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AirlinesBRITISH MIDLAND TO CONSIDER LEGAL ACTION OVER GOVERNMENT
LONDON, The UK's second largest airline, British Midland, is considering legal action over the government failure to find an agreement about "open skies" policy with Usa. The London Financial Times... more
PeopleTERRORISM THREAT, U.S. GOVERNMENT URGES CAUTION ON AMERICAN TRAVELERS
USA, The thread of possible terrorist actions in the Persian Gulf, Arabian Peninsula and Turkey has persuaded the U.S. State Department to urge caution on American travelers intending to visit the... more
AccidentsSMALL AIRLINE PLANE CRASHES IN LAOS
VIENTIANE, LAOS, A laotian small airline plane, carrying 15 people, crashed yesterday during a flight from the capital Vientiane to the northern town of Sam Neua. The small plane, a chinese made Y-12,... more
AccidentsARMY HELICOPTER CRASHES IN COLOMBIA
BOGOTA, A colombian army Black Hawk helicopter, which was flying 22 soldiers into the town of Dabeiba, went down in an isolated region of north-west Antioquia after being hit by gunfire. An undeterminated... more
AirlinesBOMB THREAT FOR ISRAELIAN EL AL AIRLINE
FRANKFURT, High tension yesterday nearby EL AL quarter in Frankfurt because of a bomb threat lately verified to be false. A man called the quarter of the israelian airline around 11,30 am saying he... more
AccidentsSMOKEY OVEN ON A PLANE AND THE PILOT RETURNS TO AIRPORT
WASHINGTON, A smokey oven sent Mariners plane back to NYC airport after the pilot made this decision for safety reasons. Mariners were just eliminated by Indians, in the semi-final of U.S. baseball league.... more
IndustryEU APPROVED AIRBUS MANAGEMENT REORGANIZATION
PARIS, European Union gave its clearance to the creation of an Airbus Integrated Company. The european consortium is owned by EADS for 80% and by BAe Systems for 20%. The new management reorganization... more
DefenseNATO GROUNDS GREEK FIGHTERS INTERCEPTED BY TURKISH AIR FORCE
ATHENS, The greek fighters taking part in Nato military manoeuvres in Turkey for the "Destined Glory 2000" operation have been grounded by Nato "because of an interception by turkish fighters". Nato air... more
AccidentsRAF HAWK CRASHES IN UK
UK, An hawk jet of RAF crashed yesterday afternoon on a minor road near Lowick, south of Berwick. Unhurt the pilot and the navigator who parachuted before the crash. The jet was on a routine navigation... more
IndustryBOEING TO PURCHASE HAWKER DE HAVILLAND
AUSTRALIA, Boeing is to take over australian aviation firm Hawher de Havilland for an undisclosed price. The deal will increase capacity to manufacture components for Boeing aircraft on australian... more
AirlinesDELTA PLANS $1,6B TO EXPAND JFK TERMINAL
USA, Delta Air Lines is planning to invest $1,6B to expand domestic and international operations at JFK New York airport. The construction is scheduled to begin in June 2001 and hoped to be completed in... more
IndustryBOEING PROFITS UP 28 PERCENT
SEATTLE, boeing aerospace industry, despite a drop in revenues of 10,6 percent compared with last year, rose profits 28 percent in the third quarter of 2000. The company's military aircraft and missiles... more
Science and technologyJAPANESE AIRLINES PRESS FOR EXPANSION AT TOKYO AIRPORT
TOKYO, Japan's three major airlines, Japan Airlines Co, All Nippon Airways Co, and Japan Air System Co, in a joint statement, asked the transport ministry to approve expansion of Tokyo's Haneda Airport,... more
AirlinesALITALIA PILOTS CALL A 48 HOUR STRIKE TO PROTECT MALPENSA AIRPORT
ROME, Alitalia pilots called a 48 hour strike "to protect Malpensa against the new attack of European Commission with the connivance of italian government". Augusto Angioletti, Anpac's president, sharply... more
AirlinesAIR FRANCE PRESIDENT HOPEFUL OF CONCORDE TO RETURN TO FLY
PARIS, The president of Air France, Jean-Cyril Spinetta, said he remains hopeful about the future of Concorde and hopes the jet to return to fly in several months. British Airways and Air France want to... more
Science and technologyREOPENED GAZA AIRPORT
GAZA, Gaza airport is operative again. A Fokker 50 of Palestinian Airlines took off this morning to El Cairo. It is the first civil flight since Israel banned palestinian territories last October 8. more
AirlinesSINGAPORE AIRLINES TO ORDER 6 BOEING 747-400 FREIGHTERS
SEATTLE, The Boeing Company today confirmed that Singapore Airlines has agreed to order six Boeing 747-400 Freighters. Delivery is scheduled to begin in September 2001. The agreement has an estimated total... more
AirlinesCATHAY PACIFIC TO ORDER AIRBUS A330
FRANCE, Cathay Pacific ordered one additional Airbus A330. The aircraft will be powered by Rolls-Royce Trent 700 engines and it will be delivered in 2001. more
IndustryAASI JETCRUZER 500 TO BE SHOWCASED AT AOPA CONVENTION
LONG BEACH, CA, Advanced Aerodynamics and Structures Inc. (AASI) announced today it will display its new JETCRUZER 500(TM) at Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) convention taking place in Long... more
Weather forecastsMD HELICOPTERS EXPANDS COMPLEX
NEW ORLEANS, MD Helicopters is completino the expansion of its complex east of Phoenix. it was recently buoyed by additional sales in the UK of its MD 600N and launch of the Prince George’s County, p... more
Weather forecastsNEW INITIATIVES FOR SIMULFLITE
NEW ORLEANS, SimulFlite Training International disclosed new training programs and simulator orders for aircrafts including Cessna Citation, Falcon 900, Gulfstream V, Hawker 800XP. A simulator for Sikorsky... more
IndustryJET AVIATION TAKES RESPONSABILITY FOR BOEING’S OWN BBJ
NEW ORLEANS, Jet Aviation Base will complete a Boeing Business Jet that the airframer will use "as a corporate workhouse" to demonstrate the capabilities of the aircraft to potential customers. The Boeing... more
HelicoptersNEW CUSTOMERS FOR BELL HELICOPTERS
NEW ORLEANS, Bell helicopters recently increased the number of its customers of the model 430. Among the companies who have chosen this helicopter there are Chevron and Exxon. Even prominent people bought... more
Weather forecastsAIRCRAFTBUYER.COM TO PROVIDE NEW SERVICES
NEW ORLEANS, A/C Flyer magazine’s aircraftbuyer.com has evolved into an online resource serving both buyers and sellers of business aircraft providing a directory of products and services and a technical s... more
Weather forecastsNEW SERVICE INITIATIVES FOR CESSNA
NEW ORLEANS, Cessna promoted new service and customer initiatives at NBAA. Among them the new internet-based CPDXpress, for parts distribution express. Moreover some service centers were improved and a... more
IndustryAN ALL SOLD OUT SITUATION FOR CESSNA
NEW ORLEANS, Cessna closed out the third quarter with an order backlog of $6,1 billion. Deliveries are completely sold out for this year and for 2001. Gary Hay, Cessna CEO, said they are doing everything... more
AccidentsTWO INDIAN MIG-21 COLLIDES, BOTH PILOTS DIED
INDIA, The pilots of two russian built Mig21 fighter jets of the India's Air force have collided few minutes after take off from Salonibari air force base, are died. The airport of Salonibari, where the... more
AirlinesCSA CZECH AIRLINES JOINS SKYTEAM
PRAGUE, SkyTeam, the global airline alliance formed In June by Aeromexico, Air France, Delta Air Lines and Korean Air, today announced they have signed an agreement for CSA Czech Airlines to join SkyTeam... more
Helicopters500TH EXEC 162F SOLD
CHANDLER, ARIZONA, USA, RotorWay International just recently celebrated the sale of the 500th Exec 162F, went to the Mexican Navy. This helicopter is also sold in construction kit and, according company... more
AirlinesAER LINGUS STRIKE GROUNDED THOUSANDS OF PASSENGERS
IRELAND, An Aer Lingus cabin crew members 24 hour strike for more pay grounded more than 200 flights. The airline responded rebooking some passengers on other airlines and refunding booked tickets. BBC... more
AirlinesVARIG TO INVEST USD 100 MILLION IN VARIGLOG
BRAZIL, Brazilian airline Varig invested about USD 100 million to set up a new cargo centre, named Varig Logistica S.A. or VARIGLOG, to be used for industrial and private goods trasport. It will replace... more
AirlinesCANADA 3000 AIRLINES ACQUIRES NINE AIRBUS A319
TORONTO, Canada 3000 has announced that it has contracted for a total of nine Airbus A319 aircrafts to be used on domestic and transcontinental service. The aircrafts will be phased in over the next two... more
Weather forecastsTHOMSON CSF MADE SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM FOR BBJ
NEW ORLEANS, Thomson CSF Sextant In Flight Systems won full certification for its four cameras surveillance system for BBJ. It is based on 4 cameras rounding the plane and permanently controlling the fuselage... more
Weather forecastsUSA TO PROJECT SUPERSONIC BUSINESS JET
NEW ORLEANS, The project, launched two years ago by Lockheed Martin and Gulfstream two years ago, is rumbling on. DARPA, Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency, is getting ready to dispense some... more
Weather forecastsAIRSHOW AND MEETINGS
., ASSOCIATION OF AIR MEDICAL SERVICES, AIR MEDICAL TRANSPORT CONFERENCE Oct. 16-18, Salt Lake City, Utah. Info: (703) 836-8732; e-mail: [email protected].... more
AirlinesSINGAPORE AIRLINES HAS CHOSEN ROLLS-ROYCE FOR A3XX ENGINES
SINGAPORE, Singapore Airlines picked the Rolls-Royce Trent 900 series engines to power its A3XX planes. Engines cost is $245 million. The 25 super-jumbo A3XXs will join Singapore Airlines fleet beginning... more
HelicoptersROTORWAY ADDS THREE NEW COUNTRIES TO REPRESENTATION NETWORK
USA, RotorWay added three new representatives to its network distribution. They are Turkey, South Africa, Republic of Georgia. Brent Marshall, Vice President of Sales for RotorWay International, said the... more
IndustryROLLS-ROYCE WINS ORDER TO UPGRADE ATA FLEET
LONDON, Rolls-Royce has been chosen by American Trans Air to upgrade the RB211 engines on its fleet of Lockheed L1011 Tristars. The contract worths $63 million and it includes spare engines. The deal... more
PeopleIRAQ REFUSED TO EXTRADITE SAUDI HIJACKERS
BAGHDAD, Iraqi government said yesterday it won't extradite the two hijackers who took control of a Saudi Arabian aircraft flying from Gedda to London last saturday. The new was reported by Ina press... more
PeopleCONCERNS ABOUT JET ENGINES LUBRICANTS
GREAT BRITAIN, According with Liberal Democrat MP Paul Tyler, there is a new hazard for jetliners passengers and crews: it concern the vapours gives off from lubricants, used in jet engines. These vapours... more
AirlinesDELTA TO START NEW ROUTES TO JAPAN
ATLANTA, USA, Delta Air Lines will operate two new nonstop flights from the United States to Japan, one from New York to Tokyo the other from Los Angeles to Nagoya. The new service will start on April... more
HelicoptersEHI AND SIKORSKY PETITION ON CANADIAN HLICOPTERS BID
OTTAWA, CANADA, EHI and Sikorsky have presented separately two petition to CITT against Canadian Department of defense and Department of public works tenders for the acquisition of heavy transport... more
Press releaseENAC OFFICIAL WILL WORK IN JAA CENTRAL OFFICE
ROMA, Starting november 1, and for the first time since creation of Joint Aviation Authorities (JAA), an Italy's ENAC official, Eng. Marco Costantini will take up the office of “Management System Manager” in... more
AerospaceAMBITIOUS CHINESE SPACE PLANS
CHINA, China's space program plans to explore the moon looking for commercially useful resources and to participate in an international expedition to Mars. Although details released on these plans are... more
Accidents(2) FOUND GOVERNOR AIRCRAFT, ALL DIED
HILLSBORO, MISSOURI, USA, The sheriff of the Hillsboro County has declared that the small aircraft crashed with Mel Carnahan, Missouri Governor, his son, Roger "Randy" Carnahan and the governor's political... more
AirlinesTHE QUEEN CHOOSE BRITISH AIRWAYS
ROME, The United Kingdom Queen, Elizabeth II, has choose a "normal" British Airways flight to arrive yesterday in Rome Ciampino Airport, for the third official voyage in Italy. The Prime Minister Tony... more
AccidentsMISSOURI GOVERNOR PROBABLY DIED IN AIR ACCIDENT
USA, A small aircraft with the democratic governor of Missouri, Mel Carnahan, his son and a political adviser on board, has disappeared from radar control displays. The aircraft was heading New Madrid... more
Weather forecastsAIRSHOW AND MEETINGS
., ASSOCIATION OF AIR MEDICAL SERVICES, AIR MEDICAL TRANSPORT CONFERENCE Oct. 16-18, Salt Lake City, Utah. Info: (703) 836-8732; e-mail: [email protected]. HELICOPTER SAFETY ADVISORY COMMITTEE Oct.... more
AerospaceFIRST GO-OUT FOR DISCOVERY CREW
CAPE CANAVERAL, Yesterday, the first space-walk has been effectuated by two of the Discovery crew, Bill McArthur and Leroy Chiao, that have worked six hour in order to connect antennas and cables on... more
Science and technologyEUROPEAN COMMISSION AGAINST BRITAIN'S OVER BAA GOLDEN SHARE
BRUXELLES, BELGIUM, The European Commission will take the United Kingdom to the European Court for its "golden share" in airports management operator BAA plc. According with citation, the government... more