IndustryIrish Army buys new military aircraft

Dublin, Ireland - They are 8 Pilatus training aircraft

Irish armed forces communicate that they have bought 8 Pilatus PC-9 Advanced Turbo Trainer for a value of CHF 70m. The aircraft will be operative in the equipment of the Irish Army by the second half... more

CuriositiesNecessary new educational rules on board of the Us internal flights

Washington, Usa - The cause is in the on board self service

If by one side the elimination of the meals served on board of the internal flights has allowed the carriers to earn some millions of dollars, by the other side has caused several problems above all tied... more

AirlinesAir Lib's President will resign within the end of 2003

Paris, France - "The decision has been taken by some time"

The President of Air Lib, Charles Corbet, has announced in the last days, during an interview to the French newspaper "Liberation", that he wants to resign within the end of 2003. In the same time Corbet... more

Civil aviationFor the ricin gate: the first arrests in Gatwick airport

London, United Kingdom - Three suspects stopped by English police

Three men of 28, 29 and 30 years old respectivily have been arrested, last Friday, by British police near London-Gatwick. Police has not released comments, but according to indiscretions the arrests would... more

Fair and showsSaab names its new president

Stockholm, Sweden - It is Ake Svensson

The administration board of Saab, in the last days, has named the new president of the firm. It is Ake Svensson, aged 51, that until the last days has been the chairman of the aerospace division of the... more

Science and technologyFailure at Miami control tower: an hour of chaos

Miami, Usa - The situation had difficulty in normalizing

An hour of total paralysis has affected yesterday afternoon Miami International Airport because of a malfunction of the computerized system of the control tower (Miami Enroute Center) that is located near... more

HelicoptersTwo Mi-8 to patrol New Delhi for the Repubblic Day celebration

New Delhi, India - Also the sharp-shooters on board

It will be a manifestation to which all the Indian people will take part that one scheduled for the next January 26, day in which the republic is celebrated. But it will be a situation to hold under... more

HelicoptersTo continue the program between Turkey and Usa for the helicopter supply

Washington, Usa - 8 more aircraft to be bought for a value of USD 324m

Turkey will continue at least for 10 years more the important agreement with the USA regarding the program stipulated with the Export-Import Bank for the supply of war helicopters. The understanding... more

Latest newsIndia: Russian nuclear bombers are arriving (2): technical shit

New Delhi, India – TU 22M

The TU-22 bombers was intended to replace the TU-16, but due to its' poor performance it was deemed unsatisfactory. Carrying a similar payload to only a slightly greater range, the Tu-22 offered no real... more

AccidentsPlane collides with a jetway: drama at New York LaGuardia airport

New York, Usa - Six hurts, but it could be worse

At the end they have been the only six wounded in the incident that yesterday has been involved an Airbus A-319 of the Northwest Airlines at New York's LaGuardia international airport, but the consequences... more

AccidentsIt has failed a skyjack on a flight that gives Paris it was directed to Algeri

Algeri, Algeria - three young people have arrested

Yesterday, three young people have tried to skyjack a Boeing 737 of the Algerian carrier, Air Algerie, left from Paris and directed to Algeri. The three people are enter in action in the last part of the... more

AirlinesAuthorized the industrial rescue plan of Us Airways

Washington, Usa - The plan previews the participation of General Electric

One of the most important tribunals of Virginia, Us Bankruptcy Court of Alexandria, has authorized the industrial rescue plan presented by Us Airways that previews the participation of General Electric... more

Latest newsTwo F-16S for Edwards air force base

California, USA – The aircraft will join the test operation

"These two additional F-16S will help the test pilot school graduate our students fully trained and on time. Increasing the number of F16s helps us ensure that these aircraft are avaible when we need them... more

Latest newsIndia: Russian nuclear bombers are arriving

New Delhi, India - by March, there will be the contract signatures

According to Indian defense minister, George Fernandes, within the end of March, with the signature of three contracts, will be realized the agreement between Russia and India on the nuclear bombers. An... more

AerospaceColumbia: astronauts set small fires inside the orbiting laboratory

Cape Canaveral, Usa – It’s a scientific study of soot

Space shuttle Columbia mission proceeds smoothly and it has running to 5th days. Astronauts have done a scientific study of soot, setting small fire inside the orbiting laboratory. Scientists have noticed... more

Latest newsAdventurous travel for the marines directed in Kuwait

Washington, USA - Two emergency landings for the charter that transported them

For 250 Marines who have traveled with an United Airlines charter directed to Kuwait, by Frankfurt and taken off from Riverside base in California, the travel has been turned in an incubus. Everything... more

AccidentsPlane crashed in front of Washington coast, a nine year girl is missing

Washington, Usa - Two Canadian ships joined the searches

They continue without pause the searches to trace the 9 years child, dispersed after the Piper P-28 where she was with her family is crashed yesterday in the Atlantic Ocean, in front of the city of Washington... more

AccidentsTwo missing in an helicopter crash in South Korea, five rescued

Seoul, South Korea - A mechanical failure the cause of the disaster

They continue the searches in order to find the two pilots missed after the incident that the last Saturday has involved an fire-fighting South Korean helicopter, a Sokol W-3 of Polish production, crashed... more

Fair and showsSaaf former pilot charged for coke smuggling

Johannesburg, South Africa - Now he could be facing a life sentence

If Frans Coetzee, South African citizen of 46 years old and Mirage former-pilot of the Saaf (South African Air Force), had to be guilty of the accusation of smuggling cocaine, he could be facing a life... more

CuriositiesSmall Chinese village acquires 8 planes to develop the local tourism

Beijing, China - It's the richest village of the big Asian country

Also in the Communist China, that probably will take part to the Wto (World Trade Organization), there are various stories very different from the collective thought that however emphasize a radical change... more

IndustryBoeing continues to lay off 620 employees back home

Seattle, Usa - No recovery is expected in short time

New year but old strategy, the Boeing situation could be synthetized so that it has been decided, in these days, to continue with job cuts in order to face the critical economic situation. Indeed the... more

Weather forecastsJanuary 2003: air shows and exhibitions

AERO ’03 MEXICO BUSINESS AVIATION SHOW… Jan. 23-25, Toluca, Mexico. Info: +52 (333) 8257111; Web site: www.expos2002.com. NBAA FLIGHT OPERATIONS MANUAL WORKSHOP… Jan. 28-29, Anaheim, Calif... more

DefenseIraqi missiles against coalition planes, hard act of retaliation

Baghdad, Iraq - The "non-official" war still continues

Hard Anglo-American fighter strafings have destroyed 8 Iraqi antiaircraft emplacements, after that some missiles have been fired from the same positions against airplanes of the coalition in patrolling... more

IndustryUnited Technologies Corp. awarded of a over 61 USDm contract

USA

United Technologies Corp., East Hartford, Conn., is being awarded a $61,691,586 fixed-price with economic-price adjustment contract modification to provide for the purchase of 11 F117-PW-100 spare engines... more

AerospaceMaybe in October the first Chinese manned space flight

Benjing, China - Basic the Russian support

As it is suited to the best of the propaganda, China will enter in the history of the aerospace having sent its cosmonaut in orbit for October of this year, the anniversary of Communist Revolution. "A... more

DefenseTony Blair: "War to terrorism can not stop to Iraq"

London, Great Britain - Declaration of the British Prime Minister to a Scottish newspaper

During an interview given to a Scottish newspaper the British Prime Minister, Tony Blair, has said that the actual war against terrorism can not stop to Iraq, but has to continue until the countries suspected... more

AccidentsAircraft overshoot from the runway in Ecuador

Quito, Ecuador - Registered only four injured

A Fokker plane of the Ecuadorian air carrier Tame has gone out from the runway while it was taking off on the haul Quito-Tulcan. The aircraft had 72 persons on board. It seems that the cause of the accident... more

AccidentsF-18 crashes after overshooting the runway

Pearce Air Base, Usa - Investigators are already on the way

A F-18 Hornet of Unites States Navy, pertaining to the naval group of the Lincoln aircraft carriers at Pearce base, was not able to land in a proper way and it has crashed to the end of the landing runway,... more

AerospaceFirst experiments for Columbia

Cape Canaveral, USA - Start the job for the 7 astronauts

First day of experiments for the seven astronauts of Columbia space shuttle, lifted off yesterday from the Kennedy spaces center in Florida (as published by AVIONEWS on 16/01/03). This mission, called... more

HelicoptersEurocopter more and more present in Australia

Sydney, Australia - 278 helicopters are already operating in the region

The presence of Eurocopter in Australia is strengthened, thanks to the creation of the Australian Aerospace subsidiary on January 1st, 2003: while they are 278 the helicopters of the European consortium... more

Press releaseFinmeccanica: Alenia Aeronautica awarded a contract in Greece

Rome, Italy - The order involves 12 C-27Js aircraft

"The Greek Defense Ministry has adjudicated today to Aeronautical Alenia, a Finmeccanica society, and to the American group Lockheed Martin the contract, with a value of EUR 297m, for the supply of 12... more

Science and technologyBulgaria will give an airport to Usa

Sofia, Bulgaria - It will be given for the war against Iraq

Bulgarian Minister of Defense Nikolai Svinarov, has declared that, during the next war against Iraq, Bulgaria will give to United States the use of the airport of Sarafovo, to let them make their military... more

CuriositiesMay 3 will take off the first flight of the aeronautical history entirely reserved to nudists

Houston, Usa - Already sold over the half of the disponible seats

Following the idea of a businessman from Texas, owner of the "Castaways Travel", based in Houston, May 3 will take off from Miami, destinated to Cancun, in Mexico, a really particular flight, about which... more

PeopleFaa points on the Internet security

Washington, Usa - A new harden system will be created for the data exchange

Faa (Federal Aviation Administration) will carry out this year some important innovations in the field of the It (Information Technology) and of the Internet security, the real backbone that makes possible... more

Fair and showsThe Brazilian President in Switzerland with an airliner

Brasilia, Brasil – He will go to Davos world economic Forum without presidential airplane

"It’s better to give the example reducing the costs where it is possible". This is the statement of Inacio Lula from Silva’s spokesman, the Brazilian new President. He has justified the ex-labour leader’s choic... more

DefenseSaddam Hussein: "We are ready for the fight"

Baghdad, Iraq - The declaration in the 12th anniversary of the first "Desert Storm"

In the occasion of the 12th anniversary of the first "Gulf War", gone to the history as "Desert Storm", the Iraqi President, Saddam Hussein has made a declaration to Iraqi television. Saddam Hussein has... more

DefenseRussian Minister of Defense launches the alarm about Al Qaeda

Moscow, Russia - "It should have in a short time the atomic bomb"

The Russian Minister of Defense, Serghei Ivanov, launches a worrying international alarm about Al Qaeda, the international terrorist organization headed by Osama Bin Laden, responsible of the terrorist... more

Defense"Iraq has violated the import ban imposed by Un"

Brussels, Belgium - Declaration of the chief of Un inspectors, Hans Blix

Trusting the opinion of the chief of the Un inspectors in Iraq, Hans Blix, Iraq during these last years should have violated import ban imposed by Un after the first "Gulf War". The worry of Hans Blix... more

DefenseDeclarations of Russian Foreign Minister, Igor Ivanov, about the crisis in Iraq

Moscow, Russia - "Whoever knows something about Iraqi's people destruction weapons has to say it immediately"

Russian Foreign Minister, Igor Ivanov, during a meeting had yesterday with his Italian colleague Franco Frattini, has made a declaration about the crisis, every day most dangerous, that involves Iraq. The... more

IndustryIlyushin Finance to supply aircraft to Atlant-Soyuz

Moscow, Russia - The first to come two Il-96/400Ts

Some important awakening signs are coming just from Russia, for the field of the aeronautic has always been its point of strenght. Therefore Ilyushin Finance, one of the greatest aircraft industries... more

AirlinesThe Swedish Goodjet has become insolvent and filed for bankruptcy

Stockholm, Sweden - The chairman to seek for financial support

It's come also for Goodjet, a Swedish airline, the hour in order to file for the bankruptcy, after that the carrier did not fly by 6 weeks ago. An emblematic history of all the field of the civil aviation,... more

DefenseSaddam Hussein should be treating his exile

Berlin, Germany - The news comes from the German weekly magazine "Der Spiegel"

Trusting the German weekly magazine "Der Spiegel", that should have had this information by some diplomats in Dubai, the Iraqi President, Saddam Hussein, should be treating his exile in an African State,... more

AirlinesThe traffic is flying for Swiss International Air Lines

Basel, Switzerland. 2002 is record, but the last four-months

Record figures for Swiss International Air Lines, that in 2002 has transported 11,6 million persons. A result that exceeds previewed 9,8 million in the business plan and that has allowed the load factor... more

AirlinesLoad Factor record for Cathay Pacific

Rome, Italy - Yield decreases

" It’s reason of great satisfaction to see a consisting increase both airtraffic and load factor, in a very difficult year for the field. However, nobody is immune to the conjuncture and in fact the y... more

HelicoptersA good 2002 for Enstrom

Mesa, USA – 9 deliveries for the company

"We are a small company, but we don’t think small. We will nearly double our deliveries in 2003, and we’re laying the groundwork for additional growth from there". This is the statement of Steve Daniels, th... more

Latest newsRussian Air Force updates 20 Sukhoi-27s (2): the technical aircraft sheet

Moscow, Russia - One of the best fighter ever built

Su-27 is a long range fighter comparable to the American F-15 but but superior in many respects. It is a twin-engined jet that has demonstrated an exceptional easiness of handling in whichever situation... more

Latest newsRussian Air Force to update 20 Sukhoi 27s

Moscow, Russia - By 3 years to be available the new tactical fighter

The new Russian tactical bomber for the 21st century, the fifth generation produced by the Sukhoi bureau, will not be ready before 2006-2007, and for this reason the Russian Air Force will renew its Su-27.... more

IndustryGeneral Electric Co awarded of a over 5 USDm contract

USA

General Electric Co., Lynn, Mass., is being awarded a $5,377,251 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-priced contract (N00019-99-C-1175) for the engineering effort in support of configuration... more