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IndustryPIAGGIO: NEWS FROM FARNBOROUGH
FARNBOROUGH, Piaggio Aero Industries, participating to Farnborough exhibition with one P-180 Avanti, Ferrari's livery, released some details about its production. The company of Genoa has orders for... more
IndustryKUWAIT FINANCE HOUSE TO ACQUIRE FOUR NEW AIRBUS A320-200
FARNBOROUGH, La Kuwait Finance House announced the intention to acquire four new Airbus A320-200s. The aircrafts, valued 200 million USD, will be deliverd over a two-year period commencing from... more
IndustryPIAGGIO AERO INDUSTRIES: A NEW COMPANY
FARNBOROUGH, Piaggio Aero Industries, after the take over of Industrie Aeronautiche Meccaniche Rinaldo Piaggio, released some informations about its industry: we consider the turnover has increased from... more
AccidentsCONCORDE CRASHED: WORKS MADE A FEW MINUTES BEFORE TAKING OFF
PARIGI, According to Francois Brousse, spokesman of Air France, the AF 4590, the flight number of the plane crashed a few minutes after taking off, was delayed of about 30 minutes because of some urgent... more
IndustryS.A.L.E. ORDERS MORE A320 AIRCRAFT
FARNBOROUGH, Singapore Aircraft Leasing Enterprise, (S.A.L.E.) signed a contract with Airbus Industrie to purchase other 11 aircrafts, eight A320 and three A319. They will be delivered at the end o... more
AccidentsFIRE IN TAKE OFF, THIS IS THE OFFICIAL STATEMENT FOR CONCORDE CRASH
PARIS, Confirming what was reported by some eyewitnesses, a spokesman of Air France said one of the engines was already spitting out fire at the moment of taking off. The eyewitnesses, used to see... more
AccidentsCONCORDE CRASHED: THE WITNESS OF THE ONLY SURVIVOR OF THE HOTEL
PARIS, "I am lucky to be alive", this was the first comment of Alice Brooking, the 21 years old girl escaped from the hotel nearby the Concorde of Air France crashed down. The woman was on the phone... more
AccidentsBA CONCORDE FLIGHT TO CONTINUE
PARIS, Ba announced Concorde flights will continue. According to Chief Pilot Bannister, who has been flight manager of the supersonic jet since 1995, the aircraft remains a mean extraordinary safe,... more
IndustryPIAGGIO CONTINUES THE PARTNERSHIP WITH ROLLS-ROYCE
FARNBOROUGH, In the occasion of the aeronautic exhibition of Farnborough, Piaggio Aero industries of Genoa announced it will continue its partnership, spanning more than 35 years, with Rolls-Royce, which... more
IndustryAGUSTAWESTLAND: FINALISED THE JOINT VENTURE
FARNBOROUGH, Finmeccanica Joint-Stock Company and GKN today announced they have finalised the agreement for merger between Agusta and Westland. Each company will own 50% of the joint venture, the new... more
AccidentsCONCORDE CRASHED IN FRANCE: SPECIFICATIONS
PARIS, After the crash of yesterday, which killed 113 people, both Air France and British Airways decided to take Concorde out of service to proceed to technical checks and tests. Meanwhile the flight... more
AccidentsCONCORDE CRASHED: 109 KILLED
PARIS, All killed the passengers of the Concorde of Air France crashed slamming into an hotel in the town of Gonesse, near Paris. The victims of the disaster are 109, 100 passengers and 9 members of the... more
AccidentsCONCORDE CRASHES INTO AN HOTEL AROUND PARIS
PARIS, A Concorde plane of Air France crashed today, just after taking off, into an hotel of the town of Gonesse, northside of Paris. more
IndustryBOEING AND AIRBUS COLLECTING ORDERS FOR 18 BILLION USD
FARNBOROUGH, The two big rival companies collected a relevant number of orders for aircrafts of their production. In all, 171 planes have been ordered, 114 for Boeing, valued 12 billion USD, included 48... more
IndustryCESSNA WRAPS -UP CITATION CJ2 MOC UP AT FARNBOROUGH AIRSHOW
FARNBOROUGH, The new Citation CJ2 international mock-up was launched by Cessna at Farnborough Air Show. Company's Director of International Sales, Trevor Esling, said "we believe the Farnborough... more
PeopleMOBILE PHONES SOON CLEAR TO BE USED SAFELY ON AIRCRAFTS
LONDRA, Passengers will soon be able to use safely their own mobile phones on airline flights. The aerospace company BAE Systems is developing a revolutionary passenger telecommunication system called... more
AccidentsHELICOPTER CRASH IN AUSTRALIA, 5 KILLED
QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA, A rescue helicopter crashed in thick fog in Queensland, Australia. The accident killed five people. The helicopter was carrying to an hospital a woman and her child, who was suffering... more
IndustryAERMACCHI CONFIRMS NEW PROJECT FOR TRAINER
FARNBOROUGH, Collaborating with russian companies Yakovlev and Sokol, the italian Aermacchi confirmed today the intention of making a new trainer based on AEM-130 produced by Yak and Aermacchi. This new... more
IndustryFINNAIR SIGNS CONTRACT FOR A319 AND A320 FROM AIRBUS
FRANCE, Finnair signed a contract with Airbus to buy six aircrafts, four A320 and two A319. The planes will be delivered in 2002 and will be operated on the carrier's european scheduled network. more
IndustryILFC SIGNS MAJOR AIRBUS AIRCRAFT DEAL
FRANCE, International Lease Finance Corporation has signed a letter of Intent for 87 Airbus aircraft, 62 A320, 20 A330-200, 5 A3XX. Both the parts showed their satisfaction with the commitment. more
IndustryNEW ORDER OF HAL FOR TURBOMECA
FARNBOROUGH, HAL, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited, has ordered a second batch of 52 TM333 2B2 engines to power 20 twin-engine Advanced Light Helicopters. The order confirms the particular high level of performances... more
AccidentsMILITARY FREIGHTER CRSASHES IN JORDAN, UNHURT THE PRINCE
AMMAN, A military Hercules C-130 crashed during a training flight in Jordan. All the 14 people on board were killed. Just a few minutes before the crash 60 parachutists, among which was the jordan prince... more
AccidentsBRITISH CONCORDE GROUNDED OVER WING CRACK SCARE
LONDON, A British Airways Concorde has been taken out of service after a crack developed in its rear wings. A few months ago engineers of British discovered 60 mm long cracks in the rear wing span... more
DefenseREFUELING AIRCRAFT ENGLISH PROJECT VALUED 18 BILLION USD
LONDON, The competition for the making of futuristic english strategic aircraft may potentially sell units for $18 billion. The government of Her Majesty decided to replace 24 VC-10 and six Tri-Star of... more
IndustryGECAS PLACES BIG ORDER FOR BOEING AIRCRAFT
FARNBOROUGH, Boeing announced that it received by GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) a big order, including options and real purchases, for 149 aircrafts of the american company. The planes ordered are... more
HelicoptersAGUSTA TO BUY AB-139
FARNBOROUGH, UK, Elitario, italian company of helicopter services of Gemina group, ordered an helicopter AB-139 to BAAC (Bell Agusta Aerospace Company). The new aircraft, equipped with rotating wing, in... more
IndustryAIR FRANCE TO BUY TEN A3XX
FARNBOROUGH, During a ceremony held today at the Farnborough Air Show, Air France announced it has signed a letter of intent for ten A3XXs. The french carrier will become soon launch customer of the new... more
IndustryCT AEROSPACE TO ORDER 50 AIRBUS AIRCRAFT
FRANCE, CIT Aerospace announced the intention for the purchase of 50 Airbus, 35 single-aisle aircraft and 15 Airbus A330s. With this order, CIT will be able to offer airlines around the world a broad choice... more
IndustryBOEING TARGET IS 40 BILLION USD
SEATTLE, With the new system "Connexion by Boeing", the company of Seattle hopes to raise profits for over 40 billion USD in the next 20 years, selling internet connection both on board of its planes... more
IndustryALENIA INCREASES ITS SHARING IN BOEING CONNEXION PROGRAM
FARNBOROUGH, Alenia Aerospazio of Finmeccanica group and Mitsubishi Electric Co. (MELCO) will reinforce their role in revolutionary system of telecommunications at large width called "Connexion by Boeing",... more
Science and technologyEMIRATES SATISFIED WITH PURCHASE OF A3XX
FARNBOROUGH, President of Emirates, Sheikh Ahmed bin Saaeed Al-Maktoum showed his satisfaction to Noel Forgeard, sales manager of Airbus, about the signing of the contract which represents the starting... more
Airlines52 A3XX RECEIVING OPTION FOR AIRBUS
FARNBOROUGH, Following the "good example" of Emirates, six airlines of the nine already interested with the new plane took up options for 52 units of the sky giant. Emirates today signed a contract for... more
IndustryTEXTRON SYSTEMS ANNOUNCED DELIVERY OF ONE MMLS TO ITALIAN ARMY
FARNBOROUGH, A MMLS system (Microwave Mobile Landing Systems) was delivered to italian Ministery of Defense from Textron Systems. This device, largely used by american air forces in Kosovo, is carried... more
AccidentsTALKS BETWEEN ALENIA AND AIRBUS
FARNBOROUGH, Jurgen Thomas, sales manager of Airbus, confirmed the negotiations between the italian aerospace industrial group and the aeronautic company manufacturer of A3XX. Talks regards the definition... more
IndustryBOEING INTRODUCES ITS GLOBAL CONNEXION
FARNBOROUGH, During a crowded press conference taking place at Boeing stand, the american industry introduced an innovative system of communication, defined "global" and called "Connexion", which will... more
IndustrySIGNED CONTRACT FOR AIRBUS A3XX SUPPLY
FARNBOROUGH, Airbus has obtained the signing of the first contract for the supply of the new extra-large A3XX plane. In the occasion of the Fainborough exhibition, started today in England, the airline... more
Weather forecastsFIRST NEWS ABOUT FARNBOROUGH
FARNBOROUGH, UK, The 52th edition of aeronautic international fair of Farnborough has just started today; the period of exhibition, taking place in september until last year, was shifted this summer.... more
AccidentsSPAIN: CHARTER FORCED TO LAND ON AN HIGHWAY
ALMERIA, SPAIN, A small charter was forced yesterday to make an emergency landing on an highway in the south of Spain because of a failure. Police arrived there quickly and diverted traffic. The aircraft,... more
Weather forecastsTODAY STARTS FARNBOROUGH AIR SHOW
LONDON, Today is starting the international exhibition of aeronautic industries which takes place in Farnborough, England, every year. According to the newspaper Sunday Times, during the fair will be given... more
IndustryBOEING TO SELL AT LEAST 30 777X AIRCRAFTS
LONDON, According to a familiar source Boeing is going to sell at least 30 777X aircrafts worth $5 billion or more. The official announce should be given at the Farnborough air show next week. more
PeopleALSIM FLIGHT SIMULATOR FIRST IN EUROPE TO RECEIVE FNPT2 CERTIFICATION
PARIS, ALSIM was the first european company to receive, at the beginning of 2000, FNTP and FNTP2 MCC certification for 200 MCC training flight simulator. This new range of simulators is destined to professional... more
IndustryNEW BOEING 767-400ER RECEIVES CERTIFICATION APPROVAL FROM FAA
SEATTLE, The new Boeing 767-400ER (extended range) received yesterday certification approval from the U.S. FAA (Federal Aviation Administration). So airlines soon can begin using the airplane. more
SecuritySIDNEY: MAN FOUND SLEEPING IN JET AT OLIMPIC AIRPORT BREACHES SECURITY FOR GAMES
SIDNEY, Authorities at Sidney's airport launched a security review after a man aged 46 was found sleeping in a jet's cockpit. The fact is relevant, because occurred less then two months from the beginning... more
AccidentsHELICOPTER CRASH IN RUSSIA, 19 KILLED
ST. PETERSBURG, A helicopter belonged to the anti-aircraft defense forces of the russian Air Force crashed last night during take off. All the 19 people on board, 16 parachutists and three crewmen were... more
Science and technologyCHARLES DE GAULLE PARIS 'AIRPORT RENEWS CONTRACT TO COMPASS FOR CATERING SERVICE
PARIS, Catering group Compass clinched a contract with Paris' Charles De Gaulle airport to supply food and drink to the airport's terminal 2. It is a renew of the contract signed in 1994, with a ten years... more
AirlinesBEREZOVSKY IMPLICATED IN AEROFLOT AFFAIR
GENEVA, According to russian authorities, which asked a judicial help to the swiss ones, the famous tycoon Boris Berezovsky would be clearly implicated in Aeroflot scandal, having used his power and men... more
IndustryBOMBARDIER TO FEATURE NEWEST AIRCRAFTS AT FARNBOROUGH
USA, Bombardier Aerospace will display all its newest aircrafts at Farnborough air show, which is going to take place from july 24 to 30. The roster includes the new 70-seat Canadair regional jet, an ultra-long... more
AirlinesCITYFLYER EXPRESS ORDERS SIX AVRO RJ AIRLINER TO BAE
LONDON, British Airways' subsidiary CityFlyer Express has ordered six Avro RJ airliners to Bae Systems' regional aircraft division. Contract is valued £120 million. The aircrafts will be delivered between... more
IndustryBOMBARDIER DELIVERS Q200 AIRCRAFTS TO SURVEILLANCE AUSTRALIA
USA, Bombardier Aerospace is set to deliver two Q200 turboprop aircrafts to Surveillance Australia. The aircrafts will be used for a coastwatch program. "The Q200 has proven to be an excellent maritime... more
IndustryPALESTINIAN AIRLINES TOOK DELIVERY OF FIRST BOMBARDIER Q300.
USA, Palestinian Airlines has taken delivery of the first of two Bombardier Q300 ordered last year and will place the aircraft in revenue service later this moth. The purchase marks the beginning of a... more