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AirlinesNORTHWEST AIRLINES ANNOUNCES NEW ROUTE NONSTOP BETWEEN BALTIMORE AND MEMPHIS
USA, Beginning September 1st, Northwest Airlines announced today new nonstop service from Memphis to Baltimore. Northwest will fly one daily nonstop trip between Memphis and Baltimore using a 100-seat... more
Science and technologyJAPANESE GOVT TO PLAN RAILWAY LINKS FOR NARITA AND HANEDA AIRPORTS
TOKYO, Japanese government introduced a project for a railway system to link Narita and Haneda airports with downtown Tokyo. The plan should be completed by 2010 and it will link the two hubs with downtown... more
PeopleIATA 57TH ASSEMBLY YESTERDAY CLOSED IN MADRID
MADRID, The 57th Assembly of the International Air Transportation Association (IATA) closed yesterday in Madrid. The representatives of 274 airlines discussed of airport capacity and air traffic increase,... more
Press releaseONEWORLD EXTENDS ITS ''VISIT PASS'' TO AFRICA, AUSTRALIA, AMERICA AND ASIA
BOLOGNA, ITALY, Oneworld alliance announced that form today, it cover all the world with its "Visit Pass" which allow passengers interested to visit Africa, Australia, New Zealand, North America, South... more
AirlinesLANPERU EXPANDS INTERNATIONAL SERVICE, ADDS NEW YORK AND SANTIAGO
MIAMI, Beginning June 1st, LanPeru continues its expansion with new international destinations. LanPeru will offer daily service between New York and Lima, and Santiago and Lima under a codeshare agreement... more
AirlinesAIR FRANCE (4): WE'LL TRY TO CONVINCE ALITALIA TO ENTER IN SKYTEAM
PARIS, FRANCE, Air France president, Jean-Cyril Spinetta, in the press conference for the release of the data of the 2000/2001 financial year, commenting the talks between French carrier and Italian flag... more
Press releaseLUFTHANSA SELLS 51% OF GROUND HANDLING SUBSIDIARY GLOBEGROUND
FRANKFURT, "Deutsche Lufthansa AG has signed an agreement with Penauille Polyservices S.A. regarding the sale of Lufthansa's ground handling subsidiary GlobeGround GmbH. According to the agreement, Penauille... more
AccidentsMILITARY HELICOPTER CRASHES IN GREECE
SKYROS, GREECE, A greek military helicopter chrashed into the Aegean Sea off the island of Skyros. The pilot was killed and the two other members of the crew survived. The crash crash was caused by... more
AirlinesAIR FRANCE (3): SHARES RAISE OF 5%
PARIS, FRANCE, Stock exchange registered a Air France share raise of 5% today at the exchange opening after diffusion yesterday of the financial year 2000/2001 results. Afterwards, the shares reduced the... more
AirlinesAIR FRANCE (2): SPINETTA IS OPTIMIST ON ALITALIA AGREEMENT
PARIS, FRANCE, French flag airline Air France President, Jean-Cyril Spinetta, in the press conference held yesterday in Paris to present the financial year 2000/2001 results, commented positively the talks... more
AccidentsUS NAVY PLANE CRASHES IN FLORIDA
USA, An F/A-18C Hornet of US Navy crashed on a ranch northeast of Lake Okeechobee in Florida. The pilot, Lieutenant Commander David Casher, aged 40, was killed. The F/A-18C Hornet took off from Oceana... more
AccidentsUS NAVY PLANE CRASHES IN USA (2): SPECIFICATIONS
USA, Mc Donnell Douglas FA-18C Hornet: Type: multi-role fighter Accomodation: one pilot Lenght: 56 ft Wingspan: 37 ft 6 in Height: 15 ft 3 in Weight: 23050 lb Max T/O weight: 56.000 lb Max speed:... more
Science and technologyITALIAN AIRPORT PRIVATIZATION ALSO WITH SINGAPORE
MILAN, ITALY, A new company, Csas, formed by Changi International Airport Services and italian Sinport, both controlled by Psa, has been presented yesterday, with the scope to enter in some Italian airport... more
AirlinesCHINA AIRLINES TO BUY A 25% STAKE IN CHINA CARGO AIRLINES
PEKING, China Airlines received the green light from the Chinese government to buy a 25% stake in China Cargo Airlines. Beijing has also given Cathay Pacific the nod to take a 10% stake in the airline.... more
AirlinesALL NIPPON AIRWAYS WILL LEASE THREE AIRBUS A320
TOKYO, JAPAN, According All Nippon Airways (ANA) President and CEO Yoji Ohashi, as released in an interview, the carrier will lease three Airbus A320 aircraft from Mitsui & Company. The aircrafts, which... more
PeopleTAR ALLIANCE RISKS TO LOSE TWO OF ITS MEMBERS
USA, According to a Star Alliance airline group spokesman, there are possibilities that two airlines decided to leave the alliance. One of these two, Thai Airways International has some problems for lose... more
IndustryBOMBARDIER WILL''FIGHT FIRE WITH FIRE'' AGAINST EMBRAER
OTTAWA. CANADA, Prime Minister Jean Chretien declared on an interview that Canada will "fight fire with fire" for a share of the market for regional aircraft of its Bombardier national aeronautical industry... more
AirlinesSAS TO EYE FINNAIR
OSLO, Scandinavian Airlines is interested in buying a stake in finnish Finnair, norwegian newspapers reported. more
PeopleFAA AMERICAN AIRLINES AND AMERICAN EAGLE AGAINST DANGEROUS OBJECTS
USA, American, American Eagle and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) started an educational program to inform passengers about hazardous materials they can't took with them on board aircrafts. This... more
AerospaceNEW SHUTTLE NOZZLE DEVELOPMENT ASSIGNED TO AEROJET
SACRAMENTO, USA, U.S. aerospace research and development company Aerojet won a USD5m contract from NASA to study the feasibility of developing a channel wall nozzle to replace the tube nozzle in the Space... more
AirlinesBRITISH MIDLAND TO OPERATE THIRD DAILY FLIGHT BETWEEN MILAN AND HEATHROW
MILAN, British Midland will offer a third daily flight between Milan Malpensa and London Heathrow from June 1. The flight is to be operated in codeshare with Lufthansa, which holds a 20% stake in the carrier.... more
AirlinesSOUTHEAST AIRLINES PILOTS SUPPORTS COMAIR COLLEAGUES IN STRIKE
WASHINGTON, USA, Atlantic Southeast Airlines pilots will conduct informational picketing on May 30, 2001, at the Atlanta Hartsfield Airport, to show support for striking Comair pilots, who have entered... more
Civil aviationFAA EMERGENCY AD ON BOEING AIRCRAFTS
USA, AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE Aircraft Certification Service Washington, DC U.S. Departmentof Transportation Federal Aviation Administration The... more
Finance and economyLITTON AWARDED NEAR 9 USDM CONTRACT
USA, Litton Systems Inc., San Carlos, Calif., is being awarded a USD 8,939,423 (estimated) contract by Ogden Air Logistics Center, Hill AFB, Utah, to provide for three years of repair services for the... more
AirlinesGOOD RESULTS FOR AIR FRANCE IN 2000/2001 FINANCIAL YEAR
PARIS, FRANCE, According to declarations of French carrier Air France CEO, Jean-Cyril Spinetta, a good increase of 18,9% has been registered for the end of 2000/2001 financial year. North America routes... more
AirlinesQANTAS INTERESTED TO BUY AIR NEW ZEALAND STAKE
AUSTRALIA, Has been confimed today that Australian carrier Qantas presented a offer to the two major Air New Zealand shareholders, Brierley Investments and Singapore Airlines, to buy a "significant... more
Finance and economyFENN MANUFACTURING AWARDED OVER 12 USDM CONTRACT
USA, Fenn Manufacturing Co., Newington, Connecticut, is being awarded a $12,542,600 delivery order by U.S. Army Aviation & Missile Command, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama for 68 rotary wing heads to support... more
HelicoptersHELICOPTER ESCAPE(2): THE PILOT WAS A WOMAN
PARIS, FRANCE, French police questioned the pilot woman who has been kidnapped by three armed man and obliged to pilot her helicopter on the Fresnes prison in order to allow two prisoners to escape with... more
AirlinesFIRST GF-X CARGO OPERATOR MEETING
DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, Main cargo operators and some airlines meet at Al Bustan Hotel in Dubai to inaugurate first official launch of GF-X Global Freight Exchange on-line platform. The e-commerce... more
AirlinesAIR FRANCE WILL FACE TRAIN COMPETITION
PARIS, FRANCE, A French airline Air France spokesman says it expects demand for flights between Paris and Marseille to fall 25 percent once the Societe Nationale des Chemins de Fer (SNCF), the French... more
AirlinesTALKS BETWEEN LUFTHANSA AND ITS PILOTS TO BE CONSTRUCTIVE
FRANKFURT, The arbitrator said the negotiations between Lufthansa and its pilots are proceeding constructively. Pilots' spokesman Georg Fongern today said the mediation talks are "in good hands". An... more
AccidentsHELICOPTER CRASH IN SOUTH KOREA (2): SPECIFICATIONS
ROME, Boeing Verton CH-47 Chinook helicopter: Type: heavy-lift helicopter Lenght: 51 ft Rotor diameter: 60 ft each Height: 18 ft 11 in Empty weight: 26.918 lb Max T/O weight: 54.000 lb Payload:... more
AccidentsHELICOPTER CRASH IN SOUTH KOREA
SEOUL, An army CH-47 Chinook crashed while lowering a ten ton sculpture onto the Olympic Bridge in Seoul. A blade from its front rotor hit the metal sculpture and the helicopter crashed into the bridge... more
IndustryLOCKHEED MARTIN SIGNS OVER 11 USDM CONTRACT
USA, Lockheed Martin Tactical Systems, Eagan, Minnesota, is being awarded an over 11USDm contract by The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Md., to exercise an option for the procurement of one... more
Sport aviationAERO CLUB ITALIA ORGANIZES ULTRALIGHT AIRCRAFTS FLIGHT NAMED ''I VOLI DI ALPE ADRIA''
ROME, Aero Club Italia has organized an ultralight aircrafts flight for June 9. The happening is named "I voli di Alpe Adria". The aircrafts will take off from Venice to fly to Krk airport in Croatia,... more
IndustrySMITHS INDUSTRIES ACQUISISCE CONTRATTO DA OLTRE 10 MILIONI DI DOLLARI
USA, Smith's Industries, Product Support North America, Clearwater, Fla., is being awarded by The Naval Inventory Control Point, Philadelphia, Pa, of a order Agreement in the amount of $10,953,341 for... more
AccidentsTYRES BURST AS VASP AIRBUS MAKES EMERGENCY LANDING
BRAZIL, All the eight tyres of a brazilian VASP Airbus 300 burst as it was forced to make an emergency landing in Salvador, in the state of Bahia, in Brazil. Nobody was hurt. The pilot had to use the emergency... more
Science and technologyNEW TERMINAL AT JFK AIRPORT
NEW YORK, The new Terminal 4 at JFK airport in New York was offocially opened few days ago. The building costed $1,4 million and replaces the old international arrives structure. It can process up to 3200... more
IndustryLOCKHEED MARTIN TO MODIFY A CONTRACT TO REDUCE F-22 PRODUCTION COSTS
USA, The Air Force is modifying a contract with Lockheed Martin Corp., Lockheed Martin Aeronautical Systems Co., Marietta, Ga. This action provides for Investment in Producibility Improvement Program... more
IndustryALCATEL-LUCENT MERGING COULD ENDANGER 30.000 JOBS
PARIS, FRANCE, Agreements for a merger between French telecommunication and defense group Alcatel and the U.S. homologue Lucent would be terminated for today, as reported by a spokesman. Unions, however... more
HelicoptersTHE TWO PRISONERS WHO HAVE TRIED TO ESCAPE WITH A HELICOPTER SURRENDERED
PARIS, FRANCE, The two prisoners who have tried to escape with a helicopter from French Fresnes prison surrendered freeing unhurt the two prison guard they have keep as hostages. Ben Buabdela Munir and... more
Latest newsUSA AND CINA TO DEFINE PROCEDURES FOR EP-3E REPATRIATION
HAINAN, CHINA, After about two months of nagociations and tensiones between Usa and China for the accident occurred to the electronic surveillance aircraft EP-3E, collided on April 1st against a Chinese... more
AirlinesAOM PILOTS STRIKE ENDS
FRANCE, French airline AOM pilots yesterday ended the seven-day strike which heavily disrupted the airline's operations. Pilots protested against the airline's restructuring plan which would cut a third... more
PeopleENAV ENTERS IN CANSO
ROME, ITALY, Italian Ente Nazionale per l'Aviazione Civile, ENAV, is entered in Canso, the Civil Air Navigation Services Organization which represent the private and public organizations that provide air... more
AirlinesRYANAIR TO LAUNCH NEW PROMOTIONAL FARE ON TRIESTE-LONDRA ROUTE
TRIESTE, Irish Ryanair will launch tomorrow a special fare on the service from Trieste to London of about 16£ for a one way ticket. The discounted fare will be offered until July 15. more
AccidentsUNITED AIRLINES FLIGHT DIVERTED TO ICELAND
ICELAND, A United Airlines Boeing 747 en route from Chicago to Franfurt was diverted to Iceland after a passenger saw a bomb threat written with a lipstick on the mirror in the toilet The plane was inspected... more
AirlinesQANTAS INTERESTED TO BUY A STAKE IN AIR NEW ZEALAND
NEW ZEALAND, Qantas Airways has proposed buying a stake in Air New Zealand, this airline's board revealed in a statement. "The proposal is conceptual and no valuations have been incorporated in the proposal... more
AccidentsEMERGENCY LANDING FOR A SMALL PLANE IN USA
DENVER, A small airplane made an emergency landing east of Bennett yesterday afternoon. The plane took off from Front Range Airport. Its turbo charger suddenly failed, the engine lost oil and seized. The... more
AirlinesROYAL JORDANIAN AIRLINES TO RESUME FLIGHTS TO IRAQ
AMMAN, Royal Jordanian Airlines is to resume commercial flights to Iraq by the end of the week, Petra news agency said. Two weekly services will be scheduled, on tuesday and friday. more
Science and technologyINAUGURATED NEW KIEV AIRPORT RUNWAY
UKRAINE REPUBLIC, On May 26 has been inaugurated the new runway at Borispol airport of Kiev, at the presence of ECAC (European Civil Aviation Conference) General Managers, of Ukraine President and most... more