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Science and technologyHK AIRPORT'S NUMBER OF PASSENGERS DROPS IN SEPT.
HONG KONG, Hong Kong's international airport's number of passengers dropped 7,2% in Sept, compared with the previous year. Cargo traffic went down 10,1% for the same period while aircraft movements... more
AirlinesVIRGIN TO REINFORCE COCKPIT DOORS
LONDON, Virgin Atlantic announced a plan to increase cockpit security by reinforcing flight-deck doors and fitting additional bullet-proof doors with video cameras and digital locks to give access only... more
IndustryROLLS-ROYCE TO CUT 3500 JOBS
LONDON, Rolls-Royce is to shed 3500 jobs due to the downturn in the aviation industry after the terrorist attacks in Usa. Jobs are at risk at the company's Derby plant and in Usa and Germany. Rolls-Royce... more
AirlinesAIR AFRIQUE TO HALVE ITS FLEET
ABIDJAN, IVORY COAST, Air Afrique said it has to return half its fleet to leasing company International Lease Finance Corporation because of debts for $247 million. Three planes were grounded by ILFC last... more
HelicoptersEUROCOPTER CONFIRMS DEAL WITH MALAYSIA
MARIGNANE, FRANCE, Eurocopter confirmed the reports saying it signed a deal with the malaysian ministry of Defence for the sale of six AS 555 SN Fennec helicopters which will be delivered in 2003.... more
PeopleU.S. AIRPORT SECURITY AGENCY INVESTIGATED FOR LAW OFFENDERS ENGAGEMENT
USA, The largest U.S. firm that is engaged in supply security personnel for american airports, Argenbright, is newly under FBI investigation, accused to have provided personnel with penal charges in 13... more
AirlinesAIE DOLOMITI NEWLY AWARDED OF THE ERA PRIZE
ATHENS, GREECE, Italian regional airline Air Dolomiti has been awarded again of the “Bronze Award Airline of the Year 2001/2002" from ERA, the European Regions Airline Association, in the annual general a... more
AerospaceNASA KEPT SECRET ON A SATELLITES RE-ENTRY WARNING
USA, According to Nasa sources, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration kept secret on an about 200 pages document, refusing to release it to public. This document concerns the hazards from... more
Civil aviationEMERGENCY FAA AD ON BELL-TEXTRON HELICOPTERS
USA, EMERGENCY AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE Aircraft Certification Service Washington, DC U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration DATE: September 21, 2001... more
Civil aviationFAA EMERGENCY AD ON EUROCOPTER FRANCE HELICOPTERS
USA, EMERGENCY AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE Aircraft Certification Service Washington, DC U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration... more
Civil aviationEMERGENCY AD FOR HELICOPTERS ROLLS-ROYCE/ALLISON TURBOSHAFT ENGINES
USA, EMERGENCY AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE Aircraft Certification Service Washington, DC U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration DATE: October 3, 2001 2001-20-51... more
AccidentsUKRAINE ADMITS RESPONSABILITY IN TUPOLEV CRASH
KIEV, The head of the Ukrainian Security Council admitted this morning that the russian Tupolev of Sibir Airlines which crashed over the Black Sea may have been hit by an unkrainian missile. The accident... more
AirlinesBRITISH LAUNCHES ITS NEW OFFER ''KIDS FLY FOR FREE''
LONDON, GREAT BRITAIN, British Airways has launched a new promotional campaign to increment the selling of places on its flights. Five million tickets to 80 European destinations will be offered at prices... more
AirlinesSPANAIR TO REDUCE OPERATIONS
MADRID, Spanair has started to cut less-profitable routes in attempt to reduce the effects of the falling demand after the terrorist attacks in Usa. The carrier suffered a 3% fall in demand on domestic... more
AerospaceMALAYSIA TO LAUNCH EIGHT SATELLITES
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia would launch eight small satellites soon, the Bernama news agency reported. They will be used for earth observation and digital communications. "To ensure that these satellites benefit... more
AirlinesSWISSAIR ''SALVAGE'' BY CROSSAIR WITH MANY DOUBTS
ZURICH, SWITZERLAND, Financial analysts expressed doubts over the banks restructuring plan of Swiss carrier Swissair, according which the regional airline Crossair would take over the ailing flag... more
AirlinesBA MIGHT ARM ITS PILOTS WITH STUN GUNS
LONDON, "Options being debated by the aviation industry worldwide are placing sky marshals in the cabin and arming pilots with Taser stun guns", British Airways said in its international magazine.... more
AirlinesIBERIA AIRLINE IN A CRISIS: 3000 JOBS AT RISK
MADRID, SPAIN, Also Spanish carrier Iberia is in a crisis: its management has released that there is a project to cut up to 3000 jobs and to reduce of 55,000 hours, 10%, its activity. more
IndustryBOMBARDIER SELLS TWO REGIONAL JETS TO PETROLEUM AIR
TORONTO, Bombardier Aerospace has made a deal with Petroleum Air Services for two Q300 regional jets. The $42 million contract includes options for five additional aircrafts. The two Q300 planes are... more
IndustryRAYTHEON AWARDED A OVER 11 USDM ORDER
USA, Raytheon Systems Co., McKinney, Texas, is being issued a order for manufacture of 32 power supplies for the AN/AAS-38 Forward Looking Infrared Radar on F/A-18 aircraft. Work is expected to be... more
AirlinesSOUTHWEST AIRLINES CUTS AIR SCHEDULES
USA, Southwest Airlines announced it will cut capacity in its fleet by less than 1% but will eliminate 10% or more of its flights from its hub of Dallas Love Field to airports in Houston. In addition,... more
AccidentsUKRAINIAN DEFENSE MINISTER OFFERS TO QUIT
MOSCOW, Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksander Kuzmuk offered to quit following the Tupolev disaster occurred last week. President Leonid Kuchma refused the offer awaiting the outcome of the investigation.... more
IndustryCUBIC DEFENSE SYSTEMS AWARDED A 40 USDM CONTRACT
USA, Cubic Defense Systems Corp., San Diego, Calif., is being awarded a $40,000,000 contract to provide for refurbishment of 257 (best estimated quantity) P4A Series Air Combat Training System instrumentation pods,... more
AirlinesCATHAY PACIFIC SUSPENDS SOME WEEKLY SERVICES
HONG KONG, Cathay Pacific is to suspend some weekly services to Bangkok, Manila, Kuala Lumpur, Los Angeles, Vancouver. The airline is not planning any staff reduction or pay cut though. Those measures... more
AirlinesBALTIC AIRLINES CONSIDERING PRICE HIKES
TALLINN, ESTONIA, Baltic air carriers are considering raising ticket prices 3 percent to 6 percent due to the rise of insurance costs and the new security measures. Estonian Air already increased its fares... more
AirlinesALSO JAL IN ''RED''
TOKYO, JAPAN, Japanese carrier Japan Air Lines, JAL, announced today that after the U.S attack of September 11, is expected a loss of about 85 USDm until March, 2002. JAL cancelled about 25% of its flight... more
DefenseTALIBAN AMBASSADOR: OUR DEFENSES ARE INTACT
KABUL, AFGHANISTAN, Mullah Abdul Salam Zaeef, Taliban's ambassador to Pakistan, said that after three days of U.S.-led airstrikes, not only the Afghanistan's air defense capability is intact, but both... more
AirlinesVIRGIN EXPRESS ANNOUNCES INTEREST IN SABENA
BRUSSELS, "Virgin Express Holdings plc (NASDAQ: VIRGY; Euronext Brussels: VIRE), the profitable low fare Belgian airline, has today formally indicated interest in assisting with the resolution of the... more
Science and technologyFRANKFURT AIRPORT: TRAFFIC DOWN IN SEPT.
FRANKFURT, Passengers traffic at Frankfurt airport declined 7,2% in September compared to a year earlier. Passenger flight departures and arrivals declined 1.4% and the number of passengers per flight... more
AirlinesCONTINENTAL AIRLINES PASSENGER ARRESTED AFTER THREATENING TO COMMIT SUICIDE
NEWARK, Yassin Yaser, a 25 years old man from Chicago, was arrested after rubbing a plastic knife across his neck during a Continental Airlines flight from Tel Aviv to Newark telling later it was just... more
AirlinesKOREAN AIR CUTS FLIGHTS
SEOUL, Korean Air is to reduce flights to North America to 48 from 61 and will eliminate eight unprofitable services by the end of the year. The airline will also sell ten planes and axe 5% of its 7000... more
AccidentsNOT YET FOUND THE AIRCRAFT DISAPPEARED ON THE SEA
BARCELONA, SPAIN, The searches to found the aircraft disappeared on the Mediterranean Sea during a Barcelona-Orano flight continue, but, until now, without results; on the aircraft eight American businessmen... more
AccidentsAIR CRASH IN QUEBEC, THREE KILLED
CANADA, A plane carrying business leaders on a caribou hunting crashed in Lac Mollet, near Hudson Bay, in Quebec. Three of the seven people aboard were killed. Among them Charles Ryan, president of the... more
AccidentsDELTA PLANE MAKES EMERGENCY LANDING UNDER FIGHTER JET ESCORT
SHREVEPORT, USA, A Delta Air Lines Boeing 757 en route from Atlanta to Los Angeles was diverted to Shreveport, Louisiana, where it made an emergency landing escorted by two F-16 fighter jets. Delta spokeswoman... more
IndustryLOCKHEED MARTIN AWARDED A OVER 6 USDM CONTRACT
USA, Lockheed Martin Missiles and Space, Sunnyvale, California, is being awarded a $6,366,897 contract to provide for the reactivation and related support activities of Defense Satellite Communication... more
AccidentsAIR CRASH IN ALASKA (2): CESSNA 208 SPECIFICATIONS
ROME, Cessna 208 Caravan 1: Type: utility transport Accommodation: one pilot, seven passengers Length: 37 ft 7 in Wingspan: 52 ft 1 in Height: 11 ft 8 in Weight: 3862 lb Max T/O weight: 8000... more
AccidentsAEROTAXI CRASHES IN ALASKA, NINE DIED
ANCHORAGE, ALASKA, An Alaskan airline Penair operated Cessna 208 Grand Caravan aircraft, with nine passengers and airline pilot on board, crashed near Dillingham airport soon after take off for the city... more
AccidentsSMALL PLANE CRASHES IN CHILE, SIX KILLED
CHILE, A small plane carrying six police officers crashed in northern Chile while flying to a crash site to investigate an accident between a bus and a truck. The Cessna plane crashed on the way to the... more
AirlinesSKYWEST AIRLINES REPORTS TRAFFIC CARRIED IN SEPTEMBER 2001
ST. GEORGE, USA, "SkyWest Airlines, Inc. reported a 9.4 percent increase in revenue passenger miles (RPMs) for September, while available seat miles (ASMs) increased 21.9 percent compared to the same period... more
DefenseRESERVE, NATIONAL GUARD UNITS CALLED UP
WASHINGTON, USA, An additional 495 Army reservists are being called to active duty today as part of the partial mobilization authorized by President Bush. This brings the total Army reserve force soldiers... more
Civil aviationEC POINT OUT THE AIRPORT SECURITY MEASURES TO BE ADOPTED
BRUSSELS, BELGIUM, European Transport Commissioner Loyola De Palacio, in a conference on air transport, pointed out a package of measures to reinforce security in airports. It comprises a new and further... more
AirlinesLAN CHILE S.A. MONTHLY TRAFFIC REPORT FOR SEPTEMBER 2001
SANTIAGO, "Lan Chile S.A., (''LanChile'' or ''the Company'') (NYSE: LFL - news) Chile's largest domestic and international airline, reported its preliminary September monthly and accumulated traffic... more
Latest newsOPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM UPDATE
WASHINGTON, USA, U.S. military strikes against terrorist and military targets, and humanitarian relief airdrops for the Afghan people, continued for a third day. In military operations, U.S. forces... more
IndustryALENIA MARCONI SYSTEMS AWARDED A 60 EURM CONTRACT
ROME, ITALY, The Finmeccanica/Bae Systems joint venture, Alenia Marconi Systems awarded of a 60 EURm contract for supply of a radar system RAT31DL to Malaysia Defense Ministry, including logistic support.... more
PeopleDE PALACIO. WE ARE LOOKING TO AN EUROPEAN AIRLINE
BRUSSELS, BELGIUM, According to European Commissioner Loyola De Palacio, it will be a good thing if there will be a whole European airline, regardless nations concerns. The Commissioner looks to the... more
DefenseRUSSIAN AIRSPACE ALLOWED TO HUMANITARIAN FLIGHTS ONLY
MOSCOW, RUSSIA, According Russian defense minister Sergei Ivanov, the Russian airspace is allowed only to humanitarian flights, with exclusion of combat aircrafts. Ivanov underlined the situation of... more
AccidentsMILITARY PLANE CRASHES IN THAILAND (2): SPECIFICATIONS
ROME, Aero L-39, produced by czech Aero: Type: trainer/ground attack aircraft Accommodation: two pilots in tandem Lenght: 39 ft 9 in Wingspan: 31 ft Height: 15 ft 7 in Empty weight: 7617 lb Max... more
PeopleDE PALACIO. LINATE WOULD HAVE THE GROUND RADAR
BRUSSELS, BELGIUM, According to an interview released to APBiscom press agency by European Transport Commissioner Loyola De Palacio, the airportof Milan Linate would have the ground radar, and the causes... more
AccidentsMILITARY PLANE CRASHES IN THAILAND
BANGKOK, A Thai Air Force jet crashed today in rice fields in central Uthai Thani province, not far from the capital Bangkok. The pilot, 24, was killed. The aircraft, a czech-made L-39, was on a training... more
AirlinesAEROFLOT HALTS FLIGHTS TO MOROCCO
MOSCOW, Russian Aeroflot said it is to suspend the weekly flight to Morocco from October 23 due to the international crisis in civil aviation. The last flight will take place on October 23. more