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AirlinesVirgin Atlantic will not change its policy
London, UK - The decision deals with oversize travellers
The incident that has cost EUR 20 thousand of reimbursement to Virgin Atlantic does not constitute a valid cause in order to change the strategy of customer policy. Indeed the carrier has been denounced... more
HelicoptersHeli-Asia: It's ended today the most important Asian helicopter exhibition
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - A good chance for the Italian industry as well
It was the same minister of the Malaysian Defense, Datuk Serious Najib Tun Razak, to inaugurate, two days ago, the most important helicopter show that lasted until today at the Esibition Centre di Kuala... more
DefenseUSA asks Japan to quicken for a defence plan missile
Washington, Usa - In two years the development of the project
The Security Consultive Committee at the Pentagon is pushing, with always greater insistence, Japan to go ahead, as soon as possible, with the defence plan missile. This last request follows few hours... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Britax Sell GmbH & Co. products installed on Airbus, Bombardier and Boeing airplanes
Washington, USA - To prevent a fire in the galley compartment due to inadequate crimping of the electrical terminal contact pins, which could result in smoke in the cockpit and cabin and loss of control of the airplane
Airworthiness Directives Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39 [Docket No. 2000-NE-58-AD; Amendment 39-12907; AD 2002-21-01] RIN... more
Civil aviationFAA Emergency AD on MD Helicopters Inc. model MD900
Washington, USA - To detect cracks and pitting in the mast resulting in failure of the mast, separation of the main rotor, and subsequent loss of control of the helicopter
Airworthiness Directives Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39 Docket No. 2002-SW-50-AD; AD 2002-22-51 MD Helicopters, Inc. Model... more
Press releaseBombardier Aerospace appoints news vice-president of Business Jet Solutions
Dallas, USA - His name is Trevor Cornwell
"Trevor Cornwell named vice-president, Strategy and Business Development Bombardier Business Jet Solutions, a division of Bombardier Aerospace, announced that it has appointed Trevor Cornwell as vice-president,... more
DefenseUSA: two double standards?
New York, Usa - USA doesn't take any actions against North Korea
The attitude with which Bush is managing the two crises, the Korean one and that Iraqi one, has made angry the First Minister Terez Aziz. This has given, in Bagdad, an interview to the "Times" asserting:... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Bombardier-Rotax GmbH type 912 F, 912 S and 914 F series reciprocating engines
Washington, USA - To prevent damage to the engine valve train due to inadequate venting of the lubrication system which can result in an in-flight engine failure and forced landing
Airworthiness Directives Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39 [Docket No. 2002-NE-33-AD; Amendment 39-12923; AD 2002-21-16] RIN... more
PeopleAmerican pilots dismiss themselves to be not vaccinateed
Washington, Usa - American Air Force is losing its better pilots
They don't say to have fear of the classic puncture, but to avoid the collateral effects of the vaccine against the carbuncle. Indeed the American Armed Forces must, obligatorily, have this immunization,... more
DefenseBush gives a record allocation to Pentagon
Washington, Usa - The resources will finance the space shield too
With a huge flow of money the USA president has signed the budget that grants, for 2003, immense resources to Pentagon. This last one will have to disposition USD 355bn that will serve "to give to the... more
PeopleFBI searched a Russian flight for New York JFK
New York, Usa - The presence of radioactive material was feared
The Russian intelligence agency had alert its American colleagues about the possibility to recover of the radioactive material on an Aeroflot flight coming from Moscow to New York. FBI, acting therefore... more
IndustryFenn Manufacturing Co. awarded of a over 10 USDm contract
USA
Fenn Manufacturing Co., Newington, Conn., was awarded on Oct. 21, 2002, a $10,382,566 firm-fixed-price contract for 122 swashplate controls applicable to the AH-64 aircraft. Work will be performed in... more
DefenseUSA: attack within 135 days (2). Ready to start alone
Washington, Usa - The news were released few hours ago
It's more complicated than ever the situation of the Iraqi crisis. In fact, after Moscow and Paris rejected the last US resolution, president Bush let know to not be able to wait anymore. Even Colin... more
AirlinesSouthwest: a winning carrier
Washington, Usa - Totally different the situation of the air company
If the most of the airlines is, in the USA, on the hem of bankruptcy, there is who has never been touched by the crisis. Southwest is the only one, of the great carriers, to have positive budgets: the... more
AerospaceNext year the first Japanese cosmonaut in space
Tokyo, Japan - He will take place in a space mission
Soichi Noguchi, this is his name, will be the first Japanese astonaut who, the next first March, will enjoy an international space mission. The news was brought this morning by NASA; the shuttle will... more
HelicoptersChinook helicopters are coming back in Us?
London, Great Britain - Sas veterans are furious
US generals asked to London's government to give back a fleet of eight Chinook helicopters in charge of UK special force making SAS veterans furious. These last claimed that this return scheme to US could... more
IndustryBoeing makes up the internal of its aircraft
Seattle, USA- The new models are already available
The need to find a proper place in order to locate own's hand-baggage is a requirement for the most of passengers. Boeing met this demand making bigger the luggage vans over the traveler's seats. The... more
DefenseIraqi resolution. USA: attack in 135 days
Washington, Usa - But Russia declared to be opposite
Saddam Hussein will have 135 days in order to demonstrate to the United Nations inspectors to not possess weapons of mass-destruction; on the contrary he will be disarmed with forced actions. That's... more
AirlinesKhalifa Airways is a new Boeing client
Seattle, USA - The Algerian air company buys two B-777s
The two new Boeing 777-200s will be delivered in two months to the Algerian airline Khalifa Airways. The partnership, that will last at least 5 years, has marked an historical date for Algeria that is... more
AirlinesAmerican Airlines: new promotions for relaunching
Washington, Usa - The new initiative could be the winner strategy
It's surely one of the worst moment for the civil aviation, especially the American one that, from the beginning of the year, has suffered a diminishing of the air traffic of 10%. For this reason it must... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Agusta model A109E helicopters
Washington, USA - To prevent failure of specified parts of the main transmission assembly and supports, the tail rotor assemblies, the main rotor control bolt, or the fuselage left-hand elevator, and subsequent loss of control of the helicopter
Airworthiness Directives Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39 [Docket No. 2002-SW-06-AD; Amendment 39-12918; AD 2002-21-12] RIN... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Raytheon Aircraft Company Beech airplanes
Washington, USA - Models C35, D35, E35, F35, G35, H35, J35, K35, M35, N35, P35, S35, V35, V35A and V35B
Airworthiness Directives Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39 [Docket No. 93-CE-37-AD; Amendment 39-12919; AD 94-20-04 R1] RIN... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Honeywell International Inc. turboprop and turboshaft engines
Washington, USA - On TPE331 series and TSE331-3U series
Airworthiness Directives Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39 [Docket No. 99-NE-53-AD; Amendment 39-12922; AD 2002-21-15] RIN... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on British Aerospace Jetstream airplanes
Washington, USA - Model 3201
Airworthiness Directives Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39 [Docket No. 2002-CE-25-AD; Amendment 39-12905; AD 2002-20-08] RIN... more
AccidentsBordered tragedy for a Russian airplane-cargo
Bishkek, Kyrgystan - All wounded the soldiers on board
The incident happened yesterday at the international airport of Manas, in the Kyrgystan, Bishkek could have implications more tragic. The aircraft cargo involved is a Ilyushin-62 of the Tretyakov airline... more
DefenseNorth Korea is opening to dialogue?
Seoul, South Korea - It lasted 4 days the meeting between the two Korea
Nobody sees the North Korean nuclear threat passing by, but steps ahead for a pacific resolution of the crisis have been made. The South Korea has been striven in a work of complicated diplomacy but... more
DefenseUS, Britain bomb in the north of "no-fly zone"
Washington, Usa - The attack was carried yesterday
While there is who waits for the beginning of the war, perhaps a "Desert Storm" revival, with a television broadcasting, the Anglo-American attacks to Iraqi antiaircraft emplacements continue. They are... more
DefenseMoscow rejects the US resolution on the Iraqi crisis
Moscow, Russia - No step ahead to manage the Saddam's disarm
It was the last draft of resolution exited from the alembics of Bush's government, but it was unuseful. Indeed the conditions, expressed in the document, did not meet the positive opinion of Moscow... more
PeopleUSA: people fly less than a year ago
Washington, Usa - It is not just September 11 psychosis
The causes of the reduction in the market of the civil aviation are many, and in part they only can be traced back to the attacks of New York and Washington of the last year. It's what emerges from an... more
IndustryNorthrop Grumman awarded of a over 23 USDm contract
USA
Northrop Grumman Corp., Bethpage, N.Y., is being awarded a $23,259,915 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (N00019-00-C-0242) for the production of 10 wing center sections for... more
AirlinesGermanwings will be the first German low-cost air company in Italy
Rome, Italy - Introduced today the new carrier
Germanwings will be the new German airline that will operate in the "low-cost" market in Italy. The carrier will connect the hub of Milan and Rome to that one of Colony with fares starting from EUR 29... more
IndustryBoeing announces its strategic partners
St Louis, Usa - Phase I of the Unmanned Combat Armed is ready to start
Boeing has announced that Alphatec, Axiom, Bae Systems, Carnegie Mellon University, Harris Corporation, New Mexico State University e Rockwell Scientific are its new strategic partners for Phase I of the... more
AirlinesFalse alarm bomb for Air France
Toronto, Canada - Emergency landing for a Boeing 777
An Air France Boeing 777, left from Paris to Mexico City, has been obliged to an emergency landing after that a call threat arrived to the Mexican offices of the French air company. Fortunately it was... more
AirlinesRolls Royce announced a maintenance deal with Virgin Atlantic
London, Uk - The agreement for 14 years costs GBP 325m
Rolls Royce, the second world's biggest engine maker, announced that has signed a maintenance deal with Virgin Atlantic for GBP 325m. "The announcement highilights the countinuing trend towards after market... more
AirlinesTo fly smashed by the next passenger
London, UK- Virgin refunds the uncomfortable flight
The comfort during flying is sure one of the first requirement with which airline comes preferred than an other. If then the flight covers a long distance it becomes indispensable to have to disposition... more
AirlinesThe United Airlines on the hem of bankruptcy
New York, USA - Increase of job cuts
The United Airlines is not the only airline to face a critical situation, but the strategy in order to resolve it is "leit motiv" of all the carriers: to fire. At this point there aren't any strategic... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation helicopters
Washington, USA - Model S- 76A, S-76B and S-76C
Airworthiness Directives Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39 [Docket No. 2001-SW-59-AD; Amendment 39-12913; AD 2002-21-07] RIN... more
DefenseAlways uncertain the solution of the Iraqi crisis
Moscow, Russia - Still distant the Russian positions from the Americans ones
The government of Moscow remains on its positions and continues to think unacceptable the new US proposals of resolution for the Iraqi crisis. Indeed these last would not be so different than those already... more
AirlinesSabena: an end already announced
Brussels, Belgium - The collapse caused by a bad managing
It has never been a fair tale the Sabena's but the disappointment of the Belgian public opinion, for the way is concluding the vicissitude, is large. Now that the inquiry of the Brussels parliament is... more
Press releaseQantas schedule changes
Sydney, Australia - From November
"Qantas today announced an interim schedule effective from November, aimed at redirecting capacity from some of its Indonesia services to holiday destinations where demand was increasing. Qantas... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. airplanes
Washington, USA - Model PC-6
Airworthiness Directives Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39 [Docket No. 2002-CE-08-AD; Amendment 39-12914; AD 2002-21-08] RIN... more
HelicoptersNew York-Washington: probably a service wit helicopters
Washington, Usa- The idea comes from tycoon Walker
It's well known the route Washington-New York is one of the busiest in the world; even if the flights that serve this link are a lots it's felt the requirement of an increment of the service. After these... more
Press releaseFirst series NH90s in the assembly lines
Aix en Provence, France - For the first Italian and German Army helicopter
"The splicing of the two first serial production NH90 fuselages has just been performed by Agusta and Eurocopter Deutschland, for respectively the first Italian Army and the first German Army NH90 helicopter. Eurocopter... more
IndustryTextron: another 2000 jobs to be cut
Washington, Usa- The decision is due to restructure the company
Even if the third-quarter has concluded with an optimal performance at NY Down Jones market, Textron continues with its politics of reorganization: diminishing the organic in order to cut the costs. The... more
AirlinesThai Airways meets agents
Bangkok, Thailand - Chiang Mai as a future northern aviation hub
Tasnai Sudasna, executive commercial vice president of Thai Airways, organized a press conference to announce the results of the five-day Worldwide wholesaler agent seminar. The meeting, which was organized... more
DefenseNukes: North Korea is ready to talk
Pyongyang, North Korea- Smoother the situation after the last encounter
North Korea opens to the dialogue with the USA and with the bordering states. The news comes emphasized by the same South Korea, the eternal enemy, than during the second day of consultations, in the... more
Latest newsItalian Air Force participates to Enduring Freedom
Bishkek, Kirgisistan - The first C-130 arrives to Manas
Continues the engagement of the Italian Air Force in the operation Enduring Freedom in order to fight international terrorism. The first aircraft of the Italian contingent is landed in Kirgizistan, in... more
PeopleContinental: legal actions are expected for an episode of racism
New Jersey, USA- Discriminative the attitude of the airline
They had been made removed for emergency reasons, the two men who, the eve of New Year's Day, were going to join a flight of the Continental Airlines. The decision does not convince a federal judge because... more
AerospaceAtlantis and Soyuz: delays are expected for the next missions
Cape Canaveral, USA- Immediate verifications for some landing problems
Defects on the launch-system of the Atlantis and the outbreak, the last week, of a Soyuz-u rocket with a satellite on board, could delay the next scheduled missions. The task of the Shuttle's members... more
PeopleIt will slip of approximately one year the privatization of Air France
Paris, France - Unfavorable the economic conjuncture for an action of the sort
French minister of the Economy Francis Mer takes time about the total privatization of Air France. Indeed 54.4% of the French airline is still property of the State but it will not be launched before... more