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AccidentsSAS BOEING MAKES EMERGENCY LANDING
SINGAPORE, A Scandinavian Airlines Systems (SAS) Boeing 767 had to make an emergeny landing late on friday in Singapore. The plane, taken off to Copenhagen, via Bangkok, had to turn back to Singapore Changi... more
AirlinesAEROFLOT EYES AER LINGUS
MOSCOW, Russian Aeroflot is considering a 300 million bid for the irish low-cost carrier Aer Lingus. Valery Okulov, Aeroflot's ceo, recently indicated that he was in takeover negotiations with an unnamed... more
AccidentsAIR CRASH IN RUSSIA, TEN KILLED
ROME, Iyushin Il-76 Candid: Type: heavy-lift military transport Accommodation: two pilots, flight engineer, navigator, tail gunner, two landmasters. Lenght: 152 ft 10 in Wingspan: 165 ft 8 in Height:... more
AccidentsAIR CRASH IN RUSSIA, TEN KILLED
MOSCOW, A cargo Ilyushin Il-76 plane crashed on saturday near Chkalovsky mlitary airport, 30 km far from Moscow. The plane went down shortly sfter takeoff. All the ten civilians on board were killed. The... more
AirlinesSINGAPORE AIRLINES CONFIRMS A380 ORDER
FRANCE, Singapore Airlines has signed a firm contract for 10 A380-800s, confirming its earlier announced commitment for the purchase of the 21st century jetliner. Singapore Airlines will also be the first... more
AccidentsTWIN-ENGINE CRASHES INTO A HOUSE
USA, A small twin-engine plane crashed into a house in Jesper County, southwest off Missouri. The five people on board were all killed. No occupant in the house was injured. more
AccidentsSMALL PLANE CRASHES ON A HIGHWAY
USA, A small aircraft went down into a state highway in West Palm Beach, Florida, while attempting an emergency landing. One of the three persons on board suffered minor injuries. Few cars bumped into... more
AirlinesVANGUARD AIRLINES REPORTS JUNE TRAFFIC
KANSAS CITY, "Vanguard Airlines, Inc. reported traffic for the month of June 2001 of 97.5 million revenue passenger miles (RPMs). Capacity was 130.1 million available seat miles (ASMs). June load factor... more
AccidentsKENNEDY FAMILY AGREES CRASH PAYOUT
USA, Kennedys have agreed to compensate with $15 million the family of the two Bessette sisters killed in John F. Kennedy Jr air crash on July 1999. An investigation found that Kennedy did not have enough... more
AerospaceRTEMIS SATELLITE SENT INTO WRONG ORBIT
KOUROU, FRENCH GUIANA, The satellite Artemis, launched from Kourou base in French Guiana, was sent into a wrong orbit and now it is in much lower orbits than the geostationary positions they were meant... more
HelicoptersMOLDOVA LEASES TWO MILITARY HELICOPTERS TO NAMIBIA
NAMIBIA, Moldova has leased two MI-8T transport helicopters to Namibia, Moldovan Ministry of Defense said. The deal was about to be made few months ago but some problems occurred with the exit papers which... more
HelicoptersBOEING UNVEILS NEW CHINOOK HELICOPTER
PHILADELPHIA, Boeing yesterday unveiled the CH-47F Chinook heavy-lift helicopter, the sixth Chinook type designed for the U.S. Army, during a ceremony at Boeing's manufacturing facility in Philadelphia.... more
AccidentsSMALL PLANES CRSHLANDS IN ANGOLA
ANGOLA, A small aircraft in service for World Food Programme (WFP) crashed-landed at the Luena airport the other day. None of the 10 passengers was injured. The accident was due to pilot error. The aircraft... more
Press releaseENAC: FROM JULY 14 TO 21 AIRPORTS AND BORDERS DOCUMENT CONTROL RESTORED
ROME, ITALY, Italian Ente Nazionale per l'Aviazione Civile, ENAC, according to Interior Ministry provisions, announces that starting July 14 and until July 23, occurring G( summit in Geneva, will be restored... more
CuriositiesWOMAN LIES DOWN ON AN INDIAN RUNWAY
KOLKATA, INDIA, An indian middle-aged woman sneaked into the tarmac and laid on a runway at Kolkata airport there. The woman, described as mentally deraged, was convinced to move only as soon as her brother... more
AirlinesAIR INDIA TO LAUNCH NEW CHENNAI-HONG KONG SERVICE
NEW DELHI, Air India is to begin a new route from Chennai to Hong on July 26. The direct service is to start with induction of fourth dry-leased A-310 from Gecas. The airline is also studying for kickstarting... more
Science and technologyBIRMINGHAM INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT TRAFFIC UP IN JUNE
BIRMINGHAM, Birmingham International airport handled over 800.000 passengers in June, with a 4,3% increase year to year. Scheduled traffic rose by 8.5% due to airlines introducing new routes and increasing... more
AccidentsEMERGENCY LANDING FOR A BRITANNIA AIRWAYS FLIGHT
MANCHESTER, A Britannia Airways Boeing 737 en route from Manchester to Orlando had to return to the british airport to make an emergency landing after a smell of burning was detected. None of the 315 passengers... more
AccidentsSMALL PLANE CRASHES IN VENEZUELA
VENEZUELA, A small Sky Trick M28 plane crashed yesterday shortly after takeoff from Puerto Cabello airport, 124 miles from Caracas. All the 13 people on board, five venezuelans and eight polish were killed.... more
Science and technologySYDNEY AIRPORT FLIGHTS DISRUPTED BY THICK FOG
SYDNEY, planes due to arrive at Sydney's Kingsford Smith Airport were delayed or diverted to other centres this morning owing to a thick fog fallen across. An airport spokesman said it is expected flights... more
AccidentsAIR NEW ZEALAND BOEING ABORTS LANDING
WELLINGTON, AUSTRALIA, AN AIr New Zealand Boeing 737 coming from Christchurch with 97 people on board at to abort landing at Wellington airport because a Qantas plane had been cleared for takeoff but was... more
AirlinesCATHAY RESUMES SOME FLIGHTS
HONG KONG, Cathay Pacific said it will operate 130 of its 144 scheduled services today. Cathay's Director of Corporate Development Tony Tyler said in the statement that "the situation seems to be improving... more
AirlinesRYANAIR TO LAUNCH NEW SERVICE DUBLIN-EDINBURGH
DUBLINO, Irish Ryanair said it will start a new service from Dublin to Edinburgh on August 30. The route will raise a new copetition with british no frills rival's Go, which last week announced it was... more
AirlinesIBERIA RESUMES FLIGHTS
MADRID, Spanish Iberia has resumed national and international flights after a temporary suspension was announced last night following the resignations of 99 of its pilots belonging to the Sepla, the union... more
AirlinesEXPRESS AIRLINES I RELEASES JUNE 2001 PASSENGER TRAFFIC
MEMPHIS, "Express Airlines I reported an increase in Passenger Load Factor for June 2001. The regional airline, which does business as Northwest Airlink, reported that 66.7% of its seats were filled-a... more
AirlinesISRAEL MOVES TOWARDS EL AL PRIVATIZATION
TEL AVIV, Israeli government is trying to raise the issue of El AL's privatization again, after the carrier continued to report high losses in the last months. Some local investors are reported to be interested... more
AirlinesAMERICAN EAGLE TO TAKE FIRST DELIVERY OF NEW 44-SEAT REGIONAL JET
SAO JOSE DOS CAMPOS, BRAZIL, "American Eagle, regional affiliate of American Airlines, and the world's largest regional airline, announced today that it is accepting delivery of its first 44-seat regional... more
AirlinesAEROFLOT BACKS IN BLACK
MOSCOW, Russian state-airline Aeroflot finally returned to the black reporting net income of $8.6m for 2000, having a breath after scoring losses for $59.6m in 1999. A rise in revenues and a sharp reduction... more
AirlinesUS AIRWAYS TO ADD ANTIGUA SERVICE FROM PHILADELPHIA
ARLINGTON, "US Airways will add its fourteenth Caribbean destination from Philadelphia with the introduction of Saturday nonstop Antigua service on Dec. 8, 2001, subject to Antigua government approval.... more
AirlinesDELTA EXPRESS INAUGURATES NEW CHICAGO-FORT LAUDERDALE NONSTOPS WITH LOW FARES AND DOUBLE FREQUENT FLYER MILES
ORLANDO, "Delta Express, Delta's low-fare airline, is celebrating its new Chicago O'Hare-Ft. Lauderdale nonstop service with a remarkably low $74 walk-up one-way fare for travel through July 31, 2001.... more
HelicoptersFORD RESCUES MISSING BOY SCOUT
USA, Harrison Ford rescued a missing Boy Scout in a forest just south of Yellowstone National Park. The boy wandered off a trail Monday and spent a night shivering as rain pelted the area. "Boy, you sure... more
AirlinesANA RESUMES FLIGHTS TO MALAYSIA
JAPAN, All Nippon Airways is to resume flights to Malaysia from July 23, offering a three times a week service between Tokyo and Kuala Lumpur via Bangkok using Boeing 777-200 aircraft. The airline will... more
AccidentsMILITARY PLANE CRASHES IN RUSSIA, TWO KILLED
MOSCOW, A small military aircraft L-39 yesterday crashed in a village named Gavrilonka in the region of Tambov, south of Moscow. The plane went down near a church after a fire broke out on board. The two... more
IndustryMAC AWARDED A 12USDM CONTRACT FOR C-5 MAINTENANCE
USA, The U.S. industry Marianna Airmotive Corp., Cantonment, Fla., is being awarded a $12,000,000 contract modification to provide for an eight-month extension of repair/overhaul support for structural... more
AirlinesSWISSAIR STRUGGLES TO SURVIVE
ZURICH, Swissair's chairman Mario Corti said in a statement that the airline secured a bridge loan over one billion francs from three major banks. So it will continue its activity in attempt to restore... more
AirlinesMONTENEGRO AIRLINES TO OFFER NEW ROUTE TO ROME
ROME, Montenegro Airlines is to offer a new route from Rome Fiumicino, starting next September. The carrier already operates flights from Rome Ciampino. The new route will be flown with a 102-seat Fokker... more
AirlinesNEW PRESIDENT FOR TAM
BRASIL, Daniel Mandelli Martin, 48 years old, is the new chairman for brazilian TAM. He replaces Rolim Amaro, deceased few days ago in a fatal helicopter crash in Brazil. more
Science and technologyUK AIRPORT FIRM COMPLETES ACQUISITION OF A US RIVAL
LONDON, GREAT BRITAIN, The UK aviation services group BBA completed the acquisition of the US rival Florida-based Aircraft Service International Group, worth USD138.4 million. London-based BBA, which... more
AirlinesMIDWAY ANNOUNCES ITS TRAFFIC FIGURES FOR JUNE
USA, Raleigh-Durham International Airport bases carrier Midway Airlines announced that June passenger traffic increased 54 percent over June 2000, capacity increased 58 percent, and load factor reduced... more
AirlinesBRITISH EUROPEAN SIGNS CONTRACT WITH BAE
LONDON, British European, confirming an MOU signed last March, has signed a definitive contract with BAe Systems for up to 20 Avro RJX-100s. The order is valued at $600 million. The aircrafts will have... more
AccidentsFIRE IN THE SCHIPHOL RAIL TUNNEL, THOUSAND PASSENGERS EVACUATED
SCHIPHOL, THE NETHERLANDS, A fire in the rail tunnel, 4.3 mile long, which connects the Amsterdam Schiphol Airport forced the evacuation of more than a thousand passengers who were travelling on the trains... more
PeopleUSA AND ISRAEL MAKE AVIATION DEAL
JERUSALEM, United States and Usa signed a new code-sharing agreement, Israel's Transport Ministry said yesterday. The deal will allow El Al Israel Airlines to boost its destinations and code-share with... more
AirlinesIBERIA PILOTS REFUSE AIRLINE OFFER
MADRID, SPAIN, Is probably that Spanish airline Iberia pilots will enter again in strike, after their Sepla union refuses the airline 26% increase in payments, According to carrier sources, which is facing... more
AirlinesFRONTIER AIRLINES ORDERS TWO AIRBUS PLANES
DENVER, Frontier Airlines said it has converted two Airbus A319 aircraft purchase options into firm orders. Planes are to be delivered in May and June 2002. The airline expects to operate 36 to 45 Airbus... more
AerospaceATLANTIS SHUTTLE: A ''PERFECT'' LAUCH, ALSO IS THREATEN BY BAD WEATHER
CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA, Atlantis Shuttle lauch has been performed "perfectly", as reported by a Nasa spokesman whch has also declared that the launch has been threatened by the bad wether condisiton in... more
Press releaseRYANAIR AWARDS ITS 320.000TH PASSENGER
TURIN, ITALY, "Ryanair, the largest European low cost airline, celebrates in the last days the second year of successes of its Turin-London Stansted service, awarding two complimentary tickets for London... more
AirlinesSIGNED CODE-SHARE AGREEMENT BETWEEN CHINA SOUTHERN AND KLM
AMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS, Between China Southern Airlines and KLM Royal Dutch Airlines has been signed a cooperation agreement on the joint Beijing-Amsterdam and Shanghai-Amsterdam codeshare routes.... more
AirlinesCOMAIR RECOVER MOST OF ITS FLIGHTS
USA, U.S. regional airline Comair, owned by Delta, has resumed at today service from 60 cities, after the strikes which have paralized it for near three months. Airline now operates 30 aircraft and offer... more
IndustryBOEING AWARDED A OVER 8 USDM CONTRACT FOR TRAINING
USA, Boeing Aerospace Operations Inc., Midwest City, Okla., is being awarded an $8,224,986 firm-fixed-price contract to provide for courseware development and aircrew training in support of the F-15/16... more
Latest newsCHINA TO BUY RUSSIAN PLANES
BEIJING, China would be close to buy russian military aircrafts, the Wall Street Journal and Russian daily Vedomosti reported. The deal would be signed in the next days during chinese president Jiang Zemin's... more