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HelicoptersEurocopter: going ahead for the US Light Utility Helicopter
Paris, France - While searching for a US partner the group renounced to the PRV and the ARH programmes and aims to produce a new chopper with China
The Eurocopter’s international effort within the important civil and military industrial programmes goes on becoming clearer and clearer. The helicopter group owned by EADS intends to achieve the end o... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on BAE Systems (Operations) Limited model BAe 146 and Avro 146-RJ airplanes
Washington, Usa - To prevent the potential for ignition of fuel or hydraulic fluid, which could leak from pipes running through the ECS bay
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: June 21, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 118)] [Page 35518-35519] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
PeopleA-380: the light-stepped giant
Toulouse, France - State-of-the-art solutions and devices concerning noise reduction by a particular care for the engine nacelles
One of the most interesting features for those who were able to watch the first flights of the A-380 555 seats long haul airliner, is certainly the one related to the low noise caused by the four-engined... more
AirlinesBoeing 787: four airplanes for Vietnam Airlines
Hanoi, Vietnam - The purchase of the new plane with deliveries by 2010 has been formalized but additional 11 aircraft are likely to enter service later
Vietnam Airlines has formalized the purchase of four Boeing 787 Dreamliner airliners and is scheduling to take delivery of additional 11 planes by 2013. The version selected is the 787-8 able to carry... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on AvCraft Dornier model 328-100 and -300 airplanes (2005-13-03)
Washington, Usa - To prevent the incorrect re-assembly of the flight control system during maintenance, which could result in reduced controllability of the airplane
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: June 21, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 118)] [Page 35514-35516] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
HelicoptersA "tourist" Dhruv for Air Mauritius?
New Dheli, India - The Indian aerospace company HAL is promoting its helicopter to the airline which proves interested to deploy it for touristic purposes
It seems that the promotional effort for the Indian Dhruv helicopter produced by national aerospace firm HAL (Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd) is beginning to produce some results, also thanks to the cooperation... more
IndustryRaytheon Co. awarded of a over 13 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the F/A-18E/F
Raytheon Co., Electronics Systems, Goleta, Calif., is being awarded a $13,556,505 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (N00019-04-C-0123) to exercise an option for the seventh... more
IndustryGeneral Atomics-Aeronautical Systems awarded of a near 73 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the Predator
General Atomics-Aeronautical Systems, San Diego, Calif., is being awarded a $72,735,659 firm fixed price contract modification. This action will exercise an option of Predator requirements including... more
PeopleCivil Aviation: more than 35.000 airplanes in service all over the world by the next 20 years
Washington, USA - Boeing pointed out it in a study by which the US company confirmed the leading role played by point-to-point
Boeing confirmed its view about the extraordinary global air transport by the next 20 years, when there will be more than 35.000 commercial airplanes in the world. The total value accounted would be worth... more
SecurityGaza Strip: rocket launch by Israeli UAVs
Gaza City, Gaza Strip - It would have been revealed by some witnesses following two remarkable blasts which would not have caused victims anyway
Two remarkable blasts would have been heard in the North side in the Gaza Strip today just when Israeli Prime Minister Sharon and Palestinian National Authority President Mazen met to analyse the project... more
Latest newsEurofighter: test pilots exalt the EJ-200 turbofan
Rome, Italy - They prove excited about the balance achieved between high performance and low consumption during fight
"This is the best engine I ever flew". These are the words spoken by Alenia Aeronautica’s pilot Maurizio Cheli, with reference to the feelings produced by exploiting all the potentialities of the EJ-200 t... more
AirlinesLow-cost SpiceJet willing to purchase additional Boeings
Bombay, India - Official announcement to be released in August
Boeing had stated last February that it would have sold 10 B-737/800 with option for additional 10 jets. Commercial vice-president from the US maker unveiled that the Indian low-cost carrier SpiceJet is... more
DefenseItalian Navy: "Grecale" ship of "Enduring Freedom" operation comes back
Rome, Italy - In La Spezia after four months of activity
"Next June 23, the ’Grecale’ frigate will come back in La Spezia after four months of activity in Arabic Sea waters and Indian Ocean, within the ’Enduring Freedom’ operation. The cooperation of the nav... more
DefenseTaiwan: ships and airplanes moving towards contended territories
Taipei, Taiwan - Diplomatic tensions with Japan which absolutely excludes the hypothesis of an armed reaction
Military ships and airplanes have travelled towards the Diaoyu islands today "for an inspection of Taiwan’s waters", according to what stated by Formosa’s Defence Minister. Air and naval monitoring is... more
AirlinesVarig filed for bankruptcy protection
Porto Alegre, Brazil - The Brazilian carrier is attempting to survive resorting to bankruptcy
The Viacao Aerea Riograndense SA, known as Varig, has officially put forward the demand for receivership in order to prepare the restructuring plan in the two prearranged months avoiding that 11 of its... more
DefenseDi Paola: "The Italian defence goal must be a high degree of usability"
Rome, Italy - Italian Chief of General Staff analyses the situation on national defence with reference to a series of important matters
Italian Chief of General Staff, Admiral Giampaolo Di Paola, commented recently about a series of relevant matters concerning Italian defence. Admiral reminded that Italian effort in international operations... more
MiscellaneousPope Benedict XVI will fly in Germany for the XX World Day of Youth
Rome, Italy - The apostolic trip of the Holy Father is expected from August 18 to 21
The official announce has been released this morning by the Holy Seat’s press room: Pope Benedict XVI, following his predecessor, Pope John Paul II, will make the apostolic trip for attending the 20th e... more
IndustryBoeing delivered third B-777/200ER to Kenya Airways
Washington, Usa - It has announced it yesterday
Boeing yesterday announced the delivery of Kenya Airways’ third 777-200ER, which departed Paine Field Friday evening for its new home at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, located on the outskirts o... more
AerospaceGalileo: iNavSat and Eurely opted for a common solution
Brussels, Belgium - In order to manage the the European global positioning system together
The Galileo Joint Undertaking (GJU, that is to say the company which is expected to select the best solution for the management of the Galileo global positioning programme) will reveal the result of the... more
AirlinesBoeing: 32 aircraft order by Air Canda failed
Ottawa, Canada - Pilots rejected the agreement under cost-cutting measures
The Canadian airline has cancelled an order for 32 Boeing jets because its pilots would have rejected the agreement related to the jet operation’s costs. The carrier has accepted pilots’ request and has... more
Science and technologyStratellite: the unmanned airship for broad band transmissions
Washington, USA - It will be able to fly at an high-altitude for providing a stationary platform for various types of wireless communications
Wisconsin Sanswire Communication Corporation is working on a prototype of an unmanned airship, 75-meters long powered by solar powered electrical engines able to fly in the stratosphere 21 Km to the Earth... more
DefenseAmsterdam: Italian Undersecretary Berselli expected to visit the UDT today
Amsterdam, Netherlands - European conference about undersea military technology
The Netherlands’ Capital will host starting from today up to June 23, the Conference "Undersea Defence Technology (UDT) Europe 2005", the 18th edition of the international exhibition of undersea military t... more
AirlinesAir France-KLM's stocks were oil price-sensitive
Paris, France - Also BA went down 2.3%
Air France-KLM Group are suffering for an heavy drop in share prices because of the renewed concern for oil price raising which has been recently noted. The black gold has achieved even USD 60 a barrel... more
Defense"Folgore" paratroopers in Sudan for "Nile" operation
Khartoum, Sudan - The peacekeeping mission asked by the UN
Italy’s first paratroopers for the 183rd Regiment "Nembo" of "Folgore" Brigade based in Pistoia, arrived at Khartoum International Airport to operate the peacekeeping mission asked by the UN, named UNMIS (... more
DefenseAfghanistan: Colonel Vinaccia gives way to Colonel Restaino
Kabul, Afghanistan - Spell at the head of Italian contingent at Kabul
Italian soldiers of Italfor 10 contingent are about for returning home after four months spent in Afghanistan. The handing over cerimony has been held yesterday: Colonel Luigi Vinaccia gave way to Colonel... more
Science and technologyFlying informed at Fiumicino and Ciampino airports
Rome, Italy - Two daily newscast about air traffic, check-in procedures, parking facilities throughout the Summer
From June 18 until the first days of September, every Friday, Saturday and Sunday, with two radio connections (8:00-9:00am and 4:00-5:00pm), Fiumicino and Ciampino airports provide live information to... more
ReportOsprey: maritime operational re-deployment for eight military tilt-rotors
Washington, USA - The most important evaluation ever performed on the vehicle is being carried out in the Atlantic Ocean in these days
US USS Bataan air-carrier is currently far from the US Eastern coasts in the Atlantic Ocean, with several aircraft on board among which some eight MV-22 Ospreys, as the version of the well known tilt-rotor... more
AerospaceMolise Region turns a geospatial centre
Campobasso, Italy - It will develop EU initiatives in this sector
Telespazio has introduced the GEO-DataBase project which provides for installing in Molise Region an excellent national and European centre for spread in the net geospatial products and services. The Centre... more
DefenseItalian Navy: "Sorbet Royal 2005", the Nato's SAR exercise for submarines in trouble
Taranto, Italy - An international force composed by the naval units and submarines
"An international force composed by the naval units and conventional submarines participates to the Nato’s Sar exercise of submarines; all this is ’Sorbet Royal 2005’ (Soro-05). At the international pract... more
DefenseItalian Navy: "Sorbet Royal 2005", the Nato's SAR exercise for submarines in trouble (2)
Taranto, Italy - Italian, English and American aircraft involved
"The conventional submarines of Italy (Primo Longobardo), Holland (Dolfijn), Russia (Shaktyor), Spain (Siroco) and Turkey (Preveze) lay down on the sea floor with all the crew on board. The SAR team with... more
Government actsQuestion Time: supposed "military operation" by Morocco's Police affecting Western Sahara's population
Rome, Italy - By Hon. Dario Rivolta (FI)
Italian Deputy Rivolta intended to understand, by asking it to Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs, if Morocco’s Police has been recently attacking population in Western Sahara by military operations a... more
Government actsQuestion Time: presence of nuclear submarines in Cagliari harbour
Rome, Italy - By Hon. Mauro Bulgarelli (Verdi)
Italian Deputy Hon. Bulgarelli asked Italian Minister of Defence for making clear about the condition of Sardinia’s Cagliari harbour as it seems that nuclear submarines are allowed to stay there. It i... more
Weather forecastsAir shows and exhibitions in the third week of June
Rome, Italy - From today, June 21 to next Sunday 26
Tuesday 21 - Possible launch of a Volna converted ballistic missile. To carry the Cosmos 1 solar sail experiment into Earth orbit for The Planetary Society. Russian Navy Submarine, Barents Sea above... more
PeopleChirac reintroduces a solidarity tax on air tickets
Paris, France - But US carriers show their disappointment
French President, Jacques Chirac, restarted pressuring richest nations for putting on a tax on air tickets in order to finance the fight against AIDS and poverty in African countries. France and Germany... more
Civil aviationFAA (Correction) AD on The Lancair Company model LC41-550FG Airplanes
Washington, Usa - To detect and correct cracks in the elevator torque tube assembly, which could result in failure of the elevator torque tube assembly and subsequent loss of control of the airplane
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: June 20, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 117)] [Page 35370-35372] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
HelicoptersPoland: first A-109 Power to LPR
Warsaw, Poland - The Polish company specialized in Emergency Medical Service operates all over the country with some 16 bases
Polish company LPR, which provides Emergency Medical Service in the country, has taken delivery of its first AgustaWestland A-109 Power light twin helicopter in a special dedicated version. such aircraft... more
PeopleAirbus: prices upward for its airplanes
Toulouse, France - Increases included between two and ten million Dollars each aircraft depending on the type
Airbus-made commercial aircraft’s price proves more expensive. The EADS/BAe-owned European aerospace company decided to modify the cost of each airplane for some among the types produced, both concerning a... more
AirlinesAlitalia: booking service employees supported by SULT union to go on strike on June 24
Rome, Italy - Meanwhile, the carrier is about to launch an important promotional campaign for intercontinental and Eastern European flights
Alitalia’s booking service employees represented by Italian SULT trade union are going on strike on next June 24. It has been unveiled by the union which aims to a 24 h demonstration, in order to lead t... more
Press releaseRome Alitalia booking service: as Alitalia did not answer, the 24 h strike scheduled on June 24 has been confirmed
Rome, Italy - SULT press release
Italian SULT trade union intends to make Alitalia understand that temporary jobs must be properly faced after the transfer of the call centre in Alitalia Service. This must be clear, according to the union,... more
IndustryGeneral Electric Transportation Aircraft Engines awarded of a over 5 USDM contract
Washington, Usa - For the F-18 aircraft
General Electric Transportation Aircraft Engines (GETAE), Lynn, Mass., is being awarded a $5,044,441 order against a previously awarded basic ordering agreement (FA8104-05-G-003 GC30) for the purchase... more
DefenseItalian Navy: "Nauras 2005", the bilateral Italy-Libya exercise
Rome, Italy - From tomorrow, June 21 to July 6
"The fourth edition of the ’Nauras’, the bilateral exercise between the Italian and Libyan Navies, will take place in the Central Mediterranean waters during the period starting from tomorrow, June 21... more
AirportsZeppelin NT: a dirigible at the service of security
Paris, France - The French Sofema's solution for territorial security against crime and environmental disasters
French company Sofema firmly believes in the dirigible’s capabilities to warrant territorial security by several operational implementations. This trust was even expressed during the Le Bourget Air S... more
HelicoptersSri Lanka: law enforcement units seized helicopter components destined to Tamil Tigers
Colombo, Sri Lanka - A Police's and an Air Force's investigation have been started in the Asian country
Sri Lanka’s armed forces and Police would have intercepted two suspicious lorries bound for a not-clarified area where the Tamil Tigers movement is able to exert a certain influence. Such vehicles were c... more
Latest newsA-400M: first test for the military cargo's powerplant to occur in July
Turin, Italy - Preparatives go on while Avio accomplishes the production of part of its power unit
Works aimed to accomplish all the components destined to the TP-400 engine of the new EADS-Airbus A-400M tactical military airlifter go on regularly while waiting for the first test on the four-engine... more
HelicoptersNew Zealand: a new light helicopter for the transition to the NH-90 and the SH-2G
Wellington, New Zealand - Government is waiting for taking delivery of the first signs by the competent firms with concrete proposals on the new trainer aircraft
New Zealand armed forces need a new light helicopter for training and utility activities. Defence Ministry has not started an official tender yet, but has already requested the helicopter companies for... more
HelicoptersCalgary: helicopters rescued 50 flooded campers
Calgary, Alberta Province, Canada - Due to heavy rain, city's authorities called for a natural disaster condition
The city located in the South of the Canadian Province was affected by heavy rains during the last two weeks which caused rivers and torrents overflows, to an extent that the evacuation of thousands people... more
Press releaseMyAir.com: airports' valorization programme in the South
Milan, Italy - The carrier's maiden flight takes off tomorrow morning at 10
"The MyAir.com’s maiden flight will take off tomorrow morning at 10am. The routes are the following: Verona-Bari, Bari-Palermo, and Palermo-Verona. The President of the carrier, Carlo Bernini, announced p... more
Press releaseMyAir.com: airports' valorization programme in the South
Milan, Italy - The carrier's maiden flight takes off tomorrow morning at 10
"The MyAir.com’s maiden flight will take off tomorrow morning at 10am. The routes are the following: Verona-Bari, Bari-Palermo, and Palermo-Verona. The President of the carrier, Carlo Bernini, announced p... more
Science and technologyA black week-end for London's airports
London, UK - Particularly hit by the Heathrow hub's delays
English airports resumed regular work after hardships occurred last week-end (and which caused several delays) only this morning: violent storms affecting the Queen’s air stations together with failures f... more
AirlinesAlitalia (2): strikes shelved on June 26 and July 7
Rome, Italy - In the meantime, the one scheduled on tomorrow and which should have involved airport services personnel has been cancelled
The Italian trade unions have decided to suspend the resort to strikes in the air transport sector scheduled on June 26 (Alitalia’s pilots) and July 7 (Italian National Air Traffic Management Authority’s and... more