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CuriositiesAeronautic terminology in dribs and drabs... <b>S come "Sicral"<b>
Rome, Italy - In service since May 2001
Sicral is the first Italian system for secure military communications. The system operates in the UHF, SHF and EHF/Ka bands and has been in service since May 2001. Sicral is based on innovative technologies... more
CuriositiesAeronautic terminology in dribs and drabs... <b>I as INS<b>
Rome, Italy - A long-range navigation system
INS (Inertial Navigation System) a form of computerized long-range navigation system that is entirely independent of outside signals. The exact latitude and longitude of the aircraft is entered into the... more
DefenseAeronautic terminology in dribs and drabs... <b>A as "ATOS"<b>
Rome, Italy - In its variuos configurations can be fitted on board aircraft and helicopters
ATOS (Airborne Tactical Observation and Surveillance) is an open and modular architecture mission system for aircraft and helicopters, designed by Galileo Avionica, a Finmeccanica company Italian leader... more
ReportCalifornia: a boy found guilty for wildfire of October 21
Los Angeles, USA - He sparked the fire while playing with matches
A young boy seems to be responsible for one of the wildfires which have recently devastated the state of California. The fire in question is that blazed on October 21 in the area of Santa Clarita, North... more
AirlinesVueling takes off with over 90,000 passengers for the All Saints’ Day long week-end
Milan, Italy - About 30,000 people will fly with the carrier in Italy
"Vueling, the new generation carrier, flies high in Europe during the All Saints’ Day long week-end during which will transport over 90,000 passengers with more than 700 flights. Among the European c... more
AirlinesAustrian Airlines keeps expanding to Eastern Europe
Vienna, Austria - The airline increases "Focus East" strategy still further
With the introduction of the new Winter schedule, effective form October 28th 2007, Austrian Airlines focuses its attention on the "Focus East" strategy, increasing the frequency towards 8 cities of the... more
AirlinesSAS Cargo introduces new capacity in Winter traffic program
Stockholm, Sweden - In addition it has appointed Dnata Cargo as local agent for the UAE
"SAS Cargo introduces additional capacity between Scandinavia - Bangkok and Scandinavia - Dubai when the winter traffic program starts up October 31st. To Bangkok two more weekly frequencies, approximately... more
OccurrencesAlitalia: emergency landing for flight Rome-Madrid
Rome, Italy - The airplane turns back for suspected engine trouble
This morning, shortly after the takeoff from Rome-Fiumicino around 10, an Alitalia flight bound for Madrid has changed its route and carried out an emergency landing in the departure airport. The pilot... more
MiscellaneousAVIONEWS has a long week-end
Rome, Italy - The agency will reopen next Monday
AVIONEWS informs all its subscribers and readers it will be closed from November 1st to 4th for All Saints’ Day and will regularly re-start its activities on next Monday, November 5th. The Editorial S... more
Civil aviationEurocontrol releases new guidelines for contingency planning for Air Navigation Services
Brussels, Belgium - To help States and providers to identify and decide their strategies
"EUROCONTROL, the European Organisation for the safety of air navigation today officially released new guidelines to help States and Air Navigation Service Providers (ANSPs) identify and decide their contingency... more
AirlinesSingapore Airlines, forbidden sex in the A-380 suites
Singapore , Singapore - The Asian airline appeal generates discussions
Singapore Airlines asked its passengers of the new Airbus A-380 suites to control their sexual desires during the flights of the air giant that last October 25 carried out its maiden flight. The exposure... more
CuriositiesWar plane recovery (2): the work began about two years ago
Udine, Italy - The pilot's remains stay currently in the mortuary chapel of the Portogruaro cemetery, near Venice
Among these there was also Kurt Niederhagen, who after has been hit and after a rapid nosedive fell to the ground. It was a terrible impact, the plane wreckage and remains pilot have been found even in... more
AirlinesBoliviana de Aviaciòn, the new Bolivian state carrier
La Paz , Bolivia - It takes the place of Lloyd Aéreo Boliviano, failed after the privatization
Bolivia's President Evo Morales, who is visiting Italy in these days, already signed the decree that establishes the new state-owned arline of the Latin American country. It will be named Boliviana de... more
AccidentsPlane crash in Canada, toddler miraculously survived
Golden B.C., Canada - Two people dead
Last Sunday night, a Cessna 172 plane, took off from Golden (British Columbia), bound for Edmonton (Alberta), owing to bad weather, crashed in the icy water at the edge of a riverbank near Golden, around... more
CuriositiesAeronautic terminology in dribs and drabs... <b>C as "Cassini-Huygens"<b>
Rome, Italy - An international joint programme
Cassini-Huygens is a joint-programme among NASA, ESA (European Space Agency) and ASI (Italian Space Agency) to study Saturn and its nine major moon. The spacecraft, launched into orbit on October 15th,... more
IndustryTelespazio purchases 85% of FILEAS by "France Press"
Toulouse, France - A strategical partner in the publication of information, images and data in real time via satellite
Telespazio, a Finmeccanica/Thales company, has purchased 85% of FILEAS from "France Press" agency. FILEAS is a company operating in the satellite telecommunication sector. Through this take-over, Telespazio... more
Military aviationIsraeli fighters in Gaza, four militiamen dead
Khan Yunis , Gaza Strip - Injured other five Palestinians in the raid
New raid of the Israeli fighters in the Gaza Strip. Yesterday night the Tel Aviv Air Force bombed a position of the "Executive Force", the Hamas organization which manages the security in that area, after... more
IndustryBoeing delivered 150th Next-Generation 737-800 airplane to Ryanair
Seattle, Usa - The delivery occurred in the last days
"Ryanair, European low-cost carrier, took delivery on October 26 of its 150th Boeing Next-Generation 737-800. Shown here, the 146th, 147th, 148th, 149th and 150th 737s for Ryanair are parked in formation... more
AirlinesLufthansa: luxury configuration for its Airbus A-380
Frankfurt, Germany - Available starting from 2011
First specimens of Airbus A-380 VIP, were born of an agreement between Lufthansa Technick and Airbus, will be available in 2011. New A-380s that will enter in fleet, be configurated on the same lines... more
AirportsFiumicino: ready to put up the Airbus A-380
Rome, Italy - The first airport in Italy
Aeroporti di Roma (AdR), Rome airport system manager company, has announced that the "Leonardo da Vinci" airport is preparad to put up the new Airbus A-380 operations flight. It took off last week for... more
IndustryAir India to purchase between 10 and 12 A-380 airplanes
New Delhi , India - Airbus: "India fastest growing civil aviation market"
After having placed already more than 100 orders for aircraft of various type to Indian clients, now the news reaches that also Air India, major carrier of the subcontinent, would be set to order between... more
AirlinesAir France: 5 days of strike have cost € 60 million
Paris, France - Unions and management agree on negotiations schedule
It's time for balances after the end of the strike of the flight assistants, ended yesterday, that for 5 days has hit Air France (see AVIONEWS). The air-company calculated in € 80 million the total losses i... more
CuriositiesWar plane recovery: the pilot has got a name, he was an ace of the Luftwaffe
Udine, Italy - Shot down by American fighters on January 30th, 1944
After the rescue of the Messerschmitt BF-109, occured the last October 20th, in the city of Concordia Saggitaria (Venice), also the remains of the German pilot shot down by US fighters on January 30th,... more
AirportsAdR: the Gemina Board launches the capital stock increase
Rome, Italy - Starting from next November
This morning the Gemina Board of Directors has decided the capital stock increase of over 1,1 billion Euro. Following the obtainment of the neccessary authorizations the offer may start. They forecast... more
DiscussionsStealth: a philosophy connected to the "Low observability" (2)
Rome, Italy - Invisibility up to a point
- Limitations of the Stealth aircraft - The main limitation to the employment of the Stealth aircraft is the cost: the Boeing B-2 Spirit has a cost of USD 2.2 billion, and so the production has been... more
SecurityFAA AD on Bombardier model DHC-8-400 series airplanes (2007-22-09)
Washington, Usa - To detect and correct potential failure of major components of the MLG assembly and attachments, which could result in the possible collapse of a MLG and consequent damage to the airplane and injury to people
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: October 30, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 209)] [Page 61288-61291] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Fair and showsAir shows and exhibitions in the first days of November
Rome, Italy - From Friday 2 to next Sunday 4
Friday 02 - Aerobatics - 26th FAI World Grand Prix. Twin Ring Motegi Racing Circuit, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan. + 41 (0)32 721 2036 www.haute-voltige.com Saturday 03 - Red Bull Air Race Qualifying... more
OccurrencesUS fighter drops dummy bomb on Virginian town
Virginia Beach , USA - Minor damages reported
No one got hurt, but after the recent episode of the "Atomic flight" cost the career to various US Air Force officials (see AVIONEWS), this is not a very reassuring signal in regard to the safety measures... more
Military aviationTurkish-Kurdish front: helicopters deploy attacks at the Iraqi border
??rnak , Turkey - Ankara: Turkey-US relationship depends on the American effort in the Turkish-Kurdish question
After Monday's battle (see AVIONEWS), bloody clashes went on yesterday between Turkish regular forces and the guerrillas of the illegal Kurdish political party PKK. A convoy of 18 military trucks was... more
IndustryL-3 Communications awarded of a over 13 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the E-6B aircraft
L-3 Communications, Link Simulation & Training, Arlington, Texas, is being awarded a $13,455,500 ceiling-priced modification to a previously awarded indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract (N00019-05-D-0012)... more
IndustryL-3 Vertex Aerospace LLC awarded of a over 29 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the E-6B aircraft fleet
L-3 Vertex Aerospace LLC, Madison, Miss., is being awarded a $ 29,047,861 ceiling-priced modification to a previously awarded indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract (N00019-06-D-0011) to exercise... more
DiscussionsStealth: the philosophy connected to the "Low observability"
Rome, Italy - Another example granted by the Nature
The Stealth technology is a combination of different kinds of devices (tactical, technical and tecnological) connected to the "Low Observability (LO)" by the enemy. It is a real philosophy that is appointed... more
ReportTraffic in children? 18 arrested in Chad, among whom the crew of an airplane
N'Djamena, Chad - Embarrassment in France and Spain, international trouble
The matter is referable to "Arche de Zoé", a non governative organization (NGO): last night, in the city of Abéché, Centre-East of the Country, the power of attorney has indicted 18 people, seven crew me... more
CuriositiesAeronautic terminology in dribs and drabs... <b>S as "Stealth"<b>
Rome, Italy - A combination of tactical, technical and technological devices
Stealth is a technology belonging to the sub-discipline of electronic countermeasures which covers a range of techniques used with aircraft, ships and missiles, in order to make them less visible (ideally... more
HelicoptersAgustaWestland Future Lynx manufacture commences
Cascina Costa, Italy - In June 2006 the UK Ministry of Defence awarded a contract valued at nearly £1 billion to supply 70 helicopters
"The first monolithic machined panel for the first AgustaWestland Future Lynx was manufactured last week at Oldland CNC's facility in Bristol, United Kingdom. The manufacture of the first component, a... more
AirlinesEmirates lands in Toronto
Milan, Italy - The no-stop flight is in service from yesterday
"Emirates inaugurated yesterday the new flight to Toronto, first one in Canada for the carrier. The no-stop service between Dubai and Toronto will be operated three times per week. The airline uses... more
Military aviationHelicopters: New Zealand government chooses "Made in Italy"
Wellington, New Zealand - Soon the the negotiations for the purchase of five aircraft and a flight simulator
Phil Goff, Defense Minister of New Zealand, announced that the choice for the purchase of five new helicopters - to be delivered to the Royal New Zealand Air Force for tasks of training, SaR (Search and... more
AirportsSagat: Wind Jet inaugurates the Turin-Moscow and doubles from Catania
Turin, Italy - From December 29 the Turin-Moscow and from October 28 two daily flights to Catania
"Wind Jet will increase further flights from and to Russia as of next December 29; for this date, in fact, the new weekly connection (on Saturday) from Turin to the Russian capital city will be inaugurated.... more
Government actsItalian Chamber's agenda on the cooperation Italy-India within Defense and Italian armament export
Rome, Italy - Presented by honourable Tania De Zulueta (Verdi)
"The agenda presented by honourable Tania De Zulueta (Verdi) at the Italian Chamber concerned the cooperation between Italy and India about Defense and Italian armament export to India. In particular:... more
AerospaceShuttle Discovery, NASA extends mission by 24 hours
Houston , Usa - The return to Earth postpones to November 7th
NASA made the announcement that it has added a day to the shuttle Discovery's mission to allow the cosmonauts to give an inspection on a joint of the ISS (International Space Station) solar arrays. Cosmonaut... more
Military aviationAMI: the C-27J of the Italian 46th Air Brigade in Pisa accomplishes 1000 hours of flights
Pisa, Italy - It entered service in January 2007
Heir of the G-222, the tactical airlifter C-27J "Spartan", produced by Alenia Aeronautica, entered service at the Italian Air Force 46th Air Brigade, based at the military airport of Pisa, on January 11th... more
AirlinesSwiss International also improves in the third quarter 2007
Zurich, Switzerland - The Helvetic airline announces growths in the European network
Swiss International Air Lines has increased its EBIT (Earnings before interest and taxes) in the first 9 months of 2007 at EUR 283 millions, compared with EUR 118 of 2006. In the third quarter EBIT reached... more
AirlinesVueling takes off from Boulogne to Madrid and Paris
Boulogne, Italy - The carrier foresees to transport, thanks to two new routes, over 100, 000 passengers in a year of activity
"Vueling, the carrier of new generation, inaugurates two new routes from Boulogne. The link to Paris has been inaugurated last Sunday, with a frequency of four weekly flights (Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday... more
AirportsSOGAER: press-conference for presentation low-cost flights by Ryanair
Cagliari, Italy - This morning at 10:30 at Elmas' airport
SOGAER, Cagliari-Elmas' airport management society, communicates that the press-conference for the presentation of direct low-cost flights that will link the Sardinian city to Madrid and Bergamo, took... more
DefenseDefense Commission at the Italian Chamber: the improvement of the military penal code of peace on agenda
Rome, Italy - Besides the Italian participation to the humanitarian and international missions
During the today's session at the Italian IV Defense Commission at Chamber of Deputies has been discussed, among the other topics, about the ratification of the III Protocol to the Geneva Convention of... more
HelicoptersItalian Police helicopters, an endless scandal
Rome, Italy - The last model came into service in 1997
Two weeks after the crash in which the Commander Liguori and chief inspector Falivene died, the debates concerning the hoariness of the Italian Police helicopters do not appease. "Il Giornale", an Italian... more
AirportsBrussels against Berlin on the subventions to Munich's airport
Munich, Germany - EU Commission is examining the case
Around the mid-90's various air-companies threatened to leave the airport of Munich, in Germany, due to the jet fuel costs, higher than in other European airports because of the lack of proper links with... more
AirlinesKorean Air Lines: profits on the rise
Seoul , South Korea - The arline's accounts helped also by the won's quotations
The world's economic growth, the rising demand of air connections, in particular on the Asian continent and between Asia and the rest of the world, and a strengthening of the Korean currency, the won:... more
AirlinesAir France gets back to normal
Paris, France - But the unions threaten with new strikes if the negotiations will not bring results
After the strike of the flight assistants that for five days kept on the ground between 10 and 40 percent of the flights, the normality seems to have returned at Air France. This morning a meeting will... more
CuriositiesAir France strike: the Holy Father remains without gift
Rome, Italy - Lost in Paris, in the suitcase of the Paraguay's President
Nicanor Duarte Frutos, the President of Paraguay put up a bad show, but not for his will. He went in Rome via Paris with his delegation of 16 people (included his wife) in an official travel, which also... more