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IndustryFARNBOROUGH: BELL-AGUSTA PRESS CONFERENCE TO INTRODUCE NEW AIRCRAFTS
FARNBOROUGH, ENGLAND, During the Air Show of Farnborough, Bell-Agusta called a press conference for july 24th in order to introduce mock up of new military helicopter AB139 and convertiplane BA609. The... more
AirlinesVIRGIN BLUE NUOVA COMPAGNIA AEREA AUSTRALIANA
SIDNEY, British tycoon Sir Richard Branson launched his new australian airline Virgin Blue yesterday with an inaugural flight. It was captained by a pilot blacklisted by australian major airlines for ten... more
IndustryU.S. GOVERNMENT PUSHES BOEING TO UP SUPPORT AERO VODOCHODY
WASHINGTON, U. S. government asked Boeing to do more for aircraft maker Aero Vodochody, which the Czech government sold to Boeing two years ago under very favourable conditions. Boeing representatives... more
AccidentsPLANE CRASHES KILLING TWO IN RUSSIA
RUSSIA, A Yak-52 plane has crashed yesterday during a training flight in the Lipetsk region of central Russia. Both pilots were killed. The cause of the accident is still under investigation. more
IndustryBOEING INTRODUCES NEW 767 WITH WORLD TOUR
SEATTLE, Boeing will introduce its new 767-400ER (extended range) with a world tour. One of these aircrafts will leave today with more than 40 passengers and will touch 3 continents and 19 cities. The... more
AccidentsTWO AIR CRASHES IN SOUTH AMERICA
SOUTH AMERICA, Two air crashes occured yesterday in South America, killing 32 people and injuring other 7 persons. In Mexico a Jet Tramp of national airline Aerocaribe crashed into a mountain. All deceased... more
IndustryEADS SHARES QUOTED 19 EURO EACH ONE
MONACO, PARIS, The shares of EADS, European Aeronautic Defense ans Space Consortium, have been quoted 19 euro each one, value definitely lower than what was expected by companies which joined together... more
DefenseSPACE SHIELD: CLINTON PLAYS FOR TIME AFTER FAILED TEST
NEW YORK, After the decisive failed test of saturday in Pacific Ocean, the White House plays for time about the space shield. President Clinton will take advantage of specific tests to postpone any decision.... more
DefenseNEXT MONDAY USA-KOREA MISSILE TALKS
KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA, After the failed test of its missile defense system the other day, Usa will start next monday talks with North Korea on the communist nation's missile program. State Department... more
AccidentsFAMILIES OF KENYA AIRWAYS VICTIMS SEEKING FOR $22 MILLION
NIGERIA, A nigerian newspaper reports that lawyers for the families of the 169 victims of Airbus-300, crashed off the Ivory Coast last January, will seek damages totaling $22 million. The sum would cover... more
DefenseUSA: TODAY TEST FOR SPACE SHIELD PROJECT
WASHINGTON, Important verify today for american project of antimissile defense: a Minuteman missile will be launched from californian base of Vandenberg. Lately will be launched an interceptor missile,... more
AirlinesBRITISH MIDLAND JOINS OFFICIALLY IN STAR ALLIANCE
WIEN, British Midland is the second english airline and it joined in Star Alliance partnership since the 1st of July. The carrier ows 6000 employees and 60 aircrafts with which serves 32 destinations in... more
AirlinesRECEIVE CALLS WHILE FLYING WITH VIRGIN
NORWALK, CUNNECTICUT, Virgin Atlantic Airways developed and installed for the first time on some of its aircrafts on internationals routes a system allowing passengers to receive calls while flying using... more
AccidentsAMMAN'S HIJACKING: EYEWITNESS REPORT
AMMAN, JORDAN, "Then we saw the man walking past the first class to the economy class, taking out a gun and shooting randomly, and then pulling on the pin of what we thought was a stun grenade and hurl... more
DefenseITALY AND CHINA WORRIED ABOUT US SPACE SHIELD
ROME, Italian Prime Minister Amato and chinese leader Zhu Rongji, after their meeting in Rome, asserted to be both enough worried about american project of antimissile defense system. The plan of Clinton's... more
IndustryALENIA WINS CONTRACT WITH ESA
ROME, Alenia Spazio won a contract with Esa, European Space Agency, worth 75 millions euro, for "development of upgraded technologies in multimedial satellite systems as EuroSky Way", as written in a note... more
AirlinesTELEMEDICINE ON VARIG'S FLIGHTS
RIO DE JANEIRO, Using the most upgraded technologies of telemedicine, Varig recently introduced on its international flights the opportunity of making a clinical picture of passengers with delicate health... more
AerospaceNASA REVEALS HACKER ATTACK AFTER THREE YEARS
CAPE CANAVERAL, USA, After almost three years american Nasa revealed that in September 1997 terrestrial computing systems of Atlantis mission have been overloaded by the illicit access of an hacker who... more
IndustryROLLS-ROYCE: AGREEMENT WITH EDS RUNNING UNTIL 2012
LONDON, Rolls-Royce announced that it has agreed with Eds to extend supply of information technology, consulting, services, E-business. The contract, valued USD 2,1B, will be running until 2012 and strenghtens... more
IndustryROLSS-ROYCE WINS ORDER OF $49M FOR ENGINES SUPPLY
LONDON, Rolls-Royce today announced business worth up to $49M for engines to power nine Embraer RJ 145 regional jets purchased by polish airline LOT. The carrier also placed an additional order for three... more
Science and technologyFLOATING AIRPORT FROM JAPAN
TOKYO, It is called Megaflot and it is the new floating airport in stage of testing in the bay of Yokosuka, south of Tokyo. Equipped of a runway long one km, the metal structure raises three meters high... more
PeopleFORMED COALITION TO REDUCE AIRCRAFT NOISE
BRUXELLES, Some of the world's most prominent international aviation organizations have formed a coalition to support the development of lower jet aircraft noise standards. The organization is named Coalition... more
AirlinesKLM-BRITISH: NO REQUEST OF EU FOR MERGER
BRUXELLES, The spokesman of european commissioner to Competition, Mario Monti, underlined that is definitely too early to report of a request from Eu to British and Klm to give the green light to the merger... more
PeopleJAPAN: TEMPORARY SUSPENDED MILITARY FLYING TRAINING
TOKYO, All military flying training have been suspended in Japan after three accidents happened in just one week, killing 8 people. Before went missing a transport plane on flying training, then the other... more
AccidentsJORDAN: HIJACKING HALTED, 15 INJURED
AMMAN, JORDAN, A syrian hijacker exploded a bomb aboard a jetliner of jordan airline flying to Damascus. The man, after explosion, which wounded 15 passengers, because officials prevented him from going... more
Science and technologyTODAY NATIONAL DAY AGAINST VIOLENCE IN THE SKIES
ROME, International Federation of transport's worker promoted for today the national day against violence in the skies. The purpose of this event, happening in all airports, is to make authorities aware... more
Science and technologyEL CAIRO: EXPENSIVE AIRPORT
EL CAIRO, An increase of 100% of handling services in egyptian airport of El Cairo was defined untolerable by the main airlines working in that airport. Those services are run by Eas (Egyptian Aviation... more
IndustryNORTHROP GRUMMAN ORDERED TO PAY MORE THAN 1M USD
SAO PAULO, BRAZIL, A Sao Paulo judge has found the Northrop Grumman liable in the deadly 1996 crash of a TAM Airlines Ffokker 100. The aerospace company was therefore ordered to pay over 1,1M, USD to the... more
Industry2B USD FOR GE CF34
EVENDALE, OHIO., General Electric announced there are orders for more than 2B USD for CF34 engines, which will boost aircrafts manufactured by three relevant industries as Embraer, Bombardier Aerospace... more
IndustryGE ENGINES RECEIVED JAA APPROVAL
LYNN, MASSACHUSETTS, JAA (Join Airworthiness Authorities) certification was given to General Electric CF 34-8C1 engines, already certified with american FAA. Those engines will equip Bombardier Aerospace... more
AirlinesALITALIA ORDERS GE ENGINES FOR 200M USD
ROME, Italian national airline placed an order to General Electric, valued over 200m USD, for boosting five Boeing 747 already ordered. Other three units received an option. The engines are CF6-80C2s,... more
PeopleCONTINENTAL AIRLINES' FLIGHT FORCED TO RETURN FOR FRANTIC PASSENGER
ANCHORAGE, ALASKA, A flight of Continental Airlines departed from Anchorage was forced to return because of a frantic passenger who hurled a can of beer at one flight attendant and bit another member of... more
DefenseRUSSIA AND CHINA SET THEMSELVES AGAINST SPACE SHIELD
MOSCOW, Russian President Putin and chinese leader Jiang Zemin had a meeting yesterday in Tajikistan and talked about global strategic stability above all. Both leaders agree about the inviolability of... more
IndustryEADS: HIGH HOPES FOR IPO
FRANKFURT, EADS, the European Aeronautic Defense and Space Consortium, aims to raise $3,3B with the international public offer starting next week in three stock markets, french, german and spanish. EADS... more
AirlinesFAA APPROVES ALASKA AIRLINE'S PLAN
WASHINGTON, After the serious problems which FAA found about Alaska Airlines, regarding its aircraft crashed down last 31st of January, killing all passengers, the carrier introduced a plan of recovery... more
DefenseTRANSPORTS: AGREEMENT ITALY-BULGARIA ABOUT AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL IN BALKANS
ROME, Italy and Bulgaria signed yesterday a bilateral agreement in Sofia about air traffic control in the balkan fly zone. The new was announced by the undersecretary to Transports Luca Danese. more
AccidentsJAPAN: MISSING TWO AEROBATICS OF JAPANESE AIR FORCE
TOKYO, Two aerobatics of japanese Air Force, with three persons on board as all, were missing during a practice. They were two "T 4 Blue Impulse" aircrafts, flying over Pacific Ocean, in the north... more
AirlinesNEW SERVICES FOR EMIRATES
ROME, Emirates, the international airline of United Arab Emirates, launched two new services, Priority and Priority Plus, to satisfy urgency and safety in goods forwarding. The fleet of the airline is... more
Finance and economyAPPROVED FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR GALILEO
ROME, Enav President, the national company of flight assistance, Luciano Mancini, commented positively that Senate approved the law for finanacial support of italian participation to "Galileo" project;... more
AirlinesSIX AIRLINES JOIN TOGETHER FOR INTERNET CHALLENGE
NEW YORK, United Airlines, Us Airways, Northwest Airlines, Continental Airlines, America West e American Airlines joined together in order to declare the war to travel agencies which offer trips for very... more
AccidentsINDONESIA: MILITARY PLANE CRASHED
PUERTO PRINCESA, PHILIPPINES, A filipino military aircraft crashed into the sea of Sulu, killing a general of the army. Some persons are still missing, among them the governor of Isle of Palawan. The crew,... more
Civil aviationAGAINST PASSENGERS' AGGRESSIVENESS
BRUXELLES, According to Sabena airline, which studied deeply the issue, the majority of accidents and turmoils provoked by passengers on flight are due to alcohol effects. For what regards grounded passengers,... more
AirlinesNEW CFM56-7 ENGINES FOR SOUTHWEST AIRLINES
DALLAS, Southwest Airlines announced an order for CFM56-7 engines to power up to 290 Boeing Next Generation 737-700. The order value is of 1 billion USD. It includes 94 units. Engines are manufactured... more
AirlinesKLM AND BRITISH INTRODUCED ALLIANCE PROJECT TO EUROPEAN COMMISSIONER MONTI
BRUXELLES, Leo Van Wijk and Rod Eddington, presidents of Klm and British Airways, discussed the project of alliance between the two airlines with european commissioner for Competition Monti. They even... more
IndustryGENERAL ELECTRIC SELLING ENGINES TO SAS
EVENDALE, OHIO., General Electric announced that it received an order for CF M56-5C4 engines by SAS, Scandinavian Airline System. They will equip six Airbus A340-300 acquired by SAS. Airline also put option... more
AccidentsPAPUA NEW GUINEA: PLANE CRASHES INTO A MOUNTAIN, 4 KILLED
SIDNEY, A plane crashed into a mountain in New Guinea, on the west side of the capital, Port Moresby. Four people were killed, two pilots and two security guards. The plane was carrying bank takings which... more
AirlinesEVA AIRWAYS ACQUIRES BOEING PLANES
SEATTLE, Taiwanese airline EVA Airways acquired 7 new 777 Boeing aircrafts: four 777-300 and three 777-200. The announcement was given by the company which confirmed also that aircrafts will be equipped... more
IndustryGE CF34-8C1 TURBOFAN ENGINE AWARDED OF JAA CERTIFICATE
USA, JAA, Joint Airworthiness Authorities, awarded the GE CF 34-8C1 turbofan engine of its type certificate. This engine is manufactured by GE Aircraft-Engines with Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries.... more
HelicoptersAGUSTA ON TIME WITH BA-609
CASCINA COSTA, ITALY, After some starting difficulties marking the planning of BA-609 tiltrotor, Agusta is now perfectly on time with its project of manufacturing a new, innovative mean, for which already... more
Civil aviationFAA PROPOSES FOQA
WASHINGTON, Aiming at reaching an 80% decrease of accidents in civil aviation, within 2007, FAA, Federal Aviation Administration, launched FOQA, Flight Operational Quality Assurance, a program for certification... more