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Defense"Ionex 2006" naval drill will start May 11
Taranto, Italy - It will engage Italian and Russian forces
Russian Navy’s "Pitlivy" Frigate has arrived this morning in Taranto to join the "Ionex 2006" bilateral drill together with Italian Navy’s means. The operations will start May 11 leaving from the Ionian Sea... more
PeopleAn agreement for new Pescara-Moscow route
Pescara, Italy - The flights will be operated with a TU-154
Russian Charter Center-ICS Group and Baltour Tour Operator made an agreement according to which a charter line linking Pescara (Italy) and Moscow will be activated starting from July 1. The two companies... more
Weather forecastsAir shows and exhibitions in the second week of May
Rome, Italy - From today, Monday 8 to next Sunday 14
Monday 08 - Paragliding - 2006 Open Cup of Moscow. Sopot, Bulgaria. + 7 495 685 39 57 www.extreme-style.ru Tuesday 09 - The Australian Light Aircraft Championships 2006. Darling Downs Aero Club,... more
MiscellaneousAn Antonov AN-2 makes emergency landing in Turkey
Ankara, Turkey - Five passengers injured
Late Saturday a small Russian-made plane, an Antonov AN-2, left from the Republic of Moldova and made a stopover in the city of Izmir, Western Turkey, before taking off bound for Adana, South of the Country.... more
MiscellaneousMarshal Frassanito died
Verona, Italy - He had been injured in Nassiriya attack
Marshal Enrico Frassanito died yesterday at 5:35 pm in the resuscitation ward of borgo Trento (Verona) Hospital, after an irreversible septic shock. The number of Italian victims in Nassiriya attack on... more
AerospaceSpaceShipOne designer criticizes NASA
Los Angeles, USA - The technology used for the new Space Shuttle is obsolete
NASA is planning to return to the Moon by 2008 with a new Space Shuttle, whose projects are being elaborated both at Lockheed Martin and at a team composed by Northrop Group and Boeing; the nominee of... more
MiscellaneousUS Chinook shot down in Afghanistan
Kabul, Afghanistan - Ten soldiers died in the impact
It happened Friday in the Eastern Province Kunar, when a US CH-47 Chinook engaged in a combat against Taleban guerrillas was shot down by enemies. All the ten military men on board died, a spokesman of... more
MiscellaneousGB helicopter struck in Iraq
Bassora, Iraq - Four military men died
Saturday an helicopter crashed against a building without causing deaths or injured people on ground. Instead four military men died on board of the aircraft, a British helicopter fallen in Bassora -South... more
IndustryBoeing improves 777 maintenance program
Seattle, Usa - Recent improvements promise to reduce the costs and increase the time of service of the model
Recent improvements to the scheduled maintenance program for the Boeing 777 promise to reduce airlines’ maintenance costs and increase the time a 777 airplane is in revenue-generating service. By increasing t... more
PeopleNATS: new tower is virtually real for Heathrow air traffic control
London, UK - 87 metres above the runways of the world’s busiest international airport
"One of Europe’s most realistic air traffic control (ATC) simulators has gone live, preparing controllers at Heathrow for life in their new tower, 87 metres above the runways of the world’s busiest int... more
IndustryBAE Systems shareholders' fear because of the decision to sell the industry's share in Airbus
London, UK - The reassurances of the British industry
Yesterday BAE Systems officials, during the annual meeting of the industry, were undergo to a barrage of question by the company shareholders concerning the decision, announced last months, to sell the... more
MiscellaneousUS Congress unblocked the funds for the construction of a monument for U-93 victims
Washington, USA - It was decided by Charles Taylor, president of the Budget Committee of the House of Representative
Good news for the victims’ families of the U-93, the aircraft which on September 11 had to crash against the Congress and that instead crashed in Pennsylvania’s landscape because of the rebellion of the... more
Press releaseStefanel: Nuance confirmed at the Brisbane's airport until 2014
Milan, Italy - The times extended of the Nuance management of the Australian air station
The Nuance Group has concluded an agreement with Brisbane Airport Corporation Pty Ltd (Bac), in Australia, as per to which the expiry of the current airport concession managed by Nuance -expected for 2007-... more
AirlineseasyJet staff threatens strike
London, United Kingdom - The dispute on wage rises goes on
More than 1500 easyJet employees, among cabin crew and ground staff, are about to vote on wether to strike in six weeks, as the last initiative of a long pay dispute. The English airline defended itself... more
Science and technologyGEASAR: the flight Amsterdam-Olbia by no-frills carrier, transavia.com, inaugurated
Olbia, Italy - The link will have biweekly frequency and served by B-737/800
"The new connection Amsterdam-Olbia and viceversa served by the Dutch no-frills carrier, transavia.com, has been inaugurated. The new route has semi-weekly frequency, (Wednesday and Saturday) and operated... more
Latest newsIt will be the C-296M of EADS-CASA the transport military aircraft of the Finnish Armed Forces
Helsinki, Finland - Beat the C-27J of Alenia Aeronautica
The Finnish Defense Ministry ordered two C-296M aircraft, for military transport, to the Spanish EADS-CASA which will replaced the old Fokker F-27 owned by Finnish aviation. According to the signed deal,... more
Airlines2006 first quarter negative for Finnair
Helsinki, Finland - It is probable a jobs' cut
Finnair closed the 2006 first quarter in loss. It was due to the increase of fuel cost that, according to the carrier, will obliged the airline to a spending cut of about EUR 80 million, and to cut hundreds... more
Latest newsUS Senate approved a funding for Boeing C-17
Washington, USA - The funds are part of that ones given for the war in Iraq and hurricane "Katrina"
US Senate approved a USD 227.5 funding to continue production of the C-17 military transport aircraft of Boeing. The funding is a part of the money given exceptionally for the war in Iraq and for hurricane... more
PeopleMumbay and New Delhi airports privatized
New Delhi, India - The new owners are Australian and South African
Mumbay (ex-Bombay) and New Delhi Indian airports are officially private-owned and not public-owned anymore since yesterday midnight, when AAI, Airport Authority of India, got down 26% of joint stock of... more
AccidentsTuninter's ATR-72 incident . BCPT: the professionality of the two pilots permitted to safe more than an half of the passengers
Tunis, Tunisia - The statement of the Bureau de cordination des pilotes
Tunisian pilots, through their national association, defended today the works of their colleagues who are under investigation in Palermo because of the incident of the ATR-72 of Tuninter happened on last... more
AerospaceAround EUR 5 million to CIRA for aerospace
Capua, Italy - To realize a specialized laboratory in the aerospace componentry
The University and Scientific Research councillor, Teresa Armato, and CIRA (Italian Aerospace Researches Centre) President, Sergio Vetrella, have signed this morning a MoU for the realization of a specialized... more
AerospaceVietnam: in the 2008 the first telecommunication satellite of the country will be put in orbit
Hanoi, Vietnam - It was made known by the Vietnamese Government
Vietnam will launch in orbit its first satellite for telecommunications within the end of May 2008. It was made known by the Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. The Vietnamese Government makes... more
AirlinesAfriqiyah Airways has been linking 9 African countries to Italy since last May 1
Rome, Italy - A Libyan airline's statement makes it known
Afriqiyah Airways, Libya flag airline founded in 2001 by Gheddafi to link Europe and Africa, makes known that it started air connections last May 1 between Rome and nine African countries: Ivory Coast,... more
Science and technologySiria: the Director General of National Aviation Authority announces an enlargement project of Damascus airport
Rome, Italy - A statement of Italian Embassy in Siria makes it known
Italian Embassy in Damascus, Siria, makes known that the Director General of Siryan Civil Aviation Authority, Fayez Issa, said he soon wants to start infrastructural interventions at the international... more
MiscellaneousMeeting between Benedict XVI and the president of the European Commission Barroso
Vatican City - Interview about the future prospectives of Europe
This morning José Manuel Barroso, President of the European Commission, met His Sanctity Benedict XVI. In the interview several issues were faced, in particular the slowdown of the European integration... more
AirlinesDelta Airlines' new connection between Rome and New York
New York, USA - The carrier will open soon also a route between Atlanta and Venice
On next May 11 it will be launched a new connection between New York and Rome operated by Delta Airlines. In this way the carrier will increase the seats capability on the route between the Italian capital... more
MiscellaneousAn American helicopter ex-pilot risks prison
Miami, USA - He is charged to have illegally carried granite on board of his vintage aircraft
Charles A. Riggs, a helicopter ex-pilot of US Armed Forces in Vietnam, crash-landed on board of his Second World War-era DC-3 on a residential Fort Lauderdale area, Florida, June 13, 2005, surprisingly... more
PeoplePresident Bush gave the green light to European investments to control US carriers
Washington, USA - It is probable now the signature of an open skies agreement between USA and EU
President Bush gave the green light, passing the doubts regarding the national security, to the plan which will allow to the foreign investors to take the control of US air carriers for a share also larger... more
DefenseAhmadinejad: "We will produce nuclear energy on an industrial scale"
Baku, Azerbaijian - Kofi Annan exhorts diplomatic agreement
While the UN General Secretary Kofi Annan wished an agreement on the Iran nuclear dossier stall and exhorted USA to directly speak to Iran, the Iranian President Mahmud Ahmadinejad declared today, at the... more
AirlinesSwiss International: Swiss pilots' association disowned
Basel, Switzerland - It was retailed by a press release of the Swiss carrier
Swiss carrier, Swiss International Air Lines, born by the broken Swissair and controlled by German Lufthansa, made known with a press release to don’t recognize anymore the Swiss pilots association. A... more
DefenseISAF mission in Afghanistan: Italy passes command to Great Britain
Kabul, Afghanistan - David Richards succeeds Mauro Del Vecchio
The command of ISAF (International Security Assistance Force) NATO mission in Afghanistan, after nine months Italian belonging with General Mauro Del Vecchio, passes to British David Richards. In the last... more
IndustryATR: agreement between EADS and Finmeccanica
Toulouse, France - The production of turboprops will be compounded
French-Spanish-German EADS (European Aeronautic Defence and Space) and Italian counterpart Finmeccanica have agreed on compounding the production of ATR (French acronym which stand for Avions de Transport... more
PeopleSwitzerland will join "Single European Sky"
Bern, Switzerland - Helvetic Government decided that
Helvetic Government has agreed on join within the end of the year the so-called "Single European Sky" (SES), the project which aims to increase efficiency and safety in European air traffic management,... more
IndustryBoeing: Korean Air exercised two options on order for B-747/400 Freighter kits
Seattle, Usa - Its order announced in 2004 was to convert up to 20 models
Boeing and Korean Air last Wednesday said that the airline exercised options for two Boeing 747-400 freighter kits from its order announced in 2004 to convert up to 20 747-400 passenger airplanes into... more
HelicoptersItalian Police celebration from today to Sunday
Rome, Italy - Its helicopter division is fundamental for monitoring and rescue
In occasion of the 154th anniversary of Italian Police the Republic President, Carlo Azeglio Ciampi, and the outgoing Premier, Silvio Berlusconi, sent a gratitude message for the constant care of the corps... more
DefenseDi Paola: the Army is at forefront in foreign missions
Rome, Italy - In his discourse for the 145th anniversary of Italian Army
The Italian Defense Chief of Staff, Admiral Giampaolo Di Paola, in his message for the 145th anniversary of Italian Army constitution (whose recurrence was yesterday), underlined the effort made by the... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Boeing model 747-100, 747-100B, 747- 100B SUD, 747-200B, 747-300, 747-400, 747-400D, and 747SR series airplanes (2006-09-06)
Washington, Usa - To detect and correct fatigue cracking of certain lower lobe fuselage frames, which could lead to fatigue cracks in the fuselage skin, and consequent rapid decompression of the airplane
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: May 3, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 85)] [Page 25926-25928] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation... more
MiscellaneousEmergency landing at Olbia airport
Olbia, Italy - An English private airplane communicates hydraulic system trouble
Yesterday evening, shortly before 8 pm, the pilot of a private airplane with 5 people on board coming from England communicated hydraulic system trouble to the control tower of Olbia airport, asking for... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Dassault model Falcon 900EX airplanes
Washington, Usa - To detect and correct missing rivets in the front section of the central engine mast, which could result in reduced structural integrity of the central engine mast, possible separation of the engine from the airplane during flight
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: May 3, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 85)] [Page 25924-25926] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Airbus model A-310/200 and -300 series airplanes (2006-09-05)
Washington, Usa - To detect and correct fatigue cracks of the rear spar internal angle and tee fitting, which could lead to the rupture of the internal angle, tee fitting, and rear spar, and consequent reduced structural integrity of the wings
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: May 3, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 85)] [Page 25921-25924] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
AccidentsYesterday was the anniversary of Superga tragedy
Superga, Italy - Where players, trainers and managers of Turin team died together with three journalists
At 5:05 pm of May 4, 1949 a Fiat G-212 with Turin football team on board crashed against the wall of Superga Basilica back embankment, in Turin suburbs, Italy. The players, the trainers and some journalists... more
AccidentsAir disaster in the Black Sea: black boxes have been localized
Moscow, Russia - The signal uttered by one of them has been picked up
Yesterday evening Russian Transport Minister, Igor Levitin, announced in a press conference that the black boxes of the Armenian Airbus sunk Wednesday night off the Soci coast, Russian holiday city in... more
Civil aviationUSA: we will give information about CIA flights
Washington, USA - Tomorrow an EU inquiry commission in Washington
The US Secretary of Justice, Alberto Gonzales, made known that a delegation of EU officers will meet CIA members to receive clarifications about transfers of suspicious terrorists on "Special", secret... more
AccidentsRussia in a spot for the recovery of Armenian plane wreckage sunk in the Black Sea
Moscow, Russia - It admits its difficulties
The airplane, with 113 people on board -all of them died in the incident- sank Wednesday night in the Black Sea waters (see AVIONEWS for details); some corpses were recovered, but now the Kremlin admits... more
PeopleDirect air link Aosta-Brussels? For the moment only a hypothesis
Aosta, Italy - The President of Valle d'Aosta Region and the Commissioner for public relations of the French Community of Belgium have discussed about it
Luciano Caveri, Valle d’Aosta self-governing Region’s President, and Philippe Suinen, Commissioner for public relations of the French Community of Belgium, have signed yesterday a triennial programme of... more
Science and technologyNight fire at Brussels Airport
Brussels, Belgium - A destroyed airplane and a seriously injured man is the current assessment
A fire blown last night around midnight in one of the hangars at Brussels-Zaventem International Airport and put out around 2:30 am destroyed an airplane and damaged other three ones. A Sabena Technics... more
CuriositiesMerkel has flown towards USA by an aircraft belonged to Honeker
Berlin, Germany - An Airbus 310 inherited by the Aeronautics of the Communist regime
The German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, has arrived yesterday in New York for a flying visit of thirty hours. The curiosity is that she was on board of an A-310 belonged in the past to Erich Honeker, leader... more
MiscellaneousUS air raid kills 13 civil people in Iraq
Ramadi, Iraq - And two American military men die after an assassination attempt
"An air operation took place this morning in Ramadi", a spokesman of US Army said, partially confirming what Ramadi’s hospital sources and Police reported: at 11 am (local time) this morning USAF airplanes s... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Airbus model A-330/200, A-330/300, A-340/200, and A-340/300 series airplanes; and A-340/541 and A-340/642 airplanes (2006-09-07)
Washington, Usa - To prevent fatigue cracking, damage, or corrosion, which could result in reduced structural integrity of these airplanes
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: May 3, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 85)] [Page 25919-25921] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Boeing model 767 airplanes (2006-09-09)
Washington, Usa - To detect and correct cracking in the skin which could result in reduced structural integrity of the support structure for the vertical or horizontal stabilizer and subsequent loss of control of the airplane
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: May 3, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 85)] [Page 25928-25930] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more