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AccidentsHIJACKING FAILED
ABU DHABI , UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, Saturday afternoon an iraqi citizen armed with knife has been blocked from the crew during the hijacking attempt of a Gulf Air Airbus A340 from Hong Kong for Abu Dhabi... more
AccidentsAN-70 CRASH LANDS
RUSSIA, Thank to the skill of the pilot, who managed to guide the huge craft onto a snow laden field Saturday, averted a catastrophe after two of the plane's four engines failed: only four people were... more
DefenseTHALES WINS DEFENCE CONTRACT WORTH 140 MILLION EUROS
FRANCE, The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has awarded the Thales Group (the new name of Thomson-CSF) a contract to support and upgrade defence systems for the Royal Saudi Forces. Four hundred people in Saudi... more
SecurityWAPA STARTS NEWS SPREADING
ROME, ITALY, Good morning from WAPA editorial staff. We start our news spreading. more
AirlinesAEA: OVER 200 MILLION PASSENGERS CARRIED IN THE YEAR 2000
BRUSSELS, Aea, the association of european airlines, said the 29 carriers transported about 201 million passengers last year, with a 7,9% rise compared with 1999. Traffic grew by 4,2%, mpr increased by... more
Press releaseGULFSTREAM REPORTS RECORD AIRCRAFT SALES IN 2000
SAVANNAH, USA, Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics, recorded sales of 82 aircraft in 2000, setting an all-time mark for retail sales. The 2000 sales figures... more
Civil aviationFAA AD ON MODEL 369A, H, HE, HM, HS, D, E, FF, AND 500N HELICOPTERS
USA, Aircraft Certification Service Washington, DC U.S. Department of Transportation... more
AirlinesALASKA AIR TO REPORT HIGH LOSSES
SEATTLE, The airline reported losses of $28.9 million in the fourth quarter of the year 2000. The losses have been mostly due to high fuel and other costs. Alaska Air is parent company of Alaska Airlines... more
HelicoptersMAIDEN FLIGHT FOR THE FIRST TURKISH SEAHAWK
STRATFORD, CONNECTICUT, The Turkish Navy’s first S-70BSEAHAWK helicopter conducted its first flight today at Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation’s main facility in Stratford,Connecticut. The helicopter is... more
AirlinesCONTINENTAL ELECTED AIRLINE OF THE YEAR BY AIR TRANSPORT WORLD MAGAZINE
HOUSTON, Continental already received the same honor by the magazine in 1996, becoming therefore the first airline to receive the coveted "Airline of the Year" distinction twice in five years. more
Science and technologyFIGHTER CRASHES IN PAKISTAN, UNHURT THE PILOT
PAKISTAN, A military pakistani aircraft went down near Minwali, in the province of Punjab during a routine mission. The pilot ejected safely. An investigation was launched to determine the cause of the... more
AerospaceATLANTIS WILL BE LAUNCHED ON FEBRUARY, 7
CAPE CANAVERAL, Nasa announced that "Atlantis" space shuttle will be lauched from Cape Canaveral on february, 7 following a delay period need to verify systems on board. The launch was scheduled for... more
Press releaseCLARK NAMED NTSB AVIATION SAFETY DIRECTOR
WASHNGTON, John C. Clark has been selected to be the National Transportation Safety Board's Director of the Office of Aviation Safety. Clark has been with the Safety Board since 1981 participating in many... more
DefenseFRENCH DEFENCE INDUSTRIES WANT TO CHANGE
PARIS, According to some sources the French industries of the Defense that are still found in the state circuit, between which also the DCN (Direction of the Shipbuilding) and the Giat Idustries (producing... more
DefenseRUSSIA TO DEVELOP OWN SPACE SHIELD
MOSCOW, According to a Russian president Vladimir Putin spokesman, Russia decided to develop a n own system of spatial defense, like the U.S. "space shield"; it seems that this decision is irrevocable... more
Press releaseCESSNA ENDS 2000 WITH SOLID INCREASE IN SALES
WICHITA, USA, Cessna Aircraft Company ended 2000 with a solid increase in sales, bringing Cessna's total revenues to approximately $2.8 billion. Of Cessna's 1,541 orders received in 2000, 415 were Citations... more
DefenseDEFENCE REFORMING IN RUSSIA
MOSCOW, During a session of the Security Council of the Russian Federation, the top national security agency, in the Kremlin Russia decided to withdraw its rocket defense and space forces from the... more
AirlinesPASSENGER GROWTH AT QANTAS
AUSTRALIA, Total passenger numbers increased 10,2% in November 2000, compared to the same month the previous year. Seat factor grew 2.9% and the airline also reported a 7% increase for the financial year... more
AerospaceALSO ON VENUS THERE WAS THE WATER
U.S.A., According to planetary researchers hot, dry Venus might have once been a wet, cool world like Earth and ancient Mars. The new evidence comes from a series of experiments documenting the chemical... more
IndustryBOEING CLOSES FACTORY IN SEATTLE
RENTON, WASH, Boeing announced to close the 737 and 757 jetliner assembly lines' factory in south Seattle suburb and relocate them to its huge widebody assembly plant in Everett, 30 miles to the north. This... more
AirlinesEMIRATES TO OFFER NEW SERIVCES
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, Emirates began a new daily service Dubai-Birmingham last december. So, since last month, it offers 42 weekly flights to Great Britain. A daily route Dubai-Zurich was inaugurated early... more
AirlinesAIR FRANCE CANCELS MANY FLIGHTS FOR STRIKE
PARIS, Ai France was forced to cancel most of its short-haul flights from Orly airport and a third of such flights from Charles de Gaulle airport yesterday because of a private and public sector employees'... more
AccidentsPIPER CRASHES IN GERMANY, FOUR KILLED
AUGSBURG, The light aircraft went down into a wood while trying to land at Augsburg airport, in southern Germany. Four of the five people aboard were killed, the pilot, two passengers and the first officer,... more
PeopleATA CONFIRMED TO DEVELOP AN EMPLOYEE TRAINING FACILITY
CHICAGO, Today ATA (American Trans Air, Inc.) confirmed that will develop an employee training facility near Midway Airport on Chicago's Southwest Side. The new training complex will contain two flight... more
AirlinesALASKA IMPLICATED IN A TOXIC FUMES CASE
SEATTLE, According to how reporterd by "The Seattle Times" Alaska Airlines is paying USD$725,000 to settle a lawsuit by 26 flight attendants who said they had been sickened by toxic leaks that fouled the... more
PeopleKOREAN AND JAPANESE AIR CARRIERS WILL OPERATE CHARTER NIGHT- FLIGHTS
TOKYO, From Feb.16, five Korean and Japanese air carriers, Japan Airlines, All Nippon Airways, Japan Air System, Korean Air and Asiana Airlines will operate charter flights from Tokyo's Haneda airport.... more
AirlinesALITALIA TO RESUME TALKS WITH KLM
ROME, Italian Transport Minister Bersani said in an interview to a newspaper that ALitalia, besides the negotiations with Air France and Swissair, has also resumed talks with dutch Klm. more
AccidentsPLANE MISSING ON SCOTTISH MOUNTAINS (2): FOUND
SCOTLAND, The Cessna 172 believed to be crashed on scottish mountains was found by scottish police. All the four passengers were alive but one of them suffered leg injuries. The light aircraft was flying... more
DefenseDEPLETED URANIUM (2): BELGIUM KNEW
ROME, Already in July 1999 the Belgian General Staff had circulated a circular that indicated risks and norms of uranium emergency. Italy waited for until 22 November. If we are allies, why have we put... more
AccidentsPLANE MISSING ON SCOTTISH MOUNTAINS
SCOTLAND, A light aircraft, believed to be a Cessna, went missing while flying over scottish mountains. The aircraft is supposed to have crashed and police and Raf are carrying on the search. It's... more
DefensePAKISTAN AGAINST US MISSILE SHIELD
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND, Pakistan's Foreign Secretary Inamul Haq said in a speech to the U.N. Conference on Disarmament that U.S. missile defense shield could heighten tensions between major powers and lead... more
Government actsITALIAN GOVERNMENT SENATORS AGAINST ''SPACE SHIELD''
ROME, ITALY, Some italian goverment senators, Luigi Marino, Fausto Marchetti, Piergiorgio Bergonzi, Leonardo Caponi, Renato Albertini and Luciano Manzi, of the Gruppo Misto party, have made a parliamentary... more
HelicoptersTHE EUROCOPTER COUGAR NEXT TEST STEPS
FRANCE, January 2000: official presentation to the French Air Force. January-February 2001: performance tests and extension of the flight envelope. Summer 2001: integration of the Tromeca Makila... more
DefenseLOCKHEED MARTIN HEADS TOP LIST OF PENTAGON'S CONTRACTORS
WASHINGTON, Lockheed Martin topped the list of US Defense contractors in the year 2000, followed by Boeing. Lockheed Martin, manufacturer of the F-16 and F-22 fighters, made deals for $15.1 billion, while... more
DefenseDEPLETED URANIUM:50 NATIONS SEE NO ILLNESS
U.S.A., NATO hastily set up two weeks ago a committee of 50 nations That it has found no evidence so far to support claims that depleted uranium (DU) munitions can cause cancer, responsible of some... more
IndustryNEW IRANIAN PASSENGER PLANE TO FLY SOON
TEHERAN, Iran-140 passenger plane has undrgone all the tests and is receiving certifications. The aircraft is manufactured by Iran Aircraft Manufacturing Industry (HESA) and will be flown during the 10-day... more
Aerospace3.554 METEORITES FOUND IN ANTARTICA
TOKYO, During a three-week search in Antarctica Japanese scientists have found 3,554 meteorites which could yield clues about the rest of our solar system or the possibility of any traces of life on other... more
IndustryBOEING TO EXPECT NEW 747X FIRST ORDERS IN 2001
FRANKFURT, Walter Orlowski, Boeing's vice president, added in a press conference in Frankfurt that the new super jumbo 747X is going to be the Seattle industry's answer to Airbus A3800 and it should be... more
AccidentsUSA: PLANE CRASH IN TENNESSEE, THREE KILLED
NASHVILLE, USA, A King Air twin turboprop plane crashed yesterday about 150 yards from the Nashville International Airport runway while was trying to make an emergency landing due to an engine failure.... more
HelicoptersRECORD IN NEPAL
NEPAL, Only recently news of an record struck in Nepal in October has been had: aboard an Ecureuil/AStar AS 350 B2 captain B.N. Sharma, pilot of the Karnali Air called for a medical emergency in the... more
AirlinesMORE SERVICES AT EMIRATES CARGO CUSTOMERS
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, Emirates Sky Cargo started the new on-line service Sky Chain which allow airline's cargo registered customers and operators to communicate in several manners in real time, giving... more
Aerospace'RINGED MOLECULE' FOUND FOR THE FIRST TIME IN SPACE
SPAIN, Terrestrial life requires carbon atoms that form ringed-shaped molecules. Now for the first time, astronomers have detected the presence of similar atomic structures in interstellar space. Using... more
AirlinesEMIRATES TO SPONSOR CHELSEA
LONDON, Emirates signed a three year sponsorship agreement with english soccer team Chelsea starting at the end of this season. The deal worth more than £20 million. Emirates will replace Chelsea's current... more
AirlinesSEVERAL AIRLINES TO END SERVICE TO SOUTH AFRICA
SOUTH AFRICA, Alitalia, Austrian Airlines and Sabena said yesterday that they are going to end coonnetions to South Africa, starting from the end of March, due to economic losses on those routes. Also... more
PeopleNEW ZELAND INCREASES FLIGHTS WITH JAPAN
NEW ZELAND, The Government approved a deal to increase flights between New Zealand and Japan, boosting the potential number of Japanese tourists who can visit New Zealand by 30,000 a year. Air New Zealand... more
AccidentsATLAS AIR PRESIDENT DIES IN PLANE CRASH
WATKINS, COLORADO, Michael A Chowdry, President and CEO of Atlas Air crashed yesterday near Watkins, Colorado. The passenger, Jeff Cole, a journalist of "Wall Street Journal" who had to interview him,... more
PeopleNEPAL'S CIVIL AVIATION MINISTER RESIGNS
NEPAL, The Minister for Tourism and Civil Aviation, Tarini Dutta Chatuat, being investigated in a financial irregularity case, has resigned from the government of Nepal's constitutional monarch. Chatuat... more
AccidentsFRENCH MIRAGE FIGHTER CRASHES IN SAUDI
RYHAD, SAUDI ARABIA, A french Mirage plane crashed yesterday night a few miles southeast of Prince Sultan Air Base, 80 kilometers south of the Saudi capital. The pilot was killed. It seems the plane,... more
Civil aviationDON'T YOU TOLERATE THE AIRPLANE NOISE? LET'S THEM CRASH DOWN!
ALABAMA, Yesterday a man of Montgomery, Alabama, was found guilty of air sabotage for shining a spotlight into the cockpits of approaching planes, because of he complained about aircraft flying too close... more
Science and technology''THE TIMES OF INDIA'' : ''STRENGTHENED CONTROLS AT INDIAN AIRPORT''
NEW DELHI, "New Delhi's High Court ordered to strenghten checks at airports after a passenger passed check in with forbidden materials" more