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Civil aviationFAA AD on Boeing Model 737-100, -200, -200C, - 300, -400, and -500 series airplanes
Washington, Usa - To prevent chafed wire bundles near the center fuel tank, which could cause electrical arcing through the tank wall and ignition of fuel vapor in the fuel tank, and result in a fuel tank explosion
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: February 9, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 27)] [Page 6663-6665] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on McDonnell Douglas Model DC-10-10, DC- 10-10F, DC-10-15, DC-10-30, DC-10-30F (KC-10A and KDC-10), DC-10-40, DC-10-40F, MD-10-10F, MD-10-30F, MD-11, and MD-11F airplanes
Washington, Usa - To prevent corrosion and subsequent cracking of studbolts, which could result in failure of the flap hinge fittings and their possible separation from the wing rear spar, and consequent reduced controllability of the airplane
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: February 9, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 27)] [Page 6669-6673] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Airports75 years by the first group oceanic flight
Rome, Italy - The anniversary of the event that made Italian Aviation famous in the world
Last January 15 was the 75th anniversary of the arrival of the first Italian Atlantic air cruise to Rio de Janeiro. 14 S-55A, commanded by general Italo Balbo started on December 17, 1930 by Orbetello... more
Weather forecastsAir shows and exhibitions in the third week of February
Rome, Italy - From today, Monday 13 to next Sunday 19
Monday 13 - Paragliding - 2006 Australian Open. Bright, Victoria, Australia. + 61 3 57 551 753 www.alpineinfotech.com.au/BrightPGComp2006 http://events.fai.org - Ballooning - Saint Valentino International... more
Curiosities"Frecce Tricolori" draws the Olympic circles in the sky
Rome, Italy - The new figure to celebrate the Olympics of Turin
Italian fantasy accomplished a new record in the world. For the first time in fact the 5 olympic circles have been drawn in the sky by the "Frecce Tricolori", the Italian PAN (Acrobatic Team). This is... more
IndustryNorthrop Grumman Corp. awarded of a over 9 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the F-16 aircraft
Northrop Grumman Corp., Electronic Systems, Baltimore, Md., is being awarded a $9,044,100 firm fixed price requirements type contract. This action provides for F-16 aircraft radar antenna repair. At... more
IndustrySikorsky Aircraft Corp. awarded of a near 11 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter
Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., Stratford, Conn., was awarded on Feb. 8, 2006, a $10,921,245 firm-fixed-price contract for stabilator amplifiers for the UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter. Work will be performed in... more
IndustryGeneral Electric Transportation Aircraft Engines awarded of a over 72 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the F-404 engine, powering the F/A-18 aircraft
General Electric Transportation Aircraft Engines, Lynn, Mass. is being awarded a $72,157,326 two-year fixed price requirements contract for procurement of 10 line items used on the F-404 engine, powering... more
CuriositiesWoman stopped with a skull in the suitcase
Miami, USA - The upsetting discovery at the customs control
Today in Florida at the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood airport a woman was stopped because of a human skull that was in her suitcase. The discovery was made by the policemen of the customs office. Anyway the... more
AirlinesDelta Airlines: the carrier wants to intervene on pilot's retirement
New York, Usa - So "Wall Street Journal" writes
Delta Airlines, according with "Wall Street Journal", should have the intention to ask to its pilots more economical sacrifices. This time the save chopper should beat the retirement. Pilots just announced,... more
DefenseNATO's meeting (9): Jaap de Hoop Scheffer: "A common effort to accomplish the coalition duties"
Taormina, Italy - Coalition countries will divide the efforts to face toward the new duties
Every countries will contribute according with its resources to carry on the duties, more and more, that NATO has to undertake to face toward the new emergencies and the fight against terrorism. NATO is... more
AirlinesAmerican Airlines: good bye hot meal
Washington, USA - The most important American carrier dismantles kitchen in the touristic class
To surpass the difficulties that the air sector is traversing in this last year the carriers assume the most different strategies. Yesterday American Airlines, the most important US carrier, made known... more
DefenseNATO's meeting (8): Jaap de Hoap Scheffer the first Secretary on board of Russian fleet
Taormina, Italy - For the first time in the history
Jaap de Hoap Scheffer will leave this afternoon Taormina on board of an helicopter of the Italian Navy, attended by the Italian Minister of Defence and by the Russian one, to go to Messina where he’ll b... more
IndustryAero Vodochody: Czech Government chose the four final suitors to the buyout of the company
Prague, Czech Republic - The Interministry Commission for privatizations decided it
We are talking about the companies PPF and J&T, Benson Oak, Cesky Letecky Prumysl (CLP) and Kilcullen Capital Partners, that have been put by the Czech Interministry Commission for Privatizations in the... more
DefenseNATO's meeting (6): Sergey Ivanov "We engage to make respect not proliferation treaty"
Taormina, Italy - For Russia the solution with Iran is the diplomacy
Russian Defence Minister, Sergey Ivanov, during works of this morning in Taormina engaged so that Russia controls about the respect to not proliferation nuclear treaty to all countries. For the Federation... more
Latest newsNeuron programme's development phase starts
Rome, Italy - French Defence Ministry said it in a press release
"General delegation for armaments of the French Ministry of Defence, in character of executive agency for the partner counties (Italy, France, Greece, Spain and Switzerland) of Neuron program, has notified... more
DefenseNATO's meeting (7): British Minister "Cohesion to confront terroristic emergency is necessary"
Taormina, Italy - John Reid, Her Majesty's Minister of Defence, underlines the necessity to power the forces in front to the international emergencies
British Minister of Defence, John Reid, meeting journalists underlined the necessity to power the NATO Forces in front of the more and more current terroristic menace. "Our country is in forefront to face... more
DefenseNATO's meeting (4): satisfaction by its General Secretary and by Russian Defence Minister for meeting's result
Taormina, Italy - "Active Endeavour", also Russian naval units in Mediterranean with NATO's naval squads
Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, NATO’s General Secretary, expressed satisfaction at the end of the meeting with Russian Defence Minister, Sergey Ivanov. The cooperation between the coalition and Russia is consolidated t... more
DefenseNATO's meeting (5): Sergey Ivanov "We excercise with Italy, France and Germany"
Taormina, Italy - In the collaboration perspective with NATO, Russia prepares to exercise with allies
Russian Defence Minister, Sergey Ivanov, underlined the intention to organize joint exercises with NATO’s countries and in particular with Italy, France and Germany to be ready to operate in synergy i... more
DefenseAlso Eurofighters to defend the Olympics of Turin
Rome, Italy - Italian Air Force will be the first to use the new European fighter in a real operative mission
Italian Air Force communicated that also the new European fighter Eurofighter will be used to garantee the security of the Winter Olympic Games that will start this evening at Turin. The Aviation makes... more
Science and technologyOut of runway a Lufthansa's A-320 at Belgrade
Belgrade, Serbia - Nobody injured between passengers and crew on board
Yesterday an Airbus 320 of the German carrier Lufthansa went out of runway, at Belgrade airport, while it was taking off to Frankfurt. Serbian "RTS" television reported so. All the 63 passengers and the... more
CuriositiesFossett's flight around the world carries on
New York, USA - The adventure of the American billionaire who is trying to beat the record of the world tour
It seems that the initiative of the American billionaire Steve Fossett, who is trying to beat the record of the alone world tour in 80 hours, was carring on without any important problem. The start was... more
MiscellaneousBush: in 2002 Al Qaeda wanted to hit Los Angeles
Washington, USA - In terrorists' viewfinder the Liberty Tower of the "City of angels"
Yesterday US President George W. Bush said that in 2002 a terroristic attempt to the Liberty Tower of Los Angeles was circumvented. Creator of the action should have been Khalid Sheik Mohammed, the mind... more
Science and technologySyrian capital will have its second civil airport
Damascus, Syria - It will be realized at west of the city
The news was diffused by Mahmud Zanbuaa, Syrian Transports Minister assistant. According to the Government exponent reported, new airport, whose construction has been assigned to Ramko Appalgi of Rami... more
MiscellaneousPresident Bush's air space violated
Washington, USA - Two people on board stopped
Yesterday a little tourism plane, a Beechraft Skipper, with two people on board, accidentally violated the air space of the US President. Bush was having a speech at Manchester in New Hampshire, and obviously... more
DefenseNATO's meeting: the first day of works concluded
Taormina, Italy - Martino and Jaap de Hoop Scheffer met the press
Concluding the first day of works of the NATO’s informal meeting, in progress in Taormina, the Italian Defence Minister, Antonio Martino, together with NATO’s General Secretary, Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, has... more
PeopleTurkish Consul proposes to move the flight from Istanbul to Lubiana to Trieste
Trieste, Italy - Enrico Samer said it during a demonstration
During a demonstration on the intermodal service Trieste-Austria, very utilized by Turkish truck drivers disembarked in Trieste, Consul of Turkey, Enrico Samer, proposed a submission, to ask to air carrier... more
AirlinesSwiss International: load factor decreased on January 2006
Basel, Switzerland - Swiss carrier, owned by Lufthansa, makes known it
According to Swiss International Airlines, air carrier owned by Lufthansa, the load factor recorded on January 2006 noted a -0.2%, attesting to 72.7%. Swiss carried on January 506,366 passengers against... more
CuriositiesA small Israelian carrier offers the possibility to make sex at elevate altitude
Tel Aviv, Israel - The newspaper "Yediot Aharonot " reported it
A small Israelian carrier, owned by pilot Tamir Harpaz, makes available of its own customers a service destined to the lovers at high altitude, lovers in both senses. Who wants profit by this service will... more
DefenseNATO's meeting: Martino: "There is an accurate organization behind the protest about publication of vignettes"
Taormina, Italy - During the works particular attention to the Middle East situation
For the Italian Defence Minister, Antonio Martino, to move the masses against west and Danish in particular, there is an accurate organization that aims at to destabilize the Middle-East area and procreate... more
HelicoptersSasemar buys three helicopters AB-139 of AgustaWestland (Finmeccanica)
Rome, Italy - The Italian company gives the announce
AgustaWestland (Finmeccanica group) announced the decision of Sasemar, Spanish agency for sea safety, to buy three helicopters AB-139 in the configuration Search and Rescue (SAR). The helicopters will... more
IndustryMbda: authorized the purchase of some societies belonging to EADS Deutschland Group
Brussels, Belgium - The European Antitrust' s press release
"Considering the limited nature of the overlaps and the presence on the market of other industries able to substain the competition in the supply of military equipments the Commission decided that the... more
AirlinesAlitalia-AirOne-Volare: Italian flagship carrier appeals against the decision of the Civil Court of Rome
Rome, Italy - Next days we'll know the date of the hearing
Alitalia presented an appeal yesterday to the Civil Court of Rome to contest the writ issued at the end of January by the Judge of Rome on the AirOne’s appeal about the buyout race of Volare group (see f... more
Press releaseENAV about Turin 2006: scheduled double air traffic
Rome, Italy - EUR 7,5 million for security and airport capability
"For the Olympics of Turin 2006 ENAV (Italian Agency for Flight Assistance) is ready to manage the increase of the air traffic also of the 100% on the airport ’Caselle’ of Turin. The investments scheduled by... more
DefenseNATO's meeting (2): Sergey Ivanov meets the Defence ministers of the coalition
Taormina, Italy - The maritime support by Russia in Mediterranean at the centre of the meeting
The cooperation of Russia to the operations in progress by NATO in Mediterranean, "Active Endeavour", and in other sceneries is at the centre of attention of talks between Sergey Ivanov, Russian Defence... more
DefenseNATO's meeting (3): Afghanistan, Kosovo, Iraq and Darfur in agenda also today
Taormina, Italy - Prolongation of missions and balance of the operations in Pakistan at the centre of the works
Also today the agenda of the works is rich by NATO’s Defence Ministers gathered in Taormina. Among the topics discussed, the prolongation of missions in Afghanistan, Kosovo, Iraq and Darfur where the c... more
DefenseNATO's meeting: this morning the works in Taormina restarted
Taormina, Italy - Dense the agenda of them, the meeting with Russian partners today
The NATO’s Defence Ministers have met this morning at 9:00 the Russian partner present at the informal meeting in Taormina. Peacekeeping, Middle East and terrorism among the topics discussed on agenda a... more
IndustryL3 Communications Integrated Systems LP awarded of a over 30 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the KC-135R aircraft
L3 Communications Integrated Systems LP, Greenville, Texas is being awarded a $30,333,712 firm fixed price order contract. This action is for the Phase 2 modification for a single KC-135R aircraft to... more
IndustryLockheed Martin Corp. awarded of a over 76 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the P-3C aircraft
Lockheed Martin Corp., Maritime Systems and Sensors, Eagan, Minn., is being awarded a $76,100,000 ceiling-priced modification to a previously awarded indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract (N00019-04-D-0082)... more
Military aviationEuromed Civil Protection Bridge Programme
Rome, Italy - Press release of the Civil Defence
"Yesterday the works of the II meeting of the Euromed Programme Directive Committee, that took place in Rome at the Civil Defence palace, are finished. The works saw the presence of the EU countries... more
IndustryFrench Safran wants to buy Thales
Paris, France - By "Challanges", French weekly
Challanges, a French weekly, claimed inside its last appearance, that French group Safran wants to buy Thales. Thales was born throughout the fusion of Sagem and Snecma. Jean-Paul Bechat, the Ceo, is personally... more
AirlinesCzech Airlines: a decrease of the losses scheduled for the budget 2005
Prague, Czech Republic - So Czech newspaper "Ctk" writes
Perhaps the losses scheduled in a first time (see for details AVIONEWS) could be inferior because of financial movement and of the sale of some planes of the fleet. So "Ctk" newspaper writes. About the... more
Weather forecastsHot-air balloons in Aosta's skies
Aosta, Italy - For the "City of Aosta International Hot-air balloons meeting"
The classic appointment with hot-air balloons in Aosta skies is ready also for this year, from February 10 to 14. The balloons meeting foresees a high-altitude live performance on Sunday of a little music-band... more
Science and technologySophia airport: Strabag asks money to finish the construction of the new terminal
Sophia, Bulgaria - Press agency Sophia News makes known so
Bulgarian press agency Sophia News makes Known that Austrian company of building Strabag, that received the assignment to build the new terminal of Sophia International Airport, asked other EUR 15 million... more
AirlinesPreliminary accord between Air China and Connexion by Boeing
Washington, USA - The announcement by the American society
Connexion by Boeing, American society supplier of mobile communication services that offers a large band connectivity to airlines passengers, claimed the attainment of a preliminary accord with Air China... more
Fair and showsNATO's meeting (4): Italian Defence Minister, Antonio Martino's speech
Taormina, Italy - "A summit of the paramount relevance of the Alliance"
"It is with great pleasure that I welcome you to the informal meeting of Nato Defense Ministers in Taormina, where in 1991 a NATO Nuclear Planning Group meeting was held and where in 1955 the Ministers... more
DefenseNato meeting (3): Martino Italian minister opens
Taormina, Italy - The small town is a cultural crossroad, the right place to talk about democracy
During his opening talk of Nato’s two-days Sicilian meeting, Italian Minister of Defense, Antonio Martino, underlined that Taormina is the right place to talk about democracy, for its historical past c... more
PeopleMore effort for flights security in Arab countries
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates - Big attention after 2001 attempts
The first interregional conference of the Arab countries on civil flights security finished yesterday. Expert from Europe, United States, Australia,and other Asian countries took place at the conference.... more
AirlinesA very good moment for Canadian airlines
Ottawa, Canada - Quiet all carriers record positive needles
Data about performances of Canadian airlines in 2005 have been released. WestJet increased its load factor up 5,7% in comparison to 12 previous months (total amount: 75,5%); Air Canada, North-American... more
AirlinesAlitalia fly high at the Exchange
Rome, Italy - The positive assessment of the trade bank Morgan Stanley launches the share at the Italian Exchange
The analysts of the trade bank Morgan Stanley fixed the target price of Alitalia at EUR 1,60 for share, more than the 50% on the present value. The same analysts than rose the assessment from equalweight... more