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AirlinesThe beatle is the protest symbol of the Us Airways passengers
New York, USA - The travellers vent their bitterness against the carrier decision to cut the benefit
It is a brooch to black beetle shape, put on the dresses, the singular protest of an Us Airways traveller group, against the air company cuts to the benefit for the passengers. The carrier, in fact, has... more
AccidentsIndian jet crashes, pilot killed
Jaipur, India - The second incident of a military aircraft in 24 hours
The last 24 hours have been really bad for the Indian Army that yesterday has lost a helicopter in an incident because of a technical failure (pubblished by AVIONEWS this morning), while last night a Jaguar... more
DefensePreannounced other terroristic attacks against the United States in Kuwait
Kuwait City, Kuwait - It has announced the Muslim integralistic group "Daa' wa-Jihad"
The Muslim integralistic group "Daa' wa-Jihad" has preannounced ulterior attacks anti-Americans in Kuwait. The same group had already claim responsibility for the aggression of the last week at two civil... more
Science and technologyBoston in alarm for a little knife on board of an airplane
Boston, USA - The passengers have forced to come down for new controls
It was enough finding of a little knife to evacuate an United Airlines airplane, directed to Saint Francisco, ready to take off from the international Boston airport. The small blade has been individualized... more
DefenseDiscovered problems with the missile launch system installed on the frigates of Indian Navy
Moscow, Russia - The system is of Russian fabrication
With a release coming from the Russian press agency Interfax the Russian Ministry of Defense says that the problem found on the missile launch system installed of the frigates of the Indian Navy is on... more
DefenseBae signs a new contract with Us Air Force
Washington, Usa - The contract has a value of USD 4,6m
Regarding the program tied to the F-16 aircraft in the equipment of Usaf (United States Air Force), Bae (British Aerospace) Systems has delivered to US Air Force a new version of the program Advanced Identification... more
AirlinesLufthansa to introduce a daily service between Munich and Los Angeles
Munich, Germany - The fee of USD 453 blocked for one month
Lufthansa has announced yesterday that in some weeks an every-day-service between Munich and Los Angeles will be available, bringing to 5 the American cities that will be possible to reach from the Bavarian... more
AirlinesNearly decided the failure of Air Lib
Paris, France - It retires also the Dutch finance group IMCA
In a two days time the tribunal of Creteil will decide bout the possible failure of the French low-cost carrier Air Lib, and teh destiny of the carrier seems already marked to a traumatic failure after... more
Science and technologyCharles de Gaulle airport in alarm for a suspect substance
Paris, France - According to the scientific police it was ammonia
Suspiciones smells coming from an ammonia product, poured on the parking steps, has forced yesterday afternoon the authority of Charles de Gaulle airport of Paris to evacuate the terminal C and to transfer... more
Civil aviationFacial-recognition in the Australian check-in
Sydney, Australia - According to the authorities there's no risk for the privacy
It will be Sydney International Airport to experience a new technology that promises to change in determining way the identification of the passengers during the passport control. The innovation has... more
Press releaseSN Brussels Airlines will fly towards Tel-Aviv from June 1st, 2003
Brussels, Belgium - Four flights per week with Airbus A-319
According to a press release of the Belgian carrier based in Brussels "SN Brussels Airlines will operate four flights per week towards Tel Aviv, in Israel. It will be effective from next June 1st, 2003,... more
AccidentsIndian Army chopper crashes, saved the three soldiers
Vadodara, India - A technical failure the cause of the incident
The occupants of a military helicopter are escaped miraculously unharmed when it crashed yesterday night in the village of Samaspura, close the center of Vadodara. According to the testimonies a soldier... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Boeing model 777 series airplanes equipped with Rolls-Royce model Trent 800 series engines
Washington, USA - To prevent ingestion of ice that could cause shutdown of both engines during icing conditions, and result in a forced landing of the airplane
Airworthiness Directives Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39 [Docket No. 2002-NM-318-AD; Amendment 39-13027; AD 2003-03-03] RIN... more
AirlinesThe aircompany Royal Jordanian Airlines promotes an offer "stop over" for Amman
Amman, Jordan - While the carrier upgrades the fleet
The carrier Royal Jordanian Airlines has launch the offer "stop over Amman" that previews a night's passing in Jordan capital in a hotel with 5 stars with treatment of first breakfast for only 19 dollars.... more
AirlinesSAA (South African Airways) buys the first A-340/600
Pretoria, South Africa - The engines will be supplied by Rolls-Royce
The air carrier SAA (South African Airways), in the field of the renewal of its fleet, has announced of having bought a new A-340/600, first aircraft of a group of 41 to be put in its fleet during the... more
AccidentsBomb explodes in AA offices in Ecuador, three wounded
Quito, Ecuador - Maybe an anti-American demonstration
According to the first declarations it would be a disowned terroristic group, called "People Revolutionary Militias" which yesterday, at 7:20 pm local time, has let a bomb explode in a hotel of Quito where's... more
DefenseRussian Defense Minister, Ivanov, highlights the situation on the aeronautic incidents situation
Moscow, Russia - Too high the disaster's number
The Russian Defense Minister, Sergej Ivanov, has reported on Monday, in an official notice, the situation of the aeronautic in the last 2002. The incidents, although diminished of 17% regarding 2001,... more
IndustrySmiths to supply a new feature for A-380
Michigan, Usa - It's a USD 30m order
Smiths Aerospace, a company leader in the electronic and informatic system utilities in the field of the aeronautic both civilian and military, has been chosen by Airbus for the installation of technologies... more
AirlinesSouthwest Airlines is the carrier of the year
Washington, Usa - Many other prizes for the foreign airlines
As every year Air Transport World Magazine (Atw) writes up a particular classification, regarding the carriers that all over the world are evidenced for particular merits. Southwest Airlines, Dallas-based,... more
AerospaceA chess match among the stars
Cape Canaveral, USA - A Monday without experiments for Columbia
For the seven Columbia astronauts, yesterday, was the first day of rest. A pause moment, after days of intense experiments, than scientists have used to communicate with the three astronauts on board of... more
Latest newsPakistan's armed forces say that they have shooted down a spy-aircraft of Indian Air Force
Islamabad, Pakistan - The accident should have happened in the Pakistan's region of Kashmir
Trusting official sources of Pakistani armed forces during the daytime of today it should have been shooted down an unmanned spy aircraft of Indian armed forces that should have violated the air space... more
AirlinesAir France suspends flights in Ivory Coast
Paris, France - France strengthens the emergency measures in the African country
All the Air France flights in arrival and departure from Abidjan, in Ivory Coast, have been suspended until new order. A measure that follows those taken by France, about the serious crisis in the African... more
AirlinesLufthansa staff contract negotiations start
Frankfurt, Germany - Prudent optimism by the carrier and trade union
Two weeks ago the first strikes started and today the contract negotiates, for the flight attendants and Lufthansa staff, are running again. The negotiations are carried out in Moerfelden, near Frankfurt... more
Latest newsNorwegian aircraft participate to an operative action in Afghanistan
Oslo, Norway - The Norwegian Air Force did not enter in a war action since 1945
For the first time since 1945, so by the end of World War II, two aircraft of Norwegian Air Force have participated to an operative military action during which one has also launched some bombs on a target... more
PeopleGood figures for European aviation
Brussels, Belgium - It grows the frequency of the flights inside the European continent
Eurocontrol, the organization for the safety of the air navigation in the continent, has diffused the figures about the frequency of the flights inside the European continent, that, looking only the total... more
AirlinesSabena carrier asks a reimbursement for EUR 2,4bn to the Swissair
Brussels, Belgium - It had its control
According to report today from the Belgian daily paper, the Soir, Christian Van Buggenhout, the judicial administrator of the Sabena, the Belgian air company was failed in 2001, will ask the astronomical... more
PeopleGood figures for European aviation
Brussels, Belgium - It grows the frequency of the flights inside the European continent
Eurocontrol, the European organization for the safety of the European air navigation, has diffused the figures about the frequency of the flights inside the European continent, that, looking only the total... more
AirlinesThe airline Emirates Airline among the sponsors of world championship 2006
Monaco, Germany - It is already partner of English team of Chelsea
The airline Emirates Airline of Dubai is one of the important sponsors of the next world championship of soccer, in program in Germany in 2006. The Arabic carrier, already partner of the English team... more
Latest newsIsraeli official stopped a raid against the Palestinian
Tel Aviv, Israel - To avoid a massacre of innocents
The following day the massacre of Tel Aviv, in which 23 persons had been killed from two Palestinian kamikaze, in January 5, a Israeli heavy reprisal had been planned. The airplanes were already in flight... more
DefenseBae delivers a new anti-chemical war system to Us Air Force
Bristol, Great Britain - The system will be used to protect the aircraft of Usaf (United States Air Force)
Bae (British Aerospace) Systems is on the way to deliver some parts of a new defense equipment to be used in case of chemical wars or attacks to Usaf (United States Air Force), that is called Joint Chemical... more
IndustryBoeing and Raytheon sign a record contract for the space shield
Washington, Usa - It has a value of USD 747,5m
In the field of the program called "Space shield", two of the world's largest firms of the defense area, Boeing and Raytheon, have signed a contract of the value of USD 747,5m regarding a radar to be put... more
Science and technologyThe Belgian airport of Charleroi is observed by Ue Commission
Brussels, Belgium - The aids granted to the Rayanair are perhaps incompatible with the European market
"The airport tax reduction to a company, in a bilateral convention that has not received any relevancy is an exception to the law and is equivalent to grant a fiscal exception to a single airline". This... more
IndustryGreece to sign a contract for 12 C-27J (2): the technical features of the aircraft
Rome, Italy - Also the Italian Air Force has chosen 12
If it is needed an efficient cargo plane and economic at the same time it is difficult not to watch to the C-27J, an aircraft created by Alenia Aeronautica and Lockheed Martin for missions of medium level.... more
Press releaseSN Brussels Airlines flies towards Southampton
Bruxelles, Belgium - Thanks to a new agreement with British Airways
According to a press release the Belgian carrier declared that "SN Brussels Airlines and British Airways have signed a new code-share agreement on the routes Bruxelles-Southampton/Bristol/Newcastle. With... more
IndustryGood data for Rolls Royce "CorporateCare" program
Chantilly, Usa – Figures have been supplied by the Vicepresident customer service
"Our customers said they wanted an inclusive service, so we introduced CorporateCare in mid-2002 with great success. We designed CorporateCare to ensure that provides for not just engine maintenance but... more
Civil aviationFAA Emergency AD on Raytheon Aircraft Company (Raytheon) Beech airplanes
Washington, USA - Models 1900, 1900C, and 1900D
Airworthiness Directives Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39 Docket No. 2003-CE-07-AD; AD 2003-03-18 Raytheon Aircraft Company (Raytheon)... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on General Electric Company CF6-50 and CF6-80C2 turbofan engines
Washington, USA - To prevent uncontained engine failure and possible airplane damage
Airworthiness Directives Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39 [Docket No. 2001-NE-19-AD; Amendment 39-13024; AD 2003-02-07] RIN... more
IndustryGreece to sign a contract for 12 C-27J
Athens, Greece - Italian Air Force has chosen it last June
Tomorrow there'll be also the president of Alenia Aeronautica (Finmeccanica group), Giorgio Zappa, for the signature of the EUR 297m contract for the supply, to the Greek government, of 12 cargo planes... more
DefenseThe South Koreans in Pyongyang to resolve the nuclear crisis
Pyongyang, North Korea - Today the South Korean delegate meets the communist regimen leader
It continues the activity, its second day, of the South Korean delegate Lim Ding-won in North-Korean capital, Pyongyang. Today the Seoul delegate will meet the North Korean regimen leader, Kim Jong-il,... more
IndustryA new British airspace surveillance
Milton Keynes, United Kingdom – Eads will replace a part of the UK’s national radar
"This order opens up new business opportunities and will enable us to bring our technological skills into this special field of civil air traffic control radar system". This is the statement of Stefan... more
DefenseUsa could release evidences of the Iraqi armament
Washington, Usa - But everything is set for the war, even now
According to voices coming from the American military field the USA would present inconfutable informations about the weapons of mass destructions held by Saddam Hussein's regimen. The proofs would... more
DefenseUs fighters in action in Afghanistan (2): 18 Talibans died
Kabul, Afghanistan - The most important military operation since March 2002
According to American military sources the operation just ended in the southern of Afghanistan, close to the Pakistan border, has been the greatest carried by the American troops in the country, after... more
PeopleAmerican Airlines pilot stopped for alcohol smell
Arkansas, Usa - But the blood-level was below that one set by law
An AA (American Airlines) pilot, Craig Bott, 45 years, has been stopped by the airport screeners at Little Rock - Arkansas because perceived a strong smell of alcohol coming from his mouth. Therefore... more
PeopleFaa orders investigations for all Beech aircraft
Washington, Usa - The directive after the 8 January disaster
A drastic decision, which comes three weeks after that an Air Midwest Beech run into an hangar while was taking off from Charlotte airport, provoking the deads of 21 persons: all the Beech 1900, 1900-C... more
AccidentsB-767 overshot the runway at Narita, nobody was hurted
Narita, Japan - Surveyings to be immediately carried
Only fear, the last night, for the passengers on board of flight 908 operated by Air Japan coming from Seoul and directed to the International Airport of Narita, when the B-767, on which they were, has... more
IndustryRockwell Collins Integration Inc. awarded of a over 5 USDm contract
USA
Rockwell Collins Integration Inc., Cedar Rapids, Iowa, is being awarded a firm-fixed-price contract in the amount of $5,103,322 for procurement of 68 horizontal situation indicators used on the C-130 aircraft.... more
DefenseUs fighters in action in Afghanistan
Kabul, Afghanistan - Hard battles near the Pakistan border
According to local Afghan sources American jets would be in these moments bombing the zone of Athagar, in the southern of Afghanistan. The American fighters would be taken part also close to the city... more
DefenseProgrammed new improvements of B-52 aircraft in the equipment of Usaf (United States Air Force)
Los Angeles, Usa - The improvements will concern above all the electronic part of the aircraft
Official sources of Usaf (United States Air Force) say that by now (January 2003) until the first months of 2004 will be made several improvements upon the B-52 aircraft still in the equipment of the military... more
IndustryAt the annual conference on commercial aerospace and defense will participate also a delegate of Boeing Corporation
Chicago, Usa - The delegate will be the vice president of commercial airplanes business strategies and marketing division
Nicole Piasecki, vice President of the commercial airplanes business startegies and marketing of Boeing Corporation, will be the delegate of the firm at the conference, arrived to its 10th edition, about... more
Civil aviationTwo injured on board of a domestic flight in China because an explosion during an attempt of hijacking
Beijing, China - The fact has happened last Friday
Because of an explosion on board during an attempt of hijacking of an aircraft in a Western province of China has been registered two injured. On board of the aircraft, of Sichuan Airlines, arrived regularly... more