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PeopleUK GOVERNMENT TO CHANGE PRICING POLICY FOR TRANSATLANTIC JOURNEYS
LONDON, UK government will reduce fares for transatlantic routes, from Great Britain to Usa. Flights to Usa from regional airports via UK gateway airports will be cheaper. The decision is aiming at encouraging... more
PeopleAIRSHIPS TO BE REVIVED
BERLIN, CargoLifter company has built a huge hangar on a former Soviet airfield south of Berlin to plan and build a giant cargo-moving airship. The manufacturing of dirigibles stopped after the Hindenburg's... more
PeopleLAST TWO HOSTAGES RELEASED AFTER 19-MONTH CAPTIVITY
BOGOTA' , COLOMBIA, Remaining two passengers on a total of 40, transported on a Avianca flight hijacked on april, 1999, have been released by Colombian Liberation Army guerrillas in a zone at about 400... more
PeopleSPECIAL FLIGHT FOR PANDAS
WASHINGTON, D.C., Two giant Panda, worth over 10 USDm, will arrive for the first days of december at Washington D.C., on a aircraft specially equipped and painted with a panda image on the fuselage. The... more
PeopleEC AGAINST USA FOR AIRCRAFTS NOISE
BRUXELLES, BELGIUM, International Civil Aviation Organization has rejected the EC request involving no acceptance of U.S. petition against european aircraft noise laws. Acording with an EC spokesman,... more
PeopleBRITISH HOUSE OF LORDS INVITES AIRLINES TO MAKE CHANGES TO TAKE MAJOR CARE OF PASSENGERS' HEALTH
UK, The United Kingdom House of Lords Science and Technology Committee, in a report, invites the air travel industries to make major changes and urgent reasearch for the sake of the health of passengers... more
PeopleFAA RE-CERTIFY KLM MAINTENANCE SERVICES
AMSTELVEEN, The U.S. FAA, Federal Aviation Administration, has recertified KLM Engineering & Maintenance for a further one-year period. FAA surveyors initially have considered recertification for a two-year... more
PeopleRUSSIAN ARRESTED IN NETHERLANDS FOR BOMB THREAT ON SAS PLANE
AMSTERDAM, A 47 year old russian passenger of a SAS plane was arrested at Schipol airport for handing a note to a flight attendant regarding a bomb on board and demanding for USD$390,000 per passenger.... more
PeoplePILOT SOLVES WOBBLING PLANE PROBLEM BY PASSENGER POWER
PARIS, The captain of a Gill Airways Fokker 100 on a flight from Newcastle to Paris asked passengers seated at the rear of the plane to gather at the front of the aircraft to solve a wobbling problem.... more
PeopleDELTA AND ALPA TO SEEK MEDIATION
USA, Delta Air Lines and Air Line Pilots Association are seeking for a mediator in their on-going collective bargaining for the new pilot contract. So they have made a joint application to the National... more
PeopleBOEING INVOLVED WITH ALASKA AIRLINES CRASH
SEATTLE, USA, Federal investigators are testing a safety mechanism that have may failed and caused the crash of the Alaska Airlines jet. So the blame seems to shift on the airplane maker Boeing Co. The... more
PeopleFLIGHT ATTENDANT AGGRESSOR FACES SIX YEARS JAIL
SPAIN, In a Spanish law-court has started trial against Steven Handy, 39, accused to have brutally attacked and injured with a broken bottle a flight attendant, Fiona Weir, 33, of Wimbledon in Southwest... more
PeopleDELTA CHAIRMAN WANTS ATC TO SPLIT FROM FAA
USA, Leo F. Mullin, Delta Air Lines Chairman and CEO, recommended Air Traffic Control to become a government-sponsored corporation split from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Mullin said the... more
PeopleSYDNEY SEAPLANES GROUNDED
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA, The Australian Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) has refused to renew certificates of Sydney Harbour Seaplanes flying to Newcastle. CASA said it denied the renew because of several... more
PeopleBRITISH PARLIAMENT APPROVED PLAN TO PART-PRIVATISE NATIONAL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEM
LONDON, Prime Minister's bill to part-privatise the national air traffic control system has been approved by british Parliament with 321 positive votes against 228 negative. 37 Labour members opposed the... more
PeopleANGOLAN AUTHORITIES TO GROUND RUSSIAN-BUILT ANTONOV AFTER DISASTERS
ANGOLA, Angolan authorities have ordered to ground all russian-built Antonov while investigators are eximining the causes of the two crashes in this month. The Angolan Air Force is exempted from the prohibition,... more
PeopleFINED THE TWO MEN WHO HAD A DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOUR ON AER LINGUS FLIGHT
DUBLIN, The two men arrested for alleged "air rage" on Aer Lingus flight, as it was reported by WAPA, were fined by Dublin District Court. Englishman Darrell O’Brien and Irishman Patrick Joe Prendergast w... more
PeopleBOEING LOOKS FOR CHINA TO ORDER NEW PLANES
SEATTLE, Boeing executive said the company expects China to order 15 to 20 of its 737 business jets in the next five years. This plane has a list price of $37,5 million. Boeing said there's a need for... more
PeopleIRAQ INVITES INTERNATIONAL AIRLINES TO RESUME FLIGHTS
IRAQ, A government official said "Iraq invites international airlines to reopen their offices in Baghdad and to resume their flights into and from Iraq". The country already resumed some domestic flights.... more
PeopleGERMAN MINISTER OF TRASPORT CONVICTED OF FRAUD
BERLIN, Reinhard Klimmt, the german minister of Transport, was sentenced to pay a fine equivalent to 90 days of his wage from a german court. The opposition party demanded his resignation. The minister... more
PeopleLEBANON TO OPEN ITS AIR SPACE TO REVIVE ECONOMY
BEIRUT, Prime Minister Rafic Hariri today said Lebanon willl open its air space to encourage the revival of its economy. International airlines will be able to use Beirut airport with no restrictions. more
PeopleCOCKPIT VIDEO CAMERAS IN PLANES RECOMMENDED BY NTSB
WASHINGTON, Despite the opposition of ALPA, NTSB completed the recommendation according to which all commercial planes, after January 1 2003, observing Part 121, 125, 135 of FAA's regulations, will have... more
PeoplePASSENGER JET RETURNS TO MUNICH FOR AN ASYLUM SEEKER HIDDEN INSIDE THE UNDERCARRIAGE
MUNICH, GERMANY, A DeutscheBa Boeing 737 headed to Berlin was forced to return to Munich after the pilot couldn't retract the landing gear. A 27-year old Romanian aylum seeker was found hidden inside... more
PeopleLATIN AMERICAN AND CARIBBEAN TRAFFIC TO RISE
USA, According to the Chairman of Airports Council International the airline traffic in Latin America and the Caribbean will rise by of 5.6% annually by 2005. The growth rate will be due to the improving... more
PeopleTHANKSGIVING DAY TO FILL FLIGHTS AND AIRPORTS
USA, U.S. airlines are preparing to face the passenger mass expected, in excess of 20 million people, in the holydays throughout the Thanksgiving travel period that is expected to increase over last year's... more
PeopleAMERICAN AIRLINES EMPLOYEES ARRESTED FOR DRUG SMUGGLING
USA, 20 people was arrested from FBI officers after investigation on a drug smuggling between Puerto Rico and Pennsylvania, including six American Airlines employees. They have used Dallas-Fort Worth... more
PeopleFAA LOTTERY FOR AIRLINES SLOTS
NEW YORK, USA, It can sound incredible, but FAA, Federal Aviation Administration, is to run a lottery for assignation of new traffic slots to be allocated in the crowded New York's LaGuardia Airport, where... more
PeopleLAUDA AIR DENYS PLANS FOR AUA'S TAKEOVER (2) - CORRECTION
MILAN, A Lauda Air's spokesman announced today during a interview to WAPA Avionews that there are not plans defined yet for Austrian Airline's takeover on Lauda Air. The rumor, today reported by some European... more
PeopleITALIAN PILOT SENTENCED BY DEFAULT TO SPEND THREE YEARS IN JAIL
JORDAN, An italian pilot, Nicola Trifani, has been sentenced by default from an Amman Court to spend three years in jail for entering jordan air space without authorization during a flight to Iraq last... more
PeopleBOEING TO SEE CHINA US AND CHINA-EUROPE FLIGHTS UP 500%
ZHUHAI, CHINA, Boeing stated at the Zhuhai Airsow 2000 in southern China that direct flights linking China to Europe and the United States would increase 500 per cent over the next 20 years. The demand... more
PeopleRECONSTRUCTION OF CONCORDE WILL TAKE AT LEAST SIX MONTHS
PARIS, Captain Xavier Mulot, chief of the investigation on Concorde's debris, said it will take at least six months to finish reconstruction of the airliner. Investigators have laid out twisted fuselage... more
PeopleCIT AEROSPACE ORDERED 50 NEW AIRBUS AIRCRAFTS
FRANCE, Leasing company CIT Aerospace ha ordered 35 Airbus A320 and 15 A330, worth some $3.5bn. The new order takes to 80 the number of Airbus aircraft ordered by CIT, The first aircraft was delivered... more
PeopleCONCORDE CRASH COMPENSATION: NO AGREEMENT REACHED
PARIS, FRANCE, The fourth meeting between lawyers for the airline and for the victims' families failed to reach agreement. Acoording to lawyers of victims' families the french airline had still not made... more
PeopleIRAQ FLIGHTS DESPITE EMBARGO
BAGHDAD, IRAQ, Two passengers aircraft, an Antonov and an Ilyushin used for domestic flights, have been sent by Iraqi from Baghdad to Basra, with 114 people on board and from Baghdad to Mosul with 42... more
PeopleFLIGHT DELAYS CONTINUES IN SEPTEMBER
USA, According to figures released by FAA,Federal Aviation Administration, even after the summer peak, flight delays continue to plague U.S. civil aviation world. Only in september, there were 46,273... more
PeopleTURKISH OFFICIALS TO INSPECT IRANIAN PLANE IN SEARCH OF WEAPONS
DIYARBAKIR, TURKEY, An iranian Boeing 727 was inspected by turkish officials of Diyarbakir airport in search of weapons to be delivered to lebanese hezbollah fighting against Israel. The plane, which... more
PeopleQATAR COURT SENTENCED HIJACKER TO SPEND 5 YEARS IN JAIL
QATAR, Qatar Court sentenced the hijacker of a Qatar Airways Airbus, at the end of a summary trial, to spend five years in jail. Adel Fahd Jahid hijacked the flight Doha-Amman last September 14 forcing... more
PeopleIRAK TO RESUME DOMESTIC FLIGHTS
BAGHDAD, The government press agency INA reported that iraqi minister of Transport, Ahmed Mourtada, said Iraq is going to resume domestic flights tomorrow. Iraqi Airlines scheduled flights from Baghdad... more
PeopleNTSB PUBLIC HEARING ON ALASKA AIRLINES ACCIDENT
WASHINGTON, D.C., The National Transportation Safety Board has announced on december 13-15, 2000 a public hearing on the fatal crash of Alaska Airlines flight 261, on january 31, 2000, were all of... more
PeopleALITALIA: THE MILANO-MIAMI FLIGHT IS DELAYED TO LANDING GEAR'S VIBRATIONS
MILAN MALPENSA, An Alitallia plane, flying from Milan Malpensa to Miami International Airport was stopped today while taking off because of vibrations in the landing gear. Passengers were disembarked... more
PeopleAIR FRANCE: CONCORDE TO FLY AGAIN IN APRIL
PARIS, FRANCE, Air France is expected to resume Concorde flights next April if french civil aviation authority will give its approval, a spokesman said. Is not clear if the Concorde which will fly... more
PeopleTHIRD SUSPECT IN AIR INDIA SABOTAGE CASE ARRESTED
VANCOUVER, CANADA, A third suspect in the 1985 bombing of an Air India jet that killed 329 people in the world's worst act of civilian aviation sabotage was arrested late yesterday after over 15 years.... more
PeopleNO MORE PIGS ON BOARD
USA, A 300 pound pig flew six hours with its owners on a first class US Airways flight. The two woman convinced the airline employees that the animal was a "therapeutic companion pet", declaring its... more
PeopleSUSPENDED FLIGHTS BETWEEN LONDON AND PARIS FOR THE BAD WEATHER
WAPA: LONDON, The bad weather conditions striking England, with a wind blowing at a speed of 150 km, affected all transport. Dover and Falmouth's ports were closed and the flights between London and Paris... more
PeopleRUSSIAN VNUKOVO AIRLINES TO RESUME FLIGHTS TO BAGHDAD
WAPA-BAGHDAD, IRAQ, The russian airline, according to what announced by Iraq minister of Transport, will schedule four weekly flights. The minister added that Saddam international airport of Baghdad is... more
PeoplePANAM 103 BOMB TRIAL ADJOURNED
CAMP ZEIST, HOLLAND, The trial against the two lybian men accused of planting a bomb on PanAm flight 103 in 1988, killing 270 people, was adjourned until next Tuesday because the defense needed to review... more
PeopleU.S. AIRLINES ALERTED OF HEIGHTENED THREAT OF TERRORIST ATTACKS
USA, U.S. airlines have been warned by State Department to inform their operators in Israel and thoroughout the West Bank and Gaza of an "a heightened threat of terrorist attacks." The same warning... more
PeopleLOCKHEED MARTIN'S X-35A SUCCESSFUL
WAPA-LOS ANGELES, Lockheed Martin's demonstrator X-35A, made a successful first flight. The jet flew 22 minutes from Palmdale to Edwards AFB. The aircraft did not break the sound barrier and the pilot,... more
PeopleAVRO RJX: THE NEW ECOLOGICAL BAE 146
WAPA-FLORENCE, After the official launch at London City Airport the ecological version of BAe 146 was unveiled again at Palazzo Vecchio, in Florence, where the chief of city airport, Riccardo Bicchi and... more
PeopleNEW CONCORDE TO BE PLANNED
WAPA-LONDON, Unofficial sources reported BA is working on a new model of the supersonic jet which crashed last July killing 130 people. The sources spoke of a -very unlikely- possibility for this new Concorde... more