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Civil aviationFAA AD on Raytheon Aircraft Company 65, 90, 99, 100, 200, 300, and 1900 series airplanes
Washington, Usa - To detect and correct loose bolts not securing the pedestal cross shaft, which could result in limited effectiveness of the control levers
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Civil aviationFAA AD on Pratt & Whitney Canada PW-206A and PW-206E turboshaft engines
Usa - To prevent turbine blade axial shift, which could cause high levels of vibration, loss of engine torque, in-flight engine shutdown, and loss of the airframe exhaust duct
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Latest newsExcalibur: the success of the F-16s redeployed at Aviano in the military exercise
Lakenheath, UK - The Viper's units operating at the Italian base proved skillful during the NATO's exercise in Great Britain
Last week US Air Force's units redeployed in Europe performed an important military exercise called "Excalibur", and mainly aimed to verify the background degree of the US and NATO's pilots in performing... more
Latest newsThe new Iraqi Air Force has been founded
Baghdad, Iraq - About 160 soldiers would have already completed the first training stage
After years of difficulties and limits due to the War in the Gulf in 1991 and international sanctions, Iraq begins to operate with its own Air Force again. The contribution by the coalition's countries... more
AccidentsA light aircraft crashed in France due to reduced distance in flight with a fighter
Istres, France - The small airplane would have fallen headlong following the low distance with a Mirage 2000
An air accident occurred in France this morning due to the low distance between a fighter and a light aircraft. Two Mirage 2000s which took off from Istres Base, in southern France, were flying east from... more
HelicoptersAttack against Italian Police's helicopter in Albania: the aircraft would have been hit
Rome, Italy - Maybe by a Kalashnikov's bullet fired by marijuana's cultivator
The Italian Police’s helicopter involved by an attack with light weapons in Albania some days ago would have been hit and forced to immediately land (see for details AVIONEWS). Now, Rome Attorney would h... more
AirlinesAirbus A-380: Qantas and Singapore Airlines for a common strategy aimed to lower costs
Sydney, Australia - The two airlines would be interested in studying together new solutions aimed to reduce aircraft's operating cost
Two carriers with important interests in the Pacific area, Qantas and Singapore Airlines, would have decided to collaborate in order to design together a strategy, aimed to favour the containment of the... more
AccidentsA fire occurred aboard a Spanair's airplane while taxiing
Cologne, Germany - The aircraft was immediately evacuated and some 20 persons would have been contused
A MD-83 of the Spanish airline, Spanair, was immediately evacuated this morning at Cologne Airport (Germany), due to a failure which would have caused a fire on board. The accident would have occurred... more
AirlinesUnited Airlines: ground staff threatens strike
London, United Kingdom - The walkout day is the same of BA workers
The United Airlines ground staff would plan a 24 hours strike at international air station of Heathrow just on August 27, the walkout day planned by the British Airways workers (see news AVIONEWS). The... more
AirlinesUs Airways: workers have to reduce their pay of 16,5%
Washington, USA - the carrier has the need to cut management costs in order to exorcise receivership
On last Friday the American airline US Airways would have been asked to its workers a 16,5% pay reduction, in order to meet the current company needs, which is near to a new bankruptcy possibility, as... more
HelicoptersA-109: the first AgustaWestland helicopter again in the market after operating in China
Washington, USA - The American company Loudoun Aviation would have sold one of this chopper to a German customer
An AgustaWestland A-109 helicopter would have recently been sold by the US company Loudoun Aviation to Germany, to a not clear customer which would have already taken delivery of it. Such aircraft would... more
AirlinesBA and unions have finally been reached an agreement
London, United Kingdom - August - end strike has been exorcised
British Airways has finally been reached an agreement with its worker's unions: so the strike planned for the last August week end is averted. Negotiations would be ended thanks to a British flag airline... more
AirlinesAlitalia: meetings with the trade unions' representatives start again
Rome, Italy - President Cimoli asks for more productivity and advances the lowering of crews
The series of meetings between Alitalia's board and the trade unions' representatives starts again today, in order to complete talks regarding the new business plan aimed to the reorganization and relaunch... more
Finance and economyAsian carriers shares are on an upward trend
Tokyo, Japan - Oil price reaches USD 50 a barrel and then stops
Oil price after reaching USD 50 a barrel, it seems during the first week session it have been stopped, aiding Asian carriers shares on an upward trend in market. Cathay Pacific Airways shares are positive,... more
IndustryFinmeccanica-GKN agreement on AgustaWestland: British Government starts investigating
London, UK - It would deal with a normal verifying procedure regarding the legitimacy of the related contract
Together with the technical analyses carried out by European Commission on the agreement between British GKN and Italian Finmeccanica, for the transferring of the English share of AgustaWestland to the... more
Civil aviationBomb alert on a Minorca-Dublin flight
Lyon, France - A passenger would have found on board a IslandsFlug flight a paper on which "bomb September 11" was written
A Boeing 737 of the Icelandic charter carrier, IslandsFlug, was forced to perform a not scheduled landing yesterday afternoon at Lyon "Saint-Exupery" Airport. The airplane was travelling from Minorca (Spain)... more
AccidentsVenezuelan military transport airplane fell headlong
Caracas, Venezuela - At least 25 among military personnel and civilians died, and even several children
A Venezuelan Air Force's transport airplane would have crashed against a mountain yesterday killing some 25 persons. The Skytruck M-28 was going back to Venezuela from Caribo island of La Orchila, where... more
Latest newsNew bombing on Najaf city
Najaf, Iraq - An external wall of Ali's Mosque could have been hit
Struggles in the holy city of Najaf go on. The United States would have gone on bombing Shiite militiamen's sites led by Moqtada Al-Sadr last night, by resorting to their own fighter-bombers. Nevertheless,... more
Weather forecastsAir shows and exhibitions in August 2004
Rome, Italy -
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AirlinesQantas: ticket price rises in order to face the increasing oil cost
Sydney, Australia - An unparalleled emergency for the Australian airline
Oil price went beyond USD 49 per barrel today and, as a consequence, the measures to which a larger and larger impressive number of carriers are resorting all over the world, have been considered as necessary... more
AccidentsA collision over the Azores' sky was risked
Lisbon, Portugal - The pilot of an Airbus A-310 succeeded in avoiding to collide with a small Beechcraft but 25 persons would have been injured aboard
A collision was avoided over the Azores' sky today. Just before landing at Terceira Airport at about 09:40 am (local time), the pilot of a Tap Air Portugal Airbus A-310 was forced to suddenly resort to... more
AerospaceISS: the first Malay astronaut to arrive in 2007
Moscow, Russia - He will be trained in Russia starting from the end of this summer
Russian Space Agency would have recently announced that the launch of the first Malay astronaut towards the ISS (International Space Station) should occur, thanks to the technical and training support... more
AerospaceThe future of aerospace communications depends on the laser
Washington, USA - A US Air Force's study has started and Northrop Grumman will put forward its solution for military use
US Air Force has started a research programme aimed to perform an important step forward in the communications sector, and that could be able to achieve important results both for the defence sector and... more
Press releaseLaunch of the 2005 FAI Young Artists Contest
Lausanne, Switzerland - Invites young people to express in art the theme "More than 100 years of human flight".
"The 2005 FAI Young Artists Contest invites young people to express in art the theme "More than 100 years of human flight". Every year, national member organisations of the Fédération Aéronautique In... more
AirlinesAppeals Court condemned airline for a woman death
Washington, USA - A bag with a breathing device went missing after check-in
A US Appeals Court yesterday ruled that AMR and BWIA International Airways, American Airlines parent company, are responsible for the death of an elderly woman in 1997: carrier in fact forced a woman,... more
HelicoptersUCAR: Lockheed Martin concludes the first development stage of its own alternative
Washington, USA - Among the partners of the US company there are Bell, Raytheon and L-3
The UCAR (Unmanned Combat Armed Rotorcraft) programme, designed by US Army in order to provide its own troops on the ground with an unmanned aerial support, able to operate as a multirole vehicle both... more
Latest newsThe MBDA ASRAAM crosses the United Kingdom's borders and arrives in Australia
Sydney, Australia - It will equip the F/A-18 Hornets so significantly increasing the air defence capabilities of the Australian fighters
Australia is the first country to take delivery of the new MBDA AIM-120 ASRAAM air-to-air IR-guided short-range missile after the United Kingdom. Great Britain has already equipped with this guided rocket... more
Civil aviationPassenger finds an Arab writing in the toilette: warning signal aboard a London-Pittsburgh flight
Pittsburgh, USA - Actually, it was simply an ununderstandable scratch-work, according to what was verified by FBI
Fear aboard a US Airways flight en route from London Gatwick Airport towards the Pittsburgh international air station, in Pennsylvania (USA). During flight, a passenger would have found in one of the airplane's... more
PeopleThe Airbus A-300 cargos deployed for the Olympic Games
Athens, Greece - They performed transport operations for British and German equitation champions's equipment and horses
The Athens Olympic Games, where many athletes from several equitation sport spacialities are participating, are being involved by a massive deployment of Airbus A-300 transport airplanes, in particular... more
AirlinesSwiss International Air Lines communicates rate boost
Bern, Switzerland - To flight by the Swiss carrier will cost up to more than 20 francs
On Thursday, Swiss international Air Lines communicated that it will increase its fares to support the high costs from continuous oil price raising, which just today reached a USD 49 figure a barrel. So... more
PeoplePassengers ask for more room aboard: the A-380's answer
Sydney, Australia - Larger and more comfortable seats and isles for getting a bit of relaxation would represent the major challenge for the new airliners
It appears more and more relevant in Australia the request for big transport airplanes which are able to provide more room for passengers but also in a completely new manner, with real areas where one... more
AirlinesAer Lingus: it plans 1300 job cuts
Dublin, Ireland - Airline offers to workers EUR 7000 for each year of service
The Irish airline Aer Lingus management would shed 1300 workers, and in order to force them to accept freely the plan over cost radical cutting (see news AVIONEWS), it seems it offered to each employee... more
AirlinesVirgin Blue under indictment for suspected discrimination
Sydney, Australia - Eight women would have denounced the carrier due to flying personnel screening restricted to young persons only
Legal problems for Virgin Blue, the low-cost carrier owned by the well known Richard Branson's Virgin Airlines which operates in the Australian territory. The Australian Judge competent for discrimination... more
Latest newsEADS-IAI: an agreement for the new French UCAV?
Paris, France - The Israeli aerospace company could sign a contract with the European group aimed to transfer UAV technologies
According to what recently released by French press, the European aerospace group EADS would be going to sign with Israeli IAI (Israel Aircraft Industries) a contract for the purchase of technologies related... more
AirlinesBA: significant progresses in the union contract negotiations
London, United Kingdom - Maybe the August-end strike in the British air stations will be averted
A British Airways spokeswoman, yesterday reported airline would have been made significant progresses in the union contract negotiations, and it shows itself optimistic over possibility to end treaties... more
SecurityStruggle in Najaf started again (2): bombing in Iraq occurred also in the morning
Najaf, Iraq - US strikers would have also hit an industrial plant at Falluja
American strikers would have carried on bombing activities in Iraq also during the morning, hitting several targets in many cities of the country. Najaf would be still involved in sporadic struggles between... more
PeopleThe Concorde? Noisy even before shattering the sound barrier
London, UK - A report carried out in 1976 and released only recently would have pointed out constant violations of the allowed noise limits
The tolerability level regarding the acoustic pollution caused by the Concorde supersonic airliner, would have constantly been violated by the airplane since it entered the service. This fact would have... more
DefenseBulgaria: a new command and control system by Northrop Grumman
Sofia, bulgaria - The system will fully integrate the country in the NATO's defence
Northrop Grumman has recently completed the delivery of an integrated command and control system for the Bulgarian armed forces. In fact, Bulgaria owns now a military communications system which had a... more
CuriositiesUSA's Senator in the passenger black list: a case of coincidence of names due to terrorism warning
Washington, USA - Senator Ted Kennedy would have unveiled his difficulties aiming to board on the flights towards the capital during the last months
Also Democrat Senator Ted Kennedy had despite himself suffered for the increased warning situation in the United States, following the tragic events occurred on September 11 2001, with reference to the... more
PeopleFAA AD on Eurocopter France helicopters Model AS-365N2, AS-365N3, EC-155B, EC-155B1, SA-365N and N1, and SA-366G1
USA - To detect a crack in a MGB base plate and prevent failure of one of the MGB attachment points to the frame, which could result in severe vibration and subsequent loss of control of the helicopter
Airworthiness Directives DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39 [Docket No. FAA-2004-18850; Directorate Identifier 2004-SW-19-AD; Amendment 39-13771;... more
HelicoptersAn Albanian helicopter carries in Puglia a burnt female child
Brindisi, Italy - The "Perrini" burns unit in Brindisi welcomed the kid
Yesterday, an Albanian helicopter of Healthcare Office left from Tirana, carried to "Perrini" hospital in Brindisi an only 2 years female child, heavy burned in her house in Tropoja. Leonard Solis, the... more
SecurityStruggle in Najaf started again: the USA resort to the AC-130 Spectres
Najaf, Iraq - New bombing and gunfire began yesterday in the evening and went on all night long
Starting from yesterday in the evening, the Iraqi city of Najaf turned into a target again and it was bombed by US Air Force. Moqtada Al-Sadr decided to avoid to surrender and he is carrying on his fighting,... more
DefenseThe Egyptian F-16s will not be equipped with the AMRAAMs
Washington, USA - This would be the concession granted by the united States to Israel in exchange for the acceptance of deliveries for Jordan
Israel, in an attempt to warrant a higher geo-strategical balance within the Middle Eastern region in advantage of its own national security, asked US Government early in August for renouncing to provide... 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
DefenseThe constant arms race between China and Taiwan
Taipei, Taiwan - After the Beijing's missile test, Formosa answers by the test of the Harpoon anti-ship guided rockets
The arms race regarding new missile systems between China and Taiwan appears a never-ending one (see for details AVIONEWS). After the first launch tests by Chinese Air Force on its own Flankers of the... more
HelicoptersIsrael helicopters attack a Qassam missiles' factory
Tel Aviv, Israel - It would have occurred last night in the Palestinian city of Gaza as a retaliation against an attack involving Israeli colonies
Israeli armed forces' military activity in the Gaza Strip goes on, most of all following the attacks against some Israeli colonies and against the small city of Sderot performed by Palestinian warriors.... more
HelicoptersItalian Police's helicopter under light weapons attack in Albania
Tirana, Albania - No consequences occurred anyway for the crew and the aircraft
An Italian Police's helicopter in service in the Albanian territory, within the cooperation agreements between Italy and Albania against the organized crime, would have turn into a target yesterday due... more
AirlinesRate increase for three Portuguese airlines
Lisbon, Portugal - Tap-Air Portugal, Portugalia Airlines and Air Luxor try to cover crude boost costs
On Wednesday three Portuguese airlines reported they want to add a surcharge on its fares to try to cover costs from crude boosts. Tap-Air Portugal on Monday, will start to charge EUR3 the one-way travels... more
AirlinesEl Al follows other airlines about fare boosts
Jerusalem, Israel - Yesterday oil cost hit other record, reaching USD47 a barrel
Yesterday the El Al airline said it will readjust its rates of 5% as from the next September 1; and as from November ticket prices will rise up 7%. At early week the Israeli flag airline communicated it... more
IndustryOgma: Finmeccanica-Lockheed Martin and Embraer-EADS contend for the Portuguese group
Lisbon, Portugal - It would have been unveiled by Portuguese press and Government would be willing to sell the aerospace company by the end of the year
According to what has been released by Portuguese press, Government would be particularly willing to complete by the end of the current year the selling of Ogma aerospace company, or at least of a significant... more