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AirlinesContinental Airlines applied for permission to operate flights towards China
New York, Usa - From Spring of 2005 and that one of 2006
Continental Airlines yesterday announced that it has applied to begin two routes to China from its New York hub at Newark Liberty International Airport. In a filing yesterday with the U.S. Department of... more
PeopleA-380: Boeing will develop a competitor plane if the Airbus' product proves a winning one
Washington, USA - It would have been unveiled by President of such US aerospace company
During a recent interview, Boeing's President and CEO Harry Stonecipher would have firmly criticized the competitors and, at the same time, unveiled an important aspect. According to Stonecipher, Airbus... more
Science and technologyEU finances the Elba airport
Brussels, Belgium - A EUR 1,6m contribution will serve to develop and improve the Tuscany air station
Green light from European Union to the development Marina di Campo airport on the Italian island of Elba financing. The monetary contribution of EUR 1,6m would have been authorized yesterday at Brussels... more
IndustryEmbraer delivered first EMB-170 to Republic Airways Holdings
São José dos Campos, Brazil - The aircraft will enter operation with United Express by mid-October
Embraer yesterday delivered the first EMBRAER 170 to Republic Airways Holdings. Republic has orders for 22 EMBRAER 170s and options for 28, all of which are set to serve United Airlines through United... more
Latest newsNATO Air Meet: an absolute success for the AMX Ghiblis
Ankara, Turkey - During the exercise, the Italian Air Force's strikers would have successfully accomplished all their missions
The NATO Air Meet 2004 military exercise definitively ended on last September 17, after occurring in Turkey with the participation of some 13 members, among which Italy too (see for details AVIONEWS).... more
Civil aviationUSA demand the passengers data in order to test a new security system
Washington, USA - "Secure Flight" would confront the traveller names with the list of the terrorist suspects
TSA, The Transportation Security Administration, under US government order, would have proposed to 77 American airlines which operate domestic flights, to deliver the personal information of the passengers... more
IndustryFREMM frigates: the difficult choice between the Avio's and the Rolls Royce's engines
Rome, Italy - According to Italian unions, the product offered by the Italian company would have a better cost-effectiveness
Italian trade unions' environment would be quite worried about the future orders for the engines destinated to the new Italian and French FREMM frigates. It seems in fact that two are the candidates: Avio... more
MiscellaneousInternet site announces the death of the two Italian women in Iraq: the news is still unconfirmed
Baghdad, Iraq - Few minutes ago a second revendication of the two female volunteers dead
This night a message circulated through an Internet site from a Muslim group defined "Jihad Organisation", would have announced Simona Pari and Simona Torretta murder, the two Italian volunteers taken... more
Civil aviationA bomb alarm on a Virgin Blue airplane
Sydney, Australia - A handmade incendiary device would have been found in the hold of a carrier's 737
The handling service at Sydney Airport (Australia) would have found some explosive components on board a Virgin Blue's Boeing 737 on last Monday, hidden inside the hold of the aircraft. According to the... more
CuriositiesBritish European suspends the Swiss flights of the Helvetic referee guilty of a goal nullified
London, United Kingdom - The Meier umpire not awarded a goal during the last European Championship
Power of the football: the low-cost airline British European suspends the flights of the Helvetic referee Urs Meier, guilty to have cancelled an England's team goal during the last European Championship... more
Defense"Destined Glory 2004": NATO tests the Response Force
Rome, Italy - Several members to attend the exercise with soldiers, naval and aerial vehicles which are to involve in particular the Sardinia's territory
Italy, the United States, France, Spain, Great Britain, Holland, Belgium, Greece, Germany, Canada and Turkey: these are the NATO's countries performing a joint air and naval exercise starting on September... more
Fair and showsHijacked the airplane on which Cat Stevens travelled, present in the CIA "watch list"
London, United Kingdom - 30 years ago the singer has been converted to Islam and his new name is Yusuf Islam
The flight 919 of the United Airlines taken off on Tuesday from London and directed to Washington has been hijacked on the Bangor airport, in the Maine, because aboard it, travelled together his daughter,... more
DefenseMiddle East: fewer investments for defence
Washington, USA - Nevertheless, UAE and Israel would be going on demanding a large number of armaments
According to recent analyses carried out by competent experts in the armaments sector market, Middle East would be involved by a turn round regarding the purchase of weapon systems starting from 2001,... more
IndustryAn aerospace pole in Puglia thanks to the 7E7 Dreamliner?
Foggia, Italy - Puglia Region and Foggia Province would have invited Alenia Aeronautica to manufacture the aircraft's fuselage in such territory
The future of the aerospace industry involving Puglia Region's economy in Italy, could depend on the possibility for manufacturing just in such territory some fuselage's components of the new Boeing 7E7... more
HelicoptersMarine One: the increasing importance od the USA Presidential programme
Washington, USA - The helicopter fleet to be destinated to US President could play an even more relevant role than thought
While the Marine One programme for the production and the provision of the new helicopter fleet, to be destinated to the service and transport activities of the United States' Presidency, goes on through... more
IndustryAirbus: tested the plan that will concur the cellular aboard
Paris, France - To telephone in flight could already be possible from 2006
Airbus, the greatest European airplane constructor, would have adjust a plan that would concur from 2006 the cellular telephones use aboard its flights. The tests have been made on A-320, aboard of which... more
MiscellaneousIsraeli helicopters hit a refugee site in the Gaza Strip
Gaza City, Gaza Strip - The launch of two missiles would have killed some 12 persons, according to local hospital's sources
Some Israeli combat helicopters would have performed a joint operation with the Israeli Army's tanks and bulldozers in the Gaza Strip last night, hitting the Khan Yunus' refugee site heavily. According... more
HelicoptersA Black Hawk saves a Canadian woman kidnapped in Iraq
Baghdad, Iraq - The woman had been seized 16 days ago, but it seems that the news not leaked out
Fairuz Yamucky, the 38 Canadian woman employee of a firm mainly operating in Baghdad, kidnapped in Iraq 16 days ago, it seems has been freed on Tuesday evening in the north of the country from an American... more
AccidentsHelicopter crashed in India: Minister for Communities and Rural Policies died
New Dheli, India - The aircraft was carrying ten persons and no one among them would have survived
A helicopter belonging to a transport company operating for Indian Government would have fallen headlong in the North-Eastern region of the country yesterday night. Some ten persons were on board the Dauphin:... more
AirlinesAlitalia: Lufthansa ready to exploit the carrier's crisis
Rome, Italy - The German airline would intend to increase its services in the Italian territory
Lufthansa would intend to exploit the opportunity determined by the Alitalia's crisis in order to increase its presence in the Italian market remarkably. It would have in fact been maintained by the German... more
SecurityIsrael: union announces the end of strike
Tel Aviv, Israel - The air traffic will be resumed
Few minutes ago Histadrut, the Israeli union, would have announced the end of the general strike that for two days has paralyzed the country. In Israel many categories of workers have crossed their arms... more
Civil aviationAVIONEWS at Workshop I&SI and Air Press: "New solutions for the Italian airports' old problems: security and meteorology" (5)
Rome, Italy - In the airport context is particularly delicate the tie between meteorological ambience and human activity , and it becomes important to linger on the "Wind shear"
The tropicalization tendency of the meteorological events in Italy by now is recognized unanimously. The episodes of violent and localized bad weather are more and more frequent and the engagement in order... more
AirlinesAlitalia (5): the meeting between the company and the unions to occur tomorrow
Rome, Italy - The problem about the social safety valves set by Italian Government still remains
Alitalia's President, Cimoli, would have asked the trade unions for postponing the meeting with the workers' representatives till tomorrow, in order to better examine the various hypotheses related to... more
HelicoptersTwo new A-109 Powers for Nigerian Navy
Abuja, Nigeria - The helicopters to perform several operative missions for the protection of the African country's coasts
Nigerian Navy has taken delivery of two new AgustaWestland A-109 Power multipurpose light helicopters. Nigeria already deploys two aircraft for several kinds of missions, and such vehicle was even selected... more
MiscellaneousAirplanes with humanitarian aids at Haiti,devastated by "Jeanne"
Port-au-Prince, Haiti - ONU, WHO and Red Cross meet the appeal by President Alexandre
The figure of the victims found at Haiti after the passage of Jeanne Hurricane appears a tragically destinated to rise one: 600 persons would currently appear to have being swept away and killed by floods... more
Civil aviationFAA AD (Correction) on Cessna Aircraft Company airplanes
Washington, Usa - Models 208 and 208B
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: September 21, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 156)] [Page 56480] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
SecurityEU approves the cancellation of the embargo against Libya
Brussels, Belgium - The measure to be ratified at Luxembourg on October 11 by EU's Foreign Office ministers
European Union approved after the USA (see for details AVIONEWS) the cancellation for the embargo against Libya this morning. The decision was considered by Coreper, the Committe of representatives for... more
Civil aviationFAA AD (Correction) on McDonnell Douglas model MD-10-10F, MD- 10-30F, MD-11, MD-11F, and 717-200 airplanes
Washington, Usa - To prevent, under certain conditions during the FMS PROF descent, the uncommanded descent of an airplane below the selected level-off altitude, which could result in an unacceptable reduction in the separation between the airplane and n
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: September 21, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 182)] [Page 53794-53795] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationAVIONEWS at Workshop I&SI and Air Press: "New solutions for the Italian airports' old problems: security and meteorology" (4)
Rome, Italy - In the afternoon the safety themes in the meteorological range, with particular regard to the "Wind shear" phenomenon
In the afternoon safety themes in the meteorological range are illustrated, with particular regard to the "Wind shear" phenomenon. It come illustrated operational problems connected with this dangerous... more
CuriositiesProfessional tennis player mistaken for rackets smuggler
São Paulo, Brazil - The event occurred at São José dos Campos Airport's customs
"They saw I had many rackets and they asked me for paying in order to carry them to the country. I tried to explain that I'm a professional tennis player, but they thought I was a smuggler. Finally, they... more
Civil aviationSwitzerland: Army to protect the airports till 2007
Berne, Switzerland - The step scheduling the appointment of the Army in order to warrant the security of air traffic has been postponed
Swiss Government would have decided to postpone even till 2007 the deployment of the Army for the performance of monitoring activities regarding borders, infrastructures dedicated to air traffic and embassies.... more
Weather forecastsFarnborough International Air Show: is it the beginning of the end?
Farnborough, UK - The event's producer would prove convinced about the need for changing the show or even making it absorb
The future of the great Farnborough International Air Show does not appear so bright, even according to its own producers themselves. It seems in fact that after the edition scheduled for 2006, the show... more
Civil aviationAVIONEWS at Workshop I&SI ed Air Press: "New solutions for the Italian airports' old problems: security and meteorology" (3)
Rome, Italy - BFI Optilas' Alessandro Albertoni comment on the thermal cameras
Albertoni explained how the thermal cameras' technology enables to achieve a very good visibility even with critical conditions: smoke, fog, water and darkness, and how this technology can detect a person... more
Civil aviationAVIONEWS at Workshop I&SI ed Air Press: "New solutions for the Italian airports' old problems: security and meteorology" (2)
Rome, Italy - I&SI SpA's Eng. Nicola Zannin shows the biometric sensor for face identification
The device for face identification named "one-one identification" is currently considered as the safest. This technology performs analysis of the personal face localized features, which are the ones considered... more
IndustryCorporate Research Foundation: EADS relies on R&D
Paris, France - The European aerospace group would intend to increase its own efforts for research activities with the creation of a foundation
The European aerospace group EADS proved able to destinate a 17% of the annual total revenues in 2003 to R&D. Now, considering the great role that such strategy played in encouraging the quick rise of... more
PeopleTU-334: challenge with the short-range commercial airplanes started
Moscow, Russia - The noise-level certificate has been awarded and the production activity constantly goes on
Tupolev is ready to challenge the winning products of the competitors which have so far conquered the international market, concerning the short-range commercial airplanes sector. The Tu-334 would have... more
Latest newsItalian Court of Accounts examines the management of the Eurofighter programme
Rome, Italy - It appears as a basically efficient one, despite the delay due to several foreign political and economic changes
Italian Court of Accounts would have recently analysed the situation of the Eurofighter programme, with reference to the financial management of the project by Italian Government. According to the Court,... more
IndustryBoeing: Kenya Airways signed agreement for Component Services Program
Johannesburg, South Africa - The carrier is the sixth customer of this program
Boeing and Kenya Airways last Monday said the airline is the sixth customer of the Component Services Program offered jointly by Boeing and Air France Industries, which provides fast access to critical... more
AccidentsAmerican helicopter fell headlong in Iraq
Tallil, Iraq - It would have occurred yesterday night, at the air base where the Italian forces' aerial vehicles are redeployed
A Sikorsky Black Hawk military transport helicopter of US Army would have fallen headlong yesterday in the evening (around 21:15 local time) at the Tallil Air Base, in Iraq, where several armed forces... more
DefenseRussia looks at the African weapons market
Moscow, Russia - The relations with the traditional partners are strong and Rosoboronexport offers several upgrades solutions for planes and choppers
Rosoboronexport, the agency which attends to the promotion in the international market of the major defence products on the behalf of Russian Government, would intend to increase the presence of the Russian-made... more
Civil aviationAVIONEWS at Workshop I&SI ed Air Press: "New solutions for the Italian airports' old problems: security and meteorology"
Rome, Italy - Interventions by On. Paolo Ricciotti and Giuliano Sigismondi
On. Paolo Ricciotti from Italian Transport, Mail and Communications Commission, opened the conference produced by I&SI (Ingegneria & Software Industriale SpA) and Air Press this morning, currently occurring... more
HelicoptersAgusta Grand has its launch customer
Vergiate, Italy - It deals with Seacor Holdings, a US company competent for maritime transport activities related to oil and energy industry
Seacor Holdings, a US company competent for maritime transport activities related to oil and energy industry, recently ordered some three Agusta Grand light helicopters. Actually, in this manner the purchaser... more
AirlinesAlitalia: three solutions for the company reorganization
Rome, Italy - It will be necessary to reduce the unity of the company in order to encourage private investments, according to President Cimoli
Alitalia's President and CEO, Giancarlo Cimoli, is now coming to grips with the problems regarding the new airline reorganization. Three possible solutions would be currently under the analysis of the... more
AirlinesAlitalia (4): Italian Minister, Lunardi, supports the hypothesis of deals with Lufthansa and Meridiana
Rome, Italy - Italian Minister of Transport would positively consider both the opportunities though the denationalization should be got started before
Italian Minister for Infrastructures and Transport, Pietro Lunardi, would have recently analysed the delicate issue about the future possible alliances by Alitalia for the relaunch of the Italian airline.... more
AirlinesAlitalia (3): Italian Government at work to set the social safety valves
Rome, Italy - They should regard only Alitalia and not the entire air transport sector in the short period
Several Italian Government's representatives recently commented about the exigency for resorting to social safety valves as soon as possible, as aimed to reduce the effects of the Alitalia's reorganization... more
AirlinesAlitalia (2): EU waiting for details on the company reorganization
Brussels, Belgium - It is intended to verify if the intervention of public-owned companies can represent a case of State aids
European Commission is waiting to take delivery of the details regarding the new Alitalia's business plan 2005-2008 which should be provided by the carrier and Italian Government. After the positive comment... more
IndustryMcDonnell Douglas Corp. awarded of a over 7 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the C-17 aircraft
McDonnell Douglas Corp., Long Beach, Calif., is being awarded a $7,432,444 firm fixed price contract modification to provide for 60 7.62mm crew armor mission kits consisting of armor mats (group B), installation... more
AirlinesAlitalia (5): super-bonus for retirement postponing also for Alitalia's employees
Rome, Italy - It would have been underlined by Italian Welfare Minister Maroni
Italian Welfare Minister Roberto Maroni would have recently underlined how the welfare measure of the super-bonus, for those who decided to postpone their retirement, can be scheduled even for companies... more
Civil aviationDi Luca: "The supply of personnel and vehicles to Libya against illegal immigration to occur after the Ramadan"
Rome, Italy - Italian Parliament Committee on Immigration underlined it during an interview with AVIONEWS
President of Italian Parliament Committee for the Control on the Implementation of Schengen Agreement, Vigilance on Europol's activities, control and vigilance on Immigration's Matters, On. Alberto Di... more
IndustryBoeing are thinking about an agreement with Libya
Washington, USA - This summer it has arrived the Washington go-ahead and today it has been abolished the sanctions
Boeing would be dealing a possible agreement with Libya for the national airline, after to have received this summer the go-ahead from Washington. Tripoli in fact would have reported the last June that... more