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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
PeopleCHINA COULD LIFT VETO TO BOEING'S 737 NG SALES
SHANGHAI, CHINA, After the authorization given to China Southern Airline to buy two Boeing 747-400F Freighter aircrafts, China's government could also give green light to a yet scheduled 30 737 Next Generation... more
AirlinesPMF: ALBATROS AGREEMENT READY TO BE SIGNED BETWEEN ALITALIA AND AIR FRANCE FOR JUNE
ROME, ITALY, According to press agency Pmf, agreement details of Albatros agreement between Alitalia Italian carrier and Air France French carrier are yet established. The MoU is ready to be signed for... more
AccidentsAIR NEW ZEALAND FLIGHT ABORTS TAKEOFF
NEW ZEALAND, An Air New Zealand Boeing 767, en route from Christchurch to Brisbane, had to abort take off while it was taxiing on the runway after a fault was found. The 200 passengers were re-routed to... more
AerospaceANOTHER ITALIAN ASTRONAUT WILL JOIN A MISSION TO ISS
ROME, Roberto Vittori will be the second italian astronaut to join a mission to the International Space Staion after Umberto Guidoni. Vittori, cosmonaut of European Space Agency, will go into space with... more
AirlinesIMPULSE WILL PASS FLIGHT TO QANTAS FROM TONIGHT
AUSTRALIA, Impulse Airlines spokesman said its interstate flights would cease from tonight, handing the passengers over to Qantas Airways. after its acquisition of Impulse and relative acquisition of a... more
IndustryAIRBUS TRIES TO SELL SIX AIRCRAFT TO CROATIA
ZAGREB, CROATIA, During a visit in French companies, Croatia's economy Minister espressed that Airbus attempts currently to sell Croatia six own aircrafts worth around USD300m. The Croatia government... more
AirlinesNEW PASSENGERS ELECTRONIC SERVICES FOR LUFTHANSA
FRANKFURT, GERMANY, Thanks to an agreement between Siemens and Aeritas Team, German carrier Lufhtansa passengers could use their WAP technology cellular phones to speed their embarkation procedures. In... more
IndustryBOEING CO AWARDED OF AN OVER 26 USDM CONTRACT
USA, The Boeing Corporation, Military Aircraft & Missile Systems Group, Philadelphia, was awarded by The U.S. Army Aviation & Missile Command, Redstone Arsenal, Ala., on May 18, 2001, a over 26 USDm... more
AirlinesBRITISH AIRWAYS FINANCIAL DATAS FOR 2000/2001
LONDON, GREAT BRITAIN, British flag airline British Airways released information about financial year 2000/2001: has been registered a 242 EURm profit against 5 EURm of the 1999 financial year. Also turnover... more
IndustryAIR FRANCE CONFIRMS ORDER FOR TWO B747-400F
SEATTLE, USA, U.S. aeronautical industry Boeing received confirmation by French flag airline Air France, for tha acquisition of two B747-400F freighter aircraft. This order makes the European carrier the... more
AirlinesJET AIRWAYS TO LEASE THREE PLANES FROM SAFAIR
USA, Jet Airways has signed a $50 million lease for three ATR 72-500s from Safair as part of its plan of modernization of the fleet. Two additional Boeing 737s will be added to its fleet by the end of... more
AirlinesKLM SELLS 30% BRAATHENS STAKE TO SAS
AMSTERDAM, Klm Royal Dutch Airlines has reported its intention of selling a 30% stake in Braathens ASA to SAS. Klm made its final decision after the disappointing results in the last few years. The sale... more
AirlinesLUFTHANSA RESTART CONTACTS WITH PILOT'S UNION
FRANKFURT, GERMANY, German airline Lufthansaannounced to have restarted talks with Vereinigung Cockpit, its pilot's union, after that the strike of Thursday provoked cancellation of 75% of scheduled flight... more
AerospaceRUSSIA HAS LAUNCHED THE SPACECRAFT WHICH WILL DELIVER COMPONENTS AND FOOD TO ISS
MOSCOW, Russia has launched last night the Progress-M1 transport spacecraft from the Baikonur launching ground in Kazakhistan. The spacecraft will dock the ISS on wednesday to deliver air components, equipment... more
Science and technologyTRAFFIC UP AT DUBAI AIRPORT
DUBAI, Fujairah International Airport reported a 33% rise of flight movements in April, compared to the same month last year. Khaled Al Mazroui, General Manager for the airpoprt, said movements increased... more
AirlinesSAS ACQUIRES 68,8% STAKE IN BRAATHENS
OSLO, SAS, Scandinavian Airlines Systems, has bought a 68,8% stake in Braathens ASA, acquiring 30% from Klm and 38,8 from Braathens family. SAS will try to buy also the remaining 32,2% submitting an offer... more
Science and technologyAEROPORT DE PARIS: PROFITS GO UP IN THE YEAR 2000
PARIS, Aeroport de Paris, the company handling the two airports of Orly and Roissy of Paris, reported a net profit growth by 16,3% in the year 2000. revenues went up by 5,6% and the two airports reported... more
Science and technologyNEW TERMINAL AT HANOI AIRPORT TO OPEN NEXT AUGUST
HANOI, VIETNAM, The new Hanoi airport's air terminal will be inaugurated on August. The construction is to be completed by the end of June and few test will be conducted on July. The air terminal is expected... more
IndustryAIRBUS LAUNCHES UNIT IN JAPAN
JAPAN, Airbus Industrie has launched on May 11 a japanese subsidiary trying to strenghten its operations in the country. Airbus Japan will help the company to "speed up providing services to Japanese... more
AirlinesAOM AND AIR LIBERTE' TO CUT ABOUT ONE-THIRD OF WORKERS
PARIS, FRANCE, In a press release, a Aom-Air Liberté regional airlines union spokesman announced that airlines, controlled by Swissair Group, are planning to cut about 1500 jobs, thus reducing of... more
PeopleSLIGHTLY REDUCED SECURITY MEASURES AT CANADIAN AIRPORTS
CANADA, Canadian authorities decided to slightly reduce the controls on passengers to avoid import in Canada of foot and mouth disease. However, the agency will continue safety measures put in place... more