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AirlinesSAIR GROUP - SWISSAIR GROUP (6): AERIS INTERESTED IN THE AIRLINES IN DISMISSION
PARIS, FRANCE, It seems the Toulouse-based French airline Aeris (ex Air Toulouse), is interested in recovering a part of the two airlines' Air Liberté and AOM charter field, that should be dismissed by... more
IndustryBOEING RENOUNCES TO GIANTS AND THINKS ABOUT THE ''ALMOST-SUPERSONIC''
SEATTLE, USA, Randolph Baseler, Vice President of Boeing's marketing, declared, during a press conference in Seattle, that the company is putting its projectual resources not anymore towards the famous... more
AccidentsA WOMAN LANDS ON A SHORE FOR AN ENGINE BREAKDOWN
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA, A woman flying an aircraft built out of a construction kit, a Rutan Long-EZ, a very popular plane in America and Australia, was forced to land on a shore full of people to whom, fortunately,... more
AccidentsTHAI BOEING 737 EXPLODED LAST MARCH 3: THE FAULT OF VAPORS INSIDE THE FUEL PUMP
USA, The inquiry about the explosion of the Thai Airways Boeing 737, already reported by WAPA, occurred last March 3, now have evidenced the real cause of the accident. Acording to the inquiry, the explosion... more
AccidentsQANTAS ACCEPTS RESPONSIBILITY IN BOEING 747-400 CRASH OCCURRED IN 1999
AUSTRALIA, According to the Australian Transport Safety Bureau report, Qantas airline is responsible for the crash that involved a Boeing 747-400 while it was landing at Bangkok Don Muang airport, because... more
AirlinesUAL CORPORATION INTERESTED IN BUSINESS JETS
CHICAGO, USA, Ual Corporation, controlling among the other companies also United Airlines, announced today its intention to open to business jet market. According to what has been declared, business jet... more
AirlinesVIRGIN ATLANTIC PURCHASES 6 AIRBUS A380
LONDON, GREAT BRITAIN, Virgin Atlantic signed a contract with Airbus for the purchase of 6 A380. The aircrafts delivery, which will start in 2006, will be instrumental in the growth plan of the airline:... more
PeopleWHILE BOEING UNVEILS THE 767-400FX PROJECT, AIRBUS CONVERTS THE A330-200S
NEW ORLEANS, LUISIANA, Boeing is planning to build a new cargo aircraft, the Boeing 767-400FX, while Airbus is projecting the conversion of its A330-200, executives of both companies announced on Tuesday.... more
Civil aviationFAA EMERGENCY AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE ON MD-900 HELICOPTERS
USA, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39 [Docket No. 2000-SW-15-AD; Amendment 39-12175; AD 2001-07-09] RIN 2120-AA64 Airworthiness Directives;... more
PeopleUPS GROUNDS ITS BOEING 727-100S AND CANCELS PASSENGER FLIGHTS
NEW ORLEANS, LUISIANA, UPS decided to groung some of its elderly Boeing 727-100s, a senior company executive said on Tuesday. The decision was taken comparing the operative costs of the three-engined 34... more
DefenseBOEING ACQUIRES A 436 USDM CONTRACT TO UPGRADE CANDESE CF-18
CANADA, Us aerospace industry Boeing Corporation acquired a 436 USDm contract to upgrade 80 fighters CF-18 in service with Canadese military aviation. The upgrade will mainly concern weapon and electronic... more
Science and technologyHEATHROW AIRPORT LOST ITS SUPREMACY AMONG EUROPEAN AIRPORTS
HEATHROW, GREAT BRITAIN, British Airways CEO, Rod Eddington, affirms that Heathrow airport lost the supremacy it held before among European airports, as it has been surpassed by Frankfurt, Paris and Amsterdam... more
AerospaceTHE SECOND AMERICAN XM SATELLITE CROSSES THE PACIFIC OCEAN TO BE LAUNCHED ON MAY 7
USA, The second American radio satellite XM "Roll" is now aboard the Sea Launch platform, on its way from Long Beach, California, to the equatorial Pacific Ocean zone at 154 degrees West longitude, for... more
AccidentsRUSH CAUSED SEAPLANE ATTACK IN PERU
WASHINGTON, USA, The lack in communication and too much hurry in trying to stop the plane, considered as a trafficker's one, were the causes of the attack that shot down the civil seaplane Cessna 185,... more
AirlinesCOMAIR AND ITS PILOTS RESUME NEGOTIATIONS
WASHINGTON, USA, The negotiations between the US Airline Comair and its pilots resumed yesterday in Washington. The meeting, that will continue through Friday, takes place in the National Mediation Board's... more
PeoplePAN AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL FLIGHT ACADEMY STRENGTHENING
MIAMI, USA, The Pan Am International Flight Academy (PAIFA), already training center for Pan American Airways, planned the development of its settlements, thanks an investment of over 8 USDm, and foresees... more
AirlinesNORTHWEST AIRLINES REFUNDS VOLUNTARILY 3700 PASSENGERS
MICHIGAN, USA, Michigan's court approved Northwest decision to effect a 7,15 USDm refund to distribute to the passengers that in the first days of January 1999 were blocked in the airline planes at Michigan... more
AerospaceINDIAN SATELLITE MISTAKES ORBIT
INDIA, The first Indian geosynchronous satellite, GTSAT-1, launched into orbit on a domestic rocket last April 18, didn't stabilize itself on the correct orbit. The satellite has now an orbital period... more
AerospaceISS COMPUTERS GO IN TILT
CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA, After the conversation among Umberto Guidoni, the Italian astronaut, Italian President Carlo A. Ciampi and Eu Commission President Romano Prodi, in which Ciampi said that "this... more
AirlinesNEXT SUMMER SPECIAL AIRFARES IN CONTINENTAL AIRLINES' BUSINESS CLASS
USA, Continental Airlines proposes for next summer new low fares to fly on its business class from Rome and Milan to the United States. The offer concerns the flights operated from July 16 to August 31,... more
IndustryBOEING COLES SHREVEPORT CENTER
SHREVEPORT, USA, Boeing announced the imminent closing of Shreveport center, one of the five Boeing military aeorpace maintenance and modification centers. The decision is caused by economic reasons, in... more
DefenseFIVE ARMAMENTS' DIRECTORS IN A MEETING IN ITALY
CETONA, SIENA, For the first time, Italy is the host of the Italy, United States, France, Germany and Great Britain armaments' directors meeting, which will start tomorrow in Tuscany, in the quiet Cetona... more
PeopleSECOND RESCUE CONCLUDED IN ANTARCTICA
PUNTA ARENAS, CHILE, A twin-engined Twin Otter rescued Ronald Shemenski, an American doctor diagnosed with pancreatitis, while in the Antarctica's Amundsen-Scott station. The rescue, made dangerous by... more
AirlinesSAIR GROUP - SWISSAIR GROUP (5): AIR FRANCE OFFERS TO SAVE AOM AND AIR LIBERTE' DISMISSALS
LYON, FRANCE, Air France's President, Jean Cyril Spinetta, announced to be willing to hire part of the personnel that should be dismissed within two months by the French regional carriers Air Liberté... more
DefenseUSA-CHINA (2): THE SUBMARINES PROMISED BY USA TO TAIWAN MAY NOT BE DELIVERED
USA, US President, George W. Bush, program to sell weapons to Taiwan, including eight European built diesel-powered submarines, has received an embarrassing setback. In fact, the Dutch and German companies... more
DefenseUSA-CHINA: IF CHINA INVADES TAIWAN, USA HAS THE DUTY TO INTERVENE
USA, In an interview to the American Abc, President George W. Bush, stated that if China invaded Taiwan, considered by the Chinese government a rebel province, USA would be forced to intervene, with their... more
AerospaceNEW HEADQUARTER IN LATIN AMERICA FOR ALENIA AEROSPAZIO
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL, During the aerospace show, Lad which is held in these days in Brazil, Carmelo Cosentino, the Alenia Aerospazio's manager controlling the military activities, announced the opening... more
Science and technologyFRANKFURT AIRPORT SOON ON THE STOCK MARKET
FRANKFURT, GERMANY, Frankfurt airport, one of the largest european passenger airports, is supposed to enter the stock market in June of this year, in order to finance the outlined expansion works, among... more
AirlinesSAIR GROUP: MORE THAN 5000 SHARE HOLDERS PRESENT TO THE MEETING
ZURICH, SWITZERLAND, 5288 share holders were present at the meeting of SAir Group, the holding that owns Swissair and controls, with Taitbout, the three French regional carriers AOM, Air Liberté and Air... more
AccidentsFOUR PEOPLE DIED IN HELI-TAXI ACCIDENT
SAN PAULO DE BRAZIL, An unknown type helicopter, used on San Paulo De Brazil city as heli-taxi crashed on a factory causing pilot's and three passengers death. No injured reported in factory workers. In... more
AirlinesSAIR GROUP - SWISSAIR GROUP (4): POSSIBLE SEPARATION FROM AOM AND AIR LIBERTE'
ZURIG, SWITZERLAND, According to what has been announced last Wednesday in the shareholders' meeting, it seems Swissair group, the new name for SAir Group, intends to effect a "planned separation" from... more
AirlinesSAIRGROUP (3): 2700 DISMISSALS EXPECTED
ZURIG, SWITZERLAND, From the share-holders meeting of SAir Group, now labelled Swissair Group, which took place last wednesday, it resulted that the French regional airlines AOM, Air Liberté and Air Littoral,... more
AirlinesSWISSAIR LOSSES UNDER INVESTIGATION: THE COMPANY WILL COOPERATE IN THE INQUIRIES
ZURIG, SWITZERLAND, Swissair leaders informed through a report that they will cooperate in the inquiries conducted into the heavy losses the Swiss carrier suffered last year. The company management is... more
AirlinesSAIR GROUP CHANGES ITS NAME AND FINDS NEW FUNDS
ZURIG, The holding SAir Group, which also owns Swissair, changed its name to Swissair Group. In order to cope with the financial problems that troubled the carrier management last year, which is now inquired... more
AerospaceALENIA AEROSPACE DELAYS ITS ENTRY IN ASTRIUM, ACCORDING TO ''LE TRIBUNE''
PARIS, FRANCE, According to what reported by the French daily newspaper "Le Tribune", the Italian space industry, Alenia Aerospace is postponing its entry in the most important European space consortium,... more
PeopleTHE ''DISTURBING'' PHENOMENA OF THE DISCOUNTED TICKETS
BRUSSELES, BELGIUM, According to a daily Belgium newspaper, the airlines which offers discounted tickets, pursue a not very clear policy towards their customers: relatively to the declarations made to... more
AirlinesCROSSAIR OPENS THE NEW FLORENCE-ZURICH ROUTE
FLORENCE, ITALY, The Swiss Crossair opened a new daily route between Florence and the Swiss city of Zurich, departuring every afternoon from Florence "Amerigo Vespucci" airport. Crossair serves Florence's... more
AirlinesTOMORROW SAIRGROUP'S SHARE HOLDER MEETING
ZURICH, SWITZERLAND, Over 10,000 share holders are expected tomorrow at Zurich Kloten airport in occasion of SAirGroup share holder meeting, the Swiss group that owns Swissair. The agenda has a list of... more
IndustryEUROPEAN COUNTRIES HELP THE AIRBUS A380 PROJECT: THE EU INFORMS WASHINGTON
BRUSSELLS, BELGIUM, According to the European Union, which sent a note to Washington to inform Americans that several European countries confirmed their financial help towards the Airbus A380 project,... more
IndustryAOM AND AIR LIBERTE': POSSIBLE TWO MONTH DELAY FOR THE BALANCE PRESENTATION
PARIS, FRANCE, Ernest Antoine Seillière, Medef's President and major share holder of Air Liberté, announced that the presentation of the financial balance may be delayed of two months if the Swiss p... more
AerospaceNASA OPPOSES TO TITO'S ARRIVAL ON THE ISS
WASHINGTON, USA, NASA opposes to the arrival of Dennis Tito, the American multimilionair that should depart on Saturday, on the Russian Space shuttle Soyuz, because he may be dangerous for the ISS and... more
AirlinesLUFTHANSA GROUP: PASSENGER TRAFFIC INCREASE DURING Q1
GERMANY, Lufthansa Group, which includes Lufthansa German Airlines and Lufthansa CityLine, registered a 5,8% increase on passenger traffic, respect to the same period in the last year, carrying 10,9 million... more
Latest newsRESCUE OPERATION IN ANTARCTICA: 11 PEOPLE RETRIEVED
NEW ZEALAND, A New Zealand's military C-130 "Hercules" aircraft, departured from Christchurch, New Zealand, reached, after 7 and a half hour flight, the Antarctica research station of McMurdo, to rescue... more
AerospaceDAVID WALKER, THE AMERICAN ASTRONAUT WHO LAUNCHED ''MAGELLANO'' IN 1989, HAS DIED
WASHINGTON, USA, The American ex-astronaut, David Walker, who performed four space shuttle missions, one of which launched "Magellano", in 1989, mapping Venus' surface, died. Walker was 56 and had cancer.... more
AerospaceSIX ITALIAN INDUSTRY REPRESENTATIVES AT RIO DE JANEIRO AEROSPACE SHOW
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL, The Rio De Janeiro aerospace Lad (Latin American Defense)show, which is, in the whole Latin America, the most important event in the aerospace and defense field, begins today, on... more
Weather forecastsAEROSPACE EVENT CALENDAR
., AEROSPACE EVENT CALENDAR Institute of Environmental Sciences and Technology 47th Annual Technology Meeting & Exposition Hyatt Regency Phoenix & Phoenix Civic Plaza, Phoenix, AZ April 22-26 Phone... more
IndustryCHARACTERISTICS OF THE NEW AIRBUS A340-600
FRANCE, The new Airbus A340-600, the largest four-engine long-haul jetliner built so far, has a total length of 246,8 feet, a wingspan of 209,6 feet and seats 380 passengers. It will cost between 174,4... more
AirlinesSWISSAIR IS WORRIED FOR KLOTEN'S RESTRICTIONS
ZURIGH, SWITZERLAND, New disposals and restrictions have been applied to Zurigh's Kloten airport, ordering a reduction of flights from and to the airport. Swissair, owned by SAir Group, announced, trought... more
DefenseLOCKHEED MARTIN AWARDED A OVER 22 USDM AEGIS CONTRACT
USA, Lockheed Martin, Government Electronics Systems, awarded a $22,350,030 cost-type contract for the acquisition of Aegis Weapon System (AWS), for delivery up to April 2004, in support of DDG 51 class destroyers,... more
AirlinesLARGE INCREASES IN RIO SUL TRAFFIC
BRAZIL, Varig Group subsidiary airline, Rio Sul, registered a large increase in its business in the last year. The airline operates flight between Rio de Janeiro and South States of Brazil, with a specific... more