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AccidentsNEW AIR CRASH IN RUSSIA
OSTROV, A twin-engine SU-33 plane crashed during an airshow in Ostrov, in the northwest of Russia. The pilot, General Timur Apakidze, died on his way to hospital. The plane belonged to Russian Navy. more
AirlinesAIR CANADA LAUNCHES NEW ROUTE TORONTO-JACKSONVILLE
TORONTO, Air Canada ha begun to operate a new route between Toronto and Jacksonville, Fla, using 50-seat CRJs. It is a daily nonstop service. more
AirlinesALBANIAN AIRLINES TAKES DELIVERY OF THE FIRST BAE 146
ALBANIA, Albanian Airlines yesterday began to operate the first BAe 146, delivered to the carrier last July 12. The airline will use the aircraft on flights from Tirana to Frankfurt, Bologna and Rome. more
AirlinesCATHAY POSTPONES NEW ROUTE TO NY
HONG KONG, Tony Tyler, corporate development director for Cathay Pacific, said the airline will delay the launch of its nonstop flights between New York and Hong Kong, originally scheduled to begin Sept... more
AccidentsANOTHER TUPOLEV 154 EXPERIENCE AN EMERGENCY LANDING DUE TO SUDDEN ENGINES STOP
MOSCOW, RUSSIA, A Tupolev 154, of the same model of that crashed in Siberia, causing death of all 145 people on board, effectuated an emergency landing at Moscow Shremetyevo-2 airport, due to sudden failure... more
AirlinesTRANSPORT RECORD FOR VARIGLOG
BRAZIL, The last July 6th, a MD-11 aircraft operated by Variglog has transported, for the first time for this kind of aircraft and on this route, 132 passengers and about 24 tons of merchandises on Tokyo... more
AirlinesHAWAIIAN AIRLINES LEASES 9 BOEING JETS
SEATTLE, Hawaiian Airlines Inc. today said it is to lease nine wide-body Boeing Co. 767-300ER jets from Boeing Capital Corp. and Ansett Worldwide Aviation Inc. Deliveries are scheduled to begin in early... more
AirlinesQANTAS LOAD FACTOR DECREASE
AUSTRALIA, A spokesman of the Australian airline Qantas h declared that in May 2001, the carrier load factor fell 2.1 percent to 69 percent, respect to the same period of year 2000. At the same time global... more
Press releaseIBEST 2001 AWARD TO VARIG
BRAZIL, Varis has been awarded for the second year and for transport category, the Ibest 2001 award, the most important in the Brazil, awarded to the best Internet site. Varig site has been rewarded for... more
SecurityTODAY CONCORDE FLIGHT TEST FROM HEATHROW
LONDON, GREAT BRITAIN, A flight test which last about three hour and half is expected to be performed today for the British Airways Corcorde, which will take off from London Heathrow airport, will fly... more
AerospaceSPACE SHIELD MISSILE INTERCEPT TEST FAKE WARHEAD
USA, A target missile launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base, a Minuteman II booster with a simulated warhead, has been intercepted during a test, costed 100 USDm, in which a interceptor missile, launched... more
IndustryAIRBUS: 250 ORDERS IN THE FIRST HALF OF 2001
SEATTLE, "With our cancellations at the end of the month (June) we are at 250", said Airbus' top salesman John Leahy, in a telephone interview. The cancellations included 45 narrow-body aircrafts ordered... more
PeopleVIETNAM AND CHINA TO OPEN NEW SERVICES
VIETNAM, A Vietnam Airlines official said Vietnam and China are expected to fly soon new routes to meet growing demand for flights connecting the two countries. The new routes will be Hanoi-Beijing, from... more
AccidentsTRAINING PLANE CRASHES NEAR MOSCOW, KILLED THE PILOT
MOSCA, A training aircraft crashed at Bykovo airport, near Moscow, last saturday. The plane belonged to Myachkovsky airclub and was an AS-5N. The pilot was killed in the crash that occurred shortly after... more
AirlinesAIR CANADA REPORTS JUNE TRAFFIC
MONTREAL, "Air Canada flew 1.4 per cent fewer revenue passenger miles (RPMs) in June 2001 than flown by Air Canada and Canadian Airlines together in the same month of 2000, according to preliminary traffic... more
AccidentsHELICOPTER CRASH IN SUDAN
SUDAN, A military helicopter crashed during an emergency landing in the southern province of Wehda. The accident was caused by a mechanical failure, said an army spokesman, General Mohammad Beshir Suleiman.... more
AccidentsHELICOPTER CRASH IN ISRAEL, TWO KILLED
TEL AVIV, A Robinson helicopter crashed in a persimmon orchard belonging to Kibbutz Yakum, some 10 kilometers north of Herzliya, in Israel. The pilot was killed outright and the other person on board died... more
AccidentsNORTHWEST AIRCRAFT MAKES EMERGENCY LANDING
TOKYO, A Northwest 747 en route to Los Angeles made an emergency landing at Tokyo's international airport after reporting a problem in the engine number 3. The airport was closed briefly for inspection... more
Science and technologyAIR TAHITI NUI TO LEASE SECOND A340 AIRCRAFT
TAHITI, Air Tahiti is to lease a second A340 and launch thrice-weekly service from Papeete to Paris via Los Angeles from Sept. 16. The A340 aircraft will allow Air Tahiti Nui to double its Papeete-Los... more
IndustryLOCKHEED MARTIN AWARDED A OVER 6 USDM CONTRACT
USA, Lockheed Martin Corp., Fort Worth, Texas, awarded a $6,747,000 contract modification to provide for Electronic Warfare Displays in support of the F-16D aircraft. This effort supports foreign military... more
AirlinesFINNAIR'S TRAFFIC UP IN JUNE
HELSINKI, Finnair flew 1.1 billion RPKs in June, up 8.1% over the year-ago period. Capacity rose too, by 5.6% to 1.4 billion ASKs. Load factor went up 1.8 points to 76.3%. more
PeopleBA TO FLY CONCORDE TOMORROW
LONDON, British Airways is to fly a new modified Concorde on Tuesday afternoon from Heathrow airport. The supersonic jet will make a 3 hours and half test flight to check performances and flight conditions.... more
AccidentsGLIDER COLLIDES WITH LIGHT AIRCRAFT
LONDON, Two gliders and a light aircraft collided yesterday afternoon over the border of Warwickshire and Worcestershire, in UK. A pilot was killed, another one was taken to Worcester Royal Infirmary for... more
AccidentsSAS BOEING MAKES EMERGENCY LANDING
SINGAPORE, A Scandinavian Airlines Systems (SAS) Boeing 767 had to make an emergeny landing late on friday in Singapore. The plane, taken off to Copenhagen, via Bangkok, had to turn back to Singapore Changi... more
AirlinesAEROFLOT EYES AER LINGUS
MOSCOW, Russian Aeroflot is considering a 300 million bid for the irish low-cost carrier Aer Lingus. Valery Okulov, Aeroflot's ceo, recently indicated that he was in takeover negotiations with an unnamed... more
AccidentsAIR CRASH IN RUSSIA, TEN KILLED
ROME, Iyushin Il-76 Candid: Type: heavy-lift military transport Accommodation: two pilots, flight engineer, navigator, tail gunner, two landmasters. Lenght: 152 ft 10 in Wingspan: 165 ft 8 in Height:... more
AccidentsAIR CRASH IN RUSSIA, TEN KILLED
MOSCOW, A cargo Ilyushin Il-76 plane crashed on saturday near Chkalovsky mlitary airport, 30 km far from Moscow. The plane went down shortly sfter takeoff. All the ten civilians on board were killed. The... more
AirlinesSINGAPORE AIRLINES CONFIRMS A380 ORDER
FRANCE, Singapore Airlines has signed a firm contract for 10 A380-800s, confirming its earlier announced commitment for the purchase of the 21st century jetliner. Singapore Airlines will also be the first... more
AccidentsTWIN-ENGINE CRASHES INTO A HOUSE
USA, A small twin-engine plane crashed into a house in Jesper County, southwest off Missouri. The five people on board were all killed. No occupant in the house was injured. more
AccidentsSMALL PLANE CRASHES ON A HIGHWAY
USA, A small aircraft went down into a state highway in West Palm Beach, Florida, while attempting an emergency landing. One of the three persons on board suffered minor injuries. Few cars bumped into... more
AirlinesVANGUARD AIRLINES REPORTS JUNE TRAFFIC
KANSAS CITY, "Vanguard Airlines, Inc. reported traffic for the month of June 2001 of 97.5 million revenue passenger miles (RPMs). Capacity was 130.1 million available seat miles (ASMs). June load factor... more
AccidentsKENNEDY FAMILY AGREES CRASH PAYOUT
USA, Kennedys have agreed to compensate with $15 million the family of the two Bessette sisters killed in John F. Kennedy Jr air crash on July 1999. An investigation found that Kennedy did not have enough... more
AerospaceRTEMIS SATELLITE SENT INTO WRONG ORBIT
KOUROU, FRENCH GUIANA, The satellite Artemis, launched from Kourou base in French Guiana, was sent into a wrong orbit and now it is in much lower orbits than the geostationary positions they were meant... more
HelicoptersMOLDOVA LEASES TWO MILITARY HELICOPTERS TO NAMIBIA
NAMIBIA, Moldova has leased two MI-8T transport helicopters to Namibia, Moldovan Ministry of Defense said. The deal was about to be made few months ago but some problems occurred with the exit papers which... more
HelicoptersBOEING UNVEILS NEW CHINOOK HELICOPTER
PHILADELPHIA, Boeing yesterday unveiled the CH-47F Chinook heavy-lift helicopter, the sixth Chinook type designed for the U.S. Army, during a ceremony at Boeing's manufacturing facility in Philadelphia.... more
AccidentsSMALL PLANES CRSHLANDS IN ANGOLA
ANGOLA, A small aircraft in service for World Food Programme (WFP) crashed-landed at the Luena airport the other day. None of the 10 passengers was injured. The accident was due to pilot error. The aircraft... more
Press releaseENAC: FROM JULY 14 TO 21 AIRPORTS AND BORDERS DOCUMENT CONTROL RESTORED
ROME, ITALY, Italian Ente Nazionale per l'Aviazione Civile, ENAC, according to Interior Ministry provisions, announces that starting July 14 and until July 23, occurring G( summit in Geneva, will be restored... more
CuriositiesWOMAN LIES DOWN ON AN INDIAN RUNWAY
KOLKATA, INDIA, An indian middle-aged woman sneaked into the tarmac and laid on a runway at Kolkata airport there. The woman, described as mentally deraged, was convinced to move only as soon as her brother... more
AirlinesAIR INDIA TO LAUNCH NEW CHENNAI-HONG KONG SERVICE
NEW DELHI, Air India is to begin a new route from Chennai to Hong on July 26. The direct service is to start with induction of fourth dry-leased A-310 from Gecas. The airline is also studying for kickstarting... more
Science and technologyBIRMINGHAM INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT TRAFFIC UP IN JUNE
BIRMINGHAM, Birmingham International airport handled over 800.000 passengers in June, with a 4,3% increase year to year. Scheduled traffic rose by 8.5% due to airlines introducing new routes and increasing... more
AccidentsEMERGENCY LANDING FOR A BRITANNIA AIRWAYS FLIGHT
MANCHESTER, A Britannia Airways Boeing 737 en route from Manchester to Orlando had to return to the british airport to make an emergency landing after a smell of burning was detected. None of the 315 passengers... more
AccidentsSMALL PLANE CRASHES IN VENEZUELA
VENEZUELA, A small Sky Trick M28 plane crashed yesterday shortly after takeoff from Puerto Cabello airport, 124 miles from Caracas. All the 13 people on board, five venezuelans and eight polish were killed.... more
Science and technologySYDNEY AIRPORT FLIGHTS DISRUPTED BY THICK FOG
SYDNEY, planes due to arrive at Sydney's Kingsford Smith Airport were delayed or diverted to other centres this morning owing to a thick fog fallen across. An airport spokesman said it is expected flights... more
AccidentsAIR NEW ZEALAND BOEING ABORTS LANDING
WELLINGTON, AUSTRALIA, AN AIr New Zealand Boeing 737 coming from Christchurch with 97 people on board at to abort landing at Wellington airport because a Qantas plane had been cleared for takeoff but was... more
AirlinesCATHAY RESUMES SOME FLIGHTS
HONG KONG, Cathay Pacific said it will operate 130 of its 144 scheduled services today. Cathay's Director of Corporate Development Tony Tyler said in the statement that "the situation seems to be improving... more
AirlinesRYANAIR TO LAUNCH NEW SERVICE DUBLIN-EDINBURGH
DUBLINO, Irish Ryanair said it will start a new service from Dublin to Edinburgh on August 30. The route will raise a new copetition with british no frills rival's Go, which last week announced it was... more
AirlinesIBERIA RESUMES FLIGHTS
MADRID, Spanish Iberia has resumed national and international flights after a temporary suspension was announced last night following the resignations of 99 of its pilots belonging to the Sepla, the union... more
AirlinesEXPRESS AIRLINES I RELEASES JUNE 2001 PASSENGER TRAFFIC
MEMPHIS, "Express Airlines I reported an increase in Passenger Load Factor for June 2001. The regional airline, which does business as Northwest Airlink, reported that 66.7% of its seats were filled-a... more
AirlinesISRAEL MOVES TOWARDS EL AL PRIVATIZATION
TEL AVIV, Israeli government is trying to raise the issue of El AL's privatization again, after the carrier continued to report high losses in the last months. Some local investors are reported to be interested... more
AirlinesAMERICAN EAGLE TO TAKE FIRST DELIVERY OF NEW 44-SEAT REGIONAL JET
SAO JOSE DOS CAMPOS, BRAZIL, "American Eagle, regional affiliate of American Airlines, and the world's largest regional airline, announced today that it is accepting delivery of its first 44-seat regional... more