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Finance and economyGEMINA, ADR RISES WORKING CAPITAL
ROME, Gemina announced a Euro 208 to 260 rise of working capital, which will feed new projects of the group owning Adr. more
AirlinesSWISSAIR AIMS AT AMERICAN AIRLINES BY PARTNERSHIP WITH ALITALIA
ROME, Swissair is supposed to plan an alliance with American Airlines, pressing Alitalia to sign the agreement soon. The name of the U.S. airline was spoken in last months even from italian union and Cempella,... more
DefenseITALIAN AIR FORCE PURCHASED 22 HERCULES C-130J FOR 46TH BRIGADE
PISA, Italian Air Force decided to replace the old Hercules C-130 of 46th brigade with the new hercules C-130J which will be officially unveiled in Pisa. The 22 aircrafts, ten in stretched version,... more
AirlinesAIR FRANCE CONFIRMS TALKS WITH ALITALIA FOR SKYTEAM
PARIS, Jean- Cyrill Spinetta, Air France chairman, confirmed that the french carrier is negotiating with Alitalia to reinforce Skyteam alliance, which includes Delta Air Lines, Aeromexico and Korean Airlines.... more
Science and technologyADR, POSITIVE ANSWER ABOUT "LEONARDO" ACQUISITION OFFER
ROME, Aeroporti di Roma board of directors, which yesterday approved the balance of the first half of the year, and replaced Giancarlo Abete with Confindustria's vice-president Andrea Mondello, gave a... more
Weather forecastsNEXT SHOW INFORMATIONS
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IndustrySYNTHETIC VISION: A TECHNOLOGY UNDER DEVELOPMENT
LANGLEY, VIRGINIA, USA, For the development of the synthetic-vision systems project, led by NASA’s Langley Research Center in Virginia and backed by Rockwell Collins, Jeppesen has signed a three-year a... more
Science and technologyADR CLOSED FIRST HALF OF THE YEAR'S BALANCE WITH A CREDIT
ROME, Adr (Aeroporti di Roma) board of directors approved the balance for the first half of year 2000. The net profit reached $30 million, passenger traffic rose 12,1%. Aircraft traffic on the two airports... more
AccidentsCUBAN PLANE CRSASHED: RUNAWAY NOT HIJACKING
NEW YORK, There was no hijacker on the small cuban plane which sank in the sea off Florida two days ago. Aboard there was only a group of people, trying to escape from Castro's regime for desperation... more
AerospaceRUSSIA'S SECOND COSMONAUT TITOV DIES
MOSCOW, Gierman Titov, Russia's second man in space after Yuri Gagarin died yesterday in his home sauna for carbon monoxide poisoning. The 65 years old cosmonaut was appointed general of russian Air Force... more
IndustryFAIRCHILD-DORNIER GIVES UP 428JET
GERMANY, Fairchild-Dornier, the aerospace industry, gave up projecting regional 428Jet displyed at Farnborough Air Show last July. Charles Pieper, Fairchild-Dornier's chief executive, said 428Jet's... more
AirlinesAMERICAN'S PILOTS REFUSE EXTENSION
FORTH WORTH, American Airlines pilots refused have rejected a one-year contract extension, setting the stage for negotiation next year. The contract extension was rejected by 66% of the pilots who cast... more
AerospaceNEWS ABOUT ANTLANTIS LAST MISSION
CAPE CANAVERAL, USA, Space Shuttle landed at 3:23 a.m. local time at Kennedy Space Center. it was the 14 landing ib the darkness. Nighttime landings are becoming more common, though, now that NASA... more
Civil aviationNTSB RECOMMENDS SAFETY MEASURES
USA, The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has made a number of recommendations to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) regarding aircraft fuel tanks and wiring systems. The recommendations... more
AerospaceNBC SENDS PEOPLE INTO SPACE WITH "DESTINATION MIR" PROGRAM
NEW YORK, In the age of the "Big Brother" tv program, so far from quiz shows, the winner of a new tv program will be offered a ten day trip into space. Mark Murnett's idea was liked by Nbc american network... more
PeopleGROUND STAFF CALLS FOR BETTER PROTECTION AGAINST AIR PASSENGER VIOLENCE
MANCHESTER, The GMB union has called for better protection for airport workers because of increased violence by passengers against staff. The union considered check-in staff and crew needed proper training... more
AirlinesPOTOMAC AIR WILL BE THE FOURTH SUBSIDIARY OF US AIRWAYS?
USA, US Airways is preparing to launch, by acquiring the license of an old, small and defunct airline, a fourth wholly owned subsidiary airline that is predicted to be operative in November, with the... more
AerospaceITALY IS READY TO FINANCE VEGA ROCKET
ROME, Italy is ready to finance the development of Vega rocket among the Esa. The whole cost of european program is $400 million, 10-15% of which has been already subscribed by a few minor countries.... more
AerospaceITALY IS ONE OF THE EUROPEAN COUNTRIES INVESTING LESS IN AEROSPACE
ROME, Antonio Rodotà, President of the European Space Agency said Italy uses only 1% of public funds for research, against the 2-3% of the other industrialized countries. The gap is higher about aerospace... more
HelicoptersSYDNEY OLYMPICS: AGUSTA SOLD A119 KOALA HELICOPTER FOR MEDICAL AND PASSENGER SERVICE
SYDNEY, Sydney Olympics have a new high-technology helicopter available to be used for particular passenger services and logistic operations: it is the first A119 Agusta helicopter sold to Australia,... more
AccidentsA RUSSIAN AIR-DEFENCE MISSILE CRASHED NEAR LAUCH SITE
ASHULUK, RUSSIA, A Russian air-defence missile crashed near lauch site in the Ashuluk training grounds in the Astrakhan region, 800 miles south of Moscow, but fortunately, failed to explode at impact.... more
AccidentsCHIRAC: "FULL COLLABORATION WITH ITALY ABOUT USTICA DISASTER"
PARIS, Jacques Chirac pledged full collaboration with italian justice in the inquiry about Ustica's disaster after the meeting italian premier Giuliano Amato. France always said no french plane was close... more
PeopleANOTHER FLIGHT OF CONCORDE, WITHOUT PASSENGERS
PARIS, The French Civil Aviation Authority has granted a single permission for a ferry flight from JFK New York airport to Paris, to bring back a Concorde aircraft owned by Air France, left at open... more
Science and technologyGIORGIO FOSSA: "SEA IS IN GOOD HEALTH, PRIVATIZATION AND A THIRD RUNWAY WERE SCHEDULED"
MILAN, Giorgio Fossa, Sea managing director has the future of the two airports of Linate and Malpensa very clear in his mind: There are no problems with European Union about Sea, it is in "good health"... more
HelicoptersALGERIA, HELICOPTERS AND TANKS AGAINST FUNDAMENTALISTS
ALGIERS, Algeria is on the warpath against fundamentalists. The army launched strong attacks against terrorists, killing at least seven terrorists in the region of Ain Defla, 160 km west of Algiers and... more
DefenseRUSSIAN PLANE LANDS AT BAGHDAD TO BRING MEDICINES AND A DELEGATION OF OIL EXPERTS
BAGHDAD, No fly zones seems not to block Iraq allied forces. A russian Yak-42 plane, carrying medicines and a group of oil experts, landed on sunday in Baghdad. Moscow government had in writing warned... more
Science and technologyBRAZILIAN PHOTOGRAPHER SALGADO ILLUSTRATES LIFE AT LINATE AND MALPENSA AIRPORT
MILAN, A gramma kissing her niece goodbye, a child starring at the runway, a couple in the waiting room: these are the pictures the brazilian photographer Sebastiao Salgado used to illustrate Milan airports... more
IndustryMAGELLAN AEROSPACE WINS AIRBUS CONTRACT
ONTARIO, Magellan Aeroispace Corporation, based in Mississauga, Ontario, has announced to have win the bid for a USD29m contract for production of acoustic nozzle assembly for the small Airbus A-318... more
AirlinesNEW INDIAN AIRLINES
NEW DELHI, A new airline is entering the indian market: Royal Airways. Rex Lezard is the chief executive. Royal Airways will sidestep government restrictions on setting up new airlines taking on the... more
DefenseWILL THE U.S. NATIONAL MISSILE DEFENSE ACCELERATE?
WASHINGTON, A senior US defence official said on Friday that testing for a proposed national missile defence (NMD) system must be accelerated if even a limited capability was to be deployed before... more