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IndustryNEW ANTONOV AN-140 TO TAKE THE SKY EARLY NEXT YEAR
MOSCOW, The first An-140 aircraft produced by a joint venture between Russia and Ukraine is to enter service next February, said the Deputy General Director of the Khar'kov aircraft plant. The plane is... more
AirlinesCSA CZECH AIRLINES DROPS FLEET EXPANSION PLAN
PRAGUE, Czech Airlines announced it is to put aside its plan to expand the fleet next year because of the dropping demand following Sept 11. PR Director Dan Plovajko said "we aim at maximum utilization... more
Press releaseECAC PRESIDENT KEEPS A PUBLIC HEARING AT EUROPEAN COUNCIL
BRUSSELS, BELGIUM, Alfredo Roma, European Civil Aviation Conference (ECAC) president, presented to European Council a report on air transport entitled "air transport and terrorism, how to improve security".... more
AirlinesKLM DEMANDS STATE AID
AMSTERDAM, Dutch KLM is asking for state aid to recover after the plummeting of its earnings in the last period. The dutch government replied saying it plans to to earmark about $20 million to compensate... more
AirlinesTHAI AIRWAYS TO CUT FLIGHTS TO LA
BANGKOK, Thai Airways announced in a statement it is to halve its weekly flights from Bangkok to Los Angeles. The routes to Dubai and Osaka are to be increased. From December 16, the airline is to operate... more
AerospaceNASA GREEN LIGHT TO LAUNCH ENDEAVOUR
CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA, According to Nasa sources, has been given green light to launch today the Space Shuttle Endeavour, the launch of which has been postponed due to a fail in ISS linkage with the... more
HelicoptersBOEING, U.S. ARMY SIGN CONTRACT FOR 35 EGYPTIAN AH-64D APACHES
MESA, "Boeing has signed a foreign military sales (FMS) agreement with the U.S. government to upgrade 35 Egyptian AH-64A Apache helicopters into next-generation AH-64D Apaches. Egypt initially announced... more
AirlinesCONTINENTAL AIRLINES REPORTS PERFORMANCE FOR NOVEMBER 2001
HOUSTON, "Continental Airlines (NYSE: CAL - news) today reported a 73.8 percent domestic and 66.8 percent international load factor for a systemwide load factor of 71.4 percent in November 2001. The systemwide... more
AirlinesCHINA SOUTHERN AIRLINES TO CODESHARE WITH GARUDA
CHICAGO, China Southern Airlines and Garuda from Indonesia have signed a codesharing agreement on flights between Jakarta and Guangzhou effective Dec. 8. The route is to be flown four times a week. more
AirlinesAMERICAN AIRLINES REPORTS NOVEMBER TRAFFIC; STATISTICS INCLUDE TWA TRAFFIC
FORTH WORTH, "American Airlines reported its November systemwide traffic, including that of TWA, decreased 25.0 percent from November 2000 on a capacity decrease of 20.2 percent. The system load factor... more
Science and technologyTHE ARRESTED MOROCCAN WHO HELPED TERRORISTS WORKED AT HAMBURG AIRPORT FOR TWO YEARS
HAMBURG, GERMANY, According to German police sources, the Moroccan who has been arrested some days ago, charged to have helped the Sept. 11 terrorists, worked at Hamburg airport for two years, in cleaning... more
AirlinesMEXICANA AIRLINES ANNOUNCES NEW SERVICE BETWEEN MEXICO CITY AND EL SALVADOR
MEXICO CITY, "Mexicana Airlines announced today that effective December 7, 2001, it will begin non-stop service between Mexico City and San Salvador four times a week. The flight will operate on Sunday,... more
DefenseMISSILE INTERCEPT TEST SUCCESSFUL
VANDENBERG, USA, The Ballistic Missile Defense Organization (BMDO) announced today it has successfully completed a test involving a planned intercept of an intercontinental ballistic missile target.... more
Latest newsISRAELI HELICOPTERS HIT GAZA AIRPORT
GAZA, The revenge of the Israeli Army at the Palestinian terroristic attacks of the last days has hit the Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat general headquarter in the Ramallah city, but the leader is reported... more
IndustryNORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS AWARDED A NEAR 49 USDM CONTRACT
USA, Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., Bethpage, N.Y., is being awarded a $48,999,349 order against a previously awarded basic ordering agreement for pre-system development and demonstration and associated... more
IndustryNORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS AWARDED A NEAR 18 USDM CONTRACT
USA, Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., Linthicum Heights, Md., was awarded on Nov. 30, 2001, a $17,928,181 contract to allow the Defense Meterological Satellite Program to exercise Option 2 to acquire one... more
IndustryLOCKHEED MARTIN AWARDED A OVER 52 USDM CONTRACT
USA, Lockheed Martin Corp., Marietta, Ga., was awarded on Nov. 30, 2001, a $52,400,000 contract to extend the long lead procurement for 13 low rate initial production Lot 2 aircraft and associated... more
IndustryRAYTHEON SYSTEMS AWARDED A OVER 7 USDM CONTRACT
USA, Raytheon Missile Systems, Tucson, Ariz., is being awarded a $7,095,771 contract for additional effort associated with Broach Lethal Package Integration into Joint Standoff Weapon (JSOW) Unitary.... more
AirlinesMIDWAY AIRLINES AWARDED A OVER 10 USDM FINANCIAL HELP BY U.S. GOVERNMENT
USA, Midway Airlines carrier, which was in a heavy financial troubles, whcih could led it to bankrupcy, received over USD$10 million from the United States national airline bailout program to... more
AerospaceASTRONAUTS OUT IN THE SPACE FOR REPAIRS
CAPE CANAVERAL, Russian Cosmonauts Vladimir Dezhurov and Mikhail Tyurin went out the international space station to take a five-hour spacewalk to clear debris and make repairs to the docking mechanism.... more
AirlinesBANGKOK AIRWAYS TO OPEN NEW AIRPORT
BANGKOK, Bangkok Airways is to open a new airport in Trat by the end of next year, reported the Bangkok Post. The airport will create a routing network in southern Thailand and would cost 300 million baht.... more
AirlinesCIMBER AIR CUTS FLIGHTS
DENMARK, Danish Cimber Air's managing director Jorgen Nielsen announced that the carrier has reduced by 10% the services from Karup, Sonderborg to Copenhagen. Two planes will be leased to Oman Air and... more
IndustryPRATT&WHITNEY FACES ITS FIRST STRIKE SINCE 16 YEARS
USA, Over 4000 machinists of U.S. jet engine manufacturer Pratt and Whitney, Hartford, Connecticut, are striking for the first time in 16 years, claiming for better wages and work conditions. International... more
AirlinesLUFTHANSA TO ORDER 15 A380
FRANKFURT, Lufthansa's chairman Juergen Weber said the airline is preparing to order 15 A380s. The order has to be aprroved by the carrier's board of directors. The super jumbos will be delivered i... more
Civil aviationFAA CALLED TO INVESTIGATE DELTA MD90 TYRE BURST
USA, Federal Aviation Administration has been called in to investigate a series of nine burst tire incidents in three years occurred to Delta MD-90 aircrafts at California's John Wayne Airport. FAA... more
AccidentsMILITARY JET CRASHES IN GREECE
ATHENS, A RF4E Phantom II military plane crashed today near Kalabaka, in Greece, during a training flight. The two pilots ejected safely before the crash. They were recovered by a helicopter. more
AccidentsHELICOPTER CRASHES IN RUSSIA, ONE DEAD
MOSCOW, A Mi-26T russian military helicopter crashed in southern Russia on Saturday. Five crew members and 11 passengers were aboard. The pilot was killed, other eight people were injured. The crash was... more
IndustryUNITED TECHNOLOGIES AWARDED A OVER 283 USDM CONTRACT
USA, United Technologies Corp., Hartford, Conn., is being awarded a $283,611,693 contract to provide for 134 various rotating, fracture critical components applicable to the F100 engines on the F-15... more
DefensePOSTPONED THE MISSILE INTERCEPTOR LAUNCH
VANDENBERG, USA, The planned intercept of a long-range ballistic missile target scheduled for last night over the central Pacific Ocean has been postponed due to poor weather conditions at Vandenberg... more
AirlinesSPANAIR EXPECTS SMALL YEAR-END LOSSES
SPAIN, Spanair chairman Gonzalo Pascual said the carrier expects small losses for the end of the year. The negative result wouldn't be as serious as it was for other major airlines. Pascual explained that... more
PeopleHONEYWELL WILL PRODUCE A SATELLITE REAL TIME COCKPIT VOICES MONITORING SYSTEM
USA, Honeywell said yesterday that it will produce, in response to a US FAA request, a satellite communications link that would send continuous live cockpit audio utilizing the Motorola Iridium Satellite... more
Civil aviationFAA AD ON BOMBARDIER AIRCRAFTS
USA, AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE Aircraft Certification Service Washington, DC U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration The following Airworthiness Directive issued... more
Civil aviationFAA EMERGENCY AD ON MD-600N HELICOPTERS
USA, EMERGENCY AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE Aircraft Certification Service Washington, DC U.S. Department of Transportation Federal... more
AirlinesVIRGIN ATLANTIC PLANS TO OPEN LOW COST AFRICAN CARRIER
LONDON, GREAT BRITAIN, Virgin Atlantic Airways, owned by Richard Branson, is reported to be planning to launch a low price pan-African airline in the first of the new year. According to Branson's declarations,... more
IndustryRAYTHEON SYSTEMS AWARDED A OVER 19 USDM CONTRACT
USA, Raytheon Systems Co., Tucson, Ariz., is being awarded a $19,269,contract to exercise an option for the Sidewinder AIM-9X low rate initial production of 82 all-up-round missiles and other associated components.... more
AirlinesWESTJET TO ADD NEW DESTINATIONS TO CANADA
CALGARY, "We fly to Moncton, we fly to Ottawa, we fly to Hamilton. We're not in Toronto, we're not in Montreal, we're not in St. John's and we're not in Halifax, those are about the only cities we're not... more
AerospaceRUSSIA LAUNCHES THREE MILITARY SATELLITES
KAZAKHSTAN, Russian news agency Interfax reported that Russia has launched three military satellites on Saturday, from the Baikonur space station in Kazakhstan. The launch, operated with a Proton-K heavy... more
AirlinesAIR FRANCE WILL USE SKYTEAM TO COMBAT CRISIS
PARIS, FRANCE, According to Air France sources, the airline considers SkyTeam alliance as an important point to combat crisis in air transport sector. These are the most important points: the strenghtening... more
AirlinesAIR LIB TO LAUNCH NEW ROUTE PARIS-ALGIERS
PARIS, The French private airline Air Lib announced it would launch a new service between Paris and Algiers from December 22. The carrier, which is waiting for the approval of the Algerian and French governments,... more
AerospaceJAPANESE SATELLITE RE-ENTRY COULD POSE PROBLEMS
TOKYO, Japanese space officials said that a satellite that is expected to re-enter the atmosphere today could pose danger. Not the whole satellite could burn up in the atmosphere. The map showed that the... more
AirlinesBA RESUMES CONCORDE FLIGHTS TO BARBADOS
BARBADOS, British Airways resumed Concorde flights to Barbados on Saturday. Barbados is the only country besides the United States to which the supersonic jet flies from Europe. "After the unfortunate... more
AirlinesAIR CANADA LAUNCHES NONSTOP SERVICE BETWEEN HONOLULU AND MELBOURNE
HONOLULU, "Air Canada launched nonstop service today between Honolulu and Melbourne, Australia. Air Canada will operate three times weekly service to Melbourne from Honolulu using 212-seat Boeing 767-300... more
AirlinesTWA CHANGES ITS NAME
NEW YORK, TWA disappeared yesterday as the airline's flights are to be operated by American Airlines from today. TWA's final scheduled flight, 2, arrived in St. Louis from Honolulu about 6:30 a.m. Sunday.... more
AerospacePENTAGON POSTPONES MISSILE INTERCEPT TEST
WASHINGTON, US military officials had to postpone the missile defense test scheduled on Saturday due to the bad weather over the Vandenberg air base in California. The test, which is a part of the U.S.... more
AccidentsCARGO PLANE CRASHES IN SIBERIA, 18 DEAD (2): THE AIRCRAFT SPECIFICATIONS
ROME, Ilyushin II-76 Candid: Type: heavy lift military transport Accommodation: two pilots, flight engineer, navigator, tail gunner, two loadmasters Length: 152 ft 10 in Height: 48 ft 5 in Weight:... more
AccidentsCARGO PLANE CRASHES IN SIBERIA, 18 DEAD
SIBERIA, An Ilyushin-76 cargo plane of the Russian Federal Border Guard Service crashed near Okhotsk, in the Khabarovsk region, yesterday morning. 18 people were on board, including 8 crew members. They... more
HelicoptersNORWAY SIGNS CONTRACT FOR NH90 HELICOPTERS
OSLO, Norway has signed a contract with NH Industries for the purchase of 14 NH90 helicopters and for the option of additional 10 helicopters. All the norwegian NH90s are equipped with the Rolls-Royce... more
HelicoptersAGUSTA-WESTLAND AWARDED A EUR320 MILLION CONTRACT FROM PORTUGAL
ROME, Anglo-italian Group Agusta-Westland has been awarded a eur320 million contract for 12 EH101 helicopters. The EH-101 helicopters will be used for search and rescue missions and to the monitoring of... more
AirlinesQANTAS MAINTENANCE WORKERS WALK OFF
AUSTRALIA, After two days of unfruictful talks between Australian Workers Union (AWU) and Qantas, over 600 maintenance workers for the airline walked off the job yesterday over a proposed wage freeze.... more
AirlinesDELTA TO EXPAND CODESHARE SERVICE IN EUROPE WITH BRITISH EUROPEAN
ATLANTA, "Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL - news) and British European today announced they would expand the present codeshare to five new destinations in Europe beginning Nov. 30, 2001. Delta said it would... more