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AccidentsMARINES HARRIER CRASH, TWO DIED
CHERRY POINT, NORTH CAROLINA, USA, A vertical take off and landing (VTOL) Marines Harrier aircraft crashed during landing at Cherry Point airbase where ther eis a training squadron and three operating... more
AccidentsSMALL PLANE CRASHES IN BRAZIL, ROCK SINGER IN COMA
RIO DE JANEIRO, Herbert Vianna, leader of the rock band Os Paralamas do Sucesso was seriously injured in an air crash yesterday. His light plane went down close to Mangaratiba, 62 miles from Rio de... more
Press releaseNASA SCIENTISTS USE HANDS-OFF APPROACH TO LAND PASSENGER JET
WASHINGTON, Imagine being able to land a jumbo jet without ever taking control of the stick. NASA scientists recently demonstrated the ability to control a 757 passenger jet simulation, using only human... more
AccidentsPLANES SLIDES OFF THE RUNWAY AT LANDING
SHEFFIELD, ENGLAND, A Shorts 360 plane, carrying 30 people, careered off the runway while landing at Sheffield airport because of a tyre burst. The flight was coming from Dublin. None was injured but a... more
Science and technologySOUTHWEST AIRLINES REPORTS JANUARY TRAFFIC
DALLAS, Southwest Airlines Co. announced today that the Company flew 3.4 billion revenue passenger miles (RPMs) in January 2001, a 19.5 percent increase from the 2.8 billion RPMs flown in January 2000.... more
AirlinesBA: IMPROVEMENT IN THIRD QUARTER PROFITS
LONDON, The carrier reported Q3 pre-tax profits of £65m compared with a loss a year ago. Operating profit in the quarter rose to £80 million, despitea 46 per cent rise in fuel costs. Overall capacity r... more
AirlinesBA AND SWISSAIR IN TALKS ABOUT ONE WORLD ALLIANCE
ZURICH, Swissair started negotiations with British Airways to become a member of One World alliance. The new was reported by a swiss news agency and then confirmed by the british carrier. One World alliance... more
AirlinesBA PLANE CARRIES RELIEF SUPPLIES TO SURVIVORS OF INDIAN EARTQUAKE
BOMBAY, A British Airways plane, carrying 36 tons of relief material donated by many Indu temples in Great Britain, arrived yesterday in Bombay. Among the aids, blankets, tents, clothes, shoes, medicines.... more
DefenseU.S. RISKS SPACE ARMS RACE: RUSSIA
MUNICH, At the annual Munich Conference on Security Policy, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld, making the first overseas trip by a member of the Bush cabinet, received a worried welcome from European... more
AccidentsEMERGENCY STOP FOR A BA JUMBO
NEW YORK, Last evening a British Airways' Boeing 747 from Houston to New York with 175 passengers on board made an emergency landing at Baltimore-Washington Airport when fumes were reported in the cabin.... more
AirlinesDELTA AND CONTINENTAL IN TALKS ABOUT A MERGER
NEW YORK, The US carriers have begun talks about a merger last week, The Washington Post reported. The discussions are "very informal" and '"n the very early stage". The negotiations started last week... more
PeopleSEVENTY LASHES FOR USING PHONE ON FLIGHT
RIAD, SAUDI ARABIA, A Saudi court has sentenced an army officer to 70 lashes for using his cellular during take-off, disobeying orders by members of the crew to switch it off, on a domestic flight between... more
AccidentsLIBYAN PROTEST AT LOCKERBIE VERDICT
TRIPOLI, Carrying anti-U.S. banners, 5,000 people marched to U.N. offices saturday in protest at the conviction of a Libyan intelligence agent in the Lockerbie trial in Scotland in 1988. The explosion... more
PeopleHI-JACKER RECEIVES FIFTEEN YEAR SENTENCE
SANA'A, YEMEN, The Yemeni hi-jacker has been sentenced to 15 years in prison and to pour a compensation to the airline for January 23's hijacking of a Yemenia plane carrying 91 people, including the US... more
Science and technologyWAPA'S GOOD MORNING
ROME, ITALY, WAPA's editorial staff wishes its subscribers a nice day and it begins news spreading. more
SecurityALITALIA'S CHAIRMAN HANDLES HIS RESIGNATIONS
ROME (ITALY), An ALITALIA bulletin announce the resignation of Domenico Cempella, the ALITALIA chairman. He sent the usual communication to his board of directors president and to trade-union college... more
AirlinesBOMBARDIER DELIVERS FIRST Q300 AIRCRAFT TO AIR NOSTRUM
VALENCIA, SPAIN, Air Nostrum of Valencia, Spain, has taken delivery of the first of 29 Q300* turboprops ordered from Bombardier Aerospace in April last year. At that time, the airline also signed for 15... more
Latest newsWWII ACE DIED AT 85
LONDON, GREAT BRITAIN, A World War II fighter ace, Johnnie Johnson died in his bed at respectable age of 85 years, after a life of flight. He is awarded to have shooted down 38 enemy aircrafts in WWI and... more
AccidentsEMERGENCY LANDING FOR A CANADA 3000 PLANE
TORONTO, CANADA, A Boeing 757 of Canada 3000, carrying 200 people, had to make an emergency landing at Toronto's Pearson airport after one nose wheel became separated during takeoff. No one was inj... more
AirlinesAIR TRAN AIRWAYS TO RISE LOAD FACTOR
ORLANDO, USA, The US carrier said load factor reached 66,4% in january, increasing by 7,7% compared with the same period in the year 2000. The number of passengers enplaned rose 44.7 percent. more
AccidentsEMERGENCY LANDING IN SWEDEN
STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN, A smoke-filled charter plane with 229 passengers aboard made an emergency landing outside a Gothenburg, 500 kilometers southwest of the capital, Stockholm, in southwestern Sweden:... more
AirlinesAMERICAN EAGLE ORDERS SIX EMBRAER PLANES
SAO PAULO, The planes, six ERJ 140, are to be delivered starting from August 2001. The basis price of each ERJ 140 is 15.6 mln usd. American Eagle also put options on further 25 aircrafts. more
AirlinesALITALIA: CERETI, BOARD OF DIRECTORS CALLED FOR NEXT WEEK, SAME AGENDA
ROME, Alitalia's president Fausto Cereti said the airline's board of directors is to be called for next week, with the same agenda. About the question of the possible partnership, Cereti confirmed there... more
AccidentsLIGHT AIRCRAFT CRASHES IN SOUTH AFRICA, THREE KILLED
JOHANNESBURG, The light aircraft crashed this morning near Stilfontein, in South Africa's north west province. The three passengers, a father, his son and a friend, were killed. An investigation wa... more
IndustryBOEING: 33 757-300S ORDERS IN GENUARY
NEW YORK, Boeing Co said in a statement it has received a total 33 firm orders for its new 757-300 aircraft in January, bringing total outstanding orders for the aircraft to 62. The company said it... more
Weather forecastsAGUSTA WILL BE PRESENT AT HELI-EXPO 2001
ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA, Agusta SpA, a Finmeccanica Company, on the heels of another year of growth. The 2000 turnover exceeded €720 million with the export share accounting for more of 60%. The main contributors t... more
AirlinesLUFTHANSA: NEW LONDON-BERLIN ROUTE
FRANKFURT, Lufthansa will launch from March 25th a new service between London City airport and the German capital, Berlin: Frankfurt, Munster and Nuremburg are already served by Lufthansa. The route... more
PeopleFAGIOLO TO WARN KINNOCK AND DE PALACIO: STOP DISCRIMINATING ITALY
BRUSSELS, EU's italian ambassador Silvio Fagiolo, in a verbal statement, warned the two EU's vice presidents Neil Kinnock and Loyola De Palacio, not to discriminate Italy in the appointments of executive... more
AirlinesBALKAN AIRLINE SEEKS PARTNER
SOFIA, Zvi Frank, president and chief executive of Bulgaria's Balkan Airline, said in a news conference that the airline is seeking a strategic partner. Balkan owns a fleet of 15 planes, including Boeing,... more
PeopleNEGLIGENCE AND LACK OF EXPERIENCE BEHIND THE TWO PLANES NEAR TO COLLIDE IN JAPAN
JAPAN, The reports of the investigation said that flight records showed that the avoided collision was due to lack of experience of an air traffic control's radar operator and to the neglicence of his... more
AirlinesKOREAN AIR CARRIERS SUSPEND UNPROFITABLE AIR ROUTES
SOUTH KOREA, South Korean air carriers are increasingly being forced to suspend flights on unprofitable air routes due to the depreciation of the won and high fuel costs. Korean Air and Asiana Airlines... more
Science and technologyU.S. GOVERNMENT BLAMED ON RECORD DELAYS
WASHINGTON, business leaders and passenger advocates said that the recent woes of delayed air travelers result from the government's "staggering failure" to invest in airports, planes and air traffic... more
Press releaseROSOBORONEXPORT TO REPRESENT RUSSIA AT AERO INDIA 2001
MOSCOW, The Rosoboronexport federal unitary agency will be the leading organizer of the Russian exhibition at the Aero India 2001 international aerospace show in Bangalore, India on February 7-11.... more
AirlinesEL AL RECEIVES THE FIRST BOEING 777-200ER
TEL AVIV, The first of three Boeing 777-200ERs airplanes to enter the fleet of El Al Israel Airlines was unveiled yesterday in a ceremony at the Museum of Flight. The airline plans to fly the new twinjets... more
PeopleBRAZIL COMPLAINS OF AIR SUBSIDIES
CANADA, According to "Financial Times", in a further escalation of their aircraft dispute, Brazil has formally complained to the World Trade Organisation about export subsidies granted by Canada to its... more
AirlinesAMATO: ''I HAVE NEVER RELEASED ANY STATEMENT ABOUT ALITALIA''
ROME, Italian premier Amato yesterday evening denied that he has ever released any statement about Alitalia's future partnerships. WAPA yesterday published several news about that issue, including Klm's... more
AirlinesTWO MORE BOEING 717-200S TO PEMBROKE
SEATTLE, Boeing announced that Pembroke Group Limited, an Irish airplane services group, has ordered two additional Boeing 717-200s: the two airplanes are scheduled for delivery in 2002. The Dublin-based... more
AccidentsANGOLA'S UNITA REBELS SHOOT DOWN GOVERNMENT ARMY PLANE
LUANDA, The new was reported by an angolan indipendent radio. The plane, an Antonov An-26 with 22 people aboard, was trying to land near Luena, in the eastern side of the country. All the 22 passengers... more
Science and technologyWAPA'S GOOD MORNING
ROME, ITALY, WAPA's editorial staff wishes its subscribers a nice day and it begins news spreading. more
Press releaseADR SIGNS EUROPEAN PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT
ROME, ITALY, Aeroporti di Roma S.p.A. (AdR) and management of international airports of Frankfurt and Amsterdam, members of Pantares, the first airport alliance in the world, signed an understanding memorandum... more
PeopleKENIA NEWLY INTRODUCES TOURIST VISAS AND RAISE AIRPORT TAXES
NAIROBI, KENIA, Kenia's government reintroduces tourist visa and raise airport taxes, angering tour operators which scaring to have thousands of cancellations. Visas will be now payed at 50 USD and... more
AirlinesKLM (2): NO PRESENT OR FUTURE RELATIONSHIP WITH ALITALIA
AMSTERDAM, OLANDA, A spokesman of Dutch flag airline Klm, in a telephonic interview with WAPA, commenting rumours about talks between italian flag carrier Alitalia and Klm, said "there are no talks... more
AirlinesKLM IS CONSIDERING AIRBUS JUMBO
AMSTERDAM, Dutch airline KLM said that Airbus A380 "Super Jumbo" is a possible replacement for its 13 ageing Boeing 747-300's: this plane, which has yet to be built, will be able to seat more than... more
AirlinesALITALIA MANAGEMENT MEETING POSTPONED, INTENSIFIED SEARCHES FOR A PARTNER. KLM DENIED AGREEMENT
ROME, ITALY, After postoponing of managing directors board meeting of italian flag carrier Alitalia, has been intensified the search for an alliance with a foreign airline. Either Klm and Dutch governent... more
AirlinesAIR CANADA: LOSSES IN THE FOURTH QUARTER
CANADA, The carrier reported a net loss of $274-million in the last quarter of year 2000. Last month it announced it was going to increase fares by 6% and cut 3500 jobs due to rise of fuel price and bad... more
IndustryRUSSIA TO OFFER MIG-29SMT FOR AUSTRIAN BID
MOSCOW, According to a press release the Russian aircraft manufacturing corporation MiG has offered its latest product, the MiG-29SMT fighter jet, and an upgraded MiG-29, for a tender organized by... more
AerospaceMARS GLOBAL SURVEYOR COMPLETES MAPPING MISSION
PASADENA, CA, NASA's Mars Global Surveyor is close to finishing its main mission, after having gathered tens of thousands of images of the red planet. The robotic probe began mapping the planet in 1999,... more
Latest newsRUSSIA SUPPOSED TO SELL 100 FIGHTER ENGINES TO CHINA
MOSCOW, AVN newsagency said Russia will deliver 100 jet engines to China requested to power the SU-27 fighter it is going to build in the next five years. The new wasn't officially confirmed. more
AirlinesCONTINENTAL OPENS TO OTHER CARRIERS
HOUSTON. USA, U.S. airline Continental Airlines, according to civil aviation sources, is talking with other carriers, particularly Delta and Northwest, to consolidate its position in worldwide air transport... more
AerospaceNASA SPACE PROBE WILL LAND ON ASTEROID
U.S.A., Next 12 February will be the first attempt to make to come down one space probe on an asteroid: NASA realized "Near Shoemaker", that it will be to come down on the rock surface of Eros, an celestial... more