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PeopleMid-air collision over southern Germany's skies: Swiss aviation authorities to change the rules
Zurich, Switzerland -More than one controller on duty for each workshift
After 71 people died in the mid-air collision occurred last week over southern Germany's skies, Swiss aviation authorities decided to change rules by ordering that, from now on, at least two flight controllers... more
Science and technologyBomb alert at the Buenos Aires airport
Buenos Aires, Argentina - Only newspaper in the suspicious package
Fortunately the bomb alarm that yesterday alerted security staff at the Buenos Aires-Ezeiza international airport was just a false one. The prompt intervention of the the explosive ordnance disposal unit... more
Press releaseVirgin Express announces expansion to German base
Brussels, Belgium -
"In line with its stated intention to expand its operations Virgin Express, the low fare European airline, announces that it will commence flights from Köln-Bonn airport in December 2002. It has secured... more
AirlinesUnited Airlines: federal aid at risk
New York, Usa - After largest union rejected wage cut
The largest union at United Airlines has rejected the company's proposed 10% wage cut, a move that could jeopardize an application the carrier has filed for a federal loan guarantee and an agreement on... more
AccidentsTurbulent passenger tried to shoulder-barge the cockpit door of a South African Airways aircraft
London, Uk - Arrested at his arrival at London-Heathrow
Once landed at London-Heathrow international airport, British police arrested the turbulent passenger that on board a South African Airways Boeing 747 tried to shoulder-barge the cockpit door. Blocked... more
HelicoptersTaiwanese helicopters rescue 133 mainland China fishermen from burning boat
Taipei, Taiwan - Their floating dormitory boat was moved offshore by a storm
Rescue specialists aboard four Navy Sea Gull helicopters and patrol boats yesterday rescued 133 mainland Chinese fishermen from a burning boat, while the on-board cook remained missing. The boat, a floating... more
Civil aviationUs airlifted 131 Pakistan detainees back home
Washington, Usa - On board of a Portuguese jet
Us department of Justice airlifted back home 131 Pakistan detainees arrested after September 11th terrorist attacks. On board of a Portuguese jet specially charted by the Justice Department, the Pakistani,... more
AccidentsTyrolean Airways aircraft lost one of its engines before landing
Innsbruck, Austria - Fortunately no consequences for the 71 people on board
Last night a Dash 8-400 of the air carrier Tyrolean Airways has been forced to carry out an emergency landing at Innsbruck airport as in fact, just before the landing, it lost one of its engines. Fortunately... more
Science and technologyBAA: traffic down in June 2002
London, Uk - Mostly because of European air traffic control disputes
British Airport Authority (BAA), the handling agent of the main British airports, in June 2002 registered a decrease in the number of passengers. According to BAA, the main causes are both the air traffic... more
AccidentsHelicopter crashed in Cyprus (2): a technical sheet
Rome, Italy - Agusta Bell 206 "Jet Ranger"
Type: light multi-purpose helicopter Accommodation: 2 pilots, 5 passengers Dimensions - length: 12,49 m - rotor diameter: 10,77 m - height: 2,91 m Weights - empty: 911 kg - max T/O: 1519... more
AirlinesNew link Hong Kong-Taipei to be inaugurated by Dragonair
Hong Kong - Starting from July 22
Dragonair will launch three passenger services a day between Hong Kong and Taipei on July 22, and twice-weekly freighter services the next day. The airline will operate A330s on the Hong Kong-Taipei route,... more
IndustryPiaggio Aero Industries to take over Fairchild Dornier 328Jet
Berlin, Germany - After Bombardier quit
The Italian aeronautical manufacturer Piaggio Aero Industries is considering the take over of 328Jet, the aircraft produced by the loss making Fairchild Dornier. After the Canadian regional jet maker... more
AccidentsHelicopter crashed in Cyprus
Cyprus - Among the 5 victims 2 senior officials of the Cyprus armed forces
An Agusta Bell 206 helicopter with 5 people on board crashed in the early hours of this morning in a ravine in the surrounding of Paphos, on the Mediterranean island of Cyprus. A part from two pilots and... more
AirlinesUnited Airlines: Jan-Jun cargo traffic drops 13%
Chicago, Usa - Passenger traffic also was down
United Airlines has reported falls in its passenger and cargo traffic with freight, measured in cargo ton miles, dropping 13% to 903,828 from January to June this year, compared with 1,038,993 in the same... more
AirlinesNegotiations between Air New Zealand and its pilots to continue
Wellington, New Zealand - A two-day stoppage is scheduled to start on July 19
Air New Zealand decided to reopen negotiations over pay and conditions with the Air Line Pilots in an attempt to head off the two-day stoppage, which is scheduled to start on July 19. The strike threatens... more
AirlinesLufthansa: recovery continues, load factors improved again
Frankfurt, Germany - Traffic figures for the first half-year 2002
The traffic performance of the Lufthansa Group showed renewed signs of recovery in the first half-year. Although passenger numbers and cargo volume remained below the prior-year level, the shortfall was... more
Weather forecastsFarnborough Air Show: Canada to be represented by nearly 60 companies
Ottawa, Canada - AVIONEWS will report from this event (July 22-28)
Canada is to be represented at Farnborough Airshow by nearly 60 companies, headed for the first time by the Government of Canada under its "Investment Partnership Canada' programme. According to figures... more
AirlinesLufthansa awarded of the "Internet Key Award"
Milan, Italy - For being easy to use and for its high quality contents
The German air carrier Lufthansa has been awarded yesterday in Milan of the "Internet Key Award". Its Italian website www.lufthansa.it, for the jury members, proved to have both interesting design and... more
Civil aviationUs sent Saddam Hussein's stepson back to New Zealand
Washington, Usa - After being arrested last July 3
Mohammad Nour al Din Saffi, the 36 years old stepson of the Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein, who has been arrested July 3 in Miami, two days after he entered the United States via Los Angeles as a tourist,... more
AccidentsChinese hijacker will face a sentence of 15 years imprisonment
Beijing, China - And the deprivation of political rights for five years
Xu Wenzhong, the 32 years old Chinese that last April 17 attempted to hijack a China Northern Airlines flight in service between the Chinese cities of Dalian and Yanji, has been sentenced to 15 years imprisonment.... more
IndustryVirgin Blue to lease 4 new B737
Sydney, Australia - From Boullioun Aviation Services Inc
Boullioun Aviation Services Inc, the German firm specialized in aircraft leasing, announced today to have purchased 4 new Boeing 737-700 for lease to Virgin Blue, the Queensland, Australia-based carrier.... more
AirlinesSwiss cuts air traffic by 20%
Basel, Switzerland - Following last week's fatal midair collision
Swiss national airline, Swiss, announced a 20% cut in air traffic following last week's fatal midair collision on the Swiss/German border. The decision to reduce the volume of traffic comes amid concern... more
Civil aviationWar against terror: Bush urges Congress to earmark the necessary resources
Washington, Usa - "Further delays are intolerable"
Yesterday Us president George W. Bush urged once more Congress to approve money to support military war against terror as well as to improve airports' security nationwide. "Further delays are intolerable.... more
AirlinesBuzz to replace KLM on the London Stansted-Amsterdam route
Amsterdam, The Netherlands - With a 5 times per day service
Buzz, the air carrier sister of KLM, will take over the service between London Stansted and Amsterdam currently operated by the Netherlands's flag airline. Buzz will serve the link between the two European... more
Civil aviationGunwoman arrested at Amsterdam airport
Amsterdam, The Netherlands - While boarding on a Delta flight heading to US
A woman has been arrested at Amsterdam-Schiphol airport as she tried to board on a Delta Air Lines flight heading to Us carrying a shotgun in her hand luggage. So far Dutch authorities have not yet disclosed... more
AirlinesJapan Airlines: new business class seats with massage functions
Tokyo, Japan - They will be introduced first on Tokyo-London routes
Japan Airlines, Asia's largest airline, will operate aircraft with new business class seat that recline 170 degrees, with massage functions and video-on-demand. It will introduce the new seats this month... more
Press releaseAirbus Training Centre celebrates its 100,000th trainee
Toulouse, France - Where it offers a broad range of customised, interactive courses
"The Airbus training centre in Toulouse celebrated a milestone last July 5 as it welcomed its 100,000th trainee. To mark the event, Airbus Executive Vice President Customer Services Patrick Gavin and Senior... more
Press releaseBritish Airways: website is a winner with UK travellers
London, Uk - July 1, 2002 was the busiest day ever for the website with 4712 customers
"Ba.com is now the most popular way for British Airways’ UK passengers to book their tickets directly with the airline. Monday 1 July 2002 was the busiest day ever for the website with 4712 customers b... more
AirlinesAeroflot will likely fly on western aircraft
Moscow, Russia - By leasing a B767 and several A320s
Even though a final decision has yet to be taken, Russia's flag airline Aeroflot is likely leasing a B767 long range as well as several Airbus A320s. The new aircraft are not going anyway to replace any... more
AirlinesShanghai Airlines ready to float on the Stock Exchange
Hong Kong, China - After Chinese regulatory commission gave its approval
According to Fan Hongxi, chairman at Shanghai Airlines, "the China Securities Regulatory Commission gave its nod to our initial public offering plan last month". The airline, which so far has not yet decided... more
IndustryBoeing Defense awarded of a near 9 USDm contract
USA
Boeing Defense & Space Group of Philadelphia is being awarded an $8,842,461 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for long lead items for MH-47G Aircraft in support of U.S. Special Operations Command, Technology... more
AirlinesBritish Airways and Iberia to expand their code-share agreement
London, Uk - As of July 12 on 39 routes
Starting from next July 12, the European airlines British Airways and Iberia are going to strenghten their code-share cooperation on 39 more routes. London-based carrier will add its code on flights departing... more
IndustryNorthrop Grumman awarded of a near 6 USDm contract
USA
Northrop Grumman Corp., Bethpage, N.Y., is being awarded a $5,966,050 delivery order under a previously awarded basic ordering agreement (N00019-00-G-0280) to repair the fuselage and conduct standard depot... more
AirlinesKLM to cut 66 of its European fares
Amsterdam, The Netherlands - As of July 15
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines is ready to cut fares on 66 of its European routes, with discounts up to 40%. These reductions, which are going to be effective as of July 15, "will substantially decrease the... more
AirlinesUS Airways accepted pay cuts
Washington, Usa - Thanks to which the airline will save USD 465m per year
After weeks of struggle and incomprehensions, finally peace came back to US Airways. Carrier's pilots have in fact agreed to pay cuts which will allow the air route to save USD465m a year. US sixth largest... more
CuriositiesBin Laden: new Romanian Satan
Bucarest, Romania - He has been portrayed in a church of Timisoara
Osama bin Laden riding a plane and holding a pitchfork: the new Satan according a Romanian painter. Al Qaeda's boss has been portrayed as Satan in the depiction of the "descent to hell" painted in an... more
HelicoptersWeston-Super-HeliDays 2002
London, Uk - Fri. 26th, Sat. 27th, Sun. 28th July
The end of July sees loads of helicopters descending on the seaside at Weston-Super-Mare in Somerset for Europe's biggest and most unusual public helicopter event. Now in it's 12th year, the Weston-Super-HeliDays... more
AirlinesIsraeli government to sell El Al
Tel Aviv, Israel - The initial plan is to float 49% of the air carrier
Isareli government is going to privatize the nation flag air carrier El Al as of next year. At the beginning just a 49% stake would be floated at the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange, while, as stated by the country's... more
AerospaceUsa, Russia and Eu to discover the "Red Planet"
Moscow, Russia - In 2015
An international expedition, made up of Americans, Russians an Europeans, will take off in 2014 to discover the secrets of Mars. The USD 20bn program involves the launch of two spacecraft: one manned,... more
Civil aviationHundreds of people gathered to mourn victims of Los Angeles airport shooting
Los Angeles, Usa - El Al's employee Victoria Hen and the diamond dealer Yaakov Aminov
Hundreds of people gathered today in the two synagogues of Los Angeles to mourn the two victims killed at the LAX airport on last July 4 by a fanatic muslim before he himself was shot death by an El Al... more
Science and technologyIata awarded Copenhagen airport as " World's Best Airport" for 2002
Rome, Italy - For the second time in three years
The International Air Transport Association (Iata), as reported in its web site "the prime vehicle for inter-airline cooperation in promoting safe, reliable, secure and economical air services for the... more
AccidentsToday public funerals for the Ukraine victims of the mid-air collision in Germany
Berlin, Germany - In the meanwhile the inquiry goes on
Today in Ufa, a village located in the self-governed republic of Bashkiria (ex Ussr) there will be the celebration of the funerals for the 69 victims of the Tupolev Tu-54 that last Sunday night collided... more
AerospaceA new launch for the rocket Ariane 5
Paris, France - To escort two communications satellites into orbit
Last July 6, at 1.20am (Cet) a rocket propeller Ariane 5 lifted off from the Kourou space center in the French Guyane to take two communications satellites - the international Stellat-5 and the Japanese... more
AirlinesEu okayed Lufthansa-Austrian Airlines partnership agreement
Brussels, Belgium - Last July 5
On July 5, the European Commission okayed the partnership agreement between the Mitteleuropean air routes Lufthansa and Austrian Airlines. "To prevent the eventual creation of a monopoly between two neighbouring... more
Civil aviationArmed guards to grant security at Us airports
Washington, Usa - After the shooting at Los Angeles airport
After the shooting occurred last July 4 at the Los Angeles international airport, when a gunman killed two people before being shot dead by a security guard for El Al airline, Washington would likely decide... more
AirlinesIBM to take over the running of Finnair IT systems and e-business
Helsinki, Finland - For next 10 years
The Scandinavian airline Finnair signed a USD 400m agreement with IBM to run and develop its information technology systems and e-business operations. "This relationship represents a significant departure... more
IndustryBoeing and Warren Buffett to put an end to the joint venture FlightSafetyBoeing Training International
Renton, Usa - The firm specialized in flight training to airline pilots
Boeing & Co., the Seattle-based aeronautical manufacturer, and the Us businessman Warren Buffett, could decide to put an end to the joint venture specialized in training for airline pilots, FlightSafetyBoeing... more
SecurityUs to restart drug plane interception programs
Washington, Usa - Program's control is supposed to pass from Cia to Us Department of State
Bush is willing to restart drug plane surveillance programs which were interrupted last year, when a Peruvian Air Force plane, acting on information from a US surveillance plane tracking drug courier flights,... more
AerospaceNasa: a lifeboat for emergency return to Earth under study
Houston, Usa - First model ready as soon as 2009
Nasa, the Us space agency, is considering the building up of a space vehicle to be employed by International Space Station (ISS) crews as a lifeboat for emergency return to Earth. An early version of the... more
IndustryAirbus Uk chose GKN Aerospace Services to supply components for its A380
London, Uk - A USD 600m contract
Airbus Uk, the British division of the homonymous European aeronautical giant, decided to award GKN Aerospace Services, the Surrey-based supplier of structures, components, assemblies and engineering services... more