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AccidentsTragedy over Iranian skies: Ukranian Antonov crashes, 46 died
Teheran, Iran - No news about the causes of the incident
An Ukranian Antonov AN-140 has crashed yesterday in the evening nearby Isfahan, in the central Iran: 46 persons on board, mostly Turkish and Ukranian nationality, as well as the four crew members, who... more
AccidentsCrashed on Saturday an helicopter near Belgrade
Belgrade, Yugoslavia - Three the persons certainly dead
After an accident happened during Saturday near to a village far nearly 25 kilometers from Belgrade they have lost their life the three persons boarded on the helicopter. The local police authorities... more
Science and technologyHeathrow airport ready to increase fees, alarms for the carriers
London, UK - A dangerous attitude in a crisis period
According to the chief economist of BA (British Airways) Andrew Sentance, the raises planned by the Baa (British Airport Authority) would create those conditions to discourage the airlines to land on the... more
AccidentsSix deads in two different air crashes happened Saturday in the Usa
Washington, Usa - Unique survived a girl aged 12
In the daytime of Saturday two different air crashes have verified, after these six persons have dead. In the first accident happened in the federal state of Georgia we have registered four deads and... more
AirlinesContinental replies to teh allegations of the Department of Transportation
Houston, Usa - "Our contracts are fully legal"
Continental offers a sharp reply to the the allegations of DOT (Department of Transportations)regarding the alliances made by Continental in the last month of March. The reply of the carrier is based... more
PeopleJet Aviation signs annual contracts for the supply of the charter services managing in the world
Zurich, Switzerland - Some contracts involved the fuel supply in some airports
Jet Aviation has signed some contracts for the supply of services in airports in several parts of the world, among them the Italian airport of Pescara. Some of these contracts regard also the fuel supply... more
PeopleIt extends the protest of the Russian air traffic controllers
Moscow, Russia - The protest is widening to several parts fo the federation
After the hunger strike put in action by the Siberian air traffic controllers in some parts of the endless region of Siberia, now the same type of protest is in action in several parts of the Russian... more
HelicoptersAB-139: first tests in Usa to get the indispensable certifications
Phoenix, Usa - A lots likes this helicopter
It's arrived in the USA the last week, in the Honeywell's facilities at Phoenix, the AB-139, the last Baac creature (Bell/Agusta Aerospace Company) in order to carry out the necessary tests that will serve... more
PeopleSlow air market recovery at world-wide level
Montreal, Canada - US market is still tottering
The data supplied by Icao (International Civil Aviation Organization), that is settled by 188 states members, in the yearly meeting on the world-wide air traffic situation, attest an increase of approximately... more
Civil aviationNuclear centrals unattachables from the sky in the Usa
Washington, Usa - This is the result of some attempts made with a simulator
Some tests, of which the results have been made public in the nighttime between yesterday and today, done with a simulator should have demonstrated that the dome of reinforced concrete that protects the... more
Civil aviationFAA Emergency AD on Embraer model EMB-135 and -145 series airplanes
Washington, USA - To prevent locking of the elevator during takeoff, which could result in loss of controllability of the airplane
Airworthiness Directives Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39 Docket No. 2002-NM-348-AD; AD 2002-26-51 Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on General Electric Company (GE) CF6-45, - 50, -80A, -80C2, and -80E1 turbofan Engines
Washington, USA - To detect cracks, which can cause separation of the HPCR stage 3-9 spool and possible uncontained engine failure
Airworthiness Directives Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39 [Docket No. 2001-NE-26-AD; Amendment 39-12984; AD 2002-25-08] RIN... more
Science and technologyFarmers invade the airport of Larnaca: chaos in the whole island of Cyprus
Larnaca, Cyprus - Tension in Larnaca airport
During the daytime of Saturday 300 Cypriot farmers have invaded with their farm tractors the airport of Larnaca to reclaim the missed payment of the funds promised after the bad crop of the last year. The... more
Civil aviationProved the antiaircraft sirens in the whole Saudi Arabia
Ryiadh, Saudi Arabia - The prove has been made last Saturday
During the daytime of Saturday in the whole Saudi Arabia have been made the working proves for the antiaircraft alarm sirens because of the possible allied attack to Iraq, previewed within few months. The... more
AirlinesBy May 2nd American Airlines inaugurates a flight Rome-New York
Rome, Italy - "Rome's image has received a prize"
By May 2nd the Us carrier will inaugurate a flight Rome-New York. Fully positive the comments of the two contractors. A spokesman of the carrier has declared: "We continue to plan our strategies bringing... more
DefenseUs aircraft shot down by Iraqi fighters
Baghdad, Iraq - The involved plane should be a Predator
According to sources coming from Washington an unmanned Predator airplane would have been intercepted and then pulled down by Iraqi fighters while patrolling the "no fly zone". This is the first case... more
AirlinesA bomb on airplane of Royal Jordanian
Abu-Dhabi, Jordan - False alarm
A Libyan man and a Jordanian have threatened, yesterday, to let blow up an Airbus 340 of Royal Jordanian, started from Amman and directed to Abu-Dhabi. The two men have arrested in the airport of Abu-Dhabi. The... more
Press releaseSwiss: obtained the loan of new aircraft
Basel, Switzerland - It amounts to CHF 450m
"Swiss has dealt with the banks the pre-loan of 12 new Airbus A-340 in order. The carrier has been able to sign with a society of sale-leaseback for the loan of 7 Embraer 145s. These contracts let disposable... more
IndustryThe Boeing awarded of a 20 USDm contract
USA
The Boeing Co., Fort Walton Beach, Fla., is being awarded a $20,000,000 cost-plus award-fee contract modification to provide for fiber-optic towed decoy pre-system development and demonstration phase applicable... more
IndustryNorthrop Grumman Systems awarded of a over 10 USDm contract
USA
Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., Bethpage, N.Y., is being awarded a $10,406,730 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price, multi-year contract (N00019-97-C-0147) to exercise an option for the... more
IndustryLockheed Martin Systems awarded of a 30 USDm contract
USA
Lockheed Martin Systems Integration-Owego, Owego, N.Y., is being awarded a ceiling $30,000,000 cost-plus-fixed-fee, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for engineering, technical support and... more
IndustryBae Systems awarded of a over 6 USDm contract
USA
BAE Systems Inc., Greenlawn, N.Y., is receiving a $6,056,418 ceiling price order under a basic ordering agreement for the procurement of receiver-transmitters utilized on the F-18 aircraft. Work will... more
IndustryLongbow Limited Liability Co. awarded of a near 9 USDm contract
USA
Longbow Limited Liability Co., Orlando, Fla., is being awarded a $8,758,248 modification to a firm-fixed-price contract for 96 Longbow missiles. Work will be performed in Orlando, Fla. (50%), and Baltimore,... more
AirlinesFiji national carrier to renew its fleet
Suva, Fiji Island - It's hoping to ensure a proper service for the tourism
If the tourist receptivity of a nation is measured also by its own infrastructures, this is as well as truer like for Fiji Islands, whose only real connection with the rest of the world is surely the airplane.... more
AccidentsHelicopter crashes in Kabul, German expert to investigate
Kabul, Afghanistan - All 7 soldiers on board died
It would seem, just after the rumors spread immediately after the incident, that no civilian would have been been involved in the crash of a helicopter of the Isaf (International Security Assistance Force)... more
AccidentsTaiwan cargo planes crashes
Taipei, Taiwan - Two pilots are still missing
It's crashed Saturday morning the cargo plane of the TransAsia Airways, flight GE791, bound for Macao, after 50 minutes the takeoff from Taipei airport. Still dispersed the two pilots, whose searches... more
Science and technologyBy January grants for the Bulgarian airports on the Black Sea
Sofia, Bulgaria - The decision has been taken by the Prime Minister
According to a recent disposal licensed by the Bulgarian government during this week, by the next Jennaury grants will be made available for the airports of Varna and Burgas on the Black Sea, that until... more
Latest newsVenezuelan military aviation buys 12 new aircraft by Embraer
Caracas, Venezuela - They are 12 AMX-T
Venezuelan military aviation has bought in the last days, by the Brazilian firm Embraer (Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica), renewed version of the old models AMX, in substitution of the old models T-20... more
Press releaseNew name for Swiss charter subsidary
Basel, Switzerland - The division will be called Swiss Sun
"Swiss Sun: this will be the new griffe for the flight charter of the Swiss International Air Lines. The division that works on this sector will manage four new Airbus A-320 that, starting from April 2003,... more
CuriositiesBoeing will become Santa Claus for the kids of the lower income employees
Los Angeles, Usa - The initiative will be made in the next days
In hommage to the dominating Christmas time and to the proverb "It's Christmastime and we are all better people", Boeing has decided that in the next days it will become Santa Claus for the kids of the... more
DefenseChina and Russia military relationships are strengthening
Benjing, China - A resolute polemic position against Usa
Surely it will not upset the souls of all the world-wide pacifists, because an attitude of the sort was the most obvious answer to president Bush's declarations about the will to make up the space shield... more
Fair and showsBoeing names a pro tempore new acquisition manager
Washington, Usa - He is Craig Saddler
Craig Saddler has been named pro tempore director of the Realty Corporation. He will enter at the place of Philip Cyburt who will resign officially his dismissals on January 17, 2003. The Realty Corporation... more
Latest newsBoeing ready to produce a new jamming aircraft
St Louis, Usa - If the Navy should be favourable the first plane will be delivered in 2007
As for all the things the right retirement has arrived also for the EA-6B Prowler, an aircraft conceived by the Northrop Grumman during the Vietnam war that supplied to the neutralization of enemy air-defense... more
Science and technologyTsa orders to unlock the baggages for security reason
Florida, Usa - To be a bit patient until the screeners are installed
It could be needed of a control when the owner of the baggage is absent: at that point the emergency has the absolute priority and it can be proceeded to open also damaging the suitcase. In order to... more
PeopleFaa reassures flight controllers about possible privatizations
Washington, Usa - But the involved workers don't trust government intentions
The classification with which it had been specified the function of the flight controllers had let rise doubts, misunderstandings and anger. Indeed also the shape has its importance and to assert that... more
PeopleEconomy-class Syndrome: landmark sentence of an Australia court
Melbourne, Australia - Quantas and BA charged as responsible for the symptomatology
The economic-class syndrome, whose scientific definition is Dvt (Deep Vein Thrombosis), is related to the possibility, for the passengers who are on a long-haul flights, to suffer of the formation of blood... more
AccidentsNo human error in the C-130A disaster occurred on last June, but lack of maintenance
Nevada, Usa - Unacceptable the security standard on which the aircraft was due
Surveying has been lead by the Ntsb (National Transportation Safety Board) immediately after the disaster that, on last June, has involved an airtanker: the three persons on board have died. At approximately... more
AirlinesBoeing delivers the 50th717-200 to the carrier AirTran
Atlanta, Usa - The carrier wiil use it for its fleet
The Us carrier AirTran, whose plant is in Atlanta, Georgia, has received the 50th B-717-200 by Boeing to operate in its fleet. At the end of the next year the low-cost carrier has estimated that it should... more
HelicoptersThe Slovenian ministry of Defence has announced the decision to procure one A-109 Power
Lubiana, Slovenia - It will be used in the emergency field
The Slovenian ministry of Defence has formally awarded the decision to procure one A-109 Power from AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica and GKN company. The decision also envisages an option for an order... more
Latest newsIraq: "We have fired against American and English fighters
Baghdad, Iraq - The aircraft have fled in Kuwait
Iraq has said that its anti-aircraft artillery has fired against American and English fighters that flew in the southern of the country. "The enemy aircraft have escaped to their bases in Kuwait", said... more
AccidentsChc helicopter in emergency landing on Draugen platform in Norway Sea
Oslo, Norway - An error due to a spy fault
At the beginning of this week the helicopter of the Chc company, a Super Puma L2, was en route from Kristiansund, in the mid-Norway, and the oil platform Heidrun, in the Norway Sea, when a warning light... more
AirlinesEasy Jet to win the Scottish market
Edinburgh, Scotland - Great benefits for Inverness region as well
It continues without pause the easy Jet's expansion in Great Britain, thanks also to the timeliness of its manager to characterize the right offer at the right moment. This time the low-cost carrier... more
PeopleBattle in the Usa for the air traffic
Washington, Usa - Air traffic controllers near to a strong action
Is going in the United States a big battle about the theme of air traffic security. In the front line are enlisted the employees that denounce a series of fundamental problems like as the excessive crowd... more
DefenseIn progress treaties among United States, Denmark and United Kingdom
London, Great Britain - The treaties regard Us missile system
Great Britain and Denmark have received a formal request by the Usa to improve their own radar system to allow the Usa to use its one in the bases of Fylingdales in England and of Thule in Greenland. These... more
Latest newsMilitary exercitation among Usa, Turkey and Israel
Jerusalem, Israel - It will involve aeronaval divisions of the three countries
Starting from the next January 1st is previewed a joint exercitation that will involve aeronaval divisions of Israel, Turkey and Usa. The exercitation will have as principal aim the improvement of the... more
AirlinesSas does not want armed policemen boarded on its aircraft
Copenhagen, Denmark - "It is too dangerous"
The Scandinavian carrier Sas has declared its no to the presence of armed policemen boarded on our aircraft, because in their opinion the security has to be guaranteed before on the ground. A spokesman... more
Latest newsAustralia is ready to send troops in the Gulf area
Canberra, Australia - The decision has been taken by military headquarters
Australian military headquarters are ready to send troops in the Gulf area foreseeing an allied attack to Iraq. In particular they will send airborne troops. (0025) more
AirlinesQantas has introduced A-330/200 in its fleet
Melbourne, Australia - It will increase of 20 per cent the number of passengers
"Bigger is better". With this motto the Australian Qantas has introduced the first of the A-330/200 generation aircraft to its fleet yesterday. The main claim to fame of the new airplane is 20 per cent... more
AirlinesBritish Airways cuts the flights to Leeds and to the Wales
London, Great Britain - At risk several working places
The British air carrier, British Airways, has decided with a singular decision to cancel the flights to Leeds and to Wales. The official reason of the erasure of the hauls is the restricted income of... more
DefenseWar wings in the UN: is it going towards a war?
Washington, Usa - Russia and Chinese position could be decisive for the next decisions
According to the indiscretions filtered from the White House a war will not begin before February of the next year, even if this time there has been undoubtedly a substantial violation by Iraq to UN 1441... more