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AccidentsUSA-CHINA QUESTION (3): US CREW RELEASED
PEKING, CHINA, In a press conference in Peking, the Chinese Foreign Affairs Minister announced that, as a result of American State Departement formal apologies, the 24 military, 21 men and 3 women... more
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DefenseAIR FORCES COOPERATION AGREEMENT REACHED BETWEEN RUSSIA AND UKRAINE
MOSCOW, RUSSIA, General Anatoli Kornoukov, Russia's Aviation Commander and his Ukraine omologue met to define a major cooperation between the two Air Forces. The agreement follows a previous one reached... more
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IndustryRAYTHEON AIRCRAFT CUT 450 JOBS
WICHITA, KANSAS, The big American industry Raytheon is planning to cut 450 jobs in its Wichita, Kansas, settlement by the end of the month. The sector which will be reduced is the aeronautic one, which... more
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AccidentsUSA-CHINA QUESTION (2): CHINESE PRESS CONFERENCE EXPECTED FOR 11 GMT
PEKING, CHINA, Chinese Foreign Minister announced that he will give a press conference at 11 GMT, regarding the diplomatic question following to the accident occurred between the American EP-3E electronic... more
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DefenseUSA-TAIWAN: ARMS SUPPLY MUST NOT BE COMPROMISED BY CRISIS WITH CHINA
USA, A Taiwan's Governtment spokesman confirmed, during a conversation between an American Senator and Taiwan's President Chen Shui-bian, who recommended that the crisis between China and Usa, caused by... more
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Airlines100TH BOEING 737-700 DELIVERED TO SOUTHWEST AIRLINES
SEATTLE, USA, Southwest Airlines received the 100th Boeing 737 Next Generation, exactly three years and three months after the firm first delivered a craft of this type. Southwest is an excellent... more
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PeopleCONCORDE VICTIMS' RELATIVES COME TO AN AGREEMENT WITH INSURANCES
PARIS, FRANCE, An agreement has been reached between the relatives' victims of the Concorde crashed last July and the insurance companies appointed to refund them. According to the agreement, refund... more
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AirlinesPOSSIBLE NEGOTIATIONS BETWEEN KLM AND AIRFRANCE
AMSTERDAM, HOLLAND, There have been some talks, defined "merely informal", between the heads of Dutch Klm and French Air France that could be, according to rumours, the base of commercial agreements... more
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AccidentsUSA OFFERS FORMAL EXCUSES TO CHINA IN ORDER TO SOLVE THE QUESTION
WASHINGTON, USA, United States, in order to end the serious diplomatic question, dragged along for ten days, relative to the collision occured between their electronic surveillance EP-3E Aries II aircraft... more
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Defense''QUALITY OF LIFE'' IMPROVES FOR THE 24 MEMBERS OF THE AMERICAN AIRCRAFT BLOCKED IN HAINAN
HAINAN, CHINA, China has guaranteed new privileges to the 24 members of the American electronic surveillance aircraft, blocked since April 1 on Hainan's Chinese island. As reported by the Usa diplomatic,... more
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DefenseUNITED STATES UPGRADE EGYPTIAN AIR DEFENSE
WASHINGTON, USA, The US Defense Department has awarded Lockheed Martin a 16 USDm contract to improve Egyptian air defense. The program will upgrade eight anti-aircraft radars making them smaller in order... more
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PeopleFRENCH DGAC AGREED A CONCORDE TEST FLIGHT
PARIS, FRANCE, French General Civil Aviation Administration office agreed Eads to perform a subsonic flight, without passengers on board, from Charles De Gaulle airport to Istres Air Base and back in order... more
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AccidentsACCORDING CNN, THE U.S. EP3 WAS FLYING UNDER AUTOPILOT CONTROL
USA, According to CNN, which have interviewed a non-identified Pentagon official, the U.S. EP-3E Aries II Elint aircraft, landed at Hainan Chinese island airport, was flying, at the moment of the collision... more
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DefenseINDIA AND IRAN IN DEFENSE COOPERATION
TEHERAN, IRAN, An Indian delegation led by the first minister Atal Vajpayee has begun today a visit in Teheran, the first in seven years. The delegation has met the Iranian Government to talk on defense... more
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AccidentsTWO PLANES COLLIDE AT BOSTON AIRPORT
BOSTON, A 737 Delta shuttle and an American Airlines 767 collided on the taxiway before takeoff. No one was injured, said officials at the airport. Both planes were damaged, a tip of the wing of American... more
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DefenseCHINA INSISTS IN ASKING FOR FORMAL EXCUSES FROM UNITED STATES
CHINA, The Chinese Foreign minister's spokesman, Zhu Bang Zao, during an official visit to Buenos Aires together with the President Jiang Zemin, confirmed that United States must excuse itself formally... more
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SecurityMANDELA SAYS TO HAVE NEW INFORMATIONS ON LOCKERBIE
SOUTH AFRICA, The ex south african president Nelson Mandela has revealed to have new informations on Lockerbie case. "I don't promise anything, but Gaddafi informed me of facts which I did not know," Mandela... more
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AccidentsWESTJET AIRLINES 737 BOEING FORCED TO EMERGENCY LANDING
HAMILTON, ONTARIO, A WestJet Airlines Boeing with 67 passengers on board was forced to make an emergency landing, returning to Hamilton Airport, after stopping there on a flight from Ottawa to Thunder... more
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AirlinesAMERICAN AIRLINE ''PROMOTES'' ELECTRONIC TICKETS ''FINING'' PAPER ONES
USA, American Airlines announced through its spokesman that a 10 USD increase will be added to tickets for those who will not book and buy the tickets on the web. According to the carrier, this should... more
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IndustryBOEING TO MARKET ITS SONIC CRUISER BY 2008
SEATTLE, Boeing Commercial Airplanes vice-president, Seddik Belyamani, said the new aircraft Sonic Cruiser, now under development, will be marketed by 2008. The Sonic Cruiser will offer passengers non-stop... more
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AccidentsSMALL PLANE DISAPPEARS IN AUSTRALIA
AUSTRALIA, A small plane flying from Cairns to the Barrier Reef, in Australia, has suddenly disapeared without trace. Rescue team is hampered by bad weather. Four people were aboard, the pilot and three... more
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DefenseMODIFICATIONS ON SWEDISH DEFENSE STRICT CENTERS
SWEDEN, The FMV, the Swedish Defense Materiel Administration, has asked the SaabTech System for a SEK 28 million order to modify the Strict Center, the Swedish Armed Forces air-defense command and... more
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IndustryJAPANESE AIRCRAFT MAKERS TO INCREASE PRODUCTION
TOKYO, Japanese aircraft industries Mitsubishi and Kawasaki are planning to boost regional jet production. Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd is expected to double production of fuselage fro Bombardier's... more
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DefenseUSA SAYS ''SORRY'' TO THE WIFE OF CHINESE PILOT KILLED
USA, United States has said "sorry" to the wife of the Chinese pilot killed during the collision occured last April 1. In the accident an American eletronic surveillance aircraft and a Chinese fighter.... more
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PeopleCHINA EASTERN AIRLINES CORP. DOUBLES PROFIT IN 2000
HONG KONG, CHINA, China Eastern Airlines, comunicated that profits doubled in 2000, reaching about 21 USDm, thanks to the increase of passengers and cargo traffic. The Chinese carrier's financial perfomance... more
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PeopleDELTA AIR LINES' PILOTS UNION: AN AGREEMENT IS EXPECTED BUT STRIKES ARE STILL BEHIND THE CORNER
USA, Delta Air Lines' pilots union expects to reach an agreement with the carrier on contracts but don't exclude, on the contrary, the possibilty of calling a strike by the end of the month. The airline,... more
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AirlinesAMERICAN AIRLINES ANNOUNCES TWA ACQUISITION
NEW YORK, USA, American Airlines announced the finalization of the acquisition of Twa, creating the biggest fleet in the world. The operation, valued 742 USDm, received the approval both from the Justice... more
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AccidentsRAF HELICOPTER CRASHED IN KOSOVO: KILLED THE TWO PILOTS
KOSOVO, The crash occurred yesterday to a RAF helicopter in Kosovo, close to the border with Macedonia, killed the two pilots, 28 year-old Captain Andrew Crous of the Army Air Corps and RAF Fl Lt James... more
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Science and technologySOFIA AIRPORT CHANGES LOOK
SOFIA, BULGARIA, The Bulgarian Government asked BEI's representative for a 25 USDm fund within the ISPA communitarian program to redesign, expand and develop Sofia's airport. The project expects... more
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AerospaceION ENGINE FOR DEEP SPACE 1 PROBE
USA, The ion engine, used in the past to power satellites orbiting Earth, will be used for the first time for deep space travel. NASA actually means to employ it in the Deep Space 1 mission that... more
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AccidentsBRITISH ARMY HELICOPTER CRASHES IN KOSOVO
KOSOVO, The helicopter, with seven people aboard, three crew and four passengers, crashed down near the border of Kosovo and Macedonia, south west of Pristina. The incident was announced by the Ministry... more
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IndustryTHE NEW ROAD FOR THE TRANSPORT OF THE A-380 PARTS WILL COST 150 EURM
TOULOUSE, FRANCE, The Airbus' Management announced, during a press conference in Toulouse at the Airbus' headoffices, that the realization of the road necessary to move, from Bordeaux's port to Toulouse,... more
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AirlinesTRANSAERO AIRLINES TO SUE AEROFLOT FOR DUMPING
MOSCOW, Transaero Airlines intends to sue the Russia’s flagship airline Aeroflot over damages caused by the introduction of dumping prices by Aeroflot in Russia, Germany, England and Israel. Transaero s... more
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Weather forecastsAIRSHOW AND MEETINGS IN APRIL 2001
., April 8 - 14, Sun 'n Fun EAA Lakeland, FL USA April 10, Regional Airline Association Public Relations Meeting Montreal Carol Jewel, (202) 367-1170 April 16, Tax... more
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AirlinesMALAYSIA AIRLINES LOOKS FOR A FOREIGN PARTNER
MALAYSIA, Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said "we are talking to a lot of airlines at the moment. I'm quite sure we will find the strategic partners". Several airlines have stopeed to fly to... more
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IndustryFINMECCANICA-AIRBUS: THE AGREEMENT COULD BE SIGNED IN A FEW MONTHS
MILAN, ITALY, Finmeccanica S.p.A. takes more time before defining its relationship with Airbus Industrie both for the capital sharing of the European society destined to become Joint Stock Company, and... more
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AccidentsCRASH-LANDING FOR AN EXECUTIVE JET IN FINLAND
HELSINKI, FINLAND, A Cessna C-750 executive jet inbound from St. Petersburg had problems with its nose wheel in landing at Vantaa Helsinki international airport. The aircraft came down nose first,... more
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IndustryGULFSTREAM EXPECTS JAA CERTIFICATION FOR GULFSTREAM V
USA, For the beginning of next year Gulfstream Aerospace expects to receive the European JAA certification for its bizjet Gulfstream V, although, as the firm president Bill Boisture stated, the Joint... more
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AirlinesSABENA AIRLINE TRYING TO SOLVE ITS CRISIS
BELGIUM, Last year Sabena Belgian Airline has had a USD 292 million deficit in spite of the healthy traffic growth. The company executives will submit a recovery plan to the Belgian Government and... more
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Aerospace''MARS ODYSSEY'' CONTINUES ITS SIX MONTHS WAY TOWARDS THE RED PLANET
CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA, "The spacecraft seems to be performing beautifully and we're right on our timeline" said David Spencer, mission manager at the U.S. space agency's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)... more
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IndustryUSA SENATOR ACCUSES LOCKHEED OF SWINDLE PENTAGON
ARLINGTON, VIRGIN, Tom Harkin, American Senator, accused Lockheed Martin industry of perpetrating swindle Pentagon, because the company tried to sell industrial development areas, restructurated with public... more
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AirlinesSAS: MARCH IN BRIEF
STOCKHOLM, Passenger traffic (RPK) was up 5,0% in March. Overall capacity (ASK) was up 5,5% and passenger load decreased slightly. Traffic in Business Class increased by 7%. Overall traffic development... more
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AirlinesNEW BRITISH AIRLINE TO START FLYING ON MAY
UK, Excel Airways will start services from Manchester, Gatwick, Glasgow, Birmingham, Newcastle and Belfast to Greece and Spain, Turkey, Egypt, from May 1. Excel hopes to carry 1.2 million passengers in... more
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AccidentsSKYDIVER SERIOUSLY INJURED IN JUMP IN SCOTLAND
SCOTLAND, A Skydiver was seriously injured after jumping from a Cessna light aircraft when his parachute failed opening properly in Scotland. He suffered serious chest injuries and was taken to Ninewells... more
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Finance and economyPOSSIBLE AGREEMENT BETWEEN NORTHWEST AND ITS MECHANICS
USA, After many years the dispute between Northwest Airline and the 10000 mechanics asking for a new contract seems to have arrived to an end. President Bush appointed a Presidential Emergency Board... more
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Science and technologyDELTA AIRPLANE STOPPED OVER RUSSIAN SKIES: VERSIONS OF THE EPISODE
RUSSIA, The version of the Delta Plane flying on the Russian aerospace are contradictory. Delta declares that they followed the normal procedure to obtain the authorization. The Russians state that,... more
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IndustryAEROTECH TELUB WILL DEVELOP NEW SYSTEMS FOR GRIPEN
SWEDEN, A Swedesh company, Aerotech Telub was commissioned to develop and build a mission valuation and analysis system for the Saab Jas 39 "Gripen" fighter, worth 2 EURm with the option for another... more
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AccidentsSWEDISH AIRLINER FORCED TO BACK DUE SEAGULLS COLLISION
STOCKOLM, SWEDEN, A 737-800 boeing airlinen, operated by Swedish airline Scandinavian Airlines (SAS), forced to back and land to Malmoe Sturup airport due to collision with a swarm of seagulls. The commander,... more
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AirlinesANSETT GROUNDS THREE BOEING 767
AUSTRALIA, Australian Ansett has grounded three of its Boeing 767-200s after cracks were found in engine supports. The cracks were detected during inspections commissioned by Boeing. Two other planes will... more
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AirlinesFINNAIR MOVES TO LINATE AIRPORT
MILAN, Finnair has moved Milan-Helsinki daily flight, via Stockholm, from Malpensa to Linate airport. The airline will offer connections to Helsinki also from Verona, Rimini, Naples, until the end... more