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AccidentsCHALLENGER 604 CRASHES DOWN SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF
USA, A Challenger 604, carrying three passengers, crashed into a field in the west edge of Whicita's Mid-Continent Airport shortly after the takeoff. Two crew members died and the third was hospitalized... more
HelicoptersHELICOPTER EGPWS NEAR CERTIFICATION
NEW ORLEANS, Sikorsky Aircraft and Honeywell have completed 42 hours of flight testing of the first enhanced ground proximity warning system designed specifically for helicopters. The teams hope to achieve... more
Weather forecastsPRATT & WHITNEY PT6A-135° ENGINES SPECIFIED IN T-G AVIATION'S SUPER CHEYENNE
NEW ORLEANS, Pratt & Whitney Corp. announced today that its PT6A-135A engine has been specified in T-G Aviation's Super Cheyenneconversion package for Piper Cheyenne I and II aircraft. Conversions are... more
Weather forecastsSUKHOI PENSA ANCORA AL SBJ
NEW ORLEANS, La Sukhoi, nonostante la tragedia del Concorde caduto vicino Parigi, guarda ancora con interesse allo sviluppo di un SBJ, Supersonic Business Jet. Secondo il presidente dei programmi per l'aviazione... more
Weather forecastsNEW BOOST FOR NAUTICAIR 450 DEVELOPMENT
NEW ORLEANS, Archedyne Aerospace's development of the NauticAir 450, "the world's first amphibious luxury jet" should have a boost with the purchase of an aircraft manufacturer, believed to be Lake Aircraft.... more
Weather forecastsAIRBUS: ONLY FOUR ACJS PER YEAR UNTIL 2003
NEW ORLEANS, Airbus Industrie will restrict the production of its ACJ, Airbus Corporate Jetliner, because the single aisle A319 line at Hamburg is currently overloaded with airline orders. Only four ACJ... more
Weather forecastsPIAGGIO P.180 AVANTI IS BACK AT NBAA WITH A NEW SERVICE AND SALES ORGANIZATION
NEW ORLEANS, Piaggio returned to the U.S. market with its Avanti P.180, integrated with a whole new sales organization. The newly formed Piaggio America will be located in Greenville, South Carolina.... more
Weather forecastsEMBRAER EXHIBITED AT NBAA ITS NEW LEGACY BUSINESS JET
NEW ORLEANS, Brazilian Embraer exhibited for the first time its new super mid-size Legacy Business Jet. It already had a launch order worth $1 billion and will be powered by uprated AE3007-A1P engines.... more
Weather forecastsRAYTHEON AIRCRAFT UNVEILED ITS NEW HAWKER 450
NEW ORLEANS, Raytheon aircraft Co. took the wraps off its new Hawker 450 at a press conference held yesterday. The aircraft, positioned between Premier 1 and Hawker Horizon, will cruise at 0,80 Mach and... more
Weather forecastsHONEYWELL NEW GULFSTREAM SUPPLIER IN AVIONICS
NEW ORLEANS, Honeywell announced it will be the primary avionics supplier for Gulfstream after having signed a ten years $1 billion agreement. It covers all models of Gulfstream business aircraft. more
Weather forecastsBOEING: 14 MORE ORDERS
NEW ORLEANS, Boeing disclosed 14 new orders for its $40 million 737-based BBJ business jet during the NBAA. The orders now stand at a total of 71. more
Weather forecastsNBAA AIR SHOW IN NEW ORLEANS
NEW ORLEANS, The 53rd NBAA annual meeting and convention has started today in New Orleans, Usa. All the major areonautical, aerospace and electronic companies are attending the exhibition. Moreover even... more
AccidentsFAMILIES OF GERMAN VICTIMS OF CONCORDE ASK FOR COMPENSATION
PARIS, FRANCE, According to declarations of Gerhard Baum, former German Justice minister and presently the lawyer of one of the families of the victims in the Concorde air disaster, that occurs in July... more
Weather forecastsDASSAULT AVIATION TO OFFER FALCON 2000EX
NEW ORLEANS, Dassault Aviation president Charles Edelstenne confirmed that the company will offer the Falcon 2000EX. The airplane will take service in 2003 and it is priced at $24 million. With the introduction... more
Weather forecastsGULFSTREAM UNVEILED ITS NEW V-SP
NEW ORLEANS, Gulfstream unveiled its new V-SP. The aircraft will be able to carry nine passengers. The first flight was slated by the end of 2001, the first customer deliveries in early 2003. more
AccidentsATR42 EXPERIENCE LANDING GEAR RUPTURE
BOURNEMOUTH, GREAT BRITAIN, An ATR-42 turboprop aircraft with 38 people on board has experienced the rupture of the front landing gear during a landing at Bournemouth International Airport. No persons... more
Weather forecastsQATAR AIRWAYS FIRST AIRLINE CUSTOMER FOR AIRBUS A319CJ
NEW ORLENS, Qatar Airways has become the first airline customer for the Airbus A319CJ Corporate Airliner. It has placed an order for one aircraft and has taken an option on another. The A319CJ will be... more
AerospaceANOTHER DELAY FOR DISCOVERY LAUNCH
CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA, Other troubles delays hundredth Shuttle Discovery launch: a small piece of metal, inadvertently left on the support bracket of one of two tanks, has brought to a sudden stop... more
People83% INCREASE IN CHARGES THREAT FOR EUROPEAN AIRLINES
EUROPE, If proposals being considered by Eurocontrol are given the green light, airlines which operate aircraft in Europe up to the size of an Airbus 320 may face average increases of 83% in navigation... more
Weather forecastsAIRSHOW AND MEETINGS
., SMALL FLIGHT DEPARTMENT MANAGEMENT PROGRAM Oct.13-14, New Orleans. Info: (202) 783-9000; Web site: www.nbaa.org. ASSOCIATION OF AIR MEDICAL SERVICES AIR MEDICAL TRANSPORT CONFERENCE Oct.... more
Weather forecastsNEW CEO FOR FAIRCHILD DORNIER
NEW ORLEANS, Fairchild Dornier has named Louis F. Harrington new CEO of the company. Harrington, who has held key positions at Mac Donnell Douglas and served as consultant to Nasa, will replace Charles... more
AirlinesSKYWAYS TAKES GOLD AWARD IN ERA AIRLINE OF THE YEAR 2000
INTERLAKEN, Skyways, Sweden’s largest regional carrier, is the winner of the millennium European Regions Airline Association (ERA) Airline of the Year Gold Award. Skyways CEO Jan Palmér received the aw... more
AirlinesBA: MAJOR OVERHAUL OF EUROPEAN OPERATIONS
LONDON, British Airways planned an attentive overhaul of losses european network, particularly Gatwick airport operations, in order to cut costs and restore profits. more
AirlinesNEW PRESIDENT FOR ERA
INTERLAKEN, SWITZERLAND, The new president of the European Regions Airline Association (ERA) was formerly confirmed to members at their Annual General Meeting at Interlaken, Switzerland. João Ribeiro... more
HelicoptersFAA CERTIFICATION FOR SCHWEIZER 333
ELMIRA,NY, USA, Schweizer Aircraft has received FAA Type Certification of the model 333 turbine helicopter, evolution of the model 330, and culmination of three-year effort for the developing of the new... more
Science and technologyMACHESTER AIRPORT FAILS SECURITY TESTS
MANCHESTER, UK, In the Manchester airport, UK government inspectors were able to breach security as part of a series of tests to evaluate standards applied: the personnel at the baggage security check,... more
Science and technologyGREEK GENERAL STRIKE CAUSES TROUBLES TO TRANSPORTS
GREECE, A general strike in Greece has caused many troubles to travellers and to trasports, as almost the totality of workers have stopped their duty. Operations at the Athens airport were limited, due... more
AccidentsCOLLISION BETWEEN TWO FRENCH PLANES NEAR LIBYAN COAST
CAIRO, Libyan televion reported news of two french aircrafts collision, one plunged into Mediterranean sea while the other landed safely. The planes belonged to humanitarian organization. There are... more
AccidentsEMERGENCY LANDING TO LAHORE
PAKISTAN, A turboprop engine passengers aircraft of Pakistan International Airlines had problems during approach to Lahore airport to pull out the landing gear. It effectued an emergency landing in... more
AccidentsSUSPECTED BOMB STOPS AIR TANZANIA FLIGHT FOR FOUR HOURS
ENTEBBE, UGANDA, Uganda Civil Aviation office has revealed that a Boeing 737 jetliner operated by Air Tanzania was stopped on Entebbe International Airport for almost four hours last week due to an... more
AirlinesAIRCRAFT FLIES BACK FOR COFFEE SHORTAGE
GREECE, An Hapag-Lloyd operated plane full of German passengers has flied back when an hostess realised there would not be enough coffee for everyone on board. According with airline spokesman, "the satisfaction... more
People"SICK PILOTS" APPEAL LAW COURT
USA, The union representing American Airlines pilots has appealed a Law Court decision against sueing of many passengers for disrupting their travel and holidays. This is the result of 1999 stoppage,... more
Science and technologyBARAK ORDERS GAZA AIRPORT CLOSURE
GAZA, ISRAEL, After an attack on a vehicle of Israeli workers in which seven of them were injured, the Israel Prime Minister Ehud Barak has decided to shut Gaza Airport, with exception of Palestinian leader... more
AirlinesLUFTHANSA PLANS MONACO AS ITS SECOND HUB
MUNICH, GERMANY, The German national carrier, Lufthansa, is planning to make Munich airport its second hub after the ban on night flights to and from Frankfurt airport effective from 2006. Lufthansa... more
AerospaceISS HOOKS SATISFATORILY THE PROGRESS RUSSIAN SHUTTLE
., With only a minute of delay the connection between International Space Station and russian shuttle Progress M1-3 has been carried out. The Progress is working to provide necessary supplies, like water,... more
AerospacePOSTPONED DISCOVERY LAUNCH DUE TO THE STRONG WIND
CAPE CANAVERAL, The hundredth Discovery launch, has been postponed due to the strong wind for the second time: on Thursday, there was some problems in the external tank hatch and the substitution of... more
DefenseAFTER 28 YEARS ATTACH AIRCRAFT GREEK LANDED TO TURKY
ANKARA, Galley was Nato exercise "Destiny Glory 2000", in which ,after 28 years of closing, attach aircraft landed to greek territory, followed by five F-16 and three C-130, hellenics too. more
PeopleTWO AIR CONTROLLER ON TRIAL
THESSALONIKI, GREECE, Two air-traffic controllers accused to be responsible for an Ukrainian passenger plane crash, occurred in 1997, in which 73 people died, are going to trial at Thessaloniki court,... more
AccidentsAIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM SITE CRASH IN NORTHEN MESSICO
MESSICO CITY, Authorities removed on Sunday aircraft slid off runway and recovered flight data recorder.The plane from Messico City was landing at 5 p.m. to Reynosa airport when it smashed into 2 cars... more
AccidentsEMERGENCY LANDING FOR A MD-80 IN UTAH
UTAH, USA, A MD-80 jetliner operated by American Airlines heading from Denver to Los Angeles, has made an emergency landing at a small airport in southern Utah after experiencing dense smoke in the cockpit... more
Science and technologySYRIAN PLANE LANDED TO BAGHDAD AIRPORT AFTER MORE THAN 18 YEARS
BAGHDAD, Syrian aircraft with doctors, nurses and humanitarian aid on board landed to Baghdad on Sunday. Leader of Syrian delegation declared: "We are here to support our brothers of Iraq". The visit... more
AirlinesKLM/NORTHWEST JOINT FLIGHT BETWEEN MIAMI AND AMSTERDAM
MIAMI, USA, Northwest Airlines has announced today that, jointly with KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, will launch a non-stop flight between Miami, Florida, and Amsterdam Schiphol airport, Netherlands starting... more
AccidentsLOS ANGELES AIRPORT: COLLISION BETWEEN UNITED AIRLINES 747 AND A MAINTENANCE VAN.
LOS ANGELES, Thursday afternoon three workers were injured in an accident involving a maintenance van and a United 747. The van was striken by a engine of the jet during the takeoff. The three workers... more
AirlinesDOT AIRLINES REPORT FOR ON-TIME FLIGHT AND CANCELLED FLIGHT
USA, The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) issued its report for the month of August containing information about airline on-time arrivals and flight cancellation. According to information collected... more
AirlinesVIRGIN EXPRESS PRESS CONFERENCE IN ROME
ROME, Virgin Express press conference went off this morning in Rome. Ives Panneels, Virgin's official sopeksman, said the load factor for italian routes reached 85 per cent in the first half of the year.... more
Helicopters70% OF US HELICOPTERS IS PISTON POWERED
USA, According to a recent Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) reports, the two-third of north-american helicopters are piston-powered despite of market observers that have predicted for years the demise... more
AirlinesTWA RESTRUCTURES INTERNATIONAL ROUTES
ST. LOUIS, Twa, Trans World Airline, restructured international routes. The service to Lisbon and Milan will be eliminated, while it will be established a new service between Miami and San Juan. more
DefenseGOLDEN YEAR FOR THE US AIR FORCE FLIGHT SECURITY
USA, US Defence Department reported last informations about the percentage of serious accidents (called "A class") occured up to September 30: the 2000 is the year with the lowest accident rate, the proportion... more
PeopleAIRCRAFT TRAFFIC INCREMENTS UP TO 2004, ACCORDING TO IATA
USA, According with IATA,International Air Transport Association, up to 2004, aircraft traffic will record a growth of 5,6% regarding passengers and 6,7% in cargo sector. Great importance attached to the... more
Science and technologyLESS RESTRICTION FOR BUSINESS AVIATION ON ROTTERDAM AIRPORT
ROTTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS, Until few days ago, on Rotterdam Airport in the Netherlands, night operations of business jet in the hours between 6 p.m. and 7 a.m. have been restricted according to anti-noise... more