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DefenseBUSH NOTIFIES RUSSIA OF WITHDRAWAL FROM ABM TREATY
WASHINGTON, President Bush announced yesterday that he has notified Russia the decision of withdrawing from ABM treaty. After the six months timetable, United States will be entitled to carry on the... more
IndustryNORTHROP GRUMMAN AWARDED A OVER 65 USDM CONTRACT
USA, Northrop Grumman Corp., Rolling Meadows, Ill., is being awarded a $65,111,239 contract to provide for 23 AN/ALQ-135 Band 1.5 internal countermeasures sets applicable to the F-15E aircraft. This... more
AirlinesLUFTHANSA-AUSTRIAN AIRLINES PARTNERSHIP TO BE GRANTED BY EU COMMISSION
BRUSSELS, European Union's Commission is to clear the partnership between Lufthansa and Austrian Airlines by granting the two carriers a six year exemption from EU competition rules, the Financial Times... more
DefenseJAPAN ORDERS FOUR B-767 TANKER
TOKYO, JAPAN, Japanese government has ordered to U.S. industry Boeing, four tanket B-767T aircraft, in order to enhance its self-defense air force capabilities. The four aircraft, each worth near 220 USDm,... more
IndustryVITROCISET SIGNS CONTRACT FOR MANAGEMENT OF SPACE CENTER OF KOUROU
PARIS, FRANCE, Has been signed today a contract by Italian firm Vitrociset, with which it will manage the technical and operative operations of the Space Center of Kourou, in French Guyana, that is the... more
AirlinesAIR CANADA TO LAUNCH DAILY NON-STOP SERVICE TO MADRID AND AMSTERDAM
MONTREAL, "Air Canada will commence daily non-stop service between Toronto-Madrid and Toronto-Amsterdam in time to meet summer travel demand in 2002. Air Canada will offer the only year-round non-stop... more
Latest newsPAKISTAN HELICOPTERS WATCH AFGHANI BORDERS
ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN, According to Pakistani military sources, Army helicopters hover at border with Afghanistan to prevent militants from entering country. Also hundreds of paratroopers patrolled the narrow mountain... more
AirlinesUNITED AIRLINES TO CODESHARE WITH ANA
CHICAGO, United Airlines is to start codeshare flights between Tokyo Narita and Saigon/Ho Chi Min City tomorrow, December 15, in codeshare with All Nippon Airways. United will place its code on ANA's flights... more
Civil aviationUNITED AIRLINES FOUNDS CRACK IN A320 TAIL
WASHINGTON, USA, According to declarations of a U.S. carrier United Airlines spokesman, the airline technicians have found a small crack in the tail of an Airbus A320 aircraft. A subsequent inspection... more
DefenseLAUNCH FAILED FOR SPACE SHIELD TEST MISSILE
VANDENBERG, USA, According to a Defense Department spokesman declarations, the launch of a test missile for the space shield project is failed when, only 30 seconds after take off, the second-stage engine... more
SecurityRUMSFELD: ''THERE WAS NO DOUBT OF BIN LADEN'S RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ATTACKS BEFORE THE TAPE WAS DISCOVERED''
WASHINGTON, USA, The U. S. government released today a copy of a videotape of Osama bin Laden obtained by U.S. forces in Jalalabad, Afghanistan in late November. The video was filmed by unknown... more
PeopleBRITISH GOVERNMENT DECIDED TO HELP AIRLINES IN DIFFICULTIES
LONDON, GREAT BRITAIN, The British Government decided to help financiarily airlines affected by the September 11 attacks in the United States sharing a GBP£40 million (USD$57.6m) compensation... more
IndustryNORTHROP GRUMMAN AWARDED A OVER 7 USDM CONTRACT
USA, Northrop Grumman Corp., Bethpage, N.Y., is being awarded a $7,637,704 delivery order against a previously awarded basic ordering agreement (N00019-00-G-0425) for the development and demonstration... more
PeopleRUSSIAN ATC OPERATORS MAKE STARVING STRIKE
MOSCOW, RUSSIA, Several Russian ATC controllers ae making a starving strike in order to ask for a better wages, work hours reduction and to cancel an approved law which prohibit unions to intervene in... more
IndustryAIRBUS FORECASTS 2003 DELIVERIES REDUCTION COMPARED WITH 2002
TOULOSE, FRANCE, According to Airbus sources, the French aeronautical industry forecasts to deliver less aircraft in 2003 than in 2002. At the end of September Airbus has delivered 236 aircraft and for... more
DefenseOVER 58,000 RESERVISTS RECALLED TO ACTIVE DUTY
USA, This week the Army and the Air Force announce sizable increases of 1,057 and 917 more reservists, respectively, on active duty in support of the partial mobilization. The Marine Corps and the... more
AirlinesEAST MIDLANDS AIRPORT TO BECOME GO'S THIRD OPERATING BASE IN UK
LONDON, Low cost carrier Go has chosen East Midlands Airport as its third base in UK. The carrier will start flying from that airport to several destinations in Europe next May. "This is a significant... more
AirlinesNEW INVESTORS FOR POLISH LOT
POLAND, A consortium of Polish banks is to take over a 25% stake in polish LOT next week as the Treasury Ministry will endorse the transaction. LOT may look for a global partner like BA or Lufthansa, Financial... more
AirlinesPHILIPPINE AIRLINES TO EXPAND KOREAN MARKET
CEBU, PAL, Philippine Airlines is planning an expansion in the korean market by adding more flights between Seoul and Cebu or Manila, said sources from the airline. PAL currently offers two weekly flights... more
AerospaceSHUTTLE EXHAUSTS ARE DESTROYING THE EARTH'S OZONE
VANDENBERG, USA, "Every time the space shuttle is launched, 250 tons of hydrochloric acid is released into the air. With each launch, .25 percent of the ozone is destroyed. So far, the space shuttle... more
Airlines''AIR LIB IS IN DIFFICULTIES BUT IS NOT FAILING''
PARIS, FRANCE, According to declarations of Air Lib French carrier management, the airline is in financial difficulties but is not in failing conditions, as affirmed in several press articles. The French... more
IndustryBOEING TO CONTINUE 717 PRODUCTION; UPDATES SEPT. 11 FINANCIAL IMPACTS
CHICAGO, "Boeing (NYSE: BA - news) affirmed today its commitment to the 717 jetliner program and provided an estimate of non- recurring charges related to this and other Sept. 11 events. Based on current... more
Science and technologyBAA NOVEMBER TRAFFIC DOWN
LONDON, BAA Plc, Britain's main airports operator, today said that passenger traffic dropped 10,6% year on year in its seven airports. North Atlantic traffic was down 26,1%. Cargo traffic declined 14,5%... more
AirlinesAVOLAR AND RAYTHEON SIGN $150 MILLION BEECHJET LETTER OF INTENT
CHICAGO, "Avolar, the business aviation subsidiary of UAL Corporation, has signed a Letter of Intent with Raytheon Aircraft for 15 Beechjet 400A business jets plus an option for 10 more, the two companies... more
IndustryBOMBARDIER AEROSPACE ANNOUNCES LAUNCH OF FLEXJET ASIA
NEW ORLEANS, USA, Bombardier Aerospace announced today the launch of Bombardier Flexjet Asia, a charter network that will facilitate access to business jets based in Asia and expand the company’s worldwide p... more
AirlinesTHAI AIRWAYS RESUMES SERVICES TO PAKISTAN
BANGKOK, Thai Airways announced it is to resume flights between Bangkok and Pakistan cities Karachi, Muscat and Lahore from December 16. The services were suspended early October. Thai Airways is also... more
AirlinesKLM SUSPENDS AMSTERDAM-NAGOYA SERVICE
AMSTERDAM, Dutch KLM said it is to suspend the Amsterdam-Sapporo-Nagoya service from February 1 due to the slumping demand on that route. Sapporo and Nagoya are to be served by Japan Air System, that has... more
AirlinesQATAR AIRWAYS LAUNCHES DOHA-KL FLIGHTS
DUBAI, Qatar Airways is to begin direct flights from Doha to Kuala Lumpur next Monday, December 17, an airline official said. Qatar Airways will operate three Doha-KL flights a week using Airbus 300-600... more
AccidentsUS BOMBER CRASHES IN INDIAN OCEAN, CREW RESCUED (2): THE AIRCRAFT SPECIFICATIONS
ROME, Rockwell B-1B Lancer: Type: strategic bomber Accommodation: pilot, co-pilot, offensive systems officer, defensive systems officer side-by-side in tandem. Length: 147 ft Wingspan: spread 136... more
AccidentsUS BOMBER CRASHES IN INDIAN OCEAN, CREW RESCUED
WASHINGTON, A US B-1B bomber crashed into the Indian Ocean yesterday. The military aircraft took off from Diego Garcia anglo-american air base and was heading to Afghanistan. The four crew members ejected... more
AirlinesAVOLAR ORDERS LEARJETS
NEW ORLEANS, Avolar, the fractional business jet subsidiary of United Airlines, has placed firm orders for 25 Learjets and options for an additional 32, Bombardier said. The deal is worth $632 million... more
AirlinesQANTAS TO REINSTATE SYDNEY-NEW YORK SERVICE
AUSTRALIA, Australian Qantas announced it is to resume its Sydney-New York route beginning from February 2002. The service was suspended due to the dropping demand following the terrorist attacks in Usa.... more
Press releaseON-TIME PERFORMANCE OF AIR FRANCE FLIGHTS FOR NOVEMBER 2001
PARIS, "Since 1st November 2000, Air France has regularly published its on-time performance data. The figures are published monthly at the same time as the airline's traffic results. The chosen criterion... more
Press releaseAIR FRANCE: NOVEMBER 2001 TRAFFIC LEVELS
PARIS, "November figures seem to confirm the improvement in traffic levels that began in October. After a 9.8% drop in the last week of October, traffic was down by 5.5% during the last week in November.... more
IndustryBOMBARDIER AEROSPACE UNVEILS FIRST CONTINENTAL BUSINESS JET
NEW ORLEANS, Bombardier Continental midsize jet was unveiled yesterday at the National Business Aviation Association. The aircraft has collected 115 firm orders already. "The Bombardier Continental had... more
AerospaceUS COULD WITHDRAW FROM ABM TREATY
USA, According to unofficial sources, President Bush intends to quit Anti Ballistic Missile Treaty by the end of the week. The White House neither confirmed nor denied the report. "It is the president's... more
Latest newsRUSSIAN GENERAL ADMITS THAT COUNTRY'S SKY IS NOT UNDER CONTROL ANYMORE
MOSCOW, The russian general Alexander Shramchenko, chief of russian Radar Forces, in an interview, said that due to the obsolescence of ex-soviet weapons, the country is facing serious problems with... more
AerospaceNASA APPROVES SECOND SPACE TOURIST
WASHINGTON, Mark Shuttleworth, a 28-year-old South African, is to become the second space tourist on the International Space Tourist. Nasa and its partners in the orbiting outpost agreed in principle... more
IndustryROLLS-ROYCE TURBOMECA SIGNED A NEW CONTRACT FOR RTM322 ENGINE
LONDON, GREAT BRITAIN, The French-British industry Rolls-Royce Turbomeca has signed a new contract, worth 250 EURm, for supply of its RTM-322 engine for NH-90 helicopter produced by NH Industries. This... more
AirlinesSKYNET AIRLINE TO START UP OPERATIONS NEXT SPRING
DUBLIN, A new irish carrier, Skynet Airline, is to start flights between Shannon and Moscow next spring, in a deal with russian Aeroflot. The carrier is financed by irish and american investors. The route... more
AirlinesCROSSAIR INVESTIGATES ON A 1999 ACCIDENT
ZURICH, SWITZERLAND, Crossair airline started an investigation on an accident occurred in 199m when commander of a Saab 340, which has to land to Sion, headed to Aosta, Italy. commander Hans Lutz relized... more
IndustryMCDONNELL DOUGLAS HELICOPTER AWARDED A NEAR 9USDBN CONTRACT
USA, McDonnell Douglas Helicopter Co., Mesa, Ariz., is being awarded an $8,971,800 contract for parts applicable to the AH-64 Apache helicopter. Work completion is expected by Aug. 5, 2004. The U.S.... more
AirlinesEMIRATES RESUMES PESHAWAR-DUBAI SERVICE
DUBAI, Emirates, the international airline for the United Arab Emirates, announced the resumption of its Peshawar-Dubai service. The route was trimmed in the wake of the war in Afghanistan. "Our decision... more
AccidentsSMALL PLANE CRASHES IN AUSTRALIA, PILOT KILLED
AUSTRALIA, A Beechcraft King Air 200 of Royal Flying Doctor Service, which was due to take a six-year-old boy to hospital for a liver transplant crashed near Sydney after hitting pine trees on approach.... more
AirlinesANA FOCUSES ON ASIAN MARKET
GIAPPONE, All Nippon Airways is to focus its international network on asian routes, reported the Nihon Keizai newspaper. The number of flights between Tokyo and asian countries is to be risen to 60% of... more
PeopleCANADA ANNOUNCES NEW SECURITY MEASURES
OTTAWA, CANADA, Canadian government has announced that it will invest 80 USDm per year in the improvement of air transport and airport security, following the announcement of yesterday, in which it said... more
AirlinesNEW BELGIAN AIRLINE TO FLY NEXT YEAR
OBERURSEL, GERMANY, Thomas Cook Airlines Belgium, a new carrier owned by the popular travel agency, will start flying next March using five 180-seat Airbus A320s. The airline will offer services to Egypt,... more
AirlinesAIR CANADA REPORTS NOVEMBER TRAFFIC
MONTREAL, "Air Canada flew 8.4 per cent less revenue passenger miles (RPMs) in November 2001 than in November 2000, according to preliminary traffic figures. Capacity declined by 16.2 per cent, resulting... more
AirlinesMALEV AIRLINES UPGRADING FLEET WITH BOEING NEXT-GENERATION 737S
SEATTLE, "Malev Hungarian Airlines has signed a contract with International Lease Finance Corporation (ILFC) to lease its first Boeing Next- Generation 737s. They will be the first Next-Generation 737s... more
Science and technologyUGANDA: AN AFGHAN MAN ARRESTED TO HAVE TRIED TO BOARD ON AN AIRLINER WITH TWO PISTOLS AND A KNIFE
ENTEBBE, UGANDA, A 74-years old man, Askaruo Gholam Omar, an Afghani refugee, has been arrested by Uganda police, because the man has tried to board a Kenya Airways airliner for Frankfurt, Germany, carrying... more