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Science and technologyTWA PLANE LANDS AT WRONG AIRPORT
USA, A TWA Boeing MD-80, with 122 people aboard, landed at the Craig-Moffat Airport west of Hayden, Colorado, instead of the scheduled Yampa Valley Airport. The plane got stuck in the mud because the runway... more
AirlinesAIR DOLOMITI TO CELEBRATE ST.JOSEPH'S DAY
ROME, According to what announced from the same company, Air Dolomiti in occasion of the St.Joseph's Day proposes a special offer to the fathers who travel with children under 12. For information and reservations... more
Press releaseCODESHARING BETWEEN AIR NEW ZEALAND, SINGAPORE AIRLINES AND ROYAL TONGAN RAISE
AUSTRALIA, Starting next April 2, Air New Zealand will double its flight between Auckland, New Zealand, and Tonga Islands, which will be operated with B737 and B767 aircrafts. Air New Zealand currently... more
AccidentsDEFRIBILLATOR SAVES PASSENGER'S LIFE
WALES, A passenger of an Airtours flight from Cyprus to Wales became ill mid-way through the journey and was brought to life by a flight attendant who used a defribillator. The man had an heart attack... more
AirlinesVARIG ON-BOARD SERVICE GETS ''MERCURY AWARD''
BRASIL, Mercury Award 2001, an important acknowledgement for flight service quality, has been awarded to a special dish served in the first class of Varig flights. Is a very pleasant award as Varig... more
Civil aviationMIR'S DESCENT MAKES EXTRA WORK FOR AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS
SYDNEY, Accordin Comtex, the descent and destruction of the Mir space station in the Pacific region has created extra work for air traffic controllers (ATCs) in Australia and New Zealand. The ATCs... more
IndustryWIND-TUNNEL TESTING COMPLETE ON BOEING LONGER-RANGE 767-400ER
EVERETT, WASH., Press release: "The Boeing Longer-Range 767-400ER (extended range) program has completed low-speed, wind-tunnel tests at the University of Washington. The tests focused on aerodynamic... more
IndustryDESIGN MILESTONE REACHED FOR BOEING LONGER-RANGE 747-400
SEATTLE, "Boeing engineers have brought passengers one step closer to more comfortable longer-range flight with the completion of 25 percent of all structural engineering releases for the new Longer-Range... more
IndustryGOVERNMENT TO SUPPORT PRODUCTION OF RUSSIAN-MADE JETS
MOSCOW, Russia's Government will support production of new aircraft designs such as Tupolev-214, Tupolev-204, Tupolev-324 Tupolev -334 and Ilyshin-96, Ilya Klebanov, Vice Premier was quoted as saying yesterday... more
AirlinesTRANSAVIA, NORTHWEST IN CODE-SHARING PACT
AMSTERDAM, Dutch carrier Transavia Airlines said on Thursday it had signed a code-sharing and frequent flyer agreement with U.S. group Northwest Airlines. Thee agreement will take effect from May 2001... more
AerospaceASI-NASA AGREEMENT: WILL USED SHUTTLE TO LAUNCH SKYMED SATELLITES?
WASHINGTON D.C., Nasa press office in Washington confirmed that there is on processing a currently classified agreement between Italian Agenzia spaziale Italiana and Nasa about use of space shuttle to... more
Science and technologyS KOREA AIRPORT TO OPEN BY THE END OF MARCH
SOUTH KOREA, South Korea's $4.5 billion Incheon International Airport is to open on March 29. The delivery problems with the baggage handling system have been fixed. The announcement was given by the airport's... more
AirlinesFRONTIER AIRLINES TO BEGIN HOUSTON, TEXAS SERVICE
HOUSTON, Frontier Airlines today announced it will begin service to Houston's Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH), effective May 16, 2001. The airline will operate three daily nonstop flights between IAH... more
AirlinesSPIRIT AIRLINES NOW SOARS NON-STOP BETWEEN CHICAGO/O'HARE AND MYRTLE BEACH
FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA., Press Release: "Traveling from Chicago to Myrtle Beach has never been easier as Spirit Airlines unveils a popular new route. The low-fare specialist announces new, affordable service... more
AccidentsRUSSIAN PLANE HIJACKED: PASSENGERS RELEASED
MEDINA, ARABIA SAUDITA, The passengers of Vnukovo Airlines' Tupolev 154 have been released at Medina's airport when saudi security forces stormed the hijacked plane. Russian government said there were... more
AirlinesSIBERIA AIRLINES ACQUIRES SECOND TU-204
MOSCOW, In early January 2001, Siberia Airlines acquired its second Tu-204 RA-64011 plane from Vnukovo Airlines. The plane was delivered to Siberia's main base at Novosibirsk. The aircraft currently undergoes... more
AirlinesLUFTHANSA TO ORDER A380 SUPER-JUMBOS
FRANKFURT, Lufthansa is close to place an order for ten Airbus A30 aircrafts, Financial Times Deutschland reported. The deal would be worth $5.75bn at list prices, but the airline is still negotiating... more
Latest newsIRAN TO BUILD RUSSIAN TU-334S
TEHERAN, Russia is negotiating building of about 100 Tu-334 aircraft under license in Iran: the proceeds from this very lucrative project could be reinvested in the Russian aircraft industry. The talks... more
AirlinesSAIRGROUP NAMES CORTI AS ITS CEO
ZURICH,SWITZERLAND, SAirGroup holding members of board named, with immediate effect, the Nestlè financial director, Mario Corti, as group CEO. Corti succeed to Erich Honegger, the first of a serie... more
AirlinesSABENA CEO TAKE CONTROL OF AIRLINES
BRUSSELS, BELGIUM, Sabena CEO, Christoph Méller, without resigning by its current task, taken control of Airline carrier according to newspaper "L'Echo", which point out possibilities for John Lindekens,... more
IndustryDASSAULT RENEW ITS FALCON 900 BIZJET AND EXPOSE IT AT LE BOURGET
PARIS, FRANCE, French aeronautical company Dassault announced that will renew its line of executive jet, starting by three-engine Falcon 900, which has also acquired by Italian Air Force. At the next... more
SecurityA CUBIC METER OF DUNG IN FRONT OF MILAN BA HEADQUARTERS
MILAN, ITALY, "Potere Contadino 2001" an Italian agricultural organization, in order to protest against Great Britain where the first cases of "mad cow" have been reported, with a provocative action,... more
Latest newsUSAF GLOBAL HAWK PRODUCTION STARTS
WASHINGTON, The world's largest UAV, the RQ-4A "Global Hawk", received the first approval of Pentagon for its realization:Defence Department commissioned a first block of six aircraft (along with... more
AccidentsKUWAIT BOMBING: US INVESTIGATORS BEGIN WORK
KUWAIT, A team of US military investigators has started to investigate how the bomb dropped by a US F-18 miltary aircraft killed five American servicemen and a New Zealander. The investigators will also... more
AirlinesLUFTHANSA: THE NEW SUMMER TIMETABLE
ROME, The airline's new summer timetable is to start from March 25. Lufthansa operates 1236 flights, also in code share with italian partners Air Dolomiti and Air One, in Italy and to Germany and around... more
AccidentsTWO MEN HIJACK RUSSIAN PLANE (4): THE FLIGHT IS HEADING TO SAUDI ARABIA
ANKARA, Cypriot and Turkish authorities said the Tupolev 156 hijacked by two men from Chchenya while flying to Moscow, is bound for Medina, Saudi Arabia. more
AccidentsTWO MEN HIJACK RUSSIAN PLANE (2): 174 PEOPLE ABOARD
ANKARA, The Tupolev 156 aircraft was hijacked by two men from Chechnya and has just entered the egyptian air space. It seems to be headed to El Cairo. 174 people are on board, 163 passsengers and 12 crew... more
AirlinesCATHAY FLIES NEW ROUTE TO INDIA
HONG KONG, Cathay Pacific will launch a new route from New Delhi to Hong Kong from March 27. The airline will be operating Airbus A330-300 wide-bodied aircraft. Cathay already offers four weekly flights... more
AccidentsTWO MEN HIJACK RUSSIAN PLANE (3): A CREW MEMBER INJURED
ANKARA, The turkish Transport Minister Enis Oksuz said that the two chechens are armed with knives. A crew member was injured during the hijack. Turkish authorities had lost radio contact with the... more
AirlinesNEW BUSINESS PLAN AT JAPAN AIRLINES
JAPAN, Japan Airlines' new three-year budìsiness plan, which will run from April 1, intends to trim debt and reduce the number of ground-based employees, aiming at lowering costs and maintaining profits.... more
AirlinesAIR CANADA EXTENDS ITS NETWORK TO AUSTRIA
MONTREAL, Air Canada announced today that it will offer its customers five times weekly codeshare service on Star Alliance partner Austrian Airlines' new non-stop service between Toronto and Vienna starting... more
AirlinesHAWAIIAN AIRLINES INTRODUCES FIRST NEW BOEING 717-200
HONOLULU, The new 717 today begins scheduled service between Honolulu and Kahului, Maui. It will be joined by at least 12 more brand-new Boeing 717-200 aircraft by year's end, phasing out the McDonnell... more
AccidentsTWO MEN HIJACK RUSSIAN PLANE
ANKARA, Two men hijacked a plane of a russian airline shortly after takeoff from Istanbul. The plane was heading to Moscow. The new was reported by a turkis newsagency. Further details were not rel... more
AirlinesLUFTHANSA OPERATING PROFIT BOOSTS
FRANKFURT, Deutsche Lufthansa announced that 2000 operating profits rose by 44%, to 1 billion euros, compared with the previous year. This score is due to the fact that the airline carried more passengers... more
AirlinesHUNGARIAN GOVERNMENT LOOKING AT CASH INJECTION FOR MALEV
BUDAPEST, Hungary is hoping to receive a cash injection for beleaguered Malev Airlines after the failure of an attempt to privatize it. If the government would not find investors, then it would be deciding... more
AirlinesAIR FRANCE: TRAFFIC INCREASES IN NORTH ATLANTIC ROUTES
NEW YORK, The French carrier announced yesterday that in February it recorded a traffic passenger increase by 12% in North Atlantic routes, compared to the same period in 2000. The capacity has grown... more
AirlinesRYANAIR TODAY STARTS NEW ROUTE LONDON-PESCARA
PESCARA, The irish carrier today will operate the maiden flight between London and Pescara, Italy, with a Boeing 737-800. The airline's president and some british reporters will be on board for the special... more
AirlinesMIDWAY AIRLINES REPORTS FEBRUARY TRAFFIC
RALEIGH-DURHAM, USA, "Midway Airlines Corporation today announced that February passenger traffic increased 33 percent over February 2000, capacity increased 40 percent, and load factor declined 3.7 points... more
Science and technologyGROZNY AIRPORT TO RESUME CIVILIAN FLIGHTS NEXT WEEK
MOSCOW, Grozny's Severny airport has been demined by russian engineers. The first civilian charter flight, operated with a Tu-134, from Grozny to Moscow was planned for March 20. The airport was used by... more
AccidentsALMOST ALL PIECES OF THE A-109 HELICOPTER CRASHED IN GREECE RECOVERED
GREECE, Recover of almost all parts of Agusta A-109 Power helicopter crashed in the sea at about seven miles from Athens have been completed. The helicopter crashed during a transport of a patient to Athens... more
Civil aviationFAA AD ON ROLLS-ROYCE ENGINES
USA, AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE Aircraft Certification Service Washington, DC U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration The following Airworthiness Directive issued by... more
Weather forecastsAIRSHOW AND MEETINGS IN MARCH 2001
., March 14 - 16, 2001 Pyrotechnic Design, Development and Qualification Launchspace Palo Alto, CA USA Description: http://launchspace.santasoft.com/1100.htm Registration: http://www.launchspace.com/cgi-bin/training/register.cgi March... more
Civil aviationFAA AD ON EUROCOPTER HELICOPTERS
USA, AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE Aircraft Certification Service Washington, DC Federal Aviation Administration The following... more
AirlinesDIDIER LUX: MAINTENANCE STRATEGIES OF AIR FRANCE.
PARIS, FRANCE, In a interview held in Paris by WAPA with Didier Lux, director of Air France maintenance declared that world maintenance market has been valued in 1999 at 34 USDbn, and is forecasted to... more
AirlinesALITALIA-AIR FRANCE TALKS: CERETI, ''THE FEELING IS GOOD''
ROME, Fausto Cereti, Alitalia's chairman, confirmed that yersterday have been talks between the italian airline and Air France's president Jean Cyril Spinetta. Cereti commented the meeting saying "the... more
AirlinesAIRLINES ADMIT LINK BETWEEN LONG HAUL TRAVEL AND DVT
USA, Representatives from 16 major airlines has accepted the existence of an association between long-haul air travel and fatal blood clots, the BBC reported. Industry representatives have agreed to carry... more
AerospaceGALILEO(2): PRODI'S STANCE
BRUSSELS, BELGIUM, After the no-results ECOFIN meeting about Galileo European GPS system, European Commission president Romano Prodi, since last February expressed, his concerns about Galileo's future... more
AccidentsGADDAFI WON'T BE PROSECUTED FOR BOMB ATTACK IN NIGER
PARIS, France's highest court said Libyan leader Colonel Muammar won't be prosecuted in connection with a bomb attack on a French DC-10 aircraft occurred in Niger twelve years ago because of its diplomatic... more
IndustryTHALES RAYTHEON AGREEMENT ''ON RIGHT TRACKS''
PARIS, FRANCE, According to a spokesman of French defense group Thales (formerly Thomson CSF), the agreement for a common company between Thales and U.S. Raytheon "is on right tracks", after to have received... more
Latest newsMALAYSIA TO BUY NEW COPTERS
KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA, The Malaysian government will acquire six more new helicopters to replace the navy's old Westland Wasp aircraft. Malaysia, moreover, will receive six GKN Westland Super Lynx... more