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AccidentsSMALL PLANE DISAPPEARS IN AUSTRALIA
AUSTRALIA, A small plane flying from Cairns to the Barrier Reef, in Australia, has suddenly disapeared without trace. Rescue team is hampered by bad weather. Four people were aboard, the pilot and three... more
DefenseMODIFICATIONS ON SWEDISH DEFENSE STRICT CENTERS
SWEDEN, The FMV, the Swedish Defense Materiel Administration, has asked the SaabTech System for a SEK 28 million order to modify the Strict Center, the Swedish Armed Forces air-defense command and... more
IndustryJAPANESE AIRCRAFT MAKERS TO INCREASE PRODUCTION
TOKYO, Japanese aircraft industries Mitsubishi and Kawasaki are planning to boost regional jet production. Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd is expected to double production of fuselage fro Bombardier's... more
DefenseUSA SAYS ''SORRY'' TO THE WIFE OF CHINESE PILOT KILLED
USA, United States has said "sorry" to the wife of the Chinese pilot killed during the collision occured last April 1. In the accident an American eletronic surveillance aircraft and a Chinese fighter.... more
PeopleCHINA EASTERN AIRLINES CORP. DOUBLES PROFIT IN 2000
HONG KONG, CHINA, China Eastern Airlines, comunicated that profits doubled in 2000, reaching about 21 USDm, thanks to the increase of passengers and cargo traffic. The Chinese carrier's financial perfomance... more
PeopleDELTA AIR LINES' PILOTS UNION: AN AGREEMENT IS EXPECTED BUT STRIKES ARE STILL BEHIND THE CORNER
USA, Delta Air Lines' pilots union expects to reach an agreement with the carrier on contracts but don't exclude, on the contrary, the possibilty of calling a strike by the end of the month. The airline,... more
AirlinesAMERICAN AIRLINES ANNOUNCES TWA ACQUISITION
NEW YORK, USA, American Airlines announced the finalization of the acquisition of Twa, creating the biggest fleet in the world. The operation, valued 742 USDm, received the approval both from the Justice... more
AccidentsRAF HELICOPTER CRASHED IN KOSOVO: KILLED THE TWO PILOTS
KOSOVO, The crash occurred yesterday to a RAF helicopter in Kosovo, close to the border with Macedonia, killed the two pilots, 28 year-old Captain Andrew Crous of the Army Air Corps and RAF Fl Lt James... more
Science and technologySOFIA AIRPORT CHANGES LOOK
SOFIA, BULGARIA, The Bulgarian Government asked BEI's representative for a 25 USDm fund within the ISPA communitarian program to redesign, expand and develop Sofia's airport. The project expects... more
AerospaceION ENGINE FOR DEEP SPACE 1 PROBE
USA, The ion engine, used in the past to power satellites orbiting Earth, will be used for the first time for deep space travel. NASA actually means to employ it in the Deep Space 1 mission that... more
AccidentsBRITISH ARMY HELICOPTER CRASHES IN KOSOVO
KOSOVO, The helicopter, with seven people aboard, three crew and four passengers, crashed down near the border of Kosovo and Macedonia, south west of Pristina. The incident was announced by the Ministry... more
IndustryTHE NEW ROAD FOR THE TRANSPORT OF THE A-380 PARTS WILL COST 150 EURM
TOULOUSE, FRANCE, The Airbus' Management announced, during a press conference in Toulouse at the Airbus' headoffices, that the realization of the road necessary to move, from Bordeaux's port to Toulouse,... more
AirlinesTRANSAERO AIRLINES TO SUE AEROFLOT FOR DUMPING
MOSCOW, Transaero Airlines intends to sue the Russia’s flagship airline Aeroflot over damages caused by the introduction of dumping prices by Aeroflot in Russia, Germany, England and Israel. Transaero s... more
Weather forecastsAIRSHOW AND MEETINGS IN APRIL 2001
., April 8 - 14, Sun 'n Fun EAA Lakeland, FL USA April 10, Regional Airline Association Public Relations Meeting Montreal Carol Jewel, (202) 367-1170 April 16, Tax... more
AirlinesMALAYSIA AIRLINES LOOKS FOR A FOREIGN PARTNER
MALAYSIA, Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said "we are talking to a lot of airlines at the moment. I'm quite sure we will find the strategic partners". Several airlines have stopeed to fly to... more
IndustryFINMECCANICA-AIRBUS: THE AGREEMENT COULD BE SIGNED IN A FEW MONTHS
MILAN, ITALY, Finmeccanica S.p.A. takes more time before defining its relationship with Airbus Industrie both for the capital sharing of the European society destined to become Joint Stock Company, and... more
AccidentsCRASH-LANDING FOR AN EXECUTIVE JET IN FINLAND
HELSINKI, FINLAND, A Cessna C-750 executive jet inbound from St. Petersburg had problems with its nose wheel in landing at Vantaa Helsinki international airport. The aircraft came down nose first,... more
IndustryGULFSTREAM EXPECTS JAA CERTIFICATION FOR GULFSTREAM V
USA, For the beginning of next year Gulfstream Aerospace expects to receive the European JAA certification for its bizjet Gulfstream V, although, as the firm president Bill Boisture stated, the Joint... more
AirlinesSABENA AIRLINE TRYING TO SOLVE ITS CRISIS
BELGIUM, Last year Sabena Belgian Airline has had a USD 292 million deficit in spite of the healthy traffic growth. The company executives will submit a recovery plan to the Belgian Government and... more
Aerospace''MARS ODYSSEY'' CONTINUES ITS SIX MONTHS WAY TOWARDS THE RED PLANET
CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA, "The spacecraft seems to be performing beautifully and we're right on our timeline" said David Spencer, mission manager at the U.S. space agency's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)... more
IndustryUSA SENATOR ACCUSES LOCKHEED OF SWINDLE PENTAGON
ARLINGTON, VIRGIN, Tom Harkin, American Senator, accused Lockheed Martin industry of perpetrating swindle Pentagon, because the company tried to sell industrial development areas, restructurated with public... more
AirlinesSAS: MARCH IN BRIEF
STOCKHOLM, Passenger traffic (RPK) was up 5,0% in March. Overall capacity (ASK) was up 5,5% and passenger load decreased slightly. Traffic in Business Class increased by 7%. Overall traffic development... more
AirlinesNEW BRITISH AIRLINE TO START FLYING ON MAY
UK, Excel Airways will start services from Manchester, Gatwick, Glasgow, Birmingham, Newcastle and Belfast to Greece and Spain, Turkey, Egypt, from May 1. Excel hopes to carry 1.2 million passengers in... more
AccidentsSKYDIVER SERIOUSLY INJURED IN JUMP IN SCOTLAND
SCOTLAND, A Skydiver was seriously injured after jumping from a Cessna light aircraft when his parachute failed opening properly in Scotland. He suffered serious chest injuries and was taken to Ninewells... more
Finance and economyPOSSIBLE AGREEMENT BETWEEN NORTHWEST AND ITS MECHANICS
USA, After many years the dispute between Northwest Airline and the 10000 mechanics asking for a new contract seems to have arrived to an end. President Bush appointed a Presidential Emergency Board... more
Science and technologyDELTA AIRPLANE STOPPED OVER RUSSIAN SKIES: VERSIONS OF THE EPISODE
RUSSIA, The version of the Delta Plane flying on the Russian aerospace are contradictory. Delta declares that they followed the normal procedure to obtain the authorization. The Russians state that,... more
IndustryAEROTECH TELUB WILL DEVELOP NEW SYSTEMS FOR GRIPEN
SWEDEN, A Swedesh company, Aerotech Telub was commissioned to develop and build a mission valuation and analysis system for the Saab Jas 39 "Gripen" fighter, worth 2 EURm with the option for another... more
AccidentsSWEDISH AIRLINER FORCED TO BACK DUE SEAGULLS COLLISION
STOCKOLM, SWEDEN, A 737-800 boeing airlinen, operated by Swedish airline Scandinavian Airlines (SAS), forced to back and land to Malmoe Sturup airport due to collision with a swarm of seagulls. The commander,... more
AirlinesANSETT GROUNDS THREE BOEING 767
AUSTRALIA, Australian Ansett has grounded three of its Boeing 767-200s after cracks were found in engine supports. The cracks were detected during inspections commissioned by Boeing. Two other planes will... more
AirlinesFINNAIR MOVES TO LINATE AIRPORT
MILAN, Finnair has moved Milan-Helsinki daily flight, via Stockholm, from Malpensa to Linate airport. The airline will offer connections to Helsinki also from Verona, Rimini, Naples, until the end... more
AerospaceENDEAVOUR LAUNCH SCHEDULED ON APRIL 19
CAPE CANAVERAL, USA, The shuttle Endeavour will be launched on a 11-day mission to deliver a canadian-built robot arm to the International Space Station Alpha. Canadarm 2 is long 58 foot and is the centerpiece... more
Press releaseNICE: NATIONAL JET ITALIA OFFERS SECOND INTERNATIONAL DESTINATION
NICE, FRANCE, National Jet Italia, franchisee of British Airways, announced the opening of the fifth international route between Rome and Nice today, with a press conference in Nice. The service, operative... more
AirlinesJAL RESUMES TALKS WITH AIRBUS FOR SUPERJUMBO
TOKYO, Airbus has begun new talks with Japan Airlines for the sale of superjumbo A380 and attempting breaking into the japanese aircraft market. Airbus already collected orders for the A380 aircraft from... more
HelicoptersGREEN LIGHT FROM THE USA DEFENCE DEPARTMENT FOR THE BLACK HAWK UPGRADE
STRATFORD, USA, The American Defence Department approved the upgrading project of the Sikorsky UH-60A Black Hawk helicopters, that expects, during the next 20 years, the upgrade of about 1500 present and... more
SecurityNO EXCUSES IN THE USA-CHINA COMMON LETTER
WASHINGTON, USA, "There are no excuses" in the common letter that the American and Chinese diplomacies are composing to resolve the serious question that envolved an American eletronic surveillance aircraft,... more
DefenseDEFENCE: DI PAOLA, ITALY AND EUROPEAN COUNTRIES HA TO INVEST IN HIGH TECHNOLOGY
ROME, The admiral Giampaolo di Paola, new Eu Defense secretary-general, said that "defence policies have to work in harmony with italian industrial policy and with the plans of allied countries". Di Paola... more
PeopleHAINAN AIRLINES INTENDS TO BUY 10 BOEING 767-300
NEW YORK, USA, Hainan Airlines, that is named after the Chinese island where an American spyplane collided with a Chinese fighter, proposed to Boeing to buy or take a leasing for 10 Boeing 767-300s in... more
AerospaceIN-FLIGHT PROJECT TO A STOP
NEW YORK, The telecommunication major News Corpoporation and the aerospace firm Rockwell International have retraced their steps from the USD 35 million enterprize they had created to introduce and... more
AerospaceTHE IN-FLIGHT NETWORK PROJECT TO A STOP
NEW YORK, The telecommunication major News Corporation and the aerospace firm Rockwell International have retraced their steps from the USD 35 million enterprize they had created to introduce... more
AirlinesTEN LUGGAGE THIEVES FILMED BY CAMERAS HIDDEN INSIDE SUITCASES
LONDON, GREAT BRITAIN, British Airways denounced to the police 10 employees, accused of stealing: the airline, tired of passengers claims about stolen luggage or personal effects contained in them, installed... more
AirlinesAIR ALLIANCE INAUGURATES NEW ROUTE MANCHESTER-MONTREAL
TORONTO, Air Canada partner, Air Alliance today begins daily non-stop service between Manchester Airport and Montreal's Dorval Airport. To promote the new service, an introductory fare of $199 USD/$289... more
Latest newsOSPREY ACCUSED BY PENTAGON (2): PILOTS TALK ABOUT PROJECTUAL MISTAKE
WASHINGTON, USA, A U.S. Navy pilot, who asked to not be identified, has been reached by telephone by WAPA, after that the Pentagon admitted that the convertiplane MV-22 Osprey, used by the Marines, has... more
DefenseCZECH GOVERNMENT WANTS TO BUY FIGHTERS
PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC, It's about of 3 EURbn the total value of the purchase of a number of fighters, contained between 24 and 36 units, that the Czech Government should buy: as announced by a Prague's... more
Latest newsOSPREY ACCUSED ALSO BY THE PENTAGON
WASHINGTON, USA, Also the Pentagon recognizes as valid the accusations made by the U.S. Navy pilots towards the covertiplane MV-22 Osprey, object of many polemics after two serious accidents that provoked... more
Finance and economyREQUEST FOR RESTRUCTURING
NEW YORK, Iata General Manager Pierre Jeanniot opened last week the International Air Transport Association (IATA) finance section of 2001 inviting the airlines to a swift firm restructuring. The... more
AccidentsFIRE AND EXPLOSION IN SCHIPHOL AIRPORT
AMSTERDAM, HOLLAND, Yesterday at 5.30 p.m. in a restaurant belonging to the chain Burger King, situated in the commercial area of Amsterdam's Schiphol airport an explosion provoked a fire, that forced... more
AccidentsHELICOPTER CRASHES IN VIETNAM: 16 VICTIMS
HANOI, VIETNAM, A Russian-built Mil Mi-8 helicopter crashed in a Vietnam's hilly area, during a flight operated to localize American soldiers reported missing during the war that took place in the 70's.... more
PeopleDELTA AIRPLANE STOPPED ON RUSSIAN SKIES
RUSSIA, The Delta Airline MD-11 that took off from Atlanta at 10.05 am local hour heading Narita airport in Tokio was not allowed to fly over Russian territory and was forced to go back and land in San... more
AccidentsUNMANNED NATO SPY PLANE CRASHES IN KOSOVO
MACEDONIA, An unmanned Nato spy plane has crashed while flying over the Kosovo-Macedonia borderline. Nobody was killed in the accident, the cause of which is unknown. The debris of the airplane has already... more
PeopleREJECTED COMPENSATION DEMAND FOR PASSIVE SMOKING-CAUSED INJURIES
USA, A Miami Jury rejected a compensation demand for the injuries caused by passive smoking on airplanes. The passenger who submitted it declared that her health has gotten worse because of the frequent... more