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IndustryROBINSON WINS 65% OF MARKET AND INCREASES EMPLOYEES
TORRANCE, CALIFORNIA, Delivering 88 helicopters in the first four months of 2000, Robinson Helicopters maufactured 65% of all the helicopters produced in North America. Of the 88 aircrafts delivered, 51... more
AirlinesWESTJET AIRLINES CONFIRMS AQUISITION OF FIVE 737-200
CALGARY, CANADA, Westjet Airlines confirmed its fleet expansion plans with the acquisition of five Boeing 737-200 for the coming months. WestJet currently operates with a fleet of 17 737-200, serving all... more
AccidentsBOEING CRASHED IN INDIA: SPECIFICATIONS
INDIA, The plane crashed this morning in India, which killed among 60 people, among passengers and persons on the ground, was manufactured by american Boeing. The line 737 is probably the range of plane... more
DefenseUS STEALTH BOMBERS GOING TO STATION IN GREAT BRITAIN
LONDON, Eight Stealth, american invisible bombers, will station in Great Britain from next year. The planes will station at Fairford base and will be equipped with nuclear bombs. more
PeopleSIGHT FIRES FROM THE SKY IN FRANCE
PARIS, French dept. of Toulouse is achieving excellent results in fire prevention using a Cessna and two fire-men. Flying at 1000 metres of height, according to firemen squads is possible to sight a growing... more
IndustryBOMBARDIER DELIVERS CRJ SERIAL NUMBER 400 TO SKYWEST
USA, Bombardier Aerospace recently delivered CRJ serial number 400 to Skywest. The delivery came eight years after the first aircraft of its type entered service in Europe. more
AccidentsCESSNA CRASHES IN ENGLAND, KILLED THE PILOT
HUDDERSFIELD, ENGLAND, A Cessna crashed yesterday into a field at Upper Cumberworth, near Huddersfield, in England. The pilot, the only passenger, died instantly. The Air Accidents Investigation Branch... more
AccidentsCANADAIR CRASHES IN GREECE, KILLED THE 2 PILOTS
ATHENS, A Canadair aircraft, serving in fight against fires, crashed on saturday killing the two pilots. The reason of crash are still unknown. more
AirlinesCROSSAIR: 4 CRASHES IN A WEEK
SWITZERLAND, The swiss airline Crossair went through 4 crashes in the last week. Moreover, six planes couldn't take off and a dozen of flights have been cancelled. The airline denounced the shortage of... more
AccidentsJETLINER CRASHES IN INDIA, 57 KILLED
INDIA, A Boeing 737-200 crashed into a government housing complex in eastern India. It seems one of the engines of the flight of the Alliance Airlines, from Calcutta to New York, took fire while the plane... more
Science and technologyFRENCH CONSULTING FIRM WANTS TO BUILD AIRPORT IN NEPAL NEAR BUDDHA'S BIRTHPLACE
KATMANDU, A french consulting firm should be studying the possibility of building Nepal's second international airport near the Buddha's birthplace. The airport would be named Gautam Buddha Airport at... more
IndustryEMBRAER IS GOING TO SET FUNDING PLAN
BRAZIL, Embraer announced plan to sell shares to raise $272m indispensable to finance the development of its new line of regional jets. Shares will be sold simultaneously in Brazil as well as in the United... more
IndustryIN SPTEMBER BID FOR AEROSPACE GREEK INDUSTRY
ATHENS, The greek minister of finance, Yannos Papatoniou , confirmed the bid to buy 49% of Hellenic Aerospace Industries will be called in the early days of September. There are two groups concerned with... more
IndustryRUSSIA WORKING ON ITS NEW SUPERSONIC JET
MOSCOW, Russian engineers should be working full out on a project for new version of supersonic jet Tupolev Tu 144, which was manufactured by russians in reply to european Concorde. The plane may start... more
IndustryGE ENGINES POSTS $609M QUARTERLY PROFIT
USA, La GE Aircrafts Engines posts $609 million in profit for the second quarter of the year. It would be a jump of 20% over last year's numbers. In the first six months of 2000 profits of the company... more
DefenseBRAZIL WILL SPEND 3,5 BILLION USD TO BUY FIGHTER AIRCRAFTS
BRAZIL, President of Brazil, Fernando Enrique Cardoso, announced long period plan to modernize fighter aircrafts fleet: brazilian governement should spend 3,5 billion USD to buy 20 fighter aircrafts in... more
AirlinesEMBRAER OPENS MILITARY JET PLANS
BRAZIL, Embraer revealed plans to construct a military jet plant. The project will cost $150m. The plant will be used also to test aircrafts. For that purpose will be constructed a 5.kilometre-long... more
IndustryGE ENGINES WIN A CONTRACT WITH JAPAN AIRLINES
USA, GE Engines services signed a contract with Japan Airlines fo engine maintenance. The agreement, valued $140 million, will be in force for ten years. more
IndustryBAE SYSTEMS DEFEATED NORTHROP IN BIDDING WAR FOR THREE LOCKHEED'S DIVISIONS
USA, Bae Systems defeated Northrop Grumman in a bidding war to buy three divisions of Lockheed Martin, Nashua, N.H. based Sanders, Fairchild Systems in New York, Space Electronic and Communications in... more
DefenseARGENTINA ACCUSES BRITISH JETS OF INVADING ITS AIR SPACE
ARGENTINA, Argentina accused Royal Naval jets of invading its protected air space after they take off from Falkland Islands. Argentinian foreign minister said numerous fishing boats in the Exclusive Economic... more
IndustryNASA PLANS TO BUY SPACE HARDWARE FROM RUSSIA
USA, NASA is planning to buy space hardware from Russia, valued 21 millions USD. It is hardware related to the ISS, International Space Station. more
IndustryNEW MEMBERS SOON FOR BUSINESS TO BUSINESS EXCHANGE BOEING
SEATTLE, More companies will soon join the business-to-business internet exchange which is composed of four of the world's largest aerospace companies: Boeing, Lockheed Martin, Raytheon and BAE Systems.... more
AirlinesVAN WIJK-KLM: NO CUTBACKS FOR MERGER WITH BRITISH
AMSTERDAM, According to KLM Chief Executive Van Wijk the dutch national airline,which recently divorced from Alitalia, is not planning cutbacks, as unions were fearing, in case of merger with British Airways.... more
IndustrySAAB POSTS 13% DROP IN FIRST HALF OF 2000
STOCKHOLM, Swedish defense and aerospace group Saab AB posted a 13% loss of "pretax" profit for the first half of 2000, despite an increase in sales of 73%. The profits decreased from 721 million danish... more
AccidentsAIR CANADA PILOT FORCED TO PULL UP TO AVOID JUMBO JET
TORONTO, An Air Canada flight going to land to Toronto's Pearson international Airport had to pull up because a jumbo jet was about to take off on the same runway the plane of canadian airline had to land.... more
IndustryBOEING HOPES TO LAUNCH PROJECT OF SUPERJUMBO WITHIN 6-9 MONTHS
SEATTLE, boeing Co. expects to launch development of superjumbo's project in six to nine months. the plane would seat over 500 passengers and would be 20% bigger than the current 747-400 model. The cost... more
AirlinesAIR NEZ ZEALAND INCREASING FLIGHTS TO COOK ISLES
NEW ZEALAND, Air New Zealand decided to increase, starting from August, flights between Cook Isles and Los Angeles. Those, having connections from Europe (London and Franfurt), will shift from three into... more
AirlinesANSETT AUSTRALIA LAUNCHES INTERNET SITE FOR OLIMPIC GAMES
AUSTRALIA, Ansett Australia launched an internet site dedicated to Olimpic Games, which are going to start in two months, and at disposal of world press. The airline is one of the major sponsor of the... more
AccidentsHOT-AIR BALLOON CRASHES IN KENYA, KILLED THE PILOT
KENYA, An hot-air balloon took fire in Kenya and then crashed killing the british pilot and injuring the seven passengers. The accident occurred in west Kenya, while the hot-air balloon was flying over... more
PeopleDE PALACIO BACKS TO DEAL WITH FRENCH AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS
BRUXELLES, European Commissioner to Transports, Ignacia Loyola De Palacio, declared that she is going to take back deals with unions'leaders of french air traffic controllers about the project of one european... more
HelicoptersBOMBARDIER-SIKORSKY AGREEMENT TO REPLACE SEA KING HELICOPTERS WITH S-92
STRATFORD, CONNECTICUT, Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation announced that it has teamed with Mirabel, Bombardier Aerospace Defense Services, to replace Sea King helicopters, currently in service with the Canadian... more
AccidentsFRANCE: MIRAGE CRASHES NEAR NANCY
NANCY, A fighter-bomber of french Armeè de l'Aire crashed during a night training on the outskirts of Nancy, in the east of France. The pilot and the navigator survived ejecting themselves out of the... more
AccidentsEMERGENCY LANDING IN WIEN
WIEN, An Airbus 310, flying from Crete to Hamburg, of Hapag-Lloyd Airlines, was forced to have an emergency landing at Schwechat airport of Wien because of engine problems. The aircraft, with 155 passengers... more
DefenseISRAEL WILL NOT SELL EAW TO CHINA
JERUSALEM, Putting an end to a dispute going on between Usa and Israel about the selling of the latter of an EAW Falcon aircraft manufactured by IAI to China, the company decided to refuse the supply to... more
IndustryBOMBARDIER AEROSPACE EXPANDS ITS MAINTENANCE CAPABILITIES FOR LEARJET AND CHALLENGER
DALLAS, Bombardier Aerospace expanded its maintenance capabilities for Learjet and Challenger aircrafts by reaching separate agreements with Skyservice of Toronto and Stevens Aviation, South Carolina.... more
IndustryENGLAND: 100.000 EMPLOYEES OF AEROSPACE INDUSTRY RISKING TO BE DISMISSED
LONDON, Over 1000 small and medium firms employing about 100.000 workers are checking the possibility of a cutback of staff. The lack of orders affecting these firms is basically due to reduction of defense... more
PeopleAUSTRALIA: LAPSES OF REASON AND PROCEDURAL SHORTCUTS MAIN CULPRITS IN MAINTENANCE ERRORS FOR ATSB
AUSTRALIA, According to a survey developed by ATSB, Australian Transport Safety Bureau, lapses of memory and procedural shortcuts would be the main culprits in aircrafts maintenance errors. The survey,... more
IndustryJSF PROJECT: LOCKHEED SEEKS FOR AIRBUS HELP
USA, A contract within Lockheed Martin and Airbus Industries is close to be signed; for this agreements, Airbus will provide after-sales logistic support for Joint Strike Fighter aircraft. Sales in the... more
AirlinesLUFTHANSA DENIES GOSSIPS ABOUT ITS INTEREST IN QUANTAS
FRANKFURT, Lufthansa denied yesterday the market rumour it was interested in Quantas. A spokesman of the german airline said the carrier is already well represented in the region through its partners in... more
AirlinesAMERICAN AIRLINES MAKES OFFER TO BUY NORTHWEST AIRLINES
USA, American Airlines has offered $3.7 billion to purchase Northwest Airlines, but this refused because the price was too low. According to analysts American Airlines wants to buy Northwest at all costs... more
IndustryTHAILAND TO BUY 16 USED JET FIGHTERS FROM U.S. GOVERNMENT
USA, The U.S. government approved the purchase by Thailand of 16 used FA-16 fighter jets. The new was reported yesterday by a government spokesman. The whole cost of planes will amount to 133 millions... more
AirlinesNORTHWEST PURCHASES 2 747-200 FROM UNITED
USA, Northwest purchased 2 747-200 from United. The aircrafts will be converted to freighter by Boeing. more
Science and technologySTRASBOURG AIRPORT TO CLOSE FOR SIX WEEKS FOR RUNWAY REPAIR
STRASBOURG, The Strasbourg Entzheim airport will be closed for six weeks, from July 17 to August 25, to allow repairs to be made on the main runway. It's dreinage system is no proper anymore and so it... more
DefenseFIRST C-130J DELIVERED TO AMI
MARIETTA, USA, The first of the 22 C-130J freighters ordered by Italy to meet tactical military transport requirements has been delivered to italian Air Force at Lockheed Martin's plant in Marietta, Georgia.... more
AccidentsSCOTLAND YARD DENIES INVESTIGATIONS ABOUT COULTHARD AND DETTORI'S PLANE CRASHES
LONDON, After the news reported by an english newspaper, Sunday People, about some investigations of Scotland Yard regarding english pilot Coulthard and jockey Dettori's plane crashes, the detective authority... more
IndustryBOEING SALES SHOULD BEAT AIRBUS IN THE FIRST HALF OF THE YEAR
USA, Boeing should have regained the initiative in the battle for dominance of the world airliner market, outselling Airbus by 83 aircrafts in the first half of the year. The company of Seattle should... more
IndustryCESSNA AND TAG AVIATION ANNOUNCE 50/50 JOINT VENTURE TO PROVIDE FRACTIONAL OWNERSHIP MARKET OF PLANES.
NEW YORK, Cessna Aircraft Company and Tag Aviation Usa announced the formation of a new company to serve the rapidly expanding fractional ownership market of planes. According to the terms of agreement,... more
AirlinesVIRGIN BLUE HOPES TO BEGIN SERVICE ON 3RD AUGUST
AUSTRALIA, Virgin Blue, the new airline of the the english tycoon Richard Branson, after the inaugural flight of the other day, hopes to begin service on 3rd of August. The new was spread during a press... more
AccidentsNATIONAL GUARD APACHE CRASHES IN ARIZONA
ARIZONA, An AH-64 Apache helicopter of National Guard crashed last night near Phoenix, Arizona. The crew, a pilot and a gunner, died for the crash. The helicopter was taking part in gunnery exercises.... more
IndustryEADS MAKES A NEGATIVE DEBUT ON STOCK MARKET
PARIS, EADS, the european airspace industry, made yesterday a negative debut on stock markets of France, Germany and Spain. The shares, after a raising of 5,6%, fell under the starting price of 18 euro,... more