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AccidentsAn Indian Mig 21 trainer crashed yesterday near Bagdogra air base
New Delhi - Both pilots died
The incident has happened yesterday morning at 7.30 am, local timetable. The IAF fighter (Indian Air Force) was returning to the Bagdogra air base when it has hit cables of high tension: the aircraft has... more
Civil aviationFAA Emergency AD on Bell Helicopter Textron Canada model 407 helicopters
USA - To detect an incorrect installation of swashplate drive link cup washers, which could limit the travel of the swashplate outer ring and lead to stud failure, failure of both swashplate drive link studs, and loss of control of the helicopter
Airworthiness Directives Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39 Docket No. 2002-SW-51-AD; AD 2002-23-51 Bell Helicopter Textron Canada... more
AccidentsHoward died in a plane crash, he was a forerunner of the satellite tv
Washington, Usa - His son has lost his life too
Henry Taylor Howard, pioneer of the satellite tv and emeritus professor at the Stanford University, is died at the age of 70 because of the crash of his single-engine aeroplane that he was piloting. An... more
DefenseEnglish defence worker accused to sell military secrets for Russians
London, UK - The operation was carried out by the secret services on last month
The spy-war continues nowadays and to be charged, this time, is a technician of the Defense of Her Majesty. Ian Perry, this is the name of the 43-years-old accused to have sold top-secret documents to... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Gulfstream Aerospace LP model Galaxy and Gulfstream 200 airplanes
Washington, USA - To detect and correct damage to the forward engine cross spar assembly, which could result in the reduced structural integrity of the forward engine cross spar assembly
Airworthiness Directives Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39 [Docket No. 2002-NM-265-AD; Amendment 39-12945; AD 2002-23-01] RIN... more
Latest newsAlenia Marconi System will install 16 ILS systems for the USAF
Rome, Italy - The contract has a value of more than EUR 3m
Alenia Marconi System (AMS), an an equal shares joint venture between Bae Systems of the UK and Finmeccanica of Italy, operates in the defence and electronic field, supplying structures and services in... more
IndustryGeneral Electric awarded of a over 7 USDm contract
USA
General Electric Co., Division General, Lynn, Mass., was awarded a $7,188,248 firm-fixed-price type contract for parts for aircraft engines to include a variety of 47 different parts for the U.S. Army,... more
AccidentsHelicopter crashed at Long Island, "Tradeware Corporation" Ceo dies
New York, USA - William M. Smithers was regarded as a genius in the financial technology
The incident happened last Friday, but "Tradeware Corporation", the company of which Smithers was the Ceo, has given the announcement only yesterday. Smithers, 35 years old, was alone at the moment of... more
AerospaceChina ready to launch a manned space flight
Beijing, China - Additional touch for the final test
Until today only two nations had succeeded to complete manned space flights, USA and Russia. But if all goes as planned also China will be able to enter in the history, as the third country to bring men... more
DefenseIraq'd have accepted UN resolution (2): confirmed the rais' approval
New York, USA - The acceptance comes two days early
With a letter delivered personally by the Iraqi Ambassador Mohammad al-Douri to the General Secretary of the United Nations Kofi Annan, Saddam Hussein has formally accepted the UN resolution 1441. This... more
SecurityReactions of Cuban government to the eight dissidents' escape
Havana, Cuba - "It has been a piracy act"
It has been requested by the Cuban government the restitution of the little yellow two-engine aircraft of Soviet engineering, normally used for pest ridding of tobacco plantations, used by the eight dissidents... more
AirlinesDutch group to buy Air Lib's 50%
Paris, France - The Civil Aviation Authority ready to withdraw the carrier's licence
Jean-Charles Corbet, former-pilot and owner of Air Libertè, has time until the next Friday in order to propose a plan to save his airline from a ruinous financial situation. This is the government's... more
Science and technologyKey West to open back for international flights
Florida, USA - It was kept closed for 40 years because the Cuban missile crisis
Situated to 90 km from the communist island of Cuba, the international airport that is located on the Key West island is ready to open back. After more than 40 years since its closing to the international... more
DefenseIraq'd have accepted UN resolution
Baghdad, Iraq - The news came few minutes ago
Arabian sources, not officialized yet, would declared rais has no objections to accept the UN 1441 resolution that previews a return of the UN inpsectors in the Iraqi territory. (0012) more
AirportsThe Red Baron's great grandson to be charged with wilful murder
Berlin, Germany - Slaughtered her parents
Suzanne Louise Von Richtofen, only 19 years old, has been accused by the police to be accomplice with her boyfriend in the killing of her parents. What initially it had seemed the consequence of a badly... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Cessna Aircraft Company airplanes
Washington, USA - Models 208 and 208B
Airworthiness Directives Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39 [Docket No. 2002-CE-23-AD; Amendment 39-12944; AD 2002-22-17] RIN... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Eurocopter France model EC 155B helicopters
Washington, USA - To prevent loss of a door in flight, contact with the main rotor or tail rotor, and subsequent loss of helicopter control
Airworthiness Directives Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39 [Docket No. 2002-SW-26-AD; Amendment 39-12942; AD 2002-22-15] RIN... more
Press releaseContinental Connection to link Ottawa with 17 northeast business centers
Plattsburgh, USA - From December 2
"Continental Connection announced it will introduce twice-daily, nonstop flights between Ottawa and its hub in Albany, N.Y., with well-timed connections that link Canada's capital with key business destinations... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Eurocopter France model AS355N helicopters
Washington, USA - To prevent excessive starter-generator (S-G) vibration, which may lead to separation of an engine exhaust pipe ejector (ejector), impact with the main or tail rotor, and subsequent loss of control of the helicopter
Airworthiness Directives Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39 [Docket No. 2002-SW-32-AD; Amendment 39-12943; AD 2002-22-16] RIN... more
Latest newsIsrael launches a large operation in Nablus: Apache bombs Gaza
Jerusalem, Israel - The offensive comes also from the sky
With the systematic utilization of the Apache attack helicopters, especially in this part of the Jewes-Palestinian conflict, it is entered in a new phase. The Israeli military operations can in fact... more
DefenseA400M: Germany likely to reduce its order
Berlin, Germany - The cause is the uncertain financial moment
There are still no sure news but it would seem that, according to declarations of minister of the German Defense Peter Struck, the government of Berlin will considerably reduce the order of the A400M. "It's... more
IndustryMcDonnell Douglas awarded of a over 21 USDm contract
USA
McDonnell Douglas Corp., St. Louis is being awarded a $21,306,023 cost-plus-fixed-fee delivery order against a previously awarded basic ordering agreement (N00019-98-G-0037) for supplies and services in... more
AccidentsMilitary airplane crashed in the Grigioni Canton (2): its main features
Bonaduz, Switzerland - It's used by more than 20 countries
The Pilatus PC-7 Turbo Trainer is a low-wing monoplane with a tandem seating cockpit. The aircraft’s capability to cover all aspects of basic training including aerobatics, instrument, tactical and n... more
AccidentsMilitary airplane crashed in the Grigioni Canton
Bonaduz, Switzerland - Two officials are the victims
A tragic fatality has cost the life to two officials of the Swiss Army while carrying out a training flight. Indeed their aircraft, a Pilatus PC-7, has met against a telephone cable falling down then... more
AirlinesAna's B747 was tampered with
Tokyo, Japan - Nippon authorities ordered to recheck all airplanes
The fact goes back to the last October but only now the Japanese authorities have given the news: someone has manipulated a B747 of the "All Nippon Airways" (Ana). The aircraft in issue had been given... more
DefenseRenewed the command of the Chinese Army
Peking, China - People aged over seventy has to leave the working place
The Chinese Army is going to pension off its most aged officials. The change is going to happen by order of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. This last will decree it by the end of... more
SecurityEight Cubans escape in the USA
Washington, USA - The Carribbeans are landed with a small aircraft
During the daytime of yesterday eight Cubans are landed in Key West with a small aircraft. Probably the Cubans are arrived in the USA to ask political asylum, escaping from Castro's regime. Following... more
AccidentsAttempted suicide on a Brazilian aircraft
San Paolo, Brazil - The man has been blocked by the other passengers
A 58 years old man named Clodovel Dantes Lacerda has been blocked by the other passengers on board of a Gol flight from Cuiabà to Campo Grande in the federal State of Mato Grosso. The man, during the... more
Latest newsNew attack to Iraq, the first one after UN resolution
Washington, USA - The news is yesterday's
From the Lincoln aircraft carrier, anchored in the Gulf, during the night between Sunday and Monday, a new attack has started against Iraq targeting two Iraqi postings of ground-air Sam rockets in the... more
Latest newsUSA criticizes Colombia for having bought Brazilian aircraft
Bogotà, Colombia - 40 Embraer aircraft for a USD 234 m
Many critics and worries, according to US military sources, for the purchase for an amount of USD 234m of 40 Brazilian Emb-314 light-aircraft, while the American government would have preferred the modernization... more
HelicoptersNorth Irland: helicopters in patrolling activity
Belfast, North Irland - A starting allocation of Eur 4.7m
There are three manufacturing industries trying to obtain the allocation that Belfast's government has decided to equip the police force with an helicopter: the Italian Agusta, the French-German Eurocopter... more
AccidentsAnother Mi-24 crashed in Chechnya (2): its technical features
One of the most-ever used by the ex Red Army
The last arm-race, between USSR and USA, has implied the development of a helicopter by Russia similar to the American "Cobra", able to transport powerful systems of armament and, at the same time, with... more
AccidentsAnother Mi-24 crashed in Chechenya
Grozny, Chechenya - This time was a technical failure
The Chechen guerrillas have already shot down three helicopters of the Russian army since last August, but this time they cannot have any "merit". Indeed the Mi-24, crashed yesterday with three military... more
DefenseIraqi Parliament refuses UN resolution
Baghdad, Iraq - The last decision is to be taken by Saddam
It has not been taken in consideration the speech of Saddam's son, general Uday, who had invited the Parliament on this morning to vote in favour of the UN resolution 1441. Therefore, unanimously, the... more
Press releaseThe Sas Group traffic development
Stockholm, Sweden - In October
"The Sas Group transported a total of 3,0 million passengers in October 2002 vs 2,1 million in 2001, an increase of 43%. Overall group passenger load factor increased by 9,0%. Scandinavian Airlines traffic... more
DefenseIraq ready to accept UN 1441 resolution
Baghdad, Iraq - A definitive decision is going to be taken in these hours
After the speeches that some representatives of the Iraqi parliament had made yesterday, it seemed the government of Baghdad did not have intention to accept the UN resolution, "As full of lies and ill... more
HelicoptersSikorsky to lay off 150 workers just in Connecticut
Stratford, USA - The reason is a decrease in the international sales
The only way in order to avoid this crisis and, more important, the lay-off of 150 persons would reside in an order of, at least, 36 helicopters Black Hawk by the Army. This the thought of the Sikorsky... more
AccidentsThe last four bodies have been found in the Fokker-27 crashed yesterday
Manila, Philippines - 15 are the survivors
They are continued incessantly until this morning the searches leaded by the men of the Manila's Coast Guard, but an Australian man is still missing. Other 4 bodies have been found in their seats with... more
AirlinesChina Ocean Aviation Group receives Challenger 800 jet by Bombardier
Zhuhai, China - Remarkable the Canadian industry performance in the Chinese market
The Bombardier Challenger 800 is a variation of the CRJ200 that, the same Canadian industry, had sold to China Ocean Aviation Group in January of the present year. It will be this last carrier therefore,... more
CuriositiesAn after-shock pill is arriving
New York, USA - The discover has been made by two US scientists
Glenn Saxe of Boston's Medical Center and Roger Pitman of Harvard University have presented, on Saturday, during a conference in Baltimora a research which results should be the discovering of a pill that... more
AirlinesAir Lib risks the failure
Paris, France - Negative answer to the renewal of the licence
The ex AOM-Air Libertè bought in a first round by Charles Courbet, then bought by Swissair and after the failure of the carrier bought back by Courbet, risks seriously to fail because the Major Civil... more
AerospaceNew technology for the Ariane rocket
Turin, Italy - FiatAvio has completed the new turbopump
FiatAvio has completed and delivered to Snecma the new turbopump that in 2006 will be part of the Ariane 5 rocket after 9 trying campaigns. The new turbopump will be able to work at -180° without any... more
Science and technologyBig problems at Moscow's airports
Moscow, Russia - Big snowfall blocks Russian capital's airports
Russian winter begins to show its first consequences on aerial. Three of four airports (Domodieovo, Vinukovo and Bykovo) of the Russian capital have been blocked last Friday because a strong snowfall... more
Science and technologyAutogrill will be present also in Toronto airport
Milan, Italy - Big incomes are previewed within 2012
Autogrill society, Benetton's subsidiary, will operate in Toronto airport in 2003 and it's previewed an income about USD 300m within the next decade. In a society's note we can read: "The contract that... more
AerospaceDiscovering planet Venus' secrets
Rome, Italy - Near to start an Italy-Europe joint mission
Voted unanimously by ESA (European Space Agency) the mission whose final goal will be discovering the secrets of the Sun's nearest planet.This mission will be called Venus Express and will be supported... more
AccidentsThe cause of the Fokker-50's incident was a stoppage of the engines
Luxembourg - The final conclusion after the black box's checking
From the examination of Fokker-50's flight recorder, that crashed on Wednesday morning nearby the airport Findel in Luxembourg, turns out the cause of the incident is to attribute to a block of the engines.... more
AccidentsA plane crashed just after taken off (2): 16 the survivors
Manila, Philippines - The aircraft should be at 20 m under sea
After 24 hours since the incident that has involved an aircraft of the LoagAir 16 passengers have been saved, 14 have been found death and others 4 are, until now, dispersed. The survivors, among whom... more
DefenseIraq takes time, USA sets for the war
Washington, Usa - Pentagon prepares the invasion plans
It does not seem USA believes in a change of attitude of Baghdad's regimen. Indeed they are being prepared, according to Pentagon's sources, for the unavoidable conflict. Without discussing directly the... more
AccidentsThe debris of a Chinese rocket fall over a village injuring a boy
Benjing, China - The incident occured on the last October 27th
The Ziyuan-2B rocket had been launched on last October 27th from the space base in Taiyuan. The scope of the mission was to bring in orbit a satellite for monitoring and preventing environmental disasters.... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc. model 204B, 205A, 205A-1, 205B, 212, 214B, and 214B-1helicopters
Washington, USA - To prevent separation of a TT strap, loss of a main rotor blade, and subsequent loss of control of the helicopter
Airworthiness Directives Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39 [Docket No. 2001-SW-42-AD; Amendment 39-12941; AD 2002-22-14] RIN... more