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Latest newsUK: a strategy for the RAF's evolution
London, UK - Expeditionary capability, reduction of the air bases and growth of industrial competitiveness
UK’s Ministry of Defence indicated the guidelines for the future evolution of Royal Air Force. First and foremost, the Royal Air Force must be more involved by remarkable changes in order to meet the m... more
AirlinesIberia postpones decision about aircraft's order
Madrid, Spain - A meeting of the management council ended with the decision to continue negotiation
Spanish flag carrier Iberia postponed the decision about aircraft’s order amid the carrier’s plan to purchase up to 70 new planes; a meeting of the management council ended with the decision to continue neg... more
AirlinesAir New Zealand's profit falls
Wellington, New Zealand - Of three percent
State-New Zealand carrier Air New Zealand announced its revenues fell 3 percent in the first six months of the financial year 2004-2005 until December, 31. The carrier said it earned USD 74m in the mentioned... more
Science and technologyAeradria President's resignation (2): AVIONEWS interviewed Italian Senator Malabarba
Rome, IItaly - I"Italy became an aircraft carrier for military assaults through the world"
AVIONEWS interviewed Italian Senator Luigi Malabarba who asked a question to Italian Prime Minister about the transition of US troops at Rimini Airport (see for details AVIONEWS). He said that Aviano as... more
HelicoptersThe A-109 LUH for the US Army's Light Utility Helicopter Programme
Washington, USA - The military version of the well known helicopter to be offered by AgustaWestland as the new light aircraft for US Army
The Light Utility Helicopter (LUH), the US Army’s programme related to the provision of new light helicopters, will also involve AgustaWestland. Nevertheless, Lockheed Martin is not going to cooperate w... more
AirlinesUs carriers' performance improves
New York, Usa - The data has been furnished by Air Transport Association
According to what reported Wall Street analysts, the walk of Us airlines improved at the beginning of the current year; the experts had received the data from the Air Transport Association. In terms of... more
AirlinesLufthansa may start legal action after its loss related to Bush's arrival
Frankfurt, Germany - Us premier's landing at Frankfurt airport affected seriously the carrier which said it reported several million Euro losses
German flag carrier Lufthansa announced it is valuing the possibility to start legal action after its losses in the event of Air Force One’s landing at Frankfurt airport yesterday for the visit of Us p... more
AirlinesKingfisher Airlines purchases three Airbus A-319
Bombay, India - Becoming this way a new customer for the type
Ub Group, parent of Kingfisher Airlines, confirmed the purchase of three A-319 from the Toulose’s consortium, becoming this way a new customer for the type. The group, one of India’s largest company, has... more
IndustryBaldassarri: first Finmeccanica's business plan and then asset-stripping
Rome, Italy - Italian Economy vice-Minister said he is favourable at the choices related to a readjustment of the company but only after a well definite business plan
Italian Economy vice-Minister, Mario Baldassarri, at the end of the meeting of the national political part denominated National Alliance in which it has been discussed the business organization of Finmeccanica,... more
Government actsQuestion time: on the meaning of the Finmeccanica 2 programme
Rome, Italy - By On. Garnero Santanchè (AN)
Italian Deputy On. Garnero Santanchè asked Italian Minister of Economy for making clear the nature of the Finmeccanica 2 programme which would consist of a possible separation between various sectors... more
Government actsQuestion time: the cost of Alitalia flight assistants' strike
Rome, Italy - By On. Francesco Paolo Lucchese (UDC)
Italian Deputy On. Lucchese asked Italian Minister of Economy for making clear the amount of the cost for the recent strike promoted by Alitalia’s flight assistants. Deputy would also like to know if I... more
IndustryBig deal for Boeing: Ryanair purchases 70 aircraft B-737/800
New York, Usa - The contract has an option which would allow the airline to acquire further 70 planes
Boeing confirmed Ryanair’s purchase related to 70 aircraft B-737/800 with an option into the contract which will enable the low-cost to acquire further 70 planes of the same type. It seems to be one o... more
SecurityCanada would not join to the Us defence shield
Montreal, Canada - Canadian first Minister should announce tomorrow his refusal to adhere at the program related to US defence shield
Canadian first Minister, Paul Martin, according to what reported "Radio Canada", should announce tomorrow his refusal to adhere at the program related to US defence shield supported by Us administration.... more
AirlinesAlitalia: the meeting with the trade unions has been postponed till this afternoon
Rome, Italy - Both sides worked all night long without achieving any relevant result but they would be confident about the restart of negotiation
Alitalia and the Italian trade unions worked all night long between February 23 and 24 in an attempt to solve the problems concerning the flight and service timetable of the flying personnel and the other... more
Science and technology"Federico Fellini": President of Aeradria resigned
Rimini, Italy - Following some negative opinions released by shareholders on the transition of US troops at Rimini Airport
Gabriele Morelli, President of Aeradria, the Rimini Airport’s operator, stepped aside following the negative opinions expressed on the transition of US soldiers at Rimini Airport by the local government o... more
IndustryStrike of Vitrociset workers to occur tomorrow
Rome, Italy - They'll go on four hour strike in protest against an asset-stripping
Vitrociset workers, members of CGIL, CISL and UIL unions, will go on strike tomorrow from 9:30am to 1:30pm and perform a picket before the Prime Minister’s office in protest against the Vitrociset decision o... more
AirlinesEl Al Israel employees buy part of the company's share
Tel Aviv, Israele - Finance Minister said the union representing the workers purchased 8,17 shares
Union representing employees at El Al Israel Airlines purchased 8,17 shares into the company: the announcement came from Israel Finance Minister. The business is worth USD2,9m; always according to the... more
AirlinesUnited Airlines to expand its service to Asia
New York, Usa - The carrier planned new flights between Nagoya and Taipei
Us carrier United Airlines announced the extension of its service to Asia with new flights between Nagoya and Taipei; the carrier said as well it would expand its current service on the route Chicago-Beijing... more
Latest newsMcDonnell Douglas Corp. awarded with a more than USD 18m contract
Washington, USA - For support regarding the UK's C-17 fleet updates
McDonnell Douglas Corp., Long Beach, Calif., is being awarded a $18,207,238 cost plus fixed contract modification. CCP 0481 increases the United Kingdom’s C-17 support program to allow for increases i... more
MiscellaneousItalian journalist in Iraq: "Sgrena soon free"
Baghdad, Iraq - According to what reported Iraqi tv Al Sharqia
According to what reported Iraqi satellite tv Al Sharqia in the edition of midday (10:00 a.m. in Italy) Sgrena’s withdrawal, the Italian journalist sequestered in Iraq on February, 4 (see AVIONEWS), i... more
MiscellaneousAir attacks September, 11: 1161 victims would remain without any identity
New York, Usa - The terroristic act killed 2749 persons
After more han three years since air attacks to Twin Towers in New York authorities said they would renounce to the identification of 1161 victims, which identity experts could not assure as human rests... more
Latest newsITT Avionics awarded with a more than USD 48m contract
Washington, USA - For the B-52H's electronic countermeasures system
ITT Avionics, Clifton, N.J., is being awarded a $48,229,597 firm fixed price contract modification to provide for the upgrade of the AN/ALQ-172 (V) electronic countermeasures system Group B components... more
HelicoptersBell Helicopter Textron Inc. awarded with a more than USD 165m contract
Washington, USA - For the AH-1W and UH-1N helicopters' avionics systems softwares updates
Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc., Hurst, Texas, is being awarded a $165,422,738 cost-plus-award-fee contract for the development of Integrated Avionics Suite (IAS) software upgrades in support of the H-1... more
MiscellaneousUs air attacks on Iraq
Baghdad, Iraq - Two bombing caused victims and injured persons in the morning
A US C-130 and some fighter planes dropped two bombs on the al-Anbar province (Western Iraq) to support the new offensive launched by Marines against the Sunni rebels, according to the American Command... more
IndustryA corruption attempt by EADS? (3): the aerospace group "vigorously" gave the lie to it
Berlin, Germany - The company confirmed it to AVIONEWS
The European aerospace and defence group EADS "vigorously" gave the lie together with Eurocopter (owned by EADS) that relations can exist with the person accused in Singapore of corruption by the local... more
AerospaceSpace: Italian radar Marsis would establish weather there is water under Mars' surface
Rome, Italy - The instrument would start operating between April 25 and the first week of May
They seem to be only hypothesis the ones lead to the opinions of water’s presence under Mars’ surface; scientists claim that an ice sea is hidden under few centimetres of volcanic ashes, 5 grades at Nor... more
CuriositiesPlaying tennis on the helipad
Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Two of the greatest tennis player trained on helicopter platform
Andre’ Agassi and Roger Federer faced each other on a platform destined to helicopter landing of Burj Al Arab Hotel which is located in Dubai (UAE) where the ATP tournament is under way. The American a... more
AerospaceSpace: the launch of the Russian booster carrying American satellite has been postponed
Moscow, Russia - It was the fourth attempt in this way, ended even this time unsuccessfully
It has been postponed the launch of the Russian Zenit booster, which had to carry into orbit the American XM3-Radio communications satellite, and which was scheduled on 6.52 a.m. (Moscow time) from the... more
Science and technologySea: Malpensa the best second European hub for punctuality
Milan, Italy - The Aea list continues to award the Milan's Airports
"’To be the best second hub in Europe, behind only at Frankfurt Airport, is a reason certainly satisfying’, President Sea, Giuseppe Bencini, declared after the Aea (Association of European Airlines) com... more
HelicoptersHas the Italian Council of State postponed the decision on the AgustaWestland's appeal?
Rome, Italy - The sentence would have been delayed sine die according to some rumors, but AgustaWestland confirmed that, actually, the legal proceeding goes on regularly
Italian Council of State’s decision regarding the clash between AgustaWestland and MD concerning the provision of helicopters to Italian State Corps (see for details AVIONEWS) would have been postponed s... more
AirportsListen to music in-flight? Now you can
Las Vegas, USA - The AirTran Airways to be the first carrier to offer this service
The XM Satellite Radio has signed an agreement with AirTran Airways to provide its passengers for gaining the satellite radio programming managed by the company. The new service will be installed on more... more
Latest newsAfghanistan: "The Apache and the A-10 proved great against the Talibans, we will buy them"
Kabul, Afghanistan - Afghan Defence Ministry would intend to purchase a certain number of AH-64 helicopters and Warthog airplanes
Proposals put forward by Afghan Ministry of Defence in order to start a careful modernization process for its armed forces, after the first partial reorganization within the democratization procedure,... more
Science and technologyFrankfurt Airport: Schroeder and Fischer meet Bush
Frankfurt, Germany - Intense patrolling by means of helicopters at Magonza for the visit of the US premier
German Chancellor, Gerhard Schroeder, mixed with Foreign Minister, Joschka Fischer, met at Frankfurt Airport US President George W. Bush; the second official visit of Bush in Germany opened with good prospectives... more
Civil defenseIran: serious legal consequences due to the false alarm on the supposed aerial strike
Teheran, Iran - In the meantime, the USA gave the lie to the fact that US UAVs were and are still performing reconnaissance over the Islamic Republic
The false alarm caused by some local press sources in Iran some days ago, according to which a non-identified airplane (but maybe a US one) would have launched a missile against the surface nearby the... more
CuriositiesThe air hijacking on the White House became a film
Rome, Italy - "The assassination" is the story of an aspiring kamikaze aiming to kill Nixon
Onto the big Italian screens it is expected the film about the man who attempted to hijack an airplane on the White House to kill President Richard Nixon. The face of the bankrupt businessman aspiring... more
Science and technologyTicino canton to be stakeholder in Lugano-Agno management company
Lugano, Switzerland - The airport to be operating also during the test on South procedure
The UFAC, Federal Civil Aviation Office, is working on the possible solutions to allow the landing operations from South at Lugano-Agno Airport. In the meantime yesterday there have been a meeting among... more
IndustryA corruption attempt by EADS? (2): the aerospace group did not comment on the matter
Singapore - International press has meanwhile revealed the names of the two persons who would be involved, according to local Judge, in this matter
Sources from press unveiled the names of the two persons who would be considered as liable of a case of corruption in Singapore, a case which should involve, according to local Judge, the aerospace group... more
AirlinesLufthansa cancels flights because of Bush's visit in Germany
Frankfurt, Germany - Many passengers suffered from discomforts
German flag carrier Lufthansa cancelled several flights today due to the visit of the US President George W. Bush in the country. The carrier, mixed with other regional airlines, has already scrapped 71... more
Government actsQuestion time: the Iranian nuclear programme
Rome, Italy - By On. Sandro Delmastro delle Vedove (AN)
Italian Deputy On. Delmastro delle Vedove intended to understand which is the Italian Government’s view about the Iranian nuclear programme and the fact that US Government considers it a dangerous one a... more
AirlinesSwiss International the best on transatlantic routes
Zurich, Switzerland - According to a survey on the "Global Traveler" magazine
The Swiss International Air Lines has been selected as the best carrier operating on transatlantic routes in 2004 by US "Global Traveler" magazine. Its readers have voted the Swiss carrier answering to... more
Science and technologyMilan-Malpensa Airport: a possible terrorist to be stopped
Milan, Italy - The man comes from Algery
A man whose identity has not been disclosed was arrested yesterday in the afternoon at Terminal 1 of the Milan-Malpensa Airport after he disembarked, as he is considered a member of the international terrorism.... more
AirlinesQatar Airways' new alliances
Doha, Qatar - It is impending the effect related to a cooperating deal with All Nippon Airways
Qatar Airways, national airline of Qatar, announced that mixed with the beginning of the new flights to Japan, Greece, Algeri and Tunisi it would take effect as well a cooperating deal with the Japan carrier... more
Government actsQuestion time on the transition of US troops at Rimini Airport
Rome, Italy - By Senator Luigi Malabarba (Mixed- RC)
Italian Senator Luigi Malabarba asked to Italian President of Council of Ministers for making clearer the role played by Rimini Airport in favouring the transition of US troops expected to reach Iraq for... more
MiscellaneousItalian journalist sequestered in Iraq: Ciampi receives Sgrena's parents
Rome, Italy - The news has been diffused by a note of the Republic Presidency
While bad news comes from the fact of being aware by means of media of the discovery at Erbil (South Iraq) of a body without the head which is thought to be the one of the Iraqi tv conductor Raida al Wazan... more
Government actsQuestion time on the assault to Italian volunteers occurred in Cisjordan
Rome, Italy - By Senator Francesco Martone (The Greens-L'Unione)
Italian Senator Martone asked to Italian Minister for Foreign Affairs to give explanations about the assault performed by five Ma’on Israeli settlers against three Italian volunteers. Italian Government i... more
Government actsInterpellation: actions in favour of the solution of Nepal's crisis
Rome, Italy - By On. Marina Sereni (DS) and other Deputies
Italian Deputy On. Sereni asked Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs for making clear which kind of steps Italian Government intends to perform in order to favour a new democratization process in Nepal... more
AirlinesOlympic Airlines pilots oppose to Aegean's bid
Athens, Greece - By claiming this last is not interested in the carrier's future nor into the employees' one
Union representing pilots’ category at Olympic Airways said it opposes a potential bid from private carrier Aegean Airlines (see AVIONEWS), by claiming that if this last was really successful it would u... more
AirlinesBritish Airways enhances capacity on its service to Israel
London, United Kingdom - Of 6 per cent
UK flag carrier, British Airways, announced that it would increase 6 percent capacity on its services to Israel amid growing demand, consequence of the fact of a drop in Palestinian suicide bombing and... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on General Electric Company CT58 Series and Surplus Military T58 Series Turboshaft Engines
Washington, Usa - To prevent LCF cracking and failure of the stage 1 compressor disk, an uncontained engine failure, and damage to the helicopter
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: February 22, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 34)] [Page 8504-8507] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Hartzell Propeller Inc. Model HC-B3TN- 5( )/T10282( ) Propellers
Washington, Usa - To prevent possible blade failure near the hub which can result in blade separation, engine separation, damage to the airplane, and possible loss of the airplane
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: February 22, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 34)] [Page 8507-8509] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more