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IndustryGoodrich Corporation will deliver some components of the B-787 Dreamliner
Washington, USA - Boeing announced it in statement
Boeing announced to have awarded the contract for the supply of the flight deck lightning system and cabin attendant seating for the 787 Dreamliner to Goodrich Corporation. Now only the supply of few components... more
Science and technologyGrave lacks in US airports' security
Washington, USA - An NBC's news revealed it
Yesterday evening the NBC’s news revealed that in a recent test, conducted by Governmental authorities, to control the security of 21 airports in the country, no air station passed the exam. Federal a... more
Latest newsHumanitarian aid delivered in Iraq by Italian Armed Forced
Baghdad, Iraq - Food, water, clothes and blankets for Al Haji Husayn village
Italian military men delivered a humanitarian cargo in Al Haji Husayn, a village about 40 kilometers away from nassiriya, Ieaq, where they distributed a ton and a half of food, 600 liters of water, 200... more
Civil aviationGeneral Mosca Moschini: there is much more to make with EU-NATO relationship
Rome, Italy - He declared that in a conference of ISTRID
The President of European Union Military Committee, General Rolando Mosca Moschini, talked about relationship between EU military institutions and NATO during a conference organized by ISTRID (Italian... more
Latest newsCompensations for families of Kindu's slaughter
Rome, Italy - After 45 years, a law of the Italian Republic President allocates EUR 4.5m
On the 11th of November in 1961, two Italian Air Force C-119s left from Pisa headed to Kindu, former Belgian Congo (currently Democratic Republic of Congo), where a civil war was in course, for a UN humanitarian... more
AirlinesJapanese authorities' enquiry on Skymark Airlines
Tokyo, Japan - Safety lacks ascertained
Japanese authorities started several inspections, which will continue for about one month, on the Japanese low-cost carrier Skymark Airlines. The decision arrived after the confession of the same airline... more
MiscellaneousLawyer Carla Martin suspended by Moussaoui trial
Alexandria, USA - Prosecution of debate is at sea
Lawyer Carla Martin, who last days was accused to have given informations to the officials of the Federal Aviation Administration who had to witness at the trial for September 11 attacks which has as respondent... more
MiscellaneousSecond-degree trial for Milan's absenteeists suspended
Milan, Italy - Acts will pass to Italian Constitutional Court's examination
The 39 defendants, air-traffic controllers and other employees of Milano-Linate Airport, charged of absenteeism for shopping and playing football during service, were first-degree acquited and Milan Public... more
AirlineseasyJet route Paris-Ajaccio blocked by DGAC
Paris, France - The French Civil Aviation Authority did not permit the flights
The French "Direction Général de l’Aviation Civile" (DGAC) blocked Paris-Ajaccio route planned by English low-cost airline easyJet for Summer season, allowing only Air France and Corsican CCM to operate fli... more
Latest newsMore time asked to the Pentagon to decide about the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter's project
Washington, USA - US decisional method contested
US Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman, John Warner, proposed to the Pentagon to postpone the decision about the cancellation of the plan for the delivery of the backup engines of the F-35 Joint Strike... more
Civil aviationFAA (Revision) AD on The Cessna Aircraft Company airplanes (2006-01-11 R1)
Washington, Usa - Models 208 and 208B
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: March 16, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 51)] [Page 13538-13541] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
HelicoptersEurocopter: the Spanish Ministry of Interiors selects the EC-135 for its Police Forces
Marignane, France - It will acquire 48 models plus three already in service
The Spanish Government has announced today the launch of the acquisition programme for the modernisation of the security forces. The Spanish Ministry of Interior will acquire 48 EC-135 helicopters in order... more
DefenseUS soldiers will leave Iceland
Reykjavik, Iceland - The Icelandic authorities' disappointment
USA announced last Wednesday to the Icelandic Prime Minister and to his Foreign Minister, its intention to remove their troop from the country. US unilateral decision provoked the regret and the disappointment... more
AirlinesVolare goes to Alitalia
Rome, Italy - It is possible to know it by a Ministry of Productive Activities' report
Italian Minister of Productive Activities, Claudio Scajola, gave green light to the purchase of Volare by Alitalia. A report of the Ministry made known it specifying that Italian flagship carrier will... more
DefenseNATO sent other 600 soldiers in Kosovo
Pristina, Serbia-Montenegro - The decision to guarantee security in a particularly delicate period
NATO made known that reserve force were sent in Kosovo to help the soldiers who are already in the place in their peacekeeping mission. They are 600 German soldiers, arrived yesterday at Pristina’s airport, w... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on McDonnell Douglas model DC-9-10, -20, - 30, -40 and -50, and model DC-9-81, and DC-9- 82 airplanes
Washington, Usa - To prevent ice from forming on the lateral control mixer and control cable assemblies, which could reduce controllability of the airplane
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: March 16, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 51)] [Page 13529-13533] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on The Cessna Aircraft Company models 208 and 208B airplanes (2006-06-06)
Washington, USA - To assure that the pilot has enough information to prevent loss of control of the airplane while in-flight during icing conditions
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: March 16, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 51)] [Page 13533-13538] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Latest newsEmergency landing in Ceylon for an US military aircraft
Colombo, Ceylon - The plane carried 110 US soldiers
Yesterday night an US Air Force’s aircraft, which was carrying 110 soldiers, was obliged to an emergency landing in Ceylon. The plane took off from Hawaii to Male, Maldives’ capital, but was redirected to... more
MiscellaneousGreek Foreign Minister is meeting American Secretary of State
Athens, Greece - Ministry spokesman announced that
It’s been officially announced a March 23 visit of the new Greek Foreign Minister, Dora Bakoyannis, to the American Secretary of State, Condoleezza Rice. Further details haven’t been given, neither the... more
DefenseUS offensive in Iraq
Bagdad, Iraq - 50 aircraft, 1,500 soldiers and 200 tactical vehicles on the camp
Yesterday the US Command in Iraq launched the biggest offensive by the end of the war on April 2003. The battle is in progress in Samarra’s zone, 100 km North from Iraqi capital, and sees the engagement o... more
AirlinesUS Airways financed by General Electric
Phoenix, USA - The loan should cover one third of airline's debt
US Airways, the fifth largest US carrier, is seeking to exit bankruptcy protection and refinance its USD 3bn in debt, in order to join the consortium with America West in September. The alliance expects... more
AccidentsTurkish helicopter crashed into rocks
Ankara, Turkey - Six of the five military officers on board died
Yesterday a military helicopter stroke high voltage power wires and then it crashed into rocks near Erzincan, Eastern Turkey. Turkish press agency "Anatolia" refers that. The accident causes have not been... more
Latest newsUntil the end of the years the first F-16 will be delivery to Polish Air Force
Warsaw, Poland - Defence Minister Sikorski declared it
Polish Defence Minister Radoslaw Sikorski announced yesterday that until the end of the year the first 8 F-16, of the 48 ones bought by the American Lockheed Martin for a value of USD 3.5 billion, will... more
Science and technologyAir traffic crazed at Fiumicino because of a breakdown to the radars
Rome, Italy - ANSV started an enquiry on the event
Yesterday evening the air traffic of the most important air station of Italian capital, "Leonardo da Vinci" airport at Fiumicino, went in tilt because of a radars’ breakdown. The damaged hit the SAF s... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Cessna model 500, 501, 550, S550, 551, and 560 airplanes (2006-06-03)
Washington, Usa - To prevent potential fuel vapor ignition in a fuel tank, which could result in explosion and loss of the airplane
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: March 16, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 51)] [Page 13526-13529] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
AirlinesItalian Minister Scajola will decide shortly about Volare's destiny
Rome, Italy - It is probable the assignment of the carrier to Alitalia
Since today Volare’s report is again in Italian Minister of Productive Activities Claudio Scajola’s hands, who will have to decide about the assignment of the carrier to the winner of the purchase rac... more
Civil aviationNuclear matter: USA -Iran relationship harder and harder
Washington, USA - Teheran asks for dialogue on Iraq matter, Washington won't compromise on nuclear plan
After yesterday threats of the White House, that does not exclude "Preventing attacks" against Iran (see AVIONEWS for details), Teheran seems eager for a dialogue with USA in order to resolve trouble with... more
IndustrySikorsky Aircraft Corp. awarded of a over 21 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the Black Hawk UH-60L helicopters
Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., Stratford, Conn., was awarded on March 10, 2006, a $21,457,305 modification to a firm-fixed-price contract for Plus-Up for the Army Black Hawk UH-60L Helicopters. Work will be... more
IndustryThe Boeing Co. awarded of a near 29 USDm order
Washington, Usa - For the CH-47
The Boeing Co., Ridley Park, Pa., was awarded on March 14, 2006, a delivery order amount of $28,993,614 as part of a $48,494,440 firm-fixed-price contract for Overhaul of CH-47 Forward and AFT Rotor Blades.... more
IndustrySikorsky Aircraft Corp. awarded of a over 16 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the MH-60R and MH-60S aircraft
Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., Stratford, Conn., is being awarded a $16,267,500 cost-plus-incentive-fee delivery order against a previously awarded basic ordering agreement (N00019-03-G-0003) for development... more
IndustrySukhoi. Scajola: short-time signature of the understanding protocol
Moscow, Russia - A joined release of Italian Minister of Productive Activities, Claudio Scajola, and his Russian counterpart, Viktor Khristenko, makes it known
"There is the possibility to shortly come to the signature of an understanding protocol in order to give the proper institutional frame to the important industrial cooperation agreement made last months... more
AirlinesAir France- KLM: "Shortly obliged to purchase Delta and Northwest Airlines"
Paris, France - French newspaper "La Tribune" wrote so
French newspaper "La Tribune", underpining on some logic reasonings, already drew the conclusions and forecasts a difficult future for Air France-KLM. According with that one which was written today,... more
AirlinesHemus Air: links to London and Berlin to begin from next month of April
Sofia, Bulgaria - The Sofia News Agency, press agency, reported it
The connections to the Bulgaria’s capital, Sofia, and two European cities of Berlin and London will start next April 9 and 14 respectively. The airports linked will be those of Heathrow and Tegel and t... more
IndustryMBDA: EADS would purchase the shares of the others associates
Paris, France - French newspaper "Les Echos" wrote so yesterday
According with French newspaper "Les Echos", French-German company EADS should have the intention to ask to the shareholders of MBDA, European industry specialized in missiles’ production, to sell to i... more
AccidentsNorthwest Airlines aircraft meets strong turbulences in its landing
Washington, USA - Three passengers were injured
Three passengers were injured yesterday because of the "Particular" landing of a Northwest Airlines A-320 taken off from Detroit and headed to Washington. The turbulences on the city’s airport were so s... more
AirlinesTransat AT makes net profit but loses revenue
Ottawa, Canada - Strong Canadian dollar offset losses for Wilma hurricane
Canadian company Transat AT, owner of Air Transat, announced that its net profit in the quarter ended January 31 is USD 4.3m, a good result if compared with USD 1.6m loss a year earlier. Though "Wilma"... more
PeopleEurocontrol: global safety effort gathers pace
Athens, Greece - The 18th Annual European Aviation Safety Seminar held on 13-15 March with over 200 participants
EUROCONTROL (European Organisation for the Safety of Air Navigation), together with stakeholders from across the aviation industry, has identified key initiatives to improve safety in the main risk areas... more
AirlinesUnited Airlines will decrease the number of workers in Australia
Los Angeles, USA - There are scheduled cuts for 100 jobs
United Airlines announced yesterday its decision to cut 100 jobs in Australia to streamline its operations. The carrier specified that between May and June customer services, ground handling and reservation... more
Press releaseAlcatel Alenia Space signed a contract with the Korean society KARI for the development of a radar
Paris, France - The company press release
Alcatel Alenia Space signed a contract with the Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI), the Republic of South Korea Space Agency, to provide a SAR (Synthetic Aperture Radar) payload system for KOMPSAT-5,... more
AirlinesNorthwest asks for confidentially agreement with Labour Department
Minneapolis, USA - After receiving a subpoena for bankruptcy, the airline tries to protect itself
Northern Airlines will cooperate with American Labor Department investigators on underfunded pension plan of the bankrupt airline since September. At least under certain conditions. Pension Benefit Guaranty... more
Press releaseLockheed Martin Awards Contract to Parvus Corporation for F-22 Aircraft Electronics Power Management Module
Salt Lake City, Usa - Subsystem to satisfy power management needs for F-22’s evolving mission profile
Parvus Corporation today announced it has been awarded a contract by Lockheed Martin Aeronautics (Fort Worth, TX) to develop and produce a new electronics power management module for the F/A-22 Raptor... more
Science and technologyGreen light to the enlargement of Berlin-Schoenefeld airport
Berlin, Germany - The works will finish in 2011
German Federal Court yesterday gave green light to the enlargement of Berlin-Schoenefeld airport. Thanks to this decision now the German Capital will be provided of a worthy hub for its re-found importance... more
AirlinesAlitalia. Marrazzo: the carrier has to re-think Fiumicino's role
Rome, Italy - Piero Marrazzo, President of Lazio Region, declared it
Yesterday afternoon the President of Lazio Region, Piero Marrazzo, chimed in the fourth provincial congress of Rome and Lazio Uil (an Italian Trade Union). During his speech he made some declaration about... more
Science and technology5 kg of cocaine seized at Rome-Fiumicino airport
Rome, Italy - The drug localized by Financial Police's dog
Today at Rome-Fiumicino airport a Peruvian man, coming from Zurich, was arrested because he has 5 kg of pure cocaine. The drug, transformed in a very thin wrap easy to transport, was easily localized by... more
Sport aviation"Rieti Fai World Gliding": technic organizational committee of 2007-2008 Sailplaning World Championships renewed
Rieti, Italy - The managerial board of the sport association announces that in a release
Next 2007-2008 Sailplaning World Championships have its technic organizational committee. The managerial board of "Rieti Fai World Gliding", Rieti’s local agencies association which will manage and organize n... more
IndustryPart of SAS Component acquired by Singapore Technologies Engineering
Copenhagen, Denmark - 67% of SAS Group components operator sold
SAS Group, which Scandinavian Airlines is part of, completed the previous agreement announced last December to sell 67% of SAS Component to Singapore Technologies Engineering (see AVIONEWS for details).... more
Civil aviationNuclear matter: USA ready for "Preventing attacks" against Iran
Washington, USA - Until now no UN agreement on new warning to Iran
There is no agreement yet among the five Countries with veto right of UN Security Council on the new measurs to take against Iranian uranium enrichment plan. USA, France and Great Britain want the matter... more
AirlinesVietnam Airlines wants to increase its fleet
Hanoi, Vietnam - Investments for USD 1.2 billion
Yesterday Vietnam Airlines made known its intention to increase the number of its fleet’s aircraft to 56 ones by 2010 from 39 now. Board Chairman Nguyen Sy Hung added that to find the necessary funds t... more
AirlinesBritish Airways will cut 400 jobs
London, UK - Savings to face the raise of fuel's cost
British Airways announced the cut of 400 jobs by its travel agent business and by the call center in Belfast, to concentrates itself on on-line booking. This decision is including in the plan presented... more
AirlinesJetBlue Airways announced two new routes
New York, Usa - The carrier aims to the short-medium haul flights
JetBlue Airways announced yesterday its intention to open soon the routes for two new destinations. The carrier, which is in loss by two years and has seen its shares loose the 35% of their value, will... more