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AccidentsLIGHT PLANE CRASHES IN FRANCE, FOUR KILLED
MEGEVE, FRANCE, A small plane yesterday crashed in Megeve, a ski resort in eastern France, while attempting an emergency landing after an engine failure. The four people aboard were all killed. An investigation... more
AirlinesTRANSAVIA RECEIVED ITS FIRST B737-700
THE NETHERLANDS, Dutch charter airline Transavia reveived its first Boeing 737-700 jetliner, leased by Tombo Aviation of Long Beach, California. Transavia uses a all-Boeing fleet and has 30 737 air... more
Science and technologyOPPOSITION MADE FOR OSLO'S GARDERMOEN AIRPORT THIRD RUNWAY
OSLO, NORWAY, The decision of Oslo's Gardermoen Airport management for the construction a third runway north of the airport is expected to create conflict with the defense forces over the Sessvollmoen... more
DefenseRUSSIA CONCERNED FOR U.S. SPACE SHIELD
MOSCOW, RUSSIA, Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed to Austrian President Thomas Klestil his concerns about the U.S. project of space shield, that is very appreciated by Bush administration and... more
IndustryGRIPEN OFFSET PROGRAM BRINGS NEW MAGNESIUM RECYCLING PLANT IN CZECH REPUBLIC
LITVINOV, NORD BOHEMIA, A new US$6.5 million magnesium recycling facility in Litvinov, north Bohemia, is being established by United Kingdom company Magnesium Elektron as part of the Gripen new-generation... more
AirlinesTALKS BETWEEN CATHAY AND PILOTS TO THE BREAKING POINT
HONG KONG, If a satisfactorily agreement between Hong Kong based airline Cathay Pacific and its pilot will be not reached soon, the pilots could enter on strike starting July 1st. The notice has been... more
IndustryLOCKHEED MARTIN AERONAUTICS AWARDED A OVER 21USDM CONTRACT
USA, Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., Fort Worth, Texas, was awarded by the Aeronautical Systems Center, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, a $21,565,840 contract to provide for several components... more
AccidentsF-16 CRASHES IN TURKEY, UNHURT THE PILOT
ANKARA, An F-16 of Turkish Air Force today crashed near the air base of Ankinci, not far from Ankara, said press agency Anadolu. The pilot was unhurt. more
AirlinesAEROFLOT BANS SMOKING ON TOURIST FLIGHTS
MOSCOW, Russian Aeroflot today said it is to ban smoking on tourist flights, less than four hours long, effective July 1. Valery Okulov, Aeroflot's Genral Director, said that the company will apply... more
AirlinesITALIAN MINISTER MARZANO SAYS THE ALLIANCE WITH AIR FRANCE REPRESENTS AN OBLIGED CHOICE FOR THE ITALIAN AIRLINE
ROMA, Italian Minister for Productive Activities Antonio Marzano yesterday said the likely alliance between Alitalia and Air France represents an "obliged choice" for the italian carrier. Marzano, after... more
AirlinesUNITED TO END HK-NEW YORK SERVICE
HONG KONG, "United Airlines Corp said on Wednesday it is ending its Hong Kong-New York service from August 30, blaming weak demand and regulatory issues. "The non-stop HKG-JFK flight has been discontinued... more
AirlinesAMERICAN TRANS AIR TO LEASE BOEING 737-800
USA, American Trans Air has leased a Boeing 737-800 from International Lease Finance Corp. The aircraft, powered with CFM56-7B27 engines, will be delivered in 2004. Term of the lease is 15 years. more
AirlinesITALY: BOARD OF MINISTERS FOR PRIVATIZATIONS GIVES THE GO AHEAD TO PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN ALITALIA, DELTA AND AIR FRANCE
ROME, The italian Department of the Treasury, in a statement, siad that the Board of Ministers for privatizations has approved the upcoming commercial agreement between delta, Alitalia and Air France.... more
IndustryRAYTHEON AWARDED OF A NEAR 6USDM CONTRACT
USA, Raytheon Electronic Systems, El Segundo, Calif., is being awarded a $5,809,196 contract by Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Mdto perform a demonstration of a Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR)... more
AirlinesAVIANCA: SHAREHOLDERS MEETING POSTPONED TO FRIDAY
BOGOTA, Colombia's Avianca extraordinary shareholders meeting, scheduled for yesterday, was postponed to friday. The dire financial situation of the airline is to be discussed in the meeting. Colombian... more
AirlinesAIR CANADA LAUNCHES DAILY NONSTOP SERVICE BETWEEN CHARLESTON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AND TORONTO
CHARLESTON, Air Canada yesterday inaugurated daily nonstop service between Charleston International Airport and Toronto. With the introduction of the new service, Air Canada becomes the only carrier offering... more
AirlinesICELANDAIR TO ADJUST INTERNATIONAL SCHEDULES
REYKJAVIK, Icelandair's Board of Directors met in Reykjavik today and announced a 5% reduction in scheduled international services by 2002, including termination of flights between Iceland and Halifax,... more
AccidentsENGINE-TROUBLED JAPAN AIRLINES PLANE RETURNS TO AIRPORT
TOKYO, A Japan Airlines en route from Nagoya to Bangkok was forced to return to the japanese airport shortly after takeoff due to an engine trouble. Airport officials said "the cause is being investigated".... more
HelicoptersAIRFAST SELECTS MD EXPLORER HELICOPTERS
INDONESIA, P.T. Airfast Indonesia and MD Helicopters, Inc. (MDHI), have signed a historic purchase agreement for two MD Explorer helicopters, which will be used exclusively for offshore oil support... more
DefensePOWELL: NOW THE RELATIONSHIPS WITH CHINA ARE IMPROVING
USA, According to U.S. State Secretary Colin Powell, the relationships with China, after the EP-3E aircraft question, which have damaged it, are returning back to normality. The aircraft, which has been... more
IndustryGENERAL ELECTRIC ALLOCATE 1 USDBN FOR NEW NEAR SUPERSONIC BOEING AIRCRAFT
NEW YORK, USA, According to reliable sources from U.S. industry General Electric, it would allocate 1 USDbn for the development of the engines for the new Boeing Sonic Cruiser aircraft, which would fly... more
SecurityCHIRAC IN TROUBLES FOR OVER 350.000 USD IN AIR TICKETS
PARIS, FRANCE, French president Jaccques Chirac has been involved in a judiciary case, in which he would have traveled with his family and his entourage, in the 1992/1995 years, in which he was Paris'... more
AirlinesDELTA AIR LINES NAMES JACKI BROWN REGIONAL DIRECTOR SALES - LATIN AMERICA
ATLANTA, "Delta Air Lines has named Jacki Brown regional director Sales - Latin America. Brown will be based at Delta's headquarters in Atlanta. In her new position, Brown's primary responsibility will... more
Latest newsUSA: RUMSFELD WANTS TO CUT B-1 BOMBERS FLEET
WASHINGTON, According to sourcer from Pentagon, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld is to propose Congress to cut B-1 bombers fleet of one third. Moreover, Rumsfeld would like to ground the fleet of Bombers... more
Press releaseFAX, SMS AND EMAIL FROM YOUR SEAT ON AUSTRIAN AIRLINES FLIGHTS
ROME, ITALY, Starting July 1st, a new service will be offered to Austrian Airlines customers flying on long range Airbus A330. They could send from their seats messages, either faxes, sms or email, Payment... more
AirlinesPRESIDENT BUSH INTERVENE ON AA'S FLIGHTS ATTENDANT QUESTION
USA, U.S. President George W. Bush intervened in the American Airlines' flight attendant question, appointing a Presidential Emergency Board (PEB) to solve the situation between the airline and its flight... more
AirlinesDELTA REDUCE FARES ON MANY ROUTES
USA, U.S. airline Delta Airlines decided to reduce of about 25% the fares on several routes, domestic, South America and Far East. Other airlines like United Airlines, Northwest Airlines, Continental Airlines... more
IndustryUNITED INDUSTRIAL CORP WINS A OVER 25 USDM UAV CONTRACT
LE BOURGET, PARIS, United Industrial Corp. won contracts worth over USD25m to build unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for an international reconnaissance program; it declined to specify who the customer... more
Civil aviationEMERGENCY FAA AD ON BOEING 737-800 AIRCRAFTS
USA, EMERGENCY AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE Aircraft Certification Service Washington, DC U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration DATE: June 13, 2001 2001-12-51 Transmitted... more
AccidentsBELL WILL PAY $40 MILLION FOR FATAL CRASH
MIAMI, Bell Helicopter agreed yesterday to pay $40 million to one survivor and to relatives of two people who died in an helicopter crash in Brazil in 1999. The children of one of the two victims will... more
HelicoptersBLACK HAWKS WILL BE EQUIPPED WITH AIRBAGS
USA, An important innovation about safety will be applied soon at UH-60A/L Black Hawk helicopters, which will be equipped with airbag systems, similar to those which are installed on cars. The U.S. industry... more
Weather forecastsLE BOURGET. SIGNED CONTRACTS FOR OVER 60 BILLION EUROS DURING THE AIR SHOW
LE BOURGET, PARIS, Le Bourget Paris Air Show organisers said that during the exhibition were signed and announced contracts for 64 billion euros. They added that on Sunday the Air Show saw a record total... more
AccidentsHELICOPTER CRASHES IN THE PYRENEES MOUNTAINS
SPAIN, An helicopter yesterday crashed near the town of Queralbs, in the Pyrenees Mountains. The helicopter was bringing some materials to a religious shrine. Three people were killed, a fourth was unhurt.... more
HelicoptersTHAILAND TO BUY BRITISH HELICOPTERS
THAILAND, Thailand's government has approved the acquisition of two multi-role Super Lynx 300 helicopters, produced by the British helicopter manufacturer GKN Westland. The helicopters will be used by... more
IndustryPRATT&WHITNEY AWARDED A OVER 6 USDM CONTRACT
USA, Pratt & Whitney, East Hartford Conn., is being awarded a $6,153,732 firm-fixed-price contract to provide for purchasing of spare parts, for the F100-200/220E engine of the F-15/F-16 aircraft. The... more
Latest newsUS SPY PLANE WILL LEAVE CHINA IN MID-JULY
WASHINGTON, Navy officials at the Pentagon said that the dissembled sections of the EP-3 reconnaisance plane should return to Usa in "the week of July 9". The plane will leave the island after Lockheed... more
HelicoptersAGUSTA AND DENEL CONTINUE STRONG PARTNERSHIP
LE BOURGET, PARIS, Agusta SpA, an AgustaWestland Company, and the Denel Group of South Africa have enhanced their collaboration during the Paris Air Show at Le Bourget, when the Swedish Defence Material... more
AirlinesBA INAUGURATES NEW FLIGHTS TO TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS
UK, British Airways has inaugurated a new route to Turks and Caicos islands, in Central America, via Nassau. The service is operated with a Boeing 767. more
AirlinesMENGOZZI, ALITALIA (3): AGREEMENT WITH AIR FRANCE AND DELTA IN FEW WEEKS
ROME, ITALY, According to managing director of Alitalia group, Francesco Mengozzi, the agreement with French airlines Air France and U.S. airline Delta would be defined in a few weeks. This declaration... more
AirlinesEUROPEAN AIRLINES TRAFFIC DOWN IN APRIL
BRUSSELS, The Association of European Airlines said its members traffic went down 2% in May. European traffic rose of 0,6%, while it fell of 5,6% on the North Atlantic routes and of 8,3% on Asia routes.... more
AirlinesSIBIR ADDS NEW FLIGHTS TO MOSCOW
MOSCA, Sibir, third russian airline, yesterday started to operate a new route from Novosibirsk to Moscow with a 148 seat Tu-154. "Intoduction of the new flight to Sheremetyevo was triggered by the growing... more
PeopleEUROPEAN UNION IS NOT CONVINCED ON THE NEW NEAR-SUPERSONIC BOEING AIRCRAFT
BRUSSELS, BELGIUM, According to declarations of Margot Wallstrom, European commissioner for the Environment, the Boeing's Sonic Cruiser project, for a near-supersonic jetliner, which could realize a 10/15%... more
AirlinesALITALIA: MENGOZZI, NEW PARTNERSHIP WITHIN JULY 15
ROME, Alitalia's ceo Francesco Mengozzi yesterday said in a meeting with Trade Unions that the new business plan will be introduced by September, while the alliance with a foreign airline is to be concluded... more
AccidentsCESSNA CRASHES IN MEXICO, SIX KILLED
MEXICO, A Cessna 206 light aircraft yesterday crashed near the Cinco Llagas airport in the municipality of Guadalupe y Calvo in southern Chihuahua, in Mexico. Six people were killed. The authorities... more
AirlinesAIRTRAN WILL RETIRE FOUR BOEING 737-200
NEW YORK, AirTran yesterday said it will retire its last four Boeing 737-200 jets in the third quarter in attempt to lower costs. The airline is currently receiving few Boeing 717-200, one per month. So... more
AirlinesVANGUARD AIRLINES RECEIVES THIRD MD-80-SERIES AIRCRAFT
KANSAS CITY, "Vanguard Airlines, Inc. has taken delivery of its first Boeing MD-87 aircraft. The aircraft is the third MD-80-series aircraft to join the Company's fleet. The aircraft will initially operate... more
AirlinesRYANAIR PLANS NEW ROUTES TO GERMANY
FRANKFURT, Ryanair is conducting negotiations with seven german airports to increase its presence in that country, said Caroline Baldwin, Ryanair sales director for Germany. The airline hopes to open a... more
AirlinesIBERIA AIRLINES OF SPAIN LAUNCHES NEW U.S. TRAVEL SITE
USA, "Iberia Airlines of Spain is launching its new U.S. travel site, www.iberia-usa.com. The site allows visitors to purchase all fares and access information. Iberia's developments in b2b platforms and... more
PeoplePAM FLIES AGAIN IN ANGOLA
LUANDA, ANGOLA, The World Food Program , after six days of disruption, in which it has suffered two attacks to its aircrafts, started operations for humanitarian flights in Angola. The attacks caused the... more
Weather forecastsTWO RUSSIAN FIGHTERS AVOID JUDICIARY DISTRAINT LEAVING LE BOURGET AIRSHOW
LE BOURGET, PARIS, Two russian made fighter aircrafts, a Sukhoi Su-30 and a MiG-AT have risked to be distrainted by a French Court by request by a Swiss company, Noga, which claim to have a credit against... more