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IndustryDYNCORP TECHNICAL SERVICES AWARDED A OVER 12,5 USDM CONTRACT
USA, Dyncorp Technical Services, Fort Worth, Texas, is being awarded a $12,570,900 contract for C-12/RC-12 UC-36 aircraft life-cycle support. Work completion is expected by Jan. 31, 2002. The U.S. Army... more
Science and technologyROLLS-ROYCE SIGNS MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT WITH CONTINENTAL
LONDON, Rolls-Royce signed a maintenance support agreement with Continental Airlines for the fleet of RB211-535E4B aero engines. The 10-year £360 million deal includes the provision of comprehensive... more
Helicopters160 USDM BRITISH CONTRACTS FOR GKN
LONDON, GREAT BRITAIN, The British helicopter group Gkn Westland which owns to AgustaWestland group , formed by merger on Italian Agusta, of Finmeccanica Group and Gkn Westland, has been awarded of a 160... more
DefenseLAURA BUSH MEETS US TROOPS IN AVIANO
AVUìIANO, ITALY, The first lady Laura Bush this morning flew to US air base of Aviano, Italy, with a Dc 9 of the United States' government, to pay a visit to the troops. She was accompanied by her daughter... more
PeopleTAP'S GROUND STAFF STRIKE DISRUPTS FLIGHTS IN PORTUGAL
LISBON, A 48-hour walkout by the ground staff of Tap Air Portugal is causing delays and cancellations at the country's major airports. A spokeswoman for the carrier warned that flights were expected to... more
AccidentsEU DELEGATION JET TURNS BACK AFTER ENGINE FAILURE
BRUSSELS, The Airbus A310 of the belgian Air Force carrying the European Community delegation to G8 summit in Genoa had to go back to Brussels airport this morning after an engine failure. Nobody was hurt... more
Fair and showsNEPALESE FIRST MINISTER RESIGNS DUE TO NATIONAL AIRLINE PERCENTAGES
KATMANDU, NEPAL, The Nepalese first minister, Girija Prasad Koirala resigned by his task at king Gyanendra, due to pressures from the opposition, which have brushed up a case of national airline percentages,... more
AirlinesSABENA RELEASES FIRST SIX MONTHS RESULTS
BRUSSELS, Belgian airline Sabena flew 9.4 billion RPKs from January to June 2001, down 0,3% from the previous year. ASKs decreased 3% and load factor rose by 1,9% to 68,6%. Christoph Mueller, Sabena's... more
HelicoptersRUSSIAN HELICOPTER CRASHES IN CHECHNYA
MOSCOW, Eight russian soldiers were killed in an helicopter crash in Chechnya, near the village of Enghenoi, in a mountainous region 60 kilometres southeast of the capital Grozny. Six other people were... more
Science and technologyFIREMEN'S STRIKE GROUNDS FLIGHTS AT FIJI AIRPORT
FIJI ISLANDS, A strike by firemen at Fiji airport due to a dispute over the sacking of 12 union members is grounding flights at Fiji airport today. "We have written to the authorities to say that no aircraft... more
AirlinesNORTHWEST JETLINER MAKES EMERGENCY LANDING IN DETROIT
DETROIT, A Northwest jetliner flying to Minneapolis was forced to make an emergency landing at Detroit Metropolitan Airport yesterday night, said Television station WJBK. the plane turned back after an... more
AirlinesFAA CHECKS TWA MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES
WASHINGTON, The Federal Aviation Administration is reviewing a string of the five emergency landings msade recently by TWA and due to engine failures. "What we are trying to find out is, is this an odd... more
AirlinesDELTA AIR LINES TO CODESHARE TO NAIROBI WITH SOUTH AFRICAN AIRWAYS PARTNER
ATLANTA, "Delta Air Lines will codeshare with South African Airways on flights from Johannesburg, South Africa to Nairobi, Kenya, beginning Sept. 1, 2001, from Johannesburg to Nairobi on South African... more
AirlinesSOUTHWEST AIRLINES PROFITS FALL 8 PERCENT
DALLAS, "Southwest Airlines the No. 7 U.S. carrier, said on Thursday that its second-quarter profits fell about 8 percent but it remained profitable amid turbulent industry conditions. Southwest, known... more
AirlinesNORTHWEST AIR POSTS $55 MLN Q2 LOSS, SETS COST CUTS
NEW YORK, "Northwest Airlines Corp. the nation's No. 4 air carrier, on Thursday posted a second-quarter loss, blaming the slump in lucrative business travel and high fuel costs, and said it would cut costs.... more
IndustryBRITISH PROGRAM BOWMAN WILL BE NOT REALIZED BY THALES
PARIS, FRANCE, THe British military telecommunication project Bowman will be not realized by Thales, which has been excluded by British Defense Ministry. In the press release, Thales informs that the resources... more
DefenseU.S. PENTAGON: A PROJECT FOR A SPACE LASER
USA, According to a Pentagon spokesman, United States are ready for the launch of a space laser, which will be able, according to engineers, to hit a incoming ballistic missile at about 100 miles of distance.... more
AirlinesLUFTHANSA IN THE FIRST HALF 2001 (2)
FRANKFURT, "Despite the weakening global economy and strike action by the Vereinigung Cockpit pilots' union, Lufthansa carried more passengers and maintained capacity utilisation at a high level in the... more
AirlinesLUFTHANSA PASSENGER TRAFFIC UP IN THE FIRST 2Q
FRANKFURT, Lufthansa said in a statement that a total 23.139-million passengers flew in its aircraft in the period from January to June from 22.604-million in the corresponding period a year earlier, up... more
DefenseSEVERAL POINTS IN AGENDA AT GENEVA BUSH-PUTIN MEETING
GENEVA, ITALY, In the meeting that will be held on Sunday,22 at the end of the G8, at Palazzo Doria Spinola, the Prefecture headquarters in Geneva, between U.S. President George W. Bush and Russian President... more
Science and technologyTRAFFIC UP AT MADRDI AIRPORT IN JUNE
MADRID, Madrid Barajas airport number of flights handled rose by 6,2% in june, compared to the previous year. Passenger traffic went up 5%, while cargo traffic dipped 7,2%. more
AccidentsRUSSIAN AN-24 MAKES EMERGENCY LANDING IN URALS
MOSCOW, An An-24 aircraft was forced to make an emergency landing yesterday at the airport of Sosva, in the Sverdlovsk region. Three passengers were ijured and taken to hospital. The plane reported an... more
AccidentsMILITARY HELICOPTER CRASHES IN CHECHNYA
CHECHNYA, A Russian Mi-8 military transport helicopter crashed this morning near the village of Engenoi, in Chcechnya. The cause of the crash is still under investigation, said a spokesman for the Defense... more
Industry2ND POSITIVE QUARTER FOR RAYTHEON: +23%
USA, The U.S. electronic and defense industry Raytheon announced yesterday that in the second quarter of 2001 has been registered an increment of 23% in its business, with 117 USDm, compared with 68 USDm... more
AirlinesDELTA AIR REPORTS $123 MILLION LOSS
NEW YORK, "Delta Air Lines (NYSE:DAL - news), the nation's third-largest carrier, on Thursday reported a second-quarter loss as the corporate travel slowdown, high fuel prices and its Comair unit strike... more
AirlinesAMERICAN AIRLINES BOOSTS LOS ANGELES-HAWAII SERVICE
LOS ANGELES, American Airlines announced yesterday that it will increase its existing service this fall between Los Angeles and both Honolulu and Maui, and also begin flying Los Angeles - Kailua-Kona.... more
AirlinesVIETNAM, AMERICAN AIRLINES TO SIGN CODE-SHARE PACT
HANOI, "Communist Vietnam's national flag carrier, Vietnam Airlines, and AMR Corp's American Airlines were due to sign a code-sharing agreement on Thursday, Vietnam's official media reported. The Thanh... more
Science and technologyAMSTERDAM AIRPORT REGISTERED PASSENGERS INCREMENT
AMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS, In the first six months of 2001, passenger traffic at Dutch Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport rose 3.9%. Traffic to North America fell 1%, while the Middle East showed a 2% reduction.... more
AirlinesCATHAY'S JUNE REPORT
HONG KONG, Cathay Pacific flew 4 billion RPKs in June, up 5.5% over the year-ago period. Capacity grew 8.8% to 5.3 billion ASKs and load factor dipped 2.3 points to 75%. Cargo capacity rose 9% to 492 million... more
SecurityCHIRAC AIR TICKETS (2): THE JUDGES ARE NOW ''INCOMPETENT''
PARIS, FRANCE, Occurring the G8 meeting, the investigation "en course" on the French President Jacquas Chirac could damage its image: and now as a miracle, the three judges who are investigating on the... more
AccidentsCESSNA CRASHES WHILE LANDING AT MILWAUKEE AIRPORT
OAK CREEK, A twin-engine Cessna went down late Tuesday in a nature preserve near Mitchell International Airport of Milwaukee. The plane was trying to land but crashed breaking into pieces and causing several... more
AirlinesAMR ANNOUNCES NOTICEABLE LOSSES IN 2Q2001
USA, According to an AMR spokesman, the U.S. company which owns American Airlines and TWA Airlines, the second quarter of 2001 carried net losses for about 105 USDm, say 0,68 USD per share, compared to... more
AirlinesUS AIRWAYS REPORTS LOSSES IN 2Q2001
USA, According to declaration of a US AirwaysGroup, Inc. spokesman, the airline reported today a net loss for the second quarter of 2001 of USD24m and an operating profit of USD20m. US Airways President... more
DefenseUSAF EXPECTS TO REDUCE ITS B-52 FLEET
USA, According to declarations of the U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, Usaf could reduce soon its strategic bomber B-52 fleet, as Air force need of "only 76 aircraft", on a total of 94 on service.... more
Latest newsUS SPY PLANE: CHINA WON'T HAVE ANY PAYOUT
WASHINGTON, The US House of Representatives yesterday voted against remboursing China for the 11 days the plane was grounded there and for repatriating costs. Republican congressman Tom DeLay said "this... more
DefenseJAPANESE PROSECUTORS CHARGES US AIRMAN FOR RAPE CHARGE
OKINAWA, Japanese prosecutors in the Okinawa capital of Naha have charged the US airman sergeant Timothy Woodland (24) for raping a japanese woman in Okinawa. The man had always denied raping her, saying... more
AirlinesAOM/AIR LIBERTÈ: TODAY CRETEIL COURT WILL ANALYZE 14 RECOVERING PROJECTS.
CRETEIL, FRANCE, Creteil Civil Court started today at 8:00 a.m. the examination of 14 different recovering project in order to improve the financial position of the two regional French Airlines Aom/Air... more
PeopleNOW IS OF ABOUT 350.000 USD THE AMOUNT OF THE AIR TICKETS BUYED BY CHIRAC
PARIS, FRANCE, According to the French newspaper "Le Monde" the real sum of the air tickets buyed by French President Jacques Chirac is about 350.000 USD, and not 320.000 as indicated by the same Chirac.... more
AirlinesALITALIA: ''UNEXPECTED'' THE EC DECISION ON CARRIER RICAPITALIZATION
ROME, ITALY, According reliable fonts, interviewed by WAPA, yeterday's European Commission to block the finacement of the last about 1,3 USDbn for Italian carrier Alitalia ricapitalization, arrived "unexpected".... more
HelicoptersMD HELICOPTERS ANNOUNCES CERTIFICATION OF THE YAW-STABILITY AUGMENTATION SYSTEM FOR MD600N
MESA, ARIZONA, A Yaw-Stability Augmentation System (Y-SAS) designed to improve handling of the MD 600N has been approved by the Federal Aviation Administration. Certification from Europe’s Joint A... more
AirlinesCATHAY PACIFIC PILOTS MEET THE AIRLINE MANAGEMENT
HONG KONG, Pilots of Cathay Pacific held a long meeting today with the airline's management. After several walk-outs disrupting services, the carrier today operated 96% of scheduled flights. "They are... more
Latest newsRUSSIA GROUNDS SU-33 FIGHTERS
MOSCOW, Russian government has decided to halt Su-33 flights temporarily pending yesterday's crash investigation. A Su-33 yesterday crashed in Ostrov in Pskov Region, during an airshow. Actually, about... more
AirlinesSAS WILL APPEAL AGAINST EU FINES
STOCKOLM, SWEDEN, According to declaration of Scandinavian airline Sas, it will appeal against the fine of about 40 USDm from the European Union, for have signed a secret agreement with Danish transport... more
AirlinesSABENA RECEIVES FUNDS, BUT LINKED TO COST REDUCTIONS
BRUSSELS, BELGIUM, The Belgian flag carrier Sabena, which have experienced several financial problems since Swissair Group, at which belongs for 49,5%, refused to further finance its activities, now has... more
AirlinesRYANAIR FIRES TWO PILOTS
DUBLIN, Ryanair chief Michael O'Leary sacked two of the airline pilots. One of them, Martin Duffy, was dismissed because he refused to sit in a cockpit "jump seat" for a flight on which he was off duty.... more
PeopleALL OK FOR THE FIRST SUPERSONIC FLIGHT OF BA CONCORDE
LONDON, GREAT BRITAIN, The first supersonic flight of the British Airways Concorde, which have taken off form London Heathrow at 13:20 GMT and landed at Brize Norton Oxfordshire air base three hour and... more
AirlinesDELTA, BRITISH EUROPEAN SIGN AGREEMENT TO PROVIDE CODESHARE SERVICE FROM LONDON TO JERSEY, GUERNSEY AND NORTHERN IRELAND
ATLANTA, "Delta Air Lines and British European today announced they have signed a marketing agreement to pursue joint cooperation in marketing and other services. The agreement includes providing codeshare... more
Latest newsISRAELI HELICOPTER ATTACK KILLS FOUR
ISRAEL, Two Israeli Apache helicopters yesterday fired four rockets at palestinian civilians in Betlem, killing four Hanmas leaders accused of planning a terrorist act. "Regrettably, the Palestinian Authority... more
Airlines1,2% REDUCTION IN AIRLINE REVENUES FOR JUNE
USA, According to ATA report, the airlines of the United States have suffered a 1,2 % reduction in revenues in the month 2001. Passengers number is reduced by 2,4%; load factor for this month has registered... more
AirlinesAOM/AIR LIBERTE': ACCORDING TO THE PRESIDENT THERE ARE NO FEASIBLE RECOVER PROJECTS
PARIS, FRANCE, According to Marc Rochet, French regional airlines Aom/Air Liberté president, there are currently no feasible projects to recover the two debt-burdened carriers. This pessimistic declaration... more