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AirlinesFRENCH GOVERNMENT GRANT AIR LIB TO FLY TO ALGERI
PARIS, FRANCE, According to French DGAC sources, the transport minister Jean Claude Gayssot authorized Air Lib airline to fly between Paris, Merseille and Algeri. Now airline would have authorization... more
AirlinesCEBU PACIFIC TO LAUNCH NEW ROUTES TO SINGAPORE AND SEOUL
MANILA, Cebu Pacific is to fly to Singapore and Seoul next month, said the carrier's President Lance Gokongwei. "This is proof that President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo's government is committed to a market... more
AirlinesTURKMENISTAN AIRLINES LAUNCHES NEW SERVICE TO MANCHESTER
ASGABAT, Turkmenistan Airlines started scheduled flights between Asgabat and Manchester. The carrier operates one weekly flight, on Fridays, with a Boeing plane. Turkmenistan Airlines also flies to London... more
Press releaseBUZZ TO STOP FLIGHTS TO MILAN AND HELSINKI
LONDON, Low-cost british airline Buzz is to stop flights to Milan and Helsinki from March 30. The airline is adjusting its schedule to fly more short-haul routes, which are less expensive. Buzz will also... more
Latest newsPAKISTANI HELICOPTERS LAUNCH PARAS IN AFGHANI BORDER ZONE
PAKISTAN, To avoid escaping to Pakistan of terroristic components of the Al Qaida organization, among which their commander Osama bin Laden could be hided, the Pakistani Army launched by helicopters... more
AirlinesVIRGIN BLUE IN TALKS WITH TWO CARRIERS
AUSTRALIA, "We're in negotiations with a couple of very interesting overseas players at the moment", said Virgin Blue's Chief Executive Brett Godfrey. "I reckon by Christmas, we'll probably announce a... more
AccidentsHELICOPTER CRASH IN AFGHANISTAN (2): THE AIRCRAFT SPECIFICATIONS
ROME, Technical sheet of the russian-made medium-lift EW helicopter Mi-8 Hip: Lenght: 60 ft 5 in Rotor Diameter: 69 ft 10 in Height: 15 ft 7 in Empty weight: 15.555 lb Max T/O weight: 28.660 lb Payload:... more
AccidentsHELICOPTER CRASH IN AFGHANISTAN: TWO PASHTUN COMMANDERS AMONG THE VICTIMS
AFGHANISTAN, Two renowned ethnic Pashtun leaders, Arbab Mohammad Hashim and Mirza Ghulam Nasiri, were among the 18 victims of the helicopter crash occurred on saturday night and involving a Northern Alliance... more
Civil aviationFAA EMERGENCY AD ON MD900 HELICOPTERS
USA, EMERGENCY AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE Aircraft Certification Service Washington, DC U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration DATE: December 7, 2001... more
AirlinesBUZZ TO ADD NEW FRENCH ROUTES
FRANCE, Low-budget carrier Buzz announced it is to add nine new french routes from London Stansted, including Rouen, Brest, Caen, Dijon, Bergerac, Grenoble, Limoges, Toulon-St Tropez and Tours, from March... more
Science and technologyCHAULMES RESIDENTS TO OPPOSE THIRD PARISIAN AIRPORT'S CONSTRUCTION
PARIS, The residents of Chaulmes, in French Somme, opposed the plan to build a third parisian airport in that area. 91% of the residents said no in a referendum that was not considered legal by french... more
AccidentsRUSSIAN PLANE MAKES EMERGENCY LANDING
MOSCOW, A Tu-204 passenger plane operated by the Minvodyavia airline, carrying 73 passengers and 20 crew members, had to make an emergency landing at Krasnoyarsk airport today after the flaps on both wings... more
IndustrySK GLOBAL AMERICA AWARDED A OVER 35 USDM CONTRACT FOR JP-5 FUEL
USA, SK Global America Inc., New York, N.Y., is being awarded a $ 35,211,367 contract for 43,000,000 U.S. gallons of JP5 for the U.S. Navy. Performance completion date is expected to be Dec. 31, 2002,... more
DefenseWASHINGTON POST SAID THAT U.S. GOVT SHARED SPACE SHIELD INFO WITH CHINA
WASHINGTON, USA, According to revelation of the U.S. newspaper The Washington Post reported yesterday, Government shared details on its missile defense shield plan with China. The new strategy is a bid to... more
AirlinesGB AIRWAYS TO LEASE FOUR PLANES
LONDON, GB Airways is to lease four Airbus A320s from Lombard Aviation Capital. The carrier aims at operating an all Airbus fleet by 2003. The planes, powered by IAE V2500-A5s, are to be delivered in the... more
AirlinesCATHAY PACIFIC TO RESUME SERVICE TO KARACHI
HONG KONG, Cathay Pacific announced it is to resume flights between Hong Kong and Karachi, via Bangkok, from January 9. The route was suspended on October 28 due to the economic downturn. Cathay is to... more
Science and technologyVIETNAM AIRLINES TO BUY FOUR BOEING PLANES
HANOI, Vietnam Airlines is to purchase four 777s from Boeing. The order is to be signed during vietnamese vice-premier Nguyen Tan Dung's visit in Usa, said a spokesperson for Vietnam Airlines. The carrier's... more
AirlinesATA TO OFFER SERVICE TO GUADALAJARA, MEXICO
INDIANAPOLIS, "In response to market demand, ATA (American Trans Air, Inc.) (Nasdaq:AMTR - news) today announced plans to offer non-stop service to/from Chicago-Midway to Guadalajara, Mexico. This new... more
HelicoptersDANISH CONTRACT SIGNED FOR 14 EH101 HELICOPTERS ACQUISITION
COPENHAGEN, DENMARK, On December 7 2001, Major General Lars Fynbo, Head of the Royal Danish Air Force’s Materiel Command signed a formal contract with Giacomo Saponaro, Managing Director of EH Industries L... more
Latest newsUS WARPLANES STRIKES TORA BORA
AFGHANISTAN, US bombing raids were focused on the mountains around Tora Bora to hit Al Quaeda fighters. "There is repeated day and night (U.S.) bombing. All of Tora Bora has been taken by our Mujahideen.... more
AirlinesROYAL JORDANIAN RESUMES SERVICE TO IRAQ
AMMAN, Royal Jordanian is resuming today its service between Amman and Baghdad. The route was suspended after September 11 attacks. The airline is to operate four weekly flights on the route. Insurance... more
AirlinesSAS TO USE MILAN MALPENSA AIRPORT
MILAN, Scandinavian SAS announced it is to operate all its flights to Milan at Malpensa airport. The airline is to offer four daily flights to Copenhagen and one to Stockholm. Roberto Maiorana,SAS general... more
AerospaceLAUNCHED TODAY JASON-1 FOR OCEANOGRAPHIC OBSERVATION
WASHINGTON, USA, Has been launched today from space base of Vandembers the U.S.-French satellite Jason-1 devoted to ocanographic obesevation. The satellite, weighing over 1000 lbs, has been put in orbit... more
IndustryDME CORPORATION AWARDED A OVER 6 USDM CONTRACT
USA, DME Corp., Orlando, Fla., is being awarded a $6,392,233 contract to provide for 13 Reduced Vertical Separation Minima (RVSM) Kits for KC-135R aircraft and 22 RVSM Kits for the KC-135E aircraft.... more
SecurityALSO IN MALESIA TERRORIST READY TO MAKE U.S.-STYLE ATTACKS
KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA, Malaysian police is conducting investigations about a local Islamic integralist group, believed to have strict contact with Osama Bin Laden Al Qaida terroristic organization, which... more
AirlinesDELTA ACKNOWLEDGES KOREAN AIR PROGRESS TOWARD REINSTATEMENT OF CODESHARE SERVICE
ATLANTA, Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL - news) today acknowledged the significant progress of Korean Air toward restoration of codeshare service, pending final review by the Federal Aviation Administration... more
IndustryLOCKHEED MARTIN RETIRES ITSELF BY TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES
BETHESDA, UNITED STATES, U.S. defense industry Lockheed Martin, in a press release informaed that it will retire itself by the telecommunication services procurement market. According to a spokesman,... more
AirlinesCHINA AIRLINES RESUMES NORMAL SCHEDULE TO NORTH AMERICA
CHINA, China Airlines said it is to resume normal flight frequencies on its North American routes from Dec. 12. The carrier cut 10 of its 40 flights after September 11. China Airlines flies from Taipei... more
AirlinesLUFTHANSA ACCUSES RYANAIR OF UNFAIR PLAY
COLOGNE, GERMANY, The German national carrier Lufthansa, obtained a court injunction in Cologne to stop Ryanair using comparative advertising in the German market. According to declarations of Ryanair... more
AirlinesKENDELL AIRLINES TO LAY OFF EMPLOYEES
AUSTRALIA, Australian regional carrier Kendell Airlines announced it is planning to slash about 300 of its 900 employees in a restructuring plan to cut operations. The airline started negotiations with... more
AirlinesRYANAIR CUTS FARES BETWEEN FRANKFURT AND UK CITIES
FRANKFURT, GERMANY, The low-cost Irish airline Ryanair has cut 30% from fares between its new European hub - Frankfurt Hahn Airport - and London Stansted, Glasgow and Shannon. The one-way fares offer... more
AccidentsAIR INDIA'S JET MAKES EMERGENCY LANDING
MUMBAI, An Air India Airbus A320 en route from Mumbai to Ahmedabad was forced to return to make an emergency landing after the aircraft reported a failure in the right engine. The plane was carrying 116... more
AirlinesTHAI AIRWAYS TO LAUNCH DISCOUNTS
BANGKOK, Thai Airways International will launch 4%-13% discounts on its domestic routes to trim operating losses and promote tourism in the country. Discounts would be valid for three months and will reach... more
AirlinesGO PLANS TO MOVE INTO WESTERN EUROPE
LONDON, Go's Marketing director David Magliano said the carrier plans to expand into Eastern Europe as soon as those countries will join EU, Travel Trade Gazette UK & Ireland reported. "By the time we... more
HelicoptersMD EXPLORER JOINS GROWING CORPORATE FLEET
MESA, ARIZONA, Best-known for its air medical and law enforcement helicopters, MD Helicopters, Inc., also has a growing presence in the corporate market. The Mesa, Arizona-based company recently sold... more
IndustryMCDONNELL DOUGLAS AWARDED A NEAR 14 USDBN CONTRACT
USA, McDonnell Douglas Corp., Long Beach, Calif., is being awarded a $13,958,213 contract for performance of the C-17 flexible sustainment contract. The Aeronautical Systems Center, Wright-Patterson... more
IndustryBELL-BOEING JOINT PROGRAM OFFICE AWARDED A OVER 5 USDM CONTRACT
USA, The Bell-Boeing Joint Program Office, Patuxent River, Md., is being awarded a $5,866,877 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for the non-recurring development effort associated with modifying Operational... more
AirlinesEASYJET PASSENGERS RISE IN NOVEMBER
LONDON, No-frills carrier EasyJet reported a 38.5% rise on traffic in November year to year. Passengers load factor was up 3%, to 85,2%. The figure indicates a month-on-month drop in passengers - the low-budget... more
PeopleFOUND SMOKING, A IRANIAN PASSENGER LAUNCH THREAT OF DEATH: ARRESTED HE COULD FACE 20 YEARS IMPRISONMENT
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, An Iranian but U.S. naturalized passenger, found by flight assistant to smoke in the toilette of a Air Canada flight from the assistants, he have hardly reacted to them, menacing... more
Latest newsISRAELI F-16 AIRCRAFTS DROP BOMB ON GAZA
PALESTINE, Israeli F16s dropped bombs in Gaza City in a retaliation against the Palestinian territories. Two young men were killed and many others were injured and taken to hospital. The bombs also hit... more
AccidentsMARINE HELICOPTER CRASHES IN AFGHANISTAN (2): THE AIRCRAFT SPECIFICATIONS
ROME, Bell 212 UH-1N Iroquois helicopter: Type: medium lift helicopter Accommodation: two pilots, 14 passengers Length: 42 ft 4 in Rotor diameter: 48 ft 2 in Height: 14 ft 10 in Empty weight:... more
AccidentsMARINE HELICOPTER CRASHES IN AFGHANISTAN
KABUL, A US UH-1N Huey helicopter crashed yesterday near a US-held airstrip in southern Afghanistan. All four crewmen aboard the Huey survived the crash, but one of them was slightly injured, as a serviceman... more
AirlinesVANGUARD AIRLINES REPORTS NOVEMBER TRAFFIC
KANSAS CITY, "Vanguard Airlines, Inc. reported traffic for the month of November 2001 of 87.9 million revenue passenger miles (RPMs). Capacity was 135.6 million available seat miles (ASMs). Load factor... more
AirlinesLANCHILE BUYS MAJORITY STAKE IN AEROLINHEAS BRASILEIRAS
BRAZIL, LanChile acquired a 73,3% stake in cargo operator Aerolinheas Brasileiras, the carrier announced in a statement. The $2,1 million acquisition will be used to expand its Latin American network. more
AirlinesUNITED AIRLINES ANNOUNCES DAILY FLIGHTS LINKING TOKYO'S NARITA AIRPORT WITH TAIPEI, TAIWAN
TOKYO, "United Airlines (NYSE: UAL - news) announced today that it will add new non-stop daily service linking Tokyo's Narita Airport with Taipei, Taiwan. The announcement was made by United Airlines... more
AirlinesNOUVELLE AIR IVOIRE RESUMES OPERATIONS IN JANUARY
ABIDJAN, The african carrier Nouvelle Air Ivoire is to resume flights on January 15 after a suspension of several years. The carrier, of which Air France holds a majority stake, will operate daily... more
IndustryEADS SHARES RISE AFTER LUFTHANSA'S A380 ORDER
PARIGI, EADS (European Aeronautic Defence & Space Co) shares rose by over 10% today at Paris trade after Lufthansa's order for 15 A380s. Eads owns 80% of Airbus. more
AirlinesATA REPORTS NOVEMBER TRAFFIC
INDIANAPOLIS, "American Trans Air, Inc. (ATA), the principal subsidiary of Amtran, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMTR - news), today reported its November 2001 traffic results. System-wide for November 2001, compared with... more
PeopleFRENCH ATC STRIKE (3): HEAVY COMMENTS BY DE PALACIO
BRUSSELS, BELGIUM, According to declarations of the Transport European Commissioner Loyola De Palacio spokesman, the current French ATC operators has been "manipulated". The spokesman said that this... more
AirlinesCROSSAIR (2): THE CARRIER EXPECTS LOSSES FOR OVER 1,1 BILLION SWISS FRANCS IN 2002
SWITZERLAND, Crossair's general manager Andrea Dosa today said the carrier forecasts losses for 1,1 billion swiss francs in 2002. The financial situation of the airline should start improving by 2003,... more