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Civil aviationFAA AD (Correction) on Hartzell Propeller Inc. (formerly Hartzell Propeller Products Division) model HC-B5MP-3( )/M10282A( )+6 five bladed propellers
Washington, Usa - To prevent propeller separation from the airplane
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: October 25, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 205)] [Page 62179-62180] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationEU-USA air free flight zone: the Passenger Name Record
Brussels, Belgium - The single passenger's personal data to be processed by a powerful computer able to indicate the terroristic risk level
Also a clear common ruling regarding the provision of personal details concerning passengers will be comprised within the future EU-USA air free flight zone (see for details AVIONEWS). With reference to... more
HelicoptersNew partners for the US-101
Washington, USA - There are more than 200 US companies now collaborating to the AgustaWestland-Lockheed Martin programme for the Marine One
The number of companies involved for the production of the US-101, the AgustaWestland-Lockheed Martin solution for the new US Presidential helicopter, is increasing. Some 16 firms from Florida have been... more
Civil aviationEU-USA air free flight zone (2): advantages and doubts on the Passenger Name Record
Brussels, Belgium - A better threat appraising degree although uncertainty about the relevant data preservation
The major advantages indicated by experts regarding the passengers' details provided within the EU-USA air free flight zone through the PNR (Passenger Name Record), should be considered with reference... more
Press releaseAermacchi: first flight of the SF-260 in a new version for the Italian Air Force
Varese, Italy - It has lasted over 70 minutes
"The SF-260, Aermacchi's (Finmeccanica Group Company) primary trainer, has performed its first flight, in the new 'EA' version specifically designed for the Italian Air Force. The maiden flight has lasted... more
PeopleEU and the USA ready to negotiate on the air free flight zone
Brussels, Belgium - Nevertheless, European Union appears to think one should wait for the American Presidential election
The United States and European Union are ready to analyse the matter regarding the creation of an air free flight zone, an area which, as both sides hope, should put the several bilateral agreements among... more
Civil aviationUganda: missiles for the rebels against the national forces' helicopters
Kampala, Uganda - The resistance militiamen could have taken delivery of surface-to-air missiles in order to defend themselves against the MI-24s
The Ugandan political situation appears a particularly delicate one, while the country makes efforts to solve the instability in order to favour a concrete democratization process. Such instability is... more
MiscellaneousKhan Yunus: Israeli strike in order to support the troops on the ground
Khan Yunus, Gaza Strip - There would be about 17 dead and more than 70 persons injured among the Palestinians
New military operations by the Israeli Army's aerial and ground vehicles would have been performed at the Khan Yunus' refugee site, Gaza Strip, yesterday in the evening. The data provided by various sources... more
AirlinesAlitalia: Italian Minister, Lunardi, proves confident on the documents asked by EU
Rome, Italy - "Millions Italians all over the world do not want to lose the national airline"
Italian Minister for Infrastructures and Transport, Pietro Lunardi, recently commented the EU’s request for additional documents related to the Alitalia’s business plan (see for details AVIONEWS). Min... more
IndustryHarris Corp. awarded of a over 6 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the F/A-18E/F aircraft
Harris Corp., Melbourne, Fla., is being awarded a $6,308,577 modification to definitize a previously awarded letter contract (N00019-04-C-0030) to a firm-fixed-price contract. In addition, this modification... more
IndustryBoeing Helicopters awarded of a over 10 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the H-46 helicopter
Boeing Helicopters, Ridley Park, Pa., is being awarded a $10,448,843 firm-fixed-price requirements contract for procurement of tie bar assemblies used to support the H-46 helicopter. Work will be performed... more
IndustryNorthrop Grumman Systems Corp. awarded of a near 12 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the EA-6B aircraft
Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., AEW & EW Systems, Bethpage, N.Y., is being awarded an $11,864,737 firm-fixed-price contract to complete a planned maintenance interval one (PMI I) and replacement of wing... more
Science and technologyRussia: the work which aim to the renovation of "Sheremetyevo" would start on October 2005
Moscow, Russia - A USD 75m project was approved last Friday
At the end, after many years of discussion about the improvement of the Muscovite airport "Sheremetyevo", involving as well state Aeroflot airline, last Friday, it was approved a USD 75m project, after... more
Science and technologyStansted Airport: November 1,3 and 11 baggage handlers at Stansted Airport would be on strike
London, England - The industrial action comes out because of talks' failure
Baggage handlers at the Britain airport of Stansted announced that they would be on strike next November 1, 3, 11: the industrial action is due to the unions talks' failure in order to reach a 1% pay rise... more
AccidentsHendrick Motorsports's plane "King Air" crashed on the ground
Virginia, Usa - Dead all ten members on board
Hendrick Motorsports organization's Beechcraft King Air 200, leader in car racing, crashed last Sunday near Martinsville, Virginia, on the time its group was involved in the its 20th year Nextel Cup Series,... more
MiscellaneousJapan: military helicopter involved in the seism region's air rescue
Tokyo, Japan - It was the more intense earthquake registered since 1933
A strong earthquake struck the northern region of Niigata in Japan.The number of dead and injured is growing constantly, houses and public buildings have been destroyed. Japan military helicopters are... more
Science and technologyComiso: the first foundations of the "Marenostrum"
Ragusa, Italy - The Mayor of the Ragusan little town about it said "A challenge of civilization"
On Saturday finally has been given the opening to the construction of the new airport of Comiso that will have "Marenostrum" as name: the Mayor, Pippo Digiacomo has put the first "stone" of that will be... more
AerospaceNASA: a programme to discover millions of stars and galaxies by four years
Washington, USA - Named Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, it will be based on a powerfull telescope provided with infrared sensors
NASA is developing a new space exploration programme, aimed to detect hundreds millions celestial bodies starting in 2008. The related project called Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer will be based on... more
AirlinesDelta Airlines could file "Chapter 11"
Washington, USA - Not even the agreement with pilot association could averted the bankruptcy
As it has been reported today, by the American daily newspaper "Washington Post", that Delta Airlines has been asserted that it may file, before the end of this week, the "Chapter 11", American rule that... more
AirlinesAmerican Airlines: 1100 cuts announced for the next months
New York, USA - The carrier does not denies the possibility of acting other cut "Unless the situation really changes"
American Airlines announced 1100 cuts in its organic, including pilots, mechanical engineers and other employees of Kansas City’s base as well as St Louis’: it was what claimed Jeff Brundage, Vice-President wit... more
AirportsAfghanistan: Italian Navy's pilots decorated with the Air Medal
Rome, Italy - It will gather tomorrow in the afternoon to the US Embassy
"Tomorrow, October 26, 2004 at 3pm to the US Embassy ten pilots of Harrier AV-8B of the Italian Navy will receive the Air Medal from the US Ambassador in Italy, Mel Sembler, in front of the Navy Chief... more
AerospaceASI: criticism by Italian trade unions
Rome, Italy - The Italian Space Agency board would be accused for not properly managing its own employees
The trade unions's representatives of ASI Italian Space Agency's workers show a significant criticism regarding the agency's management by the board. The unions would have opted on last October 21 for... more
PeopleCanada: changes on weight standard of aircraft
Ottawa, Canada - The new measure originated from the aeroplane crash happened last January
The proposal of make some changes on weight standard of aircraft, comes from "transportation safety board" of Canada and it is directed to the federal government: the agency pointed out, in fact, that... more
MiscellaneousArgument during Alitalia flight Milan-Cairo to smoke the last cigarette before Ramadan starts
Rome, Italy - This was the reason of the discussion between an Egyptian illegal immigrant and Alitalia crew
It has happened yesterday during the Alitalia flight departed from Milan to Cairo, on which was travelling an Egyptian illegal immigrant that was going to be repatriated as he was out of residence permit.... more
MiscellaneousSeized kilograms 10 of cocaine in Fiumicino airport
Rome, Italy - The value of the haul amounted to EUR 5 m
It has been arrested, on Saturday, for international drugs trafficking an Argentinian man coming from Buenos Aires to Fiumicino Airport. 10 kilograms of cocaine have been found inside his suitcase, carefully... more
Science and technologyRussia: suspected luggage at "Vnukovo" airport
Moscow, Russia - There are more controls at the Russian airports after the double terror attack by means of Chechen last August
Police evacuated, last Friday, air terminals of the Muscovite airport "Vnukovo" , because of the existence of a suspicious luggage: Itar-Tass’s agency comunicated, mentioning some airport sources. The b... more
AirlinesJat: would lease aircraft and engage outside employees
Belgrade, Serbia-Montenegro - The measure is due to mechanical engineers' industrial action
Mechanical engineers of Jat, an airline of Belgrade, are on strike since last Friday, in order to avenge again their salaries as well as the change of the carrier's leadership: Jat intends to face up with... more
DefenseUSA prove hostile to the Galileo system's military deployment by China
London, UK - The satellite system could achieve military deployment in the future, so that the United States would not exclude the hypothesis of hitting the
British press tends to put into evidence some occasions of diplomatic debates recently occurred between European Union and the United States, with reference to the future deployment of the satellite global... more
AerospaceASI: a proposal for the Italian Prime Minister department's direct management
Rome, Italy - The political majority and minority would be studying three drafts on such matter
ASI (Italian Space Agency) could be destined to the direct control by Italian Prime Minister department. This is the latest news concerning the possible future developments of the agency, as Italian Government... more
AirlinesContinental Airlines urged DOT to approve airline's application for China services
Houston, Usa - They will begin in March 2005 and 2006
Citing consumer benefits and strong support from federal, state, local and economic development officials, Continental Airlines urged the U.S. Department of Transportation to approve the airline's application... more
Latest newsThe 100th Typhoon is being manufactured in Germany
Manching, Germany - The fuselage centre section of the 100th airframe to be delivered to Spain
EADS' production facility located in Manching (Germany) started assembling the 100th fuselage centre section of the Eurofighter EF-2000 Typhoon multirole medium-light fighter. An important goal in the... more
Civil aviationTSA laid severe controls for foreign pilots in Usa
Washington, Usa - The verifications will be operated in both new applicants and official pilots as well
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA), gave disposition to all US flight schools to make rigid and deep controls to all foreign pilots that would like to attend an American flight course, and... more
MiscellaneousSeized kilograms 4 of cocaine in Malpensa airport
Milan, Italy - The trafficker is of Venezuelan origin
A Venezuelan man has been arrested, few days ago, in Malpensa airport as he was carring 4 kilograms of cocaine. The man, 29 years old, landed into plane coming from Caracas, was carring two suitcases where,... more
AirlinesIran Air will buy 22 MD-90
Teheran, Iran - Today it uses Tupolev-154M for domestic and international routes
Iran Air plans to acquire 22 MD-90 McDonnell from China. The airline was founded in 1973 under Iran Air's auspices in order to expand tourism thanks to charter flights. In May 1992, Iran Air Tour was commissioned... more
MiscellaneousTouristic aircraft disturbed Bush speech in Melbourne
Florida, Usa - The pilot has been detained and interrogated and he will probably lay charged
The American President, George W. Bush, has been disturbed, on Saturday, while he was delivering a speech in the Space Coast Stadium in Melbourne, Florida, from a touristic aircraft that seems to have... more
Science and technologyPalermo: emergency landing for a Transavia's plane
Palermo, Italy - After an indicator gave a signal of fire in the area of undercarriage the crew of Boeing B-737/800 alerted
It happened last Saturday, around nine thirty in the morning, the emergency landing of the Transavia aircraft, which after took off from Amsterdam and having made a stop in Naples was directed to Catania.... more
Science and technologyFiumicino: a scheduled flight had a bust at its undercarriage immediately after having landed
Rome, Italy - No problem for passengers
Last Saturday, the pilot of a scheduled flight of the Air Alps, immediately after landing, discovered a functional anomaly to its undercarriage and informed the control tower, letting know that the plane... more
Science and technologyFiumicino: fog causes delay at night
Fiumicino, Italy - The situation turned normal in the morning anyway
A dense fog caused some problems for the operative activities of Fiumicino Airport. Some delay occurred in fact for the arrival and departure flights at "Leonardo da Vinci" Airport, so that two runways... more
MiscellaneousSpain: Army's board will be reconstituted following the death of 62 troops due to the Yak-42 incident
Madrid, Spain - But not all are positive that charges are only on military compartment
The General Staff of Defence, General Felix Sanz, has been commissioned by the Spanish Minister of Defence, Josè Bono, to rearrange Army's board within the year, following the debate held in Parliament... more
AccidentsUSA: medical emergency aircraft crashes. Five passengers died
San Diego, USA - A woman and four men employees of Med Flight Air Ambulance based in Albuquerque
A medical emergency aircraft crashed yesterday morning into the South-West face of Otay Mountain, about two miles east of Brown Field: all five passengers - a woman and four men - employees of Med Flight... more
AerospaceThe ISS 9th mission astronauts have back to Earth
Almaty, Kazakhstan - Soyuz landed after travelling three hours and a half
Soyuz with aboard the two Russian space-travellers Ghennadi Padalka and Iuri Sharghin and the American Michael Fincke, back from the International Space Station (ISS) (see for details AVIONEWS), landed... more
Science and technologyFiumicino: child goes missing has been founded on the carousel
Rome, Italy - Polaria agents intervened and saw him got carried away by device
A 4 years Pakistani child sprang alarm at Fiumicino Airport because, while his parents were at check-in for embark to Lahore (Pakistan), climbed up the carousel. Alarm has been launched by radio to all... more
Civil aviationEmergency landing in Fiumicino Airport for a KLM flight
Fiumicino, Italy - According to its crew, the failure of one of the two engines of the 737 could have been caused by a bird
A KLM's Boeing 737 performed an emergency landing at Rome-Fiumicino Airport yesterday just some dozens minutes after its takeoff from such air station. The aircraft, bound for Amsterdam and left at 08:06... more
Civil aviationEuropean Constitution: air traffic restricted even at Fiumicino Airport
Rome, Italy - A 20% lowering on October 29 to involve most of all the domestic flights
A first schedule of the security measures set on the occasion of the sign of the European Constitution in Rome on October 29, confirms the air traffic restrictions over the Italian capital (see for details... more
Science and technologyAeradria SpA: new link to Tirana from half of November served by Albatros Airways
Rimini, Italy - The press conference of the presentation will gather next Friday
Aeradria SpA, the society that manages Rimini-San Marino's airport and the Albatros Airways communicate the next Friday, October 29, 2004 at 11.30am at the "Federico Fellini" International Airport (Via... more
MiscellaneousIsraeli military helicopters and drones in action in Khan Yunus
Khan Yunus, Gaza Strip - Attacks would have been performed yesterday and today at dawn killing and wounding several people
The Khan Yunus refugee site in the Gaza Strip would have been targeted by a joint attach by the Israeli Army's ground forces and aircraft today, among which there would have been helicopters and remote-controlled... more
Weather forecastsAir shows and exhibitions in the fourth week of October
Rome, Italy - From today, Monday 25 to Sunday 31
Monday 25 - Parachuting - Equinox Boogie. Toogoolawah Drop Zone, Toogoolawah, Queensland, Australia. + 61 7 5423 1159 www.ramblers.com.au - EuroNaval 2004. Le Bourget, Paris, France. + 33 (0)1... more
AirlinesAlitalia (3): ticket price increasing due to the rising oil cost
Rome, Italy - It deals with the international and intercontinental routes starting today
The current situation related the rising oil price which is affecting the international air transport activities, with injurious effects most of all concerning the ticket prices, is involving Alitalia... more
AirlinesAlitalia (2): the airline clarifies about the role of AZ Fly and AZ Service
Rome, Italy - Debt will regard AZ Fly, according to what recently underlined by the carrier
Alitalia decided to make the role of AZ Fly and AZ Service clearer, concerning the aspects regarding the shares and debt. The company underlined in fact how a 51% share was scheduled for AZ Fly in AZ Service,... more
AirlinesAlitalia: EU asks for further details on the business plan
Brussels, Belgium - Fintecna's role in AZ Service, the capital rise and the funding for the social safety valves
European Commission would not appear satisfied about the documents regarding the Alitalia's business plan sent by the carrier and by Italian Government. EU Government would have in fact asked for further... more