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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