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AerospaceATLANTIS SPACE SHUTTLE PLANNED TO RETURN TOMORROW
WASHINGTON, Atlantis space shuttle is planned to return home tomorrow, after departing the international space station and it is on the way back home. Favourable weather forecast for Cape Canaveral would... more
DefenseMOSCOW READY TO REDUCE MISSILES IF U.S. GIVES UP SPACE UMBRELLA
WASHINGTON, The russian minister of Foreign Affairs Igor Ivanov, talking at United Nations assembly, said that disarmament negotiations with Usa may carry on only if these one will wholly give up space... more
PeopleTRUCKERS PROTEST AGAINST FUEL PRICE: NO RISK FOR AIR TRAFFIC
OSLO, Norwegian truckers are on the warpath to protest again fuel price. Eight refineries in the south of the country have been stopped for protest demonstrations and appeals have been launched to... more
People18 YEARS OLD STUDENT IS THE FIRST FEMALE PILOT OF QATAR
DUBAI, Female emancipation is gaining ground even in midwest countries. Munira al-Dosari, a 18 years old student, was the first female of Qatar to get pilot's license for charters. That will be the first... more
IndustryEUROCOPTER CHANGES ITS LEGAL FORM
MARIGNANE, FRANCE, In the special general meeting of the shareholders held yesterday,, the legal form of business of Eurocopter was changed from a Société Anonyme (SA) (Joint Stock Company) to a S... more
IndustryENVIRONMENT AND TRANSPORT: OECD CONFERENCE WILL CARE OF AIR TRAFFIC
VIENNA, Sustainable development, ecology apllied to transport, new systems to prevent noise pollution: these are going to be the basic issues of the OECD conference about EST (Environmentally Sustainable... more
SecuritySUDAN: GOVERNMENT ANTONOV BOMBED CATHOLIC MISSION, 6 INJURED
ROMA, A governative Antonov bombed a catholic mission in the south of the country, destroying the medical dispensary and seiously injurying 6 people. Among them a nurse and a child. The plane dropped... more
AccidentsFLORENCE AIRPORT: LANDING GEAR FAILURE FOR AN AIR FRANCE PLANE
FLORENCE, The malfunction of one of the two landing gears forced an Air France plane to make an animated landing at Vespucci airport of Florence. The flight AF 1216 was coming from Charles de Gaulle aiport... more
AccidentsFOUR KILLED IN ALASKA PLANE CRASH
ALASKA, A small plane has crashed while landing at the Nuiqsut airport on Alaska's North Slope, killing four of the 10 people aboard. The six survivors were taken by helicopter to hospitals in Barrow,... more
AccidentsLUFTHANSA AIRBUS FORCED TO MAKE EMERGENCY LANDING IN PALERMO
PALERMO, An Airbus 321, flying from Malta to Frankfurt, was forced to make an emergency landing at Falcone-Borsellino aiport of Palermo for a failure. The pilot of the plane, carrying 119 passengers, asked... more
AirlinesVARIG: RISE OF PROFITS AND 5 NEW BOEING
ROME, Varig, the brazilian airline, reached very good financial and technological results in the first half of the year. Passengers increased 11% in international routes and 5% in domestic flights. The... more
AirlinesCONCORDE RECONVERSION: AIR FRANCE WILL SWITCH CREWS TO JETLINERS
PARIS, Concorde's transoceanic flights could be close to be stopped after the crash of July. Air France intends to switch most of pilots and co-pilots to jetliners. From december, at least a part of supersonic... more
AirlinesAEROFLOT: DOCUMENTS BROUGHT TO SWITZERLAND
MOSCOW, The collaboration between russian and swiss judges and investigators about Aeroflot case is tight but unclear. The documents delivered by the delegation led by the swiss high-court public prosecutor... more
AirlinesALITALIA CLOSE TO AGREEMENT WITH SWISSAIR
ROMA, Gossips are widespreading the imminent agreement between Alitalia and Swissair, rather than Air France. The italian airline didn't release an official statement about this forthcoming event, Alitalia's... more
SecurityINTERNET TAXI AVAILABLE AT JFK AIRPORT
NEW YORK, A nex experimental service is available on 10 of the 12.187 yellow cabs in New York: a Palm VII computer has been installed in passenger corridoor to connect on internet during the run. Therefore... more
AccidentsGORDON HURRICANE THREATENING A SPACE SHUTTLE LAUNCH RAMP
CAPE CANAVERAL, USA, Gordon, the hurricane that killed 19 people in Guetemala, showing its dangerousness, and then moved to Florida, gave trubles to Nasa, because of the Space Shuttle Discovery standing... more
AirlinesLAUDA AIR PILOTS THREATEN TO GO ON STRIKE
ROME, Lauda Air pilots threatened to go on strike to demand the same economical treatment of Austrian Airlines pilots. This airline owns 36% of Lauda Air block of shares. Niki Lauda refused the proposal.... more
AccidentsUAV PREDATOR CRASHES IN USA
NELLIS, NEVADA, A U.S. Air Force unmanned aereal vehicle (UAV) crashed into Nellis base during an exercise named Joint Expeditionary Forces. This aircraft is used to collect tactical data about enemy territory... more
AccidentsSTRANGLED BY PASSENGERS AFTER FLYING INTO RAGE
SALT LAKE CITY, The case was dated August 11, but it was recently dismissed by Utah's judges for "self-defense". Jonathan Burton, 19 years old, died shortly after a Southwest Airlines aircraft landing.... more
AccidentsSALOMON ISLANDS: AIRCRAFT HIJACKED BY ISATABU REBELS
BRISBANE, A group of rebels, belonging to the Isatabu Freedom Movement, fighting against Malaita rivals, reputed immigrants, hijacked a small plane forcing the pilot to fly to a guerrilla base. There were... more
IndustryPIAGGIO: NEW BUSINESS CENTER IN USA AND FRANCE
GENOA, In the occasion of the annual NBAA convention, which will take place in New Orleans from October 10 to 12, Piaggio industry will officially announce the birth of Piaggio America, a necessary... more
IndustrySECOND P-180 FOR FERRARI
GENOA, The selling contract for the second Piaggio P-180 "Avanti", with Ferrari's livery displayed on the tail, was signed a few days ago. So shortly after the victory in Monza, Ferrari decided to... more
AerospaceATLANTIS DEPARTS SPACE STATION, RETURN TO EARTH EXPECTED EARLY WEDNESDAY
HOUSTON, After the fulfillment of the scheduled missions by the astronauts, Atlantis departed space station to return to earth early wednesday at Cape Canaveral. The stormy weather condition in Florida... more
AccidentsAIRCRAFT CRASHES IN GERMANY, FOUR KILLED
LEIMEN, Four people, two men and two women, were killed after their aircraft crashed in a wood near Leimen, in the german land of Baden-Wuerttemberg. The small plane took off from Nurberg, in Bavaria,... more
AccidentsSRI LANKA: HELICOPTER CRASH KILLS 15 PEOPLE
SRI LANKA, An helicopter crashed on saturday morning in the east of Sri Lanka, 40 miles east of Colombo. The Ports Minister MHMH Mohammed Ashraff was among the 15 victims. Police ruled out the possibility... more
DefenseNEW TENSIONS IN THE GULF: IRAQI FIGHTERS THREATENING NO-FLY-ZONES
BAGHDAD, New tensions are raising in the Gulf after Saddam Hussein threatened Kuwait for stealing oil in some areas of south Iraq. Provoking missions against Nato have been accomplished by iraqi Air Force... more
DefenseRUSSIAN PLANE BREAKS EMBARGO LANDING IN BAGHDAD
BAGHDAD, Iraq accused Kuwait of stealing oil. This fact rised tensions in the Gulf again. Kuwait was forced to ask for western countries' help to prevent new invasions. This position is supported by U.S.... more
AccidentsUKRAINE: VICE-MINISTER OF THE INTERIOR CRASHES DURING AN AIR SHOW
MOSCOW, General Leonid Borodic, ukranian vice-minister off the Interior, crashed during an air show in Kiev. Hundreds of people saw Borodic, an experienced pilot, crashing down during an aerobatic evolution... more
AirlinesMAIDEN FLIGHT FOR NEW FRIGHTER ROUTE CHICAGO SHANGAI
SHANGAI, China Southern Airlines inaugurated the new flight between the airport of Chicago and Pudong international airport of Shangai, China. The freighters will continue to Shenzhen's business hub. The... more
IndustryCONTINENTAL AIRLINES CHANGES ORDER
SEATTLE, Continental Airline announced the replacement of an order for two Boeing 767-400ER, scheduled for 2004, with two 777-200ER, delivered in 2002. The industry announced the two aircrafts will be... more