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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
AccidentsTWA FLIGHT RAINS DEBRIS ON AIRPORT
NEW YORK, A TWA MD-80 flying to New York JFK airport had to return to Miami after small pieces of debris fell from the aircraft and hit passerby and several cars. None was injured and nine vehicles were... more
AccidentsHUMAN ERROR CAUSED AIR CRASH IN THE AZORES ISLANDS
LISBON, The National Civil Aviation Institute of Portugal yesterday released an official report of the plane crash occurred in the Azores Islands in 1999. According to the report the crash was cause by... more
Science and technologyJUNE PASSENGER TRAFFIC UP AT SOUTHWEST FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
FORT MYERS, More than 356,000 passengers traveled through Southwest Florida International Airport last month, making it the busiest June in the airport's 18-year history. Passenger traffic increased 5.5... more
AerospaceNEW SPACE WALK FOR ALPHA STATION ASTRONAUTS
USA, Mike Gernhardt and Jim Reilly, two astronauts of space shuttle Atlantis, conducted their second spacewalk of the scheduled mission to hang two of four high-pressure gas tanks on Alpha. The remaining... more
AccidentsSAS PLANE RETURNS AFTER ''ELECTRIC SMELL''
OSLO, A SAS MD-87 was forced to return to Oslo airport yesterday evening after an "electric smell" in the cabin was noticed by the crew. None of the 66 passengers was ever in danger. It was the fourth... more
IndustryBOEING AWARDED A OVER 23USDM CONTRACT
USA, The Boeing Co., St. Louis, Mo., awarded a $23,360,000 contract to provide for a four-month extension of aircraft operations and maintenance support for the F-15 aircraft provided by 614 direct manning... more
AirlinesAEROFLOT DENIES INTEREST IN AER LINGUS
MOSCOW, Russian Aeroflot denied the rumours reporting it was interested in taking over irish low-cost carrier Aer Lingus. On the other hand, the carrier confirmed thatit is in talks with other irish carriers.... more
AccidentsCITY BIRD JETLINER MAKES EMERGENCY LANDING IN BRUSSELS
BRUSSELS, A City Bird Lockheed Threestar plane flying to Spain had to make an emergency landing at Brussels Zaventem airport yesterday evening because of a brake failure. None of the 300 passegenrs aboard... more
IndustryCARGOLIFTER SIGNED AN AGREEMENT WITH BAE SYSTEMS
BERLIN, GERMANY, THe German industry Cargolifter, which built the new transport airships, has signed an agreement with the U.S. industry Bae Systems, which will be its partner in the development and realization... more
AccidentsF-16 CRASHES IN CALIFORNIA
USA, An Air Force F-16 fighter yesterday crashed into remote mountains near the border between California and Nevada. The pilot, Maj. Aaron George, and a photographer on board to to document some test... more
AccidentsF-16 FIGHTER CRASHES IN TURKEY
ANKARA, A US F-16 fighter yesterday crashed in southern Turkey. The aircraft went down in the Besiri district of Batman province, Anatolia agency reported. The pilot parachuted to safety and suffered only... more
AirlinesSABENA AND BELGIAN GOVERNMENT REACH ACCORD
BRUSSELS, The financially troubled Swissair yesterday found an agreement with Sabena and belgian government to give the airline funds assuring a financiali life in return for releasing the commitment to... more