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IndustryPROBABLY AN EH-101 WILL BE THENEXT POPE HELO
LE BOURGET, PARIS, An AgustaWestland EH-101 will be probably the next helicopter which will be used by the Pope for his travel. Up to date, has been used aircraft from Italian Air Force 31th Air Wing based... more
AirlinesCATHAY WARNS ABOUT PILOTS STRIKE
HONG KONG, "Pilot industrial action will cause a great deal of disruption to almost everyone," Cathay Pacific Personnel Director William Chau said in a statement to pilots. Chau, remaining hopeful for... more
AirlinesBOEING BUSINESS JETS DELIVERS FIRST BBJ TO LATIN AMERICAN CUSTOMER
PARIS, "Boeing Business Jets today announced the first delivery of a Boeing Business Jet (BBJ) to a customer in Latin America. Grupo Omnilife S.A. de C.V. took delivery of the green (no paint or interior)... more
AirlinesCSA SIGNS CONTRACT WITH FAIRCHILD DORNIER
LE BOURGET, CSA Czech Airlines yesdterday signed a contract with Fairchild Dornier for four 728JETs. The deal worth $115 million. In additon, CSA will also lease other four 728JETs from GE Capital Aviation... more
IndustryFORGEARD, AIRBUS, FEELS ''POISONED'' BY STONECIPHER, BOEING DECLARATIONS
LE BOURGET, PARIS, Declarations of Harry Stonecipher, Boeing vice chairman about the fact that would be Airbus to try to damage the GE-Honeywell merger, have raised the tension between the two industries,... more
IndustryCHINA WILL BUILT REGIONAL PLANES BY ALLIANCE AIRCRAFT
LE BOURGET, PARIS, According to an agreement signed in the secnd opening day at Le Bourget Paris Air Show, AVIC II, a Chinese aeronautical industry willl built in China the Alliance aircraft regional plane... more
HelicoptersAGUSTA SIGNS CONTRACT WITH CHINESE DEER JET FOR TWO A-109E
LE BOURGET, PARIGI, Agusta SpA, an Agusta Westland company, has been awarded a contracts with the Chinese company Deer Jet, a division of Hainan Airlines, for the first two A-109 Power to be utilised for... more
AirlinesCROSSAIR ENTERS IN MAINTENANCE WORLD
LE BOURGET, PARIS, Swiss airline Crossair decided to invest resources in maintenance, through its subsidiary Crossarc, Former Sulzer. This will help in maintenance expense containment, as will be a monor... more
IndustryNORTHROP SUPPLY EGYPT WITH A EC-2 HAWKEYE
USA, Northrop Grumman signed a contract with Egypt for the supply of a EC-2 Hawkeye 2000 aircraft in export configuration. In the contract, worth 163 USDm,is comprised also the upgrade of another Egyptian... more
AirlinesUNITED AWARDS MULTI-YEAR MAINTENANCE CONTRACTS TO PRATT & WHITNEY
EAST HARTFORD, USA, "United Air Lines, Inc. (UAL) has signed multi-year agreements with Pratt & Whitney Aftermarket Services to provide engine maintenance on the airline's JT8D-, JT9D-, CFM56- and V2500-... more
HelicoptersBRAZIALIAN ARMY RECEIVES EIGHT EUROCOPTER COUGAR
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL, Eight Eurocopter helicopters Cougar AS532UE has been delivered to Brazilian Army. The helicopters, which will be used in a logistic support battalion, are equipped with an hoist,... more
IndustryDSF TO BUY 50 CRJ AIRCRAFTS FROM BOMBARDIER
PARIS, Bombardier Aerospace today sai, during Paris air show, that Deutsche Structured Finance (DSF) intended to buy 50 of its CRJ series aircraft. The $1.5 billion deal covers 30 70-seat CRJ700s and 20... more
IndustryBOEING: THE SONIC CRUISER ISN'T A ''PAPER PLANE''
LE BOURGET, PARIGI, In a interview released at Le Bourget Air Show, Boeing commercial airplanes division President, Alan Mulally, declared that the Sonic Cruiser, the Boeing project for an aircraft capable... more
AirlinesBOMBARDIER SELLS TWO ADDITIONAL Q400 HIGH-SPEED TURBOPROPS TO AUSTRIA'S TYROLEAN AIRWAYS
PARIS, "Bombardier Aerospace today announced a follow-on order for two high-speed, 72-seat Bombardier Q400* turboprop airliners to Innsbruck-based Tyrolean Airways, subject to board approval. Tyrolean... more
AirlinesCONTINENTAL AIRLINES ANNOUNCES DAILY NONSTOP SERVICE BETWEEN HOUSTON AND AMSTERDAM
HOUSTON, "Continental Airlines today announced it will inaugurate daily nonstop Boeing 767 flights between Houston and Amsterdam, Netherlands, effective May 1, 2002, subject to government approval. Flight... more
AirlinesAIR CANADA REPORTS MAY TRAFFIC
MONTREAL, "Air Canada flew 0.6 per cent fewer revenue passenger miles (RPMs) in May 2001 than flown by Air Canada and Canadian together in the same month of 2000, according to preliminary traffic figures.... more
IndustryALSO LUFTHANSA IN BOEING'S CUSTOMERS WALLET FOR INTERNET CONNECTIONS
LE BOURGET, PARIS, Is Lufthansa the first customer outside United States to have signed a contract with Boeing to use its Connexxion Internet access system on board own aircrafts. Boeing yet signed contracts... more
HelicoptersAEROCLUBE DO BRASIL TAKES DELIVERY OF SCHWEIZER 300C HELICOPTER
BRAZIL, Schweizer Aircraft Corp. is pleased to announce that Aeroclube do Brasil has taken delivery of a Schweizer 300C helicopter. The purchase of the new 300C is part of the Aeroclube do Brasil's capital... more
IndustryNOT YET READY THE ROCKWELL/SMITHS REPLY TO GE/HONEYWELL MERGER
LE BOURGET, PARIS, In a interview released at Le Bourget Paris Air Show, officials of Rockwell Collins and Smiths Group Plc have not been able to give futher information about possibility that forecasted... more
Weather forecastsTHE WORLD'S LARGEST AIRSHIP AT LE BOURGET
LE BOURGET, PARIS, The giant Zeppelin NT airship, which appeared in the Le Bourget Paris Air Show skies, astonishing the public with a quite incredible manoeuvers for its size, is hr eworld's largest airship... more
PeopleRUSSIA CLOSES ITS AIR SPACE TO GEORGIAN AIRLINES
MOSCOW, Russia has closed its airspace for Georgian airline companies last friday June 15. Deputy transport minister Pavel Rozhkov has told the press that the closure was due to the over $3,5 million debt... more
AirlinesSKYWEST AIRLINES: TRAFFIC UP IN MAY
USA, SkyWest Airlines flew 128,3 million RPMs in May, up 22% over the year-ago period. Capacity grew 10,4% to 210,2 million ASMs and load factor increased 5,7% to 61%. more
AirlinesQANTAS NEW ZEALAND MANAGERS FACE CHARGES
AUSTRALIA, Some important officials of the Australian collapsed airline Qantas New Zealand have been charged with failing to file airline's financial accounts. Now, Ken Cowley and six other past and present... more
AirlinesVIRGIN BLUE (2): BRANSON ANNOUNCES PROFITS FOR THE FIRST SIX MONTHS
AUSTRALIA, Richard Branson, owner of Virgin Blue, the sole Australian low-cost airline remained after Impulse Airline collapse, announced that in the first six months on 2001, airline registered a net... more
AirlinesVIRGIN BLUE TO LAUNCH NEW BRISBANE-CANBERRA ROUTE
AUSTRALIA, Australian Virgin Blue is to launch one new direct return flight from Brisbane to Canberra, starting on July 12. "The reason is that it has never had a low-fare competition flying into and out... more
AirlinesSABENA COULD CANCEL ORDERS FOR 19 AIRBUS AIRCRAFT
BRUSSELS, "Sabena is in discussion with Airbus to find a solution for those aircraft. We would like to get rid of those orders or, if this is too expensive, to postpone them," said Wilfried Remans, Sabena's... more
HelicoptersROLLS-ROYCE AND AVIC II TO DEVELOP A TWIN-ENGINED VERSION OF Z-11 HELICOPTER
PARIS, Rolls-Royce President, Helicopters, Stuart Mullan and China Aviation Industry Corporation II Vice President Shi Jianzhong yesterday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) during the Paris Airshow... more
AirlinesIBERIA CANCELS FLIGHTS FOR PILOT'S STRIKE
SPAIN, Spanish Iberia was forced to cancel several flights yesterday following a strike by its pilots. Several routes from Usa and Latin America to Spain have been cancelled. Flights taking off today from... more
AccidentsHELICOPTER CRASH IN USA, TWO INJURED
LOS ANGELES, A Hughes 369 helicopter crashed near Moffett Field on Saturday afternoon. Two people were slightly injured. The helicopter was performing line maintenance for Pacific Gas & Electric Co. when... more
AirlinesJETBLUE ORDERS UP TO 48 MORE AIRBUS A320 AIRCRAFT VALUED AT $2.5 BILLION
PARIS, "JetBlue Airways, New York's hometown, low-fare airline, announced at the Paris Air Show today that it had signed a contract with Airbus for the purchase of up to 48 additional new A320 aircraft.... more
AirlinesBA TO SLASH 80 FARES TO EUROPE
LONDON, British Airways said it will slash the cost of flights to 80 destinations in Europe, in order to enable the airline to compete with no-frills carriers, such as Go, said an airline's spokesman.... more
AirlinesAIR FRANCE TRAFFIC UP IN MAY
PARIS, Air France RPKs went up 9,6% in May, from the prior-year period. Domestic and European traffic recorded increases of 3,8% and 3,7% respectively. Overall passenger capacity grew 11,7% to 10,9 billion... more
IndustryAIRBUS CONFIDENT TO REACH 100 ORDERS FOR A380 AIRCRAFT BY THE END OF THE YEAR
PARIS, Noel Forgeard, Airbus Industrie's ceo, yesterday said to be confident that the french aviation industry will reach the "100-firm-order milestone" for the A380 by year end, "plus or minus three months".... more
IndustryBEEL OPENS BELLAERO
LE BOURGET, PARIS, Bell Helicopter opened a new maintenance support division called BellAero, which will supply to all military helicopters customers the technical support, maintenance and design and production... more
AirlinesUAL TO BUY 100 JETS FROM DASSAULT
PARIS, Paris Air Show has opened on Saturday with UAL, United Airlines' parent company, announcing its intention to buy 100 business jets for Dassault Aviation. The $5 bn deal includes an order for 40... more
IndustryBOEING PRESENTS FOR THE FIRST TIME ITS NEW 737-900
LE BOURGET, PARIS, After less than a month of the first delivery of a 737-900 at launch customer Alaska Airlines, Boeing presented, for the first time in an AirShow, its aircraft to the public, which has... more
IndustryBOMBARDIER SHOWS ITS NEW CRJ900 AT PARIS AIR SHOW
PARIS, Bombardier yesterday unveiled its new 86-seat CRJ900. The aircraft has Mesa Air Group as launch customer that has already ordered 20 planes and another 10 were ordered from GECAS. Certification... more
Weather forecastsPERHAPS THE CONCORDE WILL FLY ON LE BOURGET
LE BOURGET, PARIS, The Concorde, the only supersonic passenger aircraft in the world could make a demnstative flight on the 44th edition of Le Bourget/Paris Air Show. Last year, another concorde crashed... more
IndustryEC ASK GE TO DISMISS HONEYWELL ACTIVITIES FOR 2,2 USDBN
LE BOURGET, PARIS, According General Electric sources, European Commission for competition would ask GE to dismiss activities in Honeywell, which GE want to acquire, for a value of about 2,2 USDbn. This... more
AirlinesUNITED AIRLINES(2): AFTER THE GULFSTREAMS, IT COULD BUY 100 FALCONS
LE BOURGET, PARIS, After the news which says that United Airlines has signed a contract to buy 35 General Dynamics' Gulfstream aircrafts, has been diffused that carrier would acquire 100 Dassault Falcon... more
AirlinesUNITED SIGNS CONTRACT WITH GENERAL DYNAMICS FOR 1,25 USDBN
LE BOURGET, PARIS, In the first hours of Paris Le Bourget Air Show, has been diffused that U.S. airline United Airlines signed a contract with General Dynamics, for the acquisition of 35 Gulfstream business... more
Science and technology13 U.S.CITIES ASKS FOR CLOSURE OF TETERBORO AIRPORT
USA, Representants of 13 New Jersey towns asked local Governor to elect a referendum to close Teterboro Airport, one of the busiest general aviation facilities in the U.S. The problems at this airport... more
Sport aviationAOM/AIR LIBERTE' GIVEN THEIR BALANCES
LE BOURGET, PARIS, The two French regional airlines Aom/Air Liberte' delivered their financial balances to the Court, after one of the major shareholders, Marine Wendel, declared that it no longer will... more
AirlinesLAN CHILE S.A. MONTHLY TRAFFIC REPORT FOR MAY 2001
SANTIAGO, "Lan Chile S.A. Chile's largest domestic and international airline, reported its preliminary May monthly and accumulated traffic statistics and punctuality indicators. The Company reported... more
AirlinesAOM/AIR LIBERTE' (2): QUARREL BETWEEN MARINE WENDEL AND SWISSAIR FOR FINANCEMENT
ZURICH,SWITZERLAND, According to Swissair Group sources, which owns a large stake in regional French carriers Aom/Air Liberté, the other major shareholder, Marine Wendel, will no longer support financially... more
AirlinesDELTA STARTS SERVICE FROM NEW YORK TO CAIRO, DUBAI; SKYMILES MEMBERS RECEIVE DOUBLE MILES BONUS
NEW YORK, "Delta Air Lines will start new nonstop flights to Cairo, Egypt and Dubai, United Arab Emirates from its New York international gateway at John F. Kennedy International Airport on June 16, 2001.... more
IndustryEC SUSPENDS DECISIONS FOR GE IN HONEYWELL ACQUISITION
BRUSSELS, BELGIUM, Seem that an agreement between European Commission and General Electric on GE's proposed acquisition of Honeywell International is still were far from to be reached. Concerning about... more
Press releaseMICHAEL SCHUMACHER TO VISIT PIAGGIO AERO FIRM WITH PIERO FERRARI
GENOA, Formula One race champion Michael Schumacher will arrive to Genoa on Monday 18 with an executive italian jet P 180 to visit Piaggio Aero site before going to Luigi Ferraris stadium to play a soccer... more
AccidentsAIR CRASH IN HUNGARY, SIX KILLED (2): SPECIFICATIONS
ROME, Cessna 210 Centurion: Type: light sports aircraft Accomodation: two pilots, four passengers Lenght: 28 ft 2 in Wingspan: 38 ft 10 in Height: 9 ft 8 in Empty weight: 2220 lb Max T/O weight:... more
AirlinesREGAL AIRWAYS TO SIGN CONTRACT WITH GE SERVICES
USA, Regal Airways awarded GE Engine Services a contract to provide maintenance, overhaul, repair and accessory services for its fleet of 24 CFM56-3C1-powered 737-300s. The five-year agreement worth $30... more