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DefenseUSA URGING HUNGARY TO ADOPT F-16
BUDAPEST, A U.S. military delegation urged Hungary to renovate Mig 29s to Nato standards replacing them with F-16 fighters. Hungary will have to choose between renewing Migs to Nato standards or purcshasing... more
AccidentsSWISSAIR PLANE CRASH: ANOTHER YEAR TO INVESTIGATE
CANADA, After two years of investigations the causes of the Swissair crash in September 1998 in Nova Scozia are still unknown. Canada's Transportation Safety Board said the investigation involved 2 million... more
AccidentsTOMORROW WILL BE RELEASED FIRST REPORT ABOUT CONCORDE CRASH
PARIS, The Commission of Inquiry of Air Crash is going to release tomorrow in Paris the first report regarding Concorde crash. The document will not be drawing any conclusion because the inquiry is still... more
AccidentsMEXICAN SATELLITE STOPS WORKING
MEXICO CITY, A $250 million mexican satellite providing service to companies and schools suddenly stopped working. Operators said services were quickly shifted to other satellites. The cause of failure... more
AerospaceRUSSIA LAUNCHES NEW MILITARY SATELLITE
MOSCOW, The new russian military satellite has been launched yesterday from the Baikonur launch pad in the former Soviet republic of Kazakhstan. It is the second reported launch of a spy satellite in this... more
AccidentsGANDALF AIRCRAFT ON EMERGENCY FOR LANDING GEAR
TRAPANI (SICILY), A Dornier Do-328 turboprop, operated and owned by Gandalf Airlines, flying from Trapani to Pantelleria, has experienced problems with a malfunctioning landing gear annunciator panel in... more
Sport aviationTWO FRENCH PILOTS CROSSING THE ATLANTIC OCEAN WITH BALLOON
CANADA, Two french pilots, Laurent Lajoye and Christophe Houver, took off last night with a balloon from Saint-John, in Canada. The two pilots are expected to arrive to the north coast of France next tuesday.... more
AirlinesTWA LAUNCHES NEW WEBSITE
SAINT LOUS, The new Trans Worldwide Airlines provides several new services. Among them, together with the possibility of booking airline ticket, renting a car and hotel reservation on line, the option... more
AirlinesVIRGIN ATLANTIC ORDERED TWO NEW JUMBOS 747-400
AUSTRALIA, The new 747-400s will be delivered to the australian airline late next year. The cost of each jet is about £120m. The new planes will be powered by engines supplied by General Electric. more
AccidentsEMERGENCY LANDING FOR ANOTHER 747
TOKYO, A 747 of Northwest Airlines, carrying 380 people, made an emergency landing at Narita airport of Tokyo after reporting engine trouble. The plane was flying from Osaka to Los Angeles. The pilot... more
AccidentsUSA: F-16 CRASHES DOWN, DEAD THE PILOT
TULIA, TEXAS, An F-16 of U.S. Air Force crashed yesterday evening in north of Tulia in Txas while returning to the base of Forth Worth. Pilot was killed. The plane slammed into a plowed fieeld, it... more
AirlinesCHINA EASTERN ORDERS 30 AASI JETCRUZER 500S
CHINA, China Eastern ordered 30 Advanced Aerodynamics & Structures Inc (AASI) Jetcruzer 500. Deliveries will start in 2001 and the purcashe includes options to buy an additional 20 aircrft. more
AirlinesDELTA AIR LINES TAKES DELIVERY OF FIRST BOEING 767-400ER
USA, Delta Air Lines will receive next week the first Boeing 767-400ER. The carrier, launch customer of the new plane, will use this 767 and the others 20 ordered to modernize its fleet. The old Lockheed... more
IndustryBFGOODRICH AEROSPACE PARTNERS WITH BOEING TO SUPPLY IFQT TO B737 E B747
CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA, BFGoodrich Aerospace has partnered with Boeing to supply Isolated Fuel Quantity Transmitter systems to B737 and B747. They have been developed to meet the requirements of Airworthiness... more
IndustryKAMAN AEROSPACE RENEWS CONTRACT WITH BOEING
BLOOMFIELD, CUNNECTICUT, kaman Aerospace Corp. announced it has received a follow on contract with Boeing to supply structural parts of commercial airliners. The agreement has a potential value of $98... more
HelicoptersU.S. MARINE COMPLETED CHECKS OF COBRA HELICOPTERS
WASHINGTON, The u.S. Marine Corps has completed safety inspections of its 198 AH-1W Cobra attack helicopters.All but ten, needing the blades to be replaced, will return to service. Cobra flights were stopped... more
DefenseIRAQ BYPASSING EMBARGO
TEHERAN, Executives of russian defense industry said Iraq, under an heavy embargo regarding advanced weapons system, is bypassing it by trading with unofficial suppliers in the former Soviet Republic... more
AccidentsKLM BOEING 747 FORCED TO MAKE EMERGENCY LANDING AFTER LOSING SEVERAL PIECES
LOS ANGELES, A Boeing 747 of KLM, with 449 passengers on board, was forced to make an emergency landing shortly after takeoff for losing several aircraft pieces. los Angeles airport Air traffic controllers... more
AirlinesVIRGIN RISES 20% AIR PASSENGERS
AUSTRALIA, Virgin Atlantic, the australian airline of the millionaire Richard Branson, attracted over 20% more passengers last year. The internet site crashed just a day after launch when it was inundated... more
PeopleFAA ORDERS INSPECTIONS OF BOEING 767 ELEVATORS
USA, FAA ordered airlines to inspect the elevator assemblies on Boeing 767 airliners. The decision was taken after receiving reprts of failed shear rivets being found in the tail elevator assemblies of... more
AirlinesUNITED AND PILOTS REACH TENTATIVE CONTRACT AGREEMENT
USA, United airlines and ALPA, Air Line Pilots Association, reached a tentative agreement on a new contract. The protraction of negotiations cause in part thousands of cancelled or delayed flights. The... more
IndustryFINNAIR CONSOLIDATES ORDERS FOR A-320-FAMILY AIRCRAFTS
TOULOSE, Finnair have ordered six aircraft from Airbus' A-320 family, including two A-319s and four A320s, scheduled for delivery from 2002. The order consolidates the finnish carrier's move to a complete... more
AccidentsEMERGENCY LANDING FOR A CHARTER FLIGHT IN MOSCOW
MOSCOW, A charter flight, flying from Moscow to Barcelona, was forced to have an emergency landing at Sheremetyevo airport of Moscow, because of an engine catching fire. No passengers have been inj... more
AccidentsSMALL AIRCRAFT CRASHES, ONE PERSON MISSING, EIGHT SAVED.
HAWAII ISLANDS, A small sightseeing plane, a Piper Navajo with nine people on board crashed into the Pacific Ocean in approach to Hilo Int'l Airposrt, at about 4 miles from it. Eight people were pulled... more
DefenseMARINES GROUND SOME AIRCRAFTS
WASHINGTON, The Marine Corps announced the grounding of some aircratfs, including all of its MV-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft since one crashed during a training exercise in April, killing all 19 marines... more
AccidentsSMALL AIRCRAFT CRASHES IN COSTARICA, AT LEAST FOUR SURVIVORS
COSTA RICA, A Caravan Cessna crashed down the other day in the north of Costa Rica. The aircraft was flying over an area close to an erupting volcano. Rescue team reported there were at least four... more
HelicoptersROBINSON TEAM WINS TWO GOLD MEDALS AT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
USA, Japanese pilots Takashi Tanizawa and Shizuka Saito flew theiir R22 to victory winning two glod medals at World Helicopter Championships. The competition was held at El Copero Military Base near Sevilla,... more
AccidentsALL KILLED THE PASSENGERS OF THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED IN COSTA RICA
COSTA RICA, The passengers of Cessna aircraft crashed the other day in Costa Rica have been all killed. They were eight tourists, the pilot and the co-pilot. The new was reported by rescue team. All bodies... more
PeopleFAA CREATES MAINTENANCE ADVISORY COMMITTEE
USA, FAA, complying with directives it received from Congress, plans to establish an advisory committee on the use and supervision of aircraft and aviation component repair facilities, both within and... more
AirlinesLOW-ALTITUDE FLIGHTS TO BE ON TIME
DALLAS, FAA more than a year ago gave airlines approval to operate some shorts flights up to 500 miles, an altitude definitely lower than those usually flown, to reduce delays, which are going to be a... more
Science and technologyWHO DENOUNCES MALARIA SPREADING IN AIRPORTS
GENEVA, According to WHO (World Health Organization) even the airports have become places of malaria contagion. Moreover ares around the airports would be habitat for anopheles, the mosquito carrying malaria,... more
PeopleIATA EXPECTING AIR FARES INCREASE TO COUNTERBALANCE OIL RISE
ROME, According to Iata, the International Air Transport Association gathering more than 200 airlines all around the world, oil rise will provoke an increase of ticket's price. Many carriers tried to find... more
HelicoptersNEW ENGINE MONITORING SYSTEM CERTIFIED FOR USE ON MD-500
USA, Honeywell and Altair Avionics announced FAA certified new gas turbine engine monitoring system and diagnostic product for use on MD-500 helicopter. This system, named IntelliStartPlus, may be installed... more
DefenseFRANCE SELLS AIRCRAFT CARRIER TO BRAZIL
PARIGI, France will sell its aircraft carrier Foch to the Brazilian Navy. The deal worths $41 million. That aircraft carrier will be replaced by french Navy at the end of the year with a new one nuclear-powered,... more
AirlinesSINGAPORE AIRLINES TO SPEND $412 MILLION TO DEVELOP E-BUSINESS SERVICES
SINGAPORE, Singapore Airlines will spend $412 million in the next three years on developing electronic-business services for passengers. The carrier announced it will also plan to develop in-flight internet... more
AccidentsPILOT AND NAVIGATOR EJECT MOMENTS BEFORE THE PLANE CRASHED
ENGLAND, The pilot and the navigator of Dera fighter Harrier T10 ejected from the plane moments before it crashed and burst into flames. Both suffered back injures and were hospitalized. The Air Accident... more
PeopleAIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLER SUSPENDED OVER LANDING MIX-UP
HONG KONG, An air traffic controller and a supervisor of Hong Kong's Check Lap Kok airport have been suspended after giving wrong instructions to two planes. They cleared a Cathay Pacific cargo plane to... more
AccidentsFRANCE: BOEING HAD TO STOP TAKE OFF FOR AN OVERHEATING OF UNDERCARRIAGE'S TIRES
PARIS, A 747 Boeing of Japan Airlines was forced to stop take off procedure from the airport of Roissy, in Paris, because of an overheating of undercarriage's tires. The plane had to fly to Tokio. The... more
Science and technologyBODY SEARCH NO MORE INDISPENSABLE AT CONTROL GATES
NEW YORK, A new device, adjusted for passengers check at airport passages, will allow to avoid body search, so irritating and often useless. The system uses X-ray at low power and lower frequency of the... more
Science and technologyIN DOUBT THE CONSTRUCTION OF SECOND RUNWAY AT OSAKA
OSAKA, JAPAN, The plan of construction of a second runway at Osaka's airport is definitely pharaonic and expensive. The cost would be over $15.000 million. The project, if carried out, will be completed... more
Science and technologySTOLEN TWO-THIRDS OF A CHINESE AIRPORT LIGHT BEACONS
SHANTOU, CHINA, Chinese airport of Shantou, in Guandong province, experienced a very particular and dangerous theft: 69 landing light beacons (two-thirds of the ones on the runway) have been taken away... more
PeopleNEW FORMAT FOR IAP CHARTS FROM FAA
USA, FAA's Office of Aeronautical Charting and Cartography, has presented a new format for Instrument Approach Procedure charts. The new graphics is more quick and easy to read and understand, and this... more
AccidentsPRECAUTIONARY LANDING IN ATHENS FOR BLU PANORAMA PLANE
ATHENS, A plane of Blu Panorama airline, with 165 italians on board, had a precautionary landing in Athens. The Boeing 737, flying from Rhodes to Rome, landed in the greek city after the pilot felt a "strange... more
PeopleAIR CRASHES LEAK OF NEWS
PARIS, Ifalpa said the leak of news during the inquiry about the reasons of Concorde's crash was definitely alarming. Also the disaster of EgyptAir occurred last year in New York, was affected by the a... more
People36 HOURS DELAY FOR AIR INDIA FLIGHT
JAPAN, An Air India flight to Japan had a 36 hours delay. After six hours of flight the plane was turned back to the airport when their pilot was refused permission to fly over China. It seems it was denied... more
IndustryVIETNAM AIRLINES TO LEASE 4 MORE PLANES
HANOI, Vietnam Airlines announced it will lease 4 more planes, two Boeing 767s and two ATR-72s. The jets will be used for domestic and international routes. The airline is going to lease even some Airbus... more
IndustryILFC LEASING 8 BOEING JETLINERS
SEATTLE, International Lease Finance Corporation has placed order for 8 Boeing: six 737 jets with Dutch carrier Transavia Airlines and two widebody 777's with brazilian Varig. The 737s will be powered... more
DefenseBOEING SIGNS CONTRACT WITH U.S. NAVY FOR HELMET MOUNTED CUEING SYSTEM
USA, Boeing company signed a contract with U.S. Navy to begin low-rate initial production of its Join Helmet Mounted Cueing System. Those helmets will be used by pilots of Super Hornet aircraft, built... more
AccidentsTHIRTEEN PEOPLE TREATED FOR INJURES AFTER PLANE ENCOUNTERS TURBOLENCE
HOUSTON, Thirteen people have been treated for minor injures after an American Airlines jet, flying from Dallas to Puerto Rico, encountered a severe turbolence over the Gulf of Mexico. The plane made an... more
AccidentsBOEING 737 FORCED TO HAVE EMERGENCY LANDING AFTER HITTING BIRDS
ISTANBUL, A Boeing 737-300 of Istanbul Airlines, flying to Frankfurt, made an emergency landing in the Black Sea city of Trabzon after colliding with a flock of birds damaging both plane's engines. The... more