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IndustryBAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration awarded of a over 6 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the H-46 helicopter
BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration, Inc., Information and Electronic Warfare Systems, Pomona, Calif., is being awarded a $6,613,343 firm-fixed-price contract for the upgrade of... more
PeopleShanghai: the government formulated a strengthening plan of the air activity
Shanghai, China - The project will mostly involve the two airports of the city
Shanghai government assert that a ten-year strategic plan has been formulated in the way to increase infrastructure and operativity of the two airport of the city, Pudong Airport and Hongqiao Airport.... more
Science and technologyMinnesota: some smaller airports of the American state may not have scheduled flights as well as jumbo jet
Alexandria, Usa - Many people is acting in order to reach the reorganization of those zones mainly for safety's sake
Some smaller air stations of Minnesota's American State may not serve several scheduled flights and jumbo jet: about one-third of the state's airport in fact deviate from Minnesota's model air station... more
AirlinesDelta Airlines: obtained a USD 500 m of financing from GE Commercial Finance
Washington, Usa - Few possibilities to avoid the Chapter 11 are coming up
Delta Airlines announced yesterday that GE Commercial Finance has agreed to provide it USD 500 m of financing made in the form of a senior secured revolving credit facility of USD 300 m and USD 200 m in... more
AirlinesRyanair: first-half year results
Dublin, Ireland - The profit amounted to EUR 200,1 m
The Irish carrier Ryanair has communicated today that the company reported a good first-half net income, about 18% more in respect of last year, satisfying the forecast (see AVIONEWS). The profit reported... more
Fair and showsNew Sales Manager for Sas Cargo
Gothenburg, Norway - The appointment will take effect from January 1st
Sas Cargo has communicated during the last few days the appointment as responsible of sales organization in North America, Timothy Pfeil, Americam currently Sales Manager for Lufthansa Cargo. Pfeil has... more
Science and technologyGermany: political asylum for the Palestinian man that lived seven months in Prague Airport
Prague, Czech Republic - It has been declared yesterday by the German "Ong Opu"
Martin Rozumek, chief of the German "Ong Opu", organization that assist political refugee, announced yesterday that Germany will give political asylum at Palestinian Ibrahim Zijad that has been living... more
MiscellaneousFlights stopped in Iceland for Grimsvotn Vulcan's eruption
Reykjavik, Iceland -The cloud of smoke and volcanic ash will move toward East
Iceland Authorities have stand since yesterday to alarm the entire Country because of the eruption of Grimsvotn Vulcan, located in the East part of Iceland, just beneath Grimsvotn the biggest iceberg of... more
AirlinesSN Brussels Airlines offers 7 new destinations
Brussels, Belgium - The routes operated since October 31
SN Brussels Airlines has increased from on Sunday October 31 its network with the opening of 7 new destinations: Sophia, Malta, Oviedo, New York, Istanbul, Riga, Tallin, Vilnius and Moscow, of which the... more
AirlinesAir One has lately celebrated the new service Nice-Rome
Nice, France - The new service of the carrier meets the desire of the local authorities to renovate the French region
The new Air One's flight started about two weeks ago and, according to which some carrier's sources claimed, it revealed to be a good project because it is useful for tourists as well as for business men.... more
AirlinesSwiss International says bye forever at the last of its plane MD-11 of Boeing
Basilea, Switzerland - The same kind of vehicle crashed into the ocean in 1998, in Canada because of an accident
The National carrier of Swiss International announced today that its last plane Boeing MD-11 made its last flight Chicago-Zurich-Kloten, letting forever the Swiss's fleet. Swiss International used for... more
AirlinesChina Airlines: the government would sell down its stake in the carrier to under 50%
Taiwan, Republic of China - But it would remain the largest shareholder
The Minister of Transportation of Taiwan, Lin Lin-san, said lately that the local government decided to sell a great part of its stake in China Airlines: though it would retain management control in the... more
CuriositiesEmirates Airlines sponsors the Arsenal Gunners
London, United Kingdom - The new ground of the club will be named as the Dubai's airline
The Emirates Airlines has signed a GBP 100m sponsorship deal with Arsenal club, a United Kingdom's Premiership football team: it is the biggest agreement in the British soccer history. Within such sponsorship,... more
DefenseGermany to experience a downsizing of its armed forces
Berlin, Germany - Some 105 bases are expected to be closed and military and civil employment to be lowered by 2010
German Government, within the general programme intended to perform significant downsizing of the national armed forces, would intend to close some 105 military bases definitively. The intention should... more
Science and technologyLinate: alarm for suspected items given on Saturday afternoon
Milan, Italy - An artificer of the Carabinieri Corps has intervened
The Police gave the alarm, on Saturday at 6 pm, in Milan-Linate airport, for the discovery of a kettle used to melt the wax, the one used by beauticians, found on the floor in the departure area. The Police... more
HelicoptersAviation helicopter successfully intervened in the rescue of a Swedish sailor
Cagliari, Italy - The man suffering serious pain in the intestine has been carried to Cagliari Airport
An helicopter of the 670th Squadron of the Italian Military Aviation, stationed in the base of Decimomannu (Cagliari) is intervened, last Saturday in the early afternoon, in the rescue of a sailor member... more
AerospaceMoscow: the Russian space program is based on the non-stop development of new technology
Moscow, Russia - New spaceship and new launch for the next years
According to what reported "Ria Novosti"'s political commentator Andrei Kisliakov, the contribution of Russia as one of the country-leader in the aerospace researches is not only based in the number of... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica SA (Embraer) model EMB-135 and -145 series airplanes
Washington, Usa - To detect and correct fatigue cracking of the wing trunnion fittings or adjacent structure, which could result in failure of the main landing gear, consequent damage to surrounding structure, and possible loss of control of the plane
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: October 29, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 209)] [Page 63053-63054] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on MD Helicopters, Inc. model 600N helicopters
Usa - To prevent failure of the fuselage Station 75 control support bracket assembly (control support bracket) and subsequent loss of control of the helicopter
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: October 29, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 209)] [Page 63054-63055] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Latest newsIndia: "one of our recce airplanes detected Bin Laden"
New Dheli, India - It would have been unveiled by ther Indian intelligence service to FBI though the USA did not comment this fact officially
Indian press unveiled about two weeks ago that a reconnaissance airplane of the Indian Air Force had detected by its sensors a suspicious convoy in the area related to the Pakistani North-Eastern border,... more
PeopleChina: the 41th annual conference of the civil aviation started yesterday in Hong Kong
Hong Kong, China - More than 170 members coming all over the world would attend at the meeting
The 41th conference for the Director generals of Civil Aviation started yesterday in Hong Kong and would continue in the next days in the Asia and Pacific region. More than 170 members, coming from Asia,... more
Science and technologySingapore: war insurance would be extended to the air sector
Singapore - It is a measure of the local government
The government of Singapore, last Monday, declared that it would extend the third part of the war insurance as covering for the operator of Chargi Airport, because of the lack of other commercial insurances:... more
PeopleRussia: new flights are to start to Vladivostok from Bangkok
Vladivostok, Russia - According to an agreement between the two countries would start soon regular commercial flights
"Ria Novosti" reported the news, according to which, Thai Ambassador who visited lately the Russian country, seems to have signed, after a meeting with the Vladivostok governor, Sergei Darkin, an agreement... more
AirlinesSouthwest Airlines is considering the eventuality to personalize seats on board of its aircraft
Dallas, Usa - If it would have been decided to be acted, the new measure would start early new year
Southwest Airlines President, Colleen Barrett, claimed, during the Dallas carrier's annual media day yesterday, that she is considering the eventuality to personalize seats on board of Southwest Airlines'... more
CuriositiesFiumicino: Brad Pitt stopped some time at the Roman's air station
Rome, Italy - The actor of Hollywood creates a sort of panic even in some employees of the airport
The American actor, Brad Pitt, who was directed to London, landed yesterday at Fiumicino's air station for a couple of hours: just the time to drive his fans crazy, including some employees of the air... more
AccidentsUsa: explosion on board the Presidential ex-candidate John Edwards's plane
North California, Usa - The plane was forced to re-entry immediately after the departure
It happened last Friday evening the modest accident that forced John Edwards’s plane, Senator ex-candidate for United Stated Presidential election, to re-entry, immediately after the departure, to Raleigh a... more
AirlinesSas Cargo signs a deal with Emirates SkyCargo
Gothenburg, Sweden - A Boeing 747-400F entirely destinated to cargo activity twice a week
It has been declared, during the last few days by press release from Sas Cargo the signature of a contract with Emirates SkyCargo for the weekly Cargo activity Gothenburg-Hong Kong, that will replace the... more
MiscellaneousSwitzerland: a helicopter is operating to restore practicability threatened by landslide yesterday
Ronco, Switzerland - It unloaded a large quantity of water to pluck unstable parts
At Porto Ronco (Zurich), yesterday evening, a landslide blocked the road that links Ascona and Brissago and it risked to run down a house. Now it is working hard to restore practicability: for several... more
Civil aviationItalian-Russian cooperation for dismantling mass destruction weapons
Moscow, Russia - Russian Government is ready to start the related procedures with the Italian contribution
Russia is waiting for getting together with Italy a wide dismantling process started with reference to the weapon systems endowed with a nuclear and chemical warhead. The effort was based on an agreement... more
Latest newsThe secrets of Luftwaffe's airplane crashed in Val Cavargna in 1943 (2): the Junkers JU-88 A-4
Como, Italy - Airplane equipped with multirole capability
The Junkers JU-88 A-4 was one of the three main bombers used by Luftwaffe during the Second World War: the others two were the Heinkel HE-111 and the Dornier DO-17. The JU-88 was able to adapt itself beyond... more
Latest newsThe secrets of Luftwaffe's airplane crashed in Val Cavargna in 1943
Como, Italy - Perhaps incident was provoked by fault with radar under experimentation stage
Last Summer, a Luftwaffe’s plane of the Second World War has been recovered in a cleft of the Pizzo di Gino in Val Cavargna (Como, Italy) (see AVIONEWS). The aircraft was a Junkers JU-88 A-4 (see AVIONEWS) o... more
AerospaceNASA: shuttle relaunch to be postpone till next May
Washington, USA - Two years after Columbia disaster
The next shuttle flight - which was scheduled in March - is to take place in May following a series of delays because of damage caused by hurricanes last Summer which hit installations at the Kennedy Space... more
AirlinesCanada: government plans to liberalize air transport
Ottawa, Canada - It will be reviewed government restrictions on domestic and foreign airlines
On Friday, Ottawa government would have established it is time to stop protecting Air Canada. Federal Transport Minister, Jean Lapierre, communicated the many government restrictions on domestic and foreign... more
Science and technologyBlack-out at Frankfurt Airport
Berlin, Germany - The power cut could be caused by a fault at transformer
Yesterday evening, the Frankfurt Airport left in darkness due to a power cut: all air traffic of the one of the busier air terminal in Europe has been stopped. Black-out would be last from 6.13pm to 6:24pm... more
IndustryThe evolution of the Russian aerospace industry
Moscow, Russia - Experts and Government would consider the creation of two big groups as the ideal solution in order to increase competitiveness
The Russian aerospace industry is being currently deeply analysed from an economic point of view in the country. The experts of this sector would think that significant interventions should be performed,... more
PeopleChina's air transport market has the best development opportunity
Beijing, China - Thanks to country large home territory and high amount of people
The Deputy Director of China's Civil Aviation General Administration has affirmed during the "China International Airspace Fair" (see for details AVIONEWS), that the Chinese air transport is the market... more
Weather forecastsFifth China's international airspace fair
Beijing, China - The Chinese Deputy Prime Minister opened the show
On Sunday October 31, the Fifth China's international airspace fair has been inaugurated in Zhuhai, Southern China: this is the only professional fair of that kind in the country. The Chinese Deputy Prime... more
AirlinesThai Airways September is negative
Bangkok, Thailandia - The airline passenger's load factor diminishes with reference to August
Yesterday, Thai Airways has reported it filled 72,8 per cent of seats in September, lower percentage in regard to August and September 2003, when it covered 76,1 and 75,8 per cent of its seats. In September,... more
AirlinesAlitalia (2): the comment by Deloitte & Touche on the financial situation
Rome, Italy - The recapitalization procedure must be performed as soon as possible to favour the reorganization and the relaunch of the company
The audit company Deloitte & Touche commented recently regarding the Alitalia's financial situation, considering the data released by the Italian airlines as "in accordance with the rules devoted to its... more
Science and technologyZurich-Kloten: remonstrance against Germany air traffic rules
Zurich, Switzerland - Operations have to go down to 250.000 yearly according to protesters
Between Friday and Saturday, about 600 people protested in Gockhausen (Zurich) against landing from South at Zurich-Kloten Airport, rule which is effective from a year following the new Germany air traffic... more
DefenseThe role of Thales for the future of the infantry units
Amsterdam, Holland - State-of-the-art equipments to increase the effectiveness of the operations and lower the risks in the battlefield
Thales is among the main companies in the defence sector to attend to the development of technologically advanced solutions for the creation of a soldier intended as a weapon system, an "individual network"... more
AerospaceChina: Shenzou-6 is ready to take off
Beijing, China - Two spacemen have to fill some space test
China has announced it will carry out a new space human mission next year: two spacemen have to fill some scientific tests on board the Shenzou-6 capsule. The announce has been given by China Aerospace... more
Weather forecastsAir shows and exhibitions in the first week of November 2004
Rome, Italy - From today, Tuesday 2 to Sunday 7
Tuesday 02 - Aerobatics - Royal Victorian Aero Club Championship. Tocumwal, New South Wales, Australia. + 61 3 9751 1745 www.aeroclub.com.au - Airshow China 2004. International Aviation and Aerospace... more
AirlinesAir France demands the airline's charges suspending
Paris, France - In three years time, tax and fee would be gone up by thirty-eight per cent
The charges applied to airlines operating in France must be suspended: this is the demand by Air France President, Jean-Cyril Spinetta, against tax and fee applied in France, which are increased by 38... more
IndustryPiaggio Aero Industries: collaboration with Pratt&Whitney
Genoa, Italy - For the F-135 engine of the F-35 JSF program
Piaggio Aero Industries SpA of Finale Ligure communicates that tomorrow, on Wednesday, November 3, 2004, at 11am it will occur the presentation of the new industrial collaboration with the Pratt&Whitney... more
IndustryBoeing delivered three airplanes to Ryanair
Seattle, Usa - The aircraft are B-737
Boeing delivered triplet 737s to Europe’s most successful low-cost carrier Ryanair yesterday at Boeing Field in Seattle, Wash. The three new airplanes bring Ryanair’s fleet of advanced Next-Generation 737... more
PeopleEASA certification for the Rolls Royce Trent 900 destined to the A-380
London, UK - Singapore Airlines to be the launch customer starting in 2006
Rolls Royce achieved recently the EASA European Aviation Safety Agency) airworthiness certification with reference to the new Trent 900 engine, destined to equip the Airbus A-380 long-range airliner. After... more
HelicoptersLockheed Martin to provide new sensors for the Royal Navy' s EH-101s
London, UK - In order to strengthen the multirole and all-weather capabilities of the helicopter
The Royal Navy's EH-101 multirole medium helicopters will be endowed with electro-optics and infrared sensors produced by Lockheed Martin. The well known US aerospace group operates in fact as the Royal... more
DefenseGermany: Bundestag denies its approval for the cancellation of armament embargo for China
Berlin, Germany - The political majority itself voted in fact against the measure asked by Chancellor Schröder
Germany's political majority stopped the initiative by Chancellor Gerhard Schröder aimed to favour the cancellation of armaments embargo with reference to the Chinese People Republic. Both German chancellor... more
Civil aviationTons of explosive disappeared in Iraq: Pentagon puts forward the first explanation
Washington, Usa - Such material could have been transferred after an order by Saddam Hussein before the US forces arrived
After the denounce of the disappearance of tons of explosive material from an Iraqi depot (see for details AVIONEWS), the current US Government wonders about the causes which could have somehow determined... more