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AirlinesOMAN AIR TO ORDER TWO BOEING 737S
MUSCAT, OMAN, The order worth over $105 million. The airline is also to lease other three Boeing 737s from International Lease Finance Corporation (ILFC). Two of the planes will enter service in December,... more
AirlinesAIR FRANCE AND GANDALF TO SIGN CODE-SHARE AGREEMENT
ORIO AL SERIO, BERGAMO, ITALY, Italian Orio al Serio-based Gandalf and Air France signed a code-sharing agreement for italian domestic services and connections to french, german and spanish cities. Gandalf... more
AccidentsEMERGENCY LANDING AT MELBOURNE FOR ENGINE FIRE
MELBOURNE, A Singapore Airlines Boeing jumbo jet just departed, made an emergency landing at Melbourne airport: it appears there was an engine fire, but has yet to be confirmed. It landed safely and the... more
AirlinesBRITISH MIDLAND TO AWARD EMBRAER FOUR FIRM ORDERS
SAO PAULO, BRAZIL, The british carrier changed to firm order 2 options for the ERJ 135 aircraft and 2 options for the ERJ 145. The new was reported by the brazilian industry. The aircrafts are to be delivered... more
AirlinesRYANAIR TO RISE PROFITS
DUBLIN, The low-fare irish carrier reported a 42% increase of net income in the third quarter. Profit before one-time items rose to $20 million. The airline is also to unveil a new base in Europe and new... more
AirlinesAEROFLOT PURSUES QUALITY
ST. PETERSBURG, As part of an ongoing improvement of its image, Aeroflot announced that passengers will now get many of the same amenities offered by Western airlines. Waiting lines at the check-in counter... more
Press releaseHORIZON WILL LAUNCH BOMBARDIER Q400 TURBOPROP
USA, Horizon Air announced that the airline's newest, most technologically advanced aircraft - the Bombardier Q400 high-speed turboprop - will go into regularly scheduled service on several routes starting... more
Civil aviationINDIA AND RUSSIA TOGETHER FOR AVIATION SAFETY PACT
MOSCOW, Russia and India, later this month even, will sign a major agreement on aviation safety standards, as both countries decided to go ahead with joint design and development of a 100-seater passenger... more
Science and technologyHEAVY SNOW CAUSES DISRUPTIONS IN GERMANY AND SCOTLAND
BERLIN, Many flights bound to Hamburg and Munich were cancelled at Berlin-Tegel airport because of heavy snow overnight and today. There were disruptions in Scotland too. Many flights were delayed or cancelled... more
PeoplePOLICE TO BEGIN INSPECTION OF JAL PLANES NEAR TO COLLIDE
TOKYO, A police team of experts began a full-fledged on site inspection of near-collision between two Japan Airline's planes. The team will also hear from the two air controllers considered to be chiefly... more
Latest newsJET-POWERED PREDATOR B MAKES SUCCESSFUL FIRST FLIGHT.
USA, Predator B 001, GA-ASI's newest turboprop-powered variant of the U.S. Air Force RQ-1 Predator aircraft system made its first flight successfully. The manufacturer, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems,... more
AirlinesSINGAPORE AIRLINES TO RISE LOAD FACTOR
SINGAPORE, The load factor in December rose to 71.8% from 71.3% on-year. Passenger traffic grew by 9.7% to 6.07 billion passenger-per-kilometer in the same period and the airline carried 1.27 million passengers,... more
Weather forecastsWEATHER IN EU CITIES-TEST SENDING-FIRST PART
EU, Rome, Italy Temperature 14° C Humidity 82% Dewpoint 11° C Wind Variable at 4.8 km/h Pressure 1017 hPa Conditions... more
Weather forecastsWEATHER IN EU CITIES-TEST SENDING-SECOND PART
EU, Bruxelles National, Belgium Temperature 10° C Humidity 82% Dewpoint 7° C Wind... more
AirlinesCHINA EASTERN AIRLINES WAITS FOR 7 AIRBUSES
SHANGHAI, One of the three biggest airline companies in China, China Eastern Airlines (CEA) is waiting for seven Airbus aircrafts in the second half of the year. China Eastern will use internal funds to... more
AccidentsTACA AIRBUS BRAKES FAIL AFTER LANDING
TEGUCIGALPA, HONDURAS, The brakes of an Airbus A320 of TACA airline failed after landing at Tegucigalpa's airport, in Honduras, and it was forced to turn abruptly to avoid hitting a busy highway. It seems... more
PeopleVIETNAM INCREASES NATIONAL FLEET
VIETNAM, The Vietnamese government plans to invest USD$2 billion in the next 10 years to renew the fleet of national carrier Vietnam Airlines. The carrier's fleet would be expanded from the current 23... more
AirlinesAEA TO SET UP WORKING GROUP ON DVT
BRUSSELS, The working group set up by the Association of European Airlines (AEA) to examine the issue of deep vein thrombosis (DVT), will try to develop a clearer understanding of the subject, based on... more
PeopleTURKEY, ARMENIA AT ODDS OVER AIR FLIGHT
ANKARA, TURKEY, According to wath reported by Anatolia News Agency, Turkey denied that it had closed its airspace to Armenian Airways international flight from Yerevan to Athens, without giving any reason. Turkish... more
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