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Latest newsSECOND MEETING BETWEEN AMERICAN DIPLOMATS AND SPY PLANE CREW
CHINA, On the island of Hainan an other meeting between the US diplomats and the spy plane crew took place. The crew seems to be in good conditions and is looking forward to being released although the... more

DefenseABOUT COMPATIBILITY BETWEEN EUROPEAN DEFENSE IDENTITY AND US TBMD
BRUSSELS, The today meeting of Eu Defense Ministries, taking place in Brussels, was expected to discuss over the continuation of "common safety identity project", political issue related to the possible... more

AerospaceNEW STEP FOR GALILEO PROJECT
EUROPE, The European Union pledged USD 90.17 million for the launch of a new satellite navigation system, the Galileo project, which will cost over USD 7 billion totally. The project will also receive... more

AerospaceMISSILES TO IRAN AND LYBIA FROM NORTH KOREA
NORTH KOREA, Since 1985 North Korea has sold 540 Rodong missiles to Lybia, Iran and other Middle East countries. Each missile has been paid USD 7 million. more

AirlinesATA ANNOUNCES NEW SERVICE BETWEEN BOSTON AND ARUBA WITH ONE-WAY INTRODUCTORY FARES AS LOW AS $234*
INDIANAPOLIS, ATA is pleased to announce new non-stop service between Boston and Aruba beginning on May 5, 2001. Initially, ATA will offer weekly round-trip flights each Saturday on Boeing 757-200... more

AccidentsFRONTIER PLANE RETURNS TO MIDWAY AIRPORT
DENVER, A Frontier Airlines Boeing 737 en route to Denver ha to return to Midway airport due to problems pressurization problems. The plane was carrying 100 passengers and five crew members. Nobody was... more

Aerospace490 MISSILES FROM NORTH KKOREA
NORTH KOREA, In the last decade, North Korea has sold 490 missiles Scud to Iran, Iraq and Egypt at the cost of ESD 2 millions each. more

Science and technologyHEAVY FOG DISRUPTS INCOMING FLIGHTS AT SYDNEY AIRPORT
SYDNEY, Incoming flights at Sydney airport were disrupted by heavy fog this morning. Many flights were diverted to Melbourne and Sydney. Outgoing flights suffered minor disruption. Qantas had to divert... more

Science and technologyGEESE SKEINS AT HEATHROW AIRPORT
LONDON, The Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) called the interested party's attention to the danger that geese skeins represent for passenger planes at Heathrow airport. The Canadian non-migratory... more

AccidentsMILITARY AIRCRAFT CRASHES IN NIGERIA
NIGERIA, A Mi-8 helicopter crashed shortly before take-off at the privately-owned Osubi airstrip near Warri. All the three crew were seriously injured and treated at the Osubi Airport Clinic. Authorities... more

Latest newsDELAYED MEETING WITH US CREW
CHINA, The American Embassy in China announced that the planned meeting between the American diplomats and the US spy plane crew in the island of Hainan has been delayed without an official explanation:... more

AirlinesDELTA TO DEAL FOR STAKE IN AEROMEXICO
MEXICO CITY, Delta's chief executive officer Leo Mullin said the airline would be interested in acquiring a stake in Aeromexico. "We would anticipate an investment on Delta's part in Aeromexico's shares",... more

AerospaceMILLIONAIRE AGREEMENT FOR RAYTHEON
USA, The Tucson-based company has reached a USD 119.2 million agreement for missile production in 2001. The missiles, which will be used for area defence and against anti-ship missiles, will be part of... more

AirlinesCYPRUS AIRWAYS SIGNS DEAL WITH FLS AEROSPACE
CYPRUS, Cyprus Airways signed a three-year agreement with FLS Aerospace, which will provide component management support for two new A320s of the carrier. more

AirlinesAIR INDIA PLANS TO AUGMENT CAPACITY
NEW DELHI, Air-India is planning to dry lease three more aircrafts in a bid to increase capacity. The carrier will go for an Airbus A310 and two Boeing 747-300s. These two airliners would be useful when... more

Science and technologyJFK AIRPORT RESTRUCTURING
USA, Part of the TWA terminal at JFK Airport is destined for demolition to give way to a new United Airlines building that will rise along the existing one, the Saarinen, which is considered antiquated... more

AirlinesAIRBUS CONFIRMS ORDER FOR A380 FROM AUSTRALIAN QANTAS
PARIS, An Airbus spokesman said Qantas has paid a deposit against the order for 12 A380 aircraft. The spokesman also added that the company received a confirmation of another order, for two A321s, from... more

AirlinesSOUTHWEST BECOMES FIRST AIRLINE TO OPERATE 100 BOEING NEXT-GENERATION 737-700S
SEATTLE, The Boeing Company announced today that Next-Generation 737-700 launch customer Southwest Airlines took delivery of its 100th 737-700 on March 30. The milestone comes three years and three months... more

AirlinesAIR NEW ZEALAND FORMALIZES FLEET PURCHASE OF 16 BEECH 1900D AIRLINERS
WICHITA, USA, Raytheon Aircraft and Air New Zealand have signed a definitive contract for the purchase of 16 new Beech 1900D Airliners for the carrier's 100-percent owned regional carrier, Eagle Airways.... more

Latest newsUSA DIPLOMATS MEET SPY AIRCRAFT CREW
PEKING, The diplomatic moves between Washington and Peking continue: the Chinese Government authorized today at 10 am Italian time in Haikou, island of Hainan, a second meeting between American diplomats... more

HelicoptersRUSSIA DELIVERS MILITARY HELICOPTERS TO NIGERIA
MOSCOW, Nigeria has taken delivery yesterday of nine russian helicopters, six Mi-35s and three Mi-34s. Newspaper reports say that all the helicopters are brand new and the Russians will train the Nigerian... more

HelicoptersROTORWAY INTERNATIONAL HONORED FOR ITS ''AVIATION FIRSTS''
USA, The "Experimental Aviation Association" will acknowledge the RotorWay International several "Aviation Firsts" in the Air Venture show that will take place in Oshkosh, Wisconsin on July 24-30 2001. Among... more

AirlinesAMERICA WEST PASSENGER LOAD FACTOR RISES IN MARCH
PHOENIX, USA, America West Airlines Inc reported that load factor, a measure of paying customers on flights, rose to 76.0% in March from 71.4 percent a year ago, saying improved customer service brought... more

AirlinesSABENA SUSPENDS ROUTES FROM BERGAMO ORIO AL SERIO AND VENICE
BRUSSELS, Sabena, with summer timetable, suspended flights between Bergamo and Bruxelles and between Venice and Marseille served in code-share agreement with AIr Littoral. The airline will operate six... more

AirlinesCONDOR TO LAUNCH NEW SERVICES TO ITALY
GERMANY, German Condor airlines, Lufthansa's subsidiary, will launch new routes to Italy in the summertime. Four italian airports, Catania, Lamezia, Naples, Rimini, will offer connections to Munich, Frankfurt,... more

PeopleINTERIOR MINISTRY BRINGS BACK HOME 100 NIGERIAN PROSTITUTES
ITALY, The Italian Interior Ministry has organized yesterday a charter flight to bring 100 Nigerian clandestine prostitutes back to their country. The charter took off from Linate with 30 passengers and... more

AirlinesHAWAIIAN AIRLINES TO LEASE THREE JETS
AUSTRALIA, Hawaiian Airlines said it will lease three 767-300ERs from Ansett Worldwide Aviation Services, a unit of Morgan Stanley. The aircrafts will be used to replace the aging DC-10's fleet. more

Weather forecastsG97 SPOTTER IN FRIEDRICHSHAFEN
GERMANY, The G97 Spotter will be showed at the Friedrchshafen exhibition from April 26 through 29. The ultralight motor combines together innovative characteristics and interesting costs. These are the... more

AirlinesCHINA AIRLINES TO UNCH NEW ROUTE TO SAN FRANCISCO
TAIPEI, China Airlines will operate a twice-weekly 747-400F service between Taipei and San Francisco in early June. It also will offer an additional fifth weekly service to Chicago from Taipei and a fourth... more

AirlinesCATHAY TO SUSPEND SERVICE TO ZURICH
HONG KONG, Cathay Pacific said it will suspend the route to Zurich from May 1 due to the poor performance of the route. more

AirlinesLUFTHANSA LAUNCHES NEW ROUTES
FRANKFURT, Lufhtansa, adopting summer timetable, introduces two new routes. The first connects Venice to Cologne, the second, in code-sharing agreement with Eurowings, connects Venice to Berlin Tem... more

AirlinesSOUTHWEST AIRLINES REPORTS MARCH TRAFFIC
DALLAS, Southwest Airlines Co. announced today that the Company flew 4.0 billion revenue passenger miles (RPMs) in March 2001, an 11.1 percent increase from the 3.6 billion RPMs flown in March 2000. Available... more

AirlinesFRENCH AIRLINES STRUGGLES TO SURVIVE
PARIS, AOM, Air Liberte e Air Littoral, the three french carriers owned by SAirGroup, said they are to announce restructuring plans to attempt avoiding bankrupt and dismissal of 7000 employees. The three... more

AirlinesKLM LOAD FACTOR DECREASES
AMSTERDAM, Klm overall load factor went down to 78,1% in March from 79,4% in the same period of 2000. Traffic rose by 1% and capacity slightly increased too. Passenger traffic fell by 2% and cargo traffic... more

HelicoptersSCHWEIZER DELIVERIES TWO HELICOPTERS TO GEORGIA AVIATION & TECHNICAL COLLEGE
NEW YORK, Schweizer Aircraft announced the delivery of two 2001 Model 300CB Helicopters to Georgia Aviation & Technical College di Eastman, Georgia. The helicopters will be used for flight training in... more

AirlinesUS AIRWAYS TRAFFIC UP 15.8 PERCENT FOR MARCH
ARLINGTON, USA, US Airways reported today that revenue passenger miles for March 2001 were up 15.8 percent compared to March 2000, while available seat miles for the month increased 10.3 percent. The passenger... more

AirlinesRUSSIAN AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS FORCE DELTA PLANE TO GO BACK
ATLANTA, A Delta flight, en route from Atlanta to Narita, Japan, was forced back after Russian air traffic controllers said it didn't have permission to fly through their air space. The plane was carrrying... more

AirlinesON FRIDAY POSSIBLE SALE OF TWA TO AMERICAN AIRLINES
USA, The sale of US airline Trans World Airlines (TWA) could be cocluded by Friday, after Federal Judge Peter Walsh denied the motion to stay the sale required by the creditors, the company being in... more

PeopleUS AIRLINES REPORT
USA, The US Department ot Transportation has published the day before yesterday the report of the 11 main American airlines for the month of February 2001, the Air Consumer Report, which estimates the... more

Science and technologyBAGGAGE THIEVES ARRESTED AT KUALA LUMPUR
KUALA LUMPUR, Two baggage thieves were arrested by the Kuala Lumpur international airport police after the security cameras caught them opening some Scottish tourist's suitcases. The two Algerian thieves... more

AccidentsCOLLISION BETWEEN AMERICAN AND CHINESE AIRCRAFTS: THE FACTS ACCORDING TO THE PENTAGON
HAINAN, CHINA, According to the Pentagon sources, the accident between the U.S. EP-3E Aries II Elint aircraft and the Chinese fighter F-8 certainly occurred in international waters (as even the Chinese... more

AirlinesSUBSTANTIAL INCREASE FOR US AIRWAYS
USA, In a press conference, the US Airways airline announced that in March 2001 the takings, calculated by passenger/mile, increased of a 15,8 % in comparison with the same period of last year. At the... more

Weather forecastsAIRSHOW AND MEETING IN APRIL 2001
., AIRSHOW AND MEETING 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... more

AccidentsCOFFEE POURED INTO THE LAP: A WOMAN ASKED FOR A USD 25.000 COMPENSATION
USA, A passenger flying on the American Northwest Airlines sued the company asking for a USD 25.000 compensation as a flight assistant threw the hot content of a coffee pot on her knees, thus causing second-degree... more

IndustryFINANCIAL TIMES PRAISES LINA FOR FINMECCANICA TURN
ROME, The prestigious economic newspaper "Financial Times" dedicated a large article to the restructuring carried out by the Italian group Finmeccanica. According to the newspaper, its managing director... more

SecurityINFORMATION TO OUR CUSTOMER ABOUT MULTIPLE E-MAIL
ROME, ITALY, Due to our server lock, for external causes, have been sent to some of our customers several E-mail with the same news. Please disregard it. We apologize for the inconvenient and we try to... more

AirlinesMERE INCREASE FOR EU AIRLINES FEB TRAFFIC
BRUSSELS, European airlines February traffic went up by 0,3%, compared with the same period in 2000, AEA (Association of European Airlines) reported. Overall loaf factor increased by 1,4%. Traffic to Asia... more

Latest newsU.S. ELINT AIRCRAFT: DIPLOMATS VISIT CREW
HAINAN, CHINA, All 24 components of the crew of the U.S. EP-3E Aries II electronic surveillance aircraft landed in Chinese military base of Hainan, after collision with a Chinese fighter, are in good health.... more

IndustryBOEING DELIVERS MORE THAN 100 PLANES IN THE FIRST QUARTER
SEATTLE, Boeing said it has delivered 122 commercial planes in the first quarter of 2001. 72 737 next generation aircraft and 17 military planes are among them. Boeing delivered 75 commercial jets in the... more

AirlinesKLM: NO FORMAL TALKS WITH ALITALIA
AMSTERDAM, KLM spokesman Bart Koster told Reuters that "...there are no formal talks between KLM and Alitalia". Responding to comments by Alitalia's new CEO Francesco Mengozzi, who said Alitalia would... more