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AirlinesAIR FRANCE PRESIDENT HOPEFUL OF CONCORDE TO RETURN TO FLY
PARIS, The president of Air France, Jean-Cyril Spinetta, said he remains hopeful about the future of Concorde and hopes the jet to return to fly in several months. British Airways and Air France want to... more
Science and technologyREOPENED GAZA AIRPORT
GAZA, Gaza airport is operative again. A Fokker 50 of Palestinian Airlines took off this morning to El Cairo. It is the first civil flight since Israel banned palestinian territories last October 8. more
AirlinesSINGAPORE AIRLINES TO ORDER 6 BOEING 747-400 FREIGHTERS
SEATTLE, The Boeing Company today confirmed that Singapore Airlines has agreed to order six Boeing 747-400 Freighters. Delivery is scheduled to begin in September 2001. The agreement has an estimated total... more
AirlinesCATHAY PACIFIC TO ORDER AIRBUS A330
FRANCE, Cathay Pacific ordered one additional Airbus A330. The aircraft will be powered by Rolls-Royce Trent 700 engines and it will be delivered in 2001. more
IndustryAASI JETCRUZER 500 TO BE SHOWCASED AT AOPA CONVENTION
LONG BEACH, CA, Advanced Aerodynamics and Structures Inc. (AASI) announced today it will display its new JETCRUZER 500(TM) at Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) convention taking place in Long... more
Weather forecastsMD HELICOPTERS EXPANDS COMPLEX
NEW ORLEANS, MD Helicopters is completino the expansion of its complex east of Phoenix. it was recently buoyed by additional sales in the UK of its MD 600N and launch of the Prince George’s County, p... more
Weather forecastsNEW INITIATIVES FOR SIMULFLITE
NEW ORLEANS, SimulFlite Training International disclosed new training programs and simulator orders for aircrafts including Cessna Citation, Falcon 900, Gulfstream V, Hawker 800XP. A simulator for Sikorsky... more
IndustryJET AVIATION TAKES RESPONSABILITY FOR BOEING’S OWN BBJ
NEW ORLEANS, Jet Aviation Base will complete a Boeing Business Jet that the airframer will use "as a corporate workhouse" to demonstrate the capabilities of the aircraft to potential customers. The Boeing... more
HelicoptersNEW CUSTOMERS FOR BELL HELICOPTERS
NEW ORLEANS, Bell helicopters recently increased the number of its customers of the model 430. Among the companies who have chosen this helicopter there are Chevron and Exxon. Even prominent people bought... more
Weather forecastsAIRCRAFTBUYER.COM TO PROVIDE NEW SERVICES
NEW ORLEANS, A/C Flyer magazine’s aircraftbuyer.com has evolved into an online resource serving both buyers and sellers of business aircraft providing a directory of products and services and a technical s... more
Weather forecastsNEW SERVICE INITIATIVES FOR CESSNA
NEW ORLEANS, Cessna promoted new service and customer initiatives at NBAA. Among them the new internet-based CPDXpress, for parts distribution express. Moreover some service centers were improved and a... more
IndustryAN ALL SOLD OUT SITUATION FOR CESSNA
NEW ORLEANS, Cessna closed out the third quarter with an order backlog of $6,1 billion. Deliveries are completely sold out for this year and for 2001. Gary Hay, Cessna CEO, said they are doing everything... more
AccidentsTWO INDIAN MIG-21 COLLIDES, BOTH PILOTS DIED
INDIA, The pilots of two russian built Mig21 fighter jets of the India's Air force have collided few minutes after take off from Salonibari air force base, are died. The airport of Salonibari, where the... more
AirlinesCSA CZECH AIRLINES JOINS SKYTEAM
PRAGUE, SkyTeam, the global airline alliance formed In June by Aeromexico, Air France, Delta Air Lines and Korean Air, today announced they have signed an agreement for CSA Czech Airlines to join SkyTeam... more
Helicopters500TH EXEC 162F SOLD
CHANDLER, ARIZONA, USA, RotorWay International just recently celebrated the sale of the 500th Exec 162F, went to the Mexican Navy. This helicopter is also sold in construction kit and, according company... more
AirlinesAER LINGUS STRIKE GROUNDED THOUSANDS OF PASSENGERS
IRELAND, An Aer Lingus cabin crew members 24 hour strike for more pay grounded more than 200 flights. The airline responded rebooking some passengers on other airlines and refunding booked tickets. BBC... more
AirlinesVARIG TO INVEST USD 100 MILLION IN VARIGLOG
BRAZIL, Brazilian airline Varig invested about USD 100 million to set up a new cargo centre, named Varig Logistica S.A. or VARIGLOG, to be used for industrial and private goods trasport. It will replace... more
AirlinesCANADA 3000 AIRLINES ACQUIRES NINE AIRBUS A319
TORONTO, Canada 3000 has announced that it has contracted for a total of nine Airbus A319 aircrafts to be used on domestic and transcontinental service. The aircrafts will be phased in over the next two... more
Weather forecastsTHOMSON CSF MADE SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM FOR BBJ
NEW ORLEANS, Thomson CSF Sextant In Flight Systems won full certification for its four cameras surveillance system for BBJ. It is based on 4 cameras rounding the plane and permanently controlling the fuselage... more
Weather forecastsUSA TO PROJECT SUPERSONIC BUSINESS JET
NEW ORLEANS, The project, launched two years ago by Lockheed Martin and Gulfstream two years ago, is rumbling on. DARPA, Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency, is getting ready to dispense some... more
Weather forecastsAIRSHOW AND MEETINGS
., ASSOCIATION OF AIR MEDICAL SERVICES, AIR MEDICAL TRANSPORT CONFERENCE Oct. 16-18, Salt Lake City, Utah. Info: (703) 836-8732; e-mail: [email protected].... more
AirlinesSINGAPORE AIRLINES HAS CHOSEN ROLLS-ROYCE FOR A3XX ENGINES
SINGAPORE, Singapore Airlines picked the Rolls-Royce Trent 900 series engines to power its A3XX planes. Engines cost is $245 million. The 25 super-jumbo A3XXs will join Singapore Airlines fleet beginning... more
HelicoptersROTORWAY ADDS THREE NEW COUNTRIES TO REPRESENTATION NETWORK
USA, RotorWay added three new representatives to its network distribution. They are Turkey, South Africa, Republic of Georgia. Brent Marshall, Vice President of Sales for RotorWay International, said the... more
IndustryROLLS-ROYCE WINS ORDER TO UPGRADE ATA FLEET
LONDON, Rolls-Royce has been chosen by American Trans Air to upgrade the RB211 engines on its fleet of Lockheed L1011 Tristars. The contract worths $63 million and it includes spare engines. The deal... more
PeopleIRAQ REFUSED TO EXTRADITE SAUDI HIJACKERS
BAGHDAD, Iraqi government said yesterday it won't extradite the two hijackers who took control of a Saudi Arabian aircraft flying from Gedda to London last saturday. The new was reported by Ina press... more
PeopleCONCERNS ABOUT JET ENGINES LUBRICANTS
GREAT BRITAIN, According with Liberal Democrat MP Paul Tyler, there is a new hazard for jetliners passengers and crews: it concern the vapours gives off from lubricants, used in jet engines. These vapours... more
AirlinesDELTA TO START NEW ROUTES TO JAPAN
ATLANTA, USA, Delta Air Lines will operate two new nonstop flights from the United States to Japan, one from New York to Tokyo the other from Los Angeles to Nagoya. The new service will start on April... more
HelicoptersEHI AND SIKORSKY PETITION ON CANADIAN HLICOPTERS BID
OTTAWA, CANADA, EHI and Sikorsky have presented separately two petition to CITT against Canadian Department of defense and Department of public works tenders for the acquisition of heavy transport... more
Press releaseENAC OFFICIAL WILL WORK IN JAA CENTRAL OFFICE
ROMA, Starting november 1, and for the first time since creation of Joint Aviation Authorities (JAA), an Italy's ENAC official, Eng. Marco Costantini will take up the office of “Management System Manager” in... more
AerospaceAMBITIOUS CHINESE SPACE PLANS
CHINA, China's space program plans to explore the moon looking for commercially useful resources and to participate in an international expedition to Mars. Although details released on these plans are... more
Accidents(2) FOUND GOVERNOR AIRCRAFT, ALL DIED
HILLSBORO, MISSOURI, USA, The sheriff of the Hillsboro County has declared that the small aircraft crashed with Mel Carnahan, Missouri Governor, his son, Roger "Randy" Carnahan and the governor's political... more
AirlinesTHE QUEEN CHOOSE BRITISH AIRWAYS
ROME, The United Kingdom Queen, Elizabeth II, has choose a "normal" British Airways flight to arrive yesterday in Rome Ciampino Airport, for the third official voyage in Italy. The Prime Minister Tony... more
AccidentsMISSOURI GOVERNOR PROBABLY DIED IN AIR ACCIDENT
USA, A small aircraft with the democratic governor of Missouri, Mel Carnahan, his son and a political adviser on board, has disappeared from radar control displays. The aircraft was heading New Madrid... more
Weather forecastsAIRSHOW AND MEETINGS
., ASSOCIATION OF AIR MEDICAL SERVICES, AIR MEDICAL TRANSPORT CONFERENCE Oct. 16-18, Salt Lake City, Utah. Info: (703) 836-8732; e-mail: [email protected]. HELICOPTER SAFETY ADVISORY COMMITTEE Oct.... more
AerospaceFIRST GO-OUT FOR DISCOVERY CREW
CAPE CANAVERAL, Yesterday, the first space-walk has been effectuated by two of the Discovery crew, Bill McArthur and Leroy Chiao, that have worked six hour in order to connect antennas and cables on... more
Science and technologyEUROPEAN COMMISSION AGAINST BRITAIN'S OVER BAA GOLDEN SHARE
BRUXELLES, BELGIUM, The European Commission will take the United Kingdom to the European Court for its "golden share" in airports management operator BAA plc. According with citation, the government... more
AirlinesSINGAPORE COULD BUY OVER USD1BN IN 747-400 FREIGHTERS
SINGAPORE, Singapore Airlines (SIA) could buy Boeing 747-400 freighter planes in a deal worth about USD$1 billion in the biggest order for the plane so far this year. This could be a sort of consolation... more
AccidentsACCIDENT SURVIVORS AWARDED OVER USD$ 6 MILLION
USA, Anna Lloyd, 22, a survivor of the American Airlines crash at Little Rock airport occurred on June 1, 1999, has been refunded, by jury order, over USD6 million in compensation for the psychological... more
AirlinesQUARREL BETWEEN BA E LUFTHANSA FOR GERMAN INTERNAL FLIGHTS
LONDON, British Airways' (BA) German subsidiary is accusing national airline Lufthansa to try to make a "dangerous monopolization", buying small companies, in order to keep control on internal German... more
DefenseMV-22 DECLARED EFFECTIVE, SUITABLE FOR LAND-BASED OPERATIONS
USA, The Department of the Navy announced that the MV-22 Osprey has been judged operationally effective and operationally suitable for land-based operations, validating eight months of comprehensive... more
PeopleRIAD ASK FOR THE 777 HIJACKERS EXTRADITION
RIAD, SAUDI ARABIA, Appealing to international treaty on air piracy, Riàd has requested the extradition of the two hijackers of the Boeing 777 landed safely at Baghdad airport. Due to rupture of diplomatic... more
AccidentsSIX AMERICAN DOCTORS DIED IN AIR ACCIDENT
WAPA, MEXICO, Six american doctor died in an air accident occurred near Ensenada, about 60 miles south of Tijuana, on the Pacific Coast. No information about type of aircraft and cause of accident are... more
IndustryBOEING-UPS AGREEMENT FOR PASSENGER TO CARGO AIRCRAFT MOD
SEATTLE, USA, U.S. Boeing co. probably will announce for the end of the year the deal with United Parcel Service in order to convert 30 MD-11 aircraft from passenger to cargo. The transaction, worth about... more
AerospaceMIR CORPORATION ON STOCK EXCHANGE TO SAVE MIR SPACE STATION
NEW YORK, The private-controlled Mir Corporation, that owns the right on Russian Mir space station, decided to go on stock exchange in order to collect 117 USD million to renew the old space station. According... more
DefenseRUSSIAN NUCLEAR WEAPONS GOES TO IRAN
IRAN, According with a CIA director John A. Lauder report, dated October 5, presented to U.S. Senate Commission for Russian relationship evaluation, Iran own some russian chemical weapons, also suitable... more
PeopleA NEW GARMIN PRODUCT: CANADA MAPS CD
NEW ORLEANS, Garmin International presented its new CD containing Canada maps, compatible with all other GPS-based Garmin products. The new CD feature highly detailed maps up to street-level and navaid... more
PeopleU.S: AIRCRAFTS TO REPLACE CARS IN GARAGES
OSHKOSH, WISCONSIN USA, Near Wittman regional airport it's planning the construction of a residential area with 35 houses having garage big enough to pernit pilots park their family airplanes. Many taxiways... more
SecurityMIDDLE EAST: SOME MORE ISRAELIAN HELICOPTER RAIDS
PALESTINE, After Gaza and Ramallah, israelian retaliation against palestinians, accused to lyach two israelian soldiers, continued with more attacks from military helicopters to Jordan, at Hebron,... more
Weather forecastsVULCANAIR TO BACK IN PRODUCTION OF PISTON TWIN
NEW ORLEANS, Vulcanairhas purchased the type certificate of the piston twin and has it back in production in Naples, Italy. Vulcanair is offering the aircraft P68C at NBAA show. The aircraft is powered... more
Weather forecastsNEW FULL-FACE OXYGEN MASK FROM IN-EROS
NEW ORLEANS, In-Eros Corp has launched its new Eros Magic MF-20 full-face crew oxygen mask at NBAA show. They were designed to be donned quickly with one hand to protect pilots against smoke or oxygen... more