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AerospaceSaggese named President of Esoa
Rome, Italy - The aim of the association is the one to represent the interests of European industry in the order of satellite services
Enrico Saggese, already Director of coordination of Finmeccanica’s space activities and Vice-President of the administration Council Telespazio, received another work as President of Esoa (European satellite o... more
Science and technologyThe last respects to the Pope (12): some flights redirected to Pescara and Boulogne
Rome, Italy - The most affected carriers were easyJet and Ryanair
Ciampino Aiport, used by easyJet and Ryanair, today and tomorrow will be closed to the civil traffic according to the flight restrictions decided in occasion of Pope’s funeral: Ryanair is forced to land a... more
MiscellaneousRanieri's funeral on Friday, 15
Rome, Italy - The inhabitants of the Principality of Monaco are in mourning for the lost of their Prince
It has been fixed on Friday, 15, the funeral of Prince Ranieri III, who died yesterday in the morning (see AVIONEWS), after having leading his Kingdom for about half a century. Even before Ranieri’s d... more
AirlinesThe last respects to the Pope (11): Air One to cancel flights tomorrow
Rome, Italy - Four connections will suffer from schedule's changes
Air One announced that in occasion of the Holy Father’s funeral scheduled tomorrow, 18 flights to and from Rome-Fiumicino Airport will be cancelled. Four services will be instead anticipated: they were d... more
Government actsQuestion Time: lack of a helicopter EMS service in Sardinia
Rome, Italy - By Hon. Francesco Onnis (An)
Italian Deputy Honourable Onnis asked Italian Prime Minister for making clear which kind of means he intends to deploy in order to solve the old problem concerning the lack of a helicopter EMS (Emergency... more
AirlinesCsa to seek for funds to expand its fleet
Prague, Czech Republic - The carrier wants to buy 12 mid-range planes from Airbus
Czech flag carrier, Csa, opened a tender to finance its purchase of 12 mid-range planes from Airbus, which the airline expects to have as part of its fleet by 2006 and 2008. The new planes are worth USD... more
AirlineseasyJet passenger traffic to increase 29 percent
London, United Kingdom - The carrier transported 2,57m travellers in March
British low-cost airline, easyJet, said its passenger traffic rose 28,9 percent in last month compared to the same period last year. easyJet’s load factor was 91.2 percent in the period, 4.3 percentage p... more
Science and technologyRussian Government to decide for private firm to run Sheremetyevo
Moscow, Russia - The process for establishing the winner may start presumably in 2006
Russia’s Economy and Transport Ministers expressed in favour of a private firm to tun Moscow’s Sheremetyevo Airport. Though a timetable was not given, Transport Minister, Igor Levitin, talked previously of... more
AirlinesLufthansa to purchase 11 aircraft BAe for regional carriers
Berlin, Germany - Of which six are destined to Eurowings and five to Air Dolomiti
Lufthansa signed a deal with Britain’s BAe to purchase 11 BAe-146-300s regional jets to add to the fleets of the German firm’s regional airlines. Six of these aircraft are destined to Eurowings and fiv... more
AerospaceSpace: there are still dangers for Nasa's shuttle
Washington, Usa - According to what declared by the head engineer of Discovery's systems
According to what declared by John Muratore, head engineer of Discovery’s systems, the shuttle which should be launched on May, 15, 2005, after more than two years since the tragedy of Columbia, in which a... more
AirlinesGood performance for Canadian airlines
Ottawa, Canada - In March, 2005
Canadian carriers Air Canada and WestJet Airlines said they both sold more tickets during last month than in the same period of the previous year. Montreal-based Air Canada said passenger traffic rose... more
Government actsQuestion Time: Russian atomic torpedoes in the Gulf of Naples
Rome, Italy - By Hon. Alfonso Pecoraro Scanio (Misto-Verdi-l'Unione)
Italian Deputy Hon. Pecoraro Scanio intended to make the matter concerning the feared and supposed presence of nuclear weapons in the Gulf of Naples clearer, and he asked Italian Minister of Defence for... more
Science and technologyThe last respects to the Pope (9): Ciampino is waiting for King of Spain and Charles of England
Rome, Italy - Iran President's airplane will land at Pratica di Mare Airport
Twenty-three special flights will land at Ciampino Airport today as well as at Pratica di Mare. The "G.B. Pastine" Airport is waiting the aircraft of German, French and Greek representatives; while the... more
Science and technologyThe last respects to the Pope (10). Sab: ten special flights served by Centralwings cancelled
Boulogne, Italy - Fixed for today and tomorrow for the Pontiff's funeral
"The Polish carrier, Centralwings, has organized this morning in an unilateral way, the cancellation of ten special connections between Warsaw and Boulogne that were fixed for today and tomorrow in order... more
Government actsQuestion Time: no-global movement's acts of vandalism affecting some carriers
Rome, Italy - By Hon. Luca Volontè (UDC)
Italian Deputy Honourable Volontè asked Italian Minister of Interior for making clear which kind of measures he is thinking to resort to, in order to prevent damages such as the ones occurred some days... more
Government actsQuestion Time: SAVE operator's airport license standing
Rome, Italy - By Hon. Andrea Martella (Ds)
Italian Deputy Hon. Martella intended to deepen the matter concerning the airport license standing involving SAVE, Venice Airport’s operator. He would like to understand if it is true that ENAC (Italian N... more
Government actsUrgent Interpellation: the Palermo-Boccadifalco Airport's destiny
Rome, Italy - By Hon. Antonino Lo Presti (AN) and other deputies
Italian Deputy Honourable, Lo Presti, decided, together with other deputies, to ask Italian Government for explaining which kind of steps it intends to take into consideration about the destiny of Palermo-Boccadifalco... more
Science and technologyThe last respects to the Pope (8): Fiumicino cancelled more than 30 flights today
Rome, Italy - In order to allow the international leaders arrival
Today "Leonardo da Vinci" Airport cancelled 33 services in all, tomorrow it will cancel 53 arrivals and 35 departures; it will be closed between 7:00am and 10:00, excluding intercontinental traffic. At... more
Government actsQuestion Time: civil naval unit rammed by Italian Navy in Sardinia
Rome, Italy - By Hon. Elettra Deiana (Rifondazione Comunista)
Italian Deputy Hon. Deiana decided to ask Italian Minister of Defence for providing some more details about the supposed ramming of a fishermen’s boat by an Italian Navy’s naval unit in Sardinia, just whe... more
Government actsQuestion Time: Alitalia cutting flights on the Cagliari-Rome route
Rome, Italy - By Hon. Oliviero Diliberto (Misto-Comunisti Italiani)
Italian Deputy Hon. Diliberto asked Italian Ministries for Transport and Welfare for explaining which solutions they intend to consider in order to support Alitalia’s workers who would be risking to l... more
MiscellaneousThe last respects to the Pope (7): medical support to the event
Rome, Italy - Medical staff will rely on Umberto I polyclinic and Celio military hospital
Italian Civil Defence security plan provided a medical point at military Pratica di Mare Airport, at Ciampino air station and Fiumicino as well. Twenty-two military ambulances have been deployed at city... more
Civil defenseSky-X: Alenia shows its UAV while waiting for the Neuron
Caselle, Italy - A technology demonstrator which precedes the production of the remote-controlled aircraft under development in France
Italy will be one of the partners for the European Neuron programme related to a new remote-controlled aircraft for military deployment and whose development lead belongs to the promoter country, that... more
MiscellaneousThe last respects to the Pope (6): two million people expected to funeral
Rome, Italy - Also President of Zimbabwe left to Rome
The man who tried to kill John Paul II in 1981, Mehmet Ali Agca, will not take part to Pontiff funeral, despite his desire to be present. President of Zimbabwe, Robert Mugabe, will attend the funeral... more
AirlinesThe last respects to the Pope (5): sold out Alitalia flights from Canada
Rome, Italy - Additional arrivals are expected for conclave too
Alitalia flights to and from Rome were offered at EUR 49 (airport taxes excluded); connections from Poland cost EUR 69, while Rome-Paris return ticket costs EUR 79. Italian carrier’s offer is valid also f... more
Government actsEuropean Parliament: question on air transport and the trade in greenhouse gas emission allowances
Strasbourg, France - By Nikolaos Vakalis
"Oral question H-0251/05 for Question Time at the part-session in April 2005 pursuant to Rule 109 of the Rules of Procedure by Nikolaos Vakalis to the Commission Subject: Air transport and the trade... more
AirlinesMalev attracted fourteen potential investors
Budapest, Hungary - Negotiations should start by this week
Hungarian government received fourteen proposal of purchase for national flag carrier Malev, in its second sale attempt in last month, during which authorities decided to proceed by means of direct talks... more
HelicoptersUS Army UH-60M Black Hawk production started
Washington, USA - Some 22 vehicles will be produced at first and they will progressively replace the UH-60As
US Army granted a go-ahead for the production of 22 Sikorsky UH-60M Black Hawk medium transport helicopters destined to progressively replace the UH-60As. The programme is intended to modernize the aircraft... more
Fair and showsEmbraer presented its new head of Corporate Aviation at Labace
São José dos Campos, Brazil - Luís Carlos Affonso met the media in São Paulo
Embraer last week announced the appointment of Luís Carlos Affonso as its new Senior Vice-President for the Corporate Aviation Market. Affonso will be responsible for the corporate aviation business,... more
DefenseSouth Korea: partial troops withdrawal from Iraq in August
Seoul, South Korea - At least 300 soldiers to leave the Arab country but additional medical personnel and other transport means are expected to arrive there
South Korea has presently some 3270 soldiers re-deployed in the Iraqi territory and it represents one of the most important contributions within the great stabilization and reconstruction work in the country... more
HelicoptersFirst Eurocopter UH-Tiger for German Army
Berlin, Germany - Bundeswehr is destined to take delivery of some 80 combat helicopters of this type
German Army Aviation took recently delivery of the first Eurocopter UH-Tiger combat helicopter, a version of the well known military aircraft devoted to the performance of a wide range of missions such... more
Civil aviationRussia: "Hijacked aircraft bound for Moscow will be shot down"
Moscow, Russia - It would have been under lined by some Russian military representatives who would have also asked for a clearer renewed ruling on the topics
Russian armed forces are allowed to resort to the shooting down of the hijacked airplanes which can threaten Moscow city. Russian military representatives would have clearly put it into evidence recently,... more
IndustrySubsidies to aerospace industry: EU re-launched negotiations
Brussels, Belgium - European Commissioner Mandelson is trying to avoid the WTO appeal solution
European Trade Commissioner, Peter Mandelson, is relaunching talks with the United States on the old matter of subsidies to aerospace industry. EU Government’s representative has recently seized a chance t... more
AccidentsAfghanistan, a US Chinook helicopter fell headlong: 18 casualties have been found
Kabul, Afghanistan - Visibility would still prove scarce due to the dust storm which would have affected crew's attention before the disaster
The number of casualties caused by the accident which involved a US CH-47 Chinook transport helicopter in Afghanistan yesterday rose up to 18 (see for details AVIONEWS). It has been revealed by US military... more
Civil aviationThe last respects to the Pope (4): Italian Army is engaged too
Rome, Italy - 200 soldiers will control the accesses to the Square
Italian Army in occasion of the influx of people intending pay the last respects to Pope John Paul II, has provided to security organization, 200 militaries destined to control accesses to S. Peter square.... more
Civil aviationThe last respects to the Pope (3). Lunardi: "It was necessary to debar air space"
Rome, Italy - Italian Navy deployed its "Mimbelli" unit
Italian Infrastructures and Transport Minister, Pietro Lunardi, made clear that interdiction of Rome’s air space was necessary: the measure causes discomforts for sure, but "The protection of such mass o... more
MiscellaneousThe last respects to the Pope (2): stop to pilgrims
Rome, Italy - The measure is necessary due to Saint Peter square was full of people
Pilgrim cannot get into a line to greet John Paul II, now: those at the back would wait 18 hours before entering the Basilica. Lines are five kilometres long up to Saint Peter square: last evening guards... more
AirlinesAlitalia: waiting for Deutsche Bank's guarantees on the capital increase
Brussels, Belgium - And investors would prove confident about the possibility that EU approves the business plan
While waiting for the final results of the European Union’s in-depth investigation on the Alitalia’s business plan 2005-2008 (a decision which is likely to be considered in May), international press is... more
Civil aviationFAA AD (Revision) on Hartzell Propeller Inc. models HC-B3TN-2, HC-B3TN-3, HC-B3TN-5, HC-B4TN-3, HC-B4TN-5, HC-B4MN-5, and HC-B5MP-3 turbopropellers
Washington, Usa - To preclude propeller attaching bolt failures or improperly secured propellers, which could lead to separation of the propeller from the airplane
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: April 6, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 65)] [Page 17315-17317] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
HelicoptersAgustaWestland: GBP 300m contract for helicopters programme from British Government
Rome, Italy - To assure the efficiency and the technical support of the Sea King helicopters fleet provided to the British Air Forces
"AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, has been awarded a £300 million pound (438 million Euro) five year contract for the support of the UK MoD’s fleet of Sea King Helicopters. AgustaWestland, as pr... more
IndustrySikorsky Aircraft Corp. awarded of a over 17 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For conversion of four UH-60L Blackhawk Helicopters to HH-60L configuration
Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., Stratford, Conn., was awarded on March 31, 2005, a $17,740,992 modification to a firm-fixed-price contract for conversion of four UH-60L Blackhawk Helicopters to HH-60L configuration.... more
MiscellaneousThe last respects to the Pope: Bush landed at Rome
Rome, Italy - US delegation prayed in front of Pontiff
Air Force One of United State President, George W. Bush, landed at Fiumicino Airport around 9:30 last evening: the area expected to park the Air Force One and Air Force Two as well, was armoured by Italian... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on McDonnell Douglas Model DC-9-15F Airplanes; and model DC-9-10, DC-9-20, DC-9-30, DC-9-40, and DC-9- 50 series airplanes in All-Cargo Configuration (2005-07-18)
Washington, Usa - To ensure that cargo in the main cabin is adequately restrained and to prevent failure of components of the cargo loading system, failure of the floor structure, or shifting of cargo
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: April 6, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 65)] [Page 17312-17315] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
AerospaceSpace: Soyuz will carry into the space even a plant of the vine Sassicaia
Rome, Italy - For an experiment realized by Kayser Italia
The Russian shuttle Soyuz which next April, 15, will be launched by the space base of Baikonur, in Kazakistan, amid the mission "Eneide", will carry into orbit even a plant of the vine Sassicaia, from... more
Science and technologyJuventus stopped at Liverpool Airport
Liverpool, UK - Italian players arrived at 3:30 am at Turin-Caselle air station
The white and black football players, after the Champions League match occurred last evening at Liverpool "Anfield Road" Stadium, have been stopped at "John Lennon" Airport before to board the charter... more
Press releaseAssaeroporti announced an open forum "The Italian Airports in Europe"
Rome, Italy - The meeting organized with Aci-Europe will take place at Rome-Fiumicino next April 13
"Giovanni Maniscalco, Assaeroporti’s President, has announced the workshop of next April 13, organized with Aci-Europe which is the association of the main European Airports. The open forum will be focused o... more
AirlinesBrokerAir's activity to start
Milan, Italy - The company aims to satisfy the request of national flight services following demand from little tour operators rather than small and medium firms
It started yesterday the activity of BrokerAir Charter, a division of MKT Consulting, which main goal is the one to satisfy the demand for national transport services coming from little tour operators... more
AirlinesVon Planta and Cron to be named as representatives in the organs which follow the merger Swiss-Lufthansa
Zurich, Switzerland - The plan has been approved on March 22 by the administration Counsils of the two carriers
The Federal Counsil named Andreas von Planta, of the law company Lenz and Staehelin of Geneva, and Raymond Cron, director of Ufac (Civil Aviation Federal Office) as representatives in the organs which... more
Press releaseAMI: Mobile Support Unit's flag leaving bound for Herat (Afghanistan)
Rome, Italy - Ceremony to occur in Brà Square in Verona on April 11
Italian Air Force Mobile Support Unit’s flag will leave bound for Herat (Afghanistan) flying on a C-130J Hercules belonging to the Pisa’s 46th Air Brigade. It will be celebrated in Brà Square in Verona on A... more
Latest newsAIM-9X: USAF and USN still believe in the Sidewinder
Washington, USA - Some 1000 air-to-air missiles of this type delivered, so showing the success of a weapon system developed in 50s
Despite worldwide missile industry chose in in most cases to produce completely new air-to-air short-range weapon systems during the last 15-20 years and launch in this manner even a new challenge in the... more
AccidentsAfghanistan, a US Chinook helicopter fell headlong (2): nine casualties found
Kabul, Afghanistan - US military sources deployed in the country would confirm it
There would be some nine casualties after the accident which involved a US Chinook helicopter in Afghanistan (see for details AVIONEWS). It would have been confirmed by spokesmen from the USA’s armed f... more