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AirlinesBALKAN AIRLINES SUSPENDS SOME FLIGHTS
BULGARIA, Bulgaria's national carrier, Balkan Airlines, uesterday suspended 14 flights on the orders of majority shareholder, Zeevi Holdings Group. According to the major shareholder, which owns a 75%... more
AccidentsTWO MILITARY HELICOPTERS COLLIDE IN JAPAN
JAPAN, The mid-air collision occurred yesterday in Chiba, about 30 km east of Tokyo. One of the two helicopters crashed to the ground and took fire. The two people aboard were killed. A man in the other... more
PeopleNEW SOMALI AIRLINE
MOGADISHU, For the first time in the history of the country, Somali businessmen have bought planes for commercial flights: unlike the existing handful airline companies, the new Airline Company, Air... more
Science and technologySOUTH KOREA PARALYSED BY SNOWING
SOUTH KOREA, Air traffic in South Korea has been paralysed by the heaviest snowfall in 30 years, with hundreds of domestic and international flights canceled or delayed at Seoul's Kimpo International... more
AirlinesUNITED AIRLINES: NEW NO-STOP FLIGHT T HEATHROW/SAN FRANCISCO
SAN FRANCISCO, United Airlines announced in a statement, the introduction of a third daily no-stop flight from San Francisco to London Heathrow as part of its new summer timetable. The additional... more
AirlinesVANGUARD AIRLINES REPORTS JANUARY TRAFFIC
USA, Traffic decreased eight percent for the month from approximately 65.2 million RPMs in January 2000. Capacity increased 31 percent from 108.4 million ASMs in January 2000. Load factor decreased approximately... more
AirlinesALITALIA TO SIGN CODE-SHARE AGREEMENT WITH QANTAS
ROME, Alitalia signed a code-share agreement with Qantas to resume flights from Rome Fiumicino to Sydney and Melbourne starting from March 2001. Four weekly flights are scheduled, on monday, wednesday,... more
Science and technologyCONSORTIUM SIGNS NEW DEAL FOR LIMA AIRPORT
LIMA, PERU, Lima Airport Partners, a consortium composed of Bechtel Enterprises International, Ltd., Flughafen Frankfurt Main AG and Cosapi S.A., signed a 30-year concession contract to develop, manage... more
PeopleMAN CHARGED WITH SEXUAL HARASSMENT
ACAPULCO, MEXICO, Steven Newman, of Toronto, has been charged for an alleged sexual assault on a flight attendant. The sexual harassment occurred onboard a Sky Service Flight from Toronto to Acapulco.... more
Latest newsUS NAVY TO REPLACE CH-46 HELICOPTERS
WASHINGTON, U.S. Navy intends to replace CH-46 helicopters after discovering a crack in a component that helps control the aircraft's flight. Those helicopters, used for troops and cargo transport, have... more
AirlinesUS AIRWAYS WILL LAUNCH NEW SERVICE TO AMSTERDAM AND BRUSSELS
ARLINGTON, USA, The american carrier is offering discount fares, specially reduced for the introduction of service to Amsterdam on April 11, and Brussels on May 9. Introductoru fares will be low and promotional.... more
AirlinesTHAI AIRWAYS CONSIDERS SUPERJUMBO A380
BANGKOK, THAILAND, THAI Airways International Plc (THAI) will consider investing in the A380 for its planned fleet expansion from 2002 to 2006. Meanwhile the shareholders' meeting yesterday approved a... more
AirlinesAMERICAN AIRLINES TO LAUNCH NEW SERVICE TO MEXICO
FORTH WORTH, USA, American Airlines will begin daily nonstop service between Los Angeles International Airport and Los Cabos, Mexico on April 2. The airline will serve the route with 129-seat MD-Super... more
Science and technologyYUGOSLAVIA JOINS ICAO
YUGOSLAVIA, Yugoslavia entered the International Civil Organization becoming its 186th member. An ICAO statement said Yugoslavia yesterday joined the UN agency that sets international standards and regulations... more
IndustryJCAB ORDERS ANOTHER BOMBARDIER GLOBAL EXPRESS
CANADA, Bombardier Aerospace announced that it has sold a second Global Express businness jet aircraft to the Japan Civil Aviation Bureau (JCAB), for use as a special mission aircraft. The JCAB ordere... more
AccidentsFEAR ON THE AIRPLANE OF THE JOURNALISTS WHO FOLLOW BUSH
WASHINGTON, Great fright but no one injured between the journalists on board of the airplane which was carried them to Norfolk, where the president Bush is continuing its visits to military installations.... more
Science and technologyUS AIRLINES VISIT SIBERIA AIRPORT
MOSCOW, According to local media, representatives of major US airlines visited on February 11 Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk airport in the East Russia. During the three-day visit, the US aviators familirized with... more
AirlinesU.S. SENATORS ASK AIRLINES MERGER BLOCKING
USA, The U.S. committee responsible for antitrust policy, composed by Democrat and Republican senators, asked Department of Transportation (DOT) to block the latest proposed airline mergers until... more
PeopleEUROPE IS LATE
ROME, ?(,g to the Association of European Airlines (AEA), the trade organization for 29 of Europe's largest airlines, the 25.5 per cent of its members' intra-European flights were delayed in 2000:... more
AirlinesSINGAPORE AIRLINES SELECTS TRENT 800 ENGINES FOR 20 BOEING
SINGAPORE, Singapore Airlines (SIA) has selected Rolls-Royce Trent 800 engines to power up to 20 additional Boeing 777 airliners. The value of the order to Rolls-Royce is around US$560 million. more
AirlinesLUFTHANSA LEASES OUT PLANES BECAUSE OF PILOTS SHORTAGE
GERMANIA, The german airline has rented out five Airbus A319 to other carriers due to the shortage of pilots. The decision was confirmed by the airline's executive adding that no destination routes... more
IndustrySINGAPORE AIRLINES ORDERS 20 BOEING 777-200
SINGAPORE, Singapore Airlines (SIA) ordered 20 Boeing 777-200 passenger aircraft (10 with an option to buy 10 more) in a deal worth $4 billion. The new planes will arrive between 2003 and 2009 and replace... more
PeopleFAA STARTS FLIGHT SAFETY INSPECTIONS IN TAIWAN
TAIWAN, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) yesterday started a three-day flight safety check tour of Taiwan. The inspection will be focused on Taiwan's aviation safety-related legal system and it aims... more
Science and technologyMNA RENTS TWO BOEING
JAKARTA, INDONESIA, Indonesian state owned Merpati Nusantara Airline [MNA] has rented two Boeing 737-200 aircraft from leasing company GE. The planes will be used to serve domestic routes and will be delivered... more
Science and technologyRUSSIAN AVIATION: RESULTS YEAR 2000
MOSCOW, Russian aviation companies closed last year with revenues of 83.700 billion rubles ($2.916,4 billion), up 52% from 1999. Revenues on international routes rose 47.1%, and revenues from domestic... more
Science and technologySIX COMPANIES TO BID FOR WARSAW AIRPORT NEW TERMINAL
WARSAW, POLAND, The six companies bidding for the $350 million contract to build the new terminal at Warsaw Ocekie airport are Austria's Bau Holding Strabag , France's Bouygues , Spain's Ferrovial, Germany's... more
AirlinesSCANDINAVIAN AIRLINES SYSTEMS: JEN. 2001 OK
COPENHAGEN, According to a statement, Scandinavian Airlines Systems rose its January 2001 passenger traffic 9.3 per cent. SAS said the January passenger load factor was 57.8 pct compared with 55.7 pct... more
AirlinesUNITED AIRLINES: NEW CHICAGO-AMSTERDAM SERVICE
CHICAGO, Tomorrow United Airlines will launch its first scheduled service between Chicago's O'Hare International Airport and Amsterdam:t he new daily nonstop flight, operated by a 440-seat Boeing 777,... more
Latest newsRUSSIA DENIES REPORTS THAT ITS BOMBERS VIOLATED JAPANESE AIRSPACE
MOSCOW, The Russian military apexes have categorically denied reports that Russian bombers have violated Japanese airspace: Commander of the Russian Air Force Anatoly Kornukov told Interfax on Wednesday... more
Weather forecastsHELI-EXPO 2001: LOW IN ORDERS, HIGH IN HOPES
ANAHEIM, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, Few firm orders at the closing of the second day of Heli-Expo 2001 edition, despite expectations which have seen this issue as the “recovery edition”. Less visitors tha... more
Weather forecastsHELICOPTER MUSEUM AT WASHINGTON
WASHINGTON, An helicopter museum will be built at Washington D.C. near int'l airport "Foster Dulles", for initiative of National Air and Space Society and Smithsonian F. Udvard Hazy Center. The new construction... more
AccidentsTHE LAST OSPREY CRASHED FOR SOFTWARE AND HYDRAULIC FAILURES
WASHINGTON, According to U.S. Defense Department, the crash of the MV-22 Osprey occurred in last December is due to failures in software controlling system and in hydaulic control systems. Has been excluded... more
HelicoptersMD HELICOPTERS GIVE HTC RESPONSIBILITY FOR ROTOR BLADE PRODUCTION
MESA, ARIZONA, In the rationalization plan, MD Helicopters selected Helicopter Technology Company (HTC) for realization of rotor blades for its helicopters, MD-500E, MD-530F, MD-520N and MD-600N, the latest... more
HelicoptersMD EXPLORER ''GOES TO WAR''
ANAHEIM, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, A series of weapons have been tested on a MD Explorer by MD Helicopters Inc. (MDHI) to qualify it for use in helicopters flown by military corps. Under test a General... more
IndustryOTHER HOPES, AGUSTA SELLS
ANAHEIM, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, Italian helicopter company Agusta received a further firm order for an AB-139 medium twin helicopter in the last day of Heli-Expo at Anaheim. The new customer is Japanese... more
SecurityWOMAN IN AVIATION CONFERENCE
ANAHEIM, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, In the Heli Expo 2001, president of Women inAviation International (WAI), Peggy Baty Chabrian, announced that the annual meeting will be held from February 22 to March... more
AirlinesLUFTHANSA, ECO-AIRLINE
ROME, Lufthansa confirmed its engagement for the environment's respect with a remarkable reduction of noise and toxic emissions: the fuel consumptions have been reduced of 0.1 liter/year for passenger,... more
PeopleDELTA: PILOTS VOTE FOR STRIKE
NEW YORK, The American third-largest carrier's pilots have voted overwhelmingly to authorize a strike if fail contract talks which have been going one since 18 months: the company and union have agreed... more
AccidentsFIRE ON BOEING 737 FOR FLARE EXPLOSION
PARIS, A fire beginning in the baggage of a Boeing 737 for S.Petersbourg, alarmed the emergency to the Roissy-Paris airport, Charles de Gaulle, where the Air France's airplane was in departure attending... more
AccidentsMILITARY HELICOPTER CRASHES NEAR PRAGUE
CZECH REPUBLIC, A W3-A Sokol military helicopter crashed late yesterday in the village of Skvorec, near Prague. Two pilots and one technician were seriously injured. The aircraft was on a routine exercise... more
DefenseBUSH: MORE MONEY FOR US SOLDIERS
WASHINGTON, Yesterday new-president George W. Bush announced a significant increase in funding to improve U.S. soldiers' quality-of-life. The president plans to spend $1.4 billion on a pay raise for... more
PeopleUS UNION LEADERS TO OPPOSE ATC PRIVATIZATION
USA, Leaders of the 32 US major transportation unions unanimously adopted a statement urging Congress and President Bush to oppose privatization proposals because they would disrupt air traffic control... more
PeopleINDIA: APPROVED AVIATION SAFETY AGREEMENT WITH RUSSIA
NEW DELHI, The Indian cabinet approved here on Tuesday the signing of an aviation safety promotion agreement with Russia, the Press Trust of India (PTI) reported. Under the agreement, each side would... more
Latest newsPALESTINIAN OFFICER KILLED IN HELICOPTER ATTACK
GAZA STRIP, Masoud Ayyad, a palestinian security officer, was killed today in a helicopter attack considered as a target assasination by palestinian authorities. The man was supposed to be one of the... more
AirlinesSHANDONG AIRLINES ORDERS 4 CHALLENGER 604 FROM BOMBARDIER
CANADA, These four Challengers will be used for the chinese airlines' new global charter business operations. This agreement, would have a value of $100 million US. The first aircraft will be delivered... more
AirlinesAEROFLOT: NET PROFIT 2000
MOSCOW, Aeroflot closed 2000 with a net profit of $15 million according to international accounting standards. The government holds a stake of 51.17%. The firm Foster holds a major stake in the company.... more
Science and technologyCRIME AT LOS ANGELES AIRPORT DROPS
LOS ANGELES, CA, crime against persons and property at Los Angeles International Airport dropped nine percent last year: the fourth consecutive year of declining crime. Every main classification of... more
Science and technologyBEIJING CAPITAL TO EXPAND
CHINA, Beijing Capital International Airport Company is planning to acquire a 30 to 40 per cent stake in four other airports, Xian, Chengdu, Dalian e Shenyang. The new was announced by a company's... more
Press releaseRUSSIA, UKRAINE PLEDGE TO COOPERATE IN SPACE-MISSILE AND AEROSPACE
MOSCOW, According to a statement Russia, Ukraine will coordinate their activities for broadening commercial use of Zenith, Cyclone and Dnepr boosters: the two sides intend to coordinate their activities... more
AirlinesALITALIA APPROACHES KLM BUT THE DUTCH COMPANY REFUSES TO RESTART TALKS
AMSTERDAM, A KLM Royal Dutch Airlines spokesman Bart Koster told Reuters "There was an informal signal from the Italian government towards KLM if there would be any possibility to restart discussions... more