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Science and technologyLos Angeles Airport: the upgrade plan approved
Los Angeles, USA - But critics threat already lawsuits
On Wednesday, the local administration approved an USD 11bn plan to modernize the Los Angeles International Airport. On the base of it, the air station capacity will have to improve by 30 per cent, to... more
MiscellaneousA helicopter searches Helmut Simon too
Vienna, Austria - He is the excursionist who found "Oetzi", the mummy dated from over 5300 years ago
From the late afternoon of last Friday, it not heared much of Helmut Simon, the German 67 excursionist knew all over the world due he found with his wife Erika, "Oetzi" the mummy dated from over 5300 years... more
IndustryBoeing confirmed Primaris Airlines' selection of the 7E7 "Dreamliner"
Seattle, Usa - Deliveries will begin in 2007 and 2010
The Boeing Company yesterday confirmed Primaris Airlines, Inc. has chosen the Boeing 7E7-8 Dreamliner and the 737-800 for the airlines' future fleet development. The airline announced plans to purchase... more
MiscellaneousTwo major Hamas' members killed after Israeli aerial strike
Gaza City, Gaza Strip - It would deal with a political leader and one among the engineers who designed the Qassam rockets
Israeli Army hit Hamas heavily in Gaza City yesterday in the evening. Just after getting on their car in front of a Mosque in the city, two leading members of the Palestinian armed movement would have... more
DefenseEADS to ensure the network enabled evolution of Finnish defence
Helsinki, Finland - The overall main military and civil sensors to be integrated in the country by 2011 so favouring a higher situational awareness
EADS is going to attend to the provision of military technology to encourage the evolution of the Finnish armed forces to a real network enabled interoperability. The European aerospace and defence company... more
AirlinesThe China's first private airline is arriving
Beijing, China - Other two carriers have already requested the licence
According to the BBC, China is ready to launch its first private airline. The new carrier name should have to be Okay Airways and it will operate above all domestic cargo flights and charter flights within... more
Science and technologyDHL renounces to its Belgium expansion plan
Brussels, Belgium - The society is aiming to German or French air stations
DHL, global courier leader, seems has renounced for ever to its Belgium expansion plan at Brussels-Zaventem Airport (see for details AVIONEWS). Yesterday, the firm reported it will take into consideration... more
IndustryIrkut: USD 700m revenues are being forecasted in 2004
Moscow, Russia - The Sukhoi Flanker is still one of the most successful products for the Russian aerospace group
The Russian aerospace group Irkut, which attends to several programmes such as the one related to the Sukhoi Flanker multirole fighter family and the Beriev Be-200 firefighter and SAR (Search and Rescue)... more
DefenseOTO Melara tests the DART munition
Washington, USA - A new surface-to-air and surface-to-surface munition dedicated to the protection of various ships
OTO Melara tested a new munition recently, destined to the 76 mm Compatto Super Rapido cannon, a short-range defence system for several types of naval units and used for years, both for Italian Navy's... more
IndustryEmbraer: third quarter accounts are good
São José dos Campos, Brazil - In 2004 and 2005 it will delivered 145 aircraft more for both years
The Embraer third quarter of 2004 was marked by signature by Air Canada of a purchase agreement of 45 EMB-190 aircraft to the value of about USD 1,35bn. In light of such scenario, the Brazilian firm... more
PeopleCommercial difficulties for the 7E7 Dreamliner
Washington, USA - Boeing still appears to be far from reaching the 200 orders by the end of the year and the A-350's competitiveness is rising
The 7E7 Dreamliner, the new Boeing’s medium-range airliner, would be facing a particularly delicate moment from a commercial point of view. First of all, some US analysts would have underlined that the A... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on deHavilland Inc. models DHC-2 Mk. I and DHC-2 Mk. II airplanes and Bombardier Inc. model (Otter) DHC-3 airplanes
Washington, Usa - To prevent loss of ignition systems during flight caused by improper lockwire security, which could result in engine failure
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: October 21, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 203)] [Page 61758-61760] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
AirlinesVolare Group: Andrea Molinari resigned
Milan, Italy - Shareholders are ready for the capital raise
Yesterday evening, around 10:30pm, the Volare Board of Directors, acknowledged the decision of CEO Andrea Molinari to abandon the Group: reason are still unknown. The event could open the way of holding... more
Latest newsTurkey: an agreement with Boeing on the 737 AEW&Cs' systems
Ankara, Turkey - Four surveillance, command and control airplanes were ordered with two additional options, and deliveries starting in 2007
Turkey is scheduling to take delivery of its first two Boeing 737 AEW&C (Airborne Early Warning and Control) surveillance, command and control airplanes named Peace Eagle by 2007. The US aerospace company... more
Civil aviationBoeing and Airbus: a contribution to flight safety to support the airlines
Washington, USA - The American company reminds that also the European group attended to provide training to solve on board emergency situations
Despite the debates occurred during the last months between the aerospace company Boeing and the group Airbus with reference to the matter concerning the subsidies to the sector, what even led EU to appraise... more
IndustryEads: an interest for the Spanish defence industry
Madrid, Spain - The European aerospace group would be appraising the possibility for performing merges, acquisitions and alliances with Spanish firms
The European holding Eads would be carefully thinking about the opportunity for increasing the relations with the Spanish Defence industry in a significant manner. Spanish press in fact put into evidence... more
MiscellaneousUS pilot dies in Afghanistan
Kabul, Afghanistan - He was flying in assistance mission aboard a Black Hawk
A UN spokesman in Kabul, reported that US pilot of a Black Hawk military helicopter wounded in the air incident occurred on Wednesday in Western Afghanistan, died: the American pilot was flying in assistance... more
Science and technologyA French man was planning a terroristic attack against Heathrow
London, United Kingdom - He had already tried to organize an Al Qaeda cell in Japan
The French Lionel Dumont, arrested last December because he was arranging an Al Qaeda cell in Japan, would have planned a terroristic attack against the Heathrow Airport in London together an other Osama... more
AirlinesAlitalia (2): KLM hopes for the Italian airline's reorganization and relaunch
Amsterdam, Holland - Reorganization and denationalization as the two major conditions in order to join the Air France-KLM alliance
KLM has recently commented on the current Alitalia's situation, after the showing by the Italian national airline of the business plan to European Commission. The Dutch carrier would have quite appreciated... more
AirlinesAlitalia: EU Commissioner de Palacio reassures Italian Minister Lunardi on the business plan
Brussels, Belgium - An effort to provide the documents to the new Commissioner so that he can approve the plan quickly
The current European Commissioner for Transport, Loyola de Palacio, is going to leave her role to the new competent Commissioner, French-native Jacques Barrot, next month. According to what unveiled in... more
IndustryPratt and Whitney Military Aftermarket Services awarded of a near 52 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the F-15 and F-16 aircraft
Pratt and Whitney Military Aftermarket Services, San Antonio, Texas, is being awarded a $51,853,978 firm fixed price contract to provide for remanufacture of F100-PW-100/200/220/220E engine combustion... more
IndustryL-3 Communications Corp. awarded of a near 13 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the SH-70 helicopter
L-3 Communications Corp., Sylmar, Calif., is being awarded a $12,867,000 order under a basic ordering agreement under previously awarded firm-fixed-price, definite-delivery/definite-quantity contract (N00383-99-G-015N)... more
IndustryGeneral Electric Aircraft Engine awarded of a over 38 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the H-46E
General Electric Aircraft Engine, General Electric Co., Lynn, Mass., is being awarded a $38,684,262 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-priced contract (N00019-02-C-3021) to exercise an option... more
AirlinesSas: rises the number of its flights directed to Shanghai and New York
Copenhagen, Denmark - By leasing a Boeing 767 for winter planned flights the carrier would be able to offer a better service
Sas (Scandinavian Airlines International), by means of its cooperation with Star Alliance, would lease a Boeing B-767 for its winter service, from October 30, 2004, to March 26, 2005. The further plane... more
AirlinesAmerican Airlines: in the third quarter the lost amount to USD 214 m
Washington, Usa - The airline is working out a reform plan
The US carrier, American Airlines, closed the last three quarter of the year with a lost amount to USD 214m, expanding for the end of the year a loss even larger. Reorganization plans have already been... more
Civil aviationThe Argentinian government starts an inquiry into "Tango 1" accident
Buenos Aires, Argentina - It has been the fourth accident that involve President Kirchner during the past two years
Argentinian Government has officially started an inquiry to determinate the reasons for the emergency landing of the presidential plane "Tango 1", into El Palomar airport on October 19 (see AVIONEWS).... more
AirlinesChange of chair in Continental Airlines's heading
Houston, Usa - Mike Campbell leaves the headship after eight years of great results
Continental Airlines announced today that Mike Campbell will leave the heading human resources and labour relations, at the end of this year. It will take over Michael P. Bonds, currently Vice-President... more
AccidentsSacred Heart's helicopter used as air ambulance crash
Santa Rosa Beach, Usa - Dead all three crew members aboard
It's happened yesterday the air crash the involved the Sacred Heart's helicopter, BO-105, used as air ambulance. The helicopter departed from its hangar in Santa Rosa beach at bound for Healthmark Regional... more
Civil aviationEU: a prospectus on the personal details of passengers bound for the USA has been approved
Brussels, Belgium - It was carried out by members' privacy Controllers after warranties by Washington about the protection of such data
After the worries affecting the EU Parliament for the provision of the personal details of European passengers to US authorities in case of flights from and to the USA (see for details AVIONEWS), it seems... more
AirportsRoyal Air Force defends its image
London, United Kingdom - It joins as well with Royal Air Force Museum and other commercial partners
The Britain Royal Air Force wants to protect its image, because it seems to have been used in an improper way. In order to reach this goal it signed, last Tuesday, an agreement with the government, represented... more
AirlinesAmerican Airlines: announces a new non-stop day service
Nagoya, Japan - New flights between Chicago and central Japan
The American carrier announced, last Tuesday, that it would presumably start new daily non-stop flights, starting from next April, to the "Chubu Centrair" International Airport, situated near Nagoya. The... more
Science and technologyThe former military base Silverstone track retires
London, United Kingdom - The first Grand Prix took place just here
Few person know that the Silverstone motor-racing track in England, that is the oldest in the Formula-1 history, is a World War Second former military airport discarded of Northamptonshire. Bernie Ecclestone,... more
IndustryBoeing: there are still news from the colossal of Seattle
Miami, USA - It has recently signed an agreement with the Guggenheim Aviation Partners
Boeing and Guggenheim Aviation Partners have recently announced, in the order of "CF 2004", (cargo facts 2004: which is a workshop during which it talks about the current aviation market trends), the agreement... more
AirlinesNorthwest Airlines closed the quarter with a loss lower than expected
Washington, Usa - Fares rise and union agreement were not enough
It has been closed with a loss of USD 46 m the quarter for the American carrier, Northwest Airlines, versus a profit of USD 42m a year earlier. The agreement with pilot union made last week (see AVIONEWS),... more
Science and technologyBrazilian airplanes powered by alcool?
Sao Paulo, Brazil - It is the challenge of Embraer which has started testing the new fuel after the Government's green light
Researches aimed to find good alternative solutions compared with the traditional aeronautics fuels, after the proposals related to soya oil and coal (see for details AVIONEWS), go on. Notwithstanding,... more
Science and technologyKosovo: numbers concerning the activity of the Italian airport "Amiko"
Pristina, Kosovo - 36.000 passengers which passed through the airport in 5 years time
The International South-West brigade have let know, through a communicate arrived in Rome, the response of the Italian airport’s "Amiko", made by the first Italian independent operate division (Roa) o... more
IndustryEU: possible tariffs against the Boeing's products
Brussels, Belgium - Making so the costs of the appeal to WTO for subsidies to the sector impinge upon the US group
While the aerospace industry sector is waiting for understand if real opportunities for encouraging the United States and European Union to achieve a new agreement on subsidies exist, EU would be actually... more
MiscellaneousAfghanistan: four countries in turn would presumably be at head of Nato's mission "Isaf"
Brussels, Belgium - Turkey, Italy, United Kingdom, and Spain were signaled
Some Nato's sources seem to have signaled to the Atlantic alliance, based in Brussels, the four countries that would alternate at head of the six-month Nato'mission of stabilization in Afghanistan, on... more
Miscellaneous"Tokage": over 1000 flights cancelled
Tokyo, Japan - Victim's amount rises to 57
Tokage has been defined the most disastrous typhoon since 1991: it has been already caused 57 casualties because of landslips provoked by floods and big waves which have hit the coasts. Typhoon affected... more
AirlinesAlitalia (3): "An effort for lowering the public ownership and not state aids"
Rome, Italy - In this way the Italian national carrier would defend the possible participation by a state-owned company in AZ Service
Following the meeting between European Commissioner for Transport de Palacio and Alitalia's President Cimoli occurred yesterday, the feared risk of an in-depth investigation by EU Government with reference... more
IndustryEurosystems: Finmeccanica proves satisfied about the achieved results
Rome, Italy - Experts would think that the Italian group is able now to gain a EUR 3bn turnover in the defence electronics sector
The agreement in principle achieved between Finmeccanica and British Aerospace yesterday for the foundation of Eurosystems (see for details AVIONEWS), appears as a particularly satisfying one for the Italian... more
AerospaceUS Air Force to attend to the surveillance of satellites and space debris
Washington, USA - The task had been assigned to US Navy for decades to monitor the presence of potentially dangerous orbital objects
US Navy had been attending to the surveillance of space for decades with reference to the detection of satellites, and of debris which can in some cases represent a threat for the satellites themselves... more
AirlinesVirgin Blues illustrates the way how it is possible facing high-oil prices
New York, USA - Fuel surcharges dampen the market
The Virgin Blue, the well-known low-cost of Richard Branson, reported it will try to avoid imposing a further fuel surcharge: carrier believes that this measure would dampen the market and lead to fewer... more
MiscellaneousAirplane crashed in Missouri: passengers died are 13 in all
Washington, USA - The pilot and co-pilot died, too
The National Transportation Safety Board communicated victims of the plane crash occurred yesterday in Missouri, are 13 (see for details AVIONEWS), including pilot and co-pilot: the bodies of all casualties... more
MiscellaneousA bus bound for Baghdad Airport hit by militiamen
Baghdad, Iraq - Some 25 employees of the Iraqi capital air station would have been on board
A bus bound for Baghdad Airport would have been attacked by a group of not better identified armed men this morning. The commando would have surrounded the vehicle in a quarter of Iraqi capital suburbia,... more
AirlinesLufthansa plans to restore the Germany-Australia flights
Berlin, Germany - They were suspended in 1995
The German airline, Lufthansa, plans to restore a line service to Australia, when the new A-380 aircraft will be delivered in 2006-2007. The carrier management is talking about it, above all over its economic... more
DefenseRomania: invitation to the USA for deploying soldiers on the Black Sea
Bucharest, Romania - A base dedicated also to anti-aircraft defence could host some hundreds US soldiers
Romanian Government would have recently asked the United States for carefully appraising the possibility of deploying a military contingent at a base nearby the Black Sea. Such base would be nearby Costanta,... more
AirlinesContinental Airlines announced daily non-stop service between New York and Stockholm
New York, Usa - From next June 2, 2005
Continental Airlines last Tuesday announced it will launch daily non-stop flights between New York/Newark and Stockholm effective June 2, 2005, subject to government approval. The new service will link... more
PeopleIndia: the air transport system reform
New Dheli, India - Government would intend to favour the participation by foreign companies and the denationalization of some airports
Indian Government would be seriously thinking to start a remarkable modernization process for the country's air transport system. The main measures currently under the analysis by the New Dheli Government's... more
MiscellaneousFemale child run over by a car: a Rega A-109 intervenes
Stabio, Switzerland - She would have suffered serious injuries after she was threw to the kerbside
This morning around 7:30am, in the Mendrisio area near Lugano, at Italy-Switzerland bound, an 11 years female child was run over by a Volkswagen Polo registered Ticino as she was trying to cross the street.... more