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AirlinesAlitalia (3): Cimoli asks for concrete efficiency measures for the air transport sector
Rome, Italy - Carrier's President would have even suggested to achieve a commercial agreement with a national partner soon
Alitalia's President, Giancarlo Cimoli, during a hearing in front of Italian Senate, would have pointed out the current situation of the air transport sector in Italy. Italian national airline's CEO would... more
AirlinesAlitalia (2): the carrier needs the bridge loan as soon as possible
Rome, Italy - It would have been stated by President Cimoli, also reminding the relevance of the splitting into AZ Fly and AZ Service
Alitalia's President and CEO, Giancarlo Cimoli, would have unveiled, during a hearing in front of Italian Senate, that the airline can only survive till the end of this month in terms of liquidity. So,... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on McDonnell Douglas model MD-11 and -11F airplanes
Usa - To prevent electrical arcing caused by power feeder cable terminal lugs grounding against terminal strip support brackets, which could result in smoke and fire in the main cabin or avionics compartment
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: September 22, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 183)] [Page 56680-56682] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Bombardier model DHC-8-102 airplanes
Usa - To prevent component failure in the radar indicator, resulting in an overcurrent condition and consequent overheating or burning of an internal component or the ribbon cable, which could lead to smoke in the cockpit, resulting in incapacitation of
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: September 22, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 183)] [Page 56682-56683] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Rolls-Royce plc RB211 Trent 800 series turbofan engines (2004-19-08)
Washington, Usa - To prevent failure of critical life- limited rotating engine parts, which could result in an uncontained engine failure and damage to the airplane
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: September 22, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 183)] [Page 56687-56688] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
AirlinesAlitalia (5): Meridiana might be the national partner of the carrier
Rome, Italy - It would have been pointed out by Cimoli, while Lufthansa would have stated that the prospective bankruptcy of Alitalia would not displease it
Alitalia' President, Giancarlo Cimoli, would have considered also the shortage of personnel at Malpensa Airport and absenteeism as reasons for the problems which would have progressively worsened the airline's... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica S.A. (Embraer) model EMB-135 and EMB-145 series airplanes
Usa - To prevent incorrect operation of the precooler differential pressure switches, which could result in inappropriate automatic shutoff of the engine bleed valve, and consequent inability to perform engine cross-bleed restarts or possible failure of
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: September 22, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 183)] [Page 56676-56679] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Robinson Helicopter Company model R-22 series helicopters
Washington, Usa - To prevent a fatigue crack, blade failure, and subsequent loss of control of the helicopter
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: September 22, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 183)] [Page 56688-56690] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Rolls-Royce plc RB211-22B, RB211-524, and RB211-535 series turbofan engines (2004-19-04)
Washington, Usa - To prevent failure of critical life-limited rotating engine parts, which could result in an uncontained engine failure and damage to the airplane
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: September 22, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 183)] [Page 56683-56687] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
IndustryAirbus: no support for microsoft in front of European Court of Justice
Brussels, Belgium - It would have been underlined by the European aerospace group regarding the judicial problems suffered by the American company
Airbus would have firmly given the lie to the rumors which indicated it as a Microsoft's supporter, dealing with the matter concerning the European Court of Justice's sentence for the US company leading... more
IndustrySecurity and air traffic control: the new US President will have to attend to such sectors
Washington, USA - It is what producers and other protagonists of the American air transport sector hope
US aerospace industry is more and more focusing on the programmes shown by the two US Presidency candidates to the country. The major companies of this sector would have realized how both Bush and Kerry... more
AirlinesChaos in the German airports, cancelled tens of Lufthansa flights
Berlin, Germany - Because of a breakdown at the computerized system "Unisys"
At early morning today, around 4:30am, the Unisys computer system of the German airports, that regulate the check-in service, would have crashed sending out of action all the air stations. The breakdown... more
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