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Science and technologySCHIPHOL AIRPORT/KLM INTERESTED TO KUALA LUMPUR AIRPORT
KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA, Dutch airport operator Schiphol Airport amd Dutch airline Klm could have interest in Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd, the Kuala Lumpur Malaysian airport management group. The agreement,according... more
AccidentsUS F-16 CRASHES IN SOUTH KOREA (2): SPECIFICATIONS
ROME, General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon: Type: multi-role fighter Accomodation: one pilot Lenght: 49 ft 4 in Wingspan: 31 ft Height: 16 ft 4 in Empty weight: GE: 19.517 lb; PW: 18.726 Max... more
PeopleFOR THE ANALYSTS, MAY WAS THE ''WORST MONTH'' FOR AERONAUTICAL INDUSTRIES
USA, According to financial analysts, the aeronanautical market suffered in May of "substantial losses", as was not reported in a period of ten years. According to evaluations, the previous "worst month"... more
AccidentsUS F-16 CRASHES IN SOUTH KOREA
SEOUL, A US Air Force F-16 yesterday crashed in a rural area of southern South Korea, during a routine night training mission. The pilot was killed. The fighter took off from a base in Kunsan and crashed... more
AirlinesNORTHWEST PROBABLY WILL PLACE A 1,5 USDBN ORDER TO BOMBARDIER
MONTREAL, CANADA, According to a spokesman of U.S. airline Northwest Airlines, the carrier could place soon an order, worth over 1,5 USDbn, to buy 60 to 75 regional jet aircrafts, discarding the offer... more
AccidentsEMERGENCY LANDING IN ABERDEEN FOR A SMALL PLANE
ABERDEEN, A Kingair Beach 200 with seven people on board was forced to turn back shortly after taking off from Aberdeen Airport owing to the collapse of the undercarriage. All the passengers were unhurt.... more
AirlinesRYANAIR WITHDRAWS SERVICE TO RIMINI
DUBLIN, Ryanair said it is to cease its daily service from London Stansted to Rimini Airport from June 25, due to significant difficulties with the board and management of Rimini airport. According to... more
AirlinesBRAZILIAN AIRLINES TO RAISE FARES
SAO PAULO, Flight ticket's price increased by 22% in Brazil lately, on the average. The raise is mainly due to the increase of fuel price. Some fares even grew by 50%. more
AirlinesUS AIRWAYS TO ADD NEW PLANES BY THE END OF SUMMERTIME
WASHINGTON, US Airways has announced it plans to add eight new planes during the summer, four in June and four in July. They will be seven Airbus Industrie A320s and one Boeing Co 737-200. US Airways said... more
AirlinesKLM TO ADD NEW FLIGHTS TO JOHANNESBURG
AMSTERDAM, KLM will be adding two new weekly flights between Amsterdam and Johannesburg to its current daily route between Amsterdam and Johannesburg. The new flights will be operated with Boeing 747-400... more
AirlinesMEXICANA AIRLINES SUSPENDS DENVER-LEON ROUTE
MEXICO, Mexicana Airlines has announced yesterday that its flight 163 from Denver to Leon with an intermediate stop in Zacatecas ceased to operate because not profitable. The plane will be used on other... more
AirlinesVIRGIN ATLANTIC COMMENCES TORONTO SERVICE
NORWALK, AUSTRALIA, "Virgin Atlantic Airways today launched daily non-stop scheduled services between Toronto and London using a Boeing 747 aircraft. Sir Richard Branson, chairman of Virgin Atlantic Airways,... more
AccidentsVASP JET HITS TRACTOR AT LANDING
BRASILIA, A brazilian Vasp jetliner hit a tractor that was standing on the tarmac while landing at Juscelino Kubitchek airport in Brasilia. None of the 48 people on board was injured. The plane was damaged... more
PeopleRUSSIAN PASSENGER JAILED FOR SIX MONTH FOR AIR RAGE
ATHENS, GREECE, A Russian passenger, who have caused, for his violent and abusive habits during a flight operated by Cyprus Airways, a flight diversion to Thessaloniki Airport, has been sentenced to six... more
AirlinesLUFTHANSA PILOTS WILL VOTE TO APPROVE OR NOT THE PAY DEAL
FRANKFURT, GERMANY, Lufthansa pilots will begin voting next week whether to approve or not the carrier's proposal for the increase of payments. According to Vereinigung Cockpit union officials, there are... more
DefenseRUSSIA TO SELL ARMS TO PHILIPPINES
MOSCOW, Russian ambassador in Philippines, Anatoli Khmelnitski, said that Russia is ready to sell MI-18 helicopters, M29 fighter planes, tankers, cannons and other military hardware. "We realise the Philippines... more
AirlinesMAINTENANCE CONTRACT BETWEEN CHINA SOUTHWEST AIRLINES AND HAWKER PACIFIC AEROSPACE
USA, A contract worth about 4,3 USDm and lasting eight years has been signed between carrier China Southwest Airlines and U.S. industry Hawker Pacific Aerospace. The contract contemplates the maintenance... more
HelicoptersHELICOPTER RESCUES PEOPLE OF A VESSEL
USA, An helicopter rescued five people on a vessel that run aground two rocks close to a waterfall in the White River, near Indianapolis. The helicopter saved the five people lowering a sling to lift them... more
AirlinesKOREAN AIR PILOTS ON STRIKE
SEOUL, Flagship Korean Air Lines was hit by a strike of pilots union which heavily disrupted air traffic today. Korean Air was forced to cancel 90% of its domestic flights and over half of the international... more
AirlinesLAUDA AIR ITALIA TO LAUNCH NEW SERVICE FROM VENICE TO TOKYO
VENICE, Lauda Air Italia has begun to operate a new weekly charter flight from Venice Marco Polo airport to Tokyo Haneda. The service is flown by 256-seat Boeing 767. The flight is offered thanks to the... more
AirlinesUNITED AIRLINES INVESTS IN AIRPORT TECHNOLOGIES
CHICAGO, United Airlines will invest $300 million in new airport technologies aimed at speeding up check in times and providing customers new and more detailed informations. 800 EasyCheck-in kiosks will... more
AirlinesUNIONS ACCEPTS TO RESUME TALKS WITH COMAIR
USA, According to a Comair regional airlines spokesman, unions have decided to resume talks in an effort to end the nation's first airline strike in three years. The controversies are lasting from months... more
AirlinesLAUDA AIR ITALIA TO LAUNCH NEW SERVICE FROM VENICE TO TOKYO
VENICE, Lauda Air Italia has begun to operate a new weekly charter flight from Venice Marco Polo airport to Tokyo Haneda. The service is flown by 256-seat Boeing 767. The flight is offered thanks to the... more
Civil aviationFAA AD ON 737 BOEING AIRCRAFTS
USA, AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE Aircraft Certification Service Washington, DC U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration... more
AirlinesMIDWAY AIRLINES REPORTS MAY TRAFFIC
RALEIGH-DURHAM, USA, Midway Airlines Corporation yesterday announced that May passenger traffic increased 37 percent over May 2000, capacity increased 46 percent, and load factor declined 4.1 points to... more
IndustryBOEING ACQUIRES A NEAR 23 USDM CONTRACT FOR C-17 UPGRADE
USA, The Boeing Co., Long Beach, Calif., was awarded a $22,902,083 modification time and materials contract by the Aeronautical Systems Center, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, to provide for various... more
IndustryMCDONNEL DOUGLAS ACQUIRE A OVER 9 USDM CONTRACT
USA, McDonnell Douglas Helicopter Systems/The Boeing Co., Mesa, Ariz., is being awarded a $9,213,327 firm-fixed-price, indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract, for various AH-64 Apache spares.... more
AirlinesFIRE BREAKS OUT AT YEMEN AIRWAYS HEADQUARTERS
YEMEN, A fire broke out at Yemen Airways headquarters yesterday. Few people were injured, other got intoxicated and were rushed to hospital. Flames completely burned the top six floors. No deaths were... more
AirlinesVANGUARD AIRLINES REPORTS MAY TRAFFIC
KANSAS CITY, "Vanguard Airlines, Inc. reported traffic for the month of May 2001 of 93.6 million revenue passenger miles (RPMs). Capacity was 133.9 million available seat miles (ASMs). May load factor... more
Science and technologyAMSTERDAM SCHIPOL: FIFTH RUNWAY TO BE COMPLETED BY THE END OF 2003
AMSTERDAM, Amsterdam Schipol airport will have its fifth runway completed by 2003. It will cost nearly £200 million. The runway should take pressure off the rest of the airport and helping it to meet... more
AirlinesCHINA EASTERN AIRLINES TAKES OVER GREAT WALLS AIRLINES
CHINA, China Eastern Airlines has bought Great Wall Airlines carrying on the Civil Aviation Administration's project aimed at merging 10 airlines into three groups. China Airlines has already acquired... more
AirlinesALASKA AIRLINES TO INCREASE FLIGHTS BETWEEN MEXICO AND SAN FRANCISCO
MEXICO, Alaska Airlines has increased flights between Mexico and San Francisco by nearly 50% in response to the growing demand. The carrier added seven additional weekly flights including new nonstop route... more
AirlinesAUTHORITIES BLOCK COLOMBIAN AIRLINES MERGER
COLOMBIA, Colombian watchdog ruled out the merger between Avianca and Aces, which were looking to join forces. The Industry and Commerce Superintendency said that the merger would reduce consumer choice... more
AccidentsWOMAN DIES AFTER WALKING INTO A ROTOR
SOUTH AFRICA, A south-african woman died after being stuck into the rotor of an helicopter just before taking a ride as a birthday treat. The woman died instantly from wounds all over her body. The accident... more
Weather forecastsCOMMERCIAL EVENTS IN JUNE AND JULY 2001
., Aviation Week Conferences & Exhibitions Aviation Week presents: Best Managed Airlines & Aerospace Companies Summit Paris, France (During the Paris Air Show) June 19 Phone +1 212-904-3225... more
Press releaseU.S. TO DEVELOP, DEPLOY BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE SYSTEM
WASHINGTON, "The United States will build and deploy a ballistic missile defense system, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said June 7 to defense ministers gathered at NATO headquarters here. Rumsfeld... more
Weather forecasts2001 BUSINESS AVIATION EVENT CALENDAR
., Paris Air Show Le Bourget, Paris, France June 17 June 24 www.paris-air-show.com Aviation Week Conferences & Exhibitions Aviation Week presents: Best Managed Airlines & Aerospace Companies Summit Paris,... more
AccidentsAIR RAGE ON AN AEROFLOT FLIGHT
MOSCOW, A passenger flying on an Aeroflot route from New Delhi to Moscow bit a stewardess before being subdued by security officials who tied his hands and feet together. The man was arrested and sent... more
IndustryMEGADATA SIGNS CONTRACT WITH BRITISH AIRWAYS
GREENWICH, CONNECTICUT, Megadata Corporation announced today that British Airways has contracted for the use of Megadata's PASSUR (Passive Secondary Surveillance Radar) flight tracking information service,... more
AirlinesMINERVA AIRLINES TO OFFER NEW SERVICE TO DUBROVNIK
DUBROVNIK, Minerva Airlines will operate a charter flight from italian Ronchi dei Legionari airport to Dubrovnik from July 1. The flight will be offered every sunday and it will depart at 12 am from Ronchi... more
AirlinesMALAYSIAN AIRLINES TO JOIN WINGS ALLIANCE
MALAYSIA, Malaysian Airlines will soon join the Wings Alliance, the Business Times reported today. The alliance includes KLM, Northwest, Alitalia, norwegian Braathens. more
AccidentsSMALL PLANE CRASHES IN USA
USA, A Yakovlev 52, or YAK-52, a small Russian military aircraft used for sport flying, flying in air shows and in competition crashed into an open field in Whatcom County. Both the two pilots were killed.... more
Science and technologyFRONTIER AIRLINES REPORTS MAY TRAFFIC
DENVER, "Frontier Airlines today announced traffic results for May 2001. Revenue passenger miles (RPMs) increased to 245,786,000 for May 2001, an increase of 11.0 percent from the same period last year.... more
Weather forecastsRUSSIA TO DEMONSTRATE FIVE PLANES AT LE BOURGET
PARIS, Alexander Voinov, director of the Aviaexposervice firm, said that Russia will demonstrate five planes at the 44th international air show at Le Bourget, including "a passenger Tu-214 jet, a technical... more
Science and technologyBIRMINGHAM AIRPORT: TRAFFIC UP IN MAY
UK, Birmingham International Airport reported a 3,9% traffic increase in May, compared with the previous year. Scheduled traffic went up by 7,1% with the introduction of several new routes and increasing... more
AccidentsTWO RUSSIAN PLANES COLLIDE DURING AIR SHOW (2): SPECIFICATIONS
ROME, Aero L-39: Type: trainer/ground attack aircraft Accomodation: two pilots in tandem Lenght: 39 ft 9 in Wingspan: 31 ft Height: 15 ft 7 in Empty weight: 7617 lb Max T/O weight: 10.362 lb Max... more
AirlinesCATHAY PACIFIC SUED BY PASSENGER OVER DVT
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA, An Australian passenger who flew in 1999 with Cathay Pacific Airways, sued airline behind Sydney's Court asking for a compensation, alleging he suffered blood clotting after this long-haul... more
AccidentsTWO RUSSIAN PLANES COLLIDE DURING AIR SHOW
ST. PETERSBURG, Two Czech-made L-39 planes collided shortly after taking off from Levashovo airfield near St. Petersburg during an air show. Both of the jets fell into a nearby forest and the pilots ejected... more
AccidentsHELICOPTER CRASH IN IRAN, TEN KILLED
IRAN, An helicopter crashed Saturday near the village of Ardal, about 400 kilometres south of Tehran, in a remote mountainous region of Chaharmahal-Bakhtiyari province, in Iran. The helicopter was sent... more
AirlinesAIRLINES CANCEL FLIGHTS TO SKOPJE
MACEDONIA, Many airlines are reported to have cancelled flights to Skopje today after albanian rebels threatened new attacks. Among the carriers which cancelled the service to Macedonia are BA and yugoslavian... more