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IndustryEADS DECLARATION ON AIRBUS AGAINST THE TREND
MUNICH, GERMANY, According to Rainer Ohler, EADS' spokesman, Airbus Industries sales will drop of about 25% next year. These declaration goes against the trend of the former declarations of EADS (Airbus'... more
AirlinesAEROMEXICO (2): NEW ROUTE BETWEEN ONTARIO (CA) AND GUADALAJARA/MEXICO CITY
ONTARIO (CA), AeroMexico is to launch service betwen Ontario International Airport (ONT) and Guadalajara and Mexico City on Friday December 15. ONT is located approximately 35 miles east of Los Angeles... more
PeopleFAA: NON NECESSARY MD-80 STABILIZER CONTROL REDESIGN
WASHINGTON, D.C., According to a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)spokesman, no evidence for a redesign of MD-80 stabilizer control system has emerged by investigations on Alaska Airlines' air accident... more
AerospaceUSA WORKING TO STOP OLD SATELLITES FALLING TO EARTH
USA, Pentagon is intervening on 74 old satellites about to fall out of orbit and scheduled to burn up in Earth's atmosphere over the next 14 months. They are owned by Iridium phone company and Pentagon... more
DefenseOSPREY CRASHED IN NORTH CAROLINA: NEW CHECKS
USA, U.S. Defense secretary William Cohen said it will appoint a panel of technical experts to review the entire Osprey program. The review will focus on safety, performance and cost issues. The Marine... more
Weather forecastsAIRSHOW AND MEETINGS
., JANUARY 2001 EUROPEAN AIR FINANCE CONFERENCE Jan. 18-19, Dublin, Ireland. Info: fax: (44) 20 7779 8603. NBAA TAX FORUM Jan. 19, Nashville, Tennessee Info: (202) 783-9366 or (202) 783-9269. CAPITALIZING... more
DefenseINDIA WILL BUY JET TRAINERS FROM GREAT BRITAIN
NEW DELHI, INDIA, A military supply agreement, worth many million pound, has been signed by Great Britain and India. GB will supply an undisclosed number of Advanced Jet Trainer Hawks 115-Y produced by... more
AerospaceNEC AND TOSHIBA TO PLAN JOINT VENTURE
TOKYO, The two japanese satellite makers today said they plan a joint venture by April 2001 to consolidate aerospace units and strenghten global competitiveness. The venture will be capitalized at $132... more
AerospaceSATELLITES TO BE LAUNCHED BY AN-124 PLANES
MOSCOW, The russian government approved the establishment of a private consortium, including the polish cargo carrier Poliot Airlines and many russian industrials, which intends to use four Antonov An-124... more
IndustryDENIED FINANCIAL AIDE FOR A3XX (2)
BRUSSELS, A summit is in program at Dec 18 in Washington about U.S.'s decision to interrupt financial aides to Airbus for the A3XX's production. European Commission president Romano Prodi and trade... more
AirlinesVIRGIN EXPRESS IRELAND TO SUSPEND FLIGHTS FRIDAY
IRELAND, The airline, subsidiary of Virgin Express, will cease operations on all five routes operated, including routes to Brussels and Berlin. The carrier is in talk with an airline and a group of investors... more
AirlinesAEROMEXICO: NEW ROUTE BETWEEN LOS ANGELES AND TOKYO
HOUSTON, U.S.A ., AeroMexico, Mexico's largest airline, today announced that it will start code sharing on Delta Airlines daily flight between Los Angeles and Tokyo's Narita Airport, effective December... more
AerospaceNEW DELAY FOR EURASIASAT 1 SATELLITE LAUNCH
KOUROU, FRENCH GUIANA, The satellite was due to have been launched aboard an Ariane-4 rocket late Monday from the European Space Agency (ESA) launch center in Kourou, French Guiana, but a technical... more
PeopleHEAVY WINDS YESTERDAY DELAYED AIR TRAFFIC IN NEW YORK
NEW YORK, In coming and outbound flights at La Guardia and Newark airports we delayed up to two hours for the heavy winds of up to 52 knots. Some flights were cancelled and at Newark airport air traffic... more
AirlinesLUFTHANSA TOOK DELIVERY OF THE 375TH BOEING
FRANKFURT, Lufthansa is the airline which has taken delivery of more Boeing jetliners than any other airline outside the U.S. The new 747-400 plane will be used on intercontinental routes from Fran... more
PeopleARABIC CALENDAR STOPS BOEING
LONDON, A British Airways Boeing 747's flight from Heathrow airport to Miami delayed for more than seven hours yesterday after the discovery of playing cards with Arabic writing in a toilet triggered a... more
IndustryDENIED FINANCIAL AIDE FOR A3XX
WASHINGTON, Charlene Barshefsky, Commerce's american executive, said that Airbus will not receive any subsidy to produce the A3XX, breaking the 1992's agreement between U.S.A. and U.E. which established... more
AirlinesLANPERU DOMESTIC OPERATIONS SUSPENDED
PERU, Lan Chile, Chile's largest domestic and international passenger and air cargo carrier, announced today that the domestic operations of LanPeru S.A. ("LanPeru"), which serviced the markets of... more
AirlinesSOUTHWEST AIRLINES NEW DAILY ROUNDTRIP NONSTOP SERVICE
DALLAS, U.S.A., Southwest Airlines today announced the addition of new daily roundtrip nonstop service between Baltimore/Washington and Columbus, and Phoenix and Columbus in April of next year. The carrier... more
IndustryAIRBUS IS PLANNING SUPERSONIC JET
PARIS, Jean-Jacques Mirat, chief engineer of the french industry said in an interview on the german trade magazine Flugrevue that the supersonic jet would be able to fly twice as fast as the Concorde and... more
AccidentsPASSENGER FORCES AMERICAN AIRLINES PLANE TO MAKE EMERGENCY LANDING
LOS ANGELES, The Boeing 767 was flying from Hawaii to Dallas. The passenger pulled out a a pocket knife and forced the pilot to make an emergency landing at Los Angeles International Airport. He tried... more
Science and technologyNORTHWEST CANCELS ALL FLIGHTS AT MEMPHIS INTERNATIONAL
MEMPHIS, USA, Northwest Airlines announced last night that it will cancel all flight departures and arrivals at Memphis International Airport today, Wednesday, December 13, through at least 7:00 p.m. CST.... more
AccidentsBOEING 727 CARGO JET CATCHES FIRE WHILE APPROACHING TO LAND
LIVERPOOL, The cargo plane, flying from Dublin and carrying five people on board, reported fire while approaching landing at Liverpoool airport. The fire was extinguished while the jet was still in the... more
AccidentsBA BOEING 747 FALTERS IN THE MUD
LONDON, The plane taxied off the tarmac while landing at Heatrow and bacame stuck in the mud. The Boeing 747, arriving from Boston, was carrying 116 passengers. The mishap delayed departing flights of... more
AirlinesAIR CANADA TO LAUNCH NONSTOP SAN JOSE-OTTAWA SERVICE
CANADA, Flights will be operated with 112-seat Airbus A319 aircraft. It will be a daily service beginning on March 3 and to promote the new service, Air Canada will be offering a special introductory round... more
AirlinesNEW INTERNATIONAL SERVICE BETWEEN GRAND BAHAMAS AND ATLANTA
ATLANTA, U.S.A., AirTran Airways today begins new low-fare service with one daily non-stop flight between Grand Bahama Island International Airport and Hartsfield Atlanta International Airport. This makes... more
Civil aviationFAA AD ON EUROCOPTER HELICOPTERS
USA, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39 [Docket No. 2000-SW-17-AD] Airworthiness Directives; Eurocopter France Model AS350B, AS350B1, AS350B2, AS350B3,... more
AccidentsENGINE FAILURE WAS THE CAUSE FOR ANGOLAN ANTONOV CRASH
LUANDA, ANGOLA, A preliminary investigation attribute at maintenance lack the cause of the engine failure which have led to the Antonov crash in Angola, in which 57 people died the last month. Antonov... more
AirlinesBRITISH AIRWAYS TAKES ITS 40TH BOEING 777
U.K., British Airways last week took delivery of its 39th and 40th Boeing 777 airplanes, which follow five delivered earlier in the year and 10 in 1999. British Airways is scheduled to receive five... more
AccidentsMARINE MV-22 OSPREY CRASHES IN USA (3) : MARINE CORPS GROUND OSPREY FLEET
WASHINGTON, The commandant of the Marine Corps, Gen. James L. Jones, grounded all MV-22 Osprey aircraft after yesterday crash. Jones has also asked the Pentagon to delay indefinitely a decision that was... more
HelicoptersDUTCH ENTERPRISE ORDERED TWO MD EXPLORERS
THE NETHERLANDS, Schreiner Aviation Group ordered two MD Helicopters Explorer helicopters for medical transport use; the two Explorers will be based on Groning and Nijmegen hospitals and are expected to... more
AerospaceGALILEO PROJECT: ITALY RISKS TO BE EXCLUDED
MILAN, According to the italian newspaper "Corriere della Sera", Italy could be out of Galileo project. The article explains that the bill allocating about $250 million for the project could be not approved... more
PeopleU.S. FEDERAL JUDGE REFUSE TO OBLIGE DELTA PILOTS TO WORK OVER THEIR NORMAL HOURS
ATLANTA, A U.S. federal judge has denied Delta Airlines the possibility to ask its pilots to work overtime, claimed by airline occurring winter holydays. The judge has also warned pilot's union to avoid... more
AirlinesNORTHWEST AIRLINES: THREE CODE-SHARE FLIGHT IN A WEEK BETWEEN DETROIT AND SHANGHAI
DETROIT, USA, Yesterday Northwest Airlines announced that it will strengthen passenger and cargo service to China. A third weekly flight will fly between Detroit and Shanghai in code-share with Air China. "Shanghai... more
Civil aviationFAA AD ON TURBOMECA TURBOSHAFT ENGINES
USA, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39 [Docket No. 2000-NE-12-AD] RIN 2120-AA64 Airworthiness Directives; Turbomeca S.A. Arrius Models 2B, 2B1, 2F... more
IndustryBOMBARDIER SELLS TWO CRJ700S TO BIRMINGHAM'S MAERSK AIR LTD
CANADA, Yesterday Bombardier Aerospace announced that Maersk Air Ltd of Birmingham, England, orderd two of its new 70-seat CRJ700 aircrafts. Maersk Air will pay the aircrafts, scheduled for the second... more
AirlinesSAIRGROUP TO EYE MAS
SWITZERLAND, After KLM, Qantas and Air France denied to their interest in acquiring a stake of Malaysian Airline System (MAS), as reported by its president Taijun Ramil, SAirGroup, the holding owning Swissair,... more
AccidentsMARINE MV-22 CRASHES IN USA (2) : FOUR KILLED
JACKSONVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA, All killed the four marines aboard the MV-22 Osprey crashed last night in North Carolina. The cause of the accident is still unknown. The crash comes eight months after the... more
DefenseIRAQ SUPPOSED TO HAVE LAUNCHED GROUND-TO-AIR MISSILES AGAINST ANGLO-AMERICAN FIGHTERS
IRAQ, Iraqi government said it launched ground-to-air missiles against U.S. and british fighters which were bombing Dohuk, Erbil et Ninive provinces in the north side of the country. The missiles forced... more
PeopleBRITISH GOVERNMENT ISSUED AVIATION CONSULATION DOCUMENT ON FUTURE OF AIR TRAVEL
LONDON, UK government, in the document, urged british airlines and airports to improve the way they treat passengers. At present about 160 million passengers pass through UK airports each year, aviation... more
IndustryBOEING COMPLETED JSF X-32B STRUCTURAL MODE TESTS
PALMDALE, CALIFORNIA, The X-32B, which is expected to fly during the first quarter of 2001, will validate the Boeing direct-lift approach to short take-off vertical landing (STOVL) flight. It will be used... more
AirlinesSAFAIR SIGNED AGREEMENT TO ACQUIRE TWO BOEING 737-700S NEXT GENERATION
SEATTLE, Safair, based in Johannesburg, South Africa and specialized in the leasing and chartering of passenger and cargo aircraft to domestic and international operators, also signed a cooperative agreement... more
Science and technologySNOWSTORM BLANKETS CHICAGO'S AIRPORTS
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, The region's first big storm of the season paralyzed Chicago and its 2 airports, O'Hara and Midway, saw 75 percent of their operations grounded: United Airlines had canceled 363 of 434... more
AirlinesALITALIA (4): EUROPEAN COURT UPHELD THE AIRLINE'S APPEAL
LUXEMBOURG, The European Union's Court of Justice revoked the provisions of the European Union against the re-capitalization of Alitalia. Those provisions bound the financial program, including the re-capitalization... more
AirlinesALITALIA'S PILOTS WORRIED ABOUT A POSSIBLE ALLIANCE WITH AIR FRANCE
ROME, Most of Alitalia's pilots confirmed that, despite they would welcome a commercial agreement with a foreign airline in order to reinforce the national flag, they are worried for the alliance with... more
AirlinesLUFTHANSA TO BID FOR THAI STAKE
FRANKFURT, The thai government, owning 93% of Thai Airways, want to reduce its stake by selling 23%. Lufthansa will bid for a minority stake hoping this way to keep Thai in the Star Alliance after it threatened... more
AirlinesVIRGIN EXPRESS: SALE OF VIRGIN IRELAND TO DEVELOP THE BRUSSELS HUB
LONDON, Since 10 december Virgin Express operated 3 weekly services between Brussels and Malaga with a Boeing 737-300 offering the first low-fare flight between Belgium and Costa del Sol. To fallow a... more
AerospaceSPACE SHUTTLE ENDEAVOUR RETURNED TO EARTH
CAPE CANAVERAL, The space shuttle Endeavour landed yesterday at scheduled time. The weather cooperated and there have been no problem in the touch down. The space agency planned six shuttle missions to... more
AirlinesFINAL APPROACH FOR THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN ALITALIA AND AIR FRANCE
ROME, It seems that the agreement between the national flag Alitalia and its french corresponding Air France is coming to the final approach before fixing the roles and the tasks in the partnership. Alitalia,... more
AccidentsMARINE MV-22 OSPREY CRASHES IN USA
USA, The aircraft, carrying four marines, crashed in a wooded area north of Jacksonville, North Carolina. Military and civilian rescue personnel are trying to reach the crash site by using Marine rescue... more