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AccidentsSERIOUS AIR ACCIDENT IN RUSSIA: 145 DEAD ON A CRASHED TU 154 AIRCRAFT
IRKUTSK, RUSSIA, 145 people dead, 136 passengers and nine crew as a results of an air accident in which a Russian Tupolev TU-154 crashed during take off at a short distance from Irkutsk airport, at about... more
Weather forecastsILA 2002 ALREADY ON PREPARATION
BERLIN, GERMANY, The German precision of the organizers of the ILA, the international aerospace exhibition which will be held at Belin Schonefeld airport from 6 to 12 may 2002, have informed, with near... more
AirlinesAIR NEW ZEALAND INCREASES ITS REGIONAL FLIGHTS FOR AUSTRALIA
AUSTRALIA, Air New Zealand is to increasing the regional flights in Australia, thanks to Hazelton Airlines and Kendell Airlines which will operate respectively a 36-seat Saab on Sydney/ Lismore to Port... more
Latest newsBOEING JSF X-32B COMPLETES GOVERNMENT FLIGHT-TEST REQUIREMENTS
USA, The Boeing Joint Strike Fighter program has successfully accomplished all of its government-defined flight-test requirements. The program reached the final milestone Sunday by making a series of short... more
AirlinesMESA AIR GROUP REPORTS JUNE 2001 TRAFFIC UP 21.2% YEAR OVER YEAR
PHOENIX, "Mesa Air Group reported its preliminary traffic figures, on-time performance, and completion rate figures for June 2001. Year-over-year revenue passenger miles increased 21.2% in June 2001 to... more
AirlinesBRITISH AIRWAYS INAUGURATES ITS NEW ''PET TRAVEL SCHEME''
LONDON, GREAT BRITAIN, British Airways introduced its new "Pet Travel Scheme", which will allow the animals to travel by plane. Active until December 31, the service will be available on British Airways... more
Latest newsSPY PLANE PARTS FLOWN TO OKINAWA
OKINAWA, Parts of the EP-3E Usa spy plane were flown on sunday aboard an Antonov 124 cargo plane to Kadena Air Base on Okinawa Island, in Japan. The stripped fuselage is expected to reach the other parts... more
AirlinesALPI EAGLES TO LAUNCH NEW ROUTE TO SPAIN
VENICE, Alpi Eagles will launch new flights to Madrid next autumn, from Naples, a daily route, Venice and Verona, twice daily services. The airline is also in talks with Iberia for a codeshare agre... more
AirlinesSOUTHWEST AIRLINES REPORTS JUNE TRAFFIC
DALLAS, "Southwest Airlines Co. announced today that the Company flew 4.0 billion revenue passenger miles (RPMs) in June 2001, a 7.0 percent increase from the 3.8 billion RPMs flown in June 2000. Available... more
PeopleDAMAGES FOR MILLION DOLLARS FOR BALEARIC ISLANDS DRIVERS STRIKE
BALEARIC ISLANDS, SPAIN, The financial damages caused by bus drivers stike, occurred in the last days at the Balearic islands, is worth many million dollars. Airline and hotels had to "requisite" alla... more
IndustryBELL-BOEING AWARDED OF A 69 USDMCONTRACT FOR MV22 MANUFACTURE
USA, Bell-Boeing Joint Program Office, Patuxent River, Md., is being awarded a $69,000,000 contract to provide additional funding to continue the manufacture of 16 MV-22s. Work is expected to be completed... more
AirlinesAIRTRAN AIRWAYS REPORTS RECORD JUNE, SECOND QUARTER 2001 TRAFFIC
ORLANDO, AirTran Airways yesterday reported record passenger traffic for the month of June and the second quarter of 2001. Based on revenue passenger miles (RPMs), traffic grew by 9.4 percent, to 415.8... more
AirlinesTHAI AIRWAYS WILL RAISE INTERNATIONAL AIRFARES
BANGKOK, Thai Airways announced today that it will increase international fares on routes to Europe and Usa from October, owing to oil price hikes. The Public Aviation Commission approved the rise on international... more
AirlinesAEROFLOT'S TECHNICIANS STRIKE CALLED OFF
MOSCOW, Russian Aeroflot's technicians have called off a strike beginning on Saturday after finding an agreement a deal with the airline's management. The deal includes the improvement of working conditions,... more
AirlinesIBERIA'S PILOTS STRIKE DISRUPTS FLIGHTS IN SPAIN
MADRID, An Iberia's pilots strike called for today is disrupting air traffic in Spain. The airline had to cancel 238 of the 1019 scheduled flights, a spokesman for Iberia said. Many passengers have... more
AirlinesKLM RECEIVES FIRST BOEING 737-900
AMSTERDAM, KLM has received its first 737-900. The plane is powered by CFM56-7 engines as European launch airline for the new type, the largest version of the 737 Next Generation. more
AirlinesSWISSAIR TALKS WITH SABENA BREAK DOWN
ZURICH, The talks between Swissair and Sabena have broken down. Swissair had promised to buy a stake in the toubled belgian airline, but talks reached a deadlock. Swissair yesterday said it is too sell... more
AirlinesPAN AM OVER MIAMI STARTING IN AUGUST
MIAMI, Pan American Airways will begin service between San Juan, Puerto Rico and Miami, Florida in mid-August. In addition, the airline will begin a daily round trip from the Orlando Sanford International... more
AirlinesCONTINENTAL AIRLINES REPORTS JUNE PERFORMANCE
HOUSTON, "Continental Airlines (NYSE: CAL - news) today reported its second highest systemwide June load factor of 78.0 percent, 2.0 points below last year's record June load factor. Continental's on-time... more
AirlinesAMERICAN AIRLINES JUNE LOAD FACTOR DIPS
FORTH WORTH, American Airlines load factor in June fel 4,1% from a year earlier. The airline, a unit of AMR Corp., said systemwide reached 75,5%. Shares lost 13 cents. Load factor is a widely watched measure... more
AirlinesQANTAS WILL BOOST CAPACITY ON FLIGHTS TO TOKYO
AUSTRALIA, Qantas is to boost capacity between Australia and Tokyo by replacing the 767S currently used on the route with larger 747s from October 28. The increase is subject to government approval. The... more
AirlinesAZTECA TAKES DELIVERY OF MEXICO'S FIRST BOEING NEXT-GENERATION 737
SEATTLE, "The Boeing Company last week delivered Azteca Airlines' (Lineas Aereas Azteca) first Next-Generation 737-700, making it the first airline in Mexico to operate the advanced-technology airplane.... more
HelicoptersINDIAN CHOPPER ENTERS BANGLADESH AIR SPACE
INDIA, An Indian military helicopter yesterday intruded the Bangladesh air space in Debhata upazila. The intrusion aroused panic among people in the area. The chopper entered about 5 km deep inside Bangladesh.... more
AerospaceMAP LAUNCHED SATURDAY TO MONITOR BIG BANG AFTERGLOW
CAPE CANAVERAL, Nasa's MAP, Microwave Anisotropy Probe, blasted off at 3:46 p.m. EDT Saturday aboard a Delta 2 rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. The probe will look for the oldest... more
IndustryA COMMON POINT OF CONTACT FOR BOEING AND AIRBUS
TOULOSE, FRANCE, According to an Airbus industries spokesman, between French industry and U.S. Boeing there is almost a common point of interest, the part identification through unique bar code permanent... more
HelicoptersYUGOSLAV GENERAL SAYS HE WAS TOLD TO BLOW UP BLAIR'S HELICOPTER
BELGRADE, General Nebojsa Pavkovic said an english newspaper he was ordered to blow up Blair's helicopter at Petrovac airport in Skopje in May 1999. "I was under pressure to do it since Nato was destroying... more
Latest newsISRAELI WARPLANES DESTROY RADAR IN SYRIA
JERUSALEM, Few israeli fighter-bombers yesterday destroyed a Syrian Army radar base in the Bekaa Valley in Lebanon. Two Syrian soldiers and a Lebanese soldier were wounded. Syria is allowing the accelerated... more
IndustryRAYTHEON AWARDED A NEAR 40 USDM CONTRACT
USA, Raytheon Co., El Segundo, Calif., is being awarded a $39,250,000 contract for supplies and services required to manufacture 26 AN/APG-73 Phase I Radar Upgrade Kits used on F/A-18 Hornet aircraft.... more
IndustryGENENRAL ELECTRIC AWARDED A OVER 45 USDM CONTRACT
USA, General Electric Aircraft Engines, Cincinnati, Ohio, is being awarded a $45,000,006 contract to provide for spare parts for the TF39, TF34 and J85 engine and 245 line items, various estimated quantities.... more
IndustrySIKORSKY AWARDED A OVER 203 USDM CONTRACT
USA, Sikorsky Aircraft Co., Stratford, Conn., is being awarded a $203,239,894 contract, for sustaining engineering for conversion of 14 Army UH-60L aircraft to Navy MH-60S aircraft and logistics support... more
AirlinesAEROFLOT TO LEASE FOUR DC-10 FREIGHTERS
MOSCOW, Russian Aeroflot recently made a deal with an unnamed leasing company to acquire at least 4 DC-10 freighters, said Eugene Bachurin, Aeroflot's Commercial Director. Aeroflot will use the freighters... more
HelicoptersUS ARMY GROUNDS ITS APACHES AFTER AN ISRAELI ACCIDENT
USA, The U.S. Army has grounded 500 of its AH-64A and AH-64D Apache helicopters on a total of 743, after a an Israeli Apache crashed, due to tail rotor assembly separation. Now the most of Apaches... more
Science and technologySCHIPOL INTERESTED IN MAHB STAKE
AMSTERDAM, "We can confirm our interest in MAHB and that we are in contact with MAHB", said Schiphol Group corporate communications manager Marianne de Bie. She added, in an interview to Business Times,... more
AccidentsPOLICE HELICOPTER CRASHES IN PERU
PERU, A police helicopter crashed in southern Peru on friday while surveying damage to earthquake-ravaged areas. Three people were killed in the accident, a state official, a police officer and a co-pilot.... more
HelicoptersISRAELI HELICOPTER FIRES MISSILES AT PALESTINIAN CAR
WEST BANK, An isreali helicopter fired missiles at a car in which the three palestinians were travelling near Qabatiye in the northern West Bank, Palestinian security officials reported. The three men... more
PeopleDUE TO A PUBLIC TRANSPORT STRIKE, THOUSANDS OF TOURISTS STRANDED AT BALEARIC ISLANDS
BALEARIC ISLANDS, SPAIN, Thousands of holidaymakers remained stranded in the Balearic islands due to 72-hour coach drivers' strike which ended at midnight on Sunday and which caused disruption for travels... more
Science and technologyRONCHI DEI LEGIONARI AIRPORT: INAUGURATED NEW FLIGHT TRIESTE-DUBROVNIK
TRIESTE, Minerva Airlines yesterday inaugurated a new flight from Trieste to Dubrovnik. The route was organized by italian tour operator Aurora Viaggi and it is scheduled as a weekly flight, operated on... more
PeopleCHINA TO BUY 400 CIVIL AIRCRAFTS IN THE NEXT FIVE YEARS
PEKING, China plans to buy 400 jetliners over the next five years, China Daily reported. The plan would boost passenger numbers to 100 million from 67 million passengers last year and it would increase... more
AirlinesBOMBARDIERS DELIVERS FIRST CRJ700 TO LUFTHANSA CITYLINE
GERMANY, Lufthansa CityLine received its first CRJ700 from Bombardier Aerospace. The 70-seat aircraft is the first of 20 scheduled for delivery over 2003. CityLine's fleet currently includes 43 CRJ100s/200s... more
AirlinesAMERICAN AIRLINES AND ITS FLIGHT ATTENDANTS REACH AN AGREEMENT
USA, Between U.S. carrier American Airlines and Apfa, Association of Professional Flight Attendants, which group over 23,000 flight attendants, has been reached an agreement for the new work contract.... more
Industry194 ORDERS LESS FOR BOEING
SEATTLE, USA, U.S. aeronautical industry Boeing Co received 194 fewer jet orders in the first half of 2001 than it did during the same period last year. In the 175 orders for the first half of the year... more
AirlinesAIR CANADA TO LAUNCH NEW ROUTE TORONTO-NORFOLK
TORONTO, Air Canada has launched a daily nonstop service between Norfolk and Toronto using 50-seat CRJs. more
AirlinesDELTA TO GROUND TEN JETLINERS
USA, Delta Air Lines will put ten 727s out of service by the end of the year, six in September, two in Novemeber and December, owing to a 1,4% decrease of capacity in the year due to higher fuel prices... more
Civil aviationFAA EMERGENCY AD ON BELL TEXTRON CANADA 206, 407 AND 427 HELICOPTERS
USA, EMERGENCY AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE Aircraft Certification Service Washington, DC U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration DATE: June 27, 2001 2001-13-51 This... more
AirlinesAER LINGUS POSTS £20 MILLION LOSSES IN 2001
DUBLIN, Aer Lingus expects a net loss for £20 million (euro 25.39 million) this year. The airline's finance have worsened from the beginning of the year due to the foot-and-mouth crisis, the slowdown... more
Science and technologyLIVERPOOL AIRPORT TO BE RENAMED
LIVERPOOL, Liverpool airport will be renamed today John Lennon Airport with a new slogan, "above us only sky," a line from Lennon's hugely popular song "Imagine". Yok Ono will attend the inauguration today.... more
AirlinesQATAR AIRWAYS TO SIGN CODE-SHARING AGREEMENT WITH MAS
QATAR, Qatar Airways is to sign a code-sharing agreement with Malaysian Airlines (MAS), effective December 17. The airline, in talks with other carriers too, is to fly from Doha to Kuala Lumpur and Male... more
IndustryOVER 320 USDM FOR FIRST THREE MONTHS OF F22 PRODUCTION
USA, Lockheed Martin Corp., Marietta, Ga. is being awarded a $320,327,922 firm-fixed-price modification to a firm-fixed-price contract to provide for three months (July-September) advance procurement in... more
Weather forecastsEVENT CALENDAR IN BIZJETS AVIATION SECTOR
., Airline Pilot Career Seminar and Job Fair Minneapolis, MN July 13-15 Phone +1 800-247-2777 [email protected] www.airapps.com Popular Rotorcraft Association Convention 2001 PRA... more
Weather forecastsCOMMERCIAL AVIATION EVENT CALENDAR IN MAY 2001
., Airline Pilot Career Seminar and Job Fair Atlanta, GA July 13 to July 15, Phone +1 800-247-2777 [email protected] www.airapps.com Airport Security & Technology Summit Hyatt Regency, San... more