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PeopleWedding between Cathay Pacific and Dhl
Hong Kong, China - Realized a joint venture in order to strenghten their presence on Asian market
In order to expand and to strengthen the own presence on the Asian market, Dhl, a logistics corporation, has realized a joint venture with Cathay Pacific. Based on that agreement, the American company... more
DefenseSaddam’s secret weapons are on board of three ships
London, United Kingdom - Intelligence is hunting cargos
British and American Intelligence agencies should be hunting three cargos, of 40.000 tons, that are sailing maintaining radio silence and could transport the Iraqi weapon of mass destruction. The revelation... more
DefenseAlso Russian spy planes are ready to lead to Iraq
Moscow, Russia - Some particulars are to be set up
They will go to join the spy Us U-2 and the French Mirage planes the two An-30B aircraft, supplied by the Russian Air Force. The An-30B is a reconnaissance plane equipped with a sophisticated technology... more
IndustryFinmeccanica’s directorade has discussed about FiatAvio
Rome, Italy - American newspapers said Carlyle have already introduced an offer
According to a source near Finmeccanica, yesterday afternoon, the board of directors has examined the presentation of an offer, jointly to Snecma, for FiatAvio. Yesterday, Snecma has estimated the Fiat... more
DefenseIsraeli Apache helicopters, missiles air-to-ground and tanks bomb Gaza
Gaza, Palestine - The budget of dead is heavy
This night Israeli troops, supported by fifty tanks, armed car and Apache helicopters, that have launched missiles air-to-ground, have completed an attack in Gaza. The battle has infuriated all the night,... more
DefenseIsraeli Apache helicopters bomb Gaza (2): technical sheet
Rome, Italy – McDonnell Douglas AH-64 Apache
McDonnell Douglas AH-64 Apache is currently one of the more sophisticated and expensive battle helicopters. Apache has a variety of armaments that include a gun under the snout, gondolas for not guide... more
AccidentsAir France: a Concorde in emergency landing
Ottawa, Canada - One of the four engines get blocked
One more emergency situation for the Concorde, the supersonic airplane that has been victim of several incidents in the last three years. This time has been the block of one of the 4 engines to push... more
Science and technologyStopped at Belgrade airport an air loaded of weapons going to Kenya
Belgrade, Serbia - Serbian police is inquiring on an international traffic of weapons
B-92, the television of Serbo/Montenegrina Republic has announced that police has blocked at the airport an aircraft loaded of weapons going to Kenya. The airplane, coming from Bulgaria, would have landed... more
AirlinesAir France will engage 1000 dependents of Air Lib
Paris, France - Air France helps the staff of the bankrupt society
As a result of Air Lib failure (news published yesterday by AVIONEWS), Air France will assume a third portion of its staff (approximately 1000 dependents). After the first failure, in the summer of 2001,... more
Latest newsIt's reduced to the minimum, but the Iraqi Air Force fleet still scares
Washington, Usa - Mig-29 and Mig-27 are still part of the fleet
Although the American war force is advanced than Iraqi one, the warnings that in these last days arrive from more parts, also authoritative are not few, like the Pentagon. In truth the greater worries... more
IndustryLa Boeing is going to dismiss the B-757 and B-767?
Seattle, Usa - The production is lowering, the orders too
The last month there had been the declarations coming from Boeing about the possibility of a production's decrease of the B-757 and 767, for it corresponded to a lowering of the orders at world-wide level.... more
DefenseTeheran warns Usa: don't dare to violate our airspace
Teheran, Iran - Us fighters to be shoot down in case of crossing
Through an official official notice, released by the Iranian Defense Minister Ali Shamkhani, the government of Tehran warns the USA to not violate the airspace during missions of attack against Iraqi target.... more
Latest newsHelicopters' employment against an attack against Us troops
Kabul, Afghanistan - The aggression came from opponents of Us military presence
According to what has been reported by an Iranian radio hard clashes have occurred yesterday in the Us military base at Khost airport, in the southeast of Afghanistan, between opponents of the Us military... more
IndustryIt's strengthening the cooperation between Lockheed Martin and Alenia Aeronautica
Fort Worth, Usa - Very important the project developed by the two industries
A summit meeting, that one held yesterday at Fort Worth-Texas, between Lockheed Martin President Dain Hancock and the General Executive Manager of Alenia Aeronautica, Giorgio Zappa, who have get the chance... more
AccidentsF-18 Hornet crashed in the Pacific Ocean, rescued the pilot (2): the technical sheet
Rome, Italy - It was developed in 1978 from YF-17
The F/A-18 was developed from the McDonnell Douglas in collaboration with Northrop Grumman; this last one produced the YF-17 fighter and in fact it's followed from such airplane in order to proceed to... more
AccidentsF-18 Hornet crashed in the Pacific Ocean, rescued the pilot
Washington, Usa - The fighter was operating from the US aircraft carrier "Carl Vinson"
According to what was reported in the yesterday evening by official sources of Pentagon, a F/A-18 Hornet fighter, boarded on the American nuclear aircraft carrier "Carl Vinson" has sunk in the Pacific... more
Latest newsRussian archives open: 51 Us pilots disappeared during Vietnam war
Moscow, Russia - Only the identities of seven have been revealed
After the fall of the Berlin wall the relationships between Moscow and Washington are normalized, without having to submit to the logic of the contrasting blocks anymore. Therefore, and it would not be... more
AirportsWto applies sanctions to Canada
Geneva, Switzerland - Brasil gains commercial trial for State aids
Wto (World Trade Organization) has authorized Brasil to apply sanctions USD 247,8m of bucks worth to Canada, because of an air trade controversy which opposes the two countries. The three members of... more
IndustryNorthrop Grumman develops a new antimissile system for cargo planes
Washington, Usa - It's already in production
Northrop Grumman, leader industry in the defense field, has completed successful the tests of the system in order to protect the cargo aircraft from an eventual missile attack. The new apparatus, named... more
AirlinesDeclared the failure of Air Lib
Paris, France - French airline dies under EUR 120m of debts
Yesterday, the Court of Creteil (Paris), has declared the failure of the Air Lib. The airline, of French origin, had tried to save the workplace of its 3500 dependent carrying out flights low cost on Italy.... more
DefenseThe Defense Iraqi Minister has been arrested for military coup
Baghdad, Iraq - The source is Iraqi opposition, but Iraq refutes news
According to Iraqi opposition sources, General Sultan Hashim Ahmad al-Jabburi Tai, Iraqi Defense Minister and Rais’ daughter's father-in-law, would be in domiciliary arrests since Sunday night, with h... more
IndustrySnecma said "reasonable value " for FiatAvio at between EUR 1,5 and 1,8bn (2): specification
Paris, France - Snecma would abandon negotiates in case of excessive difficulties
Snecma’s Chief Executive, Jean Paul Bechat, has specified that, if negotiates for the FiatAvio purchase will not go in the right way, the French company would abandon the operation. According to Snecma, i... more
PeopleGermany-Switzerland air traffic agreement failed
Berlin, Germany - German Minister of Transport and Switzerland Minister of Transport didn't agree about air traffic renewal
In February 17, Moritz Leuenberger, Switzerland Minister of Transport, and Manfred Stolpe, German Minister of Transport, have met to rinegoziate aeronautical agreement signed in 2001, but never confirmed.... more
PeopleUSA order 15 airplanes Aerostar 01 to Rumania
Bucharest, Rumania - The side- by-side two-seater will be delivered within 2003
The United States have assigned to Rumanian air constructor, Aerostar Bacau, an order for the realization of 15 ultralight Aerostar 01. The airplane, realized in the 2002, is a side-by-side two-seater,... more
PeopleRealized a record cover for superjumbo Airbus hangar
Paris, France - Raised near Tolosa a monumental roof for the A-380
In February 17, near Tolosa, a monumental roof has been raised to 46 meters of height in order to cover the Airbus A-380, the steamboat of the skies that will enter in service in 2006. The cover, realized... more
DefenseTurkey said the support to the Usa is not sure
Ankara, Turkey - Turkish leader Erdogan launches the message to Washington
"Our American friends would not have to consider the Parliament decision about the bases and ports modernization as an irreversible opening phase of support", the Turkish leader Tayyip Erdogan has told... more
Latest newsUs Air Force calls 300 reservists
Washington, Usa - The 445th Squadron will operate with C-141C Starlifter
According to what's an official notice from the American Air Force 300 reservists have been called and will be assigned to the 445th Squadron at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. The activity of the base... more
IndustryGood datas for Thales
Paris, France - In 2002 the company has recorded a consisting turnover increase
A turnover that has reached EUR 11.1bn, marking an increment of 8.3%, with the Defense pole that has recorded the strongest sale progression, about 18.5% and these are the Thales’ datas in 2002, one o... more
DefenseIraq: United Kingdom and Usa would be already preparing a new resolution
New York, USA – Yesterday an Ue official note has been pubblished
According to UN’s diplomatic, that has intentional to remain anonymous, John Negroponte, Usa’s Ambassador to the United Nations and British colleague, Jeremy Greenstock, would have met yesterday in ord... more
DefenseNorth Korea: from Beijing it is asked the dialogue, from Pyongyang it's threatened the USA
Beijing, China - Korean threaten to abandon the 1953 armistice
"Parts said that Korean peninsula’s issue would have to be resolved in pacific way and with the dialogue". This is the declaration of the Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman about the summit, held today i... more
IndustrySnecma said reasonable value for FiatAvio at between EUR 1,5bn and EUR 1,8bn
Paris, France - French company is interested in buying FiatAvio with an Italian partner
The French company Snecma, aereo-engine maker, has interested to the control or to the 50% of FiatAvio. The confirmation has came by the same French State’s company, that has manifested the wishes to p... more
AirlinesCrude oil goes up; the carriers to re-consider their fees (2): another step back
Washington, Usa - The air travel environment is highly competitive, it's better to keep the prices to the usual levels
After having announced an increase of the fees because of the increment of the crude oil's price, that a lot influences on the costs of the carriers, these last ones are going to step back. In fact Continental,... more
Science and technologyIt still continues the clear of mines around Kabul Airport, but it will last years
Kabul, Afghanistan - A process to return to normality
Kabul is sure different than some year ago, when the Taleban regimen repressed every try of freedom and democracy under the threat of terror and a religious ideology that carried to the extreme consequences... more
AirlinesCrude oil goes up; the carriers to re-consider their fees
Washington, Usa - A perverse speculative spiral will hit the passenger
The war in Iraq, according to what's asserted by the heads of States, is still evitabile and it could be arrived to a pacific solution of the spiny litigation, but the effects that are reflected on the... more
Science and technologyFake pilot tries to get in a cockpit
New York, Usa - Still unknown the real intentions of the man
According to what it was reported by the police of Kennedy International Airport of New York, a man named Shahid Basksh has tried to elude the surveillance systems in order to enter in the cockpit of an... more
SecurityFound a plane disappeared in 1976 (2): the technical sheet of the aircraft
Rome, Italy - It has been the first English turboprop plane
On July 16, 1948, under demand of the British European Airways that needed of a 32-seats airplane, it flew the V-630 that would have been the prototype of the Viscount, that began to operate the first... more
PeopleThe Russian authorities give the go-ahead to IL-86, believed as a safe aircraft
Moscow, Russia - Doubts after the incident happened on June 28, 2002
The IL-86, an airplane widely used by the Russian carriers, present in 48 operating units, will not endure the grounding by the Russian authorities to supervise on the security standards of the civil aviation.... more
Science and technologyIt's lowering the level alert, troops withdrawn from English airports
London, UK - Freedom limitation or a right defence? The controversy begins
Unexpectedly as they came the English troops, stationed at the international airport of Heathrow, they are today clearing from the four terminals that they had taken under control by now since one week.... more
SecurityFound a plane disappeared in 1976
Quito, Ecuador - A group of climbers has performed the gruesome finding
It has been found yesterday by a group of rock-climbers the aircraft of the Ecuadorian airline Saeta, disappeared on August 16, 1976, with on board 54 passengers and 5 crew members. It was told by the... more
DefenseFourth Anglo-American raid in a row in Iraq, U-2 mission has started
Baghdad, Iraq - In few days also Russian and French spy aircraft
An other Anglo-American raid in one of the two "no-fly zones" would have destroyed a mobile military emplacement with laser guide bombs launched by the fighters in patrolling mission, 400 km south-west... more
DefenseWithout economic aids, there will not be USA troop in Turkey
Ankara, Turkey - The declaration comes by the Turkish Foreign Minister
"The issue if we will introduce or we will not introduce the proposal to the parliament will become present after an agreement. I cannot indicate times, because before we must catch up an agreement". This... more
DefenseNorth Korea threatens USA: "we will win the nuclear war"
Pyongyang, North Korea - Warlike declaration of the communist regimen
"Victoria will arrive thanks to our political system that privileges a strong Army possession. We will beat a nuclear war against United States". This is the North Korea State’s radio declaration during t... more
AirportsHamas has unmanned vehicles
Tel Aviv, Israel - Israeli press launchs alarm
A first model exploded Sunday in Zaitun suburb, in Gaza, provoking the dead of six Muslims militants, but Hamas would be inclined to buy these unmanned vehicles, as espionage object, than in order to complete... more
DefenseThis evening a security summit about Iraqi crisis has been called
Brussels, Belgium - Europe will try to arrive in a common position
"All recognize that the war is the last beach. I think that all agree that the war can be necessary to a moment, but not now. We have to exaust all the diplomacy elements and all the elements that allow... more
HelicoptersMaverick Helicopters purchases its first two EC-130s (2): the technical sheet
Rome, Italy - It's one of the most favourite fpr the touristic operators
EC-130B4 is powered by a single Turbomeca Arriel 2B1 turboshaft controlled by a Fadec system, delivering 847 shp maximum at take-off and 728 continuously; the engine is the same used on AS-350B3 and other... more
Press releaseMiddle East Airlines takes delivery of first A-321 from Airbus
Tolouse, France - It's the first of six with delivery in 2003
"Middle East Airlines (MEA) of Lebanon has taken delivery of the first of six A321s scheduled for delivery during the year 2003 from Airbus. As part of a ceremony held in Toulouse in the presence of His... more
HelicoptersMaverick Helicopters purchases its first two EC-130s
Dallas, Usa - They will be used for touristic flights
It was needed of a helicopter that had a great inner space, optimal visual and a high level of confort for the passengers. Therefore Maverick Helicopter has headed at EC-130 of Eurocopter, one the last... more
DefenseAfter a summit of 13 hours, Nato has found an agreement about Turkey’s Defense
Brussels, Belgium - France has not participated to the decision
The agreement for the Turkey’s Defense plans has arrived this night, after 13 hours of reunion and France has not participated to the decision, because George Robertson, in order to exceed the French r... more
AerospaceChina is training 14 astronauts
Beijing, China - Men who will leave in autumn with Shenzhou V are among them
They are training in Beijing’s suburb, are all under the 30 years, are approximately one meter and 70 tall, around the 65 Kg weigh and have 1.000 hours of flight. They are the 14 war pilots that China i... more
IndustryRussia ready to defy Boeing and Airbus with its Il-96T
Moscow, Russia - The new plane should be ready for the beginning of 2004
Russia wants to enter in competition with the giants of the western economy, and defying just Airbus and Boeing about the planning of a new cargo aircraft that promises to rout rival firms. The Il-96T,... more