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Science and technologyUnauthorized aircraft over DC skies: military jets take off
Washington, Usa - They are already 28 thousand the missions of this kind since the terroristic attacks
It cannot certainly be spoken about panic but surely there have been tension moments at Dulles international airport (Washington) when the hub was closed for 20 minutes because of the emergency measures... more
IndustryRolls-Royce Corp. awarded of a over 21 USDm contract
USA
Rolls-Royce Corp., Indianapolis, Ind., is being awarded a $21,500,000 ceiling-priced modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price, multi-year contract (N00019-98-C-0122) for the procurement of... more
AerospaceChina continues its march on the space achievement
Beijing, China - It's the 27th successfull launch of the Chinese space agency
It has been carried out few hours ago the fourth launch of Shenzhou IV (the "sacred vessel"), the Chinese version of the shuttle, entirely constructed with Russian technology, but with important modifications... more
Science and technologyA "Charles de Gaulle's" employee seized with an arsenal
Paris, France - More pressing the security measures in the transalpine hubs
It's still unknown the identity of the 27 years-old Algerian, assigned to the baggages at the Parisian airport "Charles de Gaulle", arrested yesterday by the French police: on its car a real arsenal, among... more
PeopleCivil aviation crisis: is Faa up tp the task?
Washington, Usa - Doubts after that the two of the biggest carriers are in Chapter 11
The bad moment the field of the civil aviation is enjoying is sure son of the terrible economic conjuncture that is oppressing the economies of half world, but the question that many in the USA are placed... more
AerospaceLaunched a futuristic satellite by Nasa
Washington, Usa - The prototype has started last week
Last week has been launched with success a futuristic satellite from the base of Wallops Island, Virginia. The rocket has reached a speed of Mach 5, uses mixed fuel such as liquid hydrogen and solid... more
CuriositiesChaos in Sharm-el-sheik airport for the arrival of the British Prime Minister
London, Great Britain - Tony Blair is on holiday with his family
Between the protests of the other passengers, among them several English citizens, at Sharm-el-sheik's airport it has verified the total chaos for the arrival of the British Prime Minister in the Egyptian... more
AirlinesProtests of the Ticinese Chamber of Commerce against Swiss
Lugano, Switzerland - "Swiss is definitely isolating the Cantone Ticino"
The Chamber of Commerce Industry and Handicrafts of the Cantone Ticino (CCIA-TI) that has deeclared itself really polemic about Swiss for the removal of some flights by and to the airport of Agno, for... more
AirlinesChristmas holiday: it's United boom
Washington, Usa - Excellent performance for the most-in-trouble carrier
In spite of the bad financial situation in which United Airlines is pending, it has not prevented the travellers to prefer it than all the other airlines, making to record nearly the all "sold out" on... more
PeopleAirbus is studying a new system to treat flying
Paris, France - In collaboration with French Space Agency
Airbus is studying, with French Space Agency (Centre National D'Etudes Spatiales), a new system that can treat the passengers of flying aircraft, in case of illness. Many airplanes often have forced to... more
DefenseRobertson appeals to a common act: all united for a war?
London, UK - It's tried to shake the European thinking
Nato secretary-General George Robertson has appealed to "Moral obligation" by the member states of the Alliance, in the case of a conflict against the Iraq, during an interview released to the Bbc on yesterday.... more
Civil aviationFlights forbidden on New York the night of December 31st
Washington, Usa -The restrictions have been decided for prevention reasons
To prevent possible terrorist attacks with a big echo during the night of New Years'Day will be forbidden the flights upon the sky of New York City, after a decision taken by FAA (Federal Aviation Administration)... more
Latest newsPolish government orders 48 fighting jets to Lockheed
Warsawa, Poland - The order has a value of USD 3,5bn
Foreseeing of the improvement promised by Poland, when it entered Nato in 1999, the government of the country of Eastern Europe has ordered to the Us firm Lockheed Martin 48 fighting jets for a value USD... more
DefenseIraq and North Korea: the international crisis is widening
Pyongyang, North Korea - "Ready to use nuke if threatened"
The declarations arriving from North Korea risk to throw petrol on the fire in a situation of international crisis that, by now, seemed to be characterized only by the Iraqi issue. Indeed "Washington... more
AccidentsThree hurted in Bosnia after an helicopter crash
Sarajevo, Bosnia - The 24th has crashed a Sfor's helicopter
An helicopter of the Sfor (the multinational peace force in Bosnia) has crashed last 24th near the town of Travnik, in the central area of the country. The helicopter transported three soldiers of the... more
AccidentsAir crash in Iran last 24th
Teheran, Iran - 46 the victims certain until now
Tragic day before Christmas in Ukraine and Iran because of an air crash that has caused 46 deads, among them 42 passengers and 4 crew members that had taken off by Kharkov (Ukraine) and had to land at... more
AirlinesAir Lib presents an industrial rescue plan
Paris, France - The carrier will try the route of low-cost transport
Air Lib with a plan that will presented in these days attempt the last tentative not be cancelled by the air traffic market. The plan previews the possibility that the French State should cancel the EUR... more
AirlinesChina Airlines towards an expansion: already bought 22 planes in just one order
Taiwan, China - Boeing and Airbus have been involved in almost equal way
China Airlines, Taiwanese airline, seems to be, with other Asian carriers, a remarkable source of maintenance for the European and American aeronautical industry. Just on Tuesday it has been in fact... more
Science and technologySnow storm blocks the Usa
Washington, Usa - Blocked several airports of the Confederation
A big snow storm blocks by some days the area of the Great Plains and all the central area of the Confederation. An important consequence of meteorological event has been verified with the total and in... more
DefenseAnglo-American raid in Iraq: dead and wounded
Baghdad, Iraq - Act of retaliation for a Predator shot down on last Monday
The Iraqi governmental agency Ina has reported that the attack carried on yesterday by Allies would have caused three victims and 16 hurt. According to the first indiscretions the offensive would have... more
AccidentsMilitary aircraft crashes in Brazil, three victims
Curitiba, Brazil - The bad weather probably the cause of the disaster
A twin-engine military turboprop has crashed close to the city of Curitiba, just three km away from the airport: useless the attempts of the pilot to carry out an emergency landing. The aircraft, an... more
Science and technologyNew device to make safer the civilian aviation
St Petersburg, Russia - It will give clear images even in blind conditions
An important outcome that one caught up by the department of the Nita (New Information Technologies in Aviation) at St Petersburg's university that will allow, concretely, to change the way to fly in... more
AccidentsIndian fighter crashes in Kashmir: one person died
New Delhi, India - Terrible the management of Air Force aviation by the government
The involved aircraft would be a Mig-21 of Russian fabrication, crashed on village in the Kashmir region killing at least one person and hurting an other one. The pilot of the fighter, who was carrying... more
IndustryUS Helicopter Inc. awarded of a over 9 USDm contract
USA
U.S. Helicopter Inc., Ozark, Ala., was awarded on Dec. 20, 2002, a $9,510,102 firm-fixed-price contract for modernization of eight UH-1H Huey helicopters. Work will be performed in Ozark, Ala., and is... more
IndustryUnited Technologies awarded of a over 626 USDm contract
USA
United Technologies Corp., East Hartford, Conn., is being awarded a $626,670,000 firm-fixed-price, cost-plus fixed-fee contract modification to provide for 40 F119 Install Engines in support of low rate... more
PeopleDelta pilot grounded because he drunk too much
Virginia, Usa - The cases of this kind are increasing
Once again the greater risk can come within, from the same persons in which we trust more, rendering therefore nearly irrelevant the emergency measures that are present in the airports. Unfortunately... more
AirportsAVIONEWS wishes a Merry Christmas to everybody
Rome, Italy - The press agency to reopen on Friday
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PeopleEconomy-class syndrome: still doubts about the real responsabilities of the carriers
London, UK - International legislation is not yet homogeneous about the problem
A sentence of the English court has freed the carriers from whichever hypothesis of involvement about the cases of "economic class syndrome" or more technically known with the name of Dvt (Deep Vein Thrombosis).... more
HelicoptersChina launches its own first helicopter for civilian use
Beijing, China - All the required tests have been passed
Z-11 has been designed, planned and constructed entirely in China by Changhe Aircraft Industries Group and turns out to be the greatest Chinese effort to equip itself with an helicopter for civil use.... more
Latest newsIt was doped the Us pilot who killed 4 Canadian soldiers by mistake
Washington, Usa - Opposite the conclusion of the military committee of inquiry
The amphetamines would have been given in order to verify the abilities of the soldiers according to an experiment lead last time by the Pentagon and would be also the cause of the incident that, in April,... more
Curiosities900 Kosovo kids receive Christmas gifts from the sky
Gjakova, Yugoslavia - The initiative is of the Italian soldiers of the Kfor
The Italian soldiers of the Kfor, the Nato international peace keeping force working in Kosovo, in collaboration with a volounteer group from Sardinia, has organized for some hundreds of Kosovo kids of... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Bell Helicopter Textron Canada Limited Model 206L, L-1, L-3, and L-4 Helicopters
Washington, USA - To detect a crack in the tailboom skin and to prevent separation of the tailboom from the helicopter and subsequent loss of control of the helicopter
Airworthiness Directives Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39 [Docket No. 99-SW-80-AD; Amendment 39-12983; AD 2002-25-07] RIN... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Air Tractor, Inc. airplanes
Washington, USA - Models AT-250, AT- 300, AT-301, AT-302, AT-400, AT-400A, AT-401, AT-401A, AT-402, AT-402A, AT-501, AT-502, and AT-502A
Airworthiness Directives Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39 [Docket No. 2000-CE-60-AD; Amendment 39-12985; AD 2002-25-09] RIN... more
HelicoptersGermany grounds its remaining helicopters in Afghanistan
Kabul, Afghanistan - In the while the enquiries are carried on by German experts
Even if the German technicians in Afghanistan will bring in their country the wreckage of CH-53 crashed on Saturday, that has caused the dead of 9 persons, it seems however known that the cause of the... more
PeopleIcao: "International air traffic is growing"
Montreal, Canada - It is said by official sources of the organization
Official sources of Icao (International Civil Aviation Organization) say that the international air traffic should be growing during 2002 with a percentage equal to 2-3% more than the last year. The growing... more
AirlinesWhen the cowl makes the monk: Aeroflot changes its logo
Moscow, Russia - It's tried a new advertising campaign of the carrier
The sickle and the hammer, typically communist symbol, are associated, by the greatest part of the people, to a negative image. Or it would be better to say that the symbol in issue has a negative meaning... more
CuriositiesIn the Asia-Pacific area they loose a baggage every 90 seconds
Hong Kong,China - This problem costs to the carriers USD 125m
Every year in the Asia-Pacific area they loose an air baggage every 90 seconds causing an higher expense equal to USD 125m. But there is also an important thing to say, several baggages are found again... more
IndustryTRW Inc., awarded of a near 10 USDm contract
USA
TRW Inc., San Diego, Calif., is being awarded a $9,970,000 (maximum) indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to provide for engineering services in support of the F-15 Avionics Integration Support... more
IndustryGoodrich Corp. awarded of a near 19 USDm contract
USA
Goodrich Corp, Universal Propulsion Co., Phoenix, Ariz., is being awarded an $18,867,774 (not-to-exceed) firm-fixed-price contract to provide for emergency ejection seats for the F-16 aircraft, quantity... more
AccidentsLast Saturday an aircraft crashed in Afghanistan
Kabul, Afghanistan - The aircraft was directed to the Afghan capital town
Last Saturday in Afghanistan has crashed a little aircraft that was directed to the capital town, Kabul. Local security forces and Nato peace keeping force have immediately blocked the road that conducted... more
IndustryMoog Inc. awarded of a near 8 USDm contract
USA
Moog Inc., Aircraft Group, Torrance, Calif., is receiving a $7,981,710 firm-fixed-price order under a previously awarded contract (N00383-00-G-010N) to repair F/A-18 aircraft wingfold transmissions. Work... more
IndustrySierracin Sylmar Corp., awarded of a over 9 USDm contract
USA
Sierracin Sylmar Corp., Sylmar, Calif., is receiving a $9,383,710 ceiling-priced order under previously awarded contract (N00383-99-G-017H) for repair of F/A 18 aircraft windscreens. Work will be performed... more
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