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AccidentsEIGHT PEOPLE DIE FOR AIR CRASH IN AUSTRALIA
SIDNEY, An aircraft with eight people on board sank approximately 25 kilometers far from south australian coasts. The search, carried out with an helicopter, three aircrafts and several boats, let be discovered... more
Science and technologyFAILS THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN BRITISH AND OLYMPIC
ROME, British Airlines decided not to take over the 20% of greek company Olympic Airlines, because of its difficulties. The pre-emptive right won't be therefore taken up and the greek airline will take... more
DefenseF-104 PARLIAMENTARY QUESTION
ROME, The Honourable Gramazio, of Alleanza Nazionale, sent a parliamentary question about the dangerousness of F-104 flights for people. He also asked for new funds for AMI, to provide it of state-of-the... more
Science and technologyPARLIAMENTARY QUESTION ABOUT FIUMICINO AIRPORT
ROME, Honourables Malagnino and Abaterusso, from Olive-Democratic-Socialist Party, sent a parliamentary question regarding the interventions of operating and structural retraining of flight infrastructures... more
AirlinesPARLIAMENTARY QUESTION REGARDING ALITALIA
ROME, The Honourable Armosino, of Forza Italia party, sent a written parliamentary question to know if Alitalia will start up the course Torino-Reggio Calabria. more
Science and technologyNEW PRESIDENT FOR VENICE AIRPORT
VENICE, Save Company, which runs the business of "Marco Polo" Venice Airport, has a new President, Enrico Marchi, elected unanimously at company meeting which took place yesterday evening. Marchi, aged... more
Science and technologyAMERICAN AIRLINES INAUGURATES ROME-CHICAGO NO- STOP FLIGHT
ROME, American Airlines inaugurated the new no-stop daily connection between Fiumicino Airport and Chicago O'Hare airport. "The course between Rome and Chicago was the most crowded course between Italy... more
PeopleBALL WATCHING INSTEAD OF AIRCRAFT WATCHING
MILAN, About eighty air traffic controllers received a notification of investigation. The count of indiction was fraud towards Enav. About fifteen controllers would be prosecuted for breaking and disturbing... more
AirlinesALITALIA ON INTERNET
ROME, Alitalia national company gets into e-commerce with a new portal dedicated to allocation of services and products related to tourism. Alitalia's board of directors therefore started up this project... more
DefensePARLIAMENTARY OPINION ON AM-X MODERNIZATION
ROMA, Italian Minister of Defense, Honourable Mattarella, of PPI party, delivered the request of parliamentary opinion about AM-X fleet modernization plan by letter dated May 25th. The 4th Permanent Commission... more
PeopleSPECIAL SAFETY BELT FOR QUICK TEMPERED PASSENGERS
LONDON, An ex police man thought up a device called "Body restraint package" that will be used by flying attendants on airplanes to "cool down" passengers furies in case they are taken by paroxysms dangerous... more
DefenseNO SPARE PARTS FOR BRAZILIAN AIRFORCE
RIO DE JANEIRO, Top-ranking officers of Brazilian air force said nearly 60 percent of the service's aircraft are grounded because of a lack of spare parts, which government can't buy because it needs the... more
DefenseHOW MANY AIRCRAFTS ARE OPERATED BY PENTAGON?
WASHINGTON D.C., Does the Pentagon really need 346 support aircraft -- including luxury jets used to ferry top brass around the country? The General Accounting Office thinks not, according to USA Today.... more
PeopleNO AGREEMENT BETWEEN EGYPT AND ISRAEL FOR FLIGHT ZONES
EL CAIRO, The agreement between Israel and Egypt about flight zones, which would have allowed the aircrafts coming from El Cairo to cross the air corridor to get to Gaza airport, has failed. Israel resolution,taken... more
IndustryAIRCRAFT CARRIER ACCIDENT REVEALED ONLY TODAY.
PACIFIC OCEAN, A CH-47 Chinook helicopter, adopted by American Navy, crashed down from a bridge of a not specified US aircraft carrier. The crash was due to a a mistake in landing. The helicopter landed... more
SecurityGRANNY WILL FLY AROUND THE WORLD BY HELICOPTER
LONDON, Jennifer Murray has just yesterday moved from Weybridge with a Robinson 44 helicopter. She is 59, with three sons and two grand children,and she intends to fly around the world in 86 days. The... more
AirlinesSUSPENDED TWO ALASKAN AIRLINES PILOTS
SEATTLE,USA, Six months of suspension have been suggested for two pilots of Alaskan Airlines. The reason is that even tough oxygen masks for passenger were started up, they kept on flying as the oxygen... more
Sport aviationUN ROTORWAY CONQUISTA ANCORA UNA VOLTA IL GRAND CHAMPION
CHANDLER, ARIZONA,USA, Ancora una volta un elicottero della Rotorway ha vinto il Grand Championship, uno dei maggiori eventi della EEA. Bob Fiorenze, di Winter Park, Florida, ha ottenuto il primo posto... more
AirlinesLA COMPAGNIA DI ELICOTTERI ROBINSON INIZIA IL NUOVO MILLENNIO GUADAGNANDO IL 65 % DEL MERCATO
TORRANCE, CALIFORNIA, La compagnia di elicotteri Robinson ha inaugurato l'anno 2000 con la vendita di 88 nuovi mezzi nel primo quadrimestre, un enorme aumento delle vendite, superiore al 64% rispetto allo... more
Science and technologyDE PALACIO IS COMING TO ROME ON THE 23RD OF JUNE
BRUXELLES, Airports International Council's annual meeting will take place on the 23rd of june and will be featuring Loyola de Palacio, Vice-President of European Commission. The meeting will treat the... more
AirlinesGOLDWIN INTRODUCES ITSELF IN PALERMO
PALERMO, A new airline is coming up in Sicily: It is called Goldwin Airlines and it is going to introduce itself to world press and operators on the 9th of june at fascinating setting of Palazzo dei Normanni... more
Press releaseAIR LITTORAL
ROME, Air Littoral is the first french regional Airline. It owns a fleet of 39 Aircrafts, such as ATR 42-5000 and Fokker. It carries over 4000 passengers each day and its network is based on Nice's and... more
AerospaceSAILING TO THE STARS ON SOLAR WIND
ALABAMA USA, According to NASA scientists within the decade a new and revolutionary propulsion system, an immense and super-lightweight sailing, will be at disposal. It will let the power of solar photons... more
Press releaseILA 2000
BERLINO, La mostra internazionale aerospaziale di ILA 2000 si terrà presso l'aeroporto Schoenefeld di Berlino, zona sud, dal 6 al 12 giugno 2000. L'ILA è in notevole espansione, almeno 2000 metri quadrati d... more
AirlinesSICILIAN INQUIRIES FOR UNDUE REFUNDS
PALERMO, A notorious sicilian aereonautic entrepreneur,Luigi Crispino, ex President of Air Sicilia, is, according to "La Repubblica", in the eye of storm for inquiries by Judiciary Court. According to... more
HelicoptersEH-101 FIRST FLIGHT
VERGIATE, "Cormorant First Flight Ceremony", inauguration of EH-101 helicopter first flight, took place this morning at Agusta's factory of Vergiate (Varese). The helicopter is manufactured by alliance... more
Sport aviationENGLISH MAN TRYING NORTH POLE UNDERTAKING
OSLO, NORWAY, Davis Hempelman Adams, an english man aged 44, just yesterday left Longyearbien, main town of Svalbard isle, in Norway, for a flight of about four days which should allow him to overfly... more
Science and technologyALITALIA SEARCHING FOR A EUROPEAN PARTNERSHIP
ROME, According to Adnkronos Press Agency report,Iri's President Piero Gnudi declared Alitalia is searching for a european partnership after the break up of negotiations with Klm. On the contrary he didn't... more
Science and technologySAILING TO THE STARS ON SOLAR WIND
ALABAMA, USA, According to NASA scientists within the decade a new and revolutionary propulsion system, an immense and super-lightweight sailing, will be at disposal. It will let the power of solar photons... more
Science and technologyNEW AIRCRAFTS MATRICULATIONS IN ITALY
ROME, ITALY, New matriculation fligth licences released by Enac during the month of April 2000: AERO CLUB VALLE D'AOSTA -PIPER AIRCRAFT CO.PA-18-150-I-EWAN-STANDARD/ ESERCENTE ESTERO - AGUSTA A109E-11072-EXPORT/... more