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DiscussionsItalian Navy's Feast (5): Premuda action
La Spezia, Italy - The most brilliant and daring naval activity during World War I
"The most brilliant and daring naval activity during World War I. The night between the 9th and the 10th June 1918 a section of two MAS under the command of Lt. Comdr Luigi Rizzo left the port of Ancona... more
DiscussionsItalian Navy's Feast (4): the Armed Force into the national history
La Spezia, Italy - 150 years as well as of the unification
"Italy and the Italians in the world have celebrated the 150 years of the national unification last March 17. On March 17, 1861, the Parliament promulgated the law about the unification of the Italian... more
DiscussionsItalian Navy (3): ANMI, the National Association of Italian Sailors
La Spezia, Italy - This year its first century of life
"The National Association of Italian Sailors (ANMI) makes this year the first century of existence and, as among the Associazioni of Arma, is the older. At the end of 1911 in Milan, on the initiative... more
DiscussionsItalian Navy (2). Naval Academy: a tradition that looks to the future
La Spezia, Italy - Cutting edge professionalism
"The Academy was founded in Livorno in 1881 from the merger of Italian Navy two main schools: that of Genoa (which prepared the officers of the Kingdom of Piedmont and Sardinia) and of Naples (which prepared... more
DiscussionsToday Italian Navy's feat: "Vespucci" ship, the "Lady of seas"
La Spezia, Italy - The oldest unit in service in the Armed Force
"The 'Amerigo Vespucci' is the oldest naval units in service in the Navy, its motto is 'Not who starts but the one who perseveres', formalized in 1978, expresses its vocation to education and training... more
DiscussionsMilitary aircraft. China makes great strides (1):development in this field
Beijing, China - The Asiatic country modernizes its fleet
In recent years, and particularly this year, China is actively developing all the aspects of the military aviation: for example, in recent days has successfully tested a new version of the H-6K bomber... more
DiscussionsChina makes great strides (2): developments in the field of UAV aircraft and of aerospace
Beijing, China - Beijing ready for its own space station
China is also introducing a profound development in the field of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV Unmanned aerial vehicles remotely piloted): at the "Zhuhai Air Show" last year the country demonstrated dozens... more
DiscussionsHistory of the Italian Aviation Museum "Gianni Caproni" in Trento (3)
Trento, Italy - The reemergence of the never seen collections
History of the Aviation Museum "Gianni Caproni" in Trento The origins of the Aviation Museum "Gianni Caproni" dates back to 1927 when the engineer Gianni Caproni (1886-1957) and his wife Timina Guasti... more
DiscussionsAirplanes and helicopters exposed at "Caproni" (2)
Trento, Italy - Five means: four planes and a rotor-winged aircraft
"Fly challenge: airplanes and helicopters exposed" Ansaldo A-1 This biplane fighter entered in service in the last weeks of World War I, and was later used as a trainer in military and civil schools.... more
DiscussionsEven doubts about the plane accident of Smolensk which decimated the Polish political leadership
Moscow, Russia - Complaints about the report of Mak
Last January, a report by Mak, the interstate executive body which oversees the use and the management of civil aviation in the Commonwealth of Independent States, former Soviet Union, has blamed the pilot... more
DiscussionsDetecting cracks on B-737 aircraft
Milan, Italy - Tight controls on the fuselages of giant Boeing
On first April, Southwest flight 812, en route from Phoenix to Sacramento, 118 passengers. Twenty minutes after take-off a roar and a sudden gust of strong wind trigger panic. "On the roof, more or less... more
DiscussionsBoeing awarded contract for 179 KC-X tankers for USAF (2): details
Washington, USA - NewGen Tanker wins against the rival KC-45 of EADS
Boeing has been awarded the 35 million dollar contract to replace 179 of the 400 KC-135 tanker aircraft currently aging in service with the USAF, United States Air Force. The announcement of the bid's... more
Discussions"Navalised" Typhoon aircraft unveiled at "Aero India 2011"
Bangalore, India - By Eurofighter and BAE Systems
On the occasion of "Aero India 2011", the aviation sector's event which was held recently (February 9-13, 2011) in Bangalore, India (see AVIONEWS), Eurofighter and BAE Systems revealed further details... more
DiscussionsTechnical sheet of the braille card presented yesterday by ENAC-Alitalia
Rome, Italy - Further details
Yesterday was held a press conference in which ENAC (Italian civil aviation board) and Alitalia presented the Safety Card in Braille and 3D shapes introduced for the first time ever on airliners (see... more
DiscussionsWill Italy still have an air fire service?
Rome, Italy - Without immediate and bold decisions a capital of men and means that all Europe envies Italy will be destroyed
It's not easy to take the stock of the intricate situation of the air fire service of the Italian Civil Defense. It should be necessary to retrace the (less) uplifting matter of the SOREM society that... more
DiscussionsAir chaos due to bad weather. Is it possible that snow and ice stop the airplanes? Yes, because...
Rome, Italy - Security in the first place
On the sidelines of the news coming from many north European airports, on which the flight operations are slowed, besides by the prohibitive weather conditions, also by the lack of de-ice liquids, it is... more
DiscussionsAlenia Aeronautica: Tornado airplane
Rome, Italy - Main technical data
The Tornado is the result of an Italian-British-German industrial partnership created to fulfil the three air forces’ requirement for a long-range interdiction and strike multi-role aircraft, also with r... more
DiscussionsRD-93 jet engines for military airplanes that Rosoboronexport will deliver to China
Moscow, Russia - Following a 238 million Dollars agreement signed in 2005
Russia's state-run arms exporter Rosoboronexport is preparing a contract for the delivery of additional RD-93 jet engines to China (see AVIONEWS), a senior official from the company said on Tuesday. This... more
DiscussionsAirplanes.. sawdust-based
Rome, Italy - News from the world by the commander Renzo Dentesano
Comes from Moscow the news, reported by our aeronautical press agency AVIONEWS (see AVIONEWS), that the Russian deputy-minister of transportation has said that Russia would be thinking of using, in future,... more
DiscussionsRussia: who will win the bid for the helicopter-carriers?
Moscow, Russia - The just-born Russian-French consortium could be the most likely winner
On Sunday, October 31, 2010, the Russian Defense Minister, Anatoly Serdyukov, confirmed the Country's intention to buy two helicopter-carriers for its Navy, equipped with all the technical documentation... more
DiscussionsAirplanes: "New A-320" on the horizon? For Airbus' president the choice is difficult
Toulouse, France - The project shouldn't interfere with the other programs
Thomas Enders, president of Airbus, admitted his difficulties in the choice of new the engines for the medium range A-320 aircraft. The question is whether provide or not provide new engines for the plane.... more
DiscussionsWill Syria buy Tupolev Tu-204 airplanes?
Moscow , Russia - Such a commercial agreement would be advantageous both for the industry and Damascus
Is Syria going to buy Tupolev Tu-204 airplanes? It's probable, premises are all there. The facts: last Friday deputy-first minister Abdallah Dardari unveiled that Damascus was negotiating with Russia about... more
DiscussionsAVIONEWS: Interview with Basilio Catanoso (PDL) on the situation of Sicilian airports (VIDEO)
Rome, Italy - The lengthening of the runway of Catania, the crux of Comiso
Are really useful 7 airports in Sicily? Maybe even an eighth one, as the administrators of the province of Agrigento would like ? In this VIDEO, Basilio Catania, a member of the PDL party, AVIONEWS... more
DiscussionsMaxi re-armament: airplanes and helicopters for the Arab States of the Gulf
Washington, USA - Purchases from USA for a total of 123 million Dollars, Lockheed Martin and Boeing among the main suppliers
According to British newspaper "Financial Times", the Arab states of the Gulf would be preparing a large re-armament costing about 123 billion dollars, planned to be executed in 4 years. This is, it writes,... more
DiscussionsAssembly on 1,000th B-767 airplane: further details
Rome, Italy - Highlights and curiosities
It's a particularly important time in Italy, where the B-767 airplane is present in the fleets of four airlines for long haul flights (Blue Panorama, Air Italy, Alitalia, Neos) and because it is produced... more
DiscussionsWho was David Warren, inventor of the aircraft Cockpit Voice Recorder, benefactor of the flight safety
Rome, Italy - A tribute by Italian commander Renzo Dentesano
Reports of death of doctor in science David Ronald de Mey Warren (20 March 1925-19 July 2010), which occurred July 19 in Melbourne (Australia), inventor of the commercial aircraft's "Sound recording in... more
DiscussionsPassengers that use airplanes: EC rights in exceptional situations (3)
Brussels, Belgium - As those caused by the eruption of the Icelandic volcano last April
Introduction Air (by airplanes) and rail passengers continue to enjoy protection even in exceptional circumstances such as the eruption of the Icelandic volcano in April 2010. The situation caused many... more
DiscussionsEC: air (by airplanes) passenger rights (2)
Brussels, Belgium - Awareness campaign
Awareness Campaign Why is the European Commission launching a campaign to raise awareness of passenger rights? Although the European Union has made great strides in recent years in establishing common... more
DiscussionsMore about EC-645 helicopter, unveiled by Eurocopter at "Eurosatory 2010"
Paris, France - Military version of the EC-145, it's a medium ton category
The newest member of Eurocopter’s military helicopter family has been shown for the first time at the "Eurosatory" (from June 14-18) defense exhibition with the EC-645’s unveiling as a highly capable, med... more
DiscussionsAir transport of corpses: cultural traditions, burocreatic files, high prices
Rome, Italy - It could be a difficult moment, beside the sorrow for the lost
The strange happening that involves the transport of the corpse of Don Padovese offers the cue for a consideration. The apostolic vicar from Antolia, leader of Turkish Church, stubbed in Iskenderun, extreme... more
DiscussionsThe S-79 airplane showed at "Volandia": the "Mystery of the desert" since 50 years
Varese, Italy - The wreckage now exposed at the Park-Museum in a suggestive room that respects the sites of finding
Last Saturday the inauguration of the new room of the SIAI Marchetti S-79 airplane, a relic of the Regia Aeronautica's history and of the Italian aeronautical industry, and one of the undiscussed protagonists... more
DiscussionsRussia ready to start construction of Mistral ships. On board KA-52 Alligator helicopters?
Moscow, Russia - The unified Holding OPK and Unified Shipbuilding consortium
"If Defense Department charges us to build these ships, we are ready to make it", said Dmitry Morotchenko, spokesperson of the Russian unified holding OPK, after having recorded that the French delegations... more
DiscussionsSurvive an aircraft crash: do children have a better chance?
Rome, Italy - The case of Dutch child safe in the air disaster at Tripoli, follows similar cases and put a question
Only a Dutch boy could survive the Tripoli's plane crash, where 103 persons, whose 92 passengers and 11 crew staff, paid with their lives. The sole survivor, 10 years old, was recognized by his grand-mother,... more
DiscussionsGermany-Greece-Turkey: economic crisis, international relations and weapons
Rome, Italy - Play on two fronts by Germans, Greek-Turkish coming nearer
Germany plays on two fronts, functional on one hand to the financial centres and on the other to its big weapons-dealer role, exporting in particular just to Greece and Turkey. On the landscape, not to... more
DiscussionsAircraft and volcanic clouds: some answers to some questions
Rome, Italy - While the cloud is clearing we clarify the essential aspects bounding calamity to aviation
It's just the case to say that when the clouds are clearing space opens to reflections and most important aspects are enlightened, also for the future. We have watched powerless to the air transport block... more
DiscussionsHow much do ex-Alitalia managers worth?
Rome, Italy - The latest nomination let do some considerationsabout the old Alitalia's real problems
An other ex-Alitalia manager has been recruited to cover an important role in the air transport management scenario. Enzo Chieli was appointed new Meridiana Fly's CEO and substitute the outgoing Gianni... more
Discussions"The mom-airliner": the forty years from the maiden commercial flight by B-747
Rome, Italy - Celebration by Italian Capt. Renzo Dentesano
With the "Mom-Airliner" as nickname I celebrates the 40th anniversary of maiden commercial flight by B-747, delivered (at the end of 2009) in 1418 units, on which I has been lucky to have flown for about... more
DiscussionsHistoric maiden flight for the AW-159 of the British Army
Yeovil, UK - Designed and developed to meet the UK MoD’s requirements
As anticipated (see AVIONEWS), AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica subsidiary, has successfully performed the maiden flight of its AW-159 Lynx Wildcat multirole helicopter for the British Army, at its facility... more
DiscussionsCivil aviation: "Atlantic War"
Rome, Italy - How alliances will share air traffic market
Stealing a term from History, that calls "Pacific War" the battles between Japan and the USA during World War II, it was natural for us to dub "Atlantic War" what is going on in recent days, in recent... more
DiscussionsEurofighter programme: the major success in the next generation defense airplanes sector
Rome, Italy - The heart of the Air Forces for next 30 years
"Alenia Aeronautica, a Finmeccanica company, has delivered 6 Eurofighter Typhoon Tranche 2 production aircraft to the Italian Air Force. The first Italian T2 aircraft was delivered in November 2008,... more
DiscussionsNew runway at Cagliari airport (3): aims and expectations
Cagliari, Italy - Coni to AVIONEWS "The project aims to collect data for the next two years and will give figures and results of what happens under the asphalt during landings and take offs"
At 6:10 a.m. (Italian time), AirOne flight to Milan-Linate was the first to take off from the new runway at Cagliari-Elmas airport, within the "Italian SmartRunway Project", the first international example... more
DiscussionsNew runway at Cagliari airport (2): the details of the project
Cagliari, Italy - AVIONEWS interviewed Mauro Coni, an engineer who participated in the project
AVIONEWS interviewed Mauro Coni, an engineer professor of "Roads, railways and airports" at Cagliari University and co-author of the "Italian SmartRunway Project", which represents the firs example in... more
DiscussionsNew runway at Cagliari airport: a technological challenge in the project
Cagliari, Italy - AVIONEWS interviewed Mauro Coni, an engineer who participated
At 6 a.m. the new runway at Cagliari-Elmas airport has been opened. Vincenzo Mareddu, chairman of Sogaer (the airport operator) and director general Alessio Grazietti highlighted the success of the operation,... more
DiscussionsBombardier CSeries (2): the other key suppliers
Toronto, Canada - Bombardier previously selected the following for the aircraft program
"C&D Zodiac for the design and production of the aircraft’s interior package, which includes the seats, interiors (including the linings, monuments, bins, galleys and lavatories), oxygen system, lighting s... more
DiscussionsThe air crashes in 2008 (2)
Rome, Italy - An updated list of the airplanes involved of the general aviation, worldwide
AVIONEWS publishes the second part of an updated list of crashes that have seen general aviation's airplanes involved at worldwide in 2008, clicking the document below the news. Once opened, clicking on... more
DiscussionsThe air crashes in 2008
Rome, Italy - An updated list of the airplanes involved of the general aviation, worldwide
AVIONEWS publishes the first part of an updated list of crashes that have seen general aviation's airplanes involved at worldwide in 2008, clicking the document below the news. Once opened, clicking on... more
Discussions"Bird-strike": analysis of a widespread phenomenon
Rome, Italy - Some measures...
"Bird-strike" that is "Collision between a bird and an aircraft": this is the technical word used for the accident occurred yesterday at Rome-Ciampino airport, where thousands of starlings were sucked... more
DiscussionsThe last flight of MH-53 Pave Low, helicopter for USAF special force missions
Rome, Italy - On September 27th, 2008
In 1959, the US Marine Corps began to seek a replacement for their old S-56 piston-powered helicopters, originally working with the other three U.S. armed services on the "Tri-Service VTOL transport",... more
DiscussionsRyanair Vs Alitalia: a claim with bases of legal credibility
Rome, Italy - It is difficult to support that there is not continuity between the old and new Alitalia (CAI)
According to some analysts, Ryanair claim has bases of legal credibility. In this way it is difficult to support that there is not continuity between the old and new Alitalia. It is not enough to change... more
DiscussionsAlitalia (3): Air France or Lufthansa?
Rome, Italy - What is at stake
While the agreement is in the finishing straight and only Avia and Sdl have to sign, there is a debate about Alitalia international partner, whose choice is up to CAI (Italian air company). To these fears... more