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DefenseFirst NATO meeting in Bulgaria
Sophia, Bulgaria - Agreements for the settlement of US bases in the Balcanic country
Bulgaria, for the first time by its entry in the Atlantic Alliance, will host a NATO meeting. On next April 27-28 in fact an informal summit of the Foreign Ministers of Nato’s member countries will take p... more
HelicoptersTwo Mangustas open Formula 1 GP
Imola, Italy - The show of San Marino's paratroopers launches the competition
San Marino Gran Premio was opened yesterday with a low-altitude ride above Imola’s circuit of two Mangustas of Rimini’s "Vega" 7th Italian Army Aviation Regiment, flight division of "Friuli" aircraft bri... more
IndustryBoeing: Southwest Airlines converted options to orders for 79 B-737s
Seattle, Usa - The deliveries between 2007 and 2012
Boeing and Southwest Airlines said the airline converted options into orders for 79 Next-Generation 737-700s, bringing the airline’s total past and future Boeing orders for 737-700s to 370 airplanes. Airplanes c... more
MiscellaneousUnited Airlines: a passenger announces a bomb on board
Denver, USA - The flight landed in Denver but it was a false alarm
José Manuel Pelayo-Ortega is appearing today in court because he caused emergency landing of a United Airlines’ Airbus A-320 in Denver, Colorado. The flight left Friday evening from Chicago, Illinois, an... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Boeing model 747-100, 747-100B, 747- 100B SUD, 747-200B, 747-200C, 747-200F, 747-300, 747SR, and 747SP series airplanes
Washington, Usa - To prevent cracked or fractured thrust links that could lead to the loss of the load path for the rear engine mount bulkhead and damage to other primary engine mount structure
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: April 21, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 77)] [Page 20528-20530] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Pratt & Whitney Canada (PWC) PW535A turboshaft engines
Washington, Usa - To prevent lack of engine response to power lever input, which could cause a single or dual engine in-flight shutdown event
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: April 21, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 77)] [Page 20531-20533] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationFAA (Correction) AD on Airbus model A300 B4-600, B4-600R, and F4-600R series airplanes, and model C4-605R Variant F airplanes
Washington, Usa - To prevent crack formation in the sealing angles
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: April 21, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 77)] [Page 20530-20531] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
DefenseIran nuclear matter: an agreement with Russia?
Teheran, Iran - USA ask for embargo on weapons sale to Teheran
Five days to deadline of the ultimatum set by UN Security Council for Iran to suspend its nuclear plan, the spokesman of Teheran’s Foreign Ministry, Hamid Reza Asefi, declared yesterday that "Uranium e... more
Science and technologyGesac: presentation of the new flight to Brussels by Virgin Express next Wednesday
Naples, Italy - Besides the development plans by the same carrier
The GESAC, Naples’ airport management society, communicates that the presentation of the new flight Naples-Brussels and of the development projects by Virgin Express, will take place next Wednesday, A... more
MiscellaneousFour Canadian soldiers died in Afghanistan
Ottawa, Canada - Bomb explosion against the tank
Last Saturday, three Canadian soldiers were killed, while the fourth died at the Kandahar hospital, after a bomb blow-off while the four soldiers were travelling on board of a tank towards the city of... more
Weather forecastsAir shows and exhibitions in the last week of April
Rome, Italy - From today, Monday 24 to next Monday May 1st
Monday 24 - Grumman Half Yearly Gathering. Dubbo, New South Wales, Australia. + 61 4 1813 1273 www.aya.org - Rallying - 2006 Egypt Pyramids Air Rally. Alexandria, Egypt. + 202 624 4545 http://events.fai.org... more
IndustryAlenia-Sukhoi agreement: 1000 regional jets within 2009
Moscow, Russia - Italy participates with a EUR 300m contribution
As for the Italo-Russian agreement signed last week in Moscow, concerning regional jets and Tetra telecommunications network (see AVIONEWS for details), the Italian Ministry of Productive Activities, Claudio... more
IndustryAlenia-unions agreement on apprenticeship
Rome, Italy - At least 75% of apprentices will be confirmed
Italian trade unions, after their agreement with Finmeccanica (see AVIONEWS for details), reached an agreement with Alenia Aeronautica too concerning apprenticeship contracts, so that there is a correct... more
AccidentsAfghanistan: a military airplane crashes onto houses
Kabul, Afghanistan - There are several victims and injured among civil people and crew
Today a military airplane has gone out of the runway at Lashkar Gah’s airport, the Capital of Helmand Province, South Afghanistan, crashing against some houses in a nearby residential area and causing, a... more
AccidentsA Libyan military plane crashes onto a city in Camerun
Kusseri, Camerun - Six victims, all of them were crew members
A Libyan military cargo plane crashed yesterday morning onto a residential area in Kusseri, a city in the boundaries between Camerun and Ciad, after it missed landing at N’Djamena International Airport, C... more
IndustryUnited Technologies Corp. awarded of a 120 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the F-35A aircraft
United Technologies Corp., Pratt & Whitney, Military Engines, East Hartford, Conn., is being awarded a $120,000,000 ceiling-priced cost-plus-incentive-fee, award-fee contract for the low rate initial product... more
Latest newsA spy plane shot down in Iran
Teheran, Iran - It is the second one this month
"Iran" government newspaper reports yesterday Iranian Armed Forces shot down a spy plane near Qeshm island, in Hormuz Strait. The news talk about an aircraft belonging to foreign forces, but they do not... more
HelicoptersUS helicopter rescued a Korean woman
Seoul, South Korea - Large willingness of US Army to help the host country's population
US command in South Korea made known to have carried out in the last days a rescue mission in Yong Pyeong Do Island in the West Sea. The crew of a HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter rescued an old Korean woman... more
Latest newsUS Air Force looking for more economic ways to keep its planes in the air
Washington, Usa - Constructors and suppliers tighten their belts
Brig. Gen. S. Taco Gilbert III, director of strategic planning and chief of staff for plans and programs at USAFS headquarter, speaking last Wednesday at the annual meeting of Lean Aerospace Initiative,... more
MiscellaneousSeptember 11 trial: the defence office ended its address by counsel
Alexandria, USA - The prosecutor has to demonstrate that Moussaoui is not mad
Yesterday at the September 11 trial, in which there is a sole respondent the French citizen with Moroccan Origin Zacarias Moussaoui, the defence office ended its address by counsel (see for details AVIONEWS... more
Science and technologySAB: 17 new direct connections from Marconi's airport
Boulogne, Italy - Withe the arrival of Summer times
"Moscow, Krakow, Helsinki, Hamburg, Malta, Elba among the absolute newnesses. New York, Dublin, Budapest, Bari, Rodi, Reykjavik, Lisbon, Lamezia Terme, Kos, Naples and Ibiza among the restarts and reinforce... more
MiscellaneousEx-Yugoslavian retired pilot under arrest
Belgrad, Serbia - The charge is complicity with Ratko Mladic's ex-officials
The Serbian capital city newspaper Blick referred yesterday that ex-pilot of the old Yugoslavian aviation first, and of the Serbian then, Stanko Ristic, was arrested with one of his sons, Pedrag for helping... more
DefenseVenezuela announces bilateral military drills
Caracas, Venezuela - Defense Minister Maniglia declared it
Venezuelan Defense Minister, Admirer Orlando Maniglia, has announced his Country will make bilateral military drills with Armed Forces of Brazil and Colombia, answering US naval manoeuvres ongoing in the... more
Science and technologyForeign people in Iran. Faster procedures: visas issued at the airport
Teheran, Iran - A new legal disposition states that
Iranian Ministers Council has approved a legal disposition according to which foreign citizens will be able to get an entry visa valid for 15 days, which can be extended to a month after a request to local... more
Science and technologyAdR new designations: Stajano and Basile respectively President and CEO
Rome, Italy - 2005 budget has been made known too: +4.3%
The new designations for leadership change in Aeroporti di Roma, the mangement company of Rome’s Fiumicino and Ciampino airports, have been communicated today. The Board of Directors has convened and r... more
MiscellaneousBin Laden's close collaborator killed
London, UK - It was retailed by "Al-Hayat" newspaper
According to Arab newspaper published in London "Al-Hayat", one of the most close collaborator of Osama Bin Laden should be killed during an US air raid in Afghanistan. The man, Hassam Abdel Latif Abu... more
Science and technologyBudapest airport improves air traffic
Budapest, Hungary - +19.7 in March 2006
In the month of March 595,160 passengers had been handled by the Magyar airport, with an increase of 13,849 passengers (+2.4%) on March 2005. In the last 12 months the number of persons reached 8,2 million,... more
PeopleTwo new flights from Paris "CdG" to Lisbon
Paris, France - New routes beginning on April 21st, 2006
On April 21st, 2006 the airport "Charles de Gaulle" will offer two new flights to Lisbon operated by the Portuguese airline TAP, which has just joined the carriers of Star Alliance. These two new flights... more
Latest newsLong times for the new USA's bomber
Washington, USA - Fund for the upgrade of the B-52, B-1 and B-2 have been given
US Air Force is waiting the green light by the Pentagon to start the financing and the planning of a new long-range strike bomber. But probably, because of the complexity of the operation and of the bureaucratic... more
AirlinesGood results in the first quarter of 2006 for Southwest Airlines and Continental
New York, USA - The growth is threatened by fuel cost's raise
US air transport sectors seem to be entered in a growth phase. Continental and Southwest Sirlines, two of the most important American carriers, presented in the last days the results of their activities... more
DefenseA new special anti-terrorism corp was born in UK
London, UK - The detachment will be able to be used all around the world
UK announced the creation of a new detachment of special anti-terrorism forces. The new corp is formed by men coming from paratroopers and Royal Marines and it will cooperate with the other two elite corps... more
IndustryEmbraer: three new Emb-190 ordered by Copa Airlines
São José dos Campos, Brazil - Conversion of three options raises carrier’s total firm order to 15 E-Jets
Copa Airlines has exercised three EMBRAER 190 options, increasing to 15 the number of firm E-Jets in its orderbook – two of which already delivered, and still has 15 options. All of Copa’s EMBRAER 190... more
AirlinesQatar Airways increases flights to Philippines and Great Britain
Rome, Italy - The carrier has reached 45 aircraft in its fleet and a network of 70 destinations
Qatar Airways introduces two new links between Doha and Manila, bringing so overall to nine ones per week the routes between two capitals; in this way it will satisfy with more seats the raise of traffic... more
CuriositiesEcological house built with wreckages of Jumbo 747
Los Angeles, Usa - USD 100.000 to buy the wreckages and a final cost with six digits
Project ready to build an ecological house in Malibu, on the hills of Los Angeles, with the wreckages of a Jumbo 747, costed to the Californian woman, Francie Rehwald, USD 100.000, a final cost with six... more
IndustryIndustrial agreement between Italy and Russia has been signed
Rome, Italy - It concerns two projects: regional jets and Tetra system
An Italian-Russian intergovernative understanding, regarding the realise of regional jets by Alenia Aeronautica and Sukhoi and the production of instrumentation for Tetra communication system by Selex... more
Fair and showsScott Crossfield dies in command of a Cessna 210
Atlanta, USA - The notorious pilot was the first man to fly with twice the speed of sound
The legendary American test pilot, Scott Crossfield, died in command of a Cessna 210 prop aircraft flying from Alabama to Washington and fallen in Georgia during a storm Wednesday. Flight instructor and... more
MiscellaneousHu Jintao meets George W. Bush
Washington, USA - Important political and economic themes have been talked about
In the field of his diplomatic visit in Unites States, yesterday Chinese President Hu Jintao met American President George W. Bush in order to talk about problems between the two Countries in political,... more
DefenseNuclear matter (2): Iran is ready to cooperate
Moscow, Russia - Teheran delegate at IAEA said that
Iranian delegate at International Atomic Energy Agency has declared today that Iran is willing to fully keep on cooperating with IAEA itself on nuclear matter, in order to "Dissipate all the inaccuracies"... more
AirlineseasyJet is forced to cancel Milan-Olbia flights
Milan, Italy - ENAC did not authorized the service, which was expected to start today
No way for easyJet, whose permission to fly on Milan-Olbia route has been denied by ENAC (Italian National Civil Aviation Authority). The beginning of the free service was expected this morning for passengers... more
DefenseNuclear matter: Russia will transform 63 kilos of uranium coming from Uzbekistan
Moscow, Russia - IAEA's inspection in Teheran has been revoked
The added Director of the International Atomic Energy Agency, Olli Heinonen, has refused to go to Teheran for an inspection expected today: is it a signal that Iran did not respect IAEA’s requests on d... more
PeopleOlympic Airlines chairman's resignation
Athens, Greece - New summit of the Hellenic company
Greece, under two separate European Court rulings, must recover about 701 milion of Euros (Usd. 865 milion) in illegal subsides handed to Olympic Airlines over the years or face EU fines. Country’s t... more
Press releaseANSV: Agency's delegates accredited in Norway and in Spain for two different events
Rome, Italy - A crash and a serious trouble occurred, respectively, at the end of March and at the beginning of April
"The Italian Air Safety Board (ANSV) has accredited its own investigator in the technical inquiry performed by the equivalent Norwegian investigative Board on the crash occurred to an A-109, code LN-OLH,... more
MiscellaneousIncreasing violence in disorders against the King of Nepal: internal flights suspended
Katmandu, Nepal - Three dead and 40 injured people in yesterday demonstrations
Nepal situation is getting worse and worse and the protest against King Gyanendra harder and harder. A coalition of seven parties, allied to Maoist rebels, asks for abdication of the king, who assumed... more
IndustryMcDonnell Douglas Corp. awarded of a near 16 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the F/A-18E/F aircraft
McDonnell Douglas Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of The Boeing Co., St. Louis, Mo. is being awarded a $15,971,155 firm-fixed-priced order against a previously issued Basic Ordering Agreement (N00019-03-G-0009)... more
IndustryMcDonnell Douglas Helicopter Co. awarded of a over 44 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the AH-64D aircraft
McDonnell Douglas Helicopter Co., Mesa, Ariz., was awarded on April 17, 2006, a $44,372,772 modification to a firm-fixed-price contract for remanufacture of six AH-64D aircraft. Work will be performed... more
IndustryGeneral Electric Aircraft Engine awarded of a over 7 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the overhaul and repair for the entire T-700 family of engines
General Electric Aircraft Engine, Cincinnati, Ohio, was awarded on April 14, 2006, a $7,359,892 modification to a firm-fixed-price contract for overhaul and repair effort for the entire T-700 family of... more
IndustryThe Boeing Co. awarded of a over 7 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the CH-47 helicopter
The Boeing Co., Ridley Park, Pa., was awarded on April 14, 2006, a $7,476,776 modification to a firm-fixed-price contract for long lead parts for the CH-47 Helicopter. Work will be performed in Ridley... more
Civil aviationA defense plan for Canadian oil plants
Ottawa, Canada - Admiral McNeal hopes in a cooperation between Armed Forces
Canadian Admirer, Dan McNeil, publicly recalled that the government of his Country should not underestimate the risk for a possible terrorist attack against Atlantic oil plants, which by now are not endowed... more
PeopleBritish Airways halves ticket fares
London, Great Britain - Up to 50% of save on 65 European destinations to contrast low-cost carriers
The British flag company British Airways (BA), to contrast rivalry of no-frill carriers like Ryanair, brought a reduction on ticket fares up to 50%, with one-way ticket fares starting at Gbp 29,00 (Euro... more
Civil aviationRussia won't suspend the building of a nuclear plant in Iran
Moscow, Russia - Sharp refusal of the American appeal
Yesterday American vice-President of State, Nicholas Burns, appealed Russia to suspend the building of Busher’s nuclear plant in Iran, in order to isolate the Islamic Republic in its dangerous ambitions o... more