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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
AirlinesNEW CODESHARING AGREEEMENTS BETWEEN AIR FRANCE AND IBERIA
MADRID, SPAIN, According to Spanish newspaper "La Gazeta de Negocios", French flag airline Air France could try to increase its codesharing agreement with Spanish airline Iberia, who have, however, postponed... more
AirlinesBA FORECASTS SELL OF GO FOR END OF MARCH, BUT NOT TO KLM
LONDON, GREAT BRITAIN, Low cost British carrier Go, controlled by British Airways, would be sold for the end of March, but not to KLM Royal Dutch Airlines: according to a British Airways spokesman, KLM... more
IndustryINDIA TO BUY MORE THAN 200 AIRCRAFTS IN THE NEXT YEARS, SAYS AIRBUS FORECAST
MUMBAI, INDIA, Airbus Industries' latest market forecast said India's major airlines will have to buy 222 aircraft up to the year 2019 to meet increasing passenger traffic needs and replace their ageing... more
AirlinesJAL TO PLAN NEW INVESTMENTS
TOKYO, Japan Airlines will invest 430 billion yen ($3.57 billion) in the next three years in new aircraft and information technology. Isao Kaneko, JAL president, said "our international cargo operations... more
AirlinesAMERICAN AIRLINES COMMENTS DOT'S REPORT
FORT WORTH, TEXAS, U.S. airline American Airlines, after publication of U.S. Department of Transportation airline customer service report, ha s sent to WAPA its comments, in which airline, pledging to... more
AirlinesLAUDA PAYS TICKET ON LAUDA AIR FLIGHT
VIENNA, Niki Lauda, founder and ex chairman of Lauda Air, had to pay a flight to Melbourne with the austrian airline. Lauda, suffering indignation, was billed about £4200 for a first class ticket in luxury... more
Latest newsMALAYSIA AND INDIA TO SIGN COOPERATION AGREEMENT
MALAYSIA, Malaysian and Indian government agreed to expand defence cooperation to improve the air force of both countries. The agreement should include training, logistics and asset sharing. more
Aerospace''GALILEO: NOTHING DEFINED AT BRUXELLES ECOFIN
BRUXELLES, BELGIUM, Nothing defines in Galileo European GPS project, discussed on March 12 at Ecofin meeting in Bruxelles. According to surrounding interested to Galileo project, as diffused by WAPA, there... more
AirlinesIBERIA TO OFFER DIVIDENDS TO INVESTORS
MADRID, The spanish airline Iberia is to offer $22,3 million in dividends to new investors who will buy shares in the public offer starting next week. The carrier would also pay about $17 million in dividends... more
AccidentsNEW ZEALAND GOVERNMENT DEMANDS EXPLANATION FOR BOMB DEATH IN KUWAIT
WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND, New Zealand government said it's looking for an urgent explanation about the US Navy jet which dropped the bomb in Kuwait killing also a soldier from New Zealand. Helen Clark,... more
AirlinesAIR FRANCE COULD RESUME CONCORDE FLIGHTS IN SEPTEMBER
PARIS, Pierre-Henri Gourgeon, AIr France's executive managing director, said the french airline could resume Concorde flights by the end of September, adding that Concorde should recover its air safety... more
IndustryBOEING RISES LIST PRICES
SEATTLE, Boeing 2001 list prices soared 6,3% compared to those at the beginning of 2000. The rise is more than double the the U.S. consumer inflation rate, which is under 3%. The increase reflects a mechanical... more
AirlinesCHINA TO RESTRUCTURE AIRLINE INDUSTRY
CHINA, A restructuring plan of the civil aviation industry has been submitted to the State Council the China Business Daily reported. General Administration of Civil Aviation of China (CAAC) urged the... more
AirlinesGO REACH BREAK-EVEN AND OPENS ITS SECOND BASE AT BRISTOL
BRISTOL, Low cost carrier Go, controlled by British Airways, with 5,4 million passengers carried since its opening, confirmed that,for the end of fiscal year (march 2001) will reach break-even and probably... more
AirlinesALITALIA: MENGOZZI AND CERETI FLYING TO PARIS
ROME, Francesco Mengozzi and Fausto Cereti, managing director and president of Alitalia, today flew to Paris to meet Air France president Jean Cyril Spinetta to open talks aimed at drawing up a commercial... more
AccidentsEGYPTAIR INVESTIGATION: OFFICIAL REPORT WILL BE SEND SOON TO EGYPT
USA, Official report on EgyptAir Boeing 767 crash occurred in october 1999 which claimed 217 lives, will be soon sent to Egyptian authorities. These authorities and Egyptair carrier never admitted... more
AirlinesTWA CELEBRATING COURT DECISION WITH 50% FARES OFF
USA, U.S. airline Trans World Airlines (TWA) which was in economical difficulties and has received the court approval for its acquistion by American Airlines, decided to celebrate this positive decision... more
AccidentsALLIANCE AIR FLIGHT GROUNDED DUE TO BIRD-HIT
NAGBUR, INDIA, A Mumbai-bound Alliance Air flight was grounded at Nagbur airport after the engine on the right was hit by a bird. The aircraft was carrying 73 passengers which were accommodated in an Airbus... more
PeopleFAA: NUMBER OF FLIGHTS TO INCREASE MORE THAN A THIRD IN THE NEXT DECADE
USA, The FAA released its forecasts in conjunction with the annual aviation conference and predicted and increase of number of flights by more than a third in the next ten years. This growth will put... more
PeopleFAA FORECAST ONE-THIRD INCREMENT OF THE AIR TRAFFIC IN THE NEXT 10 YEARS
USA, U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) forecasts that in the next 10 years the number of flights to increase by more than a third, putting new pressure on an already overburdened airline system.... more
AccidentsENGINE BREAKS DOWN ON AN ANSETT FLIGHT
SYDNEY, A Melbourne-bound Ansett Airbus A320 returned to Sydney after a faulty bearing forced the pilot to shut down an engine. The plane was carrying 134 people. Passengers said flames came out the engine,... more
HelicoptersAGUSTA-WESTLAND THINK TO WITHDRAW FROM AIR87 BID
CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA, The new formed Italian-British company Agusta-Westland think to withdraw from Air87 australian bid, for supply to Australian army of an armed reconaissance helicopter. Agusta-Westland... more
IndustryFAIRCHILD DORNIER TO ASSEMBLE 728JET
GERMANY, Fairchild Dornier announced the assembly of the first regional 70-seat 728Jet has begun in the german firm of Oberpfaffenhofen. The aircraft is produced in a venture including the spanish Casa,... more
AirlinesPASSENGER STRIPS ON OLYMPIC AIRWAYS FLIGHT
ATHENS, A 23 years old frenchman, Jeremy Benjamin Mauri, stripped naked on an Olympic Airways flight heading to Paris. The man, who pulled off his clothes shortly before takeoff from Athens airport., was... more
AccidentsU.S. AIRCRAFT HITS WATCHERS: ONE KILLED WAS NEW ZEALANDER
KUWAIT, Contrary to what diffused before, one of the military observators killed by thew bomb dropped erroneously by a F-18 Hornet, was New Zealander and not Kuwaitian. Is correct, however, that between... more
AirlinesSKYWEST AIRLINES REPORTS FEBRUARY TRAFFIC
ST. GEORGE, USA, SkyWest Airlines, Inc. reported a 10.3 percent increase in revenue passenger miles (RPMs) for February, while available seat miles (ASMs) increased 7.2 percent compared to the same period... more
AirlinesBULGARIAN COURT DECLARES BALKAN AIRLINES BANKRUPT
SOFIA, A bulgarian court yesterday declared Balkan bankrupt, after months of protests and legal action against the carrier. The court fixed a meeting of the creditors for April 3. Among them are the insurance... more
AirlinesAEROFLOT NEGOTIATING ON PURCHASING VIRGIN EXPRESS STAKE
MOSCOW, Aeroflot is negotiating the purchase of a 49% stake in Virgin Express. Irish law doesn't allow to buy an higher stake. It seems that a disagreement on price is hampering the negotiations. Aeroflot... more
AccidentsU.S. AIRCRAFT HITS WATCHERS DURING FIRE TRIAL: SIX DIED
KUWAIT, A F-18 Hornet aircraft, from U.S. carrier Harry Truman, launched a 500-lbs fragmentation bomb on friend watchers during a fire trial on Udari fire range, about 100 kms from Iraqi border.In the... more
PeopleSPANISH PROSECUTOR DEMANDS SIX YEARS JAIL FOR FLIGHT AGGRESSOR
MALAGA, SPAIN, A Spanish prosecutor demanded a six-year jail sentence for a British tourist who attacked drunken an hostess with a broken bottle while on a Airtours charter flight to Malaga. Steven... more
AirlinesNORTHWEST: MECHANICS FAIL TO FIND AN AGREEMENT ON NEW CONTRACT
USA, Northwest Airlines and its mechanics union failed to set an agreement on a new contract. President George W. Bush intervened Friday imposing the creation of a Presidential Emergency Board to study... more