Pondělí, 16 prosince 2002 - 02:35 PM 8.11.2002 Greece is the first NATO member to be officially interested in L-159 light combat aircraft made by Aero Vodochody. The Greek delegation headed by deputy defence minister Lazaros Latidis visited the Czech Republic in late October.

Pondělí, 16 prosince 2002 - 02:32 PM 7.11.2002 Two Slovak MiG-29 fighters crashed in the region of Hnilčík, ca. 12 km from Spišská Nová Ves. One of the pilots successfully ejected, but the pilot of the other aircraft, thirty-nine year old Major Marián Katuška, was found dead the next morning lying among the wreckage of his aircraft. více...

Pondělí, 16 prosince 2002 - 02:30 PM 7.11.2002 The 10th annual Czech International Air Fest (CIAF) is set to take place next year one week later than usual on Sept. 6 - 7. The date of the festival was moved up so as not to conflict with the celebration of the 80th anniversary of the establishment of the Polish air force, planned for the last weekend in August. více...

Pondělí, 16 prosince 2002 - 01:44 PM 6.11.2002 Czech engine manufacturer Walter, a. s, is preparing to take the North American market by storm. Early next year they want to begin working full speed on a project to install their own turbo-prop engines in older, American-made King Air aircraft as well as other types. During next year at least eight King Air aircraft should be converted.

Pondělí, 16 prosince 2002 - 01:39 PM 2.11.2002 An L-39 Albatros training aircraft belonging to the Slovak army crashed near the East Slovakian community of Kalša, between Košice and Trebišov, shortly before noon of 29th October. No one was injured in the accident. According to preliminary information the accident was caused by a technical malfunction. více...

Úterý, 26 listopadu 2002 - 02:55 PM 1.11.2002 - Five or six Czech insurance companies are considering the establishment of a Czech flight pool, within whose framework the member insurers would provide flight insurance. The start - up date is contingent upon agreement between the insurers as well as the results of negotiations with state authorities which would have to give approval to the consortium.

Úterý, 26 listopadu 2002 - 02:44 PM 28.10.2002 - A prototype of the multipurpose high-wing WF600W, developed by the Vulcanair corporation of Naples, is now undergoing ground testing. On the aircraft are an Avia Propeller and a Walter M601F engine, which will be replaced on the production aircraft with model M601F-11, which was specially modified for this application. více...

Úterý, 26 listopadu 2002 - 02:40 PM 25.10.2002 - Jan Vachek, commander of the airbase in Náměšť nad Oslavou, was promoted to the rank of brigadier general by President Václav Havel. At the beginning of December Vachek is also to be named Commander of the Air Force of the Czech Republic.

Úterý, 26 listopadu 2002 - 02:38 PM 2.11.2002 - Czech Airlines will not change its flight schedule or disrupt service because of the September NATO summit. On the contrary, the corporation is prepared in the case of higher demand to add flights and is willing to take on additional workers if necessary.

Úterý, 26 listopadu 2002 - 02:37 PM 1.11.2002 - The České Budějovice town council has provided the Hosín airport with 200,000 crowns and wants to cooperate with regional authorities to find a viable solution to maintain international service at the airport. It is urgently necessary to find a long-term financial plan to maintain the license for the only international airport in the southern part of the Czech Republic.

Pondělí, 4 listopadu 2002 - 11:47 AM 7.10.2002 The official presentation of the L-610 aircraft took place on the South Korean island of Cheju at the end of September. Czech participants in the event included the L-610 project´s chief designer, the president of ALV, a representative of the Ministry of Industry & Trade, and the Czech Republic´s ambassador to South Korea. více...

Pondělí, 4 listopadu 2002 - 11:42 AM 7.10.2002 A Czech Air Force Mi-24 helicopter collided with electric lines near the air base in Náměšť nad Oslavou. The helicopter was monitoring the Dukovany nuclear power plant´s air space. No serious damage or injuries were caused by the accident. The crew reported the accident after landing in Náměšť.

Pondělí, 4 listopadu 2002 - 11:31 AM 1.10. 2002 - SkyEurope Airlines has opened a new regular route between Bratislava and Munich, with which the company has widened the Slovak Republic´s connection with European Union countries. Germany is the sond EU nation with a direct air connection to Slovakia. A route to Berlin should be in operation from October 15, 2002, with connections to Košice and Poprad.

Pondělí, 4 listopadu 2002 - 11:28 AM 26.9.2002 - In spite of the Czech government´s definitive decision not to acquire 24 new JAS-39 Gripen fighters for the time being, representatives of the British-Swedish consortium BAE Systems/SAAB announced that the already begun compensation programmes have not been stopped. Spokesman for the British firm John Neilson stated that nearly twenty offsets are approved and the consortium wants to continue in them.

Středa, 23 října 2002 - 02:10 PM The aviation industry of our country came into being in 1918, just after Czechoslovakia was formed as an independent nation. Having passed through modest conditions in the beginning, it soon became one of the key industrial branches. The Second World War suspended its expansion, but when the war was over, a new era of its development started in new conditions. (... long article about czech aviation industry) více...