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AirlinesAlitalia (2): the trade unions go on asking for Government's intervention
Rome, Italy - The deal signed among the company and pilots is being seen as a purely technical one, waiting for signing the final one at Palazzo Chigi
The agreement among Alitalia's board and its pilots was possible thanks to the contribution provided by all the trade unions representing them, which would have anyway underlined that such deal has a merely... more
AirlinesAlitalia: the agreement among the company and pilots has been achieved
Rome, Italy - And the carrier's share rose a 15,11% at Piazza Affari yesterday
The agreement related to the new contract for Alitalia's pilots has been achieved. But the airline's share already gained from expectations at Piazza Affari with a +15,11%, almost a 5% of company's capital.... more
Science and technologyFiumicino: arrested Chinese citizens for clandestine immigration abetting
Rome, Italy - They sold EUR 10.000 false documents that they supplied to their compatriots in the Schengen zone
The Polaria has arrested at "Leonardo da Vinci" airport in Fiumicino, 6 Chinese and others 5 have been denounced, in order to have acquired air tickets at Roman travel agency and to have supplied it, together... more
PeopleBombardier: no problems for deliveries despite the US Airways' crisis
Toronto, Canada - The delivery of 12 CRJ aircraft by January 2005 should warrant the Canadian group to conclude the fiscal year without damages
The crisis affecting some carriers produced particularly negative effects for the airplanes orders previously performed, but this problem does not seem to worry Bombardier. The Canadian aerospace group... more
AirlinesSkyEurope: demand for the destinations served by the low-cost carrier increases
Budapest, Hungary - In July it have been operated 228 flights between Italy and Central Europe
SkyEurope Airlines, low-cost airline leader in the Central Europe, seems that holds a consisting air transport net towards the greater air station of its interesting zone. Recently also it would have added... more
DefenseGriffon to provide the deck landing guidance system for the aircraft of the "Conte di Cavour" air carrier
Rome, Italy - The US company has a great experience in this sector, as it provided similar systems also for the American nuclear air carriers
The new "Conte di Cavour" air carrier, destinated to become the new admiral ship of Italian Navy, will be equipped with a deck-landing guidance system, for the shipped aircraft, produced by Telephonics,... more
Press releaseAvio consigns the first engines for the "Horizon" frigates
Turin, Italy - The order is worth EUR 70m
"The Italian company, Avio, leader in aerospace propulsion, has consigned the first two LM-2500 engines and relative on-board auxiliary systems, which will be fitted on the first of the two 'Horizon' frigates... more
AirlinesUs Airways ends in receivership
Washington, USA - Embraer that has delivered the carrier 12 airplanes in the first half of the year, boasts a USD 1,47bn credit
The Brazilian farm aircraft manifacturer Embraer, would be in constant contact with Us Airways, after the last Sunday the American airline is ended in receivership for the second time in 2 years, rushed... more
AccidentsSeptember 11, 2001: further doubts on Pentagon's accident
Washington, USA - Some politicians would state that the damage was produced by an aircraft which appears smaller than a 757
Some aspects regarding September 11, 2001 tragedy would not seem clear yet, according to some US political environment's members, and even a re-opening of the investigation of the event would have been... more
Latest newsThe F/A-18s? Too noisy for tourists
Berne, Switzerland - Citizens and tourism sector's operators associations act in order lower the effects of the low altitude overflight activities by such planes
Peace of Swiss mountains and most of all of tourists choosing this country in order to spend their own holidays to relax, disagree with the Swiss Air Force operative exigencies. It seems in fact that the... more
CuriositiesHelicopter transports one of the most famous houses of prostitution
New York, USA - The air-bridge will make to live again the Mustang Farm, historical brothel closed in 1999
An air-bridge will make to born again the Mustang Farm, the first legal historical house of prostitution of Nevada, one of the most puritan states of America. The Mustang had been sealed in 1999, but an... more
AirlinesSkyTeam, Continental Airlines, Northwest Airlines and KLM join the alliance (2): could Alitalia leave the strategic alliance?
New York, USA - President Cimoli intends to make the carrier an air transport protagonist again and he could opt for new partnerships
Alitalia’s President, Giancarlo Cimoli, did not attend the official joining by the three new partners in SkyTeam. Many think that Italian airline’s CEO still bad consider the traditional dominating rol... more
Science and technologyThe Frankfurt airport air traffic is on the up
Frankfurt, Germany - Positive the August data, thanks to the intercontinental flights boost
Fraport, the Frankfurt management society, yesterday has communicated that in August the passengers transit in the air station would have grown 1,8%, respect the previous year, increase obtained by the... more
PeopleFAA welcomes the UFAC's development with favour
Berne, Switzerland - The Swiss civil aviation agency's activity aimed to strengthen the sector's efficiency and safety has been positively considered
UFAC (Swiss Federal Civil Aviation Office) is performing an important functional and operative development, aimed to separate between the activities dedicated to flight safety and the ones regarding a... more
AirlinesIberia heads to reduce the costs
Madrid , Spain - In order to reach the aim it must increase load factor and fleet
Iberia communicated in these days to have nearly caught up its objective to reduce the yearly management costs. The Spanish airline declares to be trusting to succeed catching up 100% of what established... more
DefenseNuclear proliferation: the hard geo-strategic balance in the Pacific Ocean
Washington, USA - The atomic armaments research does not appear to stop, also due to the new American shield that would encourage its reinforcement
Research activities regarding nuclear armaments are remarkably increasing in the United States so as in Asia, as the two sides of the Pacific Ocean seem to carefully consider the multiple chain effects... more
Miscellaneous"Ivan" goes away, and Cuba opens again its airport
L'Havana, Cuba - Hurricane, which did not kill anyone on the island, is going towards the south coast of Mexico
As the emergency state finished, the international air station of Cuba has been opened again, after the passage of "Ivan" hurricane, considered by experts as one of the worst ones during the last ten years.... more
Latest newsThe future of US Air Force: less airplanes, more operative effectiveness
Washington, USA - The armed force would have pointed out how its evolution in this sense is not a contradiction
US Air Force has recently put into evidence some aspects related to the evolution that such US armed force is going to be subjected to during the next years. The major goal would be the one of combining... more
Civil aviationNew security measures for JAL and ANA
Tokyo, Japan - The two carriers should take delivery of their own first sky marshals for same routes from and to the United States
Japan would have decided to meet the requests put forward by the United States, regarding the exigency for remarkably increasing the security degree aboard the commercial airplanes of the major Japanese... more
AerospaceTechnical table in order to define the Lazio plan for ISS
Rome, Italy - The Space mission that should have to leave the next April, with the Italian astronaut Vittori participation
Yesterday in Rome is re-united for the first time and will finish today the technical table that will consider the Lazio space mission plan, which the Italian astronaut, Roberto Vittori, will participate,... more
PeopleEU and Chile sign an air transport agreement
Santiago of Chile, Chile - The South American country can choose to operate the routes used by the old continent by CLAC carriers
Yesterday it has been signed the "Horizontal Agreement for the air transport services" between Chile and European Union. The accord would establish that the South American country can choose whichever... more
PeopleEU and Chile sign an air transport agreement
Santiago of Chile, Chile - The South American country can choose to operate the routes used by the old continent by CLAC carriers
Yesterday it has been signed the "Horizontal Agreement for the air transport services" between Chile and European Union. The accord would establish that the South American country can choose whichever... more
PeopleEU and Chile sign an air transport agreement
Santiago of Chile, Chile - The South American country can choose to operate the routes used by the old continent by CLAC carriers
Yesterday it has been signed the "Horizontal Agreement for the air transport services" between Chile and European Union. The accord would establish that the South American country can choose whichever... more
AirlinesIt's born the first flight that will connect San Paolo throughout the city
San Paolo, Brazil - The Varig will operate the service in 8 minutes, avoiding all the metropolis traffic
The Varig airline inaugurates in these days a new line service that will connect two air stations of the same city: the San Paolo of Brazil busy and chaotic megalopolis. The city flight will operate in... more
HelicoptersIsraeli helicopter kills by a missile the Al-Fatah Martyrs' Brigades leader
Tel Aviv, Israel - It has hit in full a car on which travelled also others two militants
Yesterday in Jenin (Cisgiordania) an Israeli helicopter in the course of a military attack, would have launched a rocket against a car, in which 3 Martyrs' Brigades representatives of Al-Fatah (Al-Aqsa)... more
AirlinesAlitalia (5): flight assistants' proposal regarding productivity
Rome, Italy - Also in this case the Lufthansa model has been suggested, accepting a lowering for remuneration in order to help the carrier
Alitalia's situation can be considered more than a positive one today as far as it is concerned with Piazza Affari performance for the related share: +13%, a success produced by the very good expectations... more
AirlinesIs SAS to grab a chance on the Bulgarian Air's denationalization?
Stockholm, Sweden - The Scandinavian carrier could purchase shares in case it can be relaunched
Bulgarian Government intends to favour the full denationalization of Bulgarian Air airline by the half of next year, and several carriers in Europe would have already proven interested with reference to... more
Science and technologyReptiles and eggs of birds at Brisbane airport
Brisbane, Australia - The two men who tried to introduce them in the country were arrested and risk until 10 years of jail
They are appearanced yesterday in front of judge, two men accused for illegal import of alive animals, in order to have introduced at Brisbane airport snakes and eggs of birds. Gregory John Comans, 47... more
HelicoptersThe first South African A-109 LUH flies
Johannesburg, South Africa - Denel to produce an overall number of 25 choppers by 2007 for South African Air Force
Ther first AgustaWestland A-109 LUH multipurpose helicopter manufactured by Denel in South Africa flies. The South African aerospace company schedules to produce a total number of 25 military aircraft... more
AerospaceISS: resumed the oxygen generator
Washington, USA - The made Russian device was blocked the last week, but the crew has not run dangers
The oxygen generator that the last week aboard the International Space Station (ISS) was blocked, has resumed to work yesterday. It was remained offline overnight after that first shut down last Wednesday:... more
Press releaseAlitalia (4): "We confirm we do not accept the company's fragmentation"
Rome, Italy - The Sult union commented again the problem, while Cub Trasporti schedules a meeting on September 15 and defends call centre workers
"Sult confirms again it cannot accept the idea of a fragmentation of the airline. It must fight against the strategy which aims to transfer all the effects of the Alitalia's crisis to employment. This... more
AirlinesAlitalia (6): talks among the company and the unions are ongoing
Rome, Italy - A new meeting with ground personnel and the flight assistants to start at 06:30 pm
Talks among the Alitalia's board and the trade unions' representatives for pilots would be currently ongoing, and some results would have already been achieved. It seems in fact that the latest occasion... more
AccidentsRussian helicopter fell in Chechenya: hit during an ambush
Moscow, Russia - Chechen separatist militiamen would have fired by a grenade-launcher while against the MI-24 while it was at a low ceiling
A doubt that the accident occurred in Chechenya yesterday, when a Russian combat and trasnport helicopter fell headlong killing the two members of the crew, could have been determined by a Chechen separatists’ a... more
Weather forecastsOther air shows and exhibitions in September 2004
Rome, Italy -
REGIONAL AIRLINE ASSOCIATION OF AUSTRALIA CONVENTION…Sept. 15-17, Hyatt Resort Coolum, Sunshine Coast, Australia. Info: +61 7 5448 4178; www.raaa.com. WOMEN IN AVIATION INTERNATIONAL REGIONAL CONFERENCE…Sept. 17-... more
AirlinesAlitalia (3): financial companies and carriers interested in betting on the airline
Rome, Italy - Among them one can remember Generali, Mediobanca, Unicredito, Volare, Eurofly and Lufthansa
Alitalia's board, while waiting for achieving an agreement with the trade unions on the business plan, carries on a series of negotiations aimed to encourage the carrier's denationalization. The hypothesis... more
AirlinesAlitalia (2): a final agreement with pilots is closer
Rome, Italy - The carrier's board would appear to appreciate the proposal put forward by its flying personnel
Alitalia pilots’ point of view about the possible agreement with its board always appears to be the one which can ensure the achievement of a concrete deal, quite before the remaining workers. The proposals p... more
AirlinesAlitalia: company's unitarity and social safety valves
Rome, Italy - The cornerstones of the union's strategy to carry on talks with the carrier's board
The view of the three major Italian trade union confederations (CGIL, CISL and UIL) regarding the future of Alitalia is actually based on the following items: company's unitarity and social safety valves.... more
AirlinesSkyTeam: Continental Airlines, Northwest Airlines and KLM join the alliance
New York, USA - European and US carrier's role in the great strategic alliance is increasing
An official joining in the SkyTeam strategic alliance was celebrated in New York yesterday for Continental Airlines, Northwest Airlines and KLM (see for details AVIONEWS). The two US airlines Continental... more
IndustryFinmeccanica (7). Results by sector of activity: Ansaldo Energia
Rome, Italy - Value of production: EUR 345 million (-16% from EUR 409 million in 1H03); EBITA: EUR 9 million (-44%)
"The power generation market continued the trend seen in 2003 and the first quarter of 2004. Growth continued, while demand from Asia remained strong, with the Middle East remaining broadly flat: following... more
IndustryFinmeccanica (6). Results by sector of activity: Oto Melara, Wass, MBDA
Rome, Italy - Value of production: EUR 519 million (+12% on the EUR 463 million posted in 1H03); EBITA: EUR 33 million (+14%)
"Despite sluggish demand, in the first half of 2004 the defence systems business continued the positive trend seen in 2003, with an improvement in both revenues and profitability, thanks partly to the... more
IndustryFinmeccanica (5). Results by sector of activity: Galileo Avionica, OTE, Marconi Selenia Communications, AMS, International Naval Systems division*
Rome, Italy - Value of production: EUR 982 million (+14% on the EUR 858 million posted in 1H03); EBITA: EUR 76 million (+49%)
"The defence electronics sector recorded a good performance in the first half of the year, especially in terms of profit margins. Once again, this was partly due to cost-cutting efforts and increased production... more
IndustryFinmeccanica (4). Results by sector of activity: Alenia Spazio, Telespazio
Rome, Italy - Value of production: EUR 358 million (+7 % on the EUR 336 million generated at 30/06/03); EBITA: EUR 1 million (from EUR–35 million in 1H03)
"The commercial space market continues to suffer from the difficulties experienced by telecommunications companies, which are hampering demand for new telecoms systems (this market is only now showing... more
IndustryFinmeccanica (3). Results by sector of activity: AgustaWestland*
Rome, Italy - Value of production: EUR 1,122 million (-15% on the EUR 1,315 million posted in 1H03); EBITA: EUR 110 million (-15%)
"AgustaWestland secured a number of important orders in the first half: the Japanese Navy ordered another two EH-101 helicopters, eight orders were received for the AB-139, while 20 A-109 and A-119 helicopters... more
IndustryFinmeccanica (2). Results by sector of activity: Alenia Aeronautica, Aermacchi*
Rome, Italy - Value of production: EUR 781 million (+36% vs. 1H03); EBITA: EUR 41 million (+17%)
"Against a backdrop of growth in the military business (which includes the Eurofighter, C-27J, M-346, SF-260, AMX, Tornado and MB-339 projects), and stagnation in the civil sector (including production... more
IndustryFinmeccanica: Board of directors approves half-year 2004 report
Rome, Italy - Consolidated net profit jumps 43% to EUR 40m, while value of production rises 6.4% to EUR 4,310m. Operating profits improve as do margins
"Finmeccanica posted better-than-expected results for the first half of 2004, which were also an improvement on the same period of last year. In addition to a rise in value of production, pre-tax profit... more
IndustryBAE Systems Information & Electronic Systems Integration Inc. awarded of a over 6 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the F/A-18 aircraft
BAE Systems Information & Electronic Systems Integration Inc. (IESI), Greenlawn, N.Y., is being awarded a not to exceed $6,540,600 ceiling price contract for 33 newly manufactured F/A-18 combined interrogator... more
IndustryGeneral Electric Aircraft Engines awarded of a near 108 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the H60 and AH-1W aircraft
General Electric Aircraft Engines, Lynn, Mass., is being awarded a $107,747,804 performance based logistics requirements contract for repair or replacement of T700 engine components utilized on the H60... more
Science and technologySeized a Renoir picture at Peretola airport
Florence, Italy - A Belgian was taking off by a private flight towards Paris without the art work export permit
Yesterday around 01:00pm at Peretola airport, the Guardia di Finanza has succeeded to stop a Belgian citizen resident in France that was in order to leave Florence with a directed private flight in France,... more
DefenseIONIEX 2004: Italy and Russia for the interoperability against terrorism
Taranto, Italy - Ten military naval units and several aircraft are simulating checking activities for suspicious ships in the Jonio Sea
The joint military exercise between Italian and Russian Navy called IONIEX 2004 was opened today (see for details AVIONEWS). The event, whose performance has been scheduled till September 16, is occurring... 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