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IndustryBoeing and China Aviation Supply's agreement
New York, Usa - The object of the agreement is 30 aircraft
In a press release Boeing informed that it signed an agreement with China Aviation Supply for the supply of 30 aircraft model 737 for a total price of USD 1.7m (see AVIONEWS). The airplanes will be flown... more
Latest newsSokol completes work on the first serial model of the Yak-130 plane
Moscow, Russia - The light jet is very efficient in combat missions
The serial model of the Yak-130 plane is being completed by the Sokol aircraft-building factory in Nizhny Novgorod. The airplane was developed by Yakovlev design office and it will be the basic training... more
AerospaceUe aims to reach autonomy in the space field and satellite communication
Brussels, Belgium - It will be necessary a financing of the value of EUR 5,3 bn
Yesterday Ue Ccommissioner for the Research, Philippe Busquin, has presented a plan to obtain the Ue autonomy in the space field and satellite communications, reducing the gap with the United States. For... more
AccidentsThe wreckage of the missing Mig-29 fighter jet was found
Yerevan, Armenia - The fate of the pilot is still unknown
The wreckage of a Russian fighter plane which disappeared in Armenia on Wednesday has been found by the Russian rescuers early Thursday. The MiG-29 was executing a training flight and crashed near the... more
AccidentsSouth Korean pilot dies in plane crash
Sachon, South Korea - The instructor managed to eject himself
A South Korean pilot died today when his plane crashed on a river bank shortly after taking off from an air base in Sachon, a town on the country's central south coast. The instructor ejected himself from... more
SecurityNasiriyah's attack: Rumsfeld's words
New York,, Usa - Iraq is a dangerous country
The U.S. minister of Defence Rumsfeld says to be deeply sorry about the attack to the Italian Carabinieri in Iraq, stating to "Keep them all in his heart". He also remembers that Iraq is a violent and... more
SecurityNasiriyah's attack: sent other 50 Carabinieri
Pisa, Italy - They belong to the 1° Tuscania Regiment
Today, at 5.20 am, other 50 carabinieri left to reach Nasiriyah from Pisa's airport. With them there was also the commanding in chief of the second mobile brigade of the force, capt. Leonardo Leso. Some... more
AirlinesFixed the date of "Flyniki" first flight
Vienna, Austria - For the moment this is the name of Niki Lauda's new low-cost airline
Fixed for the next November 28th the first flight of "Flyniki", Niki Lauda’s new low-cost airline. The news has been published on the pages of a Viennese weekly magazine. The flight, carried out in collaboration w... more
SecurityNasiriyah's attack: will the monument to the fallen replace the Axum stone?
Rome, Italy - It's a Gasbarra's suggestion
The president of the Rome district administration, Enrico Gasbarra, proposed to dedicate a monument to the fallen in Iraq, during yesterday's attack. The suggestion has been unanimously approved by the... more
SecurityNasiriyah's attack: the victims seem to be 19
Nasiriyah, Iraq - Probably increased the number of deaths
According to the latest evaluations, the number of Italian who lost their lives yesterday in Iraq, seems to have reached 19 deaths. Referring to what has been released by Ansa, a soldier, who was in hospital... more
SecurityNasiriyah attack: the Council of ministers on the Iraqi event
Rome, Italy - Approved national mourning
During the Council of ministers that has just concluded, there was one minute of silence. It was also established that the day of the Carabinieri's funeral - those who lost their lives in Iraq - will be... more
AirlinesLufthansa closes in red
Frankfurt, Germany - Confirmed the negative results of the German airline
Sad the first nine-months results of the German vector's budget, which closed with a net loss of EUR 409m, compared to a positive EUR 344m, recorded for the same period of time, last year. The operating... more
SecurityMartino's statement from Iraq
Nasiriyah, Iraq - He arrived this morning
The Italian Minister of Defence, Antonio Martino, arrived in Iraq after having payed a visit to the injured hospitalized in Nasiriyah, he went where the explosion occurred and stated that yesterday's attack... more
SecurityMartino flies to Iraq
Rome, Italy - He has already arrived in Kuwait City
The Italian Minister of Defence, Antonio Martino, has already arrived in Kuwait City, where he left for Nasiriyah. Few hours ago he went to the hospital where the people injured in the attack have been... more
IndustryBell-Boeing Joint Program Office awarded of a over 9 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the V-22 aircraft
Bell-Boeing Joint Program Office, Patuxent River, Md., is being awarded a $9,152,951 modification to a previously awarded cost-plus-incentive-fee contract (N00019-93-C-0006) for the Dynamic Component Repair... more
Civil aviationOnly Qantas offers guarantees against terrorist attack
Sydney, Australia - The company updated the security system
Geoffrey Askew, Qantas group general manager for security and investigation services, made a an worrying statement: he told joint federal parliamentary committee that the airlines could not give complete... more
Military aviationAnti-missile systems for commercial planes
Washigton, USA - The Bush administration tries to avoid another September 11
Several preliminary contracts will be awarded to one or more companies for a program for an anti-missile systems for airliners. The program will adapt existing anti-missile military technologies for use... more
AirlinesLufthansa: Third quarter in red
Frankfurt, Germany - Loss of EUR 17m
Despite their positive thinking Lufthansa management informed that the third quarter for the German carrier closed in red: minus EUR 17m. The previous quarter was even worse as the company recorded losses... more
AirlinesDelta Airlines reconsiders the forecasts of the fourth quarter
Rome, Italy - Loss could be higher than expected
Delta Airlines announced to have reviewed the evaluations of the forth quarter losses. Apparently the company expects a loss between USD 365m and USD 415m, considerably higher than the expectations that... more
SecurityIraq: Italian Carabinieri killed: the first names of the victims (3)
Rome, Italy - The list of the names is lengthening
With the passing of the hours increase the names of the victims of the terroristic attack reported by the authorities: Giuseppe Coletta, Orazio Majorana, Ivan Chitti, Emanuele Carraro, Alessandro Carresi,... more
SecurityIraq: Statement of Bin Laden's non-official spokesman
London, Great Britain - "Leave Iraq"
Bin Laden's non-official spokesman, Mohammed al Bakri, affirms not to know who attacked the Italian command in Nasiriyah, however Rome "was previously warned". The leader of the extremist islamic organisation... more
SecurityIraq: the Italian flag at half-mast on militar buildings
Rome, Italy - After the attack in Iraq
The ministry of defence instructed that on every Italian militar buildings the Italian flag must flutter at half-mast. more
SecurityIraq: D'Alema speaks at the Chamber
Rome, Italy - "Dangerous war for the West"
"It's time for the West to change route towards Iraq". This is what has stated D'Alema at the Chamber, stressing "The chain of errors starting from an unilateral war, which gave birth to the hostility... more
SecurityIraq: statements of the minister Martino at the MP's chamber
Rome, Italy - "I can't rule out the possibility of a victims' increase"
"I can't rule out the possibility of a victims' increase": it's what has just stated the minister of Defence, Antonio Martino in the Chamber, as the building where the contingent of Carabinieri force was... more
SecurityIraq: there are no victims belonging to the Italian Air Force or the Navy
Rome, Italy - Telephone numbers especially for the families of the soldiers belonging to the Army or the Carabinieri corps
Italian authorities recommends the families of the soldiers involved in the "Ancient Babylon" operation, belonging to the Italian Air Force or the Navy not to call the numbers 800228877 and 0680982752,... more
SecurityIraq: condolences of Fischer , Powell, Solana, Straw, Villepin
Rome, Italy - Frattini receives phone calls from his foreign colleagues
This morning the minister of Foreign Affairs Frattini received the phone calls of the U.S. secretary Colin Powell, the German minister of Foreign Affairs Joschka Fischer, the British minister of Foreign... more
SecurityIraq: 8 deaths among the Iraqis
Nasiryiha, Iraq - The number of victims is now increased at 22
Among the victims of the terroristic attack there are also 8 Iraqis. The number of dead has increased at 22, among which 11 are Carabinieri and 3 are soldiers of the Italian Army. more
SecurityIraq: Italian Carabinieri killed: the first names of the victims (2)
Rome, Italy - Some names still unreported in the attempt to inform their relatives first
The list of the names of the victims of the terroristic attack is lengthening. In addition to Giovanni Cavallaro and Silvio Olla it is now known another name, that of Mimmo Intravaglia, a Carabiniere from... more
IndustryBoeing and GE will sign a USD 2,4bn contract with China
New York, Usa - The two U.S. companies commissioned to provide aircraft and engines
Peculiar the choice of Chinese airlines, right when Beijing decided to keep its currency low to foster its companies on the international market. In fact, today in Washington Air China, Shandong Airlines,... more
SecurityIraq: statement of the Cocer of the Army
Rome, Italy - He expresses dismay for the attack
Dismay for the attack in Iraq has been expressed today by the Cocer of the Army together with: "The deepest condolences to the families of the victims of the Army and the Carabinieri force". more
SecurityIraq Carabinieri killed: the text of the first press release by the Arma of Carabinieri
Rome, Italy - Activated a phone number for the families of the Carabinieri in Iraq
"This morning at 08:40, 10:40 in Iraq, a device has exploded in front of the base of the Carabinieri of M.S.U., allotted near the former Chamber of Commerce. From the first news there are injured among... more
SecurityIraq: the condolences of Pisanu
Rome, Italy - The minister expresses his solidarity for the victims
A note released few minutes ago from the Viminale informs that the Home Secretary Pisanu expresses his deepest solidarity to the losses caused by the tremendous attack in Nasiriyah. more
SecurityIraq: meeting at the White House
Washington, Usa - Bush has summoned a meeting
Following the tragic event in Iraq, where - according to the latest evaluations - 14 Italian soldiers and one Italian civilian lost their lives, the U.S. President, George W. Bush will chair a meeting... more
SecurityIraq: Casini's statement just after the news of the attack to the Italian force base
Rome, Italy - The text of the president of the chamber of the members of Parliament, Pier Ferdinando Casini's intervention
"Honorable colleagues, the news from Nasiriyah fills our soul with fear and sorrow. At the moment it's six the number of Carabinieri who lost their lives in the terrorist attack, but there could be more.... more
SecurityIraq Italian Carabinieri killed : President Ciampi deplores the gesture
Rome, Italy - "I stand by the families of the victims"
The President of the Italian Republic Carlo Azeglio Ciampi, leaving for the Usa, learned the news of the attack expressing all his sympathy to the Carabinieri, saying he stands by "The families of the... more
SecurityIraq. Italian Carabinieri killed: increase in the number of victims
Nassiriya, Iraq - They are now 15
With the passing of the hours the number of victims of the terroristic attack against the Carabinieri headquater in Nassiriya increases. Until now the Italian forces who have lost their life are at least... more
SecurityIraq: Martino at the Senate
Rome, Italy - The minister of Defence speaks at the Senate
An Italian civilian also lost his life in the attack. more
SecurityIraq: Aznar sends a telegram to Berlusconi
Madrid, Spain - He expressed condolences
The Spanish prime minister Josè Maria Aznar expressed his condolences for the Iraq event through a telegram sent to the Italian prime minister Berlusconi condemning "the vile attack". more
SecurityIraq: Italian Carabinieri killed: the first names of the victims
Rome, Italy - One belonged to the Sassari Brigade, the other is a warrant-officer from Asti
Reported the first names of the victims of the terroristic attack against the Carabinieri happened this morning. One of the Italian forces killed is Silvio Olla, warrant-officer who belonged to the Sassari... more
SecurityIraq: Berlusconi speaks about the attack
Rome, Italy - The Italian Prime Minister speaks at the Senate
The aim is assistance and peace. more
SecurityIraq: Veltroni speaks about the attack to Carabinieri
Rome, Italy - "Carabinieri died doing their job"
The mayor of Rome, Walter Veltroni, after having given instructions to show the flag of the capital at half-mast, reminded that "the Carabinieri died doing their job". He wishes as well that the country... more
SecurityIraq: Berlusconi at the Senate
Rome, Italy - A ministers' private meeting
The Italian Prime Minister, Silvio Berlusconi, has just arrived to the Senate and he's currently in the room of the premier, together with Fini and the ministers Martino and Frattini. more
AirlinesUe opens a procedure against Ryanair
Brussels, Belgium - It was announced by the general manager of the Irish company
It seems that the Ue is taking aim at the price cutting politics that Ryanair applied at the Belgian airport of Charleroi. The general manager of the low-cost company, Micheal O’ Leary, has announced t... more
SecurityIraq: Killed Carabinieri. Tomorrow other 75 Carabinieri are supposed to leave
Nasiriyah, Iraq - Mourning at the 13° Regiment of Friuli Venezia Giulia
The three soldiers victims of the explosion belonged to the 13° Regiment of Friuli Venezia Giulia. Tomorrow other 75 Carabinieri are supposed to leave to join the 400 who are already in Nasiriyah and... more
SecurityIraq: Fassino reckons that the mission must be reappraised
Rome, Italy - "Let's the national responsibility prevail"
According to the secretary of the left wing Democratic Party (DS) today it's not the day to open a debate on the pull-out of the Italian contingent in Iraq. At the end of the meeting of the DS party at... more
SecurityIrtaq: U.S. ambassador makes a telephone call to Martino and Frattino
Rome, Italy - He expresses his condolences
The U.S. ambassador in Italy, Mel Sembler, made a telephone call to the Italian minister of Defence, Antonio Martino, and to the Foreign Affairs minister, Franco Frattini, to express his deepest condolences... more
SecurityIraq. italian Carabinieri killed (9): Casini suspends the session
Rome, Italy - After having called one minute of silence
"It's the moment of the pain and the suffering. Italy pays an highest price to a humanitarian mission purposive to peace, order and safety". Those are the words of the president of the Italian Chamber... more
SecurityIraq: Italian Carabinieri killed: Rutelli: "It's an awful news"
Rome, Italy - "Now it's the moment of grief, not of discussions"
Deep grief has expressed also the leader of the Italian political opposition, Francesco Rutelli, who said that "It's a moment of total national unity, around these Italian victims who represented all of... more
PeopleAeroflot: 35 years of regular flights between Russia and USA
Moscow, Russia - The first flight arrived in New York in 1968
On November 12 Aeroflot marks 35 years of regular flights between Russia and USA. The first flight arrived in New York in 1968 having on board of the Ilyushin-62 jet 93 people, including 50 VIPs and many... more
AirlinesLow-cost carriers to affect the air transport industry
Asia Pacific region - SITA predicts a great growth of the low-cost carriers
SITA (Societé Internationale de Telecommunications Aeronautiques) said that the air transport industry will be affected by the low-cost carriers. Lim Soon Hock, SITA SC President for the Asia Pacific... more