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Science and technologyBy tram to the Zurich-Kloten Airport
Zurich, Switzerland - Swiss people against pollution and smoke
In a short time, the Zurich-Kloten Airport will be also reached by tram, thanks to the new link which will join air station with city: it seems that this means of conveyance is being back. Tram behind... more
MiscellaneousIt is being enquired into engines of cargo plane crashed in Canada
Toronto, Canada - They had been changed last month for reason still unknown
The enquire that has to establish causes of the crash occurred last week in Canada, at Halifax Airport (see for details AVIONEWS), would have emerge that 2 of 4 engines of MK Airlines B-747 had been changed... more
HelicoptersComanche: never make the same operative appraisal mistake again
Washington, USA - Some military analysts would have warned US Army against possible errors for the future helicopter programmes
The Comanche combat reconnaissance stealth helicopter programme is talked about again in the United States. After the cancellation of the project occurred last February (see for details AVIONEWS), it seems... more
AerospaceGenesis crash: slow-down sensor was set back to front
Washington, USA - Solar wind specimen were undamaged despite knock
The inquire commission over the crash of the American space probe Genesis to the Utah desert last September 8, after it captured solar wind specimen (see for details AVIONEWS), has found that probe parachute... more
AirlinesContinental Airlines will end 20 additional interline ticketing agreements
Houston, Usa - Next Nov. 15, 2004
Continental Airlines yesterday announced that effective Nov. 15, 2004, it will terminate "interline" ticketing and baggage-handling agreements with an additional 20 airlines that are unable to offer customers... more
DefenseThe USA to involve the United Kingdom for the missile shield programme
London, UK - The United States would have request to be authorized to locate some interceptors in the British territory
The US programme for the production of a new defensive shield, against the threat represented by the ballistic missiles endowed of a nuclear warhead, would be involving also Great Britain. While Canadian... more
MiscellaneousUSAF's fighter-bombers hit Falluja
Falluja, Iraq - Some targets were hit among which several weapon depots belonging to Al Zarqawi's followers, American military sources would state
US Air Force performed a new series of aerial strikes against several buildings of the Iraqi city of Falluja last night. The leaders of the military operations would have maintained that such bombing missions... more
MiscellaneousJapan: cancelled flights from and to Okinawa for "Tokage"
Tokyo, Japan - Winds until 144 km a hour and torrential rains
The new typhoon, called "Tokage" - that means lizard in Japanese language - is hitting the South archipelago of Okinawa by winds until 144 km a hour and torrential rains: the airlines have been forced... more
DefenseEU: military management in Bosnia in December
Brussels, Belgium - The handing over by NATO is being considered as really important from a historical and operative point of view by Gen. Mosca Moschini
Italian General, Rolando Mosca Moschini, President of the Military Committee of European Union, recently commented the future handing over by NATO to EU of the managment of the peace-keeping activities... more
CuriositiesUSA: candidate to deputy Presidency misses take off
Washington, USA - John Edwards was directed to Baltimora
The Democratic candidate to US deputy Presidency, John Edwards, last week remained blocked to the Cleveland Burke-Lakefront Airport in Ohio: his airplane destined to Baltimora, in the Maryland, didn’t t... more
AerospaceEADS Astrium-Boeing: a memorandum of understanding for the satellite sector
Paris, France - A cooperation aimed to favour the coexistence of the Galileo and the GPS satellite systems
Europe and the United States recently found a new solution to encourage the coexistence of the two global positioning satellite systems called Galileo and GPS. EADS Astrium and Boeing signed in fact a... more
AirlinesAlitalia (2): "EU Commission to decide on the business plan only on the basis of European rules"
Brussels, Belgium - The answer by European Commissioner for Transport, de Palacio, to the letter of complaint by some airlines against the Italian carrier
Even European Union would have commented regarding the formal protest addressed to it by eight European carriers and concerning the Alitalia's business plan. According to European Commissioner for Transport,... more
AirlinesAlitalia: Italian reaction on the competitors' protest against the business plan
Rome, Italy - Italian Government and unions criticize the airlines' behaviour concerning the complaint letter addressed to European Union
After the formal protest released to European Union by some eight airlines against the salvation plan for Alitalia (see for details AVIONEWS), both Italian Government and the trade unions reacted regarding... more
IndustryL3 Communications Vertex Aerospace LLC awarded of a over 31 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the T-1A aircraft
L3 Communications Vertex Aerospace LLC, Madison, Miss., is being awarded a $31,078,242 firm- fixed price contract modification. This action will exercise FY05 options for logistic support of the T-1A... more
Science and technologyKenya: two injured because of an explosion at an air station of the capital
Kenya, Africa - It seems to be followed by a terroristic attack as well
It caused two injured the explosion which happened yesterday, in the afternoon, at "Wilson" Airport of Nairobi. The two victims are two women, custom employees: the detonation provoked the fall of part... more
AccidentsThree boys killed in a crash in the Oregon: pilot was only 18 years
Washington, USA - They came back from a hike for elk's observation
Inquires are trying to find the causes of plane incident occurred in McMinnville, in a Lincoln County area called Murphy's Hill, in the Oregon, that caused the death of three boys: an 18 youth which piloted... more
Civil aviationBrazil asserts: "All the aircraft not identified would be shot down"
San Paolo, Brazil - It's to limit drugs traffic
A new rule has been established yesterday about national defence in Brazil (see AVIONEWS). The regulation, in the way to limit the worrying drugs market, would provide the shot down of any aircraft not... more
AccidentsCRJ-200 crashed into a Missouri's city
Jefferson, Usa - On board only the pilot and the first Officer
It happened the last Thursday, but the information has been given at this time, an air crash in Missouri, United States. A Pinnacle Bombardier CRJ-200 (Northwest Airlink Regional Jet) crashed, on the late... more
AirlinesBritish Airways: delivered the first of the seven A-321 Airbus ordered
London, United Kingdom - The plane would add to the already operating A-319 and A-320
Some sources of the English carrier refer that the Airbus delivered the first of the seven A-321s asked by British Airways, which would add to the already operating A-319s and A-320s. The planes would... more
MiscellaneousTwo victims and an injured in the zone of Ivrea because of their passion for some air sports
Ivrea, Italy - An ultralight aircraft fall and provokes two victims; always yesterday a young woman fall with her paraglider but had only some injuries
There were nothing to do for Giuseppe Coimotto, pilot of the ultralight aircraft ,61 years old, and for his friend Valerio Giovannini, 47 years old, who fall yesterday with a powered glider which has just... more
AerospaceChina: space capsule returning on Earth demolishes building
Beijing, China - There were no victims
It was launched 20 days ago, from the Jiuquan base, the Chinese capsule which last Saturday, returning on Earth, knocked down a building in the area of Sichuan, destroying it. There were no victims. The... more
Science and technologyRussia: towards the airports denationalization
Moscow, Russia - It would be required by the high management costs but a new ruling changing the current strategic status of the structures is necessary
Russian Government would be seriously thinking to start a concrete denationalization process for the airports in the country, with reference anyway to the airfields as well. Moscow's Ministry of Transport... more
AirlinesThy acts a privatization process
Istanbul, Turkey - It seems to be in offer around the 23 percent of the carrier
The Turkish National Airlines started a privatization process of the carrier, offering around the 23 percent of its stocks to eventual buyers, which has been valued US 27m: as some spokesmen of the carrier... more
AirlinesUS Airways: wage curtailed by 21 per cent
Washington, USA - Soon it will turn into a low-cost airline
The Bankruptcy Court after the USD 1bn loan extension approval (see AVIONEWS), approved the US Airways requests to cut wage and benefit of its workers. It has been approved a 21 per cent reduction for... more
AccidentsUsa: Airbus shot by bullets. Fbi is investigating
Washington, Usa - Need to establish in what moment of the range the aircraft has been shot
The US Airlines Airbus plane, Flight 309 direct from San Francisco to Orlando, was suddenly hijacked into Charlotte Douglas International Airport, the accident happened last week but FBI preferred do not... more
AirlinesDelta Airlines is thinking on receivership
Washington, USA - Even if agreement with unions over wage reductions is not far
According to the American major newspapers, Delta Airlines would be near to finalize positively with worker unions the issue about wage cuts announced at the end of the last month (see for details AVIONEWS).... more
IndustryEADS: "Scarce transparency on the funding destined to the 7E7"
Paris, France - The aerospace group proves confident that tensions will not damage the European solution for the new USAF's air tanker
EADS board commented the matter of US subsidies again with reference to the Boeing 7E7 Dreamliner programme. According to the European aerospace group, not much transparency would exist regarding the funding... more
AirlinesQantas proposes again to New Zealand's High Court
Auckland, New Zealand - The parameters of collaboration have been revised
Air New Zealand is till searching ways of collaboration with Qantas Airlines. A new appeal has been lodged to the New Zealand High Court to revise the term of purchase from the Australian carrier of a... more
AerospaceSouth Korea: Most is seeking for two space travellers to send in the space
Seoul, South Korea - They will be recruited through 4 selected screening the two spacemen who will escort the Russian spaceship in a space mission
Most (Ministry of Science and Technology) announced, last 17 October, that it is ready a recruiting plan for seeking the two Korean cosmonauts who would accompany the Russian spaceship Soyuz in a 10-day... more
Latest newsThailandia getting closer to the Gripen
Bangkok, Thailandia - The Asian country would intend to formalize a concrete purchase proposal as soon as possible
No need for Thai chickens would exist in order to convince SAAB to provide Bangkok’s Government with warranties about the possible delivery of JAS-39 Gripen multirole light fighters (see for details A... more
PeopleEADS faces the rising oil cost problem
Paris, France - According to the European consortium, fleets renewed with last generation airplanes can take advantages from lower consumption
The current situation of the international air transport sector related to the rising aeronautics fuels cost was recently considered also by EADS' CEO, Philippe Camus. According to Camus, the European... more
AccidentsTwo Mexican Air Force Sikorsky Black Hawk crash: died three officers
Mexico City, Mexico - Other three troops were seriously injured
Three Mexican officers died and other three were seriously injured after two helicopters crashed last Friday in Mexico: they were Sikorsky Black Hawk helicopters of Mexican Air Force. Three victims travelled... more
Civil aviationB-747 grazes the Tower in the Tokyo downtown (3): the control tower and Ministry of Transport excuses
Tokyo, Japan - "Pilot have not violated rules because there isn't law that imposes a route rather than another one"
"I didn't thought to warn the pilot about his error because when I realized that plane was walking I saw it was moving directly towards airport and all was okay": by this statement the Haned control tower... more
DefenseFlorida: they are operating on elevate security
Washington, Usa - It's needed to head off an attack
It is growing in view of November 2nd presidential elections the state of tension about terroristic attack in Florida, where the government is working in collaboration with the National Guard to elevate... more
AirlinesAlitalia (4): competitors criticize the social safety valves for the Italian air transport sector
Rome, Italy - The attempt for "keeping the carrier artificially alive" is being considered as devoid of justification
There are some eight airlines releasing such formal protest addressed to European Commission and in particular to Commissioner for Transport Loyola de Palacio. It deals specifically with Lufthansa, Iberia,... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Przedsiebiorstwo Doswiadczalno- Produkcyjne Szybownictwa "PZL-Bielsko'' model SZD-50-3 "Puchacz" sailplanes
Washington, Usa - To detect and correct cracks in the fuselage front bulkhead attachment fitting, which could result in structural failure of the bulkhead
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: October 14, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 198)] [Page 60954-60956] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Hartzell Propeller Inc. 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 14, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 198)] [Page 60952-60954] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Becker Flugfunkwerk GmbH AR 4201 VHF AM transceivers
Washington, Usa - To prevent difficulty in communicating with Air Traffic Control and other aircraft due to intermittent malfunctioning of the transceiver
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: October 15, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 199)] [Page 61144-61146] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Valentin GmbH & Co. Taifun 17E sailplanes
Washington, Usa - To detect and correct malfunction of wing-locking mechanism, which could result in failure of the wing-locking mechanism disengagement
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: October 14, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 198)] [Page 60949-60952] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationB-747 grazes the Tower in the Tokyo downtown (2): pilot's error
Tokyo, Japan - It was his first flight over Japanese capital
The hundreds of people which called police to account for the deafening roar heared at dead of night, have had answer only today by the "Mainichi" newspaper pages: the Nippon paper journalists have report... more
Civil aviationB-747 grazes the Tower in the Tokyo downtown: it is reported after a month
Tokyo, Japan - The Nippon newspaper's hypothesis are discordant, believable pilot's error
The Japanese Ministry of Transport confirmed what the Nippon newspaper "Mainichi" revealed in front-page: the last September 19, during the peak of "September 11" alert-time, an Orient Thai airline Boeing-747,... more
Science and technologyFiumicino: the Roma football team left for Germany by an Alitalia flight
Rome, Italy - Fans crowd surrounded the team in the Roman airport
The Alitalia charter flight with on board players, managers and technical staff of the AS Roma football team, took off from the Fiumicino Airport at 10:20am: the team tomorrow will be engaged against the... more
Science and technology"Marco Polo" Airport: arrested a man involved in a great stolen car's traffic
Venice, Italy - The organization skilled in laundering and receiving stolen goods, operated at international level
Within an operation conducted by the Italian Police with the Spanish Interpol throughout several Italian cities and Bilbao (Spain), to the Venice Airport "Marco Polo" has been arrested Sandro Levach, 41... more
AirlinesAlitalia (3): criticism by competitors against the splitting into AZ Fly and AZ Service
Brussels, Belgium - Several carriers in Europe appear to disagree with the fact that EU Government is focusing most of all on the denationalization
Protest by some carriers against the salvation plan for Alitalia arrived in Brussels on the table of European Commissioner for Transport, Loyola de Palacio, would reveal a series of doubts underlined by... more
HelicoptersThe official showing of the AB-139 in Italy started
Trento, Italy - An itinerary that involves it with showing flights all over the peninsula
AgustaWestland started he showing period in order to exhibit the AB-139 helicopter in Italy, jointly produced with Bell. The helicopter group began today the promotion of the aircraft in Trento, at the... more
IndustryEADS: data on the third quarter 2004 to be released on November 4
Amsterdam, Holland - The aerospace group points out that decisions on funding for the new Airbus airliner do not exist
EADS recently unveiled that the data related to the industrial activities performances and the achieved orders during the third quarter this year, will be officially released on next November 4. In the... more
HelicoptersThe role of the Italian Air Force's HH-3Fs in Iraq
Nassiriya, Iraq - The visit by the Operative Commander of the Italian Air Force for the Italian contingent
Italian General, Giampiero Gargini, visited the Italian contingent in Iraq on in the Dhi Qar region last Thursday, in order to verify the activities of the joint forces which involves the aircraft belonging... more
PeopleBrussels to Washington: "Let's analyse the matter of subsidies for the 7E7 in Geneva at the end of October"
Brussels, Belgium - Meanwhile, the USA criticize the Airbus' initiative aimed to gain public funds for the A-350 programme
After the announcement by Airbus about the intention for resorting to public funding in order to produce one third of the programme related to the new A-350 airliner (see for details AVIONEWS), the United... more
MiscellaneousNew American strikes on Falluja
Falluja, Iraq - The purpose is to seize Al Zarqawi and put the rebellion warriors' activities to an end definitively
Military operations by the coalition forces and by the Iraqi national guard go on without stopping during recent days. Temporary Government of the Arab country proves more and more willing to seize Al... more
AerospaceSoyuz: creepy docking
Moscow, Russia - Approach stage by "excessive speed": control center orders to turn the automated docking system into that manual
The Soyuz TMA-5 arrived Saturday to the International Space Station (Iss): the space shuttle took off last Thursday from the Russian cosmodrome in Baikonur with aboard Leroy Chiao, Salijan Sharipov e Iuri... more