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AccidentsSMALL AIRCRAFT CRASHES IN IBM PARKING
NEW YORK, USA, A small leisure aircraft, a Beechcraft 24R, crashed in the main IBM headquarter parking at about 18 miles north New York. The pilot, the only person on board, died in the crash. There are... more
PeopleU.S. DOT WILL APPLY A TICKET SECURITY SURCHARGE
WASHINGTON, USA, According to a U.S. Department of Transportation note released, it will implemented a USD$2.50 fee on each air carrier passenger in order to help pay for the Federal government's costs... more
AccidentsAIR FRANCE AIRLINER LANDS IN EMERGENCY AT BREST DUE TO UNKNOWN POWDER FOUND
PARIS, FRANCE, According to Brest airport sources, the powder found in a galley of an Air France Boeing 777 airliner is not dangerous. The founding of this powder has caused yesterday the emergency landing... more
AccidentsMALAYSIAN TRAINING AIRCRAFT CRASHES, PILOT INJURED
KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA, According to a Malaysian air force press release, a training aircraft crashed for unknown causes, causing pilot injuring. more
PeopleOVER 100 AIR MARSHALS ON AUSTRALIAN FLIGHT WITHIN 2002
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA, According to a Australian government press release, within 2002 there will be over 100 air marshals on Australian flights. From the 2002 starting the first armed agents are on board... more
Civil aviationFAA EMERGENCY AD (2) FOR EUROCOPTER HELICOPTERS
USA, EMERGENCY AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE Aircraft Certification Service Washington, DC... more
Civil aviationEMERGENCY FAA AD ON EUROCOPTER HELICOPTERS
USA, EMERGENCY AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE Aircraft Certification Service Washington, DC... more
AccidentsOVER 100 CIVILIANS KILLED BY AN ERRONEOUS U.S. BOMBING
AFGHANISTAN, According to U.S. defense department sources, an American erroneous air strike killed more than 100 civilians in Qalaye Niazi village, in eastern Paktia province. The bombing has... more
Science and technologyNEXT PROLONGEMENT OF THE TLEMCEN AIRPORT RUNWAY
TLEMCEN, ALGERIA, According to Algerian civil aviation authorities, soon in the airport of Tlemcen will start works to increase length of the runway, in order to accommodate landing of larger aircrafts... more
Civil aviationFAA AD ON ROLLS-ROYCE TRENTENGINES
USA, AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE Aircraft Certification Service Washington, DC... more
AirportsHAPPY NEW YEAR WISHES BY AVIONEWS STAFF
ROMA, All AVIONEWS Press Agency Staff wishes an Happy New Year to all readers. The news publications will restart on Jan.2, 2002. more
AerospaceA SPACE AGENCY WILL BE CREATED IN ALGERI
ALGERI, According to Algerian government sources, soon will be created a space agency in African country, in order to promote space activity in Algeria. The agency will be created under president Abdelaziz... more
Science and technologySECURITY IN U.S. AIRPORTS FAR TO BE REACHED
USA, It seems that security in U.S. airports is a target difficult to be reached. A man has been arrested after a random search found a loaded pistol in his hand baggage, when the man, Barry Burnstein,... more
IndustryLOCKHEED MARTIN AWARDED OF A NEAR 117 USDM CONTRACT
USA, Lockheed Martin Corp., Fort Worth, Texas, is being awarded a $116,700,516 firm-fixed-price contract modification. The contract modification provides for the acquisition of M3 updates to the mid-life... more
IndustryLOCKHEED MARTIN AWARDED OF A NEAR 134 USDM CONTRACT
USA, Lockheed Martin Corp., Marietta, Ga., is being awarded a $133,800,000 firm-fixed-price contract modification. The contract modification provides an option exercise for the procurement of two U.S.... more
IndustryRAYTHEON AWARDED A OVER 193 USDM CONTRACT
USA, Raytheon Aircraft Co., Wichita, Kan., is being awarded a $193,250,689 firm-fixed-price contract. The contract provides Joint Primary Aircraft Training System (JPATS) program production Lot 9 for... more
Science and technologyFOR SHOES EXPLOSIVE EVIDENCES, MAN QUESTIONED FOR TWO HOURS
USA, A man, on which shoes has been found explosive evidences, has been keep under questioning for two hours at San Antonio, Texas, airport. The man has been released when has been ascertained that there... more
PeopleINDIA AUTHORIZES MUSHARRAF TO USE ITS AIRSPACE
NEW DELHI, INDIA, Despite situation between India and Pakistan, New Delhi government decided to authorize Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf to use its airspace in order to participate to a meeting of... more
IndustryLOCKHEED MARTIN AWARDED OF A NEAR 12 USDM CONTRACT
USA, Lockheed Martin Corp., Orlando, Fla., is being awarded an $11,806,695 firm-fixed-price contract modification to provide contract logistics support for MH-53 helicopter and C-130 simulators. This... more
IndustrySIKORSKY AWARDED A OVER 20 USDM CONTRACT
USA, Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., Stratford, Conn., is being awarded a $20,401,636 firm-fixed-price contract to purchase 200 remanufactured main rotor blades for the CH-53D helicopter. Work will be performed... more
DefenseISRAEL ORDERS 52 ADDITIONAL F-16S
WASHINGTON, USA, Has been signed the definitive contract which engages Israel to buy a 52 additional F-16I by U.S. defense department, worth 2 USDbn. Lockheed Martin will get $1.3 billion by the order... more
AccidentsFLIGHT DIVERTED AFTER MAN MAKES MENACES
USA, A flight between New York and Buenos Aires was diverted to Miami after a passenger, Rodrigo Deambrosio Zas, who said he lost two friends in the World Trade Center attacks said the flight would... more
PeopleFBI WAS WARNED MONTHS BEFORE SEPT.11 THAT AN AIRCRAFT WOULD BE USED FOR ATTACKS
USA, The US Federal Bureau of Investigation was repeatedly warned about a month prior to the September 11 attacks that a fuel-laden airplane could be used as a bomb. A flight instructor at the Pan... more
IndustryRAYTHEON AWARDED A 6 USDM CONTRACT
USA, Raytheon Co., Largo, Fla., is being awarded time and material contract with a cumulative total of $6,000,000 for depot maintenance repair and overhaul for the AN/PSC-5 Spitfire radio, work is expected... more
AccidentsJAPANESE TOURIST ARRESTED TO HAVE THREATENED A FLIGHT ATTENDANT
USA, A Japanese tourist has been arrested by Miami police after making threatening remarks to flight attendants, who told him he had too much hand baggages. Tourist Yasuaki Ichimura was removed from an... more
IndustryBOEING AWARDED A OVER 11 USDM CONTRACT
USA, The Boeing Co., Wichita, Kan., is being awarded an $11,288,084 contract to provide for programmed depot maintenance (PDM) for two Turkish Air Force KC-135R aircraft with an option for a third.... more
HelicoptersCINA FORECASTS TO HAVE 10,000 HELICOPTERS UNTIL 2020
PEKING, CHINA, China government forecasts that country will acquire about 10,000 helicopters until 2020, while now there are only 80. For the 2013 is expected to have about 2000 helicopters, thus creating... more
PeopleAGREEMENT BETWEEN HONG KONG AND TAIWAN EXTENDED
TAIWAN, Has been extended the existing Taiwan and Hong Kong aviation agreement by three to six months after it expires at the end of this month, Minister of Transportation and Communications Yeh Chu-lan... more
IndustryTADIRAN AWARDED A OVER 7 USDM CONTRACT
ISRAEL, Tadiran Spectralink Ltd., Holon, Israel, is being awarded a $7,453,962 contract to exercise an option for 3,662 units of personal locator beacon/voice transceivers, 400 units of emergency locator... more
AerospaceRUSSIAN LAUNCHES SIX SATELLITES WITH A SINGLE BOOSTER
MOSCOW, RUSSIA, Utilizing a single booster, Russian Federation launched this morning six satellites,three Cosmos military, and three civilian for telecommunications. The launch, carried out with some delay,... more
People50 ''FLYING SHERIFF'' ASSIGNED BY GERMAN GOVERNMENT TO AIRLINES
BERLIN, GERMANY, German government has decided to assign 50 "flying sheriff" to airlines in order to increase flight security. According to expectations, this number will increase at 200 in a brief time.... more
IndustryGENERAL DYNAMICS AWARDED A NEAR 10 USDM CONTRACT
USA, General Dynamics Decision Systems, Scottsdale, Ariz., is being awarded a $9,619,000 firm-fixed-price contract to upgrade 1,422 AN/PRC 112B1 survival radios and procure ancillary equipment for aircrew... more
AirlinesFINAL PHASE FOR OLYMPIC AIRWAYS RECOVER STARTED
ATHENS, GREECE, According to Greek government declarations, has been started the final phase for the recovery of the debt-burdened flag carrier Olympic Airways. Have been started talks with Australian... more
PeopleBUSH SECURITY SECRET SERVICE AGENT OFF-BOARDED FROM AN AMERICAN AIRLINES FLIGHT
USA, A U.S. Secret Service armed agent, assigned to protection of president Bush, has been removed from an American Airlines flight after the pilot questioned his credentials. The man, of Arab origins... more
IndustryLOCKHEED MARTIN AWARDED OF A NEAR 17 USDM CONTRACT
USA, Lockheed Martin Systems Integration, Owego, N.Y., is being awarded a $16,804,000 firm-fixed-priced contract to purchase 12 types of interim spares used to support the MH-60S helicopter. Work is... more
IndustryRAYTHEON AWARDED A OVER 320 USDM CONTRACT
USA, Raytheon Systems Co., Tucson, Ariz., is being awarded a $320,316,828 contract for the remanufacture of up to 434 Tomahawk missiles to the Block IIIC configuration. Work is expected to be completed... more
IndustryROLLS-ROYCE AWARDED A OVER 21 USDM CONTRACT
USA, Rolls-Royce Corp., Indianapolis, Ind., is being awarded a $21,514,200 contract to exercise an option for 10 spare T56-A-427 turbine engines for U.S. Navy E-2C aircraft. Work is expected to be... more
IndustrySUKHOI PLANS THE FUTURE FIFTH-GENERATION FIGHTER AIRCRAFT
MOSCOW, RUSSIA, General director of Russian military aircraft maker Sukhoi, Mikhail Pogossian, declared that his company is thinking to realize a fifth generation fighter aircraft, for which the project... more
AirlinesAIR FRANCE PLANS A PARIS-HO CHI MINH CITY NO-STOP SERVICE
PARIS, FRANCE, Air France is considering to operate a no-stop service between Ho Chi Minh City and Paris within 2002. According to airline's South Area manager in Vietnam, Jean Denis Bour, due to improved... more
Science and technologyNARITA AIRPORT REGISTERS A HEAVY TRAFFIC LOSS
TOKYO, JAPAN, Tokyo's main international Narita airport rgistered a "concerning" passenger numbers reduction of 32%, compared with last year's figures. According to management dclarations, if thisa situation... more
AerospaceBOEING WILL HELP RUSSIA TO BUILT A ISS MODULE
MOSCOW, RUSSIA, According to Alexandre Medvedev, director of Russian Khrounitchev aerospace industry, U.S. Boeing industry will give its contribution in realization of a FGB-2 module which will be employed... more
AirlinesTOUGH TIMES FOR DELTA: 500 USDM LOSSES EXPECTED
USA, According to a Delta airline spokesman declarations, Atlanta-based carrier had a tough fourth quarter and expects to make losses for about 500 USDm, due to the dramatic downturn in air travel... more
AirlinesAER LINGUS TO REDUCE TICKETS FARES
DUBLIN, IRELAND, Ireland airline Aer Lingus decided to reduce fares on 2,5 million of tickets that will be sold in 2002 to face losses expereinced after Sept. 11 attacks. The cost of a trip for U.S. will... more
AirlinesAIR MAURETANIA STARTS CONNECTION WITH PARIS
NOUAKCHOTT, MAURETANIA, Air Mauretania airline started a new route between Nouakchott and Paris operated with a Boeing 737 aircraft. Airline has also two Fokker F-28, with which it flies to Casablanca,... more
Civil aviationFAA EMERGENCY PA FOR EUROCOPTER EC-155 HELICOPTERS
USA, EMERGENCY AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE Aircraft Certification Service Washington, DC U.S. Department of Transportation... more
AccidentsRIVER CRASHED AIRCRAFT (3): THE TECHNICAL DATA SHEET
ROME, ITALY, The Pilatus Britten Norman BN2B-20 Islander crashed yesterday in the German Weser river is a high-wing, 10 seat (pilot included) aircraft. These are the technical specifications: Length:... more
AirlinesSTRICT TALKS BETWEEN VIRGIN EXPRESS AND DAT
BRUSSELS, BELGIUM, According to a Belgium-based low cost airline Virgin Express spokesman, declarations, has been confirmed that there are talks with the backers of DAT, successor to bankrupt national... more
AccidentsRIVER CRASHED AIRCRAFT (2) LATEST NEWS
BREMERHAVEN, GERMANY, There were nine and not eight people on board the aircraft crashed yesterday morning into a river estuary near the northern German city of Bremerhaven shortly after takeoff from... more
AccidentsTHE AA ATTACKER BELONG TO AL QAIDA
USA, FBI confirmed that Richard Reid, who tried to blast its "explosive shoes" on an American Airlines flight, is a terrorist trained by Al-Qaida, the Osama bin Laden organization. Several Taliban under... more
AirlinesNEW POLISH REGIONAL AIRLINE
WARSAW, POLAND, The Polish aeronautical group GTL announced the creation of a new regional airline, named Air Silesian, which would operate flights between Poland and most requested European cities. Flights... more