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IndustryLockheed Martin Corp. awarded of a over 16 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the E-2C and EA-6B aircraft
Lockheed Martin Corp., Simulation, Training and Support Div., Orlando, Fla., is being awarded a $16,330,274 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-priced contract (N00019-00-C-0480) to exercise... more
Science and technologyLugano Airport managed by Ticino Canton?
Zurich, Switzerland - Government will decide it
Ticino Canton could manage the Lugan Airport: the decision will be taken in the next days. Government will meet in fact City representatives to talk about the Canton new operating task in the Agno air... more
AirlinesProfits rise for Aeroflot
Moscow, Russia - The national flag carrier announced that its net profit rose 10 per cent
The Russian flag airline Aeroflot announced that its net profit rose about 10 per cent this year: Lev Koshlyakov, Deputy General Director of the carrier said. Aeroflot said as well it foresaw a 22 per... more
Science and technologyBoniver's mission in Darfur was delayed because of a failure at the plane
Khartoum, Sudan - The aircraft had just taken off when a technical problem constrained the pilot of the plane to turn back
The plane on board of which Margherita Boniver (Under-Secretary for Foreign Ministry) travelled today was constrained to a force-land immediately after taking off by Khartoum's Airport (Sudan) due to a... more
Sport aviationBalloon: 17° Epiphany International Meeting in Italy
Cuneo, Italy - From January 6 to 9
The city of Mondovì (Cuneo, Italy) is the organizer of the balloon Epiphany meeting fair. The event has international nature, in fact it are expected pilots from Germany, France, Luxemburg, Denmark, Great... more
Weather forecastsFrasca attending the next Heli-Expo edition
Anaheim, USA - The event to occur in California from February 6 to 8 2005
The next edition of Heli-Expo is going to be held in Anaheim (California), the well known show dedicated to the helicopter sector which is going to take place from February 6 to 8 2005. On the occasion... more
AerospaceAriane 5 has been launched successfully
Rome, Italy - The European carrier was partly designed by Italy
The launch of Ariane 5 took place successfully from Kourou’s base (French Guyane). The European carrier which had to run into orbit the military satellite Helios II and six other little satellites was p... more
DefenseUSA about to cut defence spending
Washington, USA - The conflict in Iraq would have produced excessive costs and USAF and USN could suffer for the worst economic effects
Bush-led Government would intend to lower the defence spending significantly in the United states during next years. Such decision would be a consequence of the cost afforded by the country during the... more
AirlinesVirgin Nigeria would not be allowed to operate direct flights to Us
Abuya, Nigeria - An US diplomat cited unfair competition
The new national carrier Virgin Nigeria, partly owned by the British billionaire Richard Branson, would not receive permission to operate direct flights to Usa: Nan (News Agency of Nigeria) announced.... more
Science and technologyFiumicino: crowded flights for Christmas
Rome, Italy - Books, concerts and chocolate in the airport
All Alitalia, Delta Airlines and Continental flights from the Rome-Fiumicino International Airport to New York are sold-out from Sunday thanks to Christmas travellers. China and Samarcanda are the new... more
AirlinesMalev' s profit are better than expected
Budapest, Hungary - Apv advises Hungarian Government that its 16,2m injection in the carrier is not necessary
Apv, the commercial agency which follow Malev’s case, advised the Government not to give the 16,2m injection, forecast and expected by the end of the current year, in favour of the airline as the results o... more
MiscellaneousIran: "We will ask the new Iraqi Government for compensating damages of the conflict sparked off in 1980"
Teheran, Iran - The bloody war involved both Russian and French-made airplanes against US aircraft purchased during the former Iranian monarchical regime
Just one month and a half before the Iraqi election aimed to ensure the foundation of democracy in the suffering country, the Iranian Ayatollahs' regime announced that the new Iraqi Government will be... more
AirlinesContinental Airlines announces other cost cuts
New York, Usa - This time would be the turn of the reservations and food service workers
The US carrier Continental Airlines announced other cost cut related to the wage and benefit for reservations and food service workers: the measure would run the carrier USD 22m closer to its global plan... more
Science and technologyA Libyan passenger was stopped at Durham Airport
London, United Kingdom - Because of some suspects about his luggage
A 35-year man was stopped on Saturday at Durham Airport (North East England) because of some suspects about his luggage. Artificers were requested in order to verify what was inside his bag in which, according... more
Science and technologyAn Iraqi Airport could be presumably reopened soon
Iraq, Baghdad - It is the one of Basra which have been closed since the 1991 Gulf's War and never completely reopened
The International Airport of Basra, the second city of Iraq, could be soon reopened for international commercial and passenger traffic presumably by July 2005: US military announced. International flights... more
Fair and showsSearching for Amelia Earhart's Lockheed Electra aircraft
Washington, USA - Her disappearance became a legend
Amelia Earhart was one of the most well-known women in the aviation, the first one who faced alone the Atlantic crossing in 1932: on June 1st, 1937, she left from Florida with the second pilot Fred Noonan... more
IndustryNoel Forgeard to lead EADS (2): the first goals of the new management
Paris. France - "Reinforcing the sectors which did not achieve a success comparable with the Airbus' one"
Noel Forgeard would have pointed out some major aspects of the future EADS’ strategy starting with the renewed management in which he is going to play a relevant role maybe together with Thomas enders (... more
MiscellaneousAttack on Colombian President's plane thwarted
Bogotà, Colombia - Two FARC members had flight plans
Police arrested two members of Revolutionary Armed Forces (FARC) and seized a lot of explosives in a raid to Cartagena, arranged for a terrorist attack on the plane of Colombia's President, Alvaro Uribe.... more
HelicoptersSikorsky VH-92: there are 225 American firms attending to the programme
Washington, USA - The version of the S-92 competing for the new US Presidential helicopter tender is being offered for its cost/effectiveness qualities
Sikorsky unveiled recently that there are 225 firms making efforts for the production of the S-92 transport helicopter, US companies which employ many workers all over some 41 states' territories in the... more
DefenseAn American aerial strike was simulated during the Cuban military exercise
Havana, Cuba - Fidel Castro would consider such a threat as quite likely to occur and he decided to perform the same exercise again every four year
Cuban military exercise ordered by Fidel Castro aiming to enable the country to face a prospective invasion by the US armed forces ended yesterday (see for details AVIONEWS). The event was characterized... more
IndustryFinmeccanica: alliances with BAe and Alcatel are likely to occur early in 2005
Rome, Italy - Two important industrial efforts for electronics defence, avionics and satellite communications
The creation of Eurosystems and the alliance between Finmeccanica and Alcatel would be about to occur. After completing the negotiating stage, some details would remain to be set and accomplish two relevant... more
AirlinesMyAir (2): connections with Bucharest cancelled
Bergamo, Italy - The Spanish subsidiary not allowed to operate in Romania
"There are bilateral agreements with Romania, non-EU country, but Spain not have it. Only an Italian carrier can operate with Romania", for this, Bergamo-Bucharest flights have been cancelled because they... more
AirlinesMyAir debuted with delays and ahead
Bergamo, Italy - Naples-Bergamo passengers reported to Police
Take offs in advance of schedule but above all delays during the first operating day of new airline MyAir on the Bergamo-Naples route: the flight of Friday, December 17 at 4:55pm took off from Bergamo-Orio... more
DefenseDi Paola visited Italian Army in Afghanistan
Afghanistan, Kabul - The Head of the Italian Defence came to Camp Invictia accompanied by the general Filiberto Cecchi
The Admiral Giampaolo Di Paola, Commander-in-chief for Italian Defence, visited yesterday the Italian military in Kabul. Di Paola, accompanied by the Commander Filiberto Cecchi, wanted to greet and thank... more
Civil aviationNorth Korea: "We will strengthen our nuclear deterrent if the USA do not change their policy on Pyongyang"
Pyongyang, North Korea - The defensive shield, Japan's fears and the diplomatic difficulties are among the causes of the Communist regime's hostility
North Korea tightened its policy regarding the criticism addressed by the United States to its nuclear programme. The development of the American defensive shield, the cooperation with Japan which proves... more
AerospaceAltec would continue its activity
Turin, Italy - The aerospace firm composed of Alenia Spazio, Asi and Icarus would receive other commissions about the universe's exploration
The aerospace firm Altec, formed by Alenia Spazio, Asi (Italian space agency) and Icarus, which administer the space multifunctional centre of Turin, inaugurated in October, 2003, would carry on with its... more
AccidentsPeruvian Air Force SU-22 crashed into a river
Lima, Peru - Two pilots killed
A Peruvian Air Force plane crashed into a river on Friday late evening 30 meters from a popular neighborhood of Lurin district, 28 kilometers South of Lima: two persons were killed on the Sukhoi SU-22... more
PeopleBoeing: "The A-350? Airbus recognizes our forecast was the right one"
Washington, USA - This would be the US firms' comment on the competitor's choice to produce an aircraft aimed to compete with the 7E7
"The Airbus A-350? It shows that our forecast regarding the international air transport evolution is the right one". This would be the Boeing's opinion regarding the new Airbus' airliner under development.... more
MiscellaneousAn Italian passenger sends a message informing about the hijacking of a flight
Canberra, Australia - It was an horrible joke which had an Italian tourist as protagonist
An Italian passenger on board of a flight Sydney-Vienna caused a general alarm yesterday after sending an sms to his woman informing her that his flight, one of the Lauda Airlines, had been hijacked by... more
AirlinesBlue Panorama signs the deal to purchase 4 B-7E7
Rome, Italy - The aircraft would consent the carrier to expand its long-range fleet to fly to Central America, Caraibi and Extreme Orient
The airline Blue Panorama signed formally the deal to purchase four B-7E7 Dreamliner. The four planes would join the carrier's fleet permitting it to operate more long-range routes to Central America,... more
Civil aviationFAA AD (Correction) on Cessna Aircraft Company 120, 140, 140A, 150, F-150, 170, 172, F-172, FR-172, P-172D, 175, 177, 180, 182, 185, A-185E, 190, 195, 206, P-206, U-206, TP206, TU206, 207, T207, 210, T210, 336, 337, and T337 series airplanes (2004-19-01)
Washington, Usa - To prevent slippage of the pilot/co-pilot shoulder harness, which could result in failure of the shoulder harness to maintain proper belt length adjustment and tension
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: December 16, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 241)] [Page 75236] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Raytheon Aircraft Company, model 390, Premier 1 airplanes (2004-25-15)
Washington, Usa - To prevent damage to the wire harnesses, which could result in loss of pressurization, loss of transponder responses to interrogations, and failure of other systems utilizing air/ground status signals
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: December 16, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 241)] [Page 75223-75225] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Kelly Aerospace Power Systems (2004-25-16)
Washington, Usa - To prevent failure of the fuel regulator shutoff valve, which could result in fuel leakage in aircraft with these combustion heaters
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: December 16, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 241)] [Page 75228-75231] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
IndustryRussia about to create a monopolistic aeronautics industry
Moscow, Russia - Russian Government schedules to produce a great merge among the main groups of the sector but analysts are firmly criticizing such step
Russian aerospace industry is likely to experience one of the most important changes in the entire aviation history in the country. Moscow's Government had announced last week that an intention exists... more
AirlinesContinental Airlines launched new nonstop service to Mexico destinations
Houston, Usa - Aguascalientes, Guanajuato, Morelia and Mexico City
Continental Airlines launched its latest expansion of service to Mexico, with new daily nonstop routes between Los Angeles International Airport and three Mexican destinations -- Aguascalientes, Guanajuato... more
CuriositiesFrance: excrement rain from airplanes
Paris, France - Illegal discharges from aircraft's tank
A strange rain has been hitting the Southern France village called Mauguio for a long time: an excrement rain from the sky above houses and cars. A local car-dealer raised the report over the matter after... more
MiscellaneousMeteors free fall in Indonesia?
Jakarta, Indonesia - Habitants were witnesses of mysterious explosions in the Capital
Indonesian Air Force radar intercepted an unidentified object early Sunday morning falling toward the earth at a great speed: habitants have in fact heard high explosions in several Jakarta districts,... more
HelicoptersUS Homeland Security selected Eurocopter and Enstrom protested
Washington, USA - A firm criticism against the solution based on the EC-120, as preferred compared with the 480, due to reasons related to cost and capabilities
US authority competent for national security decided to award Eurocopter with the sign of a provision contract in order to equip the units attending to border monitoring with 55 EC-120 helicopters. Enstrom... more
Press releaseEurofighter: the contracts for the "Tranche 2" programme have been signed. The role played by Finmeccanica
Rome, Italy - Typhoon, the fulcrum of the future European defence and the Italian hi-tech cornerstone
The sign of the formal agreement on the Eurofighter Tranche 2 programme by Great Britain, Germany, Italy and Spain occurred on last December 14. It deals with an important decision which in particular... more
PeopleAn-148: Antonov showed its regional jet
Kiev, Ukraine - The starting production schedules 15 airframes per year beginning in 2005
The Antonov An-148, the new regional jet produced by the well known Ukrainian aerospace company, performed recently its maiden flight, so representing the first new product in the sector in a former Soviet... more
PeopleItalian Anti-trust started investigating on aeronautics fuels supply
Rome, Italy - Several oil companies would be subjected to appraisal in order to make sure no deals violating competition rules exist
Italian Anti-trust decided to start investigating on several oil companies operating also in the air transport sector by providing aeronautics fuels to the carriers in Italy. The reason would have been... more
AirlinesMidEast Jet is first 777 operator for the Boeing’s Electronic Flight Bag
Seattle, Usa - The Saudi-based Vip carrier is the first to have the system installed after the airplane was delivered
Boeing last week confirmed that Saudi-based VIP carrier, MidEast Jet, is becoming the first 777 operator to retrofit that airplane with the Boeing Class 3 Electronic Flight Bag (EFB). While three 777... more
AirlinesVolare Group: Air Europe to start again today
Milan, Italy - Temporary licence for long-haul flights
ENAC, Italian Civil Aviation Board, set the procedures to issue Air Europe temporary licence: Volare has in fact supplied an economic and financial plan to allow the airline operativeness restoring for... more
MiscellaneousAmerican aerial strikes on Falluja
Falluja, Iraq - They would have been performed yesterday supporting the US forces on the ground against the rebels
US fighter-bombers would have heavily hit the Iraqi city of Falluja yesterday. It is what would have been reported by Arab press sources which would not be anyway able to set the reveal the number of the... more
IndustryNoel Forgeard to lead EADS
Paris, France - He is going to leave Airbus Presidency in July and he is likely to work side by side with Thomas Enders
After EADS CEO Philippe Camus’ (leading the group together with Rainer Hertrich) decision, to leave his own role in order to completely devote to Lagardere’s activities (see for details AVIONEWS), it... more
AirlinesVolare Group (2): easyJet wants Italy-France slots
Milan, Italy - To fight competition from Alitalia and Air France
Volare slots over Italy-France route are tempting to easyJet: the airline would have in fact already put forward to European Commission an official request. The low-cost carrier unveiled it and it remembered... more
AirlinesAlitalia: Italian Lega Party proves doubtful on denationalization
Rome, Italy - The Italian majority's party would consider Cimoli's view on the carrier's future as uncertain and based on vague issues
Italian Lega Party does not appear willing to support the measures set by Italian Government to start a concrete denationalization process for Alitalia. The Italian majority's party would not seem to agree... more
Latest newsFive A-330 MRTTs for Australian Air Force
Canberra, Australia - The deliveries of the new air tankers to start in 2008 and Qantas will attend to the operational conversion and maintenance
EADS and Australian Government achieved the formal sign of the provision of new Airbus A-330 MRTT (Multi-Role Tanker Transport) air tankers to be destined to Australian Air Force. It deals with five airplanes... more
IndustryNorth Star Scientific Corp. awarded of a near 6 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the E2-C Hawkeye Aircraft
North Star Scientific Corp., Kapolei, Hawaii, is being awarded a $5,803,385 cost-plus-fixed-fee delivery order against a previously issued basic ordering agreement (N00019-05-G-0007) for the development... more
IndustryNorthrop Grumman Corp. awarded of a over 33 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the F/A-18A/B/C/D Aircraft
Northrop Grumman Corp., Air Combat Systems, El Segundo, Calif., is being awarded a $33,684,344 modification to a previously awarded firm fixed price contract (N00019-02-C-3043) for the procurement of 51... more