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AirlinesIBERIA SELLS BINTER MEDITERRANEO
MADRID, Iberia sold its Binter Mediterraneo subsidiary to Iberia Regional/Air Nostrum. Binter Mediterraneo operates a fleet of five CN-235s and has 75 employees. Air Nostrum is the largest spanish regional... more
AirlinesBOMB THREAT ON A ROYAL JORDANIAN FLIGHT
AMMAN, A Royal Jordanian Airbus A320 was evacuated and searched last night, shortly after landing in Beirut, because of a bomb threat. The plane was coming from Amman. Dogs sniffed for explosives but no... more
AirlinesAIR CANADA SECURES $114 MILLION USD ENGINE MAINTENANCE CONTRACT
MONTREAL, "Air Canada announced today that its Technical Services division has secured a $114 million USD engine maintenance contract with a major European aircraft engine overhaul facility. Air Canada... more
AirlinesHAWAIIAN AIRLINES TO ADD MAUI-SEATTLE FLIGHT
HAWAII, Hawaiian Airlines yesterday said it will add a new flight between Maui and Seattle from February 2002. The new daily nonstop flight will be operated with a Boeing 767-300ER aircraft having 18 first... more
AirlinesNORTHWEST AIRLINES AND AIR CHINA IMPLEMENT CODE-SHARE SERVICE ON FLIGHTS FROM MEMPHIS, TENN.
MEMPHIS, "Northwest Airlines (Nasdaq: NWAC - news) and Air China announced today that they will implement code-share service connecting Northwest's hub in Memphis, Tenn., and 17 other U.S. cities with... more
AirlinesALASKA AIRLINES DOUBLES TUCSON/SAN JOSE SERVICE
SEATTLE, Alaska Airlines has increased service between San Jose and Tucson from one flight to two daily non-stop flights and has adjusted flight times to accommodate business travelers who prefer early... more
HelicoptersPORTUGAL ORDERS 10 NH-90
LE BOURGET, PARIS, Is of the last minute the news that say that Portugal has decided to buy 10 NH-90 Helicopters, thus reentring in the project, as was reported yesterday by WAPA. The contract value has... more
IndustryAGREEMENT BETWEEN BOEING, LABINAL AND AIR MAROC TO PRODUCE WIRING HARNESSES IN MAROC
LE BOURGET, PARIS, An agreement between Boeing, Labinal e Air Maroc has been undersigned in order to create a new factory in Maroc for production of aircraft wiring harnesses. The initial first year turnaround... more
HelicoptersA NEW RADAR FOR SUPER COBRA
LE BOURGET, PARIS, Soon the combat helicopter AH-1Z Super Cobra could have a new millimetric radar developed in a teaming between Longbow International, a joint venture between Lockheed Martin and Northrop... more
IndustrySAAB SIGNS AGREEMENT WITH AIRBUS FOR A380 PARTS PRODUCTION
LE BOURGET, PARIS, An agreement between French industry Airbus and Swedish Saab Aerospace, Linkoping, has been signed for the production of fixed section of the A380 air giant mid and outer wing and... more
IndustryAIRBUS-RUSSIA AGREEMENT FOR TITANIUM ALLOYS
LE BOURGET, PARIS, According an announcement make at Paris Air Show, French aeronautical industry Airbus signed an agreement with Russian Verkhnaya Metallurgical Production Association for the supply of... more
IndustryEADS TRY THE OVERTAKING
LE BOURGET, PARIS, The European aerospace and aviation group Eads, could be the number two in the world's industries, raising of a place the classification where currently is at the third place after Lockheed... more
AirlinesNORTHWEST FORECAST FINANCIAL LOSSES IN THIS QUARTER
LE BOURGET, PARIS, A Northwest Airlines spokesman announced today that airline expects a financial losses for the current quarter of 2001, for an amount comprised between 50 and 75 USDm, due to increase... more
AirlinesTENZING INTERNET SYSTEMS ON VARIS AIRCRAFTS
LE BOURGET, PARIS, The Seattle based Tenzing industry committed by Varig for the implementation, in its new Boeing 777 aircrafts Matsushita entertaining systems, of the Internet connection for the laptops... more
HelicoptersHELICOPTERS DROPS BOMBS IN TAJIKISTAN
MOSCOW, Unidentied helicopters yesterday entered the air space of Tajikistan and dropped few bombs near the village of Khait, on the Pamir Mountains, russian agency Itar-Tass reported. None was hurt. An... more
AirlinesFINNAIR TO OFFER EMAIL SERVICE ON LONG-HAUL ROUTES
HELSINKI, Finnish airline Finnair will offer an email service on long-haul flight with Asia and North America from February 2002. The airline yesterday signed a preliminary deal with Tenzig Communications... more
Industry1,5 USDBN MOU FOR BOMBARDIER
LE BOURGET, PARIS, A memorandum for the sale of 50 aircrafts, between CRJ900 and CRJ700 has been signed between Canadian industry Bombardier and German Deutsche Structured Finance associated with Deutsche... more
IndustryJOINT VENTURE BETWEEN TRW AND THALES FOR A380 ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS
LE BOURGET, PARIS, A joint venture to participate the bid for the new air giant Airbus A380 electrical generation system has been signed today at Le Bourget Air Show by French industry Thales (former Thomson... more
DefenseFRANCE AND SWEDEN JOINT GREAT BRITAIN IN BVRAAM DEVELOPMENT
LE BOURGET, PARIS, As announced today at Le Bourget Air Show, France and Sweden have joined Great Britain in committment for the development of the Meteor BVRAAM air-to-air missile. The three nations ministers,... more
AirlinesATLAS AIR WILL CUT 200 EMPLOYEES
MIAMI, Atlas Air said it will lay off 200 of its ground staff employees owing to cutting cost in response to reduced cargo traffic demand. Atlas spokeswoman Vicki Foster added that the airline has been... more
Latest newsLOCKHEED MARTIN DELIVERS 25TH C-130J TO ROYAL AIR FORCE
MARIETTA, USA, Lockheed Martin today delivered the 25th C-130J airlifter to the United Kingdom's Royal Air Force. This completes deliveries under the current production contract. The first aircraft was... more
AirlinesANGEL AIR EXPANDS ITS FLEET
BANGKOK, Angel Air, Thailand's second national airline, has leased three Airbus A300-600s from China Northern Airline. Two of them have already been delivered, the third will be received by the airline... more
AccidentsEMERGENCY LANDING FOR A UNITED PLANE
SAO PAULO, A United Boeing 767 en route from Rio de Janeiro to New York had to make an emergency landing in Sao Paulo after an engine caught fire. The plane dumped the fuel in the Atlantic ocean before... more
AirlinesTAM (3): THE REASONS OF A DOUBLE CHOOSE
LE BOURGET, PARIS, The chairman of Brazialian airline TAM, Rolin Adolfo amaro, explained, in an interview released at Le Bourget Air Show, that the double choose of the carrier for Airbus A-318 and Embraer... more
IndustryBOEING. SUKHOI AND ILYUSHIN SIGNED MOU
LE BOURGET, PARIS, As announced yesterday by WAPA, the expected agreement between Boeing, Sukhoi and Ilyushin is now reality,with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding, MoU, for the feasibility... more
AirlinesTAM (2): ORDERS FOR AIRBUS AND EMBRAER
LE BOURGET, PARIS, Has been confirmed this early morning the order to Airbus for 20 A-319 aircraft announced yesterday by Brazilian TAM airlines. Is more recent the announcement that TAM have placed an... more
AirlinesDELTA PILOTS RATIFY CONTRACT
USA, Delta Air Lines pilots ratified a new contract, said the Air Line Pilots Association. The five-year new contract make them the highest paid in the industry, providing raises of 24%-39% for mainline... more
IndustryPHILIPS ANNOUNCES AGREEMENT WITH GE FOR JET NOZZLE PRODUCTION
LE BOURGET, PARIS, An agreement between Philips ETG and General Electric has been signed today at Le Bourget Air Show for the production of jet engine nozzles, particularly for the models F110, F414,... more
AirlinesAOM/AIR LIBERTE' COULD CLOSE FOR THE END OF JUNE
LE BOURGET, PARIS, Following the news diffused in the last days by WAPA, the two French regional airlines Aom/Air Liberte' would close their activity for the end of June and not for july 10, as the airlines... more
IndustryKLM ENGAGE BOEING FOR MAINTENANCE SERVICES
LE BOURGET, PARIS, In a press conference held at Le Bourget Air Show, Boeing announced that Dutch flag airline Klm signed a contract to entrust maintenance of its fleet to Seattle industry. Have been not... more
AirlinesGECAS AND ROYAL AIR MAROC ENTER INTO 7-YEAR OPERATING LEASE AGREEMENT FOR 2 NEW B767S
STAMFORD, USA, GE Capital Aviation Services and Royal Air Maroc (RAM), entered into a 7 year operating lease agreement for two new Boeing 767-300 Extended Range aircraft. Delivery of the aircraft begins... more
HelicoptersTURBOMECA WINS FOR SWEDEN A-109 ENGINES
LE BOURGET, PARIS, French engine industry Turbomeca has been selected by Sweden government, against Canadian Pratt&Whitney, to engine the 20 Agusta Westland A-109 Power helicopters for the Swedish Army.... more
Industry1 USDBN TO ROLLS-ROYCE TURBOMECA FOR NH-90 ENGINES
LE BOURGET, PARIS, A contract worth 1 USDbn has been signed between Eurocopter and French-British industry Rolls-Royce Turbomeca, for the supply of engines for 399 NH-90 helicopters which will be acquired... more
Science and technologySAO PAULO AIRPORT TO BE RESTRUCTURED
SAO PAULO, Sao Paulo's Congonhas airport is to be expanded in the next two years, Infraero, the Federal Agency for airport handing, said. Infraero will invest $41,5 million in the restructuring plan which... more
AccidentsSHERIFF'S HELICOPTER CRASHES IN DAYTONA
DAYTONA, USA, Volusia County Sheriff Department's helicopter yesterday crashed at Daytona Beach International Airport while was performing a series of annual tests for the Federal Aviation Administration.... more
DefenseAUSTRIA POSTPONES PURCHASE OF FIGHTER AIRCRAFTS
VIENNA, Austrian Finance Minister Karl-Heinz Grasser yesterday said the government won't buy new jet fighters during the current legislative period, which ends in 2003, owing to budget deficit. "We have... more
Sport aviationALSO ULTRALIGHTS, BUT HI-TECH, AT LE BOURGET AIR SHOW
LE BOURGET, PARIS, Remos aircraft introduced its small ultralight between Eurofighter, 300-tons Antonov, million dollars bizjets and helos, but its G-4 Velocity is a real hi-tech aircraft. Built in composites,... more
AirlinesTAM INTENDS TO BUY 20 AIRBUS
LE BOURGET, PARIS, Brazialian Tam yesterday said at the Paris Air Show that it intends to buy 20 Airbus A318 to replace its aging fleet of 50 Fokker F100s. Anyway an Airbus spokesman specified that "it... more
AirlinesBOMBARDIER AND EMBRAER STILL WAITING FOR NORTHWEST ORDER
LE BOURGET, PARIS, Seems that the large order which U.S. airline Northwest airline would place to one of the two aeronautical firms specialzed in regional aircrafts, Bombardier and Embraer, is still to... more
AccidentsWORK IN PROGRESS FOR BAE SYSTEMS
LE BOURGET, PARIS, Several contracts have been acquired by Bae Systems in these days at Le Bourget Paris Air Show, which will be on the show until June 24th. The most important is the 300USDm contract... more
AirlinesAMERICAN EAGLE CELEBRATES NEW RALEIGH/DURHAM - LAGUARDIA JET SERVICE WITH SPECIAL
FORTH WORTH, "American Eagle, the regional affiliate of American Airlines, is celebrating the launch of its regional jet service from Raleigh/Durham, N.C., to New York's LaGuardia airport with special... more
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