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Weather forecastsNEW SERVICE INITIATIVES FOR CESSNA
NEW ORLEANS, Cessna promoted new service and customer initiatives at NBAA. Among them the new internet-based CPDXpress, for parts distribution express. Moreover some service centers were improved and a... more
IndustryAN ALL SOLD OUT SITUATION FOR CESSNA
NEW ORLEANS, Cessna closed out the third quarter with an order backlog of $6,1 billion. Deliveries are completely sold out for this year and for 2001. Gary Hay, Cessna CEO, said they are doing everything... more
AccidentsTWO INDIAN MIG-21 COLLIDES, BOTH PILOTS DIED
INDIA, The pilots of two russian built Mig21 fighter jets of the India's Air force have collided few minutes after take off from Salonibari air force base, are died. The airport of Salonibari, where the... more
AirlinesCSA CZECH AIRLINES JOINS SKYTEAM
PRAGUE, SkyTeam, the global airline alliance formed In June by Aeromexico, Air France, Delta Air Lines and Korean Air, today announced they have signed an agreement for CSA Czech Airlines to join SkyTeam... more
Helicopters500TH EXEC 162F SOLD
CHANDLER, ARIZONA, USA, RotorWay International just recently celebrated the sale of the 500th Exec 162F, went to the Mexican Navy. This helicopter is also sold in construction kit and, according company... more
AirlinesAER LINGUS STRIKE GROUNDED THOUSANDS OF PASSENGERS
IRELAND, An Aer Lingus cabin crew members 24 hour strike for more pay grounded more than 200 flights. The airline responded rebooking some passengers on other airlines and refunding booked tickets. BBC... more
AirlinesVARIG TO INVEST USD 100 MILLION IN VARIGLOG
BRAZIL, Brazilian airline Varig invested about USD 100 million to set up a new cargo centre, named Varig Logistica S.A. or VARIGLOG, to be used for industrial and private goods trasport. It will replace... more
AirlinesCANADA 3000 AIRLINES ACQUIRES NINE AIRBUS A319
TORONTO, Canada 3000 has announced that it has contracted for a total of nine Airbus A319 aircrafts to be used on domestic and transcontinental service. The aircrafts will be phased in over the next two... more
Weather forecastsTHOMSON CSF MADE SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM FOR BBJ
NEW ORLEANS, Thomson CSF Sextant In Flight Systems won full certification for its four cameras surveillance system for BBJ. It is based on 4 cameras rounding the plane and permanently controlling the fuselage... more
Weather forecastsUSA TO PROJECT SUPERSONIC BUSINESS JET
NEW ORLEANS, The project, launched two years ago by Lockheed Martin and Gulfstream two years ago, is rumbling on. DARPA, Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency, is getting ready to dispense some... more
Weather forecastsAIRSHOW AND MEETINGS
., ASSOCIATION OF AIR MEDICAL SERVICES, AIR MEDICAL TRANSPORT CONFERENCE Oct. 16-18, Salt Lake City, Utah. Info: (703) 836-8732; e-mail: jwallis@aams.org.... more
AirlinesSINGAPORE AIRLINES HAS CHOSEN ROLLS-ROYCE FOR A3XX ENGINES
SINGAPORE, Singapore Airlines picked the Rolls-Royce Trent 900 series engines to power its A3XX planes. Engines cost is $245 million. The 25 super-jumbo A3XXs will join Singapore Airlines fleet beginning... more
HelicoptersROTORWAY ADDS THREE NEW COUNTRIES TO REPRESENTATION NETWORK
USA, RotorWay added three new representatives to its network distribution. They are Turkey, South Africa, Republic of Georgia. Brent Marshall, Vice President of Sales for RotorWay International, said the... more
IndustryROLLS-ROYCE WINS ORDER TO UPGRADE ATA FLEET
LONDON, Rolls-Royce has been chosen by American Trans Air to upgrade the RB211 engines on its fleet of Lockheed L1011 Tristars. The contract worths $63 million and it includes spare engines. The deal... more
PeopleIRAQ REFUSED TO EXTRADITE SAUDI HIJACKERS
BAGHDAD, Iraqi government said yesterday it won't extradite the two hijackers who took control of a Saudi Arabian aircraft flying from Gedda to London last saturday. The new was reported by Ina press... more
PeopleCONCERNS ABOUT JET ENGINES LUBRICANTS
GREAT BRITAIN, According with Liberal Democrat MP Paul Tyler, there is a new hazard for jetliners passengers and crews: it concern the vapours gives off from lubricants, used in jet engines. These vapours... more
AirlinesDELTA TO START NEW ROUTES TO JAPAN
ATLANTA, USA, Delta Air Lines will operate two new nonstop flights from the United States to Japan, one from New York to Tokyo the other from Los Angeles to Nagoya. The new service will start on April... more
HelicoptersEHI AND SIKORSKY PETITION ON CANADIAN HLICOPTERS BID
OTTAWA, CANADA, EHI and Sikorsky have presented separately two petition to CITT against Canadian Department of defense and Department of public works tenders for the acquisition of heavy transport... more
Press releaseENAC OFFICIAL WILL WORK IN JAA CENTRAL OFFICE
ROMA, Starting november 1, and for the first time since creation of Joint Aviation Authorities (JAA), an Italy's ENAC official, Eng. Marco Costantini will take up the office of “Management System Manager” in... more
AerospaceAMBITIOUS CHINESE SPACE PLANS
CHINA, China's space program plans to explore the moon looking for commercially useful resources and to participate in an international expedition to Mars. Although details released on these plans are... more
Accidents(2) FOUND GOVERNOR AIRCRAFT, ALL DIED
HILLSBORO, MISSOURI, USA, The sheriff of the Hillsboro County has declared that the small aircraft crashed with Mel Carnahan, Missouri Governor, his son, Roger "Randy" Carnahan and the governor's political... more
AirlinesTHE QUEEN CHOOSE BRITISH AIRWAYS
ROME, The United Kingdom Queen, Elizabeth II, has choose a "normal" British Airways flight to arrive yesterday in Rome Ciampino Airport, for the third official voyage in Italy. The Prime Minister Tony... more
AccidentsMISSOURI GOVERNOR PROBABLY DIED IN AIR ACCIDENT
USA, A small aircraft with the democratic governor of Missouri, Mel Carnahan, his son and a political adviser on board, has disappeared from radar control displays. The aircraft was heading New Madrid... more
Weather forecastsAIRSHOW AND MEETINGS
., ASSOCIATION OF AIR MEDICAL SERVICES, AIR MEDICAL TRANSPORT CONFERENCE Oct. 16-18, Salt Lake City, Utah. Info: (703) 836-8732; e-mail: jwallis@aams.org. HELICOPTER SAFETY ADVISORY COMMITTEE Oct.... more
AerospaceFIRST GO-OUT FOR DISCOVERY CREW
CAPE CANAVERAL, Yesterday, the first space-walk has been effectuated by two of the Discovery crew, Bill McArthur and Leroy Chiao, that have worked six hour in order to connect antennas and cables on... more
Science and technologyEUROPEAN COMMISSION AGAINST BRITAIN'S OVER BAA GOLDEN SHARE
BRUXELLES, BELGIUM, The European Commission will take the United Kingdom to the European Court for its "golden share" in airports management operator BAA plc. According with citation, the government... more
AirlinesSINGAPORE COULD BUY OVER USD1BN IN 747-400 FREIGHTERS
SINGAPORE, Singapore Airlines (SIA) could buy Boeing 747-400 freighter planes in a deal worth about USD$1 billion in the biggest order for the plane so far this year. This could be a sort of consolation... more
AccidentsACCIDENT SURVIVORS AWARDED OVER USD$ 6 MILLION
USA, Anna Lloyd, 22, a survivor of the American Airlines crash at Little Rock airport occurred on June 1, 1999, has been refunded, by jury order, over USD6 million in compensation for the psychological... more
AirlinesQUARREL BETWEEN BA E LUFTHANSA FOR GERMAN INTERNAL FLIGHTS
LONDON, British Airways' (BA) German subsidiary is accusing national airline Lufthansa to try to make a "dangerous monopolization", buying small companies, in order to keep control on internal German... more
DefenseMV-22 DECLARED EFFECTIVE, SUITABLE FOR LAND-BASED OPERATIONS
USA, The Department of the Navy announced that the MV-22 Osprey has been judged operationally effective and operationally suitable for land-based operations, validating eight months of comprehensive... more