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DefenseBOEING SIGNS CONTRACT WITH U.S. NAVY FOR HELMET MOUNTED CUEING SYSTEM
USA, Boeing company signed a contract with U.S. Navy to begin low-rate initial production of its Join Helmet Mounted Cueing System. Those helmets will be used by pilots of Super Hornet aircraft, built... more
AccidentsTHIRTEEN PEOPLE TREATED FOR INJURES AFTER PLANE ENCOUNTERS TURBOLENCE
HOUSTON, Thirteen people have been treated for minor injures after an American Airlines jet, flying from Dallas to Puerto Rico, encountered a severe turbolence over the Gulf of Mexico. The plane made an... more
AccidentsBOEING 737 FORCED TO HAVE EMERGENCY LANDING AFTER HITTING BIRDS
ISTANBUL, A Boeing 737-300 of Istanbul Airlines, flying to Frankfurt, made an emergency landing in the Black Sea city of Trabzon after colliding with a flock of birds damaging both plane's engines. The... more
IndustryBLACKLIST FOR USA INDUSTRIES INFRINGING LAWS
WASHINGTON, Three primary USA agencies, GSA, DOD and Nasa have jointly issued a proposed rule to disallow the industries infringing federal laws (about taxes, labor, environment, antitrust and others)... more
AirlinesUS SENATOR URGES AMERICAN AIRLINES TO PUT PASSENGER RIGHTS ONLINE
WASHINGTON, American Senator Ron Wyden , a Democrat, sent a letter to nine major U.S airlines urging they spell out passengers' legal rights on internet, where travellers increasingly turn to get informations... more
IndustryBOMBARDIER EARNINGS UP 24% IN SECOND QUARTER
CANADA, Bombardier saw a 24 per cent rise in second quarter earnings. The canadian industry said those profits were due to buoyant aerospace operations. Net income rose to US$142.2 million. more
Science and technologyGECAS SALE OF 35% OF BLOCK OF SHARES TO BA CAUSES A PARLIAMENTARY QUESTION
ROME, Senator Lauro, of Forza Italia, asked a parliamentary question regarding Gecas sale of 35% of block of shares to BA in a private negotiation. Gecas is the company running business of Naples airport... more
AirlinesLUFTHANSA IMPROVES PROFITS THANKS TO HEDGING ON FUEL COSTS
GERMAN, Lufthansa reported high profits in the first six months of the year thanks to having bought fuel before the recent increase in oil prices. This allowed an 18% surge in earnings for that period.... more
DefenseNICOTRA: BAN F-104T FLIGHTS
ROME, After the crash of the F-104T near Grosseto, in which the aircraft crashed down not far from the beach, even if it was made crash voluntarily by pilots for a failure on the landing gear, head of... more
AccidentsAIRBUS CRASH: OVER 140 KILLED
BAHREIN, An Airbus aircraft owned by Gulf Air, Bahrein's national airline, has crashed in the sea few minutes after take off from Manama airport for its egyptian destination, Il Cairo. From the first... more
PeoplePARLIAMENTARY QUESTION OF SENATOR DOLAZZA ABOUT ADR COSTS FOR PASSENGERS
ROME, Senator Dolazza, of Lega Nord, sent a parliamentary question to italian government asking for explanations about the tribute of $1,5 each leaving passenger requested by Aeroporti di Roma for the... more
AccidentsIT WAS A SHORT CIRCUIT IN WIRING TO CAUSE THE EXPLOSION OF TWA 747 IN 1996
USA, According to Jim Hall, chairman of National Safety Transportation Board, it was an electric fault, probably a short circuit in wiring near a fuel tank to cause the explosion of TWA 747 killing 230... more
AirlinesLUFTHANSA SEARCHING FOR SMALL AIRLINES TO BUY
BERLIN, An official of Lufthansa declared the german airline intends to buy small carriers offering very low prices. Among them there should be the low cost airlines Ryanair, irish, and the british Virgin... more
AirlinesSWISSAIR DENIES TO BE INTERESTED IN MERGER WITH BRITISH
ROMA, A spokesman of Swissair denies the swiss company to be interested in a merger with British Airways. The unconfirmed report, appeared on some newspapers, was defined by the spokesman a lie. more
AccidentsGROSSETO: F104T MADE CRASH IN THE SEA, UNHURT THE TWO PILOTS
GROSSETO, An F104T used for training, unable to land because of a failure on the landing gear was voluntarily made crash in the sea yesterday morning in Marina di Alberese, near Grosseto, by the pilots... more
AccidentsUSA: SKIDIVER DIES DURING A COMPETITION
USA, Two men crashed together during a skydiving competition. This extreme sport is based on parachuting with special parachutes having time-lag device. One of them was killed, the other was hospitalized... more
IndustryFAIRCHILD DORNIER IS PLANNING NEW 728JET
GERMANY, Fairchild Dornier is working at plan of its new 728 JET in the production centre in Germany. GECAS has already 50 firm orders of this 70-seater aircraft, Lufhtansa has 50 firm orders. The first... more
AirlinesCIVIL AVIATION RECALLS AOM TO ORDER
PARIS, AOM, the french airline of Swissair group, was called to order by Civil Aviation because of many accidents which grounded several DC-10s giving a lot of problems to hundreds of passengers. AOM replied... more
AirlinesWESTJET AIRLINES ORDERS NEW GENERATION 737-700 AIRCRAFT
CALGARY, CANADA, Boards of Directors of canadian WestJet Airlines announced the purchase of six additional Next Generation 737-700 aircrafts. Moreover a flight simulator will be purchased from CAE Electronics.... more
AirlinesSABENA: HEAVY LOSSES IN THE FIRST HALF OF THE YEAR
BRUXELLES, Sabena, the belgian airline, had a debit of 83,6 millions of Euro in the first half of the year. Probably the heavy losses are mostly due to the rise of fuel's price. more
IndustryFRENCH AEROSPACE FIRMS WIN CONTRACT WITH GREECE
PARIS, French aerospace firms, Dessault Aviation, Thomson-CSF and anglo-french Matra-BAE, in a joint statement, won a contract to supply 15 Mirage 2000 to the greek military. The agreement involves also... more
AccidentsHELICOPTER CRASHES IN ENGLAND, COUPLE SERIOUSLY HURT
ENGLAND, An helicopter crashed yesterday in Kent region. The couple on board was seriously injured. The crash was probably due to an engine failure. The helicopter was a Hughes 500. more
SecurityFAA ORDERS AIRLINES TO ACCELLERATE ENGINE TESTS
USA, FAA, Federal Aviation Administration, ordered airlines to speed up inspections of some models of General Electric's aircraft engine. The engine tests will be made during scheduled maintenance checks.... more
AccidentsCESSNA CRASHES IN SWISS ALPS, RESCUERS ARE TRYING TO FIND IT
SWITZERLAND, Rescuers are currently trying to find a Cessna 340, with five people on board, crashed yesterday in the Swiss Alps. Rescue operation was initially hindered by bad weather. The aircraft took... more
AccidentsCHILE: RECOVERED AIRCRAFT MISSING TWO WEEKS AGO
SANTIAGO, A military aircraft, missing two weeks ago, has been recovered the other day. No survivors among the passengers. The aircraft, a Casa T-212, was missing on the 6th of August while flying in very... more
AccidentsBRITISH BOEING FORCED TO LAND FOR A COUPLE HAVING A VIOLENT FIGHT
LONDON, A 747 Boeing of British Airways flying to Los Angeles was forced to land at Chicago airport because of a couple having a violent fight on board. As soon as the couple came to blows the commanding... more
AccidentsNORTHWEST COMMANDING PILOT DIES OF HEART ATTACK DURING FLIGHT
MINNEAPOLIS, A commanding pilot of Northwest Airlines died last night of heart-attack during a flight from Los Angeles to Minneapolis. The co-pilot landed the plane without incident. Thomas Christianson... more
Science and technologyFRANKFURTER CRITICIZING MALPENSA AIRPORT CONDITIONS
BERLIN, The german newspaper "Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung" deeply criticized the conditions of Malpensa, one of the airports of Milan. The main point regards take off and landing rights. Alitalia will... more
AirlinesALITALIA INCREASING FARES AND DELETING SOME ROUTES FOR OIL RISE
ROME, Alitalia decided to take measures after the new rise of oil. International tickets will be increased of 3% starting from September and routes with Sidney, Nairobi, Addis Abeba and Bangkok will be... more
AirlinesAIR FRANCE BANS SMOKING ON ALL FLIGHTS FROM NOVEMBER
PARIS, Air France decided to extend no-smoking policy, already in force on North American, Caribbean and Indian Ocean long-haul routes, to its entire network from November. The french airline will be... more