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AerospaceTelespazio and MARS Center take part in scientific experiments on board the ISS
Rome, Italy - The launch is forecast on December 6th at 10:30 pm
Through its subsidiary MARS Center (Microgravity Advanced Research and Support Center) Telespazio, a Finmeccanica/Thales company, is set to take part in scientific experiments to be conducted on board... more
IndustryRaytheon Co. awarded of a near 8 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the F/A-18E/F aircraft
Raytheon Co., Tactical Aircraft Systems, Goleta, Calif., is being awarded a $7,917,437 firm-fixed-price, cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for the Lot P9 Full-Rate Production of 30 Integrated Multi-Platform... more
IndustryGeneral Electric Aviation awarded of a over 25 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the H-53 aircraft
General Electric Aviation, Lynn, Mass., is being awarded $25,321,000 for priced order #GB56 under a previously awarded basic ordering agreement (FA8104-05-G-0003) for repairable components of the T64 engine... more
IndustrySikorsky Aircraft Corp. awarded of a 38 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the H-60 helicopter
Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., Stratford, Conn., was awarded on $38,000,000, a firm-fixed-price contract for H-60 supplies and technical, engineering and logistical support. Work will be performed in Corpus... more
SecurityFAA AD on Aircraft Industries, a.s. model L-13 Blanik Gliders (2007-25-01)
Washington, Usa - To identify and correct an unsafe condition on an aviation product
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: December 3, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 231)] [Page 67841-67843] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Airports"Dal Molin", Aeroporti Vicentini votes to keep the civil airport
Vicenza , Italy - December 14th the tribunal's decision on the bankrupcy motion of GSA is awaited
The directors' board of Aeroporti Vicentini SpA, managing society of the "Dal Molin" military airport open to civil traffic in Vicenza, voted in the yesterday's session against the closure of the civil... more
ReportAustralia: narco-trafficker gets rid of six kilograms of cocaine
Sydney, Australia - Thrown in a lavatory WC of an airplane
Fear of being arrested, a gleam of honesty or feeling of guilt? We know nothing about it: the passenger, still unknown, of a scheduled flight landed in the airport of Sydney, Australia, got rid of a package... more
ReportThe extravagant official visit of Gheddafi in France
Tripoli, Libya - With 400 people, a big tent and maybe some camels
The official visit of Libyan leader Moammer Gheddafi to the Elisée will last three days. According to the Kuwaiti newspaper "Al Jarida", the trip, officially the first after 34 years, would have also... more
Military aviationFrench Armed Forces order 68 NH-90 Tactical Transport Helicopters
Paris, France - They will replace the Puma by 2011
The French Defence Procurement Agency, DGA, has placed to the NHIndustries consortium the order for 68 NH-90 Tactical Transport Helicopters, meant to replace by 2011 the Puma helicopters, presently allocated... more
ReportAeronautic terminology in dribs and drabs... <b>T as "Tailless"<b>
Rome, Italy - One of the best examples is the NASA/Boeing X-36
A Tailless aircraft (often tail-less) traditionally has all its horizontal control surfaces on its main wing surface. It has no horizontal stabilizer. A tailless type usually still has a vertical stabilizer... more
AirportsLazio's fourth airport, Bevilacqua: "For ENAC Latina is ahead of Frosinone"
Latina, Italy - The suitability indicators would give Latina 25 points, against 21 of Frosinone
Loreto Bevilacqua, secretary of the Province of Latina Democratic Party, specified that, contrary to the announcements of the official press release, in the ENAC's (Italian Civil Aviation Authority) report... more
AirportsLazio's third airport (2), Moscardelli: "The ENAC report is not believable, we need a commission"
Latina, Italy - The Democratic Party regional councillor does not exclude a change of the new Lazio's airport base
The regional councillor Claudio Moscardelli also intervenes on the matter concerning the Lazio's third airport (see AVIONEWS): "Both Latina and Frosinone consider that ENAC report on the third airport... more
AerospaceTelespazio: Cosmo-SkyMed doubles from the US base of Vanderberg
Rome, Italy - Scheduled for Thursday morning the launch of the second satellite
"Vandenberg Air Force Base again will have some Italian flavor this week when a Delta 2 rocket is set to carry aloft that nation's second Earth-imaging satellite of the year. The 12-story-tall Delta... more
AirlinesAirOne in search of new flight attendants
Rome, Italy - Essential requirement the excellence in languages
AirOne is looking for 300 flight attendants, and candidates must meet the following requirements: - Age between 20 and 32; - Diploma or degree; - Excellent knowledge of English and preferably of a... more
AirportsLazio's third airport, Lucchetti attacks: " A study is necessary to unveil ENAC's lies"
Latina, Italy - The President of the association "Aeroporto per Latina" does not give up and promises a battle
The choice to build Lazio's third airport in Viterbo still gives rise to heated debates. Yesterday, during a meeting in Latina, the President of the association "Aeroporto per Latina" Dino Lucchetti said:... more
UAS-DronesEUROCONTROL outlines specifications for use of UAVs in European airspace
Brussels, Belgium - Following a safety assurance process and public consultation
"EUROCONTROL has published air traffic management (ATM) specifications that set out how military unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) should fly in European airspace. When military UAVs operate outside specifically... more
HelicoptersAgustaWestland: UII appointed AW distributor in South Korea
Cascina Costa, Italy - And it orders four AW-139 helicopters
"AgustaWestland announces that UII - United Industries International has been appointed official AW-139 distributor for the South Korean commercial market. This multi-year distribution agreement includes... more
Helicopters"Lima Air Show 2007" (2): the Eurocopter exhibition
Langkawi, Malaysia - Tiger, EC-725 Cougar, EC-155, AS-355N Écureuil and EC-135
Eurocopter announces its participation in this year’s LIMA exhibition and air show in Langkawi, Malaysia, exhibiting leading-edge technology like the world’s most modern combat helicopter Tiger the lea... more
AirlinesArik Air is the new national carrier of Niger
Niamey, Niger - Flights as of December 25th
The Republic of Niger (Western Africa) has as from today a national carrier: it is Arik Air, the private airline which de facto took the place of Nigeria Airways as main carrier of Nigeria in 2006. The... more
Fair and shows"LIMA Air Show 2007": Malaysia Airlines acquires 20 ATR-72/500 airplanes for Firefly and MASwings
Langkawi, Malaysia - The deliveries will take place in 2008 and 2009
"On the occasion of the 'LIMA Airshow', ATR and Malaysia Airlines (MAS) today inked a deal, consisting in a contract and a MoU, for the purchase of 20 ATR-72/500s. Based on the agreement, Firefly and MASwings,... more
AirlinesMalaysia Airlines: delivery of the A-380 with a two year delay
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - Now they talk about the compensantion
Airbus will be ready to deliver the Airbus A-380 superjumbo aircraft by 2009 to Malaysian Airline System Bhd (MAS), a two-year delay from the original delivery date.. "We are discussing with MAS on... more
AirportsSEA: remains the interest by the Australian fund Babcock&Brown
Milan, Italy - Also if Alitalia leaves Malpensa
Babcock&Brown goes on being interested in a participation in the SEA capital, Milan Airports Management Company led by Giuseppe Bonomi, "Also if Alitalia leaves from Malpensa", said Antonio Lo Bianco,... more
AirlinesAga Khan, 12 million Euro for the recapitalization of Eurofly
Milan, Italy - The outlay is necessary to meet the losses, the first step towards a reorganization of the airline
Aga Khan will invest more than estimated in Eurofly. The board of directors of Meridiana airline, in fact, approved a subscription of 12 million Euro to meet the losses of Eurofly (the carrier of Meridiana... more
AirportsVenice-Tessera, lightning strike after the meeting
Venice, Italy - Unions against the workers release procedure
The clinch between workers and management society at the airport of Venice-Tessera carries on. Yesterday a meeting was held, at the presence of the provincial councellor delegated to employment policies,... more
Science and technologyFulbright-Finmeccanica scholarship is launched
Rome, Italy - The initiative coincides with the 60th anniversary of both the "Finanziaria Meccanica" foundation
Finmeccanica is sponsoring a scholarship award together with the prestigious "Fulbright Commission" aimed at graduates in science and technology. The official announcement has been made last Friday at... more
AirportsLazio's third airport, apple of discord
Rome, Italy - Ryanair, easyJet: "No interest in Viterbo"
The choice of Viterbo as seat of Lazio's third airport, affectuated by Minister of Transports Bianchi last 26 November on the basis of the work of a mixed Enac (Italy's civil aviation authority) - Enav... more
SecurityFAA AD on Piaggio Aero Industries SpA model P-180 airplanes (2007-24-15)
Washington, Usa - To identify and correct an unsafe condition on an aviation product
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: December 3, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 231)] [Page 67843-67845] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
AirportsHigh wind at Fiumicino: cancelled 90 flights
Rome, Italy - Most of them were links served by Alitalia airline
About all yesterday the strong wind, which blown near Rome-Fiumicino airport, influenced the smooth air traffic. Between arrivals and departures, in the Roman airport, almost 100 flights have been cancelled,... more
AirlinesEurofly: Lorenzo Caprio new President of the Board
Milan, Italy - Giusti and Romani reconfirmed as directors
The assembly of shareholders has appointed last Friday Lorenzo Caprio as new President of the Eurofly Board of Directors, while Alessandro Giusti and Antonio Romani have been reconfirmed as directors. The... more
AirlinesAlitalia: starts the countdown and everything is still very behind
Rome, Italy - No guarantees by Air France-KLM and Lufthansa
The countdown for the introduction of mandatory bids for the Alitalia privatization is started. The deadline is two days away and Air France-KLM and Lufthansa, two European giants indicated as possible... more
Press releaseFree flight: in Switzerland a special training will be needed for using the "Speedflyer"
Berne, Switzerland - FSVL and UFAC elaborated common regulations in the matter
"Speedflyers" are special paragliders which, thanks to a smaller surface and another type of profile, allow to fly at a higher speed. They are often used in combination with skis. To make possible to practice... more
SecurityFAA AD on Airbus model A-330 airplanes (2007-25-05)
Washington, Usa - To identify and correct an unsafe condition on an aviation product
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: December 3, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 231)] [Page 67845-67847] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
IndustryHoneywell Incorporated awarded of a over 16 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For several aircraft
Honeywell Incorporated, Defense and Space Electronics System of Clearwater, Fla., is being awarded a contract modification for $16,197,465. This action is to exercise options to purchase 199 embedded... more
IndustryMcDonnell Douglas awarded of a over 27 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the AV-8B Harrier aircraft
McDonnell Douglas Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of The Boeing Co., St. Louis, Mo., is being awarded a not-to-exceed $27,272,078 modification to a previously awarded indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity... more
AirlinesThe dim future of Olympic Airlines
Athens, Greece - The Ryanair complaint makes worse the situation
Greece's Transport Minister Costis Hadzidakis has warned that the national carrier Olympic Airlines faces a dim future amid mounting speculation that it will have to cease necessarily in a short time. In... more
IndustryBoeing and Alenia Aeronautica in Portici
Naples, Italy - Agreement between the two industries for the second research centre in Europe
The US aerospace industry giant Boeing together with the Italian Alenia Aeronautica - of the Finmeccanica group - is planning the realization of a research centre, the second in Europe. The centre will... more
AirlinesAir Jamaica will be private by 2009
Kingston, Jamaica - Government is recruiting an investment banker for the sell
The plans of the new liberal-oriented Jamaican government to privatize state-owned carrier Air Jamaica are becoming more concrete. Minister without portfolio in the Ministry of Finance and Public Services,... more
ReportFirst flight school opened by the US in Iraq
Kirkuk , Iraq - Aim is to progressively rebuild the Iraqi Air Force
Three years and a half after the invasion of Iraq, the US armed forces have finally decided to found the first flight school for Iraqi pilots, for trying to rebuild the country's air force, practically... more
Airports"Briefing - Asia Aviation" (6): Reliance Industries to bid for a new airport in Navi Mumbai
Mumbai, India - The second in the Western metropolis
Mukesh Ambani-owned Reliance Industries, which is promoting the Navi Mumbai Special Economic Zone, will bid for the proposed Navi Mumbai airport. Anand Jain, a close confidant of Reliance Industries... more
AirlinesRyanair asks for European Commission impeachment for its no-intervention against Alitalia's state aid
Rome, Italy - A large workload for its legal office
If the Irish Ryanair airline would have a global efficiency like its legal office, it would be the world's most appreciated airline. This consideration emerges from the Ryanair's lodging of fifth case... more
Civil aviationEU: more transparency on air tickets
Brussels, Belgium - Agreement between European Council and Parliament
The Council and Parliament of the European Union have reached an agreement concerning a new regulation to guarantee more transparency about air tickets fares: they will have to include all taxes and other... more
AirlinesAir India's European hub will be either Munich or Vienna
New Delhi , India - The decision in the next months
Air India, one of the major carriers of the Indian subcontinent, has shortlisted the airport sites suited for becoming its new European hub: they are Munich, in Germany, and Vienna in Austria. The final... more
IndustryEmbraer and Flight Options sign for 100 Phenom 300 airplanes
São José dos Campos, Brazil - Over one-billion-dollar deal represents Company’s largest Phenom executive jet order
"Embraer and Flight Options, one of the largest private jet service companies in the world, based in Cleveland, Ohio, U.S., signed a contract for the acquisition of 100 Phenom 300 aircraft, with options... more
Civil aviation"Briefing - Asia Aviation" (5): Hong Kong and Finland sign an avoidance of double taxation agreement on income from aircraft operation
Hong Kong, China - Signed between Eva Cheng and Timo Rajakangas
Hong Kong and Finland signed an avoidance of double taxation agreement on income from aircraft operation a few days ago. The pact, which covers income derived from the operation of aircraft in international... more
IndustryBoeing completes modification and first flight for Japan's second KC-767 tanker
Wichita, USA - In the last months an Italian Air Force's KC-767 airplane was used for some tests
A Boeing aircrew completed the first flight of the second KC-767 for Japan following an extensive modification that transformed it from a commercial airplane to a military tanker. The new tanker lifted... more
Press releaseANSV on the accident in Brescia-Montichiari
Rome, Italy - Unhurt the two occupants, while the Cessna airplane reported damages
"ANSV (Italian Air Safety Board) has opened an inquiry on the air accident occurred at 9:15 am of Friday, November 30th to a Cessna 210 airplane (code OE-DOX) which landed in the airport of Brescia-Montichiari... more
AirlinesAir Berlin flies from Duesseldorf towards Beijing and Shanghai
Berlin, Germany - 5 weekly links
German low-cost carrier, Air Berlin, announced as from May next year two new links from Duesseldorf towards the Chinese metropols Beijing and Shanghai. Five weekly links are foreseen; the flight to Beijing... more
Civil aviation"Briefing - Asia Aviation" (4): Asia-Pacific carriers welcome the self-service options
Canberra, Australia - From a global aviation survey
Self-service options, such as online bookings and self check-ins, are being welcomed by airline passengers, and starting from today also the carriers of the Asia-Pacific Region, a global aviation survey... more
ReportSri Lanka, bomb detected in officers' apartment building
Colombo , Sri Lanka - Air Force commander possible target
Sinhalese security forces defused this morning a 1,2-kilos-heavy explosive device, found inside the garden of an apartment building lived-in mostly by Army officers and Members of Parliament. It seems... more
ReportAfghanistan, US air raid kills 5 alleged Talibans
Kabul, Afghanistan - One would be involved in the kidnapping of Daniele Mastrogiacomo
US Armed Forces in Afghanistan reported in a release to have eliminated yesterday in an air raid 5 Taliban militants. One of these is indicated as one leader of the Islamist militia responsible for the... more