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IndustryEADS: HIGH HOPES FOR IPO
FRANKFURT, EADS, the European Aeronautic Defense and Space Consortium, aims to raise $3,3B with the international public offer starting next week in three stock markets, french, german and spanish. EADS... more
AirlinesFAA APPROVES ALASKA AIRLINE'S PLAN
WASHINGTON, After the serious problems which FAA found about Alaska Airlines, regarding its aircraft crashed down last 31st of January, killing all passengers, the carrier introduced a plan of recovery... more
DefenseTRANSPORTS: AGREEMENT ITALY-BULGARIA ABOUT AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL IN BALKANS
ROME, Italy and Bulgaria signed yesterday a bilateral agreement in Sofia about air traffic control in the balkan fly zone. The new was announced by the undersecretary to Transports Luca Danese. more
AccidentsJAPAN: MISSING TWO AEROBATICS OF JAPANESE AIR FORCE
TOKYO, Two aerobatics of japanese Air Force, with three persons on board as all, were missing during a practice. They were two "T 4 Blue Impulse" aircrafts, flying over Pacific Ocean, in the north... more
AirlinesNEW SERVICES FOR EMIRATES
ROME, Emirates, the international airline of United Arab Emirates, launched two new services, Priority and Priority Plus, to satisfy urgency and safety in goods forwarding. The fleet of the airline is... more
Finance and economyAPPROVED FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR GALILEO
ROME, Enav President, the national company of flight assistance, Luciano Mancini, commented positively that Senate approved the law for finanacial support of italian participation to "Galileo" project;... more
AirlinesSIX AIRLINES JOIN TOGETHER FOR INTERNET CHALLENGE
NEW YORK, United Airlines, Us Airways, Northwest Airlines, Continental Airlines, America West e American Airlines joined together in order to declare the war to travel agencies which offer trips for very... more
AccidentsINDONESIA: MILITARY PLANE CRASHED
PUERTO PRINCESA, PHILIPPINES, A filipino military aircraft crashed into the sea of Sulu, killing a general of the army. Some persons are still missing, among them the governor of Isle of Palawan. The crew,... more
Civil aviationAGAINST PASSENGERS' AGGRESSIVENESS
BRUXELLES, According to Sabena airline, which studied deeply the issue, the majority of accidents and turmoils provoked by passengers on flight are due to alcohol effects. For what regards grounded passengers,... more
AirlinesNEW CFM56-7 ENGINES FOR SOUTHWEST AIRLINES
DALLAS, Southwest Airlines announced an order for CFM56-7 engines to power up to 290 Boeing Next Generation 737-700. The order value is of 1 billion USD. It includes 94 units. Engines are manufactured... more
AirlinesKLM AND BRITISH INTRODUCED ALLIANCE PROJECT TO EUROPEAN COMMISSIONER MONTI
BRUXELLES, Leo Van Wijk and Rod Eddington, presidents of Klm and British Airways, discussed the project of alliance between the two airlines with european commissioner for Competition Monti. They even... more
IndustryGENERAL ELECTRIC SELLING ENGINES TO SAS
EVENDALE, OHIO., General Electric announced that it received an order for CF M56-5C4 engines by SAS, Scandinavian Airline System. They will equip six Airbus A340-300 acquired by SAS. Airline also put option... more
AccidentsPAPUA NEW GUINEA: PLANE CRASHES INTO A MOUNTAIN, 4 KILLED
SIDNEY, A plane crashed into a mountain in New Guinea, on the west side of the capital, Port Moresby. Four people were killed, two pilots and two security guards. The plane was carrying bank takings which... more
AirlinesEVA AIRWAYS ACQUIRES BOEING PLANES
SEATTLE, Taiwanese airline EVA Airways acquired 7 new 777 Boeing aircrafts: four 777-300 and three 777-200. The announcement was given by the company which confirmed also that aircrafts will be equipped... more
IndustryGE CF34-8C1 TURBOFAN ENGINE AWARDED OF JAA CERTIFICATE
USA, JAA, Joint Airworthiness Authorities, awarded the GE CF 34-8C1 turbofan engine of its type certificate. This engine is manufactured by GE Aircraft-Engines with Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries.... more
HelicoptersAGUSTA ON TIME WITH BA-609
CASCINA COSTA, ITALY, After some starting difficulties marking the planning of BA-609 tiltrotor, Agusta is now perfectly on time with its project of manufacturing a new, innovative mean, for which already... more
Civil aviationFAA PROPOSES FOQA
WASHINGTON, Aiming at reaching an 80% decrease of accidents in civil aviation, within 2007, FAA, Federal Aviation Administration, launched FOQA, Flight Operational Quality Assurance, a program for certification... more
AirlinesUS ARWAYS ROME-PHILADELPHIA ROUTE INAUGURATION THE 10TH JULY
ROME, Next monday, 10th of July, will take place the inauguration of Rome-Philadelphia route by Us Airways at Rome Fimucino Airport. Will be used an Airbus A330-300. more
IndustryBOEING COMPLETES SUCCESSFULLY FIRST FLIGHT WITH NEW GE-90-94B ENGINE
PARIS, The Boeing Company has successfully completed the first flight of a 777-200ER (Extended Range)airplane, powered by two new General Electric GE90-94B engines. For test bed was used a 777 plane of... more
Civil aviationABOUT 700.0000 USD FINE FOR AMERICAN AIRLINES
FORTH WORTH, TEXAS, American FAA proposed to impose a fine of 698.000 USD to American Airlines. According to investigations of FAA, the carrier made 113 flights using two aircrafts on which, for unknown... more
Science and technologyMAYBE NEW ENTRY IN LEONARDO PARTNERSHIP
ROME, Consortium Leonardo, handled by Gemina and directed by Pier Giorgio Romiti, who controls AdR, could have soon a new member, that is Enea consortium, led by Bpm, Abn-Amro and airports of Frankfurt... more
IndustryAIRBUS FORECASTING BIG ORDERS FROM ASIA IN THE NEAR FUTURE
USA, Airbus Industries is forecasting big orders from Southwest Asia countries (Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka) within 2018, 330 new aircrafts , narrow and widebodies, for a worth of... more
AirlinesGLOBAL AIRLINES OFFERS TO ACQUIRE TWA
USA, Global Airlines offered to acquire TWA for 54 per share, ($381m). TWA is currently dealing with Air Tran for a possible cooperation or to be purchased. more
IndustryAGREEMENT BETWEEN MERCURY COMPUTER SYSTEMS AND NORTHROP GRUMMAN
USA, Mercury Computer System made an agreement with Northrop Grumman tosupply RACE microprocessor technology for F-16 infrared radar and targeting system/agile beam fire control radar. more
AirlinesEGYPTAIR FLYING AGAIN TO TRIPOLI AND BENGASI
EL CAIRO, National egyptian airline, Egyptair, decided to start flying to Libya again, after eight years of breaking, with three weekly flights, two to Tripoli, one to Bengasi. The suspension of flights... more
Civil aviationSEARCHING FOR FIREWORKS
WASHINGTON, In the occasion of american celebration of Indipendence Day, taking place tomorrow, FAA inspectors will carry on very strict controls on leaving passangers'baggages to be sure they don't transport... more
AirlinesNINE AIRLINES UNDER FAA STRICT CONTROL
NEW YORK, In the next four months nine important airlines will be held tight by FAA (Federal Aviation Authority) to verify if manteinance operations followed the rules. This resolution of american authority... more
DefenseEUROFIGHTER'S COSTS ARE INCREASING
BERLIN, According to a report of german Court of accounts delivered to army balance Commission, Germany should spend about 6 billion of DM for acquisition of 180 Eurofighters. Bundeswehr announced to need... more
AccidentsFRENCH PRESIDENT OF MUSIC INDUSTRY DIES FOR HELICOPTER CRASH
PARIS, Philippe Seiller, ex president of Sacem and currently president of music publishing company Paul Beuscher, has died in an helicopter crash when its aircraft fell down in a wood and took fire. Seiller,... more
IndustryAERONAVALI CONVERTING AIRCRAFTS INTO CARGOS FOR BOEING
USA, Aeronavali, italian industry, completed pax-to-freighter conversion of the first of 11 MD-11s for Boeing Airplane Services. more
IndustryCESSNA PREPARES FOR EAA AIRVENTURE 2000
USA, Cessna Aircraft Company is gearing up for the new upcoming Experimental Aircraft Association Airventure 2000, to be held in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, July 26th through August 1st. The company plans to increase... more
AirlinesMEXICANA AIRLINES JOINS OFFICIALLY STAR ALLIANCE
SAN ANTONIO, USA, Mexicana Airlines announced to be official member airline of Star Alliance since the 1st of July. Fernando Flores, CEO and Chairman for Mexicana Airlines declared that the company "is... more
HelicoptersNAHEMA AND NH INDUSTRIES SIGNED A CONTRACT FOR 298 NH90 HELICOPTERS
PARIS, Helmut Heumann, General Manager of NAHEMA, and Philippe Stuckelberger, President of NH Industries, signed a contract for manufacturing a first batch of 298 NH90 helicopters. The total value of the... more
DefenseNATO IS PROJECTING GROUND SURVEILLANCE RADAR SYSTEM
USA, Nato is currently defining NATAR, Nato Transatlantic Advanced Radar, ground surveillance project based on Joint STARS and RTIP technologies, using six aircrafts, possibly A321, equipped with mission... more
AirlinesAIR TRAN DEALING TO ACQUIRE TWA
ORLANDO, USA, Air Tran Holdings has ended preliminary talks about acquiring Trans World Airlines. The new was confirmed by an Air Tran spokesman. That carrier is considering a buyout of TWA as a way of... more
IndustryLOCKHEED MARTIN WINS CONTRACT FOR THAAD
USA, Lockheed Martin won a contract worth 4 billions USD for the engineering and manufacturing development (EMD) phase of the Theater High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD), tactical ballistic missile defense... more
AirlinesQUANTAS AIMING AT BECOMING A3XX LAUNCH CUSTOMER
FRANCE, Australian airline Quantas expressed its interest to Airbus Industrie in becoming a launch customer for the A3XX, with an initial requirement for 10 aircrafts for deliveries from 2006 onwards.... more
AirlinesKOREAN AIR ORDERS NEW A330 FROM AIRBUS
FRANCE, Korean Air placed an order with Airbus Industrie for the purchase of three new A330-300s which will be delivered in 2001 and 2002. This new contract increases to 19 the number of aircrafts korean... more
IndustryBOEING RECEIVING NEW ORDERS FOR 4 BILLIONS USD
NEW YORK, Boeing received a new big order for 94 737 planes, for a total amount of 4 millions USD, from Southwest Airlines. The fleet of american airline includes already 312 aircrafts and is in strong... more
DefenseNEW SLAM-ER MISSILE IN FULL PRODUCTION FOR US NAVY
WASHINGTON, American Navy announced the SLAM-ER (Standoff Land Attack-Expanded Response) missile has entered into full production. It is a powerful defense weapon, whose effect, together with Super Hornet,... more
AccidentsBOMB ALARM ON AN AIR NEW ZEALAND PLANE
NEW ZEALAND, An Air New Zealand aircraft transporting 205 passengers from Fiji Isles to Auckland, included 10 Maori activists, had to make an emergency landing because of a bomb alarm. The plane therefore... more
Weather forecastsOSPREY WILL NOT PARTICIPATE TO FARNBOROUGH
LONDON, Bell-Boeing V-22 convertiplane will not participate to english show because of the accident involving another Osprey of american Navy which crashed in Tucson, Arizona, killing all passengers. This... more
Science and technologyTOMORROW STARTING ITALIAN CONTROL OF PRISTINA AIRPORT
BARI, From tomorrow Pristina airport will be controlled by italian Air Force, which is going to replace the british one. Among the duties will be the control of military and civil air traffic of that area... more
AirlinesSKY TEAM CHOOSES WORLD SPAN'S ALLIANCE DISPLAY SOLUTION
ATLANTA, Worldspan, company providing global electronic distribution of travel information, announced today that Sky Team, the new global alliance formed by Air France, Aeromexico, Delta Air Lines and... more
IndustryJSA ANALYSTS: AIRBUS A3XX WILL WIN MARKET SHARE BUT WON'T TURN EXPECTED PROFITS
USA, According to financial analysts of JSA american Institute of Research, Airbus A3XX will win big market shares, but will not turn expected profits. This because including repayments of government loans... more
Science and technologyNEW MOSCOW TERMINAL FOR AEROFLOT
MOSCOW, Board of directors of russian company Aeroflot approved the plan of construction of a third terminal in Moscow Sheremetyevo airport. It will handle both domestic and international flights. Construction... more
PeopleMENINGITIS ON BOARD, OVER 400 PASSENGERS ARE RISKING
NEW YORK, A passenger of flight El Al 17 deceased just after landing for a meningitis which doctors of airport took at the beginning for a strong cold. Joseph Ferraro, aged 24, of Rochester, in NY state,... more
HelicoptersROBINSON APPOINTED RUSSIAN DEALER FOR R44
TORRANCE, CALIFORNIA, Robinson helicopter company appointed russian dealer, in St. Peterburg, for its R44 model. The first aircraft was already delivered during a ceremony with participation of various... more
Science and technologyGERMAN MANAGEMENT FOR SPATA'S STOPOVER
ATHENS, According to greek newspaper "Athens News", international stopover of Spata, placed 20 kilometres west far from greek capital, will be organized by Goldair Handling, a german group belonging to... more
AirlinesPILOTS OF AEROLINAS ARGENTINAS HAD TO RAISE MONEY FOR FUEL
BUENOS AIRES, According to what reported argentinian newspaper "Clarin", a jumbo of Aerolineas Argentinas, coming from Miami, could take off from Punta Cana's airport only after the crew raised money for... more