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AccidentsTUOLEV CRASHED YESTERDAY (5): THE RUSSIAN AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT IN LAST FIVE YEARS
MOSCOW, RUSSIA, The crash of yesterday of the Tupolev TU-154, in only the last of a long series of air accidents involving Russian made aircrafts. This last accident will probably led the European Civil... more
AccidentsMICRO-LIGHT PLANE CRASHES IN IRAN
TEHRAN, A micro-light plane yesterday crashed near the city of Gazvin, Iran. The pilot was killed, said the Persian daily Norouz. The plane belonged to the Boland-Parvaz aviation company. An... more
AirlinesVIRGIN EXPRESS SHOWS PROFIT FOR MONTH OF APRIL
LONDON, "1. Managing Director's Statement Although it is not, and will not become, standard practice, Virgin Express deems it necessary to publish its monthly April 2001 result for the reassurance of... more
IndustryRUSSIA COULD MAKE A DEAL WITH AIRBUS
MOSCOW, Philippe Camus, president of the European Aeronautic Defense and Space Company (EADS), yesterday announced in a meeting in Moscow that Russia may become major partnership of Airbus, in the production... more
AirlinesBRITISH MIDLAND SIGNS CODE-SHARING AGREEMENT WITH AIR CANADA
LONDON, British Midland and Air Canada signed a code-sharing agreement on flights from London Heathrow to Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver, from Manchester and Toronto and from Glagow and Tornto. The deal... more
AirlinesANSETT AUSTALIA WILL OPERATE FLIGHT WEST ROUTES
AUSTRALIA, Following Flight West Airlines closure, the flight operated by this airline, now in liquidation, Ansett Australia informed that has been reached an agreement to recover the regional air services... more
AirlinesAIR JAMAICA EXPANDS CODE-SHARE AGREEMENT WITH DELTA
KINGSTON, AIR JAMAICA, Air Jamaica and Delta Air Lines said they will expand their code-sharing egreement to the route between Boston and Montego Bay. The flight is operated six times weekly utilizing... more
Latest newsAMERICAN SPY PLANE FLOWN BACK TO USA
PEARL HARBOUR, HAWAII, The EP-3 U.S. spy plane has finally returned home. The dissembled aircraft, carried by a cargo plane Antonov 124, landed yesterday at Hawaii’s Hickam Air Force Base. It was a "totally r... more
IndustrySIKORSKY AWARDED A NEAR 7 USDM CONTRACT
USA, Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., Stratford, Conn., was awarded a $6,900,000 contract for a digital map for the UH60L Black Hawk helicopter. Work is expected to be completed by October 2003. The U.S. Army... more
Science and technologyNEW AIRPORT AT MEXICO CITY BY 2006
MEXICO CITY, Pedro Cerisola, Mexican Communications and Transport Minister, said the capital Mexico City will have a new fully operative international airport by 2006. Two locations are under consideration,... more
AccidentsTUOLEV CRASHED YESTERDAY (3): A SUDDEN AND UNEXPECTED ACCIDENT
IRKUTSK, RUSSIA, According to first investigation effectuated by the commission led by Sergei Choigou, Russian Minister for emergencies, the Tupolev TU-154 aircraft crashed yesterday near the airport on... more
AirlinesAIR LITTORAL'S NICE-OLBIA FLIGHT TO BECOME DAILY
NICE, The Nice-Olbia flight operated by french Air Littoral has become daily from July first and will have that schedulation until September 6. Air Littoral, from Nice hub, also offers connections to other... more
PeopleTUPOLEV CRASHED YESTERDAY (4): RUSSIA WILL NOT GROUND TU-154
MOSCOW, Vladimir Rudakov, head of the flight safety supervision office in the Russian Transportation Ministry, said Tu-154's flights will not be banned after yesterday's air crash. "We do not doubt the... more
AirlinesTWA JUNE LOAD FACTOR GOES DOWN
ST. LOUIS, Trans World Airlines load factor fell 6,7% in June compared to a year earlier. Load factor slipped 73,8% compared with 80,5% a year earlier. more
Latest newsIRAQ LAUNCHES MISSILES AGAINST ALLIED AIRCRAFTS
BAGHDAD, IRAQ, According to Iraqi press agency Ina, sveral missiles were launched by Iraqi army agaist the U.S. and British aircrafts patrolling the no fly zone in the south of the Middle East country.... more
AirlinesKLM ANNOUNCES Q1 OP PROFITS SUBSTANTIALLY DOWN
AMSTERDAM, Dutch Klm today said it expects the operating profits for the quarter ending June 30 to be "substantially" down, below the 100 million euros recorded in the same period a year ago. The drop... more
AirlinesBELGIAN GOVERNMENT SUES SWISSAIR
BRUSSELS, Belgian government announced the decision of taking Swissair to Court to force it to put up 529 million euros in loans to rescue ailing belgian Sabena. SAirGroup, which controls Swissair, owns... more
IndustryEUROPEAN COMMISSION BLOCKS GE-HONEYWELL MERGER
BRUSSELS, “The merger between GE and Honeywell, as it was notified, would have severely reduced competition in the aerospace industry and resulted ultimately in higher prices for customers, particularly a... more
AirlinesCATHAY PACIFIC MINIMIZES SECOND STRIKE DAY CONSEQUENCES
HONG KONG, According to a Hong Kong-based airline Cathay Pacific spokesman, the airline has experienced minor problems due to the strike, prolonged for the second day, with a few delays in some flights.... more
Science and technologyVOLCANO EXPLOSION DISRUPTS AIR TRAFFIC AT MEXICO CITY
MEXICO CITY, Some thirteen flights were cancelled this morning at Mexico City's international airport due to a blast from the Popocatepetl volcano. Other 36 flights were delayed. The majority of affected... more
AccidentsTUPOLEV CRASHED (2): LATEST NEWS
IRKUTSK, RUSSIA, Latest news arrived on yesterday's Tupolev TU-154, which caused death o f all people on board, said that the aircrafdt was on Yekaterinburg to Vladivostok route and was operated by Russian... more
AccidentsTECHNICAL SHEET OF THE CRASHED TUPOLV TU-154
IRKUTSK, RUSSIA, The Tupolev TU-154 is a three engine aircraft which flown for the first time in 1968, and is largely used by Aeroflot in internal and some international routes. It can operate from scarcely... more
AccidentsSERIOUS AIR ACCIDENT IN RUSSIA: 145 DEAD ON A CRASHED TU 154 AIRCRAFT
IRKUTSK, RUSSIA, 145 people dead, 136 passengers and nine crew as a results of an air accident in which a Russian Tupolev TU-154 crashed during take off at a short distance from Irkutsk airport, at about... more
Weather forecastsILA 2002 ALREADY ON PREPARATION
BERLIN, GERMANY, The German precision of the organizers of the ILA, the international aerospace exhibition which will be held at Belin Schonefeld airport from 6 to 12 may 2002, have informed, with near... more
AirlinesAIR NEW ZEALAND INCREASES ITS REGIONAL FLIGHTS FOR AUSTRALIA
AUSTRALIA, Air New Zealand is to increasing the regional flights in Australia, thanks to Hazelton Airlines and Kendell Airlines which will operate respectively a 36-seat Saab on Sydney/ Lismore to Port... more
Latest newsBOEING JSF X-32B COMPLETES GOVERNMENT FLIGHT-TEST REQUIREMENTS
USA, The Boeing Joint Strike Fighter program has successfully accomplished all of its government-defined flight-test requirements. The program reached the final milestone Sunday by making a series of short... more
AirlinesMESA AIR GROUP REPORTS JUNE 2001 TRAFFIC UP 21.2% YEAR OVER YEAR
PHOENIX, "Mesa Air Group reported its preliminary traffic figures, on-time performance, and completion rate figures for June 2001. Year-over-year revenue passenger miles increased 21.2% in June 2001 to... more
AirlinesBRITISH AIRWAYS INAUGURATES ITS NEW ''PET TRAVEL SCHEME''
LONDON, GREAT BRITAIN, British Airways introduced its new "Pet Travel Scheme", which will allow the animals to travel by plane. Active until December 31, the service will be available on British Airways... more
Latest newsSPY PLANE PARTS FLOWN TO OKINAWA
OKINAWA, Parts of the EP-3E Usa spy plane were flown on sunday aboard an Antonov 124 cargo plane to Kadena Air Base on Okinawa Island, in Japan. The stripped fuselage is expected to reach the other parts... more
AirlinesALPI EAGLES TO LAUNCH NEW ROUTE TO SPAIN
VENICE, Alpi Eagles will launch new flights to Madrid next autumn, from Naples, a daily route, Venice and Verona, twice daily services. The airline is also in talks with Iberia for a codeshare agre... more
AirlinesSOUTHWEST AIRLINES REPORTS JUNE TRAFFIC
DALLAS, "Southwest Airlines Co. announced today that the Company flew 4.0 billion revenue passenger miles (RPMs) in June 2001, a 7.0 percent increase from the 3.8 billion RPMs flown in June 2000. Available... more
PeopleDAMAGES FOR MILLION DOLLARS FOR BALEARIC ISLANDS DRIVERS STRIKE
BALEARIC ISLANDS, SPAIN, The financial damages caused by bus drivers stike, occurred in the last days at the Balearic islands, is worth many million dollars. Airline and hotels had to "requisite" alla... more
IndustryBELL-BOEING AWARDED OF A 69 USDMCONTRACT FOR MV22 MANUFACTURE
USA, Bell-Boeing Joint Program Office, Patuxent River, Md., is being awarded a $69,000,000 contract to provide additional funding to continue the manufacture of 16 MV-22s. Work is expected to be completed... more
AirlinesAIRTRAN AIRWAYS REPORTS RECORD JUNE, SECOND QUARTER 2001 TRAFFIC
ORLANDO, AirTran Airways yesterday reported record passenger traffic for the month of June and the second quarter of 2001. Based on revenue passenger miles (RPMs), traffic grew by 9.4 percent, to 415.8... more
AirlinesTHAI AIRWAYS WILL RAISE INTERNATIONAL AIRFARES
BANGKOK, Thai Airways announced today that it will increase international fares on routes to Europe and Usa from October, owing to oil price hikes. The Public Aviation Commission approved the rise on international... more
AirlinesAEROFLOT'S TECHNICIANS STRIKE CALLED OFF
MOSCOW, Russian Aeroflot's technicians have called off a strike beginning on Saturday after finding an agreement a deal with the airline's management. The deal includes the improvement of working conditions,... more
AirlinesIBERIA'S PILOTS STRIKE DISRUPTS FLIGHTS IN SPAIN
MADRID, An Iberia's pilots strike called for today is disrupting air traffic in Spain. The airline had to cancel 238 of the 1019 scheduled flights, a spokesman for Iberia said. Many passengers have... more
AirlinesKLM RECEIVES FIRST BOEING 737-900
AMSTERDAM, KLM has received its first 737-900. The plane is powered by CFM56-7 engines as European launch airline for the new type, the largest version of the 737 Next Generation. more
AirlinesSWISSAIR TALKS WITH SABENA BREAK DOWN
ZURICH, The talks between Swissair and Sabena have broken down. Swissair had promised to buy a stake in the toubled belgian airline, but talks reached a deadlock. Swissair yesterday said it is too sell... more
AirlinesPAN AM OVER MIAMI STARTING IN AUGUST
MIAMI, Pan American Airways will begin service between San Juan, Puerto Rico and Miami, Florida in mid-August. In addition, the airline will begin a daily round trip from the Orlando Sanford International... more
AirlinesCONTINENTAL AIRLINES REPORTS JUNE PERFORMANCE
HOUSTON, "Continental Airlines (NYSE: CAL - news) today reported its second highest systemwide June load factor of 78.0 percent, 2.0 points below last year's record June load factor. Continental's on-time... more
AirlinesAMERICAN AIRLINES JUNE LOAD FACTOR DIPS
FORTH WORTH, American Airlines load factor in June fel 4,1% from a year earlier. The airline, a unit of AMR Corp., said systemwide reached 75,5%. Shares lost 13 cents. Load factor is a widely watched measure... more
AirlinesQANTAS WILL BOOST CAPACITY ON FLIGHTS TO TOKYO
AUSTRALIA, Qantas is to boost capacity between Australia and Tokyo by replacing the 767S currently used on the route with larger 747s from October 28. The increase is subject to government approval. The... more
AirlinesAZTECA TAKES DELIVERY OF MEXICO'S FIRST BOEING NEXT-GENERATION 737
SEATTLE, "The Boeing Company last week delivered Azteca Airlines' (Lineas Aereas Azteca) first Next-Generation 737-700, making it the first airline in Mexico to operate the advanced-technology airplane.... more
HelicoptersINDIAN CHOPPER ENTERS BANGLADESH AIR SPACE
INDIA, An Indian military helicopter yesterday intruded the Bangladesh air space in Debhata upazila. The intrusion aroused panic among people in the area. The chopper entered about 5 km deep inside Bangladesh.... more
AerospaceMAP LAUNCHED SATURDAY TO MONITOR BIG BANG AFTERGLOW
CAPE CANAVERAL, Nasa's MAP, Microwave Anisotropy Probe, blasted off at 3:46 p.m. EDT Saturday aboard a Delta 2 rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. The probe will look for the oldest... more
IndustryA COMMON POINT OF CONTACT FOR BOEING AND AIRBUS
TOULOSE, FRANCE, According to an Airbus industries spokesman, between French industry and U.S. Boeing there is almost a common point of interest, the part identification through unique bar code permanent... more
HelicoptersYUGOSLAV GENERAL SAYS HE WAS TOLD TO BLOW UP BLAIR'S HELICOPTER
BELGRADE, General Nebojsa Pavkovic said an english newspaper he was ordered to blow up Blair's helicopter at Petrovac airport in Skopje in May 1999. "I was under pressure to do it since Nato was destroying... more
Latest newsISRAELI WARPLANES DESTROY RADAR IN SYRIA
JERUSALEM, Few israeli fighter-bombers yesterday destroyed a Syrian Army radar base in the Bekaa Valley in Lebanon. Two Syrian soldiers and a Lebanese soldier were wounded. Syria is allowing the accelerated... more
IndustryRAYTHEON AWARDED A NEAR 40 USDM CONTRACT
USA, Raytheon Co., El Segundo, Calif., is being awarded a $39,250,000 contract for supplies and services required to manufacture 26 AN/APG-73 Phase I Radar Upgrade Kits used on F/A-18 Hornet aircraft.... more