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AirlinesWestJet to increase its summer links
Calgary, Canada - To face demand raise
Canadian air carrier WestJet, in order to be able to face next summer foreseeable demand increase, decide to augment its flights. The routes interested by the summer raise include Victoria, Comox, Kelowna,... more
AirlinesAir Canada ready to expand operations of its two low cost carriers
Toronto, Canada
Canadian carrier Air Canada is ready to expand its two discount airline operations in the domestic market as part of its attempt to return to profitability in this year. The airline launched Zip in mid-April... more
AirlinesRoyal Brunei Airlines: Pengiran Ali Ahmad to resign
Brunei, Indonesia - Executive director and CEO at the rich sultanate flag air carrier
Pengiran Ali Ahmed, executive director and CEO at Royal Brunei Airlines, resigned even though will keep its place until a substitute will be found. According to Pehyn Yahya, Royal Brunei Airlines president... more
AccidentsOn the helicopter vanished two weeks ago in Colombia
Bogotà, Colombia - Pilot and passengers kidnapped by Craf rebels
According to what confirmed by Colombian secret service, the three people on board the helicopter vanished two weeks ago in Colombia, after being forced to an emergency landing by Colombian revolutionary... more
HelicoptersMDHI will deliver in June first two Explorers to Dutch police
Berlin, Germany
Two heavily equipped Dutch Police (KLPD) MD Explorers are nearing completion and will be delivered in June at MD Helicopters (MDHI) facilities in Mesa, Ariz. The Dutch National Police have ordered a... more
IndustrySeoul asked Boeing to knock off the price of its F-15s
Seoul, South Korea - Because of Korean people waves of protest
Seoul government officially asked Us aeronautical constructor Boeing to reduce the price of its F-15 fighters in relation with the contract recently signed to supply South Korean Air Force with 40 combat... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Mc Donnell Douglas aircraft
USA
Airworthiness Directives DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39 [Docket No. 2000-NM-164-AD; Amendment 39-12740; AD 2002-09-07] RIN 2120-AA64 Airworthiness... more
AccidentsIndian fighter crashed into a building (2): a technical sheet
Rome, Italy - Mikoyan Mig-21 "Fishbed" (Russia)
Type: multi-role fighter Accommodation: one pilot Dimensions - length: 15,76 mt - wingspan: 7,15 mt - height: 4,1 mt Weights - empty: 5843 kg - max T/O: 9800 kg Performance - max speed:... more
AccidentsIndian fighter crashed into a building
Amritsar, India - 8 dead and 20 injured
This morning an Indian Air Force Mig-21 crashed into a building in Jullundur, India. The Russian-made combat aircraft has previously departed on a routine reconnaissance mission from the air base of Adampur. At... more
AirlinesVirgin Atlantic to raise its capital
London, Uk - With USD 36m
Virgin Atlantic shareholders are planning to raise carrier capital with a USD 36m injection financed in part by Singapore Airlines (owner of a 49% stake of British airline) and in part by Virgin Investments... more
Science and technologyFrankfurt airport: Fraport and airlines sign a five-year agreement on airport charges
Frankfurt, Germany - The agreement links airport charges with actual traffic development
Fraport Ag Frankfurt Airport Services Worldwide and the airlines serving Frankfurt Airport (FRA) today signed a basic agreement defining, for the first time, the level of FRA's airport charges over a longer... more
Press releaseAn Italian F-104 crashed in The Netherlands (4): Italian Air Force press release
Rome, Italy - Incident to an Aeronautica Militare F-104 in The Netherlands, pilot survived
"An incident occurred to a F-104 fighter of the Grazzanise 9th Squadron as it was landing at the military airport of Leewarden, The Netherlands, at about 1pm (local time). The Italian aircraft was taking... more
AirlinesQantas new low-cost subsidiary ready for bookings
Canberra, Australia - Starting from next May 8th
Qantas, Australian flag airline, is ready to launch its new low-cost division. Bookings for the first flights, which initially are going to serve exclusively East Asian countries, will start next May... more
IndustryBoeing and CargoLifter sign letter of intent
Berlin, Germany
The Boeing Company and CargoLifter AG announced today that they have signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) to explore potential business opportunities for the development and use of "Lighter-than-Air" (LTA)... more
AccidentsUs Air Force pilot declared dead following crash
Eglin, Usa - His F-15 crashed last Tuesday
Maj. James A. Duricy, a pilot from Eglin Air Force base in Florida, has been declared dead following the crash of his F-15 Eagle into the Gulf of Mexico about 60 miles south of Panama City, Florida, on... more
Helicopters600th Exec 162F helicopter sold
Chandler, Arizona
RotorWay International recently shipped out the 600th Exec 162F kit helicopter. Celebrating its 35th year in business, RotorWay is the world's oldest and largest kit helicopter company with sales in... more
Latest newsAfghanistan: airlift to Guantanamo started again
Washington, Usa - Thirty-two new terror suspects taken to Us military base
Just days after opening a new prison compound, a Us Air Force C-17 brought 32 more suspected al-Qaida and Taliban terrorists to Guantanamo, Cuba, on Wednesday, the first to arrive from Afghanistan in more... more
PeopleProposed a law to arm pilots
Washington, USA
The idea of handguns as a "last line of defence" is supported by the Air Line Pilots Association (Alpa), the biggest pilot's union, which claims that nearly three-quarters of its 62,000 members are in... more
IndustryGeneral Electric awarded of a over 9 USDm contract
USA
General Electric Engine Services, Cincinnati, Ohio, is being awarded a $9,077,928 firm-fixed-price contract (DAAH23-02-D-0137), for overhaul and recapitalization of 150 (maximum) T701C Turbine Engines... more
AccidentsAn Italian F-104 crashed in The Netherlands (3): the plane broke in two parts
Amsterdam, The Netherlands - Dutch Defence ministry to open an inquiry
According to Dutch authorities, the Italian Air Force F-104 Starfighter crashed this morning as it was approaching landing at a Dutch air base in the surroundings of Leewarden (The Netherlands), would... more
AirlinesAir New Zealand (ANZ): foresees to improve its financial situation
Auckland, New Zealand - Breakeven get closer
Pushed by the international air sector recovery, Air New Zealand appears to be on the right way to get out of its financial crisis. For ANZ, the airline witnessed a "significant" improvement both in... more
Science and technology200 federal screeners arrive at Baltimora airport
Washington, USA
Two hundred federal passenger screeners have started work at Baltimore Washington airport, operating at Piers A and B. They are the vanguard of a federal screening force of 30,000 which is to be introduced... more
IndustryGeneral Electric awarded of a over 17 USDm contract
USA
General Electric Engine Services, Cincinnati, Ohio, is being awarded a $17,421,700 firm- fixed-price contract (DAAH23-02-D-0136), for overhaul and recapitalization of 300 (maximum) T700 Turbine Engines... more
IndustryGeneral Electric awarded of a over 9 USDm contract
USA
General Electric Engine Services, Cincinnati, Ohio, is being awarded a $9,422,802 firm-fixed-price contract (DAAH23-02-D-0141), for overhaul/recapitalization of 200 (maximum) T701 Turbine Engines and 35... more
AirlinesAmerican Airlines will be sued by New York's accident victims families
U.S. carrier American Airlines is to be sued by the families of 15 Dominican passengers who were killed when one of the carrier's Airbus A300-600 planes crashed shortly after take-off last November. They... more
AirlinesWestJet to order two more Boeing 737-700
Washington, Usa - An operation worth USD 100m
The Canadian airline WestJet ordered two more Boeing 737-700, in an operation worth USD 100m. Thanks to these aircraft, whose delivery is scheduled from April 2003 to July 2003, next year the Calgary-based... more
HelicoptersU.S. law customers keep returning to MDHI
Mesa, Arizona
The U.S. airborne law enforcement community continues to embrace single-engine helicopters (MD 600N, MD 520N, MD 500E, MD 530F) manufactured by MD Helicopters, Inc. (MDHI) in Mesa, Ariz. MDHI has confirmed... more
AccidentsTurbulence hits United flight: seven hurt
Wellington, New Zealand - UA Boeing 747 to divert to Auckland
Clear air turbulence has been blamed for injuries to seven people on board a United Airlines flight from Sydney, Australia to San Francisco. The Boeing 747-400, with 269 passengers and 21 crew on board,... more
DefenseOver 81,000 reservist mobilized in USA
Washington, USA
Total number currently on active duty in support of the partial mobilization for the Army National Guard and Army Reserve is 28,013; Naval Reserve, 9,629; Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve, 37,451;... more
Latest newsA new commander for Blue Angels
Washington, USA
Chief of Naval Air Training Rear Adm. John E. Boyington Jr. announced today the selection of Cmdr. Russell J. Bartlett to lead the Navy's Flight Demonstration Squadron (The Blue Angels) for the 2003-2004... more
Science and technologyEyescan trials started at Heathrow
London, Great Britain
At London's Heathrow Airport are under test for a five month trial the new eye-recognition technology at passport control. The experiment, which involves identifying passengers by iris recognition, is... more
AirlinesAir Canada defines first quarter losses as "encouraging".
Montreal, Canada
Canadian carrier Air Canada posted an operating loss of USD$102.3 million but the carrier welcomed the quarterly results, describing them as "encouraging". The figures represented a USD88 million improvement... more
AirlinesFully booked first AfricaOne flight
Kampala, Uganda - First intercontinental flight to take off
All 267 seats of AfricaOne Dc 10 have been booked in. The first AfricaOne flight will depart from Lagos, Nigeria, next May 5th. It will make a stop over at Entebbe, Uganda, and will finally land at Dubai,... more
AccidentsAn Italian F-104 crashed in The Netherlands (2): a technical sheet
Rome, Italy - Lockheed Martin F-104 Starfighter
Type: multi-role fighter Accomodation: one pilot Dimensions - length: 16,69 mt - wingspan: 6,68 mt - height: 4,11 mt Weights - empty: 6700 kg - max T/O: 14.060 kg Performance - max speed:... more
AccidentsAn Italian F-104 crashed in The Netherlands
Leewarden, The Netherlands - Pilot got seriously injured
An Italian F-104 Starfighter plummetted today as it was landing at the Leewarden airbase airport, The Netherlands. Pilot, seriuosly injured, has been promptly hospitalized. The combat aircraft was part... more
IndustryBoeing awarded of a over 20 USDm contract
USA
The Boeing Co., Long Beach, Calif., is being awarded a $20,217,209 time and materials contract modification to provide for the calendar year 2002 purchase of retrofit kits, installation, and modification... more
IndustryRaytheon awarded of a over 165 USDm contract
USA
The Raytheon Co., Tucson, Ariz., is being awarded a $165,321,232 firm-fixed-price contract to provide for the purchase of 387 Advance Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM) for the U.S. Air Force,... more
IndustryWestern awarded of a over 9 USDm contract
USA
Western Design Howden Corporation, Irvine, Calif., is being awarded a $9,500,000 firm- fixed-price requirements contract for a catalog price list of spare parts for the 12-Pak Magazine and the loader and... more
IndustryEagan awarded of a over 5 USdm contract
USA
Eagan, McAllister Associates, Inc., Lexington Park, Md., is being awarded a $5,030,500 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for technical and engineering services in support of airborne combat and communication... more
IndustryBoeing awarded of a near 6 USDm contract
USA
The Boeing Company, Boeing North American, Inc., Aircraft Modification Center, Shreveport, La., is being awarded a $5,889,088 modification to previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract for the procurement... more
IndustryMcDonnell Douglas awarded of a over 46 USDm contract
USA
McDonnell Douglas Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Boeing Co., St. Louis, is being awarded a $46,436,098 not-to-exceed modification to previously awarded fixed-price incentive-fee contract for the... more
AirlinesDelta recovers codeshare with Korean Air
USA
After the positive definition of a series of concerns over Korean Air Lines safety record, both Delta Air Lines and Air France, Skyteam members, dropped code-sharing arrangements after a series of crashes. the... more
AccidentsPhilippine fighter crashed into a school (2): a technical sheet
Rome, Italy - Northrop F-5
Type: tactical fighter Accomodation: two pilots Dimensions - length: 14,45 mt - wingspan: 8,13 mt - height: 4,06 mt Weights - empty: 4410 kg - max T/O: 11.214 kg Performance - max speed:... more
AirlinesCrossair great exit
Zurich, Switzerland - Before it became "Swiss"
Crossair, the largest regional carrier in Europe, registered smashing results before assuming the brand "Swiss". In last quarter of 2001 in fact, Crossair registered an amazing +66,6% in the number of... more
AccidentsTunisian army helicopter crashes: 12 dead
Tunis, Tunisia - Among dead the army chief of staff
An Tunisian army helicopter crashed during a mission in the northwestern Kef region, near the border with Algeria, in the Medjez El Bab region, 37 miles northwest of the capital. Among the 12 people... more
Fair and showsErik Lindbergh's commemorative flight comes to the end
Paris, France - Charles' grandson lands in Paris
Erik Lindberg's 75th-anniversary commemoration of his grandfather's solo transatlantic flight has come to an end. He had taken off Wednesday morning from Long Island, New York, and landed this morning... more
AirlinesJetBlue to order two new Airbus A-320s
Washington, Usa - Delivery between December 2002 and May 2003
Us carrier JetBlue ordered two new Airbus A-320s by converting two of its options. Delivery of the IAE 2500 powered-by aircraft will start next December 2002 and will be completed in May 2003. "JetBlue... more
DefenseSeptember 11th: Nato Awacs will not patrol Us skies anymore
Brussels, Belgium - Operation "Eagle assist" will in fact finish next May 16th
"Eagle assist", the Nato patrolling and survellaince operation upon Us skies started last October 9th, is going to finish as from May 16th. After 360 reconnaissance missions for a total 4300 hours of... more
Weather forecastsMay 2002: air shows and exhibitions
PROP 2002 SAFETY SEMINAR PROGRAM: May 3-4, Nashville Marriott, Nashville, Tenn. Info: (972) 248-3108 ext 211; Web site: www.turbineair.com. GREAT VALLEY FLY-IN…May 4-5, Watts-Woodland Airport, Woodland, C... more
Latest newsF-22 "Raptor": a "blunt-beaked" fighter
Washington, Usa - According to "The Washington Times"
According to what stated by the American daily newspaper "The Washington Times", the new US Air Force gem, the Lockheed Martin produced-by F-22 "Raptor", could have some holding troubles. The Raptor tail... more