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Civil aviationFAA AD on Turbomeca Artouste III B, Artouste III B1, and Artouste III D turboshaft engines
Washington, Usa - To prevent reduced helicopter performance, subsequent loss of control of the helicopter, or accident
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: February 27, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 38)] [Page 9692-9694] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Weather forecasts"Heli-Expo 2006" (9): record's helicopter presented by Eurocopter
Dallas, USA - It lands and takes off from Everest at 8,850 metres
Eurocopter presented yesterday at "Heli-Expo 2006" at Dallas the AS-350A Star that last May conquered the top of Mount Everest landing and taking off at 8,859 metres of altitude. It is the fifth consecutive... more
CuriositiesTravolta arrives in Nice onboard his B-707
Sanremo, Italy - The actor, guest star at Sanremo's festival
A special guest for the opening of the "56th Italian song festival", this evening at Sanremo (Imperia): the American actor John Travolta, who should perform in a "sketch" with linkman Giorgio Panariello.... more
Weather forecasts"Heli-Expo 2006" (8): Eurocopter continues its efforts to decrease noise emissions
Dallas, USA - The new generation of helicopters in line with the international standards
Eurocopter announced to be at the forefront in then fight against noise pollution. Its new generation of helicopters, including the haviest EC-225, is at the top concerning noise emissions, remaining below... more
MiscellaneousAir transport strikes in March (2)
Rome, Italy - Authority recommends least services to be granted
As for disorders proclaimed next March 4 in air and railway transports, the strike Authority commission intervened remembering that least services must be granted. Flight departures scheduled in 7-10 am... more
Science and technologySAT: new flight from "Galileo Galilei" to Tiran
Pisa, Italy - From next Wednesday, served by Belle Air
"Next March 1st 2006 at ’Galileo Galilei’ (Pisa’s airport) the first flight served by new low-cost carrier Belle Air. With an aircraft MD-82 (164 seats) the airline offers to public two weekly connections Pisa-... more
PeopleAmerican flight controllers' negotiation on contract renovation is in impasse
Washington, USA - Without any agreement between union and federal authority, Bush administration could intervene
The negotiation on American flight controllers’ contract renovation is in talks since last Summer, but agreement hasn’t been reached between the unions, the National Air Traffic Controllers Association, and... more
Weather forecasts"Heli-Expo 2006" (6): tribute to New Orleans' eros
Dallas, USA - Sikorsky JayHawk in front line during hurricane "Katrina"
Yesterday at the "Heli-Expo 2006" at Dallas Sikorsky, an important US industry that produces helicopters, recognized Lt. Mike Rash and Petty Officer 1st Class John Schroeder, two of the most brave rescues... more
Latest news"Heli-Expo 2006" (7): Lithuania chooses Eurocopter
Dallas, USA - Helicopters EC-135 and EC-145 will patrol the border-lines of the Baltic country
Lithuanian Government decided to buy by Eurocopter two EC-135 and one EC-145 to patrol its national border-lines. These helicopters, that are used by many law enforcement in different European countries,... more
AirlinesContinental Airlines helps New Orleans with air service restoration after "Katrina" hurricane
Houston, USA - By next May, sooner than any other carrier
Continental Airlines will return to its pre-Katrina departure frequency of 111 flights per week at "Louis Armstrong" New Orleans International Airport by May 2006 -- sooner than any other carrier. Although... more
AirlinesJetBlue will fly to Portland
Portland, USA - Eight daily flights will link the city to New York's JFK
Starting from May 23 JetBlue Airways, the American low-cost with 34 national destinations, will land to Portland, Oregon, too. Eight daily flights will link the city to JFK Airport in New York, where the... more
MiscellaneousAir transport strikes in March
Rome, Italy - The unrest starts again on the 4th, 24th and 25th of next month
With Olympic Games over, transport break ends and strikes start again by railwaymen and air compartment. Next Saturday March 4 flight attendants of Alitalia Group are abstaining from working for 24 hours,... more
AirlinesVarig Airlines green-gold painted jet
Brasilia, Brazil - The Brazilian company is the official airline of national football team at 2006 World Championship
At all costs Brazilian Varig Airlines wants to link its name to Carioca national football team, beloved symbol and current world champion, title conquered in 2002 at Japan and Korea Fifa World Cup. In... more
Weather forecasts"Heli-Expo 2006" (5): Silver State Helicopters presented a new system for the geographic localization for helicopters
Dallas, USA - The initiative is included in the industry's non-profit program
Silver State Helicopters presented at "Heli-Expo 2006" at Dallas on one of its Robinson R-44 Raven II Police a new system of localization on display. The company, placed in Nevada, decided to use this... more
Weather forecasts"Heli-Expo 2006" (4): new quality certification for Rolls-Royce's helicopter engines
Dallas, USA - The new system reduces of the 60% the risk of breakdown
FAA (US Federal Aviation Administration) gave to Rolls-Royce a new quality certification for the new control system FADEC of the Model 250-C47B helicopter engine. It was made known yesterday at "Heli-Expo"... more
Weather forecasts"Heli-Expo 2006" (3): V-22 Osprey's upgrade versions in production
Dallas, USA - Just 50 of these convertiplane in service in the United States
With the delivery last month of the first Block B to US Marine Corps (see for details AVIONEWS) and with that one scheduled for this week of the Black 10 the convertiplane of Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey’s f... more
Weather forecasts"Heli-Expo 2006" (2): Enstrom Helicopter Corp. enlarges its distribution net
Dallas, USA - Agreement with Roky Mountain Rotorcraft of Colorado
Enstrom Helicopter Corp. announced at "Heli-Expo" of Dallas to have achieved an agreement with Roky Mountain Rotorcraft (RMR) to enlarge its distribution net in USA. RMR, that is placed in Erie Colorado,... more
Weather forecasts"Heli-Expo 2006": 2 million flight hours for Turbomeca's Arrius engine
Dallas, USA - The announcement with CJ Systems
Turbomeca, the French company among the leaders in the construction of helicopters’ engines with more than 50,000 pieces sold from its foundation, announced, during "Heli-Expo" in progress in these days i... more
Fair and showsAntonio Rodotà, European space protagonist, died (2)
Erice, Italy - Astronaut Roberto Vittori recalls ESA ex-director's death
Antonio Rodotà "gave a very important contribution to Italian and European role in space sector", pilot colonel ESA’s astronaut, Roberto Vittori, declared in a conference at "Ettore Majorana" Foundation, Er... more
AirlineseasyJet sees next months in the hole
London, UK - At the end of the first half of the year the carrier forecasts raising costs and lower earnings
easyJet has just prepared the investors for the pre-tax losses of GBP 45 million in the six months until March 31, respect the the deficit of about GBP 22 million of the same period of the previous year.... more
AccidentsEmergency for a Northwest Airlines' aircraft
Okinawa, Japan - Because of smoke in the cockpit
On February 25 on a Northwest Airlines’ Boeing 747 took off from Hong Kong to Los Angeles, after the take off, some smoke radiated: the reasons should be due to a leak of oil from the engine of the left w... more
AirlineseasyJet announces online check-in
London, Great Britain - After Ryanair, the British low-cost airline reduces boarding time
EasyJet PLC, coming from bad half-year accounts forecast last week, launched online check-in for its passengers, like rival Ryanair did last month. Starting from mid-March, Ryanair clients with hand baggage... more
AirlinesDelta and Continwntal Airlines' flights frequency reduced on Venezuela
Caracas, Venezuela - The measure in progress since nest March first
Venezuela decided to reduce since next March first the frequency of Delta and Continental Airlines’ flights. The decision was took because US Federal Aviation administration had established a similar b... more
MiscellaneousLinate incident's case on appeal recommitted on April 7
Milan, Italy - Three of the four condamned in first degree trial plea bargain
It was a short hearing that one that took place to the Appeal Court of Milan last February 24 in the trial about the air incident October 8, 2001, because of the collision of two planes that were taking... more
Fair and showsAntonio Rodotà, European space protagonist, died
Rome, Italy - ESA breaks the news and recall its ex-director general with estimation and pride
Antonio Rodotà’s professional life has been entirely dedicated to space, in particular to European role in aerospace sector. Degreed in electrotechnic engineering, he directed Alenia Aerospace’s Space Divi... more
Weather forecastsAir shows and exhibitions in the last days of February and first ones of March
Rome, Italy - From today Monday 27 to next Sunday March 5
Monday 27 - Paragliding - 2006 Kiwi Open. Manilla, New South Wales, Australia. + 61 267 85 65 45 www.manilla2007.com - Gliding - Central Districts Championships. Hood Aerodome, Masterton, New Zealand.... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica SA (EMBRAER) model EMB-135 airplanes; and model EMB-145, -145ER, -145MR, - 145LR, -145XR, -145MP, and -145EP airplanes
Washington, Usa - To prevent over-heating of a certain pitot static heating relay, which could result in the burning of the windowsill drain hoses and consequent smoke or fire in the airplane cockpit
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: February 24, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 37)] [Page 9434-9436] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Gulfstream model GIV-X and GV-SP series airplanes
Washington, USA - To ensure that the flightcrew is advised of the appropriate procedures to follow in the event that the cockpit displays go blank or malfunction, which could result in a possible loss of control of the airplane
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: February 24, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 37)] [Page 9436-9439] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationOlympics: helicopter's traffic controlled by a web site
Turin, Italy - The real time update guaranteed immediate answers to all the problems
Yesterday the Olympics of Turin finished successfully, and the organizational engine prepared to guaranteed the Games’ carrying out worked perfectly. Among the various problem that have been confronted t... more
IndustryBAE Systems awarded of a over 9 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the F-16 aircraft
BAE Systems, Yonkers, N.Y., is being awarded a $9,327,487 firm-fixed price, cost-plus fixed-fee contract to provide for the hardware and software upgrade of the AN/ALR56M radar-warning receiver for the... more
IndustryA new regional jet model from China
Beijing, China - ARJ-21 project is coming to its end and should be operative starting from 2009
Chinese AVIC I Commercial Aircraft Company (ACAC) is going to launch a new type of aircraft for secondary routes named ARJ-21, the first fitted with totally autonomous intellectual faculty. The project,... more
IndustryBoeing selected New Breed Logistics Inc. to manage logistics for 787 Dreamliner
Washington, Usa - New Everett, Wash.-based facility will deliver Dreamliner hardware
Boeing last Thursday announced it has selected North Carolina-based supply chain management company New Breed Logistics Inc. to provide logistics services supporting the final assembly of the all-new Boeing... more
Fair and showsBoeing named Anne Roosevelt and Ross Bogue
Chicago, Usa - She is for Community and Education Relations and he is for Boeing’s 747/767/777 programs
Anne Roosevelt has been named vice president of Community and Education Relations for The Boeing Company, after serving in that position on an interim basis since Jan. 1. Roosevelt fills the vacancy... more
AirlinesContinental Airlines will increase its capacity
Chicago, USA - The American airline's President wants to return to good profitability
Increase route capacity in both the domestic and international markets. This is what Continental Airline’s president, Jeff Smisek, expects. Yesterday he declared his will to reach 8% of overall increase a... more
AirlinesAustrian Airlines will not open routes to Iraq
Vienna, Austria - Opening of the route to the Arab country delayed
Austrian Airlines has postponed indefinitely the opening of the route Vienna-Arbil that would made it the first European airline with a regular service to Iraq. The carrier made known that the delay was... more
IndustryNew filters for Agusta 119 Koala
St. Louis, USA - Aerospace Filtration Systems will deliver the new system for the helicopters of the Italian industry
Agusta Aerospace Corp. selected Aerospace Filtration Systems Inc. (Afs) to realize the new filtration system of the A-119 Koala helicopter. The new system will use the high performance technology IBF.... more
Press releaseFinmeccanica: Alenia Aeronautica signs agreement with Bulgaria for five C-27J aircraft and options for three more
Rome, Italy - The Italian and Greek air forces have also ordered 12 planes each
"Bulgaria’s Ministry of Defence today signed an agreement to supply five C-27Js, the tactical military transport aircraft produced by Finmeccanica subsidiary Alenia Aeronautica and the US company Lockheed M... more
AirlinesSwiss International: new flight from Zurich to New York starting from May 1st
Zurich, Switzerland - In addition a code-share agreement with United Airlines signed
Swiss International Air Lines, Swiss carrier controlled by German Lufthansa, communicated that from next May 1st will double the daily frequency of the link Zurich-New York bringing it from one to two... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on General Electric Company CF34-1A, -3A, -3A1, -3A2, -3B, and -3B1 series turbofan engines
Washington, Usa - To prevent low-cycle-fatigue (LCF) failure of stage 5 LPT disks and stage 6 LPT disks, which could lead to uncontained engine failure
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: February 23, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 36)] [Page 9257-9260] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on AvCraft Dornier model 328-100 airplanes
Washington, Usa - To prevent an uncommanded retraction of the flaps during takeoff, which could result in an aborted takeoff and consequent potential for runway overrun
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: February 23, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 36)] [Page 9255-9257] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Science and technologySACBO: Belle Air inaugurates new flight from Orio al Serio to Tiran
Bergamo, Italy - From next Thursday by MD-82 from 164 seats
"The carrier Belle Air inaugurates a new flight from Orio al Serio to Tiran starting from next Thursday, March 2nd 2006. The connection, that will be served by a MD-82 in configuration from 164 seats,... more
AirlinesAir Malta and Lufthansa in bilateral cooperation
Cologne, Germany - Today the two carriers have signed a memorandum
Air Malta, Mediterranean island’s flag company, has cooperated with Lufthansa Technik, German airline’s maintenance and engineering components sector, for several years; today Air Malta CEO, Ernst Fun... more
PeopleMalaysia ratified Cape Town Convention
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - IATA expressed its satisfaction
Malaysian Government decided to ratify Cape Town Convention and the Aircraft Protocol (treaties that cover all the fields of air mobility) that will be in progress since next March first. IATA (International... more
AirlinesRyanair founder lands at Mexico and plans to set a new low-cost up (2)
Dublin, Ireland - Ryanair dismisses reports about its involvement in a new no-frills
The reports about Tony Ryan’s interest to buy a stake in a start-up Mexican low-cost airline has been officially dismissed by the no-frill Dublin-based carrier. Latin-American communication company "Del C... more
AirlinesRyanair founder lands at Mexico and plans to set a new low-cost up
Mexico City, Mexico - Magnates alliance for a new no-frill airline
Mexican civil aviation market is the second largest one in Latin America and it is consequently attractive for investors. Tony Ryan, Ryanair Holdings Plc founder, thinks so too, in fact he is planning... more
Weather forecastsAgustaWestland at "Heli-Expo 2006" (February 26-28)
Dallas, Usa - One A-119 Koala, one "Grand", one AB-139 will be on static display
AgustaWestland will be exhibiting at Heli-Expo 2006 in Dallas - Texas - at the Dallas Convention Center - Hall D - exhibit booth number no. 1141. On static display will be one A-119 Koala, one Grand and... more
AirlinesGrounded SN Brussels airplane in Rwanda
Kigali, Rwanda - SN Brussels Airbus did not pass local aviation authority's examination
Rwandan Civil Aviation Authority’s officers forbade a Belgian SN Brussels Airlines airplane to take off at Kigali Airport, capital of the African Country, though more than 200 passengers were ready for b... more
Civil aviationCIA flights investigation home stretched
Strasbourg, France - Europe Council has received all Member States' answers
Last November 21 Europe Council sent out a questionnaire to its 46 Member States to verify if and which Countries are aware of two matters: presumed flights used by CIA to carry terrorists and supposed... more
AccidentsAnomalous landing at Birmingham Airport for an Iranian A-310
Birmingham, Great Britain - Airbus' black box will be examined
An Iranian Mahan Airlines Airbus A-310 took off at Teheran has made a risky landing yesterday at Birmingham International Airport. The aircraft unexplainably moved near the English city flying over its... more
AerospaceLockheed Martin aims to NASA
Cape Canaveral, USA - American industry running to build the US space agency's new rocket
Lockheed Martin is in race to win the project and the realization of NASA’s new rocket that will replace Shuttle, which in 2010 will finish its missions. John Karas, vice president of space exploration f... more