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People$23 MLN LOAN FOR AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL IN THAILAND
BRUSSELS, The European Investment Bank (EIB) will loan $23 million for an air traffic control system at the Second Bangkok International Airport to Aeronautical Radio of Thailand Ltd. This new airport... more
PeopleDEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS: AIRLINES KNOW IT SINCE 30 YEARS
LONDRA, According to the British newspaper "The Observer", the economy-class syndrome has been known to airlines for at least 30 years; airlines boycotted in several ways any attempt to make serious medical... more
PeopleAP-24 CERTIFICATION FOR TU-204
RUSSIA, Kazan-based Gorbunov Aircraft Production Association announced that its Tu-204 passenger jet received an international quality certificate. This certificate attests that the plane fully complies... more
PeopleTAX EXEMPTIONS FOR RUSSIAN AIRLINE ALLIANCE
MOSCOW, Domodedovo Airlines, KrasAir, Aviaexpresscruise and Chelyabinsk Air Enterprise which established an alliance in November 2000, is preparing an appeal to the Russian Government, emphasizing... more
PeopleSAN FRANCISCO FLIGHTS DELETED BY STORM CONDITIONS
SAN FRANCISCO, CA, Yesterday 169 flights were deleted at San Francisco International Airport as storms hit California. Drenching rain, hip-deep snow and towering waves clobbered California on Thursday... more
PeopleAMELIA EARHART DAY
USA, Yesterday several commemorations have been carried out all over the world to remember Amelia Earhart: Lady Lindy, this the nickname that the American press gave them, was one of the more famous women... more
PeopleCOMMISSION CLEARS AVIAPARTNER STAKE IN SCANDINAVIAN AIRPORT GROUNDHANDLER NOVIA
BRUSSELS, The European Commission has cleared the acquisition by Belgian airport services company AviaPartner N.V. of a stake currently owned by LFV Holding AB in Novia Holding. In doing so, AviaPartner... more
PeopleRADAR FAILURE AT HELSINKI AIRPORT
HELSINKI, FINLAND, Aviation officials have admitted that the radar at Helsinki Airport has failed to detect some Russian aircraft. But they insist air safety has not been jeopardised. The Helsingin... more
PeopleBRITISH OLYMPIC ATHLETES SUFFERED THROMBOSIS SYMPTOMS
UK, Three athletes from the British Olympic team in Sydney were treated for "economy class syndrome" after their long-haul flight, Ananova reported today. It shows that even the most fit and healthy... more
PeopleTWENTY STATES OPPOSE AIRLINES' PROPOSAL FOR JOINT VENTURE IN ONLINE RESERVATIONS
USA, Twenty states signaled opposition to a planned industrywide Internet airline-reservation system, citing fears of online collusion in ticket pricing by the major carriers. In a filing with federal... more
PeopleJIM CARREY TO BUY PRIVATE JET
UK, Jim Carrey paid $41 million for a Gulfstream V private jet. Other celebrities own this plane, among them John Travolta and Tom Cruise. more
PeopleU.S., JAPAN SET AVIATION TALKS DATE
USA, Japan and the United States will hold their first bilateral civil aviation talks under the new Bush administration in Washington on Feb. 21-22. Washington aims to reach an open skies agreement with... more
PeopleUNITED PARCEL SERVICE ORDERS 60 AIRBUS FREIGHTERS
FRANCE, UPS placed a firm order worth $6 billion for an additional 60 A300-600 freighters from Airbus Industrie to handle long-term growth in its air business. The order also includes options for an additional... more
PeopleAIRLINE TRAINING INTERNATIONAL - ATI - APPOINTS VETERAN IT EXPERT
TORONTO, Airline Training International Inc. (ATI) is pleased to announce the addition of Stephen B. Grant to its management team. Grant will assume the role of Vice President of Information Technology... more
PeopleLOCKERBIE TRIAL GOES TOWARD END
CAMP ZEIST, HOLLAND, The Lockerbie bombing trial about PanAm flight 103, which sees two Libyans charged to have placed the bomb that have caused 270 victims, is entered in its final straight. Over... more
PeopleFINLAND SELECTS AVIATION SIMULATION SOFTWARE FROM BOEING SUBSIDIARY THE PRESTON GROUP
FINLAND, The Civil Aviation Administration of Finland has exercised its purchase option with The Preston Group, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Boeing Company, for a perpetual license to Total Airspace... more
PeopleECONOMY CLASS SYNDROME (2): TWO PASSENGERS SUED THE AIRLINES
UK, Two Britons who have suffered the effects of blood clotting, known as "economy class syndrome", during a flight to Australia sued the two airlines which carried them, British Airways and Airtours.... more
PeopleNEW CRJ700 REGIONAL JET CERTIFICATED BY TRANSPORT CANADA
CANADA, Bombardier Aerospace has benn awarded Transport Canada's Aircraft Type Certificate for its new 70-passenger CRJ700 Series regional jet. Type Certification was granted Friday, Dec.22, 2000. Type... 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
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
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
PeopleINDIA: AVIATION SECTOR TO TAKE OFF IN THE NEXT MONTHS
INDIA, The liberalization of Air India and Indian Airlines, together with the around-the-world flight by United Airlines from April 1 and induction of capacity by both Indian Airlines and Air India to... more
PeopleASA MECHANICS REJECT IAM OFFER
USA, The offer of International Association of Machinists (IAM) to became union for mechanics of U.S. airline Atlantic Southwest Airlines (ASA), has been rejected after a voting in which 86.6 percent... more
PeopleDELTA'S SKYWISH PROGRAM TEAMS WITH THE JUVENILE DIABETES RESEARCH FOUNDATION
U.S.A., Delta Air Lines will continue its successful SkyWish(TM) Charity of the Quarter program and has announced the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) as the first recipient for 2001. Delta... more
PeopleFAA ORDERS 747-400 STRUCTURAL CHECKS
USA, The mandated inspections recommend checks on a critical area of the plane's fuselage after a dozen 747-400s in service reported turned up cracking on the same area in older models. The checks... more
PeopleOVER 1,5 BN PASENGERS TRAVELED BY AIR IN YEAR 2000
ROME, ITALY, According with ICAO official evaluations, 1,600 million passengers have traveled by airlines of the 165 countries associated with. A raise of 8% has been recorded in respect to last year. more
PeopleNEW BOEING 737-700/-800 SIMULATORS
SEATTLE, FlightSafety Boeing Training International (FSB) is keeping pace with the growing worldwide demand for simulator training with plans to place two new Boeing 737-700/-800 full-flight simulators... more
PeoplePASSENGER SENTENCED 15-MONTH JAIL FOR BURNING PAPER IN AIRCRAFT TOILET
MANCHESTER, GREAT BRITAIN, An airline Caledonian Airways passenger who set fire to a piece of paper in a toilet has been jailed for 15 months following a court sentence. During a flight from India to... more
PeopleBOEING TO DELIVER NEW 757-200 TO AZERBAIJAN AIRLINES
SEATTLE, The new plane was delivered today and it was loaded with medical supplies to assist people in poor living conditions and particularly people injured in the eartquake of November 25. more
PeopleFRANCE: CONTROLLERS STRIKE ON FRIDAY
PARIS, A little part of French civil aviation's staff announced that will strike on Friday, but the air traffic will be not influenced because will take part to the strike only a few controllers. more
PeopleFAA DELAYED PLAN TO KEEP PLANES APART
U.S.A., The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration and air traffic controllers agreed more than a year ago on plan to reduce instance when two aircraft are allowed to fly too close at a major air traffic... more
PeopleALCOHOL FLIGHT TOGETHER BA PILOTS
LONDON, GREAT BRITAIN, After have been filmed by a private television hidden camera, while consuming a large quantity of alcoholics before to go in flight, two British Airways' pilots have been fired.... more
PeopleRELASED THE THREE SINGAPORE AIRLINES PILOTS INVOLVED IN TAIPEI CRASH
TAIPEI, TAIWAN, A Taiwanese prosecutor of the Taipei court declared that the three pilots involved with Singapore Airlines disaster occurred in Taipei have beed released, after have received assurances... more
PeoplePOPOCATEPETL ERUPTIONS FORCES UNITED TO CANCEL FLIGHTS
MEXICO CITY, MEXICO, U.S. airline United Airlines forced to cancel seven flights to Mexico City due to Popocatepetl volcano continue eruptions, but, according with Mexican television, other 55 airlines... more
PeopleFAA COULD ''DEGRADE'' GREECE
ATHENS, GREECE, According to a Federal Aviation Administration spokesman, FAA could consider a Greece "degradation" about civil aviation safety, thus placing it among countries that do not comply with... more
PeopleFAA UNDER FIRE FOR AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL
U.S.A., The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has been criticised for its management of air traffic controllers, and in particular for the figures showing that air traffic control errors have risen... more
PeopleNOT EXPENSIVE THE BRINDISI-MILAN PRICE
BRUSSELS, The Transport European Commission decreed that is not expensive the Alitalia route Brindisi-Milan's price of £800.000 ($364). This question has benn raised by eurodeputy Adriana Poli Be... more
PeopleCLINTON CHARGES EUROPE TO ASSIST AIRBUS IN A3XX PROJECT
WASHINGTON, D.C., It's almost an ultimatum the request the U.S. president, Bill Clinton, launched to Europe to avoid to assist Airbus in A3XX project development. THe A3XX, the largest civil aircraft ever... more
PeopleEPA FINES UNITED AIRLINES $68,695
DENVER, U.S.A., Inspectors from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, have fined United Airlines $68,695 for hazardous waste violations at Denver International Airport. more
PeopleU.S. TRANSPORTATION SECRETARY TO LAUNCH WORLD AVIATION SAFETY PROGRAM
USA, Rodney E. Slater, U.S. Transportation Secretary, yesterday announced the launch of an international program to help other nations to improve aviation safety. The program, developed by George Washington... more
PeopleAMERICAN FLIGHT PASSENGERS SICKENED BY FUMES OF NARCOTIC LIQUID FOUND IN LUGGAGE
NEW YORK, Acrid fumes from a passenger's handbag sickened several passengers during the American Airlines flight from Los Angeles to New York. The odor caused coughing and burning eyes . Flight attendants... more
PeopleMAIDEN FLIGHT OF LAUDA AIR ITALIA BETWEEN MILANO MALPENSA-LA ROMANA (DOMINICAN REP)
MILAN, Today at 12,50p.m. took off from Milan Malpensa airport to La Romana new airport, Dominican Rep., a Lauda Air Italia's Boeing 767-300ER; an exceptionally pilot: Niki Lauda. Lauda Air SpA foresees... more
PeopleUK: AIR TRAVEL BOOM FOR CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY
LONDON, BA will add 12.000 extra seats on its domestic services and will use its biggest planes to handle the air traffic increase expected during Christmas holiday. Thousands of Britons decided to... more
PeopleNEAR FORTY MILLION PASSENGER TRAFFIC EXPECTED FOR HOLYDAYS
USA, U.S. airlines forecast to manage near 40-million passenger traffic over the three weeks surrounding the next holidays. The most heavily traveled days, are expected to be Wednesday, December 20 through... more
PeopleCONCORDE WILL FLY AGAIN SOON
PARIS, French Transportation Minister Jean-Claude Gayssot yesterday said that Concorde's flight tests could begin in January to make them fly again soon. In an interview on LCI television, he added that... more
PeopleSWISSAIR HAS GONE, ALITALIA LOOKS NOW TO AIR FRANCE ONLY
GENEVE, SWITZERLAND, Forecasted possibilities of Alitalia-Swissair ( the latter is 100% SAirGroup Holdings controlled) commercial agreement has gone, according with Swiss airline spokesman, Jean Claude... more
PeopleHIJACKER ADMITS GUILT AFTER 30 YEARS
NORTH COREA, A Japanese man has admitted guilt for a 1970 hijacking and apologised for "sending passengers into the abyss of fear." Yoshimi Tanaka was part of a team of nine Red Army Faction activists... more
PeopleMEXICAN VOLCANO ERUPTION CAUSES FLIGHT CANCELLATIONS
MEXICO, The mexican Popocatepetl Volcano, which became active in 1994, located 70 kms. southeast of Mexico City erupted again causing several flight cancellations due ash fell on Maxico City Airport. According... more
PeopleARE YOU FAT? PAY FOR 2
LOS ANGELES, CA, A Superior Court Judge ruled yesterday that if a passenger is big enough to fill more than one seat, an airline can charge for more than one ticket. The virdict concerns a woman who... more
PeopleVIENNA: A VAS FLUGHAFEN'S TEAM FOR AIRCRAFT
VIENNA, VAS Flughafen Bodenverkehesdienste, a wholly owned subsidiary of Flughafen Frankfurt/Main AG, has landed Air France as its first customer for aircraft handling services at Vienna International... more