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Fair and showsPresident Barroso welcomes US President Bush at European Commission headquarters
Brussels, Belgium - The declaration of the European Commission President
"In the evening of 22 February 2005, US President George W. Bush, and European Commission President José M. Barroso, will meet at the Berlaymont building, the headquarters of the European Commission in... more
Fair and showsThe first Afro-American at head of Nasa: Fred Gregory
New York, Usa - Today it is the last official day of the outgoing Sean O' Keefe
For the first time in the Nasa’s history it will be an Afro-American, Fred Gregory, at the head of American space agency after the outgoing Sean O’ Keefe leaves his work; today it is the last official day... more
Fair and shows"Ariane" programme father died
Paris, France - He became the first President of the ESA in 1979
Hubert Curien, the first President of the European Space Agency (ESA) as well as the father of "Ariane" programme, died yesterday at age of 80 in France. He was director of France’s National Center for S... more
Fair and showsItalian Minister Martino bestowed with an honour for relevant credit in the USA
Rome, Italy - Important issues of common concern have been deepened between Martino and Rumsfeld
US Defence Secretary, Donald Rumsfeld, bestowed Italian Minister of Defence, Antonio Martino, with an honour for relevant credit achieved during state activities, during a ceremony held at Pentagon on... more
Fair and showsNHIndustries: Paolo Revelli-Beaumont appointed Deputy General Manager of the industry
Aix en Provence, France - Since last January 1st
Paolo Revelli-Beaumont, aged 54, has been appointed Deputy General Manager of NHIndustries since the 1st of January 2005. Formerly Commercial Director of the ATR Company in Toulouse, he replaced Domenico... more
Fair and showsAmelia Earhart: a new operation to find the wreckage of her airplane
Washington, USA - It could be in the Pacific Ocean between Australia and the Hawaii islands at a 518 m depth according to some researchers
A new operation aimed to detect the wreckage of the airplane of Amelia Earhart in the Atlantic Ocean (see for details AVIONEWS). A group of researchers would think in fact that her airplane, a Lockheed... more
Fair and showsSearching for Amelia Earhart's Lockheed Electra aircraft
Washington, USA - Her disappearance became a legend
Amelia Earhart was one of the most well-known women in the aviation, the first one who faced alone the Atlantic crossing in 1932: on June 1st, 1937, she left from Florida with the second pilot Fred Noonan... more
Fair and showsAmgen CFO, Nanula, elected to Boeing Board of Directors
Chicago, Usa - From January 1st, 2005
The Boeing Company last Monday announced that Richard D. Nanula, executive vice president and chief financial officer, Amgen Inc., has been elected to the company’s board of directors effective January 1... more
Fair and showsBoeing announced changes in the leadership of three sectors
Chicago, Usa - The changes are effective immediately
Boeing President and CEO, Harry Stonecipher, last week announced a series of leadership changes affecting several key company positions. Connexion by Boeing President Scott Carson has been named to lead... 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
Fair and showsIs Noel Forgeard a possible candidate to lead EADS?
Paris, France - The current Airbus CEO could compete next year to start a change in the European aerospace sector
Noel Forgeard, Airbus CEO, could compete to lead EADS following the future replacement of Philippe Camus awaited for June next year. Forgeard would have partially confirmed such intention already put into... more
Fair and showsKostov resigned: he was appointed after Trajkovski died
Skopje, Macedonia - He entered into debate with Democratic Union for Integration
The Macedonian Premier, Hari Kostov, resigned today: he was Prime Minster from last Spring after having replaced Branko Crvenkovski appointed as President of the Republic following the Chief of the State... more
Fair and showsScano's 90 years birthday
Rome, Italy - The builder of the first instruments for Balistocardiography, would give the fruit of his work to the Italian Air Force
The 90-year birthday of the Italian physiologist Aristide Scano would occur on next November, 19: the Italian aerospace medicine prepared some celebration for the event which would take place in Rome.... more
Fair and showsNew Sales Manager for Sas Cargo
Gothenburg, Norway - The appointment will take effect from January 1st
Sas Cargo has communicated during the last few days the appointment as responsible of sales organization in North America, Timothy Pfeil, Americam currently Sales Manager for Lufthansa Cargo. Pfeil has... more
Fair and showsAntonio Politi took over the direction of the Italian Joint Force Command of Nato
Naples, Italy - Renato Dionoro left the post after forty years service
Naples hold yesterday the JFC -Joint Force Command- of the Nato's cerimony, where General Renato Dionoro left the key post after almost forty years military carrier in favour of the executive officer Antonio... more
Fair and showsDied developer of Mercury that took into the space the first American spaceman
Washington, Usa - One of the 35 engineers which in 1958 accomplished the first US space shuttle
Maxime Faget, one of the 35 engineers which in 1958 accomplished Mercury space capsule plan, the first US space shuttle, died on Saturday at the age of 83 years, in his Houston house. Faget have designed... more
Fair and showsCat Stevens unburden himself after the terrorism charge brought against him from USA
Washington, Usa - "I'm a victim of unjust and arbitrary system"
"I was going to Nashville with my 21 year daughter to discuss some idea with a local record company. The last thing that I wanted was to attract the media attention": this the singer Cat Stevens comment... more
Fair and showsHijacked the airplane on which Cat Stevens travelled, present in the CIA "watch list"
London, United Kingdom - 30 years ago the singer has been converted to Islam and his new name is Yusuf Islam
The flight 919 of the United Airlines taken off on Tuesday from London and directed to Washington has been hijacked on the Bangor airport, in the Maine, because aboard it, travelled together his daughter,... more
Fair and showsMaradona flies to Havana in order to follow his treatment
Havana, Cuba - Copa Airlines has accompanied the Argentine champion to Cuba in order to continue his therapy
The Copa Airlines flight 488 has landed at sunrise in Cuba with aboard Diego Armando Maradona, taken off from Buenos Aires towards Havana in order continuing the therapy against his drug dependency, after... more
Fair and showsRussian aviation ace assaulted from the policemen
Moscow, Russia - Probably because of his Caucasian origins: the magistracy has arranged inquiry
The last September 9, Magomed Tolboiev, Russian aviation ace as pilot and test pilot in the ranks of the national aeronautics, already decorated as hero of Russia in the 1992 from Boris Ieltsin, would... more
Fair and showsEgg-throwing against Schroeder which escapes by helicopter
Berlin, Germany - Demonstrators are protesting over the government cuts to welfare state benefits
A helicopter saved the German Chancellor, Gerhard Schroeder, from the egg-throwing to which he has been forced today by some hundreds demonstrators while visiting the city of Wittenberge. After the demonstrations... more
Fair and showsNeelie Kroes: here is the new EU Commissioner for Competition
Brussels, Belgium - She will attend to particularly delicate matters such as the tariff struggles among the carriers and the aerospace industry subsidies
Dutch Neelie Kroes is the new EU Commissioner for Competition within the new EU Government led by José Barroso. She will attend to a series of particularly delicate matters for the air transport and the... more
Fair and showsThe General Tricarico new Chief of General Staff of the Italian Air Force
Rome, Italy - He will replace today of the General Sandro Ferracuti
Leonardo Tricarico that currently fills the assignment of military Councillor of the Prime Minister, has been nominated as new Chief of General Staff of the Italian Air Force, going to replace the outgoing... more
Fair and showsSweeney died, the pilot who dropped the atomic bomb on Nakasaki
Boston, Usa - For all the life he had defended his initiative
He died without guilts at the age of 84 years near the General Hospital of Boston Charles W. Sweeney, the pilot who, twenty five year old, dropped the atomic bomb that destroyed the Japanese city of Nakasaki,... more
Fair and showsSelf-protection systems on a 767 owned by Abramovich
Moscow, Russia - An extreme solution in orde to defend his own safety
Russian multimillionaire Roman Abramovich would have decided to resort to extraordinary security systems in order to defend his own safety and the one of his relatives. Recently in fact, a Boeing 767 would... more
Fair and showsSARS Concerns Limited Over Chinese Holiday
Beijing, China - Even WHO seems optimistic
Chinese and foreign tourists crowded parks, temples and markets in bright spring sunshine in the Chinese capital, Beijing on Monday, apparently shrugging off the latest outbreak of SARS (see AVIONEWS article).... more
Fair and showsItalian Senate President Pera arrived in Washington
Washington, USA - The flight arrived late due to a technical bust
Italian Senate President Pera arrived in Washington on Sunday just after 1:00, Italian hour, for an official visit in the United States. The arrival was delayed due a technical bust to the flight computer... more
Fair and showsThe Pope in Switzerland in June to land at a military airport
Bern, Switzerland - A helicopter to carry him to Bern
On next June 5 and 6 John Paul II should visit Switzerland. Details related to such travel are well known for a very long time even because the city destinated to host him (Bern) is preparing also in these... more
Fair and showsEmbraer Engineer receives Overhaul & Maintenance Award
São José dos Campos, Brazil - The annual O&M Awards is sponsored by Aviation Week’s Overhaul & Maintenance magazine
Embraer announced yesterday that Cezar Lima, Senior Manager for Fleet Maintenance Support, received the Overhaul & Maintenance Award for his outstanding achievement in aviation Maintenance, Repair and... more
Fair and showsUS Airways David Siegel design
Arlington, Usa – Ready the new CEO
David Siegel 42 years old president and chief executive of the 7th largest American airline, resigned yesterday. After a restructuring of the airline and not having made a profit since emerging from bankruptcy... more
Fair and showsRantisi has been killed by Israeli helicopters
Tel Aviv, Israel - It occurred last Saturday in Gaza
Hamas’ political leader, Abdelaziz Rantisi, was killed during an air strike performed by Israeli helicopters in Gaza last Saturday, April 17. Such operation was a targeted one, as an answer to a suicidal a... more
Fair and showsOlivi, co-pilot of plane that dropped the a-bomb on Nagasaki, is dead
Washington, USA - He died in Chicago. He was 82
Fred Olivi died in a rehabilitation center in Chicago on Monday after a stroke. He was 82. Olivi was the co-pilot of the B-29 Bockstar bomber that dropped the atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Nagasaki... more
Fair and showsAirbus' Ceo named Knight from the Queen Elizabeth
Tolouse, France - For the contribution to the British aerospace industry
Airbus' Ceo, Noel Forgeard, has been named Knight from the Queen Elizabeth during the last day of her visit of State in France held this week. The title, that comes very rarely granted to not British citizens,... more
Fair and showsSaint-Exupery's airplane fallen headlong in 1944 has been found
Marseilles, France - No possible shooting down signs would have been traced
The Lockheed P-38 Lightning, aboard on which the famous French writer Antoine de Saint-Exupery was travelling before falling in the sea in July 1944 off Marseilles' coasts, has been found at some 70 m... more
Fair and showsSaint-Exupery's airplane fallen headlong in 1944 has been found (2): Antoine de Saint-Exupery's figure
Marseilles, France - A major contribution provided to international postal air service
Antoine de Saint-Exupery (France, 1900-1944) became famous in France and in the world both for his literary works and for his pilot experience. After operating with French postal air service, he sized... more
Fair and showsGeneral Mosca Moschini starts to preside European Union Military Committee
Brussels, Belgium - He will coordinate the activities of the members' Defence Heads of General Staffs during the next three years
General Rolando Mosca Moschini is since this week the new Chairman of the European Union Military Committee, replacing Finnish Gustav Hagglund. The Italian General will preside meetings of such authority... more
Fair and showsContinental Airlines elects Oscar Munoz to its Board of Directors
Houston, Usa - He is Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of CSX Corporation
Continental Airlines yesterday announced the election of Oscar Munoz, executive vice president and chief financial officer of CSX Corporation, to its board of directors. In addition, Munoz will serve on... more
Fair and shows110 years ago Sergei Ilyushin, famous Russian aircraft designer, was born
Moscow, Russia - He designed extraordinary war aircraft and contributed to the development of passenger travel
Today is the anniversary of the birth of Sergei Ilyushin, a famous soviet aircraft designer. He was born from a family of peasants in the north of Russia and, after graduating as an engineer in Moscow,... more
Fair and showsBorgman to resign from Sikorsky in July
Stratford, USA - The Chairman of such important helicopter group however retires with significant expectations
Sikorsky Chairman, Dean C. Borgman, has recently announced he will retire from his role by July 1st 2004. Borgman proved trustful about vision capabilities of President Steve Finger, as he considers him... more
Fair and showsIsraeli Apaches kill Hamas' spiritual leader
Gaza, Israel - Ahmed Yassin has been murdered nearby his house
Hamas' spiritual leader, Ahmed Yassin, has been killed due to an Israeli attack this morning. Some AH-64 Apaches helicopters have fired three rockets against the jeep on which usually such a religious... more
Fair and showsBoeing Capital announces changes in Finance leadership
Seattle, Usa - They are Vogeding, Evans, Rosenthal and Carpenter
Boeing Capital Corporation announced changes in the leadership of its finance-related functions: Steve Vogeding, previously chief financial officer, is named vice president – Transition Management & O... more
Fair and showsSwiss Managing Director resigned
Geneva, Switzerland - Continues the inquiry into the Crossair air crash of 2001 in Switzerland
The Swiss International Managing Director, former Swissair, André Dosé announced his resignation from the air company after hearing his involvement in the investigation into the air crash of 2001 near t... more
Fair and showsNew appointment for Boeing naval programmes leading
St. Louis, USA - Mark McGraw to be in charge of MMI programme
Mark McGraw is the new Boeing Chief Director for defence naval programmes sector. His appointment is a relevant one, according to this company, as he will have to contribute significantly to carry on the... more
Fair and showsBoeing names Kevin Brown to head air traffic management unit
Chicago, Usa - ATM to become part of Boeing’s advanced research and development unit, Phantom Works
Boeing announced it has selected Kevin Brown to head its Air Traffic Management (ATM) business, effective April 1. Brown currently is ATM’s vice president for strategy, and deputy to ATM President John H... more
Fair and showsJohann Heitzmann EADS Military Aircraft
Amsterdam, Holland - He replaces Aloysious Rauen
Johann Heitzmann is going to be the new EADS Military Aircraft chief. This selection depended in particular on his great experience in developing and promoting the Eurofighter programme and on the recent... more
Fair and showsRainer Hertrich to lead EADS Aeronautics Division
Amsterdam, Holland - He will replace Dietrich Russell
Due to recent resign of EADS Aeronautics Division leader Dietrich Russell, as occurred for strictly personal reasons, Rainer Hertrich (present EADS CEO) has been selected as his substitute. EADS staff... more
Fair and showsGeneral Camporini appointed president of the Center for High Defense Studies
Rome, Italy - The ceremony took place at the Casd headquarters yesterday
General Vincenzo Camporini, former deputy chief of the Italian Defense Force, has been appointed president of the Center for High Defense Studies (Casd), taking general Ugo De Carolis' place. During the... more
Fair and showsBoeing: Christopher Chadwick is new Vice President for the F/A-18 program
St. Louis, USA - He will be responsible for the family of F/A-18 strike fighters
Christopher Chadwick has been appointed Vice President for Boeing's F/A-18 program, becoming responsible for the family of F/A-18 strike fighters, including the F/A-18A/B/C/D/E/F and the EA-18G. Chadwick,... more
Fair and showsLockheed Martin's CEO Coffman to retire
New York, USA - He will be replaced by President Robert Stevens
Vance Coffman, CEO of the American defence contractor Lockheed Martin, will retire next August. According to the group's management, he should be replaced by President, Robert Stevens. more
Fair and showsPresident Uribe: assassination plot or false alarm?
Bogotà, Colombia - Three suspicious bins found near the airplane of Colombian President
Some suspicious bins, apparently filled with gas, were found last Saturday near the aircraft on which Colombian President Alvaro Uribe travelled at Valledupar airport, in the North of the Country, an area... more