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Latest newsClark Construction awarded a more than USD 64m contract
Washington, USA - Logistic operations for the C-130 and the C-5
Clark Construction Group L.L.C., Bethesda, Md., was awarded on Aug. 19, 2005, a $64,166,000 firm-fixed-price contract for an Airlift Wing Base Conversion from C-130 to C-5 Aircraft. Work will be performed... more
MiscellaneousGreek Coastguard helicopter to fight fire on Italian vessel
Athens, Greece - Smoke and scare for over 2000 persons
A fire blazed aboard the Italian ship "Costa Classica" with more than 2000 persons en route from Ancona to Pireo around 10:00am today. Flames raised when Italian vessel was sailing the Aegean Sea off the... more
Latest newsBoeing: that is how the Singapore's Eagle will appear in case it beats the Rafale
Singapore - A twin-seated version of the F-15 has been promoted with a wide range of both air-to-air and air-to-surface weapon systems
Boeing F-15 Eagle and Dassault Rafale are still competing t become the future multirole fighter for Singapore’s Air Force, but the US aerospace company unveiled in the meantime that the weapon system t... more
DefenseEstonia: MBDA and Raytheon to compete for the new air defence system
Estonia, Tallinn - New missiles will have to be delivered by 2008 for the protection of several both institutional and military sensitive sites
European consortium MBDA and US company Raytheon will challenge within the tender set by Estonian Government for the provision to the Baltic country’s armed forces of a new surface-to-air missile system. T... more
Latest newsGripen: new air-to-air capabilities by the end of the year
Stockholm, Sweden - The provision of a new helmet-mounted display and the Meteor medium-range missile has been scheduled
The SAAB/BAe JAS-39 Gripen will be endowed with new avionic devices and new weapon systems after tests scheduled by the end of this year. It deals in particular with the Cobra helmet-mounted display ad... more
Press releaseENAC: Board of Directors' meeting on the Tuninter accident on August 6 2005
Rome, Italy - To analyse ther problems related to foreign carriers' safety checks also with reference to the accident
Italian National Civil Aviation Agency (ENAC) Board of Director met in order to analyse ther problems related to foreign carriers’ safety checks also with reference to the accident of the ATR-72 Tuninter. T... more
AirlinesAlitalia (3): Italian Minister Lunardi postponed the decision on the call-p against decision union by Minister against request
Rome, Italy - A final decision to be considered by 08:00 pm tomorrow, August 25
Italian Welfare Minister Roberto Maroni asked Minister for Infrastructures and Transport Pietro Lunardi for suspending te decision on call-up against against flight assistants represented by Italian Alitalia’s u... more
Civil aviationAVIONEWS Specials: ENAC's white list including foreign carriers matching SAFA safety requirements
Rome, Italy - One can access the latest useful list on foreign carriers on the AVIONEWS' official web site
After the reunion called by ENAC in the light of the tragic accident occurred last August 6 (see for details AVIONEWS 1 and 2), to illustrate the state of assessments and measures undertaken by Italian... more
AccidentsTourism plane crashed in Switzerland (2): people killed aboard the Cessna 172 have been identified
Sion, Switzerland - Passengers came from Czech Republic
Tourism plane fallen on Swiss Alps due to bad weather yesterday was a Cessna 172 Skyhawk, a 4-seats Czech-registered aircraft. Prague’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has stated that the four accident’s cas... more
DefenseIran aims to electronics and anti-aircraft missiles to grow in te defence sector
Teheran, Iran - New Government to invest most of all in such sectors after the effort in the aeronautical field and the production of ballistic missiles
The new Iranian Government led by Ahmadinejad forecasts to perform important investments to encourage progress in the national weapon industry and the reinforcement of the country’s defensive system. A... more
AirlinesAlitalia (2): "SULT union's point of view appears careful and responsible"
Rome, Italy - It would have been underlined by Italian Minister Maroni after the meeting of today and meanwhile recapitalization could be delayed by a Banca Intesa/Deutsche Bank's request
Italian SULT union confirmed the 48 hours strike on Augusut 30 and 31 also following the meeting held today with Italian Welfare Minister Maroni. Minister, on its part, found that the union’s attitude d... more
Science and technologyA Concorde 2 in 2020 if it proves quiet and cost/effective
Tokyo, Japan - The European-Japanese programme for the new supersonic civil airplane goes on but it needs proper funds
Something about it had been already said some time ago but now the programme aims to start a real designing and maybe testing stage, provided that proper funds are available. It deals with the new supersonic... more
AccidentsPeruvian plane crashed (3): Boeing' sympathies to victim's relatives
Lima, Perù - Benedict XVI has sent affected families a telegram
Boeing, the US company making the airplane crashed while was attempting an emergency landing in Perù, extended its deepest sympathies to casualty’s families and said it is ready to provide technical su... more
AccidentsPeruvian plane crashed (2): an Italian national among accident's casualties
Lima, Perù - It is difficult establishing the exact number of victims, there are still a lot of bodies to recover
Italian flying on the B-737/200 aircraft belonging to Peruvian Tans carrier crashed in the jungle North-East to Lima, were 4 in all. Walter Panni, the Italian citizen killed in the terrible incident, left... more
AccidentsTourism plane crashed in Switzerland: the number of victims is four
Sion, Switzerland - A blast of wind could have caused the accident
Tourism plane crashed on the Simplon Pass, between Switzerland and Italy, has not been still identified, it is clear only that it was a Czech-registered aircraft and 4 passengers have been found killed.... more
AccidentsATR-72 Tuninter: the recovery of the two black boxes to start by next Sunday
Palermo, Italy - A Cyprus' ship to attend to it as it is carrying equipment provided by US company Phoenix International towards Sicily
Cyprus’ ship named Edt Ares, which will be used by US company Phoenix International for the recovery in the sea of the two ATR-72 Tuninter’s black boxes, should arrive in Sicily on next Friday. The bla... more
PeopleFAA AD on Bombardier CL-600/2B19 airplane model
Washington, USA - To prevent cracked piccolo tubes
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information Federal Register Information [Federal Register: August 23, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 162)] [Page 49164-49167] Header Information Header... more
PeopleFAA AD on Cessna 525 airplane models
Washington, USA - To prevent incorrect installation of the wires to the engine fire extinguisher bottles
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information Federal Register Information [Federal Register: August 23, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 162)] [Page 49167-49169] Header Information Header... more
IndustryFinmeccanica: bound for an Alenia/Sukhoi-ATR synergy
Moscow, Russia - Such a possibility was underlined by President Guarguaglini while Russian Government proved interested in te communications system
The Tetra military-civil cryptic communications system produced by Selex (Finmeccanica group) could be considered during talks between Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi and Russian President Vladimir Putin... more
PeopleFAA AD on Airbus A-321 airplane model
Washington, USA - To prevent failure of the emergency doors to lock in the open position
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information Federal Register Information [Federal Register: August 23, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 162)] [Page 49169-49170] Header Information Header... more
PeopleFAA AD on General Electric CF6-80C2 and CF6-80E1 engines
Washington, USA - To prevent failure of the HPCR stage 11-14 spool shaft
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information Federal Register Information [Federal Register: August 23, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 162)] [Page 49178-49182] Header Information Header... more
PeopleFAA AD on Airbus A-320/111 and A-320/200 airplane models
Washington, USA - To detect and correct missing locking bolts on the axle nuts of the MLG wheels
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information Federal Register Information [Federal Register: August 23, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 162)] [Page 49170-49172] Header Information Header... more
HelicoptersFAA AD on Turbomeca Artouste III engines
Washington, USA - To prevent ice ingestion into the engine
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information Federal Register Information [Federal Register: August 23, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 162)] [Page 49182-49184] Header Information Header... more
PeopleFAA AD on SAAB 2000 airplane models
Washington, Usa - To prevent cracking of the front and rear spars
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information Federal Register Information [Federal Register: August 23, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 162)] [Page 49173-49174] Header Information Header... more
PeopleFAA AD on Boeing 747, 757, 767 and 777 airplane models
Washington, USA - For drip shields on the flight deck
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information Federal Register Information [Federal Register: August 23, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 162)] [Page 49174-49178] Header Information Header... more
AccidentsTourism plane crashed in Switzerland killing all passengers
Sion, Switzerland - The tragedy may caused by bad weather
An airplane, a tourism single-engine, presumably because of the bad weather conditions affecting the Switzerland, dropped between Sempione pass and the village of Sempione at Engiloch in the early afternoon... more
AccidentsPeruvian plane crashed: at least 41 the dead, two Italian nationals injured
Lima, Peru - The B-737 was en route from Lima to Iquitos, with a stop at Pucallpa
A Boeing B-737/200 of Transportes Aereos Nacionales de la Selva (TANS) carrier, belonging to Peruvian Air Force (FAP, Fuerza Area del Peru), after attempting an emergency landing due to a rough storm in... more
AirlinesAlitalia: Cimoli stands firm on SULT union's strike
Rome, Italy - The meeting between carrier's President and Italian Minister Maroni held yesterday did not lead to a turning point between the company and the union
Alitalia proved firm on the strike called by Italian SULT trade union on August 30 and 31. After the meeting between occurred yesterday carrier’s President Cimoli and Italian Welfare Minister Maroni i... more
PeopleFAA AD on McDonnell Douglas DC-10 airplane models
Washington, USA - For engines
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information Federal Register Information [Federal Register: August 22, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 161)] [Page 48848-48850] Header Information Header... more
ReportBell-Boeing awarded an almost USD 9m contract
Washington, USA - For the spare parts of the CV-22 Osprey
Bell-Boeing Joint Program Office, Patuxent River, Md., is being awarded an $8,829,289 ceiling priced order contract for spares for the CV-22 Osprey. Work will be performed in Ridley Park, Pa. (69 percent)... more
HelicoptersAero Helipro awarded an almost USD 8m contract
Washington, USA - For H-3 helicopters' gear maintenance
Aero Helipro, Richmond, British Columbia, Canada, is being awarded a $7,738,522 firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for repair/overhaul for the Main Gearbox on the H-3 helicopter.... more
Latest newsGoodrich awarded an almost USD 9m contract
Washington, USA - For F-15 Eagle's engines
Goodrich Corp. Rome, N.Y., is being awarded an $8,811,028 firm fixed price contract modification. This is a one year requirements contract with two 1 year options, spares contract to procure F-15 Power... more
Latest newsKern Steel Fabrication awarded an almost USD 12m contract
Washington, USA - For C-5 Galaxy's maintenance
Kern Steel Fabrication, Bakersfield, Calif., is being awarded an $11,691,680 firm fixed price contract to provide for design and production of the first Empennage Maintenance Stand for the C-5 aircraft.... more
Civil aviationeasyJet: pressurization indicator forced the Luton-Turin flight to re-entry
Turin, Italy - According to "La Stampa" newspaper's sources, though the failure regarded the indicator itself and not the pressurization system
The English carrier’s easyJet airplane which went back to London-Luton Airport yesterday due to an indicator start-up immediately after takeoff, was a Boeing 737 (see for details AVIONEWS). The indicator, a... more
HelicoptersAustralian Navy grounded its choppers
Sydney, Australia - The fleet is expected to undergo a maintenance review
The Royal Australian Navy grounded its own helicopter fleet for a maintenance review that should be completed within this week. Fliying activity will not be completely suspended, but there may be some... more
Civil aviationSafety: Italian taxpayers associations ask for more transparency for passengers
Rome, Italy - More information on aircraft and carriers has been requested for customers
During a meeting held today with ENAC (Italian National Civil Aviation Authority) on safety (see for details AVIONEWS 1 and 2), the main Italian taxpayers associations among which ADUSBEF and CODACONS... more
Science and technologyToo many risk of runway incursion in US congested airports
Washington, USA - Runways and taxy-ways too much travelled
The recent incidents happened on the runways at Boston and other American airports have alarmed the experts who are concerned about the air traffic’s increasing and complex directional marks present i... more
DefenseRussian-Chinese joint exercise in Asia: the USA answered by involving South Korea
Beijing, China - Meanwhile, North Korea protested just during the resume of six-nations talks on its nuclear programme
The fact that while Russia and China carry on their first joint military exercise in Asia (whose conclusion is scheduled on August 25), the Unites States perform an exercise together with South Korea proves... more
AirlinesAlitalia (2): "Call-up to defend the carrier's workers"
Rome, Italy - Italian Minister of Infrastructures and Transport Lunardi would be convinced of it
The defence of jobs in Alitalia appears a priority aspect according to Italian Minister of Infrastructures and Transport Lunardi, which wuold have decided to resort to an issue of an order to resume work... more
Press releaseENAC on the state of assessments and measures undertaken during the Summery season and flight safety initiatives to introduce to national and communitarian level (2)
Rome, Italy - Proposals that ENAC introduced both to national and communitarian level
On the strength of the JAA (Joint Aviation Authorities) check procedures, in the course of ramp inspections on foreign aircraft, a check-list containing 54 inner and external controls is examined. ENAC... more
Press releaseENAC on the state of assessments and measures undertaken during the Summery season and flight safety initiatives to introduce to national and communitarian level
Rome, Italy - Results of the meeting held today
Today it has been carried out by the ENAC (Italian Civil Aviation Body) office, a reunion attended by the Air Transport Customers and Consumers Committee, the Maritime and Air Navigation Department of... more
MiscellaneousFires in Portugal: three German Puma helicopters at work today
Lisbon, Portugal - 2300 firemen and 600 Portuguese Army units have been deployed
Anti-fire water-dumping planes coming from various European countries are helping Portugal to fight flames that hit the country on various fronts and that killed at least 14 persons (11 of which were firemen)... more
CuriositieseBay.it: a PZL helicopter worth EUR 180,000
Cagliari, Italy - The dead-line for the best offer on the on-line auction web site is August 28
A used helicopter worth EUR 180,000 on eBay.it. You can purchase it by August 28, as the dead-line of the auction. It deals with a Polish-made PZL Mi-2 aircraft with a yellow-blue livery manufactured in... more
AirlinesThe new Chinese Spring Airlines scares competitors
Beijing, China - Also Huaxia Airlines and Eagle Airlines are expected to arrive
Few days after its debut from Shangai-Hongqiao Airport with an Airbus A-320 plane direct to Yantai, the new no-frills carrier made in China, Spring Airlines, has been forced to review its policy founded... more
MiscellaneousBad weather in Switzerland: flights from and to Bern cancelled or diverted
Zurich, Switzerland - Various victims caused by floods
Heavy rains of these days have provoked landslides and floods hitting several Swiss cantons, as Lucerna, Obvaldo, Svitto, Zurich, Bern and Friburgo. More than 1500 persons have been forced to leave their... more
Civil aviationRussia grounded the IL-96/300s
Moscow, Russia - Problems with braking system not in line with aircraft's design
All the flights operated with Ilyushin 96-300 commercial jets have been suspended by the Federal Service for Transport Supervision Rostransnadzor due to safety problems beginning from yesterday: Russian... more
AirlinesIceland Express: the low-cost carrier to inaugurate a new route
Rome, Italy - As a part of the expansion of routes between Iceland and Germany
Low-cost carrier Iceland Express has begun an air connection with Hahn Airport, near Frankfurt, Germany. The airline, moreover, is about to state other connections for new destinations, in order to carry... more
Latest newsRussia gives Frecce Tricolori "silver"
Moscow, Russia - A military medal delivered bu Russian Air Force to foreign pilots for the first time
Italian National Acrobatic Squad (Frecce Tricolori) satisfied not only public’s interest during the great MAKS 2005 Air Show (Moscow, August 16-22) with its exhibition but gained also an important award f... more
AirlinesThird destination in Japan for Finnair
Helsinki, Finland - The new route from Helsinki to Nagoya Airport starting from June 2006
Finnair announced the next start of a direct flight, from June 2006, from Helsinki to Nagoya. The decision is part of the airline strategy to strengthen its own presence in the Far East. Nagoya is the... more
Press releaseItalo-German co-pilot flew the Lufthansa A-321 "Regensburg" bringing in Italy Pope Benedict XVI
Cologne, Germany - Flight LH 3856 followed a particular route, overflying some cities where the present Pope played an active role
Francesco Sciortino, born in Germany from Sicilian parents, was the co-pilot who together with Capt. Martin Ott has brought back Pope Benedict XVI in Italy by the Airbus A-321 by Lufthansa named "Regensburg"... more