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AccidentsPeruvian plane crashed: 59 survivors
Lima, Perù - Italian passenger Walter Panni reported still missing waiting for the official confirmation of his death
PEruvian police said 59 passengers survived and 41 have been killed in the air accident involving a Boeing 737 of Tans carrier crashed six km from Pucallpa Airport while was about to land as a stopover... more
IndustryUSA: "Zero tolerance against possible British loans for the A-350 programme"
Washington, USA - US Government protested against the possibility that London opts for supporting the new Airbus' project with funds
The USA warned the European countries interested in the Airbus A-350 programme (UK, Spain, Germany and France), underlining that the possibility of dialogue concerning subsidies for aerospace industry... more
Civil aviationEU: three "lists" for air transport safety
Brussels, Belgium - A black one for carrier unable to meet requirements, a blue one for the certified ones and a wite one for the worthier, the safer and moer efficient
A meeting among Italian Minister of Infrastructures and Transport Lunardi, ENAC (Italian National Civil Aviaton Agency) and ENAV (Italian National Air Traffic Control Agency) is expected to be held today,... more
HelicoptersUH-145: the EADS-Eurocopter's solution for the LUH programme
Paris, France - A special version of the EC-145 for the new utility helicopter of US Army has been suggested
EADS-Eurocopter will compete in the tender for the provision of the new light utility chopper of US Army within the bid named LUH (Light Utility Helicopter). Pentagon is scheduling to order 300 vehicles... more
Civil aviationAirbus returned back shortly after takeoff. The plane was ok but passengers refused to leave again
Paris, France - New case of "Mutiny" among travellers who fear for their safety more and more
235 passengers bound for Djerba with an Airbus A-300 belonging to Tunisia’s Cartago charter carrier, rented by Turkish Fly Air, refused to leave again from the Paris-Orly Airport after that the airplane, t... more
MiscellaneousFires in Portugal: local Civil Defence's Canadair crashed
Lisbon, Portugal - Pilot managed to emerge safe
Until yesterday fires out of control in Portugal were seven. Meanwhile during the extinction operations, a Portuguese Civil Defence Canadair fell at Sao Pedro do Sul. The 26 years old pilot managed to... more
Civil aviationTechnical problem forced Olympic Airways plane to return back
Athens, Greece - A failure to undercarriage alarmed pilot
An airplane of the Olympic Airways carrier with 124 persons on board landed without problems yesterday at Athens International Airport after having been forced to return back two hours later the takeoff.... more
AirlinesAlitalia: UIL and CISL unions prove doubtful on SULT's and Minister Maroni's attitudes
Rome, Italy - Italian Welfare Minister is expected by CISL to opt for summoning all the unions involved in the air transport sector
While waiting for a meeting between Italian Welfare Minister Maroni together with SULT and Alitalia to occur today before the deadline for the call-up against the strike on August 30 and 31 (as set by... more
HelicoptersRaytheon awarded with an almost USD 39m contract
Washington, USA - For the provision of avionic sensors for the CH-53E
Raytheon Co., Space and Airborne Systems, El Segundo, Calif., is being awarded a $38,844,000 firm-fixed-price delivery order against a previously awarded indefinite-delivery/ indefinite-quantity contract... more
HelicoptersHoneywell awarded with an over USD 12m contract
Washington, USA - For Apache's powerplant maintenance
Honeywell International Inc., Tempe, Ariz., was awarded on August 16, 2005, a delivery order amount of $12,525,030 as part of a $12,740,266 firm-fixed-price contract for Cossi Clutch and Engine Overhaul... more
HelicoptersSikorsky awarded with an almost USD 19m contract
Washington, USA - The fly-by-wire system devoted to the UH-60M's update
Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., Stratford, Conn., was awarded on Aug. 23, 2005, a delivery order amount of $18,865,912 as part of an $18,865,912 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for Fly-By-Wire Flight Control System... more
Latest newsClark Construction awarded a more than USD 64m contract
Washington, USA - Logistic operations for the C-130 and the C-5
Clark Construction Group L.L.C., Bethesda, Md., was awarded on Aug. 19, 2005, a $64,166,000 firm-fixed-price contract for an Airlift Wing Base Conversion from C-130 to C-5 Aircraft. Work will be performed... more
MiscellaneousGreek Coastguard helicopter to fight fire on Italian vessel
Athens, Greece - Smoke and scare for over 2000 persons
A fire blazed aboard the Italian ship "Costa Classica" with more than 2000 persons en route from Ancona to Pireo around 10:00am today. Flames raised when Italian vessel was sailing the Aegean Sea off the... more
Latest newsBoeing: that is how the Singapore's Eagle will appear in case it beats the Rafale
Singapore - A twin-seated version of the F-15 has been promoted with a wide range of both air-to-air and air-to-surface weapon systems
Boeing F-15 Eagle and Dassault Rafale are still competing t become the future multirole fighter for Singapore’s Air Force, but the US aerospace company unveiled in the meantime that the weapon system t... more
DefenseEstonia: MBDA and Raytheon to compete for the new air defence system
Estonia, Tallinn - New missiles will have to be delivered by 2008 for the protection of several both institutional and military sensitive sites
European consortium MBDA and US company Raytheon will challenge within the tender set by Estonian Government for the provision to the Baltic country’s armed forces of a new surface-to-air missile system. T... more
Latest newsGripen: new air-to-air capabilities by the end of the year
Stockholm, Sweden - The provision of a new helmet-mounted display and the Meteor medium-range missile has been scheduled
The SAAB/BAe JAS-39 Gripen will be endowed with new avionic devices and new weapon systems after tests scheduled by the end of this year. It deals in particular with the Cobra helmet-mounted display ad... more
Press releaseENAC: Board of Directors' meeting on the Tuninter accident on August 6 2005
Rome, Italy - To analyse ther problems related to foreign carriers' safety checks also with reference to the accident
Italian National Civil Aviation Agency (ENAC) Board of Director met in order to analyse ther problems related to foreign carriers’ safety checks also with reference to the accident of the ATR-72 Tuninter. T... more
AirlinesAlitalia (3): Italian Minister Lunardi postponed the decision on the call-p against decision union by Minister against request
Rome, Italy - A final decision to be considered by 08:00 pm tomorrow, August 25
Italian Welfare Minister Roberto Maroni asked Minister for Infrastructures and Transport Pietro Lunardi for suspending te decision on call-up against against flight assistants represented by Italian Alitalia’s u... more
Civil aviationAVIONEWS Specials: ENAC's white list including foreign carriers matching SAFA safety requirements
Rome, Italy - One can access the latest useful list on foreign carriers on the AVIONEWS' official web site
After the reunion called by ENAC in the light of the tragic accident occurred last August 6 (see for details AVIONEWS 1 and 2), to illustrate the state of assessments and measures undertaken by Italian... more
AccidentsTourism plane crashed in Switzerland (2): people killed aboard the Cessna 172 have been identified
Sion, Switzerland - Passengers came from Czech Republic
Tourism plane fallen on Swiss Alps due to bad weather yesterday was a Cessna 172 Skyhawk, a 4-seats Czech-registered aircraft. Prague’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has stated that the four accident’s cas... more
DefenseIran aims to electronics and anti-aircraft missiles to grow in te defence sector
Teheran, Iran - New Government to invest most of all in such sectors after the effort in the aeronautical field and the production of ballistic missiles
The new Iranian Government led by Ahmadinejad forecasts to perform important investments to encourage progress in the national weapon industry and the reinforcement of the country’s defensive system. A... more
AirlinesAlitalia (2): "SULT union's point of view appears careful and responsible"
Rome, Italy - It would have been underlined by Italian Minister Maroni after the meeting of today and meanwhile recapitalization could be delayed by a Banca Intesa/Deutsche Bank's request
Italian SULT union confirmed the 48 hours strike on Augusut 30 and 31 also following the meeting held today with Italian Welfare Minister Maroni. Minister, on its part, found that the union’s attitude d... more
Science and technologyA Concorde 2 in 2020 if it proves quiet and cost/effective
Tokyo, Japan - The European-Japanese programme for the new supersonic civil airplane goes on but it needs proper funds
Something about it had been already said some time ago but now the programme aims to start a real designing and maybe testing stage, provided that proper funds are available. It deals with the new supersonic... more
AccidentsPeruvian plane crashed (3): Boeing' sympathies to victim's relatives
Lima, Perù - Benedict XVI has sent affected families a telegram
Boeing, the US company making the airplane crashed while was attempting an emergency landing in Perù, extended its deepest sympathies to casualty’s families and said it is ready to provide technical su... more
AccidentsPeruvian plane crashed (2): an Italian national among accident's casualties
Lima, Perù - It is difficult establishing the exact number of victims, there are still a lot of bodies to recover
Italian flying on the B-737/200 aircraft belonging to Peruvian Tans carrier crashed in the jungle North-East to Lima, were 4 in all. Walter Panni, the Italian citizen killed in the terrible incident, left... more
AccidentsTourism plane crashed in Switzerland: the number of victims is four
Sion, Switzerland - A blast of wind could have caused the accident
Tourism plane crashed on the Simplon Pass, between Switzerland and Italy, has not been still identified, it is clear only that it was a Czech-registered aircraft and 4 passengers have been found killed.... more
AccidentsATR-72 Tuninter: the recovery of the two black boxes to start by next Sunday
Palermo, Italy - A Cyprus' ship to attend to it as it is carrying equipment provided by US company Phoenix International towards Sicily
Cyprus’ ship named Edt Ares, which will be used by US company Phoenix International for the recovery in the sea of the two ATR-72 Tuninter’s black boxes, should arrive in Sicily on next Friday. The bla... more
PeopleFAA AD on Bombardier CL-600/2B19 airplane model
Washington, USA - To prevent cracked piccolo tubes
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information Federal Register Information [Federal Register: August 23, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 162)] [Page 49164-49167] Header Information Header... more
PeopleFAA AD on Cessna 525 airplane models
Washington, USA - To prevent incorrect installation of the wires to the engine fire extinguisher bottles
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information Federal Register Information [Federal Register: August 23, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 162)] [Page 49167-49169] Header Information Header... more
IndustryFinmeccanica: bound for an Alenia/Sukhoi-ATR synergy
Moscow, Russia - Such a possibility was underlined by President Guarguaglini while Russian Government proved interested in te communications system
The Tetra military-civil cryptic communications system produced by Selex (Finmeccanica group) could be considered during talks between Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi and Russian President Vladimir Putin... more
PeopleFAA AD on Airbus A-321 airplane model
Washington, USA - To prevent failure of the emergency doors to lock in the open position
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information Federal Register Information [Federal Register: August 23, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 162)] [Page 49169-49170] Header Information Header... more
PeopleFAA AD on General Electric CF6-80C2 and CF6-80E1 engines
Washington, USA - To prevent failure of the HPCR stage 11-14 spool shaft
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information Federal Register Information [Federal Register: August 23, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 162)] [Page 49178-49182] Header Information Header... more
PeopleFAA AD on Airbus A-320/111 and A-320/200 airplane models
Washington, USA - To detect and correct missing locking bolts on the axle nuts of the MLG wheels
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information Federal Register Information [Federal Register: August 23, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 162)] [Page 49170-49172] Header Information Header... more
HelicoptersFAA AD on Turbomeca Artouste III engines
Washington, USA - To prevent ice ingestion into the engine
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information Federal Register Information [Federal Register: August 23, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 162)] [Page 49182-49184] Header Information Header... more
PeopleFAA AD on SAAB 2000 airplane models
Washington, Usa - To prevent cracking of the front and rear spars
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information Federal Register Information [Federal Register: August 23, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 162)] [Page 49173-49174] Header Information Header... more
PeopleFAA AD on Boeing 747, 757, 767 and 777 airplane models
Washington, USA - For drip shields on the flight deck
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information Federal Register Information [Federal Register: August 23, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 162)] [Page 49174-49178] Header Information Header... more
AccidentsTourism plane crashed in Switzerland killing all passengers
Sion, Switzerland - The tragedy may caused by bad weather
An airplane, a tourism single-engine, presumably because of the bad weather conditions affecting the Switzerland, dropped between Sempione pass and the village of Sempione at Engiloch in the early afternoon... more
AccidentsPeruvian plane crashed: at least 41 the dead, two Italian nationals injured
Lima, Peru - The B-737 was en route from Lima to Iquitos, with a stop at Pucallpa
A Boeing B-737/200 of Transportes Aereos Nacionales de la Selva (TANS) carrier, belonging to Peruvian Air Force (FAP, Fuerza Area del Peru), after attempting an emergency landing due to a rough storm in... more
AirlinesAlitalia: Cimoli stands firm on SULT union's strike
Rome, Italy - The meeting between carrier's President and Italian Minister Maroni held yesterday did not lead to a turning point between the company and the union
Alitalia proved firm on the strike called by Italian SULT trade union on August 30 and 31. After the meeting between occurred yesterday carrier’s President Cimoli and Italian Welfare Minister Maroni i... more
PeopleFAA AD on McDonnell Douglas DC-10 airplane models
Washington, USA - For engines
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information Federal Register Information [Federal Register: August 22, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 161)] [Page 48848-48850] Header Information Header... more
ReportBell-Boeing awarded an almost USD 9m contract
Washington, USA - For the spare parts of the CV-22 Osprey
Bell-Boeing Joint Program Office, Patuxent River, Md., is being awarded an $8,829,289 ceiling priced order contract for spares for the CV-22 Osprey. Work will be performed in Ridley Park, Pa. (69 percent)... more
HelicoptersAero Helipro awarded an almost USD 8m contract
Washington, USA - For H-3 helicopters' gear maintenance
Aero Helipro, Richmond, British Columbia, Canada, is being awarded a $7,738,522 firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for repair/overhaul for the Main Gearbox on the H-3 helicopter.... more
Latest newsGoodrich awarded an almost USD 9m contract
Washington, USA - For F-15 Eagle's engines
Goodrich Corp. Rome, N.Y., is being awarded an $8,811,028 firm fixed price contract modification. This is a one year requirements contract with two 1 year options, spares contract to procure F-15 Power... more
Latest newsKern Steel Fabrication awarded an almost USD 12m contract
Washington, USA - For C-5 Galaxy's maintenance
Kern Steel Fabrication, Bakersfield, Calif., is being awarded an $11,691,680 firm fixed price contract to provide for design and production of the first Empennage Maintenance Stand for the C-5 aircraft.... more
Civil aviationeasyJet: pressurization indicator forced the Luton-Turin flight to re-entry
Turin, Italy - According to "La Stampa" newspaper's sources, though the failure regarded the indicator itself and not the pressurization system
The English carrier’s easyJet airplane which went back to London-Luton Airport yesterday due to an indicator start-up immediately after takeoff, was a Boeing 737 (see for details AVIONEWS). The indicator, a... more
HelicoptersAustralian Navy grounded its choppers
Sydney, Australia - The fleet is expected to undergo a maintenance review
The Royal Australian Navy grounded its own helicopter fleet for a maintenance review that should be completed within this week. Fliying activity will not be completely suspended, but there may be some... more
Civil aviationSafety: Italian taxpayers associations ask for more transparency for passengers
Rome, Italy - More information on aircraft and carriers has been requested for customers
During a meeting held today with ENAC (Italian National Civil Aviation Authority) on safety (see for details AVIONEWS 1 and 2), the main Italian taxpayers associations among which ADUSBEF and CODACONS... more
Science and technologyToo many risk of runway incursion in US congested airports
Washington, USA - Runways and taxy-ways too much travelled
The recent incidents happened on the runways at Boston and other American airports have alarmed the experts who are concerned about the air traffic’s increasing and complex directional marks present i... more
DefenseRussian-Chinese joint exercise in Asia: the USA answered by involving South Korea
Beijing, China - Meanwhile, North Korea protested just during the resume of six-nations talks on its nuclear programme
The fact that while Russia and China carry on their first joint military exercise in Asia (whose conclusion is scheduled on August 25), the Unites States perform an exercise together with South Korea proves... more
AirlinesAlitalia (2): "Call-up to defend the carrier's workers"
Rome, Italy - Italian Minister of Infrastructures and Transport Lunardi would be convinced of it
The defence of jobs in Alitalia appears a priority aspect according to Italian Minister of Infrastructures and Transport Lunardi, which wuold have decided to resort to an issue of an order to resume work... more