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AirlinesEU WILL TAKE SOON DECISION ON SABENA
BRUSSELS, BELGIUM, According to EU Transport Commission spokesman Gilles Gantelet, a decision on the Sabena government aids, as the Swiss airline Swissair, which owns 49,5% of Sabena, failed to give it... more
AccidentsISRAEL TO JOIN RECOVERY OPERATIONS FOR TUPOLEV PLUNGED
TEL AVIV, Israel will join the recovery operations in the Black Sea, where the Tu-154 plunged yesterday, with around 70 air force and police personnel. An Israeli naval vessel will arrive to the crash... more
AirlinesAMERICAN EAGLE STARTS LIMITED SERVICE FROM WASHINGTON REAGAN WITH FLIGHTS TO BOSTON
FORTH WORTH, "American Eagle Airlines will launch service at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Tuesday, Oct. 9, with five daily round-trip flights to Boston's Logan Airport. The airline will... more
AccidentsMILITARY PLANE CRASHES IN SOUTH KOREA (2): SPECIFICATIONS
ROME, Mc Donnell Douglas F-4 Phantom: Type: multi-role fighter Accommodation: one pilot, one weapons systems officer Lenght: 63 ft Wingspan: 38 ft 7 in Height: 16 ft 5 in Empty weight: 30.328 lb Max... more
Press releaseVARIG WINS ON ''AIR BRIDGE''
S.PAOLO DO BRASIL, Varig achieved a brilliant results of a 47,5 of market share on the "air bridge" in the first 2001 six months. This Varig connection between Rio/S.Paolo holds over 50% of all passengers... more
AccidentsMILITARY PLANE CRASHES IN SOUTH KOREA, TWO KILLED
SEOUL, An F-4E fighter aircraft Of ROK Air Force crashed this morning on a bombing range in Yongwol, Gangwon Province during a training exercise. Both the people on board, the pilot and the weapons officer,... more
AerospaceRUSSIA PLANS MODERNIZATION OF ITS AGING SPY SATELLITE FLEET
MOSCOW, RUSSIA, According to Gen. Anatoly Perminov, chief of the Russian space forces, this is the best moment to increase the nation's modernization of its aging spy satellite fleet to get more information... more
AirlinesTHAI AIRWAYS APPOINTS NEW BOARD AND CEO
BANGKOK, Thai Airways International Plc appointed a new chairman and board of directors this morning. Virabongsa Ramangkura, named new ceo for the airline, said "thai government is determined to make Thai... more
AirlinesBRITISH AIRWAYS TRAFFIC DOWN IN SEPT.
LONDON, British Airways announced a 11,6% drop in September's passengers traffic due to the terrorist acts in Usa. The downturn included a 32% decline in numbers on transatlantic routes. BA also added... more
IndustryBOEING DELIVERIES DOWN IN THE THIRD QUARTER
SEATTLE, Boeing announced it has delivered 120 planes in the third quarter, 19 less than the number expected before the terrorist acts in Usa. So far this year, Boeing has delivered 383 jets and hopes... more
AirlinesSKYJET ANNOUNCES NEW SECURITY MEASURES FOR CHARTER FLIGHTS
WASHINGTON, USA, Skyjet, the pioneer real-time service for booking private business jets and a wholly owned subsidiary of Bombardier Aerospace, has announced new security procedures for all its charter... more
AirlinesBA TO USE SMALLER PLANES ON FLIGHTS TO TEL AVIV
LONDON, British Airways yesterday said it is to reduce capacity on the service between Tel Aviv and London from Nov. 1 as the passengers traffic is expected to drop. Boeing 767 planes, with 176 seats,... more
Press releaseSABENA ''REPROTECTED'' BY GOVERNMENT
BRUSSELS, BELGIUM, The board of directors of Sabena meets in order to evaluate the financial position of the carrier after the request for Swissair financial control. According to the European laws on... more
AirlinesAEROFLOT TO INCREASE CAPACITY ON FLIGHTS TO SWITZERLAND
MOSCOW, Russian Aeroflot said it is to use larger planes on its services to Switzerland after the financial crisis hitting Swissair. "Considering the interests of air passengers, Aeroflot, starting from... more
AirlinesMALAYSIAN AIRLINES OVERHAULS THE INTERNATIONAL NETWORK
PETALING JAYA, Malaysian Airlines has announced it is to change the flight schedule by axing 12 unprofitable destinations which will be discontinued. Among them there are the services to Auckland, Buenos... more
AirlinesEASYJET: TRAFFIC UP IN SEPT.
LONDON, EasyJet today announced it carried 27% more passengers in September. The load factor was slightly higher too, reaching 83,16%. The discount airline responded to the air transport crisis by slashing... more
AirlinesSWISSAIR TO OPERATE HALF OF THE FLIGHTS SCHEDULE TODAY
ZURICH, Swissair said it should operate half of the normal schedule today. "In all 235 flights are planned, around half the schedule" a spokesman for the carrier said. The former subsidiary Crossair would... more
AccidentsPLANE PLUNGED IN THE BLACK SEA (3): FAMILIES OF THE VICTIMS TO RECEIVE COMPENSATION
MOSCOW, Valentina Matvienko, russian Deputy prime minister, said today that the families of those who yesterday perished in the Tu-154 airliner crash over the Black Sea will receive compensation, as provided... more
AccidentsPLANE PLUNGED IN THE BLACK SEA (2): A PROBE FOR ''TERRORISM'' ON ITS WAY
MOSCOW, Sergei Fridkinsky, Russia's Deputy Prosecutor General opened the investigation regarding the explosion of the Tu-154 matching it under the article "terrorism". The russian penal code might sentence... more
AccidentsPLANE PLUNGED IN THE BLACK SEA: UKRAINE DENIES ANY IMPLICATION
RUSSIA, The Ukrainian government denied that one of their missiles shot down the Sibir Airlines Tu-154 during a military exercise, as US Pentagon officials reported. But Ukraine said the missiles used... more
AirlinesALASKA AIRLINES REPORTS SEPT. TRAFFIC
ANCHORAGE, Alaska Airlines' Sept. traffic dumped 18,7% from the same period last year to 719 million RPMs, capacity dropped 16.1% to 1.41 billion ASMs while load factor decreased 2 points to 60,7%. The... more
AccidentsPLANE CRASHED IN THE BLACK SEA (10): PUTIN ORDERS CHECKS OF THE WEST SIBERIAN CIVIL AVIATION
RUSSIA, Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered checks of the West Sibewrian civil fleet after the air crash occurred this morning. "One in ten aircraft in western Siberia does not comply with technical... more
AccidentsPLANE CRASHED IN TRHE BLACK SEA (9): THE PLANE WAS IN OPERATION SINCE TEN YEARS
RUSSIA, Russian news agency Interfax reported this afternoon that the Tu-154 exploded had been in operation since 1991. Sibir Airlines added that the aircraft underwent major repairs in December 1995. more
AccidentsPLANE PLUNGED IN THE BLACK SEA (8): TWO BODIES RECOVERED
RUSSIA, Sources from Russia's Emergencies Ministry said "the rescue team has pulled out two bodies found on the surface of the sea". It is not clear whether further bodies have been sighted or recovered... more
AccidentsPLANE CRASHED IN THE BLACK SEA (7): TU-154 ACCIDENTS
ROME, The russian-made Tupolev 154 crashed several times in the last years. One of these planes crashed and exploded in flames in Siberian woodlands near the village of Burdakovka last July. More than... more
AccidentsPLANE PLUNGED INTO BLACK SEA (6): ISRAEL SUSPENDS ALL FLIGHTS
TEL AVIV, Israel has suspended all flights taking off from its airports as the suspect of a terrorist act lies behind the explosion aboard the Sibir Tu-154. Russian President Vladamir Put says he now believes... more
AccidentsPLANE CRASHED IN BLACK SEA: PERHAPS A TERRORIST ATTACK
RUSSIA, The explosion aboard the Sibir Tu-154 might have been caused by a terrorist act. "We cannot exclude a terrorist attack", said Ivan Teterian, chief of the local Ministry of Emergency Situations... more
AccidentsPLANE PLUNGED IN THE BLACK SEA (5): ISRAEL SUSPENDS FLIGHTS DEPARTING FROM TEL AVIV
TEL AVIV, Israeli authorities decided to suspend take-offs of foreign flights from Ben Gurion Tel Aviv airport after it emerged that Israelis were on board the Sibir plane exploded in mid-air before plunging... more
AirlinesUNITED AIRLINES REPORTS SEPTEMBER TRAFFIC
CHICAGO, United Airlines (NYSE: UAL - news) today reported that the company flew 31.5 percent fewer revenue passenger miles (RPMs) in September versus the comparable month in 2000. Driven by the terrible... more
AccidentsPLANE PLUNGED INTO BLACK SEA (3): AT LEAST 77 PEOPLE KILLED
RUSSIA, Russian authorities confirmed the Sibir plane plunged into the Black Sea exploded in mid-air. There were at least 77 people aboard. They would be all dead. The crew of an armenian flight witnessed... more
AccidentsSIBIR JETLINER PLUNGES INTO BLACK SEA (2): SPECIFICATIONS
ROME, Tupolev Tu-154 Careless: Type: medium-haul airliner Accommodation: 167 passengers, pilots, flight engineer Lenght: 15 ft 1 in Wingspan: 123 ft 2 in Height: 37 ft 4 in Weight: 95.900 lb Max... more
AccidentsSIBIR JETLINER PLUNGES INTO BLACK SEA
RUSSIA, A russian airline Sibir Tu-154 aircraft plunged into Black Sea this morning. The plane was en route from Tel Aviv to Novosibirsk, Russia. The aircraft was carrying 66 passengers and a few crew... more
AirlinesMALAYSIA AIRLINES AXES CAPACITY
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysian Airline System (MAS) will reduce flight frequencies and capacity each by 15% by March next year. Flights to New York are to be suspended. "We're no longer in the comfort zone. The... more
AirlinesSINGAPORE AIRLINES CARGO SUSPENDS FLIGHTS TO PENANG
SINGAPORE, SIA Cargo stated it is to suspend its freighter service to Penang from tomorrow, October 5. Singapore Airlines will continue to operate its three daily passenger flights to Penang. The company... more
AirlinesSWISSAIR RESUME FLIGHTS
ZURICH, Swissair is resuming some of its scheduled flights today after a governmental cash injection for $278,5 million, amount that the government is to lend the airline. "So there will be 160 flights... more
AirlinesRYANAIR PROTESTS ON SABENA GOV'T AIDS
BRUSSELS, BELGIUM, According to an Ireland airline Ryanair spokesman, a formal protest has been sent to the European Commission about the Government financement gor the Belgian carrier Sabena, which has... more
AirlinesANA REDUCES FLIGHTS TO GUAM
JAPAN, All Nippon Airways is to reduce weekly flights from Kansai airport, near Osaka, to Guam to seven. Two flights will be cancelled due to the shrinking demand. The airline is to use smaller jetliners... more
Latest newsNEW USA-GB ATTACKS ON AAA IRAQI SITES
WASHINGTON, USA, Allied warplanes attacked two military anti-aircraft artillery installations in southern Iraq yesterday in Shahban, 225 miles southeast of Baghdad, in the southern no-fly zone. All... more
AirlinesVIRGIN EXPRESS REPORTS THIRD QUARTER RESULTS
AUSTRALIA, Virgin Express reported a 11,6% increase of load factor in the third quarter of 2001 to 91,8%. Passengers traffic went down 19% and the fleet size was halved to 11 aircrafts. "Despite the crisis... more
AirlinesJAPAN AIRLINES CUTS INTERNATIONAL FLIGHTS
JAPAN, Japan Airlines is to reduce the number of transoceanic flights from 142 to 108 in October and November owing to the decline of demand after the terrorist attacks in Usa. Therefore 17 of the 34 flights... more
IndustryBOMBARDIER ANNOUNCES NEW PRECISIONPLUS UPGRADE FOR THE CHALLENGER 604
MONTREAL, CANADA, Bombardier Aerospace announced today the launch of the new Bombardier PrecisionPlus upgrade for its widebody Bombardier Challenger 604 business jet, improving the aircraft’s outstanding o... more
DefenseTHE FIGURES OF RISERVISTS CALLED IN SERVICE
USA, A large number of riservists has been recalled in service by Pentagon, following the mobilitation ordered by President George W. Bush. Total current call-ups for the Army National Guard and Army Reserve... more
DefenseAIR FORCE DIFFUSES RECORD RECRUITING FIGURES
USA, The Air Force announced today that its recruiting service achieved 102 percent of its fiscal 2001 enlisted recruiting goal by bringing a total of 35,381 airmen to Air Force active duty against... more
AirlinesLUFTHANSA (2): THE AIRLINE DENIES CONCERN IN VOLARE GROUP
FRANKFURT, A spokesman for Lufthansa said the airline doesn't intend to buy any stake in italian Volare Group airline, as the financial newspaper Il Sole 24 Ore reported today. Volare Group's 49,8% stake... more
AirlinesLUFTHANSA EYES VOLARE GROUP
MILAN, Swissair Group has decided to sell its 49,8% stake in the italian carrier Volare group. German Lufthansa would be interested in acquiring the stake, reported italian financial newspaper Il Sole... more
AirlinesRIO-SUL AIRLINES TAKES DELIVERY OF FIRST BOEING 737-700
SEATTLE, "Rio-Sul Airlines of Brazil, a member company of the VARIG Group, took delivery last Friday of its first Boeing (NYSE: BA - news) Next-Generation 737-700 jetliner. This delivery is the first airplane... more
AerospaceMAYBE POSTPONED SHUTTLE LAUNCH, DUE TO DEFECTIVE HOLES
CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA, Slightly irregularities in bolt holes sipporting one of the engine of the space could affect the next scheduled launch to the international space station in November. The defective... more
AccidentsCROP DUSTER MISSING IN USA
WASHINGTON, A small crop dusting plane of US Department of State went missing yesterday while returning home from Colombia, where it accomplished an anti-drug mission. "It's our understanding that the... more
Latest newsFURTHER 619 AIR FORCE RESERVISTS RECALLED ON DUTY
USA, Approximately 619 more Air Force reservists, are being called to active duty. The majority of these forces will provide security forces and intelligence. This brings the total number of Air Force... more
AirlinesAMERICA WEST REPORTS SEPTEMBER, THIRD QUARTER AND YEAR-TO-DATE TRAFFIC
PHOENIX, "America West Airlines (NYSE: AWA - news) today reported traffic statistics for the month of September, third quarter and year-to-date 2001. Revenue passenger miles (RPM) for September were 1.1... more