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AirlinesQatar Airways: live satellite TV on board
Rome, Italy - An USD 100m agreement with Lufthansa Technik
"On board of Qatar Airways’ aircraft will be possible, in the foreseeable future, preview live all the main satellite TV. An USD 100m agreement signed with the German company Lufthansa Technik foresees w... more
AirlinesAlitalia: Ryanair considers the capital increase as a useless money waste
Dublin, Ireland - It would have been stated by the Irish carrier Board which would appear to forecast a recapitalization every two-three years for the Italian airline
A difficult relaunch for Alitalia: Ryanair’s officers proved convinced about it, considering the capital rise as a useless money waste and a practice that market will see to constantly occur every two-three y... more
IndustryEmbraer: Canada certified EMB-170 and 175 aircraft
São José dos Campos, Brazil - Air Canada may take delivery and operate its first Embraer E-Jets
Embraer yesterday announced it was awarded type certification for the EMBRAER 170 and the EMBRAER 175 models from Transport Canada Civil Aviation (TCCA), Canada’s certification authority. Certification w... more
AerospaceIran about to put its first communications satellite into orbit
Teheran, Iran - It will include Italian technology as well but Iranian space research will go on with collaboration with Russia, Thailand and China
Iran is going to put its first communications satellite into orbita by the end of this year. It deals with the Mesbah, a national product also produced with Italian technology and it will launched to the... more
DefenseCuba: an anti-American military drill?
Havana, Cuba - Helicopters, anti-aircraft artillery and fighters are engaged
Havana is giving place to a defence military exercise these days honoring the 52nd anniversary of the attacks against the Moncada and Carlos Manuel de Cespedes Garrisons, Fidel Castro’s heroic deeds w... more
Latest newsAero Vodochody increased maintenance services
Prague, Czech Republic - Within the company's relaunch strategy which relies most of all upon its military trainers
Czech aerospace company, Aero Vodochody, is trying to relaunch its brand by designing strategies which include a new effort in the civil sector (see for details AVIONEWS) and a strengthened promotional... more
IndustryJapan Airlines and Virgin Blue set their sights on the B-737/900ER
Chicago, USA - Its maximum capacity boosted to 215 passengers
Boeing is waiting for new customers intending to purchase the new B-737/900ER (Extended Range), which has a capacity consisting of additional 26 passengers respect the previous version and is endowed with... more
AirlinesAzzurra Air's failure: inquest to involve other sectors
Varese, Italy - Company's funds were misappropriated to stop other leaks
Arrests, notices of preliminary investigation and searches for former Chairman of Azzurra’s Board of Directors, Fausto Capalbio and former carrier’s CEO, Mario Palmonella: we had left Azzurra Air like so... more
Government actsQuestion Time: rules for a proper presence of women in the armed forces
Rome, Italy - By Hon. Silvana Pisa (DS)
Italian Deputy Hon. Pisa asked Italian Minister of Defence for explaining if measures will be considered in order to favour a coherent and full participation by female personnel in the Italian arme... more
AirlinesEmirates SkyCargo awarded again in Italy
Milan, Italy - For the eighth successive year
Emirates SkyCargo, the cargo division of Emirates based in Dubai, has been awarded for the eighth successive year by the Associazione Nazionale Agenti Merci Aeree (Anama) like "Best carrier for the Middle... more
AirlinesAir France and KLM to launch Paris-Eindhoven route
Paris, France - Starting on October 30, 2005
"Starting on 30 October 2005, Air France and KLM will launch a Paris-Eindhoven (Netherlands) service. To begin with this service will be operated twice daily followed by three times a day from December... more
Government actsQuestion Time: Italian intelligence services' role about the existance of non-conventional weapons in Iraq
Rome, Italy - By Hon. Silvana Pisa (DS)
Italian Deputy Hon. Pisa asked Italian Premier for making clear about the role played by Italian intelligence services with reference to the supposed (and maybe false) provision of uranium from Niger to... more
Government actsQuestion Time: data on the provision of funds related to military research
Rome, Italy - By Hon. Roberta Pinotti (DS)
Italian Deputy Hon. Pinotti intended to understand, by asking Italian Defence Minister for deepening it, how funds destined to military research have been employed, for which kinds of programmes and with... more
Fair and showseasyJet: Philippe Vignon named Country Manager for the Italian market
Milan, Italy - 38 years old, born in Geneva, has dual nationality
"The low-cost carrier easyJet has named Philippe Vignon, 38 years old, Country Manager for Italy. After six years of activity within the airline, to Philippe Vignon has been assigned the Country Manager... more
PeopleGermany: the A-320 "hires" 1000 new employees
Hamburg, Germany - The commercial success of the Airbus' aircraft and the world market growth lead the firm to increase employment
Airbus is forecasting to deliver at least 360 commercial airplanes by the end of this year. So, the positive growth signs for the air transport sector and the rise of demand by operators lead the EADS-owned... more
Science and technologyFinmeccanica and CNR together against terrorism
Rome, Italy - State-of-the-art technological solutions for the monitoring of sensitive areas have been developed
Finmeccanica and the CNR (Italian National Council for Research) unite their efforts searching for solutions against terrorism. Among the main programmes one needs to underline the one related to a sophisticated... more
Science and technologySikorsky X-2: the anti-tiltrotor
Washington, USA - A technology demonstrator which will have to combine helicopter flexibility with higher speed
Sikorsky intends to develop a technology demonstrator able to meet what it thinks to be one of the mai exigencies for customers belonging to both the civil and military fields, that is to say keeping helicopter’s d... more
IndustryBoeing: Air Algerie acquired eighth B-737/800
Seattle, Usa - Airline operates one of largest Next-Generation fleets in North Africa
Air Algerie’s latest fleet addition, a Boeing 737-800, departed Boeing Field in Seattle last Monday for its home base at Houari Boumediene International Airport in Algiers, Algeria. Air Algerie now f... more
DefenseBudget Committee was favourable to Italian mission in Iraq
Rome, Italy - Even amendments have been examined
The V Budget Committee for Italian Chamber of Deputies, in sight of the Assembly’s opinion and together with the transmitted amendments, examined yesterday bill to turn into law the decree related to u... more
HelicoptersSouthern Air Systems selected the Ecureuil
Washington, USA - The US company competent for managing corporate aircraft opted for one of the most successful light helicopters in the United States
Southern Air Systems, as a US company specialized in management and maintenance activities for corporate aircraft, took recently delivery of an AS-350B2 Ecureuil from the North American section of the... more
IndustryAirbus approved the new Executive Committee's members
Toulouse, France - Humbert: "All of us, together with the effort made by out 53,000 collegues in Airbus, have to create a better team to face the future challenges which will involve our customers and stakeholders"
Airbus Board approved the new members of its Executive Committee. Gustav Humbert will operate as a new CEO as well known. Among the major representatives one can remind Charles Champion is the new Chief... more
Latest newsGreece: will the Typhoon be able to "sweep away" the F-16?
Athens, Greece - Despite the recent purchase of 30 new Fighting Falcons, EADS still proves trustful about the future chances of the Eurofighter
Greece believes in the F-16 Fighting Falcon, a combat airplane which is already operated by its Air Force, and orders 30 new nell’F-16C/S Block 52s more additional options for 10 aircraft of this type. D... more
IndustryEngineering and Professional Services Inc. awarded of a over 13 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the C-130
Engineering and Professional Services Inc., Tinton Falls, N.J., was awarded on July 15, 2005, a $13,750,000 increment as part of a $43,585,572 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for the C-130 Short Takeoff and... more
IndustryStructural Associates Inc. awarded of a near 33 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the construction of an aircraft hangar
Structural Associates Inc.*, East Syracuse, N.Y., was awarded on July 18, 2005, a $32,895,500 firm-fixed-price contract for the construction of an aircraft hangar. Work will be performed at Fort Drum,... more
IndustryMcDonnell Douglas Corp. awarded of a over 7 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the F/A-18 E/F
McDonnell Douglas Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of The Boeing Co., St. Louis, Mo., is being awarded a $7,015, 465 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-priced-incentive-fee contract (N00019-99-C-1226)... more
IndustryMcDonnell Douglas awarded of a over 79 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the F/A-18
McDonnell Douglas, St. Louis, Mo., is being awarded a $79,326,777 firm-fixed-price indefinite delivery indefinite quantity order under a basic ordering agreement contract (N00383-01-D-020H) for Horizontal... more
IndustryNorthrop Grumman Systems Corp. awarded of a over 78 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the C-130 and C-17 aircraft
Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., Meadows, Ill., is being awarded a $78,045,982 firm-fixed-price and time and materials contract modification to provide AAQ-24 (V) Large Aircraft Infrared Countermeasures... more
AirportsItalian Navy: two South Korean Navy ships visiting Italy
Rome, Italy - In La Spezia harbour till next Friday
The "Cheonji" tanker ship and "Chungmugong Yi Sunshin" destroyer from South Korean Navy are at La Spezia harbour and they will stay there till July 22. It deals with a training campaign for Korean military... more
Curiosities"Stealth", the movie: that is to say, what happens if the the X-45C gets nasty
Washington, USA - The significant Boeing's contribution to the film which also includes the presence of a completely invented aircraft, the F/A-37 Talon
Cinema accustomed flight-addicted people to everything, both with realistic and accurate portraits and with some quite related to imagination. The latest forthcoming US movie devoted to military aviation,... more
CuriositiesTom Cruise's helicopter landed in Caserta on "Mission Impossible 3" set
Caserta, Italy - Royal palace's architecture will replace Vatican's environment
Helicopter carrying aboard Tom Cruise landed on Italian Air Force’s runway near an armoured Caserta’s Royal Palace yesterday at 10:30am, selected as set for the third episode of "Mission Impossible". Palace, whe... more
Latest newsCanada: "War on terror needs new training for military pilots"
Ottawa, Canada - Canadian military leaders prove convinced about it when considering the great international effort of the country to train pilots
Canada is one of the most important countries at an international level for military pilots’ training. Personnel coming from the various NATO’s members besides other states (for example Singapore) are... more
Science and technologyMalpensa and Linate fligths in Swiss teletext
Lugano, Switzerland - Real-time information regarding arrivals and departures
Swiss teletext started at the beginning of July to publish in its air traffic dedicated page information about flights to and from Malpensa and Linate airports. From page 440 "Milan’s air traffic", one c... more
Fair and showsBoeing: named Sir Roger Bone to lead business in the United Kingdom
London, UK - From September 1st
The Boeing Company has appointed Sir Roger Bone, a former senior British ambassador, as the new president of Boeing United Kingdom (UK), effective Sept. 1. He succeeds Sir Michael Jenkins, who for the... more
AirportsPuglia air transport problems' at the core of an open forum
Bari, Italy - A summit about cultural interchange with European Eastern states
Low-cost airlines’ representatives, tour operators and journalists from 10 different nations will fly to Salento (Puglia Region) at the half of next September to attend an open forum called "Foreign, c... more
AirlinesAir France: fares on the carrier's website from tomorrow
Rome, Italy - The offers every third Wednesday of month
"Air France will restart from tomorrow, July 20, the monthly appointment with the web fares on the Air France’s website. Every third Wednesday of month, in fact, will be offered to the internauts promotions t... more
Latest newsIndia: Navy aims to the F-35 JSF
New Dheli, India - After "snubbing" the F/A- 18 it would have been shown that it is being just tried to achieve the new aircraft under development
Indian Navy would be appraising the possibility of endow itself with a new combat aircraft to be deployed on an air carrier. Its Sea Harrier FRS.1s should be progressively replaced by the Mig-29Ks (as... more
Civil aviationEnergy, food and security: the price for the cancellation of the North Korean nuclear programme
Pyongyang, North Korea - These are the Communist regime's requests in order to lead it to put the atomic weapons race to an end definitively
During the days following next July 26, as the date when the six-nations talks intended to solve the North Korean nuclear programme matter will be resumed, the world will know if the Pyongyang’s Communist r... more
Sport aviationItalian undertaking on microlight has been completed succesfully
Rimini, Italy - The first pilots in the world to make an unescorted trip by hang-glider
Maurizio Radi and Achille Cesarano, after flying about 10,000 Km on two microlights, finally returned home last Sunday in their Emilia Romagna Region. They appeared tired with long beard and wild hair,... more
Civil aviationEU states supported the agreement with Canada on passengers' details
Brussels, Belgium - Some doubts still remain at a EU level concerning privacy protection
European Union state members’ Ministries of Foreign Affairs decided to ratify the agreement with Canada regarding the provision of information on travellers bound for the Canadian territory by European a... more
AirlinesSpring Airlines' maiden flight
Beijing, China - Low-cost carriers have also reached China
The first Chinese low-cost airline made its first performance yesterday taking off from Shangai-Hongqiao Airport with an Airbus A-320 plane direct to Yantai. The main route of the new no-frills carrier... more
Civil aviationEurofighter close to end in tragedy in Great Britain
Fairford, UK - Pilot succeeded in zooming with the aircraft climbing just before it could touch the ground
Fear during the preparatives before opening the Air Tattoo Show in Fairford (United Kingdom, July 16-17, 2005). A Eurofighter EF-2000 Typhoon multirole medium-light fighter of Royal Air Force could have... more
Weather forecasts"Frecce Tricolori" received the prize as the best air performance at the most important military air show in the world
Rome, Italy - At the end of two days within the Royal International Air Tattoo 2005, occurred in England last 16 and 17 July, the Jordan's Prince delivered the desired prize to the Italian team
"The ’Frecce Tricolori’ performed last Saturday and Sunday at the Royal International Air Tattoo, in Fairford (England), the greatest military airshow in the world and one of the aeronautical appointments mor... more
Government actsQuestion Time: deployment of child-soldiers in Uganda
Rome, Italy - By Hon. Luana Zanella (Verdi)
Italian Deputy Hon. Zanella asked Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs for making clear about Italian Government’s attitude regarding the supposed deployment of child-soldiers in Uganda’s armed forces. more
HelicoptersVenezuela: Russian helicopters arriving by 2006
Caracas, Venezuela - An order for 33 vehicles consisting of Mi-17s, Mi-26s and Mi-35s has been confirmed
Venezuelan Defence Minister unveiled details related to the purchase of new Russian-made military helicopters, all produced by the Mil group (see for details AVIONEWS). It would deal with a total number... more
IndustryBoeing: TAAG Angola Airlines initiates fleet renewal
Seattle, Usa - Signing contract for Boeing 777s and 737s
The Boeing Company and TAAG Angola Airlines yesterday said they’ve reached a definitive agreement for the purchase of two 777-200ER and four 737-700QC (Quick Change) airplanes. The firm airplane order h... more
HelicoptersK-Max takes the field again against fire
Washington, USA - Kaman could reopen the helicopter assembly line following the production of a new firefighting system to be coupled with the vehicle
Kaman, the well known US helicopter maker, would intend to reopen the assembly line of the K-Max chopper following the production and test of a new device for firefighting designed by Kawak just for such... more
Press releaseItalian Navy: the Polish Navy's ship to visit in our Country
Livorno, Italy - It remains until next July 21
"The Polish Navy’s ’Wodnik’ ship has arrived yesterday at Livorno’s port, where it will stay until next July 21. The Polish ship’s visit is conducted within the cooperation activity between the Italian N... more
PeopleBoeing 737-900ER: the latest Next Generation plane can fly farther
Washington, USA - Official launch for the latest version of the well known aircraft already purchased by Lion Air
Boeing launched a new version of the 737 Next Generation provided with a larger range: it deals with the 737-900ER (Extended Range), also known as the 737-900X and already selected by Indonesian Lion Air... more
Latest newsIndia: a more strenuous competition for the new fighter?
New Dheli, India - Indian Air force does not intend to limit itself to just four competitors but no clear allusion has been made about new contestants to date
Lockheed Martin, Boeing, MIG e SAAB are competing for the provision of 126 multirole light fighter for Indian Navy respectively offering the -16 Fighting Falcon, the F/A-18 Hornet, the Mig-29 and the JAS-39... more
Civil aviationUSA: EMS needs "health care"
Washington, Usa - Some analysts found a too large number of accident involving EMS helicopters in action during the last 5 years
More than a 10% of the EMS (Emergency Medical Service) helicopters lost with 84 disasters and about 60 victims: these are the data provided in the USA by some analysts with reference to rotor-winged aircraft... more