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AirlinesHainan Airlines to return to black
Beijing, China - The carrier reported a USD 10,95m in 2004 compared to serious losses in 2003
China’s Hainan Airlines reported a USD 10,95m profit in 2004 compared to USD 120.8m in 2003, when the carrier’s performance was hit by the outbreak of Sars (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome). The air... more
AirlinesAeroflot profit to rise
Moscow, Russia - The carrier reported a 60 percent increase in 2004 compared with the previous year
Russian flag carrier, Aeroflot, announced that its net profit increased 60 percent in 2004 compared with a year earlier, thanks to growing numbers of affluent Russians attracted by its modernized fleet... more
Government actsQuestion time on Italian material of armaments exports
Rome, Italy - By Hon. Laura Cima (Misto-Verdi-L'Unione) and other deputies
Italian Hon. Cima asked Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs to make clear why Italian Government gave authorization to export weaponry in countries under EU embargo such as China, Malaysia, Turkey, India... more
Science and technologyAirport "JFK": the best offerer will receive the forgotten objects by passengers
New York, Usa - The last initiative of the airport authorities of the "Big Apple"
Airport authorities of the New York’s "JFK" air station had an original idea about how to free of the different objects leaved by the million of passengers which passed through the airport of New York: t... more
MiscellaneousPakistan: an air space violation by USA aerial vehicles?
Islamabad, Pakistan - Some eye witnesses would have maintained it in the country regarding the Bin Laden-hunting but both US and Pakistani authorities would deny it
The US armed forces’ effort while re-deployed in the Afghan land in an attempt to find Osama Bin Laden tends more and more to focus along the Pakistani border, where is it being thought that the leader o... more
HelicoptersPutin to meet Palestinian leaders
Ramallah, Cisjordan - Russia aims to sell helicopters and armoured carriers to Palestine's police
Russian President Vladimir Putin intends to help Palestinian authorities delivering them two transport helicopters and 50 armoured vehicles: specifically, choppers would be destined to fly President Abu... more
Government actsQuestion time on Alitalia informatics unit
Rome, Italy - Presented by Hon. Mauro Bulgarelli (Misto-Verdi-L'Unione Party)
Italian Hon. Bulgarelli asked Italian Industry Minister to know if Italian Government intends to incorporate Alitalia’s informatics unit into Alitalia Fly. Italian Government is also expected to answer i... more
AccidentsContinental's plane to be forced to change route due to a problem at a camera plane
Lisbon, Portugal - The Boeing B-757 had took off one hour when the pilot realized of the failure and decided to divert the plane
A Boeing B-757 operated by the US carrier Continental Airlines, which was flying yesterday on the route Lisbon-Newark (New Jersey), was forced to turn back because of a technical problem. The aircraft,... more
Latest newsSouth Africa: cooperation agreement for the production of the A-400M
Pretoria, South Africa - Also eight airlifters to be purchased for South African Air Force
South African aerospace industry wilol ensure its own contribution for the designing and construction of the new EADS-Airbus A-400M military tactical airlifter. A participation agreement has been in fact... more
AirlinesAVIONEWS at the presentation of Centralwings maiden services Ciampino-Krakow and Ciampino-Warsaw (5): the closing speech
Rome, Italy - Commercial links between Italy and Poland would increase thanks to the low-cost
Centralwings’ Chairman, Piotr Kociolek, closed his speech made during the presentation of the new services which starting Saturday, 30, will join Italy to Poland, by making the consideration that thanks t... more
Civil aviationFirst anti-tsunami exercise at Phuket
Phuket, Indonesia - Helicopters, blared sirens and loudspeakers have simulated a seaquake-emergency
Bangkok Government has organized a drill to test evacuation operations in case of seaquake, in order to prevent what happened the fatal December 26, 2004. The simulation has been performed today on Thai... more
AirlinesAVIONEWS at the presentation of Centralwings maiden services Ciampino-Krakow and Ciampino-Warsaw (4): additional information
Rome, Italy - The carrier will start soon a new service from and to Catania
Centralwings chairman Piotr Kociolek, in his speech at the presentation of Centralwings maiden services Ciampino-Krakow and Ciampino-Warsaw, underlined the importamce for the young company of Italian market... more
Latest newsLatin America looks at used aircraft market for air defence
Brasilia, Brazil - A compromise solution to avoid the purchase of new material and fill the gap produced by the necessary retirement of old planes
Latin America’s defence market would appear mainly interested in programmes able to ensure higher security for national territories without relevant efforts related to the purchase of conventional weapon s... more
Latest newsIndia: a "live" evaluation of the F-16 in the Thai land started
Bangkok, Thailand - During an informative and experience exchange involving both Indian and Thai pilots
That Indian Government was interested in carefully evaluating the F-16 Fighting Falcon’s features has been known for a long time when considering the fact that Lockheed Martin is competing in the bid f... more
Press releaseAeradria: domestic and international flights from "Federico Fellini" Airport
Rimini, Italy - From June to Sardinia and then also in Europe
"This Summer will not be easy for the German market. Despite the collaboration Air Dolomiti-Lufthansa, that will link Rimini’s Coast to Munich starting from tomorrow, April 30 (on Saturdays and on Sundays u... more
Government actsQuestion time on Moby Prince ferry's disaster
Rome, Italy - By Hon. Ermete Realacci (Margherita, DL-L'Ulivo)
Italian Deputy Hon. Realacci asked Italian Premier, Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Italian Minister of Defence if Government intend to operate in order that the truth will out. Italian Government... more
Civil aviation"North Korea is able to hit the USA by nuclear ballistic missiles"
Washington, USA - It would have been recently unveiled by DIA in front of the Congress and Bush could not have been able to give the lie to such statement
"North Korea is provided with nuclear-warheaded double-stage intercontinental missiles and it can hit part of the Western area of the United States". It is the recent statement by one of the US DIA (Defence... more
AirlinesBMED selects Airbus to expand its own fleet
London, UK - Seven new A-321s to encourage the growth of the English airline
BMED, a carrier linked to British Airways and providing transport services with destination s towards Africa, the Middle East and Central Asia, decided to add seven new Airbus A-321 airplanes to its fleet... more
AccidentsFourteen killed in an air incident occurred in Peru
Lima, Peru - Aircraft debris ended up 200 metres from gas tanks plant
A Peruvian Army plane crashed yesterday in the late afternoon in the South of the country, killing 14 people: 8 military officers, 4 non-commissioned officers, and two civilians. The military twin-engine... more
AirlinesAVIONEWS at the presentation of Centralwings maiden services Ciampino-Krakow and Ciampino-Warsaw (3): Piotr Kociolek's speech
Rome, Italy - The idea to erect a Polish national low-cost carrier
Centralwings’ President, Piotr Kociolek, during the presentation of the carrier’s maiden services Rome/Ciampino-Krakow and Rome/Ciampino-Warsaw, disclosed how the initiative to found a Polish national low... more
AirlinesAVIONEWS at the presentation of Centralwings maiden services Ciampino-Krakow and Ciampino-Warsaw (2): Roberto Spingardi's speech
Rome, Italy - A central role the one of low-cost carriers for the Romanian air station's activity
The Adr’s (Airports of Rome) external p.r. director, Roberto Spingardi, during the opening speech of the presentation of Centralwings maiden services Ciampino-Krakow and Ciampino-Warsaw, which took place t... more
Government actsQuestion Time: Italian-supported peacekeeping missions cost
Rome, Italy - By Hon. Aldo Perrotta (FI)
Italian Deputy Hon. Perrotta asked Italian Minister of Interior which is the cost and standing of the Italian-supported peacekeeping missions when taking into account the recent efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan... more
Government actsQuestion Time: weapon proliferation and illegal traffic
Rome, Italy - By Hon. Ettore Rosato (Margherita)
Italian Deputy Hon. Rosato asked Italian Minister of Interior for making clearer which is Italian Government’s view about the worrying data released by non-governmental organizations about weapon proliferation a... more
Government actsInterpellation: access to documents of civilian people deceased after Nassirya attempt
Rome, Italy - By Hon. Franco Grillini (DS) and other deputies
Italian Deputy Honourable Grillini asked Italian Minister of Defence for making clear why the partner of an Italian civilian died following the attempt occurred in Nassiriya in 2003 has not been allowed... more
Government actsQuestion Time: Alitalia's services and territorial continuity
Rome, Italy - By Hon. Pietro Maurandi (DS)
Italian Deputy Hon. Maurandi intended to understand if Italian Government wants to act in order to preserve air transport territorial continuity related to Sardinia region as Alitalia would be operating... more
Government actsQuestion Time: on the kind of the so called Marine Corps' "Group 27" in Iraq
Rome, Italy - By Hon. Mauro Bulgarelli (Misto-Verdi-l'Unione)
Italian Deputy Hon. Bulgarelli asked Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs for making clear if Italian Government knows something about the so called Marine Corp’s "Group 27" which would have operated i... more
AirlinesAVIONEWS at the presentation of Centralwings maiden services Ciampino-Krakow and Ciampino-Warsaw
Rome, Italy - It is a young low-cost but aims to transport more than 700,000 passengers in 2005
AVIONEWS interviewed PR specialist for the new Polish low-cost airline Centralwings. Mrs Magdalena Zawadzka introduced the young company’s plans: the Polish carrier tomorrow is going to celebrate maiden s... more
Civil aviationFAA (Correction) AD on Boeing model 737-300, -400, and -500 series airplanes modified in accordance with Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) ST00127BO
Washington, Usa - To prevent unsafe levels of current or energy from entering the fuel tank, due to hot short faults or threat conditions associated with the safe side harness assembly, which could result in a fire or explosion of the fuel tank
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: April 28, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 81)] [Page 21924] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on McDonnell Douglas model DC-9-81 (MD- 81), DC-9-82 (MD-82), DC-9-83 (MD-83), DC-9-87 (MD-87), and MD-88 Airplanes
Washington, Usa - To prevent fatigue cracking of the MLG pistons, which could result in failure of the pistons and consequent damage to the airplane structure or injury to airplane occupants
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: April 28, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 81)] [Page 21924-21927] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Latest newsThe Boeing P-8 MMA's design phase to be accomplished in September
Washington, USA -It represents the future of US Navy's maritime patrolling
Boeing has recently started the new design phase for the new P-8 MMA (Multi-mission Maritime Aircraft) which should be accomplished next September, when a full and final configuration of the new military... more
Latest newsTIPS: EADS welcomed NATO's support for the AGS programme
Berlin, Germany - The European holding to provide a special version of the Airbus A-321 dedicated to surveillance, command and control
European aerospace and defence group EADS welcomed NATO’s approval for an additional EUR 23m fund intended to carry on the TIPS (Transatlantic Industrial Proposed Solution) programme related to the production o... more
IndustrySubsidies to aerospace industry: new EU-USA negotiations in the forthcoming weeks
Brussels, Belgium - Another effort to try to settle the differences between the sides
European Union and the United States appear ready to carry on negotiations concerning subsidies to aerospace industry. both sides would be in fact trying to avoid a dispute in front of the WTO (World Trade... more
IndustryA new CEO for Airbus
Toulouse, France - EADS Board is likely to gather today to select him but the matter concerning French-German management balance still remains
EADS Board is likely to gather today in order to select the successor of Noel Forgeard as the new Chief Executive Officer of the European civil aviation leading company Airbus. EADS owns a 80% stake while... more
IndustryEmbraer and Musal aerospace museum inaugurated two new exhibits
São José dos Campos, Brazil - "Origins of Brazilian Aviation" and the "Embraer Room – Brazil at the Forefront of the Aeronautical Industry" opened to the public
Embraer and the Rio de Janeiro Aerospace Museum (MUSAL) inaugurated last Wednesday two new sections of the museum called "Origins of Brazilian Aviation" and the "Embraer Room – Brazil at the Forefront o... more
AirlinesVolare (3). Maroni: "We are ready to support the airline's re-launch "
Varese, Italy - "The Group's restarting is absolutely positive"
Meanwhile the former managers have brought Group’s collapse before judges, special commissioner, Carlo Rinaldini, has done good work during the receivership period: he managed to gain from banks the n... more
AirlinesContinental Airlines: non-stop flights between Houston and Buenos Aires, Argentina
Houston, Usa - In November 2005 utilizing a Boeing 767/200
Continental Airlines announced that it has submitted an application to the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) for approval to operate daily non-stop flights from its Houston hub at Bush Intercontinental... more
AirlinesVolare (2): a business plot set up Myway
Varese, Italy - Fictitious capital raises were aimed to cover company's hole
Myholding, Triskel srl and Lte International Airways were companies that constituted the business plot which carried to set up Myair.com, the airline belonging to Myway: the three companies above cited,... more
AirlinesVolare: Myair's pilots training course was on Group's expense account?
Varese, Italy - Early today the three former managers are expected before Busto Arsizio's judge
Today, the three managers detained will be interrogated: the first one will be Volare former Chairman, Gino Zoccai, the second one the former CEO, Vincenzo Soddu, followed by the former Board of Directors... more
AirlinesAlitalia: "British Airways must think about the advantages ensured by Italian rules on redundancies"
Rome, Italy - The Italian carrier reacted to criticism expressed by British airline in Europe
Alitalia firmly reacted against the criticism expressed by British Airways in front of EU authorities against the Italian airline’s business plan (see for details AVIONEWS). According to the Italian c... more
Science and technologyFraport: the operator will spend EUR 150m to guest the A-380
Frankfurt, Germany - Frankfurt Airport will handle twenty A380 take-offs and landings a day from 2010
German airport operator Fraport said it will spend EUR 150m to enable Frankfurt airport to guest the A-380. The air station will handle twenty A-380 take-offs and landings a day from 2010, Fraport Chief... more
Government actsQuestion time on Malpensa ground services company
Rome, Italy - Presented by senator Natale Ripamonti (Verdi-L'Unione Party)
Italian senator Ripamonti asked Italian Minister of Welfare to make clear the working conditions of employees for Brescia-based Cis Scarl which attends ground services at Milan-Malpensa International Airport.... more
Latest newsItalian Air Force: after the success of mission "Eneide" hopes for further simile occasions
Rome, Italy - General Gianfranco Pecci said
General Gianfranco Pecci of Italian Air Force as spokesman of the army and after the success of the mission "Eneide", which jointly collaborated Italian Defence Ministry, Esa, Lazio’s Region and Alenia S... more
AirlinesUS Airways to confirm talks with America West
New York, Usa - Even if there are no assurances that a deal would be reached
US Airways confirmed it was in talks with America West, even if the carrier underlined that a deal could not be reached. Some newspaper reported in the past days that the two carriers were in advanced... more
PeopleA-380: "Easy to control just like the simulator"
Toulouse, France - The crew who made the maiden flight of the new Airbus' airplane possible proves excited about the aircraft
"Easy to control just like the simulator and its flight and powerplant performances prove excellent". The crew members who made the maiden flight of the Airbus A-380 possible described their experience... more
AirlinesSwiss International: probable further increase in fuel surcharge
Zurich, Switzerland - The carrier raised its surcharge on all flights in March due to high fuel price
Swiss International Air Lines said it is considering to rise its fuel surcharge on ticket prices again; the carrier increased its surcharge on all flights in March and currently charges an extra 48 Swiss... more
PeopleIata: first quarter passenger traffic up 9.4%
Geneva, Switzerland - Load factors high at 73.7%
"First quarter passenger growth of 9.4% combined with a load factor of 73.7% is good news. Carriers are successfully increasing fleet utilisation. This is particularly true in the North America where March... more
DefenseNATO: Finmeccanica exhibits its solutions against the MANPADS
Brussels, Belgium - The Italian group faces the threat represented by the portable surface-to-air missiles
The aerospace and defence group Finmeccanica seized a chance recently to exhibit at NATO headquarter in Brussels a series of products such as helicopters, airlifters and electronic countermeasures for... more
AirlinesVolare (4): it purchased costly planes and sold discounted tickets
Varese, Italy - Backgrounds from an announced failure
The Attorney’s Office of Busto Arsizio, represented by chief prosecutor Antonio Pizzi and deputy prosecutor Roberto Craveia, notified the crime of laundering to some accused persons because some rilevant s... more
Science and technologyBaa's forecast over the next decade
London, United Kingdom - The airport operator cited a 3 percent annual increase
British airport operator, Baa, announced its expectations related to the number of passengers using its three London airports, citing a 3 percent annual increase in passenger traffic over the next decade.... more
IndustryIs the 767 and 747 retirement convenient for Boeing?
Washington, USA - Doubts exist about the opportunity of encouraging their cashierment as there would still be many customers
Boeing’s situation in terms of revenue does not seem a convincing one according to some analysts as the strong Airbus’ competitiveness would appear to remarkably influence the US group’s performance in th... more