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DefenseNo trial dismissal for four Italian Army helicopter pilots operating in Iraq
Rome, Italy - Italian Judge decided to reject the request by Rome Military Attorney and various hypotheses on the possible future development would exist
Rome Military Attorney requested the trial dismissal for four Italian Army helicopter pilots who revealed last year, during their operative activities in Iraq, some lacks regarding the anti-missile self-protection... more
Weather forecastsAir shows and exhibitions in the last week of November and part of December
Rome, Italy - From today, on Monday 29 to on Sunday, December 5
Monday 29 - Gliding - Northern Region Championships. Piako Gliding Club, Matamata Airfield, New Zealand. + 64 (0)7 888 7158 www.gliding.co.nz www.glidingmatamata.co.nz Tuesday 30 - ExpoNaval... more
HelicoptersThe 100th Eurocopter EC-130 B4 has been delivered
Paris, France - The helicopter was purchased by Kendall-Jackson Wines Estates, one the major wine producers in the United States
Eurocopter revealed recently that the 100th EC-130 B4 Ecureuil helicopter has been delivered to its purchaser. The customer above mentioned is Kendall-Jackson Wines Estates, one of the major wine producers... more
Press releaseAlitalia will cancel 136 flights and it will modify 100 between domestic and international
Rome, Italy - Due to the general strike of tomorrow, Tuesday November 30, 2004 of four hours
"Alitalia, due to the general strike in Italy fixed for tomorrow, November 30 from 12am to 4pm, will cancel from its schedule flight 136 connections, 70 domestic and 66 international and it will modify... more
AirlinesVolare Group (2): Italian Cabinet approved Marzano law changes
Rome, Italy - Ginori's President is between commissioner candidates
The Cabinet green light for Volare rescue is arrived: now for special commissioner appointment it is thinking also of Carlo Rinaldini, who is an undertaker from Mantova (near Milan), President and controlling... more
AirlinesAlitalia (2): the carrier clarifies the role of Fintecna in AZ Servizi
Rome, Italy - Contribution of funds and the majority of votes within the ordinary assembly
Alitalia board analysed the matters regarding AZ Servizi, and eased the Italian trade union representatives with reference to the observance of the agreements related to the section of the carrier which... more
AirlinesAlitalia: flights cancelled due to the strike called for tomorrow
Rome, Italy - It deals with 136 flights comprising both national and international services
The general national strike in Italy occurring tomorrow, Tuesday November 30, is going to involve the air transport sector as well and Alitalia announced the cancellation of several flights both at a domestic... more
AirlinesVolare Group: three airplanes seized in Venice Airport
Venice, Italy - Measure ordered by Deputy Prosecutor, Roberto Craveia
Three airplanes of Volare Group parked in Venice "Marco Polo" Airport, would have been seized: Busto Arsizio’s Deputy Prosecutor, Roberto Craveia, ordered the stop yesterday afternoon after he knew that t... more
AirportsThe marshal-sculptor Moi, a pilot of helicopter of the Aviation Army is the author of the monument
Novara, Italy - It would take place in Novara (Italy) the celebration for the anniversary of the Nassirya's falls
The Novara authorities organized for the day of tomorrow the celebration in occasion of the first anniversary of Nassirya's falls: the value of it would be increased by the donation of the monument realized... more
AirlinesCathay Pacific Airways and Dragonair rise their fares
Hong Kong, China - The two carriers obtained the authorization to increase the surcharges related to fuel cost
Cathay Pacific Airways and its rival Dragonair obtained the authorization to increase surcharges related to fuel cost. The two carriers presented the requests aimed to the mentioned purpose together with... more
AerospaceNASA: a probe to study the black holes
Washington, USA - Named Swift, it was put into orbit by a Boeing Delta II rocket carrier
NASA put a probe named Swift into orbit through a Delta II rocket carrier produced by Boeing (see for details AVIONEWS). Such probe, endowed with three telescopes, would be at 600 km far above the Earth... more
MiscellaneousAir incident in Chad (2): plane with casualties corpses landed
Turin, Italy - Funeral are scheduled for tomorrow
In the afternoon the corpses of Dada Rosso, Armando Mandelli and Raffaella Seymandi, died last days in the air crash occurred in N’Djamena, in Chad, landed at Turin-Caselle Airport. Parents and friends o... more
AirlinesUal, parent of United Airlines, asks for rejecting some labor contracts with its employees
New York, Usa - To the Illinois bankruptcy judge, unless it succeeds to save USD 725m
Ual, a parent of United Airlines, asked the Illinois bankruptcy judge the authorization to reject its labor contracts with its employees unless it succeeds, by January, 2005, to save USD 725m a year. Making... more
Latest newsPrize in honour of Italian and US aviation fathers
Florence, Italy - It is awarded every year to aviation academy students in the two countries
The famous Italy and American organization "Order Sons of Italy in America" (OSIA), remembered by a prize, aviation fathers of two countries. The "Douhet-Mitchell" prize this year has been awarded to Lieutenant... more
MiscellaneousEarthquake in Indonesia: Nabire Airport had been closed
Nabire, Indonesia - It seems that 11 persons have been killed and 65 injured
Eleven people have been killed and 65 injured by a strong earthquake in Indonesia's Papua Province occurred today at 11:25 local hour: quake, measured at 6.4 on the Richter scale, made to collapse buildings... more
AerospaceEnergomashand Lockheed Martin: a case of Russian-American collaboration in the space sector
Moscow, Russia - The Russian company is providing engines for USA-made rocket carriers and it could become part of a new space holding soon
Russian and the United States are carrying on their collaboration in the aerospace sector through the provision, by the Russian company Energomash, of powerplants destined to American rocket carriers such... more
AirlinesAir France wants to maintain its share in Amadeus
Paris, France - The firm which operates in the order of travel reservation said four private firms had been chosen by its major shareholders in order to make a bid
Amadeus, the firm which operates in the order of travel reservation, let know, at the beginning of this week, that four private firms had been chosen by its major shareholders in order to make a bid aimed... more
AirlinesThai Airways International announces its profit related to the current year
Bangkok, Thailandia - The carrier let know that its operating was better than last year; but high fuel cost did not allow a growth in its profit
Thai Airways International announced, last Tuesday, that its profit, related to this year until the end of September is about USD 314,8m: the same more or less of the last year. According to what said... more
Latest newsSaudi Arabia: USA's support for the command and control systems
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - The related updates to be provided by the next three years and they will be for the advantage of the Saudi Arabian Air Force
The United States would have granted Saudi Arabia with their support for the Arab country's Air Force concerning the exigencies concerning the command and control activities. During the next three years,... more
Civil aviationRussia and the West disagree on Ukraine: a Cold War heritage?
Moscow, Russia - Several Russian observers would think so but many others would have pointed out how this is unlikely to happen again
Several Russian observers are focusing on the international reactions occurred following the victory of the new President Yanukovych in Ukraine. While Russia, Belarussia, Uzbekistan and other states former... more
Latest newsNew F-16s about to be delivered to Pakistan
Islamabad, Pakistan - The Asian country would have requested to the United States some 28 fighters and this provision could concretely occur
Pakistan could take delivery of new US F-16 Fighting Falcon multirole light fighters soon. Pakistani President Musharraf, as awaited in Washington by early December, should analyse this matter with US... more
AirlinesEl Al Israel Airlines registers a decline in its net profit
Jerusalem, Israel - In spite of the growth in its traffic passengers record fuel costs conducted to this result
El Al Israel Airlines, announced yesterday that its net profit, related to the third quarter, because of record fuel costs declined to USD 47,4m in comparison with USD 61m in the same period last year.... more
AccidentsAir incident in Chad: three casualties corpses to arrive in Turin today
Turin, Italy - They will come back by a flight from Paris
A flight coming from Paris will take home in Italy the corpses of three Turin citizens died due to the air incident in Chad: the reporter and writer Dada Rosso, the publishing firm "Bollati Boringhieri"... more
AirlinesVolare Group (4): to appoint commissioner on Monday or Tuesday
Rome, Italy - Resca and Galia would be probable candidates
Italian Welfare Minister, Roberto Maroni, affirmed today Volare Group special commissioner will be appointed on Monday or Tuesday. Maroni unveiled that Volare commissioner will have not "An easy task:... more
MiscellaneousThe summit EU-Russia started with a delay: the Putin's plane was constrained to change route
Amsterdam, Holland - The aircraft landed at Schiphol airport rather than at the military air base Valkenburg
The summit EU-Russia which took place yesterday in Holland, started with about one hour delay: because of the fact the Putin's plane was constrained to change route landing at Schiphol airport rather than,... more
AirportsFiumicino airport: Cri conducted in Italy six Iraqi children
Rome, Italy - It landed yesterday at the Romanian air station the special plane, a B-737 of the Skylink, which had on board the little patients and their parents
They are children between seven and fourteen years, including a 22 year old boy, the Iraqi who yesterday landed at Fiumicino airport, in order to be cured as they are suffering from many diseases. They... more
DefenseEUR 1,8m is the sum of money gathered by the Italian Defence State: to be destined to the families of Nassirya's falls
Rome, Italy - Many gifts were effectuated by different associations and agencies; they were many as well the ones coming from singular citizens
About one year ago the Italian Defence State opened a cheque account in order to gather capital to be destined to the families of the Nassiriya's falls: until now the sum correspond to EUR 1,8m. Many... more
Science and technologyFast check-in at the "Changi Airport" of Singapore
Republic of Singapore, Singapore - Some automated check-in would permit it
"Changi Airport" (Singapore) introduced into its infrastructure some kiosks which are able to read fingerprints as well as facial features which would consent to avoid queue at the check-in, as this last... more
IndustryBAe: two Americans in the Board of Directors from 2005
London, UK - The British company would see this kind of participation as necessary to increase its success in the US market
British Aerospace intends to increase its presence in the US market, where its role proves already relevant when thinking for example about the effort in the JSF (Joint Strike Fighter) programme together... more
MiscellaneousFrancophone summit on Ivory Coast crisis
Ouagadougou, Republic of Burkina Faso - 62 casualties and over 1000 injured
Today, in Ouagadougou, (Republic of Burkina Faso, Africa) the 10th Francophone summit gathered with focus on Ivory Coast issue: the African country can never settle down since French airplanes destroyed... more
Latest newsEurofighter Tranche 2: Finmeccanica gave the lie again to the sign of a formal agreement
Rome, Italy - The aerosapce group, asked by AVIONEWS, confirmed that a deal exists but it has not formally been signed yet
Various press agencies’ news suggested several days ago that the agreement related to the Eurofighter Tranche 2 programme production start had been signed by the four promoters (the United Kingdom, Germany, I... more
MiscellaneousRussian special forces would have been landed in Kiev
Kiev, Ukraine - In disguise of Ukraine soldiers they would be ready to take action against opposition
According to Ukrainian opposition’s presidential candidate Viktor Yushtchenko spokesman, Boris Tarasyuk, a thousand of Russian soldiers armed with machine-guns, have put on Ukraine uniforms upon their a... more
Latest newsMalaysia needs AEW&C airplanes
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - Government would be convinced of the necessity of filling what is considered as a real defensive gap
Malaysian Government pointed out recently by its Ministry of Defence the necessity of taking delivery a sufficient number of surveillance, command and control airplanes for its Air Force as soon as possible.... more
HelicoptersIreland: a national helicopter medical rescue
Dublin, Ireland - Irish Government could open it by the half of 2005 but it will have first to appraise the project's cost
Irish Health Ministry would be carefully appraising the hypothesis of opening by the half of 2005 a real national helicopter medical rescue. The reasons for such programme should be found in the necessity... more
AirlinesDelta Airlines adds new flights to its service
New York, Usa - Including connections to Alaska, Mexico and Latin America
Delta Airlines announced it planned to introduce to its service new flights, including some to Alaska, Mexico and Latin America. In particular the carrier projected to join in its operating, flights from... more
Latest newsTanker affair: analysts' doubts on the new competition started by Pentagon
Washington, USA - Boeing could have been damaged not so much by the scandal but Pentagon proves anyway forced to enable EADS to compete
Despite the difficulties that Boeing forecasts to face for the production of its 767 Tanker (see for details AVIONEWS), it does not seem that the analysts of the sector think that the US aerospace and... more
Civil aviationFalluja: chemical weapons in some buildings of the Iraqi city?
Falluja, Iraq - American soldiers would have found structures deployed as laboratories where non-conventional weapons could have maybe been preserved
Marine Corps would have found some laboratories in Falluja where various type weapons would have been not only preserved but even manufactured. After many aerial bombings which involved several buildings... more
Science and technologyAEA report: Milan-Malpensa is the European airport second in the list for punctuality
Milan, Italy - There is only Frankfurt hub ahead of it
From a report of aea, Association of European Airlines, it emerged that Milan-Malpensa is the second Europe's hub for punctuality: it registered 18 per cent delays and improved its previous data, so there... more
Industry7E7 Dreamliner: the Italian unions asked for a meeting with Government, the company and the Regions
Naples, Italy - The unions' representatives intend to put the risks for employment into evidence as they would stem from the Alenia Aeronautica's programme
The trade unions making efforts against the Alenia Aeronautica’s programmes for the production of the structural components of the new 7E7 Dreamliner requested by Boeing, had announced their intention f... more
AirlinesAlpi Eagles offers help to the Volare grounded passengers
Marcon, Italy - Following to the crisis of the carrier
"Following to the crisis of the Volare carrier, Alpi Eagles is available to accept on its flights the passengers with a reservation on Volare connection and it has readdressed a formal communication and... more
MiscellaneousParaguay: cocaine-laden plane seized
Assuncion, Paraguay - It was parked in a ranch near the border with Brazil
Paraguayan anti-drug Police agents seized 300 Kg cocaine in a small airplane in a ranch in Upper Paraguay province, some 400 Km North of Asuncion near the border with Brazil. During operation, a shoot-out... more
Fair and showsArthur Hailey author of "Airport" died
Washington, USA - RAF's pilot who wrote several novels which scene were airports
Arthur Hailey was died at his home in the Bahamas at age 84 years, author of famous thrillers which were very successful in all the world. He wrote in 1968 novel "Airport" by which he gained the international... more
AirlinesThe A-380 for Thai Airways: Thailand requests commercial advantages
Bangkok, Thailandia - The Asian country could postpone the sign of the contract aimed to purchase the new airplane
Thai Airways airline showed its interest for the new Airbus’ long-haul airliner, the A-380 (see for details AVIONEWS), but it seems that Bangkok’s Government intends to delay the formal order related to... more
Science and technologyNon-conventional attacks? Insects and weeds to attend to defend the civil population
Washington, USA - Some interesting researches in the United States ordered by Pentagon aim to more "natural" solutions against terrorism
Pentagon and the US Universities are carrying on several studies aimed to exploit "natural" (even if genetically modified) solutions to face the threat of chemical and bacteriological terroristic attacks... more
AccidentsA MQ-1 Predator crashed in South Eastern Asia
Washington, USA - US military sources would have anyway given the lie to the hypothesis of a shooting down even if it is the armed version of the RQ-1
US military sources unveiled recently that a US Air Force's MQ-1 Predator remote-controlled airplane fell headlong in a not better clarified area in the South Eastern Asia on last Wednesday, November 24.... more
IndustryThe A-380 production transferred from Hamburg to Toulouse
Toulouse, France - However, Airbus would think that works for the Hamburg's runway extension halted by local Judge will be accomplished by 2007
A protest by Airbus’ employees in Germany aimed to save the works related to the Hamburg facility’s runway, as halted by the local administrative Judge to defend the ownership rights of several private sub... more
AirlinesVolare Group (3): Argentine undertaker, Eurnekian, to Prosecutors
Varese, Italy - He introduced himself as aggrieved party into inquiry on debts Group
Yesterday, the Argentine financier, Eduardo Eurnekian, appeared in the Busto Arsizio Court to bring an action as aggrieved party about irregularities emerged from Volare Group accounts. Eurnekian was accompanied... more
AirlinesVolare Group: today to produce decree on Marzano law adjustment
Rome, Italy - Airline workout much depends on the special commissioner and the industrial plan, according to Maroni
A decree on Marzano law adjustment will produce in Cabinet meeting today as yesterday Welfare Minister, Roberto Maroni, has announced with reference to Volare Airlines. "Initially we had looked into amending... more
AirlinesAlitalia: Italian Minister, Lunardi, postpones the Alitalia ANPAC pilots' strike
Rome, Italy - Due to reasons related to the excessive hardship which could be generated as a consequence of additional demonstrations in the sector
Alitalia’s pilots related to the ANPAC trade union had called for a strike to be held on next Monday, November 29. Nevertheless, Italian Minister for Infrastructures and Transport decided to postpone t... more
AirlinesVolare Group (2): Bonomi may be commissioner
Milan, Italy - The Alitalia former President does not exclude the possibility
In sigh of almost sure administrative commissioning, it is beginning to value various candidates: somebody hypothesizes the appointment of Giuseppe Bonomi, who was former President of SEA (company managing... more