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PeopleFAA AD on Tiger AA-5 airplane models
Washington, USA - Structural robustness related to some sections' assembly
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PeopleFAA AD on Boeing 777 airplane models
Washington, USA - For fuel tanks
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PeopleFAA AD on Bombardier CL-600-2B19 airplane models
Washington, Usa - For the wings hydraulic plant
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PeopleFAA AD on Bombardier DHC-8 airplane models
Washington, USA - On flight instruments
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AccidentsColombian plane crashed in Venezuela: French casualty's funeral to occur on Wednesday
Caracas, Venezuela - No hypothesis on disaster cause has been ruled out
President Jacques Chirac will reach the island of Martinique where funeral of 150 French casualties of the crash involving the West Caribbean Airways MD-82 killing 160 passengers is expected to occur.... more
AccidentsCypriot plane accident (2): Helios planes to fly to Sweden for technical checks
Athens, Greece - Capt. Merten had an experience of over 17,000 flying hours
Helios Airways has announced that the other two Boeing 737-300 composing its fleet left an orphan of the B-737 crashed in Greece, will undergo technical checks in the next days in Sweden. Cypriot carrier... more
AirlinesAVIONEWS interviewed Paolo Maras from SULT union on Alitalia personnel's strike scheduled on August 30 and 31
Rome, Italy - "Eight days remain to prevent the demonstration if there is a will to find a solution, though Commitee on Strikes and Alitalia prove firm in their views"
AVIONEWS interviewed Paolo Maras from SULT union on Alitalia personnel’s strike scheduled on August 30 and 31 after the meeting with Investigation Committee on Strikes (see for details AVIONEWS). Maras u... more
Science and technologyMore than 100,000 passengers through Rome's airports yesterday
Rome, Italy - A big influx of tourists despite of scare of terrorism
More than 100,000 people passed through Fiumicino and Ciampino airports yesterday, mostly Roman tourists departing or returning from short holidays. The most requested destinations have been the European... more
IndustryIndian authorities to fly on board the Legacy Executive planes
Sao José dos Campos, Brazil - Towards an increase cooperation with Embraer
Indian Government received three Executive Legacy airplanes, two of them destined to the Indian Air Force, while the third one will serve Indian authority’s transportation. The deal is a part of an order i... more
Civil aviationQantas flight made a force-land
Osaka, Japan - A failure sensor induced pilot to error
An Airbus A-330 of Qantas airline direct to Perth with 178 passengers on board, made an emergency landing on runway at Japanese "Kansai" Airport at Osaka last morning. Nine people emerged injured during... more
Science and technologySwissport sold off to a Spanish group
Geneva, Switzerland - The agreement is expected to be completed next month after competition watchdog authority's approval
One of the largest airport handlers operators, the Swissport International Ltd, has been sold to the Spanish group Ferrovial, construction and services firm with interests in management of Bristol, Belfast,... more
IndustryAlenia-Sukhoi ready to compete with Embraer and Bombardier
Moscow, Russia - The Italian-Russian deal to remarkably reinforce Finmeccanica in the regional airplanes sector
Alenia Aeronautica’s acquisition of part of Sukhoi Civil Aircraft (as the civil aviation section of the well known Russian group) gained a good comment by markets (see fr details AVIONEWS). The acquisition o... more
MiscellaneousGaza: military helicopters to watch over settlers leaving from Netzarim stronghold
Gaza City, Gaza Strip - It is considered the most the most steadfast one
Netzarim settlement is expected to be evacuated today: Israeli troops and police entered this morning in the last stronghold inhabited by some 400 persons South of the city of Gaza. Netzarim is considered... more
SecurityEarthquake in Rome: checks on runways and tower at Fiumicino Airport
Rome, Italy - The air station would not have suffered for damages while Firemen took off from Ciampino for a reconnaissance
A Richter Degree 4.4 magnitude earthquake occurred in Rome today around 02:00 pm. Epicentre was reported to be n the sea about 15 miles far from Anzio (data have been indicated by Italian Civil Defence... more
DefenseElections in Afghanistan: ISAF deployed 8000 soldiers and additional airplanes
Kabul, Afghanistan - Efforts increased to ensure the highest safety
Afghanistan is about to set elections to achieve a turning point in its political situation under banner of a better and better democratization process. ISAF is performing a major role in order to ensure... more
Press releaseSULT-Alitalia: meeting with Investigation Committee on Strikes proved unsuccessful
Rome, Italy - Strikes on August 30 and 31 have been confirmed
The meeting between SULT and Investigation Committee on Strikes to avoid the strikes on August 30 and 31 proved unsuccessful. Government is expected to act in order to solve the problem as indicated by... more
AccidentsCypriot plane accident: preliminary investigation's results
Athens, Greece - Depressurisation and shortfall of jet-fuel caused the tragedy
Helios Cypriot carrier’s plane invovled in the crash of last August 14 North to Athens where 121 people were killed, would be fallen due to a shortfall of jet-fuel and anomaly to cabin pressurisation l... more
Press releaseSULT: "Alitalia, press' statements prove false and dangerous"
Rome, Italy - Reactions against criticism expressed against the union's strategy and its choices in Alitalia
Italian SULT union reacted against some statements made on Italian press such as Corriere della Sera by Prof. Ichino and some others coming from CGIL union. In the first case, SULT cannot accept that one... more
AccidentsBritish charter plane forced to an emergency touch-down
Paris, France - The B-737 with pressurisation problems landed without difficulty
A Boeing B-737 belonging to Astreus Airlines charter carrier en route from the Baleari’s island of Menorca to Leeds, has been forced to an emergency landing at French airport of Brest-Guipavas because o... more
AccidentsFrench Tracker's accident (2): it has opened a preliminary manslaughter investigation
Paris, France - "The number of victims was serious": unions concerned about pilot's safety
French authorities have opened a preliminary manslaughter investigation on the death of two pilots aboard the Civil Defence’s Tracker crashed in Ardeche Department last Saturday. They intend to make c... more
Civil aviationEmergency landing for easyJet in London
London, UK - The airplane bound for Turin was forced to go back to Luton air station, where it had taken off, for a technical failure
An English low-cost carrier easyJet’s airplane leaving from London-Luton Airport this morning and bound for Turin-Caselle would have been forced to an emergency landing due to a failure. Captain would h... more
AerospaceRussia: will the Clipper be the Soyuz's and Shuttle's heir?
Moscow, Russia - Italian astronaut Roberto Vittori expressed a positive comment on the Russian programme
The Russian proposal for the future of space transport replacing the Soyuz and the Space Shuttle is called Clipper and Italian astronaut Roberto Vittori proves convinced that it can really represent a... more
AccidentsAn other fire fighting plane crashed in France
Paris, France - A Civil Defence Tracker dropped to the ground killing two crew members
A French Civil Defence Tracker plane crashed while was performing an operative mission on a fire blazed in Valgorge’s forest, Department of Ardeche (Southern France) last Saturday. Both crew members h... more
HelicoptersUS-101: Bell relies upon Amarillo for the vehicle production
Amarillo, USA - The US group would intend to produce some infrastructures for assembly and flight activities at its Texan facility
The US helicopter company Bell would intend to provide an area of its own production structure in Amarillo (Texas) for the US-101 VH-71A programme, that is to say the new US Presidential chopper based... more
AccidentsATR-72 Tuninter's accident: the US company to recover the black boxes
Palermo, Italy - In ten days, wile the analyses on fluids and the powerplant running go on
No certainty on the accident which affected the ATR-72 Tuninter exists yet about its cause. Italian Air Force’s Pratica di Mare Base is expected to provide the results of the analyses on powerplant fluids b... more
Science and technologyVenice: Italian artificers made a suspicious briefcase explode at the airport
Venice, Italy - It would have been stolen to an Irish citizen and found under a car at the air station's parking area
Italian artificers made an unattended briefcase explode after founding it in the Venice Airport’s parking area on last Saturday in the morning. A bag located under a car had been in fact noticed around 1... more
Fair and showsPope Benedict came back Rome by Lufthansa's A-321
Rome, Italy - Airline's President and CEO did the honours
After the final appointment of the XX World Youth Day Edition, the Pontiff came back Italy from Cologne by flight LH3856 operated by German Lufthansa carrier. The Airbus A-321 named "Regensburg" landed... more
AirlinesAlitalia (2): rising fuel cost will not affect ticket price
Rome, Italy - Cimoli would have pointed it out also reminding that a deal between two banks on recapitalization is about to happen in the next days
Italian Government proves firm in solving the struggle which opposites SULT union and Alitalia. There are no clashes between the carrier and Government on such a matter, according to airline’s President C... more
MiscellaneousFires in Portugal: Canadair planes from Italy and France
Lisbon, Portugal - At least 50 blazes around the capital
Portugal asked European Union last Saturday for requesting aircraft from the state members to fight several wooded fires affecting Lisbon. Italian Government decided to take the Portuguese appeal and a... more
Science and technologyBird flu: precautionary and check measures through Italian airports
Rome, Italy - A healthy shield against avian flu
The Rome "Leonardo da Vinci" Airport has begun implementing precautionary and check measures involving passengers and merchandise originating from regions affected by bird flu that is about to reach European... more
AirlinesAlitalia: Italian Minister Maroni criticized carrier's attitude regarding SULT union
Rome, Italy - Minister of Welfare is waiting for explanations on the airline's decision to avoid to allow the trade union
Investigation Committee on Strikes and SULT/Avia unions’ representatives scheduled to meet today in order to avoid the strike called respectively on August 30-31 (48 h) and September 6 (24 h) against A... more
AccidentsISAF helicopter crashed in Afghanistan: funeral of 17 victims to occur tomorrow
Madrid, Spain - No trace of hostile fire on the Cougar wreckage
Funeral of 17 NATO soldiers killed in the helicopter crash occurred at Herat, Afghanistan, last Tuesday, will be held tomorrow at Madrid: they will be served in the Spanish Army’s headquarters. Defence M... more
AirlinesAlitalia: Avia union summoned by Investigation Committee on Strikes on August 22
Rome, Italy - Meanwhile, also the Italian air traffic controllers' unions decided to support SULT union's struggle
Investigation Committee on Strikes decided to summon Avia as well on Monday August 22 as representing Alitalia’s flight assistants, in order to convince the union to cancel the 24 hours strike scheduled o... more
IndustryAlenia bound for acquiring a 25% stake in Sukhoi Civil Aircraft
Moscow, Russia - The effort to mainly regard te production of te RRJ and maybe also their assembly in Italy
Alenia Aeronautica, Finmeccanica group, could acquire a 25% stake in the civil division of the well known Russian aerospace company Sukhoi. The effort will mainly deal with the designing and manufacturing... more
Science and technologyUSA: East Coast's airports troubled due to a computer's failure
Miami, USA - Long lines at passport controls
Computer system running check’s operations on passengers entering the United States caused a lot of problems in the East Coast airports particularly at Miami International Airport last evening. Earliest t... more
Civil aviationHelios airline's plane diverted due to problems with flaps
London, United Kingdom - Jet landed safely at Luton instead of at Stansted
A Boeing 737 of the Cypriot Helios carrier, the same one operating the flight crashed at Athens last Sunday, has been forced this morning to land at London-Luton Airport instead of at Stansted according... more
PeopleA-350: CIT ordered five new Airbus groups' airliners
Toulouse, France - The leasing company is so making rise up to 8 the number of the aircraft's customers and 130 the total amount of airframes requested to date
The new Airbus A-350 medium-long range airliner has got a new customer which makes the orders for such an airplane all over the world rise up to 130 with a total amount of some 8 customers. It deals with... more
DefenseIsrael: ban on US military technology transfer ended
Tel Aviv, Israel - Relations between the two countries regarding the matter related to export of Israeli-mad weapons to China prove less rigid
Israel will be enabled to take advantage of US-made weapon systems and military technology again soon. The provision of Israeli-made devices and remote-controlled aircraft to the Chinese People Republic... more
Science and technologyAdelaide crowded of passengers
Adelaide, Australia - A lot of national and international carriers have recently invested in the air station
Adelaide Airport marked more than 5 million of passengers in the last financial year ended on June 30. For the first time the Australian air station exceeded the figure of 5 million, thanks to the increase... more
AirlinesFinnair: all set for Canton flights launch
Helsinki, Finland - Finnish carrier is more and more interested in Chinese market
Finnair is completing preparations for the launch of the new route that will connect Helsinki with Canton (Guangzhou, China) starting from next September 4. Flight’s advertising has started to appear o... more
SecurityHungary: airprox between a Czech civil plane and Mig-29 fighters
Budapest, Hungary - It would have happened yesterday night but authorities eased about the relevance of what occurred
Hungarian military authorities would have found a case of airprox in the national air space last night. Air Force’s radars detected the suspicious presence of a tourism airplane ad they would have ordered t... more
CuriositiesAsterix to decorate SN Brussels Airlines plane's livery
Brussels, Belgium - A homage to the new episode that will be presented at Brussels
In occasion of the release of new episode of Asterix, the famous toon created by Goscinny and Uderzo, two airplanes of SN Brussels Airlines will be decorated, starting from September 25, with the image... more
AccidentsColombian plane crashed in Venezuela: French technicians to cooperate in investigation
Caracas, Venezuela - The 160 coffins have been recovered: now the sad rite of identification is expected
French experts will take part in Venezuela’s investigation onto the crash involving the West Caribbean Airways MD-82 killing 160 people. Meanwhile Colombian authorities decided to ground airplanes belonging t... more
Latest newsIndia: that is how the international contribution to aviation industry development is important
New, Dheli, India - Upgrade fr the Su-30s, cooperations with the USA and LCA's engine developed together with at least one leading company at a worldwide degree
Contribution provided by imported technology and international industrial collaborations for the growth of the Indian aerospace and defence sectors appears more and more an important one. New Dheli’s G... more
AccidentsCypriot plane accident: toxicological tests gave negative result
Athens, Greece - Passengers have not breathed carbon monoxide
Toxicological tests on the body of the co-pilot, three stewardess and two passengers (a child and a random adult) killed in the accident of the Boing 737 belonging to Cypriot Helios carrier, would have... more
Civil aviationItalian Anti-terrorism package: measures on flight and explosive material ownership restrictions
Rome, Italy - Police's authorization to be necessary till December 2006 in the first case and reduction of explosive material trading and use
Subjects involved by reinforced checks on flight training activities and depending on Italian Police’s authorization in the related province territorial competence will have to honour it till December 3... more
Press releaseICAO: biometrics featured at global symposium on machine readable travel documents
Montreal, Canada - The appointment at Montreal for September 29-30
"On 29 and 30 September 2005, the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) will hold a global symposium on Machine Readable Travel Documents (MRTDs) and biometric-enhanced e-passports, at its Headquarters... more
AccidentsA Colombian military plane resorted to an emergency landing
Bogota, Colombia - On board there passengers destined to travel by suspended WCA's flights
A Hercules C-130 of Colombian Air Force carrying 184 passengers expected to travel by suspended West Caribbean Airways flights (see for details AVIONEWS), has been forced to an emergency landing in Bogota’s "... more
Science and technologyMalpensa: Royal Air Moroc's flight made a "Priority landing"
Varese, Italy - A cracked window forced Morocco plane's pilot to request the special procedure
A Boeing B-737 of the Moroccan airline Royal Air Maroc coming from Casablanca Airport and bound for Malpensa where it was scheduled to land at 12:55am yesterday, asked instead control tower for a "Priority... more
Latest newsExxon Mobil awarded with a more than USD 16m contract
Washington, Usa - For US Navy's JP5 fuel
Exxon Mobil Fuels Marketing Co., Fairfax, Va., is being awarded a maximum $16,351,319 fixed price with economic price adjustment contract for JP5 Jet Fuel for U.S. Navy. Other location of performance... more