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HelicoptersOsprey's air-to-air refuelling tests have started
Washington, USA - According to test pilots this tilt rotor would prove now more reliable
The V-22 Osprey goes on with its testing and trial activities. Recently, tests regarding the proper performance of this tilt rotor during air-to-air refuelling procedure have being got started. The Osprey... more
Latest newsCAP missions in Portugal and Greece on the occasion of the next sport events
Lisbon, Portugal - Capitals of these two countries to be defended against terroristic attacks threat
Recent horrible attacks against Madrid have caused a rising of alert levels in the Mediterranean countries, in particular Portugal and Greece. These two states are completing the organization of the two... more
Science and technologyContracts: "Security services in Palermo airport (Italy)"
Rome, Italy - The prior information notice publicated on the Official Journal of the European Union
Official Journal of the European Union S58 of 23 March 2004 Italy-Cinisi: security services Prior information notice - Services I. 1) Official name and address of the contracting authority: GESAP... more
Latest newsAir Force: F-104 in pension
Rome, Italy – The last farewell, in solemn, next 30th May
Next 30th May, in the 50th anniversary of the first flight, will be given the farewell in solemn form to the F-104 fighter, in a great gathering opened to the public, to the presence of the military Air... more
Science and technologyContracts: "Taxiway in Fiumicino airport (Italy)"
Rome, Italy - The award notice publicated on the Official Journal of the European Union
Official Journal of the European Union S59 of 24 March 2004 Italy-Fiumicino: taxiway Contract award notice - Works This contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): Yes. Section... more
Civil aviationAlbania: found gun in baggage on flight Tirana-Bari
Tirana, Albania – It could not be used during the flight to make violent actions
The staff of the customs and of the Albanian frontier police found out a gun in a baggage that was going to be boarded on the flight Tirana-Bari of last Tuesday, of the Italian air company "Volare", that... more
Government actsParliamentary question: "Booking tickets for travel in another country"
Rome, Italy - Presented to the European Parliament by Michael Cashman (PSE)
Written question P-0303/04 by Michael Cashman (PSE) to the European Commission (29 January 2004) Subject: Booking tickets for travel in another country. "Is the Commission aware that it is often impossible... more
AirlinesAlitalia's 2003 accounts approval has been postponed on May 20
Rome, Italy - Many reasons exist for such delay
Alitalia’s board of directors, which gathered as scheduled on March 23 (see for details AVIONEWS), has decided to postpone 2003 accounts approval date on May 20. Reasons related to such delay should b... more
Government actsParliamentary question: "Promotion of the pilot responsible for the Cermis tragedy"
Rome, Italy - Presented to the European Parliament by Roberta Angelilli (UEN)
Written question E-3190/03 by Roberta Angelilli (UEN) to the European Commission. Subject: Promotion of the pilot responsible for the Cermis tragedy. "On 3 February 1998, a US Marine Corps aircraft,... more
IndustryEmbraer 170 aircraft will fly for Republic Airways Holdings
São José dos Campos, Brazil - The airline will be the second US carrier to operate Embraer’s newest airliner
Embraer yesterday announced an order from Republic Airways Holdings for up to 50 Embraer 170 airliners. Under the agreement, 13 firm aircraft will begin delivery in the third quarter of 2004. Republic... more
Press releaseLivingston SpA flies in Madagascar (Nosy Be)
Vizzola Ticino, Italy - For the summery season 2004
"Livingston SpA, the airline of property of the Gruppo Ventaglio and part of Livingston Aviation Group SpA specialized in the charter of short/medium haul flights, inaugurates today the new connection... more
IndustrySagem acquires ARNAV Systems
Paris, France - Efforts of this French company in producing helicopter avionics are growing
French Sagem has completed an important acquisition through the purchase of ARNAV Systems, as this is competent in designing relevant avionics apparatus. In this way, it will be possible to carry on the... more
DefenseA reduction of military bases' number for the USA armed forces
Washington, USA - It will be useful in order to cut excesses in spending
US Secretary of Defence, Donald Rumsfeld, showed at Congress a report regarding the current situation about the American military bases on Tuesday. By such report, it can be inferred that a 24% excess... more
PeopleTassone: "To Alitalia the UE compensations for 11th September"
Rome, Italy - Distinction between national and regional airports
Within a convention of the magazine Air Press about airports and low-cost air companies (see AVIONEWS), the Vice Minister to Infrastructures and Transports, Mario Tassone, confirmed the legitimacy of the... more
DefenseA new Aegis radar system for Japan
Tokyo, Japan - Purchased as a consequence of the rising North Korean nuclear threat
Japanese Government has recently decided to increase its warning level regarding North Korean nuclear and missile threat, almost completing the deployment of a new Aegis type radar surveillance system.... more
Science and technologySafety: polemics after the test at the airport of Venice
Venice, Italy –"Just human faults", "Marco Polo" is safe
There is polemic after the gaps found in the security systems of the airport of Venice "Marco Polo" in a test arranged by the Ministry of the Interior and Enac (Italian authority for civil aviation) in... more
IndustryMcDonnell Douglas Helicopter Co. awarded of a over 6 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the AH-64D Apache aircraft
McDonnell Douglas Helicopter Co., Mesa, Ariz., was awarded on March 22, 2004, a $6,293,658 modification to a firm-fixed-price contract for concurrent spare parts for the AH-64D Apache aircraft. Work will... more
AirlinesAzzurra Air is under pressure due to trade unions
Gallarate, Italy - Such company appears now lacking hope
Azzurra Air appears now not to be able to face its problems. Though local governments (City and Province) requests for a detailed report about the possibilities of company reorganization and relaunch,... more
Science and technologyAirports: Riggio and Bencini talked today during a conference organized by magazine Air Press
Rome, Italy - Among the topics discussed, the Italian airports and the revision of system requirements
That of the future of the Milan-Linate city-airport has been one of the topics discussed during a conference organized today by the magazine Air Press about airports and low-cost airlines. Vito Riggio,... more
Latest newsQatar needs a new fighter
Doha, Qatar - It will have to replace the Mirage 2000
Doha Government has emanated a specification in order to replace 12 Mirage 2000. India would have already proved concerned for purchasing them but Qatar would not be willing to transfer them yet, unless... more
AirlinesAir companies: improves the financial situation of Swiss International Airlines
Geneva, Switzerland - It remains however in red
Thanks to the financial guarantee of CHF 50m an obtained from its partner British Airways in the within of the Oneworld alliance, the Helvetic air company Swiss International Airlines has obtained analogous... more
IndustryRolls Royce growth linked to helicopter sector
London, UK - The success of some programmes and products positively influence this producer's orders
Rolls Royce confirms for 2003 a series of successes in terms of growth which appear to involve every engine produced for an extremely wide variety of helicopters. The model 250 has proven reliable in Iraq... more
AerospaceSpace: Opportunity achieves to exit from the crater
Washington, USA - Nasa is about to announce "An important scientific discovery"
Opportunity, one of the two twin probes that Nasa sent on Mars in January, has achieved to exit from the crater where it landed and that it had until now explored. The probe, heading towards the rock called... more
Science and technologyAirports: reopened this morning the airport of Alghero-Fertilia
Alghero, Italy - The intervention has been concluded in the days announced
This morning, with the Ryanair flight of the coming from Frankfurt and landed at 8:45 am, it has been reopened the airport of Alghero-Fertilia closed from the morning of Sunday 14 for maintenance works... more
Latest newsGeneral Ferracuti to talk about present and future of the Italian Air Force on 31 March
Rome, Italy - Many themes will be discussed in a conference held at the Air Force Palace in Rome
Chief of Staff of Italian Air Force, General Sandro Ferracuti, will meet the press on 31st March at 10:00am at the Air Force Palace in Rome during a conference where he will explain the modernization programmes... more
AirlinesAir France: shares in decrease after the deferment of the take-over bid for Klm
Paris, France – The operation would have to conclude by the end of April
The Air France shares suffered a noticeable decrease after the announcement of the deferment of the launch of its public bid of exchange for Klm, losing in late morning the 1,13% at EUR 14,05. The air... more
PeopleThe US Treasury investigates on loans to airlines
Washington, USA - Out of USD 10bn, only 1.5 have been paid out
The US Treasury has started an inquiry on the Air Transportation Stabilization Board, a commission created after 11 September 2001 to support American carriers economically. The commission seems to have... more
AirlinesCode-sharing agreement between Volareweb and Air Polonia
Milan, Italy - In low-cost regime
Was signed the first code-sharing agreement between low-cost carrier, by Volareweb and Air Polonia. The two air companies will operate flights in code-sharing between Poland and Italy, from May will be... more
DefenseNuclear weapons: Libya submits account of its chemical weapons
Tripoli, Libya - The Country possesses 23 tons of mustard gas and 1,300 of other components for chemical weapons
Libya, after announcing its intention to destroy all its plants for the production of atomic weapons (see AVIONEWS), has submitted an account of its chemical weapons stockpiles. In the document, the North... more
Civil aviationGreece: false bomb alarm
Athens, Greece – Airplane of the Olympic Airlines forced to double back to the departure airport
An airplane of the Greek flag air company, Olympic Airlines, departed from Athens directed to Johannesburg, has been forced to double back to the airport from which it took off, because of a bomb alarm... more
AccidentsAfghan Minister of Aviation has died
Herat, Afghanistan - He would have been killed during a shooting caused by factional rebels
Afghan Minister of Aviation, Mirwais Sadiq, would have been killed due to shooting fightings nearby Herat city. Some factional armed independent forces would have attacked a populated area so involving... more
Military aviation87 cameras for the new operations room of Genoa's prefectural offices
Genoa, Italy - They will transmit real-time information on the disasters occurring in the area
87 cameras, 20 fixed and 67 mobile, will transmit images of the area to the new operations room of Genoa's prefectural offices allowing an immediate intervention by the environmental services in case of... more
Civil aviationMO: security strengthened for El Al and Air Sinai
Cairo, Egypt - Grows the fear of a Palestinian reprisal
After the killing of the sheik Ahmed Yassin happened yesterday (see AVIONEWS), the Egyptians airport authorities established the strengthening of the security measures in the airport of Cairo, in particular... more
Latest newsIraq: turnover of the Italian squadrons in Nassiriya
Nassiriya, Iraq - 600 hours of flight for the Italian helicopters in Iraq
The helicopter pilots of the 26th Reos squadron, after 4 months and 600 hours of flight in Iraq, have been replaced by the 11th Eracle squadron, both belonging to the first Aves Antares regiment in Viterbo,... more
Science and technologyTemporary closing for Bologna Airport
Bologna, Italy - Works in order to transform it in an intercontinental air station are beginning
In order to get works devoted to transform Bologna Airport in an intercontinental air station started (see for details AVIONEWS), such facility will remain closed for two months from May 3 to July 2. Its... more
Science and technologyAirports: continues the unbelievable increase of the Roman airport of Ciampino
Rome, Italy - In 2008 planned 7 million passengers per year
Thanks to the increasing of the low cost connections, the airport of Ciampino is in continuous increase, from the 700-800 thousands passengers of the charter flights and of the private airplane of the... more
HelicoptersThe civil helicopter market according to Honeywell
New York, USA - Forecasting for the period 2004-2008
Honeywell produced a detailed study regarding the possibilities to forecast civil helicopter market trend for the period 2004-2008. Such research considers both aircraft types for which should occur a... more
AirlinesAlitalia: board of directors to formalize today request of approval for 2003 air company accounts by mid May
Rome, Italy - By 15 May an agreement between the carrier and unions on the industrial plan must be reached
Alitalia's board of directors will meet this afternoon to formalize the carrier's request to Consob (Italian authority for the regulation of securities market) to approve 2003 company accounts by mid May.... more
CuriositiesSweden: rescued spy-airplane smashed down 50 years ago
Stockholm, Sweden – Recovered the crew remains
The relict of a Swedish spy-airplane smashed down in 1952 and pitched in the Baltic Sea, has been recovered by Swedish Navy, more than 50 years from its shooting down by the Soviets. The airplane, a DC-3,... more
AirlinesAlitalia: fleet enlargement from 2007
Rome, Italy - A 15% increase of seats on offer planned for 2004
Alitalia, during a meeting with unions held last 18th March, has confirmed the enlargement of its fleet, as provided for in the old industrial plan, but has announced that the first actions will take place... more
AirlinesUsa: United Airlines unable to exit from bankruptcy
New York, USA - Asked a deferment to the bankrupt court
United Airlines, the second more important air company of the United States, has communicated to the bankrupt court of Chicago its inability to exit from bankruptcy. The carrier, fallen in bankruptcy,... more
AccidentsProblems for the Canadian Sperwer UAVs
Khabul, Afghanistan - Technical difficulties prevent the ordinary performing of missions
It seems peace does not exist for Canadian UAVs (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) acting in Afghanistan. A Sperwer of the French Sagem has been made land in an emergency procedure by its remote pilot in order... more
PeopleSafety: flight decks armoured on the Italian skies
Rome, Italy - Within March 31
Gen. Leonardo Tricarico, military advisor of the Premier, during a convention organized by Ceas (Center of high studies for the fight against terrorism )(see AVIONEWS), confirmed that within March 31,... more
Civil aviationFAA Emergency AD on Robinson Helicopter Company model R-22, R-22 Alpha, R-22 Beta, and R-22 Mariner helicopters
Washington, Usa - To prevent a fatigue crack, blade failure, and subsequent loss of control of the helicopter
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39 Docket No. 2004-SW-01-AD; AD 2004-06-52... more
Civil aviationFAA Emergency AD on Boeing Defense and Space Group (Boeing) model 234 helicopters
Washington, Usa - To detect a crack in the upper shaft extension, which could result in catastrophic failure of the aft vertical shaft assembly and subsequent loss of control of the helicopter
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39 Docket No. 2004-SW-09-AD; AD 2004-06-51... more
Latest newsKAI and Lockheed Martin promote the T-50
Seoul, South Korea - Suggested for Israel and EAU a testing flight
Waiting for concluding tests of the new KAI/Lockheed Martin T-50 Golden Eagle advanced trainer, its promoters are particularly making efforts in an attempt to warrant its export. Israel and the United... more
Government actsParliamentary question: "Use of sky marshals"
Rome, Italy - Presented to the European Parliament by Gerhard Schmid (PSE)
Written question E-0306/04 by Gerhard Schmid (PSE) to the European Commission (29 January 2004). Subject: Use of sky marshals. "The US authorities have demanded that European airlines deploy armed sky... more
Latest newsFirst Hawk for India by 2007
New Dheli, India - Most of these trainers to be produced in this Asian country
By the recent sign of the memorandum of understanding between India and British Aerospace, the beginning of the production for 66 Hawk MK-100 advanced trainers purchased by this Asian country after innumerable... more
Latest newsUAV's role in the modern military aviation
Washington, USA - It has grown enormously during few years
Members of US armed forces and Congress have met in order to meditate together regarding the evolution of UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) during last years. No one could avoid to underline that the number... more
AirlinesAir One: in 2003 Mol (Gross Operating Margin) +31,2% and +21,8% passengers
Rome, Italy - It transported 4.951.774 passengers
Air One in 2003 has transported 4.951.774 passengers (line and Charter), 21,8% more than in 2002, with traffic revenues that have exceeded EUR 406m. The total turnover has been EUR 409,208m and the Gross... more