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DefenseThe Pentagon sends back the next space shield test
Washington, USA - The test costs about USD 100m, and will come sent back when the conditions render its execution possible
On Tuesday the Pentagon would have announced the dismissal of the next space anti-missile shield test that would have protect the USA from likely intercontinental attacks (see news AVIONEWS). Because of... more
Latest newsUS Air Force's dilemma for the air-refuelling: the KC-767 or the A-330 MRTT?
Washington, USA - Boeing and Eads accuse one another for the respective products' unsuitability to replace the KC-135s
Much uncertainty still exists in the United States with reference to the solution the Pentagon is going to decide to adopt, after the US Presidential election, regarding the exigencies related to the in-flight... more
IndustryUSA-EU: a fierce dispute on subsidies for the aerospace sector
Brussels, Belgium - The United States would have threatened to appeal to WTO in case a new agreement with the European Union is not achieved
The situation related to the debates between Boeing and Airbus on the problem regarding subsidies still proves a delicate one. The European Union had recently underlined that State support for the European... more
MiscellaneousAfghanistan: a school was hit by a rocket before the President's visit
Khabul, Afghanistan - Hamid Karzai was about to land aboard a Chinook helicopter at the closer military air station
Afghan temporary President Hamid Karzai, during one of its unusual official visits - as he lives under remarkable security measures and hardly decides to go far from Khabul headquarter - had scheduled... more
AirlinesSN Brussels Airlines and Virgin Express towards the fusion
Brussels, Belgium - There's already the consent of the SN Airholding Board, society that would have to control the new union
By an official notice diffused today we hear that soon SN Brussels Airlines and Virgin Express, the Richard Branson airline, could join under the SN Airholding control, society that has the majority package... more
Civil defenseUS Air Force awards the Predator
Washington, USA - An official prize for General Atomics thanks to the operative contribution ensured by the well known UAV
General Atomics can certainly feel proud for the recent prize awarded by US Air Force, for what has been possible to achieve so far in terms of operative results by the deployment of the remote-controlled... more
IndustryHamilton Sundstrand: the innovative contribution provided for the 7E7 Dreamliner programme
Washington, USA - Several systems have been produced by this company on the behalf of Boeing as destinated to the new airliner
The contribution provided by Hamilton Sundstrand's know-how for the production of the new Boeing's medium-range airliner, the 7E7 Dreamliner, appears more and more a significant one, when considering then... more
IndustryBoeing World Air Cargo Forecast predicts robust 20-year growth in the field
Bilbao, Spain - At an average annual rate of 6.2 percent
The Boeing Company said that world air cargo growth should expand at an average annual rate of 6.2 percent during the next two decades, with overall traffic tripling from current levels. The information... more
CuriositiesAirplane forced an emergency landing for a Bush-Kerry argument
Winnipeg, Canada - He's Democratic, she's Republican: at airport arrive the man was been handcuffed
It seems yesterday an airplane has been forced to an emergency landing because of an argument aboard between a Republican supporter and a most faithful Democratic. It's what happened on a Northwest Airlines... more
IndustryFinmeccanica: Atitech and Finmeccanica 2 programmes still to be designed
Rome, Italy - The holding's representatives would have put into evidence how nothing had been decided yet with reference to purchases and unions
Several industrial efforts involving the Finmeccanica group exist in this period. Two appear relevant in particular among them within the Italian holding's growth strategy, although in certain cases one... more
Civil aviationUSA: a flight controllers computer breakdown puts to risk the traffic
Los Angeles, USA - Avoided a collision among 5 airplanes and hundred of flights cancelled
One of the Americans flight controllers unions has reported that on Tuesday evening at 8:00pm in the California skies, it has risked an incident among 5 aircraft, to cause it seems a computer system breakdown... more
AccidentsAlbanian military aircraft fell headlong
Tirana, Albania - A powerplant failure while taking off would have produced a sudden fall of thrust and its crash would have killed its pilot
An Albanian Air Force's Mig-19 Farmer fighter would have fallen this morning immediately after its takeoff from the capital's international airport, in Tirana. It seems that the airplane (in the Chinese-made... more
AirlinesBA: the flights from Heathrow diminish in order to improve the service quality
London , United Kingdom - It will be abolished only the "high frequency" European and long distance routes
In the next months British Airways could abolish 966 flights at Heathrow airport, as the continental routes as those long-haul. Currently at London air station, BA operates 41.000 flights, and yesterday... more
AirlinesVolare Group: crisis effect in the Varese's territory
Varese, Italy - After Azzurra Air and Alitalia, Volare's difficulties risks to seriously jeopardize the employment stability in this area
The serious situation recently occurred for Volare Group, which led its President Fossa to resign (see for details AVIONEWS), seems to affect the Varese’s territory in a relevant manner. Volare’s crisis can... more
HelicoptersCae: upgrade for the Dutch Lynx choppers' flight and mission simulators
Amsterdam, Holland - Interventions scheduled for Navy's helicopters have also been designed for Germany, Denmark and Norway
CAE, a worldwide leader in the production of helicopter flight simulators, is going to provide Dutch Navy with an important upgrade for the AgustaWestland Lynx helicopters' flight and mission simulators.... more
DefenseEads and Raytheon together to face the ballistic missiles threat
Paris, France - An important cooperation agreement was signed between the two aerospace groups for a common defensive system
European aerospace group EADS recently achieved with US Raytheon an important cooperation agreement in the anti-missile defence systems sector. The increasing threat represented by the ballistic missiles... more
Weather forecastsAeromart 2004: Varese Province's aerospace industry attending
Toulouse, France - The show occurring in December to be involved by a massive promotional effort by major and small Italian companies
Aeromart 2004, the show dedicated to the aerospace industry sector scheduled at the end of this year (December 1-2) in France, Toulouse, will be involved by a massive participation by the major Italian... more
AirlinesAlitalia (2): Cimoli to meet Lazio' local governments representatives
Rome, Italy - Storace, Gasbarra, Veltroni and Canapini want to fully understand the redundancies situation in the related territories
The meeting among Alitalia's President Cimoli and the major representatives of Lazio's local governments is going to occur today, interested in verify the carrier's crisis condition concerning employees.... more
AirlinesAlitalia: the company and the ground personnel achieved a deal
Rome, Italy - Saving for EUR 150m by 2008 while redundancies fall 3500 to 2500
Finally, an agreement among Alitalia's board and the trade unions' representatives for the ground personnel was achieved last night. A new important leap forward towards the general deal on the new business... more
IndustrySikorsky Aircraft Corp. awarded of a near 8 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the UH-60 helicopter
Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., Stratford, Conn., was awarded on Sept. 10, 2004, a delivery order amount of $7,873,632 as part of a $7,873,632 firm-fixed-price contract for overhaul, repair, and modification... more
IndustrySikorsky Aircraft Corp. awarded of a over 17 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the UH-60 aircraft
Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., Stratford, Conn., was awarded on Sept. 10, 2004, a delivery order amount of $17,417,120 as part of a $17,417,120 firm-fixed-price contract for overhaul, repair, and modification... more
Civil aviationA man takes off from Afghanistan and arrives by airplane to NY with a full weapon baggage
New York, USA - At JFK airport he was arrested: he's a DynCorp security agency doctor
A United Arab Emirates doctor of DynCorp Security Agency (society working for the Pentagon in Afghanistan and Iraq), would be successful to make entering at New York "JFK" airport a paraphernalia composed... more
AerospaceISS: perhaps the crew change previewed in October 9, will come postponed
Washington, USA - Breakdown in the Soyuz-Tma5 shuttle could extend for some day the stay of the ninth shipment
The Soyuz-Tma5 space shuttle with the tenth shipment of the International Space Station (ISS) new crew had to be launched the next October 9. But a Russian Space Agency spokesman has illustrated the possibility... more
AirlinesAlitalia (5): Spinetta proves confident on the balance relation of the Italian carrier with Air France within SkyTeam
Paris, France - According to French airline's President, the future will produce a positive cooperation with Alitalia
"Rome was not built in a day, so the strategic alliances among the airlines cannot change immediately". This was recently stated by Air France’s President, Jean-Cyril Spinetta,with reference to Alitalia’s sit... more
AccidentsIgor Levitin confirms: the two Russian Tupolevs exploded due to an attempt (2). The identities of the two female-terrorists has been confirmed
Moscow, Russia - One among the two women payed a Sibir's employee to avoid airport checks
Their names were Aminat Nagaieva and Zatsita Dzhebirkhanova, as the two Checen women who on last August 24 made, almost at the same time, the Sibir Air Lines Tu-154 and the Tu-134 Volga-Air explode. Both... more
AirlinesSingapore Airlines: the newness in Autumn of the Asian carrier
Rome, Italy - After a Winter and a Summer of success
"Singapore Airlines, after a Winter of success and good premises, has lived a Summer of newness, while other ones it announces for the Autumn-Winter 2004-2005. For a renewal of the fleet and for the general... more
AirlinesEuropean airlines will reduce the capacity of routes leaving from Israel?
Tel Aviv, Israel - The carriers appealed to Supreme Court, that October 28 will decide about it
Israeli Civil Aviation Administration (CAA) yesterday would have expressed confidence in the fact that soon will come resolved the small dispute that sees some European airlines against the Israeli demand... more
HelicoptersThe Pope in helicopter in order to avoid the Roman traffic (2): SH-3D/TS' specifications
Rome, Italy - Historical details and vehicle's tasks
Manufactured by Agusta and licensed by Sikorsky, the S-61D helicopter represents the civil version of the military SH-3D "Sea King", a successful vehicle used most of all for antisom purposes and rescue.... more
AirlinesAlitalia (4). Maroni: Italian Government is ready to provide social safety valves
Rome, Italy - But it is necessary a trade union agreement for the first step
Italian Welfare Minister, Roberto Maroni, would have recently stated, due to a Chamber's interrogation, that Italian Government would be ready to provide social safety valves even for the air transport... more
AccidentsIgor Levitin confirms: the two Russian Tupolev pulled down for an attack
Moscow, Russia - The governmental commission for inquiry has definitively established it
The Russian Minister for the Transports, Igor Levitin, illustrating today in conference-prints turns out of the governmental commission of inquiry jobs, has definitively ended the contrasting news rebound... more
HelicoptersThe Pope in helicopter in order to avoid the Roman traffic
Rome, Italy - The Pope transferred this morning from Castel Gandolfo to Vatican for the Wednesday general audience
Giovanni Paolo II has arrived in Vatican in helicopter this morning: it did not happen since two years, during which the Pope has always used car to move from the summery residence of Castel Gandolfo to... more
Civil aviationPadua Military Court: sites and naval units at amianthus rusk under investigation
Padua, Italy - The crime hypotheses would currently be the ones of avoided implementation order and negligent murder
Several military sites and vehicles would be considered as potentially dangerous for the Italian soldiers' health, according to Padua Military Court, and so considered as necessarily to be subjected to... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Airbus model A-330 and model A-340/200 and -300 series airplanes (2004-18-14)
Usa - To prevent uncommanded movement of a spoiler during flight, which could result in reduced controllability of the airplane and consequent significant increased fuel consumption during flight, which could necessitate an in-flight turn-back or diversi
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Civil aviationFAA AD on Boeing model 777 series airplanes
Usa - To prevent a possible source of ignition in a flammable leakage zone, which could result in an undetected and uncontrollable fire in the wheel well or wing trailing edge, and a possible fuel tank explosion
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information Federal Register Information [Federal Register: September 14, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 177)] [Page 55320-55321] Header Information Header... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Airbus model A-300 B2 and B4 series airplanes; and model A-300 B4-601, B4-603, B4-605R, B4-620, B4-622R, C4- 605R Variant F, and F4-605R airplanes (2004-18-13)
Usa - To detect and correct cracking of the gantry lower flanges in the MLG bay area, which could result in decompression of the airplane
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Civil aviationFAA AD on DG Flugzeugbau GmbH, model DG-500MB sailplanes
Washington, Usa - To prevent failure of the Warner LA10 spindle drive, which could result in failure of the engine pylon extension/retraction mechanism
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information Federal Register Information [Federal Register: September 14, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 177)] [Page 55321-55323] Header Information Header... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on McDonnell Douglas model DC-10-10, DC- 10-10F, DC-10-15, DC-10-30, DC-10-30F, DC-10-30F, DC-10-40, DC-10-40F, MD-10-10F, and MD-10-30F airplanes
Usa - To prevent chafing of the wire bundle located behind the flight engineer's panel caused by the wire bundle coming in contact with the lower edge of the feed-through, and consequent electrical arcing, which could result in smoke and fire in the cock
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: September 14, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 177)] [Page 55323-55326] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
AerospaceAerospace engineering graduating are working on the new Unisat-4
Rome, Italy - The students will participate to all space mission stages: from the plan to the satellite launch until the orbital data management
In December 2005 it will come launched the Unisat-4, the new plan of micro-satellite that the students of the aerospace engineering faculty of "La Sapienza" University in Rome will elaborate in the next... more
AirlinesLauda Air SpA: seven hours waiting for a flight directed to Mexico
Rome, Italy - Infuriated tourists complain the lack of information on the delay causes
Yesterday, 150 tourists, among which many couples in wedding travel leaving for Mexico, have attended 7 hours at Fiumicino airport, the Lauda Air SpA flight previewed for hours 2:00pm. It seems in fact... more
AirlinesVolare Group: are 1400 jobs at risk?
Milan, Italy - CEO, Andrea Molinari, set out about the President Giorgio Fossa's resign
AVIONEWS has phoned Volare's CEO Andrea Molinari, with reference to President Giorgio Fossa's resign. The company's situation appears to be particularly serious. 1400 jobs could be cancelled in case the... more
HelicoptersKaman and BAe together to update the SH-2 Seasprites
Washington, USA - The purpose is to encourage a new stage of exports for the well known helicopter
The SH-2 Seasprite multipurpose helicopter of the US Kaman is going to be involved in a deep updating process of its avionics suite with a contribution by British Aerospace Systems. The major purpose would... more
HelicoptersIreland: Defence Ministry sets out the new military helicopters
Dublin, Ireland - Four troop transport aircraft and two light choppers to be purchased by December
Irish Defence Ministry already unveiled it about one month ago (see for details AVIONEWS), but now it would have put into evidence further details with reference to the purchase of new military helicopters... more
AirlinesRyanair and easyJet make pessimistic forecasts for the next months
London, United Kingdom - The new low-cost airlines entry in the market would worsen the already difficult tariff war among the carriers
According to the Irish airline Ryanair, within the end of this year the air rates could endure a further 20% lessening, because of the non-stop tariff war among the numerous low-cost carriers, also because... more
AirlinesVolare Group: the president Giorgio Fossa discharges
Milan, Italy - On Friday September 17, previewed the successor nomination
Fast discharge by the president Giorgio Fossa who leaves the Italian Volare Group guide after only six months of activity: he had been named in order to make becoming airline the European third low-cost... more
AccidentsAn Australian Air Force's F/A-18 crashed
Sydney, Australia - The accident would have occurred during a military exercise
An Australian Air Force's F/A-18 Hornet multirole medium-light fighter would have fallen headlong in the northern region of the island yesterday. This mishap would hav occurred during a military exercise,... more
AccidentsHelicopter crashed in Greece: the aircraft on which Petros VII travelled had been destinated to Putin
Moscow, Russia - It would have been pointed out by Russian press, maintaining that the aircraft could have been sabotaged by experienced terrorists
The accident involving the helicopter on which the Orthodox Patriarch of Alexandria Petros VII travelled on last Saturday, September 11,(see for details AVIONEWS)could have a dramatic explanation, according... more
Press releaseAlitalia: an agreement has been achieved with the six trade unions
Rome, Italy - On ruling and the new personnel employment limits
"Alitalia announces it has achieved an agreement with the 6 trade unions (ANPAC, FILT-CGIL, FIT-CISL, UILT, UGL and UP), representing pilots on the ruling and the new personnel employment limits. The... more
AirlinesLufthansa: soon an extra-luxury service for the first class passengers
Frankfurt, Germany - After a made-champagne waiting, the travellers will be accompany to airplane aboard a luxurious limousine
Lufthansa are launching a new program dedicated to the first class passengers: a narrow super-vip group seems that soon will be able to use at Frankfurt and Munich airports, a special terminal, that... more
Science and technologyZurich: Armani store in the Airside Center
Zurich, Switzerland - The Italian designer had already launched a boutique with his brand at Rome-Fiumicino airport
At the Zurich airport from the last Friday (see news AVIONEWS) there is the "Emporio Armani": the Italian designer group in fact has inaugurated on the Airside Center second floor, an other store in an... more
AirlinesAlitalia (3): the contents of the agreement with pilots
Rome, Italy - Lower remuneration, increasing flight hours, reduced crew's members, 289 redundancies
Alitalia aims to recover some EUR 52m by 2006 thanks to the agreement achieved with pilots. The number of redundancies early indicated by the company would have been lowered from the original 450 to the... more