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DefenseMONDAY DECISION FOR ARPINO IN BRUXELLES
BRUXELLES, On Monday March 26 a decision is expected relatively to the nomination of Italian Air Force General Mario Arpino, until the end of the month Italian Defence Chief of Staff (he will be substituted... more
AirlinesTWO NEW CONNECTIONS FOR EMIRATES
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, United Arab Emirates' airline, announced that,in the next days, two new connections will be operable: the first, in time, will unite Dubai with Tripoli, three times a week flight... more
AirlinesSTRIKES DISRUPT LUFTHANSA FLIGHTS
GERMANY, A strike called by Lufthansa's employees in Germany, to increase the pressure on the negotiations between the airline and the staff, has seriously disrupted the carrier's scheduled flights early... more
IndustryKHALIFA AIRWAYS ORDERS ENGINES TO ROLLS-ROYCE
LONDON, Rolls-Royce said Algeria's Khalifa Airways ordered three Trent 500 engines to power three Airbus A340-500 ultra long-range aircrafts. The deal worth about $120 million. more
SecurityNEW HUMANITARIAN ROME-BAGHDAD FLIGHT
ROME, ITALY, Organized by Cargosped and respecting Onu's rules, by the end of March an humanitarian flight will depart for Baghdad, it will transport free of charge first necessity products, such as medicines,... more
Science and technologySCHIPOL'S AIRPORT FLOTATION POSTPONED
AMSTERDAM, The dutch parliament, in a debate on Amesterdam Schipol's airport privatization, has decided to postpone the flotation of the airport in the stock market to have time to put in place additional... more
AccidentsBOMB SCARE ON A CHINA AIRLINES PLANE
SYDNEY, A China Airlines Boeing 747 was evacuated last night at Sydney airport after a bomb scare. An anonymous called the airport saying there was a bomb aboard. The plane was heading to Beijing. The... more
AirlinesICAHN: I OFFER 400 MILLIONS TO BUY OR CREATE AIRLINE
NEW YORK, USA, American tycoon Carl Acahn, announced that he has disposed his on-line air ticket selling company, the Lowestfare.com, the interesting sum of 400 USDm, to buy an airline or create a new... more
IndustrySECOND MISSILISTIC POLE GOING TO BE BORN
ROME, ITALY, Another worldwide important joint venture agrement is up: between Alenia Marconi System and Matra Bae Dynamics, both already joint ventures, the fusion operation should start in a few days... more
AirlinesEMIRATES COUNTS TO DOUBLE FLEET IN FEW YEARS
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, Gaith Al Gaith, Emirates'Commercial Director, during an international press conference, declared that the carrier counts to expand its fleet, actually composed of 52 aircrafts to... more
Science and technologySOUTHWEST FLORIDA AIRPORT: PASSENGERS INCREASE IN FEBRUARY
FLORIDA, USA, The international Southwest Florida airport, in February, registered an increase of 7,2% passenger traffic, respect to the same period of the previous year with almost 600,000 passengers... more
AerospaceEVERYTHING OK (IT SEEMS) FOR MIR RE-ENTRY
MOSCOW, Insurance policy against eventual damages caused by re-entry and relative destruction of the "glorious" Mir space station seems will not be necessary. According to the technicians of the Russian... more
IndustryAIRBUS COUNTS TO REACH 100 A380 ORDERS WITHIN THE END OF THE YEAR
TOULOSE, FRANCE, A spokesman of the French Airbus aeronautic industry, belonging mostly to the EADS Aerospace Company, announced that they expect the achievement of 100 confirmed orders (therefore not... more
AccidentsEMERGENCY LANDING FOR UNITED AIRLINES AIRCRAFT
NEW YORK, USA, A Boeing 767 of the United Airlines, departured from the JFK airport of New York and directed to Los Angeles, effectuated an emergency landing little after take off because of engine fire.... more
Science and technologyAIR FRANCE AND AIR DOLOMITI GET PARIS AND MUNICH CLOSER TO GENOA
GENOA, ITALY, The increase of Air France and Air Dolomit's flights from Genoa's "Cristoforo Colombo" airport, the frequences, respectively for Paris and Munich, increase sensibly. Air Dolomiti has increased... more
AerospaceMIR DESTRUCTION: ONLY ONE HOUR FOR ALERT IN CASE OF PROBLEMS
MOSCOW, RUSSIA, "In case of problems during the re-entry on the Mir, there will be only one hour to give allarm": this is what was announced by officials of the Russian Space Agency, which confide, in... more
DefenseUSA DESTROYER TO TAIWAN: ( 2 ) CHINA WILL NOT INTERFERE
TAIPEI, TAIWAN, With relation to Taiwan Relation Act, stipulated in 1979 between United States and the "rebel" island of Taiwan, the U.S. goverment has promised to sell it the armaments which it judges... more
DefenseTAIWAN WANTS TO BUY USA ANTI-MISSILE DESTROYER
TAIWAN, The Taiwanese goverment has repeated the request to United States for the purchase, for the price of about 1 USDbn, of a last generation destroyer, that disposes of advanced missile detection and... more
AirlinesGARUDA AIRLINES COULD BUY NEW AIRCRAFTS
INDONESIA, Abdulgani, Indonesian's carrier President, declared that the Garuda Airlines is estimating the hypothesis of ordering new aircrafts in order to take back some international connections that... more
AirlinesAMERICAN AIRLINES CANCELS ORDER PLACED BY TWA FOR A318S
USA, American Airlines announced that it will cancel the order placed by TWA for 25 Airbus A318s and 20 A319s. The airline added that it will take delivery of the 15 Boeing 717s, also odered by TWA, which... more
IndustryBOEING GOES ON WITH SUPERSONIC JET PROJECT
SEATTLE, Boeing, confirming its intention of carrying on the project of a new supersonic jet, in a statement, said "they identified a set of cost and performance technologies that will allow to reduce... more
AirlinesLUFTHANSA WILL REPLACE AIRBUS A300-600S WITH A340-300S
FRAKFORT, The German airline announced the replacement of Airbus A300-600s with A340-300s that will increase the number of the available seats and offer passengers a higher quality service. The aircrafts... more
IndustryEMBRAER S.A. INVITES YOU TO JOIN ITS CONFERENCE CALL ON THE WEB TO ANNOUNCE FOURTH QUARTER 2000 RESULTS
BRAZIL, In conjunction with Embraer S.A., you are invited to listen to its conference that will be broadcasted live over the Internet on March 23, at 2:30 p.m EST with Mr. Mauricio Botelho (CEO), Mr. Antonio... more
PeopleNTSB RELEASED YEAR 2000 AVIATION ACCIDENTS STATISTICS
USA, The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) released statistics summerizing U.S. civil aviation accidents in year 2000 According with these figures, accidents in the year 2000 decreased to... more
HelicoptersBOEING AND AH-64 (2): SUPPLY TO THE NETHERLANDS, GREAT BRITAIN AND USA
MESA, ARIZONA, Boeing Corp. who built AH-64 "Apache" combat helicopters, almost completed the delivery of 232 aircrafts to U.S. Army, after upgradation to suffix -D version. In the last September, Boeing... more
Latest newsUNITED STATES MAY SEND SPY PLANES TO MACEDONIA
USA, The Pentagon should soon approve NATO's request to send unmanned spy planes to Macedonia, to monitor the borders with Kosovo, where ethnic Albanian rebels moved their troops actually. The U.S. Air... more
AirlinesQANTAS THREAT TO REFUSE TO PAY NEW SYDNEY AIRPORT TAXES
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA, According to a australian airline Qantas, carrier could refuses to pay new Sydney Airport charges, established by airport mangement company, to recover expenses for the recent upgrade... more
Science and technologyOFFICIALLY OPENED INCHEON AIRPORT
INCHEON, SOUTH KOREA, South Korea's President, Kim Dae-Jung, with a 30 minute cerimony, officially opened the international Incheon airport, costed 5,5 USDbn. The President, in his speach, confirmed that... more
AirlinesIBERIA: EMPLOYEES COULD BUY A 27% STAKE IN THE AIRLINE
MADRID, SPAIN, Iberia's pilots, who recently disrupted flights in a work to rule, could own nearly 27% of the airline within three years. The spanish government still owns a 54% stake in the carrier, which... more
HelicoptersBOEING GOING TO UPGRADE EGYPTIAN MILITARY HELICOPTERS
MESA. USA, Boeing is going to upgrade 35 helicopters Apache AH-64A of the Egyptian Army, converting them into AH-64D. The industry will also supply spare parts and training. The total value of the program,... more
IndustryBOEING GOING TO MOVE HEADQUARTER
SEATTLE, Boeing has decided to move headquarter from Seattle, where the industry was founded in 1916 by William Boeing, to another american city "to be in a location central to our operating units, customers... more
AirlinesKHALIFA AIRWAYS TO ORDER AIRBUS AIRCRAFT
FRANCE, Airbus Industrie said it has won an order for 18 long-haul A340-500 jets from Algeria's Khalifa Airways. No further details have been released. more
AirlinesAIR FRANCE: SPINETTA PRAISED NEW INTERNATIONAL INCHEON AIRPORT
SEOUL, The President of Air France, Jean-Cyril Spinetta, during his stay in Seoul, South Korea, to attend the summit conference of SkyTeam executive, praised the new international Incheon airport. In... more
AirlinesCSA JOINS SKYTEAM
SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA, The Czech Airlines is going to join the global alliance SkyTeam that at the moment includes Aeromexico, Air France, Delta Airlines and Korean Air ( KAL ). The effective entrance will... more
AirlinesCANADA 3000 WILL TAKE OVER ROYAL AVIATION
MONTREAL, The Canadian Goverment yesterday has approved Canada 3000's project to take over Royal Aviation, also Canadian. The value of the transaction will be of about $42 million. Canada 3000 had already... more
AerospaceESA ANNOUNCES COMPETITION FOR YOUNG PEOPLE
ROME, The object of the competition, reserved to young people between 8 and 12 years old, a drawing of a flag that represents the Earth; the winner, chosen between each of the ESA member states to... more
PeopleINQUIRY BETWEEN PASSENGERS: ''AIRLINES TOLERATE VIOLENCE ON BOARD AND IN AIRPORTS''
USA, According to a research between passengers conducted in the airports, the U.S. airlines do little or nothing concrete to curb the growing cases of violence on board and in the airports perpetrated... more
PeopleRESEARCH ON MORE THAN 30,000 FREQUENT FLYERS REVEALS AIRLINES FAULTS
USA, A research on more than 30,000 "frequent flyers", those who, in other words, uses often planes for their travels, conducted for a year by Tim Zagat, in his "Zagat Survey", revealed many curiosities... more
AirlinesCHINA AIRLINES REVIEWS EXPANSION PLANS
TAIPEI, TAIWAN, According to a China Airlines spokesman, airline president Christine Tsung ordered a review of the ambitious expansion plan due to a forecasted global economic slowdown, even though... more
Civil aviationFAA GROUNDS 65 PLANES FOR NOT HAVING INSTALLED FIRE DETECTION
USA, FAA has grounded 65 aircrafts from different airlines because they failed to meet the deadline to start the installation of fire detection and suppresion systems. The prescription also includes other... more
AirlinesFRONTIER AIRLINES ANNOUNCES SPRING IS IN THE AIR FARE SALE
DENVER, USA, Frontier Airlines today announced its fourth annual Spring is in the Air fare sale with discounted fares to all destinations in its route system. Sale fares are based on a 14-day advance purchase... more
AirlinesCOMAIR ( 2 ): PILOTS REJECT CONTRACT AND THREATEN STRIKE
USA, Comair pilots, the second american regional airline, refused the proposals advanced by the carrier regarding the new working contract and threatened a strike that, if carried out, would create great... more
AirlinesDELTA AIR LINES INTRODUCES NEW NONSTOP FLIGHTS BETWEEN ATLANTA AND OAKLAND
ATLANTA, Delta Air Lines will introduce its first nonstop service between Atlanta and Oakland, California, on June 1, 2001. The new flights will feature the Boeing 757 aircraft. more
IndustryFIAT AVIO FOR THE NEW AIRBUS AIRCRAFTS
PARIS, Within the joint venture ANTLE, established by Snecma, FIAT Avio, Spanish ITP, MTU, Rolls Royce and Volvo committed in the development of an aircraft turbofan with low chemical and acoustic pollution,... more
AerospaceDISCOVERY SPACE SHUTTLE LANDED AT CAPE CANAVERAL
CAPE CANAVERAL, USA, The space shuttle Discovery landed at 2,31, local time, at the Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral, in Florida. The touchdown was delayed of an hour because of bad weather.The space... more
Civil aviationAMERICAN PILOTS UNITED AGAINTS ''PILOT FATIGUE''
USA, The management of Capa, Coalition of Airline Pilots Associations, the organization that groupes in the United States the associations of over 25,000 airline pilots, has urged FAA, Federal Aviation... more
AirlinesDELTA TO OFFER INTRODUCTORY FARES TO TEL AVIV, DUBAI, CAIRO
ATLANTA, Delta Air Lines announces special introductory fares to Tel Aviv, Dubai, Cairo, as the airline begins service this summer. Delta will offer nonstop services to this destinations from its New... more
AccidentsNORTHWEST PLANE FORCED TO MAKE EMERGENCY LANDING
PRESTWICK, USA, A Northwest DC-10 aircraft flying from Amsterdam to Detroit was forced to make an emergency landing in Prestwick, Usa, after a passenger became ill. The aircraft had to drop the fuel before... more
AirlinesMESA ORDERS REGIONAL JETS TO BOMBARDIER
MONTREAL, Mesa Air Group has announced today the signature of a letter of intent to buy 40 Canadair Regional Jets. The $1,2billion deal includes 20 of the 70-seat jets and 20 of the new 86-seat Series... more
AccidentsMILITARY AIRCRAFT CRASHES IN PAKISTAN
PAKISTAN, A PAF fighter aircraft crashed yesterday evening near Nur Pur desert in Khushab, Pakistan. The aircraft was on a routine training flight. The pilot bailed out and didn't suffer injuries. An investigation... more