Israel Will Buy 20 F-35 combat jet

JERUSALEM Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak has agreed in principle on Sunday, the purchase of 20 jet fighter that can avoid radar stealth artificial United States under an agreement worth 2.75 billion U.S. dollars, according to several defense officials said.Warplanes F-35 is expected to be delivered between 2015 and 2017, said an Israeli defense official, as quoted from Reuters.Some Israeli officials have been talking about the country’s old enemy, Iran, which potentially has developed nuclear weapons in the mid-decade.Israel gives the impression that the planes F-35 will not be used for preventive action, but rather to bolster the country’s deterrence.A ministry statement said Barak “has been approved in principle the recommendations of the Israel Defense Forces and the Ministry of Defense to move forward” with the purchase.

Stealth fighter planes, made by Lockheed Martin Corp., “will provide a continuing Israeli air superiority and maintain the technological advances in our region,” said Barak was quoted as saying in a statement.The defense officials said Israel had initially planned to buy 20 aircraft, which is expected to reach full price of 2.75 billion U.S. dollars, which will be closed to the granting of annual U.S. defense amounted to 3 billion dollars.Some officials predict that the final approval of the agreement can be given at the end of September by a panel of Israeli government ministers.Israel will become the first foreign country to sign an agreement to buy F-35, or the Joint Attack Fighter aircraft, outside the eight international partners who have helped to develop the plane.

The treaty has been negotiated since September 2008, when the first Pentagon approved the sale of 25 jet fighters with more options in the coming years.F-35 aircraft is designed to avoid radar detection and can play a role in efforts to strike Israel what Israel regarded as a threat to their survival posed by Iran’s nuclear program. Tehran denies Western and Israeli accusations that the country has been trying to produce atomic weapons.

Defense Ministry Director General Udi Shani declared Israel’s incorporation of technology into the F-35 has played a role in Barak’s decision to buy the planes.Israel, widely regarded as the only country in the Middle East which has a nuclear arsenal, has also been considering a cheaper option – the purchase of fighter version of the Boeing F-15 which has modification. (AFP)

citizen of the United States Threatens to blow up Delta Air Aircraft with the Bomb

Boston A citizen of the United States (U.S.) on a flight from Paris to Atlanta threatened to blow up a plane he was traveling. He also claimed to have false passports and carrying explosives in his luggage. Effect of act of such passengers, the aircraft diverted to the nearest airport.As reported by NBC, Wednesday (28/04/2010), U.S. federal officials to identify passengers who was named acting Derek Stansberry (26). He is a Florida home contractor who was traveling alone. However, upon investigation, which is owned by Stanberry passport is genuine.

Shortly after the claims will bomb the aircraft, he was immediately drawn to the rear of the plane by a flight attendant for further questioning on the statement.Delta Air Lines plane carrying Stanberry is the Airbus A330 with 235 passengers and eight crew. “The plane eventually landed safely at Bangor International Airport,” said Delta spokeswoman Susan Elliott.Arriving at the Bangor Airport, a suitcase belonging Stansberry eventually admitted there were explosives searched. After review, there were no suspicious or dangerous items found.

Mexico Cargo Aircraft Falling , Killed Five Crew

Monterrey, A cargo plane fell into the street while trying to land in the city of Monterrey in northern Mexico. Accident that killed five crew and someone at the scene.Local civil defense Director Jorge Camacho Rescue, Wednesday (14/4/2010), said that all the crew were killed and one more person died in a car crushed the aircraft. He said only three bodies were found Wednesday the crew that night. Emergency teams still seeking two other crew.

According to Camacho, the Airbus A300 plane was trying to land in the middle of the rainy weather at about 11 pm, local time Tuesday, when the accident happened on the road to the international airport in the city’s third-largest in Mexico. The plane belongs to Aerotransportes de Carga Union, based in Mexico City that take off from Mexico City.Wreckage strewn around the scene. Nose and both wings were torn, while the remaining portion of the fuselage lying in between two lanes of the road.

Boeing Co. aircraft manufacturers will accelerate the increase in the production of two of his wide-body aircraft

CHICAGO Boeing Co. aircraft manufacturers world number two, will accelerate the increase in the production of two of his wide-body aircraft. This step is done in order to fill orders Boeing has entered the last two years. “Improved market and conservative management approach to production has put us in a position to accelerate the increase of production aircraft,” said chief executive officer (CEO) Jim Albaugh Boeing was quoted as saying by Reuters on Saturday (20/3/2010).

Boeing explained, the production of the Boeing 777 aircraft will be increased to seven per month from the previous five per month. Previously, Boeing plans to accelerate the production of this aircraft in early 2012 but brought forward to mid-2010.

United States aircraft producers are also increasing production of two Boeing 747 aircraft per month from the previous 1.5 aircraft per month. In the initial planning, the acceleration of the Boeing 747 production will be performed in mid-2013 but then became mid-2012.

Acceleration of the production increase will affect the 2010 financial statements. Boeing said the year 2010 was a year of global economic recovery and the company will return to record profits in 2011. Improving the condition of the airline industry made a plan to cut production of Boeing Boeing 737 was canceled. Global airline industry was shaken by the weakening global economy triggered by the crisis. Travel demand plummeted so airlines cancel or postpone orders aircraft.

Last week, the International Airlines Association (IATA) estimates of 2009 the airline industry suffered a loss to USD9, 4 billion. However, flights have been recovered from the crisis with the return of passengers and higher spending power. “We see the outlook for improved commercial flights. Demand is back. We see increased traffic,” said Alex Hamilton, senior aerospace analyst CK Cooper & Co..

PARIS Airbus on Tuesday increased pressure on European governments to give it more money for the troubled A400M military transport plane

A400M military plane

PARIS Airbus on Tuesday increased pressure on European governments to give it more money for the troubled A400M military transport plane, saying it is considering scrapping the project just weeks after its maiden flight.The plane is running at least three years late and over budget.The seven customer governments agreed to re-negotiate the original contract, which Airbus CEO Tom Enders has slammed for being badly drawn up and making the planemaker shoulder too much of the cost overruns.EADS, Airbus’ parent, hopes governments will either pay more for the planes or reduce the number of planes on order. Other options include reducing the specifications, or spreading increased payments out over time.Negotiations have so far failed to find a compromise – notably over EADS’ demand for more money.Airbus spokesman Stefan Schaffrath said that ending the program “is a scenario” if the military plane project “continues to contribute to a loss.””We are suffering from a stagnation, he said. “The loss-making is serious. This needs to be urgently resolved.”He urged the governments involved in the program to reach a decision on whether to continue financing it by the end of this month.

Engineers working on the project could be better deployed on Airbus’ A350 or A380 airliner programs, he said.The A400M had its maiden flight last month in Spain – with first delivery scheduled in three years.The program was launched six years ago with an order for 180 planes from seven governments – Belgium, Britain, France, Germany, Luxembourg, Spain and Turkey. The original price was euro20 billion ($29.5 billion), but a preliminary report by auditors PricewaterhouseCoopers said parent company EADS might need an extra euro5 billion – inflating the final bill by 25 percent.

Abandoning the project would cost EADS euro5.7 billion ($8.4 billion) in advance payments it would have to return to governments – and would dent its credibility. It has already put aside euro2.4 billion in provisions against losses related to the plane.

South Africa recently pulled out of an order for eight A400Ms, leaving Malaysia as the only export customer.A German defense ministry spokesman, speaking on customary condition of anonymity, said that the decision on the A400 was due by the end of January. A meeting of high ranking defense officials is tentatively scheduled for next week, he said.For governments, canceling the project would also have consequences in terms of jobs and also military needs.Britain and France – who have Europe’s largest air forces – need the airlift capacity for military and humanitarian missions in rugged areas.

There are other planes, such as the U.S.-built Lockheed Martin C-130J Hercules and the Boeing C-17 Globemaster III. But neither fulfills the requirements set out by European air staffs. The C-130J turboprop carries only half the payload of the A400M, and the much more expensive C-17 jet is considered too large and lacks the tactical versatility of the Airbus design.While waiting for the A400M, Britain’s Royal Air Force acquired six C-17s and has flown them out of its air base at Brize Norton in central England in support of troops in Iraq and Afghanistan.They have also been used for humanitarian purposes after tsunamis in Southeast Asia and earthquakes in Pakistan.Last month Boeing said the RAF would acquire a seventh C-17.Defense ministers from the seven countries agreed in July to re-negotiate the contract after EADS missed a March 31 contract deadline for the first flight.Sandy Morris, an analyst with Royal Bank of Scotland, said uncertainty on the outcome was weighing on EADS’ the share price. On Tuesday, EADS shares were trading down 1.2 percent at euro13.82.”Does EADS want clarity on this? Absolutely because the A400M is dominating sentiment toward a the company,” he said.The company reports its full year results on March 10.Union leaders expressed concern about possible job losses if the project ends – a possibility they say has already been raised by Airbus CEO Tom Enders.”Mr. Enders told me himself that he seriously considers backing out of the A400M,” said Bernhard Stiedl, a spokesman for Germany’s powerful IG Metall union. “He said the project cannot be realized cost-effectively and is therefore not profitable for Airbus,” Steidl said.Enders has said that he would prefer to end the project than let it continue hurting the company.”Better an end with horror than a horror without end,” he was quoted as saying in German media last year.(AP)