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Civil aviationFAA AD on McCauley propeller systems five-blade propeller assemblies
Washington, Usa - To detect cracked hubs, which could cause failure of the propeller hub and loss of control of the airplane
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: November 22, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 224)] [Page 67807-67809] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
AirlinesVolare Group (5): to interview about false accounting
Varese, Italy - As of now, no notice of judicial investigation issued
Former CEO, Andrea Molinari, could be one of the first persons to undergo interrogation due to the investigation into the carrier's accounts, but the name of whom will be called by Prosecutors in Busto... more
DefenseEmbargo on weapons against China: the Italian interests
Rome, Italy - Italian defence industry has got remarkable commercial interests with reference to such Asian country but it must consider export restrictions
EU Parliament denied recently its support for the possible cancellation of the embargo on weapons against China (see for details AVIONEWS). Despite some EU’s members hopes for a different solution in o... more
HelicoptersAgustaWestland: the EH-101's role in the USA
Cascina Costa, Italy - The helicopter is in the centre of a relevant promotional effort in the defence sector in the USA
AgustaWestland discusses the matters regarding its efforts in the US market again (see for details AVIONEWS). With reference to the Marine One competition for the new United States President’s helicopter f... more
AirlinesVolare Group (4): Ryanair to be against state aids
London, United Kingdom - It is necessary to lower debt minimum limit in order that company goes into receivership and bankruptcy petition is blocked
Through Europe some voices against state aids to safe Volare Group begin to raise. The British carrier Ryanair, low-cost transport leader in Europe, already reported that "It is against possible state... more
AirlinesVolare Group (3): passengers grounded in Zanzibar and Mombasa come back by Lauda Air SpA
Milan, Italy - Today it is the turn of tourists stayed at Maldives
At the meantime, the first passengers who remained blocked abroad due to Volare suspended its flights, came back home, and they have been welcomed by a crow of reporters, photographers and cameras. Everyone... more
IndustryThales: Blair rents out houses to the group's officers
London, UK - But Premier denies a conflict of interests can exist
While France and Germany decide to postpone the final decision on the future of Thales (see for details AVIONEWS), British press focuses on a matter which is involving not only the company competent in... more
AirlinesVolare Group (2): My Way to clear oneself
Milan, Italy - Operations of new low-cost start regularly at mid of next month
The infant My Way Airlines, involved in the ruinous affairs of Volare Group (see for details AVIONEWS), issued a release by which it intends clearing that: "Following certain news aimed to discredite My... more
AirlinesVolare Group: to make workers idle
Milan, Italy - Either ground staff or flight will be involved
After the Italian low-cost airline declared insolvency this night (see for details AVIONEWS), its Board of Directors asked to make workers redundant for a month, either the ground staff or flight. The... more
AirlinesVolare Group crisis (11): Board declared insolvency
Milan, Italy - A commissioner to arrive by the week, as declared Maroni
During the Volare Board of Directors the recapitalization did not have been; Board declared insolvency: thus the administrative commissioning will be the next step from Volare which would be in estimated... more
IndustryLockheed Martin Corp. awarded of a over 35 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the KC-130J and C-130J aircraft
Lockheed Martin Corp., Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., Marietta, Ga., is being awarded a $35,226,634 modification to a previously awarded indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract (N00019-04-D-0001)... more
IndustryNorthrop Grumman Systems Corp. awarded of a over 12 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the C-17 aircraft
Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., Rolling Meadows, Ill., is being awarded a $12,528,324 firm fixed price contract modification. This modification will be an Undefinitized Contractual Action to modify 18... more
IndustryRolls Royce Corp. awarded of a over 7 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the KC-130J aircraft
Rolls Royce Corp., Indianapolis, Ind., is being awarded a $7,204,484 modification to a previously awarded indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract (N00019-03-D-0002) to exercise an option for logistics... more
AccidentsPlane that had been scheduled to take Bush senior crashed
Houston, USA - Three persons died
At early morning local hour a private jet, a Gulfstream G-1159A which was supposed to take former President Bush, father of the present President Bush, to Ecuador, at Houston airport (Texas) crashed on... more
AirlinesVolare Group crisis (10): Maroni: a commissioner to arrive by the week in case of insolvency
Milan, Italy - Minister of the Welfare would not have taken in consideration the candidacy put forward by Pecci
The extraordinary commissioner will be appointed by this week, if during Volare Group Board of Directors - begun at 6:00pm- emerges the declaration of insolvency of the Group, Minister of Welfare Roberto... more
AirlinesVolare Group crisis (9): also Meridiana plans to acquire it
Olbia, Italy - But only the domestic market sector
"Meridiana SpA reports its interest to take over Volare activity on the national market following the serious crisis has blocked Volare airline and that determines negative effects on employment, on consumers... more
AirlinesVolare Group crisis (8): Blue Panorama is interested to take over it
Milan, Italy - Blue Panorama President advances his candidacy in case of administrative commissioning
Blue Panorama carrier by a letter addressed to the Minister of Welfare Maroni, to the President of ENAC (Civil Aviation National Agency) Riggio, and to the undersecretary at Presidency of the Council Letta,... more
AirlinesSas at the service of "Save the Children"
Stockholm, Sweden - The carrier extends its support to the famous humanitarian association
The Scandinavian flag airline, Sas, has recently extended its humanitarian sponsorship agreement with "Save the Children": the deal would apply through 2008 and would concern the donation of a sum of SEK... more
HelicoptersIndia announced the beginning of the export for the Dhruv helicopter
New Dheli, India - Nepal could be the launch customer in the international market
India would be about to start exporting the Dhruv military light helicopter produced by the national aerospace company Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. It would have recently been unveiled by the producer itself,... more
Latest newsAir Force Training Command: the Indian Air Force headquarter
Nuova Dehli, India - Where the Indian skilful top guns training programmes are arranged
The Air Force Training Command is Bangalore headquarters for the Indian Air Force training. The Indian Air Force is equipped with over 600 aircraft and 500 among helicopters and transport planes, so it... more
Science and technologyHelsinki's International airport is threaten by strikes
Helsinki, Finland - Finnair reassures that if the strike would really be on and would interest 18 hours only the effects would be minimized
A current strike by some Finland bus drivers who are protesting against the eventuality of the increase, by means of employees, of part time labor are threatening the strike would enlarge to the staff... more
AirportsAnniversary: 221 years ago human flight started
Paris, France - Thanks to Montgolfier brothers
At 1:54pm on November 21, 1783, at Muette Castle, in the Bois de Boulogne (France) started the first human flight by free hot-air balloon: for the first time a balloon with two persons on board - which... more
AirlinesRyanair expands its network
Pisa, Italy - In Europe in general, in Italy in particular
The low-cost airline, Ryanair, announced, the launch of two new routes, which would interest as well its Italian network: Pisa-Liverpool and Pisa-Barcelona/Girona. The destinations from the Tuscan airport... more
DefenseA new landing brake system for the airplanes of the Enterprise air carrier
Washington, USA - The new device was designed in order to warrant higher safety during landing for the aircraft of the naval unit
US Enterprise (CVN-65) air carrier will be endowed soon with a new landing brake system for the airplanes. Such system, being currently in use only on another major unit in the US Navy, the George Washington... more
AirlinesVolare Group crisis (7): accounting records seized
Varese, Italy - Within the inquiry due to false accounting and misappropriation
The Italian Guardia di Finanza of Varese have seized all the Volare Group accounting records, from 1997 until today. The public prosecutor’s office of Busto Arsizio (Varese) ordered the sequestration, f... more
Civil aviationA new draft against the weapon of mass destruction in the USA
Washington, USA - It is aimed to favour the further rise of investment for the destruction of weapons which could be purchased by terrorists
A new draft aimed to reinforce the USA's effort against the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and the fight against the activities performed in the armaments black market has recently been shown... more
Civil aviationIran started suspending its nuclear programme
Teheran, Iran - IAEA will have anyway to verify the observation of the deals with France, Germany and Great Britain
Iran announced it has started the suspension of its uranium enrichment programme within the general energetic procurement project based on the the building of atomic plants. The Islamic Republic’s State t... more
PeopleNorthwest Airlines' view on the Dreamliner
Washington, USA - The carrier analysed the market requirements and the possible remuneration for its crews despite the airplane is still under development
US carrier Northwest Airlines would have recently commented on the possible interest for the Boeing 7E7 Dreamliner. Several analysts would have considered the fact, for example, that it is still a programme,... more
DefenseItaly and Israel: a common interest for the electronic warfare
Rome, Italy - One of the issues in the defence sector which could lead to a collaboration between the two countries
Italy and Israel are carrying on an important cooperation in the defence sector and the US press appears to well consider this aspect, by underlining that another country with so relevant relations with... more
AirlinesSas offers an on-line advent calendar
Stockholm, Sweden - The new service permits to individuate the most interesting destinations as well as the cheaper fares
The Scandinavian flag airline, Sas, would offer, starting on December, 1, and for the third year, the advent of an on-line calendar, with interesting proposes, including exciting destinations as well as... more
AirlinesLufthansa effectuated the cancellation for 44 of its flights
Berlin, Germany - Because of Italian air-traffic controllers' strike
Thomas Jachnow, spokesman of the Germany flag carrier Lufthansa, announced that because of Italian air-traffic controllers' strike, which took place on November, 19, it cancelled 44 of its 80 flights to... more
MiscellaneousUS authorities hijacked an Air France plane
Washington, Usa - Because on board there was a man whose passport had expired
A Boeing B-777 of the flag carrier Air France, which was on its route Paris-Washington, was hijacked, last November, 21, by US authorities: on board there was a man whose passport had expired, as declared... more
HelicoptersAgustaWestland: a new headquarter in Virginia
Fairfax County, USA - The promotional effort for its products is increasing in particular for the US-101 related to the Marine One competition
AgustaWestland, together with Bell, has unveiled recently that it is going to perform its operative activities in the US territory at the new headquarter located in Fairfax County (Virginia). The major... more
MiscellaneousIvory Coast: helicopters take humanitarian relief
Abidjan, Ivory Coast - On board there were oil, wheat and pulses for about 19,000 refugees
According to certain witnesses, there were thousands of kids to greet enthusiastically the helicopters which are landed today in Ivory Coast with oil, wheat and pulses: the humanitarian relief will be... more
AerospaceThe launch of Swift has been effectuated successfully
Rome, Italy - It seems to be happened as well the first contact with Malindi's Italian station
Guido Chincarini, Italian responsible for the space mission Swift, which was born by the collaboration among Nasa, Asi (Italian space agency) and Pparc (British council for the astronomic and physic searches... more
AirlinesEurofly would link Naples to New York starting from June 2005
Naples, Italy - The service consists in three flights per week
The private airline Eurofly, which services mainly touristic destinations, announced, last weekend, that starting from next June, 2005, would operate with a new service which is to link Naples to New York,... more
CuriositiesFrance: helicopter followed the Shark X-Tream
Paris, France - That is a race of extreme sports at the end of physical and psychological abilities
Last week end, in Saint Jean De Lutz in South of France, the Shark X-Tream took place: it is a heavy test at the end of physical and psychological abilities. To plunged into the icy water of Ocean in order... more
Science and technologyA little plane went out from runaway at Peretola's airport
Florence, Italy - Uncertain prognosis for the pilot and the co-pilot; some light injuries for the only passenger on board of the aircraft
It was a turboprop, a Piper PA-28 model, the plane that last week-end, went out from runaway, at "Amerigo Vespucci"'s airport of Florence (Peretola) during the landing phase. The cause seems to be a sudden... more
IndustryThales: a decision on the future of the company has been postponed
Paris, France - French Government would have decided to analyse the situation with attention together with German Government
France and Germany decided to postpone temporarily the efforts related to the future of Thales, in order to analyse the situation with more attention. Despite the German and British doubts with reference... more
AirlinesVolare Group crisis (6): Italian Industry Minister is about law for reorganization of big company
Milan, Italy - But it is necessary to verify airline's dimensional requirements
Italian Industry Minister, Antonio Marzano unveiled that it is being assessing to change some parameters of the law for reorganization of big company: "We want verify if Volare has dimensional requirements... more
AirlinesUP and SULT Italian unions comments on the Volare crisis
Rome, Italy - The two unions criticised the difficulties of the entire air transport sector in the country
Italian Unione Piloti trade union expressed its solidarity addressed to Volare's employees, proved convinced about the fact that such crisis could be solved only by a general intervention in the overall... more
Press releaseTelefono Blu on Volareweb: if whereas to fly you are grounded, the on-line form to request the damages
Rome, Italy - All the legal actions; over 500 are ready to the resorts in one only day
"The Telefono Blu Sos Viaggiatore on the end, perhaps the failure of the third Italian carrier, born only in August 2000 or on about its relaunch after the exam procedures, answers with 'If you don't able... more
AirlinesSwiss International expands its service in Italy
Genoa, Italy - Three flights per week Genoa-Zurich
Swiss International announced recently that starting from next January, 17, 2005, it would expand its service in Italy, with three new flights per week (of which two on Saturday), from and to Genoa: flights... more
DefenseEU: the rapid reaction forces about to be created
Brussels, Belgium - Four battle groups to be created even by 2005, but it is being scheduled to resort to similar units also for civil defence
The European Council regarding defence is gathering in Brussels today. The matters concerning the so called battle groups for rapid reaction operations in case of international crises and the police/civil... more
DefenseSwearing-in ceremony at the Italian "Nunziatella" military school in Naples
Naples, Italy - Italian Minister of Defence, Antonio Martino underlined the union between school education and military training
The swearing-in ceremony by the students of the Italian "Nunziatella" military school in Naples with the celebration for the 217th course occurred in Naples on last Saturday, in front of Italian Minister... more
AccidentsPilot collapsed and Indonesian plane was forced to an emrgency landing
Jakarta, Indonesia - He rescued aircraft shortly before he died
Today the pilot of a Garuda Boeing B-737, taken off at 8:36am local hour from Kalimantan -Borneo island- island with 116 passengers on board, bound for Jakarta had a heart attack shortly after taking off... more
Latest news"Two women" for the B-2
Washington, USA - One of the USAF's stealth strategic bombers is flying for the first time with a crew exclusively consisting of female personnel
US Air Force intended recently to unveil that this month, for the first time, one of the crews flying on the B-2 Spirit stealth strategic bombers consists exclusively of women. It deals with Maj. Kristin... more
Science and technologySea announces investments of the value of EUR 45m
Milan, Italy - The aim is the one to improve the service related to the luggage, making it more secure
Giuseppe Bencini, President of Sea (Milan airports' operator) announced, in occasion of the presentation of the new service of the Italian airline Alitalia, which would see to join Malpensa's air station... more
Press releaseAlso Alitalia acted in support of Volare's passengers
Rome, Italy - Expressed its own solidarity to the carrier's employees
"Alitalia supplied its operative structures and call centers to warrant a limited hardship for Volare's passengers needing assistance after the halt for the airline's airplanes. The cheapest tariffs will... more
AirlinesVolare Group crisis (5): hundreds of workers marched in procession
Milan, Italy - Rallying cries against former CEO Soddu
About 600 workers have demonstrated before Volare Group office: ground employees, pilots, flight attendants from Gallarate, Malpensa, Venice, Bergamo marched in procession through the city. A lot of rallying... more