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CuriositiesSpanish Air Force C-101 surpassed by racer
Madrid, Spain - It was steered by the 250cc world champion Fonsi Nieto
The Aprilia RSV 100R factory of the Spanish biker 250cc world champion Fonsi Nieto have surpassed a Spanish Air Force C-101 during a 1,000 metre range challenge contended at "Academia General del Aire"... more
HelicoptersHelicopter ambulance Sacred Heart resumed service after the crash that took place on last Friday
Santa Rosa Beach, Usa - All the three crew members aboard died
Sacred Heart Health System resumed the helicopter ambulance service after the crash that took place on last Friday and that killed all its crew members (see AVIONEWS). The helicopter has been operative... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Raytheon (Beech) model MU-300-10, 400, 400A, and 400T series airplanes; and Raytheon (Mitsubishi) model Beech MU-300 airplanes
Washington, Usa - To prevent the accumulation of fuel and/or fuel vapor in the spoiler mixer bay and/or the aft fuselage compartment, which could result in a fire in the airplane
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: October 27, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 207)] [Page 62570-62571] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Boeing model 737-300, -400, and -500 series airplanes
Washington, Usa - To find and fix discrepancies of the fuselage skin, which could result in fatigue cracking due to cabin pressurization, and consequent rapid in-flight decompression of the airplane fuselage
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: October 27, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 207)] [Page 62567-62569] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on General Electric Company (GE) CF6-80C2 turbofan engines
Washington, Usa - To prevent blade separation from HPT S2 NGV distress, which could result in an uncontained engine failure
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: October 27, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 207)] [Page 62571-62574] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Government actsParliamentary Question: radio-toxicological analyses on personnel deployed during operations in Kosovo with reference to depleted uranium
Rome, Italy - By Italian On. Sandro Delmastro Delle Vedove
- Addressed to Italian Minister of Defence - "This parliamentary question is intended to verify if Minister knew about some analyses on Italian military personnel regarding the activities performed in... more
Press releaseGalileo Avionica: a Laser Launching Telescope to Japanese Astronomical Observatory
Rome, Italy - Signed a contract with the Japanese industry Subaru
"Galileo Avionica, a Finmeccanica Company, has been awarded a contract with Subaru - National Astronomical Observatory of Japan for the supply of a Laser Launching Telescope for laser guide star. The equipment... more
Latest newsTurkish fighters violate the Greek air space again
Athens, Greece - Greek Government denounced it and it would have threatened to avoid to support Turkish join in the European Union
Greece denounced the violation of its air space by Turkish Air Force’s combat airplanes again (see or details AVIONEWS). Such violations would have happened six times during this week, and some ten aircraft w... more
AccidentsFrance: R-22 crashed into the sea. One man killed and another one is missing
Paris, France - Incident cause is not known
A private Robinson R-22 crashed clear of Mentone, Cote D'Azur: we know that on board helicopter were travelling two persons, a trainer and his pupil. One got killed and the other is missing: victim's body... more
MiscellaneousUS air strike on Falluja: three casualties
Falluja, Iraq - Building in Joulan has been hit
In the night a new air strike by American troops on Falluja killed three persons. The strike hit a building in Joulan, one of the quarter that military actions is mostly dogging. According to a US Army... more
HelicoptersThe role of the EH-101 for Danish Air Force
Copenaghen, Denmark - The helicopter will have to become a protagonist of a quality leap forward from an operative point of view for troop transport
The first of the 14 AgustaWestland EH-101 "Merlin" multipurpose helicopters destined to Danish Air Force should be delivered by the end of this year. Military representatives from the Danish armed forces... more
Latest newsItalian General Tricarico met Chinese and Pakistani Air Force leaders
Rome, Italy - The basis for developing friendly cooperation relations have been laid
The travel to Pakistan and China of General Tricarico, Italian Air Force General Staff, finished: he met the Air Force General Staff of two countries. During visit, the basis for developing friendly cooperation... more
HelicoptersThe future of the Kamov Ka-50 is in doubt
Moscow, Russia - The Mil Mi-28 would prove able to meet the cost cutting and reliability exigencies
The programme related to the Kamov Ka-50 Black Shark combat helicopter and its advanced version named Ka-52 Alligator could be suspended by Moscow's Ministry of Defence. It seems in fact that such aircraft,... more
IndustryHamburg: Airbus' employees demonstrated in order to save the runway extension
Hamburg, Germany - A protest against the Judge's view as it disagrees with a prospective private ownership expropriation procedure
Despite German Judge has so supported the protest by some land owners nearby Hamburg city (Germany), as aimed to face the possible extension of the runway in the Airbus facility and destined to the cargo... more
Latest newsAVIONEWS at "International conference on advanced programmes for anti-g protection" held by Italian Air Force
Rome, Italy - Occurring today at Rome-Centocelle Airport
The international conference on the advanced programmes for anti-g protection started at the Conference hall of COI (Joint Operative Command, at Rome-Centocelle Airport) this morning at 09:00 am. Italy... more
AirlinesAlitalia (2): business plan still managed by Prodi-led Commission
Brussels, Belgium - After the withdrawal of a proposal by the new President Barroso for the new European Government
New European Commission's President José Manuel Barroso decided to withdraw his own proposal related to the general appointment of the new European Government, when he realized that EU Parliament could... more
AirlinesAlitalia: criticism by Italian Lombardia Region's President Formigoni
Milan, Italy - Formigoni would consider the relaunch prospects as unsatisfactory
Lombardia Region's President Roberto Formigoni would not prove satisfied about the reorganization and relaunch plan of Alitalia. According to Formigoni, one could not accept the idea of waiting till 2007... more
IndustryNorthrop Grumman Systems Corp. awarded of a over 6 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For three E-2C aircraft
Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., Bethpage, N.Y., is being awarded a $6,574,500 firm-fixed-price order against a previously issued Basic Ordering Agreement (N00019-04-G-0003) for installation of a Satellite... more
IndustryBoeing Aerospace Operations awarded of a near 20 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For F/A-18A/B/C/D, SH-60F, HH-60H helicopters and F-16A/B aircraft
Boeing Aerospace Operations, Midwest City, Okla., is being awarded a $19,885,919 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-priced contract (N00019-01-C-0110) to exercise an option for the procurement... more
IndustrySikorsky Aircraft Corp. awarded of a over 23 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the VH-3D/VH-60N Executive helicopter
Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., Stratford, Conn., is being awarded a $23,040,762 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price, time and materials contract (N00019-03-C-0006) to exercise an option for... more
IndustryMcDonnell Douglas Corp. awarded of a near 37 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the F/A-18E/F aircraft
McDonnell Douglas Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of The Boeing Co., St. Louis, Mo., is being awarded a $36,910,000 ceiling-priced modification to a previously awarded undefinitized contract (N00019-04-C-0015)... more
AirlinesAlitalia: special fares from Birmingham to Italy for the celebration of its new service
Rome, Italy - The first service is expected to be on October ,31
Last Monday, Alitalia announced special fares for its flight Birmingham-Milan, with ticket costs from EUR 89, in order to celebrate its new service: it is a two daily flights and is to be start next October,... more
AerospaceSpace: to Titano's discovery
Rome, Italy - Yesterday, at 6.40 pm Cassini's probe was only 1,200 kilometres far from the biggest Moon of Saturn
The event is only one of the 45 close ranges planned during next four years, which would see the Cassini's probe, which was born by the cooperation among the agencies of United States (Nasa), Europe (Esa)... more
Civil aviationBrussels: as a precaution 200 parrots found in the airport have been eliminated
Brussels, Belgium - They were in the same area of two eagles infected by avian flu
At Brussels Airport 200 parrots have been found in the same area where were two eagles infected by avian flu, which were recovered on October 18, in the baggage of a Thai passenger: fowls have been eliminated... more
AirlinesDelta Airlines has suspended one of its employee because of an "inappropriate" use of her image
New,York, USA - The woman posted pictures of herself in uniform through a sort of an on line diary
Ellen Simonetti, Delta Airlines' assistant has been suspended indefinitely without receiving any pay: because of she used pictures of herself in uniform on the on line diary which she use to write. "I... more
Latest newsIraq: the British Regiment moved to Nassiriya
Nassiriya, Iraq - The shipment was disposed by Premier Tony Blair
The cargo military helicopters have been used today to transfer the British regiment "Black Watch" from Bassora, in the South of Iraq, to Nassiriya, city placed 375 kilometers from Baghdad, currently controlled... more
MiscellaneousBrazil: paedophilia and prostitution traffic foiled
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - Among the 11 people arrested four were Italian
As it has been related by the Brazilian local press that 11 people, four of which were Italian, were arrested as involved in paedophilia and prostitution traffic, occured among Brazil, Italy, and Germany,... more
MiscellaneousJapan: another earthquake strikes Niigata region
Tokyo, Japan - Niigata airport traffic is closed at the moment
Another intense earthquake, of 6.1 intensity of the Richter scale, hit the Niigata region in the Northwest of Japan, today at 10.40 in the morning (local hour), 3.30am in Italy, after only five days from... more
AirlinesFlybe: the carrier would improve its service, creating presumably about 400 new jobs
Birmingham, United kingdom - The number of its flights rises to seven more
The low-cost airline Flybe seems to have planned an increase on its flights from Birmingham to several European destinations: it is what some spokesmen of the carrier revealed, underlining as well that... more
AirlinesUs Airways: switch on the board director
Washington, Usa - Financial reforming plans are at the drafting stage
The Us Airlines board of directors has elected George M. Philip to the board, in the past few days, and also it has named Ronald Stanley who joined the board of directors in May 2004 as chief financial... more
AirlinesTurkish Airlines finalized the arrangement for the purchase of 30 Airbus's planes
Berlin, Germany - Deliveries will be complete before the end of 2008
Turkish national carrier Turkish Airlines, signed yesterday in Berlin the final agreement for the acquisition of 36 Airbus’s plane, that include 19 A-320, 12 A-321 and 5 A330-200 of which was already a... more
Civil aviationRussia, USA and South Korea: meetings to solve the North Korean nuclear matter started again
Seoul, South Korea - Diplomatic representatives from the three countries gathered today to try to schedule new six-nation talks
Diplomatic representatives coming form Russia and the United States are trying to get the six-nation talks started again in order to solve the North Korean matter. A meeting scheduled in Seoul for today,... more
AirlinesContinental Airlines is one of the best carriers in the world
Houston, USA - According to a "Conde Nast Traveler"'s survey
Continental Airlines, is for the seventh year in the list of the five best carriers in the world, because of service and comfort during its long-range flights: it is what has just been resulted from a... more
AirlinesContinental Airlines is one of the best carriers in the world
Houston, USA - According to a "Conde Nast Traveler"'s survey
Continental Airlines, is for the seventh year in the list of the five best carriers in the world, because of service and comfort during its long-range flights: it is what has just been resulted from a... more
AirlinesGermanwings is one of the leaders of the German low-cost market
Berlin, Germany - The number of passengers increased 44% compared with one year early
The low-cost carrier Germanwings, managed by Eurowings among with Lufthansa partecipation, it's become one of the leaders in the German low-cost market since its beginning in October 23, 2002. The number... more
AerospaceRussia: satellites would be launched from Plesetsk base
Moscow, Russia - It is a decision of the Defense Ministry
"We plan to launch everything from Plesetsk in the future, but this does not mean that we are going to leave Baikonur": it is what Defense Minister, Sergei Ivanov, claimed. Though he underlined as well... more
Civil aviationAir control centre on Venda Mountain: 20 Italian soldiers would have died due to cancer
Padua, Italy - Amianthus could exist not only in the gallery but also in the entire structure
Padua military Judge is carrying on investigation regarding the presence of amianthus at the Italian Air Force air control centre on the Venda Mountain (see for details AVIONEWS). Deceased soldiers due... more
Science and technologyUS fighters could be flown by mouse brain
Washington, USA - On board computer could be placed by animal cell "Biological processor"
An interesting test has been carried out at Florida University: a group of mouse’s brain cell can fly a US F-22, even if only in a flight simulator, as of now (see AVIONEWS). Researchers have studied t... more
Civil aviationGB: airports have to invest in air traffic control tools
London, United Kingdom - A Civil Aviation Authority report denounced it
A report of the British Civil Aviation Authority denounces that on the English runaways could verify what happened in Linate Airport, October 8, 2001: increasingly, aircraft home in other plane's flightpath.... more
Press releaseEnstrom Helicopter Corp.: process of completing the last of 18 480B turbine helicopters
Michigan, Usa - For the Indonesian National Police
"Enstrom Helicopter Corp. is in the process of completing the last of 18 - 480B turbine helicopters for the Indonesian National Police. The final three helicopters pictured are expected to be delivered... more
Press releaseUsa-Russia: two aerospace schools under comparison in Rome
Rome, Italy - The Italian Air Force to host the international conference about the advanced programs of Anti-G protection tomorrow, October 28, 2004
"Tomorrow, October 28, at 9am at the Conference Room of the Joint Operative Center, on the Centocelle-Rome Airport, it will gather the 'International Conference on the advanced programs of Anti-Gravity... more
DefenseAMS: systems and sensors to increase the interoperability degree of the Italian Navy
Rome, Italy - Alenia Marconi Systems to attend to the FREMM and Orizzonte frigates and the "Conte di Cavour" air carrier
Alenia Marconi Systems is going to attend to a series of major systems for the new Italian Navy's air carrier, the "Conte di Cavour", as well as the Orizzonte and FREMM Italian-French frigates. AMS's support... more
HelicoptersBAe to provide attitude monitoring systems for the US Navy's helicopters
London, UK - The USN's CH-53s and the MH-53s to be equipped with them by the end of this year
British Aerospace is going to attend to the monitoring systems regarding the flight attitude of the CH-53 and the MH-53 helicopters. Such systems will be mounted on board such aircraft together with a... more
DefenseAfghanistan: NATO ready to extend the Kabul's control over the western areas
Moscow, Russia - However, operative and managing difficulties dealing with territorial discord and drug traffic would exist
US military and diplomatic representatives in Washington and Moscow would have recently jointly announced that some difficulties would exist for the military management of the Afghan territorial situation.... more
Latest newsIrkut: useful life-cycle certification for the engines destined to the Indian Su-30MKIs
Moscow, Russia - The AL-31FP engines to be produced by licence by the Indian national aerospace industry
Irkut, the Russian aerospace group attending to the programs related to the entire family of the Sukhoi Flanker multirole fighters, achieved an operative certification recently for the power plant of the... more
MiscellaneousEnrico Mattei's death remembrance falls on today
Rome, Italy - The ENI powerful manager died on his airplane with pilot and a journalist. The "Seven sisters" shadow is still hanging over tragedy
On Saturday October 27, 1962, at 6:57pm and 10 seconds, the Linate Airport control tower lost contact with the little airplane of ENI, (Italian state oil board) - a "Morane Saulnier" - registered as I-Snap:... more
AirlinesAlitalia: the role of cost cutting for the reorganization of the carrier
Rome, Italy - Some analysts would have focused on the advantages stemming from the flying personnel's productivity increase
Some analysts commented recently about the current Alitalia's situation, making efforts to start its own concrete reorganization and, later, a real firm relaunch. One of the major purposes of the airline,... more
AccidentsUSA: Cessna-182 crashed. Two casualties verified
Springfield, USA - Airplane hit trees and it cleaved in half as it hit the ground
A small private plane crashed in the USA while it is approaching the Springfield-Branson Regional Airport on Tuesday night: two of three passengers died and the only survivor is seriously injured. Cessna-182,... more
IndustryLockheed Martin: US Government demand boost its receipts
Washington, USA - It registered 41 per cent profit increase in the third quarter
Lockheed Martin reported it has registered 41 per cent profit increase in the third quarter: it would be fruit of a boost in military airplane and information technology services demand from US Government.... more
AirlinesHawaiian Airlines: double daily flights Hawaiian Airlines:
Honolulu, Hawaii - In order to eliminate the overnight layover for inbound Sydney passengers
Hawaiian Airlines will add a second daily non-stop flight between Honolulu and Las Vegas, as from next April 4, 2005. This measure will mean Hawaiian carrier passengers from Sydney can make same-day connections... more