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Latest newsEUROPEAN COMPANIES TO BUILD NEW FIGHTER PLANE
HAMBURG, Financial Times Deutschland reported that European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company (EADS), Dassault Industries, Alenia SpA, Saab AB and BAe Systems PLC and Eads would jointly develop a fighter... more
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AirlinesAOL AND AIR LIBERTE' EMPLOYEES CONTINUE TO BE ON STRIKE
PARIS, AOL and Air Liberté workers are still on strike. The second consecutive day, the walkout of yesterday, forced the two airlines to cancel 60% of the scheduled flights. Union representatives said... more
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AccidentsLIGHT PLANE CRASHES ON TAKEOFF IN AUSTRALIA (2): SPECIFICATIONS
ROME, Piper PA-30 Twin Commanche: Type: light transport aircraft Accomodation: two pilots, four or six passengers Lenght: 25 ft 2 in Wingspan: 35 ft 11 in Height: 8 ft 2 in Empty weight: 2210... more
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AccidentsLIGHT PLANE CRASHES ON TAKEOFF IN AUSTRALIA
BRISBANE, A light plane crashed nose-first at Archerfield airport of Brisbane. The two people aboard, a man and a woman, were killed. The plane reached a height of about 70m and banked to the left and... more
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AirlinesAIR LITTORAL TO LAUNCH NEW ROUTE NICE-OLBIA
NICE, Air Littoral will inaugurate today a new route between Nice and Olbia. The twice-weekly service will become daily on July. Air Littoral also replaced the aircraft used on routes to Italy. Flights... more
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AirlinesCATHAY PACIFIC TO EYE CHINESE AIRLINES
HONG KONG, Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd is seeking closer ties with chinese largest airlines to take advantage of the country's industrial growth and to help the regional airlines to become more competitive.... more
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AccidentsNASA ASTRONAUT CRITICALLY INJURED IN PLANE CRASH
USA, Patricia Hilliard Robertson, a Nasa support astronaut for the crew on the International Space Station, was critically injured in a plane crash at a Texas airfield. The plane, carrying her and the... more
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AirlinesDELTA AIR LINES TO BEGIN NONSTOP SERVICE BETWEEN WASHINGTON, D.C. AND NASSAU
ATLANTA, "Delta Air Lines will offer nonstop service between Washington, D.C., (Reagan National) and Nassau, Bahamas, starting July 7, 2001. The new flights will be the only nonstop service between the... more
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Press releaseBRITISH AIRWAYS REPORTS FULL YEAR PROFIT OF £150 MILLION
LONDON, "British Airways today posted a pre-tax profit of £150 million for the 12 months ended March 31, 2001 (2000: £5 million). Operating profit more than quadrupled to £380 million (£84 million). Gro... more
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Latest newsISRAELI AIR FORCE SHOOTS DOWN LEBANESE JET
ISRAEL, The air force of Israel has shot down a lebanese civilian plane after it crossed into israeli air space, said a military spokesman. No details where released about the pilot. The plane was shot... more
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Latest newsCHINA AND USA FIND AGREEMENT ON THE SPY PLANE
USA, The U.S. Navy spy plane detained in the chinese air base on Hainan island will be dissembled and shipped home. Usa and China have finally agreed over its destiny. The announcement was given by a spokesman... more
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PeopleRUSSIA INVESTS IN CIVIL AVIATION
MOSCOW, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Ilya Klebanov said today that Russia plans to put more than 1000 new planes into service by 2015, ITAR-Tass news agency reported. The goivernment will rise state support... more
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Latest newsGREECE TO BUY TIPHOON FIGHTERS AFTER 2006
ATHENS, Greece will buy several Typhoon military planes after 2006, Defence minister Akis Tsohatzopoulos said today. Last March, Greece announced it was planning to buy 60 Typhoon fighters from Eur... more
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AccidentsAMERICAN AIRLINES JETLINER'S LANDING GEAR COLLAPSES AT LANDING
DALLAS, An American Airlines Fokker 100 lost a landing gear touching down at Dallas-Forth Worth International Airport. The plane, coming from Charlotte, North Carolina, was carrying 87 passengers and four... more
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AirlinesAIR FRANCE TO INCREASE CAPACITY ON ROUTES TO ASIA
BANGKOK, Air France is planning to increase by 5% its seat capacity on routes between Europe and Asia to meet the growing demand. The airline would announce next week its performance results for last fiscal... more
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IndustryALENIA AEROSPAZIO AND EADS TO MERGE UNDER ATR INTEGRATED
ROME, Alenia Aerospazio, a unit of Finmeccanica, and Eads are to merge their regional aircraft operations under a company called "Atr Integrated", both the companies said in a joint statement. The merger... more
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AirlinesMESA AIR GROUP TO PURCHASE 40 CRJ
CANADA, Mesa Air Group, confirming a letter of intent, has purchased from Bombardier 20 70-seat CRJ700s and 20 86-seat CRJ900s with options for 40 more. The deal worth $1,2 billion. CRJ700 are to be delivered... more
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Latest newsFIRST BOEING C-17 FOR UNITED KINGDOM ARRIVES AT RAF BRIZE NORTON (2): SPECIFICATIONS
ROME, McDonnell Douglas C-17 Globemaster II: Type: heavy-lift military transport Accomodation: two pilots, loadmaster, 208 troops, 102 paratroops Lenght: 174 ft Wingspan: 165 ft Height: 55 ft Empty... more
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Latest newsFIRST BOEING C-17 FOR UNITED KINGDOM ARRIVES AT RAF BRIZE NORTON
RAF BRIZE NORTON, UNITED KINGDOM, The first of four Boeing C-17 military cargo aircraft being leased to the United Kingdom Royal Air Force arrived today at RAF Brize Norton, its new home base. The Ministry... more
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AirlinesGERMAN EX FOREIGN MINISTER TO ARBITRATE LUFTHANSA DISPUTE
FRANKFURT, Hans-Dietrich Genscher, Germany's former Foreign minister, was selected to arbitrate the pay talk between Lufthansa and pilots union Vereinigung Cockpit. The announcement was given by the two... more
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AccidentsKENDALL AIRLINES FLIGHT ABORTS TAKEOFF
AUSTRALIA, A Kendall Airlines plane had to abort the takeoff at Canberra airport today after an engine failure. It was reported that 29 passengers were aboard. Nobody was injured, but the airplane began... more
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AccidentsHELICOPTER CRASH IN SPAIN, THREE KILLED
SPAIN, An helicopter of the Basque regional television crashed near Markina. A team of operators was on board filming near a quarry. Three journalists were killed in the crash, a photographer was seriously... more
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Latest newsRUSSIA TO ASSIST EAST COUNTRIES TO UPDATE MIG-29
MOSCOW, Russia is expected to sign soon an agreement with several countries of Eastern Europe on mutual standardization, modernization and service maintenance of jet fighter MiG-29. The deal should be... more
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AirlinesKUWAIT AIRLINES COULD SET UP REGIONAL CARRIER
KUWAIT, Kuwait Airlines is considering to set up a new regional carrier with private investors to serve shortly cost regional destinations. The carrier would lower costs by lower costs by operating medium... more
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AirlinesVARIG TO FLY MILAN-FORTALEZA-RECIFE ROUTE ON WEDNESDAY
ROME, Brazilian Varig will operate the route Milan-Fortaleza-Recife on Wednesday, instead of Tuesday but at the same hour , from June 20. The route is operated with a Boeing 767-200. The new schedulation... more
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AerospaceCARGO SHIP PROGRESS M1-6 DOCKS WITH ISS
MOSCOW, The cargo ship Progress M1-6 moored with ISS at the ISS at 4:24 a.m. Moscow time, as reported by a spokeswoman for Mission Control. The cargo brought fuel, food, water and parcels for the crew,... more
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AirlinesALITALIA TO COMPLETE INTERNATIONAL ALLIANCE BEFORE SUMMER
ROME, Alitalia's ceo Francesco Mengozzi said today at shareholder meeting that he aims at closing the alliance deal before summer. "With Air France we confirm we are holding discussions and technical assessments... more
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AirlinesLUFTHANSA PILOT TO HOLD OFF ON STRIKES
FRANKFURT, Lufthansa and pilots Union Vereinigung Cockpit yesterday agreed to take their pay rise dipute to arbitration. Michael Tarp, spokesman for the Union specified that the pilots would stop striking... more
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AirlinesLUFTHANSA'S TRAFFIC UP IN APRIL
FRANKFURT, Lufthansa said passenger traffic rose by 4,6% in April from a year ago. The growth was high especially on european routes and services to Asia. Load factor dipped by 2,6% and available seating... more
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AirlinesEMIRATES SELECTS ROLLS-ROYCE ENGINES
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, Emirates said it plans to purchase 19 Rolls-Royce engines for aircrafts ordered from Boeing and Airbus. The airline also added that it could buy other seven superjumbo A380s. more
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IndustryTURKEY CUTS PROVISIONAL ORDER FOR AIRBUS A400 PLANES
TOULOUSE, "Turkey still wants to continue with the programme, but with the number of planes reduced by six compared with the 26 initial forecast," said David Jennings, director of marketing for the Airbus... more
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AccidentsMILITARY PLANE CRASHES IN RUSSIA
RUSSIA, A russian airforce An-12 transport plane crashed near the village on Mykotino shortly after takeoff from Rzhev base. The plane was heading to Morshansk. The seven soldiers aboard were all killed,... more
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IndustryBOMBARDIER PROFIT RISES ON HIGHER JET SALES
MONTREAL, "First-quarter profit at Bombardier Inc. rose 24 percent, the company said on Tuesday, as it revealed talks were under way with Northwest Airlines Corp. on a $1.5 billion contract to supply up... more
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AccidentsISRAEL HEALTH MINISTER SAVES TWO LIVES ON A SWISSAIR FLIGHT
ISRAEL, Nissim Rahan, Israel's Health Minister, together with director of the ministry Boez Lew, aided two sick men on a Swissair flight from Geneva, where a conference of World Health Organisation was... more
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AirlinesAIR CANADA TO LAUNCH NEW SERVICE TO CINCINNATI
CANADA, Air Canada Regional Airlines will offer nonstop flight between Cincinnati and Toronto form June 4. The carrier will operate a 63-seat F28 on the route. more
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AirlinesSKYTEAM MEMBERS OFFER SKYTEAMNET
USA, SkyTeam member airlines, Delta Air Lines, Air France, Korean Air, AeroMexico and CSA, have launched a new communications network that would "improve the customer experience through better coordination... more
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AirlinesAOM E AIR LIBERTE' EMPLOYEES TO STRIKE TODAY
PARIS, Workers at french airlines AOM and Air Liberté will go on a strike today to portest against the restructuring plan that would cut 1300 employees, more than 20% of the work force of the two carriers.... more
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AccidentsMILITARY PLANE CRASHES IN RUSSIA (2): THE TECHNICAL SHEET
ROMA, Antonov An-12 Club: Type: medium military transport Lenght: 108 ft 7 in Wingspan: 124 ft 8 in Height: 34 ft 6 in Empty weight: 61.730 lb Max T/O: 134.480 lb Payload: 44.090 lb Max Speed:... more
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AirlinesSWISSAIR AIMING AT LOOSENING TIES WITH SABENA
ZURICH, "Swissair Group will not increase its stake to 85% and will loosen its ties with Sabena", said Christophe Muller, ceo for the belgian airlines. Swissair currently holds a 49,5% stake of Sabena.... more
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DefenseCONGRESS MEMBER OPPOSING TO CHILE AIM-120 ACQUISITION
USA, It seems that Bush administration is more open to transfer of AIM-120 to Chile but some members of US Congress still strongly oppose to such a sale, fearing it could led to a regional arms race. As... more
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DefenseBUY MISSILES TO ACQUIRE FIGHTERS
USA, It seems that Brazil, interested to acquire new fighters upwards of 70 aircraft over the next 10 years, would possibly purchase the AIM-120 AMRAAM if it procures US fighters. But Francxe is strongly... more
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AirlinesGSCA APPROVES MERGER BETWEEN SIBIR AND VNUKOVO AIRLINES
MOSCOW, Alexander Neradko, Director of GSGA, gave the approval to the merger between siberian Sibir and russian Vnukovo Airlines, considering that the shareholders of both airlines had already approved... more
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AirlinesTALKS BETWEEN LUFTHANSA AN PILOT UNION FAIL
BERLIN, A Lufthansa spokeswoman announced this morning that pay talks with pilots have broken down. "We are now calling on an arbitrator", to settle the dispute, added the spokeswoman. The pilots union... more
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DefensePERU SEEMS TO HAVE ACQUIRED RUSSIAN MADE MISSILES
LIMA, PERU, According to Pentagon rumours, seems that Peru have acquired some AA-12 Adder air-to-air missiles, similar to US AIM-120, to be installed on MiG-29 Fulcrum aircraft. This is contrary to rumours... more
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AirlinesKENYA AIRWAYS INVESTS IN NAIROBI AIRPORT
NAIROBI, KENYA, Kenya Airways has invested million dollars in a plan to improve and expand facilities at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, Nairobi. "This investment is an indication of our commitment... more
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AirlinesCHINA SOUTHERN WILL BUY TWO B747-400F
SHANGHAI, CHINA, The Chinese government given its approval for China Southern Airlines to get two Boeing 747-400F Freighter, the first two freighters owned by airline, which will be delivered in mi... more
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AirlinesNORTHWEST AIRLINES IN TALKS WITH BOMBARDIER TO BUY CANADAIR REGIONAL JETS
MONTREAL, CANADA, Northwest Airlines has begun talks with Bombardier on a $1,5 billion order for 75 Canadair Regional Jets, the Journal de Montreal reported today. The newspaper added that the airline... more
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AirlinesOMAN AIR HALVES LOSSES IN 1Q
OMAN, Oman Air reported losses for $1,58 million in the first quarter of 2001, down almost 50% from $3,14 in the same period last year. Revenue increased 8% to $32.84 million. Oman Air operates a fleet... more
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AirlinesALL NIPPON AIRWAYS TO RESUME FLIGHTS TO KLIA
KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA, All Nippon Airways will fly a new route from Narita to Kuala Lumpur, via Bangkok, from July 23, said Transport Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ling Liong Sik. The airline ceased a service... more
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AirlinesBA TO SELL GO IN THE WEEK
LONDON, British Airways is expected to announce soon the sale of low cost subsidiary Go to 3ì, a british venture, for about £100 million, Financial Times reported. Barbara Cassani, ceo for Go, should r... more