Sport aviationHang gliding: next Italian Cup competition in Bergamo

Bergamo, Italy - From April 25th to 28th

Next Italian Hang Gliding Cup competition will be organized in Bergamo from April 25th to 28th. It is an important test to screen Italian pilots who will be part of the National team in the incoming European... more

Curiosities"Indiana Jones on Hudson"

Los Angeles, Usa - Harrison Ford: from screen to real life

Indiana Jones is back! Harrison Ford has equipped his own helicopter with sophisticated cameras and will spend most of his time finding out illegal waste along the river Hudson. (004) more

IndustryRolls-Royce to build up a new facility in Glasgow

London, Uk - A GBPm 85 worth investment

Rolls-Royce, the British aircraft engine manufacturer, will likely invest GBPm 85 in the construction of a new facility in Scotland. According to Enterprise minister Wendy Alexander this investment is... more

AccidentsAir Ambulance crashes at Puerto Rico, three victims

Puerto Rico, USA

An air ambulance, a Mitsubishi MU-2 twin-turboprop, sign N45BS, crashed into a car dealership during landing at San Juan, Puerto Rico Luiz Munoz Marin International Airport, causing death of the pilot... more

AerospaceShuttle Atlantis back home

Cape Canaveral, Usa - After the 11-day mission, including four spacewalks

The space shuttle Atlantis landed safely and on time Friday at Florida's Kennedy Space Center, capping an 11-day mission to space-station Alpha. The space mission resulted in the installation of a main... more

AirlinesNew UAL daily nonstop flight Tokyo-Taipei

Tokyo-Japan - Code sharing with ANA to expand

United Airlines Chairman and CEO Jack Creighton announced the carrier's new daily nonstop service between Narita, Japan, and Taipei, Taiwan, starting April 18th. He made the declaration while he was attending... more

AirlinesUAL Corp pulls the plug on Avolar

Chicago, Usa - After halting efforts to find outside investors

United Airlines parent UAL Corp announced last March, it is closing down Avolar, its Chicago-based subsidiary. This decision has been taken little more than a week after halting efforts to find outside... more

Fair and showsFirst Atlantic flight commemoration at second leg

New York, Usa - Charles Lindbergh's grandson lands at Long Island

Yesterday Erik Lindbergh landed at Long Island, second leg of his grandfather's first lone Atlantic flight commemoration. The "Spirit St.Louis" reproduction did not land in the same place where Charles... more

AirlinesAirlines cooperation agreement in Tunisia

Tunis, Tunisia - A better way to face foreign competition

The four Tunisian air carriers, Tunisair, Tuninter, Nouvelair and Karthago Airlines,signed a cooperation agreement to face foreign competition. This measure was taken in order to liberalize Tunisian air... more

Science and technologyFraport Ag could be interested in Bologna airport privatization

Bologna, Italy - By the acquisition of the 10%

Fraport Ag, the German handling agent of the Frankfurt airport will likely be interested in the acquisition of a 10% share of the Aeroporto di Bologna capital once it will be privatized. Thanks to this... more

IndustryBoeing awarded of a near 14 USDm contract

USA

The Boeing Co., Wichita, Kan., is being awarded a $13,998,779 cost-plus-award-fee contract modification to provide for contract change proposal for the C-130 Avionics Modernization Program. This is for... more

IndustryRaytheon Aircraft awarded of a near 30 USDm contract

USA

Raytheon Aircraft Co., Wichita, Kan., is being awarded a $29,904,000 contract option to increase the quantity of the Joint Primary Aircraft Training System T-6A production aircraft for Pensacola Naval... more

IndustryRaytheon loses 434 USDm in the first 2002 quarter

Lexington, USA

The U.S. group Raytheon announced it has registered a 434 USDm loss in the first 2002 quarter, agaist a 124 USdm loss of the same period of the last year. The turnover is remained almost the same of the... more

AerospaceWill Mark Shuttleworth be the first African to be sent to space?

Johannesburg, South Africa - Debate to thrill his compatriots

Few days before Mark Shuttleworth will be sent on orbit, readers of a South African weekly magazine are witnessing the quarrel between those who state the 29-year-old South African billionaire to be the... more

IndustryGE Aircraft Engines will supply engines for South Korean F-15

Evendale, Usa - An operation worth USDm 340

South Korean Air Force chose GE Aircraft Engines(GEAE) as supplier of engines for its recently bought 40 F-15 fighters. The deal, whose value is worth USDm 340, involves the installation of 80 engines... more

Weather forecastsApril 2002: air shows and exhibitions

NBAA LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE…April 23-25, Opryland Hotel, Nashville, Tenn. Info: (202) 783-9369; Web site: www.nbaa.org/seminars. AERO 2002…April 24-26, Toluca, Mexico. Info: 52 (333) 122-8050; Web sit... more

AirlinesAmerica West: gloomy first quarter 2002

Washington, Usa - Losses for USDm 358,3

Us air carrier America West is still affected by the international post September 11th air traffic crisis, registering in fact losses for USDm 358,3 in the first quarter of 2002. Even though, according... more

AccidentsUs Navy aircraft crashed during an air show

Venture, Usa - Two pilots died

A Us Navy jet plummetted yesterday while on an exhibition flight was low-flying over the surroundings of Point Mugu Naval Air weapons Station in California killing both the pilots aboard. The fighter,... more

Latest newsPentagon protects its reservists

Washington, Usa - "They are trained to the same standards as the active force"

Even though, specially in a situation like today's one where Usa is always in need of new military forces to face the international struggle against terrorism, nobody could deny the importance of the National... more

AccidentsSardinia: Collision avoided

Olbia, Italy - Control tower to act promptly

Fear this morning at Olbia airport, Sardinia. The control tower stopped a Challenger from landing owing to a Corsair Boeing 737 postponed takeoff. This delay reduced the margin of safety for the air-taxi... more

AirlinesLufthansa worries for LSG's investments

Frankfurt, Germany - Poor attention paid to contracts signed with SAS

The German air carrier, Lufthansa, is ready to claim damages and interest from LSG Sky Chef, its catering aboard provider branch. The LSG managers are supposed to have paid poor attention to the terms... more

AirlinesMidwest Express Airlines orders 25 B717-200

Rome, Italy - A USDm 940 worth operation

Us air carrier Midwest Express Airlines ordered 25 Boeing 717-200 with an option on 25 further aircraft. These 25 airplanes, which are supposed to be delivered by 2005, are worth USDm 940. Thanks to... more

IndustryNew troubles for troubled Fairchild Dornier

Frankfurt, Germany

An order worth 4,7 EURbn, for 50 728Jet aircraft, emitted from Gecas, GE leasing subsidiary, to German aircraft maker in troubles, Fairchild Dornier, has been deleted. This would represent an heavy blow... more

AirlinesUS Airways and ALPA reached agreement

USA - Airline is to double its regional jet fleet

US Airways carrier has reached an agreement, as published some days ago by AVIONEWS, with the Airline Pilots Association, the powerful U.S. pilot union, which has agreed the doubling of the airline's... more

AccidentsLockerbie tragedy: hearing comes back to The Netherlands

Camp Zeist, The Netherlands - In Camp Zeist after three years

Scottish government decided to hand back Pan Am flight 103 bombing trial to Dutch venue. So, after three years Camp Zeist court has been chosen as the site for the proceedings because of the Lybian decision... more

PeopleKenya government fires striking flight controllers

Nairobi, Kenya

The Kenya government has fired about 300 flight controllers on a total of 500, due to the strike they are performing since two weeks. The controllers walked out two weeks ago over a long running pay and... more

PeopleThomas Cook "flies" low

Berlin, Germany - 10 % cut in offered flights

The second European tour operator, the German group Thomas Cook, announced that it will offer 10% less flights next summer. This measure follows an equal decrease in reservations -compared to last summer-... more

IndustryBAE Systems-Saab could set production lines in Poland

Warsaw, Poland - In relation with the 48 multi role fighters contract to supply Warsaw Defence

According to what confirmed last Wednesday by Ian Rogers, business development manager at BAE Systems-Saab, the British-Swedish aeronautical constructor is considering the opportunity to set production... more

CuriositiesBaby pilot crashed in Florida: his family sues drug company

New York, Usa - A drug against acne to drive him to suicide

The responsible of Charles Bishop's suicide is supposed to be a drug against acne. With this argument, his family sued Hoffman-La Roche, the Swiss pharmaceutical company producing the controversial drug,... more

Science and technologyBAA to modernize London airports

London, UK - EURbn 13.5 worth plan

BAA, the main British airport and duty-free shop handling agent, announced a EURbn 13.5 worth plan to modernize the 3 London airports -Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted- in 11 years. (rdr) more

AccidentsPlane crashed in South Korea: black boxes to be scanned

Kimhae, South Korea - Experts at work

Us, South Korean and Chinese experts are working jointly to find out the causes of the Air China crash happened last monday. The finding of the two black boxes will allow them to analyze sensor data and... more

AirlinesDaily nonstop flight Chicago-Rome

Rome, Italy - American Airlines is flying to Italy again

American Airlines will fly to Italy again. Its first nonstop flight will join Chicago to Rome next May. A Boeing 767-300 -190 seats on 3 different classes- will take off from Chicago-O'Hare at 3.30 pm... more

Science and technologyInternational airport for San Marino

Milan, Italy - It will be Rimini airport

The little Republic of San Marino, situated near the tourist area of Rimini-Riccione, will have its own international airport. San Marino international Airport will be located in Rimini. The agreement... more

AccidentsU.S. surveillance plane lands in emergency in Japan

Yokohama, Japan

A U.S. surveillance plane made an emergency landing at the U.S. Navy's Atsugi base Monday, but the base did not reveal the incident, according to a Japanese base watcher who released photographs on a Web... more

IndustryAirbus in talks with Japan Airlines

Tokyo, Japan - To sell its A-380 aircraft

European aeronautical constructor Airbus is in talks with Japan Airlines to supply the Japanese air carrier with its A-380 aircraft. According to what stated by Airbus ceo Nokl Forgeard. (m/cesn) more

IndustryBell-Boeing awarded of a over 17 USDm contract

USA

Bell-Boeing Joint Program Office, Patuxent River, Md., is being awarded a $17,663,883 modification to a previously awarded advance acquisition contract (N00019-00-C-0183) to manufacture, install, test... more

IndustryMcDonnell Douglas awarded of a over 19 USDm contract

USA

McDonnell Douglas Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Boeing Co., St. Louis, Mo., is being awarded a $19,300,000 firm-fixed-price contract for 30 standoff land attack missile expanded response all-up-round... more

IndustryTRW awarded of a over 65 USDm contract

USA

TRW, Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) Systems, Clearfield, Utah, is being awarded a $65,017,493 cost-plus-award-fee contract for ICBM Rapid Execution and Combat Targeting Service Life Extension... more

IndustryTRW awarded of a over 660 USDm contract

USA

TRW Inc., One Space Park, Redondo Beach, Calif., is being awarded a $665,000,000 cost-plus-award-fee contract for research and development efforts for the Space-Based Infrared Systems Low Program. The... more

DefenseSeveral lives could be saved with a better use of spyplane

Washington, USA

According to general Robert Noonan, head of US army intelligence, the deaths of eight American special forces troopers in an al Qaeda ambush last month might have been prevented if more "spy-in-the-sky"... more

IndustrySeoul officially chose the Us fighter F-15

Seoul, Usa - Dassault defeated

South Korea officially chose the Boeing produced-by F-15 instead of the French Rafale fighter to be awarded with the USDbn 4 contract to supply Seoul government. Struggle to succeed and win the deal has... more

IndustryAirbus in negotiation with "empire of the rising sun" companies

Tokyo, Japan - For A-380 parts supply

European aeronautical constructor Airbus is under advanced negotiation with two Japanese industries, Mitsubishi Heavy and Fuji Heavy, to sign a A-380 parts supply contract. Last April 4th Airbus already... more

Latest newsItaly 'takes' former Afghan king to Kabul(3): Eu thanks Italy

Brussels, Italy - A successful operation

The Eu Commission highly praised Italy for its successful operation to take the former Afghan king back home. Italian government made use of large military and civilian means to answer for a Zahir Shah's... more

AerospaceEverything is ready for Atlantis landing

Cape Canaveral, Usa - Good weather conditions foreseen

After 11 days in the space, Us space shuttle Atlantis mission will officially end today with the landing at the Kennedy aerospace center in Florida. (m/cesn) more

PeopleBritish Airways ceo accused international aviation system

London, Uk - "It's a time warp"

According to Roy Eddington, British Airways chief executive, "our industry is stuck in a time warp of regulation and protectionism, which is very odd for the very industry which makes free trade between... more