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AirlinesContinental Airlines to inaugurate new service at Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport
Tennessee, Usa - Twice daily flights from Houston to Chattanooga starting in October
Continental Airlines, the City of Chattanooga and the Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport Authority have announced that the airline will inaugurate daily nonstop service between Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport... more
AirlinesVolare (2): its slots are tempting Richard Branson
London, United Kingdom - Virgin would be examining a dossier released by Rinaldini himself
The multi-millionaire Richard Branson’s Virgin Group would be considering the possibility to acquire or link-up with Carlo Rinaldini-led carrier. Virgin would be examining a dossier set up by the special c... more
AirlinesVolare: Eurnekian has been questioned
Varese, Italy - He would have asked Interbanca for having EUR 40m investment back
The Argentine undertaker, Eduardo Eurnekian, sold South-American company Bixesarry to Volare for EUR 3.5m which were turned to Gino Zoccai in order to take over Volare’s shares: Zoccai paid up the amount t... more
MiscellaneousUSA: Alitalia flight redirected due to security reasons
Bangor, USA - After taking off from Milan, it was bound for Boston
The announcement has been released by Amy Von Walter, a TSA’s (Transportation Security Administration) spokesman, who explained that the flight AZ618 which took off from Milan bound for Boston, has been r... more
AirlinesTap and Varig sign an agreement protocol
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - 20% to the Portuguese airline
The board of directors president of Varig, David Zylberstajn, stated that negotiations have just started and that the Brazilian company has already received various offers to solve the crisis derived by... more
PeopleThe European Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition 2005
Geneva, Switzerland - Ebace 2005 to open tomorrow
It is the only European manifestation concerning the commercial aviation exclusively and is going to start works tomorrow: the final day is scheduled on Friday May 20 (see for details AVIONEWS). At the... more
AerospaceA new spacecraft to replace the Space Shuttle in 2014
Washington, USA - NASA's programme needs a project capable of carrying man on Mars as well
Bush-led Government and NASA intend to accomplish the first mission with a new spacecraft by 2014. The current Space Shuttles will in fact begin to be retired from service in 2010 and some operational... more
HelicoptersAustralia: first two Tiger helicopters delivered to Army
Canberra, Australia - Mainly provided with the Hellfire missiles and 70 mm rockets
The first two Eurocopter Tiger combat helicopters in the ARH version (Armed Reconnaissance Helicopter) purchased by Australia reached their Australian Army units. With such a variant the country requested... more
Latest newsUS Air Force has a new Chief of Staff
Washington, USA - He is the current vice of General Jumper
General Teed Moseley is the successor of General John Jumper as Chief of Staff of US aviation. Moseley has been Chief of US forces in South-West Asia during Afghanistan and Iraq conflicts; he has accumulated... more
Press releaseSab: the flight to New York confirmed
Boulogne, Italy - Fixed for the next June 13
"In connection with the declarations of the UIL unionist, Giuseppe Gallinari, diffused today during a press conference on agreement signed by Sab (Boulogne’s Airport management society) and unions, the ’... more
Latest newsRussia: competitiveness shortages for the military aerospace industry
Moscow, Russia - It is necessary to renew products and try to break into new markets, according to some experts
Russian aeronautics industry appears forced to face some weakness from a commercial point of view. Some experts would have indicated a series of difficulties which would be currently preventing the growth... more
Latest newsThe second prototype of the M-346 of Aermacchi flies (2): background information
Venegono, Italy - A programme launched in early 2000
"Background information The M-346 Programme was launched by Aermacchi in early 2000, after a phase of in-depth studies, market surveys and benchmarking. In order to optimise the training effectiveness... more
Latest newsThe second prototype of the M-346 of Aermacchi flies
Venegono, Italy - 42 minutes have allowed the new prototype performance to be evaluated
"The second prototype of the M-346, new Aermacchi’s advanced trainer, has performed its maiden flight today. The aircraft has taken off from Venegono airfield at 10:11 am, local time, piloted by Olinto C... more
PeopleThe "Russian" kind of the 787 Dreamliner
Moscow, Russia - About 300 engineers attending to its designing, while five Russian carriers would be interested in the new Boeing's airplane
Although one often talks about the commercial chances that Boeing can seize in the in the Asian setting for its new 787 Dreamliner medium-long range airliner, one cannot say the same about the relations... more
AirlinesBusinessmen choose low-cost airlines
London, United Kingdom - They voted easyJet
The survey promoted by Barclaycard Business has elected easyJet as businessmen favoured airline for the fourth time running. The survey has highlighted the relevance of availability of low-cost flights... more
AirlinesLegal action took agaist Virgin
Sydney, Australia - Hostess discriminated because of their age and look
"Young, blonde, attractive" are the fundamental characteristics, as to Theresa Steward, that Virgin would look for in its hostesses. The woman, 52 years old, was the first of the 8 Ansett ex-hostesses... more
MiscellaneousPeak dedicated to Pope Wojtyla to be benedict in-flight
Aquila, Italy - The mountain is situated on Gran Sasso massif, at more than 2400 metres height
Italian Minister of Agriculture, Gianni Alemanno, will fly on board a helicopter of Italian Forestal Corp to reach tomorrow the Gran Sasso peak (Abruzzo Region) destined to be named as Pope John Paul II.... more
AirlinesA peculiar strike for the United Airlines hostess
Washington, Usa - They recall the film "Calendar girls" against the pensions plan
The bankruptcy judge of Chicago, Eugene Wedoff, authorized the transfer of United Airlines employees pension costs from the company to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, the Federal agency. The... more
Weather forecastsThe first youth games in Kosovo
Rome, Italy - 260 athletes in the competition
The first youth games in Kosovo took place in the past days in the Italian Airport of Gjakove. Under the auspices of the Ministry of Culture, youth and sports of Kosovo and of the Kfor (Nato Kosovo Force),... more
AirlinesUS Airways e America West are looking for sponsors
New York, USA - USD 400m needed for the merger
US Airways and American West Airlines are negotiating to conclude the agreement (see AVIONEWS) which, as to the "Wall Street Journal", could see the European Airbus, the top company in the civil aviation... more
AirlinesIberia wants to reduce the costs
Madrid, Spain - A plan is necessary to "Continue to be a profitable company"
In September the Spanish airline will present a three-years plan to reduce the costs, as the General Director Angel Mullor said; a strategy to maintain the competitiveness and the profitability on the... more
AirlinesBritish Airways on the rise
London, United Kingdom - The results exceed the forecasts
Thanks to a cost cutting plan, British Airways saw a growing operating income of around one third: GBP 540m compared to the 405m of the previous year, exceeding all the expectations. The net debt went... more
Latest newsPakistan: air-to-air and anti-ship missiles for the Air Force's fighters
Islamabad, Pakistan - Some 300 Sidewinders and 40 Harpoons for the F-16s and the United States appear willing to provide a go-ahead for the supply
Pakistan goes on asking the United States for taking delivery of weapons to encourage the modernization of its defensive system, remarkably relying upon its aerial component. US authorities could actually... more
Science and technologyUSA: virtual strip through new X-ray systems
Washington, USA - The champions of civil rights and health have already said no
The TSA (Transportation Security Agency), will begin soon to test the new machine named backscatter which is a X-ray device able to reveal what passengers are bringing under their clothes: weapons, explosives,... more
Latest newsJSF: final assembly of the first F-35s
Fort Worth, USA - The three fuselage sections and its wings are being manufactured by Lockheed Martin and BAe and then assembled in the US homeland
Lockheed Martin started the final assembly of the first F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) at its production facility located in Fort Worth (Texas). The new light multirole stealth fighter is being made in... more
DefenseLithuania says no to professional Army
Vilnius, Lithuania - In the Parliament 45 voted against it, 19 supported it and four abstained
The Lithuanian Parliament has recently rejected the proposal to create a professional Army: the project had ben put forward by two opposition members considering that the current conscription system would... more
IndustryInternational Air Charter announced expansion plan for the Middle East region
Dubai, UAE - The company scouts for GSA partners in Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Lebanon
International Air Charter plc (IAC), one of the world’s largest independent aircraft charter brokers, has announced that it intends to expand operations by forging new GSA (General Sales Agent) partnerships i... more
AerospaceCira: conference on the USV project
Capua, Italy - Over 200 researchers, scientists and managers coming from twenty countries
"The programme for the development of the Shuttle’s successor realized by Cira (Italian Centre for Aerospace Researches) has been announced to the world scientific community on the occasion of the space v... more
DefenseA naval blockade against North Korea?
Washington, USA - Some military analysts would think that the United States could resort to it in case the Communist regime performs the announced nuclear test
Some military analyst had put forward the hypothesis that next conflict could involve the Korean peninsula (see for details AVIONEWS). Now, other experts would even suggest a less dramatic but certainly... more
DefenseItalian General Del Vecchio to take charge of international assistance force in Afghanistan
Kabul, Afghanistan - Italian humanitairan worker has been kidnapped in Kabul
Italy is going to take charge of international operations in Afghanistan: General Mauro Del Vecchio will replace Turkish General Ethem Erdagi at the charge of ISAF VIII (Security Assistance Force) next... more
HelicoptersFire Department of New York aiming to found their own aerial unit
New York, USA - Heroes of 09/11 rescue operations want to achieve more operational autonomy
The (Fire Department of New York) intends to provide with helicopters so that an absolutely autonomous aerial unit can be founded, an innovative solution when thinking about the present operational activities.... more
DefenseRussia: a new air carrier after 2010
Moscow, Russia - Russian Navy to begin the retirement of several naval units just starting in such a date
Russian Navy will start retiring several naval units from the operational service beginning in 2010, also including the aircraft carriers produced between the 70s and the 80s last century. So, the armed... more
AccidentsAir crash in Chile: 10 persons were killed
Santiago, Chile - The weather conditions not enable to localize the area where aircraft dropped
A small plane crashed yesterday in the Andes mountains, close to borders of Chile and Argentina: all 10 people on board may be dead. Passengers bodies did not have been recovered because weather conditions... more
AirlinesAlitalia: low-cost carriers against the business plan
Rome, Italy - Competitors would be sensing that the EU's approval is about to be notified
A new protest by some European low-cost carriers against Alitalia business plan 2005-2008. Ryanair and other airlines would have sent a letter to European Commission, warning about the risks for a possible... more
IndustryDynamic Gunver Technologies awarded of a over 20 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the F100/200/220 engine
Dynamic Gunver Technologies, LLC, Manchester, Conn., is being awarded a $20,268,206 firm fixed price contract for the purchase of Divergent Segments in support of the F100/200/220 engine. This includes... more
IndustryMcDonnell Douglas Corp. awarded of a over 8 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the F/A-18 and AV-8B aircraft
McDonnell Douglas Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of The Boeing Co., St. Louis, Mo., is being awarded an $8,775,000 ceiling-priced modification to a previously awarded indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity... more
Latest newsYoung Greek pilot tries an emergency landing
Lemnos, Greece - He had just 130 flying hours
A young Greek pilot with just 130 flying hours tried a dead stick landing. It happened at the Lemnos Island International Airport, in Greece. While they were going back to the base after a mission for... more
Science and technologyAssociazione Arma Aeronautica: a conference devoted to flight simulators for military deployment
Rome, Italy - To occur on June 6 and 7 at the CNR headquarter in the Italian capital with industrial, military and institutional representatives
The "Associazione Arma Aeronautica" (Italian Air Force Association) has set a conference to occur on next June 6 and 7 and entirely devoted to flight simulators concerning their deployment in the military... more
IndustryFinmeccanica (2): key figures
Rome, Italy - Value of production at March 31, 2005 was EUR 2,159 million
"Key figures Value of production at March 31, 2005 was EUR 2,159 million, compared to EUR 2,000 million in the same period last year. EBITDA rose by EUR 37 million, from EUR 97 million in 1Q04 to EUR... more
IndustryFinmeccanica (4). Results by sector of activity: Alenia Aeronautica, Aermacchi
Rome, Italy - Value of production: EUR 355 million (-4%); EBITA: EUR 8 million (n.s)
"Results by sector of activity Alenia Aeronautica was selected by the Turkish Government in 1Q05 to supply the Turkish navy with 10 ATR-72 ASW aircraft. In addition, Aermacchi signed a Memorandum of Understanding... more
IndustryFinmeccanica (6). results by sector of activity: Alenia Spazio, Telespazio
Rome, Italy - Value of production: EUR 174 million (+5%); EBITA: EUR 10 million (+150%)
"The commercial space market has recently shown signs of recovery. Growth is expected to be strongest in broadband systems and in services, while institutional demand in the European space industry is... more
IndustryFinmeccanica (7). Results by sector of activity: Galileo Avionica, Selenia Communications, OTE, AMS, Sistemi Navali Internazionali
Rome, Italy - Value of production: EUR 440 million (+4%); EBITA: EUR 20 million (-5%)
"Defence and Security Electronics are today the main business segment of Aerospace and Defence, absorbing around 20% of global demand in the industry (valued at about EUR 300 billion) with an annual growth... more
IndustryFinmeccanica (8). Results by sector of activity: Elsag
Rome, Italy - Value of production: EUR 82 million (-4%); EBITA: EUR (1) million (n.s)
"The sector includes Elsag and its subsidiaries. In 1Q05 the company launched a programme to bring Elsag’s business more into line with the core activities of the Finmeccanica group. This initiative r... more
IndustryFinmeccanica (5). Results by sector of activity: AgustaWestland
Rome, Italy - Value of production: EUR 527 million (-1%); EBITA: EUR 34 million (+31%)
"Through its subsidiary AgustaWestland, Finmeccanica is a global leader in the helicopter business with a market share of about 25%. In 1Q05, AgustaWestland scored several business successes, including... more
IndustryFinmeccanica (9). Results by sector of activity: Oto Melara, Wass, Mbda
Rome, Italy - Value of production: EUR 198 million (-24%); EBITA: EUR 5 million (-44%)
"Finmeccanica’s Defence Systems sector includes MBDA, a joint-venture with BAE Systems and EADS, in which Finmeccanica holds a 25% stake, and the activities of OTO Melara in land, naval and airborne s... more
IndustryFinmeccanica (3): first-quarter highlights and significant events after the end of the quarter
Rome, Italy - Outlook
"First-quarter highlights and significant events after the end of the quarter On January 27, 2005, Finmeccanica and BAE Systems signed the final agreement under which Finmeccanica will buy BAE’s UK-based d... more
Press releaseFinmeccanica: orders more than double in 1Q05, while value of production rises 8%
Rome, Italy - 1Q loss falls from EUR 35 million to EUR 16 million following sharp increase in EBITA
"- EBITA jumped from EUR 36 million to EUR 62 million, mainly thanks to the Helicopters and Aeronautics businesses. The EBITA margin was up from 1.8% to 2.9%. - The group reduced its normal 1Q loss from... more
AirlinesLufthansa and Connexion by Boeing partnership creates added value
Seattle, USA - High speed inflight internet access for passengers
Lufthansa and Connexion by Boeing announced that the introduction of the high speed inflight internet access deeply pleased the passengers. Sending and receiving e-mails, surfing on the web, accessing... more
AirlinesSN Brussels Airlines, wins 2 Freddy Awards
Brussels, Belgium - The frequent flyer programme has been awarded twice
The Freddy Awards are considered to be as important as the Oscars and they reward the airlines that best suit the frequent flyers community through fidelity programmes. The SN Privilege programme won the... more
AirlinesAlitalia (3): SULT union flight assistants strike has been postponed till May 28
Rome, Italy - The union criticized Investigation Committee on Strikes and Ministry of Infrastructures and Transport
Italian SULT union unveiled that Alitalia flight assistants’ strike announced on next Wednesday May 18 and subjected to a stop by Italian Ministry of Infrastructures and Transport, has been postponed t... more