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AerospacePRODI'S ENTERPRISE TO SAVE GALILEO
BRUSSELS, BELGIUM, There is an excited activity in Brussels to save Galileo, the project for development and management of an European GPS System. After three meeting under Swedish management, without... more
AccidentsRUSSIA TO DEMAND CHECHEN HIJACKERS’ EXTRADICTION
MOSCOW, Sergei Toaomov, officer at russian embassy in Saudi Arabia, said that Russia will demand the extradiction of the chechen terrorists who hijacked a Vnukovo Airlines plane last week. The aircraft... more
AccidentsAICRAFT CRASHES IN ANGOLA, 16 DEAD
ANGOLA, According several sources, like Portuguese press agency Lusa and radio Ecclesia, a Sociedade de Aviacao Ligeira operated aircraft crashed in Angola while landing at Lubango airport, in the... more
AccidentsTORNADO CRASHES IN SAUDI ARABIA, TWO DIED
SAUDI ARABIA, A Tornado fighter-bomber of Saudi Arabia air forces, crashed yesterday during an execise in the western zone of Saudi country, causing pilots death. Defense Ministry, commenting accident,... more
Weather forecastsMEETING AND AIRSHOW IN MARCH 2001
., March 19 -23, 2001 MATLAB-An Introduction to Scientific Programming Launchspace Denver, CO USA Description: http://launchspace.santasoft.com/4000.htm Registration: http://www.launchspace.com/cgi-bin/training/register.cgi March... more
AirlinesBRITISH AIRWAYS TAKES MEASURES AGAINST PEDOPHILIA
LONDON, "It is our policy that, whenever possible, we do not seat unaccompanied minors next to adult male passengers. As a responsible airline, we have a duty of care to our customers", a BA spokeswoman... more
HelicoptersEUROCOPTER TO PRODUCE EC 135 HELICOPTERS IN ROMANIA
BUCHAREST, Eurocopter, in cooperation with Romanian aircraft manufacturer IAR, will produce EC 135 helicopters in Brasov, Romania. The new was reported by Eurocopter vice-president Siegfried Sobotta. Eurocopter... more
Civil aviationWORLD AIRLINE SAFETY: A MEDIOCRE YEAR FOR
U.S., According to ICAO's preliminary report on aviation safety and security, the world's airlines suffered 18 nonterrorist-related fatal accidents involving aircraft in scheduled services with an MTOW... more
Civil aviationMIR'S DESCENT MAKES EXTRA WORK FOR AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS
SYDNEY, According to 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
AccidentsRUSSIAN PLANE HIJACKED (3): THE CREW MEMBER KILLED WAS A YOUNG MOSCOVITE
MOSCOW, One of the three victims of the hijacking of the Tu-154, carried out by two checen terrorists, is a hostess of the Vnukovo Airlines. The woman was called Iulia Formina, she was from Moscow and... more
Weather forecastsAIRSHOW AND MEETINGS IN MARCH 2001
., March 16 - 17, 2001 Northern California Symposium Newark, CA USA (408) 247-0103 [email protected] March 19 -23, 2001 MATLAB-An Introduction to Scientific Programming Launchspace Denver,... more
IndustryBOMBARDIER: THREE AIRCRAFT DEAL WITH AIR DOLOMITI
TORONTO, Press release: "Bombardier Aerospace has finalized a deal with Italian airline Air Dolomiti for the sale of three CRJ200* aircraft. The transaction, valued at approximately $66 million U.S. ($99... more
AerospaceNASA'S 2001 MARS ODYSSEY MISSION BRIEFING SET FOR MARCH 19
WASHINGTON, "The mission and scientific goals of NASA's next mission to Mars, the 2001 Mars Odyssey, will be the subject of a news briefing Monday, March 19, at 1 p.m. EST. Odyssey is scheduled for launch... more
IndustryEJ200 MK 101 ENGINE RECEIVES TECHNICAL CERTIFICATE
LONDON, "The EUROJET consortium, comprising FiatAvio (Italy), ITP (Spain), MTU Aero Engines (Germany) and Rolls-Royce plc (UK), has received the Technical Certificate for the production standard MK101... more
IndustryALENIA SPAZIO SIGNS AGREEMENT WITH GASCOM
ROME, Finmeccanica's Alenia Spazio yesterday signed a contract with russian company Gescom for Yamal 200 satellite program. The deal worth $20 million. Alenia will supply C and KU band satellite aerials... more
PeopleSOUTH AFRICA TO WITHDRAW LAST FLOOD-RESCUE AIRCRAFT
SOUTH AFRICA, South Africa completed yesterday the withdrawal of aircraft and personnel it provided Mozambique for rescue and relief operations in the massive flooding of the central Zambezi River basin.... more
IndustryTHALES WINS CONTRACT WITH FRENCH ARMY
PARIS, FRANCE, The French defence procurement agency has awarded Thales a contract to develop new tactical radio functionalities and deliver more radio sets to the French Army. The contract, is valued... more
AccidentsRUSSIAN PLANE HIJACKED (2): RUSSIA STARTS INVESTIGATING
MOSCOW, The russian air transport's prosecutor's office has started investigating on the Tu-154 hijacking by two chechen terrorists. The investigation will be directed by Russian Prosecutor-General Vladimir... more
DefenseITALIAN INDUSTRY PREPARES ITS SPACE SHIELD PARTICIPATION
ROME, ITALY, The news, diffuse by WAPA, in which has been revealed that Italian insutries prepare to participate to Space Shield project found confirmation in a dispatch of autoritative Italian political.... more
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