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AirlinesVANGUARD AIRLINES REPORTS MAY TRAFFIC
KANSAS CITY, "Vanguard Airlines, Inc. reported traffic for the month of May 2001 of 93.6 million revenue passenger miles (RPMs). Capacity was 133.9 million available seat miles (ASMs). May load factor... more
Science and technologyAMSTERDAM SCHIPOL: FIFTH RUNWAY TO BE COMPLETED BY THE END OF 2003
AMSTERDAM, Amsterdam Schipol airport will have its fifth runway completed by 2003. It will cost nearly £200 million. The runway should take pressure off the rest of the airport and helping it to meet... more
AirlinesCHINA EASTERN AIRLINES TAKES OVER GREAT WALLS AIRLINES
CHINA, China Eastern Airlines has bought Great Wall Airlines carrying on the Civil Aviation Administration's project aimed at merging 10 airlines into three groups. China Airlines has already acquired... more
AirlinesALASKA AIRLINES TO INCREASE FLIGHTS BETWEEN MEXICO AND SAN FRANCISCO
MEXICO, Alaska Airlines has increased flights between Mexico and San Francisco by nearly 50% in response to the growing demand. The carrier added seven additional weekly flights including new nonstop route... more
AirlinesAUTHORITIES BLOCK COLOMBIAN AIRLINES MERGER
COLOMBIA, Colombian watchdog ruled out the merger between Avianca and Aces, which were looking to join forces. The Industry and Commerce Superintendency said that the merger would reduce consumer choice... more
AccidentsWOMAN DIES AFTER WALKING INTO A ROTOR
SOUTH AFRICA, A south-african woman died after being stuck into the rotor of an helicopter just before taking a ride as a birthday treat. The woman died instantly from wounds all over her body. The accident... more
Weather forecastsCOMMERCIAL EVENTS IN JUNE AND JULY 2001
., Aviation Week Conferences & Exhibitions Aviation Week presents: Best Managed Airlines & Aerospace Companies Summit Paris, France (During the Paris Air Show) June 19 Phone +1 212-904-3225... more
Press releaseU.S. TO DEVELOP, DEPLOY BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE SYSTEM
WASHINGTON, "The United States will build and deploy a ballistic missile defense system, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said June 7 to defense ministers gathered at NATO headquarters here. Rumsfeld... more
Weather forecasts2001 BUSINESS AVIATION EVENT CALENDAR
., Paris Air Show Le Bourget, Paris, France June 17 June 24 www.paris-air-show.com Aviation Week Conferences & Exhibitions Aviation Week presents: Best Managed Airlines & Aerospace Companies Summit Paris,... more
AccidentsAIR RAGE ON AN AEROFLOT FLIGHT
MOSCOW, A passenger flying on an Aeroflot route from New Delhi to Moscow bit a stewardess before being subdued by security officials who tied his hands and feet together. The man was arrested and sent... more
IndustryMEGADATA SIGNS CONTRACT WITH BRITISH AIRWAYS
GREENWICH, CONNECTICUT, Megadata Corporation announced today that British Airways has contracted for the use of Megadata's PASSUR (Passive Secondary Surveillance Radar) flight tracking information service,... more
AirlinesMINERVA AIRLINES TO OFFER NEW SERVICE TO DUBROVNIK
DUBROVNIK, Minerva Airlines will operate a charter flight from italian Ronchi dei Legionari airport to Dubrovnik from July 1. The flight will be offered every sunday and it will depart at 12 am from Ronchi... more
AirlinesMALAYSIAN AIRLINES TO JOIN WINGS ALLIANCE
MALAYSIA, Malaysian Airlines will soon join the Wings Alliance, the Business Times reported today. The alliance includes KLM, Northwest, Alitalia, norwegian Braathens. more
AccidentsSMALL PLANE CRASHES IN USA
USA, A Yakovlev 52, or YAK-52, a small Russian military aircraft used for sport flying, flying in air shows and in competition crashed into an open field in Whatcom County. Both the two pilots were killed.... more
Science and technologyFRONTIER AIRLINES REPORTS MAY TRAFFIC
DENVER, "Frontier Airlines today announced traffic results for May 2001. Revenue passenger miles (RPMs) increased to 245,786,000 for May 2001, an increase of 11.0 percent from the same period last year.... more
Weather forecastsRUSSIA TO DEMONSTRATE FIVE PLANES AT LE BOURGET
PARIS, Alexander Voinov, director of the Aviaexposervice firm, said that Russia will demonstrate five planes at the 44th international air show at Le Bourget, including "a passenger Tu-214 jet, a technical... more
Science and technologyBIRMINGHAM AIRPORT: TRAFFIC UP IN MAY
UK, Birmingham International Airport reported a 3,9% traffic increase in May, compared with the previous year. Scheduled traffic went up by 7,1% with the introduction of several new routes and increasing... more
AccidentsTWO RUSSIAN PLANES COLLIDE DURING AIR SHOW (2): SPECIFICATIONS
ROME, Aero L-39: Type: trainer/ground attack aircraft Accomodation: two pilots in tandem Lenght: 39 ft 9 in Wingspan: 31 ft Height: 15 ft 7 in Empty weight: 7617 lb Max T/O weight: 10.362 lb Max... more
AirlinesCATHAY PACIFIC SUED BY PASSENGER OVER DVT
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA, An Australian passenger who flew in 1999 with Cathay Pacific Airways, sued airline behind Sydney's Court asking for a compensation, alleging he suffered blood clotting after this long-haul... more
AccidentsTWO RUSSIAN PLANES COLLIDE DURING AIR SHOW
ST. PETERSBURG, Two Czech-made L-39 planes collided shortly after taking off from Levashovo airfield near St. Petersburg during an air show. Both of the jets fell into a nearby forest and the pilots ejected... more
AccidentsHELICOPTER CRASH IN IRAN, TEN KILLED
IRAN, An helicopter crashed Saturday near the village of Ardal, about 400 kilometres south of Tehran, in a remote mountainous region of Chaharmahal-Bakhtiyari province, in Iran. The helicopter was sent... more
AirlinesAIRLINES CANCEL FLIGHTS TO SKOPJE
MACEDONIA, Many airlines are reported to have cancelled flights to Skopje today after albanian rebels threatened new attacks. Among the carriers which cancelled the service to Macedonia are BA and yugoslavian... more
AirlinesAMERICAN TRANS AIR RECEIVES FIRST BOEING 737-800
USA, American Trans Air took delivery of its first 737-800 equipped with blended winglets, becoming the first airline in North America to operate this aircraft. ATA has ordered 39 737-800s with winglets,... more
AirlinesIBERIA PILOTS TO CALL OUT 10 DAYS OF STRIKE
MADRID, Iberia's 1,800 pilots union Sepla has called out 10 days of strikes in June, July and August to press demands for a 20% pay rise after fruitless negotiations. The airline said the pay increase... more
AirlinesKOREAN AIR PILOTS TO GO ON STRIKE TOMORROW
SEOUL, The majority of Korean Air's cockpit crew voted a walkout for tomorrow to support a strike called by the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions. About 85% of the airline's pilots voted to join the... more
AirlinesCROSSAIR: LOSSES FOR $14 MILLION IN 2000
SWITZERLAND, Crossair reported a loss for $14 million in the year 2000, blaming fuel costs and the high US dollar exchange rate. Officials from the carrier said they hope to return to the black by the... more
IndustryBOEING READY TO SIGN INTERNET AGREEMENT WITH THREE MAJOR U.S. AIRLINES
SEATTLE, USA, Boeing Co.'s announced it's read to siign an agreement to provide e-mail and Internet access to airline with three of the largest U.S. carriers. Th eairline involved with this agreement... more
AirlinesBRITISH AND KLM COULD MERGE IN THE WORLD'S THIRD AIR CARRIER
LONDON, GREAT BRITAIN, According to London press, it seems that British carrier British Airways and Dutch flag airline Klm, have started "serious talks" in order to merge, creating the world's third air... more
AirlinesBRITISH MIDLAND OPENS NEW FLIGHT BETWEEN MILANO LINATE AND LONDON HEATHROW
MILAN, ITALY, British airline bmi British Midland opened a new flight between Milano Linate and London Heathrow, effective June 1st. Flight are daily, and are operated in codesharing with Lufthansa. more
AirlinesLUFTHANSA YELDSGLOBEGROUND TO PENAUILLE POLYSERVICE
FRANKFURT, GERMANY, Germany flag airline Lufthansa AG give up its consociate for ground services GlobeGround GmbH to Penauille Polyservice SA in two parts: the first has been immediately acquisited, the... more
IndustryIMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR AGUSTA WESTLAND AT LE BOURGET AIRSHOW
PARIS, FRANCE, During the Paris Le Bourget Air Show, Agusta Westland will be present on the stage with a large static helicopter exposition, in front of A389 chalet, in which on June 19th, at 11,30 a.m.... more
PeopleCENDANT IN TALKS FOR GALILEO ACQUISITION
USA, Travel franchising firm Cendant confirmed that it is in talks to acquire Galileo International, the computerized travel reservations circuit. According to a Cendant spokesman, the terms of the transactions... more
DefenseBLOCKII VERSION OF HARPOON MISSILES SUCCESSFULLY TESTED BY US NAVY
USA, The U.S. Navy recently tested the new anti-ship Harpoon Block II missile at the Naval Air Warfare Center-Weapons Division sea range off Pt. Mugu, California. Harpoon Block II is an upgraded version... more
AirlinesTWA: LOAD FACTOR DOWN IN MAY
USA, TWA last month flew 2 billion RPMs, down 6.9% from the year-ago period. Capacity dipped 3.1% to 2.9 billion ASMs and load factor declined 2.7% to 67.6%. more
Press releaseLUFTHANSA SETTLES DISPUTE WITH ITS PILOTS (2): AGREEMENT ON NEW REMUNERATION SYSTEM FOR COCKPIT CREWS - FOR 39 MONTHS
FRANKFURT, "The arbitration negotiations chaired by former foreign minister Hans-Dietrich Genscher between Lufthansa and the Vereinigung Cockpit (VC) pilots' union for cockpit crews at the Lufthansa... more
AirlinesKLM AND AER LINGUS TO EXPAND CODE-SHARING AGREEMENT
AMSTERDAM, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines and Aer Lingus expanded their code-sharing agreement on the route between Amsterdam and Cork. The two airlines already operates a code-share for Amsterdam-Dublin... more
Science and technologyAEA: MADRID AIRPORT THE WORST IN EUROPE FOR DELAYS
BRUSSELS, According to figures released by the Association of European Airlines Madrid's Barajas is the European airport where passengers are most likely to suffer flight delays. In the first quarter of... more
AirlinesAMERICAN AIRLINES CONFIDENT OF NEW ALLIANCE WITH BA
USA, Donald Carty, American Airlines chief executive, said to be confident of reaching a wide alliance with BA. "I think we've created an atmosphere where there is probably a greater probability in the... more
AirlinesBMI BRITISH MIDLAND IS COMING TO CHICAGO - NEW NON-STOP SERVICE TO CHICAGO
NEW YORK, "Bmi British Midland launches its U.S. transatlantic flight from Chicago, Friday June 8 at 9:20 p.m. following a ribbon cutting ceremony and reception. The new route will provide daily nonstop... more
AirlinesMINETA-GOODWIN: PROBLEMS ON DECLARATION ON UNITED- US AIRWAYS MERGER
USA, Some controversies raisedbetween Norman Mineta, the U.S.Transportation Secretary and James Goodwin, UAL's Chief Executive referring to Mineta's declaration which see the forecasted merger between... more
AirlinesAOM/AIR LIBERTE' COULD DECLARE BANKRUPCY
ZURICH,SWITZERLAND, According to declaration of French newspaper "Le Tribune", Aom-Air Libertè carrier could declare bankrupcy in the next week, even before end of current month. Seem that the carrier... more
HelicoptersSTRONG AGUSTA WESTLAND PRESENCE AT LE BOURGET AIR SHOW
PARIS, FRANCE, Italian/British helicopter industry Agusta Westland will be at the Paris Air Show - Le Bourget, which will be held from June 16 to 24, with a large static display in front of the A 389... more
AirlinesLUFTHANSA SETTLES DISPUTE WITH ITS PILOTS
FRANKFURT, Lufthansa this morning settled the pay dispute with its pilots, said a union source. An official statement is exoected to be released during a press conference later today. "It was Hercules... more
AirlinesAIR FRANCE: MAYBE AIR INDIA STAKE ACQUISITION
PARIS, FRANCE, According to an Indian airline Air India spokesman, French flag airline Air France could be interested in acquisition of the 40 per cent stake offered by Indian government to a strategic... more
AirlinesAEROLINEAS ARGENTINAS CUTS FLIGHTS
ARGENTINA, Financially struggling Aerolineas Argentinas said it was cutting back on services to the US, Australia and Brazil from yesterday because of growing financial problems. The cut includes key destinations... more
IndustryWIRE SABOTAGE AT BOEING'S PLANT
RENTON, USA, Boeing has detected a sabotage of wiring on at least seven 737 jets under construction at its plant of Rento. Boeing in a statement said that damages were detected during functional testing... more
AirlinesSINGAPORE AIRLINES LOAD FACTOR DOWN IN APRIL
HONG KONG, Singapore Airlines reported in April a significant decline in load factor, of 3,8%, to 67.9%. Cargo traffic was the big loser dropping 4.8%. Passenger load factor declined 3,1%. more
AirlinesATA REPORTS 10.9% INCREASE IN MAY SCHEDULED SERVICE TRAFFIC
INDIANAPOLIS, "American Trans Air, Inc. (ATA), the principal subsidiary of Amtran, Inc. (Nasdaq: AMTR), today reported its May 2001 traffic results. System-wide for May 2001, compared with a year ago:... more
Science and technologyKOREAN AIR PUNCTURES A TYRE ON A RUNWAY
KANSAI, GIAPPONE, A runway at japanese Kansai airport was yesterday closed for about 40 minutes after an incoming Korean Air jet punctured a tyre and stopped on the taxiway blocking the runway. Nine departing... more
AirlinesGREAT LAKES AVIATION REPORTS MAY TRAFFIC RESULTS WITH HIGHEST EVER LOAD FACTOR FOR THE MONTH
CHEYENNE, USA, "Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd. today announced preliminary passenger traffic results for the month of May. Scheduled service generated 19,820,947 revenue passenger miles (RPM's), an 8.3 percent... more