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AccidentsPASSENGERS OF A MISSING PLANE RESCUED BY RUSSIAN SHIP
MOSCOW, Three Japanese passengers and the American pilot were recued by a russian ship after their plane went down into the sea off Sakhalin. The four people, who were completing an around-the-world trip,... more
AccidentsMILITARY HELICOPTER CRASHES IN USA
SONORA, CALIFORNIA, USA, A U.S. military helicopter yesterday crashed while searching for a missing hiker. The helicopter went down in a wilderness area of Mountain View, California. Five people were on... more
AirlinesIBERIA FORCED TO CANCEL SOME FLIGHTS TOMORROW
MADRID, A new pilots strike will force Iberia to cancel 126 domestic connections and 102 European routes tomorrow, after a new round of negotiations between the pilots union sepla and the airline failed... more
AccidentsPILOT KILLED DURING AIR SHOW IN CANADA
CANADA, A World War II plane yesterday crashed during an air show at Chris Hadfield airport in Sarnia, not far from Toronto. "The pilot was on approach to the runway, and at some point the airplane lost... more
AccidentsTAM AIRLINES PRESIDENT DIES IN CHOPPER CRASH
SAO PAULO, President of TAM Airlines, Rolim Adolfo Amaro, 59 years old, died when the helicopter he was piloting crashed yesterday near the border with Paraguay. Another body was found, the one of Patrica... more
AccidentsCRASHED TUPOLEV: 70 BODIES IDENTIFIED
IRKUTSK, RUSSIA, A spokesman from the investigation group, led by vice Prime Minister Ilya Klebanov, which is investigating on the Tupolev 154 crashed near Irkutsk, Siberia, causing 145, victims, said... more
AirlinesAIRTRAN AIRWAYS LAUNCHES NEW NONSTOP PHILADELPHIA-PITTSBURGH SERVICE
ORLANDO, AirTran Airways yesterday began aq new nonstop service between Philadelphia and Pittsburgh International Airports. The airline will initially operate four daily nonstop flights. Systemwide, AirTran... more
AirlinesFIUMICINO AIRPORT: FOREIGN AIRLINES CANCEL 11 FLIGHTS
ROME, A strike by Italian air traffic controllers at Rome Fiumicino airport forced several airlines to cancel a total of 11 flights. AMong the airlines hit by the protest are Lufthansa, Air France, British... more
AirlinesAMERICA WEST EXPECTS Q2 LOSSES BUT REPORTS RECORD LOAD FACTOR
USA, A spokesman of U.S. America West Airlines, yesterday announced that is expected for the second quarter a net loss of USD$20 to USD$30 million, due, according to the spokesman, particularly... more
AirlinesSWISSAIR TO LAUNCH NEW ROUTE GENEVA-PARIS
ZURICH, Swissair will begin operating flights from Geneva to Paris, using its aircrafts, from next week. Flights will also be operated by Swissair's regional airline Crossair and will replace the scheduled... more
AirlinesAEROFLOT WOULD STOP BUYING RUSSIAN-MADE AIRCRAFTS
MOSCOW, Aeroflot general director Valery Okulov today announced at a press conference that the airline may soon refuse to acquire russian-made planes as its passengers want to fly on foreign aircrafts.... more
IndustryUNITED TECHNOLOGIES AWARDED A OVER 9 USDM CONTRACT
USA, United Technologies Corp., Pratt and Whitney, Government Products Division, East Hartford, Conn., is being awarded a $9,094,558 firm-fixed-price delivery order against a previously awarded basic ordering... more
AirlinesMEXICANA EXPANDS ROUTE NETWORK BETWEEN WESTERN CANADA AND MEXICO; ** GREATER ACCESSIBILITY OFFERED VIA CODE-SHARE FLIGHTS **
SAN ANTONIO, Mexicana Airlines announced yesterday that effective immediately, it will offer daily flight service from Western Canada to Mexico. Service will be offered between the cities of Edmonton,... more
AirlinesCATHAY HAD TO CHARTER PLANES TO FACE DISRUPTIONS
HONG KONG, Cathay Pacific Airways was forced to charter ten aircrafts and crew yesterday in attempt to reduce disruptions due to the labour dispute with pilots, who are protesting to reach better working... more
IndustryGENERAL ELECTRIC AWARDED A OVER 15 USDM CONTRACT
USA, General Electric Aircraft Engines, General Electric Co., Lynn, Mass., is being awarded a $15,521,000 advance acquisition contract to provide long lead funding for the procurement of long lead hardware... more
Civil aviationFAA AD ON MCDONNELL DOUGLAS AIRCRAFTS
USA, AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE Aircraft Certification Service Washington, DC U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration The following Airworthiness Directive issued... more
Latest newsUSA HANDS OVER RAPE SUSPECT TO JAPAN
OKINAWA, The United States decided to hand over to Japan Timothy Woodland, the sergeant suspected of raping a Japanese woman on the southern island of Okinawa, Foreign Minister Makiko Tanaka said this... more
AccidentsAIRCRAFT CRASHES DURING AIR SHOW REHEARSAL IN UK
UK, A two-seater T6 Harbard WW2 plane has crashed while taking off during preparations for the Flying Legends air show which will take place at Duxford on Saturday and Sunday. The plane crashed at the... more
AccidentsEMIRATES FLIGHT DIVERTED FOR ENGINE WARNING
INDIA, An Emirates jetliner en route from Hong Kong to Dubai via Bangkok made an emergency landing in the south Indian city of Hyderabad after "A cockpit light indicated a possible engine warning", said... more
Weather forecastsAEROSPACE EVENT CALENDAR
., Satellite Communications Payload and Systems Design Seminar UCLA, Los Angeles, CA July 18-20 Phone +1 310-825-3344 Fax +1 310-206-2815 [email protected] uclaextension.org/shortcourses International... more
Weather forecasts2001 BUSINESS AVIATION EVENT CALENDAR
., Airline Pilot Career Seminar and Job Fair Minneapolis, MN July 13-15 Phone +1 800-247-2777 [email protected] www.airapps.com Popular Rotorcraft Association Convention 2001 PRA Headquarters,... more
Weather forecastsCOMMERCIAL AVIATION EVENT CALENDAR IN 2001
., Airline Pilot Career Seminar and Job Fair Atlanta, GA July 13 to July 15, Phone +1 800-247-2777 [email protected] www.airapps.com Airport Security & Technology Summit Hyatt Regency, San... more
AirlinesCATHAY PACIFIC SACKS THREE PILOTS
HONG KONG, Cathay Pacific yesterday fired three pilots, just two days after the cockpit crew work to rule action which caused more than 100 delays. The sacking, obviously, intensified the row between the... more
AirlinesVIRGIN ATLANTIC BREAKS BA MONOPOLY OPENING ITS LONDON-LAGOS ROUTE
LONDON, GREAT BRITAIN, London-based Virgin Atlantic Airways,yesterday made its maiden flight on its new London-Lagos route, breaking the British Airways monopoly of this route. In the maiden flight,... more
IndustryLAWRENCE BOSSIDY NEW CEO AT HONEYWELL
USA, Honeywell International named Lawrence Bossidy new chairman and CEO He replces Michael Bonsignore who quitted earlier this week after EU Commission's rejection of the General Electric/Honeywel... more
AirlinesDELTA LOAD FACTOR DOWN IN JUNE
ATLANTA, Delta's system load factor dropped 4,7% in June, compared with a year earlier, reaching 77,4%. System traffic decreased 8.2%, mainly due to the economy slowdown and the suspension of operations... more
AirlinesUS AIRWAYS TRAFFIC UP 9.1 PERCENT FOR JUNE
ARLINGTON, US Airways yesterday said that revenue passenger miles for June 2001 went up 9.1% compared to June 2000, while available seat miles increased 9,8%. The passenger load factor was 76,8%, a decrease... more
AirlinesAIR CANADA INAUGURATES DAILY NON-STOP SERVICE BETWEEN VANCOUVER AND MIAMI
VANCOUVER, Air Canada yesterday inaugurated daily non-stop service between Vancouver and Miam. Air Canada became the only carrier offering daily non-stop service between the two cities, cutting existing... more
AirlinesATLANTIC COAST AIRLINES HOLDINGS, INC. REPORTS 52.4% INCREASE IN JUNE 2001 TRAFFIC
DULLES, Atlantic Coast Airlines Holdings, Inc. (Atlantic Coast) today reported preliminary passenger traffic results for June 2001. Systemwide, the company generated 167.4 million revenue passenger miles... more
AirlinesEUROWINGS LOOK FOR COOPERATION WITH LUFTHANSA APPROVAL
DUSSELDORF, GERMANY, According to declarations of Eurowings airline president,Friedrich-Wilhelm Weitholz, carrier plans to reduce its flights offer in Germany in order to speed up competition commission... more
Science and technologyHONG KONG AIRPORT PROBABLY CLOSED DUE TYPHOON ARRIVAL
HONG KONG, An Hong Kong based Cathay Pacific airline spokesman,announced that, due to typhoon Utor arrival in the zone, almost 20 of its regional flights will be canceled and some international flight... more
AerospaceALTITUDE RECORD ATTEMPT FOR NASA SOLAR POWERED WING
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, With its new giant solar-powered wing Helios, Nasa will attempt to break the previous altitude record for such aircrafts. THe Helios, a 82 meter span all-wing aircraft, is powered... more
AirlinesATA REPORTS 16.8% INCREASE IN JUNE SCHEDULED SERVICE TRAFFIC
INDIANAPOLIS, "American Trans Air, Inc., the principal subsidiary of Amtran, Inc. (Nasdaq: AMTR - news), today reported its June 2001 traffic results. System-wide for June 2001, compared with a year ago:... more
AccidentsCRASHED TUPOLEV: DISASTER PROBABLY CAUSED BY AN HUMAN ERROR
IRKUTSK, RUSSIA, From the first revelations of the investigations on the Tupolev TU-154, crashed near Irkutsk with 145 people on board, all died, seems that disaster has to be attributed to an human error... more
AirlinesPROBABLY ON MONDAY THE QANTAS CATERING DIVISION DISMOSSION ANNOUNCEMENT
AUSTRALIA, According to a Australian airline Qantas spokesman, on next monday will probebly announced the airline intention to selle its catering division, worth about 550 USDm, at which could be interested... more
IndustryLOCKHEED MARTIN AWARDED A NEAR 21 USDM CONTRACT
USA, Lockheed Martin Co., Marietta, Ga., is being awarded a $20,810,652 contract by the Aeronautical Systems Center, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, to provide for trade preliminary engineering... more
AccidentsTHE CRASHED TUPOLEV 154 FLIGHT AND VOICE RECORDERS NOW UNDER ANALYSIS AT MOSCOW
MOSCOW, RUSSIA, The flight recorder and voice cockpit recorder have been recovered by the crashed Tupolev TU-154 aircraft, and sent to Moscow, where technicians will decode the data registered on them... more
IndustryBOEING REPORTS SECOND QUARTER DELIVERIES
SEATTLE, The Boeing Company today announced second quarter and six months deliveries across its commercial, military and space operations. The company reported delivering 141 commercial jet transports... more
CuriositiesJAPAN RAISES PRESSURE ON AIRMAN ACCUSED FOR RAPE
OKINAWA, Japan government is demanding the extradition of the U.S. air force Staff Sergeant Timothy Woodland, 24, accusad for raping a local woman last week in the parking lot of a popular tourist area.... more
AirlinesAUSTRIAN AIRLINES GROUP: TRAFFIC UP IN THE THE FIRST FIVE MONTHS OF THE YEAR
VIENNA, Austrian Airlines Group, the company owing Lauda Air Ag, Tyrolean Airways and Austrian Airlines, has carried 3,176 million passengers from January to May, with a 8,1 increase year to year. Seat... more
IndustryBOEING -ALENIA ALLIANCE (2) ITALY ENTERS IN TANKER WORLD MARKET
ROME, ITALY, With the agreement between U.S. Boeing industry and Italian Finmeccanica Group industry Alenia, opens for Italy interesting propsect in order at the world's tanker market. After the Italian... more
IndustryJOINT VENTURE BETWEEN BOEING AND ALENIA BEATS AIRBUS FOR AMI TANKERS
ROME, ITALY, Boeing won: with its alliance with Italian aerospace industry Alenia, of Finmecanica Group, it have beaten its French rival Airbus for supply of four air tanker to Italian Air Force, which,... more
AccidentsHELICOPTER CRASH IN KOREA (3): TECHNICAL SHEET
ROME, Sikorsky S-76: Type: medium-lift utility helicopter Accommodation: two pilots, 14 passengers Lenght: 44 ft Rotor diameter: 44 ft Height: 14 ft 5 in Empty weight: 6641 lb Max T/O weight:... more
AerospacePRECISION CASTPARTS CORP. SIGNS LONG-TERM AGREEMENT WITH FIATAVIO
PORTLAND, "Precision Castparts Corp. has signed a five-year agreement with FiatAvio of Turin, Italy, to manufacture aerospace and aeroderivative investment castings, valued at approximately $130 million... more
AccidentsHELICOPTER CRASH IN SOUTH KOREA (2): DEATH TOLL RISING
SEOUL, The two missing passengers of the helicopter plunged in South Korea were found dead. The death toll rose to eight. The helicopter, a Sikorsky S-76, was carrying 12 people. The other four wer... more
AirlinesALSO SABENA ASK COMPENSATION FROM SWISSAIR GROUP
BRUSSELS, BELGIUM, After the Belgian government request for a compensation from Swissair group, as reported yesterday by WAPA, also Belgian carrier Sabena management decided to summon Swissair group for... more
AirlinesGO ENTERS IRISH MARKET
DUBLIN, Low-cost carrier Go is to enter irish market in September by offering cheap flights to Edinburgh and Glasgow. Go reached profits for £4 million sterling for the year ended March 2001 and actually... more
PeopleSOME U.S. AIRLINES GROUNDS SEVERAL BOEING 757
USA, Boeing announced that some U.S. airlines including Delta Air Lines, Northwest Airlines, Trans World Airlines, United Airlines and United Parcel Service have grounded several of their 757s after detecting... more
PeopleCONCORDE ACCIDENT: THE VICTIMS RELATIVES WILL BE COMPENSATED SOON, BUT IS UNKNOWN THE VALUE
BERLIN, GERMANY, According to the lawyers that have followed the case of the crashed Concorde, the relatives of the victims of the accident will be compensated soon, but the value of this compensation... more
AirlinesBA TRAFFIC FALLS IN JUNE
LONDON, British Airways reported a 8,9% fall of traffic in June on a year ago. Capacity went down too, by 8,8%, due to trading conditions still difficult. Demand decreased and fuel price rose in the last... more