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MiscellaneousThere has been a bust in the plane of the Polish premier
Warsaw, Poland - Other difficulties create to the Polish Government delegation by a means of transport produced in the sovietic period
It seems to be a TU-154M the plane from which, before taking off, gave off smoke coming from one of its engines, which repulsed the Polish Government delegation, headed by the premier Marek Belka, which... more
Civil aviationA moratorium against the production and trade of the cluster bombs
Rome, Italy - A report on the States producers and owners of this weapon system has been shown at Italian Parliament today
According to the promoters of the International Campaign for a moratorium against the cluster bombs, they should be definitively outlawed and not deployed by the armed forces presently endowed of them.... more
IndustryThe USA and EU appeal to WTO against the subsidies for the aerospace industry (2): the role of subsidies according to the analysts of the sector
Washington, USA - Experts would think that without the WTO's intervention the public support to the sector would unavoidably remain
Experts of the air trasnport sector and the analysts of the aerospace industry put forward important views about the commercial war between Boeing and Airbus, which has achieved now a turning point due... more
MiscellaneousLinate Radar (4): almost EUR 20m damages for airlines
Milan, Italy - The Linate "Airlines Committee" responsible declared it
After the fitful days lived between yesterday and today, the airlines begin to draw the first balances about loss suffered because of the several flights cancelled: Osvaldo Gammino, responsible of the... more
AirlinesUnited Airlines: fleet cuts and international market the crisis remedies
Washington, Usa - The American carrier planes will turn from 523 to 455
The newspaper "Wall Street Journal" reported that United Airlines plans to lighten the current fleet operating in USA - based by 523 planes - to pass it to 455. The American carrier, in order to solve... more
MiscellaneousThe airlift occurred yesterday brought back some 360 illegal immigrants. Berlusconi is going to Lybia today
Lampedusa, Italy - Italian Premier to be in Lybia today, right on the "Revenge Day" which celebrates the repulse of the Italians from the African country
Italian Government would have decided to avoid for Alitalia and AirAdriatica the trasnport of the illegal immigrants arrived in Lampedusa (Italy) during the last days, as it resorted to four C-130 Hercules... more
Science and technologyBrussels: seized a hard-drugs haul at the Belgian airport
Brussels, Belgium - Two women, coming back from Brazil, had into their bags the narcotics
The news has been communicated only yesterday from a local press agency, but the seizure of the drug haul by means of the Belgian policy seems to be happened last Monday. The haul's value seems to come... more
Latest newsPescara: forced landing for a freight plane of the German Air Force
Pescara, Italy - It seems to be because of a breakdown that the aircraft had to make a forced landing this morning
It was well-timed the acceptance, by the control tower from Abruzzo this morning, of the help's request by a German pilot: the airplane landed in eight-minute time after the first notification of the breakdown... more
Latest newsFour Predator reconnaissance aircraft to arrive to Italy soon
Rome, Italy - It would have announced by Italian Air Force Chief of Staff, underlining their possible deployment against illegal immigration
The four RQ-1 Predators, the remote-controlled aircraft (UAV, Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) ordered by Italy and destined to Italian Air Force, should arrive in Italy in just a bit more than one month. It would... more
MiscellaneousFog to Fiumicino (2): fifty flights cancelled
Rome, Italy - Strong hardships for who travelled on the planes diverted
"Aeroporti di Roma", society that manages Roman air stations, reported that the situation to Rome-Fiumicino is improving (see AVIONEWS): at moment the balance is about 24 flights diverted towards other... more
AirlinesAlitalia (3): Italian Minister Lunardi to meet EU Commissioner De Palacio today on the carrier's business plan
Luxembourg - During an informal meeting, European Commissioner for Transport will take delivery of the details of the plan before the official release
Italian Minister for Infrastructures and Transport Pietro Lunardi should meet European Commissioner for Transport Loyola De Palacio by this afternoon, in order to show the main data related to the Alitalia's... more
Press releaseSagat bestowed with the "Routes Airport Marketing Award 2004"
Turin, Italy - The Caselle air station has been awarded in Madrid for the marketing and communication activities
Sagat, the Turin-Caselle Airport's operator (Italy), has recently been awarded with the "Routes Airport Marketing Award 2004" in Madrid, which is devoted to the air station which is able, during the year,... more
AirlinesAlitalia (2): Italian political majority and opposition positively consider the agreement for the company reorganization
Rome, Italy - The liability shown by both the company and the trade unions has in particular been appreciated
Italian political majority and opposition would appear to appreciate the same major issues regarding the recent agreement among Italian Government, the Alitalia's board and the unions concerning the carrier's... more
MiscellaneousLinate Radar (3): The Italian Minister of Transport Pietro Lunardi statements
Rome, Italy - "It was a techinical problem"
During a workshop of an Italian logistic and transport Association (Confetra) held today in Rome, the Italian Minister of Transport, Pietro Lunardi, commented the new stop occurred this morning (see for... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Bombardier model CL-600-2B19 (Regional Jet Series 100 & 440) airplanes
Usa - To detect and correct fatigue cracking of the main fitting of the MLG and consequent failure of the main fitting, which could result in the collapse of the MLG
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: October 6, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 193)] [Page 59790-59793] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on MD Helicopters, Inc. (MDHI) model 500N and 600N helicopters
Usa - To detect a corrosion-pitted or cracked forward or center cable assembly connector (connector) and to prevent failure of the cable assembly and subsequent loss of control of the helicopter
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: October 6, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 193)] [Page 59788-59790] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Press releaseAir One: pilots on strike next Monday for 12 hours
Rome, Italy - The carrier continues to not respect the agreements
"After a first strike of four hours last May 28, 2004, a second one has been announced for the next Monday, October 11, 2004 for 12 hours from 6am to 6pm". more
AirlinesSas: prevents industrial action
Stockholm, Sweden - The carrier reaches agreement with the Swedish Transport Workers Union
It is very recent the new according to which Sas group management reached a deal with the Swedish Transport Workers Union, avoiding so union's industrial action which it announced on October 11. The deal... more
Latest newsItalian Air Force verifies the effectiveness of the Sicral communications system
Rome, Italy - Airplanes and helicopters of Air Force and Italian Army performing evaluation activities at Pratica di Mare Air Base
The new NATO's Sicral satellite communications system would be currently under operative evaluation by Italian Air Force. Such system is based on information provided thanks to a satellites network, and... more
Press releaseEnav: Milan system is working
Rome, Italy - The stop lasted three minutes
"At the moment the Milan system is working. The three minutes stop (occurred this morning around 10:00am) was included into ENAV (Italian Flight Assistance Agency), the supplier and maintenance firm operations... more
AccidentsSome panic moments for the delegation of the United Kingdom which visited Iraq
Baghdad, Iraq - The accident happened to the British Foreign Minister in Iraq was without any consequences
It was really curious the inconvenient occured to the English mission headed by the British Foreign Minister, Jack Straw, which was in visit in Iraq for the fourth time after the end of the war, Spring... more
Weather forecasts"Frecce Tricolori" yesterday at Cairo
Cairo, Egypt - Unusual setting for Italian acrobatic pilots
"It is not the first time for the Italian acrobatic pilots to be in Egypt, but for us it is, and we are very curious to fly on the river", said the Comm. Paolo Tarantino. The possibility has been given... more
IndustryThe USA and EU appeal to WTO against the subsidies for the aerospace industry (2): "Without subsidies, Boeing cannot produce the 7E7"
Toulouse, France - It would have been stated by Airbus, in order to put into evidence the reasons for which the USA would have appealed to the WTO
Following the announcement by the USA of an appeal to the WTO (World Trade Organization) against the subsidies ensured by EU to its own aerospace industry and to the similar measure adopted by Brussels... more
IndustryThe USA and EU appeal to WTO against the subsidies for the aerospace industry
Brussels, Belgium - The United States and European Union choose to resort to the World Trade Organization's intervention to solve this matter
The United States had threatened it: "We will appeal to the WTO (World Trade Organization) to stop the subsidies granted by European Union to its aerospace industry" (see for details AVIONEWS). Actually,... more
MiscellaneousRadar Linate (2): this morning an other stop
Milan, Italy - Blocked again the air traffic
The Linate International Airport this morning seems to have back to normality (see AVIONEWS), when it has been ordered a new air traffic block from 9:56am, and from 10:10am to Malpensa Airport. It seems... more
Science and technologyFog to Fiumicino: tens of delays, cancelled flights or diverted
Rome, Italy - Unease to Ciampino during the early morning, too
Today it is the fog to alarm travellers which are waiting to leave from the Rome International Airport "Leonardo da Vinci": since the early morning a dense blanket of fog surrounds in fact the capital,... more
Science and technologySMART: the new UAV programme of the Campania region's aerospace pole
Naples, Italy - CNR, CIRA, University "Federico II" and University of Sannio attending to produce an aircraft endowed of leading edge wing performance
SMART: this is the name of an interesting aeronautics programme under development in the Campania Region (Italy), which is based on the cooperation among the Institute for Composite and Biomedics Materials... more
MiscellaneousIsraeli helicopter attacks Palestinian militiamen: two children died as well
Gaza City, Gaza Strip - It would have ben revealed by Palestinian hospital and security sources regarding the Israeli armed operation occured yesterday
An Israeli Army's combat helicopter would have killed by the launch of a missile two children too, during the strike performed yesterday against the Palestinian refugee site in Jabaliya, in the Gaza Strip.... more
Latest newsAermacchi M-346: October 11 Monday to occur the official showing in flight for the institutional authorities
Venegono Superiore, Italy - The new advanced trainer of the Italian aerospace company can so be contemplated also by Italian Premier Berlusconi
The official showing in flight of the new advanced trainer produced by Aermacchi, the M-346, will occur at the Venegono Superiore (Varese, Italy) headquarter on next October 11 in front of several institutional... more
AirlinesAlitalia: Italian State ready to lower its share in the company
Rome, Italy - It would have recently been underlined by Italian Minister of Economy, Domenico Siniscalco
Italian Minister of Economy, Domenico Siniscalco, recently commented about the current Alitalia's situation, after the achievement of the agreement with the trade unions and Italian Government by the carrier's... more
Press releaseAlitalia. The agreement on company reorganization (2): a summary of the protocol of understanding
Rome, Italy - The protocol of understanding achieved by Italian Government, the trade unions and the carrier's board
Protocol of understanding: By a meeting held at Palazzo Chigi (Italian Government’s headquarter in Rome) among Italian Government, the Alitalia’s board and the trade unions on October 5 2004, Government its... more
Press releaseAlitalia. The agreement on company reorganization: a summary of the minutes of the meeting
Rome, Italy - The minutes of the meeting on the deal among Italian Government, the trade unions and the carrier's board
Minutes of the meeting: By a meeting held at Palazzo Chigi (Italian Government’s headquarter in Rome) among Italian Government, the Alitalia’s board and the trade unions on October 5 2004, a relevance tal... more
MiscellaneousRadar Linate: two stops in one day
Milan, Italy - There were still delays and cancelled flights
After the 3 minutes stop yesterday morning (see AVIONEWS), computers which handle the instrument flight data - IFR, Instrument Flight Rules - at Linate flight control regional center, went haywire from... more
Press releaseAlitalia: Board of Directors of yesterday
Rome, Italy - Next meeting on October 13
"It communicates that the Alitalia's Board of Directors, gathered yesterday under the presidency of Eng. Giancarlo Cimoli, has taken positively the conclusion of the negotiation table among Government-company-unions... more
Press releaseEnav: preventive procedures to ensure the security
Rome, Italy - After the second black-out in the late afternoon of yesterday
"In consequence of happening again of the supply at the Milan Control Centre, Enav (Italian Flight Assistance Agency) has decided to apply preventive procedures in order to assure the maximum standards... more
Miscellaneous"Before the Linate incident occurred, yesterday flights haven't been stopped": the "Comitato 8 Ottobre" president declared it
Milan, Italy - Today in Milan there is an air safety workshop
Two days before the Linate incident victim remembrance, and the day after the second audience against the alleged culprits (see AVIONEWS), Paolo Pettinaroli, the "Comitato 8 Ottobre" president, would have... more
IndustryDynCorp Technical Services awarded of a over 24 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the T-37, T-38A, TIA, and T-38C aircraft
DynCorp Technical Services, Fort Worth, Texas, is being awarded a $24,561,258 fixed-price incentive (firm target) with award fee contract modification to provide for Maintenance of T-37, T-38A, TIA, and... more
IndustryGeneral Dynamics Advanced Information Systems awarded of a over 5 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the AV-8B aircraft
General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems, Bloomington, Minn., is being awarded a $5,639,390 ceiling-priced undefinitized contract action for full-rate production activities to protect the delivery... more
IndustryRobertson Aviation, LLC awarded of a near 7 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the MH-60S helicopter
Robertson Aviation, LLC*, Tempe, Ariz., is being awarded a $6,712,060 firm-fixed-price, indefinite-quantity contract for the procurement of 40 auxiliary aft fuel tanks and 25 forward fuel tank part kits... more
Science and technologyBMW tests the hydrogen way at Munich Airport
Munich, Germany - It will seat of the first hydrogen fuel station in Europe
At Munich Airport will be carried out the activation of the first hydrogen fuel station in Europe, of which is protagonist the BMW group, ever since engaged in the study about the hydrogen energetic carrier... more
IndustrySubsidies for the aerospace sector: an appeal by USA and EU to the WTO is nearer
Washington, USA - The organization could anyway simply advice of avoiding to resort to subsidies in the future for both sides
It seems that the United States are not willing to wait that European Union accepts to modify the existing ruling on subsidies devoted to the aerospace industry. The USA should appeal to the WTO World... more
MiscellaneousSecond audience of the Linate disaster
Milan, Italy - Acquired the grounds of sentence by which four inquires have already been condemned
During the second audience of the process with summary proceedings against 7 inquires charged to be guilty of the disaster that in October 8, 2001, caused at Linate 118 victims (see for details AVIONEWS),... more
AerospaceThe space-touristic flights will cost less than a car
Washington, Usa - The SpaceShipOne established the world height record
The SpaceShipOne behind to be the first space shuttle planned by a private firm to fly into the space for 2 times and with the same weight on board (see for details AVIONEWS), would have also established... more
AirlinesBritish Airways sees passenger traffic diminishing in business class
London, England - Investors alarm because of the slip in premium traffic during the month of September
The English carrier reported a slip of 0.2 percent in premium traffic. George Stinnes, head of investor relations of the British Airways declared, as a spokesman reported, that he is expecting a return... more
AerospaceThe space telescope Hubble would presumably still live for about five years
Washington, Usa - The space carrier Lockheed Martin seems to have signed a USD 330m contract to build a special shuttle
It seems official the new according to which Hubble does not risk its life anymore. The space telescope gave the possibility to make several important discoveries during last 15 years. It is presumably... more
AirlinesAlitalia (6): the mobility procedure is scheduled for employees about to retire
Rome, Italy - The agreement on the carrier's reorganization schedules anyway such measure also for those who do not formally disagree with it
The aspects regarding the income support and the mobility scheduled by the agreement achieved last night among Italian Government, the Alitalia's board and the trade unions' representatives deal exclusively... more
Press releaseAlitalia: Italian SULT union denies its support at Palazzo Chigi (2)
Rome, Italy - "The business plan does not ensure the relaunch and the development of the airline"
Italian SULT trade union confirms it cannot agree with the measures scheduled by the business plan of Alitalia. Moreover, the union cannot even accept the steps performed yesterday night regarding the... more
AirlinesRyanair: a new record for the Ireland carrier
Dublin, Ireland - The largest Europe low-cost airline carried 2.37 million passengers in September
"This is another record month for Ryanair", claimed Paul Fitzsimmons, Ryanair's spokesman. The Irish carrier, like other European carriers has to face pressure from soaring oil prices as well as a slip... more
AirlinesLibyan Arab Airlines planned to invest USD 1,5bn to renew its fleet
Tripoli, Libya - The flag Libyan Arab Airlines wants planes from Airbus and Boeing
A spokesman of the carrier declared that the airline has an ambitious project to renew and upgrade its fleet as the country opens up to the West after the USA lifted most of its sanctions against the North... more
AirlinesContinental Airlines meets a new goal
Houston, USA - The American airline would be the only airline with daily service between Laredo and Mexico City
The carrier has recently announced that starting from the middle of December 2004 it would presumably (depending on Government approval) begin a daily service between Laredo and Mexico City. The new daily... more