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AirlinesBirdstrike for a Gulfstream plane carrying an American Vip
Washington, USA - Aircraft's wildshield resulted damaged
A Gulfstream taken off from Santa Barbara Airport last Monday has been forced to come back to undergo some operations of repair after colliding with a bird. The airplane was carrying an American TV star,... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Engine Components Inc. (ECi) reciprocating engine cylinder assemblies
Washington, Usa - To prevent loss of engine power due to cracks in the cylinder assemblies and possible engine failure caused by separation of a cylinder head
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: December 27, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 247)] [Page 76385-76392] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Airbus model A-318/100, A-319/100, A-320/200, A-321/100, and A-321/200 series airplanes; and model A-320/111 airplanes
Washington, Usa - To ensure that the flightcrew is advised of appropriate procedures to follow in the event of a fuel leak, such as isolating the fuel tanks, stopping any fuel transfers, and landing as soon as possible
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: December 27, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 247)] [Page 76378-76381] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Pratt & Whitney JT9D-7R4 turbofan engines
Washington, Usa - To prevent 1st stage fan blade fracture and uncontained engine failure, resulting in possible damage to the airplane
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: December 27, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 247)] [Page 76381-76385] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
AirlinesFrontier Airlines jet carried out an emergency landing at Los Angeles
Los Angeles, USA - The plane arrived at Denver 3 hours late due to a failure to cargo door
A Denver-headed plane operated by Frontier Airlines carried out an emergency landing at Los Angeles Airport yesterday afternoon after reporting possible problems with its cargo door. The Airbus A-318 left... more
Latest newsPratt & Whitney: first tests for the JSF's powerplant
Washington, USA - The F-135 is a derivative version of a turbofan already adopted for the F-22 Raptor
Pratt & Whitney performed the first tests on the new F-135 powerplant destined to the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) multirole stealth light fighter produced by Lockheed Martin in collaboration among... more
AirlinesAeroflot: orders for the 787s could rise up to 28
Moscow, Russia - According to rumors, but the sign of the related contract will occur only in March
Aeroflot confirmed its intention to purchase more than 20 Boeing 787 Dreamliners aircraft (see for details AVIONEWS). The Russian state-owned airline, as involved by a fleet modernization stage concerning... more
MiscellaneousIsraeli air strike against a Palestinian base South of Beirut
Beirut, Lebanon - A base of Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine has been attacked
The Israeli aviation has carried out an air raid against a Palestinian base South of Beirut (Lebanon). A base of Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine has been attacked in reply to the strike occurred... more
AccidentsHelicopter crashed in Iraq: due to a in-flight collision between two Apaches
Baghdad, Iraq - One of the two vehicles fell headlong killing its two passengers while the other aircraft succeeded in landing
Air accident which killed two US soldiers West from Baghdad yesterday involved two US Army’s AH-64 Apache combat helicopters (see for details AVIONEWS). One of the two aircraft fell headlong while the o... more
AerospaceGiove-A is operating, the Galileo's era is opening
Baikonur, Khazakhstan - The European global positioning system demonstrator satellite has been put into orbit by a Soyuz rocket carrier
The first satellite used as a demonstrator of the European Galileo global positioning system is operating. The Giove-A has been put into orbit today by resorting to a Russian Soyuz rocket carrier which... more
IndustrySmiths Aerospace Mechanical Systems awarded of a over 13 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the F/A-18E/F aircraft
Smiths Aerospace Mechanical Systems - Santa Ana Inc., Santa Ana, Calif., is being awarded a $13,088,583 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (N00421-00-C-0433) to exercise an... more
IndustryLockheed Martin Systems Integration-Owego awarded of a over 16 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the MH-60S
Lockheed Martin Systems Integration-Owego, Owego, N.Y., is being awarded a $16,405,000 modification to a previously awarded cost-plus-incentive-fee contract (N00019-05-C-0048) for non-recurring engineering... more
IndustryNorthrop Grumman Systems Corp. awarded of a over 17 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the E-2C
Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., Bethpage, N.Y., is being awarded a $17,167,474 firm-fixed priced delivery order against a previously issued Basic Ordering Agreement (N00019-04-G-0003) for sustaining engineering... more
IndustryRaytheon Co. awarded of a over 75 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the F/A-18E/F aircraft
Raytheon Co., El Segundo, Calif., is being awarded a $75,602,728 firm-fixed-price contract for the procurement of 38 Full Rate Production Lot 4 Advanced Targeting Forward Looking Infrared (ATFLIR) pods... more
IndustryBell-Boeing Joint Program Office awarded of a over USD 1bn contract
Washington, Usa - For the CV-22 aircraft
Bell-Boeing Joint Program Office, Patuxent River, Md., is being awarded an advance acquisition contract for long lead components associated with the manufacture and delivery of 14 fiscal 2007 Lot 11 MV-22... more
AirlinesVirgin Express to fly from Palermo to Brussels
Palermo, Italy - The Sicily's city will be connected with the European capital two times a week
The Belgian low-cost Virgin Express will operate a new route between Brussels and Palermo starting from April 1st 2006. The initial frequency for the emerging flight bound for the new destination will... more
Science and technologyNuance: three new stores at Stockholm Airport expected to be opened
Milan, Italy - It was unveiled by a Stefanel owner's press released
Nuance group signed an agreement with Swedish company Arlanda Schiphol Development Company and LFV Group making possible to extend all the airport management contracts till 2010. Nuance will be allowed... more
PeopleChina: more than 140 new airplanes arriving in 2006 thanks to air traffic growth
Beijing, China - Chinese civil aviation authority forecasted it
Passenger traffic growing for a +15% (that is to say some 159 million persons) and cargo traffic up for a +10%: these are the main data provided by the Chinese civil aviation authority for 2006 with reference... more
PeopleJanuary's strikes in air sector
Rome, Italy - Alitalia's workers will go on strike next January 19
Malpensa’s ENAV SAAV personnel will go on strike on January 8 from 12:00am to 4:00pm like all staff of ENAV. Alitalia’s flight attendants will take strike action on January 19 for 24 hours, on the sam... more
AirlinesAeroflot to acquire 22 B-787s in March
Moscow, Russia - The Russian newspaper "Kommersant and Vedomosti" reported it
The Russian economic newspaper "Kommersant and Vedomosti" says today that Aeroflot would have decided to buy 22 B-787s Dreamliner for a worth of USD 2.5bn. The order is expected to be signed on the next... more
AirlinesVolare (2): Meridiana confirmed its intention to present an offer
Rome, Italy - Assaereo advised by e-mail the eventual buyers against acquiring the airline
Despite of Assaereo, the Association of Italian airlines, warned the possible buyers of Volare this morning for eventual fiscal problems, Meridiana has confirmed its intention to purchase Volare from Rinaldini... more
AirlinesAzerbaijan Airlines plane crashed: carrier suspended its flights
Baku, Azerbaijan - The black boxes will be sent in Ukraine or Russia
The flag carrier Azerbaijan Airlines has suspended its flights after the crash occurred on the Caspian Sea shore last December 23 which killed 23 people when an Antonov 140 came down at about 30 Km North... more
AirlinesSingapore Airlines: Boeing waiting for orders "To make Qantas envious"
Singapore - The Asian carrier would be to ask for several 777s, 787s and 747 Freighters
The massive Qantas’ order for the Boeing 787 Dreamliner could be exceeded by Singapore Airlines soon with reference to at least three different commercial aircraft types. The carrier of the small Asian c... more
DefenseSpain: also a Navy's ship operating in the Persian Gulf
Madrid, Spain - Despite troops' withdrawal, the "Alvaro de Bazan" frigate is supporting the English-US activities
Despite Spain opted for the withdrawal of its own troops from the Iraqi territory, this would not automatically mean Madrid’s extraneousness to military operations in this area also in recent times with i... more
CuriositiesAir control at risk during the New Year’s night
Rome, Italy - 2006 will start one second late
The end of the year is approaching at a brisk pace, but scientists are warning that 2006 is going to come slightly later than expected. The US National Institute of Standards and Technology has in fact... more
AirlinesVolare: Alitalia must renounce to purchase the airline
Milan, Italy - Italian trade Union FIT-CISL Lombardia Secretary Dario Balotta's press release
Alitalia should avoid to purchase Volare, according to Italian trade union FIT-CISL Lombardia Secretary Dario Balotta. Alitalia tried to buy the slots and not the remaining Bergamo-headquartered airline’s s... more
AerospaceNASA in 2010: Shuttle or not? This is the problem
Washington, USA - Some would intend to keep them in service beyond such date for the ISS, but experts know that doing so would mean to cut funds to the future space exploration programmes
NASA should withdraw from the operational service all its three Space Shuttles by 2010. Nevertheless, someone at the United States’ Senate would have underlined the importance of the space ships for t... more
MiscellaneousSeven hours of delay for plane of Italian Senate's speaker Pera
Nassirya, Iraq - There was a complication for his Christmas dinner with Italian troops at Nassirya
Italian Senate’s speaker Marcello Pera flew to Nassirya last December 24 to pass the Christmas Eve together with Italian soldiers of "Antica Babilonia" mission in Iraq. But the military plane that was d... more
AccidentsOff-runway for Spain's Defence Minister plane
Mostar, Bosnia-Herzegovina - None of the 59 passengers reported injuries during landing at Mostar
Spanish Defence Minister Josè Bono emerged safe after the incident occurred last Sunday involving the airplane on which he was landing at Mostar Airport where he was expected to give Spanish contingent... more
MiscellaneousHelicopter crash in Iraq (2): names of the two US deceased soldiers are still unknown
Baghdad, Iraq - Dozens US soldiers have died in the Arab country because of air accidents since 2003, though often due to enemy fire
US military authorities in the Iraqi territory have not unveiled yet the names of the two US soldiers killed due to the accident which involved their helicopter in the Baghdad’s area. The US armed forces r... more
Finance and economyAlitalia: Italian Ministry of Economy reduced its stake under a 50%
Milan, Italy - CONSOB's updates revealed it
CONSOB, which checks financial operations of companies with shares at the Milan Stock Exchange, unveiled updates of shares from companies at Piazza Affari by its traditional releases. The Italian Ministry... more
Science and technologyFiumicino: Cites campaign has started
Rome, Italy - It needs to be careful to coral key case, tortoiseshell comb as well as shells
A campaign against the illegal traffic of animals and plants has been started at Rome-Fiumicino Airport. It aims at inform tourists about risks and conduct to adopt. The campaign has been arranged by Italian... more
MiscellaneousTwo American pilots killed in a helicopter crash in Iraq
Baghdad, Iraq - It was no hostile fire
"There was no hostile fire" the US military command in Iraq said in an statement about the helicopter crash occurred to a US chopper last night: it killed two American pilots on board. The statement gave... more
AirlinesFalse alarm on a Ryanair flight departing from Ciampino
Rome, Italy - Six Algerian passengers have been searched
At Christmas Eve, on December 24 afternoon, six Algerian passengers with British passport passed through check gates at Ciampino Airport to board a Ryanair Boeing 737 headed to London, starting the alert... more
Latest newsOlympic Winter Games: Italian Air Force defence guard is ready
Turin, Italy - Fighters, helicopters and surface-to-air missiles to protect the sport event against any aerial threat
Italian Air Force Chief of Staff, Leonardo Tricarico, seized a chance recently to remind how the guard scheduled to protect the Turin’s Olympic Winter Games (February 10-26) is a particularly complex, s... more
AccidentsAN-28 came down in Sudan killing two
El Geneina, Sudan - The plane belonged to the African Union, the body which attends to Darfur troubled situation
An Antonov AN-28 airplane of the African Union crashed in the region of Darfur last December 24 killing the two pilots on board, an Ukrainian and a Moldovan. The aircraft had been hired to carry African... more
AccidentsAzerbaijan Airlines plane crashed killing 23
Baku, Azerbaijan - There were also 8 foreign citizens among fatalities
An Azerbaijan Airlines Antonov 140-100 jet, crashed on the Caspian Sea shore last December 23 shortly after departure from Baku (Azerbaijan). All killed the 18 passengers and five crew members on board... more
Science and technologyThe after-tsunami on exhibition at Fiumicino Airport
Rome, Italy - While in the next days a book titled "Tsunami. I rode the killer wave" will be presented in the Rome's hub
The Italian Cooperation, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Food Programme (WFP) have set, in collaboration with Airports of Rome, by the Terminal B at "Leonardo... more
AerospaceGlonass: Putin wants it to operate in 2007
Moscow, Russia - Russian President intends to accelerate schedule to make the global positioning system enter service
The first Russian Glonass global positioning system satellite was put into orbit in 1982 but the officialization of the programme was announced only in 1993. The system schedules a total number of 24 satellites... more
Weather forecastsAir shows and exhibitions in the fourth week of December
Rome, Italy - From today, Tuesday 27, 2005 to next Sunday January 1st, 2006
Tuesday 27 - Hang Gliding - Deniliquin Competition. Deniliquin, New South Wales, Australia. + 61 3 5962 9371 www.xcflight.com - Hang Gliding - 2006 New Zealand National Open Championship. Blenheim,... more
AirlinesAlitalia: competing to acquire Volare
Rome, Italy - Together with Air One and Radici Group's owners
The deadline of the presentation of offers to acquire Volare is set on December 29 and three subjects are competing presently: Alitalia, Air One and the Radici group’s owners. A decision could arrive b... more
Civil aviationFAA Emergency AD on Pacific Aerospace Corporation LTD. (2005-26-53)
Washington, Usa - Model 750XL
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information Header Information 14 CFR Part 39 Directorate Identifier 2005-CE-54-AD; AD 2005-26-53 Pacific Aerospace Corporation LTD. Model 750XL PDF... more
IndustrySmiths Aerospace Inc. awarded of a near 13 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the AV-8B
Smiths Aerospace Inc., Electronic Systems, Grand Rapids, Mich., is being awarded a $12,862,995 firm-fixed-price delivery order against a previously awarded requirements contract (N00019-04-D-0080) for... more
IndustryPratt & Whitney Aircraft Group awarded of a over 17 USDm order
Washington, Usa - For the EA-6B aircraft
Pratt & Whitney Aircraft Group, East Hartford, Conn., is being awarded a $17,043,769 delivery order under previously awarded firm- fixed-price contract (N00383-04-G-003M) for the repair of nine line items... more
AirlinesAir India and Indian Airlines: the merge has to wait
New Delhi, India - It is only a proposal at the moment
The Indian Government seems to have no intention to perform a merge between the national airlines Air India and Indian Airlines. Although this operation was considered, it remains only a proposal at the... more
DefenseRussia: a Bulava missile test launch has been successfully performed
Moscow, Russia - The weapon system is destined to a new submarine class
A Russian Bulava ballistic missile has been successfully launched during a trial hitting its target located in the Kamchatka Peninsula. The missile left from a Typhoon-class submarine, and what has been... more
AirlinesIraqi Airways to carry pilgrims to the Mecca
Basra, Iraq - The first group made up of 144 Muslims has departed
On last Thursday has been the day of the first direct flight from Basra Airport to Saudi Arabia operated by Iraqi Airways to transport Iraqi pilgrims. The first Iraqi carrier’s plane took off yesterday w... more
Science and technologyJapan developing a new astronaut suit
Tokyo, Japan - Devoted to the next Moon manned mission which should occur in 2018
The United States and Russia could be stopped from being the only countries to dominate the astronaut suits sector in the aerospace industry. Japan, by a cooperation involving JAXA (Japanese space agency),... more
AirportsDecember 26: one year after tsunami tragedy
Rome, Italy - A cerimony in Thailand: the Government sustains travel expenses for the wounded and for relatives of each victim
The Thai government has organized a ceremony to commemorate the victims of the tsunami that took place on December 26 2004 (see for details AVIONEWS). The ceremony will take place in Phuket next Monday... more
Science and technologyDARPA believes in the heliplane formula for the future of SAR missions
Washington, USA - A prototype could be ready by 2008
Despite the great attention payed by the United States for both civil and military programmes regarding the tilt-rotor formula (such as for example the BA-609 and the V-22 Osprey), the US DARPA (Defence... more