AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency
101,568 news found
SecurityWaterquake in the South-East Asia. The government support (3): Russia, Pakistan and Israel
Rome, Italy - 150 units from Israeli Defence Forces to Sri Lanka
Russia has already provided for two cargo planes with aboard tents and first aid equipment with Civil Defence specialized staff. Pakistan Government expressed its sorrow to what occurred in South India... more
SecurityWaterquake in the South-East Asia. The government support: USA and Europe
Rome, Italy - Air-bridges and funds to cover the first emergencies
All the countries through the world are preparing for what could be the biggest support operation in history in favour of people devastated by tsunami in South-Eastern Asia. USA President, George W. Bush,... more
SecurityWaterquake in the South-East Asia. The government support (2): Australia, China and South Korea
Rome, Italy - Aid to facilitate rescues and evacuations
Australia announced it will do all it can to assist the devastated areas: some Hercules aircraft were taken off with on board staff specialized in sanitary emergencies and hygiene and carrying water purification... more
SecurityWaterquake in the South-East Asia: an Indian Air Force Base swept away in Nicobar
New Dheli, India - Indian Minister of Defence would haver confirmed there are 27 victims among the soldiers and about one hundred missing people
One of the area mostly involved by the tsunami in India is Nicobar. New Dheli's Ministry of Defence unveiled that 27 members from Indian Air Force would have died due to the violent tidal wave arriving... more
SecurityWaterquake in the South-East Asia: hundreds victims in Somalia
Mombasa, Kenya - Damages to infrastructures and ships along the Kenyan coast
The waterquake which involved Southern Asia produced dramatic effects also on the Eastern coast of Africa and Kenya and Somalia analyse the situation. In the first case, Navy was alerted, also considering... more
SecurityWaterquake in the South-East Asia: 100 fishermen from Taiwan are still missing offshore from Phuket
Taipei, Taiwan - Even New Zealand was reached by the anomalous wave though an extremely weak one and so unable to produce damages
Despite Formosa island did not suffer directly for the effects produced by the anomalous wave following the strong earthquake located in the Indonesian area, Taipei's authorities reminded how about 100... more
IndustryEmbraer in negotiations with Republic Airlines for 16 additional EMB-170s
São José dos Campos, Brazil - The carrier has received 11 aircraft of this model to date
Embraer confirmed last week it is in advanced contractual discussions with Republic Airlines for the acquisition of 16 new EMBRAER 170s, which considers the substitution of an existing order for 8 ERJ-145s... more
Science and technologyWaterquake in the South-East Asia: Neos Flight 711 landed at Malpensa's Airport
Milan, Italy - The plane, a Boeing B-767, carried 240 person and was coming from Maldive
Neos flight number 711 arrived yesterday at 10:45pm at Malpensa's Airport. The carrier operated the flight in favour of the Civil Protection which is working in order to permit Italians, who were involved... more
SecurityWaterquake in the South-East Asia: airlift Bangkok-Phuket by the Thai Hercules
Bangkok, Thailand - Meanwhile, Israel announced there are still some 100 missing Israeli-natives most of all in such Thai island
Thai Government is coming to grips with the disastrous effects generated by the seaquake in Phuket island. Just here the major efforts by the search units and the Thai armed forces themselves are focusing.... more
MiscellaneousWaterquake in the South-East Asia: the Italian victims are until now fourteen
Rome, Italy - The total number of died because of the catastrophe seems to be currently about 45.000
It grew up to fourteen the number of Italians died because of the terrible natural disaster verified in the South-East Asia in the last days. The total number of the victims seems to be about 45.000. Meanwhile... more
MiscellaneousWaterquake in the South-East Asia: the first tourists coming from Sri Lanka arrived in Italy
Rome, Italy - Among them 57 are Italians
The first 114 tourists (among whom 57 Italians) coming from Sri Lanka arrived yesterday, late in the afternoon, at Fiumicino's Airport. Sri Lanka is one of the area mainly hit by the catastrophe verified... more
SecurityWaterquake in the South-East Asia: India resorted to Air Force
New Dheli, India - Fix and rotor-winged aircraft are being deployed for transport activities addressed to injured people, lifeless bodies and necessities
Indian Air Force is making efforts to ensure all the necessary assistance for the population in the coastal areas, hit by the tremendous waterquake occurred in the Indian Ocean two days ago and that would... more
SecurityWaterquake in the South-East Asia: Indian Navy and Coast Guard searching for the missing people in the sea
New Dheli, India - Experts in the capital informed that the Indian Ocean will not normalize before four or five days
Indian authorities called a warning signal by informing how one cannot be sure that no additional phenomena similar to the seaquake happened two days ago can occur again. Actually, even the search activities... more
IndustryBell Boeing Joint Program Office awarded of a over 37 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the V-22 aircraft
Bell Boeing Joint Program Office, Patuxent River, Md., is being awarded a $37,211,097 ceiling-priced order against a previously issued Basic Ordering Agreement (N68335-04-G-0004) to design, develop, manufacture,... more
IndustryMRC Bearings awarded of a near 10 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For spare parts for the Chinook helicopter
MRC Bearings, Jamestown, N.Y., was awarded on Dec. 23, 2004, a delivery order amount of $685,142 as part of a $9,713,878 firm fixed price contract for spare parts for the Chinook Helicopter. Work will... more
IndustryBell Helicopter Textron Inc. awarded of a over 12 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For seven TH-67A+ Training Helicopters
Bell Helicopter Textron Inc., Fort Worth, Texas, was awarded on Dec. 22, 2004, a delivery order amount of $12,438,727 as part of a $68,438,727 firm fixed price contract for seven TH-67A+ Training Helicopters.... more
IndustryThe Boeing Co. awarded of a near 19 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the CH-47D helicopter
The Boeing Co., Ridley Park, Pa., was awarded on Dec. 22, 2004, an $18,777,000 firm fixed price contract for spare parts for the CH-47D Helicopter. Work will be performed in Philadelphia, Pa., and is... more
AerospaceRegular until now Huygens' space travel to Titan
Rome, Usa - The European space probe detached successfully by the sonde-mother Cassini last night
It seems it is carrying on normally the space travel of the European sonde Huygens which next January 14 should start penetrating Titan's atmosphere, the most mysterious and the greatest of Saturn's Moons.... more
Latest newsMember of the 6° Roa of the Italian Air Force at Nassiriya visited Al Ajials Nursery orphanage
Nassiriya, Iraq - To furnish the child, whose age is between four months and six years, both toys and medicinal
Some members of the Italian Air Force at Nassiriya mixed with Carabinieri and Cri (Italian Red Cross) personnel were in visit during Christmas day, to the Al Ajials Nursery orphanage in order to conduct... more
SecurityWaterquake in the South-East Asia: Neos flight to delay
Rome, Italy - To have stopover at Mombasa and Zanzibar
The Neos flight coming from Maldive with 267 Italians on board has been postponed till 2:12am: one cannot exclude that additional changes can produce a new time line. The Boeing 767 will take off bound... more
SecurityWaterquake in the South-East Asia: newness on African casualties
Rome, Italy - One hundred fishers killed in Somalia
One hundred persons killed only along the coast of Somalia: they were all fishers reported missing from Somalia's authorities. Other seven bodies have been find North to Mogadiscio, as in the Puntland... more
SecurityWaterquake in South East Asia. Ten hours in the sea hung on to a corpse: saved by a helicopter
Phuket, Thailandia - In a such tragedy, misadventure with a happy ending for a Canadian young boy
Sean Lewis, Canadian young boy of 29 years old, employee of an oil company, while he was walking on the beach of Patong, at Phuket, in Thailandia, he was ran over of the "tsunami". Despite of he was carried... more
SecurityWaterquake in the South-East Asia: AVIONEWS interviewed Air One and Alpi Eagles on the possible airlift for the Italian tourists
Rome, Italy - Air One could provide Italian Civil Defence with an aircraft by resorting to technical a stop over while Alpi Eagles excluded such a hypothesis
AVIONEWS interviewed Air One and Alpi Eagles on the possible airlift for the Italian tourists currently staying in the Asian countries involved by the seaquake occurred yesterday. As far as it is concerned... more
SecurityWaterquake in the South-East Asia: meeting at Palazzo Chigi to summarize the situation
Rome, Italy - All countries to gather to supply humanitarian aids
A meeting with Prime Minister, Silvio Berlusconi, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Gianfranco Fini and Civil Defense Chief, Guido Bertolaso, is in progress at Palazzo Chigi in Rome, in order to summarize... more
AerospaceIss: completed mission for Progress M-51
Washington, Usa - The cargo carrier joined to Iss in order to carry provisions to the astronaut on board of the station
It was completed successfully the launch of the space cargo that after two day travel conducted food supplies, and not only, to the spacemen Leroy Chiao and Salizhan Sharipov. The automatic Russian space... more
SecurityWaterquake in the South-East Asia: seven Italians rescued by helicopter
Rome, Italy - 750 Italian citizens in all could be at home today
Despite of the Airport of Male, Maldive Capital, is now operating, the situation is complicated: pilots have in fact forced to land by sight because ground assistance is no supplied. At meantime, along... more
SecurityWaterquake in the South-East Asia. Newness on the figures of the disaster (3): Myanmar, Somalia and Bangladesh
Rangoon, Myanmar - There where involved most of all some fishermen being in the sea just when the anomalous wave arrived
Moderate but unexpected effects were produced by the anomalous wave also in Myanmar, Bangladesh and in some countries in the Eastern coast of Africa such as Somalia and Kenya. Rangoon's Government proves... more
SecurityWaterquake in the South-East Asia: Italians in region affected could be 6000
Rome, Italy - Berlusconi: "We fear that Italian victim number increases"
"We are trying to manage in the better way as possible the situation in Maldive, Sri Lanka and in Phuket too, where an Alitalia B-767 and two AMI B-707 are going to arrive", Italian Civil Defense Department... more
Press releaseEnac: granted the temporary licence to Air Europe until May 6, 2005
Rome, Italy - The suspension of Volare Airlines has extended until May 24, 2005
"Enac (Italian National Civil Aviation Authority) communicates that in the hodiernal date, in conclusion of the technical-administrative preliminary inquiry from its own appropriate offices, and obtained... more
Science and technologyAbout 300 kilos of drug have been sequestered at Fiumicino's air station in 2004
Rome, Italy - Including some pharmaceutical dosages destined to sport doping
This is the account furnished by the airport authorities in the order of drug international traffic at Fiumicino's Airport: about 300 kilos of drug, of which more than an half cocaine, have been sequestered... more
SecurityWaterquake in South-East Asia. Newness on the figures of the disaster (2): Thailand, Malaysia and the Maldive
Bangkok, Thailand - Many victims among tourists in some among the major dedicated sites
Also Southern and coastal Thailand appears forced to its own knees due to the earthquake event occurred yesterday where Phuket island proves to be the territorial area mainly involved. The casualties found... more
SecurityWaterquake in the South-East Asia. Newness on the figures of the disaster: Sri Lanka, Indonesia e India
Colombo, Sri Lanka - The number of the found victims rose up to more than 24,000 in the various countries involved by the tragedy
The latest newness related to the number of victims in the various Asian countries involved by the earthquake event indicate more than 24,000 casualties. Sri Lanka goes on proving the most involved state... more
PeopleTerritorial continuity: meeting with ENAC, Transport Minister and airlines to occur today
Rome, Italy - On the low fares for flights from and to Sardinia
ENAC (Italian Civil Aviation Authority) will meet in the afternoon the Transport Minister, Pietro Lunardi and management of airlines which are interesting in acquire the route for territorial continuity... more
Science and technologyBad weather conditions constrain authorities to close some "Leonardo da Vinci" runaway
Rome, Italy - Discomforts can be translated in terms of delays above all about international flights
A 50-kilometre hour wind constrained the appropriate authorities to close two runaway of the Fiumicino's Airport "Leonardo da Vinci" because of security reasons. According to some airport sources discomforts... more
SecurityWaterquake in the South-East Asia: a "Medecins Sans Frontieres" cargo plane is ready to leave
Rome, Italy - MSF offered its support to the Indonesian authorities to assist the population in the Northern part of Sumatra
"Medecins Sans Frontieres" is preparing some interventions in the areas affected by the seaquake in Souht-East Asia yesterday in the morning: MSF's operators "Have been mobilised to evaluate the needs... more
SecurityWaterquake in the South-East Asia: one third of the victims are children
Copenaghen, Denmark - It was unveiled by the first survey carried out by UNICEF in the countries involved by the tragedy and an airlift with humanitarian aids will be set soon
UNICEF put into evidence the first results related to the survey about the current situation in the various Asian countries involved by the seaquake occurred yesterday. According to the UN's specialized... more
SecurityWaterquake in the South-East Asia: two planes provided by Italian Government arrived at Maldive and Sri Lanka
Rome, Italy - There was on board a Civil Defense team equipped for the medical emergency
The airplane of Italian Civil Defence Department left yesterday from the Rome-Fiumicino Airport (see for details AVIONEWS) landed in the morning at air station of Colombo (Sri Lanka): there was a goodly... more
SecurityWaterquake in the South-East Asia: it is hard to reach airports in the devastated areas
Rome, Italy - Civil Defense warns to not going there neither today nor in the next days
"Reaching airports is very difficult due to the disastrous conditions in the devastated areas and because of the transport means missing. The Sri Lanka and Thailandia authorities not appears able to face... more
SecurityWaterquake in the South-East Asia: eight out of eleven Italian victims have been identified
Rome, Italy - All persons staying in Thailand and Sri Lanka when the tragedy happened
Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs unveiled the names of eight out of eleven Italian victims caused by the tsunami which followed the earthquake involving several countries in the Atlantic Ocean yesterday.... more
Science and technologyA charter of North America returns back to Fiumicino Airport because of an health problem of one passenger
Rome, Italy - The aircraft had took off from about half an hour and was directed, via Malpensa, to La Romana
A charter of the airline North America yesterday turned back soon after having took off from Fiumicino's Airport because of an intestinal indisposition of one of the 239 passengers on board. The aircraft... more
SecurityWaterquake in the South-East Asia: Lauda Air SpA, Neos and Eurofly flights to carry Italians
Rome, Italy - Other 200 tourists to land at Malpensa at 5:00pm local hour
The B-767 by Neos carrier carrying over 200 Italians has left from the airport of Male, Maldive's Capital. The flight NO-00711 will land at Malpensa air station around 5:00pm. A second Neos plane is scheduled... more
Science and technologyA problem at the engine of an Airbus A-320 forced the pilot of the plane to land at Lamezia Terme's Airport
Lamezia Terme, Italy - It was a Wind Jet's plane which took off from Verona and was directed to Sharm El Sheikh
An aircraft of the carrier Wind Jet, that was carrying 169 passengers, was forced to land at Lamezia Terme because of some problems at the plane's engine. The aircraft took off from Verona and was directed... more
SecurityWaterquake in the South-East Asia: a new earthquake involved India
New Dheli, India - Nicobar and Andaman islands suffered for it but it is still not clear if such event can cause a new tsunami
A new earthquake higher than Richter scale 6 magnitude would have involved the area related to Nicobar and Andaman islands. The competent authorities would be trying to verify carefully the first effects... more
SecurityWaterquake in the South-East Asia: Indonesia and Thailand resorted to Civil Defence and Navy
Phuket, Thailand - SAR helicopters are overflying the involved areas whereas soldiers on the ground go on finding lifeless bodies
The Asian countries involved by the waterquake generated by a 9.0 Richter scale magnitude earthquake are at work to rescue the population in difficulty. The state which experienced the worst effects in... more
Press releaseAnpac on the earthquake in the South East of Asia: the pilots adherent to the Association of Alitalia and Eurofly will operate with continuity
Rome, Italy - In the rescue phase of the Italians involved in the tragedy
"Anpac has communicated to its members to make available for the realization of the humanitarian flights towards the areas hit from the earthquake also in deviation to the service limits forecast from... more
SecurityWaterquake in the South-East Asia: the USA analyse the technical reasons of the disaster
Washington, USA - The lack of joining by the involved countries to the deals for the designing of alert systems able to prevent seaquakes is under criticism
US analysts and US Coast Guard itself would have recently proven quite critical about what occured in Asia yesterday following the tremendous waterquake. According to the American experts, the huge disaster... more
SecurityWaterquake in the South-East Asia: villages completely cut-off in Sri Lanka
Rome, Italy - "Let's come to pick up": the appeal to Government from Italian woman living at Hikkaduwa
"We are isolated, without fuel and in short time also without food": this is the phone appeal coming from an Italian woman called Barbara, who has a restaurant in Hikkaduwa, Sri Lanka: "Let's come to pick... more
Science and technologyForced landing at Istanbul Airport
Istanbul, Turkey - No injured on board of the plane
A plane which was carrying 159 passengers had to make a forced landing at Istanbul Airport because of "A technical problem" at the aircraft. The plane, which belongs to the private airline Mng, was flying... more
AirlinesPolynesian Airlines chose Virgin Blue
Sydney, Australia - The offer of the carrier belonging to the British entrepreneur Richard Branson was preferred to the ones of Qantas and Air New Zealand
The Government of Samoa islands (Pacific) chose Virgin Blue, which belongs to the British billionaire Richard Branson, as partner in the national carrier Polynesian Airlines. The news has been diffused... more
Science and technologyA terrible Christmas for many American passengers
New York, Usa - Some Comair and US Airways who decided to join their relatives were terribly disappointed
Many Comair an US Airways' passengers were grounded during Christmas holiday because of some carriers' problems. In particular Comair, a Delta Airlines' unit, cancelled all its 1100 flights on Saturday... more