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IndustryTHALES ENGAGED TO DEVELOP AVIONICS FOR AIRBUS A380
LE BOURGET, PARIS, The French avionic and defense industry Thales, former Thomosno csf, has been engaged by Airbus to develop a project for the new transport giant aircraft A380. The works will be performed... more
AirlinesUS AIRWAYS TO BEGIN PHILADELPHIA-BARBADOS FLIGHTS
ARLINGTON, US Airways will begin daily nonstop roundtrip service between Barbados and its Philadelphia hub beginning Nov. 3, 2001, subject to Barbados government approval. US Airways will operate the... more
IndustryBOEING AWARDED A CONTRACT TO UPGRADE CANADIAN CF-18 FIGHTERS
LE BOURGET, PARIS, Boeing has been awarded a contract to upgrade the Canadian Air Forces CF-18 fighters. At the ceremony, held at Le Bourget Air Show in Paris, were present boeing officials and a representative... more
AirlinesFRONTIER AIRLINES ADDS TWO AIRBUS A319S TO ITS FLEET
DENVER, Frontier Airlines today announced it has added two Airbus A319 aircraft to its operating certificate. The aircraft will be available for service immediately, and the airline plans to use the aircraft... more
AirlinesAEROFLOT PERSONNEL COULD GO ON STRIKE FOR A MONTH
MOSCOW, Aeroflot technical personnel announced a 30-day strike, starting at the end of June, if the airline's management won't meet seven conditions put forward by the Trade Union. They include a pay rise... more
IndustryJOINT VENTURE BETWEEN ENGINE MAKERS FOR A-400M
LE BOURGET, PARIS, Has been officially announced at Le Bourget Air Show, the joint venture between the engine makers of six countries involved in different quantities, in A-400M airbus military aircraft.... more
DefenseDEFENSE MINISTERS SIGNED MOU ON A-400M AIRCRAFT
LE BOURGET, PARIS, Defense ministers of six countries (Italy's minister is not present as the government is not yet officially established) have met at Le Bourget Paris Air Show to sign a Memorandum of... more
IndustryWESCAM EXPOSE ITS NEW STEALTH SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM
LE BOURGET, PARIS, WEscam ,a world leader in the provision of visual information, either for military and civil users, presented at 44th Paris Air Show, its new package system calle Stelath, which could... more
IndustryPOSSIBLE AGREEMENT BETWEEN BOEING AND SUKHOI
LE BOURGET, PARIS, According to what reported by Boeing, some talks with Russian aircraft maker Sukhoi could have interesting developments. Sukhoy general director, Mikhail Pogosyan affirmed that these... more
HelicoptersGREAT SATISFACTIONS FOR EUROCOPTER AT LE BOURGET
LE BOURGET, PARIS, Several orders arrived to Eurocopter during first days of 44th Paris Air Show: U.s. based Rocky mountains ordered 10 EC-130B4 ,with which its fleet will reach 95 units. Mont Blanc Helicoptere... more
PeopleRELEASED CIVIL CERTIFICATION FOR C27J
LE BOURGET, PARIS, Enac, Ente Nazionale Aviazione Civile, released today the civil certification for C27J Spartan aircraft, realized in cooperation between Alenia Aerospazio and Lockheed Martin. Certification... more
HelicoptersEUROCOPTER SELLS FOUR EC145 AT REGA
LE BOURGET. PARIS, French-German helicopter maker Eurocopter sold four EC145 helicopter to Swiss REGA organization. Deliveries of the helicopters, EMS equipped following REGA specifications, will take... more
HelicoptersNINE EC-135 OF BAVARIAN POLICE WILL BE RE-ENGINED
LE BOURGET, PARIS, Souces of Eurocopter informed that Bavarian police will re-engine nine of its EC-135 helicopters, currently equipped with Pratt&Whitney PW206B turboshaft with the new version B2 providing... more
IndustryLOCKHEED MARTIN COULD OFFER A CONTRACT TO ISRAEL FOR TRAINERS
LE BOURGET, PARIS, Seems that U.S. aeronautical industry Lockheed Martin could be interested to offer Israel a contract "pay by the hour" for the use of AT-63 jet trainer, a single engine aircraft with... more
IndustryCAPORALETTI: GREAT EXPECTATIONS FOR AGUSTA WESTLAND
LE BOURGET, PARIS, Agusta Westland CEO, Amedeo Caporaletti, positively commented at the Paris Air Show Le Bourget the merger of the two companies, which has become operative since last February,12. "Individually,... more
IndustryWITH GREAT BRITAIN ARE 196 THE A400M ORDERED BY 8 COUNTRIES
LE BOURGET, PARIS, Also in the military aircraft sector as in the civil one, Airbus has reached great satisfaction, now that Great Britain decided to join the other countries which have choosen Airbus'... more
HelicoptersPORTUGAL WOULD BUY 10 NH-90 HELICOPTERS
LE BOURGET, PARIS, According to non confirmed rumours, seems that Portugal government would be interested to buy 10 of the new medium transport NH-90 helicopters built by Agusta Westland and other European... more
IndustryBISCHOFF, MTU: WE ARE NOT SELLING OUR COMPANY
LE BOURGET, PARIS, Denying the rumours which said that MTu Aero Engines could be sold to Snecma, Manfred Bischoff, chairman of the supervisory board of MTU, company owned by DaimlerChrysler, declared that... more
HelicoptersPRATT & WHITNEY CANADA SIGNS SALES AGREEMENT WITH KAZAN HELICOPTERS FOR AN INITIAL 20 PW207K ENGINES
LE BOURGET-PARIS, "Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp. (P&WC) is pleased to announce that it has reached an agreement with Kazan Helicopters for the sale of an initial 20 PW207K engines for installation on the... more
IndustryPRATT & WHITNEY CANADA IN FULL MOMENTUM WITH THE REVOLUTIONARY PW800 ENGINE FAMILY
LE BOURGET-PARIS, Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp. (P&WC) is bringing a game changer to the marketplace with its new family of geared turbofan engines, the PW800. Leveraging the vast experience and advanced... more
IndustryWTO DECISION IN CASE BETWEEN BOMBARDIER AND EMBRAER RELEASED WITHIN TWO WEEKS
LE BOURGET, PARIS, From rumours at the Le Bourget Air Show, seems that World Trade Organization, WTO, decision in matter of the reciprocal accusations between Canadian and Brazilian government about illegal... more
AirlinesNORTHWEST EXPECTS SECOND QUARTER LOSS
USA, Northwest Airlines said today that it predicts a second quarter net loss of USD$50 to USD$75 million, but the airline remains optimistic about the third quarter's results. "Northwest Airlines, like... more
IndustryLAST CONCORDOSKI SOLD TO A TEXAN MULTIMILLIONAIRE
USA, The last russian Concordoski, the supersonic plane built in the 60s to compete with Concorde, was sold to a texan multimillionaire over the internet for a price of $11 million. The identity of the... more
Weather forecastsAT LE BOURGET AIRCRAFT FLIES BUT MEDIA ARE GROUNDED
LE BOURGET, PARIS, The 44th edition of Le Bourget Paris Air Show, which last until June 24, has been defined the largest ever seen air show in the world, and for the numbers this is confirmed. It's a... more
HelicoptersCONTRACT BETWEEN AGUSTA WESTLAND AND SWEDEN ARMY FOR 20 A-109 SIGNED
LE BOURGET, PARIS, The contract for the supply of 20 helicopters A-109 Power to Swedish Army, announced yesterday by WAPA, has been signed today between Agusta Westland and Swedish representants. Eight... more
AirlinesJAL TO ORDER BOEING PLANES
LE BOURGET-PARIS, Boeing today confirmed it has won an order for for three B777-200ER long range aircraft from Japan Airlines. The $525 million deal is based on the plane's catalogue price. Deliveries... more
AccidentsSMALL PLANE CRASHES IN ENGLAND, TWO KILLED
SOUTHAMPTON, A light aircraft yesterday crashed near Southampton, shortly after takeoff from the city airport. "I saw it coming up out of the airport with very little height and the revs of the engine... more
HelicoptersSIKORSKY S-92 CERTIFICATION EXPECTED FOR NOVEMBER 2002
LE BOURGET. PARIS, According to Sikorsky sources, the certification for its new 19-seats medium transport helicopter will take place for november 2002, as the testing goes ahead well, with 600 hours flew.... more
IndustryRAYTHEON AIRCRAFT SELLS 35 AIRCRAFT THROUGH NOON TUESDAY PARIS SHOW
LE BOURGET, "Raytheon Aircraft has taken orders for 35 aircraft through noon on Tuesday, June 19, 2001 at the Paris Air Show. Included in the airplanes ordered at Paris are: 1 Hawker Horizon super mid-size... more
Science and technologyNEW BELFAST AIRPORT TERMINAL OFFICIALLY OPENED
BELFAST, NORTH IRELAND, The new terminal of Belfast airport has been inaugurated in the presence of the highets country authorities. The new terminal, worth about 33 EURm, is very well integrate in the... more
PeopleALENIA MARCONI SUPPLIED SYSTEMS FOR THE NEW MALTA ATC
LE BOURGET, PARIS, Italian-British industry Alenia Marconi System completed the new Malta Air Traffic Control Center tests operation. Now, with the Malta's government approval, the new center is fully... more
AerospaceNASA ASK FINANCIAL AIDS TO ESA AND JAPAN SPACE AGENCY.
LE BOURGET, PARIS, Nasa sources revealed that has been requested a financial aid to Esa, European Space Agency and to Japanese Space Agency in order to pay to Boeing the modules which Seattle-based industry... more
AerospaceNEW ''ECOLOGIC'' MISSILE ENGINE BY BOEING
LE BOURGET, PARIS, Boeing Aerospace sources informed that Seattle based industry have developed a new high-power missile engine for Delta IV booster, which utilizes simply only liquid hydrogen and liquid... more
Weather forecastsCURRENT EDITION OF LE BOURGET AIR SHOW IS THE BIGGEST EVER IN THE WORLD
LE BOURGET, PARIS, According Jean Paul Bechat, chairman of Snecma Group and of Gifas, which organizes the Paris Air Show, current edition is the world's largest of all times. There are on display 242 aircrafts... more
AerospaceRUSSIA HAS NO MORE OBSERVATION SATELLITES
LE BOURGET, PARIS, According to rumours at the Le Bourget Air Show, seems that Russia has lost all of its observation satellites, after that the last two have lost orbit due to lack of fuel. After the... more
IndustryAGREEMENT BETWEEN AIRBUS AND FAIRCHILD DORNIER RECONFIRMED
LE BOURGET, PARIS, Fairchild Dornier and Airbus confirmed their agreement, for which Fairchild Dornier will supply to Toulose based aircraft industry, 1693 subsystems for Airbus aircrafts. The dal worth... more
AirlinesJAPANESE AIRLINES PILOTS WALK OFF
TOKYO, Pilots at Japan Airlines and Japan AIr System, two of the three japanese major airlines, yesterday walked off the job in a one day strike causing the cancellation of several flights. Japan Air System's... more
AirlinesAOM/AIR LIBERTE' UNDER ''JUDICIAL OBSERVATION''
LE BOURGET, PARIS, The two debt-burdened French regional airlines, AOM/Air Liberte', have been submitted to a "judicial observation" by the Creteil court, after one of the two major shareholders, Marine... more
IndustryILFC SELECTS PRATT ENGINES
PARIS, International Lease Finance Corporation (ILFC) has selected Pratt & Whitney PW4168A engines for seven new Airbus A330-200 aircraft in a transaction valued at approximately $200 million to the engine... more
IndustryHUSH KITS FOR LANDING GEARS?
LE BOURGET, PARIS, According Louis Le Porz, chairman of Messier-Dowty, the world's largest aircraft landing gear maker, could be started soon the realization of "silenced" landing gears. According studies... more
CuriositiesISRAEL ACQUIRE FURTHER 50+ F-16I AIRCRAFTS
LE BOURGET, PARIS, Sources of Lockheed Martin revealed that, during the 44th Paris Air Show at Le Bourget, Israel government decided to buy a lot of over 50 F-16I combat aircraft. In the past month Israel... more
AirlinesSINGAPORE AIRLINES PLANS TO RAISE ITS STAKE IN AIR NEW ZEALAND
SINGAPORE, Singapore Airlines confirmed its intention of raising its stake in Air New Zealand. The airline currently holds a 25% stake. The plan has to be approved by the government of AIr New Zealnd and... more
DefenseCHILE F-16 SELL GO AHEAD
LE BOURGET, PARIS, U.S. Air Force sources at Le Bourget Paris Air Show revealed that the deal, worth 714 USDm, of Lockheed Martin to sell 10 F-16 and 2 KC-135 tanker to Chile is going ahead, as notification... more
Weather forecastsCSA ORDERED EIGHT 728JET
LE BOURGET. PARIS, Czech Republic largest airline, CSA, at Le Bourget airshow, ordered to Fairchild Dornier eight passenger aircraft 728Jet, in a deal worth about 230 USDm. The new aircrafts will substitute... more
AirlinesMIDWAY AIRLINES LAUNCHES NONSTOP SERVICE TO WASHINGTON DULLES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
RALEIGH-DURHAM, Midway Airlines yesterday launched a nonstop service between Raleigh-Durham and Washington Dulles International Airport. The airline operates a 50-seat Canadair Regional Jet aircraft on... more
IndustryMONTI, EC, LASHES OUT THE POLITICAL INTERFERENCE IN HONEYWELL/GE MERGER
LE BOURGET, PARIS, The European competition commissioner, Mario Monti, in a press conference, condamned the political interferences raised over the merger between Honeywell and General Electric, and declared... more
AirlinesSABENA COULD CANCEL SOME AIRBUS AIRCRAFT ORDERS
LE BOURGET, PARIS, According to a Airbus spokesman, debt-burdened belgian flag airline Sabena, could cancel some order of aircraft, for a non declared value, but that could be considered notably. Airbus... more
Latest newsJSF COMBAT AIRCRAFT FLIES AGAIN
LE BOURGET, PARIS, According to declarations of a Boeing spokesman, the Seattle based combat experimental aircraft JSF X32B has resumed flight at Patuxent River, Maryland, naval air base. According to... more
HelicoptersBUMPER DAYS AT EUROCOPTER
LE BOURGET, PARIS, These first days at the 44th Paris Le Bourget air Show are very intense at Eurocopter, which have sold three EC-155 to Swedish Helicopter Service ad hand over the keys to Brian Butt,... more
Weather forecastsNOT ONLY AT THE AIRSHOW
LE BOURGET, PARIS, For the 44th edition of the Paris Air Show, some places of Paris have been "invaded" by military and civilian aircrafts, which have polarized the people's attention. On Place de la... more