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AccidentsFOKKER CRASH IN GHANA
ACCRA, The aircraft, with 45 passengers, crashed just after take off under a pouring rain from main airport of the african country, breaking in two. So far two victims were verified. Fokker belonged to... more
DefenseVULCANAIR HAS TAKEN OVER P68
NAPLES, Neapolitan Vulcanair took over P68's twin-engined light aircraft production and development. Two models will be available, P68 C and P68 Observer 2. The two versions are essentially the same, but... more
DefenseAUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT REQUESTED AMRAAM MISSILES TO USA
WASHINGTON, Australia's request to US government regards specifically AIM-120 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM), air vehicles, related spare and repair parts, support and test equipment,... more
AirlinesDANESE: PARTY GROUNDS FOR KLM BREAKDOWN WITH ALITALIA
ROME, According to undersecretary of transports, Luca Danese, the breakdown of talks between the national company and KLM is due to party grounds: news reporting of a possible business collaboration or... more
DefenseRAYTHEON UNVEILS ITS NEW C5
BERLIN, The american company, specialized in defense systems, has recently unveiled its new medium range air-to-air missile AIM-120-C5, new version of AIM-120 AMRAAM, used all around the world. It keeps... more
IndustryMTU NOT FOR SALE
BELIN, Klaus Steffen, President of Motoren und Turbinen, recently stated voices spreading out MTU was going to be the next Snecma target were false. Moreover he added the expected strenghtening of european... more
DefenseSTN ATLAS SHOWING UP NEW UAV
BERLIN, A fully transportable system for launch and control of not piloted aircrafts, contained in a truck shelter, was shown up at ILA 2000 by STN Atlas. Effectively german company presented three launch... more
HelicoptersGERMANY WILL FINANCE EUROCOPTER PROJECT
BERLIN, The announcement was made during ILA 2000 show: german government will finance several development and research projects with 112 millions USD. Among the projects the one of Eurocopter for an all... more
DefenseGERMAN ARMY BUYS EC-135 FOR TIGER'S TRAINING
BERLIN, Heeresflieger, german Air Force, is going to receive the first EC-135 helicopter by Eurocopter. Total order is of 15 units; the aircraft will be used as trainer for Tiger new combat helicopter... more
SecurityZEPPELIN STRIKES BACK
BERLIN, Definitely safer than unlucky Hindenburg which took fire in Berlin in 1937, several new airships "lighter than air", of huge dimension, are being projected. They should provide transport of big... more
IndustryAAC PROMOTING NEW AIRCRAFTS
BERLIN, Alliance Aircraft Corporation choosed the setting of ILA 2000 to launch officially its new regional aircraft Starliner, with a capacity of 70 to 90 seats, which was presented in January. Alliance... more
AccidentsTWO OTHER COUNTRIES SELECT TURBOMECA FOR NH-90
BERLIN, Rolls-Royce Turbomeca RTM322 Engines have been selected to power the twin-engine NH-90 helicopters for Germany and Holland after France has already selected it. This requirement will be worth... more
AerospaceEADS FIXES JULY 10 FOR STARTING SHARE OFFERING
BERLIN, The European Aeronautic Defense and Space Company is starting up share offering on the german, french and spanish stock exchanges on july 10. EADS is number 3 in the world in aerospace business... more
Finance and economyFAIRCHILD AND EMBRAIR REAP ORDERS FOR 8M USD
BERLIN, Fairchild and Embraer, regional jet manufacturers, collected orders for 300 aircrafts worth 8 billion USD. Fairchild Dornier reaped the largest order in its history, all for 728JET regional jets,worth... more
AirlinesNEGOTIATIONS BETWEEN BRITISH AND KLM
LONDON, British Airways officially confirmed the beginning of negotiations with dutch KLM. Talks are focused on the possibility of merger. British for the present just refers of a "possible conjuction... more
SecurityFERRARI TRADEMARK AT ILA
BERLIN, Famous Ferrari symbol for once won't appear on a red car but on the tail of the new Piaggio P-180. That's the way Ferrari came into ILA 2000. The aircraft, used by Ferrari's staff to move, is managed... more
SecurityA3XX: MAYBE TOMORROW FINAL DECISION
BERLIN, Could be taken tomorrow final decision to launch the big 555 passengers aircraft ready to win the market of air transport. The new airplane, which according to Vice President of EADS, Rainer Hertrich... more
HelicoptersUSA: ESCAPE FROM PRISON BY CHOPPER
INDIANSTOWN, FLORIDA, Steven Whitsett, convicted sex offender in Indianstown treatment center, compelled the student pilot Clifford Sebastian Berkhart to take him out of the prison using a rented Robinson... more
DefenseNEW ANTIRADAR MISSILE BY BGT
BERLIN, BGT (Bodeensewerk Geratetechnik GmbH) tried out a new antiradar missile going to replace HARM. Named Armiger, this weapon is equipped of an engine, produced by Bayern Chemie, working with ramjet... more
IndustryTURBOMECA WON'T CHANGE ITS NAME
BERLIN, After the purchase of helicopters turbine engine big industry, President of Snecma Group, Jean Paul Bechat, declared it is too early to make plans about Turbomeca's future. He added that the company... more
Science and technologyRUSSIA ATTACKING WESTERN COUNTRIES
BERLIN, It is not a matter of war but a business penetration which Kazan and Ulan-Ude are carying on in joint-venture in order to introduce their helicopters to western Europe. The two Ccompanies manufactured... more
AerospaceINDUSTRIAL OBSERVERS ARE WAITING
BERLIN, There's a relevant expectation in defense business trade to see if Lockheed Martin will keep on operating in EW (Early Warning) sector by means of Owego, New Jersey, Federal Systems Inc. its controlled.... more
HelicoptersTURBOMECA CONFIRMS ITS LEADERSHIP
BERLINO, Turbomeca confirms its position of leadership in the sector of helicopter turbines. The french company displayed its Arrius 2B1, Arriel 2, RTM322. HAL, (Hindustan Aeronautics Limited) has recently... more
Weather forecastsGERMANY IS GOING TO BUY ANTONOV AN-7X
BERLIN, Only a political decision could stop Germany from buying Antonov An-7X transport aircrafts rather than the controversial Airbus A400M. That was declared at ILA 2000 by top managers of russain-ukraine-german... more
Weather forecastsEUROPEAN PROJECT FOR A TILT ROTOR
BERLIN, According to Siegfried Sobotta, President of Eurocopter, "should be advisable european industries to carry on getting the most updated technologies in order to develop european tilt rotor project... more
Weather forecastsLAUNCH CUSTOMER FOR FAIRCHILD 928
BERLIN, Bavaria International Aircraft Leasing Company announced today the signing of the first order regarding four Fairchild Dornier 928 regional Jets with capacity of 90 seats. The Company took up an... more
Weather forecastsEADS PUBLIC OFFER ON TNE 10TH OF JUNE
BERLIN, EADS Company will put up for seal a relevant block of shares in a takeover bid starting up on the 10th of July. That was declared at overcrowded press conference European Association gave the second... more
AirlinesMINISTERIAL MEETING RESOLUTIONS
BERLIN, Civil Aeronautic responsible Ministers of France, Spain, Great Britain and Germany met yesterday afternoon at ILA 2000. Ministers congratulated Airbus on its business campaign to promote its aircrafts,... more
AerospaceRADAR QUARREL IN USA
BERLINO, The quarrel is obviously a business one: two tycoons of electronics are facing, Raytheon and Northrop Grumman (including Westinghouse). The dispute regards the fosterage of a big supply of radar... more
AerospaceILA 2000 EXHIBITION NUMBERS
BERLIN, About 370 exhibitors of 38 countries are currently taking part to the exhibition which is taking place at Berlin Schoenefeld airport (two other airports are working in the city, Tempelhof and Tegel).In... more
PeopleBELUGA BECOMES INDEPENDENT
BERLIN, A new ramp is being manufactured in Airbus Transport International (ATI) for the famous transport aircraft produced by Airbus. The new ramp, trasported by the same aircraft, will permit loading... more
Science and technologyOTHER DEALER INTERESTED WITH A3XX
BERLIN, International Lease Finance Corporation confirmed its strong interest for the new Airbus giant, declaring its intention of becoming launch customer for this aircraft. ILFC Company, placed in Los... more
PeopleFIRST EUROPEAN 427 DELIVERED DURING ILA
BERLIN, During ILA 2000 aerospace exhibition the first Bell 427 helicopter will be delivered to a european customer, Jet Service of Warsaw. Bell received 80 orders for this aircraft, orders coming from... more
Science and technologyMIG PRESENTS ITS NEW MIG-29 UPGRADED
BERLIN, MiG RSK presented its nrew MiG-29SMT-2 during ILA 2000 exhibition in Berlin. All the most upgraded and innovative technologies have been used by this Company of ex-Soviet Union. The alterations... more
DefenseMEXICO BUYS TWO ELEPHANTS
BERLIN, Mexican army made up its mind to buy two Mi26T helicopters of ex Soviet Union production: this helicopter is there known as "Elephant". MI26T is currently the biggest existing aircraft of that... more
Science and technologyEUROCOPTER RALLY
BERLIN, French-german Company featured in massive way to ILA 2000 with 17 civil and military helicopters, showed at exhibition. On display. among the others, there are the little EC-120, Tiger attack helicopter,... more
Sport aviationFAIRCHILD 728 JET COCKPIT WINS A PRIZE
HANNOVER, The prize "IF Design Award 2000" for the best design was awarded to regional Fairchild 728 Jet by "The Industry Forum Design" of Hannover. more
DefenseNEW UAV DISPLAYED AT ILA 2000
BERLIN, The drone Luna X-2000 was displayed. It was produced by EMT, a german company specialized in this kind of making. The aircraft, without pilot, was already used in Kosovo missions and is going to... more
Finance and economyEADS IS GOING TO ISSUE SHARES
BELINO, A chunk of EADS, the syndicate gathering together Aerospatiale Matra, DaimlerCrysler Aerospace and Casa, the 34 %, will be offered to shareholders in a takeover bid taking place in the next weeks.... more
Sport aviationHELICOPTERS SPEED RACE TO BERLIN
BERLIN, On the occasion of aueronautical exhibition ILA 2000, half a dozen of Bell 407 helicopters are going to fly today from Paris to Berlin in a speed race. The helicopters come from several countries,... more
PeopleGREEN LIGHT FOR NH-90
BERLIN, Italy, (Agusta), Germany and France (Eurocopter), Holland (Fokker), are going to sign up an agreement for the combined making of new helicopter NH-90 that will be used for average transport. About... more
PeopleSCHROEDER IS GOING TO VISIT ILA 2000
BERLIN, German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder is going to visit ILA 2000 exhibition in Berlin on thursday. Since the german capital moved from Bonn to Berlin, this city reached an higher importance from... more
Finance and economyFAIRCHILD TAKES A THIRD OF REGIONAL FLIGHTS MARKET
BERLIN, The delicate sector of regional air transport (aircrafts with usually less than 100 seats), is expanding thanks to the raising demand of aircrafts for that type of short-range transport. in this... more
DefenseGERMANY INTERESTED IN A-400 M
BERLIN, Airbus project for a transport aircraft of military use, named A-400 M found recently a possible buyer, the german Bundeswehr. Minister of Defense of Germany, Rudolf Sharping, showed his interest... more
HelicoptersAEROVENETA WINS TENDER IN GREECE
VERONA, Aeoroveneta Company, beating several other companies, won the tender for fire-fighting surveillance of greek land. The tender was called by greek firemen's National Corp. The service will be performed... more
Press releasePOSSIBLE AGREEMENT BETWEEN KLM AND BRITISH
DUSSELDORF, GERMANY, According to two newspapers, the german "Handelsblatt" and the american "Wall Street Journal" peliminary talks between top managers of the two companies have taken place to verify... more
Press releaseBANK ROBBERIES CLEAN CUT WITH HELICOPTER SECURITY
TORRANCE, CALIFORNIA, Robinson Helicopter Company has sold seven four-seat R44 units to LRC Taxi Aereo of Sao Paulo, Brazil, for security and patrol of city's banks. The vehicles, as needed, will be used... more
AccidentsWORKER KNOCKED DOWN AND KILLED AT FIUMICINO AIRPORT
FIUMICINO, A worker aged 28, Paolo Frediani, who was working at luggage zone, was knocked down late at evening by a machine starting up suddenly and out of control. It crushed him onto a track after having... more
AirlinesAIRFRANCE INTERESTED IN A3XX
PARIS, French national company, Airfrance, is interested in purchasing some, nearly ten, Airbus A3XX, as declared by President Jean-Cyrill Spinetta. Airbus, for its part, will announce at ILA 2000, aeronautical... more
AccidentsVICTIMS IN AIR CRASH IN FRANCE
PARIS, A PA-46 Piper, with probably six people on board, crashed in the middle of a big storm in Thury-en-Valois in Oise's province. Rescue team intervened immediately and found only 5 victims. The aircraft,... more