AerospaceThe mysterious object that flew beside the Shuttle was "T-seal "

Washington, Usa - Free way for a memorial for the victims of the outbreak of Columbia and Challanger

The mysterious object that Usaf radar saw flying beside Columbia, space shuttle exploded in flight last February 1, was the "T-seal", a fragment of the left wing. News has been communicated by Nasa's sources,... more

Press releaseSas: mobile in "flight-safe mode" may be used during flight

Stockholm, Sweden - It is the Sony Ericsson P-800 with this type of system

"Scandinavian Airlines will be the first airline to allow the use of some mobile phone functions during flight. In the so-called flight-safe mode, the mobile phone is switched on without sending or receiving... more

Science and technology11 dependents of NY La Guardia airport has been arrested for the theft of 400.000 alchool bottles

New York, Usa - Robbery would have yielded USD 1,5m

Eleven Lsg Sky Chefs dependents of NY La Guardia airport have been arrested for theft and they risk seven years to prison. According to the accusation, arrested persons have made disappear from a Queens... more

IndustryBoeing gives the results of first quarter: losses for USD 478m

Seattle, Usa - The Us giant mirrors the bad general moment in the world economy

After the bad results given yesterday by the American Airlines, the greatest airline in the world, it has been the Boeing's turn to introduce its performance of the first three months of the year, that... more

AirlinesDeep red for American Airlines

Dallas, Usa - Now it's a total clash between the management and the majority of the workers

The American Airlines official data known yesterday are indicative of all the situation of the US air transport that, but least exceptions, presents a dreadful situation. If it is true the Sars, believed... more

AirlinesFlyBe purchases 17 planes from Bombardier with options for another 20

London, UK - They'll be delivered by 2008, a value of EUR 818m

While the greater part of the airlines tightens their belts in order to face what is considered the worst period in the history of aviation FlyBe, English regional carrier, tries to expand, even taking... more

Science and technology"Sars emergency": infrared thermograph at the Nippon hubs

Tokyo, Japan - They can identify a persons with high fever

Whichever measure is allowed in order to fight the Sars (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome) and Japan has decided to resort to the most sophisticated technologies, which could be a valid aid to whom make... more

IndustryBell-Boeing awarded of a over 23 USDm contract

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Bell-Boeing Joint Program Office, Paxutent River, Md., is being awarded a $23,657,004 ceiling priced order under previously awarded contract (N00383-97-G-002N) for procurement of various spares for the... more

Airlines"Sars Emergency": in Bangkok an aircompany's emergency summit

Bangkok, Thailand - News comunicated by Iata

Iata, International Air Transport Association, has comunicated that the airlines representatives have gathered today in Bangkok, in order to meet the responsibles of the World Health Organization(Who).... more

Latest newsGerman Air Force A-310 is ready to takeoff for Algeria to recover missing tourists

Berlin, Germany - There are 31 missing tourists in the Algerian desert

15 Germans, 10 Austrians, 4 Swisses, one Dutch and one Swedish for a total of 31 persons, have been swallowed since February half until today by the Algerian desert. For their recover and re-enter in Europe... more

AccidentsGranade blows up inside an MI-24 of the Ugandan Army

Kampala, Uganda - Two deaths and one enjured the casualties

It would have been be an incident occured on Sunday on board of a helicopter MI-24 of the Ugandan Army, which cost the life to two soldiers and the wounding of one other. Indeed a grenade would be exploded... more

Airlines"Sars Emergency": Lufthansa suspends flights towards China

Berlin, Germany - News has been announced today by carrier's spokesman

"The link directed from Munich to Hong Kong and Shangai have been canceled, while for the daily flights from Frankfurt towards Hong Kong and Beijing they will be used a smaller aircraft than now". This... more

Science and technologyNew theft in the airports: 27 "Charles De Gaulle"'s dependent arrested

Paris, France - As a result of an inquiry of several months

A phenomenon seems to spread in the airports of all the world, it is that one of thefts perpetrates by baggages employed of hub's handling company. Suitcases cut or forced, objects vanished and the cost... more

Airports"Sars Emergency": Who asks to postpone travels to Beijing, in the Shanxi and Toronto

Geneva, Switzerland - In China others nine victims

"We recommend people who have in program not essential travels in the Shanxi, to Beijing and Toronto to postpone the flight", has declared today the World Health Organization (Who), by David Heymann, Who's... more

AerospaceFriday the first manned module will reach Iss after the Shuttle tragedy

Moscow, Russia - A reduced crew, but several experiments will be done

Friday at 10:54 pm local time it will leave from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan the Russian shuttle Soyuz, that will carry on the Iss (International Space Station) 2 astronauts, the American Ed... more

DefenseNorth Korean Mig-21 and Mig-23 sighted near the Sea of Japan

Seoul, South Korea - The talks go on, but the situation is still tense

While the diplomatic talks continue with the North-Korean, American and Chinese delegations in order to face the nuclear crisis in which a prominent role is that one of the regimen of Pyongyang, the tension... more

DefenseAccording to Russia nuclear crisis in the Korean peninsula could take a disastrous course

Beijing, China - Talks are running

"Probably not later than tomorrow, the events will take a disastrous course", has declared today from Tokyo, Alexander Losyukov, Russian Vice Secretary of State, referring about nuclear crisis in the Korean... more

IndustryVolga-Dnepr acquires two B-747/400s

Moscow, Russia - The cargo carrier points on a growth of its operativity

The market of the Russian economy with those ones of some Asian countries (even if Sars is a great threat) has recorded the greatest increments, grazing quite 9% in the first months of 2003. The forecasts... more

IndustryNew hypothesis of agreement between Bae Systems and Finmeccanica

Rome, Italy - News appeared on "Il Sole 24 ore"

According to Italian economic daily newspaper "Il Sole 24 ore", Richard Evans, new number one of Bae, proposed to the attention of Pierfrancesco Guarguaglini, President of Finmeccanica, a new hypothesis... more

Press releaseFinnish Aviation Academy selects Frasca for new FNPTs

Pori, Finland - For the supply of three trainers: two for A-36 Bonanzas and one for King Air 300

"The Finnish Aviation Academy, Pori, Finland, has selected Frasca International to supply three new state of the art Flight Navigation Procedure Trainers, FNPTs. These include two A36 Bonanzas and a King... more

IndustryLockheed Martin increases profit thanks to the F-16s

Washington, Usa - USD 250m is the profit in first trimester 2003

A profit of USD 250m, USD 0,55 for every action, regarding an increase to USD 224m (USD 0,50 for action) in last year same period, it is the 2003 first trimester's economic result of Lockheed Martin. A... more

AccidentsB-737 collided with a vulture to 2000 meters

Saint Paul, Brazil - Pilot and copilot are hurted

A Brazilian airline Varig's Boeing 737, taken off from Goiania and directed to Saint Paul, last night collided with a volture, to approximately 2000 meters of altitude. The collision, perceived also by... more

HelicoptersRussia ready to upgrade the Polish MI-24s but only under particular conditions

Moscow, Russia - It has to be secured its commercial and intellectual interests

There is not a definitive agreement yet between the Government of Moscow and that one of Sofia for the modernization work of the MI-24 helicopters serving with the Polish army, although they have been... more

Fair and showsThai Prime Minister flights an F-16 as co-pilot

Bangkok, Thailandia - It's the first time for a civilian

Sure he cannot still be compared to the Russian President, Vladimir Putin, who often has been seen while flying a Mig fighter, but the Prime Minister, Thaksin Shinawatra, has been the first Thai civilian... more

Science and technologyOpened the first Bulgarian military airport according to Nato standards

Sofia, Bulgaria - In short time another hub will be available

The signature for the entrance of Bulgaria on last November in the Atlantic Alliance has engaged the Government of Sofia in an updating work of its military infrastructures in order to satisfy the standards... more

HelicoptersFirst private helicopter school opens in Hong Kong

Hong Kong, China - It will be a R-22 the helicopter to be used

It's a Robinson 22 the first helicopter of the first flight school in Hong Kong whose opening ceremony was held on Monday, attended by the Director-General of Civil Aviation, Albert Lam, who has emphasized... more

PeopleIdentified just before the take off a drunk pilot of American Eagles

Michigan, Usa - Another pilot put in his place

He had to come down from the airplane little before the departure, when he was already inside his cockpit, the pilot of American Eagles whose level of alcohol in the blood turned out to be four times more... more

IndustryA-400M could mount Pratt&Whitney

Paris, France - A decision with the pros and cons

According to what reported today by the French daily paper "Le Monde", the military cargo plane A-400M produced by Airbus consortium, that would be the future of the Air Force for many European Countries,... more

Latest newsOld Iraqi Migs could become the future of the next Air Force of the Country

Baghdad, Iraq - They're 51, among Mig-21s and Mig-25s

The air force of a "new Iraq" could take shape starting with the 51 military jets that the Australian troops found last week north of Baghdad, just in the military base of Al Asad, the second most important... more

Press releasePrivatAir receives its first A-319LR

Hamburg, Germany - It's the first one of a four aircraft order

"Business aviation specialist PrivatAir has received its first Airbus A-319 at the Airbus delivery centre in Hamburg, Germany. This is the first Airbus aircraft in PrivatAir’s fleet, making the airline a... more

IndustryIt will be IL-96/300 the plane for the Russian institutional fight

Moscow, Russia - Meanwhile Ilyushin carries ahead the development of IL-76 military transport plane

It continues the good moment of Ilyushin, the Russian aircraft manufacturer, which is designated in order to supply to Kremlin an airplane for flights considered as vip (Very Important Person), which will... more

AerospaceDuring the next weeks the Shuttle program's responsible could leave Nasa

Washington, Usa - In 1977 Dittemore entered in Nasa

According to the Us daily newspaper "New York Times", Ron Dittemore, Chief of Shuttle's program during the next weeks will leave Nasa. Daily newspaper explains that Dittemore had previewed to discharge... more

Science and technology"Iraqi Freedom": International airport of Baghdad will be reopened within a week

Baghdad, Iraq - Now flights will be limited at humanitarian

"Within a week Baghdad International Airport will be opened for humanitarian flights", declared Us General Bufort Blount. International Airport Saddam has been occupied by Us troops of the Third Division... more

AirlinesBA will open London-Baghdad route as soon as possible

London, United Kingdom - Connection was interrupted 13 years ago

British Airways has intention to resume the flights on Baghdad, as soon as possible, said Rod Eddington, air company's General Manager. London-Baghdad route was suspended thirteen years ago, before the... more

Latest newsIndonesian President to acquire Russian Sukhoi fighters (2): the technical sheet

Rome, Italy - SU-30 is a modified export version of SU-27

SU-27 "Flanker" is a multirole interceptor and a fighter of air superiority with the incredible performances, whose arrival was waited for with great trepidation by the Soviet Army. Indeed, in order... more

DefenseRumsfeld calls the hard line, in the Eve of the talks with Pyongyang

Washington, Usa - Us delegation left yesterday for Beijing

A secret Donald Rumsfeld memorandum calling for regime change in North Korea, circulated by the defence secretary, was pubblished yesterday by New York Times. The paper does not call for military action... more

Latest newsIndonesian President to acquire Russian Sukhoi fighters

Moscow, Russia - They're two SU-27s and two SU-30s

The Indonesian President, Megawati Sukarnoputri, will probably visit today the Sukhoi complex, near Moscow, in order to finalize the purchase of some military jets. The visit of Sukarnoputri is a lot... more

Weather forecastsAir shows and exhibitions in April 2003

VIRGINIA AVIATION SAFETY WEEK SEMINAR SERIES WITH ROD MACHADO…April 21, Virginia Aviation Museum, Richmond; April 22, Fairfax County Government Center, Fairfax, Va.; April 23, Chesapeake Conference Center, H... more

AirlinesConcorde: the real success starts now

Paris, France - All sold out for the next week, thanks also to extra reduced fees

As many times it has happened in the past, also for the Concorde the real success begins after the announced retirement, that has triggered a race to the ticket, in order to adjudicate a seat, the last,... more

AirlinesAmerican Airlines on bad terms with its workers for golden pension funds to its managers

Fort Worth, Usa - Last week the dependents reduced their wages to help the carrier

The American Airlines was just able to avoid bankruptcy, but new problems with the unions and the workers risk to make damages than whichever bad financial situation, because they undermines the same relation... more

IndustryThe Boeing awarded of a over 20 USDm contract

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The Boeing Co., Long Beach, Calif., is being awarded a $20,246,241 firm-fixed-price contract modification to provide to 60 aircraft under subject C-17 production contract to incorporate secure enroute... more