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Science and technologyCagliari's airport closed for fog: first flight landed at noon
Cagliari, Italy - Only two airplanes took off, the others cancelled or diverted
The 'Elmas' airport of Cagliari was closed today during the morning because of thick fog that had reduced visibility to 0.93 miles (1.5 km) for departures and 3.1 miles (5 km) for arrivals. Only the first... more
AirlinesFit Cisl contests Alitalia on Gandalf takeover
Rome, Italy - The bid was too high for a loss-making airline
Union Fit Cisl contests Alitalia’s takeover of bankrupt carrier Gandalf, for which the Italian flag airline offered EUR 7.1m during the auction held at Parma’s court-house, exceeding by far those of... more
Civil aviationTerrorism: Heathrow had to be attacked in 2001
London, UK - Bin Laden wanted to attack London after the USA
It has emerged from the interrogation to Bin Laden's right-hand man, Khalid Sheik Mohammed, arrested one year ago in Pakistan: shortly after the terroristic attacks in the USA in 2001, Bin Laden was ready... more
IndustryFinmeccanica approves the results for 2003 (6): results by sector of activity. Oto Melara, Wass, Mbda
Rome, Italy - Value of production: EUR 1,102m (16%); Ebita: EUR 88m (+13%).
"The defence systems business includes missile systems (Mbda, a joint venture with BAE Systems and Eads), land, naval, air, underwater and sonar systems. The defence systems market has been the hardest... more
IndustryFinmeccanica approves the results for 2003 (5): results by sector of activity. Galileo Avionica, Marconi Selenia Communications, AMS, Horizon Naval Systems
Rome, Italy - Value of production: EUR 1,858m (+37%); Ebita: EUR 160m (+78%)
"Defence electronics activities include the production of avionics equipment, unmanned aircraft, radar systems, land and naval command and control systems, air traffic control systems, integrated communications... more
IndustryFinmeccanica approves the results for 2003 (3): results by sector of activity. AgustaWestland
Rome, Italy - Value of production: EUR 2,594m (+5%); Ebita: EUR 275m (-14%), figures refer to 100% of the joint-venture
"Finmeccanica is a leading player in the global helicopter industry through AgustaWestland, a joint-venture with the British group GKN. In 2003 AgustaWestland continued its strategy of penetrating markets... more
IndustryFinmeccanica approves the results for 2003 (2): results by sector of activity. Alenia Aeronautica, Aermacchi
Rome, Italy - Value of production: EUR 1,318m (+5%); Ebita: EUR 137m (-1%)
"Finmeccanica is present in the sector via Alenia Aeronautica and Aermacchi, which became part of the group on 1 July 2003. During the year, Alenia Aeronautica continued to implement measures aimed at... more
Press releaseFinmeccanica’s board of directors has approved the results for 2003
Rome, Italy - Net profit excluding STM advanced 27% to EUR 158m, value of production rose by 11% to EUR 8.6bn and new orders were up 5% at EUR 9.1bn
"2003 results were very encouraging and matched Finmeccanica’s forecasts, with net profit for the year excluding STM up 27% to EUR 158m versus EUR 124m in 2002. This was a highly satisfactory result g... more
Latest newsThe X-45 has completed its first free-falling weapon launch
Washington, USA - It even succeeds in avoid the risk of collision during flight
It has been completed at Edwards Air Force Base (California) the first free-falling weapon launch test for the new stealth UCAV (Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle) called X-45. This airplane would seem to... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Airbus model A-330-301, -321, -322, - 341, and -342 series airplanes; A-340/211, -212, 213, -311, - 312, and -313 series airplanes
Usa - To prevent cracking of the wire harness slot on the inner rear spar of the wing, which could result in reduced structural integrity of the wing
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39 [Docket No. 2001-NM-380-AD; Amendment... more
IndustryFinmeccanica approves the results for 2003 (4): results by sector of activity. Alenia Spazio, Telespazio
Rome, Italy - Value of production: EUR 767m (+45%); Ebita: EUR 14m (EUR 2m in 2002)
"Finmeccanica operates in the space industry through Alenia Spazio (which produces space infrastructure and scientific telecommunication, remote sensing and payload satellites) and Telespazio (earth stations,... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on The Lancair Company models LC40-550FG and LC42-550FG airplanes
Usa - To detect and correct chafing and wear of the fuel pressure transducer, which could result in failure of the transducer threaded fitting with a resulting fuel leak
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39 [Docket No. 2004-CE-07-AD; Amendment... more
AirlinesSummer schedule for Qatar Airways
Rome, Italy - 4 weekly Rome-Milan-Doha flights
Qatar Airways has announced the summer schedule for its 4 weekly circular Rome-Milan-Doha flights. Connections will be operated from 28 March to 30 October on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays.... more
AccidentsAir crash in the United Arab Emirates: engine reversal apparently caused accident
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates - The aircraft was in bad maintenance conditions
Apparently, a sudden engine reversal caused the Fokker 50 of the Iranian airline Kish to crash on 10 February 2.5 miles (4 km) from the runway of the Sharjah airport, in the United Arab Emirates, killing... more
Science and technologyGenoa: emergency landing for a passenger's indisposition
Genoa, Italy - The pilot feared it was a heart attack, but it was hypotension
An Iberia airplane fliying from Barcelona to Venice made an emergency landing in Genoa at about 5.30 pm last Saturday. A 50-year-old Spanish passenger had a sudden indisposition so the pilot, fearing it... more
DefenseUnited States' worries about nuclear proliferation
Washington, USA - The USA should increase their investment for anti-missile defences, according to some think tanks
Recently, a research by US Department of Defence would have put into evidence how USA's territory is risking to become more vulnerable time after time to potential missile attacks. This danger could come... more
PeopleUSA: psychic "sees" bomb onboard, flight cancelled
Washington, USA - Authorities say: "We cannot ignore anything"
Mass hysteria rages in the US. An American Airlines airplane scheduled to depart yesterday from Fort Myers, Florida, to Dallas, Texas was cancelled because a psychic called the police saying that he had... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Boeing model 747-400F series airplanes
Usa - To detect and correct fatigue cracks in the fuselage skin and frame shear tie assemblies, which could propagate and result in possible in-flight decompression of the airplane
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39 [Docket No. 2002-NM-288-AD; Amendment... more
Press releaseSea: Alitalia flight Milan-Malpensa to Washington inaugurated yesterday
Milan, Italy - With a B-767 and with a daily frequency
"Yesterday it took off from Malpensa the Alitalia maiden flight that connects Milan with Washington directly. This new service carried out by a Boeing 767 and a frequency every day with scheduled departure... more
Civil aviationLibya scheduled an attempt against a US airliner in 1986
London, UK - It would be revealed by sources which belong to intelligence services of some western countries
As a consequence of the recent overture by Tripoli's regime, it seems the possibility for discovering some tragic back stages of last decades history begins to be less remote. Some intelligence sources... more
CuriositiesSoya oil in place of kerosene?
Anaheim, USA - It is a recent discovery concerning bio-fuel performed by a group of scientists in California
Although researches for the development of ecological fuel based on vegetable substances (the so-called bio-fuels) are going on during time, recently it seems that some scientists have succeeded in the... more
Latest newsJSF programme on the verge of its feasibility
Washington, USA - Several american military think tanks would be convinced of it
US Air Force and US Navy’s representatives for the JSF programme (Joint Strike Fighter) have put forward different and quite alarming points of view about, on the one hand, the technical feasibility o... more
Weather forecastsAermacchi attends FIDAE at Santiago de Chile
Santiago de Chile, Chile - The purpose is to reinforce its already significant presence in South America
Aermacchi, a worldwide leader in producing basic and advanced trainers, is attending FIDAE (Feria Internacional del Aire y del Espacio) Airshow in Santiago de Chile (March 29-April 4). This Italian company... more
AirlinesUnited Arab Emirates: the carriers of the small Arab Country
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates - The rich Country on the Persian Gulf has three airlines
The United Arab Emirates are the Switzerland of the Arab world: a small but rich Country on the Persian Gulf composed of seven emirates. The Emirates stand out in the region also for their air traffic,... more
DefenseNew NATO's members ready to adapt their own defence systems (3): NATO surveillance patrol over Baltic skies has started
Brussels, Belgium - Russia could increase the number of soldiers and means nearby its bounds with the three Baltic Republics
NATO’s fighters have started patrolling Baltic skies over Latvia’s, Estonia’s and Lithuania’s air spaces today, as new members of the Atlantic Alliance. Russia’s protest (see for details AVIONEWS) has not b... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on BAE Systems Limited model Avro 146-RJ series airplanes; and BAE Systems Limited model BAe 146 series airplanes
Usa - To prevent uncommanded inputs to the nosewheel steering, which could result in reduced controllability of the airplane during takeoff and landing
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39 [Docket No. 2001-NM-317-AD; Amendment... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Airbus model A-319 and A-320 series airplanes
Usa - To prevent the loss of the emergency evacuation slides during flight, which could result in damage to the fuselage, and to prevent incorrect inflation of the emergency evacuation slides, which could result in the emergency exits being unusable
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39 [Docket No. 2001-NM-339-AD; Amendment... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Saab model SAAB 2000 series airplanes
Usa - To prevent long-term damage to the engine mounting structure (EMS), and loss of redundancy on the EMS, which could result in possible separation of an engine from the airplane, reduced controllability of the airplane, and injury to persons or prope
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39 [Docket No. 2003-NM-115-AD; Amendment... more
Latest newsTyphoon more competitive after 2010?
Newton, USA - It would be foreseen by a Forecast International's analysis
Forecast International (a leader in providing analysis and statistics for defence and aerospace sectors) has recently put forward some forecasting related to the future of the military aviation market... more
HelicoptersUpdate for Life Lion health care service's Dauphins
Washington, USA - These helicopters to be updated from the N1 version to the N3 standard
Life Lion health care service operating in Pennsylvania has ordered through Eurocopter an updating for two AS-365 Dauphin helicopters, from the original N1 version to the new N3 standard. Modifications... more
AirlinesNew flights for Scandinavian Airlines
Stockholm, Sweden - Sas' charter offer is expanding, too, with a contract with Sts Solresor
It is a time for big changes at Scandinavian Airlines (Sas), which has just launched a new industrial plan and has been reorganized into national companies. Today, with the summer schedule, the airline... more
PeopleSerbia and Montenegro became Eurocontrol members
Brussels, Belgium - Last Friday the important step
Serbia and Montenegro last Friday took an important step towards becoming a Member of Eurocontrol. At the Organisation's headquarters, the country's Ambassador to Belgium, Mrs Milica Pejanovic Djurisic,... more
AccidentsA Mig-17 fell headlong in the USA
Phoenix, USA - Its pilot died as it was impossible to eject for him
A Mig-17 Fresco fell headlong in the United States on last Thursday while flying towards an airport in the north of Phoenix after leaving from Roswell. Search for this airplane had started immediately... more
AirlinesEmirates: inauguration of the First Class service on the B-777/300
Milan, Italy - Tomorrow afternoon at 3pm in Milan-Malpensa airport
Emirates, the international airline with headquarter in Dubai, will inaugurate the First Class service on the new aircraft B-777/300, the commercial airplane with a more capacity on the market on the flights... more
Latest newsPredator fighting terrorism: effectiveness and limitations in its project development
Washington, USA - The version provided with Hellfire missiles flew only one month later after the attack against the Twin Towers
Recently more information concerning American armed forces' debates on development possibilities for UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) aircraft and their employment have been spread. Even one year before the... more
Latest newsNew NATO's members ready to adapt their own defence systems (2): Italian Air Force to keep watch Slovenian air space
Ljubliana, Slovenia - Italy is the only country offering this task
Slovenian authorities had announced on March 17 that, joining NATO with full effectiveness by early April (with some efforts even performed today), Slovenia would have been defended by Atlantic Alliance's... more
AirlinesLuxor Air flights suspended in Italy
Rome, Italy - Pilot training system used by Egyptian airline is inadequate
The Egyptian airline, Luxor Air, has been suspended from flying over Italy. The precautionary measure has been introduced by the Italian authority for civil aviation (Enac) following the same decision... more
AirlinesEmirates launches new route Dubai-Glasgow
Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Starting 10 April
After having announced new non-stop connections with Australia (see AVIONEWS), Emirates has launched the new route Dubai-Glasgow. The flight will be operated from 10 April using an Airbus A-330/200 and... more
Science and technologyLanding for baggage alert: Enac starts inquiry
Rome, Italy - The suitcase had not passed security checks
Enac (Italian authority for civil aviation) has started an inquiry on the episode - reported by AVIONEWS - of the Air France flight 1567 departed last Friday from Pisa to Paris, forced to land at Milan-Malpensa... more
HelicoptersIndia updates its Hinds
New Dheli, India - Such update will be performed in association with Israel
India increases its cooperation with Israel concerning modernization processes which are involving its own weapon systems. Recently, Indian Air Force has pointed out the need for encouraging its Mi-24... more
DefenseNew NATO's members ready to adapt their own defence systems
Sophia, Bulgaria - Bulgaria at the top for this effort
Countries ready to formally enter NATO in early April, are making remarkable efforts in order to adapt their organization and equipment standards to Atlantic Alliance’s ones. Bulgaria in particular is c... more
DefenseLibya: the UK proposes radar system to locate landmines
London, UK - The Virgin magnate submits the plan
The British millionaire, Sir Richard Branson, owner of Virgin, following his visit to Libya, when he met premier Shukri Ghanem, has submitted a plan to eliminate landmines in the North African Country... more
AccidentsF/A-18 crashed after going up in flames
Durham, USA - It occurred immediately after taking off from Raleigh-Durham Airport
A US Navy F/A-18 Hornet has fallen headlong immediately after taking off from Raleigh-Durham Airport (North Carolina) last week. This aircraft had started again to fly in formation with an airplane of... more
Government actsContracts: "Aircraft fire training simulator - Birmingham (United Kingdom)" (2)
Rome, Italy - The notice publicated on the Official Journal of the European Union
Section IV: Procedure IV. 1) Type of procedure: Open. 1.1) Previous publications concerning the same contract 1.1.1) Periodic Indicative Notice concerning the same contract: 1.1.2) Other... more
Government actsContracts: "Aircraft fire training simulator - Birmingham (United Kingdom)"
Rome, Italy - The notice publicated on the Official Journal of the European Union
UK-Birmingham: aircraft fire training simulator. Contract notice - Utilities Supplies This contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): Yes. Section I: Contracting entity I.... more
Government actsOperating licences of air carriers granted by Member States of European Union
Rome, Italy - The decisions taken by Norway
Official Journal of the European Union C 76 of 25 March 2004, page 28. Publication of decisions by Member States to grant or revoke operating licenses pursuant to Article 13(4) of Council Regulation (EEC)... more
AerospaceSpeed record broken: the X-43A flies at nearly 5,000 mph
Washington, USA - The flight of the hypersonic Nasa/Boeing aircraft succeeded
The testing of the X-43A, the hypersonic unmanned airplane by Nasa and Boeing, planned for last Saturday (see AVIONEWS) was successful: the aircraft streaked above the Pacific Ocean at nearly 5,000 mph... more
Government actsGreece has decided to operate three scheduled air routes
Rome, Italy - The contract notice publicated on the Official Journal of the European Union
Official Journal of the European Union C77 of 26 March 2004, page 20. European Commission - Operation of three scheduled air routes Invitation to tender for contracts for the operation of three scheduled... more
Government actsGreece has decided to operate three scheduled air routes (2)
Rome, Italy - The contract notice publicated on the Official Journal of the European Union
6. Financial compensation: Tenders must explicitly state the amount required per quarter by way of compensation for operating each route for three years from the proposed date of commencement of operations... more
IndustryBoeing Co awarded of a over 6 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the E-4B aircraft
Boeing Co., Wichita, Kan., is being awarded a $6,432,477 cost-plus fixed-fee contract modification to provide for global air traffic management II and senior leadership communication system kits for E-4B... more