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AccidentsMissing airplane's wreckage was found in Irak
Baghdad, Irak - It disappeared thursday leaving no trace
The small airplane disappeared thursday evening (see for details AVIONEWS) while flying between Azerbaijan and Irak was found yesterday in Arbat, Irak Kurdistan, 30 km Norh-East of Suleimaniyah. Halabja... more
MiscellaneousRefugees obliged to sleep at Milan-Malpensa Airport
Milan, Italy - The Prefecture of Varese is looking for a solution
Since two weeks about 40 refugees are encamped at Milan-Malpensa Airport. This situation, that is becoming day after day more and more intolerable, has been created by the lack of lodges for these people... more
IndustrySikorsky's workers on strike
Stratford, USA - The protest for the increased health insurance costs
Today Sikorsky’s workers, a company that builds helicopters, of Connecticut and Florida, 3600 people at all, went on strike. The reason of the protest is the part of the new job contract that schedules t... more
Latest newsF-14 Tomcat's age finished
New York, USA - Regret expressed by the US Navy
Us Navy unveiled that last February 8 the last mission of a F-14 Tomcat carried out in Iraq. American military board in fact decided the retirement for this aircraft that, from more that 30 years carried... more
AirlinesIt is probable a merger between Air India and Indian Airline
Singapore, Singapore - The announcement of the Indian Minister for Civil Aviation, Praful Patel
The Indian Minister for Civil Aviation, Praful Patel, announced today at Singapore during the aviation conference that probably the two Indian carriers Air India and Indian Airlines, both state-owned,... more
PeopleControls intensified at Rome-Fiumicino, but currently no emergency signal
Rome, Italy - Inspections for passengers, crews and aircraft
The airport Police of the Roman hub of Fiumicino declared, answering to an article of a Roman newspaper that denounced a particular alarm, that in point of fact, there is not, and there was not, a specific... more
AccidentsGibuti: ten American soldiers dead for the collision of two helicopters
Washington, USA - Also French soldiers exploited for the rescue
Pentagon unveiled that last Friday ten American soldiers dead offing of Gibuti after the collision of the two helicopters CH-53F on board of which they were carrying out a patrol mission. Of the 12 crew... more
PeopleAlitalia: Scajola wants to convoke trade unions before of March first
Rome, Italy - Also Minister of Welfare Maroni will be present to the board
Today it has been made known that Minister for Productive Activities, Claudio Scajola, has the intention to convoke trade unions to talk about Alitalia’s problem before of the end of the month, on March 1... more
HelicoptersLondon Metropolitan Police Authority orders three EC-145
Marignane, France - It has scheduled that they enter service between this and next year
Eurocopter and its UK distributor, McAlpine Helicopters Limited, have had the confirmation of orders for three new Eurocopter EC-145 helicopters by the London Metropolitan Police Authority. The "Met" will... more
DefenseVisit in Italy of the NATO General Secretary
Rome, Italy - Interviews scheduled with the maximum Authorities of the State
After few days by the end of the informal summit of Nato in Taormina, February 9-10, General Secretary of the Alliance, Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, will be in Italy again for the 40th anniversary of the settlement... more
IndustryATR: 15 additional aircraft for Kingfisher Airlines
Toulouse, France - For a value of USD 270m
Kingfisher Airlines, which placed a firm order for 20 new ATR-72/500s and 15 options in November 2005, yesterday announced conversion of the 15 ATR-72/500 options to a firm order plus an additional 20... more
IndustryFirst sky simulator realized in Italy
Florence, Italy - It will be operative just since next Spring at the airport of Turin-Caselle
Italian industry hits up a new primacy: it has been realized in fact in our country the first prototype in the world of a sky simulator "Skylight simulator". The company Bertolotti SpA of Incisa Valdarno,... more
Science and technologyA new narcotic confiscated at Milan-Malpensa Airport
Milan, Italy - Filipino citizen, in our country with a regular residence permit, arrested
Today a new narcotic, coming from Philippines, has been confiscated, at Milan-Malpensa Airport, by the flying squad of Varese. Ice, this is the name of the new drug, was found between the personal things... more
AirlinesTurkish Airlines fined for the cancellation of a flight
Grosseto, Italy - Peace Officer's decision after the claim of a passenger
The air carrier Turkish Airlines will have to refund the price of the ticket, EUR 500, to a passengers who, on January 2005, had to go from Rome to Almaty (Kazakhstan), by Istanbul, and who saw his flight... more
Weather forecastsAir shows and exhibitions in the fourth week of February
Rome, Italy - From today, Monday 20 to next Sunday 26
Monday 20 - Possible launch of Japanese M-5 rocket. To carry the ASTRO-F infrared space observatory to study the formation and evolution of galaxies. Uchinoura Space Center, Osumi Peninsula, Kagoshima,... more
IndustryBoeing Co. awarded of a over 14 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the H-46 aircraft
Boeing Co., Boeing Helicopter, Philadelphia, Pa. is being awarded a $14,308,369 firm-fixed-price requirements performance based logistics contract for support of 13 dynamic components for the H-46 aircraft.... more
AirlinesJet2.com finally in Italy
London, United Kingdom - The English airline will be at Milan BIT 2006
Jet2.com, one of the greatest British low-cost airlines, will be present at BIT 2006 in Milan (International Tourism Fair, Fiera Milano City, 18-21 February). "BIT is absolutely an important visibility... more
Civil aviationWhite House's decision to increase air security fee criticized
Washington, USA - Also the representative of the Republican Party against Bush Administration
The parliamentarian fight for the approval of the federal budget continue. In these days it is in the firing line the require, presented by Bush Administration, to double the air security fee, directly... more
DefenseThe world looks at Iran with worry
Moscow, Russia - Alarm for Iran nuclear program
Russia’s top military officer, General Yuri Baluyevsky, warned the United States that a military strike against Iran’s nuclear plants could incite a global Muslim uprising. The risk is high and involves the... more
HelicoptersUS Air Force is looking for a new helicopter
Washington, USA - USD 254 million destined to the new helicopter just since 2007
Yesterday the US Air Force announced its intention to buy 146 new combat search-and-rescue helicopters having an additional budget of USD 849 million, 254 of which available just since next year. Air Force... more
Science and technologyFog (2): extra work for the airport of Orio al Serio (Bergamo)
Bergamo, Italy - Flights to Malpensa and Linate redirected here
Today 13 flights which had to land to the Milan’s airports of Linate and Malpensa have been redirected on the Bergamo’s airport of Orio Al Serio. They are one Air Alps from Perugia, one AirOne from Nap... more
Science and technologyMilan's airports in difficulties for fog
Milan, Italy - ENAC decides to cancel some flights
Since 5:30 am of this morning cancellations and delays were noted in the Milan’s airports of Linate and Malpensa. Because of scarce visibility due to fog (50 metres) in fact ENAC (Italian Authority for C... more
Science and technologyFog (3): problems also at Turin-Caselle's airport
Turin, Italy - Flights re-directed to Cuneo, Genoa and Bergamo
Also Turin-Caselle’s airport, in these days in full operativeness because of the Olympic Winter Games that are in progress in the Sub-alpine city, has had from this morning delays and cancellations because o... more
SecurityIraq, small civil airplane missing
Baghdad, Iraq - Yesterday evening it disappeared leaving no trace
A small civil airplane dislocated in Iraq Kurdisytan since 11:14pm last night, when radar contacts with Sulaimaniyah Airport were interrupted. The aircraft was going there, coming from Azerbaigian. Air... more
AirlinesAir France at BIT
Paris, France - The French airline will be present at Milan Fair with two stands
Air France will be at 2006 edition Milan BIT (International Tourism Fair), in the works from tomorrow until February 21, in double shape: one stand for Air France-KLM Group and one stand at France area,... more
Latest newsPortuguese Air Force trusts to EADS CASA to update the fleet
Lisbon, Portugal - Spanish industry will supply 12 new aircraft for military transport and maritime surveillance
Today, in the military base of Sintra (Portugal), in front of the Portuguese Minister of Defence Luis Amado and of the Spanish Ambassador Enrique Panés, a contract was signed for the supply to Portuguese... more
DefenseTerroristic base in Iraq destroyed
Washington, USA - deep attention to avoid to hit civil people
las february 15 aircraft of the International Coalition made an air strike against a terroristic base near Baghdad. terrorists were using a former Iraqi regime munition storage bunker for the warehousing... more
PeopleProblems for A-380
Toulouse, France - Failure of a wing during stress tests
Yesterday Airbus unveiled that during stress tests its superjumbo A-380 suffered a rupture of a wing. The company anyway said it will not have consequences for the delivery plan. "There was a rupture while... more
AirlinesAeroflot between Airbus and Boeing
Moscow, Russia - Russian carrier still doesn't decide with whom to sign the deal for the fleet's update
Aeroflot, Russian flagship carrier, is updating its fleet and so is the protagonist of the fight between the two most important aircraft makers in the world: Airbus and Boeing. Recently the carrier approved... more
AirlinesNorthwest Airlines has more time to find a deal with trade unions
Chicago, USA - The carrier needs USD 1.4 billion to survive
Federal judge Gropper, who is working on the Northwest Airlines’ bankrupt procedure, gave other seven days to the carrier to find a consensual deal with unions representing its pilot and ground staff. T... more
MiscellaneousCocaine at Brussels airport
Brussels, Belgium - 21 kilos seized during the last 4 days
Belgian police has seized over 21 kilos of cocaine in the last four days in Brussels airport. The federal police itself made it know yesterday. Coming from Mexico, Guinea and Dominican Republic, but also... more
AerospaceVietnam will have its first satellite
Hanoi, Vietnam - Three bids have been submitted
Three foreign firms have submitted bids to Build Vietnam’s first telecommunications satellite, valued USD 197m, by mid-2008: yesterday an industry official revealed that under condition of anonymity, b... more
Press releaseAustrian Airlines: we create EUR one billion per year for Austrian tourism economy
Vienna, Austria - Austrian Airlines Managing Director, Vagn Soerensen, said it
"The most incisive tool to carry on a market expansion is a strong act in emerging regions, and that is why we are present in particular in those areas in the world where a fast growth is recorded in local... more
AirlinesSkyEurope: from June 13 the route Budapest-London will be cancelled
Budapest, Hungary - Gorgy Boros, Carrier's Chief Operative, declared it
Competition in the skies is so hard that an important low-cost carrier as SkyEurope has been obliged to announce, by its Chief Operative Gorgy Boros, to have the intention to cancel, starting from next... more
AirlinesTurkish Airlines: Turkish Government is due to privatize it
Ankara, Turkey - "Turkish Daily News" newspaper writes it
According with the Turkish newspaper, written in English, "Turkish Daily News", Ankara’s Government has the intention to launch a new season of privatizations. Between the State-owned companies that h... more
Press releaseLamezia Airport: Saturday morning opening of the new route Lamezia-London served by Ryanair
Lamezia Terme, Italy - Sacal's statement
"Next Saturday morning, starting at 9:15 am, at the airport of Lamezia Terme, Calabria, the cerimony for the opening of the route Lamezia-London, operated by Irish carrier Ryanair, will take place (in... more
IndustryNorthrop Grumman Corp. awarded of a near 7 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the AV-8B Harrier II
Northrop Grumman Corp., Electronic Sensors and Systems Sector, Defensive Systems Division, Rolling Meadows, Ill., was awarded on 30 December 2005, a $6,792,915 firm fixed price contract modification.... more
IndustryRaytheon Co. Missile Systems awarded of a near 8 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile AIM-120D missile
Raytheon Co. Missile Systems, Tucson, Ariz., was awarded on 28 December 2005, a $7,978,661 cost plus fix fee contract modification to provide for the development of the Common Munitions Bit/Reprogramming... more
IndustryRaytheon Technical Services Co. awarded of a over 8 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the AN/TPN-19 and GPN-22 Air Traffic Control and Landing Systems
Raytheon Technical Services Co., Chula Vista, Calif., was awarded on 16 December 2005, an $8,440,295 time and materials, firm fixed price and cost reimbursable contract to provide for repair of various... more
IndustryBoeing Co. awarded of a over 22 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the KC-135 series aircraft fleet
Boeing Co., Wichita, Kan., was awarded on 20 December 2005, a $22,650,738 firm fixed price and time and materials contract modification. This contract is for sustaining engineering services in support... more
IndustryThe Boeing Co. awarded of a 30 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the B-52 fleet
The Boeing Co., Wichita, Kan., was awarded on 27 December 2005, a $30,000,000 time and materials firm fixed price contract modification. This action provides for B-52 fleet support. At this time $1,301,048... more
AirlinesSwinging Finnair
Helsinki, Finland - Fourth-quarter loss despite strong growth in sales
Finnair PLC swung to a EUR 2,9m net loss in the fourth quarter last year, caused partly by a near tripling of fuel costs, despite a strong growth in sales. In the same period a year earlier, the air company... more
AirlinesQantas in difficulties
Sydney, Australia - Australian airline announces likely cuts
Today Australian Qantas Airways Ltd. reported a 9,6% drop in half-year earnings and warned that it may have to cut jobs as it battles soaring fuel prices. The national carrier said net profit fell to 352,5m... more
AccidentsEmergency landing yesterday evening at Kiel, German airport
Kiel, Germany - All six occupants injured onboard of Russian Falcon 20
Yesterday evening a Falcon 20 registered Russian has made an emergency landing at German airport of Kiel. The aircraft, took off from Moscow, was direct to London and has been forced to landing at Kiel... more
IndustryDassault Aviation: French society's employees want purchase the participation in Thales
Paris, France - The society's CEO, Charles Edelstenne, declared it
Dassault Aviation’s employees association has expressed the will to acquire the participation that Dassault Aviation has in Thales, equal to 5,7%. The sociey’s CEO, Charles Edelstenne, said it, who has... more
PeopleAgreement signed yesterday between Italy and India for seven new air connections
New Delhi, India - Aldo Sansone, General Director of the Ministry of Transports was there for Italy
Yesterday in New Delhi an agreement, which counts seven new air connections between Italy and India, was signed. Aldo Sansone, General Director of the department of Navigation and Air and Maritime Transport... more
MiscellaneousNew diplomatic incident between India and Pakistan
Islamabad, Pakistan - The tension between the two Asian countries rises again
Pakistan Government lodged a formal protest to the Indian ambassador for the violation of its air space and of its territorial waters. Last Monday in fact while a Pakistan Maritime Security Agency vessel... more
AirlinesCSA's plane heading for London obliged to come back to Prague
Prague, Czech Republic - The reverse due to a damaged tire
Yesterday an aircraft of the Czech flagship carrier CSA taken off from Prague to London was obliged to come back after about one hour of flight because of a damaged tire. The CSA’s spokesman Jitka Novotna s... more
AirlinesEl Al (2): new anti-missile system has been created by ELTA
Tel Aviv, Israel - The announcement has been given yesterday by Israeli radio and by "Haaretz" newspaper
The new anti-missile system that will be fitted up on the aircraft of El Al’s fleet, Israeli flagship carrier, was developed by Israeli National Aeronautic Industry’s company ELTA and was named "Flight gua... more
IndustryPratt & Whitney: agreement with General Electric for the supply of aeronautic engines' components
New York, USA - "Wall Street Journal" wrote it
Pratt & Whitney, American group United Technologies’ company, according to last days "Wall Street Journal" wrote, could announce short-time the agreement with General Electric for the supply of aeronautical e... more