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PeoplePOPOCATEPETL ERUPTIONS FORCES UNITED TO CANCEL FLIGHTS
MEXICO CITY, MEXICO, U.S. airline United Airlines forced to cancel seven flights to Mexico City due to Popocatepetl volcano continue eruptions, but, according with Mexican television, other 55 airlines... more
PeopleFAA COULD ''DEGRADE'' GREECE
ATHENS, GREECE, According to a Federal Aviation Administration spokesman, FAA could consider a Greece "degradation" about civil aviation safety, thus placing it among countries that do not comply with... more
PeopleFAA UNDER FIRE FOR AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL
U.S.A., The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has been criticised for its management of air traffic controllers, and in particular for the figures showing that air traffic control errors have risen... more
PeopleNOT EXPENSIVE THE BRINDISI-MILAN PRICE
BRUSSELS, The Transport European Commission decreed that is not expensive the Alitalia route Brindisi-Milan's price of £800.000 ($364). This question has benn raised by eurodeputy Adriana Poli Be... more
PeopleCLINTON CHARGES EUROPE TO ASSIST AIRBUS IN A3XX PROJECT
WASHINGTON, D.C., It's almost an ultimatum the request the U.S. president, Bill Clinton, launched to Europe to avoid to assist Airbus in A3XX project development. THe A3XX, the largest civil aircraft ever... more
PeopleEPA FINES UNITED AIRLINES $68,695
DENVER, U.S.A., Inspectors from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, have fined United Airlines $68,695 for hazardous waste violations at Denver International Airport. more
PeopleU.S. TRANSPORTATION SECRETARY TO LAUNCH WORLD AVIATION SAFETY PROGRAM
USA, Rodney E. Slater, U.S. Transportation Secretary, yesterday announced the launch of an international program to help other nations to improve aviation safety. The program, developed by George Washington... more
PeopleAMERICAN FLIGHT PASSENGERS SICKENED BY FUMES OF NARCOTIC LIQUID FOUND IN LUGGAGE
NEW YORK, Acrid fumes from a passenger's handbag sickened several passengers during the American Airlines flight from Los Angeles to New York. The odor caused coughing and burning eyes . Flight attendants... more
PeopleMAIDEN FLIGHT OF LAUDA AIR ITALIA BETWEEN MILANO MALPENSA-LA ROMANA (DOMINICAN REP)
MILAN, Today at 12,50p.m. took off from Milan Malpensa airport to La Romana new airport, Dominican Rep., a Lauda Air Italia's Boeing 767-300ER; an exceptionally pilot: Niki Lauda. Lauda Air SpA foresees... more
PeopleUK: AIR TRAVEL BOOM FOR CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY
LONDON, BA will add 12.000 extra seats on its domestic services and will use its biggest planes to handle the air traffic increase expected during Christmas holiday. Thousands of Britons decided to... more
PeopleNEAR FORTY MILLION PASSENGER TRAFFIC EXPECTED FOR HOLYDAYS
USA, U.S. airlines forecast to manage near 40-million passenger traffic over the three weeks surrounding the next holidays. The most heavily traveled days, are expected to be Wednesday, December 20 through... more
PeopleCONCORDE WILL FLY AGAIN SOON
PARIS, French Transportation Minister Jean-Claude Gayssot yesterday said that Concorde's flight tests could begin in January to make them fly again soon. In an interview on LCI television, he added that... more
PeopleSWISSAIR HAS GONE, ALITALIA LOOKS NOW TO AIR FRANCE ONLY
GENEVE, SWITZERLAND, Forecasted possibilities of Alitalia-Swissair ( the latter is 100% SAirGroup Holdings controlled) commercial agreement has gone, according with Swiss airline spokesman, Jean Claude... more
PeopleHIJACKER ADMITS GUILT AFTER 30 YEARS
NORTH COREA, A Japanese man has admitted guilt for a 1970 hijacking and apologised for "sending passengers into the abyss of fear." Yoshimi Tanaka was part of a team of nine Red Army Faction activists... more
PeopleMEXICAN VOLCANO ERUPTION CAUSES FLIGHT CANCELLATIONS
MEXICO, The mexican Popocatepetl Volcano, which became active in 1994, located 70 kms. southeast of Mexico City erupted again causing several flight cancellations due ash fell on Maxico City Airport. According... more
PeopleARE YOU FAT? PAY FOR 2
LOS ANGELES, CA, A Superior Court Judge ruled yesterday that if a passenger is big enough to fill more than one seat, an airline can charge for more than one ticket. The virdict concerns a woman who... more
PeopleVIENNA: A VAS FLUGHAFEN'S TEAM FOR AIRCRAFT
VIENNA, VAS Flughafen Bodenverkehesdienste, a wholly owned subsidiary of Flughafen Frankfurt/Main AG, has landed Air France as its first customer for aircraft handling services at Vienna International... more
PeopleCONCORDE: SUMMIT IN LONDON
PARIS, A summit will set Friday in London about Concorde's modifications in order to fly it againt. It's not clear yet how the incident ocuurred on June 25 happened. The Concorde exploded shortly after... more
PeopleFAA: NON NECESSARY MD-80 STABILIZER CONTROL REDESIGN
WASHINGTON, D.C., According to a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)spokesman, no evidence for a redesign of MD-80 stabilizer control system has emerged by investigations on Alaska Airlines' air accident... more
PeopleHEAVY WINDS YESTERDAY DELAYED AIR TRAFFIC IN NEW YORK
NEW YORK, In coming and outbound flights at La Guardia and Newark airports we delayed up to two hours for the heavy winds of up to 52 knots. Some flights were cancelled and at Newark airport air traffic... more
PeopleARABIC CALENDAR STOPS BOEING
LONDON, A British Airways Boeing 747's flight from Heathrow airport to Miami delayed for more than seven hours yesterday after the discovery of playing cards with Arabic writing in a toilet triggered a... more
PeopleU.S. FEDERAL JUDGE REFUSE TO OBLIGE DELTA PILOTS TO WORK OVER THEIR NORMAL HOURS
ATLANTA, A U.S. federal judge has denied Delta Airlines the possibility to ask its pilots to work overtime, claimed by airline occurring winter holydays. The judge has also warned pilot's union to avoid... more
PeopleBRITISH GOVERNMENT ISSUED AVIATION CONSULATION DOCUMENT ON FUTURE OF AIR TRAVEL
LONDON, UK government, in the document, urged british airlines and airports to improve the way they treat passengers. At present about 160 million passengers pass through UK airports each year, aviation... more
PeopleAIRLINE PILOTS FROM 30 COUNTRIES THREATEN TO BOYCOTT TAIWAN AIR SPACE
SINGAPORE, Airline pilots from 30 countries may boycott Taiwan's airspace unless the pilots of Singapore Airlines crash are allowed to go home. According to the International Federation of Airline... more
PeopleUK: TOMORROW DEBATE ON THE FUTURE OF AIR TRANSPORT
UK, The government initiative was welcomed by Keith Jowett, chief executive of the Airport Operators Association, as helpful to stimulate an informed debate on the important issue of the future of... more
PeopleCLINTON FOUNDS AN AGENCY TO HANDLE AIR TRAFFIC
NEW YORK, U.S.A., Clinton, the american president, annonced the private agency's foundation, the Air Traffic Organization, to plan a way to reduce the air delay's problem, because they increased 55% compared... more
PeopleFRENCH TRANSPORT MINISTER HOPES CONCORDE TO FLY SOON
PARIGI, The french minister, Jean-Claude Gayssot, said in an interview to Europe 1 radio that he wishes the plane to resume flights within the end of summer 2001. He added that a meeting between french... more
PeopleBRITISH ATC PRIVATIZATION PLAN GETS IATA APPROVAL
GENEVE, SWITZERLAND, According to IATA officials, International Air Transport Association grouping almost totality of world's airlines, British ATC privatization plan is a good example to follow, making... more
PeopleCLINTON CREATES AN AGENCY TO MANAGE THE AIR TRAFFIC
U.S.A., Clinton, the american president, annonced the private agency's foundation, the Air Traffic Organization, to plan a way to reduce the air delay's problem, because they are increased of 55% compared... more
PeopleFORMER AEROFLOT VICE PRESIDENT IMPRISONED FOR CHEAT
MOSCOW, Nikolaï Glouchkov, former Russian national airline Aeroflot vice president, has been imprisoned in charge of cheat in the prison of Lefortovo in Moscow. The charges concerns "Aeroflot affair",... more
PeopleAIR STYLE TO BE TRENDY
., Following the trend of passengers of taking whatever they can away from the planes whatever they can, as blankets, sugar, cans, packed lunch, designers are trying to turn the "air style" trendy. So... more
PeopleA ''SWASTIKA WOOD'' VISIBLE FROM THE GERMAN SKY
ZERNIKOW-GERMANY, A photographer recently spotted the existence of a forest shaped as a Nazi swastika in East Germany during a flight in the area. The photographer, flying there by chance, was taking... more
PeopleARAFAT'S PLANE DELAYED BY FOG
EL CAIRO, The plane of the palestinian leader yesterday circled over the fog bound Cairo airport for an hour before being granted the permission to land. The heavy fog delayed or rerouted 32 flights and... more
PeopleEUROCONTROL PROPOSES TO HALVE VERTICAL SEPARATIONS
BRUSSELS, There is an intricate debate inside the European Community about RVSM (Reduce Vertical Separation Minimum) proposal made by Eurocontrol and explained by Joe Sultana, director of Eurocontrol's... more
PeopleAMERICA WEST AIRLINES WILL INSTALL DEFIBRILLATORS ON ITS AIRCRAFT FLEET
USA, U.S. America West Airlines announced it will install the cardiac defibrillators on its aircraft fleet, training flight attendants for use of device. Some of cardiac problems that will occur to a passenger... more
PeopleIRAQ ASKS THE RETURN OF THE CIVILIAN AIRCRAFTS IMPOUNDED SINCE THE GULF WAR
BAGHDAD, IRAQ, Iraq's foreign minister said that Jordan and Tunisia have agreed to hand back Iraqi civilian airliners impounded since the Gulf War, but Jordanian aviation sources said that they did... more
PeopleFAA FINES ALASKA FOR NEARLY 1USDM
USA, Federal Aviation Administration fined Alaska Airlineswith nearly USD1m for a series of violation occurred in its jetliner maintenance. The FAA officials said that some of these violation could be... more
PeoplePORTUGUESE MINISTER RESIGNATION (2) GUTERRES ACCEPTS TREASURY MINISTER OFFER TO QUIT
LISBON, PORTUGAL, After refused to accept minister of justice, Antonio Costa, offer to quit, Portugal prime minister Antonio Guterres accepted resignation of Ricardo Sa Fernandes, treasury minister, which... more
PeoplePORTUGAL MINISTER OF JUSTICE OFFERED TO QUIT FOR A 1980 AIR ACCIDENT
LISBON, PORTUGAL, Following a controversial dispute, in which Portuguese government has been accused to fail to adequately investigate in a 1980 air accident, minister of justice, Antonio Costa offered... more
PeopleAUSTRIA: LAUDA BANNED FROM PILOTING PLANES OF LAUDA AIR
VIENNA, Lauda Air's new chairman, Ferdinand Schmidt, named after the resignation of the ex race driver, told him his piloting contract would not be accepted, Lauda said. "I will certainly no longer fly... more
PeopleWEAK PASSENGER TRAFFIC INCREMENT IN EUROPE IN OCTOBER
EUROPE, According to data released by AEA, Airline European Association, a weak increment of 3,9 per cent has been recorded for the month of October, compared with the same period of the last year. In... more
PeopleBRITAIN GOVERNMENT REALIZES FIRST UK NATS PRIVATIZATION STEP
GREAT BRITAIN, The UK Government won today the first step for the partial privatisation of Great Britain's National Air Traffic Service (NATS). Is the third time that the proposal has been submitted... more
PeopleUK: CRISIS ON THE RAILWAYS TO BOOST DOMESTIC AIR TRAVEL
LONDON, All the airlines reported huge rises in passenger numbers, particularly in the routes between London and north of England and Scotland. BA said domestic passenger levels rose between 20% and... more
PeopleUK UPPER HOUSE DELAYS ATC PRIVATIZATION AGAIN
LONDON, ENGLAND, In the general election by 132 votes to 125, United Kingdom Upper House delayed for another time the 51% sell-off of the National Air Traffic system (NATS). Transport Minister Lord Macdonald... more
People''AUSTRALIAN DOMESTIC MARKET TOO SMALL TO SUPPORT FOUR CARRIERS''
AUSTRALIA, According to the heads of two fledging airlines, Impulse Airlines e Virgin Blue, the domestic market is too small to support four airlines in the long term. The situation is also due to... more
PeopleNIGERIAN AVIATION TO REMOVE 450 AIRCRAFTS
NIGERIA, AFRICA, The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) removed 450 aircrafts from the register of planes licensed to fly in Nigeria's space. The aircrafts had been abandoned at various airports... more
PeopleSTOWAWAY FOUND HIDDEN INSIDE THE UNDERCARRIAGE
VIETNAM, A vietnamese was found alive hidden inside the carriage of a Vietnam Airlines ATR-72. He was half-frozen when the plane landed at Nha Trang airport. The plane flew at an altitude of 6000 metres... more
PeopleANGOLA TO TIGHTEN MAINTENANCE CHECKS ON CIVILIAN AIRCRAFTS
LUANDA, Angola's Civil Aviation Authority said it will tighten these checks following two fatal plane crashes. New rules will be introduced, among them one which will impose limits on the age of aircrafts... more
PeopleFRANKFURT AIRPORT: TWO DRUNKEN GERMANS LOOKING FOR A TOILET END UP IN MOSCOW
FRANKFURT, The two germans, who were at the airport to attend a conference, after wandering around the terminal, took a shuttle bus which took them out on the plane to Moscow. They got on and sat down.... more
PeopleGREEK EXECUTIVE ARRESTED FOR BOMB HOAX
ATHENS, Nikita Kotiadis, a dairy products company executive was arrested at Athens airport after phoning in a bomb threat just because he was late for a flight to Brussels. The executive was sentenced... more