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CuriositiesChinese carrier buys 88888888 for USD 282,000
Benjing, China - It's the lucky number for the Chinese people
Every country has its own custom but, perhaps, in the Global Village described by McLuhan, it would not exists anymore. But in China, as it is known, the habits are still deep-seated rather than the... more
HelicoptersCHC signed long-term agreements in Brazil and Taiwan
St. John, Canada - Five-years contracts completed succesfully
CHC Helicopter Corporation announced on Monday 18 that its operating division CHC Helicopters International has successfully completed negotiations for new long-term agreements in Brazil and Taiwan with... more
Curiosities105 airports in 41 hours is the effort of 2 Us students
Florida, Usa - Together are less than 40 years old
A performance that goes down in history when 2 American students, Ben Riecken, 21, and John Palombo, 18 have landed at 105 airports in Florida in 41 hours. The 2 are Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University... more
AerospaceIndia will launch a mission to the moon
New Delhi, India - It is expected before 2008
On Friday Indian Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee announced India will send an unmanned mission to the moon by 2008. "India is ready to take a big leap in science," added Vajpayee in the Indian Independence... more
AccidentsHijack alarm for an Indian plane but it was a mistake
New Delhi, India - The pilot would have unintentionally trigger the alarm
Moments of fear few minutes ago when a hijack alarm has reached the Indira Ghandhi International Airport of New Delhi; the sos had been launched from an airplane of the Indian Airlines during the takeoff... more
AirlinesQantas baggage handlers strike, hours of delay for every flight
Sydney, Australia - Strong losses for the carrier finance
It's the second day in a row of protest of the Qantas baggage handlers, and also today serious uneasiness to the passengers and hours of delay have marked the flights of the carrier, forced also to operate... more
IndustryMig, Ilyushin, Tupolev and Sukhoi towards the merger
Moscow, Russia - The restructuring project in the aeronautic industry field goes ahead
The greatest Russian aircraft constructors could soon merge to constitute one company, according to the declaration of Yuri Koptev, head of the Russian Space Agency Rosaviakosmos. It's not only an idea,... more
Weather forecastsThe Frecce Tricolori will be tomorrow at Maks 2003
Rome, Italy - There will be also the Defense deputy minister
Tomorrow, on the occasion of the presence of the Defense deputy minister Filippo Berselli, the Frecce Tricolori are going to exhibit at the Moscow Maks 2003, by the Zhukovsky airport. It is a historical... more
AirlinesSouthwest employees protest
Dallas, USA - No more extra-duties and higher pay
Yesterday about 50 unionized flight attendants of Dallas-based Southwest Airlines protested their labor stalemate with the carrier, the most profitable large carrier in the United States. For the past... more
HelicoptersKamov 32 helicopters to be soon delivered to South Korea
Moscow, Russia - But the supply of helicopters to Turkey is another deal to take in consideration
In a declaration released yesterday, the Kamov General Director, Sergei Mikheyev, has shown much optimist on the possibility that his company can begin soon the deliveries of the Ka-32 to South Korea.... more
Latest newsHiroshima survivors do not want Enola Gay to be displayed
Hiroshima, Japan - "It is an insult!"
After Washington’s Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum unveiled on Monday the Enola Gay, the restored Boeing B-29 used to drop the bomb that razed Hiroshima (see news reported by AVIONEWS), survivors o... more
HelicoptersLockheed Martin and Sikorsky in competition to assure an order for 28 helicopters to Canadian Navy
Toronto, Canada - An USD 2bn deal
They are Lockheed Martin and Sikorsky the only 2 manufacturers of helicopters in competition for the supply to Canadian Navy of a fleet of 28 aircraft that will go to replace the old ones still present.... more
AerospaceEurope will launch a solar-powered lunar probe
London, UK - It's the first European mission to the moon
At a news briefing in London on Monday, the European Space Agency declared it is ready for its first mission to the moon. Its unmanned lunar probe, Smart-1, will use the innovative solar-powered engines,... more
AccidentsRussian helicopter with regional administration staff missing
Moscow, Russia - Planes and helicopters searching for survivors
Russian Defense Minister, Sergey Ivanov, has ordered the searches are carried out with all available resources and 2 military helicopters and 2 reconnaissance planes are already flying over the zone where... more
AirlinesAir France: no comment about Klm talks
Paris, France - Meanwhile the agreement with Alitalia goes ahead
Shut mouths to the Air France the day after the indiscretions published yesterday from the daily paper "L'Agefi" (to see also AVIONEWS) care the possibility the French carrier can take the control of Klm... more
AirlinesRyanair offers 30,000 tickets for free to Spain
Birmingham, UK - Increased also the route with Dublin
An other initiative from part of Ryanair in full summery period online with its low-cost politics of the has been announced this morning from its ceo, Michael O' Leary: 30,000 seats for free (taxes excluded)... more
Latest newsGermany will furnish 6 Tornado to Nato
Berlin, Germany - They will be part of a planned rapid reaction force
Defence Minister Peter Struck said on Monday that Germany is going to offer more than 5.000 troops and 6 Tornado fighter planes to Nato's planned rapid reaction force. Struck said the Nato force "Is designed... more
Accidents"Welchia" upsets Air Canada communications
Montreal, Canada - After the Thursday blackout, a virus delaying flights
Air Canada declared a virus known as "Welchia" disrupted its telecommunications system, resulting in flight cancellations and delays at airports in Toronto and Vancouver. The Montreal-based carrier has... more
Latest newsUsa sell 6 C-130 Hercules' to Pakistan
Islamabad, Pakistan - But F-16 fighters jets could shortly be sold
After months of negotiations, carried ahead within the Washington' s Foreign Military Finance program, the American government has decided to supply 6 C-130 Hercules planes produced from Lockheed Martin... more
Weather forecastsPutin arrives in Zhukovsky for the opening of Maks-2003
Moscow, Russia - The president has admired the new Sukhoi e Mig warplanes
On board of a presidential helicopter the Russian president Vladimir Putin has reached Zhukovsky yesterday morning, center of the Maks-2003, the most important Russian aeronautic manifestation. To attend... more
Weather forecastsEnola Gay on display by December
Washington, Usa - The plane which dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima
On Monday the newly-reassembled B-29 bomber was unveiled to the media in a giant hangar at the Smithsonian's Air and Space Museum's Steven Udvar-Hazy Center near Dulles International Airport. The Enola... more
AirlinesPalestinian Airlines resumes its flights
Tel Aviv, Israel - First planes are taking off on Thursday
The Palestinian minister of Transports, Siad Al-Krunz, declared the national airline is going to resume its flights on Thursday. They were suspended three years ago because of Intifada and the following... more
AirlinesQantas is going to interrupt connections to Italy
Sydney, Australia - Cathay Pacific will supply them
Qantas stated by September 9 QF-16 and QF-15 flights, two weekly Italy-Australia-Italy connections via Singapore, will be replaced by 4 new weekly services via Hong Kong in codeshare with Cathay Pacific... more
Aerospace2 more Russian military satellites in orbit
Moscow, Russia - They'll be 10 by the end of the year
Russian Space Forces, that manages exclusively the space activities of the Armed Forces, has launched this morning at 1050 GMT 2 satellites for military scopes. The launch vehicle Kosmos-3M has left from... more
AirlinesQantas pushes ahead for a cost-cutting plan
Sydney, Australia - The operator to be split in 3 units
The Australian airline Qantas has yesterday announced the restructure plan that would have to allow the carrier to save up to USD 658m in the next 2 years; however also Qantas, as other world-wide airlines... more
Science and technologyDIA organizes itself for the Annual Meetings of the World Bank
Saudi Arabia, Dubai - New measures to speed up the operations
Dubai International Airport (DIA) has replaced its traditional x-ray machines at customs with advanced scanning terminals to ensure smooth baggage processing for participants to the Annual Meetings of... more
Weather forecastsEverybody attended the sign of the first contract at Maks-2003
Moscow, Russia - The Russian carrier Transaereo purchases 4 Tu-204/300s
Also the head of the State Civil Aviation Service Alexander Neradko and Minister of Industry, Science and Technology Ilya Klebanov attended today the first contract signed at the Maks-2003. The agreement... more
Civil aviationSince October police agents on Chinese planes
Benjing, China - A decision to reduce the risks of hijacking
Since the next October 1 all the Chinese airlines will be obliged to employ at least an aviation police agent on board, according to the dispositions of the government of Beijing to reduce considerably... more
Science and technologyUK: a new hub or three new runways?
London, United Kingdom - The decision by the end of the year
According to the Sunday Times, the UK Government is going to give the go-ahead for three new runways at London's major airports. The controversial decision, to be announced later this year, will allow... more
AccidentsHijack attempt on an Algerian plane
Algerie, Algeria - The man wanted fly to Geneva
Just in this moment it's known a B-737 of Air Algerie, en route for Lille (France), has been victim of an attempt of diversion from part of an unbalanced man, according to the first information a 55 Algerian... more
Finance and economyUE gives the green light to Finmeccanica-Carlyle agreement for the purchase of Avio
Brussels, Belgium - No risk for competition
The Commission of the European Community has given today the free light to the agreement of Finmeccanica and Carlyle for the definitive acquisition of Avio (former Fiat Avio). The transaction waited... more
AirlinesAir France closer to take control of Klm
Paris, France - The operation could begin after the Air France's privatization
According to what the French economic daily "L'Agefi" reports today, Air France would be in contact with Klm for a possible agreement that would allow the French carrier to take the control of the Dutch... more
AirlinesSwiss: still losses but much better than the previous year
Zurich, Switzerland - The turnover goes up, the balance recovers
The Swiss airline has communicated today the figures of the first six months of the current year, one of worst in the history of the air transport. Although the carrier has recorded a net loss of EUR... more
HelicoptersPhi purchases 2 Sikorsky S-92s
Stratford, Usa - They will operate in Gul of Mexico in 2004
Phi (Petroleum Helicopters Inc), leader offshore helicopter transportation company, has communicated to have signed a contract for the purchase of 2 Sikorsky S-92 helicopters; it's the newest model built... more
Latest newsChina found two plane crashed during World War II
Peijing, China - One may be able to fly
China media stated today two US planes that crashed in China during World War II have recently come to light. One wreck found on the bottom of Dianchi lake in south-western Yunnan province was probably... more
Science and technologyNew airport control device
Perth, Australia - An Australian company designed it
Perth QRSciences, an Australian company, stated it realized a high-technology system which is able to sense explosives in luggages carried on planes. The technic is named "quadripolic resonance": the luggage... more
AirlinesQatar Airways: a concrete reality in Italy
Doha, Qatar - After a year it won most demanding customers' confidence
The national airline of the Arabic state of Qatar is more and more present in Italy thanks to 4 flights a week that connect the small State to the 2 greatest cities of the Peninsula, Rome and Milan. A... more
AirlinesGulf Air ready to operate in Iraq
Riyad, Saudi Arabia - At the beginning only once per week
The Arabian airline Gulf Air could start the service with the Iraqi city of Basra already the next September 1, 12 years after the first Gulf War. In these days the technicians and the specialists of... more
AccidentsPalermo: emergency landing for two English fighters
Palermo, Italy - The carburettor light was damaged
At the "Falcone e Borsellino" airport in Palermo two Royal Air Force planes were forced to an emergency landing. As it was reported, the manoeuvre was due to the damaged carburettor light on one of the... more
AccidentsAir Canada Jumbo in emergency landing in Iceland
Reykjavic, Iceland - Smoke was filling passenger cabin
Fear yesterday over the Atlantic Ocean when an Air Canada B-747/400 has been forced to an emergency landing in Iceland after that dense smoke was invading the cabin. Flight 783 took off from Frankfurt... more
AirlinesRyanair: since today the insurance is available on board
Dublin, Irland - It is being offered at EUR 21,35
The low-cost Irish airline Ryanair has inaugurated today a new service that, by now, will be available only on the flights in departure from Ireland and England, that is the possibility to sell its own... more
AerospaceJapan announced 17 satellite launches
Tokyo, Japan - They will monitor earth
According to a plan obtained by Kyoto News, Japan intends to launch 17 satellites on H-2A and M-5 rockets by the end of 2007: they will be used in more practical ways to benefit people in their day-to-day... more
Weather forecastsTomorrow opens Maks-2003, for the first time there'll be American pilots
Moscow, Russia - Great waiting also for the performances of Italian, Canadian and English pilots
Tomorrow will open the international Maks-2003 airshow, that will be held for 6 days in the Moscow region, at the aerodrome of Zhukovskiy, and for many aspects it will be an historical event. Indeed... more
HelicoptersA new WA rescue helicopter
Perth, Australia - It started service on Saturday
On August 16 the West Australian Government launched a dedicated emergency rescue helicopter service for ill and injured West Australians. In the past they had to rely on a police helicopter, but it was... more
AccidentsBritish Columbia: Helicopter crashes while fighting the fire
Kamloops, British Columbia - The pilot died
A helicopter crashed yesterday afternoon 80 kilometres east of 100 Mile House. The Bell 205 chopper owned by Gemini Helicopters in Alberta was fighting the Bonaparte Lake fire, north of Kamloops. It crashed... more
IndustryRoll-Royce could supply engines for the Us B-52
Derby, UK - An order worth around USD 3bn
After nearly 50 years of service the American B-52, the huge long range bomber, could mount anymore the engines of the American constructor Pratt&Whitney but those developed by the English Rolls-Royce.... more
AccidentsAir Canada Airbus in emergency landing
Honolulu - Runway has been closed to be cleaned
The Air Canada A-340 was en route from the International Airport of Honolulu to that one of Sydney, but the travel began badly already during the takeoff, when 2 tires of the gear undercarriage exploded... more
AccidentsTwo air incidents near Sydney
Sydney, Australia - A woman died
On Friday 15 two air accidents occurred near Sydney. In the first, a light plane crashed into the front yard of a south-western Sydney home killing the woman piloting it. The plane, a Victa Airtourer owned... more
AirlinesBy November Cathay Pacific will operate in Benjing
Benjing, China - There'll be 6 flights per week
Cathay Pacific Airlines, the Hong Kong's flag airline, now under the Chinese administration, could receive in the next few months the authorization from part of the authorities of Beijing to operate 6... more
IndustryIn 2007 the first RRJ deliveries
Moscow, Russia - Sukhoi, Boeing and Snecma part of the consortium
According to the declarations from part of the Sukhoi Civilian Airplanes, the RRJ project (Russian Regional Jet) continues as planned and the first deliveries of the new aircraft would begin during the... more