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AccidentsHELICOPTER CRASH IN USA, TWO INJURED
LOS ANGELES, A Hughes 369 helicopter crashed near Moffett Field on Saturday afternoon. Two people were slightly injured. The helicopter was performing line maintenance for Pacific Gas & Electric Co. when... more
AirlinesJETBLUE ORDERS UP TO 48 MORE AIRBUS A320 AIRCRAFT VALUED AT $2.5 BILLION
PARIS, "JetBlue Airways, New York's hometown, low-fare airline, announced at the Paris Air Show today that it had signed a contract with Airbus for the purchase of up to 48 additional new A320 aircraft.... more
AirlinesBA TO SLASH 80 FARES TO EUROPE
LONDON, British Airways said it will slash the cost of flights to 80 destinations in Europe, in order to enable the airline to compete with no-frills carriers, such as Go, said an airline's spokesman.... more
AirlinesAIR FRANCE TRAFFIC UP IN MAY
PARIS, Air France RPKs went up 9,6% in May, from the prior-year period. Domestic and European traffic recorded increases of 3,8% and 3,7% respectively. Overall passenger capacity grew 11,7% to 10,9 billion... more
IndustryAIRBUS CONFIDENT TO REACH 100 ORDERS FOR A380 AIRCRAFT BY THE END OF THE YEAR
PARIS, Noel Forgeard, Airbus Industrie's ceo, yesterday said to be confident that the french aviation industry will reach the "100-firm-order milestone" for the A380 by year end, "plus or minus three months".... more
IndustryBEEL OPENS BELLAERO
LE BOURGET, PARIS, Bell Helicopter opened a new maintenance support division called BellAero, which will supply to all military helicopters customers the technical support, maintenance and design and production... more
AirlinesUAL TO BUY 100 JETS FROM DASSAULT
PARIS, Paris Air Show has opened on Saturday with UAL, United Airlines' parent company, announcing its intention to buy 100 business jets for Dassault Aviation. The $5 bn deal includes an order for 40... more
IndustryBOEING PRESENTS FOR THE FIRST TIME ITS NEW 737-900
LE BOURGET, PARIS, After less than a month of the first delivery of a 737-900 at launch customer Alaska Airlines, Boeing presented, for the first time in an AirShow, its aircraft to the public, which has... more
IndustryBOMBARDIER SHOWS ITS NEW CRJ900 AT PARIS AIR SHOW
PARIS, Bombardier yesterday unveiled its new 86-seat CRJ900. The aircraft has Mesa Air Group as launch customer that has already ordered 20 planes and another 10 were ordered from GECAS. Certification... more
Weather forecastsPERHAPS THE CONCORDE WILL FLY ON LE BOURGET
LE BOURGET, PARIS, The Concorde, the only supersonic passenger aircraft in the world could make a demnstative flight on the 44th edition of Le Bourget/Paris Air Show. Last year, another concorde crashed... more
IndustryEC ASK GE TO DISMISS HONEYWELL ACTIVITIES FOR 2,2 USDBN
LE BOURGET, PARIS, According General Electric sources, European Commission for competition would ask GE to dismiss activities in Honeywell, which GE want to acquire, for a value of about 2,2 USDbn. This... more
AirlinesUNITED AIRLINES(2): AFTER THE GULFSTREAMS, IT COULD BUY 100 FALCONS
LE BOURGET, PARIS, After the news which says that United Airlines has signed a contract to buy 35 General Dynamics' Gulfstream aircrafts, has been diffused that carrier would acquire 100 Dassault Falcon... more
AirlinesUNITED SIGNS CONTRACT WITH GENERAL DYNAMICS FOR 1,25 USDBN
LE BOURGET, PARIS, In the first hours of Paris Le Bourget Air Show, has been diffused that U.S. airline United Airlines signed a contract with General Dynamics, for the acquisition of 35 Gulfstream business... more
Science and technology13 U.S.CITIES ASKS FOR CLOSURE OF TETERBORO AIRPORT
USA, Representants of 13 New Jersey towns asked local Governor to elect a referendum to close Teterboro Airport, one of the busiest general aviation facilities in the U.S. The problems at this airport... more
Sport aviationAOM/AIR LIBERTE' GIVEN THEIR BALANCES
LE BOURGET, PARIS, The two French regional airlines Aom/Air Liberte' delivered their financial balances to the Court, after one of the major shareholders, Marine Wendel, declared that it no longer will... more
AirlinesLAN CHILE S.A. MONTHLY TRAFFIC REPORT FOR MAY 2001
SANTIAGO, "Lan Chile S.A. Chile's largest domestic and international airline, reported its preliminary May monthly and accumulated traffic statistics and punctuality indicators. The Company reported... more
AirlinesAOM/AIR LIBERTE' (2): QUARREL BETWEEN MARINE WENDEL AND SWISSAIR FOR FINANCEMENT
ZURICH,SWITZERLAND, According to Swissair Group sources, which owns a large stake in regional French carriers Aom/Air Liberté, the other major shareholder, Marine Wendel, will no longer support financially... more
AirlinesDELTA STARTS SERVICE FROM NEW YORK TO CAIRO, DUBAI; SKYMILES MEMBERS RECEIVE DOUBLE MILES BONUS
NEW YORK, "Delta Air Lines will start new nonstop flights to Cairo, Egypt and Dubai, United Arab Emirates from its New York international gateway at John F. Kennedy International Airport on June 16, 2001.... more
IndustryEC SUSPENDS DECISIONS FOR GE IN HONEYWELL ACQUISITION
BRUSSELS, BELGIUM, Seem that an agreement between European Commission and General Electric on GE's proposed acquisition of Honeywell International is still were far from to be reached. Concerning about... more
Press releaseMICHAEL SCHUMACHER TO VISIT PIAGGIO AERO FIRM WITH PIERO FERRARI
GENOA, Formula One race champion Michael Schumacher will arrive to Genoa on Monday 18 with an executive italian jet P 180 to visit Piaggio Aero site before going to Luigi Ferraris stadium to play a soccer... more
AccidentsAIR CRASH IN HUNGARY, SIX KILLED (2): SPECIFICATIONS
ROME, Cessna 210 Centurion: Type: light sports aircraft Accomodation: two pilots, four passengers Lenght: 28 ft 2 in Wingspan: 38 ft 10 in Height: 9 ft 8 in Empty weight: 2220 lb Max T/O weight:... more
AirlinesREGAL AIRWAYS TO SIGN CONTRACT WITH GE SERVICES
USA, Regal Airways awarded GE Engine Services a contract to provide maintenance, overhaul, repair and accessory services for its fleet of 24 CFM56-3C1-powered 737-300s. The five-year agreement worth $30... more
AccidentsAIR CRASH IN HUNGARY, SIX KILLED
BUDAPEST, A Cessna 210 crashed yesterday night near the village of Tapsony, in Hungary. The wreck was found this morning by the rescue teams after the plane was given missing last night. The Cessna took... more
PeopleFRENCH TRANSPORT MINISTER HOPES CONCORDE TO FLY IN AUTUMN
PARIS, Jean-Claude Gayssot, french Transport Minister, told in an interview to Europe-! radio that tests on the supersonic Concorde are running smoothly and the grounded aircraft would likely return to... more
AccidentsHELICOPTER CRASHES DURING RESCUE OPERATION
MANISTIQUE, USA, A helicopter overturned and sank in the Manistique River during a rescue mission searching for two hunters missing. Nobody was injured. A U.S. Coast Guard helicopter and a private airplane... more
AirlinesUNITED AIRLINES IN TALKS WITH DASSAULT TO PURCHASE ''DOZENS OF PLANES''
PARIS, France's Dassault Aviation's chairman said in an interview that the industry is in talks with UAL on the purchase of "dozens of planes". UAL, which would build a fleet of 200 business jets over... more
AirlinesKLM TO STRENGHTEN COLLABORATION WITH MAS
AMSTERDAM, Klm and Malaysia Airlines will sign a new collaboration agreement to increase the current collaboration including codesharing manner on some routes. The new cooperation deal will expand their... more
Weather forecastsBOMBARDIER WILL SHOW NINE AIRCRAFTS AT LE BOURGET
PARIS, FRANCE, Canadian aircraft industry Bombardier, will present, at the imminent Paris Air Show which will be held at Le Bourget, nine aircrafts of its production, including the new CRJ-900, presented... more
AirlinesFIRST 200 DISMISSAL READY FOR AOM/AIR LIBERTE' WORKERS
MARSEILLE, FRANCE, The crisis which is crushing the French regional airlines Aom/Air Libertè, contrlled by Swissair Group, according to unions, will jeopardize about 8000 jobs directly or indirectly involved... more
AirlinesAVIANCA TO BUY TWO 757 IN LEASING
COLOMBIA, Pegasus Aviation has leased two 757-200s to Avianca. The two planes, RB211-535C-powered, will be delivered by the end of the month. Pegasus also purchased and leased back two 767-200s and a spare... more
AirlinesUZBEKISTAN AIRLINES TO LAUNCH NEW ROUTE TO USA
USA, Uzbekistan Airways will launch a weekly nonstop service from Birmingham International Airport to New York on July 3. The airline will operate a Boeing 747 on the route. more
IndustryAIRBUS REPLY TO BOEING FOR ''AIRBORNE INTERNET''
TOULOSE, FRANCE, Aeronautical French industry Airbus, in reply to Boeing's Connexxion on board internet connection system, announced that has acquired a 30% stake in Seattle-based (as Boeing) Tenzing Communications.... more
IndustryLOCKHEED MARTIN AWARDED A NEAR 211 USDM CONTRACT
USA, Lockheed Martin Technology Service Group, Cherry Hill, N.J., is being awarded a near 211 USDm contract to provide for operational and maintenance of the Air Combat Command's Tethered Aerostat Radar... more
Latest newsUSA BEGINS OPERATIONS TO RECOVER SPY PLANE
CHINA, A team of american technicians and experts arrived yesterday to China's island of Heinan to begin the operations to recover the spy plane with the help of two giant Russian cargo planes. The aircraft... more
AirlinesCATHAY PACIFIC'S LOAD FACTOR FALLS IN MAY
HONG KONG, Cathay Pacific reported a 6.1% fall in load factor in May. Passengers traffic dipped by 1,6%, cargo traffic slumped 10%. European routes were the worst affected, with a 7,9%decrease. These negative... more
AirlinesUNITED MECHANIC CONDEMNED FOR HAVING STOLEN NEAR 3 USDM IN SPARES
USA, A former mechanic at United Airlines, Richard Darren Harper, 37, has pleaded guilty to stealing USD2.8m in electronic parts from United spare parts facility, in San Francisco Airport from 1997... more
AccidentsTWO RUSSIAN JETS MISSING IN CHECHNYA
MOSCW, Two Sukhoi-25 ground attack planes disappeared over mountainous Chechnya in bad weather on Thursday afternoon during a mission. "We are searching from the point where we lost radio and radar contact...there... more
AccidentsHELICOPTER CRASH IN NEW JERSEY
HOPEWELL, USA, A helicopter carrying few fans from New York to Philadelphia to attend game between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Philadelphia 76ers crashed in a field in Hopewell, New Jersey. The six... more
PeopleSCOTSMAN FACES JAIL FOR AIR RAGE
GREAT BRITAIN, A 29-year-old Scotsman, David McCallum, from Edinburgh, has been condamned to an year jail for threatening to burst open the door of a Britannia Airways Boeing 757 which was flying at 30.000... more
AirlinesCATHAI PACIFIC PILOT STRIKE
HONG KONG, Hong Kong based Cathai Pacific's pilots entered in strike, protesting for the lack of a payment agreement. According to official of Hong Kong Aircrew Officers Association, the union organization... more
AirlinesTALKS BETWEEN COMAIR AND PILOT WIL BE PROBABLY RESUMED
USA, The Delta Airlines subsidiary regional airline, Comair, could resume its talks with its pilots soon, who are on strike since last March, 26, after union refused the airline offers for payment increases.... more
AirlinesGO SOLD FOR 170 EURM
LONDON, GREAT BRITAIN, British Airways controlled subsidiary low cost airline go, has been sold yesterday to venture capitalist company 3i, which paid for the acquisition 170 EURm. Go, launched in May... more
AccidentsPROBABLY THE BODY FOUND NEAR HEATHROW WAS AIRLINE STOWAWAY
HEATHROW, LONDON, The body of a man, thought to be in 20s or early 30s, and that has not yet been identified, has been found by police near London Heathrow Airport. Police believe it may be that of... more
AirlinesWESTJET CELEBRATES FIRST 737-700 SCHEDULED FLIGHTS
CALGARY, "WestJet Airlines today celebrated the first scheduled flights of its new Boeing 737-700 aircraft, travelling non-stop from Calgary to Hamilton and returning non-stop from Hamilton to Calgary.... more
AirlinesDELTA ANNOUNCES NEW CODESHARE SERVICE BETWEEN BOSTON AND MONTEGO BAY; TWO CARRIERS EXPAND RELATIONSHIP TO INCREASE FLIGHTS
ATLANTA, "Delta Air Lines and Air Jamaica will begin codeshare service between Boston and Montego Bay, Jamaica beginning July 15, 2001 on Air Jamaica's non-stop Airbus A-320, flights which operate six... more
AirlinesSOUTHWEST AIRLINES ADDS NONSTOP FLIGHT BETWEEN DALLAS AND NEW ORLEANS
DALLAS, "Southwest Airlines will add a new daily nonstop roundtrip flight between Dallas and New Orleans beginning Oct. 7, 2001. "This new service will make it easier for Southwest Customers to travel... more
AirlinesNORTHWEST AIRLINES INCREASES JET SERVICE BETWEEN WICHITA, KAN. AND MEMPHIS, TENN.
MINNEAPOLIS, "Northwest Airlines and its Northwest Airlink Affiliate, Express Airlines I, announced today increased jet service between Wichita Mid-Continent Airport and its hub in Memphis, Tenn. from... more
AirlinesQANTAS ON THE WAY TO PURCHASE A STAKE IN AIR NEW ZEALAND
AUSTRALIA, Australian Qantas has announced it will shortly express its formal intention to buy a stake in Air New Zealand soon. This intention follows meetings, held in Sydney, between Air New Zealand's... more
AccidentsTWO AIR NAMIBIA STEWARDESS SACKED FOR FIGHTING
NAMIBIA, Two Air Namibia stewardess have been sacked after allegedly fighting in front of passengers during a fight from London via Frankfurt to Windhoek. The two women bumped each other into the isle.... more
Weather forecastsAIR SAFETY EVENT CALENDAR
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