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MiscellaneousSwiss plane has been grazed by Israeli fighters jets which escorted the Lufthansa flight
Larnica, Cyprus - The Swiss International Airlines Airbus changed its course thanks to the anti-crash system alert
The Israeli fighters jet that yesterday escorted the Lufthansa flight diverted to Larnaca for a bomb-alarm (see AVIONEWS), would have grazed just over the Cyprus skies a Swiss International Airlines Airbus... more
HelicoptersCanada: the purchase of the Sikorsky H-92 has been suspended
Toronto, Canada - The competent Judge will have to decide on next October 26 about the legitimacy of the contract procedure when AgustaWestland lost
The Sikorsky H-92 will not be enabled to enter the service with the Canadian Navy. The decision would have recently been considered by Government, bearing in mind the need of clarify the legitimacy of... more
CuriositiesA sixty-seven man falls for the second time into the ocean: he has been saved by a container carrier-ship
Sidney, Australia - He has been stayed in water for fifteen hours
Yesterday a 67 years Australian pilot, Ray Clamback, for the second time in five years, has been saved after he fell with his Cessna plane into the Pacific Ocean, in Australian sea. A container carrier-ship... more
Weather forecastsEmbraer at Defendory International 2004
Athens, Greece - ERJ-145 AEW&C, Super Tucano and AMX-T as the major products offered by the aerospace company
Embraer attends at Defendory International 2004, the Air Show currently on going in Greece, in Athens, and exclusively dedicated to the armaments sector (it began on last October 5 and is going to end... more
DefenseIran: a new missile endowed of a 2000 km range
Teheran, Iran - According to Western experts, it would be able to hit the South-Eastern European countries
Former Iranian Islamic REpublic’s President, Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, would have recently revealed that Iran would be provided with a ballistic missile able to hit its target at a 2000 km maximum distance. T... more
IndustryEads: US Racal Instruments has been acquired
Amsterdam, Holland - The European group would consider this as the first step in the strategy aimed to increase its presence in the defence sector in the USA
EADS achieves an important goal in its relevant strategy in order to increase its presence in the defence sector in Northern America. The purchase by the European aerospace group of a US company, specialized... more
MiscellaneousIt started again the Italian air-bridge to Tripoli
Agrigento, Italy - An Air Force C-130 would be already took off
After the air transfer stop decided yesterday (see for details AVIONEWS), at 1:40pm from the Lampedusa Airport would be took off the first of the four Hercules C-130 of the Italian Air Force which have... more
MiscellaneousA Deputy tried to free the French hostages in Iraq by an Ivory Coast's Presidential airplane: it gives rise to a debate
Paris, France - The attempt of resorting to the Ivory Coast regime's support would have firmly been criticized by President Chirac
French President, Chirac, would have firmly criticized the attempt performed by Deputy, Didier Julia, for trying to free the two French journalists kidnapped in Iraq, an attempt occurred early in September.... more
Science and technology"Charles De Gaulle": interrupted the radio communications for twenty minutes
Paris, France - It occurred yesterday in the first afternoon
Yesterday in the first afternoon, the radio communication system that links the control tower of the Paris-Charles De Gaulle International Airport with the planes flying over its competence area, would... more
MiscellaneousA massive Israeli aerial offensive against the launch of Palestinian missiles towards the Jewish sites
Gaza City, Gaza Strip - Thirteen UN's members arrested for attempting to hide a missile on an ambulance, according to Israeli forces
The Israeli armed forces would be carrying on a massive military operation in the Gaza Strip, which would have been involving this territory for a week, with aerial and ground missions aimed to destroy... more
Press releaseAlitalia: Italian SULT union denies its support at Palazzo Chigi
Rome, Italy - SULT union disagrees with the solution suggested by the deal signed last night among Government, the unions and the carrier's board
The major reasons which prevented SULT from accepting the sign of the agreement on Alitalia's reorganization could be summarized as follows. First of all, the union believes the carrier must not be splitted... more
People7E7 Dreamliner: Alenia will have to choose between Puglia and Campania to manufacture its components
Naples, Italy - Campania's unions would be promoting their territory while Puglia Region's President asks for waiting for company's decision
Alenia Aeronautica will have to decide soon where to manufacture the structural components destined to the new Boeing 7E7 Dreamliner medium-range airliner, as it seems that there are two Italia regions... more
IndustryBAe: debates and investigations on possible corruption cases
London, UK - Accuses for partiality addressed to Ministry of Defence's personnel besides slush funds for export could be announced soon
BAe would be in the centre of debates and investigations by British press and by London's Judges themselves in this period. Some interrogations would have recently been performed with reference to possible... more
AirlinesSN Brussels and Virgin Express under the SN Airholding common shareholding
Brussels, Belgium - The agreement that will link two airlines has been signed
Today SN Airholding communicates by a release, the sign of the agreement that will link SN Brussels Airlines and Virgin Express Holding Plc under the SN Airholding control (see for details AVIONEWS). Virgin... more
Press releaseSea: the air traffic at Linate and Malpensa resumed
Milan, Italy - Over 100 links interested from the problem in the two Milan's airports
"The air traffic after the radar block of the Crav Milan ACC has resumed at 10,40am at Malpensa and at 10,55am at Linate. Starting from 9,30 of this morning, hour in which have been blocked both the takeoffs... more
AerospaceThe travels among stars will start in three years
Los Angeles, Usa - The Mojave airport will become the first launch center for space tourists
After the enterprise made by the SpaceShipOne (see for details AVIONEWS), it is officialy begun the tourist space travel time, which according to Richard Branson, the well known owner of the Virgin brand,... more
MiscellaneousIt left again the Lufthansa plane diverted to Cyprus
Larnaca, Cyprus - The German B-747 was undergone careful controls also with the help of against-explosive dog units
Yesterday evening, Larnaca Airport (Cyprus) said Lufthansa B-747 diverted to the island air station after it was escorted by two Jewish State military fighter jets out of the Israeli air space (see AVIONEWS),... more
HelicoptersMarine One: is US Democratic Party supporting Sikorsky?
Rome, Italy - According to Finmeccanica's President Guarguaglini, Clinton would be sponsoring the VH-92 against the US-101
Is the USA's Democratic Party a supporter of the Sikorsky VH-92 for the Marine One competition related to the new US Presidential helicopter? It would appear to be so when considering that, according to... more
AirlinesAlitalia (5): an analysis of the major reasons of its crisis
Rome, Italy - International economic trend, terrorism and company management are usually indicated as the causes of such difficulties
There are several reasons which determined the progressive worsening of the company's condition of Alitalia and they could be considered ion the basis of the general international economic trend, the economic... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Bell Helicopter Textron Canada model 222, 222B, 222U, and 230 helicopters
Washington, Usa - To prevent failure of the yoke and subsequent loss of control of the helicopter
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: October 5, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 192)] [Page 59541-59544] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
MiscellaneousThe Italian air-bridge to Lybia stopped
Agrigento, Italy - On Friday the Minister of the Interior will relate to Chamber of Deputies
After the several landing of hundreds illegal immigrants from North Africa at island of Lampedusa (Sicily) that in the last days made necessary continuos air- bridges with Libya, in order to repatriate... more
SecurityA radar fault at Linate (2): delays and flights cancelled throughout country
Milan, Italy - Cancelled Air France and British Airways flights, too
Because of the Linate stop radar occurred at 9:25am (ses AVIONEWS), troubles have occurred at "Guglielmo Marconi" Airport in Bologna: the Air France flight from Lyons would have been cancelled, and those... more
Press releaseEnav: slowdown air traffic at Milan-Linate
Rome, Italy - In no case there was a fall of the security levels
"Due to a fall of the supply to the system of the data management, for a few minutes the Milan-Linate's Area Control Center of Enav (Italian Assistance Flight Authority) has suffered a slowing down in... more
SecurityA radar fault at Linate: there are delays for take off and arrivals
Milan, Italy - Troubles were affecting entire North-West Italy air traffic, the Milan Crav competence area
This morning the radar of the Milan-Linate Air Central Center (ACC) - Crav, regional center flight assistance - for few minutes would have stopped its activity, occasioned some trouble in the air traffic.... more
AirlinesAlitalia: the agreement on the company reorganization has been signed
Rome, Italy - Redundancies would be 3390, destined to two years income support and three years mobility
The agreement on the redundancies and the social safety valves among Italian Government, the trade unions and Alitalia's board was achieved last night. At first, some 3679 redundancies had been indicated,... more
AirlinesAlitalia (2): the carrier is ready to resort to the bridge loan
Rome, Italy - The Board of Directors of the airline is going to be held today at 03:00 pm
The agreement on the Alitalia's reorganization achieved last night enabled the carrier's share to rise for a +5,83% at Piazza Affari this morning. Thanks to such deal, the airline will be able to resort... more
AirlinesAlitalia (3): Cimoli underlines the success of the agreement with Italian Government and the unions
Rome, Italy - The carrier's President rejects the competitors' criticism about the risk of State aids and points out the unions' effort
Alitalia's President, Cimoli, positively commented about the achievement of the agreement on the carrier's reorganization, underlining the trade union's effort. The airline's CEO would have pointed out... more
IndustryTransatlantic Traders Inc. awarded of a near 6 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For eight Sama CH-2000 aircraft
Transatlantic Traders Inc.*, Evansville, Ind., was awarded on Sept. 28, 2004, a $5,818,000 firm-fixed-price contract for eight SAMA CH-2000 Aircraft. Work will be performed in Amman, Jordan (87.45 percent)... more
AirlinesAlitalia (4): no State-provided hiring for the carrier's employees
Rome, Italy - It would have been underlined by Italian Welfare Minister, Roberto Maroni
Italian Welfare Minister, Roberto Maroni, would have clarified with reference to the agreement on Alitalia's reorganization achieved with the company and the trade unions last night. According to Maroni,... more
IndustryMcDonnell Douglas Helicopter Co. awarded of a over 10 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the AH-64 Apache helicopter
McDonnell Douglas Helicopter Co., Mesa, Ariz., was awarded on Sept. 28, 2004, a $10,280,917 firm-fixed-price contract for Post-Production Systems Support, Engineering Services/Studies, PQDRs and Crash/Battle... more
IndustryClark Construction Group LLC awarded of a over 16 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the 167th Airlift Wing Base
Clark Construction Group L.L.C., Bethesda, Md., was awarded on Sept. 28, 2004, a $16,083,000 firm-fixed-price contract for the conversion of the 167th Airlift Wing Base from C-130 to C-5 Aircraft. Work... more
MiscellaneousFrance succeeds in expelling Imam Venisseux
Lyons, France- Abdelkader Bouziane, Algerian, commented about the defence of female lapidation
An expulsion of such Imam had already been suggested, but it was vain as he appealed to Council of State,which enabled him to turn back France. But yesterday, the major French administrative authority... more
AerospaceIss: more and more difficult life conditions in the space
Washington, Usa - The spacemen on board of the International stationary orbit declare to have several problems
The main problem, on board of the International stationary orbit, is too many rubbish, without the possibility of removing it. Some weeks ago, in order to solve this problem, the Control Centre gave to... more
Press releaseEnac invites the German authority to suspend the request from Alitalia to increase the rates for the Germany-Tokyo routes
Rome, Italy - By its office in Brussels
"Enac, Italian Civil Aviation Agency, diffused to have ordered, by its office in Brussels, a meeting in EU following the request put forward by the German Civil Aviation Authority regarding Alitalia in... more
IndustryTurbomeca: a leader together with Rolls Royce in Europe in the helicopter powerplant sector
Paris, France - The aircraft produced by Eurocopter are in particular purchased by several countries equipped with the engines of the well known producer
Turbomeca analyses the situation regarding the current market situation, a condition tha the company competent for the aeronautics engines sector considers as particularly good in this period. Actually,... more
SecurityLufthansa: bomb-alert on a flight bound to Tel Aviv (3): in a hour it will can take off again
Larnaca, Cyprus - It would be of joke made by an Arab man, according to the "Jerusalem Post"
A Lufthansa spokesperson said the flight LH-686 with 331 passengers on board, left this morning at 10:10am from the Frankfurt airport with destination the "Ben Gurion" International Airport in Tel Aviv,... more
HelicoptersMil: the Mi-38 has been shown
Moscow, Russia - The new transport helicopter destined to both military and civil uses is produced by Mil, Kazan and Eurocopter
Mil, the Russian helicopter company among the worldwide leading firms which produce both civil and military choppers, has recently unveiled the first data related to the new transport chopper destined... more
Weather forecastsThe "Patrouille de France" has arrived today in China
Beijing, China - It will appear flying the next October 7, over the Beijing airport "Nanyuan"
It is a special event for the Asian country: the first show of the French aviation acrobatic patrol with its 50 years history, to celebrate the French culture year in China opening. Moreover, for the first... more
Civil aviationA depot with Mirage's components considered as radioactive in Switzerland
Berne, Switzerland - Ministry of Defence would have improperly delayed the spreading of information about it, according to Councillor Schmid
The appraisal activities regarding the honouring of the ruling regarding safety against materials considered as damaging both for military and civil people (see for details AVIONEWS), besides the problems... more
AirlinesHard time for non-US based travel agency which issue paper tickets for the Continental Airlines
Houston, USA - It aims to reduce paper tickets purchased through travel agencies in favour of electronic tickets
Mark Bergsrud, Vice-President of the marketing programs and distribution of the Continental Airlines claimed that "Customers overwhelmingly prefer the convenience of electronic tickets over paper tickets,... more
AirlinesAustrian Airlines: there is a new starting from next year
Rome, Italy - The Austrian carrier comes into line with the others airlines
It seems official the new according to which, starting from the month of January 2005, the Austrian Airlines would recognize to the Italian travel agency a payment, for the tickets issued which correspond... more
MiscellaneousOlympic Airlines again protagonist of a false bomb-alarm
Athens, Greece - The third one in a week
Again a bomb-alarm, again false and again for a Greek Olympic Airlines plane (see AVIONEWS), the flight 265 that this morning would be left again from Athens to London, after yesterday has had carry out... more
SecurityLufthansa: bomb- alert on a flight bound to Tel Aviv (2) : still a false notice
Larnaca, Cyprus - It seems it is a German security mistake
About 20 minutes after the Lufthansa plane landing at Larnaca Airport (see for details AVIONEWS), the Israeli Foreign Minister would have reported that the notice threating "large quantity of charge on... more
AirlinesAlitalia (2): "In case a deal with the unions on the social safety valves is not achieved everything would come to nothing"
Rome, Italy - It would have been maintained by Italian Welfare Minister Roberto Maroni
Italian Welfare Minister Roberto Maroni would have underlined the necessity for achieving an agreement with the trade unions' representatives on the social safety valves by today. In a different case,... more
Science and technologySea: also at Linate baggages supervised from 50 cameras
Milan, Italy - Sos Baggages Service: it will at disposition of the passengers the Numero Verde (800-964693)
"After Malpensa also at the Linate’s airport have been installed 50 cameras in the baggages shunting areas. The Labour Provincial Office of Milan, in fact, has allowed the authorization to the Sea SpA t... more
AirlinesSIA: new link Singapore-India
Singapore - Airline will serve three times a week the route towards the town of Amritsar
Singapore Airlines is expanding its flights towards India, by a route to Amritsar, in the North Punjab at gateway to Kashmir. The new destination would have be served three times a week: the first plane... more
SecurityLufthansa: bomb- alert on a flight bound to Tel Aviv
Larnaca, Cyprus - The plane with on board 300 passengers was diverted on Cyprus
A Lufthansa plane from Frankfurt and destined to Israele, to Tel Aviv, with over 300 passengers on board, would have been compelled by Israeli military planes to emergency landing on Cyprus: the Israeli... more
MiscellaneousA C-130 takes again in Italy the female child wounded in the Giakarta terrorist attack
Verona, Italy - The Italian Air Force aircraft landed yesterday evening to Verona airport of "Catullo"
Yesterday evening at 9:15pm (local hour) by an Italian Air Force C-130 it returned home Elisabeth Manuela Masu, the Italian 5 years female child, critically injured during the terrorist attack to the Australian... more
CuriositiesVirgin Atlantic can offer to its passengers a double-suite on clouds
London, England - The long and comfortable bed on board of two of the Virgin airline's aircraft
Virgin Atlantic has given to its passengers the possibility to travel closer together fitting four double suites on board of two of its B-747-400. "We are delighted that the Virgin Atlantic is the first... more
AirportsReviews: "Sintesi di Diritto Aereo"
Rome, Italy - The foundations of Aviation Law concentrated in a book dedicated both to study and to a first overture on such matter
"Sintesi di Diritto Aereo", (An Aviation Law Summary) Valeria Napoleone IBN Editore, 2004, 130 pages, EUR 9,50 Valeria Napoleone succeeded in concentrate the foundations of the Aviation Law in just... more