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HelicoptersPORTUGAL TO MAKE FINAL DECISION ON RESCUE HELICOPTERS
PORTUGAL, Portuguese Defence Minister Rui Pena is expected to make a final decision on new rescue helicopters tomorrow. The minister will have to choose between 12 EH-101s from AgustaWestland or Sikorsky's... more
HelicoptersINDIA MAY PURCHASE HELICOPTERS ABROAD
INDIA, Following the failure of thrust and vibration tests conducted on a prototype of its advanced light helicopter (ALH), the indian army may buy helicopters abroad since its need for new choppers is... more
AirlinesQANTAS COMPLETES IMPULSE ACQUISITION (NOW QANTAS LINK)
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA, The Australian carrier Qantas completed its acquisition of regional airline Impulse, which will operate under the name Qantas Link. In this acquisition are included the aircraft in carriers... more
PeopleFOR THANKSGIVING AMERICANS ON THE ROADS RATHER SKIES
USA, According to U.S. Department of Transportation, for Thanksgiving day most Americans will use ground vehicles to travel rather aircrafts, on which the passenger reduction for this period will be at... more
PeopleFRENCH CIVIL AVIATION AUTHORITY ORDERS AIRBUS INSPECTION
PARIS, The french Civil Aviation Authority has called for security checks of all Airbus A300-600 and A310 aircrafts. The airlines will have to carry out a visual inspection of the 407 aircrafts' tail fin... more
AirlinesCONTINENTAL AIRLINES ANNOUNCES SATURDAY NONSTOP SERVICE TO NASSAU, BAHAMAS
HOUSTON, "Continental Airlines (NYSE: CAL - news) is pleased to announce nonstop, Saturday service to Nassau, Bahamas, from Houston Bush Intercontinental Airport and Cleveland Hopkins International Airport.... more
AirlinesLUFTHANSA IN TROUBLES, SELLS FOUR OF ITS 747
FRANKFURT, GERMANY, German airline Lufthansa registered in October a reduction in passenger number of 13,3% to 3.760.000. The occupational rate is diminished of 10,65 to 65,4%. To recover cash, airline... more
AirlinesMAS DEFERS AIRCRAFT DELIVERIES
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysian Airline System (MAS) has rescheduled the delivery of eight planes, four Boeing 777-200s and four 747-400s, in order to defer them as part of its efforts to restructure its financial... more
IndustryNAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND AWARDS A OVER 17 USDM CONTRACT
USA, Raytheon Systems, Tucson, Ariz., is being awarded a $17,243,423 contract to exercise an option for the Sidewinder AIM-9X Low Rate Initial Production of 67 All Up Round Missiles, 3 Captive Air Training... more
AirlinesBUDGET AIRLINE GERMANIA DENIES NEGOTIATIONS WITH BA
FRANKFURT, German carrier Germania denied a report saying it is in talks with British Airways to take over Deutsche BA. Hinrich Bischoff, the airline owner, quoted by the german paper Die Welt, dismissed... more
IndustryRAYTHEON AWARDED A OVER 21,4 USDM CONTRACT
USA, Raytheon Systems Co., Waco, Texas, is being awarded a $21,477,927 contract to exercise an option for the procurement of one Airborne Command Post (ABNCP) E-6B retrofit kit and the installation... more
AirlinesAMERICAN AIRLINES COMPLETES A300 INSPECTIONS
FORTH WORTH, American Airlines announced that an inspection of its entire fleet of A300s found no problems with the tail section of the aircraft. "Since the inspections were initiated as a precaution,... more
AirlinesBOMBARDIER SELLS THREE Q300 AIRLINERS TO AUSTRALIA'S QANTAS AIRWAYS
TORONTO, Bombardier Aerospace announced the sale of three 50-passenger Bombardier Q300(a) turboprop airliners to Australia's Qantas Airways. The announcement includes a previously unannounced order for... more
DefenseSIX COUNTRIES AGREE ON AIR COMBAT TECHNOLOGIES DEVELOPMENT
BRUSSELS, Six european countries, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Sweden and Britain, yesterday signed a pact named ETAP (European Technology Acquisition Program) to work together to develop technologies... more
AccidentsPLANE CRASHES IN RUSSIA, 27 DEAD (2): THE AIRCRAFT SPECIFICATIONS
ROME, Ilyushin II-18V Coot: Type: medium-haul airliner Accommodation: two pilots, navigator, radio operator, flight engineer, 110 passengers Length: 117 ft 9 in Wingspan: 122 ft 8 in Height: 33... more
AccidentsPLANE CRASHES IN RUSSIA, 27 DEAD
MOSCOW, A civil aircraft crashed in the Yaroslavl region, in northern Russia, yesterday evening. The plane, an Ilyushin-18, was en route from Kathanga, in Siberia, to Moscow. All the people aboard, 18... more
AirlinesGE ENGINE SERVICES AWARDED $1 BILLION ENGINE MAINTENANCE AND UPGRADE CONTRACT FROM SKYWEST AIRLINES
EVENDALE, USA, "GE Engine Services (GEES) has been awarded a 16-year agreement, valued at more than $1 billion, from SkyWest Airlines to perform engine maintenance for SkyWest's fleet of CRJ100 and CRJ200... more
AirlinesGO PROFITS TAKE OFF
LONDON, No-frills airline Go reported a 51% rise on half-year profits. The carrier announced that profits for the six months to September 30 reached 16,9 million pounds. Passenger traffic increased 41%... more
Science and technologyTBI GROUP PROFITS RISE
LONDON, The TBI Group, which handles Luton, Belfast, Cardiff airports, said its profis have soared nearly 50% thanks to no-frills carriers such as Ryanair and EasyJet. Passenger traffic grew by 9%... more
IndustryBELL-BOEING JOINT PROGRAM OFFICE AWARDED A 47 USDM CONTRACT FOR OSPREY
USA, The Bell-Boeing Joint Program Office, Patuxent River, Md., is being awarded a $47,000,000 contract for the procurement of nonrecurring engineering for retrofit engineering change proposal kits required... more
Science and technologyLONDON CITY AIRPORT PASSENGERS NUMBER FALL
LONDON, London City Airport reported a 5% drop in October passengers traffic compared with the previous year. The airport's managing director Richard Gooding said "this is a considerable improvement... more
AirlinesFINNAIR REACHES DEAL WITH UNIONS
HELSINKI, Finnair said it has reached an agreement with unions representing office workers, technical workers, pilots, engineers and managers on savings in staff expenses. The savings will include holiday... more
AerospaceLOCKHEED MARTIN AND TRW WIN USAF CONTRACT
WASHINGTON, Lockheed Martin and TRW have been awarded a $2,7 bn deal to develop next generation communications satellite system. The new system, named Advanced Extremely High Frequency, will employ the... more
AirlinesAMERICAN AIRLINES TO COMPENSATE FLIGHT 587 VICTIMS' FAMILIES
NEW YORK, American Airlines has announced that it will make $25.000 payments to the families of people killed in New York's air crash in which 9 crew members and 251 passengers lost their life. more
AirlinesBRANSON: U.S. AIRLINES MAKE TOO FEW CONTROLS ON BAGGAGES
LONDON, GREAT BRITAIN, According to British tycoon Richard Branson, owner of Virgin Atlantic airline, "it seems incredible that U.S. airlines reduce X-ray controls on passengers baggages, for costs involvements".... more
AirlinesBRANSON TO SELL VIRGIN BLUE STAKE
CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA, Sir Richard Branson is considering to sell up to 49% of Virgin Blue, said the carrier's chief executive Brett Godfrey. "The value in the business will not be through the private equity... more
AirlinesQANTAS STRATEGIES FOR NEXT MONTHS
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA, The Italian commercial director of Australian Airline Qantas, interwieved by Avionews, described strategies that carrier will follow in the next months. The most important news is the... more
AirlinesBRITISH AIRWAYS TO SELL DEUTSCHE BA
LONDON, BA has opened negotiations with german budget airline Germania to sell Deutsche BA. "We have been in intensive talks with British Airways for some time", said Germania's chairman Mustafa Muscati.... more
AirlinesCONTINENTAL AIRLINES' 1-15 NOVEMBER LOAD FACTOR DIPS
NEW YORK, Continental Airlines' load factor was down 1,8% for the first 15 days of November, compared with the same period last year. The load factor fell to 68,4 percent from 70,2 percent a year earlier.... more
AirlinesUNITED AIRLINES DEFERS AIRCRAFT DELIVERIES
NEW YORK, A United Airlines' spokesman said the company will take delivery of only 24 of the 49 aircraft scheduled for 2002 and none of the 18 aircraft planned to be delivered in 2003. The putting off... more
AirlinesUNITED AIRLINES SIGNS CODESHARE AGREEMENT WITH THAI AIRWAYS
USA, United Airlines signed a codesharing agreement with Thai Airways on service between Bangkok and Ho Chi Minh City, in Vietnam. Thai Airways flies five times a week between the two destinations. There... more
AccidentsSINGAPORE AIRLINES 777 LANDS IN EMERGENCY AT SYDNEY
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA, A Boeing 777-200 operated by Singapore Airlines landed in emergency at Sydney airport, after the pilot has been forced to shut off a vibrating engine. No problems reported for 298 people... more
AccidentsCONCORDE TAKE OFF DELAYED 30 MINUTES FOR ENGINE VERIFICATION
LONDON, GREAT BRITAIN, The take off for New York of a British Airline Concorde has been delayed of about 30 minutes to perform an engine control. According to a carrier's spokesman, this verification has... more
IndustryAEHF TEAM AWARDED A NEAR 2,7 USDBN CONTRACT
USA, The Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) National Team, comprised of Lockheed Martin, Sunnyvale, Calif., and TRW Inc., Redondo Beach, Calif., is being awarded a $2,698,000,000 contract to provide... more
AirlinesSKY MARSHALS FOR AIR INDIA'S FLIGHTS
INDIA, The indian Civil Aviation Ministry is planning to shortly put sky marshals on Air India's flights in order to tighten security aboard. The Government is also considering to bring in a new Civil... more
AirlinesAIR 2000 PILOTS TO ACCEPT PAY CUT
LONDON, The British Air Line Pilots' Association said Air 2000 pilots agreed a 5% pay cut to save 50 jobs. The airline announced that the 5% pay reduction will be repaid next summer. more
AirlinesSWISSAIR TO SELL ITS STAKE IN LTU
ZURICH, Swissair Group's bankruptcy administrator, Karl Wuethrich said the airline is to sell its 49,9% stake in german carrier LTU for one euro. The stake is to be acquired by Rewe group, which already... more
AirlinesVARIG RESUMES MIAMI TO RIO DE JANEIRO NON-STOP SERVICE IN DECEMBER
MIAMI, "VARIG Brazilian Airlines, the largest airline in Latin America and the anchor for Star Alliance in the region, announced today that it will resume its non-stop service between Miami and Rio de... more
Civil aviationFAA TO ORDER INSPECTION OF AIRBUS A300 AIRCRAFT
WASHINGTON, The Federal Aviation Administration is to order an inspection of all the Airbus A300 aircraft operated by US airlines. About 34 of the 90 Airbus included in the checks are flown by American... more
AccidentsMONARCH AIRBUS MAKES EMERGENCY LANDING AT STANSTED
LONDON, A Monarch Airbus A321 had to make an emergency landing at Stansted airport due to an engine trouble. The plane, carrying 219 passengers, took off from Luton and was heading to Tenerife. "We understand... more
IndustryLOCKHEED MARTIN SYSTEMS INTEGRATION AWARDED A OVER 7,7 USDM CONTRACT
USA, Lockheed Martin Systems Integration, Oswego, N.Y., is being awarded a $7,748,275 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for repair and testing of the common cockpit of the MH-60S helicopter. Work is expected... more
HelicoptersSHELL TO OPERATE NEW HELICOPTER
HOLLAND, Anglo-Dutch oil company, Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) has taken delivery of the first of six EC155B helicopters ordered early this year. The choppers will replace the Bell 212s,... more
AirlinesBRITISH AIRWAYS TO REVIEW EUROPEAN ROUTES
LONDON, "Rod Eddington, BA’s chief executive, revealed that he had set up a taskforce of five senior managers to conduct a wide-ranging study aimed at responding to the threat of the low-cost airlines a... more
IndustryROLLS-ROYCE ALLISON AWARDED A NEAR 27 USDM CONTRACT
USA, Rolls-Royce Allison, Indianapolis, Ind., is being awarded a $26,880,000 contract for the overhaul of 160 T-63-A720 engines applicable to the OH-58A/C Kiowa. Work completion is expected by Feb. 28,... more
AirlinesLOT TO RAISE ITS CAPITAL
POLAND, LOT Polish Airlines shareholders have decided to raise the carrier's capital. The Treasury will increase its stake in the airline from 52% to 76,96%. LOT is trying to get credibility to have access... more
IndustryMCDONNELL DOUGLAS HELICOPTER AWARDED A NEAR 242 USDM CONTRACT
USA, McDonnell Douglas Helicopter Co., Mesa, Arizona is being awarded a $241,993,426 firm-fixed-price contract for the remanufacture of 35 Egyptian Air Force AH-64D Apache helicopters. Work completion... more
AirlinesPHILIPPINE AIRLINES LOOKS FOR AID
MANILA, Philippine Airlines' ceo, Lucio C. Tan, announced that the government will formally ask the government to help it financially in order to sustain its operations after the losses reported following... more
IndustryLOCKHEED MARTIN AWARDED A OVER 8 USDM CONTRACT
USA, Lockheed Martin Corp., Fort Worth, Texas, is being awarded an $8,213,000 contract to provide for the incorporation of the fiber optic high-speed data bus into the Peace Marble V radar system.... more
AirlinesCATHAY PACIFIC'S PASSENGER LOAD FACTOR DIPS IN OCTOBER
HONG KONG, Cathay Pacific reported a passenger load factor at 64,5% in october, down from 68,4% in September. Passenger carried were 834.086, against 871,126. "The October figures provide a clear illustration... more
IndustryHOVENSA LLC AWARDED A OVER 6,5 USDM CONTRACT
USA, Hovensa LLC, St. Croix, Virgin Islands, is being awarded a $6,501,863 fixed-price with economic price adjustment for 9,870,000 U.S. gallons of turbine fuel, aviation grade JP-5 for the Defense... more