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AirlinesAlitalia: the adaptation of the fleet to occur by 2008
Rome, Italy - In the meantime, the carrier forecasts to open at least 16 new routes by 2005
During a meeting occurred yesterday among Alitalia's President Giancarlo Cimoli and the remaining board personnel of the carrier, CEO released a series of data related to the airline's performance during... more
IndustrySikorsky acquires Schweizer
Washington, USA - The helicopter group is so ready to become more competitive even in the light chopper market
Sikorsky unveiled yesterday that between such company and Schweizer an acquisition agreement was signed, so that the US relevant helicopter sector firm owns now the well known light chopper producer. Sikorsky... more
AirlinesAlitalia (5): intervention regarding the handling will ensure saving for EUR 45m
Rome, Italy - But the carrier's proposal would cause job cuts for a 25% of ground employees, according to the trade unions
Alitalia's board would have suggested a proposal in order to increase handling sector employees' productivity, aiming to achieve saving for at least EUR 45m by 2006. The carrier intends to improve also... more
AirlinesAir New Zealand readjust rates
Auckland, New Zealand - Since it introduced the first surcharge the oil price went up USD 10 a barrel
The New Zealand flag airline, Air New Zealand, as from the next September 2 will increase its air rates because of the fuel rise. Carrier communicates that since it introduced the first surcharge the last... more
AccidentsAir disaster in Russia (4): also the black boxes of the two airplanes appear damaged
Moscow, Russia - Government would go on thinking that the hypothesis of attempt is the most probable one
Kremlin's and Russian Civil Aviation Federal Agency's representatives would have officially stated that the black boxes of the two airplanes, involved in the disaster occurred in Russia two days ago, would... more
IndustryEU Commission ready to attend to the subsidies problem for the aerospace sector
Brussels, Belgium - A meeting with the USA has been suggested to solve the problem regarding Boeing and Airbus
The new European Commissioner for Trade, Peter Mandelson, would have recently maintained that he is willing to produce a final solution of the problems related to the subsidies accuses Airbus and Boeing... more
AirlinesAlitalia (4): Italian Minister Buttiglione's comment on the airline's crisis
Rome, Italy - "State will not intervene to save the carrier so that everyone will have to experience sacrifices in order to support it"
Also Italian Minister for EU Policies, Rocco Buttiglione, commented on Alitalia's matter. According to Buttiglione, it appears self-evident that the State cannot intervene in order to save the carrier.... more
AirlinesAlitalia (3): Lunardi defends Italian Government's activity to save the carrier
Rome, Italy - According to Italian Minister, no other Government would have made so many efforts to solve the carrier's problems
Italian Minister of Infrastructures and Transport, Lunardi, commented the Alitalia's situation again, criticizing the attacks against Italian Government by opposition. Lunardi would not think that other... more
AccidentsAir disaster in Russia (3): Chechen separatists consider the attempt hypothesis as possible
Moscow, Russia - Some among the possible hijackers could have been Chechen-native but one cannot exclude other responsibles for the attempt
Some important members of the Chechen armed resistance would have admitted that the hypothesis of attempt, with reference to the double air disaster occurred in Russia two days ago, is possible. Chechen... more
AirlinesAlitalia (2): Italian unions Unione Piloti and UilTrasporti comment the carrier's crisis
Rome, Italy - UP suggests new ways to produce saving for the long range and accepts the contract granted by Lufthansa to its own pilots
Unione Piloti and UilTrasporti commented today the delicate Alitalia's situation. UP suggested such proposal for this purpose: on the one hand, new saving could be achieved by replacing the traditional... more
AccidentsAir disaster in Russia (2): fears for a terroristic attempt
Moscow, Russia - According to unclear Russian political sources, the two planes would have been shot down before reaching their own targets
The reason for the double tragedy occurred over the Russian sky two days ago appears more and more uncertain. However, suspects related to a possible terroristic attack would seem increase. Some unclear... more
AccidentsAir disaster in Russia: was Putin a target for the terrorists?
Moscow, Russia - According to Israeli sources, the first airplane should have crashed on the Russian President's seat in Soci
Doubts still exist regarding the reasons which would have caused the two air accidents occurred in Russia two days ago. Victims’ number has been confirmed (89) as also the very short span between the f... more
AirlinesLufthansa will cut 480 jobs
Berlin, Germany - The object is boosting profits, to date so much charged by costs
The German airline, Lufthansa, announced that its Cargo field, within 2006, will cut 480 jobs, equal to 10% of its current labour force. Measure would be necessary because of costs from the high oil price... more
IndustryMD: job cuts for 22% of workers
Washington, USA - A necessary measure after the significant lowering of orders
MD Helicopters does not seem able currently to improve its own situation in the helicopter international market, after the not sufficient results achieved during this year. So, the company would have considered... more
HelicoptersRolls Royce aims to the KMH programme
Seoul, South Korea - The British group promotes its solutions for the new South Korean military helicopter
Despite the difficulties that the South Korean programme regarding the new multirole helicopter devoted to the national armed forces is facing in this period (see for details AVIONEWS), it seems that Rolls... more
AirlinesAZAL selects the Airbus A-319
Baku, Azerbaijan - The Azerbaijan's national airline starts an important modernization process for its own fleet
Azerbaijan's carrier AZAL, a state-owned airline, would have recently ordered three new Airbus A-319s. The sign of the related contract would have occurred in Berlin on the occasion of a meeting between... more
Civil aviationNorthrop Grumman and BAe to make US commercial airplanes safer
Washington, USA - They will have to show a concrete project to provide American carriers' planes of anti-missile self-protection systems by 18 months
US Government would have selected the aerospace companies to be entrusted the development and the testing of a new self-protection system, to be devoted to national airlines’ commercial airplanes in o... more
Civil aviationUsa: Congressman stopped in airport with firearm in the overnight bag
Washington, USA - He forget the gun in briefcase and was given a 60 days suspended sentence
A Republican Congressman from Indiana, John Hostettler, has been stopped in the Louisville airport, in Kentucky, because he was transporting a gun in his overnight bag. It seems the man defended himself... more
AirlinesBritish Airways cancels other 4 flights
London, UK - Disruptions for passengers leaving Heathrow again
Yesterday the British Airways cancelled 4 domestic flights at international airport of Heathrow, because of the worker shortages. Already on Monday and Tuesday (see news AVIONEWS), thousands of travellers... more
AirportsNajaf is still affected by bombing
Najaf, Iraq - Ayatollah Al-Sistani is in the meantime travelling towards the holy city followed by thousands Shiites, escorted by British vehicles and choppers
Another night of aerial bombing for the holy city of Najaf, where the American tanks would have stopped at some 20 metres far from Ali's Mosque doors this morning. According to several witnesses, the golden... more
AccidentsFirefighting helicopter crashed in France
Ventiseri, France - It was performing coordinated operations jointly with Firemen on the ground in Corsica
A S-64 firefighting helicopter would have fallen headlong in Corsica this morning at about 08:50 am. The accident would have occurred nearby Ventiseri, a site involved since the last weekend by fires which... more
CuriositiesCuban reaches USA by a cargo hid in crate
Washington, USA - It was not clear how she introduced herself in the small box
A young Cuban woman, in her 20s, would reach the United States stowing away in wooden crate by a flight from Bahamas. Woman has been uncovered on Tuesday evening by some DHL employees in the cargo area... more
AirlinesAlitalia: commissioning administration in default of an agreement with the trade unions
Rome, Italy - President Cimoli and Italian Minister Lunardi would appear convinced that such measure is an unavoidable one
The commissioning administration hypothesis for Alitalia would appear to become less unlikely in these last hours, when considering the recent appraisals performed by Government, most of all by Italian... more
IndustrySikorsky Aircraft awarded of a over 56 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the Presidential Helicopter Program
Sikorsky Aircraft, Corp., Stratford, Conn., is being awarded a $56,500,000 cost-plus-fixed-fee delivery order against a previously issued Basic Ordering Agreement (N00019-03-G-0003) for risk reduction... more
Science and technologyOlympic Games: the Athens airport is arranging the big return
Athens, Greece - Some simply rules are planned to avoid chaotic situations
Olympic Games are ending, and the "Elefterios Venizelos" air station (see news AVIONEWS) is arranging in order to live the busiest days of its history. On Monday August 30, will be the most difficult day,... more
DefenseAnti-missile defence in the USA: is it a new instrument to dominate the world?
Moscow, Russia - Russian press would have pointed out a series of doubts regarding the real purpose of the new American defensive shield
It is being currently analysing in Russia the meaning of the new anti-missile shield under development in the United States (see for details AVIONEWS). It has in fact been underlined how the original SDI... more
AerospaceArcaSpace: it will test the first hybrid fuel rocket
Bucharest, Romania - Demonstrator 2B is the unmanned missile which will be launched for the experiment
Demonstrator 2B launch, will take place in September 8, from the Air Force launch site, on the Black Sea shore: it is the unmanned missile designed by the ArcaSpace (Aeronautics and Cosmonautics Romanian... more
Civil aviationRussian Police seized an airplane in Murmansk
Murmansk, Russia - Its crew would be devoid of the necessary documentation on board
An airplane related to a charter service taken off yesterday from Stockholm and landed at Murmansk (Russia), would have been seized due to the lack of the necessary documentation for the crew's permission... more
AccidentsDouble air disaster in Russia (3): the hijacking alarm for the aircraft flying towards Soci has been confirmed
Moscow, Russia - In the meantime, President Putin would have decided to stop his holidays and go back to the capital to attend to the matter
Russian carrier Sibir Airlines would have officially confirmed that its own TU-154 exploded in flight last night en route towards Soci, Black Sea, would have resorted to the warning signal for an attempted... more
AccidentsDouble air disaster in Russia (2): the attempt hypothesis appears unlikely
Moscow, Russia - FSB thinks also to human error and failures caused by the fuel type used as the other two major reasons
The development of the matter related to investigation started with reference to the double air disaster occurred in Russia last night, would have revealed a series of important aspects even if they are... more
Civil aviationUSA: more checks against the threat of bombs on cargo flights
Washington, USA - The deployment of dogs properly trained for their identification would not be sufficient
US Government would have started testing new checking procedures at a series of air stations, in order to improve the security degree for cargo flights. Such activity would have been performed by the cooperation... more
AirlinesRyanair: its aim is 27,5 m passengers in 2004
Dublin, Ireland - Only in July there was a 25% more travellers which chose the Irish carrier
The first European low-cost carrier has great plans: the goal for this year is in fact transporting 27,5m of passengers. This can happening, because only in the month of July there was a 25% more travellers... more
AirlinesAlitalia (7): Italian Minister Lunardi confirms the denationalization goal
Rome, Italy - The carrier is forecasting some EUR 75m saving in two years for the maintenance sector
Italian Minister of Infrastructures and Transport Pietro Lunardi commented Alitalia's matter again. Minister would have confirmed the effort to start the denationalization of the carrier as soon as possible,... more
AirlinesNorthwest: it boosts tickets to increase the on-line buying
New York, USA - The US carrier rates raise from USD 5 to 10
The US airline Northwest, in order to try covering costs from oil price increasing and to face the field problems from the September 11, 2001, will charge a surcharge to its air tickets bought not by the... more
Science and technologyItaly: cargo air transport gap not decrease
Rome, Italy - The 50% of goods which would have to leave by air, is carried instead by land
Italy would be still late about the cargo air transport field: though the Roman air station of Fiumicino made an advance by the new "cargo city" (see news AVIONEWS) inaugurated this morning, there's a... more
Latest newsAmerican airplanes fire rockets on Najaf: Ali mausoleum' s glass windows would have been crashed
Najaf, Iraq - The purpose would the one of leading all the militiamen outside the Mosque to escape inside in order to control city's streets
Bombing activities on the Iraqi cities of Najaf and Falluja would have started again since the last night. The American fighter-bombers would have hit Falluja killing, according to what released by local... more
DefenseThe air space protection in Montenegro has been streamlined: defence funds are not sufficient
Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro - Also the fuel devoted to fighters would start lacking
Serbia and Montenegro's Government would have decided to retire from the service at least two regiments from the Montenegro's territory dedicated to air defence. Actually, the longer range missile systems... more
Science and technologyFiumicino: inaugurated the new goods air station
Rome, Italy - The cargo city will sort about 300.000 ton goods a year
A Cathay Pacific B-747 with on aboard passengers and 11 ton of goods too, inaugurated today the "cargo city" (see news AVIONEWS) of the international airport "Leonardo da Vinci" in Rome-Fiumicino. It is... more
AerospaceThe first observatory against the NEO threat in Europe to be built in Sicily
Trapani, Italy - The Near Earth Objects as the asteroids in the collision course with the Earth could be so detected in time in order to counteract
The first astronomic observatory in Europe exclusively dedicated to search and identify the potential threats coming from the space towards the planet Earth will be built in Sicily, by the next five years.... more
Science and technologyThe Melbourne Airport helps increasing APAC profits
Melbourne, Australia - The secret is keeping costs ever under control
Passenger record reported at Melbourne Airport for domestic and international flights helped APAC (Australia Pacific Airports Corp), to reach its highest profits. APAC, which also manages the Launceston... more
AirlinesSingapore Airlines: 18 Boeing 777s in order to replace the Jumbos
Singapore - The official announcement could occur in few days
Singapore Airlines would be about to officially reveal the purchase of some 18 Boeing 777 airliners. The intention would be the one of replacing the current long-range fleet consisting of the Boeing 747s,... more
CuriositiesMelbourne: boy stopped at airport with 2 pigeons in the pack
Melbourne, Australia - He risks up to 10 year detention
This morning at international airport of Melbourne, a 26 boy was stopped from customs officials because he was transporting in his pack 2 live pigeons belonging to a rare species: according to quarantine... more
Latest newsFirst training stages for Polish pilots on the F-16s
Aviano, Italy - The first contact is occurring in this period at the Italian base, while waiting for the delivery of the new aircraft in 2006
Poland should take delivery of its new F-15 fighters by 2006, ordered in 48 airframes in order to concretely start modernizing the fleet of its own Air Force, in line with NATO's exigencies. While waiting... more
AirlinesAlitalia (6): "Transforming it in a low-cost carrier? Impossible"
Dublin, Ireland - Ryanair's representatives would be convinced of it, and they ironize even about Italian airline employees' absenteeism
"Alitalia as a low-cost carrier? Impossible". In these terms the Ryanair's European representative Sinead Finn would have commented the latest proposal by the Italian airline's board addressed to its employees,... more
AirlinesAlitalia (5): "Outsourcing is possible but there is no room for discharges"
Rome, Italy - It is the opinion of Italian trade union CGIL-Trasporti regarding the carrier's crisis
Secretary of Italian trade union CGIL-Trasporti, Roberto Scotti, commented the statements by Italian Minister of Economy, Domenico Siniscalco, with reference to Alitalia's crisis. According to Scotti,... more
AirlinesSouth African Airways: the first Airbus A-319 has arrived
Johannesburg, South Africa - Other 10 aircraft of the same type and 15 A-320s have already been ordered by the carrier
Airbus has recently delivered the first of the 11 A-319 ordered by South African Airways. Such airplanes will be deployed in order to replace too old aircraft, and they will be used for the major domestic... more
AirlinesLow-cost: according to "Financial Times" they're at the risk of emergency
New York, USA - Ata would be already near to receivership
According to "Financial Times" the low-cost airlines would risk a crisis time: Ata, the tenth US carrier, in fact would be near to receivership, so it is selling some assets in order to take away this... more
Science and technologyO'Hare: critics to air station expansion file an official objection
Chicago, USA - The surrounding village's residents would have filed a 36-page protest
Opponents to Chicago multi-billion dollar expansion plans of "O'Hare" International Airport would have filed an official objection with the government, hoping to prove their point. The newspaper "Chicago... more
HelicoptersNew partners for the US-101 programme
Washington, USA - Other companies could be added to the long list of participating firms soon for the production of the helicopter
Lockheed Martin, as the prime contractor for the US-101 programme related to the AgustaWestland's solution for the new US President's helicopter based on the EH-101, recently unveiled that other 13 partners... more
AirlinesAlitalia (4): "The bridge loan is at risk if the trade unions do not support Cimoli's relaunch plan"
London, UK - It would have been maintained by Italian Minister of Economy in an interview on the Financial Times
Recently, Italian Minister of Economy, Domenico Siniscalco, would have been interviewed by Financial Times and he would have analysed Alitalia's matter. According to Siniscalco, the carrier's situation... more