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AccidentsIn Canada a B-747 crashes on take off: six victims
Toronto, Canada - The Halifax Airport has been temporary closed
A Boeing-747 cargo of the Ghanaian MK Airlines, destined to Spain with fish and lobsters, exploded after to be crashed on take off at Halifax Airport, in the Eastern-Canada: all six crew members died.... more
HelicoptersBell 210: the evolution of the UH-1 and the 212
Washington, USA - The military version of the light helicopter of the US company will be officially shown during the Heli-Expo 2005
Bell has announced it intends to officially show the new 210 light helicopter, in the military and Law Enforcement versions, during the next edition of the Heli-Expo, scheduled in February in the United... more
Latest newsBoeing, the designing of the X-45C begins (2): the facilities involved for the assembly of the three prototypes
Washington, USA - The 80% of the structure of the three stealth airplanes will be anyway manufactured in St.Louis
Boeing schedules to manufacture the three prototypes of the X-45C UCAV (Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle) by the next five years (see for details AVIONEWS), in several facilities in the US territory. Some... more
Press releaseFinmeccanica: Board of Directors approves the reorganisation of senior management
Rome, Italy - Gianni Castellaneta appointed Vice-Chairman
"To complete the transformation of the group from a financial into a strategic industrial holding company, Finmeccanica’s board of directors today approved the changes to the senior management proposed b... more
Industry7E7 Dramliner: "If it is not manufactured in Campania a strike will be called"
Pomigliano, Italy - It would have recently been threatened by workers at the Alenia Aeronautica Campania's facility
The tensions occurred some days ago between Alenia Aeronautica Campania’s workers and Puglia Region, with reference to the future production of some structural components of the Boeing 7E7 Dreamliner i... more
Science and technologyCanada: troubles at Toronto Airport for the PSAC dependant strike
Toronto, Canada - Some flights have suffered delays
Yesterday there were troubles at Toronto "Pearson" Airport, because of the public dependant of PSAC, Public Service Alliance of Canada: 115.000 workers have been on strike since Monday to claim against... more
MiscellaneousItalian Navy: the fifth edition of the "Regional Seapower Symposium 2004" finished
Rome, Italy - Tomorrow in Venice at the presence of many authorities
"Tomorrow October 15, in the historical seat of the Venice's shiphard, to the presence of the Minister of the Defence, Antonio Martino, and of the Chief of General Staff of the Defence, Adm. Giampaolo... more
IndustrySubsidies to the aerospace industry: commercial war and Presidential elections
Brussels, Belgium - EU would be convinced that the appeal to the WTO by the USA is related to the next Presidential election
European Union’s institutional representatives would not be enough convinced about the reasons put forward by American Government and Boeing, with reference to the deterioration of the commercial relations i... more
IndustryFinmeccanica (2): Giorgio Zappa is the new General Director
Rome, Italy - The ambassador Castellaneta appointed vice-President
The Board of Directors of Finmeccanica held this morning (see AVIONEWS), approved the new corporate structure presented by the President and CEO Pier Francesco Guarguaglini: Giorgio Zappa is the new General... more
MiscellaneousIsrael: "We believed it was a missile but it could be it was not"
Tel Aviv, Israel - Israeli statements regarding the supposed missiles put on board an ambulance, but UN want formal apologies
Israel retracts but do not apologizes for the supposed (though not verified yet, at least when considering the way Israel would have treated such matter) evaluation mistake made some days ago, when the... more
IndustryBoeing: Electronic Flight Bag available for retrofit on BBJ
Las Vegas, Usa - Making to increase safety, security and efficiency
Boeing is making its industry-leading Class 3 Electronic Flight Bag available for retrofit on Boeing Business Jets, giving BBJ operators the chance to make unsurpassed gains in safety, security and efficiency.... more
AirlinesIndia: air rates increase by 10 per cent
New Delhi, India - For services operated by Jet Airways, Air Sahara and Indian Airlines
The crude-oil price boosts again, but remains under USD 54 a barrel. At meantime from today the air rates in India will jump by 10 per cent: the rise affects both business and economy class of Jet Airways,... more
DefenseEuropean Defence Agency: the four directors of the special sections have been appointed
Brussels, Belgium - They competent for the matters concerning capabilites, armaments, research and trade
Appointments related to the representatives of the new European Defence Agency started last August (see for details AVIONEWS), but yesterday some four directors, as leading the special sections of the... more
AirlinesVirgin Blue arranges a new low-cost to Macau
Macau Special Administrative Region (The People's Republic of China) - The Richard Branson airline aims to expand through the Asian market
Virgin Blue, the well-known low-cost of Richard Branson operating in Australia, seems was talking with Air Macau to arrange a new low-cost airline in the former Portuguese enclave: the local magnate Stanley... more
Latest newsBoeing: the designing of the X-45C begins
Washington, USA - Five years developing, manufacturing and testing the new stealth drone destined to USAF and to USN
DARPA (Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency), the US agency attending to the development of technologically leading edge weapon systems, signed an agreement with Boeing recently for the designing... more
AirlinesNew Turin-London link by easyJet
Turin, Italy - Inaugurated also the Luton-Cracovia route
Yesterday the new link Turin-Caselle for London-Luton has been inaugurated, operated by the low-cost airline easyJet: it's an important challenge for the Britain carrier, due the Region Piemonte airport... more
Latest newsPratt&Whitney Canada cooperates to the production of the F-135 engine for the JSF
Longueuil, Canada - An effort also aimed to warrant the growth of the involvement for the Canadian industry in the military programme
The F-135 turbofan, the engine destined to power the new Lockheed Martin F-35 JSF (Joint Strike Fighter) multirole light stealth fighter, has a new developer: it deals with Pratt&Whitney Canada, a Canadian... more
CuriositiesAirplanes and helicopters? Let's win them by lottery with prizeWise
Rome, Italy - The new challenge of the e-commerce protagonists against the traditional on-line auction
eBay tried to do it several months ago and it seems it succeeded in achieving a goon success: an on-line auction for third generation combat airplanes such as the Mig-29 Fulcrum, the F/A-18 Hornet and... more
Civil aviationDepleted uranium: an investigation by Health Commission of the Sardinia Region Council started
Cagliari, Italy - Council, private committees, health care units and military representatives acting to verify the existance of concrete damaging effects in the territory
The issue regarding the depleted uranium are not only in the centre of Italian Parliament’s attention, as it is already attending to perform an investigation promoted by Italian Senate Defence Commission (... more
Press releaseAlitalia. Board of Directors of yesterday (2): synthesis of the main economic-financial consolidate results
Rome, Italy - Regarding the first six months period of 2004
"Synthesis of the main economic-financial consolidated results of the first six months of 2004. The value of the production in the first half-year of 2004 has been equal to EUR 1948m with a reduction... more
Press releaseThe 6th edition of the Italian Aerospace Forum started
Milan, Italy - The national and international security in the centre of attention during the event
The 6th edition of the Italian Aerospace Forum started today, involving the country but also other European states. The event is occurring in Varese and a meeting regarding the European satellite environmental... more
Press releaseAlitalia: the Board of directors occurred yesterday
Rome, Italy - The analysis of the company regarding the net loss of the first six months, the AZ Service dealing and the capital rise
The Board of Directors of Alitalia held yesterday was intended to attend to particular issues as the company has underlined. First of all, the positive result achieved by the agreements with Government... more
IndustryFinmeccanica: today the directorate meeting
Rome, Italy - Giorgio Zappa towards the Director General election
Today the Finmeccanica’s board of directors meet in order to talk about the new top corporate structure, after the resignation by former CEO, Roberto Testore (see for details AVIONEWS). The most probable s... more
AerospaceISS: the 10th Expedition left
Baikonur, Kazakhstan - On board the Soyuz Tm-5 two Russians and an American
After a succession of delays (see AVIONEWS), the American Leroy Chiao, the Russian Salijan Sharipov and Iuri Sharghin are finally left on board the Soyuz Tm-5 to replace the International Space Station... more
IndustryPratt & Whitney Canada re-introduces the JT15D-4 into production
Las Vegas, Usa - In the third quarter of next year
Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp. (P&WC) will re-introduce the JT15D-4 engine model into production in the third quarter of 2005. All current production Service Bulletins will be incorporated to bring the new... more
AirlinesAlitalia (2): AZ Service and capital rise go on
Rome, Italy - A share for a financial company with state capital has been scheduled, while the capital rise should not be larger than some EUR 1.2bn
Alitalia's representatives, gathering in the Board of Directors yesterday, analysed the situation with reference to the AZ Service dealing, underlining how it is being gone on for the granting of a share... more
AirlinesAlitalia: the Board of Directors finds loss for EUR 620m
Rome, Italy - Much more than it was forecasted but the reasons should be put down to redundancies and the AZ Service dealing
During the Board of Directors held yesterday, Alitalia's representatives found loss which appeared larger than what it had at first been forecasted, and practically doubled compared with the last year.... more
SecurityVirgin Atlantic plane diverted for bomb scare
London, United Kingdom - It has landed safely to the Stansted Airport
A flight left from Hong Kong and destined to Heathrow International Airport (London), this morning was diverted to Stansted air station (designated airport to handle planes involved in security alerts)... more
AirlinesChina Southern Airlines increase flights to Australia
Beijing, China - As from the Christmas holiday time
China Southern Airlines, the biggest Chinese airline, in order to meet the growing demand, announced that it will boost flights towards Australia served by B-777: the current 4 weekly services turn to... more
Science and technologyNo exceptions on control in the American airports
Denver, Usa - "It was surreal. It was like out of a movie"
It’s about rigid efficiency or we are in front of a joke? Surprising the treatment reserved to Ava Kingsford at Denver International Airport, during the passengers security check. The female TSA (Trasportation S... more
Latest newsGreece: "The Turkish fighters violated 14 times the air space today"
Athens, Greece - It is unveiled by Greek Government and the armed forces indicating even that dogfighting occurred over the Aegean Sea with Greek planes
Greece revealed today the violation of its own air space by five different formations of Turkish Air Force's F-16 Fighting Falcon multirole light fighters. Some 12 military airplanes would have overflown... more
AirlinesLufthansa: passenger traffic rises
Frankfurt, Germany - especially long routes show a relevant increase
A spokesman of the carrier reported, last Monday, that Lufthansa, carried more passengers, in September, than a year ago, increasing its number of customers in terms of percentage up to 14.1 percent more... more
AirlinesLufthansa-PIA agreement over trade exchanges
Karachi, Pakistan - The Pakistan flag carrier and the German airline signed an alliance defined historic
Pakistan International Airlines (PIA), the flag Pakistan airline, and Lufthansa Cargo, yesterday reached a historic agreement, signing a strategic alliance for the trade tie uplift between Pakistan and... more
Industry"57th Nbaa": Embraer shows its Legacy, executive corporate jet
Las Vegas, USA - The industry announces a series of improvements in its program
During the 57th "National Business Aviation Association" which opened yesterday at Las Vegas and would end tomorrow, the Embraer announced a relevant number of headway in its program related to the Legacy,... more
AirlinesAustrian Airlines: new route Mumbai-Vienna
Vienna, Austria - If answer will be positive, carrier is thinking in daily links
On Monday, Austrian Airlines announced a new India-Austria link: the Mumbai-Vienna route will leave next May by 5 weekly services operated by B-767. If the demand will give a positive answer to such move,... more
PeopleAll the routes to only one airline in Sardinia?
Cagliari, Italy - As the Portugal model which links the Azores Islands
After the proposal from a regional councilman to restore the Sardinia inner flights, the Region launches a new plan: to offer all the routes to only one airline. It is a Portuguese model which seems to... more
AirlinesIberia stops its 2005 scheduled growth plan
Madrid, Spain - It has been postponed at the moment the delivery of new aircraft
It is a spokesman of the airline who reported that Iberia would postpone the delivery of new planes ordered from Airbus because of delays to the programmed extension of its traffic passengers to Madrid... more
AirportsCaproni Museum centre of the EAPC's congress
Trento, Italy - The musical "L'aquila solitaria" to start the meeting
The Caproni Museum of Trento will host tomorrow the EAPC international congress - European Aviation Preservation Council - that will last until the October 16. EAPC was created in the 1989 with the aim... more
AirlinesOlympic Airlines: the Greek government would guarantee for it
Athene, Greece - The airline would take on the leasing costs of four Airbus aircraft
The Greek government have already guaranteed a portion of the entire cost of the four Airbus aircraft, which the carrier would pay in seven years' long, because at the moment it is not capable of paying... more
MiscellaneousTurkish fundamentalist today in Tribunal: in 1998 planned to detonate an airplane
Ankara, Turkey - He wanted to restore the Muslim Caliphate in Turkey
It will be today before Tribunal, the Turkish fundamentalist, Metin Kaplan, which in 1998 would have arranged a plan to diverted a plane over the Ataturk mausoleum to Ankara and then detonate it. The militant,... more
AirlinesAlitalia (6): Minister Maroni confirms the release of the business plan to Brussels
Rome, Italy - "I hope European Commission decides about the matter in a reasonably short time"
Italian Welfare Minister, Roberto Maroni, would have commented about the Alitalia's situation, underlining how the business plan 2005-2008 of the carrier was sent by Italian Government to Brussels, in... more
IndustryJet: the market would rise
Las Vegas, USA - Economic indicators forecast a growth in the jets market for 2005
The main makers of aircraft mixed with their equipment pointed out the presumably growth for the not rose-coloured business of jet market concerning next year. The prediction was exposed at an industry... more
Science and technologyLugano-Agno: the reorganization hypotesis is appearing
Lugano, Switzerland - The 2003 society accounts has been money-losing
The Lugano municipal council is afraid for Agno Airport, which has exceed the last year budget by a CHF 600.000 money-losing and forecast for 2004 are not better. So the reorganization hypotesis is appeared... more
Sport aviationFIVL: Italy becomes the European champion of paragliding
Turin, Italy - There were some 26 nations with 140 pilots
Italian national team of paragliding has won the European Championship. It occurred in Greece, with some 26 nations and 140 pilots attending, even with 22 women. Eight were the members of the Italian team... more
IndustryEads: subsidies destined to the 7E7 larger than set by the deal of 1992
Paris, France - It would have been unveiled by the data available for the aerospace group's CEO Camus, but Boeing minimizes
Despite the willingness shown by Boeing for a "peaceful" solution of the struggle with Airbus on the matter concerning subsidies (see for details AVIONEWS), Eads group’s Ceo, Philippe Camus, would have r... more
IndustryBoeing delivered Japan Airlines' first B-747/400 Freighter
Washington, Usa - The second one will be delivered this month
Boeing yesterday delivered Japan Airlines International's (JAL) first 747-400 Freighter, the first of two new 747-400Fs for the Tokyo-based carrier. The new airplane will enter an extensive Japan Airlines... more
AirlinesMore expensive travel by Swiss International Airlines
Berna, Switzerland - As from Friday airline fares will increase significantly
Swiss International Airlines is boosting ticket prices, too (see AVIONEWS): as from October 15 to travel in throughout Europe on board Helvetic carrier planes will cost between EUR 4 and EUR 9 more; as... more
Science and technologyDomodedovo airport would match third-category Icao standards
Moscow, Russia - The Muscovite air base would receive airlines in bad weather
Domodedovo airport, which is situated not far from Moscow, would receive airlines, in bad weather condition by the end of the year. The happened improvement could introduce the Russian air station into... more
AirlinesAustrian Airlines does not consider attractive Malev's offer
Vienna, Austria - The Hungarian state airline is in sale
Austrian Airlines, which seemed seriously interested in the process of privatization of Malev, which is on by means of the Hungarian Government, claimed last Monday that it would not bid for a 99.95 percent... more
Latest newsDassault Rafale: the end of the operative evaluations by 2006
Paris, France - The F2 version scheduled for French Navy and Air Force will have concrete multirole capabilities
Snecma and French Navy analyse the situation related to the Dassault Rafale programme. The French company specialized in the production of aeronautics engines provides the M88-2 turbofans for the new multirole... more