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DefenseGERMANY COULD REDUCE THE A400M ORDER
LE BOURGET, PARIS, The German defense minister, Rudolf Scharping, could breduce the number of the Airbus A400M military transport aircraft to 51, plus 22 options. This is emerging by a German defense ministry... more
Civil aviationAIRBUS WARNS AGAINST BULKHEADS CORROSION
LE BOURGET, PARIS, The French aircraft maker Airbus, warned its customers owning older A300s that there is the danger of a lack of pressure due to bulkheads corrosion. This has been issued after that a... more
AirlinesVISA AIRWAYS WILL ACQUIRE THREE DASH 8-100
LE BOURGET, PARIS, Indian airline Visa Airways is to acquire three Bombardier Dash 8-100 aircraft to flight form mumbai to eight domestic destinations. Other two aircraft are expected for September. more
IndustryGE EXPECTS THREE ENGINE CERTIFICATIONS FOR THE FIRST QUARTED OF 2002
LE BOURGET, PARIS, According to General Electric managers declarations, is to be expected for the first quarter of 2002 the certification of three new versions of the well-known CF34 engine, the 8C5, 8D... more
HelicoptersMIS MI 38 PROJECT JEOPARDIZED?
LE BOURGET, PARIS, Many talks have been held in Le Bourget between the Russian and French engineers team regarding the future of the Mil Mi-38 medium passenger helicopter, which could be endangered by... more
IndustryAAR BECAME EMBRAER AUTHORIZED MAINTENANCE CENTER
LE BOURGET, PARIS, A contract for three years has been signed today between Brazilian air industry Embraer and Aar, Aircraft Component Services division of Aar Corporation, for maintenance and repairs... more
IndustryTHE NEW JOINT VENTURE BETWEEN THALES AND RAYTHEON HAS AMBITIOUS EXPECTS
LE BOURGET, PARIS, Has been officially announced yesterday at Le Bourget Paris Air Show the born of a new joint venture between French Thales (former Thomson csf) and U.S. Raytheon. Managers of the new... more
AccidentsMILITARY PLANE CRASHES IN RUSSIA, TWO KILLED (2): SPECIFICATIONS
ROME, Sukhoi Su-17/22 Fitter D-K: Type: ground attack aircraft Accomodation: one pilot Lenght: 61 ft 6 in Wingspan: spread 45 ft 3 in Height: 16 ft 5 in Weight: 30.864 lb Max T/O weight: 42.990... more
IndustryAGUSTA WESTLAND TO EYE AN AMERICAN PARTNER TO COMMERCIALIZE EH-101 HELICOPTER
LE BOURGET, PARIS, Agusta Westland is reported to be looking for a commercial agreement with an american company concerned with defense to produce its medum-tactical transport EH-101 helicopter. A model... more
AccidentsMILITARY PLANE CRASHES IN RUSSIA, TWO KILLED
MOSCOW, A Su-17 belonging to the Gagarin Aviation Association crashed this morning near the Far Eastern town of Komsomolsk-on-Amur. The two pilots were killed in the crash. more
IndustrySINO SWEARINGER SJ30-2 CERTIFICATION TO BE PUT OFF
LE BOURGET, PARIS, Sino Swearingen SJ30-2 certification is expected to be put off because of several problems the company had to handle with. These troubles caused the sacking of about 100 employees. About... more
AccidentsEMERGENCY LANDING FOR TWO FIGHTERS OF NEW ZEALAND AIR FORCE
NEW ZEALAND, Two new zealand Skyhawk fighters had to make an emergency landing at remote Groote Eylandt in the Gulf of Carpentaria after reporting pressure and engine problems. The plane, en route... more
AccidentsPLANE CRASHES INTO HOUSE IN TORONTO
TORONTO, A Cessna 172 crashed into the back of a house in Toronto. The pilot survived the impact and was rushed to hospital. His injuries are not life threatening. The four people in the house were unhurt.... more
AirlinesDATA GROUP TO PURCHASE SECOND BOEING 737-700QC
LONDON, Dart Group said it has bought a second Boeing 737-300QC aircraft. The plane will be used on intra-european cargo operations. The company expects it to contribute positively to long term pro... more
IndustryITALY KNOCKS AT EADS DOOR
LE BOURGET, PARIS, According to Finmeccanica managers, the company would work in the next months to define the last items in Emac, European Military Aircraft Company, thus, as declared by Alberto de Benedictis,... more
AirlinesCHAOS IN SPANISH AIRPORTS AS IBERIA PILOTS STRIKE
MADRID, A 24-hour strike of Iberia's pilots is causing heavy disruptions to air passengers departing from spanish airports. The walkout was called by Seplar pilots union which is demanding a 3% pay rise.... more
IndustryVITROCISET AWARDED WITH A NATO CONTRACT FOR NETMA INFORMATION SYSTEM
LE BOURGET, PARIS, Vitrociset, a leading Italian company for logistic systems for Defense, civil aviation and space, has been awarded a three years contract (until May 2004) with an option for further... more
CuriositiesF1 FERRARI FOR THE FIRST TIME ON A MILITARY AIRCRAFT
LE BOURGET, PARIS, For the first time in Ferrari's 51 years of history, a F1 car has traveled inside a military aircraft: in this case to reach Paris Air Show, where it is exposed at Finmeccanica Alenia... more
HelicoptersAGUSTA WESTLAND (2): SWEDEN ORDERS 20 A-109 POWER
LE BOURGET, PARIS, Helicopter industry Agusta Westland received an order, from Swedish government, for supply of 20 A-109 Power, military version helicopter. Of these, 12 will be for ground-operation type... more
AirlinesAIR FRANCE TO ORDER FIVE A380
LE BOURGET, Air France has placed an order for ten A380s, Airbus said. The cost to build each 550-seat super jumbo is $220 m. The first A380 should take its maiden flight in 2004. Airbus also revealed... more
HelicoptersAGUSTA WESTLAND: IN FLIGHT THE SECOND AB-139
VERGIATE, ITALY, The second AB-139 helicopter made its maiden flight on June 4, 2001, at the Agusta facilities in Vergiate. The first test AB-139 made its first flight on February 3, 2001. The deliveries... more
IndustryMANY ORDERS AT LE BOURGET FOR AIRBUS
LE BOURGET, PARIS, Great satisfactions for Airbus at the 44th Paris Air Show. The French industry received yesterday orders for a total of 66 aircraft, worth over 5USDbn. According to Airbus sources,... more
IndustryPROBABLY AN EH-101 WILL BE THENEXT POPE HELO
LE BOURGET, PARIS, An AgustaWestland EH-101 will be probably the next helicopter which will be used by the Pope for his travel. Up to date, has been used aircraft from Italian Air Force 31th Air Wing based... more
AirlinesCATHAY WARNS ABOUT PILOTS STRIKE
HONG KONG, "Pilot industrial action will cause a great deal of disruption to almost everyone," Cathay Pacific Personnel Director William Chau said in a statement to pilots. Chau, remaining hopeful for... more
AirlinesBOEING BUSINESS JETS DELIVERS FIRST BBJ TO LATIN AMERICAN CUSTOMER
PARIS, "Boeing Business Jets today announced the first delivery of a Boeing Business Jet (BBJ) to a customer in Latin America. Grupo Omnilife S.A. de C.V. took delivery of the green (no paint or interior)... more
AirlinesCSA SIGNS CONTRACT WITH FAIRCHILD DORNIER
LE BOURGET, CSA Czech Airlines yesdterday signed a contract with Fairchild Dornier for four 728JETs. The deal worth $115 million. In additon, CSA will also lease other four 728JETs from GE Capital Aviation... more
IndustryFORGEARD, AIRBUS, FEELS ''POISONED'' BY STONECIPHER, BOEING DECLARATIONS
LE BOURGET, PARIS, Declarations of Harry Stonecipher, Boeing vice chairman about the fact that would be Airbus to try to damage the GE-Honeywell merger, have raised the tension between the two industries,... more
IndustryCHINA WILL BUILT REGIONAL PLANES BY ALLIANCE AIRCRAFT
LE BOURGET, PARIS, According to an agreement signed in the secnd opening day at Le Bourget Paris Air Show, AVIC II, a Chinese aeronautical industry willl built in China the Alliance aircraft regional plane... more
HelicoptersAGUSTA SIGNS CONTRACT WITH CHINESE DEER JET FOR TWO A-109E
LE BOURGET, PARIGI, Agusta SpA, an Agusta Westland company, has been awarded a contracts with the Chinese company Deer Jet, a division of Hainan Airlines, for the first two A-109 Power to be utilised for... more
AirlinesCROSSAIR ENTERS IN MAINTENANCE WORLD
LE BOURGET, PARIS, Swiss airline Crossair decided to invest resources in maintenance, through its subsidiary Crossarc, Former Sulzer. This will help in maintenance expense containment, as will be a monor... more
IndustryNORTHROP SUPPLY EGYPT WITH A EC-2 HAWKEYE
USA, Northrop Grumman signed a contract with Egypt for the supply of a EC-2 Hawkeye 2000 aircraft in export configuration. In the contract, worth 163 USDm,is comprised also the upgrade of another Egyptian... more
AirlinesUNITED AWARDS MULTI-YEAR MAINTENANCE CONTRACTS TO PRATT & WHITNEY
EAST HARTFORD, USA, "United Air Lines, Inc. (UAL) has signed multi-year agreements with Pratt & Whitney Aftermarket Services to provide engine maintenance on the airline's JT8D-, JT9D-, CFM56- and V2500-... more
HelicoptersBRAZIALIAN ARMY RECEIVES EIGHT EUROCOPTER COUGAR
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL, Eight Eurocopter helicopters Cougar AS532UE has been delivered to Brazilian Army. The helicopters, which will be used in a logistic support battalion, are equipped with an hoist,... more
IndustryDSF TO BUY 50 CRJ AIRCRAFTS FROM BOMBARDIER
PARIS, Bombardier Aerospace today sai, during Paris air show, that Deutsche Structured Finance (DSF) intended to buy 50 of its CRJ series aircraft. The $1.5 billion deal covers 30 70-seat CRJ700s and 20... more
IndustryBOEING: THE SONIC CRUISER ISN'T A ''PAPER PLANE''
LE BOURGET, PARIGI, In a interview released at Le Bourget Air Show, Boeing commercial airplanes division President, Alan Mulally, declared that the Sonic Cruiser, the Boeing project for an aircraft capable... more
AirlinesBOMBARDIER SELLS TWO ADDITIONAL Q400 HIGH-SPEED TURBOPROPS TO AUSTRIA'S TYROLEAN AIRWAYS
PARIS, "Bombardier Aerospace today announced a follow-on order for two high-speed, 72-seat Bombardier Q400* turboprop airliners to Innsbruck-based Tyrolean Airways, subject to board approval. Tyrolean... more
AirlinesCONTINENTAL AIRLINES ANNOUNCES DAILY NONSTOP SERVICE BETWEEN HOUSTON AND AMSTERDAM
HOUSTON, "Continental Airlines today announced it will inaugurate daily nonstop Boeing 767 flights between Houston and Amsterdam, Netherlands, effective May 1, 2002, subject to government approval. Flight... more
AirlinesAIR CANADA REPORTS MAY TRAFFIC
MONTREAL, "Air Canada flew 0.6 per cent fewer revenue passenger miles (RPMs) in May 2001 than flown by Air Canada and Canadian together in the same month of 2000, according to preliminary traffic figures.... more
IndustryALSO LUFTHANSA IN BOEING'S CUSTOMERS WALLET FOR INTERNET CONNECTIONS
LE BOURGET, PARIS, Is Lufthansa the first customer outside United States to have signed a contract with Boeing to use its Connexxion Internet access system on board own aircrafts. Boeing yet signed contracts... more
HelicoptersAEROCLUBE DO BRASIL TAKES DELIVERY OF SCHWEIZER 300C HELICOPTER
BRAZIL, Schweizer Aircraft Corp. is pleased to announce that Aeroclube do Brasil has taken delivery of a Schweizer 300C helicopter. The purchase of the new 300C is part of the Aeroclube do Brasil's capital... more
IndustryNOT YET READY THE ROCKWELL/SMITHS REPLY TO GE/HONEYWELL MERGER
LE BOURGET, PARIS, In a interview released at Le Bourget Paris Air Show, officials of Rockwell Collins and Smiths Group Plc have not been able to give futher information about possibility that forecasted... more
Weather forecastsTHE WORLD'S LARGEST AIRSHIP AT LE BOURGET
LE BOURGET, PARIS, The giant Zeppelin NT airship, which appeared in the Le Bourget Paris Air Show skies, astonishing the public with a quite incredible manoeuvers for its size, is hr eworld's largest airship... more
PeopleRUSSIA CLOSES ITS AIR SPACE TO GEORGIAN AIRLINES
MOSCOW, Russia has closed its airspace for Georgian airline companies last friday June 15. Deputy transport minister Pavel Rozhkov has told the press that the closure was due to the over $3,5 million debt... more
AirlinesSKYWEST AIRLINES: TRAFFIC UP IN MAY
USA, SkyWest Airlines flew 128,3 million RPMs in May, up 22% over the year-ago period. Capacity grew 10,4% to 210,2 million ASMs and load factor increased 5,7% to 61%. more
AirlinesQANTAS NEW ZEALAND MANAGERS FACE CHARGES
AUSTRALIA, Some important officials of the Australian collapsed airline Qantas New Zealand have been charged with failing to file airline's financial accounts. Now, Ken Cowley and six other past and present... more
AirlinesVIRGIN BLUE (2): BRANSON ANNOUNCES PROFITS FOR THE FIRST SIX MONTHS
AUSTRALIA, Richard Branson, owner of Virgin Blue, the sole Australian low-cost airline remained after Impulse Airline collapse, announced that in the first six months on 2001, airline registered a net... more
AirlinesVIRGIN BLUE TO LAUNCH NEW BRISBANE-CANBERRA ROUTE
AUSTRALIA, Australian Virgin Blue is to launch one new direct return flight from Brisbane to Canberra, starting on July 12. "The reason is that it has never had a low-fare competition flying into and out... more
AirlinesSABENA COULD CANCEL ORDERS FOR 19 AIRBUS AIRCRAFT
BRUSSELS, "Sabena is in discussion with Airbus to find a solution for those aircraft. We would like to get rid of those orders or, if this is too expensive, to postpone them," said Wilfried Remans, Sabena's... more
HelicoptersROLLS-ROYCE AND AVIC II TO DEVELOP A TWIN-ENGINED VERSION OF Z-11 HELICOPTER
PARIS, Rolls-Royce President, Helicopters, Stuart Mullan and China Aviation Industry Corporation II Vice President Shi Jianzhong yesterday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) during the Paris Airshow... more
AirlinesIBERIA CANCELS FLIGHTS FOR PILOT'S STRIKE
SPAIN, Spanish Iberia was forced to cancel several flights yesterday following a strike by its pilots. Several routes from Usa and Latin America to Spain have been cancelled. Flights taking off today from... more