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HelicoptersHAWKER PACIFIC SELECTS THE AB139 HELICOPTER
USA, Bell/Agusta AB139 clinched today a new order for 4 AB139 helicopters from Hawker Pacific. The helicopters were selected for corporate, utility and off-shore operations in the Arabian Gulf more
DefenseGENERAL ARPINO TO VIST SAUDI ARABIA
RIAD, Italian Defense Chief of Staff, Gen. Arpino, set off last saturday to meet saudi political and military leaders in Riad. The visit is included in the cooperation plan as established by the agreement... more
IndustryROBINSON REACH 100 USDM IN 2000 SALES
TORRANCE, CALIFORNIA, In the last year, Robinson Helicopter Company, based on Torrance, California, delivered 390 helicopters (126 R-22 and 264 R-44) and refurbished other 55, for a value of over 100USDm.... more
Press releaseAB139 HELICOPTER TAKES FLIGHT
CASCINA COSTA, VARESE, The Bell/Agusta Aerospace Company AB139 made its successful first flight on February 3, 2001, at Agusta’s Cascina Costa plant in Italy thus marking the entry into the development f... more
IndustryJOINT VENTURE BETWEEN GKN AND FINMECCANICA FULLY OPERATIONAL FROM TODAY
MILAN, In a statement, GKN and Finmeccanica said the merger between GKN's unit Westland and Finmeccanica's subsidiary Agusta is completed and the new joint venture, fully operational from today, will be... more
HelicoptersROBINSON: LOOKING FOR MORE POWER
TORRANCE, CALIFORNIA, According to Robinson president, Frank Robinson "we have almost completed the search for a more powerful engine". Robinson said that the adoption of a turboshaft on his heicopters... more
IndustryTURBOMECA AT THE FIRST PLACES OF ENGINE MAKERS CLASSIFICATION
ANAHEIM, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, In a press conference held at Heli-Expo 2001, president of Turbomeca, Francois Courtot affirmed that his company maintain currently a 47% worldwide coverage for civil... more
IndustryBOEING 747X FIRST FLIGHT SCHEDULED FOR DECEMBER 2004
SEATTLE, USA, Boeing officials said the new 747X plane is planned to take its maiden flight on December 17, 2004, the day of the 101st anniversary of the Wright Brothers' first flight. Deliveries, according... more
Press releasePRATT & WHITNEY CANADA LAUNCHES A NEW PT& ENGINE
CANADA, La Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp. is pleased to announce that is launching the development and installation of a new PT6C-67D engine on the UH-1 Huey Helicopter. The new engine will significantly... more
PeopleINDIA NEEDS ADDITIONAL AIRCRAFTS
INDIA, According to AirWise Suvendoo Ray, president of the Indian unit of Boeing Co, said that India will need an additional 380 passenger planes worth USD$24 billion over the next 20 years to meet growing... more
Latest newsBOEING WINS US AIR FORCE ORDER
USA, Boeing signed a $800 million agreement with Department of Defence to suplly U.S. Air Force 7 C-40 aircrafts. The deal includes ten years of associated contractor logistics support. more
AccidentsPLANE CRASHES IN SURINAME, TEN KILLED
SURINAME, A charter plane last saturday crashed into a mountainside in Suriname. All the ten people on board were killed. Six brazilian were among them. The plane, bound to a gold mining town in the southwest... more
AccidentsMOTHER AND HER SONS SURVIVE PLANE CRASH
BEAVER ISLAND, MICHIGAN, A woman and her three sons are survived to the incident that involved the twin-engine airplane on which they were going from Chicago to the Beaver island, Michigan: nothing to... more
AccidentsPLANE COLLISION IN MID-AIR KILLS THREE PEOPLE
FRANCE, Two small planes collided near the the Mont Blanc in eastern France. A light aircraft carrying a flight instructor and student crashed with a private plane, holding only the pilot. The three people... more
AccidentsEMERGENCY LANDING FOR A SRI LANKAN AIRLINES AIRBUS
COLOMBO, SRI LANKA, The Airbus A340 was carrying 310 passengers and was bound to London. The plane made an emergency landing at Colombo after one of its wheels burst on take off. Air traffic controllers... more
AirlinesAIR NEW ZEALAND PLANS RELAUNCH
NEW ZEALAND, Air New Zealand is planning to carry out a relanch project, in order to make the airline more attractive to customers, complete a new fleet plan, having negotiations with alternative suppliers... more
AccidentsDANISH QUEEN SECURITY HELICOPTER CRASHES
BANGKOK , THAILAND, According to "Bangkok Post" an advance security Bell helicopter, with two pilots and seven policemen on board, escorting Danish Queen Margrethe II on her tour of northern Thailand crashed... more
Science and technologyMALPENSA: ALWAYS ON LATE
BRUXELLES, For the second year Malpensa airport has been named the European airport to have recorded in the 2000 the greater number of delays in departure: the classifies has been drafted from AEA, an... more
AirlinesSINGAPORE AIRLINES EYES UP ANSETT
SINGAPORE, According to some rumours Singapore Airlines (SIA) is considering the possibility of investing in Australia's Ansett in order to expand its presence in the continent. SIA could buy a stake of... more
AerospaceASTRONAUTS ENTER DESTINY FOR FIRST TIME
JOHNSON SPACE CENTER, TEXAS, The space shuttle Atlantis' astronauts, arrived Friday to the international station Alpha to 225 miles from Earth, entered yesterday for firdt time in the scientific laboratory... more
Press releaseCATHAY PACIFIC AIRWAYS WILL FLY TO NEW DELHI
HONG KONG, Cathay Pacific Airways announced that it will operate a new non-stop service between Hong Kong and the Indian capital of New Delhi next month. The carrier will use Airbus A330-300 aircraft... more
Press releaseTURBOMECA LAUNCHES THE NEW ARRIEL 2B1 ENGINE
ANAHEIM, USA, Turbomeca is pleased to announce the launch of the most advanced version of the Arriel turboshaft engine family, the Arriel 2B1, which powers Eurocopter's newest light, single engine helicopter,... more
Science and technologyISOLATES LONDON HEATHROW TERMINALS FOR SUSPECT BOMB
LONDON, Police blocked last evening the access to three out of four terminals at London's Heathrow airport and the airport's control tower was evacuated after a suspect car sparked a security alert. No... more
Science and technologyGAZA AIRPORT TO OPEN FOR PILGRIMS
GAZA CITY, Israel gave the go-ahead on Sunday for a partial reopening of the Gaza airport, in the Palestinian territories, to allow pilgrims to travel to Makkah, the airport director told agency France... more
AccidentsSEVEN INJURED PASSENGER BECAUSE OF A ROUGH LANDING
CHICAGO, ILL., Yesterday seven passengers reported injured after a United Express flight's rough landing at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport: it was unclear whether the plane's landing gear failed... more
HelicoptersEUROCOPTER UNVEILS ITS ''SECRET'' EC-130
ANAHEIM, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, In a "mistery" halo, breaked by a photographer which shoots an image of it before be covered, the Eurocopter EC-130 has been unveiled at 53th edition of Heli-Expo... more
Press releaseNEW BOMBARDIER AEROSPACE AIRCRAFTS ON AUSTRALIAN AIRSHOW
TORONTO, To support its leading market share position in Australia and the Asia-Pacific region, Bombardier Aerospace will feature one of the largest static display at the Australian International Airshow... more
Industry2000, A GOLDEN YEAR FOR EUROCOPTER
ANAHEIM, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, Eurocopter, the French-German helicopter consortium, goes toward top of the manufacturer list, with its 531 orders and 289 deliveries in 2000. The military market has... more
Science and technologyNEW ROUTE MOSCOW/BULGARIA
MOSCOW, The Russian carrier, Aviaexpresscruiz will shortly (probably in March) launch scheduled flights from Moscow's Domodedovo international airport to Varna and Burgas in Bulgaria. The carrier will... more
HelicoptersROBINSON: SOLD 3.150 R22 AND 1000 R44
ANAHEIM, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, A projection for the next years has been presented by Robinson management at Heli-Expo 2001. According with company's figures, have been sold over 3,150 R-22, the most... more
Weather forecastsHAI2001 FIGURES
ANAHEIM, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, The 53th edition of Heli Expo returned at Anaheim, after the 1998 edition, from which it has gaines a better attendance and exhibitors figures. Are expencted, for the... more
HelicoptersFOUR AB-139 ORDERED BY HAWKER
ANAHEIM, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, In the first day of Heli-Expo 2001, BAAC announced the order by Hawker Pacific for 4 of the newest AB-139 medium twin helicopters, which will be used in the Gulf for... more
Helicopters500TH EXEC 162F DELIVERED
ANAHEIM, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, The 500th Exec 162F helicopter in kit has been delivered by Rotorway. The Exec 162F is a piston-powered, two-seat helicopter delivered in kit which could be assembled... more
HelicoptersSCHWEIZER 300 AND 330SP MODIFIED IN 330 WITH A KIT
ANAHEIM, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, A kit which allow the conversion of a Schweizer 300 and 330SP in a new "330" has been presented at Heli-Expo 2001. Certified by FAA, these kits have been adopted by San... more
HelicoptersCAPORALETTI, AGUSTA: ''AN EXCEPTIONAL YEAR''
ANAHEIM, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, Italian Agusta company CEO Amedeo Caporaletti, expressed his satisfaction for the last year, defining it “an exceptional year for orders and deliveries”. The Finmeccanica gro... more
HelicoptersNEW INSTALLATION FOR P&WC PT6 ENGINE
ANAHEIM,LOS ANGELES, USA, Hundreds of older helicopters will be now reutilized thanks to a new installation of PT-6 turboshaft engine, as released at Heli-Expo at Anaheim. Has been developed a new engine,... more
HelicoptersNEW P&WC HELICOPTER TURBOSHAFT ENGINE
ANAHEIM, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, Geo Ouimer, Chairman and CEO of Pratt and Whitney of Canada, announced the new PW207 turboshaft helicopter engine, with a maximum available power between 900 and 950 shp.... more
HelicoptersHONEYWELL TO EQUIP MARYLAND STATE POLICE HELICOPTERS
USA, The Maryland State Police twelve Dauphin helicopter fleet will be equipped with the new Mark XXII Honeywell Ground Proximity Warning Systems, the first developed for helicopters. more
HelicoptersANTI-DRUG FIGHT OPEN NEW MARKETS TO K-MAX
ANAHEIM, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, Big orders for K-Max at Anaheim Heli-Expo: a total of 31 helicopters have been ordered by Peru for drug fighting and by Taiwan to build dams. more
IndustryCOLLINS TO EQUIP EUROCOPTER
ANAHEIM, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, Collins Proline avionic system has been selected by Eurocopter to equip all civil helicopters EC-155 and military Panther and Super Puma. This news has been released during... more
IndustrySTINSON, BELL: ENTHUSIASM, ALSO WITH SOME CLOUDS ON THE HORIZON
ANAHEIM, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, Bell Helicopter’s chairman and CEO, Terry Stinson showed its enthusiasm for his company’s sales, also after a recent FAA AD limited Bell 407 helicopter’s top speed at 10... more
HelicoptersA STRETCHED S-92
ANAHEIM, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, The performances of the new "stretched" version of Sikorsky S-92 have been released today at Heli-Expo 2001. The differences fron the normal version are an airframe longer... more
IndustrySTRONG PRESENCE OF ITALIAN AGUSTA AT HELI-EXPO
ANAHEIM, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, Italian Agusta helicopter industry in in force at Heli-Expo at Anaheim, featuring two helicopters of its porduction, a twin-engine A-109 Power and a single-engine A-119... more
Weather forecastsHAI2001 STARTS
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, USA, The 53th edition of HAI, Helicopter Association International, started today at 11 a.m. local time in Anaheim, California, in which many meetings, roundtables and special... more
HelicoptersFROM FRANCE THE ''S-76 KILLERS''”
NEW JERSEY, USA, Nicknamed “S-76 Killer” by Eurocopter, the first EC-155 will enter service in the late spring, to be used by Fred Drasner, publishing tycoon. The two EC-155 are on preparation in New Jer... more
AirlinesPURCHASE TWA: OFFERED $1 BILLION
NEW YORK, Multiple investors joined in the Jet Acquisition group, offered this sum for the purchase of TWA, guaranteeing to the carrier of being able to continue to operate using his brand. Attractive... more
AirlinesSPAIN: FLIGHT DELAING? FREE TICKET
MADRID, We can define lucky people the passengers of the Spanish airline Spanair: it will be they offered a new completely free ticket for same route and of same class, if the flight will delaied at least... more
Science and technologyNEW ATHENS AIRPORT: INAUGURATION DELAIED?
ATHENS, The organization representing the world's airline industry is worried because of the International Air Transport Association, or IATA, will request a delay in the airport's inauguration because... more
Press releaseAIRBORNE: 4TH QUARTER RESULTS
USA, Cargo carrier Airborne reported fourth quarter and year-end 2000 results were in line with reduced expectations. The company said that fourth quarter results were affected by slow growth in core domestic... more
AccidentsHELICOPTER CRASHES IN ZAMBIA
ZAMBIA, An helicopter crashed in Mfuwe national park in eastern Zambia. Rescue teams were not able to reach the crash site because of heavy rains. Two people are feared dead. The new was reported b... more