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HelicoptersTHAILAND GOVERNMENT REQUESTS A SALE OF TWO BLACK HAWK HELICOPTERS TO USA
WASHINGTON, The government of Thailand has requested a possible sale of two UH-60L Black Hawk helicopters for the Royal Thai Army. This proposed sale will contribute to the foreign policy of the United... more
IndustryBOEING EXPECTING PROFITS UP 26% IN SECOND QUARTER
SEATTLE, Boeing said to expect a raise of 26% of profits for the second quarter of 2000. The company is continuing to benefit from its restructuring programme and there was an increase of market demand... more
DefensePERU : AIR FORCE SHOOTS DOWN SUSPECT AIRCRAFT
LIMA, PERU, Peruvian Air Force shot a small plane down. The aircraft, which was probably on a drug dealing mission, refused to obey to an order of landing. It was flying on the borderline with Brazil.... more
AirlinesUS GOVERNMENT THREATENS MERGER BETWEEN BA AND KLM
LONDON, The U.S. government said it may block British Airways' pending merger with dutch Klm because it believes the merger to be an attempt of British to circumnavigate treaties to increase its access... more
PeopleENGLISH MAN CHARGED OVER BOMB HOAX
LONDON, English police arrested a 61 aged man, of no fixed abode, for spreading a bommb hoax on a flight of British Airways coming from Zurich. Manson is due to appear at magistrate to refute the accusations... more
AccidentsSTILL MISSILE SUPPOSITION FOR FLIGHT 800
WASHINGTON, A group of indipendent investigators who remain convinced a missile brought down the TWA flight 800, filed suit against the government several ager have refused to disclosure findings after... more
PeopleBELL IS PLANNING FOUR-ROTOR VERTICAL-LIFT TRANSPORT
USA, Bell helicopters Textron has started designing a new four-rotor, C 130 size tiltrotor aircraft. It will be able to take off vertically in a few hundred feet and land, as the smaller V-22, vertically... more
PeopleJORDAN INDUSTRIALISTS ASK GOVERNMENT TO TAKE AGAIN AIR TRAFFIC TO IRAQ
AMMAN, Jordan industrialists asked their government yesterday to take again air traffic to Iraq, adducing the benefits that would bring to national economy and to iraqui people overwhelmed by embargo.... more
AirlinesEMIRATES SIGNS DEAL FOR 3 NEW AIRBUS
DUBAI, EMIRATES, Emirates airline announced that it signed a contract with Airbus Industries for three new planes A 330-200. All the aircrafts will be delivered within March 2002. more
AccidentsNEW PLANES FOR INDIA
NEW DELHI, After the tragic crash of yesterday, Alliance Airlines, auxiliary of Indian Airlines, owner of the plane crashed in Patna, decided to modernize the entire fleet of aircrafts, many of which were... more
IndustryBOMBARDIER: DELIVERED FIRST CRJ TO JAPAN
USA, Bombardier Aerospace announced today that the Fair Inc. of Tokyo has taken delivery of its first CRJ and scheduled to inaugurate regional jet passenger service early in August. The airline ordered... more
IndustryPIAGGIO AERO INDUSTRIES AT FARNBOROUGH AIRSHOW
GENOA, In the occasion of the next Farnborough Air Show which will take place from july 24th, Piaggio Aero Industries declared to participate in D2F stand and in K8 chalet and will show up the new Avanti... more
DefenseF-16 FIGHTER JETS UNDER INSPECTION FOR PROBLEMS WITH EJECTION SEATS
WASHINGTON, U.S. Air Force ordered the inspection of the entire fleet of F-16 "Fighting Falcons" to check the proper installation of ejection seat initiators. All this because was discovered that the devices... more
AccidentsOMANI FIGTHER CRASHES, KILLED THE PILOT
MUSCAT, OMAN, An Omani fighter plane crashed today during a routine training flight, killing the pilot. The plane, a light combat Hawk, crashed at Al-Kamil, 280 km east of Muscat. more
IndustryP&W AND AEROJET GOING TO FORM SPACE PROPULSION COMPANY
USA, P&W, Pratt and Whitney, will merge soon with Aerojet-General Corporation to form a new space propulsion company. The firm will acquire most of Aerojet's propulsion programs. This company last year... more
DefenseRUSSIA-CHINA MEETING: CONFIRMED OPPOSITION TO SPACE SHIELD
PEKING, Russian leader Putin arrived yesterday yo Peking to meet chinese leader Jiang Zemin. Aim of the meeting is to reinforce the relationship between the two countries. Main issue of talks was regarding... more
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