Science and technologyA Texan airport will take the name of the Columbia’s commander

Amarillo, Usa - The astronaut was born in the city

International airport of Amarillo, in Texas, will call Rick Husband International Airport. Husband is the Commander of Columbia and the last February 1 died, together to other six astronauts, in the tragic... more

IndustryBoeing to launch a new B-737/900 version

Seattle, Usa - It will be the rival of A-321

Although the economic conjuncture is not one the best the development plans of the greatest world-wide industries continue, also in order to find in short terms the effective solutions that can accelerate... more

IndustryRolls-Royce to give the sack to 1100 dependents

London, UK - Market conditions don't leave other solutions

As a result of a restructure plan in three of its emplacements Rolls-Royce, world-wide leader industry in manufacturing airplane engines, will cut 1100 jobs, as announced yesterday by the company. "We're... more

IndustryThe agreement for Airbus A-400M has been reached

Berlin, Germany – Announcement has been issued by German Defense Minister

German Defense Minister spokesman has declared today that experts coming from seven countries, that have made the Airbus A-400M military transport aircraft order, has reached an agreement for a job group... more

PeopleConference of Boeing Vice President of Marketing in New York

New York, Usa - He will discuss commercial airplane market

On Thursday, Feb 27 in New York, Randy Baseler, Boeing Vice President of Marketing will discuss the commercial airplane market. A live audio webcast of the presentation will be available at 9:00 am Eastern... more

AerospaceAn insulating tile could be the key of Columbia’s investigations

Houston, USA – Technicians have become suspicious by the unusual color of the part

A Shuttle’s insulator tile, with an unusual orange color, could be the key's inquiry about the tragic Columbia’s incident, exploded in flight last February 1. Orange is the insulating foam color. A min... more

DefenseNorth Korea has told people to set up for a nuclear war

Pyongyang, North Korea of the - The communist regimen said to rebel against Usa

"The situation of the Korean Peninsula is reaching the brink of a nuclear war". This is the official declaration of the Korean Central News Agency that has also invited the Southern of the Country to rebel... more

Latest newsJoint Stars program (2): the technical sheet of E-8C

Washington, Usa - The plane is a link between the ground forces and the battlefield

The Joint E-8c Stars (Joint Surveillance Target Attack System Radar) is an aircraft whose functions are surveillance, control and acquisition on the enemy forces information which then are sent to ground... more

AerospaceWildBlue-1 satellite will be sent in orbit by Ariane 5

Paris, France – Satellite will be launched in 2005

American company WildBlue Communication, specialized in the supply of telecommunication services in wide band, has entrusted to Arianspace the WildBlue-1 satellite launch. A launcher Arianes 5 will carry... more

Latest newsAmerican National Guard will watch US bases in Great Britain

London, Great Britain - US Army will send the soldiers by the end of March

The daily paper 'The Guardian' has written, in its edition of February 24, that the American National Guard will watch US bases of Lakenheat, Mildenhall and Molesworth, in Great Britain. US Army will... more

AerospaceNasa has lost the contact with the probe Pioneer 10

Washington, USA - It had been launched in 1972 and now will be a space garbage

It was the first probe to transmit Saturn and Jove’s images, but NASA has announced to have lost the contact with Pioneer 10. Probe was launched in orbit in 1972, it was conceived for a 21 months mission, b... more

Science and technologyFailure of Delta new systems to speed the queue in New York airport

New York, Usa - They roll the system out in other 81 airports

The New York airport Fiorello La Guardia is testing a Delta innovative project that will make better use of technology to speed passengers through the lobby with as little as two-minute wait. But during... more

AirportsGeneral strike in Algery involves air transport

Algeri, Algery - Protest against privatization, loss salary purchasing power and national reconciliation politics

Trade-union and political strike in Algeria. Yesterday, February 25, has been organised a two days block of all the economic activities in order to protest against the process of privatization of the public... more

AirlinesRyanair has reorganized Buzz

Dublin, Ireland – Staff and routes cut will be among the measures

According to the English daily newspaper "Times", Ryanair has cancelled all the Buzz flights in April the air company acquired last month by Klm. The air carrier would eliminate several of the 21 routes... more

AirlinesSwiss cannot escape from the crisis, fired 700 dependents (2): the press release of the air company

Basilea, Switzerland - Decisions approved by the management of the carrier

"A package of emergency measures proposed by the executive management was approved by the Swiss Board of Directors on 24 February 2003. In Zurich, Geneva, Basel, Bern and Lugano, destinations will be reduced... more

AerospaceNasa is studying new aircraft to replace the shuttle

Palmdale, Usa - Reliability and safety are the new Nasa requirements

The nation's next manned spacecraft must hold at least 4 astronauts and be safer and easier to launch than the space shuttle. The Orbital Space Plane, this is its name, must have the flexibility needed... more

AirlinesEasyJet forced to cut ticket prices to attract more passengers

London, UK - But according to the carrier the boom is not over

A bad week the current one, characterized by announcements of staff cuts, contractions of the budgets and by a general pessimism amplified also by the war shadows that more and more render darkness the... more

AirlinesSwiss cannot escape from the crisis, fired 700 dependents

Zurich, Switzerland - Changes on the fleet and on the time-table flights

It's more and more alarming the situation of the Switzerland's flag carrier Swiss, born in March 2002 from the ashes of the former national carrier Swissair, failed in 2001, and of its subsidiary Crossair.... more

Latest newsCommander of Davis Air base on the top of Us Air Force

Washington, Usa - A last exibition on his plane, as tradition rules

He will be the colonel Paul Schafer, 46 years old, who has been in the Air Force of the United States for 23 years, to become the Director of Afeag (Air Force Executive Action Group), a group formed by... more

AccidentsAn Us helicopter crashed yesterday: it was just an incident

Washington, Usa - No proof of an hostile attack

It would have been an incident of which the causes are still not known, that one happened yesterday in Kuwait in which 4 American soldiers have died, whose identities are not still revealed. The news... more

DefensePreventive attacks continue against Iraqi targets

Washington, Usa - It's clearing the way for a ground attack

Even if not still made official a war has already begun, the American one against military and communication emplacements on the Iraqi territory. Also yesterday aimed attacks have been carried thanks... more

DefenseNorway provides Nbc equipment to Turkey

Oslo, Norway - Nato confronts a reasonable chemic attack to Turkey

Norwegian government has decided to provide Turkey with NBC equipment for protection against possible attack using biological or chemical weapons. This decision follows the Nato's position to assist Turkey... more

AirlinesRyanair cancels Buzz flights

London, Great Britain- Riot of the passengers who bought the tickets

Ryanair has canceled all Buzz flights in April, after the take over. The Irish airline wants to cut key holiday destinations from the summer timetable too. People who bought cheap tickets in advance... more

AerospaceShuttle: Nasa does not believe to the theory of the tank’s fragments as tragedy cause

Houston, Usa – According to the agency Administrator it’s only an hypothesis

During an interview on the American network Cnn, Sean O' Keefe, Nasa’s Administrator has declared theory of the detached fragments of Columbia’s external tank, that would have hit the wing, is one of... more

IndustryAirbus more and more active: AirTran to acquire 50-60 A-320

Toulouse, France - An aggressive strategy in a moment of crisis

According to some declarations released by Airbus' chief commercial officer John Leahy, AirTran, an American carrier, would be ready to acquire up to 60 A-320 airplanes. The true news is that the American... more

DefenseA resolution about North Korea has been approved by the not-aligned countries

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – It is a compromise

It was needed all the night in order to convince North Korea to accept the resolution proposed by the delegations participants at the Summit of the 'Not-aligned Countries' movement in Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia).... more

DefenseThe Usa do not have plans in order to invade North Korea

Seoul, South Korea - Powell has reassured South Korean allies

"The United States do not have plans in order to invade North Korea and there are not soldiers in March". Assurance has been supplied by American State Secretary, Colin Powell, to Roh Moo-Hyun, new South... more

DefensePraga asks for Us help for its air defence

Praga, Czech Republic - Czech Republic would be unable to defend itself from a terroristic attack

The Czech daily paper Lidove Novyini published in the edition of February 24 the news that the Minister of the Defense Jaroslav Tvrdmk asked Nato to cancel the Renegade plan, based on every member of the... more

AirlinesJapan Airlines and Sas have inaugurated Internet in flight

Seattle, Usa - The system supplied by Cable & Wireless and Connexion by Boeing

Japan Airlines and the Sas have communicated the wish to offer wide band Internet to passengers on board of own planes. Service, offered by "Cable & Wireless and Connexion by Boeing", it will allow the... more

AirlinesEasyJet interested to part of Air Libertè slot

Paris, France - After Air Libertè bankrupt its slot in Orly airport are available

The EasyJet Ceo, Ray Webster, showed interest in the purchase of Orly airport slot now available after Air Libertè bankrupt. EasyJet, British low-cost air company, that already owns 3000 slot, needs... more

SecurityAmazing interview of Saddam Hussein to tv Cbs

Baghdad, Iraq - Iraq rais refuses any solution to avoid the war

To resolve Iraq crisis Saddam Hussein makes his proposal in front of tv Cbs. No to Al Samoud 2 missile destruction, no to the exile and a television face to face with the American President George Bush. In... more

IndustryEads heads for the military pole

Paris, France - The objective is to reach a turnover of EUR 9bn

During an interview given to the French daily newspaper "La Tribune", Philippe Camus, Eads Co-president, has declared that company heads to a turnover of EUR 9bn in the military pole, by 2004. It’s a... more

DefenseUS Defence orders to Boeing JHMCS systems

St.Louis, Usa - Assigned a USD 81m contract

US Defence department awarded Boeing an USD 81.2m contract to produce more than 300 Joint Helmet-Mounted Cueing Systems (JHMCS). The JHMCS consists of electronics installed in the aircraft and a new helmet... more

People777-300ER Boeing completed its maiden flight

Everett, Usa - It's the most technologically advanced airplane

The Boeing 777-300ER completed on February 24 its first flight, beginning a flight-test program that's expected to bring US Government certification by early next year. Touted as the world's most technologically... more

DefenseUs fighters bomb Iraqi missile plants

Baghdad, Iraq - Maybe to clear the way for an invasion

Some American mass-medias citing directly military sources, have reported a news according to which Us fighters have attacked on the today dawn, some Iraqi missile emplacements in the north of the Country:... more

AccidentsHamas claimed responsability for the Israeli F-16 crash

Tel Aviv, Israel – Aircraft has crashed yesterday in Jenin

"With the Allah’s aid, the Ezzedin al Kassam brigades have shot down a Hebrew F-16 airplane yesterday that flew in the Northern of Jenin". This is the text of the insert distributed in the Palestinian t... more

DefenseIt's in doubt Turkish Parliament ballot on the Americans Force deployment

Ankara, Turkey - Usa and Turkey have not still reached an agreement

According to sources near the Turkish diplomacy, Ankara’s Parliament ballot, previewed on today, could be postponed. Turkey and the United States have not still reached an agreement about the economic c... more

DefenseA Frence veto will be taken as an "hostile action" by Washington

Paris, France - The declaration of Us ambassador in Paris

The American ambassador in France Howard Leach, has declared that an eventual Paris' veto in the Security Council of the UN would be considered by the American administration like an "action very hostile".... more

IndustryBoeing lays off 480 workers from its Seattle emplacements

Seattle, Usa - 15 months of downfall, but the recover is too far yet

If the financial condition of the American civil aviation is one of the worst of all its history, the market of the induced investment endures the greater consequences, and it must face a situation in... more

DefenseAn American spy aircraft has been intercepted in North Korea

Pyongyang , North Korea - Aircraft was supported by a refuelling airplane

"American imperialist warmonger has illegally introduced a RC-135 strategic airplane in the Popular Democratic Republic of Korea’s territorial area, in order to spy". The official notice comes by Kcna,... more

DefenseThe "Not-aligned" countries summit has condemned the Usa position about the Iraq

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – Iraqi delegates has expressed satisfaction

"There are not any justification that councils a new document. The inspectors are making their job in the application of resolution 1441. We don’t agree with a new text", said the Syrian Vice President A... more

DefenseNorth Korean missile falls in the Mar of Japan

Seul, South Korea - Increasing concerns in the Far East

South Korean military source announced that yesterday, February 24, North Korea launch a missile in the Mar of Japan. The launch, as American Secretary State Colin Powell said, has not been "neither shocking... more

Press releaseContinental Airlines and Cape Air begin code-share flights

Houston, Usa - It will begin March 8

"Continental Airlines (NYSE: CAL) and Cape Air announced a codesharing agreement on selected flights from San Juan and St. Thomas that will offer Continental customers connections to some of the most attractive... more

HelicoptersSpecification: Germany has never cut the "Tiger" order

Berlin, Germany - A lack of understanding from some press agencies

The news published yesterday by some mass-medias, among which also AVIONEWS, about the cancellation from the German government of an order of 30 attack helicopters "Tiger" is not true, or better it would... more

AirlinesAll BA flights for Persian Gulf to stop in Cyprus

London, UK - A decision that will make the flight longer

British Airways has changed some flight schedules from and to the Middle Eastern countries, in order to assure surer travels to its passengers. All the flights directed towards the Persian Gulf will... more

Weather forecastsAir shows and exhibitions in February 2003

BLACK HISTORY MONTH CELEBRATION WITH FOCUS ON TUSKEGEE AIRMEN…Feb. 24-27, Virginia Aviation Museum, Richmond International Airport, Richmond, Va. Info: (804) 236-3622; Web site: vam.smv.org. AIRCRAFT I... more