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Latest newsC-130 to transport humanitarian aids to Sudan
Brindisi, Italia - 12 travels destinated to Darfur
At 11:45am from Brindisi airport the first of 12 flights destinated to Sudan aboard humanitarian aids took-off; the second one will leave in the first afternoon. The 2 Hercules C-130 have the task to transport... more
DefenseA new ballistic missile for North Korea?
London, UK - It would be unveiled by British defence press and it would be able to hit the United states
British press competent for the defence sector would have unveiled some details regarding the intention, by North Korean regime, to carry on the development of a new ballistic missile. The new missile... more
AirlinesTerrorism and fuel cost: the two major hurdles for Swiss International Air Lines' relaunch
Zurich, Switzerland - The carrier will have to perform remarkable cost cutting in order to face the crisis
Swiss International Air Lines appears more and more in difficulty. Carrier’s board would be already forecasting to be unable to gain profit by the end of this year, and it has asked for a deep survey i... more
AirlinesThe European airlines review their policies hedging fuel
London, United Kingdom - The oil price is still increasing
The European airlines are reviewing their fuel hedging in consequence of the rise in oil prices that forces carriers to stipulate contracts at record highs or gamble on crude retreating. Last year already... more
Latest newsFrance and Denmark aid Darfur's refugees
Paris, France - French C-130 airplanes and Puma helicopters are being deployed in order to carry necessities
European countries appear more and more involved in organizing and sending humanitarian aids towards the Sudanese region of Darfur. After Dutch effort (see for details AVIONEWS), also Denmark and France... more
AirportsNews for Boeing 777 flight attendants
Washigton, Usa - Flight crew will have a reserved area during the long-range flights
Boeing 777 long-range flights will have overhead rest areas delight a part of crew. This idea is certified for attendants occupancy during taxi, takeoff, and landing. The flight crew members can be seated... more
Latest newsAerial Common Sensor: the USA select the Embraer ERJ-145
Sao Paulo, Brazil - The well-known Brazilian producer's regional jet to be the new surveillance, command and control platform of US Army and US Navy
The Embraer ERJ-145 will be the platform of the programme named Aerial Common Sensor, for the development of a new surveillance, command and control airplane for US Army and US Navy (see for details AVIONEWS).... more
Latest newsAnother attack performed by Israeli helicopters in the Gaza Strip
Tal al-Zatra, Gaza Strip - Three Palestinians were injured
According to some Palistinian witnesses, Israeli military helicopters fired today missiles hitting Tal al-Zatra village, nearby Beit Hanoun centre and not so far from Jabaliya refugees site. In this area,... more
AirlinesRyanair: proceeds on the up 23%
Dublin, Ireland - Trimester closed in June records to carrier a profit 30%
Financial analysts, for April-May-June trimester, anticipated a Ryanair profits growth EUR 47m, equal to 16%: instead the Irish low-cost airline marked an increase 30%. The trimester is closed with profits... more
DefenseItalian Defence Minister Martino: "Italy needs an anti-missile system to face the new threats"
Rome, Italy - He would appear convinced of it and he underlined this exigency against terrorism
On the occasion of the official appointment of the new Italian Air Force Chief of General Staff which occurred today at Pratica di Mare Base (Rome) for Gen. Leonardo Tricarico (see for details AVIONEWS),... more
AerospaceThe difficulties of Japanese aerospace sector
Tokyo, Japan - The Asian country does not succeed in carrying on really innovative programmes
Japan does not appear able to open a far-reaching aerospace programme in order to fill the gap produced by China during the last years. Efforts aimed to achieve higher and more significant results in space... more
PeopleIata: Toronto Airport inefficiency hits passengers with 25% hike in airport improvement fee
Geneva, Switzerland - The Iata calls for review of national airports policy
"Once again we see clearly that the Greater Toronto Airports Authority (GTAA), Toronto's airport monopoly, is out-of-step with the industry. Rather than follow commercial common-sense and get costs under... more
DefenseSouth Korea successfully performs the testing launch of the Standard SM-2 missile
Seoul, South Korea - The Navy's guided rocket proves so to be a major weapon system for the defence against the North Korean threat
South Korean Navy, during the air-naval exercise called "Rim of the Pacific" where at the end of July also the United States, the United Kingdom, Japan, Chile, Canada and Australia participated, performed... more
AccidentsPilot loses control and the airplane falls on a house in Texas
Austin, USA - The incident victims are 6: they were all aboard
Yesterday, a plane aboard 6 travellers crashed on a fine villa on the outskirts of Austin, in Texas. The pilot, who was trying to bring down airplane in a private airport, for unknown motives, lost plane... more
Latest newsA new coordinated development programme for the JSF
Washington, USA - Producers and customers will have a chance to progressively satisfy their own exigencies while producing this project
The first 1000 days developing the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) programme have been achieved at the end of July. This programme deals with the new Lockheed Martin F-35 multirole stealth fighter. Its US producer... more
AerospaceSpace tourism: USD 30.000 will be "sufficient" in ten years to perform a sub-orbital trip
Washington, USA - US analysts would appear convinced of it
Recent estimates with reference to costs for the future so called "space tourism" appear quite confident. US analysts in fact, especially regarding the X-Prize programme (see for details AVIONEWS), would... more
HelicoptersNorthrop Grumman: "The VH-92 is the safest one becuase it is an all-American product"
Chicago, USA - The US aerospace company has underlined the quality of Sikorsky's solution for the Marine One programme
The Sikorsky VH-92 has recently been deployed for a promotional activity in Chicago, aimed to show the quality of such US producer’s alternative for the Marine One programme, with reference to the new h... more
HelicoptersThe UCAR programme could be cancelled
Washington, USA - The project for the production of an armed unmanned aircraft devoted to US Army could be abandoned by DARPA
The UCAR (Unmanned Combat Rotorcraft) programme related to a new armed unmanned aircraft to be devoted to US Army could be cancelled (see for details AVIONEWS). DARPA (Defence Advanced Research Project... more
DefenseNuclear weapons on the US military satellites?
London, UK - It would be the hypothesis put forward by the British association called Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament
The USA would be about to put into orbit the first satellites endowed of nuclear weapons to be employed just from space. It is what would have been unveiled by a recent warning report by a British association... more
IndustryKaman Aerospace Corp. awarded of a near 6 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the C-5 aircraft
Kaman Aerospace Corp., Bloomfield, Conn., is being awarded a $5,856,048 indefinite delivery/definite quantity contract. This is an ID/IQ contract covering a five-year period. The proposed contract is... more
IndustryHoneywell awarded of a over 7 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the B-1B fleet
Honeywell, Albuquerque, N.M., is being awarded a $7,120,704 firm fixed price contract. There are currently 29 Joint Chief of Staff (JCS) projected coded requisitions and 21 Readiness Spare Package backorders... more
Military aviationSummer: The fires danger is constant in the Mediterranean area
Roma, Italia - WWF denounces a significant increase of fires in the last decades
After the last incidents concerning the fires in Portugal, Spain and France, ( see news published by AVIONEWS ) the WWF reported about the woods emergency in the Mediterranean area: 800.000 woods hectares... more
AirlinesAmerica West Airlines-Virgin Atlantic Airways' agreement for the booking code-sharing
Washington, USA - Virgin to be able to increase its own presence in North America
America West Airlines and Virgin Atlantic Airways reinforce their commercial partnership by a new important agreement. These two carriers have in fact decided to favour the booking code sharing regarding... more
AerospaceAfter 36 years a probe to explore Mercury
St. Louis, USA - Today the Messenger mission begins, it will complete in 2012
Today began the first mission in 36 years to explore the planet Mercury: from Boeing Delta II Heavy at 2:15am was launched Messenger, a Nasa probe. The launch would be occured yesterday, but it is postponed... more
HelicoptersThe first Lombardia's all-weather helicopter rescue service to be opened in Como. The bids have been called
Como, Italy - The new helicopter maybe destinated to replace the AB-412 in service will be selected
Como city (Italy) is going to achieve a new hospital but it will have the availability of the first Lombardia region's 24 h all-weather EMS (Emergency Medical Service) helicopter. A call for bids occurred... more
AirlinesSAS Braathens: ticket price increase for a +35% in order to fight against the crisis
Oslo, Norway - Such step will be implemented starting from next August 17
SAS Braathens, part and parcel of the Scandinavian carrier SAS and mainly operating in the Norwegian territory, would have decided to resort to an increase of tariffs for some routes. The rise of ticket... more
AirlinesContinental Airlines: the report about July 2004 performance
Houston, USA - The American airline reaches by its mainline systemwide a load factor equal to 86.1 per cent
Yesterday the Continental Airlines, the world's sixth-largest airline, reported the statistics concerning the achievement of the objectives regarding the mainline systemwide, in regard to load factors... more
Latest newsHard battles last night among Afghani Army and USA and rebel militiamen
Zhawara, Afghanistan - Two A-10 fighters, a B-1 bomber and four Cobra helicopters have been involved in the combat
A thousand among the soldiers of the Afghani Army and American militaries, supported from the air aid of four Cobra helicopters, a B-1 bomber and two A-10 fighters, have supported last night a hard battle... more
Latest newsA missile launched from an Israeli helicopter would be at the beginning of the explosion happened today in Rafah
Rafah, Strip of Gaza - In effects in the zone it was in course an Israeli military operation
The explosion has happened in the first hours of the morning of today in Rafah, in the south of the Gaza's Strip, near the border with the Egypt. No official confirmation has been given from the Israeli... more
AirlinesSN Brussels Airlines: new services to Liberia and to Ivory Coast
Brussels, Belgium - A second flight to Monrovia e 4 connections to Abidjan
The SN Brussels Airlines, full service Belgian airline based in Brussels, from the next Autumn will offer to its customers a second weekly flight to Monrovia in Liberia, and the services to Abidjan in... more
AerospaceSwitzerland intends to increase its own role in the aerospace sector
Zurich, Switzerland - National industry would have asked Government for encouraging a larger participation to ESA's programmes
Swiss aerospace industry is asking for Government help in order to increase sector competitiveness when considering the partecipation to several ESA's (European Space Agency) programmes. The main Swiss... more
PeopleFlies on the flight inbound from Maldives
Milan, Italy - Eurofly: meal on board dressed up with insects
Two Turinese passengers, an husband and his pregnant wife, the last July 26 were travelling on Eurofly charter to come back home after a Maldives stay, while they having the flight meal came up against... more
Science and technologyThe traffic in Roman airports is on the increase
Rome, Italy - A record weekend: 300.000 transit passengers
From Friday July 31 to Sunday August 1 about 300.000 passengers are passed through Fiumicino and Ciampino air stations, according to the statistics communicated by the "Airports of Rome" society, Roman... more
Civil aviationItaly under international terrorism's threat: the highest alert level all over the country
Rome, Italy - Checks at national air stations to be strenghtened during August
A high warning degree in Italy after the several and constant threats against the country by some Islamic extremist groups during last days. Italian Interior Minister, Giuseppe Pisanu, has decided for... more
HelicoptersChile: possible orders for the Dhruv Indian helicopter
Santiago, Chile - The vehicle would have made a good impression for military personnel in such South American country
Indian Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) had already released that some Dhruv helicopters had to go to Chile for some technical and military appraisals by such South American country’s armed forces (... more
Latest newsLockheed Martin to attend to the Aerial Common Sensor programme
Washington, USA - Its specification derives from a common exigency belonging to both US Army and US Navy
Lockheed Martin will attend to the development of the new Aerial Common Sensor programme, jointly requested both by US Army and US Navy in order to satisfy their common exigencies regarding a new airplane... more
Civil aviationNew rules by FAA on safety: the carriers will be able to adapt their fleets by 2008
Washington, USA - So, saving for some USD 200m regarding the carriers have been forecasted
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has recently unveiled that the deadline for the adaptation od technical checking procedures on the American carriers' maintenance, has been set for 2008. Current procedures... more
Science and technologyNon-EU stopped in Capodichino for drugs traffic
Naples, Italy - The Financial Police puts him while he is climbing into a taxi
Yesterday a 26 man from Ivory Coast was arrested in Naples by the Financial Police of the Capodichino airport: he was landed at the Parthenopean air station by a flight from Paris, and he stashed 1,5 kg... more
Civil aviationEmergency landing at Fiumicino for an Air Malta's airplane
Fiumicino, Italy - This aircraft was flying from Corfù to Manchester when smoke began spreading inside the cabin
An airplane of Air Malta carrier performed an emergency landing last night at Rome-Fiumicino Airport due to a technical failure. This aircraft, an Airbus A-320 with about 170 passengers on board, was flying... more
HelicoptersCeres Group to promote the EC-120 in the United States
Charlotte, USA - Such light helicopter will have more chances to win in a hard but major market
American Eurocopter signed an agreement with Ceres Group for the promotion and selling of the EC-120B Colibri light helicopters in the US market. So, Eurocopter carries on its promotional activity regarding... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Agusta SpA model A-109K2 helicopters
Usa - To detect a crack and prevent fatigue failure of the trunnion, loss of the tail rotor hub and blade assembly, and subsequent loss of control of the helicopter
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information Federal Register Information [Federal Register: August 2, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 147)] [Page 46096-46098] Header Information Header... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation model S- 61L, S-61N, S-61-NM, and S-61R helicopters
Usa - To detect an impending engine bearing (bearing) failure, which, if undetected and not addressed by appropriate crew action, may result in oil leakage, severing of the shaft housing, an uncontained in-flight fire, and a subsequent emergency landing
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information Federal Register Information [Federal Register: August 2, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 147)] [Page 46095-46096] Header Information Header... more
AirlinesAlitalia: cost cutting without exaggerating for the carrier
Rome, Italy - Steps forecasted by the carrier would appear less drastic then the past
International press, and the British one in particular, appear to positively comment the meeting between Alitalia's board and the trade unions' representatives. Carrier's President and CEO, Giancarlo Cimoli,... more
Science and technologyThe worldwide smallest submarine is an Australian one
Canberra, Australia - A 40 cm long vehicle remote controlled which could revolutionize the future of underwater research
Seraphine: this is the name of the prototype of a remote controlled submarine developed by a group of researchers at Canberra University (Australia). A 40 cm long vehicle which, according to its developers,... more
Latest newsEgypt ready to send humanitarian aids to Darfur
Cairo, Egypt - Necessaries and doctors in order to help populations in difficulty
The worsening of Darfur Sudanese region’s situation is more and more worrying even the Arab countries, so that also Egypt’s Government would have recently ensured its own availability for an intervention by... more
HelicoptersItalian Air Force lands on Eurphrates River water
Tallil, Iraq - A HH-3F helicopter has so effectively ensured its own protection for amphibious units warranting a surprise effect
On last Wednesday, July 28, an Italian Air Force's helicopter (more precisely, a chopper belonging to the 6th Autonomous Operative Unit) became the first Italian aircraft to perform a landing on water... more
PeopleMalfunction to a computer blocks 250 thousand flights in Usa
New York, Usa - Today the return to normality
The technicians would have established that a breakdown to a computer due to a human error at the beginning of the block of 250 thousand flights in United States happened yesterday. The error would not... more
Science and technologyThe "Muthanna" airport of Baghdad comes back under the national control
Baghdad, Iraq - A cerimony for the handover to Iraqis from the Australians
In the last months the Baghdad "Muthanna" airport traffic has been controlled by Australian Air Force. But after the cerimony held in the control tower of the Iraqi air station, the direction has been... more
Civil aviationOlympic Games: a multinational security force to be available for such event
Athens, Greece - Some 70.000 security members, together with choppers and Awacs to ensure the success of such show against international terrorism
Furhter details, regarding the security system set to protect Olympic Games against prospective terroristic attacks, have recently been unveiled by Greek Government (see for details AVIONEWS). International... more
Science and technologyAlert degree rises at Philippines' air stations
Manila, Philippines - At Manila "Ninoy Aquino" in particular
"Methods which schedule the resort to liquid explosive, and simple timer devices such as the ones used by terrorists operating out of the Phillippines, are an example showing the variety of solutions which... more