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AccidentsBEA CONFIRM THAT METAL STRIP WHICH CAUSED CONCORDE ACCIDENT COMES FROM CONTINENTAL JET
PARIS, FRANCE, According with French investigation board, (BEA) the metal strip found on runway that have caused the Concorde accident in July is surely belonging to Continental DC-10 started some... more
PeopleECONOMY CLASS SYNDROME (2): TWO PASSENGERS SUED THE AIRLINES
UK, Two Britons who have suffered the effects of blood clotting, known as "economy class syndrome", during a flight to Australia sued the two airlines which carried them, British Airways and Airtours.... more
AerospaceNASA SELECTS FINALISTS FOR NEXT DISCOVERY MISSION
U.S.A., NASA has narrowed the choices for an upcoming Discovery space exploration mission to three proposals: a space telescope that would search for terrestrial planets, a probe that could look inside... more
Civil aviationQANTAS, ANSETT TOLD TO CHECK ENGINES
AUSTRALIA, The aviation watchdog will today order Qantas and Ansett to urgently inspect several jet engines which overseas regulators fear may disintegrate, blasting shards of metal into passenger cabins. The... more
Science and technologyUNITED
LONDON, United Airlines is to introduce battery-powered mobile check-in units - called "chariots" - at London's Heathrow Airport this spring. A customer service representative will work in each chariot,... more
DefenseDEPLETED URANIUM: GERMAN MINISTER DENIES EVERY DANGER
BERLIN, The Defense's German minister, Rudolf Scharping, denied the existence of a cancer-danger linked to the use of depleted uranium bombs for the German soldiers having taken part to the conflict... more
AirlinesHORIZON AIR RECEIVES FIRST BOMBARDIER Q400
TORONTO, CANADA, The carrier will have a fleet of 15 Q400s by year-end and holds options for an additional 15. The aircraft will undertake a series of proving runs prior to entering regularly scheduled... more
IndustryAIRBUS: NEW COMPANY TO BE SET UP IN FEBRUARY
FRANKFURT, EADS and BAe Systems today announced to set up the new integrated company at the end of February. An EADS spokesman said BAe Systems PLC will continue to hold a 20% stake in Airbus, with... more
AccidentsPASSENGER DIES AFTER FLYING: ''ECONOMY-CLASS SYNDROME''?
AUSTRALIA, A 68 years old welsh, Thomas Lamb, died after falling ill on the journey from Heathrow to Melbourne. The man suffered breathing difficulties on arrival in Australia and was taken to hospital,... more
AirlinesBA TO BUY MINORITY STAKES IN EUROPEAN AIRLINES
UK, BA plans to buy minority stakes in european carriers to strengthen its position in the industry. The airline currently holds 9 per cent shareholding in Iberia, the Spanish flag carrier, and code-sharing... more
Airlines2000 RECORD FOR AEROMEXICO TOO
HOUSTON, AeroMexico, Mexico's largest airline, announced that it set a record in annual passenger boardings on flights between the U.S. and Mexico during the year 2000: since 1994, AeroMexico has increased... more
DefenseABOUT URANIUM
ROMA, Uranium is a very heavy (dense) metal which can be used as an abundant source of concentrated energy. It occurs in most rocks in concentrations of 2 to 4 parts per million and is as common in the... more
Civil aviationEMERGENCY FAA AD ON BELL TEXTRON MODEL 222, 222B, 222U, 230, AND 430 HELICOPTERS
USA, EMERGENCY AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE Aircraft Certification Service Washington, DC U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration DATE: January 5, 2001 2001-01-51... more
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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