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AccidentsGROZNY: MILITARY HELICOPTER CRASH
MOSCOW, A russian military helicopter crashed yesterday on the outskirts of khankala, close to Grozny. All deceased the passengers. The accident, according to Interfax Agency reporting the new, was due... more
Science and technologyCREDIT BALANCE FOR SEA
MILAN, Milan Airports Management Company, Sea, 1999 balance closed with a credit: the sales, as it was declared, raised up for 24%, in spite of an increase of operative costs of 33,6%. During 1999 the... more
Science and technologyCOHEN CAUTIOUS ON PUTIN'S PROPOSAL
MOSCOW, Putin suggested to create a missile defense system that could intercept incoming missiles having a range of 3500 kilometers or less. The problem was that he didn't offer more details. His proposal... more
IndustryNEW PARTNERSHIP FOR SATELLITE CARRIERS
BERLIN, Germany's EUROCKOT Launch Services GmbH and the French company STARSEM have agreed to market the Russian space launcher rockets Rockot and Sojuz. In this business are involved two EADS (European... more
PeopleABANDON ALASKA AIRLINES AIRCRAFT FEARING ACCIDENT
WASHINGTON, Six people, four passengers and two flight assistants, left an aircraft of Alaska Airlines just before taking off after hearing a pilot was not sure about aircaft's safety. The fact happened... more
IndustryAIR SICILIA BUYS TWO MD 80
ROME, It seems Air Sicilia is looking for pilots and co-pilots with MD 80 qualification, after buying two new units of this aircraft. They should starting being used within the end of summer. more
AccidentsEMERGENCY LANDING IN GREECE FOR A CESSNA
ATHENS, A little Cessna, with 5 people on board, had to land on its fuselage at Salonika Airport. A failure to undercarriage forced th pilot to the emergency landing. All unhurt the passengers, even thanks... more
DefenseUSA-SWEDEN TALKS FOR BALTIC DEFENSE
STOCKHOLM, Escorted by two Saab 37 Viggen jet Fighters, as soon as he came into sweden air space, US Defense Secretary William S. Cohen moved to the scandinavian country to have some talks about baltic... more
Finance and economySOON DECISION ABOUT ADR
ROMA, It is oncoming the choice of Iri about the three pretenders to purchase the 51 per cent of Adr, Rome Airports Company. It seems dutch Schipol made recently an offer higher than the others. The holding... more
Press releaseTHE ITALIAN AIR CARGO MARKET CONFERENCE IN MILAN
MILAN, "The Italian Air Cargo Market" will take place in Milan, the 16th of June, at Cariplo Congress Centre. The conference was organized by ItaliaMondo Logistica e Intermodalità magazine, supported... more
PeopleAIR DOLOMITI ORDERS THREE AIRCRAFTS TO ATR
PARIS, Air Dolomiti ordered to ATR, Italian-French Aeronautic Consortium of Regional Transport, three aircrafts plus an option for other 4 units. They are ATR 42-500. Consortium was created by Alenia and... more
IndustryGO-AHEAD FOR A-400M
BERLIN, A comprehensive briefing on the future European military transport aircraft A 400M was given by David Jennings, marketing director of Airbus Military Company, and commercial director Richard Thomson,... more
HelicoptersHELICOPTERS WELL REPRESENTED AT THE ILA2000
BERLIN, One of the main sections of the fair in Berlin is traditionally devoted to helicopters, and this year trade visitors and the public will be able to seeover 50 of these machines at the ILA, in static... more
DefensePORTUGAL ENTERS IN MULTI-NATIONAL FIGHTER PROGRAM
BRUXELLES, Last 9th of June there was a ceremony in Bruxelles to celebrate the icoming of Portugal in Multi-National Fighter Program. Defense Secretary William S. Cohen and ministers of Defense of Portugal,... more
Science and technologyILA 2000 ENDS UP TODAY
BERLIN, ILA 2000 Berlin Show ends up today, after eight days in which companies of all the world found an excellent display for all their products. That exhibition was a great testing ground for our Agency,... more
SecurityOFFICIALLY PRESENTED TWO NEW AIRCRAFTS OF CANADAIR
CIAMPINO, ROME, Featuring authorities of Civil Defense, the official introduction of the two new CL-415 Canadair fire-fighting aircrafts took place today at Sorem hangar. The ceremony included the religious... more
Civil aviationTHIRD USA/EUROPE MEETING ON ATM R&D FROM 13TH TO 16 TH
NAPLES, Third meeting on ATM R&D (Air Traffic Management Research and Development)will take place in Castel dell'Ovo, Naples. It will take place from 13th to 16th and will be sponsored by Enav. It will... more
IndustryBIGGEST AVIONIC GERMAN COMPANY IS RAISING
BERLIN, An happy union between Diehl VA Systeme and Thomson CSF Sextant started up the joint venture which created that way the biggest avionic german company. Called Diehl Avionik Systeme GmbH, the new... more
AirlinesNEW VICE-PRESIDENT FOR AIR DOLOMITI
RONCHI DEI LEGIONARI, GORIZIA, Otto Benz, already holder of many strategic managerial positions of Lufthansa, is the new Vice-President of Air Dolomiti, the airline working close with national german company... more
AirlinesALASKA AIRLINES IN THE EYE OF THE STORM
NEW YORK, Inquisitor eye is the one of FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) to which it will have to give answers about the questions regarding its srvice and manteinance system. The federal control authority... more
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