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AccidentsCHILE: RECOVERED AIRCRAFT MISSING TWO WEEKS AGO
SANTIAGO, A military aircraft, missing two weeks ago, has been recovered the other day. No survivors among the passengers. The aircraft, a Casa T-212, was missing on the 6th of August while flying in very... more
AccidentsBRITISH BOEING FORCED TO LAND FOR A COUPLE HAVING A VIOLENT FIGHT
LONDON, A 747 Boeing of British Airways flying to Los Angeles was forced to land at Chicago airport because of a couple having a violent fight on board. As soon as the couple came to blows the commanding... more
AccidentsNORTHWEST COMMANDING PILOT DIES OF HEART ATTACK DURING FLIGHT
MINNEAPOLIS, A commanding pilot of Northwest Airlines died last night of heart-attack during a flight from Los Angeles to Minneapolis. The co-pilot landed the plane without incident. Thomas Christianson... more
Science and technologyFRANKFURTER CRITICIZING MALPENSA AIRPORT CONDITIONS
BERLIN, The german newspaper "Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung" deeply criticized the conditions of Malpensa, one of the airports of Milan. The main point regards take off and landing rights. Alitalia will... more
AirlinesALITALIA INCREASING FARES AND DELETING SOME ROUTES FOR OIL RISE
ROME, Alitalia decided to take measures after the new rise of oil. International tickets will be increased of 3% starting from September and routes with Sidney, Nairobi, Addis Abeba and Bangkok will be... more
AirlinesAIR FRANCE BANS SMOKING ON ALL FLIGHTS FROM NOVEMBER
PARIS, Air France decided to extend no-smoking policy, already in force on North American, Caribbean and Indian Ocean long-haul routes, to its entire network from November. The french airline will be... more
IndustryROLSS-ROYCE SEEKING GOVERNMENT SUPPORT ON ENGINE FOR A3XX
LONDON, Rolls-Royce is likely to seek government support to develop its engine Trent 900 to power super-jumbo A3XX. Those supports would cover a third of the engine's costs. The engine maker said it will... more
AirlinesUNITED AIRLINES TO ORDER NEW AIRBUS AIRCRAFT
FRANCE, United Airlines placed a firm order for 12 new Airbus aircraft, six A319 and six A320, exercising options from its 1998 purchase agreement. Deliveries are slated for 2002. more
IndustryNEIL ARMSTRONG NAMED CHAIRMAN OF EDO
NEW YORK, Neil Armstrong, who became the first man to walk on the moon, was named chairman of EDO Corp. Armstrong was chairman of AIL Technology, which mergered with EDO. more
AccidentsROMANIA STOPS MILITARY TRAINING FLIGHTS AFTER CRASH
BUCHAREST, Romania suspended military training flights after a reconnaisance aircraft crashed. The plane, Ilyushin type, crashed on landing at a military base in eastern Romania. Unhurt the four-member... more
IndustryROLLS-ROYCE WINS CONTRACT WITH AMERICAN AIRLINES AND AMERICAN EAGLE
USA, Rolls-Royce won engine orders, worth a total of $200 million, to power aircraft ordered by American Airways and American Eagle. The english company will provide Trent 800 engines for six Boeing 777s... more
DefenseBOEING JSF ACCOMPLISHED 100 MISSIONS DURING FOURTH SIMULATION
USA, The Boeing Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) succesfully completed its fourth full-mission simulation, flying approximately 100 simulated air-to-air and air-to-ground missions in a seven day period. more
IndustryBOEING SIGNED STRATEGIC COOPERATION AGREEMENT WITH TWO RUSSIAN COMPANIES
SEATTLE, Boeing recently signed strategic cooperation agreement with two russian companies. They are Ilyushin Aviation Complex and Verkhnaya Salda Metallurgical Production, titanium producer. more
IndustryNEW BOEING NEXT GENERATION 737-900 TOOK ITS MAIDEN FLIGHT
SEATTLE, The newest Boeing Next generation 737-900 took yesterday its maiden flight. It is painted in red, white and blue Boeing livery, and will be delivered to launch customer Alaska Airlines in April... more
AirlinesALASKA AIRLINES GROUNDS 18 BOEING MD-80
ALASKA, Alaska Airlines is grounding up to 18 Boeing MD-80 for inspecting the jackscrew implicated in last January's crash, in which 88 people have been killed. The airline reported to FAA (Federal Aviation... more
Science and technologyTHE ONE- BILLIONTH PASSENGER LANDING AT JFK IS ITALIAN
NEW YORK, The billionth passenger landing at JFK airport of New York is an italian man. His name is Vincenzo Maglione, from Milan, who just arrived this morning in New York for an holiday with his... more
AirlinesDELIVERED TO CHINA EASTERN AIRLINES FIRST A319
FRANCE, The first A319 was delivered today to the China Eastern Airlines. Other ten units of this plane, going to replace MD82s, will be delivered over the next three years. more
IndustryBOEING ANNOUNCED TO BUY DATA SUPPLIER CONTINENTAL GRAPHICS
SEATTLE, Boeing announced yesterday it will buy Continental Graphics, a digital information provider specialising in illustrated parts catalogues and maintenance documents for the aviation industry. The... more
AirlinesSOUTHWEST AIRLINES FIRES PILOTS OF PLANE THAT SLID OFF RUNWAY OF BURBANK AIRPORT
BURBANK, CALIFORNIA, Southwest Airlines fired the pilot and co-pilot of 737 jetliner that skidded off a runway during a landing at Burbank airport in march. Company officials declined to discuss the reason... more
IndustryTHOMSON WINS NOD TO SUPPLY SIMULATORS FOR TIGER HELICOPTER
PARIS, Thomson Training & Simulation won the nod to supply simulators and training equipment for aircrews on the franco-german Tiger helicopter. The work is worth up to 300 million euros, 276.8 USD. more
DefenseRAF WILL UPGRADE ITS JETS
LONDON, An all-party committee of MPs called for the Ministry of Defence decided to upgrade RAF aircraft patrolling the no-fly zones over Iraq. The hight temperature in the Gulf has significant effects... more
PeopleFAA PRPOSED $1.24M FINE AGAINST BOEING
USA, FAA proposed yesterday to fine Boeing $1.24 million. The american industry would be guilty for control violations and failing to report cracks on 737s. Boeing said safety was never compromised. more
AccidentsEMERGENCY LANDING AT PALMA DE MAJORCA
PALMA DE MAJORCA, An aircraft of the french carrier Aom Minerve was forced to make an emergency landing at Palma de Majorca's airport because of a problem with undercarriage. No passenger was damaged. more
AccidentsCHARTER FLIGHT FORCED TO MAKE EMERGENCY LANDING IN SPAIN
MADRID, A charter flight of the spanish carrier Spanair, flying to Edinburgh, was forced to make an emergency landing shortly after taking off from the airport of Madrid-Barajas. The plane, a Md-83,... more
DefenseITALIAN AIR FORCE ACCEPTS FIRST THREE C-130J
ROME, The italian Minister of Defense, Sergio Mattarella, has formally accepted the first three of 22 Lockheed Martin C-130J Hercules it has on order. Lockheed Martin has signed a contract with the italian... more
AirlinesAMERICAN EAGLE ORDERS 6 REGIONAL JETS FROM EMBRAER
USA, American Eagle has exrcised options for six regional jets from Embraer. The carrier will be allowed to choose between the 37-seat and 50 seat models. more
AirlinesAMERICAN AIRLINES ORDERS 9 BOEING JETLINERS
USA, American Airlines ordered 9 Boeing jetliners, 6 of 777 family and three 737-800s. The planes willl go towards fleet replacement and supporting modest growth. more
PeopleUKRAINA PLANS TO MODERNISE TU-144 AND YAK-42
KIEV, Ukraine plans to modernise hundreds of Soviet-made Tupolev Tu-134 and Yakovlev Yak-42 passenger planes. The aircrafts will be equipped with ukrainian-made aviation engines. more
Science and technologyECLIPSE MAKES ITS DEBUT AT OSHKOSH
OSHKOSH, A small american firm, Eclipse, made its debut at Oshkosh with a cheaply executive jet. Only 830.000 USD for a pressurized six seats jet with Williams turbofan EJ 22 engine, wth a thrust of 7000... more
AirlinesAIR ALGERIE WELCOMED ITS FIRST BOEING NEXT-GENERATION 737 JETLINER
SEATTLE, Air Algerie, the flag carrier of Algeria, welcomed today its first Boeing Next-Generation 737-800. Other six aircrafts of this type have been ordered with three 737-600 to renew its air fleet.... more
IndustryIS TURBO-DIESEL ENGINE FUTURE IN AVIATION ?
OSHKOSH, USA, Pursuing the research of diesel engine for aviation, which should eliminate lead pollution due to avio fuel 100LL, are featuring in Oshkosh the french SMA with diesel engine SR 305 installed... more
AirlinesNEW EMAIL SERVICE IN FLIGHT FOR CATHAY PACIFIC AND TENZIG
ROME, Cathay Pacific Airways and Tenzig Communications, global internet provider, will launch soon a new email service and intranet aboard the airline's entire fleet. The service will start in 2001. more
AirlinesEMIRATES FIRST CUSTOMER OF AIRBUS
ROME, Emirates has been the first carrier to buy the super jumbo A3XX, the largest plane in the world. The contract was signed during Farnborough Air Show. The plane will be used by the airline to... more
Sport aviationDATALINK COCKPIT
OSHKOSH, The first datalink cockpit for general aviation, sponsored by FAI, has been showed at Oshkosh. It will permit to get prompt informations aboard about weather conditions, including metar reports.... more
DefenseCOLOMBIA WILL USE U.S. HELICOPTERS TO REPEL REBELS
WASHINGTON, Colombian government will use Blackhaws helicopters, supplied by the United States, to reinforce security forces against rebels in drug-producting areas. The helicopters won't be used only... more
AirlinesFRENCH CONCORDES TO STAY GROUNDED
PARIS, French civil aviation authorities decided the ban on Air France Concorde flights will remain. Experts also said will put in place extra safety measures, according to the General Direction for Civil... more
IndustryGE AND LOCKHEED MARTIN TO DEVELOP NEW GENERATION OF ENGINE CONTROLS FOR COMMERCIAL AIRCRAFT
JOHNSON CITY, NEW YORK, GE Aircraft Engines has selected Lockheed Martin Control Systems to work on development of a new generation of electronic controls for commercial engines. Lockheed Martin will work... more
PeopleILFC SELECTS PW 4168A ENGINES FOR A330S
EAST HARTFORD, CUNNECTICUT, International Lease Finance Corporation (ILFC) has selected PW 4168A engines to power eight Airbus A330 aircraft. Deliveries will begin in 2002. The value of the sale is... more
PeopleTHIS WEEK CELEBRATIONS FOR AMY JOHNSON
LONDON, Will be celebrated this week the 70th annyversary of the historic flight of Amy johnson, the first woman to fly solo from Britain to Australia in 1930. Commemorations will take place in Croydon,... more
PeopleAGREEMENT BETWEEN ISRAEL AND EGYPT FOR AIR CORRIDOR TO GAZA
EL CAIRO, Egypt and Israel signed the agreement on air corridor to Gaza. The aircrafts will fly through a corridor placed 15 miles north of El Arich, in the north of Sinai. The agreement will become effective... more
AccidentsBOEING 737 FORCED TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING FOR AN ENGINE ON FIRE
DUBLIN, A Boeing 737, flying from Gran Canaria to Dublin, had to make an emergency landing because an engine was on fire. The pilot was forced to circle long time to burn off fuel before landing safely... more
AccidentsEMERGENCY LANDING IN CANADA FOR A BOEING 747 OF UNITED AIRLINES
CANADA, Emergency landing in a small airport of Canada for a Boeing 747 of the american United Airlines because of a damage to hydraulic system. The jumbo, carrying 320 people, was flying from Hong Kong... more
AccidentsEMERGENCY FOR A BA CONCORDE
LONDON, A British Airways Concorde had to make yesterday an emergency landing. The supersonic jet was flying from London to New York. The plane landed in a canadian airport. The passengers completed their... more
PeopleAIRBUS IS LEADING THE BATTLE OF ORDERS
FARNBOROUGH, According to the President of Airbus Industrie, Noel Forgeard, the company collected, during Farnborough 2000 exhibition, "firm orders" for at all 230 aircrafts, included 22 new A3XX planned... more
DefenseU.S. AIR FORCE EXCEEDS 2000 RECRUITING GOAL
WASHINGTON, American Ai Force said today it is winning the "war of recruiting" by reaching this years' goal with the signing of 34.000 enlistment contract in Mt. Vernon, III. Moreover, since the beginning... more
IndustryNEW TILTROTOR FROM BELL
FARNBOROUGH, Bell Helicopter announced at Farnborough 2000 exhibition that it has scooped up to $6 million in U. S. government funding to press ahead with studies of a next-generation quad tiltrotor... more
HelicoptersAGUSTA AB139 MILITARY HELICOPTER UNVEILED FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME
FARNBOROUGH, After press conference of 24th of this month, at Farnborough 2000 the mock up of the military version of AB-139 has been shown at the public for the very first time. This innovative military... more
SecurityTHE MAN STORMED IN A BOEING AT JFK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT SURRENDERED
NEW YORK, Aaron Commey, the 22 years old man who stormed last night in a Boeing 757 of National Airlines ready to take off from JFK international airport of New York, surrendered. The man took the pilot... more
IndustryGECAS SIGNS COMMITMENT FOR 42 AIRBUS
FRANCIA, Ge Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) has signed a commitment for 42 Airbus, 30 A318 and 12 A320, which will be powered with CFM56-5B engines. The aircrafts will be delivered in mid-2003. The deal... more
HelicoptersTHOMSON-CSF GETS SIMULATION DEAL FOR TIGER COPTER
PARIS, French defence electronics firm Thomson-CSF has been chosen to supply training and simulation equipment for the Franco-german Tiger helicopter. The deal is worth up to 300 million euros ($27... more