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DefenseMartino: "Multinational forces in Afghanistan maybe for additional ten years"
Rome, Italy - Italian Minister of Defence takes such a possibility into consideration as it has been already expressed by NATO's officers
Italian Defence Minister Antonio Martino commented recently on the presence of a multinational contingent and the Italian troops in the Afghan territory, underlining that the coalition forces are quite... more
AccidentsAirplane with Honduras President forced to an emergency landing
Grand Caiman, Caiman Islands - Honduras Chief of State was travelling together with his wife
Passengers got scared and two persons only emerged lightly wounded after the Captain of an American Airlines flight, carrying on board the President of Honduras, Ricardo Maduro with his wife, has been... more
Government actsQuestion Time: disabled persons and Italian air transport
Rome, Italy - By Hon. Giorgio Pasetto (Margherita)
Italian Deputy Hon. Pasetto asked Italian Minister of Infrastructures and Transport for making clear in which cases ENAC (Italian National Civil Aviation Authority) can act to make the airlines honour... more
AccidentsNorthwest Airlines flight forced to land due to hold's problems
Teheran, Iran - After repairs the plane continued its trip
An airplane by Northwest Airlines en route from Bombay to Amsterdam has had to resort to an emergency landing on the runway at Teheran "Mehrabad" Airport yesterday. The DC-10 aircraft was travelling 255... more
Government actsQuestion Time: SOGIN Spa board and role played for dismantling the Russian nuclear submarines
Rome, Italy - By Hon. Erminio Angelo Quartiani (DS)
Italian Deputy Hon. Quartiani asked various Italian ministries for explaining which kind of measures Italian Government intends to resort to in oder to avoid the presence of improper personnel in the board... more
MiscellaneousItalian aid worth USD 52,000 flew to Darfur
Nyala, Sudan - A special flight has been set up by Farnesina last Saturday
Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs organized a special flight, which left Saturday, carrying humanitarian aid -supplied by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ Directorate General for Development Cooperation, t... more
Weather forecasts"AirPower05" in Zeltweg: Austria’s big airshow takes off on 24 and 25 June
Zeltweg, Austria - Over 250,000 visitors are expected
"World-famous aerobatics teams, aircraft from the great eras of aviation, the incomparable ’Red Bull Air Race’ – on 24 and 25 June, ’AirPower05’ takes wing over Zeltweg. Over 250,000 visitors are expec... more
Sport aviationL'Aquila's Flying Club: Italian Glider Championship, standard class
L'Aquila, Italy - It will take place from June 25 to July 3 near the Parchi di Preturo Airport
"L’Aquila Flying Club has obtained the organization of the Italian Glider championship’s final, standard class. The event will take place near the Parchi di Preturo Airport, from June 25 to July 3 wit... more
AirlinesUnited Arlines to recoup a discriminated Arab passenger
Washington, USA - He was thrown out of a plane because the crew wasn't comfortable
Shortly after al Qaeda’s 9/11 attacks, an US citizens with Arab origin was the protagonist of a sad episode: he settled down on an United Airlines plane departing from the State of California for flying t... more
Latest newsOpen Skies: Russian recce airplane in flight over the United States
Moscow, Russia - A TU-154 to perform a mission flying for 4250 km over the American homeland taking images to be provided to Pentagon as well
A Russian Tupolev Tu-154 starts today monitoring part of US territory within the "Open Skies" agreements, which schedule overflights over sensitive areas in order to verify the observance of a series of... more
IndustryHAI: Eurofighter has a new partner
Athens, Greece - An agreement between the Greek company and EADS on the aircraft programme though the country is simply still thinking about it for its Air Force
A new important cooperation agreement has been recently signed between EADS and HAI (Hellenic Aerospace Industry) which furtherly favours the creation of industrial synergies in the aerospace and defence... more
Fair and showsContinental Airlines named Senior Vice President Human Resources and Labor Relations
Houston, Usa - He's Mike Bonds, 43 years old
Continental Airlines has named Mike Bonds senior vice president human resources and labor relations, replacing Michael H. Campbell who retired at the end of 2004. In this position, Bonds, 43, will be responsible... more
AccidentsMalaysia: copter with Shell's workers fell into the sea
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - No victim has been reported thanks to the life jackets
A helicopter Super Puma EC-225 with on board 11 workers for Shell and two crew members, crashed into the water of the South China Sea last Saturday. The 13 occupants survived and emerged with light injuries... more
CuriositiesUSA: a 14-year-old boy lifted a tourism plane
Washington, USA - He intended flying for a stroll only
A 14-year-old boy without fliyng experience, got into an unlocked Cessna tourism airplane left on the runway in a Fort Payne (Alabama) airport late in the evening and put at the controls for made a flight... more
IndustrySubsidies to aerospace industry: still hope for Euro-American dialogue
Brussels, Belgium - Despite the US appeal to the WTO is under way, the USA and EU prove willing to encourage the resume of negotiations
European Union and the United States would prove willing to carry on talks regarding subsidies to aerospace industry, despite the US appeal to the WTO (World Trade Organization) and the similar EU’s a... more
AccidentsCessna crash caused two victims in Switzerland
Basel, Switzerland - Pilot would have decided against landing while it was approaching the air station
A man and a woman, the pilot and his wife according to the local sources, were killed yesterday aboard their Cessna 172 RG left from Basel bound for Dittingen’s airfield. The tourism aircraft would b... more
IndustryDenel: possible partnerships or acquisitions by EADS, Eurocopter and SAAB
Pretoria, South Africa - The South African group could perform its restructuring in this manner
South African aerospace company Denel Board of Directors will assess a series of hypotheses to start a serious restructuring process, and then try to relaunch the group also considering its potentialities... more
Weather forecastsLe Bourget Air Show: Europe leads the aerospace sector worldwide growth
Paris, France - An amazing success for Airbus and Finmeccanica both at a commercial and promotional level
An absolute and partially unexpected media success as well as for the growth of the entire aerospace sector. This was the 46th edition of the Paris-Le Bourget International Air Show, which ended yesterday... more
AirlinesAlitalia: strikes about to affect the airline and Italian air transport
Rome, Italy - Carrier's pilots and flight assistants. ENAV's and airport operators' personnel as the protagonists of protests till July 18
Alitalia and the Italian air transport sector are about to face a series of strikes starting at the end of this month until the period following mid July. While the Italian trade unions ask the Italian... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Bombardier model DHC-8-400 series airplanes
Washington, Usa - To detect and correct cross connection of the fire extinguisher bottles, which could result in failure of the fire bottles to discharge and consequent inability to extinguish a fire in the affected areas
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: June 17, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 116)] [Page 35172-35174] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Boeing model 757 series airplanes
Washington, Usa - To prevent grease contamination on the primary HSTA brake and consequent loss of the primary brake function, which, in combination with the loss of the secondary HSTA brake function, could result in loss of control of the airplane
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: June 17, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 116)] [Page 35166-35172] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Latest newsTaiwan: F-16's pilots to be trained in the USA for the next five years
Taipei, Taiwan - Aerial fighting, all-weather attack and anti-ship operations
Taiwan Air Force’s F-16 Fighting Falcon pilots will be trained in the United States also for the next five years. Formosa have been starting taking delivery of all its 150 multirole light fighters since m... more
Weather forecastsLe Bourget Air Show (8): Thales to provide the data-link destined to the Neuron
Paris, France - A new important partner for the production of the first European combat remote-controlled aircraft
The Neuron programme related to an European combat remote-controlled aircraft demonstrator developed by France, Italy, Sweden, Switzerland, Greece and Spain has a new important industrial partner. It deals... more
DefenseRussian war industry in search for new customers
Moscow, Russia - The end of the "Cold War" and URSS' falling forced to sector’s knees
The war sector of the Russian Federation has lost its traditional customers of the "Cold War" age by this time; it urgently needs new markets for surviving. Arms’ industry represented the hearth of Russian e... more
AirlinesFinnair's new CEO
Helsinki, Finland - Changing at airline's head for achieving of the age limit
Jukka Hienonen, 43-year-old, Deputy President for Stockmann’s Department Store Division, will be the new Chief Executive for the Finnish airline Finnair. The newly-appointed CEO will replace his outgoing p... more
Weather forecastsLe Bourget Air Show (7): A-340, the Saudi way to a very comfortable VIP travel
Paris, France - What shows the increasing interest for bigger and bigger airplanes for private firms performing long range journeys
It is a really big airplane the one that a private company (National Air Service) has selected in Saudi Arabia for its intercontinental travel activities. Airbus will delivery an A-340/600 for long haul... more
DefenseItalian Navy: "Garbin 2005", the Italian-Croatian naval bilateral exercise
Rome, Italy - From today and it will continue until June 21
"The first edition of ’Garbin 2005’, the Italian-Croatian naval bilateral exercise, will take place starting from today and until June 21 in the Central Adriatic waters. The activity is to increase the... more
Weather forecastsLe Bourget Air Show (6): 320 Airbus commercial airplanes ordered with a total value of some USD 33.5bn
Paris, France - The entire range of products won in particular in Asia and the Middle East and also the A-350 appears to be a promising product before the official launch
When considering the present data provided to press by Airbus, there are some 320 commercial airplanes purchased or considered as options during the Le Bourget Air Show, with a total value of about USD... more
Weather forecastsLe Bourget Air Show (5): the T-50 Golden Eagle challenges the European advanced trainers
Paris, France - A KAI-Lockheed Martin-HAI agreement for a feasibility analysis on the possible future purchase of the trainer by Greek Air Force
The new South Korean T-50 Golden Eagle advanced trainer has arrived in Europe. The aircraft maker (KAI) and its main international partner (Lockheed Martin) signed with Greek HAI a memorandum of understanding... more
Weather forecastsLe Bourget Air Show (4): 18 A-319s for Germanwings and additional 12 as options
Paris, France - Cologne's low-cost carrier already operates 15 a-319s and 5 A-320s
The German carrier announced at Paris-Le Bourget Air Show (which is going to end on Sunday), in order to extend its own all-Airbus fleet, the order of additional 18 A-319s to be purchased, with options... more
MiscellaneousUS planes and ground troops launched an assault against Iraqi rebels
Baghdad, Iraq - A thousand of soldiers, including Iraqi units, were engaged
US forces in Iraq announced that it started an air and ground assault against rebels in the Province of Anbar, close to the Syrian border. The attack named "Spear" operation would be begun early today... more
Weather forecastsLe Bourget Air Show (3): Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs' representatives attending Finmeccanica's stand
Rome, Italy - Giving evidence to the role played by Italian Government's support for national industry in this sector from a promotional point of view
Also Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs visited Finmeccanica’s stand during the 46th edition of the Paris-Le Bourget International Air Show, sending Undersecretary Giampaolo Bettamio. An important attendance a... more
Government actsQuestion time on accessories made in China for Italian Armed Forces
Rome, Italy - By senator Piergiorgio Stiffoni (Lega Padana)
Italian senator Stiffoni asked Italian Minister of Defence for knowing why accessories for Armed Forces delivered in occasion of the celebration of Italian Republic Day, last June 2, have been made in... more
Government actsQuestion time: multinational forces in Iraq would have seized material by an Italian ONLUS
Rome, Italy - By mrs Tana De Zulueta (Verdi-L'Unione) and other senators
Italian senator mrs. De Zulueta asked Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister of Defence for making clear which kind of steps Italian Government intends to resort to against multinational forces’ c... more
Government actsQuestion Time: naval exercise "Sorbet Royal" and safety
Rome, Italy - By Hon. Mauro Bulgarelli (Verdi)
Italian Deputy Hon. Bulgarelli intended to understand why the naval exercise "Sorbet Royal" (June 17-30) concerning submarines operation in Italy and involving 14 countries has not set proper safety measures... more
Government actsQuestion Time: tour guides' activities at Fiumicino Airport
Rome, Italy - By Hon. Ettore Rosato (Margherita)
Italian Deputy Hon. Rosato asked Italian Minister of Infrastructures and Transport for making clear which kind of steps Italian Government intends to perform in order to favour a proper management of activities... more
Government actsQuestion Time: Kosovo's situation and NATO's presence
Rome, Italy - By Hon. Sandro Delmastro delle Vedove (AN)
Italian Deputy Hon. Delmastro delle Vedove asked Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs for evaluating the hypothesis of leaving Kosovo considering the delicate situation despite the presence of thousands... more
Government actsQuestion Time: rules in favour of terrorism victims
Rome, Italy - By Hon. Osvaldo Napoli (FI)
Italian Deputy Hon. Napoli asked some Italian ministries for explaining why the new rules concerning terrorism victims privilege all the affected people after January 1st 2003. These rules also regard... more
Defense17th Anti-aircraft Regiment to join Italian contingent in Bosnia-Erzegovina
Latina, Italy - It will take place of Alpine troops from Feltre
The 17th Italian Anti-aircraft Regiment named "Sforzesca" based in Sabaudia (Latina, Lazio Region), will join the Italian contingent in Bosnia-Erzegovina for British-led Althea mission, under the aegis... more
IndustryBoeing completed sale of Commercial Airplanes operations in Kansas and Oklahoma
Chicago, Usa - To Onex Corporation
The Boeing Company completed the sale of its Commercial Airplanes operations in Kansas and Oklahoma to Onex Corporation yesterday. The transaction includes facilities and assets in Wichita, Kansas, and... more
Government actsQuestion Time: use of former Forcelletto NATO Base
Rome, Italy - By Hon. Italo Sandi (DS)
Italian Deputy Hon. Sandi asked Italian Minister of Defence for making clear if Italian Government intends to solve the matters concerning the situation related to the abandoned Italian Forcelletto former... more
Weather forecastsLe Bourget Air Show (2): A-380, so big that it can be seen from space
Paris, France - Images detected by an Infoterra's satellite, an EADS Astrium-owned company, during the event
The Airbus A-380 was immortalized at Paris-Le Bourget also by images detected by a satellite. EADS Astrium, by Infoterra (owned in fact by the space section of the well known European aerospace and defence... more
HelicoptersAWES: a simulator for Apache-Lynx interoperability
London, UK - Developed by Cubic Corporation with the AgustaWestland's cooperation for the British Army's aircraft
The combat simulation system for the British Army’s AgustaWestland Apache AH Mk1 military helicopters named AWES (Area Weapons Effects Simulator) produced by Cubic Corporation has been involved by a s... more
Weather forecastsLe Bourget Air Show: Boeing and Airbus contend for El Al
Paris, France - The Israeli carrier intends to carefully appraise the hypothesis of a fleet renewal maybe abandoning the traditional pro-US position
El Al has always been operating resorting to an all-US made fleet, but an intention for carefully appraising the hypothesis of renewing the fleet itself also deploying Airbus-made aircraft has been clearly... more
IndustryHoneywell International Inc. awarded of a over 12 USDm contract
washington, Usa - For the C-130
Honeywell International Inc., Redmond, Wash., is being awarded a $12,095,323 firm fixed price contract. This contract action is for 75 Terrain Collision Avoidance System (TCAS) TPS-81A processors, 131... more
IndustrySikorsky Aircraft Corp. awarded of a over 7 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the UH-60 aircraft
Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., Stratford, Conn., was awarded on June 13, 2005, a $7,291,242 firm-fixed-price contract for inlet assembly engines for the UH-60 Aircraft. Work will be performed in Montreal, Quebec,... more
IndustryDynCorp International LLC awarded of a near 11 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For 20 UC-35A aircraft to the UC-35A1 configuration
DynCorp International L.L.C., Fort Worth, Texas, was awarded on June 14, 2005, a $10,953,926 increment as part of a $574,937,337 firm-fixed-price contract for an upgrade of 20 UC-35A aircraft to the UC-35A1... more
AirlinesSeap: new link Bari-Brussels served by SN Brussels Airlines
Bari, Italy - The new route, starting from next July 5, announced this morning during a press conference
"The scheduled flight Bari-Brussels served by SN Brussels Airlines will start from next July 5 with three weekly connections. The link has been announced this morning during a press conference held near... more
PeopleStar Alliance named as world's best airline alliance
Stockholm, Sweden - Established in 1997 and with its 16 member carriers
In a recent passenger survey conducted by Skytrax, the specialist air transport research organization, Star Alliance, has been named the world’s best airline alliance. This honour for Star Alliance comes a... more
Weather forecastsLe Bourget Air Show (13): the Mexican carrier, ABC Aerolineas, will purchase ten A-320
Paris, France - While that Brazilian, Tam, increases the A-320 fleet and chooses the A-350
The Mexican carrier, ABC Aerolineas, has signed today a MoU with Airbus for buying ten A-320 plus purchase options for other ten, becoming so a new customer for Airbus. The delivery of A-320 just ordered... more