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PeopleCONCORDES GETTING READY TO FLY AGAIN
PARIS, FRANCE, A French newspaper reported some declarations made last Friday in an Air France's heads meeting concerning the resumption of Paris-New York Concorde flights. It seems that the service, interrupted... more
PeopleGENERAL DYNAMICS REPORTS 15% PROFIT INCREASE IN THE FIRST 2001 QUARTER
USA, We report integrally the press release relative to General Dynamics profit increase during 2001 first quarter. "General Dynamics today reported net earnings of $240 million, or $1.19 per share... more
PeopleUK INDUSTRY CONFEDERATION ASKS FOR A LARGER AIRPORT CAPACITY
LONDON, GREAT BRITAIN, Digby Jones, director of the Confederation of British Industry, in a speech to the Institution of Civil Engineers asked the UK Government to expand airport capacity. Jones said... more
PeopleMIDWEST EXPRESS CUTS COSTS TO REVIVE Q1 LOSSES
USA, Midwest Express was stung by a net loss of 6,6 USDm in the first quarter of 2001. The airline decided to reduce non-aircraft capital spending by 5 USDm this year and cut 7% of its workforce over... more
PeopleNTSB TO RULE OUT MECHANICAL CAUSES IN AIR EGYPT 767 CRASH
USA, Egypt Air is requesting possible mechanical causes for the air crash that involved Boeing 767 in October 1999 and caused the death of 217 people, to be carefully considered. Ntsb's report, which... more
PeopleELEVEN AFGHANS INDICTED FOR HIJACKING RELEASED BY BRITISH COURT
LONDON, GREAT BRITAIN, In the trial that involved eleven Afghan citizens charged for hijacking an aircraft under arm threat, the court released all the defendants for lack of evidence. The fact occured... more
PeopleTURBULANCE ON AMERICA WEST AIRCRAFT: 5 PEOPLE INJURED
LAS VEGAS, USA, Last Thursday an America West's A320 Airbus flying from New York to Las Vegas hit a turbulence that injured five people on board. According to the spokesman's official declarations, a flight... more
PeopleRETIRED BRITISH AIRWAYS PILOT INVENTS A DEVICE TO STIMULATE PASSENGERS' BLOOD FLOW
USA, A retired British Airways pilot invented a gym device, Airogym, that allows to exercise calf muscle during flight, thus reducing blood clots' risk. The problem of Deep Vein Thrombosis (Dvt) after... more
PeopleRUSSIA: DUMA RATIFIES ''OPEN SKIES'' TREATY
MOSCOW, Russian lowe house Duma yesterday ratified the Open Skies Treaty. The treaty was signed in 1992 by 27 member states of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe. The treaty will now... more
PeopleSINGAPORE AIRLINES ORDERS TWO ADDITIIONAL LEARJET 45
MONTREAL, CANADA, Singapore Airlines, SIA, ordered two additional Learjet 45 to Bombardier Aerospace, bringing its Learjet 45 fleet up to 6 units. SIA has 15 aircrafts to be delivered this year, continuing... more
PeopleBOMB THREATH FORCES GREEK AIRCRAFT TO RETURN TO ISTANBUL
ISTANBUL, TURKEY, A Greek aircraft, departed from Istanbul at 9:13 am yesterday, was forced to return to Ataturk's international airport, due to a bomb threath aboard. The inspections on the aircraft... more
PeopleISRAELIS STRANDED AT TEHERAN AIRPORT
TEHERAN, IRAN, An Austrian Airlines Boeing 737 flying from Vienna to Kuala Lumpur was forced to an emergency landing because of a passenger's sudden illness. The aircraft, flying on Irani territory, landed... more
PeopleWIGGINS ADDS ANOTHER AIRPORT TO ITS NETWORK
GERMANY, Wiggins, a group which owns and controls a large and growing airport network, acquired yesterday another controlling share in Lahr airport, in Germany, after signing a 3,5 USDm agreement. The... more
PeopleRUSSIA PLANS FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR SIBERIAN AIRPORTS
RUSSIA, The Russian State Civil Aviation Authority, SCAA, decided to give pubblic financial support to the three Siberian airports of Irkutsk, Novosibrisk and Krasnoyarsk. Vladimir Zatsuk, General Secretary... more
PeopleFOOT AND MOUTH CREATES ''LITTLE'' DAMAGE TO BRITISH TOURISM
LONDON, GREAT BRITAIN, According to what declared by the British tour operators association, the foot and mouth epidemic spread in the country, shouldn't provoke a reduction of visitors. Always according... more
PeopleFAA APPROVES BOEING 737-900
SEATTLE, Boeing yesterday said the new 737-900 received FAA's approval after passing stringent design and requirements test. The aircraft is expected to earn JAA validation after tomorrow. So far, four... more
PeopleWEST AIR SWEDEN AND BAE SYSTEMS CONVERT BAE 748 INTO E-CLASS CARGO
SWEDEN, West Air Sweden industries and BAe Systems formed a joint-venture that is launching a conversion program for BAe 748 into E-class cargo. The first three aircrafts delivered last summer to West... more
PeopleANSETT AIRLINES JETS GROUNDED FOR CONTROLS
AUSTRALIA, Australian air safety authority grounded 10 Ansett Airlines Boeings to make a two-day inspection on the aircrafts. The control was due to the perplexities aroused about aircrafts maintenance,... more
PeopleALENIA AEROSPAZIO WILL BUILD FUSELAGES FOR NEW BOEING 717-200
ROME, ITALY, Alenia Aerospazio, owned by Finmeccanica's group, will build the fuselages for the 750 USDm 50 Boeing 717-200s ordered by Midwest Express Airlines. The Boeing 717-200 aircraft is the only... more
PeopleTUPOLEV TU-214 TAKES MAIDEN FLIGHT
MOSCOW, A spokesman for Financial Leasing Company /FLC/ said a first Tupolev Tu-214 jet mass-produced at Kazan Aircraft Production Association /KAPO/ made its maiden test flight on wednesday. Tu-214 is... more
PeopleFAA ORDERS AIRLINES TO CARRY DEFIBRILLATORS
WASHINGTON, USA, The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), yesterday issued a new rule regarding passenger's safety on board, imposing defibrillator presence in the emergency medical kits on board. The... more
PeopleNEW ''CUSTOMERS'' TRAINING CENTER FOR BOMBARDIER
DALLAS, USA, Bombardier Aerospace inaugurates today its new Dallas manintenance technicians and pilots training centre. It extends for more than 7000 sq m (81.800 sq f) and is built on four floors. The... more
PeopleFAA AND ECAC DELEGATION MEETING IN WASHINGTON
USA, Today Ecac (Civil Aviation European Conference) and Faa, US Federal Aviation Administration, are meeting to discuss the main issues of civil aviation. Among them, drug and alcohol tests, airport and... more
PeopleFRENCH CONCORDE GETTING READY TO FLIGHT
PARIS, Yesterday an Air France's Concorde took off for a short control flight before coming again into use for the flights to southern France: as a matter of fact, after the crash occurred last year on... more
PeopleBRITISH AIR LINE PILOTS' ASSOCIATION REJECT DRINK AND DRUG TESTS
LONDON, GREAT BRITAIN, According to Balpa, British Air Line Pilots' Association, which represents nearly 8,000 English pilots, the random drug and drink tests are not justified and it would be better... more
PeopleFUEL PRICES RISES IN ANGOLA
ANGOLA, The national angolan oil company Sonangol has recently rised fuel prices of a 50%. Diesel prices rose from about 32 to 48 US cents per litre (from 38 to 57 Euro cents) while petrol prices climbed... more
PeopleCONCORDE VICTIMS' RELATIVES COME TO AN AGREEMENT WITH INSURANCES
PARIS, FRANCE, An agreement has been reached between the relatives' victims of the Concorde crashed last July and the insurance companies appointed to refund them. According to the agreement, refund... more
PeopleFRENCH DGAC AGREED A CONCORDE TEST FLIGHT
PARIS, FRANCE, French General Civil Aviation Administration office agreed Eads to perform a subsonic flight, without passengers on board, from Charles De Gaulle airport to Istres Air Base and back in order... more
PeopleCHINA EASTERN AIRLINES CORP. DOUBLES PROFIT IN 2000
HONG KONG, CHINA, China Eastern Airlines, comunicated that profits doubled in 2000, reaching about 21 USDm, thanks to the increase of passengers and cargo traffic. The Chinese carrier's financial perfomance... more
PeopleDELTA AIR LINES' PILOTS UNION: AN AGREEMENT IS EXPECTED BUT STRIKES ARE STILL BEHIND THE CORNER
USA, Delta Air Lines' pilots union expects to reach an agreement with the carrier on contracts but don't exclude, on the contrary, the possibilty of calling a strike by the end of the month. The airline,... more
PeopleHAINAN AIRLINES INTENDS TO BUY 10 BOEING 767-300
NEW YORK, USA, Hainan Airlines, that is named after the Chinese island where an American spyplane collided with a Chinese fighter, proposed to Boeing to buy or take a leasing for 10 Boeing 767-300s in... more
PeopleDELTA AIRPLANE STOPPED ON RUSSIAN SKIES
RUSSIA, The Delta Airline MD-11 that took off from Atlanta at 10.05 am local hour heading Narita airport in Tokio was not allowed to fly over Russian territory and was forced to go back and land in San... more
PeopleREJECTED COMPENSATION DEMAND FOR PASSIVE SMOKING-CAUSED INJURIES
USA, A Miami Jury rejected a compensation demand for the injuries caused by passive smoking on airplanes. The passenger who submitted it declared that her health has gotten worse because of the frequent... more
PeopleINTERIOR MINISTRY BRINGS BACK HOME 100 NIGERIAN PROSTITUTES
ITALY, The Italian Interior Ministry has organized yesterday a charter flight to bring 100 Nigerian clandestine prostitutes back to their country. The charter took off from Linate with 30 passengers and... more
PeopleUS AIRLINES REPORT
USA, The US Department ot Transportation has published the day before yesterday the report of the 11 main American airlines for the month of February 2001, the Air Consumer Report, which estimates the... more
PeoplePILOT REFUSES TO BOARD PASSENGERS BECAUSE TOO DRUNK
LUEBECK, GERMANY, The pilot of a Ryan Air flight from Luebeck to London refused to board 30 men because they were too drunk. The 30 people "went running around the airport building throwing cola and coffee... more
PeopleTAIWAN WILL NEED 190 AIRCRAFTS IN THE NEXT TWO DECADES
TAIWAN, A Boeing excutive said that Taiwan is expected to need 190 commercial jets over the next two decades. About 70 percent of the planes would increase capacity, while 30 percent would be used to upgrade... more
PeopleSAIRGROUP (2): MOODY DEGRADES RATING TO SWISSAIR
ZURIGH, SWITZERLAND, Moody, American company that values the credit entrust, degraded the long period rating of Swissair, reducing from "A3" to "Baa3" the long period rating and from "P-2" to "P-3" the... more
PeopleSAIRGROUP: NEGATIVE RECORD IN 2000, BUT LIQUIDITY ANYWAY GUARANTEED
ZURIGH, SWITZERLAND, SAirGroup, owner of Swissair, Swisshotel, of the German tour operator Ltu, Aom, Air Littoral, Air Liberté (French airlines), the Belgium Sabena and of 34% of the Italian airline Volare,... more
PeopleTAIWAN AND RUSSIA CONNECTED BY A DIRECT FLIGHT AFTER 50 YEARS
VLADIVOSTOK, RUSSIA, Russia and Taiwan will be connected, from April 30, after 50 years, by a direct twice-weekly flight, as reported by travel agency officials. The first flight will depart from Vladivostok... more
PeopleTU-134 AIRCRAFTS BANNED FROM FLYING TO EUROPE
MOSCOW, European Commission is to ban Tu-134 flights to Europe from April 1 2001 because the aircrafts don't meet european standards. A russan deputy minister commented the ba saying that it will cost... more
PeopleJAL ADOPTS NEW MEASURES TO PREVENT ''DVT''
TOKYO, JAPAN, The Japanese airline Jal decided to introduce, starting from April 1, on all its intercontinental flights measures to prevent famous "DVT". A ten minute video, illustrating the exercises... more
PeopleAIRFARE STUDY SHOWS PRIVATE JETS ARE WITHIN REACH OF MORE BUSINESS TRAVELERS
WASHINGTON, An airfare study released by SkyJet, the pioneer online service for booking private business jet, shows "increaes in full-coach and first-class airline fares over a one-year period have placed... more
PeoplePASSPORT VISA ABOLISHED TO ENTER UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, United Arab Emirates decided to eliminate passport visa necessity, until now indispensable for entering the country, for passengers coming from many Nations. Passengers will be given... more
PeopleBRITISH AIRLINES WILL CONTROL ENGLISH SKIES
LONDON, GREAT BRITAIN, English Goverment announced that it has chosen Airline Group for the partial privatization of the Great Britain's air traffic controlling system (NATS), of which Goverment will maintain... more
PeopleFIRST ALGERIAN CIVIL AVIATION SCHOOL OPENING
ALGERI, ALGERIA, In short time, a few months, in Algeria the first private civil aviation school will be opened to future pilots. According to its Director, Madjid Louai, both professional pilots, destinated... more
PeopleFRENCH TRANSPORT MINISTER: ''THE CONCORDE WILL FLY SOON''
PARIS, FRANCE, The French Transport Minister, during a press conference in Paris, confirmed that "there are good possibilities that the Concorde will return to fly in 2001". These words arrive after the... more
PeopleALCOHOL AND DRUG TESTS FOR CIVIL AVIATION STAFF
GREAT BRITAIN, British Goverment advanced a proposal to submit to alcohol and drug tests all people engaged in essential tasks in civil aviation, such as cabin crew, air traffic controllers and maintenance... more
PeopleENAV: RADIOMEASUREMENTS MADE AT BEIRUT: AND AT MALPENSA?
ROME, ITALY, A gratifying recognition from the Lebanian Civil Aviation's authorities in the activity carried out during the last week by the Italian "Ente Nazionale Assistenza al Volo" S.p.A. (ENAV SpA)... more
PeopleFIRST BRITISH CONCORDE PILOT DIES
LONDON, Brian Trubshaw, the first British test pilot to fly Concorde has died on saturday in his sleep at the age of 77. Trubshaw made the first 22 minutes supersonic aircraft flight in Gloucestershire... more