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CuriositiesIsrair wishes to the former US President Bill Clinton a speedy recovery
Jerusalem, Israel - The Israeli carrier will distribute on its flights some postcards with the message "Tihiyeh bariums, haver"
"Tihiyeh bariums, haver", "Get well, friend", it is the Hebrew wishing that the former USA President, Bill Clinton, operated the last Monday at the Presbyterian Hospital in New York, will receive from... more
DefenseDoes the future of Taiwan depend on the United States?
Taipei, Taiwan - Formosa orders new American-made weapon systems but Bush's Government would prefer keeping good relations with Beijing
Diplomatic tension between China and Taiwan always stays high, most of all due to the uncertain views shown by the current US Government, which should theoretically prove the first ally of Formosa Island,... more
AirlinesAlitalia (6): relations among the company and pilots are improving
Rome, Italy - The various trade unions could show a common final proposal regarding salaries on next Monday
It seems that the situation related to talks among Alitalia's pilots and the company is improving. The various trade unions would be scheduling a meeting to be held on next monday, September 13, in order... more
AirportsGround Zero: also the Italian Guardia di Finanza participates at the 3rd anniversary celebrations
New York, USA - Cadets will assist at the September 11, terroristic attack victims commemoration having an historical uniform
The Italian Academy Guardia di Finanza cadet officers, in visit in the United States from the September 9 to 19, have been invited from the Governors of the New York and New Jersey states, and from the... more
PeopleTerritorial continuity and service competitiveness: Enac underlines the role of the low-cost carriers
Palermo, Italy - Air One would provide excessively expensive services compared with competitors, according to President Riggio
On the occasion of Enac's (Italian National Civil Aviation Agency) Board of Directors occurred in Palermo yesterday, a chance was seized in order to attend to the matter related to the territorial continuity... more
Science and technologyIn August British airports record results
London, United Kingdom - Fourteen million passengers in transit and now the BAA would be interested also in the Venice air station
It owns BAA (British Airport Authority) the record for traffic passenger passed through airports in the last August: the management society of 7 British air stations, in fact would have estimated approximately... more
AirlinesAlitalia (5): "it’s still going to be uphill all the way to solve the crisis"
Rome, Italy - Italian union CISL's leader Pezzotta would be convinced of it, and he asks for a clearer alliance policy by the carrier
Italian trade union CISL's General Secretary Savino Pezzotta commented the Alitalia's matter again, proving quite worried about the current situation of the airline, workers' doubts and the uncertain future... more
AirlinesAlitalia (4): ENAC comments on the debates regarding supposed discriminations against the carrier
Rome, Italy - "Defaulting airlines are prevented from performing their activities, while an instalment credit could be requested"
Alitalia's President Giancarlo Cimoli had yesterday an opportunity for meeting Italian Minister for Infrastructures Lunardi and phone ENAC's (Italian National Civil Aviation Agency) President Riggio, with... more
IndustryRussia: more synergy between industrial production and economic availability by the carriers
Moscow, Russia - Government would have started policies aimed to encourage leasing and bank loan measures to modernize their own fleets
Russian Government would be making particular efforts in order to encourage the growth of the national aerospace industry, most of all with reference to the civil aviation sector. Industry Ministry would... more
Science and technologyCopenaghen-Kastrup will acquire a Brussels airport stake
Copenaghen, Denmark - It will buy part of the state stakes of the Belgian air station
Yesterday the society that manages Copenaghen-Kastrup air station, the largest in Scandinavia, revealed that it would be near to acquire a Biac stake, the company that controls the Brussels international... more
AirlinesLufthansa: in August traffic on the up respect a year ago
Berlin, Germany - Also the German carrier goods transport grows 15%
Lufthansa in August would have caught up 13.9% more in the traffic respect a year ago, thanks to the greater number of long-haul flights towards Americas and Asian countries. Yesterday the German airline... more
AirlinesSwiss International Air Lines increases load factor
Geneva, Switzerland - Merit of the intercontinental routes that have made to record a +0,7% in August
The August Helvetic Swiss International Air Lines data about load factor improve: it seems in fact that have caught up a coefficient equal to 79,4%, 0,9 percentage points more regarding the same month... more
IndustryBoeing: Panama's Copa announced an order for two B-737/700s
Panama City, Panama - They will be delivered in 2006
Boeing and Copa Airline executives yesterday said the Panamanian airline will add four new Boeing Next-Generation 737 airplanes to its all-Boeing fleet during the next two years. Copa ordered two 737-700s... more
AirlinesAeroflot: debates within the Russian Government on the denationalization
Moscow, Russia - Minister of Economy would agree, while Minister of Transport intends first of all improve Sheremetyevo air station
Remarkable uncertainty would exist within Russian Government with reference to the denationalization of the Aeroflot national carrier. Some Government's members, such as for example Minister of Economy,... more
AirlinesAeromexico orders ten Boeing 737-700
Mexico City, Mexico - Fuel saving and environmental rules honouring as the two major goals to achieve for the carrier
The airline Aeromexico needs to encourage a significant adaptation to the new exigencies regarding saving related to the high aviation fuels price, and to the recent rules concerning noise pollution. For... more
Civil aviationFAA AD (Revision)on CFM International (CFMI) CFM56-5C series turbofan engines
Washington, Usa - To prevent low-cycle fatigue (LCF) failure of certain HPTR front air seals, which could result in an uncontained engine failure and damage to the airplane
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Science and technology"O'Hare": FAA is favorable to impose a flight cap
Chicago, USA - United and American Airlines that control greater part of the air station will reduce 6% services operated
The FAA, Federal Aviation Administration, Administrator would be completely favorable to impose a cap for the arrivals and departures operated at the international airport "O'Hare" in Chicago. "It would... more
Latest newsMig-29 Fulcrum's for Chile?
Santiago, Chile - Chilean Government could decide to resort to a mixed fleet consisting of both the F-16s and Russian-made fighters by 2006
Chilean Air Force is waiting for taking delivery of 10 new F-16 multirole light fighters, but it is forecasting to be forced to replace all its own old F-5s by 2006 with further 20 vehicles. Russia would... more
Civil aviationCivil aviation and embassies: the two targets risking attempts for Italy
Rome, Italy - A meeting at Italian Ministry of Interior headquarter has been scheduled for today aiming to consider further preventive measures
An important meeting at the Italian Ministry of Interior headquarter has been scheduled for today, and representatives from Italian intelligence services, Police and Carabinieri are going to gather there.... more
AirlinesAlitalia (3): local governments act in order to defend the carrier's employees
Rome, Italy - A meeting to occur at Campidoglio on Monday 13 among Veltroni, Storace, Gasbarra and Canapini
The initiative promoted by the Lazio's local governments in order to defend the employment with reference to the delicate situation of Alitalia does not stop. Italian Government will have to set the social... more
AirlinesQantas increases the passenger capacity for who must leave Jakarta
Jakarta, Indonesia - After yesterday attacks, airline meets the requirements of who must take off from the Indonesian capital city
Whether Qantas or Australian Airlines will regularly continue to operate their flights towards Indonesia: in particular, Qantas said to have predisposed a passenger capacity increase for the Indonesian... more
Science and technologyAdR: directorate approves the first semester relation
Rome, Italy - Group losses diminish, thanks to the cost control policy
On Thursday the Board of directors of AdR, (management society of Rome airports), approved the first semester 2004 relation, from which it would turn out that Fiumicino and Ciampino air stations have made... more
AerospaceMission Genesis: maybe all is not lost
Washington, USA - At least one disc containing solar particles would be whole
Maybe all is not lost for the space mission called Genesis (see for details AVIONEWS). The probe arrived in the atmosphere carrying little solar particles microgrammes and crashed on the ground in the... more
Science and technologyResearches for the protection of environmental wealth by the Proteus 2
Naples, Italy - They will be the result of a cooperation with the United States and Great Britain
A conference devoted to the double experimental activity scheduled on Italy's environmental monitoring was held at Naples-Capodichino Airport yesterday morning, as the result of the cooperation between... more
AirlinesAlitalia (2): Pisa's and Venice's air stations defend against the carrier's criticism
Venice, Italy - Treatment for all the airlines is the same on the basis of the existing ruling
Alitalia's President, Cimoli, would have already ease the debates occurred regarding supposed discriminations which would affect the carrier due to the behaviour by Italian Ministry for Transport and by... more
AirlinesAlitalia: the company and the unions talk about AZ Fly and AZ Service
Rome, Italy - President Cimoli proves confident regarding the future of the airline
Talks among Alitalia's board and the trade unions' representatives go on. An aspect of concern for workers is the one related to the splitting of the carrier into two separated units: AZ Fly and AZ Service.... more
IndustryDynCorp International LLC awarded of a near 8 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the upgrade of five C-12D2 aircraft
DynCorp International L.L.C., Fort Worth, Texas, was awarded on Sept. 7, 2004, a $7,939,640 modification to a firm-fixed-price contract for upgrade of five C-12D2 Aircraft to C-12U configuration. Work... more
AirlinesBritish Airways has yielded the Qantas stake
London, United Kingdom - They have been sold to Australian and international investors for USD 770m
British Airways has yesterday sold its Qantas stake (see news AVIONEWS), gaining USD 770m that will come use in order to diminish society debt and to invest for one future industrial consolidation in Europe.... more
AirlinesUS Airways: the no pilots to umpteenth airline offer
New York, USA - The carrier proposal would have cut salary and pension contributions
US Airways pilot union yesterday would have said "no" to the last demands for pays wage concessions introduced them from the airline, refusing to put to the ballots the proposal (see news AVIONEWS). The... more
Latest newsTyphoon and F-35: two airplanes, one helmet-mounted display
London, UK - It is the solution suggested by BAe, to which Lockheed Martin has awarded a contract for its designing for the JSF
A single helmet-mounted display for the Typhoon and the F-35 Joint Strike fighter (JSF). This is the project of the British Aerospace Systems, which would have recently been granted with the sign of a... more
AirlinesSN Brussels Airlines: profits nearly EUR 2m in the first half-year
Brussels, Belgium - The first part of the year is positive for the Belgian carrier that in 2003 closed instead in deficit
SN Brussels Airlines has reported on Thursday in Brussels outcomes regarding the first half-2004: the Belgian air company would have closed the first six months of the year with a EUR 1,93m net profit... more
DefenseUkraine towards NATO but members oppose their doubts
Kiev, Ukraine - Several economic and political changes would be considered as necessary in order to achieve such goal
Ukraine intends to join NATO as soon as possible. Recently, its own Minister of Defence would have confirmed it while visiting the United Kingdom, relying on the support granted by some members of the... more
AirportsAir bridge in order to save an Iraqi young man
Modena, Italy - A Modena hospital structure has cured the 16 year boy afflicted with a congenital cardiopathy
A special flight through Syria has concurred with Saeed, an Iraqi 16 year boy of Baghdad, to reach with his father and doctor, the Hesperia Hospital in Modena (Italy), where he is subordinate to a surgical... more
Science and technologySchiphol object of a terroristic plan
Amsterdam, Holland - A Dutch newspaper asserts it, publishing some reserved documents on Thursday
The Schiphol Amsterdam airport would have been the center of a terroristic plan of a 18 year boy, arrested the last June in Holland for an holdup. It is revealed by the Dutch daily paper "Nrc Handelsblatt",... more
AirportsTrieste: ceremony for the Brigata di Cavalleria "Pozzuolo del Friuli" re-entry from Iraq
Trieste, Italy - The Italian Army Chief General Staff said the Italian missions are exclusively aimed to assure peace
On Thursday, in Trieste (Italy), has kept the ceremony for the Brigata di Cavalleria "Pozzuolo del Friuli" re-entry from Iraq, commanded from the General Sergeant Corrado Dalzini, engaged for 4 months... more
AccidentsNato Flying Rhino exercise: a British helicopter crashed
Prague, Czech Republic - The Lynx was carrying six persons who would have all died after the impact with the ground
During the Nato exercise called Flying Rhino (September 6 to 17) occurring in the Czech Republic, where several British aerial vehicles are attending among which even the Harriers and the Hawks for attack... more
AirlinesAirbus A-320s for China Northern Airlines
Beijing, China - 23 airplanes have been leased to modernize the fleet while the union with China Southern Airlines is about to occur
While waiting for the union with China Southern Airlines, the carrier China Northern Airlines would have decided to favour the modernization of its own fleet through the leasing of 23 Airbus A-320 transport... more
AerospaceNorthrop Grumman lays the foundation for the future space explorations
Washington, USA - The aerospace company to attend to design effective and economically sustainable solutions for the travels towards Mars
NASA selected Northrop Grumman for the programme related to the space exploration activities that the United States intend to perform during the next decades. Such programme schedules in fact new travels... more
Civil defenseUN: Iraqi Baathist regime was unable to spread lethal chemicals by drones
New York, USA - It would have been unveiled by a report of UN's commissioners despite the different view of experts appointed by the Unites States
There is a views struggles in the United States among the experts appointed by American Government and the United Nations' commissioners regarding the presence of chemical and bacteriological weapons in... more
AirportsIraqi war airplanes killed Kurds escaped from the chemical strafe in 1988
Halabja, Iraq - Tens of bodies founded in a common grave near the town of Halabja
Tens of Kurd children, men and women escaped from the chemical weapon's strafe from Saddam Hussein in 1988, near Halabja, town 300 km from Baghdad, then would be died under the blows from the Iraqi war... more
Civil aviationAttempts and insurance cover: Lufthansa asks for EU's support
Berlin, Germany - Insurance companies appear less and less willing to afford the financial expenditure related to such kind of risk
Insurance companies in Europe fear they are not able to afford the financial expenditure for the compensations related to the effects caused by possible attempts in the air transport sector. So, they would... more
MiscellaneousUSA's strikers in action in northern Iraq
Tal Afar, Iraq - 26 died and more than 70 were wounded but these are only the current figures
The United States and the Iraqi temporary Government would consider the city of Tal Afar, in the north side of the country, a major point of reference for the rebellion warriors in order to carry on their... more
AirlinesAir disaster in Russia: Aeroflot already finds a passenger traffic fall
Moscow, Russia - It fell for a 3% most of all for the international routes towards Europe and the USA
The carrier’s representatives had already forecasted it and the first negative effects on the Aeroflot’s passenger traffic can be already found (se for details AVIONEWS). The fall found starting from las... more
AirlinesAlitalia (5): searching for a major role in SkyTeam
Rome, Italy - President Cimoli would prove willing to modify the agreement with its partners and most if all with Air France
Alitalia's President Giancarlo Cimoli would be appraising the hypothesis for encouraging new alliances for the relaunch of the Italian carrier, as they could be aimed to increase the airline's competitiveness.... more
DefenseRussia: preventive military operations against the terrorism are scheduled
Moscow, Russia - Nevertheless, the deployment of nuclear weapons would not be considered
Russian military authorities would have made the decision for resorting to armed operations against the international terrorism’s threat clearer (see for details AVIONEWS). Moscow’s Chief of General Sta... more
IndustryEmbraer: the "Maintenance Cost Workshop 2004" starts
São José dos Campos, Brazil - An open forum in order to discuss on the aircraft maintenance costs
Embraer, yesterday at São José dos Campos, in Brazil, has given the begin of the its "Maintenance Cost Workshop" quarter edition, a discussion seminary about maintenance costs, that will see re-united t... more
IndustryBAe loses during the first half of 2004
London, UK - However, the British aerospace company should grow by December thanks to Airbus and MBDA
British Aerospace Systems' situation during the first half of 2004 does not appear a good one. The British aerospace company would have in fact found loss for some EUR 610m, compared with the 47m of the... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Boeing model 727, 727C, 727-100, -100C, and -200 series airplanes (2004-18-08)
Usa - To detect and correct cracks and corrosion on the attach fitting holes of the forward trunnion attach fittings of the main landing gear (MLG), which could result in the collapse of the MLG
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Civil aviationFAA AD on Boeing model 737-200, -200C, -300, - 400, and -500 series airplanes (2004-18-06)
Washington, Usa - To find and fix fatigue cracking of certain upper and lower skin panels of the fuselage, which could result in sudden fracture and failure of the skin panels and consequent rapid decompression of the airplane
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Civil aviationFAA AD on Bombardier model DHC-8-102, -103, -106, -201, -202, -301, -311, and -315 airplanes
Usa - To prevent contact between the lockwire pigtail of the fitting and the stiffener located on the inside surface of the fuel access covers of the wings, which could serve as a potential ignition source within the fuel tank if a cover is struck by lig
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