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Press releaseFLIGHTSAFETYBOEING RECEIVES CERTIFICATION ON TWO BOEING 737 SIMULATORS
SEATTLE, According a press release FlightSafety Boeing Training International (FSB) received certification on two of its Boeing 737 full-flight simulators. The eighth Boeing 737-700/-800 full-flight... more
AirlinesLAUDA AIR: TAKE-OFF FOR THE FIFTH ROTATION TO AUSTRALIA
VIENNA, "Lauda Air has responded to continued rising demand for its Australia product with an increase in frequency to five flights per week: since 15th January 2001 an additional Wednesday flight has... more
Science and technologySNOWFALLS DISRUPT UK PASSENGERS
UK, Passengers departing from Belfast airports faced delays due to bad weather this morning. The delays involved the services with Edinburgh, Glasgow, Newcastle, Manchester, East Midlands and London Heathrow.... more
AirlinesANSETT TO EXPAND INTERNATIONAL ROUTES
AUSTRALIA, Air NZ chief executive Gary Toomey told Australian television that Ansett is to boost domestic capacity to face the home competition and will expand international flights, by the end of the... more
PeopleSABENA: EUROPEAN AIRLINES VERSUS UE
BRUSSELS, Four leading European airlines are planning to complain to the European Commission about the Belgian government's plans to pump E100m into Sabena as part of a E250m ($227m) recapitalisation of... more
AirlinesWESTJET PROFITS SOARED IN 2000
CANADA, Profit rose by 91% in 2000 to $30,3 million as revenue climbed 63% to $332.5 million. These high profits are basically due to the low fares offered by the Calgary-based airline. WestJet said it... more
AirlinesSIX NEW ORDERS FOR AIRBUS A380
TOULOUSE, FRANCE, Qatar Airways ordered two Airbus A380, with an option on a further two. The two aircraft will be delivered in the last quarter of 2007. The airline also ordered 5 A330 twin-engined long-range... more
CuriositiesSOUTH AFRICAN AIRWAYS' CHARTERED FLIGHT OVER POLES
FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA, South African Airways announced in a press release that it will operate a specially chartered Boeing 747-400 that will fly around the world over both the North and South Poles.... more
AirlinesBULGARIA TO WITHDRAW AIR OPERATOR CERTIFICATE OF BALKAN AIRLINES
SOFIA, "The certificate will soon be withdrawn because Balkan Airlines has halted its air operations," Transport and Communications Minister Antoni Slavinski said during a press conference. The decision... more
AerospaceANCIENT MARS LIFE FOUND
WASHINGTON, "Spaceflight Now" reported that crystals of the mineral magnetite, embedded within a famous Martian meteorite, have provided scientists with the latest evidence that primitive life once existed... more
Civil aviationRADIOACTIVE MATERIAL IN RUSSIA
MOSCOW, Interfax said that a wooden crate en route from San Francisco to a research institute in Zarechnyi, Sverdlovsk region, where the Beloyarsk nuclear power station is located, has been detained in... more
Civil aviationPORTUGAL: AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL RADAR IS FAULTY
LISBON, According to famous sources, the Portuguese Association of Air Traffic Controllers claimed that since December the Lisbon Control Centre's radar and computer system has shown "serious and constant... more
AirlinesATLANTIC COAST IN TALKS TO BUY THREE REGIONAL AIRLINES
USA, Allegheny Airlines, Piedmont Airlines and PSA Airlines could be sold to Atlantic Coast if merger of US Airways, their current owner, with United Airlines will granted approval by U.S. government.... more
PeopleFAA WINS TECHNOLOGY AWARD
U.S., According the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) one of its weather products has been recognized as a model of excellence in government information technology by Government Technology magazine. T... more
PeopleU.S. FLIGHT ATTENDANTS UNIONS AUTHORIZE STRIKES
USA, On about 23,000 american unionized flight attendant, the 96% voted to authorize a strike if no resolution in the talks for working contract renewal will be reached. Since two years this contract wait... more
Science and technologyBED WEATHER IN U.S.
CHICAGO, A violent winter storms that killed at least eight people and injured dozens over the weeken dcaused power outages in the Chicago area and triggered flight cancellations at O'Hare International... more
AirlinesIBERIA GOES TO STOCK EXCHANGE
MADRID, National Spanish airline Iberia will be quoted in stock exchange starting april, 3 with a selling public offer which will reduce the state participation in Iberia at 53,9%. According to Spanish... more
Latest newsKOREA AEROSPACE INDUSTRIES EXPORTS TRAINER AIRCRAFT
SOUTH KOREA, Korea Aerospace Industries has agreed to sell seven KT-1 air force training aircraft to the Indonesian Air Force for US$60 million. KAI said Turkey, Colombia, Israel and the Philippines are... more
People1994 AIRBUS AIR ACCIDENT TRIAL STARTED
TOULOSE, FRANCE, The trial for the air accident which claimed seven lives, including two Italian Alitalia pilots started in front of Toulose court. The accident occurred during tests performed simulating... more
AirlinesLANCHILE BEST AIRLINE BASED IN CENTRAL/SOUTH AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN
MIAMI, According a Press Release: LanChile has once again received the OAG Airline of the Year Award as the Best Airline Based in Central/South America and the Caribbean. OAG, the world leader in business... more
AirlinesEL AL STARTS FLIGHT WITH B777-200
NEW YORK, USA, National Israeli carrier El al started operation with its new Boeing 777-200 aircraft, the second delivered on three this year at the carrier. The first delivered in January is currently... more
IndustryBOMBARDIER'S RECORD: 370 AIRCRAFT DELIVERIES
MONTREAL, Press Release: Bombardier announced today a new record of 370 aircraft deliveries for its fiscal year ended Jan. 31, 2001 as compared to 292 in the previous year. This year-to-year increase of... more
DefenseKASYANOV MEETS ITALIAN PRESIDENT DINI
ROME, Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Kasyanov met this morning italian president Dini. A statement released by italian Foreign Ministry said the two leaders discussed about several issues. Among them the... more
Civil aviationIN THE HURRICANE'S EYE TO STUDY THE BAD WEATHER
NEW YORK, The new plan Scatcat (Severe Clear Air Turbulence Colliding with Air Traffic) of Noaa (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) is face to the study of the aerial turbulences to high... more
AirlinesAEROMEXICO EXPANDS CODE-SHARE FLIGHTS WITH SKY TEAM PARTNER AIR FRANCE
HOUSTON, AeroMexico, Mexico's largest airline, has added three new European destinations -- London, Rome and Barcelona -- and 96 weekly code-share flights from Paris with SkyTeam partner Air France. more
DefenseU.S. AIR FORCE PREPARES STEALTH TASK FORCE
USA, According to a Pentagon spokesman, USAF are planning to organize an all Stealth aircraft task force, composed by F-22 and B-2 invisible planes only. This airforce would advantage from the radar... more
IndustryALENIA SPAZIO SIGNS AGREEMENT WITH RUSSIA SPACE COMMUNICATION
ROME, Alenia Spazio (Finmeccanica) signed an agreement with Russia Space Communication Co. (RSCC) to supply the russian company the equipment and the instrumentation for tlc satellites. The announcement... more
AerospaceNASA ABANDONS AUSTRALIAN BALLOON EXPERIMENT
SYDNEY, NASA will not attempt to relaunch its experiment to gather information on cosmic radiation after aborted balloon journey in Central Australia. An ultra-long-duration-balloon carrying a million-dollar... more
Latest newsCHILEAN GENERAL UNDER INVESTIGATIONS
SANTIAGO, CHILE, The Chilean air force chief of staff, Gen. Hernan Gabrielli has been accused of human rights abuses during the Pinochet era.The investigation is based on allegations by political prisoners... more
AccidentsTILES FLIES AWAY FOR A LOW-ALTITUDE AIRCRAFT PASSAGE
OSTENDA, THE NETHERLANDS, An aircraft of Ethiopian Airlines, passed at low-altitude on an house near Ostenda airport(less than 70 meters) during landing , caused the flyaway of several tiles of the roof.... more
PeopleAIR AFRIQUE'S EMPLOYEES CALL A STRIKE
ABIDJAN, The employees of Air Afrique have called for tomorrow a 24 hours strike against the decision of the apexes of company to halve the staff in the attempt to reorganize the disastrous situation financial.... more
PeopleFOETUS FOUND ON KUWAIT AIR'S PLANE
PARIS, The cleaners have found a dead fetus, approximately six months old, in a toilette of an Kuwait Air airplane arrived from Rome to the Charles de Gaulle airport of Paris: difficult the surveyings... more
AirlinesJAT RENOUNCES TO AIRBUS
BELGRADE, According official sources, the Yugoslavian national carrier Jat will be forced to renounce to the purchase of eight Airbus aircrafts, because of the accumulated debits in the last years. Ulterior... more
AirlinesNO SECOND CHANCE FOR INDIA AIRLINES DENATIONALIZATION
NEW DEHLI, INDIA, According to a Indian government spokesman, will be not a second chance to put offers in Air India and Indian Airlines carriers privatization; the deadline for offers expired last Friday.... more
IndustryNORTHROP VERSUS LOCKHEED OVER MILITARY CONTRACT
NEW YORK, According "The Washington Post" Northrop Grumman is suing Lockheed Martin for allegedly cutting it out of a dlrs 4 billion Army contract, escalating a fight among various companies over the shrinking... more
PeopleSENEGAL: NEW AIRLINE
SENEGAL, The maiden flight of new Air Senegal International's airline owned by Senegal State and Royal Air Maroc, has been operated on February 24. The airline, created after the privatization of Air... more
AccidentsPLANE CRASH IN ENGLAND, FOUR KILLED
SHARPTHORNE, UK, A light aircraft crashed into a field killing all the four people on board. The Rockwell Commander nose-dived in Sharpthorne, West Suxxex. An investigation is on its way to determine the... more
IndustryFINMECCANICA, EADS AND BAE SOON IN MBDA
ROME, ITALY, Eads, european aerospace consortium, diffused a bulletin in which is announced the next creation of the Mbda company, in which will be present Finmeccanica, Eads and Bae Systems. This company... more
AerospaceALPHA ASTRONAUTS SOON ON THE EARTH
MOSCOW, The crew of Russian space station Alpha, the Russian Yuri Gidzenko and Sergei Krikalev and American Bill Shepherd, will be back soon on the earth after four months of space stay. They have repositioned... more
AccidentsCESSNA CRASHES IN VENEZUELA, SEVEN PEOPLE KILLED
HIGUEROTE - VENEZUELA, A Cessna 206 plunged into the sea near Higuerote beach, not far from Caracas. The plane was carrying seven parachutists. They all were killed when the Cessna crashed last saturday... more
Latest newsII WORLD WAR FIGHTER FOUND IN FRANCE
FRANCE, The US fighter, including the mortal remains of the pilot in the cockpit, was found in a french field on the border with Belgium. The finders wondered why the wreckage of the plane hasn't been... more
AirlinesALPITOUR: WE TURNED TO OUR LAWYERS
ROME, Alpitour, one of the biggest operators, interviewed by WAPA about eng. Andrea Molinari's statements reporting that Alpitour owes Lauda Air Italia $2 million and half, as already published by... more
IndustryFIAR IN SOSTAR GMBH JOINT VENTURE
ROME, Fiar Spa, a Alenia Difesa-Finmeccanica's society, has acquired the 28 per cent of Sostar Gmbh. The other European partners of this joint venture, born for the development of the airborne radar for... more
AirlinesALPITOUR OWES LAUDA AIR ITALIA $2 MILLION AND HALF
VIZZOLA TICINO, VARESE, Andrea Molinari, managing director of the italian carrier Lauda Air Italia, in an interview released to WAPA during Milan’s Borsa Italiana del Turismo exhibition concerned with t... more
PeopleJUDGE WON'T HALT TWA BID PROCESS
WASHINGTON, According to Reuters Continental Airlines it rescinded its appeal of a decision allowing an auction of Trans World Airlines Inc. assets, just a day after a bankruptcy court denied a Continental... more
DefenseBUSH FAVORABLE TO RUSSIAN-EUROPEAN SPACE SHIELD
WASHINGTON, White House spokesman Ari Fleischer said that President George W.Bush has shown itself favorable to the proposal of Russian president Putin to create an European anti-missile space shield (recently... more
DefenseGERMAN ARMY TO EYE GOVT. PLANES
GERMANY, German Army is reported to be studying the possibility of privatizing operation of six Challenger 601 planes currently used by german govt. more
PeopleCERTIFICATION FAA FOR FLIGHTSAFETY'S NEW SIMULATOR
NEW YORK, The newest simulator for the Bombardier Dash 8 regional airliner has received the FAA's certification. It is now in customer service at FlightSafety International's new Atlanta, Georgia, training... more
AccidentsQANTAS PLANE FORCED TO RETURN FOR REPAIRS
SYDNEY, A Qantas plane, en route from Singapore to Paris, had to return to Sydney to repair a malfunctioning light indicator. The problem occurred an hour after departure and the plane dumped fuel before... more
HelicoptersASTEC HELICOPTER SERVICE FORMS JOINT VENTURE WITH VOLVO AERO
NORWAY, L'Astec Helicopter Services, of Norway (CHC) and Volvo Aero, from Sweden, signed an agreement to form a joint venture torepair and overhaul helicopter engines, with particular care to the type... more