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SecuritySPAIN: ETA MAY STRIKE MILITARY PLANES
MADRID, The separatist group Eta could set up terrorist attacks against military planes, said the spanish newspaper El Mundo. A report warning of a possible terrorist act was delivered to Interior... more
AerospaceUNPRECEDENTED SECURITY FOR ENDEAVOUR LAUNCH
CAPE CANAVERAL, Security tight is expected for the launch into orbit of the shuttle Edeavour this evening at 7,41 pm. Extra security measures will include fighter jets, helicopter patrols, SWAT teams,... more
AirlinesAIR FRANCE FLIGHTS IN AFRICA TO BE DELAYED BY INDUSTRIAL ACTION
FRANCE, An industrial action of Air Afrique's workers is to disrupt AIr France flights in 11 african countries today. AIr France is to become the biggest shareholder in Air Afrique. "What is at stake here... more
AirlinesTHAI AIRWAYS DELAYS THE SALE OF A STAKE
BANGKOK, Thai Airways said it will delay the sale of a 23% stake to focus on its restructuring plan before selling, said Thai Airways chairman Virabongsa Ramangkura. Itr is not certain how long the sale,... more
IndustryROLLS-ROYCE ANNOUNCES FOUR NEW TRENT 900 PARTNERS
LONDON, "Rolls-Royce plc today (Monday, 26 November) announced that agreement had been reached with four new partners to join its Trent 900 aero engine programme. The Trent 900 is being developed for the... more
AirlinesSABENA SUES SWISSAIR
BRUSSELS, Sabena and belgian government will sue Swissair for damages and other costs worth over 1 billion Euros. Swissair would be responsible for Sabena's colapse because it didn't make a contribution... more
AccidentsCOREAN PASSENGER ARRESTED TO HAVE TRIED TO OPEN PLANE DOOR IN FLIGHT
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, A Corean passenger of a Boeing 747 operated by Asiana Airlines has been arrested at arrival at Los Angeles airport after he tried to open the aircraft door in flight, after having... more
AccidentsAN-28 GOES DOWN IN ESTONIA
ESTONIA, A chartered Elk Airways An-28 plunged into the Baltic Sea on Friday evening. The plane went down two kilometers before the airport runway on Hiiumaa island. One of the 17 people aboard was killed,... more
Latest newsRUSSIAN MILITARY PLANES LAND IN AFGHANISTAN
KABUL, Three Ilyushin 76 russian cargo planes landed this morning at Bagram airport, about 20 km far from Kabul. The aircrafts carried some technicians to take part in the russian mission against Taliban.... more
PeopleTWO YEARS SENTENCED THE HEATHROW HOAXER
LONDON, GREAT BRITAIN, A British court has sentenced two years detention for a eighteen-year-old British student who made a hoax bomb call to London's Heathrow Airport four days after the September terror... more
AccidentsTECHNICAL DATA SHEET OF BAE146
ROME, ITALY, BAe 146 RJ Avroliner is one of the world's smaller four turbofan engine aircraft, and is capable to seat up to 94 people. It is realized in several versions, some of which utilized for cargo... more
AccidentsCROSSAIR AIRCRAFT CRASHES NEAR ZURICH, 24 DIED
ZURICH, SWITZERLAND, A BAe 146 RJ Avroliner aircraft, operated by regional Swiss airline Crossair, flight LX3597 from Berlin, Germany, crashed near Birchwin during approach to Zurich Kloten airport with... more
DefenseGERMANY DECLARES ITS ENGAGEMENT ON A-400M
BERLIN, GERMANY, According to declarations of a Bundeswehr spokesman and of German defense minister Rudolf Scharping, Germany will engage itself in the A-400M project as settled, thus denying the rumours... more
IndustryGE ANNOUNCES SUCCESFUL TEST OF THE NEW GE90115B ENGINE
USA, U.S.industry General Electric proudly announced that the initial test of the new large engine GE90115B has been performed successfully; the engine produced during test a thrust of 120.000 lbs, the... more
Science and technologyADR INTERESTED TO SYNERGY WITH MOSCOW VNUKOVO AIRPORT
ROME, ITALY, During a meeting within general director of Moscow Vnukovo airport Vitaly Vantsev and Italian Aeroporti di Roma company, which manage the Rome airports, talks has been taken about the possibility... more
AirlinesBUZZ TO CUT SOME EUROPEAN FARES
LONDON, Buzz said it is to cut the price of some european services by up to 45% in order to tempt passengers back to the sky. The carrier, owned by KLM, predicts a 15% rise in bookings thanx to such a... more
AirlinesEU RECEIVE A LUFTHANSA PROTEST AGAINST LTU AIDS
BRUSSELS, BELGIUM, A protest from Lufthansa has been delivered to European Union about the finacial aids for 123 EURm, received by German airline LTU by Land Nordreno-Westfalia. Lufthansa ask also European... more
IndustryEADS: A-400 PRODUCTION NOT FEASIBLE IF GERMANY ORDERS ONLY 46 AIRCRAFTS
PARIS, EADS co-chief executives Rainer Hertrich and Philippe Camus told daily Les Echos that Airbus A-400M military jet product will not be viable if Germany decides to order only 46 units, instead of... more
Latest newsUP TO 20 YEARS IMPRISONMENT FOR AIRPLANE SPOTTERS CAUGHT IN GREECE
ATHENS, GREECE, Yesterday the espionage charge for the 12 Britons and two Dutch tourists, caught to spot and shoot photos to military aircraft in flight near Megara airbase west of Athens, was expanded... more
DefenseGERMAN-FRANCO MEETING SLATED FOR TODAY
NANTES, German Chancellor Gerhard Schröder will meet President Jacques Chirac and Prime Minister Lionel Jospin of France today in Nantes for the 78th German-Franco consultation meeting. Topics on the... more
IndustrySCIENCE AND APPLIED TECHNOLOGY AWARDED A 25 USDM CONTRACT
USA, Science and Applied Technology Inc., San Diego, Calif., is being awarded a $25,000,000 contract to conduct engineering and management studies for aircraft integration support, weapons use and capabilities... more
AirlinesGHANA AIRWAYS PILOT GROUNDED FOR SUPPORTING BIN LADEN
ACCRA, A Ghana Airways pilot, Talal Khaldi, has been grounded for allegedly supporting the terrorist Bin Laden. The man, of syrian descent, was also banned from entering restricted areas at the Kotoka... more
IndustryBOMBARDIER AEROSPACE DELIVERS THIRD SPECIAL MISSIONS CHALLENGER AIRCRAFT TO DENMARK
MONTREAL, CANADA, Bombardier Aerospace today delivered the third Bombardier Challenger 604 widebody business jet aircraft ordered by the Royal Danish Air Force (RDAF) over the past three years for use... more
AirlinesKLM SUFFERS EUR 52 MILLION DAMAGE AFTER 11 SEPTEMBER
AMSTERDAM, "Our first estimate is of direct damages after September 11 would be a minimum 52 million euros", said Bart Koster, spokesman for KLM. Koster added that the exact amount is to be revealed next... more
IndustryPRATT & WHITNEY CANADA HONOURED FOR ITS E-BUSINESS INITIATIVES
LONGUEUIL, QUEBEC, Pratt&Whitney Canada Corp. (P&WC) was recently selected for the Next 21 program for e-business projects, which recognizes the business achievements of leading Canadian companies... more
Latest newsTHE ITALIAN JOURNALIST CORPSE BACK TODAY IN ITALY
ROME, ITALY, This morning the body of the italian journalist Maria Grazia Cutuli of the "Corriere della Sera", killed in a Taliba ambush, has been taken on an Italian Air force aircraft expressly arrived... more
AirlinesSAA WILL BE REACQUIRED BY SOUTH AFRICAN GOVENMENT
JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA, The 20% share of South African Airlines, that South African government has yeld to Swissair, will be reacquired entirely by that government, as announced by a spokesman, after... more
IndustryNORTHROP GRUMMAN AWARDED A NEAR 9 USDM CONTRACT
USA, Northrop Grumman, Belcamp, Md., was awarded a $8,933,993 contract for material and services to procure and integrate a replacement Airborne Reconnaissance Low-Multifunction (ARL-M) System. Work... more
Science and technologyOCTOBER PASSENGER TRAFFIC AND CARGO ACTIVITY ON THE REBOUND AT SOUTHWEST FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
FLORIDA, USA, "More than 300,000 passengers traveled through Southwest Florida International Airport (SWFIA) last month, a reduction of 19 percent compared to October 2000. Nationwide, passenger traffic... more
AccidentsKOREAN AIR PLANE MAKES EMERGENCY LANDING DUE TO UNRULY PASSENGER
BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA, A korean Air plane en route from Brisbane, Australia, to Seoul, had to make an emergency return because of a violent passenger. French passenger identified as a M. Beaucheq started... more
AccidentsAIR CRASH IN USA, PILOT DIES
BOSTON, A light aircraft crashed in Falmouth yesterday, killing the pilot, David R. Burke, a 57-year-old computer entrepreneur. The cause of the crash was not immediately known. FAA said he reported no... more
AirlinesQATAR AIRWAYS TO LAUNCH NEW SERVICE TO MALDIVES
QATAR, Qatar Airways is to launch a new route between Doha and Male, in Maldives, from December 18. The airline will operate three weekly flights. more
AirlinesFINNAIR LOSE 8,2 EURM
HELSINKI, FINLAND, According to a Finnair spokesman, airline suffered a 8,2 EURm lose in the third quarter of 2001, due to general crisis which attained the aviation market. more
AirlinesRYANAIR DEFIES LUFTHANSA IN GERMANY
FRANKFURT, Ryanair announced that Frankfurt-Hahn Airport is to become its second base in continental Europe. Michael O'Leary, ceo for the low-cost carrier, said that from February Ryanair will operate... more
Science and technologyLOS ANGELES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT REPORTS OCTOBER STATISTICS
LOS ANGELES, "Los Angeles International Airport officials today released October passenger and air cargo statistics showing declines of 28.83 percent in passengers and 18.24 percent in air cargo tonnage... more
Science and technologyTREASURY INTERVENTION CAUSES TEL AVIV AIRPORT STRIKE CALLING OFF
TEL AVIV, ISRAEL, After the Israeli treasury ministry approved a draft agreement reached between the Airports Authority management and airport employees, the strike at Ben-Gurion International Airport... more
PeopleITALY AND SPAIN ALLIANCE AGAINST U.S. DUMPING
ROME, ITALY, In a meeting between Transport Ministers of Italy, Pietro Lunardi, and Spain, Francisco Alvarez Cascos, the latter proposed a collaboration between the two countries against the U.S. airliness... more
AccidentsBRITISH AIRWAYS FLIGHT FORCED TO RETURN TO LONDON
LONDON, A BA Boeing 757 en route from London to Moscow, had top return to the british capital yesterday due to a technical problem. The plane made an emergency landing in London. No passenger was h... more
AirlinesEL AL PROFITS SOAR IN THE THIRD QUARTER
ISRAEL, El Al profits took off to $24,2 million in the third quarter, compared with $15,2 million the previous year. operating revenues declined by 16% to $350,2 million. Operating expenses fell 18% to... more
AirlinesKOREAN AIR EXPANDS ROUTES TO CHINA
SEOUL, Korean Air announced it has added six new routes to China to prepare for next year's World Cup. The new services are Cheongju-Beijing, Taegu-Beijing, Pusan-Qingdao, Incheon-Kunming and Incheon-Wuhan,... more
Science and technologyNEW DETROIT TERMINAL WILL OPEN FEBRUARY 24, 2002
DETROIT, "Northwest Airlines (Nasdaq: NWAC - news) and Wayne County announced today that the new Edward H. McNamara terminal and the Northwest WorldGateway at Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport... more
AirlinesAIR CANADA TO LAUNCH NON-STOP VANCOUVER-ANCHORAGE SERVICE
VANCOUVER, Air Canada "announced that it will offer its customers daily non-stop Vancouver-Anchorage service effective May 13 to September 15, 2002 coinciding with the summer travel season. To promote... more
Press releaseALITALIA PRELIMINARY PASSENGER AND CARGO RESULTS OCTOBER 2001
ROME, "In October 2001 passenger traffic, expressed in RPK, for the whole network of the Alitalia Group showed a decrease of 31.5% compared with the same month in the year 2000, on a 16.9% reduction in... more
DefenseNEW LAUNCH FOR DEFENSE SAAM/FR SYSTEM
FRANCE, A new training launch for the qualification of SAAM/FR system was conducted last October 30 at French Navy CEM. The launch was succesful and the qualification training was positively concluded.... more
IndustryRAYTHEON AWARDED A 7 USDM CONTRACT
USA, Raytheon Co., McKinney, Texas, is being awarded a $7,000,000 job order under Basic Ordering Agreement N00164-00-G-0007 for design engineering of the Multi-spectral Targeting System (MTS) and associated... more
IndustryAIL SYSTEMS AWARDED A OVER 5,5 USDM CONTRACT
USA, AIL Systems Inc., Long Island, N.Y., is being awarded a $5,587,609 contract to provide for repair of various components applicable to the AN/ALQ-161A Electronic Countermeasures System for the B-1B... more
IndustryCHINA TO BUY PLANES FROM UKRAINE
CHINA, China should buy 10 An-140 and An-74 airplanes from Kharkov Aircraft Plant, an Izvestiya correspondent reported. The price of each plane would be on the order of $8 million. more
AirlinesLUFTHANSA TO CUT 4000 JOBS
FRANKFURT, GERMANY, According to a Lufthansa spokesman, the company had adopted measures to lay off workers with immediate effect, particularly all workers who are currently on a six-month trial... more
AirlinesNIGERIA AIRWAYS RESUMES FLIGHTS TO UK
NIGERIA, Nigeria Airways resumed flights to London yesterday. The service was suspended on August 16 by britsh aviation authorities after the International Civil Aviation Organization reported safety concerns... more
Science and technologyBEN GURION AIRPORT'S EMPLOYEES CONTINUE TO STRIKE
JERUSALEM, Israeli Ben Gurion International Airport employees are striking for the second day to deman a pay rise and a limit on layoffs. About 60 flights were cancelled yesterday and passengers from 30... more