34-year-old California woman died while she was practising base jumping from Perrine Bridge, Idaho. Base jumping is an extreme sport consisting of launching with parachute from buildings, bridges, mountains... more
MiscellaneousSao Paulo airport: one kilo of cocaine in the stomach
Sao Paulo, Brazil - Milan bound
A 23-year-old Brazilian young man was found with more than one kilo of cocaine, after controls by border service at Sao Paulo airport. It happened in the night between Monday and Tuesday. The man, whose... more
Civil aviationCIA flights: British Parliament asks for investigations
London, United KIngdom - After Amnesty International report
After the 2006 Amnesty International report on human rights in the world, which was spread last week expressing "Serious worry" for how EU Member States had been cooperating or simply remaining passive... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica S.A. (EMBRAER) model ERJ 170-100 LR, -100 STD, -100 SE, and -100 SU airplanes; and model ERJ 190-100 LR, -100 STD, and -100 IGW airplanes (2006-11-15)
Washington, Usa - To prevent the flightcrew from performing a takeoff with a partially deployed thrust reverser, which could result in reduced controllability of the airplane
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: May 30, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 103)] [Page 30577-30579] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
AirlinesMeeting Cimoli-Humbert
Rome, Italy - Contacts between Alitalia and Airbus for the renew of the carrier's fleet
Alitalia made known that yesterday its President and CEO, Giancarlo Cimoli, met Airbus number one Gustav Humbert. According to what the carrier declared, it was one of the routine meetings that Cimoli... more