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IndustryMCDONNELL DOUGLAS AWARDED A OVER 73 USDM CONTRACT
USA, McDonnell Douglas Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Boeing Co., St. Louis, Mo., awarded a $73,100,000 contract for the procurement of ancillary mission equipment to support the F/A-18E/F Super... more
AccidentsUNITED NATIONS HELICOPTER CRASHES IN SIERRA LEONE, SEVEN DIED
SIERRA LEONE, All died the seven occupants of the Onu helicopter crashed in the sea of Sierra Leone shore. In its flight, the helicopter was carrying a civil Onu official from Free Town headquarter to... more
AirlinesINVESTORS INTERESTED IN TAP AIR PORTUGAL
LISBON, fernando Pinto, ceo for Tap Air Portugal, said in a press conference that he held a meeting with five investor groups interested in acquiring a stake in the carrier. The ailing company is looking... more
AirlinesEASYJET PASSENGERS NUMBERS UP IN OCTOBER
LONDON, EasyJet reported a 33% increase in passenger traffic in october, compared with the previous year. The load factor was slightly down at 82,2%. The airline last week announced an 82% hike in full-year... more
AirlinesVARIG SUSPENDS SOME FLIGHTS
BRAZIL, Brazilian airline Varig announced that it is to suspend one of its eight weekly flights to Los Angeles and two of its 11 flights to Paris until 30 November 2001 because of the drop in demand. The... more
AirlinesBRITISH EUROPEAN TO LAUNCH NEW ROUTE TO BRUSSELS
LONDON, British European airline is to launch three daily services to Brussels each from Newcastle, Birmingham and Edinburgh from today, following the collapse of belgian airline Sabena, that was widely... more
AirlinesCONCORDE (2): AIR FRANCE TO OPERATE FIVE WEEKLY FLIGHTS
PARIS, Air France announced in a statement that it will fly from Paris to New York five times a week, on mondays, wednesdays, thursdays, fridays, sundays, taking off at 10:30 am local time. Flights from... more
HelicoptersAGUSTA: THIRD AB139 PRE-PRODUCTION HELICOPTER IN FLIGHT
VERGIATE, "The third pre-production AB139 made its successful first flight on October 22, 2001, at Agusta's Vergiate plant in Italy. The certification program foresees a Tie Down Helicopter (TDH) and... more
IndustryA-400: ITALIAN MINISTER MARZANO ANNOUNCES THAT A FINAL DECISION COULD NOT BE MADE TOMORROW
ROME, Antonio Marzano, italian minister of Productive Activities, said this morning that the Council of Ministers, called for tomorrow, could not take a final decision about Airbus A-400 programme, as... more
AirlinesSABENA TO FILE FOR BANKRUPTCY
BRUSSELS, Belgian Sabena is to file for bankruptcy today. No flights will be operated in the day."This is terrible but as the government, we have to deal with this as well as we possibly can", said Belgian... more
AirlinesJAS COMPUTER GLITCH CAUSES FLIGHT DELAYS
TOKYO, A computer glitch at Japan Air System host computers handling bookings and releasing tickets caused delays in flights taking off from Haneda, Kitakyushu and Kagoshima airports. JAS employees had... more
Latest newsINDIA TO DEVELOP NEW COMBAT AIRCRAFT WITH RUSSIA
MOSCOW, Russian Minister for Industry, Science and Technology, Ilya Klebanov, announced that India will take part in the development of a fighter plane of the fifth generation. The project is to be unveiled... more
AirlinesBA AND AIR FRANCE TO RESUME CONCORDE FLIGHTS
PARIS, British Airways and Air France resume Concorde passenger flights today. French Transport Minister Jean-Claude Gayssot and Air France chairman Jean-Cyril Spinetta will be aboard the passenger flight... more
Science and technologyFOUR BRITONS ARRESTED AT GATWICK
LONDON, Combat knives, a stun gun and other weapons were found yesterday in the luggage of four britons at Gatwick. The four men were coming from Orlando, Florida. "The weapons were in luggage carried... more
AirlinesLITHUANIAN AIRLINES ANNOUNCES CUTBACKS
LITHUANIA, "Lithuanian Airlines will cut afternoon flights to and from Amsterdam as of Jan. 14, 2002", said Indre Paliuliene, spokeswoman for the airline. Lithuanian Airlines also announced that it might... more
AirlinesSPIRIT AIRLINES NOW CONNECTS ATLANTIC CITY TO SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO
FORT LAUDERDALE, "Spirit Airlines, Atlantic City's largest carrier says "Hola to the Caribbean" with new daily, low-fare connecting service to San Juan, Puerto Rico, starting November 15, 2001. Spirit... more
AirlinesNEW BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR SAS AB
STOCKHOLM, "At an Extra Shareholders' Meeting on November 6, 2001, it was resolved, in accordance with the principal owners' earlier proposal, to approve the appointment of the following Board members... more
Civil aviationCANADA CONSIDERING SKY MARSHALS ON DOMESTIC FLIGHTS
TORONTO, Canadian Transport Minister David Collenette said yesterday that the federal government is planning to adopt new security measures to protect canadian airlines. Among the possible measures there... more
AirlinesSAS TO CUT MORE JOBS
SCANDINAVIA, Scandinavian Airlines System announced it will cut further 2500 jobs to restore profits. The carrier had previously announced a plan to cut about 1000 employees. The airline reported a 9,3%... more
PeopleBASELER, BOEING: MIDDLE EAST WILL REQUIRE 650 AIRCRAFTS UP TO 2020
DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, According to declarations of Randy Baseler, vice president Boeing marketing, the Middle East will require at least 650 new aircrafts up to 2020, for a value of over 60... more
AirlinesAIRTRAN AIRWAYS LAUNCHES SERVICE TO/FROM PENSACOLA, FLORIDA
ORLANDO, "AirTran Airways, a subsidiary of AirTran Holdings Inc., (NYSE:AAI - news) began new daily nonstop service between its hub at Hartsfield Atlanta International Airport and Pensacola, Fla., today.... more
AirlinesBRITISH AIRWAYS (2): ''WE WILL SURVIVE AT AVIATION CRISIS''
LONDON, GREAT BRITAIN, The general manger of British Airways, in a press conference dclared that "airline will survive to aviation crisis, as we have carefully planned costs containment and money saving".... more
AccidentsSIA JUMBO MAKES EMERGENCY LANDING AT SYDNEY
SYDNEY, A Singapore Airlines Boeing 747-400 had to make an emergency landing at Sydney's Kingsford Smith Airport after reporting pressurization problems. "The captain declared an emergency on landing but... more
Science and technologyDUBAI PLANS FOR AIRPORT EXPANSION
DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Chairman of Emirates airline, positively commented the decision of the Dubai Department of Civil Aviation to expand the terminal 3 of the... more
AirlinesBRITISH AIRWAYS FORECASTED HEAVY LOSSES FOR THIS YEAR
LONDON, GREAT BRITAIN, It could be of several GPBm the losses of the UK airline British Airways, due to reduction of seat request after U.S. attacks. Airline registered also an increase of 15% in fuel... more
AirlinesATLANTIC COAST AIRLINES REPORTS 36.1% INCREASE IN OCTOBER 2001 TRAFFIC
DULLES, USA, "Atlantic Coast Airlines (ACA) (Nasdaq: ACAI - news) today reported preliminary passenger traffic results for October 2001. Systemwide, the company generated 175.2 million revenue passenger... more
Science and technologyQUETTA AIRPORT TIGHTENS SECURITY MEASURES AFTER GUARD MURDER
QUETTA, PAKISTAN, After a security guard has been mudered by an unknown person, the authoritiesof the Quetta Airport, Pakistan, decided to tighten security measures. According to the local police chief,... more
AirlinesSABENA (2): A SPOKESMAN REPORT
BRUSSELS, "We have cancelled all flights until 3.00 pm when we will reevaluate the situation. I'm afraid the flights will not resume", said Wilfried Remans, a spokesman for belgian Sabena. He added that... more
AirlinesSABENA MIGHT SUSPEND ALL FLIGHTS TONIGHT
BRUSSELS, Belgian Sabena might be forced to suspend all flight tonight ahead of the possible liquidation of the ailing airline that can't pay the debt laden. "Union leaders are due to meet prime minister... more
IndustryGOODRICH AWARDED A NEAR SIX MILLION DOLLARS CONTRACT
USA, Pump & Engine Control Systems, Goodrich Corp., West Hartford, Conn., is being awarded a $5,850,542 contract for 136 digital electronic control units and 142 hydro mechanical assemblies for the CH-47D... more
AirlinesSABENA (3): VIRGIN EXPRESS PULLS OUT OF TALKS
BRUSSELS, "In the absence of an agreement with Sabena we now believe that it will be in the best interest of the travelling public for Virgin Express to pursue (an) independent plan. The plan presented... more
AirlinesSIA SUSPENDS SOME US ROUTES
SINGAPORE, Singapore Airlines announced today in a statement that the three-times-weekly Singapore-Chicago service will be suspended from January 13 until the end of April 2002. The daily flights to New... more
AccidentsUH-60 BLACK HAWK SPECIFICATIONS
ROME, ITALY, UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter is built by Sikorsky and used by U.S. army to transport personnel and for logistic support. Technical data Accomodation: 29 persons Dimensions: Length:... more
AirlinesKLM LOAD FACTOR DECLINES IN OCTOBER
AMSTERDAM, Klm said October load factor declined 5,7% to 75,4%. Overall traffic went down 12% while capacity fell 5%. The overall passenger load factor dropped to 73.8% from 82.2, while traffic was down... more
IndustryHONEYWELL AWARDED A OVER 7,5 USDM CONTRACT
USA, Honeywell Inc., Engines and Systems, Phoenix, Ariz., is being awarded a $7,751,591 contract for 16 engine conversion kits and 30 fielding kits. Work completion is expected by April 26, 2002. The... more
IndustryMCDONNELL DOUGLAS AWARDED A OVER 12,6 USDM CONTRACT
USA, McDonnell Douglas Corp., Berkeley, Mo., is being awarded a $12,676,000 contract to provide for 600 Joint Direct Attack Munition (JADM) Kits. This work will be completed December 2001. The Air Armament... more
AirlinesDELTA REPORTS OCTOBER TRAFFIC
ATLANTA, "Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL - news) today reported traffic results for the month of October 2001. System traffic decreased 23.7 percent on a capacity decrease of 13.0 percent from October 2000.... more
AirlinesNORTHWEST AIRLINES REPORTS OCTOBER TRAFFIC
ST. PAUL, "Northwest Airlines (Nasdaq: NWAC - news) today announced a system-wide October load factor of 66.3 percent, 8.9 points below October 2000. Northwest flew 4.60 billion revenue passenger miles... more
AirlinesSKYWAY AIRLINES ORDERS FOUR JETS
MILWAUKEE, US regional carrier Skyway Airlines yesterday announced that it has ordered four Fairchild Dornier 328JETs and taken options for 10 more. The carrier already operates eight 328JETs in its fleet.... more
AirlinesUNITED AIRLINES REPORTS OCTOBER TRAFFIC
CHICAGO, "United Airlines (NYSE: UAL - news) today reported that the company flew 28.7 percent fewer revenue passenger miles (RPMs) in October versus the comparable month in 2000. The airline's passenger... more
AccidentsBLACK HAWK CRASHES IN AFGHANISTAN, FOUR DIED
AFGHANISTAN, A Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk, the helicopter used by U.S. forces for logistic and personnel transport purposes, crashed in the border between Afghanistan and Pakistan. The crew of four members... more
Science and technologyCHICAGO: PASSENGER PASSES THROUGH AIRPORT SECURITY CHECKS WITH WEAPON: SEVEN WORKERS DISMISSED
CHICAGO, USA, Subash Gurung, 27, a passenger passed the security checks of Chicago Airport with, in his briefcase, a pistol and several knives, has been arrested, released under bail, and after arrested... more
IndustryBOEING INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS AWARDED A OVER 7,6 USDM CONTRACT
USA, Boeing Information and Communication Systems, Seattle, Wash., is being awarded a $7,688,050 firm-fixed-price contract modification to continue post-delivery support by adding Phase III. Post-delivery... more
AirlinesBRITISH AIRWAYS RECORDS A 24,7% PASSEGNER LOSS IN OCTOBER
LONDON, GREAT BRITAIN, A British Airways spokesman announced that in the month of October has lost 24,7% of passengers, due to demand reduction after the September 11 U.S. attacks. more
DefenseA-400M (2): HERTRICH, EADS: ''IT WILL BE A SORROW IF ITALY WILL NOT PARTICIPATE''
BERLIN, GERMANY, According to Rainer Hertrich, EADS co-president, t will be a sorrow if Italy will not participate in A-400M medium transport aircraft project by Airbus. In a prss conference held in Berlin,... more
IndustryP&W WILL ENGINE THE CHINESE BOEING AIRCRAFTS
USA, The Chinese carrier Hainan Airlines decided to engine its new Boeing 767-300 fleet with PW4056 engines by Pratt&Whitney industry. The aircraft ordered will be delivered starting 2002. A contract for... more
AirlinesRYANAIR (2): IT COULD BUY 50 AIRCRAFTS IN THE NEXT 12 MONTHS
DUBLIN, IRELAND, THe low cost air carrier Ryanair could buy 50 Boeing 737 aircrafts in the next 12 months, as announced by a airline spokesman along as the good financial results. This order would... more
IndustryRAYTHEON AWARDED A OVER 6,5 USDM CONTRACT
USA, Raytheon Co., Tucson, Ariz., is being awarded a $6,598,728 contract to fund the U.S. Navy's share of fiscal year 2002 production support for the Evolved Seasparrow Missile. Work is expected to be... more
IndustryALENIA MARCONI SYSTEMS BUYS ASII
ROME, ITALY, The paritetic Italian British joint venture Alenia Marconi System, born between Finmeccanica and Bae Systems, has completed acquisition of U.S Airport System International Incorporated (ASII)... more
IndustryOVER A MILLION AND HALF OF JOBT CUT IN USA THIS YEAR
USA, According to U.S. Work Office, in the Notrh American industry has been registered over a million and half of dismissions since the year's beginning, and over 250.000 only in the month of October.... more