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AirlinesRaising oil cost: 3 European airlines will not follow the British Airways air fares policy
London, United Kingdom - They will not impose an increase fuel surcharge
Three European airlines, Finnair, Lufthansa and EasyJet, have decided not to follow British Airways policy to increase fuel surcharges (see news AVIONEWS). Finnair, Finland’s flag carrier, does not plan s... more
SecurityStruggles in Najaf have started again
Najaf, Iraq - American combat aircraft are overflying the city while cannons and mortars go on firing
Iraqi city of Najaf goes on being a theatre of heavy and constant fighting. Starting from 08:00 am local time, a new battle between the militiamen of Moqtada Al-Sadr and the US units is affecting the city... more
HelicoptersUS-101: "it is as American as the workers who build it in the USA"
Fort Worth, USA - Lockheed Martin's representatives are convinced of it, after the joining by new US partners
New partners have been added to the list of those which are cooperating in the United States to carry on the US-101 programme, the AgustaWestland EH-101 helicopter's version dedicated for the new USA President's... more
AirlinesAlitalia: "ENAC's and Italian Government' s support for the carrier on tariffs is unjustifiable"
London, UK - It is the view of the Financial Times regarding the requirement for a rise of tariffs concerning several airlines operating in Italy
Alitalia has been criticized by British economic press again. The Financial Times underlines how the carrier does not succeed in being competitive in the market and it needs so the support by ENAC (Italian... more
AirlinesIncrease in oil price don't stop the French air transport growth
Paris, France - Air traffic rises 7,9% in the first half 2004
According to DGAC statistics, the civil aviation management, in the fist half of 2004 in France the air traffic rises 7,9 percentage points. It seems that either the oil high price obstructs the French... more
HelicoptersEurocopter and Northrop Grumman as partners for the PRV programme
Paris, France - The NH-90 to be jointly promoted by the two companies in the USA as the new SAR helicopter
US Air Force and US Navy need a new SAR (Search and Rescue) helicopter and a proper specification has been released, so starting a competition called Personnel Recovery Vehicle (PRV), scheduling to perform... more
AerospaceWild Fire: the Canadian alternative solution for the X-Prize competition
Toronto, Canada - The "barrel-shaped" space-ship should take off on next October 2
The Canadian alternative solution for the X-Prize programme aimed to concretely start space commercial flight activities and the so called "space tourism" will fly on next October 2. An interesting proposal... more
IndustrySikorsky Aircraft Corp. awarded of a over USD 12m contract
Washington, USA - For the US Navy MH-60R helicopter
Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., Stratford, Conn., is being awarded a $12,308,728 firm-fixed-price advance acquisition contract for long lead material and effort associated with the production and delivery of... more
IndustryMcDonnell Douglas Corp. awarded of over USD 8m contract
Washington, USA - For the F/A-18F aircraft
McDonnell Douglas Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of The Boeing Co., is being awarded an $8,041,992 modification to definitize a previously awarded letter contract to a firm-fixed-price contract. In... more
Civil aviationAl-Qaeda: hit New York by explosive material-stuffed helicopters
New York, USA - Details on such possible operations would have been found out inside the computers seized to members of the terroristic organization
Recent successes of Anti-terrorism units in Great Britain and Pakistan (see for details AVIONEWS) would have unveiled particularly relevant details with reference to the new possible threats which the... more
AccidentsEmergency landing for a Swiss International Air Lines' Avro RJ-100
Frankfurt, Germany - A failure for one of its four engines
The four-engined aircraft of the Swiss carrier had taken off yesterday morning with 56 persons on board from Amsterdam towards Zurich, and it was forced to perform an emergency landing at Frankfurt air... more
Press releaseItalian National Civil Aviation Agency's view regarding Financial Times news
Rome, Italy - All the carriers, except for British Airways, adapted or are adapting themseles to the invitation for honouring third and fourth freedom carriers
"Italian National Civil Aviation Agency (ENAC) answers with reference to the news released this morning on the Financial Times and regarding ENAC’s position on tariff checks for the so called third and f... more
AirlinesAlitalia (5): Lufthansa supports Italian point of view
Frankfurt, Germany - According to the German carrier, Italy would be simply asking for honouring common uses in several European countries
Lufthansa's position regarding the Italian requirement for an increase of tariffs appears always more willing to support Italy when compared with British Airways. According to the Germnan carrier's representatives,... more
AerospaceESA: the next spacemen will put into hibernation
London, United Kingdom - A research financed by European Space Agency have to find the way to miss in lethargy astronauts to cut expenditures
ESA, European Space Agency, requested a research in order to find the way to hibernate spacemen during space missions, which can extend over several years: it seems in fact the best solution to face problems... more
AirlinesAlitalia (4): British Airways' appeal to EU Commission against tariff restrictions requested by Italy
Brussels, Belgium - The English carrier would consider the Italian behaviour an incoherent one compared with common uses
European Commission would have taken delivery of the official protest put forward by British Airways against the Italian requirement for increasing tariffs in favour of Alitalia. According to EU Government's... more
SecurityAn aircraft left from Forlì in Italy destined to Black Sea obliged to land in the Caucasus
Moscow, Russia - Russian soldiers skyjack the flight for preventive reasons anti-Chechen guerrilla activity
A flight took off at 11:30am from "Ridolfi" airport of Forlì and destined to Krasnodar, in the Black Sea, has been skyjacked by Russian soldiers in the Majkop base, in the south-western Russia. Aircraft... more
Science and technologyEgypt asks Israel for warranties in order to ensure the airport development in the Gaza Strip
Cairo, Egypt - The Arab country intends to support the re-opening of air traffic in the Palestinian territory
Egyptian authorities appear more and more involved in the solution of debates and struggles between Israeli and Palestinian people, as they are going on affecting in these weeks the territory of the Gaza... more
AirlinesRyanair and Virgin Express: passengers will not suffer for the expensive oil cost
Dublin, Ireland - The representatives of the two carriers are sure of it as they do not forecast ticket price rise
Ryanair and Virgin Express appear convinced they can avoid policies based on rising air tickets' prices despite the current situation regarding the expensive oil cost, and the consequent fuel price rise.... more
SecurityIraq: heavy struggles occur again in Najaf with the intervention of USA's aerial vehicles
Najaf, Iraq - Artillery, heavy guns and cannons fire intensively
Today, at 06:00 am Italian local time (04:00 am Iraqi local time), struggles between American soldiers and the militiamen of the Shiite radical leader Moqtada Al-Sadr started again worsening. In such battlefield... more
Civil aviationOlympic Games: the NATO sea-air police operations have started
Athens, Greece - "Distinguished Games" begins: it's the anti-terrorism operation to police sea and air space
On Friday August 13, the Olympic Games 2004 will start, the first Olympics after September 11,: since last Friday NATO began the Greek seas control operations, to ensure largest security of the show, fixed... more
Latest newsIsraeli military helicopters in action again
Rafah City, Gaza Strip - Five missiles have been fired against Rafah's camp
Israeli official sources confirm what stated by Palestinian witnesses, that is to say the launch, which occurred yesterday night by Isreali military helicopters, of five missiles, one of which hit a Rafah... more
AirlinesBritish Airways grows in the second quarter of 2004
London, UK - But the carrier is scheduling to increase ticket cost for the long range routes
British Airways analyses the situation regarding the results concerning the second quarter of 2004, and it finds a remarkable improvement when compared with the same period during the last year. The airline... more
AirlinesAlitalia (3): Italian point of view on British Airways' competition
London, UK - Bilateral agreements would favour the Italian carrier but British Government do not appear willing to give in
Financial Times released yesterday the news related to the requirement, put forward by Italian Government according to such source, for a lowering of the tariffs set by those carriers (among which one... more
AccidentsUSA: collision in flight between two tourism airplanes
Kinnelon, New Jersey, USA - One survival only among the six persons on board the two aircraft
The reason for an air accident occurred two days ago, on August 7, was a collision in flight which involved a Piper PA-28 and a Cessna. The collision occurred over Kinnelon, New Jersey: the first one disintegrated... more
Latest newsIraq: "Iran must return our combat aircraft"
Baghdad, Iraq: They were sent towards the Iranian territory by Saddam Hussein in 1991, but now Iraqi Defence Minister asks for their availability
Present Iraqi Defence Minister, who operates within the temporary Government, appears more and more sceptical regarding Teheran's policy related to Iraq, a policy which Iraqi Minister considers as firmly... more
Science and technologyOdyssey for 231 tourists destined to Kenya
Milan, Italy - Discomfort in Malpensa and Fiumicino airports for those who were waiting for the charter from Jordan
On Friday, at Malpensa Milanese air station, 56 tourists waiting for a flight estimated at 9:55pm and destined to Mombasa, spent several hours in the airport waiting the aircraft to go in Kenya. Same destiny... more
CuriositiesHe tried to resort to a forced repatriation aiming to avoid to pay the ticket
Gerusalem, Israel - He intended to go back to Russia after nine years in order to reunite with his mother
A Russian native, an Israeli citizens as he has been living and working in this country since 1995, has designed a particular plan: he could not pay the ticket which could make him go back to Russia to... more
CuriositiesRussians and Americans searching for USA's aircraft crashed during the II World War
Moscow, Russia - A joint expedition has been promoted and it will operate in Kamchatka till August 27
Russian and American experts are operating in Kamchatka, in the far eastern side of the Russian territory, in order to find the wreckages of the US bombers lost during the II World War, when Moscow agreed... more
Latest newsThe F-2 disappoints Japan
Tokyo, Japan - Delay in developing the Japanese version of the F-16 would have made it excessively expensive, according to Government
The Japanese programme called SF-X never appeared devoid of problems, and now it seems that Japanese Air Force and Tokyo's Ministry of Defence have decided to significantly reduce orders for the national... more
HelicoptersSikorsky UH-60M to enter the service in 2005
Washington, USA - The latest version of the well known helicopter has been updated by new avionics, structural and self-protection's devices
The development of the last version of the Sikorsky Black Hawk has almost been completed, and its producer is scheduling to start the aircraft's mass production in 2005. The UH-60M, actually an updated... more
AirlinesSAS: passenger traffic raises in July
Stockholm, Sweden - Despite the increasing of 9,2 percentage points, the Scandinavian airline remains cautious
On Friday, Scandinavian airline SAS reported a 9,2 percentage points rise in July passenger traffic respect the last year, but carrier said its outlook remained cautious. This result follows a 11,2% rise... more
AccidentsItalian National Flight Assistance Agency starts technical investigation about a Portuguese A319 serious inconvenient
Rome, Italy - Airbus took off recently from Malpensa to Lisbon when it was run over by strong stormy nucleus
"The ANSV (Italian National Flight Assistance Agency), after opening a dossier and obtaining basics useful to a correct classification of the event, has set up a technical investigation for serious inconvenient... more
Civil aviationUnited Kingdom: attempt warning is still high
London, UK - Airplanes landing at Heathrow were in the sights of the Pakistani terrorist Al-Naeem Noor Khan
Alert for terroristic attacks in Great Britain is still high. According to country’s press, at least five persons would have succeeded in escaping to Scotland Yard and they would be still in the national t... more
AirlinesAlitalia: the carrier asks competitors for being "less competitive"
London, UK - It would have been unveiled by British press, defining it as the latest step to favour the reorganization and the relaunch of the Italian carrier
According to British economy press, Alitalia would have recently kept on touch with British Airways and Lufthansa in order to convince them to make their own services' prices rise, so that it can be possible... more
AccidentsUSA's helicopter deployed during the struggles with Al-Sadr's militiamen
Baghdad, Iraq - An OH-58 Kiowa was forced to perfom an emergency landing yesterday but it would have been a technical failure
Struggles between Shiite militiamen and US units went on without stopping on last Saturday and Sunday. Baghdad and Najaf most of all were involved by fighting with the deployment of several aerial vehicles,... more
Press releaseAlitalia selects Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein as the only provider for the bridge loan
Rome, Italy - It will ensure the supply of the loan scheduled by Italian Government
"The competitive procedure for the funding to be set on the basis of the Government decree turned into act on July 31 2004 regarding 'Urgent measures in order to favour the reorganization and the relaunch... more
Science and technologyFalse policemen impound computer goods at the Roissy air station
Paris, France - EUR1m worth of notebooks have been stolen
On Thursday August 5, in loading area of the Roissy Parisian air station, 3 men under the guise of policemen in civilian clothes, on a car packed with hazard, made out a control on road, and they stopped... more
PeopleEU: stop to the overbooking
Berne, Switzerland - The European Union would have decided to force the carriers to a payback and the Swiss Government could join
Overbooking: a usual procedure among the carriers, and aimed to favour the selling of a number of tickets which its larger than the real availability of seats. Despite such procedure is not considered... more
IndustryThe last word on EuroSystems is up to British Government
Rome, Italy - Finmeccanica appears worried for the consequences that delay on such agreement could cause for the Eurofighter Tranche 2
Finmeccanica and BAe are attending to the agreement regarding the possible creation of EuroSystems, a joint-venture mainly dealing with avionics and defence electronics, but problems still exist for the... more
Science and technologyUSA: sharp increase in flight delays
Washigton, Usa - United States on pace to set a record for lateness
US airlines are on pace to set a record for lateness, within those for a sharp increase in flight delays in the first half of 2004: big US airports were busier than ever, with 3,5 m arrivals and departures... more
SecurityHeathrow: plan for attack averted was in its final stages
London, United Kingdom - According to the Times, the Pakistani had passed coded information to Al Qaeda
The attack fear aimed to London airport would led to elevation of alert level in New York e Washington too. London Times reports the Pakistani computer scientist plan was in its final stages: he had visited... more
AirlinesHACTL increases its freight volume of 15,5%
Hong Kong, China - The trade growth fuels the Hong Kong's main air cargo handler
Today Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals, the Hong Kong's main air cargo handler, said that its freight volume rose 15,5 percent in July from a year ago, also fuelled by growing trade. Hong Kong is the world's... more
Latest newsThe truce decided last night in Nassiriya has been stopped
Nassiriya, Iraq - An American air strike occurred on Najaf
Such fragile truce was stopped just a few hours after the agreement, last night in Nassiriya: two mortar fires exploded this morning at 11:30 local time, nearby the two bridges on the Euphrates checked... more
AirlineseasyJet: new routes by the end of the year
London, UK - The low-cost carrier would have revealed it following the release of the results related to July
easyJet analyses present situation with reference to the results achieved in July. Despite the competition by other low-cost carriers, first of all by Ryanair, and the rising operating costs, the airline... more
PeopleOil price (3): fuel cost could go on rising
London, UK - Several international analysts and British Airways would appear sure about such risk
According to some analysts of air transport sector and on the basis of estimations carried out by British Airways, the worldwide oil market is unlikely to perform a turnaround during the next weeks, so... more
Science and technologyBiometric scanners? Do not "laugh at" them
London, UK - The new technological device for passport identity detection would not work for photos with brilliant smiles
British Home Office would have completed the new rules regarding passports, deciding that the resort to the new biometric scanners at the boundaries will not allow brilliant smiles on the related photos.... more
AerospaceThe Congress aid is necessary to send Shuttle in the space
Washigton, Usa - It needs USD 900m to make safe the next space shuttle missions
Nasa said that new funds are necessary to implement all the safety systems essential to send again in the space the Shuttle, after the Columbia’s incident, occurred in February 1 2003, when the shuttle r... more
Civil aviationS-300 missiles to protect Athens' Olympic Games
Athens, Greece - Some batteries to be located in Crete island in order to increase the long-range defence of the territory
Greek Government had unveiled some days ago that the Olympic Games would have been defended even by the resort to the Patriot PAC-3 surface-to-air missiles, located nearby Athens in order to provide a... more
AirlinesOil price (2): Air France-KLM's reactions
Paris, France - The two carriers announce that have sufficient reserve to contain the negative effects of the situation at least until the end of 2004
The Air France-KLM alliance has released that the rising fuel cost should not negatively affect the situation of the two carriers, at least till the end of the current year. Fuel reserve would be sufficiently... more
Weather forecastsRed Bull Air Race on next August 20
Budapest, Hungary - A real competition among acrobatic flight's aces
The great air show devoted to Red Bull's acrobatic performances is going to occur in Budapest on next August 20. The Red Bull Air Race is more a real competition among skillful pilots coming from all over... more