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Science and technologyUSA: suborbital capsules for military deployment under development
Washington, USA - They will be able to drop conventional bombs and will be launched just from the US territory
The latest US military operations in Afghanistan and Iraq show the rising relevance for the United States of the use of space for the performance of military missions. The resort to satellites for monitoring,... more
HelicoptersEurocopter: the EC-225 will transport Emperor of the Rising Sun nation
Tokyo, Japan - Three Super Puma helicopters ordered in the latest version for institutional VIP transportation
Emperor of Japan will fly on the latest version of the Super Puma helicopter, the EC-225. Eurocopter has in fact been awarded with a contract being worth about EUR 22m for the provision of three rotor-winged... more
AirlinesAlitalia (2): EU's decision on the business plan only after Easter
Brussels, Belgium - A meeting between EU Commissioner Barrot and Italian Minister Lunardi expected to be held on April 1st
European Union confirmed that the final decision on the Alitalia’s business plan 2005-2008 within the in-depth investigation started last January will be considered only after Easter. A meeting between E... more
AirlinesAlitalia: 132 flights cancelled due to the flight assistants' strike
Rome, Italy - Competent Investigation Committee to take steps against the protest within the next 60 days
Some 132 flights were cancelled by Alitalia yesterday, due to the Italian SULT union’s strike which had flight assistants as its protagonists. The airline had at first forecasted 88 cancelled flights o... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on McDonnell Douglas model MD-90-30 airplanes
Washington, Usa - To prevent chafing of the lamp holder power wire against the mounting bracket, and moisture intrusion into the lamp holders, which could result in failure of the lamp holders and consequent smoke and fire in the airplane cabin
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: March 16, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 50)] [Page 12791-12793] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
AirlinesAir China considers to take over Cathay Pacific Airways
Beijing, China - In order to create one of the greatest airline all over the world
According to what reported an Hong Kong’s newspaper, Air China is considering to take over Cathay Pacific Airways in order to create one of the greatest airline all over the world. "Economic Times", c... more
MiscellaneousLampedusa (2): Hercules C-130s turn back to Pisa
Lampedusa, Italy - A sudden program change
The two cargo planes of Italian Air Force are returning back to the base of Pisa as the air bridge which in the afternoon should have transported 180 clandestines from Lybia, who are guested in the reception... more
AirlinesThe Government of Kingston takes over Air Jamaica
Kingston, Jamaica - After a special inspection of Faa (Federal Aviation Administration)
Air Jamaica has been taken over by the Government of Kingston after a special inspection of Faa (Federal Aviation Administration) which forced the airline to stop operations to several destinations both... more
AirlinesRyanair to fly from Alghero to London
Alghero, Italy - Record bookings for St. Patrick's weekend: he is Ireland's patron saint
From next Friday, March 18, Ryanair will offer a double daily connection from Alghero to London-Stansted. The Irish carrier will operate the flights beginning from 9:30am from "Riviera del Corallo" Airport.... more
SecurityBerlusconi (2): Blair makes the British and Italian troops' withdrawal clearer
Rome, Italy - British Premier denies September is an indicatory date as Iraq will have to prove able to manage its national security alone
Italian Unione political alliance’s leader Romano Prodi appreciated the Italian Government’s decision of withdrawing the Italian troops from Iraq starting in September (see for details AVIONEWS), although he... more
AccidentsAirplane crashed in Russia (6): confirmed victims were 29
Moscow, Russia - The survivors contacted the authorities on a satellite phone and said "We are still alive"
The number of dead is confirmed by now: 29 above 52 passengers in all. A spokesman for the Emergency Situations Ministry told that survivors contacted the authorities on a satellite phone, so the rescuers... more
AirlinesAlitalia (2): flight cancelled by the carrier prove to be more then 90 due to SULT union's strike
Rome, Italy - Trade union National Secretary Fabrizio Tomaselli unveiled it to AVIONEWS
Italian SULT union unveiled to AVIONEWS that the flights cancelled by Alitalia following the strike called by its flight assistants for today are more than 90, as previously indicated instead by the airline... more
AirportsAMI organizes "40th edition of the Air Force world fencing tournament"
Grosseto, Italy - It would take place from April 2 until April 9, 2005
Italian Air Force organized the event related to "40th edition of the Air Force world fencing tournament" which would take place in the city of Grosseto from April, 2, until April, 9, 2005. The day before... more
Civil aviationForeign pilots and safety (6): Alpi Eagles' view
Rome, Italy - "The carrier stands out compared to other airlines for its manuals as they are all written in English idiom"
AVIONEWS asked Dr. Gilberto Pepe from Alpi Eagles for deepening the matter concerning safety on board the Italian airline’s airplanes when considering the prospective presence of foreign personnel among t... more
Civil aviationForeign pilots and safety (5): Blue Panorama's view
Rome, Italy - "No linguistic backward during emergency cases, we are quite aiming on Italian pilots and we are granted with the TRTO certification"
AVIONEWS deepened together with Blue Panorama the matter related to safety in case of foreign pilots aboard the Italian carriers’ airplanes with reference to prospective problem occurring due to different l... more
Civil aviationForeign pilots and safety (4): ENAV's view
Rome, Italy - "No misunderstanding for communication between the traffic control centre and the cabin thanks to the standardized use of English idiom"
AVIONEWS asked ENAV (Italian National Air Traffic Control Agency) for explaining its view about the possible communication problems which could occur in case linguistic difficulties can affect the emergency... more
Civil aviationForeign pilots and safety (7): Air One's view
Rome, Italy - "No communication problems as English idiom is rigorously implemented"
AVIONEWS asked Air One for expressing its view about the presence of foreign pilots among the members of its crews, deepening the matter related to safety in case of linguistic differences, when considering... more
Civil aviationForeign pilots and safety (2): AVIONEWS interviewed Cap. Adalberto Pellegrino from ANSV
Rome, Italy - "Communication problems can occur in case of foreign crews leasing but only flight assistants suffer for it"
AVIONEWS interviewed Captain Adalberto Pellegrino from ANSV (Italian National Flight Safety Agency) with reference to the matters related to communication difficulties among the crew members in case of... more
Civil aviationForeign pilots and safety: AVIONEWS interviewed Cap. Renzo Dentesano
Rome, Italy - "Idiom differences are lowered by the resort to English as the official language for control cabin operations, but cases of linguistic backward"
AVIONEWS interviewed Italian Captain Renzo Dentesano on the problem concerning the presence of foreign pilots operating on board the Italian carriers’ airplanes and the related effects for safety when c... more
Civil aviationForeign pilots and safety (3): ENAC's view
Rome, Italy - "The Agency is waiting for the results of a study being carried out by ICAO and regarding linguistic communication"
AVIONEWS asked ENAC (Italian National Civil Aviation Agency) for making clear its point of view about the presence of foreign pilots aboard the airplanes owned by Italian carriers and the possible communication... more
Civil aviationForeign pilots and safety (8): final AVIONEWS' interview with Cap. Renzo Dentesano
Rome, Italy - "The problem of linguistic backward is a concrete one and Fiumicino and Ciampino often resorted recently to communication in Italian idiom even with commercial flights"
Cap. Renzo Dentesano provided the final answers regarding the problems related to the use of Italian idiom during flight operations, linguistic backwards and the presence of foreign pilots employed by... more
PeopleTransat Group ends in red first quarter of the financial year 2004-2005
Ottawa, Canada - The Canadian firm owns charter airline Air Transat and several travel agencies
Canadian travel group Transat announced it ended in red the first quarter of the financial year 2004-2005 because of pricing pressures, thinner margins and some accounting changes. Transat, which owns... more
AirlinesSingapore Airlines may postpone its operations by means of the A-380
Singapore, Republic of Singapore - The carrier would be the first airline to receive the new plane but it could not use it if it obtains approval to operate flights on the route Sydney-Los Angeles
Singapore Airlines may postpone its operations by means of the A-380 in return of the approval by the Australian authorities to operate flights on the requested route Sydney-Los Angeles, which until now... more
AirlinesSas lowers cost tickets to regain market share
Stockholm, Sweden - The business of the carrier is paticularly hit by low-cost competition
Scandinavian airline, Sas, announced that starting from the end of March it would cut costs on board of domestic flights in order to regain market share as its domestic business is particularly hit by... more
MiscellaneousItalian parachuter died at Nassirya: the body is expected at Amendola military airport
Foggia, Italy - The corpse of Salvatore Marracino will fly on an AMI C-130 aircraft
The military airport of Amendola (Foggia, South-Italy) is going to welcome the coffin of Italian sergeant Salvatore Marracino killed during a tragic incident at shooting range of Tallil, Nassirya (see... more
AccidentsAirplane crashed in Russia (5): there are 23 survivors at least
Moscow, Russia - The Antonov was attempting an emergency landing
When rescuers arrived on the scene found 23 survivors to the incident occurred to the An-24 which went down in the afternoon; 10 people were seriously injured and the helicopter will take them to the hospital.... more
AccidentsAirplane crashed in Russia (4): there are discordant informations on victims
Moscow, Russia - Some passengers may be survivor to the crash according to agency sources
It seems that the Antonov 24, taken off from Usink (in the Komi Republic), has clipped its wing to the runway and then caught fire. The local press agencies gave discordant informations on the victim tool:... more
Science and technologyTwo men stopped at Milan-Malpensa Airport for international drug traffic
Milan, Italy - A Slovak citizen and a Portuguese one were arrested and locked up into the prison of Busto Arsizio as they were carrying significant amount of narcotics
A Slovak citizen and a Portuguese one were arrested yesterday at Milan-Malpensa Airport for international drug traffic. The two men had travelled on board of the same plane coming from Caracas to Amsterdam,... more
AirlinesTwo potential buyers for Aerolineas Argentinas
Buenos Aires, Argentina - Following the decision of the group Marsans to partly or completely sell the carrier
The Spanish group Marsans, which controls 98 percent share of the airline Aerolineas Argentinas, privatized in 1991, decided to partly or completely sell the carrier. The news has been confirmed by a spokesman... more
AccidentsAirplane crashed in Russia (3): the occupants may have been all killed
Moscow, Russia - Russian Transportation Ministry unveiled that
A spokesman for the Transportation Ministry in Moscow has reported that four crew members and 45 passengers flying aboard the An-24 crashed in the North of Russia near the polar circle, have been killed.... more
Government actsEuropean Parliament: question on health and safety requirements on EU civil aircraft
Strasbourg, France - By Geoffrey Van Orden (PPE-DE)
"Written question E-0025/05 by Geoffrey Van Orden (PPE-DE) to the Commission Subject: Health and safety requirements on EU civil aircraft What competence do the European Commission or other EU... more
HelicoptersAVIONEWS survey's result : "What do you think about the Mangusta helicopters' re-deployment in Iraq?"
Rome, Italy - The largest part considers the A-129 re-deployment has excessively increasing the economic effort of the mission in Iraq
AVIONEWS promoted during the last two weeks a survey aimed to verify the opinion on a relevant matter which involves the Italian military commitment in Iraq, that is to say the one related to the re-deployment... more
Government actsEuropean Parliament: question on abolition of commissions paid by airlines to travel agencies
Strasbourg, France - By Robert Goebbels (PSE)
"Written question E-0080/05 by Robert Goebbels (PSE) to the Commission Subject: Abolition of commissions paid by airlines to travel agencies Since 1st January 2005, practically all airlines no... more
IndustryEmbraer: Neiva delivered 1000th Ipanema
Sao Paolo, Brazil - 1000th unit is powered by Aviation Alcohol (AvAlc)
Indústria Aeronáutica Neiva, a wholly owned Embraer subsidiary, yesterday delivered the 1000th Ipanema crop duster at a ceremony held in Botucatu, São Paulo, where the company is based. The milestone ai... more
AirlinesAlitalia flight AZ-331 because of a technical problem asks to land at Malpensa Airport
Milan, Italy - The Airbus was coming from Paris and was directed to Rome
An Alitalia flight, coming from Paris to Rome, because of a technical problem asked yesterday late in the evening to land at Malpensa Airport. The carrier diffused the following statement about the episode:... more
PeopleGreece denies authorisation for the overflight of its territory by the Macedonian premier's plane
Skopje, Macedonia - There is a dispute between Greece and Macedonia about the recognition of the constitutional name of the former Republic of Jugoslavia
Macedonian authorities have sent in a protest to the Greek diplomatic delegation in Skopje after Athens denied authorisation for the overflight of its territory by the Macedonian premier’s plane in the p... more
AccidentsAirplane crashed in Russia (2): rescuers are reaching the wreckage
Moscow, Russia - On board there would be 45 people as well as three or four crew members
The incident would be happened at 1:45pm local hour according to Interfax agency. Some sources reported injured persons while rescue teams, a helicopter and medical units are going to the scene where the... more
Science and technologyTaking off abruptly interrupted for a United Airlines plane leaving from Ezeira airport
Buenos Aires, Argentina - It is the second episode of the same kind which involved a Us carriers in three days
A Boeing B-767 of the Us carrier United Airlines abruptly interrupted its taking off yesterday while leaving from Ezeira Airport, in Buenos Aires, due to fire at the left side turbine. The episode constrained... more
Government actsEuropean Parliament: question on Commission supports sell-out of Olympic Airways
Strasbourg, France - By Georgios Toussas
"Oral question H-0085/05 for Question Time at the part-session in February 2005 pursuant to Rule 109 of the Rules of Procedure by Georgios Toussas to the Commission Subject: Commission supports... more
Government actsEuropean Parliament: question on public list of airlines held to be safe
Strasbourg, France - By Bart Staes (Verts/ALE)
"Written question E-0472/05 by Bart Staes (Verts/ALE) to the Commission Subject: Public list of airlines held to be safe In its answer dated 16 February 2004 to Written Question P-0158/04, the... more
Government actsEuropean Parliament: question on the use of structural funds for the development of regional airports
Strasbourg, France - By Jim Higgins (PPE-DE)
"Written question P-0142/05 by Jim Higgins (PPE-DE) to the Commission Subject: The use of structural funds for the development of regional airports Can the Commission confirm that structural funds... more
Government actsEuropean Parliament: question on aircraft emissions tax
Strasbourg, France - By Michl Ebner (PPE-DE)
"Written question E-0100/05 by Michl Ebner (PPE-DE) to the Commission Subject: Aircraft emissions tax Precisely because of the unavoidable increase in air transport, the contribution by aviation... more
SecurityAirplane crashed in Russia
Moscow, Russia - There is no details about possible victims
An Antonov 24 carrying 45 passengers working for an oil company would be crashed in Nenets zone (Northern Russia): it seems that plane caught fire during the landing operation. There are not further details... more
MiscellaneousLampedusa: AMI C-130 aircraft to airlift clandestines
Lampedusa, Italy - The flights are bound for the welcome centre of Crotone
Yesterday an air-bridge to Calabria Region (South-Italy) has started in order to clear the Lampedusa’s welcome centre: 176 immigrants have been transferred by Italian Air Force Hercules C-130. Today o... more
Science and technologyProbably it will be an airport in the island of St Elena (GB) by 2010
London, United Kingdom - According to what reported the responsible for the territory in London
The island of St Elena, situated into the Atlantic Ocean and famous as Napoleone died over there, will be probably provided with an airport by 2010: the announcement came from Kedell Worboys, responsible... more
AirlinesRepublic Air injects capital in Us Airways
New York, Usa - The regional airline of Indianapolis offered USD 125m for a significant share participation
US Airways received USD 125m by Indianapolis-based regional airline Republic Air, which would have in return a significant share participation, for its project related to its emersion from bankrupt. US... more
DefenseBerlusconi: "Progressive withdrawal of Italian contingent from Iraq starting in September"
Rome, Italy - "Compatibly with the Iraqi authorities' capabilities in properly managing the matters related to security"
Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi stated that Italian contingent re-deployed in the Iraqi land will be progressively withdrawn starting next September. Nevertheless, Premier added, Iraqi Government will... more
AirlinesAlitalia: Investigation Committee on Strikes opposes the flight assistants' protest
Rome, Italy - As it would not be in line with the current implemented ruling
Investigation Committee on Strikes will take steps against the Alitalia flight assistants’ protest occurring today and called by Italian SULT trade union. Committee will have to decide about which kind o... more
AirlinesContinental Airlines foresees losses
New York, Usa - If high fuel cost does not ease, the carrier said it would not be able to complete financing deals
US carrier Continental Airlines said it foresees significant losses in 2005 if high fuel price and competition which follows due to it do not ease. Continental declared that there are many factors outside... more
IndustryP&WC A'Asia steps up RAAF PC-9 support with authorized maintenance organization status
Avalon, Australia - For the support of the RAAF's fleet of 64 Pilatus PC-9/A aircraft
Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp. (P&WC) is pleased to announce the approval of its Australian Service Centre as an Authorized Maintenance Organization (AMO) by the Royal Australian Air Force’s (RAAF) Regulatory A... more