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Science and technologyPART OF FT. LAUDERDALE AIRPORT CLOSED FOR ''STRANGE SMELL''
FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA, A strange smell has caused the temporary closure of the arrival zone of the Fort Lauderdale airport due to irritation to eyes, throat and nose caused by it reported by several... more
IndustryNEW BOARD OF DIRECTORS AT SUKHOI
MOSCOW, Russian aircraft maker Sukhoi has appointed a new board on Saturday. Among others, it includes General Director of Russia's Aviation Space Agency Yuri Koptev, chief of the presidential economic... more
AirlinesKOREAN AIR RESUMES FLIGHTS TO GUAM
SEOUL, Korean Air announced it is to resume its service to Guam starting on December 26. Flights to Saipan are to be resumed on January 11, as the Construction and Transportation Ministry has already issued... more
AirlinesCROSSAIR PLANE RETURNS HOME
SWITZERLAND, A Crossair plane which was confiscated by a french court at the request of Air Lib, returned to Switzerland. The court had confiscated all flight documents too. Air Lib is seeking for compensation... more
Science and technologyPASSENGER QUESTIONED BY FBI FOR FAKE GRENADE POSSESS
SAN DIEGO, USA, A passenger of an American Airlines flight has been questioned by FBI after that in his bag has been found a fake grenade, of the type used by test metal detector doors. more
AccidentsTHREE MARINES INJURED AT KANDAHAR AIRPORT
KANDAHAR, Three marines were wounded by a land mine yesterday, one of them seriously, at Kandahar airport while they were clearing an airport building of mines, booby traps and unexploded ordnance, a Marine... more
IndustryAIRBUS TO TRIM ITS WORKFORCE
PARIS, Airbus chairman Noel Forgeard said a french radio station that the company is planning to shed about 2000 workers next year. "In particular we plan to shed workers over the age of 57 and a half",... more
AccidentsPLANE CRASH IN COLOMBIA, 16 KILLED (2): THE AIRCRAFT SPECIFICATIONS
ROME, Let L-410 Turbolet: Type: regional airliner Accommodation: two pilots, 19 passengers Length: 47 ft 4 in Wingspan: 65 ft 6 in Height: 19 ft, 1 in Weight: 8785 lb Max T/O weight: 14.110 lb Payload:... more
AccidentsPLANE CRASH IN COLOMBIA, 16 KILLED
BOGOTA, A small Czech-made Let-410 Turboprop belonging to Colombia's Heliandes airline crashed yesterday shortly after takeoff from Medellin airport, in Colombia. The plane, with 14 passengers and two... more
AirlinesSPIRIT AIRLINES RELEASES NOVEMBER 2001 TRAFFIC RESULTS
FORT LAUDERDALE, "Spirit Airlines today reported November 2001 traffic figures. With a better than expected Thanksgiving, the airline saw a load factor of 64.7 percent for the month of November. The November... more
IndustryAN 38-200 TAKES ITS MAIDEN FLIGHT
UKRAINE, The first ukrainian An-38-200 aircraft made its maiden flight in Novosibirsk, Russia. During the 40 minutes flight, all tests were succesful. The plane was designed for short-haul flights. It... more
AirlinesQANTAS INCREMENTS ITS INTERNATIONAL FLIGHTS
AUSTRALIA, After having increased its fleet with 15 new and unveiled plans this week to launch a low-cost regional airline by September 2002, Qantas Airways is to reinstate flights to New York... more
AirlinesBA AND LUFTHANSA INTERESTED IN ACQUIRING SWISSAIR'S STAKE IN POLISH LOT
WARSAW, Polish Deputy Infrastructure Minister Andrzej Pilat announced that British Airways and Lufthansa are interested in taking over Swissair's 25,1% stake in polish LOT. "Swissair informed the Polish... more
AccidentsACCORDING FRENCH ATTORNEY CONTINENTAL RESPONSABILITY FOR CONCORDE ACCIDENT ''IS YET FAR TO BE ESTABLISHED''BE
PARIS, FRANCE, According to declaration of French Pontoise court attorney, the responsabilities for the accident of the Air France Concorde, crashed in Gonesse on July 25, 2000 "is yet far to be established".... more
DefenseROMANIAN GOVERNMENT PLANS TO DISMISS OVER 60% OF MILITARY INDUSTRY WORKFORCE
BUCAREST, ROMANIA, Romanian government started a program to dismiss over 60% of military industiry workforce, on a total of over 45.000 employees. Up to Feb. 1st, 2002, is planned to dismiss over 10,000... more
Science and technologyUS MARINES TAKE KANDAHAR AIRPORT
KANDAHAR, Hundreds of Marines secured Kandahar airport before dawn bringing the facility into their hands easily, as no resistance was reported during the highly complex operation. The airport is strategically... more
DefenseBUSH NOTIFIES RUSSIA OF WITHDRAWAL FROM ABM TREATY
WASHINGTON, President Bush announced yesterday that he has notified Russia the decision of withdrawing from ABM treaty. After the six months timetable, United States will be entitled to carry on the... more
IndustryNORTHROP GRUMMAN AWARDED A OVER 65 USDM CONTRACT
USA, Northrop Grumman Corp., Rolling Meadows, Ill., is being awarded a $65,111,239 contract to provide for 23 AN/ALQ-135 Band 1.5 internal countermeasures sets applicable to the F-15E aircraft. This... more
AirlinesLUFTHANSA-AUSTRIAN AIRLINES PARTNERSHIP TO BE GRANTED BY EU COMMISSION
BRUSSELS, European Union's Commission is to clear the partnership between Lufthansa and Austrian Airlines by granting the two carriers a six year exemption from EU competition rules, the Financial Times... more
DefenseJAPAN ORDERS FOUR B-767 TANKER
TOKYO, JAPAN, Japanese government has ordered to U.S. industry Boeing, four tanket B-767T aircraft, in order to enhance its self-defense air force capabilities. The four aircraft, each worth near 220 USDm,... more
IndustryVITROCISET SIGNS CONTRACT FOR MANAGEMENT OF SPACE CENTER OF KOUROU
PARIS, FRANCE, Has been signed today a contract by Italian firm Vitrociset, with which it will manage the technical and operative operations of the Space Center of Kourou, in French Guyana, that is the... more
AirlinesAIR CANADA TO LAUNCH DAILY NON-STOP SERVICE TO MADRID AND AMSTERDAM
MONTREAL, "Air Canada will commence daily non-stop service between Toronto-Madrid and Toronto-Amsterdam in time to meet summer travel demand in 2002. Air Canada will offer the only year-round non-stop... more
Latest newsPAKISTAN HELICOPTERS WATCH AFGHANI BORDERS
ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN, According to Pakistani military sources, Army helicopters hover at border with Afghanistan to prevent militants from entering country. Also hundreds of paratroopers patrolled the narrow mountain... more
AirlinesUNITED AIRLINES TO CODESHARE WITH ANA
CHICAGO, United Airlines is to start codeshare flights between Tokyo Narita and Saigon/Ho Chi Min City tomorrow, December 15, in codeshare with All Nippon Airways. United will place its code on ANA's flights... more
Civil aviationUNITED AIRLINES FOUNDS CRACK IN A320 TAIL
WASHINGTON, USA, According to declarations of a U.S. carrier United Airlines spokesman, the airline technicians have found a small crack in the tail of an Airbus A320 aircraft. A subsequent inspection... more
DefenseLAUNCH FAILED FOR SPACE SHIELD TEST MISSILE
VANDENBERG, USA, According to a Defense Department spokesman declarations, the launch of a test missile for the space shield project is failed when, only 30 seconds after take off, the second-stage engine... more
SecurityRUMSFELD: ''THERE WAS NO DOUBT OF BIN LADEN'S RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ATTACKS BEFORE THE TAPE WAS DISCOVERED''
WASHINGTON, USA, The U. S. government released today a copy of a videotape of Osama bin Laden obtained by U.S. forces in Jalalabad, Afghanistan in late November. The video was filmed by unknown... more
PeopleBRITISH GOVERNMENT DECIDED TO HELP AIRLINES IN DIFFICULTIES
LONDON, GREAT BRITAIN, The British Government decided to help financiarily airlines affected by the September 11 attacks in the United States sharing a GBP£40 million (USD$57.6m) compensation... more
IndustryNORTHROP GRUMMAN AWARDED A OVER 7 USDM CONTRACT
USA, Northrop Grumman Corp., Bethpage, N.Y., is being awarded a $7,637,704 delivery order against a previously awarded basic ordering agreement (N00019-00-G-0425) for the development and demonstration... more
PeopleRUSSIAN ATC OPERATORS MAKE STARVING STRIKE
MOSCOW, RUSSIA, Several Russian ATC controllers ae making a starving strike in order to ask for a better wages, work hours reduction and to cancel an approved law which prohibit unions to intervene in... more
IndustryAIRBUS FORECASTS 2003 DELIVERIES REDUCTION COMPARED WITH 2002
TOULOSE, FRANCE, According to Airbus sources, the French aeronautical industry forecasts to deliver less aircraft in 2003 than in 2002. At the end of September Airbus has delivered 236 aircraft and for... more
DefenseOVER 58,000 RESERVISTS RECALLED TO ACTIVE DUTY
USA, This week the Army and the Air Force announce sizable increases of 1,057 and 917 more reservists, respectively, on active duty in support of the partial mobilization. The Marine Corps and the... more
AirlinesEAST MIDLANDS AIRPORT TO BECOME GO'S THIRD OPERATING BASE IN UK
LONDON, Low cost carrier Go has chosen East Midlands Airport as its third base in UK. The carrier will start flying from that airport to several destinations in Europe next May. "This is a significant... more
AirlinesNEW INVESTORS FOR POLISH LOT
POLAND, A consortium of Polish banks is to take over a 25% stake in polish LOT next week as the Treasury Ministry will endorse the transaction. LOT may look for a global partner like BA or Lufthansa, Financial... more
AirlinesPHILIPPINE AIRLINES TO EXPAND KOREAN MARKET
CEBU, PAL, Philippine Airlines is planning an expansion in the korean market by adding more flights between Seoul and Cebu or Manila, said sources from the airline. PAL currently offers two weekly flights... more
AerospaceSHUTTLE EXHAUSTS ARE DESTROYING THE EARTH'S OZONE
VANDENBERG, USA, "Every time the space shuttle is launched, 250 tons of hydrochloric acid is released into the air. With each launch, .25 percent of the ozone is destroyed. So far, the space shuttle... more
Airlines''AIR LIB IS IN DIFFICULTIES BUT IS NOT FAILING''
PARIS, FRANCE, According to declarations of Air Lib French carrier management, the airline is in financial difficulties but is not in failing conditions, as affirmed in several press articles. The French... more
IndustryBOEING TO CONTINUE 717 PRODUCTION; UPDATES SEPT. 11 FINANCIAL IMPACTS
CHICAGO, "Boeing (NYSE: BA - news) affirmed today its commitment to the 717 jetliner program and provided an estimate of non- recurring charges related to this and other Sept. 11 events. Based on current... more
Science and technologyBAA NOVEMBER TRAFFIC DOWN
LONDON, BAA Plc, Britain's main airports operator, today said that passenger traffic dropped 10,6% year on year in its seven airports. North Atlantic traffic was down 26,1%. Cargo traffic declined 14,5%... more
AirlinesAVOLAR AND RAYTHEON SIGN $150 MILLION BEECHJET LETTER OF INTENT
CHICAGO, "Avolar, the business aviation subsidiary of UAL Corporation, has signed a Letter of Intent with Raytheon Aircraft for 15 Beechjet 400A business jets plus an option for 10 more, the two companies... more
IndustryBOMBARDIER AEROSPACE ANNOUNCES LAUNCH OF FLEXJET ASIA
NEW ORLEANS, USA, Bombardier Aerospace announced today the launch of Bombardier Flexjet Asia, a charter network that will facilitate access to business jets based in Asia and expand the company’s worldwide p... more
AirlinesTHAI AIRWAYS RESUMES SERVICES TO PAKISTAN
BANGKOK, Thai Airways announced it is to resume flights between Bangkok and Pakistan cities Karachi, Muscat and Lahore from December 16. The services were suspended early October. Thai Airways is also... more
AirlinesKLM SUSPENDS AMSTERDAM-NAGOYA SERVICE
AMSTERDAM, Dutch KLM said it is to suspend the Amsterdam-Sapporo-Nagoya service from February 1 due to the slumping demand on that route. Sapporo and Nagoya are to be served by Japan Air System, that has... more
AirlinesQATAR AIRWAYS LAUNCHES DOHA-KL FLIGHTS
DUBAI, Qatar Airways is to begin direct flights from Doha to Kuala Lumpur next Monday, December 17, an airline official said. Qatar Airways will operate three Doha-KL flights a week using Airbus 300-600... more
AccidentsUS BOMBER CRASHES IN INDIAN OCEAN, CREW RESCUED (2): THE AIRCRAFT SPECIFICATIONS
ROME, Rockwell B-1B Lancer: Type: strategic bomber Accommodation: pilot, co-pilot, offensive systems officer, defensive systems officer side-by-side in tandem. Length: 147 ft Wingspan: spread 136... more
AccidentsUS BOMBER CRASHES IN INDIAN OCEAN, CREW RESCUED
WASHINGTON, A US B-1B bomber crashed into the Indian Ocean yesterday. The military aircraft took off from Diego Garcia anglo-american air base and was heading to Afghanistan. The four crew members ejected... more
AirlinesAVOLAR ORDERS LEARJETS
NEW ORLEANS, Avolar, the fractional business jet subsidiary of United Airlines, has placed firm orders for 25 Learjets and options for an additional 32, Bombardier said. The deal is worth $632 million... more
AirlinesQANTAS TO REINSTATE SYDNEY-NEW YORK SERVICE
AUSTRALIA, Australian Qantas announced it is to resume its Sydney-New York route beginning from February 2002. The service was suspended due to the dropping demand following the terrorist attacks in Usa.... more
Press releaseON-TIME PERFORMANCE OF AIR FRANCE FLIGHTS FOR NOVEMBER 2001
PARIS, "Since 1st November 2000, Air France has regularly published its on-time performance data. The figures are published monthly at the same time as the airline's traffic results. The chosen criterion... more
Press releaseAIR FRANCE: NOVEMBER 2001 TRAFFIC LEVELS
PARIS, "November figures seem to confirm the improvement in traffic levels that began in October. After a 9.8% drop in the last week of October, traffic was down by 5.5% during the last week in November.... more