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Industry2000 OK FOR EUROCOPTER
MARIGNANE, FRANCE, In 2000, the Eurocopter Group enjoyed a second year of exceptional orders (effect of the NH 90, after Tiger in 1999) for 531 new helicopters. The consolidate orders for production... more
Science and technologyNO LIGHT IN LOS ANGELES
LOS ANGELES, CA, The Gateway LAX pylon lights along the airport's Century Boulevard entryway will be illuminated for only 5,5 hours each night because of the current energy crisis in California, Los Angeles... more
IndustryUS COAST GUARD TO ORDER GULFSTREAM C-37A
SAVANNAH, USA, U.S. Coast Guard will receive the C-37A aircraft in the second quarter of 2002. The aircraft will be used for domestic and international transportation and command and control operat... more
DefenseMALAYSIA'S DEFENCE COULD BUY RUSSIAN SU-30 MK FIGHTERS
MALAYSIA, According to sources not confirmed Malaysia could buy advanced Russian-made Sukhoi-30MKMs jet fighters to boost its air defense, fighters. In Asia, only China, India and Vietnam had Su-30 aircraft.... more
Aerospace''PROGRESS'' IN ORBIT, IT WILL DESTROY MIR
MOSCOW, The space shuttle "Progress" has been launched from the Baikonur's base, Kazakhstan, to destroy, towards the March end, the orbiting station Mir, in the space since 1985. The destruction is necessary... more
AccidentsRUSSIAN PLANE FORCED TO MAKE EMERGENCY LANDING
MOSCOW, A russian Tu-154 plane, carrying 80 passengers and nine crew members, had to make an emergency landing at Novosibirsk airport, in Siberia, due to a right landing gear failure. The plane was flying... more
AirlinesPRO AIR TO RESUME FLIGHTS SOON
DETROIT, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Kevin Stamper said Pro Air is expected to resume flights to and from Detroit City Airport in about 30 days. The operating certificate issued by the Federal... more
AirlinesAMERICAN AIRLINES WILL LAUNCH NEW CHICAGO-ZURICH DAILY SERVICE
USA, American Airlines will launch seasonal daily service to Zurich, Switzerland, this summer, for Chicago travelers With a second option for more than 20 other Swissair destinations. This service... more
AccidentsTANZANIA: TYRE BURSTS DURING TAKE-OFF, NO ONE INJURED
DAR ES SALAAM, TANZANIA, An Air Tanzania Corporation Boeing 737-300's tyre burst during take-off at the Dar es Salaam International Airport (DIA) on Monday, but all the 65 passengers and the crew... more
DefenseITALY INDUSTRIES EXCLUDED BY ''SPACE SHIELD''
WASHINGTON D.C., After U.S. decision to realize the "space shield", announced by Defense secretary Donald Rumsfeld. will be compared the "shield" features proposed by Pentagon and these proposed by Nato,... more
Civil aviationAMERICAN AIRLINES WILL INAUGURATE SKYCAARE SERVICE
USA, American Airlines start the new service called Sycaare to provide skilled medical companions for travelers who need limited medical care on flight. On certain domestic flights (but the program... more
IndustryFRANCE-TURKEY (2): RELATIONSHIPS MORE STRAINED: BEYOND EUROCOPTER INVOLVED ALSO OTHER INDUSTRIES
PARIS, Beyond to the helicopter scompany Eurocopter, Government of Ankara "declared war" also to the Alcatel French, cancelling a plan for the sat communication of the value approximately of L300 billion... more
AirlinesEASTLINE INAUGURATS NEW MOSCOW-ISTANBUL ROUTE
MOSCOW, Eastline, Russia's leading cargo/passenger carrier, inaugurated a charter route between Moscow and Istanbul, Turkey. The two weekly flights will be made on a Ilyushin IL-86 jet from Moscow's Domodedovo... more
Science and technologyU.S. AIRWAYS PREFERS CHARLOTTE
SOUTH CAROLINA, With 513 daily departures the Charlotte/Douglas International Airport, South Carolina, leads Pittsburgh in the number of daily departures by U.S. Airways. The passengers boarded from this... more
Science and technologyFRANKFURT AIRPORT FIRST IN EUROPE
FRANKFURT, Frankfurt Airport Flughafen, won the titles of "Best Airport in Europe" and "Best Airport in Germany" : this titles are based on responses from about 3,500 readers of a Munich travel publication.... more
PeopleRELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN FRANCE E TURKEY COMPROMISED
PARIS, The relationships between France and Turkey have been compromises because of the acknowledgment from Government of Paris of the genocide perpetrated from the Ottoman Emir to the damages of... more
AirlinesMEXICANA AIRLINES AND UNITED TO EXPAND NETWORKS BETWEEN USA AND MEXICO
SAN ANTONIO, USA, Mexicana Airlines signed a code-share agreement with United Airlines, partner in Star Alliance, offer throughout this year, over 300 additional daily flights to/from the United States,... more
AirlinesAIR NEW ZEALAND AND ANSETT TO ORDER NEW PLANES
SYDNEY, The two airlines are expected to place a large order in March, the Sydney Morning Herald reported today. Airbus and Boeing are to compete for the order and a relevant part in the decision will... more
AirlinesAEROFLOT IN TALKS FOR VIRGIN AIRLINE
MOSCOW, The Russian airline Aeroflot, is in preliminary negotiations to buy a large share of Virgin Express Ireland in a deal that would access to the EU's open skies policy. Virgin Express Ireland was... more
PeopleSAIRGROUP OUSTS BOSS
ZURICH, SAirGroup, holding of Swissair, announced yesterday the resignations of the Ceo Philippe Bruggisser immediately replaced on an interim basis from Chairman Eric Honegger. The apexes' change happens... more
AirlinesSOUTHWEST AIRLINES FORSAKED SAN FRANCISCO
U.S.A., Yesterday Southwest Airlines announced that will interrupt on March 5, 2001 the flight operations at San Francisco International Airport and increasing most of its San Francisco operations to Oakland,... more
AirlinesBOEING TO MAKE BID FOR CYPRUS AIRWAYS
NICOSIA, CYPRUS, Boeing made a bid yesterday to try finding an agreement with Cyprus Airways which is going to renew its fleet in order to beat the rival Airbus. The airline has to choose between Airbus... more
AccidentsHELICOPTER CRASH IN NORTHERN IRELAND, PILOT HAS DIED
ENNISKILLEN, NORTHERN IRELAND, Bertie Fisher, the rally champion who crashed on sunday afternoon while piloting an helicopter carrying his family, died late last night at the Erne Hospital, Enniskillen.... more
AccidentsPLANE HIJACKED IN YEMEN, NO ONE INJURED
YEMEN, An armed man declaring to be a supporter of Saddam Hussein, tried to divert an internal Yemen plane threatening to make to explode the content of a small bag. The hijack has been convinced to make... more
Industry17% GROWTH IN EUROCOPTER BUSINESS
PARIS, FRANCE, Eurocopter helicopter industries, associated to EADS, european aerospace consortium recently created, recorded a business growth of 17% in 2000, worth about 2USDbn. A strong referral point... more
PeopleOTHER ANSETT AIRCRAFTS GROUNDED
AUSTRALIA, Australian Civil Aviation Safety Authority decided to ground other three Ansett Boeing 767-200 airliners, after its inspector have found some hairline cracks on two of these aircrafts. Other... more
PeopleLIBERIA TO GROUND ITS AIRCRAFTS
LIBERIA, Liberia announced it has grounded all the registered aircrafts until their owners prove they are not involved with criminal activities. The decision was taken following an accusing United Nation's... more
AccidentsHELICOPTER CRASH IN NORTHERN IRELAND, TWO KILLED
LONDON, An helicopter crashed at Killyveagh, 90 miles west of Belfast, yesterday afternoon. A boy and a girl were killed, their parents and another son reported serious injuries. more
DefenseSUCCESSFUL FIRST TEST FOR NEW US CRUISE MISSILE
WHITE SANDS, USA, U.S. Air Force successfully completes the first test for its new cruise missile JASSM, in the White Sands missile range. The JASSM, launched by a F-16D fighter, cruised autonomously for... more
AirlinesNORTHWEST CO-PILOT FIRED AFTER ALCOHOL TEST
CHICAGO, The co-pilot was given two breath alcohol tests after a flight from San Antonio to Minneapolis and failed them. About one month ago some pilots of BA were fired for the same reason and Northwest... more
AerospaceE.T., WHERE ARE YOU?
SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA, Early next year a new telescope, with an 1.8 metre Optical, designed to search for messages from aliens will start scouring the entire northern sky. The SETI (Search for Extraterrestrial... more
SecurityAIR ATTACK ON IRAQ, THREE KILLED
BAGHDAD, According to iraqi newsagency american and british planes have killed three people in an attack on civilian targets in the southern province of al-Muthanna, three-hundred-and-fifty kilometres... more
PeopleICAO DECIDES TO CUT HALF OF AIRCRAFT NOISE
MONTREAL, CANADA, ICAO, International Civil Aviation Organization, decided to issue a series of recommendations in order to cut an half of aircraft noise in the next years, equivalent to 10 decibel. United... more
PeopleCAROL CARMODY IS THE NEW VICE-PRESIDENT OF NTSB
USA, Carol Carmody is the new National Transportation Safety Board's (NTSB) Vice Chairman. Carmody, who has been a Member of the NTSB since June 2000, before worked as a aviation consultant, focusing... more
DefenseRUMSFELD SWORN IN AS NEW SECRETARY OF DEFENSE
WASHINGTON, Donald H. Rumsfeld was sworn in as the new Secretary of Defense during a ceremony held last saturday in Washington. Rumsfeld said, "I am grateful to the President for the opportunity to serve... more
PeopleFIRST SAUDI FEMALE FLIGHT ATTENDANTS
SAUDI ARABIA, For the first time in the history a saudi Arabian women are to be allowed to act as flight cabin attendants, but they will have to be accompanied by a "male guardian" and will can to work... more
PeopleCHINA AND JAPAN AGREE TO INCREASE FLIGHTS
CHINA, The agreement will provide an increase in flights between the two countries of up to 50% to meet the growing demand on passenger services and cargo routes. The agreement is to be effective on April... more
AirlinesDELTA AND CONTINENTAL TO START NEW SERVICE TO ARGENTINA
ARGENTINA, The Transportation Department announced the two airlines won the right to begin new service to Argentina. They have both been allowed for seven weekly flights between Usa and Argentina. Delta... more
PeopleNEW SERVICE TO PALM BEACH AIRPORT
WEST PALM BEACH, FLA, Southwest Airlines today inaugurated a new frequent and low cost service from Palm Beach County International Airport. Southwest Airlines began its service with six daily nonstop... more
AirlinesEASYJET INTERESTED IN GO ACQUISITION
LONDON, The new was reported by the english "Sunday Business", citing sources close to EasyJet. A bid is to be made only in case the estimated sale price continues to fall. BA hoped to sell Go for around... more
AirlinesTHIRTIETH BIRTHDAY FOR SOUTHWEST AIRLINES
U.S.A., Southwest Airlines, founded in 1971, to celebrate its thirtieth birthday planned to dress with a new livery its red, gold and orange planes: the carrier is adding "canyon blue" to the longtime... more
IndustrySERCO FAVOURITE IN THE NATIONAL AIR TRAFFIC SERVICES' PRIVATISATION
U.K., The engineering and services company SERCO is the best favourite to win the partial privatisation (51 per cent) of National Air Traffic Services after its £800m indicative bid. This bid is higher... more
DefenseTESTS IN GREECE FOR RUSSIAN ANTI-AIRCRAFT MISSILE SYSTEMS UNDERGO
MOSCOW, The Russian anti-aircraft missile systems Tor-M1, supplied to the Greek army by the Antaeus company last year, undergo firing range testing in Greece. The testing involves four missile systems... more
Science and technologyNEW ATHENS AIRPORT TO OPEN ON MARCH 18
ATHENS, Eleftherios Venizelos international airport, scheduled to open on March 1, will be inaugurated on March 18 because of delays in completing a road link to the Greek capital. The airport was built... more
PeopleFINAL TOUCHES TO AVIATION POLICY IN INDIA
INDIA, Official sources said that Indian Civil Aviation Minister Sharad Yadav and his top ministry officials are to put final touches on India's long-awaited Civil Aviation Policy before sending it for... more
AccidentsTHE OSPREY CRASH IN DECEMBER PROBABLY DUE TO HYDRAULIC SYSTEM FAILURE
USA, According to US Navy investigators following analisys of the crash of a MV-22 Osprey convertiplane occurred in December 2000 with 11 people dead, the major cause blamed for the accident is rotors... more
AirlinesQANTAS TO BOW OUT OF HAZELTON AIRWAYS
SYDNEY, Qantas Airways quitted the bidding for Hazelton after the competition watchdog blocked its offer of acquisition because it would compromise competition in the regional aviation industry. Ansett,... more
AirlinesAGREEMENT BETWEEN SAIRGROUP AND BELGIUM TO SAVE SABENA
BRUXELLES, BELGIUM, An agreement,worth 750 Euro million, has been signed by SAir Group, owner of 49,5% quote of Sabena Belgian flag airline, and Belgium government, which has 50,5% of airline quotes. The... more
HelicoptersRTM322 ENGINES COMPLETE OVERTEMPERATURE QUALIFICATION TEST FOR NH90
BRISTOL, ENGLAND, RTM322 engines, produced by Rolls-Royce and Turbomeca, have succesfully passed the overtemperature test performed under JAR authority in Bristol, England. These engines will power the... more
HelicoptersKAMAN AEROSPACE TO SIGN CONTRACT WITH US DEPARTMENT
PERU, Kaman Aerospace, Kaman Corporation's subsidiary, has signed acontract with U.S. Department to purchase 5 K-MAX external lift helicopters. The deal worth $21 million. The contract includes equipment... more