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AccidentsJAPANESE FIGHTER ACCIDENTALLY MACHINES-GUN A HOSPITAL
JAPAN, An F-4 Phantom japanese fighter accidentally machined-gun a hospital in Kitahiroshima, in the northern island of Hokkaido. Nobody was injured. The military plane was flying on a routine mission.... more
HelicoptersMAN ESCAPES FROM PRISON WITH AN HUJACKED HELICOPTER
CORSICA, Four armed men hijacked an helicopter ordering the pilot to fly over Borgo's prison, in Corsica, to lower a rope to allow Louis Carboni to escape from the prison. The helicopter landed near Bastia... more
AirlinesAIR ALGERIE TO BEGIN NEW ROUTE BETWEEN ORAN AND MONTPELLIER
FRANCE, Air Algerie today inaugurated a new route between Montpellier and Oran. The service, scheduled for every monday until September 24, is operated with a Boeing 737-400. more
AirlinesAERIS TO MAKE OFFER TO TAKE OVER AOM/AIR LIBERTE'
FRANCE, French charter airline Aeris said it will make an offer to buy Aom/AIr Liberté. In a statement, it underlined that the offer is to be made before June 29 and the continuity of operations would... more
AccidentsCYPRUS AIRWAYS PLANE FORCED TO MAKE EMRGENCY LANDING
SALONIKA, GREECE, A Cyprus Airways jetliner en route from London to Larnaca, Cyprus, was forced to make an emergency landing in Salonika after a drunken passenger molested and attacked few crew members... more
Science and technologyRIMINI AIRPORT BEGINS TALKS WITH EASYJET AND VIRGIN EXPRESS
RIMINI, ITALY, Rimini airport has begun talks with Easyjet and Virgin Express to replace Ryanair which suspended a flight between Rimini and London to perate it from Ancona airport. Virgin express is reported... more
Science and technologyENGLISH GOVERNMENT CONSIDERING BUILDING THIRD RUNWAY AT HEATHROW
LONDON, The british government is seriously considering the building of a third runway at Heathrow. The runway would relieve the increasing congestion in London, but the local community strongly opposes... more
IndustryGAMESA IN TALKS WITH EADS TO PARTICIPATE IN A380 PROJECT
SPAIN, Grupo Auxiliar Metalurgico SA has begun talks with Eads to join the A380 prohìject by building some of the super jumbo's parts, reported Expansion. So far, Gamesa has only participated in the construction... more
AirlinesEL AL TO FIRE PILOTS
TEL AVIV, Israeli El Al is planning to fire 100 of its 400 pilots, the Israel Pilots Union said. Its leader, Mark Roma, said he will ask for international support in the raising struggle. An El Al's spokesman... more
AccidentsAIR CRASH IN ZIMBABWE, THREE KILLED
ZIMBABWE, Three southafrican citizens died in a plane crash near the border between Zimbabwe and Botswana on Saturday. Three of the six people on board were killed. The plane was en route to South Africa.... more
AccidentsEMERGENCY LANDING FOR INDONESIAN PRESIDENT PLANE
CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA, The plane carrying indonesian president Abdurrahman Wahid to Canberra, for an official state visit to Australia, was diverted to Darwin base after a technical failure. The plane should... more
AirlinesIBERIA'S TRAFFIC GOES UP IN MAY
MADRID, Iberia flew 3.5 billion RPKs in May, up 2.5% from the prior-year period. Load factor reached 69%. The rise in passenger traffic was 6.5% in first five months of 2001. more
AirlinesCHINA EASTERN AIRLINES TAKES OVER GREAT WALL AIRLINE
PEKING, China Eastern Airlines has taken over Great Wall Airline and riorganized it into a branch based into Ningbo. The merger was approved by the General Administration of Civil Aviation of China. Great... more
AirlinesSABENA WILL NOT RECEIVE GOVERNMENT AIDS
BRUSSELS, BELGIUM, According to declaration of Loyola De Palacio, European Transport Commissioner, the Belgian airline Sabena will not be awarded of the Belgian government financial aids, which have been... more
Latest newsMACEDONIAN AIR FORCE RECEIVES ITS FOUR SUKHOI
MACEDONIA, Three days ago, Macedonian Air force received the four Sukhoi 25 aircrafts ordered to Ukraina, which will be probably used against guerrillas bases in the city on Aracinovo, at about 10 Km from... more
AccidentsBOMB THREAT ON A RYANAIR FLIGHT
SPAIN, A Ryanair plane en route from Faro, Portugal, to Dublin, was diverted to Santiago, Spain, after a bomb warning. The plane, which was carrying 187 psassengers, was searched but nothing was fo... more
AirlinesVIETNAM AIRLINES PLANS TO BUY AIRBUS PLANES
HANOI, Vietnam Airlines today said it intends to buy five narrowbody Airbus airliners as a part of a five-year fleet expansion plan. "The purchase has been approved by the government in the plan to develop... more
AirlinesRYANAIR UNVEILS RECORD PROFITS
DUBLIN, Ryanair reported post-tax profit of 104.5m euros for the fiscal year ended March 31. Passenger numbers increased 35% to 7.4 million. "We're very confident that we can continue this", said Chief... more
IndustryTAT GROUP OPENS NEW MAINTENANCE POLE
LE BOURGET, PARIS, TAT group, which was present at Le Bourget Air Show, which has been ended yesterday, announced the creation of a new maintenance pole from merger of former AOM Industries, maintenance... more
AirlinesAIR NEW ZEALAND COULD SEEL ANSETT
NEW ZEALAND, According to Air New Zealand director of board, Gary Toomey, the airline Ansett could be sold if the government don't accept an increment in Singapore Airlines acquisition of the Air New Zealand... more
Finance and economySNECMA GOES TO STOCK EXCHANGE
LE BOURGET, PARIS, The French industry Snecma, specialized in aviation and aerospace engines, has been quoted in Paris Stock Exchange for a 25% of its capital. According to French Prime Minister Lionel... more
HelicoptersBAGS FALL OUT OF US MARINE CHOPPER
USA, Two bags containing camouflage uniforms, gas masks and bulletproof vests fell out of a U.S. Marine Corps fell out of a Us Marine CH-53E helicopter wdnesday morning. The bags landed near a home outside... more
Science and technologyHONG KONG AIRPORT TO BE UPGRADED
HONG KONG, The International airport of Hong Kong is to agree facilities ans service, in attempt to offer passengers a better comfort. Coffee counters, showers and napping area, mini-cinema and massage... more
HelicoptersANSAT IS THE FIRST RUSSIAN ULTRALIGHT HELICOPTER
LE BOURGET, PARIS, A Russian ultralight helicopter, named Ansat, has been presented in the Kazan Le Bourget Air Show stand, near the larger Mil Mi-17. This helicopter, currently under tests, could be the... more
IndustryQANTAS CHOSE THALES FLIGHT SIMULATORS
LE BOURGET, PARIS, Australian airline Qantas decided to buy two ICAO approved Level-D flight simulators built by French industry Thales (former Thomson csf). The two systems, one for Airbus A330-200 and... more
IndustryGOOD RESULTS FOR RAYTHEON
LE BOURGET, PARIS, U.S. based Raytheon Aircraft industry diffused that at the Le Bourget Paris AirShow, it has received orders for aircrafts for about 300 USDm. Yesterday, a non-specified customer, placed... more
IndustryNEW MAINTENANCE BASE AT DUBAI FOR BOMBARDIER
LE BOURGET, PARIS, In order to provide the needed technical and maintenance support to its all bizjets in the rich Middle East, Bombardier decided to open a new branch in Dubai, where will be maintained,... more
IndustryALENIA-DENEL STRATEGIC ALLIANCE FOR SOUTH AFRICA
LE BOURGET, PARIS, Italian Alenia Aerospazio industry and Denel have undersigned a strategic agreement for which they would look for new aerospace markets in South Africa, where, according Alenia, there... more
HelicoptersANSAT IS THE FIRST RUSSIAN ULTRALIGHT HELICOPTER
LE BOURGET, PARIS, A Russian ultralight helicopter, named Ansat, has been presented in the Kazan Le Bourget Air Show stand, near the larger Mil Mi-17. This helicopter, currently under tests, could be the... more
IndustrySTRATEGIC ALLIANCE BETWEEN BOEING AND MITSUBISHI
LE BOURGET, PARIS, A strategic alliance between Boeing and Japanese Mitsubishi Electric (Melco) has been undersigned at Le Bourget Paris Air Show in order to cooperate in the aerospace, communications... more
IndustryGREEK C130 WILL BE UPGRADED BY SPAR
LE BOURGET, PARIS, Greek air force informed that it has choose at the Paris Air Show the Canadian company Spar, a specialized company in aircrafts repair and overhaul, to upgrade its C-130 aircrafts avionic.... more
IndustryATA WILL MAINTAIN SPANISH AV-8 AVIONICS
LE BOURGET, PARIS, British industry ATA, Air Transport Avionics, entered in the contract, worth 6USDm, signed by U.S. based Aeronautical Systems for the maintenance of the AV-8 Harrier used by Spanish... more
DefenseRUSSIAN SECRETS IN ISRAELI HANDS
LE BOURGET, PARIS, According to reliable fonts at Le Bourget Air Show, seems that one of the seven used Sukhoi 27 sold by former Soviet Union to Ethiopia and used by it in the war against Eritrea... more
Weather forecastsSEVEN PLASMA SCREENS ''VANISHED'' AT LE BOURGET
LE BOURGET, PARIS, Only today the U.S. defense department announced that seven costly plasma monitors have been stolen before they was installed in the stand. The monitors costs each about 22.000 USD... more
Science and technologyLIGHT PLANE COLLIDES WITH AIRCRAFT IN CANADA
TORONTO, A light airplane and a homemade helicopter collided in the air near Toronto. The helicopter went down in a field and the pilot was killed. The plane, a Cessna 170, was able to land on a road.... more
AirlinesHAIL DAMAGES UNITED AIRLINES PLANES
USA, Large hail last night damaged 31 planes of United Airlines at Denver airport. About 1500 travellers were stranded and the airline had to cancel 125 flights owing to the golf-ball sized hail. Also... more
AirlinesAIR MOLDOVA TO LAUNCH NEW ROME-CHISINAU ROUTE
ROME, Air Moldova will operate a new nonstop twice weekly flight nbetween Chisinau and Rome Fiumicino from July 8. The airline will operate an Embraer 145 jet with business and economy class configuration... more
AirlinesIBERIA SELLS BINTER MEDITERRANEO
MADRID, Iberia sold its Binter Mediterraneo subsidiary to Iberia Regional/Air Nostrum. Binter Mediterraneo operates a fleet of five CN-235s and has 75 employees. Air Nostrum is the largest spanish regional... more
AirlinesBOMB THREAT ON A ROYAL JORDANIAN FLIGHT
AMMAN, A Royal Jordanian Airbus A320 was evacuated and searched last night, shortly after landing in Beirut, because of a bomb threat. The plane was coming from Amman. Dogs sniffed for explosives but no... more
AirlinesAIR CANADA SECURES $114 MILLION USD ENGINE MAINTENANCE CONTRACT
MONTREAL, "Air Canada announced today that its Technical Services division has secured a $114 million USD engine maintenance contract with a major European aircraft engine overhaul facility. Air Canada... more
AirlinesHAWAIIAN AIRLINES TO ADD MAUI-SEATTLE FLIGHT
HAWAII, Hawaiian Airlines yesterday said it will add a new flight between Maui and Seattle from February 2002. The new daily nonstop flight will be operated with a Boeing 767-300ER aircraft having 18 first... more
AirlinesNORTHWEST AIRLINES AND AIR CHINA IMPLEMENT CODE-SHARE SERVICE ON FLIGHTS FROM MEMPHIS, TENN.
MEMPHIS, "Northwest Airlines (Nasdaq: NWAC - news) and Air China announced today that they will implement code-share service connecting Northwest's hub in Memphis, Tenn., and 17 other U.S. cities with... more
AirlinesALASKA AIRLINES DOUBLES TUCSON/SAN JOSE SERVICE
SEATTLE, Alaska Airlines has increased service between San Jose and Tucson from one flight to two daily non-stop flights and has adjusted flight times to accommodate business travelers who prefer early... more
HelicoptersPORTUGAL ORDERS 10 NH-90
LE BOURGET, PARIS, Is of the last minute the news that say that Portugal has decided to buy 10 NH-90 Helicopters, thus reentring in the project, as was reported yesterday by WAPA. The contract value has... more
IndustryAGREEMENT BETWEEN BOEING, LABINAL AND AIR MAROC TO PRODUCE WIRING HARNESSES IN MAROC
LE BOURGET, PARIS, An agreement between Boeing, Labinal e Air Maroc has been undersigned in order to create a new factory in Maroc for production of aircraft wiring harnesses. The initial first year turnaround... more
HelicoptersA NEW RADAR FOR SUPER COBRA
LE BOURGET, PARIS, Soon the combat helicopter AH-1Z Super Cobra could have a new millimetric radar developed in a teaming between Longbow International, a joint venture between Lockheed Martin and Northrop... more
IndustrySAAB SIGNS AGREEMENT WITH AIRBUS FOR A380 PARTS PRODUCTION
LE BOURGET, PARIS, An agreement between French industry Airbus and Swedish Saab Aerospace, Linkoping, has been signed for the production of fixed section of the A380 air giant mid and outer wing and... more
IndustryAIRBUS-RUSSIA AGREEMENT FOR TITANIUM ALLOYS
LE BOURGET, PARIS, According an announcement make at Paris Air Show, French aeronautical industry Airbus signed an agreement with Russian Verkhnaya Metallurgical Production Association for the supply of... more
IndustryEADS TRY THE OVERTAKING
LE BOURGET, PARIS, The European aerospace and aviation group Eads, could be the number two in the world's industries, raising of a place the classification where currently is at the third place after Lockheed... more
AirlinesNORTHWEST FORECAST FINANCIAL LOSSES IN THIS QUARTER
LE BOURGET, PARIS, A Northwest Airlines spokesman announced today that airline expects a financial losses for the current quarter of 2001, for an amount comprised between 50 and 75 USDm, due to increase... more