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AirlinesAOM AND AIR LIBERTE' TO CUT ABOUT ONE-THIRD OF WORKERS
PARIS, FRANCE, In a press release, a Aom-Air Liberté regional airlines union spokesman announced that airlines, controlled by Swissair Group, are planning to cut about 1500 jobs, thus reducing of... more
PeopleSLIGHTLY REDUCED SECURITY MEASURES AT CANADIAN AIRPORTS
CANADA, Canadian authorities decided to slightly reduce the controls on passengers to avoid import in Canada of foot and mouth disease. However, the agency will continue safety measures put in place... more
AirlinesIRAN AIR RESTART TEHERAN-MADRID VIA ATENE ROUTE
TEHERAN, IRAN, Iranian airline Iran Air will operate a route between Teheran and Madrid, via Atene, which has no longer operated since November 1997, staring June, 15. Flights will be operated using a... more
AccidentsTURBOLENCE HITS ALL NIPPON AIRWAYS PLANE
JAPAN, Nineteen passengers were injured by a turbolence over the Atlantic hitting an All Nippon Airways flight from Kansai airport to Guam. One of them broke an ankle, said Kyodo News quoting quoted officials... more
AirlinesSABENA'S FINANCIAL STRAITS COULD CAUSE THE CANCELLATION OF ORDERS TO AIRBUS
BRUSSELS, Sabena was reported asking Airbus to hold back the delivery of two A320s, scheduled by the end of the month, due to its financial problems. The airline is even considering cancelling the residual... more
AirlinesGOL AIRLINES TAKES DELIVERY OF FIRST NEW BOEING 737-700
SEATTLE, Boeing last Friday delivered the first of four brand new Boeing 737-700 airplanes to GOL Airlines (GOL Transportes Aereos) of Brazil. The airline operates an all-Boeing fleet consisting of... more
AccidentsAIR AMBULANCE CRASHES ON LANDING
UK, A Devon Air Ambulance crashed on landing at Dunchideock, near Exeter. "Whilst negotiating a landing the tail of an air ambulance struck a nearby tree", said a spokesman for Devon and Cornwall Police.... more
DefenseU.S. WARN ISRAEL AGAINST USE OF F-16 AIRCRAFTS
WASHINGTON, USA, U.S. Vice President Richard Cheney warned Israel against use of U.S. provided F-16 aircraft to hit Palestinian targets. According to a bilateral agreement, use of these aircraft have to... more
AccidentsAIR COLLISION CAUSES ALSO TWO GROUND VICTIMS
TOKYO, JAPAN, A collision between an helicopter and a small aircraft, bopth owned by Nakahihon Air Service caused death of the four occupant and of two other person in a car. The two aircrafts, started... more
IndustrySIKORSKY SIGNS A OVER 9 USDM CONTRACT
USA, Sikorsky Aircraft Corpotration, Stratford, Connecticut, awarded a over USD 9m delivery order amount, by The U.S. Army Aviation & Missile Command, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, as part of an estimated... more
AccidentsSMALL AIRCRAFT CRASHED IN SWITZERLAND, TWO DIED
AMBRI, SWITZERLAND, A small two-seat aircraft crashed on the aerodrome of Ambri, in Swiss Canton Ticino, causing death of the two occupant, respectively 29 and 57 years old. There is no evidence for the... more
AccidentsTWO PLANES DIVERTED BECAUSE OF UNRULY PASSENGERS
NEW JERSEY, USA, A Britannia Airways Boeing 747 and British Airways 767 were both diverted to Bangor International Airport because of unruly passengers. Four men were jailed and one of them was charged... more
AccidentsCHUNK OF METAL FALLS FROM AN AIR NEW ZEALAND PLANE
NEW ZEALAND, A five-kilogram chunk of metal sized like a baseball bat, fell from thre wing flap of an Air New Zealand Boeing 767 flying from Sydney To Auckland. The metal lump fell on the roof of a store... more
AirlinesLUFTHANSA NEGOTIATES WITH AIR CHINA ON STAR ALLIANCE
SHANGAI, A German government official said that Lufthansa has begun talks with Air China about its joining Star Alliance, the group of airlines including UAL, United Airlines, Singapore Airlines, Lufthansa,... more
IndustryBELL BOEING JOINT VENTURE AWARDED OF NEW FUNDS FOR OSPREY PRODUCTION
USA, Bell-Boeing Joint Program Office, Patuxent River, Md., awarded an USD 18,900,000 modification to previously awarded advance acquisition contract to provide additional funding for the manufacture and... more
IndustryROCKWELL COLLINS AWARDED A OVER 17USDM FOR MILITARY RADIO SETS PRODUCTION
USA, Rockwell Collins Government Systems, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, awarded by The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Md., an over USD17m modification to previously awarded contract to exercise an option... more
IndustryLOCKHEED MARTIN SIGNS OVER 30 USDM CONTRACT FOR AEGIS UPGRADE
USA, Lockheed Martin, Government Electronics Systems, Moorestown, New Jersey, awarded by The Naval Sea Systems Command, Arlington, Virginia, of a over USD30m contract to perform Aegis Combat System Baseline upgrades... more
AccidentsTWO MILITARY PHILIPPINE HELICOPTERS CRASHED, EIGHT DIED
PHILIPPINES, Two Philippines Army helicopters crashed near Palawan island causing 8 died. The first, with the mother of the local Governator on board, crashed in the morning after sending a distress... more
CuriositiesDURING NEW YORK'S AIR SHOW IT WILL BE POSSIBLE TO FLY ON WORLD WAR TWO AIRCRAFTS
NEW YORK, USA, Next July 12 New York's History of Flight Airshow will take place offering a four-day package of rides in World War Two aircraft. With 10,000 USD it will be possible to taste the emotions... more
Civil aviationFAA AD ON SIKORSKY S-76 SERIES HELICOPTERS
USA, AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE Aircraft Certification Service Washington, DC U.S. Department... more
Science and technologyMOSCOW'S SHEREMETYEVO AIRPORT WILL HAVE A NEW PASSENGER TERMINAL
MOSCOW, RUSSIA, The Russian Aeroflot airline has presented the project for Moscow's Sheremetyevo new passenger's terminal. The scheduled total cost of the project is of about 250-300 USDm, while the contruction... more
Latest newsEP-3E CREW DECORATED
MARYLAND, USA, The entire crew of the U.S. electronic surveillance EP-3E aircraft, forced to land in the island of Hainan after a collision with a Chinese F-8 fighter, has been decorated by Defense Secretary... more
AirlinesVIETNAM AIRLINES DIVERSIFIES ITS SERVICES
VIETNAM, The national Vietnamese airline, Vietnam Airlines, decide to offer a major choice to its customers, diversifying its tariffs according to different times and weekly days. The carrier has also... more
AirlinesMESA AIR GROUP ANNOUNCED TO HAVE COMPLETED 100% OF SCHEDULED FLIGHTS
USA, Mesa Air Group composed by its three operating subsidiaries: Mesa Airlines, Air Midwest, and CCAIR, announced that on May 5, 2001, it completed 100% of the 604 scheduled flights. According Mesa's... more
Science and technologyOVER 600.000 PASSENGERS TRAVELED THROUGH SOUTHWEST FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
FORT MYERS, FLORIDA, According to Southwest Florida International Airport managing company spokesman, in the last month of April, over 600,000 passengers traveled through it, setting two records: it... more
DefenseBOEING: THE SHEMYA'S MISSILE DEFENSE RADAR WILL BE BUILT IN A WARMER CLIMATE
USA, Boeing proposed to the Ballistic Missile Defense Organization to build Shemya's island missile defense radar, Alaska, in a warmer climate site due to the harsh weather which limits the construction... more
AirlinesLUFTHANSA PILOTS STRIKE CAUSES 800 FLIGHT CANCELLATION
FRANKFURT, GERMANY, German flag airline Lufthansa pilots strike, held yesterday for 24 hours, caused almost 800 flight cancellation on 1100 scheduled causing disruption for tens of thousands of passengers.... more
AirlinesJAL DOUBLED PROFIT LAST YEAR BUT EXPECTS FALL THIS YEAR
TOKYO, JAPAN, Japan Airlines, JAL, doubled its profit last year but the company expects profit to fall about 40% this year, due to a reduced passengers seat demand and reduced air cargo transport... more
Airlines16% PASSENGERS RAISE IN RYANAIR TRAFFIC
TURIN, Irish carrier Ryanair operated Turin-London route, registered in the month of March an increment of passenger traffic of 16%, with increase from 16.000 to 18.000 people traveling on this route flights.... more
AerospaceBOEING POSTPONES OF ONE DAY DELTA II LAUNCH
CALIFORNIA, USA, Boeing announced that it will delay of one day the launch of the Delta II rocket due to leakes in a hose, during rocket's first-stage engine. The rocket will take the geosynchronous satellite... more
Weather forecastsMILITARY AVIATION EVENT CALENDAR IN JUNE 2001
., Aviation Week Conferences & Exhibitions McGraw-Hill Companies in association with Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP present: 12th Annual Defense Budget Conference The DoubleTree Hotel, Arlington,... more
AccidentsPILOT SURVIVES TO TWO AIRCRASHES IN FOUR YEARS
AUSTRALIA, Richard Heath landed with his twin-engine Cessna 402 about 300 meters short of Mudjimba airport runway on the Sunshine Coast. The man declared that he survived to another crash four years before... more
AerospaceNASA DECLARES THAT THE EARTH IS GETTING CLOSER TO MARS
CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA, NASA declared that the Earth is getting closer to Mars, but it will never catch its orbit. Dr. Tony Phillips, an astronomer at NASA, calculated that the Earth is travelling towards... more
Civil aviationNTSB RECOMMENDATION TO FAA TO REVISE AIRPORT COMMUNICATIONS PROCEDURES MANUALS
USA, The National Transportation Safety Board recommends that the Federal Aviation Administration: Amend Federal Aviation Administration Order 7210.3, "Facility Operation and Administration," to direct... more
AccidentsANOTHER CASA CN-235 CRASHES IN TURKEY (2): THE TECHNICAL SHEET
ROME, ITALY, Airtech (CASA/IPTN) CN-235M: Type: light military transport Accomodation: two pilots, loadmaster, 48 troops, 48 paratroops Lenght: 70 ft 2 in Wingspan: 84 ft 8 in Height: 26 ft... more
IndustryLINA, FINMECCANICA (2): GREAT INTEREST FOR BOEING'S SONIC CRUISER
ROME, ITALY, In a meeting held yesterday in Rome, Italy's industrial group Finmeccanica managing director, Alberto Lina, anbnounced a remarkable interest for Boeing Sonic Cruiser project, on which Seattle-based... more
IndustryLINA, FINMECCANICA: READY FOR SUMMER THE AGREEMENT WITH EADS FOR EMAC
ROME, ITALY, Italian group Finmeccanica managing director, Alberto Lina, in a meeting held in Rome, announced that the agreement between Finmeccanica and Eads will be signed for the summer, thus creating... more
AirlinesQANTAS RECEIVES THE GO-AHEAD FOR TAKING OVER IMPULSE
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA, Australia's anti-monopoly watchdog has given Qantas Airways the go-ahead for its takeover of its rival Impulse. The watchdog declared that blocking the takeover would result in Impulse... more
Weather forecastsAEROSPACE EVENT CALENDAR IN MAY AND JUNE 2001
., EuroConsult World Summit on the Space Transportation Business Hotel Inter-Continental, Paris, France May 17-18 Phone +33 (0)1 49 23 75 30 Fax +33 (0)1 43 38 12 40 [email protected] www.euroconsult-ec.com NASA... more
Weather forecastsAVIATION SECURITY & MAINTENANCE EVENTS IN MAY AND JUNE 2001
., Six Sigma For Aerospace Conference and Workshop Scottsdale Hilton, Phoenix, AZ May 21-23 Phone +44 (0)20 7368 9300 Fax +44 (0)20 7368 9301 [email protected] FAA Flight Safety Game Show... more
AirlinesPOLAR AIR CARGO FEELS THE MARKET ''COOLING'' AND CUTS BY 10% ITS PERSONNELL
USA, Polar Air Cargo announced that it will take defensive measures answering the market slowdown. The carrier has scheduled infact a 10% personnel reduction. Besides the company provides a critical link... more
AccidentsRUSSIAN SUKHOI SU-27 FIGHTER CRASHES IN RUSSIA: NO INJURED
TAMBOV, RUSSIA, A Sukhoi Su-27 Russian fighter jet crashed near the town of Tambov yesterday evening while performing a training flight. The military aircraft belonged to the Lipetsk training center. The... more
AirlinesALITALIA STRENGHTEN TRAINING ACTIVITIES WITH THREE NEW FLIGHT SIMULATORS
ROME, ITALY, Alitalia Team Managing Director, Giulio De Metrio, introduced yesterday in Fiumicino the agreement signed with Canadian Aviation Electronic, which will supply three new flight simulators for... more
Weather forecastsCOMMERCIAL AVIATION EVENT CALENDAR IN MAY AND JUNE 2001
., Airline Pilot Career Seminar and Job Fair Minneapolis, MN May 18 to May 20, Phone +1 800-247-2777 [email protected] www.airapps.com American Association of Airport Executives 73rd Annual... more
Weather forecastsMAY AND JUNE 2001 BUSINESS AVIATION EVENTS
., Airline Pilot Career Seminar and Job Fair Minneapolis, MN May 18-May 20 Phone +1 800-247-2777 [email protected] www.airapps.com American Association of Airport Executives 73rd Annual Conference... more
AccidentsMILITARY AIRCRAFT CRASHES IN ARGENTINA: 5 DEAD
MENDOZA, ARGENTINA, A military aircraft, still not identified, crashed near the city of Mendoza, shortly after takeoff, on the border with Chile. According to the first leaks all 5 passengers are d... more
AerospaceTHE RUSSIAN SPACE AUTHORITIES TALK ABOUT CONVERTING A SOYUZ TO SPACE TOURISM
MOSCOW, RUSSIA, The Russia space authorities are evaluating the possibility of converting a Soyuz spacecraft, the same as the one which took Dennis Tito on the ISS, into a tourist spacecraft, in order... more
AccidentsANOTHER CASA CN-235 CRASHES IN TURKEY: 4 DEAD
ANKARA, TURKEY, A Turkish military transport aircraft crashed this morning near the capital Ankara. The aircraft was a CASA CN-235 with four Spanish crew members aboard, all killed in the crash. It had... more
Latest newsUKRAINE DISMANTLES ITS LAST TU-95
KIEV, UKRAINE, Ukraine disassembled its last remaining Soviet Tu-95 strategic bomber yesterday, as part of the disarmament project launched under the US-Ukrainian Cooperative Threat Reduction Program.... more
IndustryAIL SYSTEMS AWARDED A OVER USD5M CONTRACT FOR B-1B ECM
USA, AIL Systems Incorporated, Long Island, N.Y., awarded by Robins Air Force Base, Ga, an over USD 5m contract to provide for repair of various components applicable to the AN/ALQ-161A Electronic Countermeasures... more