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AirlinesJAS LOOKS FOR FLEET RENEW
TOKYO, JAPAN, Japan Air System, Japan's third-largest carrier, is looking for a valid replace for its ageing A300 fleet: for this reason it is in talks with both Airbus Industries and Boeing Co about... more
IndustryBOMBARDIER ENTERS THE E-COMMERCE ERA
NEW ORLEANS, Bombardier announced that it will launch an e-business portal in the first quarter of 2001. It will encompass virtually every aspect of the company's corporate activities. It will be possible... more
IndustryCESSNA SCORES 21 SHIP ORDERS IN LATIN AMERICAN MARKET
NEW ORLEANS, Cessna announced yesterday at a press conference a sale of 21 aircrafts to the Latin American market. Brazilian company TAM, Taxi Aero Marilia, ordered three CJ1, cinque CJ2, an Encore, three... more
IndustryAEROSTAR AIRCRAFT CORPORATION IS HOME WORKING
NEW ORLEANS, Aerostar Aircraft Corporation doesn't have a booth at NBAA. Its vice-president Jim Christy said that the company is actually busy with the final stages of raising $40 million to certificate... more
IndustryMAIDEN FLIGHT FOR IBIS AEROSPACE NEW AE270
NEW ORLEANS, Ibis Aerospace of Czech Republic flew its new Ae270 for the first time. It is powered by PT6A-42 engine from Pratt & Whitney, will be able to accomadate 10 passengers and will have a price... more
IndustryBOMBARDIER PURCHASED SKYJET.COM
NEW ORLEANS, Bombardier Aerospace executive purchased the Skyjet.com charter reservation Website. The canadian company advanced many reasons to explain this decision. Among them: market expansion, synergy... more
Weather forecastsPRATT & WHITNEY CUSTOMER TRAINING CENTRE INTRODUCES DIRECT ON-LINE ENROLMENT
NEW ORLEANS, Pratt & Whitney announced that its Customer Training Centre introduced a direct on line enrolment. "With an approved username and a password, our customers world-wide can now easily access... more
AccidentsCHALLENGER 604 CRASHES DOWN SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF
USA, A Challenger 604, carrying three passengers, crashed into a field in the west edge of Whicita's Mid-Continent Airport shortly after the takeoff. Two crew members died and the third was hospitalized... more
HelicoptersHELICOPTER EGPWS NEAR CERTIFICATION
NEW ORLEANS, Sikorsky Aircraft and Honeywell have completed 42 hours of flight testing of the first enhanced ground proximity warning system designed specifically for helicopters. The teams hope to achieve... more
Weather forecastsPRATT & WHITNEY PT6A-135° ENGINES SPECIFIED IN T-G AVIATION'S SUPER CHEYENNE
NEW ORLEANS, Pratt & Whitney Corp. announced today that its PT6A-135A engine has been specified in T-G Aviation's Super Cheyenneconversion package for Piper Cheyenne I and II aircraft. Conversions are... more
Weather forecastsSUKHOI PENSA ANCORA AL SBJ
NEW ORLEANS, La Sukhoi, nonostante la tragedia del Concorde caduto vicino Parigi, guarda ancora con interesse allo sviluppo di un SBJ, Supersonic Business Jet. Secondo il presidente dei programmi per l'aviazione... more
Weather forecastsNEW BOOST FOR NAUTICAIR 450 DEVELOPMENT
NEW ORLEANS, Archedyne Aerospace's development of the NauticAir 450, "the world's first amphibious luxury jet" should have a boost with the purchase of an aircraft manufacturer, believed to be Lake Aircraft.... more
Weather forecastsAIRBUS: ONLY FOUR ACJS PER YEAR UNTIL 2003
NEW ORLEANS, Airbus Industrie will restrict the production of its ACJ, Airbus Corporate Jetliner, because the single aisle A319 line at Hamburg is currently overloaded with airline orders. Only four ACJ... more
Weather forecastsPIAGGIO P.180 AVANTI IS BACK AT NBAA WITH A NEW SERVICE AND SALES ORGANIZATION
NEW ORLEANS, Piaggio returned to the U.S. market with its Avanti P.180, integrated with a whole new sales organization. The newly formed Piaggio America will be located in Greenville, South Carolina.... more
Weather forecastsEMBRAER EXHIBITED AT NBAA ITS NEW LEGACY BUSINESS JET
NEW ORLEANS, Brazilian Embraer exhibited for the first time its new super mid-size Legacy Business Jet. It already had a launch order worth $1 billion and will be powered by uprated AE3007-A1P engines.... more
Weather forecastsRAYTHEON AIRCRAFT UNVEILED ITS NEW HAWKER 450
NEW ORLEANS, Raytheon aircraft Co. took the wraps off its new Hawker 450 at a press conference held yesterday. The aircraft, positioned between Premier 1 and Hawker Horizon, will cruise at 0,80 Mach and... more
Weather forecastsHONEYWELL NEW GULFSTREAM SUPPLIER IN AVIONICS
NEW ORLEANS, Honeywell announced it will be the primary avionics supplier for Gulfstream after having signed a ten years $1 billion agreement. It covers all models of Gulfstream business aircraft. more
Weather forecastsBOEING: 14 MORE ORDERS
NEW ORLEANS, Boeing disclosed 14 new orders for its $40 million 737-based BBJ business jet during the NBAA. The orders now stand at a total of 71. more
Weather forecastsNBAA AIR SHOW IN NEW ORLEANS
NEW ORLEANS, The 53rd NBAA annual meeting and convention has started today in New Orleans, Usa. All the major areonautical, aerospace and electronic companies are attending the exhibition. Moreover even... more
AccidentsFAMILIES OF GERMAN VICTIMS OF CONCORDE ASK FOR COMPENSATION
PARIS, FRANCE, According to declarations of Gerhard Baum, former German Justice minister and presently the lawyer of one of the families of the victims in the Concorde air disaster, that occurs in July... more
Weather forecastsDASSAULT AVIATION TO OFFER FALCON 2000EX
NEW ORLEANS, Dassault Aviation president Charles Edelstenne confirmed that the company will offer the Falcon 2000EX. The airplane will take service in 2003 and it is priced at $24 million. With the introduction... more
Weather forecastsGULFSTREAM UNVEILED ITS NEW V-SP
NEW ORLEANS, Gulfstream unveiled its new V-SP. The aircraft will be able to carry nine passengers. The first flight was slated by the end of 2001, the first customer deliveries in early 2003. more
AccidentsATR42 EXPERIENCE LANDING GEAR RUPTURE
BOURNEMOUTH, GREAT BRITAIN, An ATR-42 turboprop aircraft with 38 people on board has experienced the rupture of the front landing gear during a landing at Bournemouth International Airport. No persons... more
Weather forecastsQATAR AIRWAYS FIRST AIRLINE CUSTOMER FOR AIRBUS A319CJ
NEW ORLENS, Qatar Airways has become the first airline customer for the Airbus A319CJ Corporate Airliner. It has placed an order for one aircraft and has taken an option on another. The A319CJ will be... more
AerospaceANOTHER DELAY FOR DISCOVERY LAUNCH
CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA, Other troubles delays hundredth Shuttle Discovery launch: a small piece of metal, inadvertently left on the support bracket of one of two tanks, has brought to a sudden stop... more
People83% INCREASE IN CHARGES THREAT FOR EUROPEAN AIRLINES
EUROPE, If proposals being considered by Eurocontrol are given the green light, airlines which operate aircraft in Europe up to the size of an Airbus 320 may face average increases of 83% in navigation... more
Weather forecastsAIRSHOW AND MEETINGS
., SMALL FLIGHT DEPARTMENT MANAGEMENT PROGRAM Oct.13-14, New Orleans. Info: (202) 783-9000; Web site: www.nbaa.org. ASSOCIATION OF AIR MEDICAL SERVICES AIR MEDICAL TRANSPORT CONFERENCE Oct.... more
Weather forecastsNEW CEO FOR FAIRCHILD DORNIER
NEW ORLEANS, Fairchild Dornier has named Louis F. Harrington new CEO of the company. Harrington, who has held key positions at Mac Donnell Douglas and served as consultant to Nasa, will replace Charles... more
AirlinesSKYWAYS TAKES GOLD AWARD IN ERA AIRLINE OF THE YEAR 2000
INTERLAKEN, Skyways, Sweden’s largest regional carrier, is the winner of the millennium European Regions Airline Association (ERA) Airline of the Year Gold Award. Skyways CEO Jan Palmér received the aw... more
AirlinesBA: MAJOR OVERHAUL OF EUROPEAN OPERATIONS
LONDON, British Airways planned an attentive overhaul of losses european network, particularly Gatwick airport operations, in order to cut costs and restore profits. more