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IndustryALENIA SIGNS AGREEMENTS IN GREECE
ATHENS, Alenia Aerospazio's vicepresident Cosentino announced the industry will cooperate to aerospace programs and, together with a consortium of companies, it will participate to bid for the privatization... more
DefenseAMI TO LEASE US SCRAPS
LONDON, Officials of London U.S. embassy admitted that italian ministry of Defense has an option to buy 26 Lockheed Martin F-16D/F (Block 15) air supremacy fighters in leasing. US Defense Department will... more
AccidentsUS NAVY STUDENT AND INSTRUCTOR KILLED IN AIR CRASH
ALABAMA, USA, A US Navy single-engine T-34C Turbo Mentor crashed last September 27 near Silverhill, Alabama. The student and the flight instructor were killed. The names of the victims were not reported.... more
HelicoptersSIKORSKY FORTIFIES NORDIC ALLIANCE AT SUPPLIERS CONFERENCE
OSLO, Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation gave a conference, to which attended industrial firms from Norway and Sikorsky suppliers from around the globe, to enhance its efforts for the Nordic standard helicopter... more
IndustryIRAQ TO BUY BOEING SPARE PARTS FROM THE UNITED STATES
USA, An informed source reported that Iran will buy Boeing spare parts from the United States. Government officials will fly today to the United States for talks with the officials of Boeing Company for... more
HelicoptersSIKORSKY SELECTED AS "NORDIC HELICOPTER" CONTRACT FINALIST
STOCKHOLM, Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation has been invited to participate to "Nordic Standard Helicopter Program" contract. The program is a joint effort including Sweden Denmark and Norway to procure 73... more
AccidentsREAL FIRE DURING MOCK DISASTER DRILL
NEWARK, NEW YORK, A real explosion and subsequent fire was occurred in a FedEx building in the Newark Airport, while a mock disaster drill was going on outside. Two workers have been affected by fire,... more
IndustryBOEING UNVEILED UNMANNED COMBAT AIR VEHICLE
SEATTLE, USA, Boeing, leader company in unmanned aerial vehicles, used for surveillance operations of hostile territories occupied by enemy forces, recently unveiled a new combat aircraft able to attack... more
AirlinesFINAL DECISION OF SINGAPORE AIRLINES FOR A3XX
SINGAPORE, One of the most important asian airline, Singapore Airlines, has finalized its decision to became the launch customer for Airbus A3XX mega-aircraft. It will buy ten aircrafts and has taken oprtions... more
AccidentsUS NAVY F/A 18-C CRASHES IN GULF
USA, A single-seat US Navy fighter jet has crashed in the Gulf shortly after taking off from the Lincoln aircraft carrier. The cause of the crash is under investigation. The FA/18-C Hornet, arrived on... more
IndustryFTC TO ALLOW BOEING TO BUY HUGHES
BRUSSELS, Boeing will purchase Hughes Electronics Corp.'s space and communications division, after it was allowed by Us.S. and european regulators. Boeing will have to undertake some measures to prohibit... more
PeopleCAMS ON BOARD TO CHECK VIOLENCE AND TERRORIST ACTS.
WASHINGTON, Icao proped to equip planes with cams to prevent and check the growth of violence and dangerous events on US airliners. The cams would be installed in the the cockpit and passenger cabin, but... more
PeopleSINGLE AVIATION SAFETY AGENCY FOR EUROPE PROPOSED BY UE
BRUXELLES, BELGIUM, In order to achieve a common standards for aviation safety throughout all countries of Europe, a single agency has been proposed by the european transports commission. At today, every... more
Defense"FANTI ALATI" RETURN TO KOSOVO
ROME, The "fanti alati", the soldiers of the 66th bersaglieri regiment will return to Balcans. The boarding at Ravenna's naval port and Bologna's airport has already started and they are expected to leave... more
AirlinesUNITED EXPECTS LOSS FOR LAST QUARTER
USA, United is expecting an economic loss in the fourth quarter of the year because of the troubled summer. The increase of fuel price, the decrease of passenger traffic and the rise of costs for negotiating... more
PeopleNEW PIPER WON APPROVAL FOR MERIDIAN
USA, New Piper Aircraft won FAA certification for the single turboprop Meridian, powered by Pratt & Whitney Canada PT60-42A turpboprop with 500 shp. New Piper has a backlog of 135 wholesale orders and... more
IndustryROLLS-ROYCE WON ORDERS TO MAKE ENGINES FOR EMBRAER JETS
LONDON, Rolls-Royce won an order worthed USD 530 million to make engines for some Embraer jets. They will be manufactured at Indianapolis and will be used in jets for American Eagle and seven european... more
AirlinesUNITED SEEKS TO EXPAND AT O'HARE AIRPORT
CHICAGO, USA, The new headquarters that U.S. United Airlines is interested to build at Chicago's O'Hare International airport could be three times larger than first proposed and to employ as many as 2,500... more
Science and technologyBAGGAGE SCREENERS AT MELBOURNE AIRPORT RETURNED TO WORK
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA, 25 baggage screeners at Australia's Melbourne Airport returned to work after a week of protests. The workers, who have been picketing the airport entrances creating many problems... more
PeopleWORLD CARGO FLEET WILL DOUBLES IN THE NEXT 20 YEARS
WASHINGTON, D.C., According to the Boeing World Air Cargo Forecast 2000/2001, issued at the Air Cargo Forum 2000 in Washington, D.C., the world's freighter airplane fleet is expected to double during... more
PeopleALFREDO ROMA'S HEARING: EUROPEAN AIR TRANSPORT SAFETY
ROMA, "JAA, joint aviation Authorities were created in Europe, un der Ecac's protection, in order to issue the communitarian laws regarding flight safety and the procedures to enforce them". The inspections... more
PeopleALFREDO ROMA'S HEARING: WORLD AIR TRANSPORT SAFETY
ROME, "The air crash accruel strongly decreased in about ten years, stabilizing on less than one air crash per one million departures. The percentage is even lower for Western Europe and United States... more
AirlinesNEW CHAIRMAN FOR ANSETT/ AIR NEW ZEALAND
AUSTRALIA, Gary Toomey, Quantas Chief Executive, will be appointed Ansett/Air New Zealand's chairman next December, as consequence of Ansett's entire acquisition by Air New Zealand. Gary Tooney is actually... more
AirlinesSKY TEAM EXPAND ACTIVITIES IN FREIGHT
USA, The SkyTeam alliance is extending its activities to air cargo services with the launch of one of the world's largest cargo airline alliance, SkyTeam Cargo, in which Aeromexico Cargo, Air France Cargo,... more
AirlinesSWISSAIR TO CREATE A NEW AIRLINE REFERRING POINT
PARIS, Swissair will invest in the making of a second airline referring point in France, involving the three french airlines Air Libertè, AOM and Air Littoral, controlled together with Taitbout holding.... more
PeopleALFREDO ROMA'S HEARING ABOUT AIR TRANSPORT DECONTROL
ROMA, "Air transport decontrol may be pursued in Italy by the enforcement of comunitarian laws which allowed to open routes out of Italy and Europe and to set up a competitive market. In order to support... more
AirlinesEL AL PUT ON SALE
TEL AVIV, The israeli government ia willing to put el Al on sale. The reported new was confirmed. El Al will be sold with no "golden share" for a price of at least USD 350 million. So it was false that... more
IndustryALENIA AEROSPACE: THE EUROFIGHTER'S WING IS READY
TURIN, The first Eurofighter's wing was completed at Alenia Aerospazio's plant of Turin Caselle. It will be soon delivered to Bae systems for the final assembly. The maiden flight is scheduled within Septemeber... more
IndustryNEW AIRCRAFT FUELS UNDER CONSIDERATION
NEW YORK, US and japanese companies are working on the development of a new aircraft propulsion system powered by hydrogen and using oxygen as hidroxidant agent. The cryogenic propellent, which would... more
DefenseYEMENI PLANE IS FLYING TO IRAQ TO BREAK EMBARGO
BAGHDAD, After the jordan plane landed at Baghdad airport the other day , the first arab flight to break embargo, today another plane took off to Iraq from San'a, Yemen. The plane carries about 100... more
AirlinesSINGAPORE AIRLINES TO ORDER UP TO 25 A3XXS
SINGAPORE, Singapore Airlines has ordered 25 Airbus A3XXs. The first will be delivered in 2006, the other deliveries of the firm order aircraft will continue through 2007. The airline will deploy A3XX... more
AerospaceFROM KUBRIK TO NASA: NEXT YEAR THE MISSION "2001 MARS ODISSEY"
CAPE CANAVERAL, USA, Nasa scheduled mission "2001 Mars Odissey" for next year. The new was announced by Scott Hubbard, Director of Nasa's Mars program, mentioning the evocative power of Arthur C. Clarke's... more
PeopleU.S. PILOTS HAVE TO SOOTHE THEIR SPEAKING ABOARD
WASHINGTON, U.S. airlines banned the use of expressions as "turbolence" (better to say "inconstant air"), "final destination", "fog", "aborted takeoff". Pilots will have to soothe their language to look... more
AirlinesHUGO BAAS: "NO NEW TALKS BETWEEN ALITALIA AND KLM"
ROMA, Hugo Baas, Klm's spokesman, said there are no new dealings between Alitalia and the dutch airline. He added that, however "Klm would not be intended to reply and it is just a matter of gossips reported... more
AirlinesUNITED AIRLINES HOLDS THE SUPREMACY OF MILES RUN
WASHINGTON, United Airlines holds the supremacy of miles run in the sky. United Airlines from April 1 will schedule a new non-stop daily flight from New York to Hong-Kong. Continental Airlines will offer... more
DefenseRC EURODEPUTY LUISA MORGANTINI WILL FLY TO BAGHDAD AGAINST EMBARGO
BRUSSELS, Rifondazione comunista's eurodeputy Luisa Morgantini, president of Ue assembly's Group for Peace, will fly tomorrow to Baghdad boarding a scheduled flight "to break air passengers embargo imposed... more
DefensePEACE TALKS BETWEEN THE TWO KOREAN COUNTRIES GOES AHEAD
SEUL, The defense ministry of the two korean countries are continuing the peace talk started yesterday on Cheju Island, on the South Korea. This is a good way to maintain the detente process inaugurated... more
AirlinesAEROFLOT AGAINST U.S. AIR TRAFFIC SMOKE BAN
MOSCOW, Aeroflot refuses to apply the smoke ban imposed by U.S. to all international flights arriving to United States or landing from there. The ban is in force since June 4. Aeroflot officials said... more
PeopleFAA AD ON EMBRAER JETS
WASHINGTON, D.C., The Federal Aviation Administration has issued two Airworthiness Directives (AD) regarding Embraer jet airliners ERJ-135 and ERJ-145, in order to verify and modify some parts involving... more
Sport aviationTEN EDITION OF FRENCH HANDICAPPED PILOT MEETING
MOREAUX FRANCE, On Moreaux air field, on sept. 23 and 24, has been organized the tenth edition of meeting of french pilots with phisical handicaps. About fifteen aero clubs are organized, in France, in... more
AccidentsALARM THREAT ON FLIGHT ATHENS-NEW YORK
ROME, False alarm threat for an Olympic Airways jetliner, carrying 294 passengers, which was forced to make an emergency landing at Fiumicino airport. A man called the greek airline's office to inform... more
DefenseJORDAN PLANE LANDS AT BAGHDAD, FIRST ARAB FLIGHT AGAINST EMBARGO
AMMAN, A jordan delegation of about 80 people, including three ministers (Social Development, Health, Rural Affairs), deputies, senators, medical staff, arrived to Baghdad from Amman on a Royal Jordanian... more
Science and technologyJOINT-VENTURE FOR EXPORT GOODS FROM SOUTH AFRICA
JOHANNESBURG, A group of companies, including BAE Systems, SAAB and DNA Sherwood, is promoting high-technology products export from South Africa. The companies are supported by Commerce and Industry... more
AccidentsHIJACKER KILLED AFTER THE PLANE LANDED
PEKING, A hijacker was killed in northern China after the plane landed. The man was stabbed by a security agent. The Peking bound Boeing 737 of "Xinhua Airlines" landed safely at Jinan. The hijacker was... more
PeopleCOUNSEL FOR THE DEFENSE IN LOCKERBIE TRIAL CAST DOUBT ON NEW WITNESS
CAMP ZEIST, THE NETHERLANDS, Counsel for the defense for the two Libyans accused of the Lockerbie/Pan Am 103 bombing today have been trying to undermine the credibility of a main witness in the trial behind... more
PeopleFAA UNDER CONGRESS INVESTIGATION
WASHINGTON, D.C., According to United States Congress investigators reports, serious and pervasive problems afflict the Federal Aviation Administration, the U.S. national agency that runs the nation's... more
Science and technologyAIRPORTS E-BUSINESS PLAN
LONDON, BAA, UK airport operator, is in talks to set up e-business alliances with eight international airports. bAA said the airports are suffering for the loss of duty free sales and the new e-business... more
AirlinesANA AND VIRGIN TO SIGN A CODE SHARING AGREEMENT FOR TOKYO-LONDON LONG HAUL
TOKYO, The japanese airline All Nippon Airways and Virgin Atlantic will sign a codesharing agreement for routes between Japan and Uk. The agreement will be operative in March 2001. A spokesman of japanese... more
Government actsSENATOR DOLAZZA (LEGA NORD) ABOUT AERONAUTICA MILITARE CONTRACT WITH ALENIA TO BUY C-27J AIRCRAFTS
ROME, Senator Dolazza, of Lega Nord, called a parliamentary question to government about the new (reported by WAPA Avionews international aeronautical agency) of the emergency landing of a twin-engine... more
AccidentsEMERGENCY MANOEUVRE FOR REAL MADRID PLAYERS' PLANE
MADRID, The players of Real Madrid went through an air scare when their jet lost cabin pressure and dived more than 15.000 feet. Iberia' Boeing 757, flying from Nantes to Dusseldorf, made that manoeuvre... more