PeopleOver 1000 passengers blocked in Madagascar due to a strike

Departure flights stopped

Over 1000 passengers could be transported by ship in Reunion, if the strike which has blocked them in Madagascar will not end. Only Air Madagascar reached an agreement to fly from Antananarivo airport,... more

Latest newsIsraeli planes enter lebanese airspace, hezbollah opened fire

Anti-aircraft fire had no positive results

Two Israeli Air Force jets violated airspace in the southern Lebanon, over an area since a long time controlled by hezbollah party. Airspace violations are very frequent, but the sciite extremists always... more

AirlinesKLM to pay September 11th terrorism

EURm 94 net losses for the Dutch airline

KLM closed the third quarter with losses for EURm 94, despite the EURm 4 of net income registered in the same period of 2000. Even the Dutch air carrier seems to pay for the September 11th terrorist attacks... more

Civil aviationExplosive at San Francisco Airport

United Airlines terminal evacuated

Terrorist alarm at San Francisco airport as explosive traces have been found in the United Airlines terminal yesterday morning. At 7.15am west coast time, security agents found explosive in a passenger's... more

IndustryRaytheon company awarded a over 376 usdm contract

Raytheon Company, Electronic Systems of Bedford, Mass., is being awarded a $376,384,358 cumulative total cost plus award fee contract for FY02 Patriot Engineering Services for 640,004 man-hours of effort... more

IndustryNorthrop Grumman awarded a over 30 USDm contract

Northrop Grumman Corp., San Diego, Calif., is being awarded a over 30 USDm cost-plus-award-fee contract modification. This action definitizes engineering and manufacturing development efforts in support... more

IndustryLockheed Martin awarded a over 13 USDm contracts

Lockheed Martin Corp., Marietta, Ga., is being awarded a $13,366,100 firm-fixed-price contract modification to provide for various annual logistics support and training options to support of the C-130J... more

IndustryCzech Repubblic will estinguish Indian fires

THT company will deliver 43 fire-fighter aircraft to New Delhi government

As announced last Wednesday, a Czech firm, THT de Policka, is ready to deliver 43 fire-fighter planes to India. The EURm 9,5 worth operation will give the Indian military airports of New Delhi, Bombay... more

AirlinesAA dismisses its A300

Airbus aircraft will not cross the atlantic anymore

American Airways A300 will not be employed on transatlantic routes anymore. According to the company, decision is part of a general dismissing strategy already projected last may 2001, and should not,... more

AerospaceRussia: next space tourist to wait

Star cruise postponed

As confirmed by the Russian aerospace agency itself, April 25th and not, as stated before, April 20th will be the departure day for the second spatial tourist ever, the 28 years old Mark Shuttleworth. After... more

AerospaceNasa: solar commercial aircraft to be tested

Test flights next June up in the Hawaii skies

NASA and commercial researchers foresee that missions, scheduled next summer in Hawaii skies, will confirm the practical utility of the solar-powered flying wing that serves as a telecommunications relay. The... more

AirlinesBA-Heathrow: a strange relationship

Should BA renounce to his almost monopolistic postion in world'busiest airport?

Perhaps British Airways has an Hamletic dilemma: to remain or not to remain the most influential airline in the first London airport? After the pre-marriage divorce with American Airlines, this enigmatic... more

DefenseA400M: project at risk

Germany needs EURm 3,47 more

Even though german government has already allocated EURm 5,1 in the 2002 budget, Berlin needs EURm 3,47 more to finance the 73 A400M already on order. "The government has always said it wants this project,... more

AirlinesFrench airlines, state help authorized by European Commission

EURm 54 funding for air transport crisis

European Commission authorized a 54,9 EURm public help that french government had settled in favour of the local airlines. Of course the biggest share of that amount will go to Air France. Fundings... more

Science and technologyMadagascar, air traffic stopped by political demonstrations

One thousand passengers blocked in the capital

The general strike organized by the Ravalomanana supporters has paralyzed Antananarivo and blocked into airport one thousand domestic and international passengers. Only an Air Madagascar flight took... more

AccidentsEcuador: all dead the 92 people aboard

Authorities exclude sabotage and hijack

No one alive: this is the tragic bulletin of the Tame flight 120 crashed sunday morning near Cumbal Volcano in Colombia. Officially the news was given by the authorities, who at the same time deny any... more

DefenseRussia: new warplanes

Russian Ministry of defence will choose before the end of April 2002

Before the end of the first quarter 2002, Defence Ministry will select the contractor to create the ultimate multifunctional generation of Russian Airforce warplane. "Two are the major projects been... more

AirlinesThe new helvetic carrier named Swiss

The secret unveiled by daily newspaper Blick

A journalist on duty in the swiss daily newspaper (german speaking) Blick, scored a goal photographing in a Zurich hangar an aircraft of the bankrupted carrier Swissair; according to the newspaper information. The... more

AirlinesBoeing flies to Japan

American Japanese partnership for the Sonic Cruiser

Boeing will be supported by a group of Japanese industries for what concern research and materials development in the construction of its new aircraft, the Sonic Cruiser. "For the first time" stated Lori... more

AirlinesCrisis at Lot (Swissair group)

EURm 180,64 net losses

Lot, the polish air carrier, closed 2001 with EURm 180,64 net losses. Despite the positive closure in 2000, with a EURm 7,97 net profit, last year polish airline saw a 0,4% fall in the global turnover... more

Science and technologyFrankfurt Airport is "Europe's most efficient and Important Air Cargo Hub"

Fraport Ag awarded in London

AirCargo News, the leading trade magazine of the international airfreight industry, with about 100000 readers world wide, awarded Fraport Ag (managing agent of the german cargo hub in Frankfurt) as "Europe's... more

AirlinesAir France resumes flights to Madagascar

Operation had been suspended due to local strikes

Air France, always ready to intervene in the french-speaking African market, has already resumed flights for the malagasy capital. All the carriers serving Tananarive have been compelled to stop operations... more

AirlinesThai will decide on A380 within this year

The aircraft is the only existing alternative to Boeing 747

Thai Airways must decide if to purchase or not the wide bodied aircraft A380 and the decision will be taken within year 2002. It has been said yesterday by the Airbus director general for France, specifying... more

Civil aviationPassenger with a revolver boards at Tel Aviv

Man declared he was unaware of the weapon

An israeli passenger inexplicably boarded a plane bound to New York with a gun in his luggage. The event happened at Ben Gurion airport. The passenger asserts he was unaware of the weapon. It is not... more

IndustryBrazilians are winners in the Bombardier-Embraer dispute

WTO confirms low rate loans are illegal

WTO declared Bombardier aerospace industry substantially guilty in the commercial war against the brazilian firm Embraer. WTO asked therefore Canada to eliminate low rate loans granted to Bombardier,... more

Science and technologyFrom Bologna new flights to Roumania

Details in a press conference to be held at Bologna

Tomorrow with a press conference to be held in the premises of the Bologna airport handling agent, the new Tarom services between Roumania and Bologna will be revealed. (um/ru) more

Finance and economyBin Laden's bill

Us economy to pay USDb 640

According to DRI-WEFA, a consulting firm of Eddystone (Pennsylvania), last September 11th terrorist attack will cost USDb 640. The study, published yesterday, puts into account social consequences in... more

AirportsCroatian award to an italian helicopter pilot

Joint ceremony at Podrute

On date January 7th 1992 a white-painted italian helicopter, serving under the flag of European Community, was shot down by a serbian fighter. Ten years later the Croatian Republic gave the "Croatian... more

AirlinesJAL-JAS merger

3000 job cuts

The merger beetween the Japan Airlines, the biggest japanese airline, and the Japan Air System, third carrier in Japan, will produce a strong personnel reduction, as confirmed by the companies spokesmen... more

HelicoptersUS helicopter crashes in Afghanistan

14 soldiers injured

A Boeing Vertol CH-47 Chinook twin engined helicopter crashed during a landing attempt near Khost, a town in the eastern part of the country. On board there were 24 army men of the famous 101 Airborne... more

IndustryAlso Czech Republic enters in Airbus

Letov will cooperate in A380 production

Letov factory (LLV, i.e. Letov Letecka Vyroba) will participate in the production of Airbus 380, the new wide body aircraft projected by Airbus Consortium. The Czech firm will furnish parts destined to... more

AccidentsEcuador: a Boeing 727 disappear near colombian borders

Rescue operations stopped for the night

83 passengers and 9 crew members were aboard of the three-jet plane belonging to Tame, the ecuadorian military airline, which apparently crashed yesterday morning on the mountains beetween Colombia and... more

Sport aviationWorld Gliding Championship in Rieti

Fai confirms: meeting in Italy

From July 2nd to August 2nd 2003, Rieti will host the World Gliding Championship. As stated on a local newspaper, the city is getting ready for this important international meeting,thanks to the financial... more

AccidentsHelicopter crash in Tchecenia: Moscow denies separatist shooting-down

No certanties on the causes of the accident yet

"No trace of a surface-air missile attack has been found in the surroundings of the tragedy" states Nikolai Britvine, russian responsible for North Caucasian region. "We must be patient until official... more