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MiscellaneousAmerican fighter-bombers hit Falluja
Falluja, Iraq - 6 died and 23 were wounded according to what released by local hospital's sources
US fighter-bombers would have heavily hit the Iraqi city of Falluja this morning. According to local hospital's authorities, at least 6 Iraqi-native persons died while 23 were wounded. In the opinion of... more
Press releaseAnsv about Boeing 767s: from the inquiries of the Agency indicative contributions in order to improve the security of the international air transport
Rome, Italy - The activity of the inquiry from the investigators on the two events has been continued for all the month of August
"Following the fires to an engine that had been involved last July 16 a B-767/300ER, (code EI-CXO) and the successive 28 a B-767/300, (5Y-QQQ code), the Italian Air Safety Board (Ansv) had opened the technical... more
AirlinesBritish Airways will sell its Qantas stake
London, United Kingdom - The Europe's second-largest airline has need liquidity in order to reduce its debt
Today the British Airways would have announced that, after to have already cut the airline operating costs of 23% in order to reorganize its enormous debt of approximately GBP 5,6m it will sell in the... more
DefenseRussia ready to attack terrorism anywhere all over the world
Moscow, Russia - The firm reaction of the country after the dramatic events of the last weeks would not have anyway clear outlines yet
After gathering thousands persons in Moscow's squares, and after showing some frames of the 1200 people kidnapped by a group of about 30 terrorists in the Beslan school to population, President Vladimir... more
DefenseAustralia: defence against ballistic missiles must be increased
Sydney, Australia - Australian Government would have so encouraged a deal between the national industry and Boeing in such field
Australian Government would appear particularly interested in appraising the hypothesis for increasing the national technological know-how in the sector of the anti-missile defence systems, in order to... more
AirlinesGulf Air: 15 new airplanes by 2010
Dubai, UAE - Airbus and Boeing would have already been requested to suggest solutions able to satisfy long-range transport exigencies
Arab carrier Gulf Air, after starting its reorganization in 2002 (see for details AVIONEWS), would be willing to aim to a concrete relaunch by purchasing 15 new commercial airplanes, whose operative activity... more
Latest newsUSAF's C-130s carry necessities towards Beslan
Beslan, Russia - A concrete humanitarian support by the USA for injured persons and for the victims' relatives after such huge tragedy
Moscow's Government had already asked the United States for humanitarian aids during the last days due to the tragedy occurred in Beslan, in Northern Ossetia, where hundreds innocent people were killed... more
AerospaceEspi: the first General Secretary is the French Serge Plattard
Vienna, Austria - The Institute was created in 2003 in Vienna from ESA and the Austrian Space Agency
From the September 1st, the European Space Policy Institute (ESPI), founded in Vienna in the 2003 from ESA(European Space Agency) and ASA (Austrian Space Agency) has a General Secretary: he is the French... more
Civil aviationAir disaster in Russia: two men arrested by Russian Police
Moscow, Russia - It is being suspected they helped the two kamikaze women to avoid checks but they could have also put the bombs on board the planes
Russian Police would have arrested two men suspected for participating to the double terroristic attempt occurred on last August 24, when two Russian commercial airplanes exploded in flight almost at the... more
AirlinesUSA: the greatest airlines are in difficulty
Washington, USA - Delta Airlines, United Airlines and US Airways are grappling with serious financial problems
Three of the largest American carriers would be annoying in bad waters: Delta Airlines, United Airlines and US Airways. Just this seems near to a new bankruptcy hypothesis, the second one in the last 2... more
AirlinesContinental Airlines announced new daily non stop connection between New York and Bristol
New York, Usa - From May 19, 2005
Continental Airlines, the world's sixth largest airline and OAG Airline of the Year 2004, yesterday announced it will launch daily nonstop flights between New York and Bristol, England, beginning May 19,... more
AerospaceGalileo: Ukraine ready to join the satellite programme
Brussels, Belgium - The number of the potential partners for the European project is constantly rising
The European global positioning satellite system named Galileo appears more and more about to gain new partners for its development. After the announced participation by Israel (see for details AVIONEWS)... more
HelicoptersRobinson's domination in the North American market
Washington, USA - 343 helicopters out of a total production in this sector of 433 would be R-22s and R-44s in Northern America
North American civil helicopter market is practically dominated by a single producer: Robinson. The helicopter company would have achieved during the first half 2004 a selling rise of a 80%, with a production... more
Press releaseAlitalia (3): the only solution to save the company and jobs is to buy it
Rome, Italy - Italian SULT union's press release
"We are going to buy Alitalia. Negotiation with its board goes on but there is a concrete fear about the possible fragmentation of the carrier. This fact could even lead to oversell the airline to privates,... more
AirlineseasyJet: imminent the cut of the routes towards the air stations more expensive
London, United Kingdom - The Monday "Financial Times" asserts it
The "Financial Times" would have written that the low-cost airline easyJet would be reconsider some its routes towards the more expensive airports (see news AVIONEWS), like Amsterdam, Copenhagen and Zurich:... more
AirlinesAlitalia (2): Italian Minister, Lunardi, suggests talks promoted by Government
Rome, Italy - Nevertheless, Minister would have underlined, the company and the unions will have to autonomously achieve a deal
The trade unions' representatives, even if going on proving willing to carry on talks occasions with Alitalia's board, have asked for a direct intervention by Italian Government about such matter, when... more
AirlinesAlitalia: meetings among the company and the unions go on
Rome, Italy - The various working trades to gather together with the carrier's representatives at 10:00 am and 03:00 pm today
Talks among Alitalia's board and the trade unions started again yesterday in the evening under banner of talk willingness by workers' representatives, but also by the persuasion that the redundancies indicated... more
IndustryMcDonnell Douglas Helicopter Co. awarded of a over 6 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the conversion of three basic Apache aircraft
McDonnell Douglas Helicopter Co., Mesa, Ariz., was awarded on Sept. 3, 2004, a $6,310,458 modification to a firm-fixed-price contract for conversion of three basic Apache Aircraft. Work will be performed... more
HelicoptersThe Genesis probe to arrive tomorrow
Washington, USA - Two Ecureuil helicopters must not fail in recovery the probe while it is still flying
The return of the Genesis probe (see for details AVIONEWS), has been scheduled for tomorrow. The area involved by the re-entry procedure will be the Utah territory (United States), but such probe will... more
CuriositiesIdentified a fighter pilot passed away in Vietnam in 1965
Washington, USA - 39 years for giving a name to the rests of the major Schuler that lost the life during the conflict
After 39 years has been identified a fighter pilot, died during the Vietnam conflict in 1965. In 2001 the Pentagon had made to recover the rests of some American soldiers, that came subordinated under... more
AirportsEurocontrol: "Public Relations expert wanted"
Brussels, Belgium - To send the candidatures within October 7, 2004
The European Safety of the Air Traffic Organization, Eurocontrol, is searching for just its Public Relations and communications Department based in Brussels, an expert in public relations, whose functions... more
Latest newsNATO Air Meet: 2004 edition is dedicated to suppression of enemy's defences
Izmir, Turkey - 100 aircraft belonging to the several air forces of the members are redeployed in the Turkish territory
The great air exercise named NATO Air Meet, started on last September 4 and ending on next 16 this month, deals with the participation by about 100 airplanes (among interceptors, strikers, air tankers... more
AirlinesAlitalia (9): the meeting among the carrier's board and the unions to start again at 05:00 pm
Rome, Italy - Italian union UIL Piloti would have ensured it does not intend to promote strikes currently
The meeting among the trade unions and Alitalia's board scheduled for 03:00 pm today would have been postponed till 05:00 pm due to the extension of the meeting among the unions, aimed to analyse the situation... more
AirlinesSN Brussels Airlines: flights from Berlin will take off at "Tegel"
Berlin, Germany - In sight of the next closure of "Tempelhof" the Belgian carrier has dislocated in an other air station the German route towards Brussels
As from the next October 31, SN Brussels Airlines will operate the own flights to Brussels from the Berlin "Tegel" airport, because of the next closing of the "Tempelhof" air station. The timetables of... more
Industry"Bush's attack on subsidies for Airbus? It is just election-year politics"
Brussels, Belgium - It would have been stated by European Commissioner for Trade Pascal Lamy
"Bush's threats related to the possibility for appealing to the WTO against European subsidies devoted to Airbus? It is just election-year politics". It would have recently been maintained by European... more
HelicoptersThe SAPHIR-M Dispenser for the NH-90 and the Tiger
Paris, France - Eurocopter would have signed with MBDA the related delivery contract to significantly increase its own helicopters' self-protection degree
The Eurocopter Tiger and NHI NH-90 helicopters will be endowed of the SAPHIR-M chaffs/flares dispenser produced by MBDA. It would have unveiled by Eurocopter's representatives, while the first mounting... more
PeopleCoflight EFDP: the Italian-French-Swiss prelude to the European Single Sky
Geneva, Switzerland - It will warrant a better air traffic management among the three countries increasing the general safety degree
The sign of the agreement related to the development of the new flight data processing system named Coflight EFDP occurred in Geneva yesterday. The protagonists of such deal were ENAV (Italian National... more
CuriositiesA passenger causes one hour delay for joke, and he will compensate airline
Amsterdam, Holland - Klm plans to be reimbursed from the American citizen who ironized on the bomb presence aboard
Curious adventure the last week on a Klm flight in departure from Amsterdam and directed to Minneapolis, in the United States: it seems that before the takeoff, an American passenger addressing to a travel... more
DefenseMission failed for the Israeli Ofek-6 spy satellite
Tel Aviv, Israel - The rocket carrier devoted to put it into orbit would have exploded in flight just after its takeoff
Israel experienced the failure of an important launch related to the Ofek-6 military satellite yesterday. The related aerospace programme scheduled to put into orbit the new national-made spy satellite... more
AirlinesAlitalia (8): unions still willing to talk on condition that the business plan is changed
Rome, Italy - European Commissioner for Transport de Palacio confirms the need for job cutting
While waiting for the next step of negotiation among the Alitalia's board and the trade unions' representatives, unions' doubts about the feasibility of the company's business plan appear increasing. Italian... more
AirlinesEasyJet: the passenger traffic increases in August
London, United Kingdom - Over 2 million travellers who have flown by the low-cost carrier
August on the up for easiJet, although its fears had to the high-crude oil and to the war expressed the last June: the British company low-cost today in fact has announced that in the month of August 2,46... more
AirportsS&P gives the profit-alarm for the airlines more than ever oppressed from the high-oil
London, United Kingdom - The high-fuel could soon trigger a domino effect that it would be involved also the manufacturing industries
The rating agency Standard&Poor's gives the profit-alarm for the European airlines: the oil crude price continuing to go up would make to increase in fact the worry for the continental carrier profits,... more
AirlinesUSA: Appeal Court acquits Air NZ for a case of DVT
San Francisco, Usa - Protagonist a man who collapsed after a flight of 12 hours from Los Angeles to Auckland
The San Francisco Federal Appeals Court has established that the airline Air New Zealand is not guilty for the deep vein thrombosis (DVT) of which a its passenger was victim, Adriene Rodriguez, in 2000,... more
PeopleDirect flights between Italy and China are necessary
Rome, Italy - The Astoi President asserts it : "It will serve to raise the tourist field "
The Astoi President, the Italian tour operator Association, complains the lack of a direct aer connection between Italy and China: the Rising Sun market would be in fact a source of great potentiality,... more
AirlinesBritish Airways: August positive for the British airline
London, United Kingdom - Passenger and goods traffic increase respect a year ago
The carrier British Airways have reported the data relative August as soon as passed, for that it regards the passenger capacity in increase of 2% regarding the same month of 2003; the traffic capacity,... more
HelicoptersNew Zealand: a new helicopter for troop transport
Auckland, New Zealand - The NH-90 would appear to be ahead of competitors
Four candidates for the modernization programme related to the troop transport military helicopters for New Zealand Army: the NHI NH-90, the Eurocopter Super Puma, the AgustaWestland/Bell AB-139 and the... more
MiscellaneousIsraeli helicopters attack a Hamas' training site
Gaza City, Gaza Strip - 14 died and 50 were wounded while the Palestinian movement threatens a firm reaction in order to revenge its own members
Israeli combat helicopters and tanks would have performed a massive surprise attack against several Palestinian movements' militiamen, nearby Gaza City last night. At least 14 persons would have been killed... more
AerospaceIss: the Alenia Spazio Cupola module is ready
Turin, Italy - It's been delivered yesterday to ESA: it is equipped by 7 windows that will concur of having a good external environment visibility
Yesterday the Alenia Spazio has delivered to ESA, European Space Agency, during a ceremony kept in Turin, the Cupola module (see news AVIONEWS) for the International Space Station (Iss): it would be a... more
MiscellaneousAttempt against Baghdad's Governor: a quick reaction by the American fighter-bombers
Baghdad, Iraq - No effects for the city's institutional representative but bombing activities would have even killed and wounded some civilians
Struggles are raging during these hours in Baghdad and nearby the Iraqi capital, following the attempt against city's Governor, a surprise bomb attack which would have at first taken the escorting American... more
AirlinesAlitalia (7): the job cutting policy of the traditional carriers
Rome, Italy - A common phenomenon in Europe that affected the company's situation for important airlines
Alitalia is not the only traditional carrier forced to resort to remarkable cost cutting, in order to face a crisis which most of all was due to the difficulties caused by events such as the September... more
AirlinesAlitalia (6): insufficient measures in order to save the carrier
London, UK - Financial Times' analysts would be convinced of it as they would consider the 5000 job cuts and the bridge loan as insufficient
Financial Times proves very sceptical with reference to the solutions suggested by Alitalia's board in order to prevent the Italian national carrier's bankruptcy. According to FT, 5000 redundancies will... more
AirlinesAlitalia (5): workers on a war footing
Rome, Italy - Italian unions SULT and CISL would have criticized the carrier's insufficient statements regarding the real relaunch perspectives
Also the Italian unions SULT and CISL prove very worried about the employment solution suggested by Alitalia's board yesterday in the evening. SULT would have already met workers today as they have decided... more
AccidentsLufthansa: a B-737 carries out an emergency landing at Palermo air station
Palermo, Italy - It has been carried out regularly, the passengers have continued their travel by a A-319
A Lufthansa B-737, taken off from the Valletta (Malta) and directed to Stuttgart with 122 passengers aboard, yesterday afternoon, 10 minutes before 4:00pm, it would have carried out an emergency landing... more
Weather forecastsOther air shows and exhibitions in September 2004
Rome, Italy -
CIVIL AVIATION SAFETY SYMPOSIUM…Sept. 8-9, Westin Hotel, Dallas, Texas. Info: (254) 776-3550; www.sgmeet.com. CHARTER OPERATOR AND MANAGEMENT TAX COURSE…Sept. 9-10, Airtel Plaza Hotel, Van Nuys, Cal... more
AirlinesAlitalia (4): local Governments mobilize in favour of workers
Rome, Italy - Lazio Region President, Storace would have appealed to Italian Government following the CUB union's letter to support employees
Among the institutional protagonists which followed the Alitalia's matter and that considered the serious effects related to the employment issue, one must surely bear in mind the local governments, in... more
AirlinesAlitalia (3): Italian union CUB Trasporti's plan in order to save the carrier and the employment"
Rome, Italy - No denationalization and splitting but aids through public investments thanks to a profitable plan
Italian trade union CUB Trasporti not only threatened serious effects for the air transport in Italy by protests, but it would have also put forward an operative proposal in order to save Alitalia, by... more
AirlinesAlitalia (2): "The job cutting indicated by the carrier is a massacre beyond any expectation"
Rome, Italy - The representatives of the Italian union CUB Trasporti prove convinced of it and the employees would have started a hunger strike
A heard reaction by the trade unions after the showing of the Alitalia's business plan, with reference to the matter related to 5.000 redundancies indicated. Most of all, Italian union named CUB Trasporti... more
AirlinesAlitalia: here is the business plan
Rome, Italy - The carrier's board indicates the existance of 5000 redundancies and schedules to split the company into two different operative activities
Alitalia's board finally officially showed yesterday the new business plan aimed to the reorganization and the relaunch of the airline. The plan, as based on a denationalization process and on a splitting... more
AirlinesBritish Airways Italy: on Friday, September 10, a dependent 4 hour strike
Rome, Italy - The British airline Italian branch workers protest for the contract renew
On Friday, September 10, the British Airways Italian branch staff will abstain themselves from the job from 2:00pm to 6:00pm, in order to strike in favor of the business integrating contract renew, that... more
AirlinesAlitalia (7): "Government, carrier's CEO and ENAV have so far supported the airline"
Rome, Italy - ENAV's President, Bruno Nieddu, proves confident when considering the contribution provided for the carrier by such three protagonists
Also ENAV's (Italian National Flight Assistance Agency) President, Bruno Nieddu, commented regarding the delicate Alitalia's matter. Nieddu would have maintained that the situation is not necessarily destinated... more