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AerospaceRussian space agency wishes to take part to Nasa tenders
Moscow, Russia - It will be set a cooperation between the two most important subjects of the field
Although the American laws hamper the participation of other foreign industries in contracts that have a strategic importance for America, as the field of the defense for example, it seem that it is taking... more
Airlines"Sars Emergency": Asian carriers on the edge of collapse try to cut as much as possible
Honk Kong, China - Employees asked for sacrifices while previous orders are postponed
The Sars spreading and the relative panic that are investing all the world has acquired by now considerable dimensions and its limiting is more and more difficult, putting the airlines in real danger.... more
Science and technologyUs airports: passengers showing Sars symptoms will be kept
Washington, Usa - All airport employees asked for higher surveillance
According to a disposition of the last hour from part of the American authorities, the airport employees have been authorized to detain at the airports whoever passenger showing the symptoms of Sars. The... more
PeoplePassengers involved in an incident sue their tour operator
Cardiff, UK - The holidaymakers would have suffered psychological injuries
According to an English judge, who yesterday addressed to a group of passengers seeking for a compensation after the airplane on which they travelled was been involved in an incident, has declared these... more
IndustryAlso Marconi Selenia Communications takes part in the F-35 project Jsf
Washington, Usa - It will supply reserve radio systems
It will be the Italian company Marconi Selenia Communications to supply the reserve radio systems for the multirole fighter F-35 Jsf (Joint Strike Fighter), built by Lockheed Martin. The development... more
Fair and showsIsraelis infuriate with an Alitalia's pilot who would have said: "Welcome in Palestine"
Tel Aviv, Israel - Italian air company 's trade Director in Tel Aviv intervened
"Pilot's comment has been lacking in sensibility in a day in which thousands of people go in the cemetaries", said Schiff Pines, Israeli Civil aviation spokesman, about the episode of an Alitalia pilot... more
DefenseNorth Korea threat could be really stopped?
Washington, Usa - Bush administration would step back
They have been many who thought an other conflict from part of the Usa was ready against one of the two "gangster" nations, that is Iran and North Korea, but the real conditions in order to force with... more
AerospaceEverything is set fot the European mission Mars Express
Baikonur, Kazakhstan - It will be blasted off by a Russian rocket
The European team of scientists and technicians who are working briskly for the program to send the Mars Express probe on the Red Planet have finally resolved all the problems, and therefore could announce... more
DefenseCanada could work together the Usa for the missile defense shield
Ottawa, Canada - But many government representative oppose this decision
According to official sources Canada would be preparing in order to participate with the USA to the construction of the missile defense shield, the new antimissile system that president George Bush has... more
PeopleFirst flight Kabul-Moscow to come back to normality
Moscow, Russia - The connections were suspended in 1996
As more times repeated also by AVIONEWS in the past editions, the resumption of the air connections is presupposition of fundamental importance for whichever country that exited from a war or from a regimen... more
AccidentsRussian Mi-2 crashes, injuring 2 seriously
Moscow, Russia - The helicopter was hired for commercial purposes
A Mi-2 helicopter of the Muscovite airline Prim Air has crashed yesterday in the independent province of Khanty-Mansii, causing the wounding of 4 persons on board, 2 crewmembers and 2 passengers. These... more
CuriositiesEffusions of love of high altitude on board of a BA flight for Hurley
London, United Kingdom - Protests of the passengers
"We are enthusiastic to see that our customers make good use of the first class' spacious bed. It's the confirm that our beds are not only comfortable, but they have space for two seats". A British Airways... more
AirlinesAir Transat dismisses 500 persons
Toronto, Canada - Air company will reduce also the flights capacity in the summer season
It will cut approximately 500 workplaces, the charter air company most important of Canada, Air Transat; 400 are staff employed and 100 work for Air Transat Holidays and Nolitor/World of Vacations. The... more
Airlines"Oiseau de Ciel" own by Sabena solded by public auction for EUR 3,4m
Brussels, Belgium - It's the most celebrates picture of the Belgian painter
Among the works of the collection of the bankrupted Belgian air company Sabena, sold yesterday in Brussels public auction, "the Oiseau de Ciel", an oil on burlap of the Belgian surrealist painter, René... more
Latest newsThe first Eu humanitarian flight will land tomorrow in Iraq
Brussels, Belgium - Belgian Army's C-130 will be attended in Baghdad tomorrow evening
A Belgian army's C-130 will transport tomorrow to Baghdad several tons of medical material, offered by the humanitarian organizations. It's the first humanitarian flight directed in Iraq organized by European... more
Science and technologyKansas City airport has suspended the flights for tornado
Kansas City, Usa - Us Midwest involved by phenomenon that has provoked 38 deads
Kansas City international airport, the largest in the region, has suspended all the flights for the violent tornado in the city. The terminals have been emptied and the disembarked passengers to that they... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Raytheon Aircraft Company airplanes
Washington, Usa - Model 390
Airworthiness Directives Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39 [Docket No. 2003-CE-18-AD; Amendment 39-13139; AD 2003-09-10] RIN... more
AirlinesKlm is the first to communicate the figures for April: passenger traffic falls of 6,8%
Amsterdam, Holland - Worst than ever for the Asian routes, falling of 24%
Klm is the first major European airlines to disclose the figures of the passenger traffic for the month of April and they're not good numbers. Indeed the Dutch carrier reports a decrease of 24% in the... more
AerospaceUsa and Russia look at Mars after the first spacial experiences together
Moscow, Russia - Though a last-minute proposal there's the will of both
Sure the last mission on the Iss (International Space Station), concluded with the change of Russian-American team and re-enter of this last one on Earth, has contributed to a revitalization of the space... more
IndustryThe Boeing under inquiry by Government and Usaf
Washington, Usa - News appeared yesterday on the "Wall Street Journal"
American company Boeing, leader in the production of commercial aircraft and second consignor in the Us military expenses sector, has confirmed to be under inquiry by Government and Usaf. A story appeared... more
Press releaseNew Scandinavian Airlines organization agreed
Stockholm, Sweden - It was established last Friday
"The new Scandinavian Airlines organization was established last May 2, 2003. The new organization is a feature of the improvement program (Plan C), which was presented in conjunction with the Group's... more
Science and technologyThird generation mobiles could change the in-flight communication
London, UK - The don't make any problems to the aircraft's instruments
Once upon a time there was a period in which the mobile phones wasn't permitted during flying, because of the interferences that could provoke to the delicate instruments in the cockpit, when every passenger... more
Government actsPublicated on the Official Journal of the European Union the operating licences of air carriers
Rome, Italy - The decisions taken by Denmark
Official Journal of the European Union C 91 of 16th April 2003, page 14. Publication of decisions by Member States to grant or revoke operating licences pursuant to Article 13(4) of Regulation (EEC) No... more
Government actsPublicated on the Official Journal of the European Union the operating licences of air carriers (2)
Rome, Italy - The decisions taken by Denmark
Official Journal of the European Union C 91 of 16th April 2003, page 14. Publication of decisions by Member States to grant or revoke operating licences pursuant to Article 13(4) of Regulation (EEC) No... more
IndustryA red of EUR 93m for Eads in the first quarter of 2003
Paris, France - A loss four times as large as the previous one in 2002
According to the Co-presidents of Eads Philippe Camus and Rainer Hertlich, the results of the first quarter "reflect the strong influences on our activities", but sure a net loss of EUR 93m is a figure... more
Government actsPublicated on the Official Journal of the European Union the operating licences of air carriers (3)
Rome, Italy - The decisions taken by Greece
Official Journal of the European Union C 91 of 16th April 2003, p. 15. Publication of decisions by Member States to grant or revoke operating licences pursuant to Article 13(4) of Regulation (EEC) No... more
Science and technologyThe management of Iraqi airports will go to Skylink Air and Logical Support
Baghdad, Iraq - Signed a contract with the Usaid of USD 10,2m
American "Skylink Air and Logical Support" will be the company that will manage Baghdad, Bassora and Mosul airports. Us Agency for the International Development(Usaid) has signed in fact a contract with... more
Latest newsRussia worries for a deployment of Us warplanes in Poland
Moscow, Russia - The Government of Warsaw is a reliable Us alley
The alliance between Usa and Poland is becoming more and more solid and for the Americans it turns out also to be more reliable than one with a country of the "old Europe", after the support that the Government... more
AirlinesVietnam Airlines tries a growth in the West thanks to its new B-777
Hanoi, Vietnam - Firstly a service for Paris then more important destinations will be served
It is not sure the best moment for an Asian air company to try an expansion of its operativity in the western countries, worried about the Sars virus that is spreading in those regions. But probably... more
DefensePakistan inclined to reduce its nuclear weapons
Islamabad, Pakistan - But also the India's attitude has to follow the same direction
The Pakistani government would be disposed to resume the official talks with India, after a escalation of violences and breaches in the last 3 years that have carried the 2 Asian nuclear powers on the... more
Press releaseIata: World airlines Ceos support pre-check-in screening of passengers
Geneva, Switzerland - Almost null the risk of an infection on board
"World airline CEOs, members of a special committee of IATA’s Board of Governors, met in London to discuss SARS impact and evaluate the measures being taken. They endorsed the idea of a standardized p... more
AirlinesAccording to press gossip a merger between Swiss and Lufthansa would be probable
Geneva, Switzerland - The only way to create proper structures to face the crisis
The Helvetic airline Swiss wants strongly to change skin and to find alternatives solutions that can give vigour again to the carrier, as that one announced on last Friday about the creation of a low-cost... more
Latest newsTalks for a cooperation between the Indian and Iranian Air Forces
New Delhi, India - It has been the first time after the Islamic revolution
It has been carried out in the Indian Air Force's headquartes in New Delhi the important meeting between the Iranian and Indian Air Forces, the first time after the Islamic revolution in Iran. During... more
Latest newsThey continue the air raids of Israeli jet fighters in the Lebanese airspace
Beirut, Lebanon - Hezbollahs fire back with the artillery but none aircraft has been hit
Although the United Nations have more times asked the Israeli government to not violate the Lebanese airspace (to see also AVIONEWS on 28/04/03), also this morning some fighter-bombers with the star of... more
AirlinesBranson insists on Concorde: some ideas proposed
London, UK - He's also inclined for an alliance with BA and Air France
Virgin's Chairman and founder, Richard Branson, is more and more well-disposed to take over the Concorde fleet when this will be withdrawn from the British Airways in the end of October, but the fight... more
Press releaseContinental Airlines reports operational performance for April 2003
Houston, Usa - Total load factor of 72,4%
"Continental Airlines (NYSE: CAL) reported an April 2003 systemwide mainline jet load factor of 72.4 percent, 1.1 points below last year's April load factor. Continental reported a record April domestic... more
AerospaceThe two Japanese spy satellites have not secrets
Tokyo, Japan - Some amateur astronomers put on internet their orbit map
About a month since their launch, two Japanese spy satellites, gathering information on North Korean nuclear weapons, have not secret. Satellites have themselves been spotted, photographed and had their... more
CuriositiesFlight Miami-Cancun has inaugurated the aviation for nudists
Miami, Usa - The nudists are cover themselves before the landing
Last May 3, 87 passengers of the flight Miami-Cancun have inaugurated the first nudist flight in the history of civil aviation, having accepted to pay a fare of USD 500(about the double of the normal fare).... more
People"Sars Emergency": North Korea has suspended all the routes with China
Pyongyang, North Korea - Provision will have the duration of a month
North-Korean regimen's press agency has communicated today that North Korea has decided the suspension of all the flights in arrival and departure for the Republic of China, in order to try to check the... more
AirlinesIran Air has suspended the weekly flight Teheran-Beijing-Tokyo
Teheran, Iran - Decision came for the decrease of the passengers
Said Razeghi, Iran Air manager, has declared that Iranian national air company has temporary suspended one of its two weekly flights with destination Japan, that make a stop over at Beijing. According... more
IndustryFor a contract of EUR 1,45bn with British Government the favorite is Lockheed Martin
London, United Kingdom - It has been revealed by "Sunday Telegraph"
According to the English daily newspaper "Sunday Telegraph", Lockheed Martin has good possibilities to obtain an important contract of EUR 1,45bn in United Kingdom. Lockheed Martin, Thales, European consortium... more
DefenseBush to talk with Putin about an anti-missile defense system in the end of this month
Moscow, Russia - But Duma has not ratified yet the 2002 agreement
It will be an encounter of fundamental importance that one to be held in the end of May between the American President, George Bush, and his Russian peer, Vladimir Putin, who invited the renter of the... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Pilatus Aircraft Ltd airplanes
Washington, Usa - Models PC-12 and PC-12/45
Airworthiness Directives Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39 [Docket No. 2003-CE-06-AD; Amendment 39-13140; AD 2003-09-11] RIN... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Boeing model 767-200, 300 and 300F series airplanes
Washington, Usa - To prevent failure of the bolts that attach the outboard trailing edge flap to the support beam, which could result in loss of the flap and consequent reduced controllability of the airplane
Airworthiness Directives Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39 [Docket No. 2002-NM-158-AD; Amendment 39-13137; AD 2003-09-08] RIN... more
Government actsPublicated on the Official Journal of the European Union the operating licences of air carriers (2)
Rome, Italy - The decisions taken by Germany
Official Journal of the European Union C 91 of 16th April 2003, p. 12. Publication of decisions by Member States to grant or revoke operating licences pursuant to Article 13(4) of Regulation (EEC) No... more
Government actsPublicated on the Official Journal of the European Union the operating licences of air carriers
Rome, Italy - The decisions taken by Germany
Official Journal of the European Union C 91 of 16th April 2003, p. 12. Publication of decisions by Member States to grant or revoke operating licences pursuant to Article 13(4) of Regulation (EEC) No... more
Government actsPublicated on the Official Journal of the European Union the operating licences of air carriers (4)
Rome, Italy - The decisions taken by Austria
Official Journal of the European Union C 91 of 16th April 2003, p. 12. Publication of decisions by Member States to grant or revoke operating licences pursuant to Article 13(4) of Regulation (EEC) No... more
Government actsPublicated on the Official Journal of the European Union the operating licences of air carriers (3)
Rome, Italy - The decisions taken by Austria
Official Journal of the European Union C 91 of 16th April 2003, p. 13. Publication of decisions by Member States to grant or revoke operating licences pursuant to Article 13(4) of Regulation (EEC) No... more
AirlinesOnly electronic tickets for AA passengers by the end of this year
Fort Worth, Usa - The initiative only for the national trips in the Usa
The papery tickets sold by American Airlines will be completely replaced, by the end of the year, from the electronic ones, in reality already used from 84% of the US passengers in the national travels... more
AccidentsGerman military helicopter forced to an emergency landing in Kosovo
Berlin, Germany - No wounded
A Bell UH-1D helicopter, of the German contingent as part of Nato multinational peace force in Kosovo, has yesterday forced to an emergency landing in a riverbed in Prizren. German Foreign Office declared... more