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DefenseNorth Korea could ignore the UN decisions
Seoul, South Korea - Declaration is of the Russian Secretary of State
"North Korea could ignore any UN Council's decision about its suspiciones programs for the nuclear weapons", has reported today Sergei Ivanov, Russian Secretary of State, after a talk with its South-Korean... more
AirlinesPassenger traffic in decrease for Air France in March
Paris, France - But goods traffic has increased
"War in Iraq accelerated in the second half of the month the deterioration on March beginning", it is Air France's comment about last month's data. During March, French air company has recorded a decrease... more
PeopleIt ended the era of supersonic flight: Concorde retires
London, UK - A downturn revenue and a lack of reliability the main causes
Little melancholy has spread among the operators but also among the fans to the news that Air France and British Airways will abandon the Concorde as airplane for the civil flights, after 27 years of honored... more
AerospaceA perfect launch for Ariane 5
Kourou, French Guyana - The mission started with 24 hours late
It would have had to leave on Tuesday at 22:52 gmt from the cosmodrome of Kourou in French Guyana the rocket Arianes 5, instead the launch has been executed 24 hours later, succesfully. Indeed, as it's... more
AirlinesFirst ok for the code-sharing pact between American Airlines and British Airways
Washington, Usa - In one week the decision could be officialized
Free way from part of the American Department of Transport to the agreement of code-sharing between American Airlines and British Airways, that is the greatest American airline (and world-wide) and the... more
AirlinesThai Airways acquires 8 A-340s, favourite to B-777s
Bangkok, Thailandia - The planes to be delivered by 2006, almost USD 1bn the order value
Thai Airways has confirmed the purchase of 8 new airplanes from Airbus that will make part of the long term plan of the airline's development, which would carry the number of aircraft in its fleet to 92... more
Science and technologyAlso for Heathrow airport a toll will be paid, GBP 5 to go in
London, UK - The tax to fund alternative ways and to discourage the car use
Heathrow like the center of London if the proposal of Mayor, Ken Livingstone, to apply a toll to whoever enters in airport with the private car had to be accepted. Indeed, in the intentions of Livingstone... more
AirlinesUs Airways gives the use of its aircraft for troop transport
Pittsburgh, Usa - Some flights to be cancelled
Still cuts to the flights for Us Airways, but this time the reduction is not tied to a decline in the bookings or a desertion in because of Sars or the war in Iraq. Indeed the Arlington-based airline... more
IndustryNew agreement between Airbus and Us Airways for a delivery of 10 A-330/200s
Virginia, Usa - The emerging from bankruptcy gives more strenght to the Us carrier
Us Airways has reached a new agreement with Airbus for the supply of jets, after that the previous pact had been frozen because of the financial difficulties of the Virginia-based carrier, as soon as exited... more
Government actsQuestion: "Shifting traffic flows in air transport as a result of subsidised cooperation between regional airports and new entrants to the market"
Rome, Italy - Presented to the European Parliament by Erik Meijer (European United Left)
Written question E-1183/03 by Erik Meijer (GUE/NGL) to the European Commission (March 20, 2003). Subject: Shifting traffic flows in air transport as a result of subsidised cooperation between regional... more
Government actsQuestion: "Travel discrimination against disabled people"
Rome, Italy - Presented to the European Parliament by Claude Moraes (European Socialists)
Written question E-1075/03 by Claude Moraes (PSE) to the European Commission (18 March 2003). Subject: Travel discrimination against disabled people. "The current policy of Sncf (France) is to refuse... more
HelicoptersLockheed Martin and Eurocopter to build together helicopters for Canada
Ottawa, Canada - The aging Sea Kings will be replaced
It lacks only the officialization from part of the government of Ottawa, but it seems sure by now that they will be Lockheed Martin Canada (subsidiary of the American house-based industry) and Eurocopter... more
IndustryDeliveries below the expectations for Airbus, Boeing is in line
Tolouse, France - The Seattle-based company better than its arch-rival
Also for the planemaker industries, whose the two most important in the world are Boeing and Airbus, the first quarter data are arrived and for the Tolosa-based industry they're not shining, even if it... more
DefenseIt's in orbit the military satellite Milstar
Washington, Usa - It will assure a privileged military channel of communication
It has been completed the formidable American satellite network of communication, thanks to the launch, performed successfully yesterday night, of the fifth Milstar satellite. In this way it's established... more
Accidents"Iraqi Freedom". F-15E jet fighter and its crew missing (2): the technical sheet
Rome, Italy - Incredible performances, it has a dizzy climb acceleration
Entered in service in the last 80s the F-15 Eagle is a two-seat jet developed by McDonnell Douglas 10 years before and it has been revealed as an extraordinary aircraft, one of the first western fighter... more
Defense"Iraqi Freedom ": the marines have entered in the center of Baghdad
Baghdad, Iraq - The crowd has received the Us forces with enthusiasm
Us armoured car Abrams and assault amphibious vehicles are entered in the center of Baghdad. The marines have not met opposition and the tanks have covered the center's roads without shot a blow. Tanks... more
IndustryBoeing signs a contract for 45 planes with All Nippon Airways
Tokyo, Japan - Airbus discarded, but it could have a role with its A-380
It has been a hard stroke for Airbus to see a such important order to be taken by Boeing that, indeed, is adjudicated the supply of 45 airplanes to All Nippon Airways (Ana). They're the B-737s of new generation,... more
Security"Iraqi Freedom": Saddam statue in public square el Ferdous has collapsed marking the end of the regimen
Baghdad, Iraq - Crowd has flaked against the ruins
Marines has covered, for about two minutes, the face of the statue with a stars and strips flag, after they have replaced it with that Iraqi one and finally they have coupled the monument with a tank,... more
DefenseNorth Korea has launched new threat to Japan
Pyongyang, North Korea - Korean crisis today on the table of Un Security Council
"Japan, must be behaved with discretion, holding well to mind that it is in a shooting distance for the weapons in possession of our Army". This is the hard threat launched today by North Korea, by regimen... more
Science and technology"Iraqi Freedom": Baghdad airport has become Us headquarter
Baghdad, Iraq - 7000 marines are inside the airport
Saddam Hussein international airport, of Baghdad, has become new Us Forces headquarter in the Iraqi capital. In the airport area, located about 20 kilometers from capital, there are already allocated 7000... more
Latest news"Iraqi Freedom": 4 laser guide bombs launched by an Us B-1 would have hit Saddam
Washington, Usa - News has been communicated by Washington Times, but not confirmed by UK
Last Monday an Us B-1 bomber has launched four 900kg satellite guide bombs against a building of Baghdad, where Saddam and the sons Qusay and Uday would have been engaged in a reunion. According to the... more
Latest news11 deads and one hurt in Afghanistan for a device erroneously launched by Us fighter
Bagram, Afghanistan - Excuse by Bagram Us headquarter
"It has been a tragic incident, while the enemy forces attacked a check point, whose scope was to render Shkin zone sure". This is the clarification of Douglas Lefforge, spokesman of the Usaf headquarter... more
Latest newsHamas leader killed by a missile launched by an Israeli F-16
Tel Aviv, Israel - In the raid other four Palestinians would be died
An Israeli F-16 aircraft yesterday has launched three missiles against a vehicle that transported Sa' to al-Arabeed, Hamas leader, his vice and other three Palestinians, in the quarter of Zeitoun. Two... more
AccidentsA Beechcraft 35 has crashed in Delaware
New York, Usa - Aircraft has finished near a refinery
A Beechcraft 35, of property of Kuehne Chemical company, yesterday has crashed about eight kilometers from Wilmington airport, in Delaware, and few meters from a refinery. News has been comunicated by... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Pilatus Aircraft Ltd airplanes
Washington, Usa - Models PC-12 and PC-12/45
Airworthiness Directives Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39 [Docket No. 2003-CE-02-AD; Amendment 39-13106; AD 2003-07-10] RIN... more
IndustryGeneral Electric awarded of a over 7 USDm contract
Usa
General Electric Aircraft Engines, Lynn, Mass., is being awarded a $7,311,602 delivery order under a previously awarded contract (N00383-01-D-0023M) for the repair of F404 HPT rotor components utilized... more
Accidents"Iraqi Freedom": F-15E jet fighter and its crew missing
Baghdad, Iraq - The fact happened on Sunday, near the city of Tikrit
Although the American F-15 "Eagle" crashed on Sunday near the city of Tikrit, the American commando gives the news only today, because of problems for the security of the two pilots. Indeed the two men... more
AccidentsDouble incident for the same charter company in the same day (2): the technical sheet of the plane
Rome, Italy - The Falcon 20G was largely used by Us Coast Guard
The prototype of Mystere 20 made its first flight on May 4, 1963 with two turbo-engines Pratt&Whitney JT1A-8, which are replaced by General Electric CF700 on current models; but as the years go by, thanks... more
AccidentsDouble incident for the same charter company in the same day
Ohio, Usa - Three deaths and two wounded
A Falcon 20 has crashed yesterday while approaching the airport of Toledo-Ohio causing the death of the three persons on board, and it's the second incident in the same day for the charter company owner... more
AirlinesQantas to axe 1400 jobs by the end of June 2003
Sydney, Australia - Sars and war the real troubles for any carrier
The hemorrhage of workplaces in the air transport field continues and according to some esteem more than 400,000 workplaces have been lost since September 11, 2001 just before the beginning of the war:... more
HelicoptersGoing against the mainstream: boom deliveries for Robinson
California, Usa - Orders uo 58%, 100 jobs more created
All sold out for the next 5 months. It is not the announcement of a hotel in some European capitals but the reality of Robinson Helicopter Company than literally is not able to satisfy all the demands.... more
AerospaceThule base could constitute an obstacle to the plan of the Us space shield
Nuuk, Greenland - Greenland Pm asks for a new Danish-American defense agreement
Thule base, to which the Usa give a decisive role for the creation of a space shield, is in the center of a contrast between Denmark and Greenland. For the base's concession, Groenlandese Pm, Hans Enoskens,... more
AerospaceAriane 5: in few hours the decisive launch
Kourou,French Guyana - Another failure would put in risk the future of the program
Everything is set for the launch, from the cosmodrome of Kourou, of Arianes 5 that will carry in orbit an Indian satellite for telecommunicationses and meteorology duties and one American to provide satellite... more
IndustryIt will be a subsidiary company of Avic I to supply the undercarriages for Airbus
Tolouse, France - Reduced costs are a fundamental part of any agreement
It is more and more tight the collaboration in the aeronautical industrial field between Airbus and the new emergent Asian realities, which can offer with a lower job cost than the European or American... more
AerospaceIss astronauts ready to repair the station
Cape Canaveral, Usa - A work that cannot be delayed anymore
Also in the silent and immovable space immensity the time deterioration is insinuated in the technological Iss (International Space Station) that needs therefore of periodic maintenance. This can be... more
Science and technology"Iraqi Freedom": Us Force gets the military airport of Baghdad (2)
Baghdad, Iraq - News has rendered note by Us Army sources
Us Army sources have declared that marines have get military airport Rashid of Baghdad. The battle for the airport, that is far 5 kilometers by the center of the Capital, was started this morning (as published... more
Government actsBrussels on 27-28 March 2003: Council of European Ministers of Transport meeting - Transport (5)
Rome, Italy - The "Galileo" programme
Galileo. - State of play on existing negotiations and contacts with third countries. - Agreement with China on the development of GNSS. "The Council was informed by Vice-President De Palacio on the... more
Government actsBrussels on 27-28 March 2003: Council of European Ministers of Transport meeting - Transport (4)
Rome, Italy - Safety of third countries aircraft using community airports
Safety of third countries aircraft using community airports. Public deliberation. "The Council reached a political agreement on the draft Directive on the safety of third countries aircraft using community... more
Government actsBrussels on 27-28 March 2003: Council of European Ministers of Transport meeting -Transport (3)
Rome, Italy - Unfair pricing practices
Unfair pricing practices. "The Council, on the basis of a report from the Presidency, held a policy debate on the proposal for a Regulation concerning protection against subsidisation and unfair pricing... more
Government actsBrussels on 27-28 March 2003: Council of European Ministers of Transport meeting - Transport (2)
Rome, Italy - External relations in the aviation sector
External relations in the aviation sector. "The Council took note of the presentations by Vice-President De Palacio of - the draft Council Decision authorising the Commission to open negotiations... more
Government actsBrussels on 27-28 March 2003: Council of European Ministers of Transport meeting - Transport
Rome, Italy -- Effects of the war in Iraq on the aviation sector
Brussels, March 27-28, 2003 2499th Council meeting - Transport, Telecommunications and Energy - Brussels, March 27-28 2003. Aviation - Effects of the war in Iraq on the aviation sector. "The Council... more
Accidents"Iraqi Freedom": rescued by Truman aircraft carrier two civil pilots in Mediterranean Sea
USS Harry Truman - They were bringing supplies to the American fleet
They have been rescued just after the midnight on Monday two civil pilots when their helicopter crashed in the east zone of Mediterranean Sea, where are in progress also the military maneuvers of the Anglo-American... more
DefenseNorth Korea is ready to increase its military arsenal
Pyongyang, North Korea - Announcement come by Army Commander
"North Korea will not have other choice that to expand own military force, as deterrent in order to avoid a war and to defend own sovereignty and the security of the Country", Kim Yong-Chun, Commander... more
HelicoptersJapanese Apache helicopters to mount T700-701C engines
Tokio, Japan - A reliability engine, an order of USD 50m
The Japan Defense Agency Jda has communicated officially that it will be GE Aircraft Engines (division of the General Electric) to supply the engines for the Japanese fleet of AH-64 Apache helicopters.... more
Press releaseThe Sas Group traffic figures in March 2003
Stockholm, Sweden - It transported a total of 2,6 million of passengers
"The Sas Group transported a total of 2,6 million passengers in March 2003 vs 2,8 million in 2002, a decrease of 6,0%. Total traffic (RPK) decreased by only 4,5%. Overall group passenger load factor... more
Defense"Iraqi Freedom": Bush and Blair talk about the Iraqi situation
Belfast, North Irland - No a foreign government, but a new role for UN
The long-awaited meeting in Belfast between the American president George Bush and the English Prime Minister Tony Blair has been concluded few minutes ago, whose speeches are going to mark, unavoidablly,... more
Helicopters"Iraqi Freedom": coalition's helicopters fly over the center of Baghdad
Baghdad, Iraq - Republican Guard headquarter has been the target
Iraqi Republican Guard headquarter, in the South-Eastern zone of Baghdad, has been flown this morning by two American Apache helicopters. Before Marines attacked a landing strip in the South-Eastern of... more
Science and technology"Iraqi Freedom ": Us forces has attacked Iraqi Air Force airport of Baghdad
Baghdad, Iraq - Airport is far 5 kilometers from the center
Iraqi Air Force airport Rashid, in Baghdad, this morning it has been the target of a marines action, that have begun the battle for the conquest of airport. Rashid is far 5 km from the center and it is... more
Accidents"Iraqi Freedom": an Us A-10 shot down (2): the technical sheet
Rome, Italy - The real nightmare of every tank
It has been built as a support aircraft during the war of Vietnam but before that the airplane entered in production Usaf was undecided if to aim at the A-10 or the YA-9. The choice has fallen on the first... more
Accidents"Iraqi Freedom": an Us A-10 shot down, rescue the pilot
Centcom, Qatar - It's not a case of friend fire but an Iraqi attack
It has been the center commando (Centocom) to confirm the news of the shooting down of an A-10 Thunderbolt tank destroyer on last night at Baghdad airport, (the former Saddam Hussein), which would be,... more