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Science and technologyDubai is building a second hub
Dubai, United Arab Emirates - A USD 33bn project
The city of Dubai owns an international airport which reached 24 million passengers transit last year and 28 million are expected this year. In order to underburden the structure, the rich capital of Arab... more
AirlinesFedEx Express enlarges its terminal at Indianapolis Airport
Indianapolis, USA - 14 new gates and 37,000 square meters more
The US cargo airline, FedEx Express, and Indianapolis International Airport signed an agreement for the building of 14 new airplane gates, in addition to current 61, and for the strengthening of pack manufacturing... more
AirlinesUnited Airlines: more than EUR 22 million of profits in the first quarter of the 2006
Chicago, USA - The result has to be considered however net of the extraordinary revenues
United Airlines, from few months out by the long period of extraordinary administration that never involved the air traffic of USA, more than 37 months of Chapter 11, makes know to have produced profits,... more
IndustryEADS: Merrill Lynch improved its judgement about the share
Rome, Italy - EADS share's upgrade carried to "Buy"
The US business bank, Merril Lynch, confirms and improves its judgement about EADS company. Yesterday in fact it released an upgrade on the share. The business bank carried its judgement to "Buy", also... more
AccidentsFinmeccanica: agreement between the Italian industry and Region Valle d'Aosta
Aosta, Italy - Yesterday it took place a meeting between the Region President, Luciano Caveri, and Guarguaglini
Yesterday it took place a meeting between the President and CEO of Finmeccanica, Pier Francesco Guarguaglini, and the President of Region Valle d’Aosta, Luciano Caveri. The goal of the meeting was the r... more
AirlinesAir Berlin's share offer expires on May 10
Berlin, Germany - The carrier wants to expand its activities
Air Berlin established on May 10 the last day to buy the shares that it put on the market through a public offer. With the operation, according to the forecasts, the airline should have to receive about... more
Science and technologyCorruption at Pristina airport
Pristina, Serbia-Montenegro - Two dismissals and five warnings
Two employees at Pristina International Airport "JSC", Kosovo, were dismissed and five others received warnings for corruption, fraud and mismanagement reasons. The directors of the company operating in... more
PeopleManera: the centre of mass for European air traffic could move to Middle-East
Rome, Italy - After the conclusions at Salisbourg's meeting among Transport Ministers
The Director General of ENAC (Italian National Civil Aviation Authority), Silvano Manera, expressed his worry for the conclusions made by European Transport Ministers gathered May 4 and 5 in Strasbourg.... more
Latest news"Spring Flag 2006" since May 8 to 27
Cagliari, Italy - The air drill is in progress in Sardinia
"The "Spring Flag 2006", the most important air drill of the Air Force which takes place currently in Italy started yesterday, Monday May 8 at Cagliari-Decimumannu airport and it will end on next May 27.... more
MiscellaneousCheney visits Eastern Europe
Dubrovnik, Croatia - Appeal for EU and NATO opening to new members
American vice-President Dick Cheney has just ended a trip in Eastern Europe which made him meet political leaders in Lithuania, Kazakhstan, Macedonia, Albania and finally Croatia. Cheney repeated the importance... more
MiscellaneousUS air attack against Talebans on the Pakistan borderline
Islamabad, Pakistan - 3 injured and 8 missing people
Yesterday a US military helicopter attacked South Wasiristan tribal area, on the borderline between Pakistan and Afghanistan, causing 3 injured and 8 missing people among miners living in Permel district,... more
Latest newsNorway will not abandon the F-35-JSF program
Oslo, Norway - It was announced by Norwegian Government
The Government of Oslo made known that Norway will not abandon the program for the new military aircraft F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. The Norwegian decision arrived after months of negotiations in which... more
DefenseMichael Hayden is the new Chief of CIA
Washington, USA - Parliamentarians' protests against Bush' choice
After the sensational resignation of CIA’s Chief Peter Gross because of the polemics on Iraqi war and of the CIA?s Flights in Europe (see for details AVIONEWS), the President of the United States, George W... more
DefenseNo UN agreements on Iranian nuclear dossier
New York, USA - In the meantime Ahmadinejad announces the failure of Occidental liberalism and democracy
No results on Iranian nuclear dossier once again: the yesterday evening dinner between five permanent members of UN Security Council plus Germany, which took place in New York on American Secretary of... more
AerospaceCosmonaut emotions in Cuneo
Cuneo, Italy - Some no-gravity minutes on board of a Ilyushin 76-Mdk
The monthly magazine "Newton" reports that in September one of the five Russian airplanes normally used for cosmonaut training, the Ilyushin 76-Mdk, specifically built for flight in absence of gravity,... more
DefenseThere is no an agreement between US Air Force and Army about the joint employment of UAV aircraft
Washington, USA - Agreement achieved for the development of a Joint Cargo Aircraft
US Air Force and Army are still working to define the details of an agreement for the joint employment of the UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) Predator and Warrior (see for details AVIONEWS). The agreement... more
MiscellaneousToday the funerals for Marshal Frassanito
Verona, Italy - Burial chamber set up in the morning
The burial chamber for Marshal Enrico Frassanito, who died Sunday after his displacement from Kuwait City (see AVIONEWS for details), has been set up today at Palazzo Barbieri, seat of Verona municipality,... more
AirlinesAir France-KLM: traffic in April 2006
Paris, France - Sharp increase in both traffic and load factor
"Passenger operations In April, Air France-KLM posted an excellent performance both in terms of activity levels and unit revenue, reflecting the continued strength in traffic, particularly in the premium... more
Science and technologyChina: other 48 airports will be built in the next five years
Beijing, China - The Chinese newspaper "China Daily" writes it today
The Chinese newspaper in English language, "China Daily", reports a news that shows once again the number of giant that China is producing in its unstoppable economic and industrial growth. According to... more
MiscellaneousCheney criticizes Russian energy policy
Washington, USA - Referring to Russian economist Illarionov
US vice-President, Dick Cheney, praised the words of Andrei Illarionov, Russian economist and ex-adviser to Putin, who accused his Country’s government to erode civil and economic freedoms last week. R... more
IndustryEADS shares increased
Paris, France - The raise due to the announcement of important structural changes for the A-350
Yesterday on the financial markets the shares of EADS, the French-Spanish-German consortium which owns the 80% of Airbus stock, registered a raise of the 1.9% because of the announcement that important... more
Press releaseMalev: good results recorded in the first quarter 2006
Budapest, Hungary - A press release by Hungarian airline unveiled it
A press release by Malev, the Hungarian flag carrier, yesterday unveiled that the airline has had in the first quarter of 2006 an increase of the passengers equal to 11,7% compared to the last year. In... more
Press releaseReggio Calabria Airport. Scopelliti: municipality administration has the merit of Air Malta links
Reggio Calabria, Italy - Mayor Giuseppe Scopelliti declared that
"The presence of the Maltese airline on our territory is born from a happy intuition of my administration about the community’s real needs. The activation of new flights to and from Rome and Malta with o... more
IndustryBoeing concluded new round of wind-tunnel tests for 747-8 family
Seattle, Usa - Marking another milestone for the program launched in November by Cargolux Airlines and Nippon Cargo Airlines
The latest round of wind-tunnel testing for the new Boeing 747-8 family of airplanes concluded recently, marking another milestone for the program launched in November by Cargolux Airlines and Nippon Cargo... more
MiscellaneousSeptember 11: Moussaoui wants to retrac the admission of guilt
Washington, USA - Surprise move of the sole condamned for the terroristic attacks of 2001
Zacarias Moussaoui, the French citizen with Moroccan origin condamned last week by Alexandria, Virginia, Court to life sentence for September 11 attempts, decided to retract his admission of guilt (see... more
Science and technologyRFID System at Heathrow against luggage loss
London, United Kingdom - The new labelling system will be tested since September
Every year 200,000 suitcases are lost or stolen, while about 30 million are loaded on wrong flight, with more than two billion Euros total cost for airlines. Starting from September, London-Heathrow Airport... more
AccidentsThe champion of the Brazilian acrobatic aviation, Fabiano Santana, died in an air incident
Saint Paul, Brazil - The causes of the disgrace are still unknown
Yesterday, during an exibition in the city of Atibaia near Saint Paul of Brazil, the champion of the Brazilian acrobatic aviation Fabiano Santana died. The single engine aircraft on which the champion... more
MiscellaneousToday the burial ceremony of the two Italian Alpine soldiers dead in Afghanistan
Rome, Italy - The condition of the other four Italian soldiers injured in Kabul attempt are good
Today in the church of Santa Maria degli Angeli, in Rome, the burial ceremony of the two Italian Alpine soldiers, dead last Friday in Kabul, Afghanistan, because of a Taliban guerrilla attack will took... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Boeing model 747 airplanes
Washington, Usa - To prevent a loss of control of the horizontal stabilizer and consequent loss of control of the airplane
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: May 8, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 88)] [Page 26679-26682] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Bombardier model CL-600-2B19 airplanes
Washington, Usa - To prevent fluid contamination inside the fire and overheat control unit, which could result in a false fire alarm and consequent emergency landing
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: May 8, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 88)] [Page 26682-26685] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Airbus model A-319/100 and A-320/200 series airplanes; and model A-320/111 airplanes
Washington, Usa - To ensure that the fuel pumps do not run while dry, which, in combination with flammable fuel vapors, could result in a fuel tank explosion and consequent loss of the airplane
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: May 8, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 88)] [Page 26685-26687] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
AccidentsHelicopter falls: mountain climber Carlos Pauner is safe
Kathmandu, Nepal - The aircraft fell onto an Himalayan glacier
Notorious Spanish mountain climber Pauner and the other helicopter passengers who weathered the accident. The Spanish climbers team went to Nepal to try to climb Dhaulagiri Himalayan mountain. An helicopter... more
MiscellaneousDiplomatic meetings of Lebanese leaders
Beirut, Lebanon - Travels to Syria, Egypt and United Kingdom
Bashar al Assad and Farouk al Sharaa, respectively the Syrian President and Vice-President, welcomed Sunday the President of Lebanese Parliament, Nabih Berri, in Damascus. In the meantime the leader of... more
PeoplePrivate airplanes pilots protest against Sardinia decision to tax executive flights
Rome, Italy - It is said in a statement by AOPA Italia
AOPA Italia (Aircraft owner and pilot association) published a statement Saturday against the decision of the Regional Committee leaded by Renato Soru to tax all the non-scheduled flights landing on Sardinian... more
IndustryMarvin Engineering Co., Inc., awarded of a over 7 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the F/A-18 Hornet aircraft
Marvin Engineering Co., Inc.*, Inglewood, Calif., is being awarded a $7,043,946 firm-fixed-price contract for 270 production BRU-32B/A ejector bomb racks and three periodic production samples for the F/A-18... more
IndustryKiewit Building Group Inc. awarded of a over 47 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the C-17 aircraft maintenance hangar
Kiewit Building Group Inc., Anchorage, Alaska, was awarded on May 3, 2006, a $47,567,136 increment as part of a $74,756,400 firm-fixed-price contract for construction of a C-17 aircraft maintenance hangar.... more
Latest newsLast flight for the C-141
dayton, US - The aircraft became famous to have carried back the us prisoner of Vietnam
The last flight of the C-141 took place at Dayton, Ohio, at the US Air Force’s base of Wright-Patterson. At the ceremony there were a lot of ex-prisoners of Vietnam. This type of aircraft infact became f... more
AirlinesDelta Airlines: the link New York-Budapest will depart from tomorrow
Budapest, Hungary - The economic-financial magyar newspaper "Vilaggazdasag" writes it
The new link between New York towards the Hungarian capital, Budapest, by Delta Airlines, will be inaugurated tomorrow. The schedule incloses a frequency for five days per week and to be served by a B-767/300.... more
MiscellaneousArrested and released in the week end 5 suspected attackers on an American Airlines' flight
New York, USA - They were four Angolan soldiers and an Israeli one
On last Saturday there were fear moment in US skies. After the woman who provoked an emergency landing because of the use of nail varnish remover (see for details AVIONEWS) the American authorities arrested... more
Industry"Scramjet" technology to travel faster than sound
Washington, USA - Prototypes and testings already made
"Hyshor II" is the name of the engine tested in March at Woomera, Southern Australia, which allows hypersonic flight based on "Scramjet" technology (Supersonic Combustion Ramject). NASA too is working... more
Press releaseNuance: Stefanel and Gecos disprove the rumours of the society's assignment
Milan, Italy - Two shareholders have issued a joint press release
"There is full confirmation and support to the management and to the industrial project of Nuance Group. The industrial plan 2005-2009, parallelly to an increase of the profitability, expects a progressive... more
AirlinesEthiopian Airlines is growing
Addis Abeba, Ethiopia - It is forecast a strong growth of its activities in the next 4 years
Ethiopian Airlines has scheduled a strong expansion of its activities in the next four years. The carrier which closed last year with a net profit of USD 43.4 million, aims to realize in 2010 a net profit... more
AirlinesSAS grows shortly than the expectations
Stockholm, Sweden - The carrier is in difficulties because of the strong competition and of the raise of the fuel cost
Despite a raise of the passengers number of the 6.4% last april the result of Scandinavian Airline SAS (owned by the government of Denmark, Sweden and Norway), were not positive as at the beginning the... more
Science and technologyPescara airport: since July first the connections with Russia will start
Pescara, Italy - It was announced by Abruzzo Transport Councillor Enrico Paolini
During a press conference which took place in Pescara last Saturday, the Regional Tourism Councillor, Enrico Paolini announced that since next July first the new charter flights to Russia will start. The... more
AirlinesEtihad Airways wants to expand its cargo fleet
Abu Dhabi, UAE - The carrier is undecided between the B-777 and the A-330-200
Etihad Airways, UAE’s carrier based in Abu Dhabi, has the intention to expand its activities in the field of the goods transport through the purchase of 5 new cargo aircraft. The airline is evaluating w... more
CuriositiesUnited Airlines flight makes an emergency landing because of a strong smell of nail-varnish remover onboard
New York, Usa - A passenger has not renounced to put the nail polish during the flight
The uncontrollable desire to put the nail polish of a passenger on a flight United Airlines 787 from Chicago to San Diego, provoked an emergency landing of the airplane in Denver’s airport, in Colorado. T... more
IndustryUSA and Japan together for the new Concorde
Tokyo, Japan - A Japanese economic newspaper reveals that
It was the 26th of May 1976 when the first Concorde, the product of cooperation between France and Great Britain, made its first flight from Washington. After 28 years, by the end of 2003, the supersonic... more
CuriositiesWorld Championships of Germany 2006: O'Leary: at each goal to England I will give thousands of tickets
Dublin, Ireland - The Ryanair's CEO declared it
During an interview to German weekly "Welt am Sonntag", the Ryanair’s CEO, Michael O’Leary, famous also for his love for two sports, football and rugby, and also for a particular aversion to the English, and... more
AirlinesPositive April for easyJet
London, UK - Load factor to 86.4%
British low-cost carrier, easyJet, made known the data about its activities last April. Respect the same period of the last year the carrier registered a raise of the number of passengers of the 16.8%,... more
DefenseUSAF: Roudenbush nominated as next surgeon general
Washington, USA - He will succeed Peach Taylor
Top exchange for head doctor charge in US Air Force: Major General James G. Roudenbush was nominated to succeed Lieutenant General George Peach Taylor, who was selected in 2002. The assignment of Roudenbush,... more