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IndustryMooney Aircraft announced its entry into Lsa market
Oshkosh, Usa - It's expected to be available in the fourth quarter of this year
Mooney Aircraft Corporated, which announced the creation of an international consortium to bring new aircraft to market under the Mooney brand name at Eaa AirVenture, also announced its entry into the... more
Fair and showsHamburg will host the second process on the attacks of September 11
Berlin, Germany - Abdelghani Mzoudi is the major accused
On August 14 Hamburg, in the north of Germany, will see the start of the second process on the terroristic attacks of September 11 against the Twin Towers and the Pentagon. The 30 year Moroccan Abdelghani... more
IndustryNew Piper 6-X presented at Eaa AirVenture
Oshkosh, Usa - A new fixed gear version of the Saratoga II
The New Piper Aircraft brought the 6-X to EAA AirVenture Oshkosh complete with its brand-new type certificate. Parked at the New Piper Aircraft’s display is the new Piper 6-X, a fixed-gear version o... more
PeopleBush could issues new directives applies to transit passengers in Us airports
Washington, Usa - After a warning issued by Department of Homeland Security
Not long after the Us government advised airlines that Islamic extremists may be plotting suicide airliner hijackings, airlines across the globe were directed to conduct tighter passenger inspections.... more
AirlinesContinental Airlines reported an all-time record load factor
Houston, Usa - 5 percent above last year's July
Continental Airlines reported an all-time record load factor of 84.5 percent for July 2003, 5.0 points above last year's July load factor and 3.5 points above the previous record set in June 2003. In... more
AccidentsParagliding-man hits a hotel...
Malles, Italy - ...with a snap
On Saturday afternoon Johannes Assal, a German paragliding-man 43 years old, miscalculated his flight and snapped against a hotel in Malles (Bolzano). He launched himself from Pramajur greens and was falling... more
Weather forecastsAir shows and exhibitions in August 2003
Rome, Italy -
VIRGINIA AVIATION CONFERENCE AND GOLF TOURNAMENT…Aug. 19-21, Omni Richmond Hotel, Richmond, Va. Info: (804) 236-3624; Web site: www.doav.state.va.us. SIGNATURE FLIGHT SUPPORT VENDER SYMPOSIUM FOR K... more
AccidentsEl Al plane loses pieces of the fuselage while flying
Amsterdam, Holland - Amsterdam feared the 11 years ago incident
Yesterday a plane belonging to Israelian El Al lost two pieces of its fuselage while flying over Holland. It took off in New York and was directed to Frankfurt, but had to land at Schipol Airport (Amsterdam)... more
Press releaseAirbus: China Eastern Airlines takes delivery of first of five A-340/600
Toulouse, France - Another two this year, and the other ones in 2004
"China Eastern Airlines has taken delivery of its first A-340/600, the first of five on order from Airbus. Another two A-340/600s and seven A-320s will join the airline's fleet this year. Two A-340/600s... more
HelicoptersBanks: the Westpac Rescue Helicopter must be kept
Auckland, New Zealand - The helicopter performs 500 rescue a year
Hon John Banks, Mayor of Auckland City, protested on Friday about the High Court decision to interrupt the Westpac Rescue Helicopter's operations. He said it is imperative that the Auckland region keeps... more
AccidentsPiper twin engine crashed in Ohio, father and young son killed
Gailen, Usa – Two other passengers survived the crash of the small airplane
Saturday a Piper twin engine, while it was flying near the airport in Gailen (Ohio), had clipped some trees, then broken into three pieces as it hit the ground state highway 309 not far from a house. When... more
CuriositiesNew-born with iron-wings
Bern, Switzerland - Cameroonian woman gives birth at high level
A woman from Cameroun gave birth yesterday on a Swiss flight. She was in her eighth month of pregnancy, leaving from Malabo (Equatorial Guynea) and directed to Geneva. When the plane was flying 10.000... more
AirlinesSwiss should find an alliance
Rome, Italy - It is the invitation of Swiss Government
The carrier Swiss, born from SwissAir, is not in good financial conditions. Swiss Government has thus invited the airline to clinch a deal with a carrier to grant its own surviving. The mouthpiece of Minister... more
HelicoptersAn emergency landing for Kirchner's helicopter
Buenos Aires, Argentina - Passengers were not hurt
Argentine President, Nestor Kirchner, and his predecessor, Eduardo Duhalde, were on board of the helicopter together with Vice-President, Daniele Scioli, and the President of Deputy, Chamber Eduardo Camano:... more
Weather forecastsAt Heli-Power 2003 the latest developments of military helicopters
Hannover, Germany - Exhibit organized by The Shephard Group
The ever important role of training and simulation will be discussed at Shephard’s Heli-Power conference & exhibition in Hannover, Germany on 3-5 November 2003, providing a timely insight into the latest o... more
PeoplePassengers will pay for aircraft pollution?
London, UK - The proposal of British PMs
On July 30 there was a British cross-party Committee of PMs who proposed that every airline passenger should pay an "emission charge" to compensate for the pollution caused by their journey. The MPs said... more
AerospaceNasa will launch shuttles again
Washington, Usa - In October the discussion of the new plan
Director General of the Russian Aerospace Agency (Rosaviokosmos) Yuriy Koptev, who is paying a working visit to the United States, declared on August 1 that Nasa expects its shuttle to resume flights in... more
Civil aviationUS may reduce sky marshals
Washington, USA - But the warning of possible attacks concerns americans
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced today it wants to reduce the number of air marshals, even if the warning about the possibility of Al-qaeda attacks is still alive. The reason... more
Latest newsIndian Defense Minister has successfully undertook a 25-minute sortie on a Mig-21
New Delhi, India - "Some of the MIG will be phased out" said the defense Minister after the flight
As reported AVIONEWS yesterday, Defense Minister George Fernandes successfully undertake a 25-minute sortie om a Mig-21, where he flew with Commander N. Harish from Ambala Air Force station this morning.... more
DefenseChina, Usa and Taiwan: a triangle
Benjing, China - Washington accuses the Chinese government to aim missiles to Taipei
The government of Beijing has officially communicated to be outraged from the American declarations, according to which the modernization of the Chinese arsenal is meant to place a serious threat to Taiwan,... more
AirlinesUal doubles the loss
Washington, Usa - A red of USD 623m
United Airlines has announced the figures of the 2003 second quarter and it confirms the negative course of one of the most important airlines in the world that, from nearly a year, it has been operating... more
AirlinesFrontier Airlines signs a letter of intent for 15 A-319s
Washington, Usa - A fleet labelled by Airbus
Frontier Airlines has signed letter of intent with the European constructor Airbus for the purchase of 15 A-319 aircraft, with an option for other 23. The American low-cost airline has specified it has... more
IndustryChina Eastern Airlines Receives its first A340-600
Beijing, China - First operator of the high capacity aircraft in the Chinese mainland
China Eastern Airlines has taken delivery of its first A340-600, the first of five on order from Airbus. Another two A340-600s and seven A320s will join the airline's fleet this year. Two A340-600s are... more
IndustryEads Efw selected as supplier of A-380 lower deck cargo
Dresden, Germany - Efw had been already selected A380 passenger floor panels supplier
Eads Efw (Elbe Flugzeugwerke GmbH) has been selected by Airbus for the development, manufacture and support of Lower Deck Cargo Lining on the A380 aircraft (passenger and freighter version). The production... more
Science and technologyThere won't be two Sydney Airport
Sydney, Australia - The draft plan for the next 20 years
Sydney Airport Corp Ltd (SACL) today released for public comment a draft master plan for the next 20 years of airport development. Its chief executive Max Moore-Wilton stated the airport won't be divided... more
AerospaceRosaviakosmos will not cooperate with China in the manned space missions
Moscow, Russia - Collaboration just for the Uav systems
The head of the Russian space agency (Rosaviakosmos), Yury Koptev, has cleared the position of his Country in the comparisons of the Chinese space program, according to which a shuttle with human crew... more
Weather forecastsSu-27 and Mig-29 on exhibition at Taipei Air Show
Taipei, Taiwan - The show will begin on August 12
For the first time a Su-27 and a MIG-29 will take part to the Taipei Air Show, the Taiwanese aeronautical manifestation that will be held at the international airport of Chiang Kai-shek, in the north of... more
Latest newsIraq planes hidden beneath the sand
Washington, US - They were 30 war planes
US officials declared today they found fighter jets from Iraq's air force buried beneath the sands. US teams found them by chance, they were hunting for Iraq's alleged weapons of mass destruction. Searchers... more
AirlinesA maintenance supervisor has filed suit against Alaska Airlines
Anchorage, Alaska – He accuses executives of firing him because he wouldn’t lie to Faa
Mansour Faldie, a maintenance supervisor for Alaska Airlines, has filed a suit against company, accusing executives of firing him because he wouldn’t lie to Faa (Federal Aviation Administration). He a... more
AerospaceEngineers discharge possible cause of the Columbia tragedy?
Washington, US - "Los Angeles Times" makes hypothesis
The "Los Angeles Times" states the discharge of many Boeing engineers in 2001 may be at the origin of the tragedy on February 1, when Columbia shuttle exploded and caused the death of the seven crew members. In... more
AerospaceThousand days of human life in the space
Washington, Usa - They were celebrated yesterday on the space station Alpha
Thousand days of human stay on International Space Station (ISS) Alpha were celebrated yesterday. At 10:35 am, on November 2, 2000, the first astronauts set foot in Alpha: since then seven crews alternated... more
PeopleArmenian Airlines becomes an Iata member
Yerevan, Armenia - It's in line with the standards of the association
An other member joins to the large family of the carriers that make part of the Iata (International Air Transport Association), the association composed from the airlines of all the world that satisfy... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica SA (Embraer) model EMB-120 series airplanes
Washington, Usa - To prevent inadvertent or intentional operation with the power levers below the flight idle stop during flight for airplanes that are not certificated for in-flight operation, which could result in engine overspeed and consequent loss
Airworthiness Directives Federal Register Information Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39 [Docket No. 2000-NM-66-AD; Amendment... more
DefenseNorth Korea accepted six-way talks on the nuclear crisis
Washington, Usa – It believed North Korea had enough plutonium to produce one or two weapons
North Korea has accepted six-way talks on the nuclear crisis including the two Koreas, the United States, China, Japan and Russia. Washington has been pushing for multilateral talks to include South Korea,... more
IndustryTurkmenistan's President signs for a B-767/300 Vip
Ashgabat, Turkmenistan - An USD 130m contract, but other orders are on the way
The Turkmenistan's President, Saparmyrat Nyyazow, has signed an USD 130m contract with Boeing for the supply of a B-767/300 airplane Vip version (Very Important Persons) that will be employed in the presidential... more
Helicopters2 Agusta A-119 Koala helicopters delivered to Pennsylvania State Police
Pennsylvania, Usa - USD 4,68m the contract value
The Pennsylvania State Police has taken delivery of 2 Agusta A-119 Koala helicopters as part of the new Apu (Aviation Patrol Unit) program; the helicopters in the police fleet go up to 8 and it's discussing... more
Civil aviationMan with knife at Sydney airport
Sydney, Australia - He was also carrying a baton
A 30 years man has been arrested at Sydney airport and is being questioned after carrying a knife and a baton onto a regional flight. Cabin crew declared they were alarmed by his "Destructive behaviour"... more
PeoplePresident Bush: americans face a "real threat"
Washington, Usa - he says "I'm confident we will thwart the attempts"
President Bush said Wednesday that Americans face a "real threat" of more terrorist attacks this summer, but he expressed confidence that new security measures would thwart any new airplane hijackers.He... more
AccidentsEmergency landing for a MH-60L helicopter
North Carolina, Usa - Four soldiers were injured
A MH-60L "Blackhawk" helicopter, from 1st Battalion, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne), Fort Campbell, has been forced to an emergency landing yesterday while it was engaged in a training... more
IndustryBoeing ed Airbus: the endless duel seems to be in favour of the European consortium
Tolouse, France - For the next 2 years Airbus would get ahead of Boeing
Airbus continues to stand out in the aeronautical industry and the announcement yesterday from the Tolouse-based firm confirms the optimal performance of the European constructor that for 2004-2005 expects... more
DefenseUS to pay USD 500 to any shoulder-fired weapon
Baghdad, Iraq - They're too dangerous for American aircraft
The threat of an attack as that one carried a pair of weeks ago against an American C-130 at Baghdad airport (to see AVIONEWS), when a rocket launched from a shoulder-fired surface-to-air missile has grazed... more
AccidentsInsect in the instruments forced an aircraft to abandon take-off
Kaunas, Lithuania - Celtic players were on board
An insect in the instrument forced yesterday the pilot of a Boeing 757 to reject take-off at the last minute. The pilot was forced to take the plane back to the standing position. He informed the passengers,... more
AccidentsAir near miss in Taiwan
Taipei, Taiwan - Authorities deny they tried to hide the incident
Taiwan's "China Times" reported today that a jet fighter had come within 300 metres of a TransAsia Airways flight on a domestic flight from the southern Taiwanese town of Kaohsiung to the island of Kinmen... more
Security2 soldiers died in Iraq, but this time it seems to be Sars
Baghdad, Iraq - Tens of infected moved to German Air Base of Ramstein
It seems that the Sars nightmare is not ended yet and this time they're are the American soldiers in Iraq to pay the consequences: 19 infected, 2 victims. The doctors do not go too far because it could... more
IndustryMesa Air Group will furnish planes to United Airlines
Bloomberg, Canada - It is in talks with Bombardier
Mesa Chief Executive Officer, Jonathan Ornstein, announced yesterday that Mesa Air Group is in discussions with Bombardier about ordering more than 24 airplanes, mainly to fulfill a recently expanded contract... more
SecurityFrance burns, aircraft come from all Europe
Moscow, Russia - It's very important the Russian aid
While the French Mediterranean coast, and part of Corsica, have been burning since 5 days, Europe does not stand to watch and gives immediately a hand to the government of Paris. The first Nations to... more
IndustryEthics refresher course for Boeing's employees
St. Louis, Usa - Work stopped during the four-hour course
Boeing conducted an ethics refresher course yesterday for all 75,000 employees of its Integrated Defense Systems business unit. Work stopped as IDS employees around the world took part in a four-hour... more
IndustryCDG will digitize BCC critical documents
El Segundo, California - The records will pass from paper to cd-rom
Boeing Capital Corporation (BCC) selected yesterday Continental DataGraphics (CDG) to digitize critical maintenance records for BCC-owned commercial airplanes. CDG will provide the conversion of airplane... more
AccidentsIndian Air Force helicopter crashes, 2 victims
New Delhi, Delhi - It's a Chetak
Another incident marks the activity of the Indian Air Force, the world’s fourth largest but also that one with the highest number of misfortunes, especially about the fleet of Mig of Russian fabrication.... more
IndustryAms wins a contract to provide the air-traffic control centre to Cyprus
Nicosia, Cyprus - An EUR 20m contract
After an international contest to verify the best market offer, in terms of quality-price ratio, the Cyta (Cyprus Telecommunication Authority) has assigned to the Ams (Alenia Marconi Systems) an EUR 20m... more