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HelicoptersU.S. APPROVES SALE OF MILITARY HELICOPTERS TO TURKEY
ANKARA, TURKEY, The US Congress has approved the sales of eight CH-53E super Stallion military transportation helicopters to Turkey. The helicopters are expected to cost Turkey 350 million U.S. dollars... more
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IndustryAIRBUS SUPER-JUMBO SET FOR MORE ORDERS
FRANCE, European plane-maker Airbus Industrie will win orders for up to 30 more A380 super-jumbos early this year as negotiations with Lufthansa, the German airline, and FedEx and Atlas Air. Lufthansa... more
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AirlinesDELTA AIR LINES TO EXPECT LOWER FIRST QUARTER REVENUES AND EARNINGS
ATLANTA, The airline said revenue would be USD$65 million to USD$75 million lower than earlier forecasts. "The winter storms and holiday crowds, combined with reduced additional flying by some Delta pilots,... more
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DefenseROME: US EMBASSY REOPENED TODAY
ROME, The offices of US embassy were reopened this morning after they were closed on friday abruptly at midday without warning due to "unspecified security concerns" related to possible islamic terrorist... more
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AirlinesIMPULSE AIRLINES TO INCREASE FLIGHT SCHEDULE
AUSTRALIA, Impulse Airlines has announced it will increase the number of flights on its Sydney to Melbourne and Sydney to Brisbane routes with the arrival of three new Boeing aircrafts. Spokesman Simon... more
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AccidentsSMALL AIRCRAFT CRASHES INTO HUDSON RIVER
NEW YORK, The single-engine small aircraft was reported to have crashed into the Hudson River in New York on Saturday. Rescue crews are continuing the search. Two people on the ground said they saw the... more
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Science and technologySOUTH KOREA: THOUSANDS STRANDED BECAUSE OF SNOW
SEOUL, About 13.000 people were stranded, mainly tourists and students, at the airport on Cheju island off the southern coast because of heavy snow. Hundreds of domestic flights were canceled while some... more
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Science and technologySECURITY STEPPED UP AT KASHMIR AIRPORT
KASHMIR, Security has been stepped up at Srinigar airport in Indian-administered Kashmir after what the authorities say was an infiltation attempt by separtist militants. On Sunday the soldiers foiled... more
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AirlinesAMERICAN AIRLINES TO BUY TWA
USA, American Airlines will announce plans this week to buy financially troubled Trans World Airlines, the oldest continuous name in American commercial aviation, The Washington Post says. Spokesmen for... more
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Civil aviationFAA AD ON MCDONNELL DOUGLAS MD-11
USA, [4910-13-U] DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39 [66 FR 2 1/2/2001] [Docket No. 2000-NM-194-AD; Amendment 39-12065; AD 2000-26-15]... more
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AirlinesVARIG BOOSTS RIO/SAO PAULO SHUTTLE FLIGHTS TO 75 DAILY
BRAZIL, VARIG Brazilian Airlines, the largest air carrier in Latin America, has augmented its shuttle service between Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo with the increase of 10 daily flights. With the additional... more
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AirlinesNORTHWEST AIRLINES: 2000'S REPORT
USA, Northwest Airlines announced today that it flew 6.04 billion revenue passenger miles (RPM) in December, an increase of 5.3 percent compared to previous year. Load factor increases 1.9-point: from... more
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AirlinesFRENCH GOVERNMENT KEEPS ITS AIR FRANCE CONTROL
PARIS, FRANCE, According to French Industry Minister Christian Pierret declarations, there is no interest for French government to release its majority control in national airline Air France, neither... more
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AirlinesGO TO BE SOLD WITHIN THE END OF MARCH FOR £200 MILLION
LONDON, GREAT BRITAIN, BA's spokesman confirmed that low-cost airline Go, controlled by British Airways, will be sold within the end of March with takings for £200 million. Go airline was formed in... more
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AirlinesDELTA INTRODUCES DUAL LANGUAGES FOR ALL PROGRAMS ON FLIGHTS TO/FROM LATIN AMERICA
USA, Delta Air Lines begins the new year by introducing both Spanish and English inflight programming for all programs on all flights to and from Latin America. Delta currently flies to 17 cities in 10... more
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AirlinesBRITISH AIRWAYS BACKS THIRD RUNWAY PROJECT AT HEATHROW
LONDON, Rod Eddington, British Airways' chief executive, said that BA supported government's plans to relieve congestion at airports in the south-east by the construction of a third runway for Heathrow.... more
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AccidentsBRITISH CRASHED HELICOPTER (2): TECHNICAL CARD
GREAT BRITAIN, The helicopter crashed in Great Britain was a 206 Jetranger manufactured by U.S. Bell Helicopters, now Bell Textron, which have built over 7000 unit since first in 1971. It has the following... more
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IndustryNEW PRESIDENT FOR INTERNATIONAL AERO ENGINES
EAST HARTFORD, USA, IAE International Aero Engines AG today announced that Stephen N. Heath will be the next President and CEO of IAE, effective February 5, 2001. Mike Terrett, IAE's President since November... more
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AirlinesAIR CHINA TO MULL HONG KONG LONDON RELAUNCH
CHINA, A spokesman of Air China said the airline is considering re-launching its passenger and cargo service from Hong Kong to London this year. The airline was also planning to increase its passenger... more
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AirlinesSATISFACTION IS NOT GUARANTEED
USA, Only 10% of passengers who wrote to an airline with a specific request for compensation for a bad experience got what they asked for, finds a USA TODAY analysis of nearly 400 passenger complaint letters... more
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IndustryROLLS-ROYCE NAMES NEW MD FOR AIRLINES BUSINESS
LONDON, Rolls-Royce today named Mike Terrett, engineer, as the new Managing Director of its Airlines business. He succeeds John Cheffins, who recently joined the Rolls-Royce Board following his appointment... more
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DefenseDEPLETED URANIUM (2): NO CASE IN SERBIA AND KOSOVO
BALKANS, The tumors caused by depleted uranium after the Nato's air-raids would not be increased, some Serbian newspapers reported in a relationship of the Belgrade's authorities confirmed from the... more
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AirlinesDELTA: DECEMBER REPORT
USA, Delta Air Lines today reported traffic results for the month of December. System traffic increased 1.5 percent on a 2.3 percent decrease in capacity. Delta's system load factor was 68.1 percent,... more
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DefenseDEPLATED URANIUM: MEETING EU ABOUT ''BALKAN WAR SYNDROME''
ROME, The first 2001 meeting of EU executive, Wednesday, will be dedicated to the "Balkan war syndrome". "The question is not formally inserted in the jobs' program, but will be dealt from the commissioners"... more
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IndustryBAE SYSTEMS MAY MAKE JOB CUTS
UK, The defence and aerospace group is considering a new rationalisation including 5000 job losses following the purchase of Marconi defence group. The company is also in discussions with the Ministry... more
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AccidentsUK: HELICOPTER CRASHES INTO LAKE
UK, The JetRanger 206 was approaching Windermere, in the Lake District, when it plunged into the water about half-a-mile from shore. The pilot managed to swim to the shore suffering only from shock and... more
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AerospaceFIRST STAR-TOURIST TO INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION
USA, A U.S. businessman who planned a trip to the doomed Russian space station Mir will instead fly to the international space station, according to an Interfax News Agency report. Dennis Tito, 60-year-old,... more
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AirlinesPOTOMAC AIR TO TAKE THE SKY TOMORROW
USA, The airline, subsidiary of US Airways, will operate between Washington National and Charleston, West Virginia, Greensboro, North Carolina, and White Plains, New York. The new carrier was approved... more
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DefenseCONGO: EIGHT KILLED IN AIR BOMBING
BRAZZAVILLE, A plane of Kinshasa's government dropped bombs on the harbour of Boyelé, at the borderline between Congo Brazzaville and Democratic Republic of Congo, where rebel forces took refuge.... more
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AirlinesWESTJET AND PILOTS GET ON AGREEMENT
CANADA, Canada-based WestJet airline and its pilots reached a five-years agreeement for personnel payments. The agreement provides for annual salary increases for each of the next five years and has been... more
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AirlinesAIR TRAN TO OFFER NEW ROUTES AND FARES
PITTSBURGH, USA, U.S. low-cost airline AirTran offered new routes starting from Pittsburgh to Chicago Midway, New York LaGuardia, and Atlanta, with fares ranging from USD39 to USD99 each way, valid through... more
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Science and technologyFIRST AIRPORT CASINO IN EUROPE
GERMANY, EUROPE'S first airport casino has opened in Germany to give weary travellers a different way of enduring travel delays. Backers of the casino at Frankfurt Airport hope to net £2 million in... more
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IndustryFLIGHT INTERNATIONAL: ITALY LEFT OUT OF A380 PRODUCTION
LONDON, UK, The central section and the front of the fuselage of Airbus A380 will be built in the Aerospatiale firm of St. Nazaire, the wings in Mostyn and Broughton, UK, the vertical impennage will be... more
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AirlinesCONTINENTAL TO BUY 15 757-300
USA, U.S. airline Continental confirmed a previously announced intent-to-buy for 15 Boeing 757-300 single-aisle airplanes, equipped with Rolls-Royce RB211-535E4B engines, in a contract valued USD$1.2... more
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Science and technologyFAA INVESTIGATES RUNWAY MISHAP AT AIRPORT
PRIVIDENCE, USA, A US Airways Airbus A319 people aborted its takeoff during a snowstorm last weekend to avoid a Boeing 737 of Southwest crossing the runway at Warwick airport , the Federal Aviation Administration... more
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DefenseFIRST INDIAN COMBAT AIRCRAFT FLIGHTS FOR TESTS
INDIA, The first completely Indian producted Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) made its first test flight. Its development, costed up to date 543 USDm, started in 1983, and according with Hindustan Aeronautics... more
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AirlinesFEDEX TO BUY CARGO VERSION OF AIRBUS A380
TOULOSE, FRANCE, A contract worth 2,3 USDbn, could be signed soon between U.S. based carrier FedEx Corp. and French consortium Airbus Industries for supply 5 to 10 cargo version of its A380 (formerly A3XX)... more
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AirlinesEASY JET TO OPEN NEW ROUTES FROM SCHIPHOL
SCHIPHOL, AMSTERDAM, UK-based low-cost airline EasyJet today started new flight from Amsterdam Schiphol International Airport to Edinburgh, Belfast and Nice making Schiphol the airline's fourth... more
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AirlinesSOUTHWEST AIRLINES REPORTS DECEMBER TRAFFIC
USA, Southwest Airlines announced that the Company flew 3.5 billion revenue passenger miles (RPMs) in December 2000, a 14.8 percent increase from the 3.1 billion RPMs flown in December 1999. Available... more
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AirlinesBA PRESENTS ITS WAP CELLULAR CHECK-IN
LONDON, GREAT BRITAIN, Following an agrreement with IBM, worth 12,5m pounds, British Airways presented its WAP cellular-based check-in system, reseved to airline frequent flyers, which could reserve also... more
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PeopleNEW CRJ700 REGIONAL JET CERTIFICATED BY TRANSPORT CANADA
CANADA, Bombardier Aerospace has benn awarded Transport Canada's Aircraft Type Certificate for its new 70-passenger CRJ700 Series regional jet. Type Certification was granted Friday, Dec.22, 2000. Type... more
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Civil aviationFAA AD ON AIRBUS A319, A320, E A321 AIRCRAFTS
USA, [4910-13-U] DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39 [65 FR 75591 12/4/2000] [Docket No. 2000-NM-227-AD; Amendment 39-12015; AD 2000-24-08] RIN... more
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Science and technologyTRAVELERS STRANDED AFTER SPIRIT AIRLINES CANCELS FLIGHTS
DETROIT, Travelers were left stranded at Detroit Metropolitan Airport this week after Spirit Airlines' suddenly curtailed its schedule. Some holding tickets for the cut-rate airline Tuesday had been... more
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AerospaceBOEING WINS CONTRACT WITH US AIR FORCE
WASHINGTON, With the $160.3 million contract the U.S. air force has awarded Boeing to build three communications satrellites which will be equipped with a high-capacity communications satellite system... more
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AirlinesAMERICAN EAGLES TO LAUNCH NEW SERVICE TO COLUMBUS AND TORONTO
WASHINGTON, The carrier, the regional affiliate of American Airlines, today launched regional jet service between Washington and Columbus, Ohio, and Toronto. American Eagle operates both routes with 37-seat... more
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AerospaceCHINA WILL PUT ON IN ORBIT A SECOND SPACE VEHICLE
CHINA, China is in order to put on in orbit a new unmanned space vehicle in the next days, the second of a program that will carry a Chinese astronaut in the space in the near years. It is unknown the... more
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IndustryDASSAULT AVIATION: 90 ORDERS FOR FALCON JETS
PARIGI, The new was reported by the french newspaper "Les Echos". In 1999 the orders reached 52 units. Then growth was huge in the last year. So the industry has planned to increase the monthly production... more
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AirlinesFIVE INVESTORS INTERESTED IN BUYING OLYMPIC AIRWAYS
ATHENS, A government spokesman said today that five groups are interesting in buying the ailing state-run national carrier. The spokesman didn't name the company, but according to news report among them... more
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AerospaceRUSSIA TO SCHEDULE 29 SPACE LAUNCHES IN 2001
MOSCOW, Sergei Dervyashkin, spokesman for Russia's Strategic Rocket Forces, said 22 rockets will be launched from Russia's Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakstan and will send into orbit some satellites. Two... more
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AirlinesAMERICAN AIRLINES TRAFFIC UP IN 2000
USA, American Airlines reported its systemwide traffic increased 4.1 percent in 2000. The system load factor for the year was 72.4 percent, up 2.9 points from 1999. American boarded more than 86.2... more