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MiscellaneousCollapse at Mecca: is water launched by a firefighting helicopter the guilty?
Mecca, Saudi Arabia - The facility undercut by a fire wouldn't have supported the liquid weight launched by aircraft
The collapse of a building of many floors destined for hostel at Mecca - a fifty meters from Great Mosque - at moment has made 23 dead, while would be over 80 the wounded. A pilgrim of French origin said... more
Civil aviationWill NATO AWACS aircraft protect by air the Word Football Championships 2006?
Berlin, Germany - The German Minister of Interior asked it
According to what reported today by German "Die Welt" newspaper, Wolfgang Schaeuble, German Minister of Interior would have written a request to Defence Minister, Franz Josef Jung, asking to him the employment,... more
AirlinesMaxi-order for other 30 A-320 for Air Deccan
Milan, Italy - The number of airplanes of this type ordered by Indian airline is 62
Each Airbus A-320 will be equipped with 180 seats in a single class configuration. The choice on engines has not been decided yet. Air Deccan, based in Bangalore, is the first Indian low-cost carrier... more
PeopleChina re-examines its policy in terms of civil aviation on lesser routes
Beijing, Chinese Popular Republic - It prepares to their development
Softening in the restrictions to the entry by foreign carriers, capacity’s increment, airports’ construction enforcement, expenditure of subsidies to air transport and airport managements: the lot reg... more
Science and technologyKosice and Bratislava airports denationalization: the best offer is by TwoOne consortium
Bratislava, Slovakia - The selecting Commission gave a propositional type opinion and not decisional
The 66% selling of the Bratislava and Kosice’s Slovakian airports is finishing. The best offer, on which the selecting Commission gave a propositional type opinion but not decisional, has been that by T... more
Press releaseENAV: strike for next Sunday, January 8, 2006, postponed
Rome, Italy - It was fixed for four hours
"ENAV SpA (Italian Flight Assistance Authority) informs that the predicted strike for next Sunday, January 8, 2006, from 12am to 4pm, has been postponed sine die. In consequence the air traffic services... more
Science and technologyBergamo-Orio's Airport: the forced waiting for 203 passengers
Bergamo, Italy - 24 hours of delay for an Air Slovakia's airplane
It was necessary the help for twice by Security Forces to appease wrath of 203 passengers of Indian origin, that would have to take off towards Amritsar -Punjab with stop at Bratislava, around midnight... more
AirlinesChina Southern to add its millionaire investment at Beijing's airport
Beijing, People Chinese Republic - Pending A-380's arriving
China Southern Airlines, after its merger with China Northern Airlines and Xinjiang Airlines, has decided to improve its position at Beijing’s airport (PEK), became fundamental hub to link both Centre-South, N... more
Civil aviationFAA (Emergency) AD on Frakes Aviation (Gulfstream American) model G-73 (Mallard) series
Washington, USA - To prevent structural failure of the wing and loss of control of the airplane
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39 Docket No. FAA-2005-23440; Directorate... more
Civil aviationFAA (Correction) AD on Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica S.A. (EMBRAER) model EMB-120, -120ER, -120FC, -120QC, and -120RT airplanes (2005-25-01)
Washington, USA - To prevent chafed electrical harnesses, which could result in a potential source of ignition for fuel vapors near a fuel tank and consequent fire or fuel tank explosion
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: January 4, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 2)] [Page 231 - 232] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationFAA (Correction) AD on Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica S.A. (EMBRAER) model EMB-135 airplanes and model EMB-145, -145ER, -145MR, - 145LR, -145XR, -145MP, and -145EP airplanes (2005-24-11)
Washington, USA - To prevent the unscrewing of the spring cartridge clevis from jamming the elevator, which could lead to reduced controllability of the airplane
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: January 4, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 2)] [Page 231] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation... more
Military aviationItalian Civil Defense: preventive suspension for Canadair's activity
Rome, Italy - The decision following to the second accident occurred to the airplanes' tyres in little short of a month
"The Italian Civil Defense Department has decided yesterday the preventive suspension of all the flight activities by the Canadair 415’s fleet destined for fire-fighting operations. The decision following t... more
AccidentsDifficult moments last Tuesday in Sweden's skies: an emergency landing and another one difficult
Stockholm, Sweden - One to an Austrian Airlines' aircraft and the other to a FlyMe's airplane
The Sweden’s skies last Tuesday have lived tension moments that for luckily have been resolved without alarm and with passengers and crewmembers all safe. An Austrian Airlines’ airplane and an aircraft of... more
AirlinesCzech Airlines: its President will resign to run for elections
Prague, Czech Republic - Jitka Novotna, carrier's spokesperson, said it
For Jaroslav Tvrdik, Czech Airlines’ President, it isn’t the first time for political assignments. Prior to take on the appointment as carrier’s Chairman, he was until 2003, Czech Republic’s Defense Ministe... more
AirlinesAEA has a new President
Brussels, Belgium - It deals of Wolfgang Mayrhuber, already Lufthansa's Chairman and CEO
"The challenges of the air industry are very difficult in this moment. The association is asking an European policy allowing competitiveness for the future. It’s necessary in any case a political strategy i... more
AirlinesUnited Airlines: the reorganization's plan received the green light by creditors
New York, Usa - The "Wall Street Journal" wrote it last Tuesday
The New York’s financial newspaper wrote last Tuesday that United Airlines would have reached an agreement with the credit’s committee on the reorganization plan drew up to come out the US carrier by... more
IndustrySikorsky Aircraft Corporation awarded of a 25 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the MH-60S helicopters
Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation, Stratford, Conn., is being awarded a ceiling $25,000,000 cost-plus-fixed-fee, indefinite-quantity/indefinite-delivery contract for highly specialized engineering and design... more
AirlinesAir Dolomiti: its telematic booking changes
Ronchi dei Legionari, Italy - The airline renewed form and substance of the on-line reservation system
Air Dolomiti renewed form and substance of the on-line reservation system becoming more efficient, fast in the use and convenient. The carrier thanks to Amadeus’ support and a graphics agency has introduced a... more
AirlineseasyJet: the incessant expansion of the low-cost carrier in Italy
Milan, Italy - A summary of the press release
The carrier in a release communicated to the press in which is written among the other the continuing incessant expansion of easyJet in Italy. "From Malpensa finally it will be possible to fly towards... more
AirlinesEurope and Usa are the aims of Oasis Hong Kong Airlines
Hong Kong - Expansion projects for the new low-cost carrier
Oasis Hong Kong Airlines, the no-frills carrier invented to operate local routes, looks ahead to the future. Now it aims to Europe that will link Hong Kong probably as of next June. The airline, which... more
Press releaseAvio: refunded senior debt with banks, finalized agreement with Banca Intesa, Calyon and Mediobanca
Turin, Italy - Greater flexibility obtained and less costs, ensured a credit availability until EUR 300m on Revolving Facility
Avio has positively finalized an agreement last December 30, 2005 with Banca Intesa, Calyon and Mediobanca regarding the refunding of existing bank senior debt paid out at last September 30, 2003 about... more
DefenseChange of strategies in view for EADS?
Düsseldorf, Germany - The German newspaper "Handelsblatt" said it
The prediction that yesterday was on German newspaper "Handelsblatt", has been made in consequence of the purchase, by EADS and Thyssen-Krupp, of the British Aerospace Group’s society dedicated to the s... more
AerospaceSigned agreement among Trieste's University, ESA and European Commission
Trieste, Italy - The accord has been signed within the "Monitor" project
It has been signed last Monday an agreement among Space Information Centre of Trieste’s University with ESA and European Commission for "Monitor" project. The understanding has a worth USD 1,250m. Thanks t... more
AirlinesPiazza Affari: Alitalia's share on high
Rome, Italy - Is near a merger with Air France?
After new Alitalia’s corporate structure in which there is a new energy brought by Walter Capital Management’s funds and by Norwegian Central Bank, the Italian airline returns to be the centre of attention and... more
AccidentsA flight school's airplane of New Jersey crashed in the cold waters of Hudson River
New York, Usa - The single-engine plane's two occupants safe
It happened last Monday morning, the news has been filmed by TV channel Fox News: a single-engine airplane took off from a New Jersey’s flying club with two people onboard, has crashed in Hudson River, n... more
Science and technologyAntalya's airport: touristic presence and links increased
Istanbul, Turkey - The important Turkish airport is living an intense development's phase
The predictions, a little bit, didn’t come true (see AVIONEWS). In the Antalya’s airport 7,264 million passengers have passed by it, with a 16% more in the foreign arrivals compared to 2004, but the pre... more
AirlinesSouthern Winds: an Italian possess 33% of the Argentine carrier's capital
Buenos Aires, Argentina - An airline's spokesperson unveiled it
It deals of Roberto de Medici, major shareholder of Aviation Services, handling society that relieves Meridiana, owner of Principe di Savoia’s hotel in Milan and close to Unipol Group, that has acquired 3... more
PeopleRecord increase in 2005 for the air transport in the UAE
Dubai, UAE - Saeed al-Mansouri, Minister of Telecommunications, said it
The UAE’s Minister of Telecommunications, Saeed al-Mansouri with enthusiasm has drawn a balance of the air transport in 2005, speaking to the media present in the country. A record year, so has been d... more
AirlinesEurofly signed contract with Airbus for three A-350/800
Rome, Italy - The MoU signed last October has been confirmed
Eurofly has confirmed the purchase agreement for three A-350/800 for which a MoU last October was signed (see for details AVIONEWS); this includes a clause that expects rights for purchase other three... more
MiscellaneousAirlift will bring back about 600 refugees from Egypt to Sudan
Cairo, Egypt - The Minister of the Interior's resignation have been requested after bloody evacuation last December 30
After the tragic evacuation from a camp of Sudanese refugees, happened at Cairo last December 30 and that has brought the death of 26 refugees, and 73 wounded among them and 103 agents, the Egyptian opposition... more
AirlinesAlitalia. "Financial Times": there are no still certainties about future
London, UK - The authoritative English financial newspaper wrote it
"The recent afflux of capital have given time to management. However is not still clear if its purposes of a return on profit this year and of a 5% of operative margin within 2008 can be reached. [...]... more
Fair and shows"Aviation Week": the US newspaper named Pier Francesco Guarguaglini "Person of the year"
Rome, Italy - The honour is to have elevated Finmeccanica as world competitor
"Aviation Week&Space Technology", the American Aerospace and defence magazine has 89 years of publishing. For the first time in its history, has named Pier Francesco Guarguaglini, Finmeccanica’s President a... more
AirlinesVolare: none relaunch request has been formalized
Rome, Italy - A communication by commissioner Rinaldini said it
For the meantime, five subjects that have presented their own offers to purchase Volare by commissarial management, have received any note in which invite them to formalize possible relaunches. The only... more
AirlinesIndependence Air: American low-cost carrier's activity will stop at 7 pm of January 5
Dallas, Usa - The same airline unveiled it
The US carrier Independence Air, born in Dallas on June 16, 2004 and from last November in receivership, the Chapter 11, has announced that starting from 7 pm of next January 5 will arrest the activity.... more
IndustryFinmeccanica: the first order in 2006 coming from USA
Rome, Italy - It would relate the C-27J realized with Lockheed Martin
Finmeccanica is on the point of to obtain a maxi-order in USA that, specifically, would relate the delivery of new military transport aircraft to US Army. The US Army has in fact decided to replace the... more
IndustrySikorsky Aircraft Corp. awarded of a over 8 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the CH-53
Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., Stratford, Conn., is being awarded an $8,390,020 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for the initial system development and demonstration of the Marine Corps’ CH-53 Heavy Lift Replacement (... more
IndustryLockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control awarded of a over 7 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the Apache aircraft
Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control, Orlando, Fla., was awarded on Dec. 22, 2005, a $ 7,303,166 firm-fixed-price contract for the modernized target acquisition designation sight/pilots night vision... more
IndustryHoneywell International Inc. awarded of a near 75 USDm order
Washington, Usa - For the CH-47D Chinook helicopter
Honeywell International Inc., Tempe, Ariz., was awarded on Dec. 29, 2005, a delivery order amount of $74,999,000 as part of a $74,999,000 firm-fixed-price contract for the commercial maintenance and overhaul... more
Latest newsUS' bomber wiped an Iraqi family
Baiji, Iraq - Perhaps the massacre due to a pilot's error
Hamad Hamud al Qaisi, Governor of Salaheddin’s Province commenting on the severe episode confirmed also by Iraqi security forces, has announced the opening of an inquiry. The facts: an US Air Force’s bom... more
AirlinesBA's airplanes would suffer of maintenance's "Systematic problem"
London, Great Britain - The Air Accident Investigation Branch's complaint
An AAIB’s report (Air Accident Investigation Branch), the British equivalent of the Italian Air Safety Board (ANSV) wrote in a report that BA’s airplanes have had difficulties during the navigation bec... more
HelicoptersIraq: American helicopter crashed
Baquba, Iraq - Two embarked militaries dead
An American military helicopter has crashed nearby of the village of Jezani al-Chol, 25 km east of Baquba, situated far from 60 km North-East of Baghdad. The Iraqi Police of Diyala unveiled it today, that... more
People2006 begins with a large series of strikes in the Italian air transport
Rome, Italy - Almost all the Italian air transport involved
The month of January sees four days of protests in air transport, strikes for flight controllers, Alitalia’s workers, Sagat (Turin’s Airport), Sab (Boulogne’s Airport), Sav, Save (Venice’s airport) and Avi... more
CuriositiesA woman coming from Mayotte gave birth to on board of an Air Austral's flight
Lyons, France - The flight, took off from Lyons, was bound La Reunion island
"It’s the first time in 20 years of career that I see a similar situation". Jean-Christophe Durieux, the Captain of Air Austral’s flight, took off from Lyons and direct to La Reunion island, has so com... more
AirlinesBangkok Airways to opt for the A-350 for long range
Bangkok, Thailandia - It has purchased six
Bangkok Airways has announced the purchase for six A-350 to operate new links between Thailandia and Europe starting from 2012. Currently the airline serves a network of exotic destinations in Thailandia... more
AirlinesDifficult landing for an Austrian Airlines' airplane
Stockholm, Sweden - Because of a failure at gear's door opening
An Austrian Airlines’ Fokker 70 with 85 on board has made this morning a difficult landing at Stockholm-Arlanda’s Airport, final destination of the flight coming from Vienna, during which the pilot has... more
AccidentsHeli-ambulance crashed in Slovakia: three victims
Bratislava, Slovakia - The mean was an Agusta A-109K2
An Agusta A-109K2 destined for heli-ambulance crashed in the evening of yesterday (Italian hour) in the centre of Slovakia, reported today Pavol Sveton, spokesperson of the Air Transport Europe medical... more
MiscellaneousHelicopters in operation: the Ice Palace gave way in Germany. Fear for many wounded
Bad Reichenhall, Germany - Perhaps three missing
The Ice Palace in Bad Reichenhall, a little town situated in the South of Germany, didn’t bear the weight of the snow widely fell in these days in all Europe, and has given way submerging its same facility u... more
Science and technologyBeijing's airport to join of the first 20 in the world
Beijing, People Chinese Republic - The air station has just celebrated its 40 millionth passenger
The Chinese Airport, according to what "Xinhua News" network unveiled, this year has increased its own passenger traffic of 16% compared to 2004: it has so reached 40 million of presences, figure that... more
Accidents2005: 1059 fatalities as result of 35 fatal accidents, according to the Aviation Safety Network
Amsterdam, Netherlands - Africa would be still is the most unsafe region with 13 accidents
The Aviation Safety Network communicated yesterday that "Although the number of accidents was significantly lower than the ten-year average (40), the number of fatalities was almost equal to the 1995-2004... more
Latest newsFirst "Scramble" of 2006: F-16 of Italian Air Force intercepted an English B-767
Naples, Italy - It was happened in early afternoon on the Tyrrhenian Sea
This time, the first one in this year, a Boeing 767 of the British carrier, Excel Airways, has been the protagonist of the "Invasion" of our air space; the airplane took off from London to Luxor, in Egypt,... more