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IndustryFIAT AVIO IS GOING TO MANUFACTURE ITALIAN NH-90 ENGINES
MILAN, The new conception NH-90 helicopter, produced by consortium NH Industries, will be equipped, for the italian version, with T700-T6E1 engine manufactured by Fiat Avio. Helicopters produced for Italy... more
Airlines"LA REPUBBLICA" DENOUNCES, "AVIOFLAP" DIGS IN
TRAPANI, SICILY, Burning controversies, rousen by Province Council decisions about the agreement between Airgest and Gandalf, are spreading everyday. This is what is asserted by "La Repubblica" newspaper... more
IndustryADR AUCTION: IRI 'S RISING PRICE
ROME, According to sources close to the negotiation, for board of directors meeting of tomorrow deciding Adr destiny, Iri means to rise the price. Among the cartels running to get the 51,2% are the one... more
AirlinesIS AIR FRANCE BACKING TO NEGOTIATE WITH ALITALIA ?
PARIS, No other comments reported about possible talks between Air France and the national italian carrier: President of french company Jean Cyrill Spinetta confirmed at the end of May that after the break... more
Science and technologyUSA-RUSSIA: STILL DISSENT ABOUT SPACE SHIELD
MOSCOW, The meeting between the ministers of Defense, the russian Igor Sergheiev and the american Cohen, wasn't able to solve dissents of the two superpowers about the issue of space shield. Cohen, particlarly,... more
Science and technologyAMERICAN AIRLINES INTERESTED WITH MALPENSA
MILAN, Jeffrey Campbell,American Airlines european vice-president during the presentation of new flight Rome-Chicago, declared the company is interested with Malpensa hub development in consequence of... more
Science and technologyMILAN AIRPORTS STRIKE HAS BEEN CALLED OFF
MILAN, The strike of Milan's Airport, Malpensa and Linate, expected on thursday 15th and called by several regional authorities, has been called off. Sea Milan Airports announced air traffic will b... more
DefensePUTIN-COHEN TALKS ABOUT SPACE SHIELD
MOSCOW, The problems related to the so-called space shield have been faced by russian President Vladimir Putin and the american Secretary of Defense William Cohen in a meeting at Kremlin, as reported by... more
Science and technologyVALORI: CONNECTIONS DIVERSION TO MALPENSA IS DISASTROUS
ROMA, According to Giancarlo Elia Valori, President of Rome Industrialist Association and of Autostrade Association, "the forced diversion of connections to Malpensa will produce disastrous effects". Those... more
Weather forecastsAIR TATTOO COMING SOON
FAIRFORD, GB, RIAT 2000,the most important annual military aeronautic exhibition in Europe, is going to take place at RAF airport of Cottesmore. Opened from 7.30 am to 21.00 pm, the show will be, as usual,... more
AerospaceSMALL SATELLITES TO MONITOR EARTH MORE CAREFULLY
BERLIN, BIRD is a new project for using small explorer satellites for earth surface scanning by advanced infrared sensors was introduced by german agency Deutsches Zentrum fur Luft und Raumfahrt. They... more
AirlinesNEW PRESIDENT FOR VARIG
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazilian national company, Varig, has a new President, Osires Silva. He will replace Fernando Pinto who held the office since 1996. The new President aims at new negotiations of heavy... more
Finance and economyIBERIA: DROP OF PROFITS IN 1999
MADRID, Iberia, the spanish airline, reached in 1999 a gross gain of 30 millions pesetas, nearly 180 millions USD. It is a real landslide, a decrease of 52,5% compared to the previous year, 1998. British... more
Science and technologySCHONHAGEN AIRPORT WILL BE SOON UPDATED
BERLIN, Placed 60 km south of Berlin, Schonhagen airport is the the most important one for general aviation in Brandeburg region, with a traffic of 36000 aircrafts. Fifty millions of DM have been invested... more
Weather forecastsNEW XL-2 FOR LIBERTY AIRCRAFT
SOUTHAMPTON, ENGLAND, The english liberty Aircraft, already manufacturer of "Europa", announced the introduction of its new XL-2, a certified, two-seats, side-by-side, trycicle gear aircraft. It is the... more
PeopleENAC. SCIACCHITANO ELECTED JAA VICE CHAIRMAN
ROME, Enac (Civil Aviation National Company) vice-president, eng. Salvatore Sciacchitano, was elected vice-chairman by JAA Commitee in occasion of the 17th JAA (Joint Aviation Authorities) and FAA (Federal... more
Finance and economyGERMANY AND FRANCE SIGN AGREEMENT FOR SATS AND AIRBUS A 400M
MAINZ, German Chancellor Schroader and french President Chirac concluded an agreement of common development of reconnaissance sats system. Schroeder confirmed german intention of buying Airbus A 400M as... more
AccidentsGROZNY: MILITARY HELICOPTER CRASH
MOSCOW, A russian military helicopter crashed yesterday on the outskirts of khankala, close to Grozny. All deceased the passengers. The accident, according to Interfax Agency reporting the new, was due... more
Science and technologyCREDIT BALANCE FOR SEA
MILAN, Milan Airports Management Company, Sea, 1999 balance closed with a credit: the sales, as it was declared, raised up for 24%, in spite of an increase of operative costs of 33,6%. During 1999 the... more
Science and technologyCOHEN CAUTIOUS ON PUTIN'S PROPOSAL
MOSCOW, Putin suggested to create a missile defense system that could intercept incoming missiles having a range of 3500 kilometers or less. The problem was that he didn't offer more details. His proposal... more
IndustryNEW PARTNERSHIP FOR SATELLITE CARRIERS
BERLIN, Germany's EUROCKOT Launch Services GmbH and the French company STARSEM have agreed to market the Russian space launcher rockets Rockot and Sojuz. In this business are involved two EADS (European... more
PeopleABANDON ALASKA AIRLINES AIRCRAFT FEARING ACCIDENT
WASHINGTON, Six people, four passengers and two flight assistants, left an aircraft of Alaska Airlines just before taking off after hearing a pilot was not sure about aircaft's safety. The fact happened... more
IndustryAIR SICILIA BUYS TWO MD 80
ROME, It seems Air Sicilia is looking for pilots and co-pilots with MD 80 qualification, after buying two new units of this aircraft. They should starting being used within the end of summer. more
AccidentsEMERGENCY LANDING IN GREECE FOR A CESSNA
ATHENS, A little Cessna, with 5 people on board, had to land on its fuselage at Salonika Airport. A failure to undercarriage forced th pilot to the emergency landing. All unhurt the passengers, even thanks... more
DefenseUSA-SWEDEN TALKS FOR BALTIC DEFENSE
STOCKHOLM, Escorted by two Saab 37 Viggen jet Fighters, as soon as he came into sweden air space, US Defense Secretary William S. Cohen moved to the scandinavian country to have some talks about baltic... more
Finance and economySOON DECISION ABOUT ADR
ROMA, It is oncoming the choice of Iri about the three pretenders to purchase the 51 per cent of Adr, Rome Airports Company. It seems dutch Schipol made recently an offer higher than the others. The holding... more
Press releaseTHE ITALIAN AIR CARGO MARKET CONFERENCE IN MILAN
MILAN, "The Italian Air Cargo Market" will take place in Milan, the 16th of June, at Cariplo Congress Centre. The conference was organized by ItaliaMondo Logistica e Intermodalità magazine, supported... more
PeopleAIR DOLOMITI ORDERS THREE AIRCRAFTS TO ATR
PARIS, Air Dolomiti ordered to ATR, Italian-French Aeronautic Consortium of Regional Transport, three aircrafts plus an option for other 4 units. They are ATR 42-500. Consortium was created by Alenia and... more
IndustryGO-AHEAD FOR A-400M
BERLIN, A comprehensive briefing on the future European military transport aircraft A 400M was given by David Jennings, marketing director of Airbus Military Company, and commercial director Richard Thomson,... more
HelicoptersHELICOPTERS WELL REPRESENTED AT THE ILA2000
BERLIN, One of the main sections of the fair in Berlin is traditionally devoted to helicopters, and this year trade visitors and the public will be able to seeover 50 of these machines at the ILA, in static... more
DefensePORTUGAL ENTERS IN MULTI-NATIONAL FIGHTER PROGRAM
BRUXELLES, Last 9th of June there was a ceremony in Bruxelles to celebrate the icoming of Portugal in Multi-National Fighter Program. Defense Secretary William S. Cohen and ministers of Defense of Portugal,... more
Science and technologyILA 2000 ENDS UP TODAY
BERLIN, ILA 2000 Berlin Show ends up today, after eight days in which companies of all the world found an excellent display for all their products. That exhibition was a great testing ground for our Agency,... more
SecurityOFFICIALLY PRESENTED TWO NEW AIRCRAFTS OF CANADAIR
CIAMPINO, ROME, Featuring authorities of Civil Defense, the official introduction of the two new CL-415 Canadair fire-fighting aircrafts took place today at Sorem hangar. The ceremony included the religious... more
Civil aviationTHIRD USA/EUROPE MEETING ON ATM R&D FROM 13TH TO 16 TH
NAPLES, Third meeting on ATM R&D (Air Traffic Management Research and Development)will take place in Castel dell'Ovo, Naples. It will take place from 13th to 16th and will be sponsored by Enav. It will... more
IndustryBIGGEST AVIONIC GERMAN COMPANY IS RAISING
BERLIN, An happy union between Diehl VA Systeme and Thomson CSF Sextant started up the joint venture which created that way the biggest avionic german company. Called Diehl Avionik Systeme GmbH, the new... more
AirlinesNEW VICE-PRESIDENT FOR AIR DOLOMITI
RONCHI DEI LEGIONARI, GORIZIA, Otto Benz, already holder of many strategic managerial positions of Lufthansa, is the new Vice-President of Air Dolomiti, the airline working close with national german company... more
AirlinesALASKA AIRLINES IN THE EYE OF THE STORM
NEW YORK, Inquisitor eye is the one of FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) to which it will have to give answers about the questions regarding its srvice and manteinance system. The federal control authority... more
AccidentsFOKKER CRASH IN GHANA
ACCRA, The aircraft, with 45 passengers, crashed just after take off under a pouring rain from main airport of the african country, breaking in two. So far two victims were verified. Fokker belonged to... more
DefenseVULCANAIR HAS TAKEN OVER P68
NAPLES, Neapolitan Vulcanair took over P68's twin-engined light aircraft production and development. Two models will be available, P68 C and P68 Observer 2. The two versions are essentially the same, but... more
DefenseAUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT REQUESTED AMRAAM MISSILES TO USA
WASHINGTON, Australia's request to US government regards specifically AIM-120 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM), air vehicles, related spare and repair parts, support and test equipment,... more
AirlinesDANESE: PARTY GROUNDS FOR KLM BREAKDOWN WITH ALITALIA
ROME, According to undersecretary of transports, Luca Danese, the breakdown of talks between the national company and KLM is due to party grounds: news reporting of a possible business collaboration or... more
DefenseRAYTHEON UNVEILS ITS NEW C5
BERLIN, The american company, specialized in defense systems, has recently unveiled its new medium range air-to-air missile AIM-120-C5, new version of AIM-120 AMRAAM, used all around the world. It keeps... more
IndustryMTU NOT FOR SALE
BELIN, Klaus Steffen, President of Motoren und Turbinen, recently stated voices spreading out MTU was going to be the next Snecma target were false. Moreover he added the expected strenghtening of european... more
DefenseSTN ATLAS SHOWING UP NEW UAV
BERLIN, A fully transportable system for launch and control of not piloted aircrafts, contained in a truck shelter, was shown up at ILA 2000 by STN Atlas. Effectively german company presented three launch... more
HelicoptersGERMANY WILL FINANCE EUROCOPTER PROJECT
BERLIN, The announcement was made during ILA 2000 show: german government will finance several development and research projects with 112 millions USD. Among the projects the one of Eurocopter for an all... more
DefenseGERMAN ARMY BUYS EC-135 FOR TIGER'S TRAINING
BERLIN, Heeresflieger, german Air Force, is going to receive the first EC-135 helicopter by Eurocopter. Total order is of 15 units; the aircraft will be used as trainer for Tiger new combat helicopter... more
SecurityZEPPELIN STRIKES BACK
BERLIN, Definitely safer than unlucky Hindenburg which took fire in Berlin in 1937, several new airships "lighter than air", of huge dimension, are being projected. They should provide transport of big... more
IndustryAAC PROMOTING NEW AIRCRAFTS
BERLIN, Alliance Aircraft Corporation choosed the setting of ILA 2000 to launch officially its new regional aircraft Starliner, with a capacity of 70 to 90 seats, which was presented in January. Alliance... more
AccidentsTWO OTHER COUNTRIES SELECT TURBOMECA FOR NH-90
BERLIN, Rolls-Royce Turbomeca RTM322 Engines have been selected to power the twin-engine NH-90 helicopters for Germany and Holland after France has already selected it. This requirement will be worth... more
AerospaceEADS FIXES JULY 10 FOR STARTING SHARE OFFERING
BERLIN, The European Aeronautic Defense and Space Company is starting up share offering on the german, french and spanish stock exchanges on july 10. EADS is number 3 in the world in aerospace business... more