AerospaceChina ready to launch a manned space flight

Beijing, China - Additional touch for the final test

Until today only two nations had succeeded to complete manned space flights, USA and Russia. But if all goes as planned also China will be able to enter in the history, as the third country to bring men... more

SecurityReactions of Cuban government to the eight dissidents' escape

Havana, Cuba - "It has been a piracy act"

It has been requested by the Cuban government the restitution of the little yellow two-engine aircraft of Soviet engineering, normally used for pest ridding of tobacco plantations, used by the eight dissidents... more

AirlinesDutch group to buy Air Lib's 50%

Paris, France - The Civil Aviation Authority ready to withdraw the carrier's licence

Jean-Charles Corbet, former-pilot and owner of Air Libertè, has time until the next Friday in order to propose a plan to save his airline from a ruinous financial situation. This is the government's... more

Science and technologyKey West to open back for international flights

Florida, USA - It was kept closed for 40 years because the Cuban missile crisis

Situated to 90 km from the communist island of Cuba, the international airport that is located on the Key West island is ready to open back. After more than 40 years since its closing to the international... more

AirportsThe Red Baron's great grandson to be charged with wilful murder

Berlin, Germany - Slaughtered her parents

Suzanne Louise Von Richtofen, only 19 years old, has been accused by the police to be accomplice with her boyfriend in the killing of her parents. What initially it had seemed the consequence of a badly... more

Press releaseContinental Connection to link Ottawa with 17 northeast business centers

Plattsburgh, USA - From December 2

"Continental Connection announced it will introduce twice-daily, nonstop flights between Ottawa and its hub in Albany, N.Y., with well-timed connections that link Canada's capital with key business destinations... more

IndustryMcDonnell Douglas awarded of a over 21 USDm contract

USA

McDonnell Douglas Corp., St. Louis is being awarded a $21,306,023 cost-plus-fixed-fee delivery order against a previously awarded basic ordering agreement (N00019-98-G-0037) for supplies and services in... more

AccidentsMilitary airplane crashed in the Grigioni Canton (2): its main features

Bonaduz, Switzerland - It's used by more than 20 countries

The Pilatus PC-7 Turbo Trainer is a low-wing monoplane with a tandem seating cockpit. The aircraft’s capability to cover all aspects of basic training including aerobatics, instrument, tactical and n... more

AccidentsMilitary airplane crashed in the Grigioni Canton

Bonaduz, Switzerland - Two officials are the victims

A tragic fatality has cost the life to two officials of the Swiss Army while carrying out a training flight. Indeed their aircraft, a Pilatus PC-7, has met against a telephone cable falling down then... more

AirlinesAna's B747 was tampered with

Tokyo, Japan - Nippon authorities ordered to recheck all airplanes

The fact goes back to the last October but only now the Japanese authorities have given the news: someone has manipulated a B747 of the "All Nippon Airways" (Ana). The aircraft in issue had been given... more

DefenseRenewed the command of the Chinese Army

Peking, China - People aged over seventy has to leave the working place

The Chinese Army is going to pension off its most aged officials. The change is going to happen by order of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. This last will decree it by the end of... more

SecurityEight Cubans escape in the USA

Washington, USA - The Carribbeans are landed with a small aircraft

During the daytime of yesterday eight Cubans are landed in Key West with a small aircraft. Probably the Cubans are arrived in the USA to ask political asylum, escaping from Castro's regime. Following... more

AccidentsAttempted suicide on a Brazilian aircraft

San Paolo, Brazil - The man has been blocked by the other passengers

A 58 years old man named Clodovel Dantes Lacerda has been blocked by the other passengers on board of a Gol flight from Cuiabà to Campo Grande in the federal State of Mato Grosso. The man, during the... more

Latest newsNew attack to Iraq, the first one after UN resolution

Washington, USA - The news is yesterday's

From the Lincoln aircraft carrier, anchored in the Gulf, during the night between Sunday and Monday, a new attack has started against Iraq targeting two Iraqi postings of ground-air Sam rockets in the... more

Latest newsUSA criticizes Colombia for having bought Brazilian aircraft

Bogotà, Colombia - 40 Embraer aircraft for a USD 234 m

Many critics and worries, according to US military sources, for the purchase for an amount of USD 234m of 40 Brazilian Emb-314 light-aircraft, while the American government would have preferred the modernization... more

HelicoptersNorth Irland: helicopters in patrolling activity

Belfast, North Irland - A starting allocation of Eur 4.7m

There are three manufacturing industries trying to obtain the allocation that Belfast's government has decided to equip the police force with an helicopter: the Italian Agusta, the French-German Eurocopter... more

AccidentsAnother Mi-24 crashed in Chechnya (2): its technical features

One of the most-ever used by the ex Red Army

The last arm-race, between USSR and USA, has implied the development of a helicopter by Russia similar to the American "Cobra", able to transport powerful systems of armament and, at the same time, with... more

AccidentsAnother Mi-24 crashed in Chechenya

Grozny, Chechenya - This time was a technical failure

The Chechen guerrillas have already shot down three helicopters of the Russian army since last August, but this time they cannot have any "merit". Indeed the Mi-24, crashed yesterday with three military... more

Press releaseThe Sas Group traffic development

Stockholm, Sweden - In October

"The Sas Group transported a total of 3,0 million passengers in October 2002 vs 2,1 million in 2001, an increase of 43%. Overall group passenger load factor increased by 9,0%. Scandinavian Airlines traffic... more

HelicoptersSikorsky to lay off 150 workers just in Connecticut

Stratford, USA - The reason is a decrease in the international sales

The only way in order to avoid this crisis and, more important, the lay-off of 150 persons would reside in an order of, at least, 36 helicopters Black Hawk by the Army. This the thought of the Sikorsky... more

AccidentsThe last four bodies have been found in the Fokker-27 crashed yesterday

Manila, Philippines - 15 are the survivors

They are continued incessantly until this morning the searches leaded by the men of the Manila's Coast Guard, but an Australian man is still missing. Other 4 bodies have been found in their seats with... more

AirlinesChina Ocean Aviation Group receives Challenger 800 jet by Bombardier

Zhuhai, China - Remarkable the Canadian industry performance in the Chinese market

The Bombardier Challenger 800 is a variation of the CRJ200 that, the same Canadian industry, had sold to China Ocean Aviation Group in January of the present year. It will be this last carrier therefore,... more

CuriositiesAn after-shock pill is arriving

New York, USA - The discover has been made by two US scientists

Glenn Saxe of Boston's Medical Center and Roger Pitman of Harvard University have presented, on Saturday, during a conference in Baltimora a research which results should be the discovering of a pill that... more

AirlinesAir Lib risks the failure

Paris, France - Negative answer to the renewal of the licence

The ex AOM-Air Libertè bought in a first round by Charles Courbet, then bought by Swissair and after the failure of the carrier bought back by Courbet, risks seriously to fail because the Major Civil... more

AerospaceNew technology for the Ariane rocket

Turin, Italy - FiatAvio has completed the new turbopump

FiatAvio has completed and delivered to Snecma the new turbopump that in 2006 will be part of the Ariane 5 rocket after 9 trying campaigns. The new turbopump will be able to work at -180° without any... more

Science and technologyBig problems at Moscow's airports

Moscow, Russia - Big snowfall blocks Russian capital's airports

Russian winter begins to show its first consequences on aerial. Three of four airports (Domodieovo, Vinukovo and Bykovo) of the Russian capital have been blocked last Friday because a strong snowfall... more

Science and technologyAutogrill will be present also in Toronto airport

Milan, Italy - Big incomes are previewed within 2012

Autogrill society, Benetton's subsidiary, will operate in Toronto airport in 2003 and it's previewed an income about USD 300m within the next decade. In a society's note we can read: "The contract that... more

AerospaceDiscovering planet Venus' secrets

Rome, Italy - Near to start an Italy-Europe joint mission

Voted unanimously by ESA (European Space Agency) the mission whose final goal will be discovering the secrets of the Sun's nearest planet.This mission will be called Venus Express and will be supported... more

AccidentsThe cause of the Fokker-50's incident was a stoppage of the engines

Luxembourg - The final conclusion after the black box's checking

From the examination of Fokker-50's flight recorder, that crashed on Wednesday morning nearby the airport Findel in Luxembourg, turns out the cause of the incident is to attribute to a block of the engines.... more

AccidentsA plane crashed just after taken off (2): 16 the survivors

Manila, Philippines - The aircraft should be at 20 m under sea

After 24 hours since the incident that has involved an aircraft of the LoagAir 16 passengers have been saved, 14 have been found death and others 4 are, until now, dispersed. The survivors, among whom... more

DefenseIraq takes time, USA sets for the war

Washington, Usa - Pentagon prepares the invasion plans

It does not seem USA believes in a change of attitude of Baghdad's regimen. Indeed they are being prepared, according to Pentagon's sources, for the unavoidable conflict. Without discussing directly the... more

AccidentsThe debris of a Chinese rocket fall over a village injuring a boy

Benjing, China - The incident occured on the last October 27th

The Ziyuan-2B rocket had been launched on last October 27th from the space base in Taiyuan. The scope of the mission was to bring in orbit a satellite for monitoring and preventing environmental disasters.... more

AerospaceThe crew's Soyuz capsule has landed yesterday with three astronauts after a 10 days mission on the ISS

Astana, Kazakhstan - Everything has gone as planned

The three astronauts, a Belgian and two Russians, took off on October 29th from Kazakhstan's Baikonur Cosmodrome from which they have caught up the ISS for a mission of 10 days. In company of the other... more

AerospaceEndeavor Shuttle's mission has been put off for the next Monday

Houston, USA - An oxygen leak in the system the cause

The Shuttle Endeavor had to take off at 12.58 today from the Kennedy space center, but technical problems have forced the responsibles to a postponement of one week. The mission's abortion has been caused... more

DefenseJapan ready to support USA in a possible war against Iraq

Tokyo, Japan - P-3C aircraft and the Aegis system will be used

The resolution voted on Friday slid by the United Nations has caused different diplomatic reactions all over the world: from the Arab League to the UE, from Russia to Japan. Just this last one is discussing... more

Weather forecastsNovember 2002: air shows and exhibitions

CARIBBEAN FLY-IN…Nov. 4-22, through Florida, Belize, San Andres Island, Aruba, Angel Falls and Venezuela. Info: (850) 785-1234. HELI-JAPAN 2002…Nov. 11-13, Tochigi Culture Center, Tochigi, Japan. Inf... more

IndustrySparta awarded of a over 37 USDm contract

USA

Sparta Inc. is being awarded a cost-plus fixed-fee contract for $37,160,881 over a five-year period of performance. This contract supports the deputy for Force Structure Integration and Deployment by... more