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PeopleAir traffic harmonization in Europe
Brussels, Belgium - EU Commission is ready to produce common rules aimed to create a common air traffic controllers' patent
European Transport Commissioner Loyola de Palacio has recently unveiled that, within the matter concerning the European Single Sky by the end of the year, it will be necessary not only to harmonize national... more
Latest newsF-35 JSF's assembly gets started
Fort Worth, USA - The first section to be manufactured will be the forward one
Assembly process for the F-35 JSF (Joint Strike Fighter) at Lockheed Martin facility in Fort Worth, in Texas. The new multirole stealth fighter devoted to replace several combat airplanes in the United... more
PeopleCuba purchases two new Ilyushin Il-96s
Havana, Cuba - Aviaimport will be able to operate with them starting from spring next year
Cuba would have recently purchased two new Russian-made Ilyushin Il-96 civil airplanes. The traditional political position of the country, which have for decades carried on good relations with Russian... more
AirlinesAlitalia (4): seven banks ready to save the carrier
Rome, Italy - According to President Cimoli, also Banca Intesa and Deutsche Bank would have proven willing
Alitalia's President and CEO Giancarlo Cimoli would have put into evidence yesterday that banks are positively meeting to carrier's exigencies to gain the bridge loan, after the good signals spread by... more
AirlinesLivingston Aviation Group SpA receives the second A-330/200 of its fleet
Toulouse, France - It has renamed "Gran Dominicus"; the first has been delivered the last December, the third and the last one within the end of the year
"Livingston Aviation Group SpA, air transport holding of the Gruppo Ventaglio property and of which they make part the two airlines Lauda Air SpA and Livingston SpA, has received last Monday from the Airbus... more
AirlinesAlitalia (3): Lunardi, Maroni, Veltroni and Gasbarra on Alitalia's situation
Rome, Italy - Lega Party intends to fight against the bridge loan while Veltroni and Gasbarra remind the need for defending employees
Italian Minister for Infrastructures Lunardi appeared confident about the possibility for the carrier to achieve the green light for the bridge loan, what could officially occur within next days. Lunardi... more
HelicoptersLight Armed Reconnaissance Helicopter: a new scout chopper for the US Army
Washington, USA - Eurocopter, AgustaWestland, Bell and Boeing/MD compete for such relevant programme aimed to replace the US Army's OH-58s
The Larh (Armed Reconnaissance Helicopter) programme devoted to US Army goes on, as this one needs to be provided with some new 368 light reconnaissance and combat helicopters, especially in order to replace... more
AccidentsAirport technician dies after being sucked by transport airplane' s fan
Moscow, Russia - It would have occurred at Russian capital's airport during normal checks related to engines' working
A technician of the Russian Sheremietevo air station (Moscow) would have died yesterday, after being sucked by a Boeing transport airplane's enginefan, belonging to Kazakhstan national carrier. This event... more
Civil aviationUSA and EU: two different insurance solutions after September 11
Washington, USA - It is being tried to react by institutional measures against the shortage of insurance coverage due to the increasing attempts danger
The disaster represented by the terroristic attack against the Twin Towers in New York on September 11 2001, has obviously produced a general worsening of international air transport condition. Difficulties... more
DefenseThe modernization process of Serbia and Montenegro's armed forces
Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro - Several weapon systems belonging to Navy, Army and Air Force are being liquidated
Serbia and Montenegro's Government intends to start a relevant modernization process of its general defence system and, for such purpose, it would have decided to liquidate several weapon systems regarding... more
IndustryUSA Commission for Equal Opportunities against Lockheed Martin
Washington, USA - The company could be summoned due to racial discrimination with reference to its black employees
Lockheed Martin could be summoned due to racial discrimination. This is what would stem from recent opinion by Commission for Equal Working Opportunities in the United States, which would be firmly thinking... more
DefenseAustralia: additional soldiers in Iraq
Sidney, Australia - Government would have opted for such solution aiming to warrant higher protection for diplomatic and technical personnel
Australian Government would have decided to increase its own military presence, even if moderately, in Iraq. This decision would have been considered due to some analyses regarding the need for higher... more
AirlinesUSA: low-cost carriers' challenge on autumn prices
Washington, USA - The major US carriers answer by resorting to new offers despite the difficulties experienced in this period
Competition among low-cost carriers and the major ones in the United States goes on. This year, the traditional offers promoted in the air transport sector, which usually regard autumn period, would have... more
PeopleStrikes oncoming for air transport sector
Rome, Italy - Hardships could occur from July 20 to 26
Air transport sector in Italy will be involved by a series of strikes during the period between July 20 and 26. Demonstrations are going in fact to start on Tuesday 20, when Enav's (Italian National Flight... more
IndustryEads' ambition for the next ten years
Paris, France – The group aims to outstrip Boeing and conquer US market
Recent Eads co-CEO Rainer Hertrich’s statements on the A-380 have been followed by the ones made by Eads’ Ceo Philippe Camus (Hertrich thinks to achieve the break even for the new airliner by 2012, see... more
AirlinesFuel price and low-cost carriers: the two major enemies of US Airways
Washington, USA – The US carrier forecasts further loss if employees do not support additional cost cutting
US Airways carries on talks with trade unions in an attempt to limit damages as recent forecasting regarding the second half of the year do not appear good. Despite American carrier’s pilots appear sufficiently w... more
AerospaceGalileo: EU and Israel to collaborate for the new satellite system
Brussels, Belgium - An agreement has been signed last Tuesday between the related institutional representatives
The European Union and Israel have signed lst Tuesday a cooperation agreement for the development of the new Galileo global positioning satellite system. This agreement will encourage a higher collaboration... more
IndustrySikorsky Aircraft Corp. awarded of a over 35 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the UH-60L/S-70A aircraft
Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., Stratford, Conn., was awarded on July 1, 2004, a $35,545,893 modification to a firm-fixed-price contract for eight UH-60L/S70A aircraft. Work will be performed in Stratford, Conn.,... more
AirlinesAlitalia (2): EU Commission's conditions for the bridge loan
Brussels, Belgium - Denationalization, reorganization and renounce to purchase new airplanes
European Commission's conditions for granting the bridge loan for Alitalia would be mainly the following ones: first of all, it would be necessary to encourage the denationalization of the carrier (what,... more
CuriositiesFrench press on the free flights for the Chirac
Paris, France - Euralair would have carried French President and his relatives towards holiday sites and for electoral campaign activities
French press constantly shows in these days details regarding the possible improper use by Chirac family with reference to airplanes, freely used in the past in order to reach several various places. In... more
IndustryAlenia Aeronautica: the first production-series single-seater Eurofighter flies in Italy
Rome, Italy - The flight has taken place successfully at Alenia Caselle (Turin) plant
"The first production-series single-seat Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft to carry out the first flight belongs to Alenia Aeronautica, a Finmeccanica company. The flight has taken place successfully at Alenia... more
AirlinesPeruvian Transport Minister suspends flights of national carrier Aerocontinente: country's air traffic experiences hard difficulties
Lima, Peru - The carrier controls national air traffic for a 65%
The decision by Peru Ministry of Transport was considered and spread last Monday evening: Aerocontinente carrier's flights were suspended, even if this one controls a 65% air flights in Peru (some 4500... more
Latest newsNato's Awacs to be updated by Thales
Paris, France - Two contracts for such French company which will have to attend to update their communication systems
Nato's surveillance, command and control airplanes will be updated regarding their avionics by Thales. This French company has recently achieved the sign of two contracts: the first one schedules an update... more
AccidentsHe performed an emergency landing on a USA's motorway: so he was arrested
Santa Clarita, California, Usa - Such pilot was drunk
After indicating the technical problem by the radio, the pilot of a small one-engined tourism airplane performed on last Sunday an emergency landing on the motorway which runs along Santa Clarita city,... more
HelicoptersItalian Air Force's helicopter pilots in Iraq: decreasing weight despite increasing reactivity
Nassiriya, Iraq - The first results of a research carried out during these weeks in this country would have found these two major data
Italian Air Force helicopters' crews employed in Iraq are currently involved in a series of tests aimed to verify the psycho-physical stress, due to several operations performed in a hard territory and... more
HelicoptersSikorsky: appealing in extremis to Bush Government for the Marine One
Washington, USA – According to the American producer, the US-101 proposal would be unreliable
The competition for the new US President’s helicopter appears involved in matters which are quite different from strictly technical considerations. Sikorsky would have recently appealed to American Government, i... more
HelicoptersJordan helicopters in order to defend Iraqi oil wells
Baghdad, Iraq - The Iraqi Government has decided to ask for Amman's help in order to face sabotage performed against country's oil plants
The temporary Iraqi Government, which recently achieved power, must face a serious threat which negatively affects security, political stability and economy of the country for a long time: the several... more
AirlinesVolare Airlines and Air Europe: Molinari is the new Ceo
Milan, Italy - "The major purpose is to encourage the further development of Volareweb for the low-cost sector"
Andrea Molinari is the new CEO of Volare Airlines and Air Europe, the carriers controlled by Volare Group. This appointment depends on the recent resign by Vincenzo Soddu. Molinari, who already was Ceo... more
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Weather forecastsBoeing at Farnborough International 2004
Farnborough, UK - The MMA and the 7E7 Dreamliner in the centre of attention
Boeing's participation at Farnborough International 2004 (July 19-25) appears a significant one, when considering the wide series of products that such US company is able to show, due to the several sectors... more
Weather forecastsAgustaWestland at Farnborough International 2004
Farnborough, UK - The wide range of civil and military helicopters, together with products designed by cooperations with the various partners of the group
Farnborough International 2004 (July 19-25) also waits for AgustaWestland's participation, attending with its wide range of civil and military helicopters. At the helicopter group's stands one will be... more
AerospaceEads-Esa’s agreement on the International Space Station
Paris, France – The contract aimed to start experimental activities on board and carry on the development of the ATVs to be signed on Tuesday
Eads and Esa (European Space Agency) signed an agreement in order to increase European aerospace industry’s role with reference to activities performed on board International Space Station (ISS). Such p... more
Weather forecastsAirbus at Farnborough International 2004
Farnborough, UK - The European group promotes its leading products for both the civil and military sectors
Airbus is going to attend next edition of the great Farnborough International 2004 Air Show which will occur in the United Kingdom from July 19 to 25. The European group will participate to the new edition... more
Civil aviationThe threat of the "slow-movers" over Washington's skies
Washington, USA - Pentagon starts testing the defence radar system of the capital against potential attacks by tourism airplanes
Pentagon starts right this week testing the effectiveness of the radar system devoted to air defence in Washington territory. After a testing schedule carried out during six months, US Department of Defence... more
HelicoptersThree candidates for the Korea Multirole Helicopter programme
Seoul, South Korea – The new South Korean transport and combat helicopter to be selected next September
The Korea Multirole Helicopter programme goes on. South Korean Government intends to modernize its own military helicopters fleet and needs some 447 new multirole aircraft in order to perform transport... more
AerospaceAnik-F2 satellite's launch has been postponed
Kourou, French Guyana - The Ariane 5 rocket experienced electric problems before the launch
The launch of the Ariane 5 rocket aimed to put into orbit the Canadian Anik-F2 satellite was suspended last Monday due to a technical failure of the carrier. This launch had been scheduled at 09:43 local... more
AirportsBush remains on the ground due to a technical failure
Knoxville, Usa - A 757 of President's fleet experienced some problem last Monday at Tennessee's airport
Some problem occurred last Monday for a Boeing 757 of US Presidential fleet at Knoxville Airport, in Tennessee. This airplane, called Air Force One right like the usual 747 but only in case the United... more
AirlinesThe Hong Kong Express Airways’ project
Hong Kong, China – It could become the forth carrier of the Asian country
Hong Kong Helicopter would be firmly thinking about the opportunity for creating a real new carrier able to become the forth China’s one as soon as possible. This company would have in fact scheduled t... more
AirlinesLufthansa growing further
Berlin, Germany – The carrier appears in good health after international air traffic’s problems caused by Iraq war and Sars
Lufthansa goes on growing and it forecasts to keep on this trend even till the end of current year. According to latest data, the German carrier recorded a traffic rise for less than a 19% compared with... more
PeopleOpen Skies programme has been postponed due to USA’s Presidential elections
Brussels, Belgium – It would have recently been unveiled by European Commission
European Transport Commissioner, Loyola de Palacio, has recently announced that the Open Skies programme related to the future agreement for a new civil transport traffic’s ruling between EU and USA, w... more
Latest newsScanEagle in Iraq with the Marine Corps
Washington, Usa – Two Boeing-made UAVs to provide a useful support for territorial monitoring activities
Marine Corps is going to take delivery of two UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) Boeing ScanEagles in order to perform operations in Iraq. The two unmanned aircraft will be deployed to perform reconnaissance... more
Science and technologyThe evolution of information exchange between the airports
London, UK – It will be possible to deliver to destination air stations the freight and luggage contents detected by departure airports’ scanners
A new control system related to the analysis of both baggage and freight contents is being developed in Great Britain. It deals with a completely new checking procedure, as it would enable to send data... more
Civil aviationEU: new safety checks for carriers operating in Europe
Amsterdam, Holland - It would have been unveiled by European Commissioner de Palacio
European Transport Commissioner, Loyola de Palacio, would have unveiled during the last Transport Ministers’ Council occurring last Saturday that EU Commission intends to increase safety degree checks f... more
PeopleA-380: the diamond point of the future Eads’ growth
Paris, France – The break-even should be achieved in 2012
The Airbus A-380, the new 555 seats long range airliner under development by the European major air transport aircraft producer, should ensure the achieving of the break-even with reference to production... more
AerospaceThe ISS will not become the new "sheet-anchor"of the Space Shuttles
Washington, USA – Room on board would be too limited to support crews in case of shuttles’ problems
The US programme aimed to transform the ISS (International Space Station) in a space base which can be used by astronauts in case of difficulty occurring on board their shuttles would have not sufficient... more
AirlinesRyanair VS easyJet: more "weight" for luggage
London, UK – Ryanair suggests to allow only hand luggage while easyJet cancels weight limits
Ryanair and easyJet constantly compete without stopping by resorting to clamorous offers which this time involve luggage. Ryanair would be convinced of the need for significantly increase the surcharge... more
PeopleDelta Airlines’ Rome-New York flight cancelled at Fiumicino
Fiumicino, Italy – It occurred on last Saturday due to the failure of one of its engines
A Delta Airlines’ airplane experienced some technical problems on last Saturday, causing the cancellation of the related flight at Rome-Fiumicino Airport. This aircraft was about to take off after taxiing a... more
AirlinesAlitalia: Cimoli-de Palacio meeting last Tuesday
Rome, Italy – Italian Minister Lunardi proves confident about possible EU’s decision on the bridge loan
Alitalia’s President, Giancarlo Cimoli, unveiled last Monday to Italian Government some details regarding the new business plan, while waiting for show its contents also in Brussels where Cimoli and I... more
AirlinesSwiss International Air Lines renounces to Oneworld
Zurich, Switzerland – The carrier would have begun to grow and it would not need a strategic alliance currently
Swiss International Air Lines has decided to renounce to join Oneworld, the strategic alliance mostly led by British Airways. Such decision would stem from, as Swiss carrier’s spokesmen said, the relaunch o... more
AirlinesAir New Zealand selects the 7E7 Dreamliner
Auckland, New Zealand - Such carrier becomes so the second customer of this airplane after All Nippon Airways
Air New Zealand has selected the 7E7 as the new medium range airliner by which to solve for the future fleet management problems related to high consumption and overhaul. It is what has been unveiled yesterday... more