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IndustryAGUSTA AND CAE FORMS ROTORSIM CONSORTIUM
CASCINA COSTA. VARESE, ITALY, Agusta SpA, an AgustaWestland Company, of Italy and CAE today announced the companies have finalised the formation of ROTORSIM, a consortium company that will pursue global... more
Civil aviationFAA AD ON DORNIER 328 AIRCRAFTS
USA, AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE Aircraft Certification Service Washington, DC U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration The following Airworthiness Directive issued by... more
IndustryPGSUS LIMITED AWARDED A NEAR 31 USDM CONTRACT
USA, PGSUS Limited Liability Co., Orlando, Fla., is being awarded a $30,839,000 contract to provide for 33 AFB-142F-1 and seven AGM-142F-2 Have Nap Standoff Attack Missiles, 40 shortwings/fins/canards,... more
PeopleDIRECT FLIGHT BETWEEN VENICE AND TOKYO OPERATED BY LAUDA AIR ITALIA
VENICE, ITALY, With an operation to promote Japanese touristic traffic in Venice, the management company of the Venice International Airport, Save, launched a new charter direct flight between Venice... more
Civil aviationIMPORTANT BRS SAFETY ADVISORY REGARDING REPACKING SERVICES
USA, U.S. industry BRS, which produces safety parachutes for light aircrafts, has emitted an advisory about some organizations at which the licenses for the repacking and overhaul of BRS products have... more
AccidentsCONDEMNATION FOR SRI LANKA AIRPORT ATTACK
USA, The government of United States heavily condemned the Tamil terrorists attack to the Sri Lanka capital Colombo Bandaranaike airport, where 21 people, between terrorists and military died. Also... more
IndustryEUROCOPTER TO CREATE HELICOPTER JOINT VENTURE WITH ROMANIA'S IAR
BUCHAREST, Eurocpter and aeronautical group IAR Brasov of Romania are to form a joint venture that will be called Eurocopter Romania, officials reported. The new company plans to start production by the... more
AccidentsHELICOPTER CRASH IN INDIA
BANGALORE, INDIA, An Mi-8 military helicopter crashed from a height of about 30 feet soon after taking off from a helipad in southern city of Bangalore. The four officers of indian Air Force who were aboard... more
AerospaceONLY AN HALF OF RUSSIAN SPACE TEST SUCCESSFULLY SUCCEDEED.
MOSCOW, RUSSIA, According to Planetary Society sources, only an half of the Russian space test of Saturday successfully succedeed, as the launch of the booster, a modified ICBM carrying a space vehicle,... more
DefenseLASER EQUIPPED AIRCRAFTS TO DESTROY ICBM
USA, According to the last Pentagon revelations, the Space Shield project would include the use of a 10-million watt equipped large aircrafts, like Boeing 747, able to destroy at over 150-mile distance,... more
AccidentsPIPER CHEROKEE CRASHES NEAR GUERNSEY (2): TECHNICAL SHEET
ROME, Piper PA-28 Cherokee: Type: light sports aircraft Accommodation: two pilots, two passengers Lenght: 23 ft 9 in Wingspan: 35 ft Empty weight: 1416 lb Max T/O weight: 2550 lb Payload: 200... more
AirlinesALITALIA'S BOARD APPROVES ALLIANCE WITH AIR FRANCE AND DELTA
ROME, ALitalia's board of directors this morning approved the commercial agreement with Air France and Delta. The deal will allow Aliitalia to jon Skyteam global alliance. more
AccidentsPIPER CHEROKEE CRASHES NEAR GUERNSEY
GUERNSEY ISLAND, A Piper Cherokee crashed into the sea off Guernsey after declaring an emergency and disappearing off radar screens. The three occupants were rescued by a fishing boat and taken to... more
IndustryAIRBUS SEEMS TO BE IN ADVANTAGE ON BOEING FOR AIRCRAFTS ORDERS
TOULOSE, FRANCE, In the battle between the two world's leader in aircrafts manufacturing, seems that French Airbus have surpassed U.S. Boeing in collecting orders. According to the last evaluations,... more
AirlinesCONTINENTAL AIRLINES ANNOUNCES NEW YORK/NEWARK-PORTLAND (ORE.)-ANCHORAGE SERVICE
HOUSTON, Continental Airlines yesterday announced it will offer daily one-stop service between Newark International Airport and Anchorage, Alaska via Portland, Ore. beginning Sept. 6. Continental... more
AirlinesSAT LAUNCHES NEW SAPPORO-SAKHALIN SERVICE
RUSSIA, Russian carrier SAT Airline begun to operate a new service between Sapporo, Japan, and Sakhalin Island. The route is operated every Sunday with a 36-seat Antonov 24 aircraft. more
IndustryNEW CEO FOR MICROTURBO
BORDES, FRANCE, The engine French industry Microturbo has a new CEO and Chairman, Henri Sala. 53, appinted by Board of Director. He replaces Jean Bernard Cocheteaux and continues with his current responsibilities... more
AerospaceRUSSIA AND USA TO CONTINUE TALKS ABOUT SPACE SHIELD
USA, Russian Foreign minister Ivanov and US Secretary of State Colin Powell set the agenda for the meetings scheduled in the next days. The main issues will include the space shield and the reduction... more
Latest newsCHINA TO BUY 38 RUSSIAN FIGHTERS
MOSCOW, China ordered 38 Su-30 MKK military jets to Russia, Itar-Tass news agency reported. China already owns almost 100 Su-27 russian fighters. China's military modernization is geared toward threatening... more
AirlinesVARIG SEEKING FLIGHT TICKET PRICE INCREASE
BRAZIL, Brazilian Varig is considering a ticket price increase of 22% in all the airports controlled by government, that means 64% of the airports. The request would be based on fuel price 100% leap... more
Science and technologyBANGKOK AIRWAYS TAKES DELIVERY OF THE FIRST ATR 72-500
BANGKOK, Bangkok Airways has taken delivery of its first ATR 72-500. Five more will be delivered to the airline over the next two years to be used on the carrier's domestic service as well as on new international... more
AirlinesAIR LITTORAL'S PILOTS END STRIKE
FRANCE, Air Littoral pilots ended their strike after an agreement was reached between Marc Dufour, the new owner of the carrier and SNPL pilots union. They will accept the "irrevocability" of the sale... more
AerospaceSHUTTLE ATLANTIS RETURNS HOME
CAPE CANAVERAL, Space shuttle Atlantis yesterday landed at Kennedy Space Center at about 11:39 p.m. EDT after a day of delay due to the bad weather. The five Atlantis astronauts spent 12 days in orbit... more
AerospaceTHE NEW ATV MODULE LEAVED TURIN
TURIN, ITALY, The new space module ATV, Automated Transfer Vehicle, leaved yesterday Turin, to reach Estec Center of the European Space Agency, in The Netherlands. The module, projected to transport supplies... more
PeopleSTRIKE OF MEXICAN AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS
MEXICO CITY, A strike action of Mexican air traffic controllers has been staged for an indefinite time affecting airports in Guadalajara and Puerto Vallarta. The decision of strike has been taken by National... more
AirlinesSABENA: AN EC INQUIRY ON FINANCIAL AIDS POSTPONED AT SEPTEMBER
BRUSSELS, BELGIUM, According a European Commission spokesman, the commission postponed the opening of a state aid inquiry into capital injected into Sabena Belgian World Airlines... more
AccidentsCONCORDE (2): A BEA REPORT SAID IT WAS SLIGHTLY OVER WEIGHTED AT TAKE OFF
PARIS, FRANCE, According to a French Bea report, the Concorde which crashed last year weighed a little more than it should have done when it took off; the same sources denied that... more
HelicoptersFIRST SIKORSKY CYPHER II FLIGHT
STRATFORD, CONNECTICUT, The Sikorsky CYPHER II Unmanned Air Vehicle (UAV) reached a major milestone with its first tethered flight. This marked the first time the experimental aircraft... more
AirlinesAEROFLOT: RECENT CRASHES DUE TO THE BREAKDOWN OF FLIGHT SAFETY SYSTEM
MOSCOW, Vladimir Potemkin, safety advisor for russian Aeroflot, today said the breakdown of the flight safety system was the main cause for the latest air crashes. Potemkin added that "in Russia, everything... more
AccidentsCHINA NORTHERN AIRLINES PLANE IN RUNWAY SCRAPE
TOKYO, The left wing of a China Northern Airlines jetliner yesterday touched the ground while landing at Tagoya airport. The incident broke the landing lights of the wing. The runway was closed for few... more
AirlinesNORTHWEST AIRLINES NOW WILL SERVE MONTEGO BAY, JAMAICA FROM ITS MEMPHIS HUB
MINNEAPOLIS, "Northwest Airlines announced it will begin daily service to Montego Bay, Jamaica from its hub in Memphis, Tenn. Effective October 28, the new year-round service from Memphis will replace... more
AirlinesCHINA EASTERN AIRLINES TRAFFIC UP IN 1H
SHANGAI, China Eastern Airlines said traffic volume went up a year-on year 13,2% in the first half of 2001. Passenger traffic grew 10,4% and the average load factor passenger was 62%. Operating revenues... more
AirlinesEVA AIR CARGO TAKES DELIVERY OF THE SECOND BOEING 747-400F
USA, EVA Air Cargo took delivery of its second of three 747-400Fs few days ago. The carrier plans to put the new freighter into service tomorrow on flights between Asia and North America. The jetliner... more
AirlinesSWISSAIR AND SABENA TO CHANGE HUB IN MOSCOW
MOSCOW, Sabena and Swissair will transfer their flights to Moscow from Sheremetyevo airport to Domodedovo, the newly refurbished hub, from October 25. Swissair hopes to save 25% airport costs that way.... more
Science and technologySTRIKE OF SECURITY GUARDS AT MELBOURNE AIRPORT
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA, About 50 security guards of the Ansett Australia's Melbourne airport terminal are striking form yesterday, causing, according to their spokesman, several slowing in passenger traffic.... more
Aerospace24-HOURS DELAY FOR ATLANTIS LANDING DUE TO BAD WEATHER
USA, The landing of the Atlantis shuttle, coming back from a mission on the ISS, has been postponed of 24 hours, due the bad weather condition in the zone of the landing. The shuttle carries down on the... more
AccidentsCOLOMBO AIRPORT ATTACK (2): ALSO ITALIANS ON SITE
COLOMBO, SRI LANKA, Also many Italian were present at Bandaranaike civil airport of Colombo, Sri Lanka, where a Tamil rebels commando burned five civil aircrafts, including three Airbus of Sri Lanka Airlines,... more
PeopleBA EXPECT TO FLY CONCORDE AGAIN FOR SEPTEMBER
LONDON, GREAT BRITAIN, UK airline British Airways is planning to restart supersonic Concorde passenger flights in September. Also the other carrier which owns the supersonic aircraft, Air France expects... more
AirlinesUS AIRLINE MERGER NOW MORE POSSIBLE
USA, The biggest airline merger proposal in US aviation history between United Airlines and US Airways could be decided by US Justice Department whicxh have to decide if the proposed merger has a chance... more
Civil aviationFAA AD ON AIRBUS AIRCRAFTS
USA, AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE Aircraft Certification Service Washington, DC U.S. Department of Transportation... more
AccidentsCOLOMBO AIRPORT ASSAULTED
COLOMBO, SRI LANKA, A near 20-man commando have assaulted the airport of Colombo, main city of Sri Lanka, destroying eight military MiG fighter aircrafts and heavily damaging three civilian jetliner. Nine... more
Civil aviationFAA AD ON ATR42 AND ATR72 AIRCRAFTS
USA, AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE Aircraft Certification Service Washington, DC U.S. Department of Transportation... more
Latest newsISRAELI HELICOPTERS ATTACK TO A HAMAS OFFICIAL HOME
JENIN, JORDAN, Some Israeli AH-64 Apache helicopters attacked and destroyed the house of a Palestinian Hamas official, Ibraihm Jaber, who was not at home and thus saved life. This action is related to... more
Science and technologyMEXICAN CONTROLLERS MAY GO AHEAD WITH STRIKES
MEXICO CITY, Mexican air traffic controllers are threatening to go ahead with random strikes over the pay dispute. The personnel is still waiting for an 8,5% pay rise which was promised starting from... more
AerospaceWATER PRESENCE ON MARS SURFACE CONFIRMED
., It could be a further possibility of a life presence on the "Red Planet" the confirmation from Mars Global Surveyor probe, which is trnasmitting images from planet's surface, that several million of... more
AirlinesCONTINENTAL TO RESUME FLIGHTS TO ISRAEL
JERUSALEM, Continental Airlines today said it will resume daily nonstop flights from New York to Tel Aviv startin on May 2002. The service was suspended a year ansìd half ago after palestinian revolt.... more
PeoplePAKISTANI PLANE FORCED TO LAND IN MOSCOW AFTER VIOLATING RUSSIAN AIR SPACE
MOSCOW, A Boeing 747 of a pakistani airline which entered russian air space without permission was forced to land at Moscow Sheremetvo airport from a russian air force Mig 29. The jetliner was en route... more
AirlinesAIR LITTORAL'S PILOTS THREATEN NEW STRIKES
FRANCE, French Air Littoral's pilots warned they could start a three-day strike from friday to protest against the airline's future. Swissair, the airline owning Air Littoral, siad it is to sell the carrier... more
Weather forecastsCOMMERCIAL AVIATION EVENT CALENDAR
., Airport Security & Technology Summit Hyatt Regency, San Francisco Airport July 31 and August 1, Phone +1 212-869-7231 Fax +1 212-869-7309 [email protected] www.worldrg.com International... more
Weather forecastsAIRSHOW AND MEETINGS IN BUSINESS JET
., EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2001 Fly-In, Convention and Air Show Wittman Regional Airport, Oshkosh, WI July 24-July 30 Phone +1 920-426-4800 [email protected] www.airventure.org National Business... more