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SecurityDEPLETED URANIUM (2): SUMMIT TUESDAY
ROME, A Foreign ministry's spokesman said that NATO and the political Alliance's Committee will meet on January 9 to discuss about depleted uranium upon Italian request. NATO would have demonstrated... more
Civil aviationFAA AD ON AIRBUS AIRCRAFTS
USA, [4910-13-U] DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39 [65 FR 82262 12/28/2000] [Docket No. 2000-NM-48-AD; Amendment 39-12052; AD 2000-26-03]... more
Civil aviation(2) FAA AD ON AGUSTA A-109E HELICOPTERS
USA, [4910-13-U] DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39 [65 FR 82903 12/29/2000] [Docket No. 2000-SW-58-AD; Amendment 39-12061; AD 2000-26-11] RIN... more
DefenseNATO: ''URANIUM IS NO DANGEROUS''
USA, The death for several tumor's types of some Italian soldiers returned from Kosovo's humanitarian missions and due too different forms of cancer desease is actually known to everybody: the tumors are... more
Civil aviationFAA AD ON AGUSTA A-109E HELICOPTERS
USA, [4910-13-U] DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39 [65 FR 82896 12/29/2000] [Docket No. 2000-SW-07-AD; Amendment 39-12044; AD 2000-25-09] RIN... more
Civil aviationFAA AD ON ATR-72 AIRCRAFTS
USA, [4910-13-U] DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39 [65 FR 70775 11/28/2000] [Docket No. 97-NM-273-AD; Amendment 39-11999; AD 2000-23-26] RIN... more
PeopleGIPSIES TATTOOED TO FIND THEIR SEAT ON A FLIGHT
BELGIUM, According to the belgian newspaper "Le Matin" a group of slovak gipsies was tattooed on an arm with an identity number before being expelled by a direct flight. A police spokesman said the tattoo... more
Civil aviationFAA AD ON BOEING 707 AND 720 SERIES AIRCRAFT
USA, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39 [65 FR 75588 12/4/2000] [Docket No. 99-NM-378-AD; Amendment 39-12027; AD 2000-24-20] RIN 2120-AA64... more
Civil aviationFAA AD ON BOEING 707, 727C 727-100C SERIES AIRCRAFT
USA, [4910-13-U] DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39 [65 FR 75585 12/4/2000] [Docket No. 99-NM-363-AD; Amendment 39-12013; AD 2000-24-06] RIN... more
AirlinesDAILY FLIGTS BETWEEN ROMA/MILANO-DUBAI
ROMA, By April Emirates will add other four weekly flights to the three already existing between Dubai-Rome/Milan, rendering daily the connection. Currently Emirates operates in 53 world's destina... more
Civil aviationFRONTIER AIRLINES MAKES GROUND-TO-AIR MEDICAL SERVICES AVAILABLE TO PASSENGERS AND CREW
PHOENIX, Frontier Airlines today announced that it will provide round-the-clock, ground-to-air medical support to their passengers and crew through MedAire's Emergency Telemedicine Service. With the addition... more
AirlinesSKYWAY AIRLINES INTRODUCES A NEW REGIONAL JET SERVICE
MILWAUKEE, Skyway Airlines said today it will introduce nonstop service between Grand Rapids, Mich. and La Guardia International Airport in New York. Service will be offered twice daily each weekday,... more
AccidentsPIPER CRASHES IN CANADA, FOUR KILLED
PENTICTON, CANADA, The Piper Aerostar crashed into Mt. Okanagan near Penticton, killing all four people on board. The wreckage of the plane was found after a two-day search hampered by thick fog and snow.... more
Civil aviationFAA AD ON PIAGGIO P-180 AIRCRAFTS
USA, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39 [66 FR 7 1/2/2001] [Docket No. 99-CE-34-AD; Amendment 39-12053; AD 2000-03-19] RIN 2120-AA64 Airworthiness... more
IndustryBOEING CLAIMS 489 DELIVERIES IN YEAR 2000
USA, Boeing Commercial Airplanes yesterday announced 489 commercial airplane deliveries in 2000. Commercial Airplanes President Alan Mulally noted operating margins improved throughout the year, even... more
AirlinesEVA AIRWAYS TO BUY TWO AIRBUS A330-200 PLANES
TAIPEI, EVA Airways Corp., Taiwan's second-biggest airline, will buy two A330-300s, worth $300 million, and six others Airbus planes will be leased to upgrade the fleet. The wide-bodied jets will replace... more
AirlinesAIR INDIA DOUBLES ITS FLEET
INDIA, Air India plans to double its fleet size over a five to seven year period: "We require the additions in small capacity long range and in small capacity short range categories," the airline's managing... more
PeopleFAA INVESTIGATION ON CF-6 GE ENGINES
WASHINGTON D.C., Federal Aviation Administration, FAA is conducting an investigation about some accidents occurred at aircrafts equipped with CF-6 turbofan engines built by General Electric. These very... more
DefenseU. S. GOVT DELAYS PURCHASE OF F-22 FIGHTER PLANES
USA, According to Washington Post the american government has delayed the decision to buy the stealth planes from Lockheed Martin because of incomplete testing. A Lockheed Martin spokesman said bad weather... more
SecurityCHOSEN THE NEW MINISTERS FOR ADMINISTRATION BUSH
U.S.A., He will be the democratic Norman Mineta, current minister of the Commerce of the Clinton administration, the minister of the Transports for the government who is being formed the neo-president... more
IndustryLOCKHEED MARTIN WINS CONTRACT WITH US AIR FORCE
GREENVILLE, USA, By the three-year contract the company will provide support for the C-5 Galaxy aircraft, an outsized-cargo transport. The deal includes options to extend the contract for further seven... more
Civil aviationFAA AD ON EUROCOPTER HELICOPTERS EC-135
USA, AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE Aircraft Certification Service Washington, DC U.S. Department... more
Science and technologyZURICH AIRPORT: SMALL BLAST HITS OFFICE OF ISRAELI AIRLINE EL AL
ZURICH, The office was damaged overnight by a small explosion. There were no injures. A group calling itself "For A Revolutionary Perspective" claimed responsibility for the explosion. The group called... more
Civil aviationFAA AD ON DORNIER 328-300 AIRCRAFT
USA, 2000-26-13 DORNIER LUFTFAHRT GMBH: Amendment 39-12063. Docket 2000-NM-349-AD. Applicability: All Model 328-300 series airplanes, certificated in any category. NOTE 1: This AD applies to each... more
AirlinesROYAL PHNOM PENH AIRWAYS HAS BEGUN FLIGHTS TO BANGKOK
CAMBODIA, The airline, owned by a son of King Norodom Sihanouk, made its inaugural flight to Bangkok on December 28 in a 100-seat, Russian-built Yak-42D aircraft. It plans to fly the route three times... more
Science and technologyJAPANESE NARITA AIRPORT HAS NO MORE ROOM
TOKYO, JAPAN, According to a Japanese Civil Aviation official, the Tokyo's Narita airport is full to capacity and faces serious overload in the future. Narita airport, opened in 1979, have tripled its... more
IndustryCESSNA:NEW DIRECTOR OF WORLDWIDE SALES NAMED
INDEPENDENCE, KANSAS, Aircraft industries Independence-based Cessna recently announced the promotion of Mark Patterson to Director of Worldwide Sales at the Single Engine Facility. As Director of Worldwide... more
AirlinesAIR CANADA TO CEASE FLIGHTS TO SCHIPOL
CANADA, The decision, effective January 27, is due to the bad results of the airline. Air Canada flights will be taken over by Oneworld alliance partner, Lufthansa, SAS, British Midland and United... more
AirlinesRYAN AIR: NEW PAY DEAL WITH PILOTS
UK, The deal, also made to stave off the threat of a new industrial action, entails a 15% rise in basic pay over five years for about 220 pilots as well as the share options. "This new deal paves the way... more
AirlinesEASYJET ATTACKS LUTON AND LIVERPOOL'S AIRPORTS OVER CHAOS
LONDON, The low-cost airline Easyjet is launching a legal battle against two airports it claims are responsible for its chaotic Christmas disruption. Easyjet claims the two airports failed to clear snow... more
AccidentsFIRST DECLARATIONS ABOUT OSPREY CRASH
USA, U.S. Navy investigators looking at causes of the Marines MV-22 Osprey convertiplane crash, started to release first declaration after analisys of the Crash Survivable Memory Unit, a device very similar... more
Civil aviationJUST HOW SECURE ARE AIRPLANE COCKPIT DOORS?
USA, It's a concern that's been raised in light of several recent air rage incidents, and research shows varying policies between domestic and international airlines. A British Airways passenger... more
AccidentsHELICOPTER CRASH IN INDIA, FIVE KILLED
INDIA, The helicopter crashed near a popular indian resort in Mussoorie, about 127 miles north of New Delhi in the northern state of Uttaranchal. Five passengers were killed and another was injured. Police... more
Science and technologyGENEVA: NEW PASSENGER RECORD IN 2000
GENEVA, Geneva's international airport recorded a new passenger record in the year 2000. About 7,8 million travellers transited in the swiss airport. Also in 1999 up to 7 million passengers were recorded... more
AerospaceNEW PICTURES BY JUPITER
U.S.A., Scientists at Pasadena, California's Jet Propulsion Laboratory are proclaiming victory in today's flyby of Jupiter by the unmanned spacecraft Cassini. The spacecraft worked in concert with... more
AirlinesMAS: NEW PARTNER TO BE ANNOUNCED THIS MONTH
KUALA LUMPUR, The malaysian government will announce the name of a new partner for the national carrier Malaysian Airline System Bhd. within the end of January, reported the newspaper Sun. SAir Group's... more
Science and technologyDESIGNERS SAY COMPUTER CAUSED RUSSIA ROCKET CRASH
RUSSIA, Computer faults were responsible for Thursday's crash of a Ukrainian-madeTsiklon-3 light booster rocket. The rocket, carrying six small satellites belonging to Russia's Defense Ministry and... more
Weather forecastsJANUARY 2001 MEETINGS AND AIRSHOWS
., AIRSHOW AND MEETINGS JANUARY 2001 EUROPEAN AIR FINANCE CONFERENCE Jan. 18-19, Dublin, Ireland. Info: fax: (44) 20 7779 8603. NBAA TAX FORUM Jan. 19, Nashville, Tennessee Info: (202) 783-9366... more
DefenseIRAQUI SOURCES DENOUNCE AN US AND UK'S BOMBING
IRAQ, An iraqui Defence's spokesman said that yesterday aerial English soldiers and Americans would have bombed objective soldiers and civilians in the southern part of the Iraq fortunately without... more
Civil aviationFAA DELAYS NOISE RULES FOR GRAND CANYON
U.S.A., Air tour operators are breathing a sigh of relief as the Federal Aviation Administration let a deadline pass for enforcing strict new rules to limit aircraft noise over the Grand Canyon. It is... more
PeopleINDIA: AVIATION SECTOR TO TAKE OFF IN THE NEXT MONTHS
INDIA, The liberalization of Air India and Indian Airlines, together with the around-the-world flight by United Airlines from April 1 and induction of capacity by both Indian Airlines and Air India to... more
AccidentsHOME-MADE BOMBE EXPLODES AT PARIS' AIRPORT
PARIS, An explosion caused by a small home-made bomb has damaged a government office in the freight zone of Charles de Gaulle airport. The explosive, placed outside the doorway of a state unemployment... more
AirlinesDELTA AIR TO CUT FIVE LAS VEGAS FLIGHTS
U.S.A., Delta Air Lines will discontinue five of its 27 daily round-trip flights to Las Vegas because of a dispute with pilots. Delta plans to cut direct flights to and from Boston, New Orleans, Tampa... more
AirlinesCHINA NORTHERN AIRLINES TO ADD MORE FLIGHTS FOR SPRING FESTIVAL
CHINA, China Northern Airlines is to add more than 1600 flights in the coming 40 days lasting from January 9 to February 17. The flights added will bring much more convenience to the people who want... more
AirlinesCATHAY PACIFIC BOOSTS FLIGHT FOR CHINESE NEW YEAR
HONG KONG, Hong Kong-based airline Cathay Pacific will add 30 extra flights during the Chinese New Year from January 21, 2001 to February 12, 2001 to accomodate high passenger demand during this... more
AccidentsWILL FLY AGAIN THE MAN WHICH CAUSED PROBLEMS AT BA 747 FLIGHT
LONDON, GREAT BRITAIN, Paul Kefa Mukonyi, the kenyote which nearly caused a BA 747 crash with his violent entrance in cockpit and seizure of plane controls, has been cleared by police to board on an aircraft... more
AirlinesBA AND KLM TO CALL OFF MERGER TALKS
LONDON, The two carriers issued a joint statement saying they will not proceed any further on talks concerning combining their respective businesses. Rod Eddington, chief executive of British Airways,... more
DefenseRUSSIA, OPPOSES THE SPACE SHIELD
MOSCOW, Like already previously published from Wapa, in the main plans of the new director of the Pentagon, Donald Rumsfeld, space shield is one in order to defend the satellites Americans of greater strategic... more
AirlinesAIR CHINA CELEBRATES 46TH YEARS OF ACTIVITY
CHINA, Chinese airline Air China recorded its 46th year of activity when one of its planes landed at Beijing International Airport. According to an airline spokesman, in these years have been effectuated... more
AirlinesTWO DAY STRIKE AT AIR FRANCE
PARIS, Some flight attendants will be on strike today and tomorrow. The unrest was called by three unions to protest against the salary conditions the airline attached to implementation of the 35-hour... more