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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
AirlinesAMERICAN EAGLE REPORTS MARCH TRAFFIC RESULTS
FORTH WORTH, USA, American Eagle, the regional affiliate of American Airlines, reported March traffic results that include Business Express Airlines, a regional airline it acquired last March. During... more
AirlinesAZZURRA AIR TO LAUNCH NEW ROUTES TO FRANCE
PALERMO, Azzurra Air is to launch new routes from Palermo to Paris, Nantes, Lyon. The airline will operate 148-seat Boeing 737-700 for the weekly service, scheduled on friday. more
Latest newsTHE ''SECRET'' SYSTEMS OF THE EP-3 LANDED AT HAINAN
HAINAN, CHINA, The EP-3E Aries II aircrafdt, used by U.S. Air Force to intercept and analyze electromagnetic emissions is equipped with a large number of sophisitcated systems and devices, most of which... more
Latest newsU.S. NAVY, U.S. AIR FORCE ORDER 59 T-6A TEXAN II AIRCRAFT
WICHITA, USA, The U.S. Navy and U.S. Air Force have ordered 59 T-6A Texan II aircraft and technical support from Raytheon Aircraft Company worth $148.3 million for the Joint Primary Aircraft Training System... more
AirlinesDELTA AIR LINES LOAD FACTOR DECREASES IN MARCH
ATLANTA, Delta Air Lines reported a system load factor decrease by 2,4% in March. International traffic increased 6.6% on a 13.6% rise in capacity. more
AirlinesAER LINGUS TO INCREASE FLIGHTS TO MILAN
DUBLIN, Aer Lingus is to increase weekly nonstop flights between Dublin and Milan to 11, starting from early May. Aer Lingus currently operates a daily flight on the route. more
AirlinesTWA ANNOUNCES ARRANGEMENTS FOR PASSENGERS TO TEL AVIV
USA, TWA announced that passengers booked on flights to Israel can travel with Air France, British Airways, Continental Airlines, Lufthansa, Olympic Airways or SAS within 24 hours of the original travel... more
AirlinesSABENA REPORTS HIGH LOSS IN 2000
BRUSSELS, Sabena reported a net consolidated loss of $288 million in 2000. Loss reached about $11 million in the previous year. The loss is owing largely to airline's activities (DAT e Sobelair) and costs... more
AccidentsVIRGIN PLANE TURNS BACK FOR DRUNK WOMAN
HONG KONG, A Virgin Airbus A340 en route from Hong Kong to London had to turn back following an ijury to a drunk old woman. The woman, who tried to hit her husband, fell and cut hear head. "Fortunately,... more
AccidentsMILITARY PLANE CRASHES IN SUDAN, 15 KILLED
SUDAN, A plane crashed while taking off in southern Sudan. 15 people were killed. AMong them Sudan's deputy defense minister and 11 generals. The new was reported by state radio. The cause of the accident... more
AirlinesIBERIA ON STOCK EXCHANGE (2) SCARCE STARTING
MADRID, SPAIN, The shares of Spanish flag carrier Iberia, offered for the first time on Stock Exchange, had a poor sdtarting as the value, initially established at EUR 1,19 lowered at mid day at EUR 1,12.... more
DefenseOMAN SELECTS AGUSTA-WESTLAND SUPER LINX AND F-16 FIGHTERS
ABU DHABI, Oman government said it has selected Lockheed Martin F-16 (Block 60) fighters for RAFO, Royal Air Force of Oman. The government has also chosen Agusta-Westland Super Linx 300 for the sultanate's... more
IndustryAERONAVALI WILL PERFORM CONVERSION OF THREE MD11 IN CARGO
SEATTLE, USA, Boeing Company announced that it has signed a contract with FedEx in order to modify three additional MD-11 aircraft from passenger to cargo version. These operation will be performed by... more
AccidentsEMERGENCY LANDING FOR AN AIR CANADA PLANE
CALGARY, An Air canada Airbus A320 had to make an energency landing at Calgary airport, from which it took off, because of smoke in the cabin. About 130 people were aboard. Nine passengers suffered minor... more
IndustryFRENCH ECOLOGISTS OPPOSE TO A380 INDUSTRIAL SITE OF TOULOSE
TOULOSE, FRANCE, France Nature Environnement ecologists are opposing to creation of an industial pole near Toulose, to perform the final assembling of the new giant Airbus A380 aircraft. This will... more
AirlinesCHINA AIRLINES TO INCREASE ROME-TAIPEI FLIGHTS
TAIWAN, China Airlines increased flights Rome-Taipei, via Abu Dhabi, Saudi Arabia, to two. Flights take off on tuesday and saturday. more
PeoplePILOT REFUSES TO BOARD PASSENGERS BECAUSE TOO DRUNK
LUEBECK, GERMANY, The pilot of a Ryan Air flight from Luebeck to London refused to board 30 men because they were too drunk. The 30 people "went running around the airport building throwing cola and coffee... more
PeopleTAIWAN WILL NEED 190 AIRCRAFTS IN THE NEXT TWO DECADES
TAIWAN, A Boeing excutive said that Taiwan is expected to need 190 commercial jets over the next two decades. About 70 percent of the planes would increase capacity, while 30 percent would be used to upgrade... more
AirlinesAMERICAN AIRLINES REPORTS MARCH TRAFFIC
FORTH WORTH, USA, American Airlines reported its systemwide traffic decreased 4.3 percent in March year over year, on a capacity decrease of 3.5 percent. The system load factor dropped 0.6 points to 72.6... more
AccidentsPLANE MAKES EMERGENCY LANDING IN AUSTRALIA
AUSTRALIA, A Falcon 900, carrying four ministers of australian government, had to land with one engine. The pilot had to start down an engine because of oil's high pressure. Nobody was injured. more
Civil aviationBRS PRODUCES BALLISTIC PARACHUTE FOR CESSNA 172
SOUTH ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA, BRS Inc., civil aircrafts and ultra-light ballistic parachute producer, presented the certification request to FAA, Federal Aviation Administration, for its new ballistic parachute... more
HelicoptersCOAST GUARD AND AGUSTA PREPARE NEW INTERDICTION HELICOPTER
USA, "The United States Coast Guard announced that they are finalizing development of the Agusta A109E Power/MH-68A helicopter as their principal air asset for the Coast Guard’s Airborne Use of Force (... more
AirlinesLUFTHANSA FEARS NEW PILOTS STRIKE
FRANKFURT, Lufthansa said the fear of new pilots strike is rising after pilots refused a new pay rise between 10 and 16.7 per cent. Cockpit demands a pay rise between 38 per cent and 78 per cent. Georg... more
AccidentsCOLLISION BETWEEN USA SPY-AIRCRAFT AND CHINESE FIGHTER (3): LAST NEWS
HAINAN, CHINA, The American spy-aircraft EC-3 for eletronic surveillance that collided with a Chinese fighter and of its pilot of which no one has any news, is still grounded in Hainan military airport... more
AccidentsU.S. FIGHTER JET CRASHES OFF JAPAN
JAPAN, A US F-16 military jet yesterday crashed into the sea off Japan, about 600 km north of Tokyo. The pilot ejected safely and had been rescued by a japanese naval ship, japanese officials said. more
AirlinesMERIDIANA TO ADD NEW FLIGHT ON FLORENCE-BARCELONA ROUTE
SARDINIA, Italian airline Meridiana added a second daily flight from Florence to Barcelona. The airline operates 84-seat BAe 146-200 aircrafts on this route. Meridiana, from Florence airport, also offers... more
AccidentsCOLLISION BETWEEN USA SPY-AIRCRAFT AND CHINESE FIGHTER (2): LAST NEWS
HAINAN, CHINA, According to a Pentagon's spokesman, it seems that the American eletronic surveillance EC-3 aircraft, forced to land in Hainan military airport, was overflying the waters in front of the... more
AccidentsCOLLISION BETWEEN USA AND CHINA AIRCRAFTS: LAST NEWS
HAINAN, CHINA, The difficul question following the event of the American EC-3 spy-aircraft for elettronic surveillance, actually grounded in Hainan airport after colliding with a Chinese jet fighter, seems... more
Weather forecastsSOME AIRCRAFT EXPOSED AT 44TH PARIS LE BOURGET
PARIS, FRANCE, There are some of aircrafts which will be exposed at the next Paris Air Show, held at Le Bourget Airport, Paris, from June 16 to 24: A-119 Koala Agusta Finmeccanica M80 Mosquito... more
Science and technologyPROBLEMS WITH NEW ATHENS AIRPORT
SPATA, GREECE, Some problems emerged from the new Athens airport of Spata, about 17 miles from Greece capital city, where the flag carrier Olympic Airways canceled eight flights included one for Rome,... more
AirlinesCONTINENTAL'S LOAD FACTOR DOWN IN MARCH
NEW YORK, Continental Airlines, the fifth US largest carrier, reported in March a 1,7% decrease of load factor, to 75,3%. From a year ago, traffic rose by 0,2% and capacity increased by 2,4%. more
AirlinesHAWAIIAN AIRLINES REDUCES LOSSES
HAWAII, Hawaiian Airlines reported losses for $18,6 million last year. Net loss reached $29,3 million in 1999. Revenues rose 24.2% to $607.2 million but operating expenses climbed 17.3% to $621 million.... more
AirlinesIBERIA ENTERS IN STOCK EXCHANGE WITH DISCOUNT
MADRID, SPAIN, Spanish airline Iberia entered in Stock Exchange with a nourishing discout on the ininitila evaluation price: this was considered by financial analysts too high to attract small investors,... more
AirlinesALL NIPPON AIRWAYS PLACES ORDER FOR BOEING 767-300ERS
SEATTLE, All Nippon Airways (ANA), one of Japan's largest airlines, today announced an order for nine Boeing 767-300ER (extended range) jetliners. The order is valued at more than $1 billion at list... more
PeopleSAIRGROUP (2): MOODY DEGRADES RATING TO SWISSAIR
ZURIGH, SWITZERLAND, Moody, American company that values the credit entrust, degraded the long period rating of Swissair, reducing from "A3" to "Baa3" the long period rating and from "P-2" to "P-3" the... more
Finance and economyALENIA MARCONI JOINS ''TEAM JANUS'' FOR ANTI-MISSILE DEFENCE
ROME, ITALY, Alenia Marconi Systems joined yesterday the "Team Janus" reserved to participate to Nato's competition for the realization of the pre-feasible study of the future anti-missile integrated defence... more
PeopleSAIRGROUP: NEGATIVE RECORD IN 2000, BUT LIQUIDITY ANYWAY GUARANTEED
ZURIGH, SWITZERLAND, SAirGroup, owner of Swissair, Swisshotel, of the German tour operator Ltu, Aom, Air Littoral, Air Liberté (French airlines), the Belgium Sabena and of 34% of the Italian airline Volare,... more
IndustryIMPEDING EUROPEAN MILITARY AIRCRAFT COMPANY DEFINITION (WITH ALENIA)
PARIS, FRANCE, Probably for the end of April or for the half of May it will be definited the creation of European Military Aircraft Company, at which will participate Eads, European Aeronautical & Defence... more
AirlinesBA IN TALKS WITH FINNAIR AND IBERIA
LONDON, British Airways "applied for EU Commission antitrust immunity for a planned joint venture with Finnair", Financial Times reported. BA is also negotiationg to deepen the alliance with Iberia. The... more
AirlinesUNITED OPERATES THE LONGEST NON-STOP FLIGHT
USA, United Airlines started yesterday to operate the world's longest non-stop scheduled passenger flight, linking New York and Hong Kong via a polar route. Flight 821 last just under 16 hours, covering... more
IndustryRUSSIA TO INCREASE AIRCRAFT PRODUCTION
MOSCOW, Russia will be making no less than 60-80 civilian planes a year in the next three or four years to upgrade its aged fleet and be able to compete with european and american manufacturers. The announcement... more
AirlinesSTAR ALLIANCE COULD INVEST IN HEATHROW
LONDON, Star Alliance's airlines announced last week that they could invest USD$70m at London's Heathrow Airport to improve the efficiency of their operations. Star Alliance airline partnership includes... more
AccidentsAIR COLLISION BETWEEN U.S. AND CHINESE AIRCRAFTS (4): F-8 TECHNICAL SHEET
CHINA, Chinese fighter SAC-j8 (Westernised designation F-() is a single seat, twin engined air superiority fighter with ground attack capabilities. The Chinese name is Janjiji-8 and Nato designation is... more
AirlinesAIR KORYO JOINS IATA
NORTH KOREA, North Korea state airline Air Koryo has joined IATA, International Air Transport Association. The carrier, which currently operates international routes to Berlin, Moscow, Sofia and Beijing,... more
AirlinesDELTA LAUNCHES NEW ROUTES TO JAPAN
USA, American Delta Air Lines yesterday began to fly from Los Angeles to Nagoya and from New York to Tokyo with Md-11 aircrafts. Delta has also begun operating a daily 757 nonstop between Portland and... more
AccidentsAIR COLLISION BETWEEN U.S. AND CHINESE AIRCRAFTS (3):EP-3 TECHNICAL SHEET
USA, The electronic reconnaissance aircraft Lockheed EP3 "Aries II" derivated by naval surveillance and anti submarine aircraft P3B "Orion", is equipped with several electronic systems to perform various... more
Latest newsRAF IS RUNNING OUT OF PLANES
LONDON, Royal Air Force fleet is decreasing due to the fact that many jets are grounded, have computer problems or have been written off in training accidents. Raf is also having problems holding on to... more
AccidentsPRIVATE PLANE CRASHES IN TEXAS
DECATUR, USA, A private small plane crashed near Bishop Field, a small grass runway airport near Decatur. Six people were injured. Invstigators are trying to determine the cause of the accident. No further... more
Weather forecastsAIRSHOW AND MEETINGS IN APRIL 2001
., AIRSHOW AND MEETING IN APRIL 2001 April 1 – 4 Business Information Technologies Committee Meeting ACI-NA Hotel Vancouver Vancouver, BC Canada 604-648-3131 or 800-441-1414 [email protected]... more