Latest newsWar against terrorism to reach Eastern Africa

Nordholz, Germany - German warplanes ready to take-off to Kenya

Three German reconnaissance aircraft will depart tomorrow and Thursday to reach Kenya, where they will be employed in surveillance and patrolling operations in Eastern Africa territories, within the international... more

Latest newsUs troops keep on with Gardez siege

Gardez, Afghanistan - Front reinforced

More attacks on Gardez, where Us aircraft kept on bombing both Talibans and Al Qaida supporters hidden in bunkers and caves in the mountains close to Gardez, Afghanistan. Front against rebels has been... more

AccidentsAmerican Airlines jetliner land in emergency for hose explosion

St.Louis - The aircraft is an Embraer ERJ-145

Due to an explosion of a high pressure hose in the cargo hold soon after takeoff, an American Airlines Embraer ERJ-145 to St. Louis made an emergency landing at Lincoln Municipal Airport, Nebraska. No... more

Science and technologyKuala Lumpur goes to 17 million passenger at end of this year

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - The airport registered a large traffic increment

Passenger traffic at Malaysian Kuala Lumpur International Airport is expected to reach 17 million by the end of this year and, according to its official, when it will achieve 18 million passengers a... more

AirlinesWashington support to Us airlines against terrorism risk

Washington, Usa - "Without federal aid we could not fly"

According to Delta Airlines risk management responsible, Washington decision to post -pone federal support as grantor for Us airlines insurance against terrorism risk "is almost certain". "I hope announcement... more

Science and technologyStrikes in Manchester airport announced by Unions

Manchester, Greta Britain - Under question wages of security personnel

Due to a dispute over security jobs and pay and conditions, the Transport and General Workers Union is preparing a series of strikes at UK Manchester Airport. There will be a two-hour walkout from 11pm... more

Civil aviationFAA Ad on Airbus aircraft

USA

AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE Aircraft Certification Service Washington, DC U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration The following Airworthiness Directive issued by the Federal... more

DefensePentagon: top secret report on nuclear attacks

Moscow, Russia - Moscow asked for Washington to explain

Igor Ivanov, Russian International Affairs minister, stated yesterday Moscow is waiting for Washington to explain Pentagon presumed project about nuclear attacks towards some countries, among which Russia,... more

Helicopters13 more Eurocopters for U.S. border patrol

Grand Prairie, Texas - An agreement has been signed for AS350B3 helicopters

In response to emergency funding initiatives with respect to border security, the United States Border Patrol has signed a contract for 13 AS350B3’s with American Eurocopter Corporation (AEC) for immediate d... more

AccidentsRussian aircraft crashed last Saturday in Italy

L'Aquila, Italy - No radioactive matter aboard

After a fire fighters led-by analysis, no radioactive matter has been found aboard of the Antonov A-2 crashed last Saturday on to the Campo Felice ski center, central Italy. Suspects have been raised... more

IndustryGeneral Dynamics awarded a near 10 USDm contract

USA

General Dynamics Armament System Inc., Burlington, Vt., is being awarded a $9,269,078 firm-fixed-price contract to provide 20 mm guns for the F-16 aircraft in support of foreign military sales requirements.... more

IndustryRaytheon System awarded a over 23 USDm contract

USA

Raytheon Aerospace Co., Madison, Miss., is being awarded a $23,468,217 firm-fixed-price contract modification to provide for logistics support for the T-1A aircraft through September 2002. This work will... more

IndustryTRW awarded a over 32 USDm contract

USA

TRW Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) Systems, Clearfield, Utah, is being awarded a $32,476,146 contract modification to provide for an increase in costs of the Propulsion System Rocket Engine... more

IndustryBoeing awarded a near 100 USDm contract

USA

The Boeing Co., Seal Beach, Calif., was awarded a $99,144,499 agreement for phase II of the Orbital Express advanced technology demonstration. Work Work is to be completed by Sept. 7, 2005. The Defense... more

DefenseUs Air Force pilot prisoner in Iraq since 1991

Washington, Usa - Iraq army deserter confirms

Us Air Force commander Michael Scott Speichner plummetted in Iraq aboard of its F-18 fighter in 1991 Desert Storm operation, could be still alive. The news also confirmed by other information coming from... more

AirlinesIranian tourism in Cyprus free fall

Teheran, Iran - Iran Air flights to be cancelled

Iranian tourism heading to the Mediterranean island of Cyprus has registered a 90% fall after Larnaca government decision to impose a monthly visa for passengers coming from Iran. Even though Iran Air... more

AerospaceWelcome back Columbia!

Cape Canaveral, Usa - Mission completed

Few minutes ago, with a perfect landing at the Cape Canaveral aerospace base in Florida, american Space Shuttle Columbia completed successfully its mission. The Nasa spacecraft, departed 11 days ago on... more

IndustryA380: enlargement of Hamburg facilities

Hamburg, Germany - Financial resources already available

Hamburg authorities denied yesterday any kind of troubles concerning some newspapers rumours about a potential lack in financial resources necessary for the enlargement of the Airbus facilities in the... more

Science and technologyAustralia against third Paris airport

Canberra, Australia - To defend first world war veterans cemetery

"Graves are the last rest for men who fought for freedom. They are holy. We'd like France to grant us they will treat at best our war heroes eventually found even in graves with non names", stated International... more

DefensePakistan-India: "war games"

Islamabad, Pakistan - Pakistan anti-aircraft artlillery opened fire on Indian fighter

As confirmed today, Islamabad government announced some of its anti-aircraft artillery opened fire against an Indian warplane which violated Pakistan fly-zone. According to Pakistan army spokesman, New... more

Latest newsAnaconda Mission still running

Gardez, Afghanistan - Al Qaida hunted down by Us troops

"We'll keep on going on in the area until we'll be able to drive Al Qaida extremists and talibans from their hole", stated major Bryan Hilfery of the Us Army. Fighter-bombers B52 and anti-tank A-10 took... more

AccidentsAloha Airlines plane lands in emergency after cabin pressure loss

Honolulu, Hawaii - No injured reported

An Aloha Airlines jet with 107 passengers aboard landed safely last night after losing cabin pressure. The depressurization caused the pilot of Flight 66 to declare an emergency and to descend from 15,000... more

AccidentsUS jetliner intercepted by two UK Harriers

London, Great Britain - The aircraft reported lost communications

A Continental Airlines Boeing 757 jetliner with 175 passenger on board, en route from Brussels to New York was intercepted by two UK Royal Air Force Harrier jets over southern England when it lost contact... more

HelicoptersU.S. government will finance Estonian acquisition of four Robinson R-44 helicopters

The Estonian air force will acquire four R-44 helicopters in the first half of 2002, which will be financed by the US Foreign Military Fund. According to the factory price list the cost of one R- 44 helicopter... more

PeopleEuropean Union and competition in the skies

Brussels, Belgium - Is that retaliation to Us increase in import tax on steel?

European Commission announced last week-end its decision to introduce both taxes on to non Union-members airlines which have already received public support and to restrict landing rights as well. This... more

Civil aviationSeptember 11th - March 11th: six months after

Washington, Usa - Us security what has been done and what has to be done

6 months ago terrorist madness hit economical and political-military heart of Usa. With few hijackings thousands of people found death and America found itself vulnerable and in need to answer promptly. Since... more

AccidentsPlane-crash in Campo Felice ski center (2)

L'Aquila, Italy - Found all the bodies

After rescue teams discovered, in the early hours of this morning, the first body of the three Ukraine passengers on board the Antonov-2 crashed Saturday on the Campo Felice ski center (central Italy),... more

HelicoptersA new Eurocopter center will be opened in Malaysia on June

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - It will provide technical and logistic support

French-based helicopter industry Eurocopter sold 60 helicopters to Malaysia since 1963, and has decided to set up a facility in Subang to service helicopters and to support further sales of the companys... more

IndustryMcDonnell Douglas awarded a near 134 USDm contract

USA

McDonnell Douglas Corp., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Boeing Co., St. Louis, Mo., is being awarded a $133,968,423 firm-fixed-price, cost-plus-fixed fee contract to provides for acquisition of 34 APG-63... more

AccidentsUs F-16 fell in the Arabic sea

Washington, Usa - Both the pilots survived

Second accident in a week for Us fighters F-16 involved in the war against terrorism. After 10 days ago plane-crash in the Mediterranean sea, last Thursday another F-16 crashed while landing on the Us... more

PeopleFrance: revoked russian airplanes sequestration

Paris, France - Hearing next september 16th

French justice fixed for next September 16th hearing concerning Noga business, the helvetic mediation firm which obtained sequestration of two russian airplanes at Le Bourget exhibition last June. Bobigny... more

AccidentsPlane crash in Campo Felice ski center

L'Aquila, Italia - An Antonov with 3 people aboard crashed saturday

A Russian Antonov with three people aboard fell saturday on the Campo Felice ski center mountains. Passengers on board the aircraft, which was flying from Budapest to Tunisi, died all in the accident.... more

IndustryGulfstream Aerospace awarded of a 1,6 USDbn contract

USA

Gulfstream Aerospace Corp., Savannah, Ga., is being awarded a $1,600,000,000 firm-fixed-price indefinite delivery and indefinite quantity contract to provide for 20 C-37A aircraft, ten years of full or... more

AirportsBush boosts the "Big Apple"

New York, Usa - Usdbn 20 for the Wtc re-construction

USDbn 20 on top of USDbn 5 coming from the recently approved taxation cuts law will be devoted to the Big Apple re-launch. At the "Rose Garden" celebration, a part from George W. Bush, participated also... more

AccidentsDouble helicopter crash in the Atlantic

Brunswick, Usa - Two deads and one missing

A Us Marines Corps helicopter fell last Friday morning into the Atlantic Ocean in the attempt to rescue one of the two passengers on board of a first helicopter previously plummetted. In the double incident... more

SecurityBerlusconi meets Schroeder

Trieste, Italy - No mention of Finameccanica-Eads agreement

"We did not talk about this matter". At today meeting in Trieste, Italian and German government premiers, Silvio Berlusconi and Gerhard Schroeder, did not mention Finmeccanica-Eads missed agreement at... more

DefenseChirac attacked Jospin Defence policy

Paris, France - "Delays in armaments renewal"

French president Jacques Chirac, attacked yesterday Jospin government for its post 1997 Defence policy. In his speech, Chirac underlined also the importance of a professional army to be created as "a... more

AccidentsVarig airliner evacuated at Los Angeles due to bomb scare

Los Angeles - An anonymous phone call announced the bomb on board shortly before landing

Due to an anonymous phone call announcing a bomb on board shortly before landing, the passengers and crew were evacuated from a Brazilian Varig MD-11 jetliner Flight 8836 at Los Angeles Airport. The... more

PeopleUs air carriers challenge insurance premiums against terrorism

Washington, Usa - They create an insurance firm of their own

Main Us airlines, supported by Bush administration, decided to create an insurance company (against terrorism risk) of their own. Ata, the American Air Transport Association, executive board in fact voted... more

DefenseU.S. Darpa announces Future Combat Systems program

USA

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and the Army today announced the selection of the team of the Boeing Co. (Anaheim, Calif., and Seattle, Wash.) and Science Applications International... more

IndustryPratt&Whitney awarded a over 5 USDm contract

USA

Pratt and Whitney, San Antonio, is being awarded a $5,624,766 firm-fixed-price contract to provide for whole-engine regeneration peacegate program, and includes 14 each F-100-PW-220 engines used on F-15... more

IndustryMarianna Airmotive awarded a near 10 USDm contract

USA

Marianna Airmotive Corp., Cantonment, Fla., is being awarded a $9,900,000 firm-fixed-price contract modification to provide for repair and overhaul of C-5 aircraft structural components from March 11,... more

AerospaceITT will supply control systems for missiles launch

Cape Canaveral, USA - A 137 USDm worth contract awarded

ITT Industries, Systems Division, Cape Canaveral, Fla., is being awarded a $136,988,662 cost-plus-award fee and firm-fixed-price contract modification to provide for program management, systems engineering... more

AerospaceLife in the space: women are better than men

Moscow, Russia - Important source stated it

According to an official survey headed by Dimitri Vorobiov, responsible for space-adaptation program at the Medical-biological Institute in Moscow, "women are more dynamic than men even when not working".... more

IndustryLockheed Martin awarded a over 356 USDm contract

USA

Lockheed Martin Corp., Lockheed Martin Aeronautical Systems, Marietta, Ga., is being awarded a $356,250,000 firm-fixed-price contract modification to provide for option exercised and renegotiation of aircraft... more

DefenseAnaconda Mission harder than foreseen

Bagram, Afghanistan - Usa: "we need ground intervention"

The more the fightings among Us troops and both Talibans and Al Qaida forces go on, the more they get harder. "We are facing professional and well trained soldiers, that's way we need a ground intervention",... more

IndustryBoeing awarded of order by WestJet for two more aircrafts

Seattle, USA - Airline will buy a total of 10 aircraft in 2002

The Canadian airline WestJet, ordered two more Boeing 737-700 to Seattle industry, worth 100 USDm. Airline expects to take possess of 10 aircraft in 2002, and has put options for 46 aircraft. (Gi... more

Latest newsAlgerian air force bombs Salafite Group posts

Algeri, Algeria - The operation "hot zone" are into Cabilia mountains area

In the zone of Yourdyoura, the Algerian air force is bombing since several days the posts of Salafita Group led by integralist chief Hassan Hattab. This is one of the worst and more ferocious integralistic... more