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AirlinesNIGERIA AIRWAYS RESUMES FLIGHTS TO UK
NIGERIA, Nigeria Airways resumed flights to London yesterday. The service was suspended on August 16 by britsh aviation authorities after the International Civil Aviation Organization reported safety concerns... more
Science and technologyBEN GURION AIRPORT'S EMPLOYEES CONTINUE TO STRIKE
JERUSALEM, Israeli Ben Gurion International Airport employees are striking for the second day to deman a pay rise and a limit on layoffs. About 60 flights were cancelled yesterday and passengers from 30... more
Latest newsGREECE KEEPS IN PRISON THE 14 AIRCRAFT SPOTTERS CHARGED OF SPYING
ATHENS, GREECE, Freedom hopes were dashed today for a group of plane-spotters held in Greece on suspicion of spying, as reported in a former news by Avionews. The 12 Britons and two Dutch tourists, detained... more
Science and technologyFIFTH HEATHROW TERMINAL APPROVED
LONDON, GREAT BRITAIN, The London Heathrow airport will receive its fifth terminal: the British Transport secretary, Stephen Byers announced government green light to the 4000 EURm project for the realization... more
AirlinesAIR FRANCE KEEPS UNALTERED WINTER ACTIVITIES
PARIS, FRANCE, According to Air France CEO, Jean-Cyril Spinetta, airline will cancel 2001/2002 winter growth and will retire aircraft from service, to limit expenses. French carrier plans to withdraw... more
AirlinesUNITED EXPRESS/ATLANTIC COAST AIRLINES TO BEGIN REGIONAL JET SERVICE FROM WASHINGTON DULLES TO MANCHESTER, NH; SCHEDULE OF FOUR DAILY ROUND
DULLES, "Atlantic Coast Airlines (ACA) (Nasdaq: ACAI - news), the Dulles, VA-based United Express carrier announced it will offer regional jet service from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD)... more
AirlinesMEXICANA AIRLINES LAUNCHES NEW FLIGHT TO SANTO DOMINGO, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
MEXICO CITY, Mexicana Airlines "now offers flight service between Mexico City and Santo Domingo, with an intermediate stop in Cancun. The flight will operate twice weekly on Thursdays and Sundays, using... more
AirlinesWORLD AIRWAYS TO CUT 250 JOBS
PEACHTREE CITY, World Airways said yesterday it is to cut 250 jobs by the end of the year. In addition, three planes will be parked from Jan 1. The airline currently operates 8 MD-11s e 7 DC-10s and has... more
AirlinesANOTHER BOEING 737-800 TAKES TO TURKISH SKIES WITH SKY AIRLINES
SEATTLE, "Sky Airlines today celebrated the delivery of its first Boeing 737-800. The carrier based in Antalya, Turkey, will be operating the jetliner under a lease agreement with GATX Capital, a finance... more
PeopleBUSH PARTICIPATES IN A TV SPOT TO PROMOTE U.S. AIRLINES
WASHINGTON, USA, U.S. president George W. Bush taken part in a TV spot in which he wants to convince Americans to return to fly, thus increasing the tourism, heavy hit by the September 11 attacks. more
AirlinesDELTA BEGINS NEW CODESHARE RELATIONSHIP WITH AEROLITORAL AND THREE NEW CODESHARE ROUTES BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND MEXICO
ATLANTA, Delta Air Lines "announced a long-term marketing agreement with its newest codeshare partner, Aerolitoral, Mexico's leading regional carrier. Beginning Nov. 30, 2001, Delta customers will be able... more
IndustryBOMBARDIER SUPPLY TRAINS, OTHER THAN AIRCRAFTS
MONTREAL, CANADA, Canadian industry Bombardier, well known for its aircrafts production, has been engaged by SNCF, for the supply of about 500 regional trains for French regional network, in a deal, of... more
AirlinesLONDON STOCK EXCHANGE INVESTIGATES ON NATIONAL JET ITALIA ACQUISITION BY APW
LONDON, GREAT BRITAIN, London Stock Exchange is investigating on the acquisition by Aviation Partners Worldwide of the British Airways franchisee National Jet Italia, of which CEO was Sergio Billè, Italian... more
IndustryBOEING HELICOPTER AWARDED A OVER 55,6 USDM CONTRACT
USA, Boeing Helicopter, Ridley Park, Pa., is being awarded a $55,632,063 contract for helicopter items for the U.S. Navy and U.S. Army. This contract is for 733 items, all of which have Acquisition... more
Science and technologyPARIS AIRPORTS: PASSENGERS FALL
PARIS, FRANCE, The Orly and Roissy- Charles De Gaulle Paris airports registered a 17% decrease of passengers in month of October 2001, compared to the same year 2000 period. The traffic to USA is reduced... more
DefenseRUMSFELD VISITED U.S. AIR FORCE AND ARMY BASES
USA, Secretary Donald Rumsfeld visited today Fort Bragg and Pope Air Force Base, N.C., to receive briefings and demonstrations on the capabilities of U.S. Special Forces. Special forces participating... more
AirlinesCSA REDUCES FLIGHTS TO NEW YORK
PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC, Czech airline Ceske Aerolinje, CSA, announced a further reduction of its flights to USA and particularly to New York, due, as declared by airline's spokesman, to seat reque... more
Civil aviationFAA EMERGENCY AD ON AIRBUS AIRCRAFTS
USA, EMERGENCY AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE Aircraft Certification Service Washington, DC... more
IndustryROBERTSON AVIATION AWARDED A NEAR 40 USDM CONTRACT
USA, Robertson Aviation Inc., Tempe, Ariz., awarded a $39,322,576 contract for AH-64 Apache A/B Internal Auxiliary Fuel System A Kits, B Kits, Combo-PAK (100 gallon tank integrated with 246 round 30... more
IndustryLOCKHEED MARTIN AWARDED A OVER 80 USDM CONTRACT
USA, Lockheed Martin Corp., Missile & Fire Control-Dallas, Grand Prairie, Texas, is being awarded an $80,745,000 to exercise the option for 110 Army Tactical Missile System, Block I Foreign Military... more
AerospaceENVISAT, THE LARGEST EUROPEAN SATELLITE, WILL BE LAUNCHED IN THE FIRST 2002
FRASCATI, ROMA, It will be launched in the first of 2002 the largest European-built satellite, Envisat, worth over 2,3 EURbn, which will explore the Earth's surface to analyze the environmental situation... more
AirlinesJAS PILOTS ANNOUNCE STRIKE
TOKYO, JAPAN, The pilots of the third Japan carrier, Japan Air System, JAS, announced that tomorrow will strike asking for bettere security measures, causing cancellation of about 174 flights, as diffused... more
DefenseFRANCE SELL SUBMARINES TO MALAYSIA AGAINST INCREASE IN MAS FLIGHTS
PARIS, FRANCE, France is planning to sell three submarines to Malaysian navy, worth over 1 USDbn, and, in change, will authorize Malaysian Airline Sytem, MAS, to increase its flight between Kuala Lumpur... more
PeopleACCORDING TO ANALYSTS THE AVIATION CRISIS WILL LED TO A SECTOR RATIONALIZATION
ROME, ITALY, From analysis effectuated about the aviation crisis, seems that this will led to a rationalization of the sector. This kind of operation has become indispensable for airline, that, otherwise,... more
HelicoptersPRATT&WHITNEY CANADA SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETES FIRST FLIGHT OF A UH-1 HUEY WITH A PT6C-67D ENGINE
USA, Pratt&Whitney Canada Corp. (P&WC) has successfully completed the first flight test of a UH-1 Huey helicopter equipped with a PT6C-67D engine. P&WC expects to obtain an Engine Type Certificate... more
HelicoptersPORTUGAL TO MAKE FINAL DECISION ON RESCUE HELICOPTERS
PORTUGAL, Portuguese Defence Minister Rui Pena is expected to make a final decision on new rescue helicopters tomorrow. The minister will have to choose between 12 EH-101s from AgustaWestland or Sikorsky's... more
HelicoptersINDIA MAY PURCHASE HELICOPTERS ABROAD
INDIA, Following the failure of thrust and vibration tests conducted on a prototype of its advanced light helicopter (ALH), the indian army may buy helicopters abroad since its need for new choppers is... more
AirlinesQANTAS COMPLETES IMPULSE ACQUISITION (NOW QANTAS LINK)
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA, The Australian carrier Qantas completed its acquisition of regional airline Impulse, which will operate under the name Qantas Link. In this acquisition are included the aircraft in carriers... more
PeopleFOR THANKSGIVING AMERICANS ON THE ROADS RATHER SKIES
USA, According to U.S. Department of Transportation, for Thanksgiving day most Americans will use ground vehicles to travel rather aircrafts, on which the passenger reduction for this period will be at... more
PeopleFRENCH CIVIL AVIATION AUTHORITY ORDERS AIRBUS INSPECTION
PARIS, The french Civil Aviation Authority has called for security checks of all Airbus A300-600 and A310 aircrafts. The airlines will have to carry out a visual inspection of the 407 aircrafts' tail fin... more
AirlinesCONTINENTAL AIRLINES ANNOUNCES SATURDAY NONSTOP SERVICE TO NASSAU, BAHAMAS
HOUSTON, "Continental Airlines (NYSE: CAL - news) is pleased to announce nonstop, Saturday service to Nassau, Bahamas, from Houston Bush Intercontinental Airport and Cleveland Hopkins International Airport.... more
AirlinesLUFTHANSA IN TROUBLES, SELLS FOUR OF ITS 747
FRANKFURT, GERMANY, German airline Lufthansa registered in October a reduction in passenger number of 13,3% to 3.760.000. The occupational rate is diminished of 10,65 to 65,4%. To recover cash, airline... more
AirlinesMAS DEFERS AIRCRAFT DELIVERIES
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysian Airline System (MAS) has rescheduled the delivery of eight planes, four Boeing 777-200s and four 747-400s, in order to defer them as part of its efforts to restructure its financial... more
IndustryNAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND AWARDS A OVER 17 USDM CONTRACT
USA, Raytheon Systems, Tucson, Ariz., is being awarded a $17,243,423 contract to exercise an option for the Sidewinder AIM-9X Low Rate Initial Production of 67 All Up Round Missiles, 3 Captive Air Training... more
AirlinesBUDGET AIRLINE GERMANIA DENIES NEGOTIATIONS WITH BA
FRANKFURT, German carrier Germania denied a report saying it is in talks with British Airways to take over Deutsche BA. Hinrich Bischoff, the airline owner, quoted by the german paper Die Welt, dismissed... more
IndustryRAYTHEON AWARDED A OVER 21,4 USDM CONTRACT
USA, Raytheon Systems Co., Waco, Texas, is being awarded a $21,477,927 contract to exercise an option for the procurement of one Airborne Command Post (ABNCP) E-6B retrofit kit and the installation... more
AirlinesAMERICAN AIRLINES COMPLETES A300 INSPECTIONS
FORTH WORTH, American Airlines announced that an inspection of its entire fleet of A300s found no problems with the tail section of the aircraft. "Since the inspections were initiated as a precaution,... more
AirlinesBOMBARDIER SELLS THREE Q300 AIRLINERS TO AUSTRALIA'S QANTAS AIRWAYS
TORONTO, Bombardier Aerospace announced the sale of three 50-passenger Bombardier Q300(a) turboprop airliners to Australia's Qantas Airways. The announcement includes a previously unannounced order for... more
DefenseSIX COUNTRIES AGREE ON AIR COMBAT TECHNOLOGIES DEVELOPMENT
BRUSSELS, Six european countries, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Sweden and Britain, yesterday signed a pact named ETAP (European Technology Acquisition Program) to work together to develop technologies... more
AccidentsPLANE CRASHES IN RUSSIA, 27 DEAD (2): THE AIRCRAFT SPECIFICATIONS
ROME, Ilyushin II-18V Coot: Type: medium-haul airliner Accommodation: two pilots, navigator, radio operator, flight engineer, 110 passengers Length: 117 ft 9 in Wingspan: 122 ft 8 in Height: 33... more
AccidentsPLANE CRASHES IN RUSSIA, 27 DEAD
MOSCOW, A civil aircraft crashed in the Yaroslavl region, in northern Russia, yesterday evening. The plane, an Ilyushin-18, was en route from Kathanga, in Siberia, to Moscow. All the people aboard, 18... more
AirlinesGE ENGINE SERVICES AWARDED $1 BILLION ENGINE MAINTENANCE AND UPGRADE CONTRACT FROM SKYWEST AIRLINES
EVENDALE, USA, "GE Engine Services (GEES) has been awarded a 16-year agreement, valued at more than $1 billion, from SkyWest Airlines to perform engine maintenance for SkyWest's fleet of CRJ100 and CRJ200... more
AirlinesGO PROFITS TAKE OFF
LONDON, No-frills airline Go reported a 51% rise on half-year profits. The carrier announced that profits for the six months to September 30 reached 16,9 million pounds. Passenger traffic increased 41%... more
Science and technologyTBI GROUP PROFITS RISE
LONDON, The TBI Group, which handles Luton, Belfast, Cardiff airports, said its profis have soared nearly 50% thanks to no-frills carriers such as Ryanair and EasyJet. Passenger traffic grew by 9%... more
IndustryBELL-BOEING JOINT PROGRAM OFFICE AWARDED A 47 USDM CONTRACT FOR OSPREY
USA, The Bell-Boeing Joint Program Office, Patuxent River, Md., is being awarded a $47,000,000 contract for the procurement of nonrecurring engineering for retrofit engineering change proposal kits required... more
Science and technologyLONDON CITY AIRPORT PASSENGERS NUMBER FALL
LONDON, London City Airport reported a 5% drop in October passengers traffic compared with the previous year. The airport's managing director Richard Gooding said "this is a considerable improvement... more
AirlinesFINNAIR REACHES DEAL WITH UNIONS
HELSINKI, Finnair said it has reached an agreement with unions representing office workers, technical workers, pilots, engineers and managers on savings in staff expenses. The savings will include holiday... more
AerospaceLOCKHEED MARTIN AND TRW WIN USAF CONTRACT
WASHINGTON, Lockheed Martin and TRW have been awarded a $2,7 bn deal to develop next generation communications satellite system. The new system, named Advanced Extremely High Frequency, will employ the... more
AirlinesAMERICAN AIRLINES TO COMPENSATE FLIGHT 587 VICTIMS' FAMILIES
NEW YORK, American Airlines has announced that it will make $25.000 payments to the families of people killed in New York's air crash in which 9 crew members and 251 passengers lost their life. more
AirlinesBRANSON: U.S. AIRLINES MAKE TOO FEW CONTROLS ON BAGGAGES
LONDON, GREAT BRITAIN, According to British tycoon Richard Branson, owner of Virgin Atlantic airline, "it seems incredible that U.S. airlines reduce X-ray controls on passengers baggages, for costs involvements".... more