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AerospaceRUSSIA TO SCHEDULE 29 SPACE LAUNCHES IN 2001
MOSCOW, Sergei Dervyashkin, spokesman for Russia's Strategic Rocket Forces, said 22 rockets will be launched from Russia's Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakstan and will send into orbit some satellites. Two... more
AirlinesAMERICAN AIRLINES TRAFFIC UP IN 2000
USA, American Airlines reported its systemwide traffic increased 4.1 percent in 2000. The system load factor for the year was 72.4 percent, up 2.9 points from 1999. American boarded more than 86.2... more
Science and technologySPANISH-AUSTRALIAN GROUP BUYS BRISTOL AIRPORT
U.K., Bristol International Airport will have Spanish-Australian owners in investment bank and construction company . This joint venture will buy the airport for $342 million in total; $290 million for... more
DefenseFRANCE TO HELP HUNGARY TO UPGRADE ITS MILITARY AVIATION
BUDAPEST, The cooperation was announced by french Defense minister Alain Richard during a visit in Hungary. Hungarian military aviation currently includes 27 russian-built Mig-29 and Mi-24 helicopters.... more
DefenseU.S. NAVY TO ORDER NEW BOEING 737-700C
SEATTLE, The jetliner will be used as a cargo and passenger plane. It is the sixth Boeing 737-700C ordered by Navy. The first plane will be delivered next April. Boeing's list price for a 737-700 is $43.5... more
PeopleFAA SAYS PAKISTAN NOW MEETS INTERNATIONAL SAFETY STANDARDS
USA, The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has announced that the civil aviation authority of Pakistan now meets the safety standards set by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). Countries... more
Science and technologyINCHON INTERNATIONAL COULD OPEN LATE MARCH
SOUTH KOREA, Inchon International Airport in Korea could open between March 27-29. Korean Air and Asiana Airlines had opted for March 22 and 25 respectively, but the airport decided on March 27 or 29... more
AirlinesAEA HOPES TO BREAK ''POLITICAL IMPASSE'' IN AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL
BRUSSELS, Jean-Cyril Spinetta, new president of the AEA and CEO of Air France, said one of the Association of European Airlines' (AEA) major objectives for 2001 is to break the "political impasse" in air... more
AirlinesAIR SANTO DOMINGO RECORDED GROWTH IN 2000
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, Air Santo Domingo recorded dynamic growth in passengers carried and load factor, compared with 1999. Acquired in 1999 from Air Europa, Air Santo Domingo, utilizes the LET 410 turboprop... more
Civil aviationCRIME IS SOARING AT N.Y. AIRPORTS
NEW YORK, Bad weather isn't the only headache for the Port Authority this winter - new statistics show crime is way up at New York City's two airports. At Kennedy, crime jumped 23 percent in 2000 compared... more
DefenseDEPLETED URANIUM (3): BALKANS' SYNDROME IN FRANCE TOO
PARIS, Four French soldiers returned from Balkans have been admitted to hospital for leukaemia, a Defense Ministry of Paris' spokesman said. This is the first case of presumed "Balkans' syndrome"... more
DefenseDEPLETED URANIUM(2): IN PORTUGAL IT IS A POLITICAL CASE
LISBON, In Portugal the Balkans' syndrome vicissitude is becoming a political case. Some candidates of left for the next elections asked the resignations for the Chief of Armed Forces' Staff, general Antonio... more
AirlinesDELTA TO CUT FLIGHT SCHEDULE
ATLANTA, Delta Air Lines said yesterday it will trim its flight schedule an average of 2.7 percent through the first quarter of 2001 because of the continuing pilot shortages. Comair, Delta's subsidiary,... more
DefenseTHALES WINS CONTRACT TO DEVELOP AND SUPPLY MARTHA STAGE 2 SYSTEM
FRANCE, The French defence procurement agency (Délégation Générale pour l’Armement) has awarded Thales the development and production contract for stage two of the MARTHA battlefield global control syste... more
Weather forecastsMEETING AND AIRSHOWS IN JANUARY 2001
., AIRSHOW AND MEETINGS IN JANUARY, 2001 JANUARY 2001 EUROPEAN AIR FINANCE CONFERENCE Jan. 18-19, Dublin, Ireland. Info: fax: (44) 20 7779 8603. NBAA TAX FORUM Jan. 19, Nashville, Tennessee Info:... more
DefenseDEPLETED URANIUM (1): PROBABLY SRTIKEN A CZECH PILOT TOO
CZECH REPUBLIC, The "Balkans' syndrome" hits the other Armed Forces present in the ex-Yugoslavia for humanitarian missions too: an inquiry has been opened in the Czech Republic for a helicopter... more
Science and technologyMOSCOW DOMODEDOVO AIRPORT TO RESUME OPERATIONS
MOSCOW, The airport was closed for more than 4 hours yesterday, due to strong fog that made landing and departure operations extremely difficult. The airport's press-service said that 15 planes were delayed... more
AirlinesAMERICA WEST AND CONTINENTAL AIRLINES AMEND CODE SHARE AGREEMENT
USA, America West Airlines announced an agreement with Continental Airlines to modify the airlines'code share agreement to eliminate code sharing on flights between each airlines' hubs, to expand "beyond... more
Science and technologyISRAEL: BEN-GURION AIRPORT TO BUY NEW RADAR SYSTEM
ISRAEL, The new $9 million radar system, produced by Raytheon, will be supplied and installed within 18 months. It will permit to control ground traffic and taxiing aircraft. The airport recorded a 9.37... more
AirlinesQANTAS AND ANSETT COMPETING TO BUY HAZELTON AIRLINES
AUSTRALIA, Both the airlines yesterday raised their new offer. The latest offer values Hazelton at 27.2 million Australian dollars ($15.3 million). Both offers are conditional on getting the approval of... more
Civil aviationFAA AD ON AIRBUS AIRCRAFTS
USA, [4910-13-U] DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39 [65 FR 75589 12/4/2000] [Docket No. 2000-NM-96-AD; Amendment 39-12025; AD 2000-24-18]... more
Civil aviationPRODUCTION LINE NUMBERS OF BOEING AIRCRAFT AFFECTED BY SEALANT FAA AD
USA, After diffusion by WAPA agency of the news, the numbers of Boeing produced aircrafts (747, 757, 767 and 777 series) on which factory have used a sealant that do not meet flammability standard for... more
SecurityDEPLETED URANIUM (3): THE INTERNATIONAL COURT OF WAR CRIME WILL GIVE INFORMATIONS ABOUT URANIUM
HAGUE, An International Court for the Balkan war's crimes spkesman said that about use of the uranium in Kosovo from NATO it is in course an inquiry and that it will come put to disposition all informations... more
IndustryROLLS-ROYCE WINS CONTRACT WTH BRITISH AIRWAYS
LONDON, Rolls-Royce has secured a 600 million pound (900 million dollar) contract to repair and overhaul the engines powering British Airways Airbus Industrie A320 fleet. The 20-year agreement was signed... more
SecurityDEPLETED URANIUM (2): SUMMIT TUESDAY
ROME, A Foreign ministry's spokesman said that NATO and the political Alliance's Committee will meet on January 9 to discuss about depleted uranium upon Italian request. NATO would have demonstrated... more
Civil aviationFAA AD ON AIRBUS AIRCRAFTS
USA, [4910-13-U] DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39 [65 FR 82262 12/28/2000] [Docket No. 2000-NM-48-AD; Amendment 39-12052; AD 2000-26-03]... more
Civil aviation(2) FAA AD ON AGUSTA A-109E HELICOPTERS
USA, [4910-13-U] DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39 [65 FR 82903 12/29/2000] [Docket No. 2000-SW-58-AD; Amendment 39-12061; AD 2000-26-11] RIN... more
DefenseNATO: ''URANIUM IS NO DANGEROUS''
USA, The death for several tumor's types of some Italian soldiers returned from Kosovo's humanitarian missions and due too different forms of cancer desease is actually known to everybody: the tumors are... more
Civil aviationFAA AD ON AGUSTA A-109E HELICOPTERS
USA, [4910-13-U] DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39 [65 FR 82896 12/29/2000] [Docket No. 2000-SW-07-AD; Amendment 39-12044; AD 2000-25-09] RIN... more
Civil aviationFAA AD ON ATR-72 AIRCRAFTS
USA, [4910-13-U] DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39 [65 FR 70775 11/28/2000] [Docket No. 97-NM-273-AD; Amendment 39-11999; AD 2000-23-26] RIN... more
PeopleGIPSIES TATTOOED TO FIND THEIR SEAT ON A FLIGHT
BELGIUM, According to the belgian newspaper "Le Matin" a group of slovak gipsies was tattooed on an arm with an identity number before being expelled by a direct flight. A police spokesman said the tattoo... more
Civil aviationFAA AD ON BOEING 707 AND 720 SERIES AIRCRAFT
USA, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39 [65 FR 75588 12/4/2000] [Docket No. 99-NM-378-AD; Amendment 39-12027; AD 2000-24-20] RIN 2120-AA64... more
Civil aviationFAA AD ON BOEING 707, 727C 727-100C SERIES AIRCRAFT
USA, [4910-13-U] DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39 [65 FR 75585 12/4/2000] [Docket No. 99-NM-363-AD; Amendment 39-12013; AD 2000-24-06] RIN... more
AirlinesDAILY FLIGTS BETWEEN ROMA/MILANO-DUBAI
ROMA, By April Emirates will add other four weekly flights to the three already existing between Dubai-Rome/Milan, rendering daily the connection. Currently Emirates operates in 53 world's destina... more
Civil aviationFRONTIER AIRLINES MAKES GROUND-TO-AIR MEDICAL SERVICES AVAILABLE TO PASSENGERS AND CREW
PHOENIX, Frontier Airlines today announced that it will provide round-the-clock, ground-to-air medical support to their passengers and crew through MedAire's Emergency Telemedicine Service. With the addition... more
AirlinesSKYWAY AIRLINES INTRODUCES A NEW REGIONAL JET SERVICE
MILWAUKEE, Skyway Airlines said today it will introduce nonstop service between Grand Rapids, Mich. and La Guardia International Airport in New York. Service will be offered twice daily each weekday,... more
AccidentsPIPER CRASHES IN CANADA, FOUR KILLED
PENTICTON, CANADA, The Piper Aerostar crashed into Mt. Okanagan near Penticton, killing all four people on board. The wreckage of the plane was found after a two-day search hampered by thick fog and snow.... more
Civil aviationFAA AD ON PIAGGIO P-180 AIRCRAFTS
USA, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39 [66 FR 7 1/2/2001] [Docket No. 99-CE-34-AD; Amendment 39-12053; AD 2000-03-19] RIN 2120-AA64 Airworthiness... more
IndustryBOEING CLAIMS 489 DELIVERIES IN YEAR 2000
USA, Boeing Commercial Airplanes yesterday announced 489 commercial airplane deliveries in 2000. Commercial Airplanes President Alan Mulally noted operating margins improved throughout the year, even... more
AirlinesEVA AIRWAYS TO BUY TWO AIRBUS A330-200 PLANES
TAIPEI, EVA Airways Corp., Taiwan's second-biggest airline, will buy two A330-300s, worth $300 million, and six others Airbus planes will be leased to upgrade the fleet. The wide-bodied jets will replace... more
AirlinesAIR INDIA DOUBLES ITS FLEET
INDIA, Air India plans to double its fleet size over a five to seven year period: "We require the additions in small capacity long range and in small capacity short range categories," the airline's managing... more
PeopleFAA INVESTIGATION ON CF-6 GE ENGINES
WASHINGTON D.C., Federal Aviation Administration, FAA is conducting an investigation about some accidents occurred at aircrafts equipped with CF-6 turbofan engines built by General Electric. These very... more
DefenseU. S. GOVT DELAYS PURCHASE OF F-22 FIGHTER PLANES
USA, According to Washington Post the american government has delayed the decision to buy the stealth planes from Lockheed Martin because of incomplete testing. A Lockheed Martin spokesman said bad weather... more
SecurityCHOSEN THE NEW MINISTERS FOR ADMINISTRATION BUSH
U.S.A., He will be the democratic Norman Mineta, current minister of the Commerce of the Clinton administration, the minister of the Transports for the government who is being formed the neo-president... more
IndustryLOCKHEED MARTIN WINS CONTRACT WITH US AIR FORCE
GREENVILLE, USA, By the three-year contract the company will provide support for the C-5 Galaxy aircraft, an outsized-cargo transport. The deal includes options to extend the contract for further seven... more
Civil aviationFAA AD ON EUROCOPTER HELICOPTERS EC-135
USA, AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE Aircraft Certification Service Washington, DC U.S. Department... more
Science and technologyZURICH AIRPORT: SMALL BLAST HITS OFFICE OF ISRAELI AIRLINE EL AL
ZURICH, The office was damaged overnight by a small explosion. There were no injures. A group calling itself "For A Revolutionary Perspective" claimed responsibility for the explosion. The group called... more
Civil aviationFAA AD ON DORNIER 328-300 AIRCRAFT
USA, 2000-26-13 DORNIER LUFTFAHRT GMBH: Amendment 39-12063. Docket 2000-NM-349-AD. Applicability: All Model 328-300 series airplanes, certificated in any category. NOTE 1: This AD applies to each... more
AirlinesROYAL PHNOM PENH AIRWAYS HAS BEGUN FLIGHTS TO BANGKOK
CAMBODIA, The airline, owned by a son of King Norodom Sihanouk, made its inaugural flight to Bangkok on December 28 in a 100-seat, Russian-built Yak-42D aircraft. It plans to fly the route three times... more
Science and technologyJAPANESE NARITA AIRPORT HAS NO MORE ROOM
TOKYO, JAPAN, According to a Japanese Civil Aviation official, the Tokyo's Narita airport is full to capacity and faces serious overload in the future. Narita airport, opened in 1979, have tripled its... more